Everyone knows that eventually Israel will have to do something about Iran's serious desire to wipe them off the map. No other country is going to do anything about Iran other than pay lip service to ineffective economic sanctions. The only question is when this attack will happen.
It looks like Iran is doing everything they can to provoke Israel into attacking them sooner rather than later. Their latest provocation is an announcement to build two new uranium enrichment facilities protected inside mountains. And recently Iranian president Ahmadinejad made a public statement that, "If the Zionist regime should repeat its mistakes and initiate a military operation, then it must be resisted with full force to put an end to it once and for all."
It is interesting to note that it is also generally recognized that when Israel attacks Iran, it will spark a serious regional conflict. Indeed this is what the leaders of Iran want to do; the President of Iran thinks it is his purpose in life to start a conflict between nations that is serious enough for the Muslim messiah, al Mahdi, to come on the scene and unite the world under Islam.
Israel has been at war before and we have not seen the al Mahdi (aka the Antichrist) emerge before; so what will be different about this next time? This time Turkey is aligned with the Islamic enemies of Israel as prophesied in Ezekiel 38 and the Islamic world has tasted how effective a disruption of Mid East oil supply can be to crash the world economy. And this is not to mention all the other signs we are seeing in nature, technology, society, and world politics.
The Lord said in Zechariah 12:3, "it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it" (NKJ). There are many God-haters who seek to challenge this promise; we are fast approaching the day the Lord will show them who He is.
Come soon Lord Jesus!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Ideologues
I often cite aspects of President Obama's administration to show how close we are to the Lord's return. I've been accused of doing this too much but I just can't help it. We are living in amazing times and it is breathtaking that this country could put into power someone who is an ideologue like President Obama. And Obama is simply the most visible representative of the majority party leaders in Congress. While they disagree on the details, they all agree that more spending, more taxes, and more government is the solution to our problems.
President Obama proudly proclaimed before an assembly of Republicans that he was not an ideologue. The definition of ideologue is "an impractical idealist, theorist; an often blindly partisan advocate or adherent of a particular ideology." Obama is a liar; he is an ideologue. What else could it be when he presses forward with his Leftist Liberal ideas for health care reform when the public is clearly opposed to what is sure to drive costs up, reduce options and eventually result in rationing. He is doing this at a time when his priority should be to grow jobs. Indeed didn't he said his priority was jobs, jobs, jobs during his state of the union speech? Maybe I heard him wrong because I tend to take what he says with with a grain of salt anyway.
The Leftist ideology that Obama is pursuing with religious fervor is the belief that the government can solve all our problems. Thus more government is better than letting people make their own decisions. Stalin put this ideology to the test following WWII in Russia. He centralized all agricultural production in Soviet Russia putting family farms out of business rationalizing that large-scale operations are more efficient. But what he did away with was personal motivation to do well and the result was severe food shortages that caused millions to die of starvation. Don't think that couldn't happen here. Socialism is looming large today.
What is astonishing to me is that so few Americans even today recognize Obama for what he is. We are in denial that we could put such a radical ideologue into power. Some will scoff that Obama would ever rise to be like Stalin. But we are one serious crisis away from Obama and his comrades seizing even more power from the people. Remember the revealing comment not to let a good crisis go to waste? The White House is doing their best to bring on a crisis so that they can grab even more power.
Jesus said the Tribulation would be characterized by "false christs and false prophets [who] will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect" (Matthew 24:24, NKJ). When Obama represents himself as the one who knows best for the American people, this usurps the purview of God and makes him a false christ. Certainly the Tribulation will be a time of great deception but we are seeing a foreshadowing of that in our day. And we know, "evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived" (2 Tim 3:13). Many people are already deceived by our government and the consequences of that are rapidly approaching.
Thank God today's followers of Jesus will not have to go through the Tribulation; the foreshadowing of the Tribulation will be bad enough.
President Obama proudly proclaimed before an assembly of Republicans that he was not an ideologue. The definition of ideologue is "an impractical idealist, theorist; an often blindly partisan advocate or adherent of a particular ideology." Obama is a liar; he is an ideologue. What else could it be when he presses forward with his Leftist Liberal ideas for health care reform when the public is clearly opposed to what is sure to drive costs up, reduce options and eventually result in rationing. He is doing this at a time when his priority should be to grow jobs. Indeed didn't he said his priority was jobs, jobs, jobs during his state of the union speech? Maybe I heard him wrong because I tend to take what he says with with a grain of salt anyway.
The Leftist ideology that Obama is pursuing with religious fervor is the belief that the government can solve all our problems. Thus more government is better than letting people make their own decisions. Stalin put this ideology to the test following WWII in Russia. He centralized all agricultural production in Soviet Russia putting family farms out of business rationalizing that large-scale operations are more efficient. But what he did away with was personal motivation to do well and the result was severe food shortages that caused millions to die of starvation. Don't think that couldn't happen here. Socialism is looming large today.
What is astonishing to me is that so few Americans even today recognize Obama for what he is. We are in denial that we could put such a radical ideologue into power. Some will scoff that Obama would ever rise to be like Stalin. But we are one serious crisis away from Obama and his comrades seizing even more power from the people. Remember the revealing comment not to let a good crisis go to waste? The White House is doing their best to bring on a crisis so that they can grab even more power.
Jesus said the Tribulation would be characterized by "false christs and false prophets [who] will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect" (Matthew 24:24, NKJ). When Obama represents himself as the one who knows best for the American people, this usurps the purview of God and makes him a false christ. Certainly the Tribulation will be a time of great deception but we are seeing a foreshadowing of that in our day. And we know, "evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived" (2 Tim 3:13). Many people are already deceived by our government and the consequences of that are rapidly approaching.
Thank God today's followers of Jesus will not have to go through the Tribulation; the foreshadowing of the Tribulation will be bad enough.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Evaporating Property Rights
It looks like international property rights are under assault. Leftist Liberal ideology makes no room for personal property. They have this Utopian vision that all property belongs to all people and that the wealth should be spread around. It was very revealing when Obama expressed these sentiments during his campaign. He does not believe in the concept of private property and a key part of the fundamental change he is working to bring to America is to transfer as much wealth as he can to the government so that they can redistribute it.
Opposition to private property is opposition to the order God has established. Spreading the wealth around seeks to usurp God's authority to bless those who He wills. In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus told a story of a nobleman giving resources to his servants "according to his own ability" (Matthew 25:15, NKJ). To the spiritually discerning, it is clear that the nobleman was Jesus and the servants were His followers. God makes us stewards over resources to serve His purposes and He allocates these resources according to a person's abilities. These abilities are revealed in how productive people are at in the work God has equipped them to do.
Thus the free market is the best arbiter of who gets how many resources, not some bureaucrat who seeks to act in the place of God or the free market which is directed by God. Spreading the wealth around is what the Antichrist will do. Daniel 11:24 says, “he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches.” Seeing the desire of so many key government officials to spread the wealth around today shows that the spirit of the Antichrist is stronger than it has ever been.
It is amazing to me that most people don't see the flood of tyranny that is about to hit this world. All it will take is another more serious economic disaster. Our government is working hard to bring this greater economic disaster about if a serious oil supply disrupting war in the Middle East doesn't trigger it first. Thank God for the Rapture... His promise to come for us helps me get past the bad news about what the government wants to do to us that we hear every day.
Opposition to private property is opposition to the order God has established. Spreading the wealth around seeks to usurp God's authority to bless those who He wills. In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus told a story of a nobleman giving resources to his servants "according to his own ability" (Matthew 25:15, NKJ). To the spiritually discerning, it is clear that the nobleman was Jesus and the servants were His followers. God makes us stewards over resources to serve His purposes and He allocates these resources according to a person's abilities. These abilities are revealed in how productive people are at in the work God has equipped them to do.
Thus the free market is the best arbiter of who gets how many resources, not some bureaucrat who seeks to act in the place of God or the free market which is directed by God. Spreading the wealth around is what the Antichrist will do. Daniel 11:24 says, “he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches.” Seeing the desire of so many key government officials to spread the wealth around today shows that the spirit of the Antichrist is stronger than it has ever been.
It is amazing to me that most people don't see the flood of tyranny that is about to hit this world. All it will take is another more serious economic disaster. Our government is working hard to bring this greater economic disaster about if a serious oil supply disrupting war in the Middle East doesn't trigger it first. Thank God for the Rapture... His promise to come for us helps me get past the bad news about what the government wants to do to us that we hear every day.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Regulations
I only listened to a little talk radio yesterday on my drive home but both Michael Medved and Hugh Hewett addressed separate topics that were related in that the threat of lawsuits are beginning to strangle us.
Hugh Hewett focused on how the Senate was attacking the big pharmaceutical companies blaming them for causing heart attacks in diabetes patients. Hugh pointed out that this issue reveals that either the FDA was hopelessly incompetent or that the Senate was made up of fear mongering ideologues. Either way, it reveals that we are headed for a disaster if the government starts running health care. Previously Hugh has dealt with regulatory issues that have imposed onerous restrictions on any product that a child could potentially touch that have driven some companies out of business.
I certainly think our government's vision of imposing more and more laws on us is intended to stifle the growth of our economy and bring the United States down as an economic superpower. Our government leaders will not admit that but it is certainly part of Obama's vision to make the United States a good citizen of the world community of nations which will go along with the will of the larger global collective. This is necessary for there to be a one world government as the Bible tells us is coming.
We certainly see the spirit of the Antichrist in all these additional new laws, regulations and thousand-plus page bills that Congress does not read before they vote on them. Daniel 7:25 says the Antichrist, "shall intend to change times and law" (NKJ). We are certainly getting the change that Obama promised when he ran; but more and more people are figuring out that it is not quite the change that they had in mind. I expect people will have much the same experience when the Antichrist comes to power. All this foreshadows what will be much worse during the Tribulation. I'm glad I will not be here for that.
Hugh Hewett focused on how the Senate was attacking the big pharmaceutical companies blaming them for causing heart attacks in diabetes patients. Hugh pointed out that this issue reveals that either the FDA was hopelessly incompetent or that the Senate was made up of fear mongering ideologues. Either way, it reveals that we are headed for a disaster if the government starts running health care. Previously Hugh has dealt with regulatory issues that have imposed onerous restrictions on any product that a child could potentially touch that have driven some companies out of business.
Michael Medved's guest was Philip K. Howard who wrote a book titled "Life Without Lawyers." A lot of the discussion centered about how the activity of the Obama administration promises to be a boon for trial lawyers. And how the uncertain regulatory atmosphere has contributed to slowing the recovery from the recession. It is interesting to note that Congress is mostly made up of lawyers and Obama himself is a former Law Professor. So don't expect tort reform to happen any time soon.
I certainly think our government's vision of imposing more and more laws on us is intended to stifle the growth of our economy and bring the United States down as an economic superpower. Our government leaders will not admit that but it is certainly part of Obama's vision to make the United States a good citizen of the world community of nations which will go along with the will of the larger global collective. This is necessary for there to be a one world government as the Bible tells us is coming.
We certainly see the spirit of the Antichrist in all these additional new laws, regulations and thousand-plus page bills that Congress does not read before they vote on them. Daniel 7:25 says the Antichrist, "shall intend to change times and law" (NKJ). We are certainly getting the change that Obama promised when he ran; but more and more people are figuring out that it is not quite the change that they had in mind. I expect people will have much the same experience when the Antichrist comes to power. All this foreshadows what will be much worse during the Tribulation. I'm glad I will not be here for that.
Monday, February 22, 2010
House of Cards
It looks like Japan has passed China as the largest holder of U.S. Treasuries financing our debt.
China and been warning about the growing U.S. debt and promised to back off from continuing to fund it. This development is no-doubt a direct result of China’s concern for the scope of the U.S. debt.
It is a bit concerning to think that Japan is funding our debt. They have more debt as a percentage of GDP than the U.S. has. Japan has been pouring money into their economy (aka stimulus money) for more than a decade and it has not helped their economy. They still have rampant unemployment and inflation is looming.
One day it will all come crashing down. It will not take much. “For in one hour your judgment has come. And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore” (Revelation 18:10-11, NKJ).
As Jesus said…
China and been warning about the growing U.S. debt and promised to back off from continuing to fund it. This development is no-doubt a direct result of China’s concern for the scope of the U.S. debt.
It is a bit concerning to think that Japan is funding our debt. They have more debt as a percentage of GDP than the U.S. has. Japan has been pouring money into their economy (aka stimulus money) for more than a decade and it has not helped their economy. They still have rampant unemployment and inflation is looming.
One day it will all come crashing down. It will not take much. “For in one hour your judgment has come. And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore” (Revelation 18:10-11, NKJ).
As Jesus said…
Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. Now everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall. (Matthew 7:24-27)
Friday, February 19, 2010
Media Deception
My favorite News Channel is Fox News because of their conservative commentators. It is such a breath of breath air to hear a more reasoned analysis than the usual politically correct perspective. Apparently I’m not alone in this view because Fox News has a huge viewer base, larger than all the other news networks combined. We need more media networks that make prudent business decisions to give people what they want rather than ideologues.
Here is the but… apparent conservatives can be corrupted as well so we should not let our guard down just because Fox News is generally more “fair and balanced.” And it looks like Fox News has succumbed to pressure from a special interest group… ever since Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal became a major stockholder in Fox's parent company, he has influenced news content such as not using the word Muslim in reporting on the rioting in France.
As I observe how people are reacting to the radical liberal agenda of the Left, it seems very likely that the political power pendulum will sing well to the Right if the Lord tarries in His return. But this will not change the rise of the Antichrist and the coming of the Tribulation. Indeed, such a sequence of events will catch many people in this country off guard more so than with a Leftist government like we currently have. Because we know, “the end of it shall be with a flood” (Daniel 9:26).
This news about Fox News reinforces what I have come to believe about Islam. It is the religion that will unite the world under Antichrist. “So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, 'Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?'” (Revelation 13:4, NKJ). When conservative bulwarks like Fox News must yield to the religion that inspired 9-11, who can stop it from sweeping the planet?
Deception is growing in the world. The only way to avoid being trapped by it is to be well grounded in the truth. Thank God for His Word.
Here is the but… apparent conservatives can be corrupted as well so we should not let our guard down just because Fox News is generally more “fair and balanced.” And it looks like Fox News has succumbed to pressure from a special interest group… ever since Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal became a major stockholder in Fox's parent company, he has influenced news content such as not using the word Muslim in reporting on the rioting in France.
As I observe how people are reacting to the radical liberal agenda of the Left, it seems very likely that the political power pendulum will sing well to the Right if the Lord tarries in His return. But this will not change the rise of the Antichrist and the coming of the Tribulation. Indeed, such a sequence of events will catch many people in this country off guard more so than with a Leftist government like we currently have. Because we know, “the end of it shall be with a flood” (Daniel 9:26).
This news about Fox News reinforces what I have come to believe about Islam. It is the religion that will unite the world under Antichrist. “So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, 'Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?'” (Revelation 13:4, NKJ). When conservative bulwarks like Fox News must yield to the religion that inspired 9-11, who can stop it from sweeping the planet?
Deception is growing in the world. The only way to avoid being trapped by it is to be well grounded in the truth. Thank God for His Word.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Signs in the Stars
An unusual space body with parameters similar to a man-made object will approach Earth at an unusually low velocity on an orbit that doesn't resemble any useful spacecraft trajectory. We are fascinated with objects approaching earth from space and there are plenty of people watching the heavens for something out of the ordinary.
What this space object is we may never know but it is interesting that such an extraordinary heavenly body appears now with so many things foreshadowing the return of Jesus. It makes me think of another object that will soon appear in outer space… “the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory” (Matthew 24:30, NKJ).
What is the sign of the Son of Man? There was a star in the East which confirmed the first advent of the Messiah to wise men from Persia (Matthew 2:1-2). Likewise, there will be an unusual heavenly object that heralds His return… "And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars" (Luke 21:25).
I think it likely that the sign of the Son of Man which everyone sees prior to Jesus again setting foot on earth is the New Jerusalem. Jesus told us, “In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2). Among the many things Jesus has been doing since He ascended to the Father is preparing an eternal home for us. This home is in the form of a huge city called the New Jerusalem. Along with the description of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21 is its size, a footprint of 1,500 miles by 1,500 miles and 1,500 miles high. Whether it is a cube, pyramid, or some other shape remains to be seen.
I’m sure the New Jerusalem is just about completed. It will certainly be finished when Jesus raptures His followers from the planet prior to the Great Tribulation. The New Jerusalem will come down out of heaven at the end of the Millennial reign of Jesus after He recreates heaven and earth (Revelation 21:2). Could it be that the New Jerusalem is in orbit around earth during the Millennial Kingdom? If so, Jesus must bring it with Him when He approaches earth from heaven and it could well be the sign of the Son of Man.
Could you imagine what people of earth will think when they see such a large supernatural object approach earth from space? It will be distressing to say the least. Many will think that earth is being attacked by the Borg. In fact that is not far from the truth. Extraterrestrials will indeed invade earth to put a stop to the War of Armageddon and resistance will be futile. There will be a lot of deception during the Great Tribulation; I think it likely that demons will masquerade as friendly aliens promising their help but intending to lead people away from God. Certainly fallen angels have mixed it up with mankind before, see Jude 1:6.
I look forward to being among the extraterrestrials that return to earth with the Lord. It will be glorious. Anyone who doubts that followers of Jesus will invade earth with Jesus should carefully study John 14:3 harmonized with Revelation 19:8 and Revelation 19:14. Airborne!
What this space object is we may never know but it is interesting that such an extraordinary heavenly body appears now with so many things foreshadowing the return of Jesus. It makes me think of another object that will soon appear in outer space… “the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory” (Matthew 24:30, NKJ).
What is the sign of the Son of Man? There was a star in the East which confirmed the first advent of the Messiah to wise men from Persia (Matthew 2:1-2). Likewise, there will be an unusual heavenly object that heralds His return… "And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars" (Luke 21:25).
I think it likely that the sign of the Son of Man which everyone sees prior to Jesus again setting foot on earth is the New Jerusalem. Jesus told us, “In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2). Among the many things Jesus has been doing since He ascended to the Father is preparing an eternal home for us. This home is in the form of a huge city called the New Jerusalem. Along with the description of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21 is its size, a footprint of 1,500 miles by 1,500 miles and 1,500 miles high. Whether it is a cube, pyramid, or some other shape remains to be seen.
I’m sure the New Jerusalem is just about completed. It will certainly be finished when Jesus raptures His followers from the planet prior to the Great Tribulation. The New Jerusalem will come down out of heaven at the end of the Millennial reign of Jesus after He recreates heaven and earth (Revelation 21:2). Could it be that the New Jerusalem is in orbit around earth during the Millennial Kingdom? If so, Jesus must bring it with Him when He approaches earth from heaven and it could well be the sign of the Son of Man.
Could you imagine what people of earth will think when they see such a large supernatural object approach earth from space? It will be distressing to say the least. Many will think that earth is being attacked by the Borg. In fact that is not far from the truth. Extraterrestrials will indeed invade earth to put a stop to the War of Armageddon and resistance will be futile. There will be a lot of deception during the Great Tribulation; I think it likely that demons will masquerade as friendly aliens promising their help but intending to lead people away from God. Certainly fallen angels have mixed it up with mankind before, see Jude 1:6.
I look forward to being among the extraterrestrials that return to earth with the Lord. It will be glorious. Anyone who doubts that followers of Jesus will invade earth with Jesus should carefully study John 14:3 harmonized with Revelation 19:8 and Revelation 19:14. Airborne!
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