John Newlin

Monday, September 12, 2016

* AMAZING: THE IMPORTANCE OF ISRAEL VIDEO SAGA - THE VIDEO THE DEVIL DID NOT WANT MADE!

Sometimes it is just good to step back and look at what has happened around us regarding some subject or the other.

In this case, our television program and video The Importance of Israel.

Some time ago when we were producing our television programs that were broadcast on various TV stations and that are now on our web video page and YOUTUBE, we went to the studio about once a month to record the programs.

One day we were there to produce The Importance of Israel. I was sitting on the set, wired up with a microphone, lights on, television cameras on. We were several minutes into the program.

Suddenly, from the left rushed the producer right onto a live set! He had come out of the control room and he ran right up to me. He grabbed the wires connected to me and jerked them off. Then he explained.

“I don’t know what is going on! Never saw anything like this before!” He was referring to all the activity on the electronic control instruments he monitored and adjusted as the video tape was made.

“I was afraid you were going to be electrocuted!”

So for the next several minutes he checked all the connections, looked over all his devices. Eventually I was again hooked up and we got back to taping.

Then again! Into the set he rushed, jerking all the wires off me. Same issue.

“Someone doesn’t want you to make this program,” he said, maybe not knowing how wise he was in his remark.

But Cathy and I knew how wise that remark was.

“It is the devil. His demons. He doesn’t want this made,” we said.

So right there on the set, Cathy and I – joined by the producer - took authority over all demons, all evil spirits attacking us and the set and the producer and everything involved in making that program. In Jesus’ name, we ordered all evil spirits away from us and the set and the equipment.

And then we were ready to go forward.

Again, I was wired up and we began to record the program. It went flawlessly. We produced the entire program. It was fine. We broadcast that program on various stations throughout the country.

And we posted it on the web site. Or so we thought.

Several times since then I have suggested to individuals they should watch that program. About two weeks ago for some reason I was looking at our video page on the web site, and I clicked on that program, The Importance of Israel.

A video began playing on the screen. But it was not The Importance of Israel! It was another show!

I checked several times. And then I notified the person who handles our web site. He checked it out. He examined possibilities. The fact was inescapable that The Importance of Israel was not on the web site! Even though the title was there, the program was not!

So he worked to install it again under its proper title. There were technical hiccups in the whole process. It took a little time and again ordering the evil spirits away from the equipment and process and all involved in Jesus’ name. But now, it is correctly up. And we have even posted it on the home page so a user can click on it immediately.

Here’s the message: The evil one never really gives up. We order him out, he and his evil spirits, in Jesus’ name, and they leave. But they don’t give up that easily. They try again and again over time, in different ways, until they are firmly convinced they are not going to be successful and then they go on to some other attack somewhere.

In this case, The Importance of Israel was a really big important subject, one the evil one tried in more than one way to stop from being seen by others.

In your and my lives we have to be alert and discerning to recognize when we are truly being attacked by the evil one and then in Jesus’ name to do what the Lord said. Take action. Order out the evil spirits in Jesus’ name.

And protect yourself as well by putting on the armor of God as described in Ephesians 6. Thank God for his wonderful angels, his ministering spirits, he has sent to serve you as per Hebrews 1:14. Ask and thank God for their protecting you and wherever you are.

We are in a horrible battle right down to Jesus’ coming. We are Christian soldiers. The time is intense and the battle is fierce. Keep your spiritual eyes and ears open. Use those gifts of the Spirit! They are all important. And remember what Jesus said you can do in him. Remember your authority in Christ.

So now I am posting this on my blog and on our web site, and sending it to our email distribution list. And happily telling you that you can watch this video that took such an effort to produce and get out there. Unless you saw it on television, you evidently never saw it on the web site or YOUTUBE. It just wasn’t there. But it is now!!!! Praise God. Just go to the ministry web site and click on the home page. This is the video the devil did not want made.

Keep Your Eyes on Jesus!

(September 2016)

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Friday, August 26, 2016

* A SIGN IN THE HEAVENLIES

Several weeks ago a friend of ours who lived on the Cape Fear River in Wilmington NC stepped outside on her deck overlooking the river. She was astounded by what she saw in the sky overlooking downtown Wilmington, and she took the attached picture.

I am sending it on to our distribution list. In this time of serious turmoil and confusion as we approach the time of the Lord’s return, I think we all need to see this. Hopefully you will see what she saw, and what Cathy and I see. Jesus did talk about signs in the heavens.

May you all live in the blessings of God always.

Keep Your Eyes on Jesus!

(August 2016)

Friday, July 29, 2016

THE COMING WARS - THE COALITION COMING TOGETHER

From time to time we have written about key wars yet to occur. One prominent such war is described in Ezekiel 38 and 39, the attack on Israel by a coalition of nations. It has been and is my expectation that particular war will occur in the early part of the tribulation period.

Why? Well, in Ezekiel 38:11 we are told that the attack on Israel is on unwalled villages, on a peaceful and unsuspecting people. In other words, people not expecting to be attacked. That surely does not describe Israel today, but it does describe Israel after the peace agreement is confirmed as discussed in Daniel 9:27. Once that happens, the seven year tribulation will begin. Israel will be living at peace, and the attack in Ezekiel 38 will happen.

Why am I writing this? Because the major nations described to attack Israel then are right now aligning themselves. These are Russia, Turkey, and Iran. The recent failed coup in Turkey has given the leader there, Erdogan, the opening to implement all sorts of tough measures as he moves to create a conservative Muslim state. Tuesday Erdogan proposed in a conversation with the president of Iran his willingness to cooperate with Russia and Iran to settle regional crises and restore peace and stability to the region. As Turkey moves to join them, the stage is set. (The other nations involved are the Sudan, Libya, and an area in Eastern Europe).

Remember from our earlier writings on this that it is interesting the nations surrounding Israel are not involved – Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the Gaza area, and more. Why not? Most likely because they have been destroyed or weakened in an earlier war described in Psalm 83. That particular war is likely to happen soon, a war of Israel fighting its surrounding Arab neighbors. Part of that I would think likely includes the destruction of Damascus, which is described in Isaiah 17:1, Amos 1:3-5, and Jeremiah 49:23-27.

This moving together of Turkey, Russia, and Iran to form the key base of the group that attacks Israel in the tribulation period means we are really getting close. For their attack to happen, there has to be the peace agreement signed as described in Daniel 9:27. And there has to be the Psalm 83 war.

Here is the timetable:

Psalm 83 war comes very soon. Damascus is likely destroyed. The Arab nations around Israel are destroyed or greatly weakened. A peace agreement is then put together and signed by Israel and others, the leader of that agreement being the anti-christ. At that point I expect Jesus comes to collect his believers. The tribulation begins, and the coalition of Russia, Turkey, Iran and others attack Israel. That attack is foiled by God himself as described in Ezekiel 39.

So the players are coming together. The table is being set. Not much longer to wait.

Keep Your Eyes on Jesus!

(July 2016)

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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

RIDING OUT THE LAST DAYS: JUST HOW NORMAL WILL THE REST OF 2016 BE?

Probably a strange question to most readers. But not in any way an unrealistic question.

For years now we have marched down the path to the end of the last days before the return of Jesus. Most people don’t even know they are part of the march.

We have seen the fulfillment of dozens of Biblical prophecies of events to happen before his return: the reestablishment of the nation of Israel, the takeover of Jerusalem by the Jews, the ingathering of the Jews into Israel, the return of ancient Hebrew as the language of Israel, the great agricultural production of Israel, the great growth in frequency and intensity of all sorts of physical storms and earthquakes, the rise in mayhem and violence, the widespread and intense wars and rumors of wars, and so much more. Details are in our May newsletter.

We have seen the steadily increasing spread of what Jesus warned about – deception. “Watch that you are not deceived.” The government of the United States and its political world lives and operates in deception. The media does likewise. So too do many in our everyday lives. You know that if you are awake.

We have also seen the great and rapid falling away from God that Paul prophesied. It is everywhere, in the social behavior of people and the actions of the president and the supreme court. Astounding.

Has it not been amazing how silent and quiet most Americans have been as their country has moved rapidly away from its moral fundamentals, as the very essence that is America has been taken away from them? Have you not been amazed at the meekness of so many? More importantly and dramatically, have you not been shocked by the blindness of so many?

I would say that a sizeable number of Americans still go forward believing all is well with the nation. Amazing.

Believers who remember history know how the US was founded, how even when the initial settlers landed, the nation was dedicated to God. They know that a majority of the writers of the initial documents in Philadelphia were in fact preachers as well as having other professions. And they know that the American experiment is the greatest experiment in government that has ever been in respect of the individual human being and his rights under God. They also know that the Constitution in fact was based in large part on the Bible.

But they also know that in the past the congress was filled with people who boldly and actively represented their states and people and who debated and fought for the best results. Congress wrote the laws. And the supreme court reviewed any instance brought forward where it was thought the laws overstepped the Constitution or the actions of the government did so. The court ruled along those lines, comparing the laws and actions with the Constitution. It was a check on congress and on the president and his administration. The president led the nation and administered the government under the laws of the land.

Today congress has really ceased to exist as a meaningful member of the national government. What do you ever see meaningful coming from Congress? Nothing. Occasionally there is a speech from a member. Most are invisible and just seem to occupy seats. Legally they still have the authority to take bold steps, but they do not. The supreme court long ago stepped beyond reviewing situations to see if they complied with the Constitution and the laws of the land. Now the court itself, by as little as a vote of five members, takes steps and in effect makes laws, generally in support of the president. And the president? In the past several years, he has astoundingly stepped out to in effect write the laws he wants by issuing edicts and directives. Congress remains silent on all this and the court just backs him up.

[Just as an aside, the term supreme court is a gross misnomer, is it not? The real Supreme Court is the one Daniel saw in Daniel chapter 7, when he saw God and all those around him holding court. This US court is hardly supreme.]

The recent candidate for president Ben Carson just a few days ago on national television said the level of corruption in politics is overwhelming. The current uproar in the recent primary campaigns indicates that at least some American people may be finally coming to recognize that. Let’s hope so.

There is of course the great scripture that the god of this world (the devil) has blinded the minds of nonbelievers (2 Corinthians 4:4).

There is the cold hard fact that only those born anew and filled with and baptized with the Holy Spirit are guided by the Spirit and have the great gifts of the Spirit, one of which is discernment. It is that guidance and those gifts that enable such believers to see through the false words of so many and to realize what is happening. And it is that ability and sight that makes life truly sad for these believers as they live amidst a majority of blind and lost human beings.

But we believers do know Jesus and we know what is happening and what is coming! So we still rejoice amidst all this darkness.

Paul warns that the Day of the Lord will not come until there is a great falling away and the anti-christ – or man of lawlessness - is revealed (2 Thessalonians 2:3). Well, the falling away has happened and is happening. And the revealing of the anti-christ? Soon.

Paul then goes on to say this:

The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness. – (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12)

Notice the words lie and deceives and not believed. The evil one, satan, the devil, operates in lies and deception. God even gives all the blind, deceived people – the non-believers, all those without the Holy Spirit – a delusion so they will believe the lie. He lets them be deluded. Are we not there now? Have you seen and listened to many of the statements of the national leaders and media and entertainers and such? Have you seen the interviews of people on the street who know nothing of their country or government or what is going on?

So will we in fact have a meaningful national election in the US this fall? Will it be a real and fair one? Let’s pray so. I would like to see the US go through these last days fighting against the evil, struggling to stand up against all the falsehood and wickedness that pervades society today.

When Jesus comes, wouldn’t you like him to see his believers out there in the fray, standing up for the truth, still working to help God lead more to Jesus?

What should you be doing? All that the Holy Spirit leads you to do. All the Lord has said to you, whether directly or in scripture. Ask God for whatever specific guidance he has for you. Jeremiah 33:3 says for you to call out to him and he will answer and will show you great and mighty things you do not know. Well, do so.

One last comment. Is your church teaching at all about the return of Jesus and the last days? Is the pastor ever commenting and warning about all the actions in society and government that fly in the face of God and his word? If not, ask why not. You do not need to be involved in a frozen, politically correct but spiritually blind and asleep church. Your future and that of your family may very much depend on your not being in such a place.

Strange and bizarre times we are living in. Really strange. The Bible never said these times would be easy or enjoyable. But the coming of the Lord to collect his believers will surely be wonderful and enjoyable for those he collects!

In all things, at all times, in all that you do,

Keep Your Eyes on Jesus!

(July, 2016)

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Saturday, July 16, 2016

* ALL I COULD FIND WAS JESUS

I looked over my recent writings to see what I might send out. I wanted something encouraging, something with hope. The world needs hope. Darkness is increasing, and those who handle the communications and who occupy the leadership positions in this current world society are for the most part lost and confused themselves. The time is ripe for an inspirational leader to arise, is it not? A false inspirational leader? An anti-christ?

I wanted to send something into your world, something encouraging. Something positive.

All I could find was Jesus.

But that is enough.

“I am never going to lose you, John.” He said that to me one day years ago after a terrible battle with evil.

Well, he said that to you too. Did you read it? (John 6:39)

He is life and hope. He is power and authority. In him you can do all things. In him you can do the same things he did. You can do even greater things than those. You can order the mountains of your life away.

He is always there, wherever you are. At home where you pray. In your car. In another city. On an airplane over the ocean. In Africa or Asia or wherever. I know. I’ve been there.

Years ago after a very hard time, I was lying on the floor of my apartment crying out to the Lord. Actually I think I was just exhausted even from doing that. I was just quiet. Face down. And in the still quiet of that room that night came this voice and these words:

“You know how much I love Jesus? That’s how much I love you.”

That was God the Father speaking. That was all he said.

He loves you the same way. (John 17:23)

Remember, Jesus was there in the beginning. He is the Word. He was in the beginning with God. He is God. Through him all things were made, and without him nothing has been made that has been made. In him is life, and the life is the light of man. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

The darkness will never overcome it.

Keep Your Eyes on Jesus!

(July 2016)

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Thursday, June 30, 2016

* JULY 4th IN A TURBULENT WORLD

HR 790 – A RESOLUTION FOR JULY 2 TO BE A NATIONAL DAY OF PERSONAL REFLECTION AND REPENTANCE IN THE UNITED STATES

Congressman Doug Lamborn from Colorado earlier in June introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives that July 2, 2016 be designated as the National Day of Personal Reflection and Repentance. While this resolution has not been approved thus far by the full House, the sentiment and intent remains good and solid. I thought you might like to see a few of Congressman Lamborn’s words on this:

“Presidents John Adams, James Madison, and Abraham Lincoln all declared days of repentance during their presidencies. As it is written in 2 Chronicles 7:14,'if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.'"

From the resolution itself you will probably be interested in these points:

· the actual vote to dissolve all ties with Great Britain was on July 2, 1776, not July 4^th;

· John Adams believed the Second of July ought to be commemorated as a day of deliverance by solemn act of devotion to God Almighty;

· President John Adams declared May 9^th, 1798 as a day of national humiliation, fasting, and prayer;

· President James Madison declared August 20^th, 1812 as a day to be observed by the people of the United States as a day of public humiliation, and prayer;

· In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War called for a day of humility, fasting, and prayer, and for other purposes;

And there were other days of fasting and repentance called by leaders of the country over the years. Whether the Congress approves the resolution or not, the intent is still good and appropriate for all believers to consider and act upon as led.

RUSSIA TAKING BIG STEP BACKWARD

We have thought since the Soviet Union broke up that the window for Christian evangelism there might be only open for a while. Many serious missionaries poured in, and the nation has indeed been open for evangelism in person and on television. Now I see that a bill has been introduced into the Russian legislature that if approved would require a person to get prior approval before sharing his faith with another. In other words, a choke hold on evangelism. Of course, even if this is passed and signed by President Putin, I don’t expect Christians there to stop sharing the faith. Far from it, just as in China with the underground churches. But this step is another clear indication that the forces of darkness are marching everywhere to attack the truth and light of Christianity. Please join us in praying this bill does not go forward.

SOME REALLY GOOD WORDS TO PONDER AS WE APPROACH THE FOURTH OF JULY

Rather than write a treatise on the history of America and how it was founded by great believers, I thought to just share a few wonderful quotes you might use yourself in these turbulent days. Some are by Americans and some are not, being included just because I like them and they are great. Please note especially the words of Tolstoy and Nee.

“It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.” - George Washington

“…this nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians, not on religions – but on the gospel of Jesus Christ.” – Patrick Henry

“The only significance of life consists in helping to establish the Kingdom of God.” – Leo Tolstoy

“Christ is the Son of God, who died for the redemption of sinners and was resurrected after three days. This is the greatest truth in the universe.” – Watchman Nee

“Historians are discovering that the Bible, perhaps even more than the Constitution, is our Founding document.” – Newsweek Magazine, December 27, 1982

“A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.” – John Calvin

And now, saved for last and really appropriate in these days:

“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” – Mark Twain

Where are all these people when we need them! Well, you know where. But you and I are here, and we know the same truth. Now we are the Lord’s living, breathing representatives on earth. It is our turn on the front lines.

Keep Your Eyes on Jesus!

(June 30, 2016)