April 20
*News Miner.com - "Scientists detect blast at Alaska's Cleveland Volcano"
*CBS Morning Watch - "Mexico raises volcano alert level"
*Ynet News.com - "Hamas won't honor peace treaty with Israel"
As we see almost daily, much focus is on the Middle East &
exhaustive efforts by many nations has been put forth to try & find a
solution for peace .... but rest assured, there will be NO peace in the
land of Israel until the beginning of the Tribulation period at which
time the new world leader (the anti-christ) will force a 7-year peace
treaty, only to enter Jerusalem & desecrate the soon-to-be rebuilt
temple in the middle, which kicks off what we call the Great
Tribulation. ... This, of course, will last for 42 months and then the
Lord will return with His heavenly army and destroy all the forces of
evil .... and then begins the millennial reign of Christ.
Hallelujah!!!!!!
*Ria Novosti - "Syria on brink of civil war"
I keep mentioning Syria because of the prophecy spoken of in Isaiah
17:1 which predicts the total destruction of Damascus, Syria's capitol.
Never in history has this happened, but I firmly believe that we will
witness this event in the very near future.
*Eurasia
Review - "Is Fukushima's doomsday machine about to blow?" .. The
following is a brief excerpt: 'Mounting troubles at Japan's hobbled
Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant now pose a real threat to human survival. Any
kind of seismic upset "could collapse the entire fuel pool structure,
and massive doses of lethal nuclear radiation will be released into the
atmosphere."'
The story goes on to say that
possibly billions could die from this disaster! .... Think for a minute
about the pale horse of Revelation 6:8 (the fourth horseman of the
apocalypse). This scripture says that this rider, named "death and
hades", has the power by sword, famine and plague to kill a fourth of
the earth's population, which at this moment would translate to
approximately 1.7 billion people! ... Now I know that this takes place
during the tribulation period, but hey, that could start at any time.
Also remember that earthquakes are prophesied to increase in number
& intensity as we draw nearer to this time .... and didn't the
article say that "any kind of seismic event" could trigger this mess?
... Also, if we look at Revelation 16 and "The seven bowls of God's
wrath", we again see signs of human suffering which earlier generations
could not even begin to fathom but with modern technology, now seem
possible. ..... Could this be one of the contributors to the end-time
calamities?
*EU Observer - "Ministers ponder creation of European Union super-president"
Wow! ... This jumps out at me with tremendous impact! ... We know
that globalism & a one-world government is on the way, and much
sooner than most people think .. Now look at Daniel 9:26-27 where he
prophecies of a coming world ruler out of the old Roman empire ... Also
remember that the countries that make up most of the European Union used
to be part of that empire. Need I say more?! .... To me, besides
Israel, this is one of the leading stories to follow closely as a sign
of the closeness of our Lord's return.
April 21
*Rapture Ready - "6.6 quake rocks Indonesia"
*Ynet News.com - "Vatican embracing anti-semitism"
Why is this important (besides the fact that its not nice)? ... I've
mentioned, and will continue to do so, the fact of a coming one world
ruler, which we Bible people know to be the anti-christ ......... and
with him will also come a false prophet and a one-world church. We who
follow prophecy call this the "unholy trinity." .. When we study the
17th chapter of Revelation, most agree that this false religion/world
church will be based in Rome (vs. 9 mentions the seven hills) ... and
who & what is there right now? ...... Just think about it
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*Fox News - "Vanderbilt says christian club can't require leaders to be devout christians"
I don't even know what to say about this one ..... First of all, who's
set of rules are they going to use to describe "devout?" ... But the
main problem lies way beyond this ..... the freedoms that we've enjoyed
as christians in this land are rapidly disappearing. Mark my words ...
it won't be long before the government starts dictating to the churches
what they can or cannot say or do. Let's face it, most every church in
this land has an agreement with 'caesar' for tax exemption status, etc.,
so .......................... just sayin' ...............
*Bay News 9 - "Vietnam seeks help with mystery illness; 19 dead"
Luke 21:11 says "There will be great earthquakes, famines and
pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from
heaven."
*BBC News - "Mexico's largest volcano (Popocateptl) spews burning rock"
*Ria Novosti - "Russian warships arrive in China for joint drills"
Isn't this interesting! The "king of the north" playing with the "king of the east" ................. Isn't this fun? ......
*Reuters - "G 20 doubles IMF's war chest amid fears on Europe"
The actual amount was $430 Billion which won't even touch a country
like Spain or Italy's financial problems ..... Just another band-aid in
the continuing rapid decline of the world's economy. .................
Won't be long ................
April 22
Believe it or not, I didn't see one headline this day that caught my 'prophetic' eye ... you won't see this happen very often.
April 23
*Fox News - "Proposed Kansas law would force churches to host gay weddings"
See!! I told you so just a couple of articles back. .... If we
continue on the political path that we are currently on, it won't be
long before we will have to completely compromise ...... or go
underground. (People's homes, outdoors, etc.). ... Think I'm crazy?
.... I wish I was wrong ....
*CBS Miami - "Florida church offers drive-through prayer service"
I know we are in a hurry, but this is ridiculous!!! .......... a
'holy latte' with a pastry wrapped in a scripture- filled napkin ....
..... I wonder if it will be served "Lukewarm" ......
*WND World - "Is middle east trying to explode: Syria provoking neighbors, hoping for war"
Once again, we see Syria front & center .... and this is just a
diversion to take the world's attention away from it's own internal
strife ....
April 24
*Reuters - "Worse: Greek economy to shrink 5% -- Spain, Italy borrowing rates soar"
We've already spoken of the serious world economic situation. ...
Just wait until summer ... we will see massive civil unrest all over the
world, but especially in countries with major economic problems. .....
The hoofbeats are only growing louder .......................
*UB Alert - "Deaths of 877 dolphins washed ashore in Peru shrouded in mystery - 3rd such incident in last two months"
April 25
*CBS New York - "Controversial website offers $1 million for proof of sex with Jet's Tim Tebow"
Once again, this is the enemy trying to ruin the witness of a
Christian ... isn't it interesting that they just can't leave it alone?
.... If he was a Muslim or an atheist, no one would care ..... but a
christian? .... the devil can't stand to see a good testimony that
represents his greatest enemy ... that being Jesus Christ. ... We all
need to pray for Tim because the pressure is only going to get worse,
especially in a place like New York City ...
*Joel Rosenberg.com - "Are we on the economic equivalent of the Titanic?" - Recent headlines:
-Federal debt nears $16 trillion (ABC News)
-Obama's budget would add $6.4 trillion to debt says CBO (CNN)
-Senate leaders refuse to pass budget for third year in row (Washington Times)
-Social Security heading for bankruptcy sooner than previously expected (Bloomberg)
-Foreign holdings of U.S. debt hits record high (AP)
-U.S. futures slide on economic tremors from Europe (AP)
This certainly is no surprise, but I just wanted to show just a few of
the problems all at the same time to give you just a glimpse of what
the "real deal" is. .... I don't like saying this, but I believe that
America is in a rapid decline and is quickly fading on the international
scene as a super power. ... But then, if we stop and think about it for
a minute, it makes 'prophetic' sense. ... In order for a global leader
to come to power and "have all the answers to the world's economic
& social problems", a reigning super power would only get in the way
...... and since our churches have, for the most part, lost sight of
their first love ... and since we've begun to turn our backs on Israel,
are we dumb enough to think that God will continue to bless us?
April 26
*Mail Online - "Did NASA satellite capture giant UFO surfing the hellish surface of the sun?"
Watch out!!! All the UFO, comet & alien 'people' are going to
have a field day with this one! .... You know what I think? ... The
rapture of the church is going to take place really soon, I believe, and
with all this talk of UFO's and aliens and such, it will be 'spun' into
the reason why so many of us disappeared all of a sudden. ...... We've
all gone home to Jupiter!!! .... sorry, I'll try & pull myself
together .....
*The Blaze - "Pastor Joel Osteen: Romney & Obama are christians and I see mormons as 'brothers in Christ'"
Wow!!! Can you possibly believe this?! ...... I'm not going to say
too much about this right now, but will follow up on this discussion in
my next commentary, which will be posted next Tuesday. ...... But just
a brief comment for now .... It is very difficult for me to share in
this with Mr. Osteen. ... My question to him, and others that share this
view, is this - how can we call mormons, or any one for that matter,
who do NOT believe in one the most important and basic tenants of our
faith, and that is "The Holy Trinity." ... Simply stated, I believe that
Joel Osteen's comment is false teaching ............. ... 2 Peter 2:1
says, "But there were also false prophets among the people, just as
there will be false teachers among you. " ... Also, 2 Timothy 4:3-4
states, "For a time will come when men will not put up with sound
doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around
them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to
hear. 4) They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to
myths." ... And finally, for now, 1 Timothy 4:16 says, ""Watch your
life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you
will save both yourself and your hearers."
I want to say much more concerning both Romney & Obama and their
'assumed' christian condition. Rest assured, I will not be the judge of
their final salvation, but I can certainly compare their stated
positions against the scriptures. This is the only way I know how to
reveal a person's true position. ... Once this is done, then each of us
can make up our own minds ................ More to come next week ....
Until next time,
Red