“The Seven Sayings of Jesus on the Cross” – Fulfillment of Prophecy!

It is mostly politically correct to say that you believe in a higher source. Many people will even use the word God, however, not necessarily meaning the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But what is really politically incorrect is to say the name Jesus. Even more politically incorrect is to say that Jesus died the horrific death of crucifixion as the expiation for our sins; that our redemption is due to the ransom paid by Jesus Christ.

John 14:6, "Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." When a born-again Christian quotes Jesus we are accused of being intolerant. Sorry, but that's what it says in the Bible. Thank you Lord Jesus for the gift of my salvation!

As Jesus hung on the cross he made seven comments in fulfillment of prophecy.

# 1. Forgiveness: Luke 23:34, “Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.”

Numbers 15:26, “And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; seeing all the people were in ignorance.”

Psalm 22:18, “They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.”

#2. Salvation: Luke 23:43, “And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.”

Isaiah 40:3, “The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”

John 1:29, “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”

#3. Relationship: John 19:26-27, “When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

Psalm 69:8 “I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.”

#4 Abandonment: Matthew 27:46, “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”

Psalm 22:1, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?”

#5 Distress: John 19:28, “After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.”

Psaml 69:20, “Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.”

#6 Reunion John 19:30, “When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost."

Psalm 69:21 They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

#7 Triumph: Luke 23:46, “And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.”

Psalm 31:5, “Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.”

A Week of Creepiness

We’re only three days into this week at just seems like a pervasive feeling that something evil is afoot is invading my personal space. It is not the weirdness of the people around me, although Southern California has its share of weird people, it's just a feeling of impending evil. Perhaps it was brought on in part by the fact that this week is the remembrance of the Holocaust.
I “Liked” and shared a post, “Holocaust lessons that don't force guilt or anger? Yes, for Jew and gentile alike,” by Dennis Prager.” Dennis Prager is always a voice of reason in an unreasonable world. Replacement Theology and the Christians who either didn't speak up or used anti-Semitic slurs are at fault as well as the Nazi. Also, I've read that the Roman Catholic Church had a mutually beneficial agreement with the Nazi. The US refused to bomb the railways leading into death camps and the ship that made it to the American shore was turned away. Today there is a rise in anti-Semitic rhetoric. In this upside-down world it is helpful to remember, Psalm 121:4, "He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep."

There has been so much activity coming out of Rome with the advent of a new pope, Francis I. I’m trying to reconcile the book "Petrus Romanus: The Final Pope is Here,” by Tom Horn and Cris Putnam with the fact that the name Francis I simply is not Peter. Saint Francis of Assisi's original name was Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone, a rather weak link to the name Peter. However, Francis I is a Jesuit and really strange stuff seems to co-exist with the Jesuits, the people who, in part, brought you the Great Inquisition.

As I was surfing the Internet I came across a description of Tom Horn’s new book, “Exo-Vaticana: Petrus Romanus, Project LUCIFER, and the Vatican's astonishing exo-theological plan for the arrival of an alien savior.” According to Rebecca Boyle of Popular Science Magazine, “L.U.C.I.F.E.R., which stands for “Large Binocular Telescope Near-infrared Utility with Camera and Integral Field Unit for Extragalactic Research,” is a chilled instrument attached to a telescope in Arizona. And yes, it’s named for the Devil, whose name itself means “morning star” [and which] happens to be right next to the Vatican Observatory on Mt. Graham in Tucson.”

I ordered the book and meanwhile I'm reading it online. Sure seems like “The Times of the Gentiles” is heating up. Rather than Daniel 7:13, “I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him” it will be an alien come to evangelize us humans, you think?
I also found a free download of John Foxe’s very informative “Book of Martyrs,” a topic for another time. For now the Internet is a goldmine to be explored and files copied against the day…..

Dave Hunt, Christian Apologist and Author of the book, "The Woman Rides the Beast" 1926 - 2013

 I chose to publish this posting in my "The Politically Incorrect Club" blog rather than "In The Beginning God" as Dave Hunt was a very truthful man and published several books likely considered very politically incorrect . His "The Woman Rides the Beast" being a prime example. Dave was thorough and his writings were very documented. Dave did much to expose false teaching.

A few days ago two man died, one a 20 something by his own hand and one an old man worn out by his long life. Matthew Warren took his own life after what his father said was a lifetime of mental illness. Dave Hunt a decades long Christian apologists was just plain worn out in his 80s.

There has been much said about the tragedy of Matthew and great sympathy for his father, pastor Rick Warren of the hugely successful Saddleback Church and the author of the best seller "The Purpose Driven Life."

At the same time, I have found very little on the Internet about the many accomplishments of Christian Apologist and best selling author Dave Hunt. For anyone who is interested in knowing more about this giant of a man this is from an email  published by "The Berean Call" group.

"Born in 1926, David Charles Haddon Hunt enjoyed the advantages of a godly upbringing and placed his trust in Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and Lord in his early teens.

As a young man, he served in the military toward the end of World War II. Afterward, he attended UCLA and received a degree in mathematics. It was during that time that he met the love of his life, Ruth Klassen. In 1950, they were married, and since both loved the outdoors, they enjoyed a beautiful honeymoon hiking in the High Sierras--perfect for two young people madly in love and with very little money to their name. Marriage was soon followed by the birth of two sons and two daughters. Ruth was a busy mother and also a gifted writer herself. She had a tremendous interest in and knowledge of history, an ability that would help Dave further down the road. Dave's own career path led him into a position as a CPA/management consultant and later as the manager of several corporations.

Along with church-related activities, Dave initiated and became involved in numerous campus ministries and meetings in their home, with a special outreach to Jewish young people and foreign students. Many of these have stayed in touch with Dave and Ruth through the years, fondly recalling those Bible studies at the Hunts' house.

Dave and Ruth also traveled abroad, spending time in various locations throughout Europe, meeting with believers there and ministering in many ways while raising their own family. Dave also brought Bibles and other materials into the Soviet Union during a time when it was very difficult to do so. Throughout his later years, he and Ruth traveled extensively as he was invited to speak in churches and fellowships, large and small, all over the world. Often they stayed in people's homes, dining with them, learning their customs, and sharing God's Word and God's love.

The desire of Dave's heart was ultimately to be involved in full-time ministry, especially since he saw firsthand everywhere he went the breaking down of the true church as the world began to work its way into her midst. He began to write in 1973, warning believers about the incursion into Western culture and into the church itself of Eastern religion, psychological and selfist philosophies, ecumenism, and other unbiblical teachings.

The ministry of The Berean Call was founded by Dave in 1992. It grew out of a previous organization, of which Dave was also a founding member since 1986. With T.A. McMahon working alongside him at The Berean Call, Dave was able to share his love for and defense of Christ in the subsequent newsletters, books, videos, and speaking engagements that resulted from this ministry. Dave and T.A. wrote three books together, including the best-known The Seduction of Christianity, which was groundbreaking in its boldness, exposing false teachings in the church and daring to identify the names of the ones behind the deception.

By the early 2000s, Dave's love for Christ and his desire to defend the name of the Lord had grown even stronger, and his concern over Islamic politics and religion are reflected in many of his articles, lectures, books, and interviews.

Then Richard Dawkins and the "new atheists" came onto the scene with a vengeance, seeking to destroy the very concept of God in the minds of everyone. Dave began to write and teach and speak more passionately than ever about the absolute truth that is in the Word of God and our need to immerse ourselves in it daily in order to prevent being taken up in the evolutionist delusion that is sweeping the world.

One of Dave's favorite activities was to see whom God would seat next to him on airplanes as he traveled and spoke. He often said that he "could prove the existence of God" just by these providential occurrences. While writing about Islam, he would end up seated next to a Muslim who didn't really understand what Islam was about but was eager to hear the difference between the Bible and the Qur'an. When writing about creation vs. evolution, the Lord would bring him, as a seat companion, an atheistic scientist who thought he had all the answers and was very surprised that there was another verifiable explanation to this universe.

Dave's bold yet loving approach to any situation allowed him entrance into these conversations where many others would have been shut out. His love for Jesus, for Israel, and for people in general was obvious to all. His enthusiasm for the truth, along with his anger over the sin and wickedness that he knew was robbing people of what God wanted for them, flamed his desire to share the Lord with anyone with whom he had contact.

At least 4 million copies of his books have been sold, many of them translated into more than 50 languages. They include: The Cult Explosion; The God Makers (with Ed Decker); The Seduction of Christianity (with T.A. McMahon); Global Peace and the Rise of Antichrist; Peace, Prosperity, and the Coming Holocaust; The New Spirituality (with T.A. McMahon); Whatever Happened to Heaven?; Occult Invasion; A Woman Rides the Beast; A Cup of Trembling; In Defense of the Faith; An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith; To Russia with Love (with Hans Kristian); What Love Is This?; Countdown to the Second Coming; Seeking and Finding God; Honest Doubts; Judgment Day!: Islam, Israel, and the Nations; Yoga and the Body of Christ; and his final book, Cosmos, Creator, and Human Destiny.

He also wrote two novels, The Mind Invaders (formerly The Archon Conspiracy) and Sanctuary of the Chosen, along with a children's book called The Money Tree, illustrated by his daughter Karen.

This is by no means a complete listing of all of Dave's works. One of his videos, Israel, Islam & Armageddon, has become a tremendous tool for churches and for anyone interested in helping to spread the truth about events prior to and since the attack on the World Trade Center. His video A Woman Rides the Beast is a favorite among those who are witnessing to Catholics, a group for whom Dave had a deep love and sorrow, desiring to see them come to the knowledge of the truth.

Dave Hunt's own drive to find and then deliver the truth is evident in everything he did. His impeccable research and recognized scholarship were based on in-depth studies of original documents and publications, interviews with key experts from around the world, and extensive travel-including to South America, Australia, Europe, India, and throughout the Middle East.

Dave has left us a legacy of inestimable value. We are blessed to be able to see and hear and read what he has taught about the evidence for God in a breathtaking number of materials. From explaining about the history of Christianity, to exposing the deception that has crept into the church, to teaching about the prophecies that are being fulfilled even today, this humble, brilliant man will go on teaching us for a very long time. We look forward to the day when we will see him again.