Our newsletters and our Sign of the Times and A Watchman Warning
publications for the last several years have focused on Biblical prophecies of
things to happen before the Lord returns and on how they have been
fulfilled. As we have moved past the
period the Lord referred to as birth pains, we have focused on what I consider
the very current and deeper prophecies – the warning about deception and the
warning about the falling away from God, the apostasy. I don’t see how any of us could deny we are
right in the midst of those.
Recently, as I have written more
about specific occurrences and behaviors in this world and how they relate to
the prophecies, I have moved into at times pointing out drastically incorrect
and evil and wrong behavior on the parts of people and countries. Massive groups, governments, and individuals
seem to have fallen victim to the Bible’s statement in 2 Corinthians 4:4 that
the god of this world (the devil) has blinded the minds of nonbelievers. How else could you explain their behavior
that so clearly leads to increasing dangers for the people, often being almost suicidal? Yet they apparently cannot see the danger or
just cannot believe it.
Below I give several concrete
examples of this behavior that is truly insane to most of you, to anyone who
can discern the truth and think rationally.
Thank God for those of us who are born of water and the Spirit, who have
the Holy Spirit and have been baptized with the Spirit. Such a person has the gifts, and one includes
discernment, the ability to discern truth from falsehood. It is these people – us – who see the
horrible errors being made by leaders and countries and people, who realize the
folly of so many actions today, and of course who are so distressed over these
bad actions and over the blindness of so many around us.
Just consider a few examples:
EUROPEAN FEAR
Recently the NY Times had a
headline: Europe Far Right Fueled by
Fear. There is only one thing wrong with
that. It should have read: Europe Far
Right Justifiably Fueled by Fear.
If all Europeans are not fearful
today, they are not alive. Serious
changes to their culture and peace are underway. The threat to Europe of the huge muslim
immigration of recent years and continuing today cannot be overstated. The threat of the murderous jihadists who
hide in this immigration pool is obvious.
Europe is in for dark days. Look
already at Paris and Brussels. Europe
seems incapable of dealing with this.
Allowing more people of a truly alien culture which harbors violent
terrorists to enter every day is a policy of death. The leaders seem incapable of recognizing
what is happening. I think this parable
captures the views of the European leaders and media and many lost people:
Someone says
there are a hundred people outside your home who think almost entirely
differently than you and want to come in and live. They want to maintain their beliefs and
culture at the expense of whatever happens in your home. And one or two of these are horrible
terrorists who intend to kill you and your family while they are here. You (representing the leaders of Europe) then
say “Come on in!”
If ever there was a time when the
leaders of the people were blind to what is happening and truly lost, today in
Europe is that time. Taking this on to
America, those who cannot see the danger here from such blind immigration
policies fall into the same camp.
TEMPLE OF BAAL
Hard to believe I am writing
about this, isn’t it? Many of us
probably think of Baal as a word used in the Old Testament, not in our
day. But no.
Not long ago in Palmyra in Syria
ISIS destroyed the temple of Baal that was there. In their fundamentalist approach, they are
opposed to any idols and structures like this.
Now, in some convoluted effort to
remember this archaeological item (best word I could use for such a wretched
thing), there are plans to build that temple in Times Square in New York City. Or at least part of that temple. And evidently plans to do so elsewhere in the
world as well.
Can you think of anything more
evil and more wrong to do ever, and especially as we approach the Lord’s
return? Baal? The devil himself? A temple?
What are the people opening up
when they build such a temple? What does
this portend for New York City and the USA?
I think you can imagine. God will
not be pleased.
Remember, the god of this world
has blinded the minds of nonbelievers.
And those are obviously the people doing this.
BLASTED FOR PROTECTING THE CHILDREN
Recently the North Carolina
legislature and governor took action to stop the application of a Charlotte
ordinance giving a person the right to use whatever public restroom with which
he/she most identified.
The objective of the Charlotte ordinance evidently was to help that tiny percentage of the public who are transgender (figures I have seen are about 0.3% of the public). But under this ordinance a ten year old girl could go into the ladies’ room followed legally by a strapping male with all the normal equipment. This ordinance put all children and women at risk.
The objective of the Charlotte ordinance evidently was to help that tiny percentage of the public who are transgender (figures I have seen are about 0.3% of the public). But under this ordinance a ten year old girl could go into the ladies’ room followed legally by a strapping male with all the normal equipment. This ordinance put all children and women at risk.
I have to think that any rational
clear-minded person agrees with the state’s action to stop this ordinance.
But amazingly major corporations
such as APPLE, American Airlines, Facebook, even Bank of America have come out
against this action of the state. There
have been threats to move the NBA all-star game from Charlotte to another
state.
I can remember and probably you
can too when major corporations were focused on never offending the values of
the majority of society. Now they are
backing extreme minority positions that do not make sense to us – except for 2
Corinthians 4:4. Their positions don’t
even make sense from a business standpoint as they are surely offending a large
portion of the population with this backing.
REFUSAL OF US GOVERNMENT TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE WHO THE TERRORISTS
ARE
The extraordinary rise of radical
muslim terrorists through major groups like ISIS and BOKO HARAN and the TALIBAN
and AL QUEDA and more is well known by all of us. I would suggest even the word terrorist is
inapplicable. This is a major movement,
conducting a real war against western faith and values.
Yet the official government of
the United States still refuses to use the word muslim in describing these
groups. And there seems to be a constant
effort to downplay the seriousness of all this.
If the leaders of the government truly do not see the seriousness of
this and cannot recognize this for what it is, they truly are living in 2
Corinthians 4:4. And they are imperiling
all the citizens of the country.
For those of you who do not keep
up with this, let me say that these groups are active all the time, in the
ongoing wars in the Middle East but also in terrible attacks on innocent men,
women, and children in countries throughout the world. In just the past few days we have seen the
horrible Brussels attacks at the airport and the subway station and the
terrible slaughter of Christians at a park on Easter Sunday in Pakistan (mainly
women and children).
AMAZING SILENCE OF WOMEN’S GROUPS AND HOMOSEXUAL GROUPS AS REGARDS
THE ADVANCE OF THE MUSLIM TERRORISTS
The American people for the most
part still are largely ignorant of the culture and policies of fundamental
islam. Women are greatly mistreated and
subjugated, for example. When I was in
Saudi, women walked behind their husbands, did not really talk to me on the
street, were almost totally covered in clothing, did not get nearly the
education of men, could not drive, were limited in jobs they could hold, and on
and on. I understand there have been
some improvements in this recently, but the gap is still enormous between men
and women. And the Taliban, wow…they
make the Saudis look like flaming liberals.
So why haven’t we heard more from the women’s rights groups in working
for the rights of muslim women? Can’t
they see? Can’t they read? Don’t any of them know the truth? Ah, it’s 2 Corinthians 4:4 in action again.
On a related front,
fundamentalist muslims do not tolerate those who take illegal drugs. Truly.
And they do not tolerate homosexuals.
So why in the world haven’t we heard an outcry from the LGBT groups and
those who support open drugs here in protest against this treatment? Why are members of these groups not in real
fear of an increasing presence of muslims, especially fundamentalist
muslims? They should be terrified. Why aren’t they pressing the government to
take whatever action it can to defeat the jihadist groups? Well, you know the answer.
WHY ARE MAINSTREAM CHURCHES SO SILENT IN AMERICA?
Why aren’t mainstream churches in
America speaking out and mounting demonstrations against horrible government
actions and demonstrations in support of positive steps such as the step the NC
government took as described above? Why
don’t we see a million person march to Raleigh to support the governor and the
legislature against the attack of those lost pagan leaders of the corporate
world who are speaking out against their action?
You can answer this, I
think. Fear? Partly.
Lack of knowledge? Partly. We know that the fullness of the gospel is
just not taught in most churches – the Holy Spirit, the filling and baptism of
the Holy Spirit, the gifts of the Spirit, healings and miracles, and now the
imminent return of the Lord. Amazing, is
it not? The Holy Spirit is God, you
know. A member of the Trinity.
When I early went into this
ministry, one pastor friend came to warn me.
He said that some of the pastors of the churches I was encountering were
not born again. That is
mind-blowing! If they are not born
again, they most assuredly don’t know the Holy Spirit and all that follows. So what can they be teaching their
congregations?
The scripture 2 Corinthians 4:4
applies in individual churches too, you know.
If you don’t hear any of the issues I mention above being discussed in
your church, why don’t you ask the pastor why not? When the Lord returns, don’t you think he
would want to find us out there doing all we can to advance his message and
truth rather than being silent and withdrawn from society?
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The August 2013 newsletter
contains a trove of information on basic prophecies fulfilled. Most newsletters in recent months deal
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dozens of writings on aspects of the return.
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Keep Your Eyes on Jesus!
(APRIL,
2016)
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