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The Left Behind series is known to be fiction, but like violence on TV or video games, we see a serious increase as crime or violence is reflected to our youth. The brain knows it’s fiction, but we participate in the excitement and become used to stimulation and even crave it. Ten views of fiction may be like one experience for real as the brain gets confused.
Books promoting the rapture idea have sold millions, but from 1988 to now, it's been a no-show. If we are supposed to be raptured before tribulation, what can we say to those who are in tribulation now? Would it be fair of God to give us a free pass from our lukewarm western churches while others are dying for their faith? Could we have misunderstood Christ's words? If not, does the Bible contradict itself?--“We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.” Acts 14:22. Many scholars are no longer convinced...r
Summary: With probably trillions in gold, Pope Francis has a good idea about sharing the wealth. Would he be willing to set a good example and say, “Follow me”? If you Google “gold to the Vatican,” the first page of 7,080,000 results has numerous links to $170 million in gold from Nazi Germany that included gold from the teeth of Jewish people gassed to death. There are also 55,000 results for “gold to the Vatican” on YouTube with some of the same points below.
Summary: Rome lost supremacy as a New World opened and Protestant America became great. Rome's strategy to recover world dominion is seen in Scripture. It looks like it's working for them. “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” In the Holy Roman Empire, Europe's kings bowed to the pope, but conservative historians estimate 50-100 million were martyred for heresy, believing the Bible which says, “Call no man Father...who can forgive sins but God?” Matthew 23:9; Mark 2:7.
In his latest variance from tradition, Pope Francis said sinners were not subject to an ete ity of punishment, https://www.yahoo.com/news/does-hell-exist-pope-francis-155354139.html This is a true picture of God who has “no pleasure in the death of the wicked” but it overlooks the fine print—there will be a “Great White Throne” judgment when even the wicked are resurrected to see the love of Christ for their soul that they rejected to walk in their own way and when every knee to acknowledge His love and justice, those who were impenitent will be burned up as it says in Malachi 4:1.
Yes, godly men fought for this country and braved death to establish it's freedom in 1776. But contrary to what many believe, this is not 1776. We hate what we see happening to America--too much "change" that millions unwisely voted for. Colonel Ammerman (under General Schwarzkopf in Desert Storm) cited unclassified information to say there were a millio UN troops in North America, mostly on closed military bases (more than a decade ago, so you might double it).
Summary: Trump's judgment is challenged on the morality and bankruptcy of his casinos and his understanding of healthcare. Healthcare is not medical care with prescription drugs that have become a leading cause of illness and death.
“Follow the money”--Dr. Richard Ruhling’s new book, Turkey Soup for People who are Chicken about End-Times, subtitled ‘How 9-11 Points US to Judgment in 2019’ should be liked by Protestants, patriots and Catholics wondering where the pope is going. Ruhling claims a Jesuit role in the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 that millions of patriots and President Trump see as a problem. His ebook on Amazon Kindle has a link to Karen Hudes, International Monetary Fund ex-lawyer who says 60% of taxes go to the Vatican.
Califo ia Mother Harassed by Police Asking If Her Children Were Vaccinated made headlines as President Trump appointed pro-vaccine, big pharma executive to head HHS Dr. Ben Carson said Obamacare is the worst thing since slavery; Dr. Richard Ruhling says our loss of freedom is becoming clear. He is a retired physician who cites a YouTube pediatrician-- “Autism…No vaccines, no autism” https://youtu.be/2Ql9LkGf6ok
A Yahoo News article speculates how war could start from Israel’s attacking of Iranian forces in Syria where Russian forces support their ally. https://www.yahoo.com/news/nuclear-nightmare-war-between-russia-113000329.html The article is speculation. On the other hand, the Bible offers a view of how history may be expected to repeat that is good news.
Summary: God has given set times [mo'ed] as appointments for us. The pope's visit to Congress falls on one of them Happiness is based on relationships described in the 10 Commandments. People who break them—people who lie, steal, kill or commit adultery are not happy people and will not be in heaven.
Summary: The Bible says we wrestle against demons (Ephesians 6:12) that are fallen angels, Revelation 12:7. Many believers are unsuspecting because of false teaching that when we die we go to heaven, but the Bible teaches “the dead know not anything,” (Ecclesiastes 9:5) and there will be a resurrection.; 1Thess 4:16. Going to a places where contact with the dead is made is as dangerous as Eve talking to the devil at the tree in Genesis 3.
Summary: Washington politicians are sold out and America is going down. This is Bible prophecy which also shows God's plan—something you wouldn't imagine! When this author visited US Senators with medical literature to show adverse drug reactions were the leading cause of death before age 75, one senator said, “You are wasting your time—they own us,” speaking of drug company donations to their reelection campaigns.
Summary: Biblical signs point to impending crisis and destruction with judgment on America and the beginning of martial law. To watch, pray and withdraw funds may be protective. This article is dedicated to the memory of Tom Lass, a Presbyterian pastor who kept a backpack loaded in his car, ready for events in the last half of Matthew 24 that will come suddenly, unexpectedly.
President Trump urged the UN to reject globalism and embrace patriotism, but was interrupted by laughter. The Guardian It might surprise most readers to see how the Bible supports President Trump as making the US great again, even at the cost of his life. When asked about the end of the world, the Great Teacher who divided BC from AD said to understand the book of Daniel. In Daniel 8, we see a confrontation of a ram that probably represents militant Islam, pushing north (into Russia) south into Africa, and west into Europe and North America.
“Give me your tired, your poor…yearning to breathe free.” The Statue of Liberty has welcomed “the huddled masses” from every continent since 1865, but immigration has transformed the US. Early Americans took huge risks of death at sea and from Indians or starvation in the New World because they also faced death when the Holy Roman Empire ruled Europe.
1. It’s a tragedy that two billionaires pledge a $600 million to rebuild a cathedral that’s probably empty on Sundays, but they won’t give to feed orphans in Africa/India. Christ said, “Inasmuch as you have done it to the least of these, you did it to me.” Matt 25:40 2. It’s tragic that the pope invites Muslims “refugees” to Europe and the payback is a desecration of ~2000 churches in France, but the media is silent about those who do it. Vatican strategy: Create problems, then be the answer via UN New World Order.
Summary: Hebrew prophets forecast an end-time destruction of Jerusalem. Five 'when-then' signs point to 2016 for apocalyptic events. History supports Passover as a time of impending Judgment. Bible believers should consider selling Jerusalem properties and keeping Passover elsewhere.
Why is this article in the sections of Depression & Gratitude? Because if you believe that you came from a monkey, you might be depressed. Seeing support for the biblical account that we were made in God's image (and have a higher destiny than apes) brings gratitude to the Creator. This also helps overcome fear to trust God who loves us. Numerous sciences support the biblical account of creation. History, culture and the greatest men of intellect and character also support creation and a chronology of 6,000 years.
Summary: The road is cleared for martial law and the end of America as we know it. Military “standing where it ought not” (Mark 13:14) was a sign to flee Jerusalem, but the idea of fleeing the cities when we see it as early believers did, seems strange to most Christians. Are they like the frog in warm water, about to be cooked (trapped)? The Supreme Court ruled that police officers are permitted to violate American citizens’ Fourth Amendment rights if the violation results from a “reasonable” mistake about the law (8-1 in Heien v. State of North Carolina ).
A Yahoo News article speculates how war could start from Israel’s attacking of Iranian forces in Syria where Russian forces support their ally. https://www.yahoo.com/news/nuclear-nightmare-war-between-russia-113000329.html The article is speculation. On the other hand, the Bible offers a view of how history may be expected to repeat that is good news.
A Yahoo News article speculates how war could start from Israel’s attacking of Iranian forces in Syria where Russian forces support their ally. https://www.yahoo.com/news/nuclear-nightmare-war-between-russia-113000329.html The article is speculation. On the other hand, the Bible offers a view of how history may be expected to repeat that is good news.
Fake News is full of criticism for alte atives to vaccinations, but facts side with those who protest. The governor (KY) may have an easier time doing so with his kids than the public facing trouble at school if their kids aren’t vaccinated. This should not be--parents should be able to opt out and not be forced by increasing tyranny of government.
Summary: The Hebrew word for divine appointment has a surprise meaning. Like keeping a job, keeping our appointments can affect our destiny. The story is told of a merchant in Bagdad who sent his servant to market for supplies, but the servant came back trembling. He said, Master, when I was in the marketplace I was jostled by someone in the crowd and when I turned I saw it was Death that jostled me. He made a threatening gesture. Lend me your horse, and I will ride to Samarra and Death will not find me.
Christ's triumphal entry to Jerusalem had been foretold 500 years earlier, riding on a colt, Zechariah 9:9. God's purpose was to call attention to the prophecies conce ing the Savior before Friday's crucifixion.
“Only those who recognize that The COMMON GOOD conce s a man’s soul can explain why we should legislate rest on Sunday: to honor the God who on that day rose. This is why we call Sunday the Lord’s Day…For this reason…the Sabbath is the heart of all social legislation. Christian politics begins with the Sabbath. Our task is to secure it in law.” Catholic Herald, May 24, 2018. Leave it to Rome to confuse the issue, calling Sunday the Sabbath.
Summary: The UK, US, EU, Vatican and Islam are represented in the imagery of Daniel 7 and 8. Daniel is the only book recommended by Christ when He was asked about the end of the world in Matthew 24. Daniel's description fits well what is happening and should be considered by leaders as well as laymen who want to know where we are headed. 1. Brexit wiped $2 trillion from world markets The Dow lost 600 points as Asian markets crashed. It's not the end, but could it be the beginning?r
The subtitle of Malachi Martin's best-selling “Keys of This Blood,” indicates that the super-powers are involved in a three-way struggle for world supremacy. The book may have overlooked our 500 point stock market crash a month after John Paul's visit in 1987. With the take-down of the Berlin Wall and Communism, orchestrated by President Reagan and John Paul, it looked like the west was supreme until Pope Benedict visited the US in 2008 and the economy crashed months later.
#1. Trump’s Making Jerusalem the capital of Israel was opposed by the pope and 126 countries in the United Nations in spite of several previous presidents agreeing to the idea but not doing it. #2. Trump’s plan to pull out of the Obama-era Iran Nuclear Treaty if Iran doesn’t make significant changes. #3. Plans to cut money given to Palestinians due to their disinterest in peace with Israel. All of these favor Turkey’s appeal to 57 Muslim nations to besiege Jerusalem, http://www.wnd.com/2018/03/57-muslim-nations-urged-to-besiege-israel/rn
When asked about the end of the age, the Great Teacher whose life divided BC from AD said to understand the book of Daniel. That book was “sealed until the time of the end,” but the 8th chapter has a vision “at the time of the end” with a candid view to convince skeptics that what Daniel saw is happening now.
Millions of Jews were wondering if 2017 would be a jubilee echo of the Balfour Declaration in 1917 and the Six Day War 50 years later in 1967. But 2017 is disappointing with daughter of a holocaust survivor deported because her father became a Christian (Newsweek 11-21-17). Is Israel just for Jews? asks Dr. Richard Ruhling, an author with Jewish roots. He says the Tannach (Old Testament) quotes God as giving Abraham the land from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates for his “seed” or children, Genesis 15. Ruhling offers further information…
Beginnings are important. “As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined.” So it was that as America was beginning, “the devil was in the details” for seven movements destined to affect millions. 1. Karl Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto, which still appeals to millions in Latin America where poverty and lack of education combine to make those Catholic nations vulnerable, which is why Rome sees Communist as an enemy, but it’s so favorable to socialism. The pope allegedly told Michael Moore that Capitalism is sin.
Summary: The Bible uses political cartoons to represent nations. In the book of Daniel we find a ram in the Middle East pushing west, but it is stomped by a goat that flies from the west “at the time of the end.” That will be the end of militant Islam, but the ram is a more noble creature than a goat as suggested by Christ when he will separate the sheep from the goats. The Quran teaches militancy that will get its adherents killed. Bible has better information on current events as they unfold.
Summary: There is little hope for better health in society until parents own-up to their responsibility of rearing their children by restricting their ability to get sugary foods and drinks. If local government in the home won't enforce better guidelines, big government efforts will prove a poor alte ative. The leading cause of hospitalization for children, ages 5-9, in England where children and young people drink more sugary soft drinks than anywhere else in Europe, is for tooth extraction, a problem affecting tens of thousands of children. (Google News)
“From mac ' ' cheese to chocolate bars, you don't have to go hungry to eat healthy” says Yahoo News. While we’d like to eat those treats at the end of a meal, snacking goes against the grain of healthy habits or positive lifestyle, says Dr. Richard Ruhling, a retired MD who taught Health Science at Loma Linda University.
As Jews celebrate Hannukah and Christians do Christmas, most people look for a day off or hope to benefit commercially from this time that's meaningless to millions of others. What's the point? Is it all vanity as Solomon said?
When Cornelius fell down to worship Peter, Peter said, Get up for I am a man like you are, Acts 10:26. The papacy claims Peter as the first pope, but there is no record of it in the Bible and Peter would not accept worship as popes do. Priests and popes also take vows of celibacy, but Peter was married, Matthew 8:14. Celibacy is against man's sexual nature with a result of homosexuality, pedophilia, rape of nuns by priests (40% in one report) and abortion—abuses that are widespread in 23 countries, confirmed by the Vatican. (Google)
Summary: God has given set times [mo'ed] as appointments for us. The pope's visit to Congress falls on one of them Happiness is based on relationships described in the 10 Commandments. People who break them—people who lie, steal, kill or commit adultery are not happy people and will not be in heaven.
Summary: “With 428 millio Bibles sold last year, it's still the best-seller. Why not discover the reason? Only God can foretell the future, but here are four 'when-then' omens or signs for apocalyptic events this coming spring.”
As the US is divided, another Civil War looms. What lessons can we learn? ‘History repeats worse for those who ignore it.' “Those who think this is ‘one nation under God,’ should consider how it fell. The lesson includes history that agrees with Bible prophecy in Revelation 13 where the ‘sea beast’ was the Old World Order that pilgrims fled for freedom in the New World, represented by the land beast that makes an image (look-alike) to the papacy. The US has made the United Nations and it looks like the papacy in many ways." https://youtu.be/zXa71J-w_Ko
ope Francis has sparked another debate with controversial remarks at the Third Vatican Council. He says, the concept of hell where people burn ete ally cannot be Christian--it goes against the concept of a loving and compassionate God. That idea is being challenged by other Bible scholars, not just the pope. When God told Adam that if he ate of "the tree of the knowledge of good and evil" that he would "surely die" (Genesis 2:17) He did not mean live forever in torment. This idea is an invention of the devil to paint God as a devil.r
Summary: A complex of astronomical signs, economic conditions and sabbatical cycles point to this fall and next spring for the biblical end-times. Biblical information indicates the religious year begins in the spring, (Exod 12:2) six months after the civil year begins as currently observed in the fall, starting with Rosh Hashanah—the Feast of Trumpets on the new moon of the 7th month. Admittedly, biblical chronologies are like a land-mine that often have been blown apart by events that don't fit, but here's a view that could fit with the latter part of September being huge.
Summary: The Bible's political cartoons fit current players on the world scene. The book of Daniel deserves another look as we consider where we are in the stream of time. “If referendum was today ... Britons WOULD vote to QUIT Europe, reveals expert new survey.” The full story of this headline is linked at the end, but our headline suggests what the prophet Isaiah said, that God declares the end from the beginning, Isaiah 46:10. When asked about the end of the world, the Great Teacher who divided BC from AD said to understand the book of Daniel, Matthew 24:3,15.
Francis’ weekly Angelus address focused on "Thou shalt not kill," saying it applied “also to those behaviors which offend the dignity of the human person, including insulting words." The history of the papacy includes the killing of heretics who protested the title, Lord God the Pope as Luther did. The Protestant Reformers risked their lives to show the papacy as a fulfillment of the ‘little horn’ growing out of the Roman Empire (4th beast) in Daniel 7, also the harlot in Revelation 17.
As America descends into a quagmire (soft boggy area) of moral debate and negative lifestyles, isn’t it time to learn from history? Many in America are like the French in the 1790’s when they threw out the Bible and had a blood bath of religious intolerance. They guillotined 40,000 and arrested 300,000 more before reinstating the Bible instead of the Goddess of Reason. This author heard a caller on a talk show say he took a semi-load of guillotines to a Catholic Church in Nebraska. History will repeat…
Summary: The unique timing of a solar and lunar eclipse to mark the beginning of the biblical year in the spring is an omen of when He did so in Egypt when judgment fell as Israel put blood on their doorpost two weeks later at Passover. This spring's Passover will see a "blood moon"--a token of judgment? Wasn't it God who said, “The sun shall be darkened and the moon turned into blood before...the day of the Lord,” Joel 2:31. It will happen this spring!
Summary: All the Protestant reformers saw the papacy as the “little horn” power claiming the title of God while persecuting the saints and changing the Commandments, Daniel 7:25. In Revelation 13, we see the beast [political cartoon] as an amalgamation of a lion, bear, leopard and dragon representing the papacy as it assimilated the customs and paganism of Babylon, Persia, Grecia and Rome that it outlived. The beast had a wound that healed and the world worships the beast.
Assignment Asserted Christians, Muslims and Jews believe in the same God. Dozens of people spoke against a homework assignment in an Elgin, Illinois school meeting. http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-u46-religion-assignment-st-0124-20180123-story.html Is it just a matter of opinion? The Bible teaches that God loves everyone and seeks to save all from a course of wrong that leads in selfish, harmful actions. In times of ignorance, God winks--He let's us get by, Acts 17:30,31.
1. Fear of loss, especially financial loss is considered by many as the greatest human motivator. You could lose your home and it's contents by failure to act ahead of “economic collapse, 2015,”if the 36 million results on Google mean anything. When it comes to such events, a year early is better than a day late. So how do we protect ourselves?
“The sun shall be darkened and the moon turned to blood before the day of the Lord,” Joel 2:31. The Bible says we “know the times and seasons perfectly,” 1Thessalonians 5:1. This suggests we should at least know the year for when "the day of the Lord" comes with “sudden destruction,” verse 2.