Islamic Parenting 1

How proud his parents must be. 

Does God judge nations on the basis of their dealings with Israel? Absolutely!

Ezekiel 36:23, “And I will sanctify (H6942) my great name, which was profaned among the heathen (H1471), which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen (H1471) shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified (H6942) in you before their eyes.” God is jealous of his name.

God has four Unconditional Covenants with his chosen people:

The Abrahamic Covenant: Genesis 1 7:7-8

The Land Covenant: Genesis 15:18-21

The Davidic Covenant: 2 Samuel 7:16

The Everlasting Covenant: Genesis 26:3-4

And yes, this still applies today. In recent years we in the United States have had a number of warnings or “shakings” to quote Messianic Rabbi Jonathon Cain. There are voices “crying in the wilderness” that is present day America, however, few listen. Rather most are doing “what is right in their own minds,” filling their inherent spiritual gap with the untempered mortar of sinful behavior.

I have posted any number of times concerning God’s dropping the hedge of protection that is been around the United States since its inception. We have been a longtime supporter of Israel though lukewarm at times. When we act against the interests of Israel we pay for it. Perhaps the best recent illustration of this was during the withdrawal from Gaza. The Israeli settlers were removed from Gaza and in the United States people had to evacuate due to hurricane Katrina.

Again and again the POTUS and his minions fail to support/undermine Israel in her right to the land deeded to her by God in His unconditional covenant and so much for His hedge of protection. Isaiah 5:5, “And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden (H4823) down:”

In the last few weeks Israel has been in a violent struggle with Hamas who has fired thousands of rockets into Israel from Gaza, recall the ill-fated Gaza withdrawal and our reward of Hurricane Katrina.. The residents of Israel have seconds to run for cover from the incoming missiles. Israel’s iron Dome has been likened to the hand of God protecting Israel and has done an exemplary job. Israel is now very involved in a ground offensive to wipe out missal launching sites and tunnels used by the terrorists. Israel is being criticized for not responding proportionately to Hamas. If while it is true that many more have been killed in Gaza than Israel, it must be remembered who started firing the rockets and who uses human shields to protect those rockets.

For those who are interested in a short word study:

H1471

גּי    גּוי

gôy  gôy

go'ee, go'-ee

Apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts: - Gentile, heathen, nation, people.

H6942

קדשׁ

qâdash

kaw-dash'

A primitive root; to be (causatively make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally): - appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy (-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify (-ied one, self), X wholly.

H4823

מרמס

mirmâs

meer-mawce'

From H7429; abasement (the act or the thing): - tread (down) -ing, (to be) trodden (down) under foot.

As Thousands of Years ago, as Today False Prophets Speaking a False Assurances of Safety

Originally posted 7-15-13 and relevant today:

The Ammonites also had false diviners (prophets) who flattered its rulers with assurances of safety during its rebellion against Babylon. What of our false prophets who speak assurances of safety in the face of facts to the contrary?

In the early chapters of the book of Ezekiel we read of the many false prophets who were telling the leaders and people of Jerusalem that God would protect them from the Babylonians; that they were/are God's chosen people. This led to the third siege and destruction of Jerusalem.

Fast-forward nearly 2000 years and what false prophets do we have today? Many pastors, even evangelical, may not call themselves prophets, nevertheless, they are preaching a false Gospel. Rick Warren and his Purpose Filled Life/ agenda comes to mind. Pastor Warren received national notoriety when his book “The Purpose Driver Life” was used to great advantage by woman being held hostage. Today Warren has a mega church and is attempting to forge an understanding between Christianity and the Islamic calling it Chrislam. This is total heresy as most assuredly Allah, the moon god of Islam is not the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And the prosperity promoters, no sin but send money and it will be…

There is the group called “Christ at the Checkpoint.” The first point of their manifesto is, “1.The Kingdom of God has come. Evangelicals must reclaim the prophetic role in bringing peace, justice and reconciliation in Palestine and Israel.”

http://www.christatthecheckpoint.com/index.php/about-us/manifesto

Pat Robinson has come under criticism for such comments as the earthquake in Haiti and the continual problems in that country goes back to their "Pact with the Devil" dating from the days of slavery. While Pat may not be a prophet in the ordinary sense, Haiti doesn’t seem to be able to pull itself out of extreme poverty and disease.

Two false prophets’ long dead are Mohammad and Joseph Smith. Both claimed that the Bible had been corrupted over the eons. Sadly millions of Mormons are being lead through the wide gate to destruction due to Smith false teachings. Add to that a billion or so of the Islamic faith many of whom believe they are rewarded for killing non-Muslims.

Our current President of the United States (POTUS) Obama promised change and he has radically changed not only the United States; he has influence a good part of the world. His re-election may not have been due to supernatural assistance; however, I doubt that Satan was unhappy. Obama’s “prophecy” of change seems to have manifested itself in hopelessness rather than hope. Then we have the administrations money gurus who keep trying to convince us that the economy is on the mend and also there are the false prophets of the green agenda and more.

What of Billy Graham’s statement: “If God doesn’t judge America, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.”

What are the implications behind Billy Graham’s statement: “If God doesn’t judge America, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.”

What Billy Graham actually said was, "Some years ago, my wife, Ruth, was reading the draft of a book I was writing. When she finished a section describing the terrible downward spiral of our nation’s moral standards and the idolatry of worshiping false gods such as technology and sex, she startled me by exclaiming, “If God doesn't punish America, He’ll have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.”

Rev. Graham thought that wife was possibly thinking of Ezekiel 16:49-50, “Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.”

Whether Ezekiel 16:49-54 or Genesis 18:20, God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; Genesis due not just to the many homosexuals there but also because of the acceptance by the town’s people of this deviant behavior and for the reason enumerated by Ezekiel.

Although the Lord said, “Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous.”, Abraham appealed to God not to destroy the innocent along with the sinners. Genesis 18:23, “And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?” Sadly not even ten righteous could be found. Interestingly enough, God would not ran down fire until Lot and his family fled to safety.

As for the implications for America, our country is guilty of the same sins as Sodom and Gomorrah plus we are undermining Israel. Thankfully there still are many righteous people in America who will likely be evacuated before America experiences the full wrath of God. That said, we're getting so many warnings and shaking's from God. The weather is out of control, our economy is tanking and crime of all sorts is very prevalent.

In my opinion, the bottom-line for America is that we need revival to avoid the full wrath of God. However, if things continue as they are now we will likely incur more judgments from God as he drops his hedge of protection from around America.

Surviving an intensive 2 1/2 days with my biological family

Will, I just survived an intensive 2 1/2 days with my biological family in Southern California. We got together for an open house for my mother's 102 birthday. I have a cousin who says she is a Christian scientist; the only thing Christian in the Christian science faith is in the title. Being around her younger sister is like walking on eggs as I dare not even allude to anything Christian. My the sister-in-law is a lifelong Catholic and very devote. Her husband, my brother, challenges me at every opportunity.

I'm not sure what's set my Christian scientist cousin off, perhaps it was my mentioning the Christian rock group the Newsboys. In the course of conversation I mentioned how great the movie "God is not Dead" was in that I enjoyed the Newsboys so much I bought their album. My cousin blurted out I don't believe there is such a thing as hell glaring at me and blurted and I don't believe there's purgatory either glaring at my Catholic sister-in-law. That was the day of my mom's birthday.

The next day when my cousin came over I pretty much ignored her and worked on my KI studies. Later in the day my brother and sister-in-law came over and I don't know why my brother brought up the final pope but he did. So I started to talk about the prophecy of the popes and my sister-in-law said she was Catholic all her life and never heard of such thing. 
My brother challenged me on the validity of the Bible as was written by mere man. I started to give him facts such as the hundred plus prophecies and the Old Testament fulfilled at the first coming of Jesus. He of course didn't listen to me. As always seems to be the case, my brother and I parted on reasonably peaceful terms.

I'm rather losing patience with unbelief and/or false doctrines. Many, including myself, are the opinion that we are in the end of the in days. So I put being PC aside and emailed my sister-in-law a PFD, from the Roman Catholic News Volume 5, Issue 66 WEDNESDAY 13 APRIL 2005 titled "Hoax or Authentic? The Prophecies of St. Malachy (Part 1)." I also emailed my brother the PDF that is part of CM's commentary on "Defending the Bible."

An Interesting Read, "THE JESUIT CONSPIRACY. THE SECRET PLAN OF THE ORDER".

While I realize that the subject book is rather dated, in my opinion, the dialogue included is very relevant today. For hundreds, perhaps more than a thousand years, the Roman Catholic Church has suppressed the Holy Bible and tortured and killed people for possessing and/ or reading it. Thousands of believers in the early writings/ witness accounts of the apostles were hunted down and executed well before the time of the Reformation. 

It is estimated today that there are 1.2 billion Catholics on planet Earth. I question that even a small percentage of this vast number of people have Investigated the horrific activity of the papal authority and its minions. In the last century the Vatican had a Concordat with both Hitler of Germany and Mussolini of Italy. To this day, Mussolini and Hitler have not been excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. Much of the activity of Pius XII in the time leading up to and during WWII has been redacted by the church.

Rome has a relatively new Pope who seems to be very humble and winning the hearts of even non-Catholics. Looking below the surface of this rather jolly man is a member of the Jesuit order.

In the following excerpt a high-ranking member of the Jesuit order reveals to Leone the fact that there is no biblical support for purgatory or for other important facets of the Roman Catholic Church doctrine.

"THE JESUIT CONSPIRACY, THE SECRET PLAN OF THE ORDER"
DETECTED AND REVEALED BY THE ABBATE LEONE

"Then the Bible, that serpent which, with head erect and eyes flashing fire, threatens us with its venom whilst it trails along the ground, shall be changed again into a rod as soon as we are able to seize it ; and what wounds will we not inflict with it upon these hardened Pharaohs and their cunning magicians ! what miracles will we not work by its means ! Oh, then, mysterious rod ! we will not again suffer thee to escape from our hands, and fall to the earth!

For you know but too well that, for three centuries past, this cruel asp (crudele aspide) has left us no repose ; you well know with what folds it entwines us, and with what fangs it gnaws us!

We may recognise in this language a mind embittered and rankling with resentment against the English Bible Societies. He must often have encountered them in his path, and felt enraged at their influence. His savage expressions were received with a dry and forced laugh, quite different from the spontaneous gaiety before exhibited.

My brethren, as to the Bible, be advised by me. For our greater good let us avoid—let us carefully avoid this ground. If I may tell you, openly, what I think of this book, it is not at all for us ; it is against us. I do not at all wonder at the invincible obstinacy it engenders in all those who regard its verses as inspired.

You are aware that, when once entered upon theolo¬gical studies, we must of necessity make some acquaintance with the Bible. For myself, although in company with numerous fellow-students, mere machines accustomed to . confound the text and the commentary, as if they were one and the same thing (an illusion which, to confess the truth, is extremely useful to us), it was yet impossible for me, endowed as I was with some capacity for reflection (as proved by my presence here, amongst the small number of the elect)—it was impossible for me, I repeat, to be so absurdly credulous as not to distinguish the text from the commentary, by which its sense is almost always distorted. In the simplicity of youth I fully expected, on opening the New Testament, to find there laid. down, totidem literis (in lettere cubitali), the authority of a superior chief in the church, and the worship of the Virgin, the source of all grace for mankind. I sought with the same eagerness for the mass, for purgatory, for relics, &c. But in every page I found my expectations disappointed ; from every reflec¬tion that I made resulted doubt. At last, after having read, at least six times over, that little book which set all my calculations at nought, I was forced to acknowledge to myself that it actually sets forth a system of religion altogether different from that taught in the schools, and thus all my ideas were thrown into confusion (ne rimasi al sommo seompaginato)."

Benghazi, the Disgraceful Story That Thankfully Will Not Go Away

As the cover-up continues, some come forward!

"I felt it was my duty to come forward." — Retired Brig. Gen. Robert Lovell testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today about the 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. 

In an unprecedented public statement from a leading military officer, General Lovell addressed the ongoing debate over whether U.S. military forces could have responded in time to the attack: "The point is we should have tried."

http://tinyurl.com/lxzl82s

Bill O’Reilly added his assessment:

"Proof the American Press Is Dishonest’: O’Reilly Slams Media for Failure to Cover Benghazi Memo"

"Bill O’Reilly said there’s no question that the White House misrepresented the Sept. 11, 2012, terror attack in Benghazi.

Five days after the attack, then-Ambassador Susan Rice told the world that the attack was not pre-planned and was a spontaneous reaction to a YouTube video."

“That was not true, that was not even close to being true,” O’Reilly said.

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/04/30/%E2%80%98proof-american-press-dishonest%E2%80%99-o%E2%80%99reilly-slams-media-failure-cover-benghazi-memo