9-11 and The Rise of the Antichrist.

Moving On...

2009-03-18T00:50:00.001-04:00

Any consistent readers of this blog will know that I believed George Bush would remain in office beyond his alloted term. I voted, and prayed for Barrack Obama throughout the amazingly theatrical election campaign of 2008, but also felt that the people were celebrating too early on November 5th, and I felt that the most demonic, and evil way for the Devil (using his puppet, Bush) to strike would be through thwarting the peaceful transfer of power January 20th. Obviously I was wrong about that, and I apologize even as I continue sighing with relief (yes, nearly 2 months later).

Thanks to many laws passed by the Bush administration, it has become ridiculously easy for a president to declare a state of emergency, and/or martial law in the event of a terrorist attack, natural disaster, economic meltdown, or political assassination. These bills have good, solid, reassuring names like the USA PATRIOT Act, and the "National Security and Homeland Security Directive" (which maps a new martial law plan that is so shocking, the US Congress was not allowed to read or review it!) Unfortunately, even though we have a new leader, who promises to guide us in a new direction, these laws are still in effect, and if they are not repealed and disbanded for the anti-democratic poison that they are, our civil liberties will remain in limbo.

There is a move behind the scenes, in the headlines and buried deep: a move towards a New World Order. It is an agenda whose roots stretch deeper than any one person, and whose planning begun long before the year 2000. This New World Order plan has been implemented in stages, slowly over generations, but George W Bush spearheaded an amazing advance on the agenda's behalf in a very short time. Considering how little it would take now for the president to excuse a declaration of Martial law, I'd say the last six months of Bush's presidency were the most suspenseful:

Georgia invaded, bombed and plundered a separatist region within their borders, which had Russian sympathies; this led to the Russian invasion of Georgia in August
There was a massive hurricane named Ike that slammed into the Texas coast that crippled our gas supply temporarily (lots of stations ran out of gas for days at a time where I live). Ike is the third most destructive hurricane to make landfall in recorded history! It happened less than seven days before the economic downward spiral began with the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September.
A brigade of US Army Troops was sent from Iraq to the United States, to be on call to "quell domestic dissent" if needed. This action effectively revoked the Posse Comitatus Act but went largely unpublished, and was shortly followed by some of the best and worst swings in stock market history, topped off with John McCain's presidential campaign suspension stunt (which really spooked me!). What's more, at this time, members of Congress were reportedly threatened with Martial Law, if they did not pass the $700+ Billion banker bailout in October.
Election night came, and Barrack Obama won by a landslide (I was overjoyed to see it). He gave his acceptance speech in Chicago, between two large, transparent, bullet-proof panels. Obama was wise and sober after the election, his security was tight, and he wasted no time in beginning to fill cabinet seats. A lot of peoples prayers were also going out for him. The world celebrated with America then. Two weeks later: Mumbai was attacked by a coordinated team of terrorists, who spread out in the city, hunting for Americans and British tourists in November.
The most threatening event of them all: On December 27th, Israel began bombing the Gaza strip with advanced missiles, some containing white phosphorous (which is strictly forbidden in civilian areas by the Geneva conventions). Thousands of people including hundreds of small children were murdered by the Israeli army during the next three weeks. Countless more were badly wounded. This exchange between Israel and Hamas lasts three times as long as the famous "six days war" of 1967, it is largely one-sided, with Israeli troops dying more frequently from friendly fire than enemy fire, and suffering 14 losses total, even after their ground invasion. The Israeli government refused to allow journalists into Gaza, to accurately report the gross human right violations being committed by their aggression. This atrocity goes on until right before the inauguration in January.

Thanks be to God that this dreadful takeover did not happen! In the aftermath of inauguration day, I began a series of changes in my own life, taking advantage of what I see as bonus time. We aren't out of the woods yet. The enemy is planning, scheming, profiting, and well positioned in the world. The major business, media and political leaders of America are still actually meeting each year at the Bohemian Grove to worship the ancient Babylonian demon Moloch. Officially, Christianity is in very bad shape.

The only hope for the future of our souls lies in the light of God's truth. I have teetered on the edge of a dark abyss, searching out information on the enemy, trying to figure out the devil's motives. Focusing on the New World Order conspiracy becomes a dark addiction. I believe that every person should be responsible enough to investigate our collective enemy, but that we must always venture on towards the refuge of our greatest ally! There are some aspects of the New World Order conspiracy that are either too big, or too far along for us to stop. But I promise, the whole giant monstrous thing will be stopped. As individuals working and hoping for deliverance, we must remember and reclaim the potency and power of simple love. We have to march tall as victors, overcoming the small, mundane trials of life with love, confidence, and sincerity. So many are focused far in the future, stuck in the past, or distracted by a thousand different fill in the blank options. It's like a massive trance. If you are a Christian, your number one focus and priority should be the Kingdom of God. A lot of the steady readers here already know that.

I will no longer be posting to this blog, but I won't take it down either. It is what it is. May God be glorified. I've started a new blog which will be focused mainly on the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. I will be posting to it regularly in the months to come. The address is SeekYeTheKingdom.blogspot.com

The Road Ahead in the Era of Responsiblity

2009-01-25T23:04:00.002-05:00

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On Tuesday, January 20th, just after 12pm, Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as America's 44th president. Approximately 2 million people flocked to Washington D.C. so that they could take part in this historic transfer of power. It must have been an intimidating show of support; Obama seemed calm, confident, and happy when he walked out to his seat, but when he swore in, his poise faltered in the first few lines of the oath. Conspiracy theorists everywhere are seeing that moment as a loophole in the transfer of power. But when I saw it, I was reminded of the fact that Barack Obama is a human being, facing down an army of 2 million jubilant supporters, and he was a little more nervous than he let himself show.

During the past two years, Barack Obama rose up from the ranks of campaign democrats, and successfully out-shined republican challenger John McCain, mostly fueled by peoples belief in one thing: Hope. He personified, and very eloquently expressed Hope from the very beginning. He even released a book called, "The Audacity of Hope". The hope for a change in leadership, hope for an affirmation of promises made by Civil Rights giants 40-50 years ago, and hope that we would be made to face the energy and environmental challenges that have been ignored for too long have made this rise to power possible. The first two hopes have been realized, and the third is next in line.

We have come this far on the fuel of hope, but all of the millions of people who have been mobilized so far need to start moving by another motivation. We need to step up to the plate, and change the way we relate to one another. We need to remember what it means to love our neighbors as ourselves, and we need to put that knowledge into practice. We need to see the light of the coming day of peace as something that is not coming from the white house, but is shining within our spirits, within our grasp, manifesting itself in every loving choice we make.

At this point, a lot of people are being tempted to sit back, and be passively led by our new president. The temptation is to dismiss the idea that the ball is in our court, that the challenges which face our president are facing us as well...Obama's charge and challenge is to correct this perception. That seems to be a high priority for him. His inauguration speech is a testimony of that.

We cannot see Barack Obama as our savior. We must maintain our composure, and understand that he is just a leader, who is trying to guide us in the right direction, and that the real anointing belongs to a larger group that Christ refers to as "the elect" in his explanation of the last days in Mark 13. This is a very sobering passage for any believers who are tempted to refuse their responsibilities in this day by deifying our new leader. Let me share just a few selections from it to show that Christ knew there would be real power from God in many people at the same time that there will be false saviors and false prophets in the earth. It's a very confusing time, but this is precisely as confusing as a field of wheat mixed with weeds at harvest (which is another, powerful last days parable given by Jesus in Matthew 13).

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The "Elect":

Mark 13:9-11,13

"You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit... All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved."

vs 20

If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them.

vs. 27

And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.

Warnings of False Saviors:

Mark 13:5-6

Jesus said to them: "Watch out that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am he,' and will deceive many.

vs 21-23

At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'Look, there he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and miracles to deceive the elect—if that were possible. So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time.
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A lot is going to be happening all at once; the "birth pains" of the last day are in full swing right now. We've got to set our eyes on the narrow road that leads to righteousness, take up our crosses, our burdens, and follow through, no matter what happens. We can overcome as long as we follow through.

George Bush was the kind of leader who told this nation to sit back, relax, and shop while he took care of the challenges and problems that we encountered under his reign. W assured the people that he would take care of security after 9-11-01 (our borders are still embarrassingly porous and vulnerable, and America has made more enemies under Bush's leadership than ever before). He also promised to rescue New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and let four crucial days go by without making any effort. Mark 13 contains the famous line, "Abomination that causes desolation", which I think is still clearly Bush. So far, Barack Obama has only inherited desolation, caused by the last abomination.

I think the main red flag we should look for from Barack Obama's leadership is if he ever tries to take away the burden of responsibility that he is placing on us now. That is the real test of the spirit behind him.

God does not seek to glorify any one man above his own begotten son, who was sent to Earth with the wonderful news of his Father's Kingdom burning in his heart, eager to be told. Jesus was embraced by many common, simple people; recognized and accepted for the light of the world that He is. Some teachers accepted him as well, but he was eventually murdered by a conspiracy of religious leaders. After his resurrection, there sprang a church that was anointed in power, filled with Joy, infecting the Roman empire with it's message of hope, love, King Jesus, and his coming Kingdom. The message of that kingdom has been lost over time, and the church is not the spotless, righteous institution that it wishes it were. Likewise, in this day, there will not be any single person who will prepare the earth for the return of Jesus. Jesus is the head of a body of promise. In proper birth, the head comes out first, and the feet are last. So will it be in the last days; not another child (like Jesus) but the completion of the body of Christ in a group of equally blessed, equally necessary people working together in common purpose (the feet).

The distinction between one messiah, and a group of anointed people is so crucial in developing our understanding, and our faith in what the last days will be like. It is not proud to believe and hope to be a part of God's plan to change the world, and to devote your life with integrity and honesty to that hope. If you focus on God, and his power and promise of deliverance, and you pledge to do whatever you can to serve and help God, He will use you. God is recruiting from the highways and bi-ways, calling all who are willing to take part in his great celebration of marrying his son (Christ) to his Bride (the real church, the remnant around the world). If you want to make the world a better place, figure out the best way that you can take action on that desire, and go for it! The time for this sort of revolutionary responsibility is right now.

1 Corinthians 1:26-31

For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the LORD.”

On Trial: Zion vs. Zionism

2009-01-17T13:27:00.008-05:00

Daniel 7: 9-10

"And the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment white as snow, And the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne a fiery flame, Its wheels a burning fire; A fiery stream issued And came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him.

The court was seated, And the books were opened."

The passage above comes from the middle of Daniel's most famous end-times vision; of four beasts rising up from the sea, (combined to match precisely with the beast from the sea in Revelation 13) and a "Little horn", or pompous, and boastful leader of an empire in the days leading up to judgment. It reinforces the reality that these final days are like an actual trial, for each and every soul on the planet. As I said in my last post, a lot of religious leaders are behaving in terribly unrighteous and unmerciful ways, while thinking of themselves as prosecution attorneys for the heavenly court, and not co-defendants.

Thousands of years ago, lots of warnings were planted for believers living in the last days. These warnings have rested protected and mostly dormant in Bibles around the world. Scriptures warn of false teachings, covetous temptations, the trappings of worldliness, and the spread of false gospels. Mainstream churches sometimes ignore these passages, sometimes use them to accuse other congregations nearby or abroad, and very rarely compare them to their own behavior. Because of that, the benefits and wisdom of these warnings isn't really clear. and a great majority of so-called Christians will be caught unawares and unprepared in the time of his return.

After a few intense years of studying the scriptures, and coming from a strictly evangelical childhood, I have come to believe that very few Christians even know the full gospel. What is being passed as the gospel for saving souls is not complete. It is a mass-produced, misinterpreted, cliffs-notes version of the real thing. This is a gospel that pays lip service, but ignores the responsibility of those who are called of God. It produces millions of spiritual babes, who are then left in a perpetual state of spiritual infancy through a lack of mature nourishment, or proper direction.

There are two sections of "The gospel" according to the New Testament: The Milk and the Meat.
Paul constantly taught about that difference, using that same analogy. Jesus also talked about it on occasion, but in parables and riddle sentences like; "If I tell you of earthly things and you do not believe me, how can you believe me when I tell you of the things of heaven?"

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The milk of the Gospel is this:

Jesus Christ is the son of God, who came into the earth to teach us how to live righteously, and who died on the cross as a payment for our sins. It is by him that all who love him (and obey him) will be saved from eternal death through faith in Him, and by the grace of God. There are none who haven't sinned, and all who are saved by the blood of Christ will have eternal life.

The meat of the Gospel is this:

God plans on establishing his kingdom on earth. This establishment happens first in the hearts of people, then spills out into the rest of the earth. At an appointed time, there will be a massive awakening of the Holy Spirit in the living body of Christ. All that is wrong, sour, and bad about the earth will be removed; bound up for a millennium as the earth is restored to a state very close to what Eden might have been like. This advance of the army of God will be swift and definitive. All who follow Christ and serve him will have a place in that kingdom, for a thousand years of peace (after a very dark, relatively short time of tribulation). Most importantly: all must be ready to prepare the way for Christ to return. Those that have lived in readiness, and died before the return will be resurrected in this "Last day"; those who are alive when the time comes for it to be established will be a living army of God, the "feet on the ground" who will be led step by step, sealed and set aside, to subdue God's enemies by nothing less than the Power of his Holy Spirit.

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It is very important to remember that Jesus himself preached the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. That was the subject of most of his parables, and in Luke the first thing Jesus preaches after his baptism is: "Repent (change your hearts and lives) for the Kingdom of God is near!"

The way the evangelical movement glosses over this meat is very clever. The term "Kingdom of God" has been replaced with "Kingdom of Heaven". The power of God's promises are all stored away in an ethereal heavenly realm, to be enjoyed after death (or after a pre-tribulation "rapture"). Under these circumstances, Christians can see themselves as mighty warriors of the faith, even if they don't know how to put on their armor properly, or even how to swing their swords in the present world. If our eternal destiny is simply hinged on the passive belief that Christ died for our sins, there's not a whole lot left for us to do. Many Christians are content in simply watching the world come apart around them, because they are waiting for their rescue. They see themselves as damsels in distress, and Christ in the clouds as their White knight. It is a completely helpless, passive, and lazy approach to the gospel. According to this doctrine, the world is to be merely endured, and not overcome. But God does not promise to raise up damsels in the last day: he promises warriors.

In the days of Christ and the early church, spirits of the adversary were already at work trying to corrupt and compromise the Gospel. The entire book of 2 Peter is a reminder of our responsibility, potential, and destiny in Christ (1/3rd of it is also a warning against false teachings). He wrote it because he knew he was close to death, and he knew that the enemy would try to disconnect God's people from the power of faith in His promises. Within a few hundred years of the death of Christ, this effort succeeded. The body of Christ, and the potency of the gospel of the Kingdom of God were buried and bound by the religion of Christianity. Cells within that body were born, lived fruitful lives, and have died to be reserved for the last day, but the body as a whole has been dead for two millennial days. Darkness has crept in to take back the dominion of light that was established by Jesus Christ. But this light is being restored even now. Eyes and ears are being opened.

We, who have been born just before the first early morning rays of the third millennium after the crucifixion of Jesus, are blessed because of the promise of resurrection. Cells of this body who are alive now will venture forth into all the world, swiftly, and sure of foot, carrying the message of God's kingdom to all the corners of the earth. God has been preparing his messengers for years, working with each of us at a pace that we can bear, faithfully attending to all of our hearts with His personal attention.

Time and time again the prophets speak of the "army of God", the "wise", the "remnant", but the most common scriptural reference to this group of people is "Zion". The Zion of the last days is a group of believers who overcome the trappings of Babylon, the seduction of Satan, and the corruption of their own flesh. It is Zion that will prepare the way for the coming of the Lord. It is Zion that will crawl into the windows of Babylon like thieves in the night. It is Zion that will conquer the full Promised Land of earth, as the army of Joshua did in Israel.

What's more, this true army of Zion will not use Scud missiles, or tank shells filled with white phosphorous (which can burn through flesh like it was hot butter, right to the bone in seconds) in it's process of overcoming. The weapon that Zion will use in this conquest is the truth of the promise of God's kingdom. And the enemies of this Zion will be burned by the Glory of the coming of the Lord. That distinction is very crucial. Zionism is another doctrine of racial supremacy (just like Nazism). Nothing more, nothing less. Innocent people are suffering under the creed of Zionism because it is being guided by a spirit of evil.

If Barack Obama safetly takes office on Tuesday, and George Bush finally leaves the White House, I plan on writing a book about the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, because it's a message that needs to be remembered. Over the last four years I have been engaged in a race against time to understand the nature of the last days, and the message of the scriptures. The full Gospel, and the promise of the Kingdom of God is that message.

I believe that anything could happen in the next four days, because it only took 3 days for the son of God to be arrested, tried, executed and resurrected. Plus, God's judgment will strike swiftly and suddenly, catching the world off-guard. But during these four years I have learned that the identity of the final Antichrist is not as important as the destiny and duty of the body of Christ. There have been antichrists since the first century AD, and there will continue to be antichrists until God decides to declare his great and terrible Day. Because of this, all who are a part of the body of Christ must always take up the cross of resisting the power that is behind these antichrists. The purpose of all cells of the body of Christ is to demonstrate to those around them what it means to live as though God were enthroned here on earth, ruling over us all, setting rules that we must follow as subjects of his kingdom. Thankfully, the rules are just, kind, and common sense.

We must believe that God is close in order to perceive that he truly is. We must live as though we were already in the kingdom of God, because as long as we have the light of Christ within us, we are. The rules and guidelines of this kingdom are saturating the scripture. It is our responsibility to take them seriously, and to act obediently. When we choose to do what is right, honest, merciful, loving and peaceful, we are advancing the light of Christ. We must be bold on behalf of truth, and not allow the corruption of fear, pride, or hatefulness to overcome us. We can only survive this battle if we are equally aware of the danger around us, and the power behind us. Our responsibility is to prepare ourselves spiritually for the time that the last trumpet sounds, and to demonstrate our readiness by living as strangers in this world, obeying the rules of the Kingdom of God even when no one else does. If anything disconnects us from love, we must resist it. And we must remind our children, our parents, our siblings and neighbors about the truly good news of the Kingdom of God.

Gaza, Zionism and the Ongoing Muslim Holocaust

2009-01-03T14:07:00.001-05:00

On December 27th, Israel began bombarding the Gaza strip with missile air attacks, wiping out civilians without regard, blasting densely populated areas near schools in their supposed pursuit of Hamas leaders and retaliation for rocket fire. The entire middle east is up in arms because of the attacks, which have left 421 Palestinians dead (as of Friday, January 2nd), and thousands more injured so far. The Isreali army says that their campaign of state-sponsored terrorism is a response to smaller rockets that have been fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza. So far in the fighting, less than a dozen Israelis have died from Palestinian rockets. I do not mean to discount the value of life by saying, "Less than a dozen", but that is the comparison; more than 30 Palestinians dead for every 1 Israeli. There is no honor, or courage in this sort of overwhelming force.

It absolutely amazes me that Zionists (both Jew and Christian) can possibly imagine that they are sitting under the blessing of God when they spill the blood of innocent civilians so eagerly, and defiantly claim to be taking the high road while doing it. Jeremiah 6: 13-15a describes this exact mentality:

“From the least to the greatest their lives are ruled by greed. From prophets to priests, they are all frauds. They offer superficial treatments for my people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when there is no peace. Are they ashamed of their disgusting actions? Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush!"

People who think this way (and there are plenty of them) are so drunk with the wine of Babylon (That is, filled with a self-appointed sense of piety) that they have lost their sense of dignity, and conscience. They are acting, before God and all the world, like the spiritual equivalent of angry, drunken, violent jerks: and they see absolutely nothing wrong with their abusive behavior. But unlike normal drunks, they aren't just embarrassing and/or hurting themselves. In the case of this past week, hundreds of people have died, some of them schoolchildren; thousands have been wounded; power is lost to hospitals in Gaza, food supplies have been cut off, nobody knows when those crucial supply lines will be reconnected.

The atrocity of life in that narrow strip of land right now is beyond the scope of most people's comprehension. And so rather than force ourselves to go through the painful process of learning how to wrap our minds around it, we put it out of our heads. We rationalize to ourselves, "It can't be that bad." We thank God that we aren't Muslim (unless you are, in which case you probably thank Allah that you are, because the one true God is merciful to all who are oppressed, and fair in judging both the righteous, and the unrighteous).

In the 1940's, a lot of people around the world were hearing rumors of terrible mistreatment, demonization, and persecution of the Jews under Adolf Hitler. There were stories from those who escaped the Reich from time to time. Most would shake their heads and think about how terrible it was that the Jews were being singled out that way, and then concentrate on other matters of the war, or the world, or their own lives. People didn't allow themselves to believe that a holocaust actually existed until after it stopped, when they saw the evidence of it first hand. There was a blind spot that covered the eyes of the world 65 years ago. The same thing is happening right now in the world. Only this time some Jews are the attackers, and not the victims. The alliance between the United States and Israel has rendered the peacekeeping power of the United Nations obsolete. And the target of their war machine is Islam.

Think about it in these terms: There are three Monotheistic faiths that all claim Abraham as their father. The first Antichrist was Nero, who persecuted the Christians; the second Antichrist was Hitler, who persecuted the Jews; Our current Antichrist is Bush, who persecutes Muslims.

I believe that the Iraq war is not so much a terrible failure as it is a twisted, mislabled extermination project against the people of Iraq. This is also the motive behind the so-called "Global War On Terrorism". There is a massive, and totally inhumane campaign of American Empirical expansion (supported by Israel) which seeks to subdue and trample the entire Eurasian area, reforming them in an American image. It is not democracy that we wish to spread throughout that region, for Hamas is a democratically elected ruling party, and we are not coming to their assistance. We also didn't defend Lebanon from being riddled with advanced Israeli missles a couple of years ago, and they are another democracy. In fact, America's best friends in the region are Israel, and Saudi Arabia. Both nations are serious violators of the basic human rights and liberties that our constitution swears to defend and uphold...Our proud, patriotic, pro-democracy self image is a complete farce.

Friends, we must all pray that we never lose our sensitivity to God's impartial eye. He is a fair judge, who does not show any favoritism, but judges each of us based on our hearts and our actions. All those who repent must first come to terms with this fair, all seeing, all knowing power of God; but the principal can be easy to forget. That is exactly what's happened to the religious/political establishment of our time, in America and Israel. In the immediate aftermath of 9-11, the wounds of our national trauma were bandaged with bumper stickers that said "God Bless America". We are going boldly forth into the world, torturing, poisoning, exterminating both enemies and innocents along the way, and we believe that God is going to bless us...God will deliver the weak from their oppressors. He sees through the boastful, self-righteous posturing that has been used as a blanket to cover serious, ongoing crimes against humanity. God is very near to us, and near to them. This will not continue indefinitely. Vengeance will be his. But never forget that there is a remnant that belongs to the Lord in every Nation (including Israel). Those in Christ have brothers and sisters everywhere. God will sort them out. One of my favorite statements of Paul is, "Be not deceived, God will not be mocked: every person will reap what they sew".

Jeremiah 7:1-15

The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: "Stand in the gate of the LORD’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all you men of Judah who enter these gates to worship the LORD. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place. Do not trust in these deceptive words: 'This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.'
"For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another, if you do not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm, then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave of old to your fathers forever.
"Behold, you trust in deceptive words to no avail. Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known, and then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, 'We are delivered!'—only to go on doing all these abominations? Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? You know, I too am watching, declares the LORD.

Go now to my place that was in Shiloh, where I made my name dwell at first, and see what I did to it because of the evil of my people Israel. And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and when I spoke to you persistently you did not listen, and when I called you, you did not answer, therefore I will do to the house that is called by my name, and in which you trust, and to the place that I gave to you and to your fathers, as I did to Shiloh. And I will cast you out of my sight, as I cast out all your kinsmen, all the offspring of Ephraim.

Romans 13 in the News: Manipulation and Manifestation

2008-11-20T18:54:00.005-05:00

The above video is at least a year old, but it's a chilling expose' of Bush's Department of Homeland Security approaching clergymen across the country, and training them to use their propaganda, mixed with Romans 13 as a way to pacify their congregations in the event of Martial Law. The preachers are being prepared to minimize dissent by painting any declaration of Martial Law, for any reason, to be the action of God's appointed leader, whom they should trust.

This is one of many warning signs that the Bush administration fully plans to still be in power when the nation descends into a new level of chaos, and that they have no problem with exploiting God and Christ to obtain their empirical goals. The "Posse Comitatus" law, mentioned in the video, which strictly forbids US troops from policing American streets has been recently undone, by the deployment of a brigade of troops who are fresh out of the Iraq war-zone to a military base in Georgia...their mission objectives are explicitly to put a lid on domestic dissent "just in case" there is a reason for martial law to be declared. Troops were sent to New Orleans after Katrina, and local police forcefully removed guns from citizens, including an old woman, that was tackled by a 250lb police officer. Strange policing actions also took place from the military and local police during the disastrous floods in the Mississippi region this summer.

These are localized practice-runs for a national transformation to martial law. Law Enforcement and Military are both working to train their people to disarm and consider all citizens to be potential enemies of the state. That's the sort of mentality they had in communist Russia. This is all very real, and painfully close. Annon recently shared this mp3 link to a very interesting radio broadcast from John Stadtmiller that paints an eerily possible picture of what could happen between now and the inauguration. It's well worth a listen, if you haven't heard it yet, you can come back to read the rest.

The problem we face, of course, is the fact that Romans 13 seems to support the idea of Christians submitting to ruling kings and governments without exception. Is that really the case, or is there something deeper going on?

Romans 13:1-5

Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake.

By isolating the first 5 verses of this chapter, clergy can advise submission to even the most despotic, and lawless of "rulers". Logic would suggest that only the cunning and deceptive minds of despotic rulers would think to use this passage as a way to pacify the masses. When we are interpreting scripture, it is always important for us to remember context. This is not limited to a chapter, or a book, but the entirety of Scriptures works together to preach one great message. There are paradoxes littered throughout, but no real contradictions. That statement is much easier said than learned, but it is true.

It must be established that our allegiance is to God first, and then to the "ruling authorities" that God has sanctioned. If our earthly leaders are in defiance to God, we must stand strong in the light that has been given to us by Christ, and be prepared to die, if necessary, for the sake of our faith. There is no compromise to that order of authority. When we are told to serve our earthly leaders (or ourselves, or anything) above our heavenly king, we are being lied to by a very old, very sinister fallen angel who twists scriptures to promote his own agenda.

In the desert, when he tempted Christ, the Devil offered to give Jesus dominion over all the kingdoms of the world, if Christ would only bow before him. This temptation demonstrates his ultimate desire to divert people's worship of God. I have no doubt that Lucifer was whispering into the minds of the mob that judged Jesus. John 19:15 reveals this twisted reasoning:

(The mob) shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!"
"Shall I crucify your king?" Pilate asked.
"We have no king but Caesar," the chief priests answered.

Romans 13, then is a very dangerous passage, if and when it is misinterpreted.

Verse 1 says that "every soul must be subject to the governing authorities", which implies that if a leader does not honor the laws that he has sworn to uphold, that leader is in violation to Romans 13. Only people who violate the law have any reason to fear the law. The Antichrist is described in scripture as being a very boastful, strong and fierce leader who "seeks to change the times and laws" in Daniel 7:25. He is called "The Lawless one" in several other prophetic references. The fact remains on display, that while Bush swore to uphold the constitution on inauguration day, he has actually moved in strong, strident steps to dismantle that constitution (which is the "governing authority" that is above him). Our rights and liberties have been stolen right before our very eyes. Sainthood: the compulsion to love your neighbors and to love your enemies, is now illegal according to the Patriot Act.

I see the constitution as something that God has sanctioned, because the heart of this governing document is wise, and just and fair.

The severe partisanship of the religious right, on the other hand, is not very fair. Think about this: Were leaders of the religious right citing Romans 13 in defense of Bill Clinton? Most pastors actually encouraged people's loathing of Clinton...whipping them up to a partisan frenzy that helped deliver the 2000, and 2004 presidential elections to George Bush. There is a massive anti-government, anti-tax sentiment that partially defines the religious right, and this sentiment runs completely contrary to Roman's 13, not just in verses 1-5, but the entire chapter.

Romans 13:6-7

For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

I believe that Paul is actually warning us not to engage in violent resistance to tyranny, for he knew that the Christians in Rome, and true followers of Christ in the future would be persecuted without cause, just as Jesus was. That persecution can stand as a testimony, as long as we remain blameless, refraining from any evil, even in our resistance to tyranny. This principle was Echoed by the apostle Peter, in the other, oft-interpreted teaching from 2 Peter 2:13-25.

We are commanded to "Bless those that curse us, bless and do not curse". Paul also taught, "Do not confront evil with evil, but overcome evil with good". That is one of the ultimate expressions of self denial. I don't think any of us would have the strength or the will to behave that way without the spirit of Christ within us. But we can do all things through Christ, who strengthens us.

Dick Chaney is on the receiving end of that sword wielded by the governing authority of the law of the land. In the past three days, he was indicted in a tiny Texas town. This is a time of consequences, a time to pay the piper. The problem is, the Bush Administration is very dangerous, especially when cornered. Justice will be served, if not sooner, certainly later...(and not much later at that).

Romans 13:8-14

Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

The Twilight Zone of the Bush Years.

2008-11-13T12:31:00.004-05:00

For this blog, and for thousands of people who already recognize the way that George Bush's presidency has mirrored the rule of Adolph Hitler, and who understand the serious threat that this country has been facing under his rule...we are in a strange time. Considering that these are the waning hours of Bush's legitimate claim to office, I see this time as a "Twilight Zone" of his rule. It is a time where Bush will either spring the trap that he seems to have been preparing throughout his presidency, or he will fade into obscurity. All chips are on the table, but the odds seem to be in favor of a relatively smooth transition into an Obama presidency.

The war drums that are beating towards Iran, Pakistan, and most recently Russia have not led us to an actual war.
America has survived through the seventh anniversary of 9-11 and beyond without being shocked once again by a massive Terrorist Attack. Thusly, Bush has not declared martial law, as many suspected he would.
The greedy practices of deregulation have been exposed as the utmost in foolishness, and have decapitated several major corporations in the past months.
Although millions of people have starved in the past year because of the failing world economy, and billions have just gone deeper into debt, it seems that dramatic government intervention and the promise of change have seemed to steer us clear of a financial Armageddon. (despite the fact that the stock market has continued to tumble, regular people are feeling more confident about the future in general.)

We have just passed through a historic, dramatic and turbulent election campaign, and it seems like the Democratic party has emerged on the other side completely triumphant. Everywhere, from the News Stations to neighborhoods and villages around the world, people are calling, "Peace and Safety!" They see the dawning rays of a new and better day ahead, and they are so beaten down and weary from the pitch darkness that has defined this millennium so far, that they are basking in it's glory before it has actually arrived.

Even though Bush has promised to make the transition of government as easy as possible, and even though he praised President-Elect Barrack Obama, he's still in power for the next couple of months. The coast isn't clear quite yet. From what I've gathered in my study of George Bush, it seems like he goes out of his way to proclaim and promise the exact opposite of what he actually does. He speaks in opposites. When he said "I am a uniter, not a divider", he actually has worked to polarize and split up the nation into idealogical trenches. When he said "War is a last resort", he meant he was scheming up a way to convince the American people that they should support an upcoming war. When he said he is "Compassionate", he has proven himself to be heartless, merciless, and completely out of touch with almost everyone. When he said, "America does not torture", we have found out that America does torture in quite barbaric ways. Knowing this history makes me believe that when Bush says, "I'm going to make this an easy transition", it means something else entirely. Right now he is focused on passing through as much regulation as he can before the scheduled transfer of power takes place. Bill Clinton did the same thing in late 2000, and most people are so fed up with the wacky, can't-seem-to-do-anything-right ways of Bush that they are already thinking of the President Elect as the President. They don't care what Bush does these days, which gives him plenty of opportunity to plan his surprise stay in office. Bush claiming that it will be a peaceful and cooperative transfer of power might also mean that Barrack Obama is in serious danger, because he is in the way of something much bigger.

Let me be perfectly clear by saying that I voted for Obama, and I hope that there is a peaceful transfer of power. I hope that I'm wrong about the timing of these days, and about the identity of the Antichrist. But I've done a lot more homework than most people can tolerate, and I know our current president's style and habits very well. I hope that Obama takes his security needs seriously, because the foolish, fundamentalist, boy-king who has promised to play nice is in reality a monstrous man who was aware of, and involved in the 9-11 attacks. Bush is a part of that evil cabal that destroyed the lives of so many over seven years ago. That's why Osama Bin Laden was never caught. That's why he sounded so calm, eloquent, and rehearsed in the statements he made on that day. That's why he dragged his feet and actively interfered with the 9-11 investigation. Bush most likely was not the mastermind, but he has been the spokesman for the true conspirators of 9-11. That's why Barrack Obama's life is at risk.

I do not believe this will be a peaceful transfer of power, because America was taken over 8 years ago. We were the victims of a coup that we never came to terms with. The evidence of it is screaming at us to pay attention to it, but many will not...can not. The real truth about what is going on in the world is so much uglier than what most people are ready to accept. Most people can accept the fact that the Iraq war was based on lies, but they are not willing or able to accept the fact that the entire War on Terrorism, and the invasion of Afghanistan were also based on a lie. Most people can agree the 9-11 was a day that many of our nations defenses failed simultaneously, but they are not willing to consider that 9-11 was an inside job. It's entirely possible for almost anyone to become educated about the events of that day and other world events, but most people resist the truth about it, without even being aware of their resistance.

President Bush has shaped this century so far in a profoundly vulgar way. His legacy is one of torture, of lies: the very dictionary definition of Evil. It amazes me that people still allow themselves to believe that he could be a born again Christian, filled by the Holy Ghost, and representing Christ on earth as a member of his church. People who think this way have not held Bush accountable for his claims; they have not tested his spirit.

The truth is that Bush is a documented demon worshipper, who took part in a Black Mass and was "born again" unto Satan in 1968. The truth about this man has been exposed, if people would only seek it out. The dots of documents and facts have all aligned themselves before the whole world, and they are begging to be connected. But only some people are connecting these dots.

People everywhere want change, though. They want the restoration of law, and of peace, and of hope for the future. They want change, but they're not quite sure how to get it. Everywhere, people are groaning in tribulation. They are suffering under the weight of a world-wide non-stop "War on Terrorism", they are going hungry because of the recent spike in food prices. The earth itself is becoming more and more furious over time, at the same time that species of plants and animals are dying at an alarmingly accelerated rate. This is a historic time of tribulation for the entire world. It is a time of judgment, because the majority of western believers have abandoned Christ for the sake of Christianity. They have been led like sheep into a very dark place. We do not need a man with common sense and optimism to save us, we need divine intervention, and a change of our own hearts.

There is a spiritual war in full swing at this very moment. But you have to realize that God is watching, is very close, and is seeing who is faithful and who is not in order to understand the reason for the increase in suffering around the world. God is judging the Prosperity movement as guilty through this economic meltdown, he is judging the war-mongering, gay-bashing moral bankruptcy in the church by allowing curses, not blessings, to pour upon America these days. If people would repent, would change their hearts and lives, and start acting out of the Love that is available to us all, we would see the world truly improve. That's what's needed for change. Not one good man as our leader, but what my roommate refers to as a "Revolution of the individual". Everyone needs to understand that the Spiritual battlefield is as close as our own minds, and victories and defeats are tallied by the decisions we make, by our every action. The judgment of the world is not something outside of ourselves, that is being judged independently of ourselves. It is here, now, and we are all a part of it. All will be judged by a standard that has been written in stone, and preserved for thousands of years. The only way to ensure that you will escape the wrath of God is to serve Him, and Love Him with all of your heart, soul, mind and strength; to respond when you hear Him in your conscience; to love your neighbors (all of them! Muslim, Jewish, Religious Right, Gay, Straight, Red, Yellow, Black, and White).

Repentance is a very basic message, the problem is that it's not taken very seriously by most. Let's not give our new elected officials the responsibility of our repentance, because they cannot take it. Let's not hope to move on and gloss over the mistakes that we have made, because we will continue going in the wrong direction if we do not first confess our mistakes, and start out on a new course. This day is an opportunity to repent, I hope that many come to realize it, and take advantage of our shared opportunity.

The Gospel of John (Part 1).

2008-11-09T02:04:00.000-05:00

The Hegelian Principal and the Global Economic Meltdown.

2008-10-11T00:46:00.019-04:00

Recent events have shaken a few more people awake about how close we are to general collapse and total chaos. The recent "economic meltdown" is a classic case of the Hegelian Principle (which is the main tool used by shadow governments for advancing the New World Order plan). What is the Hegelian Principle? It is a simple, formula of: Problem, Reaction, Solution. This method helps the few to gather more and more power over the many without revolt...it is the reason that governments attack their own people in "False Flag" operations, and it is unfolding before our eyes.

Problem: Various major banks have begun to implode in rapid succession. The credit market froze up solid for several crucial weeks, and will probably continue moving at a trickle until...

Reaction: Panic!! Through a combined effort of mainstream media, coordinated bankers, and political leaders preaching an economic doomsday. The whole world watches as global stock markets tumble, credit markets freeze up, hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars are thrown at the free markets, but nothing seems to be working.

Solution: This is still being worked out in real time, but you'd better believe the plans began behind closed doors a long time ago, and the brand of the beast is all over it. We are witnessing the formation of a financial New World Order.

The best way to spot "Problem, Reaction, Solution", is to pay attention to who benefits from a major problem. The motive is in the solution, which is always something that the public would not accept under normal circumstances. For instance, the U.S.A. Patriot Act would have never been passed without the attacks of 9-11, even though it was written and assembled in the late 1990s.

I was wrong recently in predicting a terrorist attack on the seventh anniversary of 9-11. I admit it. My interpretation was flawed simply because I injected myself in what was being said. But what I saw originally was a period of testing between the events of 9-11, and it's seventh anniversary. And I saw that if we chose the wrong path (of vengeance, greed, corruption, and self righteousness), we would very shortly suffer the consequences...and here we are.

(As I understand it, Bush and the Illuminati as a whole, plotted planned and executed the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. If this is a surprise to you, or a "theory" that you've heard of and dismissed before, you should check out this link, this video, and start doing some serious digging. Because there's not that much time left where we will have the luxury of research. Knowledge is power. The more you learn on your own about who is manipulating what in the world today, the less confused and terrified you will be when they bring the hammer of Martial Law down on us. The Illuminati are completely exposed right now before all who will seek the truth...thanks to the internet, and the spirit of Truth.)

One of the reasons that this problem has blown up so quickly is that Major coorporations that are struggling now have gotten into in the habit of keeping their troubles secret until they implode. In this "Free market" which is based on faith, it is suicide for some businesses to disclose their troubles, when others keep their poker face set. Enron was an early manifestation of the "bad fruit" of a deregulated market. Greed, dishonesty and treachery have flourished under deregulation, like fungus grows in dark spaces.

It is very important that we recognize the spiritual reality in all of this. We, beings of flesh, are as puppets to be guided and directed by whatever Spirit we give authority to. Although we do have free choice, and we can take power from a bad spirit and offer it to God's spirit (and unfortunately vice-versa)...only by spiritual manipulation would people destroy their own future with such dedication. That's what has been happening, and our leaders (who have steered us into this terrible place that we are now) go through rituals renewing their allegiance to demonic forces on a fairly regular basis.

Lehman Brothers and Meryl Lynch went bankrupt on Monday September 15th, which started this current credit "crisis". For days after that, I, like most everybody else, watched dumbfounded as company after company, bank after bank, went under in a chain reaction. 9-11-08 was the last peaceful day before this shaking. Mark my words, things are going to get a lot worse before they start getting better for this world. This is only the beginning of a new stage.

When I specifically wrote that there would be a terrorist attack on 9-11-08, I was drawing the conclusion from a gut feeling that had haunted me since 9-11-01. The root of that feeling was that we would have seven years to repent before Satan was allowed to spring his final NWO plan on the world. The world had a window of seven years that most were blissfully unaware of. Between 9-11-01, and 9-11-08, the church was being watched very closely by God and his host.
During that time, a massive "Truth" movement grew up in the outer edges of society, and began infiltrating the whole world. While all people have the freedom to ignore such movements, the elite is very aware of it, and working furiously to put a lid on it before a critical mass of awareness is reach, and their power is taken away. This is why they are attacking society as a whole by cutting off credit. What's happening is one part Satan's attack strategy to dismantle the old economic system before introducing a new, global system...But it's also God's judgment against dishonest and greedy business practices.

The Global Stock Market represents a house that's built on sand, and it is crumbling down. People that have dedicated their lives to the Kingdom of God are living in a house that's built on rock...and they will withstand the storms that are brewing now. I know this conclusion sounds very simple, and basic, but it's the truth. If you live for Love, you will survive the storms, but if you live for the system, and for self, you will be swept away. The whole world is being judged, but it is the heart of every individual that is really being considered.

If you have been serving the system, dismissing the warning signs, and waiting for somebody else to clean up the mess that we as a whole have created and allowed...change your heart! Do not be afraid of God's judgment, because it is being carried out by the source of true Justice. Engage in the battle between tangible truth and the lies that define this system. As you find light and truth, share it freely to all who seek the light. The only weapons that can really hit the enemy of God is a love for the truth, and a willingness to share light freely...to love our neighbors. The only thing that we each have the power to change in this world is the state of our hearts...to care and to make the effort of repentance.

In Revelation 11, when the Lord's time to rule comes there is much rejoicing in heaven. The rulers of this world system have been ravaging the world's resources, and producing vasts amounts of polution into our skies, seas, and land. They are literally "Destroying the Earth", and if they are not stopped, none will survive. Those who are in the light already, hold fast! Deliverance is surely coming.

Rev 11:16-18
And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying:

“ We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty,
The One who is and who was and who is to come,
Because You have taken Your great power and reigned.
The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come,
And the time of the dead, that they shall be judged,
And that You shall reward Your servants the prophets and the saints,
And those who fear Your name, small and great,
And You shall destroy those who destroy the earth.”

A coup in America, October 1st. This is the Beginning of the End.

2008-10-08T23:31:00.006-04:00

Above is an interview with Naomi Wolf, feminist, activist, author of "The End of America" and "Give Me Liberty". In this interview, she explains that a coup was carried out, by the Bush administration threatening congress with Martial Law on October 1st. So much has happened since this "financial crisis" began. The McCain campaign was suspended; Martial Law has been introduced as a possibility, used as a threat against members of congress; New York Mayor Micheal Bloomberg has announced that he will be changing the term limits laws, and running for a third term as mayor because of this crisis; and a brigade of Army troops has been sent to Georgia, "on call" to respond to domestic dissent when martial law is actually declared. If American readers tell your friends and family, and call your district attorneys and do what Vincent Bugliosi suggested, which is to call your local District Attorney and demand that they arrest the president immediately for murder. If a soldier who has died in Iraq is from his district, he has the jurisdiction to make such an arrest. Although the odds are stacked against stopping him, I pray that he will be stopped, because the things that are planned for this planet are truly horrible.

Below is an Alex Jones interview with Naomi Wolf. In it, they discuss the rise of fascism in America, and then have an in-depth discussion of the Bush family History, and Prescott Bush's roots in the funding and establishment of Nazi Germany. The truth is so much stranger than fiction. Bush = Nazi. This is all real, the "Conspiracy Theorists" are not joking. This credit crunch is an economic attack of the very few against the many. It's a program, not an accident.

Financial Tsunami; The End of the World as We Knew it.

2008-10-01T12:06:00.002-04:00

Article by F. William Engdahl:

The unexpected rejection by the US Congress of the Bush Administration financial rescue plan, TARP on September 29 has opened up the spectre for the first time of a 1931-style domino wave of worldwide bank failures. That is already underway across the US banking spectrum with the failure, nationalization or forced liquidation in the past two weeks of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, of the giant Washington Mutual mortgage lender, of the nation’s fourth largest deposit bank, Wachovia. That was on top of a wave of smaller bank failures that began with IndyMac in the spring. For some it is appealing and more simple to grasp the magnitude of these titanic events in the US-centered financial world by assuming it is all part of a pre-planned grand conspiracy by the Money Masters, what in the 1920s in the USA was termed the Money Trust, to control the entire financial world.

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9-11 Seven Years of Ripening.

2008-09-17T13:28:00.003-04:00

9-11-08 was the last day of peace before Hurricane Ike caused gas prices to skyrocket even further. This was followed by the current escalation in the economic downward spiral... (Meril Lynch, Lehman Brothers, AIG) but that's obviously not what I was "predicting".

The Lord will be glorified no matter what happens, so I am not too worried, and I am very relieved not to have said "Thus Saith the Lord" about 9-11-08. I've had glimpses and snippets of visions before, but I'm much more comfortable in learning about the past, and analyzing our present than I am in predicting the future.

That being said, it is possible for us to understand what will likely happen in the future, if we do the hard work of learning the hidden details of history (like the Media-ignored comparisons between Bush's 9-11, and Hitler's Reichstag fire). We can also understand what will likely happen in the future if we pay close attention to current events. Most people don't have the time for that, because their time is spent on their jobs, families, or other priorities of this world. But those people who have studied, because of a hunger to know the truth no matter what cost...people who come to know what's going on, who's behind it, and why it's happening are entrusted with "a message of hope for those who receive it, and a warning to those who will not".

The above quote is a lyric from the Psycho-spiritual-Metal band, "Tool". This band produced an album in the spring of 2001 that eerily predicted the post-9-11 world. Read the lyrics to Laturalus here. It's amazing.

What's more amazing, Alex Grey, who has painted the artwork for their album covers since 2001, actually predicted the post-9-11 world in a painting he made in 1989. The picture below shows two airplanes flying towards the twin towers in the background, and in the foreground, there are three characters: a "terrorist", a dark suit wearing gentlemen who looks suspiciously like George W Bush, and a "Dick" (as in, Dick Cheney). I am publishing this painting because of it's foresight and significance to the greater spiritual picture. I hope that I will not offend anyone by doing so.

This painting shows what I see as a combination of the tree of life, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. It also expresses the two paths ahead of us that I saw in my vision at the church in the week after 9-11. Those who choose the way of light, and life and God have been transforming during the past seven years into a greater awareness, empathy and understanding of the universe. Those who choose the way of darkness, and selfishness, and vengeance have experienced an atrophy of the spirit. The lost are suffering from this. They have no idea what's going on. They do not see the writing on the wall, or the dots connecting themselves. The Biblical analogy of "light" and "darkness" is about comprehension. Spiritual darkness is a plague that effects the lost (who are guided by liars, and agents of the adversary). This plague also affects the wicked themselves.

I believe that because both the lost and the wicked are in darkness, we must not condemn those who are in darkness. "Done" recently remarked on that, warning those gathered here not to get sucked up into the same condemning spirit that has it's grip on most people. He makes a very important point. We must confront and stand up when we're facing a lie, but we must not eternally condemn the liar, because it is God's duty to judge who is a deceiver, and who has simply been deceived.

God will distinguish what to keep and what to throw away, and always has. Even still, Light must penetrate the darkness. The lost will not like light shining in their eyes at first, but it's the only way to get them out. The wicked will fight to destroy the light. None of us has perfect light, but we do all have some of that light within us. It is our sacred duty to share it, in love (patience, kindness, etc). That task is certainly difficult, but in Christ it is possible, and we must be in Christ to share the light. We know the darkness will be done away with, let us continue to proclaim it. To our friends, relatives, neighbors, and strangers. The harvest is plentiful, and ripening even now. This is a wonderful time to be rooted in the Rock of Christ.

John 1:4-5

In Him (Jesus, the Word) was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

Jesus says in John 15:1-12

“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

“As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

Love is the Key. We know this, but it's good to remember it constantly, and not to be lured away from it for any reason. If we begin to argue with others purely for the thrill of winning, we are not abiding in love. The truth can only be received if it is offered in love. We must act out of love, for God, for brother, for neighbor, for enemy, and for self. We must teach in love, share in love, and most importantly, demonstrate love. Love is the Light that has been given to us, and that we must give out. Praise the Lord!

1 Cor 13:1-3

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. more...

Will America Be Attacked on 9-11-08?

2008-09-04T17:58:00.006-04:00

Could America be the victim of another surprise attack on September 11th, 2008? I believe it's not only possible, it's extremely likely. Knowing how risky it is to make such a bold statement, I am willing to stake my claim at Prophecy by saying that yes, it will happen.

I have been pondering and hesitating over the post you are about to read for a very long time. But that is because I haven't heard the deep, separate, and echoey voice of God saying "Yes, America will be attacked by that Wolf who cries Terrorist (George Bush) on 9-11-08". I also don't know what will happen on the day itself.

What I have experienced are ideas, observations, and random thoughts that are more solid than my normal thoughts. These thoughts make me feel as though I know with certainty things that I have no business of knowing. I have always been very skeptical about those thoughts, and ashamed to experience them, because I knew that thoughts like that are a symptom of insanity. But I have come to believe that the prophets of the Old Testament also have those thoughts. And I'm willing to take the gamble and stake my reputation on this prophecy. We'll know for certain next Thursday.

Below is an account of when those "more solid thoughts" about Bush and 9-11-08 struck me:

1. In late November 2000, while the first Bush election was still up for grabs, I was in the car with my cousin Matt, and we were listening to "Antichrist Superstar"...Suddenly, I was compelled to tell him, "If Bush somehow wins this election, and then proves that he has been lying about all of his Christian morals of peace and compassion, and he somehow invades Iraq, you just watch, he'll turn out to be the Antichrist, because God wouldn't stand for it." I didn't take my own advice, and didn't really come to believe that Bush is the Antichrist until December 2004, but that was the first heavy thought.

2. On 9-11-01, when everything was falling apart, and everyone was in some state of shock, I had a certain thought that the Antichrist was behind the attacks, and that there would be another event, but not for another seven years (9-11-08). Sure enough, with Anthrax, and Snipers and School shootings plaguing America in the years between, there has not been a single attack on America that has been linked to Al Qaeda in the seven years since 9-11. I didn't believe that Bush was the Antichrist on that day. Like many, I suspected that it was Osama Bin Laden. But I knew the Antichrist was behind the attacks.

3. A week after 9-11-01, I went to church with my Mom, and instead of the normal Wednesday night Bible study, Trinity Broadcasting Network was holding a nationally televised prayer meeting in the sanctuary. At first, I just sat and listened to the angry, hurt, and vengeful prayers. I hoped that someone in line would set the course straight and pray for forgiveness...but none did. When I realized that none would say that, I got in the line. As I stood there I prayed that I was being rash, that there wasn't a spiritual cancer in the heart of the congregation that forgot forgiveness when it was needed the most. I prayed that someone else, anyone else, would say what was on my heart. None did.

At that time, I saw a very clear vision of America's destiny. I saw two paths ahead of the intersection of 9-11, and I knew that our reaction would determine which path we would go on. I knew for certain that we had to make the right choice, and go on the right path as soon as possible, because God would allow only seven years of this gross misrepresentation of Christ. I knew that if we fed the fear and the hatred in our souls, and if we believed that it was righteous, we would be doomed as a nation. I knew that we would be withered up in seven years time...and here we are. I also saw another pathway ahead of America, the high road. The way of peace, and mercy, and love. The way that normal Americans were when they responded to the victims of 9-11. I knew the greatest obstacle ahead of us was learning how important it is to love our enemies. And I knew that if we couldn't learn that, like the unforgiving servant, we would be judged as guilty by God himself.

4. In late December 2004, when the Tsunami hit, I felt like I was snapped out of a trance by the massive tragedy. It was then that I prayed for God to show me what was really going on in the world; if these were signs of the end; and if the Antichrist really was in power somewhere. I had an incredible hunger to get to the bottom of this "end of days" question, and to seek the truth at any cost. In short, I finally gave weight to some suspicions that I had for years...and my life was forever changed because of it. Two days later, I first saw the "Bush Is Antichrist" website, and a lot of things about the world seemed to come into sharp focus and make more sense.

5. In August 2005, eight months after coming to believe that Bush is the Antichrist, I started doing some real research about the 9-11 attacks. I soon realized that amazingly enough, 9-11 itself was carried out by a shadowy Western elite (and George Bush was in on it...which explains the strange behavior of the Secret Service that morning, along with a whole series of spiritual and moral questions). I later found out that Adolph Hitler created the Nazi dictatorship out of a German democracy based on "false flag" terrorist attacks, and the promise of enhanced security. But more on the serious Hitler/Bush connections in a later post.

6. Leading up to the 2006 elections, The head of the house I am living in was speculating that the Bush administration would stage another false-flag "terrorist attack" before the '06 Congressional elections. He felt that Bush couldn't afford to lose control of Congress to the Democrats that year, and so he would have to attack, or risk impeachment. My view was different. We all had our moments of speculation and analysis. We all wanted to know what would happen. This was the fall of 2006. My speculation felt more like a proclamation, and while it seemed pretty unlikely, I was very sure that it would happen. This is what I said:

"I believe that the Bush administration will wait until they're ready. I don't think they will be impeached unless it's part of the plan, But when they do strike, Karl Rove is going to be in legal trouble, and Bush is going to be going through some sort of Impeachment process. His impeachment will probably still be in debate on the house floor when it happens. Why do that? Because it would create a wave of sentiment for the Bush administration. They will go through the motions of being held accountable to what's left of the law, and then we will be attacked, to break the sovereignty of the law by the urgent need for security. The next major "Terrorist Attack" against America will happen right near the end of his term, because why would Bush waste his official time in office? He has no reason to attack until the clock is almost up, and he has to have some sort of excuse to continue in office, and that excuse will come from chaos. He will at least try to spin declaring Martial Law as a "public service", or a "last resort"...but it's really a massive power grab. I also think he struck a deal with some of the corporate heads who are a part of this Bohemian Grove / Bilderberg conspiracy. Bush promised to keep things peaceful for a set amount of time, so that they could maximize their profits, and maximize the debt of the masses during that time. I believe it's going to happen on September 11th 2008".

And here we are today...The economy is in shambles: we are experiencing a worldwide food and fuel crisis, an above-average abundance of Natural Disasters. In May of this year Asia experienced two extremely devastating natural disasters, Typhoon Nagis, and an earthquake in China. In June the Mississippi River flooded many areas along it's coast in the great floods of '08, and Dennis Kusinich introduced 35 articles for impeachment against George W Bush. In July, Karl Rove was held in Contempt of Congress because he didn't show up to testify in regards to the recent Justice Department scandal. So my improbable "speculation" has been coming true exactly so far.

On August 8th, The morning of the Olympics grand opening, Georgia (believing they were backed by NATO) began bombing the separatist region of South Ossetia (which is largely composed of Russian-speakers, and is part of the pre-communist Russian empire)...Russia fought back with a massive demonstration of military might, and there is talk now about how we are in a New Cold War. On August 18th, Perez Musharraf stepped down as president, leaving Pakistan in a "political vacuum". Things are shaky right now, and they could tip over very easily, but people are still looking away, still hoping for deliverance in the next presidential administration.

If there is a terrorist attack on September 11th, it would cause at least part of the "9-11 truth" movement to hit the streets in hope of starting a revolution. An attack on that day might also cause some gun-loving evangelicals to snap, and go on a crusade to kill liberals and "secular humanists" in the name of the Lord. Seven years is, after all, a very significant time-frame for people who are fascinated with the apocalypse in the mainstream church, and there are plenty of dangerous people who are obsessed with Armageddon, and have been taught for the past seven years that the "War on Terrorism" is righteous. So in some ways, 9-11 is the Achilles heel of America. After the reaction from the masses, Bush would have no choice but to declare Martial law, and use those Halliburton-built concentration camps to "quell domestic dissent".

In the movie, The Devils' Advocate, Al Pacino (the Devil) says, "I'm a surprise, they don't see me coming". Bush's plan is simple, and devious: it is to take over the world. He has the same ambition as Adolph Hitler...but for some reason, most people aren't willing or able to see that about him. He will strike on 9-11, and use the strike as an excuse to gather more power. And most just don't see him coming. But some do, praise God.

The Treacherous Tongue, A Double Edged Sword

2008-08-23T02:41:00.006-04:00

Most people like to talk. Usually we talk about what we know. If we spend our time watching sports, we'll talk about sports. The same is true for politics, or foreign films, or history, or almost any topic. And then there are people who act as if they had full knowledge of all topics, but they are usually lying. What we say reveals who we are. This is something that a lot of people know, but don't really understand, except on a very basic level. And it is not just a universal truth: it's a very well covered Biblical teaching. Our tongues can deliver us out of tricky situations, and they can draw us into traps of our own making. The tongue has the power to bless, curse, praise and blaspheme. And the less we control it, the more damage it will do. Proverbs 17:27-28 says,

"He who has knowledge spares his words, And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit. Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive."

James 3 discusses the Treacherous Tongue; starting off with a warning that there shouldn't be many who strive to be teachers (official talkers), because teachers are held to a higher scrutiny. It is much easier to have the ambition to teach than it is to have the discipline, understanding and discernment to do it well. The words of all spiritual teachers are under the spotlight, in heaven and on Earth, and that is how it should be. But there are some "teachers" who are oblivious to that reality, and speak from the hip, letting their stronger emotions determine what they say. Many of these teachers are also in the habit of listening to their "students" only enough to begin formulating their own brilliant response. They love to talk, but don't value listening. Because the flow of communication is disrupted, they soon have almost nothing of substance to say, becoming a dead sea of words.

Wise teachers are aware of the higher standard, yet by faith they proceed, and pray that they might be up to the challenge. They speak carefully, disciplining their tongues. They speak as often as they need to, and listen as much as they can.

Jesus Christ issued his strongest warning, when talking about the tongue. You'll find in Matthew 12:30-37 Jesus:

reveals that the only unpardonable sin has to do with speaking
says "out of the mouth comes the abundance of what's in the heart"
and he also warns that everyone will be held accountable for every careless word we speak (which is a great reason to speak thoughtfully and carefully).

A disciplined tongue is capable of sharing wonderful depths of wisdom, if it is connected to a heart that loves truth, and mercy; and loves God, and Neighbor. The fruit of our words, whether they be healthy or sour, are nourished by the root of our soul. Once we stop excusing ourselves, and really examine what we say, we can see how true these teachings of Jesus are, and we will certainly begin to watch what we say.

Jesus had an uncanny ability to read between the lines with people. Sometimes he overheard whisperings from among the disciples, sometimes he even read people's minds, but mostly he just listened to what was being said to him. He also told us, "These things I do, you will do, and even greater things than these!" That is quite a promise for his followers. I follow Jesus fiercely, and have for most of my life. Out of all the people I've ever known or read about, Jesus always seemed to make the most sense to me. I have been blessed with the faith to believe his Word more than anything else. I believe him more than I believe myself. He speaks the purest truth the world has ever known. Universal truth. So I believe him when he says we can do what he did. And Jesus was very, very good at accurately figuring people out.

How did Jesus figure people out so well? He did it by listening to people. It's amazing how often we don't listen when we are in a conversation. M. Scott. Peck, in his fantastic book, The Road Less Traveled and Beyond goes into great depth about listening, and thinking, and communication. Listening takes effort, but it's well worth the price. Listening is an act of love. It is an ongoing effort (not a passive "skill"). But if you get into the habit of actually listening and absorbing what is being said to you, by you, around you, it may be that you will come to realize how much we all expose our true selves by the words we speak. If we speak in ways that lead to peace, and freedom, and love, and joy, and faith, and understanding and encouragement...our words are good. On the other hand, if we speak in ways that lead to envy, hatred, greed, pride, misery, hopelessness, and confusion...our words are bad. We are what we speak.

James 3:

My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. Indeed, we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things.

See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

The Resurrection of the Body of Christ

2008-08-09T20:09:00.009-04:00

The Apostles Creed is a summary of the common beliefs held by all Christians, of all denominations, and was written during the time of the apostles (while miraculous power still defined the baby church) . One of the beliefs listed in this creed is "The resurrection of the body". While many assume that this refers to our physical bodies, we should remember that in the New Testament, "body" is a metaphor for the church itself. I believe that the "ressurection of the body" is referring to a new spiritual life that will come into the church in the days leading up to the return of Christ. If you read the New Testament, you'll see that the promises, callings and definitions of our faith stretch very far above and beyond the experience of most. The Holy Spirit empowered believers when the church was first forming, and I believe that Spiritual anointing was a "first fruit", or a taste of what was certain to come at God's appointed time. I believe that God is powerful, purposeful and patient, and that all things he has promised will certainly come true.

I also believe that the timing for this "resurrection of the body" is now. Because "1000 years is as a day to the Lord and a day is as 1000 years", Jesus was resurrected "in the early hours of the third day", and he also claimed that he would be "perfected in the third day". Have no doubt, by considering that this Resurrection of the Body applies to the church, I am also saying that the Body of Christ has been "dead" for almost all of the past 2000 years. This is a very humbling and frightening concept for church-goers who don't want to rock the boat. However, if you are familiar with Church History and become willing to question the foundation of your doctrines, traditions etc, you will clearly see how this applies.

The deceptiveness of Lucifer is uncanny. The truth of this is not something that people can be convinced of by others. To see it, you have to look for the signs of deception for yourself. You have to plead with God to help you in discerning truth. You have to be willing to always reexamine the ground on which you stand.

In 325 A.D., by order of Roman Emperor Constantine, the church became the official religion of Rome and was organized by the Nicene Counsel. This counsel created it's own creed which is very similar to the Apostles Creed, but rephrases the "resurrection of the body" to the "resurrection of the dead". That subtle difference is very significant. My mentor, PeterZ taught, "I personally believe that the council was a grave stone to the Church because it went from being an organism to an organization. It set the cannon but it also made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire and now had the authority of the State rather than the anointing of God." Since then, numerous atrocities have been carried out by the church, in the name of Christ, and have caused many non-believers to dismiss Christianity as a hypocritical, judgmental and violent religion. Fortunately, the teachings of Christ and the Apostles have little if anything to do with the horrors of the post-Nicene church. It is undeniable that scriptures have been plucked up and twisted to help the accuser to cast millions of Christians back into darkness. Lucifer prefers disguising himself as an angel of light because he once was an angel of light. Our only hope in this battle is to be vigilant: by keeping our assumptions to a minimum, by studying the scriptures in context, and by praying fervently for God to provide understanding.

Even though the church has fallen away, Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. The Gospel is truly good news, not just some verbal formula of "accepting Jesus into our hearts". Righteousness is a life of actions that testify of the love that springs from within us. God's love for us is unconditional (agape), not "tough love", and so we should strive to love one another in the same way...without judgment. After all, God has cast the sins of those he loves into the sea of his forgetfulness. The freedom of grace seems to be lost in translation. It's not a "get out of jail free" card, so much as it is the definition of unconditional love.

Many believers came to the church in the first place because they didn't want to go to hell when they died. Messages of Hellfire and Brimstone are terrific motivators, and successful evangelists have been using that angle to beef up their recruitment numbers for many generations. And while it's true that "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom", I can tell you for certain that the fear of the Lord and the fear of Hell are two entirely different things. Throughout most of the church age, Fear of personal destruction has been used to control people, to keep them submissive and obedient to their worldly authorities. But God did not sacrifice his only begotten son so that we would be scared into submission...He did it because He "so loved the world". To fear the Lord is to acknowledge that he knows everything about us all. That he sees into our hearts, he knows our secrets, and he isn't fooled by lies (even if we persuade ourselves to believe pleasurable lies...such as condemning a group of people and calling that condemnation "love"). To fear the Lord is to follow Him, to serve him, even if your own life is threatened because of that dedication. If you have the fear of the Lord it means you are willing to stand alone, against the crowd, despite great objection because you don't care about the judgment of people so much as you care about the judgment of God. Many people who belong to the church institution aren't willing to stand out of the crowd. They follow the rest of the herd, instead of the good Shepherd. They lack the "Fear of the Lord", and therefore lack wisdom.

Growing up, I would recite the Apostles Creed at its designated time every Sunday morning church service, along with the rest of the "flock". It always struck me as strange that people in my church could recite such a radical list of beliefs with little to no emotion. It was as though people were embarrassed, and competing with each other to see who could sound the least sincere or interested. But at the same time, these same people were too afraid or self conscious to do anything but recite it, on command, every week. Lots of things about the church always puzzled me. The history, the routines, the traditions, the repetition and the methods of recruitment. What we were reading from, learning about, and claiming to believe was much more urgent, inspired and extreme than what we were in the habit of doing. It all seemed so very wrong. But it was easier for me back then to believe that there was something wrong with my perception, instead of something wrong with the entire church.

When the church was young, it was full of life, energy, love and joy...then very quickly after it's birth, it began to die. The Official Catholic Church introduced a heavy system of rules and traditions that Jesus never spoke of (but the old pagan Roman religion practiced)....and for almost the entirety of these past twenty centuries, the power, life, love, faith, and hope of the church has died...but even that was a part of God's greater plan.

The faith of Christ's disciples was shaken when he died. For two days, they remained hidden from the outside world. The rug was pulled out from under their feet. The 11 remaining Disciples, and numerous other men and women had dedicated their lives to following a man who was supposed to deliver Israel...and he died. For two days (the day it happened, and the day after) there was nothing...the future looked very grim for Christ's followers. But then on the third day he rose again: and all doubt, discouragement and uncertainty was put to rest. Followers of Christ are in a similar predicament today, but resurrection is coming. When it does, everything will change.

That's the reason why the global elite have been scrambling to establish their New World Order: Lucifer (who rules them) knows that his time is short; he knows that the resurrection is coming, and he is in a race against time to establish his rule before he is overthrown and put in chains.

Also, Jesus knew that there would be atrocities carried out in his name. As a prophet, he saw not just this point in history, but across the entire landscape of the past 2000 years. It has been marked by misinterpretation and the spiritual death of his teaching. His teachings and spirit have been rejected by the established authority. Throughout the ages, a remnant has survived, and has been blessed with an understanding of Christ's spirit. But it has only been a remnant. And here is hope: despite knowing what would happen under the banner of Christianity between then and now, Jesus also knew what would happen in our future. And the final judgment of Father and Son is that Christianity was worth the price. We haven't seen anything yet when it comes to the Glory that has been promised to the Son, and his bride. He will return to rule the world, along with his saints who will rule under his authority. The seventh "Day of Rest", the third "Day of Resurrection" and the 1000 years reign of Christ in Revelation 20 are prophecies of the same exact promise. So as bad as everything may seem to us, we must rest assured that the King of kings will be given his throne very soon, and what happens then will be more wonderful than anything we can imagine.

Romans 8:18-25

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.

The End is Near

2008-07-30T18:45:00.003-04:00

I speak it low and often. I try to spread the word.
They hear but they don't listen, continue undisturbed.
The message is a fire burning up inside me
and though I wish it did...this fire doesn't spread.
Instead it's like a lit fuse, and I'm a powder keg.
The warnings loud and clear, you didn't want to hear
The judgments coming faster, the end so very near.
And when it all collapses, just like the crackpots said
so shocked to see it's over, that we have reached the end.
They act like I'm infected, and it may be I am
But I have been awakened, and really understand.
I'll threaten your foundations, all matter-of-fact
and sometimes you'll receive it, but mostly you'll react.
And some of you will hate me, and talk behind my back
cuz though I'm mostly even, sometimes I'm known to snap
I know that my vibration is either high or low
a seer or just crazy, there is no middle road
And all that I have suffered, it seems without reward
could not be for a lie, but even still I am ignored.
From everything I've studied, the end seems close at hand
How I wish I didn't see this, and couldn't understand.

The Parable of two Foundations

2008-07-15T14:36:00.011-04:00

When the church was newly born, the gospel was being spread throughout the Roman Empire and beyond. At that time there were many troubles and trials, much persecution and yet there was also tremendous growth. Nowadays, Christianity is the common faith among the most wealthy and powerful nations in the world. Our faith has gone from being persecuted to being openly endorsed, and yet spiritually, modern Christianity is like a fire that has burned out, leaving only a few red embers behind.

In the first century, when Christians were beaten because of their faith, did they fight back? did they grumble under their breath? No, they openly rejoiced and praised God for their own bruises and bloodshed. They actually saw pain as a blessing, a source of growth and a confirmation of the authenticity of the spirit within them. Why?

If they were being taught by modern Christian teachers, they might have learned to take persecution with grit teeth, while filling their minds with dreams of God's vengeance. But in Acts 14:22 is says that the Apostles were going from town to town,

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.”

The New Testament is absolutely full of references to the divine purpose of trials and tribulation. According to the church fathers, and to the scripture, when suffering is justified, we are being corrected, when it isn't just, we are storing up heavenly treasure. All things, even pain, work for the good of those that love God. There was no pre-trib vs post-trib debate in the days of Christ and his apostles. It wasn't assumed, it was known by the early church that the last generation of Christians would live through the great tribulation. Romans 5:1-5 is a classic teaching:

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, wehave peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

The book of 1 Peter also has wonderful teachings about the value of suffering. It is a relatively short book, and today I'd like to focus on Chapter 4 verses 12-16:

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.

What happened to America in the wake of 9-11? Did the Christian leaders of our nation teach their congregations to bless those that cursed us? To turn the other cheek, or even to look to God for their protection? No. How different would todays world be if the church leaders had taken that course? I believe it would be very different, because in the wake of those attacks, a spirit has guided the hearts of congregations throughout America. This spirit was pro-America, pro-vengeance, and literally anti-Christ.

Because of that spirit, millions of American Christians still thirst for the blood of their Muslim enemies, while sending their children and their taxes to war. They don't bother to distinguish between their enemies and people who just sort of look like enemies. They condone killing for the sake of showing superiority. How can America dare to claim to be a righteous nation with this sort of brutal treatment of others? One could argue that we are a righteous nation because of our history before 9-11, but this spirit of brutal self-righteousness was not born with the war on Terrorism. Consider the persecution of the Indians, which killed many more people than the Nazi Holocaust; consider the treatment of slaves and immigrants; consider the fact that we created and introduced the Atomic Bomb to the world. Blood is the mortar in the foundation of this "Christian" nation. It saturates our history. We also have many pagan idols filling our Nation's capital and government buildings around the country, Yet we have an assumption that God will bless America...why should He? What makes us assume that he will? My Bible says that "The Lord does not show favoritism" and "Be not deceived, God will not be mocked, a man will reap whatever he sews".

God is speaking out through the tragedies that are plaguing America right now. And he will continue to speak this way until we listen, and we change our hearts and attitudes about everything.

If this teaching is strange to you, I encourage you to press on. Read Hebrews 12 (and I will quote verses 10-13)

Our human fathers correct us for a short time, and they do it as they think best. But God corrects us for our own good, because he wants us to be holy, as he is. It is never fun to be corrected. In fact, at the time it is always painful. But if we learn to obey by being corrected, we will do right and live at peace. Now stand up straight! Stop your knees from shaking and walk a straight path. Then lame people will be healed, instead of getting worse.

Nowadays, America is showing the world exactly what the spirit of a free and supposedly Christian nation is like, and it's terribly ugly compared to that of the early church. Jesus Himself is returning just in time to save his reputation from the deeds of his professed believers. Millions have no faith, no compassion, no forgiveness, no mercy, no clear vision, no clue about the consequences of our behavior. American Christians are drunk with the wine of Babylon, and we don't even have the decency or awareness to be ashamed of our spiritually drunken behavior.

Instead, we go to church, we sing songs, we baptize our children and invoke the name Jesus as though it would help to ward God off from searching deep into our hearts and minds and finding out the selfish truth. Within the church, we do a wonderful job of reaffirming and reassuring one another, even as we wander further and further away from the true path of faith, hope, and love. Has God changed over time? Isn't the church today supposed to resemble the early church in spirit? Has anything about God's plan for the world, or the Gospel of Jesus Christ changed over the past 2000 years? Nothing in scripture has changed, but the doctrines of Christianity have been modified to support tyranny, inquisitions, crusades, and general heartlessness. One such doctrine that has poisoned the church the most is Pre-tribulation rapture. I have discussed this issue before, several times, but it's something that Christians must come to understand, if they are to be saved from the storms and troubles that will mark Christ's return.

American and Western Christians flee from suffering these days. We see suffering as punishment intended for the unjust, and comfort and wealth as the blessing of God. Tribulation is not an honor anymore, it's a terror. Why? Because of the commonly held belief in a pre-tribulation rapture. This sick, twisted, blasphemous new tradition is the greatest weapon that Satan has unloosed upon modern Christendom. Our conflict in the middle east is fueled by Christian Zionism, which exists only because of the foundational belief of pre-trib rapture. Instead of fighting against the end of days, millions of people who call themselves Christians are working to bring about the end of days. We're being used as pawns of the devil, while thinking of ourselves as the Knights of Jesus Christ. But he warned us against this poisonous thinking:

Luke 7:21-23

Not everyone who calls me their Lord will get into the kingdom of heaven. Only the ones who obey my Father in heaven will get in. On the day of judgment many will call me their Lord. They will say, "We preached in your name, and in your name we forced out demons and worked many miracles." But I will tell them, "I will have nothing to do with you! Get out of my sight, you evil people!

We are in the midst of tremendous famines, wars, pestilence etc. What's more, once the nuclear war starts, a whole long list of end-times prophecy will be filled in a very short period of time....and all of these things will happen without a rapture. Everyone will experience the tribulation; the saved as well as the lost. Those who cling to their belief in a pre-trib rapture as though it were the same thing as their faith in Jesus Christ will be devastated by the coming storm of tribulation. They will feel abandoned and forgotten by God almighty. The foundation of their faith will crumble entirely.

On the other hand, there will be Christians who had not been raised on the escapist fairy tale of the rapture, and those who have been given the grace to see it for the heresy it is. They will be Christians who suffer on behalf of others, whose hearts are broken by the pain that war and institutionalized selfishness cause. These believers will rejoice in the Lord as we witness his judgment and seek his coming, because we will recognize how Good is being called Evil, and Evil is calling itself Good. We will not just stand firm in the midst of tribulation, we will stand even taller as events get worse and the storm rages furiously around us.

And this is what Jesus meant in his parable of the Two houses:

Anyone who hears and obeys these teachings of mine is like a wise person who built a house on solid rock. Rain poured down, rivers flooded, and winds beat against that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on solid rock.
Anyone who hears my teachings and doesn't obey them is like a foolish person who built a house on sand. The rain poured down, the rivers flooded, and the winds blew and beat against that house. Finally, it fell with a crash.

Jesus has an undeniable, supernatural ability to condense intricate and elaborate truths into parables. He paints pictures with words; his parables are like encoded mysteries, meant to be dismissed by those who take them at surface value, while understood by those who have "Eyes to see and ears to hear". If you can envision the two houses mentioned in the parable above, you will notice that they seem on the surface and before trouble to be virtually identical. There is nothing to distinguish the two. They are both, by definition, houses. It is only when troubles come that the integrity of one stands, while the other crumbles. The state of our church today is in serious disrepair, because we are now in the storm. The Christians of Acts rejoiced in their persecution because their ability to withstand it was a gift from the Holy Spirit. They loved being given the opportunity to demonstrate to others how truly God had touched them. According to Jesus, there is no honor in loving those that love you, because even the heathens do that...but special honor comes when you love your enemies, when you do good to those that hurt you, when you turn the other cheek, when you go the extra mile, and obey the calling and commands of Jesus Christ.

To obey the teachings of Christ with joy is to have a solid foundation. On the other hand to simply pretend to follow him without going through the effort of establishing your foundation on the Rock himself is utterly foolish. There are none who can build on the Rock of Christ who do not obey his commands. And all who obey his commands, even without knowing that they are His, are building on the solid rock.

The storm is upon us. God is in the process of judging the entire world. People must come to terms with this because it's really happening. It's not too late for individual people to repent, but it is too late to avoid the consequences of our collective actions. The house will fall, but there is time to escape it before all the walls start crumbling down. Time is very very short, but the doors are still open.

Seek the Lord while he may be found.

Bush Declares National Emergency...AGAIN?!

2008-07-13T04:01:00.010-04:00

On June 26th, 2008, George W Bush declared a state of National Emergency. This date marks the 3 1/2 anniversary of the Tsunami in Asia, which I have regarded as a future milestone for a few years. However, as significant of an event as it may be, it is a dormant power. I have learned that there is a marked difference between declaring a state of National Emergency, and declaring a state of Martial Law. When Martial Law is declared, we will almost definitely be aware of it. But this declaration of National Emergency came through as a whisper...nothing seems different because of it. What gives?

Martial Law is probably coming, but even still this "National Emergency" issue has a lot to do with the new dictatorship government of America. Until finding out about this declaration (thanks to Dan), and doing some research on exactly what a "state of National Emergency" means...I knew very little. Then I found this, and learned a few interesting facts (on pages 13-16). Here's the run down:

Reagan declared "National Emergency" 6 times during his 8 years in office, while America was under the threat of the "Evil Empire".
Bush sr. declared it 5 times during his presidency (4 of them had to do with the first Iraq war).
All declarations by Reagan and Bush sr. were revoked by later Executive Orders.

Now here is where it gets really interesting:

Despite the fact that the Cold War was over, and the only real threat to our National Security had crumbled through bankruptcy, Bill Clinton declared National Emergency 18 times!! throughout his presidency. Several False flag operations like the first World Trade Center bombing and the Oklahoma city bombing gave excuse for these declarations, but I believe that Clinton was helping to prepare America for the New World Order.
Eleven of these declarations have been revoked. The other seven were never revoked, and one has been renewed every two years since 1995.
Between 1-20-01 and 8-1-07, George W Bush declared a state of National Emergency 12 times, and never bothered to revoke any.

There is a law that was passed in 1976 that makes declarations of National Emergency expire after 2 years, unless expanded or specifically renewed. It's called the National Emergencies Act.
Even with this, The United States have been in a state of Emergency indefinitely since the end of World War 2. An interesting note: in May of 2007, George Bush changed the conditions of declaring a state of National Emergency:

Bush Declares Himself Dictator

As stated earlier, Bush declared another state of National Emergency on June 26th 2008. Was it for the economic hardships that have recently plagued our nation? No, but it could have been. Was it for the great Mississippi floods of 'o8? Again, no, but it could have been. With very little fanfare, George W Bush declared a state of National Emergency because of the Nuclear threat posed by North Korea.

These days, the political world is living more and more in the future, planning and preparing for Bush's successor, while regarding the current president as mostly harmless. It's the old bait and switch. Since Election '08 fever began, the spotlight has been taken off of Bush (just as the people weren't really paying attention to Bush before 9-11-01). 2008 is the first tax rebate bribe that we have received since 2001. and 9-11-08 will mark the prophetic seventh anniversary of the terrible day in history. I believe that something will happen on that anniversary...something that will cause the elections to be canceled and allow Bush to stay in power. This is the same rough plot delivered by George Lucas in Star Wars, Episode 3 (the rise of Emperor Palpatine). But George Lucas is probably not so much a prophet, as a history buff, who is familiar with Adolf Hitler's rise to power.

There are many startling and irrefutable parallels between Bush and Hitler. We just don't remember or know about how Germany was transformed from Democracy to Dictatorship between February 27th, 1933 and the invasion of Poland on September 1st 1939. Both events (and others between the two) are the result of false flag operations staged by the Nazis in order to allow Hitler to gain more power. This is neither a conspiracy theory, nor speculation, but is in fact a lesson from history.

People love to hold themselves in higher regard than the current leader of the free world. Bush's foolish persona has completely enchanted millions of people into "misunderestimating" him. People don't think about him as a threat or danger to the world's safety. This is insanity. But, just as today, throughout the rise of Hitler, his fury and mustache made outsiders laughingly refer to him as "Charlie Chaplin". Nobody took him seriously until it was too late.

Islamic terrorism in our time, is an elaborate hoax, consisting of false flag operations carried out by Western Governments for many years now. Like any good magic trick, the terrorist attacks that plague western nations must be planned, and set up while the people are looking elsewhere. I have been doing my best to keep watch, to see what's going on beneath the headlines and behind the scenes. But it was fellow blogger Dan who showed me this most recent, and disturbing step taken by the Bush administration. Thank you, Dan.

Floods, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, and God's Judgment

2008-06-29T20:11:00.002-04:00

*Images Borrowed from Boston.com*

In the first week of May, this year, I was pondering on the end of days (imagine that!) and thinking about how many people I know and have talked with who are just as sure as they can be that this coming election will go off without a hitch; that George Bush may be a terrible leader, and a liar, but his rule has no significant impact on the spiritual "big picture" (because he's foolish); and that I would be a much better evangelist if I'd just lay off the politics.

In my prayer, I reminded God that I was following Him, and not "George Bush as the Antichrist". I reminded him of how frustrating it was to be compelled to share a message that very few people receive. And while the prophets of scripture were promised to experience exactly the sort of reception that I've grown familiar with, I couldn't help but feel that it was possible that my perception was misguided.

So I prayed that the Father would give me a sign, one way or another, about George Bush. I didn't want to "wait and see" (as so many that I've talked with seem willing to do). I certainly didn't want to be deceiving people unawares. And though my study of scriptures, and of current events only served to reinforce the conclusion that Bush is the Antichrist, I know that man's reasoning ability is never perfect. And that the enemy is much trickier than people tend to give him credit for.

So I prayed for God to guide me, to reassure and strengthen my spirit, to remove all doubt if it needed to be removed, or to stop me from proclaiming something that was not the truth.
Within the week, on the night of May 10th, I was compelled to write a blog post about cyclone Nagis, and the arrogant foolishness of modern people, who presume that we are more advanced than our ancestors. It was called "How long, Oh Lord?!", and in that post, I wrote the following sentences:

"(W)hat's happened to Myanmar is clearly, above all other things, a great tragedy. Even though this sort of thing is supposed to happen if George Bush is the Antichrist, I'm still stunned when I hear of earthquakes, floods, tornadoes and "mega-disasters" like Cyclone Nagis. The world is experiencing a new degree of suffering at the hand of mother nature."

I was up until about 2AM writing that post, and when I woke up the next morning, the first thing I heard about on the news was about 22 people who were killed by a flurry of Tornadoes from Oklahoma to Georgia the night before. Immediately, I remembered what was just written. But I didn't want just a confirmation of my current beliefs, so I didn't take that as a God-worthy sign. I know that God is capable of signs that are far less coincidental than that. The jury was still out.

Why did I dare to look for a sign in the first place? Because this is serious business.

The strength and power of a disbelieving majority is very great (and reinforces doubt). Likewise, the ability of our own minds to play tricks on us is a serious factor. I was determined to let God show me clearly whatever it was that he had to show. We all have to remind ourselves at times that we aren't forging this spiritual track like Luis and Clark: we aren't in the lead. We are all, instead, like sheep being led through the wilderness by a good Shepherd. This shepherd has a much better idea of where we're going than we will need. And our idea of the right path is only true when it follows the lead of our Shepherd.

I took note of the coincidence, and decided to keep my eyes peeled for earthquakes and floods in the near future. That happened on May 11th. On May 12th, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck China, killing tens of thousands. When I heard about that, I began to tell my house-mates, other friends and my family that America was going to experience serious floods in the near future. Seeing 2 out of the 3 randomly selected natural disasters that I wrote about come to pass within 48 hours of writing gave me boldness to prophecy about coming floods.

Between May 12th and when the current flooding began, I put a lot on the line. People in my life who are cynical of my beliefs about Bush could have used the absence of floods as a confirmation that I don't know what I'm talking about. I knew that, but felt strongly that I needed to take the risk anyway. I've never considered myself to be a prophet, because I have never gotten a "thus saith the Lord" kind of word to share with people. I write and speak about what I believe to be truth, not what a heavenly voice told me to say. But in answer to my prayer I got a word of prophecy. It was an interactive experience with God that has served to fully reinforce my beliefs that these are the last days, and that this weather is the judgment of God.

In the Bible, there are two types of prophets: those whom God sends and gives a message to, and those who deceive people and manipulate them to be at ease when they should be on guard. False prophets say "Peace, peace" when there is no peace. This happened in 2001, when the religious right sighed with relief, having restored the Whitehouse to the hands of a supposed "christian". Their assurance was shown to be as wrong as it gets within that very year.

In Christian tradition, a "word of prophecy" is a spiritual gift that can be manifested by all members of the body of Christ. A believer does not have to be a prophet in order to prophecy, but the way that we can distinguish between real and false prophets is simple: When real prophets warn people, and the people do not respond; the warnings of that prophet always come true.

Conversely, whatever a false prophet says in the name of the Lord will surely not happen.

1 Corinthians 14:1-3

"Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy. For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries with his spirit. But everyone who prophesies speaks to men for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort."

NIN "Letting You" Video!

2008-06-25T19:01:00.002-04:00

Letting You by Nine Inch Nails:

the sky is painted black
the smoke pours out the stack
one hand upon your heart
one hand behind your back
you train us how to act
you keep the fear intact
the imminent attack
everything is right on track

and we are letting you get away
we are letting you get away with it

upon our plates to feed
the dying left to bleed
how much we really need
your politics of greed
the cancer takes ahold
the wolf is in the fold
our destiny’s been sold
we do just what we’re told

and we are letting you get away
we are letting you get away with it

your armies filled with hate
believing your charade
begin to suffocate
for us it’s far too late

and we are letting you get away
we are letting you get away with it

Bush and Blasphemy.

2008-06-08T23:00:00.002-04:00

In Daniel chapter seven, one of the greatest end times prophecies in the Bible, there is an account of a final global empire, unequaled in strength, which spawns a blasphemous king who wages war against the saints, and is the last emperor king to rule before the world is judged by God himself. . After the vision, Daniel begs for an interpretation, which an angel provides. The following is a summary of this passage Daniel 7:23-25:

“Thus he said:

‘ The fourth beast shall be A fourth kingdom on earth, Which shall be different from all other kingdoms, And shall devour the whole earth, Trample it and break it in pieces.

America consumes approximately 24% of the energy and resources of the world, even though we have about 3% of it's population. In recent decades, the whole world has become "Americanized" to a degree in culture, and of course since we dropped our first atomic bomb, we have become an increasing threat to global peace. We help to establish dictatorships in countries around the world, as long as they are in line with our economic interests. We have military bases in a majority of countries around the world. Although the public would like to deny the fact that we are an empire...the "E" word is being used more and more frequently these days. The empire beast in Daniel 7 spawns ten horns (kings, or rulers):

The ten horns are ten kings Who shall arise from this kingdom.

Now, Stephen Hanchett was the first to point this out, but the fact makes sense. From the time that we dropped the A-Bomb on Japan, we became the undisputed, strongest and deadliest empire-nation in the world. That happened during Truman's presidency. He was the first president to rule under America's new status. So we have ten horns:
1. Truman 2.Eisenhower 3.Kennedy 4.Johnson 5. Nixon 6.Ford 7.Carter 8.Reagan 9. Bush Sr. 10. Clinton...

And another shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, And shall subdue three kings.

George W Bush is diverse from the other 10 presidents in many fashions. He is the only one to engage America in a holy war (as Bush himself called it, a "crusade"). He is also diverse by never being elected president by the vote of the people. Not in 2000, 2004, (and again, in 2008 when he upsets the next presidency by declaring martial law). This is what is meant by "he shall subdue three kings".

He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, He shall persecute (some translations: wear out) the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand

George W Bush; President of the

United States of America

(and the most aggressive warlord of the 21st century) is a professed "Born Again" Christian. There's a big problem with that. Whenever a man or woman proclaims to be a Christian, he or she becomes a living representation of Christ. This is one of the central pillars of Christianity. Jesus promises transformation and deliverance to all who truly believe in him. He leaves his mark on every person who has ever known him. So, to deny that power is to deny Christ. To pretend that you have been converted, when you continue on the same path you were on before your conversion is not just a lie, but a blasphemy.

This idea may seem radical to many believers, because it runs against the method of evangelism used today. Which boils the complexity, glory, and responsibility of our faith to a creed of ‘pray the sinners prayer, and confess that Christ is Lord with your lips to be saved’.
There are a lot of comparisons to be made between sales and evangelism. To get high numbers, you have to sell the people an idea that they're willing to buy. Transformation, sacrifice, and selflessness are hard sells. So rather than be upfront with people, and disclose that these sorts of things are promised in the fine print (otherwise known as scripture), we smooth over the wrinkles, and push the more palatable religion. Modern Evangelicals tell people "If you just say that Jesus is Lord, than you are saved, case closed. It’s that simple, just sign on the dotted line and you’re in. Don't worry about change; grace has you covered. It would be better if you became nicer, but that's really not necessary. Welcome aboard!". But, unfortunately for soft-sell evangelists, Jesus himself defined what it means to love him by saying, "If you love me, you will obey my commands".

Modern pseudo-Christianity has enslaved and blinded most believers in America. The powerful promise of being made new in Christ has been lost to the cause of winning more converts. It still amazes me that at this point, after all we’ve seen and been through, many evangelicals believe that "W" was being truthful when he said that Jesus "changed his heart", gave him the strength to stop drinking, and is now leading his life. What happened to discernment? Bible reading Christians that I know and have encountered recently still believe that it's impossible for Bush to be the Antichrist, because he "confesses Jesus as Lord". This is madness!

Are Christians supposed to follow George Bush (or any spiritual leader) unconditionally? Do leaders have moral immunity or are they held to higher accountability? Why do so many ignore Bush's actions; endorse his leadership without question; allow their children to worship his image...all because he says that he follows Jesus?! A lot of Christians are willing to do just that right now, for the sake of posterity, but this is exactly the sort of thing Jesus warned against in Matt 24:24-25:

"For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand."

Why are we more worried about saving face than we are about adhering to truth? Why aren’t church leaders separating themselves from Bush? Where is our allegiance: Is it to God, or to those that say they believe in God? According to Jesus: “even the devils believe and rightly tremble”, and “not all who call me ‘Lord Lord’ will belong to me”. We must distinguish between tradition and scripture. We must know the scriptures to see how traditions have gone off course. We must be active in our faith, or we will be swept away by deception.

Our modern tradition paints the Antichrist as an atheist who curses Jesus openly, while declaring war on and killing conservative Christians.

I am saying that the Antichrist is a professed Christian who curses Jesus by his true allegiance, serving a god of destruction while saying that he is representing the Prince of Peace. By doing this, he is essentially making war against the church in the spiritual realm; and as long as believers follow him instead of Christ, he prevails against them. Not to mention the Christian casualties of literal wars that have been declared by this leader.

Here are a few scriptures concerning the "Antichrist"and his Blasphemy:

Daniel 7:8, 25-27

"I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things."

"And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end."

Daniel 11:36-38

"The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say unheard-of things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been determined must take place. He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the one desired by women, nor will he regard any god, but will exalt himself above them all. Instead of them, he will honor a god of fortresses; a god unknown to his fathers he will honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts."

Is the Antichrist someone who will say that Jesus is not the true son of God with his mouth, or will he reveal that he believes Jesus is not the son of God with his actions, while preaching Christ at every opportunity? In either case, the speaker would be "Saying great and boastful things" that are against God. What would be the purpose of confessing that Jesus is Lord, while disobeying him, unless you are working to undermine his work? Long before Bush was even Born, Jesus said, “If you are not with me, you are against me”. He also said “if you are not against me, you are for me”, so he seems to take allegiance seriously, with no middle ground offered. If people aspire to obey his teachings, without knowing that Jesus taught them, they are working for Christ. On the other hand, if people disobey his teachings, even if they say they are following him, they are working against Christ.

The Antichrist is portrayed as a great deceiver, a liar. He will follow God with his lips, but not with his actions. And George Bush has used his religious rhetoric to gain and maintain support from millions of western Christians. The churches that refuse to admit that they were wrong to endorse Bush in the first place are now left spiritually confused. There is no Christian justice in seeking vengeance, in ignoring or even hurting the poor, or in persecuting people. To preach that Christ endorses this is to preach a false Christ, but the mainstream fold is continuing to refuse to point that out. Bush's leadership is poisoning the spirits of the sheep, and there are very few people who recognize that, or protest against it.

Bush’s rise to power began with sweeping and boastful bits of Christian endorsement and appeasement. Although these steps have long-since been forgotten by almost everyone in America, God has not forgotten them:

As Governor of Texas, in 2000, Bush declared June 10th to be "Jesus Day".

In the eve of the Iowa caucus he claimed Jesus as his favorite philosopher, when asked why, Bush said squarely, "Because he changed my life".

While campaigning for president he confided in at least one colleague that he "believed that God was calling him to run for president". When the vote came in, and it seemed that Al Gore would be the next president, did Bush take that as a sign from God? No. His campaign instead used dirty tricks, old favors, and fancy political footwork to catapult "W" into the Oval Office.

Since becoming president "W" has also spoken on numerous occasions of the "voice of God" which guides his every move in the oval office. Jesus said that "a bad tree cannot produce good fruit, and a good tree cannot produce bad fruit". Knowing that, it should be obvious that the One True God is not guiding the president. Further, if Bush does, in fact, follow the lead of an unearthly voice, it could be that he is taking orders directly from Lucifer (or it could be that he's insane; either case should make you very uncomfortable with his command over the world's largest Nuclear Arsenal). If he's lying and doesn't hear any voices, but just does whatever he wants to, he is still guilty of Blasphemy.

We must stop ignoring the warning signs that are clearly on display before us. We must stop dismissing his words as meaningless and merely foolish, or (dare I say it?) sincere. If you still believe that Bush is a sincere, truthful man, you are lying to yourself, and to others. The spiritual impact of the Bush rule as been a devastation to the gospel. For he is actually standing within the temple (that is, the body of Christ, being not a part of it himself) and proclaiming himself to be God (By pronouncing his judgment as nothing less than divinely inspired).

A person has one of only two reasons to promote Jesus as much as George W Bush has done. It could be that he/she is a genuine Christian, who respects Jesus as the King of Kings, and is transformed by the grace of God. This person's life will show the change that has taken place in their heart. They will be much more agreeable, loving, helpful, joyful, and caring than they once were. If there is no change, there is no power, and our faith is in vain. Also if the changes brought about by conversion are minimal, and only on the surface, we have strong reason to suspect that the conversion isn’t genuine. We are commanded to test spirits and be on our guards. Let us obey that command!

The only other reason for the boastful promotion that George Bush has demonstrated is a tremendous disrespect for the power and promise of Jesus Christ; disguising one's true self behind "faith", and using the name of Jesus to promote yourself and your personal ambition. If you really study the gospels and get to know Christ, you begin to see that Bush actually hates Jesus Christ, and has been wonderfully successful at discrediting Christianity, because he claims to be the most powerful modern prophet (a man who hears the voice of God and acts on it's instruction) of Jesus Christ.

Bush's bold proclamations of faith, when compared to his actions, fit the dictionary definition of blasphemy. This type of endorsement is the proudest sort, manipulating the beliefs of others in a God you secretly believe does not exist. Only those who don't believe in an all-powerful God would dare to engage in such a shameless charade.

If you consider that George W Bush is an active participant in the mock-human sacrifices to Moloch held each summer at Bohemian Grove; that he is also an active member of Yale's Skull and Bones society (which worships the devil as well as "death"); that he has engaged America in two preemptive Wars (so far); that he has trampled on the poor and needy in order to keep his wealthy constituency happy; that he claims that God speaks through him; that he claims that he is leading the forces of "good" to destroy the forces of "evil" (by using torture and terror to accomplish his goals)...it should be as obvious as a black stain on a white cloth that Bush is a blasphemer and an Antichrist (if not, the Antichrist).

God knows the heart of every person, and takes note of the words we use. He knows a lie at the moment He hears it, and cannot be fooled. In God's eyes, it is better for a person to honestly voice their disbelief in Him, rather than endorsing Him with words, while denying Him with our every action. The most powerful wickedness always disguises itself as a force of good. Adolph Hitler did, so did the serpent in Eden.

Jesus saw with the eyes of God, right into the hearts of men. He knows our motives sometimes better than we know them ourselves. Lies disguised as worship of him are reprehensible, and clear as day.

For the rest of us, who have to take words at face value, there is this hope: Time makes the claims of every tongue clear, whether they are true, false, or outright lies. We are warned often about liars, who are wolves among the sheep. During the 2000 campaign, I remember being disturbed by how often Bush appealed to the higher power on his own behalf; and I remember knowing that time would reveal whether he was sincere, or shamelessly lying. Time has told, but are Christians listening?

Bush's rule has been defined by massive destruction, by consistent lies, by the advancement of a modern empire, and by an ever-growing gap between the rich and the poor. Everything that Jesus commanded has been forsaken under the guidance of George W Bush (not to say that the world was a very holy place before he rose to power, but since the turn of the century there has been a massive escalation of tragedy).

Ruled by Bush, America has pursued vengeance as holy, calling the war on terrorism a "crusade" at first. Christ commanded his followers to love their enemies, forgive those that persecute us, and to overcome evil with good.

Bush has caused the suffering of the poor to grow dramatically when he promised, as a "compassionate conservative" to help the poor.

Bush renounced America's participation in the Kyoto Treaty, at a crucial time when environmental protection was needed most. he did this for the sake of maintaining our out-of-control consumer lifestyle.

Indeed, George Bush called on all Americans in the aftermath of 9-11 to fulfill their patriotic duty by "going shopping". We are at war, and yet we insist on living as though the war isn't happening, going on with our own lives, and leaving the mess in Iraq for someone else to clean up. What has happened to the hearts of the masses? Why are we so detached? So unaffected? So non-plussed? Is this disengagement from reality simply a side-effect of antidepressants? What would it take to wake us up to our present reality? Do the fires of hell need to reach our own back yards before we wake up and smell the sulfur?

We have experienced the most catastrophic weather in recorded history since 2000, suffered an unending strong of various natural disasters at home and abroad, blizzards, floods, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes (lots and lots of earthquakes), cyclones, dust storms. All of these categories have had record-smashing events within the past eight years. Don't just take my word for it either; if you didn't know that, do some digging.

The world has also been experience tremendous drought in many areas, increased famines (which is now a world-wide food shortage epidemic); people are increasingly violent; Wars are increasingly sadistic.

America is in some ways isolated from the darkness, but in many ways a great source of it. All of these alarming increases of tragedy have happened while George W Bush continues to insist that he's a Christian, America and goodness are the same thing, and vengeance is his, not God's.

In the 2000 campaign, Bush promised to restore integrity to the oval office, but instead he created the most fascistic, secretive, and lawless administration in American History. Despite all of this, very few seem to be willing to connect the dots. Even though on the internet a website presenting the case for George Bush being the antichrist is among the top-ranking hits, there has been no serious spiritual outcry from within the part of the church that gets the most media exposure. People aren't alarmed, or very offended, to find out that Bush is nothing but another lying politician...but rest assured of this: God is very much aware of what's going on both behind the scenes, and what’s going on in front of everyone. God is not only in the know, but in control; and God is furious.

Bush will not just slip away into obscurity, spending the rest of his days peacefully at Crawford. Everything is right on track He will continue down the road he began to take the world down, and he will surely be held accountable before the world for everything he has said and done. The world is ripe for the harvest; and God is coming to restore true justice and integrity to the earth.

2 Thess 2:9-12

The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

From the Book of Proverbs

8:13. The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance, and the
way of evil.

10:8. The wise of heart will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come
to ruin.

10:28-29. The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of
the wicked comes to nothing.

11:20-21a. Crooked minds are an abomination to the Lord but those of
blameless ways are his delight. Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished.

12:15,17, 22. Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to
advice. Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness
speaks deceitfully. Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act
faithfully are his delight.

Prayer for Divine Justice. Psalm 94

2008-06-02T00:54:00.017-04:00

O LORD, the God who avenges,
O God who avenges, shine forth.

Rise up, O Judge of the earth;
pay back to the proud what they deserve.

How long will the wicked, O LORD,
how long will the wicked be jubilant?

They pour out arrogant words;
all the evildoers are full of boasting.

They crush your people, O LORD;
they oppress your inheritance.

They slay the widow and the alien;
they murder the fatherless.

They say, "The LORD does not see;
the God of Jacob pays no heed."

Take heed, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?

Does he who implanted the ear not hear?
Does he who formed the eye not see?

Does he who disciplines nations not punish?
Does he who teaches man lack knowledge?

The LORD knows the thoughts of man;
he knows that they are futile.

Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD,
the man you teach from your law;

you grant him relief from days of trouble,
till a pit is dug for the wicked.

For the LORD will not reject his people;
he will never forsake his inheritance.

Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

Who will rise up for me against the wicked?
Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?

Unless the LORD had given me help,
I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.

When I said, "My foot is slipping,"
your love, O LORD, supported me.

When anxiety was great within me,
your consolation brought joy to my soul.

Can a corrupt throne be allied with you—
one that brings on misery by its decrees?

They band together against the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.

But the LORD has become my fortress,
and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.

He will repay them for their sins
and destroy them for their wickedness;
the LORD our God will destroy them.

How Long, Oh Lord?!

2008-05-10T12:57:00.009-04:00

On May 2nd, Cyclone Nagis tore through Myanmar, leaving a horrific trail of destruction in it's wake. Eight days after the storm, the death toll is in the tens of thousands, with widespread reports that they could escalate to over 100,000 when this all settles down. The government of Myanmar has stated that it is willing to receive supplies from foreign nations, but it refuses to allow foreign relief workers into their country to help distribute those supplies. This bureaucratic nightmare is certain to give weight to the new/old concept of establishing a one-world government. All sovereign systems must be shown to fail before the "final solution" of a New World Order is not just accepted, but demanded by the masses.

That aspect aside, what's happened to Myanmar is clearly, above all other things, a great tragedy. Even though this sort of thing is supposed to happen if George Bush is the Antichrist, I'm still stunned when I hear of earthquakes, floods, tornadoes and "mega-disasters" like Cyclone Nagis. The world is experiencing a new degree of suffering at the hand of mother nature.

People are broken down, weary, or numb from all the prophetic stimulation that they are being exposed to. Despite this, most will either scoff, or accuse you of being insensitive or sensational if you point out the prophecies to them. But there is a spiritual storm brewing, and like it or not, it's becoming more difficult to deny. Clouds are looming, and something deep inside more and more people is becoming aware of it. But it's still a subconscious awareness. On the surface, at least in most of America, everything seems like business as usual.

What gives?

Mainstream Christians are too proud or ashamed to admit the terrible judgment call they made by rallying behind George Bush in the first place. Also, many of them are too sold out on the escapist, deceptive fable of a pre-tribulation rapture to face up to the true danger we all live in. The rapture paints the world as a stick of dynamite, ready to explode in the tribulation and many people in the church today are looking to light the fuse, not thinking of how wicked their behavior is.

Likewise, many people outside the church are too fed-up with the language of the Bible and the sour fruit of the modern church to listen to how these modern events were predicted eons ago.
They throw the baby Jesus out with the bathwater of a religion gone wrong.

But to those who are awake and yearning for the return of Christ, by this point, it can be very easy to wonder how much longer we're supposed to wait.

The early Christians were eagerly awaiting the return of Christ. Living under the horrible oppression of emperors like Nero, they held firm to the hope that their deliverance was very near at hand. Knowing this, the apostle Peter reminded those he wrote to in 2 Peter 3:8-10a

Beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is patient toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night

The significance of that specific formula (1000 years = 1 day) is explained very well on PeterZ's blog. It was also the reason that the book of Barnabas was rejected by the Nicaean Counsel. In Barnabas chapter 15 it reads

"The Sabbath is mentioned at the beginning of the creation: "And God made in six days the
works of His hands, and made an end on the seventh day, and rested on it,
and sanctified it." Attend, my children, to the meaning of this
expression, "He finished in six days." This implieth that the Lord will
finish all things in six thousand years, for a day is with Him a
thousand years. And He Himself testifieth, saying, "Behold, to-day
will be as a thousand years." Therefore, my children, in six days, that
is, in six thousand years, all things will be finished. "And He rested on
the seventh day." This meaneth: when His Son, coming, shall destroy
the time of the wicked man, and judge the ungodly, and change the-sun,
and the moon, and the stars, then shall He truly rest on the seventh
day."

The 21st century roughly marks the beginning of the seventh millennial "day" since the fall of man, and the third millennial "day" since the death of Jesus Christ. I don't believe there is a coincidence in that. And while it's true that Jesus said no one will know "the day or the hour" of his return, in the same teaching, he also said in the same passage that when the fig tree begins producing fruit, you will know what season it is. These signs:

natural disasters
wars
rumors of war
earthquakes in diverse places
famine
widespread disease
false prophets
false "saviors"
the rise of a monstrous empire that calls itself a "Christian Nation"

...all of these are signs given by Christ himself that show us what season of world history we are now living in. This millennium has begun with war and great tribulation, no doubt, but it will be defined as God's rest. These "early hours" of the "third day" since Christs' death will show his body coming to life and completely conquering the death of religious institutionalism.

Jesus warned that his return would take many by surprise. That many would "be in the darkness" and not comprehend the light. However, he also went out of his way to share specific signs of his coming return, and instructing us to be ready for it. The reason why Jesus' return will be "as a thief in the night" and people don't connect the Biblical dots these days is pride.

The greatest misconception which helps people to dismiss the Bible, and has therefore helped spiritual darkness to flourish, is the idea that people living in the modern age are born more "evolved" in mind and spirit beyond those who lived in the first society to leave a written record. This causes people to falsely conclude that we can't benefit from ancient wisdom, because we are so different (and better) now than we were then. Interestingly enough, this misconception has actually plagued and blinded the masses all throughout history (while this same wisdom has always been cherished and preserved by the ruling class). Solomon, the wisest king of Israel remarked on this self deception when he proclaimed, "There is nothing new under the sun". The trap of believing that we are "further along" than those before us is pride: a moral carelessness that reduces our capacity to respect (and therefore learn from) many lessons that have been left in history.

If you would like to point to the modern technological revolution as irrefutable evidence that we are more evolved than any generation before us, then brace yourself. The Sumerian civilization, which flourished about 5000 years ago (and is one of the first cultures in written history), left behind artifacts which clearly shows our solar system, complete with Pluto ("discovered" in 1933) and a tenth planet, unknown to modern astronomers today. This solar system is accurate in it's scale and arrangement.

If you've ever seen the movie "Stargate", or spent some time wondering how the engineering of certain ancient relics still surpasses our modern engineering capabilities, you will know that there is more to history than what meets the eye.

It must be noted that the assumption of personal superiority doesn't only apply to "secular humanists", but also to "born again" Christians who assume that the life Jesus led would sufficiently replace the need for them to live in obedience to the commands of Christ; to "pick up their cross and follow Him".

2 Timothy 3:4-5 continues to describe men who thrive in the end of days, calling them

..traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!

There is a constant moral standard which has applied to humanity all throughout history. It does not change. The wrath of God is simply the consequence of wickedness thriving unchecked. We have the freedom to change, by the decree of God, but it we refuse to repent, judgment is sure to come. Wickedness is clearly and logically defined in scripture, and no amount of religious posturing can excuse truly wicked behavior. For decades the "moral bankruptcy" of America has been highlighted in church pulpits across the country. It was that issue which has been used to unite millions of church-going republicans in an effort to take over the political sphere, which they did in 2000. However the spirit released by that focus was not one of faithful vigilance, but accusation. Sin is, in the mind of the accuser, a force which exists outside the safety of their earthly refuge. The more obsessed believers become with the forces of sin, the more they tend to justify themselves, and fall victim to the sin of personal pride. Most Right-wing "Christians" still believe that George Bush is a believer, despite the many signs that God (and Bush's own actions) have given us to the contrary. In the process of trying to create a more "Christian" nation, the love of many believers has grown cold. The gospel has been twisted, stolen, misrepresented, and darkness has come like a flood against humanity, calling itself righteousness.

Rest assured of this: the Kingdom of God is not an empire of this world system. It is something completely different. It is the light of sunrise that will defeat the darkness of our current night. and it is coming very, very soon.

NIN "Capital G" = The Antichrist!

2008-05-08T00:32:00.006-04:00

The evidence that George W. Bush is operating under the influence of a dark spirit is everywhere.
The man is, quite literally, an "Abomination that Causes Desolation"; a "Lawless One". If you don't believe me, you simply haven't been paying attention to his presidency.

Injustice and the suffering of others causes pain, and inspires awareness only in the people who haven't been completely shut off from their neighbors by a hardened heart. God is not in the Oval Office. Hypocrisy is a joke, to anyone outside of the sphere of it's influence. Mainstream Christians have lost their spiritual lives for the sake of "staying in the fold". This increase in unrighteousness is a repeat of history. All the terrible things that have defined his rule, and the early hours of this millennium...were predicted precisely, thousands of years ago!

Rest assured, this is a great time to rebel against injustice, to yearn in hope for a better world. Spiritual darkness is plaguing the world because it's about to be cast out! The devil, and his Antichrist, are in a race against time...but it's a race they are destined to lose.

NIN "The Slip" Lyrics.

2008-05-05T20:52:00.015-04:00

(Full Lyrics Below Review)

Alright. For three years now, I've been running a blog about George Bush being the Antichrist, and Trent "Capital G" Reznor releases an album in the final, impeachable hours of his official presidency with an album entitled The Slip (available for free here!), and I'm not going to blog about it?! Think Again!

Although it is not as apocalyptic as last year's Year Zero, this new, hard and surprisingly fresh 10 track free album still points a very sharp nail at the incredible antics of our fearless, foolish, demon-worshiping leader. The most notable song is "Letting You", which is Trent Reznor basically screaming at America ,

"What the f@*& is wrong with you? with us? Why are we taking this from him? Are we just in a trance? Why are we letting Bush get away with this?".
Did I just put words in Reznor's mouth? More or less, but the message of "Letting You" is clear, and very, very loud.

And it raises a good question that shouldn't be ignored. Why, exactly, are we letting him get away with this? What does that say of our character as a nation? As a global community? It's true that Hugo Chavez called Bush The Devil in 2006, in front of the UN. Also, lots of people in the online underground have been pleading the legal, moral, rational, and spiritual case against Bush for years now...but as a nation we have accepted from our Democratic leadership that Impeachment is "off the table". Why? How does such a foolish man's power extend so very far?

"Discipline", the song that follows "Letting You" continues the theme of impeachment. It also has very strong BSDM undertones. But if you imagine America (or congress) as the submissive in this song, and Bush as the out-of-control sadist, and you compare that analogy with the history of his rule, you see a chilling parallel.

"I need your discipline, I need your help. I need your discipline, because once I start I cannot stop myself".

Reading that makes me think that Trent Reznor, just like Willie Nelson, and hundreds of thousands of vigilant people around the world, believes that Bush might pull some sort of false flag operation, cancel the elections and stay in power if he's not impeached.

In case you didn't know, it should be pointed out that All-American Concentration Camps (brought to you by Halliburton) have already been built, the laws have been shuffled around to support such a surprise political attack from the current regime.

For those who have ears to hear, let them hear!

1,000,000

kind of hard
hard to see
when you crawl
on your hands and your knees
with your face
in the trough
wait your turn
while they finish you off
don’t know when it started
don’t know how
should have found out
should have happened by now
got these lines
on my face
after all this time
and i still haven’t found my place

i jump from every rooftop
so high so far to fall
i feel a million miles away
i don’t feel any thing at all

i wake up
on the floor
start it up again
like it matters anymore
i don’t know
if it does
is this really all
that there ever was?
put the gun
in my mouth
close your eyes
blow my fucking brains out
pretty patterns
on the floor
that’s enough for you
but i still need more

i jump from every rooftop
so high so far to fall
i feel a million miles away
i don’t feel any thing at all

LETTING YOU

the sky is painted black
the smoke pours out the stack
one hand upon your heart
one hand behind your back
you train us how to act
you keep the fear intact
the imminent attack
everything is right on track

and we are letting you get away
we are letting you get away with it

upon our plates to feed
the dying left to bleed
how much we really need
your politics of greed
the cancer takes ahold
the wolf is in the fold
our destiny’s been sold
we do just what we’re told

and we are letting you get away
we are letting you get away with it

your armies filled with hate
believing your charade
begin to suffocate
for us it’s far too late

and we are letting you get away
we are letting you get away with it

DISCIPLINE

am i still tough enough?
feels like i’m wearing down
is my visciousness
losing ground?
am i taking too much?
did i cross a line?
i need my role in this
very clearly defined

i need your discipline
i need your help
i need your discipline
you know once i start i cannot help myself

and now it's starting up
feels like i'm losing touch
nothing matters to me
nothing matters as much
i see you left a mark
up and down my skin
i don't know where I end
and where you begin

i need your discipline
i need your help
i need your discipline
you know once i start i cannot help myself

once i start i cannot stop myself

ECHOPLEX

nice and high and far apart
just like they said
i built this place with broken parts
just like they said
you chip away the old version of you
you'd be surprised at what you can do
i'm safe in here
irrelevant
just like they said

my voice just echoes off these walls

you feel me breathe
i am watching you
i see it all
the many ways you can't get to me
i see it all
i see the hell you put yourself through
oh the things i could do (if i wanted to)

my voice just echoes off these walls
i don't need anything at all
my voice just echoes off these walls

and i just slowly fade away

you will never ever get to me in here

HEAD DOWN

you
what you looking at?
head down
too late for that
what you want
what you get
know your place
don't ever forget

and this is not my face
and this is not my life
and there is not a single thing here
i can recognize
this is all a dream
and none of you are real
i'll give anything
i'll give anything

hey you
what you running from?
all your hate
what you've become
bet you didn't think
it would happen to you
all used up
half way through

and this is not my face
and this is not my life
and there is not a single thing here
i can recognize
this is all a dream
and none of you are real
i'll give anything
i'll give anything

LIGHTS IN THE SKY

she's mostly gone
some other place
i'm getting by
in other ways
everything they whispered in our ear
is coming true
try to justify the things
i used to do
believe in you

watching you drown
i'll follow you down
and i am here right beside you
the lights in the sky
have finally arrived
i am staying right beside you

i tried to stay away
you know
just in case
i've come to realize
we all have our place
time has a way you know
to make it clear
i have my role in this
i can't disappear
or leave you here

watching you drown
i'll follow you down
and i am here right beside you
the lights in the sky
are waving goodbye
i am staying right beside you

DEMON SEED

1
it keeps growing
and i can feel it breathe
i have been trying
to tolerate you
it keeps growing
and i can feel it breathe
i have been trying
to tolerate you

2
well i am reaching the Point
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

3
i thought maybe
i thought this would go away
but it continues
the only constant
every day
stronger

4
i will use my voice
and i will use my fist
to destroy
everything i can

5
now i know
what this is all about
now i know
exactly what i am

6
there is a seed
inside of me

it's growing now

The 3rd Seal of Judgement and the Price of Bread

2008-04-23T18:36:00.009-04:00

Revelation 6:5-6

When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come and see!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's wages, and three quarts of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!"

Recently, the issue of hyper-inflating grain prices around the world has raised to the surface of America's 24hour news sources. Why? Because the people who have to pay a day's wages to get a loaf of poor-quality bread are hitting the streets en-masse all over the world, rioting in protest. The media here at home is known for it's incredibly short attention span, with natural disasters and other terrible events forgotten usually within the span of a week, but this "story" will not go away easily. So what's really going on?

The simple, obvious answer is that we have too many mouths to feed on the planet. But there is a sinister influence at work; and the food crisis is actually part of a multi-leveled plan to make the population of the world demand from their leadership a one world government. How could something like this be planned? By using food crops to create fuel alternatives; by continuously restricting the flow and price of oil; by establishing infrastructures throughout the world that are increasingly import-dependent; by patenting life and inventing the antithesis of God's gift of food: terminator seeds. This current crisis is partially a genocide of the poorest, and partially a talking point to support the establishment of a New World Order. Without crisis or chaos there is no reason for the people to demand security.

Right here and now we are living in the the early stages of an age of mass enlightenment, and because of that, the elite leaders of the world are racing against time to establish their New World Order before we become aware enough to realize that what they will showcase as a plan of security is, in reality, the enslavement of the masses. Citizens of America are kept insulated from the suffering of the world to ensure continuous consumer spending (the life-blood of our society), and to downplay our role in perpetuating suffering in the rest the world. Shocking events are quickly mentioned by ever-smiling, young and attractive news anchors who keep moving right along from one topic to the next. We're too busy or apathetic to bother connecting what dots we are given. This is one of the main reasons why many Americans think it's a joke to point out that George Bush has fulfilled many prophecies concerning the antichrist, and that the world is experiencing the signs and wonders which mark the end of days. Right now the third horseman of the apocalypse is riding out upon the earth, and a voice from heaven is inviting us to "come and see" it, not to look the other way.

In America, mainstream believers (who are wonderful consumers) feel that the end of days will be recognized by their oppression and suffering. They believe this because it is foretold that the world would be under great oppression from the Antichrist Empire, and they have been blinded to the idea that the "land of the free and home of the brave" could be that evil empire. We are well-fed and thoroughly entertained, just as the Germans were during the rise of the Third Reich.

America calls itself a "Christian Nation" under the rule of George W Bush more than it ever has before. Multitudes wear their "faith" in the Bible as some sort of badge of honor. But it's all a sham! Nobody has the time to study, let alone read the Bible. The most often answer I get whenever I ask a mainstream Christian if they read the Bible is, "Not as much as I should". I have learned that this response is code for "barely, if at all". Millions of my fellow citizens proudly claim to have "found repentance"; to be friends of Jesus. But when you look at the spiritual fruit that America produces, you can clearly see that these claims are lies. How dare we print "in God we trust" on our money when we consistently trust in and serve capitalism above the one true God? What excuse do we have when we stare down the consequences of our selfish-faithless-vengeful actions which have driven our country towards the gates of hell (not to mention constitutional crisis) since September 11th 2001, and we still refuse to change our ways?

The truth is that our nation is the great beast that rises up out of the sea in Revelation 13. America is the great Babylon that falls in Revelation 18. Until the time comes for us to fall, we will be comfortably and selfishly separated from the suffering we continuously cause in the world. Even our own citizens who have suffered from natural disasters here at home are put out of the minds of most. There is, of course, a remnant of people living in America who aren't detached from the suffering, and who have been continuously distressed by the unresponsiveness of the rest, but they are accounted for in prophecy as well. God's plan is unfolding exactly as He said it would.

That being said, let's take a closer look at what the "four horsemen" of the Apocalypse are all about.

Rev 6:1-2

Then I watched while the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, "Come and see!" I looked, and there before me was a white horse. The rider on the horse held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out, determined to win the victory."

In 1999, the world was introduced to George W Bush as a candidate for American president. During his campaign Bush pledged to restore integrity to the oval office, if elected. Unfortunately, he has shown himself to be a man entirely void of integrity all throughout his rule, and his determination to "win victory" overshadowed the little fact that he wasn't elected president. His attitude in the aftermath of the 2000 election was reprehensible, at best. By the power of Satan, he was given his crown of leadership, and this false savior has inspired the wrath of God by disguising his power-grab under the sheep's clothing of Christianity. Revelation 19:11-16 describes Jesus Christ as riding on a white horse, with a crown of many crowns on his head. The first horseman and Jesus are two mirror opposites of one another. Jesus is the prince of peace, so the antichrist is the prince of war.

Rev 6:3-4

When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come and see!" Then another horse came out, a red one. Its rider was given power to take away peace from the earth and to make people kill each other, and he was given a big sword.

By taking an honest look through the history of this century, can there be any doubt that these characteristics began to manifest themselves on September 11th, 2001, and that this horse of warfare and empirical conquest is still riding throughout the world? At the Nuremberg trials, where the Nazis confessed to burning their own Parliament building to the ground (and blaming it on terrorists) in 1933 to justify their military agression to their own citizens, high-ranking Nazi Herman Goering said this:

“Naturally the common people don’t want war. But after all, it is the
leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it’s always a
simple matter to drag people along whether it is a democracy or a
fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.
Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of
the leaders.  This is easy.  All you have to do is tell them they are
being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and
for exposing the country to danger.  It works the same in every
country.”

The empiricists have been quite open since the inception of the War on Terror that it would last for a very, very long time. And a consequence of this ongoing war is the redistribution of wealth at an alarming rate from the mouths of the many to the pockets of the few.

Rev6:5-6

When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come and see!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse, and its rider held a pair of scales in his hand.Then I heard something that sounded like a voice coming from the middle of the four living creatures. The voice said, "A quart of wheat for a day's pay, and three quarts of barley for a day's pay, and do not damage the oil or wine!"

This horseman has recently ridden out. It is black, the color of crude petroleum. "Oil and wine" in this context actually represents both the mark of the Beast and the mark of the God. On one hand, the instructions not to "damage the oil or the wine" is symbolic of the great disparity between the ruling class, and the rest of the world. "Oil" represents standard and new bio-fuels; wine represents the wine of Babylon (the "global market"). On the other hand, "Do not harm the oil or the wine" is a parallel to the protection promised to those who bear the mark of God in the last days. Revelation 9 discusses a plague of locusts who emerge from the bottomless pit, and verse 4 says, "They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads." Psalm 104:15 tells us that by God's blessing we are given: "wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread that sustains his heart." It is no coincidence that Jesus called himself the bread of life.

This food crisis will not end in peace, a solution will not be found by the "them" that we have entrusted to govern us and keep us secure. According to the Illuminti ten commandments (called the Georgia Guidestones), the Earth's population must be slashed to a steady 500,000,000 people. That means that over 6.5 billion people now living in the world have been sentenced to death, not just by war, but by starvation, by disease, and by being abandoned to the natural elements.

Rev6:7-8

When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a pale horse. Its rider was named death, and Hell was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill people by war, by starvation, by disease, and by the wild animals of the earth.

This plan is very real, and is even now being manifested in the world. Do not rest assured in your safety because a third of the earth's water hasn't yet been turned to blood, or the sun has yet to turn black as sackcloth etc. All of these things will happen in their time (and I believe those signs will happen in a very short period of time, perhaps in one terrible day). Don't look ahead to what will happen soon, but look around at what is happening now!

When the fifth seal is broken, the saints who are dead in Christ are allowed to voice their impatience; they are given white robes to ready themselves and told to wait a little while longer.
It is during this time that I believe a new wave of empowered believers will go throughout the world preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God. Only when the sixth seal is broken do the following signs take place:

Rev6:12-17

Then I watched while the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black like rough black cloth, and the whole moon became red like blood. And the stars in the sky fell to the earth like figs falling from a fig tree when the wind blows. The sky disappeared as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. Then the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the rich people, the powerful people, the slaves, and the free people hid themselves in caves and in the rocks on the mountains. They called to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us. Hide us from the face of the One who sits on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb! The great day for their anger has come, and who can stand against it?"

This seal cannot be reached or broken until the ones before them have been broken by the Lamb. There is an undeniable order to this pouring forth of judgment. And we are now suffering under the rise of the third horseman, with two seals remaining between now and Nuclear Armageddon (the 6th seal).

Suspense part 1

2008-04-12T14:39:00.000-04:00

When getting into the habit of studying the Bible for yourself, you begin to notice certain patterns emerge from cover to cover. Examples of these patterns include, but are not limited to the treachery of our adversary, the rebelliousness of the people, the broken heart of God, and the ultimate victory of Good over Evil. By recognizing these patterns from the past and acknowledging the eternal perspective of God (who is the same yesterday, today and forever) we can actually get a glimpse of patterns that are presently unfolding and be able to predict their future outcome.

Skeptics of the Bible love to point out the fact that it has been compiled by the writings of different men over the span of thousands of years. From an unfamiliar, outside perspective of the Bible, this can lead you to believe that it is a chaotic and random collection of writings that doesn't really tell one story. However, by actually reading through it, you find wording in Psalms that lines up precisely with themes and events spoken of in the Gospels; you find people throughout history turning their backs time and again from obeying the commands of God, despite miraculous provision for them at the hand of God, and consistent warnings to change their ways from the prophets. By studying the Bible, you see the adversary's shadowy efforts exposed as he works relentlessly throughout world history to destroy God's promise. You also see how the devil succeeds in diverting the attention of men away from seeking God; and how he has the power to guide the people by the motivations of sin, like a pied piper, to their own destruction.

In choosing to dismiss rather than investigate the Bible, skeptics (and the masses they mislead) are unable to recognize the truth that it does tell one story: the human story. The Bible is the ultimate epic; a story of the nature, trial and triumph of love on universal scale; a story of treachery and intrigue; a story that is filled with action, and over-the-top suspense.

By making an honest assessment of the current world situation, we can recognize that at this point in the story:

The forces of evil and darkness are thriving in the world more than ever before.
The forces of "good" are hopelessly outnumbered, out-muscled, and out-funded.

People who care about the truth are out there. And as things continue on this path, as this darkness intensifies, more and more are going to reject the mainstream darkness in search of real light. Even still, the forces which work against the truth have many advantages. These forces are the wealthiest and most powerful men on the planet who are controlling the direction of world events, and deliberately leading us past the point of no return: to a destination of self-destruction.

The fact is that the reality of our situation is so dismal, so depressing, so hopeless, that many are unwilling or even unable to acknowledge it. It's as if people are suffering the effects of Shell Shock. However if you look for the truth, you will agree that there is an amazing amount of suspense surrounding our current circumstances. Just this past week, a documentary called the 11th hour was released which covers this issue.

In 2 Timothy 3:1-3, Paul says:

(K)now this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good...

Jesus says in Matt 24:21

For then (at the end of days) there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.

This is serious distress! However, the dramatic suspense of our current situation is one of God's favorite strategies. God has an undeniable flare for the dramatic, swooping in to the rescue at the very last possible moment. If you've ever seen The Ten Commandments or read Exodus and you think back to the moments leading up to the parting of the Red Sea, you will know exactly what I'm talking about.

But concerning suspense as it will be in the last days, let's allow Jesus and the prophet Isaiah to paint the picture:

Matt 24:22

If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.

Isaiah 59:19b

When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him.

To Be Continued...

Suspense part 2 (The Gideon Parallel)

2008-04-12T14:30:00.000-04:00

Judges 6-8 tells us the story of Gideon, and I believe that this story is a type and a shadow of God's strategy for the battle which concludes the great seven-year tribulation. First of all Judges 6:1 specifically says Israel was submitted to a seven year period of suffering under the Midianites, before being delivered by God. At some point towards the end of that seven year period, God sends his angel to call upon Gideon, and prepare him for God's purpose. Another parallel to judgment day is in the fact that when God calls, Gideon is working in a wine press, separating wheat from chaff in his effort to hide from the enemies of Israel. John the Baptist foretold that Christ would separate the wheat from the chaff in a reference to judgment day. In prophecy, the righteous are often related to wheat and the wicked are compared with chaff. Also, Revelation chapter 14 describes the great wine press of God's wrath, which is used at a set point in the last days. So with those parallels established, let's see how the story unfolds:

Judges 6:12 says

"The angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon and said, "The Lord is with you, mighty warrior!"

When Gideon hears this, he scoffs and asks where the Lord has been, and why he has allowed the enemies of Israel to take root. He doesn't even acknowledge the fact that this stranger addressed him as a "mighty warrior", because to his ears it is nonsense. The scripture then takes a jump, and the angel is replaced by the Lord himself, who tells him that he is being appointed by "I Am" to deliver his people from their oppressors. At this point the mood changes: Gideon gets scared, and blurts out that he must be mistaken about that because he (Gideon) is the youngest son in his family, which is of the weakest clan in the tribe of Manasseh. His reaction is very human, and one that I empathize strongly with in my own walk of faith. But God's selection process is another pattern, for remember that the Lord told the apostle Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”

The Midianites, meanwhile, are described as an innumerable swarm of people who descend upon Israel like locusts. (This is another comparison to the time of judgment in Revelation chapter 9). The Midianites occupy the promised land in force, and their sole intention is to wipe out the seed of Abraham, because the devil has motivated them to do so. If they had been given enough time, they would have succeeded in wiping out the Israelites entirely. But God never intended for that to happen. He allowed the occupation for a set time as punishment to a rebellious people; he then called and used Gideon to demonstrate his power, and to bring the people back to him. These are all things that are foretold in prophecy to take place in the last days.

This story is also a demonstration of the roller coaster effect of faith. In Judges 6:11-27, when the Lord first calls Gideon, he is immediately skeptical and asks for a sign of verification that he is being called of God and not simply losing his mind. Gideon, to make certain that he is not being fooled, thinks up the test himself, and the Lord passes it as only the He can. At that point, Gideon is provided with enough encouragement to lead a group of ten servants to destroy the alters of Baal and Ashteroth, and erect an alter to Jehovah, as he was instructed to do. When the people discover what he has done, they are stirred up against Gideon, and plan to kill him. But the Lord does not allow this; he instead inspires Gideon to call together three tribes of Israelites, to raise up an army.

At this point, Gideon is perhaps a little uncertain that the Lord is really calling him to defeat the Midionites. He is very good at second guessing himself, and of making sure that this thing he will do is of God's will and not his own imagination. 32,000 Israelites have also gathered by this time, having been summoned to fight with Gideon. These people need to see a sign, just as much as he needs a reaffirmation so once again, Gideon asks the Lord for signs to validate this calling. Over the next two mornings they all witness the Lord's signs of confirmation that He will deliver the Midianites over to them.

These signs encourage all who witness them. Then, the Lord takes the abundance of courage these men are filled with, and transforms it into faith in him. Jehovah orders the size of the army gathered to be reduced, first from 32,000 to 10,000; then from 10,000 to a meager 300 men. This is a very literal fulfillment of Christ's promise that "many are called, but few are chosen". I believe this army of 300 is a parallel to the 144,000 described in Revelation chapter 7. For while the entirety of Israel would be delivered from the enemy at the hands of Gideon, only 300 would participate in the battle against the Midianites. This distinction is made by Christ when he said, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few".

So what does God plan to do with his army of 300 men and his very nervous, newly appointed general, Gideon? He first re-fills Gideon's heart, which had been drained by the downsizing of his army.

Judges 7:8b-11.

Now the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley. During that night the LORD said to Gideon, "Get up, go down against the camp, because I am going to give it into your hands. If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah. and listen to what they are saying. Afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp." So he and Purah his servant went down to the outposts of the camp.

Note that the Lord presented Gideon with the option to observe the camp alone, but then said "If you are afraid...go with Purah". Also note that Gideon opts to go with Purah! The Lord, even then, was presenting Gideon with the choice to either step forward in faith on his own, or to be led while still under the influence of his own fear. He was addressing both the personal weakness, and the potential of his creation. This passage contains the paradox of having free will, while at the same time being predestined of God. It is wise to act in faith, but God understands that doing so is difficult for us. Why else do you think Jesus allowed his 12 disciples to follow him, even though they continually demonstrated that their level of faith was meager? Faith is something that God supplies, but that we have the power to develop. Faith in God is the great untapped potential of humanity.

The Lord replenishes the faith of Gideon one last time, and then his army of 300 is given their instructions. Each man is supplied with a clay jar, a lit torch, and a trumpet. They are instructed to split up in three groups on top of the hills surrounding the Midianite camp. They are ordered to gather there quietly, and by cover of darkness. Upon Gideon's signal, the 300 are told to smash their jars to let their torches shine, and to blast their trumpets and shout, "For the Lord and for Gideon!" and then stay put...that's it. No swordplay, certainly no scud missiles, just a shout and a light. But this is the strongest parallel between that battle and the day of judgment. In the opening of Revelation, when John is visited by Christ, he describes the sound of a trump, and the light from Christ himself, and the flame of seven lamp stands that appear with him.

The 300 do as they've been instructed, and sure enough, the Lord descends upon the enemy camp, and causes them to begin fighting and killing each other off. This is a type of judgment as well; for when Christ returns, the sins of the wicked will be their destruction, while the faith and obedience of the righteous shall be their deliverance.

1 Thess 4:16a says

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God.

2 Peter 1:16-19 gives another strong clue about what will happen the day that Jesus returns. I feel that the best way to clearly see that clue as it relates to this story is by the Message Bible:

We weren't, you know, just wishing on a star when we laid the facts out before you regarding the powerful return of our Master, Jesus Christ. We were there for the preview! We saw it with our own eyes: Jesus resplendent with light from God the Father as the voice of Majestic Glory spoke: "This is my Son, marked by my love, focus of all my delight." We were there on the holy mountain with him. We heard the voice out of heaven with our very own ears. We couldn't be more sure of what we saw and heard—God's glory, God's voice. The prophetic Word was confirmed to us. You'll do well to keep focusing on it. It's the one light you have in a dark time as you wait for daybreak and the rising of the Morning Star in your hearts.

I see the trump as being symbolic of the appointed time "when all that is whispered in secret shall be shouted from the rooftops". I see the torches as representing the light of glory that will anoint the last group of saints meant to greet Christ upon his return. This light is a parallel to the "tongues of fire" which anointed the disciples at Pentecost, and also to the way that the skin of Moses literally glowed when he descended from the mountain where God gave him the Hebrew law. 2 Corinthians chapter 4 is a confirmation of these parallels. It also ties in the clay jars used to conceal the army's lit torches. I see a modern parallel between the clay jars and our current status whenever I am called a "crackpot". This passage also reminds us why God used 300 men with jars and trumpets to defeat an insurmountable foe.

2 Cor 4:6-7

For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us

Truly, judgment day is the ultimate last resort. It is also the greatest point of suspense possible. Imagine the planet Earth as a damsel in distress tied to a set of railroad tracks, about to be run over by a locomotive called "consequences". Ultimately, the devil is playing the evil, mustachioed menace who is cackling maniacally at his own deviousness. Ready to witness the carnage. This is the point that we have arrived at. The consequences we face are due to our insatiable appetite for consumer products, our gross negligence of the suffering of others, our constant tendency to wage war, and our stockpiles of yet unused weapons of mass destruction which could eradicate most (if not all) life on the planet. These things constrict us, and set us up to meet certain doom, much sooner than later. This current reality is why I believe strongly that the Lord is about to intervene like the typical hero; to save the damsel (earth) and defeat the villain (Satan). I believe this because the Lord is good, and he is true, and that's what we have been told throughout the ages would happen when things got as bad as they're headed. The Lord is not slow in his timing as we might imagine. Though he might allow suspense to build to the point where we feel we can take no more, he will surely save us. And what a great day that will be!

The Wolf Who Cried "Terrorist."

2008-02-24T03:17:00.015-05:00

2008 is, of course, the eighth and final year of George W Bush's presidency. Blogs, bumpers and calendars everywhere are counting down to 1/20/09, his last day in office. Stand up comics are continuing to crack jokes about George Bush being the Armageddon president, believing that he will step down from office soon, ending their chances to use the rich comedic material he has always provided as president. Many popular musicians have recently taken to singing about how we are on the brink of the end of the world. This century so far has been a non-stop roller-coaster of wars, terrorist violence, and natural disasters. However, despite the various warnings and signs from society and nature, many Americans have become tolerant of the horror, desensitized to suffering, and are comparably much more comfortable, absorbed and secure in our daily lives than we were during the terrifying years that spanned between 9-11-01 and the invasion of Iraq in 2003. It helps that these days we are no longer stalked by color-coded terror warnings, anthrax-by-mail, the threat of sniper attacks while gassing up our cars, or a believable nightmare about middle-eastern weapons of mass destruction destroying our suburbs.

Needless to say, the Bush administration is still using the fear card on us, and the rest of the world, but unfortunately for their clout and potency we're no longer listening to them. More an more countries around the world are uniting against the American empire and their agenda as time goes on. Also, feeling safer from six and a half years free of major terrorist attacks, the American public has become much more critical of our government and much more opposed to the wars we're still engaged in. Despite the recent spike in America of natural disasters and random shooting sprees, many people rest assured that this nation won't suffer another attack like 9-11-01 during this next year. People hold this view not because our borders are safer, or because the perpetrators of the original crime have been brought to justice- but because for the past six and a half years we have been told that the next terrorist attack on American soil is right around the corner, which is something that simply hasn't happened.

If you think about it, the actions of the Bush administration throughout the entirety of this "War on Terror"demonstrate a perfect example of Aesop's fable: "The Boy who cried Wolf". This is the story of a mischievous shepherd boy (president Bush) who gets into the bad habit of scaring and stirring up the people living in his village (American citizens, and people of the world) by shouting occasionally that a wolf (terrorist) is coming to attack and devour his herd (America). For the first few times this boy succeeds in fooling and manipulating the villagers (the coalition of the willing) into action through his bogus warnings, but after awhile, the villagers get wise to his ways, and conclude that he's just a no-good liar. They stop heeding his calls and cries of "wolf" (Iran). Of course, it's when the villagers have become unresponsive to warnings that a real wolf attacks and scatters the lying little shepherd boy's herd. (Our present terror immunity leading up to the false flag "attack" I believe will come before the next election)

The story shows that fear can be a motivating force through empty threats ,for a time. This truth has been demonstrated to us throughout the brief history of the deceptively titled war against terror. George W Bush has been proven to be a liar, that much is common knowledge. But because so many of us don't bother to investigate the depths of his lies, we dismiss him as nothing more than a harmless, foolish shepherd boy. Through our dismissal, and George Bush's brilliant use of foolishness, his true nature remains concealed. For in this version of Aesop's fable we have a wolf disguised as a boy, who has been crying "wolf", and is poised to devour the sheep.

What gives me the right to say that? For starters, what has happened between 9-11-01 and the present day has been a systematic transformation of Government from Constitutional democracy to legalized dictatorship, by means of bills such as the USA PATRIOT Act, Eminent Domain, and the Military Commissions Act. In political terms, our nation and our constitution have suffered a long and continuous series of debilitating attacks during this period of supposed peace. All of the various steps in this process have been reported, and then buried. And even as the fear button is continuously pushed on the one hand by the Bush administration, the lack of attacks is highlighted as a success story on the other. But the truth is that they are fulfilling the prophet Jeremiah's words concerning false prophets, "They shall say 'peace, peace' when there is no peace". For there is no peace at home, and there is certainly nothing we could call peace abroad. Fresh, innocent blood is daily poured on our hands and we think we're innocent of it by putting the matter out of our minds? How foolish and selfish can we be?

In our willful ignorance, our irresponsibility and our pride, we have granted these false prophets immunity from accountability for their lies. Indeed, rather than demand to know what's been cooking under our feet, thanks to media guidance, the trend in 2008 is for citizens to look forward in hope at the promise of change. It is undeniable that we are taking the easy way out by doing this. The standard of justice, and the integrity of the office of president (which Bush continually pledged to restore in his 2000 campaign) have been ruined. Impeachment would be difficult, because investigations and hearings throughout the process would force us to witness the ugliness we have silently consented to, and chosen to ignore so far. Impeachment to me is analogous to repentance. It would be a complete and immediate change in direction, an admission to personal error and misguidance on behalf of this entire nation, and a willing pursuit of truth and justice. It is because we have chosen not to repent, but to "wait it out" that we will probably suffer greatly at the hand of the unjust, when we least expect it.

1 Thess 5:2b-3

The day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.

2 Thess 2:9-12

The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

If ever there was a time for the hammer to fall on an unsuspecting populace, this is it. Should a false flag operation or "terrorist attack" cause this year's presidential election to be canceled, the official media spin will probably be that it was an act of vengeance by "the terrorists" against president Bush, to show that despite his concentration of power, vulnerability still exists. Bush would point back to congress' recent rejection of his bogus Big Brother bill, the "Protect America Act", as the reason the attack was allowed, even with the overly-funded Department of Homeland Security supposedly keeping watch. Bush doesn't take blame, in case you haven't noticed. A side-effect of such an attack would, of course, be the declaration of martial law and the establishment of an American empire under George W Bush, who after all said on several occasions, "a dictatorship would be a heckova lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator".

The final reason I believe that Bush is a "wolf-disguised-as-a-boy-crying-wolf" is that in my research I have come to fully believe that 9-11-01 was an inside job, carried out by the shadow government and neo-conservative wolves (including president Bush), for the purpose of justifying the previously planned transformation of government and invasion of the middle east that we have been witnessing. 2008 is, for me and millions of other "truthers", a year of great suspense for that very reason. But yet again, to those who are not paying attention, it's a year defined by hopes of peace and safety under the prospect of new leadership. We only have a certain amount of time before we all know whether the media and the masses are right, or whether the 9-11 "conspiracy nuts" and online prophets like myself are right. But that is no reason for any believer in Christ to simply sit back and wait to see the truth.

1 Thess 5:4-6

(For) you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day(of the Lord) should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.

Naming the Beast

2008-02-10T01:47:00.004-05:00

There are many ways that man can interpret the concept of "Antichrist" and the intense imagery of Biblical end-times prophecy. For thousands of years, numerous men and women have pointed their fingers at one particular political leader, spiritual authority or person of interest; always certain that they had found the "man of sin". It has been proven time and time again that men with our own dim eyes cannot fully decipher the mystery of the beast. However, it is also said that by God's design and in his timing he gives sight to the blind. In the last days we are assured that what was once sealed up and swallowed (by both Daniel and John of Patmos, respectively) will become clear, and will be made manifest, to the nourishment of the saints.

What I am about to share with you came to me in the fall of 2005, 11 months after I first read the "Bush is Antichrist" website. It hit me like a bolt of lightning, and validated the beliefs that I had come to form about the nature of the beast, and the power of God's ability to give us "eyes to see". It was at that point that my assurance was rooted in the truth of these matters. I had received a revelation.

That vision involved Daniel 7 and Revelation 12, 13. It shed light on the beasts described by revealing how they fit into the overall apocalyptic picture. I knew the stories already, but had no real grasp of their meaning before the night in question. What hit me was the presence and significance of the four sacred elements in this epic tale. Air, Water, Earth and Fire. They stood out purposeful, reflecting the nature of the Creator, as well as the nature of his impostor. When that connection dawned on me, it felt just like a key had slipped into a rusty lock, turned, and let loose the truth. For this revelation defined the nature of the unholy trinity as directly related to the holy trinity. Both God and our adversary, the red dragon are represented by Air, or Heaven. Likewise both the Holy Spirit and the unholy spirit of the world are represented by water, (for we are baptized in water and in spirit). And finally, the flesh is the dust of the earth, so both Jesus Christ and the "man of sin" will be bound together by the earth. Now to those of you who are unfamiliar with modern apocalyptic studies and interpretations, let me explain. Revelation 13 depicts two beasts, the first arises from the sea, and the second emerges from the earth. Most, if not all Christians believe that the beast from the sea is depicting the Antichrist. R Stephen Hanchett is among that number. But what I saw that night, and have come to believe since, is that the beast of the earth is the real Antichrist. And today I will set out not only to confirm that link by scripture, but also to show how George W Bush is fulfilling that prophecy these days.

But first let's return to the sacred elements. During the spiritual lightning storm that was this revelation, I wondered about how four elements could represent any trinity. At first, I expected the whole idea to fall like a house of cards because of fire, but then realized that fire is covered very well throughout the Bible. For who is God without worshipers? I am not question his completion by saying this, but like to point out that God did choose to create us, and has chosen to put up with us, because he wants us to play a part in this; likewise the devil will do whatever he can to steal us. Fire is what separates humanity; it burns and destroys all wickedness at the same time that it purifies all righteousness. The symbolic nature of fire in this relationship is summarized in Daniel 7:9-11.

I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.

The Holy Spirit shows us truth, which the scriptures will fully verify. I'm not saying this as a reason for you to blindly accept what I'm teaching here. This isn't preachy chicanery. I'm telling you that once the spirit opens your eyes to the truth, you will look in the scriptures and clearly see what they've always been proclaiming. Air, Water, Earth and Fire are universal elements, known intimately by all men. Each one is distinctive from the other, and each is a crucial ingredient in the makeup of creation. Also the three elements of Air, Water, and Earth represent the natural trinity of the states of matter; solid, liquid, and gas.

Going back to the prophecy, I hope you have read Revelation 12, Revelation 13, and Daniel 7 already, but we'll do a summary of them anyway. Revelation 12 describes a great red dragon and an army of soon-to-be fallen angels who are at war with Michael and his angels. This red dragon is, according to verse 9, "...that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world...". The dragon is defeated in heaven, and cast down to earth for a time to await his judgment. I have previously established by scripture the devil's obsession with God, and his desire to replace him. Being banished from heaven, the dragon sets his eyes on the earth he's been imprisoned on. Revelation 12:12 says, "Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that his time is short.” His plan is to replace God in the minds of men, for in our thoughts we can primarily focus on either the presence of God, or ourselves, our nation, our lover etc. Honoring God in our minds is not a matter of exclusivity as much as it is a matter of priority. Christ instructed us to "seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness" The process of replacing God in our hearts and minds has been gradual and subtle, but consistent. God is a presence and priority in many people's belief system, but more as a backdrop than anything. The religious right is certainly as guilty of this as anyone outside the church. Their social takeover and political agenda have replaced the commands and instructions of the Bible, even though they believe that they are defending the Bible. You can't share or defend what you yourself refuse to obey!

The agenda of the religious right has become their God, and they are willing to suffer persecution on it's behalf. Spiritually, these churches have suffered greatly for this decision. Bitter and battle-ready churches breed paranoid and unloving congregations. As long as the light of God is not in the throne of our minds, the darkness of the devil is free to occupy it. While he is imprisoned on earth, the devil is working around the clock to do just that.

However, it is clearly established in scriptures that the heavenly father actually sits enthroned in heaven. "Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?"~ Isaiah 66:1. "And (Jesus) said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven."~ Luke 11:2. Interestingly enough, the phrase "as above, so below" is a cherished proverb for the Masonic, Illuminati elite. Heaven is the battleground of eternity, as well as the home of the seat of power so fiercely coveted by Satan. The war which was waged in heaven has spilled over into the spiritual war we are in the midst of today. The red dragon will always be a fallen creature, driven mad by the darkness he is sentenced to, suffering because he can never return to the position he was created for. And he will always yearn to be in the heaven he came from.

God, by nature, is trinity. Father, Son and Spirit. Which means that for his plan of replacing God to work, the devil will have to rise up counterfeits of all three aspects of trinity. And that brings us to the next character starting in Revelation 13:1-4. In this passage, we find a great beast rising up out of the sea, having the characteristics of a lion, a bear, and a leopard. This beast has seven heads, and ten horns with a crown on each horn. Verse 2 states that the dragon (devil) gave this beast "his power and seat and great authority", and verse 12 states that the beast of the Earth "exercises all the authority of the first beast", which ties in all three together by an unholy anointing. So does that mean this first beast from the sea is the Antichrist so many have been searching for? Most would think so, and many have taught so, mainly based on the erroneous resurrection connection between Jesus and one of the heads of this beast which "suffered a fatal wound and yet lived". Another tie-in used by the mainstream teaching is the connection between Daniel 7:25 and Revelation 13:5-7. In these passages, both the "little horn" from Daniel, and the "mouth" given to the beast of the sea are given power for three and a half years, while they spew blasphemies from their lips and wage a successful war of oppression against the saints. But what should be noted and explored is the one and only distinctive difference between the beast of the sea and the four beasts compiled together in Daniel 7. There are four beasts which rise up from the sea- one is like a lion, another like a bear, a third like a leopard with four heads, and the fourth having ten horns- which gives us a total of seven heads and ten horns in Daniel7:2-7. In the Revelation account, yet again, we have one beast which encompasses all of those characteristics. In both accounts, this description is directly followed by the rise of a malevolent leader. In Daniel, the character is a "little horn, with eyes like a man and a mouth which speaks boastfully", in Revelation it is described as a mouth given to the beast and once again as it's own separate entity called the beast of the earth. Great spiritual significance is granted to this particularly boastful and blasphemous leader who emerges to rule this final empire in the last days. His actions will cause a devastation greater than the world has ever known. His blasphemies will inspire the judgment of heaven.

The Rev. beast has ten horns altogether, but it's horns have crowns which makes them kings by inference. In the Daniel 7 account there are no crowns on the horns, but an angel does identify the horns as "kings" and the beast as a "kingdom" in verse 23. Considering that the beast of the earth is said to "exercise all the power of the first beast before him" in Rev:13:12, I submit that the 11th, "little horn" from Daniel is the same king or representative leader as the beast of the earth.

The seven-headed beast described in Revelation 13:1-4 is 1/3rd of the unholy trinity, and it is not the flesh, but rather the spirit. The beast of the sea represents the unholy spirit of the world. It represents the spirit of empire, conquest, greed and control. It represents the kingdom of the antichrist, which is the antithesis of the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 2:12 verbalizes the reality of the unholy spirit, as it compares to the Holy Spirit, "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God." This unholy spirit rises up before the Antichrist just as the Holy Spirit came into the world through the prophets and John the Baptist, who baptized Jesus into his ministry, and paved the way for him to ascend to his destiny (compare that to the Supreme Court decision to grant George W Bush the presidency). The spirit spreads among men like wildfire, preparing the way by preparing their minds to receive the Christ (or the Antichrist). That is the purpose and the nature of the spirit. The spirit is the mortar which helps to build a city. The spirit is the very lifeblood of a kingdom. It keeps us all together. I have come to believe that the final world empire which shall be ruled by the antichrist is, in fact, the American empire.

R. Stephen Hanchett does an excellent job in connecting the dots on his website. His writing got my mental wheels spinning, and for that I am grateful. One of the most compelling points he made was this:

(Dan 7: 24) “the ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones. (the Antichrist)” America acquired superpower status, and gained the reach of a world-class Empire, when it acquired the nuclear bomb - at the very end of WWII. Since then there have been exactly ten “kings” or post-war presidents: Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr, and Clinton. The prophecy from Daniel says that after these ten presidents, there will appear another one, an arrogant “little horn”, which is the Antichrist, George W Bush. It says this “little horn” is unlike the other ten presidents, and this is in reference to the fact that Bush had no popular mandate, that he lost the popular vote by over a million votes, and was appointed to office when five un-elected judges on the Supreme Court stopped the counting of votes in Florida. This never happened before in American history, and it makes him different from his predecessors – that and his arrogance, dishonesty, law-breaking, and lust for world power.

And that brings us to the Beast of the earth, who we will line up side by side against Christ, to see what kind of comparisons exist. This third beast (Rev. 13:11-18) is described as,
1. coming out of the earth
2. having horns "like a lamb"
3. and the mouth of a dragon, speaking what the dragon would have him say, which reiterates the importance of Rev 13:5-8.
4. He rules the empire beast, and causes all men to worship it, which is the spirit of the devil.
5. He performs destructive "signs and wonders", and is said to deceive (and continuously lie to) the whole world.

Alternatively, Jesus Christ,
1. Is God in the flesh, which is the dust of the earth.
2. Is the Lamb of God
3. Is the Word of God, who spoke only what the Father would have him say.
4. Rules the kingdom of God, and is promised to subdue all earthly kingdoms.
5. Obviously Jesus is the master of miracles, who offers the world the truth.

Also, considering that the word "antichrist" doesn't appear once in Revelation, we should be careful in interpreting the book in order to find out who best represents that concept. The best way to do this is by searching for an M.O. which is a dark mirror image of the Christ. To conduct this search properly grounded, let's start by defining the word "Christ", which is Greek for the Hebrew word "Messiah".

c.1300, Messias, from L.L. Messias, from Gk. Messias, from Aramaic meshiha and Heb. mashiah "anointed" (of the Lord), from mashah "anoint."

This fact should lead us to ask what sort of men received anointing in the Hebrew tradition. Those men were either kings (1 Sam 16:13), High Priests (Leviticus 4:16), or prophets (1 Kings 19:16). Revelation 19 describes Jesus emerging in the day of Judgment, revealed before the world in glory. In this account, the angel proclaims to John that "the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of Prophecy" (vs.10), and Jesus is called the "King of Kings"(vs 16). Also, most of the book of Hebrew deals with the way that Christ is the eternal High Priest. Hebrews also starts out by establishing that Jesus was anointed "above his fellows" directly by the Holy Spirit, and not by the customary oil. He uses many prophecies to elaborate his over-all point, including Psalm 45:7

"Thou loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows."

Consider how the church whole-heartedly embraced George W Bush during the presidential race and election after-math of 2000. Many popular preachers were telling their congregation that God appointed Bush to be the president. They cited a miracle where voter-fraud was responsible, setting the stage for the demonic deception and double-speak that was to follow. From before his inauguration, George W Bush was unlike any president before him, which is another fulfillment of Antichrist prophecy. The "image of the beast", by this new interpretation of prophecy can be seen very easily as the new Iraq, being recreated in the image of America. The "mark of the beast" can be seen as a fierce sense of patriotism inspired by Bush, either for or against him, but away from God regardless, it might also represent a microchip implant that has yet to be implemented, but will if/when Bush declares martial law. As far as causing all the world to worship the image, Bush's America has clearly threatened destruction to any nations that will not support our expanding empire or "American Interests".

Most every Christian who looks for the Antichrist in Revelation 13, is being led to the wrong beast. It would make sense, if Christ warned the last generation of great deception, that the true identity of the Antichrist would be distorted by doctrine, blinding and misguiding the church to look for an attacker to come from the world to offend and destroy the church. The truth is that the Antichrist was foretold instead to come from out of the church to offend and destroy the world, which means the established church will fully endorse him. Most people think of Antichrist as a charismatic, sensual, alluring man of obvious darkness who speaks with the flicker of a silver tongue. He has to be masterfully intelligent, because of course he will be planning to single-mindedly conquer and deceive the world, without any help from the dragon whose mouth he has, and the empire whose power he represents.

The greatest deception that we could be submitted to is a fantastic, fabled view of the world's greatest nemesis, distracting us from observing the true evil one's lies disguised as bumbling and destructive "faulty intelligence". Remember, it is a fool who dismisses a matter before considering it. Don't let the apparent foolishness of George W Bush continue to deceive you about the mark he is making on the world.

The Writing on the Wall

2008-01-05T09:45:00.000-05:00

"What shall we use to fill the empty spaces
Where waves of hunger gnaw?
Shall we set out across this sea of faces
In search of more and more applause?
What Shall we do Now?"
~Pink Floyd/ Empty Spaces

"declare this an emergency
come on and spread a sense of urgency
and pull us through
cause this is the end
this is the end of the world
it's time we saw a miracle
come on,
it's time for something biblical
to pull us through"
~Muse/ Apocalypse Please!

"Turn it up.
Listen to the shit they pump into your head.
Filling you with apathy.
Hold your breath.
Wait until you know the time is right on time.
The end is near.
I hope they cannot see.
The limitless potential
Living inside of me.
To murder everything.
I hope they cannot see
I am the great destroyer"
~Nine Inch Nails/ The Great Destroyer

"I am so All American, I'd sell you suicide.
I am totalitarian"
~Marilyn Manson/ Irresponsible Hate Anthem

"Don't look at me like
I am a monster
Frown out your one face
But with the other
Stare like a junkie
Into the TV
Stare like a zombie
While the mother
Holds her child
Watches him die
Hands to the sky crying
Why, oh why?
'cause I need to watch things die
From a distance
Vicariously I
live while the whole world dies
You all need it too, don't lie"
~Tool/ Vicarious

"Capitalism made it this way,
Old Fashioned fascism will take it away!"
~Marilyn Manson/ the Beautiful People

"We're not scaremongering
This is really happening"
~Radiohead, Idioteque

"I'm waking up at the start of the end of the world,
but its feeling just like every other morning before,
Now I wonder what my life is going to mean if it's gone,

The cars are moving like a half a mile an hour if that,
and started staring at the passengers who're waving goodbye
can you tell me what was ever really special about me all this time?

But I believe the world is burning to the ground
oh well I guess we're gonna find out
let's see how far we've come
Well I, believe, it all, is coming to an end
oh well, I guess, we're gonna pretend,
let's see how far we've come"
~Matchbox 20/ How Far We've Come

In researching the topic of prophecy in modern music, I've found myself wondering how it would be best to label modern groups such as those I've quoted above. It didn't really seem right for me to flat-out call them prophets, but at the same time it's undeniable to me that they are delivering messages to us that come from the most high. I have concluded that the modern musician can be best described as a "herald", which is a close cousin of the prophets. The definition of a herald as a noun is: "One that indicates or announces someone or something to come" and as a verb is "To make known the presence or arrival of". Considering the global platform of these artists, the way they have used that platform (especially in the last three years or so), and the often indirect (or unacknowledged) reference to God as the source of their inspiration, they are more definitively heralds, rather than prophets. Even Sinead O'Connor with her new and beautiful album "Theology" doesn't seem to realize the full significance of what she sings. Heralds are more like vessels, whereas prophets are like servants. It should be no surprise to us that the creator of the universe is the same being called the "muse", who inspires much artistic creativity.

So why would God be moved to use secular musicians to deliver a message that should be coming from within the church? Why would God use rock stars like Marilyn Manson, of all people, to foretell the arrival of George W Bush back in his 1996 album "Antichrist Superstar"? Haven't church leaders conducted many protests outside his concerts, blamed him for inspiring the Columbine killing spree of 1999, and shown to Christians in America that he is an agent of the devil? If this is the case, then why would Marilyn Manson sing in the Antichrist Superstar title song; "Repent, that's what I'm talking about! Whose mistake am I anyway?" and again in his late 2000 album Holywood, "I never really hated the one true God, but the God of the people I hated" There's something going on here, but what is it?

John the Baptist proclaimed this warning in the days before Christ was baptized:
Luke 3:7-9

"Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these rocks. And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

I don't want to paint a picture of Marilyn Manson as someone that should be deeply revered, or worshiped. No prophet, herald, or angel should be worshiped. But he is certainly not singing an endorsement of evil, as the established church would have us believe.

In my study, I have learned that prophets do not "predict the future", so much as they proclaim promises from God about the future. Prophets are dismissed as crazy oftentimes, because they come mostly from outside the religious establishment, and people have a hard time in taking God's words and his present calling to repentance seriously. This is true in the way that many live their lives, even though a vague sense of divine fear has been used by many governments throughout the ages to keep their populations in check. What I'm saying here isn't a contradiction, so much as a distinction between the general fear used by rulers to keep people in line, and the personal fear of the Lord which recognizes that nothing any of us do can be kept secret from God, no lie can fool God, and no government is to be obeyed over the will and instructions of God. The words of prophets are simple reminders of the consequences that are always paid for our behavior, whether we do right or wrong. That is a very strong theme of modern music, and has been since the 1960s, when the Vietnam war waged strong, and the church did not stand against it, but rather endorsed it vocally, or through silent consent.

Deuteronomy 18 sets the groundwork for us to tell the difference between true and false prophets. Verse 20 spells it out for us:

If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.

This verse should be heeded in a world influenced by certain high-profile people claiming to be prophets. It takes a great risk for someone to step up to the plate and claim that they bear a message from the Lord. But even still, if and when a prophet's "message from the Lord" is shown to be wrong, it should not be dismissed as human error, but understood as demonic inspiration. I am among the few who feel led to proclaim not only that we are in the end times, but also that George Bush is that "man of sin" foretold of ages. I am aware of the spiritual risk involved in my stance, but am also willing to take that risk because to the best of my understanding, I believe it to be true. In time we will all see whether it is true or not.

The distinction between true and false prophet reveals the nature of self proclaimed prophets like Pat Robertson (who has falsely predicted the battle of Armageddon would arrive not only in 1982, but again in 2007) Hal Lindsay (who has prophesied the end of days with as much boldness as inaccuracy, all throughout his lucrative and prosperous career) and many other mainstream American church leaders.

It is a grievous sin to proclaim the Lord has spoken what your own sinful heart has imagined (such as a 'pre-tribulation rapture') because that presumption diminishes people's faith in true prophecy. The predictions of false prophets always fill us with fear when we should pursue love, and they fill us with peace when we should be on our guards. God shows all who will look what the truth is by authenticating or refuting the promises of prophets. He exposes the spirit over time, every single time. Commonly in scriptures, a false prophet is said to proclaim "Peace, peace" when there is no peace. That spirit of lying comfort can be best demonstrated by the joy and reassurance of the church once George Bush was given the white house, less than a year before the greatest attack on American soil, and more-so today by the "God bless America" bumper stickers that spread like wildfire in the aftermath of 9-11-01.

Although musicians do paint their various visions of the imminent future on occasion, the main thrust of their focus is on our present state. The truth is that we can only repent presently...never off in some dark and dismal future. And as devilish as the mainstream church has painted pop and rock music as being, it's messages are oftentimes Godly. Beginning with the musical revolution of the 1960s, many popular song lyrics have been riddled with callings for repentance and reminders of righteous living. "All you need is love" was sung, after all, in a historic live television broadcast via satellite around the word in 1967. One of my favorite passages is 1 John 4:7-8, which says

"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and everyone that loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love, does not know God for God is love!"

The reason for that rising of righteous proclamations from secular sources is because the mainstream church has dried up; it has lost it's anointing, direction and purpose because of greed and the self-righteous sense of spiritual exclusivity. The church has become twisted, turned around, a mockery of righteousness: apostate. This is the same spiritual state that the Jewish establishment was in during the days of Christ and John the Baptist. I am not proclaiming the whole church condemned forever to hell, and I am not saying that these musicians are perfect and holy saints. What I am saying is that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. His will, his guidance, his instructions are just as true today as when they were first spoken and written. We cannot forget that God desires mercy, and not sacrifice. We cannot presume that just because a man preaches from a pulpit, that he is delivering the instructions that come from the God he claims to represent. God's words began all of existence as we know it, and his message will be delivered, even if it is through songs of anti-establishment, rebellious sentiment. What modern musicians rebel against is mainly the institution of Lucifer's New World Order.

(Both this and the previous picture come from anotherversionofthetruth.com, which is part of Year Zero's Alternate Reality Game.)

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is one of my favorite voices in modern music. His first album came out in 1989, during Bush sr's reign, and the opening song contained the lyrics, "Head like a hole, black as your soul, I'd rather die, than give you control" All of his music is peppered with religious conflict, and rebellion against the establishment. In 2007, he released an album called Year Zero that flat out states what his earlier songs hinted at. His sarcasm has a charming bite like a vampire, and one of my favorite new songs from the album is called Capital G, which I think sums things up nicely. Those with virgin ears proceed with caution:

"I pushed the button and elected elected him to office and a
He pushed the button and he dropped the bomb
You pushed the button and could watch it on the television
Those motherf*#&ers didn't last too long

I'm sick of hearing about the "have's" and "have not's"
Have some personal accountability
The biggest problem with the way that we've been doing things is
The more we let you have the less that I'll be keeping for me

Well I used to stand for something
Now I'm on my hands and knees
Trading in my god for this one
And he signs his name with a capital G

Don't give a shit about the temperature in Guatemala
Don't really see what all the fuss is about
Ain't gonna worry about no future generations and
I'm sure somebody's gonna figure it out

Don't try to tell me that some power can corrupt a person
You haven't had enough to know what its like
You're only angry 'cause you wish you were in my position
Now nod your head because you know that I'm right... alright!

Well I used to stand for something
But forgot what that could be
There's a lot of me inside you
Maybe you're afraid to see

Well I used to stand for something
Now I'm on my hands and knees
Trading in my god for this one
And he signs his name with a capital G"

There is nothing which can muddle or prevent the will of God's word from reaching our ears. However, we must always be careful in discerning which spiritual inspiration we are motivated by, careful to chose humility over pride, love over grudges, forgiveness over vengeance. We are called to think for ourselves, to be vigilant against the deceptions of that angel of light who is truly a serpent. Every teaching we receive should be tested. We are called to press on in the dark, mysterious daily walk of faith instead of settling for the comfortable conclusion that whatever the church says must be the will of God. Great deception has led the church down the road of greed, self-righteousness, and spiritual blindness. No longer are it's shepherds the faithful children of Abraham. This is why rock and pop music is being used to deliver the massage that the end is near. If the shepherds of the church seek true repentance, they should find forgiveness, but the odds are stacked against them. For how can they find the answer to a question they presume to have already solved? This problem that the church faces today is the same as that which overcame the Pharisees in the days of Christ. The difficult road of righteousness that Jesus pointed to then is still the same today. And the powerful blindness of those who claim to see is still as big of a problem as it has always been.

Matt 6:22-23

"The eye is a light for the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. And if the only light you have is really darkness, then you have the worst darkness."

Called to be Ready...For What?

2008-01-01T23:37:00.000-05:00

There is one particular tradition held close to heart by the modern fundamentalist church that claims to be a blessing to the church, but is in fact a devious curse to those who believe it. This is the heresy of the "pre-tribulation rapture"; it strips the meaning from our faith, exchanging the ever-present spiritual struggle of our faith into a seemingly never-ending "waiting game". This fable teaches that in the last days, immediately before the great seven-year tribulation, all people living on Earth who genuinely follow Christ will be taken out of the earth, to make way for God to utterly annihilate the planet. Once this massive and miraculous exodus of the faithful takes place, the Antichrist will then rise up to power, and by the power of the devil, he will deceive people into believing that he is the reincarnation of Jesus Christ.

Of course, according to this rapture theory, it would make sense that the people "left behind" wouldn't know the difference between a wicked war-mongering emperor and Jesus Christ. But why everyone in the world would want to follow any Jesus after the rapture, while suffering the judgment of God, and without piecing together the connection between a sudden disappearance of millions of people and the rise of the best deceiver the world would ever know...well that is another question entirely.

According to the fundamentalist fable of the end-times, the Antichrist will get shot or wounded in his head, but survive. He will have an incredible hypnotic effect on the people, submitting their free will under his influence. He will have 666 written across his forehead. While the scripture says that he will do terrible, hateful, despicable things; fundamentalists believe that people will love him, and that he will have a wonderfully wise way with words. He will also have a sort of side-kick called the "false prophet" that does his dirty work for him, performs all sorts of signs and lying wonders, while he constantly directs the worship of the world to "the beast" (or Antichrist), and not himself (the false prophet). Considering that pride was the sin of Satan, and directing worship from yourself to another is a universal sign of humility, (best represented by John the Baptist, who -when speaking of Jesus- said, "I must decrease, and he must increase") this story doesn't seem to add up. Could it be that the devil has also misdirected our understanding of the Beast, in this most crucial point of history?

The devil takes where the Lord gives. The devil lies where the Lord tells the truth. The devil boasts before all while the Lord speaks to whom he choses in a "still small voice". If Jesus taught that "You can tell a tree by it's fruit, for a bad tree cannot produce good fruit, and a good tree cannot produce bad fruit", and "Out of the mouth comes the abundance of the heart", he probably meant something by it. The devil's appearance at a glance may seem harmless, or even attractive, but his poisonous nature is quickly revealed beneath the disguise of "an angel of light". The devil is no more than a very good illusionist. And his Antichrist is nothing more than a wolf disguised as a sheep.

It is foolishness to suggest that the Antichrist will be wise. For the Bible is very emphatically clear that wisdom comes from God, and while Lucifer was "perfect in wisdom" before his fall, from the point that sin entered him, all light and wisdom that he possessed was transformed to true darkness and mere craftiness.

Satan is the ultimate con-artist; he is the master of loop-holes, foolish enough to think that he is really staying one step ahead of God, or his children. Satan knows that his time is short here on Earth, and that God has promised him judgment, but he is racing against time, furiously poisoning the well of truth with his fables and fantasies. The devil's plan is to cause all believers to fall short of the mark of God, thereby keeping God away from the Earth. His biggest threat on earth is the Bride of Christ, and so the object of his greatest campaign of deception would be the church. If the devil manages to successfully deceive the church into supporting his chosen vessel of death and destruction (The Antichrist), then God would be forced to either delay his return, or to destroy his beloved because God is just, and the fallen church would have become wicked.

How could such a campaign of deception be carried out? By planting the seed of a lie years before its fruit would be needed, then repeating that lie over and over again to give it nourishment and a sense of authenticity. The seed of "pre-trib" teaching originated in 1825, and it has grown to be one of the most divisive issues of the modern church. The best way to get a good person (or people) to do or believe something that is false, is to tell them that it is in their best interest. This was the devil's tactic when tempting Eve, it is the poisonous reasoning that has fueled this wicked War on Terrorism, and it is the heart of the "Pre-tribulation rapture" theory.

Time and time again, by the word of Christ, and throughout the letters of the New Testament, there are warnings to be ready for the return of Christ. There are numerous warnings that Christ will return "as a thief in the night". These warnings are issued to believers, both asleep and awake. Those who are awake and vigilant will see the signs of his coming, and they will be prepared for his arrival. The master will receive these servants with joy, and he will express this joy by pampering his servants (which is a concept that would make any good servant blush). Other servants will be asleep, and unprepared for his return. These servants will be rebuked, but forgiven. Still others will be wicked: they will drink the Master's liquor, beat their fellow servants, put their feet up on his furniture, and believe in their heart that the Master won't be returning in their lifetime, so they might as well live it up. These servants will be punished severely.

So the question is, when will Christ return, and what will be his motivation for coming "as a thief in the night"? According to the Pre-trib rapture version, Christ will return before any signs of judgment manifest themselves, and before the Antichrist rises to power. His motivation, then, would be to catch Christians with their hands in the proverbial cookie jar. This version of Jesus is looking for the perfect time to bust into Earth and yell "Gotcha!", laughing at the unprepared humans who have chosen to serve and follow him. Once he has scooped up his good, caring, and loving followers from the Earth, this Jesus will go back to heaven, seal the door shut behind him, and stay the heck out of the way as God pours fire and plagues on the Earth (while the Antichrist woos the people left with his wisdom, seducing their love for seven years). There will be 144,000 Jews who will see the light of God in this period, according to the rapture, but they alone will escape. The vast majority of people, Jew and Gentile alike, will be utterly consumed by the furious wrath of God, and only the saints will be safe in heaven to watch the world burn. This would be better than any block-buster action flick EVER...and it doesn't matter that any true saint would not be captivated by the spectacle, but would be sick to their stomach and in pain at the mostly meaningless suffering on Earth that is promised by this theory. To preserve the integrity of the pre-trib rapture theory, we shouldn't take note that the 12 tribes of Revelation 7 include Joseph, and exclude Dan and Ephraim (which would mean that they are not of the literal "tribes" of Israel, but a spiritual type). We should also disregard all prophetic references to the The Master returning to his house, or coming in to his wedding. Because according to the Pre-trib view, The Master will return to his house, make note of the faithful and watchful servants, take them out of the house, and then immediately set fire to his own house and watch it burn to the ground, with sleeping and wicked servants left to die in the inferno. This is not the Gospel, and not the real Jesus Christ.

If the Pre-trib view of the end times isn't true, then what are we supposed to "be ready" for?

I wonder. Could it be that the Devil is already well-advanced in his plans to deceive the Church; that he has duped the people into thinking that they don't need to put on the Armor of God, that they don't need to worry about stepping into battle? Might Jesus have been warning all those who call him "Lord Lord" that saying the right words won't be enough to save them? Could it be that our actions define our spiritual state? Is it possible that the Antichrist not only walks among us, but was strongly endorsed by the mainstream church, and has lit the fuse that will ignite the powder-keg of the 3rd World War? Have many Christians since 1825 have been lulled into a spiritual sleep because they are waiting for a pre-tribulation rapture that will never happen? Is the devil's power to deceive that extensive, that it would fool so may people, but never God?

If the "pre-trib rapture" is a lie, could God have offered us any help or assistance in waking up from a deception so massive as this? Can the events that have happened in recent years have any deep prophetic significance? Is the death of tens of thousands of people in east Asia just in this month so far a sign of the day we are now living in, or is it meaningless; without merit; certainly not a sign from God? Does God want us to be caught with our hands in the cookie jar, or does he want all to come to repentance? I wonder...

C.S. Lewis, one of the greatest Christians of the 20th Century, wrote this in Mere Christianity:

We all want progress. But progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turn, then to go forward does not get you any nearer. If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; and in that case the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive man. We have all seen this when doing arithmetic. When I have started a sum the wrong way, the sooner I admit this and go back and start over again, the faster I shall get on. There is nothing progressive about being pig-headed and refusing to admit a mistake.

I haven't left references to scriptures in this post, because scriptures have been used on both sides of the argument. I hope, however, that this shows the spiritual fruit of the "pre-trib" doctrine. And I can assure you, that if you believe in the rapture now, and this causes even the most remote doubt to enter your mind in it's authenticity, and you begin to study the scriptures to confirm if it is a lie, you will be amazed by how many scriptures all throughout the Bible clarify the matter.

JFK warns nation of the danger of Secret Societies

2007-12-24T14:51:00.000-05:00

The above video is, to me, one of the most compelling examples of who John Kennedy fought against in his nearly three years in office. It exposes who his enemies were, even though by nature they hide in the shadows. The video below paints the case against the CIA, Skull & Bones, and most specifically, George H W Bush in the assassination of Kennedy. Thankfully we have the vantage point of time to clearly see the lies of the past for what they are. Our responsibility is to use our advantage before it's taken from us in the coming police-state.

Analyzing the Evangelical Legacy

2007-12-08T16:59:00.003-05:00

Here we are, on the brink of George Bush's seventh complete year in office, a country very different than the one we knew when Bill Clinton passed on the crown of leadership. It may be that to some extent we are too close to the changes as they now exist to fully see the nature of them. By examining our recent past, we may see what is likely to come in the last year of Bush's presidency.

In order to assess the legacy of George Bush, we should include an examination of his base, the religious right.

Both the president and his evangelical voter block claim proudly that they hold themselves accountable to the Christian God alone, and so it would be wise for us to judge them the way that Jesus taught when he said, "You can judge a tree by the fruit it produces; for a bad tree cannot produce good fruit, and a good tree cannot produce bad fruit." and also "From out of our mouths comes the abundance of our hearts".

We have all heard, time and time again, from Bush and the religious right that they see themselves as sanctified, and doing the work of Christ. They see opposition to them and their ideology as the cross that they must endure for the sake of their righteousness. It's really quite a sad and delusional self image, which is re-enforced by teachings from 1 Peter 4:12-14.

"Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified."

It's a great passage to explain and pacify the natural sense of guilt that comes with abandoning and ignoring the very poor you are supposed to defend, and knowingly misrepresenting the callings and standards of the faith you claim to believe in. It helps you sleep at night when you have a 28% approval rating that's daily threatening to drop. However, it is a message taken out of context. The truth is that no passage can reverse the command to love one another, and to be forgiving and kind to your neighbor. The true path to life is not an easy one to follow, but it is worth it. It takes work, requires sacrifice, teaches patience through testing patience, and depends on a foundation of love. Rest assured, no substitute will be mistaken for the real thing on judgment day.

Christians have been warned that the devil comes to deceive, disguised as an angel of light, and that we are living in a day and age where false teachers are everywhere, twisting the truth to serve their own vain imaginations. But despite the various warnings given by scripture, many flocks of the American Evangelical movement have been led astray by their silver-tongued shepherds, settling down for a comfortable and clean perch of self-righteous judgment against the world; interpreting the disdain they have earned from their neighbors as suffering for the sake of Christ.

In fact, people resist the religious right agenda because it's bigoted, invasive, and ultimately selfish; not because it's the agenda that Jesus Christ would pursue, or bless. There is nothing of love in most of their works. For anyone to be persecuted for meddling is seen as just in the eyes of the Lord, and carries with it no special reward. It is simply the law of cause and effect. A tree with sour fruit will inspire only revulsion. In fact, that point is made directly after the passage these people use to excuse themselves. 1 Peter 4:15

"But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people’s matters."

Christ wasn't a meddler, he was a revolutionary. He transformed the world by his life, and by teaching that Love is the highest aspiration we can have. We must love God and love each other. Whenever a faith creates walls to separate us from our calling to love, it is like salt that has lost it's saltiness, or like a light that has been hidden under a Bush.

This brings us back to January 20th, 2001. Although it was a rainy day in Washington D.C., the city's streets were packed with protesters who pelted eggs at the motorcade of "president-elect" Bush. I watched a portion of CNN's coverage of the event a while back, and was impressed by various protesters they filmed. It seems more and more these days that the various doomsday scenarios predicted in the wake of 2000's curve-ball election by protesters and many Democratic voters have been coming true. At the time I found it easier to believe that the warnings were a bunch of hot air. But over a relatively short period of time, we have all witnessed the strength and integrity of our established system of government suffer ongoing attacks. The election fiasco wasn't the worst of it, but rather the beginning of a deeply disturbing trend. And the masses have become numb to it. 9-11 had the effect of hypnotizing the nation , and in it's wake was released the U.S.A. Patriot act, which rendered many civil liberties guaranteed by the Bill of Rights void. When the issue of it's renewal was in question, and Bush felt under attack, he lost his temper and called the constitution, "just a goddamned piece of paper!" That slip of the tongue should concern us greatly, because "out of the mouth, comes the abundance of the heart".

Our government has been systematically transforming into the very dictatorship George W Bush joked about in December 2000, quipping to reporters, "A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier...just so long as I'm the dictator!"

Although, for the millions who had opposed Bush, inauguration day was a day of mourning; to the religious right and the rich and powerful Illuminati elite (those whom Al Gore had called the "wealthiest 1%"), it was a day of great victory. Unfortunately, to the rest of America, it was just another Saturday. The Pastor-in-Chief swore in with a flowery and inspirational speech that could have only been one of two things. Either it was his heart-felt, true intentions for leadership, or a string of lies, mocking the intelligence, beliefs and aspirations of a nation sideswiped by his rise to power. Now that we have the advantage of time, we can measure the truth of all those promises he made during campaigns and debates. A while back, John Stewart and "The Daily Show" did a fantastic job of exposing the lying nature of Bush's campaign rhetoric.

It's clear, upon review, to see that George W Bush is a systematic liar; from promising to find and capture Osama Bin Laden at any cost, to promising immediate and generous relief to the victims of hurricane Katrina. However, Bush doesn't only lie about issues that the public demands that he address. On the contrary, he goes out of his way to speak as a saint, while faithfully playing the villain with his every action. His smirk has a habit of popping up when it seems least appropriate. Perhaps in those moments he is delighting in how little we seem to pay attention. His own supporters are, after all, hiding behind the very book which gives account of all the signs and lying wonders that have been defining his reign. They are completely blind to his true nature, because they are unwilling to honestly examine their own souls. And they are so assured at their salvation, that they do not take it upon themselves to study the scriptures. Their preachers and prophets proclaim unto them, "peace, peace", when there is no peace! By their spiritual laziness they have let themselves be transformed into an enemy of Christ, just as the scribes and the pharisees had been when Jesus ministered to Israel.

George W Bush speaks in broad, sometimes fumbled, yet undeniably boastful terms. He speaks of great things easily, as though he possessed the authority to rid the world of evil. By now, most people don't bother listening to him because they know he speaks of things he never intends to do (like helping people), and against things he secretly condones (like torturing people). This boastfulness is a strong characteristic of Daniel's view of the antichrist, or "little horn". For instance, during his 2004 campaign for re-election, he told a group of potential Amish voters that God speaks through him. That's serious business. If Bill Clinton would have said that, he would have been crucified. It is the church's responsibility to look for, and to expose the final antichrist. Yet, instead of reconsidering their support, the church is still trying to pass off prickly pear Bush as if he were the apple of God's eye. By now they are only fooling themselves, but they do so to the defamation of the gospel, and to their own disgrace. George W Bush is a wolf in sheep's clothing, the child of lies, the man of sin, the antichrist. He has been fulfilling signs concerning this role throughout his life and presidency. Bush has confessed in his autobiography that he remains a member of the devil worshiping Skull and Bones society! Christians have no excuse for being surprised when destruction from his hand reveals his demonic nature to the whole world during his final year, even while people rejoice in his upcoming replacement. The 2008 election has filled many with hope and a sense of peace that is in all likely-hood misplaced. George W Bush is an addict who will not easily give up his fix. For the past seven years, his fix has been power. He will fight to keep it, though even his puppet masters might plan to take it from him. He's always been a cowboy kind of president, and rest assured, Bush is ready for a showdown .

1 Thessalonians 5:2-8

For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

Infected

2007-12-03T00:44:00.001-05:00

I feel like a train that flew off track
like a wedding procession in funeral black
or a gyroscope that's spun out of control
unbalanced by the things that make me whole

In a world where nothing makes a bit of sense
I'm certain only that I want to have no part in this
out of the ashes of war is born the phoenix
wings afire, now signaling the birth of empire

Our future isn't in our hands
we have to know our enemy to understand
They are like clouds that give no rain
who promise compassion, but bring on the pain

we see them leaving their trail, devoured their way
right into the heart they writhe, clever in their compromise
we gave them an inch and they took us for all we're worth
our souls afire, to join or to stand against the empire.

Failure of the Church on 911

2007-11-20T01:28:00.001-05:00

On the morning of October 2nd, 2006 Charles Carl Roberts IV entered into a one room Amish schoolhouse, guns in hand. He held ten girls hostage, between the ages of 7 and 13, for a little less than one hour. Within that time he began to open fire. Five of the girls died from their gunshot wounds, while the remaining five survived, though they sustained serious injuries before Roberts turned the gun on himself. The motive of this shooting is something the killer brought with him to his grave, but what I would like to focus on is how the surviving, Amish families of those girls reacted to that horrific and tragic act.

The events of that day were an assault on innocence. None of the people associated with that school, and certainly none of the children themselves had wronged Charles Carl Roberts in any way. It would have been entirely natural for the parents and relatives of those little girls to cry out for justice, to voice their grief and rage, at least on the day of the murders. Our country would have understood and encouraged their desire to seek fierce retaliation for the suffering that they endured. But to our surprise, we witnessed a very different reaction than expected. Instead they did quite the opposite. CNN reported a grandfather of one of the murdered Amish girls said of the killer on the day of the murder: "We must not think evil of this man."

What would cause them to overcome the natural desire for vengeance so completely? Nothing but a sincere and complete yearning for the ways of God to be manifest in their lives. For Romans 12:19 tells us this,

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for God's wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord.

It's sad to realize that relinquishing our natural thirst for vengeance is the only properly Christian course of action we can take. It's humbling to acknowledge that the concept is foreign to most of us. One of the main differences between the Amish community and the rest of the Christian west has been in the application of scriptural teachings. The Amish take verses such as James 4:4 seriously as well, forsaking all friendship with the world, for the sake of their eternal treasures. We ridicule their "backwards" ways, we see this as a sort of squandering of Christian potential, condemning their society for closing their doors to the world, and hiding their particular light under a bushel, and perhaps there is a certain amount of validity to that argument. No one is without fault, after all. But rather than remove the mote of strict legalism from the eye of the Amish, let us remember for now that the body of Christ is composed of many members, all of which serve a purpose. I believe that those who choose to refrain from all worldliness for the sake of Christ are blessed, as are those who would use the tool of the internet in order to spread the gospel of Christ.

However this example of forgiveness is undeniably the hand of God at work, giving us a contrast, and allowing the Amish to convict the religious right of their sin in the wake of 9-11.
In response to all "God Bless America" decals, and all presumptions made about our nation being the world's representative of Christianity, I will share Matthew 5:43-45

"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemies.' But I say to you, love your enemies. Pray for those who hurt you. If you do this, you will be true children of your Father in heaven. He causes the sun to rise on good people and on evil people, and he sends rain to those who do right and to those who do wrong."

In the aftermath of those infamous attacks on America in 2001, arising from the ashes of our buildings, and out of our shattered sense of security, we as a nation faced a choice. We were the victims of a first strike, and it was up to us exactly how we would respond to tragedy. There were many roads of reaction in front of us, even though our war-hungry media and lying government would have us believe we only had one option, War. It was during that suspiciously short span of time between 9/11 and the invasion of Afghanistan, while we were still in collective shock, that Americans went to their churches for comfort and guidance.

The American church failed it's people. Their response in that narrow window of possibilty is part of what will seal God's judgement upon it's wealthy and influencial leaders in the day of judgement. Not one mainstream preacher to my understanding spoke of forgiveness, or of the opportunity that our loss opened up to us, so that we might show the world Christ's love in a way that it could not deny. What greater opportunity to love our enemies could we have even asked for?

Our nation didn't crumble from their blow. We are too wealthy, armed, fortified and much too stubburn to allow such a thing. That much was clear even a week after the event. We could have overcome their evil so easily (and inexpensively) with good! That would have dispelled the call for jihad so much quicker than this never-ending war on terrorism. $40 billion a year would end world hunger, and the support of our enemies would have evaporated. Right after 9/11 we had a period where the entirety of the civilized world stood alongside us aghast to the atrocity we endured. they would have supported any decision we made. Ponder for a moment the world that could have been, if we had chosen love as our response, instead of visceral retaliation. Our nation has been herded down a path of darkness, and we don't want to admit or acknowledge the ugliness of it.

If you could allow me to recount a personal story from September of 2001, just for some perspective: I used to attend a south Florida televangelist mega-church, and one week after the attacks our regularly scheduled evening service was replaced with a televised time of prayer. At first I just sat in silent observation. Members of the congregation took turns in line to speak their hearts, and I witnessed a total lack of forgiveness in their prayers. They prayed for the families of the victims, they prayed for Justice (with a disquieting fury), they prayed that God be with Goerge Bush in this time of difficult decisions etc... After several prayers for "The crushing hand of God's wrath to fall on the responsible!", I got up and stood in line. As I awaited my turn I was hoping that someone, anyone else would go ahead and voice that need of true forgiveness.

When my turn came up, I was awash with uncertainty, and shaking. I just wanted to sit down more than anything at that point, and my voice was trembling. There was nothing holy about me, I was a sinner: timid, weak-willed, and driven mainly by the urges of my flesh. Yet my spirit cried out against that blood lust. Just like the Amish relatives of this past month, I was an example of 1 Cor 1:26-29

Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.

A taste of what is still to come...and this is what I prayed,

"Father, we have been struck by our enemies, and have suffered a great loss, but even that loss of thousands is nothing in comparison to the sacrifice of your only son. Give us the strength to rise above the understandable urge to retaliate. Remind us that we are never to repay evil with evil, but to over come evil with good. Allow your Holy Spirit of forgiveness to overcome us, and allow us to show the truth of your love to the whole world. I pray that we would stop and just consider what Jesus would do if he was in our shoes. May we seek first your kingdom, and not the blood of the guilty, no matter what they are guilty of. May we always look to you for guidance."

Forgiveness should have been the first and strongest cry from the church in the aftermath of 911. Yet even five years later, forgiveness is not an option for the established church. That should be the biggest alarm bell of all that the church is not within the will of God.

Spiritual Failure of the State on 911

2007-11-11T15:29:00.000-05:00

It’s time to hold our president accountable for how he took the fools way out, and betrayed the name and character of Jesus Christ in his militaristic response to the attacks on 9-11. Considering how he has taken our country headfirst into a spiritual quest to
"rid the world of evildoers", I see it as perfectly fair to judge his actions by spiritual means. Think back for a moment to that traumatic time. Millions of Americans were looking not only to our churches, but also to our “christian” President for spiritual guidance in the wake of our national tragedy, and so the responsibility for non-christian reaction rests squarly on his shoulders as well. But even five years later, the church refuses to admit that he made any mistake in his response to 911. Granted, Bush’s responsibility is not solely spiritual, but his job as president is to serve and protect the American people. As commander in chief, The final decision to respond with force or diplomacy was his, as was the degree of that response (through the permission of congress). If the administration had treated the event of 9-11 as the crime it was, rather than an act of war, many lives would have been saved. All the Afghanistan government asked of America in exchange for Bin laden was proof of his involvement in the attacks...we would not give it. 'Why?' is a great question in and of itself, and one I would rather not get into now. Because evidence pointing to the fabrification of the "official story" of 911 has filled thousands of web pages, and would bring this argument to a whole new, terribly ugly depth.
For now at least, let's focus on the fact that Bush did not respond to 9-11 as a christian should, or even as a public servant with the best interest of the American people in mind. He played to the crowd, stoked the fire and fed our understandable hunger for blood. We were rushed into war quicker than you can say "Caspian Sea pipeline". However, while we the people might have craved vengeance for the attacks, our immediate desires were likewise not in our best interest. 9-11 was a crime against humanity, not an act of war. As much as the government would hate to admit, there's a distinction between "war" and "terrorism". The best interest of the nation would have been criminal prosecution of any surviving members of the responsible conspiracy, as well as a severly heightened border security plan, but of course that isn't what happened.

Furthermore, no matter who you may believe was behind the attacks, the fact remains that our military industrial complex used that crime as it’s long-desired excuse for a full-blown invasion of the middle eastern region. War is profit, and war is control…no doubt about that. Yet the wicked nature of our imperialist response was disguised by the quickly dropped term “crusade”. Fanned like a wildfire, and used just long enough to suggest that war was a response that God would condone, hence the emphatic “God Bless America” rhetoric in the face of our quest for vengeance. If that deception is not “antichrist” in spirit, I don’t know what is.

George W Bush was supposedly a "compassionate conservative", a "born again" president, who was still getting used to his office in September of 2001. He was a man who won over the hearts of his conservative base by projecting upon them the image of a dust-ridden maverick, who promised them that all the big-government and corruption in Washington DC would be cleaned out (although history shows us that never has corruption been more rampant in American government than under the watch of George W Bush, and never have we had so much power in the hands of the federal Government). That wholesome and "down to earth" image was carefully crafted, and presented before the American people. Many bright and glimmering hopes for the 21^st century filled the conservative base when we ushered in our 43rd president. George Bush, after all, was also supposed to be a Godly man, a man of integrity; A man who stood up for the poor and the oppressed. But over time he has proven to be not at all christian, but rather a theocrat. And the god Bush truly worships has been proven to be not Christ, but rather Mammon, or the god-money. Recently the former Deputy-Director of the office of Faith Based Initiatives, David Kuo has published a book entitled “Tempting Faith”, which gives an insider’s perspective of our supposed Christian leader's heart.

How did this deception get the better of us? Why do around 30% of Americans still believe Bush is a "Godly man"? Why is there no accountability for this double-talking, political wolf in sheep's clothing? To answer that, let us consider what the office of Faith-based initiatives implies. It is the joining of church and state. A state-influenced church is the most corruptable of entities because it joins two things that can never be one: the bride of Christ and the kingdoms of this world. It is written that a time will come when a new kingdom shall arise on the face of this earth. A kingdom built upon the un-cut rock foundation which is Christ himself, but it is that foundation rock that will demolish the kingdoms of man forever. That kingdom of God cannot and will not be superimposed over any other worldly kingdom. (Daniel 2:32-45) Remember also, Christ told Pilot plainly, "My kingdom is not of this world". Therefore any attempt to join church and state under any circumstances other than establishing a new state on the foundation of Christ is a manifestation of the Whore of Babylon riding on the Beast in Revelation 17.

The best representation of the deception of this theocracy rests in it's origin: the inaugeration of 2001, which was riddled with protests from both Democrats and Anarchists... in that scene of hostility the Christian base did not witness someone stealing the office he should not have received...the Christians did not sense any treachery in their man. Instead they saw the protests as a sort of persecution which the holy are warned they would endure. That perversion of logic has blanketed all accountability for Bush ever since. The 33% of Americans who have never stopped supporting Bush see him as a martyr, crucified by the "liberal media", and they support him like they think they would support Jesus, even though the neocon group has abandoned everything that Christ taught.

They have blinded themselves to the truth. They have embraced foolishness in exchange for the wisdom which God gives his faithful followers, through scripture. Eagerly choosing to be fed from the pulpet, rather than searching the word for themselves. They have upheld this mortal country while thoughtlessly trampling on the kingdom of God. They have been deceived by an antichrist and are blind to his lies, why? Because they are children of lies. Their selfrighteous, condemning, unforgiving, unrelenting religion has damned them to blindness. This 1/3rd of Amercans do not know Christ, because they still believes that George W Bush is of Christ. They have been misled, and seduced by the devil and false shepherds.

I only pray that God shows these blind people a greater mercy than they have ever known, or shown to others for that matter. And I rest assured that God is perfectly willing to do so for some of them who still cling to darkness, for it is God who first loved all of us, and it is God who reached through the chasm of sin in order to draw man unto Him. The Lord reveals the deep and secret things: he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him.

Modern Idolatry

2007-07-15T14:01:00.000-04:00

The argument has been made that modern idolatry is manifested in the western world by our worship of money, entertainment, and personal comfort. This is true, but not entirely. Idolatry can be as simple as prioritizing anything before God, and as elaborate as performing a sacrifice ritual before an actual idol. Both forms of idolatry are in fact alive and well in our modern, western world. Tonight, at the Bohemian Grove (Sonoma county, California), the elite of our culture will gather together to perform their annual mock human sacrifice before a 40 foot tall, stone faced owl idol that represents Molec h, an ancient demon god mentioned several times in the old testement. Bill Richardson has attended these rituals, George W Bush, and his father have attended the rituals, Bill Clinton and even Al Gore have attended these rituals. This tradition has been going on since 1872, and every single Republican president since 1923 has been a member of the Bohemian Grove.

Seven years ago today, Alex Jones snuck into the Grove, and recorded their elaborate ritual. He has two documentaries concerning the Grove, the first is called "Dark Secrets" which follows his infiltration and shows the actual ritual, while the second is called "The Order of Death" and was made five years afterwards. "Order of Death" does a fantastic job in defining the "Mystery Babylon" mentioned in Revelation, and it includes footage taken from an employee of the Bohemian Grove. It also delves a bit into the Skull and Bones society, and other occult obsessions shared by our establishment leaders. The truth is being revealed, the darkness now exposed, and Christ is coming soon to save the world again.

Ripe for the Harvest

2007-04-01T21:51:00.001-04:00

More than two years ago, a series of tsunamis struck the shore of the Indian Ocean, and claimed 200,000+ lives in one day. In other posts I refer to this event, because it acted as a sort of catalyst in my life. The day it happened, I went to work and heard the news from my coworkers, who were completely unaffected. They expressed no greif or remorse for the dead, and were uniformly concerned with going about their business. I felt shaken to my very core with the weight of that news. And thought how strange the detachment of those around me was. I remembered September 11th 2001, and how devistating the news of that day was for me. As it happened, those I was with at school were appropriately frozen in their horror, paying complete attention to the events as they unfolded on live television. There was a solemn weight that fell upon my classmates and I during that time. But a few hours later, business as usual started to set back in. People began to put it out of their minds, they began to detach from the suffering, and even make a nervous joke or two. In my afternoon class, someone was even celebrating a birthday. I sat in silence in the corner, and when someone came over and asked me why I looked so sad, at 1:15pm, on September 11th 2001, I got up and left school for the day.

It's not natural for people to be as detached from the suffering of others as most of us are. Jesus said that in the last days the love of many will have grown cold. Apathy is the numbing sensation that comes before the death of a soul. And don't get me wrong, Christians are just as guilty of apathy as any heathen could be. We are called to love one another. We are called to uplift one another. We are called to make peace, to overcome the world as Christ did before us, and to be willing to sacrifice our very lives for the sake of Christ.

That is a very courageous, kinetic and responsible calling for us to claim as Christians, and yet there are millions of Christians who think that they are called to sit back, wait and watch while the world goes to hell because they've got a first-class ticket to heaven before the real fireworks begin.

The seed that has produced that bad fruit of apathy within the church is called "Pre-tribulation rapture", which says that God's people will not have to suffer through the great tribulation, but will instead be whisked away, alive and well, into the clouds with Christ, free from harm and trial.

Let's take a look at what scripture has to say about that:

Revelation 6:9-11

When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, "How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?" Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed.

That passage takes place in Revelation

after all four horsemen of the apocalypse have ridden out,
well into the tribulation period,
and is concerning the dead in Christ (not the living)

Also, even then the dead in Christ are told to wait a little longer before judgment!! Why?
we'll get to that in a moment.

This fundamentalist rapture doctrine has been capitalized on by many, most recently by Tim Lehey in his "Left Behind" series. Christians love the rapture, because it's the easy way out. It persuades believers to hold on to their church, forget about being the light of the world, basically to abandon their posts as Christian soldiers. It soothes and assures them that they will not taste of death, It encourages the sheep to settle for condemning and decrying the failures of this world from a safe and comfortable distance, on a perch of self-righteousness. For they believe the Lord himself will swoop them up and out of this world free from harm, giving them front row seats upon a cloud, so they may bear witness to his wrath being poured upon a wicked planet...that's just selfish, wishful thinking. Christ gave his life and spilled his blood for us, so we belong to God now, and He has a different plan for us. A better plan:

Matt 13:23-30, 36-43

"The kingdom of heaven is like a man who planted good seed in his field. But while people were asleep, his enemy planted weeds in the wheat field and went away. When the wheat came up and formed kernels, weeds appeared. "The owner's workers came to him and asked, 'Sir, didn't you plant good seed in your field? Where did the weeds come from?' "He told them, 'An enemy did this.' "His workers asked him, 'Do you want us to pull out the weeds?' "He replied, 'No. If you pull out the weeds, you may pull out the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. When the grain is cut, I will tell the workers to gather the weeds first and tie them in bundles to be burned. But I'll have them bring the wheat into my barn.
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Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field." He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. "As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

What does that parable tell us?

The wicked will be gathered out first
after they are "taken" the righteous will be left to "shine as the sun"
We cannot draw ourselves out from the world by our own power, and we cannot root out the evil from this world. To attempt that would be a sin. (Sorry, pro-war christians)
God, who is Love, hears us as we cry out to Him, and is very much aware of our pain, the oppression of our spirits; the way that we are entangled with and choked by the roots of these weeds.
But he has not proclaimed the day of judgement yet because we are not yet ripe

So....what does it mean to be "ripe"? Should we drop what we are doing and begin shouting from the rooftops a decree of condemnation? Perhaps begin by preaching on the street corner "Repent! The Kingdom of God is at Hand!" If we act as if we were ripe, would that make us ripe? Or should we simply drop out of society, lock ourselves in a closet, our rooms, or in a church and pray fervently for the swift return of an avenging Christ?

Though this world is dark and wicked we must have faith that God can and will use the circumstances of our place in life to shed his light, further his glory, and to refine and perfect us in the image of Christ. There is no escape from the tribulation of this planet. There will be no easy way out of this world. No rapture for us, no escape from the fire. To get through the narrow road of Glory, we must pass through the fire. we must be eager to do good, and to suffer on behalf of righteousness. We must also be faithful in that which is least, so that we can be entrusted with more. We must not quickly seat ourselves in the place of honor among our peers, but rather be ready to humble ourselves, so that we then may be honored. Only then shall we "shine as the sun"

(1 Peter)

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler....For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened." But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. It is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

Our time on this planet, then, is an opportunity to invest of our selves. Every choice, every moment we can choose to act in love, and therefore aspire to become proper representatives of Christ, growing closer to his likeness, and faithfully building the foundation of our renewed lives on the amazing grace that we have received. My friends, the one and only hope we have is in truly believing that God knows all have sinned and fallen short of his standard, but yet despite our shortcomings he loves us. "For God demonstrates his own love for us in this: that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" What tremendous Love! God knows us better than we know ourselves. He is not fooled by our failures, or shortcomings. He knows we are incapable of reaching the purity that is required of us without help. But he has given us his help already. It takes humility to acknowledge our imperfections; courage to work towards the transformation we are offered; faith to believe that it is possible for us to journey from this present darkness, to the light of God's love and truth. But by taking these steps, any one of us will realize the real power of the blood of Christ. Conversely, by hiding under grace as if it were an insurance policy that covers personal recklessness, willfulness, rebellion to righteousness and lack of repentance, we fool only ourselves into believing that we have faith. True faith always leaves a significant impact in the life of the believer. You can't love Jesus without obeying his commands.

By understanding the wickedness of our own innate selves, and God's love and forgiveness for us, we should gratefully and willingly offer forgiveness to others as well. (See the parable of the Unforgiving Servant) We shouldn't be quick to tear down your brothers, sisters and neighbors for breaking the law (as all people have done, do, and will continue to). We should uplift one another, and rebuke to correct, not to condemn. The law is the condemnation of all, but the spirit is the source of all life and liberty. We are saved by spirit, so if we condemn by law, our salvation is nullified. For, "If I rebuild what I destroyed, I prove that I am a lawbreaker....Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law."

That means out with the old, and in with the new! "Do not conform to the patterns of this world" (which include fear, personal ambition, pride, instant gratification, self-preservation, rebellion against authority, and an aversion to appearing foolish) "But be transformed by the renewing of your mind!!"

The sooner we realize that all goodness within us is by the grace of God, the brighter and more consistently we will shine, and the quicker we will ripen. Spiritual elitism is the antithesis of holiness. Do not be like the fundamentalists who are afraid to stain their own robes of self-proclaimed righteousness, those who are not willing to "associate with sinners", who abstain from most outside interaction, and wall themselves off from this "wicked world" as though it were habitated by lepors. The truth is that we are all diseased and damned by the judgement of God's law. A.W. Tozier said that even the holiest of apostles is still an unprofitable servant, saved and sustained by the grace of God. Some people think that if they can somehow stay untouched by the dirt of our shared human condition that they will be seen as worthy of God's grace. But Grace is a gift offered to all those who believe they can receive it freely. It is always a testement to God's love, never to our worth. For "there are none worthy, no not one" and to consider that we could be good enough to hold claim to grace is to dismiss the power and the price of Christ's own blood. We can never overcome sin by our own effort, and we can never conqour sin by hiding from this sin-infested world.

In the early days of the church a fierce debate ensued between Jewish and Gentile believers. Jewish believers had a sense of superiority and entitlement to God's grace (being his chosen people), and they were put off by the idea that "unclean" people could also share in the blessing of redemption bought with the blood of Christ. The jews had been entrusted with the law, and even though they were no longer under law when they became baptised in Christ, they still felt compelled to uphold the traditions of that law, at least in part. The apostle Paul actually rebuked Peter for that behavior (Galations 2:11-21)

...we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no human being will be justified

Nowadays we have many examples of the same exact "in the world but not associated with it" mindset that the Jewish believers had. For instance, the abundance of private christian schools and Universities, segregating children of good Christian Americans from the rest of our nation's children. It is true that churches across the nation have regular times of fellowship, amongst themselves (which is necessary). However, where can the unbeliever bear witness to members of this vast network of "christians" stepping out into the every-day world and uplifting Christ by the example of their transformed lives?

What we do bear witness to is a massive political mobilization within the church for high-profile causes like keeping the ten commandments in American courthouses, boycotting Disney for their support of gays and lesbians, working adamantly in many ways at increasing morality into the realm of American law. Last year we had an explosive campaign of Christians mobilized to intervene on behalf of Terri Shaivo, and yet I am willing to bet money that less than ten percent of the protestors who showed up for that event ever visit the sick, go to nursing homes or orphanages to give of their time; to care and give warmth to some of the many many people who are able to accept and respond to love and human contact. It is by our Love for Christ, and for our neighbors that we will be known. It is in learning and clinging on to that Love that we will be "transformed by the renewing of our minds". And it is that distinction of heart, that will determine our allegiance on the day of judgement.

Remember, no one knows the day or the hour of judgement. Not even the Son, only the Father. And so we should live each day as though it were the last, and strive daily to venture further into the grace and wonder of our wonderful new identity in Christ. Let your light shine. Not the light of your knowledge, or the burning heat of condemnation, but let the light of your Love in Christ. Let it shine, shine, shine! For the light of truth and the grace that covers us is needed now more than ever. We are living in a significant time, surrounded by false prophecy and an intolerant, unloving portrayal of Christ (Jim Phelp's "God Hates America" campaign, for instance, and his advice that it's "too late to pray").

God will judge us all according to our actions. Rest assured of that. All those who say "Lord Lord" but do not obey God's commands will be turned away at the gate. And they will weep, gnash their teeth, and suffer for eternity. But as for you, fellow travellor, for anyone who has ears to hear this, I implore you: Love the lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your strength, and Love your neighbor as yourself.

Hot, Cold, and Lukewarm

2007-03-14T16:25:00.001-04:00

It's been a little over two years since I repented from my common, go-with-the-flow uninspired habitual life, and came before God offering to serve Him in any way I could. It took witnessing the tragedy of Asia's tsunami disaster of 12/26/04 to jolt me from being asleep in the spirit. That event caused me to seek God in prayer for the first time in years, and to beg for the truth of this day to be revealed. For a disaster like that to wipe out 200,000+ people was a sign to me that we are coming up to the great day of Judgment that Christ, the apostles and prophets spoke of. I did what all who choose to follow Christ are called to do: reset my priorities and placed God first in my life. Interestingly enough, since that time I have been hated by some, rejected by others, and blessed and encouraged by still others. I took a stand on behalf of my faith, and began to build my life around that conviction. It seems that by taking a stand, I've had a polarizing effect on my little corner of the world. I stopped blending into the background, stopped going with the flow, stopped being lukewarm. And so now when I come in contact with anyone else who is lukewarm, I either heat them up, or cool them down. People are either open to receive, or quick to dismiss, it seems. And I promise that I alone could not have this effect. I'm not doing or saying anything new, just standing up and pointing out what the Bible has always said. God is the power within the truth.

In Revelation 2-3 Christ gives warnings and encouragement to seven different churches. The seventh church is told this,

"I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. So then because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spit you out of my mouth. For you say, I am rich; I have prospered and grown wealthy, and I am in need of nothing; and you do not realize and understand that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. Therefore I counsel you to purchase from Me gold refined and tested by fire, that you may be truly wealthy, and white clothes to clothe you and to keep the shame of your nudity from being seen, and salve to put on your eyes, that you may see.Those whom I dearly and tenderly love, I tell their faults and convict and convince and reprove and chasten. I discipline and instruct them. So be enthusiastic and in earnest and burning with zeal and repent!

Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will eat with him, and he with Me. He who overcomes, I will grant him to sit beside Me on My throne, as I Myself overcame and sat down beside My Father on His throne."

In every one of the seven letters to the seven churches is a warning (mostly to issues of complacency, or unknowingly endorsing wickedness in the name of good) and in each letter is a promise to those who "overcome". The concept of an overcomer group is all throughout the scriptures. They are a righteous people, who are made perfect in the love and blood of Christ, and the grace of God. They will recognize the wickedness that deceives most in the last days, and they will be a voice of warning that pierces the silence of consent. They will be given judgment over the very angels. They will be bold, and they will see the truth. Paul wrote in one of his letters, "let love be genuine, hate what is evil, and cling to what is good." And 1 John 4:17 tells us;
"Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out all fear: because fear has torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love."

Consider the ways that fear has been used openly to manipulate the will of the American people since September 11th 2001, and more subtly since pearl harbor and through the cold war. For that matter, consider the fear that Peter experienced when he was walking on the waves towards Christ, looked away and then began to sink. Consider the fear that comes when faith is required of us. Consider the fear and hatred of homosexuals, or terrorists being planted in many churches in America. How can fear and love dwell and thrive together? If one must grow in the love of Christ, one must let go of fear. We must not let our worry of provision come between us and the service of God. We must not let the fear of what other people think prevent us from proclaiming uncomfortable truths. We must not be afraid of God's willingness or ability to transform us into new creations.

In the world described in Revelation there are essentially two types of people. First, those who abandon God's ways of love and mercy to worship the Beast, which rules the kingdoms of men. We'll call these people "goats". They refuse to be transformed by God, absolutely refuse to even see the need for any kind of change in their lives. They live in denial, feeding off of a carefully constructed artificial happiness that is full of gratification, and void of God. Revelation tells us that despite the signs, the horrors and wonders, many would refuse to repent, they would remain blind to God's signs and do what men did in the days of Noah, eating, drinking, coupling off... basically remaining blind to the greater truth because of their idolatry of self. Again, Christ said candidly in John 12:25, "He that loves his life shall lose it, and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it into life eternal."

The second group in Revelation, let's call them "sheep", are those who overcome the temptations, trappings and love of this Babylonian system and go "into the wilderness", into a place where life is scarce, and the elements are harsh. These are the people who take the road less travelled. Who seek to know God with the entirety of their being, because they were created to do so. They venture through a refining fire, to come out purified on the other side, while the whole earth endures the burning wrath of great tribulation. These people are called out of Babylon. They are the ones who will receive the promises given in the seven letters previously mentioned. Though they must withstand the hatred of the world in order to reach those promises. They must endure what Christ endured. They must learn to relinquish themselves, to lay down their lives (or their need to control what they do with their mortality) for the service of God. They must overcome obstacles, odds, evil, temptation, persecution and wrongful accusations. This overcomer group is hand formed by God in the heat of daily battle.
The truth is that spiritual war is raging around us, and about us. This battle is for our devotion, for our worship. The truth is that even atheists worship something, and our worship belongs to God, who alone is good and worthy to receive it. But that worship is coveted by Satan, and he will do whatever lying wonder it takes to steal our worship, service and obedience.

So how can we know who we serve? How can we know if we're on the right path? Considering the pervasiveness of deception, it's natural for everyone to assume that they are on the right path, but how can we know the truth?

Well, the first step in discerning the truth of this day is to know our enemy. That enemy is an unholy trinity of the devil, the world system and our own flesh. Within us all is a conscience, be it active or dormant. It is a part of our inheritance. It is the knowledge of good and evil. Deep down, we all know when we do evil. but we can be very quick to rationalize evil, because our flesh and our spirit are at war with each other. That's lesson number 1: there is an enemy within as well as without ourselves. And as far as determining who we are serving, remember this, Christ was very explicit when he said "You cannot serve both God and money". And though it's tempting for people in the lower-middle class (like 20-something up-and-comers climbing on the lower rungs of this wicked corporate ladder) to rationalize their materialism by claiming to be poor, I would remind you of that warning, and to make sure you know whom you serve. Be very careful not to think yourself exempt from greed. For it doesn't take much money to make money into your god.

By the world's standards, Americans are, in fact, very wealthy. If you consider that more than 1.5 billion people around the world are barely surviving on one dollar ($1.00) per day income, and you compare that to the American minimum wage, you can begin to see a discrepancy. The reason that our minimum wage isn't a "living wage" is because we are not a society that uses money solely for the utilitarian purposes of meeting the needs of food, clothing, shelter, and other such staples.

American poverty deals with the weighty issues of our rapidly devaluing currency, childcare, heathcare, insurance etc. But those are standards set to any who would like to live in the lowest rungs of modern capitolist society. Those are costs to be a part of the system.

We meet the basics human needs in our society, sure, but we are a civilization run by the feeding of our desires, our wants. Wants tend to be expensive. Entertainment, comforts, pleasures be they guilty or innocent…these are the forces that drive our society, from the highest rungs of the social ladder, to the lowest. It's just the way of the world as we Americans know it. As Zach De La Rocha sang, "there is no other pill to take, so we take the one that makes us ill". We grow fat on the delicious flesh-satisfying food that is set before us.

But there is another way that we can live our lives. A way that is outside the offerings of this world. This way is the path of repentance, the way of love. It is a path that leads to true life. Christ spoke often of this path, and how we must take it, and stand apart from the world that we are in the midst of. In John 17:14 he prayed, "(Father) I have given them your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that you should take them out of the world, but that you should keep them from evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through your truth; your word is truth. As you have sent me into the world, so do I send them into the world."

So what does it mean to be "of" the world?
In Luke 12:16-21, Christ describes a "rich man" who most would consider practical, but he used to demonstrate the foolishness of worldliness. "Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.”’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’ “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” The moral of the parable was to always remember our dependence on God, and to refrain from planning for an undetermined future. Because God took the life of the rich man as soon as his new barn was built and stocked. And in death the man received a curse. So according to Christ, having wealth enough to retire on is having wealth enough to be vulnerable to the worship money.

Why would that be? I believe it has a lot to do with God's curse on Adam when he left the garden. God said that the ground would be cursed, would produce thorns plentifully, and fruit grudgingly. God said that man was cursed to work that ground by the sweat of his brow all the days of his life (which meant over 900 years of manual labor for Adam alone).

The civilized world, by it's nature, circumvents that curse which God gave to fallen men. In another post I will detail the origin of and meaning behind civilization, how much our daily dependence on God allows us to seek and to see God, and how much our dependence on the world system blinds us from our need of God. For now just see that biblical wealth does not have the same meaning as society's concept of wealth.

Of course, I'm not saying that everyone who retires, or even everyone who has money is damned… But I am saying that the love of this life with it's pleasures and comforts is sinful, is blinding, is a dangerous way to live in this present spiritual war zone. I am reminding you that Christ told us that the love of money is the root of all evil. And there is no society in the world as lovestruck with money as America is. That is a fact. So be careful, because the fires of hell are burning in the soul of this beast we are so proud to be a part of. And even though religious Republicans think that they have outsmarted the devil (also known as the prince of this world) by maneuvering their way into political power, they have not come to power by their faithful worship of God, but have ascended through compromise and conformity to worldliness.

I believe that much of the church (at least in the western world) has become like salt that has lost it's saltiness. It has been weighed down and drained of glory by it's rituals, traditions and the maintenance of it's placement in the power structure of the world. The temptation for power, for riches, for worldly renown has seduced the official church bit by bit, until it has become an institution filled with people that can claim to follow Christ and his teachings, while at the same time openly support an entirely unjustified war that is saturated in sadism and greed. They can turn a blind eye to genocide, profiteering, and even global warming. I know several "christians" who would go so far as to heatedly argue that global warming is a lie.

The congregations of this institutional church have created massive campaigns of bigotry and prejudice, these congregations can scream and point fingers and condemn their neighbors without worrying about the sinfulness of their own lives...and that doesn't weigh on their conscience. They are blind, yet claim that they can see. They can not distinguish between good and evil, because they refuse to address the evil within their own hearts. This is the reality existing in most of the modern church. Anyone can bear witness to it. But those still trapped within the borders of this pale and ugly imitation of the bride of Christ are blinded to their misguidance. They have not been transformed by the renewing of their minds, but instead have conformed to the patterns of this world. They still say that the emperor is clothed in Christ. And so it is as Jesus warned, that they are as salt that has lost it's saltiness.

False shepherds and prophets are everywhere. It is time for believers to turn from the pulpits that inspire fear and hatred. Seek the Lord while he may be found, and seek him through the scriptures. For if a calloused and hateful soul is the fruit produced by being fed at your local church, perhaps you should consider that you are being fed poison.

Choose love, forgiveness, mercy and hope over any spoon fed religious sounding doctrine of hatred, fear or greed. Beware of the deceptiveness of our adversary, for we know the devil disguises himself as an angel of light. Don't let holy-sounding words alone sway you. The proof is always in the pudding. Truth is in acting out what these scriptures instruct us to do. Faith without works is dead.

2007-01-23T02:23:00.000-05:00

noisy nights divide the days
what would be fulfilling?
got off track to set the pace
running now on empty.
Join the neverending race,
lost in search of meaning.
easily distractible,
what are you forgetting?
Temporary sacrifice.
try to make a living.
Die a little every day
Who are you becoming?

Taking a Closer Look, or "2+2=5"

2006-11-17T14:09:00.000-05:00

Was it Christian of the church to call for blood in the aftermath of 9-11? no. Was it Christian, or even responsible for our "Born-again" president to jump right into a war after 9-11? Again, no. Why, then did they choose their reactions? How could so many have been fooled into thinking that the church was truly following the cause of Christ when it supported "Operation Infinite Justice" and when it continues to support the war on terror? And More importantly, judging by his actions on that day, and his manipulation of the events ever since: was the president acting like a man with nothing to hide?

It is through our reactions in life that the most revealing traits of our character show through. Sometimes to our advantage, but mostly to our shame. And of course, when and if we are faced with our shortcomings we then face the choice to either take a lesson from the experience, and grow from it, or we can ignore that a fault exists, and continue to focus on maintaining surface appearances.

Considering the far-reaching effects of September 11th, and considering that history already shows us that the Bush administration has used the event in much the same way that Adolf Hitler used the Reichstagg fire; to consolidate power under one branch of government, and to fuel a series of preemptive wars...it is of utmost importance that we critically analyze all aspects of that horrific day, if we are to know what really happened.

While all Americans have the burning towers in New York, and smoldering wreckage at the pentagon forever engraved in their minds, we also have other recorded perspectives from that day at our disposal. We all remember seeing the smoking holes in the tops of the towers, and seeing the second plane slam into it's target sending out a huge fireball. But how many of us know of numerous secondary explosions in the basement and lower floors of the towers during that period of chaos? Certainly many eyewitnesses knew, and they were quick to report them, but those eyewitness accounts have been subtly swept under the rug, and our attention has been deliberately rested high up on those buildings, away from further questions.

It is in studying the other perspectives of that day, and the aftermath that we can piece together a more defined outlook of events. There is no denying the trauma and terrible loss that our nation suffered that day. There is nothing enjoyable in rewitnessing the horror from an analytical perspective. I beleived that Bush was the Antichrist for a full eight months before I allowed myself to even consider the possibility that he had a guilty hand in the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Why? because 9-11 was just so big. As it turns out, it was the Big Lie.

But first things first, let's look at what the major players were doing in the midst of our national emergency. It was in Michael Moore's 2004, "dont vote Bush" film Farenheight 9-11, that I first saw the videotaped reaction of George W Bush when he first heard the news that our nation was under attack. He was sitting in a Florida classroom; cool, silent, and waiting. It was chilling, to say the least. At our moment of greatest need for action and leadership, George W Bush was sitting in a classroom, thinking his thoughts. We were all shocked that day, to be sure. But for George Bush to just sit quietly like that is really bizarre...and certainly not the image I think of when I imagine a president who would keep our country safe (as the republican party so lovingly portrayed him). For all the courageous rhetoric that Bush has used since that day, it is baffling that he has never been held accountable for, or even seriously questioned about his actual response on 9-11.

Back in Washington DC, and back in time we find ourselves in a pentagon meeting, 8AM; where Donald Rumsfeld becomes more than Secretary of Defense...he becomes a prophet with these words, "...sometime in the next two, four, six, eight, ten, twelve months there will be an event that will occur in the world that will be sufficiently shocking that it will remind people again how important it is to have a strong healthy Defense Department that contributes to—that underpins peace and stability in our world.”

His prophetic sentiments eerily mirror the wishlist of Neocon think tank, "The Project For a New American Century" (which he is a member of) that introduced the term a new pearl harbor back in September of 2000. The first World Trade tower is struck less than an hour after that. But even more disturbing is the fact that Rumsfeld made another prediction, “Believe me, this isn’t over yet. There’s going to be another attack, and it could be us.” moments before the pentagon is struck!

There is also the matter of a 10-30 minute period that morning when Rumsfeld went missing in action, but of course that morning was packed with chaos, so maybe I shouldn't take the missing time to mean anything in and of itself... All of these examples could be excused if they were isolated instances. But there are numerous other examples of peculiar behavior on and around the day that changed America, and the world. (for instance, why did John Ashcroft stop flying in commercial airliners around July of 2001? Why did Condoleza Rice warn Willie Brown not to fly on 9/11? and why did the FBI confiscate video security footage from a hotel and gas station around the pentagon within fifteen minutes of the strike?)

The most condemning response to the attacks came from Dick Cheney, who himself issued the command for NORAD intercept jets to “stand down” before the pentagon was hit. The order to finally cover the skies was given around 10:00 am.

I could go on and on with these examples, but the fact is this; even though our official motto is “we will never forget”, a majority of Americans would prefer that day to rest in peace out of respect for the dead. And our media has been kind enough to accomidate that sentiment, banning images and video clips from further airplay.

On the other hand, our government has seemed more than content in using September the eleventh as a hot-button issue, a scare-tactic, or the reason why the NSA would wire-tap citizen’s phones without warrents, or the US Military would be ordered to invade any sovereign nation pre-emptively. There is no doubt that our government would prefer that we never forget. But at the same time they would also rather we not get bogged down with too many gruesome details…one might suppose also out of respect for the dead.

The Bush administration waited 411 days to form an official “investigation” of the attacks. Our armed forces had been in Afghanistan more than a year by that time...When the commission was formed, it was underfunded and bogged down with red tape, leaving many questions unaddressed or unanswered . (the 9/11 commission, for instance, offered absolutely no explanation for why Building number 7 collapsed). It is also interesting to note that although George Bush and Dick Cheney did finally agree to meet with the commission they refused to officially testify, they met only under the condition that they would both remain in the same room and be interviewed at the same time, and they did not allow a recorded transcript of their meeting to be made.

So far in this analysis, we are faced with a media blackout, and what appears at a glance to be a government coverup. September eleventh is not the yet-unsolved murder of 2998 innocents any more, it has evolved into something much greater than that. It is the fuse which started a never-ending war much like the one described in George Orwell’s 1984. The war abroad to maintain the government’s iron grip of control at home. And if you are familiar with 1984, you might be familiar with “2+2=5” The reason behind that statement is a demonstration of the government’s authority in the minds of it’s citizens. If Big Brother says 2+2=5, the masses will believe that 2+2=5. Truth is defined by those in power, and accepted by it’s fearful subjects. On 9/11 we have a demonstation of that exact equation by the number of planes hyjacked adding up to the number of destructive events. Four planes went up, it should mean that four planes came down, and four events took place. But in fact four planes did go up, but five events took place. The two towers were hit (2) the pentagon was struck (+1) a plane went down in Shanksville Pennsylvania (+1) and at 5:25pm, World Trade Center building number 7 imploded on itself in about 6 seconds (+1). In this recorded series of events the public is faced with the mostly unquestioned equation of 2+2=5.

I would like to point out that there are thousands upon thousands of people all around the world who have drawn that untrue equation into question, people who have “awakened” from an apathetic slumber (or the American dream) and have taken the matter of investigation into their own hands…but even still, regardless of what is at stake, most Americans are simply not willing to accept the idea that our government had a hand in the 911 attacks. Why? Again, because it was such a massive and horrifying act of unquestionable evil. Hollywood and other sources of propaganda have portrayed America as the heros in a neverending struggle against evil men like Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein. We beat the nazis, we won the cold war, we fight the bad guys, and we are a Christian Nation (God Bless America!). Examining the mountain of evidence that condemns the rotten history of our CIA, or the unconstitutional, ruthless philosophies and methods of our current Neocon government (especially in regards to 9-11) is the path of greatest resistance. Because that path resists all that we have been raised to believe about ourselves.

In the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods. It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously. Even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt and waver and will continue to think that there may be some other explanation. For the grossly impudent lie always leaves traces behind it, even after it has been nailed down, a fact which is known to all expert liars in this world and to all who conspire together in the art of lying. These people know only too well how to use falsehood for the basest purposes.

~Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf

The Big Lie in this case is not merely that 19 Hijackers with boxcutters were solely responsible for the events of 9-11, but more-so that George W Bush is the rough-and-tumble cowboy savior of the western world. The Big Lie is that Bush is a leader brave enough to face an enemy that would stop at nothing to destroy us, regardless of the cost. Because the fact remains that George W Bush and Tony Blair have done more to destroy the foundations of western freedom than any outside enemy ever could.

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are not about liberation, they are about domination. The enemy of the people is not foreign, it is undoubtably domestic. And George W Bush is not a Christian soldier, he is not a savior of life. He is a remorseless, cold-blooded killer. A false savior. an Antichrist.

The Father of Lies

2006-10-17T09:38:00.000-04:00

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn't exist."
-the Usual Suspects

"The Devil" is one of the most controversial and fascinating subjects of Biblical lore. Some people believe not only that he does exist but that he also has red skin, horns and a pointed tail. While another group would say that he appears as an angel of light to trick us into veering from that narrow road of righteousness. There are still others who believe that the devil is a figment of the irresponsible human imagination; they consider it foolishness to say, "The Devil made me do it", no matter what the circumstance is. These skeptics laugh at demon worship, and enjoy movies such as The Omen, The Evil Dead, or The Exorcist.

There is no doubt that we have sin within our own flesh, I agree that it's a cop-out to blame the devil for personal failure But it is dangerous to ignore his existance altogether. The devil is in fact the head of an unholy trinity of sin, which consists of the devil, the world and the flesh.

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.

He is known as the accuser of the bretheren. He is also the "father of lies". The Devil is the enemy of God: a being driven mad by his upcoming judgement. He is the ultimate living expression of deception, damnation, temptation, illusion and rebellion. But he wasn't always an enemy. And in order to understand who he is now, it is needful for us to examine his previous state of being.

when God created the angel Lucifer, He was beautiful and brilliant: "the morning star", adorned in precious stones! He had great freedom to come and go as he pleased. He was apparently given great authority, he was brought into creation at the very peak of his perfection. There was no room for improvement or maturity in this creature.
This is how Ezekial describes him:

Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God every precious stone was thy covering...Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub

In all of creation there was only One more beautiful, more brilliant, more perfect that this creature, and that One is the King of All. Imagine that! What would it be like in that position?

imagine being born fully matured, truly perfect, "sealing up the sum" of creation, adorned with jewels, having the universe laid out at your feet, as you stand on the mountain of God himself. Imagine light radiating from your very body, as you wander through creation, dancing among planets, comets and suns. Imagine that your job is to conceal the glory of God. To cover up God's Holiness. Your job is to be a filter over the only perfection that is greater than yours. A perfection so pure that it cannot be directly seen. Imagine serving this creator in a universe without sin, a universe that has been weighed in the balance, and leveled out perfectly. All is well in all creation...

Now imagine your gaze drifting to the throne of your creator. Imagine your mind as it wanders from the known and set routine of your heavenly duties to a whole new line of exotic thinking. Imagine yourself begin to dream of doing the one thing that is forbidden of you to do. Quietly dreaming of being not even equal to, but actually better than your master: dreaming about taking the very throne of God. There is no one you can talk these thoughts through with, because you have no peers, only the lesser angels beneath you, and the object of your forbidden fantasies above. Alone in your tortured state.

These were harmless thoughts and at first, perhaps, but as Lucifer's mind continued to dwell, the power and pull of the dream grew stronger. Think about the silent struggle that took place in the mind of Lucifer: between his innate sense of obedience, and this brand new hunger. You can almost see him make his decision, see his eyes fill up with the first ever glint of that all consuming fire which we call greed...

What happened after that decision was made? What happened when Lucifer tried to take the judgement seat, the throne of the Father? Jesus told his followers plainly, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven". The prophet Isaiah also witnessed the judgement of Lucifer, and spoke forth this message for our edification:

How you have fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,
on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High." But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit

There is talk of death, yet Lucifer still lives. What's going on here? Just which "death" is the prophet Isaiah referring to? Is he describing the devil being bound up and caste in to the lake of fire, as he soon shall be? Did Isaiah see a picture of the "second death" which is reserved for the devil, the beast and the false prophet, as well as all the unrepentent? I'm not sure. Perhaps he saw a type of that final judgement, but I think Isaiah was shown the death of the sin which is separation from God. Just as Adam didn't literally die the day he ate of the forbidden fruit, but was cursed and no longer allowed to walk with God after his sin, so was Lucifer cursed when sin entered into him. All of sin is basically a blindness to the wonderful enriching nature of God's will. The narrow road that leads to life is one which is taken by the will of God. But lost to the truth, and in our sinful state, we think we know how to best spend our lives. By staying self-centered and stubborn in our ways, we are enslaved to sin, and we can never reach the fullness of our potential. It is when the dead look back upon their lives and see what they missed by refusing to do the will of God, it is then that they begin to weep and gnash their teeth. There are no exceptions to this truth. By doing whatever we want to do, making decisions based on our very limited perspective of the greater reality; by not trusting in or waiting on the Lord...we sin. And as we know, the wages of sin is death!

However, angels are beings of pure spirit, and are not imprisoned in flesh, so death does not affect them because they were not created out of clay as Adam was. There is no angelic grave, but there is imprisonment. It is the earth itself which holds the devil and his angels until the day of the Lord. In Genesis, God numbers the days of man to no more than 120 years. However Lucifer, the fallen one, lives on earth right now awaiting his judgement. Think about that, Satan has been on earth for thousands of years, since being cursed at Eden. The lake of fire which awaits the wicked on judgement day was reserved for Satan and his angels, according to the Christ. So what gives? Why are angels granted lifespans which glide through millenia with no problem? For instance, the angel Gabriel helped interpret Daniel's vision in Babylon, yet hundreds of years later who should deliver the news of John the Baptist's birth but the angel Gabriel? Just how long do these angels live, anyway? Do they just pop in and out of existance as needed? as spirit beings are they created once to live forever?

There are many paintings that depict angels as being infants with wings: so cute and adorable and holy and precious, yet that image could not conflict more with the scriptures. Not once in scripture is an angel described as being a child. They are described as either appearing like men, or like creatures with human and animal parts, covered by many sets of wings and many many eyes!! Children are simply underdeveloped adults. They represent the spring bud of human life, and their innocence and potential is strictly a human feature.

The point is this: neither Lucifer nor the other fallen angels have that redemptive trait which humanity has been given. They cannot learn from their mistakes. They cannot repent. Which is one reason why they hate humanity so very much. They do not die, as human's do, but they also cannot be redeemed as we can, under the blood of Christ. Why is that? Because they knew better. Lucifer at least personally met, saw and interacted with God. He was brought into existance at the peak of his perfection. Therefore, he had no room to grow or mature. We human beings don't know how to appreciate the miraculous nature of our personal path of growth, redemption and maturity. We don't know what a precious gift we have been given in the random state of being called mortal life. Angels simply cannot "grow up". They do not evolve on a personal level, they exist solely to serve their designed purpose under heaven. But Lucifer and his angels have fallen from grace, they have abandoned their posts, and even now await the final verdict of their judgement. I suggest you Read Revelation 12 to get a better idea of what sort of enemy we are up against. All humanity is hated by Lucifer and his angels for several reasons:

we have room for improvement
we have been blessed with the chance for redemption
God created us in his own image

So in closing, be careful, be watchful and be vigilant. Because the devil does exist, and if you let him he will devour you. But he has been defeated by the blood of Christ. And even now is being ushered into the arena to receive his judgement.

Revelation 12:12

Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.

Hugo Chavez vs. El Diablo!

2006-09-22T15:33:00.003-04:00

On the morning of September 20^th, Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela, stood before the Assembled United Nations in New York and delivered a powerful and moving speech. His message was bold in truth, impacting…powerful and was very well received (as shown through a thunderous round of applause by UN members upon it’s conclusion).

In this speech Chavez refers to Bush as “El Diablo”, several times and denounces the imperial agenda of the American war-machine. He draws to question Bush’s idea of “extremists”, for our president seems to see them everywhere. He commented on the way that Bush addressed the nation the day before as though he owned the world…Chavez acted with a courage that may not be allowed in the near future. He spoke with a freedom that is being actively reduced. He warned the UN, and indeed the world of the horrors which are to come, if we do not take a stand against the responsible parties.

Chavez’s address has quickly been twisted by the televised media as though it were a shameless and embarrassing move on the part of the Venezuelan president. They decry the tasteless nature of Chavez’s accusations, spouting on about how it’s inappropriate for anyone in his position to say these things about George Bush while in America. They equate this speech to a rude guest insulting his host at a house party. It is a nice picture, I must say, very dismissive and cutting, but the media is ignoring greater truths (just as it ignores the mountain of evidence concerning what really happened on 9-11-01)

Chavez was addressing the United Nations, whose headquarters just so happens to be located in New York city. He was not making cheap shots on a personal level, but exercising his right to speak freely and candidly, warning the assembled of what he sees a very serious threat. He may become a target of the American military as an indirect result of his words. He knows what the US Armed forces are willing to do, because the US military was involved in an attempted coup against Chavez in April of 2002. Of course that's been mostly covered up...leaving just enough evidence to condemn them in the minds of patriotic citizens who investigate independently and act as watchdogs on our crooked government.

Let us see beyond the spin of our media, and remember that America is also not our president’s house, or personal property! This nation is not some sort of safety zone which protects our president from any scrutiny. A president stands or falls by the foundation of his actions. We do not pretend that Bush is infallible here in America, why? Because we do not live in a dictatorship…yet. The American democracy is hinged on accountability, and Mr. Bush has almost six years of lies, murder, and the service of greed and corporate interests to answer for. Bush hides behind his mask of rhetoric, and has used fear to promote a truly sinister agenda. We have a very clear and ugly scope of perspective now, more than five years after 9-11, We see what has been done with what we have given our government.

The USA Patriot act was passed in the fall of ‘01, compromising the privacy of the American public…what does the Bush camp do next? It wire-taps millions of American phones without a warrant. Our military forces invade the sovereign nation of Afghanistan as a part of the global war on terror…a war that is supposedly not against nations, but extremists and terrorist groups all throughout the world….We invade with the promise of vengeance, and the capture of Osama Bin Laden. We engage in one preemptive war, because of all that we had been promised. Promises which are yet to be fulfilled and a year and a half later what does the Bush camp do? It sends our military into yet another nation, swaying public opinion through a campaign of fear, and lies. They also manipulated the hearts of Americans by stoutly decrying Saddam Hussein for torturing Iraqis...but that's another subject entirely.

Whenever we give an inch, they steal a mile. That is why we must stand up in resistance to the rhetoric and doublespeak we are bombarded with. We must make it known that we are not the fools they make us out to be. This is a very serious state of affairs.

So for the media to equate our nation with the personal residence of president Bush is for the media to act as if we were under a monarchy or in a dictatorship.

Bush may ignore the polls, ignore the direction that the people of this nation would like to head. He may use and abuse his executive privileges as much as he thinks he can get away with, he may rudely interrupt anyone he wants to at any time with a harsh and childish "Can I finish?". He may sit tight on the worlds largest nuclear stockpile, he may be surrounded by layers of planning and protection, thinking himself untouchable and already a king... but he simply cannot create unquestioning and unwavering support for his policies. And though the media would like to think that he can…while they would like to think that our nation is the personal property or “house” of George W Bush…it simply isn’t the case. And while they would also like to think that Chavez is nothing more than a certifiably insane conspiracy theorist or religious nut…the truth is that he is the democratically elected leader of the sovereign nation of Venezuela.

Reality stands in protest to spin, and the rock of truth will crush any structure of lies that now stands in the world. For the angel of the Lord did proclaim upon the sounding of the seventh trumpet in Revelation 11; “The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Messiah, and he will reign forever and ever”.

That time will come…the battle of the end is upon us, and it’s fury will intensify as the heat of a raging fire; yet the victory of this struggle is assured to Christ, and all who call upon him in their time of trouble. Hallelujah! Stand in love and you shall see the truth, and that truth will set you free from fear, deception, and all the trappings of sin.

“Let love be genuine, hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good”

search your heart to find the motive that Chavez had to say what he did. I have searched mine, and found his motives to be based on love.

Unholy Spirit

2006-06-14T15:04:00.003-04:00

Out in the wilderness, 2000+ years ago, under a sun which shines like inferno, we see two figures. First, there is Jesus of Nazareth; lips blistered, eyes sunk, looking as though he should drop from malnutrition after 40 days of fasting. Yet he stands tall, and does not waver as he speaks with the other. Who is the other? the Devil, of course, transforming master of temptation. He can be a dragon, a serpent, a shadow or a radiant angel. We see the angel now, looking amazingly healthy compared to the Christ. Jesus has spent the past forty days out here in the desert, in preparation for his upcoming ministry, and now he is being tested to the limit of his endurance. For while he is the Son of God, he is also a creature housed in flesh, and the flesh does have it's limits. That is the point of another post, but basically, in this desert scene we find Christ doing battle with, and triumphing over, all three aspects of the unholy trinity: the devil, the world, and the flesh. But rather than retell the whole story of Christ's temptations, I would like to bring up one particular moment:

And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

While the extent of Satan's authority in this world sinks in, I'd like to draw your attention to John 16, where Christ makes two promises:

In the world ye shall have tribulation:
but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world

He also told the Roman Governor who sentenced him to crucifixion plainly that his kingdom is not of this world. Knowing that, campaigns such as the 700 club "Operation Prayer Shield" are to be brought into question. The idea of uniting church and state under the rule of this current state is foolish, yet that is exactly what's happening. Faith-based charities are getting federal funding, Our president's language is filled with religious words when he discusses "souls" and "evildoers". President Bush is, for all intents and purposes, the figurehead of the religious right, because he has confessed to being "born again" and he constantly peppers his speeches with his "Christianese". Yet president Bush is also a self-confessed spokesman for the upper class, the wealthiest 1% of America...so which master is he serving, exactly? God, or Money?

The answer is obvious: it's in the bank. Bush's allegiance is to the world, and thusly to the devil, no matter what he says.

So what exactly is this enemy we face, this false promise, this world system? According to Wikipedia, the word "World" evolved from two Olde English terms, "were" meaning man (as in werewolf), and "eld" meaning age. So it literally means the age of man. The empires in history are the boldest manifestation of the "spirit of the world". Mankind has lived throughout the ages in a tug-of-war between God and the devil. 1 Corinthians 2:12 says "We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us."

It astounds me that even though justice, mercy, love and truth are all forces that serve God, the world has been under the sway and influence of the devil. He is allowed only to impersonate God's goodness, never to duplicate it, so if any of us spent time really thinking about all that calls itself good, the liars would soon become very obvious to us. Unfortunately, people don't seem to want to think, or question, or stop and reassess. Instead, while we think that we are taking the path of least resistance, people throughout history support tyrant after tyrant which cause us to envy, hate, and make war on one another.

The unchanging truth is simple. Our only hope for peace is in learning to love one another. But most people seem to prefer patriotism over peace; selfish lies to the difficult truth, and the approval of our neighbors to the approval of God. Which is a great sign of the devil's astounding authority in the world. In Revelation 13, there is a prophecy of a final world empire, and it's ruler. When the empire first arises from the sea, Rev 13:2 says this:

The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.

This empire is then described in full, and when the third beast, from the earth appears, it is said that he "exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf". This ties in the dragon, beast of the earth and the beast of the sea represent an "unholy trinity", which is represented by the dragon as the opposite of God the father, the Beast of the sea representing the unholy spirit, and the beast of the earth representing the Antichrist. This is a concept not taught by most end-times teachers, but it has support in the scriptures. I write more in depth on that subject in this post.

It is important to remember that the "spirit of the world" is not limited to politics and empires. It has many faces, many manifestations. The Unholy spirit is, in essence, The System. It includes, but is not limited to: religion, commerce, politics, and entertainment (although God has double agents in all of these areas). In Bible-speak world represents the various networks of humanity which set themselves up as independent from God. As technology increases, so, naturally does a sense of assurance arise in mankind. We work together to defeat the elements and gain a hope in our accomplishments.Time and time again, God has wanted man to believe that God is good, and will provide for our needs, if we would only subject ourselves to his authority, and strive to communicate with him through prayer. God loves it when we give Him the opportunity to bless us (although I'm not saying that following him is free from trouble or trial...it isn't). Jesus taught by example, that God provides everything a sparrow needs to survive, and reminded us how much more valuable we are to God, and how much more ready he is to provide for us. But with the ease and convenience of modern society, people are kept from seeking God for guidance and provision. Many American families thank God routinely at the dinner table, but for meals that came by shopping and not by miraculous provision. Just flip on the Television and you will be bombarded with all the latest ways that corporations are working to make your life easier, more ego-centric, and generally more self indulgent.

Humanity, in this cocoon of fast-food drive-thrus, medicine and creature comforts, has become numb not only to God's provision, but also to the curse that was given to Adam for his sin. Here in our cubicles our brows don't sweat, we do not have reason to seek salvation if we don't sense a need for it. So be aware: to be comfortable and satisfied with the status quo is to be blind to the deeper hope, possibility, and greater promise of the kingdom of God. We are warned in the letters of the New Testament that "friendship with the world is enmity with God", and to "Be in the world, but not of it". So it's accurate to call the world "unholy spirit" For to be holy is to be set apart from, and therefore to be unholy is to be a part of. So which master do you serve? This message is not meant to be a condemnation, but rather a warning to avoid complacency at any cost. Now that you have heard the truth, you (if you have ears to hear it) know the truth, and as you know the truth, it shall set you free. Being free, you are then commissioned to spreading the message of truth. Jesus, in prayer, said this of his followers, John 17:14-20

I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified. My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message...

On September 11th 1990, George H.W. Bush prophesied the coming of a New World Order, which is even now being ushered into place. If you have a dollar bill, look on it's back and you will find symbology pointing to the NWO. On the left portion of your bill is the Illuminati pyramid of power, topped off by a floating capstone which contains the all-seeing eye of enlightenment. This is the diagram of current global control, represented by groups such as the Bilderbergers, the Trilateral Commission, the Council on Foreign Relations. The pattern and spirit can also be found in secret societies such as Skull and Bones, and the highest degrees of Freemasonry. The symbol of the pyramid is a blueprint of the corrupt power-structure pattern which has been used over and over again in operations which further the New World Order agenda. It is the consolidation of power. Always there is a base of ignorance and slavery, people who are pacified by simple indulgence and selfish inaction, who are then topped by people of greater authority and understanding in a pattern which rises all the way up to a capstone of rulership.

As Jesus saw and heard in the wilderness during his temptations, the Devil is and has been in control of all the kingdoms of this world, from Babel to America. He is the golden capstone which has topped the pyramid of worldly power from the beginning of history, ruling from behind the scenes. he tempts and guides the corrupted leaders of men, and he enslaves the common people in their sins. He influences the hearts of the wicked and the weak (which we all are), and he has vowed to destroy the righteous.

But do not be discouraged by this darkness, but be comforted by the spirit of truth which the Father in heaven give to all who seek it.

2006-05-26T04:36:00.000-04:00

The shadows acting out a drama
always playing for it's captive audience.
Chained in place, their faces straight ahead
They never see or think to seek the truth.

A solitary soul has broken free
the chains are thrown aside as he ascends
and seeks the truth and what is there beyond

To reach the mouth of this, the prison cave.
And hide his eyes from such a brillant sun
the life and world outside his own experience
his eyes adjust his soul is open wide

stumbling around the outer world
feeling drunk with overstimulation
How could this have been here all along?
How could there be so much beyond the prison

running back to warn his captive brothers
back into the darkness of the cave
loosing sight of day for just a moment
long enough to get the word across...

And in the cave, return to prison.
who would find acceptance there?
Our hero comes to find the crowd afraid
wrapped up in their chains and terrified of change
He runs into the scene excited
telling of another better way of living
they see him as a raving madman
they mark as lies what they will not confirm:
that something better rests beyond what they have known
They do not want to know it at all
they want to close themselves off
how can they accept something so big, and scary, unbecoming?
gone against the grain, our hero fought a battle of perception
this is how he won his exile.

The Plight of the Poorest

2006-03-28T18:29:00.002-05:00

Let's take a look away from the big generalized problems of the Reich-ening of our nation for a moment...and on the corner of a city street. Fix a glance at the face of hunger, the humanity of poverty right here in America.

TheHomelessGuy Blog

Kevin Barbieux has been blogging for two + years and gives a much needed personal glimpse at the living problem no one wants to know.
he shared this wonderfully simple approach to bridging the gap of class separation...

So, you ask yourself, "Self, what can I do? How can I help homeless people, even though I don't have much?"

Well, there IS something you can do. There are many things that homeless people usually do without, which sometimes seem insignificant, that homeless would be very happy to receive.

This is a project you can do rather inexpensively - and you can make this a project to do with friends, or your Church group, and share the expense - and you can include people of all age groups.

Get some paper lunch bags and fill them with little goodies. This is just a list of things I can think of, that everyone on the streets would need and appreciate. You might have your own good ideas too. -- "travel size" tooth paste and tooth brush and deodorant. A pair of new or clean socks (it's hard to keep feet healthy on the street) nail clippers, a comb, a bar of soap, gloves when it's cold out, a disposable razor, etc. Then add something special, like little Halloween size candies, a personal note that says "I care". You could even decorate the bags with drawings of happy faces and hearts - yeah, even mean ol' grumpy homeless guys like that kind of stuff - even if they don't admit it.

Once you have your care packages together, take them to where homeless people hang out - wherever it's safe for you too. If you aren't a proper adult, bring along proper adult supervision. And personally hand out the packages. Just try to plan to have enough for each homeless person.

Now it does happen sometimes, when you do this, that a street person will then ask you for something you don't have, or you are uncomfortable with giving. Just tell them that the packages are all you have right now, and that you're sorry you can't help more. Sometimes they will try to make you feel guilty so they can get more out of you. Be polite but firm. If you set, and hold to your limits, they will respect you for it. This is a great way of giving. I have received such packages myself - they've always been a blessing.
~Kevin Barbieux

Remember, Christ said, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God."

The stuffed-shirt, dirt-free, nose in the sky attitude of the modern church system is not without judgment. If the modern protestant institution put forth just a fraction of the effort sheltering the homeless as they have put into building newer, better, and more churches, we would have nowhere near as many homeless people in this nation to ignore.

Just as $40 billion would feed that 25% of the world impoverished and abandoned for a full year. The fruit of our priorities shows through for all to see. "Where your heart is, there your treasure will be". and of course, "The Love of Money is the root of all evil"

Christ shared this parable, to one of his many crowds:

"There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
"The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.'
"But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.'
"He answered, 'Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father's house, 28for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.'
"Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.'
" 'No, father Abraham,' he said, 'but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.'
"He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.' "

ASK and it shall be given you!!

2006-03-24T00:25:00.000-05:00

Publicity from Hollywood:

Charlie Sheen on CNN!!!

Big big news, spread the word, anyone that reads this whoever you are. This is a wildfire, fan it, people, FAN IT!!

Fight for the truth. It's never over 'til it's over. And as long as the sun rises, and the constitution is in effect, this war for our own freedom (the silent war, the infowar) is not lost!!Speak out!! It is your American duty!! As Teddy Roosevelt himself said in the Kansas City Star:

"The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole. Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame him when he does wrong as to praise him when he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both base and servile. To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else."

Concentration Camps?

2006-03-22T18:43:00.001-05:00

Bush's "New Program"

Prison Planet's "American Gulag" article

Declassified documents concerning Prison camps

Would like to share these links just in case there is validity to them. We are not to worry about the great and terrible day of the Lord. And we are not to wish for it, but we are to be alert, sober, aware and informed about what is going on. (Thanks for the links, Nari)

When Christ said "Do not worry" about the end times, he did NOT mean "Do not care" We are called to always be ready, always alert, always on guard and ready for the call of duty that would bring us into the spiritual battlefield. This is a war on two fronts, of the physical, and the spiritual.

And in other news, Charlie Sheen is speaking out about the 9-11 questions.

(credit for sharing this belongs to Mike "The Eye" Micayah)