It would seem unlikely that anyone missed it. However, for those who did, let it be stated clearly. The so-called president of the United States is about to place this country another $3.6 TRILLION in debt. That's right. The national deficit is about to double in the next six months because of wasteful spending on the part of the executive branch of the government. Many thought that Obama was some sort of "saviour" who would rescue this nation and truly make us free. Many believed he was a christian, seeking to honor God via the national office. Everyone that believed in him is being proven wrong. Obama has only been in office for approximately two months and he is already doing everything that the conservatives had warned the United States would happen under him.
Obama is not seeking to honor God, or he would not want this new stimulus package, the one that is about to sink the United States another $3.6 TRILLION in debt. Obama is not a saviour, nothing he is proposing will help our nation, only hurt it. Obama is acting in a deliberate and diabolical manner, much like unto an anti-christ. There may be only one way to save this nation now, and that would be to impeach both the president and vice-president. Sadly, given that there is no direct reference and very little in the way of an indirect reference to the United States in Bible prophecy, it may be that Obama will be the last president this nation EVER has. His legacy? The destruction of the United States and paving the road to Meggido.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Persecution of Christians in the United States.
What? Christians being persecuted in the United States? Impossible. WRONG! Christians have been persecuted in the United States over the last few decades. However, it is becoming more and more prevalent. Many companies are telling their Christian employees not to talk about or discuss their faith, though they won't tell a moslem or hindu employee that. This is discrimination. Furthermore, these companies will tell a Christian employee that they can not listen to their music, but these same employers will let non-Christians listen to music that says "I want to *&%$ like an animal" (symbols used in place of the obvious explective) or "I hate everything about you". Again, this is discrimination.
Interestingly, the US economy is in a near perpetual free fall. Sadly, the real reason for the economic problems in this country has more to do with sin and the rejection of Christianity than it does anything else. The nation's economy did best when people still went to church and businesses were shut down during the morning hours on Sunday. It may even be that if we returned to this practice, the economy would improve and perhaps even shutting down early on Wednesday in Lent would also help to bolster the economy by allowing people to give proper respect, honor, and thanks to the Lord God that allowed this nation to exist.
The truth of the matter is that this won't happen. Why? It is because people would rather worship their money than the God whom our money claims we trust. As more and more people and business reject God and worship the creation rather than the creator, it will only get worse for those whom are called Christians. Indeed, beheadings may be in the future for those Christians living in America, not to mention elsewhere in the world already.
"We've staked our future on our ability to follow the Ten Commandments with all our heart" Thomas Jefferson said. Sadly, every American is guilty of breaking all of them. It can only be hoped and prayed for that America would repent if its sinful and lawless ways this Lenten season, or there may not be an America much longer.
Interestingly, the US economy is in a near perpetual free fall. Sadly, the real reason for the economic problems in this country has more to do with sin and the rejection of Christianity than it does anything else. The nation's economy did best when people still went to church and businesses were shut down during the morning hours on Sunday. It may even be that if we returned to this practice, the economy would improve and perhaps even shutting down early on Wednesday in Lent would also help to bolster the economy by allowing people to give proper respect, honor, and thanks to the Lord God that allowed this nation to exist.
The truth of the matter is that this won't happen. Why? It is because people would rather worship their money than the God whom our money claims we trust. As more and more people and business reject God and worship the creation rather than the creator, it will only get worse for those whom are called Christians. Indeed, beheadings may be in the future for those Christians living in America, not to mention elsewhere in the world already.
"We've staked our future on our ability to follow the Ten Commandments with all our heart" Thomas Jefferson said. Sadly, every American is guilty of breaking all of them. It can only be hoped and prayed for that America would repent if its sinful and lawless ways this Lenten season, or there may not be an America much longer.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Co-Exist?
There is a neat little product on amazon.com right now. It is a series of bumper stickers and t-shirts. They all say "Co-Exist" on them and the word is spelled using various religious symbols. However, there is a problem with this. Each and every religion represented by those symbols claims some form of exclusivity. Such being the case, while they may "coexist" in a secular sense, they are are of such mutual exclusivity that they can not "coexist" in the sense that the creators of these products seem to have in mind.
That being said, understand that all religions are NOT the same. Reading from a copy of the Koran from over 100 years ago, we find the statement "kill the Christian and Jew wherever you find them". That is anti-semitic. In the Bible we find the words "no man comes to father except through me". That is exclusive. These are just two example of, literally, thousands of possible examples.
Understand also that "atheism" is a religious viewpoint as well. It would do well to say that one who does not believe in "god" is an "anti-theist". However, "anti-theism" is a also a religion and is the most intolerant of religions.
Truthfully, Judaism and Christianity have historically been and continue to be the two most tolerant of religions. These two religions can and do coexist for they share much of the same history and even the same scriptures. Indeed, even person that believes in Christ Jesus is a member of the sect of Judaism that believes the Messiah has come and will return. To some degree, that means that the Jews and Christians are one, which even the Koran acknowledges (hence Islams ongoing persecutions of Christians and Jews, even in the places where these religions were born).
True co-existence will only occur when Christ Jesus returns and sets up his eternal kingdom. Then it will only be those who believe in Jesus as the Messiah that will live in that kingdom as all others shall have been cast into the lake of fire. Until then, the gospel must be preached and the truth must be told.
World peace is a beautiful sentiment. However, it is ultimately an unrealistic one. Humanity is generally set to destroy one another. It can not, by its own power, do anything less. Rather than trying to seek world peace, let us seek peace with and to love our neighbors. This is what Christ has commanded of us, even if our neighbors do wish to kill us. Do good for those that hate you. Then we show the love of Christ and will see and live in the kingdom of God. When we do that, we get a small picture of what world peace may be like.
That being said, understand that all religions are NOT the same. Reading from a copy of the Koran from over 100 years ago, we find the statement "kill the Christian and Jew wherever you find them". That is anti-semitic. In the Bible we find the words "no man comes to father except through me". That is exclusive. These are just two example of, literally, thousands of possible examples.
Understand also that "atheism" is a religious viewpoint as well. It would do well to say that one who does not believe in "god" is an "anti-theist". However, "anti-theism" is a also a religion and is the most intolerant of religions.
Truthfully, Judaism and Christianity have historically been and continue to be the two most tolerant of religions. These two religions can and do coexist for they share much of the same history and even the same scriptures. Indeed, even person that believes in Christ Jesus is a member of the sect of Judaism that believes the Messiah has come and will return. To some degree, that means that the Jews and Christians are one, which even the Koran acknowledges (hence Islams ongoing persecutions of Christians and Jews, even in the places where these religions were born).
True co-existence will only occur when Christ Jesus returns and sets up his eternal kingdom. Then it will only be those who believe in Jesus as the Messiah that will live in that kingdom as all others shall have been cast into the lake of fire. Until then, the gospel must be preached and the truth must be told.
World peace is a beautiful sentiment. However, it is ultimately an unrealistic one. Humanity is generally set to destroy one another. It can not, by its own power, do anything less. Rather than trying to seek world peace, let us seek peace with and to love our neighbors. This is what Christ has commanded of us, even if our neighbors do wish to kill us. Do good for those that hate you. Then we show the love of Christ and will see and live in the kingdom of God. When we do that, we get a small picture of what world peace may be like.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Is Obama the Anti-Christ?
There have been numerous e-mails making the rounds in the months prior to the elections and even now that purport evidence that Obama is the Anti-Christ of the Apocalypse. Is this true? It is known the world over that Obama campaigned in Germany, which is should never have been. It is known that Obama seeks to make peace betwixt Israel and Palestine. Indeed, he is currently the most loved President that the United States has had to date. Some would have to ask how on Earth he could be the Anti-Christ of the Apocalypse. Truthfully, his behaviour is not too far off from that of the Anti-Christ of the Apocalypse. Likewise, there are several false prophets who point to Obama as some sort of saviour, though he is not. However, does his name add up? Depending on your source text, does Obama's name add up to either 666 or 616? Here are two variants of Obama's name in Greek:
and
The differences between the variants is slight, but there is a difference. The reader is invited to do the math as it were for themselves. All letters in Greek have a numerical value. If the value of either name is 616 or 666, then there is a serious possibility that Obama is the Anti-Christ. If not, then he is merely an anti-christ and is only a predecessor of what is to come, which will be far worse. Here is the numerical text of the mark of the beast in Greek, for comparative purpose:
ΕΞΑΚΟΣΙΟΙ ΕΞΗΚΟΝΤΑ ΕΞ
Offhand, it would not look like Obama's name when translated into Greek reveals that he is the Anti-Christ. However, it should be noted that the Above Greek text does not add up to either 616 or 666. Rather it is merely the name of the number. Again, the reader is invited to do the math.
Obama may well prove to be the Anti-Christ. He is unilaterally taking actions for which there is no basis in the Constitution. He is also supporting legislation that violates any and all tenants of the Judeo-Christian faith. This shows that Obama has little to no respect for the faith that he supposedly claims. Indeed, he doesn't even adhere to the precepts of his political party, rather favoring a form of socialism that is in many respects little more than an advanced form of despotism.
Obama may be the president, and his office deserves that respect. Obama is likely an anti-christ and deserves no respect. All Christians are urged to resist Obama whenever he speaks in a manner that violates the Christian faith and acts in a manner that is inconsistent with the US Constitution. May God have mercy upon us.
| Μπαρακ Χασιν Ομπαμα |
and
| Μπαρακ Χασειν Ομπαμα |
The differences between the variants is slight, but there is a difference. The reader is invited to do the math as it were for themselves. All letters in Greek have a numerical value. If the value of either name is 616 or 666, then there is a serious possibility that Obama is the Anti-Christ. If not, then he is merely an anti-christ and is only a predecessor of what is to come, which will be far worse. Here is the numerical text of the mark of the beast in Greek, for comparative purpose:
ΕΞΑΚΟΣΙΟΙ ΕΞΗΚΟΝΤΑ ΕΞ
Offhand, it would not look like Obama's name when translated into Greek reveals that he is the Anti-Christ. However, it should be noted that the Above Greek text does not add up to either 616 or 666. Rather it is merely the name of the number. Again, the reader is invited to do the math.
Obama may well prove to be the Anti-Christ. He is unilaterally taking actions for which there is no basis in the Constitution. He is also supporting legislation that violates any and all tenants of the Judeo-Christian faith. This shows that Obama has little to no respect for the faith that he supposedly claims. Indeed, he doesn't even adhere to the precepts of his political party, rather favoring a form of socialism that is in many respects little more than an advanced form of despotism.
Obama may be the president, and his office deserves that respect. Obama is likely an anti-christ and deserves no respect. All Christians are urged to resist Obama whenever he speaks in a manner that violates the Christian faith and acts in a manner that is inconsistent with the US Constitution. May God have mercy upon us.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
End Times?
Likely if you can read this, then you probably remember something about 1999. Many were concerned or confused by the issues. What was the primary concern? Realistically, a simple issue of calendar dating on some older computer systems. Would things really have gotten out of control had the world's computer systems all suffered a massive failure? Not likely. Humanity had survived for thousands of years without computers. Certainly we would have had to adapt to what would be a temporary setback at best. However, we would have gotten through it just fine.
What does this have to do with end times? Plenty. During the Y2K scare (farce?), many reputable christian authors put out books about Y2K and the end times. Various bible scholars were even trying to postulate that the Y2K crisis would herald the beginning of the tribulation period. Well, that was nine years ago and we are all still here. Obviously sometime went wrong, or did it?
Let's be clear, God's time table is NOT our time table. We should not be trying to say that some sign or situation conclusively proves that the end times are upon us. In fact, in a related vein of folly, many Americans tend to try to see the United States in end time prophecy, even though there is really nothing there. However, that is where we get people like LaHaye, Jenkins, Lindsey, and LaLonde, amongst numerous others. Often they try to claim that the United States is the Israel or Babylon spoke of in the Apocalypse or else they skirt the issue of no direct reference to the United States by postulating a nuclear holocaust. Of course those believe in Christ Jesus as Saviour will be "raptured" before any of this happens, or so they claim.
Let's get real. The lack of a direct reference to the United States in bible prophecy is adaphoria. It doesn't matter. Christians should NOT be looking for some form of rescue from trials and tribulation, for Jesus promised that we'd have trials and tribulation. Rather, they should be looking for times and opportunity to share the gospel of Christ Jesus to a sinful and fallen creation. Are we in the end times? Maybe. Unless certain events happen, we can not really know. However, those events will happen on God's time table and not ours. It is God who knows our futures and also our pasts. We should live as if Jesus could return at any given moment as we do not know if we will live to see the next sun rise. Indeed, we are not even promised the next breath. In fact, the simple truth is that world does end when we die. Such being the case, we should live in the now and live for Christ Jesus according to his commands, obeying God's law out of love.
However, here is what the reformers felt about the end times and it would seem it is still quite true today. From the Augsburg Confession as found at http://www.bookofconcord.org:
What does this have to do with end times? Plenty. During the Y2K scare (farce?), many reputable christian authors put out books about Y2K and the end times. Various bible scholars were even trying to postulate that the Y2K crisis would herald the beginning of the tribulation period. Well, that was nine years ago and we are all still here. Obviously sometime went wrong, or did it?
Let's be clear, God's time table is NOT our time table. We should not be trying to say that some sign or situation conclusively proves that the end times are upon us. In fact, in a related vein of folly, many Americans tend to try to see the United States in end time prophecy, even though there is really nothing there. However, that is where we get people like LaHaye, Jenkins, Lindsey, and LaLonde, amongst numerous others. Often they try to claim that the United States is the Israel or Babylon spoke of in the Apocalypse or else they skirt the issue of no direct reference to the United States by postulating a nuclear holocaust. Of course those believe in Christ Jesus as Saviour will be "raptured" before any of this happens, or so they claim.
Let's get real. The lack of a direct reference to the United States in bible prophecy is adaphoria. It doesn't matter. Christians should NOT be looking for some form of rescue from trials and tribulation, for Jesus promised that we'd have trials and tribulation. Rather, they should be looking for times and opportunity to share the gospel of Christ Jesus to a sinful and fallen creation. Are we in the end times? Maybe. Unless certain events happen, we can not really know. However, those events will happen on God's time table and not ours. It is God who knows our futures and also our pasts. We should live as if Jesus could return at any given moment as we do not know if we will live to see the next sun rise. Indeed, we are not even promised the next breath. In fact, the simple truth is that world does end when we die. Such being the case, we should live in the now and live for Christ Jesus according to his commands, obeying God's law out of love.
However, here is what the reformers felt about the end times and it would seem it is still quite true today. From the Augsburg Confession as found at http://www.bookofconcord.org:
Article XVII: Of Christ's Return to Judgment.
1] Also they teach that at the Consummation of the World Christ will appear for judgment, and 2] will raise up all the dead; He will give to the godly and elect eternal life and everlasting joys, 3] but ungodly men and the devils He will condemn to be tormented without end.
4] They condemn the Anabaptists, who think that there will be an end to the punishments of condemned men and devils.
5] They condemn also others who are now spreading certain Jewish opinions, that before the resurrection of the dead the godly shall take possession of the kingdom of the world, the ungodly being everywhere suppressed.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Christianity in America
As with future posts, I write what may seem at times controversial. Truth sometimes is controversial, yet the truth must be told. That is the sole purpose of this blog. If you are reading this, then you are seeking truth and not hype.
Many seem confused about what Christianity is. Indeed, if ask, most Americans have an idea about what it means to be a Christian. However, most of the time these ideas seem to have something to do about working one's way into heaven or else a certain way of living. Unfortunately, given the confusion about what people think it means to be a Christian, various individuals and groups have tried to subvert the truth of Christianity and create a perversion of the truth.
In truth, the Christian faith is simple to define. However, to live it is another story. Christianity is not about religion, which is man working his way into heaven. It is about what God has done already through his son, Christ Jesus, on our behalf. If one truly believes this, then they already have assurance of salvation. The flip side of this is that if one believes this, then they should act in a manner as befits how Christ lived. This means humility and truth. Sometimes it means judging things which are wrong, regardless of how others view it.
How then should a modern Christian living in America live? They should live according the ten commandments and the teaching of Christ Jesus. They should do all their labor as if they were doing for God, for indeed they are. They should show compassion for others as the occasion warrants it. In like manner, they should seek for truth and justice in life. This is the duty of all Christians, not just in America, but throughout the world.
Many seem confused about what Christianity is. Indeed, if ask, most Americans have an idea about what it means to be a Christian. However, most of the time these ideas seem to have something to do about working one's way into heaven or else a certain way of living. Unfortunately, given the confusion about what people think it means to be a Christian, various individuals and groups have tried to subvert the truth of Christianity and create a perversion of the truth.
In truth, the Christian faith is simple to define. However, to live it is another story. Christianity is not about religion, which is man working his way into heaven. It is about what God has done already through his son, Christ Jesus, on our behalf. If one truly believes this, then they already have assurance of salvation. The flip side of this is that if one believes this, then they should act in a manner as befits how Christ lived. This means humility and truth. Sometimes it means judging things which are wrong, regardless of how others view it.
How then should a modern Christian living in America live? They should live according the ten commandments and the teaching of Christ Jesus. They should do all their labor as if they were doing for God, for indeed they are. They should show compassion for others as the occasion warrants it. In like manner, they should seek for truth and justice in life. This is the duty of all Christians, not just in America, but throughout the world.
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