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Blessed Assurance

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I confess that I am still reeling from the news of Grant Jeffrey’s passing. But at the same time, I have supreme confidence that Grant is much happier about his situation than any of us are.

Everybody — and every living thing — dies eventually. We were not created to die, but the sentence of death was passed on all living things when the first sin was committed by our first parents, Adam and Eve.

The Scriptures have much to say on the subject, but the subject is not exactly the sort of thing people like to dwell on, and consequently, we don’t.

For most people, death signifies the end of life, and God has built aversion to death into the genetic makeup of all living things as a kind of self-preservation mechanism for the survival of the species.

Walk through the woods, and if you see any small animals about, they are usually fleeing your presence. They don’t know your intentions, but they do fear death, so their default position is that you represent a threat to life and are to be avoided at all costs...more…

Warning Islamic Nations – Don’t Mess with Israel!

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We are presently at a time when we are constantly seeing Israel’s border enemies ever more emboldened to stir up strife and lash out against Israel.

As Israel sees it self ever alone in this big bad evil world DO NOT expect them to just idly sit by and watch their nation be wiped off the map of planet earth. With Iran ever breathing threats at Israel and Israel’s border enemies doing like wise the tentisons are high in the Middle East and in the world.

We as Bible believers know without a shadow of a doubt that Almighty God has GREAT things for Israel but until they believe they will find that they are all alone in Satan’s big bad Israel hating world (Zech. 12:2-3, 13:8-9, 14:2-3)!

WARNING O UNITED NATIONS! Don’t Mess with Israel!..more…

Book Review: ‘The Sacred Journey’ by Charles Foster

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This book is part of The Ancient Practices Series, published by Thomas Nelson and edited by Phyllis Tickle. The premise is that pilgrimage is essential to spiritual formation and Foster is seeking to provide answers to three questions:

1.How did anyone ever think that a journey, such as a journey made by a barn swallow, had any religious significance?
2.Was he right?
3.If he was, what should we do with the insight (p. xiii)?
The author attempts to support the view that pilgrims and nomads are superior to city people and civilization in numerous ways:

1.Pilgrimage is what is meant by when Jesus said, “Follow Me” (pp. 25, 212).
2.Distorting biblical concepts, such as claiming Abel was a tramp while Cain was the founder of civilization (p. 37, 42), and Sodom is what happens when man stops wandering (p. 56).
3.Terah, Abram and Lot were hippies (p. 57).
4.God is a camper and a hippie (pp. 49, 150).
5.Relics are important (pp. 111-113).
6.Mythological and ridiculous stories happened on the “sacred journeys” (pp. 163-164; 172-173).
7.Jesus was a vagrant tramp (p. xv).

Foster demonstrates that Christian pilgrimage is virtually identical to that of Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists (pp. 6, 18, 70-71, 99, 102, 104, 130-131, 148, 198, 200), and that the idea of reincarnation is superior to the Christian view of one life which ends in death and judgment (p. 161). ..more…

Discernment Detractors Calling Good Evil

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Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
—Isaiah 5:20

In the first book of Kings, God comes to Solomon in a dream and tells him he can ask for anything that he wants:

In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
—1 Kings 3:5

Solomon asks for discernment: He wants to be able to discern the difference between what is good and bad—between good and evil. He answers God:

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
—1 Kings 3:9

God is pleased with Solomon’s request, noting that he asked solely for discernment rather than selfish things for himself:

And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
—1 Kings 3:10-11..more…

Israel’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons

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Israel’s long known open secret is its formidable nuclear arsenal. Less is known about its chemical and biological weapons (CBW) capability. More on that below.

In 1986, Dimona nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu revealed documents showing what many long suspected. Israel had been secretly developing, producing and stockpiling nuclear weapons for years.

Experts called his information genuine. They revealed sophisticated technology able to amass a formidable nuclear arsenal. Today it’s more potent than ever.

In his 1991 book titled “The Samson Option: Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal and America Foreign Policy,” Seymour Hersh discussed its strategy to launch massive nuclear counterattacks in response to serious enough threats.

In his 1997 book titled “Open Secrets: Israeli Nuclear and Foreign Policies,” Israel Shahak said Israel won’t hesitate using nuclear or other weapons to advance its “hegemony over the entire Middle East.”...more…

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Paradise Lost

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Did you know there are hundreds of websites featuring jokes about the Garden of Eden? (”Why Eve?  Like Adam was going to buy his own fig leaves or ask for directions?”)  But the Garden was an unspeakable tragedy, not a joke.  And at a magnitude that hit me fully only this week.

The Garden was many years ago (5772 years ago, according to the Hebrew calendar)  and we’ve become cavalier about the whole shoddy affair.  It’s ancient history.   Sure, we’re all sinners, but we’re all better than average.  So we make jokes.  We’ve gotten flippant.  It’s not so bad.

A song I sang at Girl Scout camp makes the story almost cute:

Lord he thought he’d  make a man, took a little water, took a little sand
Put him in a garden fair, thought he’d be right happy there
round that tree old Satan slunk, at Miss Eve his eye he wunk
“Eve, these apples look mighty fine, just take one, the Lord won’t mind!”
so she took a pick and she took a pull, and soon she filled that fig leaf full.

Satan.  He’s such a rascal, isn’t he?..more…

The Need For a Super-President Of The EU

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Once again the European Union is in crisis and people are expecting it to collapse.

We believe the Union is at a major crossroad in its history. The choice of path will determine if the EU will succeed or fail to achieve its goal of being a supra-national empire (see our book, The European Union and the Supra-Religion: Setting the Stage for the Final Act?).

Rather than seeing the present financial crisis as a problem, many in the EU see it as an opportunity to achieve that goal. Prior to that achievement, the EU must deal with three barriers:..more…

Jerusalem Mayor Slams Divided City Solution

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An Israeli-Palestinian peace deal that divides Jerusalem would be “worse than no deal,” the city’s mayor says.

“There’s one threat [to Jerusalem]. That’s, God forbid, pressure from the world to divide the city,” Nir Barkat said Tuesday. “That’s the biggest threat. It will never work, it’s a bad deal, and it’s worse than no deal.”

He spoke at a lunch briefing in Washington organized by the Israel Project.

Mr. Barkat’s comments came three days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a letter urging Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to restart peace talks.

Mr. Abbas, who wants East Jerusalem to be the capital of a Palestinian state, has demanded that Mr. Netanyahu freeze construction there as a precondition for joining talks. The Israeli premier has refused...more…

Greece On Brink Of Collapse

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Europe’s financial crisis lurched into a perilous new phase as dire predictions emerged of a collapse in Greece’s economy, with a run on its banks bringing an inevitable end to its membership of the euro.

As leaders in Athens accepted the need for a new general election to end a national stalemate, the International Monetary Fund said Europe’s leaders should prepare for the possibility of a Greek departure from the single currency.

Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, warned she was “technically prepared for anything” and said the utmost effort must be made to ensure any Greek exit was orderly. The effect was likely to be “quite messy” with risks to growth, trade and financial markets. “It is something that would be extremely expensive and would pose great risks but it is part of options that we must technically consider,” she said...more…

Israel To Send Fighter Jets For Joint Exercises In The US

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In shadow of Iranian nuclear program, the two militaries will also hold massive air defense drill in Israel at end of summer; joint search and rescue operations conducted here Tuesday.

The Israel Air Force is soon to send fighter jets to take part in joint military exercises in the US,Channel 2 reported on Tuesday night. The IAF has not trained in the US for several years, the report said.

The exercises, to be held in the coming months, will strengthen the relationship between the IAF and the US Air Force as they practice carrying out joint operations, according to the report.

Israeli and US air defense forces, meanwhile, will together take part in a major drill later this summer in Israel to simulate a massive attack, the TV report added. The exercises will create a common language between the militaries that will enable them to assist one another in the event of an emergency. Thousands of US soldiers are expected to arrive in Israel for the drills, the report said...more…

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So Much For 2012

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I used to get emails all the time from New Agers and so-called Mayan ‘scholars’ castigating me as a ‘cultural bigot’ for not giving credence to extra-biblical ‘prophecies’ from sources like the Maya.

I hate being called a ‘cultural bigot’. Fer cryin’ out loud, I am a religious bigot — try and get your pejoratives right. I have nothing against Mayan culture– since it is largely extinct. (But it is worth remembering that they used to like to cut people’s hearts out and eat them as part of their religious services).

Culturally, at least according to the New Age, the Maya were brilliant. According to “experts” presented to the public by the mainstream media, the Maya had calculated the exact date of the end of the world with such precision that it had to be correct...more…

Heroes of Vanity

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No matter how noble, no matter how heroic, no matter how virtuous, no matter how selfless, no matter how passionate, no matter how courageous etc.. etc… When ANYONE leaves out the ETERNAL Creator from time’s hopeless dilemma and His ETERNAL absolutes of RIGHTEOUSNESS all is doomed and absolute vanity (Eccl. 12:13-14, Rev. 20:11-15)!

There are absolutely NO utopias here in this world and there will NEVER be, yet the world in its subjective GODLESS delusion seeks to achieve this la-la land fantasy with relativism, lawlessness, decadence, unrighteousness and Machiavellianism (Prov. 16:25, Rom. 1:18-32, Jude 1:10-13). This world seeks true peace through the labors of unrighteousness and lawlessness, but in the end all they will find is endless war, tyranny, violence and oppression (Isa. 48:22, 57:21)...more…

Starbucks: Going ‘Gay’ is Profitable!

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In response to objections over a public statement made earlier this year backing Washington’s same-sex marriage bill, the leadership of Starbucks Corporation assured its investors not to worry, for profits have never been better.

Starbucks President and CEO Howard Schultz fielded questions from shareholders over whether taking a stance on the controversial issue would dilute the company’s bottom line, particularly in nations where the company is expanding but homosexuality is widely considered immoral.

“I would say, candidly, since we made that decision, there has not been any dilution whatsoever in our business, and as you can see, shareholder value has increased significantly,” Schultz replied. “Performance in many ways should be one of the metrics to decide whether or not this decision in any way has been dilutive, and it hasn’t.” ..more…

‘Lost Tribe’ of Israel Returning Home

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After a five-year immigration halt, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has given permission to a community of Indian citizens who believe they are one of the “lost tribes” of Israel to move to the Jewish state.

“We had a major breakthrough, and thank God, the Aliya [immigration to Israel] is set to resume this summer, and we hope and pray to bring the first batch of 50 families, or about 250-300 Bnei Menashe immigrants, to Israel by the end of August,” said Michael Freund, chairman of Shavei Israel, which is behind the initiative.

Shavei, based in Jerusalem, hopes to bring to the Jewish state the remaining 7,000 Indian citizens who believe they are the Bnei Menashe, the descendants of Manasseh, one of biblical patriarch Joseph’s two sons and a grandson of Jacob...more…

Red, White and Moo… Red Heifers And White Buffalo

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It’s not easy being a sacred cow.

NPR reports on the recent death of a sacred animal in Native American tradition:

There’s now a $45,000 reward for information leading to those responsible for the death of a white buffalo, “considered sacred by its Lakota Sioux owner,” and its mother near Greenville, Texas, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Crime Time blog.
In the Jewish tradition, the “red heifer” also has a special status. JTA readers learned about this in 1997, when the Melody the cow was born in Israel:

While most Israelis regard Melody as no more than a curiosity, some in the Orthodox community believe that the birth of a red heifer — after two millennia — signals the coming of messianic times.

The biblical red heifer was used in purification rites through the Second Temple period.

To enable Jews to approach the holy site, the high priest slaughtered a 3-year- old red heifer, burned it and then mixed its ashes with water. The water was then sprinkled on those seeking ritual purity...more…