THE FIFTH TRUMPET
George Offerman
It has been about 2.5 years give or take a few months, an as difficult as it may seem to believe, conditions have improved somewhat. The first four trumpets, which were directed at the environment, have stopped. The sea has calmed down, and shipping products and food (albeit limited) has resumed, the sky has cleared somewhat and daylight is getting back to what it was prior to the trumpets. Babylon is gaining traction in its message that the planet can be rebuilt, and the harsh laws it put into place appear to be working. Likewise the 144,000 continue to preach their message about the end of time and the second coming of Christ, but are also warning about the incredible judgments to come through the next three trumpets.
A third group of people has begun to form, and is beginning to challenge Babylon, and this could be considered the ‘non religious’ rebels. This group is made up of the people who want to have nothing to do with Babylon and its false religions, as this group has watched Babylon enforce religion with extreme measures onto the population. This group also despises the 144,000 and their message, as they see the destruction of the trumpets, and do not accept the idea of a ‘Loving God’ sending this much death and destruction. This group wants to be left alone, and have nothing to do with either camp.
The effectiveness of the 144,000 has slowed considerably due to the conditions improving, and their message of the horrors soon to come are contrary to what mankind is observing, what Babylon preaching, and the fact that the Gospel has been heard by nearly all. Also, the population is now conditioned for survival mode, and those who made a decision for Christ are being mocked, persecuted and imprisoned for not following the laws of Babylon. It is difficult to say if martyrdom is wide spread at this point, but it would seem the 144,000 have not lost any of their numbers yet, as Jesus is not finished in using the 144,000 to get out his message, and the miracle working powers of these people are more than likely keeping the very human Babylon at bay.
This is all about to change….
Revelation 9:1-11, "Then the Fifth Trumpet angel sounded, and I saw a star having fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit."
"Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree; but only those men who do not have the seal of God in their foreheads. And they were not authorized to kill them, but to torment them for five months: and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. In those days men will seek death, and will not find it; and they will desire to die, and death will flee from them."
"The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were crowns of something like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. They had hair like women's hair, and their teeth were like lions' teeth. And they had breastplates, like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots of many horses running into battle."
"They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months. And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek his name is Apollo."
"One woe is past. Behold, two more woes are coming hereafter".
Satan will majestically appear in the clouds, escorted by millions of angels, and mimic the second coming. God allows Satan to physically appear, and take the form of a man, as Jesus was allowed to do. This delusion is sent, as to complete the decision making process that has now stalled. There is a large group of humanity that has yet to decide, and it is most likely that this group will be targeted by this evil ‘Angel king”, and Lamb like Beast. Simultaneously, millions of demonic angels will be allowed to torture those without the seal of the Living God, and the verses state this torture is like that of a scorpion yet will not kill. There will be some perplexity, as this lamb like being will be claiming to be God, and appearing to perform astounding and positive miracles, while allowing for extreme torture of those not following the 144,000.
Due to the fact Satan is not omnipresent, he will have to mimic the second coming in various places around the world, by descending from the heavens multiple times, or use what infrastructure of communications that is left. This also fulfills Jesus warning in Matt 24:26-27 "Iftherefore they say to you, 'Behold, He is in the wilderness,' do not go forth, or, 'Behold, He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe them. For just as the lightning comes from the east, and flashes even to the west, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be." What is occurring with Satan is similar to what scriptures state, but not exactly as they state, and sensationalism will reign over purity of the word, and many will be caught up in this deception. After all, never in world history has such an event occurred, or such a brilliant being descended onto humanity. Listening to the Word of God, and to the 144,000 will be a challenge to the senses, as one will have to use faith to overcome what one sees.
Satan also goes along with Babylon, affirming their positions that the Judgments need to stop, the world needs to be rebuilt, and the laws imposed by Babylon need to be enforced to a degree that they have not been able to accomplish up to this point. Satan will validate the need for swift punishment, and have the supernatural ability to combat the 144,000 and their miracle working power. Satan will directly blame the 144,000, and their ‘demonic influence’ over the earth as the reason for the scorpion like creatures torturing those in Babylon. After the 5 months of torture are up, Satan will direct his wrath, and Babylon’s wrath at the 144,000 and their followers, stating that judgments cannot end until these people are eliminated. It is easy to say, that after experiencing pain and suffering up to the point of death, that the inhabitants of Babylon, and the non religious rebels, will be very angry at the 144,000 and want revenge.
Up to this point, the 144,000 and their followers, as well as the increased numbers joining the non religious Rebels had at least some semblance of safety, due to the fact they had been dealing with human forces. Angels are superior beings in every fashion, and with their freedom from the abyss, there is in effect ‘no where to hide’ for anyone. The angelic demons who went around the world ‘stinging’ those not marked with the seal of the Living God, also would have noted where everyone is. The moment of truth is now upon all of humanity, and the stage is set for the sixth trumpet. Babylon still believes this ‘lamb like’ beast is god, and they will ultimately and freely hand over their resources and authority to Satan.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
LETTER TO THE EDITOR AND INSURRECTA NEX CONTEST
“Health care is about healing”
I am in favor of health care reform and find it unacceptable that 18,000 of our countrymen die each your for lack of health insurance in the world’s richest nation.
Health care, however, is about healing the sick and discovering cures for diseases. It is not about compelling taxpayers and businesses to fund the killing of their preborn neighbors and future customers.
I encourage congress to pass a health bill that will extend coverage to all Americans who cannot afford health insurance. Any legislation that would force taxpayers to pay for the destruction of healthy preborn American babies in not health care.
Please call your U.S. Senators at 202-224-3121 and your Congress person at 202-225-3121. Urge them to insert language in the health bill prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortion ands well as against mandating that health insurance policies cover abortion.
Francis Mahoney
The following contest is in jest, and in the spirit that no one wants either Pelosi or Reid to burn in hell, but to make the point that without conversion and the love of Jesus, this could very well be the outcome of their souls…..
In the Proud Heritage of American Protest...
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid "Burn in Hell"
Video/protest competition opens. Prizes to be awarded!
www.overturnroe.com
Dateline City: Washington DC
Source: Randall Terry, Founder, Operation Rescue.
Contact: Catherine Veritas, 904-687-9804
Randall Terry states: "Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are like hardened criminals; they are bent on 'holding a gun' to American taxpayers, and stealing our money to force us to pay for the murder of babies under so-called 'health care.'
So, in the spirit of American political protest and Halloween, we are opening a competition for creating a video of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid 'burning in hell' for their part in forcing us to pay for murder.
"Burn in Hell" Contest rules are as follows:
Join a Contest! Win Prizes!
Who Can make the best "Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid BURN IN HELL!" video?
First prize: Expenses paid for weekend here in DC during Roe vs Wade anniversary, Jan 22-24, including pro-life training seminar (Includes travel stipend!), and full Insurrecta Nex television series.
Second Prize: 2 Sets of Insurrecta Nex training series, and two sets of all books authored by Randall Terry. (One set for you, one for your Church.)
Third Prize: 1 Set Insurrecta Nex training series.
In addition, all Contestants will receive a free copy of episodes 1-4 of Insurrecta Nex.
Send link of your video by NOVEMBER 15, 2009 to:
burninhell@overturnroe.com
View previews of new Insurrecta Nex TV series at www.InsurrectaNex.com
Legal Mumbo Jumbo: Obey local laws on open flames; be careful; if under 18, do not burn Nancy Pelosi in effigy unless your mom or dad is with you, and gives you permission, and strikes the match; do not burn yourself; do not burn another human being; do not burn small animals; do not burn large animals; do not burn anyone from PETA; and remember: No real Politician was harmed in the making of this film...this is not a threat to Nancy Pelosi's or Harry Reid's person...it is a prophetic witness of what awaits them when they die if they do not repent for this horrific sin.
I am in favor of health care reform and find it unacceptable that 18,000 of our countrymen die each your for lack of health insurance in the world’s richest nation.
Health care, however, is about healing the sick and discovering cures for diseases. It is not about compelling taxpayers and businesses to fund the killing of their preborn neighbors and future customers.
I encourage congress to pass a health bill that will extend coverage to all Americans who cannot afford health insurance. Any legislation that would force taxpayers to pay for the destruction of healthy preborn American babies in not health care.
Please call your U.S. Senators at 202-224-3121 and your Congress person at 202-225-3121. Urge them to insert language in the health bill prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortion ands well as against mandating that health insurance policies cover abortion.
Francis Mahoney
The following contest is in jest, and in the spirit that no one wants either Pelosi or Reid to burn in hell, but to make the point that without conversion and the love of Jesus, this could very well be the outcome of their souls…..
In the Proud Heritage of American Protest...
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid "Burn in Hell"
Video/protest competition opens. Prizes to be awarded!
www.overturnroe.com
Dateline City: Washington DC
Source: Randall Terry, Founder, Operation Rescue.
Contact: Catherine Veritas, 904-687-9804
Randall Terry states: "Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are like hardened criminals; they are bent on 'holding a gun' to American taxpayers, and stealing our money to force us to pay for the murder of babies under so-called 'health care.'
So, in the spirit of American political protest and Halloween, we are opening a competition for creating a video of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid 'burning in hell' for their part in forcing us to pay for murder.
"Burn in Hell" Contest rules are as follows:
Join a Contest! Win Prizes!
Who Can make the best "Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid BURN IN HELL!" video?
First prize: Expenses paid for weekend here in DC during Roe vs Wade anniversary, Jan 22-24, including pro-life training seminar (Includes travel stipend!), and full Insurrecta Nex television series.
Second Prize: 2 Sets of Insurrecta Nex training series, and two sets of all books authored by Randall Terry. (One set for you, one for your Church.)
Third Prize: 1 Set Insurrecta Nex training series.
In addition, all Contestants will receive a free copy of episodes 1-4 of Insurrecta Nex.
Send link of your video by NOVEMBER 15, 2009 to:
burninhell@overturnroe.com
View previews of new Insurrecta Nex TV series at www.InsurrectaNex.com
Legal Mumbo Jumbo: Obey local laws on open flames; be careful; if under 18, do not burn Nancy Pelosi in effigy unless your mom or dad is with you, and gives you permission, and strikes the match; do not burn yourself; do not burn another human being; do not burn small animals; do not burn large animals; do not burn anyone from PETA; and remember: No real Politician was harmed in the making of this film...this is not a threat to Nancy Pelosi's or Harry Reid's person...it is a prophetic witness of what awaits them when they die if they do not repent for this horrific sin.
Monday, October 26, 2009
MICHAEL BROWN RETREAT
George Offerman
My wife and I attended the Michael Brown retreat this past Saturday in New Jersey. For those of you who don’t know who Michael Brown is, he is a journalist who started the Website Spirit Daily in 2000. Mr. Brown is a Roman Catholic, who has been following current events that have spiritual significance, and has written several books that deal with issues such as the after life, spiritual warfare, and prophesy. Mr. Brown is one of the most pragmantical journalists concerning religious issues I have ever had the pleasure to encounter, and his retreat covered the above mentioned areas in a well organized, thoughtful, and well documented fashion.
The retreat started by focusing on the after life, and went over hundreds of documented near death experiences that had very similar descriptions. Basically, many had the positive experience of going through a tunnel, and meeting a light, which some described as Jesus, others described angels, and others described as deceased relatives. Usually there was some form of life review, and a heightened awareness of surroundings, light, colors and an enhanced sense of well being. Some experiences something closer to Purgatory, a place described as dark and grey, but without having any entities that looked or acted demonic. Some had the experience of going to a place like hell, where the sense of dread was nothing that could be described in this life, and there demons were present, that looked very much like many of the statues of gargoyles and other creatures’ artists have depicted in their art forms.
From the afterlife, Mr. Brown transitioned into spiritual warfare, and discussed how there has been a noticeable ‘quickening’ in the past few weeks. He discussed how this seems to occur around the “Devil’s Christmas, Halloween”. Mr. Brown was able to offer very pragmatical advice in combating evil and discussed the difference between demonic activity and ‘earthbound spirits’ of deceased humans in very clear terms. Mr. Brown was able to give very pragmatical advice on the use of blessed items, prayers to use if noticing any sort of spiritual activities, and how to deal with the spirit of anger, and forgiveness.
The afternoon session focused mainly on prophesy, in which Mr. Brown discussed medjugorje and its fruits and messages, and cited how the seers have only spoken about receiving secrets, but give no details concerning the contents of the secrets, only mentioning they will occur during the life of the seers. Mr. Brown also covered what he calls the 1990 prophesy, that is covered in his book, The Tower of Light. The 1990 prophesy is based upon ‘another chance’ for humanity to correct a potential ‘evil’ similar to abortion to stave off judgments or chastisements, but noted how this test, based upon genetics and cloning, is failing miserably. He discussed that we are possibly getting near the end of a ‘pre warning’ phase of time, and could be entering the ‘warning’ phase within 2 years. This information is based upon a number of credible visions and locutions by a number of people who have had credibility in this area. Mr. Brown also showed how the prophesies have occurred as written so far, giving more credibility to the claims made.
The retreat wrapped up with a brief discussion about the new world order, and emerging proof that the dark forces are gaining ground, and Mr. Brown actually named the Rockefeller Foundation as the main culprit in funding such endeavors as eugenics, Planned Parenthood, sterilization programs in third world countries, genetically modified foods and the control over the food systems. Mr. Brown also went into how the new world order is lead by Satanic forces that are spiritual in nature, and the manifestations of this so far have not been all encompassing, but have been more of a generalized attack.
Overall, the retreat was well run, and hard hitting with documented evidence of the topics covered. I highly recommend this retreat if people can get to it. Mr. Brown unfortunately has had to take on the role of the church, by openly discussing and teaching about matters that should be main stream teachings of the church and proclaimed on a regular basis. Get to a session if you can.
www.spiritdaily.com
My wife and I attended the Michael Brown retreat this past Saturday in New Jersey. For those of you who don’t know who Michael Brown is, he is a journalist who started the Website Spirit Daily in 2000. Mr. Brown is a Roman Catholic, who has been following current events that have spiritual significance, and has written several books that deal with issues such as the after life, spiritual warfare, and prophesy. Mr. Brown is one of the most pragmantical journalists concerning religious issues I have ever had the pleasure to encounter, and his retreat covered the above mentioned areas in a well organized, thoughtful, and well documented fashion.
The retreat started by focusing on the after life, and went over hundreds of documented near death experiences that had very similar descriptions. Basically, many had the positive experience of going through a tunnel, and meeting a light, which some described as Jesus, others described angels, and others described as deceased relatives. Usually there was some form of life review, and a heightened awareness of surroundings, light, colors and an enhanced sense of well being. Some experiences something closer to Purgatory, a place described as dark and grey, but without having any entities that looked or acted demonic. Some had the experience of going to a place like hell, where the sense of dread was nothing that could be described in this life, and there demons were present, that looked very much like many of the statues of gargoyles and other creatures’ artists have depicted in their art forms.
From the afterlife, Mr. Brown transitioned into spiritual warfare, and discussed how there has been a noticeable ‘quickening’ in the past few weeks. He discussed how this seems to occur around the “Devil’s Christmas, Halloween”. Mr. Brown was able to offer very pragmatical advice in combating evil and discussed the difference between demonic activity and ‘earthbound spirits’ of deceased humans in very clear terms. Mr. Brown was able to give very pragmatical advice on the use of blessed items, prayers to use if noticing any sort of spiritual activities, and how to deal with the spirit of anger, and forgiveness.
The afternoon session focused mainly on prophesy, in which Mr. Brown discussed medjugorje and its fruits and messages, and cited how the seers have only spoken about receiving secrets, but give no details concerning the contents of the secrets, only mentioning they will occur during the life of the seers. Mr. Brown also covered what he calls the 1990 prophesy, that is covered in his book, The Tower of Light. The 1990 prophesy is based upon ‘another chance’ for humanity to correct a potential ‘evil’ similar to abortion to stave off judgments or chastisements, but noted how this test, based upon genetics and cloning, is failing miserably. He discussed that we are possibly getting near the end of a ‘pre warning’ phase of time, and could be entering the ‘warning’ phase within 2 years. This information is based upon a number of credible visions and locutions by a number of people who have had credibility in this area. Mr. Brown also showed how the prophesies have occurred as written so far, giving more credibility to the claims made.
The retreat wrapped up with a brief discussion about the new world order, and emerging proof that the dark forces are gaining ground, and Mr. Brown actually named the Rockefeller Foundation as the main culprit in funding such endeavors as eugenics, Planned Parenthood, sterilization programs in third world countries, genetically modified foods and the control over the food systems. Mr. Brown also went into how the new world order is lead by Satanic forces that are spiritual in nature, and the manifestations of this so far have not been all encompassing, but have been more of a generalized attack.
Overall, the retreat was well run, and hard hitting with documented evidence of the topics covered. I highly recommend this retreat if people can get to it. Mr. Brown unfortunately has had to take on the role of the church, by openly discussing and teaching about matters that should be main stream teachings of the church and proclaimed on a regular basis. Get to a session if you can.
www.spiritdaily.com
Friday, October 23, 2009
A CALL TO ARMS
George Offerman
“Seek the Lord while He may be found, call on Him while He is still near” Isaiah 55:6
If one has been reading the previous posts and paying attention to this information, it should start to gel’ and a picture will begin to emerge that we are in trouble. I have been hearing from friends, some family, and too many of my clients over the past few years that “something bad is about to happen, but I can’t put my finger on it”. We are in the midst of a monetary collapse and a way of life that is about to end, whether or not these are the end times. Change is on its way, like it or not, believe it or not, ready or not.
I am still getting a lot of ‘flack’ over conspiracy. I neither have the desire nor the patience to debate this topic anymore with the uninformed. What I have discovered over the decades while studying prophesy is the ones who speak with great authority have a few things over those who don’t: a great thirst for knowledge, centered in truth, perseverance to continue even if alone or hitting ‘dead ends’ while learning, willing to give and stand up for an unpopular message, fear and resistance from the uninformed, and attention from the dark powers, which can range from slander to death
For instance, I have written about God’s money, and focused on silver. I believe when the time occurs (if we have it) Ted Butler will be called to testify in front of a house or senate committee and TOTALLY tear up Barney Frank and his top one thousand advisers. I believe Ted Butler could be woken out of a dead sleep, and in 5 minutes with no notes or any preparation, would say more about the monetary and silver situation than Barney Frank could ever conceive of in the atom sized brain in his head. If we are fortunate enough to see that day, I want a front row seat.
It’s people like Ted Butler (in silver), Larry Wilson (Study of Revelation), and others, like Randall Terry who are my heroes. They have proven their mettle by taking the hits that came their way, and are some of the most educated people I have ever met or have come to know. God has promised that those who study Revelation in particular, and the Bible in general, with blessings and understandings. If I didn’t understand passages or Books of the Bible, I always seemed to meet someone who did and it always seemed to be about the time I wanted to give up on the studies. There are people who have way greater knowledge than I do, and I’m not claiming to be a ‘big shot’ in the least. I just feel called to share what I have learned and challenge those who have not taken the time, to do so before things get too dicey. “For lack of knowledge, my people perish” Hos 4:6
This knowledge I am referring to is the proper and truthful application of the knowledge. For instance, everyone is ‘knowledgeable” about gravity, so it would be well understood that if someone jumped off a building, one would understand the outcome, which would be the person hitting the pavement at a high rate of speed. Hence, no one understanding the law of gravity would debate whether that person knew what would happen, the only debate they would have is whether to label them ‘suicidal’ or ‘stupid’. You never hear anyone saying “I personally don’t believe in gravity, so I’m going to walk off this building and float”. They would be locked up in a hospital that treats non medical issues. In this example, one would be properly applying this law, and would be able to predict accurately the outcome of anyone breaking this law.
God’s laws are even more absolute than gravity, but treated as relativistic. This, unfortunately, is a deadly misinterpretation of God’s laws and God’s character. We are given enough warnings through his word, and human history has verified God’s word and prophesies to understand God follows through EXACTLY as He says. When God warns us to protect life, especially the weak, infirmed and most vulnerable, He means it! He has also made clear that the shedding of innocent blood requires retribution, and innocent blood also “cries out” from the ground, and He hears this cry. Do you want to risk eternity on ‘messing’ with the meaning of this interpretation? I don’t.
We are called to be God’s and Jesus’ hands and feet while here. Are you willing to stand up and be counted, or are you going to sit in the back of the room, in the shadows, and ‘hope’ you are not seen by the master as he looks for laborers? Come forward, and develop the ‘courage’ muscle before the opportunity slips away. I don’t believe we have a lot of time before ‘something’ happens. Whether it is, as Fred Sanford stated, “this is the big one” or a cleansing, something is ready to take place, and the dark forces are well mobilized and ready to act. Be like Ted Butler, Larry Wilson, Randall Terry and others and stand up to this beast. Our lives, here and in eternity, depend on it.
“Seek the Lord while He may be found, call on Him while He is still near” Isaiah 55:6
If one has been reading the previous posts and paying attention to this information, it should start to gel’ and a picture will begin to emerge that we are in trouble. I have been hearing from friends, some family, and too many of my clients over the past few years that “something bad is about to happen, but I can’t put my finger on it”. We are in the midst of a monetary collapse and a way of life that is about to end, whether or not these are the end times. Change is on its way, like it or not, believe it or not, ready or not.
I am still getting a lot of ‘flack’ over conspiracy. I neither have the desire nor the patience to debate this topic anymore with the uninformed. What I have discovered over the decades while studying prophesy is the ones who speak with great authority have a few things over those who don’t: a great thirst for knowledge, centered in truth, perseverance to continue even if alone or hitting ‘dead ends’ while learning, willing to give and stand up for an unpopular message, fear and resistance from the uninformed, and attention from the dark powers, which can range from slander to death
For instance, I have written about God’s money, and focused on silver. I believe when the time occurs (if we have it) Ted Butler will be called to testify in front of a house or senate committee and TOTALLY tear up Barney Frank and his top one thousand advisers. I believe Ted Butler could be woken out of a dead sleep, and in 5 minutes with no notes or any preparation, would say more about the monetary and silver situation than Barney Frank could ever conceive of in the atom sized brain in his head. If we are fortunate enough to see that day, I want a front row seat.
It’s people like Ted Butler (in silver), Larry Wilson (Study of Revelation), and others, like Randall Terry who are my heroes. They have proven their mettle by taking the hits that came their way, and are some of the most educated people I have ever met or have come to know. God has promised that those who study Revelation in particular, and the Bible in general, with blessings and understandings. If I didn’t understand passages or Books of the Bible, I always seemed to meet someone who did and it always seemed to be about the time I wanted to give up on the studies. There are people who have way greater knowledge than I do, and I’m not claiming to be a ‘big shot’ in the least. I just feel called to share what I have learned and challenge those who have not taken the time, to do so before things get too dicey. “For lack of knowledge, my people perish” Hos 4:6
This knowledge I am referring to is the proper and truthful application of the knowledge. For instance, everyone is ‘knowledgeable” about gravity, so it would be well understood that if someone jumped off a building, one would understand the outcome, which would be the person hitting the pavement at a high rate of speed. Hence, no one understanding the law of gravity would debate whether that person knew what would happen, the only debate they would have is whether to label them ‘suicidal’ or ‘stupid’. You never hear anyone saying “I personally don’t believe in gravity, so I’m going to walk off this building and float”. They would be locked up in a hospital that treats non medical issues. In this example, one would be properly applying this law, and would be able to predict accurately the outcome of anyone breaking this law.
God’s laws are even more absolute than gravity, but treated as relativistic. This, unfortunately, is a deadly misinterpretation of God’s laws and God’s character. We are given enough warnings through his word, and human history has verified God’s word and prophesies to understand God follows through EXACTLY as He says. When God warns us to protect life, especially the weak, infirmed and most vulnerable, He means it! He has also made clear that the shedding of innocent blood requires retribution, and innocent blood also “cries out” from the ground, and He hears this cry. Do you want to risk eternity on ‘messing’ with the meaning of this interpretation? I don’t.
We are called to be God’s and Jesus’ hands and feet while here. Are you willing to stand up and be counted, or are you going to sit in the back of the room, in the shadows, and ‘hope’ you are not seen by the master as he looks for laborers? Come forward, and develop the ‘courage’ muscle before the opportunity slips away. I don’t believe we have a lot of time before ‘something’ happens. Whether it is, as Fred Sanford stated, “this is the big one” or a cleansing, something is ready to take place, and the dark forces are well mobilized and ready to act. Be like Ted Butler, Larry Wilson, Randall Terry and others and stand up to this beast. Our lives, here and in eternity, depend on it.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
MORE THOUGHTS ON BABYLON
George Offerman
The last few posts have been loaded with heavy and sobering information. It is unfortunate that a lay person has to do the job of the clergy and the official churches, especially given the fact they should be teaching this as regularly as school s teach the ABC’s. Everyone should have a precursory knowledge of prophesy, and have an idea of what to expect. In that way, one can digest the information in a way that does not ‘scare the hell’ out of them. I don’t think I will hold my breath on this one.
I am dismayed that most Christians still want to debate concepts such as conspiracy, plotting by the dark side, and in some cases, whether demons and evil actually exist. This naiveté only demonstrates how far behind Christianity is in the race for the soul of humanity. It is no wonder most scoff at the Church, as it makes a mockery of the authority it should hold versus what it actually demonstrates.
The dark side is getting so bold that they are doing many of their dirty deeds openly. The Federal Reserve gave away 2 trillion taxpayer dollars to unknown and unnamed entities and nary a peep from the sheeple. Then when someone like Ron Paul does something about it, most want to make fun of him by calling him a conspiracy nut, whack job, etc. This monster Babylon is being created right in front of us, but because the need to be tolerant and to get along is so blinding, most don’t see it.
That is precisely why men will be ‘amazed’ at this monster, because it will be so large, encompassing, and created so quickly, there will be little choice but to acquiesce to it. Man is so used to being told what to do; they will blindly follow it, and will not be receptive to the message of the 144,000. Those who do listen to the ‘Elijah’ people will be persecuted to an extent we have yet to experience in this country. It will make Notre Dame look like a Kindergarten nap time.
On the positive side, the fellowship during the time of Babylon will also be like nothing we have ever experienced. The need to keep one’s words will have life and death consequences. Prayer and communion with God will be open, and there will be more people lead to Christ in this short time than ever in the history of the world. Grace will abound for those who accept the seal of the Living God, and the ability to stand up to persecution and martyrdom will be there. It is also possible that this final generation will experience a ‘sinless state’ once sealed, as God will grant abilities and faith proportional to the persecution at hand.
This will take a leap of faith, and assuredness that God means what He said and will not abandon his children in their hour of need. I can imagine, like Elijah, those with the seal of the Living God will be fed by Ravens, if necessary, and have water gush from rocks. It will be an awesome time, and to have the assurance of salvation while alive is a privilege that no one else will experience who has not lived during this time.
So, the story of Revelation is that of hope. Hope in a loving, merciful, but just God, and that in the end, Truth prevails over the lie, and creation is restored to its perfected state, forever. As hard as it is to believe, this period of time will go by quickly, and those saved will have eternity to share their experiences with the rest of creation. It will be a memory, and one will never experience the curse of sin ever again.
The last few posts have been loaded with heavy and sobering information. It is unfortunate that a lay person has to do the job of the clergy and the official churches, especially given the fact they should be teaching this as regularly as school s teach the ABC’s. Everyone should have a precursory knowledge of prophesy, and have an idea of what to expect. In that way, one can digest the information in a way that does not ‘scare the hell’ out of them. I don’t think I will hold my breath on this one.
I am dismayed that most Christians still want to debate concepts such as conspiracy, plotting by the dark side, and in some cases, whether demons and evil actually exist. This naiveté only demonstrates how far behind Christianity is in the race for the soul of humanity. It is no wonder most scoff at the Church, as it makes a mockery of the authority it should hold versus what it actually demonstrates.
The dark side is getting so bold that they are doing many of their dirty deeds openly. The Federal Reserve gave away 2 trillion taxpayer dollars to unknown and unnamed entities and nary a peep from the sheeple. Then when someone like Ron Paul does something about it, most want to make fun of him by calling him a conspiracy nut, whack job, etc. This monster Babylon is being created right in front of us, but because the need to be tolerant and to get along is so blinding, most don’t see it.
That is precisely why men will be ‘amazed’ at this monster, because it will be so large, encompassing, and created so quickly, there will be little choice but to acquiesce to it. Man is so used to being told what to do; they will blindly follow it, and will not be receptive to the message of the 144,000. Those who do listen to the ‘Elijah’ people will be persecuted to an extent we have yet to experience in this country. It will make Notre Dame look like a Kindergarten nap time.
On the positive side, the fellowship during the time of Babylon will also be like nothing we have ever experienced. The need to keep one’s words will have life and death consequences. Prayer and communion with God will be open, and there will be more people lead to Christ in this short time than ever in the history of the world. Grace will abound for those who accept the seal of the Living God, and the ability to stand up to persecution and martyrdom will be there. It is also possible that this final generation will experience a ‘sinless state’ once sealed, as God will grant abilities and faith proportional to the persecution at hand.
This will take a leap of faith, and assuredness that God means what He said and will not abandon his children in their hour of need. I can imagine, like Elijah, those with the seal of the Living God will be fed by Ravens, if necessary, and have water gush from rocks. It will be an awesome time, and to have the assurance of salvation while alive is a privilege that no one else will experience who has not lived during this time.
So, the story of Revelation is that of hope. Hope in a loving, merciful, but just God, and that in the end, Truth prevails over the lie, and creation is restored to its perfected state, forever. As hard as it is to believe, this period of time will go by quickly, and those saved will have eternity to share their experiences with the rest of creation. It will be a memory, and one will never experience the curse of sin ever again.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
BABYLON
George Offerman
“And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems upon its horns and a blasphemous name upon its heads. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth followed the beast with wonder. Men worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast saying, ‘who is like the beast and who can fight against it?’ And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty two months.”
Revelation 13:1-5
The last post covered the first four trumpets, and at this point, mankind is overwhelmed and lost in its ability to comprehend or deal with these judgments. There are dead everywhere, resources are scarce, the coasts are unapproachable due to the tossing of the sea from the asteroid impact, and it is dark, and more than likely, getting colder. There is no semblance of normalcy, and anarchy begins to rule. Mankind is looking for leadership at this dark hour, but more important, wants the judgments stopped and an explanation for what happened and why God is so angry.
The dark forces, who have been preparing for a moment like this, will quickly take advantage of the trumpets. They will be able to accomplish in a few days to a few weeks what many despots in the past were unable to do: create a one world organization. They have been ‘the hands and feet’ of Satan for some time and have the ability, through control of the monetary system, the political system, and connections with all of the official religious bodies to pull this off. Little do they know, but they are ultimately doing the Lord’s bidding and demonstrating that evil people (or entities) ‘running the show’ will ultimately destroy everything they touch, including themselves.
Babylon rises quickly, as evidenced by its ‘leopard’ body. It will have great authority to speak (lion’s mouth) and trample anything in its way (bear’s feet). The seven heads are interpreted in Rev 17 as hills, or religious systems. Another clue to the fact the seven heads are religious, is the fact ‘blasphemous names’ are written on them. Generally, world powers, kingdoms or countries don’t speak for God, religious systems do. One of the religions was given a mortal wound, but healed at the time of tribulation. The ten horns are ten kings who will be self appointed or possibly appointed by the religious coalition. The reason the religious systems take over is due to the fact that all of them, despite worshiping God in different ways, or other gods, will all agree that “God as they understand him” has judged this world. Hence, the political systems in effect will be taking orders from the religious systems and this will become a theocratic based one world government.
Because of its diversity, Babylon, meaning “confusion” will have some difficulty initially getting everyone ‘on board’. There will be very harsh penalties for anarchy, and judgment and punishment will be swift. Babylon will enact multiple ‘sinless’ laws, most likely outlawing things like homosexuality, abortion (no longer necessary since the 144,000 will be identified and in active ministry) hate crimes and other diversity laws, and mandate worship in whichever religious system a person belongs.
On the surface, Babylon’s laws will look reasonable, and sound very similar to what the 144,000 are preaching. This has to occur in order for deception to take place. Babylon will attract those who revel in legalism, as the laws will mandate harsh judgment on the smallest of infractions, and there will be many in all of the religious hierarchy that will believe they know what’s best (despite the fact they did not see this coming).
Blasphemy occurs for several reasons. First, Babylon will mandate worship, and this is direct conflict with God wanting people to worship Him of their own free will. God will not accept this form of worship. Second, Babylon will be pushing for a ‘works based’ plan of salvation that will operate under the presumptions that we will ‘act’ our way out of the judgments from good works, and ‘sinless laws’. Thirdly, Babylon will be teaching that not only can the judgments be stopped, but the planet and society can and will have to be rebuilt. This message will be in total contradiction to the fact that time and history are coming to an end, and the 144.000 will be preaching a message that is contrary to the above mentioned points.
The seven religions also have different days of worship. Islam sees Friday as a holy day, Judaism on Saturday, and Catholicism and Protestantism on Sunday. Since none of the religions will capitulate to the head that was mortally wounded and came back to life, there will be an uneasy alliance by the diverse religions until the time of the ‘lamb like’ beast, who will eventually eliminate them all. None of the official religious bodies will have seen the judgments coming, and as such, will not understand what they mean, and will have the wrong interpretation of them. Their laws will affect and be directed at those following the true Christ the most, and the 144,000 will take the brunt of Babylon’s wrath.
Persecution and martyrdom will be common place, as this beast makes war on the saints and conquers them. Those living will be confronted with a reality they can no longer avoid: follow the beast and be eternally condemned, or listen to the 144,000 ‘Elijah’ people, and suffer persecution, imprisonment and/or execution. The greatest sin, listed in Revelation will be cowardice, as many will acquiesce due to fear of persecution and death, versus following the Commands of God and teachings of Jesus.
The make up of Babylon demonstrates that even Satan is under the law of ‘Sowing and Reaping’. Satan, the ultimate creature of deception, has sown doubts about God and His ways for eons. His beast, as a result will also demonstrate confusion and doubts, because in the end, a lie can never be the truth. But Babylon will be similar enough to the message of the 144,000 that many will worship the beast, because they don’t want to ‘split hairs’ and risk persecution or execution over it. However, what is not understood is that this decision will be the most important ever made, and have eternal ramifications.
The 144.000 will preach the true message of salvation, and God gives every opportunity for conversion and knowing the truth, as these people will have the authority and miracle working power given to Elijah, to demonstrate and back up their message. They will also have about 2.5 years of time to preach to the world before the appearance of Satan, and the world will have had time to take the seal of God, or reject it. The appearance of Satan in the fifth trumpet will complete this process, as everyone on earth will be forced into a decision after the sixth trumpet war and mark.
One final remark on the religious systems. Similar to the first Advent, there were Wise men from the east who inquired about the birth of the Christ. The Jewish authorities not only confirmed this event in scripture, but gave the location, Bethlehem. Interestingly enough, they did not even have enough curiosity to check it out for themselves, and demonstrated no faith in the scriptures they themselves claimed had great authority. It will be the same during the Second Advent. This information is knowable, and will be demonstrated clearly by the 144,000 when they appear, and like Christ before them, will suffer greatly at the hands of the religious system known as Babylon. Babylon will be made up of the same group of religious leaders who did not see this coming, but now claim to speak for God with great authority, and without having any real knowledge of what they have created and who is really behind it.
“And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems upon its horns and a blasphemous name upon its heads. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth followed the beast with wonder. Men worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast saying, ‘who is like the beast and who can fight against it?’ And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty two months.”
Revelation 13:1-5
The last post covered the first four trumpets, and at this point, mankind is overwhelmed and lost in its ability to comprehend or deal with these judgments. There are dead everywhere, resources are scarce, the coasts are unapproachable due to the tossing of the sea from the asteroid impact, and it is dark, and more than likely, getting colder. There is no semblance of normalcy, and anarchy begins to rule. Mankind is looking for leadership at this dark hour, but more important, wants the judgments stopped and an explanation for what happened and why God is so angry.
The dark forces, who have been preparing for a moment like this, will quickly take advantage of the trumpets. They will be able to accomplish in a few days to a few weeks what many despots in the past were unable to do: create a one world organization. They have been ‘the hands and feet’ of Satan for some time and have the ability, through control of the monetary system, the political system, and connections with all of the official religious bodies to pull this off. Little do they know, but they are ultimately doing the Lord’s bidding and demonstrating that evil people (or entities) ‘running the show’ will ultimately destroy everything they touch, including themselves.
Babylon rises quickly, as evidenced by its ‘leopard’ body. It will have great authority to speak (lion’s mouth) and trample anything in its way (bear’s feet). The seven heads are interpreted in Rev 17 as hills, or religious systems. Another clue to the fact the seven heads are religious, is the fact ‘blasphemous names’ are written on them. Generally, world powers, kingdoms or countries don’t speak for God, religious systems do. One of the religions was given a mortal wound, but healed at the time of tribulation. The ten horns are ten kings who will be self appointed or possibly appointed by the religious coalition. The reason the religious systems take over is due to the fact that all of them, despite worshiping God in different ways, or other gods, will all agree that “God as they understand him” has judged this world. Hence, the political systems in effect will be taking orders from the religious systems and this will become a theocratic based one world government.
Because of its diversity, Babylon, meaning “confusion” will have some difficulty initially getting everyone ‘on board’. There will be very harsh penalties for anarchy, and judgment and punishment will be swift. Babylon will enact multiple ‘sinless’ laws, most likely outlawing things like homosexuality, abortion (no longer necessary since the 144,000 will be identified and in active ministry) hate crimes and other diversity laws, and mandate worship in whichever religious system a person belongs.
On the surface, Babylon’s laws will look reasonable, and sound very similar to what the 144,000 are preaching. This has to occur in order for deception to take place. Babylon will attract those who revel in legalism, as the laws will mandate harsh judgment on the smallest of infractions, and there will be many in all of the religious hierarchy that will believe they know what’s best (despite the fact they did not see this coming).
Blasphemy occurs for several reasons. First, Babylon will mandate worship, and this is direct conflict with God wanting people to worship Him of their own free will. God will not accept this form of worship. Second, Babylon will be pushing for a ‘works based’ plan of salvation that will operate under the presumptions that we will ‘act’ our way out of the judgments from good works, and ‘sinless laws’. Thirdly, Babylon will be teaching that not only can the judgments be stopped, but the planet and society can and will have to be rebuilt. This message will be in total contradiction to the fact that time and history are coming to an end, and the 144.000 will be preaching a message that is contrary to the above mentioned points.
The seven religions also have different days of worship. Islam sees Friday as a holy day, Judaism on Saturday, and Catholicism and Protestantism on Sunday. Since none of the religions will capitulate to the head that was mortally wounded and came back to life, there will be an uneasy alliance by the diverse religions until the time of the ‘lamb like’ beast, who will eventually eliminate them all. None of the official religious bodies will have seen the judgments coming, and as such, will not understand what they mean, and will have the wrong interpretation of them. Their laws will affect and be directed at those following the true Christ the most, and the 144,000 will take the brunt of Babylon’s wrath.
Persecution and martyrdom will be common place, as this beast makes war on the saints and conquers them. Those living will be confronted with a reality they can no longer avoid: follow the beast and be eternally condemned, or listen to the 144,000 ‘Elijah’ people, and suffer persecution, imprisonment and/or execution. The greatest sin, listed in Revelation will be cowardice, as many will acquiesce due to fear of persecution and death, versus following the Commands of God and teachings of Jesus.
The make up of Babylon demonstrates that even Satan is under the law of ‘Sowing and Reaping’. Satan, the ultimate creature of deception, has sown doubts about God and His ways for eons. His beast, as a result will also demonstrate confusion and doubts, because in the end, a lie can never be the truth. But Babylon will be similar enough to the message of the 144,000 that many will worship the beast, because they don’t want to ‘split hairs’ and risk persecution or execution over it. However, what is not understood is that this decision will be the most important ever made, and have eternal ramifications.
The 144.000 will preach the true message of salvation, and God gives every opportunity for conversion and knowing the truth, as these people will have the authority and miracle working power given to Elijah, to demonstrate and back up their message. They will also have about 2.5 years of time to preach to the world before the appearance of Satan, and the world will have had time to take the seal of God, or reject it. The appearance of Satan in the fifth trumpet will complete this process, as everyone on earth will be forced into a decision after the sixth trumpet war and mark.
One final remark on the religious systems. Similar to the first Advent, there were Wise men from the east who inquired about the birth of the Christ. The Jewish authorities not only confirmed this event in scripture, but gave the location, Bethlehem. Interestingly enough, they did not even have enough curiosity to check it out for themselves, and demonstrated no faith in the scriptures they themselves claimed had great authority. It will be the same during the Second Advent. This information is knowable, and will be demonstrated clearly by the 144,000 when they appear, and like Christ before them, will suffer greatly at the hands of the religious system known as Babylon. Babylon will be made up of the same group of religious leaders who did not see this coming, but now claim to speak for God with great authority, and without having any real knowledge of what they have created and who is really behind it.
Monday, October 19, 2009
THE FIRST FOUR TRUMPETS
George Offerman
Following up with the previous article about Revelation, is a more detailed description than given in the first article. Babylon will be covered in its own posting as there needs to be a great deal of attention paid to this fierce one world government as it arises out of great judgment and suffering.
The period of Revelation opens up with a severe earthquake that is unlike any other experienced in history. It will be extremely severe, and not follow any geological pattern, and affect the whole earth either at once, or move from place to place. There will be accompanying signs in the heavens of a supernatural nature, as well as thunder and lightening. The duration of this earthquake could be a number of hours to a couple of days, and most likely will target very sinful cities and places needing cleansing. This event begins the great countdown of time, and Daniel tells us the number of days will be 1335.
The first trumpet will be a vast meteor shower mixed with fire, and affect all of the grass and 1/3 of the green vegetation. This will cause intense heat, coupled with smoke and soot, which will begin to block out light and cause oxygen problems for the living.
The second trumpet will be an asteroid plunging into an ocean. It is estimated that an asteroid one mile across could be traveling at close to 55,000 MPH, or basically 12 miles a second. It would definitely ‘light up’ as it passed through the atmosphere, and become a burning mountain. Scientists have predicted in models, that the tsunami could be as high as 5,000 feet and moving several thousand MPH as it strikes land. An Atlantic strike could send a wave in as far as Ohio before it would stop. This would also fulfill Jesus statement in Luke 21:25 There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.”
The third trumpet will be a comet hitting a land mass and contaminating the inland springs and lakes, and killing those who drink the water. Whether this trumpet will add to the already growing fires and earthquakes due to the impacts will be seen.
The fourth trumpet will be a band of darkness caused by fires, and the possibility of huge volcanic eruptions from the earthquake and asteroid strike. Scientists have been discussing a ‘super’ volcano located in Yellowstone National park, and mentioned just that particular volcano going off would cover most of the plain states in 3-6 feet of ash, and it would take years fro the ash to settle out of the atmosphere. Either way, there will be a lot of darkness during this time.
It is a huge understatement to say that mankind will be dazed and overwhelmed by these trumpets, which will occur in quick succession, and one day will be cut off from the next, meaning the lifestyle as we know it is over, and we now enter survival mode. With one fourth of the population dead and really no way to take care of any of it, we will all be thinking about God and his judgments. Survival, as well as getting the judgments to stop will be first and foremost on everyone’s mind that is alive at that time. No one will be questioning who sent this, but there will be much confusion about how to deal with this, and questions as to why the religious leaders did not see this coming.
There will be a response, and it will be created by the dark powers who have been preparing for this moment. Man’s response to God and the judgment will be Babylon, or the beast rising out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns. This beast is to rule for 42 months, and will be unlike anything ever seen before, or ever again, and will go directly against what God wants from us, and what the 144,000 will be preaching.
Following up with the previous article about Revelation, is a more detailed description than given in the first article. Babylon will be covered in its own posting as there needs to be a great deal of attention paid to this fierce one world government as it arises out of great judgment and suffering.
The period of Revelation opens up with a severe earthquake that is unlike any other experienced in history. It will be extremely severe, and not follow any geological pattern, and affect the whole earth either at once, or move from place to place. There will be accompanying signs in the heavens of a supernatural nature, as well as thunder and lightening. The duration of this earthquake could be a number of hours to a couple of days, and most likely will target very sinful cities and places needing cleansing. This event begins the great countdown of time, and Daniel tells us the number of days will be 1335.
The first trumpet will be a vast meteor shower mixed with fire, and affect all of the grass and 1/3 of the green vegetation. This will cause intense heat, coupled with smoke and soot, which will begin to block out light and cause oxygen problems for the living.
The second trumpet will be an asteroid plunging into an ocean. It is estimated that an asteroid one mile across could be traveling at close to 55,000 MPH, or basically 12 miles a second. It would definitely ‘light up’ as it passed through the atmosphere, and become a burning mountain. Scientists have predicted in models, that the tsunami could be as high as 5,000 feet and moving several thousand MPH as it strikes land. An Atlantic strike could send a wave in as far as Ohio before it would stop. This would also fulfill Jesus statement in Luke 21:25 There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.”
The third trumpet will be a comet hitting a land mass and contaminating the inland springs and lakes, and killing those who drink the water. Whether this trumpet will add to the already growing fires and earthquakes due to the impacts will be seen.
The fourth trumpet will be a band of darkness caused by fires, and the possibility of huge volcanic eruptions from the earthquake and asteroid strike. Scientists have been discussing a ‘super’ volcano located in Yellowstone National park, and mentioned just that particular volcano going off would cover most of the plain states in 3-6 feet of ash, and it would take years fro the ash to settle out of the atmosphere. Either way, there will be a lot of darkness during this time.
It is a huge understatement to say that mankind will be dazed and overwhelmed by these trumpets, which will occur in quick succession, and one day will be cut off from the next, meaning the lifestyle as we know it is over, and we now enter survival mode. With one fourth of the population dead and really no way to take care of any of it, we will all be thinking about God and his judgments. Survival, as well as getting the judgments to stop will be first and foremost on everyone’s mind that is alive at that time. No one will be questioning who sent this, but there will be much confusion about how to deal with this, and questions as to why the religious leaders did not see this coming.
There will be a response, and it will be created by the dark powers who have been preparing for this moment. Man’s response to God and the judgment will be Babylon, or the beast rising out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns. This beast is to rule for 42 months, and will be unlike anything ever seen before, or ever again, and will go directly against what God wants from us, and what the 144,000 will be preaching.
Friday, October 16, 2009
THE LUKEWARM
George Offerman
3:14 “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:
3:15-16 ‘I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of My mouth.
3:17-18 ‘Because you say, “I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing”– and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked– I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
3:19-20 “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.”
3:21-22 “To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
The above verses are taken from Revelation and are warnings to the church of Laodicea. This particular church had the same problems and issues we face in our country and it would be wise to take heed... As one of my favorite expositors has said “I’m not exactly sure what being spewed out of God’s mouth means, but it ain’t good!”
So, what exactly is ‘lukewarm’? Lukewarm seems to indicate a mixture of biblical principles with worldly wisdom, attempting to have one foot in this world and one foot in the faith walk, or double mindedness. The problem with lukewarm in dealing with matters of faith then would be the need to constantly filter the Bible, beliefs and actions through some form of worldliness. The standard then would be partially determined by those who do not have much faith in the Bible, and would be more of an ‘expert’ in the ways of the world, as theologians are ‘experts’ on the word of God.
We see this demonstrated all the time in the ‘watering’ down of the Word from other believers, the pulpit and society. People often want affirmation from those they admire, but these people very well may not have a Theo centric perspective, and will not have one’s best interest in mind. The current social norms in this country automatically speak to comfort and convenience, which then dictate the gospel of ‘tolerance’ and this standard is used when considering what one ought to do, or to determine other’s actions as right or wrong. When this is pointed out to the lukewarm, the default position is always ‘you are judging, who are you to judge and determine what is right or wrong?’
The lukewarm also see no contradictions in pursuing worldly goals that can and do contradict the word of God. This is often seen by people claiming to be believers, but acting in ways that are very contrary. The clearest example is that of the politicians who have the blood of innocent babies on their hands, going up to receive Holy Eucharist, and believing they are in good Graces by doing this. They claim to be able to ‘separate’ their personal religious life from their public political life, and seem smug in their self deluded beliefs. This is observed, and validated by the many religious leaders who say nothing, and do nothing to defend the integrity of Holy Communion. This then, is witnessed by the laity, who themselves think “well, if the politicians can get away with it and the church hierarchy sees it as no big deal….’ And then they wonder why anarchy is becoming a bigger problem.
Lukewarm gives a false pretension of security, that God doesn’t really mean what he says, and that we are the ultimate arbiters of right and wrong. After all, are we not just a bunch of ‘nice people’ and would God really judge us or send us to hell? (In fact, we don’t even believe in hell anymore). It is no wonder people are confused. When the majority can mock and blaspheme and appear to get away with it, and with all of the increased evil, stealing, cheating, murdering, drug infestations going unchecked, it would appear that God is disinterested, or doesn’t really care whether His own laws are followed, it would lead one to the conclusion he can ‘half heartedly’ follow the faith without much consequence.
Those challenging the lukewarm are the true threat to the status quo. Psychologically, it is too difficult for the lukewarm to handle this reality, as it would require revolutionary change in their lives, by living in faith, and stepping outside of their vision of a life of comfort and ease. It is much easier to make fun of and belittle those who challenge the lukewarm than it is to step out in faith and live the life called to live. Jesus wants repentance, and the end of the verses from Revelation shows Jesus continuing to knock on the door, despite the fact it is not being opened to him.
I pray for myself and for all that we will have the Graces and fortitude to stand up for the faith when the time comes when God breaks his silence with this sinful world. Only then, will it become apparent that God does mean what he says, and that the time of meaningful action to stop the atrocities has passed. Grace will abound, for sure, but comfort and convenience will be a thing of the past.
3:14 “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:
3:15-16 ‘I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of My mouth.
3:17-18 ‘Because you say, “I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing”– and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked– I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
3:19-20 “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.”
3:21-22 “To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
The above verses are taken from Revelation and are warnings to the church of Laodicea. This particular church had the same problems and issues we face in our country and it would be wise to take heed... As one of my favorite expositors has said “I’m not exactly sure what being spewed out of God’s mouth means, but it ain’t good!”
So, what exactly is ‘lukewarm’? Lukewarm seems to indicate a mixture of biblical principles with worldly wisdom, attempting to have one foot in this world and one foot in the faith walk, or double mindedness. The problem with lukewarm in dealing with matters of faith then would be the need to constantly filter the Bible, beliefs and actions through some form of worldliness. The standard then would be partially determined by those who do not have much faith in the Bible, and would be more of an ‘expert’ in the ways of the world, as theologians are ‘experts’ on the word of God.
We see this demonstrated all the time in the ‘watering’ down of the Word from other believers, the pulpit and society. People often want affirmation from those they admire, but these people very well may not have a Theo centric perspective, and will not have one’s best interest in mind. The current social norms in this country automatically speak to comfort and convenience, which then dictate the gospel of ‘tolerance’ and this standard is used when considering what one ought to do, or to determine other’s actions as right or wrong. When this is pointed out to the lukewarm, the default position is always ‘you are judging, who are you to judge and determine what is right or wrong?’
The lukewarm also see no contradictions in pursuing worldly goals that can and do contradict the word of God. This is often seen by people claiming to be believers, but acting in ways that are very contrary. The clearest example is that of the politicians who have the blood of innocent babies on their hands, going up to receive Holy Eucharist, and believing they are in good Graces by doing this. They claim to be able to ‘separate’ their personal religious life from their public political life, and seem smug in their self deluded beliefs. This is observed, and validated by the many religious leaders who say nothing, and do nothing to defend the integrity of Holy Communion. This then, is witnessed by the laity, who themselves think “well, if the politicians can get away with it and the church hierarchy sees it as no big deal….’ And then they wonder why anarchy is becoming a bigger problem.
Lukewarm gives a false pretension of security, that God doesn’t really mean what he says, and that we are the ultimate arbiters of right and wrong. After all, are we not just a bunch of ‘nice people’ and would God really judge us or send us to hell? (In fact, we don’t even believe in hell anymore). It is no wonder people are confused. When the majority can mock and blaspheme and appear to get away with it, and with all of the increased evil, stealing, cheating, murdering, drug infestations going unchecked, it would appear that God is disinterested, or doesn’t really care whether His own laws are followed, it would lead one to the conclusion he can ‘half heartedly’ follow the faith without much consequence.
Those challenging the lukewarm are the true threat to the status quo. Psychologically, it is too difficult for the lukewarm to handle this reality, as it would require revolutionary change in their lives, by living in faith, and stepping outside of their vision of a life of comfort and ease. It is much easier to make fun of and belittle those who challenge the lukewarm than it is to step out in faith and live the life called to live. Jesus wants repentance, and the end of the verses from Revelation shows Jesus continuing to knock on the door, despite the fact it is not being opened to him.
I pray for myself and for all that we will have the Graces and fortitude to stand up for the faith when the time comes when God breaks his silence with this sinful world. Only then, will it become apparent that God does mean what he says, and that the time of meaningful action to stop the atrocities has passed. Grace will abound, for sure, but comfort and convenience will be a thing of the past.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
THE WONDERFUL BOOK OF REVELATION
George Offerman
One of my favorite pastimes has been studying the book of Revelation. I started at age 13, and basically had no clue what this cryptic book was referring to. Over the years through studying different expositors, praying and becoming familiar with the other books in the Bible, some aspects of this book have become clearer. The key to much of this is the rules of interpretation (hermeneutics), and when one does an in depth study of how other prophesies have been fulfilled, it makes it much more understandable how to go about reading this book. I will be commenting on this wonderful book from time to time, again because I have a great passion for it.
Too many people have made comments to me over the years that “you are obsessed with this, and it is a scary book”. There may be some truth to this, but I usually respond “Yes, it is fearful to a degree, but what scares me more is the continuation of the state we are in, which gets worse by the year. I would be more afraid of NO action by God, knowing things will continually get worse.” I also inform them that we win in the end, and that’s the main thrust of the book. God’s name will finally be cleared for the rest of eternity, and sin will forever be eliminated from this universe. We will also be witnesses to this, and have the eternal duty to take this message to the rest of God’s creation long after this is but a hazy memory.
Revelation is the end of time written in advance, so those of the faith alive at that time will understand what is happening and why it has to happen. It is a series of events (14) over a short period of time that will culminate in two things: 1) the end of sin and 2) the completion of the gospel message and acceptance or rejection of Jesus as lord by the whole of humanity. The fourteen events mentioned are the seven trumpets, which will occur over a few years, and the seven bowls that will most likely be about 30-40 days in duration. Each event is described with enough detail to understand what it is, and who sent it. It also allows for those going through the tribulation to understand where they are in the prophetic scheme, and to instill hope that God will come through in the way he has foretold.
For instance, I get in endless debates as to the 6th trumpet, the mark of the beast. There are many who believe the mark is either here (universal bar codes on all products) or on the way. The problem is, it’s the 6th trumpet. For this to be an accurate interpretation of this scripture passage, the first 5 trumpets would have had to occur, and be readily identified by nearly everyone alive. Since the first five trumpets have not occurred, the sixth trumpet could not have occurred. This is like saying Jesus was crucified before he was born. Prophesy has an order, and is fulfilled in that order as written, and it only causes confusion and chips away at the faith, when one picks and chooses from the prophesy, without keeping it in the order written.
Revelation was also written in language used almost 2,000 years ago. The first, second, third, and fourth trumpets described in order: a massive meteor shower that causes large fires, burning up all the grass and one third of green plant life, an asteroid striking an ocean, and causing massive tsunami’s and carnage, a comet striking a land mass somewhere, that contaminates much of the water supply and a ring of darkness (clouds, soot, ash) that cuts off 1/3 of the daylight and night sky, and through these first four trumpets, approximately ¼ of the population is killed (1.75 billion people). The language used back then would have been clearly understood back then, but it is still clear enough to understand what John the evangelist saw. God would not allow for details like this to be lost in ‘translation’ because it is too important for those living through this period of history to NOT know what is going on, and what is coming next.
The following three trumpets are called ‘the three woe’s’, due to them involving Satan. The fifth trumpet is the physical appearance of Satan, and this will be very glorious in its happenings. The man of lawlessness will be allowed to take bodily form and to appear to complete the delusion that he is god, and needs to be worshipped. After a time of counterfeit miracles, Satan will reveal himself for who he really is, and transform himself into the ‘stern faced king”. Only once he has secured the earth, through the first beast Babylon, will he show his true colors, and like King Nebuchadnezzar, he will require those loyal to him to take his mark, the sixth trumpet and execute those who refuse. Also at this point, he will eliminate the first beast Babylon, because Satan will present himself as the king of kings, and lord of lords, and will not tolerate competing systems. The seventh trumpet is the ‘close of salvation’ meaning, everyone made their choice, and this trumpet sound will be accompanied by the Ark of the Covenant appearing in the sky for all to see. Those taking the mark will have the very sickening and sunken feeling that they ‘chose wrong’ and hatred towards their counterfeit god will be beyond description.
God then judges Satan, his government and his people directly, harshly and with out mercy. The seven bowls last a short time, because the severity disallows for life much past 30 days. All resources are destroyed, the sun is allowed to burn brightly and hot, and Satan’s government is destroyed in front of all the people taking the mark. Satan is exposed as the fraud he is, by not being able to stop these bowls, and is humiliated in front of his subjects, as Jesus was when hanging on the Cross. Then after a few days of this, King Jesus appears, gathers the dead in Christ first, and those who survived with God’s mark, are caught up in the air. Jesus then slays the remaining wicked with the sword, or word from his mouth, and the world as we knew it is effectively ended.
There’s more, but due to keeping this brief, the story will stop here for now.
One of my favorite pastimes has been studying the book of Revelation. I started at age 13, and basically had no clue what this cryptic book was referring to. Over the years through studying different expositors, praying and becoming familiar with the other books in the Bible, some aspects of this book have become clearer. The key to much of this is the rules of interpretation (hermeneutics), and when one does an in depth study of how other prophesies have been fulfilled, it makes it much more understandable how to go about reading this book. I will be commenting on this wonderful book from time to time, again because I have a great passion for it.
Too many people have made comments to me over the years that “you are obsessed with this, and it is a scary book”. There may be some truth to this, but I usually respond “Yes, it is fearful to a degree, but what scares me more is the continuation of the state we are in, which gets worse by the year. I would be more afraid of NO action by God, knowing things will continually get worse.” I also inform them that we win in the end, and that’s the main thrust of the book. God’s name will finally be cleared for the rest of eternity, and sin will forever be eliminated from this universe. We will also be witnesses to this, and have the eternal duty to take this message to the rest of God’s creation long after this is but a hazy memory.
Revelation is the end of time written in advance, so those of the faith alive at that time will understand what is happening and why it has to happen. It is a series of events (14) over a short period of time that will culminate in two things: 1) the end of sin and 2) the completion of the gospel message and acceptance or rejection of Jesus as lord by the whole of humanity. The fourteen events mentioned are the seven trumpets, which will occur over a few years, and the seven bowls that will most likely be about 30-40 days in duration. Each event is described with enough detail to understand what it is, and who sent it. It also allows for those going through the tribulation to understand where they are in the prophetic scheme, and to instill hope that God will come through in the way he has foretold.
For instance, I get in endless debates as to the 6th trumpet, the mark of the beast. There are many who believe the mark is either here (universal bar codes on all products) or on the way. The problem is, it’s the 6th trumpet. For this to be an accurate interpretation of this scripture passage, the first 5 trumpets would have had to occur, and be readily identified by nearly everyone alive. Since the first five trumpets have not occurred, the sixth trumpet could not have occurred. This is like saying Jesus was crucified before he was born. Prophesy has an order, and is fulfilled in that order as written, and it only causes confusion and chips away at the faith, when one picks and chooses from the prophesy, without keeping it in the order written.
Revelation was also written in language used almost 2,000 years ago. The first, second, third, and fourth trumpets described in order: a massive meteor shower that causes large fires, burning up all the grass and one third of green plant life, an asteroid striking an ocean, and causing massive tsunami’s and carnage, a comet striking a land mass somewhere, that contaminates much of the water supply and a ring of darkness (clouds, soot, ash) that cuts off 1/3 of the daylight and night sky, and through these first four trumpets, approximately ¼ of the population is killed (1.75 billion people). The language used back then would have been clearly understood back then, but it is still clear enough to understand what John the evangelist saw. God would not allow for details like this to be lost in ‘translation’ because it is too important for those living through this period of history to NOT know what is going on, and what is coming next.
The following three trumpets are called ‘the three woe’s’, due to them involving Satan. The fifth trumpet is the physical appearance of Satan, and this will be very glorious in its happenings. The man of lawlessness will be allowed to take bodily form and to appear to complete the delusion that he is god, and needs to be worshipped. After a time of counterfeit miracles, Satan will reveal himself for who he really is, and transform himself into the ‘stern faced king”. Only once he has secured the earth, through the first beast Babylon, will he show his true colors, and like King Nebuchadnezzar, he will require those loyal to him to take his mark, the sixth trumpet and execute those who refuse. Also at this point, he will eliminate the first beast Babylon, because Satan will present himself as the king of kings, and lord of lords, and will not tolerate competing systems. The seventh trumpet is the ‘close of salvation’ meaning, everyone made their choice, and this trumpet sound will be accompanied by the Ark of the Covenant appearing in the sky for all to see. Those taking the mark will have the very sickening and sunken feeling that they ‘chose wrong’ and hatred towards their counterfeit god will be beyond description.
God then judges Satan, his government and his people directly, harshly and with out mercy. The seven bowls last a short time, because the severity disallows for life much past 30 days. All resources are destroyed, the sun is allowed to burn brightly and hot, and Satan’s government is destroyed in front of all the people taking the mark. Satan is exposed as the fraud he is, by not being able to stop these bowls, and is humiliated in front of his subjects, as Jesus was when hanging on the Cross. Then after a few days of this, King Jesus appears, gathers the dead in Christ first, and those who survived with God’s mark, are caught up in the air. Jesus then slays the remaining wicked with the sword, or word from his mouth, and the world as we knew it is effectively ended.
There’s more, but due to keeping this brief, the story will stop here for now.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
THREE CHEERS FOR BISHOP SAMPLE
George Offerman
I once lived in the Diocese of Marquette, and was in Seminary for 4 years studying to be a priest for the diocese. I love the people and the church in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and am very happy to see there is a strong presence in the presbytery that is more in line with the first Bishop of the diocese, Blessed Bishop Baraga. Kudos’ to you Bishop Sample for the stand you took against this potential atrocity. We need more bishops like you to stand up for the Faith and send a message to those who believe our Faith is relative and do not have to be obeyed as taught by the magisterium .
Here is the following statement put out by the Bishop’s office in response to Bishop Gumbleton’s schedule appearance in the Diocese of Marquette:
Statement of Bishop Alexander K. Sample In Response to Bishop Thomas Gumbleton’s Public Appearance in the Diocese of Marquette 10/9/2009
“I attempted to handle this matter in a private, respectful and fraternal manner with Bishop Gumbleton. It is unfortunate that what should have remained a private matter between two bishops of the Catholic Church has been made available for public consumption.
I want to first of all say that my decision to ask Bishop Gumbleton not to come to Marquette had absolutely nothing to do with the group who invited him to speak, Marquette Citizens for Peace and Justice, nor with the topic of his publicized speech, since the Church is a strong advocate of peace and justice. I am sorry for the negative impact this has had on those planning this event.
There is a common courtesy usually observed between bishops whereby when one bishop wishes to enter into another bishop’s diocese to minister or make a public speech or appearance, he informs the local bishop ahead of time and seeks his approval. Only on October 9 did I receive any communication from Bishop Gumbleton, after this situation had already become public.
As the Bishop of the Diocese of Marquette, I am the chief shepherd and teacher of the Catholic faithful of the Upper Peninsula entrusted to my pastoral care. As such I am charged with the grave responsibility to keep clearly before my people the teachings of the Catholic Church on matters of faith and morals. Given Bishop Gumbleton’s very public position on certain important matters of Catholic teaching, specifically with regard to homosexuality and the ordination of women to the priesthood, it was my judgment that his presence in Marquette would not be helpful to me in fulfilling my responsibility.
I realize that these were not the topics upon which Bishop Gumbleton was planning to speak. However, I was concerned about his well-known and public stature and position on these issues and my inability to keep these matters from coming up in discussion. In order that no one becomes confused, everyone under my pastoral care must receive clear teaching on these important doctrines.
I offer my prayers for Bishop Gumbleton and for all those who have been negatively affected by this unfortunate situation.”
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I once lived in the Diocese of Marquette, and was in Seminary for 4 years studying to be a priest for the diocese. I love the people and the church in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and am very happy to see there is a strong presence in the presbytery that is more in line with the first Bishop of the diocese, Blessed Bishop Baraga. Kudos’ to you Bishop Sample for the stand you took against this potential atrocity. We need more bishops like you to stand up for the Faith and send a message to those who believe our Faith is relative and do not have to be obeyed as taught by the magisterium .
Here is the following statement put out by the Bishop’s office in response to Bishop Gumbleton’s schedule appearance in the Diocese of Marquette:
Statement of Bishop Alexander K. Sample In Response to Bishop Thomas Gumbleton’s Public Appearance in the Diocese of Marquette 10/9/2009
“I attempted to handle this matter in a private, respectful and fraternal manner with Bishop Gumbleton. It is unfortunate that what should have remained a private matter between two bishops of the Catholic Church has been made available for public consumption.
I want to first of all say that my decision to ask Bishop Gumbleton not to come to Marquette had absolutely nothing to do with the group who invited him to speak, Marquette Citizens for Peace and Justice, nor with the topic of his publicized speech, since the Church is a strong advocate of peace and justice. I am sorry for the negative impact this has had on those planning this event.
There is a common courtesy usually observed between bishops whereby when one bishop wishes to enter into another bishop’s diocese to minister or make a public speech or appearance, he informs the local bishop ahead of time and seeks his approval. Only on October 9 did I receive any communication from Bishop Gumbleton, after this situation had already become public.
As the Bishop of the Diocese of Marquette, I am the chief shepherd and teacher of the Catholic faithful of the Upper Peninsula entrusted to my pastoral care. As such I am charged with the grave responsibility to keep clearly before my people the teachings of the Catholic Church on matters of faith and morals. Given Bishop Gumbleton’s very public position on certain important matters of Catholic teaching, specifically with regard to homosexuality and the ordination of women to the priesthood, it was my judgment that his presence in Marquette would not be helpful to me in fulfilling my responsibility.
I realize that these were not the topics upon which Bishop Gumbleton was planning to speak. However, I was concerned about his well-known and public stature and position on these issues and my inability to keep these matters from coming up in discussion. In order that no one becomes confused, everyone under my pastoral care must receive clear teaching on these important doctrines.
I offer my prayers for Bishop Gumbleton and for all those who have been negatively affected by this unfortunate situation.”
-End-
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
THE (UN)INSPIRATION OF KRISTIN HAWKINS
George Offerman
Kristin Hawkins, executive director for Students for Life was one of the speakers at a prominent Christian conference this past weekend, and I was able to attend. Kristin is a young woman who has been in the pro life movement for about 10 years, and started in the movement inadvertently, by volunteering at a crisis pregnancy center at age 15. Kristin became the national executive director for Students for Life at age 21.
Ms. Hawkins was scheduled to speak for 45 minutes, but informed the conference sponsor that she would be speaking for 30 minutes. The first half of her speech was her personal history and accomplishments in the movement and the second half was intermixed with her current plans to expand the program, and her ‘vision’ for the future of the movement.
I was there all day and she was the last speaker Ms. Hawkins speech was sparsely attended and the people in the room seemed restless and this seemed to accurately reflect the importance and gravity of what was to come.
Ms Hawkins may be adept at calling campus leaders to organize groups, but she could not bring forth any personal victory of any substance that would be considered being ‘on the road’ to overturning Roe. Ms. Hawkins stated “One day, Roe will be overturned”, but did not follow up with any tangible plan or strategy. Ms. Hawkins must believe that the overturning of Roe will be accomplished through the process of osmosis, as there were no clear plans or strategies mentioned or alluded to. From there, she went on to say for the first time, the majority of people in this country are pro life, that the current generation realized one third of them have been aborted, and this has mobilized her generation into action. The action alluded to was the goal of having the numbers of organizations on campuses grow to 500. What exactly these organizations are going to do was left out of this speech. There was no plan presented on how to overturn Roe, no vision, no timeframe, no strategy.
Ms. Hawkins equated numbers to success. Her main success story had to do with a gentleman in Illinois, who, to his credit, organized a large contingency on a public university. The held protests and prayer vigils, but essentially, did not change any laws, impact any of the elections, and other than some press, did not change the debate on legalized child killing. Ms. Hawkins is equating style with substance, and did not present, either through this example, or her own thoughts any strategies or plan to overturn Roe.
Ms. Hawkins encouraged more people to get involved, and her greatest challenge to the men in the room was to utilize their skills in maintenance and work at the crisis centers. This speech did not call to arms in any way, shape or form to address or inspire the challenges and means necessary to overturn Roe. This speech reflected more of a young woman whose only experiences has been in dealing with crisis pregnancy centers, some lobbying and putting together groups that are monitored in a fashion that does not think outside the box and conforms to her ideas of placating those who are fearful of discomfort and inconvenience.
Ms. Hawkins clearly is not a leader that will inspire others to jump into this battle believing it is winnable. Ms. Hawkins gave a great speech if she were recruiting people to mow the lawn and fix locks at a crisis pregnancy center. There was no vision on how to overturn Roe, and it was painfully obvious Ms. Hawkins does not have the life experience or the practical knowledge, or the ‘scars’ of battle it takes to create the social tensions needed to confront the reality of legalized child killing and end it . Yes, crisis pregnancies are important, prayer groups on college campuses are important, and lobbying is important, but this is not the front line in the battle to end legalized child killing. Ms. Hawkins has not experienced victory, and cannot lead others to victory with a vague plan to ‘educate and change hearts’. Legalized child killing will only end when it becomes illegal. It will only become illegal, when those in power are subjected to so much heat, that they cannot but help themselves to make it illegal. This will not happen by mowing lawns, changing light bulbs, sending e-mails and pleading for milquetoast Christians to participate in virtual protests. Don’t send a medic into the battle to do a general’s job.
Kristin Hawkins, executive director for Students for Life was one of the speakers at a prominent Christian conference this past weekend, and I was able to attend. Kristin is a young woman who has been in the pro life movement for about 10 years, and started in the movement inadvertently, by volunteering at a crisis pregnancy center at age 15. Kristin became the national executive director for Students for Life at age 21.
Ms. Hawkins was scheduled to speak for 45 minutes, but informed the conference sponsor that she would be speaking for 30 minutes. The first half of her speech was her personal history and accomplishments in the movement and the second half was intermixed with her current plans to expand the program, and her ‘vision’ for the future of the movement.
I was there all day and she was the last speaker Ms. Hawkins speech was sparsely attended and the people in the room seemed restless and this seemed to accurately reflect the importance and gravity of what was to come.
Ms Hawkins may be adept at calling campus leaders to organize groups, but she could not bring forth any personal victory of any substance that would be considered being ‘on the road’ to overturning Roe. Ms. Hawkins stated “One day, Roe will be overturned”, but did not follow up with any tangible plan or strategy. Ms. Hawkins must believe that the overturning of Roe will be accomplished through the process of osmosis, as there were no clear plans or strategies mentioned or alluded to. From there, she went on to say for the first time, the majority of people in this country are pro life, that the current generation realized one third of them have been aborted, and this has mobilized her generation into action. The action alluded to was the goal of having the numbers of organizations on campuses grow to 500. What exactly these organizations are going to do was left out of this speech. There was no plan presented on how to overturn Roe, no vision, no timeframe, no strategy.
Ms. Hawkins equated numbers to success. Her main success story had to do with a gentleman in Illinois, who, to his credit, organized a large contingency on a public university. The held protests and prayer vigils, but essentially, did not change any laws, impact any of the elections, and other than some press, did not change the debate on legalized child killing. Ms. Hawkins is equating style with substance, and did not present, either through this example, or her own thoughts any strategies or plan to overturn Roe.
Ms. Hawkins encouraged more people to get involved, and her greatest challenge to the men in the room was to utilize their skills in maintenance and work at the crisis centers. This speech did not call to arms in any way, shape or form to address or inspire the challenges and means necessary to overturn Roe. This speech reflected more of a young woman whose only experiences has been in dealing with crisis pregnancy centers, some lobbying and putting together groups that are monitored in a fashion that does not think outside the box and conforms to her ideas of placating those who are fearful of discomfort and inconvenience.
Ms. Hawkins clearly is not a leader that will inspire others to jump into this battle believing it is winnable. Ms. Hawkins gave a great speech if she were recruiting people to mow the lawn and fix locks at a crisis pregnancy center. There was no vision on how to overturn Roe, and it was painfully obvious Ms. Hawkins does not have the life experience or the practical knowledge, or the ‘scars’ of battle it takes to create the social tensions needed to confront the reality of legalized child killing and end it . Yes, crisis pregnancies are important, prayer groups on college campuses are important, and lobbying is important, but this is not the front line in the battle to end legalized child killing. Ms. Hawkins has not experienced victory, and cannot lead others to victory with a vague plan to ‘educate and change hearts’. Legalized child killing will only end when it becomes illegal. It will only become illegal, when those in power are subjected to so much heat, that they cannot but help themselves to make it illegal. This will not happen by mowing lawns, changing light bulbs, sending e-mails and pleading for milquetoast Christians to participate in virtual protests. Don’t send a medic into the battle to do a general’s job.
Monday, October 12, 2009
D.C. PARADE
George Offerman
Five of us went to Washington, D.C for the homosexual rights parade yesterday to protest. Randall Terry, Dick Retta and I were on bullhorns, while Andrew Becham video taped, and Joseph Landry held signs, and stood ‘body guard’ by Randall Terry. The parade was about everything we had expected, and dreaded.
Prior to the start of the parade, we all prayed at Lafayette Park, and Randall instructed us one last time as the purpose of our mission, and what we were to say. The goal was to preach a positive, but firm message against the sin of homosexuality, that marriage is between a man and a woman, and to repent of this active sin. Randall also mentioned that we would be met with great hostility, but to persevere in our message. We also were there to touch the few hearts that would be receptive to the message.
We left Lafayette Park, and proceeded to 16th street. We arrived before the march started, and Randall boldly walked in the middle of the street, into the midst of a group with a large banner. We followed, and ended up being surrounded by extremely agitated protestors yelling at us to ‘get the f--- out of here’. Some volunteers surrounded us to keep the agitators away, and several attempted to spit on us. We stayed in the midst of this group, until the police told us to go to the sidewalk.
The three of us with bull horns then separated and began to preach to the crowd. The hostility aimed at us was horrendous and the verbiage used unprintable. We put with a great amount of abuse, and about 45 minutes into the march, Dick Retta had several hostile people in front of him, and one young woman attempted to ‘stab’ him with the point of a small flag. I went over and stood body guard for him, as he seemed to attract the most verbally and physically intimidating of the marchers. Dick continued to preach despite the fact he had people grabbing him, mocking him, taking pictures in front of him, making lewd gestures and even taking his signs and destroying them.
I did have a young man named David, who came up to me and asked many inquisitive questions about my views, and actually wanted to debate the nature of my beliefs. As we talked there were two others who came over and joined in on the conversation, and it appeared that some of the points I brought up seemed to resonate with them. We discussed how we do not hate, but want to see repentance and healing for the people here, and for the nation. These young people surprisingly agreed that there was merit to us saying their beliefs were being forced on us, but they also wanted us to leave them alone. We did have others state they didn’t agree with our message, but we had the right to be there.
It definitely was not comfortable being there, and at times outright scary. We had more than a few threaten to ‘kick our a----‘, but the need to be there outweighed the fear and inconvenience of the experience. I told Randall after we left that I cannot imagine an abortuary ever being that hostile, and how many of the protests in the future will seem tame compared to this.
My hope is we will have more warriors with us the next time. Despite the fact it was the most intense protest and march I have seen, there really was a longing in my heart to reach out, and a real sadness when watching the level of debauchery going on in front of us. The disrespect, and almost total hatred for what we hold dearly was a painful experience, but one that will equip me and those present for whatever battle lies ahead.
Five of us went to Washington, D.C for the homosexual rights parade yesterday to protest. Randall Terry, Dick Retta and I were on bullhorns, while Andrew Becham video taped, and Joseph Landry held signs, and stood ‘body guard’ by Randall Terry. The parade was about everything we had expected, and dreaded.
Prior to the start of the parade, we all prayed at Lafayette Park, and Randall instructed us one last time as the purpose of our mission, and what we were to say. The goal was to preach a positive, but firm message against the sin of homosexuality, that marriage is between a man and a woman, and to repent of this active sin. Randall also mentioned that we would be met with great hostility, but to persevere in our message. We also were there to touch the few hearts that would be receptive to the message.
We left Lafayette Park, and proceeded to 16th street. We arrived before the march started, and Randall boldly walked in the middle of the street, into the midst of a group with a large banner. We followed, and ended up being surrounded by extremely agitated protestors yelling at us to ‘get the f--- out of here’. Some volunteers surrounded us to keep the agitators away, and several attempted to spit on us. We stayed in the midst of this group, until the police told us to go to the sidewalk.
The three of us with bull horns then separated and began to preach to the crowd. The hostility aimed at us was horrendous and the verbiage used unprintable. We put with a great amount of abuse, and about 45 minutes into the march, Dick Retta had several hostile people in front of him, and one young woman attempted to ‘stab’ him with the point of a small flag. I went over and stood body guard for him, as he seemed to attract the most verbally and physically intimidating of the marchers. Dick continued to preach despite the fact he had people grabbing him, mocking him, taking pictures in front of him, making lewd gestures and even taking his signs and destroying them.
I did have a young man named David, who came up to me and asked many inquisitive questions about my views, and actually wanted to debate the nature of my beliefs. As we talked there were two others who came over and joined in on the conversation, and it appeared that some of the points I brought up seemed to resonate with them. We discussed how we do not hate, but want to see repentance and healing for the people here, and for the nation. These young people surprisingly agreed that there was merit to us saying their beliefs were being forced on us, but they also wanted us to leave them alone. We did have others state they didn’t agree with our message, but we had the right to be there.
It definitely was not comfortable being there, and at times outright scary. We had more than a few threaten to ‘kick our a----‘, but the need to be there outweighed the fear and inconvenience of the experience. I told Randall after we left that I cannot imagine an abortuary ever being that hostile, and how many of the protests in the future will seem tame compared to this.
My hope is we will have more warriors with us the next time. Despite the fact it was the most intense protest and march I have seen, there really was a longing in my heart to reach out, and a real sadness when watching the level of debauchery going on in front of us. The disrespect, and almost total hatred for what we hold dearly was a painful experience, but one that will equip me and those present for whatever battle lies ahead.
Friday, October 9, 2009
36 YEARS AGO
George Offerman
36 years ago, people could leave their car and house doors unlocked, people could walk around at night without fear, children could play outside and neither they nor the parents had to worry about their safety, people knew and liked their neighbors, and had more of a sense of community. Children obeyed their parents, intact homes were the norm, and children were taught right from wrong. People in the community used to watch out for each other and when there were problems with a family, one could count on at least a sympathetic ear, or assistance in many different ways.
36 years ago, schools taught reading, writing and arithmetic, and did not have hidden agenda’s or attempt to teach a curriculum that contradicted home and religious values. Schools also enforced civility and manners, and the largest problems encountered there were chewing gum, talking in the hallways and class, cutting in line during lunch and talking back to the teachers. One would be sent to the principal’s office for misbehaving, and most often, a threat to call home was enough to stop any bad behavior.
36 years ago, the Church was strong and well respected. People attended Services and Mass regularly, and had a deeper sense of the need to depend on God. One could go to nearly any church, and have a good experience of the Holy, without interruption by disruptive children, or electronical gadgets, and most abided by the dress code “Sunday best”. The clergy taught right from wrong, and one could trust going to their pastor or priest and getting Godly counsel.
36 years ago, society abided by law and civility in most matters. People could get their cars fixed by honest mechanics, almost any repairs and services on about anything would be done promptly and correctly the first time for reasonable fees. One could trust his money in banks and the stock market, and leave sizeable wealth for their children. Most could work for a corporation for 40 years, in which both company and employee showed mutual loyalty, and depend upon a solid retirement that would last the rest of one’s life. Most people obeyed the laws because the laws followed common sense and the 10 commandments and the government for the most part, stayed out of the way of the individual and family.
36 years ago, government was smaller and more fiscally responsible. Politicians, like Nixon, who were caught breaking the law, were sent packing. One used to be able to walk into the Capitol unencumbered and access their representatives. One could also run for office without having to expose every single flaw or have their families trashed in the process. People respected their government and believed the government was looking out for their best interests, primarily by staying out of their everyday lives.
Now one may say ‘those were simpler times, and were more unsophisticated”. Many believe today we are more sophisticated and enlightened, and make light of those who believe this country would be going backwards if we simply embraced the values of the past. It would seem these individuals must like the fact that we live in one of the most violent societies now, with a divorce rate of over 50%, a bloated government that regulates us to death, a church with no spine and that is disrespected, a very large breakdown in civility, little sense of community, and an overly paranoid society that is obsessed with safety and cannot even trust, in some cases, people in the same household.
Yes, it would seem that in order to be considered ‘sophisticated’ by the current standard; one must need to be blind and dumb. Considering what is taught in the schools, preached from the pulpit, fed by the television and newspapers, and legislated from the government, it is a good bet.
36 years ago, people could leave their car and house doors unlocked, people could walk around at night without fear, children could play outside and neither they nor the parents had to worry about their safety, people knew and liked their neighbors, and had more of a sense of community. Children obeyed their parents, intact homes were the norm, and children were taught right from wrong. People in the community used to watch out for each other and when there were problems with a family, one could count on at least a sympathetic ear, or assistance in many different ways.
36 years ago, schools taught reading, writing and arithmetic, and did not have hidden agenda’s or attempt to teach a curriculum that contradicted home and religious values. Schools also enforced civility and manners, and the largest problems encountered there were chewing gum, talking in the hallways and class, cutting in line during lunch and talking back to the teachers. One would be sent to the principal’s office for misbehaving, and most often, a threat to call home was enough to stop any bad behavior.
36 years ago, the Church was strong and well respected. People attended Services and Mass regularly, and had a deeper sense of the need to depend on God. One could go to nearly any church, and have a good experience of the Holy, without interruption by disruptive children, or electronical gadgets, and most abided by the dress code “Sunday best”. The clergy taught right from wrong, and one could trust going to their pastor or priest and getting Godly counsel.
36 years ago, society abided by law and civility in most matters. People could get their cars fixed by honest mechanics, almost any repairs and services on about anything would be done promptly and correctly the first time for reasonable fees. One could trust his money in banks and the stock market, and leave sizeable wealth for their children. Most could work for a corporation for 40 years, in which both company and employee showed mutual loyalty, and depend upon a solid retirement that would last the rest of one’s life. Most people obeyed the laws because the laws followed common sense and the 10 commandments and the government for the most part, stayed out of the way of the individual and family.
36 years ago, government was smaller and more fiscally responsible. Politicians, like Nixon, who were caught breaking the law, were sent packing. One used to be able to walk into the Capitol unencumbered and access their representatives. One could also run for office without having to expose every single flaw or have their families trashed in the process. People respected their government and believed the government was looking out for their best interests, primarily by staying out of their everyday lives.
Now one may say ‘those were simpler times, and were more unsophisticated”. Many believe today we are more sophisticated and enlightened, and make light of those who believe this country would be going backwards if we simply embraced the values of the past. It would seem these individuals must like the fact that we live in one of the most violent societies now, with a divorce rate of over 50%, a bloated government that regulates us to death, a church with no spine and that is disrespected, a very large breakdown in civility, little sense of community, and an overly paranoid society that is obsessed with safety and cannot even trust, in some cases, people in the same household.
Yes, it would seem that in order to be considered ‘sophisticated’ by the current standard; one must need to be blind and dumb. Considering what is taught in the schools, preached from the pulpit, fed by the television and newspapers, and legislated from the government, it is a good bet.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
THE FRUITS OF OUR TIME
George Offerman
There is a Biblical principle of “sowing and reaping”. This principle states “you reap what you sow”. The explanation seems to be simple on the surface, that the more death we sow, the more we will reap later on. However, there must be more to this than initially meets the eye.
First, the sowing must take place, and most often it is with the knowledge of conscious decision making processes. After the sowing, germination and growth occur, then when in full bloom, harvest time. So it would seem that the law of sowing and reaping could go something like this: you reap what you sow, you reap later than you sow, and you reap more than you sow. So what is it we should expect?
We have been killing children for 36 years. Why has this been? The answer given most often is for convenience, and one’s ability to live an immoral life, and not have to deal with unintended consequences. Now, obviously there are other reasons and circumstances in which one may fall into, but the point of this writing is to look at the fruits, which according to God’s laws, we will surely reap.
When we look at our American society today, we are seeing massive breakdown in almost all arenas. The first to go has been economic. The money situation has been growing more dire by the day and we are looking at the possibility of a total collapse of our monetary system. Property values have gone down nearly 40% since the housing bubble burst, and the outlook for more foreclosures in the near future is fairly certain. People are fearful of losing their jobs, and most are one to two paychecks away from being homeless. The government is not being truthful with us in how bad the situation really is, and this is deliberate. There literally could be riots if the people understood the real situation, and all the scoundrels would be run out of town on a rail.
Violence and crime are up. Murder rates break records in most major cities on an annual basis. Domestic violence is way up, as is rape, armed robbery and petty larcenies. White collar crime is now overwhelming petty crimes and the magnitude of thievery is beyond comprehension, such as the case of Madoff, and his 100 billion dollar rip off. We also have the runaway entitlement programs, that are legalized ponzi schemes, in which non producers in this country take from the producers, with no real means for the producers to challenge or to get out of this situation.
Moral and ethical systems are breaking down. We see the church being mocked in such productions and writings as the “De Vinci Codes”. The homosexual scandals have nearly emasculated the authority of the church, and the enemies’ side is having a field day with this. Most people do not believe in absolutes anymore, and this opens up the world to ‘anything goes’ and this is includes Christians. Our entertainment venues have also become infected with this curse. We have more horror and slahser movies now than ever before, and blood and gore are glorified to a very high degree. One can even see more violence entering into what used to be competitive sports, and it goes as far as rabid fans making comments about going to hockey games for the fights, and worse yet, going to NASCAR or other auto races to see car crashes.
Yet, if you notice, the greatest disdain is leveled at those willing to take a stand against this lifestyle and the social cesspool we call modern society. It is interesting that the average American believes we are more ‘sophisticated’ now than 36 years ago, but it is quite amazing the same individual cannot see the prison he now lives in. There is way less freedom than a generation ago, but most are blinded by the relativistic lines from the media and the powers that be, that all is well, and keep going to the malls and spend your money. There is no worse prison than being locked up, and believing you are free.
We are reaping the crop we’ve sown, and it is ugly. The amount of work necessary to clean this up is most likely more than what the current crop of Americans are willing to do (at least at this moment in time). Comfort and convenience rule and this gives us an idea where God will act next.
There is a Biblical principle of “sowing and reaping”. This principle states “you reap what you sow”. The explanation seems to be simple on the surface, that the more death we sow, the more we will reap later on. However, there must be more to this than initially meets the eye.
First, the sowing must take place, and most often it is with the knowledge of conscious decision making processes. After the sowing, germination and growth occur, then when in full bloom, harvest time. So it would seem that the law of sowing and reaping could go something like this: you reap what you sow, you reap later than you sow, and you reap more than you sow. So what is it we should expect?
We have been killing children for 36 years. Why has this been? The answer given most often is for convenience, and one’s ability to live an immoral life, and not have to deal with unintended consequences. Now, obviously there are other reasons and circumstances in which one may fall into, but the point of this writing is to look at the fruits, which according to God’s laws, we will surely reap.
When we look at our American society today, we are seeing massive breakdown in almost all arenas. The first to go has been economic. The money situation has been growing more dire by the day and we are looking at the possibility of a total collapse of our monetary system. Property values have gone down nearly 40% since the housing bubble burst, and the outlook for more foreclosures in the near future is fairly certain. People are fearful of losing their jobs, and most are one to two paychecks away from being homeless. The government is not being truthful with us in how bad the situation really is, and this is deliberate. There literally could be riots if the people understood the real situation, and all the scoundrels would be run out of town on a rail.
Violence and crime are up. Murder rates break records in most major cities on an annual basis. Domestic violence is way up, as is rape, armed robbery and petty larcenies. White collar crime is now overwhelming petty crimes and the magnitude of thievery is beyond comprehension, such as the case of Madoff, and his 100 billion dollar rip off. We also have the runaway entitlement programs, that are legalized ponzi schemes, in which non producers in this country take from the producers, with no real means for the producers to challenge or to get out of this situation.
Moral and ethical systems are breaking down. We see the church being mocked in such productions and writings as the “De Vinci Codes”. The homosexual scandals have nearly emasculated the authority of the church, and the enemies’ side is having a field day with this. Most people do not believe in absolutes anymore, and this opens up the world to ‘anything goes’ and this is includes Christians. Our entertainment venues have also become infected with this curse. We have more horror and slahser movies now than ever before, and blood and gore are glorified to a very high degree. One can even see more violence entering into what used to be competitive sports, and it goes as far as rabid fans making comments about going to hockey games for the fights, and worse yet, going to NASCAR or other auto races to see car crashes.
Yet, if you notice, the greatest disdain is leveled at those willing to take a stand against this lifestyle and the social cesspool we call modern society. It is interesting that the average American believes we are more ‘sophisticated’ now than 36 years ago, but it is quite amazing the same individual cannot see the prison he now lives in. There is way less freedom than a generation ago, but most are blinded by the relativistic lines from the media and the powers that be, that all is well, and keep going to the malls and spend your money. There is no worse prison than being locked up, and believing you are free.
We are reaping the crop we’ve sown, and it is ugly. The amount of work necessary to clean this up is most likely more than what the current crop of Americans are willing to do (at least at this moment in time). Comfort and convenience rule and this gives us an idea where God will act next.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
REAL BELIEF IN GOD
George Offerman
It is so easy nowadays to state “I am a Christian” and go about one’s day without much effort or thought to what that means or entails. Belief in God in today’s world is so fickle and relative, that there is no real challenge to one’s way of life or personal philosophy when considering what is required to be a Christian.
Comfort and convenience is the name of the game, and is the measure in which many modern Christians use when looking at their lives. It is often taught, even from the pulpit, that a good Christian ‘loves’ and this love is primarily manifested in ‘good will’, getting along or ‘tolerance’ for differences in thought and beliefs. Unfortunately, this is not what is written in scripture, and the façade of this false religion will soon be removed.
What we are seeing today is the beginnings of at least a cleansing, if not outright judgment by God. The fruits are everywhere, and one pretty much has to have their head buried in the sand to not see this. God has given clear instructions in his book, the Bible, as well as direction from His church on what the role of the Christian is in this world. There are basic tenets that need to be followed, a sort of ‘minimum wage’ that are required for true peace and prosperity to exist. Too often, this is taught as aspects to aspire for, not minimals to be kept.
If we cannot determine that life starts at conception, as the Bible states, then how are we to determine more complex matters that require discernment? When people, who claim to be walking with the Lord, cannot seem to believe the basics of when life begins, how can these same individuals be trusted with larger questions? This is evident in the fact that people can have no thoughts to real blood being shed, 3,000 at a time, then condemn others for standing up against this slaughter. Unfortunately, it is their own cowardice showing up instead of faith.
Real faith in God requires action, and that action must be proportional to the wrongs or sins being committed. God will also judge on the same basis, if you allow for the innocent to die unjustly, you will be subject to unjust death. This is the principle of ‘an eye for an eye’ Lev 24: 19-21, Exod: 21: 22-25, Deut: 19:21 and that Jesus referenced in Matt 5:38. God does this because He is a just God, and to simply look the other way when injustice is done would put God on par with his enemy Satan. Yes, God is merciful, but He is just, and this seems to be the point lost in modern Christianity. Atonement for wrongs need to happen, and they need to perfectly balance out in order for Grace to be fully realized.
We are given an opportunity by repenting, and cleansing our land of the sin and atrocities, but it is a limited opportunity, and we are squandering it. There needs to be real repentance, and it needs to start by ending legalized child killing, as well as other sinful practices that mimic Sodom and Gomorrah. We need to get back to our roots, repent of our sins, and cleanse this land before God has to intervene.
It is so easy nowadays to state “I am a Christian” and go about one’s day without much effort or thought to what that means or entails. Belief in God in today’s world is so fickle and relative, that there is no real challenge to one’s way of life or personal philosophy when considering what is required to be a Christian.
Comfort and convenience is the name of the game, and is the measure in which many modern Christians use when looking at their lives. It is often taught, even from the pulpit, that a good Christian ‘loves’ and this love is primarily manifested in ‘good will’, getting along or ‘tolerance’ for differences in thought and beliefs. Unfortunately, this is not what is written in scripture, and the façade of this false religion will soon be removed.
What we are seeing today is the beginnings of at least a cleansing, if not outright judgment by God. The fruits are everywhere, and one pretty much has to have their head buried in the sand to not see this. God has given clear instructions in his book, the Bible, as well as direction from His church on what the role of the Christian is in this world. There are basic tenets that need to be followed, a sort of ‘minimum wage’ that are required for true peace and prosperity to exist. Too often, this is taught as aspects to aspire for, not minimals to be kept.
If we cannot determine that life starts at conception, as the Bible states, then how are we to determine more complex matters that require discernment? When people, who claim to be walking with the Lord, cannot seem to believe the basics of when life begins, how can these same individuals be trusted with larger questions? This is evident in the fact that people can have no thoughts to real blood being shed, 3,000 at a time, then condemn others for standing up against this slaughter. Unfortunately, it is their own cowardice showing up instead of faith.
Real faith in God requires action, and that action must be proportional to the wrongs or sins being committed. God will also judge on the same basis, if you allow for the innocent to die unjustly, you will be subject to unjust death. This is the principle of ‘an eye for an eye’ Lev 24: 19-21, Exod: 21: 22-25, Deut: 19:21 and that Jesus referenced in Matt 5:38. God does this because He is a just God, and to simply look the other way when injustice is done would put God on par with his enemy Satan. Yes, God is merciful, but He is just, and this seems to be the point lost in modern Christianity. Atonement for wrongs need to happen, and they need to perfectly balance out in order for Grace to be fully realized.
We are given an opportunity by repenting, and cleansing our land of the sin and atrocities, but it is a limited opportunity, and we are squandering it. There needs to be real repentance, and it needs to start by ending legalized child killing, as well as other sinful practices that mimic Sodom and Gomorrah. We need to get back to our roots, repent of our sins, and cleanse this land before God has to intervene.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
LIES
George Offerman
We now have seen the Baukus amendment to HR 3200, and it does call for funding of child killing, which Obama vehemently denied would be the case. This, of course, is no surprise to most of the pro lifers, and it was inevitable for it to end up in this godless bill. Now the question is, What is next for the pro life movement, and what are we going to do about it?
What utterly blows my mind is how many Christians can give someone like Obama a free pass on integrity. This man outright lies, and these people look the other way. The mentality is “well he’s a politician, of course he is going to lie”. Well, would you accept your wife or husband lying to you about an affair, or spending too much money? Would it be ok for your employer to lie to you about your job, or not pay you the money promised? We don’t accept lying in these arenas, so why is it ok to be lied to by politicians, and not others? Do we not realize these people carry great weight in our lives by basically dictating what we can and cannot do? Has lying ever resulted in truth?
Why the public in general, and Christians in particular are not in a near rebellious state is rather frustrating, and I often wonder how bad things need to get before people ‘wake up”. We are watching our country disappear before us, and a monstrosity being built to take it’s place. These truly are scary times, and we need to respond in a proportional fashion that is required for the challenge presented.
One of the pro life’s responses to this is the “I am 71” program, that will e mail congress a picture of the petitioner, and send forth a request to stop this bill. It is being sold as ‘looking us in the eyeballs”. Sorry, folks, this is not going to get the job done. Why do you believe you can engage the enemy from a distance and win? There has never been a war won without ground troops risking their lives and physically securing the battle field. This war is no exception, and it allows for people to feel like they are doing something of value, but are actually diverting needed energy and action from the real battle field, which requires bodies on the field.
It does no good for us to lie to ourselves about the ineffectiveness of these actions, despite the good intentions. They have not worked for the past 36 years, and will not work now. The enemy is telling us what routes are acceptable to fight in, and they are dictating the terms of the battle. If we allow this, the battle and war is lost. It is time to stop the lying to ourselves and get onto the side of truth. This requires us to engage in this war by being present physically at the points of contention. We need to be at the congress, at the churches, at offices, making phone calls and writing letters. An email can be deleted, but real eyeballs are hard to avoid.
It is time we play for keeps, and get serious about it. We cannot possibly win without putting our comfort and convenience on the line. 36 years is enough time to see we are losing big, and God is not going to wait forever as incompetent people dictate strategies they think will win when they have no experience in winning. It is old fashioned ‘elbow grease and shoe leather’ that is going to get this done.
We now have seen the Baukus amendment to HR 3200, and it does call for funding of child killing, which Obama vehemently denied would be the case. This, of course, is no surprise to most of the pro lifers, and it was inevitable for it to end up in this godless bill. Now the question is, What is next for the pro life movement, and what are we going to do about it?
What utterly blows my mind is how many Christians can give someone like Obama a free pass on integrity. This man outright lies, and these people look the other way. The mentality is “well he’s a politician, of course he is going to lie”. Well, would you accept your wife or husband lying to you about an affair, or spending too much money? Would it be ok for your employer to lie to you about your job, or not pay you the money promised? We don’t accept lying in these arenas, so why is it ok to be lied to by politicians, and not others? Do we not realize these people carry great weight in our lives by basically dictating what we can and cannot do? Has lying ever resulted in truth?
Why the public in general, and Christians in particular are not in a near rebellious state is rather frustrating, and I often wonder how bad things need to get before people ‘wake up”. We are watching our country disappear before us, and a monstrosity being built to take it’s place. These truly are scary times, and we need to respond in a proportional fashion that is required for the challenge presented.
One of the pro life’s responses to this is the “I am 71” program, that will e mail congress a picture of the petitioner, and send forth a request to stop this bill. It is being sold as ‘looking us in the eyeballs”. Sorry, folks, this is not going to get the job done. Why do you believe you can engage the enemy from a distance and win? There has never been a war won without ground troops risking their lives and physically securing the battle field. This war is no exception, and it allows for people to feel like they are doing something of value, but are actually diverting needed energy and action from the real battle field, which requires bodies on the field.
It does no good for us to lie to ourselves about the ineffectiveness of these actions, despite the good intentions. They have not worked for the past 36 years, and will not work now. The enemy is telling us what routes are acceptable to fight in, and they are dictating the terms of the battle. If we allow this, the battle and war is lost. It is time to stop the lying to ourselves and get onto the side of truth. This requires us to engage in this war by being present physically at the points of contention. We need to be at the congress, at the churches, at offices, making phone calls and writing letters. An email can be deleted, but real eyeballs are hard to avoid.
It is time we play for keeps, and get serious about it. We cannot possibly win without putting our comfort and convenience on the line. 36 years is enough time to see we are losing big, and God is not going to wait forever as incompetent people dictate strategies they think will win when they have no experience in winning. It is old fashioned ‘elbow grease and shoe leather’ that is going to get this done.
Monday, October 5, 2009
PROTESTING AT THE RED MASS
George Offerman
The annual Red Mass at St Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, D.C. this past Sunday had plenty of representation from the Supreme Court. Those present were Justices: Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito and new Justice Sotomayor. Joe Biden, representing the executive branch was also present. The majority of these justices are Catholic, and therefore, would be able to present themselves for communion, which would present an opportunity for Arch Bishop Wuerl to enforce Cannon 915, which stipulates that a person that publicly violates church teachings, in this case abortion, cannot present themselves for Communion.
The protest, lead by pro life leaders Randall Terry, Missy Smith and Dick Retta, focused on getting the message to the Justices that the scourge of this land known as Roe vs. Wade must be overturned and that their Catholic Roots dictate they uphold justice for all. The team arrived at St. Matthew’s cathedral at 8:30 am, and set up our line that included graphic signs, bull horns, and fake blood on our hands.
We had about 75 minutes of preaching time, as all the people had to go through metal detectors to get inside the Cathedral, and also had an opportunity to preach to the justices, who came up individually in chauffeured vehicles. We then had a golden opportunity to preach to the Bishops, who were lined up in procession right across the street from where we were, and had quite a few of the Bishops look at us and our signs. We asked the Bishops to uphold Cannon 915 and to make a statement to those inside how they need to follow the churches teachings.
One of our group members, Joan Mckee, was arrested when trying to get into the mass, and the camera crews there to film the procession quickly went to get this arrest on tape. Joan Mckee was attempting to get into the mass, and was initially turned down due to wearing a pro life tee shirt. We protested her arrest, but they went ahead with it, and this caused a stir amongst the media present and was caught on tape.
After the mass finished, we had more opportunities to get our message out, and preached to the Justices as they left. Randall Terry focused on Vice President Joseph Biden, as Biden snuck out the side door. We then were able to get Sotomayer’s attention briefly by shouting “Woe to you Sotomayor if you do not protect the innocent lives by your judgments on the court.’
We had a priest come up and thank us for our witness. He stated “Many of us are with you, and God Bless You for taking the time and witnessing for the truth. I hope some of them heard your message”. It is gratifying to have some acknowledgment of our efforts from the clergy, and it helps to know some believe we are on the right path.
Overall, we managed to garner attention to the cause of legalized child killing to the Justices and other lawyers in attendance. It is mystifying that we had to do the job of the Church body and so few are willing to take the steps we did, and have been doing for months now. I continue to hope and pray that god sends more warriors to the streets, to finally end this scourging of our land.
The annual Red Mass at St Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, D.C. this past Sunday had plenty of representation from the Supreme Court. Those present were Justices: Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer, Alito and new Justice Sotomayor. Joe Biden, representing the executive branch was also present. The majority of these justices are Catholic, and therefore, would be able to present themselves for communion, which would present an opportunity for Arch Bishop Wuerl to enforce Cannon 915, which stipulates that a person that publicly violates church teachings, in this case abortion, cannot present themselves for Communion.
The protest, lead by pro life leaders Randall Terry, Missy Smith and Dick Retta, focused on getting the message to the Justices that the scourge of this land known as Roe vs. Wade must be overturned and that their Catholic Roots dictate they uphold justice for all. The team arrived at St. Matthew’s cathedral at 8:30 am, and set up our line that included graphic signs, bull horns, and fake blood on our hands.
We had about 75 minutes of preaching time, as all the people had to go through metal detectors to get inside the Cathedral, and also had an opportunity to preach to the justices, who came up individually in chauffeured vehicles. We then had a golden opportunity to preach to the Bishops, who were lined up in procession right across the street from where we were, and had quite a few of the Bishops look at us and our signs. We asked the Bishops to uphold Cannon 915 and to make a statement to those inside how they need to follow the churches teachings.
One of our group members, Joan Mckee, was arrested when trying to get into the mass, and the camera crews there to film the procession quickly went to get this arrest on tape. Joan Mckee was attempting to get into the mass, and was initially turned down due to wearing a pro life tee shirt. We protested her arrest, but they went ahead with it, and this caused a stir amongst the media present and was caught on tape.
After the mass finished, we had more opportunities to get our message out, and preached to the Justices as they left. Randall Terry focused on Vice President Joseph Biden, as Biden snuck out the side door. We then were able to get Sotomayer’s attention briefly by shouting “Woe to you Sotomayor if you do not protect the innocent lives by your judgments on the court.’
We had a priest come up and thank us for our witness. He stated “Many of us are with you, and God Bless You for taking the time and witnessing for the truth. I hope some of them heard your message”. It is gratifying to have some acknowledgment of our efforts from the clergy, and it helps to know some believe we are on the right path.
Overall, we managed to garner attention to the cause of legalized child killing to the Justices and other lawyers in attendance. It is mystifying that we had to do the job of the Church body and so few are willing to take the steps we did, and have been doing for months now. I continue to hope and pray that god sends more warriors to the streets, to finally end this scourging of our land.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
THE HYPOCRITES IN THE PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT
Daniel Michael
How can God bless any work that is not done for His kingdom and not without hypocrisy? My wife and I have been in the pro-life movement for over 17 years. We have 12 children, the youngest saved from abortion because my wife had the courage to obey God and stand for one more hour outside the local abortion mill.
We have been acquainted with and interviewed some of the trail-blazers of the pro-life movement of the past 17 years! Norma McCorvey, Dr. Bernard Nathanson, Randall Terry, Flip Benham, Carol Everett, Joe Scheidler, Alan Keyes, and many others.
What I have seen and heard over the past couple of years makes me want to vomit. Troy Newman and Jill Stanek calling Randall Terry a thief and a fraud is like Adolph Hitler calling George Tiller a madman.
I have known Troy Newman since July 2001 and Troy Newman’s motivation and desire is only for money and fame. He is a wolf. Every time something happens in the pro-life movement Troy Newman takes credit for it. He came to St. Louis in 2004 to help us with an event, and ever since then he has been taking credit for each success God has bestowed upon us! Another time we met him in Jefferson City, Missouri at the Capitol, and he said there were 40 people with him. He had one truth truck and three people. He is as phony as a three dollar bill. His organization had their 501c3 taken away. He has always expressed to me about his desire for the almighty dollar; for him to blatantly lie about Randall Terry wanting his mailing lists and the awarding of money by the U.S. Trademark Office is a very low blow.
We know people in Wichita that tell us the only time he has been at Tiller’s clinic over the last three years was for a photo op or media coverage. He has not only slandered Randall Terry and Flip Benham; he continues to deceive his donors and others about the work he does claiming, “If you don’t give us money, more babies will die.” Hogwash!
Now, let's talk about Jill Stanek. While Jill Stanek complains about how much Randall Terry rakes in, why doesn't she tell everyone how much she's making? When Jill Stanek spoke at the Vitae Foundation dinner in Illinois, we were told she was paid several thousand dollars. Not bad for one hour's work.
You won’t see Jill Stanek standing outside any abortion mills trying to save babies. I saw her at Notre Dame for the Obama Commencement speech, but she wasn’t holding a sign or ruffling anybody’s feathers. Jill Stanek is a pro-life gossip, who makes money off of other people’s work.
Why do pro lifers have to get paid to do God's work? Receiving money for expenses is fine, but $5,000-$10,000 for speaking and $200,000 a year in salaries? Hogwash! Go get a job like everyone else.
These money-changers criticizing Randall Terry are ridiculous! Before you get the speck out of your brother’s eye, you better get the log out of your eye! The reason why there is so much divisiveness and jealousy is probably the same reason why we have been attacked by other so called Christians: envy. They must be feeling threatened. Just like most pregnancy centers, narcissistic pro-lifers and Christians do not want to share a piece of their kingdom or pro-life pie with anyone.
I have never received a dime from Randall Terry and do respect the work of the people I criticized in this letter, but I am really sick of the “cash cows” and hypocrites in the pro-life movement. If abortion came to an end tomorrow, they’d be jumping off buildings. That’s why abortion will never end with such division and sin. The love for money is at the root of all evil.
Before you decide to throw stones, make sure you don’t live in glass houses.
About the Author: Daniel and Angela Michael, and their twelve children have been doing pro-life work for over twenty years. The Michaels have helped thousands of women with adoption, baby needs, and anything else they may need. They live in Highland, Illinois, but travel 60 miles daily to the Midwest's largest, late-term abortion mill in Granite City, IL The aboritonist there, Yogendra Shah, has done more abortions than anyone else in the entire U.S. in the past thirty five years.
As the director of the abortion mill stated in a recent article with the New York Times, "They (the Michael's) are relentless," in their work for the unborn. We don't do it for the money, as most pro-lifers do. We have the intention of seeing this 2 million dollar abortion mill closed. The Michaels and their children work at the family's restaurant in the evening time. Angela is a retired OB nurse.1:25 pm edt
How can God bless any work that is not done for His kingdom and not without hypocrisy? My wife and I have been in the pro-life movement for over 17 years. We have 12 children, the youngest saved from abortion because my wife had the courage to obey God and stand for one more hour outside the local abortion mill.
We have been acquainted with and interviewed some of the trail-blazers of the pro-life movement of the past 17 years! Norma McCorvey, Dr. Bernard Nathanson, Randall Terry, Flip Benham, Carol Everett, Joe Scheidler, Alan Keyes, and many others.
What I have seen and heard over the past couple of years makes me want to vomit. Troy Newman and Jill Stanek calling Randall Terry a thief and a fraud is like Adolph Hitler calling George Tiller a madman.
I have known Troy Newman since July 2001 and Troy Newman’s motivation and desire is only for money and fame. He is a wolf. Every time something happens in the pro-life movement Troy Newman takes credit for it. He came to St. Louis in 2004 to help us with an event, and ever since then he has been taking credit for each success God has bestowed upon us! Another time we met him in Jefferson City, Missouri at the Capitol, and he said there were 40 people with him. He had one truth truck and three people. He is as phony as a three dollar bill. His organization had their 501c3 taken away. He has always expressed to me about his desire for the almighty dollar; for him to blatantly lie about Randall Terry wanting his mailing lists and the awarding of money by the U.S. Trademark Office is a very low blow.
We know people in Wichita that tell us the only time he has been at Tiller’s clinic over the last three years was for a photo op or media coverage. He has not only slandered Randall Terry and Flip Benham; he continues to deceive his donors and others about the work he does claiming, “If you don’t give us money, more babies will die.” Hogwash!
Now, let's talk about Jill Stanek. While Jill Stanek complains about how much Randall Terry rakes in, why doesn't she tell everyone how much she's making? When Jill Stanek spoke at the Vitae Foundation dinner in Illinois, we were told she was paid several thousand dollars. Not bad for one hour's work.
You won’t see Jill Stanek standing outside any abortion mills trying to save babies. I saw her at Notre Dame for the Obama Commencement speech, but she wasn’t holding a sign or ruffling anybody’s feathers. Jill Stanek is a pro-life gossip, who makes money off of other people’s work.
Why do pro lifers have to get paid to do God's work? Receiving money for expenses is fine, but $5,000-$10,000 for speaking and $200,000 a year in salaries? Hogwash! Go get a job like everyone else.
These money-changers criticizing Randall Terry are ridiculous! Before you get the speck out of your brother’s eye, you better get the log out of your eye! The reason why there is so much divisiveness and jealousy is probably the same reason why we have been attacked by other so called Christians: envy. They must be feeling threatened. Just like most pregnancy centers, narcissistic pro-lifers and Christians do not want to share a piece of their kingdom or pro-life pie with anyone.
I have never received a dime from Randall Terry and do respect the work of the people I criticized in this letter, but I am really sick of the “cash cows” and hypocrites in the pro-life movement. If abortion came to an end tomorrow, they’d be jumping off buildings. That’s why abortion will never end with such division and sin. The love for money is at the root of all evil.
Before you decide to throw stones, make sure you don’t live in glass houses.
About the Author: Daniel and Angela Michael, and their twelve children have been doing pro-life work for over twenty years. The Michaels have helped thousands of women with adoption, baby needs, and anything else they may need. They live in Highland, Illinois, but travel 60 miles daily to the Midwest's largest, late-term abortion mill in Granite City, IL The aboritonist there, Yogendra Shah, has done more abortions than anyone else in the entire U.S. in the past thirty five years.
As the director of the abortion mill stated in a recent article with the New York Times, "They (the Michael's) are relentless," in their work for the unborn. We don't do it for the money, as most pro-lifers do. We have the intention of seeing this 2 million dollar abortion mill closed. The Michaels and their children work at the family's restaurant in the evening time. Angela is a retired OB nurse.1:25 pm edt
THE ENEMY IN THE DARK
George Offerman
Over the past several postings, I covered a great many topics that seem to be interrelated to the abortion issue. In looking at these differing topics, we begin to get an idea of the forces behind the efforts to keep child killing legal. The list of enemies is long, and that is only considering those who hate Christianity and want to see this moral system end. There are also enemies within the camp that co conspire with the enemy on the outside, as the enemies within the pro life camp see this as an opportunity to propagate their own ‘profiting’ off of the movement, whether it be financial or fame.
There is no question the pro life movement, with its uncompromising goal of ending legalized child killing is a very uphill battle. It bodes well for us to understand the forces behind the legalized child killing, and what their goals are in keeping this legal. Ultimately we know the prime mover in this battle is the father of all lies and the destroyer. This destroyer has his own people, and they are well organized. On the other side is God, but his people are not as well organized, and in many cases outnumbered. However, God only needs one with the truth in the right places, such as Elijah.
There is the constant debate whether there is a conspiracy, or ‘illuminati’ or other forces behind world events that appear ‘random’. The answer is so self evident that it is amazing people of good will even have to debate it. Of course there are forces out there conspiring against God and the light, and of course they exist in the dark, as Jesus taught. Satan is currently in the realm of the invisible and needs to make his plans manifest through people. This requires organization, and by it’s nature, secretive. There is no question that many of the seemingly random events are coordinated by people in power, given to them by the prince of this world.
One needs to understand that in the end we win. Satan and Babylon will be destroyed in the end, but before then there will be a time for Babylon Rev 13:7 ‘The first beast (Babylon) will make war against the saints and conquer them.’ So sometime between now and the rising of the beast from the sea in Revelation, there needs to be organization and consolidation of power, money and authority by the dark side. The first beast, Babylon will be made from people, but the second beast, rising from the earth, the ‘lamb like’ beast, is the physical appearance of Satan. He then gives his power to the first beast and makes an image of it.
Satan, the perfectly sinful creature that he is would not give any authority to a man made system, unless he was behind it. Pride would stop this, and Revelation leaves no wiggle room for this to be a ‘random’ event or series of events. This is coordinated from the spiritual realm and manifested by people. So, currently we are in the realm of the pre Revelation time of conglomeration of power, wealth and authority to the dark side, which will have its ‘hour’ of time.
It amazes me how many Christians have no difficulty acknowledging our ability to get together and make plans to protest, pray or do other activities that will better the world, yet balk at or belittle the idea that evil can and does the same thing. Do you really believe Satan, knowing his time is short, is spending time playing tiddlywinks? Jesus cast out demons from people, and I am certain there are many possessed individuals in society. What do we think they are up to anyway? Doing their master’s bidding.
If one doesn’t think there are conspiracies, explain the Federal Reserve System created by the huge banking dynasties in secret. What about the Bilderberg group, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission? What about the famous stones in Georgia that gives the diabolical new ’10 commandments’ for the new age? What about all the genetically engineered crops that are causing havoc with the unaltered crops. What about cloning and stem cell research on aborted fetuses? What about the vaccines, drugs, the spread of bizarre illnesses? The list goes on, but be clear, there is something (someone) behind all evil acts and as Christians, we know who it is. (Related to this is an update on the flying pigs series by F. William Engdahl)
http://www.financialsense.com/editorials/engdahl/2009/0928.html
Again, the good news is we win in the end. Our hope is in our Lord and it will be Him who puts an end to this. In the mean time we are to be his hands and feet, and remain in the fight. Our efforts may result in what will appear to be lost battles, but only at the end of time, will we know for sure. We are to persevere, pray and continue standing up for the light and walking the walk of faith.
Now what does legalized child killing have to do with these things? My thoughts are: Satan’s attempt to stop the appearance of the 144,000. As in the first advent, Herod, through Satan’s influence, had children killed to stop the appearance of the Christ. The 144,000 will be there to prepare the way for the Lord, and like God’s prophesies, require exact fulfillment as stated. Satan knows if he kills enough people, he may get ‘lucky’ and kill a few of the 144,000 before they are born, and thus eliminate the appearance of these ‘Elijah’ people, as there cannot be 143,999 to fulfill the prophesy as written.
Now, a few words about the “illuminati’ or other organized power brokers out there. We do know who the major money powers are, and on the Anglo, European side, it is the House of Rothschild, and the Rockefellers, with the possibility of the House of Windsor in England. The best way to describe these people are: incompetent, inbred idiots. They believe they know what’s best for the world, and are attempting to go about changing it into their image. They are proactive in their goals of reducing the population, and passing on their version of the hellish ‘gospel of scarcity’. However, they cannot possibly know everything that is going on, or control all aspects of the complicated workings of society, but they are definitely opportunists, and look for events either in nature or man made to effect advancement of their agenda.
We should not underestimate nor ignore their power, but on the other hand, we also must be aware of their power source (Satan) and be very aware they will have their day, but will ultimately go to their own destruction, made by their own hands. Remember, Satan loves no one, and is a double crosser. He will show no loyalty to the creators of Babylon and this will be evident when he eliminates this first beast once it no longer serves his needs. As sharp and knowledgeable as Satan is, he is not omnipotent, omniscient, nor omnipresent and cannot cover all possibilities and outcomes. The prince of this world is no match for the King of the Universe. He will lose big, and all those with him will go down in flames.
http://www.spiritdaily.com/prophecysept09.htm 1:01 pm edt
Over the past several postings, I covered a great many topics that seem to be interrelated to the abortion issue. In looking at these differing topics, we begin to get an idea of the forces behind the efforts to keep child killing legal. The list of enemies is long, and that is only considering those who hate Christianity and want to see this moral system end. There are also enemies within the camp that co conspire with the enemy on the outside, as the enemies within the pro life camp see this as an opportunity to propagate their own ‘profiting’ off of the movement, whether it be financial or fame.
There is no question the pro life movement, with its uncompromising goal of ending legalized child killing is a very uphill battle. It bodes well for us to understand the forces behind the legalized child killing, and what their goals are in keeping this legal. Ultimately we know the prime mover in this battle is the father of all lies and the destroyer. This destroyer has his own people, and they are well organized. On the other side is God, but his people are not as well organized, and in many cases outnumbered. However, God only needs one with the truth in the right places, such as Elijah.
There is the constant debate whether there is a conspiracy, or ‘illuminati’ or other forces behind world events that appear ‘random’. The answer is so self evident that it is amazing people of good will even have to debate it. Of course there are forces out there conspiring against God and the light, and of course they exist in the dark, as Jesus taught. Satan is currently in the realm of the invisible and needs to make his plans manifest through people. This requires organization, and by it’s nature, secretive. There is no question that many of the seemingly random events are coordinated by people in power, given to them by the prince of this world.
One needs to understand that in the end we win. Satan and Babylon will be destroyed in the end, but before then there will be a time for Babylon Rev 13:7 ‘The first beast (Babylon) will make war against the saints and conquer them.’ So sometime between now and the rising of the beast from the sea in Revelation, there needs to be organization and consolidation of power, money and authority by the dark side. The first beast, Babylon will be made from people, but the second beast, rising from the earth, the ‘lamb like’ beast, is the physical appearance of Satan. He then gives his power to the first beast and makes an image of it.
Satan, the perfectly sinful creature that he is would not give any authority to a man made system, unless he was behind it. Pride would stop this, and Revelation leaves no wiggle room for this to be a ‘random’ event or series of events. This is coordinated from the spiritual realm and manifested by people. So, currently we are in the realm of the pre Revelation time of conglomeration of power, wealth and authority to the dark side, which will have its ‘hour’ of time.
It amazes me how many Christians have no difficulty acknowledging our ability to get together and make plans to protest, pray or do other activities that will better the world, yet balk at or belittle the idea that evil can and does the same thing. Do you really believe Satan, knowing his time is short, is spending time playing tiddlywinks? Jesus cast out demons from people, and I am certain there are many possessed individuals in society. What do we think they are up to anyway? Doing their master’s bidding.
If one doesn’t think there are conspiracies, explain the Federal Reserve System created by the huge banking dynasties in secret. What about the Bilderberg group, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission? What about the famous stones in Georgia that gives the diabolical new ’10 commandments’ for the new age? What about all the genetically engineered crops that are causing havoc with the unaltered crops. What about cloning and stem cell research on aborted fetuses? What about the vaccines, drugs, the spread of bizarre illnesses? The list goes on, but be clear, there is something (someone) behind all evil acts and as Christians, we know who it is. (Related to this is an update on the flying pigs series by F. William Engdahl)
http://www.financialsense.com/editorials/engdahl/2009/0928.html
Again, the good news is we win in the end. Our hope is in our Lord and it will be Him who puts an end to this. In the mean time we are to be his hands and feet, and remain in the fight. Our efforts may result in what will appear to be lost battles, but only at the end of time, will we know for sure. We are to persevere, pray and continue standing up for the light and walking the walk of faith.
Now what does legalized child killing have to do with these things? My thoughts are: Satan’s attempt to stop the appearance of the 144,000. As in the first advent, Herod, through Satan’s influence, had children killed to stop the appearance of the Christ. The 144,000 will be there to prepare the way for the Lord, and like God’s prophesies, require exact fulfillment as stated. Satan knows if he kills enough people, he may get ‘lucky’ and kill a few of the 144,000 before they are born, and thus eliminate the appearance of these ‘Elijah’ people, as there cannot be 143,999 to fulfill the prophesy as written.
Now, a few words about the “illuminati’ or other organized power brokers out there. We do know who the major money powers are, and on the Anglo, European side, it is the House of Rothschild, and the Rockefellers, with the possibility of the House of Windsor in England. The best way to describe these people are: incompetent, inbred idiots. They believe they know what’s best for the world, and are attempting to go about changing it into their image. They are proactive in their goals of reducing the population, and passing on their version of the hellish ‘gospel of scarcity’. However, they cannot possibly know everything that is going on, or control all aspects of the complicated workings of society, but they are definitely opportunists, and look for events either in nature or man made to effect advancement of their agenda.
We should not underestimate nor ignore their power, but on the other hand, we also must be aware of their power source (Satan) and be very aware they will have their day, but will ultimately go to their own destruction, made by their own hands. Remember, Satan loves no one, and is a double crosser. He will show no loyalty to the creators of Babylon and this will be evident when he eliminates this first beast once it no longer serves his needs. As sharp and knowledgeable as Satan is, he is not omnipotent, omniscient, nor omnipresent and cannot cover all possibilities and outcomes. The prince of this world is no match for the King of the Universe. He will lose big, and all those with him will go down in flames.
http://www.spiritdaily.com/prophecysept09.htm 1:01 pm edt
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