For immediate release:
Contact: Catherine Veritas, 904 687 9806
Source: Randall Terry
Background. Muslim Imam Anjem Choudary recently appeared on Fox News Network with Sean Hannity. In the heated exchange, Mr. Choudary acknowledged that he wants sharia law established in America. He has announced plans to hold a pro-Sharia rally in front of the White House on March 3, calling for Sharia law to be implemented in America. In a prior interview with ABC he predicted that "the flag of Islam will fly over the White House;" he has called on Muslims to "rise up and establish an Islamic state in America."
Outraged westerners have denounced the Imam as a "radical" and an "extremist;" Sean Hannity justly called Choudary a "sick, miserable, evil S.O.B."
Americans should understand that Imam Choudary is simply espousing historic, orthodox Islam. His vision is not new or novel; it is as old as Muhammad and his Companions. Choudary is merely echoing the words of Islam's "prophet," Muhammad.
For example, Muhammad sent the following letter to the leader of the Coptic Christians of Egypt nearly 1400 years ago:
"In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
"From Muhammad, servant of God and His Messenger, to Muqawqis, the leader of the Copts:
"There is safety and peace for those on the right path. Therefore, I invite you to accept Islam. If you accept, you will find peace, you will save your throne, and you will earn a two-fold reward for letting your subjects be honored with Islam. If you turn your back on this offer, the responsibility for the disaster to befall your subjects belongs to you."
Mr. Terry States: "Anyone who has studied the history of oppression and bloodshed that Muslims have meted out to Coptic Christians to this very day knows that Muhammad and his followers made good on this threat of ‘disaster.’ Moreover, Muhammad's threats and the subsequent violence to the Coptic Community were not isolated, but rather the standard fare of Muhammad and his successors (the caliphs). Imam Choudary and the Muslim Brotherhood are in perfect union with historic, orthodox Islam in their vision, goals, and words."
Mr. Terry and his associates have received several death threats because of their public stand against Sharia law. Mr. Terry is in the final semester of a Masters Program on International Terrorism.
Read two of Mr. Terry's theses on Islamic terrorism and Sharia Law at www.RandallTerry.com:
"How Do the Words and Deeds of Islamic terrorists, or Muslims Who Call for Acts of Terror and Violence, Emulate the Words and Deeds of Muhammad?"
http://www.terrycast.com/pr/WordsDeedsMuhammadPublic.pdf
and
"Is Islamic Shaira Law Incompatible With International Laws of Human Rights for Freedom of Thought, Conscience, Religion and Expression?
http://www.terrycast.com/pr/InternationalLawPublicFinal.pdf
Timothy R. Furnish, Ph.D. Islamic History, and former U.S. Army Arabic interrogator says:
“Randall Terry’s DVD series What Would Muhammad Do? is a much-needed exposé of the theological and historical truth about the violent nature of Islamic shari`a law and Muhammad, Islam’s founder. Unlike most academic specialists who take refuge in irrelevant issues or—worse still—serve as Islamic apologists, Mr. Terry avoids both dead-ends; yet, in contrast to many Christian critics of the world’s second-largest religion, Mr. Terry brings not only his Christian faith and keen Biblical knowledge to the fray—he also demonstrates a clear understanding of the foundational texts of Islam.”
Note: Counter-demonstrators will be present at Imam Choudary’s rally, whenever it is held.
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Friday, February 25, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
PRO-LIFE SIT IN AT SPEAKER BOEHNER'S OFFICE
Randall Terry
Pro-Life “Sit-in” at Speaker Boehner’s Office:
Will Republicans Really Defund Planned Parenthood –
This “Criminal Syndicate?”
Even as I write, six courageous pro-life advocates – Ed Faddoul, Joan McKee, Gary Boislcair, Andrew Beacham, David Lewis, and Alan Mercado – are being released from jail for staging a peaceful “sit-in” outside House Speaker John Boehner’s office at noon on Wednesday, Feb 23. God bless them for bringing national press coverage – by virtue of their sacrificial actions – to this life and death debate.
Before the sit-in, Mr. Boehner’s Communications Director met with us outside Boehner’s office, with over a dozen members of the press recording the moment. (See video of press conference below.)
We told him – in the clearest terms possible – that Mr. Boehner could be a hero if he follows through with defunding Planned Parenthood when the Continuing Resolution reaches the conference committee. We also told Speaker Boehner’s representative that if Mr. Boehner fails to defund Planned Parenthood – far from being a hero – he would be collaborating with those who commit sexual crimes against minors.
(For any who do not know the process, the House vote last week to defund Planned Parenthood does not insure Planned Parenthood will actually lose funding. The Senate must also vote to do so, or when a conference committee is convened that hammers out the “final bill,” that “final bill” must also prohibit funding for Planned Parenthood. The final bill will then be voted on again by the full House and Senate.)
Where Do We Go From Here to Defund Planned Parenthood?
I urge my fellow pro-life leaders, heads of ministries, and individual pro-lifers to take decisive actions to bring victory at this criminal moment. I submit the following immediate steps that can be taken to defund Planned Parenthood:
1) Contact Speaker Boehner’s office at 202-224-3121, and politely insist that he only appoint House Members to the Conference Committee that will keep funding for Planned Parenthood out of the final Continuing Resolution.
2) Call your House Member at 202-224-3121, and insist that Planned Parenthood be defunded in the conference committee.
3) Wherever you live, you have a local office for your House Member. When you call the receptionist of your Member in DC, ask for the address of your member’s local office. Then, go in person to the office, and politely insist (of whatever staffer you talk to) that the Member makes sure that Planned Parenthood funding is not restored in the conference committee. Remember, they work for you.
4) Tell your Member that if funding is restored in the conference committee, you insist he vote against the Continuing Resolution when it comes back to the House for a final vote (after the conference committee’s failure).
5) Hold a peaceful demonstration and press conference in front of your House Member’s and/or Senators’ office(s) in your area. This is a VERY BIG issue right now; if you hold a demonstration – even with 3 or 4 people – you will likely get a lot of media coverage, and reach multitudes with your message. If you have never done this before (and are a little nervous!), go to www.TerryCast.com and click on “Press Instructions.” The instructions are comprehensive, and free for all to use.
6) If you would like to write and fax a personal letter from you to every House Freshman, or to all Republicans, or even just to Speaker Boehner and the House leaders, go to www.OverturnRoe.com. It is very fast, and very inexpensive. And again, this is a personal letter from you, that will be faxed immediately to all House or Senate members you select.
Is Planned Parenthood a “Criminal Syndicate?”
Given the facts, it is arguable that Planned Parenthood is a criminal syndicate. Besides being the nations largest killer of unborn babies – which is by far their worst crime (they slaughtered over 300,000 babies last year – I believe they are in a criminal conspiracy to cover up sexual crimes committed against minors. Let me make my case.
Every time a pregnant minor girl walks into a Planned Parenthood, that child is the victim of a sexual offense. She is a living, breathing crime scene. She is either the victim of statutory rape, or worse.
By law, Planned Parenthood is required to tell police authorities of these crimes. But, as has been proven over and over again - by the courageous undercover work of Lila Rose, Mark Crutcher and others - Planned Parenthood refuses to obey the law. They are knowingly aiding and abetting sexual crimes against minors. At that point, they become an “accessory after the fact.”
Think about it: if you or I learned (after the crime was committed) that someone had committed a murder, or a robbery, or a rape – and then we knowingly helped cover it up – we would be “accessories after the fact.” We would literally be committing a crime, punishable in a criminal court of law.
Every time Planned Parenthood helps a child molester, or a pimp, or an adult male man having sex with a minor cover their crimes by killing the baby – and does not contact the police – they have become accessories after the fact.
In that light, I have a rhetorical suggestion to make to all my fellow pro-life leaders and activists; from henceforth until the day that Planned Parenthood is closed down for good – and many of its employees are tried for conspiring to protect sexual crimes – we should refer to them as a “criminal syndicate.”
Such a declaration is the truth; and politically, it puts people like Barney Frank and Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the position of having to explain their support (financially and ethically) for an organization that kills over 300,000 babies a year by abortion, and by the tens of thousands of times per year, is knowingly covering up crimes. To support Planned Parenthood – knowing the evidence of the murderous and illegal deeds of Planned Parenthood – shows a corruption of mind and deed that is unfathomable. It is our duty to create the debate on these terms.
In closing, I beg you – in the presence of God, the Church triumphant, and in the presence of the millions of babies’ souls that have been dispatched by an abortionists’ knife at a Planned Parenthood killing center – do EVERYTHING in your power to bring victory in this critical battle. Lift up your voice to Speaker Boehner, the Republican House, and your Representative, and demand that Planned Parenthood – this “criminal syndicate” – is fully defunded once and for all. Once that is accomplished, can talk about special House investigative hearings, and prosecutions.
See Video of the Press Conference and Sit in at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Et7UfIePOo
Learn more about pro-life activism, Mr. Terry’s work, and his Presidential Primary against President Obama at: www.OverturnRoe.com, www.TerryCast.com, and www.TerryForPresident.com
Pro-Life “Sit-in” at Speaker Boehner’s Office:
Will Republicans Really Defund Planned Parenthood –
This “Criminal Syndicate?”
Even as I write, six courageous pro-life advocates – Ed Faddoul, Joan McKee, Gary Boislcair, Andrew Beacham, David Lewis, and Alan Mercado – are being released from jail for staging a peaceful “sit-in” outside House Speaker John Boehner’s office at noon on Wednesday, Feb 23. God bless them for bringing national press coverage – by virtue of their sacrificial actions – to this life and death debate.
Before the sit-in, Mr. Boehner’s Communications Director met with us outside Boehner’s office, with over a dozen members of the press recording the moment. (See video of press conference below.)
We told him – in the clearest terms possible – that Mr. Boehner could be a hero if he follows through with defunding Planned Parenthood when the Continuing Resolution reaches the conference committee. We also told Speaker Boehner’s representative that if Mr. Boehner fails to defund Planned Parenthood – far from being a hero – he would be collaborating with those who commit sexual crimes against minors.
(For any who do not know the process, the House vote last week to defund Planned Parenthood does not insure Planned Parenthood will actually lose funding. The Senate must also vote to do so, or when a conference committee is convened that hammers out the “final bill,” that “final bill” must also prohibit funding for Planned Parenthood. The final bill will then be voted on again by the full House and Senate.)
Where Do We Go From Here to Defund Planned Parenthood?
I urge my fellow pro-life leaders, heads of ministries, and individual pro-lifers to take decisive actions to bring victory at this criminal moment. I submit the following immediate steps that can be taken to defund Planned Parenthood:
1) Contact Speaker Boehner’s office at 202-224-3121, and politely insist that he only appoint House Members to the Conference Committee that will keep funding for Planned Parenthood out of the final Continuing Resolution.
2) Call your House Member at 202-224-3121, and insist that Planned Parenthood be defunded in the conference committee.
3) Wherever you live, you have a local office for your House Member. When you call the receptionist of your Member in DC, ask for the address of your member’s local office. Then, go in person to the office, and politely insist (of whatever staffer you talk to) that the Member makes sure that Planned Parenthood funding is not restored in the conference committee. Remember, they work for you.
4) Tell your Member that if funding is restored in the conference committee, you insist he vote against the Continuing Resolution when it comes back to the House for a final vote (after the conference committee’s failure).
5) Hold a peaceful demonstration and press conference in front of your House Member’s and/or Senators’ office(s) in your area. This is a VERY BIG issue right now; if you hold a demonstration – even with 3 or 4 people – you will likely get a lot of media coverage, and reach multitudes with your message. If you have never done this before (and are a little nervous!), go to www.TerryCast.com and click on “Press Instructions.” The instructions are comprehensive, and free for all to use.
6) If you would like to write and fax a personal letter from you to every House Freshman, or to all Republicans, or even just to Speaker Boehner and the House leaders, go to www.OverturnRoe.com. It is very fast, and very inexpensive. And again, this is a personal letter from you, that will be faxed immediately to all House or Senate members you select.
Is Planned Parenthood a “Criminal Syndicate?”
Given the facts, it is arguable that Planned Parenthood is a criminal syndicate. Besides being the nations largest killer of unborn babies – which is by far their worst crime (they slaughtered over 300,000 babies last year – I believe they are in a criminal conspiracy to cover up sexual crimes committed against minors. Let me make my case.
Every time a pregnant minor girl walks into a Planned Parenthood, that child is the victim of a sexual offense. She is a living, breathing crime scene. She is either the victim of statutory rape, or worse.
By law, Planned Parenthood is required to tell police authorities of these crimes. But, as has been proven over and over again - by the courageous undercover work of Lila Rose, Mark Crutcher and others - Planned Parenthood refuses to obey the law. They are knowingly aiding and abetting sexual crimes against minors. At that point, they become an “accessory after the fact.”
Think about it: if you or I learned (after the crime was committed) that someone had committed a murder, or a robbery, or a rape – and then we knowingly helped cover it up – we would be “accessories after the fact.” We would literally be committing a crime, punishable in a criminal court of law.
Every time Planned Parenthood helps a child molester, or a pimp, or an adult male man having sex with a minor cover their crimes by killing the baby – and does not contact the police – they have become accessories after the fact.
In that light, I have a rhetorical suggestion to make to all my fellow pro-life leaders and activists; from henceforth until the day that Planned Parenthood is closed down for good – and many of its employees are tried for conspiring to protect sexual crimes – we should refer to them as a “criminal syndicate.”
Such a declaration is the truth; and politically, it puts people like Barney Frank and Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the position of having to explain their support (financially and ethically) for an organization that kills over 300,000 babies a year by abortion, and by the tens of thousands of times per year, is knowingly covering up crimes. To support Planned Parenthood – knowing the evidence of the murderous and illegal deeds of Planned Parenthood – shows a corruption of mind and deed that is unfathomable. It is our duty to create the debate on these terms.
In closing, I beg you – in the presence of God, the Church triumphant, and in the presence of the millions of babies’ souls that have been dispatched by an abortionists’ knife at a Planned Parenthood killing center – do EVERYTHING in your power to bring victory in this critical battle. Lift up your voice to Speaker Boehner, the Republican House, and your Representative, and demand that Planned Parenthood – this “criminal syndicate” – is fully defunded once and for all. Once that is accomplished, can talk about special House investigative hearings, and prosecutions.
See Video of the Press Conference and Sit in at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Et7UfIePOo
Learn more about pro-life activism, Mr. Terry’s work, and his Presidential Primary against President Obama at: www.OverturnRoe.com, www.TerryCast.com, and www.TerryForPresident.com
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
PLANNED PARENTHOOD CAN BE DEFUNDED IN COMMITTEE
George Offerman
There are many in the pro life that do not understand the legislative process, and believe that the House passed a bill defunding planned parenthood, that their hands are tied. This is not the case, and it is time to hold our elected officials accountable to their promises to follow through with defunding planned parenthood. This can be done in the conference committee, and is a simple matter of conviction from Boehner.
So, it is in this manner that the Insurrecta Nex team is doing a sit in later today in which they will challenge Speaker Boehner in keeping to his promise that ending legalized child killing is the premier task of this congress. Since most of the pro life movement is too busy celebrating, and not demanding planned parenthood be defunded in committee, it has fallen upon this brave band of warriors to draw attention to the point of battle that is most winnable.
It is interesting that in light of the Lila Rose video’s and the grisly discoveries at Gosnell’s killing fields, it is fresh on most people’s minds that planned parenthood supports pimps, prostitution, underage child killing services, contraception and many other illegal endeavors. If Boehner and company fail to defund planned parenthood because they don’t want the ‘embarrassment’ of it all, maybe Boehner and company need to keep in mind that their discomfort is in exchange for supporting pimps, prostitution, underage child killing and the such. If Boehner and company go this route, it will demonstrate how little their words mean, and it is going to be business as usual. This cannot stand, and will not be tolerated.
From wikipedia:
"The Constitution grants the House several exclusive powers: the power to initiate revenue bills, to impeach officials, and to elect the President in case of an Electoral College deadlock." The key words here are "exclusive" and "initiate".
The power to initiate revenue bills is set out in U.S. Constitution Article I, section 7, which reads in part:
"All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills."
"Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 imposes accountability on Congressional spending:
“No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.”
The first half of this clause indicates that Congress must have appropriated by law the funds to be spent before the funds can be released from the Treasury. It serves as a powerful check of the legislature on the executive branch, as it further secures Congress's power of the purse. This provision, when also combined with the bicameral nature of Congress and the quorum requirements of both the Senate and the House of Representatives; serves as a constitutional check and balance on the legislature itself, prohibiting any spending that does not have broad support."
Because the House of Representatives must originate all federal spending by appropriating money, the newly elected GOP majority now has this exclusive power.
That includes defunding Obama Care, and defunding all other federal programs inconsistent with GOP objectives. This can occur immediately. Without money appropriated by the U.S. House of Representatives for federal programs under the Constitution, they must cease.
If the GOP leadership fails to exercise their spending power immediately by refusing to fund all federal programs that are contrary to GOP objectives, they are lying to their base. As of January 1, 2011, hold your elected GOP representatives accountable for their spending! Call the Capitol and tell Speaker Boehner to defund planned parenthood in the conference committee.
There are many in the pro life that do not understand the legislative process, and believe that the House passed a bill defunding planned parenthood, that their hands are tied. This is not the case, and it is time to hold our elected officials accountable to their promises to follow through with defunding planned parenthood. This can be done in the conference committee, and is a simple matter of conviction from Boehner.
So, it is in this manner that the Insurrecta Nex team is doing a sit in later today in which they will challenge Speaker Boehner in keeping to his promise that ending legalized child killing is the premier task of this congress. Since most of the pro life movement is too busy celebrating, and not demanding planned parenthood be defunded in committee, it has fallen upon this brave band of warriors to draw attention to the point of battle that is most winnable.
It is interesting that in light of the Lila Rose video’s and the grisly discoveries at Gosnell’s killing fields, it is fresh on most people’s minds that planned parenthood supports pimps, prostitution, underage child killing services, contraception and many other illegal endeavors. If Boehner and company fail to defund planned parenthood because they don’t want the ‘embarrassment’ of it all, maybe Boehner and company need to keep in mind that their discomfort is in exchange for supporting pimps, prostitution, underage child killing and the such. If Boehner and company go this route, it will demonstrate how little their words mean, and it is going to be business as usual. This cannot stand, and will not be tolerated.
From wikipedia:
"The Constitution grants the House several exclusive powers: the power to initiate revenue bills, to impeach officials, and to elect the President in case of an Electoral College deadlock." The key words here are "exclusive" and "initiate".
The power to initiate revenue bills is set out in U.S. Constitution Article I, section 7, which reads in part:
"All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills."
"Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 imposes accountability on Congressional spending:
“No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.”
The first half of this clause indicates that Congress must have appropriated by law the funds to be spent before the funds can be released from the Treasury. It serves as a powerful check of the legislature on the executive branch, as it further secures Congress's power of the purse. This provision, when also combined with the bicameral nature of Congress and the quorum requirements of both the Senate and the House of Representatives; serves as a constitutional check and balance on the legislature itself, prohibiting any spending that does not have broad support."
Because the House of Representatives must originate all federal spending by appropriating money, the newly elected GOP majority now has this exclusive power.
That includes defunding Obama Care, and defunding all other federal programs inconsistent with GOP objectives. This can occur immediately. Without money appropriated by the U.S. House of Representatives for federal programs under the Constitution, they must cease.
If the GOP leadership fails to exercise their spending power immediately by refusing to fund all federal programs that are contrary to GOP objectives, they are lying to their base. As of January 1, 2011, hold your elected GOP representatives accountable for their spending! Call the Capitol and tell Speaker Boehner to defund planned parenthood in the conference committee.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
WHY ARE PRO LIFERS CELEBRATING?
George Offerman
I am most perplexed by the mainstream pro life organizations that are celebrating the house passing legislation that defunds planned parenthood. Yes, this effort is in the right direction, but as of today, planned parenthood is totally funded and is still killing babies. So, in essence, nothing has changed, yet one would not know that by the excitement and ‘Champaign corks’ being popped over the past several days. There is a big difference between legislation proffered and legislation signed into law and enforced. Until planned parenthood is dead and buried, it is alive and well, and killing babies without abandon.
This is where the naiveté of the pro life movement is showing itself. Good intentions are not the same as results, and the pro lifers are celebrating style over substance. For those that have been in this battle for decades, we have seen this before, and if Boehner and company don’t go to the ‘mat’ for this cause, it will die in the Senate, and one more time, the ‘pro life Republicants’ will go to their constituents and sell failure, as ‘keeping our campaign promises’. This is the time we as a movement ought to be building the biggest bonfire and stoking the heat, not sitting back and celebrating a non win as if it is a win.
It is at these times that I wonder if the pro life movement has any clue as how to fight this battle. The time to celebrate victory is when we actually win, and won we have not. Are we that used to losing that even proffered legislation brings out the red carpet? These are mere morsels and we need to stop with this desperation game and accepting gestures as completions and demand that our politicians actually keep their word and do what they were elected to do. Defunding planned parenthood is a no brainer, and the pro lifers should be on the offensive, and make the liberal Democrats prove their side in defending the slaughter of innocent children. There ought to be graphic pictures everywhere around the Capitol now and it is our job to show the people how grisly legalized child killing is.
Will the pro life movement step up to the plate and do the job they need to do in order to ensure victory? So far, it seems they have taken a back seat to activism that will continue to apply heat to these people. Too many times in the past, these elected officials have turned tail and betrayed the cause, citing lame reasons and fallacious ‘procedural’ practices in Congress. These people then get re elected with the promise to do more of the same, and more of the same is exactly what we are given. It is time for these officials to stand up and do what is right in the eyes of God and for the babies.
The Congress can force this issue. The congress holds the purse strings, and as such, doesn’t need Obama’s approval to get this done. Boehner and company should go through with letting the government shut down. Heck, the country will run better and save a lot of money at the same time. A shutdown will also bring this debate to a head, as people’s pocketbooks will be involved and many will actually pay attention for the first time in their adult lives. But getting back to the planned parenthood issue, Boehner and company will have absolutely no excuse if they don’t follow through on this. And we need to hold their feet to the fire.
I am most perplexed by the mainstream pro life organizations that are celebrating the house passing legislation that defunds planned parenthood. Yes, this effort is in the right direction, but as of today, planned parenthood is totally funded and is still killing babies. So, in essence, nothing has changed, yet one would not know that by the excitement and ‘Champaign corks’ being popped over the past several days. There is a big difference between legislation proffered and legislation signed into law and enforced. Until planned parenthood is dead and buried, it is alive and well, and killing babies without abandon.
This is where the naiveté of the pro life movement is showing itself. Good intentions are not the same as results, and the pro lifers are celebrating style over substance. For those that have been in this battle for decades, we have seen this before, and if Boehner and company don’t go to the ‘mat’ for this cause, it will die in the Senate, and one more time, the ‘pro life Republicants’ will go to their constituents and sell failure, as ‘keeping our campaign promises’. This is the time we as a movement ought to be building the biggest bonfire and stoking the heat, not sitting back and celebrating a non win as if it is a win.
It is at these times that I wonder if the pro life movement has any clue as how to fight this battle. The time to celebrate victory is when we actually win, and won we have not. Are we that used to losing that even proffered legislation brings out the red carpet? These are mere morsels and we need to stop with this desperation game and accepting gestures as completions and demand that our politicians actually keep their word and do what they were elected to do. Defunding planned parenthood is a no brainer, and the pro lifers should be on the offensive, and make the liberal Democrats prove their side in defending the slaughter of innocent children. There ought to be graphic pictures everywhere around the Capitol now and it is our job to show the people how grisly legalized child killing is.
Will the pro life movement step up to the plate and do the job they need to do in order to ensure victory? So far, it seems they have taken a back seat to activism that will continue to apply heat to these people. Too many times in the past, these elected officials have turned tail and betrayed the cause, citing lame reasons and fallacious ‘procedural’ practices in Congress. These people then get re elected with the promise to do more of the same, and more of the same is exactly what we are given. It is time for these officials to stand up and do what is right in the eyes of God and for the babies.
The Congress can force this issue. The congress holds the purse strings, and as such, doesn’t need Obama’s approval to get this done. Boehner and company should go through with letting the government shut down. Heck, the country will run better and save a lot of money at the same time. A shutdown will also bring this debate to a head, as people’s pocketbooks will be involved and many will actually pay attention for the first time in their adult lives. But getting back to the planned parenthood issue, Boehner and company will have absolutely no excuse if they don’t follow through on this. And we need to hold their feet to the fire.
Friday, February 18, 2011
OUR FOUNDATION IS CRUMBLING
George Offerman
As I go into my fourth week of fighting this super bug, it is difficult to concentrate on reading and writing, but it is also difficult to watch what is going on and not comment on it. All the austerity movements in places like Greece, Ireland and the soon to be countries of Portugal and Spain seems to have finally arrived on our shores. The funny thing is, our debt is multiples greater than all of these countries combined and outside of the fact our dollar happens to be the ‘reserve currency’ of the world, we would have had to have dealt with our wayward ways years, if not decades ago. We are finally proving Keynes wrong after all this time: ‘you can’t print your way out of your mess”. The modern financial model is crumbling right before our eyes, and the change many have been speaking of no longer is in the status of coming; it has arrived
What’s going on in Wisconsin is just the beginning. Just as many have been overly critical about paying farmers good money to not grow crops, it is equally stupid and irresponsible to pay people 60-80% of their pay annually to not work. For many in the public sector, that is what they will make (or have been promised) putting in 20-30 years of service. I have met many people who were able to retire in their early 50’s, and with cost of living raises over the years, make more now than when they left the work force. Without exception, these are all government workers, and none of them think twice about the ethics of it, and get quite perturbed when asked if they should be included in those that are asked to ‘sacrifice’ for the good of the whole. We have too many on the dole and too many that have been brainwashed into thinking their well being is someone else’s responsibility. Well change is happening, and it will be a very rude awakening for these folks.
There seems to be a very dramatical shift in the mood of the common man. Over the past few months, many of my clients who run small businesses have decided to call it quits and are taking what remains of their marbles off the table before the ever encompassing leach government gets their fangs into it. I don’t recollect seeing this level of fear in those that create the majority of jobs in this country and cannot remember a time EVER when people are getting out of their businesses for reasons other than bankruptcy. These same people are also spending a lot of time preparing for very bad times ahead, and seem to no longer be focusing on the ‘good ol days’ of prosperity. Also, it is the entrepreneur who seems to have a better ability to visualize the future conditions of business than the common employee, and too many are coming to the same conclusion that the current conditions in this country are spelling major losses for them. They would rather get out of the game with what they have, than take the most probable chance that government will take away the majority of their profits.
We have become too indoctrinated into the redistribution of wealth to remain the constitutional republic our founding fathers envisioned. Greed, arrogance and entitlement has taken the place of charity, humility and thrift that made this country great. The bill is now due, and unfortunately our society has degenerated into a bunch of whiners that believe they have a God given right to a problem free and prosperous life on someone else’s dime and efforts. The time is past to do anything about the current system, and as corrupt as it is, we ought to be celebrating its demise. It is the transition that will lead to the largest challenges for the masses, as we know the elites have already taken care of themselves.
When civil unrest takes root in this country, I wonder if Obama will follow the advice he is giving to many of his comrades in the Middle East: to not fire upon or retaliate against the protestors. What we are seeing in the heartland today is merely the beginning. There have been warnings by many for numerous years, and those many have been mocked and persecuted for their ‘conspiratorial’ musings. These same writers are now talking about martial law and our own military eventually being used against our citizens. Given how accurate these writers have been, it’s not a safe bet to go against what they are warning us about.
As I go into my fourth week of fighting this super bug, it is difficult to concentrate on reading and writing, but it is also difficult to watch what is going on and not comment on it. All the austerity movements in places like Greece, Ireland and the soon to be countries of Portugal and Spain seems to have finally arrived on our shores. The funny thing is, our debt is multiples greater than all of these countries combined and outside of the fact our dollar happens to be the ‘reserve currency’ of the world, we would have had to have dealt with our wayward ways years, if not decades ago. We are finally proving Keynes wrong after all this time: ‘you can’t print your way out of your mess”. The modern financial model is crumbling right before our eyes, and the change many have been speaking of no longer is in the status of coming; it has arrived
What’s going on in Wisconsin is just the beginning. Just as many have been overly critical about paying farmers good money to not grow crops, it is equally stupid and irresponsible to pay people 60-80% of their pay annually to not work. For many in the public sector, that is what they will make (or have been promised) putting in 20-30 years of service. I have met many people who were able to retire in their early 50’s, and with cost of living raises over the years, make more now than when they left the work force. Without exception, these are all government workers, and none of them think twice about the ethics of it, and get quite perturbed when asked if they should be included in those that are asked to ‘sacrifice’ for the good of the whole. We have too many on the dole and too many that have been brainwashed into thinking their well being is someone else’s responsibility. Well change is happening, and it will be a very rude awakening for these folks.
There seems to be a very dramatical shift in the mood of the common man. Over the past few months, many of my clients who run small businesses have decided to call it quits and are taking what remains of their marbles off the table before the ever encompassing leach government gets their fangs into it. I don’t recollect seeing this level of fear in those that create the majority of jobs in this country and cannot remember a time EVER when people are getting out of their businesses for reasons other than bankruptcy. These same people are also spending a lot of time preparing for very bad times ahead, and seem to no longer be focusing on the ‘good ol days’ of prosperity. Also, it is the entrepreneur who seems to have a better ability to visualize the future conditions of business than the common employee, and too many are coming to the same conclusion that the current conditions in this country are spelling major losses for them. They would rather get out of the game with what they have, than take the most probable chance that government will take away the majority of their profits.
We have become too indoctrinated into the redistribution of wealth to remain the constitutional republic our founding fathers envisioned. Greed, arrogance and entitlement has taken the place of charity, humility and thrift that made this country great. The bill is now due, and unfortunately our society has degenerated into a bunch of whiners that believe they have a God given right to a problem free and prosperous life on someone else’s dime and efforts. The time is past to do anything about the current system, and as corrupt as it is, we ought to be celebrating its demise. It is the transition that will lead to the largest challenges for the masses, as we know the elites have already taken care of themselves.
When civil unrest takes root in this country, I wonder if Obama will follow the advice he is giving to many of his comrades in the Middle East: to not fire upon or retaliate against the protestors. What we are seeing in the heartland today is merely the beginning. There have been warnings by many for numerous years, and those many have been mocked and persecuted for their ‘conspiratorial’ musings. These same writers are now talking about martial law and our own military eventually being used against our citizens. Given how accurate these writers have been, it’s not a safe bet to go against what they are warning us about.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
TOUGH WINTER
George Offerman
It is difficult to write when under the weather, and it has now been 3 weeks for whatever bug has decided to move in with me. Lots of people seem to be sick, and some of them have been worse off than myself. Let’s hope for the best, and get things back on track.
It seems there is a disturbance in the force. The happenings in the Middle East have caused several prominent expositors to take a second look at the impending and encompassing spread of radical Islam to these countries. It seems that if the worst case scenario plays out, we are likely to see a significant if not catastrophic increase in violence and instability of the likes we have yet to witness. The lightening speed at which these events are moving is very unnerving. We are witnessing changes so profound that it is difficult to keep up with them, and to fully understand the ramifications of them.
Meanwhile, we have Obama over here discussing how our economic condition is improving, and we have ‘seen the worst’. The projected deficit for this year is projected at 1.5 trillion dollars. It took over 200 years to accumulate this debt and now we are managing to do this in less than a year. How can things be getting better, when we run up such large deficits, with no end in sight? Can we say hyperinflation?
We have this bizarre weather, which within the past few days has destroyed nearly 100% of the fruit and vegetable crops in the south and Mexico. There have been more than a few articles pointing out how these staples could easily double or triple in price in the next several weeks. We are also using an inordinate amount of corn for …fuel, and literally reducing the amount of this crop for human consumption. Do you know how to grow your own food?
All sorts of things are going on in our world, and it is changing so quickly, that it is hard to keep up with, and even more difficult to understand how it all fits in the bigger picture. One thing you can bet on is, the next several months will be trying for us, and we need to be in the good graces of God. This seems to be the most important thing we can do, along with holding the spirit of charity for those less fortunate than us.
It is difficult to write when under the weather, and it has now been 3 weeks for whatever bug has decided to move in with me. Lots of people seem to be sick, and some of them have been worse off than myself. Let’s hope for the best, and get things back on track.
It seems there is a disturbance in the force. The happenings in the Middle East have caused several prominent expositors to take a second look at the impending and encompassing spread of radical Islam to these countries. It seems that if the worst case scenario plays out, we are likely to see a significant if not catastrophic increase in violence and instability of the likes we have yet to witness. The lightening speed at which these events are moving is very unnerving. We are witnessing changes so profound that it is difficult to keep up with them, and to fully understand the ramifications of them.
Meanwhile, we have Obama over here discussing how our economic condition is improving, and we have ‘seen the worst’. The projected deficit for this year is projected at 1.5 trillion dollars. It took over 200 years to accumulate this debt and now we are managing to do this in less than a year. How can things be getting better, when we run up such large deficits, with no end in sight? Can we say hyperinflation?
We have this bizarre weather, which within the past few days has destroyed nearly 100% of the fruit and vegetable crops in the south and Mexico. There have been more than a few articles pointing out how these staples could easily double or triple in price in the next several weeks. We are also using an inordinate amount of corn for …fuel, and literally reducing the amount of this crop for human consumption. Do you know how to grow your own food?
All sorts of things are going on in our world, and it is changing so quickly, that it is hard to keep up with, and even more difficult to understand how it all fits in the bigger picture. One thing you can bet on is, the next several months will be trying for us, and we need to be in the good graces of God. This seems to be the most important thing we can do, along with holding the spirit of charity for those less fortunate than us.
Friday, February 11, 2011
WAKE UP AMERICA
George Offerman
Unbeknownst to me, Larry Wilson penned this newsletter and I happened across it several days after my post on this exact subject. Since Larry Wilson has been studying Revelation longer than I have, I am asking the reader to take his time and read this whole newsletter entry. It will be worth your time.
Mr. Wilson:
Revelation 14:8 indicates that all of the nations will drink the maddening wine of Babylon’s adulteries. Who is Babylon? What is the wine of Babylon? What is Babylon’s adultery?
Sincerely, Sherri
________________________________________
Thank you for your questions. I hope my response will be helpful because the future has a sequence of events that few people anticipate. We have to understand the circumstances that will cause the formation of Babylon before we can discuss Babylon’s adultery and wine. According to Wikipedia, the estimated size and diversity of Earth’s seven billion people currently live in approximately 195 nations and speak about 6,500 languages.
1. China has a population of about 1.3 billion people – most of which are atheists.
2. India has a population of about 1.2 billion people – most of which are Hindu or Buddhist.
3. There are about 1.5 billion Muslims and 1.2 billion Catholics living in various countries.
4. This leaves about 1.8 billion people in smaller categories such as Protestants (650 million), Jews (14 million) and various other groups.
These statistics force us to consider the nationalistic, linguistic, religious, and political diversity that exists on Earth. For thousands of years, this diversity has been a source of antagonism and conflict. In the past forty years, leaps in technology have made our world seem very small in matters of travel, economics, food supplies, energy, communication, and nuclear proliferation. It seems inevitable that one day, a nuclear exchange will occur at some point in the future. This oncoming eventuality is important in this study because the Bible indicates that life as we presently know it will abruptly change in a single day. (See 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6.)
God’s Wrath Will Produce Babylon
Please consider this short scenario that could lead to the formation of Babylon.*
Sometime in the near future, I anticipate a nuclear exchange will occur. When this happens, God will step into the conflict with a series of apocalyptic judgments that will be so overwhelming that the war will cease. Suddenly, world leaders will realize that their greatest opponent is not another nation having atomic bombs, but Almighty God Himself!
When God’s wrath breaks out, He will get the undivided attention of all nations. In terms of scope and consequences, God’s wrath will be global and totally devastating. The Bible indicates that God’s wrath will begin with a mighty display of lightning, intimidating peals of thunder, rumblings deep within Earth, and a global earthquake that will destroy dams, bridges, electrical grids, and buildings. This earthquake will make travel and communication almost impossible.
God will put the world in a state of lock-down because He has a message for this rebellious planet. A few days after the global earthquake, God will burn up a third of the world with a meteoric shower of burning hail. A few days later, God will hurl a great asteroid into an ocean. The impact will destroy a third of the ships as well as a third of the sea creatures. The resulting tsunamis will swell several hundred feet high. Giant concentric walls of water will rush toward coastal cities and destroy thousands of them in minutes.
A few days after this, God will hurl a flaming asteroid into a continent and the shockwaves from the impact will shatter its geological strata. This will cause the rivers, aquifers, and springs of water to become contaminated and millions of people will die from drinking poisoned water. After this, hundreds of volcanos will erupt and fill the sky with ash, soot, and debris. The jet stream will cause darkness to cover the middle third of Earth. There will be no light for weeks, crops will perish, and global famine will follow.
God will destroy 25% of the world’s population (1.75 billion people) within a period of a couple months. It goes without saying that the remaining 5.25 billion survivors will be badly traumatized and scared to death. The omnipotent power of Almighty God will silence the whole world in the same way that He silenced a powerful storm on the Sea of Galilee. The fear of the Almighty will humble everyone and the survivors will whisper, "What does He want?"
When the religious and political leaders of the world see the fierce destruction and apocalyptic proportions of God’s wrath, they too will be overwhelmed and traumatized just like everyone else. Since they do not know God’s plans (even though His plans are announced in the book of Revelation), the leaders of the world will erroneously conclude that God’s wrath will continue without cessation unless something is done quickly to appease Him. Furthermore, world leaders will not be able to dismiss these judgments as random acts of nature because I believe God’s wrath will target notoriously wicked places (like Sodom and Gomorrah). Thus, Atheists, Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, and Pagans will be forced to admit that a discernable pattern of destruction is obvious.
The smouldering ruins of thousands of wicked cities will prove to everyone that Almighty God reigns and He must be very angry!
Think about this: By the time the fourth trumpet-judgment in Revelation 8 has ended, all of the world’s infrastructures (communication, banking, manufacturing, travel, and every nation’s economy) will be destroyed. A third of the world will be a heap of ashes. Thousands of coastal cities will either be missing or uninhabitable. Twenty-five percent of the world’s population will be dead. Darkness will cover Earth 24/7 and the onset of global famine will be inescapable. These dire circumstances and the anticipation that more judgments are imminently coming will motivate world leaders to unite and do something quickly!
The religious and political leaders of the world will assemble, and according to the book of Revelation, their solution to appease God’s awful wrath will be to form a crisis government that will oversee every nation, making sure every effort is made to appease God. This crisis government (called Babylon in the book of Revelation) will have authority over not only civil matters, but also religious ones as well. All 195 nations of the world will humbly agree to follow the directives of this "monstrous beast." (Revelation 13:3)
Babylon’s Adulteries
Revelation describes Babylon as an adulterous organization because God considers manmade church-state governments an abomination. The church (the bride of Christ) belongs to Christ and she is not permitted to "get in bed" with civil or secular authorities. Even when God delivered Israel from Egypt, He kept the powers of church (the priesthood) and state (the king) separate. Babylon’s function and role will appear to be a reasonable idea to almost everyone traumatized by the first four trumpets. Its motto will be simple: "The whole world must appease God so that His wrath will cease or we shall all die!" After witnessing the smouldering evidences of God’s wrath, the destruction of thousands of coastal cities, the slaughter of 1.75 billion people, endless darkness, and looming famine, who can disagree with Babylon’s motto without insulting the Almighty?
After the adulterous church-state government forms, I can envision a scenario where the leaders of Babylon announce to the world: "Every nation has suffered great loss. God is angry with the whole world for one reason. We have become wicked, degenerate, and violent. God is offended with our evil ways. The Bible says that God destroyed the world in Noah’s day because of violence and wickedness. The Bible teaches that God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because of sexual immorality, and the Bible teaches that God destroyed Jerusalem for idolatry and violence. God never changes, and now that a third of the world has been reduced to ashes and 25% of the world has been slain, it is absolutely necessary to change our sinful ways if we want to survive. We must therefore make every effort to please the Almighty or He will destroy the rest of us.
Given this unforeseeable crisis, which is due to our decadent and degenerate behavior, the leaders of the world have established a new organization which will lead the way forward. This new organization will work with the authorities in each nation. World leaders have elected the pope to the head this new government because the Roman Catholic Church is unique in that it already has diplomatic relations with 175 nations. The pope will be assisted by an executive council of religious leaders from every religious body. This coalition of the world’s religious leaders will guide us and provide counsel as we proceed.
"All 195 nations have wholeheartedly agreed to carry out the recommendations that will proceed from the crisis government. Due to the implementation of martial law in every nation, many new laws, carefully designed to eliminate offensive behaviors in God’s sight, will be implemented without debate or delay. People refusing to obey these laws will be arrested and punished because the world cannot risk offending Almighty God any further. We have no choice but to appease God’s wrath if we want to survive. Therefore, a list of sinful behaviors will be published and anyone caught offending the Almighty will be quickly punished. Did not God say ‘Is it not better for one man to die than a whole nation perish?’ (See John 11:50.)"
Babylon’s Wine
The wine of Babylon will be a compelling lie. It will be the biggest lie told ever since Lucifer lied to Eve in the Garden of Eden. The lie Babylon will promote is that God’s wrath can be appeased. The wine of Babylon will seem reasonable and all 195 nations will drink it and do stupid things to try to stop God’s wrath. (This is why the wine is called maddening wine.) To counteract this lie, God will send 144,000 prophets throughout the world. They will speak plainly against Babylon’s wine. They will boldly say, ". . . . ‘Fallen! Fallen [False! False] is Babylon the Great [whose plans for appeasing God are nonsense and its presumed authority is an insult to the Almighty], which made all the nations drink the maddening wine [those nations and people who participate in Babylon’s lies will become delusional fools and mad men] of her adulteries [unholy alliance between church and state].’ " (Revelation 14:8, insertions and underlining mine)
Getting Prepared
The book of Revelation teaches three facts that every Christian should clearly understand at this hour. First, God’s wrath is surely coming. The book of Revelation indicates that God is about to send fourteen overwhelming judgments upon Earth. (These judgments are described as seven trumpets and seven bowls.) These judgments will be progressively destructive. In fact, Earth will be totally devastated during the seventh bowl.
Second, Jesus said that the end of the world will be similar to the story of Noah. (Matthew 24:37-39) For 120 years, God warned the people through Noah. Noah told the antediluvians what God was going to do and when He was going to do it. (Genesis 6:3) The antediluvians did not believe Noah. They did not repent of their evil ways and neither did God deviate from His plan. Similarly, the book of Revelation is speaking to the world. It contains God’s plan and He will not deviate from it. When His wrath begins, God will speak to the whole world (and the leaders of Babylon) through His 144,000 servants, and like the antediluvians, most of the world will not listen and will defy God’s commandments.
Third, every Christian should know today that there can be no appeasement of God’s wrath during the Great Tribulation because Earth has passed the point of return. When God’s wrath begins, no amount of appeasement can change, divert, or alter God’s actions. This explains why God sends 144,000 prophets to tell the world that Babylon’s wine is a huge lie. This truth is confirmed by the casting down of the censer at the Altar of Incense in Heaven’s temple. (Revelation 8:5) When the daily service at Heaven’s Altar of Incense is terminated, there can be no further appeasement of God’s wrath because 6,000 years of corporate atonement ends when the censer is cast down.** Salvation will be offered to individuals during the seven trumpets and all who are willing to obey the eternal gospel and put their faith in Christ will be saved. However, it is vital to understand that there will not be any appeasement of God’s wrath – in fact, His wrath will only get worse when the seven bowls begin.
Sherri, I know this scenario sounds like a fairy tale. (The antediluvians also thought a flood was a fairy tale, until the first raindrops fell.) If the documentation was not in the Bible, I would not believe it. Currently, there are many scoffers, but when God’s wrath begins, life will change. Babylon will implement martial law and the individual freedoms that we treasure so much today will be suspended. Constitutional rights and legislative debate will be set aside because of the overwhelming crisis. A day is coming when a few "civil servants" will rule over each nation with absolute power, and worse, a small group of religious leaders will rule over these civil servants with absolute power. The book of Revelation predicts a future and a one-world-church-state that is now impossible to imagine. The Word of God is infallible. It predicts that Babylon is coming. Do not be deceived with its wine.
Larry Wilson
PS: I hope our readers will make copies of this study and pass them around. Hurry. People need to be introduced to this topic. A monstrous beast will soon come to life and what will we then be able to say?
*Note: This topic is covered in considerable detail in my book, The Seven Trumpets, Two Witnesses and Four Beasts. This information can be freely downloaded from http://www.wake-up.org/Revelation/RevTrumpets.pdf
**Note: For further discussion on the Full Cup Principle, please see Chapter 2 in my book, Warning! Revelation is about to be fulfilled or this information can be freely downloaded at http://www.wake-up.org/warnbook/WarnBook.htm
Unbeknownst to me, Larry Wilson penned this newsletter and I happened across it several days after my post on this exact subject. Since Larry Wilson has been studying Revelation longer than I have, I am asking the reader to take his time and read this whole newsletter entry. It will be worth your time.
Mr. Wilson:
Revelation 14:8 indicates that all of the nations will drink the maddening wine of Babylon’s adulteries. Who is Babylon? What is the wine of Babylon? What is Babylon’s adultery?
Sincerely, Sherri
________________________________________
Thank you for your questions. I hope my response will be helpful because the future has a sequence of events that few people anticipate. We have to understand the circumstances that will cause the formation of Babylon before we can discuss Babylon’s adultery and wine. According to Wikipedia, the estimated size and diversity of Earth’s seven billion people currently live in approximately 195 nations and speak about 6,500 languages.
1. China has a population of about 1.3 billion people – most of which are atheists.
2. India has a population of about 1.2 billion people – most of which are Hindu or Buddhist.
3. There are about 1.5 billion Muslims and 1.2 billion Catholics living in various countries.
4. This leaves about 1.8 billion people in smaller categories such as Protestants (650 million), Jews (14 million) and various other groups.
These statistics force us to consider the nationalistic, linguistic, religious, and political diversity that exists on Earth. For thousands of years, this diversity has been a source of antagonism and conflict. In the past forty years, leaps in technology have made our world seem very small in matters of travel, economics, food supplies, energy, communication, and nuclear proliferation. It seems inevitable that one day, a nuclear exchange will occur at some point in the future. This oncoming eventuality is important in this study because the Bible indicates that life as we presently know it will abruptly change in a single day. (See 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6.)
God’s Wrath Will Produce Babylon
Please consider this short scenario that could lead to the formation of Babylon.*
Sometime in the near future, I anticipate a nuclear exchange will occur. When this happens, God will step into the conflict with a series of apocalyptic judgments that will be so overwhelming that the war will cease. Suddenly, world leaders will realize that their greatest opponent is not another nation having atomic bombs, but Almighty God Himself!
When God’s wrath breaks out, He will get the undivided attention of all nations. In terms of scope and consequences, God’s wrath will be global and totally devastating. The Bible indicates that God’s wrath will begin with a mighty display of lightning, intimidating peals of thunder, rumblings deep within Earth, and a global earthquake that will destroy dams, bridges, electrical grids, and buildings. This earthquake will make travel and communication almost impossible.
God will put the world in a state of lock-down because He has a message for this rebellious planet. A few days after the global earthquake, God will burn up a third of the world with a meteoric shower of burning hail. A few days later, God will hurl a great asteroid into an ocean. The impact will destroy a third of the ships as well as a third of the sea creatures. The resulting tsunamis will swell several hundred feet high. Giant concentric walls of water will rush toward coastal cities and destroy thousands of them in minutes.
A few days after this, God will hurl a flaming asteroid into a continent and the shockwaves from the impact will shatter its geological strata. This will cause the rivers, aquifers, and springs of water to become contaminated and millions of people will die from drinking poisoned water. After this, hundreds of volcanos will erupt and fill the sky with ash, soot, and debris. The jet stream will cause darkness to cover the middle third of Earth. There will be no light for weeks, crops will perish, and global famine will follow.
God will destroy 25% of the world’s population (1.75 billion people) within a period of a couple months. It goes without saying that the remaining 5.25 billion survivors will be badly traumatized and scared to death. The omnipotent power of Almighty God will silence the whole world in the same way that He silenced a powerful storm on the Sea of Galilee. The fear of the Almighty will humble everyone and the survivors will whisper, "What does He want?"
When the religious and political leaders of the world see the fierce destruction and apocalyptic proportions of God’s wrath, they too will be overwhelmed and traumatized just like everyone else. Since they do not know God’s plans (even though His plans are announced in the book of Revelation), the leaders of the world will erroneously conclude that God’s wrath will continue without cessation unless something is done quickly to appease Him. Furthermore, world leaders will not be able to dismiss these judgments as random acts of nature because I believe God’s wrath will target notoriously wicked places (like Sodom and Gomorrah). Thus, Atheists, Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, and Pagans will be forced to admit that a discernable pattern of destruction is obvious.
The smouldering ruins of thousands of wicked cities will prove to everyone that Almighty God reigns and He must be very angry!
Think about this: By the time the fourth trumpet-judgment in Revelation 8 has ended, all of the world’s infrastructures (communication, banking, manufacturing, travel, and every nation’s economy) will be destroyed. A third of the world will be a heap of ashes. Thousands of coastal cities will either be missing or uninhabitable. Twenty-five percent of the world’s population will be dead. Darkness will cover Earth 24/7 and the onset of global famine will be inescapable. These dire circumstances and the anticipation that more judgments are imminently coming will motivate world leaders to unite and do something quickly!
The religious and political leaders of the world will assemble, and according to the book of Revelation, their solution to appease God’s awful wrath will be to form a crisis government that will oversee every nation, making sure every effort is made to appease God. This crisis government (called Babylon in the book of Revelation) will have authority over not only civil matters, but also religious ones as well. All 195 nations of the world will humbly agree to follow the directives of this "monstrous beast." (Revelation 13:3)
Babylon’s Adulteries
Revelation describes Babylon as an adulterous organization because God considers manmade church-state governments an abomination. The church (the bride of Christ) belongs to Christ and she is not permitted to "get in bed" with civil or secular authorities. Even when God delivered Israel from Egypt, He kept the powers of church (the priesthood) and state (the king) separate. Babylon’s function and role will appear to be a reasonable idea to almost everyone traumatized by the first four trumpets. Its motto will be simple: "The whole world must appease God so that His wrath will cease or we shall all die!" After witnessing the smouldering evidences of God’s wrath, the destruction of thousands of coastal cities, the slaughter of 1.75 billion people, endless darkness, and looming famine, who can disagree with Babylon’s motto without insulting the Almighty?
After the adulterous church-state government forms, I can envision a scenario where the leaders of Babylon announce to the world: "Every nation has suffered great loss. God is angry with the whole world for one reason. We have become wicked, degenerate, and violent. God is offended with our evil ways. The Bible says that God destroyed the world in Noah’s day because of violence and wickedness. The Bible teaches that God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because of sexual immorality, and the Bible teaches that God destroyed Jerusalem for idolatry and violence. God never changes, and now that a third of the world has been reduced to ashes and 25% of the world has been slain, it is absolutely necessary to change our sinful ways if we want to survive. We must therefore make every effort to please the Almighty or He will destroy the rest of us.
Given this unforeseeable crisis, which is due to our decadent and degenerate behavior, the leaders of the world have established a new organization which will lead the way forward. This new organization will work with the authorities in each nation. World leaders have elected the pope to the head this new government because the Roman Catholic Church is unique in that it already has diplomatic relations with 175 nations. The pope will be assisted by an executive council of religious leaders from every religious body. This coalition of the world’s religious leaders will guide us and provide counsel as we proceed.
"All 195 nations have wholeheartedly agreed to carry out the recommendations that will proceed from the crisis government. Due to the implementation of martial law in every nation, many new laws, carefully designed to eliminate offensive behaviors in God’s sight, will be implemented without debate or delay. People refusing to obey these laws will be arrested and punished because the world cannot risk offending Almighty God any further. We have no choice but to appease God’s wrath if we want to survive. Therefore, a list of sinful behaviors will be published and anyone caught offending the Almighty will be quickly punished. Did not God say ‘Is it not better for one man to die than a whole nation perish?’ (See John 11:50.)"
Babylon’s Wine
The wine of Babylon will be a compelling lie. It will be the biggest lie told ever since Lucifer lied to Eve in the Garden of Eden. The lie Babylon will promote is that God’s wrath can be appeased. The wine of Babylon will seem reasonable and all 195 nations will drink it and do stupid things to try to stop God’s wrath. (This is why the wine is called maddening wine.) To counteract this lie, God will send 144,000 prophets throughout the world. They will speak plainly against Babylon’s wine. They will boldly say, ". . . . ‘Fallen! Fallen [False! False] is Babylon the Great [whose plans for appeasing God are nonsense and its presumed authority is an insult to the Almighty], which made all the nations drink the maddening wine [those nations and people who participate in Babylon’s lies will become delusional fools and mad men] of her adulteries [unholy alliance between church and state].’ " (Revelation 14:8, insertions and underlining mine)
Getting Prepared
The book of Revelation teaches three facts that every Christian should clearly understand at this hour. First, God’s wrath is surely coming. The book of Revelation indicates that God is about to send fourteen overwhelming judgments upon Earth. (These judgments are described as seven trumpets and seven bowls.) These judgments will be progressively destructive. In fact, Earth will be totally devastated during the seventh bowl.
Second, Jesus said that the end of the world will be similar to the story of Noah. (Matthew 24:37-39) For 120 years, God warned the people through Noah. Noah told the antediluvians what God was going to do and when He was going to do it. (Genesis 6:3) The antediluvians did not believe Noah. They did not repent of their evil ways and neither did God deviate from His plan. Similarly, the book of Revelation is speaking to the world. It contains God’s plan and He will not deviate from it. When His wrath begins, God will speak to the whole world (and the leaders of Babylon) through His 144,000 servants, and like the antediluvians, most of the world will not listen and will defy God’s commandments.
Third, every Christian should know today that there can be no appeasement of God’s wrath during the Great Tribulation because Earth has passed the point of return. When God’s wrath begins, no amount of appeasement can change, divert, or alter God’s actions. This explains why God sends 144,000 prophets to tell the world that Babylon’s wine is a huge lie. This truth is confirmed by the casting down of the censer at the Altar of Incense in Heaven’s temple. (Revelation 8:5) When the daily service at Heaven’s Altar of Incense is terminated, there can be no further appeasement of God’s wrath because 6,000 years of corporate atonement ends when the censer is cast down.** Salvation will be offered to individuals during the seven trumpets and all who are willing to obey the eternal gospel and put their faith in Christ will be saved. However, it is vital to understand that there will not be any appeasement of God’s wrath – in fact, His wrath will only get worse when the seven bowls begin.
Sherri, I know this scenario sounds like a fairy tale. (The antediluvians also thought a flood was a fairy tale, until the first raindrops fell.) If the documentation was not in the Bible, I would not believe it. Currently, there are many scoffers, but when God’s wrath begins, life will change. Babylon will implement martial law and the individual freedoms that we treasure so much today will be suspended. Constitutional rights and legislative debate will be set aside because of the overwhelming crisis. A day is coming when a few "civil servants" will rule over each nation with absolute power, and worse, a small group of religious leaders will rule over these civil servants with absolute power. The book of Revelation predicts a future and a one-world-church-state that is now impossible to imagine. The Word of God is infallible. It predicts that Babylon is coming. Do not be deceived with its wine.
Larry Wilson
PS: I hope our readers will make copies of this study and pass them around. Hurry. People need to be introduced to this topic. A monstrous beast will soon come to life and what will we then be able to say?
*Note: This topic is covered in considerable detail in my book, The Seven Trumpets, Two Witnesses and Four Beasts. This information can be freely downloaded from http://www.wake-up.org/Revelation/RevTrumpets.pdf
**Note: For further discussion on the Full Cup Principle, please see Chapter 2 in my book, Warning! Revelation is about to be fulfilled or this information can be freely downloaded at http://www.wake-up.org/warnbook/WarnBook.htm
Thursday, February 10, 2011
CHARACTER ASSASSINATION
George Offerman
I am even amazed at the zeal and nature of attacks directed at Randall Terry since he announced his intent to run against Obama in the Democratic primaries. I fully expected a significant number of ‘hit’ pieces from the pro deathers, but their pieces have been rather tame compared to the efforts of some on the so called ‘pro life ‘side. Some on the pro life side have been so vicious, that it seems these people reflect more of a sociopathology than Christian Charity, and don’t even bother to do any ‘fact checking’ in their allegations. It is this active sin of character assassination that is most bothersome, and those guilty of this again are hiding behind the Christianity moniker to pull off their hits.
It never ceases to amaze me that it is people who have not had any contact with Randall Terry in years that are making accusations about his current situation. I often wonder if the situation were reversed, how these individuals would deal with someone bringing up false charges, misinterpreted events in the past, or simply outright lies intended to assassinate their character. I have found that when I simply call these people out on their bad behaviors, they squeal like greased pigs, and somehow believe the can call the wrath of God onto me, as if I committed the ‘unpardonable sin’. Many of these people seem to be so narcissistic, they cannot see past their own shortcomings and faults, but want to go after anyone who would appear to be getting the attention they crave so desperately.
It also amazes me how many in the pro life movement give any credibility to these malicious malevolents when it seems like a matter of such simple common sense. I wonder if the average individual bothers to do any due diligence of any matter nowadays, or if it is gossip they seem to enjoy and relish. It seems we have lost our ability to differentiate between criticism of issues, versus personal attacks, and between past and present events. We are all broken vessels, and as such, all need the Grace of Jesus Christ to function in his will. How does gossip and character assassination fit into the Grace and Mercy of Jesus Christ? I would like those who openly ‘assassinate’ a Christian in good standing to explain to me, and others, how this fits into the plans of Heaven, and of God and Jesus Christ. I would also like to know from the pro lifers, who read this garbage and then pass it on, how they believe they are promoting the Kingdom of God and promoting love and Christian Charity.
Many of these individuals seem to be motivated by jealousy, because they are not garnishing the attention and fund raising they believe they deserve. Well, one cannot build a city when the main task is that of destruction, and likewise one cannot promote the Kingdom of God by deceptively and maliciously lying about others, and claim this is done in ’the name of the Lord’. Many of these people come across as very charming, humble and charismatic, but bare their fangs when challenged or when perceiving someone else may do something that may upstage them. These people have two sets of rules: those which the majority follows, and those they live by. Of course, the rules these people live by are essentially no rules, and they justify their malevolence by claiming ‘we are doing God’s will’. So they will engage in the exact behavior they accuse others of and in essence, display their narcissism and sociopathology for all to see. (If people take the time to look).
These people show no real belief in God, for if they did, they would be painfully aware of the laws of sowing and reaping, and understand they will be subjected to the EXACT type of trials and tribulations they mete out to others. But most likely they will not because they are so delusional concerning their self importance that they are above reproach. This delusion will soon come to an end, but in the meantime, the destruction they have sown unfortunately is reaping dividends for them, and is directly adding to the length and duration of this holocaust known as legalized child killing. Repent while there is still time. That includes those who also believe and spread this garbage as well as those who originate it.
I am even amazed at the zeal and nature of attacks directed at Randall Terry since he announced his intent to run against Obama in the Democratic primaries. I fully expected a significant number of ‘hit’ pieces from the pro deathers, but their pieces have been rather tame compared to the efforts of some on the so called ‘pro life ‘side. Some on the pro life side have been so vicious, that it seems these people reflect more of a sociopathology than Christian Charity, and don’t even bother to do any ‘fact checking’ in their allegations. It is this active sin of character assassination that is most bothersome, and those guilty of this again are hiding behind the Christianity moniker to pull off their hits.
It never ceases to amaze me that it is people who have not had any contact with Randall Terry in years that are making accusations about his current situation. I often wonder if the situation were reversed, how these individuals would deal with someone bringing up false charges, misinterpreted events in the past, or simply outright lies intended to assassinate their character. I have found that when I simply call these people out on their bad behaviors, they squeal like greased pigs, and somehow believe the can call the wrath of God onto me, as if I committed the ‘unpardonable sin’. Many of these people seem to be so narcissistic, they cannot see past their own shortcomings and faults, but want to go after anyone who would appear to be getting the attention they crave so desperately.
It also amazes me how many in the pro life movement give any credibility to these malicious malevolents when it seems like a matter of such simple common sense. I wonder if the average individual bothers to do any due diligence of any matter nowadays, or if it is gossip they seem to enjoy and relish. It seems we have lost our ability to differentiate between criticism of issues, versus personal attacks, and between past and present events. We are all broken vessels, and as such, all need the Grace of Jesus Christ to function in his will. How does gossip and character assassination fit into the Grace and Mercy of Jesus Christ? I would like those who openly ‘assassinate’ a Christian in good standing to explain to me, and others, how this fits into the plans of Heaven, and of God and Jesus Christ. I would also like to know from the pro lifers, who read this garbage and then pass it on, how they believe they are promoting the Kingdom of God and promoting love and Christian Charity.
Many of these individuals seem to be motivated by jealousy, because they are not garnishing the attention and fund raising they believe they deserve. Well, one cannot build a city when the main task is that of destruction, and likewise one cannot promote the Kingdom of God by deceptively and maliciously lying about others, and claim this is done in ’the name of the Lord’. Many of these people come across as very charming, humble and charismatic, but bare their fangs when challenged or when perceiving someone else may do something that may upstage them. These people have two sets of rules: those which the majority follows, and those they live by. Of course, the rules these people live by are essentially no rules, and they justify their malevolence by claiming ‘we are doing God’s will’. So they will engage in the exact behavior they accuse others of and in essence, display their narcissism and sociopathology for all to see. (If people take the time to look).
These people show no real belief in God, for if they did, they would be painfully aware of the laws of sowing and reaping, and understand they will be subjected to the EXACT type of trials and tribulations they mete out to others. But most likely they will not because they are so delusional concerning their self importance that they are above reproach. This delusion will soon come to an end, but in the meantime, the destruction they have sown unfortunately is reaping dividends for them, and is directly adding to the length and duration of this holocaust known as legalized child killing. Repent while there is still time. That includes those who also believe and spread this garbage as well as those who originate it.
Monday, February 7, 2011
WE NEED TO BE VIGILANT
George Offerman
We literally could be seeing the last pieces of pre Revelation groundwork being laid right before our eyes, and if true, will prove to be no small matter. I am very aware that many pro lifers come to this site to read pro life news, and want to only read that. As I have mentioned on too many occasions, the shedding of innocent blood is the DIRECT CAUSE of the majority of our problems, and to disconnect these events is not only foolish, but really anti God and denial of causal/effect relationships. God does not operate in a vacuum, and does not make any move without cause. If we don’t take the time to study the times we are in, and to understand the relationship of actions to events, then why do we waste any time worrying about the “elimination of unwanted tissue” as the pro deathers put it?
As I have told countless people, I believe legalized child killing has one purpose for the evil one; and that is the elimination of the 144,000. If this number is changed, the prophecy cannot happen, and thus Satan cannot be cast into the lake of fire at the end of time. Do you think He is not aware of that? Without getting into the whole eschatological reasoning (which would take about 50 pages), the next event on the timeline horizon concerning Revelation is the sealing of the 144,000 and the ‘focused prayers’ by the saints to heaven prior to the casting down of the censer, which ultimately starts the great clock of Revelation.
2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
3 Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. 4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.
The Trumpets
6 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
Rev. 8:2-6
As it is now, our needs are many, and the ‘saints’ of God pray for numerous things and causes. The opening of Revelation indicates the prayers are focused, and mankind appears to be praying in unity for the same thing. What could that be? One possibility, and many expositors have agreed on this point, could be a limited nuclear war. As we know, Iran is attempting to build nuclear weapons, and their president Ahmadinejad has made the claim that he believes he is the one to usher in the 12th Mahdi who would then rule the world for 7 years and usher in a time of world peace. This guy in Iran may be onto something, plus he may very well have the means to pull off an event that really could usher in a world crisis.
A unified Middle East under Islamic law and having nuclear weapons would be a very dangerous combination and could possibly set off a limited nuclear war with Israel. So while the world sits on the precipice of war, God intervenes with judgments that would make any exchange of nuclear weapons pale in comparison. An event like this would be grounds for the saints praying for the same cause: that of peace. The threat of nuclear war definitely will hold the world’s attention, and be the foremost event for everyone. Very few would expect direct intervention by God, and even fewer would believe the method of intervention once it occurs.
That is why when people talk about the trumpets being fulfilled, or that Revelation has already started, they really have no clue as to the magnitude and the turbulence that will occur in that very small window of time. Revelation has not started, but it looks like it may be very close to commencing. When it does, there will be NO MISTAKING IT. There will be no way to misinterpret it. There will only be great consternation that few saw it coming, and the complacent and lukewarm churches will then be falling all over themselves to ‘explain’ it when they have no clue about it.
We need to be vigilant. We need to be urgent in our manner of handling ourselves and in preparation for the times we live in. To ignore what seems to be so obvious is definitely at one’s own peril, and there will be no excuse of one does any due diligence in studying these matters, and then does not act on this knowledge. The warning signs are everywhere and life as we know it will not return to the ‘good ol days’ as we have been used to and expect. These are new times and our hour of trial is most likely upon us.
This video appeared on the Worldnetdaily.com site yesterday and it gave me the chills. The funny thing is that I started writing this post last Friday, and due to illness, did not complete it until today. I don’t know what to think of it, but studies of Revelation state the opening of the fourth seal precedes the start of Revelation. For your discernment.
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.printable&pageId=260049
We literally could be seeing the last pieces of pre Revelation groundwork being laid right before our eyes, and if true, will prove to be no small matter. I am very aware that many pro lifers come to this site to read pro life news, and want to only read that. As I have mentioned on too many occasions, the shedding of innocent blood is the DIRECT CAUSE of the majority of our problems, and to disconnect these events is not only foolish, but really anti God and denial of causal/effect relationships. God does not operate in a vacuum, and does not make any move without cause. If we don’t take the time to study the times we are in, and to understand the relationship of actions to events, then why do we waste any time worrying about the “elimination of unwanted tissue” as the pro deathers put it?
As I have told countless people, I believe legalized child killing has one purpose for the evil one; and that is the elimination of the 144,000. If this number is changed, the prophecy cannot happen, and thus Satan cannot be cast into the lake of fire at the end of time. Do you think He is not aware of that? Without getting into the whole eschatological reasoning (which would take about 50 pages), the next event on the timeline horizon concerning Revelation is the sealing of the 144,000 and the ‘focused prayers’ by the saints to heaven prior to the casting down of the censer, which ultimately starts the great clock of Revelation.
2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
3 Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. 4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.
The Trumpets
6 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
Rev. 8:2-6
As it is now, our needs are many, and the ‘saints’ of God pray for numerous things and causes. The opening of Revelation indicates the prayers are focused, and mankind appears to be praying in unity for the same thing. What could that be? One possibility, and many expositors have agreed on this point, could be a limited nuclear war. As we know, Iran is attempting to build nuclear weapons, and their president Ahmadinejad has made the claim that he believes he is the one to usher in the 12th Mahdi who would then rule the world for 7 years and usher in a time of world peace. This guy in Iran may be onto something, plus he may very well have the means to pull off an event that really could usher in a world crisis.
A unified Middle East under Islamic law and having nuclear weapons would be a very dangerous combination and could possibly set off a limited nuclear war with Israel. So while the world sits on the precipice of war, God intervenes with judgments that would make any exchange of nuclear weapons pale in comparison. An event like this would be grounds for the saints praying for the same cause: that of peace. The threat of nuclear war definitely will hold the world’s attention, and be the foremost event for everyone. Very few would expect direct intervention by God, and even fewer would believe the method of intervention once it occurs.
That is why when people talk about the trumpets being fulfilled, or that Revelation has already started, they really have no clue as to the magnitude and the turbulence that will occur in that very small window of time. Revelation has not started, but it looks like it may be very close to commencing. When it does, there will be NO MISTAKING IT. There will be no way to misinterpret it. There will only be great consternation that few saw it coming, and the complacent and lukewarm churches will then be falling all over themselves to ‘explain’ it when they have no clue about it.
We need to be vigilant. We need to be urgent in our manner of handling ourselves and in preparation for the times we live in. To ignore what seems to be so obvious is definitely at one’s own peril, and there will be no excuse of one does any due diligence in studying these matters, and then does not act on this knowledge. The warning signs are everywhere and life as we know it will not return to the ‘good ol days’ as we have been used to and expect. These are new times and our hour of trial is most likely upon us.
This video appeared on the Worldnetdaily.com site yesterday and it gave me the chills. The funny thing is that I started writing this post last Friday, and due to illness, did not complete it until today. I don’t know what to think of it, but studies of Revelation state the opening of the fourth seal precedes the start of Revelation. For your discernment.
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.printable&pageId=260049
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
HOW DEPENDENT WE ACTUALLY ARE
George Offerman
I was listening to the news this morning while driving to work today, and they played several comments from stranded motorists in the Chicago area attempting to navigate the roadways. What seemed to be more remarkable (other than the fact they were on the roads to begin with) is how the majority of those interviewed were ‘surprised’ at how poor the conditions were, and overestimated their abilities in being able to get around. Despite the fact this storm has been discussed for the past few days, and it seems the forecasters were pretty close in their predictions, too many still question what is going on and don’t want to believe what is plainly in front of them.
We had our own little storm in this area last week, and I unfortunately was one of those ‘schleps’ that ended up taking 8 hours to go 20 miles in the worst driving conditions I have ever seen. Likewise, the local forecasters called that storm correct, and were even ‘on the money’ with the start time of the snow. What was, and is remarkable about this area, Chicago and the major metropolitan areas in the northeast that attempts to go about ‘business as usual’ is how it takes so little to alter our ability to do our day to day lives, and how upset and uptight people get when their routines are disrupted. Even when it is painfully clear we cannot do our normal routine, human nature spurs the majority of us to defy what we know to be true, and attempt to do what we know we cannot.
There seems to be something in the psyche of most Americans that we believe we can defy any set of conditions, and have some God given right to expect things to work out in whatever manner we expect, and have little to no tolerance for differing outcomes. I know as I drove home that night, and noticed all of the abandoned cars on the road, many people were not able to accomplish the most rudimentary tasks for that day: simply getting home in a reasonable amount of time. What would we do if something more catastrophic than a snowstorm occurred? How would we deal with the fact that we actually have little control over our environment, and would be in deep trouble if we had to depend on our own knowledge and abilities to take care of day-to-day needs?
These are realistic questions we need to ponder being Christians, and consider how we often make public proclamations on how we depend on God for our needs, when we live like we depend only upon ourselves. We then become very aggravated when matters don’t go our way, and expect the world to consistently conform to our expectations. These storms have proven how unprepared we are, and it would bode well for us to take a more humble view of our environment and world we live in. The more we see of the recent events in our world, the more is should become obvious we have little control over the world and its events. There is a need to get back in touch with the whole aspect of dependency upon God, and the need to be more open to ‘rolling with the punches’ as they occur.
What are we going to do when the big events occur? Or if longer-term environmental or economic problems start that are not resolved as ‘instantly’ as we want? Most likely, the majority will not be prepared, and the lack of preparation will strain what limited resources are available. It really is time to work on preparation and get in touch with how we truly are dependent on God for all things.
I was listening to the news this morning while driving to work today, and they played several comments from stranded motorists in the Chicago area attempting to navigate the roadways. What seemed to be more remarkable (other than the fact they were on the roads to begin with) is how the majority of those interviewed were ‘surprised’ at how poor the conditions were, and overestimated their abilities in being able to get around. Despite the fact this storm has been discussed for the past few days, and it seems the forecasters were pretty close in their predictions, too many still question what is going on and don’t want to believe what is plainly in front of them.
We had our own little storm in this area last week, and I unfortunately was one of those ‘schleps’ that ended up taking 8 hours to go 20 miles in the worst driving conditions I have ever seen. Likewise, the local forecasters called that storm correct, and were even ‘on the money’ with the start time of the snow. What was, and is remarkable about this area, Chicago and the major metropolitan areas in the northeast that attempts to go about ‘business as usual’ is how it takes so little to alter our ability to do our day to day lives, and how upset and uptight people get when their routines are disrupted. Even when it is painfully clear we cannot do our normal routine, human nature spurs the majority of us to defy what we know to be true, and attempt to do what we know we cannot.
There seems to be something in the psyche of most Americans that we believe we can defy any set of conditions, and have some God given right to expect things to work out in whatever manner we expect, and have little to no tolerance for differing outcomes. I know as I drove home that night, and noticed all of the abandoned cars on the road, many people were not able to accomplish the most rudimentary tasks for that day: simply getting home in a reasonable amount of time. What would we do if something more catastrophic than a snowstorm occurred? How would we deal with the fact that we actually have little control over our environment, and would be in deep trouble if we had to depend on our own knowledge and abilities to take care of day-to-day needs?
These are realistic questions we need to ponder being Christians, and consider how we often make public proclamations on how we depend on God for our needs, when we live like we depend only upon ourselves. We then become very aggravated when matters don’t go our way, and expect the world to consistently conform to our expectations. These storms have proven how unprepared we are, and it would bode well for us to take a more humble view of our environment and world we live in. The more we see of the recent events in our world, the more is should become obvious we have little control over the world and its events. There is a need to get back in touch with the whole aspect of dependency upon God, and the need to be more open to ‘rolling with the punches’ as they occur.
What are we going to do when the big events occur? Or if longer-term environmental or economic problems start that are not resolved as ‘instantly’ as we want? Most likely, the majority will not be prepared, and the lack of preparation will strain what limited resources are available. It really is time to work on preparation and get in touch with how we truly are dependent on God for all things.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON
George Offerman
Sometimes there are events that are extremely relevant, but it is not noted until long after the event has occurred as to how relevant the event is. What is currently happening in Egypt has the potential to be one of these events. For many, this is just another uprising, similar to that in Tunisia a few weeks ago, and may result in one corrupt dictatorship being replaced by another, so what’s the big deal? The deal is, Egypt is one of the most populous Muslim countries, with some of the best educated young people in that area of the world, and it seems they are angry at the U.S. and Israel, and it very well may change the nature of things in the very near future.
Too many have focused on a unified Europe as potential trouble, and had been fearful of the European Union when it formed nearly 20 years ago. Few paid attention to the concept of a unified Middle East, and if this uprising in Egypt is absconded by the Muslim Brotherhood a unified Middle East may become closer to a reality, and most likely will be far more dangerous than any combination of European countries. A unified Middle East has way more prophetic meaning than Europe as well as way more instability concerning stratification of world power.
It is also interesting how quickly Obama ‘sold out’ on Mubarak. Just 10 days ago, Obama was giving his full support to Mubarak, and promising significant financial aid. Within 10 days and a few million protestors, Obama just gave word that ‘the people have spoken, and your time is over”. Obama is showing the world how quickly he will sell out on anyone who may lose ‘popularity’ and thus, does not stand for principle nor loyalty. Interestingly enough, if Obama wanted to use a few million protestors giving a vote of no confidence as a litmus test, then Obama himself ought to leave office, as there were millions of tea party people giving him a vote of no confidence. But I digress. The real issue here is that Obama is doing his best “Jimmy Carter’ impersonation and is now opening the door to possible unification of a people who will stop at nothing to spread their ways around the world.
A unified middle east with nuclear weapons is a lethal combination. A unified middle east would also have the ability and political clout to begin calling ‘the shots’ concerning multiple issues and would control the majority of the world’s energy resources. If the unified middle east, for instance, wanted to eliminate Israel, there wouldn’t be much standing in its way to accomplish this goal. A unified middle east has eschatological ramifications and is a rather scary turn of events in world history if it occurs.
What would stop a recreation of the old Babylon once this group has power and unity? It was prophecised that the line of Ishmael would be a thorn in the side of the line of Isaac, and we could very well be witness to a culmination of this prophecy. However, this possible conflict and battle has ramifications much greater than simply the destruction of Israel. It could have the potential to change the course of the world as we know it, or it could have the potential to usher in even something larger and more permanent, and be the start of the ‘beginning of the end’.
We are at a vortex of time and there is a definite quickening of world events. The pieces are falling into place for large events to occur that are more cosmic in nature, and we are players that are setting a stage that we soon may have no control over. How quickly these events are occurring is mind numbing, but we better be very aware of what is happening so we are not caught off guard. This is definitely something to keep our eyes on and we need to hope and pray for the best outcome possible.
Sometimes there are events that are extremely relevant, but it is not noted until long after the event has occurred as to how relevant the event is. What is currently happening in Egypt has the potential to be one of these events. For many, this is just another uprising, similar to that in Tunisia a few weeks ago, and may result in one corrupt dictatorship being replaced by another, so what’s the big deal? The deal is, Egypt is one of the most populous Muslim countries, with some of the best educated young people in that area of the world, and it seems they are angry at the U.S. and Israel, and it very well may change the nature of things in the very near future.
Too many have focused on a unified Europe as potential trouble, and had been fearful of the European Union when it formed nearly 20 years ago. Few paid attention to the concept of a unified Middle East, and if this uprising in Egypt is absconded by the Muslim Brotherhood a unified Middle East may become closer to a reality, and most likely will be far more dangerous than any combination of European countries. A unified Middle East has way more prophetic meaning than Europe as well as way more instability concerning stratification of world power.
It is also interesting how quickly Obama ‘sold out’ on Mubarak. Just 10 days ago, Obama was giving his full support to Mubarak, and promising significant financial aid. Within 10 days and a few million protestors, Obama just gave word that ‘the people have spoken, and your time is over”. Obama is showing the world how quickly he will sell out on anyone who may lose ‘popularity’ and thus, does not stand for principle nor loyalty. Interestingly enough, if Obama wanted to use a few million protestors giving a vote of no confidence as a litmus test, then Obama himself ought to leave office, as there were millions of tea party people giving him a vote of no confidence. But I digress. The real issue here is that Obama is doing his best “Jimmy Carter’ impersonation and is now opening the door to possible unification of a people who will stop at nothing to spread their ways around the world.
A unified middle east with nuclear weapons is a lethal combination. A unified middle east would also have the ability and political clout to begin calling ‘the shots’ concerning multiple issues and would control the majority of the world’s energy resources. If the unified middle east, for instance, wanted to eliminate Israel, there wouldn’t be much standing in its way to accomplish this goal. A unified middle east has eschatological ramifications and is a rather scary turn of events in world history if it occurs.
What would stop a recreation of the old Babylon once this group has power and unity? It was prophecised that the line of Ishmael would be a thorn in the side of the line of Isaac, and we could very well be witness to a culmination of this prophecy. However, this possible conflict and battle has ramifications much greater than simply the destruction of Israel. It could have the potential to change the course of the world as we know it, or it could have the potential to usher in even something larger and more permanent, and be the start of the ‘beginning of the end’.
We are at a vortex of time and there is a definite quickening of world events. The pieces are falling into place for large events to occur that are more cosmic in nature, and we are players that are setting a stage that we soon may have no control over. How quickly these events are occurring is mind numbing, but we better be very aware of what is happening so we are not caught off guard. This is definitely something to keep our eyes on and we need to hope and pray for the best outcome possible.
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