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Basic Christian: Full Content 2000 - 2011 PDF Version
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2 Statement of Faith
15 What is a Christian?
16 How do I become a Christian?
19 I am a Christian now what do I do?
27 The Resurrection of Jesus and why it is important to humanity
31 Biblical Proof that Jesus is God
48 Why does the Christian Church Worship on Sundays?
53 Studying the Four Gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
64 Common Number Use and Meaning in the Bible
79 Easter 10 Day Timeline Devotion - Jesus Walk 2011
176 The Christian Walk Illustrated in The 7 Miracles of Jesus in the Gospel of John
185 The 7 Church Letters of Revelation from Jesus Christ
205 The Royal Priesthood: The High Calling of each Christian
221 Basic Christian: Theology (132 Topics, Adoption - Yahweh)
375 Areas and Doctrines where we can all Agree to Agree!
523 Testing to determine a true prophet - teacher of God or a false prophet of man
525 Did Jesus have a wife and child? Of course Not!
585 Christianity and Mormonism (LDS) are very different
785 Muslim (Islam) and Mormonism (LDS) are very similar
785 Bible Study Resources and Information
807 Creation vs. Evolution
829 Truth vs. Deception
1217 Mark of the Beast 666
1228 End Times Preview - WWI, WWII, WW3
1337 Pro-Life
1373 Merry CHRISTmas Christmas Holiday Traditions
1401 Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving Holiday Proclamations
1407 Halloween Info: Halloween Info
1418 Military, Veterans, Family & Friends, Resources and Information
1428 War with Iraq - Keeping a Perspective
1681 Poems, HOUSES IN HEAVEN, A LETTER FROM THE DEVIL
1705 Basic Christian - Newsletter - Monthly Memo
1781 About Us Basic Christian - Contact info
1786 Linking & Use of Material from the "BasicChristian.org" website
1788 blog Bible Study - blog History Study
2667 On-Line Helps - FREE PDF, Mp3, Mp4, Podcast, Downloads
2714 Basic Christian: Resources
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Basic Christian: Statement of Faith
 We believe that God is the creator of the universe creating both of the seen (physical) and the
unseen (spiritual) realms and that God the creator is also the giver of life.
 We believe the Holy Bible is God's word Personally spoken by God for mankind for the purpose of
revealing who He is and it is without error in all issues to which it speaks.
 We believe in the Triunity (Trinity), one God in three Persons, consisting of Father, Son Jesus, and
Holy Spirit.
 We Believe Jesus Christ is Divine God who came from Heaven to mankind as a man yet retaining the
Divinity of God and who while living a sinless life was rejected and betrayed by man to be crucified
and die on the cross yet not to remain dead but to Resurrect the third day in accordance with His
Everlasting Divine life.
 We believe that the death of Jesus on the cross provided complete atonement for all the sins of the
world therefore cleansing those who choose to be cleansed from their sin to then receive the Holy
Spirit and by receiving the Holy Spirit becoming "Born Again" and being Born Again becoming children
of God. Children in the family of God and as children in a personal relationship with their Father who
is God above all and as children also inheritors in the Heavenly Kingdom of Jesus the kingdom that is
without end.
 We believe that Jesus is the judge of all of mankind's thoughts, intentions and actions and that He is
just and wise in His judgment. As judge, Jesus will judge the unjust to everlasting condemnation while
to the righteous He will give of His life, His gifts, and His glory.
 We believe Jesus physically rose from the dead, was seen by and interacted with many eyewitnesses
including the Disciples and Apostles and that Jesus has now ascended back into Heaven where He
originally came from. Jesus is currently seated in Majesty, Power and Authority alongside the Father
and He is now accessible to us in both Prayer and Fellowship.
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Application
This statement is the third and final in a trilogy of Summits sponsored by the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy.
Summit I (October 26-28, 1978) produced the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy.
Summit II (November 10-13, 1982) resulted in the Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics.
This last conference, Summit III (December 10-13, 1986), drafted the Chicago Statement on Biblical Application.
With this statement the proposed scholarly work of ICBI has been completed, for the doctrine of inerrancy has thus been defined,
interpreted, and applied by many of the leading evangelical scholars of our day.
Note: The participants at Summit III signed the following Statement of Affirmations and Denials with the following preface: "As a
participant in Summit III of ICBI, I subscribe to these articles as an expression of my agreement of their overall thrust."
Article of Affirmation and Denial
Article I: The Living God
We affirm that the one true and living God is the creator and sustainer of all things.
We affirm that this God can be known through His revelation of Himself in His inerrant written Word.
We affirm that this one God exists eternally in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each of whom is fully God.
We affirm that this living, acting, speaking God entered into history through the Son Jesus Christ to bring salvation to the
human race. We affirm that the revealed character and will of God are the foundation of all morality.
We deny that the human language of Scripture is inadequate to inform us who God is or what He is like.
We deny that the doctrine of the Trinity is a contradiction or is based upon an unacceptable ontology.
We deny that the notion of God should be accommodated to modern thought which has no place for the concepts of sin
and salvation.
Article II: The Savior and His Work
We affirm that Jesus Christ is true God, begotten from the Father from all eternity, and also true man, conceived by the
Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. We affirm that the indivisible union of full deity with full humanity in the one
person of Jesus Christ is essential for His saving work. We affirm that Jesus Christ, through His vicarious suffering, death,
and resurrection, is the only Savior and Redeemer of the world. We affirm that salvation is by faith alone in Jesus Christ
alone. We affirm that Jesus Christ, as revealed in Scripture, is the supreme model of the godly life that is ours in and
through Him. We deny that Scripture warrants any proclamation or offer of salvation except on the basis of the saving
work of the crucified and risen Christ. We deny that those who die without Christ can be saved in the life to come.
We deny that persons capable of rational choice can be saved without personal faith in the biblical Christ.
We deny that presenting Jesus Christ as a moral example without reference to His deity and substitutionary atonement
does justice to the teaching of Scripture. We deny that a proper understanding of the love and justice of God warrants the
hope of universal salvation.
Article III: The Holy Spirit and His Work
We affirm that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Triune Godhead and that His work is essential for the salvation of
sinners. We affirm that true and saving knowledge of God is given by the Spirit of God as He authenticates and illuminates
the Word of canonical Scripture, of which He is the primary author. We affirm that the Holy Spirit guides the people of
God, giving them wisdom to apply Scripture to modem issues and everyday life. We affirm that the church's vitality in
worship and fellowship, its faithfulness in confession, its fruitfulness in witness, and its power in mission, depend directly
on the power of the Holy Spirit. We deny that any view that disputes the essential tripersonality of the one God is
compatible with the gospel. We deny that any person can say from the heart that Jesus is Lord apart from the Holy Spirit.
We deny that the Holy Spirit, since the apostolic age, has ever given, or does now give, new normative revelation to the
church. We deny that the name of renewal should be given to any movement in the church that does not involve a
deepened sense of God's judgment and mercy in Christ.
Article IV: The Church and Its Mission
We affirm that the inspiration of the Holy Spirit gives the Bible its canonical authority, and the role of the church was and
is to recognize and affirm this authority.
We affirm that Christ the Lord has established His church on earth and rules it by His Word and Spirit.
We affirm that the church is apostolic as it receives and is established upon the doctrine of the apostles recorded in
Scripture and continues to proclaim the apostolic gospel.
We affirm that identifying marks of local churches are faithful confession and proclamation of the Word of God, and
responsible administration of baptism and the Lord's Supper.
We affirm that churches are subject to the Word of Christ in their order as in their doctrine.
We affirm that in addition to their commitment to a local church, Christians may properly involve themselves in
parachurch organizations for specialized ministry.
We affirm that Christ calls the church to serve Him by its worship, nurture, and witness as His people in the world.
We affirm that Christ sends the church into the whole world to summon sinful humanity to faith, repentance, and
righteousness.
We affirm that the unity and clarity of Scripture encourage us to seek to resolve doctrinal differences among Christians,
and so to manifest the oneness of the church in Christ.
We deny that the church can grant canonical authority to Scripture.
We deny that the church is constituted by the will and traditions of men.
We deny that the church can bind the conscience apart from the Word of God.
We deny that the church can free itself from the authority of the written Word of God and still exercise valid discipline in
Christ's name.
We deny that the church can accommodate itself to the demands of a particular culture if those demands conflict with
scriptural revelation, or if they restrain the liberty of Christian conscience.
We deny that differing cultural situations invalidate the biblical principle of male-female equality or the biblical
requirements for their roles in the church.
Article V: Sanctity of Human Life
We affirm that God the Creator is sovereign over all human life and mankind is responsible under God to preserve and
protect it.
We affirm that the sanctity of human life is based on the creation of mankind in the image and likeness of God.
We affirm that the life of a human being begins at conception (fertilization) and continues until biological death; thus,
abortion (except where the continuance of the pregnancy imminently threatens the mother's physical life), infanticide,
suicide, and euthanasia are forms of murder.
We affirm that the penal view of social justice is compatible with the sanctity of human life.
We affirm that withholding food or water in order to cause or hasten death is a violation of the sanctity of life.
We affirm that because advancing medical technology has obscured the distinction between life and death, it is essential
to evaluate each terminal case with the greatest care so as to preserve the sanctity of human life.
We deny that the quality of human life has priority over its sanctity.
We deny that the sanctity of pre-natal life negates the propriety of necessary medical procedures to preserve the life of
the pregnant mother.
We deny that killing in self-defense, in state-administered capital punishment, or in wars justly fought, is necessarily a
violation of the sanctity of human life.
We deny that those who reject a divine basis for moral law are exempt from the ethical and social obligation to preserve
and protect innocent human life.
We deny that allowing death without medical intervention to prolong life is always a violation of the sanctity of human life.
Article VI: Marriage and the Family
We affirm that the purpose of marriage is to glorify God and extend His Kingdom on earth in an institution that provides
for chastity, companionship, procreation and Christian upbringing of children.
We affirm that since marriage is a sacred covenant under God uniting a man and a woman as one flesh, church and state
should require faithfulness to God's intention that it be a permanent bond.
We affirm that in the marriage pattern ordained by God, the husband as head is the loving servant-leader of his wife, and
the wife as helper in submissive companionship is a full partner with her husband.
We affirm that loving nurture and discipline of children is a God-ordained duty of parents, and God-ordained obedience
to parents is a duty of children.
We affirm that the church has the responsibility to nurture the family.
We affirm that honor to parents is a life-long duty of all persons and includes responsibility for the care of the aged.
We affirm that the family should perform many services now commonly assumed by the state.
We deny that pleasure and self-fulfillment are the basis of marriage and that hardships are justifiable cause for breaking
the marriage covenant.
We deny that the biblical ideal of marriage can be fulfilled either by a couple living together without a lawful marriage
covenant or by any form of same-sex or group cohabitation.
We deny that the state has the right to legitimize views of marriage and the family unit that contravene biblical standards.
We deny that changing social conditions ever make God-ordained marriage or family roles obsolete or irrelevant.
We deny that the state has the right to usurp biblically designated parental responsibility.
Article VII: Divorce and Remarriage
We affirm that the marriage of Adam and Eve as a lifelong monogamous relationship is the pattern for all marriages within
the human race.
We affirm that God unites husband and wife in every covenanted and consummated marriage, and will hold covenant-
breakers morally accountable.
We affirm that since the essence of the marriage covenant is life-long commitment to the covenant partner, action in
relation to a marital breakdown should at least initially aim at the reconciliation of the partners and restoration of the
marriage.
We affirm that God hates divorce, however motivated.
We affirm that although God hates divorce, in a sinful world separation is sometimes advisable and divorce is sometimes
inevitable.
We affirm that God forgives repentant sinners, even those who have sinned by sundering their marriages.
We affirm that the local church has the responsibility to discipline those who violate the biblical standards for marriage,
compassionately restore those who repent, and faithfully minister God's grace to those whose lives have been scarred by
marital disruption.
We deny that any contradiction exists within Scripture on the subject of divorce and remarriage.
We deny that it is sinful to separate or live apart from a promiscuous or abusive spouse.
Article VIII: Sexual Deviations
We affirm that Scripture reveals God's standards for sexual relationships, deviation from which is sinful.
We affirm that sexual intercourse is legitimate only in a heterosexual marriage relationship.
We affirm that God's grace in Christ can deliver men and women from bondage to deviant sexual practice, be they
heterosexual or homosexual, and the church must assume responsibility for restoring such members to a life that honors
God.
We affirm that God loves homosexuals as well as other sinners, and that homosexual temptations can be resisted in the
power of Christ to the glory of His grace, just as other temptations can.
We affirm that Christians must exercise a compassion, kindness, and forgiveness in the ministry of God's grace to those
whose lives have been scarred by sexual deviations.
We affirm that human fulfillment does not depend on satisfying sexual drives; hedonism and related philosophies
encouraging promiscuous sexuality are wrong and lead to ruin.
We affirm that pornography threatens the well-being of individuals, families, and entire societies, and that it is incumbent
upon Christians to seek to check its production and distribution.
We deny that homosexual practice can ever please God.
We deny that heredity, childhood conditioning, or other environmental influences can excuse deviant sexual behavior.
We deny that the sexual molestation or exploitation of children in general and incestuous relationships in particular can
ever be justified.
We deny that it is hopeless to look for deliverance from homosexual practices or other forms of sexual deviancy.
We deny that the healing of sexual deviancy is aided by condemnation without compassion or by compassion without the
application of Scriptural truth, in confident hope.
Article IX: The State Under God
We affirm that God established civil government as an instrument of His common grace, to restrain sin, to maintain order,
and to promote civil justice and general well-being.
We affirm that God gives civil governments the right to use coercive force for the defense and encouragement of those
who do good and for the just punishment of those who do evil.
We affirm that it is proper and desirable that Christians take part in civil government and advocate the enactment of laws
for the common good in accordance with God's moral law.
We affirm that it is the duty of Christian people to pray for civil authorities and to obey them, except when such obedience
would involve the violation of God's moral law or neglect the God-ordained responsibilities of Christian witness.
We affirm that governments have a responsibility before God to establish and enforce laws that accord with God's moral
law as it pertains to human relations.
We affirm that Christ's rule of the church through His Word must not be confused with the power He grants to civil
governments; such confusion will compromise the purity of the gospel and will violate the conscience of individuals.
We affirm that when families or churches neglect their biblically defined duties, thus jeopardizing the wellbeing of their
members, the state may rightfully intervene.
We deny that the state has the right to usurp authority of other God-given spheres of life, especially in the church and in
the family.
We deny that the Kingdom of God can be established by the coercive power of civil governments.
We deny that the state has the right to forbid voluntary prayer and other voluntary religious exercises at an appropriate
time in the public school.
We deny that God's providential establishment of a particular government confers special blessing, apart from the
government's just and faithful execution of its duties.
We deny that religious belief is an essential prerequisite to service in civil government, or that its absence invalidates the
legal authority of those who govern.
We deny the Kingdom of God can be established by the power of civil governments.
We deny that the government has the right to prescribe specific prayers or forms of religious exercise for its citizens.
Article X: Law and Justice
We affirm that the Scriptures are the only infallible record of unchanging moral principles basic to a sound jurisprudence
and an adequate philosophy of human rights.
We affirm that God has impressed His image on the hearts of all people so that they are morally accountable to Him for
their actions as individuals and as members of society.
We affirm that God's revealed law, the moral nature of mankind, and human legislation serve to restrain the fallen political
order from chaos and anarchy and to point humankind to the need for redemption in Jesus Christ.
We affirm that the Gospel cannot be legislated and the Law cannot save sinners.
We deny that legal positivism, or any other humanistic philosophy of law, is able to satisfy the need for absolute standards
of law and justice.
We deny that any person or any society fulfills God's standards so as to justify himself, herself, or itself before the tribunal
of God's absolute justice.
We deny that any political, economic, or social order is free from the deadly consequences of original sin or capable of
offering a Utopian solution or substitute for the perfect society which Christ alone will establish at His Second Coming.
Article XI: War
We affirm that God desires peace and righteousness among nations and condemns wars of aggression.
We affirm that lawful states have the right and duty to defend their territories and citizens against aggression and
oppression by other powers, including the provision for an adequate civil defense of the population.
We affirm that in rightful defense of their territories and citizens governments should only use just means of warfare.
We affirm that warring states should strive by every means possible to minimize civilian casualties.
We deny that the cause of Christ can be defended with earthly weapons.
We deny that Christians are forbidden to use weapons in the defense of lawful states.
We deny that the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians can be a moral form of warfare.
We deny that the circumstances of modern warfare destroy the right and duty of the civil government to defend its
territories and citizens.
Article XII: Discrimination and Human Rights
We affirm that God, who created man and woman in His image, has granted to all human beings fundamental rights
which are to be protected, sustained, and fostered on the natural and spiritual levels.
We affirm that all human beings are ultimately accountable to God for their use of these rights.
We affirm that Christians must uphold and defend the rights of others while being willing to relinquish their own rights for
the good of others.
We affirm that Christians are admonished to follow the compassionate example of Jesus by helping to bear the burdens of
those whose human rights have been diminished.
We deny that any so-called human right which violates the teaching of Scripture is legitimate.
We deny that any act is acceptable that would harm or diminish another person's natural or spiritual life by violating that
person's human rights.
We deny that age, disability, economic disadvantage, race, religion, or sex used as a basis for discrimination can ever
justify denial of the exercise or enjoyment of human rights.
We deny that elitism or grasping for power are compatible with Christ's call to dedicate our rights to His service.
Article XIII: Economics
We affirm that valid economic principles can be found in Scripture and should form an integral part of a Christian world
and life view.
We affirm that material resources are a blessing from God, to be enjoyed with thanksgiving, and are to be earned,
managed, and shared as a stewardship under God.
We affirm that Christians should give sacrificially of their resources to support the work of God's church.
We affirm that the use of personal and material resources for the proclamation of the gospel is necessary both for the
salvation of lost mankind and to overcome poverty where that is fostered by adherence to non-Christian religious systems.
We affirm that active compassion for the poor and oppressed is an obligation that God places upon all human beings,
especially on those with resources.
We affirm that the possession of wealth imposes obligations upon its possessors.
We affirm that the love of money is a source of great evil.
We affirm that human depravity, greed, and the will to power foster economic injustice and subvert concern for the poor.
We affirm that the Bible affirms the right of private ownership as a stewardship under God.
We deny that Scripture directly teaches any science of economics, although there are principles of economics that can be
derived from Scripture.
We deny that Scripture teaches that compassion for the poor must be expressed exclusively through one particular
economic system.
We deny that the Scripture teaches that money or wealth is inherently evil.
We deny that Scripture endorses economic collectivism or economic individualism.
We deny that Scripture forbids the use of capital resources to produce income.
We deny that the proper focus of a Christian's hope is material prosperity.
We deny that Christians should use their resources primarily for self-gratification.
We deny that salvation from sin necessarily involves economic or political liberation.
Article XIV: Work and Leisure
We affirm that God created humankind in His image and graciously fitted them for both work and leisure.
We affirm that in all honorable work, however menial, God works with and through the worker.
We affirm that work is the divinely ordained means whereby we glorify God and supply both our own needs and the
needs of others.
We affirm that Christians should work to the best of their ability so as to please God.
We affirm that people should both humbly submit to and righteously exercise whatever authority operates in their sphere
of work.
We affirm that in their work people should seek first God's kingdom and righteousness, depending on Him to supply their
material needs.
We affirm that compensation should be a fair return for the work done without discrimination.
We affirm that leisure, in proper balance with work, is ordained by God and should be enjoyed to His glory.
We affirm that work and its product have not only temporal but also eternal value when done and used for God's glory.
We deny that persons should pursue their work to fulfill and gratify themselves rather than to serve and please God.
We deny that the rich have more right to leisure than the poor.
We deny that certain types of work give persons greater value in God's eyes than other persons have.
We deny that the Christian should either depreciate leisure or make a goal of it.
Article XV: Wealth and Poverty
We affirm that God, who is just and loving, has a special concern for the poor in their plight.
We affirm that God calls for responsible stewardship by His people of both their lives and resources.
We affirm that sacrificial effort to relieve the poverty, oppression, and suffering of others is a hallmark of Christian
discipleship.
We affirm that just as the wealthy ought not be greedy so the poor ought not to be covetous.
We deny that we may rightly call ourselves disciples of Christ if we lack active concern for the poor, oppressed, and
suffering, especially those of the household of faith.
We deny that we may always regard prosperity or poverty as the measure of our faithfulness to Christ.
We deny that it is necessarily wrong for Christians to be wealthy or for some persons to possess more than others.
Article XVI: Stewardship of the Environment
We affirm that God created the physical environment for His own glory and for the good of His human creatures.
We affirm that God deputized humanity to govern the creation.
We affirm that mankind has more value than the rest of creation.
We affirm that mankind's dominion over the earth imposes a responsibility to protect and tend its life and resources.
We affirm that Christians should embrace responsible scientific investigation and its application in technology.
We affirm that stewardship of the Lord's earth includes the productive use of its resources which must always be
replenished as far as possible.
We affirm that avoidable pollution of the earth, air, water, or space is irresponsible.
We deny that the cosmos is valueless apart from mankind.
We deny that the biblical view authorizes or encourages wasteful exploitation of nature.
We deny that Christians should embrace the countercultural repudiation of science or the mistaken belief that science is
the hope of mankind.
We deny that individuals or societies should exploit the universe's resources for their own advantage at the expense of
other people and societies.
We deny that a materialistic worldview can provide an adequate basis for recognizing environmental values.
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1689 Baptist Confession of Faith - "The Baptist Confession of Faith adopted by the ministers and messengers of the
General Assembly which met in London in 1689" the Second London Confession, originally composed in 1677, has ever
since been called "The 1689 Confession"
This became the most popular confession of Calvinistic Baptists in the English speaking world. It enjoyed editions in Britain
in 1693, 1699, 1719, 1720, 1791, 1809. In 1855 C. H. Spurgeon issued a new edition. It was only the second year of his
ministry at the New Park Street Chapel. Spurgeon wrote, "I have thought it right to reprint in a cheap form this excellent
list of doctrines, which were subscribed to by the Baptist Ministers in the year 1689. We need a banner because of the
truth; it may be that this small volume may aid the cause of the glorious gospel by testifying plainly what are its leading
doctrines ... May the Lord soon restore unto Zion a pure language, and may her watchmen see eye to eye." He addressed
these remarks to "all the Household of Faith, who rejoice in the glorious doctrines of Free Grace." Other British editions
have appeared in 1958, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1974. -- In the later 1600's Benjamin Keach and another minister of
London published the 1689 Confession with two articles added, one on "the laying on of hands" and another''the singing
of psalms". When Elias Keach, son of Benjamin, became a Baptist minister in America in 1688, he became a part of the
Calvinistic Baptists who formed the Philadelphia Baptist Association in 1707. Through him the Second London Confession
with his father's addenda was adopted by the Philadelphia Association. For years the association appealed to the
confession, formally adopting it in 1742. The first edition of the "Philadelphia Confession of Faith" was printed by Benjamin
Franklin in 1743. Under this name the 1689 confession became the definitive doctrinal statement of Calvinistic Baptists
throughout the colonial and early United States periods. Associations in Virginia (1766) Rhode Island (1767), South
Carolina (1767), Kentucky (1785), and Tennessee (1788) adopted the confession. It came to be known in America 85 "The
Baptist Confession". Familiarity with the Confession and its doctrines declined in the latter half of the 19th and first half of
the 20th centuries. But since God has remarkably revived Biblical Calvinism among Baptists in recent days, interest in this
historic confession has been renewed. [article link]
Historic Baptist Documents - Confessions, Catechisms, Creeds

Many contemporaries have a deep-seated suspicion of catechisms. In our own Baptist denomination, many would
consider the words "Baptist catechism" as mutually exclusive. A popular misconception is that catechisms are used in times
and places where inadequate views of conversion predominate or the fires of evangelism have long since turned to white
ash. If the Bible is preached, they continue, no catechism is necessary; catechisms tend to produce mere intellectual assent
where true heart religion is absent. This concern reflects a healthy interest for the experiential side of true Christianity.
Concern for conversion and fervor, however, should never diminish one's commitment to the individual truths of
Christianity nor the necessity of teaching them in a full and coherent manner. An Encouragement to Use Catechisms, Tom
Nettles -- I am persuaded that the use of a good Catechism in all our families will be a great safeguard against the
increasing errors of the times, and therefore I have compiled this little manual from the Westminster Assembly's and
Baptist Catechisms, for the use of my own church and congregation. Those who use it in their families or classes must
labour to explain the sense; but the words should be carefully learned by heart, for they will be understood better as years
pass. ~ C. H. Spurgeon -- "There never was a man in the world without a creed. What is a creed? A creed is what you
believe. What is a confession? It is a declaration of what you believe. That declaration may be oral or it may be committed
to writing, but the creed is there either expressed or implied." ~ B.H. Carroll [article link]
The Nicene Creed (325 A.D.): ... And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father
and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spake by the Prophets. And I
believe in one holy catholic [universal] and **[A]postolic Church [based on the foundation of the Apostles] - I acknowledge
one Baptism [personal - individual identity (cross and resurrection) with Jesus Christ] for the remission of sins; and I look
for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come - Amen
The Three Ecumenical or Universal Creeds -- The Apostles' Creed [The title, Symbolum Apostolicum (Symbol or Creed of
the Apostles), appears for the first time in a letter from a Council in Milan (probably written by Ambrose himself) to Pope
Siricius in about 390 A.D. - Wiki.com]: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ,
His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I
believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic [universal] Church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the
resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. -- The Nicene Creed [adopted in the city of Nicaea by the first
(second) ecumenical council (Jerusalem Acts 15:6 was the first ecumenical Church council), which met there in 325 A.D. -
Wiki.com]: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And
in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of
Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made;
who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary,
and was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He
rose again according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and He shall
come again with glory to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy
Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together
is worshiped and glorified; who spake by the Prophets. And I believe in one holy catholic [universal] and apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world
to come. Amen. -- The Athanasian Creed [The use of the Creed in a sermon by Caesarius of Arles, as well as a theological
resemblance to works by Vincent of Lérins, point to Southern Gaul as its origin. The most likely time frame is in the late
fifth or early sixth century A.D. (475-525 A.D.) at least 100 years after Athanasius (293 A.D. - May 2, 373 A.D.) - Wiki.com]:
Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic [universal] faith. Which faith except
every one do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly. And the catholic [universal] faith is
this, that we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; Neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the Substance.
For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father,
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost is all one: the glory equal, the majesty coeternal. Such as the Father is, such is the Son,
and such is the Holy Ghost. The Father uncreate, the Son uncreate, and the Holy Ghost uncreate. The Father
incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible, and the Holy Ghost incomprehensible. The Father eternal, the Son eternal,
and the Holy Ghost eternal. And yet they are not three Eternals, but one Eternal. As there are not three Uncreated nor
three Incomprehensibles, but one Uncreated and one Incomprehensible. So likewise the Father is almighty, the Son
almighty, and the Holy Ghost almighty. And yet they are not three Almighties, but one Almighty. So the Father is God, the
Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God. And yet they are not three Gods, but one God. So likewise the Father is Lord, the
Son Lord, and the Holy Ghost Lord. And yet not three Lords, but one Lord. For like as we are compelled by the Christian
verity to acknowledge every Person by Himself to be God and Lord, So are we forbidden by the catholic [universal] religion
to say, There be three Gods, or three Lords. The Father is made of none: neither created nor begotten. The Son is of the
Father alone; not made, nor created, but begotten. The Holy Ghost is of the Father and of the Son: neither made, nor
created, nor begotten, but proceeding. So there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one Holy Ghost,
not three Holy Ghosts. And in this Trinity none is before or after other; none is greater or less than another; But the whole
three Persons are coeternal together, and coequal: so that in all things, as is aforesaid, the Unity in Trinity and the Trinity in
Unity is to be worshiped. He, therefore, that will be saved must thus think of the Trinity. Furthermore, it is necessary to
everlasting salvation that he also believe faithfully the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. For the right faith is, that we
believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man; God of the Substance of the Father,
begotten before the worlds; and Man of the substance of His mother, born in the world; Perfect God and perfect Man, of a
reasonable soul and human flesh subsisting. Equal to the Father as touching His Godhead, and inferior to the Father as
touching His manhood; Who, although He be God and Man, yet He is not two, but one Christ: One, not by conversion of
the Godhead into flesh, but by taking the manhood into God; One altogether; not by confusion of Substance, but by unity
of Person. For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man, so God and Man is one Christ; Who suffered for our salvation;
descended into hell, rose again the third day from the dead; He ascended into heaven; He sitteth on the right hand of the
Father, God Almighty; from whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. At whose coming all men shall rise
again with their bodies, and shall give an account of their own works. And they that have done good shall go into life
everlasting; and they that have done evil, into everlasting fire. This is the catholic [universal] faith; which except a man
believe faithfully and firmly, he cannot be saved. [article link]
Apologetics Training Videos - Shepherd's Fellowship of Greensboro - In part I of our series on apologetic and evangelistic
methods, Dustin S. Segers defines the problems inherent in modern evangelistic and apologetic methods and then goes
on to discuss biblical methods of apologetics and evangelism {Apologetics Training from a Reformed, Calvinistic Theology
- Good material but with the patented Reformed biased view. Charles Finney (1792 -1875) one of the greatest men of the
Christian faith is referenced in the teaching as a heretic but it's not true. [Finney was a primary influence on the "revival"
style of theology which emerged in the 19th century (1800's). Though coming from a Calvinistic background, Finney
rejected (Shepherding) tenets of "Old Divinity" Calvinism which he felt were unbiblical and counter to evangelism and
Christian mission. - Wiki.com]. Many of the Reformed theologies and Apologetics teachings in this series are excellent it is
just that a heavily biased Reformed Only (Shepherding) view is never that excellent of a way to share, teach or preach the
Holy Bible to fellow Christians.} (YouTube)
Why Do We Exist? - 5. Restoring (Shepherding) Biblical Pastoral Oversight [vs. body of Jesus Christ fellowship, individuality
(grace), freedom, ability and equality in Jesus Christ]. Many church leaders have neglected the duties of overseeing the
spiritual welfare of individuals and families. Programs, facilities, and finances are managed and promoted by many pastors.
If pastors and elders fail to care for souls, they fail to obey God to the great detriment of the church (1Pet. 5:1-2; Acts
20:28). We desire to see each individual in Shepherd's Fellowship mature to the glory of God so that each life produces a
great harvest in the kingdom of God. While we want to purpose to be diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the
bond of peace (Eph. 4:3), we wish to see continually good discipline and the stability of your faith in Christ (Col. 2:5). Obey
your leaders, and submit to them; for they keep watch over your souls, as those who will give an account. Let them do this
with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you. (Heb 13:17) In conclusion, our desire is to glorify God in
all that we do through proper preaching, teaching, ministering and evangelizing (Matthew 28:18-20, 1 Cor. 12:31). We pray
that God will cause His gospel to spread quickly through our local area to bring honor and glory to Christ and to seek and
save those who are lost (Eph. 3:21). [article link]
Apprising Ministries: The Emerging church - Three voices from the "emergent church" will explore this capacity of
postmodern Christianity *to embrace and redefine tradition, ... Who should attend: Any futurist who feels that everything
must change about [traditional Christian] religion and is curious about how progressive [New Age] Christianity is a leading
indicator of change - What you'll learn: Attendees will learn how to ground [embed and saturate] their leadership and
foresight in the concerns of tomorrow's [New World Order] spiritualities and relate religious concepts to futures thinking
through a theology of (false and deceptive) hope - How can this *new knowledge be applied: Participants will leave with a
deeper understanding of how postmodern spiritualities are **reshaping conservative theologies and communities
Back in November of 2005 the online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries warned you about what is
now a full blown cult of neo-liberalism operating within mainstream evangelicalism, the sinfully ecumenical Emerging
Church. These past few years this EC has been busy forging together its new form of postmodern liberal theology, a
Liberalism 2.0 many call Emergence Christianity, which Emergent Church guru Brian McLaren begins laying out in his latest
book A New Kind of Christianity. ... Three voices from the "emergent church" will explore this capacity of postmodern
Christianity to embrace and redefine tradition, ... Who should attend: Any futurist who feels that everything must change
about religion and is curious about how progressive Christianity is a leading indicator of change. What you'll learn:
Attendees will learn how to ground their leadership and foresight in the concerns of tomorrow's spiritualities and relate
religious concepts to futures thinking through a theology of hope. How can this new knowledge be applied: Participants
will leave with a deeper understanding of how postmodern spiritualities are reshaping conservative theologies and
communities. [article link]
Bible verse: 1 John 5:1-21 ... For whatsoever is [Spiritually] born [again] of God overcometh the world: and *this is the
victory that overcometh the world, even **our faith ... {Note: it is 'our faith' in the completed and accomplished works of
Jesus Christ, His works, His sinless life, His cross and His everlasting resurrection life that overcomes this fallen and sinful
world. Our faith in Jesus overcomes the fallen world because Jesus overcame the sin and death of the world and it is not
our works (good, bad or otherwise) that overcome the world but exclusively our faith in Jesus Christ and what He has
accomplished for us to freely receive of from His eternal life. - Also Note: some new teachings now insist that God as
assigned evil works or necessary evil in works of death and destruction for some [chosen or appointed] people to carry out
i.e. 'messengers of destruction and death' or 'death angels' and it's simply another deception (Romans 3:8) and lie from
Satan as the True God [the Holy God of Israel] is the God of everlasting life in Jesus Christ. The Holy God is not the god of
human schemes of murder and mayhem. God is the God of forgiveness of sins, reconciliation for mankind and eternal life
all in Jesus Christ.} The complete Bible is available at ChristianFaithDownloads.com
1 John 5:1-21 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ (having and giving eternal life) is [Spiritually] born [again] of
God: and every one that loveth Him [God the Father] that begat [sent Jesus into the world] loveth Him [Jesus] also that is
begotten [was physically manifested in the world] of [in the exact image of] Him [God the Father]. By this we know that we
love the Children of God [Christians], when we love God, and keep His commandments [Love God, love your neighbor
(Matthew 22:37-39)]. For this is the love of God, that we keep His Commandments: and His Commandments [of Love] are
not grievous. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and *this is the victory that overcometh the world,
even **our faith [in love for God]. Who is he [worshiper] that overcometh the world, but he [Christian] that believeth that
Jesus is the Son of God? This is He [Jesus] that came by water [womb] and blood [cross], even Jesus Christ; not by water
[O.T. judgment upon the entire earth (Genesis 6:7, Numbers 31:23)] only, but by water and {now also} blood [N.T.
judgment upon the entire earth (Matthew 26:28)]. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness [of the global judgments of
water (O.T.), blood of Jesus (N.T.), the judgment of fire (2 Peter 3:12) yet to come and of the only Eternal Life through Jesus
Christ], because the [Holy] Spirit is Truth. **For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word [Jesus
Christ], and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. **And there are three that bear [judgment and eternal life] witness in
earth, the Spirit [of Jesus Christ (Luke 23:46)], and the water [from the cross of Jesus Christ (John 19:34-35)], and the blood
[from the cross of Jesus Christ (John 19:34-35)]: and these three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness
of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which He hath testified of His Son [Jesus Christ]. He [person] that believeth
on the Son of God hath the [Holy Spirit] witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made Him [God] a liar; because
he believeth not the record that God gave of His Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this
life is [only] in His Son [Jesus Christ]. He that hath the Son hath [eternal] life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not
[reconciled to God] life. These things have I written unto you that believe [faith] on the Name [Jesus] of the Son of God;
that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the Name of the Son of God. And this is the
confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He heareth us: And if we know that He hear
us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him. If any man see his brother sin a sin
[mistakes] which is not [unbelief] unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There
is a sin [unbelief] unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. All [mistakes] unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin
[of mistakes] not unto death. We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not [by not denying that Jesus is God]; but
he that is begotten of God (born again) keepeth himself, and that wicked [Satan] one toucheth him not. And we know that
we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. And we know that the Son of God is come [personally], and hath
given us an [Holy Spirit] understanding, that we may know Him [God] that is True, and we are in Him that is True, even in
His Son Jesus Christ. This is the True God, and eternal life. Little children [Christians - not yet adopted as Sons of God],
keep yourselves from idols [unholy desires]. Amen. -- Holy Bible [article link]
Apprising Ministries: MYSTICISM PART 5 - Pietism [personal rightiousness] & Subjective [my version of self-rightiousness]
Christianity - Where Did Pietism Go Wrong? Of course that is a loaded question and presupposes that Pietism did go
wrong - Given the fact that Pietism, to some degree, lives on in church related groups as diverse as Amish, Methodist,
Baptist, Pentecostal and the Amana Society it is hard to be precise - But, wherever experience and subjectivity reigns
supreme over Scripture in the lives and churches of twenty-first century believers there is something wrong {Note: The
Basic Christian ministry at its core is really a remnant of the Anabaptist - Pietism movement. In about 2001 the Basic
Christian: Statement of Faith was re-written and expanded including the phrase "while to the *righteous He [Jesus Christ]
will give of His life, His gifts, and His glory" this was added with much consideration and what it means is that the purpose
of the Basic Christian ministry at its core is a Ministry of Righteousness in Jesus Christ. Righteousness is an extremely
loaded word and it should be but it is so loaded that after that one small phrase [and a few more words] were added to
the Basic Christian: Statement of Faith that article went from among the most popular articles on the website to one of the
least popular articles on the site yet Righteousness (our righteousness only in Jesus Christ) is such an important Biblical
concept that I decided to leave that phrase in the Statement of Faith just to help us keep our goals and ambitions on track
and in a proper order. - The coming Millennial 1,000 year reign of Jesus Christ on earth is going to be His Kingdom of
Righteousness [Isaiah 5:16, Isaiah 26:9, Isaiah 45:8, 19, Romans 1:17, 1 Corinthians 15:34, 2 Corinthians 3:9, 5:21, Galatians
5:5, Revelation 22:11] and in order for us as individuals to be able to inhabit properly within the Kingdom of God we need
to have a concept of the Righteousness of Jesus Christ in our own lives. - Starting in about 2012 the Basic Christian
Ministry is hoping to transition into more Biblical exploration of just what is the Righteousness of Jesus Christ and how
does it apply to each Christian in our own personal life and really the Righteousness of Jesus Christ functions and is
displayed through the Holy Spirit and in the eternal Melchizedek, Righteous High Priesthood of Jesus Christ.}
Although Pietists adhered to the inspiration of the Bible, they advocated individual feeling as being of primary importance.
That may have been an adequate method for avoiding cold orthodoxy of "Protestant scholasticism," it opened the door
for the equally dangerous enemy of "subjective experientialism." The first generation of Pietists could recall and reflect on
its grounding in Scripture while validly advocating the need for individual experience. A second generation would stress
the need for individual experience, but often without a proper Biblical or catechetical basis. This would leave a third
generation that would question individual experience with no Biblical or doctrinal "standard" to serve as an objective
criterion. In turn, their unanswered questions would tend to demand an authority. When Scriptures were neglected,
human reason or subjective experience would fill the need as the required "standard." Thus while not causing other
movements Pietism gave impetus to three other movements in the post-Reformation church: deism [reason and logic
used apart from the Bible to get to know God], skepticism [doubting Biblical passages that don't seem to relate to the
physical realm] and rationalism [placing personal human physical reasoning and understanding as a higher authority than
the scriptures of the Holy Bible]. ... The great-grandchildren of Pietism live on in modern evangelicalism. On the positive
side, much like original Pietists there is a great hunger today for spirituality. People want a spirituality that works in the
trenches of life. They want a faith that is relevant, provides answers and draws them closer to God. There is little interest in
"dead orthodoxy." People want to feel something - experience something. George Gallup documents this spiritual hunger
in his book, The Next American Spirituality. Unfortunately much of the spirituality that he observes is without biblical
foundation leading him to warn, "Contemporary spirituality can resemble a grab bag of random experiences that does
little more than promise to make our eyes mist up or our heart warm. We need perspective to separate the junk food from
the wholesome, the faddish from the truly transforming." But perspective is hard to come by due to the massive level of
biblical illiteracy, not only in America but among Christians as well. Half, he says, "Of those describing themselves as
Christians are unable to name who delivered the Sermon on the Mount. Many Americans cannot name the reason for
celebrating Easter or what the Ten Commandments are. People think the name of Noah's wife was Joan, as in Joan of Ark."
Then there is what some have called "the great disconnect." That is, there is a wide chasm between what Americans in
general, and self-proclaimed Christians in particular, claim to believe and how they live. While the general populace claim
to have a great interest in spirituality, and Christians claim to be followers of Christ, our societies, homes and churches are
inundated with corruption, violence, substance abuse, racism, divorce and materialism. This "cluster of moral and
theological shortcomings seemingly throws into question the transforming power of religious beliefs," Gallup admits,
leading him to state, "Just because Americans claim they are more spiritual does not make them so." That leans into an
excellent question, "Is the church really rediscovering its spiritual moorings - or just engaging in retreat from seemingly
insoluble problems?" ... Such [emotional self-experience] "piety" is changing every facet of Christian and church life. Take
worship for example. Monte E. Wilson has noted, "For the modern evangelical, worship is defined exclusively in terms of
the individual's experience. Worship, then, is not about adoring God but about being nourished with religious feelings, so
much so that the worshiper has become the object of worship." The cause for this type of worship, Wilson believes, is the
loss of devotion to Scriptures. He writes in pejorative terms, "Others-probably the majority in modern American
evangelicalism-have utterly neglected any commitment to the content of the Word and have ended with narcissistic
'worship' services where everyone drowns in a sea of subjectivism and calls it 'being bathed in the presence of the Holy
Spirit.' These people come to church exclusively to 'feel' God." Pietistic leanings, of course, are not limited to worship and
the gathered church. Where they are most evident, and most concerning is in the area of "God's leading." How does God
speak to and lead His people according to Scripture? And how has Pietistic understanding of these things affected the way
we interpret both Scripture and our subject feelings? This will be the topic of our next paper. [article link]
[Modern] Pietism - Pietism was a movement within Lutheranism, lasting from the late 17th century to the mid-18th
century and later - It proved to be very influential throughout Protestantism and Anabaptism, inspiring not only Anglican
priest John Wesley to begin the Methodist movement, but also Alexander Mack to begin the Brethren movement - The
Pietist movement combined the Lutheranism of the time with the Reformed, and especially Puritan, emphasis on
individual piety, and a vigorous Christian life
History: Although pietism surely had roots prior to the Reformation and to some extent the cause of it, as a distinct
movement within Protestantism pietism became identifiable in the 17th century. The Lutheran Church had continued
Philipp Melanchthon's attempt to construct an intellectual backbone for the Evangelical Lutheran faith. By the 17th century
the denomination remained a confessional theological and sacramental institution, influenced by orthodox Lutheran
theologians such as Johann Gerhard of Jena (d. 1637), and keeping with the liturgical traditions of the Roman Catholicism
of which it saw itself as a reformed variation. In the Reformed Church, on the other hand, John Calvin had not only
influenced doctrine, but for a particular formation of Christian life. The Presbyterian constitution gave the people a share
in church life which the Lutherans lacked, but it appeared to some to degenerate into a dogmatic legalism which, the
Lutherans believed, imperiled Christian freedom and fostered self-righteousness. However, in the pietist view, ritualistic
elements which Luther wanted to remove were captivating the mainstream of the Lutheran church, squeezing the pietists
into fellowships with which they were comfortable. ... In Pia desideria "Pious Desires" (1675), Spener made six proposals as
the best means of restoring the life of the Church: 1. The earnest and thorough study of the Bible in private meetings,
ecclesiolae in ecclesia ("little churches within the church"). 2. The Christian priesthood being universal, the laity [people]
should share in the spiritual government of the Church. 3. A knowledge of Christianity must be attended by the practice of
it as its indispensable sign and supplement. 4. Instead of merely didactic, and often bitter, attacks on the heterodox
[variant views] and unbelievers, a sympathetic and kindly treatment of them. 5. A reorganization of the theological training
of the universities, giving more prominence to the devotional life. 6. A different style of preaching, namely, in the place of
pleasing rhetoric [examples directed from news, events and stories], the implanting of [Biblical] Christianity in the inner or
new man [spiritual man], the soul of which is faith, and its effects the fruits of life. - This work produced a great impression
throughout Germany, and although large numbers of the orthodox Lutheran theologians and pastors were deeply
offended by Spener's book, its complaints and its demands were both too well justified to admit of their being point-blank
denied. A large number of pastors immediately adopted Spener's proposals. ... In modern societies where Pietism has had
a profound impact its religious foundations are no longer apparent. Atheistic pietism is a term used by Asgeir Helgason to
describe a pietistic (moralistic) approach to life without religion. "We have denied the existence of God but kept the
pietistic rules". Atheistic pietism has been suggested to be one of the characteristics (traits) of the modern day Swedish
national spirit. The term is first known to have been used by W.H. Mallock in 1879. [article link]
[Modern] Anabaptist - Anabaptists "re-baptizers" or "adult baptism" [believer's baptism - credobaptism (reciting the well-
known "Apostles' Creed" or a personal Bible verse or a Psalm at baptism)] are Christians of the Radical Reformation -
Puritans of England and their Baptist branch arose independently, but were influenced by the Anabaptist movement -
Where men believe in the freedom of religion, supported by a guarantee of separation of church and state [government],
they have entered into that [Anabaptist] heritage - Where men have caught the Anabaptist vision of [N.T.] discipleship,
they have become worthy of that heritage - Where corporate discipleship submits itself to the New Testament pattern of
the church, the heir has then entered full possession of his [N.T. - Anabaptist] legacy
[Some] Anabaptists rejected *conventional [common and Biblically acceptable] Christian practices such as wearing
wedding rings, taking oaths, and participating in civil government. They adhered to a literal interpretation of the Sermon
on the Mount and Believer's baptism. The name Anabaptist is derived from this, because credobaptism ('Believer's
baptism' - adult baptism) was considered heresy by all other major Christian denominations at the time of the reformation
period (specifically, all major Christian denominations saw [infant] baptism as necessary for salvation and necessary for
infants, and held that it was wrong to delay baptism until the child had reached a certain age; they did, however, require
that those who converted later in life should confess a baptismal creed [the Apostles' Creed] at baptism (credobaptism).
Anabaptists required that candidates be able to make their own confessions of faith and so refused baptism to infants). As
a result, Anabaptists were heavily persecuted during the 16th century and into the 17th by both Roman Catholics and
other Protestants. ... Somewhat related to this is the theory that the Anabaptists are of Waldensian origin. Some hold the
idea that the Waldenses are part of the apostolic succession, while others simply believe they were an independent group
out of whom the Anabaptists arose. Estep asserts "the Waldenses disappeared in Switzerland a century before the rise of
the Anabaptist movement." Ludwig Keller, Thomas M. Lindsay, H. C. Vedder, Delbert Grätz, and Thieleman J. van Braght all
held, in varying degrees, the position that the Anabaptists were of Waldensian origin. ... The Anabaptists were early
promoters of a free church and freedom of religion (sometimes associated with separation of church and state). When it
was introduced by the Anabaptists in the 15th and 16th centuries, religious freedom independent of the state was
unthinkable to both clerical and governmental leaders. Religious liberty was equated with anarchy; Kropotkin traces the
birth of anarchist thought in Europe to these early Anabaptist communities. According to Estep: Where men believe in the
freedom of religion, supported by a guarantee of separation of church and state, they have entered into that heritage.
Where men have caught the Anabaptist vision of discipleship, they have become worthy of that heritage. Where corporate
discipleship submits itself to the New Testament pattern of the church, the heir has then entered full possession of his
legacy. [article link]
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Basic Christian: What is a Christian / Christianity?
A Christian is a follower, a disciple of Jesus Christ, a person that believes that Jesus is God!
Christianity is a Relationship with God. Christianity is Not a Religion!
All of the religions of the world focus on what man can do to make amends for his own shortcomings.
This is called work. This is man's effort to reach God. Christianity is the opposite of religion. It is a
relationship with God. In Christianity, God, because of His love for us, came to us in the virgin birth of
Jesus.
In the beginning of the Bible we are told how God created the world, how He created mankind in His
own image. This is the image/ability of mankind to think, reason, understand, and have emotions. Yes,
the world is created by God. It is impossible for something to come from nothing and it is even more
impossible for life to come from non-life. The Bible tells us that mankind was created for Fellowship
with God, to have a relationship with God in the Image that God created us.
As we all know, Adam and Eve disobeyed God and sinned. Sin separated now sinful mankind from the
Holy God. The Earth is a fallen place where sin is being lived out in disobedience, sickness and death,
all at the displeasure of God. Heaven is where God's will is being obeyed and Heaven is out of the
presence of disobedience, sickness, sin and death.
This is where Jesus comes in. Jesus being God, He created us, yet man's sin has separated us from
God. In time, God took on the form of a man (became a physical man). In His body Jesus/God gave
Himself and died on the cross, dying in the physical so we can now have a Spiritual relationship with
God. Three days later Jesus rose from death (showed Himself to be Alive). Jesus is now Alive and in a
Spiritual body. The Bible tells us that our physical eyes cannot see the Spirit/Heavenly realm, just as
we cannot see radio waves though they exist.
Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world." John 18:36 Jesus is referring to His kingdom where man
is reunited with God in the Holy Spirit.
A Christian is a person who acknowledges their own human sinful nature and accepts the Love of God
to die on a cross for us. Being God He then Resurrected from death and currently is reuniting us into a
living Spiritual Life with Himself/God.
Basic Christian: Salvation Message

How do I become a Christian?
To desire to be a Christian is to desire to be a child of God, to be a person in a personal relationship

with God.
To become a Christian is to partake in the actual event of receiving God the Holy Spirit within our own
human spirit, therefore creating a new Spiritual life inside of us. It is this Spiritual life that unites us
and makes us a child of God our Father.
In other words Christianity is not an Idea nor a Philosophy. Christianity is an event, specifically the
event of God giving us each personally a new Spiritual Birth. This new Birth is also called the "Born
Again" or "Born from Above" event.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be Born Again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God.
2nd Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed
away; behold all things are become new.
Christianity is the series of actual events that are occurring throughout history.
The Bible tells us what the basic series of events are that make Christianity real time events and not
ideas or philosophies about life.
God created mankind to live forever so that we can get to know God forever.
Mankind disobeyed God and entered into a relationship with sin and with sin came death (separation
from God).
Mankind is now separated from God. God as Jesus then came to mankind by taking on the form and
appearance of a human. God became a human to interact with us on our human level.
God's entrance into the physical world as the physical person Jesus was accomplished via the Virgin
Birth by Mary.
Jesus then died on the cross. Sin requires death and only through death can sin be completely
removed. To die is the end and fortunately for us the death of Jesus on the cross is the end of sin as it
is His death that we acknowledge was for us. Sin is dead and never to be resurrected again.
Three days later Jesus Resurrected from death to Life providing the opportunity for a new Spiritual life
for us in the Resurrection Life of Jesus.
1st Corinthians 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you,
which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory
what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that
which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that He was
buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures:
Gospel means Good News. Eternal Life in the Resurrection Life of Jesus Christ is the Good News of
Christianity.
Since Jesus died for us there is only one thing for us to do and that is to Accept what Jesus did for us.
This is called Faith and Trust. We have faith that Jesus is Alive even after He suffered and died. We
have faith that the same Resurrection Life that Jesus now lives we too also live.
Faith is a wonderful thing! Faith is trust, we trust Jesus. Faith excludes works. It would seem natural to
have to do something in order to gain the attention of God however we don't. We already have God's
attention. What God desires is for us to have a personal relationship with Him. We can only have a
relationship when we acknowledge the existence of the other person, in this case God.
When should we acknowledge God and become a Christian?
The Bible tells us that we are created to get to know God and that every moment in life is an
opportunity to know Him. God wants very much for each and every person to acknowledge and to
accept Him.
2nd Corinthians 6:1-2 We then, as workers together with Him, beseech you also that ye receive not the
grace of God in vain. For He saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation
have I succored (helped/aided) thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of
salvation.
In the Bible when people became Christians they took action, they got Baptized in water,
fellowshipped with other Christians, prayed and read the Bible and served and proclaimed Jesus to
others. They also took the very important step of destroying in fire the elements of their past life that
are unpleasing to God. It is important to rid our lives of the old unpleasing ways and that means
destroying whatever does not glorify God. Sometimes it's drugs, pornography, music, movies, books
or clothing. Whatever it is, destroy it in acknowledgment that it has been destroying your soul and
your relationship with God.
To become a Christian is to acknowledge that Jesus is God and to acknowledge that Jesus is Alive and
with us at every moment. To acknowledge God is to talk to God, this is called prayer.
You can start and talk to God in a prayer like this.
God I acknowledge you in the existence of Jesus and I acknowledge your Love for
me to come as a human and to die on the cross for me. I too love you and I
desire to live my life in a relationship with you. Thank you that you love me.
Thank you that you hear me when I call upon your name. I accept Your death
and Your blood as the full penalty for all of my sins and I acknowledge that by the
blood of Jesus I am now clean. I ask that you, having cleansed me, will now in
Your Spirit come into my life and make me Your child. God I give You my life this
day to take and to do with whatever You will. I now walk in faith day by day and
moment by moment in the love and Resurrection life of Jesus. To the glory of God
and the praise of His Holy Angels and to the delight of all the Saints of Heaven I
now confess that Jesus is my God, my Lord, my Savior, my Companion, and also
my Friend.
In the name of Jesus I pray.
Amen.
1st John 5:11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
Basic Christian: Growth & Maturity

I am a Christian now what do I do?
Congratulations on accepting Jesus as God and your Savior!
JOHN 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in
Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Having now given your life to the Lord Jesus you might have the feeling of what do I do now? Here are
some simple guidelines of what to do next to help you grow in your loving relationship with God the
Lord Christ Jesus.
Love God and Love Mankind
Deuteronomy 6:5/Luke 10:27

Love the Lord with all of your heart and with all of your soul and with all your strength and with all of
your mind, and, Love your neighbor as yourself.
Love means "commitment to the highest good" to love is to commit to the highest good that is
possible for another person. The greatest love and highest commitment possible is a relationship with
God in Jesus Christ.
READ THE BIBLE
JOHN 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
It is crucial to read the Bible especially in today's hectic society. Unfortunately you will not get God's
word reinforced to you on the nightly news, or in any other segment of society. Reading daily, even
one or two sentences in the morning and evening will help to fill your days with God's inspiration and
love.
The Bible is God's actual word.

The Bible has been remarkably well preserved and is an accurate translation of what God intends for
us to know about him.
PRAY
1st THESSALONIANS 5:16-18

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in
Christ Jesus.
Prayer is our way of communicating with God. As with any relationship communication is crucial.
Prayer isn't the only thing Christians have; but it is the best thing we have. While God desires to do
many things for us he will not do some of them unless we specifically ask Him in prayer. Jesus said
"you have not because you ask not."
FELLOWSHIP / ATTEND CHURCH
ACTS 2:46
Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and
ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God.
Fellowship, attending church and other Christian functions is an anchor for our faith. Being around
other Christians is the best way to see how God is working in the lives of other people, and it is the
best way to be strengthened and built up in your own Christian walk.
ABIDE / STAY OBEDIENT IN CHRIST
PSALMS 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God
In becoming a Christian you now have the strength through Jesus to overcome worldly problems and
addictions. Yes - it is necessary to turn from past deeds. Deeds that inside your heart you known to be
wrong, even slightly wrong.
PROCLAME YOUR FAITH in JESUS
MATTHEW 10:27
Whoever acknowledges Me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But
whoever disowns Me before men I will disown him before My Father in heaven.
COMMON MYTHS AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT BEING A CHRISTIAN
I'LL first clean up myself, then present myself to the Lord and to His Church.
Only God has the ability to forgive sin and the ability to cleanse us from our sin. When we come to
Jesus, we come directly to God, and not to man. God then instructs us through the Bible in how to
have a relationship with Himself.
I'LL worship God in my own unique way.
We worship God in His glory. We want to be recognized for who we are and likewise we should
recognize God for who God is. That means worshiping God the way He has asked us to worship Him in
the Bible.
Christianity is the easy way out and once I accept Jesus my life will be a breeze.
Not necessary the case: while accepting Jesus does give us great peace, like knowing that when you
die you will go to heaven. At times your faith in Jesus will require great endurance, as your faith is put
to the test. We walk with Jesus by faith and not by emotions, because our faith will endure while our
emotions fluctuate and change daily.
Remember Jesus loves us and is in heaven right now praying for us.
JEREMIAH 29:11-13
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will
listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. I will be found by
you," declares the Lord.
God Loves you, and wants to have a relationship with you, and like every relationship, it takes two
individuals. Any relationship is only as good as the effort that is put into it by the individuals involved.
Put some effort into a relationship with God, and be Truly Blessed.
God Bless You!

David Anson Brown
Criteria for Christian Baptism
1. The person being baptized confesses a personal individual faith in Jesus Christ [the Apostles' Creed, a Psalm or a
Bible verse can be read or recited]. Acknowledging the sinless Divine life, sacrificial atoning death on the cross and
three days later the resurrection [eternal life] of Jesus Christ.
2. The person administering the baptism is to baptize in the Name of God the Father, the Son Jesus and the Holy
Spirit [not in the name of any individual, group or denomination] i.e. (Matthew 28:18-20) "I baptize you in the
Name of God the Father, the beloved Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit."
3. The water baptism event [submerging into water] signifies our (dying) death and burial to this world (sin and
death) while then [emerging from the water] signifies our own personal resurrection with eternal life in Jesus
Christ entering into a new life in the eternal Kingdom of God.
4. Note: The water baptism [and accompanying confession of faith] is the Biblical public confession of faith for each
individual Christian and is not to be confused with an alter call that although being a public stand it is not in its
entirety the Biblical confession of faith.
Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spake unto them [Disciples], saying, All power is given unto Me in
heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach [Disciple] all Nations, *baptizing them in the Name of the
Father, and of the Son [Jesus], and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
1 Corinthians 15:12-26 Now if Christ be preached that He [Jesus] rose from the dead, how say some among
you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not
risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found
false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ: whom He raised not up, if so
be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your
faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life
only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and
become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man [Adam] came death, by man [Jesus] came also the
resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his
own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at His [2nd] coming. Then cometh the end [of
mans' seperation from God], when He [Jesus] shall have delivered up the Kingdom to God, even the Father;
when He [Jesus] shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign, till he hath put all
enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
1 Corinthians 15:35-50 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
Thou fool, that which thou sowest [seeds of plants] is not quickened [sprouted], except it die: And that which
thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain [seed], it may chance of wheat, or of some
other grain: But God giveth it a [flower] body as it hath pleased Him, and to every seed his own body. All flesh
is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and
another of birds. There are also celestial [stars] bodies, and bodies [planets - moons] terrestrial: but the glory of
the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory
of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the
resurrection of the dead. It [human body] is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in
dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised
a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam
was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is
spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the
second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly,
such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the
image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, *that [physical] flesh and blood cannot inherit the [sternal]
Kingdom of God; neither doth [sin] corruption inherit [heaven] incorruption.
Genesis 3:17-19 And unto Adam He [God] said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and
hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy
sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee;
and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the
ground; for out of it wast thou taken: *for [bodily] dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Matthew 17:1-8 And after six days [six, incomplete not yet a permanent transfiguration] Jesus taketh Peter,
James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart [outside of Israel], And was
transfigured before them: and His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light. And,
behold, there appeared unto them Moses [Law] and Elias (Elijah) [Prophets] talking with Him. ... While he (Peter)
yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is
My beloved Son, in whom I Am well pleased; hear ye Him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their
face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise [Resurrection], and be not afraid.
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. - Note: Jesus was without sin and
therefore could be bodily Transfigured something sinful humans cannot do we need to first die and separate
from our physical body of sin (Romans 8:3) and then we Christians receive our new transfigured (1 Corinthians
15:35-55) bodies.
Colossians 2:6-17 As ye [Christian] have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him: Rooted and
built up in Him, and [established] stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with
thanksgiving. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men,
after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in [Jesus] Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead
bodily. And ye are complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power: In whom also ye are
[spiritually] circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the
flesh by the circumcision [new heart; mind, soul and spirit] of Christ: *Buried with Him in baptism, wherein also
ye are risen [resurection] with Him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised Him from the
dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath He quickened [made alive]
together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was
against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross; And having spoiled
[Satanic] principalities and [Demonic] powers, He [Jesus] made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them
in it. Let no man therefore judge you in meat [food], or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new
moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [essence of reality] is of
Christ.
Criteria for Christian Communion
1. First the 'body' (of Jesus Christ) bread [wafer] is to be unleavened (sinless), unsweetened (reality), salt (preserved),
holes (pierced) and browned (bruised).
2. Second the 'blood' (of Jesus Christ) cup [grape juice, wine] is to be mingled (combined) 1/3 water with 2/3 grape
[fruit of the vine]. Use three separate glasses or containers, 1 with water, 1 with grape, 1 empty. Then pour
[mingle] at the same time both the grape and the water into the empty cup creating the cup of 2/3 grape mingled
with 1/3 water. 3. Reading a Bible verse or passage provides the 3rd element of Communion the element of the
Word of God being the Spirit of God.
3. Reading a Bible verse or passage provides the 3rd element of Communion the element of the Word of God being
the Spirit of God.
4. Note: When the Communion bread is lifted up blessed, exalted and broken it represents the physical body of
Jesus Christ on the cross then when the bread is eaten (consumed, eternalized) it represents the Spiritual
[resurrection] body of Jesus Christ. Likewise when the Communion blood is mingled [grape, water] it represents
the physical blood and water of Jesus Christ that was shed on the cross [after His death - by the spear wound
(John 19:34-35)] for the remission of our sins and then when the blood is drink (consumed, eternalized) it
represents the resurrection eternal life Spiritual blood of Jesus Christ. Both [the one body] the physical (earthly)
body of Jesus Christ and His eternal Spiritual Resurrection [bodily resurrection] of Jesus Christ [along with our new
eternal spiritual body in Jesus Christ] are represented in the one Communion of bread and wine (grape).
Matthew 26:26-29 And as they were eating, Jesus took [Communion] bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and
gave it to the Disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My Body. And He took the [Communion] cup, and gave
thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is My Blood of the New Testament, which is shed
[after the atoning death on the cross] for many for the remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink
henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that [Heavenly] day when I drink it new with you in My Father's
Kingdom.
1 Corinthians 11:23 For I [Apostle Paul] have received of the Lord [Jesus] that which also I delivered unto you,
That the Lord Jesus *the same night in which He was betrayed [by Judas] took bread ... - Note: The Communion
represents and is a part of the Levitical Feats of "The Lord's Passover" Jesus was betrayed on the night of the
Passover Feast [14th of Nisan - Leviticus 23:5]. The very next day, the day of the crucifixion (cross) of Jesus is
the Levitical Feast the "Feast of Unleavened Bread" [15th of Nisan - Leviticus 23:6] then that first day of the
week [Sunday] is the Feast of Firstfruits [Leviticus 23:7] - Jesus Resurrected on Sunday the Feast of Firstfruits
and began (John 20:22) to give individually to each one of His disciples the Firstfruits of His Holy, eternal
resurrection life - Romans 8:23 And not only they [all of creation groans for redemption], but ourselves also,
which have *the Firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption
[from Children of God to Sons of God], to wit, the redemption of our body.
Christian Communion - The New Testament - The body [both the physical and the resurrection body of Jesus]
and the blood [both the physical blood and the resurrection - eternal life, spiritual blood] of Jesus Christ: 1
Corinthians 11:23-32 23 For I [Apostle Paul] have received of the Lord [Jesus] that which also I delivered unto
you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took bread: And when He had given thanks,
He brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is *My body [representing both the physical body and resurrection
(spiritual) body of Jesus], which [physical body] is broken for you: this do in remembrance of Me. After the
same manner also He took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the New Testament in My blood
[both physical blood and resurrection Spirit-life blood]: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me.
*For as often as ye eat *this [unleavened] bread, and drink this [grape and water mingled] cup, ye do shew the
Lord's death till he come. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily
[thinking they are not a sinner], shall be guilty of the [sacrifice for our sins] body and blood of the Lord. **But
let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and
drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, **not discerning the Lord's body [that the
physical body of Jesus was given physically for our sin on the cross (redemption) and that the Spiritual body of
Jesus is given to us from His eternal life resurrection (Salvation)]. For this cause [not knowing that the same
body of Jesus from the cross is the same body that resurrected and is for our eternal, resurrection life,
salvation] many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep [are unaware of the power and of the pending
resurrection in our own life]. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are
judged, we are chastened (Hebrews 12:6) of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. -
Note: The 'cup' is in reference to both the physical life-blood and the Spiritual life-blood of Jesus. The
Communion of Jesus Christ represents both the body on the cross and the resurrection life body of Jesus. The
New Testament - The Communion of Jesus Christ represents both the Redemption (cross) and Salvation
(resurrection) body of Jesus Christ. - Also Note: Jesus being without sin in His body (Matthew 17:2), bodily
resurrected in His same body. We having sin our own physical body we vacate our physical body and it returns
to dust [Genesis 3:19] then we each receive a new spiritual body - not a new physical body [not a reincarnation
of a physical body] but a new eternal spiritual body for the purposes of our [continuing] eternal spiritual life.
Christian Living - Can I take communion at home like the disciples did? YES! - Communion brings you closer to the Lord
as it is to be a proclamation of what Jesus did for you - your mind and heart become saturated with the truth of who
Jesus is and all that His blood purchased for you - We pay tribute and honor to Jesus when we remember Him via
administering communion to [ourselves and or] one another
"Can I take communion at home like the disciples did?" YES! I will give you the scriptures that support my answer. I am
familiar with the practices that surround the modern day observance of the Lord's Supper...taking communion during
special times of the year, taking communion to signify the beginning of certain seasons & celebrations...and the
administering of communion just before one passes from this world. I'd like to start by telling you a few inportant things
concerning communion..the Lord's Supper..the meal that heals. Communion brings healing to your body..wholeness to
your life. Communion brings you closer to the Lord as it is to be a proclamation of what Jesus did for you..your mind and
heart become saturated with the truth of who Jesus is and all that His blood purchased for you. We pay tribute and
honor to Jesus when we remember Him via administering communion to [ourselves and or] one another..our family, our
friends, our brothers and sisters in the Lord. Quite often I have wondered (other Christian's have as well) why the
modern Church doesn't seem to have all that which the early Church had..the power of God on their lives, the stick-to-it-
ness or longevity when it comes to serving the Lord. I mean, we pray, we fast, we worship, we read the Bible..and yet,
something seems to be missing. The answer? Daily communion [or weekly, or occasional comunion]. The New
Testament believers (who were the Body of Christ..as we are today) met in one anothers home daily and did what Paul
(in 1 Cor. 11:26) instructed them to do: "For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the
Lord's death until He comes again. While it is common practice to take communion in a church (like you mentioned
having done) we know that the Church is really the Body of Christ Jesus...the New Testament believers gathered
daily..ate together daily..observed the Lord's Supper daily. Keeping Jesus (and everything Jesus did) in the forefront of
their lives made them strong as a family..communion, prayer, worship & the teaching of Jesus' words became the glue
that held the early Church together...and it is no different for us today. [article link]
Communion Bread Recipe

Communion Bread Recipe Ingredients: 1/2 cup Water (cold), 1/2 teaspoon Salt, 6 tablespoons Olive Oil, 2 cups Whole
Wheat Bread Flour [unleavened - no yeast]. -- Directions: Blend first three ingredients (water, salt, oil) in blender or beat
vigorously in a bowl until white. Pour into flour and mix. Turn out onto floured board and knead for 5 minutes. Roll out
to 1/4-inch thick {or thinner}, mark {a cross and or squares} lightly with a pizza cutter {or a knife}, cutting most squares
almost through, but leaving some to be broken {off later - if necessary for Church} by {Church} Elders {also make pierce
marks or holes with a fork}. -- Bake at 275:F degrees until nicely browned; (about 45 minutes to 1 hour). Note: Leftovers
are traditionally burned or buried [it's not necessary and some or all of the bread can also be eaten by itself apart from
Communion as a regular flatbread and also as a bread in a fellowship with God (break bread with God) meal/snack i.e.
with cheese, smoked fish, sausage, olives, artichokes or other items and snacks, possibly including (unwatered) regular
grape juice {juice can of course be watered down (and probably should) but not mingled like Communion wine just
watered down to taste} or wine (if preferred) to drink]. Source: Adapted from Eat for Strength - Agatha M. Thrash, M.D.
This recipe from CDKitchen for Communion Bread serves/makes 200. [article link]
Baking Stone - Do you have a stone oven? We don't - But we make "stone oven" pizzas, *flatbreads [Communion Bread],
and hearth breads with this pizza baking stone
For the absolutely crispiest-crusted pizza and bread. Do you have a stone oven? We don't. But we make "stone oven"
pizzas, flatbreads, and hearth breads with this pizza baking stone. Brick-oven baking stone absorbs the oven's heat, then
transfers it to bread. Moisture disperses out through the crust, making terrific, light-textured breads and pizzas with an
incredible crackly-crunchy crust. ... Cook's Illustrated Top Choice! "We tested 10 baking stones and came to prefer a
fairly large one (16 by 14 inches is ideal) with smooth edges. The Baker's Catalogue Baking Stone's moderate weight and
ample size make it our favorite." [article link]
Articles
heartlight.org - My Utmost for His Highest: March 29, 2008 - Our Lord's Surprise Visits "Be ye therefore ready also"
Luke 12:40 - If we are going to be ready for Jesus Christ, we have to stop being religious (that is, using religion as a
higher kind of culture) and be spiritually real
The great need for the Christian worker is to be ready to face Jesus Christ at any and every turn. This is not easy, no
matter what our experience is. The battle is not against sin or difficulties or circumstances, but against being so
absorbed in work that we are not ready to face Jesus Christ at every turn. That is the one great need, not the facing our
belief, or our creed, the question whether we are of any use, but to face Him. Jesus rarely comes where we expect Him;
He appears where we least expect Him, and always in the most illogical connections. The only way a worker can keep
true to God is by being ready for the Lord's surprise visits. It is not service that matters, but intense spiritual reality,
expecting Jesus Christ at every turn. This will give our life the attitude of child-wonder which He wants it to have. If we
are going to be ready for Jesus Christ, we have to stop being religious (that is, using religion as a higher kind of culture)
and be spiritually real. If you are "looking off unto Jesus," avoiding the call of the religious age you live in, and setting
your heart on what He wants, on thinking on His line - you will be called unpractical and dreamy; but when He appears
in the burden and the heat of the day, you will be the only one who is ready. Trust no one, not even the finest saint who
ever walked this earth, ignore him, if he hinders your sight of Jesus Christ. [article link]
Discipleship Library - As many messages as possible, from Christian speakers in disciplemaking ministry, are being
archived in digital form and made freely available on the Internet (Mp3's - PDF's)
Your online source for the very best in Christian discipleship training resources. We're digitizing thousands of classic
studies that have been presented over the last 60 years and will be making them available for online training or
downloading to your multimedia-ready computer. [article link]
Basic Christian: The Resurrection of Jesus

and why it is important to humanity
Why is the resurrection of Jesus important to humanity?
Romans 1:3-4 Concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David
according to the flesh; And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of
Holiness, by the Resurrection from the dead:
The resurrection of Jesus shows to us and proves to us that Jesus is God just as He said that He is. No
one else has ever returned from death. We can now be certain that there is a God (Jesus), that our
sins are forgiven by God and that we who believe in the forgiveness of our sins, because Jesus died in
our place, we too can look forward to our own resurrected life in the presence of God (heaven).
2nd Corinthians 4:14 Knowing that He which Raised up the Lord Jesus shall Raise up us also by Jesus,
We can be certain that all of our sins have been atoned for by the sacrifice of Jesus on His cross and
that Jesus is the acceptable sacrifice because God accepted the sacrifice of Jesus by receiving
Jesus/Himself back up into heaven. Only acceptable sacrifices are received by God into heaven. Let's
look back to some of the first pages of the Bible and at the two differing sacrifice offerings to God by
Cain and Able. Cain's sacrifice was not acceptable to God but the sacrifice of Able was and likewise we
know that the sacrifice of Jesus is acceptable because Jesus is now in heaven. Had the sacrifice of
Jesus on the cross not been sufficient to give us life, meaning that had Jesus not actually been God in
the flesh then God would not have received Jesus up into heaven and not only is Jesus resurrected
and in heaven it has been done as a public display in order to give each of us a real confidence in the
resurrection life of Jesus.
Genesis 4:3-5 And in the process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground
an offering unto the LORD. And Able, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat
thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Able and his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he
had not respect.
The Bible says in the book of
1st Corinthians 15:12-22 Now if Christ be preached that He rose from the dead, how say some among
you that there is no resurrection of the dead? And if Christ be not risen, then our preaching is vain,
and your faith is also vain, Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of
God that He raised up Christ: Whom he raised not up if so be that the dead raise not. Then is Christ
raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
With our own personal identification in the death of Jesus for our sins on the cross with our sins now
dead we then become identified with the Life of Jesus and receive His Spirit and take part in His
glorious resurrection life.
Romans 6:3-11 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into
His death? Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up
from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we
have been planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of His
resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be
destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For He that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be
dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him: Knowing that Christ being raised from
the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over Him. For in that He died, He died unto
sin once: but in that He liveth, He liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead
indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Jesus Himself makes it perfectly clear that

there is a resurrection of God's people
Luke 20:34-38 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this [physical] world marry, and
are given in marriage: But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world (heaven), and
the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage [in heaven]: Neither can they
die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of
the resurrection. Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the [burning] bush, when he
calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For He is not a God
of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto Him.
Abraham along with his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob each lived and died a long time ago. Each
died about 4,000 years before the visit/incarnation of Jesus. Yet Jesus called them alive. They are
indeed alive right now and living in the presence of God. This is a difficult concept to grasp that
people who physically lived and died are still alive in the presence of God but this is reality and thank
God that through Jesus Christ it is also our opportunity to live for eternity in the presence of
Jesus/God.
The Cross of Jesus is His Victory over Satan, Sin, Death
and the Despair of this World
In dying on the cross Jesus provided an end (death) to the agenda of Satan.
Colossians 1:12-13 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the
inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath
translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son:
In resurrecting three days later Jesus provided a re-birth to the agenda of God, the original agenda-
plan of God in a relationship with mankind that He began in the garden of Eden with Adam and Eve.
Colossians 2:12-15 Buried with Him (Jesus) in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with Him through the
faith of the operation of God, who hath raised Him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins
and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath He quickened together with Him, having forgiven you all
trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us,
and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross; And having spoiled principalities (Satan) and powers
(demons), He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Satan still remains here on earth although without any real authority. Satan therefore is a trespasser
in the kingdom of Jesus. Satan is now pretending that he has a kingdom, power and authority, it is
however a dream, a Satanic scam, and when Jesus does return he will imprison Satan and Jesus will
have His glorious 1,000 year Kingdom here on earth and then afterwards Satan will be cast into the
lake of fire.
Death is finality, death brings about the ultimate end and in the cross of Jesus the death is the
ultimate end of sin as sin is now paid in full and the effects of sin and the deadly kingdom of Satan
have died while the resurrection life of Jesus now lives and rules and it is now the kingdom of Jesus
that now remains, rules and glorifies God.
With Satan now powerless except for his own scams and deceits and with sin and death conquered
and mankind reunited to God by the cross and resurrection of Jesus the despair of this world has also
been vanquished, vanquished as long as we seek God and continue to obey Him and live in His
kingdom of life and eternity.
The resurrection of Jesus makes perfect sense
because it is not possible to kill God.
We can experience Jesus right now here on earth. Answered prayer is one way that we experience
the living Jesus. Another way to experience the living Jesus is to read the Bible. The Bible is God's
word and the Bible is clearly written with more knowledge than any human possess. Knowledge
about God, heaven, the future, man, angels, Satan, demons, hell, etc.
1st Peter 3:21 .. the answer of a good conscience toward God, by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Because of the resurrection of Jesus and our belief in His resurrection we are now forgiven for all of
our sins and with a clean conscience we can now approach and have a relationship & fellowship with
God. We can get to know the God of heaven, the God that loves us, the God that created us, just like
we can get to know people here on earth.
Hebrews 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, Boldness to Enter into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, By
a New and Living (Resurrection) Way, which He hath Consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to
say His flesh and having a High Priest (Jesus) over the House of God Let us draw near ...
What wonderful news it is that Jesus is Alive! This wonderful, news about the resurrection of Jesus
and the reconciliation of sinful man to the Holy God, through the forgiveness of our sins is called the
Gospel. The Gospel means just that Good News!
God Bless You!

David Anson Brown
Basic Christian: Biblical Proof that Jesus is God
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Revelation 21:3 God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.
1st Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the
flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world,
received up into glory.
A note about the Holy Bible, as a document the Bible was spoken by God and written down by
prophets and scribes. Today some people think of the Bible as a collection of ancient events and
stories while in actuality the Bible is a legal document containing both the Old & New Testaments, the
covenant and contract between God and mankind. The words, terms and phrases are legal in nature
and binding in stature. When Jesus refers to Himself as Christ, Lord, Savior, and God, He is saying it in
a legal binding term, a legal binding term between God and mankind.
In the historical events of the life and crucifixion of Jesus Christ the reason for the guilty verdict, the
recorded "crime", by the leaders of His day in order to condemn Him at His multiple trials was that
Jesus repeatedly declared Himself to be God to many eyewitnesses.
Declaring oneself to be God is a part of the crime of blaspheming (misrepresenting God) unless of
course as in the case of Jesus where God actually was in human flesh visiting mankind to remove the
sins of the world.
In other words Jesus was sentenced to death and crucified not for committing a crime like robbing a
bank or kidnapping or something that we would normally associate with a death penalty case. Jesus
was convicted of the "crime" of blasphemy, declaring Himself to be God.
Had Jesus not repeatedly declared Himself to be God and instead maintained for instance that He was
only a prophet then He would not have been crucified at least not under the law of blasphemy.
{Likewise had the "Virgin Mary" the mother of Jesus, who was also at the public trial - execution of
Jesus, had she spoken up and declared that there was no actual virgin birth for Jesus then she would
have been a witness that Jesus was not God and therefore discrediting His claim and removing His
crucifixion/death penalty. Had Mary the mother of Jesus been able to save her son from the agony of
the cross she indeed would have done so. Mary however knew the truth of the virgin birth of Jesus
and was unable to alter the occurring events of the day.}
Jesus did declare Himself to be God and it is even likely that a verbal declaration alone would not have
even gotten the attention of the leaders. However in the case of Jesus, His many miracles, healings,
prophecies, signs and wonders gave such credibility to Jesus being God in the flesh that the leaders
both the Romans and the Jews, like everyone else, were forced to either accept the words of Jesus as
God or to reject Jesus and to then plot to remove Him.
A note about the many miracles of the early Christian Church
Prior to the cross and resurrection of Jesus while He was among His disciples mentoring and teaching
them Jesus Himself gave them power to heal and the power of authority over demons. Later after
Jesus returned back into heaven the same Apostles and disciples continued healing miracles in the
early Church.
Matthew 10:1-2 And when He had called unto Him His twelve disciples, He gave them power against
unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Now
the names of the twelve apostles are these; ...
In the very early days of the Christian Church God preformed many miracles through His Apostles and
disciples the people who were personally familiar with Jesus. The Miracles were used for the one and
only purpose of authenticating the Gospel message of our resurrection and eternal life in Jesus.
The same Apostles and disciples of the early Church who performed the miracles are the same people
who wrote our Christian New Testament Bible. The miracles were authentication of the Gospel until
the Bible epistles (letters) could be written and distributed. With the New Testament scriptures the
focus on authentication of the Christian message centers on the Bible itself and specifically on the
many Bible prophecies. Miracles are now deemphasized while Bible prophecy is emphasized.
Remember the coming Anti-Christ is going to perform many false and deceiving miracles therefore
the Christian message is to look to the Bible for truth and not to modern miracles. This in no way
means that the gifts of God the Holy Spirit have ceased or have even diminished but what it does
mean is that the emphasis, the focus, of God's relationship with mankind is based on His Word the
Bible the rock and foundation of all truth.
Luke 1:1-3 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things
which are most surely believed among us, Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the
beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; It seemed good to me also, having had
perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent
Theophilus,
In many, places in the Bible, Jesus declares Himself to be God
and our Savior, here are just a few!
John 10:30 I and My Father are one.
John 4:25,26 The woman saith unto Him, I know that Messias (Messiah) cometh, which is called Christ:
when He is come, He will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am He.
John 8:42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love Me: for I proceeded forth and
came from God; neither came I of Myself, but He sent Me.
Mark 14:62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power,
and coming in the clouds of heaven.
John 8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am He
(Christ), ye shall die in your sins.
John 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill Him (Jesus) {For their perceived blasphemy of
Jesus calling Himself God}, because He not only had broken the Sabbath {customs, as they
understood them}, but said also that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.
John 8:18 I am one that bear witness of Myself, and the Father that sent Me beareth witness of Me.
*In approximately the year 90 A.D. on the island of Patmos the resurrected living Jesus Christ, our Lord and
Savior, personally introduced the book of Revelation (Chapter 1) to His disciple John. Jesus then personally
dictated all 7 letters of Revelation (chapters 2-3) to the existing Church. Jesus asserts His continued command
and His leadership of all the Christian churches and throughout the seven letters the resurrected Jesus Christ
personally interjects His approvals and disapprovals of the entire existing Church age.
Jesus then personally concluded the book of Revelation and indeed the entire Bible both the Old and New
Testaments with His concluding remarks!
Revelation 22:16 I Jesus have sent mine angel [messenger] to testify unto you these things in the
churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
In many, many places the Bible references,

referrers to and calls Jesus, God, here are just a few!
1st Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the
2nd Corinthians 5:19 To whit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself,
Hebrews 1:8 But unto the Son (Jesus) He (Father) saith, Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: a
scepter of righteousness is the scepter of thy Kingdom.
Revelation 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and His Father; to Him be Glory and
Dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Colossians 1:14-15 In whom (Jesus) we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of
sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn {Inheritor} of every creature:
Colossians 2:9-10 For in Him (Jesus) dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are
complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power:
1st Thessalonians 5:18 In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning
you.
Romans 8:39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love
of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Some of the Bible Quotes reference that Jesus contains the Characteristics and abilities of God within Himself
this therefore associates Himself as God. This is necessary because Jesus is God in Human form. When God
does split open the Heavens and reveals Himself to us as God it won’t be necessary to explain who He is but
until then He came to us in human form and therefore an explanation and clarification are necessary and
helpful. Likewise other verses directly call Jesus God providing instances of pre-incarnation, incarnation and
post-resurrection are all covered in the Divinity of Jesus.
Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost
(Spirit) hath made you overseers, to feed the Church of God, which He hath Purchased with His Own
Blood.
Revelation 1:5 Unto Him (Jesus) that loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood.
Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the
spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon Me (Jesus) whom they have pierced
{Crucified}, and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourneth for his Only Son, and shall be in bitterness
for Him, as one that is in bitterness for his Firstborn.
It is Jesus that shed "His Own Blood" was crucified and died on the Cross for us. Since the sin of Adam and Eve
all humans are now conceived and born as sinners. Sin separates us from the Holy God. Because we were
separated by sin from God there could not be a gathering together with God, meaning there could not be a
Church of God's people until after the cross of Jesus, where our sins were removed. The penalty of sin is
death, without death there cannot be an end or a stop to sin. The shedding of Blood reveals death, and death
being the end or stopping of sin. Blood reveals death in that blood is the "life of the flesh" and in Jesus' case
the shedding of His blood was also another proof of His death because his blood had already separated into
the two distinct parts of water and the heavier red blood cells revealing that His heart was no longer pumping
to keep the water & the red blood cells mixed together.
Jesus bled and died on the Cross proving His death and in dying paying the full cost for our sins, the cost of sin,
disobedience to God, is death and with sin now ended by death our sins have been removed. But it is not
enough to remove sin to have a relationship with God so then three days later after the cross, Jesus
Resurrected, He showed Himself to be alive in a new Spiritual body. A body created to have a new Spiritual
relationship with us. That resurrection day Jesus created His Church by giving His disciples a New "Born Again"
Eternal Spiritual Life, without sin, and with Himself. The Church is now a gathering of fellowship with people
who's sins are forgiven and who are now close to and in fellowship with God and with one another.
Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, Love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave Himself for it.
1st Corinthians 10:32 Give none offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the Church of God.
The Names used to refer to Jesus reveal that Jesus is God

in [Substance, Authority, and Character]
Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the LORD Himself shall give you a sign; Behold a Virgin shall conceive, and bear
a Son, and shall call His name [substance, authority, character] Immanuel ("God with & among us").
Luke 2:21 ... His name [substance, authority, character] was called JESUS ((JE = God, Yahweh, Jehovah)
+ (SUS = Salvation, Healing)), which was so named of the angel before He was conceived in the
womb.
Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain (emptyness); for the LORD will
not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain (emptyness).
The third of God's 10 Commandments requires that we keep the substance given in each of God's names that
He refers to Himself by. To empty - make vain any of God's names is an act even worse than the profaning of
God's names.
Jeremiah 23:6 In His days Judah shall be saved and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is His name
whereby He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS (Jehovah - Tsidkenu).
Currently we refer to God by the name of Jesus acknowledging and referring to the Salvation & Healing work
that He is currently doing in our life. To know Jesus is to know Salvation & Healing from God (Jehovah). Later
when Jesus bodily returns to Rule the earth we will call Him "Jehovah - Tsidkenu," "THE LORD OUR
RIGHTEOUSNESS" acknowledging and referring to the Righteousness of God. With the presence of Jesus we
will know His Righteousness, true righteousness.
*Note YHWH or Yahweh is a Hebrew or Jewish name for God, while Jehovah is a Latin or Roman name for
God, just like "God" is an English name we use for God.
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His
shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, The Mighty God, The everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as
of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
1st John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost
and these three are one.
Jesus Himself forgave sins and allowed Himself to be worshiped
as only the one and only true God can
Mark 2:5-12 When Jesus saw their faith, He said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven
thee. But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this
man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? But that ye may know that the Son
of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, He saith to the sick of the palsy, I say unto thee, Arise,
and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. And immediately he arose, took up the bed,
and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We
never saw it on this fashion.
John 9:35-38 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said unto him,
Dost thou believe on the Son of God? he answered and said, Who is He, Lord, that I might believe on
Him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen Him, and it is He that talketh with thee. And he
said, Lord, I believe. And he Worshipped Him.
In the Greek Language that the original New Testament Bible was written in
the word "and" is also an "=" sign
Words that are grouped together using the word "and" have equal significance and are equal in value.
For example:
John 20:28 And Thomas answered and (=) said unto Him (Jesus), My Lord and (=) my God. Jesus saith
unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not
seen, and (=) yet have believed.
James 1:27 Pure religion and (=) undefiled before God and (=) the Father is this, to visit the fatherless
and (=) widows in their affliction, and (=) to keep himself unspotted from the world.
James 1:1 James, a servant of God and (=) of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are
scattered abroad, greeting.
Titus 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and (=) the glorious appearing of the great God and (=) our
Savior Jesus Christ;
1st Thessalonians 3:11 Now God Himself (Holy Spirit) and (=) our Father, and (=) our Lord Jesus Christ,
direct our way unto you.
2nd Corinthians 1:3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies,
and (=) the God of all comfort;
2nd Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and (=) the love of God, and (=) the
communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
Jesus is also referred to Exclusively as the Savior, Messiah, Lord, and King
Savior
Philippians 3:20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Jude 1:25 To the only wise God our Savior, be Glory an Majesty, Dominion, and Power, both now and
ever. Amen.
Titus 1:1-4 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect,
and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; In hope of eternal life, which God, that
cannot lie, promised before the world began; But hath in due times manifested His word through
preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; To Titus,
mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Messiah/Christ
John 4:25,26 The woman saith unto Him, I know that Messias (Messiah) cometh, which is called Christ:
when He is come, He will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am He.
Lord
Numbers 15:41 I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God:
I am the LORD your God.
Romans 8:39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love
of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Zechariah 14:5 ... and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee [second coming].
King
1st Timothy 1:17 Now unto the King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, the only wise God, be honor and
glory forever and ever. Amen.
2nd Peter 1:11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting
Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
John 18:36 Jesus answered, My Kingdom is not of this world: if My Kingdom were of this world, then
would my servants fight, that I should be not delivered to the Jews: but now is My Kingdom not from
hence.
Psalms 74:12 For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
Jesus has always existed as God
Philippians 2:5-8 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of
God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon
Him the form of a servant, and was made into the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a
man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death on the cross.
John 8:42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love Me: for I proceeded forth and
came from God; neither came I of Myself, but He sent Me.
John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily (truth), verily (truth), I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am
(I existed).
John 10:30 I and My Father are one.
Jesus is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob;

manifested into our physical realm
Exodus 3:14-15 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the
children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou
say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is My name for ever, and this is My memorial unto
all generations.
One of the Memorial names that God has chosen to reveal Himself to us by is His name "I AM". I AM is a
present tense verb and denotes that God is Always with us in the present moment, in the here and now. God
is the "I AM" thankfully he is not the I was or that he will be, but He Truly is "I AM" the God of all time, at all
time.
John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Mark 14:62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power,
and coming in the clouds of heaven.
John 18:5-6 They answered Him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also,
which betrayed Him, stood with them. As soon then as He had said unto them, I am he, they went
backward, and fell to the ground.
John 8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am He, ye
shall die in your sins.
John 8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up (Crucified) the Son of man, then shall ye
know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these
things.
*In the better Bibles words that are added during the English translation process are identified in italics i.e. he.
In the above verses he is an added English word not found in the original Greek Bible verses.
Jesus is the Son of God
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever, Believeth
in Him should not perish, but have Everlasting life.
Jesus is the Son of God: This statement seems to offer some confusion. People wonder how can Jesus be God
and be the Son of God?
Actually the term "Begotten Son of God" requires that Jesus is God.
Revelation 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and His Father; to Him be Glory and
Dominion forever and ever. Amen.
To say that Jesus is not God, Exactly like the Father is God, is to say that our earthly father is not a human like
we are a human. Our earthly fathers are Humans that is why we are humans. We are what our fathers are. If
the father is a bird than the offspring is also a bird, a fish, or whatever the father is denotes what the likeness
is in the relative/offspring.
John 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill Him (Jesus), because He not only had broken the
Sabbath {customs, as they understood them}, but said also that God was His Father, making Himself
equal with God.
Jesus is God as His Father is God. Jesus is God, He has always been God and He will always be God.
The reason that the term Son and Father are applied to Jesus and the Father is because Jesus became a man.
With Jesus becoming a human in physical form in the Virgin birth, with a birth, it is necessary to Identify the
Father. Jesus Identified His Father to us. The Father of Jesus is God. We know that Jesus does Not have an
earthly father, if Jesus did He would be a human only, like us and not God.
Also it is Important that Jesus has a Father. To not have a father is to be an orphan, or in old English to be a
bastard. Jesus is not an orphan nor is he a bastard. Jesus is Family with the Father and is Beloved of the Father.
Jesus is accepted by His Father God. By accepting Jesus we humans become family with Jesus and the Father.
We do not become Gods, we are humans in a relationship with God, while Jesus is God in a relationship with
humans.
Another way to look at this and to see the eternal nature of Jesus and the three in one nature of God is to
recognize that of the two Bible references regarding the Virgin Incarnation and the Virgin Birth of Jesus is to
recognize that the "Father" is not mentioned in this context but that it is actually the Holy Spirit that is
credited with overseeing the manifestation of Jesus into the human realm. The significance is that if the three
are not One God and that Jesus was not preexistent then the Father is not the Father. If they were separate or
Jesus was simply a creation of God's then it would be the Holy Spirit that is the Father of Jesus and not the
Father Himself. Therefore we know that the terms "Father, Son, First Born, Son of Man" etc. are all positional
and description terms used for our clarification into the significance of God in Christ Jesus, God in the flesh.
Matthew 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him
in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which
is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
Luke 1:31-35 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his
name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give
unto Him the throne of His father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of
his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know
not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the
power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of
thee shall be called the Son of God.
Jesus is the Only Begotten Son of God
1st John 4:9 In this was manifested the Love of God toward us, because that God sent His only
begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him (Jesus).
The importance and significance of Jesus being the "Only Begotten" Son of God is of course that there is no
salvation for mankind apart from Jesus.
Acts 4:10-12 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ
of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by Him doth this man stand
here before you whole. This is the Stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become
the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under
heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
There is an important distinction in the Bible regarding when Jesus is actually referred to as "the Begotten Son
of God" and this reference is actually to both the Virgin Birth of Jesus and also to the Resurrection of Jesus.
Meaning that Jesus has always been God and did not become a God at the virgin birth or at some other time
or by some other occurrence.
Psalms 2:7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said to Me, Thou art My Son; this day [Virgin birth
& Jesus' Resurrection] have I (Father) begotten Thee.
Hebrews 1:4-6 (Jesus) Being made (having status) so much better than the angels, as He hath by
inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. For unto which of the angels said He (Father)
at any time, Thou art My Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to Him a Father, and
He shall be to Me a Son? And again, when He bringeth in the first begotten into the world, He saith,
And let all the angels of God worship Him.
Revelation 1:5 And from Jesus Christ who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten (Resurrected)
of the dead ...
The Resurrection of Jesus proves that Jesus is indeed God and therefore the acceptable sacrifice to take away
the sins of mankind.
Romans 1:2-4 Which He (God) had promised afore by His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, Concerning
His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; and
declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of Holiness, by the resurrection
from the dead:
The Deity of Jesus is referred to in the New Testament as it constantly refers to Jesus as a Son (adult) in status,
even at his birth, and not as a child like we humans are called. The difference being that a Son (adult) has
authority where a child does not have any authority and Jesus being God retains His authority (Sonship) even
at the Virgin Birth.
Mark 1:1 The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her (Mary), The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee,
and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that Holy thing which shall be
born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
The birth of Jesus as Son, adult in status, is also foretold in the Old Testament.
Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the LORD Himself shall give you a sign; Behold a Virgin shall conceive, and bear
a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel (God with & among us).
Jeremiah 31:22 for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, a woman shall compass a man (lit.
Warrior).
In summary, almost anyone could claim to be the Son of God and from time to time in history various people
have made that claim yet only Jesus has demonstrated authority over life and death by His resurrection. The
return to life of Jesus, the Bible prophecy matches of his life, eyewitnesses accounts of both His life and His
resurrection, along with the witness of the Holy Spirit all confirm that Christians comfortably know and trust
that Jesus is God.
Jesus is submitted to the Father
John 6:38 For I (Jesus) came down from heaven, not to do My own will but the will of Him (Father)
that sent Me.
Matthew 26:39 And He (Jesus) went a little further, and fell on His face, and prayed saying, O Father if
it be possible, let this cup [the crucifixion] pass from Me: nevertheless not as I will, but as though will.
The Holy Spirit is submitted to Jesus
John 16:13 Howbeit when He, the Spirit of Truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall
not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will show you things
to come. He shall glorify Me (Jesus): for He shall receive of mine and shall show it unto you.
Revelation 19:10 And I (Disciple John) fell at his (Angel) feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See
though do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus:
Worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of prophecy.
The Church is submitted to Jesus
Ephesians 5:23 ... Christ is the head of the church: and He is the savior of the body.
Christians are submitted one to another
1st Peter 5:5 ... Yeah, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God
resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble.
Remember: God is our example, we are to be submitted to one another even as God is submitted to one
another (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), out of love and respect for one another. God is showing us how to have a
loving, caring, committed, relationship.
Jesus has all Authority
Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven
and in earth.
1st Peter 3:22 Who (Jesus) is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities
and powers being made subject unto Him.
The Judgment and Inheritance belong to Jesus
Psalms 82:8 Arise, O God, Judge the earth: for though shall inherit all nations.
John 9:39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into the world, that they which see not might see;
and they which see might be made blind.
Ephesians 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope
of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
Jesus as God is the creator and builder of all things.
Hebrews 1:2 (God) Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir
of all things, by whom (Jesus) He made the worlds {The physical and the spiritual realms}.
Hebrews 1:10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the
heavens are the works of thine hands:
Hebrews 2:10 For it became Him, for whom are all things, and by whom (Jesus) are all things
(created), in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through
sufferings.
Hebrews 3:4 For every house is builded by some man; but He that built all things is God.
The Deity of God the Father
1st Thessalonians 1:1 ...unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord
Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 6:23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ.
The Deity of God the Holy Spirit
Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
John 14:16,17 And I (Jesus) will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that he may
abide with you forever; even the Spirit of Truth; ...
Acts 5:3,4 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, ... thou
hast not lied unto men but unto God.
Triunity - Trinity the Three in One Nature of God
Isaiah 6:3 And one (Angel) cried unto another, and said, Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts: the
whole earth is full of His glory.
Revelation 4:8 And the four beasts (Angel - Spirit beings) had each of them six wings about him; and
they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God
Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
Angels in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible are recorded as saying, "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD"
this is in reference to God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 3:16,17 And Jesus, when He was Baptized (by John the Baptist), went up straightaway out of
the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him (John the Baptist), and he saw the Spirit of God
descending like a Dove, and lighting upon Him (Jesus): and a Voice from Heaven, saying, This is my
Beloved Son, in whom I am Well Pleased.
Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost (Spirit);
One Name = one God meaning that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are all equally, yet separately, the
one and only God.
Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) LORD:
The Hebrew word used for "one" is (Echad, 259) which means one untied group as opposed to (Yachiyd, 3173)
a single, alone, one.
Activities and functions of God
Creation
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Gods-Father, Son, Holy Spirit) created the heaven and the earth.
The first word in the Bible to describe God to us is the Hebrew word (Elohim, 430) which is the plural form of
El (God) meaning Gods.
John 1:3 All things were made by Him (Jesus); and without Him was not anything made that was
made.
Job 33:4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Resurrection of Jesus
Galatians 1:1 Paul, an apostle, not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father,
who raised Him from the dead;
John 10:17,18 Therefore doth My Father love Me, because I lay down My life, that I might take it again.
No man taketh it from Me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power
to take it again. This commandment have I received of My father.
Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised
up Christ from the dead shall also quicken (make alive) your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth
in you.
Sinned against by mankind
Genesis 39:9 ... how then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?
Luke 24:7 Saying, the Son of Man (Jesus) must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be
crucified, and the third day rise again.
Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of
redemption.
Forgiveness of man's sins
Hebrews 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I
remember no more.
Colossians 1:14 In whom (Jesus) we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Hebrews 10:15-18 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that He had said before, ...
and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
All of these events took place Before, During and After the physical earthly appearance of Jesus, proving that
Jesus is indeed the Promised Savior of Mankind that the Prophets of the Holy Bible spoke so many times
about.
In Jesus the Christ (Messiah) we Christians do have the True, Living, Loving, Savior, God to put all of our trust,
our hopes and our cares into.
There has been an interesting development regarding this topic of the Bible proclaiming Jesus as God.
A couple of non-Christians have remarked that it really seems almost silly to post Biblical proof that Jesus is
God and their point is that of course the Bible proclaims Jesus as God because that is what the Bible is written
about. However they don't believe the Bible, they think that the Bible is only written by humans and not
inspired by God.
But even as non-Christians they rightfully understand the Topic and Content of the Bible yet they do not
understand the Divinely Inspired and Prophetic nature of the Bible and have not yet chosen to follow it. It
really does underline the obvious message of the Bible which is "Jesus is God" and that this message is
universal to the Bible. It is only a few unconventional cult groups that determine that the Bible does not
specifically and repeatedly present to the world "Jesus as God in the flesh."
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
Articles
GodThoughtsWired! JESUS...IS GOD! As an "equipper of the saints" (see Ephesians 4:11-13), here's some helpful
"equipment" in regard to the clear, biblical teaching that Jesus is God
JESUS...IS GOD! As an "equipper of the saints," (see Ephesians 4:11-13), here's some helpful "equipment" in regard to
the clear, biblical teaching that Jesus is God. ~Thomas knew that Jesus was God: "Thomas answered and said to Him
(Jesus), 'My Lord and my God'" (John 20:28). ~Peter knew that Jesus was God: "To those who have received a faith of
the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 1:1). ~The Apostle Paul knew
that Jesus was God: "Looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ
Jesus" (Titus 2:13). ~Jesus knows that He is God: "Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am...Now Father,
glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was" (John 8:58; 17:5). ~Those
around Jesus knew that He claimed to be God. After Jesus told the crowd, "I and the Father are one" (John 10:30), the
bible tells us that they began to pick up stones to stone Him because, "You (Jesus) being a man, make Yourself out to
be God" (John 10:33). ~Finally, God the Father* acknowledges that Jesus is God: "But of the Son He (the Father) says,
'Thy Throne O God, is forever and ever" (Hebrews 1:8). It is through this God alone, Jesus Christ, the Jesus of the Bible,
that salvation is made available. "And there is salvation in no one else..." (see Acts 4:12) Brothers and sisters, biblical
Christianity acknowledges that Jesus is God. He is the Savior of the world (see John 3:16). There is NO OTHER way to
get to heaven, accept through the Jesus of the Bible. I guess, the real question is whether or not you believe that the
Bible is really God's word? Because the Bible teaches that there is no other way to get to heaven accept through Jesus.
If you believe otherwise, according the the God of the Bible...you are deceived. "I, even I, am the Lord, and there is no
Savior besides Me...There is no God besides Me...Before Me there was no God formed, and there will be none after
Me...I am the Lord, and there is no other; besides Me there is no God...There is no one besides Me, I am the Lord and
there is no other..." Isaiah 43:11; 44:6; 43:10b; 45:5; 45:6 Comprende? ps. If you actually receive this, would you drop me
a short note to let me know? Thanks. :) *For an in-depth discussion of The Trinity, click on, What Does the Bible Say
About...The Trinity? [article link]
Actors tell Hollywood 'Enough is Enough' - Petition set up to seek respect for Jesus' name - Actress Kathy Griffin's rant
at the Emmy awards - and as we have learned, her verbal assault was calculated {Respect is basic to life. Jesus is the
greatest life of all and the most worthy of all respect.}
The question now is whether Kathy Griffin will pay a similar price for her outburst. And as we have learned, her verbal
assault was calculated." The Miracle Theater organization said: "Our attempt is not to throw stones at Ms. Griffin, or
anyone else. It is every American's God given right to worship freely and to speak freely. We believe, however, that as
Christians, we should not accept her mockery of our Lord quietly! What is shocking to us is how people tend to respond
to comments like this about Jesus Christ. It made our heart sick to see people in the audience at the Emmys laughing at
Griffin's remarks." The idea for its petition effort, "Million Voices for Christ," came about after many people saw the
original ad, and called to express their thanks. The group then purchased a second ad to announce its petition plans. "It
seemed that many were looking for a way to speak out on the matter. If we together stand up and say, 'Enough is
Enough!' we can show the media that there are MILLIONS OF US that love our Lord! With a million signatures,
together, we can remind Hollywood that this country was founded on the principles of God's Holy Word," the group
said. "The message of this petition is simple respect. Our primary objective is to give any person who wants to speak
out in support of Christ an outlet to do so," said Russ Hollingsworth, general manager of The Miracle Theater. "There is
strength in numbers. One million people speaking up just can't be ignored." He said every American has the right to
worship freely and to speak freely. "We believe, however, that as Christians it's time for us to take a stand for our faith
and ask for respectful treatment from the media and the entertainment industry." The petition is on the organization's
web page. [article link]
The Names of God - JEHOVAH: LORD in our English Bibles (all capitals) - Yahweh, YHWH is the covenant name of God -
Occurs 6823 times in the OT First use Gen. 2:4 (Jehovah Elohim) - From the verb "to be", havah, similar to chavah (to
live) - JESUS: Derived from the Hebrew "Joshua" (Y'shua) or "Je-Hoshua" meaning JEHOVAH (God) IS SALVATION
CHRIST: is equivalent to the Hebrew 'Messiah' (Meshiach), "The Anointed [Alive-Living] One." Other NT Titles for Jesus:
Shepherd of the Sheep; Master; King of kings; Lord of lords; Bishop and Guardian of our Souls; Daystar, Deliverer,
Advocate, Last (or Second) Adam, Ancient of Days, Branch, Chief Cornerstone, Immanuel, First Born, Head of the
Body, Physician, Rock, Root of Jesse, Stone, Potentate; Chief Apostle; Great High Priest; Pioneer and Perfecter of our
Faith (or Author and Finisher); Lamb of God; Lamb Slain before the Foundation of the World; Lord God Almighty.
[article link]
Names of God: A Way to Understand His Nature and Character - "ELOHIM" (or Elohay) is the first name for God found
in the Bible, and it's used throughout the Old Testament over 2,300 times {In the Bible God gives over 300 names and
descriptive names for Himself, none of the names are Allah. Allah is Not a Biblical name for God!}
Names of God: A Way to Understand His Nature and Character - The Names of God used in the Bible act as a roadmap
for learning about the character of God. Since the Bible is God's Word to us, the names He chooses in scripture are
meant to reveal His true nature to us. Names of God: His Titles Revealed in Scripture - "ELOHIM" (or Elohay) is the first
name for God found in the Bible, and it's used throughout the Old Testament over 2,300 times. Elohim comes from the
Hebrew root meaning "strength" or "power", and has the unusual characteristic of being plural in form. In Genesis 1:1,
we read, "In the beginning Elohim created the heaven and the earth." Right from the start, this plural form for the name
of God is used to describe the One God, a mystery that is uncovered throughout the rest of the Bible. [article link]
Bishop urges Christians to call God 'Allah' - Catholic leader believes it would help ease tensions between religions - a
survey published showed 92% of the more than 4,000 people polled oppose the bishop's view {It's always better to
please God than man. So I'll continue to call God Jesus as God has asked us to do by instructing His angel Gabriel to tell
us.}
Catholic churches in the Netherlands should use the name Allah for God to ease tensions between Muslims and
Christians, says a Dutch bishop. Tiny Muskens, the bishop of Breda, told the Dutch TV program "Network" Monday
night he believes God doesn't mind what he is called, Radio Netherlands Worldwide reported. The Almighty is above
such "discussion and bickering," he insisted. Muskens points to Indonesia, where he served 30 years ago, as an example
for Dutch churches. Christians in the Middle East also use the term Allah for God. "Someone like me has prayed to Allah
yang maha kuasa (Almighty God) for eight years in Indonesia and other priests for 20 or 30 years," Muskens said. "In the
heart of the Eucharist, God is called Allah over there, so why can't we start doing that together?" Muskens thinks it
could take another 100 years, but eventually the name Allah will be used by Dutch churches, promoting rapprochement
between the two religions, he said, according to Radio Netherlands. However, a survey published today in the
Netherlands' largest newspaper, De Telegraaf, showed 92 percent of the more than 4,000 people polled oppose the
bishop's view, the Associated Press reported. [article link]
Bible verse: Saint Luke 1:26-35 the angel Gabriel was sent from God - and shalt call his name JESUS - which shall be
born of thee shall be called the Son of God ... {The complete Bible is available at BasicChristian.info}
Saint Luke 1:26-35 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the
angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among
women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this
should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt
conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the
Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the
house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be,
seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the
power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called
the Son of God. -- Bible [article link]
Testimony - MY SEARCH - by Lambert T. Dolphin (Mp3)

In 1962 my then-roommate's parents invited me one day to church where for the first time in my life I heard what the
Bible had to say about reality. All my attention immediately shifted to That Book No One Reads Anymore. I started at
the end---in the Book of the Revelation. This new phase of My Search went on intensively for several months until I
decided to see the pastor---so that I could ask him all my hard questions, and once and for all find the loopholes and
inconsistencies I was sure made Christianity a man-made religion like all the other religions in the world. The pastor
refused to give me his own opinion on things, but answered every question by pointing me to various passages in the
Bible. I was especially moved by such statements as "The natural man does not understand the things of the
spirit...they are foolishness to him," and "Unless a man humbles himself and comes like a child he will in no way enter
into the kingdom of God." Evidently, "there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus
who gave Himself as a ransom for all." I realized I had never prayed in my whole life. What if you called out to God for
help and He helped you? If He were more intelligent than I was (that thought had just dawned on me), then mere
outward profession of faith wouldn't do. The pastor said that anytime I decided I would like to become a Christian, he
would be glad to be a witness. It was then I realized that God must be a living Person and that He was apparently ready
to meet me if I would but give Him my permission. I decided that then and there was as good a time as ever. My first
prayer went something like this, "OK God, if you are there, I think I may need to be forgiven. And, you can have the rest
of my life. Please help me." I waited no more than a millisecond until I felt flooded and overwhelmed with love---God's
love. There in that office, and now in my heart, was the same Jesus I had read about in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Grandmother had been right and the Bible was no ordinary book. It seemed as if all the lights had been turned on in
what had been a very dark house. To this very day, (43 years later) that experience of my Christian conversion stands
out in my memory like night and day---"If anyone is in Christ he is a new creation, old things have passed away, behold
all things have become new." [article link]
Why does the Christian Church specifically gather for Worship on Sundays?
How and why did this practice begin?
These are questions often asked and very easy to answer.
It is Jesus that started Sunday Worship as that is the Day that He Rose from the Dead and it is the
"same day" that He began His Church.
It is the Glorious life giving Resurrection of Jesus and the birth of His Church that the Church gathers
to commemorate every Sunday as it gathers and worships Jesus.
Acts 20:7 And upon the first day of the week (Sunday), when the disciples came together to break
bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until
midnight.
1st Corinthians 16:1-2 Now concerning the collection (financial giving) for the saints, as I have given
order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week (Sunday) let every one
of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
What is Worship?
Psalms 95:6 Come let us Worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
The word worship literally means to acknowledge the source and sustaining of our life, the Christian
acknowledges that life comes from God as God is the creator and sustainer of all life. The
embodiment of life is the Resurrection of Jesus, as it is now the Resurrection Life of Jesus that we the
Christian live in and take part in having been rescued by Jesus from our own certain death through
sin. Therefore it has been since the first Sunday and continues until this day that the Church gathers
to Worship God on Sunday by acknowledging His Life giving Resurrection Life.
What is the Church?
The Christian Church is a unique gathering of people who's sins have been paid for in full by Jesus on
the cross. The word Church means "out - gathering" those that are taken out of this sinful world and
gathered together into the sinless image of Jesus by receiving His Holy Spirit, and having received the
Spirit of God the Christian has now passed from death in sin into Life in Jesus.
Why hasn't the Church always existed?
True Christianity is an intimate Spiritual Personal Relationship with God and a Relationship with God is
as old as Creation so it is accurate to say that Adam and Eve are the first Christians but then Sin
separated mankind from an intimate Spiritual relationship with God and therefore postponed
Christianity until after the Redemption of mankind via the Cross and the Resurrection of Jesus
providing for us a renewed intimate Spiritual Relationship.
The Church did not exist during the Old Testament times. In other words, Noah, Abraham, King David,
Solomon, and even John the Baptist, although each was in a relationship with God, they were not
Christians and therefore not in the intimate Spiritual relationship that the Church enjoys, and for a
very good reason, each of these people lived and died prior to the Cross of Jesus. Before the Cross of
Jesus the remedy for Sin had not yet occurred and with sin a "Gathering of the Sinless (in Image)" was
not yet available as God's Spirit is not intimately available with Sin.
Once Jesus came into humanity in the Virgin Birth and then died on the cross as full payment for all of
the sins of the world then on His "Resurrection Day" the Church age could then begin. The Church
could not be gathered prior to the cross and without the resurrection there would not be the Living
Leader.
The Church/Christians are Identified as the one's who have acknowledged the Resurrection of Jesus
and therefore have Received the Spirit of God and by receiving the Spirit of God are now in the Sinless
Image of God our Father as the Christian is now a Child of God. This event of Jesus giving the Spirit
and of individuals each receiving the Spirit of God began on Sunday the very day of the Resurrection
of Jesus and continues on to this day as the Resurrection of Jesus and His Holy Spirit are the lifeblood
of Christianity.
John 20:19-23 Then the same day (Resurrection Sunday) at evening, being the first day of the week
(Sunday), when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came
Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, "Peace be unto you." And when He had so said, He
showed unto them His hands and His side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, "Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
(Become a Christian) Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins
ye retain, they are retained.
Note: The verses and Biblical content of John 20:19-23 are dealing with a person becoming a Christian, with Salvation
and with Regeneration via the Holy Spirit. Forgiveness of sins (via the cross of Jesus) and the imparting Baptism of Jesus
(via His Resurrection) and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit into a person are direct functions of the cross and the
resurrection of Jesus Christ. The knowledge of the removal of sin in the life of an individual person is referenced here in
the Bible on the day of the resurrection of Jesus not on the day of Pentecost. Pentecost is referenced in the Bible in
context with empowerment and of a person being a witness of Jesus but not in context of salvation as the Resurrection
Day is associated with salvation.
Regarding the phrase "Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they
are retained" this clearly demonstrates that the removal of sin had occurred at the cross and that the knowledge of sin,
the removal or the presence of sin in the life of an individual can be discerned by a Christian with the Baptism indwelling
of the Holy Spirit since the day of the Resurrection of Jesus and of the giving of the Holy Spirit.
There are several examples in the Bible of people discerning the presence or removal of sin from the lives of individuals.
All Christians even today can at times discern the spiritual state of another individual, how often has someone said that
they are a Christian then deny Jesus and every tenant of Christianity and live a life completely opposed to the Biblical
Christian precepts, we can often discern that the person though outwardly professing Christianity their sins remain. On
occasion some people are in deep despair fearing that they can no longer be reconciled to God because they have
offended God too much or have blasphemed the Holy Spirit and now conclude that they are eternally damned yet a
Christian can often discern that God has not given up on them and that actually their sins are remitted and that they
should seek after God because they will find God.
Acts 8:20-23 But Peter said unto him (Simon the sorcerer), Thy money perish with thee, because thou
hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this
matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray
God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art in the
gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity ...
Acts 17:22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all
things ye are too superstitious.
Acts 26:27-28 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know (perceive) that thou believest. Then
Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
The Biblical reference also demonstrates that Christian Salvation the forgiveness of sins and entering into a relationship
with the Holy God by becoming a child of God through receiving His Spirit indwelling in us is an actual event and it is an
event predicated on an individual's faith and confession. Christianity is unique in that an individual can become a
Christian at any moment and in any place regardless of time or circumstances. Since the cross and resurrection of Jesus
Christ a person does not need another external event, not a Pentecost or any event, not a certain moon phase or any
celestial - comet occurrence and certainly not a ritual, a feast or a festival to become a Christian but with just a simple
faith in the living Savior Jesus and a desire to be united to God a person will become a new creation a 'born again'
Christian.
Did the Church actually start at Pentecost?
Sometimes people think that the Church did not start until fifty days after the Resurrection of Jesus
during a Feast called "Pentecost" Acts 2:1-4 but remember it is the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus
that paved the way for the Church allowing for the individual receiving of the Holy Spirit of God, and
not the waiting of Fifty days by the disciples that paved the way for the Church. There is a Feast of
Pentecost every year but there is only one Cross and Resurrection of Jesus. There is not a fifty day gap
between the Resurrection and the start of the Church. The same people gathered together and
(Empowered) in Acts 2:1-4 had already received the Holy Spirit back in John 20:19-23 and would again
be filled (Empowered) in Acts 4:31 and at other times as the Holy Spirit is leading.
Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and
they were all filled (Empowered) with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Is Sunday now also the Sabbath day of the Church?
It is also important to note that Sunday is not a Sabbath Day and therefore the Church is not resting
on Sunday when it gathers to Worship God but is Rejoicing in the Living, Loving, Jesus.
Saturday is still the Sabbath day proscribed by God for the Jewish people to physically follow by
physically resting but for the Church our rest is Spiritual we rest in complete faith of the
accomplished, completed work of Jesus, His Cross and His Resurrection.
Exodus 20:10 But the Seventh day (Saturday) is the Sabbath ..
Luke 24:1 Now upon the First day (Sunday) of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the
sepulcher (tomb), bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And
they found the stone rolled away from the sepulcher. And they entered in, and found not the body of
Jesus.
In establishing a time for the Resurrection - the disciples arrive at the tomb at about Sunrise, just
prior, so we know that Jesus did not Resurrect later than sunrise and some might wonder if He rose
earlier than Sunrise but the Biblical answer is no as it is exactly at sunrise that Jesus is revealing
Himself to be Alive.
Also many of the Bible's names, references, types, and prophecies all reveal that He is the "Sunrise
from on High." For example Jesus physically entered into the world in His Virgin birth at night into the
darkness of this world - representing that Jesus is the light that shined and came into the dark world.
Continuing, Jesus (the Light of the world) Resurrected at Sunrise as His Resurrection is the new Dawn
of Everlasting Life.
Luke 1:78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the Dayspring (Sunrise) from on high hath
visited us, To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into
the way of peace.
Isaiah 60:1 Arise (sunrise), shine; for thy light is come, and the Glory of the LORD is Risen
(Resurrected) upon thee.
2nd Corinthians 4:3,4 But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the God of this
world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the Glorious Gospel of
Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
2nd Corinthians 4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our
hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the Glory of God in the face (appearance) of Jesus Christ.
Romans 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand (sunrise): let us therefore cast off the works of
darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
Could the Church have stopped for a while and then restarted?
Since it is the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus and Only the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus that paved
the way for the Christian Church the Christian Church has continued and will continue until Jesus
receives His Christian Church unto Himself in Heaven where He is. In order for the Church to have
started and stopped and started again it would Require that the Holy Spirit would no longer be
available to mankind and then Jesus would have to be re-Crucified and the Holy Spirit re-given, events
that could never happen again and would never happen again as the one Crucifixion of Jesus is
sufficient for ALL Sins for ALL Time and the one Resurrection of Jesus is sufficient for all Life for ALL
Time.
Romans 6:9-11 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more
dominion over Him. For in that He died, He died unto sin once: but in that He liveth, He liveth unto
God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
Hebrews 10:10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ
once for all (Believers).
It really is a common Christian tenant that the Christian Church began with Jesus, the Eternal, Leader
and Founder, giving His Spirit to His followers on the day of His Resurrection Sunday and that the
Church has continued and will continue until Jesus Himself receives His Christian Church up into
Heaven where He is currently at and we will forever be with Him in His Glorious Fellowship.
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
Studying the Four Gospels

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
how they relate to and correspond with each other
Of first Importance when reading and studying the Four Gospels is to recognize that each Gospel is
written to a Specific defined audience and group of people.
Topics
Matthew is written to the Jewish audience.

Mark is written to the Roman, action - result oriented person.
Luke is written to the Greek, thinking, discerning and understanding person.
John is written to the "Born-Again" Christian *Church member.
Why Other additional writings are not in the Bible.
*Note the Church is a short defined period of time encompassing a distinct group of people. The Church began on Sunday
the Resurrection day (Easter) when Jesus began to breath His Spirit life into each of His disciples resulting in the "Born-
Again" birth of the Christian Church. The Church was not possible prior to the cross and resurrection of Jesus due to the
sin nature of us humans and it was only after the cross of Jesus that sin has been paid for and the resurrection made
available to us a new sinless life in Jesus. Eventually and likely even soon, the Christian Church will end here on earth
when Jesus takes His Church (Christians) up into Heaven in an event called the Rapture of the Church. The Gospel of
John is written by John for the general audience of "Born-Again" Christians, those who have the breath of God in them,
but after the Church is Raptured into heaven there will still be people here on earth both Jews and Gentiles who need to
get to know and understand God through His Bible and the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke have more and different
information than the book of John, information to address the circumstances in the lives of the people who are still left
here on earth.
The Gospels generally, but not always, include the same events but with different information from
that event.
For example if I participated in the event of going to someone's house for lunch and then later I
related the event to a person I would relate the information from the lunch event that is relevant to
the person that I am talking to. I might talk about the weather, the type and location of the event,
about the landscape and about the occupations and hobbies of some of the other guests. Later I
might be talking to another person about the same event but relating similar and also unique or
different information, information intended for the different audience. I might relay the mood and
theme of the lunch, the conversation and what we ate and how it was prepared and displayed. It was
the same event but it is the different audience that determines how and what information is relayed.
The differences in the four Gospels is that God is reaching out to all mankind and in reaching out God
is confirming that He has created people with different preferences, temperaments and personalities.
God is providing the information to the action oriented person and likewise God is providing the
information to the thinking and reasoning person. God is not willing that any person should perish
and has therefore written four distinct Gospels about His life here on earth in order to reach all of
mankind.
The Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel is to be presented to the Jew first and then to the Gentile. Matthew is by most accounts
the first Gospel written, written by a Jew for the Jews and it is therefore placed first among the four
Gospels.
The Name Matthew is a Hebrew - Jewish name and means "Gift of God." This Gospel is a Gift from
God to Mankind all mankind but with a special interest given to the Jewish audience.
Matthew a Jewish tax collector and record keeper (Matthew 9:9) wrote his gospel account of Jesus in
approximately the year 37 A.D. The gospel of Matthew is highly regarded as the first gospel work to
be written and then widely distributed throughout the early Christian Church. The Bible's New
Testament book of "James" written approximately 45 A.D. by James who was the first Church leader
in Jerusalem (Acts 12:17, 21:18), is considered to be the first Church document written that is in the
New Testament Bible but separate from the gospel narratives. James is a half brother of Jesus (Mark
6:3) and James' full brother Jude [Judah-Judas] (Jude 1:1) would later write the Bible's book of "Jude"
in about 65 A.D. The book of "Jude" itself is considered to be a reply to the Apostle Peter's second
letter "2nd Peter" that the Apostle Peter wrote and had distributed to the early Church also in about
the year of 65 .A.D.
What is uniquely Jewish about the Gospel of Matthew?
The first miracle that God performs in the gospel of Matthew is to cleanse a Leper, Matthew 8:3. This
miracle is special and unique to the Jews in that the Old Testament Laws of Mosses revealed that
Leprosy is a symbol of uncleanness meaning sin. An unclean person is not allowed into the presence
of God and all people are unclean due to our sin nature. This first Miracle in the Gospel of Matthew
showed the Jews that Jesus came to make a person clean from sin and in doing so to reunite the
cleansed man with the Holy God. The first miracle in the Gospel of Mark, Mark 1:25,26 and Luke, Luke
4:35 is to cast out a demon from a tormented person and the first miracle in the gospel of John, John
2:9,11 is to turn the water into wine representing the "Born-Again" position of the Christian.
Different information given in the different Gospels to reach and relate to the different audiences
that the Gospels are intended to reach.
The Gospel of Mathew gives even more attention into the fulfillment of the Old Testament Prophecies
to confirm to the Jewish audience that Jesus is indeed the fulfillment of the Old Testament that the
Prophets of old spoke so many times about.
The Gospel of Matthew pays special attention to the referencing of "Two" witnesses or persons to
fulfill the Old Testament requirement that for an event to be confirmed and established it needs to be
witnessed by two eye witnesses. The gentile does not have the custom or commandment from God to
need the two witness to substantiate the event so often in the other Gospels they only reference one
of the two or one of the group.
The Gospel of Matthew in keeping with Jewish custom refrains from directly mentioning the "name"
of God. Even in modern Jewish writing God is written as G-d out of reverence for God, the name is not
completely written acknowledging that man does not completely know or understand God. The
Gospel of Matthew therefore usually uses the title "the Kingdom of Heaven" while the other Gospels
more likely refer to "the Kingdom of God" it is the same kingdom yet two different ways to
respectfully address the same kingdom.
In the Gospel of Matthew 5:1 Jesus went up to a Mountain to give the sermon on the mount to His
people. This is important to the Jews because God (Jesus) speaks from the Mountain top. Moses went
to the Top of Mt. Sinai to have God speak to him and likewise the Jewish audience went to the
mountain top to hear God (Jesus) speak to them. This is signifying that Jesus is the same voice that
spoke to Moses and gave the Ten Commandments so many years ago on Mt. Sinai. In the Gospel of
Luke 6:17 another similar message is given but this time it includes Gentiles and this time it is upon an
open "plain" and not on a Mountain top because to the Gentile, Kingdoms are built and created on
the vast wide open plains of opportunity and not the confines of a Mountain top.
Three of the Gospels reveal the parable of the "Sower" as given by Jesus at various times. Matthew
13:4 records the returns of the parable as diminishing .. and brought forth fruit, some an
hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. To the Jewish audience it would be important for them
to know that Jesus was foretelling the coming Gentile nature of the original all Jewish Christian
Church. The Gospel of Mark 4:8 .. and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought
forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. Mark records for the Roman - Action
oriented person the exponential growth that the general Christian Church will enjoy throughout it's
existence. The Gospel of Luke 8:8 .. and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold .. Luke the detailed
physician is revealing and confirming that all the fruit of the Church is 100% Christian whether the
individual began of either the Jewish or from a Gentile origin. The Gospel of John in focusing in on a
the "Born Again" person does not present the "Parable" material as much but instead focuses more
on an actual Spiritual relationship with Jesus.
Again ALL of the Scriptures of the Bible are given for all mankind to come to a fuller understanding
and knowledge in a relationship with God. These are just a few of the many examples of how the
Gospel of Matthew is given by God with the primary focus being the Jewish audience but not
excluding any audience.
The Gospel of Mark
Mark is a Roman name and means "hammer" a building tool of action and accomplishment.
The Gospel of Mark bares the name of Mark a young man who was present during some of the events
of the Gospels. It is thought to be Mark's parents house that Jesus and the disciples ate the Passover -
Communion supper at and when they left for the garden of Gethsemane where Jesus was betrayed by
Judas, Mark followed and was among those that fled from the temple guards that arrested Jesus that
eventful night in the garden of Gethsemane. Mark records the event in Mark 14:51-52 And there
followed Him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young
men laid hold on him: and he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
Apart from the verses just mentioned Mark did not write-author the Gospel of Mark that bears his
name. The Gospel of Mark is actually the Teachings and Recollections of the Apostle Peter. Mark took
notes during Peter's teachings and Mark assembled them into the book that now has his name. This is
only note worthy in that the personality of the book of Mark is Peter's and not Mark's. Peter is the
man of action it is Peter that stepped out into the stormy sea it was Peter that took action and drew
the sword in the Garden of Gethsemane. Mark was not quite the man of action that Peter was, it was
Mark that departed from that first Missionary trip with his uncle Barnabas and the Apostle Paul, but it
is Mark that precisely and accurately recorded the words and teachings of Peter and assembled them
into the Gospel document that we now have today.
Mark was originally a member of the Church in Jerusalem and departed with Paul and Barnabas to go
with them to Antioch.
Acts 12:25 And Barnabas and Saul (Paul) returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their
ministry (bringing finances and supplies from the Church at Antioch to the Church in Jerusalem to
prepare for the coming famine prophesied by Agabus), and took with them John, whose surname was
Mark.
The gospel of Mark is for the person of action the results and events oriented person. The common
words and themes of Mark being, immediately, and straightaway, and it came to pass, all action and
event words given to lead and direct people of action.
The Gospel of Luke
Luke is a Greek name and means "Illuminate" to enlighten, to shed light on an item or subject.
The Gospel of Luke was written by Luke a Physician a Doctor a man of attention and detail. The
Gospel of Luke is for the thinker it is for the planner and for the person who considers all of the
options and needs all of the information to make their decisions.
Luke diligently and faithfully researches and records the information of the events surrounding Jesus
starting with the prophecies foretelling of the need for and of the coming birth of the Christ/Messiah
Jesus all the way until the return of Jesus back into heaven 40 days after His glorious resurrection.
Luke became a travel companion on the missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul and it is from his
time and journeys spent with the Apostle Paul that Luke records, researches and writes out the
events that are the Gospel of Luke and also the book of Acts. Luke most likely joined the Apostle Paul
in the region of Troas while Paul and Timothy were on route to Philippi Acts 16:11 as it is in that verse
that the book of acts becomes a first person narration including the experiences of Luke.
Luke uses the actual records and firsthand individual eyewitness accounts in the writings of his gospel
and in the compilation of the book of Acts. For instance in Jerusalem when the Apostle Paul was
rescued by the Roman guards from an attacking mob and later sent to court over the matter, the
Roman officer in charge who rescued the Apostle Paul wrote a letter of the events to send along with
the Roman soldiers to the hearing regarding the Apostle Paul. Luke then records the actual letter into
the book of Acts in Acts 23:25-30. Likewise while Luke is in Jerusalem he has access to most of the
disciples including Mary herself and Luke records what is very likely an interview with Mary in regards
to her account of the events of the virgin conception and virgin birth of Jesus Luke 1:26-2:52 including
Mary's "Song of Praise" called the "Magnificant" in Luke 1:46-55. Also in some form or manner Luke
had access to the Jewish temple birth genealogy scrolls kept in the Jewish Temple that Luke would
then make available in his genealogy of Mary & Jesus in Luke 3:23-38.
It is on the journeys and finally while in Jerusalem with the Apostle Paul that Luke has access to
virtually every single disciple and Apostle of Jesus regarding the virgin birth, life, teaching, ministry,
cross, resurrection and all of the events of Jesus' life that Luke would research and write out as his
Gospel of Luke. The Gospel of Luke would instantly become valued among the Church in Jerusalem
and throughout the Christian Churches so much so that in the Bible's Second Corinthians 2
Corinthians 8:18 the Apostle Paul referrers to Luke as "the brother, whose praise is in the gospel
throughout all the Churches;.
Luke writes in the Greek style of structure, balance, and order. It is explained what is going to happen
then it happens.
Luke 1:3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect (complete) understanding of all things from
the very first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus,
Luke 4:18,19 The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (Jesus), because He hath anointed Me to preach the
gospel to the poor; He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives,
and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable
year of the Lord.
Luke 7:21 and in that same hour He (Jesus) cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil
spirits; and unto many that were blind He gave sight.
The Gospel of John
The name of John means Grace, God's grace for mankind.
The Gospel of John is written by John one of the first and earliest followers of Jesus. In fact the
disciple John was actually originally a follower of John the Baptist and was in attendance while John
the Baptist was preaching and baptizing along the Jordan river and it is at the testimony of John the
Baptist who identified the witness of the Holy Spirit coming upon Jesus and proclaiming that Jesus is
the Messiah/Christ that John and another disciple (Andrew the brother of Peter) both began to follow
Jesus John 1:35-40.
John is one of the earliest followers of Jesus, he was likely present with John the Baptist at the
Baptizing of Jesus when the voice from Heaven was heard declaring Jesus to be the Son of God while
the Holy Spirit descended from Heaven in the form of a dove and remained on Jesus. The next day
John and Andrew both became followers of Jesus. A short time later Jesus invited John and John's
brother James to both follow Jesus as Apostles along with the two brothers Andrew and Peter
becoming four of the original 12 Apostles of Jesus. John was present at all or almost all of the events,
teachings and miracles of Jesus up to and including the cross John 19:25-27, and resurrection of Jesus
giving us another complete firsthand account of the life and ministry of Jesus.
The Gospel of John is uniquely written to the "Born-Again" Christian. In fact the Gospel of John is the
only Gospel to mention the word "Born-Again" John 3:7.
The Gospel of John has a decidedly Spiritual nature compared to the other three Gospels. The Gospel
of John repeatedly informs the reader regarding the knowledge and of an understanding in the giving
of the Holy Spirit by God and for the required nature of a Spiritual relationship in having a relationship
with God.
John 4:23-24 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in
Spirit and in Truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship
Him must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.
The disciple John who was an eyewitness to the events regarding the crucifixion of Jesus records only
the mention of Jesus carrying His own cross John 19:17 and does not mention Simon of Cyrene who
at one point carried the wooden cross for Jesus. John in reporting on only the activities of Jesus is
enlightening us into the facet of the Spiritual and Emotional (soul) burden that Jesus and Jesus alone
carried to His crucifixion. It is one thing to physically assist Jesus in carrying the wooden cross but it is
an entirely different burden for Jesus to carry as He is the one to die on the cross. It is the Spiritual
burden and many other Spiritual truths that John is conveying to us in his glorious Gospel of John
written to the believing Christian audience. A Gospel written in order that an already believing
Christian will indeed become an even more deeply rooted and grounded Christian into the Spiritual
Truths and understandings of a Spiritual relationship with God in Christ Jesus.
Just as unique as what is in the Gospel of John is what is Not in the Gospel of John. The Gospel of John
and the three Epistles of John completely leave out any indication or reference to the end time "Great
Tribulation" time period. This is very significant that John did not include any "Great Tribulation"
information into any of his writings to the Church. I think that it can likely be concluded that end time
"Great Tribulation" information is not relevant for the Church as the Church is not going to be here on
earth during these coming events but has been Raptured into Heaven and therefore John did not
write about it to the Church. Let's continue to look at this, the definitive End Time teaching in the
Bible is the "Mt Olivet Discourse" Matthew 24:3-25:46 given by Jesus and Mark tells us that Peter,
James, Andrew and John each asked questions of Jesus yet John went on to omit all of the end time
teachings from His Gospel, while Matthew, Mark and Luke included it and keeping in mind that the
same John wrote the Book of Revelation the other definitive "End Time" discourse.
Why other writings are not included
Regarding other writings that are not included as Gospels or anywhere in the Bible.
In regards to the four Gospels of the Bible there are other additional writings and other accounts
about Jesus not included in the Bible. For instance there is a letter considered by some including some
of the early Church Fathers to be written by Pontius Pilate to the Roman Government in Rome
regarding his first hand account of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus including interviews with the
Roman soldiers who were placed guarding the tomb of Jesus and their experience during the
Resurrection of Jesus from the sealed tomb while they were guarding it.
The reasons other writings are not included varies but mainly centers on a couple of reasons. First
much of what is today in modern times considered extra biblical writings actually did not exist during
the times of the Apostles and disciples but over the 2,000 years since have come into existence as
easily recognizable forgeries. These are documents with a slant and with an agenda and not coming
from credible Church sources therefore would never be intended to be included among the Bible.
Interestingly the Jewish observance has always regarded the first five books of the Old Testament the
"Torah" to be special and in accordance with this belief the Bible's Book of Psalms originally used to
be five individual books corresponding to one each of the five Torah books. Today the five Psalm
books have been combined into the one long Book of Psalms. In keeping with the Jewish custom in
the Synagogues and in some of the Jewish homes they displayed the Torah in a "Torah cabinet" a
cabinet made of wood and containing five compartments. One compartment for each of the first five
books (scrolls) of the Old Testament consisting of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and
Deuteronomy.
Likewise very early the Christian Church, which was originally entirely Jewish, adapted the custom and
had new identical Torah cabinets built with the same five compartments and placed the new cabinets
right alongside in companionship with the existing Torah cabinets and inserted the first five books
(scrolls) of the New Testament inside of the new cabinets. The New Testament books being the
Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and the book of Acts. Intending that very early on the first
Christians and the early Church separated out these documents and maintained them as our
"Christian Torah" in prominence and recognition.
Really do the vast amount of difference in inspiration regarding the existing Bible documents and any
other document ever written by man, never has there been any serious indication throughout Church
history that any other writings should be added to the Bible's New Testament specifically regarding
the Gospels. Instead of a desire to add additional books to the Bible the challenge to the Bible
historically has been in the form of people wanting to remove books from the Bible most notably the
book of Revelation.
Other documents like the letter from Pontius Pilate although interesting also lack the accountability of
authenticity and lack insight into the teachings and perspective of Jesus and therefore remain outside
of the Bible. The Bible therefore remains exclusive in content to the Revealed nature and plan of God,
as God has revealed Himself and His plan, through His Holy Prophets and Apostles, to all of mankind.
It really is evident that the four Gospels have been precisely crafted and molded by the Holy Spirit to
deliver information as separate packets predominately to separate audiences yet relevant and
meaningful to all of mankind.
God Bless You,

David Anson Brown
Articles
Polycarp - A Father of the Christian Church (70 A.D. - 155 A.D.)

Polycarp is a celebrated figure in the history of Christianity. A direct pupil of the apostle John, Polycarp lived between
70 and 155 A.D., connecting him to both the biblical apostles and the age of the early church fathers. Several ancient
sources document the contributions of Polycarp to Christianity, including his letters written to the church at Philippi, in
which he encourages the members to remain strong in their faith and to flee from materialism. He also instructs the
members in the proper handling of financial dishonesty that was creeping into the church. ... Polycarp - A Martyr for
Truth: Polycarp's greatest contribution to Christianity may be his martyred death. His martyrdom stands as one of the
most well documented events of antiquity. The emperors of Rome had unleashed bitter attacks against the Christians
during this period, and members of the early church recorded many of the persecutions and deaths. [article link]
Irenaeus of Lyons - Early Church Father, Theologian & Historian (115 A.D. - 202 A.D)
Relatively little is known of the life of Irenaeus. As a boy he had, as he delighted to point out, listened to the sermons of
the great bishop and martyr, Polycarp (70 A.D. - 155 A.D.) of Smyrna, who was regarded as a disciple of the apostles
themselves. ... Regarding the New Testament canon (standard), one finds in "Adversus Haereses" (by Irenaeus written
in 180 A.D.) quotations from all the books of the New Testament with the exception of: Philemon, II Peter, III John, and
Jude. ... According to the lists in [Hoh], Irenaeus, in Adversus Haereses, quotes 626 times from all 4 Gospels. Irenaeus
was especially insistent that there are exactly 4 Gospels. [article link]
Which Language Did Jesus Speak - Aramaic or Hebrew? - There is no ground for assuming that Jesus did not speak
Hebrew; and when we are told (Acts 21:40) that [Apostle] Paul spoke Hebrew [to the crowd in Jerusalem], we should
take this piece of information at face value"
A Final Witness: In addition to the witnesses of the New Testament itself, archaeology, and linguistic scholarship, we
also have that of the Church Fathers. Of them, Jean Carmignac says, "Eight early writers assert that Matthew wrote his
Gospel in Hebrew: altogether there are over thirty formal assertions that this was so in the works of Papias,
Hegesippus, Irenaeus, Origen, Eusebius of Caesarea, Cyril of Jerusalem, Epiphanius and Jerome". The most important
of these testimonies is that of Papias, a second century Church father: "Matthew recorded in the Hebrew language the
words [of Jesus], and everyone interpreted them as he is able". Dr. Brad Young sums up the importance of considering
the Jewish background of Jesus’ life and teachings: "…without consideration of the Jewish parallels, the Gospels will
forever be filtered through Western culture, and Jesus will be completely missed or greatly misunderstood…The
world…including church leaders and outstanding scholars, often has missed Jesus. The original Jewish environment of
his life promises to reveal a new vision of Jesus and his message" (Jesus the Jewish Theologian, p. xxxvi). [article link]
Which Old Testament text did Jesus prefer and quote from? - Jesus quoted from 24 different Old Testament books -
The New Testament as a whole quotes from 34 books of the Old Testament Books - None of the apocryphal books
were ever quoted in the New Testament - Not even once!
Jesus quoted from 24 different Old Testament books. The New Testament as a whole quotes from 34 books of the Old
Testament Books. These 5 books are never quoted in the New Testament: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Ecclesiastes, Song
of Solomon. It is not significant that these books: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, were never
quoted in the New Testament, because they were part of "collections" of Old Testament books. Since other books
within the same collection were quoted, this shows them too to be inspired. The New Testament never quotes from the
any of the apocryphal books written between 400 - 200 BC. What is significant here is that NONE of the books within
the "apocryphal collection" are every quoted. So the Catholic argument that "the apocryphal books cannot be rejected
as uninspired on the basis that they are never quoted from in the New Testament because Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther,
Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon are also never quoted in the New Testament, and we all accept them as inspired." The
rebuttal to this Catholic argument is that "Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther" were always included in the "history collection" of
Jewish books and "Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon" were always included in the "poetry collection". By quoting one book
from the collection, it verifies the entire collection. None of the apocryphal books were ever quoted in the New
Testament. Not even once! This proves the Catholic and Orthodox apologists wrong when they try to defend the
apocrypha in the Bible. [article link]
Expert doubts 'Gospel of Judas' revelation

NEW YORK - An expert on ancient Egyptian texts is predicting that the Gospel of Judas- a manuscript from early
Christian times that's nearing release amid widespread interest from scholars - will be a dud in terms of learning
anything new about Judas. ... James M. Robinson, America's leading expert on such ancient religious texts from Egypt,
predicts in a new book that the text won't offer any insights into the disciple who betrayed Jesus. His reason: While it's
old, it's not old enough. "Does it go back to Judas? No," Robinson told The Associated Press on Thursday. [article link]
*John 13:27 tells us that Judas became demon possessed, actually possessed by Satan himself. Clearly Judas in
betraying Jesus was following the plans of Satan and not the plans-teachings of Jesus. The remaining fact that Judas
committed suicide practically within minutes of betraying Jesus leaves little doubt that no 'Gospel of Judas' was ever
written.
Smithsonian Puts Mysterious Crystal Skull on Display - Nonetheless, the giant crystal skull that mysteriously arrived at
the Smithsonian 16 years ago is out of its locked cabinet in Walsh's office and will be on public view until Sept. 1 -
Studying this skull led Walsh to extend her investigation into crystal skulls in other museums and to conclude that all
are fakes, made in the 19th and 20th centuries - seems to have been made between 1950 and 1960 - Indeed, no crystal
skulls have ever been found at an archaeological site
WASHINGTON - Some mysteries are such fun you almost don't want to know the truth. That may help explain why
people are fascinated with crystal skulls. Happy to share the spotlight with the latest Indiana Jones movie, the
Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History is putting its crystal skull on display starting Thursday. "People like to believe
in something greater than themselves," Smithsonian anthropologist Jane MacLaren Walsh said, and crystal skulls are
mysterious and beautiful. The skulls "are a fascinating example of artifacts that have made their way into museums
with no scientific evidence to prove their rumored pre-Columbian origins," she added. ... Crystals carved into the shape
of a human skull fed the 19th century's need for drama and mystery and its fascination with death. They were supposed
to be the creation of ancient Mesoamericans - Aztecs, Mixtecs, Toltecs, perhaps Maya. ... The skulls were claimed to
represent the art and religion of these peoples. Some even said the skulls had special, even supernatural, powers.
Scientists say it ain't so. ... Of the many crystal skulls in museums and private collections around the world, the
Smithsonian's is one of the largest, at 10 inches high and weighing 30 pounds. It was mailed to the museum
anonymously, accompanied by a note claiming it was of Aztec origin. It's isn't, Walsh said. The skulls were carved from
blocks of quartz - sometimes called rock crystal - and show the marks of modern carving tools. That means they were
not made before the 19th century. The Smithsonian one, she said, seems to have been made between 1950 and 1960.
Indeed, no crystal skulls have ever been found at an archaeological site. [article link]
Possibly the World's Oldest Christian Church Unearthed in Northern Jordan - dating from AD 33 to AD 70 - the Rihab
area of Jordan has been "rich in unique archaeological sites" with some 30 churches uncovered there so far {A wonderful
ancient Church discovery! The original and oldest Christian Church was in Jerusalem. The "Upper Room" where the
disciples received the "Born Again" Spirit from Jesus (John 20:22) then Christianity spread out from Jerusalem.}
(Jordan)-In what is being hailed as an "important milestone for Christians all around the world," an ancient cave was
discovered recently, beneath St. Georgeous Church in Jordan. Archaeologist Abdul Qader Hussan, head of the Rihab
Center for Archaeological Studies, said the find was "amazing," stating that they "uncovered what we believe to be the
first church in the world, dating from AD 33 to AD 70." According to the report, the Rihab area of Jordan has been "rich
in unique archaeological sites" with some 30 churches uncovered there so far. ... "We have evidence to believe this
church sheltered the early Christians: the 70 disciples of Jesus Christ," explained Hussan, citing a mosaic inscription on
the floor of St. Georgeous Church that reads: "the 70 beloved by God and Divine." [article link]
Church Creeds
The Apostles' Creed - The Bible itself contains brief creed-like statements (1 Cor. 8:6; 15:3-4; 1 Tim. 3:16) - The early
church leaders also wrote short creeds, perhaps as baptism ceremonies - These eventually were recited by
congregations in their worship services
Writing in Greek somewhere around the year 200 A. D., Irenaeus (born 115 A.D. - died 202 A.D.) describes a creed that
has some similarities to the Apostles' Creed, and may have been a precursor. He presented his creed not as something
new, but as something the church had been using for a long time. He lived in what is now France, but had grown up in
Asia Minor, where he had been taught by Polycarp, a student of the apostle John. An early Latin version of the Creed is
in the writings of Tertullian, from North Africa, about the year 220. About a century later, Marcellus, from Asia Minor,
shared a similar creed. In A.D. 390, after study in Rome, Egypt and Palestine, Rufinus had a similar creed in northern
Italy. Augustine, bishop in North Africa in 400, had a nearly identical creed, and it was apparently standard in Gaul in
650, even before Charlemagne. The text accepted today is identical to what was written in 750 by Pirminius, who lived
in what is now Switzerland. This history shows that churches in many different regions were involved in the
development of the Apostles' Creed. As churches in one part of the empire communicated with others, their short list of
doctrines became standardized. [article link]
Ecumenical Christian Creeds - The Apostles' Creed - The first creeds of the Christian Church are called ecumenical
creeds because they were decided upon in church councils that represented the entire church at the time before the
church permanently spilt into Eastern (Orthodox) and Western (Roman) factions in AD 1054 - Later creeds reflect the
diversity of the Christian tradition and tend to become more specialized expressions of particular doctrines for various
groups
The Apostles' Creed: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ, his only
begotten Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into
heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there he shall come to judge the quick and the
dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, I believe in the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. [article link]
Creeds & Statements of Faith: Nicene Creed - The Nicene Creed is the only creed accepted by all three major branches
of Christendom: Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant - It was adopted by a general Council of the entire Church
(Ecumenical) in 325 A.D. and revised by a general council of the entire Church in 381 A.D. {The Christian Church has
always been "Ecumenical" (whole-house) it is the modern Ecumenical movement that is trying to lead out of
Christianity and into other religions.}
The Nicene Creed: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and
invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages; God of
God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all
things were made. Who, for us all for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of
the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and
the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the
Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And I
believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the Father; who with the Father and the Son
together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy universal and apostolic
(Christian) Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and
the life of the world to come. Amen. [article link]
THE NICENE CREED - MODERN WORDING - The Nicene Creed is the most widely accepted and used brief statements
of the Christian Faith - Many groups that do not have a tradition of using it in their services nevertheless are committed
to the doctrines it teaches - Someone may ask, "What about the Apostles' Creed?" Traditionally, in the West, the
Apostles' Creed is used at Baptisms, and the Nicene Creed at the Eucharist (aka the Mass, the Liturgy, the Lord's
Supper, or the Holy Communion) - The East uses only the Nicene Creed)
THE NICENE CREED - MODERN WORDING: We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and
earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only son of God, eternally begotten of
the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father.
Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation He came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy
Spirit He became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake He was crucified under Pontius
Pilate; He suffered death and was buried. On the third day He rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; He
ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and
the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from
the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son He is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the
Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of
sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. AMEN. [article link]
Common Number Use and Meaning in the Bible
There are a handful of numbers that commonly reoccur throughout the entire Bible, while other
numbers generally do not occur at all. Their usage and grouping is far to ordered and to consistent
throughout the Bible to be considered irrelevant or incidental. Following is what is considered to be
their common meaning.
Topics
1 Oneness, One God, one family, one Relationship

2 Witness, Two Establishes the event as Fact
3 Fellowship, Triune (Trinity) Nature of God
4 Earth, the Physical realm, Earth and the things of it
5 Grace, (Individuality) Overcoming Obstacles in Life
6 Incomplete, Man's Number, Man without God is Incomplete
7 Complete, God (1) + (6) Man = Completeness
8 Newness, New Beginnings, New Day, New Outlook, Jesus' Number
9 Ordained, Fullness of God's Ordained Plan (3) x (3) = 9
10 Trials, Temporary, a temporary affliction
12 Family, the family - tribe as defined by God
13 Evil, man attempting to be equal with God, Satan's number
40 Permanent, Life Change, a permanent new way of life
70 Administration, Government a functioning, shared and dispersed authority
1000 Blessing, a multitude of blessings and opportunities provided by God
Examples of Bible Types
Bronze - Brass, Sin is present and needs to be judged and removed

Gold, God's Presence & Glory is now visible after sins removal
Nets - Snares, an Entanglement, a Trap, a restriction on our good intentions
Silver, Redemption Blood - the price and sacrifice of redemption
Wood - Trees, Man, the works and abilities of Man apart from God
One
One: Oneness, One God revealed to us as the Father, the Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, one
relationship with God, one life, also the oneness and the commitment of the Husband and Wife
relationship.
Ephesians 4:4-6 There is one (Church) body, and one (Holy) Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of
your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and
through all, and in you (Christians) all.
Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
Matthew 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is,
God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Mark 12:32 And the scribe said unto Him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God;
and there is none other but He:
Romans 3:30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision
through faith.
1st Corinthians 8:4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto
idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
Genesis 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and
they shall be one flesh.
Two
Two: Witness, Biblically it is required by the Jews to have two people witness an event before it is
established as fact particularly in Biblical or Legal matters. Peter and John both went to the tomb to
"witness" and establish the fact of the vacant tomb and of the Resurrection of Jesus.
Deuteronomy 19:15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any
sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter
be established.
John 20:4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple (John) did outrun Peter, and came first to
the sepulchre. .. John 20:8 Then went in also that other disciple (John), which came first to the
sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
Revelation 11:3-4 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand
two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two
candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
Three
Three: Fellowship, the three measures of fellowship and hospitality, embodied in the triune 3 in 1
relationship of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This is confirmed by the Holy Angels who
proclaim "Holy, Holy, Holy" designating that each the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are each
receiving Praise, Honor and Worship.
Genesis 18:6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready (for fellowship)
quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
Luke 13:20,21 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which
a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Here the hidden leaven is a type of sin and is interfering with the pure fellowship of the kingdom of
God.
Isaiah 6:3 And one (Angel) cried unto another (Angel), and said, Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts:
the whole earth is full of His glory.
Revelation 4:8 And the four beasts (Angel - Spirit beings) had each of them six wings about him; and
they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God
Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
Angels in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible are recorded as saying, "Holy, Holy, Holy, is
the LORD" this is in reference to God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Four
Four: This physical world, the earth, and the things of it i.e. the four corners (quadrants) of the earth.
An Earthly (worldly) focus vs. the Heavenly focus we are supposed to have. In the garden of Eden four
rivers go out throughout the whole earth, likewise four winds and the four directions of North, South,
East, and West.
Genesis 2:10-14 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and
became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of
Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the
fourth river is Euphrates.
God is still gathering together His people unto Himself and out of this world and it’s worldly system.
Matthew 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather
together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Revelation 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth,
holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor
on any tree.
Five
Five: Grace (Individuality). King David picks up five stones and uses one to slay Goliath the giant with.
God provides the grace for us to overcome the giants in our life.
1st Samuel 17:40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the
brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand:
and he drew near to the Philistine.
2nd Chronicles 5:6 He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to
wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was
for the priests to wash in.
Matthew 14:19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves,
and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his
disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Matthew 25:2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Matthew 25:15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man
according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
Six
Six: Incomplete, the current state of man as man is incomplete without God. Man was created on the
sixth day. The Temple lamp is composed of six branches and the one vine depicting man's
dependence on God. The antichrist has the number 666 associated with him as he is totally
incomplete, a "trinity" of incompleteness, the Antichrist is totally without God. Interestingly the Bible
has 66 books, the Bible is complete in knowledge of salvation for mankind but it is incomplete in
recording on paper all that God has done in the lives or every single person who has ever lived, that
information still remains with God.
Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and
female created he them. .. Genesis 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it
was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Exodus 25:31,32 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick
be made: his shaft [vine], and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one
side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:
Jesus declares for us that He is the Vine and we are the Branches. Man (6) + {attached to} (1) God =
(7) completeness.
John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth
forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Ruth 3:17,18 And she (Ruth) said, These six measures of barley gave he (Boaz) me; for he said to me,
Go not empty unto thy mother in law. Then said she (Naomi), Sit still, my daughter, until thou know
how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
When Boaz gave Ruth the six Measures of grain it was a symbol to Naomi that the reunion was not
yet completed.
Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for
it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred (600) Threescore (60) and Six (6) = (666).
2nd Chronicles 8:13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was Six hundred (600)
and Three score (60) and Six (6) = (666) talents of gold;
King Solomon in the Old Testament is also associated with the number 666 as he is in part a "Type" or
"Foreshadow" of the coming Antichrist. The Bible explains that Only Jesus is the rightful Ruler of the
Universe and that those who claimed the title before Jesus were Trespassers and that those who
claim the title after Jesus came are of the Antichrist. The first King of Israel was a man named Saul, his
name means (Asked For) asked for by the people, and Saul as king was unfaithful and as unfaithful he
is a type of Satan. The second King of Israel is the King who God chose King David and his name means
(Beloved). David is beloved of God, he remained faithful and is therefore a type of Jesus. After King
David came King Solomon (Peaceful) he is a type of the Antichrist as the Antichrist will come claiming
to bring peace. If you want to study the Antichrist and his coming worldly kingdom with worldly
knowledge and a false peace it is necessary to study King Solomon and likewise a study of Jesus
requires studying King David while a study of King Saul is helpful in studying of Satan.
Seven
Seven: Completeness. Seven depicts a complete event but it does not depict Holiness. The
Dragon/Satan is depicted as having seven heads this is the complete Government system of Satan
there is no more to come but definitely this not a holy system. Man (6) + (1) God = (7) Complete or
"perfect" as the Bible says "Be ye perfect" (complete). The Feast of unleavened bread last for seven
days symbolizing the complete removal of sin.
Genesis 2:2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the
seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Exodus 12:15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven
out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that
soul shall be cut off from Israel.
Matthew 18:21,22 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me,
and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but,
Until seventy times seven.
Revelation 1:4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him
which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
Revelation 5:1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on
the backside, sealed with seven seals.
Revelation 8:2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven
trumpets.
Revelation 15:1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the
seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
Revelation 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon,
having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
Eight
Eight: Jesus, New beginnings. Seven is complete then the 8th is the new one. Seven days is the
completed week the eight day is the new week. Jesus resurrected on the eight day (Sunday) of the
week to reveal the New relationship with man. The Hebrew male children are circumcised the eight
day for a new (old-covenant) relationship with God. The disciple Thomas didn't believe the first day of
the Resurrection of Jesus but on the 8th day it was a new day for the new belief of Thomas in the
resurrected Jesus.
1st Peter 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the
days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
Luke 2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was
called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Luke 9:28 And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and
James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
John 20:26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came
Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
Nine
Nine: The Ordained, fullness of God's plan.
Nehemiah 11:1 And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots,
to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
It is God's Ordained Plan that everyone would have a home in the Promise Land.
Luke 17:17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
It is God's Ordained Plan that everyone is healed, of sin (leprosy), and that everyone Returns and gives
thanks to God.
It's interesting that man does have the freewill to override the Ordained Plan of God and that this is a
Trial (10) for God as Ten Lepers were cured yet only one gave thanks at that time and that the land is
divided into Ten parts, yet many chose not to live in their inheritance in the promise land.
Acts 10:1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the
Italian band, A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the
people, and prayed to God alway. He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an
angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. And when he looked on him, he was
afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a
memorial before God.
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness,
Faith, Meekness, Temperance: against such there is no law.
There are nine fruits of the Holy Spirit listed in the book of Galatians 5:22-23. These are not the only
fruits of the Holy Spirit other fruit is listed elsewhere in the Bible but this is a group of nine reminding
us of God's Divine Ordained plan for each of us to bring forth His fruit in the ability and power of the
Holy Spirit.
Ten
Ten: Trials, temporary difficulty that is to be overcome. Laban changed Jacob's wages "these 10
times" the Saints of Revelation are to be tested Ten days, yet in the end they will each get the victory.
In a trial a person is considered to have a double portion of God's Grace as Grace (5) x 2 = (10)
"Trials".
Genesis 31:7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered
him not to hurt me.
Genesis 24:55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the
least ten; after that she shall go.
Daniel 1:14,15 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. And at the end of
ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the
portion of the king's meat.
Revelation 2:10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of
you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto
death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Psalms 33:1,2 Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. Praise the
LORD with harp: Sing unto Him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
Could it be that when we Rejoice and Praise the Lord during our times of difficulty and trials that it is
counted as music to the ears of God.
Twelve
Twelve: Family, Mankind/Humanity (6) x (2) = (12) Family; the families and tribes of humanity are
represented by their 12 leaders. Jacob's family had 12 men/leaders/Patriarchs, so did Ishmael's
family, Likewise we the Family of the Church have our 12 Disciple Apostle leaders.
Genesis 49:28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them,
and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
Genesis 25:16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their
castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
Luke 6:13 And when it was day, He called unto Him his disciples: and of them He chose twelve, whom
also He named apostles;
Thirteen
Thirteen: Evil, man including himself as equal with God by bringing God down in stature and nature.
Human Family (12) + (1) God = 13. Man is in the family of man which is separate and distinct from
God. This would be evident in including Jesus in with the (12) Apostles. Jesus is never counted or
numbered among the apostles or disciples, as Jesus is always separate from them being their Master -
Rabbi (teacher). The only group of humans Jesus is numbered with temporarily is the transgressors
including the two who were crucified along with Jesus, but Jesus being righteous was separated from
them in His death.
John 11:9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve [daylight] hours in the day? If any man walk in the
day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
The thirteenth hour is an hour of darkness.
Genesis 14:4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
Ester 3:13 And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to
cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the
thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
Matthew 11:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples
[Jesus is never numbered among the disciples], He departed thence to teach and to preach in their
cities.
Isaiah 53:9 And He made His grave with the wicked, and with the rich in His death; because He had
done no violence, neither was any deceit in His mouth.
Note: It is occult mathematics to add Jesus into the count with humans. Jesus is Devine He is separate and distinct from humans. For
instance - occult numerologist would claim that 2/3rds (.6667) of the three people crucified on that day received redemption (Jesus
and one of the two thieves) however Jesus offered and gave to mankind of His Redemption. Jesus did not redeem Himself on the
cross, Jesus did not need redeeming, it is mankind that needs the redemption (righteousness) that Jesus is offering to all sinners. The
correct Biblical numbers at the crucifixion are 50% - 50% [.50] and not the occult 2/3 (.6667) there was (one) Jesus and (two) sinners.
One sinner chose Jesus and repentance while the other sinner continued to rejected Jesus. Two people representing two distinct
directions and destinations [heaven] salvation in Jesus or [hell] condemnation by rejecting Jesus.
Jesus since the begging of time has always been Devine, Lord, God, King and Savior. Jesus did not bow down to Satan and Jesus did
not receive anything from Satan (John 14:30) not any knowledge, not any kingdom not anything. The use of Satanic (occult)
numerology is completely inaccurate and irrelevant in referencing Jesus Christ.
Forty
Forty: Permanent change, where 10 is a temporary trial 40 is a permanent life changing event. Jesus
appeared to the disciples for 40 days after His resurrection this is a permanent life change for the
Christian as we always have Jesus with us. There are many uses in the Bible for 40 and generally it is in
a new and continued relationship with God. Like eating the Manna, Fasting, Praying, Resisting the
Devil, and Seeing the Resurrected Jesus. Also 40 days of resurrected life change plus 10 days of
resisting trials and tribulation equals Pentecost (50) and the pouring out of Gods' spirit upon the
believer.
Genesis 7:4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights;
and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
Exodus 16:35 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited;
they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
Exodus 34:28 And he (Moses) was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat
bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten
commandments.
Mark 1:13 And He (Jesus) was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the
wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto Him.
Acts 1:3 To whom also He (Jesus) shewed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs,
being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
Seventy
Seventy is a number for Government and administration. A responsible government that is not a
dictatorship but is a power sharing, empowering, building up, system of representation.
Exodus 24:1 And He said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu,
and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.
Numbers 11:25 And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that
was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested
upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
Luke 10:1 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two
before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
Luke 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us
through thy name.
One Thousand
One Thousand: represents Blessings a multitude of blessings and opportunities provided by God. The
coming Kingdom reign of Jesus here on earth is going to be highlighted as a time period of
unprecedented blessings as God pours out His blessings upon the people.
Deuteronomy 1:11 The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye
are, and bless you, as He hath promised you!
Psalms 105:8 He hath remembered His covenant forever, the word which He commanded to a
thousand generations.
Titus 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior
Jesus Christ;
Revelation 20:2-3 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and
bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal
upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and
after that he must be loosed a little season.
Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I
saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and
which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their
foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Revelation 20:5-6 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This
is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the
second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a
thousand years.
Examples of Bible Types
Like Numbers in the Bible, people, places, colors and substances can also have a prescribed meaning
and are designated as types for us. Types are like the parables that Jesus told and are intended to
help explain and define for us in the physical realm the things of the Heavenly and spiritual realms
including the things that are yet future, things that we cannot currently physically perceive.
Brass - Bronze
Brass/Bronze - Sin: Were there is bronze it identifies that sin is present and needs to be judged -
removed. Bronze is a material that is capable of lasting in a fire it is a platform used where the sin is
burnt and consumed in the judgment of fire.
Revelation 1:14-15 His (Jesus’) head and His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes
were as a flame of fire; And His feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and His voice
as the sound of many waters.
Here Jesus is seen by His beloved disciple John and it is depicted to us as Jesus is in the process of
Judging the world regarding sin with both the fire and the brass in appearance in the eyes and the
feet of Jesus, additionally Jesus has the voice sounding "of many waters” likely referencing that Jesus
speaks to people in every language.
Exodus 27:1-6 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad;
the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits. And thou shalt make the
horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with
brass. And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his
fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass. And thou shalt make for
it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners
thereof. And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the
midst of the altar. And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them
with brass...
The Tabernacle and the Temple are both constructed with outer courts of Bronze where sin is dealt
with and then passing into the inner rooms Gold is present signifying the visible presence of God. The
two materials, bronze and gold, are not mixed together nor are they even together in the same room,
signifying that man is either in a relationship with God or man is in sin there is not a middle condition
of someone being both unjust and justified at the same time.
1st Samuel 17:4 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of
Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he
was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. And he
had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. And the staff of his
spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one
bearing a shield went before him.
Goliath the giant that David faced and defeated, was a giant encompassed from head to toe with
sin/brass.
Gold
Gold - God’s Presence/Glory: Where there is gold the sin has been dealt with and removed and now
the Glory of God (Gold) is present and visible.
Revelation 21:21-23 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and
the street of the city (Heaven) was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. And I saw no temple
therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the
sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light
thereof.
The streets of Heaven are paved with pure gold, how often we have heard about that. It is wonderful
to know that Heaven is actually paved with the visible Presence of God.
Exodus 25:8-13 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all
that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof,
even so shall ye make it. And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be
the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height
thereof. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt
make upon it a crown of gold round about. And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them
in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side
of it. And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Exodus 25:17 And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length
thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of
beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
Genesis 41:42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and
arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
Daniel 5:29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of
gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in
the kingdom.
Since Gold represents God it is also used in the Bible by the enemies of God as a substitute and
counterfeit for the real God.
Exodus 20:23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
It is gold that represents God, and not the other way around of gold being God.
Nets
Nets - Snare, an Entanglement, a Trap: Nets are a trap they catch us and hinder us from the intended
way we wanted to walk. Interestingly we do not have to be inside of the net to be caught in one. We
can be just as tangled and caught in a net from the outside. Jesus was calling to the disciples James
and Peter to let go of their nets and to follow Him. The disciples each had both of their hands in the
nets as they worked, they were entangled in nets even though they were on the outside of the net it
still restricted and controlled their life.
Matthew 4:19-22 And He (Jesus) saith unto them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men. And
they straightway left their nets, and followed Him. And going on from thence, He saw other two
brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father,
mending their nets; and He called them. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and
followed Him.
Job 18:8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
Psalms 140:5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside;
they have set gins for me. Selah.
Silver
Silver - Redemption Blood: Silver is used as a substitute and as a symbol of redemption blood.
1st Peter 1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and
gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood
of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
The Church is redeemed (purchased) by the blood of Jesus and this is not to be confused with the Old
Testament type of silver and gold of redemption. In other words paying tithes or any other fee does
nothing to redeem our soul to God.
Exodus 30:11-13 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, When thou takest the sum of the children
of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when
thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. This they
shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the
sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.
The “shekel of the sanctuary” is a Silver coin
Exodus 26:21 And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under
another board.
The Tabernacle is constructed and rests upon a layer of Silver - Redemption blood.
Psalms 68:13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered
with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
Proverbs 25:11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Zechariah 13:9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined,
and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my
people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
Trees - Wood
Trees/Wood - Man, works and the abilities of Man: Wood is a temporary item and will not last forever
and it definitely will not last in the fiery judgment of God. There are two types of trees good fruitful
trees and bad unfruitful trees.
With man being represented by God in the Bible as a Tree and as Wood it is interesting that God
Himself is represented as a Carpenter a shaper & molder of wood/Man (people) and that Jesus like
His Father is also a Carpenter. The Occupation and skill of God (Father, Son (Jesus), Holy Spirit) is that
of shaping and molding in the life of each and every individual person.
Mark 6:3 Is not this the Carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and
Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at Him.
Matthew 13:55 Is not this the Carpenter's Son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James,
and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
These two above verses are also referencing some of the family members of Mary and Joseph and as
family they are a ½ brother to Jesus. The ½ brother James is the first Christian Church leader, and he is
the writer of the Bible’s “Book of James” while the brother Jude (Judas) is the author of the Bible’s
“Book of Jude.”
1st Corinthians 3:11-15 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every
man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire;
and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built
thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he
himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
It is the wood, hay and stubble of man’s work that burn up and are removed while the gold, silver and
precious stones of God’s work remain forever.
Deuteronomy 21:22 And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to
death, and thou hang him on a tree:
A person who committed a sin worthy of death was to be displayed on a tree as an example of how
not to conduct your life. This command is not a crucifixion as it is instead a person that was stoned to
death first and then hung on a tree. At the time that this command was given it was at least 4,000
years before the cross of Jesus and crucifixion had only been invented and came into practice about
200 years before the cross of Jesus. But from God’s perspective this is definitely another of the Bible’s
foreshadowing of the coming cross of Jesus.
Acts 5:30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. Him hath God
exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and
forgiveness of sins.
The rejection and crucifixion of Jesus is a work of man, and not work of God, this is symbolized by the
crucifixion taking place on a wooden cross.
Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is
written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Sin and the curse of it are confined and kept in the physical body that is why Jesus Resurrected into a
new Spiritual body and it is why we physically die and our spirit and soul depart the physical body to
be given a new Spiritual body from God.
1st Corinthians 15:42-45 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It (flesh/body) is sown in corruption; it
is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised
in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a
spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam (Jesus)
was made a quickening (life giving) Spirit.
Daniel 4:20-22 The tree that thou (king Nebuchadnezzar) sawest (in a dream), which grew, and was
strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; Whose leaves
were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field
dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: It is thou, O king, that
art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy
dominion to the end of the earth.
Daniel 4:28 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
Mark 8:23-24 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had
spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. And he looked up, and
said, I see men as trees, walking.
Haggai 1:8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it,
and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.
The Bible's consistent structure throughout its 66 books encompassing both the Old and the New
Testaments is substantiating conformation that God is indeed the Author of the Bible and not man.
The individual human authors could in no way maintain the consistent references in Number usage,
Symbols and Types throughout the many years, lives, times and customs of the Bible's compilation.
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
Jesus Walk 10 Day Timeline Devotion for Easter Week
Easter Day in 2011 is Sunday April 24th
Jesus Christ has risen from the grave – Truly He has risen – He has risen indeed!
Jesus Walk Easter 2011
Welcome to the 11th Annual "Jesus Walk" 10 Day Easter Timeline Devotion
An Ancient Holy Week Timeline, Bible Study, Devotional & Personal Journal for Easter Week 2011
Becoming united in Jesus (Easter) 2011

Friday April 15th ---> Easter Sunday April 24th, 2011
< April 2011 >

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
List of Topics 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 Timeline Resources
The 8 Holy Feasts of Leviticus
Old & New Testament Prophecies
Common Holy Week Questions
Appendix: Leadership Articles
Matthew 12:40 For as (the prophet) Jonah was Three Days and Three Nights in the whale's belly;
so shall the Son of Man be Three Days and Three Nights in the heart of the earth.
Please invite your Church, family & friends, to

experience the 2011 Jesus Walk Easter Timeline Devotion
Becoming united in Jesus (Easter) 2011
All the Way, Walking the Long Road
The Jesus Walk 10 day timeline devotion includes the group oriented devotion
"Becoming United in Jesus". The additional individual oriented devotion "All the Way,
Walking the Long Road" is scheduled to be completed and included in the 2011 Jesus
Walk final version.
David Anson Brown
Be a part of the Jesus Walk 2011 (Easter) Resurrection Week

10 Day Timeline - Devotion - Bible Study.
It will change your Life!
Jesus Walk 2011 proving the Leadership of Jesus Christ in that during the many Passion -
Holy Week events the events didn't just happen to Jesus
but in actuality Jesus happened to the events.
Also look for the Jesus Walk 2011 Timeline Devotion
All the Way, Walking the Long Road

Begins April 15, 2011 and continues through (Easter) April 24, 2011
Looking forward to joining you all in the Marvelous and Joyous Celebration of
Resurrection Life!
Our Eternal Life in the Glorious Resurrection Life of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior
Downloads for the 2011 version
(PDF) Jesus Walk 10 Day (Easter) Week 2011 Devotion

(Ms Word .doc) Jesus Walk 10 Day (Easter) Week 2011 Devotion
Jesus Walk 10 Day (Easter) Week 2011 - Bible Study
Personal Devotion - Timeline of Events
Follow along with Jesus in the current Resurrection (Easter) Holiday dates of 2011
during the last Ten days leading up to and including His Cross and His Glorious
Resurrection.
It also marvelously explains and demonstrates that Jesus did indeed die and remain
deceased for a total of 3 days and 3 nights and that He then Resurrected, returned
from death, just as He prophesied that He would.
This is a Personal Study-Journal encouraging the reader to include their own devotions
during this 10 day journey with Jesus.
Welcome to Jesus Walk 2011

This is your Personal Invitation to join in and follow along with
the Jesus Walk 2011 Holy Week 10 day Devotion/Bible Study, Journal event
In 2011, Jesus Walk will begin Friday, April 15th

and continues through Resurrection (Easter) Sunday April 24th, 2011
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What is Jesus Walk 2011

Jesus Walk is a 10 day personal Devotional Study Journey that guides the reader along the
original course that Jesus and His first disciples walked on that glorious first Resurrection
(Easter) Holy Week. Following is a link to the Jesus Walk material and a Jesus Walk 2011 PDF
file is also available as a FREE download.
Why is there a Jesus Walk 2011

Jesus Walk is a 10 day opportunity to consistently draw closer to God and in doing so to get to
know Him better and to learn more about who He is and what He has done for us.
Where is Jesus Walk 2011

Jesus Walk is a Personal Devotion/Bible Study that is available on-line and as a FREE download,
allowing for anywhere you are during the 10 days of Holy Week, to be where your Jesus walk
devotion will take place.
My Part in Jesus walk 2011

Your part in Jesus Walk 2011 is to get as much out of this 10 day Journey with Jesus as you can
by putting as much into it as you can. This includes daily time of Prayer, Devotions, Bible Study,
Journal Entries, Praise & Worship, Fellowship, Communion, Anointing and anything else that will
assist you on your journey with Jesus.
Materials for Jesus walk 2011
Here are a few materials that you might need to facilitate this 10 day event.
 A Bible with both the Old and New Testaments

 A Journal to write down your discovery's, thoughts, prayers, hopes, and dreams in
(especially in these current times of war & crisis)
 Worship & Praise Music CD's
 Anointing Oil - olive - or scented, found in Christian Bookstores
 Communion Bread and Communion Wine (grape juice) available at stores
Please invite your friends and loved ones to join you in taking the Jesus Walk 2011 Devotion
available at
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God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
Topics
[Timeline] A Timeline and Biblical explanation of the events of the Ten Days
[Introduction] An Introduction and some background
[Getting Started] Getting started on our journey with Jesus
[Friday] April 15, Meeting up with Jesus and His disciples in Bethany
[Saturday] April 16, Palm Saturday the Triumphal Entry of King Jesus into Jerusalem, the Feast of
Sabbath is fulfilled
[Sunday] April 17, Jesus cleanses the Temple of moneychangers
[Monday] April 18, The Pharisees dispute the authority of Jesus & the Mt. Olivet discourse is given
[Tuesday] April 19, Judas agrees to betray Jesus
[Wednesday] April 20, The New Covenant of Jesus. God agrees to die for our sins; therefore death has
"Passed us Over." The Feast of the Lord's Passover is fulfilled
[Thursday] April 21, Crucifixion and death of Jesus on the cross, providing removal of our sins, the
Feast of Unleavened Bread is fulfilled
[Friday] April 22, The tomb of Jesus is sealed by the Romans, spices and ointments are purchased and
prepared to further anoint the body of Jesus
[Saturday] April 23, The tomb of Jesus remains sealed, Sabbath day
[Sunday] April 24, The Resurrection of Jesus, the Feast of First Fruits is fulfilled as Jesus gives the First
Fruits of the Holy Spirit to His disciples
[Conclusions] Final thoughts about the Ministry, the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus
[Old Testament Feasts] The Eight Appointed Holy Feasts of Leviticus Chapter 23
[Future Feasts] Considered
[Old Testament Prophecies] Old Testament Prophecies and their New Testament fulfillment
[Common Holy Week Questions] Questions often asked about the Holy Week Events
[Chanukah - Hanukkah] The Jewish Festival of Lights
[Easter Articles] - Information
[Secular Easter Season Hoaxes] Secular denial of the Easter resurrection of Jesus Christ
[Leadership Articles] A 5 part Holy Week Leadership article series based on the Jesus Walk Timeline
Devotion presented at iExalt.com in April - May 2004
[Additional Resources] Mp3 file download and future Devotion dates

[Introduction]
A Preview and look at some of the aspects of Holy Week and of the 10 Day Jesus Walk 2010 Easter Timeline
Devotion - The modern Holy Week Timeline appears to be the Biblical Holy Week Timeline shortened by one
day having Thursday combined with Friday in the modern Timeline - The Basic Christian Jesus Walk Easter Holy
Week Timeline Devotion adds back in the Thursday [all the other days remain the exact same though the days
previous to Thursday are each backed up by one day] and also starts a day earlier in the Friday anointing of
Jesus at Bethany
This timeline is the same number of days as the traditional timeline view until the tomb where it includes the
three days and three nights in the tomb. This third day moves the crucifixion back one day from Friday (Good
Friday) to Thursday (Crucifixion Thursday) and likewise moves each of the preceding events back one day of
the week so then backing up by one day the Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem occurs on Saturday and
not the traditional Sunday. However it is Saturday and not Sunday that is the better fit and the more
appropriate day according to the Biblical description of the Triumphal entry of Jesus and it is Saturday that
fulfills the Feast day of Sabbath. ... I think what has happened is that somewhere in [ancient] Church history
the [Catholic] Church began to observe an abbreviated week of Holy week. It was easier for people to get time
off from work and celebrate Friday - Sunday than the Thursday - Sunday of the Bible. Likewise shortening the
events places the Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on Sunday instead of Saturday therefore making for
another convenient Holiday as the Church is already routinely gathered for the Sunday Worship service. The
events as we observe them in modern times are a slightly abbreviated version of the Biblical times in which
they occurred. It was never intended to replace the Biblical version as everyone knows that a Friday crucifixion
does not equal the three days and three nights in the tomb. The Thursday crucifixion does and it also supports
all of the events of the Bible.
Catholic Holy Week, 2010 - It reenacts the main events of Jesus' last days: His entry into Jerusalem (Palm
Sunday), the Last Supper (Holy Thursday), His arrest and trial, the carrying of the cross, and the Crucifixion
itself (Good Friday) - Unfortunately, the linkage between the liturgies of Holy Week and the original times and
places of the sacred events became obscured in the medieval West
Holy Week, as everyone knows, is observed during the final week of Lent, with its liturgical climax at the Easter
Vigil and then on Easter morning itself. It reenacts the main events of Jesus' last days: his entry into Jerusalem
(Palm Sunday), the Last Supper (Holy Thursday), his arrest and trial, the carrying of the cross, and the
Crucifixion itself (Good Friday). The early Christians, however, were content each year to recall Christ's
suffering, death, and Resurrection in a single, unified liturgical celebration known as Pascha (Greek for the
Christian "Passover," or Easter). *This yearly paschal observance occurred either on a fixed day of the lunar
month, which would have been according to the Jewish tradition, or on the Sunday that followed it. ... By the
fifth and sixth centuries, the highly influential churches of Rome and Constantinople had adopted these Holy
Week liturgies. The liturgies subsequently spread from these centers to other local churches within their vast
jurisdictions, both in the West and in the East. Unfortunately, the linkage between the liturgies of Holy Week
and the original times and places of the sacred events became obscured in the medieval West. The situation
was not remedied until the restoration of Holy Week that was mandated by Pope Pius XII in 1956, and the
liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council a few years later. Nowhere were these changes more evident
than in the celebration of the Easter Vigil. Prior to the restoration of the Holy Week liturgies, Holy Saturday
was the least popular of all of that week's liturgies. I know whereof I speak. The long and complicated
ceremony was conducted entirely in Latin, early on Holy Saturday morning, with only a handful of people and
a few unlucky altar boys in attendance. Looking back now, the restoration of Holy Week remains one of Pope
Pius XII's greatest achievements." Father Richard P. McBrien is the Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Theology at
the University of Notre Dame. [article link]
Catholic Holy Week, 2010 - Pope's Holy Thursday [Last Supper] Mass Dedicated to Priests - The ceremony is
described by the Vatican as a sign of strict union between the Pontiff (Pope) in his role of pastor of the world's
1 billion Catholics and his fellow priests {This is an excellent message and declaration by Pope Benedict XVI
and it really captures what the true Holy Week is all about, very well done by Pope Benedict XVI.}
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI urged priests to oppose violence as he led a ceremony dedicated to the
priesthood Thursday, marking a Holy Week with his church buffeted by clergy sex abuse scandals. "As priests,
we are called in fellowship with Jesus Christ, to be men of peace, we are called to oppose violence and trust in
the greater power of love," Benedict said in his Holy Thursday homily in St. Peter's Basilica. He made no
mention of the scandals. Spread out before him, in white robes, was row after row of priests, who responded
in chorus to his chants in Latin. A choir of men and boys intoned solemn hymns. The late morning Mass, the
first of several appearances Benedict will make in the final days of Holy Week before Easter, was described by
the Vatican as a sign of strict union between the pontiff in his role of pastor of the world's 1 billion Catholics
and his fellow priests. In the evening, Benedict will wash the feet of 12 priests -- a traditional sign of humility --
at a Holy Thursday ceremony in St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome. ... In his homily Thursday, Benedict said
Christians "as good citizens" must "keep the law and do what is just and good," while not accepting "a wrong
that is enshrined in law," citing as example legalized abortion. [article link]
Continuing to examine the Thursday and Friday of the ancient Holy week Timeline - The original Holy Week
days of Thursday and Friday having been meshed together into the one Friday of the modern Holy Week [a
Friday crucifixion - because Saturday is the Sabbath Day] excludes the purchasing of additional oils and
ointments to further anoint the body of Jesus while it lay lifeless in the tomb -- 'Mark 16:1 And when the
[Thursday] (evening) Sabbath [from the 1st day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread] was past, [on Friday - a
normal working day] Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, **had bought (purchased)
sweet spices, that they might come [on Friday] and anoint Him (Jesus).' {Note: it appears that by the time of
their arrival to the tomb on Friday, with the oils and spices to anoint the body of Jesus, the tomb had just been
sealed by Roman guards and they would have to come back on Sunday [at the end of three days] when the
seal was to be removed by the Romans intending that the un-resurrected body of Jesus would still be in the
tomb on Sunday but early Sunday morning Jesus resurrected.}
The Gospel of Luke tells us that the newly purchased oils and spices were prepared in order to further anoint
the body of Jesus. "Luke 23:55-56 And the women also, which came with Him [Jesus] from Galilee, followed
after, and beheld the sepulchre (tomb), and how His body was laid. And they returned, and [Friday] prepared
[labored] spices and ointments; and rested the [Saturday] **Sabbath day according to the Commandment
[4th of the 10 Commandments - Exodus 20:9-10]." -- On Thursday [15th of Nisan] the Feast Day [Feast of
Unleavened Bread] the Jewish leaders stayed outside of the presence of the Romans in order to observe the
Feast day. "John 18:28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas [the Jewish High Priest] unto the [Roman] Hall of
Judgment: and it was early [Thursday]; and they [Jewish leaders] themselves went not into the [Roman]
Judgment Hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the [Unleavened Bread] Passover." while
on the next day [Friday] the day when the Jewish elders requested that the tomb of Jesus be sealed the Jewish
leaders did not remain outside of the presence of the Romans because Friday being a normal day the Jewish
leaders were able to enter into the presence of the Romans. "Matthew 27:62 Now [Friday] the next day, that
followed the [Thursday] day of the preparation [Feast of Unleavened Bread], the [Jewish] Chief Priests and
Pharisees *came together **unto Pilate," -- Noting again that the ancient events that took place over two days
[Thursday and Friday] are combined into the one Friday of the modern Holy Week timeline of events. Also
Note: "Luke 23:56 … and rested the Sabbath day according to the *4th+ Commandment" Luke now references
the Sabbath [the week] after the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem as the Sabbath of the
Commandments. Luke might be saying that the Sabbath of the Levitical Feasts was previously fulfilled and
completed on the previous week with the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem and that what was taking
place now was a Commandment Sabbath and not a Feast Sabbath. - The 4th of the Ten Commandments
(Exodus 20:1-17) and the first of the Eight Feasts of Leviticus chapter 23 are both the weekly Sabbath day.
Devotion - 1.) The events that Jesus Christ participated in and completed or initiated for us to receive from are
primarily distributed throughout the 8 Levitical Feasts [Leviticus Chapter 23] the Jewish Feasts days that were
in occurrence during the Holy Week Events - {Note: It is important to know that Leviticus stipulates that the
Feasts themselves are to be Observed and Fulfilled in their proper order beginning with the Feast of Sabbath.
In other words there would not be a proper observance of either the Passover or Pentecost feasts without first
having properly observed and having entered into the Feast of Sabbath Rest as fulfilled and offered to us in
Jesus Christ.}
Leviticus 23:4 These are the [8] Feasts of the LORD, even Holy Convocations [gatherings], which ye shall
proclaim *in their Seasons [in their proper order and at their proper time]. - The Jesus Walk 10 Day Easter
Timeline Devotion originally started out [in 1994] as a Bible study simply attempting to following Jesus
through the events of Holy Week. The original study-devotion did not start out as a devotion focusing on the 8
Levitical Feasts as the devotion has primarily become since 2000. The essence of the Jesus Walk devotion is
fellowshipping with Jesus by following along with Jesus during His origional Holy Week events, events that
happen to be foretold and previously explained by Moses in the 8 Feasts of Leviticus Chapter 23. The original
Jesus Walk Easter Timeline Devotion started as a Bible study project in 1994 however I was completely unable
to fit the 10 days of Biblical events [Anointing Friday - Resurrection Sunday] into the eight days [Palm Sunday -
Easter Sunday] observed in the current modern Holy Week format. Frustrated with trying to fit the Biblical
events into the modern timeline I twice [in 1997 and later in 1999] gave up on the Jesus Walk project but in
1998 with the verse "1 Corinthians 5:7 ... For even Christ our Passover (the week of Passover - Holy Week) is
sacrificed for us" ringing in my head I also read some of a book [Armageddon: Appointment with Destiny] by
Grant R. Jeffery and he pointed out that Easter Sunday was actually the Feast of First Fruits and also that the
crucifixion was on the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Previously most of the preaching that I had heard only
referenced The Feast of Passover and it was usually wrongly associated with the crucifixion day of Jesus while
1 Corinthians 11:23 says that the Last Supper "Passover" was on the night Jesus was betrayed not on the day
he was crucified so clearly the events of Holy Week had been enacted on specific days in accordance with the
8 Feasts of Leviticus Chapter 23 where the Holy Week events had originally been embedded for our later
understanding. After another major effort during Easter 1999 the Jesus Walk project was again given up in
failure until previous to Easter 2000 when some really horrible teaching [by Dave Hunt - saying that Jesus
never even kept the Passover] put me right back into the Jesus Walk project and in 2000 I thought I had a
word of discernment from the Holy Spirit that the project would come together that year and as Easter 2000
came and went I still felt encouraged to continue the study and at the end of May 2000 the devotional
timeline days were shifted in my study notes [because they just didn't fit in the modern timeline] and Palm
Sunday was backed up to [Palm Saturday] and I couldn't believe it Sunday had become a Saturday fulfilling the
First Feast Day but I immediately thought that there was a verse in the Bible that proclaimed the Triumphal
Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem to be on a Sunday but there was no such verse and after some careful
examination in the Greek I realized that [not Sunday] but Saturday is the day Biblically supported as the Day of
the Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem and then finally with the day of the Triumphal Entry
established the Jesus Walk Holy Week Study Devotion became the completed 10 Day Holy Week Timeline
Devotion. ~ David Anson Brown
2.) Examining the Dave Hunt Heresy [John 18:28] where Hunt incorrectly contends that Jesus intended to
celebrate the Passover but was unable to do so - Hunt's theory is only speculation and confusion on Dave
Hunt's part - Hunt confuses the later Feast of Unleavened Bread [15th of Nisan - Leviticus 23:6] for the earlier
Feast of the Lord's Passover [14th of Nisan - Leviticus 23:5]
It is easy enough to prove that Jesus and the 12 Apostles did observe the Lord's Passover Feast: Luke 22:7-16
Then came the day [14th of Nisan - Feast of the Lord's Passover] of unleavened bread, when the Passover
(lamb) must be killed. And He (Jesus) sent Peter and John, saying, **Go and prepare us the Passover, that we
may eat. And they said unto Him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And He said unto them, Behold, when ye
are entered into the city [Jerusalem], there shall a man [thought to be Mark] meet you, bearing a pitcher of
water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The
Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the Passover with my disciples? And he
shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. And they went, and found as he had said unto
them: and they made ready the Passover. **And when the [evening] hour was come, He sat down, and the
Twelve Apostles with Him. And He [Jesus] said unto them, ***With desire I have desired to eat [fulfill] this
Passover with you before I suffer: For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it [Feast Days] be
fulfilled in the Kingdom of God. - Dave Hunt's Heresy contends that based on [John 18:28] Jesus was unable to
fulfill the Passover. - "John 18:28 Then [the next day the 15th of Nisan (Thursday, crucifixion day) - the Feast of
Unleavened Bread] led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they [Jewish
leaders] themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the
[Unleavened Bread] Passover." -- {This verse proves that the crucifixion took place on the 15th of Nisan the
day after the Lord's Passover because the Lord's Passover [14th of Nisan] is not a Sabbath Rest Feast but the
next day [15th of Nisan] the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread is (at sundown) a Sabbath Rest.} "John
19:31-35 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the
cross on the [Unleavened Bread] Sabbath day, *for that Sabbath day was an high day [not the regular Saturday
Sabbath], besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Then came the
soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with Him. But when they came to
Jesus, and saw that He was dead already, they brake not His legs: But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced
his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. And he [Disciple John] that saw it bare record, and his
record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. - Note: The Feast of the Lord's
Passover [14th Nisan] is not a Sabbath (rest) feast [that is why Jesus and the 11 Apostles were able to go out
to the Garden of Gethsemane that night - had the Lord's Passover been a Sabbath (evening rest) Feast, by
Jewish (Torah) Law they would have had to remain inside resting] (the original Lord's Passover [Exodus 12:11]
was not a day of rest it was the [busy] day "in haste" when the children of God busily prepared to leave Egypt)
the accompanying Feast the Feast of Unleavened Bread [starting the 15th of Nisan] is a seven day feast and
the first day [15th Nisan] and the seventh day [21st of Nisan] are both (evening rest) Sabbath rest days.
Leviticus 23:6-8 And on the fifteenth day of the same month [Nisan] is the Feast of Unleavened Bread unto the
LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. In the first day [15th of Nisan] ye shall have an *holy
convocation [evening Sabbath]: ye shall do no servile work therein (after sunset). But ye shall offer an offering
made by fire unto the LORD [for] seven days: in the seventh day [21st of Nisan] is [also] an holy convocation:
ye shall do no servile work therein. -- The Dave Hunt Heresy is so easily wrong in so many ways and in so many
obvious aspects that it can almost be concluded that Dave Hunt is deliberately, intentionally and
systematically propagating disinformation within the Christian Church, regarding the life, ministry and
accomplishments of Jesus Christ.
3.) Continuing with the Hunt Heresy - Dave Hunt after deliberately offending Protestants by wrongly claiming
that Jesus did not observe the Passover Feast - Hunt then goes on to deliberately and to systematically offend
the Catholics by haphazardly pointing out that the crucifixion was on Thursday rather than on the common
Friday [Good Friday] of modern Catholic tradition - {Note: Roman Catholicism is a Christian sect [the main
Christian sect] it is also highly built upon traditions and as a part of their traditions they seemingly [a very long
time ago] shortened Holy Week by one day so that for convenience Holy Week [Palm Sunday - Easter Sunday]
would encompass two Sundays (for convenient Church attendance) instead of the Saturday [Triumphal Entry]
to Sunday of the Biblical events. The Catholic Church is not engaging in deceit because they have never said
that Jesus didn't fulfill His three days and three nights prophecy the way Dave Hunt is saying that Jesus never
observed Passover even though Jesus Himself had said [Luke 22:7-16] that He had highly "desired" to eat the
Passover with His 12 Apostles.}
The error in a Friday crucifixion is that clearly only two days and two nights are fulfilled in Jesus' own
prophecy. [Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas (Jonah) was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall
the Son of Man [Jesus Christ] be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.] Jesus prophesied that
He would spend three days and three nights in the center (heart) of the earth. With Dave Hunt previously
stating that Jesus did not observe the Passover and with the common teaching of the Friday crucifixion
opening the door to yet another 'seemingly' unfulfilled prophecy then it does clearly open the way for a
usurper an Antichrist to enter in and to pretend to fulfill prophesies, prophesies that are already fulfilled and
completed by Jesus Christ it is just that modern teachers (pastors), teachings and modern interpretations have
readily and systematically edited Jesus out of His own fulfillments and out of His own accomplishments. Dave
Hunt does offer Thursday as the crucifixion day however in his already greatly confused and highly truncated
timeline of events Hunt offers the Thursday crucifixion seemingly more as a momentary opportunity to deride
Catholicism than as a fundamental opportunity to express fulfillment of Messianic Prophecy. All the while
Dave Hunt continues to attempt to lead the Christian Church into confusion and with confusion into factions
[Protestant, Roman Catholicism] and with factions then comes unwanted strife and division within the
Christian Church.
Jesus Walk 2010 -- Jesus Christ has risen from the grave - Truly He has risen - He has risen indeed!
Jesus Christ has risen from the grave - Truly He has risen - He has risen indeed! -- Thank you for taking part in
the 2010 Jesus Walk Holy Week Timeline Devotion! Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith, I
pray that God will richly bless you, keep you and that His everlasting Divine face will continue to shine upon
you. The Lord Jesus Christ be with you in all things as we look to the soon return of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ. ~ God bless you, David Anson Brown [article link]
Jesus Walk 2010 -- Rich Mullins - [Apostles] Creed (YouTube)

This is the Rich Mullins music video featuring the song "Creed" as it appears on the "Rich Mullins: Pursuit of a
Legacy" DVD. [article link]
Jesus Walk 2010 -- Creed by Third Day (YouTube)

This is the song by the Late, Great, Rich Mullins, it's about the Apostles Creed. I belive this song is true in all
manner, and every time I sing it, it fills me with Gods will and glory. Enjoy it. [article link]
Jesus Walk 2010 -- Easter Sunrise Baptism {Video is usually preceded by a commercial - Try the Continue to
Video (option)} (Metacafe)
Comments: Awsome God power - The water is still chilly in March, yet everyone has a huge expression of joy
on their face, like the water doesn't even phase them because their so focused on and in love with Christ.
beautiful. [article link]
Jesus Walk 2010 -- Easter Song by 2nd Chapter of Acts (YouTube)

This track is from the live album, "To the Bride," a Jesus Music Classic, featuring Barry McGuire, 2nd Chapter of
Acts, and A Band Called David. "Easter Song" is performed in this track by the 2nd Chapter of Acts. Enjoy, and
Happy Easter. [article link]
Jesus Walk 2010 -- Easter Song by Glad (YouTube)

Another Classic from Glad. [article link]
Jesus Walk 2010 -- Easter Song by Keith Green (YouTube)

Keith Green performing "Easter Song" live from The Daisy Club -- LA (1982). [article link]
Jesus Walk 2010 -- Were you there when they crucified my Lord? (YouTube)
Song: Where you there when they crucified my Lord? [article link]
Jesus Walk 2010 -- The Power Of The Cross - Oh To See The Dawn (YouTube)
The Power of the Cross: Written by Keith Getty, sung by Stuart Townend. - Comments: The preaching of the
cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is the power of God unto salvation to those who believe.
... Amen... What a poweful song, I am grateful everyday for what God has done for me. [article link]
Jesus Walk 2010 -- You [God] Were There - God You were always there for us {Most of the movie scenes are
from - The Bible [Series] - Apocalypsis Revelation (2002) - Starring Richard Harris} (YouTube)
Comments: What a fantastic song which means the world to me, when I was going through the hardest thing
that I will possibly go through, he was there.... Thank you Lord. Thank you for dying for me and even tho we
were the ones that put you on the cross, you still show us mercy. [article link]
Jesus Walk 2010 -- A Day at the Western Wall Jereusalem - (Short Video)
Exploring the depth of Jewish connection to this eternal holy site. [article link]
Jesus Walk 2010 -- World Clock: Current local time in Jerusalem {Note: Setting a 2nd Widget or Gadget clock
on your computer to Jerusalem time is also a good option.} (clock - pop-up window)
Jerusalem, Israel. Jerusalem is the capital of Israel The native name of Israel is Yisra'el. Most countries have
their embassies in Tel Aviv. [article link]
Jesus Walk 2010 -- Jerusalem Weather Station (Photos)

This site is intended to give the feeling of what is happening outside. The data is from a station standing out
there - at the cold fronts and the heat waves. You can search in the archive for weather history or to know
when there was a very extensive weather (hot or cold). [article link]
Jesus Walk 2010 -- Holy Week (2010) From the Vatican To Be Televised Online (www.CatholicTV.com)
Holy Week broadcasts on the CatholicTV Network • For Palm Sunday, March 28, Masses are broadcast all day
long on CatholicTV. Father Robert Reed celebrates Mass on cw56 in Boston at 7 a.m. This Mass is rebroadcast
on CatholicTV at 7 p.m. Tune in at 10 a.m. for Notre Dame Sunday Mass live from the Basilica of the Sacred
Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. Join Pope Benedict XVI for Palm Sunday Mass at noon
and 8 p.m. For our Spanish-speaking viewers, Mass from San Antonio’s San Fernando Cathedral airs at 4 p.m. •
On Monday, March 29, at noon and 8 p.m., join the Holy Father for a special Mass to commemorate the April
2, 2005, anniversary of the death of Servant of God John Paul II. • Tune in Tuesday, March 30, as Cardinal Seán
O'Malley presides with priests from the Archdiocese of Boston in attendance to bless the oils and renew the
promises they made at ordination. This Mass of Chrism airs live at 11 a.m. and will be rebroadcast at 4 p.m.
[article link]
Jesus Walk 2010 -- [Holy Week 2010] Easter Week in Rome, Italy - Holy Week in Rome - There are very few
examples of Pageantry grander than Holy Week in Rome - The Pope himself delivers several masses between
Palm Sunday and Easter, and tens of thousands of pilgrims and fellow travelers are on hand to celebrate with
him
The following will give you an idea of what's going on and when for Easter Week in 2010; most services take
place in St Peter's Square or inside the Basilica (consider a walking tour in Rome to get your bearings, or one of
Viator's Vatican tours if you arrive early enough to avoid the crowds). You can certainly expect crowds in Rome
and the Vatican during Easter Week. But for Catholics and religious-minded travelers (frankly, for anybody and
everyone who appreciates ritual and pomp), the experience of Easter Week is unforgettable. Palm Sunday
(March 28): Palm Sunday, a sort of prequel, starts off Holy Week with the Pope's blessing of the palms in St
Peter's Square (9:30am). At the end of the mass, the Pope usually sends a special message - the 'Angelus' - to
the youth of the world. Holy Thursday (April 1): The Pope honors his predecessor, John Paul II, on Holy
Monday with a mass at 6pm. Then, after a few days' break during which you will notice a steadily increasing
population density in and around the Vatican, the Easter celebration begins in earnest on Holy Thursday (also
called 'Maundy Thursday'). The Pope performs a rare morning mass at 9:30am, known as the 'Mass of the
Chrism', in St Peter's Basilica ('chrism' is a mixture of olive oil and balsam, which, once blessed, is used in some
of the sacraments). In the evening, the Mass of the Lord's Supper commemorates Christ's bathing of the feet
of the Apostles. Good Friday (April 2): On Good Friday, instead of a mass, choirs sing St John's version of
Christ's crucifixion. Later that night, the Pope traces the Via Crucis, or Stations of the Cross, from the
Colosseum to Palatine Hill. This torch-lit procession is one of the grandest, most solemn things you can witness
in Rome. Saturday: Saturday night is traditionally the time of the Easter Vigil, when the Pope celebrates a late
mass in St Peter's Basilica. This is also traditionally when converts are accepted into the Catholic Church.
Easter Sunday (April 4) On Easter Sunday, the Pope says mass in St Peter's Square starting at 10:15am. Despite
the crowds - typically this is the most attended event of Holy Week - you should be able to spot the Holy
Father, high above the square on a balcony of the church. At noon, he delivers the 'Urbi et Orbi' message - 'to
the city and the world - in which the Pope grants forgiveness to those present and to Catholics world wide.
Visiting Rome During Holy Week Pope Benedict XVI Although these events are generally free, some require
tickets (a must if you want a seat, or in some cases if you want to get in at all). Honestly, it is not easy to get
tickets - we're saying this simply to set your expectations. For Catholics, this is usually arranged through your
bishop. You might also try the American Seminary in Rome. For non-Catholics, it's a bit dicier, but you might
try the American Seminary. The official Vatican liturgical calendar for Holy Week can be found here. The
Vatican museums (and those throughout Rome) are generally open during Holy Week, with the exceptions of
Easter Sunday and the following Monday. Ideas on spending the rest of your time in the Eternal City [Rome]
can be found in our complete list of things to see and do in Rome. [article link]
Jesus Walk 2010 -- TBN Easter Week Programming - The Greatest Story Ever Told - Special show times: Sun
3/28 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM {Note: The movie 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' (1965) was intentionally filmed to
look like a master painting so every scene in the movie looks like a painting and is certainly a work of fine art.
Excellent Movie!} (Movie)
TBN Easter Week 2010: We have exciting Easter programming to spark conversations and open the door to
share your faith. Start Easter week with special showings of "The Greatest Story Ever told", then specials with
Jim Caveziel and Michael English, Dateline Jerusalem, and many more. For the little ones we have "At Jesus'
Side", a fun animated feature sure to become a classic. There are opportunities to experience Easter as never
before. -- George Stevens presents his monumental adaptation of the story of Jesus Christ starring Max von
Sydow. The film concentrates on the most familiar episodes of the biblical story, including the birth of Christ in
Bethlehem, Herod's (Jose Ferrer) decree of the execution of all male children in Judea, and the Holy family's
escape into Egypt. It continues as Christ encounters John the Baptist (Charlton Heston) searches for the
Twelve Apostles, and raises Lazarus (Michael Tolan), while John the Baptist is executed. It concludes with
Jesus' expulsion of the moneylenders from the Temple, the instruction of the Apostles at the Last Supper,
Christ's betrayal by Judas (David McCallum), the Passion, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection. The product of
years of research and planning by Stevens, the film features a huge cast of stars, among whom Von Sydow,
McCallum, Dorothy McGuire (Mary), Sidney Poitier (Simon of Cyrene), Claude Rains (Herod the Great), Donald
Pleasence (The Devil), Martin Landau (Caiaphas), and Janet Margolin (Mary of Bethany), give fine
performances. [article link]
Continuing with our Holy Week 2010 preview - The 8 Kingdoms [Kings - Nimrod, Pharaoh Akhenaten,
Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Antichrist (Satan), Messiah (Jesus Christ)] of the
earth - The Kingdom of Jesus Christ [specifically starting with His Triumphal Entry (as King of all creation - Luke
19:38-40) into Jerusalem] when His eternal Kingdom was initially established during His events of the original
Holy Week in Jerusalem approximately 2,000 years ago
After Holy Week the Basic Christian info feed is going to post a Bible Study regarding the 8 Global Kingdoms of
the earth however since the events of Holy Week are when Jesus was ushering in His Global Kingdom for us it
would be a good time to look at both an introduction and a brief summary regarding the 8 Kingdoms before
the events of Holy Week 2010 to help us put the events of Jesus Christ and Holy Week into a Global Kingdom
perspective then shortly after Easter we can do the actual 8 Kingdom study in its entirety.
The Kingdom of Jesus Christ (John 1:12) accepted by some and rejected by others - The Kingdom of God in
Jesus Christ in initially being rejected by the rulers of this world (Luke 23:24) has been placed in an individual
(experiential) basis until the fullness of the Kingdom of God is brought into its knowable entirety during the
events of the Book of Revelation - Basically what we are going to do in the next few days before Holy Week is
to begin to consider and to reconcile the [Kingdom on earth] Messiah Prophecy of Daniel [Daniel's 70 Weeks
(Daniel 9:25-26)] and the [Eternal Spiritual] Kingdom Revelation of the thief on the cross (Luke 23:43) with
each other and attempt to more fully understand the Kingdom of God in Jesus Christ that is currently being so
generously offered by God to all mankind
Note: Regarding the rejection and death of Jesus Christ on the cross. The people of Jesus' day asked Him for a
sign that He was indeed God (Matthew 12:40) and Jesus also said (John 2:19) the sign that He would give the
world would be that He would resurrect the 3rd day from death. The resurrection of Jesus proved the Deity
(Immortality) of Jesus to all mankind for all time. So the events of Holy Week that ended in the crucifixion and
later in the resurrection of Jesus were not events that went astray but were events that were foretold and
necessary in order for God to unmistakably reveal and reconcile Himself to all mankind. Having then revealed
Himself to all mankind by His prophecies, miracles and resurrection He is now selecting for Himself a Kingdom
of believing people for His own from within mankind. -- Romans 1:3-5 Concerning His [God's] Son Jesus Christ
our Lord, which was made [physically] of the seed of [King] David according to the flesh; And declared to be
the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of Holiness, **by the resurrection from the dead: By [Jesus]
whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the [Christian] faith among all Nations, for His
Name:
8 Kingdoms Introduction: Some brief criteria for the 8 Global Kingdoms of the earth - Throughout human
history there have been many glorious [in man's eyes] Empires, Kingdoms and Dominions but only 8 of the
Kingdoms of mankind are the incredible (Revelation 17:10) Kingdoms of the earth {Note: The Basic Christian
blog History Study is also going to include some of the additional great Kingdoms primarily Hammurabi (Saudi
Arabia), Queen of Sheba (Ethiopia), Solomon (Israel), and Sennacherib (Assyria).}
8 Kingdoms Summary: The Seven incredible Gentile Kingdoms of Revelation 17:10 are Nimrod (Tower of
Babel), Egypt, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome and [revised Rome] the Antichrist Kingdom. While the 8th and
final Kingdom is the eternal, righteous Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ. Each of these 8 Kingdoms is going to
share some remarkable similarities: Each Kingdom will have possessed all of or a majority of the world's
wealth [gold, silver, precious gems] at one time. Each Kingdom has or will have knowledge [both public and
secret knowledge] beyond that of their peers. The Kingdoms will also possess influence, military power and
political prestige beyond the peers of their day. *Most importantly each of the 8 Kingdoms will also have
exerted FAVORABLE influence over the Jews, over Jerusalem and over the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. The
Kingdom of Nimrod [about two generations and 100 years after the flood of Noah] encompassed all of
humanity including Abraham's forefather Arphaxad (Genesis 11:11), the Kingdom of Nimrod possessed all
human wealth, knowledge and wisdom and the Kingdom of Nimrod built a Temple (the Tower of Babel). Egypt
the 2nd Kingdom amassed much of the fortune of the world and much of the knowledge of the world and a
great part of that fortune would be "favorably" given to the Jews at their Passover departure from Egypt
(Exodus 3:21-22). The wealth of Egypt would then be used by the Jews in the building of the Tabernacle of God
by Moses at Mt. Sinai (Saudi Arabia) and later the wealth of the Tabernacle would be transferred into the
Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. The wealth of the Temple in Jerusalem would be given back to Egypt by the
Jewish King Rehoboam (1 Kings 14:25-26). The 3rd Kingdom Babylon [initially very favorable to the Jews,
Jerusalem and the Temple] captured the wealth of Egypt in Egypt and took it to their Palace in Babylon. The
4th Kingdom Persia [Iran] conquered Babylon [Iraq] and consolidated the wealth of the world into the Palace
at Shushan (Esther 1:4) part of the wealth of Persia was given to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem (Isaiah 45:28,
2 Chronicles 36:23). The 5th Kingdom Greece and Alexander the Great [on either 10 or 11 June 323 B.C.,
Alexander the Great died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, in Babylon at the age of 32 - wiki.com]. King
Alexander the Great who immersed the world in Greek thought and philosophy and after sparing the Jews,
Jerusalem and the Jewish Temple then "at the age of 32" died among the wealth of ancient Egypt, Babylon
and Persia. The 6th Kingdom Rome oversaw an extensive expansion in the size of the Jewish Temple in
Jerusalem. The 7th Kingdom the Kingdom of Antichrist is going to sign a favorable [7 year] covenant with the
Jews and the Nation of Israel (Daniel 9:27) and will also in some way rebuild [and eventually occupy (Matthew
24:15)] the now destroyed Temple in Jerusalem. The 8th and final Kingdom the Eternal, Righteous Kingdom of
Jesus Christ [Jesus being Jewish] will of course be very favorable to the Jews as Jesus will rule the entire world
from the unprecedented Millennial Temple (Ezekiel 43:7) in Jerusalem.
Part 1. Reconciling the general community (Corporate) [Kingdom on earth] Messiah Prophecy of Daniel
[Daniel's 70 Weeks (Daniel 9:25-26)] with the [Eternal Spiritual] individual (Remnant) Kingdom Revelation of
the thief on the cross (Luke 23:42-43)
Daniel a Prophet to the Nations: A summary of Daniels (Corporate) Messiah's Kingdom on earth "70 Weeks
(490 years) Prophecy" - Daniel 9:22-27 And he [the holy angel Gabriel] informed me [Daniel], and talked with
me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding [of the previous vision from
God]. At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for
thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the *vision. Seventy weeks [490 years
(involving all of the Global Kingdoms from Babylon until the Kingdom of the Messiah totaling 6 of the 8 Global
Kingdoms - Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, Antichrist and finally the Kingdom of the Messiah, Jesus Christ)]
are determined upon thy [Jewish] people and upon thy holy city [Jerusalem], to finish [make an end of] the
[world's] transgression {intentional sins}, and to make an end of [all] sins {intentional and unintentional}, and
to make [global] reconciliation for iniquity, and **to bring in Everlasting Righteousness [the 8th Kingdom - the
Kingdom of God], and to seal up [conclude] the vision and prophecy, ***and to anoint [Messiah - Jesus Christ]
the most Holy. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore
and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks [it would take 49 years to rebuild
Jerusalem], and threescore (60) and two weeks [434 years of a rebuilt Jerusalem]: the street shall be built
again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after [the] threescore and two weeks [after 483 years of the
490 years] shall Messiah be cut off [lit. executed - crucifixion], *but not for Himself [but for the sins of the
people]: and the people of the [Antichrist] prince that shall [future] come [7th Kingdom - Antichrist (Satan)]
shall destroy the city [70 A.D.] and the [Temple] sanctuary [also destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D.]; and the
end thereof shall be with a flood [overflowing of destruction], and unto the end of the war [with Satan]
desolations are determined. And he [Antichrist - 7th Kingdom] shall confirm the covenant with many for one
week [the 70th and final week - the final 7 year period - not yet started]: and in the midst of the week [3½
years] he [Antichrist] shall cause the [Temple - 3rd Temple in Jerusalem] sacrifice and the oblation to cease,
and for the overspreading [completeness] of abominations he [Antichrist] shall make it [the entire earth
unholy] desolate [empty], even until the consummation [end of human history - human separation from God],
and that determined [vial-bowl judgments of Revelation] shall be poured upon the desolate [sky and earth].
Part 1a. The anointing of the Messiah, Jesus Christ being anointed individually by His followers - The corporate
(group) anointing of the Messiah prophesied by Daniel the Prophet is alluded to but [temporarily] becomes
individualized as individuals are anointing Jesus the Messiah for His Kingdom in the same way that the thief on
the cross as an individual [not yet the Nations of the world] acknowledged and entered into the eternal
Kingdom of the Messiah - In short the two individuals [women] who anointed Jesus with oil and the thief on
the cross were all doing the very same thing, each individually anointing and acknowledging the Kingdom of
Messiah - Individuals (a remnant) acknowledging and entering into the Kingdom of Messiah [Kingdom of God]
long before the Prophesied Nations as a whole are to enter into the Kingdom of Jesus Christ
Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city [Jerusalem], to finish the
transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting
righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and **to anoint [Messiah] the most Holy. -- John 12:3
Then {Friday} took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and
wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. -- Matthew 26:6-7 Now
{Tuesday} when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman
[thought to be Mary Magdalene] having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on His
head, as He sat at meat [dinner]. -- Luke 23:42 And he [thief on the cross] said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me
when thou comest into Thy Kingdom. {Note: How the corporate (group) anointing (the head) of the Messiah
and the general acceptance of the Messiah as spoken of by Daniel the Prophet becomes an individual
anointing of the feet of the Messiah and later another anointing by another individual this time anointing the
head of Jesus. Both anointings and the acknowledging of the Kingdom of God [also divine revelation from the
thief on the cross] are in reference to the Prophecy of Daniel {the thief on the cross was probably directly
recalling Daniel 9:26} but are not yet a direct fulfillment of the anointing and general acceptance of the
Messiah as Prophesied by Daniel in his 70 Week prophecy.}
Part 1b. Daniel's 70 Weeks Prophecy is an explanation of an earlier Vision [Daniel chapter 7] regarding the
Kingdoms of the Earth [Daniel 7:17 the 4 remaining Kingdoms - Persia, Greece, Rome, Antichrist] - Keep in
mind that the 490 years of Daniel's 70 Weeks Prophecy are all years that occur only during one of the
Kingdoms of Earth - Currently we are not directly under one of the Kings of the Earth nor are we directly in one
of the Kingdoms of the Earth and therefore not yet using up one of the 490 years of the prophecy [but we are
in the period (Daniel 2:42) of the Revising of the Roman (iron) Empire without yet the direct global King] - 483
years [Persia, Greece, Rome] of the 490 years have been completed and only the final [Antichrist] Week '7
years' of the prophecy remains to be fulfilled
According to Daniel (Daniel 9:25) at end of the 69th Week the Messiah would reveal Himself [the Triumphal
Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem] and make available His Kingdom [*ending the reign of the Kings of the earth]
then "after" the 69th Week "shall Messiah be cut off" the crucifixion of Jesus Christ occurred 4 days after the
Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ. The Triumphal Entry did end the reign of the Global Kings of the Earth {as King
Herod (part of a Global Kingdom - Rome) feared it would in Matthew 2:2-3} the rejection of Jesus Christ by
both Rome and Jerusalem and the crucifixion of Jesus 4 days later then re-opened the (now postponed) 70th
Week and the Antichrist Kingdom. The 70th Week specifically belongs to the Antichrist and since the
Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem at the completion of the 69th Week the timeline of the
Prophecy of Daniel has stopped until the Kingdom of Antichrist claims its 1 Week (7 year period) that will be
given to it by God. The amount of time [2,000 years so far] between the 69th week of Daniel and the 70th and
final week of Daniel has been the Church Age. The Church Age where almost the entirety of the Book of Acts
was spent grappling with the issue that the Kingdom of God in Jesus Christ had momentarily become
completely individualized {the early (remnant - firstfruit) rain (Hosea 6:2-3)} [with the individuals entering into
the Kingdom of God primarily being the Gentiles] and that it will not be until the final events of the Book of
Revelation [the Millennial reign of Jesus Christ on earth] that the Kingdom of God becomes evident primarily
through the Nations of the earth {the later (community - harvest) rain (Hosea 6:2-3)} and not just primarily
through the individuals of the earth as it is now.
Part 2. The Anointing and Throne of a King: King David was anointed three times [first among his own family
(by Samuel on behalf of God), later by the Tribe of Judah (lit. Praise) and lastly by the Elders of the Nation of
Israel] -- Saul was anointed twice both times by the same person [Samuel] - Solomon was anointed King *twice
[first by a select committee (1 Kings 1:32-40) - then by the people (1 Chronicles 29:22)] - Jesus Christ is
anointed King three times, First by His family [God (Matthew 3:16-17, Acts 10:38)], Secondly [among His
Praise] the Church Age of individuals, Thirdly by each of the Nations as a whole [in the Kingdom Age]
beginning with the Nation of Israel at the 2nd Coming return of Jesus Christ
King Saul [a type of Satan] was chosen by God and anointed the first time privately by the Prophet Samuel [1
Samuel 10:1]. Saul was initiated [1 Samuel 10:17-24] as the 1st King of Israel [in Mizpeh of Gilead] without
anointing and while Saul was personally in hiding (i.e. hidden as Satan is in hiding now). Saul was anointed by
Samuel a second time though oil is not mentioned it might have been strictly a verbal anointing with the
Prophet Samuel speaking prophecy over King Saul and not anointing him with oil. -- King David [a type of Jesus
Christ] was anointed three times [1 Samuel 16:12-14 (Bethlehem), 2 Samuel 2:4 (Hebron), 2 Samuel 5:3
(Hebron) - the first (person) anointed in Jerusalem was the Temple (a direct representation of Jesus Christ), it
was dedicated (anointed) in Jerusalem (1 Kings 8:10-11) before Solomon or any of the later Kings, the
descendants of Solomon, were anointed in Jerusalem] and the moment David was anointed the first time the
anointing of God departed [1 Samuel 16:14] from the presence of then King Saul [a type of Satan] so only one
of them was anointed by God as King at any one time and when King Solomon [a type of the Antichrist] was
anointed there is no indication or recording of the anointing of God leaving King David the way it previously
had left King Saul. -- King Solomon [a type of the Antichrist] was anointed twice, first [1 Kings 1:32-40] by a
chosen and selected committee [the High Priest, the Prophet and the people gathered in Gihon who
happened to be in knowledge of the event] and later by all the people [1 Chronicles 29:22]. -- Jesus Christ the
Messiah has been anointed twice. First by His family of God [Matthew 3:16-17]. "Matthew 3:16-17, Luke 4:18-
19 The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me [Messiah, Jesus Christ], because He [God] hath anointed Me [Jesus] to
preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the
captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable
year of the Lord." - "Acts 4:26-28 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together
against the Lord, and against His Christ. For of a truth against thy Holy Child Jesus, whom Thou [God] hast
anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined [to kill Jesus] before to be done." - Jesus is
currently being anointed throughout His Christian Church Age. "1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great
is the mystery of godliness: God [Jesus] was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels,
preached unto the Gentiles, believed on [anointed] in the world, received up into glory." - "2 Corinthians 1:20-
22 For all the promises of God in Him are yea [yes], and in Him Amen [Truth], unto the glory of God by us. Now
He which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given
the earnest of the Spirit [Father, Son Jesus, Holy Spirit] in our hearts." {My perspective on the Church rapture
is just when is the Antichrist 'anointed' by God to receive his Kingdom on earth is it pre-tribulation [this
happens to be my position on End Time events]? or is it 3½ years later at pre-wrath [also a very possible
position for End Time events]? The anointed Church (2 Corinthians 1:20-22) and the future Kingdom of
Antichrist are not going to co-exist and when the anointed 'born again' Church is raptured only then will the
Antichrist be anointed for his Kingdom on earth. Then with the Christian Church gone the Antichrist will
preside over a Kingdom on earth that will go horribly wrong for everyone involved as the Antichrist attempts
to receive the anointing of the Nations starting in the Holy of Holies (Matthew 24:15) with the Nation of
Israel.} - There is yet a third and future anointing of the Messiah Jesus Christ the anointing among the Nations
starting with Jesus being anointed King by the elders of Israel in Jerusalem. "Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks [490
years] are determined upon thy people [the Jews] and upon thy holy city [Jerusalem], to finish the
righteousness [the Kingdom of God among the Nations], and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint
[Messiah] the most Holy." - "Zechariah 12:10-14 And I will pour [anoint] upon the House of David, and upon
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the [Holy] Spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon Me [Jesus
Christ] whom they have pierced (crucified), and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourneth for his only son,
and shall be in [agony] bitterness for Him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. In that day shall there
be a great mourning *in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. And the land
shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the House of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the
house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; The family of the House of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the
family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart; All the families that remain [after the Tribulation], every family
apart, and their wives apart." {Note: the coming Tribulation during the events of Revelation is primarily a
Gentile (Martyred Saints) Holocaust the Jews having already suffered their [WWII] Holocaust will primarily be
exempt from the Holocaust to come but still it will be dangerous and difficult times for everyone and not
every family will make it through the events. Presumably the Nation of Israel will emerge (anoint the Messiah
Jesus Christ) and enter into the Kingdom Age [1,000 year reign of the Messiah] far more intact than any of the
Gentile Nations.} - "Ezekiel 43:5-7 So the [Holy] Spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court
[Millennial Temple - 4th Temple in Jerusalem]; and, behold, the Glory of the LORD filled the House. And I
heard Him speaking unto me out of the House; and *the Man [Jesus Christ] stood by me. And He said unto me,
Son of man [Ezekiel], the place of My Throne, and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell [as
anointed King] in the midst of the children of Israel for ever ..." [article link]
Part 2a. A brief look and introduction into the 7 anointed Gentile Global Kings of the Earth (anointed from
God) and the anointed 8th King Jesus Christ: Beginning with Nimrod (Tower of Babel - Genesis 10:8-10) --
Pharaoh Akhenaten (Egypt - Joseph's Pharaoh, the Dream Pharaoh - Genesis 41:1) -- Nebuchadnezzar (Babylon
- Jeremiah 27:4-7, Daniel 2:37) -- Cyrus (Persia - Isaiah 45:1-7, Ezra 1:1-4) -- Alexander the Great (Greece -
Daniel 8:21) -- Julius Caesar (Rome and The Revised [10 Kingdom] Roman Empire - Daniel 7:19) -- Antichrist
[emerges from within the Revised Roman Empire] (Satan - Daniel 7:20) -- Messiah, Jesus Christ's Kingdom
(Heaven and Earth - Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:44-45)
Genesis 10:8-10 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty [occult] one in the earth. He was a mighty
hunter {spiritual seeker, occult} before {anointed of} the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty
hunter before {in the presence of} the LORD. *And the beginning of his [Nimrod's] Kingdom was Babel, and
Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar [later Babylon - modern Iraq]. {Note: all 7 of the Gentile
global Kings-Kingdoms are anointed, for a time, given by God even as the Gentile King might at times or
throughout thier duration be at odd with God.} -- Genesis 41:1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years,
that Pharaoh dreamed [a dream from God] {this is possibly or most probably the Pharaoh Akhenaten}: and,
behold, he stood by the river. -- Jeremiah 27:4-7 ... Thus saith the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall
ye say unto your masters; I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by My
great power and by My outstretched arm, **and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto Me. And now
have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon, My servant; and the beasts
of the field have I given him also to serve him. And all Nations shall serve him, and his son [Nabonidus], and his
son's son [Belshazzar], until the very time of his land come: and then many Nations and Great Kings shall serve
themselves of him. -- Isaiah 45:1-7 Thus saith the LORD to His anointed, to Cyrus [of Persia], whose right hand I
have holden, to subdue Nations before him; and I will loose the loins of Kings, to open before him the two
leaved gates [of Babylon]; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before thee, and make the crooked places
straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: *And I will give thee the
Treasures of Darkness [Mystery Babylon - secret knowledge - the 7 Gentile Kingdoms 'beginning' with Nimrod
and ending with Antichrist once manifested are aggregate and ongoing], *and hidden riches [wealth] of secret
places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. **For
Jacob [the Nation of Israel] My servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I
have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known Me. I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God
beside Me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known Me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, and
from the west, that there is none beside Me. I Am the LORD, and there is none else. I form the light, and
create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. -- Ezra 1:1-4 Now in the first year
of Cyrus King of Persia, that the Word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus King of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his Kingdom, and put it
also in writing, saying, Thus saith Cyrus King of Persia, The LORD God of Heaven hath given me all the
Kingdoms of the earth; and He hath charged me to build Him an House [Temple - 2nd Temple] at Jerusalem,
which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all His people? his God be with him, and let him go up to
Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the House [Temple] of the LORD God of Israel, He is the God, which is
in Jerusalem. And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him
with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the House of God
that is in Jerusalem. -- Daniel 8:16-27 And I heard a Man's [Jesus'] voice [standing on the water] between the
banks of [the river] Ulai, which called, and said, [Angel] Gabriel, make this man [Daniel] to understand the
vision. So he [Gabriel] came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he
said unto me, Understand, O son of man [Daniel]: for at the Time of the End shall be the vision [the four
Gentile global governments - Persia, Greece, Rome and Antichrist]. Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a
deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. And he said, Behold, I will
make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for *at the time appointed the end shall be.
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are *the kings of Media and Persia [4th Kingdom]. And the
rough goat is the King of Grecia [Greece - 5th Kingdom]: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first
King [Alexander the Great]. Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four Kingdoms [Ptolemaic
kingdom of Egypt, the Seleucid Empire in the east, the kingdom of Pergamon in Asia Minor, and Macedon -
wiki.com] shall stand up out of the Nation, but not in his power. And in the latter time of their [Roman]
Kingdom {Rome annexed and acquired the Kingdom of Greece more by default (a weakened Greece) and
through political contracts than through direct military conquest}, when the transgressors are come to the full,
a King [Antichrist] of fierce countenance, and understanding dark [occult] sentences, shall stand up. And his
[Antichrist] power shall be mighty, but not by his own power [by Satan's]: and he shall destroy wonderfully,
and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. And through his policy also
he shall cause craft [occult - Satanism] to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and
*by [false] peace shall destroy many: he [Antichrist] shall also stand up against the Prince of Princes [Jesus
Christ]; but he [Antichrist] shall be broken [spiritually] without [physical] hand. And the vision of the evening
and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days. And I
Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's [Belshazzar - son of Nabonidus
- grandson of Nebuchadnezzar] business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it. -- Daniel
2:35 Then was the iron (Rome), the clay (Revised Rome - Antichrist), the brass (Greece), the silver (Persia), and
the gold (Babylon), broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and
the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them [Kingdoms of the Earth]: and the Stone [Jesus
Christ] that smote the image became a Great Mountain [single government], and filled the whole earth. Daniel
2:44-45 And in the days of these Kings [Kings of the Earth] shall *the God of Heaven set up a [eternal]
Kingdom, **which shall never be destroyed: and the [eternal] Kingdom shall not be left to other [unbelieving]
people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these [7 earthly] Kingdoms, and it [the Kingdom of Jesus
Christ] shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the Stone was cut out of the Mountain [Divinely]
without [physical] hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the
Great God hath made known to the King [Nebuchadnezzar] what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream
is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. [article link]
Part 3. The Three Fall [Harvest] Feats of Leviticus 23 - the Three [Second Coming] Fall Feasts of Leviticus 23 -
The Three [First Coming] Spring Feasts [month of Nisan] initiated the individual Church Age and it is thought
that in the same way the Three Fall Feasts of Leviticus 23 [month of Tishri] conclude the 8 Kingdom Feasts of
God and initiate the 8th Kingdom the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (Messiah) and His 1,000 year Kingdom of
Nations reign on earth
The 8 Holy Feasts of Leviticus 23: Three Feasts corresponding to the Second Coming and the Kingdom on Earth
of Jesus Christ. --Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Rashanah) "Leviticus 23:23-25 And the LORD spoke unto Moses,
saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye
have a Sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an Holy convocation. Ye shall do no servile work therein:
but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD." The offering of fire is likely the Baptism of Fire that
the Christian is undergoing since the Flames of Fire upon the heads of the believers occurring at the Feast of
Pentecost. The Trumpet is an announcement and in this case it is an announcement for God's people to gather
together into one place. For the Church this is very likely fulfilled in the Rapture, the calling by God of His
Church into Heaven to be with Him and to escape His coming judgment that is about to come upon the entire
world of non-believers. "Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the
voice which I heard was as it were of a Trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show
thee things which must be hereafter." -- Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) "Leviticus 23:27-32 Also on the Tenth
day of this Seventh month there shall be a Day of Atonement." This feast in a large part was completed at the
cross of Jesus as Jesus is the Atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world. Atonement is the repair the mending of
a broken relationship. For a relationship to be repaired there has to be a desire to repair the union and there
needs to be an acknowledgment of the wrong that severed the relationship in the first place. It is
corresponding to the second coming of Jesus because there is still much to be fulfilled with this particular
feast. For starters at the Atonement Feast Leviticus 16:1-34 there are two goats the first goat is sacrificed for
the atonement, the removal of sin, because the result of sin is death so only when death occurs is sin satisfied.
This sacrifice is a representation of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross for us. Meanwhile, the second goat called
the "scapegoat", the carrier of sins is released far away carrying with it the sins of the people and if that
scapegoat never returns then the sins never return and are completely removed and stay away. If the
scapegoat does return then all of the sins return with it. It is evident that at the cross of Jesus that a man
called Barabbas was the scapegoat, as Barabbas was set free and he was never heard from again. That is until
the Antichrist comes because the Antichrist will be carrying the name of "Son of the Father" which translated
into Hebrew is "Barabbas" Bar = son and Abba = Father. Unfortunately the scapegoat the carrier of sin "Satan"
will be returning one day as he will again be accepted by the people to be their friend and their king and when
he does come he will bring with him the sins of the world. Also the Jewish people as a nation have not yet
recognized Jesus as the true Messiah and this will happen at the second coming of Jesus so this feast is still
partially yet to be fulfilled. -- Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) "Leviticus 23:34-43 Speak unto the children of
Israel, saying, The Fifteenth day of this Seventh month shall be the feast of Tabernacles for seven days unto
the LORD. ... That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I
brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God." The Tabernacle is a Tent a temporary shelter
as opposed to a Temple which is a permanent building. The Jewish Temple originally was a Tabernacle a Tent
that the Hebrews carried with them and set up during their wilderness journey prior to their entry into the
Promise Land of Israel. Once in the Promise Land, the permanent living place the Tent was then replaced in
Jerusalem by the permanent Temple made of stone. This is the comparison of our earthy body to our future
Spiritual body. Currently we Tabernacle in a Tent body a temporary body made of flesh. Whenever anyone
dies their spirit and soul departs this tent and if you are a child of God, God then accepts you into Heaven our
Permanent home and we receive our new Temple body, a Spiritual body to match our spirit and our soul.
{Note: The 8 Holy Fests of Leviticus Chapter 23 have been separated primarily into two parts, the three Spring
Feasts of the 1st Coming [Firstfruits] of Jesus Christ and the three Fall Feasts and the2nd Coming of Jesus
Christ. Together the 8 Holy Feasts combine to usher in on earth the one Kingdom of God in Jesus Christ.}
Part 4 the Conclusion: The three Fall Feasts of Leviticus Chapter 23 seem to be the Transition Phase out of the
approximately 2,000 years of individuals serving and fellowshipping with God in the Christian Church Age -
Into the 1,000 year Millennial Kingdom of Messiah the reign of Jesus Christ among the Nations on the Earth
The whole concept of the 8 Kingdom Study has been that there is a major transition in the Kingdom of God
that is to take place and that is the Kingdom of God being shifted from the individual perspective (Church Age)
to the National perspective (Kingdom Age). The shift from the individual (remnant) worship of God to the
(corporate) National worship of God is continued and completed during the transition of the Antichrist
Kingdom. In short throughout human history and particularly while going through the Book of Revelation
there are two separate [parallel] Kingdoms at work in the Kingdom of Antichrist and the Kingdom of Jesus
Christ. In the Book of Revelation while the Antichrist Kingdom is attempting to unify (666 - fallen angels, fallen
humans, demons) and is unable to do so the Kingdom of God [888 (in a sense) - Holy God, holy Angels,
redeemed mankind] does unify. The Kingdom of God starts out in the Book of Revelation (Revelation 1:10-18)
with Jesus walking among the 7 Churches of the earth and holding the stars of Heaven in His hand as Jesus is
in the process of reconciling the earth back to Heaven to make the two separate Kingdoms of Heaven and
earth back into one Kingdom. Jesus writes seven letters to His Church in each letter identifying Himself with
each Church. Then in Revelation (Revelation 5:6) Jesus is seen as The Lamb Slain as Jesus identifies Himself
with all of His Martyred Saints from all of the Children of God from throughout all human history. During the
events of Revelation the Kingdom of God in Jesus Christ becomes so identified with and intermingled with the
Saints on earth and the holy Angels of Heaven in bonding and closeness that as an Angel appears (Revelation
10:1-7) it is difficult to tell if it is an Angel speaking and acting or if it is Jesus Himself speaking and acting.
Note: In concluding this 8 Kingdom summary by reading the events of the Bible's Book of Revelation the
Kingdom of God becomes identified with the Christian Saints, the Martyrs and even the holy Angels of Heaven
at the very same time that the Kingdom of Antichrist is attempting to unify with fallen mankind, fallen angels
and the demons but the Kingdom of Antichrist is falling apart and coming apart at such a rapid pace and in
reality is never anywhere close to mixing into a unified Kingdom as the "iron does not mix with the clay" of
Daniel. While in complete success the Kingdom of God is unified, united and completly identifiable with both
mankind and with the holy Angels of Heaven all through the accomplishments and achievements of God the
Son Jesus Christ. -- Ephesians 1:10-14 That in the dispensation of the fullness of times [ages] He [God] might
gather together in one all things in Christ, *both which are in Heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him: In
whom also we [Christians] have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of Him
who worketh all things after the counsel of His own will: That we [Apostles] should be to the {Anointing} Praise
of His Glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom ye [individuals] also trusted, after that ye heard the Word of
Truth, the Gospel of your Salvation: in whom also after that ye [individuals] believed, ye [individuals] were
sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our [individual] inheritance until the
redemption {Kingdom Age} of the purchased possession, unto the {Anointing} Praise of His Glory.
[Getting Started]
Spending Resurrection (Easter) Week with Jesus 2,000 Years Ago
Resurrection Week 2011

Journeying with Jesus the last 10 Days He was physically on the earth
Luke 12:49,50 But I am (Jesus) come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
But I have a baptism (Crucifixion & Resurrection) to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it
be accomplished (Fulfilled)!
As disciples of Jesus, let's go back with Jesus and the original disciples to revisit and re-live the last
week that Jesus spent on earth. This week is also referred to as "Holy Week." The 10 days will be
Friday through the next Sunday. To examine the last week we will have to piece together many items
and statements from throughout the Bible. As we go back to the original Holy Week, we will travel
like students and detectives, searching the scriptures for events and clues that took place nearly 2,000
years ago. We will in actuality be students and detectives of Jesus, searching out Who He is and what
His ministry came to accomplish here on earth.
Our first and most substantial clue to the last days of Jesus' visit on earth is the fact that Jesus rose
from the dead and that He did it on the first day of the week, Sunday. We find this important
information in each of the four gospels. Matthew 21, Mark 16:1,2, Luke 24:1, and John 20:1. Sunday
is the first day of the week. We often consider Monday to be the first day of the week but Monday is
actually the first workday of the week. A glance at any calendar will confirm that Sunday is listed first
in the row with Saturday being the last day of the week. God prescribed in the 10 commandments
given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai, for the last day of the week to be a "Sabbath" or a day of rest
Exodus 20:10. The last day, Saturday, of each week is the rest day for every Jew. As detectives we
write our first piece of information in the column with the heading of Sunday, "The resurrection of
Jesus, from Death to Life." We currently celebrate this day as Easter but the correct name for this day
is "Resurrection Sunday."
Next as detectives Matthew 12:40 tells us that Jesus Himself told the Scribes and the Pharisees who
were asking of Him to perform a miraculous sign, that indeed a miraculous sign would be given. The
sign would be that Jesus would spend three days and three nights in the center of the earth, just like
Jonah the prophet spent three days and three nights in the whale's belly, Jonah 1:17. In many places
the Bible tells that Jesus was to suffer and die then be resurrected the third day, Matt 16:21, Mark
8:31, Luke 9:32. Counting back from Resurrection Sunday three days and three nights, we now land
on the Thursday column as the day of the Crucifixion of Jesus. Traditionally, Friday is celebrated as the
day of crucifixion but remember we are journeying back to the original Holy Week to be with Jesus
and His original disciples. Knowing that Thursday was the day of crucifixion, we also now know that
Wednesday, the day before the crucifixion is the "Lord's Passover Feast" the day that Jesus celebrated
the "Last Supper and Communion" with the disciples.
We now have five of our ten days of Jesus' activity known, the Sunday of Resurrection and the
Thursday of Crucifixion and the Wednesday of the Last Supper or Passover. Now as detectives we can
broaden our horizon of the last week and catch up to Jesus and the disciples. John 12:1 tells us "Then
Jesus six days before the Passover came to Bethany where Lazarus was." Six days before the
Passover on Wednesday will place Jesus at Lazarus' house on the preceding Friday. We can now travel
back to the Friday before the Passover and meet with Jesus and the disciples to spend the last
Glorious week with Him.
Friday {Anointing - Preparation Friday}
This day coincides with Friday April 15, 2011
On our journey to be with Jesus we find that Bethany is located on the Mount of Olives, Luke 19:29,
Mark 11:1 and that Bethany is less than 2 miles from Jerusalem John 11:18. Once we walk up the
Mount of Olives and ask directions to Lazarus', Mary's, and Martha's house, we would come into a
small stone house to find Martha busy working in the kitchen while Mary is seated and at rest beside
Jesus. Lazarus whom Jesus had recently raised from the dead John 11:44 was also seated at the table
no doubt he had much to talk to Jesus about. If we came in at just the right moment, we would smell
the aroma that filled the house as Mary anointed Jesus with almost a pound of very costly Spikenard
oil John 12:3. We would hear Judas complain that the expensive ointment was wasted and hear the
rebuke of Jesus as He defended Mary and proclaimed that she had committed an honorable act of
worship in anointing Him for His coming burial.
Personal Reflection #1 Anointing Oil
Mary Anointed Jesus with very costly and very precious oil. Biblically oil is a symbol of acceptance. To
anoint someone is to accept them, to accept them for who and for what they are. Judas on the other
hand did not want to bother with anointing Jesus. He didn't even want to be bothered with other
people anointing Him. Mary was accepting Jesus. She had accepted that He had come to die for her in
her place and was anointing Jesus for His coming burial. The cross of Jesus was something that even
the disciples had not yet been able to come to grips with yet Mary had and Mary acknowledged and
accepted Jesus for it. Having accepted the gift from Jesus that He was to die in her place for her sins
she had now entered into a place of rest and comfort. Rest in that she did not have to work to amend
for her own sins and comfort in that all things would be taken care of for her through God who is also
King, her King Jesus.
As we begin our walk with Jesus let's pause and reflect (Selah) about acceptance ... are there people
in our own lives who we need to anoint and to accept even though we don't understand them? How
much could our fellowships gain by this one simple act of anointing one another in the simple
affection of acceptance. Anointing others with the precious oil of acceptance can only come from our
own rest and security through the knowledge of what Jesus Himself has done and will do for us in our
lives.
Psalms 133 Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like
the precious ointment upon the head that ran down upon the beard even Aaron's beard: that went
down to the skirts of his garments; as the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the
mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded His blessing, even life forevermore.
Are we anointing and accepting of ourselves? Biblically people are allowed to anoint - refresh
themselves with oil (Matthew 6:17). In fact it is crucial that we accept ourselves. God has already
accepted us. He created us and He is for us. How is it that we can reject what God has already
accepted?
Are we anointing and accepting of Jesus? Even today we can anoint Jesus with His precious costly oil
of acceptance by accepting His accomplishments in His sacrificial death and eternal resurrection life
for us and by trusting in His authority and Kingly rule over and in our lives.
We would like to be bold enough to take the steps to walk where Jesus walks, but it is now evident
even on this day, day one, that Jesus does not walk as a human walks but that He walks as God walks.
For us to walk with Jesus we are going to have to be bold and remove our focus from others and place
it on God.
Personal Devotion - Reflections

Saturday {Triumphal Entry - Jesus is King Saturday}
This day coincides with Saturday April 16, 2011 Palm Saturday - Feast of Sabbath Rest - 10th of Nisan,
Selection of the Passover Lamb, Exodus 12:3
Psalms 84:3 .. O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
On the next day Saturday, John 12:12, we would rise up early with Jesus and the disciples. The people
gathering for the celebration of the week long Passover Feast in the city of Jerusalem would hear that
Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem and would gather palm branches to wave in honor of their coming
King, Jesus. Because Saturday is a Sabbath day it is unlawful for the people to gather branches for
their own personal use but it is not unlawful to gather the branches and wave them in an act of
worship of Jesus. It is work to sustain our lives but it is not work to worship God.
Jesus would send two disciples ahead to get a donkey and the donkey's baby that Jesus would ride on
His way into Jerusalem. This will be a direct fulfillment of what the Prophet Zechariah saw and wrote
about 400 years earlier. "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout O Daughter of Jerusalem:
behold, thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, and having salvation; upon the colt the full of a
donkey." We would see on this day Jesus would present Himself to Israel as the King. The prophet
Daniel also saw and wrote about this day, Daniel 9:25. The event of cheering Jesus as King would take
the entire day. There would be one dispute with the Pharisees as they would demand that Jesus
silence His disciples. Jesus would reply that if the disciples remained silent that the very rocks would
cry out in testimony to the glory of God.
Mark 11:10-11 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord:
Hosanna in the highest. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the Temple: and when he had
looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide [close of this Saturday Sabbath day] was
come, He went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
We will enter into the Temple with Jesus and look around but we will soon depart as the evening is
near and with the darkness of nightfall the Jewish Sabbath day will draw to a close. We depart the
Temple and Jerusalem with Jesus keeping all of the Triumphal entry and the Temple events of that
Glorious day enclosed within the one Sabbath day and not permitting the Triumphal Entry events to
continue into the next day a non-Sabbath, non-Feast day. That evening we would return with Jesus
back up to the Mount of Olives to Bethany Mark 11:11. We would have to leave at the evening time
to get to our destination before nightfall as this day is a Sabbath day and is a day of rest. Acts 1:12
tells us that Mount Olivet is "from Jerusalem a Sabbaths days journey" so we know that we would be
able to walk that distance and not break the Sabbath law.
That night laying at the top of Mount Olives and looking at the stars and reflecting on the days events,
it would begin to seem that the events that Jesus is carrying out have already been written about by
the prophets hundreds even thousands of years earlier. As disciples wanting to be informed about the
situation at hand, we would rethink the scriptures in a new light and begin to consider that Jesus has
presented Himself as King to the people and this occurred on a feast day the feast day of "Sabbath."
Examining Leviticus 23, we would notice that God prescribed eight Feasts that were to be followed in
order, by His people the Jews. The first feast was the weekly Saturday feast of "Sabbath" or rest.
This was the feast we celebrated today. Suddenly, life flows through our bodies as we remember a
Bible passage from the Apostle Paul, Colossians 2:16;17 "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or
in drink, or in respect of any holy day, or of the new moon or of the Sabbath days: which are
shadows of the things to come; but the body is of Christ." Wow! We realize that Jesus is now at this
very moment in the process of fulfilling scripture, the prophecies and the feasts appointed in Leviticus
23 which were written in advance for Jesus to later fulfill. We consider and savor the thought that our
King has come and we can now find rest. With Jesus in rule and authority over our lives we can now
rest or Sabbath. Jesus is our King. In Him is Justice, righteousness, Truth, Light and Life. In Him we can
trust and in Jesus we find our rest. No more striving with a world that is full of inhumane wrongs and
cluttered with injustice. In King Jesus we now have comfort.
We note that the "Sabbath" is first a commandment, the 4th of the Ten Commandments given by God
to Moses on Mt. Sinai and it is also the 1st prescribed feast day of God. We then pay special attention
to entering into the rest that Jesus provides as King in our lives, we do not want to disobey both a
Commandment and a Feast day. Life becomes much more meaningful as we peacefully rest-Sabbath
the night in Jesus.
Personal Reflection #2 Jesus our Savior, our King, our Friend, our Rest
Psalms 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth His handywork.
We too would like to join in with the rocks of Jerusalem and indeed all of creation and declare the
glory of our God and King in Christ Jesus and as we do declare the Deity and Honor of Jesus we
declare that we to can now rest in His rule and in His Authority.
We rest in Jesus, resting physically, emotionally and spiritually. It is a wonderful accomplishment to be

able to cease from worry, fear and anxiety. Few are they that enter into it but blessed are those who
do as rest is something to be entered into, it is an achievement, an accomplishment.
Hebrews 4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example
of unbelief.

Sunday {Cleansing - Holiness Sunday}
This day coincides with Sunday April 17, 2011
We awake early Sunday morning, the first day of the week, to see Jesus and the disciples on their way
back to Jerusalem and the Temple Mark 11:12. Catching up we would find Jesus examining a fig tree
for fruit. Finding no fruit Jesus will curse the fig tree Mark 11:14. We will stand by in amazement as
we realize that this Jesus is the same God that Adam and Eve sinned against and then used a fig leaf in
an attempt to cover their sins. Jesus is now saying that there are no more self-made, man-made
coverings for sin. The system of fig tree religion is now a curse by God because fig tree religion never
did produce fruit for God.
We will then follow Jesus into the Temple as acting King. Jesus will now cleanse the Temple of
ungodliness Matthew 21:12-17, Mark 11:15-19 and we will know that the true Temple is our bodies
and that we need to present our bodies holy and undefiled to God. Listening we hear Jesus proclaim
that His Temple will be a house of prayer for ALL nations Mark 11:17 and we rejoice to be a part of
the Kingdom of God and to know that above all, God desires for us to pray (talk/listen) to Him in
getting to know Him. That evening we will return with Jesus and the disciples to the Mount of Olives.
Personal Reflection #3 Unfruitfulness in our own life
Jesus recognized unfruitfulness and He took action to remove it. Every one of us (unlike Jesus) has an
unfruitful aspect in our own life. We too can be bold like Jesus, in that when we see unfruitfulness we
can declare it as unacceptable to God and recognize it as a cursed item, not a blessing. In cursing it,
curse it at it's root so that it will immediately wither and dry up no longer sustaining an appearance of
being potentially fruitful but being what it truly is, something that does not give pleasure to God.
Matthew 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which
bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Monday {Teaching Monday}
This day coincides with Monday April 18, 2011
Arising early the next day Monday, we know from Mark 14:1 and Matthew 26:2 that we have two
days left until the Passover (Wednesday). We would again follow Jesus to Jerusalem and to the
Temple as Jesus spends another day preaching in the Temple and having discourse with the Scribes
and Pharisees. On the way to the Temple we would again pass the fig tree that Jesus had cursed the
day before and be astonished with the other disciples that the fig tree has completely dried up and
withered from the roots up Matthew 21:19, Mark 11:20. We would again consider that the fig tree
cannot be our covering for sin and that God finds man-made religious practices unacceptable, not one
day will pass where the religious practices of man are acceptable to God.
We would follow Jesus back into the Temple where the Scribes, Pharisees and lawyers will make a
final assault on the authority of Jesus Matthew 21:23-23:39, Mark 11:27-12:44. Jesus will end His
discussion with the Scribes and Pharisees with the comments of "Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! Jesus uses strong words for strong circumstances. The leaders of Judah are
misrepresenting Jesus. They are misrepresenting the word of God in the Bible and all that God stands
for. Jesus refers to them as a "brood of vipers", referring to the words and actions of the leaders that
their deeds are separating people from the true God and are therefore as poisonous as the poison of
a snake.
Earlier, through the prophet Isaiah, Jesus said to the leaders of ancient Judah that when the
circumstances of their lives pressed against them and caused them to be uncomfortable that they
would responded from their heart. Jesus saw that the leaders were upset with circumstances that
they didn't understand and that their actions really revealed their true heart towards God. Jesus was
therefore quoting the prophet Isaiah in order to encourage the leaders to search the scriptures in a
new light and gain new insight into the person of God and new insight into the kingdom of God. After
the death and resurrection of Jesus the book of Acts tells us that many of the Priests came to believe
in Jesus Acts 6:7. Jesus is showing us that although strong words were used, Jesus did it in a way of
Reconciliation. There is only one Ministry, it is the ministry of reconciliation, man to God and man to
man.
After this discussion, Jesus left the Temple for the last time Matthew 24:1, Mark 13:1. We can
immediately remember the Prophet Ezekiel, Ezekiel 10:1-22 and his depiction of the presence of God
departing from the Temple as the people had rejected God. Ezekiel wrote of a Temple from which the
presence of God had departed and later that Temple would be destroyed by the invading
Babylonians. Likewise, this Temple with the presence of God, in the person of Jesus departing, would
later be destroyed by the Roman armies.
After the discussion between the leaders and Jesus, Jesus walked out of the Temple and the disciples
followed Matthew 24:2, Mark 13:2. The disciples thought that this was the long awaited moment, the
moment when the King Jesus, would take control and according to scripture would reign and rule
from Jerusalem. The disciples were now interested in the buildings of the Temple. In effect, the
disciples were saying these are great buildings to rule from and probably wondering where their
office would be. As we stand there and eavesdrop, we would hear Jesus reply and give a prophecy
that the Temple would be destroyed, one stone block at a time, until there were no more stone
blocks left stacked upon another. The disciples were stunned. They realized that they were not
familiar with the current plan of Jesus.
That evening when they returned to the Mount of Olives, some of the disciples came to Jesus
privately and asked "what is the time or sign of Jesus coming into power?" In other words, when is
Jesus the King going to reign and rule on earth as the King? Jesus told them that it was not for them to
know the times and gave a long informative discourse into the end time events. Jesus specifically
warned the disciples not to fall for deception, that many will be deceived by the vast amount of lies
and deceit being told in the world. He taught that only the Bible is the true word of God. The teaching
is now called "Jesus' Mt. Olivet Discourse" Matthew 24:3-26:2, Mark 13:3-14:1.
Personal Reflection #4 Our Ministry of Reconciliation
What is our part in Reconciliation? Jesus came to Reconcile. The very Ministry of Jesus is
Reconciliation, reconciling man back into a relationship with God and also reconciling us humans into
a relationship with one another.
2nd Corinthians 5:18,19 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us (Christians) to Himself by
Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the Ministry of Reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ,
reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them, and hath committed
unto us the word of reconciliation.
*The word reconciliation is called the Gospel, the "Good News" of our Life in Jesus as opposed to the
sour fact of our death in this earthly world.
The ministry of Jesus is the embodiment of the Cross that Jesus would be crucified on as on the cross
Jesus is lifted up - suspended, between Heaven (the dwelling of God) and Earth (the dwelling of man).
The vertical post of the cross represents reconciliation between God and Man while at the same time
the outstretched - reaching out arms of Jesus and the horizontal beam of the cross represent the
reconciliation of one to another. Reconciliation is accomplished only in and by Jesus. There is no other
hope for mankind but in Jesus, His Cross and His Resurrection.

Tuesday {Betrayal Tuesday}
This day coincides with Tuesday April 19, 2011, Matthew 26:6-16, Mark 14:3-11
As we awake Tuesday morning we will not go to Jerusalem and the Temple as Jesus had departed the
Temple for the last time on Monday. Instead, today we will go with Jesus to Bethany and enter the
house of Simon, a leper whom Jesus has previously cured. A woman will anoint Jesus with more oil.
Judas will depart to meet with the Jewish leaders to betray Jesus. Judas will receive the promise of
thirty pieces of silver Zechariah 11:2, Matthew 26:15 for promising to deliver Jesus into the hands of
the Jewish leaders.
Personal Reflection #5 Fellowship with the one who has cleansed us
Jesus has returned to spend time with Simon a Leper whom Jesus had previously cleansed. How is it
that Jesus would want to visit someone that was previously Unclean? How is it that Simon would trust
Jesus? Usually when someone has knowledge of the unclean areas of our life we want to get away
from them because we are vulnerable and do not want to be exposed by them for what we were or
for what we truly are. Yet Simon welcomed Jesus into his own home and prepared for Him a meal. All
throughout the Bible we read how hurting and longing and suffering people have turned to God and
have found compassion and healing and like Simon, we too have the privilege of hosting Jesus, the
one who has healed us.
Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me (Jesus), all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and Learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest for
your Souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.

Wednesday {New Covenant Wednesday}
This day coincides with Wednesday April 20, 2011 the start of the Passover week with the Feast of the
Lord's Passover, 14th of Nisan
Wednesday we would wake up to the second of the feast days known as the "Lord's Passover." This
feast was first observed by the Jewish people in Egypt the night the plague killed all of the Egyptian
firstborn sons, while death "Passed over" the Jewish firstborn because they were saved by the
"Covenant blood" placed above the doors of their houses Exodus 12:1-36. This feast is also prescribed
by God in Leviticus chapter 23.
We will follow Jesus to Jerusalem to eat the Passover dinner and celebrate it with the disciples in an
upper room made ready by some friends. As we come into the upper room in the early afternoon
prior to the Lord's Passover feast which will be observed and eaten later "at evening". We will see
that Jesus and the disciples have just finished eating a lunch/supper John13:2. Jesus is telling the
disciples that God the Father has given all authority in heaven and on earth to Him. We marvel that
this Jesus standing before us is not just the King of Judah but is the King of the Universe, the King of
heaven and of the earth, of the physical realm that is seen and also of the unseen spiritual realm.
Jesus presides over all as King.
Before we can comprehend the enormity of the kingdom of Jesus, we see King Jesus lay aside His
garments, pour water into a wash basin and begin to wash the disciples feet. We are in total
agreement with Peter when Peter says to Jesus "Thou shall never wash my feet," after all, kings of
the earth do not wash their followers feet, so much more the reason that the King of the universe
should not wash our feet. Then Jesus explains to Peter that unless He washes our feet that Jesus will
have nothing to do with us. We wonder, "why have Jesus wash our feet and only our feet"? Then we
realize that Jesus is King and He is also our Abba, Daddy, Father, and likewise He is also the Holy God.
Being Holy, Jesus requires that we be cleansed in able to approach Him. Our creator, Abba, Father,
Jesus is happy to take all of His authority and use it to clean us and draw us near to Him. We now
know that Jesus is really talking about cleansing our "Souls", our thought life and our emotions as the
foot is a reference to the soul. We realize that one dirty item cannot make another dirty item clean.
We gasp as we realize that ONLY Jesus can make us clean because only Jesus is clean and without
Jesus washing us and cleansing us, we will remain dirty and Jesus will "have nothing to do with us."
We make a mental note to spend more quality cleansing time with Jesus in prayer and in reading the
Bible.
It is now evening and time for the Lord's Passover Supper. All of the disciples are seated around Jesus
Matthew 26:20. Jesus begins to explain how one of the disciples will betray Him. We join the other
disciples wondering if we will betray Jesus? After the events of the past week, we now know that we
are not that familiar with the plans of God and that Sin is deceitful. Knowing that we can easily be
deceived and betray Jesus in our thoughts and actions, we make another mental note to walk in the
Spirit with Jesus at all times, seeking the wisdom and will of God continually for each and every
activity we do during the moments of our lives.
Jesus speaking up tells the disciples that to identify the one who will betray Him, He will dip His bread
in the sauce at the same time the betraying disciple dips his bread. As Judas dips his bread Jesus also
dips His Matthew 26:23. We now know why, after the foot washing that Jesus said "not everyone is
clean" John 13:10 because Judas is not clean, he is a betrayer. Judas asks Jesus if he is the betrayer.
Jesus tells him "yes he is." We marvel that sin is so deceptive, that one can betray God and actually
think that he is doing God's work. We shudder as we think of all of the killing and all of the wrong that
has gone on by the deceived ones throughout the Church ages in the name of Christianity. We are
very glad to make the journey back to Holy Week to walk with Jesus and to learn who He is so that we
can be true disciples and true followers of Jesus.
Judas, after receiving a bread dipped in sauce by Jesus, then departs the room to proceed to betray
Jesus. The disciples wonder were Judas has gone. Some think he is going to make arrangements for
the next feast, the "Feast of Unleavened Bread" which begins tomorrow, John 12:29. At first we think
it is unlawful for Judas to go out at night on a feast day but then a quick glance in our Bibles back to
Leviticus 23 reveals that the Lord's Passover is not a "Sabbath Feast." We wonder at the thought that
the Lord's Passover feast is not a "Sabbath - Rest" feast like all of the other feasts and therefore there
is no evening curfew for the feast. Unfortunately, as Judas leaves the presence of Jesus, Satan then
enters into Judas and demonically possesses Judas John 13:27. Again we realize the importance of
staying in the presence of Jesus to keep ourselves safe from the demonic/Satanic realm.
Jesus then takes the unleavened bread of the "Lord's Passover Feast" Matthew 26:26, Mark 14:22
and giving Thanks, Jesus breaks the bread explaining that this is His body broken for us, speaking of
the cross that is to come tomorrow. He then passes the bread for the disciples to eat.
Much earlier while following Jesus the disciples had dealt with this very issue of Jesus' body. In John
6:47-58, Jesus told a large group of disciples that He, "is the true bread of life that came down from
heaven and any man who would eat of it that man would not die but would live forever." Many
disciples were disturbed at that saying of Jesus, John 6:66 "and some walked with Jesus no more."
But Jesus had also explained to the disciples John 6:63 that it is the Spirit that aids a man not the
physical. Jesus said that His words are Spirit.
So here this night of the Passover the disciples readily enjoy the bread knowing that it is the Spirit of
Jesus that gives Spiritual life.
Next Jesus takes a cup of wine. It is the third cup of the four prescribed cups of the feast. The third
cup is known as the cup of redemption. The first cup is the cup of Sanctification, meaning to be set
apart to God for the feast. The second cup is the cup of instruction, instructing that there were many
plagues on the land of Egypt, yet the children of God could not go free from slavery until there was a
death of the firstborn. Now this night Jesus is proclaiming that He is the Firstborn of God and that His
death will set us free from the slavery of sin and the cruelty of Satan just like the death of the
firstborn did so many years ago back in Egypt.
Then Jesus taking the cup Mark 14:23 of redemption and like the bread, giving thanks, Jesus passed
the cup to the disciples and said "take drink all of it," Matthew 26:27 this cup is the New Testament
in His blood: this do, that as often as we drink of it, to do it in remembrance of Jesus. The disciples
are fully aware that Jesus is speaking of a better blood than man has, of His Spiritual life blood. They
gladly take the cup of wine and gladly drink all of it. We marvel that Jesus wants us to "Drink all" that
He has for us, all of His Life, Love, Compassion and Mercy.
Jesus then mentions that He will not drink again of the wine until He drinks it anew with us in His
Father's Kingdom. The fourth cup of wine that Jesus is postponing to drink is called the "cup of
Rejoicing." After the feast, the cup of rejoicing is to be drunk as we rejoice in all that God has done in
our lives in setting us free and reuniting us with Him in the promise land of Heaven. Jesus says that He
will drink that next cup with all of us for real in the real heaven. Jesus and the disciples then sing a
Psalm in the closing of the "Lord's Passover Feast."
Jesus now reminds us again that He is about to be betrayed. He tells us in advance so that we will
know that He does indeed know all things. Jesus then reveals to us that this dark moment is Satan's
time. Judas has already left to betray Jesus. Jesus instructs us saying that "Satan has nothing in Him",
but that Jesus will show His love for the Father by giving His life as a sacrifice to reunite us back to
God, as this is the will of the Father and it is also the will of the Son Jesus.
Arising they depart the room Matthew 26:30, Mark 14:26, John 14:31. We marvel that this feast is
not a Sabbath feast so they are able to walk in the night and not break the law of the feast. Now
during a short walk, Jesus talks to the disciples about Himself being the vine, the source of life and
that the disciples are the branches and that the disciples are to abide in Jesus for life. He also teaches
about the persecution that will come to all of His followers. Then Jesus instructs them some more
about the Holy Spirit who the Father will send.
Jesus then prays His "Priestly High Prayer" to the Father John 17:1-26, asking the Father to receive all
of His followers including us, His future followers and to unite us all with Himself in Heaven with the
Father. As Jesus prays to God the Father we conclude that we know that Jesus' prayers are heard by
the Father and answered! After His priestly prayer of intercession for us to the Father, Jesus commits
to His crucifixion and then crosses over the brook of Cedron John 18:1 as He proceeds on to the
garden of Gethsemane, the Garden of destiny. Matthew 26:36, Mark14:32. We now know why God
has not made the Lord's Passover to be a "Rest - Sabbath Feast" because Jesus and the disciples
would have to remain at home or inside after the feast and could not have legally walked to the
Garden of Gethsemane, the Garden of destiny. Had this been a "Sabbath - Rest Feast", it is also very
unlikely that the Temple guards would have broken the Sabbath themselves to journey to the Garden
to arrest Jesus who, after all was only peaceably praying to the Father. This is another powerful
demonstration that these events are events orchestrated and allowed by God Himself and not man
just as these events are foreseen in the prophetic writings by the prophets of the Old Testament.
The Garden is the ideal place to reveal that God is in control. It was so many years ago that Adam and
Eve lost mankind's relationship with God through their own disobedience in the original garden, the
Garden of Eden. Jesus is now stepping into another garden, the Garden of Gethsemane. Through His
desire and obedience Jesus will continue to restore back the lost relationship between God and
mankind, this time for forever. Had Jesus been arrested anywhere but in a Garden, say for instance in
the streets or in the upper-room, it would be difficult to correlate the events of the Last Supper to the
events of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Since God made certain to go to the Garden we have
to correlate these two garden events and also the coming event of the resurrection of Jesus from yet
another garden, the Garden Tomb. This again reveals the detailed plan of God as He has set it out for
us in His Prophetic Word, the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.
We follow and see that Jesus is separated from His disciples and engaged in prayer to the Father.
Jesus asks for the third time for the Father to remove "this cup" Matthew 26:42 but there is no other
"cup" of redemption available to mankind. Either Jesus gives His life for us or mankind will never be
reunited to God.
Angels come and minister to Jesus. He arises. Judas can now be seen leading a group of Temple
soldiers intent on arresting Jesus. Judas then betrays Jesus with a kiss Matthew 26:49. Jesus in turn
calls Judas "friend" Matthew 26:50. Jesus is arrested, bound with ropes and led off as all of the
disciples abandon Him and flee.
Personal Reflection #6 New Covenant Reflection
The New Covenant - God has agreed to take on the appearance of a Human, to come for us and to die
in our place for our sins so that we can Live anew in a new Spiritual relationship with God. God in His
Love for us has taken our penalty of death so that we can live in His life of love. With the New
Covenant and our New Spiritual Life "All things have become New".
2nd Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed
away; behold All things are become New.
Are we allowing ourselves to live in our newfound Relationship with God and are we allowing
ourselves the New Freedom that this relationship has to offer? When Jesus took His Communion cup
and offered it to His followers Jesus gave with it the instruction and the invitation to "Drink all of it".
Amen - and drink all of it we will.

Thursday {Crucifixion - Agony (Bitter) Thursday}
This day coincides with Thursday April 21, 2011 Crucifixion Thursday - Feast of Unleavened Bread, 15th
of Nisan - Matthew 26:47-27:28, Mark 14:53-15:47
In the next few hours Jesus will undergo six trials all of them will be a mockery of justice. Jesus will
come out of His third trial just in time to hear the disciple Peter deny a third time to being a follower
of Jesus. A rooster will crow marking the dawn to the sunrise of a new day. This is the day in which
Jesus of Nazareth, the true and living Son of God, will be despised, rejected of man and crucified on a
wooden cross. This day will be the seventh day of our journey back and the third feast day, the "Feast
of Unleavened Bread" - the feast of the removal of sin/leaven. Jesus will be despised, rejected and
beaten all of this because of the love that God has for His own creation and of an ultimate desire to
reunite the people that are rejecting Him back to Himself.
The horrific beating Isaiah 52:13-53:12 that King Jesus will endure for us will be a savage fit of rage,
the rage of mankind and a fit of Satanic rage all wrapped into one. No person has ever been so
savagely beaten as Jesus was that day. It is the kind of abuse that all evil has against all innocence.
Peter will have gone out and wept bitterly for his part in denying Jesus. Peter will not look to himself
but will again look to God and experience the total love and forgiveness that God Has for mankind.
Judas, who also betrayed God, will not look to God, but instead Judas will look to himself and will find
no hope but only despair and in despair Judas will go out and commit suicide.
Jesus is now led to a hill and crucified. It is the same hill that the Jewish forefather Abraham brought
his son Isaac to 4,000 years earlier Genesis 22:1-19, to enact out a loving father offering his only
beloved son, a parallel to the crucifixion of Jesus. Jesus is offered wine mixed with bitter gall to drink
but Jesus rejects the bitter wine because He has promised that the next wine He drinks will be with us
in Heaven and it will be a sweet cup of Heavenly rejoicing not the bitter cup of this world.
Jesus' first words on the cross Luke 23:34 will be "Father forgive them, for they know not what they
do." Forgiveness. Even as He is rejected, Jesus forgives. We stand amazed as the two thieves being
crucified along with Jesus, mock Him. Then one of the thieves turns and says "we are getting our just
rewards; but Jesus is innocent". Then one of the thieves says a most remarkable thing. He says "Jesus
remember me when you enter into your kingdom" Luke 23:42. We look on in dismay. "Enter the
Kingdom of Jesus?"
True, Jesus declared Himself to be a King only a few days ago and a King has to have a kingdom, but
Jesus is dying on a cross - No! Not death! The thief is right. Jesus is entering into His kingdom, one
where there is no more curse of the flesh. Where sin does not reign. In fact sin is not even present in
the Kingdom of Jesus.
That's it - only the Spiritual Kingdom of God is good enough for Jesus. He died to the sin and human
flesh of this world so that we can be united with Him in His glory, in His Holy Spiritual Kingdom.
Jesus will remain alive on the cross for six hours, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. At noon, the sky will grow
dark Amos 8:9, Matthew 27:45. Jesus will cry out from the cross "My God, my God why hast thou
forsaken Me?" Psalm 22:1-31, Matthew 27:46. At 3:00, Jesus will give a victory cry and proclaim "It is
finished" John 19:30. We marvel that the prophecy given to Eve in Genesis 3:15 is now fulfilled as
Jesus, the Son of God, has His own heal bruised for us while supporting His weight on the cross. It was
also on the same cross of victory on a hill called Golgotha (Skull) John 19:17 that Jesus has crushed
the head (skull) Genesis 3:15 of the deceiving serpent Satan.
Jesus will then commend His Spirit to His Father, He will then permit His Spirit to leave His body Luke
23:46. It is now near the evening of the third feast day, the "Feast of Unleavened Bread." This feast
according to Leviticus chapter 23, is a Sabbath - Rest feast and in order to properly keep this feast the
followers need to be at home before sundown and are unable to engage in any work. The legs of the
two thieves on the other two crosses are broken to hasten their deaths and to proceed with their
burials before sundown.
Jesus' lifeless body is taken down from the cross and placed into a new nearby tomb, which is really a
cavern carved out of solid rock and has been provided by Joseph of Armethia. Jesus will be laid in the
new tomb. His body, including His face, will be wrapped with fresh linen cloth and soaked with 75 lbs.
of anointing oils John 19:39. Those taking part in the burial of Jesus will quickly depart to get home
before the Sabbath curfew of sundown.
That evening we will return with the disciples back to the upper room where the Lord's Passover feast
was held the night before. The door will be shut and locked as everyone will cower in the dark and in
silence for fear that Romans will knock down the door to seize more of the disciples and drag them off
to be horribly crucified. It is the first night without the presence of Jesus. It is a dark and bitter night.
We sit down to consider the events. The third feast - we wonder what are the odds that everything of
major importance would happen on a Feast Day? We know the odds are the same as those that
brought life into existence and the same as those that could write the pages of the Bible before the
events actually happened. We know that no odds could do this because there are no odds. There is no
chance involved. It is the predetermined plan of God. Not chance, but a plan! It is a plan being carried
out carefully and deliberately before the eyes of mankind.
We ponder the feasts, first was "Sabbath" the required rest and Jesus presenting Himself as our King.
Next was the "Lord's Passover", the Covenant feast of escaping death and entering into life with Jesus
in heaven in the presence of the Father. Now it is the "Feast of Unleavened Bread" the third feast of
the eight feasts prescribed by God to Moses in Leviticus chapter 23. That's it! Jesus often referred to
leaven as "sin." "Beware of the leaven of the Scribes and Pharisees" Jesus would say and this Feast is
to remove the leaven, that is to remove the sin that infects mankind. Jesus' shed blood and His death
on the cross are a complete removal of our sin. It is complete because death is the end result of sin
therefore in Jesus' death all of our sins died. The death of sin occurs on the cross. Later in the
Resurrection of Jesus, we will receive of His eternal Resurrection Life. Sin has to be removed. We
cannot have fellowship with the Holy God in the New Covenant until the Sin is removed. Jesus on this
day became the penalty for the sins of the world reconciling those who choose to be reconciled with
God in the New Covenant.
Personal Reflection #7 The Cross - a place of no compromise.
Jesus reached out to us - all the way and without compromise. He didn't compromise as He took on
the appearance of a human and entered into our physical realm so that He could interact with us on
our level. He entered into our physical level because we are separated from the Holy God on His
Spiritual level. We are separated from Him by our sins and it is impossible for God to bring us and the
sin that accompanies us into His direct presence, so God in Jesus, came to us in our existence.
In reaching out to us Jesus didn't compromise. He reached out with both arms open and fully
extended all the way, even to the cross. Mankind in return didn't compromise as mankind rejected
God. Mankind then reaching back with a hammer, nailed both of His open and extended arms onto a
wooden cross.
Today it is still our opportunity and our turn to reach out and touch Jesus even though we do not see
Him as He is in the Spirit realm like we see one another in the physical realm. We can still come to
that place of no compromise and touch Jesus in that no compromising place called faith.
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe
that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.

Friday {Sealed Tomb Friday}
This day coincides with Friday April 22, 2011
We awake Friday morning our first day without the presence of Jesus. Today, the day after the Feast
of Unleavened Bread and before the weekly Saturday Sabbath that begins at Sundown Friday, Jewish
time, today is another regular day that happens to be sandwiched between the two Sabbath day
Feast days in this year's original "Jesus Passover" celebration. Therefore with today not being a
Sabbath day the usual work including buying and selling can take place. Several people go to purchase
spices and ointments Mark 16:1, Luke 23:56 and mix them together to prepare them in order to
further anoint the body of Jesus.
Mark 16:1-2 And when the Sabbath (feast of unleavened bread) [Thursday] was past, Mary Magdalene,
and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, [Friday] had bought sweet spices, that they might come
and anoint Him. And very early in the morning the first day [Sunday] of the week, they came unto the
sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
Early in the day we also find out that the Jewish leaders have just conferred with the Roman leaders
Matthew 27:62-66 to have guards placed at the tomb of Jesus. This is to prevent the disciples from
stealing the body of Jesus and then claiming that He rose from the dead, something I'm sure that no
disciple intended to do, after all what good is a dead leader? The tomb is now sealed with a Roman
"seal" signifying that the body of Jesus is inside and that all is secure in the tomb. The guards stand in
front of the sealed tomb and wait for Sunday.
The intent is that on Sunday the tomb will be unlocked/unsealed and the body of Jesus will be shown
to the Jewish leaders and all will be back to normal in Jerusalem because Jesus said that He would live
the third day, not the second day or the fourth day. Jesus remaining dead in the tomb on Sunday
would reveal that He was not a prophet able to prophesy that He would be alive the third day and
also that He is not God able to overcome human death. There is no chance to enter the sealed tomb
until the three days are up and the seal is removed by the Romans who placed it on the tomb. None
of the soldiers on duty have the authority to remove the seal and open the tomb, only the Roman
government has the authority to open the tomb and according to the contract with the Jews, it will be
after the third day. The frightened disciples are in no condition to reveal themselves as followers of
Jesus. So back to the familiar upper room everyone journeys.
In the lonely darkness that comes on with despair the disciples lament that they are not prophets.
One proclaims that he is just a herder of flocks from his youth Zechariah 13:4-6. Likewise we sit in the
dark and also wonder if we have the spiritual stamina that it takes to make it through this "dark night
of the soul." We begin to think about Jesus and His ministry here on earth. We think about the
parable of the sower Matthew 13:1-23 and how hard and compacted the soil of our heart is.
Emotionally we are against obstacles and unable to push our spiritual roots down any further into
fresh new soil. We wonder what has become of Jesus the master Gardener, we need Him. We need
the Gardener to pull the weeds of doubt, to help us through life's thorns, to break up the shallow
rocky soil and to direct His seed into the good soil of our heart so it can bring forth much fruit.
Oh, it's no use a garden needs a gardener to keep it pleasant. The garden can't maintain itself from
the hard soil, shallow rocks and choking weeds. Without a Gardener, the good plants will come to
nothing as they are choked out and perish among the weeds and hard soil. We need God's direction
and His plan in order for us to fulfill our life's purpose.
Personal Reflection #8 Man puts his seal of approval on God's death.
Matthew 27:66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure [inventory of the tomb contents], sealing
the stone, and setting a watch.
With the death of Jesus comes the Seal of approval from mankind. You can be certain that Jesus died
on the cross and you can be just as certain that the dead body of Jesus was in the tomb on this the
next day when the tomb was closed and the seal was placed on it. Certain because mankind would
have it no other way than that God, would be declared dead, null, and void.
Oh they sealed the right tomb of death alright but they sealed the wrong object. What they should
have placed their seal on is on the death of sin, the sin that has separated mankind from the Holy God
for all of these years as God knows and as the Christian knows it is sin that has been declared dead,
null, and void and not God.
As we reflect on the death of sin, that the penalty for sin has been removed from us by Jesus, do we
really understand that the worst that can possibly happen to us is death from sin? But that Jesus died
for us so the worst thing that can happen to us has happened to Jesus as He took our penalty for us.
Now with the worst behind us thanks to Jesus, we now have the best and a new opportunity as a new
relationship with God is now before us.
Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; Who for the joy that was set
before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne
of God.

Saturday {3 Day & 3 Night Prophecy Fulfillment Saturday}
This day coincides with Saturday April 23, 2011
Saturday is again the weekly Sabbath day of rest. We rest physically but emotionally we are anything
but at rest as we ponder an uncertain future without a leader, without our King Jesus.
Let's recap Thursday - Sunday by looking at some verses in Luke:
Luke 23:52-24:1 [Thursday][Crucifixion day] "This man, Joseph of Arimathaea, went to Pilate and
begged the body of Jesus. And he took it down [from the cross] and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in
a sepulcher (tomb) that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. And that day was the
preparation [preparation for the evening Sabbath of Unleavened Bread], and the Sabbath
[Unleavened Bread, evening Sabbath curfew] drew on. And the women also, which came with Him
from Galilee, followed after, and beheld (observed) the sepulcher, and how His body was laid. And
they returned (home) and [Friday] [normal Day] prepared (worked & labored) spices and ointments;
and rested the [Saturday][Sabbath Day] Sabbath day according to the commandment [the 4th of the
10 commandments, the weekly Saturday Sabbath]. Now upon the first day of the week
[Sunday][Resurrection Day], very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulcher, bringing the
spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them."
Personal Reflection #9 Getting through the darkness
It's dark in there; it's a dark and lonely place in those deep dark tombs. Death is dark, and it's dark
when we look death in the face. Will the light shine? Will there be life? Will life live and conquer the
darkness; the loneliness, the despair, the finality of death? We as humans have to know. We have to
know if there is any hope, any permanent existence, any purpose, any reason to life and our existence
or if our brief existence here on earth is only a byproduct of some random collision of molecules. Only
God - Jesus can answer this question for us and it can only be answered in the Resurrection Life of
Jesus as only life can hold the answers to the problems that face mankind.
God has given to us, a long time ago, the answer and His promise in each new day.
In the beginning of creation God created the Physical Light. He created light as a representation for us
to see that indeed His true Spirit light of life shines and it does indeed remove the darkness of death.
Every time life gets dark just remember the New Day the Sunrise the Resurrection Sunshine from on
high as the Sun represents to us the True Son Light, Jesus. God made it that way! The Sun is our daily
and momentary reminder of God, of His Son Jesus, of His light, His warmth, His promises, His Life, His
Love and His Eternal Resurrection Life for us.
Lamentations 3:21-23 This I recall in my mind, therefore I have hope. It is the Lord's Mercies that we
are not consumed, because His Compassions fail not. They are new every morning: Great is Thy
Faithfulness.
Sunday {Jesus' Glorious Resurrection Life Sunday}
This day coincides with Sunday April 24, 2011 Resurrection Sunday (Easter) also the "Feast of First
Fruits," the first Sunday of the week after the feasts of the "Lord's Passover & Unleavened Bread"
Matthew 28:1-15, Mark 16:1-14, John 20:1-23
Sunday, the first day of the week, we arise early and ponder that today is also a feast day, the fourth
feast, the "Feast of Firstfruits". We wonder why in Leviticus 23 this Feast did not have an actual date
to be celebrated like the Lord's Passover, the 14th of the month and the Unleavened Bread, the 15th
of the month but the Feast of First Fruits is specifically to be celebrated on the first Sunday of the
week after the Passover.
Today is also the day the seal is scheduled to be removed from the tomb of Jesus. Some of the
women go early in the morning at first light to await access to the tomb to continue to anoint the
body of Jesus. While walking to the tomb the women encounter an Angel who asks them why they
are seeking the "Living" among the dead? For Jesus whom you seek is Not Dead but He is Alive!
The women continue walking. They arrive at the tomb and they see the Roman seal is broken, the
stone is rolled back and looking into the tomb they notice that the body of Jesus is missing but His
burial wrappings remain there in an undisturbed manner. Seeing what appears to be the Gardener,
the women ask him where he has moved the body of Jesus too? "Mary" replies the Gardener, WAIT!
Mary knows that voice. This Gardener is JESUS, HE'S ALIVE! Mary and the women grab the feet of
Jesus. Jesus tells them that He has not yet gone to the Father John 20:17 but to go and tell the Good
News "of the resurrection" to the rest of the disciples.
Peter and John, like the rest of the disciples doubt the good news of the resurrection of Jesus but they
run to the tomb to see for themselves. John and Peter enter the empty tomb together. John had been
one of the disciples at the crucifixion and he helped place Jesus into the tomb. As John saw the
anointed strips of cloth used to wrap the body of Jesus, John realized that the cloth was not unwound
but just empty, vacated and collapsed down in a way in which a human body could not have been
physically removed from within the cloth covered with ointment. John seeing this, believed John 20:8.
Back in the upper room two, disciples are excitedly telling of meeting and journeying with the Risen
Jesus on their way to the town of Emmaus, Luke 24:33. Meanwhile, in the upper-room the door is
shut and locked John 20:19 and Jesus suddenly appears in their midst in a supernatural way.
The newly Resurrected Jesus presents Himself to the disciples. The disciples marvel that Jesus is alive
again and then King Jesus breathes His Holy breath on them to give them His resurrection Spirit life.
Amazed we realize that this is the same way and the same giver of Life who had previously breathed
life into Adam our first forefather Genesis 2:7. Jesus said "receive you the Holy Spirit" John 20:22.
The disciples by faith receive the Holy Spirit offered by Jesus and by receiving the Holy Spirit they
become "Born Again" new creations.
We realize that it is by Faith that we are saved, this Faith! The faith in the risen, living, resurrection
Jesus. The faith that Jesus has personally sealed us with the Holy Spirit. We realize that this is the true
feast the "Feast of First Fruits" as Jesus breathes into us the "First Fruits" of the Holy Spirit. We know
that this is just the First Fruit, the first fruits of the Holy Spirit with much more to come. This fruit is
special because it is, according to Leviticus 23, the first of the fruit from within the Promise Land
Joshua 5:10-12 that is from the Promise Land of Heaven and eternal life.
We rejoice. Like the children of Israel who were delivered from Egypt, we have escaped the bondage
of this world and the cruelty of Satan and the certain death that goes with it. We have escaped by the
death of the Firstborn Son of God, His Son Jesus Christ, and we are now alive in His resurrection glory.
We like, the Jews of Egypt, have wandered in the desert wilderness of unbelief until our unbelief has
vanished. Through faith in Jesus Christ we have crossed the dangerous Jordan river and entered into
the Promise Land of Heaven having accepted Jesus as our leader, our King, and our Lord by entering
into His New Covenant, the covenant of life. Now alive we realize that the death of sin has "Passed
Over" us by our receiving His shed blood as the cleansing of our sins through the death of Jesus on the
cross. We now rejoice in the Gospel of Good News that Jesus being Righteous, Holy, Just, and True,
the Son of God and God Himself, that He cannot die as humans die but He is alive in the Spiritual
realm, the eternal realm that Jesus existed in with the Father before He took on a fleshly body in the
womb of Mary John 16:27-28.
Personal Reflection #10 Resurrection Day "The Re-birth of Life"
Jesus demonstrates His Authority of Life over death.
Life, our meaning and purpose in it have now been answered once and for all in this the very
Resurrection Life of Jesus. We now know that there is a God, that He has power to remove sins and to
then give life over death, that He Loves us and that we are made alive to be friends with Him forever
in His Eternal Resurrection Kingdom of Heaven.
How can we ever comprehend this joyous event, Life in Jesus, but comprehend it we must as it is the
only way to eternal Life.
Romans 1:4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of Holiness, by the
Resurrection from the dead.
Light shines! And with it Life! Jesus is the True Light! Jesus is the Life! God is not dead, God is Alive!
Now we too are alive when Jesus breaths His Resurrection Spirit Life into us. Alive and united with the
Holy God inside of us, that is Eternal Life!
John 1:3 All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made. In
Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness
comprehend it not.
2nd Corinthians 4:6 For God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our
hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the Glory of God in the face of Christ Jesus.
[Future Feasts]
Looking ahead we will see that after the resurrection, Jesus will spend 40 days total with the disciples
Acts 1:3. Forty days to depict that this is a life change for the disciples. Disciples are to always be
aware of the presence and company of Jesus in our lives. Jesus will convince the disciples of His
resurrection to life from death and of His divine Godliness by "Many infallible proofs" Acts 1:3. We
will also consider the death and resurrection of Jesus, the fact that it is the most witnessed and most
recorded event in ancient History. As we look through the pages of the Bible and read the prophecies
that have been fulfilled and consider the many prophecies that are being fulfilled right now in the
days of our lives. For example Isaiah 11:11 states that Israel will be re-gathered into the Holy Land "a
second time" and that is happening right now. In 1948 Israel again became recognized as a Jewish
State.
We consider the relationship that we have with the Holy Spirit John 16:5-15 and we know that God is
near us as He speaks to us in His still small voice, words of faith and encouragement. We see by the
circumstances of our lives and through answered prayer that we abide under the shadow of the hand
of Almighty God. On occasion we have the baptism and fillings of the Holy Spirit as we experience first
hand the working and effects of the Holy Spirit in our life. As the Church, we see miracles, some pray
in tongues, gifts are manifested and callings that are above and beyond our own abilities are
preformed, all in the name of Jesus. We have come to love God and also man, our neighbor, and even
our enemies in a way that is only possible supernaturally with God's help. As we reflect about God in
our lives, we, like the disciple John, can stoop into the empty tomb of Jesus and proclaim "I Believe"
for Jesus has risen, He is Alive! He is the King of the Universe.
Jesus will continue to appear in the midst of the disciples for 40 days, teaching the disciples that even
though they cannot physically see Him, Jesus is right there with them. At the end of the forty days
Jesus will be taken up into heaven and at the end of the next week it will be another of the feast days,
the fifth feast of the eight total feasts, the "Feast of Pentecost" Acts 2:1. This feast is 50 days after the
"Feast of First Fruits". This feast is another harvest or fruit feast and on this day the disciples will
receive the harvest & fruits of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Unlike the "Feast of First Fruits" where
the disciples had no experience, this Feast is all experience as they heard wind, saw tongues of fire
and spoke in unknown languages.
After our visit back and walk with Jesus we know that three more feasts are yet to be fulfilled so we
speculate as to what the future feasts could actually be.
Looking further ahead after the "Feast of Pentecost" we will see that three of the eight feasts of
Leviticus 23 still remain to be fulfilled. The Day of Atonement was the one day that the Jewish High
Priest entered into the Temple's Holy of Holies to meet with God and to make atonement for the
People and this feast day could be Fulfilled when the Jewish people reunite with Jesus as they mourn
the one whom they have rejected and as they look upon the one whom they have pierced Zechariah
12:10-13:1. For the Church we could be fulfilling this feast every time we acknowledge the presence
of God and enter into His Holiest Holy Presence.
Next is the "Feast of Trumpets." The trumpet is an instrument to call the people to gather together.
This feast could be the gathering of the Christians to God known as the Rapture of the Church as there
is a voice heard like a trumpet Revelation 4:1 calling all the Christians to heaven and for the Jews this
could be their gathering as a remnant into protection from the danger of the coming Antichrist.
The last Feast is the "Feast of Booths" also called "Feast of Shelters." The shelters are huts built in the
backyard to remind the Jews of their time of wandering in the desert. This Feast could be fulfilled
when we die and leave this temporary body "shelter" and receive our new permanent "Temple" body
as a new permanent Spiritual body/shelter in heaven by becoming Sons of God with Jesus in heaven.
[Conclusions]
After spending ten glorious days with Jesus, we can see that Jesus came to fulfill His plan and in doing
so He acted deliberately and decisively. Jesus has a plan and a purpose for mankind and Jesus came to
fulfill His plan and is continuing His purpose. Jesus did not meander around like a lost wondering poet
nor did He allow the events and passions of the day to dictate His schedule but He remained true and
accomplished "All that He came to do." Jesus is God with full knowledge of mankind and of all events.
As we reflect on our visit with Jesus Christ and the disciples, remembering our gaze at the sight of
Jesus on the cross and the astonishment of the empty tomb and our joy in meeting the resurrected
Savior Jesus Christ, we realize that the Gospel is larger than life and that certainly the Gospel is larger
than death. We also realize that the Gospel is much bloodier and even more holy than we can
currently comprehend. We do realize that we have a God that loves us very much. We begin to see
that the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus from death to life is more glorious and more stunning
than anything we can currently understand yet we also realize that in Jesus Christ mankind has a
chance, a lifelong opportunity to receive an eternity in heaven that is secure, fulfilling and everlasting.
[The Eight Appointed Holy Feasts of Leviticus Chapter 23]
Leviticus 23:1-2 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say
unto them, Concerning the Feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be Holy Convocations,
even these are My Feasts ... These are the Feasts of the LORD, even Holy convocations, which ye shall
proclaim in their seasons.
Regarding the feasts of God the "Holy Convocations" proclaimed "in their seasons" carries with it the
intention that the feasts are Holy and are to be followed and fulfilled in order. Had a person not kept -
proclaimed the feast of Sabbath then randomly joining in and keeping any of the other feasts like the
feast of "The Lord's Passover" would not adequately proclaim that feast or any of the other feasts.
Jesus being Holy is the only one and the only way that Holiness can be ascribed to and fulfilled in the
feasts, the actions and deeds of sinful mankind cannot possibly fulfill the Holy feasts of God. Jesus in
fulfilling the feasts has fulfilled and is fulfilling them in their proper way and in the proper order
starting with the Sabbath - rest feast. We observe the feasts but it is God who fulfills them.
Note: Israel is the name God gave to the Jewish Patriarch Jacob after Jacob spent an entire night
wrestling with God, Genesis 32:28, the name means "Governed by God." Jacob after a lifetime of
striving (wrestling) with God finally came to that place of submitting to God and in recognition of this
God renamed Jacob to Israel.
These Feasts are for all Israel, all of those who are "Submitted to God" or "Governed - led by God" and
this includes the Church - Christians. As Christians we are indeed "Governed - Submitted to God" we
do indeed follow the God of the Jews the God of Abraham, Isaac and of Jacob. The difference is that
the Jewish observances of the appointed feasts are physical in nature while the Christian observances
of the Feasts are Spiritual in nature. For instance, to fulfill the requirements of the Sabbath day feast
observance the Jewish person will physically rest while the Christian to fulfill the Sabbath feast
observance enters into the Spiritual Rest that only Jesus can provide.
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all
Spiritual Blessings in Heavenly places in Christ:
Colossians 2:16-17 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a Holy day
[don't be judged according to the Jewish Feast customs, because the Church celebrates the Holy days
differently - Spiritually, than the Jewish customs, but remember, God does judge all things, including
our observances of these His Appointed Feasts.], or of a new moon, or of the Sabbath days: which are
a shadow of things to come [as the Jewish traditions celebrate them the Feasts are a Shadow of what
was to come]; but [as the Church celebrates them] the body is of Christ.
Also note just how long ago these Feasts were prescribed by God to Moses. These feasts were given
to Moses on Mt. Sinai at the same time when God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, given just
after God had rescued the nation of Israel from the slavery and oppression of Egypt. This truly is a
Testimony to the patience and faithfulness of God who has for a long time been faithfully working out
His plan for mankind to completion.
Feasts Observed on the Jewish First Month (Nisan) [approx. April]

Corresponding to the First Coming of Jesus
Sabbath (complete Rest: including one's spirit, soul, and body)
Leviticus 23:3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of rest, a holy
convocation, ye shall do no work therein: it is the Sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.
Hebrews 4:1-11 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into His Rest, any of you
should seem to come short of it. ... For we which have believed do enter into Rest, as He said, As I
have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into My rest: although the works were finished from the
foundation of the world ... For he that is entered into His Rest, he also hath ceased from his own
works, as God did from His. Let us labor therefore to enter into that Rest, least any man fall after the
same example of unbelief.
This is God's true rest that He has for us, rest with comfort and peace as only God can provide and as
God originally created for us to be in before sin, fear and death entered into the world through the
disobedience of Adam and Eve. Resting and trusting in God with our life into eternity is fairly easy
when we keep the perspective that we really had absolutely nothing to do with the creation of the
universe or our own individual creation in the womb. God has handed all of this marvelously so we
really can trust Him with eternity.
The next two feasts are both celebrated as the one long eight day feast of Passover.
The Lord's Passover (1 day) + Unleavened Bread (7 days) = Passover (8 days)
The Lord's Passover
Leviticus 23:5 In the fourteenth day of the first month [Nisan - sort of like our January] at even
(evening) is the LORD'S Passover.
This is the day that the Passover Lamb is killed and the Passover dinner is eaten, commemorating the
event in Egypt of the death of the Firstborn children which opened up the way and enabled the
children of Israel to escape from the slavery and bondage of Pharo and Egypt. This corresponds to
Jesus the Firstborn Son of God agreeing as the New Covenant to die for us and our sins so that we can
escape Satan and sin and live forever with God.
Hebrews 12:22-23 But ye are come unto mount Zion (mount Zion = New Covenant vs. mount Sinai =
Old Covenant) and unto the city of the Living God, the Heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable
company of angels. To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven,
and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect.
It is interesting that this feast day is on the predetermined given day the 14 th of Nisan, eliminating any
possibility of chance or circumstance and only making room for the plans of God to be carried out and
fulfilled. This 14th day of the Jewish Lunar (moon) calendar is also a day that would assure a full moon
making a solar eclipse an impossible explanation for the miraculous event of the sun going dark at
noon on the next day while Jesus is on the cross.
Also it is interesting that this one particular Feast is the only Feast that is not a required "Rest Feast",
requiring no servile work. Had this feast been a "no servile work" feast then Jesus and the disciples
would have been unable to depart from the upper room after the evening feast dinner and unable to
then proceeded to the Garden of Gethsemane setting in motion the completion of the events that
took place so long ago in a different Garden, the Garden of Eden.
Unleavened Bread
Leviticus 23:6-7 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread unto
the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. In the first day ye shall have a holy convocation:
ye shall do no servile work therein.
This feast is the removal of Leaven (sin), the removal of the sin that has separated mankind from the
Holy God since the Original Sin of Adam and Eve.
1st Corinthians 5:6-8 Your glorying {about sin} is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth
the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are
unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us: therefore let us keep the feast, not with
old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of
sincerity and truth.
This day also predetermined, the 15th of Nisan making it miraculous that Jesus would be betrayed,
arrested, convicted and crucified all on the same day and it all happens to be on the appointed day of
the feast of the removal of leaven (sin).
First Fruits
Leviticus 23:10-14 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, when ye be come into the
(Promise) Land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of
the First fruits of your harvest unto the priest: and he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be
accepted for you: on the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. ... And ye shall eat neither
bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto
your God: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
This is the Resurrection day of Jesus and also the day when Jesus began to breath on each of His
disciples baptizing them in the Holy Spirit and creating in each individual person a now "Born Again"
Christian. This is the start of the Christian Church.
John 20:19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut
where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith
unto them, Peace be unto you and when He had so said, He showed unto them His hands and His
side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be
unto you: as My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you. And when He had said this, He breathed on
them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost (Spirit): [become "Born Again"].
This is the feast of receiving of the First Fruits of the Holy Spirit of God and what is very exciting about
this feast is that it is Only celebrated upon entrance into the Promise Land. Meaning that when a
person partakes of this feast they are right now Partially Partaking in Heaven, the true Promise Land.
This feast of receiving the Holy Spirit is not an experiential event like the feast of Pentecost, the next
feast, but instead the Holy Spirit is received by faith as it is by our faith that the Holy Spirit has
entered into us and we are saved and not by any experiences we have. The experiences will come
later including the experiences of the cleansing and strengthening fire of persecution and tribulation.
Romans 8:23 And not only they (creation also groans at the fallen nature of the world), but ourselves
also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the
adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
Pentecost (Fifty)
Leviticus 23:15-21 And ye shall count unto the marrow after the Sabbath, from the day that ye
brought the sheaf of the wave offering ; seven Sabbaths shall be complete: even unto the morrow
after the seventh Sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new grain offering unto the
LORD. ... And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be a Holy convocation unto you: ye
shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your
generations.
Acts 2:1-4 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
And suddenly there came a sound from Heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house
where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of Fire, and it sat upon
each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost (Spirit), and began to speak with other
tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Pentecost is another Harvest Feast a feast of receiving of the Holy Spirit but this time it is an
experience i.e. speaking in tongues and this time the Baptism of Fire is included meaning that this is
when the Christian begins to experience fire - persecutions and tribulations as well.
Feasts Observed on the Seventh month (Tishri) [approx. October]

Corresponding to the Second Coming of Jesus
Trumpets
Leviticus 23:23-25 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying,
In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a Sabbath, a memorial of blowing of
trumpets, an Holy convocation. Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made
by fire unto the LORD.
The offering of fire is likely the Baptism of Fire that the Christian is undergoing since the Flames of Fire
upon the heads of the believers occurring at the Feast of Pentecost.
The Trumpet is a announcement. In this case it is an announcement for God's people to gather
together into one place. For the Church this is very likely fulfilled in the Rapture, the calling by God of
His Church into Heaven to be with Him and to escape His coming judgment that is about to come
upon the entire world of non-believers.
Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the voice which I
heard was as it were of a Trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee
things which must be hereafter.
Atonement
Leviticus 23:27-32 Also on the Tenth day of this Seventh month there shall be a day of Atonement.
This feast in a large part was completed at the cross of Jesus as Jesus is the Atoning sacrifice for the
sins of the world.
Atonement is the repair the mending of a broken relationship. For a relationship to be repaired there
has to be a desire to repair the union and there needs to be an acknowledgment of the wrong that
severed the relationship in the first place.
It is corresponding to the second coming of Jesus because there is still much to be fulfilled with this
particular feast.
For starters at the Atonement Feast Leviticus 16:1-34 there are two goats the first goat is sacrificed
for the atonement, the removal of sin, because the result of sin is death so only when death occurs is
sin satisfied. This sacrifice is a representation of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross for us. Meanwhile,
the second goat called the "scapegoat", the carrier of sins is released far away carrying with it the sins
of the people and if that scapegoat never returns then the sins never return and are completely
removed and stay away. If the scapegoat does return then all of the sins return with it. It is evident
that at the cross of Jesus that a man called Barabbas was the scapegoat, as Barabbas was set free and
he was never heard from again. That is until the Antichrist comes because the Antichrist will be
carrying the name of "Son of the Father" which translated into Hebrew is "Barabbas" Bar = son and
Abba = Father. Unfortunately the scapegoat the carrier of sin "Satan" will be returning one day as he
will again be accepted by the people to be their friend and their king and when he does come he will
bring with him the sins of the world. Also the Jewish people as a nation have not yet recognized Jesus
as the true Messiah and this will happen at the second coming of Jesus so this feast is still partially yet
to be fulfilled.
Tabernacles (tents) - Booths (temporary shelters)
Leviticus 23:34-43 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The Fifteenth day of this Seventh month
shall be the feast of Tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD. ... That your generations may know
that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I
am the LORD your God.
The Tabernacle is a Tent a temporary shelter as opposed to a Temple which is a permanent building.
The Jewish Temple originally was a Tabernacle a Tent that the Hebrews carried with them and set up
during their wilderness journey prior to their entry into the Promise Land of Israel. Once in the
Promise Land, the permanent living place the Tent was then replaced in Jerusalem by the permanent
Temple made of stone.
This is the comparison of our earthy body to our future Spiritual body. Currently we Tabernacle in a
Tent body a temporary body made of flesh. Whenever anyone dies their spirit and soul departs this
tent and if you are a child of God, God then accepts you into Heaven our Permanent home and we
receive our new Temple body, a Spiritual body to match our spirit and our soul.
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt (tabernacled, 4637)[physically, temporarily stayed
among us] among us.
It is possible that the Birthday of Jesus occurred on the Feast day of Tabernacles as John in the Gospel
of John uses the word Tabernacle to describe Jesus manifesting into our physical earthly realm.
Article
The Blood Moon Scenario - tracking solar and lunar eclipses and comparing them with Levitical Feasts
In the spring of 2015 Israel's religious year will begin with a total solar eclipse, followed two weeks later a total
lunar eclipse on Passover. And then six months later the sequence will repeat itself with a second solar eclipse
on Rosh Hashanna followed two weeks after that by another total lunar eclipse on the Feast of Tabernacles,
all in 2015. The last time anything like this happened was in 1967, when Jerusalem became an undivided
Jewish city again, and before that there were several occurrences during the years of 1948-50, as Israel was
becoming a nation. There were none at all in the 1800's, 1700's, or 1600's, and none in the 1500's that
coincided with Feast Days. ... If these earlier Blood Moons did in fact announce the re-birth of the nation and
the reunification of Jerusalem as it appears, then the next major step in Israels' journey toward the Kingdom
is their national reunion with their Creator. This is the way Ezekiel saw it happening, and in my view is
important enough to God to merit such a celestial announcement. After all He's been waiting to take them
back for 2000 years. [article link]
Timeline
This timeline is the same number of days as the traditional timeline view until the tomb where it
includes the three days and three nights in the tomb. This third day moves the crucifixion back one
day from Friday (Good Friday) to Thursday (Crucifixion Thursday) and likewise moves each of the
preceding events back one day of the week so then backing up by one day the Triumphal entry of
Jesus into Jerusalem occurs on Saturday and not the traditional Sunday. However it is Saturday and
not Sunday that is the better fit and the more appropriate day according to the Biblical description of
the Triumphal entry of Jesus and it is Saturday that fulfills the Feast day of Sabbath.
Mark 11:10-11 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord:
Hosanna in the highest. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the Temple: and when He had
looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide [(3798) close of this Saturday Sabbath day]
was come, He went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
Jesus is confining and framing His Triumphal Entry celebration into Jerusalem, including His entrance
into the Temple grounds, into the framework of the one Saturday Sabbath Feast Day. The original
Greek word in the Bible for "eventide" (3798) is in the Feminine form and not in the regular Masculine
form and denotes that this is a particular observance day i.e. the Sabbath day.
I think what has happened is that somewhere in Church history the Church began to observe an
abbreviated week of Holy week. It was easier for people to get time off from work and celebrate
Friday - Sunday than the Thursday - Sunday of the Bible. Likewise shortening the events places the
Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on Sunday instead of Saturday therefore making for another
convenient Holiday as the Church is already routinely gathered for the Sunday Worship service. The
events as we observe them in modern times are an abbreviated version of the Biblical times in which
they occurred. It was never intended to replace the Biblical version as everyone knows that a Friday
crucifixion does not equal the three days and three nights in the tomb. The Thursday crucifixion does
and it also supports all of the events of the Bible.
Due to the vast amount of attention given to Holy Week in each of the four Gospels, deriving a
timeline of the Holy Week events is fairly easy. The Bible provides much information about the last
week of Jesus' walk here on earth, giving us much more information than for example the birth date
(Christmas) of Jesus, because the mission of Jesus is the Passover so the Bible keys in on it.
Genesis 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And the evening and the
morning were the first day.
In the Book of Genesis (Genesis 1:5), God prescribed the day to be sunlight and the new day to begin
at Sundown. Following God's commandment the Jews start a new day at Sundown while the Gentile
starts a new day a little later at 12:00 midnight. For example after the Lord's Passover is eaten at
evening time (then at sundown) it would technically be a new day for the Jews and therefore the
events after sundown, the going out to the Garden of Gethsemane, are a part of the next days feast
the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Yet it is before Midnight so to the Gentile it is still the same day. We
do have to consider that we have two slightly different timelines, the Jewish and the Gentile
timelines, within the four Gospels to mesh together to get the events that occurred during the Holy
Week. Fortunately at most each day is only an offset of a couple of hours and it is just as easy to
follow the events that happened during each day and during each night to accurately derive a
timeline of the Holy Week events.
Also regarding the Jewish-Hebrew custom of counting days it is said after eight days or after six days
but for the gentile it would be during the eighth day or during the sixth day.
For example:
John 20:26 And after eight days again His disciples were within [the upper room], and Thomas with
them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, "Peace be unto you".
The time period referenced is Sunday through Sunday, eight days total and not an additional ninth
day. The time period is the original resurrection Sunday and then the eight day later is the next
Sunday while the “disciples were within” the upper room to commemorate the Resurrection of Jesus
the previous Sunday.
This timeline accounts for all of the Biblical events of Holy Week. It does not leave out any event nor
does it create any gaps in any of the events.
6 Days before the Passover
John 12:1 Then Jesus six days before the Passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had
been dead, whom He raised from the dead.
6 - [Friday] Having departed the city of Jericho, Jesus and the disciples arrive at the small
village of Bethany near Jerusalem on Mount Olivet. Jesus is anointed by Mary (John 12:1).
5 - [Saturday] [#1 Feast - Sabbath Rest, Leviticus 23:3] "On the next day" (John 12:12) Palm
Saturday, this is the day that Jesus enters Jerusalem and presents Himself to the people as
their King and Messiah. Fulfilling the Sabbath Feast Day. We the people can now enter into
Rest as we now have Jesus as our Righteous and Just King. Jesus enters the Temple looks
around and then departs at evening time (Mark 11:11) at the close of the day, completing the
Sabbath day.
4 - [Sunday] "On the marrow" (Day after Palm Saturday, Mark 11:12) Jesus sees the Fig Tree
that it is without fruit and curses it. Jesus then enters the Temple, cleanses the Temple of
moneychangers and while giving a full day of teaching in the Temple, Jesus declares that the
Temple is "a house of prayer."
2 Days before the Passover
3 - [Monday] "and in the morning" (next morning Mark 11:20) They see the Fig Tree is
withered. Jesus teaches in the Temple and the Pharisees and Scribes dispute the authority of
Jesus. Jesus departs the Temple for the last time (Matthew 24:1) and then proceeds to Mt.
Olivet and delivers the End Time teaching called the "Mt. Olivet Discourse."
Matthew 26:1-2 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings (Mt. Olivet Discourse),
He said unto His disciples, Ye know that after two days is the feast of the Passover, and the Son of
Man is betrayed to be crucified.
2 - [Tuesday] In Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, Jesus is again anointed by another
woman, (Matthew 26:6). Judas agrees to betray Jesus (Matthew 26:14-16).
Feast of the Lord's Passover
1 - [Wednesday] [#2 Feast - The Lord's Passover, Leviticus 23:5] Passover - Last Supper -
Communion Feast is Celebrated and fulfilled as the New Covenant between God and Man is
established in Jesus. The covenant that God Himself will pay the price of Death for man's sins,
therefore making sin void and opening the new way to a personal relationship between
humans and God. This feast is the only prescribed feast day that is not also a "Rest-Sabbath"
day and therefore there is not the rest-curfew prohibiting the going outside after dark,
enabling Jesus and the now 11 disciples to depart after dark and proceed to the Garden of
Gethsemane.
The Cross, Tomb and Resurrection
Let's examine Thursday - Sunday by looking at a couple of verses in the Gospel of Mark and in the
Gospel of Luke.
Mark 16:1-2 And when the Sabbath [Thursday] [Crucifixion day] (feast of unleavened bread) was past,
Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought (purchased) sweet spices,
[Friday] [normal Day] that they might come and anoint Him. And very early in the morning the first
day [Sunday] [Resurrection Day] of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
Luke 23:52-24:1 [Thursday] [Crucifixion day] "This man, Joseph of Arimathaea, went to Pilate and
begged the body of Jesus. And he took it down [from the cross] and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in
a sepulcher (tomb) that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. And that day was the
preparation [preparation for the evening Sabbath of Unleavened Bread], and the Sabbath
[Unleavened Bread, evening Sabbath curfew] drew on. And the women also, which came with Him
from Galilee, followed after, and beheld (observed) the sepulcher, and how His body was laid. And
they returned (home) and [Friday] [normal Day] prepared (worked & labored) spices and ointments;
and rested the [Saturday] [Sabbath Day] Sabbath day according to the commandment [the 4th of the
10 commandments, the weekly Saturday Sabbath]. Now upon the first day of the week [Sunday]
[Resurrection Day], very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which
they had prepared, and certain others with them."
1 - [Thursday] [#3 Feast - Unleavened Bread, Leviticus 23:6] Arrest, Trials and Crucifixion of
Jesus. The Jewish leaders hand Jesus over to the Romans but do not enter into the same room
with the Romans (Gentiles) because it is a Feast Day, the Feast of Unleavened Bread (John
18:28). The Feast of Unleavened Bread is fulfilled as Jesus, with His life pays for the sins
(leaven) of the world. Note "The Lord's Passover" + "Feast of Unleavened Bread" = "Passover."
This Feast is a routine Rest-Sabbath Feast where the participants are required to be inside at
sundown therefore the two thieves crucified alongside of Jesus have their legs broken - to
hasten their death before sundown. This is the first day and first night of death as death began
for Jesus on the cross at about 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon (Luke 23:44-46).
2 - [Friday] The tomb is sealed, the Jewish leaders again negotiate with the Romans about
Jesus. This time it is a contract with the Romans asking them to seal the tomb and to set a
guard at the tomb. The Romans agree to the contract and set the seal, but this time the Jewish
leaders do Not remain outside of the room while they dialogue with the Romans because
today is a regular day and not a feast day so there is no requirement to remain apart from the
Romans (Matthew 27:62). Because it is a regular day shopping and working can take place
therefore ointments and spices are purchased and mixed together to further anoint the body
of Jesus (Mark 16:1, Luke 23:56). It is the 2nd day and 2nd night in the tomb.
3 - [Saturday] Sabbath day the routine Saturday Jewish Sabbath, no work can take place on this
day. It is the day of rest and the Third Day and Third Night in the tomb of Jesus (Luke 23:56).
4 - [Sunday] [#4 Feast - First Fruits, Leviticus 23:10,11] Resurrection day "the Re-Birth of Life."
Jesus Resurrects just prior to Sunrise. If He remained dead it would be a fourth daylight day
(Matthew 28:1). On Resurrection Day Jesus begins to Breath (Baptize) the Holy Spirit Life into
each of His disciples giving a New Spiritual Life to His followers and creating the "Born Again"
Church. This is just the First Fruits of the Holy Spirit with much more to come.
6 + 4 = 10 days with Jesus
Another consideration is that the Jewish and Roman leaders of the day had their various agendas and
desires regarding what to do about Jesus, yet it is the prophecies of God that were carried out during
those crucial 10 days.
Mark 14:1,2 … and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him (Jesus) by craft,
and put Him to death. But they said, Not on a feast day, least there be an uproar of the people.
John 19:36,37 For these things were done, that the Scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of Him (Jesus)
shall not be broken. And again another Scripture saith, They shall look on Him (Jesus) whom they
pierced.
Three Days and Three Nights
When challenged about His Deity and Authority Jesus responded to the Scribes and the Pharisees that
to authenticate who He is and what He came to do that He would spend three days in Death and
Resurrect prior to the fourth day according to His own ability to conquer death at any moment He
desired.
Matthew 12:40 For as Jonah {the Prophet} was Three Days and Three Nights in the whale's belly; so
shall the Son of Man be Three Days and Three Nights in the heart of the earth.
The Prophecy is about how long Jesus would remain dead and does not specifically involve how long
Jesus would be in the tomb as Jesus died on the cross it is the cross where Jesus "gave up the ghost"
and began the three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Determining when Jesus was
specifically buried in the tomb is irrelevant to the prophecy as death for Jesus is established at about
3:00 p.m..
Genesis 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night.
In authenticating His death of three days and three nights Jesus is using the Original time frame that
He set out in Genesis 1:5 which is specific periods of daylight and darkness. This timeframe removes
local customs and references to marking days and is universal to all mankind. Therefore, all mankind
will be able to establish and identify with the authority of Jesus.
Jesus generally referred to the doctrines and teachings of early Genesis including the passage about
marriage in Matthew 19:3-8 where Jesus responds by quoting Genesis 1:27.
Therefore we have the Three Days and Three Nights established as
 Thursday death on the cross at 3:00 p.m. Daylight - Day 1

 Thursday night - Night 1
 Friday daylight - Day 2
 Friday night - Night 2
 Saturday daylight - Day 3
 Saturday night - Night 3
*Note Sunday daylight would be the Forth day in the tomb and I don't think that Sunday is eligible as a "death day" as
Sunday is counted as the "Resurrection Day" and therefore cannot be double counted as both a "death day" and as the
Resurrection Day in fulfilling the three day prophecy.
Luke 24:18-23 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto Him (Jesus) [not
knowing it was the resurrected Jesus], Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the
things which are come to pass there in these days? And He (Jesus) said unto them, What things? And
they said unto Him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word
before God and all the people: And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be
condemned to death, and have crucified Him. But we trusted that it had been He which should have
redeemed Israel: and beside all this, *today (4594) [Literal: having already been closed - completed] is
the third day since these things were done. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us
astonished, which were early at the sepulchre; And when they found not his body, they came, saying,
that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that He was alive.
*The Greek word (4594) translated "today" in the Bible is in the Neuter gender and Nominative case
form and denotes that the three days are previously completed prior to this, the current day of
Sunday. It would require that the word (4594) was in the Genitive case form to begin to make the
connection that the current day of Sunday is to be counted in the three days being discussed.
Therefore the three days of arrest, trial, crucifixion and death are unmistakably the Thursday, Friday
and Saturday.
Matthew 28:1 In the end of the Sabbath as it began to dawn {just prior to becoming daylight} toward
the first day (Sunday) of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher.
[Old & New Testament Holy Week Prophecies]
Amos 4:12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to
meet thy God, O Israel.
2nd Peter 1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed,
as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
It is regarded that there are approximately 555 fulfilled prophecies from the Old Testament regarding
the first coming of Jesus and that there is also an additional 333 prophecies in both the Old and New
Testaments prophesying about the second coming of Jesus, equaling about 888 prophecies for just
the two comings of Jesus. Following are a few of the Old Testament prophecies and some New
Testament fulfillment's to help place the events of Holy week into a prophetic prospective.
 Old Testament verse

o New Testament verse
Palm Saturday
 Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem:

behold, thy King cometh unto thee: He is Just, and having Salvation; lowly, and riding
upon a donkey, and upon a colt the offspring of a donkey.
o Matthew 21:4,5 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek,
and sitting upon an ass (donkey), and a colt the foal of an ass (donkey).
 Psalm 118:24,26 This is the day [Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem] which the LORD hath
made we will rejoice and be glad in it. ... Blessed be He that cometh in the name of the
Lord.
o Matthew 21:9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying,
Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord;
Hosanna in the highest.
Sunday - Cursed Fig Tree - Temple Teaching
 Genesis 3:7 ... and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
o Matthew 21:19 And when He saw a fig tree in the way, He came to it, and found nothing
thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for
ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
 Genesis 3:21 Unto Adam also and his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins and
clothed them.
o Mark 15:46 And he bought fine linen, and took Him down, and wrapped Him in the
linen, and laid Him in a sepulchre (tomb) which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a
stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
o Revelation 19:7,8 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to Him: for the marriage of
the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her (Church) was
granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the
righteousness of saints.
 Isaiah 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for
ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that
they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be
glorified.
o Galatians 3:26,27 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many
of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on [become clothed in] Christ.
Wednesday - New Covenant - Last Supper - Passover
 Jeremiah 31:31,34 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a New
Covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: .. for I will forgive their
iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
o Matthew 26:26-28 Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the
disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and
gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament,
which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
 Zechariah 9:11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy
prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
Thursday - Trials - Rejection - Death on the Cross
 Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee (Satan) and the woman, and between
thy seed (Antichrist) and her seed (Jesus); it shall bruise thy head [skull], and thou shalt
bruise His heel. This was literally fulfilled as Jesus had His heel bruised as He supported
His weight on His heel suspended on the cross in order to heal us.
o John 19:17 And He (Jesus) bearing His cross went forth into a place called the place of a
skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: {In Latin it is called Calvary. The Cross of
Jesus is the Victory of Jesus over the head [skull] of Satan, Sin and Death. Since the cross
of Jesus in His victory now Satan, Sin and Death no longer have any authority -
[headship] over humans who choose to acknowledge the victory of Jesus and enter into
in a relationship with Jesus.}
o Colossians 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which
was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross;
o Colossians 1:20 And, having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to
reconcile all things unto Himself; by Him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or
things in heaven.
o Matthew 27:50 Jesus, when He had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
And, behold, the veil of the Temple was rent (torn) in twain from the top to the bottom
[the veil is what separated the Holy God from the presence of sinful humans in the
Temple]; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
o Hebrews 10:17-20 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where
remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. Having therefore, brethren,
boldness to enter into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which
He hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, His flesh;
 Daniel 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah (Christ) be cut off
(Executed - destroyed, 3772) but not for Himself:
o John 19:14-16 and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! But they cried out, Away
with Him, away with Him, crucify Him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King?
The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar. Then delivered he Him
therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led Him away.
 Zechariah 6:11,12 Then take silver and gold, and make Crowns, and set them upon the
head of Joshua (Jesus) {Joshua is the Old Testament, Hebrew name of the same New
Testament, Greek name Jesus} the son of Josedech, the High Priest; and speak unto him,
saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is the
Branch (Nazarene), and he shall grow up out of his place and he shall build the Temple
of the LORD:
o John 19:5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the Crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And
Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
 Exodus 6:6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you
out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage,
and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
 1st Kings 8:42 For they shall hear of Thy great name, and of Thy strong hand, and of Thy
stretched out arm; when he (stranger) shall come and pray toward this house
(Solomon's Temple);
 2nd Kings 17:36 But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great
power and a stretched out arm, Him shall ye fear, and Him shall ye worship, and to Him
shall ye do sacrifice.
 Jeremiah 32:17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy
great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
o Luke 23:33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they
crucified Him [He stretched out both His arms], and the malefactors, one on the right
hand, and the other on the left.
 Psalms 22:16-18 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have
enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: they look and
stare upon me. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
 Ruth 1:20-22 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara (bitter): for the
Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the LORD hath brought
me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified
against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me? So Naomi returned, and Ruth the
Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab:
and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
o John 19:25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother (Mary - bitter), and his
mother's sister, Mary (bitter) the wife of Cleophas, and Mary (bitter) Magdalene.
 Ruth 4:14-19 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not
left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. And he shall
be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in
law (Ruth), which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.
And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. And the
women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they
called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of (King) David.
o Matthew 27:54-56 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching
Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying,
Truly this was the (King) Son of God. And many women were there beholding afar off,
which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto Him: Among which was Mary
Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's
children.
o John 12:37,38 But though He had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed
not on Him: That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake,
Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been
revealed?
 Isaiah 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare His
generation? for He was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of My
people was He stricken.
 Amos 8:9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD God, that I will cause the
sun to go dark at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.
o Luke 23:44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth
until the ninth hour.
Sunday - Resurrection day
 Deuteronomy 29:2-4 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen
all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all
his servants, and unto all his land; The great temptations which thine eyes have seen,
the signs, and those great miracles: Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to
perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. |
o Luke 24:44-48 And He (Jesus) said unto them (Disciples), These are the words which I
spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were
written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning Me.
Then opened He their understanding [they became Born Again Christians], that they
might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it
behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance
and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations, beginning at
Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things.
 Exodus 25:19 And make one cherub (angel) on the one end, and the other cherub
(angel) on the other end: even of the mercy seat (upon the Ark of the Covenant) shall ye
make the cherubims (angels) be.
o John 20:11,12 But Mary stood without at the sepulcher weeping: and as she wept, she
stooped down, and looked into the sepulcher, and seeth two angels in white sitting, the
one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
o John 20:27 Then saith He (Jesus) to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold My
hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into My side: and be not faithless, but
believing.
o John 12:37,38 But though He had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed
not on Him: That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake,
Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been
revealed?
 Ezekiel 11:19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a New Spirit within you; and I
will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh.
o John 20:22 And when He (Jesus) had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto
them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost (Spirit).
o 1st Corinthians 15: And that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day
according to the scripture ... After that He was seen of above five hundred brethren at
once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
Prophecies about the Second Coming of Jesus
 Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon Me whom
they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourneth for his only son, and
shall be in bitterness for Him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
o Jude 1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold,
the Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints,
o 1st Thessalonians 1:9,10 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we
had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus, which
delivered us from the wrath to come.
o Acts 3:20,21 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom
the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
[Chanukah - Hanukkah]
Chanukah - Hanukkah the Jewish Festival of Lights:
Chanukah: Did Jesus celebrate Hanukkah? - Yes, Jesus did :) He is Jewish :) Read John 10
Did Jesus celebrate Hanukkah? I am wondering, [since] Hanakkah was an ancient Jewish holiday, would Jesus
have celebrated it? I am asking as a Christian. What does the Bible say about it? ... Yes, John 10:22 It was the
Feast of Hanukkah at Yerushalayim (Jerusalem). John 10:23 It was winter, and Yeshua (Jesus) was walking in
the Temple, in Shlomo's (Solomon's) porch. John 10:24 The Yehudim (Judean Jewish people) therefore came
around him and said to him, "How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly." --
If you love the Jewish Messiah, Yeshua, you should love and respect and care about His natural [Jewish]
family as well. Hanukkah is a wonderful holiday to celebrate. The Jewish people were being persecuted by the
Greek people of the time-- who were trying to snuff out the Jewish people's faithfulness to God by oppressing
them, destroying the Torah, killing Jewish people who refused to sacrifice a pig to an idol, and encouraging
Jewish people to adopt Greek culture instead of obeying the Law of Moses. However, with God's help, the
Jewish people rebelled against a much larger army and were victorious. This happened three hundred years
[note: 164 BC to 63 BC] before Yeshua's (Jesus') birth. The Temple was restored to true worship. God showed
Himself strong on their behalf. "And His word/ broke their sword/ when our own strength failed us" goes one
of the traditional songs for Hanukkah. Yeshua said that whatever a person did for the least of His brothers
which could also mean Jewish people, that person is doing for Him. Absolutely, it is right to extend friendship,
respect, and appreciation to the Jewish people and to appreciate and value Jewish culture. (God) The Father's
heart is still bound to them (Jews) and will be forever. [article link]
Chanukah: The Festivals of Hanukkah and Christmas - Every year as Christians celebrate Christmas, the
Jewish community observes Hanukkah 'the Feast of Lights' Is there any historic or symbolic connection
between Hanukkah and Christmas? - Yes, both historic and symbolic - Herman Wouk, a contemporary Jewish
author, in his book entitled "This is My God" says: The two festivals have one real point of contact - Had [the
Greek King] Antiochus succeeded [against the Jewish Maccabee revolt] in obliterating Jewry a century and a
half before the birth of Jesus, there would have been no Christmas - The feast of the Nativity rests upon the
victory of Hanukkah" {Christianity rests upon all of the Jewish accomplishments, miracles, Bible prophecies
and victories from the past, in the current present and on into the future!}
The Festivals of Hanukkah and Christmas: Hanukkah the "Feast of Lights" Q: Every year as Christians
celebrate Christmas, the Jewish community observes Hanukkah' - the Feast of Lights.' Is there any historic or
symbolic connection between Hanukkah and Christmas? EDB: Yes - both historic and symbolic. Herman
Wouk, a contemporary Jewish author, in his book entitled "This is My God", says: "The two festivals have one
real point of contact. Had Antiochus succeeded in obliterating Jewry a century and a half before the birth of
Jesus, there would have been no Christmas. The feast of the Nativity rests upon the victory of Hanukkah." Q:
Is there a Christian interest in the Festival of Hanukkah? EDB: I have asked myself, Why are some Christians
vitally interested in the Jewish Festival of Hanukkah? Perhaps the most obvious answer is that Jesus attended
the Festival, as we may read in the Gospel of John, chapter 10, verses 22 and 23: "Then came the Feast of the
Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was in the Temple area walking in Solomon's Colonnade" ...
The Feast of the Dedication' - Dedication' is the English translation of the Hebrew word Hanukkah'. Jesus
Celebrated Hanukkah Q: So Jesus celebrated Hanukkah. What kind of ritual took place in the Temple during
Hanukkah in Jesus' time? EDB: In Jesus' time there was an extra illumination of the Temple during the
celebration of Hanukkah, the annual commemoration of the Dedication of the Altar' and of the Sanctuary', in
165 B.C. (some scholars give 164 B.C.). (I Maccabees 4:36-59; Alfred Edersheim. The Temple. Its Ministry and
Services at the Time of Christ,' p. 334). Beside the ancient Mosaic 7-branched Menorah, there were "great
candelabras burning in the Women's Court". (Alfred Edersheim. "The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah",
Vol. II, Book IV, chap. VI) And in addition to that, the special Hanukkah lamp-stand was lit. It had eight
branches and a leader-lamp called the Shammash' or Servant. The custom was then, as it still is, to light the
Servant lamp first, and with it kindle the first lamp on the first night. Then, one additional lamp was lit each
night, until on the eighth night all lamps were burning. [article link]
Chanukah: Debbie Schlussel - Happy Chanukah: What It Means in the Age of Mumbai Bombings, HAMAS,
Hezbos; Still No Modern Maccabees - Chanukah is the story of miracles on so many levels, miracles Jews
remember during this eight-day holiday, every year - Chanukah is the story of the few against the many -
Above all, Chanukah is about the age-old, repeat fight of the Jewish people for religious freedom {This
Chanukah season we join Jews and Christians everywhere praying for God's blessing upon His children of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God's chosen, anointed, elect and destined children of Israel the Jews. How true so
many miracles that God has kept and brought the Jews through during so many perilous and dangerous
times. God is going to keep and preserve the Jewish people and in fact the New Testament of the Holy Bible
concludes in the book of Revelation with much of the attention and focus again on the Jews of Israel because
the Jews do prevail and win as they finally at last look upon their Savior Messiah. Zechariah 12:10 … and they
shall look upon Me whom they have pierced …}
As I write this, it's nightfall in Michigan, and the Jewish holiday of Chanukah began--as all Jewish holidays do--
at sundown, about an hour ago. Chanukah is the story of miracles on so many levels, miracles Jews remember
during this eight-day holiday, every year. It's especially compelling, this year, as we remember the murder of
several Jews at the Lubavitch Chabad House Jewish Center in Mumbai, India, at the hands of Islamic terrorists
less than a month ago. Chanukah is the story of the few against the many--the few Maccabees, led by
Matthew [Matityahu, and then, after his death, Matthew's son, Judah [Yehudah], who fought against
oppression by Greek-Assyrian King Antiochus Epiphanies and miraculously beat him and his army, which far
outnumbered the Jews. It's the story of the one jar of olive oil which mirculously lasted eight days--the
amount of time it took to make more jars--in lighting the menorah [candelabra] in the Jewish Temple in
Jerusalem. All other jars had been destroyed or made impure by the Greeks, and it was the one jar that
miraculously survived intact. Above all, Chanukah is about the age-old, repeat fight of the Jewish people for
religious freedom. [article link]
Chanukah: Israeli archaeologists find rare gold coins - Some Israeli archaeologists are having a particularly
happy Hanukkah - The Israel Antiquities Authority reported a thrilling find Sunday [start of 2008 Hanukkah]
the discovery of 264 ancient gold coins in Jerusalem National Park - The coins bear a likeness of Heraclius,
who was the Byzantine [Eastern Roman Empire, 330 AD - 1453 AD] emperor from 610 to 641 - the emperor is
clad with military garb and is holding a cross in his right hand - One the other side, there is the sign of the
cross (Photo)
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Some Israeli archaeologists are having a particularly happy Hanukkah. ... "This is one of
the largest and most impressive coin hoards ever discovered in Jerusalem -- certainly the largest and most
important of its period," said Doron Ben-Ami and Yana Tchekhanovets, who are directing the excavation on
behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Researchers discovered the coins at the beginning of the eight-day
Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which started at sunset on Sunday. One of the customs of the holiday is to give
"gelt," or coins, to children, and the archaeologists are referring to the find as "Hanukkah money." The 1,400-
year-old coins were found in the Giv'ati car park in the City of David in the walls around Jerusalem National
Park, a site that has yielded other finds, including a well-preserved gold earring with pearls and precious
stones. They were in a collapsed building that dates back to the 7th century, the end of the Byzantine period.
The coins bear a likeness of Heraclius, who was the Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641. The authority said
that while different coins had been minted during this emperor's reign, the coins found at the site represent
"one well-known type." In that style, the emperor is clad with military garb and is holding a cross in his right
hand. One the other side, there is the sign of the cross. [article link]
Update: Tourist Uncovers Hidden Treasure (Heraclius - gold coins) in Holy Land - A British tourist
volunteering at the dig discovered the trove on Sunday - The coins bear the image of the Byzantine emperor
Heraclius, who ruled between 610 and 641 A.D. - Heraclius was the last Byzantine emperor to rule over
Jerusalem, which fell to Muslim Arab armies in 637 A.D.
JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists said they have unearthed more than 250 gold coins from the seventh
century on the edge of Jerusalem's walled Old City. A British tourist volunteering at the dig discovered the
trove on Sunday. ... The coins bear the image of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius, who ruled between 610
and 641 A.D. He is depicted wearing military dress and holding a cross in his right hand. [Heraclius was the
last Byzantine emperor to rule over Jerusalem, which fell to Muslim Arab armies in 637.] A statement Monday
said the coins had likely been hidden in a niche in one of the building's walls. [article link]
Byzantine (Roman) Gold Coins - A private collection of Late Roman, Byzantine and western contemporary
imitative gold coins from 330 AD to 1204 AD - Heraclius Gold Coin (Photo)
Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius -- October 5, 610 AD through January 11, 641 AD. - Minted At
Constantinople [Byzantium, Asia Minor --> renamed as Nova Roma --> renamed as Constantinople --> now
known as Istanbul, Turkey]. [article link]
Dictionary of Roman Coins - "CONOB" Inscribed Gold Coins - "CONOB" CON = [minted in] Constantinopoli,
OB = obryzum (pure gold) and the Greek numeral 72 - the exergue CONOB coin may be read "Constantinople,
1/72 pound pure gold"
CONOB. Constantinopoli obryzum. The solidus weighed 1/72 of the Roman pound. "OB" was both an
abbreviation for the word obryzum, which means refined or pure gold, and is the Greek numeral 72. Thus the
exergue CONOB coin may be read "Constantinople, 1/72 pound pure gold." -- "Byzantine Coinage" by Philip
Grierson [article link]
[Easter - Articles]
Jordan site said to be Jesus baptism place - a site on the east bank of the Jordan River that Pope Benedict
visited on Sunday - John's Gospel (1:28) says John the Baptist baptised Jesus in "Bethany beyond the Jordan"
a name distinguishing it from Bethany village near Jerusalem where Jesus was said to raise Lazarus from the
dead {When Jesus was Baptized it wasn't to take away sins, Jesus didn't have any it was to reveal Jesus as the
Messiah (John 1:32). Note: Baptism by water does not even take away our sins it is only the blood of Jesus
that removes our sins. Our Baptism in water represents our faith in the blood-death and resurrection life of
Jesus the Messiah-Christ. Baptism represents (Romans 6:4) that we are dead with Jesus (immersed in water)
and buried to this world and then (reemerged) resurrected with Jesus and alive in heaven.}
BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN (Reuters) - Bethany beyond the Jordan, a site on the east bank of the
Jordan River that Pope Benedict visited on Sunday, claims to be the exact spot where Jesus was baptised.
Extensive excavations since the mid-1990s have unearthed ruins of churches, baptismal pools and caves that
show it was a Christian pilgrimage site as early as the fourth century. Here are a few facts about Bethany
beyond the Jordan: -- John's Gospel (1:28) says John the Baptist baptised Jesus in "Bethany beyond the
Jordan," a name distinguishing it from Bethany village near Jerusalem where Jesus was said to raise Lazarus
from the dead. That situated the site on the east bank of the Jordan but the exact spot was not known. --
Over the centuries, churches for pilgrims were eventually built on both sides of the Jordan. One west bank
site, now called Qasr al Yahud, was assumed to be the baptism site. ... At the site where a stream meets the
Jordan, a marble stairway leads down to the baptismal pool. Accounts from ancient pilgrims said the faithful
would descend the stairs to bathe in the water. The baptism site itself has ruins of five churches. The area also
has ruins of two monasteries, a cave church and cells for monks, two other churches and baptismal pools.
[article link]
Mt. Nebo where Moses Died is Located in Jordan [Jordan is an excellent part of the Biblical lands though it is
not a part of the Holy Land - The Holy Land is exclusively Israel and specifically Jerusalem (Daniel 9:24)] - The
Time and Place of the Transfiguration of Jesus {Mt. Nebo located outside of Israel separated from the Holy
Land was also very likely the location of the Mt. of Transfiguration (Matt 17:1, Mark 9:1; Luke 9:28) because
the Transfiguration of Jesus took place before the cross of Jesus and therefore the sins that kept Moses out of
the Promise Land the first time would also keep Moses out of Israel this second time. If Moses is one of the
Two Witnesses (Revelation 11:1-12) in Jerusalem during the Revelation Period it will be because it is after the
cross of Jesus and the sins of Moses are now gone having been nailed to the cross (Colossians 2:14) with all
the sins of humanity so Moses can now enter Israel. -- Jesus was without sin and therefore could be bodily
Transfigured something sinful humans cannot do we need to die first and separate from our body of sin
(Romans 8:3) and then we Christians receive our new transfigured (1 Corinthians 15:35-55) bodies.}
ABSTRACT: This speculative article proposes that the Transfiguration of Jesus occurred on Mt. Nebo, [Easter]
Sunday April 20, six days after Passover April 14, AD 32 [the next year AD 33 was the crucifixion and
resurrection of Jesus] about three weeks following the feeding of the 5000. The 5000 were fed when Passover
was “near”. Standard chronologies place the Transfiguration around the feast of Tabernacles six-months
later, on or near Mt. Hermon. Peter’s confession was on Passover and prefigures the identification of the
Messiah for Crucifixion and the Transfiguration prefigures the Resurrection. ... Overview: The approximate
time of the Transfiguration can be discerned from the following information—In John 6:4 we are told, ‘the
Jewish Passover feast was near’. This Passover was one year before Jesus’ final Passover. The author
understands "Passover was near" to mean that the month of Nisan/Abib was starting. Jesus that day fed 5000
men. That night Jesus spent in prayer then before dawn he walked across the Sea of Galilee in a storm. The
next day in Capernaum Jesus declared that we must eat his body and drink his blood. Most who heard this
message rejected it. After this rejection, Jesus appears to turn his ministry to the gentiles for a time. He then
rather that preparing to go down to Jerusalem for the Passover, journeyed northwest (20-50 miles) to the
region of Tyre and Sidon and healed the daughter of a Canaanite woman of great faith. Jesus then journeyed
back to the Sea of Galilee and onto the Decapolis region. There he spent three days with, and fed 4000 men
(probably gentiles) and then sent them away. Jesus then crossed the Sea of Galilee to Magadan or
Dalmanutha where he encounters Pharisees and Sadducees looking for a sign. They again journeyed to the
other side where Jesus healed a blind man in Bethsaida (near the northern end of the Sea of Galilee).
These events and travel took nearly two weeks. Then Jesus and the apostles journeyed 25 miles north to the
region of Caesarea Philippi, where Peter declared that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. Then Jesus
started to directly predict his crucifixion. Jesus had been doing this bit of traveling so that he came under that
clause that permitted one to miss the Passover in Nisan and instead go in the second month if he was on a
journey. Jesus by this time was well recognized and there was a constant threat to his life by the religious
leaders. To have gone to Jerusalem for this feast would have precipitated his crucifixion a year early. They
went in the second month when they could go secretly. The transfiguration occurs six days after Peter’s
confession. Now it is likely that Elijah was taken up from the same mountain that Moses died on, Mt. Nebo
also known as Pizgah. Mt. Nebo is about a hundred miles south of Caesarea Philippi and 20 miles east of
Jericho near the Dead Sea.
Mt. Nebo: Why Mt. Nebo for the Transfiguration? Moses died on Mt Nebo (Deut. 34:1,7). Elijah was headed in
the direction of Mt. Nebo when he as taken and Jeremiah hid the tabernacle and Ark of the Covenant on Mt.
Nebo. In 2 Kings 2:1 Elijah starts from Gilgal in the hill country of Ephraim. He went about 8 miles south to
Bethel. From there, he journeyed 13 miles east-southeast (ESE) to Jericho. From there, he continued on to the
Jordan, if he continued ESE he came to the Jordan at 7 miles. He crossed the Jordan on dry land and
continued. If he continued ESE in 14 miles, he would reach the summit of Mt. Nebo also known as Pizgah.
This is speculative scenario, but is possible and even likely. Jeremiah hid the tabernacle, the altar of incense,
and the Ark of the Covenant on Mt. Nebo. If Moses and Elijah both departed from Mt. Nebo how appropriate,
that Jesus’ departure discussed there. Peter called the mount of transfiguration a holy mountain-and
Maccabees states Mt. Nebo was sanctified to God or made holy. It is also stated that the majesty of the LORD
shall appear, and there shall be a cloud as it was also shown to Moses. These events fit the transfiguration—
the disciples saw Jesus’ majesty and the cloud. Jesus and the apostles then journeyed four days, about 90
miles south, then they rested near the Jericho on the Sabbath. The next day the transfiguration occurred—
Sunday Omer/Easter Nisan. Went to a high mountain to pray—could they have prayed all night.
Transfiguration occurred "as he was praying". Peter and his companions were very sleepy—an indication that
the transfiguration occurred during the night—when they came fully awake they saw.
The request to build shelters could imply a place to sleep as opposed to a tabernacle for the feast of Booths
[more likely Peter was attempting to build shrine like structures to commemorate the people and the event
an idea that Jesus did not seem to approve of]. This mention by Peter of booths has caused commentators to
place this event near the feast of Booths or Tabernacles in the fall. The feast of Tabernacles must be
celebrated in Jerusalem not on some high mountain, six days or less journey from Caesarea Philippi. This
mountain is normally taken to be on or near Mt. Hermon, which dominated the area around that town.
Peter’s mention of booths has no connection with the feast of booths. In the gospel of John, the feast of
Tabernacles follows the feeding of the 5000. But we know from Matthew’s gospel that Jesus returned to
Capernaum immediately following the Transfiguration incident because there was an attempt to collect the
two-drachma tax. This tax was normally paid before Passover. Therefore, this cannot be occurring just before
the feast the feast of Tabernacles because they leave from here and go to Capernaum rather than Jerusalem.
It cannot be occurring after the feast because they are all the way up in Caesarea Philippi and have spent at
least two weeks traveling about. [article link]
Vatican (Catholic) Radio: MAY 9, 2009 - SPOTLIGHT ON MOUNT NEBO - Pope Benedict visits Mount Nebo in
Jordan where tradition states that God gave Moses a view of the Promised Land from afar (Mp3)
Pope Benedict visits Mount Nebo in Jordan where tradition states that God gave Moses a view of the
Promised Land from afar.... [article link]
Isaiah 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare His generation? for He was
cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of My people was He stricken. {Good Friday devotion
verse - I discovered this portion of a verse "He was taken from prison and from judgment" it was new to me
and very amazing to say the least.} (The complete Bible is available at ChristianFaithDownloads.com)
Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 Behold, My (God's) servant shall deal prudently, He (Jesus) shall be exalted and extolled,
and be very high. As many were astonied at thee; His visage was so marred more than any man, and His form
more than the sons of men: So shall He sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at Him: for
that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. Who
hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? For He (Jesus) shall grow up before
Him (father God) as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness; and
when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected of men; a
man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from Him; He was despised, and
we esteemed Him not. Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him
stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our
iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep
have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on Him the iniquity of us
all. He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth [for acquittal]: He is brought as a
lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth [Jesus did not
request to be released]. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare His generation?
for He was cut off (executed) out of the land of the living: for the transgression of My people was He stricken.
And He made his grave (cross) with the wicked, and with the rich (tomb) in his death; because He had done no
violence, neither was any deceit in His mouth. Yet it pleased the LORD (YHWH) to bruise Him; He hath put
Him to grief: when thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His
days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand. He shall see of the travail of His soul, and shall
be satisfied: by His knowledge shall My righteous servant justify many; for He shall bear their iniquities.
Therefore will I divide Him a portion with the great, and He shall divide the spoil with the strong; because He
hath poured out His soul unto death: and He was numbered with the transgressors; and He bare the sin of
many, and made intercession for the transgressors. [article link]
Psalm 22 {Good Friday devotion verse.} (The complete Bible is available at ChristianFaithDownloads.com)
Psalms 22:1- 31 My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me? why art Thou so far from helping Me, and
from the words of My roaring? O My God, I cry in the daytime, but Thou hearest not; and in the night season,
and Am not silent. But thou art Holy, O Thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. Our fathers trusted in Thee:
they trusted, and Thou didst deliver them. They cried unto Thee, and were delivered: they trusted in Thee,
and were not confounded. But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. All
they that see Me laugh Me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head saying, He trusted on the
LORD that He would deliver Him: let Him deliver Him, seeing He delighted in Him. But Thou art He that took
Me out of the womb: Thou didst make Me hope when I was upon My mother's breasts. I was cast upon Thee
from the womb: Thou art My God from My mother's belly. Be not far from Me; for trouble is near; for there is
none to help. Many bulls have compassed Me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset Me round. They gaped upon
Me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. I Am poured out like water, and all My bones are out of
joint: My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of My bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and
My tongue cleaveth to My jaws; and thou hast brought Me into the dust of death. For dogs have compassed
Me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed Me: they pierced My hands and My feet. I may tell all My bones:
they look and stare upon Me. They part My garments among them, and cast lots upon My vesture. But be not
Thou far from Me, O LORD: O My strength, haste Thee to help Me. Deliver My soul from the sword; My
darling from the power of the dog. Save Me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard Me from the horns of
the unicorns. I will declare Thy Name unto My brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Ye
that fear the LORD, praise Him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify Him; and fear Him, all ye the seed of Israel.
For He hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath He hid His face from Him;
but when He cried unto Him, He heard. My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my
vows before them that fear Him. The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek
Him: your heart shall live for ever. All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all
the kindreds of the nations shall worship before Thee. For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and He is the governor
among the nations. All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust
shall bow before Him: and none can keep alive his own soul. A seed shall serve Him; it shall be accounted to
the Lord for a generation. They shall come, and shall declare His righteousness unto a people that shall be
born, that He hath done this. [article link]
After Eden: Genesis 3:15 Saviour Crossing (Cartoon)

Genesis 3:14-15 And the LORD God said unto the serpent (Satan), Because thou hast done this [deceived
mankind], thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go,
and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I (God) will put enmity between thee (Satan) and the
woman, and between thy (Satanic - Antichrist) seed and her (Jesus - Salvation) seed; it (cross of Jesus -
"Golgotha") shall bruise thy head, and thou (Satan) shalt bruise His heel (nailed feet and a bruised heel on the
cross at Golgotha. -- Matthew 27:33-38 33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to
say, a place of a skull, They gave Him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when He had tasted thereof, He
would not drink. And they crucified Him, and parted His garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by the prophet, They parted My garments among them, and upon My vesture did they cast lots.
And sitting down they watched Him there; And set up over His head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS
THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then were there two thieves crucified with Him, one on the right hand, and another
on the left. [article link]
Ray Comfort: Thoughts on the Resurrection - What do you think was the most significant event in human
history? - This Easter, millions of both Jews and Gentiles [and even Christians] will celebrate biblical events
that they don't fully understand {It's ok and perfectly normal not to fully understand all of the Passover
(Easter) events because like all of the Creation Events and all of the End Times events the events and plans of
God are substantially more involved both spiritually and physically than mankind can comprehend. The
important thing is to trust Jesus and to get to know Jesus. Jesus created the universe, Jesus redeemed the
universe on the cross and Jesus will conclude His universe with His End Time events so really most of the
events are out of our hands however the one true event of having a meaningful and purposeful relationship
with God in Jesus Christ is entirely within our abilities.}
The fact that God raised someone from the dead is not really significant. He raised the dead a number of
times both in the Old and New Testaments. But this resurrection had enormous lawful repercussions. It was
evidence that the Judge of the universe had acknowledged that the payment for our sins was acceptable. It
was the key that unlocked the door to immortality for humanity. Here's another question for you. What is the
most precious substance in the universe? It was unquestionably the blood of Jesus Christ. Nothing else could
redeem us from the just curse of God’s Law. When eternal justice called for our blood, and Jesus gave His
blood to atone for our crimes. We were not redeemed with silver and gold…but with the precious blood of
Christ. ... These are wonderful biblical truths that Christians know and rejoice in. But, this Easter, millions of
both Jews and Gentiles will celebrate biblical events that they don’t fully understand. For one or two holy
days they will give God thanks for His mercy and for the Passover lamb. Christians celebrate Easter and the
resurrection of the Passover Lamb every day of the year. [article link]
Whose Resurrection are You Celebrating? by Kelly McGinley - Mixing the pagan (Easter) celebration of
fertility into the celebration of the resurrection is a severe insult to the Creator of the Universe, and the
pastors that lead us into this sin need to repent - God does not wink at ignorance, especially willful ignorance
After I was born again, not only was I saved, but I was born into reality. There were two things I learned that
were earth shattering to my short Christian walk. The first was that most who call themselves "Christians" did
not believe God's Word. I was shocked! I thought when salvation took place that our faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ meant we believed His Word. All of it, Genesis through Revelation. We did not have a choice. It is
submission to the Word of God. Although I did not know much of God's Word at the time, I did know it was
absolute truth. ... The second insight was finding out that the "church" called the resurrection of my Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ after the sex goddess of Babylon, Easter! Easter is the moon goddess worshiped in
Babylon and beyond. She is the goddess of fertility from which we get the term Estrogen, the female sex
hormone. Plus the word, Estrus which means the sexual excitability of mammals or being in heat. ... Mixing
the pagan celebration of fertility into the celebration of the resurrection is a severe insult to the Creator of the
Universe, and the pastors that lead us into this sin need to repent. God does not wink at ignorance, especially
willful ignorance. [article link]
[Common Holy Week Questions]
1. How old was Jesus when He first began to realize that He was God in a human body?
Much about the human incarnation and earthly life of Jesus was given to us via the prophets of
the Holy Bible's Old Testament. For instance the firsthand account and description of the cross
of Jesus is given to us by the Prophet King David in Psalm 22. The main description of the abuse
and beating of Jesus is given to us by the Prophet Isaiah in Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12. Again in the
22nd Psalm the Prophet King David reveals that the Messiah Jesus would always even before
His birth and in His infancy know that His Father is God in heaven and that He is indeed God in
a human body.
Psalms 22:9 -11 But thou art He (Father God) that took Me (Jesus) out of the womb:
thou didst make Me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts. I was cast upon Thee
from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly {during gestation}. Be not far
from Me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
At the fairly early age of 12 Jesus publically announced that His Father is God the Father, He
announced it in a way that this was something that Jesus has always known and it was not a
new revelation to Him.
Luke 2:49 And He (Jesus) said unto them, How is it that ye sought Me? wist (perceive) ye
not that I must be about My Father's business?
2. Could it be that the crucifixion day suddenly going dark at noontime was simply the result of
the sun being eclipsed by the moon and not necessarily a Divine act of God?
No, our Easter date fluctuates from year to year because we are now on a 365 day a year solar
(sun) calendar. In the days of Jesus the Hebrews and most societies followed a lunar (moon)
calendar where each new month began with each new occurrence of the "New Moon" cycle. A
cycle that lasts about 30 days as the moon revolves around the earth and changes in
appearance from crescent to a full moon and on to a darkened moon then when a hint of the
sun's light was visible reflecting off of the moon it would become a new month correlating with
the "New Moon". The Feast of Unleavened Bread was given the specific date of the 15 th day of
the Jewish month of Nisan (similar to our month of April). With the month of Nisan and all the
Jewish months starting only when a new moon phase is observed then at the 15th of each
month the moon would always be on the opposite side of the earth from the sun and could not
possibly cause a lunar eclipse of the sun. The sun could only be eclipsed at the beginning or at
the end of a lunar month when the moon had revolved around the earth and is again in
between the earth and the sun.
 1st of the month: Sun --> Moon --> Earth

o 15th of the month: Sun --> Earth --> Moon
In the movie “The Passion of Christ” and other movies did Jesus and everyone really speak and
write in the Aramaic language and why didn't the Jewish - Hebrew nation speak and write in their own
Hebrew language the same language the Old Testament of the Bible is written in?
There is every indication that Hebrew was indeed the written and spoken language of the Jews
and there is no indication that Aramaic was ever used as a Jewish language.
It was Hebrew that was written by Pontius Pilate and put on the cross of Jesus for the people
to see and not Aramaic.
John 19:19-20 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was,
JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. This title then read many of the Jews:
for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in
Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
There is no mention of Aramaic only Hebrew, Greek and Latin.
Then when the Apostle Paul finally got his one chance to speak his message to his beloved
Jewish brethren in Jerusalem he spoke to them in the Hebrew language and not Aramaic and
Paul certainly wanted to be heard and understood by the entire crowd of gathered Jews.
Acts 21:37 - 22:2 And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the (Roman)
chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek? Art not thou
that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the
wilderness four thousand men that were murderers? But Paul said, I am a man which am
a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me
to speak unto the (Jewish) people. And when he had given him license, Paul stood on
the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a
great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying, Men, brethren, and
fathers, hear ye my defense which I make now unto you. And when they heard that he
spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith, …
And He (God) said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. And
they gave him audience unto this word (Gentiles), and then lifted up their voices, and
said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. And as
they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, The chief captain
commanded him to be brought into the castle ...
The Jewish audience in Jerusalem was receptive to the Apostle Paul's message until the Apostle
mentioned that he was to take the uniquely Jewish message to the non-Jewish Gentiles.
Immediately the Jews found disfavor in that their customs, traditions and promises of God
were being given to the gentiles. The adamant separation of the Jews from the Gentiles was
also demonstrated by them having their own language of Hebrew and the Jews would have
nothing to do with the neighboring Gentile language of Aramaic.
In what way was Jesus actually nailed to the cross?
Lately Jesus is being depicted as being crucified with four nails one in each hand and now one
in each foot. At other times Jesus is depicted as having both of His hands above His head with
one nail and then one or two nails in His feet.
It is well known that when crucifixion was used by the Romans as a form of a death sentence it
was used in many forms and in various ways throughout its years of use. However in the case
of Jesus' own crucifixion we have throughout the Church history where we have paintings and
depictions of the common crucifixion of Jesus being with his arms outstretched and his feet
together in the familiar figure that we are all accustomed to and we also have the witness of
the disciples in the Bible describing the wounds of Jesus from his crucifixion.
The disciple Thomas stated that he would not believe in the Resurrection of Jesus unless he
personally saw the two nail marks, one in each of the (outstretched) hands of Jesus [the hand
included the tip of the finger, to the elbow].
John 20:25 The other disciples therefore said unto him (Thomas), We have seen the
Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails {Plural -
one nail for each hand} and put my finger into the print of the nails and thrust my hand
into His {wounded - spear pierced} side, I will not believe.
Some modern day critics of the Bible have said that Jesus was crucified with His hands together
above His head with one nail, but then that does not match the Biblical description. The Bible
says that a sign was placed above the head of Jesus, not above His hands.
Matthew 27:37 And set up over His head His accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING
OF THE JEWS. The disciple John records John 19:19 And Pilate wrote a tile and put it on
the cross.
There is plenty of information in the Bible in both the Old and New Testaments regarding the
incarnation, life, teachings, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Information that should not be
ignored nor discounted when examining the events of the Holy Week of Jesus Christ.
[Secular Easter Season Hoaxes - Frauds]
John 4:21-24 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe Me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this
mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye (Gentiles) worship ye know not what: we (Jews)
know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true
(Christian) worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth: for the Father seeketh such to
worship Him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.
Easter Season Frauds:
It seems every Easter without fail that the secular press inundates the media with false and fake Jesus
stories. The false stories always attack the Biblical account of events and like the movie "The Da Vinci
Code" they deny the Deity of Jesus. Usually the inaccuracies also specifically attack the Jewishness of
Jesus now often claiming that Jesus was an Islamic figure even though Islam would not start in its
present form for another 600 years after the time of Jesus.
Note: now it is even at Christmas time that false stories and blatant inaccuracies about Jesus Christ are circulated.
About the Easter type hoaxes:
It seems that Satan quickly realized that the cross of Jesus was not a demonic victory after all but that
it is in fact the triumphal victory of Jesus over Satan, sin and over death. With the incarnation (bodily)
visit, first coming, of Jesus a complete success for God it seems that Satan then immediately turned
his attention to defeating the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 28:11-16 Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and
shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. And when they were assembled with the
elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, Saying, Say ye, His disciples
came by night, and stole him away while we slept. And if this come to the governor's ears, we will
persuade him, and secure you. So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying
is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
With the first coming completed and the second coming of Jesus now assured Satan has set out on at
least a twofold strategy. First denying the first coming and the resurrection of Jesus - immediately
spreading the rumor that the body of Jesus had been stolen and He had not resurrected. Secondly
attacking the people and nation of Israel as it is to the Jews and to the Jewish nation of Israel that
Jesus' second coming is focused on. The Christian Church is indeed raptured into heaven prior to the
second coming of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 19:11-16 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him
was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a
flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns; and He had a name written, that no man knew, but
He himself. And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of
God. And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen,
white and clean. And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations:
and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath
of Almighty God. And He hath on his vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND
LORD OF LORDS.
The first coming of Jesus was mostly about the Church and His second coming is mostly about the
Jews. Therefore we see so much of the Satanic hoaxes, frauds and even rage directed at the Jews and
at their Jewish nation of Israel.
Generally the Easter attacks take the following forms:
 Pretending to locate the bones - tomb of Jesus and proclaiming the resurrection of Jesus was a
hoax.
 Denying the Jewish ethnicity and (physical) origins of Jesus, omitting the Jewish Prophets who
penned the Scriptures and neglecting the Jewish society that preserved the Holy Bible.
 Denying that Jesus Christ created His church and that He is in leadership and has a special and
unique relationship within His Christian Church.
Also listed are some other hoaxes to show that although hoaxes have always existed hoaxes are now very
prevalent in today's society. With the ease of computer 'magic' and new digital rendering techniques hoaxes
are now very common and actually hoaxes are becoming extremely common in all scientific, scholastic,
entertainment and secular segments of society.
March 16, 2009: Scholar Claims Dead Sea Scrolls (Essenes) 'Authors' Never Existed - Elior, who teaches
Jewish mysticism at Jerusalem's Hebrew University, claims that the Essenes were a fabrication by the 1st
century A.D. Jewish-Roman historian Flavius Josephus and that his faulty reporting was passed on as fact
throughout the centuries - Charlesworth contends that at least eight scholars in antiquity refer to the Essenes
- One proof of Essene authorship of the Dead Sea Scrolls, he says, is the large number of inkpots found by
archaeologists at Qumran
Elior's theory has landed like a bombshell in the cloistered world of biblical scholarship. James Charlesworth,
director of the Dead Sea Scrolls project at Princeton Theological Seminary and an expert on Josephus, says it
is not unusual that the word Essenes does not appear in the scrolls. "It's a foreign label," he tells TIME. "When
they refer to themselves, it's as 'men of holiness' or 'sons of light.' " Charlesworth contends that at least eight
scholars in antiquity refer to the Essenes. One proof of Essene authorship of the Dead Sea Scrolls, he says, is
the large number of inkpots found by archaeologists at Qumran. But Elior claims says these ancient
historians, namely Philo and Pliny the Elder, either borrowed from each other or retailed second-hand stories
as fact. "Pliny the Elder describes the Essenes as 'choosing the company of date palms' beside the Dead Sea.
We know Pliny was a great reader, but he probably never visited Israel," she says. Elior is braced for more
criticism of her theory. [article link]
March 09, 2009: The Holy Virus [anti-Jewish, anti-Christian] $10,000 CHALLENGE - From the four gospels of
the 1611 King James Bible, find any personal quoted statements or scriptures coming from Jesus where Jesus
himself states or teaches that he has come to shed his physical blood for the remission or atonement for
anyone's sins {I submitted two verses Matthew 1:21 (for context), Matthew 26:27-28, even though he claims
Matthew 26:27 is not valid, it is valid. ... Matthew 26:39 is also in context and is relevant and valid in that
death [on the cross] is the only payment for sin and that only the Holy blood [cup] of Jesus can make a sinner
holy. Of course the challenger-hoaxer wants an English phrase from only the Gospels to meet his intentions
even though the Bible was written in Hebrew (O.T.) and Greek (N.T.) including using many symbols,
analogies (parables) and prophecies all of which have to be ignored and obscured in order for the hoaxer to
perpetuate his awkward agenda. Note: The blood of Jesus is physical and it is also Spiritual His blood has both
Spiritual and physical implications therefore the message of the Bible is both Spiritual and physical. Jesus did
not limit His blood to the physical realm. This guy seems upset because he wants the Bible to be limited to
physical teachings, limited only to his agendas and not allowing for any of the Bible's Spiritual (Heavenly)
messages and teachings. The challenger is just making a false accusation about the Bible and then he
condemns the Bible for not teaching his false (physical only) accusation. The Bible teaches what God teaches
in the way that God wants it taught not what man teaches or what man wants taught. Also: Never let a
hoaxer disarm you from the FULL Biblical counsel of God. The entire Holy Bible (Genesis - Revelation) is valid
and important to all of mankind!}
Matthew 1:21 And she (Virgin Mary) shall bring forth a son ("her seed" Genesis 3:15), and thou shalt call his
name JESUS: for He shall save his people from their sins. ... Matthew 26:27-28 And He (Jesus) took the cup,
and gave thanks, and gave it to them (Disciples), saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is My blood of the New
Testament, which is *shed for many for the *remission of sins. ... Matthew 26:39 And He (Jesus) went a little
farther, and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, O My Father (God), if it be possible, let this cup [death on the
cross] pass from Me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. -- Also -- John 1:29 The next day John (the
Baptist) seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb (Sacrifice) of God, which taketh away the
sin of the world. John 1:31-36 ... but that He (Savior) should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I (John
the Baptist) come baptizing with water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from
heaven like a dove, and it abode upon Him (Jesus). And I knew Him not: but He (God) that sent me to baptize
with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him
(Jesus), the same is He which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of
God. Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; And looking upon Jesus as He walked, he
saith, Behold the Lamb of God! -- "Again the next day ... and looking upon Jesus as He walked, he saith,
Behold the Lamb of God!" {John the Baptist twice in two days proclaimed Jesus to be the Holy blood Sacrifice
(Lamb) of God and Jesus did not challenge or even alter in any way the statement of the Prophet John the
Baptist.} John 12:30-33 Jesus answered and said, This voice (from Heaven) came not because of Me, but for
your sakes. Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world (Satan) be cast out. And I, if I
be lifted up (crucifixion and resurrection) from the earth, will draw all men unto Me. This he said, signifying
what (crucifixion) death He should die. -- Genesis 3:14-15 And the LORD God said unto the serpent (Satan),
Because thou hast done this [deceived mankind], thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of
the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I (God) will put
enmity between thee (Satan) and the woman, and between thy (Satanic - Antichrist) seed and her (Jesus -
Salvation) seed; it (cross of Jesus - "Golgotha") shall bruise thy head, and thou (Satan) shalt bruise His heel
(nailed feet and a bruised heel on the cross at Golgotha (Matthew 27:33)). -- Revelation 1:4-5 John (the
Disciple) to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from Him which is, and which
was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before His throne; And from Jesus Christ,
who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten (Resurrected) of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the
earth. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood, -- Revelation 5:6 And I (Disciple
John) beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts (Spirit beigns), and in the midst of the
elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, -- Revelation 5: 8-9 8 And when He (Jesus) had taken the book, the
four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and
golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. And they (Saints of Heaven) sung a new song,
saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast
redeemed us to God [the Father] by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
{Revelation, reveals the living resurrected Jesus Christ in Heaven and the resurrected Jesus in the final verses
of the entire Bible puts His seal of aproval on the entire Bible.} Revelation 22:20-21 He (Jesus) which
*testifieth these things saith, Surely I (Jesus) come [return] quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. [article link]
March 07, 2009: Authors Warn That Many Textbooks Distort Religion - A "true or false" question on the
origins of Christianity asserted that "Christianity was started by a young Palestinian named Jesus" - The
teacher's edition says this is "true" - But even though Jesus is the founder of Christianity, the question ignores
the fact that he was Jewish {Note: the Israelis after the first Passover and departing the slavery in Egypt
conquered the land of Cana from seven Nations (Deuteronomy 7:1 - Joshua 13:1-8). It is Biblically incorrect to
call Cana-Israel Palestine and that is exactly what the Romans wanted to do was to be Biblically incorrect
when they initiated the term Palestine.}
Jesus was a Palestinian? That's what one public school textbook says. Although Jesus lived in a region known
in his time as Palestine, the use of the term "Palestinian," with its modern connotations, is among the
hundreds of textbook flaws cited in a recent five-year study of educational anti-Semitism detailed in the book
"The Trouble with Textbooks: Distorting History and Religion." Authors Gary Tobin and Dennis Ybarra of the
Institute for Jewish and Community Research found some 500 imperfections and distortions concerning
religion in 28 of the most widely used social studies and history textbooks in the United States. Ybarra, a
research associate at the institute, called the above example "shocking." -- A "true or false" question on the
origins of Christianity asserted that "Christianity was started by a young Palestinian named Jesus." The
teacher's edition says this is "true." But even though Jesus is the founder of Christianity, the question ignores
the fact that he was Jewish. And Ybarra said, "The Christian scriptures say that he preached in Judea and
Galilee, not Palestine," a term that was used at the time as a less specific description of the broader region
between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. ... Ybarra also claims that the textbooks tend not to
treat Christianity, Judaism and Islam equally. "Islam has a privileged position," he said. "It's not critiqued or
criticized or qualified, whereas Judaism and Christianity are." One example is in the glossary of "World
History: Continuity and Change." It calls the Ten Commandments "moral laws Moses claimed to have
received from the Hebrew God," while the entry for the Koran contains no such qualifier in saying it is the
"Holy Book of Islam containing revelations received by Muhammad from God." [article link]
January 22, 2009: CAIR campaign: Jesus was [not] Muslim - Claims Islam is 'way of life of Abraham, Moses,
Jesus and Muhammad' - A new $60,000 advertising campaign by the Washington, D.C. based Council on
American-Islamic Relations that claims on Florida buses that Jesus was a Muslim is drawing protests -
"Apparently they will say anything to try to get people to convert to Islam - What ever happened to honesty?"
asked a blogger on IslamInAction {Islam did not exist in its modern form until long after Abraham, Moses, and
Jesus. Modern Islam with Mohammad came into existence about 600 A.D. Until the 7th century in the Middle-
East people who weren’t Jewish-Christian worshiped many Gods and the many Gods were just condensed
into the crescent moon god Allah. Interestingly in Genesis 12:1 God told Abram to leave his birthplace to
leave behind all the false Gods and enter into the land that would later be called Israel in order for Abram to
become Abraham and serve the one true God.}
A new $60,000 advertising campaign by the Washington, D.C. based Council on American-Islamic Relations
that claims on Florida buses that Jesus was a Muslim is drawing protests. "Apparently they will say anything
to try to get people to convert to Islam. What ever happened to honesty?" asked a blogger on IslamInAction.
According to a report in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, dozens of people turned out today for a rally to
publicize their opposition to having transit buses in the region carry the message, funded by CAIR, that says:
"ISLAM: The Way of Life of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad." ... The campaign comes on the heels of
a similar campaign in New York City subways several months earlier, as well as a billboard campaign in
Florida. According to JihadWatch,org, signs with "catchy phrases" and images also have gone up in Tampa
Bay, Orlando, Portland, Ore., and San Antonio, Texas. Altaf Ali, of CAIR's south Florida chapter, told the
newspaper the bus campaign statement is simple and correct. He said anyone who submits their will to God is
Muslim. By that definition, he said, "Abraham and all the prophets are Muslim." Several dozen of the regional
fleet of nearly 300 buses have been carrying the message for several weeks. [article link]
Palestinians Declare Joseph's Tomb a "Holy Muslim Site"

In the wake of an attempt by Palestinians to burn down Joseph's Tomb - Judaism's third holiest site -
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction issued a statement denying it will help restore
the shrine, referring to both the shrine and the biblical patriarch as "Muslim." "Pay no attention to the rumors
that we will work with Israel to restore the burial site of the holy Muslim Joseph," said the statement, issued
from Nablus, the biblical city of Shechem. "We are going to guard this holy Muslim site." Joseph's Tomb is the
believed burial place of the son of Jacob who was sold by his brothers into slavery and later became viceroy of
Egypt. [article link]
DebbieSchlussel.com: Obama's Church Published HAMAS Manifesto

I once made the mistake of writing for the nutjobs and phonies at World Net Daily, more aptly called World
Nut Daily. But I got fed up with their horrid treatment and sabotage, in addition to Editor-in-Chief and bizarro
Joseph Farah's warm embrace of Hezbollah Congressman Darrell Issa and Anti-Israel, Anti-Semitic Neo-Nazi
Justin Raimondo. And the site--under Farah's "leadership"--published the anti-Semitic rantings of Jude
Wanniski, a Louis Farrakhan advisor. By reading that site, you enable all of this. Since then, World Nut Daily
has repeatedly--and admittedly--plagiarized my writing and this site. And it has ripped off many other
writers. Even after I called the site on it, Joseph Farah--a huge phony on Israel and terrorism (quit being so
gullible and buying his carefully-calculated act)--had the gall to beg me to return to his lackluster site. I told
him where to go. And the site has kept on ripping me off. [article link]
JesusTombHoax.com: The Jesus Tomb Hoax Presenting the facts regarding the "Jesus Family Tomb"
Jesustombhoax.com is designed to be a meta-guide to information regarding the purported discovery of the
"tomb of Jesus." We realize the term "hoax" is a strong word, but is justified by such things as using fuzzy
statistics to claim that there is a 600 to 1 chance that the remains in the Jesus tomb belong to Jesus the
Christ; as well as spurious claims that DNA evidence has been used to prove that claim. Our goal is to
summarize and link to the best Jesus tomb analysis available on the internet. As such, you will find here
selections from writings by scholars like Ben Witherington, Darrell Bock, N.T. Wright, Paul Maier, Gary
Habermas, Craig Blomberg, Edwin Yamauchi and many more. While this site will not go into the detail that
many of the above scholars will, it will serve as a great portal or introduction to the Jesus Tomb issue, and to
the resurrection of Jesus as a whole. Please feel free to turn your friends and family onto this site! As well,
please use our contact page above to let us know of any other pertinent resources to this discussion.
[article link]
DebbieSchlussel.com: Just in Time For the Holidays, Jews "Cook Palestinian Children in Ovens" Says
Palestinian TV
Just in time for Good Friday/Easter Sunday and the Jewish holiday of Purim (which both fall tomorrow; Purim
starts tonight at sundown), America's chosen "peace" partner for Israel, Mahmoud Abbas' Palestinan
Authority, broadcasts that Jews cook Palestinians in ovens and that there was no Holocaust, but that the
Nazis. The broadcast was aimed at children. ... Anyone forgot the special Muslim SS unit which helped Hitler
cook the Jews in the ovens of Auschwitz, Treblinka, et al? Or how 'bout Yasser Arafat's ancestor, the Grand
Mufti of Jerusalem, Hajj Amin Al-Husseini, who met with Hitler--begging him to hasten the Final Solution and
to bring it to the Middle East? [article link]
The Names of God - JEHOVAH: LORD in our English Bibles (all capitals) - Yahweh, YHWH is the Hebrew
covenant name of God - Occurs 6823 times in the OT First use Gen. 2:4 (Jehovah Elohim) - From the verb "to
be", havah, similar to chavah (to live) - JESUS: Derived from the Hebrew "Joshua" (Y'shua) or "Je-Hoshua"
meaning JEHOVAH (God) IS SALVATION
CHRIST: is equivalent to the Hebrew 'Messiah' (Meshiach), "The Anointed [Alive-Living] One." Other NT Titles
for Jesus: Shepherd of the Sheep; Master; King of kings; Lord of lords; Bishop and Guardian of our Souls;
Daystar, Deliverer, Advocate, Last (or Second) Adam, Ancient of Days, Branch, Chief Cornerstone, Immanuel,
First Born, Head of the Body, Physician, Rock, Root of Jesse, Stone, Potentate; Chief Apostle; Great High
Priest; Pioneer and Perfecter of our Faith (or Author and Finisher); Lamb of God; Lamb Slain before the
Foundation of the World; Lord God Almighty. [article link]
Which Language Did Jesus Speak – Aramaic or Hebrew? - There is no ground for assuming that Jesus did not
speak Hebrew; and when we are told (Acts 21:40) that [Apostle] Paul spoke Hebrew, we should take this piece
of information at face value"
A Final Witness: In addition to the witnesses of the New Testament itself, archaeology, and linguistic
scholarship, we also have that of the Church Fathers. Of them, Jean Carmignac says, "Eight early writers
assert that Matthew wrote his Gospel in Hebrew: altogether there are over thirty formal assertions that this
was so in the works of Papias, Hegesippus, Irenaeus, Origen, Eusebius of Caesarea, Cyril of Jerusalem,
Epiphanius and Jerome". The most important of these testimonies is that of Papias, a second century Church
father: "Matthew recorded in the Hebrew language the words [of Jesus], and everyone interpreted them as
he is able". Dr. Brad Young sums up the importance of considering the Jewish background of Jesus’ life and
teachings: "…without consideration of the Jewish parallels, the Gospels will forever be filtered through
Western culture, and Jesus will be completely missed or greatly misunderstood…The world…including church
leaders and outstanding scholars, often has missed Jesus. The original Jewish environment of his life
promises to reveal a new vision of Jesus and his message" (Jesus the Jewish Theologian, p. xxxvi). [article link]
May, 28 This day in History 1731 - Jewish Hebrew Books Confiscated

Giovanni Antonio Costanzi, the Vatican librarian and author of a catalogue of the Vatican's Hebrew
manuscripts, directed searches in all the Jewish quarters throughout the Papal States to confiscate Jewish
holy books. The confiscation begun on the 22nd Iyar in 1731. More confiscations continued over the next
twenty years. [article link]
[Hoax Alert] Does Israel = ISIS--RA--EL (Isis, Ra) Egyptian gods? No! [Note: El does = YHWH or Jehovah in
Hebrew, Israel = governed by God or "upright with YHVH"] - We've been over this before, and the "Isis-ra-el"
concept is disinformation, put out by someone who has quite an [NWO] agenda - The Isis-Re-El connection is,
frankly silly - It relies on picking names from different time periods, (two different Nation languages Jewish-
Hebrew and Arabic-Aramaic) and kitbashing them together and coming to a conclusion that proves the
disinformant's pet theory
We've been over this before, and the "Isis-ra-el" concept is disinformation, put out by someone who has quite
an agenda. In fact, if you look at history AND the bible, you will see that the name means "upright with
YHVH" en.wikipedia.org... The Isis-Re-El connection is, frankly silly. It relies on picking names from different
time periods and kitbashing them together and coming to a conclusion that proves the disinformant's pet
theory. It's kind of like kitbashing together "Snoop" (rapper Snoop Doggy Dog) and "John" from St. John and
"Bee" from "Aunt Bea" of "The Andy Griffith Show" and then saying that the song "Sloop John B" is actually a
song that has hidden meanings about the Civil Rights movement spying on John F Kennedy. Really. The idea
is THAT [unlikely]. ... To put it bluntly, you have learned exactly what you were supposed to have learned
[from secular society]. Do you not understand that Lucifer knew of Gods plan to send the Son of God so Satan
became [titled] the sun god. No matter what you think you know, Babylon came before any of the other
cultures, shortly after the flood. You are being deceived [thinking Christianity is a copy and mix of other false
religions], it's nothing new. ... Nimrod, Semiramis, and Tammuz are all prototypes of the false gods, or
haven't you figured that out yet. Just twists and turns. Same lie different versions. Nimrod a real person is
killed is said to become Baal and Semiramis his mother-wife becomes pregnant by the sun(Baal) and has a
son Tammuz. Zeus the Greek head god as Nimrod(Baal) impregnates a mortal and has Hercules the son of
god the savior of men. All designed to keep mankind from seeing the true Son of God who walked earth and
was the savior of mankind. Check out all the eastern religions Hinduism, Buddism, Shintoism, Confucainism
etc., etc. etc. ... The ideas that you are talking about have been largely rejected by those who research the
history of religions. The idea that the coincidences between Christianity and the pagan myths is the work of
the devil is the result of [truth and] early Christian apologists. The idea that most ancient myths are actual
Solar Myths is from Max Muller, an early researcher in comparative mythology, and, again, his ideas are
practically universally rejected today. [article link]
[Hoax Alert] World Net Daily Book - Bible [False] fact No. 19: Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob not Jews {[Genesis
14:12-13 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. And
there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the *Hebrew; (it is later Abraham with the -ah- breath of
life from God added to Abram and his wife Sarai after receiving the breath of life from God becomes Sarah -
Genesis 17:15).] The word Hebrew means "Wanderer" Judah in Hebrew means "Praise – Praise to God" the
person and tribe of Judah was named after an already existing Hebrew-Jewish word. Abraham is the Father of
the Jewish (Judaism - "people of praise" [Wikipedia]) nation it was Abraham then his son Isaac and then Jacob
(Israel) that each received the promises of God (Covenant of circumcision Genesis 17:8-14) that are passed
down to the Nation Tribes of Israel. Noah lived before Abraham and Noah is the Father of All Nations (all
modern post flood Nations) while Abraham a descendant of Noah is the Father of the Hebrew-Jewish Nation
and Abraham in receiving the -ah- "born again" Spirit-breath of life from God, Abraham is the Father of Faith
(Romans 4:16) "...of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all." Judah is not the start of the Jewish
nation [Abraham is] and has NEVER been presented as being the start as Judah is a brother (a 12th) of the 12
Tribes of Israel (Jacob), you can't be born into something that already exists and then be considered the start
of it. Note: Most or all False bible teachings come out of twisting and misrepresenting Bible words and
passages. God has a plan for mankind and the Jews-Hebrews the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
(Exodus 6:3-4, Acts 3:13) are the chosen center piece of God's plan (Genesis 12:1-3) for mankind.}
One of the most common misconceptions some people have about the Bible is that the Old Testament
centers only on Jews and Judaism, while the New Testament focuses on Christians and Christianity. Many
assume some of the most well-known heroes – including Noah, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (whose named was
changed to Israel) – were Jews. Though these worshippers of God were the ancestors of the Jews, when the
Holy Scriptures are read without any preconceived notions, it is impossible for themselves to have been Jews.
How can this be? The answer is simple. Those people were all born before a man named Judah, whose name
is the origin of the word "Jew." This is just one of the stunning facts brought to light in "Shocked by the Bible:
The Most Astonishing Facts You've Never Been Told," the stunning new best-seller by Joe Kovacs, the
executive news editor of WND. [article link]
[Hoax Alert] War message found inside Abraham Lincoln's watch - A long-hidden message has been
discovered inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch, the Smithsonian's Museum of American History
announced Tuesday - The actual (2009) message that the museum found differs from the watchmaker's
(1906 interview with The New York Times) recollection
A long-hidden message has been discovered inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch, the Smithsonian's
Museum of American History announced Tuesday. Watchmaker Jonathan Dillon was repairing Lincoln's
watch in April 1861 when he heard about the attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, and wrote a short
message on the metal inside the watch, the Smithsonian said. ... In a 1906 interview with The New York
Times, Dillon reported that as soon as he heard the news about the first shots of the Civil War, he unscrewed
the dial of the watch and wrote on the metal, "The first gun is fired. Slavery is dead. Thank God we have a
President who at least will try." The actual message that the museum found differs from the watchmaker's
recollection. It says, "Jonathan Dillon, April 13-1861, Fort Sumpter [sic] was attacked by the rebels on the
above date J Dillon, April 13-1861, Washington, thank God we have a government, Jonth Dillon." According to
the Smithsonian, it was not unusual for professional watchmakers to record their work inside a watch.
[article link]
Secret Message Found In (Abraham) Lincoln Pocket Watch - For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about
a hidden Civil War message engraved inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch - On Tuesday, museum curators
confirmed it was true - Jonathan Dillon, then a watchmaker on Pennsylvania Avenue, had Lincoln's watch in
his hands when he heard the first shots of the Civil War had been fired in South Carolina - The Irish immigrant
later recalled being the only Union sympathizer working at the shop in a divided Washington (D.C.) - no one
including Lincoln, ever saw the inscription as far as he knew - "My gosh, that was Lincoln's watch" he said,
"and my ancestor put graffiti on it!" {Note: the actual date of the attack on Fort Sumpter was April 12, 1861.
Widespread news of the attack probably arrived a day later on April 13th in Washington D.C. and the rest of
the North. In using the April 13th date on the watch [this might not be the original watch graffiti it is probably
forged graffiti (why would the original quote use the date twice?) the original quote probably said April 12th]
for the start of the American Civil War. It seems the Bush Satanists are attempting to pretend that they had a
hand in starting the first Civil War in America as they are even now desperately trying to ignite a second Civil
War in America as a part of their overall planned destruction (population reduction) of America.}
WASHINGTON - For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved
inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch. On Tuesday, museum curators confirmed it was true. A watchmaker
used tiny tools to carefully pry open the antique watch at the National Museum of American History, and a
descendant of the engraver read aloud the message from a metal plate underneath the watch face. "Jonathan
Dillon April 13 - 1861," part of the inscription reads, "Fort Sumpter (sic) was attacked by the rebels on the
above date." Another part reads, "Thank God we have a government." The words were etched in tiny cursive
handwriting and filled the the space between tiny screws and gears that jutted through the metal plate. A
magnifying glass was required to read them. Jonathan Dillon, then a watchmaker on Pennsylvania Avenue,
had Lincoln's watch in his hands when he heard the first shots of the Civil War had been fired in South
Carolina. The Irish immigrant later recalled being the only Union sympathizer working at the shop in a divided
Washington. Dillon's story was passed down among his family and friends, eventually reaching a New York
Times reporter. In a 1906 article in the paper, an 84-year-old Dillon said no one, including Lincoln, ever saw
the inscription as far as he knew. [article link]
Wiki: Fort Sumter - Named after General Thomas Sumter, Revolutionary War hero, Fort Sumter was built
following the War of 1812 - The fort is best known as the site upon which the shots initiating the American
Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter. - On April 11, 1861 (Confederate Brigadier General)
Beauregard sent three aides, Colonel James Chesnut, Jr., Captain Stephen D. Lee, and Lieutenant A. R.
Chisolm to demand the surrender of the (Union) fort - On April 12, 1861, at 4:30 a.m., Confederate batteries
opened fire, firing for 34 straight hours, on the fort
Fort Sumter is a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston harbor, South Carolina. The
fort is best known as the site upon which the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle
of Fort Sumter. ... Named after General Thomas Sumter, Revolutionary War hero, Fort Sumter was built
following the War of 1812, as one of a series of fortifications on the southern U.S. coast. Construction began
in 1827, and the structure was still unfinished in 1860, when the conflict began. ... On December 26, 1860, five
days after South Carolina declared its secession, U.S. Army Major Robert Anderson abandoned the
indefensible Fort Moultrie and secretly relocated his two companies (127 men, 13 of them musicians) of the
1st U.S. Artillery to Fort Sumter without official authorization or obedience to orders from Washington. He
thought that providing a stronger defense would delay a Rebel attack. The Fort was not yet complete at the
time and fewer than half of the cannons that should have been there were available due to military
downsizing by James Buchanan. Over the next few months, repeated calls for the United States evacuation of
Fort Sumter from the government of South Carolina and later Confederate Brigadier General P.G.T.
Beauregard were ignored. United States attempts to resupply and reinforce the garrison were repulsed on
January 9, 1861 when the first shots of the war prevented the steamer Star of the West, a ship hired by the
United States to transport troops and supplies to Fort Sumter, from completing the task. ... On April 11,
Beauregard sent three aides, Colonel James Chesnut, Jr., Captain Stephen D. Lee, and Lieutenant A. R.
Chisolm to demand the surrender of the fort. Anderson declined, and the aides returned to report to
Beauregard. After Beauregard had consulted the Secretary of War, Leroy Walker, he sent the aides back to
the fort and authorized Chesnut to decide whether the fort should be taken by force. ... On April 12, 1861, at
4:30 a.m., Confederate batteries opened fire, firing for 34 straight hours, on the fort. [article link]
Fort Sumter Under Union Hold - On April 11, 1861 Beauregard demanded that Anderson surrender Sumter -
April 12, they (Rebels) informed Anderson that their batteries would open fire in one hour - In early afternoon
the flagstaff was shot away. About 2 p.m., (April 13,) Anderson agreed to a truce - That evening he
surrendered his garrison - On Sunday, April 14, Major Anderson and his garrison marched out of the fort and
boarded ship for transport to New York. They had defended Sumter for 34 hours, until "the quarters were
entirely burned, the main gates destroyed by fire, the ocre walls seriously injured, the magazines surrounded
by flames" - Civil war, so long dreaded, had begun
On April 11 Beauregard demanded that Anderson surrender Sumter. Anderson refused, but said he would be
starved out in a few days anyway. Beauregard then asked the major precisely when he would be forced to
evacuate the fort. In a carefully worded reply, Anderson said that he would leave Sumter by noon, April 15,
unless before that time he should receive either instructions from Washington or additional supplies. The
Confederates rejected his answer. At 3:20 a.m., April 12, they informed Anderson that their batteries would
open fire in one hour. At ten minutes past the allotted hour, Capt. George S. James, commanding Fort
Johnson's East mortar battery, ordered the firing of a signal shell. Within moments Edmund Ruffin of Virginia,
firebrand and hero of the secessionist movement, touched off a gun in the ironclad battery at Cummings
Point. By daybreak batteries at Forts Johnson and Moultrie, Cummings Point, and elsewhere were assailing
Sumter. Major Anderson withheld his fire until 7 o'clock. Though some 60 guns stood ready for action, most
never got into the fight. Nine or ten casemate guns returned fire, but by noon only six remained in action. At
no time during the battle did the guns of Fort Sumter greatly damage Confederate positions. And, sheltered
in Sumter's brick caverns, only five Federal soldiers suffered injuries. The cannonade continued throughout
the night. The next morning a hot shot from Fort Moultrie set fire to the officers' quarters. In early afternoon
the flagstaff was shot away. About 2 p.m., Anderson agreed to a truce. That evening he surrendered his
garrison. Miraculously, no one on either side had been killed during the engagement. On Sunday, April 14,
Major Anderson and his garrison marched out of the fort and boarded ship for transport to New York. They
had defended Sumter for 34 hours, until "the quarters were entirely burned, the main gates destroyed by fire,
the ocre walls seriously injured, the magazines surrounded by flames." Civil war, so long dreaded, had begun.
[article link]
The Berean Chronicles - Secret Message Found In (Abraham) Lincoln Pocket Watch - reexamines recent
events promoting violence and the possibility of a civil war - "03_2009-03-11 Kelly on the Rampage, numbers,
and Join or Die" (Mp3)
Rampage, Numbers, and Join or Die - Kelly reexamines recent events promoting violence and the possibility
of a civil war. [article link]
[Hoax Alert] Experts create new image of Bach - Experts have digitally rebuilt the face of 18th century
German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) -- and say the results may surprise his fans - "we have
no realistic portrait of him" {How convenient that the 'Experts' would neglect to point out that there is an
actual painting of Bach that Bach himself commissioned in 1746 and further omitting the minor detail that the
1894 excavated bones have no known connection to Bach.}
BERLIN (Reuters) - Experts have digitally rebuilt the face of 18th century German composer Johann Sebastian
Bach -- and say the results may surprise his fans. Using his bones and computer modeling, they have come up
with an image of a thick-set man with closely-shorn white hair. The new Bach face, the creation of Scottish
forensic anthropologist Caroline Wilkinson, will go on display at the Bachhaus museum in the eastern German
town of Eisenach, Bach's birthplace, next month. ... "For most people, Bach is an old man in a wig, it is a
stylized image, we have no realistic portrait of him," Joerg Hansen, managing director of the museum, told
Reuters. ... Bach's bones(?) were excavated in 1894 and sculptors first used them to help create a bust in 1908.
But it was mainly based on a portrait of the composer and contemporary critics said it (bust) was so
inaccurate that it might as well have been the composer Handel. [article link]
The Eyes of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Furthermore, only one portrait of Bach is undoubtedly
authentic - The portrait commissioned by Bach and painted by Elias Gottlob Haussmann - Bach’s second wife,
Anna Magdalena, considered the portrait a good likeness - Dubious resources of uncertain authenticity are
interesting but not reliable - For example, a skeleton alleged to be Bach’s was found in 1894 (Photo)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is probably the most famous composer of all time, and his music is still
the gold standard for many practicing musicians as well as for listeners of classical music. Unfortunately, an
unknown but substantial amount of his work is lost. The same applies to information about Bach’s private life.
In contrast to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, for example, who had a vivid and abundant correspondence with
his family members, only a few of Bach’s letters have survived. ... Furthermore, only one portrait of Bach is
undoubtedly authentic. The portrait commissioned by Bach and painted by Elias Gottlob Haussmann (1695-
1774), dated 1746, shows Bach holding his trademark: a triple canon for 6 voices (BWV 1076) as proof of his
highly developed skills as a composer. Bach’s second wife, Anna Magdalena, considered the portrait a good
likeness. Unfortunately, when the painting underwent major restoration in 1913, the details of the portrait
were altered considerably. In 1950, a studio copy of the original portrait was discovered in the United States,
also by Haussmann, signed and dated 1748. This copy gives a rough idea of Bach’s appearance. ... Dubious
resources of uncertain authenticity are interesting but not reliable. For example, a skeleton alleged to be
Bach’s was found in 1894 ... Another example is the pair of reading glasses that supposedly belonged to Bach,
but these also can never be proven to have been in his possession. [article link]
The Face Of Bach - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - This remarkable photograph is not a computer
generated composite; the original of the Weydenhammer Portrait Fragment, all that remains of the portrait
of Johann Sebastian Bach that belonged to his pupil Johann Christian Kittel, is resting gently on the surface of
the original of the Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach (Photo of two paintings together)
The Face Of Bach is a website devoted to the portraits of Johann Sebastian Bach, and to the fair and accurate
analysis of the various images that purport to be accurate depictions of the facial features of Johann
Sebastian Bach. As I continue to develop this site, I hope to offer thorough evaluations of the various Bach
portraits and to provide information on the source materials that are the foundation for any discussion of the
portraits of Johann Sebastian Bach. When I opened this website, on July 31, 2000, the 250th anniversary of
the interment of the mortal remains of Johann Sebastian Bach in the Johanneskirchof on what were then the
outskirts of the City of Leipzig, I announced to the world the existence of a previously unknown portrait of
Johann Sebastian Bach. After 191 years, the long lost portrait of Bach that had belonged to his devoted pupil
Johann Christian Kittel had finally turned up! [article link]
Beyond Bach the Monument, Who Was Bach the Man? - No stone or sign marked the grave site, but the
excavators, guided by archival documents to look for an oaken coffin and by an oral tradition to seek a spot
six paces from the south door of the church, believed they had found the earthly remains of Johann Sebastian
Bach
ON Oct. 22, 1894, a skeleton was uncovered here in the cemetery of St. John Church. No stone or sign
marked the grave site, but the excavators, guided by archival documents to look for an oaken coffin and by an
oral tradition to seek a spot six paces from the south door of the church, believed they had found the earthly
remains of Johann Sebastian Bach, laid to rest on July 30, 1750. The bones were examined by a team of
medical experts from Leipzig, nearby Halle, and Vienna, declared authentic and studied for abnormalities.
(There were none.) Then, in a moment of inspiration, the director of the group, the eminent Leipzig
anatomist Wilhelm His, summoned the local sculptor Carl Ludwig Seffner to reconstruct Bach's countenance
from the skull. The Seffner Bach Bust served in turn as the basis for Seffner's well-known 1908 statue of Bach,
which stands alongside St. Thomas Church here. The New Bach Monument, as it is known (having succeeded
a smaller memorial of 1843, sponsored by Mendelssohn), has become an object of veneration by Bach
pilgrims the world over. [article link]
Johann Sebastian Bach - Later in life Bach became blind - Bach died in Lepzig, Germany, July 28, 1750 - Bach
was buried in an unmarked grave, for an unknown reason, in the churchyard of St. John's {Note: It was also
common at that time for famous and religious people to request to be buried in an unmarked grave. John
Bunyan (1806-1841) author of "Pilgrim's Progress" requested to be buried in an unmarked grave. Desiring that
their tomb would not become a monument to themselves but that their life's work would be a monument to
Jesus Christ.}
At age 15 Bach joined the choir at St. Michael's church. At age 19 Bach left St. Michael's and became a
professional organist at St. Boniface. Bach studied music until 1703. In 1707, when Bach was 22 he married his
cousin Maria Barbara. Maria had 7 children with Bach. Three of them died. In 1716, when Bach was thirty-one,
he was put in jail for thirty-one days because people didn't believe that he shouldn't be writing that kind of
music at that time. In those 31 days, Bach wrote five to ten musicals. Those five to ten musicals he wrote
when he was in jail turned into two hundred musicals. In 1717 Bach became the court conductor at Anhalt-
Cothen. 14 years later in 1721 Maria died leaving Bach to take care of four children. Bach was thirty-six at this
time. One year later when Bach was thirty-seven in 1722 he married another woman. This woman's name was
Anna Magdalina. Anna had thirteen children. ... Bach wrote 300 religious and nonreligious pieces called
cantatas. Some people think that bach was the best composer of all time. Bach was a very religious man.
Bach showed his religions in his music. Bach joined an orchestra at Weimar as a violinist. His home town was
famous for music. One time when Bach was young, he walked thirty-five miles to a town named Hamburg to
hear a concert. [article link]
[Hoax Alert] Biological Evolution - "Those who cavalierly reject the Theory of Evolution, as not adequately
supported by facts, seem quite to forget that their own theory is supported by no facts at all" - Herbert
Spencer (1820-1903) {Ape-man re-creations, ape art and models with fake human-like eyes.}
It is highly unlikely that human beings or any other animals have an immaterial or spiritual nature to them,
just as it is highly unlikely that any spiritual or immaterial realms exist anywhere in the Cosmos. For similar
reasons, it is highly unlikely that any personal or impersonal god exists anywhere in the Cosmos. If such a
being really existed, science would have produced at least some tangible evidence by now. ... “Those who
cavalierly reject the Theory of Evolution, as not adequately supported by facts, seem quite to forget that their
own theory is supported by no facts at all" - Herbert Spencer (1820-1903). [article link]
Did evolution make our eyes stand out? (Photos)

Humans are also the only primates for whom the outline of the eye and the position of the iris are clearly
visible. In addition, our eyes are more horizontally elongated and disproportionately large for our body size
compared to most apes. Gorillas, for example, have massive bodies but relatively small eyes. [article link]
For Human Eyes Only - neither chimpanzees nor any of the other 220 species of nonhuman primates have
whites of the eyes
COL. WILLIAM PRESCOTT is said to have prepared his troops for a charge from the British Army at the Battle
of Bunker Hill by telling his men, "Don’t one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes." If the opposing
army had not been British men but rather a horde of charging chimpanzees, the American troops would have
been summarily overrun. Why? Because neither chimpanzees nor any of the other 220 species of nonhuman
primates have whites of the eyes, at least not that can be easily seen. This means that if their eyes are looking
in a direction other than the one in which their heads are pointing, we can easily be fooled about what they
are looking at. Why should humans be so different? And yet we are. [article link]
Chimpanzees become Human? - "In humans, the widely exposed white sclera (white of the eye) surrounding
the darker colored iris makes it easy for others to discern the direction of gaze and has been said to be a
characteristic of humans not found in other primate species.
"In humans, the widely exposed white sclera (white of the eye) surrounding the darker colored iris makes it
easy for others to discern the direction of gaze and has been said to be a characteristic of humans not found
in other primate species. ... The results clearly showed exceptional features of the human eye: (1) the exposed
white sclera is void of any pigmentation, (2) humans possess the largest ratio of exposed sclera in the eye-
outline, and (3) the eye-outline is extraordinarily elongated in the horizontal direction. The close correlation
of the parameters reflecting (2) and (3) with habitat type or body size of the species examined suggested that
these two features are adaptations for extending the visual field by eyeball movement, especially in the
horizontal direction. Comparison of eye coloration and facial coloration around eye suggested that the dark
coloration of exposed sclera of non-human primates is adaptation to camouflage the gaze direction against
other individuals and/or predators, and that the white sclera of human is adaptation to enhance the gaze
signal. The uniqueness of human eye morphology among primates illustrates the remarkable difference
between human and other primates in the ability to communicate using gaze signals." [article link]
The icy truth behind Neanderthals

In 1848, a strange skull was discovered on the military outpost of Gibraltar. It was undoubtedly human, but
also had some of the heavy features of an ape - distinct brow ridges, and a forward projecting face. Just what
was this ancient creature? And when had it lived? [article link]
Chad skull 'leans to human line' - The original fossil skull was badly mangled - The reconstruction corrects
distortions in Toumaï's fossilised skull
Not swayed: Martin Pickford, of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, is one of those scientists
unconvinced by arguments that Toumaï is a hominid. "What we're saying is that it is an ape-like animal. It
may well have given rise to bipedal hominids, but it's not yet a bipedal hominid," Dr Pickford told the BBC.
Professor Zollikofer commented: "I would say most of the disagreement over the fossil came from the fact
that it is distorted, so it is quite difficult to recognise the diagnostic hominid features." [article link]
MuseumofHoaxes.com: Peppered Moth Evolution Kit - There's just one problem - Some are beginning to say
that the case of the peppered moth may be one of the biggest cases of scientific fraud of the twentieth
century, up there with the Piltdown Man
In 1953 Bernard Kettlewell performed a set of experiments that proved that predation by birds was
responsible for the peppered moth population changing from mostly white to mostly black. The reasoning
was that industrial pollution had caused the barks of trees to turn dark. Therefore black moths resting during
the day on the darkened trunks of trees had a selective advantage over white moths, because the birds could
see the white moths more easily and prey on them. ... There's just one problem. Some are beginning to say
that the case of the peppered moth may be one of the biggest cases of scientific fraud of the twentieth
century, up there with the Piltdown Man. You see, moths tend not to rest on tree trunks during the day; their
main predators are bats, not birds; and anyway, birds see more in the UV range than people do, so what looks
camouflaged to us may not look so to a bird. [article link]
EVOLUTION FORGERIES - The picture was drawn based on a single tooth and it was published in the
Illustrated London News of 24th July 1922 - However, evolutionists were extremely disappointed when it was
revealed that this tooth belonged neither to an ape-like creature nor to a man, but to an extinct species of pig
Nebraska Man: In 1922, Henry Fairfield Osborn, the ector of the American Museum of Natural History,
declared that he had found a molar tooth fossil in western Nebraska near Snake Brook belonging to the
Pliocene period. This tooth allegedly bore the common characteristics of both man and ape. Deep scientific
arguments began in which some interpreted this tooth to be that of Pithecanthropus erectus while others
claimed it was closer to that of modern human beings. This fossil, which aroused extensive debate, was
popularly named "Nebraska Man". It was also immediately given a "scientific name": "Hesperopithecus
Haroldcooki". Many authorities gave Osborn their support. Based on this single tooth, reconstructions of
Nebraska Man's head and body were drawn. Moreover, Nebraska Man was even pictured with a whole family.
In 1927, other parts of the skeleton were also found. According to these newly discovered pieces, the tooth
belonged neither to a man nor to an ape. It was realized that it belonged to an extinct species of wild
American pig called Prosthennops. [article link]
DebbieSchlussel.com: Bait & Switch @ The Movies - the misleading and false quotes movie posters and
movie marketing materials use to promote movies
As Gelf points out, movie studios often use "positive" quotes from movie critics that are actually from movie
critics who HATED the movie. There's a great rundown on the crappy movies that suck you in and how they
do it by twisting critics' words. [article link]
Wikepedia.com: United States one hundred-dollar bill - Obverse of the Series 2003A $100 bill - The Series
1966 United States Note {The fur coat Benjamin Franklin is wearing has been artistically removed.}
The United States one hundred-dollar bill ($100) is a denomination of United States currency. U.S.
statesman, inventor, and diplomat Benjamin Franklin is currently featured on the obverse of the bill, while
Independence Hall is featured on the reverse. The bill is one of two current notes that does not feature a
President of the United States; the other is the United States ten-dollar bill, featuring Alexander Hamilton. It
is the largest denomination that has been in circulation since July 14, 1969, when the higher denominations of
$500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000 and $100,000 were retired. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing says the
"average life" of a $100 bill in circulation is 60 months (5 years) before it is replaced due to wear.
Approximately 7% of all notes produced today are $100 bills. One hundred-dollar bills are delivered by
Federal Reserve Banks in mustard-colored strips. The Numeral four on the clockface on the reverse of the
banknote is incorrectly written as "IV" whereas the real Independence Hall (United States) clockface has "IIII".
Roman Numerals in Clocks. [article link]
Ben Franklin Gets High-Tech Makeover in New $100 Bill

WASHINGTON — After six decades in which the venerable greenback never changed its look, the U.S.
currency has undergone a slew of makeovers. The most amazing is yet to come. A new security thread has
been approved for the $100 bill, The Associated Press has learned, and the change will cause double-takes.
The new look is part of an effort to thwart counterfeiters who are armed with ever-more sophisticated
computers, scanners and color copiers. The C-note, which features the likeness of Benjamin Franklin, is the
most frequent target of counterfeiters operating outside the United States. The operation of the new security
thread looks like something straight out of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This magic,
however, relies on innovations produced from decades of development. It combines micro-printing with tiny
lenses — 650,000 for a single $100 bill. The lenses magnify the micro-printing in a truly remarkable way.
[article link]
Friday the 13th - The reason Friday the 13th is considered unlucky is that the 10th Plague [death of the
firstborn] visited by God on Ancient Egypt took place on Friday the 13th - Friday the 13th for the Egyptians -
Jewish calendar it was the 14th (Passover), because the Jews started the next day at sundown
The reason Friday the 13th is considered unlucky is that the 10th Plague visited by God on Ancient Egypt took
place on Friday the 13th. On the Jewish calendar it was the 14th, because the Jews started the next day at
sundown, but the Egyptians didn't start the next day until after midnight. When the firstborn son of every
Egyptian family was slain, it was still the 13th. Unfortunately, there are those who take a historical fact or
Biblical truth and make a silly superstition out of it. There's no such thing as luck. God is in control....
[article link]
LIST OF SATANIC HOLIDAYS - All Friday the 13th's are high satanic days - Satanic holiday dates change
annually according to the regular calendar and differ from cult to cult {**Warning Satanic Calendar website.}
A. The highest ritual holiday is the member's birthday. It usually involves the member or a victim of the
member's choice and someone in authority, usually the coven's leader. B. The first and third of every month.
Put 1 and 3 together and it makes 13, though ritual/worship can occur at anytime, frequently coinciding with
times of stress. C. All Friday the 13th's are high satanic days. D. All full-moon nights provide reason for major
occult activity easiest to move around without difficulty and without being detected. E. Holy week Palm
Sunday to Easter Sunday. Some groups are thought to sacrifice, cook and eat a human baby on Easter
Sunday... [article link]
[Appendix: Leadership Articles]
 J. Oswald Sanders - Improving Leadership Effectiveness (Mp3)
iExalt.com Church Leadership Article #1 April 4, 2004
The Passion of Leadership (part 1 of 5)

by David Anson Brown
Luke 12:49,50 I (Jesus) am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled? But I
have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
Jesus has a Passion for leadership and for His leaders. The Old Testament foretold of God's zeal
concerning the fulfillment of His plan for mankind.
Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of
David, and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from
henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will perform this ...
As we all know it is not enough to just have Passion for leadership. Caiaphas, Pontius Pilate, Herod
and Judas each had a Passion for leadership but as they went on to demonstrate, Passion without
knowledge can easily be misdirected and when misapplied to the leadership role the results can be
disastrous.
What then is our safety net for the much needed Passions of leadership?
Jesus is the anchor of the leadership soul. Jesus has to be the Passion for our leadership for it is only
Jesus who has the knowledge and the understanding of mankind and He knows the fullness of His
own plan for salvation, therefore Jesus is the only safety net to the Passions of leadership.
John 18:4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon Him, went forth, and said unto
them, Whom seek ye?
Whom seek we? ...
Whom does our Passion dictate that we should seek after? Unless our Passion dictates that we seek
Jesus than like Herod or like Judas we are setting ourselves up for disaster.
Leadership by definition involves moving people along through one event and circumstance and into
another. Good leadership is going to substantiate good results of growth, maturity and endurance
encompassing all of the individuals throughout all of the events and circumstances involved.
Because of the rapid succession of the Passion events of Jesus during the Holy week the question
could be asked did Jesus get swept up and caught up in a series of events that were bigger than He is
or did Jesus in His role of leadership use the series of events to instruct and guide each of us along
through our own betrayals, trials and circumstances to bring us into His everlasting resurrection life.
With so much written in each of the Bible's four Gospels about the Passion events of Holy Week the
events themselves clearly come into focus as a chain, a series of meaningful connected links
connected to establish and fulfill the meaningful events foretold by the Holy Prophets of old. Events
that would forever alter the face of history and the destiny of mankind. Clearly these are not just a
series of random circumstances but the deliberate and ordained plan of God Himself.
The Passion is a study in the leadership of Jesus Christ as He and the disciples go through one event
after another and in the case of the disciples sometimes it is triumph and sometimes it is not a
triumph but a momentary failure and regardless of victory or defeat each event is a learning
experience for the disciples.
In our own Passion to follow Jesus and to learn from Him, as disciples of Jesus, let's go back with Jesus
and the original disciples to revisit and re-live the last week that Jesus spent on earth. This week is
also referred to as "Holy Week." The 10 days will be Friday through the next Sunday. To examine the
last week we will have to piece together many items and statements from throughout the Bible. As
we go back to the original Holy Week, we will travel like students and detectives, searching the
scriptures for events and clues that took place nearly 2,000 years ago. We will in actuality be students
and detectives of Jesus, searching out Who He is and what His ministry came to accomplish here on
earth.
The Jesus Walk 2004 Holy Week Timeline Devotion is a unique invitation and opportunity to join in
and to do just that, to walk with Jesus. I sincerely hope that each of you will take this opportunity to
take part in the Jesus Walk 2004 devotion.
Next week: Lessons in Leadership from the Fig Tree part 2 of 5 from The Passion of Leadership.
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
About the author, David Anson Brown is currently the administrator of the BasicChristian.org web site
and moderator of the Basic Christian discussion forum.
Lessons from the Fig Tree (part 2 of 5)

Leadership requires the Passion to get to the root of the matter ...
In our journey with Jesus and the rest of the disciples during the Bible's original Holy Week - Passion
events we find that on the very next day after the Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem that Jesus
and the disciples encounter a fig tree that is not capable of producing fruit for God. Finding no fruit,
Jesus will then curse the fig tree.
Matthew 21:18-20 Now in the morning as He (Jesus) returned into the city, He hungered. And when
He saw a fig tree in the way, He came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto
it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward forever. And presently the fig tree withered away. And
when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
Jesus' leadership at the fig tree reveals that leadership is not just a surface matter, but in regarding
problems Jesus is depicting for us that the correct action is not to merely prune a few branches and
then let the problem still exist or to try to make it easier to look at and more appealing, but that
leadership involves getting down into the root of the problem and then cutting it off at the root for a
total removal of the problem.
Good leadership knows that with a total removal of the burden comes the total freedom of relief
from the problem. Good leadership knows that to totally remove the burden, it is the root of the
problem that has to be discovered and cut off. But, what not even our good leadership knows is the
depths of the root of the problem.
How deep are the roots of the problem? ...
Genesis 3:7,8 ... and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the
voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid
themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Only Jesus knows the depths of the root of the actual problem.
Jesus, with full knowledge is able to fully access the depth of the root of the problem. In the case of
the fig tree, the root of the problem of man seeking to hide himself from our loving God extends all
the way back to the original sin of mankind and continues on to this day.
During our journey with Jesus we stand by looking at the fruitless fig tree in amazement as we realize
that this Jesus is the same God that Adam and Eve sinned against in the Garden of Eden. They then
used the fig leaves in an attempt to cover up the shame of their own sins instead of acknowledging
their sin & looking and turning to God, their loving Father to provide the answers to their problems.
Jesus with His cross in view and within days of it is now saying that there are no more self-made, man-
made coverings for sin. The covering of sin is to be the blood of Jesus from the cross and not of
contraptions derived and stitched together by man.
In fact the system of fig tree religion is now cursed by God. Cursed because fig tree religion never did
produce fruit for God and certainly fig tree religion never did lead to eternity.
Jesus as the leader recognized unfruitfulness and He took action to remove it. Everyone one of us
(unlike Jesus) has an unfruitful aspect in our own life. Can we be bold like Jesus, and when we see
unfruitfulness declare it as unacceptable to God? Can we recognize it as a cursed item and not a
blessing? And in cursing it to curse it at it's root so that it will immediately wither and dry up, no
longer sustaining an appearance of being potentially fruitful but being what it truly is, something that
does not give pleasure to God.
Matthew 21:20 ... And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, How soon is the fig tree
withered away!
During our own individual companionship with Jesus as He reveals problem areas to us in our life and
we begin to remove them at the root we too like the disciples will rejoice and say, “How soon is the
fig tree withered away!”
Next week Lessons in Leadership from the Gardens of God; Eden, Gethsemane, and the Garden Tomb
in part 3 of 5 from The Passion of Leadership.
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
The Gardens of God; Eden, Gethsemane, and the Garden Tomb (part 3 of 5)
During the Passion events of Jesus at the completion of the Last Supper - "The Lord's Passover Feast"
and with Jesus now on His way to the infamous Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus begins His Priestly
Prayer of intercession for us to the Father. Jesus then commits to His crucifixion and crosses over the
brook of Cedron as He proceeds to the Garden of Gethsemane, the Garden of destiny and betrayal.
Leadership is the ability to recognize and to correlate events into a meaningful pattern; a pattern that
can display the lessons that the leadership desires to be taught, the valuable lessons are learned and
can then be passed on and distributed to others.
The Garden is the ideal place to reveal that God is in control, it was so many years ago that Adam and
Eve lost mankind's relationship with God, through their own sin of disobedience, in the original
Garden, the Garden of Eden, the Garden of creation.
Had Jesus been arrested anywhere but in a garden, say for instance, in the streets or in the upper-
room it would be difficult to correlate the events of the Last Supper to the events of Adam and Eve in
the Garden of Eden. But since God made certain to go to the Garden we can only correlate these two
Garden events and the coming event of the resurrection of Jesus from His Garden Tomb. This again
reveals the detailed plan of God as He has set it out for us in His Prophetic word, the Bible from
Genesis to Revelation.
On this Passion night as we journey with Jesus we now know why God has not made the Lord's
Passover to be a "Rest - Sabbath Feast" like all of the other Holy Feasts prescribed by God to Moses
and written down in Leviticus chapter 23 of the Holy Bible. Had the "Lord's Passover Feast" been a
rest feast then Jesus and the disciples would have had to remain at home or inside after the feast and
could not have legally walked to the Garden of Gethsemane, this Garden of destiny. Had this been a
"Sabbath - Rest Feast" it is also very unlikely that the Temple guards would have broken the Sabbath
Law themselves to journey to the Garden to arrest Jesus, who after all was only peacefully praying to
the Father. This is another powerful demonstration that these events are orchestrated and allowed to
happen by God Himself and are not solely the whims of man but instead are completions to the
events that were foreseen in the prophetic writings by the prophets of the Old Testament.
It was God that walked during the cool of the evening with Adam and Eve so long ago in the original
Garden, the Garden of Eden and now it is God that is stepping into another Garden, the Garden of
Gethsemane. This time through His desire and obedience Jesus will continue to restore back the lost
relationship between mankind and God, and this time forever.
We follow and see that Jesus is separated from His disciples and engaged in prayer to the Father.
Jesus asks for the third time for the Father to remove "this cup" Matthew 26:42 but there is no other
"cup" of redemption available to mankind. Either Jesus gives His life for us, or mankind will never be
reunited to God.
Angels come and minister to Jesus. He arises. Judas can now be seen leading a group of Temple
soldiers intent on arresting Jesus. Judas then betrays Jesus with a kiss, Matthew 26:49. Jesus in turn
calls Judas "friend" Matthew 26:50. Jesus is arrested, bound with ropes and led off meanwhile all of
the disciples abandon Him and flee.
Two Gardens revealing the destiny of all mankind, the Garden of creation, fellowship and beauty, and
the Garden of agony, suffering and betrayal. Yet there is a third Garden of God, a third appointment
with destiny, the Garden Tomb where Jesus would physically resurrect from death and begin to
establish His new Garden Paradise in those His followers the Christian Church.
The Gardens of God are an invitation a call from God to mankind to walk with God among His
Gardens. To walk among the original Creation Garden of Eden and sometimes journeying into the
Garden of agony, rejection and betrayal, but always onward and into the glorious Garden of
Resurrection and of Eternal Paradise life.
Walking with God does indeed require us to walk along on His path and among the Gardens that He
Himself has walked in.
Next week The Holy - Passion Week Holy Feasts of God part 4 of 5 from The Passion of Leadership.
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
The Passion of Leadership: Holy Week Feasts of God (part 4 of 5)

Leviticus 23:1-2, "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say
unto them, Concerning the Feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be Holy convocations, even
these are my Feasts."
As we already know Leadership requires both Passion and knowledge the passion to do the job and
also the knowledge to accomplish the job correctly. In the case of Christian leadership it is required to
have some knowledge of the plan and events of God. Fortunately God has carefully spelled out His
plan for us in the Bible.
With the Passion events of Jesus being the very definition of Leadership, let's take a look at just what
some of the events are that Jesus was fulfilling in His deliberate plan of leadership. We can find a list
of the plans of God in the Old Testament in Leviticus chapter 23. This is a list of eight Feast or Holy-
Event days given directly from God to Moses and prescribed for the followers of God to follow for all
eternity.
Since the Holy Week - Passion events occur on four of the eight Holy Feasts Days and they directly
relate to the other four Feasts let's take a look at the Feasts of Holy Week and their fulfillment as
Jesus in His leadership role is fulfilling His desired plan for mankind.
A look at the plan of God given in His Holy Feasts ...
Leviticus 23:4, "These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in
their seasons."
These four Holy Feasts are observed in the First Month of the Jewish religious calendar, occurred
during the Holy Week - Passion events and correspond to the First Coming of Jesus.
Feast #1 Sabbath
Sabbath means a complete Rest including one's spirit, soul and body. This is the kind of rest that can
only come from having security and trust in God. This rest can only come from having God as our
ultimate leader. This feast day is observed and fulfilled in Jesus as He entered into Jerusalem [Palm
Sunday] presenting Himself to the world as the rightful ruler and King of the World.
Mark 11:10, "Blessed be the Kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord:
Hosanna in the highest."
*Note: In the Greek writing of the Bible it is evident that the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem was
accomplished on a Saturday the Sabbath feast day even though today the day is traditionally
celebrated on a Sunday (Palm Sunday).
The next two feasts are both celebrated as the one long eight day feast of Passover. The Lord's
Passover (1 day) + Unleavened Bread (7 days) = Passover (8 days).
Feast #2 The Lord's Passover
The Lord's Passover is the covenant feast of God whereby God agreed to step into man's predicament
of condemnation and death whereby God would take upon Himself the sins of the world and suffer
death in order to bring about death to sin. This feast day was observed and fulfilled as Jesus offers His
eternal body and His eternal blood to His followers in His New Covenant of Eternal Life given during
the Passover Feast. In fulfillment of this feast death has now "passed over" all of those who have
entered into this New Covenant relationship with God.
Matthew 26:27-28, "And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of
it; For this is my blood of the New Testament (Covenant), which is shed for many for the remission of
sins."
Feast #3 Unleavened Bread
The Feast of Unleavened Bread is the removal of sin. Leaven (yeast) is a type of a symbol of sin and to
remove the leaven is to remove the sin. This feast was observed and fulfilled on the day that Jesus
was crucified and died on the cross.
1st Corinthians 5:6-8, "Your glorying {about sin} is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth
the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are
unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us: therefore let us keep the feast, not with
old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of
sincerity and truth."
Feast #4 First Fruits
The Feast of First Fruits according to Leviticus Chapter 23 was to be observed on the first Sunday after
the Feasts of The Lord's Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread had been observed and yes, you
guessed it! This is the very exciting day that Jesus rose from death (Easter day). This feast has begun
to be fulfilled as Jesus breaths the First Fruits of the Holy Spirit - Resurrection Life into each of His new
followers.
John 20:19, "Then the same day (Easter Sunday) at evening, .. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be
unto you: as My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you. And when He had said this, He breathed on
them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost (Spirit)."
Romans 8:23, "And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we
ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body."
Feast #5 Pentecost (Fifty)
Later the Feast of Pentecost would begin as the disciples would again receive of the Holy Spirit this
time it will be an actual experiencing of the Holy Spirit as the disciples will individually speak in
tongues and observe the flames of fire upon the heads of the other disciples.
Acts 2:1-4, "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one
place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the
house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat
upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, .."
For a more in depth look at all eight of the feast days please refer to the Jesus Walk 2004 Timeline
Devotion.
Next week Lessons in Leadership from the Communion Cup part 5 of 5 from The Passion of
Leadership.
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
iExalt.com Church Leadership Article #5 May 1, 2004
The Passion of Leadership: The Communion Cup of Jesus Christ (part 5 of 5)

Matthew 26:27 "And He (Jesus) took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them (disciples), saying,
Drink ye all of it;"
Matthew 26:28 "For this is My blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission
of sins."
As we have seen in the Leadership of Jesus during the Passion - Holy Week events, the many events
didn't just happen to Jesus but in actuality Jesus happened to the events.
In the final analysis Leadership has to have Passion and substance and it has to be a part of reality in
order to have meaning. Without meaning nothing is being accomplished except for an opinion, an
idea or a philosophy that is simply being taught and not the meaningful life forming substance of
reality.
The substance, meaning and reality of Jesus' Passion Leadership is embodied in His Communion Cup
the cup, that contains the mercy of God within His eternal blood providing the forgiveness of our sins
and the reconciliation of sinful mankind into a relationship with the Holy God.
Jesus taking the cup of redemption, Mark 14:23 and like the bread, giving thanks. Jesus then passed
the cup to the disciples and said "take, drink all of it", " this cup is the New Testament in My blood:
this do, that as often as you drink of it, do it in remembrance of Me" (Jesus) Matthew 26:27.
The disciples are fully aware that Jesus is speaking of a better blood than man has. He is speaking of
His Spiritual life blood. They gladly take the cup of wine and gladly drink all of it. We marvel that Jesus
wants us to "Drink all" that He has for us, all of His life, love, healing, compassion, mercy and grace.
Through the New Covenant; God agreed to take on the appearance of a human and to come for us
and to die in our place for our sins so that we can Live anew in a new Spiritual relationship with God.
God in His Love for us has taken our penalty of death so that we can live in His life of love. With the
New Covenant and our New Spiritual Life "All things have become New."
2nd Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed
away; behold All things are become New."
Christianity is substance and as substance it is to be taken part in. The offer is to take-receive and to
drink-absorb it, to internalize what God has for us and to then live out all that God has for us, all of His
comfort, security, holiness, boldness and convictions.
While embracing the substance of Jesus' cup of wine, we Christians are to become connoisseurs of
the fine wine contained within the cup. We are to savor every drop and to delight in the infinite
eternal pleasures to be derived from the exceedingly fine wine all the while discerning even the
tiniest hint of man's imperfections that might have been added to the meaningful substance of the
communion cup of Jesus.
Christian Leadership knows that the reality of freedom cannot be obtained without actually being
free. Therefore, Christian leadership leads us to the eternal blood of Jesus Christ. The blood that He
provides, provides our freedom as it is only the eternal blood of Jesus Christ than can provide the
resurrection life, liberty and opportunity that comes with a new life in the resurrection relationship
with God.
But will we drink of the cup of eternal blood that Jesus is offering to us? ...
Yes, we will drink of it if we see our need for it as the gift of eternal life that God has given to us in His
unselfish sacrifice on the cross. Like Jesus our Leader we are to give thanks for the Cup and for the
opportunity that is contained within it. It is only through acknowledging our need for it, by
recognizing its significance of the eternal life provided by it and by being thankful for what we have
received from God, that we will use it and appropriate it into our lives.
Ultimately the leadership of Passion is to give thanks to God by accepting from His hand His cup that
He is offering to us and to drink from His cup of Christianity. To take part in Christianity is to partake
in God's culture of life, freedom and joy. It truly is God's gift of life, freely given for us and it is from
acceptance of this gift that all of our Passion for Leadership then does emerge.
Are we allowing ourselves to live in our new found Relationship with God and are we allowing
ourselves the New Freedom that this relationship has to offer? When Jesus took His Communion cup
and offered it to His followers, Jesus gave with it the instruction and the invitation to "Drink all of it"
Amen! and drink all of it we will.
Thank you for taking part and being a part of The Passion of Leadership series.
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
[Additional Resources]
Future Dates for The 10 Day Jesus Walk Easter Timeline Devotion
2011 -- April 15th ---- 24th April

2012 -- March 30th ---- 8th April
Flash Presentations
The Kristo: Excellent!

The Crucifixion of Jesus [Part 1]
Easter Resurrection of Jesus [Part 2]
Mp3 Downloads
 Agony of Love - Missler, Chuck - 01127.mp3

 The Agony Of Love: 6 Hours In Eternity (Online)
 Billericay Baptist Church - Easter Sermons
 The Crucifixion of Christ
The physical passion of the Christ began in Gethsemane. Of the many aspects of this initial suffering,
the one of greatest physiological interest is the bloody sweat. It is interesting that St. Luke, the
physician, is the only one to mention this. He says, "And being in Agony, He prayed the longer. And His
sweat became as drops of blood, trickling down upon the ground."
Devotions
This Generation Does Not Need Any More Signs - You don't need any more "signs"! You have your "sign"! It is
the "sign" of the (Easter) resurrection of Jesus
God is shouting from heaven to mankind today - You don't need any more "signs"! You have your "sign"! It is
the "sign" of the resurrection. If this doesn't convince you that Jesus is Lord of heaven and earth and worthy
to be praised, honored, and served, then be forever damned with the rest of the unbelievers and infidels!
Saints of God, preach a resurrected Savior! Preach the Resurrection! This is God's last and highest evidence of
Jesus' Divine Call and Mission. Jesus is God in the flesh! How do we know this? For one thing - the "sign" of the
resurrection proves it to be so. [article link]
3 Striking Prayers In The Bible - There are three striking prayers found in the Bible which deserve our
individual and undivided attention
There are three striking prayers found in the Bible which deserve our individual and undivided attention.
Believe it or not - the first one was prayed by a group of three thousand demons. The second was prayed by a
multitude of people. And the third was prayed by a man who was just set free from demonic power. ... In
summary, the demons in the first example were wanting to get away from Jesus. The multitudes in the
second example wanted Jesus to get away from them. And now, in this third example, we find the delivered
man earnestly desiring to follow Jesus wherever He went. [article link]
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 The Exodus Revealed: Search for the Red Sea Crossing (DVD)
 St. John in Exile, a play starring Dean Jones (DVD)
 Ben-Hur a Tale of the Christ - classic movie, 4-disc Collector's Edition (DVD)
 The Ten Commandments - 50th Anniversary Edition (DVD) {different Website}
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 Street Meetings.mp3 - motivational spreading of the Gospel in the streets (Mp3's)

 Vaccination.mp3 - Settling for just enough of God to prevent us from getting the complete real thing
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 Revival Hymn a Call to Action (Mp3's - Video)
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 "Attack Of The Killer C's" (Mp3's 5 parts)
The Attack of the Casual Christian, the Cultural Christian, the Compromising Christian, the Corruptive
Christian, and the Counterfeit Christian
 Foxe's Book of Martyrs (Mp3)
 Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (Mp3)
Considered America's greatest sermon ever preached!
 Complete Church History (MP3's)
 Famous People in Church History (Mp3's)
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The Christian Walk Illustrated in the 7 Miracles

of Jesus Recorded in the Gospel of John
These are Seven Miracles performed by Jesus and recorded in the Gospel of John by John a
disciple of Jesus. John was an eyewitness present at each of these seven miracles. These miracles
are illustrations representing miracles that Jesus is currently doing in the life of each and every
Christian.
Colossians 1:10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good
work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Topics
[Miracle #1] {John 2:1-12} Turning wedding water into wine

The New Christian is now clean and becomes filled with the Holy Spirit
[Miracle #2] {John 4: 46-54} Healing the Nobleman's Son

Our cured Life and Nobility in Jesus Christ
[Miracle #3] {John 5:1-17} Healing of the lame man to walk

The Christian can now walk a Christian lifestyle
[Miracle #4] {John 6:1-13} Feeding the Thousands with Bread and Fish
Fellowship of strengthening, building up, and nourishment in the faith among the believers
[Miracle #5] {John 6:16-21} Jesus calms the disciples during a storm
Jesus calms our fears during the storms of life
[Miracle #6] {John 9:1-41} Blind eyes opened

Apostles with their eyes opened to the hopeless plight of humanity are sent out to non-believers
[Miracle #7] {John 11:1-45} Resurrection of Lazarus from death to life

Resurrection of the believer from physical death to eternal life.
Introduction:
After accepting Jesus as our very own personal Lord and Savior by knowing that without the sacrifice
of Jesus, what He did for us on the cross, that we would be permanently dead in our sin and rebellion,
separated forever from God. Now that the sin has been paid for and taken away at the cross of Jesus
we Christians are now free from sin and reunited with God in the Resurrection of Jesus.
But what do we do now? After our conversion [Heavenly focus] for the Christian the conversion is just
the start of Christianity the best is yet to come.
In the fascinating Gospel of John, John one of the original 12 disciples of Jesus and an eyewitness that
was present at all seven miracles, lays out seven miracles that Jesus Himself performed while in
person on the earth and in a specific order. These seven miracles in the Gospel of John are a model of
the very miracles that Jesus is doing right now this very moment and day in the life of every single
living and breathing Christian. Let's take a look at the 7 miracles that Jesus performed and that His
disciple John recorded for us.
Miracle #1 {John 2:1-12} Turning wedding water into wine

The Purified Believer becomes filled with the Holy Spirit
In the Gospel of John chapter 2 we read that Jesus' mother is attending a wedding in the city of Cana
in the district of Galilee. We read that both Jesus and his disciples are also called [invited] to the
marriage. At this particular wedding the host runs out of wine for the guests. Mary, then comments to
Jesus that there is no wine. Of course Jesus knew in advance that there was not a sufficient amount of
wine at the wedding, this is part of the reason Jesus went to the marriage and brought His disciples
with so that He could perform this miracle as an illustration to them and have it recorded in the Bible
for us His future disciples. Jesus and the disciples are not the reason that the wine ran out. Jesus and
the disciples were both invited [called] and the host would have declined to invite them rather than
to invite them and run out of food and drink. Probably everyone at the marriage was having such a
festive time that people stayed longer and drank more since the wine ran out yet the food did not
lack.
Jesus replies to Mary that "His hour has not yet come." Jesus knows that He is going to provide the
much needed wine, but Jesus is establishing that miracles are not the reason that God became a man
in the person of Jesus and walked on earth with mankind. Jesus came in the form of a man to die on
the cross to remove sin and reunite us with the Father. The hour that Jesus came for is the cross of
crucifixion. Mary then instructs the servants to "Whatever He (Jesus) saith unto you, do it." The
"obedient" servants then go to Jesus. Jesus instructs the servants to fill the six water pots used for
purification to the brim with water. Remember six is the number for man, as man was created on the
sixth day. The stone water pots are clean because they are used in cleaning, a dirty water pot would
not clean the person who washes from it. Jesus then tells the servant to "Draw out now and take it to
the governor of the feast." And they did obey Jesus. When the ruler of the feast tasted the water that
was turned into wine he declared that unlike other feasts this feast had reserved the best wine until
the end.
This first marvelous miracle that Jesus is performing is an illustration to us His believers. When we
obey Jesus we become His servant, Romans 6:16 says "Know ye not, that to whom ye yield
yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of
obedience unto righteousness?" When we acknowledge our sins and the forgiveness of the cross of
Jesus we become clean like the stone water pots. Once we are clean Jesus then comes inside and fills
us with His presence. We are then to draw out the wine of Jesus' presence in us and pour it out to
others. When we do this we are effecting the lives of others around us.
Wine is used as a Biblical example for the Holy Spirit. Wine has an effect and influence on the person
who drinks it. Worldly wine has a bad effect with headaches and hangovers and demeans the person
who drinks it and who's actions are influenced by worldly alcohol wine. The presence of the Holy
Spirit has an influence on the person who is under His influence, the influence of love and of a
testimony of Jesus. This is the first miracle, Jesus has taken the water of this world and turned it into
His wine. It is nice to know that the start of the Christian walk is to be cleansed and be filled to the
brim with the Holy Spirit. We get confused at times and think if I get my behavior right then Jesus will
come to me and give me the Holy Spirit, but it is the other way around when we believe we receive
the Holy Spirit in full. It is the Holy Spirit that then instructs us and guides us in our life to live a life of
Holiness and communion, pleasing to God. And the best part of the miracle is that God gives the best
wine last. The best is always yet to come with Jesus. The Christian walk just keeps getting better and
better. If for instance we went to church as a child with our parents then we stopped going to church
or we never went at all, and now we think I don't want to go to church I have missed so much and
people will judge me. This is wrong in God's eyes, He says follow Him and it will be better than it ever
was.
Miracle #2 {John 4: 46-54} Healing the Nobleman's Son

Our Life and Nobility in Jesus
The second miracle, Jesus is again in the city of Cana and a certain nobleman's son is sick in the
distant city of Capernaum. The noble man approaches Jesus and asks Jesus to heal his son. Jesus
replies "that unless ye see signs and wonders ye will not believe." Then Jesus said unto him "go they
way; your son liveth." As the nobleman was on his way the next day he met his servants that told him
"his son liveth" he asked them when he became well? and discovered it was the same hour that Jesus
had spoken the words.
After being cleansed by the blood of Jesus and filled with the new wine of the Holy Spirit, we now
partake in the second miracle. Because we "liveth" we have now become a son of Nobility. We are
now children of God and our new position is a child of the King Jesus. Jesus' position of nobility
elevates us to nobility as well. We can now like this nobleman approach Jesus and talk with Him just
like this nobleman did, seeking out Jesus and telling Him our cares and concerns. Jesus tells him "that
unless ye see signs and wonders ye will not believe." Jesus is telling this new believer that miracles
do not validate God's existence, His presence or man's salvation. We receive salvation and the gift of
the Holy Spirit by faith not by experience. In the turning of water to wine in the first miracle only the
servants knew that it had happened but they knew it by faith there was no experience involved in the
first miracle. Jesus wants us to know by faith that He loves us, He died for us on the cross and He now
lives with us in His resurrection.
In Moses day the children of God saw many miracles performed mightily by God yet the people Jews
and Egyptians alike both refused to have faith in God. The Bible says that faith comes by hearing the
word of God. Faith does not come by seeing with our eyes or experiencing with our intellect or
emotions. Miracles are also performed and counterfeited by Satan and the demonic realm. In fact the
Anti-Christ, the coming world leader, is a demonic person who rises to power by performing false
miracles and false wonders. The people who accept the Anti-Christ will have accepted him based on
the miracles he performs instead of relying on the Bible for guidance. If they had read the Bible they
would know that the one coming with miracles for everyone to see he will be the fake one.
When we specifically look for miracles we are prone to miss the biggest miracle of all and that is the
Spiritual healing of us from death to life. Jesus said the son "liveth" Christianity is not about being bad
then becoming good it is about being dead in sin and then becoming suddenly alive to God and life.
Notice that Jesus spoke this miracle and healed the son when the son was in a different city than
Jesus. It is that way for us, Jesus is in heaven seated at the right hand of the Father, we are here on
earth, but we are not out of the effect of Jesus' voice. When Jesus speaks we are healed. This miracle
is important, Jesus wants us to know for certain that we are now alive in Him and that we belong to
Him. This is the first part of a relationship with God it comes even before our Christian walk and is to
be establish beyond any doubt that we are alive Spiritually and that we belong to Jesus. Jesus wants
us to have a lifelong Christian walk, one that is grounded in the Bible and strong enough in faith to get
us through all of life's disappointments, pains, suffering, and hurts. In fact the healing that is now
taking place in the son of the nobleman is the real miracle the miracle healing of hurts, pain,
loneliness, sorrow, and suffering.
Miracle #3 {John 5:1-17} Healing of the Lame man

The Christian can now walk
In the third miracle Jesus sees a man near the pool of Bethesda who has had a crippling infirmity for a
long time for 38 years to be exact. Jesus asks the man if he wants to be "made whole?" Interestingly
the man instead of saying yes replied with a myriad of excuses and reasons as to why he has not been
made whole. It turns out that an angel would agitate or trouble the water of the pool of Bethesda and
when the hurting people saw the pool disturbed the first one into the pool would be healed by God
from whatever ailed them. In this man's case he was so crippled that he was not able to get into the
pool first as he could find no one to help him.
Jesus completely ignoring the infirmed man's excuses said to him "Rise, take up thy bed and walk."
And immediately the man took up his bead, and walked. Here is another man being healed by the
voice of Jesus. The nobleman's son was healed to life this man is then being healed to have a walk
[relationship] with God. Once it has been established that we are alive [born again] and belong to
God. The next miracle in the life of the Christian is to begin to have an intimate relationship with God,
a walk as it is called. Notice that the man was infirm for 38 years, that is exactly the amount of time
that the Jews with Moses wandered in the wilderness after neglecting to enter the promise land the
first time, and before actually entering into the promised land. After leaving Egypt God led the Jews to
Mount Sinai and gave Moses the Ten Commandments, the law (613 commandments), and instruction
to build the tabernacle and establish the Levitical Priesthood under Moses' brother Aaron. Then God
led the Jews to the promise land where each of the 12 tribes sent out two spies. It took two years
once leaving Egypt and staying at Mount Sinai to get to the promise land and send out spies. The spies
returned and were afraid to enter the promise land because of the giants in the land. The Jews then
had to continue wandering in the desert until the entire generation of unbelief died. The Jews
wandered for 38 years until God took them to the promise land the second time and Joshua [Jesus]
led them into the promise land as they by faith crossed over the Jordan river.
This crippled man, like us, is in a similar circumstance as the Jews who came out of slavery in Egypt
were. They have been saved from slavery and have received instruction at Mount Sinai in how to
follow and worship God, they are being miraculously provided for from God with the manna [bread]
from heaven, yet they are not yet able to believe and trust God to take care of the giants in their lives.
We likewise have been delivered from the bondage and slavery of sin and death, we have been
instructed in how to follow and worship the Holy God of Israel, we receive our daily manna in the
Bible to sustain us through this wilderness wandering. Yet just like the Jews and just like the crippled
man we lack the faith in God to provide for us and to take care of us and our problems. So we to
having rejected entering into the promise land must now wander in the wilderness of excuses and
complaints until by faith we hear the voice of Jesus and pick up our bed and walk.
Jesus performed this miracle on the infirm man on the Sabbath day, the weekly Saturday Jewish day
of rest. The infirmed man was confronted by others for being healed on the Sabbath but remember it
is not work to worship God or to be healed by God. Jesus has done the work of salvation [healing] for
us. We just need to work through our circumstances with Jesus and the healing is a natural part of
walking with God it is not work.
It is interesting in this miracle that God would trouble or stir the water in the pool of Bethesda and
that getting into the troubled waters would heal the sick. God does that in our lives He troubles the
water of our life He has us work beside a co-worker that we have nothing in common with that we
cannot stand to be around. Through these troublings we are healed if we get into the water. Get in
there and get to know that co-worker, get in there and work on that resume, work on that marriage
and those bills and through the troubled waters God is healing us as we are walking with God.
Jesus later sought out the now healed man and found him in the "temple" and told him "behold,
thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee." That is where Jesus should
find us is in the church worshiping and fellowshipping. Just think what if Jesus had found this man
with the sinners? We are freed up from sin to follow God not to return and sin more and make a
mockery out of the cross and suffering of Jesus. Jesus makes the point to this man that although our
sins are forgiven we still have our own fee will and if we choose to sin "a worse thing will come to
us." We are free to worship God and we are free to sin. If however we choose to sin then there will be
ramifications. If we return to what we know is wrong it gives Satan a chance to condemn us and
accuse us, making our walk with Jesus even more difficult. Difficult that is if we choose to listen to
Satan and ignore Jesus, but remember every sin is taken care of at the cross of Jesus, confess the sin,
acknowledge the Deity of Jesus and remember the good wine is right now and the best wine is yet to
come.
Once the healed man gave credit to Jesus for healing him. The people he told became so upset that
Jesus had healed the infirmed man on the Sabbath, they actually sought to kill Jesus. This is the first
part of persecution in the Christian walk. As soon as we start to glorify Jesus people are going to start
to get upset. People are going to want to kill Jesus and claim that He does not exist or that He is not
capable of healing even that Jesus does not care enough to heal us. Jesus' answer to these people is
that "My Father worketh now and I work." In fact this is the very work of the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit and their work is going on right now whether people choose to believe it or not. And
how Jesus would love to do His healing work and have a relationship with even the most critical,
cynical and reached sinner.
Miracle #4 {John 6:1-13} Feeding the Thousands with Bread and Fish
Fellowship among the believers
Jesus performs this next miracle while on a mountaintop. A great multitude had followed Jesus out
into the countryside. Jesus asked the disciple Philip "where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?"
It says that Jesus asked Philip to test Him because Jesus already knew what He was going to do. Philip
wondered how much money it would take to buy all of the bread that the huge crowd would need.
Another one of the disciples named Andrew said "There is a lad here, which has five barley loaves
and two small fishes: but what are these among so many?" And Jesus said "Make the men sit down"
Jesus took the loaves and the fish and after giving thanks distributed them to the disciples and the
disciples distributed them to the people who were sitting down. When the people were full Jesus
instructed the disciples to "Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost." And the
disciples gathered 12 full baskets of fragments from the five barley loaves of bread.
Sharing bread and fish that God has provided for us is an example of fellowship. The miracle of
fellowship is that God has broken down every wall and barrier. Believers are now converted and see
themselves and others in God's true agape love knowing that we are all created by God in the Image
of God. We are all saved and cleansed by the same precious blood of Jesus shed for us on the cross.
All people are descendants of Adam and Eve and again we are all related in Noah and His wife. There
is no longer any color barrier or ethnic barrier we are all one in Jesus. We are all now nobility, children
of the King. We have been elevated to the highest standard obtainable to become a relative in the
one and only true Royal Family of King Jesus.
Jesus gives thanks, takes the bread and breaks it, distributing the fragments of bread to feed the
multitudes. We often think what do I have to offer in fellowship & Church with other Christians. We
look at ourselves and know our problems and our shortcomings. We wrongly think that Christians are
"perfect" people and that we need to be "perfect" to fellowship. The reality is that in Jesus He is
using the fragments of our life to nourish others in fellowship. When we honestly open up our lives to
others we are truly fellowshipping and helping others many who are in similar circumstances as we
are.
Then Jesus instructed "Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost." The truthful
fellowship will remain and last even into eternity. There are some things that will transfer with us into
Heaven and earthly fellowship is one of those things. The people and Godly relationships we establish
here on earth will transfer with us for eternity into Heaven.
Miracle #5 {John 6:16-21} Jesus calms the disciples during a storm

Jesus calms our fears
The disciples entered into a boat to cross the Sea of Galilee, alone and in the dark, the disciples began
to experience a great storm "and they were afraid." They were still afraid when Jesus walking on the
water approached them and said to them "It is I; be not afraid." Then they willingly received Him into
the ship (boat): and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.
The dark nights and the storms of life will come. It is up to us to look to Jesus and to invite Him into
our situation into the very boat of our circumstances. As we look around for Jesus we need to look up
to see Jesus, for He is above our problems He is walking on the waters. Jesus is above the very storms
that threaten to capsize us.
In following Jesus the sea of life will from time to time become stormy, strong winds will blow. These
are the very circumstances which Jesus allows into our lives in order for us to call out to Him and to
see that He is bigger than any storm. Often these strong winds are nothing less then demonic attacks,
but that doesn't matter as Jesus has the authority to calm every storm even satanic and demonic
storms. It is important to remember that no matter what direction the wind is blowing from or how
strong the storm that Jesus is always in control and He is always with us.
Miracle #6 {John 9:1-41} Blind eyes opened

Apostles sent out to non-believers
This man has remained blind since his birth. Jesus Informed His disciples that the act of making this
man see is a work of God. It is a work that God will be glorified in doing. Vision requires light in order
to see, Jesus proclaims Himself to be the light for our sight.
Jesus made clay from His spit and dust from the ground then Jesus "anointed" the eyes of the blind
man with the clay. Clay represents the frail condition of humanity. The Bible says that we are but clay
(Job 4:19). This man was blind to the plight of humanity. This man was blind to the sin and suffering
that is occurring around him.
Then Jesus instructed the man to "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, which is by interpretation, Sent."
In Greek the pool of Siloam is called the pool of Apostle. Apostle means sent. The Apostles of Jesus
are the "sent out ones" But in order to be sent out it is first required to have sight in the light of Jesus
and to have our eyes Anointed with the Clay of humanity. Apostles have the Gospel of the
Resurrection of Jesus to Eternal life. Apostles have the Good News and the message is to the sinner
that God desires to save them.
We were once blind now that we have been filed with the Holy Spirit read God's word daily, walk
according to God's word, share God's word in fellowship with believers, braved the storms of life by
calling on Jesus, we can now participate in the 6th miracle of Jesus which is to be a sent out one an
Apostle. Jesus said to take the Good News [gospel] of His resurrection into all the world. We do not
have to be sent out into the globe to be sent out we can reach our families, friends, communities and
co-workers all of them need to experience the love that Jesus has for them. When we have applied
God's word to our own life and Christian walk we can now share God's word with others we must be
careful to give only God's word and not to pass off our notions as God's word but share only the true
bread of Jesus.
Miracle #7 {John 11:1-45} Resurrection of Lazarus from death to life

Resurrection of the believer from physical death to eternal life
Lazarus was sick. The Lazarus whom "thou (Jesus) lovest." Jesus replied "This sickness is not unto
death, but for the Glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby." Then Jesus waited
two more days before departing with the disciples on the journey to get to where Lazarus was. By the
time Jesus and the disciples arrived, Lazarus had been dead and in the grave for four days. The sisters
of Lazarus were in despair that Jesus had arrived too late to heal their now dead brother. Jesus
replied that to believe in Him is to never die. Then Jesus called Lazarus by name and the dead Lazarus
became alive and walked out of his own grave. Not only did Jesus resurrect Lazarus back to life Jesus
instructed that the grave cloths that had Lazarus bound up were to be removed.
Many people are afraid of death, Jesus has said that to believe in Him is to have the binding cloths of
death and the grave permanently removed from us. In Jesus we have both life and freedom.
It only makes sense that God can resurrect us from death, after all God created and gave us life in the
first place. What is more difficult, to create life the first time or to give existing life a new body? To
God nothing is impossible. The difficult part is not in creating a physical body or next a Spiritual body
for us, the difficult part was to remove the sin that separated us from God.
The final miracle of Jesus that we get to participate in is the glorious resurrection of the believer.
Jesus called Lazarus by name just as Jesus knows our name and will call us by name to the first
resurrection. The first resurrection is a selective resurrection and is for the believer only the
unbelievers will not come forward until the end and that is to be condemned. Jesus said "unbind him
and let him go" at the resurrection we will no longer be bound to these bodies of flesh and sin. Jesus
has set us free from sin and the penalty of sin which is death. The resurrection is where we realize
what God has already done for us at the creation and re-united for us at the cross of Jesus.
These are Seven Miracles performed by Jesus and recorded in the Gospel of John by John a disciple of
Jesus. John was an eyewitness present at each of these seven miracles. These miracles are illustrations
representing miracles that Jesus is currently doing in the life of each and every Christian.


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The 7 Church Letters of Revelation from Jesus Christ
Buildings are not the Church, people are! Which Church group are you in?
There is a structure and a teaching style that is employed throughout the Bible in both the Old and
New Testaments revealing that although written over time and by several different people the Bible
really has only one true author and that author is God.
The Parables of Jesus (Matthew 13:1-50) are from the teaching of Jesus during His time on earth. The
letters of the Apostle Paul (New Testament) are from a representative of Jesus and finally the 7 letters
of Revelation (Revelation 2:1-3:22) are teaching and instruction from the resurrected Jesus, the three
teaching groups span three timeframes with the one unique message of Jesus Christ and His eternal
Kingdom.
Like the seven miracles that we went through in the Gospel of John that John himself personally
witnessed, Jesus personally spoke to the disciple John and had John write an evaluation of the
Christian Church in the book of Revelation. Likewise to critique the entire Christian Church (people)
Jesus divided it up into seven churches. Each Church existed in the day that Jesus spoke to John about
it and each Church type is still practiced throughout today. Note the book of Revelation and in
particular the part about the seven churches is unique because Jesus is asking John to write it for Him.
The entire Bible is written by God through man but Revelation makes that point even more evident.
So onto the description of the seven churches as critiqued by none other than the resurrected Jesus
Himself.
Topics
1. The Church at Ephesus -- The teaching instructing Church
2. The Church at Smyrna -- The martyred persecuted Church
3. The Church at Pergamos -- The worldly government Church
4. The Church at Thyatira -- The Roman Catholic Church
5. The Church at Sardis -- The Protestant Church
6. The Church at Philadelphia -- The friendship Church
7. The Church at Laodicea -- The modern comfortable Church
The 7 Church Epistles of the Apostle Paul
Parables - 7 Teachings of Jesus Christ (Mat 13:1-50)
Additional Study: 7 Letters of Revelation Mp3's by Pastor Brian Larson
 #1 The Seven Messages of Revelation from Jesus to His Church

 The Complete Revelation Study
Introduction:
The Christian Church is divided into Seven Church groups - Which Church group are You in?
After seeing the progression of the Christian walk in the seven miracles of Jesus in the Gospel of John,
there is another important consideration. The Church as we know is not a building. Buildings were not
saved by Jesus on the cross, buildings were not redeemed by the blood of Jesus and buildings don't
receive the Holy Spirit to become 'born again' it is people that are the Church and the people that are
going to go to Heaven.
On the cross Jesus spoke to a man who was also being crucified but this man was a criminal and did
deserve his punishment. Jesus was innocent in fact Jesus is so innocent that He has never even had a
bad thought about anyone there is no guile in Jesus. Man took the perfect innocent person (more
innocent than any child or baby) and abused Him and crucified Him. Jesus allowed it to happen so
that by His death we could be saved and just like the thief on the cross whom asked God/Jesus to help
him and to allow him into Jesus' kingdom we too if we ask Jesus can enter into His kingdom, His
Heaven.
John the same disciple of Jesus who Jesus used to write the Gospel of John also wrote the book of
Revelation it is the last book in the Bible and is one of the most exciting because it tells about the
coming return of Jesus. Christianity would make little sense if God loved us and came in our form, was
rejected abused despised and then murdered on His first visit but if He did not return again to reign
and rule in glory His purpose and plan would not be completed. We know that the first visit was for
our good so that sin would be removed through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and through that
sacrifice we can now be reunited with the Holy God. God went through all of the pain, suffering and
shame to reunite us but then if He never came back that would be strange. Well Jesus loves us and is
coming back to be with us and to reign and rule in His true glory. The first coming of Jesus to suffer is
the one that Jesus would have backed out of if He were going to. The fact that Jesus came the first
time makes it even more certain that He will come again the second time, not to suffer but to be with
us, to enjoy us, to drink the yet to be enjoyed cup of rejoicing and for us to partake in His Glory.
Church #1 Revelation 2:1-7 Ephesus (desirable) desire to follow and please Jesus
The Bible smart, but too busy to Love Church
Ephesus is the first Church group to be addressed by Jesus in this series of 7 letters that the disciple
John wrote as dictated by the resurrected Jesus. Ephesus is a Church strong in the word of God. The
Church was established by Paul the Apostle who spent three years at Ephesus. The Church was well
known and well visited by the other apostles and disciples. The epistle letter "The book of Ephesians"
that the Apostle Paul wrote and it is now in our Bible and carries the title name of "Ephesians" was a
circular letter intended for all of the churches to read and distribute. The Ephesians title remained on
the book we have in the Bible although the letter may have originally been known as the letter to the
Church at Laodicea.
It is likely that the book in the Bible that we call "Ephesians" originated as the letter (epistle) from
Laodicea. The early Churches distributed the letters from the Apostles and the Disciples to each
Church. A letter written by the Apostle Paul to the Church at Colossus was intended to be distributed
to all of the Churches. Today the letters are distributed to all of the Churches via the Bible. As the
Bible was assembled they used the letters (epistles) that they had on hand at the time and if a letter
happened to be addressed to the Ephesians then that address title remained when the Bible was
published.
Colossians 4:16 And when this epistle (Colossians) is read among you, cause that it be read also in the
church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
There are no custom messages that apply to only one Church and not to the others. All of the messages, teachings,
letters, and prophecies of the Bible are intended for all of the Churches to read, understand and apply.
Church history has it that the disciple John who Jesus spoke to in order to write the Book of
Revelation was heavily involved at Ephesus and later John became the overseer of the Church. With
the Disciple John at Ephesus, Christian history also records that Mary the mother of Jesus was then
also at the Church. While on the cross Jesus spoke to Mary and to John and Jesus told John to look
after Mary. The heavyweights of the early Church were at and associated with the Church of Ephesus
a Church that Jesus is now critiquing. Jesus commends the Church that they have done a good job and
do not allow evil to be in their presence and that they test the people who say they are apostles to
see if they do have a relationship with Jesus. The Church has also labored long and been patient and
continues to desire and look for the return of Jesus. After telling the Church what they have done that
is good Jesus now instructs them in the areas where they need to change and improve. Jesus points
out that the Church has lost sight of the first love relationship they are supposed to have with Him
and with one another. Jesus reveals that He knows the heart of the Church and that works without
love are empty. Jesus instructs the Church to "Repent" to change their ways and to get back to the
most important part of the Christian walk, which is having a loving relationship with God. This is such
a serious matter that Jesus says He will remove His candle from among them, in other words without
love the Church would not be able to function as light to the world and without love the Church
would not have the presence of Jesus. Sadly as history tells us Jesus did have to remove His candle
from the Church at Ephesus. The Church that started out so strong for Jesus does not exist today.
Today there is not one single Church in the area of Ephesus as Ephesus is now a dominant Muslim
area. This is a strong warning for us as the Church at Ephesus that had so many people directly
involved with the physical life of Jesus, even Mary herself, and yet it is a Church that lost sight of a
loving relationship with God.
As we study the letter from Jesus to the Church at Ephesus what application is there for us today. The
Church at Ephesus was a strong doctorial based Church they knew what they believed and they knew
why they believed it but it is not enough to know the word of God we have to also practice it and live
it. The Bible says that God is love we have to do more than know it we have to live it ourselves. The
Bible especially the New Testament is a collection of letters and writings, so many with so much
information that at times it is hard to know which letter to read to address the problems in our lives.
Ephesus is the first Church that Jesus addressed and in the New Testament the book of Corinthians is
the first Church addressed by name. If we read the letter of Jesus to Ephesus and then read the two
letters to the Church at Corinth we will get a good idea of how to change and repent from the errors
that Jesus spoke about to Ephesus. For instance Jesus instructed them in the need to return to their
first love, Corinthians chapter 13 is the definition of love, after reading 1st and 2nd Corinthians we will
have no doubt about what God's standard of love is. Also of note 1 st Corinthians deals with a man
who is committing a terrible sin and tells how to remove him from Church fellowship but then 2nd
Corinthians instructs the Church that if a sinner has repented to let them back in and to treat them as
a brother in other words to love them. We can consider Jesus' letter to Ephesians and 1st & 2nd
Corinthians to be companion books and very useful for guidance and instruction.
Since in our modern mobile times we can easily seek out and locate a Church to our liking we will
usually pick a Church to attend that is like us. Our Church consisting of people will have a certain
personality and dominant trait is people may have the dominant trait of correct doctrine over the love
of people and over the love for God. This is something to be repented from and to still continue in all
the good that the Church is doing.
Church #2 Revelation 2:8-11 Smyrna (Myrrh, bitter herb for anointing

particularly for burial) The Martyred - heavily persecuted Church
Membership in the Christian Church is costly but you can be sure that our future glory with God is
worth more than any cost Satan might try to make us pay.
This wonderful letter of Jesus to the second Church the Church at Smyrna, is written to a persecuted
Church. The members of the Church were being harassed and even killed for their faith in Jesus. The
word Martyr simply means witness. Jesus said go and martyr (witness) of Him to all the world. It has
been said that people gave their lives and became a martyr but actually they didn't become a martyr
they were one before they gave their life it is just happened that death was their final act of
witness/martyr here on earth. Those people who give their life and die do receive a better
resurrection than even those of us Christians who are not put to death. They are a Special group of
people to Jesus; they receive a special crown in heaven that only the martyred witnesses receive.
What a wonderful Church and letter, people who love God more than their own possessions,
circumstances and even more than their own lives. Many of these people do not have the doctrinal
knowledge of the Church of Ephesus yet they have the love. Love that overcomes and conquers all
things even death. Jesus does not have repentance for this Church like He did for the first Church and
as He does for the other churches. This Church is special and there is no condemnation to those who
love Jesus more than they love their own life. In His letter Jesus explains to the Church that He knows
what it is like be killed, but that He is alive and they too will be alive with Him. Jesus also knows the
condition of the Church He knows that they are persecuted and do not have many resources. Jesus
tells that although they do not have much here on earth they are rich in heaven. He also informs them
not to listen to the people who claim to have all of the answers and deride those who are being
persecuted. Jesus says that the ones admonishing the suffering Church are from Satan and are not
from God. Jesus continues and says for them to "fear not" that although there will be trouble, the
trouble is from Satan and not from God, as the evil counselors have said. They are instructed to be
faithful to God even unto death and that they will receive the prized crown of life given only all the
martyrs. Jesus closes the letter to the Church of Smyrna telling them that the second death the
spiritual death will not apply to them and will not be able to harm them.
The tribulation saints are a future group of people that give their life to Jesus and are killed by a
coming false Jesus called the Anti-Christ. Anti means "instead of "so he is the "instead of" Christ. It is
like asking for water and getting poison "instead of" water. The poison might look and smell like water
but it is not water and we will not be refreshed if we drink it, we will die if we drink it. This man that is
coming in the future is the instead of Jesus he will pretend to be Jesus and he will pretend to offer
refreshing water but it will instead be poison and those who drink it or go along with the plans of the
Anti-Christ will die an everlasting death. The future martyred Saints will be the people who know the
true Jesus and will refuse to accept the poisoned false Jesus. The false Jesus will be so angry that he
will murder every witness he can get hold of. The Bible says that those special saints that are not
deceived and follow the true Jesus even to their death at the hands of the false Jesus, they will be
very special to the real Jesus and in Heaven the Martyred Saints will always be with Jesus.
Unfortunately martyrdom was very much a part of the early Church. In fact martyrdom has continued
throughout the entire Church history and may even be getting worse in our very own day. Today
many Christians throughout the world are being denied the basic necessities of life and are being
abused even killed for their faith in Jesus. Tragically martyrdom will stay with the Church until the
time that Jesus sets up His righteous, kingdom full of love and justice here on earth. Evil will always
hate goodness and evil will try to destroy goodness but it can't because evil is actually fighting against
God and God has already won. Christianity is costly and the price has been high every since Jesus was
rejected, beaten and crucified on a wooden cross. Membership in the Christian Church is costly but
you can be sure that our future glory with God is worth more than any cost Satan might try to make
us pay.
Possessing love is a wonderful thing yet knowledge of the Bible assists our love and gives us faith so
that we are not so easily shaken during the trials and tribulations that we do not understand. The
companion book for this second Church is the epistle to the second named Church, the Church of
Galatians, coming right after Corinthians in the Bible. When studding the book of Galatians the
Martyred Church can learn for starters that Paul received his doctrine and teachings from Jesus. This
means that we all have Jesus as a comforter and a teacher. We do not need to rely on man to teach
us the Bible God will do it. If a Christian is imprisoned God will be right there with him to teach him
who God is and to comfort him. In the book of Galatians Paul also rebukes Peter. Again we as
Christians do not have to let sinful men rule over us. All mankind is sinful and no one is right all of the
time so we need to look to God and not man in our lives. Also in the letter to Galatians Paul
encourages the Galatians to continue in their Christian walk in a spiritual walk not based on their
physical understanding but to literally walk in the Spirit of God. People being harassed and persecuted
might want to revert to worldly ways of anger and revenge but these ways will not profit us in our
relationship with God. We have to start our Christian walk in the Spirit of God, continue it in His Spirit
and end remaining in His Spirit.
Church #3 Revelation 2:12-17 Pergamum (tower, "burgh") like the 'Tower of
Babylon' the sins of mankind have piled up to heaven,
this is a worldly tower government/system
The intermingled Church/State with worldly ways and popular trends.
Revelation 18:4-5 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her (world), my
people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have
reached (piled) unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
The third Church represents the time period in Christian history where the persecutions of Christians
turned into acceptance and where the Christians embraced the world that was now embracing or at
least tolerating them. Jesus in His letter says that He knows where their works are from and where
they dwell that it is among this world where Satan has his throne. He goes on to say that they stumble
and put obstacles in front of other Christians and that they embrace the practice of "Nicolaitanes"
which is the practice of lording over other people, not letting people be free to worship God in a
personal relationship. Instead prayers are written to be prayed and man's thoughts are taught in
place of Bible study. Jesus says that He hates this practice. Jesus died so that we will be free; the truth
has set us free. Jesus does not want us to control or to be controlled by other people.
Often this Church/person is the person that claims to be a Christian but doesn't follow any or many of
the Christian ways. This Christian doesn't pray regularly at least not with the assistance of the Holy
Spirit and usually they do not even acknowledge the presence of the Holy Spirit. They seldom read the
Bible and think much of the Bible makes no sense and that it is of little value to their life or worse yet
that parts are untrue. They have wrong opinions about the Bible because they have been wrongly
taught by others and they have not taken the time to read or study the Bible for themselves. The
people who do seriously study the Bible if they didn't already believe in God usually become believers
in God after just a short time of reading the Bible. Some don't even need the Bible to come to God
and have come to God just by studying nature, world history or archaeology. The Bible is so factual, so
practical, so prophetic, and so complete that those who do take the time to read the Bible can only
rejoice in the one true living God while removing their shoes because they know that when reading
the Bible they are standing on Holy ground and like Moses at the burning bush they are in the very
presence of the Almighty God.
Pergamum Christians do not have many Holy experiences as they think Christianity is yet to happen
after they die thinking that they will meet Jesus in the future not knowing that Jesus already resides
inside of them being born Again. Because these Christians are not looking to God they are not
experiencing God. They go about their lives and jobs looking to themselves, their friends, their bosses,
and government for the answers in their lives, missing out on the daily moment by moment
relationship God has for us. When we limit our options in life to what we can achieve with our own
hands we are living a life one handful at a time ad God says let go of what we can hold onto in our
hands and to receive from His hands a vast ocean of possibility. When we live our life in the Holy Spirit
every moment, every possibility, every person becomes a Divine encounter of God and there is no
limit to who we might meet or to what opportunities we have. Sadly the worldly Christian is the one
who is secretly ashamed of Jesus and the messy cross. This person wants acceptance from the worldly
people around him and in doing so is ashamed of Jesus to some degree or another. This person does
not know of the Glory of Heaven and of all the Heavenly angels that await to meet him, so they look
at the fallen world and distance themselves from Jesus and ridicule other Christians that are living a
life pleasing to God. Jesus said that if we do not say we know Him to people here on earth then Jesus
will say that He does not know us to the Father and all the Angeles in Heaven.
Fortunately there is a way out of this Church and into a more meaningful Church. The way out is
painful but the results are well worth it. The way is for God to allow every worldly thing that we put
our hope and trust into to absolutely fall apart and let us down. Is our security in our money, job,
health, friends, and government, all of these will let us down. God in the Bible calls these false
cisterns or false water wells that we think hold water but when we go there to drink they had many
cracks that we couldn't see and all the water leaked out and the well is empty leaving us empty and
thirsty. Fortunately when we thirst enough and when all of our false wells have let us down we can
reach out to Jesus who is right there just a breath away, wanting to have a meaningful relationship
with each one of us. Once a Christian drinks from the everlasting water of Jesus Christ we will no
longer desire what this world has to offer and we will have changed from our old church into a new
church with new life and a heavenly focused wonderful life.
The governments of this world will not last God will return to reign and rule on the earth. The prayer
"Thy kingdom come Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven" is the prayer we pray right now as we
eagerly look for the return and government of Jesus. The Church is a higher calling than the world.
Currently Satan is a trespasser and is stealing his ruling authority and Satan is influencing all of the
governments of the world, that is why the Bible tells us to pray for all governments and rulers in
charge. Remember the prophecies of Daniel say that at the return of Jesus He will destroy and scatter
the existing worldwide Government system and His government will take its place.
The companion book of the Bible for this 3rd Church is the book of Ephesians written by the Apostle
Paul. In Ephesians the Church will learn that we are made one with Jesus and to not conform to this
world but to God. The book also teaches that we the believers are one body and to "keep the unity of
the Spirit in a bond of peace." The book goes on to explain our relationship with God and
relationships with our spouse, children and employers. After these topics the book discusses spiritual
warfare a very important topic for everyone who chooses to live a Godly life as described in the Bible.
Church #4 Revelation 2:18-29 Thyatira (white castle) - The Roman Catholic

Church - The Church/people not recognizing the majesty,
power and sole authority of Jesus
This Church is most represented today by the Roman Catholic Church.
The 4th Church grew out of the 3rd Church. Where the 3rd Church was involved in worldly
government this 4th Church then took the power and influences they had learned in government and
used them to create a governing Church, sort of a government for Church. This Church in modern day
is most represented by the Roman Catholic Church. It should not seem surprising that God knows
about the Catholic Church, because He knows about everything. This is yet another place in the Bible
where we can really see the relevance and accuracy of the Bible and recognize that God knows all
things past present and future. Remember a correction from Jesus is to draw us closer to Him in the
correct manner of worship.
Jesus begins the letter to the Church of Thyatira by addressing Himself as the Son of God. The Catholic
Church has become too focused on Jesus as the infant son of Mary and this Church letter is placing
the emphasis that Jesus is God and is the son of God and that it is Jesus who our relationship is to be
with. Jesus continues that He knows the works and the love that the Church does have and that their
works and love are increasing. This is very true about the Catholic Church they are doing marvelous
works of charity and love throughout the world. The Catholic Church is almost single handed in their
devotion to orphans and the unborn. Jesus then continues with repentance, that He cannot stand the
teaching and works of Jezebel. Jezebel was a wicked woman of the Old Testament, maybe the most
wicked. Jezebel is referenced in connection with this #4 Church because they are keeping a doctrine
that "Mary" (the Virgin Mary) has a part in the work of God. The true Mary of the Bible called herself
a humble handmaiden and her spirit rejoiced that God is her savior. The current teaching that is
attributed to Mary has nothing to do with the real Mary. The teaching is the teaching of Jezebel and
not of Mary. The true Mary is a very courageous and wonderful woman. If anyone in the world could
have stopped the crucifixion of Jesus it was Mary. All Mary had to do was to go to either the Jewish
authorities or the Roman authorities and tell them that she knew Jesus had a human father and that
He was not the Son of God. An earthly father would have put an end to the claims of Jesus being God,
having two earthly parents Jesus would not be Holy. Yet Mary did not do this because she could not
do it, Jesus is the Son of God, Jesus has no earthly father. If Jesus were not God, Mary would not have
allowed the crucifixion to continue. Because Jesus is the Son of God, the real Mary stood boldly by
while Jesus suffered on the cross.
Jesus continues in His letter saying that if we follow the false teachings of Jezebel, there is no
salvation in any false teaching. Those who follow false leaders will go into the great tribulation [miss
the coming rapture] and be killed with death. This is a strong warning because of the strong danger in
the false teaching and leading of Jezebel. Then Jesus concludes with the promise that those who
remain faithful in the Church will then rule with Jesus.
The Bible companion book to this Church is the next book, the book of Philippians. Philippians is a
wonderful book of encouragement. The book explains that Jesus is 100% God and 100% human. The
book tells us to "work out our own salvation with fear and trembling" not to let others prescribe our
salvation but to let God work it out in us. Remember Salvation is different from Redemption.
Salvation means healing, removing hurts and fears. We have a part in our own healing as we seek and
trust God. Redemption is the work of Jesus on the cross; we do not have a part in the redemption
except to receive it as a free gift from God. The book of Philippians tells of our high calling in Jesus and
goes on to encourage us to rejoice and to be content in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Church #5 Revelation 3:1-6 Sardis (red, gemstone) - Liberal Protestant Church -
The Church/people not recognizing the work,
and the necessity of the person of the Holy Spirit
This Church is most represented today by the liberal Protestant Church.
A Church people that are not allowing themselves to be washed clean by the Holy Spirit. Spiritually
this is a dead Church. A modern Church that feels that we are special in and of ourselves and that
even apart from God we are to be admired. Yet God said "come let us reason though your sins are red
as scarlet He will make them white as snow" (Isaiah 1:18). Modern liberal Churches welcome in any
manner of doctrine and any kind of sin now also seems welcome among the people yet this Church
does not even let God Himself into His own Church. In yet another insult to God the modern liberal
Church has decided it knows best in how to interpret God's word the Bible but it has done so in a way
that completely neglects and negates what God has actually said.
Isaiah 1:18-20 18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as
scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be
willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be
devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
The forth Church emerged from the 3rd church that was best represented by the Roman Catholic
Church, the 5th Church emerged from the 4th Church and is best represented by the Protestant
Church. In 1572 a Catholic Monk named Martin Luther began a formal dissention with the Catholic
Church and the end result was the "Reformation" or splitting off of part of the Catholic Church into
the Protestant Church. The Church is labeled "Protestant" from the meaning protesters. The
Christians were dissatisfied with the doctrines and decrees of the Catholic Church and protested and
eventually left to worship God in a less restricted environment.
As Jesus began the 4th letter to Thyatira to remind them that He is the Son of God, Jesus begins this
5th letter to the Church at Sardis to remind this Church that He has the seven [complete] Spirits of
God. Jesus is informing this Church that their biggest problem is in neglecting the Holy Spirit. Jesus
then tells the Church that He knows their works and that they have a reputation for being alive but
instead they are really dead. Again strong words for strong circumstances. Jesus wants us to follow
Him in a right relationship and not in a way that is made up or pretend. Jesus says that He has not
found their works to be "Perfect." The word perfect means complete like a car would be perfect if it
had an engine, a car without an engine is imperfect. Jesus is telling this Church that they are imperfect
without the Holy Spirit, in other words they are a people without the engine of the Holy Spirit.
The protestant Church has left the Catholic Church and they have also left the Holy Spirit. Repeatedly
the Bible tells us that works done without the guidance and glory of the Holy Spirit are works that are
meaningless. It is better not to do something than to do it without the Holy Spirit. Strangely enough
the only person excluded from the Protestant Church is the Holy Spirit. Much of the Church now
recognizes homosexual marriages, abortion is no longer considered murder, any proud arrogant
person is welcome at a protestant Church, adultery and fornication are seldom considered sin,
divorce and abandonment of spouses and children are now common place. The Church that is
supposed to be the salt and light is not even lifting a finger to turn the pages of the Bible and see
what God has to say about it all. It is obvious to anyone that looks that the works of the Church are
dead. The reason the works are dead is because the Holy Spirit is not being listened to. Jesus tells this
Church to repent and to watch for His return [rapture]. Jesus says that the people who overcome will
be clothed with white raiment. The over comers of the #3 Church are to be given a white stone, the
stone of acceptance. In the book of Isaiah God told the prophet to tell the people "come now, and let
us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though
they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." The word Sardis means a red stone.
The companion book for Sardis is the book of Colossians. The book explains that the revealed mystery
of the ages is that Jesus is in us and that this is glorious. The book says "beware lest any man spoil you
through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and
not after Christ" an admonishment to us to set our affections on the things of above the things of God
the Holy Spirit and of heaven.
Church #6 Revelation 3:7-13 Philadelphia (Philao - Brotherly love)

The Church/people of Brotherly Love
A Brotherly embrace of both the Jews (Hebrews) and the Romans (Catholics)
This Church is closely related to the Smyrna Church in that these are the people who love God enough to give
their life and Satan is usually mad enough at these Christians to try to take their life. So one day you can be in
this Church and the next moment be in the martyrs Church of Smyrna.
The 6th Church is the Church of brotherly love. Jesus gave us one commandment or law the new
(insight) into the law to love God and to love man. Jesus further said that the distinctive mark of a
Christian would be our love for God and our love for one another. This is the same law of the Old
Testament, Jesus called it new or fresh in that Jesus is now our example for what fulfilling the law is to
be and we now have new insight into how to really love God and one another as Jesus loves us so
much that He gave His life for us.
In this Church group the people are filled with God's love. They love the Father, they love Jesus and
they love the Holy Spirit. These people love Christians in general and denomination names, titles or
Church roles mean nothing to them they just meet you where you are and give you a big love boost
right into the lap of Jesus seated at the right hand of the Father's throne. Meeting one of these
Christians is like taking a big refreshing drink from the free flowing river of life. Often these people are
loving in the midst of life's biggest challenges. Their bodies wracked with cancer, having lost parents
or children, homes, jobs, etc. these people are the modern women at the well and modern Mary
Magdalenes and like them they have met Jesus and have wept and rejoiced at His feet. Many have
had a lifelong walk with the Lord knowing Him personally for decades and like Moses they are seated
securely in the clift of the rock (Exodus 33:11-23) looking back and seeing the Glory of God in their
lives, knowing that Jesus has brought them through the troubles and perils of life. They have seen
fellow Christians go home to glory with a smile on their face and the countenance of an angel. They
know the one in whom they have entrusted their spirit and soul and they know that God will
complete the work that He has began in them and that His thoughts toward them and towards others
are all good thoughts and that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Often the new Christian starts out in this Church. The newness of Jesus and the Holy Spirit filled life
put us in a peaceful blissful state of well being. We call this the honeymoon state of Christianity when
we meet Jesus and all is well. Then the storms and trials come into our lives and we wander through
the various churches and growth phases and wonder what we did wrong to lose God, but not to
worry, God often gives us a good first taste also called a "first fruit" of what the eternal future will be
like and this honeymoon state is where we are destined to return. So forgetting our destination we
get confused and think is the Christian life supposed to be this way the trials and troubles? Then we
falter when God starts doing a new or different work in another area of our life and emotions. Just
hang in there God is expanding us and growing us up in Himself. If we do not get persecuted how
would we have intimate fellowship with God and also with our fellow man? So we are bound to sway
from Church group to Church group as life's challenges come our way and we have our moments of
doubt or our circumstances get the best of us but in the end we should again be back in this Church.
The growing maturing Christian is growing softer and becoming more compassionate and merging
into the image of Jesus and away from the image of this cold, hard, cruel world.
There is no rebuke from Jesus for this Church. Jesus instructed the doctrine wise Ephesians to return
to their first love, the honeymoon feelings they had in the beginning with Jesus, in other words Jesus
encouraged them to get back to the Church of Philadelphia. These people are loving and being loved
in a Godly way and Jesus is well pleased with them. This group is not a specific Church age as each of
the other churches are. This Church is not addressed from the identification letter that the other
churches are. This Church is a special remnant to God and they have existed everywhere there are
Christians and at all times of the Church age. This special group of people has the promise from God
that they will not enter into the coming tribulation that the world is going to suffer in. Jesus is going to
catch up or rapture His people before the coming tribulation (the rest of the book of Revelation). All
born again Christians will be raptured before the tribulation. The coming tribulation is coming from
God onto a disobedient people. Right now the tribulation we suffer is from our own bad decisions and
from the things Satan does to us. If we mismanage our money and go bankrupt it is certainly
tribulation but it is from us not from God. God uses our messes to draw us closer to Him so the
messes are not that bad after all. The difference between the current tribulation and the future one is
that the future one continues to be from Satan and is also from God but God is not going to pour out
His tribulation upon the righteous. Jesus resides inside each born again Christian, on the cross Jesus
said "it is finished" Jesus will undergo no more tribulation so there is a need for the rapture to remove
the "Jesus filled" born again Christians prior to the coming great tribulation.
When the Christian Church first came together the early Church was entirely Jewish-Hebrew as Jesus the head
of the Church is Jewish. Then with the admittance of non-Jews (Gentiles) into the Christian Church the early
Church struggled with the relationships between Christians, Jews and also the new gentile Christians. An early
Church council was established to consider these interactions, the council meeting and its decision are
recorded in the Book of Acts (Acts 15).
Acts 15:6-22 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. And when there had
been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while
ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and
believe. And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as He did
unto us (Hebrews); And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. Now therefore
why tempt ye God, to put a yoke (law) upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our (Jewish) fathers nor we
were able to bear? But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even (by
faith) as they (gentiles). Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring
what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. And after they had held their
peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me: Simeon (Peter) hath declared how God at
the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for His name. And to this agree the words of the
prophets; as it is written, After this [after the Christian Church age] I will return, and will build again the
tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: That the
residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom My name is called, saith the Lord,
who doeth all these things. Known unto God are all His works from the beginning of the world. Wherefore my
(James - Church leader) sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to
God: But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from
things strangled, and from blood. For Moses of old time hath in every city them (Jews) that preach him (laws of
Moses), being read in the synagogues every sabbath day. Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the
whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas;
The early Christian Church declared that of utmost importance for the Christian whether being of Jewish or of
Gentile origin is not to offend the followers of Moses, the practicing Jews "For Moses of old time hath in every
city them (Jews) that preach him." The dietary laws of not eating blood are not for the Church but the council
determined that of greater importance than personal freedom is for the Christian not to offend God's people
the Jews who do obey His laws and follow His customs.
The Church of Philadelphia is the brotherly love Church. The two companion Bible books for this
Church are the books of Romans and Hebrews. Christians in this Church will need to know the book of
Romans to understand that Christians are called into a relationship with God based on faith, that
nothing can separate us from the love of God and then how to have fellowship with the fellow
brethren by not offending them in our actions and deeds. The book of Hebrews will help us to enter
into the very presence of God. Jesus is God and He is also our High Priest and as He has entered into
the Holiest place where God the Father's presence is, we by being identified with Jesus are also to
enter with Jesus into the Holy presence of God the Father.
Church #7 Revelation 3:14-22 Laodicea (Laos - People, diceaos - rule; People

rulers) The comfortable worldly Church where people rule over their own lives
not allowing God to lead or rule in their life
Laodicea is the comfortable last Church, in this letter God is speaking to most of us. This is the last
Church era so also read the Books of 1st and 2nd Thessalonians to get ready for the Christian rapture.
The seventh and last Church in Jesus' Revelation Church letters is the Church that is dominant in our
current time and current Church age. This is the last Church letter and also the last Church age or era,
there are no more Christian Church ages after this as Jesus will return during this present Church age
and He will rapture all the 'born again' Christians unto Himself in Heaven.
After Jesus returns and raptures the Church there will no longer be a 'born again' Christian Church
here on earth. There will be Jewish believers and there will be those Martyred saints who give their
life for their faith in Jesus but there will not be the 'born again' Church as all of the born again
Christians will now be in heaven participating as the bride of Jesus in the wedding feast with Jesus.
Remember there was no 'born again' Church during the entire Old Testament. The Church began on
the day (Easter) of the resurrection of Jesus when Jesus baptized the disciples in the upper room with
His breath and told them to receive the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 3:11 I (John the Baptist) indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but He that cometh
after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: He (Jesus) shall baptize you with the
Holy Ghost, and with fire:
John 20:19-22 came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when
He had so said, He shewed unto them His hands and His side. Then were the disciples glad, when
they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as My Father hath sent Me, even
so send I you. And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the
Holy Ghost:
The Church began with the cross and Resurrection of Jesus and is continuing on right now and will
end at the rapture when Jesus meets us, the Church, in the air and He takes us to heaven to be with
Him therefore saving us from the terrible time of the tribulation to come.
1st Thessalonians 4:16-18 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice
of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are
alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and
so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
The various churches all dominated throughout each Church era in the order that Jesus has addressed
them in His letters. The first era was the Apostolic Church when the Apostles and disciples of Jesus
were writing and teaching Gods word at Ephesus and other places. With so much knowledge at
Ephesus they had no patience for people who didn't catch on to doctrine and theology. After the
apostles of Jesus grew old and went on to be with Jesus in heaven the next Church age was
characterized by bitter persecution and martyrs, the Church of Smyrna. Today there are more martyrs
worldwide than at any time but this period happened when the Church was young and didn't have a
worldwide following and when the Bibles were copied by hand, Satan was actually trying to
demoralize the Christians and Satan literally tried to kill every Christian and wipe out every Bible. The
next era was the Pergamos era and surprisingly the Christians of that era went from persecuted by
the world to living in the world. After the brutal nonstop persecutions the Christians themselves
became worldly and at the Roman coliseums were Christians were once put to death, the Christians
now sat in the seats and cheered as gladiators fought each other to the death on the very places
where their fellow Christians had died.
After the worldly Christians the next Church era was the structured Church known as Thyatira the
Roman Catholic Church where for centuries everyone was supposed to belong to the Catholic Church
or they were not considered a Christian. This much authority brought on much abuse of power and
much resentment as the Catholic Church ruled with such force that people were not allowed personal
Bibles to read and people couldn't even pray personal prayers in their own native language. People
even had to go to priests to have them talk to God for them. The puritans that left England and came
and started America were fleeing this Church and come to America to establish a Puritan "pure"
Christian life. This restrictive Thyatira Church age gave way to the next Church era called the
Protestant reformation where Protestants [protesters] protested the Catholic domination, rightfully
insisting that the Bible tells people how to worship and not any organization. This Protestant era took
so many liberties that they soon had a muddled comfortable Christianity, people compared
themselves to others instead of comparing themselves to Jesus and always finding someone
perceived to be of worse character than themselves, people decided wrongly that they had a good
Christian walk so now the Christian walk became anything that we determine we want it to be. This
brings us to the current and last Church age the Church of Laodicea. This current Church period is a
continuation of the protestant age and it is a Church so empty of Jesus that we have become our own
god, we are a Church where the "people rule" instead of God.
This is the last Church age and it is during this current Church era that Jesus will return.
Jesus opens this letter to Laodicea like the previous letters addressing the biggest problem facing the
Church. In this case Jesus proclaims that He is the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the
creation of God. Jesus is confronting the biggest error of the last day Church. Jesus is reminding us
that He is faithful and true and that He is the creator of creation and that creation is from God. It is
appropriate that God is speaking to the end time Church about creation. Perhaps the biggest lie being
perpetuated right now is the lie of evolution. Evolution is a joke; life does not evolve out of non-life no
matter how long you wait millions or billions or years. God being life can create and give life. Life is
more than chemicals and material, life is spirit and soul, life is awareness and life is feelings and
emotions. The error of evolution would never be believed by the previous churches because they
lived in close proximity to life and death. We are now so removed from death that we do not
understand life. We give scientist credit for the wonderful inventions that they have worked on in this
is wonderful high teach time, but technology does not explain life and scientist apart from God are
not able to explain life. In every case of evolution the evolutionist has grossly simplified the complex
mechanisms of life. The simplest human cell is more complicated than anything science has ever
assembled. A baby being formed in the womb of a woman consists of 23 chromosomes from the man
and 23 chromosomes from the woman, living for nine months under water in the womb and then at
birth suddenly and instantly starts breathing air, this is complicated as this is the reality of life and this
is creation it is Jesus' creation. Without believing that God is our creator, giver and sustainer of life it
is impossible to have a relationship with God.
This is the last Church era and we are well into it right now. This era is characterized by worldly
comfortable Church people. People are now so comfortable with worldly accommodations that we no
longer need what Jesus has to offer. We now live better than any King of the Bible era ever lived. We
have orchestras on demand in our Mp3 players, operas on demand in TV and on DVD's. The counsel
of the worldly wise in www computing with Google search. Our chariots are always harnessed and
travel 75 mph, cell phone messengers in our pockets on demand, our cash vault is carried in a card in
our pockets wherever we go, we feast on chefs offerings anywhere we point our chariot. We snuggle
cozily into warm beds with dry roofs, living better than any king of the Bible has ever lived. A king
from the Bible era would be envious to the point of rage at our opulent lifestyle.
We do not need a vow of poverty that is not the point Jesus is making in this letter. His point is that
we have neglected Jesus and have left Him the creator of life on the outside of life as we live our
comfortable life to ourselves fulfilling only our own whims. Jesus finds Himself knocking at the door of
our heart and asking us to please let Him in. Jesus is not addressing this to the unsaved but to the
Church and not as a group but to each individual in hopes that someone, anyone will stop drowning in
the river of worldliness and join Him in Spiritual matters. Because this Church is so disgusting to Jesus
He says that He will spit us out of His mouth unless we change. The spitting out of the mouth is an
involuntary action it is like drinking spoiled milk that your body will not allow you to swallow so the
natural reaction is to spit it out. Jesus also tells us to buy from Him gold refined in the fire the fire of
trials. None of us wants trials in our life but Jesus says to us to have the trials and to learn from them.
Learn that there are tired and hurting people in this world and learn that life is unfair and unjust and
most important learn that Jesus is God and apart from Him no soul will have lasting rest or peace.
The companion Bible books for the last Church era are the last Church epistles written by the Apostle
Paul, the two epistles to the Church of Thessalonians. In reading the two books of Thessalonians we
will learn that it is a time of heavy persecution. The Church of Thessalonica was heavily persecuted, so
much in fact that they thought that they had missed the rapture and had gone into the tribulation
period. Paul wrote the book to inform them that before the tribulation period there will be a big
falling away of Christians from the faith of Jesus called the "Apostasy" and second that the Church will
not be here during the time of the coming anti-Christ. The Apostle Paul explained that before the anti-
Christ arrives the Church will have been raptured. Jesus told Peter and the rest of the disciples that He
was going to build His Church and that the gates of hell will not prevail against it. The anti-Christ is
given authority over the people of the earth to overcome them and the anti-Christ will wage war
against the Martyred saints of the book of Revelation and overcome them but the Church will have
been removed from earth and we will be in heaven during those future events. The Apostle Paul tells
us to comfort one another with this thought that Jesus is coming to take us to heaven with Him.
The Church of Laodicea is a sick Church, but the books of Thessalonians are strong medicine. When
we start to realize that Jesus is returning and will return to gather us at any moment without any
advanced notice, this medicine should cure our illness of an ungodly lifestyle. We should live every
moment like it is our last moment here on earth and our first moment in heaven. When Jesus comes
we are encouraged by the Apostle John to be living in a manner that we do not shrink back in
embarrassment at the coming of Jesus but that we rejoice and embrace Jesus.
Hebrews 12:22-25 But ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly
Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and Church of the
firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made
perfect, and to Jesus the mediator of the New Covenant and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh
better things than that of Able. See that ye refuse not Him that speaketh.
The 7 Church Epistles of the Apostle Paul
The Parables of Jesus are from the teaching ministry of Jesus during His time on earth. The letters of
the Apostle Paul are from a representative of Jesus and finally the 7 letters of Revelation are teaching
and instruction from the resurrected Jesus. Three groups of teachings spanning three timeframes with
the one unique message of Jesus Christ and His eternal Kingdom.
The Apostle Paul wrote a group of letters addressed to various Churches in existence throughout Asia.
The group of letters are comprised of six Church letters and two letters (Romans, Hebrews) written to
individuals as a whole for a total of 7 Church groups addressed.
Revelation Letter (Revelation 2:1-3:22) --> Instruction & Correction Epistle (New Testament) -->
Parable Teaching (Matthew 13:1-50)
1. The Church at Ephesus --> 1st & 2nd Corinthians --> The Parable of the Sower
2. The Church at Smyrna --> Galatians --> The Parable of Wheat and (Weeds) Tares
3. The Church at Pergamos --> Ephesians --> The Parable of A Mustard Seed
4. The Church at Thyatira --> Philippians --> The Parable of Leaven
5. The Church at Sardis --> Colossians --> The Parable of A Buried Treasure
6. The Church at Philadelphia --> Romans & Hebrews --> The Parable of The Pearl of Great Price
7. The Church at Laodicea --> 1st & 2nd Thessalonians --> The Parable of A Large Net
1. Corinthians
Love "The more excellent way" the epistle of 1st Corinthians 12:31 - 13:13 lists the more excellent way
to compliment the teaching and stricter ways of the #1 Ephesians' Church.
1st Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is
charity.
2. Galatians
Presenting the resurrection life, a reminder that there is only one true gospel, and confirming that
works are of the Spirit not of the flesh the Galatians epistle is sure conformation to the Church in
distress the #2 Smyrna Church.
Galatians 1:1 Paul, an apostle, not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father,
who raised Him from the dead;
Galatians 1:9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than
that ye have received, let him be accursed.
3. Ephesians
The completeness and sufficiency of the Christian Church, navigating relationships and family
responsibilities completed by lessons in spiritual warfare make the epistle of Ephesians a great
companion to the worldly Church/State of #3 Pergamos.
Ephesians 4:3-6 Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body,
and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
4. Philippians
The epistle of Philippians is one of the most Jesus Christ centered epistles. Written in love to a
Catholic Church that has strayed it's attention and affections away from Jesus and onto the Virgin
Mary and an assortment of human saints. This epistle is a great reminder of the supremacy of Jesus
Christ for the #4 Church of Thyatira.
Philippians 1:10-11 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without
offence till the day of Christ; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ,
unto the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and
minds through Christ Jesus.
5. Colossians
The epistle of Colossians is excellent instruction to the Protestant Church that the kingdom of Jesus is
a Spiritual Kingdom where we are to exercise our attitudes and desires in "spiritual understanding"
and not just the physical things of this world and especially not the false physical teachings and
ideologies of this world like evolution or population control (abortion-euthanasia) theories and
practices. The epistle is a great reminder of the Spiritual supremacy of the Kingdom of God for the #5
Church of Sardis.
Colossians 1:9-11 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and
to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual
understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good
work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious
power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
6. Romans & Hebrews
The Bible's books of Romans and Hebrews are excellent instruction for the Church of Philadelphia the
open door church, where mankind has an open door to fellowship with both man and God. Romans in
how to minister one to anther and Hebrews in how to minster to God set the examples for the #6
Philadelphia Church.
Romans 15:2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
Hebrews 10:19-22 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of
Jesus, By a new and living (Spiritual) way, which He (Jesus) hath consecrated for us, through the veil,
that is to say, His flesh; And having an high priest (Jesus) over the house of God; Let us draw near with
a true heart in full assurance of faith,
7. Thessalonians
The epistle of 1st Thessalonians mentions the rapture of the Christian Church and the Church being
gathered into the presence of Jesus Christ. It is of paramount importance that the Christian Church be
ready to meet God without a moment's notice and it is meeting God that is the great comfort for the
modern #7 Laodicea Church.
1st Thessalonians 4:16-18 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice
of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are
alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and
so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
7 Parable teachings of Jesus Christ (Mat 13:1-50)
In the Gospel of Matthew there is a group of 7 parable teachings (Matthew 13:1-50) given by Jesus.
1. The Parable of the (Planter) Sower
Instruction in planting/sowing the seed (Gospel) into the proper soil (heart) type. Teaching the Gospel
message to mankind with the right message at the right time and always in truth, love and
reconciliation. Instructing with growth, maturity and accomplishment as the intended outcome.
Matthew 13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
2. The Parable of Wheat and (Weeds) Tares
The perils of the kingdom, there is still an enemy (Devil) in this world, and the importance of giving
people influenced by the Devil an opportunity to repent and to be saved and gathered into the
kingdom of God. The necessity of entrusting the kingdom to God's decisions and to His timing.
3. The Parable of A Mustard Seed (Plant)
The evil birds of the air (demons) will exist and flourish within Churches that have shade - darkened
corners where the light of honesty and oversight is not permitted to shine.
4. The Parable of (Sin) Leaven
Incorrect teachings and outright bad doctrine can permeate into the true doctrine of the Church
creating a new system that was never originally intended.
5. The Parable of A (non visible) Buried Treasure
The world is not the treasure the Church is the treasure. The Church is more precious and more
valuable to God than the entire world.
6. The Parable of The Pearl (Jewel) of Great Price
God gave all that He had at the cross in order to buy people out of sin. A pearl is an organic jewel that
originally was an irritant, a grain of sand that has taken the time to grow into a gem, like sinners who
have taken the time to grow into precious, valuable saints.
7. The Parable of A Large (Gathering) Net
At the end of the world there will be a gathering together followed by a judgment that will separate
all that is good from all that is bad.
Matthew 13:49 So shall it be at the end of the world.



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The Royal Priesthood: The High Calling of each Christian
1st Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a Royal Priesthood for God's own possession.
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your
bodies a living sacrifice, Holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Now that we are Christians and in a relationship with God there is still the question of
how do we as people approach and interact with the Holy God?
Topics
Introduction
The Priesthood
The Offering
The Altar
The Fire & the Wood
The Sacrifice
Old Testament Levitical Priesthood Review
New Testament Royal Priesthood Review
Additional Topics
The Royal Kingdom of Jesus

The Royal Prophet Jesus
Introduction
In the Old Testament there are three groups of people who knowingly interact
with God these three distinct groups are the Priests, the Prophets, and the
Citizens of God's Kingly Rule and Authority.
 The office of Priest is interaction with God in the act of man offering to God.
 The office of Prophet is interaction with God in the act of man receiving from God.
 The office and position of Citizen or Subject of the King is interaction with God, the
Eternal King, in the act of man having placed his life under the Authority and Rule
of God the True King.
Are these just Old Testament Practices or do these offices still have merit for us
today in the New Testament Church?
And if so, how do they work?
The Priesthood
1st Peter 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a Spiritual House, a Holy Priesthood, to offer
up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
The main difference between the Levitical Priesthood of the Old Testament and the
Royal Priesthood of the New Testament is that the Levitical Priesthood is physical in
nature while the Royal Priesthood is Spiritual in nature otherwise the two priesthoods
are nearly identical in that the physical sacrifices the Levitical Priests offered up to God
are actually models and types of the Spiritual sacrifices that we now offer up to God.
Hebrews 8:4-6 For if He (Jesus) were on earth, He should not be a Priest, seeing that there are
priests (Levitical) that offer gifts according to the Law: Who (Levitical Priests) serve unto the
Example and Shadow of Heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was
about to make the Tabernacle: for, See, saith He (God), that thou make all things according
to the pattern showed to thee in the mount. But now hath He (Jesus) obtained [after the
Resurrection] a more excellent (than the Levitical) Ministry, by how much also He is the
Mediator of a Better (New) Covenant, which was established upon better (blood of Jesus
and the Resurrection of Jesus) promises.
Jesus instructed that the entire teaching of the Old Testament Law and of the Prophets
is not physical but is Spiritual to direct mankind into a relationship of loving God and of
loving your fellow neighbor.
Matthew 22:36-40 Master, which is the great commandment in the Law? Jesus said unto him,
Thou shalt Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy
mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt Love
thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.
This is now fulfilled in the Royal Law of the New Testament's Royal Priesthood.
James 2:8 If ye fulfill the Royal Law according to the Scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself, ye do well:
1st Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a Royal Priesthood for God's own possession.
Both Priesthoods require a High Priest and for the Royal Priesthood it is Jesus that is the
High Priest as Jesus occupies All three offices of King, Priest and Prophet and therefore
His Priesthood derives the name of "Royal" Kingly Priesthood.
Hebrews 9:11,12 But Christ being come a High Priest of good things to come, by a greater
and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say not of this building; Neither
by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood He entered in once [to stay] into the
Holy Place, having obtained Eternal Redemption for us.
Let's look at the significance of the Old Testament Priesthood to help

determine our part in God's Royal Spiritual Priesthood.
First is the Offering
Without the desire of man to give an offering to God there would be no need for the
priesthood and without the desire of God to receive from man there would also be no
need for the Priesthood. Therefore it becomes crucial that the Royal Priest does offer
things up to God and like the Levitical Priest to offer up Only those things that are
pleasing and acceptable to God. Only those things that God has designated as
acceptable for Himself can be offered up to God.
Genesis 4:3-5 And in the process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the
ground an offering unto the LORD. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and
of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain
and to his offering He had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
The Bible gives several instructions into what is an acceptable

offering to God here are a few.
1st Peter 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer
up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 16:15-16 By Him (Jesus) therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God
continually, that is the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. But do good to
communicate forget not : for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Romans 12:1 I urge you brethren by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living and
holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Mark 9:49-50 For everyone shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with
salt. Salt is good but if the salt have lost his saltines, wherewith will ye season it with? Have salt
in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
Then there is the Altar, made of Stone, to place the offering on
An altar needs to be built upon which the sacrifices are to be offered. God would name
the location that the stone altar was to be placed at. For the Levite, only an altar with a
base of stones was acceptable to God. The stones had to be natural stones, man could
not chisel or shape the stones into man's desires, in fact for man, any man, to modify
what God has already done in shaping of each stone is to actually "profane it. Exodus
20:25 And if thou wilt make Me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn
(carved) stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
The Church individual likewise builds each altar out of stone, our stones are not the
physical stones of this world but our stones are the Spiritual rock of Jesus Christ. We
build our stone altar one stone or experience with Jesus at a time.
For instance as we know and perceive Jesus each instance is a stone in our Priestly altar
of worship to God.
Example:
 I do know that Jesus loves me, that knowledge or experience is the placing of a
Spiritual stone into the altar of our sacrifice in this case a stone of love is placed
into our altar.
 Likewise, I know that Jesus personally sacrificed His life for me on the cross, that I
can live and be reunite to Him, there is another altar stone.
 I remember when Jesus took my hand and comforted me through some

circumstances and tragedy, again more personal altar stones.
 I remember the sunset and praying to God and Jesus seemed so near that I felt
His presence, altar stone.
 I remember reading the Bible and a verse that made almost no sense to me then
God showed me His wisdom and the meaning became perfectly clear, altar stone.
 I remember witnessing to a person who so desperately needed Jesus and that

person responded to Jesus, I know I had nothing to do with it and seeing the look
of joy and relief on their face as they accepted Jesus reminded me of God's love
and grace in my own life, altar stone.
As we go through life we build an altar, made of stone, made from encounters
with the living stone Himself Jesus, our altar is an Eternal memorial built of
everlasting stone from the Eternal Rock Himself forever memorializing our
interaction with the Holy Almighty God.
Acts 10:2-4 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much
alms to the people, and prayed to God always. He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth
hour of the day an angel of God coming to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. And when
he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy Prayers
and thine Alms are come up for a Memorial before God.
Fire and the Wood placed in order upon the Altar
Next comes the fire, in Leviticus 1:7 the Levitical Priest is commanded that "the Priest
shall put the fire upon the altar", only a fire that had been kindled (started) by God
could be used on an altar for God. The fire is to be kept continually burning, the fire is
not allowed to burn out.
Wood is to be used as the fuel for the fire and the wood itself
is to be placed "in order" upon the fire.
For the Church our fire also comes from God, as it is God that supplies the fire in the
form of the "Baptism of fire" by Jesus. Matthew 3:11 He (Jesus) shall Baptize you
with the Holy Ghost, and with Fire: Where the Levite could only offer up a sacrifice
on a fire that God had kindled in order for it to be an acceptable offering likewise the
Spiritual priesthood can now only offer up a sacrifice on the fire that God has kindled
Himself for us.
Nahab and Adab Levitical priests Leviticus 10:1-11 offered strange fire, their own
circumstances, to burn God's incense with. In other words they supplied their own fire
and this is an unacceptable form of worship to God and it cost Nahab & Adab their lives.
We likewise can only worship God in His prescribed manner. A similar event occurs in
the New Testament Acts 5:1-11 when two Christians, Ananias and Sapharia, each offer
up strange fire upon their own alters to God when the incense that they each offered to
the Holy Spirit is a lie and just like Nahab and Adab; Anais and Sapharia paid for their
"Strange Fire" with their own lives.
The fire is the circumstances in our life, we do not create our own fire - trials. For
example if we went into the desert and lived like hermits and we crawled into town on
our knees half starved, whipping our backs until we bleed, some people might think wow
what a sacrifice this devoted, religious person is giving to God. But God is saying it is all
for noting and God does not recognize it, as it is Strange Fire, it came from man's
intentions and not God's. But then that person who is hanging in there and sticking it
out with the circumstances of their life where God has kindled the fire for example at
their job they are loving those that persecute them and they are walking moment by
moment and day by day with God, some people would say that they are not doing much
for God yet God says that "He is well pleased with that offering" and service of sacrifice.
The wood for the Church is also unique and very important.
The wood is arranged or put in order by the Priest for the very important reason that the
fire is not to go out, the fire is to burn, to burn hot, and to consume the sacrifice. Let's
look at the wood, many people may not know about this important part of the sacrifice
to God. Wood often represents the abilities and works of man, man's accomplishments
apart from God, man's failures. The classic example of this is that Jesus was crucified on
a Wooden Cross the rejection and crucifixion of Jesus is a work of man and not a work of
God as this is symbolized in the Wooden Cross. It seems strange that even our best
efforts are unacceptable to God. The Bible Isaiah 64:6 says that the best man has to
offer God, is "as filthy rags." Since man has nothing to offer to God, apart from God, it is
important to learn how to approach and to offer to God in the way that is acceptable to
God and part of that way is in the Royal Priesthood of God by building an altar and
offering to God in a way that is pleasing to God.
Wood represents our abilities and our achievements apart from God. As we look back in
our lives we can see a lot of dead wood, things that went wrong in our life. As we
arrange the dead wood of our accomplishments on the altar of Jesus, we do it in a way
that the fire does not burn out. This is part of our "on fire Christian walk" and the end
result should make us even more on fire for Jesus as we have removed and freed
ourselves from the deadwood baggage that is interfering with our lives. This part is the
very important consuming fire of God, consuming our hurts pains, shame and failures,
and this is not to be skipped and remember the wood is to be placed "In Order" it is the
order that God is choosing to work in our lives and not the order that other people notice
we need to improve on.
People often tell us when we are hurting to "Just Give it to God" or to "lay it on
the altar" this is the very important way of giving life's hurts and pains to God
and the tribulation Fire of Baptism is what we use to burn and to consume the
wooden issues of our life with and to reveal and prove the gold, silver and gems
of our life.
Example:
 A person says to themselves "I have never had many friends, I'm always hurt by
people and now I no longer trust people."
In a sense this person is saying that they no longer trust God with the circumstances in
their life as God is the one who allows tribulation into our life. Their thought may be
valid or at least seem valid, as everyone has been hurt numerous times. However here
is the Christian difference as Christians we no longer need a life of validation from
others. We do not need to be accepted by others who do not understand us to have our
lives become validated. We now live a supernatural life, a free life, a life with God
Himself and when God validates our life and our existence it becomes unnecessary for
man to then validate it.
God takes us and with His Baptism of Fire He consumes the pain and frees us to walk
above our circumstances. Perhaps in this case the fire is revealed in continuing
interaction with other people, maybe unfriendly people, this is the Baptism of Fire, it is
burning hot, the issue of dealing with people is present and foremost in the person's
mind. Hopefully the dead wood of our past rejections is beginning to catch on fire and
begins to burn up and to be consumed by God's consuming fire, as now we are
interacting with people in the premise of God's love for us and not in the concepts that
others have of us or that we have of ourselves.
We can assist and speed up this process with the Truth of the Bible, by receiving the
oxygen of the Holy Spirit breathing on the fire that consumes the wood in God's
cleansing purifying fire. It works like this, as we approach people we have read and
hidden [memorized] God's word in our heart, and someone tells us "we are a mess," we
don't fall apart, we pray to God ask Him for "help" we consider the scriptures and find
comfort in them, we do this moment by moment and day by day as these big chunks of
dead wood in our life are being consumed and turned into ashes and taken away by
God's all consuming fire.
A word of caution, don't jump off of the altar and try to avoid God's fire stay in there
and let those logs begin to burn down to ashes. As we do this and begin to remove the
dead obstacles from our life we will begin to see ourselves as God sees us, He loves us!
When we know that God is on our side we no longer care what people think about us,
and then an interesting thing happens as the dead wood is burned up, we are freed up,
free to be ourselves and free to get along better with other people, and then when we
are freed up people usually are not so hard on us and if they are who cares, we have
Jesus, and we can just let more of our cumbersome wood burn as we are being drawn
into a closer, freeing and more intimate relationship with Jesus and with others.
God is removing the dead wood in our life for the very important reason that it
stands between Him and us in a relationship and between us and others in a
relationship. Remember the Royal Law is to Love God and to love man. God is
consuming these issues in our life to draw us even closer to Him, and that is
wonderful!
It is important that the wood is arranged "in order" on the fire and that means to let God
choose the order for each issue that He is going to burn up. For instance someone is
struggling with drinking and can't quit drinking, it is obvious and apparent to everyone,
so everyone prays for his drinking problem and everyone addresses it, that may not be
the log that God is working on, maybe God is working on restoring that persons
relationship with their parents or with their children. What God wants is the person to go
visit the relative, then with this issue out of the way the drinking is more easily resolved.
So yield to God, any inkling that comes from seeking God and that is in line with who
God is according to the Bible, probably is from God, so start to act on it in small
prayerful steps and let God lead.
The Sacrifice
Continuing with the sacrifice, God chooses the place and the material of the altar and
God has also prescribed the sacrifices. All of the sacrifices and offerings are things that
Represent or have something in common with Jesus. The offerings of the Old Testament
are an Oxen, cow, sheep, goat, dove or of grain - bread, and wine as each of these
items represent Jesus. The oxen, cow, sheep etc. are each valuable items all of them are
friendly types of animals and each is very helpful and is needed by man likewise the
grain and wine sustain and fulfill man's appetite. Likewise an offering that does not
depict Jesus would not be requested by God nor would it be accepted by God. For
instance if a dangerous animal like a snake or a crocodile or even a boastful animal like
a horse or an elephant were offered up to God it is not an acceptable sacrifice as these
items do not accurately represent Jesus. In killing a dangerous snake it might be
beneficial to man but it is not a sacrifice to God as the sacrifices of God are designed to
bring us into a closer relationship with God through the instruction that the Ultimate
Sacrifice that we are in need of is the sacrifice of God becoming a human and sacrificing
Himself for us on the Cross so that we can live.
Items are sacrificed representing both Heaven (birds) and the Earth (animals -
grains) as God is the God of both the Heaven and of the Earth.
Interestingly with the bull or flesh offering only the legs and insides are cleaned this
seams odd but remember this is an example for us in our own Christian walk so it is our
legs/walk that God wants clean and God wants us clean on the inside not as an outside
show of togetherness for the world. We are to be clean on the inside the "inside of the
cup" as it is. The oxen is to be placed on the fire, placed with the body parts in order
and next to, submitted to, the head.
For the Church, Jesus is our head. Service apart from the submission to Jesus is not a
pleasing acceptable sacrifice to God. Our offer of service is to be submissive to Jesus
and to be placed in the proper order of the body and functioning according to the gifting
that has been given to us by the Holy Spirit.
Example:
 If we do not desire to join the choir then we shouldn't join it. If we do desire to
offer up songs to please God and people then we should join. The quality of our
voice really has nothing to do with our service as God is thrilled to hear us sing
and praise Him regardless of how we sound to others. The choir isn't the only way
to serve God, there are many, many, seen and unseen functions that go on at
Church every day.
 In the letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Church at Philippi he said that if he
were to be offered upon the Sacrifice and Service of their faith that he would
Rejoice for it and that they should Rejoice with him in his and their offering of
sacrifice and service as it is given to God.
 Paul also wrote that we offer our money as an acceptable offering and sacrifice
and that the very words we speak are an offering to God.
Included with the oxen that was to be sacrificed the fat is also to be burned and offered
on the altar. Fat represents worry, and we are never to worry, we are to give our
concerns and worries to God, He is able to take care of us. We are to give all of the fat
to be burned. Oh how we love to chew the fat of worry, but the Bible says that fat
covers our heart and makes us weak. How great it is to have a God that is so loving and
caring that He takes our problems and worries for us. Just consider that at the end of
our physical life here on earth we Continue into Spiritual life in the presence of Jesus.
With that one fact in mind, we should realize that we really do spend too much time
worrying about trivial issues here on earth.
The resulting Ashes are taken away and Renewal is given in Return
After our offering has gone up to God and our wood has been consumed in God's fire, a
wonderful thing happens.
God does a most remarkable thing, the prophet Isaiah tell us, that God then takes our
ashes and returns beauty for ashes. What was pain and suffering in our life has now
become the beauty of God in our life.
Isaiah 61:3 .. to give unto them Beauty for Ashes, the Oil of Joy for mourning, the garment of
praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting
of the LORD that He might be Glorified.
It is an amazing thing to come from the Fires and Trials of Life and it is an even
more amazing thing to have Triumphed and Grown from them.
Remember only a Christian with the Born Again Spirit of Jesus is a Priest and only a
Priest can offer up to God, prayers, praise, sacrifice, and or problems and requests and
only a Christian can receive the renewed strength, freedom and life from God.
Old Testament Levitical Priesthood Review
In the Old Testament all of the Priests were from one family the family of Levi. God had
chosen the family or tribe of Levi to be His Priests. God had just delivered the entire
nation of Israel from the slavery of Egypt the deliverance was a promise to Abraham
from God. The Jews, Jacobs' family (Abraham's Grandson) got themselves into slavery
when Joseph (Abraham's great grandson) was sold as a slave into Egypt and the rest of
the family came down to Egypt to receive the life sustaining food.
God had previously told Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to remain in the promised land of
Canaan but with Joseph missing God used the famine to reunite the family. The Egyptian
ruler Pharaoh found the Jews to be knowledgeable and useful and did not want them to
leave Egypt, and then a later Pharaoh made the Jews slaves and kept them as captives.
God knew that all of this was going to happen so 430 years earlier God told Abraham
Genesis 15:13 And God said to Abram "know for certain that your descendants
will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and
oppressed 400 years " But I (God) will also judge the nation whom they will
serve; and afterward they will come out"
God Delivered the Hebrews from Egypt with miraculous powers of signs and wonders in
the plagues and finally in the death of all the firstborn sons of Egypt and later in the
parting of the Red Sea. Remember though that with all of the Miraculous Signs and
Plagues, Pharaoh still would not free the slaves it took the death of the firstborn son's to
give freedom to the slaves and likewise it is that way with us as neither Death, Sin nor
Satan are willing to give us our freedom. It took the death of God's firstborn Son (Jesus)
in order to free us from the bondage of this world.
All of the people that God saves from death then become His people.
God saved the Jews from Egypt and they became His People (Egypt represents the
world) God has also saved us from the world so we are also now his people.
Next God set aside the people that God had saved from the firstborn death to be His
priests. In the Old Testament this happened to be all of the firstborn males from all the
tribes of the Hebrews. Where all the firstborn males from the Egyptians died the
firstborn Hebrews that kept the Passover and had the covering of blood lived. All of the
firstborn surviving Hebrews were then designated to be priests to God. God then
transferred or substituted this priestly duty from all of the firstborn of Israel to the tribe
of Levi. The tribe of Levi had 22,000 men so God took them for priests while the
remaining tribes had 22,700 firstborn males that death had passed over. The 700 extra
firstborn were then redeemed (purchased back to their tribes) with 5 shekels of silver
each.
It is then from this physical Tribe - Family of Levi that the Levitical Priesthood derives its
priests and also its name. Levi is the third son born of the Jewish Patriarch Jacob and
the name Levi means "to be joined to" as in joining into a committed, loving, and caring
relationship.
New Testament Royal Priesthood Review
For the New Testament believer with Jesus in us we have actually become a priesthood
in ourselves, we are not the High Priest, there is only one High Priest and that is Jesus
exclusively nor do we go to a human priest in order to gain access to God, instead each
of us goes to Jesus who is God. Jesus is the Truth the Life and the Way, no one goes to
the Father except through Jesus. Jesus has cleared the way for us to God, as symbolized
Matthew 27:51 by the veil in the temple being torn from top to bottom exactly at the
time of the death of Jesus on the cross. The veil in the temple was a separator to keep
sinful man away from the Holy God. The tearing signified that the way to God, through
Jesus on the cross, is now open and that God is now accessible to all mankind whoever
chooses to enter into a relationship with God through the Cross of Jesus.
Jesus has made the way open for us, as death (separation from God) has now passed us
over, just like the first Passover in Egypt and we are now each a priest, alive to interact
with and to serve God. In the Bibles' Old Testament, God had a specific group of people
that God had chosen and set apart to be priests to Him. A priest is a person who offers
up to God sacrifices and gifts on behalf of man. The opposite of a priest is a prophet who
receives from God; words, visions, dreams etc. and passes the information on to man.
In this very same way that death has passed each Christian over, by the blood of Jesus
the firstborn of God. Now God has chosen each and every one of us to be a Priest to Him
and in our case there is no substitution, like there was to form the Levitical Priesthood,
so we are each our own priest officiating at our very own altar, from ourselves and unto
God. Where the Levite or Levitical Priesthood offered up physical sacrifices and gifts our
Priesthood is Spiritual. We are not the Levitical Priesthood we are the Royal Priesthood,
offering Spiritual sacrifices and gifts while keeping the Royal law. The Levitical
Priesthood encompassed the Old Testament physical offerings along with the Old
Testament Law of the (613 commandments) and the 10 Commandments while these are
now summed up and completed in Royal Priesthood and the New Royal Law to Love God
and to Love our neighbor.
Royalty and Priesthood, high words coming from the High Calling of God that
each one of us has on our own Life. God has given us Life and an Opportunity to
Live it. Live it well and Enjoy it!
Philippians 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the High Calling of God in Christ Jesus.
We have a part in the Royal Priesthood, our High Priest Jesus is also The High King, the
King of Kings, and the Lord of Lords. Jesus as both a King and the High Priest is the
Royal Priest and because He is inside of us we are His possession, His brethren and we
are therefore both Royalty and a Priest, the "Royal Priesthood" spoken of by James in
the New Testament Epistle of James.
The Royal Kingdom of Jesus
Psalms 74:12 For God is my King of old, working Salvation in the midst of the earth.
1st Timothy 1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor
and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
There are many examples and Proverbs written throughout the Bible instructing us how
to relate to and teaching us how to interact with the earthly kings of this world and the
Bible's information regarding reverence for earthly kings does translate into knowledge
about how to reverence and interact with God the Eternal King.
Following are some Scriptures Establishing that Jesus is indeed
the Immortal King of Glory.
Psalms 24:10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD (Yahweh) of hosts, he is the King of glory.
Selah.
Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a
witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Matthew 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my
Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
John 18:36-36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this
world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my
kingdom not from hence. Pilate therefore said unto Him, Art thou a king then? Jesus
answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into
the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my
voice.
The Old Testament Book of Ester is a great source of information regarding how
to approach the King so let's look into Ester's knowledge for helping to establish a
relationship with the King.
Esther 4:11 All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that
whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not
called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold
out the golden scepter, that he may live:
There are a couple of very important lessons to be learned here.
1. Only those who enter into the King's presence by following the King's instructions
are permitted to live and to retain their life. To enter into the presence of the King
uninvited or not in accordance with the King's instructions is to enter in as an
Enemy of the King and therefore as an enemy to be instantly commanded to
depart the presence of the King and to be put to death.
Matthew 7:23 And then will I (King Jesus) profess unto them, I never knew you: depart
from me, ye that work iniquity.
Matthew 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye
cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
2. Only those who are Called/Invited into the presence of the King may come to the
King. To come into the presence of the King uninvited or unannounced is to invite
your own death. Fortunately King Jesus has Invited/Called every person into His
presence.
Romans 1:6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
2nd Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according
to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in
Christ Jesus before the world began,
John 12:32 And I (Jesus), if I be lifted up from the earth (Cross & Resurrection), will draw
(Call) all men unto me.
3. Perhaps most important of all in entering the presence of the King is to

acknowledge His Stature and Position as the king and to be submitted to the
King's authority, govern and rule. This position of respect and acknowledgment is
accomplished by the visitor by touching the outstretched scepter of the King.
Without a doubt the scepter of Jesus is the Cross of Jesus. Jesus holds out His
scepter to us all and we can only approach King Jesus by touching His Cross in
recognition that by the Victory of His Cross Jesus has regained the Kingdom and
He therefore rightfully reigns and rules as King.
Colossians 1:20 And, having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile
all things unto Himself; by Him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
Revelation 5:9-10 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and
to open the seals thereof: for Thou wast slain (Cross), and hast redeemed us to God by Thy
blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto
our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
Ester's life is in grave danger and she desperately needs a favor of the King yet she does
not let the pending predicament get in the way of Fellowship with the King and it is
through the Fellowship and the Relationship with the King that Easter the King's wife is
delivered from her problems.
Esther 5:1-9 Now it came to pass on the third day {A Type of the Resurrection Day}, that
Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against
the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the
gate of the house. And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court,
that she obtained favor in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter {A
Type of the Cross} that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the
scepter. Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request?
it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom. And Esther answered, If it seem good
unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared
for him. Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said.
So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared. And the king said
unto Esther at the banquet of wine {A Type of the Holy Spirit}, What is thy petition? and it shall
be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be
performed. Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is; If I have found
favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform
my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I
will do tomorrow as the king hath said.
Throughout all of history getting to know a king or any ruler or even getting a glimpse of
one is a rare event. Yet the King of all creation, the King of Glory, God Himself, has
made Himself available for a personal, intimate, undivided relationship with any human.
A relationship lasting throughout all eternity, a relationship and an opportunity that
cannot be passed up!
The Royal Prophet Jesus
Here are some Scriptures Establishing that Jesus is also the (that) Prophet. The
promised one of God who would lead the people into the Eternal Promise Land of
Heaven.
Exodus 23:20 Behold, I (God) send an Angel (Messenger), {This is Jesus, prior to His physical
virgin birth Jesus at times interacted with humans as a Messenger.} before thee, to keep thee
in the way, and to bring thee into the place (Promise Land) {A Type of Heaven} which I have
prepared. Beware of Him, and obey His voice, provoke Him not; for He will not pardon your
transgressions: for My name is in Him.
Deuteronomy 13:4 Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear Him, and keep His
commandments, and obey His voice, and ye shall serve Him, and cleave unto Him.
John 6:14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a
truth that prophet that should come into the world.
The Jewish leaders and indeed all of the nation of Israel were expecting, hoping
and looking for the long Promised Prophet who was to come and to Instruct them
and to lead them into the Eternal Promise Land of Heaven.
John the Baptist was questioned to determine if he was that prophet.
John 1:21 And they (rulers of Israel) asked him (John the Baptist), What then? Art thou Elias
(Elijah)? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
John 1:25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not
that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
As That prophet Jesus has much to say to us and it is up to us to Hear and to

Obey the Life giving words of the Prophet Jesus.
John 10:27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me:
John 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me,
though he were dead, yet shall he live:
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the
Father, but by Me.
As that Prophet, Jesus, has made it clear to us that there is a Heaven and that He is the
way into heaven. We as humans, apart from Jesus do not even specifically know how to
get into heaven, we don't even exactly know where Heaven is, although it is very likely
right in our midst even very close yet we cannot see it or touch it because heaven is in a
different realm or dimension than what we physically live in. We really do need Jesus to
take us into Heaven and fortunately Jesus does just that! Jesus is the Only way into
Heaven but then you only need one way into Heaven and fortunately He is the well
established and perfected way. Jesus has been guiding people from every generation
since Adam and Eve into heaven and He is certainly capable of bringing each one of us
safely into Heaven. Jesus is the sure way, the sure foundation, the Trusted corner stone.
In Jesus our destination into heaven is assured, it is complete, and it is Guaranteed!
See you in Heaven!
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown


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Studying Theology:
Is just like piecing together a puzzle. Individual Theology pieces fit together and the picture begins to
emerge. The picture Theology displays is the image of Jesus!
John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The
same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any
thing made that was made. In Him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Example:
Subject
Definition of the defined word given from the original Greek or Hebrew word meaning.
(Strong's # reference) numbers provide easy reference lookup to the original Greek or
Hebrew words.
Bible Verses where the defined word is used throughout the Bible, enable an easy lookup
reference for a broad overview of how each word is used in context throughout the
Bible.
The First Verse in the Bible where the defined word is used, this is a big help for defining the
word and getting the original context of the word.
{commentary}
[clarification]
Bible quote
Referenced word
Theology
Theology Theo - God; Logos - word, speak, read, write, consider, think, study
God Study, why do we as humans need to engage in the study of God? We study about God because
through His word the Bible, God has revealed Himself to us. Since sin and the fall, all mankind is
separated from God. God spoke through Holy prophets the words that He wanted saved and
delivered throughout all mankind to reveal who He is.
Nature declares to us that there is a supreme all-powerful God. The vast stars above demonstrate
how big the universe is and how small we as people are. The complexity of life reveals an intelligent
author in the creation of life. Sin is revealed daily in disobedience, rebellion, disease, sickness, and
finally physical death. All of our surroundings, our intuition and our emotions tell us that we are a part
of a bigger picture, that there is indeed a God.
Nature does not however, tell us how to approach, interact, or have a relationship with Holy God. We
know about sin by observing our surroundings and ourselves but we would not know about the cross
of Jesus and His plan for redemption and salvation for us if it were not for the written Word of God.
Nature and intuition cannot tell us how to have a relationship with God. This is where the Bible comes
in and this is where Theology comes in. To know God is to study His scriptures and to know Him for
whom He has revealed Himself to be.
Adoption - See also Born Again, Inheritance, & Predestination
Huiothesia (5206) Huios - sons; Tithemi - to place, appoint, commit; to place as sons
Verses - Romans 8:15,23 9:4; Galatians 4:5; Ephesians 1:5
First Use: Genesis 48:5-6 And now thy (Joseph's) two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which
were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I (Jacob) came unto thee into Egypt, are
mine (adoption); as Reuben and Simeon (existing sons), they shall be mine. And the children,
which thou begettest after them, shall be yours and shall be called after the name of their
brethren in their inheritance.
Adoption Biblically is slightly different than what we think of as adoption. For instance a stranger is
not adopted into the family of God, like the concept we have of adoption where a non-family member
becomes a family member through adoption. The Biblical concept of adoption is confirmation of
adulthood of an existing family member and with adulthood comes privileges and inheritance. In the
Bible Jacob actually adopted his two grandchildren Ephraim and Manasseh. Jacob did not need to
adopt them to make them family but he did need to adopt them to give them an inheritance in the
promise land. Indeed Ephraim and Manasseh did receive inheritances in the promise land just like
their uncles did, because they were adopted as sons and received the same inheritance as their
uncles the sons of Jacob.
We are born into the family of God, through faith in the resurrection of Jesus in the new covenant.
Jesus spoke to Nicodemus and told him that he must be "Born Again" in order to see the kingdom of
God, [in Jesus the kingdom of God is now available] the First step to becoming a member in the family
of God is to be born into the family as a child of God and that is done by the person accepting the
covenant of God that we are His creation separated by our sin and that He loves us and died for our
sins on the cross and then He resurrected from death to reconcile us to Him in His resurrection life.
When we accept the "New Covenant" we are now in a correct relationship with God, we acknowledge
that God exists and that we desire to have a relationship with Him. We have asked for forgiveness of
our sins, we are now cleansed from our sin, we are now clean and God in Spirit has come inside of us
giving us a new life in Him, our new birth into His family as a child of God.
Once we are a "born again" child of God we are then predestined (appointed outcome) to the
adoption. The actual adoption takes place later, when we physically die and our spirit and soul enter
the visible presence of God where we are then adopted as sons of God and being sons of God we then
receive an inheritance in heaven (visible presence of God).
Romans 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the Firstfruits of the Spirit, even we
ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to whit, the redemption of our body.
Angels / Spirit beings: See also Mankind
Aggelos (32) messenger, to bring tidings, the intermediary between the sender and the
receiver of a message
Verses - Exodus 3:2; Psalms 148:5; Colossians 2:18; Hebrews 1:6 12:22 13:2;
1st Peter 1:12; 2nd Peter 2:4; Jude ver. 6; Revelation 1:1 22:16
First Use: Genesis 6:2 That the sons of God [angels] saw the daughters of men that they were
fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Angel means messenger, angels are God's messengers, His assistants. Angels do not deliver their own
message but they speak and assist when they are directed First from God. Angels are spirit beings,
who are created by God for companionship with God. The spirit realm is the permanent realm and
angels as spirit beings have an everlasting existence. Angels are "sons of God" this means three
things; First they are each a unique creation of God. Angels do not marry and have babies like humans
do. God individually creates each angel. Second, being sons [family members] they are in the visible
presence of God. Third, being sons they have received an inheritance with God.
Holy angels: Note: Only holy (God's) people have holy (God's) angels. The holy angels are God's
messengers sent to help and assist believing humans.
Hebrews 1:14 Are they (holy angels) not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them (people)
who shall be heirs (inheritors) of salvation.
The fact that there are angels is another way to prove that God exists. Angels are the messengers,
having a messenger requires a sender and a receiver of the message. God is the sender of the
messenger and we are the receiver of God's message.
A lot of people in today's society will acknowledge the presence of angels and they are correct, angels
do exist as the Bible tells us that they do; to acknowledge angels requires us to acknowledge the
sender of the angel, God. True there are also plenty of unholy angels around, so it is very important to
test every single message and make certain that it comes from holy angels and matches the Holy
Bible. Some people may indeed have an angel communicating with them but it is in no means a holy
angel of God if the message communicated does not match the Bible.
Revelation 19:10 And I (disciple John) fell at his feet (holy angel) to worship him. And he said to me,
See you do it not: I am thy fellow servant and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus:
worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Fallen angels: unholy angels
Hebrews 2:16,17 For verily He (Jesus) took not on Him the nature of angels; but He took on Him the
seed of Abraham {became a human, not an angel}.. to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
Fallen angels are not eligible for redemption like fallen humans are. The reason is that because of the
status of angels from which they chose to rebel. It was in the presence of God, in their inherited body
and from their inheritance that some angels chose to rebel from and became fallen angels. There is
not another inheritance or body for the fallen angels; nor can they remain forever in the visible
presence of God because of their sin.
Matthew 25:41 Then shall He (God) say to them (unbelievers) on the left hand, Depart from Me, ye
cursed, into everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his angels:
Jude ver. 6 And the angels which kept not their First estate, but left their own habitation (God given
spiritual body), He hath reserved in everlasting chains {the more wicked fallen angels are chained}
under darkness (out of the visible presence of God) unto the judgment of the great day.
Colossians 1:20 And having made peace through the blood of His (Jesus) cross, by Him to reconcile
all things unto Himself, by Him, I say, whether they be things {humans} in earth or things {holy angels}
in heaven.
Angels in the past have rebelled against God. This verse indicates that since the cross of Jesus there
will be no more new additional angels rebelling against God. But the angels that have rebelled against
God will continue to rebel against God.
Anthropic Principal - Intelligent Design - Creation
Anthropic principal is a scientific principal that the universe exists in a well thought out and precisely
created plan, specifically to sustain human life. For instance, the fact that if the earth were 1% closer
to the sun the earth would heat up, bubble and boil and would not sustain human life. Likewise if the
earth were 1% farther from the sun it would be too cold and would not sustain human life. There are
thousands of factors that are precision tuned in our universe to sustain human life here on earth.
Correct gravity ratio, oxygen content, mineral content, water to land ratio etc.. The fact that water,
when it freezes into ice expands and remains on top instead of contracting like most other materials,
therefore ice remains on top of water instead of collapsing down and killing the aquatic life. Water
freezing and expanding, becoming ice, is a design to facilitate aquatic and human life. It is a design
from God not a circumstance from chance or fate of evolution.
We do not have epidemics of germs and viruses that could easily wipe out all human life; instead we
have the opposite of a random system we exist in a designed system of controls, checks and balances.
The smaller food for larger animals reproduces more frequently and more abundantly keeping a
constant food supply available for the larger animals. This Anthropic design is evident in every
element of existence, completely eliminating chance or random evolution.
How could a male and female evolve separately and still be compatible to create offspring? How can
the more complicated eye and brain develop prior to wings, beaks and claws? Instead it all had to
come together at the same time, this is creation.
Some people say, well the universe could be random, it could be chance, it could be evolution, but it
is not! So to deal with the environment that we currently exist in, we have to deal with reality. Reality
is that we exist in a complex delicate environment, one that testifies of an intelligent creator, God,
and one that also testifies of sin and of man's disobedience to God.
Antichrist see also Christ
Antichristos (500) Anti - instead of, replacement; Christos - anointed, living
Verses - Daniel 9:27; Matthew 24:15; 1st John 2:18,22 4:3; 2nd John ver. 7;
Revelation 6:2 13:3,6,7 19:20
First Use: Genesis 3:14,15 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done
this (deceived the woman), thou are cursed above all cattle and above every beast of the
field; upon thy belly shalt thou go and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put
enmity between thee and the woman and between thy seed (Antichrist) and her seed
(Christ - Jesus); it (Jesus) shall bruise thy (Satan's) head [ this occurred at the cross of Jesus],
John 19:17 and He bearing His cross went forth into a place called "the place of the skull".
and thou shalt bruise His heel... This among other things, happened to Jesus on the cross where His
heel was nailed against the cross and was badly bruised as He supported His body on the heel of His
foot. This is a prophesied injury that could not have occurred by stoning or any other means of death.
Jesus bruised His heel in order to heal us.
Anti means instead of, the instead of Christ. It is like asking for water and instead getting poison. The
poison may look and smell like water but it is not water and will not refresh and sustain life. It will,
instead, poison and take life. The antichrist is the same way; he is "instead" of Jesus. Jesus is the real
Savior that is why He became a man to save us from our sins. We are already saved completely; we
have no further need for another savior. The one we have, Jesus, is sufficient. The coming one is not a
savior he is a deceiver, a counterfeit, a phony, a liar and all who follow his poisonous lies will be led
into death with him who opposes the real and living God.
Actually anyone who denies Jesus is making them self an antichrist. People who deny their own
personal sin and need for a personal savior have made themselves their own savior and are their own
Christ and have become their own "instead of" (Anti)Christ.
1st John 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that Antichrist shall come, even
now are there many antichrists (self saviors); whereby we know that it is the last time.
Atonement
Katallage (2643) restoration, reconciliation, mend, repair

Hebrew: Kaphar (3722) cleanse, disannul, forgive, merciful, pardon, purge, reconcile
Verses - Leviticus 4:20; Numbers 28:22; Nehemiahemiah 10:33; Romans 5:11
First Use: Exodus 29:33 And they shall eat those things wherewith atonement was made, to
consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.
Atonement is an offering given by the offending party to the offended party. Offences separate and
sever relationships. When the relationship is severed it requires a mending in order to repair and re-
establish the broken relationship. The means to mend the broken relationship is called the
atonement. Man has offended God. After all, all God did was to create us, give us life, bring us into
existence and love us. All man does is to disobey and turn our backs and walk away from God. With
this behavior it is necessary that the broken relationship between God and man be mended. In this
case man is so separated from the knowledge of who God is that mankind is not even aware that we
have so offended God and that the relationship is broken and needs to be repaired.
When two parties are no longer communicating there is need for a third party to intercede. This third
party is called the "mediator". In this case, it is man that is not talking to or seeking after God, so God
sent Jesus as a mediator to get the attention of mankind and to tell mankind that we have broken the
relationship with God {it is not uncommon for the offending party to be so clueless that they are
completely unaware of their offending behavior}. Jesus has done much of this mediation by speaking
to prophets and having the Bible written. The relationship is so broken that many people even deny
the existence of God. The most shattered a relationship can become is to deny the existence of the
other person. Jesus is mediating/talking to us on behalf of God, because Jesus is God and therefore
He is capable of talking for God and representing God.
When the broken relationship is identified as broken, it is then possible to determine a remedy
(atonement). It is up to the offended party to declare what is suitable to repair the relationship and it
is up to the offending party to desire to remedy the relationship otherwise the relationship will
remain broken.
God being the offended one has declared that a relationship in the current sinful physical state of
man is not acceptable. God has determined that to repair the relationship it will be necessary to have
a new birth, a new Spiritual Born Again birth. Now it would normally be up to the offending party to
meet the needs of the offended one therefore restoring the relationship. In this case, man is not able
to repair the breach, the brokenness is too broken for us to repair. In this case God, has sent Himself
to repair (atone) the separation on man's behalf.
The atonement is what the offending party is offering to the offended party. God has a special
category of people that make offerings to Him. This group of people is called priests. A priest offers to
God on behalf of man, where a prophet receives from God and offers it to man. Because God is not
upset with Himself and God is not in a broken relationship with Himself, God has no need to make
atonement with Himself. For this reason God had to become a man. God had to become a man and
serve as a priest to offer atonement (repair) for the broken relationship between man and God.
Leviticus 4:20 And he (Priest) shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering {an
earthly priest First had to sacrifice for their own sin then they could offer atonement}, so shall he do
with this: and the priest shall make Atonement for them (people) and it shall be forgiven them.
Hebrews 7:26,27 For such a High Priest (Jesus) became us {we have}, Who is Holy, harmless, undefiled,
separate from sinners and made higher than the heavens; Who needeth not daily as those (earthly)
high priests, to offer up sacrifice, First for their own sins and then for the people's: for this (offered for
man's sins) He did once when He offered up Himself. Jesus is unique in that He is both the Priest
(man offering to God) and the offering.
After the offending party offers the repair (atonement) it is up to the offended party to determine if
the offering is acceptable and if acceptable, therefore repairing and restoring the relationship. We
know beyond any doubt that Jesus and what Jesus did as a Priest in offering atonement to God is
acceptable to God and has repaired the relationship between man and God. The reason that we know
this is that God resurrected Jesus from death and gave Him a new Spiritual body.
Romans 1:3 Concerning His (Father's) Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David
according to the flesh; And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of
holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.
It is the resurrection of Jesus that shows us that Jesus is the Son of God.
Romans 5:11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we
have now received the atonement (repair).
The atonement between man and God is complete and completed; there is no current or future work
of atonement. We have received the work that Jesus as our High Priest did for us on the cross. The
relationship between man and God is open and available. The atonement is a sacrifice that is offered
from a priest to God. We do not receive atonement from God. God is not offering to us because He
has not offended us. Now that the relationship between God and man has been atoned (repaired) it is
now the responsibility of each individual person to take advantage of the repaired relationship and to
have a relationship with God.
Awake see also Sleep
Egeiro (1453) - collect one's faculties;

Eknepho (1594) to arouse oneself out of stupor
Verses - Psalms 57:8 139:18; Zechariah 13:7; Romans 13:11; 1st Corinthians 15:34;
Ephesians 5:14
First Use: Genesis 28:16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep and he said, Surely the LORD is in
this place; and I knew it not.
Awake is a word in the Bible that has two meanings. The physical meaning to awake from physical
sleep and also awareness - awake. Awake is to be aware, aware of God and His plan for mankind;
aware of man's sinful predicament and aware of what God is doing in our lives and the lives of others
to fulfill His plans.
Romans 13:11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is
our salvation nearer than when we believed.
1st Corinthians 15:34 Awake to righteousness and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I
speak this to your shame.
Ephesians 5:14 Wherefore He saith, Awake thou that sleepest and arise from the dead and Christ shall
give thee light.
One note of caution: Becoming aware or awakening especially to problems, sin and end time
predicaments, unfortunately does not mean that we can do much about them. Sin is an interesting
situation in that while we are in sin and in danger of the death that will result from it, we are in denial
and unaware of sin, so sin is not a problem to us even though it is our biggest problem. Once we have
our conversion and awake to our sin and the sin of others, we now become aware of sin and instead
of treating sin like the non-event it is to a Christian, now we sometimes obsess with sin, our sin and
the sin of others.
God is patient and God is longsuffering. God has allowed mankind much freedom to come to the
knowledge of Him. God has an end time plan that does involve the antichrist, it is God's perfect plan
and God is going to allow it to unfold and take place. Yes we are to be awake. Yes we are to pray and
to be salt and light in a dark world but we are not to worry and take things on ourselves that we have
no control over. So be awake but more importantly be at rest in the Lord Jesus and let Him take care
of His world.
Baptism Water, Fire, Spirit
Baptizo (907) wet, wash, dip, dye, stain
Verses - Matthew 3:11 20:22 28:19; Mark 16:16; Luke 12:50; Romans 6:3;
1st Corinthians 1:13,14 10:2 12:13; Galatians 3:27
First Use: Exodus 29:4 And Aaron and his sons thou (Moses) shalt bring unto the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation and shalt wash (baptize) them with water.
The word Baptize is a very loaded word and has a couple of definite significant meanings. First it
means to take on the appearance of something else by dipping, for instance a piece of red cloth that
is then dipped (baptized) in white dye, the cloth then becomes white. This is like us being baptized
into Christ Jesus we take on the appearance of Jesus. We take on the appearance or characteristics of
Jesus and the Holy Spirit, characteristics of love, patience, kindness etc. We do not however become
gods; we remain humans, but humans with a new outlook and new relationship with God.
Also baptism is associated with death by drowning if a person were to drown in water it would be said
that they were baptized, they were dipped and they became one with the water. The image to the
Christian is one that the Christian has had a conversion the Christian now recognizes the kingdom of
God and has chosen to live in God's heavenly kingdom while choosing to die to self and the worldly
system. Signifying this decision the Christian is baptized in water signifying dead to this world and
alive to Jesus, also signifying a washing and cleansing renewal in the new sinless life with God.
Baptism Water:
Water is an element in cleansing and washing. The Levitical priests at the age of 30 were publicly
washed with water signifying their cleanliness and start of priestly duties. Likewise when one
becomes a Christian we become clean and a part of Jesus' priestly kingdom. We as Christians are also
each a priest that means that we can each approach God. In approaching God we offer our own
individual offerings to God, including prayers and fruits of praise and thanksgiving to God.
The water baptism is significant to the converted believer; the washing in water is also a symbol to
the spirit realm that the baptized person is cleansed and now in the kingdom of God. Evil spirits and
demons lose the bondage they once had on a person. The demons can no longer go to the believer, at
the desire of the demons. Unfortunately though the believer can still go to or invite the demons into
their life and there will also always be periods of testing and sifting, that include demonic attacks. But
a baptized Christian is now in a new relationship with God, a relationship that includes support,
protection and guidance. Water baptism is a commandment from Jesus and is something every
obedient Christian has to take part in.
Baptism Fire:
Fire is also a cleansing element. Fire cleanses items from corruption and disease. Fire also strengthens
items, clay jars are stronger and more reliable and more useful after they have been in fire. The
baptism of fire also helps us becoming more like and more identifying with Jesus. The fire in the life of
the Christian is the fire of trials and testing. The important thing about this fire is that it is God's fire.
God controls the circumstances in the believer's life. He turns up the heat to refine us by taking out
the impurities in our life. We lack compassion so God allows circumstances in our life, in order to give
us a heart of compassion like His heart. Trials and fire create in us compassion and mercy, eyes to
notice the hurting and suffering that is going on around us and a heart to desire to change it. The fire
also strengthens us; it gives us hope and a clearer picture of who God is and how powerful He is. As
the fire of circumstances burns in our life we become stronger knowing from past experience that
God is in control, this gives us patience and the ability to reach out and help others.
Baptism: Holy Spirit

Another Baptism where we become more identified with Jesus is the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Jesus
said that when He left, He would not leave us as orphans but that He would send the Comforter the
Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is our comforting friend He teaches us right from wrong He guides and
directs us, He gives the Bible meaning to us and He teaches us to pray to the Father.
The interesting thing about Christianity that separates Christianity from all of the worlds religions and
makes Christianity not a religion but a relationship, is that God has come to us. All of the world's
religions focus on man and man's shortcomings. The Christian relationship with God focuses on God
coming to man. The way of Christianity is that God meets us where we are, He leads, He guides and
He instructs us into a deeper and more meaningful relationship with Himself. Religion has man
guessing and attempting to get man's act together in the hopes that some god will approve and then
reward man with something like money or fame. In the real relationship with God, God says He knows
that we make mistakes. He knows all of our thoughts, our hopes, our fears and our anger. But He says
that He is bigger than any of that. When we look to God we replace our fears, our anger with His love,
His compassion and His mercy. When we replace what we have with what God has for us, we are
being baptized.
Bible / Scripture
Biblion (975) book, scroll, writing
Verses - Exodus 17:14 24:7; Joshua 1:8; 2nd Chronicles 34:14; Matthew 22:29;
John 5:39 ; 2nd Timothy 3:16; 2nd Peter 3:16
First Use: Genesis 5:1 this is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God
created man, in the likeness of God made He him;
1st Timothy 3:15-17 And that from a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to
make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is given by
inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect (complete) thoroughly furnished unto all good
works.
The Bible is how God has chosen to reveal Himself to the world and to have His words preserved
through the generations. The Bible is unique and unlike any other book ever written. The Bible is
tangible proof that God exists. Approximately 40 separate authors wrote the Bible during a several
thousand-year time frame. The Bible is one complete book it has a beginning in Genesis (Beginning) it
has continuity from Adam and Eve to Jesus and the Bible has an ending, the book of Revelation (make
known). There is no supplement or addition needed for the Bible. The Bible is complete; it covers the
creation of the universe and all time, up to and including the future and Jesus' eternal everlasting
kingdom. Most of the Bible at the time that each verse was written, it was written as prophesy. In the
Bible the events were described in the Bible before the event actually happened. This prophetic
writing of the Bible could only happen with knowledge of the future, knowledge man does not have,
knowledge God does have.
The Bible thoroughly reveals to man who God is, His nature and His plan for mankind. The Bible is
without self-controversy and without self-contradiction and the Bible is without error. Over the
thousands of years of the Bible's existence, the Bible has one clear message and one clear meaning;
the predicament of mankind in sin and death and the remedy of the love and forgiveness of God.
The Old Testament of the Bible was written by Jews in the Jewish language of Hebrew during the
years 2,600 B. C. To 400 B.C (approximately). The Old Testament tells of God, man and the coming
Messiah, Jesus. The New Testament was written by Jews in the international language of the day,
which was the Greek language. The New Testament was entirely written in the lifetime of the
disciples of Jesus, with writing being completed in the time frame of approximately 40 A.D. to 90 A.D..
The night that Mary gave birth to Jesus in the manger is the year 1 A.D. and Jesus lived on the earth as
a human for 33 1/2 years, being crucified at the age of 33, which would be around the year 34 A.D.
Then Matthew, who personally spent 3 1/2 years as a disciple of Jesus, wrote the Gospel of Matthew,
followed by the 26 additional writings by a total of eight different authors completing the New
Testament around the year 90 A.D. The Apostle Paul himself wrote 14 epistles (letters) comprising
half of the New Testament's 27 books. The First book is thought to be the Gospel of Matthew written
by the disciple Matthew around 40 A.D.. The last book written is thought to be the Book of
Revelation, written by the disciple John approximately 90 A.D..
Blessing
Eulogeo (2127) "Eulogy" Eu - good, well; Logos - word; speak well, bless, happy, praise,
commendation
Verses - Genesis 5:2 9:1; John 20:29; Romans 4:7,8; Ephesians 1:3; James 1:12;
Revelation 1:3 14:3 20:6
First Use: Genesis 1:22 And God blessed them (His created creatures), saying, Be fruitful and
multiply and fill the waters in the seas and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Acts 3:26 Unto you First God, having raised up His Son Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away
every one of you from his iniquities.
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all
Spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
Blessing is a good word from God. Blessing means happy. It is a blessing to do the good things that
God has prescribed for us. We often think of a blessing as a worldly gift like money, or opportunity. A
blessing is a word from God; a blessing is more knowledge of God. Blessings can come from both bad
and good sources. We can be blessed, good word from God, in any circumstance that we are in.
Someone [hopefully a non-Christian] can come up to us and cause all kinds of problems for us and this
can be a blessing. It can be a blessing because God can still use bad circumstances to reveal Himself to
us. Anytime God reveals Himself to us in a personal relationship, it is a blessing. These are often trying
blessings but they are still blessings. Theses are blessings out of difficulties.
Another kind of blessing is a good blessing. Someone [hopefully a Christian] can come up to us and
have terrific interaction with us. They can speak to us and give us hope and joy directly from God,
they might even give us a gift to solve a need that we have. This is also a blessing and God uses good
blessings to reveal Himself to us as well. This is the kind of blessing that the Christian wants to be. We
want to be a blessing to others in blessing them.
Genesis 12:2 And I (God) will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name
great; and though shalt be a blessing.
Blessings are a cornerstone to the ministry of Jesus as Jesus taught blessings.
Matthew 5:1-12 And seeing the multitudes, He (Jesus) went up into a mountain: and when He was set,
His disciples came unto Him: and He opened His mouth and taught them, saying,
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against
you falsely, for My sake. Rejoice and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so
persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Blessings, good words of God's instruction, are given by God throughout the entire Bible from Genesis
to Revelation.
Genesis 1:27-28 So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male
and female created He them. And God blessed them ..
Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have the right to the
tree of life and may enter in through the gates into the (heavenly) city.
Body / Flesh see also Spirit and Soul
Soma (4983) body, visible expression, functioning unit
Verses - Matthew 26:26; John 2:21; Romans 8:10,13; 1st Corinthians 6:13;
2nd Corinthians 4:10; Ephesians 3:6; Colossians 1:24
First Use: Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man (body) of the dust of the ground and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (spirit); and man became a living soul (soul).
Body is one of the three components that make up, the human being. The other two components are
a soul (awareness) and a spirit (everlasting life). The physical body is the abode/dwelling for our spirit
and soul. The physical body has the important job of visible interaction in our physical world. We
might be very happy and pleased with someone, but they would never know it unless we bodily
vocalized our vocal chords and spoke, or gestured in an understood pleasing way. If we wrote a note
or smiled, hugged and greeted someone warmly, they would presume that we are conveying to them
our emotions of joy toward them.
Without the physical bodily ability to express our soul we would not have interaction with other
people. Our body exits to function in a physical world and to express our soul. If we damage our body
and physically it can no longer represent our soul we then suffer death and the spirit and soul
separate from the body and go into the presence of God. God and only God has complete control
over our spirit. Our spirit and soul remain in our body at the direction of God and according to God's
knowledge and in God's time we suffer physical death. Only Jesus on the cross was able to direct His
Spirit into the presence of God. God commands our spirit to remain in our body; at God's direction
our spirit and soul separate from our body and at Gods direction the spirit and soul either remain in
heaven or are imprisoned in hell. According to the Bible there is absolutely no such thing as human
ghosts. The ghosts that we deal with are demon spirits masquerading as human ghosts. But there are
absolutely no human spirits wandering the earth.
Part of what the earthly physical body has to represent is sin and the fallen nature of man. So our
bodies carry in them the penalty of sin. We suffer pain, sickness and eventually death. One of the
surest ways to know that mankind is suffering from sin is to look at our physical bodies and to realize
that our existence in this body is temporary. Nothing on the earth is more temporary than our bodies.
There are many forms of disease and types of physical disabilities; none of these physical conditions
hinders a person's relationship with God. No physical condition represents our spiritual condition.
People look and feel great as they use their healthy energetic bodies to sin against God and people in
all sorts of ailments glorify God.
God is worshiped in spirit; we can be in any physical predicament and still have fellowship and
communion with God. We do nothing for God in the physical realm, unless it is being done with our
hearts. Again our bodies represent our souls so when we do something physical like sing, pray,
preach, it is the expression of our soul. God actually looks at our heart (soul) and hears us pray from
our soul. It is with our internal beliefs that we have a relationship with God. Our physical bodies
communicate our internal beliefs.
Born Again see also Child of God, Adoption, Sons of God
Gennao (1080) from Genos "kind"; reproduce in same kind, regenerate, give birth
Anothen (509) Ano "above"; above, anew, again; "Born from Above"
Verses - Jeremiah 31:31,33; Ezekiel 37:26; John 3:3,4; Galatians 4:29; 1st Peter 1:23;
1st John 3:9, 4:7
First Use: Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. {Born the First time}
John 20:22 And when He (Jesus) had said this, He breathed on them (disciples) and saith
unto them, Receive you the Holy Spirit. {Born Again, Born from Above}
Born again or "Born from Above" is an actual Spiritual event/occurrence. Jesus is literally breathing
His Spirit of God into us, giving us new Spiritual life. The First people in the Bible to become Born
Again were the people gathered together in the upper room on the day of Jesus' resurrection from
the dead. We celebrate this day and call it Easter, but the appropriate name for the celebration is
"Resurrection Sunday". On Resurrection Sunday, Jesus breathed/baptized the believing disciples
making them "Born Again" new Spiritual creations and now Spiritual children of God.
John 20:19-23 Then the same (Resurrection) day at evening, being the First day (Sunday) of the week..
came Jesus and stood in the midst and said unto them (disciples), Peace be unto you... He (Jesus)
breathed on them and saith unto them, Receive (by faith in the Resurrection of Jesus) you the Holy
Spirit: (become a Christian).
Matthew 3:11 I (John the Baptist) indeed baptize you with water unto repentance (attitude change):
but He (Jesus) that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: He
(Jesus) shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:
In Israel when the person who was to redeem a close relative refused to redeem that person, they
signified their lack of desire to redeem by removing their shoe. John is saying that Jesus is mightier,
that Jesus is the redeemer. John does not want to interfere (remove Jesus' shoe) with the redemptive
work Jesus came to do. Deuteronomy 25:7-9, Ruth 4:7,8. Also, only a close relative can be the
redeemer. This is part of the Virgin birth of Jesus; if Jesus had an earthly father He would only be a
close redeeming relative to a few people. Because Jesus is our creator (we are made in His image) and
He has no earthly father, Jesus is the closest relative, to each human.
Jesus baptizes with the Holy Spirit by breathing on His disciples. It is very important to note that this
baptism is not an experience baptism. Jesus said to the disciples "receive the Holy Spirit". The Born
Again "experience" is actually not an experience. We are saved by faith not by experience. By faith we
receive the baptism (breath) of Jesus. There have been no changes in the Church since the night Jesus
stood in the midst of the disciples and breathed on them. We still become Born Again, "Born from
Above" the same way the First disciples did, by acknowledging the resurrection of Jesus and by
receiving by faith the Born Again baptism from Jesus. If the resurrected Jesus has not breathed on us
as His disciple then we do not have the Holy Spirit and we are not yet born again, children of God.
Forty days after this event, the disciples were then baptized with fire and the Holy Spirit this is an
experiential baptism. This baptism is the baptism that empowers the born again disciple to now be a
Christian witness of Jesus. When Christians ask a person if they have experienced being born again,
this is really what they are referring to. It is very possible to be born again but not to be empowered
by the Holy Spirit as a witness. We become Born Again at our decision when we recognize that Jesus is
our near relative redeemer, that we are dead without His life. The day that we recognize the
resurrection (Life) of Jesus is the day that Jesus will Himself personally baptize us (Born Again) with
His Holy Spirit of everlasting life. This is the Born Again baptism that we receive by faith. The baptism
of fire is an experiential baptism. This baptism happens later in the life of the born again disciple. At
God's choosing, God will give us various experiences and empower us to be His witness. This
experience baptism comes from seeking God.
Jeremiah 29:13 And ye shall seek Me (God) and find Me (God), when ye shall search for Me with all
your heart.
Bride of Christ
Bride: numphe (3565) to veil, cover, claim, promised union
Wife: gune (1135) to become, assembled, united, fulfilled, completed
Verses - Isaiah 61:10; Jeremiah 3:20; Matthew 25:1; John 3:29; Ephesians 5:23-33;
Revelation 19:7
First Use: Genesis 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I
will make him an help meet for him.
The faithful marriage union between one man and one woman is a representation of the ultimate
intimate Spiritual union relationship between God and His people.
Jeremiah 3:13,20 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: .. Surely as a
wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt with Me, O house of Israel, saith the
LORD.
Jesus is the bridegroom and one day as a groom He is going to take part in a marriage an arranged
marriage. The Glorious marriage arranged by His Father, God. The very special bride for Jesus is us!
the Church of Jesus.
2nd Corinthians 11:2 For I (Apostle Paul) am jealous over you (Church) with godly jealously: for I have
espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Some false teachers have tried to negate the special relationship that Jesus has with His Church/bride
and have put forth the false teaching that Jesus was married while He was here on the earth. Often
Mary Magdalene is suggested as a possible wife for Jesus and at times the wedding in Cana of Galilee
John chapter 2 is offered as Jesus' own wedding yet it would be odd to have Jesus the "invited guest"
steal the bride and then get married himself that would likely create a riot and would not be a legal
wedding in lacking the Jewish betrothal period.
The polygamist teaching of the Mormon (LDS) Cult teaches and speculates that Jesus had as many as
three wives while here on earth. It is Mormon teaching that every good Mormon is married therefore
the Mormons have attempted to manufacture wives for Jesus and then claim that Jesus is a Mormon.
Rest assured that Jesus did not have an earthly marriage or any earthly wives but that according to
the Bible the final union between Jesus and His bride the Church is yet to come in the grand and
Glorious celebration of the Wedding Feast Supper.
Revelation 19:7-9 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is
come, and His wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in
fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me,
Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me,
These are the true sayings of God.
According to the Bible's prophetic enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Genesis Chapter 22, where
Abraham offers his, "only Son" {Isaac is the "only Son" of Abraham in that he was the only child of
Abraham to receive an inheritance in the Promise Land. A person is designated a child prior to
receiving the father's inheritance and becomes a Son when designated to receive an inheritance
without the inheritance the status as "child" remains. Abraham was the father of many children but in
Isaac was his "only Son," only inheritor.} and Isaac was an unmarried son, during the prophetic
enactment of the sacrifice on Mt. Moriah (Calvary) the same location where Jesus was later crucified.
It is then after the sacrifice and in Genesis chapter 24 that the Bible reveals the sending of the servant
Eleazar (God's Comforter) [Holy Spirit] to go and to gather the bride for the unmarried Isaac,
portraying an illustration of Jesus and His Church.
The Old Testament prophecies leave no room for any marriage of Jesus prior to His Cross and His
Resurrection but do portray the Glorious Wedding union to the Church yet to come. Jesus could not
marry the Church or any individual prior to the Cross as the remedy for sin did not yet exist.
Any marriage prior to the Cross would mean that Jesus was marring a sinner and really
teachings of an earthly marriage of Jesus are yet another false set of teachings that are
attempting to do away with the need of mankind for the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross
and of His Glorious Resurrection and it is an attempt to deny the special relationship that
Jesus has with His Bride "The Church".
The Church-Bride of Jesus was foretold in Adam and Eve
God created the bride (Eve) of man from the flesh of man (Adam), this is very important, the woman
is not a new unique creation but is of the same flesh (substance) of man and this makes for the ability
for one united common bonded relationship. The animals of God's creation are not originally created
from each other and therefore do not have the close intimate relationship that humans do. The first
animals were created by God from the waters of the earth.
Genesis 1:20 "let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life."
Later God created the mate for the animals separately from the ground Genesis 2:19 "and out of the
ground the LORD formed every beast" but the "suitable" help mate for Adam was not found
separately from Adam therefore God created the woman from the material (flesh and bone) of the
man Adam.
Interestingly God first created man from the ground and now we are created in the water of the
womb demonstrating that God is not limited in His materials or in His abilities for creating life.
Genesis 2:20-25 .. but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him. And the LORD God caused
a deep sleep {death i.e. the cross} to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and
closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a
woman {bride}, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and
flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a
man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And
they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
John 19:33 - 35 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that He was dead already, they brake not his
legs: But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced His side, and forthwith came there out blood and
water {cleansing for His bride}. And he (the Disciple John) that saw it bare record, and his record is
true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
Just as the bride of Adam is created from the physical body of Adam we the Church, the bride of
Jesus, are going to receive a Spiritual body of the same substance as the Spiritual Resurrection body
of Jesus, making us "one flesh with the Resurrected body of Jesus". This is made available to us and
illustrated to us in the "Last Supper" Communion service that all Christians still take part in during
each "Communion Service" where the "Bread (body) and Wine (blood) of Jesus are offered to all of
the Christian followers of Jesus so we can each individually partake in and receive of the new
Resurrection Spiritual body of Jesus.
The Communion is the "Last Supper" feast where Jesus offered His body to His followers, this was one
of the last acts that Jesus preformed in presenting His body to each of us just hours before His
crucifixion and death.
Matthew 26:26-28 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it
to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My body. And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave
it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is My blood of the new testament, which is shed for many
for the remission of sins.
1st Corinthians 10:16-17 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of
Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we being many
are one bread, and one body: for we (Christians) are all partakers of that one bread (Jesus).
As the bride of Jesus we will therefore be in a close intimate, rewarding and fulfilling, Spiritual
relationship with Jesus. The bride of Adam came from the opened (pierced) side of Adam and likewise
the bride of Jesus comes from the cleansing of the blood and water that flowed from the pierced side
of Jesus while He was on the Cross. The creation of the bride for Adam in Genesis is a prophecy
foretelling and fulfilled in the Cross of Jesus by the creation of the bride of Jesus His Church.
Ephesians 5:29 - 32 .. even as the Lord [nourisheth and cherisheth] the church: For we are members of
his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and
shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak
concerning Christ and the church.
The last invitation to Salvation in the Bible is a wonderful invitation given by both the Spirit and the
Bride (Church), given freely to everyone.
Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the Bride say come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let
him who is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
*In short it would not have been possible for the Christ - Messiah to have a physical wife or any type of sexual
relationship while He was here on the earth and then still be the Messiah. Jesus is the Sinless Messiah and had
He had a sexual interaction with a sinful Human it would have been "strange flesh" for Jesus because the sinful
flesh of Humans is Strange to the Divine and sinless Body of God.
1st Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam
(Jesus) was made a quickening (life giving) Spirit.
1st Corinthians 15:47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second Man (Jesus) is the Lord from
heaven.
1st Corinthians 15:48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such
are they also that are heavenly.
1st Corinthians 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God;
neither doth corruption (Unholy) inherit incorruption (Holiness).
2nd Corinthians 5:21 For He hath made Him to be sin for us, Who knew no sin; that we might be made
the righteousness of God in Him.
The Bible explains to us that each spirit being is to inhabit it’s own abode "body" and for example the
angels that disobeyed God to have a relationship with women that in doing so the fallen angels left
their own God given "abode" - angel spirit body, in that during intercourse the two would "become
one" therefore the women did not become angels but the angels became fallen angels.
Genesis 6:1-2 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and
daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God (Angels) saw the daughters of men that they
were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Jude 1:6-7 And the angels which kept not their first estate {body}, but left their own habitation, {when
they became one with humans (strange flesh to them)} He (God) hath reserved in everlasting chains
under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities
about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are
set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
In the same manner had Jesus the Messiah had a sexual relationship with a woman or anyone, as the
homosexuals say that Jesus had their type of intercourse, He would have Become "one" with one
person and ceased to be the Sinless Redeemer of All Mankind and that would negate the mission that
Jesus set out for Himself to accomplish. The mission of Jesus is to reunite All Mankind, those willing to
be reunited, back to Himself/God. Had Jesus taken one physical wife or been involved in any physical-
sexual relationship He would Not then be eligible to redeem All mankind and would have invalidated
the Church as His Bride in that Jesus would have already had His bride.
1st Corinthians 6:13 .. the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
1st Corinthians 6:14 And God hath both raised (Resurrected) up the Lord, and will also raise
(Resurrect) up us by His own power.
1st Corinthians 6:15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the
members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
1st Corinthians 6:16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith
He, shall be one flesh.
1st Corinthians 6:17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
1st Corinthians 6:18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that
committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
1st Thessalonians 4:3-5 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from
fornication: That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel (body) in sanctification and
honour; Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
Called see also Chosen, Elect, Glorified
Kaleo (2564) call, bid forth, name; Kletos (2822) invite, appoint, called
Verses - Genesis 2:19; Psalms 31:17; Isaiah 62:2; Romans 11:29;

2nd Thessalonians 1:11 2nd Timothy 1:9 Hebrews 3:1 2nd Peter 2:10
First Use: Genesis 1:5 and God called the light Day and the darkness He called Night. And
the evening and the morning were the First day.
Genesis 3:9 And the LORD called unto the Adam and said unto him, Where art thou?
Called (all are called to a personal relationship with God) --> Chosen (those who have responded to
the Call) --> Elect (of the chosen, elected or appointed to a specific purpose for God) --> Glorified
(Accomplished in God's specific plan).
Abraham --> Isaac --> Jacob --> Joseph
Romans 8:30 Moreover whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them
He also justified: and whom He justified, them He also Glorified.
Called is to be bidden, or invited. A call is an invitation. All are called (invited). To be physically born as
a human being, created in the image of God, is to be called (invited) into a relationship with God.
John 12:30-32 Jesus answered and said, This voice (The Father, speaking from heaven, glorifying
Jesus) came not because of Me, but for your (disciples) sakes. Now is the judgment of this world: now
shall the prince (Satan) of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up (crucifixion & resurrection)
from the earth, will draw (call / invite) all men to Me.
Hebrews 13:12-14 Wherefore Jesus also (was sacrificed outside the city, at Calvary), that He might
sanctify (set us apart for God's use) the people with His own blood, (He) suffered outside the gate
(outside the city). Let us (bidding, calling) go forth therefore unto Him (Jesus) outside the camp,
bearing (having) His reproach (rejection of this world). For here (this fallen sinful world) have we no
continuing city, but we seek one to come (heaven).
Biblical example: Abraham
Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD God said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred
and from thy fathers house, unto a land that I will show thee.
Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a new place which he should after
receive for an inheritance, obeyed: and he went out not knowing where he was to go.
Abraham, the father of faith, heard the calling of God and Abraham responded to God. Abraham left
his old life and went to have a relationship with God. This did not make Abraham without faults.
Abraham still made plenty of mistakes but now Abraham had a new life and a new friend in life, God.
God became the friend of Abraham, that is the call. The call is an invitation into friendship with God.
1st Corinthians 1:1-2 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God.. Unto the
Church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with
all (Christians) that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs (Corinth)
and ours (Christians throughout the earth): The Christians at the city of Corinth, worship the same
God, Jesus, as all Christians no matter where they are on the earth.
2nd Timothy 1:9 Who (Jesus) hath saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our
works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the
world began.
God has called (invited) us into a relationship with Himself. God did not call us to do work for Him. In
fact God did all the work (creation & redemption). God has called us to rest in the work that He has
completed. It is not work to obey God, nor is it work to worship God. Abraham was not working to
make himself pleasing to God or to get God's attention. Everyone already has God's attention. God
called Abraham to come have a relationship with Him and Abraham responded and proceeded to the
promise land and received the promises of God in the "promise land."
Child of God see also Sons of God, Adoption, Inheritance
Teknon (5043) child, offspring, immature, defenseless, needy
Verses - Proverbs 22:6; Luke 1:16; Romans 8:17; 1st John 3:10
First Use: Genesis 3:16 Unto the woman He said. I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy
conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children;
But as many as received Him (Jesus), to them gave He power to become the sons (children, 5043) of
God, to them that believe on His name:
1st John 3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called
the sons (children, Teknon) of God: therefore the world knew us not, because it knew Him not.
1st John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons (children, Teknon) of God and it doth not yet appear what
we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He
is.
The Bible often calls children "sons". This is looking forward to our being in the presence of God and
the receiving an inheritance from God.
Sonship, becoming a Son (Huios, 5207) of God comes later as being a Son is part of the Adoption of
God. First it is necessary to be Spiritually Born as a Child of God, born into the family of God by His
Spirit we become a "Born Again" child of God and we remain a child of God the entire time we are
physically in our physical body here on earth. After we physically die and are received into heaven by
God it is in heaven that we are adopted as a Son of God and the adoption includes receiving a new
spiritual body and included with the new spiritual body is the new status of Son - Adult. Being a son -
adult we will have greater capabilities, greater understanding, greater freedoms, greater authority,
and greater responsibility all of this being in heaven as we will then be in the direct presence of God.
Galatians 4:5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons
(sons, Huios).
Romans 8:17 And if Children, then Heirs (Inheritance); heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if so be
that we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified together.
Chosen see also Called, Elect, Glorified
Eklegomai (1586) Ek - out of; Lego - words; select, make choice, choose out, chosen
Verses - Deuteronomy 30:19; Joshua 24:14; Proverbs 1:29; Isaiah 58:5,6;

Ephesians 1:4; James 2:5; Revelation 17:14
First Use: Genesis 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and
they took them wives of all which they chose.
Genesis 13:11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and lot journeyed east: and they separated
themselves the one from the other.
Chosen are the people that have responded to God's call. It is necessary to First respond to God and
to obey the calling of God to be in the promise land. Ishmael was not a child of obedience, he was a
child of servitude being born to Hagar the servant. Isaac was the child of God's calling, born free, born
in the land of promise. When we answer God's call and respond to God we are in a right relationship
with God and are in the promise land. The chosen are only chosen in the promise land. Had Abraham
not responded to God's call and gone to the promise land. Isaac could not be the chosen child. Had
Isaac been born anywhere in the world, he would just be another person, but he was born in the
promise land and therefore receives the promises of God.
Genesis 24:5-8 And the servant said unto him (Abraham), Peradventure the woman (Isaac's bride) will
not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son (Isaac) again unto the land from
whence thou (Abraham) camest? And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my
son thither again... only bring not my son thither again.
Genesis 21:12 .. for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Galatians 4:28 Now we (Church) brethren as Isaac was (chosen), are the children of promise.
When we accept Jesus and are born again into the family of God, we, like Isaac, are in the promise
land of God and like Isaac we are the children of God's promises. Of the called those that respond to
the call become chosen. God does choose with complete knowledge. God has complete knowledge of
all past, present and future thoughts, actions and events. God uses His knowledge to make His
choices.
Biblical example: Isaac

Isaac is "chosen" over Ishmael to be the child to receive the promises of God.
Genesis 17:20,21 And as for Ishmael, I (God) have heard thee (Abraham): Behold, I have blessed him
and will make him fruitful,.. But my covenant will I establish with Isaac.
Isaac is an example of being chosen. Isaac was chosen because he was born in the promise land and
because he was born free. Ishmael was also a child of Abraham but he was a child born as a servant.
Only the children that are born into the family are free, while children born from a servant remain a
servant. Only those that are born in the promise land can be chosen to receive the promises of God.
Isaac fit all the conditions to be chosen. He was born into the family, he accepted his family, he was
not a child of slavery and he remained in the promise land his entire life.
Christ see also Jesus
Christos (5547) living, Messiah, anointed,

Old Testament Hebrew, Messiah (3323)
Verses - Daniel 9:25,26; Matthew 1:1; Mark 1:1; Luke 2:11; John 1:17; Acts 2:30;
Romans 1:1; Revelation 1:1
First Use: Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman and between thy
seed (Antichrist) and her seed (Christ - Jesus); it (Jesus) shall bruise thy (Satan's) head [this
occurred at the cross of Jesus],
John 19:17 and He bearing His cross went forth into a place called "the place of the skull". ...
"and thou (Satan) shalt bruise His heel" this happened among other things to Jesus on the cross
where His heel was nailed against the cross and was badly bruised as He supported his body on the
heel of His foot. This is a prophesied injury that could not have occurred by stoning or any other
means of death. Jesus bruised His heel in order to heal us.
Christ is the Greek word for the Hebrew word Messiah and both mean anointed. Christ is not the last
name of Jesus. Christ is a title and a descriptive word. The word anointed means wet, or juicy,
meaning alive. To not be juicy is to be dried out. The Biblical picture of anointed is of a living tree or
vine that is green and anointed with sap; this healthy plant is living and producing fruit. An
unanointed tree or vine is dried up and dead, incapable of life and incapable of producing fruit. The
dried up trees branches and vines find their use in burning in a fire. Another example of anointed is
the blood that circulates in our bodies and the marrow of our bones, keeping our bodies moist and
alive. Dried out unanoitned bones, are bones of disease and death and not of life.
Closely related to the term Christ is the Hebrew, Old Testament term of Netzer, where the word
Nazarite comes from. The netzer is the green shoot or branch of a tree or plant. This special branch is
a branch that has newly emerged from the stump of a cut down tree or plant. This is a second chance
branch for the tree. The branch comes from the same root system of the original tree giving the
downed fallen tree a second life. Mankind is in the predicament of a fallen tree. We were once a tree
of life with God as our root and then sin destroyed us and cut us down. Without a netzer (green, alive
branch) the tree would cease to exist. Jesus is the netzer to humanity. He is our anointed, alive
branch, giving the plant a second chance and a new life. Note there is only one netzar, or savior
branch Any additional branches that sprout are then called sucker branches. These sucker branches
do not assist the netzar but they interfere with the netzar by sucking life from the intended netzar
branch.
The town of Nazareth that Jesus grew up in is named Nazareth "Netzer town," or green branch. Often
in the Bible Jesus is referred to as Jesus the Nazarene (netzar). This is not a coincidence; this is a
design of God because Jesus is the netzar. He is the living anointed Christ branch, that the dried up,
ready for the fire branches of mankind can attach themselves to and find anointed living life.
Christian
Christianos (5546) Christ like, follower of Christ Jesus
Verses - Isaiah 62:2; Acts 11:26 26:28; 1st Peter 4:16
First Use: Acts 11:26.. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with
the Church and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians First in (the
city of) Antioch.
Acts 26:28 Then Agrippa [Roman king overseeing part of Judea] said unto Paul, Almost thou
persuadest me to be a Christian.
1st Peter 4:16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on
his behalf.
Christian means Christ like this means we will exhibit some of the same characteristics and
personalities that originate in Jesus. Being Christ like in our new nature is completely different than
becoming a Christ. Humans will never become a God, nor will we become our own Savior, nor do we
take the place or even stand in the place of God. We simply become similar to Jesus in our behavior.
It is interesting that the disciples did not First call themselves Christians, but that the Christ like
conduct of the disciples led others to call them Christians. Additionally, Christians do not become
disciples but disciples become Christians.
Christians are not blameless people, but we are forgiven people. In fact, the only difference between
Christians and non-Christians, is Jesus. But Jesus makes the biggest difference the world will ever see.
With Jesus there is reconciliation to God and life, without Jesus there is just sin, misery and death.
Christian is Christ like; this is the outward appearance of our baptism in Jesus. We become identified
with Jesus. Baptism means to take on the appearance of another. If we walked down a busy street,
chances are we could identify professional people, tourists, homeless people, gang members and a
whole variety of people, that are in appearance and character to their beliefs, actions and situations.
These people are identifiable with their peer groups; they are in baptism with their various functions
of the day. If we looked and listened closer we might see a tourist with a cross around their neck, or a
professional person carrying a Bible to read and hear as a homeless person prays to Jesus and speaks
of their unshakable faith in God, despite their circumstances. This is because being a Christian is not
limited to cultural expectations. These people are Christians First and foremost and they then
function in society, but the world recognizes their Christ like attributes despite their circumstances
and the world calls them Christians.
Church See also Jews, Martyred Saints
Ekklesia (1577) Ek- out of; Kaleo - called; called out ones, congregation, gathering
Verses - Matthew 18:17; Acts 2:47 5:11; Romans 16:1,5; 1st Corinthians 1:2;
Ephesians 5:22; Colossians 1:18
First Use: Genesis 1:9 And God said, Let the waters under heaven be gathered together
(called) unto one place and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Matthew 16:18 And I (Jesus) say also unto thee, That thou art Peter and upon this rock {the
individual's rock solid confession that Jesus is God} I will build my Church: and the gates of hell shall
not prevail against it.
The Church, the "called out ones" are the people who answer God's calling to remove themselves
from this worldly system, to respond and have a Spiritual relationship with God.
1st Corinthians 6:9-11 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not
deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor effeminate (homosexual prostitution), nor abusers of
themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall
inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but
ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
All Christians are people who have been redeemed from their sins and into the presence of God.
Psalms 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will He teach sinners in the way (way of life).
The Church is a collection of both Jewish and Gentile believers in Jesus.
Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor
female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
There is not a distinction among peoples and groups in the eyes of God in the Church of Jesus. There
are still Jews and Gentiles that do not accept Jesus and are not a part of the Church.
The Jews have had a six thousand year relationship with God. About 4,000 years before the
incarnation of Jesus God was interacting with Abraham. The promises and covenants of God belong to
the Jews. It is the blood of Jesus that brings the gentiles into the promises and covenants that the
Jews already have. Gentiles do not become Jews, but become Christians. Jesus is the fulfillment of all
the Biblical promises to the Jews.
Ephesians 2:11-14 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are
called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at
that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from
the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye
who sometimes were far off are made nigh (close) by the blood of Christ. For He is our peace, Who
hath made both one and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
Circumcision
Peritemno (4059) Peri - through; Tomoetes - cut by single stroke; separate, remove
Verses - Deuteronomy 10:16; Exodus 12:44; Jeremiah 4:4; Luke 1:59;

Romans 2:29 4:11; 1st Corinthians 7:19; Galatians 5:2; Colossians 2:11; Philippians 3:3
First Use: Genesis 17:10 This is My (God's) covenant, which ye shall keep, between Me and
you and thy sees after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
Romans 2:29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit
and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Circumcision means to cut away, removal, to remove that which is interfering with a personal
relationship with God. The Jews practice circumcision as they are instructed in the Old Testament.
Circumcision is the physical symbol of their covenant relationship with God. Physical circumcision is
only a symbol of a relationship with God. In both the Old and New Testaments God actually requires a
spiritual circumcision of our heart. In our desires we are to cut away (circumcise) anything that would
interfere with a relationship with God. We are to cut away any doubt, any unbelief and any
unholyness. With the removal of these uncertainties comes a relationship with God.
Acts 15:1 And certain men [Jewish Christians] which came down from Judea taught the brethren
[Gentile, Believers] and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved
(Salvation).
The act of circumcision became a big issue in the early Church. The Jews who were teaching physical
circumcision to the new Gentile Christians, thought that it was necessary to become Jewish to then
become a Christian. This position is not as outlandish as we might think. Those Jews correctly
understood that all of the promises and covenants of God belong to the Jews. Those early Church
Jews thought that if a Gentile was to come into a covenant relationship with God, it was First
necessary to enter into the covenant of circumcision with God. The Apostle Paul clears up this issue
and says that the Gentile is brought into the covenants and promises of God, not by physical
circumcision but by the blood of Jesus and faith in the resurrection of Jesus.
Galatians 5:5,6 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. For in Jesus
Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
Ephesians 2:12,13 That at that time ye (Gentiles) were without Christ, being aliens from the
commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without
God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood
of Christ.
Communion
Koinonikos (2842) communicative, willing to communicate, liberally; sharing, fellowship,

things in common
Verses - Matthew 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-26; Luke 22:14-23; John 13:2-4;

1st Corinthians 10:16; 2nd Corinthians 16:14
First Use: Genesis 18:33 And the LORD went His way, as soon as He had left communing with
Abraham: And Abraham returned unto his place.
1st Corinthians 10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of
Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
Communion is sharing whether it is sharing food, friendship, shelter, thoughts, conversation, or a host
of desirable things. Communion is common access to desirable content with a desirable outcome. If
someone shares something negative, it would be considered sabotage rather than communion. The
ultimate communion is to share in the life of Jesus. This is just what Jesus is offering us, His life and
that abundantly.
The communion with the bread and the wine is a representation that we are sharing in the body and
blood (life) of Jesus. Our own mortal bodies are growing old and perishing. There can be no arguing
the need for body and blood that are not tainted with sin. Jesus offers us His Body and His life
abounding blood. When we take communion and eat the bread and the wine, we are participating in
an illustration. While Jesus was teaching on earth, Jesus explained that if man desired to live, man
would need to exchange the perishable body that man has and receive the same type of sinless body
that Jesus has.
John 6:51-56 I (Jesus) am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this
bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the
world. The Jews therefore strove (argued) among themselves, saying How can this man give us His
flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them, Verily (truth), verily (truth), I say unto you, Except ye eat of
the flesh of the Son of man and drink His blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh and
drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is meat indeed
and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth My flesh and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in Me and I in
him.
John 6:60-63 Many therefore of His disciples, when they heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who
can hear it? When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples murmured at it, He said unto them, Doth
this offend you? What and if ye shall see the Son of man, ascend up where He was before? It is the
Spirit that quickeneth (gives life); the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are
Spirit and they are life.
John 6:66 From that time many of His disciples went back and walked no more with Him.
This can be a difficult subject. Jesus explained that we need to have His body and His blood inside of
us if we are to live in the resurrection. But then Jesus explained to the disciples that His body and
blood are Spiritual "the flesh profiteth nothing". Many of the disciples were saying, "How can this
man give us his flesh to eat". These disciples were seeing Jesus as just that, a man. Eating the flesh of
a man will not profit, however, by eating (internalizing) the words of God we will profit with
everlasting life.
Let's look at another reason why the bread and the wine that we as Christians eat is an illustration
and not the physical body and blood of Jesus. One of the most illegal things that a person can do in
the Bible is to drink blood or to eat the flesh of another person.
Leviticus 7:26,27 Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of
your dwellings. Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off
from his people.
Leviticus 17:10,11 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that
sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I (God) will even set my face against that soul
that eateth blood and will cut him off from among his people. For the life of the flesh is in the blood:
The law was strictly written to instruct and to inform us. The law informs us that it is unacceptable to
drink blood and that it is a curse to eat human flesh. The law describes to us Jesus; therefore Jesus is
not going to do anything that is against the law.
Had Jesus wanted us to eat His physical flesh and drink His physical blood then Jesus would have had
to remove some of His flesh for the disciples to eat and He would have to injured Himself causing
bleeding then offered it to the disciples to eat and drink. All of which would have been unlawful and
the actions would actually cause separation from God and not reconciliation. Jesus did not offer His
physical blood nor did He offer His physical flesh. Jesus offered the Spirit and His words are Spirit and
life.
The bread and wine communion is symbolic of the physical body, physical blood and of the
everlasting Spiritual body and the everlasting Spiritual blood of Jesus.
Matthew 26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it and broke it and gave it to
the disciples and He said, Take eat; this is My body.
The bread is symbolic of the body of Jesus. The body that Jesus gave, allowing His body to be broken
to pay for our sins.
Matthew 26:28 For this is My blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of
sins.
The wine is symbolic of the blood that Jesus would shed. The shed blood and physical death of Jesus
would activate the New Covenant (Will). The Covenant that through the death of Jesus we can now
live a new life through the resurrection of Jesus. When we eat the bread and consider the death of
Jesus our First natural reaction is to thirst, thirst for life. Our desire after eating the bread is to drink
and that is just what we do, we drink from the cup of Jesus' indestructible life.
Matthew 26:27 And He (Jesus) took the cup and gave thanks and gave it to them, saying, Drink all of
it;
Confession
Homologomenos (3670) Homou - same, place or time, together; Logos - words, reason,
thoughts spoken
Verses - Daniel 9:20; Romans 10:9,10 14:11; 1st Timothy 6:13; 1st John 1:9 4:2,3;
Revelation 3:5
First Use: Leviticus 5:5 And it shall be, when he is guilty in one of these things, that he shall
confess that he hath sinned in that thing.
Luke 12:8 Also I (Jesus) say unto you, Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him shall the Son of
man also confess before the angels of God:
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart
that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
1st John 4:1,2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come
in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not
of God:
Confession means to have the same thoughts and same reason and the same speech as God.
Confession is to align our thoughts with the thoughts of God. Confession is not solely to a negative
thought or action. We confess when we align our thoughts with God's thoughts and God's main
thoughts are that He loves, adores and cherishes us. We are to confess God's love for us.
Psalms 139:17,18 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace
and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Confession means to align our thoughts with the thoughts of God. The word confession or similar
words are used approximately 21 times in the New Testament and in only two uses is it referring to
confessing sin, James 5:16 and 1st John 1:9. The other 19 times confession is referring to confessing
Jesus. This is an important point. The night Jesus was betrayed, both Judas and Peter sinned and both
Judas and Peter confessed their sin.
Matthew 27:3-5 Then Judas, which had betrayed Him (Jesus), when he saw that He was condemned,
repented himself and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I
have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? See thou to
that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed and went and hanged himself.
Only Peter went on to confess Jesus. Just as with Judas, it does us no good to examine or confess our
sin without also confessing Jesus, the remedy from our sin.
Conscience
Suneidesis (4893) to witness between right and wrong, an obligation to do good
Verses - Acts 24:16; 1st Corinthians 8:7,10:29; 2nd Corinthians 5:11; Hebrews 9:9;
1st Peter 2:19 3:16,21
First Use: Genesis 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to
know good and evil..
John 8:9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own Conscience, ..
Conscience is the ability to distinguish between right and wrong. Conscience is a product of the fall of
mankind. Man was created in the Garden of Eden where there was only good and not evil and
therefore a conscience was not needed. After the fall mankind would begin to experience both good
and evil and therefore a conscience was needed to distinguish between the two.
1st Timothy 4:1,2 Now the (Holy) Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart
from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy;
having their Conscience seared with a hot iron;
Since our conscience is a by-product of sin it alone is not sufficient to direct our actions in a way
pleasing to God. It is required that our thoughts and actions be submitted to the Holy Spirit and in
alignment with the Bible Scriptures.
Just like we cannot trust our conscience alone to convict us and direct us from evil we also cannot
trust our conscience alone to support us in our right decisions. Again we are required to rely on the
Bible for support and confirmation of our right actions.
Hebrews 9;14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered
Himself without spot (fault) to God, purge your Conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
As Christians we have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus, this cleansing includes our thoughts our
actions and our conscience. Some people would give anything to have a conscience cleansed from
past wrong actions. A clean conscience is possible, the price is high. The price for our clean conscience
is the blood that resulted from the death of Jesus. Jesus came to give His life so that we would be
reunited with Him and He gave His blood so that we would have a clean conscience in our relationship
with Him. The price for our clean conscience was high. Jesus gladly paid the high price.
Contentment
Arkeo (714) suffice, be sufficient, satisfactory, Lit. Being content through the erecting of
a barrier or a wall of protection
Verses - Exodus 2:21; Joshua 7:7; Philippians 4:11; 1st Timothy 6:8; Hebrews 13:5;
3rd John ver. 10
First Use: Genesis 37:26,27 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our
brother (Joseph) and conceal his blood? Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites
{descendants of Ishmael, Abraham's child born to Hagar the Egyptian slave} and let not our
hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
1st Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Contentment is the result of safety, well-being and peace. Contentment comes from God's wall of
protection that He places around us. The opposite of contentment is in-contentment, which means
"self condemning". Contentment is an interesting situation because, wherever we go in life, whether
we go to foreign countries, to the heights of success or the depths of despair "there we are". In other
words there is no escaping ourselves wherever we go "there we are" and there are all of our
problems, handicaps and hang-ups right there with us. Since we accompany ourselves wherever we
go and into every situation we encounter and our positives and negatives accompany right along with
us, it is a good thing in life to learn to accept ourselves and not to "self condemn" ourselves but to
learn to be content. Content with God and content with ourselves in God.
Contentment stems directly from our being aware of God's wall and hedge of protection around us. It
is a Biblical fact that God is our constant companion, continually accompanying us through life. It is
wonderful to realize that God is with us, then when we encounter problems, we know and believe
that God is with us. But then why the problems? Isn't God for us? Isn't God on our side? Yes! God is
on our side. Yes! God is doing a big work in each of our lives. It is the work of God in our lives that we
need to recognize and acknowledge. God is God, therefore He is doing what He wants to do and what
God wants to do in our lives is to get us to walk with Him. Walking with God means to walk where
God walks and where God often walks is right into the midst of life's most difficult problems. God is a
big God. He is far bigger than any problem man can ever encounter, God is even bigger than sin and
death, problems man created for ourselves, but God being bigger overcame sin and death for us.
Since Spiritually we will never die and never be separated from God then in actuality we will never
encounter a true problem that cannot be overcome in God.
Contentment comes from the peace, rest and comfort of the fruits of God, the Holy Spirit, residing
inside of us. And God desires for us to be content in Him. We cannot be content if we fail to
understand the sinful nature of the world that we live in and if we fail to understand the temporary
existence of our current predicament. We as humans live in a fallen imperfect world, that is a fact. All
mankind is consigned to eat from the tree of good and of evil. God takes us by the hand and walks us
through any evil we might encounter. Knowing that God is with us and that God is for us, we can find
our contentment in God during life's situations and circumstances.
Conversion
Epistrepho (1994) Epi - upon; Strepho - turn, new direction
Verses - Psalms 51:13; Isaiah 1:27; Matthew 13:15 18:3; Mark 4:12; Luke 22:32;
John 12:40; James 5:20
First Use: Psalms 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting (new direction) the soul: the
testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
James 5:19,20 Brethren (Christian), if any of you (Christians) do err from the truth and one (helper)
convert (new direction) him (Christian); Let him (helper) know, that he which converteth the sinner
from the error of his way shall save a soul from death (separation from God) and shall hide a
multitude of sins.
All people are sinners. When someone is knowledgeable enough with God and the Bible, to instruct
and help others, then that person is walking in a converted (new direction) manner. That person has
made corrections in their own life and sins. They are hiding their sins in a sense by now recognizing
them as sin and no longer committing them and now they are helping others not to sin as well.
Conversion is a realization that there is a living, loving God. Many people in the world are simply
unaware that there is a God and that God is available for a personal relationship. It is evident in the
actions and deeds of disobedient people that they do not have the knowledge that God exits, or they
wouldn't act the way they do. Once the existence of God becomes known to a person the person is
now aware of something that they were not previously aware of. This new awareness is called a
conversion. The changes from living for self and the earthly existence, to a conversion (new direction)
of living with God and an everlasting existence.
An example of something unknown is when a group from a Church in the USA, went on a missionary
trip into the rain forest of South America. After several days and a long canoe ride up a river the
missionaries settled into a village next to the river. After making acquaintances with the native
people, one of the missionaries commented about the sweltering heat and remarked that he would
like some ice to put into his drink to cool it down. The interrupter unfamiliar with the word ice asked
for some clarification. The natives living in the tropics had never experienced ice. The missionary
assured the natives that water could freeze and become hard as rocks. He even explained that the
river that flowed near the village could become ice and could then be safely walked on. The natives
never did believe the concept of ice, until some was dropped off from a visiting helicopter. And then
the ice melted into water. To the unconverted, God is like the mythical ice, yet to the converted, God
is real and He exists. It took an encounter with ice to convert the unfamiliar natives to ice; likewise it
takes an encounter with God to convert man to the existence of God.
Luke 22:31-34 And the Lord (Jesus) said, Simon (Peter), Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you,
that he (Satan) may sift you as wheat: {sifting separates the unusable chaff from the desired wheat.
Satan is saying that Peter is unusable and he wants to separate Peter from God} But I (Jesus) have
prayed {to the Father} for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted (New direction
from denying Jesus), strengthen thy brethren. And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee,
both into prison and to death. And He said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before
that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
Conversion is not limited to a one-time event. We realize that God exists; we can still have other
conversions (new directions) as we realize more and more about God. Back to our native friends that
had not believed in ice. Once they believed in the existence of ice they still had many new discoveries
to make with ice. They would learn that ice is a great medicine to comfort a bump and a bruise; they
might enjoy ice treats like snow cones and ice cream. We likewise know God, but then some
moments we really get to know God even more personally.
Covenant
Diatheke (1242) living will, testament, contract, agreement
Verses - Exodus 2:24; Isaiah 28:15,18 55:3; Jeremiah 31:31; Ezekiel 37:26;
Matthew 26:15,28
First Use: Genesis 6:18 But with thee (Noah) I (God) will establish My covenant; and thou shalt
come into the ark (safe haven), thou and thy sons and thy wife and thy son's wives with thee.
Covenant means a permanent agreement. A Biblical covenant is made unchangeable and permanent
by the death of the author just like a person' s will is made permanent after the person dies. A
covenant requires two parties and is the end result of any negotiation processes. The covenant is the
settled agreement between two parties or the resolution of a dispute. After an agreement was
reached in the Old Testament then shed blood from a dead animal was used to reveal the death of
the substitute. The animal substituting for the death of the two parties of the covenant, death making
the covenant unchangeable and irrevocable and permanent.
In the Old Testament an animal would be killed in substitution of the two negotiating parties making
the agreement. A covenant is not in effect while the parties are living. It is exactly like a will. A living
person writes a personal will, directing how he wants his possessions handled after his death. While
that person is living the will is not in effect, because the living person can change his mind and the will
at any moment. Once the person dies, there is no chance of amending the will so the will now
becomes effective. A covenant is exactly the same except, that in the Old Testament the animal dies
in substitution and the covenant goes into effect while the two parties are still living. The Old
Testament (will) Bible went into effect at the substitution death of bulls and goats. The New
Testament (will) Bible is in effect by the shed blood and physical death of Jesus, making the New
Testament currently in effect and forever without changes or amendments.
With the new covenant and the death of Jesus the New Covenant went into effect and can never be
changed because Jesus would have to die again for a newer covenant and it is not possible for Jesus
to die again. Part of the new Covenant is Jesus' prayer to the Father in John 17:1-26.
John 17:1-26 These words spake Jesus and lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, Father, the hour is
come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify Thee: As thou hast given Him power over all flesh,
that He should give eternal life to as many as Thou has given Him. And this is life eternal, that they
might know Thee the only true God and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. I have glorified thee on
earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do...
Psalms 50:5 Gather my saints together unto Me (God); those that have made a covenant with Me by
sacrifice (the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross).
Creation
Ktizo (2936) author, thought up, planed out, owner, proprietorship, manufacturer,
fabricate, create
Verses - Genesis 1:27; Psalms 104:30 148:5; Ecclesiastes 12:1 51:10;

Romans 1:20 8:22; 2nd Peter 3:4; Revelation 4:11
First Use: Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven (sky) and the earth.
Creation is the act of bringing into existence, that which currently does not exist. There are several
Hebrew words used to describe the creation abilities of God. Bara (1254) create, create something
out of nothing; Asah (6213) build, build or make something out of already existing material and Yatsar
(3335) form, form something from already created material.
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created (Bara) the heaven (sky) and the earth.
Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make (Asah) man in our image, after our likeness: God already exits
in His own image. God is making man in the existing image of God.
Genesis 1:27 So God created (Bara) man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male
and female created (Bara) He them.
Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed (Yatsar) man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Without a creator nothing would exist, existence requires creation it requires intelligence, a plan and
the ability to create. Mankind is able to build and form many objects, like automobiles, computers
and even genetically alter some physical materials but God created the original materials. God
created the iron, rubber and petroleum that we form into automobiles. God created the electrons
that we use for electricity. God created flesh, blood, bone and DNA that man uses to form altered
flesh, blood, bone and altered DNA. Mankind might shape, mold and build but God created mankind
with arms, legs, hands, thumbs and the ability to build, mold and use items.
Cross
Stauros (4716) stake or post, used for capital punishment
Verses - Matthew 10:38 27:32,40,42; 1st Corinthians 1:17,18; Philippians 2:8;

Colossians 1:20 2:14; Hebrews 12:2
First Use: Genesis 3:14,15 ..and thou (Satan) shalt bruise His (Jesus') heel. This is a prophesied
injury that is fulfilled by the crucifixion.
Luke 2:34,35 And Simeon blessed them and said unto Mary his mother, Behold this (Jesus) child is set
for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; Yeah, a
sword shall pierce through thy own soul also, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
The cross of Jesus is the pivotal dividing point in humanity. The cross is the event to reveal the hearts
and intentions of mankind. On the cross Jesus was suspended between heaven and earth. Our
decisions about Jesus are suspended just like Jesus on the cross. Either we chose to have a
relationship with God in heaven or our relationship is with this world. Our hearts are revealed by how
we view the cross. Hearts that are either for God and embrace the loving sacrifice of Jesus on the
cross, or hearts that are against God and embrace what they think is the triumph of Satan and the
death of God on the cross.
The Christian cross representing the cross of Jesus, is the single most recognized symbol throughout
the entire world. The Pagan & Muslim & Hindu & Atheist world all know and recognize the Christian
cross of Jesus. To the Christian, the cross is a reminder of God's ultimate love for us, that God became
a man and gave His physical life for us so that we can live with Him in His righteous Spiritual kingdom.
The sacrifice of the cross of Jesus and the resurrection of Jesus from death symbolized in the Christian
cross is our hope, our joy, our redemption and our salvation. To embrace Jesus is to embrace the
cross.
1st Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us
which are saved it is the power of God.
The cross 2,000 years ago, while it was being used as an instrument of torture and death, had a
variety of shapes and sizes. Some crosses were shaped like an X; others were a single post, without a
crossbeam. The local executioner would use what was available at the given time. Sometimes people
were nailed to a tree. Jesus carried his cross beam through the streets.
Luke 23:26 And as they (Roman soldiers) led Him (Jesus) away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a
Cyrenian (city of Cyrene in Libya), coming out of the country (field) and on him they laid the cross,
that he might bear it after Jesus.
This cross beam may have been attached to a tree. Jesus might have been crucified on a cross that
included a tree growing out of the ground and the beam He carried or, the beam that He carried
might have been fastened to a post already there resembling the traditional cross as we know it to be.
Either way, Jesus was crucified in the outstretched manner that we are familiar with.
There are several Verses in the Bible that would indicate that Jesus was crucified exactly as we are
familiar with, that He was raised up and his hands nailed outstretched from His sides and his feet
nailed together near the bottom of the cross. The disciple Thomas stated that he would not believe in
the Resurrection of Jesus unless he personally saw the two nail marks, one in each of the hands of
Jesus [the hand included the tip of the finger, to the elbow].
John 20:25 The other disciples therefore said unto him (Thomas), We have seen the Lord. But he said
unto them, Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails {Plural} and put my finger into the
print of the nails and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe.
Some modern day critics of the Bible have said that Jesus was crucified with His hands together above
His head with one nail, but that does not match what the Bible says. The Bible says that a sign was
placed above the head of Jesus, not above His hands.
Matthew 27:37 And set up over His head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE
JEWS. The disciple John records John 19:19 And Pilate wrote a tile and put it on the cross...
The cross of Jesus is the finest hour for mankind. It is the hour that God gave himself to us in a display
of outstretched arms. Arms outstretched to us, arms that are open to all mankind. God fights all of His
battles with an outstretched arm. On the cross God fought for us with both arms outstretched in a
display of openness and love.
Deuteronomy 26:8 And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an
outstretched arm and with great terribleness and with signs and with wonders:
Jeremiah 27:5 I have made the earth, the man and the beasts that are upon the ground, by my great
power and by my outstretched arm...
The cross of Jesus is triumph, the triumph of God over sin and death; we are to embrace the love of
the cross of Jesus.
Death
Thanatos (2288) death, absence of life, separation from God, absence of God
Verses - Genesis 24:67; Deuteronomy 30:15; Isaiah 25:8 53:9,12; John 21:19;
Romans 8:38; Revelation 2:10
First Use: Genesis 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shall not eat of
it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shall surely die.
Proverb 14:32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their (believer's) eyes; and there shall be no
more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are
passed away.
Death means separation, separated from God and separation from mankind. The death of separation
from God is not an experience that the Christian will experience.
John 11:25,26 Jesus saith unto her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in Me, though
he were dead (absence of physical life), yet shall he live (presence of God): And whosoever liveth and
believeth in me shall never die (separate from God). Believest you this?
Physical death is classified as when the spirit departs from the body that the body is dead (without
life), yet the human spirit and human soul live on and are everlasting.
James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
In the Old Testament times when people died the spirit of the unredeemed person went to hell, a
place reserved for future judgment. The spirit of redeemed people went to another part of hell called
Paradise. Prior to the resurrection of Jesus heaven was not available to mankind. At His resurrection
Jesus took with him the people that were in paradise. Currently if an unredeemed person dies they
still go to hell and await their future judgment. Currently if a redeemed person dies they go strait to
heaven to be with God forever.
2nd Corinthians 5:6-8 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the
body (physical body), we are absent from the Lord: For we walk by faith, not by sight: We are
confident, I say and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
Later Jesus comes back to earth and we will come with Him, so heaven will be relocated to here on
earth. Wherever God's presence is manifested is called heaven, even here on earth.
Death is the ultimate thief. Death steals life from us. We are cheated and robbed of earthly life's
experiences when people die or when we die. There are friends, family and relatives that we will
never know because death has stolen them from us. Death has robbed and cheated us. Wouldn't it be
great if we could see our loved ones one more time? See their face, hear their voice, feel their touch?
Job was a man well acquainted with death and the loss that occurred with it. Job had seven sons and
three daughters and in one tragic event, all ten of Jobs' children died.
Death is the guaranteed end result of sin both physically and spiritually. There is no doubt that
humans exist in a sinful condition. Every human will suffer the physical effects of death brought on by
sin. Jesus recognizes this fragile condition in mankind, this is why at the Last Supper of Communion,
Jesus offered us His body and His blood because He is life and will never die. We can exchange our
fragile life for the indestructible life of Jesus.
1st Corinthians 15:53-58 For this corruptible (physical body) must put on incorruption (spiritual body)
and this mortal (physical body) must put on immortality (spiritual body). So when this corruptible
shall have put on incorruption and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to
pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave
where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God,
which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye
steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your
labor is not in vain in the Lord.
God promised to restore back double to Job for everything he suffered.
Job 42:10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD
gave Job twice as much as he had before... fourteen thousand sheep and six thousand camels and a
thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand female donkeys. He also had seven sons and three daughters.
And we say hey God didn't double the number of children that Job had because Job had ten children
to begin with, the ten children that death stole from him. But God did double the number of Jobs'
children because when Job got to heaven with all of his children he would have twenty children. In
heaven death does not exist, all of our relatives who believe in God will be there all the way back to
Adam and Eve.
Deceived see also Knowledge, Truth
Periastrapto (4015) Peri - around, about; Astratpo - light, shine, lighten; to envelope in
light, shine around
Verses - Matthew 24:4,5,11,24; 1st Corinthians 6:9; Galatians 6:7; 1st Timothy 2:14;
2nd Timothy 3:13; Revelation 12:9
First Use: Genesis 31:7 And your father (Laban) hath deceived me (Jacob) and changed my
wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
Deceived is to think that a lie is actually the truth and to embrace and hold a lie instead of the truth.
People will go a long way for what they think is the truth. If someone has accepted as truth and
believes that space aliens exist, they will process all thought information to continue their belief of
space aliens. They will also preach their truth, which is actually a lie, to other people attempting to
persuade others of their position. The deceived will embrace any hardship or disagreement, as
persecution. Feeling persecuted they will then remain even more steadfast in their position while
reason, facts or circumstances will have little bearing on their position. Since people will fight harder
for what they think is the truth, Satan has done a big job of convincing many people to believe lies
and then gotten them to fight vigorously to defend what is simply a lie.
2nd Corinthians 11:13,14 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into
the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
The battle for the truth begins and ends in the mind. Deception can only occur First in the thought
process and then our actions are carried out by what we believe from our thoughts. The battle for the
mind is revealed in the Bible as the battle for a walled and gated city. The gates of the city are where
the legal decisions (cities thought process) were made. If during an attack the enemy could gain
possession and control the gates of a city then the city would be helpless and would be in the hands
of the enemy as the enemy controlled all access into and out of the city. Genesis 25:60 And they
blessed Rebekah and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions
and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
We possess our own gates or faculties but we are susceptible to lies and deception. The correct thing
for us to do is to entrust our gates (faculties) to God. We need daily to be refreshed from God by
meeting Him in prayer and Bible devotions. In modern times we are bombarded with information
from every variety of media. Most of the information is just simply deceit. The only truth we will ever
find in this world is written in the pages of the Bible. God leads those who want to be led by Him. God
will lead us in paths of righteousness. Let's look to God and not to information that comes from
people who deny the very existence of God.
Psalms 16:11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand
there are pleasures forevermore.
John 3:19 And this is condemnation, that light is come into the world and men loved darkness rather
than light, because their deeds were evil.
Deliverance
Paradidomi (3860) Para - along, along side; Didomi - have power, to give; to yield up,
transmit, bring forth
Verses - Matthew 5:25 20:19; Acts 7:25; Romans 4:25; 2nd Corinthians 1:10;
Colossians 1:13; 2nd Peter 2:9; Rev20:13
First Use: Genesis 32:11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, least he
will come and smite me and the mother with the children.
Genesis 45:7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth and to save your
lives by a great deliverance.
Deliverance is the removal from harm and danger by an additional friendly helper. To be delivered is
to have help and assistance and to be removed from whatever the danger is. To know God is to be
delivered from the danger of spiritual death. There are other dangers, perils and toils in life. God has
many ways to deliver us from our various problems. Some problems God will never have us
encounter. Some problems God will remove painlessly from us. Other problems God will use to
strengthen us and He will hold our hand and walk with us as we grow in faith and perseverance while
we get through these problems. It is important to know and to understand that a person's
circumstances have no obvious bearing on their relationship with God. We could have problems on
top of problems and God could seem to be far from us with no deliverance in sight. Our problems, or
lack there of, do not indicate our relationship to God. A person without a care in the world might also
have no relationship with God.
2nd Corinthians 4:3-7 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this
world (Satan) hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel
of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ
Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who commanded the light to
shine out of darkness, hath shined 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 (spirit/soul) in earthen vessels (human-
flesh/body), that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
Demons / Devils / Unclean spirits
Daimonion (1140) Daio - distribute fortune; a deity, supernatural, superior strength and
wisdom
Verses - Matthew 4:1; John 6:70; Ephesians 4:7 6:11; 1st Timothy 3:6,7;
Hebrews 2:14; 1st Peter 5:8; Revelation 2:10 20:2,10
First Use: Leviticus 17:7 And they (people) shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after
whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute forever unto them throughout their
generations.
Demons are an adversary to God. They are spirit beings that are disobedient to God and they are also
disobedient to mankind. Demons do not readily obey God and they are not about to obey people.
Since they are spirit beings we cannot normally visibly see them. Being demonic (supernatural) they
are demonstrably smarter, stronger, wittier and more creative than a human being. In short, a human
is no match for a demon. Fortunately God is constantly with us and it is God that protects us and
fights our battles for us. We call on God to deliver us from any dangers demons pose to us. Demons
do pose a real danger to humans. One way they interact with us is to place thoughts into our minds. It
is important to test our every thought to the Bible and to reject the thoughts which go against the
Bible. Demons can also possess people and speak through people, so it is important to test everything
that people say with what the Bible says and to hold the Bible as our highest authority for truth and
righteousness.
Demons do make people, smarter, stronger and more worldlier. A successful worldly person may not
want to accept Jesus simply because they enjoy the advantage they have over other humans since
they have a demonic influence instructing them. Writers and musicians can also be writing and acting
what they have received from demonic influence.
The spirit realm is real and the demonic portion of the spirit realm is also very real. It is a mistake to
ignore the demonic realm. It is also a mistake to place too much emphasis on the demonic. We have
received life, we have a relationship with Jesus. Jesus looks out for us, when we have Jesus we have
everything.
Disciple
Mathetes (3101) "Mathematics, Math" pupil, learner, follower, learn, understand,

follower of instruction
Verses - Matthew 5:1 9:10 28:7; Acts 1:15 6:1,2,7 11:26,29 13:52 14:20,22,28 15:10
First Use: Isaiah 8:16 Bind up the testimony, seal the law among the disciples.
Acts 11:26... And the disciples were called Christians First in (the city of) Antioch.
John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in My name, He
shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Disciple is a follower of a teaching. The Hebrew word Rabbi (Master) means teacher or instructor. A
Rabbi is a very knowledgeable instructor; one that has mastered the subject in which the Rabbi is
instructing
John 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night and said unto Him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher
come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
The disciple is not the teacher but the learner. God is the teacher, man is the student. We are
instructed to make disciples of people. This means that we are to teach people to look to and to learn
from God the teacher.
1st John 2:27 But the anointing [presence of the Holy Spirit] which ye have received of Him abideth in
you and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things
and is true and is no lie and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him.
1st John 2:20 But ye have an unction (anointing) from the Holy One and ye know all things.
It is interesting that it is the disciples that are then called Christians. We do not become a Christian
and then become a disciple. It is in our being a disciple of Jesus our studying God, our getting to know
God and through reflecting Jesus Christ, that others will call us a Christian.
Luke 6:46 And why call me Lord, Lord and do not the things which I say?
Dunamis Power
Dunamis (1411) ability, miraculous power, able, possible, might, strength
Verses - Matthew 22:29 24:30 26:64; Acts 6:8; Romans 1:4,16,20 15:13,19;
1st Corinthians 1:18,24; Revelation 20:6
First Use: Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is
the kingdom and the power (dunamis) and the glory, forever. Amen.
Acts 1:8 But ye (disciples) shall receive power (dunamis), after the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and
ye shall be witnesses unto Me (Jesus) both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and in Samaria and unto the
farthest part of the earth.
Dunamis power is God's power as compared to man's power. God's dunamis power is displayed in
creation and the resurrection. God is the power of life and resurrection. This dunamis power is the
power of the believer who is walking in the Spirit of God; a believer who is empowered with God's
power compared to self-human power. Compare the amount of water a man can hold in the palm of
his hand "self power" to all the oceans of the world as God's power. God is limitless in His power and
ability. God's dunamis power makes living as a Christian very exciting. Every moment and every
encounter has the ocean of possibilities of being a Divine encounter. When we walk in God's Spirit,
being led by God, we can encounter any possibility, meet any person and have any opportunity.
1st Corinthians 2:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men but in the power (dunamis)
of God.
1st Corinthians 6:14 And God hath both raised up the Lord and will also raise us by His own power
(dunamis).
Elect / Election see also Called, Chosen, Glorified
Bachiyr (972) choose, chosen one; Ekleipo (1588) selection, chosen with a purpose,
chosen - with Gods' complete foreknowledge
Verses - Matthew 24:22; Luke 18:7; Romans 9:11; Colossians 3:12;

1st Thessalonians 1:4; 2nd Timothy 2:10; 2nd Peter 1:10
First Use: Isaiah 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect in whom my soul
delighteth; I have put My Spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

1st Peter 1:1-2Peter {one of the original 12 disciples of Jesus}, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the
strangers (sojourners) scattered throughout (the earth).. elect according to the foreknowledge of God
the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus
Christ: Grace unto you and peace be multiplied.
Romans 8:33 Who shall lay (make accusations) any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that
justifieth. God has justified (made right) Christians, therefore God is not going to listen to accusations
(charges of wrong doing) He died to make us just. No amount of accusations can undo the sacrifice
and cleansing blood of Jesus.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I (God) know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of
peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end..
Election is appointment. When someone has a relationship with God, part of the relationship is to
fulfill the reason that God has created us.
Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created
all things and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
God has created every person for a reason, First to have a relationship with God and during our
relationship with God we get to get involved in the plans and activities of God. God has included us
and made us a part of His activities.
1st Thessalonians 1:11 That ye (Christians) would walk worthy of God, Who hath called you unto His
kingdom and glory.
1st Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that
ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of Darkness into his marvelous light:
Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to
whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Biblical example: Jacob, becoming Israel (Governed by God)
Genesis 32:27,28 And He (Angel of the Lord) said to him (Jacob) what is thy name? And he said Jacob.
And He said thy name shall be called no more Jacob (stumble) but Israel (governed by God):
Jacob is an example of election:

Jacob had a relationship with God. Jacob even wrestled with God but in the end, Jacob was renamed
by God from Jacob to Israel (Submitted to God). Israel was elected to a specific plan for God. Israel
(Jacob) was to become the father of the nation Israel. The twelve sons and two of his grandsons
became all of the components of the nation Israel. We like Jacob need to become Israel, submitted to
God. It is submitting to God and following His plan that makes us elect.
Note, there are God's elect (chosen for a purpose) in God's kingdom of righteousness. There is also
another kingdom, the kingdom of darkness of which Satan is the evil ruler. Satan also has his chosen
elect to do his tasks. When we reject God we make ourselves available to Satan.
All humans are called to a relationship with God. Not everyone answers the call of God; some people
answer and serve the call of Satan. Some people become the elect of Satan. The Pharaoh in Egypt
who kept the children of God in slavery and would not obey God by letting them go, is one example of
Satan's elect. The coming disobedient Antichrist is another example of someone that will have
rejected the calling of God and accepted the calling of Satan. Judas also rejected God's calling and
chose to follow Satan in betraying Jesus. Everyone who serves Satan knowingly or unknowingly does it
by rejecting God. By clawing, fighting, backstabbing, lying, cheating, killing, stealing and destroying
their way to the top. Unfortunately it is the top of Satan's heap and he has nothing eternal to offer.
God does not choose people for evil. God does allow people to choose which kingdom they will serve
in and to then let them fulfill roles in each kingdom. Roles of righteousness in preaching, teaching,
helping in God's kingdom and roles of destruction in persecution, disobedience and deceit in Satan's
kingdom.
End Times
Eschatos (2078) "Eschatology" last, end, in chronological order, the last as opposed to
the beginning Hora (5610) "Hour" time, times, day, season, duration
Verses - John 6:39; Acts 2:17; 2nd Timothy 3:1; 1st Peter 1:5,20; 2nd Peter 3:3;
1st John 2:18; Jude ver. 18
First Use: Genesis 49:1 And Jacob called unto his sons and said, Gather yourselves together,
that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
End times or last days are signified as the last times that man will be out of the perceived presence of
God. End times does not mean the end of the world or the end of time it means the end of man's
separation from God. Since the beginning of creation God has been revealing Himself to mankind.
Since the fall of mankind God has continued to reveal Himself, but to a separated mankind. When
God and mankind are fully reunited, God will continue to reveal Himself to man, although man will no
longer be guessing about God since man will be in the perceivable presence of God.
The end times are a call to mankind that the end of separation from God is almost over. The call to
man is to prepare to meet God, prepare to meet our maker.
1st John 2:18,28 Little children, it is the last time:.. And now, little children, abide in Him; that when He
shall appear, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
Evangelism
Euaggelistes (2099) Eu - well, good, well done; Aggelos - Angel, messenger; preacher,
proclaimer of the gospel, good and well done messenger
Verses - Galatians 1:8; Luke 3:18; Romans 15:9; Ephesians 4:11; Colossians 1:23;
2nd Timothy 4:2; Hebrews 4:2; Revelation 5:2
First Use: Acts 21:8 And the next day we that were of Paul's company {including Luke who
wrote the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts} departed and came unto Caesarea: and
we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven {the First
seven helpers chosen Acts 6:1-6}; and abode with him.
Ephesians 4:11 And He (Jesus) gave some, apostles; evangelists; and some pastors and teachers;
2nd Timothy 4:5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full
proof (accomplish, fulfill) of thy ministry (service).
Evangelism is to preach or proclaim the good news. The good news that God has not abandoned us to
our sin but God in Jesus has rescued us from death. This is good news, this is the best news, an
everlasting relationship with the loving, providing God.
Evangelism is the message of salvation in Christ Jesus. To be saved it is necessary to know that you are
in danger of death and separation from God for eternity. The evangelistic message is therefore a two-
part message. The message of sin and death and the message of life and resurrection in Jesus. It is
necessary to proclaim both parts of the message. A message that is all sin, death and despair is not
the gospel (good news) and a message that is all good news does not adequately portray the
predicament of mankind nor does it adequately portray the cross and the sacrifice of Jesus.
Evil
Poneros (4190) hurtful, evil in character and influence, diseased, malicious, wicked
Verses - Genesis 3:5; Psalms 5:4; Proverbs 1:16; Matthew 5:11 7:11; Romans 1:30;
2nd Thessalonians 3:3; Revelation 2:2
First Use: Genesis 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is
pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden and
the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 6:5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every
imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Evil is not a part of the original creation of God. Evil did not exist in the original environment where
Adam and the Woman lived. Adam and the Woman introduced evil into the world. It is interesting
that God had planted the "tree of life" in the middle of the garden of Eden. God wanted Adam and
the Woman to live securely in the middle of the garden, experiencing life through God. The Bible
doesn't specifically mention where the forbidden tree of knowledge of good and evil existed. It could
be that the tree of evil was located out on the edge of the garden and that the tree had to be sought
out and discovered by Adam and the Woman. Anyhow find it they did and they did eat from the tree
of evil and now we as their descendants are still eating from the tree of evil. God gave man a choice
to follow God or to disobey. Anything that is not of God is evil. We have the choice just like Adam and
the Woman (Eve) to follow God or to discover evil.
Biblical examples: Satan, the Antichrist and the beasts of Revelation
Revelation 6:8 And I (Disciple John) looked and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him is
Death and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the forth part of the earth to
kill with the sword and with hunger and with death and with the Beasts of the earth.
These beasts are cruel people, people that have denied the Deity of Jesus and they are out to inflict
hurt and pain on anyone they come across or anyone who gets in their way. They are in legion with
Satan whether knowingly or unknowingly. Satan was aware of the pain, suffering, separation from
God and death, that would inflict people when he deceived the Woman and introduced sin into God's
paradise garden of Eden. This plan of pain and suffering in agony is Satan's plan and cruel people are
helping Satan carry it out.
Meanness is bad enough but it is different from cruelty. Mean people are usually that way because
they are acting out of selfish self-interest and are unconcerned about other people's predicaments or
situations. The selfishness that accompanies meanness often stems from insecurities that come from
fears and worries, fears about the past, present and specifically the future; fears about finances,
security, relationships, health and especially fears of death.
Revelation 21:6-8 And He (God) said to me (Disciple John), It is done. I Am Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the end. I will give to him that athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that
overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God and he shall be my son. But the fearful and
unbelieving and the abominable and murderers and whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters and
all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second
death.
Sometimes people are afraid to come to Jesus because of what they have done in their life or they are
afraid that they are not worthy of God. Nobody is worthy of God that is the point; that's why Jesus
died for us. We are not worthy in ourselves.
Meanness is usually selfishness and insecurity and people are often unaware that they offend other
people. Cruelty is different. Cruelty is fueled by hatred and hatred is a powerful emotion almost as
powerful as love. Cruelness enjoys inflicting pain and suffering.
Proverbs 12:10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked
are cruel.
How true. Some people even in their mercies are cruel.
Proverbs 4:14 Enter not in the path (make acquaintance) of the wicked and go not in the way (be a
companion) of evil men.
Romans 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Faith / Belief
Pistis (4102) "Faith" [Noun], trust, belief, reliance, confidence in, sure of the value
Pisteuo (4100) "Belief" [Verb], trust, faith, reliance, confidence in, sure of value
Verses - Habakkuk 2:4; Acts 3:16; Romans 1:17; Galatians 2:20, 3:11;
Hebrews 10:38; Revelation 2:13
First Use: Genesis 15:6 And he (Abraham) believed in the LORD; and He (God) counted it to
him for righteousness.
What Abraham believed is that God is the God of Life. God had just promised Abraham that He and
Sarah would become parents even though both of them were too old to have children. Abraham
believed that God could give life where none existed and God counts that belief in God as
righteousness.
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith [noun] it is impossible to please Him (God): for he that cometh to God
must believe [verb] that He is (God exists) and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.
Faith is a trust, a belief that we are safe and secure in the object of our faith. Moment by moment we
have faith in a variety of people and objects. We have faith in airline pilots to safely get us to the
correct destination. We have faith in doctors to diagnose and treat our illnesses. We have faith in the
food we eat, the beverages we drink and the automobiles we drive. Faith is not a foreign concept to
us; we are constantly putting our faith in many different things at any one moment. Just like we have
faith in so many events during each day, God has asked us to have faith in Him. God has asked us to
have abundant faith in Him because our faith is lacking, regarding the abilities of God.
Ephesians 4:4-6 There is one body and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, Who is above all and through all
[Everlasting] and in you (Christians) all.
The Bible has one specific meaning for the word faith. Faith is specifically a faith in the resurrection of
Jesus. Faith does not mean, "I have faith that God will pay the bills". God may or may not pay the bills,
either way God is doing a work and He has a purpose for whatever He does or doesn't do. The faith,
the one and only Christian faith, is in the resurrection of Jesus. When we have true faith the belief in
the resurrection of Jesus and that through Jesus we too will be resurrected to everlasting life with
Jesus in heaven, then who cares about anything else? Who cares if the bills don't get paid? Who cares
what the governments of the world are doing? who cares if disease is racking the body? When there
is faith in eternity, then the things of this world take a back seat to the things of God. Faith in the
resurrection does free us up; it frees us up from the worries of this world. Sure there are bills to be
paid, corrupt governments and illnesses to be dealt with, but when we deal with life in the context of
eternity and the living caring God we are then freed up to make better decisions and choices.
Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the
life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself
for me.
Faith is as good as the "object of faith" is capable of producing. I might have faith in a certain
company that my money will be safe and secure there and then choose to buy stock in that company.
My faith in that company does not affect that company at all, either for good or for bad. It could
happen that my faith in that company paid off and the company did real well It also could be that my
faith was misplaced and the company did poorly. Either way the result was a product of the company
and not a result of my faith.
Lets continue to look at faith. Faith is not a power faith is a trust. Faith is to trust in the abilities of the
object of faith. Faith is strictly dependant on the object. I might have faith that an airplane will take
off and land safely, or not and based on my faith in the airplane, I would make my decisions to ride on
the plane or to take a bus. Either way the airplane is unaffected by my faith choice. The plane doesn't
land successfully or crash based on my faith. Jesus, the object of our faith, He is all-capable. It is our
faith that is lacking, not the capabilities of Jesus. We need to increase our faith and trust in Jesus to
adequately represent Jesus.
In the Greek language most of the words have the same base for each meaning. With slight changes,
usually on the end of the word, the meaning of the word changes. The same is true for the English
language. For instance, angel becomes plural just by modifying the end of the word angel by adding
the letter s, angels. Words that are nouns and verbs are also usually closely related. The noun talk,
can also become the verb talk, talks, or talking. The two Greek words Pistis (faith) and Pisteuo (belief)
are the same word with two different endings just like talk and talking. In English we do not say faith
and faithing, but we say faith and belief, just like we might say talk and speak. Faith and belief are the
same word. They both mean trust. Sometimes we think that if only I believe then I would gain faith,
except that is like saying if only I could speak then I could talk.
Faith (trust) does not come from believing (trusting), but faith is a product of love. Galatians 5:6 but
faith which worketh by love. Love comes First and then faith (trust) comes from love. Our faith in
Jesus comes from our love of Jesus.
Fasting
Nesteia (3521) abstain, go without, not take part in
Verses - Isaiah 58:3,4; Matthew 16:6; Acts 13:2,3; 2nd Corinthians 6:5 11:27
First Use: Judges 20:26 Then all the children of Israel and all the people, went up and came
unto the house of God and wept and sat there before the LORD and fasted that day until
even and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
Isaiah 58:5-12 Is it such a fast that I (God) have chosen? A day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow
down his head as a bulrush and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Wilt thou call this a fast
and an acceptable day of the LORD? Is not this the fast that I have chosen? To loose the bands of
wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens and to let the oppresses go free and that ye break every
yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy
house? When thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine
own flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the morning and thy health shall spring forth speedily:
and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rear guard. Then shalt
thou call and the LORD shall answer; thou shall cry and He shall say here I am...
Fasting is doing without. For instance, avoiding anger or jealousy, also examining our thoughts and
speech are all acceptable fasts. Going without food is also a powerful fast in that the flesh and self-life
are being denied. Hunger is a natural physical instinct, when we deny our hunger, our bodies let us
know that we are hungry. The power in this type of fast is to then take that physical reminder of
hunger and to be reminded that actually I hunger spiritually for the things of God. Throughout the
time of the fast we are continually using the desire for food to remind us of our desire for God and in
doing so we are re-adjusting our focus onto God. By the end of the fast we are more in the habit of
seeking God and less in the habit of seeking self. Fasting is not a tool to gain God's recognition. The
fast is a tool to readjust our focus and for us to seek God. When we seek God we will find Him.
Matthew 17:14-21.. And Jesus rebuked the devil (demon); and he departed out of him (a man's son):
and the child was cured that very hour. Then came the disciples to Jesus apart (away from the crowd)
and said, Why could not we cast him (demon) out? .. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer
and fasting.
This necessary fasting to help others overcome demonic possession, oppression and strongholds, is
the fasting of helping and bondage breaking. The gifts that God has given us are to loosen the bonds
that keep people in captivity. The gifts include helps - helping people with various tasks; giving - giving
to relieve burdens, teaching - explaining the truths about God from the Bible. Any of the gifts used in
conjunction with prayer are going to weaken and remove the demonic strongholds that Satan is trying
to entangle into in the lives of humans.
Father see also God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Triunity
Pater (3962) Father, daddy, giver of life, instructor, helper, authority, overseer
Hebrew: Abba (1) Father, daddy, giver of life, instructor, helper, authority, overseer
Verses - John 8:16 10:30 14:10 16:27 17:21; Ephesians 1:1; 1st Thessalonians 1:1;
James 1:17; Revelation 3:5
First Use: Genesis 2:24 therefore shall a man leave his father (life giver) and his mother and
shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Ephesians 6:23 Peace be to the brethren and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ.
In Greek when the word "and" is used, it usually groups like or equal value items. In this verse peace
"and" love, also the Father "and" Jesus. Peace is equal to and in the same category as love. Likewise
the Father is equal to and in the same category as Jesus.
Father is where we receive life and come into existence. No father no life. In our physical life we need
a father and we also need a mother. Through our physical father and mother we become a physical
being. God is one and refers to Himself as Father. There is not a mother God, but this does not
exclude God the Father from also being a Mother. God is complete. When He created man and
woman God made us incomplete. Men have some God given characteristics and abilities and women
have some God given characteristics and abilities.
Genesis 1:27 So God created man (humans) in His own image, in the image of God created He him;
male and female created He them.
God in Himself has all the [good] characteristics and abilities of both man and woman combined and
God has many more characteristics and abilities than we will ever have. God is our Father. He gives us
physical life. To those that acknowledge Him as God, He becomes the Spiritual Father giving Spiritual
life as well.
Romans 8:14-16 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not
received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we
cry Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God:
Fear
Phobos (5401) "Phobia"; discomfort, fright, alarm, terror
Verses - Psalms 2:11; Proverbs 1:7; Isaiah 2:10; Romans 3:18; 2nd Timothy 1:7;
Hebrews 5:7; 1st John 4:18
First Use: Genesis 9:2 And the fear of you (people) shall be and the dread of you shall be
upon every beast (animal) of the earth and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth
upon the earth and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand they are delivered.
When Noah, his family and the earth's animals departed the ark after the flood, God put a fear of man
in all the animals. Prior to the flood animals were tame. This is where animals became wild and
distant from humans. God did this for man's protection. When sin entered the world some animals
became poisonous and others became dangerous, if dangerous animals did not keep their distance
from people, then man would always be battling with animals.
Psalms 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom:
Fear is a feeling of fright, of being overcome, overtaken or overpowered. Fear is the

acknowledgement of danger. Fear is the beginning of the wisdom of God. Wisdom comes from
knowing that God exists and that with Him His judgment exists. We are to fear being judged by God.
Some people do not have the fear of God; they are deceived into thinking everything is going to be
ok. They have deceived themselves into dismissing God and His judgment against sin.
The Greek word for fear is phobos which is where we get the word phobia. Phobias are fears like
closterphobia - fear of closed places, arachnophobia - fear of spiders. We are to fear God. He is
awesome in His power. He is to be glorified, honored and worshiped.
We no longer fear the judgment of God through Jesus we have a relationship of love with God.
1st John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect (complete) love casteth out fear: because fear hath
torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
Fellowship / Koinonia
Koinonia (2842) participation, interaction, communication, fellowship, interaction among

friends
Verses - Psalms 94:20; Acts 2:42; 1st Corinthians 1:9; 2nd Corinthians 6:14 ;
Philippians 1:5, 2:1, 3:10; 1st John 1:3,6,7
First Use: Leviticus 6:2 If a soul sin and commit a trespass against the LORD and lie unto his
neighbor in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away
by violence, or hath deceived his neighbor;.. Then it shall be, because he hath sinned and is
guilty,..
Fellowship is friendship. Friendship is a rare gift given to us by God from the cross of Jesus. The cross
of Jesus provides the basis of friendship. Mankind would still be at enmity with God and mankind
would be at enmity with each other without the cross of reconciliation of Jesus. Mankind without God
is incapable of friendship. Without God, man could never fully view another human as a friend. There
would always be the possibility that fellow man would cease to be a friend and become a competitor,
a threat, a danger, even an enemy instead of a friend and as a competitor competing for materials
and resources that are needed to sustain our life. With God we know that it is God that sustains our
existence and our life, that God is capable of taking care of us in any situation. Relying on God frees us
up to have friendship with God and with our fellow mankind.
Firstborn
Prototokos (4416) Proto - "prototype", First; Tikto - produce, born, bring forth
Verses - Exodus 4:22 13:15; Psalms 89:27; Matthew 1:25; Romans 8:29;
Hebrews 12:23
First Use: Genesis 10:15 And Canaan begat Sidon his Firstborn,..
Firstborn is a position. It is a position determined by God as God calls forth the generations of the
families. The Firstborn is a position of honor because prior to the Firstborn the family is childless and
if a child is not born the family will cease to exist. In early Biblical times a birth was not just a child but
the birth of a nation as these children became fathers of nations. To kill a person is to also kill his
nation, his generations of offspring that will never know life because of his death. The Firstborn is also
a position of responsibility, the responsibility of leading and guiding the family on a course that
includes knowledgeable worship of God. If a family ceases to worship the living God, it is the spiritual
death of a family nation.
The Firstborn has many Biblical implications all of which are fulfilled in Jesus who is the Firstborn of
our resurrected life. It was necessary for the death of the Firstborn before God's children could be set
free from the bondage and slavery of Egypt. Likewise, the death of Jesus has set us free from the
bondage and slavery of sin. Had Jesus, the Firstborn, not died, we would still be slaves to sin. Jesus
suffered the death of the Firstborn for us and Jesus having atoning blood also fulfilled the feast of
Passover. The feast of Passover was to protect the Firstborn of Israel from the plague of death
suffered by the Firstborn of Egypt. A plague that was required to set the Jews free from Egypt and
allowed them to be led to the promise land of God. Jesus is also our Passover. He has set us free and
He has also given us Passover life. Jesus is the Firstborn of God and the Passover is a feast only for the
Firstborn. It was only the Firstborn that were in jeopardy of death that night in Egypt. This is why our
life is in Jesus because only He has life, as death (separation from God) has passed Him over and
death will pass us over too if we are identified with Jesus the Firstborn.
Exodus 4:22,23 And thou (Moses) shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even
my Firstborn: and I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him
go, behold I will slay thy son even thy Firstborn.
Hebrews 12:23 To the general assembly and Church of the Firstborn {plural, Firstborns}, which are
written in heaven and to God the Judge of all and to the spirits of just men made perfect.
Forgiveness
Apheimi (863) send away, lay aside, let alone Apsuchos (895) A - not; Psuche - soul; no
soul, not life, no life, lifeless
Verses - Exodus 10:17; Joshua 24:19; Ephesians 4:23; James 5:15; 1st John 1:9 2:2
First Use: Genesis 50:17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of
thy brethren and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the
trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto
him.
Luke 6:37 Judge not and ye shall not be judged: condemn not and ye shall not be condemned:
forgive (lay aside) and ye shall be forgiven (lay aside).
Colossians 1:14 In (Jesus) whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness (no life)
of sins:
Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for
Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Forgiveness is important for the Christian. It puts us in a right relationship with God. When we realize
that God forgives us of so much, we are correctly assessing our relationship with God. We can then
share the same love that God has for us and use it to forgive others. It is sometimes said forgive but
don't forget, but that is a very unbiblical principal because with God, forgiveness means exactly that-
forgetting the past wrongs and living in the present. If God forgave us but didn't forget, we would not
have much of a relationship with Him.
Forgiveness is a big Biblical issue because in the end, forgiveness really gets down to trusting God. Do
we trust God with our hurts, pains, emotions and circumstances? When we have been hurt we are
sensitive to being hurt again in the same way. The Christian walk is about doing the supernatural; it is
about walking on water. When we look to Jesus as our example we can walk on the stormy waters of
life that others sink down in.
Unforgiveness is the start of bitterness and anger. These are controllable emotions that, if we don't
control, can take us over. These emotions are also physically unhealthy. When we don't forgive we
really only hurt ourselves. Almost without fail the person, or circumstance that has us upset, doesn't
even know it and if they do, they don't even care. Our anger only hurts our relationships and us. The
Bible teaches us that we change our attitudes not by focusing on our attitude nor by trying to gain
control but by changing our desires. For instance we get upset and angry at what other people do. We
don't just try to control our anger, this is a sure way to fail and get discouraged. As Christians we have
much more in store for us. We begin by talking to God and asking Him for help and advice. We read
the Bible, we read page after page and spend time in prayer, real prayer, cleansing, refreshing,
uplifting, life changing prayer. Soon we will have new knowledge of who God is and with this new
knowledge we will begin to rest in God. Next time someone upsets us we just say, yea! We live in a
fallen imperfect world. We try to see them how Jesus sees them. He loves them too. Jesus has set us
free; one of the main things He has set us free from is bondage to unhealthy emotions. Forgiveness is
opening the door to Jesus' freedom.
Freewill
Eleutheros (1658) free, unrestrained, without obligation, citizen as opposed to a slave

Thelema (2307) will, determination, choice, inclination, desire, pleasure
Verses - Deuteronomy 12:11; Psalms 119:108; Proverbs 1:29; Matthew 10:8;

Acts 2:29; 2nd Corinthians 11:7; Philippians 1:22; Revelation 21:6, 22:17
First Use: Leviticus 22:18 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons and unto all the children of Israel
and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that
will offer his obligation [required giving] for all his vows and for all his freewill [volunteer giving]
offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering:
Ezra 7:13 I (king Artaxerxes) make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel and of his priests and
Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you
life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
Freewill is enacted through choice. If there is no choice then the freewill is meaningless and cannot be
exercised. From the beginning of creation God has desired to have only a mutual freewill relationship
with mankind.
Proverbs 1:29 For that they hated knowledge and did not choose [exercise freewill, correctly] the fear
of the LORD:
Fruit
Karpos (2590) fruit, flower, fragrance, substance, byproduct
Verses - Genesis 1:22; John 15:2,4,5,8,16; Galatians 5:22; James 3:18; Jude ver. 12;
Revelation 22:2
First Use: Genesis 1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed,
and the Fruit tree yielding Fruit after his kind, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God
saw that it was good.
Fruit is the substance from the plant. Fruit occurs naturally based on the type of tree or plant. An
orange tree will have the orange fruit and a lemon tree will naturally have the lemon fruit. A tree does
not become an orange tree by producing oranges, a tree produces oranges because that is what it is
First. A good tree will bear good fruit and a bad tree will bear bad fruit. The easiest way to identify
what kind a tree is, is not to look at the leaves but to look at the fruit. The fruit makes it evident what
type the tree is.
We as Christians produce the fruits of the Holy Spirit because that is part of what we are.
John 15:5 I (Jesus) am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same
bringeth forth much Fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing.
Galatians 5:22,23 But the Fruit of the (Holy) Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Garden
Kepos (2779) Garden, planting, sanctuary, design; flourishing secure area for
enjoyment, entertainment, relaxation and reflection
Verses - Genesis 3:8; 3:23,24; Song of Solomon 6:2; Jeremiah 29:28; Luke 13:19;
John 20:15
First Use: Genesis 2:8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there He
put the man (Adam) whom he had formed.
John 18:1,2 When Jesus had spoken these words, He went forth with His disciples over the brook
Cedron, where was a garden [garden of Gethsemane], into the which He entered and His disciples.
And Judas also, which betrayed Him, knew the place: for Jesus oftimes resorted thither with His
disciples.
John 19:41,42 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden; and in the Garden a new
sepulcher (tomb), wherein was never a man yet laid. There laid they Jesus..
Garden is a luxury item of a king or a lord. The garden is not an item in which the poor could indulge.
They needed cultivating spaces to grow food for use or sale and the poor did not have the finances to
sustain an expensive luxurious garden. The garden is an exclusive place where the owner has planted,
furnished and shaped his own private sanctuary to reflect his choices and desires. The garden is a
sanctuary where the king could walk and feel complete safety, comfort and ease. The garden is where
the king would invite special, select guests to join him in his created paradise. The king would be
revealing his personality in his gardening choices of landscape and design. The garden is a secure
secluded place where the king and his guest can walk and relax together as they marvel at the beauty
of the garden while they fellowship and become more intimately knowledgeable of one another.
Song of Solomon 4:12-16 A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain
sealed. Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all
chief spices: A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters and streams from Lebanon. Awake, O north
wind; and come thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my
beloved come into His garden and eat His pleasant fruits.
Glorification see also Called, Chosen, Election
Doxazo (1392) dignity, glory, honor, praise, worship, magnify, accomplishment
Verses - Romans 1:21 8:17,30; 2nd Corinthians 10:17; Galatians 1:24;

2nd Thessalonians 1:10,12; 1st Peter 4:11; Revelation 18:7
First Use: Genesis 31:1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken
away all that was our father's and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory
(accomplishment). The sons of Laban were complaining because their brother-in-law, Jacob, had
ended up with the flock that Laban had Jacob overseeing. This was God's plan. Laban was not
acknowledging God; also Laban was cheating Jacob. God desired to share His glory with Jacob. The
sons of Laban were looking at the glory of their father Laban and they received it, nothing. The sons
should have been looking for the glory of God.
Exodus 15:6,11 Thy right hand, O LORD is become glorious in power: thy right hand O LORD, hath
dashed in pieces the enemy...Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like thee,
glorious in holiness, fearful in praise, doing wonders?
Romans 8:30 Moreover whom He did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he
also justified: and whom He justified, them He also glorified.
Called (all are called to a personal relationship with God) --> Chosen (responded to the Call) --> Elect
(of the chosen, elected or appointed to a specific purpose for God) --> Glorified (Accomplished in
God's specific plan).
Psalms 19:1 The heavens declare the glory (accomplishment) of God; and the firmament showeth his
handiwork.
Glorification is accomplishment. God is accomplished in anything God desires to do, He is complete

and He alone is Glory. When we take part in the plans and desires of God, we take part in His glory.
We give glory to God by allowing His Glory to be accomplished in us.
Psalms 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good
thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Revelation 21:23 And the city (new Jerusalem) had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine
in it: for the glory of God did lighten it and the Lamb is the light thereof.
God's glory of accomplishment is like the sun shining. A ray of light leaves the sun; the ray is an exact
representation of the sun it left. Jesus is an exact representation of the Father. As the ray of sun
shines forth light and warmth it removes darkness and warms the earth; it provides light and
facilitates life (bios). The sun is accomplishing through the ray of light all that it desires to do, in
splendid glory and accomplishment.
Psalms 21:5 His glory is great in thy salvation: honor and majesty hast thou laid upon Him.
God has glorified Himself in His accomplishment of creation and redemption. This is Glory, that God
spoke and at the sound of His voice, into existence came life and that abundantly. This is God's glory,
that He so loved the world that He gave Himself that whosoever believes in Him will live. This is God's
glory, God has overcome our reproach of sin, disease and death and God has clothed us with His
splendor and majesty.
Biblical example: Joseph
Genesis 37:3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old
age: and he made him a coat (covering) of many colors.
Genesis 41:38-42 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, can we find such a one as this is, a man in
whom the Spirit of God is? .. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of
Egypt. And Pharaoh took off his ring [seal of authority] from his hand and put it upon Joseph's hand
and arrayed (clothed) him in vestures of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck.
Joseph is the biblical example of glorification. The world betrayed Joseph. The world desired to kill
him. The world sold Joseph into slavery. The world falsely accused Joseph of a crime that he did not
commit. The world locked Joseph in a prison. The world abandoned Joseph and left him in prison. God
overcame the world and glorified Joseph. God brought Joseph out of the prison of captivity. God
clothed Joseph in clothing of splendor and majesty. God provided while the world starved. God
accomplished His glorious plan of reunion and life. God accomplished what the world could not.
Like Joseph's road, the road to glorification is not an easy one. The world has rejected Jesus and as
followers of Jesus we to will be rejected by the world. This is only proof that the world will suffer
God's judgment and that the Christian will receive of God's glory. Like Joseph, we need to remain
steadfast and be loyal to God at all times and through all conditions. Joseph is indeed the human
Biblical example of glory.
God see also Father, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Triunity
Theos (2316) Supreme being, all capable, self existing, complete, lacking nothing, self
supporting
Hebrew: Yahweh (3068) Supreme Being, self-existing; LORD
Verses - Exodus 20:7; Deuteronomy 6:4,5; Micah 7:18; Malachi 2:10, 3:6; John 3:16;
2nd Corinthians 1:3; Colossians 2:12
First Use: Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God...
God is the word that we use to refer to the "Supreme Being". We as physical humans can only vaguely
comprehend God. We can comprehend that we are people and that the earth that we live on and that
the stars of outer space that we gaze out at, are all created by God. But it defies our comprehension
that God is not created, that He has always existed and that He always will exist. There is only one
God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). God is infinite: God does not even live in our time dimension. God
currently exists in all time at once. God is not restricted nor is He hindered. Despite God's infinite
power, God is a God of glory. He is love not hate and He is compassion and mercy. God has created
the universe yet He is separate from the universe. As the saying goes "if God were small enough for us
to understand Him then He wouldn't be big enough to handle our problems". We have a God that we
know very little about and we have a God that is big enough to handle all of our problems.
There are plenty of things we do know about God. God is always available to us for a personal
relationship. God is Spirit, He is not like we are. He is unique and vastly different from us. God has
revealed Himself to us in His appearance to mankind in Jesus and in His written words of the Bible.
The word God means Supreme Being. There are many things referred to as god throughout all
cultures of the world. There is however, only one true God. When the disciples of Jesus wrote the
New Testament of the Bible they used the Greek word Theos. Theos was a widely used word for the
Greek god Theos. According to the Greeks, Theos was god. The disciples did not try to write a new
name for the Greeks. They instead used the name they were familiar with but taught that the true
Theos is Jesus. Then when the Greek Bible was being translated into English, the English word god
already existed. The translators referred to Theos as God and instructed the English-speaking world
that Jesus is the true God. Currently the Bible is being translated into nearly every language on earth.
In many of the languages people know god to be Allah. Allah is the Muslim name for god. The Bible
translators are not trying to find a new name for Allah. They translate Theos as Allah and teach the
people that the true Allah is Jesus.
There is only one God; Allah, Buddha, Self, Satan, the Moon, are not God. It is necessary to believe in
the Jewish / Christian God of the Bible to have a relationship with God. If we pretend that Satan is god
we are actually having a relationship with Satan instead of God.
Who can comprehend God? We can't. It is enough to know that we exist, that we are not god and
that God does exist. The rest we can safely leave up to God as He has revealed to us in His Bible.
Gospel
Euaggelion (2098) to announce good news, declare, bring, preach, glad tidings
Verses - Mark 1:1; Luke 4:18; Romans 1:1,9,15,16; 1st Corinthians 15:1;
2nd Corinthians 4:3,4; Ephesians 1:13; Revelation 14:6
First Use: - Genesis 3:24 and He (God) placed at the east of the garden Cherubims and a
flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. This is the gospel,
that despite the disobedience of man, God has kept "the way of the tree of life". Jesus is the
tree of life.
Matthew 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the
gospel of the kingdom {that Jesus is the tree of life} and healing all manner of sickness and all
manner of disease among the people.
Gospel means "good news," the good news of the resurrection of Jesus and through the death and
resurrection of Jesus, reconciliation of man to God with eternal life. This is indeed good news.
Sometimes the word gospel is mistakenly used to mean truth as in "what I'm telling you is the gospel
truth". It happens to be the truth that Jesus has risen from the dead and reconciled us to God, but
gospel means good news. This is just how the news of Jesus should be presented, as good news. It is
not bad news that God loves us and that our sins are forgiven. It is good news-the best of news.
Grace see also Law
Charis (5485) cheer, greeting, graciousness, gratitude, benefit, favor, freedom,

individuality
Verses - Ruth 2:2; Proverbs 1:9; Luke 2:40; John 1:14; Acts 4:33; Romans 3:24;
Revelation 1:4,22:21
First Use: Genesis 6:7,8 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the
face of the earth; both man and beast and the creeping thing and the fowls of the air, for it
repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
Grace is graciousness, it is freedom and it means individuality.
Romans 12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace (individuality) that is given to us...
Grace is individuality; the law is conformity. Grace is allowing another person to do something
differently, to be an individual and to make mistakes. If it is even a mistake in the everlasting realm -
do we really know how things are going to work out and what is a mistake and what isn't? Plus we,
often learn more from our mistakes than we do from doing things "right". Grace gives us the freedom
to learn and to discover who we are who others are and most importantly who God is.
For instance, when someone is in a conversation or witnessing about God and another-person would
say something differently or even disagree with what is being said and they think that they could
discuss the topic more thoroughly, grace is to let them be themselves and do it their way and let them
learn. God does this with us, He can witness much better than we can and we often misrepresent
God. God gives us the grace to learn who He is and to grow in that knowledge.
We receive grace from God through what Jesus did for us at the cross; He reconciled us to a
relationship with Himself. There is no grace for the nonbeliever; grace only extends from a
relationship.
Romans 5:1,2 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ: By Whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in hope of
the glory of God.
One person has to know another to extend or receive grace. The absence of a relationship is the
absence of grace.
The "law" gives us knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:20 .. for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Without the law some people might not know that murdering another human is sin and unacceptable
to God. With the law comes the knowledge of who God is and what is acceptable to Him and what is
not. Grace allows us to have a relationship with God while we find out who He is and how Holy and
righteous He is.
Romans 5:20 Moreover the law (knowledge) entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin
abounded, grace (freedom) did much more abound:
Grace does not cover sins, only the sacrifice of shed blood and death of Jesus completely removes sin
and cleanses us from all unrighteousness. Grace allows us to have an individual relationship with God;
grace does not allow us to sin. God's grace allows us to gain knowledge of God and grace gives us the
opportunity to repent from our sins.
Grace allows sinful man to have a relationship with God. It has often been said that we live in the era
of grace, but it would be more accurate to say that we live in the era of repentance.
Ephesians 3:2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me (Paul) to
you-ward:
The Apostle Paul, prior to becoming a Christian, was a persecutor of the Church. Paul is mentioning
that the grace that God has given to him, is for a part in building the Church. Building the very Church
that Paul tried previously to destroy. This is an era of God's grace and it is also the era of repentance
and confession. Currently confession and repentance are required of every person.
Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance [ignorance of sin and of who God is] God winked at: but
now [after the cross] commandeth all men everywhere to repent:
Heaven see also Hell
Ouranos (3772) sky, celestial, belonging or coming from the sky
Verses - Genesis 28:12; Psalms 19:1 33:6; Luke 12:33; 2nd Corinthians 5:1;
Hebrews 1:10; 2nd Peter 3:5
First Use: Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven (sky) and the earth.
The Bible mentions three heavens (skies). Referred to as the First heaven is the sky where birds fly
and clouds can be seen.
Psalms 104:10-12 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run the hills. They give drink to every
beast of the field: the wild donkeys quench their thirst. By them shall the fowls of the heaven have
their habitation which sing among the branches.
The second heaven is referred to as where the stars and celestial bodies are.
Genesis 22:17 That in blessing I (God) will bless thee (Abraham) and in multiplying I will multiply thy
seed as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is upon the sea shore...
Prior to the invention of the telescope, there were approximately 7,000 visible stars and of course
billions of grains of sand. Critics of the Bible often used this verse to try to claim that the Bible was
inaccurate when comparing the number of stars to the number of grains of sand. Through the use of
powerful telescopes, man is finding out what God always knew, that there are billions and billions of
stars instead of just the 7,000 plus visible stars.
The third heaven is exclusively referred to as where God resides in power, majesty and glory. Heaven
is where God is acknowledged and obeyed.
Matthew 6:9,10 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy
name. ..Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.
When we acknowledge God as our Father, we experience heaven here on earth.
2nd Corinthians 12:1-2 It is not expedient for me (Apostle Paul) doubtless to glory. I will come to
visions and revelations of the Lord. I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, whether in the
body, I cannot tell: God knoweth; such an one caught up to the third heaven.
The Apostle Paul was momentarily taken into heaven. Heaven was so incredible that he was not able
to describe either the sights or the sounds of heaven. Earthly man is not able to comprehend the
"third" heaven.
Isaiah 64:4 For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither
hath the eye seen, O God beside thee, what He hath prepared for him that waiteth for Him.
Hell see also Heaven
Abussos (12) bottomless pit

Hades (86) grave, place of departed souls
Geenna (1067) place of everlasting punishment
Tartaroo (5020) deepest abyss of Hades, cast down to hell
Verses - Psalms 9:17; Isaiah 5:14 57:9; Matthew 5:22 23:15; Acts 2:27; James 3:6;
Revelation 1:18 6:8 20:13,14
First Use: Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the
face of the deep (Abussos). And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Deuteronomy 32:22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger and shall burn unto the lowest hell and shall
consume the earth with her increase and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Hell is the opposite of heaven. Because sin is not present in heaven, God is revealing Himself in
splendor, majesty and glory. Hell is where sin has not been dealt with. Anything that is considered
unclean is to be cleansed with blood, or passed through fire, this includes people. People who have
rejected the cleansing offer of Jesus' blood now, will spend eternity in fire and because of their own
uncleanness they are not able to approach the Holy God.
Hell is described in its entirety in the Bible. Darkness, burning, loneliness, unending thirst, agony and
worms that will not die. That is Hell no more and no less. No streets of gold no dwellings no structure
no society just death, darkness and torment, void of the presence, glory and comfort of God.
High Priest Levitical / Melchizedek
Archiereus (749) Arche - First in rank ie. Arch Angel; Hiereus - priest, holy, set apart
Verses - Leviticus 21:10; Numbers 35:25; Matthew 26:3; Hebrews 2:17 10:21
First Use: Leviticus 21:10 And he that is the High priest among his brethren, upon whose head
the anointing oil was poured and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not
uncover his head, nor rend (tear) his clothes.
High Priest is the one and only lead priest among the host of priests. God chooses this leader of the
priests. He has different clothing to separate and distinguish himself from the other priests. The high
priest also performs certain duties and functions that only he is ordained to perform. Most notably, it
is the high priest that enters into the holiest place of the tabernacle or temple and into the presence
of God to offer the atonement sacrifice.
God chose the tribe/family of Levi to be His priests. Only a person physically born into the family of
Levi is eligible to be a priest. God chose Aaron a descendant of Levi, to be the First High Priest,
therefore only a descendant of Aaron is eligible to be a High Priest. The priesthood from the Levi
family is known as the Levitical priesthood. Jesus also occupies the position of High Priest because
God has chosen him to this position. Jesus is not a Levitical priest. Jesus was not born in the priestly
family of Levi, He was born in the kingly family of Judah. A Levitical priest could not come from the
tribe of Judah and a king could not come from the tribe of Levi. Jesus is a High Priest not in the order
of Levi but in the order of Melchizedek.
Matthew 26:57 And they that laid hold on Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the High Priest, where the
scribes and the elders were assembled. At the time of Jesus, there were two High Priests, Caiaphas
and Annas.
All High Priests were supposed to be chosen by God and to serve in the position of High Priest until
their physical death. Annas was the acting High Priest, but then the Roman government appointed
Caiaphas as the High Priest, creating a situation where there were two living High Priests.
Matthew 26:63-65 But Jesus held His peace. And the high priest answered and said unto Him, I adjure
thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus saith unto
him, Thou hast said [Yes]: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on
the right hand of power and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent (tore) his
clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy {claiming to be God} what further need have we of
witnesses? Behold, now ye have heard His blasphemy.
Judas betrays Jesus and He is arrested and is on trial for blasphemy for claiming to be God. Caiaphas,
the High Priest, is conducting the trial. Jesus replies to the charge of blasphemy by saying "Thou hast
said" this reply was the correct, polite reply of a person on trial. It showed the judge that the accused
understood the language, the charges and the protocol of the court. By answering in this manner,
Jesus was saying yes, He understood the charges and yes, he was equating Himself with the living
God.
Jesus also went on to say that He would be received into heaven. This means that Jesus would be an
acceptable sacrifice or offering. God receives an acceptable offering into heaven an unacceptable
offering is rejected and not permitted into heaven. Upon hearing this, the High Priest said there was
no further need for additional witnesses or testimony because Jesus had said that He and God were
one. The High Priest then ripped his special high priest clothing. The tearing of his clothing was strictly
forbidden in Leviticus law. Having torn his clothing, the high priest made his clothing defective and
unusable in the service of God and ending his authority as the high priest.
Two other items were also ripped and torn that day making them defective for the worship of God.
The next was the ripping and tearing of the body of Jesus by the beatings from man, as He was
brutally whipped and beaten, making the physical body of Jesus defective for further ministry. Also
torn that day when Jesus died on the cross, was the veil in the temple that separated man from God.
This veil was no longer needed. Man is no longer separated from God, since Jesus reconciled man to
God that day on the cross. The three torn items, the clothing of the Levitical high priest, the fleshly
body of Jesus' and the veil of the earthly temple, making each item unusable for service to God.
Unusable because being damaged they no longer accurately represented who God is and that they
became obsolete in the New Covenant of God. Theses items being defective ended the earthly
Levitical ministry. Currently the only valid ministry to God is the Spiritual High Priest ministry of Jesus
in the order of Melchizedek.
Holy Spirit see also Father, Jesus, Triunity
Hagios (40) pure, blameless, holy
Pnema (4151) air, breath, spirit, ghost, indestructible life
Verses - Isaiah 1:4; Matthew 1:20; Luke 1:15; John 1:33 7:39 14:26;
1st Corinthians 6:19
First Use: Genesis 1:2 ..And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Exodus 3:5 And He (Angel of the Lord) said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet,
for the place whereon thou (Moses) standest is Holy ground.
Acts 2:1-4 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place...
And they were filled with the Holy Ghost...
{Pentecost is the fourth of the eight required feasts. It is a harvest feast, celebrating the First of the
crops harvested of the fields.}
Acts 5:3,4 But Peter said, Ananias why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost... thou hast
not lied unto men, but unto God.
Holy Spirit is God. The Holy Spirit is one of the triune Godhead. The Holy Spirit is God, as the Father is
God and as Jesus is God. God has revealed Himself to mankind as Father, Son, Holy Spirit, three
distinct members, yet one God. As humans, we cannot comprehend the triune God, but then we
cannot comprehend a lot of things so just add this to the list of things we don't understand. The
triune nature of God will not always be a mystery to us. When we get to heaven we will distinctly
know the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
We wonder, where is God? We know that God is Spirit and we being physical cannot see the spirit
realm unless the spirit realm is revealed to us. That is revealed, in some physical sense that we can
hear, see, touch, smell, or taste. Angels are spirit beings yet we cannot see them unless they are
revealed to us. We cannot directly see angels nor can we directly see God, but that doesn't mean that
they don't exist. We can't see radio waves but they exist. Radio waves are constantly bouncing around
us, but unless we turn on a radio we are unaware that they even exist.
Is God out there, far out there, far from us and far from anything we might do? The Bible tells us
exactly where God is. God is very near to all humans. The Bible uses three prepositions (locations) to
reveal to us where God is.
The First preposition is "parallel". The Bible tells us that God is parallel or beside every living person
on the earth. It is not possible to escape God's presence, God is parallel (beside) each person, believer
and non-believer. For instance, God is overseeing the non-voluntary life functions of our bodies, God
causes our hearts to beat as well as giving us every breath we breathe during our life. God also
oversees the growth of our bodies. Each cell in our body has the DNA code to divide and become any
type of body tissue. It is God Who instructs each cell what to become, whether to become, eye, brain,
stomach, hair, bone, lung, teeth, tissue etc.. Without God no one would grow or function. It is
rejecting God's parallel presence in our life that is rejecting God and keeps the non-believer a non-
believer.
The second preposition used in God's relationship to people is, "in". Once a person acknowledges the
parallel presence of God and invites God into their life, God comes "in" to the person and combines
with the human spirit of the person, giving the person eternal Spiritual life in a new internal Spiritual
relationship with God a relationship with God as our Father and we as God's Spiritual children.
The third preposition used in the Bible for God's location to we humans is "upon". God is always
beside us. It is not possible for God to not assist us through life. The "upon" preposition is used to
refer to the empowerment work of God. From time to time God comes upon people giving people an
overflow of God's presence. It is this overflow or upon that enables people to speak and witness,
prophesy and display in many ways the greatness and wonderfulness of God.
The Holy Spirit fulfills all three of these locations. But also, God is one, so when the Holy Spirit is in us,
so is the Father and so is Jesus. Isn't it wonderful every place we could want to exist, God is there, the
Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
Hope
Elpis (1680) expectation, confidence, delightful outcome, expectation of future success
Verses - Psalms 38:15 78:7; Proverbs 13:12; Romans 4:18 5:2,4,5; Philippians 1:20;
Colossians 1:5,23,27
First Use: Ruth 1:12 Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a
husband, If I should say, I have hope..
Hope is the optimistic expectation of future success. The opposite of hope is despair; the expectation
of future disappointment and failure. Hope is in conjunction with faith.
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hope is an expectation. We could hope for a relationship, job, car, house, but as soon as we realize
our expectation we no longer hope. We might have a new hope for a bigger car, or a bigger house,
but as soon as we receive it, we no longer hope for it. We hope for what we don't have. Unfulfilled
hope is disappointment. Our hope in Jesus will never be disappointed because one day we will meet
Jesus face to face.
Proverb 13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Psalms 16:8,9 I have set the LORD always before me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be
moved. Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
The word hope is mentioned in about 12 Old Testament books and it is used in just over 1/2 of the
New Testament books, about 14. Interestingly the word hope is not mentioned in the Gospels of
Matthew, Mark, or John and is only mentioned twice in Luke. Once when people hoped to be repaid
money they had lent out and once when non-believing people hoped to see Jesus perform a miracle,
like a magician. The word hope is never used to hope in God when Jesus is present. Hope is only used
in the Old Testament prior to Jesus' First coming and in the epistles after Jesus has ascended back up
to heaven. Hope and faith will both vanish when we come into the visual presence of Jesus. We will
no longer hope for what we have.
Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Titus 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior
Jesus Christ;
Titus 3:7 That being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal
life.
Inheritance see also Child of God, Adoption, Sons of God
Kleronomeo (2816) Kleros - portion; Nome - give out; ie. stream, river torrent; receive
a possession as it has flowed to you from another source, specifically an abode,
dwelling, house, including land and pasture
Verses - Exodus 23:30; Psalms 37:11; Matthew 5:5 25:34; 1st Corinthians 15:50;
Hebrews 6:12; Revelation 21:7
First Use: Genesis 15:6,7 And he (Abraham) believed in the LORD; and He (God) counted it to
him for righteousness. And He said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the
Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
Genesis 31:14 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him (Jacob), Is there yet any portion or
inheritance for us in our fathers house?
Colossians 3:24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance; for ye serve
the Lord (owner) Christ.
Peter 1:4 To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven
for you.
Inheritance is to receive from the labors of the father; the father gives (wills) his possession to the
sons. While the son is a child he doe's not make the decisions regarding the estate of the father. Once
the child receives the inheritance from the father, the son operates his share of the estate according
to his own intentions.
Inheritance is a part of the birthright. First a person is born into a family and then as a family member
he is eligible to receive an inheritance. If the person were not a family member they would be
receiving a gift and not an inheritance. In the family of God, a person is spiritually born in the likeness
of God the Father into the family of God. When a person is "born again" Spiritually into the family of
God, they become a child (Teknon, 5043) of God. A child is a member of the family bearing the
resemblance of the father; a child that is promised an inheritance becomes a son (Huios, 5207) and in
the future will receive sonship and the inheritance that accompanies sonship.
John 1:12 But as many as receive Him (Jesus) to them gave He power to become the sons (children,
Teknon) of God, even to them that believe on His name.
1st John 3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called
the sons (children, Teknon) of God: therefore the world knew us not, because it knew Him not.
1st John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons (children, Teknon) of God and it doth not yet appear what
we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He
is.
Galatians 4:5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons
(sons, Huios).
The KJV Bible often calls children "sons". This is looking forward to our being in the presence of God
and receiving an inheritance from God. In the parable about the lost son in the book of Luke 15:11-32,
the father calls his two children sons. They are both his children and they will both receive an
inheritance from the father. The younger son insists that the father give him his inheritance, his
sonship. The father always intended to give sonship to the sons and gave the younger son his
inheritance. Later, when the younger son returns and is warmly treated by the father, the older son
becomes upset.
Luke 15:30,31 But as soon as this thy son (Huios) was come, which hath devoured thy living with
harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he (father) said unto him, Son (child, Teknon),
thou art ever with me and all that I have is thine.
The father while comforting his son is telling him that actually he was still a child in inheritance status
and that one day in sonship he would receive everything that the loving father had.
Revelation 21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my
son.
Inheritance has with it the understanding that the inheritance is a gift; there is no labor or wages
associated with the inheritance. The Biblical example of inheritance is when the Jews, the children of
God, were brought out of Egypt. They then proceeded to the promise land which was their
inheritance. Their inheritance, the promise land, was already built up. The Hebrews lived in the
houses that were there, drank from existing wells and ate from fields planted by others.
Deuteronomy 6:10-12 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land
which He swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly
cities, which thou buildest not and houses full of good things, which thou filledst not and wells
digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not;
Also in the New Testament, Jesus talks about the true promise land, heaven.
John 14:2 In My Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to
prepare a place for you.
Jesus see also Father, Holy Spirit, Triunity
Iesous (2424) Jesus, lit. God (Yahweh) is Salvation (Healing)

Hebrew: Yeshua "Joshua"; Joshua is the Old Testament name of Jesus
Verses - John 2:24; Romans 4:24; Galatians 1:1; Ephesians 2:10; 2nd Thessalonians
1:7; 2nd Timothy 1:9; Revelation 22:16,20,21
First Use: Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee (Satan) and the woman and
between they seed (Antichrist) and her seed (Jesus);
Matthew 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Acts 20:28 {Apostle Paul, speaking to the elders of the Ephesian Church} Take heed therefore unto
yourselves and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the
Church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood (shed blood of Jesus on the cross).
Jesus is God. God has revealed Himself to mankind as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Jesus is also the Son
of God, meaning that He is as His Father is. For instance, angels are sons of God by creation. Humans
become sons of God by adoption. Jesus is not created and Jesus is not adopted. Jesus is God always
existing as God. Jesus is the begotten Son of God. This means that Jesus is God just like his father; just
like a bird is just like the father bird, a fish is just like the father fish, or a human is just like the human
father.
Philippians 2:6,7 (Jesus) Who, being (existing) in the form (Morph, (3444)) of God, thought it not
robbery (misrepresentation) to be equal (Equal, =, same value) with God: But made Himself of no
reputation and took upon Him the form (Morph, (3444)) of a servant and was made in the likeness
(sameness) of men (mankind).
Since Jesus is also the Son of God, Jesus has a body (abode). Being a son, Jesus also receives an
inheritance. In His case He is the Firstborn so Jesus receives a double inheritance! Also as a Son, a
family member, Jesus lives in the visible presence of God.
Body:
Jesus' new resurrection body is a Spiritual body. Jesus did not need a new body nor did He need to
take on the body of a human, He did it for us.
Matthew 17:1,2 And after six days Jesus talketh with Peter, James and John his brother and bringeth
them up into a high mountain apart (different area) and (Jesus) was transfigured (Metamorphoo,
(3339)) before them: and His face did shine as the sun and His raiment (clothing) was white as the
light.
Jesus was momentarily glorified in His physical body, revealing that Jesus in His physical body was still
without sin. The Father would never have glorified Jesus in His physical body had sin been present, we
sinful humans cannot be glorified in our physical bodies we depart our sinful bodies to receive a new
glorified spirit body.
Jesus took on our sin on the cross, dying on the cross. Three days later Jesus resurrected in a new
Spiritual body.
Romans 8:3 ...God sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in
the flesh. With human sin condemned to the flesh,
Our new spiritual body will be without sin.
Philippians 3:21 (Jesus) Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His
glorious {resurrected} body, according to the working (dunamis power) whereby He is able even to
subdue all things unto Himself.
When we physically die, our soul and spirit go into the visible presence of God. A person cleansed of
their sin will be adopted by God and receive an inheritance and a new sinless spiritual body, a body
that will allow us to remain in the presence of God and a body that will not wear out like our current
physical body.
Inheritance:
Psalms 82:8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
Colossians 1:18 And He (Jesus) is the head of the body, the Church: who is the beginning, the
Firstborn from the dead; that in all things He might have the preeminence.
Genesis 25:31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy (Esau's) birthright. The birthright is the double
inheritance.
Deuteronomy 21:17... But he (earthly, father) shall acknowledge the son of the hated {divorced wife}
{this is if there is a case of divorce and re-marriage and another son is born with the new wife. The
father cannot cheat the true Firstborn out of the double inheritance.} for the Firstborn, by giving him a
double portion of all that he hath: for he (Firstborn) is the beginning of his (father's) strength; the
right of the Firstborn. {The right is the double inheritance}.
Jesus having the position of the Firstborn son receives the double inheritance. Jesus will inherit the
Jews and the Gentiles. God can create anything that He wants to. He has chosen to give to His Son
Jesus, the inheritance gift, of men, women and children that love Him and choose to spend eternity
with Him. The kingdom of God is about people. God so loves His people that He wants only us.
Nothing else in this world interests God.
Psalms 78:70,71 He chose David (king David) also His servant and took him from the sheepfolds
(David was a Shepard boy): From following the ewes (female sheep) great with young he brought him
to feed Jacob His people (Jews) and Israel His (God's) inheritance. {Jacob and Israel are both
mentioned both referring to the Jewish nation, this is a poetic way of emphasizing the Jewish nation.}
Isaiah 19:25.. and Israel my Inheritance.
Zechariah 2:12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah (Jewish nation) His portion in the holy land and shall
choose {to reign from} Jerusalem again.
Psalms 2:7,8 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto Me, Thou art my Son; this day have I
begotten thee {Prophet writing about the physical birth of Jesus in the manger} Ask of Me (Father)
and I shall give thee the heathen (Gentiles) for thine inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth
for thy possession.
Isaiah 54:3 For thou shall break forth on the right hand and on the left {Jewish nation is not going to
get wiped out but is going have a great population}; And thy seed (Jesus) shall inherit the gentiles
and make the desolate to be inhabited.
Family member:
Jesus is not rejected by God but is a family member and being a family member is in close proximity
and fellowship with the Father in heaven. Jesus is seated (at rest) at the right hand (place of honor) of
the Father.
Romans 8:34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is
even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Jesus being a son (family member) of God is in God's visible presence and enjoys the privileges and
honors of being a family member.
Jews / Hebrews See also Church, Martyred Saints
(1445) "Wander" Hebrew, Jew; Descendants of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, the physical
brethren of Jesus, the people with whom the covenants of God belong
Verses - Genesis 39:17 41:12; Exodus 1:15; Luke 23:38; Revelation 16:16
First Use: Genesis 14:13 And there was one that escaped and told Abram the Hebrew;
Esther 2:5 Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of
Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
Jews are the physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and those that have converted to
Judaism who follow the laws and customs given to the Jews from God. However, being born a
descendant of Abraham does not automatically make a person redeemed by God. It is still up to the
individual Jewish person to have faith in God. Romans 9:7,8 Neither, because they are the seed of
Abraham, are they all children: but, in Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is, They which are the
children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted
for the seed.
The Jews are the group of people that God has given the promises and the covenants to.
Romans 9:4,5 Who (Apostle Paul's physical relatives) are the Israelites; to whom pertaineth the
adoption and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the law and the service of God and the
promises; Whose are the fathers (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ
came, who is over all God blessed forever. Amen.
God has not given any promises to the nations (gentiles) except for the promise that the gentiles,
through Jesus, would be brought into the promises and covenants given and remaining with the Jews.
The Jews are in a unique situation right now. The Jews are spiritually blind to the fact that Jesus is the
promised Messiah Savior. Jesus is one of the many names of God. The name Jesus means, "God is
Salvation" (healing). The Jews have rejected Jesus, their healer. The Jews do not currently have a
healing (salvation/Jesus) relationship with God. However, the Jews are still very much in a relationship
with God. God is still their Father. He is still their redeemer and He is still their protector. Currently
the Christian is both redeemed and receiving salvation (healing). The Jew is redeemed but because of
blindness they are not receiving salvation (healing). The salvation of the Jew occurs after physical
death when they are brought into the presence of God/Jesus.
Romans 11:25 For I (Apostle Paul) would not, brethren (Church), that ye should be ignorant of this
mystery, least ye should be wise in your own conceits; that the blindness in part [some Jews will
accept Jesus] has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel
shall be saved (salvation).
The Jews are the physical brethren (relatives) of Jesus.
Romans 9:5 ..and of whom (Jews) as concerning the flesh Christ came.
The members of the Church are the Spiritual brethren of Jesus.
Colossians 1:2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse:
Romans 11:30-33 For as ye (Gentiles) in times past have not believed in God, yet have now obtained
mercy through their (Jews) unbelief: Even so have these (Jews) also now not believed, that through
your (Church's) mercy they also may obtain mercy. For God hath concluded them all (Jews & Gentiles)
in unbelief, that He might have mercy upon all. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the
knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out {Except what
He reveals to us}.
Joy
Chairo (5463) to be well off, calm, greeting, delight, satisfaction
Verses - Psalms 35:9 126:5 149:5; Ecclesiastes 9:9; Romans 15:13; Colossians 1:11;
3rd John ver. 4
First Use: Deuteronomy 28:47,48 Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with Joyfulness
and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; Therefore shalt thou serve thine
enemies..
Psalms 33:20,21 Our soul waiteth for the LORD: He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall
rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His Holy name.
Joy is an emotion, a state of being. As cognition (self aware) beings we are aware that we exist and we
are also aware of the condition in which we exist. We can be rested, relaxed, hungry, tired, as well as
happy, even sad. Because we are complex spiritual, emotional and physical beings, we might even
have mixed emotions and feelings. Joy is one of our many emotions and joy is directly related to our
current situation and our perceived outcome. The Christian finds joy in his current relationship with
God and the future outcome of eternity in heaven with God.
As Christians we live and exist in two realms; the earthly realm where sin is present and the heavenly
realm where God is acknowledged and obeyed. Our Joy comes from above It is manifested through
and comes directly from God. Existing in the dual nature of earthly and heavenly existence, we the
Christian have more mixed emotions and mixed feelings. Becoming a Christian expands our emotional
range since we have God's Spirit giving life to our human spirit. We see more and feel more of what
God does. When we see pain and suffering we grieve more than we might have in the past. When we
see Jesus exalted, we rejoice more than we would have in the past. Being a Christian is not
emotionless. In fact, being a Christian is more emotional than being a non-Christian.
Because people possess a mixed bag of emotions and Christians live a mixed existence, dealing with
our emotions is an essential part of the Christian walk. Being a Christian gives us individuality (Grace).
In any Church gathering there will be a mixture of many emotions, all of which may be valid.
Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice and weep with them that do weep.
Emotions are valid. The thing about emotions is that God is bigger than our emotions. If we rejoice,
exalt, cheer, weep, mourn, grieve, it doesn't matter God is still seated on His throne. God is in control
and God meets us where we are, regardless of our circumstances and emotions.
1st John 3:20 For if our heart (emotions) condemn us, God is greater than our heart (emotions) and
knoweth all things.
Fortunately God does not tell us to stop weeping and cheer up before we talk (pray) to Him. God is
with us in every condition we are in.
One of the ways to see that God is still in control during our emotional valleys is to look around at
creation and at nature. As we are in our own personal dumps of life, surprisingly life goes on around
us. Birds chirp and fly, the sun rises and sets, the moon likewise and stars do their part. The weather
comes and goes, all because God is still in control. Nature does not feel our pain. Nature does not
stop to help us. Thank God, our hope and our joy is in God and not in nature.
Judgment
Krisis (2920) decision for or against, correctness, think, justice
Verses - Exodus 6:6; John 5:22,27; Romans 1:32-2:11 5:16,18 14:10;

2nd Corinthians 5:10 11:33; 1st Peter 4:17; Revelation 14:7 16:7
First Use: Genesis 1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from
the darkness.
Psalms 82:1,2 How long will ye judge unjustly and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah (pause to
reflect & consider). Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Judgment is to make a knowledgeable decision. The result of a judgment is separation, separating the
good from the bad or right from wrong. The Bible uses the examples of separating light from darkness
or wheat from its chaff. Light is open and available while darkness is hidden and dangerous. Wheat is
the food kernel capable of sustaining life. The chaff is the undesirable outer covering of the food
kernel that needs to be removed to get to the food kernel.
Matthew 3:12 (Jesus) Whose fan is in His hand and He will thoroughly purge His floor and gather his
Wheat into the garner (building); but He will burn up the Chaff with unquenchable fire.
Jeremiah 23:28 The prophet hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath My word, let him
speak My word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? Saith the LORD.
We have to make judgments regarding what we think, say and do, as well as the actions of others.
Often when people interact with us part of what is said and done is acceptable (wheat) it will nourish
(strengthen) and build us up. Part of the interaction will be chaff (undesirable) we are required to
make a judgment based on the Bible as to what we consider to be wheat or chaff. This involves the
moment-by-moment decisions and materials we are using to build our life relationship with Jesus.
1st John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try (judge) the spirits whether they are of God:
because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Justice
Dike (1349) decision, right, correct, the principal, judgment
Verses - Deuteronomy 33:21; 2nd Samuel 8:15; Psalms 82:3 89:14; Proverbs 1:3 21:3;
Isaiah 56:1 58:2; Jeremiah 31:23
First Use: Genesis 18:19 For I (God) know him (Abraham), that he will command his children
and his household after him and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and
judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which He has spoken of him.
Micah 6:8 He (God) hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee,
but to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God?
Justice is making correct decisions. Since in the world both sin and righteousness exist, God judges
with justice (correctness). Justice involves judgment Since there is disobedience justice requires that
disobedience not be rewarded but that it will be correctly identified and punished. Justice is First
Used in the Bible when the Lord reveals to Abraham that the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are about
to be judged by God. In justice, God is judging two cities according to their conduct.
Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth
rule, the people mourn.
Throughout the world people can deal with poverty, hunger and a variety of hardships but a lack of
Justice is difficult to endure.
Ezekiel 45:9 Thus saith the Lord God; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil
and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord God.
A lack of justice is very difficult on people causing people to suffer mentally, emotionally, spiritually
and physically. Because injustice is so hard on people it is one of Satan's main tools to discourage
people. The worldly earthly system of governments, law and business are being influenced by the
ruler of this world (Satan) and with Satan's influence there is a lack of justice. Christians should keep
the focus on Jesus to look for true justice. Jesus knows the intentions of every person and is therefore
the one true administer of justice.
Isaiah 42:1-4 Behold My servant (Jesus), whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom My soul delighteth; I
have put My Spirit upon Him: He shall bring forth judgment to the gentiles {Jesus will be ruler over
the nations}. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause His voice to be heard in the street {Jesus taught,
He didn't shout in the streets}. A bruised reed shall He not break and the smoking flax shall He not
quench {Jesus will not kick people when they are down}: He shall bring forth judgment unto truth. He
shall not fail nor be discouraged, till He has set judgment in the earth: and the isles (far places) shall
wait for His law.
Justification / Just
Dikaios (1342) innocent, righteous, equitable; innocent of judgment, acceptable
Verses - Job 25:4; Psalms 143:2; Romans 4:25; 1st Corinthians 6:11; Galatians 3:8;
Hebrews 10:38; 1st John 1:9
First Use: Genesis 6:9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in
his generations and Noah walked with God.
Justification is the act of justifying or making acceptable something that is unacceptable. We as sinful
humans are unacceptable to God. We then need to be made acceptable justified. We are made
acceptable when we become one with Jesus, because Jesus is acceptable to God.
Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him (Jesus) that Justifieth the ungodly, his
faith is counted for righteousness.
Isn't it interesting that if we worked and made ourselves wonderful, then we still wouldn't be justified
because God only justifies the ungodly.
Romans 4:24,25 But for us also, to whom it (righteousness) shall be imputed, if we believe on Him
that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; Who was delivered for our offenses (sins) and was raised
again for our justification.
We become acceptable to God when we believe in the finished work of God in the death and
resurrection of Jesus.
Let's look at justification from another angle; the angle of us justifying our own sins. When do are
thoughts or actions become sin? After all, it is not a sin to be tempted. Satan tempted Jesus yet Jesus
remained without sin. One area where temptation becomes sin is when we justify or make right our
wrong actions. For example, if we accidentally brought home from work a pen, this is not a sin. But
when we justify our wrong action and make excuses, like saying, "that big company they can afford it,
they won't miss it," or saying, "they owe it to me, so I'll just take it," having justified our action it
becomes sin.
Another example, sin does not have to be a physical event. We tend to justify our sins by not
protecting our thoughts and by inappropriate actions and behaviors. In Churches a person can often
observe men starring at women and almost without fail the men will say, "I'm not doing anything
wrong, I'm just looking," or "I only looked once," or "God made women to be looked at," really? God
made women for his fellowship. All women that are not our wives are to be treated as sisters and
mothers. Is that the way we look at our sisters and our mothers? No! Are we forgiven for sin that we
have justified? No! We are forgiven when we confess our sin. Making excuses is not how sin is dealt
with. Sin is removed by our confession-repentance and through the blood and death of Jesus.
Luke 18:13,14 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven,
but smote upon his breast saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I (Jesus) tell you, this man went
down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteht himself shall be abased;
and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Our sins are unacceptable to God, so let's not create excuses and try to make them acceptable.
Fortunately, we do not have to justify ourselves. We become justified when we humble ourselves,
admit our sins and exalt God in His resurrection, the resurrection of Jesus.
King See also Priest, Prophet
Basileus (935) Basis - place, ie. Place foot; rule, domain
Verses- Psalms 5:2 84:3; Isaiah 43:15 44:6; Jeremiah 23:5; Zechariah 9:9; Luke 23:2;
Revelation 19:16
First Use: Genesis 10:8-10 And Cush (one of Noah's' three sons) begat Nimrod: he began to
be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter (chaser, chaser of sin) before the
LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. And the
beginning of his Kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar
(Babylon-[modern day Iraq]).
John 18:36,37 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world,
then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not
from here. Pilate therefore said unto Him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am
a king. To this end was I born and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto
the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
1st Timothy 1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise, God, be honor and
glory forever and ever. Amen.
King is the highest office of rule and authority. Jesus occupies the office of King just as He also
occupies the other two Biblical offices of Priest and Prophet. A functioning kingdom has all three
offices filled King, High Priest and Prophet. If the people did not have a king they would not have
common rule and would not be a united people. If the people did not have a high priest they would
not be in interaction with God and if the people did not have a prophet God would not be in
interaction with the people.
Knowledge see also Deceived, Truth
Ginosko (1097) experience, knowledge through experience
Eido (1492) perception, see, perceive, consider, understand; knowledge through

perception
Epiginosko (1921) Epi - upon, above; Ginosko - knowledge; knowledge from above,
Godly knowledge; thorough knowledge, discernment, familiarity
Verses - Exodus 31:3; Proverbs 1:4; Isaiah 5:13; Daniel 1:17; Colossians 1:9; Hebrews
10:26; 2nd Peter 1:5,6
First Use: Genesis 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is
pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden and
the tree of knowledge (Hebrew, cunning; Greek, experience) of good (moral) and evil.
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is
understanding.
Colossians 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you and to
desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge (epiginosko) of His will in all wisdom and Spiritual
understanding.
Knowledge is understanding and insight into the world in which we exist. Since we exist in a world
created and dominated by God, knowledge is the understanding of God. The Bible has many different
words that are translated into the one English word knowledge. The words for knowledge have a wide
range of meaning including morals, insight, understanding, thought, reason, experience etc..
1st Corinthians 2:8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known (ginosko,
experienced) it (the peace of God), they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
1st Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are
foolishness unto him: neither can he know (ginosko, experience) them because they are Spiritually
discerned (lacking).
Ginosko is the most common Greek word for knowledge and it usually means knowledge gained
through experience or participation. For instance, there is knowledge to be gained in reading about
how to drive a car. There is also "ginosko" knowledge to be gained by actually getting in the driver's
seat and driving a car. Then we could also experience a host of driving conditions like freeway traffic,
storms, scenic roads etc.
1st Corinthians 3:16 Know (eido, perceive) ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the Spirit of
God dwelleth in you?
Acts 26:27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know (eido, perceive) that thou believest.
Eido is the Greek word for perception to perceive or have intuition, including God given discernment.
We do not want to have to experience everything in life, especially since the fruit of both good
(moral) and evil experiences are present. We can perceive many things that would be harmful and
dangerous to us and we can also perceive many things that would be good for us. Eido is perception
and discernment knowledge. We might meet someone and through perception realize that this is a
beneficial encounter or perhaps we perceive warning signs and do not allow the relationship to
continue.
Mark 5:30 And Jesus, immediately knowing (epiginosko, above knowledge) in Himself that virtue
(dunamis, power) had gone out of Him, turned Him about in the press (crowd) and said, Who touched
My clothes?
Romans 3:20 ..for by the law is the knowledge (epiginosko, above knowledge) of sin.
Colossians 3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge (epiginosko, above
knowledge) after the image of Him (Jesus) that created him (new man, Christian):
Epiginosko is the Greek word for strong knowledge, knowledge from above. Sometimes we just know,
strongly that certain Verses in the Bible apply in our lives at a particular time. We also might strongly
know the person we are to marry, a job we are to perform, or a project we are to complete for God.
This strong knowledge should be knowledge from God. Before we strongly commit to anything, we
should take all the necessary precautions and steps of prayer, fellowship, discernment and Bible study
necessary to confirm Gods' desires.
One thing about strong knowledge is that it is usually strong for a reason. Often where there is strong
knowledge it is because God knows that there is also going to be strong resistance from people and or
circumstances. When we have a strong knowledge of what we should do, we should thoroughly
consider it and we should thoroughly write it down and write down the Bible Verses and the insight
we have into our thoughts and decisions. Then if the strong opposition comes into what we are doing
and attempting to do we can look back and re-read what the clear goal is and this will help us to stay
focused. The Apostle Paul had strong knowledge that he was to go to Rome and witness of Jesus
before Cesar. But Paul at First had no idea that he would go there as a prisoner in chains and of all the
hardships and loss of personal freedom that he would suffer. Though many tried to dissuade Paul, he
knew what God desired of him and Paul accomplished what God had for him to do.
These are only some of the Greek words used for knowledge. The Hebrew Old Testament words for
knowledge also have varied meanings other than the one English word for knowledge.
Law see also Legalism, Grace
Nomos (3551) to give out, to be used, like giving out food and land to cattle
Verses - Psalms 1:2; Proverbs 6:23; Romans 2:12 3:31; Galatians 2:16; 1st John 3:4
First Use: Genesis 2:16,17 And the LORD God commanded the man (Adam) saying, of every
tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge (experience) of
good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely
die (separate from God).
Law & commandments are instruction from God. God's laws are universal to all mankind. God's laws
are not suggestions. They are how the universe operates. For instance the laws of physics are
discovered laws of God. Gravity, chemistry, biology and other physical laws are laws of God. Likewise,
sin resulting in death is a spiritual law of God. The law of liberty in Christ Jesus is another law of God
as well. If we mix chemicals together God's laws will determine the outcome. If we acknowledge
Jesus, just as certain as any observed chemical reaction the law of completion in Christ Jesus will
result since it is a law of God and dictates how the universe operates.
The laws of the Old Testament are usually written in the negative, " Thou shall not steal," not lie, not
covet, etc. The laws in the New Testament are usually written in the positive, thou shall love God,
preach, teach, baptize, etc. The Biblical laws are just as powerful as the observable laws of nature and
there is a definite result whether the laws are obeyed or disobeyed.
The law encompasses many concepts. First, the law is the character and essence of God. The law
describes God. God is not a liar, not a thief, not a murder therefore lying, theft and murder are against
the law. The law reveals to us who God is and how we are to behave in a manner compatible with
God. Jesus did not come to follow the law, Jesus is the embodiment of the law. The law commands
that if a Jew touches a dead body they will become unclean. Jesus, a Jew, touched a dead body, Jesus
didn't become unclean as the law stated for a person, instead the dead body became alive having
been touched by God.
Since the law describes the nature and character of God, following Jesus is following and fulfilling the
law. It is sort of like this; lets say my car broke down (sin) and I needed transportation (Jesus). A friend
(prophet) tells me that I can use his car (Jesus). The friend (prophet) writes directions to the car and a
description of the car and also where the keys to the car are and any instructions about the car. The
instructions are a type of law but they are not the car. The instructions will not drive me down the
highway of life. The instructions if I believe them and follow them will take me to the car (Jesus). The
car is my destination. Once I have the car I the instructions are not obsolete, they help me to stay on
track. If I parked the car and forgot where it was or even if I forgot if it was a car, a small truck or a van
then I could refer to the law to get re-acquainted with the vehicle. Then while I'm being taken along
the highway of life I can still refer to the law (instruction) to learn about the car since the instructions
resemble the car.
The Law's of God are not bad. The law, by telling us that we are wrong, convicts us. This is not wrong
and does not make the law bad it makes the law the truth. If I were a banker and I told someone that
their check bounced and that they are bankrupt I'm just the messenger telling them something they
didn't know. I didn't bankrupt them. If I were able to point them in the right direction from there,
then I would also be instructive and helpful. The laws of the Bible are instructive and helpful. All of the
laws of the Bible are instructive and helpful in pointing us to Jesus.
Legalism see also Grace, Law
Matthew 23:12,13,15 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall
humble himself shall be exalted. But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye
shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer
(allow) ye them that are entering to go in. Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
For ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte (convert) and when he is made, ye
make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Luke 11:46 And He (Jesus) said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers (interrupters of the law)! For ye lade
men with burdens grievous to be borne and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your
fingers.
Matthew 11:28-30 Come unto Me (Jesus), all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto
your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
The law reveals us as sinners and God as Savior. Legalism is the law without a savior. The law instructs
us but it does not empower us. The law says "do not murder" but the law does not put it's arm
around us and comfort us to take away the anger that causes the desire to murder, God in Spirit does
this for us. The law points us to God; it is God that has a relationship with us. A legalist has taken away
the guiding, comforting Spirit of God and strictly has the heavy burdens of law and man.
Legalism is the dreaded result of focusing on laws and man's rules instead of focusing on a
relationship with Jesus. The Bible is written by God to give insight into every circumstance humans
will encounter. The Bible says to be still and hear God. It also says to go out into all the world. Well,
sometimes we need to be still and sometimes we need to go out and sometimes we need to go out
and be still. Seeking Jesus determines the result and having Him reveal what is right at the right time.
A legalist, not focusing on Jesus, will use the same Verses of the Bible in all circumstances thus giving
people the added burden of following the legalist and trying to follow Jesus.
Legalism is a lack of faith in God. A legalist sees the obvious like a person who smokes cigarettes. The
legalist does not have the faith in God to let God deal with the person. Instead the legalist will
determine what is wrong (always looking for the bad instead of the positive) like smoking or whatever
is wrong then the legalist will place all kinds of burdens on the smoker to attempt to get them to stop.
Focusing on our problems is a guaranteed way to fail. Biblically, we focus on Jesus. Where the legalist
is working on the outside, the Holy Spirit of God is working on the inside of us and God might be
saying, "lets work on the relationship with your Mother, or your sister and we will deal with that and
the smoking issue will come into line later". We will never know how God is working in our lives if we
listen to other people and don't listen and look to God.
Lord / Owner
Greek: Kurios (2962) Owner, Lord, possession rights and complete authority in
decisions.
Hebrew: Adonay (136) Owner, Lord
Verses - Deuteronomy 6:4; Jeremiah 33:2; Micah 6:8; Matthew 3:3 4:10;
Galatians 1:3; Colossians 2:6; Revelation 4:8
First Use: Genesis 15:2 And Abram said, LORD God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go
childless and the steward of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?
1st Corinthians 10:26 For the earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof.
Luke 19:30,31 (Jesus) Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye
shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him and bring him hither. And if any man ask
you, Why do ye loose him? Thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord (true owner) hath need of
him.
Lord is an old English word that signified a person of high stature one that owns land, has possessions
and is able to exercise authority and control over his holdings. The lord was in contrast to the "surf" or
peasant. The peasant did not have possessions and usually worked the land for the lord, paying a tax
or portion of the product to the lord. A part of the concept of the owner is "authority". Authority
comes from the word "author," an author being an inventor or creator, the conceiver of the idea.
Having invented or created the concept, the author then has authority/ownership, lordship over what
he has brought into existence.
The Bible often translates different words into one English word. For example, there are several
Hebrew and Greek words for the words knowledge, love, see, hear, yet the differing words are
translated into one English word that has the basic meaning of the word being translated. There are
two Hebrew words that are both translated into the English word Lord. The First word is Yahweh.
Yahweh is a word that means self-existing God, that God exists because of His own abilities. God does
not rely on food, air, water, warmth, etc. to exist. God exists under His own authority and power. In
the better Bibles Yahweh is translated with larger or capital letters like LORD in order to differentiate
Yahweh from the Hebrew word Adonai which means owner. Adonai is then translated as Lord. Lord as
owner is a word that is used for both God and people, but LORD, self-existing one, is exclusively used
for God.
Love see also Lust
Agapao (25) [Verb] to love, highest commitment

Agape (26) [Noun] love, highest commitment, unselfish love
Philadelpheia (5360) "Philadelphia" brotherly love, kindness
Phielo (5368) affectionate
Verses - Exodus 20:6; Deuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 5:44; Romans 5:5; James 2:5;
Revelation 2:4 3:19
First Use: Genesis 22:2 And He (God) said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou
lovest and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon
one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
This is the definition of love. Abraham is acting out the love that God has for us, that one day at the
same mountain location, God the Father would offer His beloved only Son Jesus for us, that we might
live. It was necessary for Abraham to enact this out so when the actual sacrifice of Jesus occurred, we
would fully understand that the cross is an act of love from both the Father and the Son.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Love is a commitment. God in His love for us, committed His life to us on the cross that we could
enter into a committed relationship of love with Him. Love is a commitment for good; love seeks the
highest good for the other person. God in His love on the cross was seeking the highest good for us, a
life in God. Love is not selfish love is a relationship of commitment.
1st Corinthians 12:31-13:1-8 and yet show I unto you a more excellent way. Though I speak with the
tongues of men and of angels and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling
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 and 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 and have not love, it
profiteth me nothing. Love suffereth long and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not
puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no
evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth
all things, endureth all things. Love never faileth:
God's love for us is complete. It is impossible for God to love us more than He already does. It is also
impossible for God to love us less then He already does. If we were to go out into the streets and
carry a sign that says repent and tell people all day long about the glorious plan that God has for their
life, God would not love us any more than He already does. If we sin and totally blow it before man,
God and the angels of heaven, God would not love us any less than He already does. God's love for us
is complete it is not conditional and is not determined by our actions.
We cannot win or lose God's love, we can only acknowledge God's love.
1stJohn 4:16-19 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he
that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect (complete),
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 (complete) love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that
feareth is not made perfect (complete) in love. We love Him because He First loved us.
Lust see also Love
Epithuemo (1937) Epi - Upon; Thumos - Passion, breathing hard, fierceness
Verses - Proverbs 6:25; Matthew 5:28; Galatians 5:16; 1st John 2:16,17;
Jude ver. 16,18; Revelation 18:14
First Use: Exodus 15:9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust
shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Job 31:1 I made a covenant with mine eyes: why then should I think upon a maid.
Matthew 5:28 But I (Jesus) say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath
committed adultery with her already in his heart.
James 1:13-15 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted
with evil, neither tempteth He any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own
lust and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished,
bringeth forth death.
1st Timothy 5:1-3 Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
The Holy Spirit is telling us that the only proper interaction with women that we are not married to is
the same interaction that we would have with our mothers and our sisters. This is not negotiable
there are no exceptions and no First glances or so called innocent looking.
2nd Timothy 2:20-22 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of
wood and of earth; and some to honor and some to dishonor. If a man therefore purge himself from
these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified and meet for the master's use and prepared unto
every good work. Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity (love), peace, with
them that call on the Lord out of pure heart.
The disciple John exhorts us:
1st John 2:28 And now, little children, abide in Him (Jesus); that, when He shall appear, we may have
confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
Mankind See also Angels
Anthropos (444) "Anthropology - human study" Aner - man, human; Optomai - look
gaze; human appearance, human countenance, person, being
Verses - Genesis 1:27; Matthew 9:6; Philippians 2:8; Colossians 1:28; 1st Thessalonians
3:3; 1st Timothy 1:8; Hebrews 2:6 5:4; Revelation 5:3
First Use: Genesis 1:26, 27 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.. So
God created man (mankind) in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male
and female created He them.
Both men and women are created in the image of God. The image of God is the ability to think,
reason, show emotion and have a relationship. God is not a man nor is God a woman. God is Spirit
John 4:24 and exists in the spirit realm.
We are created in God's image meaning that we have part of the emotions of God. God is more than
we are. God is more capable, more complex, more complicated, more competent and more complete
than we are.
Mankind means "man faced" or appearing as a man. Mankind includes both men and women. Men
think, reason and desire differently than women think, reason and desire. Men and women are
different from each other but God encompasses all of our legitimate emotions. Our emotions are no
longer pure. They are confused and tainted by sin. God has much larger emotions, thoughts,
knowledge, desires, loves, pains and hurts than we will ever have. God is neither a man nor a woman.
God is greater than both combined. Angels can take on the appearance of a man and are sometimes
referred to as men, "the man Gabriel". Mankind does not exclusively mean human. It can mean in
appearance as a human.
Adam is the First human mankind; all people are descendants of Adam. Humans are God's creation
and are created in the image of God. Like Adam, humans reunited with God, receive from God a new
body, an inheritance in the kingdom of God and sonship, becoming a family member in the family of
God.
Adam is a unique creation of God; therefore Adam is a son of God. Luke 3:38 which was the son of
Adam, which was the son of God.
As a son of God, Adam would have three benefits. First, he would have a unique body
(abode/dwelling place) created by God. Second, as a son Adam would receive an inheritance and third
Adam as a son (family member) would have the pleasure to live in the visible presence of God. The
angels have already received all of these benefits. With sin Adam fell from being in the family of God.
With redemption at the cross of Jesus, all mankind that confesses God are redeemed back into the
family of God.
Abode/Body:
Adam was created in a unique physical body out of the dust of the earth. Then he was created in the
Spiritual image of God and Adam became a living soul. After the sin of disobedience Adam became
physically separated form God. The physical body of Adam became a bearer of sin and with sin death.
God is holy and will not fellowship with sin.
Mankind is currently physically separated from God. The life we live with God we live by faith. We are
not physically aware of God's presence. In order for God to re-establish fellowship with man where
mankind is aware of the presence of God, God established a relationship with man in the Spiritual
realm. Sin is maintained in our physical bodies. After physical death, our spirit and soul enter into the
visible presence of God and the sons of God will receive a new spiritual body, a new dwelling place for
our existing human spirit and soul. Because our spirit and soul live on, Jesus is always instructing and
working with our "inner person". When we get to heaven we will have the same soul and spirit, we
will still have many of the same thoughts and emotions therefore, it is the highest priority of the
Christian on earth to mold our spirit and soul into a compatible existence with God in heaven.
Inheritance:
God gave Adam and Eve dominion (rule) over the earth. They were not given the earth as an
inheritance. The meek shall inherit the earth but so far the earth has remained the sole possession of
God.
Psalms 24:1,2 The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof; the world and they that dwell therein.
For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the floods.
Inheritance is a function of sonship. When the believer enters into the presence of God we will inherit
a dwelling place (body) and we will also inherit living space and we will also inherit opportunity, things
to do, all in the new Spiritual kingdom of Jesus.
Family with God:

When Adam and Eve sinned they became dead/removed from the family of God. God then came to
them and calling to them He sought them out. God said that He would come in the seed of a woman
and redeem mankind back to God. God has come as Jesus and He redeemed believing mankind back
to Himself. All believers who acknowledge God as their Father are family members of God. As family
members we have the privileges of being family. A servant or a hired helper comes only to work and
then when the time comes the servant leaves. A family member stays and enjoys the company and
fellowship of the family members.
Mark of the Beast (666) - See also Antichrist, End Times,

& Martyred Saints of Revelation
Charagma (5480) Mark, stamp, symbol, impression, etching, engraving i.e. statue
Eikon(1504) Icon, image, statue, representation, figure, commemoration
Number 666 - Representation of incompleteness, 6 6 6 trinity of incompleteness
Verses - Matthew 24:4-5; 2nd Thessalonians 2:11-12; 2nd Timothy 3:13; Revelation
13:16 15:2 19:20
First Use: Genesis 4:15 .. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain .. {This mark from the LORD was
for Cain's protection. Satan is out to Counterfeit the actions of God therefore Satan wants to
put his evil mark on people, marking people for his destruction.}
It is the plan of God to mark His people with His distinction and in marking them to set them apart,
apart form the world and gathered together unto God.
Ezekiel 9:3-6 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon He was, to
the threshold of the house. And He called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's
inkhorn by his side; And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst
of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the
abominations that be done in the midst thereof. And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye
after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: Slay utterly old and
young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the
mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.
Satan is not original in his plans he is simply out to imitate God by seeking the worship that belongs to
God and he is attempting to corrupt the true things of God. Therefore Satan has his own version of a
mark and his Satanic version is referred to as "The mark of the beast".
Revelation 13:14-18 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles
which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they
should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power
to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause
that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both
small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their
foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or
the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the
beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore (60) and six [666].
There are at least three aspects to the mark of the Beast as explained in the book of Revelation it is an
actual mark or marking and it is also an Image (Icon) a representation of the Antichrist (Satan) himself
and it is represented in his personal name of, emptiness, which is referenced by the number 666.
It is important to note that as a Mark and an Icon it is a representation of an actual person and of an
actual event (the event of the fake resurrection of the Antichrist), meaning that the person and the
event must first come then the Icon follows to commemorate/represent what has already occurred.
This means that the mark is not available prior to the Antichrist therefore eliminating any existing
objects like, credit cards, social security numbers or computer chips from being the mark of the beast.
The event that Satan is commemorating by offering his mark is his own fake, arranged death and
resurrection. That's right, Satan in being the Antichrist is attempting to counterfeit and copy what
Jesus has already done for real in His Atoning death and His Sanctifying resurrection.
Revelation 13:3-4 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was
healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave
power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able
to make war with him?
Worship is to acknowledge where our life comes from. Jesus proved His claim to be the source of all
life by His Resurrection after His death on the cross. Satan is going to attempt to stage the death of a
person and will then possess this dead or near dead person enacting out a counterfeit resurrection. A
resurrection that will give Satan a claim that he is a creator of life and this is to be the cause of the
worship to Satan and it is Satan's resurrection and his false claim that he is the giver of eternal life
that his mark, icon, and name (666) are commemorating and representing. In fact the response from
God to the fake resurrection of the antichrist is to send an angel to proclaim that mankind is to
Worship God and God only as God is the Creator and sustainer of all life.
Revelation 14:6-11 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel
to preach (The Church has been Raptured into heaven therefore an angel is giving the message) unto
them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a
loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship Him
that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. And there followed another
angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the
wine of the wrath of her fornication. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If
any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The
same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of
his indignation (wrath); and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy
angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and
ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever
receiveth the mark of his name.
The mark of the beast is the Satanic counterfeit to the "Born Again" Spirit and condition of the
Christian. [Note at this future time the Christian Church will have been Raptured and will be in
heaven. This fake mark will only be an option to those who are still left on the earth and have not yet
become Martyred Saints.]
Deuteronomy 13:1-5 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a
sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let
us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken
unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to
know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after
the LORD your God, and fear Him, and keep His commandments, and obey His voice, and ye shall
serve Him, and cleave unto Him. And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death
(separation); because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you
out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the
way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the
midst of thee.
Just as the Christian Receives the Holy Spirit from God as a seal a mark of belonging to God, in the
future Satan will counterfeit the "Born Again" condition of the Christian with his own Satanic version.
Remember that what is at stake here is Eternal Life and who can provide it the God who Created Life
or the counterfeit and lies of Satan. Satan's counterfeit mark is the promise to offer eternal life yet
Satan is not God and does not have the ability to fulfill his promises and likewise Satan is not God and
does not have the Triune nature of God therefore Satan cannot give a holy spirit so continuing his
counterfeit Satan seals the initiate with a demonic spirit. It is this sad and permanent spiritual
marriage/matting (nirvana) between the human and the demonic spirit that so alters the human that
the human is no longer in the image that God created the human to be in and is now therefore
incapable of ever receiving salvation from God. The human with the mark of Satan has forfeited any
opportunity to receive Salvation from God.
Revelation 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no
rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his
name.
This demonic infusion (mingling-nirvana) into the human spirit and soul by the human receiving the
mark of the beast is best explained by the Old Testament Prophet Daniel.
Daniel 2:42-45 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the (Satanic) kingdom
shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they
(demons) shall mingle themselves with the seed (soul) of men: but they shall not cleave one to
another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven
{return and} set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to
other (nonChristian) people, ..
Martyr
Martus (3144) "witness" record, witness
Verses - Matthew 24:13; Acts 22:20; 1st John 1:2, 5:6,8,9; 1st Timothy 6:13 ;
Hebrews 7:8; Revelation 2:3, 17:6
First Use: Genesis 21:30 And he (Abraham) said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou
(Abimelech, king of Gerar) take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I
have digged this well.
Acts 22:20 And when the blood of they martyr (witness) Stephen was shed, I (Saul, later Apostle Paul)
also was standing by and consenting unto his death and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
Luke 24:46-48 And said (Jesus) unto them (disciples), Thus it is written and thus it behooved Christ to
suffer and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be
preached in His name among all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses (Martus) of
these things.
Martyr means witness. Nearly every place in the Bible where the English word witness is used, the
original Greek word is "martus." We tend to think of a Christian becoming a martyr by giving their life
as a witness of Jesus and of the resurrection of life to come. Actually every Christian is a martyr or a
witness. It just happens that this is the last act of witness for some Christians.
Martyred Saints of Revelation See also Church, Jews
There are three groups of redeemed people mentioned in the Bible regarding the last days
(days since the First coming of Jesus). The Jews, the Church and the future Martyred Saints,
mentioned in the book of Revelation, are these three groups.
Revelation 6:9-11 And when He (Jesus) had opened the fifth seal, I (Disciple John) saw under the altar
the souls of them (Martyred Saints) that were slain for the word of God and for the testimony
(confession of the resurrection of Jesus) which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying
How long, O Lord, holy and true, doust thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on
the earth? And white robes were given unto everyone of them; and it was said unto them, that they
should rest yet for a little season {7 years} until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that
should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Revelation 17:6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the
martyrs of Jesus:
The future Martyred Saints are a unique group of redeemed people. Currently while the Church exists
on earth there are two groups of redeemed, the Jews and the Church. At the end of the Church age
the redeemed will be in the two categories of Jew and Martyred Saint. The distinction between the
Church and the Martyred Saints is, to become a part of the Church we confess Jesus and believe in His
resurrection.
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart
that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
This confession makes us a member of God's Church family. The Martyred Saints become a Martyred
Saint when the enemies of God kill them.
Jesus gave a promise regarding the disciple Peter's confession of Jesus being God, that whoever
maintained the same confession that Peter confessed would be a part of the Church and that the
Church would not be overcome.
Matthew 16:15-18 He (Jesus) saith unto them (disciples), But whom say you that I am? And Simon
Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God. And Jesus answered and said
unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon (Peter, rock) Bar-jona (son of grace): for flesh and blood hath not
revealed it unto thee, but My Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter
(rock) and upon this rock {confession} I will build my Church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it.
While the Church exists on earth the Church will not be overcome. The Church will always exist until
the moment when Jesus comes and takes the Church [Christians] to heaven in an event referred to as
the "rapture of the Church". The future Martyred Saints live after the Church in a time when God will
give authority to the coming Antichrist to overcome the saints that live on earth.
Revelation 13:7 And it was given unto him (Antichrist) to make war with the saints and to overcome
them: and power was given him over all kindreds and tongues and nations.
The Church did not always exist. The Church did not exist during the Old Testament times and the
Church will not exist on earth after the rapture. The Church began on the day of the resurrection of
Jesus when Jesus baptized the disciples with His Spirit (breath) in the upper room. The Church will no
longer be on earth but many people on earth will still be redeemed and will still have a relationship
with God. This group of post Church redeemed people will be the Martyred Saints.
The Martyred Saints are divided into two groups; the First group is killed because they believe the
word of God (Bible) and they have the testimony that Jesus is alive, that He has resurrected from
death.
Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb (Jesus) and by the word of
their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Later the second group of Martyred Saints are killed for the same reasons as the First group and for
wisely not accepting the mark of the beast given by the Antichrist and his followers.
Revelation 15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the
victory over the beast [Antichrist] and over his image and over his mark and over the number of his
name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
Together these two large groups of killed people comprise the Martyred Saints of Revelation.
Mediator
Mesites (3316) reconciler, intercessor, mediator, go-between, confirmer
Verses - Romans 8:26,27,34; Galatians 3:19,20; 1st Timothy 2:5;

Hebrews 7:25 8:6 9:15 12:24
First Use: Isaiah 59:16 And He saw that there was no man and wondered that there was no
intercessor: therefore His arm brought salvation unto Him; and His righteousness it sustained
Him.
1st Timothy 2:5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
A mediator is the contact between two parties that are not in direct communications with each other.
It is absolutely necessary that the mediator have access to both parties otherwise the mediator is
ineffective and cannot mediate. The mediator is far more than a messenger (Angel). Where a
messenger (Angel) would simply deliver the message, the mediator is a counselor, a voice of reason.
The mediator has a grasp of the situation and of the grievances the mediator has the vision to
overcome the difficulty and the mediator has a desire to end the dispute and unite the two parties.
Jesus is the mediator between God and man. Because Jesus is God and Jesus has come as a man Jesus
is able to effectively mediate between the two parties. Jesus is performing the most difficult
mediation. The relationship between man and God is so broken that many people refuse to even
acknowledge the existence of God. Jesus has accomplished much of His mediation through the
written Holy Bible, revealing who God is to mankind. At the cross Jesus, God in man, mediated peace
to mankind. Jesus continues to mediate to a disobedient mankind. God the Holy Spirit also facilitates
Jesus in order to bring mankind into a relationship with God.
Melchizedek see also High Priest
Hebrew; Melchizedek (4442) Melek - King, royal; Tsedeq - righteousness, moral, equity;
King of Righteousness
Verses - Genesis 14:16; Psalms 110:4; Hebrews 5:6,10 6:20 7:1,10,11,15,17,21
First Use: Genesis And Melchizedek king Salem (Peace) brought forth bread and wine: and
He was the priest of the most high God.
Psalms 110:4 The LORD (Yahweh) hath sworn and will not repent, Thou (Jesus) art a priest forever
after the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 5:8-10 Though He (Jesus) were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He
suffered; and being made perfect (complete), He became the author of eternal salvation unto all them
that obey Him; Called of God a High Priest after the order of Melchisedec {Greek}.
Melchizedek is a name of God just like Elohiem, Yahweh, Adonai, Jesus etc. are also names of God.
Melchizedek is not the title of a king like the word President is a title, Melchizedek is a name of God
and the name means Melek - King, Tsedeq - righteousness, Melchizedek means King of Righteousness,
God is the one and only King of Righteousness.
Melchizedek is a priest to God. A priest is someone chosen by God that has access to God.
Melchizedek being God has access to Himself, therefore Melchizedek is a priest. All priests are
appointed by God. Nobody can decide to be a priest on their own. In the Old Testament God chose
the family of Levi to be the priests. Only a person physically born into the family of Levi is eligible to
be a Levitical priest.
Like the required genealogy for the Levitical priesthood, the Melchizedek priesthood also has a strict
gemology required to be a Melchizedek priest. The requirement to be a Melchizedek priest is to be
eternal, "having neither beginning, of days, nor end of life". Not many people have the genealogy of
endless life to be a Melchizedek priest. In fact, humans are not eligible to be a Melchizedek priest.
Only God the Father, God the Holy Spirit and Jesus have the genealogy required to be a Melchizedek
priest.
Hebrews 7:1-3 For this Melchisedec, king Salem (peace), priest of the most high God, who met
Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and (Melchisedec) blessed him (Abraham); To
whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; First being by interpretation King of righteousness and
after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; Without father, without mother, without
descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth
a priest continually.
Hebrews 7:14-17 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; {the tribe/family of Judah, one of
the twelve sons of Jacob. Judah means "Praise" in Hebrew} of which tribe Moses spake nothing
concerning priesthood. And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec
there ariseth another priest (Jesus), who is made not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after
the power of endless life.
It is this endless life of Jesus that qualifies Jesus to be a Melchizedek priest as opposed to a human
Levitical priest.
Hebrews 7:22-25 By so much was Jesus made a surety (guaranteed payment) of a better testament.
And they (Levitical priests) truly were many priests, because they were not suffered (allowed) to
continue by reason of death (physical death): But this man (Jesus as priest) because He continueth
ever (forever), hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore He is able also to save them (sinners) to
the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever (forever) liveth to make intercession for
them (sinners).
Jesus is our High Priest. He is the Priest according to the order of Melchizedek, (King of Righteousness)
a position Jesus is able to hold because God appointed Him to it, Psalms 110:4 and because Jesus has
the genealogy of a Melchizedek that He exists eternally. Therefore, Jesus is able to eternally be our
priest. We will never have another priest and we will never be separated from our glorious High
Priest, Jesus.
Mind
Nous (3563) intellect, thought, reason, decision, comprehension, understanding
Verses - Romans 7:23; 1st Corinthians 1:10, 2:16; Colossians 1:21, 3:12;
2nd Thessalonians 2:2; 1st Peter 1:13
First Use: Genesis 23:8 And he (Abraham) communed with them (land owners), saying, if it be
your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me and entreat for me..
{Abraham was negotiating with a group of people to purchase a plot of land that had a
cave located on it, so Abraham could make the cave into a tomb to burry his deceased
wife Sarah in.}
Mind is our reason, our intellect. It is through our mind that we interact both with man and with God.
Our mind is not just our brain. We are not chemical, biological, beings, we are spiritual beings. The
brain represents our mind in the physical realm, but cognizant (self awareness), memory, thought,
conscience, reason, intellect, rational, creativity, etc. are functions of our soul and our spirit and not
products of chemical reactions.
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your
mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect, will of God.
Ephesians 4:22,23 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man [old unsaved
ways], which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind.
Minister / Ministry
Diakonia (1248) "Deacon", servant Lit. Table waiter
Leitourgia (3009) "Liturgy", public function, public servant
Huperetes (5257) "Under-rower" Minister, to function and facilitate from a position of

serving and supporting, from beneath. Lit. The oarsman that power the ship or boat
from a position in the bottom of the boat
Verses - Leviticus 7:35; Matthew 20:28; Acts 13:2; Romans 15:25; 2nd Corinthians 3:6;
Ephesians 3:7; 1st Peter 4:10
First Use: Exodus 24:13 And Moses rose up and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into
the mount of God.
Minister or ministry is the function of service and support. To be a minister is to be a servant.
Matthew 25:44-46 Then shall they also answer Him, saying Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst,
or a stranger, or naked or sick, or in prison and did not minister unto thee?
James 2:16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; not
withstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their
affliction and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
The opposite of the servant deeds of the minister are the lording over deeds of the Nicolaitanes and
the Pharisees.
Revelation 2:6 But this thou (Church of Ephesus) hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes,
which I (Jesus) also hate.
Revelation 2:15 So hast thou (Church of Pergamos) also them (members) that hold the doctrine of the
Nicolaitanes, which thing I (Jesus) hate.
Jesus died to set us free. This freedom includes freedom from religious confinements that keep us
separated from Jesus.
Colossians 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition
of men, after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ.
Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free and be not
entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
It is interesting that when the early Church was gathered together, their main function was to
minister to Jesus.
Acts 13:1-3 Now there were in the Church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as
Barnabas and Simeon that was called Niger and Lucius of Cyrene and Manaen, which had been
brought up with Herod the tetrarch and Saul (Apostle Paul). As they ministered to the Lord..
2nd Corinthians 6:3,4 Giving no offense in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: But in all things
approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in
distresses, in stripes (whippings), in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings (looking for the
return of Jesus), in fastings; By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy
Ghost, by love unfeigned, By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness...
Mocking see also Deception
Empaizo (1702) En - in; Pazio - sport, play, beaten with impunity, slave; jeer, deride,
mock, ridicule
Verses - Matthew 20:19; Mark 10:34; Luke 14:29; Acts 17:22; Galatians 6:7;
Hebrews 11:36; Jude ver. 18
First Use: Genesis 19:14 And Lot went out and spake unto his sons in law, which married his
daughters and said, Up, get you out of this place (Sodom); for the LORD will destroy this city.
But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
2nd Peter 3:3,4 Knowing this First, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their
own lusts and saying, Where is the promise of His (Jesus) coming?
Mocking is to ridicule. People mock what they do not understand. Mocking is a way to deal with
something different. Mocking is the age-old technique of knocking something else in an attempt to
establish yourself. Mocking in no way establishes the ridiculer. Instead, the mocker is just defacing
them self.
Mocking encompasses a wide range of offenses. When someone is presented with a new idea or a
new concept and especially if the person finds the new idea to challenge his or her existing beliefs, a
common reaction is to ridicule the new concept. This often light mocking is a test to find out more
and to determine the conviction of the person presenting the new idea. This type of mocking is only a
barrier of defense that the person is putting up in order to delay making a decision and to find out
more about the topic.
The more that a person knows about the topic and the more the person has rejected the topic,
usually the more critical and dangerous the mocking becomes. For example a person that has grown
up with strict religion may know something about the Bible. Having rejected the Bible the person
when mocking can be very devastating because they have an agenda against the subject.
A person that has been a Christian and maybe even a Pastor or a teacher and has rejected Christianity
for any of a variety of reasons, then has the real potential to become an enemy of the cross of Jesus.
Many people that have left the faith have done so because they had certain expectations and then
felt that God did not honor their expectations. This is very dangerous. Nowhere does the Bible tell us
to have any worldly expectations. To have worldly expectations is to set ourselves up for worldly
disappointment. It is unfair and unjust to then transfer our disappointment in the world to
disappointment in God. A person who has done this is usually out to demonstrate their
disappointment and mocking is a favored technique.
Mocking is seldom if ever the truth. In fact, mocking is an abstract. Mocking should never be taken
seriously as factual. Since mocking is how other people express their views, it is a way to learn the
views of others and it should inspire us to further the knowledge of our belief in God and the Bible.
Remember mocking means that they are unfamiliar, unknowledgeable and uncomfortable with the
presented topic. Do not give mocking the credibility that the person is seeking.
1st Corinthians 2:14,15 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are
foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are Spiritually discerned. But he that is
Spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
New Covenant/Testament
Kainos (2537) Fresh, New
Diatheke (1242) Covenant/Testament, Will, Contract
Verses - Jeremiah 31:31; Ezekiel 11:19 18:31 36:26; Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24;
Luke 22:20; 1st Corinthians 11:25; 2nd Corinthians 3:6
First Use: Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new
covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
Matthew 26:27,28 And He (Jesus) took the cup and gave thanks and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye
all of it; For this is My blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
2nd Corinthians 3:4-6 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Not that we are sufficient
of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; Who also hath made us
able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but the
Spirit giveth life.
New Covenant is the contract relationship that God has established with His covenant people the
Jews. The Contract is that when God looks at a person God does not see any of the sins of that
person, God only sees the righteousness of Jesus. Jesus has substituted His righteousness for our sin.
Because the new covenant is a contract it is required to be entered into by both parties. God entered
into the agreement and then proceeded to the cross. It is now the responsibility of each individual to
enter into the covenant relationship with God by confessing that Jesus is the righteousness for our
own individual sins.
The New Covenant is a contract between God and the house of Israel and the house of Judah. This is
not a contract with the Gentiles of the nations. God does not have any covenants with the Gentiles,
all of His covenants are with the Jews. The Gentiles of the nations enter into the New Covenant by the
shed blood of Jesus. The blood of Jesus removed the barrier wall that kept the Gentiles apart from the
covenants of God. Gentiles do not become Jews, Gentiles do not need to become circumcised to
enter into the covenants God has with Israel. Gentiles become Christians a new identity that is
separate from Jewishness and Gentiles.
The New Covenant, which is the only covenant to totally take away sin was enacted at the Passover
"Last Supper" the evening that Jesus was betrayed by Judas. The New Covenant has several
components to it; the covenant between God and man; the shed blood and crucifixion of Jesus; and
the resurrection of Jesus from death to reign over His Spiritual kingdom.
In both the Old Testament and the New Testament the sacrifice offering is the key to a relationship
between God and man. It is the sacrifice offering that is inspected and is expected to be worthy of the
sacrifice. Sheep, bulls and goats that were to be sacrificed had to be without a spot or a blemish, in
order to be an acceptable sacrifice. The sinner who is bringing the sacrifice is never examined because
it is known and understood that the sinner is a sinner. Only the sacrifice is examined for suitability not
the person offering the sacrifice. Once the offering is deemed acceptable the sinner establishes a
relationship with God. God desired a relationship with us so He took on the form of a human to
become the acceptable sacrifice. We know that Jesus' sacrifice for us was completely acceptable to
the Father because only acceptable sacrifices are received up into heaven, where Jesus is today. Now
in the New Covenant it is not what we do for God that makes us acceptable to God, it is what Jesus
did for us, that makes us acceptable to God.
Obedience
Hupakoe (5218) Hupo - under; Akouo - hear with understanding, attentive; to be under
the authority of another & to hear with understanding, hearing and following the
leadership of another
Verses - Deuteronomy 4:30; Romans 2:8; Matthew 8:27; Mark 1:27; Philippians 2:8;
2nd Thessalonians 1:8; 1st Peter 3:1
First Use: Genesis 22:18 And in thy seed (Jesus) shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Genesis 27:8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
Obedience means to hear, to understand and to accomplish what was heard and understood.
Obedience comes from hearing and understanding. We must First hear the voice of God before we
can obey God. Matthew 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their
Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Hearing God is a common Biblical theme included in the
Book of Revelation.
Revelation 2:7, 2:11, 2:17, 2:29, 3:6, 3:13, 3:22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith
unto the Churches.
Romans 1:1,5 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle (sent out one, missionary),
separated unto the gospel (good news) of God... By whom we have received grace (individuality) and
apostleship (sent out), for obedience to the faith among all the nations.
Paul is being sent out to instruct the nations to be obedient to the faith. Faith specifically means the
resurrection of Jesus. So we are to be obedient to the resurrected Jesus. Obedience is an interesting
concept. We become obedient to God by following God, not by following rules.
Galatians 3:2 This only would I learn from you, Received ye the Spirit [Holy Spirit] by the works of the
law, or by the hearing of faith.
The Bible is a living document; God's words are life. Many situations in the Bible are covered on both
sides. The same Bible that tells us to cast out the unbeliever also tells us to allow the wheat and tares
to remain together. So what do we become obedient to? If we kick someone out are we obedient? If
we let them stay are we obedient? That depends. We can only be obedient by being obedient to God.
If someone says the Bible says this, yes it does, but do we apply that particular verse to this
circumstance. The answer is that we need God to interpret His Word for us. What we do to be
obedient in any given situation is to pray (talk to) and ask God for guidance. He will reveal through the
words of the Bible what His desire is for any given situation.
It is very important to follow Jesus because it is easy to follow rules. When we follow rules, we then
bend and form the rules that we follow to conform to our desires and then we are not even following
rules; we are following ourselves, it is just cloaked in the appearance of rules. Then it is not enough
that we follow our own rules we demand that others follow our rules. If people are following us and
our rules there is no way that they can be following Jesus. When we commit ourselves or others to
follow rules we are distracting others and ourselves from following Jesus.
The Bible is not a collection of rules nor is it a collection of suggestions. The Bible covers a panorama
of thought and conduct to be combined in obedience. For example there is a disturbance among a
gathering. It has to be dealt with. The Bible gives us the freedom to deal with the circumstances. But
conduct alone does not constitute obedience. Whether in discipline someone is asked to leave or is
permitted to remain, the act has to be carried out in obedience to God's reconciliation love.
Omnipotent
Pantokrator (3841) Pas - entire, whole, all; Kratos - power, strength, dominion; all
powerful, ability, authority
Verses - 1st Chronicles 29:11; 2nd Chronicles 20:6; Isaiah 50:2; Nahum 1:3;
Matthew 10:1 24:30 28:18*; Luke 4:36; John 17:2; Acts 4:33; Revelation 19:6
First Use: Revelation 19:6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude and as the
voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Jeremiah 10:12 He hath made the earth by His power, He hath established the world by His wisdom
and He has stretched out the heavens by His discretion.
Omnipotent is to be all-powerful, all capable. Also capable is like a master or a genius that is not
limited in their chosen profession. A master artist is someone that is capable of producing the exact
picture they desire to paint. A master artist is not limited in color selection he can mix colors to
produce just the color he desires. The master artist is capable in every brush stroke to achieve the
desired effect. A master achieves the desired effect by possessing ability. The opposite would be
someone who just "wings it". Some events turn out desirable and some don't. A master has perfected
his occupation and does not rely on trial and error but knows the end result prior to the event.
God by definition is all-powerful. If God were not all-powerful, then whatever is more powerful would
be God.
Isaiah 44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel and His Redeemer the LORD of Hosts; I am the First
and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
God has declared in His Word that He is God alone and above all. The really amazing thing is that God,
who is so amazing, would want a relationship with us.
Omnipresence
Omni - All, complete; Presence - present, aware; All and completely present at all
locations
Verses - 1st Kings 8:27; Psalms 102:28 139:8; Isaiah 57:15; Jeremiah 23:24;
Hebrews 13:5
Omnipresence is to be present and aware at all locations at once. This is more than being a big God as
we would think of physically big. A physical object like a lake, a river, or an ocean is many places at
once. The Pacific Ocean is at California and it is also at Australia at the same time. But the Pacific
Ocean is not in its totality at all places at once. God is not physical. He is Spirit in existence. Being
Spiritual and being God, He is at all places in His entirety at once.
God is completely with every human in every place at once. But it is more than just being everywhere
at once. God is also everywhere in eternity at once. God is currently present in the past. He is
currently present and He is currently present in the future. God has reveled one of His names to man
as "I am". I am is a "being verb". Only things that currently exist, that have being can be "I am". God is
the "I am" of eternity. He exists separate from our physical time. He is I am at all times and in all
places. In the book of Revelation the Disciple John is brought to the future and shown future events.
The disciple was brought into the Spirit realm and the disciple witnessed the actual events that are
future in our physical time yet God is already "I am" at the future events of mankind.
There is a theory in science that says if something is not observed it doesn't exist. A few hundred
years ago craters on the moon did not exist because man did not know about them. Now they exist
because man has observed them. This is like the old saying "if a tree falls in the woods and no one is
there to hear it fall, does it make a sound". Since no human heard the tree fall then to humans the
tree fell silently. I could go to the Nobel science board and claim that I should receive the Nobel Prize
because I have discovered a new planet in our solar system or a new cure for a disease. The scientist
would tell me to "show them" my discovery because unless what I have discovered is made visible or
the effects of it are visible then "it doesn't exist". Unless someone sees the object or hears the noise
then it doesn't exist to man. But the truth is that the tree that fell did make a noise. Medicines do
exist apart from the knowledge of man and angels exist. Since things currently exist, someone has to
confirm their existence by observing and hearing the effects of their existence. That someone is God.
God confirms the existence of every occurrence in existence. Man doesn't have to hear the tree fall to
confirm that it made a noise God has observed and confirmed it. While we live on earth we are taking
part in God's creation. Anything we take part in we are sharing the experience with God. God is
already watching the same tree we are.
There is another part to the theory. It says that when you do observe something, you cannot observe
it in its natural state. If I were at work and a friend or a family member or a boss came in and
observed me work, would I be able to work the same natural way as when I wasn't being observed?
No. Observation affects my behavior. This is why we usually are not aware that God is watching over
us, even though God is always watching over us for our benefit and because He loves us. God created
us to be natural and God wants us to be natural in our life, to take natural actions and live as we
naturally are. But, then God also wants us to be aware of Him. It is being aware of God that gives us a
relationship with God. And being aware of God causes us to turn from sin. People sin because they
are unaware of God. When we do become aware of God's observing presence, as with any observing
presence it has to change our lives. The act of being observed makes us change, being observed by
God makes us change for good. Anyone who says they have encountered God and do not have the life
changes to supplement this claim may not have encountered the God of the Bible. Experiencing God
will change our lives there are no exceptions.
God is at the beginning of our time, He is at the end of our time and He is also with us here and now.
God has seen all things, God knows all things and God has complete power over all things. God has
declared His creation to be good and pleasing. God is resting in what He has done. Since God is at
rest, we might as well join God and rest with Him.
Omniscience
Omni - all, complete; Science - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, design
Verses - 1st Samuel 23:11,12; Job 11:8; Psalms 104:24; John 18:4 19:28;
Ephesians 1:8; Colossians 1:9 2:3 3:16; James 1:5
Psalm 147:5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: His understanding is infinite.
Colossians 2:2,3 .. to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God and of the Father and of Christ; In
whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Omniscience is all knowledge. God possesses all knowledge. God has all knowledge yet in a wonderful
way God has chosen to forget our sins, our offences and our shortcomings and God has chosen to
have a relationship with us.
Psalms 103:8-12 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and plenteous in mercy. He will not
always chide: neither will He keep His anger forever. He hath not dealt with us according to our
iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us.
Jeremiah 31:34 .. and I will remember their sin no more.
Knowledge is very powerful. Knowledge is the way to freedom. Knowledge can also be the way to
bondage. Some people with knowledge of our failures will never let us forget our mistakes. When a
person has much wealth, power and knowledge it is a rare event if they avail themselves to someone
of a lower stature than themselves. It is wonderful that God possesses all knowledge, all power and
has all ability, yet He has lowered Himself to meet us where we are and He seeks to have a
relationship with us.
Peace
Eirene (1515) "to join"; join rest, join quietness, peace is the absence of strife, a state
of comfort, rest and well being
Hebrew: Shalowm "Shalom" (7965) peace, well being of body, soul and spirit
Verses - Nahum 1:15; Zechariah 6:18; Matthew 5:9; Romans 5:1; Philippians 4:7;
First Use: Genesis 15:15 And thou (Abraham) shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be
buried in a good old age.
Peace is comfort of the body, soul and the spirit, a well-being and contentment. Peace is the absence
of strife. "Peace" is the Jewish greeting. We say "hello," the Jew says peace (Shalom), the Greek would
say "grace" (karris). The New Testament often combines the Greek and the Hebrew greetings, grace
and peace to you.
1st Thessalonians 1:1 .. Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 53:5 But He (Jesus) was wounded (injured) for our transgressions, He was bruised for our
iniquities: the chastisement (correction) of our peace (Shalom) was upon Him; and with His stripes we
are healed (cured, made whole).
Peace is precious the cost of peace is high. Our peace cost Jesus His life on the cross. The cost was
high but the high price was met and we now, through Jesus, have peace with God, peace with man
and peace with ourselves.
Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
We have a peace through the cross of Jesus that the world does not comprehend. The world is
seeking a false peace. The world is trying to find peace without Jesus. The familiar peace sign of the
world is the post with two smaller posts leaning against it at the bottom and a circle surrounds all
three posts. The posts look like a "coat rack" or a "chicken track" then a circle surrounds it. These
posts are actually the world's symbol of a broken cross. The two smaller posts on the false peace
symbol are the cross beams to the cross. If the smaller beams were slid up the post and straightened
out horizontally the symbol is the cross. The circle around the false peace sign is the satanic circle. It is
the satanic circle of domination and control and it is Satan's trap.
The world sees peace as the absence of Jesus, the absence of the cross. With a broken cross the world
has rejected God and God's judgment. The world has made peace with sin. The world claims that
Jesus, religion and Christians are the cause of the wars of the world and that man left alone can be
peaceful. Nothing could be further from the truth! War is the result of man and sin. Jesus is the true
Peace.
John 16:33 These things I (Jesus) have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world
ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Perseverance of the Believer see also Security of the believer
Proskarteresis (4343) Pros - forward, toward; Kartereo - be strong, steadfast, patient,

endure
Verses - Romans 11:21; 1st Corinthians 15:2; Ephesians 6:18; Colossians 1:23;
Hebrews 6:6; 2nd Peter 2:20,21; 1st John 2:24
First Use: Genesis 4:5,6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? And why is thy
countenance fallen? If thou doest well (diligently), shalt thou not be accepted? And if thou
doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire and thou shalt rule over
him.
Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication (requests) in the Spirit and watching
thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.
Revelation 13:10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword
must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience (endurance) of the saints.
Perseverance means to be diligent, steadfast, unwavering, patient, enduring, etc.. What the Christian
is foremost being asked to be steadfast in, is our belief in Jesus. This is not a difficult faith. It is easy to
see that humans are not God and it is easy to acknowledge Jesus as God. We persevere in the
accomplished work of Jesus. Jesus has already given Himself at the cross. Jesus has already
resurrected from the dead. When we entrust our lives to Jesus, He will take care of us. We will put as
much effort into our resurrection life as we put into being born physically from our mothers wombs.
We didn't sweat being born physically the First time yet God brought it to pass, so there is no reason
to sweat being resurrected into a Spiritual body, God will also accomplish it.
Is it the responsibility of the individual person to keep himself or herself in the redemption (returned
presence) of God?
2nd Peter 2:20,21 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge
(precise, discerning knowledge) of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein
and overcome, the later end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them
not to have known the way of righteousness, than after they have known it, to turn from the holy
commandment (love God with all your heart, mind, strength and to love your neighbor as yourself)
delivered unto them.
The Bible is never impressed with how or when a person starts a relationship with God. The Bible is
concerned only with the end result (telios) of the persons personal relationship with God.
Ezekiel 33:18-20 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness and committeth iniquity, he shall
even die thereby. But if the wicked turn from his wickedness and do that which is lawful and right, he
shall live thereby. Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel (governed by God),
I will judge you every one after his ways.
1st John 5:11,12 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life and this life is in His Son.
He that hath the Son hath life: and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
Life is in Jesus, not in us. We are not capable of sustaining life in ourselves. Therefore we are required
to acknowledge and accept whom Jesus is and what He has provided for us in everlasting life.
Two terms that should not be confused are salvation and redemption. Salvation is God's healing work
which is begun after redemption.
Matthew 10:22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end
(telios) shall be saved (salvation/healed).
God uses our circumstances to heal and expand us emotionally, mentally and spiritually, by revealing
Himself to us through our various circumstances. He who endures to the end will have gone through
the complete work of salvation that God has for their life. He who doesn't will have shortened the
salvation work of God, but is still redeemed and is still in the kingdom of God.
Redemption is a one-time event in the life of the believer.
Hebrews 6:4-6 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened and have tasted of the
heavenly gift and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost and have tasted the good word of God and
the powers of the world to come, if they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing
they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh and put Him to open shame.
To become unredeemed is to be removed from the presence of God and to be outside the kingdom of
God. Can a believing Christian stop believing in God and remove themselves from the kingdom of
God? Can a Christian reject their redemption? The Bible is clear that God is available for a
relationship, that God will never reject any person from a relationship with Himself. The Bible is just
as clear that when a person rejects God there is no longer a relationship and therefore no longer
redemption. Our security is in Jesus not in ourselves. If we have Jesus we have security. If we don't
have Jesus we don't have any security. Throughout the Bible there are many even thousands of
wonderful promises to the believer, yet there is only one promise in all the Bible to a non-believer
and that is that God will have the non-believer depart from His glorious presence.
2nd Timothy 2:11-13 It is a faithful saying: for if we be dead with Him (Jesus), we shall also live with
Him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him: if we deny Him He will deny us: If we believe not, yet
He Abideth faithful: He cannot deny Himself.
God can't deny Himself. If we deny God, He doesn't cease to exist. God is not a figment of our
imagination. If we deny God He will be faithful to Himself and He will be faithful to judge accordingly
and those who deny God will be removed from His presence.
Perfect
Teleios (5046) Telos - completeness, conclusion, result, end result, complete not
needing further modification
Verses - Leviticus 22:21; Deuteronomy 32:4; Proverbs 4:18; Hebrews 13:21;

1st John 4:17,18; Revelation 3:2
First Use: Genesis 6:9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect
(Complete) in his generations {Noah was completely human} and Noah walked with God.
Colossians 1:27,28 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery
among the gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Whom we preach, warning every man
and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect (complete) in Christ
Jesus.
Hebrews 7:19 For the law made nothing perfect (complete) but the bringing in of a better hope did
{the law shows us we are wrong, it condemns us. There is no hope in condemnation. The hope comes
from Jesus, who saves us}; by the which we draw near to God.
Galatians 3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect (complete) by the
flesh?
Perfect means complete. Man is completed in a relationship with God. If a person has God that
person is perfect (complete); if a person does not have God, they are imperfect (incomplete). It
actually means complete as the end (telios) result. We have received the First fruits of God's Spirit
and we are perfect /complete here on earth in our physical bodies. Upon entering the perceivable
presence of God, we will be perfected (completed) with a new spiritual body that can endure the
direct presence of the Holy God.
The English word perfect has changed over the years. The original meaning of complete has now been
replaced by the common usage of the word perfection to mean without mistake. This "without
mistake" condition is a condition that the Christian does not attain to. Besides, there is no such thing
as perfection in a sinful fallen world. Christianity is about Spiritual life and death; we are either alive
to a relationship with God or we are not. Being good, bad, making mistakes, or not making mistakes
are in the sense of a relationship with God, irrelevant.
Matthew 22:10 So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all as many as
they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
God has invited both the bad and the good to the wedding feast. The truth is that no one is good let
alone is there anyone without mistakes. Had God invited only the good then no humans would be
able to attend the wedding feast.
Being good or perfect does not make us acceptable to God. In determining if a person is acceptable to
God, it is the sacrifice offered to God that is examined, not the person. Jesus is our sacrifice offered to
God. If there were a person who lived a mistake free life God would not even notice. God has looked
at His Son Jesus to see us; our actions apart from accepting Jesus are irrelevant to making us perfect.
Pray
Proseuche (4335) Pros - toward, forward; Euche - express, expression; talk, speak, ask,
listen, comprehend, communicate, discussion
Verses - Exodus 33:9; 1st Samuel 12:23; Acts 8:15; 2nd Corinthians 1:11;
Ephesians 6:18; 1st Timothy 4:5; Revelation 5:8
First Use: Genesis 12:13 Say, I (Abram) pray thee (Sarai), thou art my sister: that it may be well
with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
God had called Abram from his native country and instructed him to go to the promise land and stay
there. There was a famine and Abram disobeyed God Abram removed himself and his wife Sarai from
the promise land and went to Egypt. Once in Egypt, Abram feared for his life. His wife Sarai was
beautiful and Abram feared that he would be killed so someone else could take his wife. Abram,
fearing death, asked his wife to tell people she was his sister. This fear of death was a lack of faith in
God. Later Abram believed that God would give life by giving them a child and that God would
preserve life. When Abram believed God as the giver and protector of life, God then changed the
name of Abram to Abraham and Sarai to Sarah. Both of them received the "h" the breath letter in
their names, signifying that they had received the breath of life from God.
Prayer means to talk to, as in a conversation of speaking and listening. In order to have a conversation
First the presence and attention of both parties needs to be acknowledged.
Queen Esther in the Old Testament book of Esther is one of our best examples in how to approach
and have a relationship with a king, in our case King Jesus. Esther was the bride of King Ausherus and
therefore became the queen. Likewise the Church is the bride of Jesus. In this Biblical example the
Church is the bride of the king, the most prized position in the land next to that of being king. Notice
though how Esther approaches the king even when she is the queen. It is required even of Esther to
request permission to enter into the presence of the king and she can only approach the king if the
king holds out the scepter in acceptance and she touches the scepter in recognition of his kingly
authority. Likewise for us, we cannot go to God without being invited. The scepter that Jesus holds
out to us is the scepter of His cross and we are required to touch His cross in acknowledgement of His
Kingly rule and authority. To barge into the presence of the King without an invitation and without
touching the King's scepter in submission and recognition of His authority and rule is to enter the
presence of the King as an enemy and not as a loyal subject. The penalty for entering the king's
presence as an enemy is to be immediately put to death.
Esther, once in the presence of the king, continued in a cordial relationship with the King. Esther
didn't barge in and say as Queen I demand that you take care of my problems. Esther had problems,
her entire race of people, the Jews, were about to be annihilated from the earth. The enemy of the
Jews was attempting to use the King's authority to wipe Esther and her people out. Esther went to the
King and instead of making demands she instead prepared a banquet for her king. Then she went
back and prepared another banquet for the King. In the process of this dinning together and
communing together, the King took care of the threat to Esther and her people.
Christianity is not about what you do, it is about whom you know. Getting to know God on a personal
individual basis, communicating with King Jesus, is more important than anything else that can ever
be accomplished here on earth.
Preach / Proclaim
Euaggelizo (2097) Eu - good, well; Aggelso - "Angel", messenger; good news messenger
Verses - Psalms 40:9; Matthew 11:5 24:14 26:13; Romans 10:8; Galatians 1:11;
First Use: Nehemiah 6:7 And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at
Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: ..
Mark 16:15 And He (Jesus) said unto them, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel (good
news) to every creature.
Romans 10:13-15 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall
they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they
have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher (proclaimer)? And how shall they preach,
except they be sent? As it is written [Nahum 1:15] How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the
gospel (good news) of peace and bring glad tidings of good things.
Matthew 28:6 He is not here (grave) for He has risen as He (Jesus) said...
This is the most famous proclamation in all of humanity. This First proclamation was spoken by an
angel to Mary Magdalene. This was the angel that rolled away the sealed stone, covering the tomb
where the body of Jesus was placed when He was taken down from the cross.
This is the message of the Bible "He is Alive" our life in Jesus and that abundantly. Notice that the
angel said that Jesus had risen "as He said". The angel was not preaching a new message but was
repeating the proclamation that Jesus had already stated many times.
John 2:19, 21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it
up... But He spake of the temple of His body.
We likewise need to be careful that we remain faithful and preach Jesus' message and not someone
else's or our own.
Proverbs 14:25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
Preaching is to proclaim the good news of the resurrection of Jesus and eternal life. Yes the bad news
is sin and death, but without the good news there is no preaching of the gospel.
Titus 1:2,3 In hope of eternal life, which God that cannot lie, promised before the world began; but in
due times manifested His word through preaching, ...
Predestination
Proorizo (4309) Pro - prior, before; Horizo - "horizon" determine, decree, mark,
establish, boundary
Verses - Romans 8:29,30; Ephesians 1:5,11
First Use: Romans 8:29,30 For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be
conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the Firstborn among many brethren.
Moreover whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He
also justified: and whom He justified, them He glorified.
Predestination is a prior determination. For the Christian it has been predetermined that once a
person becomes a Christian, the end result will be the person being conformed to the image of Jesus.
This is like an artist that with foreknowledge has predetermined the subject of a painting, or a
sculptor, predetermining the shape he is going to mold. Predestination is simply knowing in advance
what the final design or destination is. The final predestined destination for the believer is to be in
heaven with Jesus and to be similar to Jesus. Similar in that we can interact with Jesus.
Destination is the end of a journey, the final destination. Biblically we are only predestined to heaven
once we have acknowledged God. We are not predestined to individual fates in our life. In other
words God does not predestine certain people to heaven and then others to hell. Our relationship
with God is based on our own individual freedom and choice as God has already chosen to die for our
sins the choice is now up to us to acknowledge Him. Therefore we have the freedom in our spirit to
either acknowledge Jesus is God or to reject who He has proven Himself to be.
It is only after a person enters into a personal relationship with Jesus that then the person becomes
"predestined" to a permanent reunion with Jesus in heaven. There are many factors that affect our
daily life. We can make our own decisions and choices, we can let others influence us or make
decisions for us. There are also Biblical factors such as we will reap what we sow. In other words, if we
do Godly things we will receive Godly things, if we do evil things we will receive evil outcomes.
God also maintains control "providence" over His creation at all times, as according to God's plan God
will permit certain events and He will not permit other events. Our lives are filled with many events,
accomplishments and even some failures yet none of these are a part of "predestination" as the Bible
defines it but all of them are a part of our normal living conditions in a fallen existence and in the
fellowship and company of the living God who oversees His entire creation.
Priests see also Prophet, King
Hiereus (2409) sacred, holy, priest, set apart; office of offering acceptable offerings to
God from man
Verses - Genesis 14:18; Luke 1:8; Acts 6:7; 1st Peter 2:5,9; Revelation 1:6 5:10 20:6
First Use: Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek King Salem (peace & righteousness) brought forth
bread and wine: and He was the priest of the most high God.
1st Peter 2:9 But ye (Church) are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar
people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His
marvelous light:
Priest, the office (job) designated by God, to offer from man to God acceptable sacrifices, offerings
and gifts. Melchizedek is the First mentioned priest in the Bible. Later in the book of Hebrews in the
New Testament we learn that Jesus is the High Priest of the Church in the same faculties of the
priesthood of Melchizedek. We also learn that Jesus did not take on the role of Priest Himself As with
all priests it is an appointed position by God.
Jesus was appointed a priest as noted in Psalms 110:4
Psalms 110:4 The LORD hath sworn and will not repent, Thou (Jesus) art a priest forever after the
order of Melchizedek.
Revelation 5:9,10 And they (raptured Church in heaven) sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to
take the book and to open the seals thereof: for thou was slain (cross) and has redeemed us to God
by thy blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation; And hast made us unto our
God kings and priests: and we shall reign on earth.
Each Christian member of the Church is also their own individual (low) priest officiating their own
individual altar before God on their own behalf. Each Christian is in interaction with God, offering to
God sacrifices, offerings and gifts. In other words, Christians do not go to another (low) priest and
then request that priest to go to God for us. The Christian is the priest and we each go to God
ourselves, through the (high) priest Jesus.
1st Peter 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones [living confessions of Jesus], are built up a Spiritual house, a holy
priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
But just what are these spiritual sacrifices and offerings that we as priests are to offer to God? Some
of our offerings to God are, praises, rejoicing, love, faith, hope, patience, involvement, anything we do
for God or any interaction from us to God is done in our function as a priest.
Philippians 4:18 But I have all and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus [a messenger]
the things which were sent from you, an odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to
God.
The Apostle Paul is writing to the Church at Philippi that their giving to the ministry of Paul was an
acceptable sacrifice, not to Paul but to God.
Hebrews 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well
pleased.
Pro-Life
Genesis 1:27,28 So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him;
male and female created He them. And God blessed them and God said unto them, Be
fruitful and multiply (have lots and lots of babies)..
Psalms 139:14,16 I will praise Thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works;
and that my soul knoweth right well.. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in
thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was
none of them.
Jeremiah 1:5 Before I (God) formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of
the womb I sanctified thee and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
The pro-life movement is the movement acknowledging that all human life is created in the image of
God and is sacred to God. The individuals' lifespan is a work of God and needs to be committed to
God. We as people do not end the life of other people no matter how young or how old or in what
condition they are in. Being involved in Pro Life issues or any other good cause does not make us a
Christian. Accepting the life of Jesus for our own personal sins reconciles us to God. There are many
people who do not take part in an abortion and yet will never remain in the presence of God, because
of their own sins apart from abortion.
Unfortunately an abortion is nothing less than a satanic blood sacrifice to Satan. Satan desires the
sacrifice of blood, any blood young, old, or middle aged. Abortion is a Satanic sacrifice for convince.
Choosing what is thought to be convenient over love, obligation and responsibility.
Psalms 127:3 Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
One of the major problems with abortion is that from the moment a woman becomes pregnant her
body begins to radically change, creating hormones and chemicals that are involved in the pregnancy.
When an abortion is preformed the woman's body does not know how to react to the sudden
unexpected change of no longer carrying and caring for the baby. Without a baby the buildup of
hormones and chemicals abruptly stops and now the woman's' body tells her that her child is missing.
This is when the act of abortion becomes reality. It is now too late to do anything to undo the
unfortunate choice, making the abortion experience even more devastating. This is where Post
Abortion Stress occurs, when the physical, emotional, experience of the abortion becomes real.
The one thing that can and should be done when an abortion has occurred is to turn to our Father in
heaven. Our Father loves us. He has given humans the blessing to become one in reproduction. God
has not given us the authority over life and death. God has retained the important decisions for
Himself. God alone will handle the spirit and soul of the unborn child. Sure, we as people can make
mistakes, but we cannot make a mistake to big to be committed to God. Our hope is in God who
dwells in heaven. Job, after the death of his children, he became reunited with them in heaven.
We can't make right an abortion but God can and has. He died for us and for the unborn as well, so
that we can live together with Him in heaven. Let's not cheapen the sacrifice that Jesus has given for
us by saying that God's blood is not enough to cover our sins. The fact is, sinner's sin. God is not
surprised by our actions He knows mankind.
It is up to Christians to stand in this gap and to "Choose Life". One of the First functions of the early
Church in Rome was to rescue the babies and children left to die (their form of abortion) on the hills
outside the city.
Revelation 1:17,18 And when I (the Disciple John) saw Him (Jesus), I fell at His feet as dead. And He
laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the First and the last: I am He that liveth
and was dead; and behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Prophet see also Priest, King
Prophetes (4396) Pro - before, in front of, prior; Phemi - to show, make known
Verses - Genesis 20:7; Exodus 7:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 7:22; John 11:51;
1st Corinthians 14:39; 1st Thessalonians 5:20; Revelation 20:10
First Use: Genesis 20:7 Now therefore restore the man (Abraham) his wife (Sarah); for he is a
prophet...
2nd Peter 1:19 We have also a more sure word (Bible) of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take
heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, unto the day dawn and the day star (Jesus) arise in
your heart.
The office of prophet is to receive from God and to pass it along for man's benefit and use, revealing
God to mankind. Jesus occupies the office of prophet.
Deuteronomy 18:16-19 According to all that thou (children of Israel) desirest of the LORD thy God in
Horeb (Mt. Sinai, desert encampment) in the day of the assembly (when the 10 commandments were
given) saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God (Exodus. 20:19), neither let me see
this great fire any more, that I die not {the presence, sight and sound of God on Mt. Sinai, was more
than the children of Israel could sustain, so they asked God to not speak directly to them anymore,
but instead to speak to them through prophets. God agreed saying that He would send one specific
prophet (Jesus) that all people must obey}. And the LORD said unto me (Moses), they have well
spoken that which they have spoken. I will raise them up a prophet (Jesus) from among their
brethren, like unto thee and will put My words in His mouth; and He shall speak unto them all that I
shall command Him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto My words which
He shall speak in My name, I will require it of him.
It will be sin not to obey Jesus.
John 6:14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that
prophet that should come into the world.
Mark 6:4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country and among
his own kin and in his own house.
Jesus is responding to the people of His town Nazareth who are rejecting Him as a prophet.
Propitiation see also Redemption, Salvation
Hilasterion (2435) hilarious, cheerful, Remedy in full payment with cheerfulness,

Payment in full with a cheerful heart, not grudgingly
Verses - Romans 3:24; 1st John 2:2 4:10; Hebrews 9:5

First Use: Romans 3:23-25 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God; Being
justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath
set forth to be a propitiation (full payment) through faith in His blood, to declare His
righteousness for the remission of sins that are passed through the forbearance (tolerance) of
God;
1st John 2:2 And He (Jesus) is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins
of the whole world.
1st John 4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the
propitiation (full payment) for our sins.
Payment stems from a debt. If we went out to eat and after eating we each left the restaurant leaving
the bill unpaid, how eager would we be to return to that restaurant? Not very eager, because we still
have a debt. We would worry that the restaurant would find out and take action, demanding payment
and justice from us. If we went to a restaurant and after eating a friend said, "this meal is on me, my
treat" and our friend takes out his currency and pays the bill, are we concerned about returning to
that restaurant? No because the debt has been paid.
What if our friend offered to pay the bill and we said "Oh your such a fool, I don't think you can
handle the bill, so I'll pay or at least chip in and add to your efforts". We would not be accepting a gift,
the free meal would we? We would also be mocking our friend. What if our friend paid the bill, then
the next time we went to the restaurant and the owner of the restaurant lied and said that we
needed to pay for the already paid debt? Then the owner would not be honest. An honest transaction
is when a debt is owed and it is Propitiated, paid in full. The one receiving payment acknowledges the
payment and the debt is removed.
This is the relationship the Christian has with God. Through sin we sold ourselves into debt to sin. God
created us free, free to worship and fellowship with Him. We, through serving sin, became in debt to
sin. Jesus paid our debt to sin and set us free to have a relationship with God. The payment that sin
requires is death; this is why Jesus had to die to pay our debt to sin. With sin paid, sin is out of the
picture like yesterdays lunch. We can now live in the newness of Jesus' resurrected life. We owe sin
nothing more because Jesus paid the full bill and the Father sees to it that sin does not cheat us and
require further payment.
Jesus paid our debt regarding sin, but we are still indebted to God and we need to pay our debts to
God. The debt to sin is death. Our debt to God is to acknowledge Him and through acknowledgement
to fellowship with Him. We are taught to pray to the Father to forgive us our debts (lack of
acknowledgement) as we forgive others their debts against us. God has given us the free gift of life.
Being a free gift to us doesn't mean that it didn't cost God. We do have the obligation (debt) to
acknowledge the great gift of life that God has given to us, twice, once in creation and again in
redemption.
Jesus is buying us our free meal (life sustaining nourishment), so let us rejoice and dine with Him with
a hearty and thankful appetite.
Revelation 3:14,20 And unto the angel (messenger) of the Church of the Laodiceans write:.. Behold I
(Jesus) stand at the door and knock: if any man hear My voice and open the door, I (Jesus) will come
in to him and will sup (lunch) with him and he with Me. {fellowship}.
Propitiation is also translated as "the mercyseat".
Hebrews 9:5 And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat (propitiation)...
The mercyseat is the gold covering which covered the Ark of the Covenant. It is above the mercy seat
where God met with the priests of Israel.
Exodus 25:21,22 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put
the testimony that I shall give thee. And there I (God) will meet with thee and I will commune with
thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two Cherubims which are upon the ark of the
testimony...
Rapture / Caught Up see also Wrath of God
Harpazo (726) snatch, seize, take with force; ie. To snatch like a wallet by a pickpocket.
Latin - Rapiemur (Rapture) - to be caught up, taken away, brought into another
existence
English - Caught up; Rapture is the English translation from the Latin word Rapiemur
Verses - Genesis 5:24; 2nd Kings 2:11; Acts 3:19-21; 1st Corinthians 15:51-55; 1st
Thessalonians 4:13-18
First Use: Genesis 5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not {Enoch vanished}; for
God took [Raptured] him.
The Rapture of the Church is the specific event where the Church here on earth is gathered together
to Jesus in heaven. The Church had a specific start on the day of the Resurrection of Jesus when Jesus
breathed (baptized) on each individual disciple His Spirit and instructed them to "receive the Holy
Spirit." The Church is the unique period of time and the unique group of people, including us, that
have received the (born again) baptism of the Holy Spirit from Jesus. The Church did not exist during
the Old Testament times and the Church will not exist during the end times of Revelation, called the
tribulation and great tribulation, instead the group called "The Martyred Saints" and not the Church
exists here on earth. It was not possible for the Church to exist prior to the resurrection of Jesus,
because the Church belongs to Jesus and couldn't be united to Jesus prior to the cross. Since the
Church belongs to Jesus and is in the sinless image of Jesus, it is not possible for the Church to take
part in the coming wrath of God, as Jesus Himself said on the Cross that "it is finished" meaning that
God's wrath for mankind is completed in the cross of Jesus and All who accept Jesus do not take part
in the coming wrath of God as it is specifically for the ungodly, those who are not covered by the
Cross. The Church is the opposite of ungodly we are God's prized possession.
2nd Kings 2:11 And it came to pass, as they still went on and talked, that, behold, there appeared a
chariot of fire and horses of fire and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind
into heaven.
This is not a rapture as much as it is a translation, but it helps reveal the dual nature of the Rapture as
we are both "Removed" and "Translated" changed into our spiritual bodies. Elijah was translated from
his physical body in order to ride in the chariot of fire and to be received into heaven.} Up represents
heaven, down represents hell. Elijah went to heaven, but like everyone else during the Old Testament
times he had to wait in Paradise - the good side of Hades - until the Resurrection of Jesus then he
along with the other Old Testament saints, were led by Jesus and taken to remain in heaven.
Enoch is an Old Testament Saint, who is a type of the coming Rapture. Enoch had a relationship with
God and God removed Enoch from the earth prior to the earth's First global judgment when the earth
was flooded during the days of Noah. Like Enoch the Church will be removed from the earth as
mankind under goes the second global judgment, receiving the wrath of God revealed in the Book of
Revelation.
Acts 3:19-21 Repent ye therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times
of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; And He shall send Jesus Christ, which was
before preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution (return to
God's original intention) of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets
since the world began.
Forty days after the resurrection of Jesus, He bodily ascended into heaven. Jesus is to remain bodily in
heaven until "the times of restitution". The restitution is described in part in the book of Revelation
where Jesus returns to the earth and takes control of the earth. Since the Church is taken out prior to
the restoration, prior to the return of Jesus to the earth, the Church is to meet Jesus in the air and we
will forever be with Jesus.
1st Corinthians 15:51-55 Behold, I show you a mystery; We (Christians) shall not all sleep (suffer
physical death), but we shall all be changed (translated). In a moment, in the twinkle of an eye, at the
last trump {announcement}: for the trumpet shall sound {this trumpet is a call to gathering sounded
by God. It does not have anything to do with the future trumpet judgments of Revelation that are
later sounded by angels} and the dead shall be raised incorruptible and we shall be changed
(translated). For this corruptible (fleshly body) must put on incorruption (spiritual body) and this
mortal must put on immortality.
1st Thessalonians 4:13-18 But I would not have you to be ignorant brethren, concerning them which
are asleep (physically dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe
that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him. For
this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of
the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven
with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trump of God: And the dead in Christ shall
rise First: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up (Harpzo, Rapture) together with
them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore
comfort one another with these words.
Rebuke / Chastening
Epitimao (2008) Epi - upon; Timao - value, prize; rebuke, to charge upon, valuable
input
Paideia (3809) chastening, education, correction, nurture, instruction
Verses - Proverbs 9:7 19:18; Matthew 8:26; Hebrews 12:5,7,8,11; 2nd Peter 2:16;
Revelation 3:19
First Use: Genesis 31:42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the fear of
Isaac, had been with me (Jacob), surely thou (Laban) hadst sent me away now empty. God
hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands and rebuked thee last night
Proverbs 27:5,6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Rebuke is valued instruction. With instruction comes knowledge. Sometimes instruction contains the
personal knowledge that we ourselves are deficient or are lacking in certain areas of our life. No one
likes to find out from someone else that their breath is offensive, or any other personal short
comings. Some people love to point out the shortcomings of others. It is one thing to blurt out "hey
your breath stinks". It is another thing to have someone become aware of a problem of his or hers
and then empower them with the confidence and desire to change. Jesus does this with us. He
chastens us with the end result to draw us closer to Him. From the love and instruction of Jesus
comes hope. Jesus does not ridicule nor does Jesus condemn. Jesus gives hope. He also gives us the
desire and the ability to change.
On the other hand, Satan the accuser accuses us to demoralize us in an attempt to separate us from
God. From the condemnation of Satan comes despair. The end result of Satan's condemnation is to
make us distrust or disbelieve God. It seems like at times that everyone has an opinion about how we
should live our lives, including God and the Devil. Since everyone does have an opinion about how we
conduct our lives, not every opinion is going to be a valid opinion. Not all changes in behavior are
good. Only Godly changes are good changes.
It takes a special gift and a talent from God, to chasten and rebuke people. It is only through the love
of God and the desire of God to have people draw close to Him, that we can even begin to instruct
others. The Church is a call to brotherhood and friendship not a call into instructing others. Lets
befriend one another First and then try to change them, or maybe we should just befriend one
another and let God through His love handle the changing. "Faithful are the wounds of a friend," but
the wounds of a stranger can be very devastating. Let's make a friend with our comments before we
make a stranger or even worse an enemy with our comments.
Redemption see also Propitiation, Salvation
Apolutrosis (629) Apo - from; Lutron - loosened, with ransom; recovered from lost
Verses - Deuteronomy 13:5; Ruth 4:7; Psalms 71:3 130:7; Romans 3:24 8:23;
1st Corinthians 1:30 ; Ephesians 1:7,14 4:30; Hebrews 9:12
First Use: Genesis 48:15,16 And he (Jacob) blesses Joseph and said, God, before whom my
fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil,
Job 19:25 For I (Job) know that my redeemer liveth and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the
earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. Whom I
shall see for myself and my eyes shall behold and not another;
Redemption is to purchase back something that once belonged to you, but is not currently in your
possession. When Adam and the Woman sinned, mankind was sold into sin. To be in sin is to be
separated from the possession of God. On the cross, Jesus redeemed (purchased) back from sin, as
His possession, all those that would choose to be reunited with God.
Exodus 6: 5-8 And I (God) have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians
keep in bondage; and I have remembered My covenant. Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I
am the LORD and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians and I will rid you out
of their bondage and I will Redeem you with a stretched out arm and with great judgments: And I will
take you to Me for a people and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your
God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. And I will bring you in unto
the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob; and I will give
it you for a heritage: I am the LORD.
Redemption is expressed in the Old Testament as the Passover feast that Israel celebrated in Egypt.
The Passover in Egypt is an enactment of God redeeming (purchasing) His people back into his
possession, from the possession of the world and slavery. Death has passed over, the redeemed have
escaped death and passed over into life with God. The Jews through Abraham had heard the call of
God and had obeyed the call of God to be His people and to live in His land, the promise land. The
Jews betrayed their brother Joseph and sold him into slavery. With Joseph sold into slavery and no
longer a known part of the family, it became necessary for God to reunite the family. To reunite the
family, God brought the entire family from the promise land down into Egypt, where Joseph was.
While the Jews were living in the slavery of Egypt they belonged to Egypt and not to God. The Jews
did not have the relationship of freedom in the promise land that God wanted for them They were
forbidden by the Egyptians to worship God. The night of the Passover by the death of the Firstborn of
Egypt, God cleared the way to worldly Egyptian opposition and redeemed the Jews back into His
possession. He then removed them from Egypt and God led them back into His promise land and back
into a relationship with Him..
The New Testament redemption occurred on the night of the New Testament Passover (Last Supper)
and on the cross of Jesus where Jesus, the Firstborn of God, gave His life and died, clearing the way
for us to be freed from the sin and slavery of the world and to be redeemed to God as His possession.
Matthew 27:50,51 Jesus when He had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the Ghost (Spirit). And,
behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake
and the rocks rent;
The veil in the temple was a partition of separation, separating Holy God from sinful man. With the
death of Jesus on the cross, the veil was supernaturally torn from top to bottom signifying that
redemption had occurred and that through Jesus the way was now open for man to once again enter
into the presence of God.
Redemption is separate and unique from salvation. Redemption occurred at the cross of Jesus where
we are redeemed (purchased back) into the presence and a relationship with God. Salvation is a
continuing life long process where we are healed as we are in a Spiritual relationship with God.
Salvation begins at the resurrection of Jesus, when the believer acknowledges the resurrection of
Jesus and receives the Holy Spirit. Redemption is a work of God on the cross of Jesus, without the
death of Jesus we wouldn't have redemption. Salvation is a work of God through the resurrection of
Jesus. Without the resurrection of Jesus we wouldn't have salvation.
Salvation is associated with an event later than the Passover. Salvation is the event of God destroying
the pursuing Egyptian army and saving (salvation) the Hebrews from their pursuing enemy.
Exodus 14:13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still and see the Salvation of the
LORD which He will show you today:
As God parted the Red sea and the Israelites passed through on dry ground to safety, yet the enemy
was destroyed by the same waters the Jews walked past.
Redemption is only mentioned twice in the Gospels, both times in the Gospel of Luke. The First time
concerning the First coming of Jesus and the second time concerning the second coming of Jesus.
Redemption cannot be separated from the presence of Jesus.
Hebrews 9:12 ... but by His own blood HE (Jesus) entered in once into the holy place, having obtained
eternal redemption for us.
We are redeemed and reunited with God for eternity, however our physical bodies have not yet been
redeemed. Physically we are redeemed after our physical death and we receive a new spiritual sinless
body from God.
Romans 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the Firstfruits of the Spirit, even we
ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the Redemption of our body.
Repentance
Metanoeo (3340) Meta - After; Nous - Mind; after mind, after consideration and thought,
mind change, change in the thoughts of the mind, a change of mind after thought or
reflection
Verses - Matthew 3:11; Acts 11:18; Romans 2:4; 2nd Corinthians 2:9;
Revelation 2:5,21 9:20,21 16:9,11
First Use: Genesis 6:6 And it repented the LORD that He had made man on the earth and it
grieved Him in His heart.
Romans 2:4 Or despisest [by judging others] thou the riches of His (God's) goodness and forbearance
and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance.
Repentance is a change of mind that occurs after thought and reflection. It is God's desire that all men
think, reflect and repent. Repentance is one of the main messages of the Bible. All mankind is on the
path to destruction. It is God's plan and desire that man repent, change paths and walk the path of
life with God. The message of repentance is so important in the Bible that repent is among the First
words used by John the Baptist, Jesus, Peter and Paul in each of their First messages to people.
Matthew 3:1,2 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying,
Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is
at hand.
Acts 2:37,38 Now when they (crowds) heard this [that the crucified Jesus is God], they were pricked
(convicted) in their heart and said unto Peter and to the rest of the Apostles, Men and brethren, what
shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance [man's ignorance of God, before the cross of Jesus] God
winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent;
Acts 26:19,20 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I (Paul) was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: But
showed First unto them of Damascus and at Jerusalem and throughout all the coasts of Judea and
then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and do works meet for repentance.
Rest
Anapaou (373) Ana - Up; Pauo - refrain, cease, stop; up cease, refresh, renew
Katapauo (2664) Kata - Down; Pauo - refrain, cease, stop; down stop, cease from labor
Hebrew: Shabath (7673) "Sabbath" cease from labor, rest, renew, refresh
Verses - Exodus 5:5 16:23; Matthew 11:28; Acts 2:26; Hebrews 3:11,18 4:1-11;
Revelation 14:13
First Use: Genesis 2:1-3 Thus the heavens (sky) and the earth were finished and all the host
(belongings) of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which He had made;
and He rested on the seventh day from all his work which He had made. And God blessed
the seventh day and sanctified it: because that in it He had rested from all His work which
God created and made {God's work of creation}.
Rest means to cease from labors and in ceasing, to be renewed and refreshed, to be rested. Rest is a
state of comfort and relaxation. Rest can only occur because the work is finished. Where there is
work, there is no rest. We can rest because the work has been completed. Jesus has done all of the
work necessary to be done. John 4:34 Jesus saith unto them (disciples), My meat is to do the will of
Him (Father) that sent me and to finish His work. {The work of Redemption, on the cross}
John 17:5 I (Jesus) have glorified thee (Father) on the earth: I have finished the work which thou
gavest Me to do.
This was the night Jesus was betrayed, to be crucified the next day. Jesus was about to cross the
brook Cedron. By crossing the brook Cedron and going to the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus
knew He was to be betrayed. Jesus was already submitting to the cross. Jesus had already made up
His mind and committed Himself to redeem us. When Jesus commits to something He is faithful! He
completes what He desires to do and can therefore call it finished because it is finished.
Rest is not only an important Biblical principal; rest is both a commandment to be followed and a
feast day to be observed. Rest is the forth of the Ten Commandments.
Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
Rest is the First of the eight appointed festivals.
Leviticus 23:1-3 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel and say
unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations
(gatherings), even these are my feasts. Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the
Sabbath of rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the Sabbath of the LORD in all
your dwellings.
The New Testament book of Hebrews interprets for us the Church, just how we are to abide in the
Commandment and Feast of rest.
Hebrews 4:3 For we which have believed do enter into rest...
To believe in the finished work of Jesus is our rest, fulfilling both the forth commandment and the
First appointed Feast. We enter into the rest of God by faith in the work of God. This is no small rest.
Those who do not believe in God, are continually working and toiling in fear and insecurity. We have
true rest, the kind of rest that can only come from God.
There is some Church discussion as to whether we have to set aside a certain day for rest, usually a
Sunday or a Saturday. Interestingly this topic was also being discussed while the New Testament was
being written and Paul the Apostle writes about it in the book of Romans.
Romans 14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let
every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
Paul is telling the Church that some Christians hold one day sacred while other Christians hold every
day sacred and that either choice is fine, just decide it for yourself. Saturday, starting at sundown on
Friday evening, is still the Jewish Sabbath which they are required to observe, because they do not yet
have the rest of Jesus. Sunday is the day of gathering and of collective worship for the Church because
the Church, every Sunday, is commemorating the Sunday resurrection of Jesus.
Resurrection
Anastasis (386) Ana - up; Stao - Stand; stand up again, raise, live again
Verses - Matthew 27:53; John 5:29 11:25; Acts 1:22; Romans 1:4;
1st Corinthians 15:42; Philippians 3:10; Revelation 20:5,6
First Use: Genesis 22:1-19 .. And He (God) said, Take now thy (Abraham's) son, thy only son
Isaac, whom thou lovest and get thee into the land of Moriah {present day temple mount in
Jerusalem}; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains of which I will
tell thee.. And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the donkey; and I and
the lad will go yonder and worship (acknowledge life comes from God) and come again to
you.
Abraham was acknowledging the resurrection ability of God, stating that he and Isaac were both
going to return after he had offered Isaac as a sacrifice. The sacrifice was both prophetic and symbolic
of the future sacrifice of our Heavenly Father offering His Son Jesus, at the exact same location. The
Father offered Jesus His Son so that mankind would be reunited with God.
Matthew 22:23,29,31-32 The same day came to Him (Jesus) the Sadducees {religious/political leaders},
which say that there is no resurrection... Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err (error), not
knowing the Scriptures (Bible), nor the power of God... But as touching the resurrection of the dead,
have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham and the
God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Resurrection is to stand up again, to come back living from the dead. Jesus has done just that. Jesus
suffered and died on the cross and resurrected the third day. The resurrection is the cornerstone of
the Christian faith. Without the resurrection of Jesus there is no Christianity. The resurrection proves
that Jesus is God. It proves that His sacrifice is acceptable and that our own sins are forgiven and it
proves that believing Christians will spend eternity with the loving God in heaven.
The resurrection of Jesus is the pivotal event that a Christian is required to believe in, in order to be a
Christian and become justified. One has to believe in the actual bodily resurrection of Jesus. It is not a
theory, nor is it a vague hazy concept, or in a "spiritual" sense that Jesus has resurrected. The same
Jesus that was born from the womb of a virgin, died on the cross and was buried in the tomb, is the
same Jesus that stood again in full resurrection life. The resurrection of Jesus is the one act of faith
(belief) that we as Christians are required to believe. Without a belief in the resurrection of Jesus it is
impossible to be a Christian, it is impossible to have a relationship with God. Christianity stands on the
wonderful resurrection of Jesus.
1st Corinthians 15:3-8 For I (Apostle Paul) delivered unto you First of all that which I also received,
how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures: And that He was buried and that He rose
again (resurrected) the third day according to the Scriptures: And that, He was seen of Cephas
(Disciple Peter), then of the twelve (disciples): After that, He was seen of above five hundred (500+
people) brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain (are still alive) unto this present, but some
are fallen asleep. After that, He was seen of James (a 1/2 brother of Jesus, born to Mary and Joseph,
he wrote the N.T. book of James); then all of the apostles {it was a requirement of the early Church to
see the resurrected Jesus before you could be called an Apostle} and last of all He was seen of me
(Apostle Paul) also.
It was on the evening of the resurrection of Jesus that the disciples received the baptism of the Holy
Spirit by Jesus. We are not baptized and do not receive the baptism from Jesus until the day we First
realize that Jesus is indeed risen from the dead, that He is alive! The Gospel Message of the Church is
the resurrection of Jesus. The Apostle Paul traveled the known world delivering this message to
everyone, from Kings to outcasts.
Acts 26:22-25 Having therefore obtained help of God, I (Apostle Paul) continue unto this day,
witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and
Moses did say should come: That Christ should suffer and that He should be the First that should rise
from the dead and should show light unto the people and to the Gentiles (non-Jews). And as he
(Paul) spoke thus for himself, Festus [Roman, Governor of Caesarea] said with a loud voice, Paul, thou
art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
The Apostle Paul was on trial for his life in the Roman court system. Paul was testifying before King
Agrippa and the King's wife Queen Bernice. Festus the Governor had heard Paul's testimony before
about the risen Jesus. But Festus misunderstood and thought Christianity was about a dispute that
this man named Jesus was missing. Some thought Jesus to be dead and some thought Jesus to be
alive. During the testimony Festus realized for the First time that Christianity is about the resurrection
of Jesus and right in the middle of Paul's speaking a startled Festus shouted out that Paul was mad.
The resurrection of Jesus is a weighty topic to ponder and like Festus we might want to declare this is
madness, but the truth is, Paul, the disciples, the 500+ apostles, the prophets, the law, the scriptures
and the Holy Spirit of God all testify to the Gospel News that Jesus is indeed raised from the dead!
Rewards
Misthapodotes (3406) Mithos - reward, wage;

Apodidomi Apo - from, departure;
Didomi - give, bestow, grant; to give or grant a reward
Verses - Job 21:19; Jeremiah 31:16; Daniel 5:17; Romans 4:4; Colossians 2:18;
Revelation 11:18 18:6
First Use: Genesis 15:1 After these things [Abram had just inflicted a big defeat on the ruling
kings of the earth and Abram was afraid of their retaliation] the word of the LORD came
unto Abram in a vision saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield and thy exceeding great
reward.
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe
that He is [exists] and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.
1st Corinthians 3:13-15 Every man's work (Ergon, (2041), effort, energy) shall be made manifest: for the
day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire [judgment]; and the fire shall try every man's
work of what sort it is. If any man's work (effort) abide which he hath built thereupon [Jesus], he shall
receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved;
yet so as by fire.
Rewards are individual recognition for individual accomplishments. Every redeemed person will
receive the reward of heaven, but then there are additional rewards from God. The rewards are what
we have done here on earth that translate to the kingdom of God. God is going to test through the
judgment of fire every action, thought, word and deed of every person. Our actions that are Godly in
nature will be permitted to enter into heaven with us; the acts that are worldly will not be permitted
into heaven. All of the Godly thoughts, conversation, prayers and devotions that we have had toward
God will be permitted into heaven. If we meet and get to know a fellow Christian here on earth we
will remember it in heaven. It is our reward from here on earth. The more we build on the foundation
of Jesus and the more we prepare ourselves to live in the everlasting presence of the Holy God the
more rewarding heaven will be for each of us.
Some rewards are represented in the Bible as crowns. There are two types of crowns in the Bible,
Diadema (1238) crown of authority and rule, kingly crown; and Stephanos (4735) a symbol and award
of accomplishment. The Christian receives the "stephanos," the recognition of the reward. Jesus
wears the "diadem," the crown of authority. For a short 3 1/2 years Satan will also wear a counterfeit
diadem of stolen authority.
Some of the reward crowns mentioned in the Bible are the, everlasting crown {1 st Corinthians 9:25},
the crown of fellowship {Philippians 4:1}, crown of rejoicing {1 st Thessalonians 2:19}, crown of
righteousness {2nd Timothy 4:8} crown of life {James 1:2, Revelation 2:10} and the crown of glory {1 st
Peter 5:4}. These are all rewards that we can participate in here on earth and then enjoy them for
eternity with God.
Daniel 12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn
many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.
Righteousness
Dikaios (1342) right, correct, making the right decisions, innocent, without guilt
Verses - Psalms 11:7; Proverbs 16:8; Daniel 4:27; Malachi 3:3; Matthew 3:15;
John 16:8; Romans 1:17; Revelation 19:8
First Use: Genesis 7:1 And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the
ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
Hosea 10:12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is
time to seek the LORD, till He Come and rain righteousness upon you.
Righteousness is the act of being right or correct. There are right decisions in life and there are wrong
decisions and choices in life. God is the judge of our choices. Is there one act of righteousness
(correctness) that makes us right with God? The disciples asked Jesus this question. John 6:28,29 Then
said they (disciples) unto Him (Jesus), What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus
answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him (Jesus) whom He
(Father) has sent.
What is the work of God that we are to believe, specifically about Jesus? What makes us right with
God? God performs the work of "life". God is the God of life. God created life; He then came to
redeem back our lost lives. We are to believe that God is the God of life. When we believe in the work
of life of God, we are correct and justified by God. The resurrection of Jesus is the event that proves
that God is the God of life and that He is capable of giving life from death.
Romans 4:24,25 But for us also [those who have faith like Abraham], to whom it (righteousness) shall
be imputed, if we believe on Him (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) that raised up Jesus our Lord from the
dead; Who (Jesus) was delivered for our offenses and was raised again for our justification.
The Father sent Jesus into the world to condemn sin and to judge righteousness and unrighteousness.
Jesus died on the cross, condemning sin. Then Jesus rose from the dead, proving that He is the Judge
of the living and the dead. The resurrection of Jesus is the most important event to humanity. The
resurrection of Jesus is the dividing line between everlasting life and everlasting death. The
resurrection of Jesus is the event that divides mankind for all times into two distinct groups; the group
of life and the group of death. Jesus resurrected to give mankind the option of life or death. Those
that believe that man exists in sin and that Jesus is God and that He came to die for us, enabling us to
live with Him and that the resurrection proves the Deity of Jesus, will be justified (innocent) and will
live with God.
When we believe that God is the God of life, just as Abraham did when He believed that God would
give life to Isaac in the womb of Sarah while Sarah was 90 years old and Abraham himself was 99
years old. Then Abraham continued to believe that God is life when Abraham believed God would
resurrect Isaac when Isaac was to be offered on mount Moriah. These actions by Abraham of belief,
that God is life, made Abraham righteous. And it is the same belief in the same God that makes us
righteous.
Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He hath clothed
me with the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a
bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
It's not very hard to be justified by God. All we have to do is realize that we do not have life in
ourselves. Moment by moment we need a breath of life to sustain us; we need food, water, rest,
shelter and companionship. Man is very needy and God meets our every need. We are not capable of
sustaining our own lives. A quick glance at other people will confirm that no one lives very long on
earth. It is easy to recognize that man is not the answer to life and it is just as easy to realize that
Jesus is the answer to life.
Salvation see also Redemption, Propitiation
Soteria (4991) Save, protect, heal, prevent harm, heal from past harms
Verses - Psalms 85:4,7,9; Romans 1:16 10:10 11:11 13:11; Hebrews 1:14;
1st Peter 1:5; Jude ver. 3
First Use: Genesis 49:18 I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
2nd Thessalonians 2:13 ..God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification
of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
Salvation means to be taken out of harms way, "saved " from harm or danger, included in being saved
is healing, emotional spiritual healing. Where there is danger there is suffering and injury; where
there is salvation there is healing. Our salvation does not stop with us being saved from perishing in
the fires of hell. We as Christians commonly ask others "are you saved?" as though salvation is a one
time finished work in our lives. Often what we are really asking is if the person has a personal
relationship with God. A relationship with God First involves redemption (renewed relationship) with
God, then through our new Spiritual relationship (sanctification) with God we are continually being
saved (healed).
Salvation is separate and unique from redemption. Redemption means to be returned back into the
possession of a separated owner. We have been Redeemed on the cross of Jesus signified, at the
crucifixion, when the veil in the temple was torn from top to bottom revealing that the way into the
presence of God was now open to mankind. Redemption is represented in the Bible by the Old
Testament night of Passover in Egypt when Israel was redeemed back to God from the slavery of
Egypt. Salvation means healing. We are healed from sin when we receive the baptism of the Holy
Spirit from Jesus. The salvation process continues on in our lives as God continues to protect and heal
us. Salvation is represented in the Old Testament as the event when God parted the Red Sea, saving
the Hebrews and then destroying the pursuing enemy, the Egyptian army. Redemption is a work of
God on the cross of Jesus. Without the death of Jesus we wouldn't have redemption. Salvation is a
work of God in the resurrection of Jesus, without the resurrection of Jesus we wouldn't have
salvation.
Exodus 14:13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still and see the salvation of the
LORD, which He will show to you today (God's parting of the Red Sea): for the Egyptians whom ye
have seen today, ye shall see them again no more forever. The LORD shall fight for you and ye shall
hold your peace.
The Egyptian army was not the only danger the Hebrews were saved from. During their time in the
wilderness, the Hebrews were continually being saved. They were saved from hunger, saved from
thirst, saved from being lost as God led them. They were saved from separation from God as God
instructed them and revealed Himself to the Hebrews in a relationship with them. This salvation
process is a healing process. God is continually saving us and healing us as we walk with Him.
Where redemption is a function of the cross of Jesus, salvation is a function of the resurrection of
Jesus. We are redeemed when we acknowledge our sin and the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross for us.
We are not saved (healed) until we acknowledge the resurrection life of Jesus and Jesus then baptizes
us with the new life of the Holy Spirit.
Titus 3:5,6 [salvation is obtained] Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according
to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration (Spiritual, rebirth) and renewing of the Holy
Ghost; which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior.
In fact the name of Jesus means salvation "God is Salvation", Jesus; Je - Yahweh (God); Sus - Salvation;
Jesus - God is Salvation. By acknowledging Jesus we are acknowledging our being healed - saved by
God.
2nd Thessalonians But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the
Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the
Spirit and belief of the truth:
Salvation (healing) is a part of the continuing sanctification process. Sanctification is to be set apart
for a relationship with God. Through a relationship with God we are being healed as we begin to know
more about the love of God and the plan of God through Jesus to save the world from sin, death and
despair. Yes there is healing in the living God of the Bible!
Sanctification
Hagiazo (37) set apart for God's use, cleanse, purify, make holy
Verses - John 10:36 17:19; 1st Corinthians 1:30; 2nd Thessalonians 2:13;
Hebrews 10:10; 1st Peter 1:2; Jude ver. 1
First Use: Genesis 2:3 And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it: because that in it
He had rested from all His work which God created and made.
Sanctification means to be set apart from the world and brought into the presence of God.
Sanctification is the continuing process of being drawn closer and closer into a relationship with God.
When we become born again we are cleansed of sin so the Spirit of God comes inside of us and fills
us. All Christians are full of the Spirit of God. However, differing from individual to individual, is the
capacity of being filled. A cup can be full and a large barrel can also be filled but the barrel has much
more capacity and contains much more than the cup.
The process of sanctification is directly related to the result of the individual denying self and living to
God. We can be born again Christians and seldom pray, seldom read the Bible and seldom seek God.
By doing this we are living a life set apart for ourselves and not to God, consequently, we will have
little connection with God. As we begin to replace our actions and desires with that of God and the
more we seek God, the more we will find God and the more we will know Him.
Sanctification is a position. It is like being hired for a position at a new job. We show up to perform
the job. We are on the payroll and receiving the benefits, yet we know little about the job or about
our employers or our fellow employees. As the years go by we become more familiar with our job and
with our bosses and fellow employees. The difference is the amount of sanctification, the amount
that we are set apart to our job and surroundings. The sanctification process doesn't stop. It
continues the entire time we remain at that job. Christianity is like a job. We have the position of
Christians (Christ like) and our position is a relationship with God. Yet we know very little about what
this position entails. As we live a Christian life, we experience God by praying, reading the Bible,
fellowship with other Christians and by being a servant to God and others.
As a Christian we can also experience visions, dreams and prophesy. We can encounter angels,
encounter demons, experience trials, experience persecution, receive blessings and a host of things,
just as in the Bible. With these and other life experiences we become sanctified, becoming more
knowledgeable of our position and our surroundings.
The sanctification process is sometimes illustrated as a car having four tires with air in all four tires
the car moves smoothly. Lack of air in any of the tires makes for a ruff ride. The four tires of
sanctification are considered Bible reading/studying, Prayer, Fellowship, Church Involvement and
Helping/Serving/Volunteering. This is a very powerful illustration because if we leave out any of these
tires, Christianity is a rough ride. Reading the Bible, praying, fellowshipping and helping others is just
the cure to the difficulties we encounter in life.
Satan / Lucifer / Devil
Greek: Satanas (4567) "accuser"; Satan

Greek: Diabolos (1228) "slanderer" false accuser; Devil
Hebrew: Heylel (1966) Bright shinning, morning star; Lucifer
Spanish: Diablo; Devil
Verses - Genesis 3:1; Job 1:6-2:10; Isaiah 14:12-22; Ezekiel 28:12-19; Zechariah 3:1-
10; Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 10:17-20; Revelation 20:1-10
First Use: - Not mentioned, Satan, although he exists, is not mentioned to Adam in the early
Verses of the Bible. Mankind's relationship is with God; Satan is basically a non-factor.
Isaiah 14:12-16 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut
down to the ground, which did weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend
into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the
congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the
most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. They that see thee shall
narrowly look upon thee and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble,
that did shake kingdoms;
Satan means accuser and Devil means slanderer. Both names are descriptive titles of this fallen
angel's character. The actual name of Satan is unknown. Satan is the accuser of the brethren. Satan
was the First to rebel against God and through the deception of Satan, sin and death entered into all
mankind. Satan knew what He was doing when he set out to destroy mankind. Satan knows the pain
and suffering that exists and yet he continues to perpetuate as much pain and suffering as he can.
Ezekiel 28:15 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,
Satan was originally an Angel created by God and called Lucifer. Lucifer is a title meaning bright and
morning star and originally Lucifer didn't have sin but in himself he sinned against God. He desired to
rule even above God. Lucifer is now the fake morning star, still seeking to be worshipped above God.
The word lucky is an old pagan witchcraft word and comes from Lucifer. Lucky is not a Biblical term,
lucky; lu- Lucifer; ky - key; lit. Lucifer key; acknowledging Lucifer as giving someone a key to unlock
their worldly desires. A person that claims to be lucky is someone who is claiming to have received
from the devil. Christians are never lucky; Christians are "blessed" from God.
James 1:16,17 Do not err my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above
and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness (no deception), neither
shadow (no darkness) of turning (deceit).
Two characteristics of Satan are that he is subtle (not obvious) and that he is a counterfeiter (a
copycat):
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had
made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Satan is subtle, it is the subtle lie, the subtle deception that is just as Satanic as any outrageous act.
Because Satan is so subtle and since he is also a spirit being, the First piece of Spiritual armor for the
Christian is the belt of truth (Bible).
Ephesians 6:11,14 Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles
(methods) of the devil. .. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth...
Satan is also a counterfeiter. Satan is pretending to be god and therefore counterfeits what God does
for real.
the [counterfeit] apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an
[counterfeit] angel of light.
Revelation 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where
the beast and the false prophet are and shall be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Second Coming
Second coming means that there has already been a First Coming; the Second Coming is a return
appearance. Jesus came the First time to redeem mankind back to Him. Jesus specifically came the
First time to suffer death on the cross, but not just death; mocking, humiliation, rejection, abuse and
a host of other things that the God of Glory would suffer at the hands of His creation. The mystery is
not that Jesus would return, the mystery is why did Jesus come the First time. Of course there is only
one answer to the First visit of Jesus and that is that Jesus came because He loves us.
The Second Coming of Jesus is when Jesus returns to establish His throne here on earth, when Jesus
reigns and rules as the rightful King and God of the earth. Right now Jesus reigns and rules in the lives
of Christians but apart from Christians the world does not acknowledge Jesus as the King.
Acts 15:15,16 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, after this [after God takes
for Himself people from among the gentiles] I (Jesus) will return and will build again the tabernacle
[dwelling, throne] of [king] David.
Jesus is the physical seed (descendant) of king David, through Mary who is a descendant of David.
Jesus a descendant of David is then eligible and is going to rule the earth from the same throne that
king David ruled Judah from over 3,000 years ago.
There are approximately 333 prophecies written in the Old Testament of the Bible predicting the First
coming, of Jesus. There are approximately 555 prophecies in the entire Bible (Old and New
Testaments), prophesying about the second coming of Jesus creating a total of about 888 prophecies
regarding the various comings of Jesus.
A few First Coming prophecies:

The Bible's first prophecy given is about the 'First Coming' of Jesus.
Genesis 3:14,15 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this (deceived the
woman), thou are cursed above all cattle and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou
go and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman
and between thy seed (Antichrist) and her seed (Christ - Jesus); it (Jesus) shall bruise thy (Satan's)
head [this occurred at the cross of Jesus, John 19:17 and He bearing His cross went forth into a place
called "the place of the skull".] and thou shalt bruise His heel..
This among other things, happened to Jesus on the cross where His heel was nailed against the cross
and was badly bruised as He supported his body on the heel of His foot. This is a prophesied injury
that could not have occurred by stoning or any other means of death. Jesus bruised His heel in order
to heal us.
Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King
cometh unto thee: He is just and having salvation; lowly and riding upon an ass (donkey) and upon a
colt the foal of an ass (donkey).
Daniel 9:25,26 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to
restore and to build Jerusalem [Jerusalem was destroyed the First time by the Babylonian army in B.C.
722} unto Messiah (Jesus) the Prince shall be seven weeks {each week is a seven year time period, like
a decade of seven years} and threescore (60) and two weeks: {7 + 60 + 2 = 69 weeks; 7 X 69 = 483
years, Jesus was prophesied to come 434 years after the commandment to rebuild Jerusalem and He
did.} the street shall be built again and the wall, even in troublous times.. And after threescore and
two weeks shall Messiah (Jesus) be cut off (executed, (3772)), but not for himself:
It was 7 weeks or 49 years until the Jerusalem temple was rebuilt, occurring after the 70 year Jewish
captivity in Babylon was complete. Then there were roughly 169 years until the commandment to
rebuild Jerusalem was given. After an additional 60 and 2 weeks 434 years the Messiah was to be
executed, the cross of Jesus.
There are a total of 70 weeks, 490 years, explained to Daniel the prophet by an angel, 69 of the weeks
have been fulfilled the 70th and last week (seven year period) is thought to take place during the time
of Revelation.
A few Second Coming prophesies:
Revelation 1:7 Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him and they also which
pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.
The Bible's Second Prophecy is given by Enoch of the Old Testament and is about the 'Second Coming'
of Jesus.
Jude ver. 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord
cometh with ten thousands of His saints.
Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the
Spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced and they
shall mourn for Him, as one mourneth for his only son.
This is an Old Testament prophecy, stating that the Messiah would return and the one whom they
"have pierced". Psalms 22 in the Old Testament contains direct quotes of Jesus from the cross. Isaiah
Chapter 52:13 - 53:12, is also an Old Testament direct description of the events of the crucifixion of
Jesus.
Security of the Believer see also Perseverance of the Believer
God desires and wants us to grasp redemption and to move on and to walk with God in the security of
a relationship in love and trust with Him. The reason that we are secure in God is that the redemption
work is completely a work of God. God became a man in Jesus to reconcile us back to Him.
Fortunately our being a Christian, a child of God, is not dependant on our actions it is dependant on
our faith. The faith that Jesus has risen from death, securing everlasting life for us. Faith is not
external requiring that we do something to obtain it; faith is inward so our faith cannot be taken away
by anything or by anybody.
In the Bible King David is a favorite of God, if not God's favorite. But lets look at David's actions; David,
lied, cheated, stole and murdered, David might have broken all ten of God's ten commandments, yet
David remained a favorite of God. This is because David remained faithful to God. David's one desire
was to dwell forever in the presence of God.
Psalms 27:4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house
of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD and to enquire (admire) in His
temple.
God says that He has the same mercies for us that He has for King David.
Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear and come unto Me: hear and your soul shall live; and I will make an
everlasting covenant with you, even as the sure mercies of David.
We, like King David, can go astray and have our problems. Faith in Jesus and not faith in ourselves will
always bring us home to God.
Hebrews 13:5,6 .. for He (Jesus) hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may
boldly say, The Lord is my helper and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
The strongest promise in the Bible is that God will never leave us or forsake us. This promise actually
says that it is not possible for God to leave us, nor is it possible for God to forsake us. Part of
understanding this wonderful promise of God is understanding the various locations of God. The Bible
uses three locations or prepositions to reveal to us our relationship with God.
The First preposition is parallel, the Bible tells us that God is parallel or beside every living person on
the earth. It is not possible to escape God's presence, God is parallel (beside) each person, believer
and non-believer. For instance God is overseeing the non-voluntary life functions of our bodies. God
causes our heart to beat as well as giving us every breath we breathe during our life. God also
oversees the growth of our bodies. Any cell in our body has the DNA code to divide and become any
type of body tissue. It is God who instructs each cell what to become whether that cell is to develop
into eye, brain, stomach, hair, bone, lung, teeth, tissue etc.. Without God no one would grow or
function. It is rejecting God's parallel presence in our life that is rejecting God and this is what keeps
the non-believer a non-believer.
The second preposition used in God's relationship to people is "in". Once a person acknowledges the
parallel presence of God and invites God into their life, God comes "in" to the person and combines
with the spirit of the person giving the person Spiritual life in a new internal Spiritual relationship with
God. A relationship with God as our Father and we as God's children.
The third preposition used in the Bible for God's location to us humans is "upon". The upon
preposition is used to refer to the empowerment work of God. From time to time God comes upon
people giving people an overflow of God's presence. It is this overflow or upon that enables people to
speak and witness, prophesy and display in many ways the greatness and wonderfulness of God.
We are indeed secure in God.
Seer - See also Prophet
Hebrew: Chozeh (2374) look upon, behold in agreement, with approval
Verses - 1st Samuel 9:9; 2nd Samuel 24:11; 2nd Chronicles 35:15; Isaiah 29:10
First Use: 1st Samuel 9:9 Beforetime (before the Kings) in Israel, when a man went to inquire of
God, thus he spake, Come and let us go to the Seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was
beforetime called a Seer.
The Seer was part of a short distinct time period in the history of Israel and came from the office of
the Prophets. The office of Seer took place during the unique time period of Israel when God was
their King. With God in the midst of Israel He was no longer Prophesied about but was seen by the
Seer. This time period began after the Passover and upon leaving Egypt. Exodus 13:17 "God led them"
He could be Seen leading the new Nation of Israel out of Egypt and into the Promise Land. In those
days everyone in Israel could See God as appeared in a pillar of Cloud by day and in a pillar of Fire by
night. The Seer time period lasted from the Egypt Exodus throughout the wilderness into the Promise
Land including the time period of the Judges and until the regretful moment when Israel as a Nation
rejected the leadership of God and chose for themselves an earthly king named Saul (Asked For) so
they could be like all of the other nations around them and like all of the other nations they could no
longer see God in their midst. With the anointing and placing of Saul into the office of King the brief
Seer period of Israel reverted back to the prophet period and remains the prophet period for Israel
until this day.
1st Samuel 10:17-19 And ye have this day rejected your God. As that day they were anointing Saul
King.
The Church however has God as King and is at times in a position of a Seer.
Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.
As the "Born Again" "Pure in Heart" Church we at times do get to glimpse and to see God at work as
He leads and directs our path into His righteousness. There are times that are just too Compassionate,
to Divine and to Miraculous to be anything but the occurrence of God. It is only the Christian that is
equipped and able to be a Seer into these very special moments in life.
There is an interesting development about Seeing God. In the Old Testament it was well known by the
people that to See God meant the death of the individual as it is not possible for a sinful human to
look upon the Holy God and to then live. We of the New Testament might think that thought to be old
fashioned or superstitious but of a Truth it is not possible to look upon God and live. To see the Holy
God or even to glimpse of His Divine attributes does indeed bring death to the observer. To see God,
to behold His Beauty, to look upon the Holy God does cause us to die to self, as we begin to see God
for His Majesty and us for our shortcomings and this wonderful discovery then causes in us a new
desire, the desire to now Live for God.
Timeline:
God Chooses Abraham - Isaac - Jacob to begin a Family in order for God to reveal Himself (through
Scripture, Customs and Laws) to all of mankind through this one Chosen Family. The Family sells it's
one brother Joseph into Slavery. To reunite the Family God then causes a famine and sends the entire
Family (now 70 Souls) into Egypt and eventual slavery. The Family remains in Egypt in slavery until
rescued by God and released from Egypt via the death of the firstborn sons. The Family that went into
Egypt is now Called out of Egypt as a Nation. The New Nation of Israel is birthed in one day, the day of
their freedom from the Nation of Egypt. In their Freedom and as a New Nation God is their New King
and can be seen among them and therefore the Prophet is now referred to as the Seer. With the
eventual rejection of God as their King and the appointing of the earthly King Saul the nation reverts
back to the office of Prophets.
Abraham as a Prophet:
Genesis 20:6,7 And God said unto him (Abimelech) in a dream, .. restore the man (Abraham) his wife;
for he is a Prophet.
Moses as a Prophet: Deuteronomy 34:10 And there arose not a Prophet since in Israel like unto
Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face. Moses began as a Prophet prior to the Freedom and
creation of the Nation of Israel but then he continued as a Seer as Moses saw God face to face.
Samuel as a Seer:
1st Samuel 9:19 And Samuel answered Saul, and said I am the Seer:
This is prior to Saul being King of Israel. Then as Saul becomes King in Israel there is the returning back
to the Prophet era and all the succeeding prophets in Israel are prophets i.e. Isaiah, Daniel, Jeremiah,
Zechariah.
Isaiah as Prophet:
Isaiah 37:2 .. unto Isaiah the Prophet the son of Amoz.
From time to time the "Seer" is mentioned in the Old Testament it is mostly an older Prophet who
began his ministry in the days before King Saul or it is a reference keeping in mind that at one time
God was Seen among the people by "Seers" but now it is prophets that prophesy of God. In Amos,
"seer" is used as a put down to the prophet Amos, alluding that prophecy was an outdated practice.
Amos 7:12 Also Amaziah (Priest) said unto Amos, O thou Seer, go, flee thee away into the land of
Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: but prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is
the king's chapel and it is the king's court.
Servant see also Minister
Doulos (1401) subservient, slave, working for the benefit of others,

performing helpful tasks
Verses - Mark 9:35; Philippians 2:7; 2nd Timothy 2:24; James 1:1; 2nd Peter 1:1;
Jude ver. 1; Revelation 1:1
First Use: Genesis 9:25 And he (Noah) said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he
be unto his brethren.
Romans 6:16-18 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey; whether of sin unto
death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but
ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine (scriptures) which was delivered you. Being then
made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
Servant is someone who does the desires of the master. God is our master and those that choose to
be, are His servants. However, the master/servant relationship between God and man is not the same
as a master servant relationship between two people. God being our master and our companion,
doesn't just send us off to perform tasks for Him like a human master would. Instead, God actually
does His work through us. We are a servant to God not when we do tasks but when we yield to God.
The servant part of our relationship is not in going out and witnessing to someone about God; the
servant part is in us yielding ourselves to God, learning about who God is and in companionship with
God, letting God work naturally through our natural words and actions so that we naturally are a
witness of God. Another example, would be to bring food and clothing to needy people, this act alone
would not make us a servant of God, but in companionship with God, getting to know God and
allowing God to work through us naturally, with us acknowledging God and giving God the credit and
the glory we are a servant of God. All the while we are serving God we are getting to know Him, as He
is our constant companion.
The Bible also tells about a special kind of servant called a "bond servant". The bondservant is a
servant that has completed their obligated period of employment as a servant and is free to leave.
The servant states that their desire is to remain a servant to that particular master. In doing so they
"bond" themselves to the master for life. The servant does this because the relationship between the
master and the servant is a pleasant one. Like the saying goes "it is better to be a servant in a rich
man's house than to be your own poor master". Being a servant is not akin to slavery.
A servant has a position of trust bestowed on them by the master:
1st Corinthians 4:2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
The master is also obligated to provide for the needs of the servant. God as our master does provide
for all of our needs. He feeds, cloths and has provided a home and a future for us.
Septuagint
Septuagint is the entire Old Testament of the Bible translated from the Jewish Hebrew
language into the Geek language approximately 200 B.C.. Many of our English book titles
from the Old Testament are from the Septuagint version. Genesis (Beginnings), Exodus (Out
of Path), Psalms (Songs).
The entire Old Testament was completely written by the Jews in the Jewish Hebrew language about
400 B.C.. Then approximately 200 B.C. the Old Testament was entirely translated by a small group of
devout Jews from the Hebrew language into scrolls written in the Greek language. This is significant
because these events occurred 400 & 200 years before the birth of Jesus. Much of the Old Testament
was written as prophecy about the coming of Jesus. With two versions, the Hebrew and the Greek of
the Bible circulating around the world prior to the birth of Jesus, it is impossible to add text to the
Bible to portray the life of Jesus after the birth of Jesus. If text had been added to the Geek version of
the Bible, it would no longer match the Hebrew Bible. Likewise if text were added to the Hebrew Bible
about Jesus then there were still 2,500 years of Hebrew and 200 years of Greek Bibles circulating
around the world that would not substantiate the new versions.
In 1947-1956 in the Dead Sea region of Israel, Hebrew Bibles called the "Dead Sea Scrolls" were found
sealed in clay jars that were hidden in various caves. The Dead Sea scrolls date back to the times
before, during and shortly after Jesus walked on earth. Almost the entire Old Testament was found.
When our modern Old Testament Bibles were compared to the Dead Sea Scrolls, "Old Testament
Bibles" the Bibles were virtually identical, except for a very few spelling differences they were
identical. This is stunning proof that the Bible has remained unedited since it was originally written
and that the prophecies about Jesus existed in the Bible years before the birth of Jesus, proving that
the Bible is written with knowledge of events before they happen. This also proves the Bible to have
been written with more knowledge than man possesses, knowledge that can only come from God.
Siege
Hebrew: tsowr (4692) hemming in, isolate, distress, strong hold, fortification
Verses - Deuteronomy 28:52; Micah 5:1; Nahum 3:14; Zechariah 12:2
First Use: Deuteronomy 20:12 And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war
against thee, then thou shall besiege it:
Siege is a military warfare tactic. A siege is to defeat by isolation from needed resources. A siege is a
very effective form of warfare because the siege separates the people from assistance, morale and
help. The siege does not jeopardize the attacking enemy because the enemy is not directly attacking a
strongly defended people. Once the isolation and deprivation have taken place, do to the siege, the
people often lose the will to resist and the city is then taken in tact without much of a battle. Siege
warfare is successful because it removes the will to resist; the battle is won before the actual physical
engagement begins. Siege warfare is common spiritual warfare used to isolate, separate and remove
Christians from fellowship and Church attendance.
Hebrews 10:24,25 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not
forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another:
and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Sin
Hamartia (266) defeated, beaten, looser
Verses - Mark 2:10; Acts 2:38; Hebrews 1:3; 1st John 1:9; Revelation 18:4,5
First Use: Genesis 4:7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? And if thou doest not
well, sin lieth at the door and unto thee shall be his desire and thou (you) shall rule over him.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man (Adam) sin entered into the world and death by sin; and so
death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to
whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Romans 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion (rule) over you: for ye are not under the law, but under
grace.
1st Timothy 1:15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the
world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
Sin is disobedience to God. When we sin against God we have been overcome, we have lost, been
defeated, the modern term for sin would be looser. We have lost when we sin, lost the
accomplishment, lost the victory and lost the reward. Jesus is not a sinner, Jesus is not a looser, Jesus
is victorious and Jesus is a winner. Jesus has allowed us to trade in our loosing position and join Him in
His victory over sin and death.
Sin is disobedience, without at least one rule or law there would be no sin. No rules or no laws would
indicate no infractions and therefore no sin. Without any laws there also wouldn't be any obedience.
Adam and Eve had at least one law to follow and that law was to not eat from the tree of good & evil.
During the time of Moses, God instructed the Jews in about 613 laws.
Since Jesus has come, all of the laws have been combined into two commandments:
We are to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and we are to love our neighbor as
ourselves.
Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all
thy soul and with all thy mind. This is the First and great commandment. And the second is like unto
it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the
prophets.
This law that we follow is called the Royal Law because Jesus who gave it to us, is also a Royal King, it
is the Royal Law coming from the Royal King Jesus.
A law is different from a rule; a rule is basically a persons decree. Breaking the speed limit is actually
breaking a rule. People have decreed a rule for all to follow while driving. When the rule is broken,
then there are options for fines and punishments and they vary according to the desires of the people
in charge.
A law on the other hand is God's rule. Laws are a guaranteed cause and effect. There are many laws,
including a law of gravity, a law of entropy (anything left alone will decay, not improve), a law of
electricity if we break one of these laws a lawyer or a judge cannot lessen the penalty. Touching
electricity will cause a shock, falling from a high place will cause a hard landing, etc.
The same cause and effect applies to spiritual laws, the end result of sin is death. If you're not sure
about this law, try to find someone, anyone over about 120 years old. Very old people do not exist
because everyone is under sin and from the law of sin the result is death. There are other laws. God
also has the complete (in Jesus) law of liberty, that if we have Jesus we have complete liberty and God
has given us the Royal Law to love God and to love our neighbor as ourselves.
If we follow Jesus and the royal law of Jesus we are guaranteed, by the law of God, to be in the family
of God.
Sleep see also Awake
Koimao (2837) sleep, slumber, unaware, die, deceased
Verses - Psalms 13:3; Matthew 13:25; 1st Corinthians 15:20,51; Ephesians 5:14;
1st Thessalonians 4:14 5:6,7,10
First Use: Genesis 2:21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he
slept: and He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
The bride of Adam came from His side, while he was placed in a deep sleep. The bride (Church)
marriage with Jesus was made possible by the blood that flowed from the side of Jesus, while He was
dead on the cross. God through Adam was acting out how Jesus was to obtain His bride, the Church.
Sleep has several meanings in the Bible. Sleep is referred to as the physical act of sleep. Sleep is also
referred as the death of the believer. Just as physical sleep is not harmful to the person, death is not
harmful to the believer. Sleep is also used to refer to being unaware, that is unaware of God, unaware
of man's sinful predicament and unaware of God's plan for man.
1st Corinthians 11:27-30 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this (communion) bread and drink this
(communion) cup of the Lord, unworthily shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a
man examine himself and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and
drinketh unworthily eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For
this cause many are weak and sickly among you and many sleep.
This sleep does not mean death, it means unaware. Many people in the Church of Corinth were not
awake to the relationship and salvation that are available in the living resurrected Jesus.
It is possible to partake in the Christian practice of communion by eating bread and drinking from the
cup, yet not being aware of the gift of God from Jesus that the bread and the cup represent. We are
being told in this verse that ritual does not heal us and make us alive to God but that a relationship
with Jesus does. We are being encouraged to awake from sleep and to be aware of God and His
healing salvation plan for us.
1st Thessalonians 5:4-8 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day (the day of Jesus' return, to
rapture the Church) should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light and the children of
the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us
watch and be sober. For they that sleep in the night (darkness); and they that be drunken are drunken
in the night. But let us, who are of the day (awake), be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and
love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
Son of God
Huios (5207) son, son in the image of the father, son receiving an inheritance from the
father.
Tou (5120) Of, possession, belonging to or coming from
Theos (2316) God, self-existing, eternal, Deity
Verses - Daniel 3:25; Matthew 4:3 8:29 14:13 16:16 26:63 27:43,54; Mark 1:1;
Acts 8:37,9:20; Romans 1:4 5:10 8:3; 1st Corinthians 1:9; 2nd Corinthians 1:19;
Galatians 4:4; Ephesians 4:13; Hebrews 1:8 4:14; 1st John 3:8; Revelation 2:18
First Use: Daniel 3:25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of
the fire and they have no hurt; and the form of the forth is like the Son of God.
Acts 8:37 And Philip said, If thou Believest with all thine heart, thou mayest [be baptized]. And he
answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
1st John 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this
purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
Son of God is a name, a title and a reference to Jesus. Only Jesus is referred to as the Son of God.
Jesus is the begotten Son of God, meaning that Jesus is fully God, as His Father, is fully God.
Matthew 1:21 And she (Mary) shall bring forth a son (huios) and thou shalt call His name Jesus
(Yahweh is Salvation): for He shall save (salvation, 4982) His people from their sins.
Jesus is always referred to in the Bible as a Son (Huios) an adult inheritor of the Father's kingdom.
Jesus is never referred to as a child (teknon). Teknon is used for humans as children of God.
Sons of God see also Child of God, Adoption, Inheritance
Huioi (5207) [Plural] sons, sons in the image of the father, sons receiving an inheritance
from the father
Twn (5120) [Plural] Of, possession, coming from or belonging to
Theos (2316) God, self-existing, eternal, Deity
Verses - Genesis 6:2,4; Job 1:6 2:1 38:7; John 1:12; Romans 8:14,19; Galatians 4:6;
Philippians 2:15
First Use: Genesis 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and
they took them wives of all which they chose.
Job 38:7 When [at the designing and building of the earth] the morning stars sang together and all
the Sons of God shouted for joy?
The sons of God are individual spirit life creations of God the Father. As sons they are also inheritors
of the Father's kingdom. Sons currently exist in the kingdom of God. Angels are referred to as Sons of
God because they currently exist in the kingdom of God and each of them is a unique individual
creation of God. Adam being a unique creation of God and originally living in God's kingdom is also
called a Son of God. Currently each human is a son of man. When a human enters into the covenant
relationship with God by acknowledging God, then the human becomes also a child of God and a son
of God. A human fully becomes a son of God when we physically die and enter into the perceivable
presence of God, where we are adopted as sons; we receive a new unique spiritual body and an
inheritance in the kingdom of God.
Son of Man
Huios (5207) son, son in the image of the father, son receiving an inheritance from the
father
Tou (5120) Of, possession, belonging to or coming from
Anthropos (444) man, human "man - faced"
Verses - Job 25:6; Psalms 8:4 80:17; Ezekiel 2:1; Matthew 8:20 9:6 10:23; Acts 7:56
First Use: Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man that He
should repent: hath He said and shall He not do it? Or hath He spoken and shall He not make
it good?
Matthew 9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,..
Son of Man is a name, a title and a reference used by Jesus when referring to Himself. The prophet
Ezekiel also often referred to himself as son of man. To be a son of man is to be human. Many people
could easily see how Jesus is God, the miracles that He preformed, the prophecies that He foretold
and the knowledge that Jesus possessed all testify of the Deity of Jesus. Jesus wanted the people
around Him to understand that He was God and that He was also a human, so Jesus often referred to
Himself as the Son of Man.
For example, some people were on an important journey to go from one place to another. Along the
way they encountered a dangerous ravine so steep and deep that the ravine was impassible. The
voyagers decided to split up into two groups and each group would walk in a different direction until
a way was found to cross over the deadly ravine. The First group came across a very strong and sturdy
bridge, but as they walked across the bridge they discovered that the construction of the bridge was
only half complete. The bridge was strong and sturdy on their side but the bridge did not even exist
on the other side, so therefore the bridge was totally useless to them. Disappointed, the group turned
back. The second group also found a strong sturdy bridge. As they walked out over the dangerous
ravine to examine the bridge they noticed that the bridge was just as secure and sturdy on both sides.
With a strong bridge well anchored and secured on both sides the group was able to safely cross the
dangerous ravine and safely make it to their destination. Jesus is our safe and secure bridge; He is
bridging the deep ravine that exists between God and mankind. This requires that Jesus be strongly
anchored as God and that Jesus also be strongly anchored as a human.
Some groups would like to remove the Deity from Jesus and other groups would like to remove the
humanity from Jesus and in doing this they are removing the bridge that exists between God and
man.
Soul / Heart see also Spirit, Body
Psuche (5590) "breath"; life, heart, possessing life and self-awareness
Verses - Matthew 10:28 16:26 22:37; 1st Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 6:19;
James 1:21; Revelation 6:9 18:3 20:4
First Use: Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man (body) of the dust of the ground and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (spirit); and man became a living soul (soul).
Soul is the cognitive, self-awareness, which we as people have; the ability to know that we exist as a
living breathing individual entity. We also have the awareness of life and death. The human soul is
immensely complicated. We are intricate, complex beings and the only sure way to manage our
complex resources of emotions, thoughts and desires is to give them to and to interact with, the one
who created us with these capabilities and that is God.
Any psychological counseling that does not recognize the spiritual nature of humans or the sinful
nature of humans cannot help us as humans overcome any emotional difficulties we might have.
Much of what we do stems from our spiritual nature and our relationship with God. This is why as
Christians we don't exclusively focus on our faults. If anger, jealousy, selfishness etc. are a problem,
we don't focus on the problem, we focus on Jesus. We replace our desires with the Spiritual desires of
Jesus. By looking to Jesus we ourselves become healed.
The soul in the Bible is also often referred to as the heart. When we read about the heart of man, we
can use the word soul interchangeably with heart. For instance the Bible referrers to a fat or greasy
heart. This is a way of conveying that our souls can become clogged just like our physical heart.
Biblically fat and grease represent worry and from worry fear. In the sacrifices the priest was to burn
all of the fat (give it all to God). The people are not allowed to eat the fat representing that God
requires us to give Him our worries and fears. When we do this we are actually giving a pleasing
sacrifice to God. What a wonderful God that doesn't want his children to worry, but instead to talk to
Him and to trust Him.
Spirit / Eye see also Soul, Body
Pneuma (4151) air, breath, spirit, indestructible spirit life, everlasting spirit life
Hebrew: Ruwach (7303) breath, life, spirit
Verses - Genesis 41:8,38; Ecclesiastes 3:21; Joel 2:28,29; Romans 1:9, 8:11;
1st Peter 1:11; Revelation 11:11
First Use: Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the
face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Genesis 6:3 And the LORD said, My Spirit shall not always strive with man, for he also is flesh: yet his
days shall be a hundred and twenty years. {This was probably 120 years before the flood of Noah.}
Job 32:8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
Where soul is self-awareness, spirit is God awareness.
The spirit and soul are not the same thing yet they interact closely.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick (alive) and powerful (energy) and sharper than any two-
edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of the soul and spirit and of the joints and
marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
The Bible refers to the relationship between spirit and soul as being like the relationship between the
marrow of the bone and joints that hold the bones together. And like the difference between
thoughts and intents. Science cannot tell the point where marrow stops being marrow and starts to
become bone because the change from marrow to bone is so gradual and interwoven. Nor can
scientist tell where bone starts to become joints, ligaments and tendons, because the change is also
interwoven and gradual.
The Bible does refer to separating the spirit from the soul; this requires that they are not the same
item. If they were the same in substance the Bible would probably refer to cleaving (chopping). The
Soul is often mentioned encompassing spirit and the spirit is often mentioned encompassing soul so
the relationship is close and interwoven yet the two are each unique.
Spirit refers to spirit existence; the Bible uses the same word to refer to the Holy Spirit that it uses to
refer to human spirits and the same word for angelic spirits and even demonic, unclean spirits.
The spiritual realm is the true permanent realm:
The physical realm, what we see, touch, taste, smell, feel & hear with our physical bodies is the
temporary realm.
God has created the physical realm to convey Biblical Spiritual truth to us. There is the existence of
physical light and darkness representing the Spiritual concept of division and judgment, separating
light from dark and light shinning into darkness to dispel darkness. Fire, water, breath are all physical
elements to represent Spiritual truths, water is cleansing and refreshing, fire is light and through heat
judgment, judging between what will last and what will burn.
Breath is required for life; humans have only one breath of life in our possession at any one time. We
are always one breath away from physical life and physical death. Likewise, a non-believer is only one
breath away from repentance and Spiritual life from spiritual death at any one moment.
The battle that the Christian faces is a spiritual battle. Satan is a spirit being. It is said that Jesus is on
the inside of us trying to be exposed to the outside world while Satan is on the outside of us trying to
get inside and direct or possess us. Satan cannot overpower the human spirit so Satan's main tool to
control and possess humans is by deception and tricks. Satan tricks humans into thinking what they
are doing is right, yet all along it is wrong. It is any con artist's biggest con to so completely fool the
victim that they never become aware that they were deceived and therefore never putting the con
artist in any danger.
The spirit realm is the important realm. We as Christians have to acknowledge the existence of the
spirit realm, good and evil and to react appropriately.
John 4:23,24 But the hour cometh and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in
spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship
Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.
2nd Peter 3:10-14 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens
shall pass away with a great noise and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and
the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that these things shall be dissolved, what
manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness. Looking for and hasting
unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved and the
elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for a new
heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Temptation
Periazo (3985) temporary, tempt, test i.e. Testing for good or for bad qualities
Hebrew: Nacah (5254) test, prove i.e. Testing the quality of the product
Verses - Deuteronomy 6:16; Matthew 4:3; Mark 12:15; Acts 5:9; 1st Thessalonians 3:5;
James 1:3; 2nd Peter 2:9; Revelation 3:10
First Use: Genesis 22:1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt (test)
Abraham and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
Psalms 7:9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the
righteous God trieth (test) the hearts and reigns (determination).
God is testing the hearts and the determination of man to determine if man desires and is determined
to follow God or to do evil.
Temptation is one of the more interesting aspects for us, being that we are freewill moral agents
living in a society with both good and evil influences. As we navigate through life's options and
challenges we routinely encounter temptations both to do good and to do evil. A temptation is an
external circumstance we encounter that gives us the opportunity to either do good or to do
something else. For instance when we see or hear of someone in need we often are tempted to do
more for them than is already being done. We are being tempted to do good. A good temptation test
would be when God is encouraging us to do the things that He is involved in like helping, giving,
mercy, peace and everything that is consistent and compatible with God. We can easily fail these tests
by neglecting to do good when goodness is called for.
James 1:13,14 Let no man say when he is tempted (tested) I am tempted of God [for evil]: for God
cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any man [for evil]:
Like good temptations there are also bad temptations (tests). Bad temptations however are not from
God they originate instead from ourselves, others, or Satan and his demons. Where a good
temptation is to build others and us up bringing us closer to the love of God. A bad temptation is to
distance and separate us from God. Satan uses bad temptations in an attempt to distance us from
God. Satan also uses them in an attempt to disgrace God. We are created in God's image, we are also
God's children. It is a disgrace when instead of living a holy life resembling the characteristics of God
our Heavenly Father, we instead act like the devil. Fortunately God is pure holy and undefiled and it is
not even possible to disgrace Him. Even more fortunately God has taken the disgrace that we clothe
ourselves with and He has wrapped us in His clean garments of righteousness.
1st Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation (test) taken you but such as is common to man: but
God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the
temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Jesus, while He was here on earth to do the Father's will, was continually being tempted by Satan. We
can learn many things by how Jesus successfully handled His being tempted. For one thing it is not a
sin to be tempted, Jesus was tempted yet He was without sin. Sin comes from how we react to the
temptation. The Bible actually tells us that it is not possible for Jesus to fall to temptation and sin. We
might think that if it wasn't possible for Jesus to sin then He wasn't really tempted, but remember,
tempted means a test it does not mean a desire. Jesus had no desire to sin yet He was still tested.
There are several factors that led to Jesus successfully dealing with temptation by making it no
temptation at all and as a result glorifying the Father. Jesus always recognized the truth of the Father.
Jesus was not about to trade the truth of the Father for a lie of the devil. Jesus sees sin for what it is,
sin is death and sin in its true state of death is not attractive. Jesus kept an eternal focus. Jesus did not
get lost in the moment or have any momentary lapses. He kept an eternal heavenly focus, keeping
focused on the Father, on the truth of the Bible and trusting in the Father's ability He committed
Himself to the Father and kept Himself from falling to temptations.
Theology
Theology, Theos - God;
Logos - word, study, logical, reason, discuss, write.
2nd Timothy 3:16,17 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, [so we can know God] and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the
man of God may be perfect thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
Theology is the study of God. It is not enough to study God. It is required that we accurately and
correctly study God. If we studied President Abraham Lincoln and said he sure was an accomplished
violinist, no one ever looked better in a straw hat and those cigarettes he constantly smoked. We
would not know Abraham Lincoln because we did not study Abraham Lincoln. To get to know God we
have to correctly study God.
2nd Timothy Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.
It isn't fair to someone to misrepresent others. Sometimes we have a teacher, an employer or

someone who has totally misrepresented our abilities and who we are. We don't appreciate it. God
has asked us to take the time to get to know Him, who He is. If at the end of our physical life we enter
into heaven, look around and say, "Who are you? What is this place?" It could be that we should have
spent a little more quality time getting to know God and His kingdom.
Tithe / First Fruit
Apodekatoo (586) Apo - from; Dekate - tenth, 10%; give, pay, as a debtor
Verses - Genesis 28:22; Nehemiah 12:44; Ezekiel 44:30; Malachi 3:8; Luke 18:12;
Acts 11:29; Romans 8:23; 1st Corinthians 16:1
First Use: Genesis 14:20 And blesses be the most high God, which hath delivered thine
enemies into thy hand. And he gave Him tithes of all.
Leviticus 27:30 And all the tithe of the land. Whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree,
is the LORD"S: it is holy unto the LORD.
Tithe means to give a tenth, in this case to give to God. Tithing is not really giving to God. It is
returning to God. Every good and wonderful thing we have comes from God and belongs to God. The
tithe is acknowledging that what we have comes from God and belongs to God.
Matthew 6:19-21 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt
and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, .. For where
your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
The tithe is an acknowledgement of a relationship with God. When we are not tithing we are leaving
God out of our relationship. We cannot buy God or buy favor from God, but we can acknowledge that
what we have comes from God and that God and God alone meets our needs.
The word tithe is not mentioned in the New Testament letters to the Churches. Tithing is referred to
as a contribution. The tithe is the strict 10% dictated by the law. The Church is not regulated by the
Old Testament laws; the Church is regulated by grace (individuality). The amount that a Christian
desires to give back to God is up to the individual Christian. The Church is not held to the 10%, the
individual can give back 1% or 100% it depends on the individual. Surveys and studies based on local
income levels show that the average of contributions given to Churches is right around 3%. More
important than the amount contributed is that the contribution be a "First fruit". To have a correct
relationship with God, man needs to put God First; this is demonstrated by contributing First to God
and then taking care of worldly necessities.
Total depravity
Depravity means without morality, without goodness. Total depravity is a term used to indicate the
unredeemed position of man, man without God. Total depravity indicates that mankind, we within
ourselves, are not capable of doing anything good, pure, clean, holy, or unselfishly. Can depraved
people please a Holy God by doing things to please Him and by pleasing God gain access to Him?
According to the Bible the answer is, no. Since deprived man cannot please and then approach God, it
is necessary for God to First approach man. This is why God has called to us and why He came to us.
God initiated a relationship with us because it is only acceptable to God for us to take part in what He
is doing. Anything that we do apart from God is unacceptable to God. Nowhere is the adage truer
than the saying "It doesn't matter what you do or what you know, it only matters who you know".
God has called us to a relationship with Himself. We are to abide in Him and He will abide in us in a
relationship. Anything we might try to do to gain God's acceptance separate from God is actually
depravity to God.
John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth in Me and I in him, the same bringeth
forth much fruit: for without Me you can do nothing.
Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing and all our righteousness are as filthy rags; This verse is
saying that the best that we can do on our own is filthiness before God. Isn't it interesting that our
own kindest moment, our greatest compassion, our tenderness, our mercy, our most generous giving,
is looked upon by God as filthy trash. God has told us that to please Him we are to believe in Jesus.
Matthew 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
Some people take the view that since mankind is in a fallen condition why not live up to the sinful
condition of mankind and live like a depraved sinner. First sin, all sin is death not life, there is no living
in sin. Sin is separation (death) from God. Anyone who thinks the sin of this world has more to offer
than a relationship with God doesn't know God.
Tribulation
Thlipsis (2347) afflicted, anguish, burdened, persecution, trouble
Verses - Judges 10:14; 1st Samuel 26:24; Matthew 13:21 24:21,29; Ephesians 3:13;
2nd Thessalonians 1:4; Revelation 7:14
First Use: Deuteronomy 4:30,31 When thou art in tribulation and all these things are upon
thee, even in later days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God and shalt be obedient unto his
voice; For the LORD thy God is a merciful God; he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee,
nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he swore to them.
John 16:33 These things I (Jesus) have spoken unto you (disciples), that in Me ye might have peace. In
the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Tribulation is trouble, distress, anguish, persecution, grief and everything else that is associated with
adversity. The world has rejected and is opposed to Jesus; therefore it is only natural for the world to
be opposed to the followers of Jesus. This Satanic opposition is our tribulation. The hallmark of a
Christian is to suffer tribulation.
Revelation 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir thou knowest. And he said to me, theses are they which came
out of great tribulation..
Revelation 3:10 Because thou (Church) hast kept the word of My patience, I (Jesus) also will keep thee
from the hour (time period) of temptation [tribulation] which shall come upon all the world, to try
them that dwell upon the earth.
Currently the tribulation that we suffer is from the world, from sin and from Satan, we do not suffer
tribulation from God. There is a time coming called the "great tribulation" where the world is going to
suffer tribulation from the wrath of God. Some people have rejected the love of God and in rejecting
God they have chosen to worship false gods. In the coming 3 & 1/2 year time period, God is going to
destroy the false gods that people are worshiping. As the false gods are being destroyed, the whole
earth will be suffering a great tribulation and some people will turn and worship the true God of the
Bible. This time of great tribulation is both the wrath of God and the continuing wrath of Satan. This
will be the worst time to ever live on earth. The Church does not worship false gods and has been
promised by God, not go through this terrible time. Jesus is going to remove the Church prior to God's
tribulation judgment of the world.
Revelation 12:7-9,12 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon;
and the dragon fought and his angels and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in
heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, which
deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth and his angels were cast out with him...
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and of
the sea! For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath
but a short time.
Triunity see also God, Father, Holy Spirit, Jesus
Tri - three; unity - oneness; three in one.
Triunity is a word used in an attempt to explain the nature of God the Father, God the Son and God
the Holy Spirit. Each person: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, is an individual, yet
each one is the one and only God. The Bible referrers to each one of them as God and as individuals.
The Bible also refers to them collectively as the one and only true God. How can God be three
separate persons and yet be only one God? The answer to this human dilemma of ours exists in the
nature of God. God is Spirit. Physical man does not yet comprehend the Spirit realm and until we
enter the Spirit realm of God when we pass on from our physical body and receive a spiritual body we
will never comprehend fully the three in one nature of God.
Galatians 3:20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: ..
Jude ver. 25 To the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power both now
and ever. Amen.
The Triunity concept of God is completely supported in both the Old and New Testaments of the
Bible. Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. The very First opening
verse of the Bible instructs us that God is plural in existence. The Hebrew word used for God in
Genesis 1:1 is Elohiem (430). El is one of the Hebrew descriptive names of God. El is used in many
Hebrew names Daniel (judged of God, Dani-el); Michael (who is like God, Micha-el) even in city names
Beth - El (house of God, Beth-El). The "ohiem" ending in Elohiem is a plural ending. It is like adding an
"s" to the end of a word in English. The First mention of God in the First verse of the Bible is
instructing us that God is plural in existence.
Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD.
The Hebrew word for one in this verse is Echad (259). Ehcad means one, like one in unity, or one
group. There is a different Hebrew word used for single, or one and only one, exclusively one. The
Hebrew word Yachiyd (3173) has the meaning of single, or only one, exclusive one. Genesis 22:2 And
He (God) said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac,. The word used for only is Yachiyd. Isaac is not
the only child of Abraham, but Isaac is the only exclusive son of Abraham to receive the inheritance of
the promise land. The Bible is consistent in reference to the plural Father, Son and Holy Spirit, of
triune God.
Each of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are individually given Biblical credit for eternal existence, being
holy, creating creation, redemption, being sinned against by man, forgiveness of sin, the resurrection
of Jesus and many, many more attributes that can only be attributed to God.
Truth see also Deceived, Knowledge
Greek Aletheia (225) Truth, true that which exists and cannot change
Verses - Exodus 18:21; Psalms 25:5; Proverbs 12:19; Matthew 22:16;

John 1:14,17 3:21 4:23-24 8:32 14:6 17:17; Revelation 3:7
First Use: Genesis 24:27 And he (Abraham's servant) said, Blessed be the LORD God of my
master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of His mercy and His truth: I being in
the way, the LORD led me to the house of my masters brethren.
Malachi 3:6 For I am the LORD, I change not;

John 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words {truth} of
eternal life.
Truth is that which exists and cannot change. The truth is the unchangeable fact. There are basic
truths in existence. We exist in physical human form on a planet called the earth. It is an undeniable
unchangeable truth that we exist. It is also an undeniable unchangeable truth that physical life exists
temporally here on earth. The truth is that all who have lived in the past have suffered physical death;
they are no longer physically alive with us on earth. Since there are truths in existence there is a truth
that explains life and death here on earth. There can be many theories about how life originated on
earth, why and how we exist and why we die, but there is only one unchangeable truth.
John 8:31,32 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him, If ye continue in My word (Bible),
then are ye My disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.
Evolution is a fantasy about how life came into existence:
Evolution claims that everything that exists now came from nothing. But the truth is if you have
nothing, you have nothing and nothing will come from nothing. Evolution claims that change in
circumstances makes for changes in life.
Oops, First they say that life came from non-life; the truth is if you have no life then there is no life
and no life will come from it. They then say that life once it sprang into existence can now change and
adapt. First it took millions of years for life to adapt and for humans to figure out to grow thumbs.
Now evolutionist say it actually took billions and billions of years for life to spring and for our thumbs
to grow. Oops, now evolutionists say that it might have taken millions or billions of years they don't
know but they think they are sure that we got our thumbs from space aliens. Space aliens who
themselves sprang into existence from nothing. As long as the explanations and stories change they
are not the truth. The truth is we are here and we do exist and only one truth will explain the truth of
our existence.
The Bible is the truth. The Bible hasn't changed. The Bible explains creation, life, death, past, present,
future. The Bible is complete and unchangeable. The Bible is the truth that matches with the truth of
human existence and human death.
Universalism is a term used for a school of thought that unchangeable truth does not exist so we can
just make up our own truth and that is truth. Someone says I think we evolved from monkeys and
that is their truth, another says I think we evolved from space aliens and that also becomes truth and
neither is wrong they are entitled to their own set of truths. The only unacceptable truth to the
Universalist is that God exists because if God exists then He is the one unchangeable truth, so man
has rejected God in order to accept their own version of truth. Man's version of truth cannot solve the
mystery of existence nor can it solve the problem of death.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,
but by Me.
Unpardonable Sin
1st John 5:16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask and he
shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that
he should pray for it.
Unpardonable sin or sin unto death (separation from God) is the sin of not acknowledging God as
God. God has given each person the spiritual freedom to acknowledge God and God has also given
each person the spiritual freedom not to acknowledge Him. We are instructed not to pray for sin unto
death. If God were to over-ride the human choice then it wouldn't be a choice. This doesn't mean that
God is sitting back hoping people will acknowledge Him. God is actively busy wooing, courting and
calling us into a relationship with Him. God is also actively arranging the circumstances of our life to
bring us into a relationship with Him and once we are in a relationship, to bring us into a closer
relationship with Him.
2nd Corinthians 4:3,4 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this
world [Satan] hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the glorious gospel of Christ,
who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
We are instructed not to pray for God to overlook unbelief. If God saved people who didn't believe,
then the cross of Jesus would not be necessary, for redemption. The Bible tells us that there are
several reasons for unbelief. One is that Satan has blinded the mind of the person in unbelief. The
Bible does tell us to pray to bind the works of Satan, so we pray that people will acknowledge God
and we can also pray that Satan will be kept away (bound) from interfering in the decisions and
choices of the individual, that the individual will be unhindered by Satan and allowed to freely
acknowledge Jesus.
We do not pray for God to go against His nature or to overlook sin apart from the cross of Jesus.
Virgin Birth
Greek Parthenos (3933) Virgin, no sexual relation
Hebrew: Bethuwlah (1330) bride, virgin
Hebrew: Almah (5959) damsel, maiden, virgin
Verses - Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; 2nd Corinthians 11:2
First Use: Genesis 24:16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any
man known her and she went down to the well and filled her picture and came up.
Virgin means a woman prior to any sexual relationship. The virgin birth of Jesus means that Jesus was
conceived in the womb of Mary, while she remained a virgin. Mary had not had a sexual relationship
with a man and Mary did not have a sexual relationship with God. To have a sexual relationship is to
no longer be a virgin. It is not possible to become pregnant without a sexual encounter so by
definition no virgin can have a baby. Mary is the Virgin that did have a baby because she was the
chosen vessel of God to be the instrument to bring Jesus into the world in the image of a man. God
became a human and came into the world like a human through childbirth with Mary as His physical
mother.
The prophet Isaiah uses the Hebrew word "Alma" maiden, which is a young woman. Like most
prophecy in the Bible it has a double meaning. The current meaning to apply to the current events.
Enabling the prophet to be established and that the prophecy could be shown to be true or false.
From the same prophecy arises a future event that is also in the direct control of God. The prophet
Isaiah tells a prophecy to the house of David that in the near future a young Jewish maiden would give
birth in the land of Judah to a child, meaning that Israel's current enemy would not wipe out the Jews
from off the land and that prophecy came to pass. The word Alma or maiden in the normal meaning
would mean a virgin. The prophet used the word maiden instead of using the word wife to bear a
child. That the prophet said a maiden will bear a child, shows the intent of the prophecy is for a
Jewish virgin to give birth in the land of Israel. The future prophecy from the same prophecy is about
Mary and the Virgin birth of Jesus.
400 years before the virgin birth of Jesus the Old Testament written in Hebrew was translated into
Greek called the Septuagint. In the Hebrew the word Alma is used meaning young maiden, but in the
Greek the translators knowing that the current version of the prophecy had been fulfilled now
focused on the future event and instead of using maiden translated Alma as Virgin. In the Greek
version of the Old Testament we get a rock solid no compromise prophecy that a Jewish virgin would
give birth in the land of Israel. This is the Divine Virgin birth of Jesus foretold in the Bible. coinciding
with the First mentioned of a virgin birth in Genesis 3:15 "the seed of the woman".
Warfare - flesh, spiritual
Strateuomai (4754) Stratos - army, encampment, array; battle, opposing views, to

serve in military campaign, duties and functions involved with warfare
Verses - 2nd Corinthians 10:3; 1st Timothy 1:18; James 4:1,2; 1st Peter 2:11;
Revelation 19:19
First Use: Genesis 14:2 That these made war..
1st Timothy 1:18,19 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which
went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; Holding faith and a good
conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
Warfare is to engage the opposition in a life and death struggle. Warfare is used in the Bible to
illustrate the life and death nature of the struggle. There are many struggles people face, many of
which involve Spiritual life and death.
2nd Corinthians 10:3-5 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: For the weapons
of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds; Casting
down imaginations and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God and
bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
Warfare: Believer
Our own old sin nature, referred to as flesh, wars against our new Spirit nature. This is a condition
that is unique to the Spirit filled Christian believer. Only a Born Again Christian has this inner conflict
and warfare. We want to do what is right and pleasing to God, yet we still at times do the wrong
thing. This is the warfare of the Christian desiring to please God, yet engaging in a conflict within
ourselves between right and wrong. Occasionally we do what is wrong but we are always concerned
about our actions between right and wrong. This warfare does not cease until we physically die and
are no longer in a physical sinful body.
James 4:1 From whence (where) come wars and fighting among you? Come they not hence (from),
even of your lusts that war in your members.
Warfare: Non-Believer
The worldly non-Christian person also has desires that they would like fulfilled but they are carnal
desires and not Godly desires. For instance the unbelieving person has a strong desire for a certain
food or certain music. As soon as the food or music is sought out their warfare has ended. However,
their desires are only momentarily fulfilled. Jesus said anyone who drinks from the worldly well will
thirst again. Warfare to a Non-Believe is self-gratification. Their desire is to meet their own needs First
and therefore they do not have the warfare of a Christian who truly, Spiritually desires to deny self
and live for God.
1st Peter 2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts,
which war against the soul;
Warfare: Spiritual
True warfare is spiritual. Humans have spiritual opposition from spirit powers that want to keep us
from a relationship with God. Warfare also manifests in the physical realm, but it is primarily a
spiritual existence. If we dislike someone and physically argue with them, it is because we spiritually
dislike that person. It is a spiritual condition that is manifesting in a physical argument. Therefore, the
remedy to warfare is Spiritual. God oversees the spirit realm and we are to conduct our lives
according to God's Spiritual principals of prayer, Bible devotions, Christian fellowship and Christian
service.
Ephesians 6:10-12 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on
the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle
not against flesh and blood [humans], but against principalities [demonic spirits], against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore
take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day and having
done all, to stand.
Witchcraft / Satanism
Pharmakeia (5331) "Pharmacy" medicine, drug, altered state, manipulation, magic
Hebrew: Lachash (3907) whisper, mumble, cast a spell, charmer, rumor
Verses - Deuteronomy 18:10; 2nd Kings 9:22; 2nd Chronicles 33:6; Micah 5:12;
Nahum 3:4
First Use: Exodus 22:18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. {While living in the flesh everyone
has the opportunity to repent, but once physical death, then comes eternal judgment and
God will not allow a witch to remain and live in His presence.}
1st Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
Psalms 41:7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me they do devise my hurt.
Ecclesiastes 10:20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber:
for a bird of the air (evil demonic spirit) shall carry the voice and that which hath wings shall tell the
matter.
Galatians 5:20,21 Now the works of the flesh are manifest (revealed), which are these; Adultery
(unfaithfulness), fornication (uncovered), uncleanness (unmoral), lasciviousness (in contentment),
idolatry (worldly desires), witchcraft (manipulation), hatred (hostility), variance (quarrel), emulations
(jealousy), wrath (anger), strife (factions), seditions (disunion), heresies (unbiblical principals), envyings
(ill-will), murders (ending life), drunkenness (worldly influences), revellings (letting loose) and such
like: of which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things
shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Witchcraft is the practice and art of manipulation. This is carried out as people try in selfishness to get
their way, to fulfill their various desires and whims. Witchcraft is the opposite of grace. Grace is giving
someone the freedom to be themselves. witchcraft is the art of using manipulations, threats,
situations, even rewards and promises as a means for manipulation, therefore placing someone in
bondage and slavery to accomplish the certain desires of the manipulator. Witchcraft is a type of a
spoken curse. An oath is a spoken commitment to perform a good deed, a curse is a spoken
commitment to do evil and harm.
Matthew 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea (yes), yea; Nay (no), nay; for whatsoever is more
(manipulation/witchcraft) than this cometh of evil.
This does not preclude conversation, debate, discussion... it means to let other people have their own
convictions, don't insist on changing peoples minds.
Worship
Proskuneo (4352) Pros - towards, Koun - kiss lit. Like dog licking a masters hand,
reverence, adore, Worship.
Hebrew: Shachah (7812) depress, bow down, prostrate
Verses - Exodus 34:14; Psalms 95:6; Deuteronomy 8:19; John 14:23; Philippians 3:3;
Revelation 19:10 22:9
First Use: Genesis 22:5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the
donkey; and I and the lad (Isaac) will go yonder and worship and come to you again.
First Use: in N.T. Matthew 2:2 Saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews? For we have
seen His star in the east and are come to worship Him.
The word worship is a reverence for the one who has given us life and created us. Worship means
acknowledging where life comes from. To worship the sun is to say that the sun is responsible for
creating and sustaining life. other people worship ancestors, science, evolution, thinking that this has
caused and sustained their existence.
Abraham was on his way to take Isaac up to Mt. Moriah and offer him as a sacrifice {acting out
prophetically, the crucifixion of Jesus; a Father giving his beloved only son} when Abraham told the
young men that he and the lad (Isaac) would be back. Abraham was acknowledging (worshiping) that
God was going to give life to and sustain Isaac. Isaac was the only child between Abraham and Sarah
making Isaac the child of promise. God had promised multitudes of descendants from Isaac and also
that Jesus the redeemer would eventually come from the lineage of Isaac. Both of these promises
from God could only be fulfilled by Isaac remaining physically alive and having a child.
God does not allow us to worship anything other than God, because only God created and sustains
life. For this reason we do not worship Satan or angels or anything else. Satan did not create us in fact
he comes to kill, steal and destroy. To worship anything other than God is to be misinformed and
deceived.
Psalms 95:6 Come let us Worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
Wrath
Orge (3709) "Orgy" desire; excitement, passion
Verses - Romans 1:18 2:5 5:9; 2nd Corinthians 12:20; Colossians 3:6;
1st Thessalonians 1:10 2:16 5:9; James 1:19,20; Revelation 15:1,7
First Use: Genesis 39:19 And it came to pass, when his (Joseph's) master (Potiphar) heard the
words of his wife, which she spake unto him, After this manner {she was falsely accusing
Joseph of attempted rape} did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled,
Wrath is a culmination of desires. It is God's desire to give life in His Son Jesus. It is also God's wrath
(desire) to avenge the wrong and sin that is committed on earth.
Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also
reap.
God is obligated to punish wrongdoing. Jesus took the punishment for our wrongdoing. Those without
Jesus have gone unpunished and in order for God to judge righteously it is necessary for Him to judge
between right and wrong and to then punish wrong.
John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall
not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
1st Thessalonians 1:9,10 For they themselves show of us what manner of entering in we had unto you
and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; And wait for His Son from
heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus which delivers us (Church) from the wrath to
come.
Thessalonians 5:9-11 For God hath not appointed us (Church) to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our
Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.
Wherefore comfort yourselves together and edify one another, even as you do.
Yahweh
Greek - Theos (2316); God, self-existing one, Eternal God
Hebrew: - Yahweh (3068); God, self-existing one, Eternal God, LORD
English - God; God, self-existing one, Eternal God, Almighty one
Latin - Jehovah; God, self-existing one, Eternal God
Verses - Genesis 3:9; Deuteronomy 6:4; Psalms 35:27 146:1; Proverbs 1:7; Isaiah
53:6,10; Jeremiah 29:11
First Use: Genesis 2:4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they
were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
Yahweh is the name that God calls Himself, revealing that God is self existing, that God relays on no
one else and nothing else to exist, also revealing that God is eternal, He has always existed and will
always continue to exist. God uses the names He allows us to call Him to reveal Himself to us. The
First name mentioned for God in the Bible is Elohiem. El meaning God and Ohiem being a plural
ending, confirming the plurality of God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit; the triune (3 in 1)
God. Later God refers to Himself as Adonai, also translated Lord, revealing that God is the owner of
the universe. God continues and reveals Himself in the name of ElShadi - meaning provider. Shadi
actually means breast and El meaning God. God is revealing that He has everything necessary to
sustain our lives.
Ex 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the lord will not hold him
guiltless that taketh His name in vain.
God gave us Ten Commandments [commandments not suggestions] to follow. To not take God's
name in vain is the third of God's ten commandments. Vanity means emptiness, in Hebrew it actually
means "soap bubble" as a soap bubble is empty and temporary. No one builds a house on a soap
bubble. A soap bubble is vanity. We make God, to be vanity to ourselves, when we do not give
substance to His name.
Matthew 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven Holy be thy Name.
{Referring to all the names that God reveals Himself to us in.}
Matthew 16:15,16 He (Jesus) saith unto them (disciples), but whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter
answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
It is important that we accurately say who God is.
The names of God are various aspects that we can know about God. We can know God as our
provider, our creator, our comforter, our Savior, our leader, our Holy God.
The more we know about God the more we know Him:
For instance, for a long time I knew that God exists yet I always thought that God existed far away. I
thought heaven was some vague place far away. I would look out at the distant horizon and think, "I'll
bet God is out there," but I couldn't comprehend a God that would be close to me. Then one day
while reading the Bible I read Romans 10:6-8.
Romans 10:6-8 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thy heart, who
shall ascend into heaven? That is to bring Christ down from above: Or, who shall descend into the
deep? That is to bring up Christ again from the dead. But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in
thy mouth and in thy heart: that is the word of faith, which we preach.
We can know God as our creator, as our redeemer; yet fail to know Him as our constant companion,
as our leader, our friend and our healer and yet that my friend is our supreme joy as people, to get to
know Jesus the wonderful God of eternal life!
Summary:
God exists eternally (always has and always will) --> God creates everlasting (will always exist once
created) spirit beings called angels --> approximately 1/3 of the angels follow the rebellion of Satan
and sin and rebel against God - while 2/3 of angels remain holy with God --> God creates an
environment; universe, earth, for a new creation of God --> God creates mankind for fellowship in His
image; the ability to love, relate, think, reason, have emotions --> God has a personal relationship
with His created mankind --> Mankind disobeys God and sins in part through the deception of Satan --
> Mankind now has a sin (unclean) nature and is separated from the Holy God --> God declares that
He will reunite (Redeem) His creation back to Himself in the seed of the woman (virgin birth of Jesus) -
-> God chooses Abraham to be the eventual lineage of the "Seed of the Woman" and through
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob - God will use the Jews as a chosen people to interact with and to reveal
Himself too --> being separated from man, God begins to reveal Himself to man, through prophets
and priests who record God's revelations, until the current Bible exists in its 66 books by about 40
authors --> In the fullness of time God sent His Son, Jesus born of a woman to pay in full (propitiation)
all the sins of the world --> that whoever will call upon the name of Jesus will live and not die
(separate from God) --> God calls all mankind to respond to Him and receive redemption and
reconciliation --> Holy Spirit convinces us of God and convicts us of our sinful nature, He encourages
us to obey God's calling --> we respond to God's love, Confess our sinful nature --> Accept that God
loves us and that in Jesus He died for our sins and in Jesus we live a Resurrected Spirit life --> Through
faith we are forgiven and Cleansed of our sin --> Reconciled to God --> Become Born Again (born from
above), Children of God, by receiving God the Holy Spirit to unite with our own existing human spirit --
> Receiving His Spirit as a seal until the sanctification process is completed, "the Firstfruit", giving of
the Holy Spirit to us --> After redemption we are then Predestined to Adoption to become sons of
God and receive an inheritance with God --> During our physical lifetime we go through a lifelong
Sanctification process --> During the sanctification process we receive empowerment of the Holy
Spirit to be a witness of God --> When we physically die and our spirit & soul separate from our
physical body of sin and death we go directly into the presence of God --> We have become holy
redeemed & sanctified --> The non believer who has remained unclean departs the presence of Holy
God and is sent into Hell and out of the recognizable presence of God --> The believing child cleansed
of sin and reconciled to God is welcomed into Heaven (where God's authority reign and rule are
recognized) --> lifelong deeds are tried in the fires of judgment, deeds with no eternal significance are
burned and consumed to no longer be available while that which has everlasting significance comes
through the fires as Rewards to last forever --> after physical death the believer is now adopted as a
Son of God --> receiving a new unique individual Spiritual body and becoming a Son of God --> the
adopted person now a Son receives a son's inheritance, their place in the kingdom of God --> the saint
is Glorified to live forever in the visible presence of God (Heaven).
Bible Quotes:
.. knowledge puffeth up, but charity (love) edifieth. 1st Corinthians 8:1
The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in
season to him that is weary: He wakeneth morning by morning, He wakeneth my ear to hear as the
learned. The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned my back. Isaiah
50:4,5
Thus saith the LORD, let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his
might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he
understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and
righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD. Jeremiah 9:23,24
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love,
patience, meekness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art called,
and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. 1st Timothy 6:11,12
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are
just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if
there be any praise, think on these things. Philippians 4:8
NOTES
Basic Christian: Theology
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Basic Christian: Maturity
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The Pierre Statement on Biblical Doctrines by confessing Christians
Note: once the current article 'Areas and Doctrines' is adequately summarized with about 25 Areas and Doctrines that are central
and relevant to the Christian faith - The article is going to be made open to participation from others and for group (roundtable)
discussion - Then a more finalized version of the article will be published similar to 'The Chicago Statement on Biblical Application'
though with the working title of 'The Pierre Statement on Biblical Doctrines' by confessing Christians - The publishing of the
document 'The Pierre Statement on Biblical Doctrines' by confessing Christians should be able to be accomplished sometime within
2011 - I'll update the post with an email that people can contact me with regarding the Pierre Statement on Biblical Doctrines
[Contact: David - david.anson.brown@gmail.com] - All the best, God bless everyone ~ David Anson Brown
Basic Christian: Areas and Doctrines where we can all Agree to Agree!
Introduction
As the Christian Church there are areas where we can all Agree to Agree!
Over the years the Christian Church has virtually been defined by its vast ability to disagree. In fact the
quote "let's agree to disagree" can almost be the new banner of Christianity. Some people readily
point out and wonder if there really is a Christian truth because the Church itself agrees on very few
Christian tenants. But this is not really an accurate reflection because the Church does agree on many
things and is united on many beliefs.
This is a discussion list where we as Christians can "Agree to Agree" and then the next time someone
says "the Church doesn't even agree" well here are some areas of agreement.
These topics are starting beyond the already given basics of Christianity in that Jesus Christ is God
born of the Virgin Mary, Himself a Godly encounter physically among humans yet remaining
consistent with the Triune nature of God the Father, the Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Jesus is
Divine and without sin. He was rejected by mankind crucified and died. His death is the Full Payment
for all of the sins of the world. His resurrection is of Everlasting Life and provided to those who
personally receive Him as God and their Savior. Jesus is the rightful and righteous Ruler of the world
and He will physically return to righteously reign, rule and judge His creation that we call the universe.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you,
which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory
what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that
which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that He was
buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Topics
#1 The Church Beginning
#2 Christianity is based on the Series of Actual Real Life Human Events
#3 Faith in Jesus is the Only Way to Eternal Life
#4 The Promises of God are the Laws of God
#5 Water Baptism is a Commandment of God to be obeyed by every Christian
#6 Christian Communion is Open to Everyone Who Wants to Participate
#7 Only Christians have Salvation and are the Children of God
#8 The Jewish People are the Chosen and Redeemed of God
#9 Pre-Tribulation Rapture of the Christian Church
#10 The Church Ending - End Time Summary
#11 Predatory Tithing and Predatory Preaching are both Cultish and unBiblical
#12 The 8 Global Kingdoms that Rule over the Earth and Dominate the Inhabitants
#13 The Secular Gentile Societies/Governments are Occult [Satanic] in Nature
#14 The 3 Glogal Judgments - 2 Global Judgments Yet To Come
#15 The 8 Realms of all Existence - Encompassing all Physical and Spiritual Life
#16 Child of God - Sons of Man - Sons of God (Genesis 6:2)
#17 Church foundation is built upon the O.T. Prophets and N.T. Apostles with Jesus being 'the chief corner stone'
(Ephesians 2:20)
#18 Holy Week - The historic events included - The Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on Saturday (Sabbath) - The
Crucifixion on Thursday - The Resurrection on Sunday at Sunrise
#19 The 8 Levitical Feast Days (Leviticus Chapter 23) have their Prophetic fulfillment only in Jesus Christ
#20 The Unified Church - Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox, Reformed Protestantism, Evangelical Christianity, etc.
comprise the entirety of the greater Christian Church - excluding the cults of Seventh-day Adventist, Jehovah's Witnesses,
LDS Mormons, etc.
#21 Mt. Sinai is located outside of Egypt (Exodus 18:1,5) in Arabia (Galatians 4:25) - In modern day Saudi Arabia
#22 Melchizedek is an O.T. Epiphany of God
#23 The Melchizedek Priesthood is in effect today while the Levitical Priesthood has been accomplished
#24 Christianity is the Gospel of Peace and Forgiveness freely available from Jesus Christ to all mankind
#25 There is an Eternal state of the human spirit and soul - A New Heaven (sky) and a New earth
Additional Resources
The Church Beginning
#1 The Christian Church began on Sunday the (Easter) Day Resurrection of Jesus, by Jesus breathing,
giving Life - His Spirit into each individual disciple who follows Him.
John 20:19-23 Then the same day (Resurrection Day) at evening, being the first day of the week
(Sunday), when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came
Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, "Peace be unto you." And when He had so said, He
showed unto them His hands and His side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me , even so send I you.
And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, "Receive ye the Holy
Ghost: (Become a Christian) Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose
soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
Luke 24:44-53 And He (Jesus) said unto them (Disciples), These are the words which I spake unto you,
while I was yet with you [before the cross], that all (Scripture) things must be fulfilled, which were
written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning Me. Then opened He
their understanding [Jesus imparted His Holy Spirit baptism into each of them], that they might
[become Christians and] understand the scriptues, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it
behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission
of sins should be preached in His name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are
witnesses of these things. And, behold, I send the promise [that Jesus being that acceptable offering
for all the sins of mankind the Father would send the Holy Spirit to comfort and accompany
Christians] of My Father [(John 14:26)] upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be
endued with power [empowerment of the Holy Spirit Acts 2:1-4] from on high. And He led them out
as far as to [the town of] Bethany (house of figs, figs are a fruit of the Promise Land, the Christian
Church partakes in the fruit of Heaven), and He lifted up His hands, and blessed them. And it came to
pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. And they
worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: And were continually in the temple,
praising and blessing God. Amen.
The first area of Christian agreement can be that the Christian Church obviously does exist and that it
has continually existed since it was first created and that the creation of the Christian Church is on the
Sunday the (Easter) day of the Resurrection of Jesus, as Jesus is the Founder and head of His Church.
In fact the Christian Church meets every Sunday in Commemoration of the Resurrection of Jesus
Christ and the Start of His Christian Church.
To separate Jesus and distance His sacrifice on the Cross and His glorious Resurrection Life from the
formation of His Church and then to separate Jesus from the conclusion (Rapture) of His Church is to
engage in the most cultish of exploits as all cults seek to separate Jesus from His Church.
The Christian Church is a unique gathering of people who acknowledge their sins and accept that
their sins have been paid in full by Jesus on the cross. The word Church means "out- gathering" those
that are taken out of the sinful condition and gathered together into the sinless image of Jesus by
individually acknowledging the sinless eternal life resurrection of Jesus and receiving the Holy Spirit of
God from Jesus and then having receiving the Holy Spirit of God from Jesus the Christian has passed
from death in sin into eternal Life in Jesus.
The Church did not exist during the Old Testament times. In other words, Noah, Abraham, King David,
Solomon, and even John the Baptist, although each was in a relationship with God, were not
Christians, and for a very good reason, each of these people lived and died prior to the Cross of Jesus.
Before the Cross of Jesus the remedy for Sin had not yet occurred and with sin a "Gathering of the
Sinless (in Image)" was not available as God's Spirit is not intimately available with Sin.
Once Jesus came into humanity in the Virgin Birth and then died on the cross as full payment for all of
the sins of the world then on His "Resurrection Day" the Church age could then begin. The Church
could not be gathered prior to the cross and without the resurrection there would not be the Living
Leader.
The Church/Christians are Identified as the ones who have Received by faith in Jesus the Spirit of God
and by receiving the Spirit of God are now in the Sinless Image of Jesus and God the Father is now
also our Father as the Christian is now a Child of God. This event of Jesus giving the Spirit and the
individuals each receiving the Spirit of God began on Sunday the very day of the Resurrection of
Jesus.
The Christian Church was formulated and grew in a deliberate and decisive way.
2 Corinthians 5:19-21 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing
their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are
ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye
reconciled to God. For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made
The Apostle Peter was given the keys [knowledge that Jesus Christ is the Son of God] to the entire
Kingdom of Jesus Christ here on earth.
Matthew 16:16-9 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not
revealed it unto thee, but My Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter,
and upon this rock [confession that Jesus is the Son of God] I will build my church; and the gates of
hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Christianity went from the Jews first to the Samaritans [part Jewish] second and the Romans [Gentiles]
third. Christianity did not advance to the next group of people until the Apostle Peter personally
presented the Gospel to each individual group.
Acts 1:8 But ye (Christians) shall receive power [at Pentecost], after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me (Jesus) both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea (Israel), and in
Samaria (part-Jewish), and unto the uttermost [Gentile] part of the earth.
Acts 2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of
Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
Acts 3:12 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at
this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this
man to walk?
Acts 8:14-17 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the
word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: Who, when they were come down, prayed for them
(Samaritans), that they might receive the Holy Ghost: For as yet He (Holy Spirit) was fallen upon none
of them (Samaritans): only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then laid they (Peter
and John) their hands on them, and they (Samaritans) received the Holy Ghost.
Acts 10:21-22 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius [a Roman];
and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come? And they said,
Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the
nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to
hear words of thee.
Acts 10:34-45 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of
persons: But in every nation he that feareth Him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with Him.
The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: He is Lord of
all: That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee,
after the baptism which John preached; How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and
with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God
was with Him. And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the [countryside] land of the
Jews, and in [the Jewish city of] Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: Him God raised up
the third day, and shewed Him openly; Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before
ofGod, even to us, who did eat and drink with Him after He rose from the dead. And He
commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is He which was ordained of God to
be the Judge of quick [living] and dead. To Him give all the prophets witness, that through His name
whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins. While Peter yet spake these words, the
Holy Ghost fell on all them [Romans - Gentiles] which heard the word.
In Peter's lifetime the Gospel spread to the entire world comprising of Jews, Samaritans and Gentiles.
Sometimes people think that the Church did not start until fifty days after the Resurrection of Jesus
during a Feast called "Pentecost" Acts 2:1-4 but remember it is the Cross and the Resurrection of
Jesus that paved the way for the Church and the individual receiving (by faith in Jesus) the Holy Spirit
of God, and not the waiting of Fifty days by the disciples that paved the way for the Church. There is a
Feast of Pentecost every year but there is only one Cross and one Resurrection of Jesus Christ to
initiate the one Church of Jesus Christ. There is not a fifty day gap between the Resurrection of Jesus
and the start of the Church, the people in Acts 2:1-4 had already received the Holy Spirit back in John
20:19-23 and were later empowered by the same Holy Spirit in Acts 4:31.
Since it is the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus and Only the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus that
paved the way for the Christian Church the Christian Church has continued and will continue until
Jesus receives His Christian Church unto Himself in Heaven where He is. In order for the Church to
have started and stopped and started again would Require that the Holy Spirit would no longer be
available and then Jesus would have to be re-Crucified and the Holy Spirit re-given, events that could
never happen again and would never happen again as the one Crucifixion of Jesus is sufficient for ALL
time.
True Christianity means a Relationship with God and a Relationship with God is as old as Creation is
so it can be said that Adam and Eve are the first Christians but then Sin separated mankind from God
and therefore postponed Christianity until after the Redemption of mankind via the Cross and
Resurrection of Jesus.
So we can readily "Agree to Agree" that The Christian Church began with Jesus, the Leader and
Founder, giving (breathing) His Spirit into each of His Disciples on the day of His Resurrection Sunday
and continuing as Jesus continues to breathe His Spirit into His followers and that the Church will
continue until Jesus Himself returns and Receives His Christian Church up into Heaven where He is
currently seated in Glory, Majesty, Power and Authority.
Christianity is based on the Series of Actual Real Life Human Events
#2 Christianity is based on a series of physical and spiritual events that are overseen at the very hand
and discretion of God.
Christianity is not a simple idea, philosophy or a notion of mankind but is in fact the events of God
being carefully revealed to mankind through physical and spiritual phenomena.
Following are some of the physical and spiritual events that make Christianity reality-based events
and not the fiction, fable or philosophies of mankind.
Creation: We exist in a created physical and spiritual environment, both of which had a beginning.
(Genesis 1:1)
Sin: Sin, rebellion against God and therefore death both physical and spiritual are also undisputed
physical and spiritual realities. The original sin of Adam and Eve was a visible physical event with
spiritual and eternal implications. (Genesis 3:1-13)
Promise to save mankind: God promised to come Himself to recover (Redeem) mankind back to
Himself. (Genesis 3:15, 22:8)
Virgin Birth: God came physically to mankind in the Virgin birth of Mary. The Virgin birth of Mary is
unique and unlike any other human birth ever. There are many reasons why the Virgin birth is unique.
It is a Virgin birth meaning that No sexual relationship of any kind occurred. Mormons (LDS) falsely
claim that Mary had a sexual relationship with God the Father though the Bible says the Holy Spirit
overshadowed her, the shadow of one person (or the shadow of God) passing over another person is
not a sexual-physical encounter. By definition any sexual relationship removes one's virginity and it
was a "Virgin Birth" meaning Mary was a virgin the entire time from conception until the "Birth of
Jesus."
Mary rejoiced that God had chosen her to be the vessel in which God would come to be with mankind
as a man the way every human enters the world via a physical birth. The mystery isn’t that Mary had
the Miraculous Virgin birth as every human birth is a miracle of God. The mystery is that God chose to
redeem mankind back into His holy presence and didn't decide to wipe mankind out and start over
again with a different more obedient creation. (Matthew 1:18-25)
Miraculous Powers: Jesus physically demonstrated His Divinity in performing a variety of miracles
including, knowing people's thoughts and intentions, raising the dead back to life, healing the sick
and lame, feeding multitudes of people, calming nature's storms, and walking on water. (Mathew,
Mark, Luke, John)
New Covenant: Jesus personally instituted the New Covenant whereby in the following death and
resurrection of Jesus those repentant of their sins and trusting in God will be reunited with God in
heaven. (Matthew 26:26-30)
Death: Jesus purposely suffered and died on the cross and He did it for us, to pay for our sins, so that
we can be united Spiritually and Eternally with Him in His heavenly Kingdom. (John 19:17-42)
Resurrection: Jesus rose from death. The resurrection of Jesus is unique in that no other person has
ever returned from death having actually conquered over death as Jesus has. (John 20:1 - 21:25) (1
Corinthians 15:4 - 28)
Church: Jesus instituted His Church by personally breathing - baptizing His individual followers with
His eternal life giving Spirit and currently the Christian Church is a living testimony to the existence,
love, kindness, goodness, mercy and forgiveness of God. (John 20:22)
Judgment: Jesus will judge the world in righteousness, condemning individuals in their sin and
rewarding individuals who accomplish compassion in His name. (Revelation 20:11-15)
These are just a few of the many Supernatural events and Divine encounters with God that make
Christianity a series of events and not the imagination or philosophies of man.
Note: Something that everyone needs to know about the human existence is that there is a
propensity of humans to do the wrong thing and for some even an evil thing and then to shift the
blame for the wrong behavior over to someone or something else.
Satan did this blame shifting in the Garden of Eden when Satan tempted Eve (the woman) to disobey
God and then Satan tried to convince Eve that she had disobeyed God by her own choice.
In some of the first events recorded in the Bible regarding mankind God talks to Adam first about
eating the forbidden fruit and not the woman because had God talked to Eve first about what went
wrong Eve would have blamed herself.
Genesis 3:9-13 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he
said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And he
said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee
that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she
gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou
hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
God knew that Adam had slipped up himself in not being with Eve and that being embarrassed Adam
would blame the woman for the disobedience. The woman hearing herself being blamed then
realized that Satan had tricked her and revealed the false accusation of Satan.
Satan had both tricked Eve into sinning against God and Satan had tricked Eve into accepting the
blame for what Satan had initiated in sinning against God.
Had God spoken to the woman first and she accepted full responsibility for the disobedience to God
then any plan of God for mankind's redemption would have been rooted in a false accusation and not
in truth. It is even uncertain if there would have been a plan of redemption if mankind had admitted
to willingly sinning against God not to mention that Satan would have gotten away with his heinous
ruin of mankind.
If mankind had willingly disobeyed God as Satan and the other fallen angels had would there then be
redemption for mankind? Possibly not!
God knew what He was doing in dealing with Adam, Eve and Satan in the Garden of Eden and God
knows what He is doing in dealing with all mankind, Satan, the fallen angels, demons, and the
Antichrist here in the garden of End Times.
The next time someone claims that the Bible is a collection of man's ideas and man's edited writings
ask them what part man had in creating the world or in giving life both spiritual and physical and ask
what part man had in creating God or heaven.
It is readily apparent that there is a larger portion to life than man is currently capable of
understanding and that larger portion of life is God Himself.
Faith in Jesus is the Only Way to Eternal Life
#3 We Christians are saved from Death (separation from God and separation from one another) and
given Eternal Life by Faith in Jesus Christ and not by our own works, our abilities or our own
capabilities but only by our Faith in the One true Living God Jesus Christ.
It is obvious that mankind is currently separated from the perceivable presence of God and as
evidence of our sin and separation from God death plagues All of mankind. In fact because death
does come to all it is said "that to be born is to die." It is obvious that mankind cannot save ourselves
or one another from death and the separation which comes from death. Just as man cannot live, God
cannot die therefore it is necessary for God to save us from our death by giving to us from His life.
Humans are created in the spiritual image of God and therefore we are intended to have a
relationship an interactive life with God. But through sin we are all conceived in a disrespectful,
rebellious, sinful nature towards God and as sinful we are separated (dead) from the Holy God and in
need of having our sinful condition changed into a holy condition that results in allowing us into the
perceivable Presence of God to have a Relationship (life) with the Holy God.
The remedy for our sin and death and the cleansing to make us holy and alive are not done by our
abilities as individuals but were gladly accomplished by Jesus on the cross as He gave Himself in His
death with His cleansing blood and His eternal life giving Resurrection for our new holiness. Our new
holiness is being imparted to us by God as His free gift to all mankind for whoever will choose to
receive forgiveness of their sins and enter into fellowship and life with God.
Romans 5:1-Therefore being justified (made holy) by Faith (Jesus' resurrection), we have Peace with
God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By Whom also we have Access (relationship) by Faith into this
Grace wherein we Stand, and Rejoice in Hope of the Glory of God.
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by Grace are ye Saved through Faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the Gift of
God Not of Works least any man should boast.
The word Faith is a special word in the Bible and it is a word that is used in its singularity meaning
that there is only one meaning and only one defining moment for the word Faith.
The Faith that the Bible speaks about is our Faith in the Resurrection Life of Jesus, the faith that Jesus
has indeed risen from death never to die again and that we Christians will also enter into the Eternal
Resurrection Life of Jesus in our own resurrection provided in and by Jesus.
Galatians 3:23 But before Faith came we were kept under the law, shut up unto (until) the Faith which
should after words be revealed.
With the Cross - death, and Resurrection - life, of Jesus came the "revealing" of our Faith. We are to
have Faith in God that God is the God of Life. That is who God is, He is the creator, granter and
sustainer of all Life even Spiritual life after death and even now in life after sin as is our current case.
Philippians 3:9-10 … that which is through the Faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by
Faith: That I may know Him and the Power of His Resurrection …
We can agree to agree that Faith in God and not in mankind is what unites a separated mankind back
to God and into Eternal Life. Faith is specifically the Fact that Jesus gave Himself to die for our sins
and that in His own Righteousness being God He is Resurrected to Everlasting Life the same
Everlasting life that we as Christians are now untied into with Jesus.
All of this is made possible for us because God is Life, Eternal, Immortal and Abundant.
Jesus came to save sinners therefore working for salvation is irrelevant.
Psalms 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD (YHWH): therefore will He teach sinners in the way.
Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him (Jesus) that Justifieth the ungodly, his
faith is counted for righteousness.
Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died
for us.
1 Timothy 1:15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesuscame into the
world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
Once saved it is not works that we offer to God but a relationship where our thoughts, efforts and
accomplishments are all directed to God.
The Promises of God are the Laws of God
#4 The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made us free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:1-4 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk
not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me
free from the law of sin and death. For what the [Levitical] law could not do, in that it was weak
through the flesh, God sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin
in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but
after the (Holy) Spirit.
The Laws of God are precise, accurate, higher, stronger and more binding than the laws of nature
(space, time, gravity) and much more accurate, meaningful and binding than the laws of men.
The Promises of God include all of His Kingdom, all of His creation, including both the present human
physical realm and the eternal spiritual - angelic realm.
Luke 16:15-17 And He (Jesus) said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but
God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight
of God. The (physical) law and the prophets were until John (the Baptist): since that time the
(Spiritual) kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. And it is easier for heaven
and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
John 18:36-37 Jesus answered, My Kingdom is not of this world: if My Kingdom were of this world,
then would My servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is My Kingdom not
from hence (here). Pilate therefore said unto Him, Art thou a King then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest
that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear
witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
John 4:23-24 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in
Spirit and in Truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship
Him must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.
Jesus taught His disciples to transition from observing a purely physical law into observing the Laws
Spiritually in nature and physically manifested. The laws of God start in our heart and mind then
manifest into the physical realm. For instance emotional greed comes before the physical theft,
emotional lust comes before physical fornication and emotional hate comes before a physical murder
would occur.
Matthew 22:36-40 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the
first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
The teaching of the New Testament is that the Laws of God are to be obeyed in our spirit and our
soul with our heart, mind, and emotions.
Romans 9:30-33 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness,
have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. But Israel, which followed
after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore? Because
they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that
stumblingstone; As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion (Zion) a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and
whosoever believeth on Him (Jesus) shall not be ashamed.
Mark 3:4 And He (Jesus) saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to
save life, or to kill?
Luke 10:25-28 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted Him, saying, Master, what shall I
do to inherit eternal life? He (Jesus) said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And
he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with
all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And He said unto him, Thou hast
answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
Luke 11:52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in
yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
The Laws of the New Testament are therefore considered spiritual first and physical second while the
laws of the Old Testament are considered physical first and spiritual second. This reversal in law is
consistent with the Born Again reversal of human nature. Before the Born Again Spirit of Jesus man
did not have the ability to appropriate Spiritual Laws into his being and therefore the Laws were
physical in nature directing towards Spiritual standards. Now since the Cross and Resurrection of
Jesus for the Born Again Christian with the Spirit (Seed) of God residing within them a Spiritual
Christian can understand the Spiritual nature of the Laws of God and is more readily able to live
according to the Spiritual implications with the Spiritual intentions of telling the truth - do not lie, love
your neighbor - do not hate, live a pure moral lifestyle - do not commit sexual sin.
Matthew 5:17-19 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to
destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I (Jesus) say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle
shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these
least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven:
but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
James 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a
forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
James 2:8-13 8 ye fulfil the royal law (love God, love your neighbor) according to the scripture, Thou
shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and
are convinced of the law as transgressors. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in
one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if
thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. So speak ye, and
so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. For he shall have judgment without mercy,
that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
James 4:11-12 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and
judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art
not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art
thou that judgest another?
1 John 3:4-11 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the
law. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in Him (Jesus) is no sin.
Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, neither known Him.
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as He is
righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this
purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is
born (Again from Above) of God doth not commit sin; for His seed remaineth in him: and he cannot
sin, because he is born (Again from Above) of God. In this the children of God are manifest, and the
children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his
brother. For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
1 John 3:13-16 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from
death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding
in him. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us: and we ought to lay
down our lives for the brethren.
Matthew 5:17-19 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to
destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I (Jesus) say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle
shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these
least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven:
but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
The Christian, Water Baptism
#5 Water Baptism a Commandment of God to be obeyed by every Christian
Baptism, being immersed in or wet with water, is a commandment given directly from God to be
observed and obeyed by all of the followers of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 28:17-20 And when they (Disciples) saw Him (Jesus), they worshipped Him: but some
doubted. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in
earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded
you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Luke 24:44-53 And He said unto them (Disciples), These are the words which I spake unto you, while I
was yet with you [before the cross], that all (Scripture) things must be fulfilled, which were written in
the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning Me. Then opened He their
understanding [(John 20:22) Jesus breathed His Holy Spirit baptism into each of them], that they
might [become Christians and] understand the scriptues, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and
thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and
remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye
are witnesses of these things. And, behold, I send the promise [that Jesus being that acceptable
offering for all the sins of mankind the Father would send the Holy Spirit to comfort and accompany
Christians] of My Father [(John 14:26)] upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be
endued with power [empowerment of the Holy Spirit Acts 2:1-4] from on high. And He led them out
as far as to [the town of] Bethany (house of figs, figs are a fruit of the Promise Land), and He lifted up
His hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them,
and carried up into heaven. And they worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: And
were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
Acts 2:38-42 Then Peter said unto them (audience), Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the
name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the
promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our
God shall call. And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this
untoward generation. Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day
there were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continued stedfastly in the
Apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Water Baptism is an act of obedience towards God it is a public declaration of one's Christian faith
declaring openly to both the human physical realm and also to the Angelic spiritual realm that a
person is now a child of God. Baptism is like communion in that it is also an act of participation in the
Kingdom of God. Notably water Baptism does not save a person from their sin as only a belief in Jesus
Christ particularly that His blood that He shed on the cross covers our sins and that His resurrection
declares us to be righteous proving our sins are forgiven. Water Baptism is an act of obedience
committed by an already believing, Spirit filled, submitted, child of God, disciple of Jesus Christ in
obedience to Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 3:21-22 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us not [the water and] the
putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, by the
resurrection of Jesus Christ: Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and
authorities and powers being made subject unto Him.
Acts 8:35-38 Then (the Christian) Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and
preached unto him Jesus. And as theywent on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the
eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou
believestwith all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is
the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and theywent down both into the
water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
Acts 10:33-48 Immediately therefore I (Cornelius a Roman Centurian) sent to thee (Apostle Peter); and
thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we (Romans) all here present before God,
to hear all things that are commanded thee of God. Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a
truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth Him, and
worketh righteousness, is accepted with Him. The word which God sent unto the children of Israel,
preaching peace by Jesus Christ: He is Lord of all: That word, I say, ye know, which was published
throughout all Judaea (Israel), and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John (the Baptist)
preached; How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about
doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him. And we are
witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew
and hanged on a tree (cross): Him God raised up the third day, and shewed Him openly; Not to all the
people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with Him after
He rose from the dead. And He commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is He
which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick (living) and dead. To Him give all the prophets
witness, that through His name whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins. While
Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. And they (Jews) of
the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the
Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak with tongues, and
magnify God. Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized,
which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the
name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
When Jesus was Baptized it wasn't to take away sins, Jesus didn't have any it was to reveal Jesus as
the Messiah and was for Jesus to set an example for us to follow as an opportunity for His followers to
be baptized like Jesus was and in fact to enter into His one baptism.
2 Corinthians 5:21 For He (Heavenly Father) hath made Him (Jesus) to be sin for us, [Jesus] who knew
no sin; that we mightbe made the righteousness of God in Him.
John 1:31-34 And I (John the Baptist) knew Him (Messiah) not: but that He should be made manifest
to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the (Holy)
Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon Him (Jesus). And I knew Him not: but
He (Heavenly Father) that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou
shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, the same is He which baptizeth with the Holy
Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this (Jesus of Nazzareth) is the Son of God.
Note: Baptism by water does take away our sins it is only the blood of Jesus that removes our sins.
Our Baptism in water represents our faith in the blood-death and resurrection life of Jesus the
Messiah-Christ. Baptism represents that we are dead with Jesus (immersed in water) and buried to this
world and then (reemerged) resurrected with Jesus and alive in heaven.
Romans 6:3-5 Know ye (Christians) not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were
baptized into His death? Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ
was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of
life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness
of His resurrection:
There are three types of Baptism; Water, Holy Spirit and Fire (Trials, Tribulation).
The baptism by water is usually a onetime occurrence but many Christians partake in more than one
water baptism in their life. Christians visiting Israel will often get water baptized in the Jordan river
and Christians who have grown significantly in their Christian walk can also build on their previous
water baptism and be baptized in water continuing their one water baptism.
Where the water, washing baptism is usually a once or twice event in the life of the Christian the
baptism of the Holy Spirit is continual and ongoing. First a person is baptized by Jesus with His Spirit,
this first "Born Again" baptism is by faith and faith alone there is no speaking in tongues or flames of
fire or any Holy Ghost experiences associated with this first baptism because it is a baptism of faith in
the resurrection life of Jesus. The empowerment baptism of the Holy Spirit comes after the "Born
Again" faith baptism and it might be more accompanied by feelings, emotions and experiences like
speaking in tongues. The empowerment baptism usually comes at a time when it is needed for
growth in the Christian walk especially in doing personal devotions and Christian ministry like
witnessing to people or speaking to an audience.
Luke 24:44-49 And He (Jesus) said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was
yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the
prophets, and in the psalms, concerning Me. Then opened He their understanding [inparted -
breathed His Spirit individually into each of them, at this moment with the Spirit of Jesus inside of
them they each became a Christian], that they might understand the scriptures, ... And ye are
witnesses of these things. And, behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you: but tarry ye in the
city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
Acts 1:4-5 And, (Jesus) being assembled together with them (Christians), (Jesus) commanded them
[Christians] that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which,
saith He, ye have heard of Me. For John (the Baptist) truly baptized with water; but ye shall be
baptized [endued with power from on high] with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
The third type of baptism is the baptism of fire and it is the fire, trials and tribulations in life that also
help to form, shape, mold and strengthen our Christian identity into the image of Jesus Christ. The
trials by fire vary in intensity and in duration and are all directed personally by Jesus as Jesus baptizes
His church with both the Spirit and the fire.
1 Peter 1:7-9 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth,
though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of
Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in Whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye
rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of
your souls.
Matthew 3:11 I (Joh the Baptist) indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but He (Christ) that
cometh after me is mightierthan I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: He shall baptize you with
the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
John 4:2 Though Jesus Himself baptized not [with water], but His disciples [did],
1. The person being baptized confesses a personal individual faith in Jesus Christ [the Apostles' Creed, a Psalm or a
Bible verse can be read or recited]. Acknowledging the sinless Divine life, sacrificial atoning death on the cross and
three days later the resurrection [eternal life] of Jesus Christ.
2. The person administering the baptism is to baptize in the Name of God the Father, the Son Jesus and the Holy
Name of God the Father, the beloved Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit."
3. The water baptism event [submerging into water] signifies our (dying) death and burial to this world (sin and
death) while then [emerging from the water] signifies our own personal resurrection with eternal life in Jesus
Christ entering into a new life in the eternal Kingdom of God.
4. Note: The water baptism [and accompanying confession of faith] is the Biblical public confession of faith for each
individual Christian and is not to be confused with an alter call that although being a public stand it is not in its
entirety the Biblical confession of faith.
Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spake unto them [Disciples], saying, All power is given unto
Me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach [Disciple] all Nations, *baptizing them in the
Name of the Father, and of the Son [Jesus], and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all
things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the
world. Amen.
1 Corinthians 15:12-26 Now if Christ be preached that He [Jesus] rose from the dead, how say some
among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then
is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that He raised up
Christ: whom He raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not
Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also
which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all
men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that
slept. For since by man [Adam] came death, by man [Jesus] came also the resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ
the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at His [2nd] coming. Then cometh the end [of mans'
seperation from God], when He [Jesus] shall have delivered up the Kingdom to God, even the Father;
when He [Jesus] shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign, till he
hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
1 Corinthians 15:35-50 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do
they come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest [seeds of plants] is not quickened [sprouted], except it
die: And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain [seed], it may
chance of wheat, or of some other grain: But God giveth it a [flower] body as it hath pleased Him, and
to every seed his own body. All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men,
another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There are also celestial [stars] bodies,
and bodies [planets - moons] terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the
terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory
of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It
[human body] is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in
glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual
body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam
was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which
is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth,
earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy:
and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the
earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, *that [physical] flesh
and blood cannot inherit the [sternal] Kingdom of God; neither doth [sin] corruption inherit [heaven]
incorruption.
Genesis 3:17-19 And unto Adam He [God] said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy
wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is
the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles
shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou
eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: *for [bodily] dust thou art,
and unto dust shalt thou return.
Matthew 17:1-8 And after six days [six, incomplete not yet a permanent transfiguration] Jesus taketh
Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart [outside of
Israel], And was transfigured before them: and His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was
white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses [Law] and Elias (Elijah) [Prophets]
talking with Him. ... While he (Peter) yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and
behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is My beloved Son, in whom I Am well pleased; hear
ye Him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came
and touched them, and said, Arise [Resurrection], and be not afraid. And when they had lifted up their
eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. - Note: Jesus was without sin and therefore could be bodily
Transfigured something sinful humans cannot do we need to first die and separate from our physical
body of sin (Romans 8:3) and then we Christians receive our new transfigured (1 Corinthians 15:35-55)
bodies.
Colossians 2:6-17 As ye [Christian] have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him:
Rooted and built up in Him, and [established] stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught,
abounding therein with thanksgiving. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain
deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in [Jesus]
Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him, which is the head of
all principality and power: In whom also ye are [spiritually] circumcised with the circumcision made
without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision [new heart; mind,
soul and spirit] of Christ: *Buried with Him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen [resurection] with Him
through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised Him from the dead. And you, being dead
in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath He quickened [made alive] together with Him,
having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us,
which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross; And having spoiled
[Satanic] principalities and [Demonic] powers, He [Jesus] made a shew of them openly, triumphing
over them in it. Let no man therefore judge you in meat [food], or in drink, or in respect of an
holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the
body [essence of reality] is of Christ.
The Christian, Bread and Wine (Grape) Communion
#6 Christian Communion is Open to Everyone Who Wants to Participate
Communion is to be open, available and accessible to everyone who wants to partake in communion
between themselves and God.
Communion is a time to participate in the cross (broken bread) and resurrection (new life wine) of
Jesus and in participating it is a time for reflection and self examination. We are to reflect on the past
in "remembrance of Jesus" to look to the future "until Jesus returns" we are to look up and see God in
heaven and to look into ourselves to see where we are at in our relationship with Jesus.
1 Peter 1:13-16 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace
that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning
yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as He which hath called you is Holy,
so be ye Holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye Holy; for I am Holy.
Communion is a time and an opportunity for each person to participate in the Kingdom of God and
to examine themselves. Communion is not the opportunity for one person to examine the worthiness
of another person for all are fallen and all fail before the true glory of God.
1 Corinthians 11:28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that
cup.
1 Corinthians 11:1-34 Be ye followers of me (Apostle Paul), even as I also am of Christ. Now I praise
you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
... But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. Now
in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the
worse. For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you;
and I partly believe it. For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may
be made manifest among you. When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eatthe
Lord's supper. For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and
another is drunken. What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God,
and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. For
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night
(Passover) in which He was betrayed took bread: And when He had given thanks, He brake it, and
said, Take, eat: this is My body, which is broken (cross) for you: this do in remembrance of Me. After
the same manner also He took the cup, when He had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament
(Eternal Life) in My blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me. For as often as ye
eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come (second comming).
Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily [by examining
others and not themselves], shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine
himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh
unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body [that it is God
alone who is Holy, God died as a sacrifice for an unholy, ungodly world full of sinful people]. For this
cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep [unconcise to the things of God]. For if
we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of
the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come
together to eat, tarry (wait) one for another. And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye
come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.
While Jesus gave Himself on the cross as our sacrifice about the very moment that Jesus said "it is
finished" the veil in the Temple was torn open from top to bottom signifying that the access for
mankind that was blocked into the Holiest place with God is now open to mankind.
Matthew 27:50-53 Jesus [on the cross], when He had cried [It is finished: (John 19:30) and Father, into
thy hands I commend My Spirit: (Luke 23:46)] again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And,
behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake,
and the rocks rent; And [after His resurrection] the graves were opened; and many bodies of the
saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city
(Jerusalem), and appeared unto many.
Hebrews 9:1-14 Then verily the first covenant (Old Testament) had also ordinances of divine service,
and a worldly sanctuary (Temple). For there was a tabernacle [temporary tabernacle (tent) during their
desert wanderings after leaving Egypt, later a permanent Temple (building) in Jerusalem] made; the
first [room], wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the
sanctuary. And after the second veil [3rd room], the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all [where
the Shekinah Glory presence of God dwelt]; Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests
went always [daily] into the first [room] tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God. But into the
second (mentioned place) [Holiest of all - 3rd room] went the high priest alone once every year, not
without blood [and also with enough smoke that the High Priest could not see the Shekinah Glory of
God (Leviticus 16:13)], which (blood and smoke) he offered for himself, and for the errors of the
people: The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest,
while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: Which was a figure for the (Old Testament) time then
present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him (Levitical Priest) that
did the service perfect (completed), as pertaining to the conscience (mind and soul); Which stood
only in (physical) meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal (fleshly) ordinances, imposed on
them until the time of (Spiritual) reformation (New Testament). But Christ being come an High Priest
[Eternal order of Melchizedek] of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not
made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by
His own blood He entered in once into the holy place (in Heaven), having obtained eternal
redemption for us. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the
unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who
through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God [Jesus being God became a man to
offer on behalf of mankind His sacrifice to God], purge your conscience from dead works to serve the
living God?
Leviticus 16:11-17 And Aaron (Levitical High Priest) shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is
for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock
[outside the door of the tabernacle by the burnt offering alter] of the sin offering which is for himself:
And he shall take a sensor full of burning coals of fire from off the (incense) altar [2nd room] before
the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil [3rd room]:
And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover
the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he (Levitical High Priest) die not: And he shall take of
the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the
mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times. Then shall he kill the goat of the
sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with that blood as he
did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat: And
he shall make an atonement for the holy place [3rd room], because of the uncleanness of the children
of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of
the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. And there shall be
no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy
place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all
the congregation of Israel.
The concept of Christianity is that each individual person is their own Priest officiating at their own
alter before God with Jesus being the one High Priest for all Christians.
1 Peter 2:1-6 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil
speakings, As newborn (Christian) babes, desire the sincere milk of the word (Bible), that ye may grow
thereby: If so be ye have (Spiritually) tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom coming, as unto a
living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are
built up a spiritual (Temple) house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable
to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief
corner stone (Jesus), elect, precious: and he that believeth on Him shall not be confounded.
1 Peter 2:9-10 But ye (Christians) are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a
peculiar people;that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into
His marvellous light: Which in time past (Gentiles) were not a people, but are now (Christians)
thepeople of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
Hebrews 16:15-16 By Him (Jesus) therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that
is the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. But do good to communicate forget not: for with
such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Communion represents both the Physical and the Spiritual blood of Jesus.
Communion is an opportunity to participate with God in the Kingdom of God.
Communion is a reenactment of Jesus' cross (His broken body, bread) and resurrection (His new
resurrection life, cup of wine). Communion is an act of obedience towards God and it is also an
opportunity to participate in a new life with God and a way to appropriate the new Kingdom of God
into our lives.
Jesus did not limit His blood to the physical realm.
Colossians 1:20 And, having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile all
things unto Himself; by Him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
The blood of Jesus is physical and it is also Spiritual His blood has both Spiritual and physical
implications therefore the message of the Bible is both Spiritual and physical.
Matthew 26:27 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of
sins.
Matthew 1:21 And she (Virgin Mary) shall bring forth a son ("her seed" Genesis 3:15), and thou shalt
call his name JESUS: for He shall save his people from their sins.
Matthew 26:27-28 And He (Jesus) took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them (Disciples),
saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is My blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the
remission of sins.
Matthew 26:39 And He (Jesus) went a little farther, and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, O My
Father (God), if it be possible, let this cup [death on the cross] pass from Me: nevertheless not as I will,
but as thou wilt.
John 1:29 The next day John (the Baptist) seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb
(Sacrifice) of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1:31-36 ... but that He (Savior) should
be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I (John the Baptist) come baptizing with water. And John
bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon Him
(Jesus). And I knew Him not: but He (God) that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me,
Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him (Jesus), the same is He which
baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. Again the next
day after John stood, and two of his disciples; And looking upon Jesus as He walked, he saith, Behold
the Lamb of God! -- "Again the next day ... and looking upon Jesus as He walked, he saith, Behold the
Lamb of God!"
John the Baptist twice in two days proclaimed Jesus to be the Holy blood Sacrifice (Lamb) of God and
Jesus did not challenge or even alter in any way the statement of the Prophet John the Baptist.
John 12:30-33 Jesus answered and said, This voice (from Heaven) came not because of Me, but for
your sakes. Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world (Satan) be cast out.
And I, if I be lifted up (crucifixion and resurrection) from the earth, will draw all men unto Me. This he
said, signifying what (crucifixion) death He should die.
Genesis 3:14-15 And the LORD God said unto the serpent (Satan), Because thou hast done this
[deceived mankind], thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy
belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I (God) will put enmity
between thee (Satan) and the woman, and between thy (Satanic - Antichrist) seed and her (Jesus -
Salvation) seed; it (cross of Jesus - "Golgotha") shall bruise thy head, and thou (Satan) shalt bruise His
heel (nailed feet and a bruised heel on the cross at Golgotha (Matthew 27:33)).
Revelation 1:4-5 John (the Disciple) to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and
peace, from Him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are
before His throne; And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten
(Resurrected) of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him that loved us, and
washed us from our sins in His own blood,
Revelation 5:6 And I (Disciple John) beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts
(Spirit beings), and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain,
Revelation 5: 8-9 8 And when He (Jesus) had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty
elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours,
which are the prayers of saints. And they (Saints of Heaven) sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy
to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God
[the Father] by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Revelation, reveals the living resurrected Jesus Christ in Heaven and the resurrected Jesus in the final
verses of the entire Bible puts His seal of approval on the entire Bible.
Revelation 22:20-21 He (Jesus) which testifieth these things saith, Surely I (Jesus) come [return]
quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
The shed blood of Jesus covers both the physical on the earth and the Spiritual heavenly realms.
The Communion and the Communion elements the unleavened broken bread and the wine mixed
with water represent the Promises of God to complete and finalize the Redemption (bread) and the
Salvation (wine) process.
John 6:27 Labour not for the meat (food) which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto
everlasting life,which the Son of Man shall give unto you: for Him (Jesus) hath God the Father sealed.
John 6:34-35 Then said they (Disciples) unto Him, Lord, evermore give us this (everlasting life) bread.
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to Me shall never hunger; and he
that believeth on Me shall never thirst.
John 6:53-63 53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat theflesh of the
Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth My flesh, and drinketh My
blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is meat indeed, and My
blood is drink indeed. He that eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, dwelleth in Me, and I in him. As
the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth Me, even he shall live by Me.
This (the body of Jesus) is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat
manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. These things said he in the
synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this,
said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples murmured
at it, He said unto them, Doth this offend you? What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up
where He was before? It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that
I (Jesus) speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Just like in the days of Abraham when the Promises of God came first before the actual shedding of
the blood covenant with Abraham the Christian Communion bread and Cup are tokens and symbols
coming first representing the Promises of God and then later enacted on the cross and with the
resurrection. Abraham was given the promises of God to be blessed, to multiply, to possess the land
and to have Jesus the Redeemer come through his lineage all while Abraham was yet uncircumcised
then later at 99 years of age Abraham was circumcised shedding his own blood in confirming the
covenant promises previously given to him by God.
Genesis 12:1-3 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country (Babylon-Iraq), and
from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land (Israel) that I will shew thee: And I will
make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a
blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all
families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 15:1-6 After these things (after Lot was rescued) the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a
vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. And Abram said, Lord
GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of
Damascus? And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is
mine heir. And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This (servant) shall not be thine
heir; but he (son) that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. And He brought
him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number
them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed (descendants) be. And he believed in the LORD; and He
counted it to him for righteousness.
Genesis 17:1-14 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine (age of 99), the LORD appeared to
Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before Me, and be thou perfect (completed).
And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram
fell on his face: and God talked with Him, saying, As for Me, behold, My covenant is with thee, and
thou shalt be a father of many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy
name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. And I will make thee
exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. And I will
establish My covenant between Me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an
everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and
to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting
possession; and I will be their God. And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant
therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. This is my covenant, which ye shall keep,
between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. And
ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt Me and
you. And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child inyour
generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy
seed. He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised:
and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. And the uncircumcised [those
without the covenant tokens] man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall
be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
Romans 4:10-12 How was it (his faith counted for righteousness) then reckoned? when he (Abraham)
was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. And he received
the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith (belief in the promises of God) which
he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be
not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: And the father of circumcision
to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our
father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.
1. First the 'body' (of Jesus Christ) bread [wafer] is to be unleavened (sinless), unsweetened (reality), salt (preserved),
holes (pierced) and browned (bruised).
2. Second the 'blood' (of Jesus Christ) cup [grape juice, wine] is to be mingled (combined) 1/3 water with 2/3 grape
[fruit of the vine]. Use three separate glasses or containers, 1 with water, 1 with grape, 1 empty. Then pour
[mingle] at the same time both the grape and the water into the empty cup creating the cup of 2/3 grape mingled
with 1/3 water.
3. Reading a Bible verse or passage provides the 3rd element of Communion the element of the Word of God being
the Spirit of God.
4. Note: When the Communion bread is lifted up blessed, exalted and broken it represents the physical body of
Jesus Christ on the cross then when the bread is eaten (consumed, eternalized) it represents the Spiritual
[resurrection] body of Jesus Christ. Likewise when the Communion blood is mingled [grape, water] it represents
the physical blood and water of Jesus Christ that was shed on the cross [after His death - by the spear wound
(John 19:34-35)] for the remission of our sins and then when the blood is drink (consumed, eternalized) it
represents the resurrection eternal life Spiritual blood of Jesus Christ. Both [the one body] the physical (earthly)
body of Jesus Christ and His eternal Spiritual Resurrection [bodily resurrection] of Jesus Christ [along with our new
eternal spiritual body in Jesus Christ] are represented in the one Communion of bread and wine (grape).
Matthew 26:26-29 And as they were eating, Jesus took [Communion] bread, and blessed it, and brake
it, and gave it to the Disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My Body. And He took the [Communion] cup,
and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is My Blood of the New
Testament, which is shed [after the atoning death on the cross] for many for the remission of sins. But
I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that [Heavenly] day when I
drink it new with you in My Father's Kingdom.
1 Corinthians 11:23 For I [Apostle Paul] have received of the Lord [Jesus] that which also I delivered
unto you, That the Lord Jesus *the same night in which He was betrayed [by Judas] took bread ... -
Note: The Communion represents and is a part of the Levitical Feats of "The Lord's Passover" Jesus
was betrayed on the night of the Passover Feast [14th of Nisan - Leviticus 23:5]. The very next day, the
day of the crucifixion (cross) of Jesus is the Levitical Feast the "Feast of Unleavened Bread" [15th of
Nisan - Leviticus 23:6] then that first day of the week [Sunday] is the Feast of Firstfruits [Leviticus 23:7]
- Jesus Resurrected on Sunday the Feast of Firstfruits and began (John 20:22) to give individually to
each one of His disciples the Firstfruits of His Holy, eternal resurrection life - Romans 8:23 And not
only they [all of creation groans for redemption], but ourselves also, which have *the Firstfruits of the
Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption [from Children of God to
Sons of God], to wit, the redemption of our body.
Christian Communion - The New Testament - The body [both the physical and the resurrection body
of Jesus] and the blood [both the physical blood and the resurrection - eternal life, spiritual blood] of
Jesus Christ: 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 23 For I [Apostle Paul] have received of the Lord [Jesus] that
which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took
bread: And when He had given thanks, He brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is *My body [representing
both the physical body and resurrection (spiritual) body of Jesus], which [physical body] is broken for
you: this do in remembrance of Me. After the same manner also He took the cup, when he had
supped, saying, This cup is the New Testament in My blood [both physical blood and resurrection
Spirit-life blood]: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me. *For as often as ye eat *this
[unleavened] bread, and drink this [grape and water mingled] cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he
come. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily [thinking
they are not a sinner], shall be guilty of the [sacrifice for our sins] body and blood of the Lord. **But
let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth
and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, **not discerning the Lord's body
[that the physical body of Jesus was given physically for our sin on the cross (redemption) and that
the Spiritual body of Jesus is given to us from His eternal life resurrection (Salvation)]. For this cause
[not knowing that the same body of Jesus from the cross is the same body that resurrected and is for
our eternal, resurrection life, salvation] many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep [are
unaware of the power and of the pending resurrection in our own life]. For if we would judge
ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened (Hebrews 12:6) of the
Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. - Note: The 'cup' is in reference to both the
physical life-blood and the Spiritual life-blood of Jesus. The Communion of Jesus Christ represents
both the body on the cross and the resurrection life body of Jesus. The New Testament - The
Communion of Jesus Christ represents both the Redemption (cross) and Salvation (resurrection) body
of Jesus Christ. - Also Note: Jesus being without sin in His body (Matthew 17:2), bodily resurrected in
His same body. We having sin our own physical body we vacate our physical body and it returns to
dust [Genesis 3:19] then we each receive a new spiritual body - not a new physical body [not a
reincarnation of a physical body] but a new eternal spiritual body for the purposes of our [continuing]
eternal spiritual life.
Christian Living - Can I take communion at home like the disciples did? YES! - Communion brings you closer to
the Lord as it is to be a proclamation of what Jesus did for you - your mind and heart become saturated with
the truth of who Jesus is and all that His blood purchased for you - We pay tribute and honor to Jesus when
we remember Him via administering communion to [ourselves and or] one another
"Can I take communion at home like the disciples did?" YES! I will give you the scriptures that support my
answer. I am familiar with the practices that surround the modern day observance of the Lord's
Supper...taking communion during special times of the year, taking communion to signify the beginning of
certain seasons & celebrations...and the administering of communion just before one passes from this world.
I'd like to start by telling you a few inportant things concerning communion..the Lord's Supper..the meal that
heals. Communion brings healing to your body..wholeness to your life. Communion brings you closer to the
Lord as it is to be a proclamation of what Jesus did for you..your mind and heart become saturated with the
truth of who Jesus is and all that His blood purchased for you. We pay tribute and honor to Jesus when we
remember Him via administering communion to [ourselves and or] one another..our family, our friends, our
brothers and sisters in the Lord. Quite often I have wondered (other Christian's have as well) why the modern
Church doesn't seem to have all that which the early Church had..the power of God on their lives, the stick-to-
it-ness or longevity when it comes to serving the Lord. I mean, we pray, we fast, we worship, we read the
Bible..and yet, something seems to be missing. The answer? Daily communion [or weekly, or occasional
comunion]. The New Testament believers (who were the Body of Christ..as we are today) met in one anothers
home daily and did what Paul (in 1 Cor. 11:26) instructed them to do: "For every time you eat this bread and
drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord's death until He comes again. While it is common practice to take
communion in a church (like you mentioned having done) we know that the Church is really the Body of Christ
Jesus...the New Testament believers gathered daily..ate together daily..observed the Lord's Supper daily.
Keeping Jesus (and everything Jesus did) in the forefront of their lives made them strong as a
family..communion, prayer, worship & the teaching of Jesus' words became the glue that held the early
Church together...and it is no different for us today. [article link]

Communion Bread Recipe Ingredients: 1/2 cup Water (cold), 1/2 teaspoon Salt, 6 tablespoons Olive Oil, 2 cups
Whole Wheat Bread Flour [unleavened - no yeast]. -- Directions: Blend first three ingredients (water, salt, oil)
in blender or beat vigorously in a bowl until white. Pour into flour and mix. Turn out onto floured board and
knead for 5 minutes. Roll out to 1/4-inch thick {or thinner}, mark {a cross and or squares} lightly with a pizza
cutter {or a knife}, cutting most squares almost through, but leaving some to be broken {off later - if necessary
for Church} by {Church} Elders {also make pierce marks or holes with a fork}. -- Bake at 275:F degrees until
nicely browned; (about 45 minutes to 1 hour). Note: Leftovers are traditionally burned or buried [it's not
necessary and some or all of the bread can also be eaten by itself apart from Communion as a regular
flatbread and also as a bread in a fellowship with God (break bread with God) meal/snack i.e. with cheese,
smoked fish, sausage, olives, artichokes or other items and snacks, possibly including (unwatered) regular
grape juice {juice can of course be watered down (and probably should) but not mingled like Communion wine
just watered down to taste} or wine (if preferred) to drink]. Source: Adapted from Eat for Strength - Agatha M.
Thrash, M.D. This recipe from CDKitchen for Communion Bread serves/makes 200. [article link]
Baking Stone - Do you have a stone oven? We don't - But we make "stone oven" pizzas, *flatbreads
[Communion Bread], and hearth breads with this pizza baking stone
For the absolutely crispiest-crusted pizza and bread. Do you have a stone oven? We don't. But we make "stone
oven" pizzas, flatbreads, and hearth breads with this pizza baking stone. Brick-oven baking stone absorbs the
oven's heat, then transfers it to bread. Moisture disperses out through the crust, making terrific, light-textured
breads and pizzas with an incredible crackly-crunchy crust. ... Cook's Illustrated Top Choice! "We tested 10
baking stones and came to prefer a fairly large one (16 by 14 inches is ideal) with smooth edges. The Baker's
Catalogue Baking Stone's moderate weight and ample size make it our favorite." [article link]
Only Christians have Salvation and are the Children of God
#7 Only Christians are the Children of God, non-believers are separated from God by their own choice
and actions and not by God's choice.
Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we (Christians) are the children of
God.
Romans 9:8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh (physical), these are not the children of
God:
Only Christians are "Born Again - Born from Above" therefore only Christians have the Spirit of God
making Christians "Children" of God and as Children in the Family of God partaking in an intimate
relationship with God our Father.
Galatians 3:26-27 For ye (Christians) are all the children of God by Faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of
you as have been Baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
It is evident that people are humans and as humans we live within the limitations of humanity and as
humans we also die within the limitations of humanity. There cannot be any dissension regarding the
frailty of the human existence, no one physically lives much longer that about the span of 100 years.
The human lifecycle is clearly revealed in the Bible that All mankind has descended from Adam and
Eve and therefore All mankind is inherently in the sinful condition passed on from Adam and Eve and
All mankind is in need of an individual Spiritual rebirth from Jesus in order to overcome the physical
death that is certain for everyone.
The Bible shows us that there are distinct and different categories of people.
Everyone is conceived in sin and therefore begins life separated from God.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God.
God is calling out to everyone to no longer continue in separation but to be reunited to God through
the cross and Resurrection of Jesus.
John 12:32 And I (Jesus), if I be lifted up from the earth will draw all men unto Me.
Those that Respond to the Call of God by Faith acknowledging the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus,
these people are cleansed of their own sins and Jesus then Breathes His Spirit into this person
creating a new Child of God.
John 20:22 And when He (Jesus) had said this, He breathed on them and saith unto them, "Receive ye
the Holy Ghost" (become a Christian).
The New Christian now has the Spirit of God and is now a Child of God no longer separated but is
now in the family of God and in Spiritual fellowship with God Himself.
Romans 8:16 The Spirit Himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
Romans 8:16-17 The (Holy) Spirit itself beareth witness with our [Christian] spirit, that we are the
children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we
suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified together.
The Children of God are now Predestined (appointed outcome) to the Adoption of God to become
Son’s of God.
Ephesians 1:5 Having Predestined us [children] unto the Adoption of Sons (5206) by Jesus Christ to
Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will.
A Child of God then becomes a Son of God in their own individual resurrection, after physical death,
when the soul and spirit of the Christian enter into the perceivable presence of God in Heaven then
God adopts the Child elevating the Child to a Son by giving the Son a new Spiritual body to replace
the physical body that has just died. It is upon receiving the new unique Spirit body from God that the
child (5043) of God become Sons (5206) of God and as a son (5207) the status and privileges of
Sonship are then available.
Romans 8:23 And not only they (creation groans), but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the
Spirit (Christians), even we ourselves groan within ourselves waiting for the Adoption, to wit the
Redemption of our Body.
As a Son of God and now in Heaven (Perceivable presence of God) with God the Son receives an
Inheritance from God his Father. The Inheritance includes an Abode (Place to live) an Occupation and
resources to live and thrive on. We are Children of God while here on earth then we become Sons of
God in Heaven in the Manifested presence of God. Another distinction between Children and Sons is
that we Children on earth struggle with sin and the physical realm. Once a Son in Heaven we are freed
from sin and enter the ease of the Spiritual realm.
Jeremiah 3:19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children [lit. sons], and give thee a pleasant
land, a goodly heritage [lit. inheritance] of the hostsof nations? and I said, Thou shalt call Me, my
Father; and shalt not turn away from Me.
Jeremiah 4:22 For My people is foolish, they have not known Me; they are sottish (intoxicated)
children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no
knowledge.
Colossians 1:12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the
Inheritance of the Saints in Light.
The people here on earth are either non-believers or they are believers and when believers they are
children of God, the non-believers that have lived and have now died and died in their own sins are
now separated from God forever as there is no longer a remedy for human sin after human death.
While the people in Heaven are now Son's of God.
Note: Once a person becomes 'Born Again' by receiving the Spirit breath Baptism directly from the
resurrected living Jesus Christ we become 'children of God' and the entire time we are in our physical
body we remain children of God. It is only after physical death and we separate our spirit and soul
from our fleshy body of sin that we enter into the presence of God. Once in the presence of God and
having met God face to face, the non-believer departs from God while the child of God remains and
God adopts His children of God to become His 'sons of God' in heaven. We become sons of God only
when we are in a spiritual body in heaven. To be Born Again in our physical body is to be a child of
God the entire time we are physically alive on earth later only after meeting God and having a new
spiritual body in heaven do we become sons of God. It's possible to be an infant or a child of God and
not know our Father face to face however it is not possible to be a son without having met and being
able to recognize the Father through Jesus face to face.
Colossians 1:12-15 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the
inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath
translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son (Jesus): In whom we have redemption through His
blood, even the forgiveness of sins: (Jesus) Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn
[inheritor] of every creature:
Colossians 3:10-11 And (Christians) have put on the new (Spiritual) man, which is renewed in
knowledge after the image of Him (Jesus) that created him: Where there isneither Greek nor Jew,
circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all
[children of God - sons of God].
It is the Holy Spirit that seeks to bring people to God (Jesus).
John 12:32 And I, if I (Jesus) be lifted up (cross and resurrection) from the earth, will draw all men unto
Me.
Hebrews 3:7-8 Wherefore as the Holy Ghost saith, Today if ye will hear His voice, Harden not your
hearts ...
Hebrews 10:15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us ...

The Holy Spirit covers the entire world and in conjunction with the work of the Holy Spirit all of
creation also testifies to all of mankind about the glory, goodness and abilities of God.
Romans 1:18-20 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of
God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of Him (God) from
the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His
eternal power and Godhead [Father, Son Jesus, Holy Spirit]; so that they (sinners) are without excuse:
Because the Holy Spirit is everywhere pleading with all mankind, all mankind is without an excuse as
to why they do not accept the love and a relationship with the one True God revealed to mankind in
Jesus Christ.
We can agree to agree that not all people are the same in the sight of God yet it depends on the
individual as to their relationship or lack of relationship with God because God has made it clear that
He is available for everyone.
Note: The Jewish people are in the redeemed presence of God and are heirs (inheritors) in the
Kingdom of God. The Jews become children - sons of God in the resurrection while the "Born Again"
Christian Church are now children [in the Spiritual image] of God and as children Christians a part of
the family of God.
John 5:25 Verily, verily, I (Jesus) say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall
hear the voice of the Son ofGod: and they that hear shall [become Christians and] live.
John 11:23-27 Jesus saith unto her (Martha), Thy [Jewish] brother (Lazarus) shall [physically] rise again.
Martha saith unto Him, I know that he shall [spiritually] rise again in the [Jewish] resurrection at the
last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the [Spiritual] resurrection, and the [Spiritual] life: he that believeth
in Me, though he were [physically] dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me
shall never [Spiritually] die. Believest thou this? She saith unto Him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art
the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
Also Note: The Jewish people are heirs (inheritors) of God because of the promises of God and
through their faith in the promises of God and not by abilities, works or their keeping of the law.
Romans 4:14-15 For if they (Jews) which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise
made of none effect: Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
Romans 9:3-5 ... my (Jewish) brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: who are Israelites; to whom
pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service
of God, and the promises; Whose are the fathers [Abraham, Isaac, Jacob], and of whom as concerning
the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
*Note this topic is mainly in reference to the Church and to the Gentiles as the Jews are a separate matter in regards to
their relationship with God.
**Note the King James Version of the Bible often interchanges "child" (5043) and "son" (5207) a Greek language reference
guide (Strong's Concordance) may be used to determine if the original word is son or child.
The Jewish People are the Chosen and Redeemed of God
God is revealing, enacting and fulfilling His plan for mankind through the chosen Jewish people, the
covenant nation of Israel and their holy city Jerusalem.
Luke 2:34-35 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary His mother, Behold, this child (Jesus) is
set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; Yea, a
sword shall pierce through thy own soul also, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
#8 The covenants and promises of God belong to the Jews. The Gentiles have entered into the Jewish
rewards via the death, blood and resurrection of Jesus.
Jeremiah 31:31-33 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a New Covenant with
the house of Israel [Ten Northern Tribes], and with the house of Judah [Two Southern Tribes -
Judah, Benjamin]: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took
them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I
was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the
house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in
their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Deuteronomy 26:16-19 This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee (Israel) to do these statutes
and judgments: thou shalt thereforekeep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. Thou
hast avouched (declared and affirmed a valid truth) the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in
His ways, and to keep His statutes, and His commandments, and His judgments, and to hearken unto
His voice: And the LORD hath avouched (declared and affirmed a valid truth) thee this day to be his
peculiar people, as He hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments; And
to make thee high above all nations which He hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and
that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as He hath spoken.
Ezekiel 11:17-20 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you (Jews) from the people
[Nations], and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered (Diaspora), and I will
give you the land of Israel (May 15, 1948). And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all
the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence. And I will give them one
heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will
give them an heart of flesh: That they may walk in My statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do
them: and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
Romans 3:29 Is He the God of the Jews only? is He not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called
Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time
ye were without Christ, being aliens from the (Jews) commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the
covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who
sometimes were far off are made nigh (near) by the blood of Christ. For He is our peace, who hath
made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in
His flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in Himself
of twain one new man, so making peace; And that He might reconcile both unto God in one body by
the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: And came and preached peace to you which were afar off,
and to them that were nigh. For through Him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Now
therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the
household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ
Himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an
holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the
Spirit.
Romans 3:22-31 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all
them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set
forth to be a propitiation (full payment) through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness for
the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time His
righteousness: that He might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is
boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we
conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Is He the God of the Jews only?
is He not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the
circumcision (Jews) by faith, and uncircumcision (Gentiles) through faith. Do we then make void the
law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Ultimately whether a Jew or a Gentile is saved it is from the Promises of God that redeems and saves a
person while works do not make a person saved.
Romans Chapter 4: What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath
found? For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For
what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now
to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but
believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also
describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man
to whom the Lord will not impute sin. Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or
upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. How
was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in
uncircumcision. And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith
which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though
they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: And the father of
circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith
of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised. For the promise, that he should be the
heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness
of faith. For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none
effect: Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. Therefore it is of
faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only
which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, As it is
written, I have made thee a father of many nations, before him whom he believed, even God, who
quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. Who against hope
believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was
spoken, So shall thy seed be. And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead,
when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb: He staggered
not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being
fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. And therefore it was
imputed to him for righteousness. Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to
him; But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord
from the dead; Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
Matthew 22:31-32 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was
spoken unto you by God, saying, I amthe God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Mark 12:26-27 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how
in the [burning] bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living:
Abraham received the promises of God and the Covenant of circumcision 430 years before Moses
received the 10 Commandments, the 613 Laws of God and the instructions for building the
Tabernacle. Abraham, his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob are each clearly living in the resurrection
though all three were born before the Laws were given to Moses so as the Bible says the Law does
not save us but it does instruct us in Who God really is.
Genesis 15:18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I
given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, theriver Euphrates:
Genesis 15:12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of
great darkness fell upon him. And He said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a
stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred
years; And also that nation [Egypt], whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come
out with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good
old age. But in the fourth generation they shall come hither [return to Israel] again: for the iniquity of
the Amorites is not yet full. And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark,
behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. In the same day
the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of
Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
Exodus 12:40-43 40 Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four
hundred and thirty years. And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even
the selfsame day [430 years to the day after the covenant with Abraham] it came to pass, that all the
hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt. It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD
for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the
children of Israel in their generations. And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance
of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:
Note: God made the covenant with Abraham it is a one-sided covenant as Abraham did not pass-
through the offering only God passed through the offering therefore only God can break the
covenant as only God passed through it, meaning that the actions, intentions or deeds of Abraham
and his descendants could not nullify or void this covenant because it is one sided exactly like the
sacrifice of Jesus on the cross is also a one-sided covenant and no one can interfere with the terms of
the covenant of the cross the New Covenant. Like Abraham we can only take part in the covenant that
exists with God but we cannot alter, void or null it as a whole as far as an agreement between God
and people goes the covenant will always exist.
Genesis 17:7-11 And I will establish My covenant between Me and thee and thy seed (children) after
thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after
thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the
land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. And God said unto Abraham,
Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. This is My
covenant, which ye shall keep, between Me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among
you shall be circumcised. And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of
the covenant betwixt Me and you.
Note: The children if Israel spent 430 years total being afflicted by several nations mostly in Canaan
(Israel) and finally enduring the slavery in Egypt where Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers.
The slavery in Egypt lasted for four generations the four generations being Levi, Kohath, Amran and
Moses.
Exodus 2:1 And there went a man (Amram a grandson of Levi) of the house of Levi, and took to wife
(Jochebed) a daughter of Levi.
Numbers 26:57-59 57 And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of
Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of
the Merarites. ... and Kohath begat Amram and the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the
daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and
Moses, and Miriam their sister.
Genesis 46:8-12 And these are the names of the children of Israel (Jacob), which came into Egypt
[when Joseph brought the whole family into Egypt], Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. And the sons of Simeon;
Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. And
the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and
Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. ...
Biblically the Covenants of God given to mankind throughout history (Adam, Noah, Abraham, the
Jews, and the Disciples of Jesus - comprising both the Old and New Testaments) are the Promises of
God. There are not separate Covenants of God but one set of Promises of God.
Romans 4:9-14 Cometh this blessedness (Salvation) then upon the circumcision (Jews) only, or upon
the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham forrighteousness. How was it
then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in
uncircumcision. And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith
which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though
they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: And the father of
circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith
of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised. For the promise, that he should be the
heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness
offaith. For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none
effect:
Looking at Adam and the woman (Eve) they both did sin against God, yet both of them are alive in
the resurrection as well because they believed in the Promise of God to send His Redeemer.
Genesis 2:17 - 3:20 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in
the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. ... And when the woman saw that the tree was
good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she
took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. ... And
I will put enmity between thee (Satan) and the woman, and between thy seed (Antichrist) and her
seed (Redeemer); it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise His heel. ... And Adam called his wife's
name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
After the fall and now that death had entered into creation and would afflict mankind Adam then
named the woman Eve "the Mother of all living." Adam was acknowledging the Redemption Promise
of God the Promise to bring mankind back into an Everlasting Living relationship with God.
Noah Lived before Abraham but like Abraham Noah was saved by the promises of God as God
promised that He would not send the flood until Noah had the Ark ready.
Genesis 6:17-18 And, behold, I (God), even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all
flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
But with thee (Noah) will I establish My covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy
sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
Job lived before Abraham and like Noah Job believed the promises of God. Job believed that yet after
his own death he would live in the resurrection and meet God face to face and it was counted to Job
as righteousness.
Job 14:14-16 If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my
(resurrection body) change come. Thoushalt call, and I will answer thee: Thou wilt have a desire to the
work of Thine hands. For now Thou numberest my steps: dost Thou not watch over my sin?
Job 19:23-27 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! That they
were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! For Iknow that My redeemer liveth, and
that He (Jesus) shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after (death) my skin worms
destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall Isee God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall
behold, and not another; though my reins (desires, passions) be consumed within me.
Jesus believed in His Father and in Himself when He laid down His life to die on the Cross knowing full
well that He would resurrect His life back to His full Glory and Majesty.
John 10:14-18 I am the good shepherd, and know My sheep, and Am known of Mine as the Father
knoweth Me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down My life for the sheep and other (Gentile) sheep
I have, which are not of this (Jewish) fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear My voice; and
there shall be one (Christian) fold, and one shepherd (Jesus). Therefore doth My Father love Me,
because I lay down My life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from Me, but I lay it down (on
the cross) of myself. I have power tolay it down, and I have power (resurrection) to take it again. This
commandment have I received of My Father.
Abraham: God's Chosen People
Genesis 12: 1-3 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy
kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land [Israel] that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee
a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will
bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth
be blessed.
2 Chronicles 13:5 Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to
David for ever, even to him and to his sonsby a covenant of salt?
Psalms 89:34-37 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of My lips. Once
have I sworn by My holiness that I will not lie unto David. His seed shall endure for ever, and his
throne as the sun before Me. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in
heaven. Selah.
Acts 2:30-35 Therefore (King David) being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath
to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, He would raise up Christ to sit on His
throne; he seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that His soul was not left in hell,
neither His flesh did see corruption. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of
the Holy Ghost, He hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. For David is not ascended into
the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on My right hand, Until I
make thy foes thy footstool.
Romans 9:4-5 Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants,
and the giving of the law, and the service of God,and the promises; Whose are the fathers, and of
whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Galatians 3:16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as
of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
Acts Chapter 13: The transition from emphasis on Jewish converts to Gentile converts in Christianity
Acts 13:14-52 But when they (Paul and Barnabas) departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in
Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. ... And we declare unto you
glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto
us their children, in that He hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second Psalm, Thou
art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. And as concerning that He raised Him up from the dead,
now no more to return to corruption, He said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
Wherefore He saith also in another Psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. For
David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his
fathers, and saw corruption: But He, whom God raised again, saw no corruption. Be it known unto you
therefore, men and brethren, that through this Man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: And
by Him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of
Moses. Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets; Behold, ye
despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise
believe, though a man declare it unto you. And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the
Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. Now when the
congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious (Gentile) proselytes followed Paul and
Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. And the next
sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. But when the Jews saw the
multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul,
contradicting and blaspheming. Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that
the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge
yourselves unworthy* of everlasting life, lo, we turn** to the Gentiles. For so hath the Lord
commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles***, that thou shouldest be for
salvation**** unto the ends of the earth. And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and
glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. And the word of
the Lord was published throughout all the region. But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable
women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled
them out of their coasts. But they shook off the dust of their feet against (in contrast to) them, and
came unto Iconium. And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
*Jews have eternal life so it seems that the Apostle Paul is insinuating that their conduct "blaspheming" is to the point that
it is calling into question their Jewish redemption. Then the comment "and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life"
seems forward looking and is interesting because there is no doctrine that some are worthy and others are not worthy
since Biblically no one is worthy of everlasting life. I wouldn't build doctrine around the verses in this exchange because it
is like the "baptism for the dead" (1 Corinthians 15:29) verse in that the Apostle Paul is using a certain logic to refute an
argument and he is not making doctrinal statements.
**God has always (Genesis 18:8) intended for the Gospel to be for both the Jews and the Gentiles. The Gospel was given
first to the Jews and then later the Church included Gentiles. Even today the Gospel is not exclusive to either the Jews or
the Gentiles but is available to all who call upon the name of Jesus Christ.
***Paul is appointed (Galatians 2:7) by God as an Apostle to the Gentiles in the same way that God appointed Peter as an
Apostle to the Jews. Along with Peter and Paul the Disciple John (Revelation 4:1) is the representative for the Christian
Rapture Church and James (Acts 12:2) the brother of John is the representative for the future Martyred Saints of
Revelation.
****Salvation, healing - eternal life in God (Jesus: Je=Jehovah God is sus=Salvation) is the Gospel message. The Jews have
God the Father and have redemption but require a future salvation in Jesus while the Gentiles need both redemption and
salvation and get both redemption and salvation immediately by belief in Jesus.
Acts Chapter 15: The first Church Council - Don't eat blood as it will offend the Jews
Acts 15:6-21 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this [Gentile converts to
Christianity] matter. And when there had been much disputing [over whether Gentiles could become
Christians without first becoming Covenant, Circumcised Jews], Peter rose up, and said unto them,
Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles
by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. And God, which knoweth the hearts,
bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; And put no difference
between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke
[of the Law] upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? But
we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. Then all
the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and
wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. And after they had held their peace, James
answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me: Simeon hath declared how God at the first did
visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for His (Christian) name. And to this agree the words
of the prophets; as it is written, After this [Christian Church Era] I will return, and will build again the
tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom My name is
called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. Known unto God are all His works from the
beginning of the world. Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the
Gentiles are turned to God: But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols,
and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. [Christians are not to offend the
Jews] For Moses of old time hath in every city them (Jews) that preach him, being read in the
synagogues every Sabbath day.
The Jews are temporarily blinded from Salvation by God, while sinners are blinded from Redemption
by Satan.
Romans 11:1- I say then, Hath God cast away His people? God forbid. For I (Apostle Paul) also am an
Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away His people which
he foreknew. ... What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath
obtained it, and the rest were blinded [temporarily by God] According as it is written, God hath given
them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear; unto this
day.
2 Corinthians 4:3-7 3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this
world (Satan) hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel
of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ
Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who commanded the light to
shine out of darkness, hath shined 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 excellency of the
power may be of God, and not of us.
Unfortunately a not so uncommon Church error has been for the Church itself to blame the children
of God and to persecute the children of God all the while the persecutor is thinking that they are
doing God's work for God. The middle-ages and the dark-ages of Christianity were filled with
Christian leaders torturing and burning other Christians at the stake, for the non-existent crime of
belonging to a different denomination, all in the guise that they were doing it on behalf of God.
Likewise today to oppose the safety of Israel or to harm a Jew is just as unnecessary and revolting as
the needless and detrimental persecutions of the dark and middle ages and to presume that to
oppose Israel is to be doing God's work is the height of misconception.
[via aomin.org] With All Due Respect, The Vatican's Latest, Painful Pronouncement On Israel is Wrong by Joel
Rosenberg - As such, it is the duty of all true followers of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to bless Israel and
reaffirm her fundamental legitimacy and right to the Land - Yes, we should bless and love the Palestinians, as
well, because our Lord Jesus said as a Jew living in Israel, "Love your neighbor" and, "Love your enemies" But
we should never accept the false teaching that God has rejected the Jewish people or rescinded His promises
to the nation of Israel - That simply is not Biblical {Note: I agree with this article and it is a major position of the
Basic Christian Ministry that Christians are called by Jesus Christ to support the Jewish people in all locations
and especially in their right to live peaceably in the land of Israel. The Vatican is in a position to be a
substantial blessing to Israel and to the Jewish people and I think they will be. Also Note: I have been looking
for pro-Israel charities to financially support but I don't think that these are the charities to financially support
(ECFA membership is actually not a good sign), when I do locate an effective (Christian and Jewish
recommended) pro-Israel charity I'll pass it along.}
A new headline in the Jerusalem Post reads: "Vatican synod calls for end to Israel's 'occupation': At conference
on Christians in the Middle East, US Melkite archbishop says: 'There is no longer a chosen people.'" With all
due respect, the Vatican is wrong on this issue. The entire Bible - from Genesis to Revelation - makes crystal
clear again and again the Lord's love for the Jewish people, His decision to choose Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
and their descendants for His very own, and His eternal promise to give the Holy Land to the Jewish people. As
such, it is the duty of all true followers of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to bless Israel and reaffirm her
fundamental legitimacy and right to the Land. Yes, we should bless and love the Palestinians, as well, because
our Lord Jesus said as a Jew living in Israel, "Love your neighbor," and, "Love your enemies." But we should
never accept the false teaching that God has rejected the Jewish people or rescinded His promises to the
nation of Israel. That simply is not Biblical. [article link]
Grape Vine - represents Jesus Christ

Olive Tree - represents the Holy Spirit
To become a Christian is to receive Salvation the "Born Again" Spirit of Jesus Christ by being grafted
into the Grape Vine of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed (sperm), but of incorruptible (Spirit), by the
word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
John 15:1-8 I (Jesus) Am the true [Grape] Vine, and My Father is the Husbandman. Every branch in Me
that beareth not fruit He taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth (washes-
cleanses) it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have
spoken unto you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in
the Vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in Me. I Am the Vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth
in Me, and I in Him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing. If a man
abide not in Me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them
into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in Me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye
will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be
my disciples.
To remove oneself from the presence of Jesus and to no longer be a part of the Grape Vine is eternal
damnation.
Hebrews 6:4-6 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the
heavenly gift [Salvation], and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word
of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto
repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put Him to an open shame.
The Holy Spirit empowers people and nations at different times, intensities and durations.
Romans 11:13-24 For I (Apostle Paul) speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the
Gentiles, I magnify mine office: If by any means I may provoke to emulation them (Jews) which are my
flesh, and might save (Salvation) some of them. For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of
the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? For if the firstfruit be holy, the
lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. And if some of the branches be broken
off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the [Holy Spirit] olive tree; Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou
bearest not the root, but the root thee. Thou wilt say then, The (Jewish) branches were broken off,
that I might be graffed in. Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest byfaith
(belief). Be not highminded, but fear: For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest He
also spare not thee. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity;
but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in His goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off
[from both the Olive Tree and the Grape Vine]. And they also, ifthey abide not still in unbelief, shall be
graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is
wild by nature, and wertgraffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these,
which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
Ezekiel 37:1-5 The hand of the LORD was upon me (Ezekiel), and carried me out in the spirit of the
LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by
them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
And He said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
Again He said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the
word of the LORD. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath (Spirit) to
enter into you, and ye shall live:
Ezekiel 37:11-14 Then He said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel:
behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. Therefore
prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O My people, I will open your graves,
and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. And ye shall know
that I Am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up out of your
graves, And shall put My spirit in you,and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then
shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
It is the Martyred Saints of Revelation and the Jews that are dealing with and contending with the
great end time events.
The Jews fulfill the End Times of God's plan as it is revealed in His Holy Bible. If all of the Jews became
Christians then there would be no more Jews and no more End Times. Therefore God has blinded a
portion of the Jews from the Gospel in order that a group of Jews remain Jews until the Second
Coming of Jesus is completed. Jesus returns to the Jews as the Christian Church has been Raptured
into heaven and returns with Jesus.
Matthew 24:3-24 And as He (Jesus) sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto Him
privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of Thy coming
(Kingdom rule), and of the end of the world? ... When ye therefore shall see the abomination of
desolation (Antichrist), spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the [Jeruaslem Temple] holy place,
whoso readeth (NT Matthew), let him understand: Then let them (Jews) which be in Judaea (Israel) flee
into the mountains (Petra, Jordan): Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any
thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe
unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be
not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since
the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be
shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Then
if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false
Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible,
they shall deceive the very elect.
Jews are the redeemed of God the Apostle Paul offered the Jews Salvation not Redemption as they
are already redeemed. The Jews are currently 'redeemed' (physically redeemed - in the presence of
God) by God, it is their 'salvation' (Spiritual healing) that is postponed.
It is first necessary for a person to be Redeemed by God and brought back into His Holy presence for
God to then begin to do His work of healing (Salvation) in the life of the person. Redemption is
completed at the cross of Jesus where through the shed blood and the death of Jesus sin was
removed as a barrier between Holy God and sinful mankind. Salvation then begins at the Resurrection
of Jesus where we now enter into eternal life for an eternal salvation healing.
Isaiah 43:1-2 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and He that formed thee, O
Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine. When thou
passest through the waters, I will be with thee...
The Apostle Paul offered Salvation to the Jews but he did not offer redemption to the Jews because
they are already redeemed back to God. The cross of Jesus finalized the one sacrifice for all people for
all time completing the Redemption that the Jews were already a part of.
Acts 28:23-28 And when they (Jewish elders in Rome) had appointed him (Apostle Paul) a day, there
came many to him into his (jail cell) lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of
God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from
morning till evening. And some believed the things whichwere spoken, and some believed not. And
when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well
spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias (Isaiah) the prophet unto our fathers, Saying, Go unto this people, and
say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: For the
heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed;
lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and
should beconverted, and I should heal (Salvation) them. Be it known therefore unto you, that the
salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
The Jews have the Father; they are heirs in the Kingdom of God. The Jews have the promises of God
and to them belong the covenants of God. Having the promises and the covenants of God if the Jews
are then not redeemed and do not receive salvation then who is redeemed and who is saved? If the
Jews are not saved then no one is saved.
1 John 2:23 Whosoever {Gentile} denieth the Son (Jesus), the same hath not the Father: but he that
acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
Conclusion:
1 Corinthians 10:32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the Church of
God:
People think that because the Jews are God's chosen people that they are infallible but that is not the
case. People also think that because the Jews make mistakes that then they are not God's chosen
people but that is also not the case. The Bible in both the Old Testament and the New Testament
goes to great lengths to point out the mistakes of the Jews all the while confirming that they remain
God's chosen people.
Romans 11:31 Even so have these (Jews) also now not believed, that through your (Christian) mercy
they (Jews) also may obtain mercy.
Pre-Trib Rapture of the Christian Church
#9 It is the Martyred Saints of Revelation and the Jews that are dealing with and contending with the
great end time events.
The three New Testament groups (Church, Jews, Martyred Saints of Revelation) are each represented
at the Mount of Transfiguration with Jesus (Matthew 17:1-2) where Jesus was glorified in their
presence. These are the only groups of redeemed-sinless people that will ever be in the glorified
presences of Jesus Christ.
It is the position of the Basic Christian material that the Gospel of John is the primary gospel to the
Christian Church. The Gospels of Matthew, Luke and Mark are Gospels that also include "End Time"
information intended for both the Jews and for the future Martyred Saints of Revelation, two groups
that are separate from the born again Christian (raptured) Church. The error is in applying prophetic
information in Revelation, Daniel, Isaiah, Matthew, Luke, Mark and other material that is intended for
the application of the Martyred Saints and for the Jewish people (Israel) to the Christian Church. The
Christian Church is not mentioned in the End Times Bible passages though the Church is mentioned in
the rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18), as the Church is raptured (taken up) into heaven and is in
heaven during the tribulation events that are mentioned throughout both the Old and New
Testaments of the Bible. It is the Martyred Saints of Revelation and the Jews that are dealing with and
contending with the great end time events.
The Christian Church is the unique time period beginning with the cross and resurrection of Jesus
when on the day of the resurrection Jesus joined the presence of His disciples and breathed His
eternal Holy Spirit life into each of them individually (John 20:21-23) creating the Born Again Christian
Church. Membership in the Christian Church will come to a close and the Christian Church will end in
the Rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:14-18) as all of the Holy Spirit filled Christians will be gathered
together into heaven at the voice of the Archangel and the trumpet (announcement) of God.
Remember all of the Old Testament Saints up to and including John the Baptist were not Christians
because they lived and died before the cross and resurrection of Jesus and did not have the
opportunity to confess Jesus as the sufferer for their sins and were unable to receive by faith the Holy
Spirit.The Old Testament Saints comprised the Jews who followed God and obeyed His
commandments, ordinances and customs and the righteous gentiles who not personally knowing
God like the Jews the righteous Gentiles obeyed their conscious towards God (Romans 2:14-15).
The Martyred Saints of Revelation will not be of the Christian Church as the Church is removed and
the Holy Spirit is not available to be indwelt among people (2 Thessalonians 2:6-7) during the
Tribulation time period. The Martyred Saints of Revelation will again be like the righteous Gentiles of
the Old Testament times obeying God with their conscience and not like the Christians who were able
to obey God with our conscience and in our Spirit.
The promise of Jesus (Matthew 16:18) to His Christian (Born again-Spirit filled) Church is that the
Church will always stand and Satan will not prevail against Jesus' Church. However after the Church is
raptured into heaven Satan is then given authority (Revelation 13:7) to overcome the precious
Martyred Saints of Revelation. Not having the Born Again Spirit the Martyred Saints of Revelation and
also the 144,000 Jewish witnesses will be overcome by the antichrist and will give their life to Jesus. It
is not available for Satan to overcome the Born Again Christian Church.
Matthew 17:1-2 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter [Jews][Galatians 2:7 the gospel of the
circumcision was unto Peter], James [Martyred Saints of Revelation][Acts 12:2 And he killed James the
brother of John with the sword], and John [Born Again Raptured Church][Revelation 4:1 I (John)
looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven] his brother, and bringeth them up into an high
mountain [Mt. Nebo] apart, And (Jesus) was transfigured before them: and His face did shine as the
sun, and His raiment was white as the light.
Note: Mt. Nebo is very likely where Moses who had sinned against God and was unble to enter into
the promise land died and where he was was burried. Mt. Nebo is in modern day Jordan and is
located outside of Israel separate from the Holy Land it was also very likely the location of the Mt. of
Transfiguration where Jesus, Moses and Elijah were all three transfigured into their Spiritual bodies.
Because the Transfiguration of Jesus, including Moses and Elijah took place before the cross of Jesus
the sins that kept Moses out of the Promise Land the first time would also keep Moses out of Israel
this second time and this is likely the reason that Jesus and His Disciples traveled outside of Israel to
Jordan to witness the Transfiguration of Jesus and of the two departed righteous men.
If Moses is one of the Two Witnesses of Revelation (Revelation 11:1-12) in Jerusalem during the
Tribulation Period Moses will be allowed in Jerusalem the Holy City because it is after the cross of
Jesus and the sins of Moses are now gone having been nailed to the cross with all the other sins of
humanity so Moses can now enter Israel.
Colossians 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances (sins) that was against us, which was
contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross;
Note: Jesus was without sin and therefore could be bodily Transfigured something sinful humans
cannot do we need to die first like Moses and Elijah and be separated from our body of sin and then
we Christians receive our new transfigured (1 Corinthians 15:35-55) bodies.
Romans 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending His
own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
1 Corinthians 15:35-55 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do
they come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: And that which thou
sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some
other grain: But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased Him, and to every seed his own body. All flesh
is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes,
and another of birds. There are also (heavenly) celestial bodies, and bodies (earthly) terrestrial: but the
glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun,
and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star
in glory.
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in
dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it
is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a Spiritual body. And so it is written,
The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam (Jesus) was made a quickening spirit.
Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is
spiritual. The first man (Adam) is of the earth, earthy: the second man (Jesus) is the Lord from heaven.
As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are
heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the
heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither
doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed [translated], In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet
shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible
must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall
have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass
the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave,
where is thy victory?
The Rapture [Just a reminder! - We didn't go down this road "Feast of Trumpets" possibly equals Christian
Church Rapture last year, but let's do it this year, also on Sept. 11, 2010 this year - and for the record I don't
think the rapture is this year - I have no idea of when the rapture is or if it actually exists but I suspect it does
Biblically exist and will happen and happen sooner than later, whenever that is but only according to God's
exact will and His exact timing -- still to come a few more rapture topic postings!] - The taking (Rapture) into
Heaven the Church body [Ekklesia - G1577] of Jesus Christ {Note: The Rapture [speculated to possibly occur on
a future Feast of Trumpets day] of the 'born again' Spirit Church by Jesus into Heaven is the conclusion of the
giving of the 'born again' Spirit (John 20:22) by Jesus *that started on the Resurrection Day the Feast of
Firstfruits (Easter) and continues [by Jesus] throughout the entire Church Age concluding at the Rapture. The
rapture is not the conclusion to the later, separate and distinct work and giving of the Holy Spirit that occurred
on the later Feast Day of Pentecost. The [witness and empowerment] work of the Holy Spirit that began at
Pentecost continues on throughout the Tribulation period while the 'born again' working of the Feast of
Firstfruits will be concluded with the Spiritually 'born again' Church being removed from the earth and brought
into Heaven by the call "shout" of Jesus.}
The Church Rapture: "1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 But I would not have you [Christians] to be ignorant, brethren,
concerning them which are asleep [passed away], that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For
if we believe [cross and resurrection] that Jesus died and rose again, **even so them also which sleep in Jesus
[are already in Heaven with Jesus] will God [Jesus] bring [at the rapture] with Him. For this we say unto you by
the Word of the Lord, that we [Christians] which are alive and remain unto the [rapture] coming of the Lord
shall not prevent them which are asleep [they are already in Heaven]. For the Lord Himself shall descend from
Heaven with a shout [a bidding call - command - G2752], with the voice of the archangel, and with the Trump
of God: and the dead in Christ [already in Heaven] shall rise first: Then we [Christians] which are alive and
remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air [the rapture precedes
the 2nd coming where Jesus physically returns to earth - unto to His brethren the Jews]: and so shall we ever
be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words." - "Acts 3:19-21 Repent ye therefore, and
be converted [become a Christian], that your sins may be blotted out [The O.T. didn't forgive 'blot out' sin as
the N.T. does the O.T. only temporarily (yearly) covered sin], when the times of refreshing shall come from the
presence of the Lord [Father, Son Jesus, Holy Spirit]; And He shall send Jesus Christ [2nd coming], which before
was preached unto you: **Whom the heaven must receive [Jesus will remain in Heaven - the rapture, uniting
of the Church with Jesus will occur in the air (heaven) not on earth - Jesus returns to the earth to the Jews (not
the Church) later in the 2nd coming (Zechariah 12:10, Revelation 14:1)] until the [2nd coming] times of
restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began." -
- The Spirit baptism of Jesus began on the feast of Firstfruits and continues throughout all of Church history
until it concludes at the event of the Rapture of the Church. - "John 1:32 And John [the baptist] bare record,
saying, I saw the [Holy] Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon Him [Jesus]. And I knew
Him not: but He [God] that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see
*the Spirit descending, *and remaining on Him, the same is **He [Jesus] which baptizeth with *the [Spirit]
Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God." [article link]
Feast of Trumpets: The Feast of Trumpets is the first of the Fall Feasts [of Israel] - The interval of time between
'first coming of Jesus' [3 Spring Feasts (Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits (Easter)) and] the last of the
spring feasts [or middle Feast] (Pentecost [4th Feast] or Weeks) and the first of the [three] Fall Feasts {to be
completed at the 'second coming of Jesus'} [a total of 7 Holy Feasts - 8 Feasts counting the weekly Feast of
Sabbath that was also fulfilled on the first visit of Jesus - from Leviticus Chapter 23] (Trumpets) corresponds to
the present Church Age - In other words, we are presently living between Israel's fourth and fifth feasts - {3
Fall Feasts} Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah/Rosh Hashanah) is on September 11, 2010 [in 2001 the Feast of
Trumpets (a lunar calendar feast, not a solar 365 day year) was on September 18, 2001] - Day of Atonement
(Yom Kippurim) September 20, 2010 - Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) September 25, 2010 - Source:
escapeallthesethings.com/holy-day-calendar.htm
The Feast of Trumpets is the first of the fall feasts. The Jewish people call this feast Rosh Hashanah, which
literally means "Head of the Year," and it is observed as the start of the civil year (in contrast with the religious
year which starts with Passover) on the Jewish calendar. The Feast of Trumpets is so important in Jewish
thinking that it stands alongside Yom Kippur ("Day of Atonement") to comprise what Judaism calls "the high
holy days" on the Jewish religious calendar. It begins the "ten days of awe" before the Day of Atonement.
According to Leviticus 23:24-27, the celebration consisted of a time of rest, "an offering made by fire [only the
normal acceptable Levitically prescribed Temple offerings not some made-up 'strange fire' offering]," and the
blowing of the trumpets. Modern Rosh Hashanah (Ezekiel 40:1) is traced back to the Feast of Trumpets which
is the sounding of the trumpets on the first day of the seventh month (Tishri) of the religious calendar year
(Leviticus 23:24; Numbers 29:1). The trumpet referred to here was the shofar, a ram's horn. It was distinctive
from the silver trumpets blown on the other new moons. Silver trumpets were sounded at the daily burnt
offering and at the beginning of each new month (Numbers 10:10), but the shofar specifically was blown on
the beginning of the month Tishri. The interval of time between the last of the spring feasts (Pentecost or
Weeks) and the first of the fall feasts (Trumpets) corresponds to the present Church Age. In other words, we
are presently living between Israel's fourth and fifth feasts. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
started the Church Age [coming after the 40 day Christian Apostolic Age (the personal earthly fellowship of the
Disciples with the resurrected Jesus)]; and Trumpets, which will signal Christ's second coming to rapture the
Church and {begin Revelation to ultimatly} judge the wicked, will end the Church Age. [article link]
{Flashback} The Blood Moon Scenario - tracking solar and lunar eclipses and comparing them with Levitical
Feasts
on Rosh Hashanna followed two weeks after that by another total lunar eclipse on the Feast of Tabernacles, all
in 2015. The last time anything like this happened was in 1967, when Jerusalem became an undivided Jewish
city again, and before that there were several occurrences during the years of 1948-50, as Israel was becoming
a nation. There were none at all in the 1800's, 1700's, or 1600's, and none in the 1500's that coincided with
Feast Days. ... If these earlier Blood Moons did in fact announce the re-birth of the nation and the reunification
of Jerusalem as it appears, then the next major step in Israels' journey toward the Kingdom is their national
reunion with their Creator. This is the way Ezekiel saw it happening, and in my view is important enough to
God to merit such a celestial announcement. After all He's been waiting to take them back for 2000 years.
[article link]
Pentecost - Three different things were being accomplished on the one Feast Day of Pentecost - 1. The
Apostles who were already Christians (Luke 24:45, John 20:22) became Holy Spirit empowered and
emboldened in the Gospel of Jesus Christ - 2. Ordinary Citizens (those who had not witnessed the resurrection
of Jesus as the Apostles had) began to respond to the teachings and preaching of the Apostles and became
Christians [without receiving the miraculous wind, speaking in tongues or the flames of fire that the Apostles
had just received] - 3. According to the Apostle Peter quoting the Prophet Joel the Holy Spirit was also poured
out upon all people [the world having been cleansed by the blood of Jesus] as a witness [the Holy Spirit
(Matthew 12:31) now globally doing the sanctifying and witness work that the (Tabernacle and later the)
Temple in Jerusalem once did] witnessing (Colossians 1:6) to the world regarding the accomplished
resurrection of Jesus Christ in order that all people [since Pentecost] will have the Spiritual opportunity to
come to faith and accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior
1. "Acts 2:1-4 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they [Apostles] were all with one accord in one
place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house
where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of
them. And they were all filled [empowered] with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as
the Spirit gave them utterance. -- 2. "Acts 2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and
said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to
my words:" - "Acts 41-42 Then they [new Christians] that gladly received his word were baptized: and the
same day there were added [to the Christian Church]unto them about three thousand souls. And they
continued stedfastly in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers." -- 3.
"Act2:16-21 But this [Holy Spirit outpourning] is that which was spoken by the Prophet Joel; And it shall come
to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit **upon all flesh [all people, Jews, Gentiles -
saved, unsaved - as a witness to every one of the completed works of the Messiah Jesus Christ - note: it is the
'upon' witness of the Holy Spirit and is separate and different from the 'indwelling' presence of the Holy Spirit
in the 'born again' Christian, a person who has responded to the 'upon' presence of the Holy Spirit receives
God inside and becomes a 'born again' Christian]: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your
young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on My servants and on My
handmaidens I will pour out in those days of My Spirit; and they shall prophesy: And I will shew wonders in
heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: {during Revelation} The
sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day [2nd Coming]
of the Lord come: And it [through it all] shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the Name of the Lord
[Jesus Christ] shall be saved [eternal life]. [article link]
Two Separate 'End Times' Teachings of Jesus
Matthew 21-23 [Jesus teaching in the Temple]

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and
overthrew the tables of themoney changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto
them ...
Matthew 23 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to His disciples (followers), Saying, ... Verily I say
unto you, All these things (rejection and crucifixion of Christ, destruction of Jerusalem, scattering-
diaspora) shall come upon this [current] generation.
Matthew 24-25 [Jesus teaching at the Mount of Olives, a new location and a new teaching]
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: ... And as He sat upon the mount of Olives, the
disciples came unto Him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these (Kingdom of Jesus) things be? and
what shall be the sign of thy coming (in power, 2nd coming), and of the end of the world? And Jesus
answered and said unto them, ... Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch [Jewish Temple
in Jerusalem - yet to be rebuilt] is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves (fig leaves, man's religious
covering and activities, no fruit), ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all
these [Jerusalem, Jewish Temple] things, know that it (2nd coming) is near, even at the doors. Verily I
say unto you, This [future] generation shall not pass, till all these (end times) things be fulfilled.
Just like the Christian Church needs the information in the Old Testament the Martyred Saints of
Revelation and the end time Jews in Israel will need the information of the New Testament. The Bible
is completely written and finished there is no more information or material to be added to the Bible.
There will not be a Martyred Saints of Revelation addition to the Bible. The future Martyred Saints of
Revelation and the end time Jews of Israel (Judea) will need to know the Biblical information and
Biblical events of their day. For example in Matthew 24:16 in order to flee to the mountains when the
antichrist is revealed in the temple in Jerusalem they will have to know the New Testament so the
New Testament is also written to them like the Old Testament is also written to the Christian Church.
Currently much of the deception that is going on in the world is just manipulation and not miracles
but when the Antichrist does come on the scene he will perform actual miracles in a combination with
"all power and signs and lying wonders."
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 Even him (Antichrist), whose coming is after the working of Satan with all
power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that
perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
The manipulation of mankind is taking form with political lies, media deceit, statistical
misrepresentation, digital imagery, fake photography, advanced science techniques, electromagnetic
waves, sound, radio, digital TV, lights, space mirrors, rumors, stories, innuendos, accusations, ancient
history rewrites, recent history rewrites, present time rewrites and a host of other methods.
After the "Born Again" Christian Church has departed in the Rapture then the "man of sin" the
Antichrist will be revealed "whose coming is after the working of Satanwith all power and signs and
lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness"
2 Thessalonians 2:1-10 Now we (Apostles) beseech you (fellow Christians), brethren, by the [2nd]
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by ourgathering together [Rapture] unto Him, That ye be not
soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit [demonic spirits], nor by word [false teachers],
nor by letter [extra biblical writings - Gnostic gospels] as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day [Rapture] shall not come, except there come a
falling away [backsliding - apostasy] first, and that man [Antichrist] of sin [666] be revealed, the son of
perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or thatis worshipped; so
that he as God sitteth in the [Jerusalem] temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye
not, that, when I (Apostle Paul) was yet with you, I told you thesethings? And now ye know what [Holy
Spirit] withholdeth that he [Antichrist] might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth
already work: only He [Holy Spirit] who now letteth will let, until He be taken out of the way. And then
shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the Spirit of His mouth, and shall
destroy with thebrightness of His coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with
all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that
perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
The coming Antichrist is completely separate and distinct from Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is God
revealed to mankind, manifested as the Son of God, Divine, Holy and pure.
1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the
Romans 16:26-27 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the
commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: To God
only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
Luke 10:18 And He (Jesus) said unto them (Disciples), I beheld (observed) Satan as lightning fall from
heaven.
John 14:30-31 Hereafter I (Jesus) will not talk much with you (Disciples): for "the prince of this world"
[Satan] cometh, and hath nothing in Me. But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as
the Father gave Me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
1 John 2:22-23 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He (denier) is antichrist, that
denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: but he
that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
The Antichrist is a "man of sin" a demonically cobbled together concoction of human flesh and
demon possession who specializes in manifesting sin, death, lies, deceit, greed and manipulations.
Revelation 16:13-14 And I (Disciple John) saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth
of the dragon (Satan), and out of the mouth of the beast (Antichrist), and out of the mouth of the
false prophet (Antichrist's personal prophet, like John the Baptist was for Jesus). For they are the
spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world,
to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Jesus died for us, Jesus gave His life to us to save mankind. Satan never died for anybody, Satan only
came to kill, steal and destroy mankind.
John 10:7-12 Then said Jesus unto them (Disciples) again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I Am the door
of the sheep. All that ever came before Me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I
Am the door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life,
and that they might have it more abundantly. I Am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth His
life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not,
seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth
the sheep.
Jesus has given His promise to be with us always!
Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I
(Jesus) am with you alway, even unto the end of the *world (lit. end of the ages). Amen.
*It is sometimes translated "the end of the age" the Greek is "the end of the ages" the KJV translators
instead of using ages plural translated it to "the end of the world." This encompasses all of God's
ages, dispensations and eras for mankind. Some have hypothesized their own dispensations i.e. the
Age of Pisces and the Age of Aquarius however the Bible is clear that Jesus Christ is and remains
supreme forever and ever.
Conclusion:
Titus 1:15-16 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is
nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. They profess that they know God; but in
works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
The Church Ending - End Time Summary
#10 The second coming of Jesus is the gathering [rapture] and conclusion of His "Born Again"
Christian Church Era
The Bible has much to say about the interactions of God with mankind and of the various times
regarding mankind particularly the time during the first coming of Jesus and of the start of His "Born
Again" Christian Church and also about the second coming of Jesus and the gathering and conclusion
of His "Born Again" Christian Church.
It is the individual's belief in the complete sin cleansing cross and eternal life giving resurrection of
Jesus Christ that then prepares the way for Jesus Christ to breath His life giving Spirit into each
believing person.
The new presence of the Holy Spirit within the person now creates a new "Born Again" Christian. Each
person is inducted into the Christian Church only by personally receiving the Holy Spirit within
themselves through the personal act of baptism in the Holy Spirit by Jesus Christ.
Matthew 4:11 I (John the Baptist) indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but He (Jesus) that
cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: He (Jesus) shall baptize you
with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
John 1:32-33 And John (the Baptist) bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like
a dove, and it abode upon Him (Jesus). And I knew Him not: but He (Father God) that sent me to
baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and
remaining on Him, the same is He which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
If the living resurrected Jesus Christ has not breathed His Eternal Life giving Spirit into an individual
person then that individual person is not a Christian.
1 John 2:22-26 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ (Messiah - Eternal Living One)?
He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son (Jesus). Whosoever denieth the Son, the same
hath not the Father: but he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. Let that [Gospel]
therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the
beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. And this is the
promise that He hath promised us, even eternal life. These things have I written unto you concerning
them that seduce you.
1 John 5:9-13 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this [resurrection] is
the witness of God which He hath testified of His Son (Jesus). He that believeth on the Son of God
hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made Him a liar; because he believeth not
the [resurrection] record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us
eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of
God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name (Jesus) of the Son of
God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of
God.
After the conclusion of the "Born Again" Holy Spirit filled Christian Church era the attention of God
and the focus of the Bible will remain on the Jews and also the Martyred Saints of Revelation a new
group of redeemed people will enter the Biblical setting.
After the "Born Again" Christian Church is raptured into heaven the whole Christian Church starting
since the day of the resurrection of Jesus over 2,000 years ago will be gathered together for the first
time and in heaven will participate in the Eternal Rewards Ceremony and in the Marriage Banquet
Feast.
Revelation 4:1-2 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice
which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither (Church
Rapture), and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter [after the Church Rapture]. And
immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
Revelation 11:15-19 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying,
The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ (Jesus); and He
shall reign for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell
upon their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art,
and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. And
the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged,
and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that
fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. And the temple
of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in His temple the ark of His testament: and there
were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Revelation 19:5-9 5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants,
and ye that fear Him, both small and great. And I heard as it were the voice of a great (Christian
Church) multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying,
Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to Him:
for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife (Church) hath made herself ready. And to her
(Church) was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the
righteousness of (Christian) saints. And he (Angel) saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are
called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of
God.
While the Christian "Born Again" Church is in Heaven there is here on earth a time period generally
regarded to be about seven years long until Jesus returns to the earth with His Christian Church
accompanying Him.
Daniel 9:24-27 Seventy weeks [70 seven year periods] are determined upon thy (Jewish) people and
upon thy holy city (Jerusalem), to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make
reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting [Kingdom of Jesus] righteousness, and to seal
up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. ... And after threescore and two weeks shall
Messiah (Christ) be cut off (Cross, crucifixion), but not for Himself: and the (Roman) people of the
prince (Caesars) that shall come shall destroy the city (Jerusalem) and the sanctuary (Temple); and the
end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he
(Antichrist) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week (seven years): and in the midst of the
week (3 1/2 years) he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of
abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation [the antichrist will declare
himself Christ and offer his 666 Mark of the Beast], and that determined [the judgments of Revelation]
shall be poured [the bowl judgments of Revelation chapters 15 and 16] upon the desolate [kingdom
of Antichrist].
The Martyred Saints of Revelation are precious to Jesus in that they give their life to be with Jesus
where the Christian Church merely confessed faith in Jesus to be with Jesus.
The purpose of the rapture is to gather all of the Christian Spirit filled believers into heaven removing
them from the earth and the End Times wrath to come. The Martyred Saints of Revelation remain on
the earth after the rapture and are individually brought into the presence of Jesus by the great End
Times persecutions.
The Martyred Saints of Revelation are a part of the Christian Church in that they belong to Jesus Christ
but coming after the "Born Again" Church era they do not become members in the "Born Again" part
of the Christian Church. After the "Born Again" Christian Church has been raptured-called into heaven
by Jesus the Holy Spirit will not indwell each individual Martyred Saint remaining on the earth like the
Holy Spirit did indwell each Christian starting with the Resurrection day of Jesus and continuing until
the group rapture of the Church.
The Martyred Saints of Revelation are like the Jews and also like the righteous Gentiles during the Old
Testament times in that they worship, know and obey God in their soul and in their conscience and
not in the Spirit as the "Born Again" Church has been able to do.
Revelation 6:9-11 And when He (Jesus) had opened the fifth seal, I (Disciple John) saw under the altar
the souls of them (Martyred Saints) that were slain for the word of God and for the testimony
(confession of the resurrection of Jesus) which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying
How long, O Lord, holy and true, doust thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on
the earth? And white robes were given unto everyone of them; and it was said unto them, that they
should rest yet for a little season [7 years] until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that
should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Revelation 17:6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the
martyrs of Jesus:
Revelation 13:7 And it was given unto him (Antichrist) to make war with the saints and to overcome
them: and power was given him over all kindreds and tongues and nations.
In the middle of the seven year time period without the Church the Antichrist will reveal himself
forcing his 666 "mark of the beast" on the remaining people. The 666 mark of the beast event divides
the seven year time period into two 3 1/2 year time periods the time before the mark and the time
after the mark until Jesus returns to earth with His Church.
The Martyred Saints of Revelation will all give their life to Jesus and as a result will be martyred by the
government here on earth. Corresponding with the two groups of 3 1/2 years in the seven year period
there are two parts to the martyrdom of the Martyred Saints of Revelation. The first 3 1/2 years the
Saints are martyred for holding to the words of God and then after the Antichrist more Martyred
Saints of Revelation are martyred for wisely refusing to take the 666 mark of the beast.
Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb (Jesus) and by the word
of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Revelation 15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the
victory over the beast (Antichrist) and over his (Satanic fake born again) image and over his mark and
over the number (666) of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
When Jesus returns with his Church He will have His long awaited 1,000 year rule on earth it will be a
Divine time when all of creation and all inhabitants will finally experience the true loving, righteous
and just leadership of Jesus Christ as He reigns as King of the World.
Revelation 20:1-3 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit
and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil,
and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him (Satan) into the bottomless pit, and shut
him up, and set a seal upon him, that he shoulddeceive the nations no more, till the thousand years
should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I
saw the souls of them (Martyred Saints of revelation) that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and
for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received
his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand
years.
After the 1,000 year Kingdom reign of Jesus Christ here on earth there will then be a New Heaven and
a New Earth.
Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were
passed away; and there was no more sea.
Revelation 21:3-7 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is
with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with
them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more
death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are
passed away. And He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And He said unto
me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And He said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and
Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of
life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be My son.
This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Matthew 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This [1967 Jerusalem - Temple rebuilding] generation shall not
pass, till all these [End Time] thingsbe fulfilled.
1967 Jerusalem - Rabbi Shlomo Goren blowing a Shofar announcing the End Time generation and the
heralding of all End Time events.
1967 Jerusalem - Rabbi Shlomo Goren blowing a Shofar (Video - YouTube)
A generation is a peer group of people who are alive during an event or time period and are old
enough (minimum of about 12-14 years old) to comprehend the event's occurrence and significance.
The great December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor - WWII generation is rapidly passing, the 1967 Jerusalem -
Temple rebuilding generation is rapidly maturing and the 9-11, 2001 WTC generation is just getting
underway.
Matthew 24:32-35 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth
forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that
it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be
fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Genesis 3:6-7 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to
the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and
gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and
they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Grape Vine - represents Jesus Christ

Olive Tree - represents the Holy Spirit
Fig Tree - represents man and the works of man
While Jesus was on the cross the Temple veil tore from top to bottom signifying the end to the
physical Temple system and the perfecting of the Spiritual system yet man is now in the process of
recreating the Jerusalem Temple including the tools, implements, instruments and the accompanying
procedures. There is also a plan in place to rebuild the Jerusalem Temple. With the blood cleansing
cross and the Holy Spirit life giving resurrection of Jesus the Jerusalem Temple is no longer needed as
a place for God to meet with mankind. The coming Jerusalem Temple is therefore equated to man's
religious (fig tree) practices and is not a part God's prescribed Holy instructions. It seems most likely
that the "parable of the fig tree" in Matthew 24:32 is the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple.
Matthew 24:10-16 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one
another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall
abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be
saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in allthe world for a witness unto all nations;
and then shall the end come. When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation (Antichrist),
spoken of by Daniel (Daniel 9:27) the prophet, stand in the Holy Place [rebuilt Jerusalem Temple],
whoso readeth, let him understand: Then let them which be in Judaea (Israel) flee into the mountains:
Daniel 9:24-27 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy (Daniel's) people [Jews] and upon thy Holy
City [Jerusalem], to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation
for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to
anoint the most Holy. Know therefore andunderstand, that from the going forth of the
commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks,
and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of
the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a
flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he shall confirm the covenant
with many forone week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to
cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the
consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his
windows being open inhis chamber toward Jerusalem [Holy City], he kneeled upon his knees three
times a day, andprayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
For almost 2,000 years (August 30, 70 A.D. - May 14, 1948) there was not an independent Jewish
nation in Israel and no accompanying Jewish Temple in Jerusalem so some parts of the Christian
Church began to engage in "replacement theology" by replacing the Church with the Jews in regard
to the prescribed promises and prophecies given to the Jews. The replacement of the Jews with the
Church in theology was done to help explain and fulfill End Time prophecies since so many of the
prophecies include Israel however since 1948 and the reestablishment and re-gathering of the Jewish
nation of Israel the replacement theology has become completely obsolete.
One of the most prominent End Time prophecies in the Bible is Isaiah and the promised "re-gathering
of the Nation of Israel" re-gathered strictly to fulfill and complete all the End Time events. In End Time
prophecy before Israel was back in the land it technically was not the End Times however with Israel
back in their land in 1948 and especially since regaining control of Jerusalem prophetically we now
live in the End Times.
Isaiah 11:11-12 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second
time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from
Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands [far
away countries] of the sea. And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the
outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Daniel 7:7-8 After this I (Daniel) saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast [Roman -
European Empire], dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it
devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse
[European] from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns [rulers]. I considered the
horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn [Antichrist], 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 [blasphemy] things.
Daniel 7:15-28 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head
troubled me. I came near unto one of them [Angels] that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this.
So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. These great beasts, which are
four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. But the saints of the most High shall take the
kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. Then I would know the truth of
the fourth beast, which was diverse fromall the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron,
and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue (lit. left down
behind) with his feet; And ofthe ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and
before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things,
whose look was more stout than his fellows. I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints
[Martyred Saints of Revelation], and prevailed against them; Until the Ancient of days [Jesus Christ]
came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints
possessed the kingdom. Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which
shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and
break it in pieces. And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another
shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 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 (BC-AD) and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time (1 year)
and times (2 years) and the dividing of time (1/2 a year) [3 1/2 years total]. But the judgment shall sit,
and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. And the kingdom
and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the
people of the saints of the most High (Jesus Christ), whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and
all dominions shall serve and obey Him. Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my
cogitations (reflective thoughts) much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept
the matter in my heart.
Note: Israel was a family and not yet a Nation when they entered Egypt (Exodus 1:1-5) God promised Mosses that He
would make Israel a Nation (Exodus 19:6) and then the day Israel departed Egypt (the first Passover) is the day Israel
became a nation (Isaiah 66:8). The first captivity of Israel [722 B.C.] when the ten northern tribes of Israel went to the
Assyrian Empire (Nineveh was the capital) and later Babylon (Iraq) conquered the two remaining southern tribes of Judah
and Benjamin by attacking and destroying [9th day of the 5th Jewish month Av in 586 B.C.] the Temple in Jerusalem that
Solomon had built and taking most of Israel into captivity in Babylon [586 B.C. - 538 B.C.]. Assyria represented strength
with military and political power while Babylon represented mysticism and false religion. God sent each portion of Israel
into captivity into nations that represented the false idol worship that the Israeli tribes were following. The northern tribes
had forsaken God for political and military might and power so God sent them into captivity into Assyria then the reaming
two tribes practiced mysticism and other false religion so God had them conquered and sent them into captivity in
Babylon. The second dispersion of Israel began after August 30, 70 A.D. [9th day of the 5th Jewish month Av in 70 A.D.]
when the Roman General Titus Flavius Vespasianus destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem. Then on May 14, 1948 A.D. Israel
was given its independence signifying the second and final re-gathering of Israel back into the promise land that God had
given to them.
The Second Coming of Jesus Christ:
The first coming of Jesus was divided into segments or dispensations of generations.
Matthew 1:16-17 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary (the Virgin), of whom was born Jesus,
who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and
from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away
into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
Since the beginning of the Christian Church in about 33 A.D. much has been written about the
dispensation segments and of the timeframe for the second coming of Jesus.
Generally the timeframe for the second coming of Jesus consists of dispensations for the entire
human existence and segments into a structure of eight 1,000 year sections of time for a total of 8,000
years. The structure is in part modeled after the creation week where for six days mankind was to
labor and the seventh day is a day of Sabbath rest while the eighth day is a new day. Basically the
6,000 years of human history from Adam to the Antichrist equate to the fall and six days of labor and
oppression for mankind. The coming 7,000 year starting approx 2033 A.D. is thought to be the
Millennial Kingdom rule of Jesus Christ where mankind will finally be given rest from our oppression
by the presence and righteous reign of Jesus Christ.
Then at the end of the thousand years of Jesus' rule the 8,000th year will be the begging of the New
Heaven and the New Earth of eternal existence. The dispensations are divided into 1,000 year
segments based on what the Apostle Peter wrote in his 2nd letter to the Church.
2 Peter 3:8-9 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a
thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise [to
return], as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should
perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Eden B.C. 4000 -- Noah B.C. 3,000 -- Abraham B.C 2,000 -- King David 1,000 B.C --- Jesus Christ A.D. 0
--- Church Age A.D. 33-2,033? (an unknown amount of time thought to be about 2,000 years) -
Tribulation-Antichrist A.D. 2033-2040 (7 years total) - New Millennium A.D. 2040-3,040 (1,000 years
total) -- New Creation Eternity 3,040 A.D. (eternity) [a total of 8,000 years for all the dispensations of
mankind and then comes the eternal existence].
Source: www.preservedwords.com
Hosea 6:1-3 Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for He hath torn, and He will heal us; He hath
smitten, and He will bind us up. After two days will He revive us: in the third day He will raise us up,
and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: His going forth is
prepared as the *morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto
the earth.
Clearly this verse is about the resurrection of Jesus Christ "His going forth is prepared as the morning"
and it is thought that the first part of the verse is about the resurrection of the Church "After two days
will He revive us" and of the Jews "in the third day He will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight."
*It was in the twilight of the morning that Jesus the "Dayspring" resurrected from the grave.
Leviticus 7:16-18 But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten
the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:
But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire. And if any of
the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be
accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the
soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.
The sacrifices and offerings of God all had time limits attached to them the Passover lamb was to be
eaten that evening, peace offerings were to be consumed within two days, the atonement by the
Jewish High Priest was to last exactly one year, etc.
John 14:27-29 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto
you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go
away, and come again unto you. If ye loved Me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father:
for My Father is greater than I [Jesus in human form]. And now I have told you before it [crucifixion -
resurrection] come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
It is possible that the peace offering in the Bread of Life of Jesus Christ is only to be offered for the
two days (2,000 years) and that there is an expiration date of approximately 2,033 A.D. for the
gathering together of the Christian Church the body of Jesus Christ.
With the 1967 return of the Holy City of Jerusalem to Jewish possession and a possible last date of
2033 for the Christian Church to be gathered together it creates the one end time generation that
Jesus spoke about in Matthew 24:34.
Considering that a fourteen year old young adult could have witnessed or certainly would have known
about the June 7, 1967 return of Jerusalem to Jewish control via TV, radio or newspaper and knowing
that it was way back in August 30, 70 A.D. about 42 generations ago that Jerusalem was taken from
the Jews by the Romans making the return of Jerusalem a very significant event and even more
significant in that it was very unlikely that the event would even occur at all let alone that it occurred
within the lifetime of a Biblical last generation.
A fourteen year old in 1967 would only be about 65 years old in 2033 clearly an End Time timeframe
of one generation.
Note: The year 2033 is being presented for consideration as a possible expiration date for the
gathering together of the Christian Church. The Christian Church in its present earthly form does not
continue on indefinitely it does conclude at some future point in time. The 2033 year date is not being
presented as a Rapture or a Second Coming date as the Second Coming - Rapture of the Christian
Church could occur at any moment.
When the Christian Church does conclude it will be completely at the discretion, pleasure and
direction of God. God is the only overseer of His Christian Church as God alone has the power,
majesty and authority to begin and end His Christian Church era.
Woe to the inhabiters of the earth (humans) and of the sea (demons)! for the devil is come down unto
you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Revelation 12:12 ... Woe to the inhabiters of the earth (humans) and of the sea (demons)! for the devil
is comedown unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of
the earth (humans) and of the sea (demons)! for the devil is comedown unto you, having great wrath,
because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Revelation 12:7-13 And there was war in heaven: Michael (the Archangel) and his angels fought
against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place
found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and
Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he wascast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out
with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the
kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which
accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him (Satan) by the blood of the
Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore
rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth (humans) and of the
sea (demons)! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he
hath but a short time. And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecutedthe
woman (Jews) which brought forth the Man Child (Jesus Christ).
Jeremiah 31:22 How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath
created a new thing in the earth, A woman (Virgin Mary) shall compass a Man [not an infant in status
at birth but a man the Son of God in status at birth].
That the Virgin Mary would give birth to Jesus who is the Christ already the Son of God (before birth),
being the Son of God Jesus does not get adopted by God to become a "sons of God" like humans do.
Humans start out unsaved, then once 'born again' humans become 'children of God' then after death
and once in heaven children of God are 'adopted as sons of God' by God and receive from God an
inheritance, a new Spirit body and a new home including a new occupation (projects and
responsibilities) in heaven.
Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a
Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.
Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His
shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting
Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon
the throne of David, and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with
justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
First Posting: 10/14/2002 - Basic Christian: Discussion Forum

Latest Update: 05/18/2009 - BasicChristian.org
Predatory Tithing and Predatory Preaching are both Cultish and unBiblical
No more enabling, perpetuating and furthering the very serious and real problems of Predatory
Preaching (exercising spiritual authority over others) and Predatory Tithing (receiving finances from
others for personal lifestyle uses) and the many other compromising and Emergent/New Age spirituality
problems that are now creeping up within the true Christian Church!
Heartlight.org: The Authority of Reality "Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you" (James 4:8) - from
My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers
It is essential to give people a chance of acting on the truth of God. The responsibility must be left with the
individual, you cannot act for him, it must be his own deliberate act, but the evangelical message ought always
to lead a man to act. The paralysis of refusing to act leaves a man exactly where he was before; when once he
acts, he is never the same. It is the foolishness of it that stands in the way of hundreds who have been
convicted by the Spirit of God. Immediately I precipitate myself over into an act, that second I live; all the rest
is existence. The moments when I truly live are the moments when I act with my whole will. Never allow a
truth of God that is brought home to your soul to pass without acting on it, not necessarily physically, but in
will. ... We have to go clean over on some word of our redeeming Lord and transact business with Him. His
word "come" means "transact." "Come unto Me." The last thing we do is to come; but everyone who does
come knows that that second the supernatural rush of the life of God invades him instantly. The dominating
power of the world, the flesh and the devil is paralysed, not by your act, but because your act has linked you
on to God and His redemptive power. [article link]
Pimppreacher via Apostasywatch: Minister or Sinister? How to know when your Church has become a cult -
Everything is about CONTROL - The main tools used to control members are INTIMIDATION and
MANIPULATION - *The intimidation and manipulation are very subtle and disguised with a false sense of love
and concern - It's all a strategic COURTSHIP
RUNNING GAME The Cult [suspect Church] will have a team of people (we will call them the GAMERS) who are
assigned to COURT you (THE PROSPECT) [for their gain - power, prestige, finances, etc]. The courtship begins
with COMMUNICATION. Good communication starts with paying attention to what is said. The Gamer will ask
strategic questions about the PROSPECT, their family and their life. Once they hear something they can
identify with the prospect (YOU) they will begin telling the prospect how wonderful the church is (disclaimer:
they will always say "we're not a perfect church, but we love God and our Pastor loves the people of God, we
are a loving church"). -- The Gamer will tell a story about how they were so lost, broke down, and hurt BUT
because of this ministry they were able to get their lives together and they don't know where they would be
without this ministry (*not GOD, but the ministry) this will of course include many examples of how the Cult
Pastor is very sincere and loving. This call will conclude with an invitation (FIRST DATE). This first date may be
an invitation to come to the midweek service, a fellowship, or next Sunday's service and the prospect is told to
ask for the Gamer as soon as they come through the door so the two of them can sit together. The members
are moved by what they HEAR they are compelled to say YES TO THE FIRST DATE. ... PROPHET OR PROFIT? In
treating the members as children they are taught to NEVER speak against the leader. If fact, any questioning of
the ministry teachings, any criticism, any independent thinking is considered a form of rebellion. "Touch not
my anointed and do my prophet no harm" I Chron. 16:22. There will be a strong emphasis on authority,
unquestioning obedience and submission. Members become afraid to say anything, even if they know
something is wrong because speaking against what they KNOW to be wrong is speaking against the "Pastor"
and it's a SIN. They are convinced that if the Pastor is wrong - God will get him and when the "wrong' is
continued they assume the Pastor was right. And if anyone is ever so bold to speak against the leader they are
ostracized by the entire church. Yes, this "loving" church will turn their back on you. -- SiGNS TO LOOK FOR: 1.
LOST OF IDIVIDUALITY. You are no longer a creative, independent thinking individual. Everyone must speak the
SAME thing.say what the leader says at all times.any other opinion is going against God. 2. LOST OF
RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS. Relationship with friends, relatives, and children - ANY NON-MEMBER is
severed. - RELATIONSHIP IS BASED ON MEMBERSHIP 3. EXCESSIVE GIVING. Extreme pressure to give all you
have. Several offerings, large sums, public announcement of your amount resulting in guilt and intimidation. 4.
ISOLATION. Isolation from anything and anyone not directly affiliated with the church. 5. CONTROL OF TIME.
6. LOSS OF FREE WILL. Members cannot make any independent decisions concerning personal life. Cannot
question leadership. [article link]
Predatory Tithing - Ed Young's Tithing Sermon: Show Me the Money! - The video of Ed Young posted here on
Sunday has gotten quite a bit of play around the blogosphere It has even moved over to YouTube - Christians
and non-Christians alike are flabbergasted that a pastor from the pulpit is trying to get people to commit to
give 10% of their income to his church through automatic withdrawal {Note: the Corporation Churches
[501(c)3] need to own up to their public accountability and financial obligations in reporting and accounting
for every single dime that they collect in offerings [so called tithes, offerings, gifts]. The Basic Christian
Ministry is going to designate 2011 as a year of Church accountability [actually starting now!!] - No public
disclosure of legal financial statements provided by the church and staff then no money provided by the
congregation it's that simple!! - Also Note: The people that are blindly donating to demanding and offensive
personalities are the very people that are enabling, perpetuating and furthering this very serious [*Predatory
Tithing] problem within the Church. It's important that everyone within the congregation accept responsibility
and withhold financial support from any Church or organization that is not 100% transparent with its
organizational structure, affiliations or income disbursements.} (YouTube)
He tells them they are cursed if they don't tithe. He wonders why they come to church if they don't bring the
tithe, tells them to stay home or play golf, to quit wasting Ed's and God's time. He says to watch your wallet if
you're sitting next to a non-tither. He brags that "blessings track him down" for his 29 years of faithfulness. He
even declares multiple times that the blessings of the Christian life are "all about the money". Ed even says
"Show me the money" - which I take to mean "show me your bank account and routing number". He says that
if you don't tithe, your marriage, your job, your kids, will all suffer because you're under God's curse. I hope
that someone in Ed's circle of friends - maybe John Cross, or maybe Ed's father - someone, will help Ed see
that he is abusing his congregation. Comments: Anonymous said... 80% of Ed young's church membership
need to leave the church now. Those people should choose a place to meet and have a great time in
fellowship. choose a God fearing man as a teacher while giving him some living standards. No jet. And learn
the truth of the [B]ible. [article link]
Note: Only informed responsible giving (tithing) is cheerful giving - Previous year 501c3 non-profit tax form
filings should be open and publically available (in Church offices) and on the internet for anyone and everyone
to look at and only then is a person capable of making an informed decision about personally donating to
charitable 'Churches' and causes i.e. a Harvest Crusade type of event -- "2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according
as he purposeth [responsibly] in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a
cheerful [responsible] giver."
Only informed responsible giving (tithing) is cheerful giving! Not the ignorance is bliss, dutiful giving that the
modern Church now wants us to participate in. -- "Ecclesiastes 7:12 For wisdom is a defense [refuge], and
money [opportunity, power, influence, prestige] is a defense: but [more important than money] the excellency
of [Biblical] knowledge [accurate, reliable Biblical doctrine] is, that wisdom giveth [eternal] life to them that
have it." [article link]
Donor Bill of Rights - PHILANTHROPY (Charitable Donations) is based on voluntary action for the common
good - It is a tradition [and religious requirement] of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life - To
assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective
donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we
declare that all donors have these rights: I. To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the
organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their
intended purposes - II. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization's governing board,
and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities - III. **To have access
to the organization's most recent financial statements - IV. To be assured their gifts will be used for the
purposes for which they were given
I. To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources,
and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.II. To be informed of the identity of
those serving on the organization's governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in
its stewardship responsibilities. III. To have access to the organization's most recent financial statements. IV.
To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given. V. To receive appropriate
acknowledgement and recognition. VI. To be assured that information about their donations is handled with
respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law. VII. To expect that all relationships with
individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature. VIII. To be
informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
IX. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to
share. X To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright
answers. [article link]
Questions to Ask a Nonprofit (Church - Crusade - Conference - etc.) *Before Investing in [or contributing to] It -
3. What are your annual goals, needs, and results? How do they compare to similar organizations in your
community? - 6. How well have you utilized your funding? Describe how efficiently you have fulfilled your
goals of recent years in relationship to the amount of funds you have raised
Thinking of donating to a nonprofit? Here are some suggested questions to ask nonprofit organizations before
investing in them. The answers can help you determine which charities to give to and evaluate the
performance of the philanthropies you already support. 1. How are you collaborating with similar
organizations on a local, regional, or national level? 2. What are the main obstacles that inhibit the fulfillment
of your mission? How are you planning to overcome them? 3. What are your annual goals, needs, and results?
How do they compare to similar organizations in your community? 4. How much turnover have you
experienced of employees and board members in the last two years {and how many related family members
are employed and in what places within the organization}? 5. To what degree have you attracted new people
{non-family members} and new ideas to your organization and board? 6. *How well have you utilized your
funding? Describe how efficiently you have fulfilled your goals of recent years in relationship to the amount of
funds you have raised. 7. Most for-profit organizations have recently restructured themselves in recent years
to become more efficient and productive. How, if at all, are you considering (or have you implemented) some
version of this approach? 8. How efficiently is your organization run? To what degree have you assigned day-
to-day management responsibilities to a tightly run executive committee instead of relying upon your full
board? 9. Who are your main competitors and how do your results in recent years compare to theirs?
[article link]
Tips for Choosing a Charity: A Donor's 9-Step Guide to Giving Wisely - Avoid charities that won't share
information or pressure you - Reputable nonprofits: Will discuss their programs and finances - [they] Don't use
pressure tactics - Are willing to send you literature about their work or direct you to a Web site - Will take "no"
for an answer - Trust your instincts: If you still have doubts about a charity, don't contribute to it - Instead, find
another nonprofit that does the same kind of work and with which you feel comfortable, then make your
donation
Tips for Choosing a Charity: A Donor's 9-Step Guide to Giving Wisely - Here are GuideStar's tips for donors who
want to give with their heads as well as their hearts. Researching Charities Clarify your values. Do this before
you open your checkbook, volunteer your time, or look at that letter from a charity. Identify your preferences.
Ask yourself: "What is important to me?" The environment? Education? Hunger? Animal welfare? Helping sick
children? Where should the charity do its work-in your neighborhood, region, the nation, or internationally?
Ask yourself if you want to support a large or small charity, a new or an old one. Search the GuideStar
database to find charities that meet your criteria. Focus on the mission. Look at each charity's description in
the GuideStar search results, on its Web site, or in its literature. Find the nonprofits that fit best with your
values. Eliminate organizations that don't meet your criteria. Now you're ready to look more closely at these
organizations.Evaluating Charities Get the cold, hard facts. A reputable organization will: Define its mission
and programs clearly. Have measurable goals. Use concrete criteria to describe its achievements. Compare
apples to apples. Be sure to compare charities that do the same kind of work, especially if you're looking at
their finances. The type of work a charity does can affect its operating costs dramatically. Avoid charities that
won't share information or pressure you. Reputable nonprofits: Will discuss their programs and finances.
Don't use pressure tactics. Are willing to send you literature about their work or direct you to a Web site. Will
take "no" for an answer. Trust your instincts. If you still have doubts about a charity, don't contribute to it.
Instead, find another nonprofit that does the same kind of work and with which you feel comfortable, then
make your donation. [article link]
Servants Will Abuse Finances [and people (Luke 12:42-48)] When There is No Transparency - The solution? It's
so easy - Public disclosure of ALL sources of income of people who are public servants - We do it in
Jacksonville, Florida - With about 3 mouse clicks the salary and overtime pay can be obtained for any
government employees - Any - From the mayor, to the sheriff, all the way down to the lowest- paid city
worker - The same should be for these "men of God" - If they trust God so much, trust God to let their *total
comp be known - If they fear their salaries being made public, then they are absolutely earning too much -
They are using their position to gain financially, wasting God's money that church members faithfully fork over
- If they don't do it willingly, I hope the day will come when the IRS demands it - And not just "salary" should
be known of these mega church pastors, but their entire compensation packages - One of the ways the Bell
[part time city] council members were able to earn $100k a year was their "salary" was broken up by parts, a
separate income from each board on the city they sat on - So we don't just want base salary of these mega
church rock stars, but how much is their salary, housing allowance, travel allowance, clothing allowance, etc.
etc. And please, disclose any large gifts you receive from your members, just like our Congressmen must
If you haven't heard of the scandal gripping the City of Bell, California, you should take a close look to see what
can happen when leaders who are supposed to be servants of the people operate with no transparency and
accountability to the very people who give them the money, and whom they are to serve. Those of you who
are members of mega churches where the total compensation packages of your pastor and family members,
and payments to former pastors are a closely guarded secret, take notice: there is a reason why they don't
want you to know their salaries. Because they know you would be absolutely disgusted to know the details of
their total compensation. ... But make no mistake about it: these mega church pastors view themselves as
talented rock stars, ordained by God himself, and think themselves deserving of the large incomes they draw
from their churches, their speaking engagements, books, and gifts given to them by their star-struck followers.
Ed Young, Jr, the jet-setting pastor of Fellowship Church views himself as the church's "franchise player",
responsible for "raising" the millions needed by the church. Who can forget the image of Jerry Vines and Mac
Brunson high-fiving and hugging on the platform during the 2007 FBC Jax Pastor's Conference when Vines was
preaching about people complaining about preacher's salaries - and Vines' comment of "you don't pay me
enough to be yo preacha, brutha" - easily one of the most uncomfortable sermon moments in FBC Jax history.
... I pray for the day when Senator Grassley or someone else in Congress will finally require these mega
churches to disclose detailed financial records including pastor compensation. The day will come, I'm
confident, the only question is how much money will be wasted in the mean time. Lastly, I became aware of
the Bell, California story over at SBC pastor William Thornton's blog, where he wrote the following blurb about
it: "Scenes of vein-popping outrage ensued when citizens of the obscure town of Bell, CA found out that its
manager was being paid over $800k, police chief about half-a-million, and part time councilmen $100k
annually. Rightly so. What would happen if Baptist Press published the total compensation package of all SBC
entity heads (and don't give me a 'salary' figure, most clergy are onto that game)? apoplexy? Raised
eyebrows? Ho hum? Let's do it and see. It's our money." I agree with William. It is our money. Let's see what
the total compensation package for these men who lead the SBC agencies, and the mega church pastors also.
Not just "salary" - total compensation. If they don't want to, let them go with Bell's Robert Rizzo into the
private sector searching for the $800,000 salary. The preachers will be shocked when they realize they have to
compete in a cut-throat employment market, where no one kisses their hineys and calls them "God's man".
[article link]
Update: Predatory Preaching - Why So Much Angst About Anonymous Critics? {Note: I was listening to this
[terrible outburst] again this morning [and again I'm very disheartened to have to listen to it - such an obvious
wolf in sheep's clothing speaking from behind the pulpit]. I was left wondering why does this pastor only rail
against anonymous criticism, if he were to be consistent wouldn't he be equally offended by anonymous
donors as well. If the modern church leadership [and I use that term lightly] is going to take such a self-
imposed righteous stand against anonymous criticism then equally they need to reject all anonymous
donations as being equally "pathetic" and from "narcissistic zeros" and for the record, whoever made that
anonymous comment, he or she was very smart to make it anonymously. It seems that some leaders-pastors
want info in order to use it [seriously] in [Satanic] curse rituals against the person that is trying to help the
Church move forward in a godly way. So yes, be very careful about letting your name, as a helpful person or as
a critic get in the hands of some of these pastors where once they have an identity they can go to work behind
the scenes [demonically casting spells and socially casting dispersions] making life very difficult for anyone
they desire to do harm to.} (Audio)
I recently came across the audio excerpt below from Matt Chandler, where he absolutely blasts people who
would dare send him anonymous, critical emails. He angrily calls them several choice names like "pathetic"
and "narcissistic zeros". I came across this audio clip at Dr. Alvin Reid's blog site, as he included Chandler's clip
with his blog post here entitled "Dealing with Critics". You really have to listen to this. It gives I think a glimpse
into just how much disdain there is for anonymous emailers and bloggers critical of the Southern Baptist
power structure. It is my view, based on my experience as a formerly anonymous blogger, that Chandler's
disdain for anonymous critics is shared by many of our Southern Baptist leaders. After all, Alvin Reid posts it
for his readers (many of whom are our future pastors!), presumably as an example of how to view those who
dare to criticize anonymously. [article link]
Say Goodbye to the Untouchable Preachers - God is shaking His church and removing corruption - But we
share the blame for giving charlatans a platform - Our movement is eaten up with materialism, pride,
deception and sexual sin because we were afraid to call these Bozos what they really are-insecure, selfish,
egotistical and emotionally dysfunctional - If we had applied biblical discernment a long time ago we could
have avoided this mess - "There is no way we can know how many unbelievers rejected the gospel because
they saw the church supporting quacks who swaggered, bragged, lied, flattered, bribed, stole and tearfully
begged their way into our lives-while we applauded them and sent them money"
I hate to compare any minister of God to a gangster. But the sad truth is that today there are a handful (well,
maybe more) of unscrupulous preachers who share some of Capone's most disgusting traits. They are
notoriously greedy. They are masters of deception and manipulation. They have bought their way into the
charismatic religious subculture and used their uncanny hypnotic ability to control major Christian TV
networks. And, like Capone, their days are numbered. Justice will soon catch up with them. These false
prophets probably all started out with a genuine call from God, but success destroyed them. They were lured
away from true faith by fame and money, and when their ministries mushroomed they resorted to
compromise to keep their machines rolling. Now, in the midst of the Great Recession, God is closing in on
them. But before we rejoice that these imposters are being removed from their pulpits and yanked off the
airwaves, let's hit the pause button and reflect. How did these false preachers ever achieve such fame? It
couldn't have happened without help from us. We were the gullible ones. When they said, "The Lord promises
you untold wealth if you will simply give a thousand dollars right now," we went to the phones and put the
donations on our credit cards. God forgive us. We were the undiscerning ones. When they said, "I need your
sacrificial gift today so I can repair my private jet," we didn't ask why a servant of God wasn't humble enough
to fly coach class to a Third World nation. God forgive us. We were the foolish ones. When it was revealed that
they were living in immorality, mistreating their wives or populating cities with illegitimate children, we
listened to their spin doctors instead of demanding that ministry leaders act like Christians. God forgive us. We
were the naïve ones. When they begged for $2 million more in donations because of a budget shortfall, we
didn't feel comfortable asking why they needed that $10,000-a-night hotel suite. In fact, if we did question it,
another Christian was quick to say, "Don't criticize! The Bible says, 'Touch not the Lord's anointed!'" God
forgive us. We have treated these charlatans like Al Capone-as if they were untouchable-and as a result their
corruption has spread throughout charismatic churches like a plague. Our movement is eaten up with
materialism, pride, deception and sexual sin because we were afraid to call these Bozos what they really are-
insecure, selfish, egotistical and emotionally dysfunctional. If we had applied biblical discernment a long time
ago we could have avoided this mess. There is no way we can know how many unbelievers rejected the gospel
because they saw the church supporting quacks who swaggered, bragged, lied, flattered, bribed, stole and
tearfully begged their way into our lives-while we applauded them and sent them money. When well-meaning
Christians quote 1 Chronicles 16:22 ("Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm," NASB)
to cover up corruption or charlatanism, they do horrible injustice to Scripture. This passage does not require
us to stay quiet when a leader is abusing power or deceiving people. On the contrary, we are called to
confront sin in a spirit of love and honesty-and we certainly aren't showing love to the church if we allow the
charismatic Al Capones of our generation to corrupt it. ~ J. Lee Grady is contributing editor of Charisma and
author of the new book The Holy Spirit Is Not for Sale. Follow him on Twitter at leegrady. [article link]
Extremely Important Viewing!!! Part 8 - Dialectic Deception - [To Download Click the Share Button] (Online
Video)
*Emerging Church DVD (Online) This two hour and forty-five minute DVD takes a hard look into the beliefs and
practices of what has become one of the most dangerous deceptions assaulting God's people today - The
Emergent Church. - Part 8: Sandy Simpson speaks on: Methods used by false teachers to deceive God's people.
[article link]
The 8 Global Kingdoms that Rule over the Earth and Dominate the Inhabitants
Update [Continuing]: The postings, Information and Resources regarding the 8 Kingdoms Study - The study will
continue until about the 2010 Christmas Holiday Season
Also Note: The current introductory material of the 8 Kingdoms Study [Days of Noah - Flood of Noah (ancient
earth 1.0 - and then the new present post flood 2.0 earth - 2 Peter 3:6) Kingdom of Nimrod (Tower of Babel),
Days of Job, Hammurabi, Abraham, *King Melchizedek, Kingdom of Egypt] is being presented in a merged
fashion because it is important to note and to grasp that the early Kingdoms, with the exception of [called out]
Abraham and [Divine - Eternal] Melchizedek were all merged. Once we can get ahold of the concept that the
ancient civilizations were a continuing and ongoing concentration of the same [occult] work and teachings
then we can more easily understand the environment of the ancient civilizations and apply it to our day in that
we are also living in a modern environment that has been handed down via the previous 6 occult Kingdoms of
the world and [Mystery Babylon - the fallen angelic realm (Revelation 17:5)] is steadily working to bring in and
enact the 7th and final occult Kingdom [NWO] of the human world. -- Soon, as the study progresses all the
introduction material will be grouped and categorized [like the blog Bible Study] into an easy to access .
[article link]
The 8 Global Kingdoms of the Earth -- 8 Kingdoms [Revelation 17:10] Introduction: Some brief criteria for the 8
Global Kingdoms of the earth - Throughout human history there have been many glorious [in man's eyes]
Empires, Kingdoms and Dominions but only 8 of the Kingdoms of mankind are the incredible (Revelation
17:10) Kingdoms of the earth {Note: The Basic Christian blog History Study is also going to include some of the
additional great Kingdoms primarily Hammurabi (Saudi Arabia), Queen of Sheba (Ethiopia), Solomon (Israel),
and Sennacherib (Assyria).}
8 Kingdoms Summary: The Seven incredible Global Gentile Kingdoms of Revelation 17:10 are Nimrod (Tower
of Babel), Egypt, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome and [revised Rome] the Antichrist Kingdom. While the 8th and
final Kingdom is the eternal, righteous Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ. Each of these 8 Kingdoms is going to
share some remarkable similarities: Each Kingdom will have possessed all of or a majority of the world's
wealth [gold, silver, precious gems] at one time. Each Kingdom has or will have knowledge [both public and
secret knowledge] beyond that of their peers. The Kingdoms will also possess influence, military power and
political prestige beyond the peers of their day. *Most importantly each of the 8 Kingdoms will also have
exerted FAVORABLE influence over the Jews, over Jerusalem and over the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. The
Kingdom of Nimrod [about two generations and 100 years after the flood of Noah] encompassed all of
humanity including Abraham's forefather Arphaxad (Genesis 11:11), the Kingdom of Nimrod possessed all
human wealth, knowledge and wisdom and the Kingdom of Nimrod built a Temple (the Tower of Babel). Egypt
the 2nd Kingdom amassed much of the fortune of the world and much of the knowledge of the world and a
great part of that fortune would be "favorably" given to the Jews at their Passover departure from Egypt
(Exodus 3:21-22). The wealth of Egypt would then be used by the Jews in the building of the Tabernacle of God
by Moses at Mt. Sinai (Saudi Arabia) and later the wealth of the Tabernacle would be transferred into the
Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. The wealth of the Temple in Jerusalem would be given back to Egypt by the
Jewish King Rehoboam (1 Kings 14:25-26). The 3rd Kingdom Babylon [initially very favorable to the Jews,
Jerusalem and the Temple] captured the wealth of Egypt in Egypt and took it to their Palace in Babylon. The
4th Kingdom Persia [Iran] conquered Babylon [Iraq] and consolidated the wealth of the world into the Palace
at Shushan (Esther 1:4) part of the wealth of Persia was given to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem (Isaiah 45:28,
2 Chronicles 36:23). The 5th Kingdom Greece and Alexander the Great [on either 10 or 11 June 323 B.C.,
Alexander the Great died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, in Babylon at the age of 32 - wiki.com]. King
Alexander the Great who immersed the world in Greek thought and philosophy and after sparing the Jews,
Jerusalem and the Jewish Temple then "at the age of 32" died among the wealth of ancient Egypt, Babylon
and Persia. The 6th Kingdom Rome oversaw an extensive expansion in the size of the Jewish Temple in
Jerusalem beginning with Julius Caesar [July, 47 B.C.] Cæsar determines "That the Jews shall possess
Jerusalem, and may encompass that city with walls; and that Hyrcanus, the son of Alexander, the high priest
and ethnarch of the Jews, retain it in the manner he himself pleases ..." [Source: JewishEncyclopedia.com].
The 7th Kingdom the Kingdom of Antichrist is going to sign a favorable [7 year] covenant with the Jews and the
Nation of Israel (Daniel 9:27) and will also in some way rebuild [and eventually occupy (Matthew 24:15)] the
now destroyed Temple in Jerusalem. The 8th and final Kingdom the Eternal, Righteous Kingdom of Jesus Christ
[Jesus being Jewish] will of course be very favorable to the Jews as Jesus will rule the entire world from the
unprecedented Millennial Temple (Ezekiel 43:7) in Jerusalem. [article link]
Background - The 8 Kingdoms Study: The 7 worldly Kingdoms starting with Nimrod and the Tower of Babel
cumulate in the coming Kingdom of Antichrist, Satan's reign on earth and is replaced by the Millennial (1,000
year) Kingdom of Jesus Christ - The Bibles' Book of Daniel [chapter 2] gives us the most information regarding
both the structure and sequence of the 8 Kingdoms
Structure of the Kingdoms: The Jewish prophet Daniel interprets a dream from the Babylonian King [3rd
Kingdom] Nebuchadnezzar. In the dream given from God to Nebuchadnezzar there is a statue that is
presented in diminishing prominence [diminishing occult value]. The statue in the dream has a head of gold, a
chest of silver, belly and thighs of brass, legs of iron and finally feet of part iron and part clay. - Meaning that
as Satan is forming and building his eventual Antichrist Kingdom it [deception - the submission/slavery of
mankind to Satan] is being accomplished primarily in seven predetermined and calculated events. According
to the dream given by God the events [concepts] that Satan is introducing into the human realm are
diminishing in importance to Satan. The earlier Kingdoms revealed the most necessary concepts and
accomplishments that Satan desired to use to build his coming Kingdom. Meaning that the [major] building
blocks [of deception] for the coming Antichrist Kingdom are already in place and have been in place for several
Millenniums and what is being accomplished now is the final tuning and implementation of an occult structure
that already exists and has existed for a very long time. According to the dream with the 'head of gold' etc. the
big shifts in human behavior and deception have already occurred and the future and final Antichrist
deception is not going to be a radically new element but simply an element that was already exposed
[primarily in the 1st Kingdom - the Kingdom of Nimrod] and a combining of all the existing elements of
deception into the one grand deception of Antichrist. - The dream given to King Nebuchadnezzar is in the 3rd
Kingdom and begins with the head of gold but by the time of the Babylonian Kingdom of King Nebuchadnezzar
there have already been two Kingdoms [Nimrod and Egypt] and each of the two previous [occult] Kingdoms
would have been more important [valuable] than even the head of gold of the Babylonian Kingdom. -- An
etching in one of the anchor stones of Noah's Ark represents Nimrod's Tower of Babel and an accompanying
etching in the shape of a diamond is thought to represent Nimrod himself. Diamonds being more valuable
than gold [and considered the most valuable commodity on earth] could very well have been the occult
element of the Tower of Babel, Kingdom of Nimrod. - Briefly, diamonds [diamond ring] even today represent
an engagement of a pending marriage [a necklace representing marriage, a bracelet representing friendship].
It's possible that the Tower (Temple) of Babel [the most significant occult event initiated from Satan to
mankind - and still instituted today in a minor form in the LDS/Mormon cult rituals of Temple ordinances and
marriages] was intended to be the demonic mating [marriage] between the human soul/spirit and the
demonic spirit/realm [physically expressed in DNA (animal and human) gene-splicing] in what will eventually
be accomplished in the coming 666 Antichrist Mark of the Beast. In short the Tower (Temple) of Babel was a
Satanic ritual [passage] that 'engaged' (espoused) mankind to a future wedding [666 union] with Demonic
spirits. [article link]
Basic Christian: - The Basic Christian Bible Study: The 8 Global Kingdoms of the Earth - The 7 anointed Gentile
Global Kings of the Earth (anointed from God) and the anointed 8th Kingdom the Eternal Kingdom of Jesus
Christ -- The Kingdoms: beginning with Nimrod (Tower of Babel - Genesis 10:8-10) --- Pharaoh Akhenaten
(Egypt - Joseph's Pharaoh, the Dream Pharaoh - Genesis 41:1) --- Nebuchadnezzar (Babylon - Jeremiah 27:4-7,
Daniel 2:37) --- Cyrus (Persia - Isaiah 45:1-7, Ezra 1:1-4) --- Alexander the Great (Greece - Daniel 8:21) --- Julius
Caesar (Rome - Luke 2:1) --- The Revised [10 Kingdom] Roman Empire (Daniel 7:19) - Antichrist (Satan - Daniel
7:20) emerges from within the Revised Roman Empire --- The Messiah, Jesus Christ's Kingdom (Heaven and
Earth - Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:44-45)
Gentile global governments after (Nimrod, Egypt, Babylon) - Persia, Greece, Rome and Antichrist]. Now as he
was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me
upright. And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for *at the
time appointed the end shall be. The ram which thou sawest having two horns are *the kings of Media and
Persia [4th Kingdom]. And the rough goat is the King of Grecia [Greece - 5th Kingdom]: and the great horn that
is between his eyes is the first King [Alexander the Great]. Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for
it, four Kingdoms [Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt, the Seleucid Empire in the east, the kingdom of Pergamon in
Asia Minor, and Macedon - wiki.com] shall stand up out of the Nation, but not in his power. And in the latter
time of their [Roman] Kingdom {Rome annexed and acquired the Kingdom of Greece more by default (a
weakened Greece) and through political contracts than through direct military conquest}, when the
transgressors are come to the full, a King [Antichrist] of fierce countenance, and understanding dark [occult]
sentences, shall stand up. And his [Antichrist] power shall be mighty, but not by his own power [by Satan's]:
and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy
people. And through his policy also he shall cause craft [occult - Satanism] to prosper in his hand; and he shall
magnify himself in his heart, and *by [false] peace shall destroy many: he [Antichrist] shall also stand up
against the Prince of Princes [Jesus Christ]; but he [Antichrist] shall be broken [spiritually] without [physical]
hand. And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the
vision; for it shall be for many days. And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and
did the king's [Belshazzar - son of Nabonidus - grandson of Nebuchadnezzar] business; and I was astonished at
the vision, but none understood it. -- Daniel 2:35 Then was the iron (Rome), the clay (Revised Rome -
Antichrist), the brass (Greece), the silver (Persia), and the gold (Babylon), broken to pieces together, and
became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was
found for them [Kingdoms of the Earth]: and the Stone [Jesus Christ] that smote the image became a Great
Mountain [single government], and filled the whole earth. Daniel 2:44-45 And in the days of these Kings [Kings
of the Earth] shall *the God of Heaven set up a [eternal] Kingdom, **which shall never be destroyed: and the
[eternal] Kingdom shall not be left to other [unbelieving] people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all
these [7 earthly] Kingdoms, and it [the Kingdom of Jesus Christ] shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest
that the Stone was cut out of the Mountain [Divinely] without [physical] hands, and that it brake in pieces the
iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the Great God hath made known to the King
[Nebuchadnezzar] what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof
sure. [article link]
Revelation Chapter 17 - Mystery Babylon -- "Revelation 17:9-10 And here is the mind which hath wisdom.
**The seven heads are seven [Kingdom] mountains, **on which [the seven Global Gentile Kingdoms] the
woman [Mystery Babylon] sitteth. **And there are seven kings [Nimrod (Tower of Babel), Pharaoh Akhenaten
(Egypt), Nebuchadnezzar (Babylon), Cyrus (Persia), Alexander the Great (Greece), Julius Caesar (Rome),
Antichrist (Satan)]: five are fallen, and one (Rome) is [in the Disciple John's day], and the other (Revised Rome)
is not yet come; and when he [Antichrist - Satan] cometh, he [7th Global King - Antichrist] must continue a
short space."
Revelation 17:1-18 And there came one of the seven Angels which had the seven vials [Great Tribulation -
measured bowl judgments of Revelation], and talked with me [Disciple John], saying unto me, Come hither
[near]; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the Great Whore [Mystery Babylon] that sitteth upon many
waters [people - Nations]: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication [intimacy], and the
inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk [influenced] with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me
away in the [Holy] Spirit into the wilderness [an empty place]: and I saw a woman [Mystery Babylon] sit upon a
scarlet coloured beast [Revised Roman Empire], full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads [authority of
all seven Gentile Global Kingdoms] and ten horns [Revised Rome]. And the woman [Mystery Babylon - spirit of
Deception] was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls,
having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead
was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE
EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the Saints [of God], and with the blood of the martyrs
of Jesus: and when I saw her, *I wondered with great admiration [astonishment]. And the Angel said unto me,
Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her,
which hath the seven heads and ten horns. *The beast [Antichrist] that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall
ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose
names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that
was, and is not, and yet is. And here is the mind which hath wisdom. **The seven heads are seven [Kingdom]
mountains, **on which [the seven Global Gentile Kingdoms] the woman sitteth. **And there are seven kings
[Nimrod (Tower of Babel), Pharaoh Akhenaten (Egypt), Nebuchadnezzar (Babylon), Cyrus (Persia), Alexander
the Great (Greece), Julius Caesar (Rome), Antichrist (Satan)]: five are fallen, and one (Rome) is [in the Disciple
John's day], and the other (Revised Rome) is not yet come; and when he [Antichrist - Satan] cometh, he [7th
Global King - Antichrist] must continue a short space. And the [7th] beast that was, and is not [gets
assassinated], even he [then has a fake resurrection] is the eighth, and [but] is of the seven, and goeth into
perdition. And the ten horns [Revised Roman Empire (Daniel 7:7)] which thou sawest are ten kings, which have
received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour [a short time] with the beast. These have one
mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast [Antichrist]. These shall make war with the Lamb
(Jesus Christ), and the Lamb shall overcome them: for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are
with Him are called, and chosen, and faithful. And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the
whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which thou sawest
upon the beast, these shall hate the [manipulating] whore [of false religion], and shall make her desolate and
naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to
agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. And the woman which
thou sawest is that great {unseen spiritual deception} city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
[article link]
Rosetta Stone - British Museum [Home Video] (YouTube)

The Rosetta Stone - From Fort St Julien, el-Rashid (Rosetta), Egypt [Greek] Ptolemaic Period, 196 BC. Valuable
key to the decipherment of [ancient Egyptian] hieroglyphs. The inscription on the Rosetta Stone is a decree
passed by a council of priests, one of a series that affirm the royal cult of the 13-year-old Ptolemy V on the
first anniversary of his coronation. -- In previous years the family of the Ptolemies had lost control of certain
parts of the country. It had taken their armies some time to put down opposition in the Delta, and parts of
southern Upper Egypt, particularly Thebes, were not yet back under the government's control. -- Before the
[Greek] Ptolemaic era (that is before about 332 BC), decrees in hieroglyphs such as this were usually set up by
the king. It shows how much things had changed from Pharaonic times that the priests, the only people who
had kept the knowledge of writing hieroglyphs, were now issuing such decrees. The list of good deeds done by
the king for the temples hints at the way in which the support of the priests was ensured.-- The decree is
inscribed on the stone three times, in hieroglyphic (suitable for a priestly decree), demotic (the native script
used for daily purposes), and Greek (the language of the administration). The importance of this to Egyptology
is immense. Soon after the end of the fourth century AD, when hieroglyphs had gone out of use, the
knowledge of how to read and write them disappeared. In the early years of the nineteenth century, some
1400 years later, scholars were able to use the Greek inscription on this stone as the key to decipher them.
Thomas Young, an English physicist, was the first to show that some of the hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone
wrote the sounds of a royal name, that of Ptolemy. The French scholar Jean-François Champollion then
realized that hieroglyphs recorded the sound of the Egyptian language and laid the foundations of our
knowledge of ancient Egyptian language and culture. -- [French] Soldiers in Napoleon's army discovered the
Rosetta Stone in 1799 while digging the foundations of an addition to a fort near the town of el-Rashid
(Rosetta). On Napoleon's defeat, the stone became the property of the English under the terms of the Treaty
of Alexandria (1801) along with other antiquities that the French had found. -- The Rosetta Stone has been
exhibited in the British Museum since 1802, with only one break. Towards the end of the First World War, in
1917, when the Museum was concerned about heavy bombing in London, they moved it to safety along with
other, portable, 'important' objects. The Rosetta Stone spent the next two years in a station on the Postal
Tube Railway fifty feet below the ground at Holborn. - C.A.R. Andrews, The Rosetta Stone-1 (London, The
British Museum Press, 1982) - R. Parkinson, The Rosetta Stone (London, British Museum Press, 2005) - R.
Parkinson, Cracking codes: the Rosetta St (London, The British Museum Press, 1999) - C.A.R. Andrews and S.
Quirke, The Rosetta Stone: facsimile d (London, The British Museum Press, 1988) - R.S. Simpson, Demotic
grammar in the Ptolema (Oxford, Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum, 1996). [article link]
History of the Rosetta Stone (Youtube)

History of the Rosetta Stone and Israel Archaeology. Randall Niles looks at the importance of Egyptian
Hieroglyphics to Biblical Studies. Visit http://www.AllAboutTheJourney.org/isr to read how the history of the
Rosetta Stone and other Egyptian artifacts impact the integrity of the Jewish scriptures. Also, go to
http://www.RandallNiles.com/videos.htm to watch more videos about the history of the Rosetta Stone and
other archaeological treasures related to Israel Archaeology! [article link]
History Channel - Ancient Mysteries - The Rosetta Stone part 1 of 5 (YouTube)

The Rosetta Stone is an Ancient Egyptian artifact which was instrumental in advancing modern understanding
of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. The stone is a [Greek] Ptolemaic era stele with carved text made up of three
translations of a single passage: two in Egyptian language scripts (hieroglyphic and Demotic) and one in
classical Greek. **It was created in 196 BC, **discovered by the French [men of Napoléon's army] in 1799 at
Rosetta [near the town of el-Rashid (Rosetta) Egypt - Source: BritishMuseum.org] and contributed greatly to
the deciphering of the principles of hieroglyph writing in 1822 by the British scientist Thomas Young and the
French scholar Jean-François Champollion. Comparative translation of the stone assisted in understanding
many previously undecipherable examples of hieroglyphic writing. The text on the stone is a decree from
Ptolemy V, describing the repeal of various taxes and instructions to erect statues in temples. Two Egyptian-
Greek multilingual steles predated Ptolemy V's Rosetta Stone: Ptolemy III's Decree of Canopus, 239 BC, and
Ptolemy IV's Decree of Memphis, ca 218 BC. -- The renaissance translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs in the early
1800s promulgated the immediate three-language translation of the tri-lingual Behistun Inscription in
cuneiform scripts, by scaffolding work on the cliff-wall face, before the mid-1800s. Both hieroglyphs and
cuneiform were starting a translation revolution, as were the physical sciences of describing fossil evolution. --
The Rosetta Stone is 114.4 centimetres (45.0 in) high at its highest point, 72.3 centimetres (28.5 in) wide, and
27.9 centimetres (11.0 in) thick. It is unfinished on its sides and reverse. Weighing approximately 760
kilograms (1,700 lb), it was originally thought to be granite or basalt but is currently described as granodiorite
of a dark grey-pinkish colour. The stone has been on public display at The British Museum since 1802. [article
link]
History Channel - Ancient Mysteries - The Rosetta Stone 2 of 5 (YouTube)

Modern-era discovery: In preparation for Napoleon's 1798 campaign in Egypt, the French founded the Institut
de l'Égypte in Cairo which brought 167 scientists and archaeologists to the region. French Army engineer
Captain Pierre-François Bouchard discovered the stone sometime the sources are not specific in mid-July 1799
(July 15 or July 19), while guiding construction work at Fort Julien near the Egyptian port city of Rashid
(Rosetta). The Napoleonic army was so awestruck by this unheralded spectacle that, according to a witness, "It
halted of itself and, by one spontaneous impulse, grounded its arms." (As quoted by Robert Claiborne, The
Birth of Writing [1974], p. 24.) After Napoleon returned in 1799, 167 scholars remained behind with French
troops which held off British and Ottoman attacks. In March 1801, the British landed on Aboukir Bay and
scholars carried the Stone from Cairo to Alexandria alongside the troops of Jacques-Francois Menou. French
troops in Cairo capitulated on June 22, and in Alexandria on August 30. -- After the surrender, a dispute arose
over the fate of French archaeological and scientific discoveries in Egypt. De Menou refused to hand them
over, claiming they belonged to the Institute. British General John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore,
refused to relieve the city until de Menou gave in. Newly arrived scholars Edward Daniel Clarke and William
Richard Hamilton agreed to check the collections in Alexandria and found many artifacts that the French had
not revealed. -- When Hutchinson claimed all materials as a property of the British Crown, a French scholar,
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, said to Clarke and Hamilton that they would rather burn all their discoveries -
referring ominously to the destruction of the Library of Alexandria - than turn them over. Hutchinson finally
agreed that items such as biology specimens would be the scholars' private property. De Menou regarded the
stone as his private property and hid it. How exactly the Stone came to British hands is disputed. Colonel
Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner, who escorted the stone to Britain, claimed later that he had personally seized it
from de Menou and carried it away on a gun carriage. Clarke stated in his memoirs that a French scholar and
an officer had quietly given up the stone to him and his companions in a Cairo back street. French scholars
departed later with only imprints and plaster casts of the stone. Turner brought the stone to Britain aboard
the captured French frigate HMS Egyptienne in February 1802. On March 11, it was presented to the Society
of Antiquaries of London and Stephen Weston played a major role in the early translation. Later it was taken
to the British Museum, where it remains to this day. Inscriptions painted in white on the artifact state
"Captured in Egypt by the British Army in 1801" on the left side and "Presented by King George III" on the
right. [article link]

Experts inspecting the Rosetta Stone during the International Congress of Orientalists of 1874In 1814, Briton
Thomas Young finished translating the enchorial (demotic) text, and began work on the hieroglyphic script.
From 1822 to 1824 the French scholar, philologist, and orientalist Jean-François Champollion greatly expanded
on this work and is credited as the principal translator of the Rosetta Stone. Champollion could read both
Greek and Coptic, and figured out what the seven Demotic signs in Coptic were. By looking at how these signs
were used in Coptic, he worked out what they meant. Then he traced the Demotic signs back to hieroglyphic
signs. By working out what some hieroglyphs stood for, he transliterated the text from the Demotic (or older
Coptic) and Greek to the hieroglyphs by first translating Greek names which were originally in Greek, then
working towards ancient names that had never been written in any other language. Champollion then created
an alphabet to decipher the remaining text. -- In 1858, the Philomathean Society of the University of
Pennsylvania published the first complete English translation of the Rosetta Stone as accomplished by three of
its undergraduate members: Charles R Hale, S Huntington Jones, and Henry Morton. [article link]

In essence, the Rosetta Stone is a tax amnesty given to the temple priests of the day, restoring the tax
privileges they had traditionally enjoyed from more ancient times. Some scholars speculate that several copies
of the Rosetta Stone must exist, as yet undiscovered, since this proclamation must have been made at many
temples. The complete Greek portion, translated into English, is about 16001700 words in length, and is about
20 paragraphs long (average of 80 words per paragraph): -- In the reign of the new king who was Lord of the
diadems, great in glory, the stabilizer of Egypt, but also pious in matters relating to the gods, superior to his
adversaries, rectifier of the life of men, Lord of the thirty-year periods like Hephaestus the Great, King like the
Sun, the Great King of the Upper and Lower Lands, offspring of the Parent-loving gods, whom Hephaestus has
approved, to whom the Sun has given victory, living image of Zeus, Son of the Sun, Ptolemy the ever-living,
beloved by Ptah; In the ninth year, when Aëtus, son of Aëtus, was priest of Alexander and of the Savior gods
and the Brother gods and the Benefactor gods and the Parent-loving gods and the god Manifest and Gracious;
Pyrrha, the daughter of Philinius, being athlophorus for Bernice Euergetis; Areia, the daughter of Diogenes,
being canephorus for Arsinoë Philadelphus; Irene, the daughter of Ptolemy, being priestess of Arsinoë
Philopator: on the fourth of the month Xanicus, or according to the Egyptians the eighteenth of Mecheir. --
THE DECREE: The high priests and prophets, and those who enter the inner shrine in order to robe the gods,
and those who wear the hawk's wing, and the sacred scribes, and all the other priests who have assembled at
Memphis before the king, from the various temples throughout the country, for the feast of his receiving the
kingdom, even that of Ptolemy the ever-living, beloved by Ptah, the god Manifest and Gracious, which he
received from his Father, being assembled in the temple in Memphis this day, declared: Since King Ptolemy,
the ever-living, beloved by Ptah, the god Manifest and Gracious, the son of King Ptolemy and Queen Arsinoë,
the Parent-loving gods, has done many benefactions to the temples and to those who dwell in them, and also
to all those subject to his rule, being from the beginning a god born of a god and a goddess-like Horus, the son
of Isis and Osirus, who came to the help of his Father Osirus; being benevolently disposed toward the gods,
has concentrated to the temples revenues both of silver and of grain, and has generously undergone many
expenses in order to lead Egypt to prosperity and to establish the temples... the gods have rewarded him with
health, victory, power, and all other good things, his sovereignty to continue to him and his children forever.
[article link]

The term Rosetta Stone came to be used by philologists to describe any bilingual text with whose help a
hitherto unknown language and/or script could be deciphered. For example, the bilingual coins of the Indo-
Greeks (Obverse in Greek, reverse in Pali, using the Kharosthi script), which enabled James Prinsep (1799-
1840) to decipher the latter. -- Later on, the term gained a wider frequency, also outside the field of linguistics,
and has become idiomatic as something that is a critical key to the process of decryption or translation of a
difficult encoding of information: "The Rosetta Stone of immunology" and "Arabidopsis, the Rosetta Stone of
flowering time (fossils)". An algorithm for predicting protein structure from sequence is named
Rosetta@home. In molecular biology, a series of "Rosetta" bacterial cell lines have been developed that
contain a number of TRNA genes that are rare in E. coli but common in other organisms, enabling the efficient
translation of DNA from those organisms in E. coli. "Rosetta" is an online language translation tool to help
localisation of software, developed and maintained by Canonical as part of the Launchpad project. "Rosetta" is
the name of a "lightweight dynamic translator" distributed for Mac OS X by Apple. Rosetta enables
applications compiled for PowerPC processor to run on Apple systems using x86 processor. Rosetta Stone is a
brand of language learning software published by Rosetta Stone Ltd., headquartered in Arlington, VA, USA.
The Rosetta Project is a global collaboration of language specialists and native speakers to develop a
contemporary version of the historic Rosetta Stone to last from 2000 to 12,000 AD. Its goal is a meaningful
survey and near permanent archive of 1,500 languages. [article link]
The London Walks [Brief - Ancient Kingdoms] British Museum Tour (YouTube)
Award winning London Walks tour of The British Museum. [article link]
The Secular Gentile Societies/Governments are Occult [Satanic] in Nature
Note: The Basic Christian Info Feed is going to begin to transition out of the Summer 2010 Discernment
[events] postings and into the Fall 2010 Bible Studies: "The Fall Feasts of Israel" (Second Coming events of
Jesus Christ), "Human accountability and the ***Three Biblical Judgments" [Water, Blood and Fire (Spirit)],
"The Vagabond Priesthood," and "The 8 Kingdoms of the World" studies
Also Note: Throughout the remainder of August there are going to be a few more pauses and breaks to the
postings and then by early September a new posting routine with the Bible Studies should be getting
established. ~ God bless everyone, David Anson Brown [article link]
Revelation 18 - The sins of Mystery Babylon will result in the plagues of God upon Mystery Babylon --
'Revelation 18:1-5 And after these things I saw another Angel [messenger] come down from heaven, having
great power; and the earth was lightened with His Glory [Jesus Christ]. And he cried mightily with a strong
voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every
foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all Nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of
her fornication [unfaithfulness], and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the
merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. **And I heard another voice
from Heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not
of her plagues. For her sins (Genesis 11:4) [The Tower of Babel] have reached unto Heaven, and God hath
remembered her iniquities [intentional sins].'
Mystery Babylon is to be judged and destroyed all in a single day: Revelation 18:6-10 Reward her [Mystery
Babylon] even as she rewarded [betrayed] you [humans], and double unto her double according to her works:
in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so
much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no
sorrow. *Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be
utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. And the kings of the earth, who have
committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see
the smoke of her burning, Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city
Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. ... Revelation 18:20-24 Rejoice over her
[Mystery Babylon], thou Heaven, and ye Holy Apostles and Prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. And a
mighty Angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall
that great city Babylon be thrown down (Jeremiah 51:63), and shall be found no more at all. And the voice of
harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman,
of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no
more at all in thee; And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom
and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for
by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. **And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of
all that were slain upon the earth. [article link]
The Vagabond Priesthood - Sons of Sceva - a Bible Study by David Anson Brown
Acts 19:11-20 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of [the Apostle] Paul: So that from his body
were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits
went out of them. *Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had
evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you [evil spirit] by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And
there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the [vagabond] priests {not Levitical priests}, which did
so [exorcisms]. And the evil spirit answered and said, *Jesus I know, and Paul [a servant] I know; **but who
are ye [vagabond]? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and
prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this was known to all the
Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the Name of the Lord Jesus was
magnified. And many that believed came, and [publically] confessed, and shewed their deeds [Christian
characteristics]. Many of them also which used curious arts [witchcraft] brought their books together, and
burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
So mightily grew the Word of God and prevailed. -- Wiki.com Vagabond: A vagabond or "drifter" is an itinerant
person. Such people may be called drifters, tramps, rogues, or hobos. A vagabond is characterized by almost
continuous traveling, lacking a fixed home, temporary abode, or permanent residence. Vagabonds are not
bums, as bums are not known for traveling, preferring to stay in one location. Historically, "vagabond" was a
British legal term similar to vagrant, deriving from the Latin for 'purposeless wandering'. Following the
Peasants' Revolt, British constables were authorized under a 1383 statute to collar vagabonds and force them
to show their means of support; if they could not, they were jailed. By the 19th century the vagabond was
associated more closely with Bohemianism. The critic Arthur Compton-Rickett compiled a review of the type,
in which he defined it as men "with a vagrant strain in the blood, a natural inquisitiveness about the world
beyond their doors." Examples included Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, Leo Tolstoy, William Hazlitt, and
Thomas de Quincey. [article link]
Preview: The Vagabond Priesthood [man's rogue, independent, unsanctioned priesthood] and The 8 Kingdoms
of the world - The biblical concepts of Earthly Kingdoms does not regulate the kingdoms and governments of
the world [or of hell] to Satan - Satan the eventual Antichrist will in all actuality have only one Kingdom, his
coming [brief] Antichrist Kingdom - Satan does not currently have direct Kingdoms of his own yet he does have
influence and persuasion [deceit, lies, manipulation] into the affairs of mankind
In Matthew 4:10 Jesus did not directly dispute the claims of Satan that he [Satan] had kingdoms of the world
to seemingly offer to Jesus or to anyone else at Satan's desire. However, Jesus not refuting Satan's claim is
only in line with a reasonable person (Jesus) not disputing with an unreasonable entity (Satan) and is not
indicative of Satan actually possessing kingdoms to distribute at his will. "Matthew 4:8-10 Again, the Devil
taketh Him (Jesus) up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth Him all the kingdoms of the world, and
the glory of them; And saith unto Him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me
[Satan]. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy
God, and Him [God] only shalt thou serve [see also Hebrews 2:17-18]." -- In the same concept that Satan does
not directly possess his own kingdoms Satan does not officiate as the head [high priest] of his own priesthood
or of any [i.e. rouge "Vagabond"] priesthood - as even the "evil spirit" did not recognize the Vagabond
Priesthood (Acts 19:15). The concept of mankind serving Satan (the "man of sin" 2 Thessalonians 2:3 -
instigating and manipulating human sins) is in the context of man actually serving and being in the slavery of
sin. "Romans 6:16-23 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to
whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience [to God] unto righteousness? But God be thanked,
that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of [Christian - Apostolic]
doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness
[not in sin, not in a Vagabond (cult) priesthood, but only in the eternal Melchizedek Priesthood (Hebrews 6:19-
20) - Jesus being the High Priest (Hebrews 3:1)]. I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of
your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so
now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. For when ye were the servants of sin, ye
were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? **for the
end of those [sin] things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have
your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. *For the wages of sin [rejecting Jesus] is death; but **the
gift of God is eternal life [Hebrews 13:20-21] through Jesus Christ our Lord." [article link]
Conclusion - The Vagabond Priesthood (i.e. Emerging Church): Definitions of the Vagabond Priesthood -- "Acts
19:13-17 Then (1)certain of the vagabond Jews, (2)exorcists, took upon them [themselves] to call over them
which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you (3)by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests [lit. the Vagabond High Priest], which
did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in
whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and (4)overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled
out of that house naked and wounded. (5)And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at
Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified."
1. The Vagabond Priesthood was a vagrant, wandering sect of pseudo Judaism attempting to Merchandise
their minimal knowledge and abilities to the local populations. 2. Good intentions are a part of the Vagabond
Priesthood in that its practitioners are generally out to perform a service (exorcism) for the good of mankind.
Note: both good works and money were a motivating factor but money and reputation surpassed the works of
good intentions. 3. Plagiarism and borrowing from other religions (i.e. New Age Religions, Cults) is a common
and acceptable practice within the Vagabond Priesthood.4. Ultimately the Vagabond Priesthood not being
grounded in either reality or in Biblical Truth the Vagabond Priesthood is a powerless priesthood. 5. The
Vagabond Priesthood being a pseudo and powerless priesthood is a contrary [don't do what they do] witness
to mankind. [article link]
Slaughter of the Sheep: Reports of Benny Hinn and Paula White Affair - The National Enquirer is currently
reporting that Benny Hinn and Paula White are having an affair - I know, I know, it's the Enquirer and they're
unreliable - There's one catch?. they've got pictures of Hinn/White going into and out of a hotel in Rome
holding hands [two weeks ago] - I bought an issue when a fellow researcher called and told me about this
story and I have seen the pictures - Is it true? I don't know - But, judging from the photographs, Hinn may have
some explaining to do!
Comments: Video 3: Benny asks Paula where she has this incredible teachings from? She says from God, from
revelation and experience. But I listened to her (this was a real trial!) but she just puts all the false teachings
together from Word Faith, Dominion, seven mountains, little gods and more. She throws the words out on her
listeners without time for them to think and uses methods (hands, snapping fingers, response). ... It appears
Paula is broad in her teachings. you are correct, she does appear to be hooked up with the
Dominionism/kingdom now - New Apostolic Reformation!!! Here she is with non-other that Chuck Pierce. ...
that video's says it all. And Paula is also into 'the glory'. So her story that God showed her all this and that she
got revelation is a lie. ... Chuck Pierce is into mysticism. There you see the mix in this false teachings with the
occult and Gnosticism. It's strange fire ["Vagabond Priesthood"]. But that is another topic. ... When I see all
this happen, and the articles here on the website and other discerning sites it reminds me of something I think
God showed me two years ago. I saw that all these false ministries that seemed to have no connection, are
going to connect. It made me think of a web from a spider. The line at the edge of the web are far from each
other, but when the spider makes the web he goes to the center and there the lines come together. It is
shocking to see it happen these days? Time is running out. ... I already knew that Benny Hinn was Latter Rain
and Manifest sons of God teaching. Well, I just found a video with Benny Hinn and Bill Hamon (Christian
International) I have been to one of bill Hamon conferences , He is crazy and dangerous. I went to a woman
pastors church who was under Bill Hamon and it was a crazy place. Thank God he brought me out of the mess.
... OMG! That's Oh my goodness! for us Christians. I just watched that video with Paula and Chuck. Are we
supposed to take these people seriously???? I hope not! Chuckle? They take themselves seriously?I think, but
at least we don't have to! Boy, am I glad I am not taken in by these swelling words of fanciful suggestions
anymore. Thank God! He set me free. I'm going to enjoy every minute of my freedom from these charlatans!
Love you all! God keep you in his love and sweetness! ... You made me laugh girl. We are smart to their
enticing words, but lots of people are deceived by these jokers. They are crazy and dangerous. Talk about the
Tower of Babel, babel, babel, one can't understand their language. Seducing spirits and doctrines of devils. ...
Dominionism, Word Faith, Latter Rain, Manifested Sons have the same roots as the New Age 'theology': the
Christ-consciousness. 'The Christ' will not bodily return, but in the mind, spirit of the people. Alice Bailey, the
'mother' of the New Age [Satanism version], already said years ago that New Age had to influence Christianity
so New Age would be the new world religion. This was written on a website about Christ Consciousness (they
even use the bible): 'It is our destiny to attain to the level of Christ consciousness and to be aware of the self
as God'. 'Speak as Christ would speak and Christ will speak through you? Think as Christ would think and Christ
will think through you and the mind of God will become congruent with your physical vessel?Practice sweet
thoughts, sweet feelings, sweet words and soon they will come naturally to you. Finally perform deeds that
you know Christ would perform and you will manifest the Christ consciousness in your daily life.' "Seek ye first
the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you." -The Bible- This
means: Seek ye first the Consciousness of God, the consciousness of the Living Christ in you and the scientific
application of the Universal Law to the mastery of self in time and space and all these things in the world of
form shell be added unto you by the multiplicated alchemy of the Holy Ghost.' Sounds familiar to what Word
Faith teaches, 'little gods'. Scary how it fits in with those false teachings? [article link]
The postings, Information and Resources regarding the 8 Kingdoms Study - The study will continue until about
the 2010 Christmas Holiday Season
introduction material will be grouped and categorized [like the blog Bible Study] into an easy to access .
[article link]
{Flashback} Genesis 12-14 - Abraham comes back from Egypt and Returns to Bethel (House of God) in the
Promise land (Israel) - Abraham and his Nephew Lot come to an amenable parting of the ways - Lot seeing
with his eyes chooses to dwell near Sodom while Abraham choosing to dwell with God moves to Hebron [near
modern Jerusalem] - Abraham was to arise and walk through the land 'Genesis 13:17 Arise, walk through the
land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee' - to take possession and appropriate
the promises of God into his life - Later Abraham meets **Melchizedek King of Righteousness and Peace the
**Priest of the Most High God "Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek [Spirit of God] King of Salem (Peace) brought
forth [Communion] bread (body of Jesus) and wine (mingled grape (blood) and water): and He was the Priest
of the most high God." - Abraham [Father of the Jewish Nation] gives a tithe a tenth of all he owns to
Melchizedek - Melchizedek blesses Abraham - 'Genesis 14:22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift
up mine hand [in praise and worship] unto the LORD, The Most High God, The Possessor Of Heaven And Earth'
Melchizedek the name means King of Righteousness and Peace, He is the Priest of the Most High God. This is
the first mention of a Priest in the Bible. The idea of a priest comes from the conciseness of the Holiness of
God and of the sinfulness of man, in order for a man to touch God to go into the presence of the Holy God
man will need a mediator a go between, a priest. The ministry of the priest was twofold the priest was to go
before God for the people and then the priest [or a prophet] would return and tell the people a message from
God if there was one. - Melchizedek's birth is not recorded and his death is not yet recorded because
Melchizedek is eternal, without genealogy and without death He lives on forever 'Hebrews 7:3 [Melchizedek]
Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made
like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest Continually.' ... 'Psalms 110:4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not
repent, Thou (Jesus Christ) art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.' Jesus is our [Christian,
heavenly] High Priest after the order of Melchizedek not after the earthly Levitical/Aaronic priesthood. The
episode of Melchizedek was enacted into the Bible's history of the Old testament to reveal to mankind even
before the establishing of the Levitical/Aaronic priesthood that mankind would know that there is indeed a
better priesthood a holy, eternal, established priesthood of Melchizedek. As Jesus reigns He is Melchizedek
"The LORD, The Most High God, The Possessor Of Heaven And Earth." [article link]
{Flashback} Genesis 40-41 - The King's butler (cup bearer) and the Kings baker were suspected in a plot to kill
the King of Egypt and were imprisoned with Joseph until the details of the plot could be sorted out - The butler
and the baker each had a dream - Joseph was able to correctly interpret each of their dreams -- 'Genesis 40:8
And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it - And Joseph said unto
them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you' -- Later Joseph is brought from the
prison to interpret a dream for Pharaoh after correctly interpreting the dream Joseph is installed by the
Pharaoh to be the second ruler over all of Egypt in order to carry out the interpretation of the dream - An
Egyptian wife is chosen for Joseph and she [Asenath] bares him two sons Manasseh and Ephraim both of
which will receive inheritances in Israel as Jacob awards Joseph a double portion of land in Israel with his
double portion of blessings
Note: Melchizedec the Priest of the Most High God introduced bread and wine (communion) into the Bible. In
keeping with Biblical consistency we now again have the bread [cross] and the wine [resurrection] in the
illustration of the king's baker [bread] - and the king's butler/cup bearer [wine]. The baker as was according to
his dream from God was broken, he was executed. The butler as was according to his dream, also given to him
by God, was restored the third day being freed from prison he is sent into the presence of the Kingdom's King
handing a cup of wine (vine) to the King. - The communion bread and the communion wine of Jesus Christ: The
bread represents the body of Jesus 'broken for us' and the wine represents the life blood of Jesus in the New
Eternal covenant between God and mankind. 'Matthew 26:26-28 And as they (disciples) were eating
[Passover], Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this
is My Body. And He took the cup (grape of the vine), and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all
of it [be connected to Jesus Christ the true Vine]; For this is My Blood [eternal Life, the eternal living covenant]
of the New Testament (Covenant), which is shed for many for the remission of sins.' - Also Note: Once
Benjamin [Christian Church] comes into the Kingdom presence of Joseph and meets Him face to face Joseph
[Jesus] calls Benjamin 'My Son'. 'Genesis 43:29 And he [Joseph] lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother
Benjamin [Christian Church], his mother's (Rachael's) son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye
spake unto Me? And He said, God be gracious unto thee, My Son. [article link]
(Part 1) Note: Before we begin to look at "The Fall Feasts of Israel" (Second Coming events of Jesus Christ)
study starting about Sept. 1, 2010 we need a little more background on the "Covenants of Israel" (1st Moses
[Mt. Sinai, in the desert] - 2nd Jesus [Mt. Zion, Jerusalem]) and of the "Promises of Israel" (Ephesians 2:12-13)
Israel began with a promise from God to Abraham (Genesis 12:3, Galatians 3:18) - Then [430 years later
(Galatians 3:17)] the 1st Covenant [Law - instruction] was enacted from God to the Nation of Israel through
Moses for the purpose of temporary instruction (Galatians 3:24) regarding the coming permanent [eternal -
salvation] Covenant of Jesus Christ - The Promises of God and the Laws (1st Covenat) of Moses provided an
unregenerated (Redemption) relationship between God and mankind. The Promises of God and the (2nd
Covenat) accomplished events (works) of Jesus Christ and the accompanying giving of the Holy Spirit provide a
regenerated (Salvation) 'born again' relationship between God and mankind. Where the Promises of God
[starting in Genesis 1:26] came before any of the Covenants [Noah, Abraham, Moses] and all the covenants
facilitate the promises of God, the "Feasts of Israel" [the individual Feasts (Leviticus 23:1-2) primarily being
observed as "a statute for ever (eternally)" Leviticus 23:41] arch between the two Covenants of Israel and
facilitate both the Promises of God and the Covenants of God by helping to reveal and provide the structure of
God's unfolding and ongoing reconciliation plan regarding mankind. [article link]
(Part 2 - Transition from Law to Grace) Jesus continued to transition the people from Law [Mt. Sinai] to Grace
[Mt. Zion] - First it is important to understand, as the early Jewish Christians did, that Jesus is the physical
manifestation of the voice that spoke from the burning bush (Exodus 3:2, Exodus 3:14 - John 8:24) and that
also spoke from the Mountain top at Mt. Sinai (Exodus 19:11-25) -- "Hebrews 12:26 (Jesus) Whose voice then
shook the earth [at Mt. Sinai]: but now He hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only,
but also heaven." {Note: The Levitical Priesthood was primarily an earthly Priesthood while Jesus' Melchizedek
Priesthood [encompasses] has authority both on the earth and also in heaven.}
"Exodus 19:11 And [followers of God] be ready against [on] the third day: for the third day the LORD will come
down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai." -- "Matthew 5:1-3 And seeing the multitudes, He (Jesus)
went up into a (Biblical, Government) Mountain [Jesus is starting His 2nd Covenant Ministry - where He left off
His previous 1st Covenant Ministry - on a Mountain]: and when He was set, His disciples {only - Peter,
Matthew, John, etc.} came unto Him: And He opened His mouth [naturally - no occult activity], and taught
them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." ... "Matthew 7:28-29 And it
came to pass, when Jesus had ended these [Sermon on the Mount] sayings, *the people [Jesus had
transitioned from Law to Grace and also from just disciples being the audience to everyone being the
audience] were astonished at His doctrine: For He [Jesus] taught them as one having authority, and not as the
scribes." [article link]
(Part 2) Mount of Beatitudes Location of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount - a small hill or eminence in the vicinity
of Capernaum (Photo)
What is known as Jesus' Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7; Luke 6:20-49) is believed to have been given
near the top of the ridge in the above photo (where you see part of a church). Although called the Mount of
Beatitudes, Jesus did not speak from an actual mountain but [a Biblical Mountain (Government)] from a small
hill or eminence in the vicinity of Capernaum. Scriptural References: Matthew 5-7; Luke 6 (KJV Bible) Sources
Used: Easton's Bible Dictionary; Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible. [article link]
(Part 3 - The Nation of Israel) The Nation of Israel, separate and distinct from the Christian Church, is
comprised [Redemption - Salvation] of the Promises of God (Genesis 12:3, Galatians 3:18) and of the
accomplishments of God, not just the Laws of God - The Law [apart from the Promises of God, combined with
the Actions of God and an individual's faith in God] in itself the 1st Covenant (Law) does not offer Salvation
[then or now] or even Redemption for that matter - Therefore the removal of the Law the 1st Covenant and
the accompanying Temple sacrifices and ordinances did not remove Redemption (Isaiah 43:1) from Israel [the
Jews] in that the Promises of God to the Jews remains eternal [Numbers 18:19, Psalms 89:34-37]
The Promises of God to the Jews are embodied in five primary instances. 1. Male circumcision on the 8th day.
2. The keeping of the Jewish Sabbath on the 7th day [sundown Friday to sundown Saturday] of each week. 3.
The keeping of the of the 10 Commandments [Exodus 20:3-17]. 4. The keeping of the 8 Levitical Feasts
[Leviticus chapter 23]. 5. Identity with the Nation of Israel (Jacob) as a Jew (i.e. Jewish customs, traditions,
dietary and food laws, etc.) [Isaiah 2:3]. -- "Genesis 17:9-10 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep My
covenant [promise] therefore, thou, and thy seed [children] after thee in their generations. This is My
covenant, which ye shall keep, between Me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall
be circumcised." - "Leviticus 12:3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised." --
"Exodus 20:9-11 [10 Commandments] Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is
the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy
manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the
LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the
LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it." - "Leviticus 23:1-3 [8 Levitical Feasts of Israel] And the LORD
spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the Children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the Feasts of the
LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be Holy Convocations, even these are My Feasts. Six days shall work be done:
but the seventh day is the Sabbath of rest, an Holy Convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the Sabbath
of the LORD in all your dwellings." -- "Isaiah 56:4-8 For thus saith the LORD [even] unto the eunuchs [and
foreigners] that keep My Sabbaths, and choose the things that please Me, and take hold of My Covenant
[promise of Redemption/Salvation]; Even unto them will I give in Mine House and within My walls a place and
a name better than of [earthly royalty] sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall
not be cut off. Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD [Jesus Christ], to serve Him, and
to love the Name of the LORD, to be His servants, every one that keepeth the Sabbath [rest - trust in God, the
finished works of Jesus Christ] from polluting it, and taketh hold of My Covenant; Even them will I bring to My
Holy Mountain [Government], and make them joyful in My House of Prayer: their burnt offerings and their
sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for [only in Jesus Christ] Mine house shall be called an House of
Prayer for all people. The Lord GOD which gathereth the [Jewish] outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather
others [Gentiles] to Him (Jesus), beside those [Jews] that are gathered unto Him." -- Jewish Redemption:
"Exodus 12:14 And this [Passover] day shall be unto you for a [Redemption] memorial; and ye shall keep it a
Feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a Feast by an ordinance for ever." -- "Exodus
15:11-13 11 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in Holiness, fearful in
praises, doing wonders? Thou stretchedst out Thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. Thou in Thy mercy
hast led forth the [Jewish] people which *Thou hast redeemed [the Passover in Egypt]: thou hast guided them
in thy strength unto Thy Holy habitation." -- "Isaiah 43:1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O
Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee [at the Passover in Egypt], I have
called thee by thy name; thou art Mine." [article link]
AGES [EONS] OR ETERNITY AND THE KING JAMES VERSION (List of Bible Verses)
Let us examine the English word AGE as used in the Old and New Testaments of the King James Version. The
English word AGE is a true single word translation of the Hebrew word OLAM and the Greek noun AION. These
words have a common meaning and are used interchangeably as the scriptures well note. Check Psalms 45:6
and Hebrews 1:8. Although the word AGE is a direct translation of the words OLAM and AION, it must quickly
be added that AGE will not imply the same meaning to everyone. Now our only course of action, in order to
form a most correct definition of this word AGE as was in the mind of the inspired writers, is to observe the
way it is used in the scriptures. Let us proceed to observe the use of the Hebrew word CLAM, and the English
noun AION, its plural AIONS, and their adjective AIONION, to ascertain their common meaning. -- "2 Timothy
4:10. For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world (Eon, Age - G165, Aion), and is departed
unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia." - "Romans 1:25 25 Who changed the truth of
God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever (G165,
Aions - all Eons, Ages). Amen." [article link]
(Part 4 - Transition from physical to Spiritual) The ultimate transition from physical to Spiritual, from Nations,
Jew and Gentile and into both eternal Redemption and Salvation occurs after the completion of the earthy
[eon, age] (Matthew 28:20) - after the 1,000 year (Revelation 20:6) Millennial [Eon, Age] Reign of Jesus Christ
"Romans 8:23 And not only they [creation], but ourselves also, which have [Salvation] the Firstfruits ('born
again' - Easter, Firstfruits Feast Day) of the [Holy] Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for
the adoption, to wit, the [Spiritual] *redemption of our [physical] body." -- "Matthew 28:16-20 Then the
eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a Mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And when they
saw Him, they worshipped Him: but some doubted. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is
given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all Nations, baptizing them in the Name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world [lit. Eon (Age), end of the earth,
world - G165, Aion (Eon - Eternity)]. Amen." - "Revelation 20:1-8 And I saw an angel come down from heaven,
having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old
serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit,
and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years
[Reign of Jesus Christ] should be fulfilled: and after that he [Satan] must be loosed a little season (Time -
G5550). And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls
of them [Martyred Saints of Revelation] that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the Word of
God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their
foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the
[condemned] dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection [Holy].
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death [Judgment] hath no
power, **but they shall be [Melchizedek] Priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand
years. And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to
deceive the nations which are in the four quarters [all reaches] of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them
together to battle: the number of [unfaithful] whom is as the sand of the sea." - "Revelation 21:1-3 And I saw a
new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no
more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a
bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God
is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them,
and be their God." - "Revelation 21:4-7 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be
no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are
passed away. And He that sat upon the throne said, ***Behold, I make all things new [completed bodily
Spiritual Redemption and soul Spiritual Salvation]. And He said unto me, Write: for these Words are True and
Faithful. And He said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto
him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I
will be his God, and he shall be My son." [article link]
(Part 5 - Conclusion: Transitions and Unifications in Progress) The Transition from the Old Covenant [Physical]
to the New Covenant [Spiritual] was completed almost 2,000 years ago in Jesus Christ [the Word was made
{transitioned to} flesh (John 1:14), Last Supper, Cross and Resurrection] yet the resulting transitions [physical
to Spiritual, time to eternity] and Unifications [heaven - earth, ages (Adam, Eve, Abel, Seth) - ages (Noah, Job,
Abraham, Jews, Church, Martyred Saints of Revelation, 144,000, etc.), Jews - Gentiles, Angels - humans] have
yet to be completed -- See Also: The Three Fall Feasts
"Ephesians 4:4-10 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One
Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. But
unto every one of us is given grace [individuality] according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore He
saith, When He [Jesus united Heaven and earth the past, present and the future] ascended up on high
[Heaven], he led [the O.T. saved Saints from captivity (hades) into Heaven] captivity captive, and gave gifts [to
the newly formed Christian Church] unto men. Now that He [Jesus] ascended [into Heaven], what is it but that
He also descended [went down into 'hades' - for three days and three nights after the cross] first into the
lower parts of the earth? He that descended [and reconciled the past O.T. Saints] is the same also that
ascended [and reconciled Heaven - God to man] up far above all [visible] heavens, that He might fill [reconcile]
all things [Heaven, earth, past, present and future]." - "Revelation 10:5-7 And the Angel which I saw stand
upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to Heaven, And sware by Him [God] that liveth for ever and
ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and
the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time [completing] no longer [separation
between God and mankind]: But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound,
the *Mystery of God should be finished [final revealing begins], as He hath declared to His servants the
prophets [and is recorded in the Holy Bible]." [article link]
The Three Fall Feasts: of Leviticus Chapter 23 seem to be the Transition Phase out of the approximately 2,000
years of individuals serving and fellowshipping with God in the Christian Church Age - Into the 1,000 year
Millennial Kingdom of Messiah the reign of Jesus Christ among the Nations on the Earth
redemption {Kingdom Age} of the purchased possession, unto the {Anointing} Praise of His Glory. [article link]
The 3 Glogal Judgments - 2 Global Judgments Yet To Come
Preview: The Biblical triune (3 in 1) nature [testimony, salvation, judgment] of the water, blood and Spirit (also
represented in breath, wind, fire) that are each freely offered and given from God to all of mankind globally as
a witness of sin (and eventually as a judgment against sin), a testimony of the once physical presence of Jesus
Christ and as an eternal remedy for our own individual Salvation
Where the Apostle Peter's significant life changing event during his time with Jesus seemed to be at the
Mount of Transfiguration (Mark 9:1-8, 2 Peter 1:16-18) the Apostle John's significant life changing event with
Jesus seems to have been at the cross (John 19:34-35, 1 John 5:7-9) when Jesus was pierced by the Roman
spear and the blood and water poured out from the wound in Jesus' side. The Apostle John then regards the
presence of the Spirit and the separation of the blood and water coming out from Jesus as a witness, a
judgment, and a testimony of salvation for all of mankind. When the Basic Christian blog History study returns
in about a week we will Biblically look into the blood, water and fire (spirit), testimonies and judgments of the
Bible from throughout the Old Testament starting in Genesis and continuing consistently throughout the
entire Bible then concluding in book of Revelation [the sin of Adam and Eve and the shedding of blood, the
flood of Noah, the Aaronic Priesthood, the Last Supper Communion, the atoning cross of Jesus Christ, the
Resurrection of Jesus and birth (Alpha) of the Christian Church, the Pentecost global Spirit empowerment and
witness, the calling home into heaven by Jesus the rapture (Omega) of the Christian Church, Revelation-
Tribulation]. -- "John 19:34-35 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced His [Jesus'] side, and forthwith
came there out {the global Judgment, global Testimony and global Salvation of} *blood and *water. And he
(Disciple John) *that saw it bare record [testimony], and his [testimony] record is true: **and he knoweth that
he saith true, ***that ye [individuals] might believe [salvation]." -- "1 John 5:7-9 For there are *three (triune)
that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word [Jesus Christ], and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
And there are three that bear *witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three
agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, *the witness [Spirit, water, blood] of God is greater: for this is
the witness of God which He hath testified of His Son [Jesus Christ]." [article link]
Overview: The cross of Jesus and the Triune witness of Jesus' Spirit, blood and water each released from the
physical body of Jesus while He was on the cross -- "Colossians 1:19-23 For it pleased the Father [God] that in
Him [Jesus] should all fulness dwell [manifest to mankind]; And, **having made peace through the blood of
His cross, by Him [Jesus] **to reconcile all things unto Himself [God - Father, Son Jesus, Holy Spirit]; by Him
[Jesus], I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in Heaven. **And you [Gentiles, sinners], that were
sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, *yet now hath He [Jesus] reconciled in the
body of His flesh [Spirit, blood, water] through death, to present you Holy and unblameable and
unreproveable in His sight: If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the
hope of the Gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature [by the Holy Spirit, since
Pentecost] which is under heaven; whereof I [Apostle] Paul am made a Minister;"
"John 19:26-30 When Jesus therefore saw His mother [Mary], and the disciple [John] standing by [the cross],
whom He loved [G25 (Agape) - highest love, Spiritual, non-sexual], He saith unto His mother, Woman, behold
thy son [in Christian fellowship]! Then saith He to the disciple [John], Behold thy mother [in Christian
fellowship]! And from that hour that disciple took her [in Christian fellowship] unto his own home. After this,
**Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and
put it to his mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the [bitter drink] vinegar, He said, It is finished: and He
bowed His head, and ***gave up the ghost [G4151(Pneuma) - Spirit, Holy Ghost, Spirit of God - source: Srong's
Concordance]." -- "John 19:34-35 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced His [Jesus'] side, and forthwith
And there are three that bear *witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood [from the cross of
Jesus]: and these three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, *the witness [Spirit, water, blood - from
the cross of Jesus] of God is greater: for this is the witness of God [from the cross] which He hath testified of
His Son [Jesus Christ]." [article link]
Creation Earth 1.0 (Adam - Noah) -- Earth 2.0 (Noah - Revelation) -- Earth 3.0 (Millennial Kingdom reign of
Jesus Christ) -- Earth 4.0 (unjudged, eternal earth)
Earth 1.0 the original creation earth was a water vapor based environment and had the dual [water below the
earth, vapor - water canopy above the earth, firmament] witness of water witnessing of God's creation. Water
[life giving water - womb (John 3:5)] was then the witnessing element that then judged the original earth. -
Earth 2.0 our present earth is under the [prophesied and enacted] Life givng (Matthew 26:28) and Judgment
blood (Revelation 6:12, Revelation 8:7-8, Revelation 11:6) of Jesus Christ. - Earth 3.0 the restored Millennial
earth [final judged earth] having the [spirit (life) and fire (judgment)] presence of Jesus during the Kingdom,
Millennial reign of Jesus Christ, the earth (3.0) will be judged by fire [spirit]. Resulting in the final, eternal
[earth 4.0] the final earth not being judged is the eternal earth. -- "2 Peter 3:5-7 For this [unbelief of Word of
God - Biblical prophecy] they willingly are ignorant of, that by the Word of God the heavens were of old, and
the [1.0] earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the [1.0] world that then was, being
[judged] overflowed with water [Noah's flood], perished: But the [2.0] heavens and the earth, which are now,
by the same Word [of God - prophecies] are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of [3.0] judgment
and perdition of ungodly men." -- "2 Peter 3:11-14 Seeing then that all these things [earth 2.0] shall be
dissolved [judgment 3.0], what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be
dissolved, and the elements [earth 3.0] shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His
Promise, look for New Heavens [skies] and a New Earth [eternal - earth 4.0], **wherein dwelleth
righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of
Him (Jesus Christ) in peace, without spot, and blameless." [article link]
"Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven [sky] and the earth." - Christian Creationism vs. Secular
Evolution
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven (sky) and the earth. - It is only through creation and not
by means of evolution that people can be "created in the image of God" therefore creation is the very heart of
the plan of God. "Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image ..." Either people are created and are
therefore in the image of God making us capable of fellowship and able to have a relationship with God or we
are involved in some random evolution process in a random universe that is without meaning and ultimately is
totally useless. "Revelation 14:6-7 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting
gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every Nation, and kindred, and tongue, and
people, saying with a loud voice, 'Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and
worship Him that made (created) heaven, and earth' ..." [article link]
The 8 Realms of all Existence - Encompassing all Physical and Spiritual Life
The 8 Global Kingdoms of the Earth -- BasicChristian.org: Article Introduction - The 7 physical and spiritual
realms as unfolded in the 7 Days of the Genesis creation model {the 8th realm being God's realm of
unrestricted eternity}
Humans exist in and are limited to the first three physical dimensions (length, height, width) and also the
fourth dimension (restriction) of time. The spiritual realm of demons, angels and in part the coming Antichrist
exists in the less restricted 5th and 6th dimensions. In fact the coming Antichrist is going to bring down or
"contact" the 5th and 6th dimensions and infuse 4th dimensional human beings with 5th dimensional demons
[Nephilim spirits] and 6th dimensional fallen [Satanic] angelic spirit beings consequently orchestrating 5th and
6th dimensional miracles and signs and wonders in order to deceive mankind. Note: So who is Melchizedek?
Melchizedek is the manifestation [into our human realms] of the infinite dimensional (infinite dimensions - no
restrictions - unrestricted) God in Person. Melchizedek is God the Holy Spirit in Person. Melchizedek is the
Order of the Holy Spirit Priesthood. -- Also Note: In the Basic Christian article "Who is Melchizedek?" the 8
dimensions (restrictions) are listed in conjunction with the original creation week (Genesis 1:1-2:4) and are
categorized as follows: 1. Length [Day one creation - light separated [Judgment] (length) from darkness] 2.
Height [Day two creation - divided the waters above from the waters below] 3. Width [Day three creation - dry
land and plants] 4. Time [Day four creation - sun, moon, stars for times and seasons] 5. Demonic [Nephilim
spirits] - demons [Day five creation - fish from the waters below, birds from the waters above] 6. Angelic - Holy
Angels and also Satan with all of his fallen angels [Day six creation - land animals and humans (pre-fall) -
humans the highest part of creation created separate and above the animals and equal to the angels but with
sin mankind fell from the 6th dimension to the 4th dimension, in fact with the sin of mankind all of creation
also fell from its original creation status] 7. Human Salvation redeemed by the blood, death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ [Day seven creation - Rest] 8. Unrestricted [outside of creation] - The only Unrestricted, Eternal,
Wise, ∞ Infinite, Almighty God consisting of God the Father, the Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. --
"Genesis 2:4 These are the generations [dimensions] of the heavens and of the earth when they were created,
in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens ..." [article link]
Hebrews 1 - The Apostle Paul's Trilogy of Systematic Theology to the Nations [Romans, Galatians, Hebrews] -
The Book of Hebrews is to give the Hebrew, Jewish Nation a perspective of their past, present and future glory
with God in Jesus Christ the risen Savior, Messiah - 'Hebrews 1:8-9 But unto the Son He (Father) saith, *Thy
throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a scepter of righteousness [the cross] is the sceptre of Thy Kingdom. Thou
hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even Thy [Father] God, hath anointed Thee with
the oil of gladness above Thy [human] fellows.'
Hebrews 1:1-4 God, who at sundry times [in history] and in divers manners spake in time past unto the
[Jewish] fathers by the Prophets, Hath in these *last days {after the cross it's the last days until the second
coming} spoken unto us by His Son (Jesus), whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by Whom also He made
the worlds [physical and spiritual realms]; Who being the brightness [equal in Glory] of His [Father God's]
Glory, and the express image [exact representation] of His [Father God's] person, and upholding all things by
the word of His power, when He had by Himself [carried His cross] purged our sins, [resurrected and] sat down
on the right hand of the Majesty on High; Being made so much better than the angels, as He hath by
inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.' - The Apostle Paul immediately sets out the Divinity
and the Superiority of Jesus Christ even over the angels. Paul notes that Jesus is both the creator and the
inheritor of all things. Then Paul presents a reminder that the present universe is going to vanish and
concluding that Jesus Christ as the creator, inheritor and redeemer of the Universe is not just an improved
version of Judaism but is the ultimate consummation of the plan of God given throughout the ages to all
mankind and to miss out on the plans of Jesus Christ is to miss out on the one and only plan available to
mankind. Note: It is important to know that Jesus is currently seated at the right hand of the Father in Majesty
on High. Any thought or notion of the previously rejected Jesus is an ancient aberration of human history as
Jesus is currently reigning and ruling in Authority, Splendor, Majesty and Glory while all heaven rejoices at the
presence of Jesus Christ. -- Also Note: A clarification technically Daniels' 70th Week [Last Days] began on the
day of the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem [Palm Saturday or Palm Sunday depending on how you
figure it] so about six days, Saturday Triumphal Entry through the Thursday crucifixion, of Daniel's 70th week
have happened. With the crucifixion the 70th week came to a temporary halt until the fullness of the Gentiles
[Acts 15:17] can be brought in. - 'Daniel 9:20-27 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people [Jews] and
upon thy Holy City [Jerusalem], to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make
reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision [Law] and
prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy (Jesus). Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of
the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah (Jesus) the Prince shall be seven weeks
[seven Jewish decades 49 years - these weeks were the Jewish decade of seven years the Levitical decade
seventh year of release], and threescore and two weeks [62 Jewish decades 434 years]: the street shall be
built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks [the 434 years] shall
Messiah be cut off [crucifixion], but not for Himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy
the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations
are determined. And He [Antichrist] shall confirm the covenant with many for one week [the 70th and final
week regarding Jerusalem]: and in the midst of the week at [3½ years] he [Antichrist] shall cause the sacrifice
and the oblation [in the rebuilt Temple] to cease, and for the overspreading [saturation] of abominations [evil]
he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation [end of the Book of Revelation], and that determined
shall be poured [vial (measured) judgments of Revelation 16:1] upon the desolate.' [article link]
#16 Child of God - Sons of Man - Sons of God (Genesis 6:2)
The Christian Basics 132 Topics - Easy to Use & Easy to Understand - 'Sons of God' (PDF)
Studying Theology: Is just like piecing together a puzzle. Individual Theology pieces fit together and the picture
begins to emerge. The picture Theology displays is the image of Jesus! -- Sons of God see also Child of God,
Adoption, Inheritance -- First Use: Genesis 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were
fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. Job 38:7 When [at the designing and building of the
earth] the morning stars sang together and all the Sons of God shouted for joy? The sons of God are individual
spirit life creations of God the Father. As sons they are also inheritors of the Father's kingdom. Sons currently
exist in the kingdom of God. Angels are referred to as Sons of God because they currently exist in the kingdom
of God and each of them is a unique individual creation of God. Adam being a unique creation of God and
originally living in God's kingdom is also called a Son of God. Currently each human is a son of man. When a
human enters into the covenant relationship with God by acknowledging God, then the human becomes also a
child of God and a son of God. A human fully becomes a son of God when we physically die and enter into the
perceivable presence of God, where we are adopted as sons; we receive a new unique spiritual body and an
inheritance in the kingdom of God. [article link]
Genesis 5 - The Generations of Adam - The Bible traces the genealogies of Adam --> Noah, Noah --> Abraham,
Abraham --> King David [and lastly] King David --> Jesus Christ - The New Testament book of Matthew
[Matthew 1:1-25] traces the Jewish genealogy from Abraham to Jesus Christ - God created Adam in His
likeness and now Adam in sinful nature is going to have sons (children) in his sinful nature - at 130 years old
Adam had the son Seth [the lineage of Noah - Jesus] - Adam lived for 930 years and was still alive for 100 years
when Lamech (Noah's father) was born - Adam almost lived until Noah was born - because of the long lives the
people were not separated and the whole story of creation could have been [spoken] by Adam to Noah's
father then to Noah and his three sons including Shem who was still alive when Abraham was born - the
events of creation were not that removed from the early generations up until Abraham - The 'Sons of God' a
reference to angels [Job 1:6] - in this particular case fallen angels so we are dealing with an abnormal angelic &
human female [sexual activity] - The days preceding and up until the Flood of Noah were a time of great
immorality including abundant Satanic activity
Enoch a prophet [the eight from Adam - Jude 1:14] is interesting because he did not die he was 'translated' by
God and brought directly into heaven to God. Enoch was a prophet and prophesied of the [2nd] coming of
Jesus Christ - [Genesis 3:15 is the first Messianic prophecy in the Bible being about the 1st coming of Jesus].
Enoch again prophesied in the naming of his son Methuselah [Metushélach "Man of the dart/spear", or
alternatively "when he dies/died, it (Noah's flood) shall be sent/has been sent") is the oldest person whose
age is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, given as 969 years - The name Methuselah has become a general
synonym for any living creature of great age -- wiki.com] the year Methuselah passed away the flood of Noah
occurred. -- Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noe (Noah) were, so shall also the [2nd] coming of [Jesus Christ]
the Son of man be. -- In the days preceding the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ the days are going to resemble the
hectic days of the time of Noah before the flood. A time of great satanic activity and satanic worship. Note:
The Biblical concept of 'Sons of God' is that Son is given in designation only to those who have been in the
actual presence of God [in heaven] therefore no human while on earth is actually a 'Son of God' but a 'Child of
God' until entering into the actual presence of God in heaven. Currently the only designation for 'Son of God'
could be for angels or for Jesus Christ who is both 'Son of God' and 'Son of man' an angel would not be called a
'Son of man.' [article link]
Genesis 33-34 - Faced with the dangers of Esau's approach Jacob separates his family exposing Leah and her
children to the dangers up front while retaining Rachael and Joseph back in relative safety with himself - The
separating of the children highlighted and extended current divisions among the family and within the
children of the family and created new animosities among the family of Israel that have stubbornly continually
persisted even unto the present day and age - Jacob meets Esau for the first time since fleeing his vengeance -
Esau invites Jacob to stay, Jacob immediately departs Esau's presence and continues on his own way
Note: There is a Biblical progression of the believer. 'Romans 8:30 Moreover whom He (God) did predestinate
[as Isaac was predestined - children of God are predestined to become sons of God], them He also called [as
Abraham was called]: and whom He called, them He also justified [as Jacob was justified]: and whom He
justified, them He also Glorified [as Joseph was glorified].' First an individual has to answer the call of God to
come out of the world to separate from this world and to walk in a relationship with God as Abraham was
called to walk with God. Those who have answered the call having left the world and are 'born again' in the
promise land [heaven] as Isaac was born in the land [promised to Abraham] and remain in the promise land as
Isaac remained in the land they become children of God and once a child then predestined to become a son of
God. The predestined children of God are justified (conformed into the image of God in Jesus Christ) and
elected to an office a duty for God's Kingdom as Jacob was justified from Jacob to Israel and elected [duty to
perform] to be the father of the 12 tribes (family groups) that would comprise the entire nation of Israel the
nation that would safely bring the redeemer to mankind. In completing the task and honoring God the
justified and elected Christian is also glorified (accomplished) as Joseph (a Biblical type of Jesus) was glorified
[covered in clothing (righteousness) and given the (adoption) signet ring of Sonship and authority] having
saved the family from famine and reuniting the family back together under one roof all while being raised up
from the pit of prison (death and hell) to be a ruler in all of the world, all of Egypt. - Also Note: With the rape
of Dinah their sister [Genesis 34:1-31] and in vengeance two of her brothers Simeon and Levi destroyed an
entire city, [without the foreknowledge of Jacob who completely disapproved of their actions and later Jacob
diminished their blessings because of their actions]. It might seem like a tall tale that only two men could
destroy an entire city and it might seem like an ancient fluke that it could happen however the warfare that
Simon and Levi practiced is now the concept of the most modern, most devastating warfare of our day. First
nonlethal force is applied (the entire city being circumcised) in modern times loud piercing audio sounds and
or accompanying noxious 'ray gun' type transmissions will easily incapacitate an entire neighborhood and then
once incapacitated a few operatives like Levi and Simon can quickly and easily decide to dispatch, capture or
leave alone each incapacitated individual. Coming later in Egypt we will learn how the entire nation, a very
prosperous, diverse and secure nation, quickly became ruined and the possession of a single ruler (Pharaoh)
yet another concept that is very important in our time and day. [article link]
Job 1 (Part 2) - The Bible makes a clear distinction between the 'Sons of God' Angels and the Sons of Man i.e.
Job's children - In the matchup between Satan a Son of God and the sons and daughters of Job the Sons and
Daughters of man are not going to fare very well in fact they are quickly and almost effortlessly annihilated on
their first encounter with a Son of God -- 'Job 1:6-8 Now there was a day when the *Sons of God [Angels] came
to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan [an Angel] came also among them. And the LORD said unto
Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth,
and from walking up and down in it. And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered [lit. how to conquer -
Suwm, H7760] my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that
feareth God, and escheweth evil?'
Job 1:9-22 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made **an
hedge [protection] about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast
blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and
touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he
hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the
LORD. And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest
brother's house: And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses
feeding beside them: And the Sabeans [raiders] fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the
servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking,
there came also another, and said, **The fire of God is fallen from heaven [actually it was fire from Satan],
and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell
thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and
fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and
I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons
and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: And, behold, there came a
great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and
they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. ***Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved
his head, and fell down upon the ground, ***and worshipped, And said, Naked came I out of my mother's
womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the Name
of the LORD. In all this Job sinned not, *nor charged [accused] God foolishly. - Note: The difficulty the people
of Job's day were having in distinguishing between events caused from God [God was blessing the people] and
events caused by Satan both naturally (wind, raiders, crime) and supernaturally (fire from heaven), it's very
much like in our day - though in our day we now have to factor in the additional possibilities of human
technology and human deception [i.e. a televised and much discussed and analyzed event might never even
have happened] as yet more possible explanations to events that happen or seem to happen in our day.
[article link]
Job 2 - Even in Job's day the earth did not belong to Satan but Satan apparently has no qualms about
trespassing on the earth and attempting to administer his own kingdom among mankind -- 'Job 2:1-2 Again
there was a day when the Sons of God (Angels) came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan [a
fallen - unholy Angel] came also among them to present himself before the LORD. And the LORD said unto
Satan, From whence comest thou? And *Satan answered the LORD, and said, **From going to and fro in the
earth, and from walking up and down in it.' - Note: Ownership of the earth was not given to Adam and Eve
[ownership remained with God (Psalms 24:1)] they were simply given 'dominion' (Genesis 1:26) stewardship
over the plants, animals and the earth with human ownership [inheritance] yet to come but sin entered into
the world before the inheritance postponing the earthly inheritance of humans (Matthew 5:5) until after the
cross of Jesus Christ. - Also Note: With the fall of mankind into sin Satan did gain some advantage in his
deception over mankind but Satan has never actually legally owned anything on earth, or in hell for that
matter, though before his fall he did have his own inheritance among the other Sons of God in heaven.
Job 2:3-10 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in
the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast
his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. And Satan answered the
LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. But put forth thine hand now, and
touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in
thine hand; but save his life. So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore
boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat
down among the ashes. Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at
the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. - Note: Job will find out
later that what mankind often considers to be difficulty and even evil [and true there is evil in the world] is
actually an opportunity to overcome, to grow and to mature in the grace and knowledge of God. Without
difficulty in the world it would be difficult; difficult [as a fallen human] to grow and mature into a capable
adult human being. - Also Note: Mankind (Adam and Eve) introduced sin and experiential knowledge of sin
into the world and Satan and the rest the fallen Angelic and demonic realm are furthering evil against mankind
however God is using what Satan intends for evil as an ability for [fallen] mankind to now overcome, to
achieve beyond what we are individually capable of and in the process to grow and to fellowship in an
unprecedented level of cooperation with God. [article link]
Job 38 - Job an upright man who was in a close personal relationship with God (as close as Job could be to God
in his time before the Blood Covenants [1st (O.T.) and 2nd (N.T.) Covenants] of God) - But Job was also
practicing his own form of a self-righteous religion and everything that Job had attempted to sanctify by his
own righteousness [including his own children - Job's wife was covered by his burnt offering sacrifices and
Satan didn't touch her] had just been allowed by God to be destroyed by Satan - Now God speaks to Job -- 'Job
38:1-3 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this that darkeneth counsel [the
Redemption and Salvation plans of God] by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I
will demand of thee, and answer thou Me.'
Job 38:1-7 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this that darkeneth counsel by
words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou Me.
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the [original creation] earth? declare, if thou hast
understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or Who [Jesus Christ (Hebrews 1:2)] laid the corner stone
thereof; When the Morning Stars sang together, and all the Sons of God shouted for joy? - Note: God does not
directly speak to Job but speaks to him through creation "the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind." After
the fall of mankind in the Garden of Eden mankind was completely separated from God but immediately God
began to bring mankind back into His Holy presence. Job was living in a time when mankind was more
separated from God than we are today. In Job's day they were doing 'bloodless' whole animal [a sheep, goat
or oxen] burnt sacrifice offerings for the sins of their household. The bloodless burnt sacrifice offering [they
probably bled the animal into the ground but it was unceremoniously done] that spoke of offering of Jesus
enabled God to interact with the righteous people of Job's day but in a very remote way as is witnessed by
God speaking to Job through the whirlwind. Later the Hebrew/Jewish prophet of Elijah would flee to Mt. Sinai
(Mt. Horeb) where God would speak to Elijah (1 Kings 19:11-13) in the more personal 'still small voice' and not
in the wind, earthquake or fire that God had previously spoken to mankind through. Elijah the Jewish Prophet
had been sanctified to God through the blood atonement of the 1st Covenant by the Levitical High Priest that
had been offered on behalf of the entire Nation of Israel once each year (Yom Kippur). Later the Christian
Apostle Paul would say that God had spoken to him (Romans 8:16) even more intimately through the Spirit
that was within him. -- 'Romans 8:16 The [Holy] Spirit [of God] itself beareth witness [fellowships] with our
spirit, that we are the children of God.' [article link]
Luke 24 - Resurrection Sunday - The Feast of Firstfruits - Jesus fulfills the Feast of Firstfruits by breathing the
Firstfruits of His Resurrection Spirit life [Romans 8:23] into each of His Disciples - The Christian Church era
begins - The Ascension of Jesus Christ back into Heaven takes place -- 'Luke 24:1-7 Now upon the first day
[Sunday] of the week, very early in the morning [the Feast of Firstfruits the 4th of the 8 Levitical Feasts], they
came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared [on Friday], and certain others with
them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre [tomb]. And they entered in, and found not
the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men
[Angels] stood by them in shining garments: And as they [Disciples] were afraid, and bowed down their faces
to the earth, they [Angels] said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here [in the
tomb], but is Risen [eternally Alive!]: **remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee [from
the beginning], Saying, The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and
the third day rise again.' -- 'Romans 8:23-24 And not only they [all of creation], but *ourselves also, *which
have the Firstfruits of the Spirit [each Christian personally breathed upon by Jesus, no exceptions - every
person has to acknowledge the Kingdom of God [Jesus] (cross and resurrection) to then be baptized by Jesus
and receive (by faith not by experience) His Spirit from Him [Matthew 3:11] in order to become a Christian, no
exceptions - yesterday, today, tomorrow, the first day of the Christian Church [Resurrection Day] the last day
of the Christian Church [Rapture Day] and every day in between - every Christian needs to recognize the
Kingdom of Jesus and be baptized by Jesus with His Spirit life to then enter into the Church and be a part of
the eternal Kingdom of God], even we *ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption [becoming
Sons of God], to wit, the redemption of our body [receiving an eternal Spiritual body like Jesus now has]. For
we are saved by hope [faith in the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus Christ] ...'
Luke an early Christian convert, travel companion to the Apostle Paul and first Church historian concludes his
incredible Gospel of Jesus Christ with the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the beginning and formation of the
Christian Church and of the ascension of Jesus Christ back up into Heaven. - Luke 24:45 Then opened He their
[new Christians] understanding [John 20:22], that they [Christians] might understand the Scriptures [Holy
Bible], And said unto them [Christian Disciples], Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to
rise from the dead the third day: And **that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His
[Jesus'] Name **among All Nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses [lit. martyr - G3144] of these
things. And, behold, I send the Promise of My Father *upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye
be *endued with power from on high [at Pentecost]. And [forty days after the resurrection] He led them out
as far as to Bethany, and He lifted up His hands, and Blessed them. And it came to pass, **while He Blessed
them [Christians - Christian Church], He was parted from them, and carried up into Heaven. ***And they
[Christians] Worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: And were continually in the Temple,
praising and blessing God. Amen. [article link]
Romans 8 - The Apostle Paul reminds us that with all the condemnation in the world and it is a world of
condemnation that Jesus is one person who is not condemning us - Jesus Christ died for us, Jesus is for us and
certainly not against us - Jesus is our biggest supporter and in fact the support of Jesus Christ is the complete
opposite of the condemnation of the world - His support for us is confirmation and affirmation at the highest
level that God does love us and that God does want us to have eternal life and a relationship with Him -
'Romans 8:34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even
[acceptable] at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession [mediation] for us.'
Romans 8:2-13 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
For what the law [of Moses] could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending [incarnating] His
own Son (Jesus) in the likeness of sinful [human] flesh, and for sin, *condemned sin in the flesh: That the
righteousness of the law might be fulfilled *in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the [Holy] Spirit. For
they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the
Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be [Holly] spiritually minded is [eternal] life and peace.
Because the carnal mind is enmity [at war] against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed
can be. *So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the [Holy]
Spirit, *if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of
His. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the [Holy] Spirit is life because of
righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him [Father, Holy Spirit] that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He
that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken [make alive] your mortal bodies by His Spirit that
dwelleth in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after
the flesh, ye shall die [eternally]: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live
[eternally]. - Throughout the book of Romans and with all of his writing about the ease and certainty of
receiving the free gift of the Holy Spirit of God and our becoming a new creation in God the Apostle Paul is
revealing to the Gentile Empire a Spiritual and Personal Truth about God. It is that God is the God of Life and
that God is so much the God of life that it is actually easier to receive Salvation Life from God then it is to
receive damnation from God. God is for us and has not condemned us, He died for us, it is we who condemn
ourselves. Those who do receive eternal damnation will have done it at their own hands by their own conduct
with their own strenuous hard work and mortal striving in order to receive the damnation that they so
diligently sought for so long. Had they sought the righteousness of Jesus Christ they could receive it instantly
and freely however it has taken them a lifetime to turn from God and to reject the eternal life and goodness of
God. [article link]
Romans 8 (Part 2) - The Apostle Paul now having established the transition from our mortality in earthy sin to
immortality in Jesus Christ - now begins to explain more about the heavenly realm and more about eternal
Christian concepts and principles -- 'Romans 8:11 But if the [Holy] Spirit of Him (God) that raised up Jesus from
the dead dwell in [inside] you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken [make heavenly
aware] your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you.'
'Romans 8:14-17 For as many (Christians) as are led by the [Holy] Spirit of God, they [looking ahead to the
adoption in heaven] are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye
have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our
spirit, that we are [now while on earth] the children of God: And if children, then [after the adoption in
heaven] heirs [sons]; heirs [sons in heaven] of God, and joint-heirs [a living inheritance in heaven] with Christ;
if so be that we suffer [on earth] with Him, that we may be also glorified [in heaven - accomplished and in our
new heavenly spiritual body] together [the Christian Church and Jesus].' - The Biblical concept of adoption is
that a child when mature enough (adulthood) is then adopted and once adopted becomes a son and as a son
receives an inheritance from the father. Abraham was a father of many Nations however Isaac was his only
son, his only child to be adopted by Abraham and his only child to receive the inheritance of the promises,
covenants and land in the Promise Land given by God to Abraham. Isaac would later adopt his child Jacob and
give Jacob the inheritance over his brother Esau. Jacob then would adopt all twelve of his male children
(Joseph via his children) as Jacob would even adopt two of his grandchildren Ephraim and Manasseh to give
his son Joseph a double inheritance in his portion of land in the Promise Land. Ephraim and Manasseh are
grandchildren of Jacob but because of their adoption by Jacob [Genesis 48:5-6] Jacob told Joseph that he
would adopt his first two children but if Joseph had any more children Jacob would not adopt them, they
would not get a same sized portion of the Promise Land as their uncles they become equal to and receive and
equal portion of land in the Promise Land that their Uncles the children of Jacob received. Part of the adoption
and inheritance process on earth and in heaven is then to receive glorification the fine robes, family ring,
finances, authority and recognition by others as a son. A child cannot make decisions regarding the family
wealth and possessions but an adopted son now has authority that a child doesn't have and a son is able to
make decisions and do things a child is not permitted to do. Joseph in the Bible is the only person besides
Jesus to be glorified. Joseph as a type of Jesus was glorified twice. First [Genesis 37:3] as a Jew by his father
Jacob with the coat [robe] of many colors of glorification and second [Genesis 41:42] as a gentile when he
received raiment and a ring from the Pharaoh of Egypt. Jesus was actually bodily temporarily glorified
[Matthew 17:2] meaning that Jesus had no sin as sin will not be glorified in the presence of God. It is because
sin will not be glorified in the presence of God [1 Corinthians 1:29] that the adoption as sons and the
inheritance as sons has to take place in heaven after we have physically died and separated from our physical
body were sin [Romans 8:3] has been confined. [article link]
Romans 8 (Part 3) - The Apostle Paul concludes his section on Christian heavenly spirituality by proclaiming the
spiritual truth that absolutely nothing can separate us from the love of God in Jesus Christ - 'Romans 8:38-39
For I am persuaded, that neither [physical] death, nor [events of] life, nor angels, nor principalities [fallen
angels], nor [demonic] powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height [success], nor depth
[failure], nor any other [i.e. unexplained UFOs (Note: UFOs are either manmade objects, or fallen angels
manifesting or just demons manifesting)] creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is
in Christ Jesus our Lord.'
'Romans 8:28-30 And we know that all things [for the believer] work together for good to them that love
[agape, highest love] God, to them who are the called [all are called] according to His [election] purpose. For
whom He did foreknow [those who answer His call like Abraham did], He also did predestinate [eternal
destination] to be conformed [glorified] to the image of His Son (Jesus), that He [His Son Jesus] might be the
firstborn [inheritance with a double portion - both the Jews and the (Gentile) Nations] among {very, very}
many brethren. Moreover whom He did predestinate [eternal destination], them He also called [i.e. Abraham]:
and whom He called, them he also justified [i.e. Jacob]: and whom he justified, them he also glorified [i.e.
Joseph].' - The predestination of the Bible is that the people who answer the call of God and enter into a
relationship with God like Abraham answered the calling of God are then after answering the call predestined
to be completed [eventually in Heaven] by being changed into the glorious resurrection image of Jesus Christ.
What this is saying in part is that God will complete what He has began in us and that God will never leave us
or abandon us part way but that He will guaranteed get us safely into Heaven. With predestination we can
also know in advance a little of what our completed process will be like because we will be somewhat similar
to the resurrected Jesus Christ in that we will be able to belong in Heaven and to interact in the Heavenly
realm among God and among the Angels of Heaven. - The predestination is only after the calling and everyone
is called so it isn't that some are predestined to heaven and others are predestined to hell. Eternity is our own
freewill decision a decision that we all have to make and in our decision we all have the same opportunity in
Jesus Christ to go to heaven. Lastly predestination rules out a variety of false teachings that would allude to
different heavens or different levels of heavens or vastly different appearances in heaven based on individual
rewards because with predestination we are all predestined to the same place and into about the same image
though there will be slight variations because we remain individuals and do not become clones but we do
become Sons of God transfigured into the glorious image of Jesus Christ. [article link]
Romans 9 - The Apostle Paul in continuing his systematic approach to theology now changes topics from sin
and justification to the current standing of his fellow Jews - Paul expresses his regrets that the Jews are not
partakers with the Christian Church in salvation [though the Jews still have the promises of God and are
partakers of the adoption in the eternal Kingdom of God] - 'Romans 9:4-5 Who are Israelites (Jews); to whom
pertaineth the adoption [heavenly adoption as Sons of God], and the glory [earthly glory and heavenly
glorification], and the covenants [including the New Testament], and the giving of the law [of Moses], and the
service [producing the Holy Scriptures, bringing in the Messiah, the 144,000 witnesses of Revelation, the
Second Coming, etc.] of God, and the promises [of God]; Whose are the fathers [Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
(Israel)], and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ [the Messiah] came, who is over all, God blessed for ever.
Amen.'
'Romans 9:27-28 Esaias (Elijah) also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as
the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved [become Christians]: For He (God) will finish the work [among
the Gentiles and the Jews], and cut it short [make His work effective] in righteousness: because a short
[effective] work will the Lord make upon the earth.' - A Summary of the righteous effective 'short work' of the
Lord upon the earth: After the fall of mankind in the Garden of Eden mankind has been separated from God
and dispersed from one another. In re-gathering a separated and dispersed mankind unto Himself God has
used segments of groups and epochs of time to re-gather His Kingdom. After the fall of Adam and Eve the first
group of Biblical redeemed people were the Ancient Sacrificing Righteous Gentiles, this group had to sacrifice
their own animals in order to have the blood covering for their sins and to be in a relationship with the Holy
God. The Ancient Sacrificing Righteous Gentiles as a group and as individuals had little knowledge of God who
they were sacrificing to and in fact they primarily had a physical relationship with God and they thought the
blessing of God were physical in wealth and status and that curses from God were physical as well in poverty
and sickness, this group also understood that to see God was to die that a sinful human could not enter the
presence of the Holy God and live. Job was one of the later Sacrificing Gentiles [Job 1:5] and in the book of Job
it is revealed that Job had some knowledge of God but really no idea how to fellowship with God and later
Balaam possibly the last Sacrificing Gentile the system of Gentile sacrifice has become so misrepresented that
Balaam just goes completely off course in serving God and Balaam becomes one of the Bibles primary
examples in how not to conduct your life. From the Ancient group of Sacrificing Gentiles, a system that was
spinning out of control, God called Abraham [Genesis 12:1] and created the Jewish Nation. Through Abraham
and His Jewish Nation descendants especially through the giving of the Law to Moses and of the teachings of
the Prophets that God was able to correct many of the misconceptions that persisted during the Ancient
Sacrificing Righteous Gentile era. The Jews with their improved knowledge of who God is were able to get
closer to God in their relationship with God. To the Jews God sent Himself the Redeemer and the Savior [Jesus
Christ] of all mankind. The Christian Church was started from the midst of the Jewish Nation chosen of God
and with the Churches advanced knowledge of God, knowledge [Romans 5:5-8] that God loves mankind so
much that God was willing to die for mankind in order to reconcile mankind back to Himself the Church is in a
much more intimate relationship with God then the Jews are able to be in. After the Christian Church has been
completed and is taken (raptured) into Heaven there is another group after the Church called the Martyred
Saints of Revelation [Revelation 6:9] and this group having missed out on the Church age but coming to the
realization of their desire to fellowship with God they will be put to death by the world for their love of God.
The Martyred Saints of Revelation will have been forgiven much for their sins and because they have been
forgiven much they will love God much [Luke 7:47], even more than the Church loved God and the Martyred
Saints with their love for God will be close to God in Heaven [Revelation 7:15] even in His Temple. The group
that will become the closest to God in love and knowledge will be the 144,000 Jewish Witnesses of Revelation
they will follow God continually in Heaven and they sing a song [Revelation 14:3] that no other group knows.
However no group of people or person gets to know God completely as Jesus will have on Him a Name
[Revelation 19:12] that no one knows. [article link]
1 Corinthians 11 - The Church is instructed in the Communion of Jesus Christ -- '1 Corinthians 11:23 For I have
received of the Lord [Jesus] that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus *the same night in which
He was betrayed [by Judas] took bread ...' - Note: The Communion represents and is a part of the Levitical
Feats of "The Lord's Passover" Jesus was betrayed on the night of the Passover Feast [14th of Nisan - Leviticus
23:5]. The very next day, the day of the crucifixion (cross) of Jesus is the Levitical Feast the "Feast of
Unleavened Bread" [15th of Nisan - Leviticus 23:6] then that first day of the week [Sunday] is the Feast of
Firstfruits [Leviticus 23:7] - Jesus Resurrected on Sunday the Feast of Firstfruits and began (John 20:22) to give
individually to each one of His disciples the Firstfruits of His Holy, eternal resurrection life - 'Romans 8:23 And
not only they [all of creation groans for redemption], but ourselves also, which have *the Firstfruits of the
Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption [from Children of God to Sons of
God], to wit, the redemption of our body.'
Christian Communion - The New Testament - The body [both the physical and the resurrection body of Jesus]
and the blood [both the physical blood and the resurrection - eternal life, spiritual blood] of Jesus Christ: 1
Corinthians 11:23-32 23 For I [Apostle Paul] have received of the Lord [Jesus] that which also I delivered unto
you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took bread: And when He had given thanks,
He brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is *My body [representing both the physical body and resurrection
(spiritual) body of Jesus], which [physical body] is broken for you: this do in remembrance of Me. After the
same manner also He took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the New Testament in My blood
[both physical blood and resurrection Spirit-life blood]: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me.
*For as often as ye eat *this [unleavened] bread, and drink this [grape and water mingled] cup, ye do shew the
Lord's death till he come. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily
[thinking they are not a sinner], shall be guilty of the [sacrifice for our sins] body and blood of the Lord. **But
let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and
drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, **not discerning the Lord's body [that the
physical body of Jesus was given physically for our sin on the cross (redemption) and that the Spiritual body of
Jesus is given to us from His eternal life resurrection (Salvation)]. For this cause [not knowing that the same
body of Jesus from the cross is the same body that resurrected and is for our eternal, resurrection life,
salvation] many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep [are unaware of the power and of the
pending resurrection in our own life]. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we
are judged, we are chastened (Hebrews 12:6) of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. -
Note: The 'cup' is in reference to both the physical life-blood and the Spiritual life-blood of Jesus. The
Communion of Jesus Christ represents both the body on the cross and the resurrection life body of Jesus. The
New Testament - Communion of Jesus Christ represents both the Redemption (cross) and Salvation
(resurrection) body of Jesus Christ. - Also Note: Jesus being without sin in His body (Matthew 17:2), bodily
resurrected in His same body. We having sin our own physical body we vacate our physical body and it returns
to dust [Genesis 3:19] then we each receive a new spiritual body - not a new physical body [not a
reincarnation of a physical body] but a new eternal spiritual body for the purposes of our [continuing] eternal
spiritual life. [article link]
1 John 3 - The Disciple John explains that our partaking in the Love that has been and is manifested in Jesus
Christ reaches its ultimate conclusion in our eternal life in Jesus Christ -- '1 John 3:1-3 Behold, what manner of
love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons [lit. children] of God: therefore the
world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not. Beloved, now are we the sons [lit. children] of God [see also -
Romans 8:14, Sons of God], and it doth not yet appear what we shall be [in the resurrection]: but we know
that, when He shall appear [2nd Coming], we shall be [bodily] like Him [Jesus Christ]; for we shall [bodily] see
Him as He is. And every man that hath this hope [eternal life] in him purifieth himself, even as He [Jesus Christ]
is pure.'
The Disciple John explains that God is far greater than our own uncertain heart, fears and worries and that to
trust in Jesus Christ with our life is to receive a full eternal life from Jesus Christ: 1 John 3:4-24 Whosoever
committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know that He [Jesus
Christ] was manifested to take away our sins; and in Him is no sin. Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not:
whosoever sinneth hath not seen [lit. perceive - Horao, G3708] Him, neither known Him. Little children, let no
man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous. He that committeth sin is
of the Devil [Lucifer, Lucifer]; for the Devil sinneth from the beginning [of mankind]. For this purpose the Son
of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works [strength] of the Devil. Whosoever is born [again] of
God doth not commit sin [separation from God]; for His seed [Holy Spirit] remaineth in him: and he cannot
[separate from God] sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children
of the Devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. For this
is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. Not as Cain, who was of
that wicked one, and slew [Abel] his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil,
and [Abel] his brother's righteous. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we have
passed from death unto [eternal] life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in
death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer [like Cain]: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life
abiding in him. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay
down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and
shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us
not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth,
and shall assure our hearts before Him. **For if our heart [thoughts] condemn us, ***God is greater than our
heart [thoughts and imaginations], and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have
we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him [as we have need], because we keep
His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment, That we
should believe on the Name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He [Jesus Christ] gave us
Commandment. And he that keepeth His Commandments dwelleth in Him, and He in him. And hereby we
know that He abideth in us, **by the [Holy] Spirit which He hath given us. [article link]
#17 Church foundation is built upon the O.T. Prophets and N.T. Apostles with Jesus being 'the chief
corner stone' (Ephesians 2:20)
Pentecost - Three different things were being accomplished on the one Feast Day of Pentecost - 1. The
Apostles who were already Christians (Luke 24:45, John 20:22) became Holy Spirit empowered and
emboldened in the Gospel of Jesus Christ - 2. Ordinary Citizens (those who had not witnessed the resurrection
of Jesus as the Apostles had) began to respond to the teachings and preaching of the Apostles and became
Christians [without receiving the miraculous wind, speaking in tongues or the flames of fire that the Apostles
had just received] - 3. According to the Apostle Peter quoting the Prophet Joel the Holy Spirit was also poured
out upon all people [the world having been cleansed by the blood of Jesus] as a witness [the Holy Spirit
(Matthew 12:31) now globally doing the sanctifying and witness work that the (Tabernacle and later the)
Temple in Jerusalem once did] witnessing (Colossians 1:6) to the world regarding the accomplished
resurrection of Jesus Christ in order that all people [since Pentecost] will have the Spiritual opportunity to
come to faith and accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior
1. "Acts 2:1-4 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they [Apostles] were all with one accord in one
place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house
where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of
them. And they were all filled [empowered] with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as
the Spirit gave them utterance. -- 2. "Acts 2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and
said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to
my words:" - "Acts 41-42 Then they [new Christians] that gladly received his word were baptized: and the
same day there were added [to the Christian Church]unto them about three thousand souls. And they
continued stedfastly in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers." -- 3.
"Act2:16-21 But this [Holy Spirit outpourning] is that which was spoken by the Prophet Joel; And it shall come
to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit **upon all flesh [all people, Jews, Gentiles -
saved, unsaved - as a witness to every one of the completed works of the Messiah Jesus Christ - note: it is the
'upon' witness of the Holy Spirit and is separate and different from the 'indwelling' presence of the Holy Spirit
in the 'born again' Christian, a person who has responded to the 'upon' presence of the Holy Spirit receives
God inside and becomes a 'born again' Christian]: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your
young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on My servants and on My
handmaidens I will pour out in those days of My Spirit; and they shall prophesy: And I will shew wonders in
heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: {during Revelation} The
sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day [2nd Coming]
of the Lord come: And it [through it all] shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the Name of the Lord
[Jesus Christ] shall be saved [eternal life]. [article link]
Acts 15 - The 1st Church Council takes place about 52 A.D. at the Church in Jerusalem - The 1st Church Council
was specifically in regard to the major number of Gentiles that were now joining the Christian Church daily
[predominantly through Missionary efforts] and whether or not the Gentiles would have to be circumcised
and observe any of the Jewish customs or take part in any of the established laws of Moses -- 'Acts 15:6 And
the Apostles and [Church] Elders [including James the ½ brother of Jesus] came together for to consider of this
matter.'
Acts 15:6-22 And the Apostles and Elders came together for to consider of this matter. And when there had
been much disputing [arguing], [Apostle] Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how
that a good while ago [Cornelius and his household at Caesarea] God made choice among us, that the Gentiles
by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them
witness, *giving them the Holy Ghost, even as He did unto us; And put no difference between us and them,
**purifying their hearts by faith. Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke [law of Moses] upon the
neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? **But we believe that through the
Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we [Jews who are Redeemed] shall be Saved, even as they [Gentiles who are
now being Saved - Salvation]. Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul,
declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. And after they had held
their peace, James [the ½ brother of Jesus - Church leader in Jerusalem] answered, saying, Men and brethren,
hearken unto me: Simeon [Apostle Peter] hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, ***to take
out of them a [Christian] people for His Name. And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
After [Gentile Christian Church] this I [Messiah] will return [2nd Coming], and will build again the Tabernacle
[House - Dwelling] of [the Throne of King] David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof,
and I will set it up: That [during the Christian Church Age] the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all
the Gentiles, upon whom My Name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. ***Known unto God
are all His works ***from the beginning of the world. Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them,
which from among the Gentiles are turned to God [those who have the Holy Spirit]: But that we write unto
them, *that they abstain from pollutions of [Gentile] idols, and from [Gentile] fornication, and from things
strangled [Jewish law], and from blood [Jewish law]. **For Moses of old time hath in every city them that
preach him [abstain from idols and fornication because it is un-Christian, abstain from unclean food and blood
only if it offends the local Jewish population], being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day. Then pleased it
the apostles and elders, with the whole Church [in Jerusalem], to send chosen men of their own company to
[the Church in] Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men
among the brethren ? - Note: The early Church recognized that God was active in calling Gentiles into His
Christian Church and they also recognized that the Gentiles would have to conduct their new life in a manner
consistent with Biblical Christianity and finally they concluded that it is important for Christians not to openly
offend those that have remained Jewish. Also Note: All food including blood is now clean because the eternal
blood of Jesus Christ has cleansed the world. Eating animal blood and probably human blood if it were
obtained in a legal manner does not make a person unclean. Satan has devised a scheme that the world is
unclean however it is not. It is unprofitable to do questionable things and germs and disease might be
involved but if someone for example drank pig blood thinking it is an evil act the act itself is not but the
intentions of their heart might be. - Some cultures eat blood foods and if the Jews are simply notified that it is
a custom and not a slight on Moses then they are free to eat their blood food of course not offering any of it
to a devout Jewish person because that would be terribly offensive. The 1st Church council was saying to the
Gentiles to have our Christian Gentile liberties but also to be mindful and respectful of the [Redeemed] Jews
who do still follow the laws of Moses. [article link]
Prophet, Seer, Apostle, 144,000 Witnesses [the coming Dispensation of Revelation Tribulation with the
144,000 Jewish witnesses (i.e. announcers, forerunners - Prophets, Seers, Apostles) for the 1,000 year
Kingdom Reign on earth of Jesus Christ] -- 'Matthew 11:13 For all the [O.T.] prophets and the law prophesied
[of the coming Messiah - Jesus Christ] until John [the Baptist - the last O.T. prophet]. And if ye [Spiritual
Church] will receive it, this [John the Baptist] is [Spiritual] Elias (Elijah) [Elijah - "Elohim is my God"], which was
[announcer, forerunner - of Christ] for to come. -- '1 Corinthians 15:8 And last of all He [resurrected Jesus
Christ] was seen of me [last N.T. Apostle - Apostle Paul] also, as of one born out of due time.' -- 'Ephesians
2:19-22 Now therefore ye [Gentiles] are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the
[Jewish] Saints, and of the Household of God; And are built upon *the foundation of the [N.T.] Apostles and
[O.T.] Prophets, **Jesus Christ Himself being the Chief [foundation] Corner Stone; In [Jesus Christ] whom all
the [Temple] building fitly framed together groweth unto an Holy Temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are
builded together for an habitation [living place] of God through the [Holy] Spirit.' - {Note: The Prophets
prophesied of the coming Messiah (Christ) and wrote the Old Testament of the Bible with the words of their
prophecies. Then with the actual arrival of the Messiah (Jesus Christ) the O.T. prophecy was completed (in
John the Baptist) and scripture authority was then given to the Apostles who were in the actual presence of
Jesus Christ and it was the Apostles [not Prophets] who wrote the Kingdom of God instructions in
Righteousness of Jesus Christ - the New Testament. Also Note: This is Not replacement theology - the 'Spiritual
Church' (seperate from physical [redeemed] Israel) began at the giving of the Spirit of Jesus after His
resurrection on Resurrection Sunday [Easter Sunday] and continues until the 'Rapture' taking of the Spiritual
Church into heaven. Then with the Spiritual Church removed from the earth the events of Revelation revert
almost exclusively to physical events and physical [redeemed] Israel -- the only or primarily 'spiritual' events of
Revelation Tribulation are the counterfeit spiritual events of the Antichrist. Also Note: We are currently in the
'Church Age' [not the Prophet, Apostle or 144,000 Dispensation or Age] the Church Age started after the
Apostles [Disciples of Jesus] with the Church Fathers [disciples of the Apostles] i.e. Polycarp of Smyrna,
Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch.}
Seer: The Seer was part of a short distinct time period in the history of Israel and came from the office of the
Prophets. The office of Seer took place during the unique time period of Israel when God was their King. With
God in the midst of Israel He was no longer Prophesied about but was seen by the Seer. This time period
began after the Passover and upon leaving Egypt. Exodus 13:17 "God led them" He could be Seen leading the
new Nation of Israel out of Egypt and into the Promise Land. In those days everyone in Israel could See God as
He appeared in a pillar of Cloud by day and in a pillar of Fire by night. The Seer time period lasted from the
Egypt Exodus throughout the wilderness into the Promise Land including the time period of the Judges and
until the regretful moment when Israel as a Nation rejected the leadership of God and chose for themselves
an earthly king named Saul ('asked for') so they could be like all of the other nations around them and like all
of the other nations they could no longer see God in their midst. With the anointing and placing of Saul into
the office of King the brief Seer period of Israel reverted back to the prophet period and remains the prophet
period for Israel until this day. "1 Samuel 10:17-19 And ye have this day rejected your God." As that day they
were anointing Saul King. The Church however has God as King and is at times in a position of a Seer.
"Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God." As the "Born Again" "Pure in Heart"
Church we at times do get to glimpse and to see God at work as He leads and directs our path into His
righteousness. There are times that are just too Compassionate, to Divine and to Miraculous to be anything
but the occurrence of God. It is only the Christian that is equipped and able to be a Seer into these very special
moments in life [with God].... [article link]
Note: A Basic Christian Update - The purpose of the Fall 2010 Series of Bible Studies
The purpose of the Basic Christian Fall 2010 Series of Bible Studies is to present the individual Christian Walk
to individual Christians. As Christians we are "saved" out of sin and out of this present world system but then
the question is often asked, since we are not saved into an empty void what exactly are we saved into? Being
saved is having entered into the realm and Kingdom of God, a realm that has a very definite meaning and
purpose for each of us in the present here and now. -- Becoming a Christian is having received a new 'born
again' Spirit of God inside of each of us. The Spirit of God, along with giving Spiritual life to each of us, is also
comprised of the properties of God (love, patience, longsuffering, endurance, etc. - Galatians 5:22-25), the
offices of God (prophet, priest and king) and also some of the authority of God. Instead of studying at this time
all of the attributes, characteristics, offices and authority of God that are now within each Christian, the Fall
2010 Bible Studies are going to lead into an eventual (Summer 2011) focus and study of primarily our own
individual Priesthood (offerings) to God - and at a later date studying more of the other offices and
characteristics of the Holy Spirit of God within each Christian. -- Of the three offices [prophet, priest, king] that
each Christian is currently taking part in it is the Office of Priest [eternal, righteous, Melchizedek Priesthood]
our offering to God, comprised of our own present and current individual offerings [lifestyle] to God that is the
most direct, continuous and most relevant for each of us as New Testament Christians. A Christian in rare
instances might prophecy and in even more rare occasions might exercise kingdom authority over an evil spirit
but it is the individual Priesthood [a major portion of the moment by moment] relationship with God that is
most important to us in the shaping and defining in the eternal Kingdom life of each Christian. -- "Romans 12:1
I urge you brethren by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God,
which is your spiritual [priestly] service of worship." -- "1st Peter 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a
spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ."
[article link]
#18 Holy Week - The historic events included - The Triumphial entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on
Saturday (Sabbath) - The Crucifixion on Thursday - The Resurrection on Sunday at Sunrise
Devotion - 1.) The events that Jesus Christ participated in and completed or initiated for us to receive from are
primarily distributed throughout the 8 Levitical Feasts [Leviticus Chapter 23] the Jewish Feasts days that were
in occurrence during the Holy Week Events - {Note: It is important to know that Leviticus stipulates that the
Feasts themselves are to be Observed and Fulfilled in their proper order beginning with the Feast of Sabbath.
In other words there would not be a proper observance of either the Passover or Pentecost feasts without first
having properly observed and having entered into the Feast of Sabbath Rest as fulfilled and offered to us in
Jesus Christ.}
Leviticus 23:4 These are the [8] Feasts of the LORD, even Holy Convocations [gatherings], which ye shall
proclaim *in their Seasons [in their proper order and at their proper time].- The Jesus Walk 10 Day Easter
Timeline Devotion originally started out [in 1994] as a Bible study simply attempting to following Jesus
through the events of Holy Week. The original study-devotion did not start out as a devotion focusing on the 8
Levitical Feasts as the devotion has primarily become since 2000. The essence of the Jesus Walk devotion is
fellowshipping with Jesus by following along with Jesus during His origional Holy Week events, events that
happen to be foretold and previously explained by Moses in the 8 Feasts of Leviticus Chapter 23. The original
Jesus Walk Easter Timeline Devotion started as a Bible study project in 1994 however I was completely unable
to fit the 10 days of Biblical events [Anointing Friday - Resurrection Sunday] into the eight days [Palm Sunday -
Easter Sunday] observed in the current modern Holy Week format. Frustrated with trying to fit the Biblical
events into the modern timeline I twice [in 1997 and later in 1999] gave up on the Jesus Walk project but in
1998 with the verse "1 Corinthians 5:7 ... For even Christ our Passover (the week of Passover - Holy Week) is
sacrificed for us" ringing in my head I also read some of a book [Armageddon: Appointment with Destiny] by
Grant R. Jeffery and he pointed out that Easter Sunday was actually the Feast of First Fruits and also that the
crucifixion was on the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Previously most of the preaching that I had heard only
referenced The Feast of Passover and it was usually wrongly associated with the crucifixion day of Jesus while
1 Corinthians 11:23 says that the Last Supper "Passover" was on the night Jesus was betrayed not on the day
he was crucified so clearly the events of Holy Week had been enacted on specific days in accordance with the
8 Feasts of Leviticus Chapter 23 where the Holy Week events had originally been embedded for our later
understanding. After another major effort during Easter 1999 the Jesus Walk project was again given up in
failure until previous to Easter 2000 when some really horrible teaching [by Dave Hunt - saying that Jesus
never even kept the Passover] put me right back into the Jesus Walk project and in 2000 I thought I had a
word of discernment from the Holy Spirit that the project would come together that year and as Easter 2000
came and went I still felt encouraged to continue the study and at the end of May 2000 the devotional
timeline days were shifted in my study notes [because they just didn't fit in the modern timeline] and Palm
Sunday was backed up to [Palm Saturday] and I couldn't believe it Sunday had become a Saturday fulfilling the
First Feast Day but I immediately thought that there was a verse in the Bible that proclaimed the Triumphal
Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem to be on a Sunday but there was no such verse and after some careful
examination in the Greek I realized that [not Sunday] but Saturday is the day Biblically supported as the Day of
the Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem and then finally with the day of the Triumphal Entry
established the Jesus Walk Holy Week Study Devotion became the completed 10 Day Holy Week Timeline
Devotion. ~ David Anson Brown
Continuing to examine the Thursday and Friday of the ancient Holy week Timeline - The original Holy Week
days of Thursday and Friday having been meshed together into the one Friday of the modern Holy Week [a
Friday crucifixion - because Saturday is the Sabbath Day] excludes the purchasing of additional oils and
ointments to further anoint the body of Jesus while it lay lifeless in the tomb -- 'Mark 16:1 And when the
[Thursday] (evening) Sabbath [from the 1st day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread] was past, [on Friday - a
normal working day] Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, **had bought (purchased)
sweet spices, that they might come [on Friday] and anoint Him (Jesus).' {Note: it appears that by the time of
their arrival to the tomb on Friday, with the oils and spices to anoint the body of Jesus, the tomb had just been
sealed by Roman guards and they would have to come back on Sunday [at the end of three days] when the
seal was to be removed by the Romans intending that the un-resurrected body of Jesus would still be in the
tomb on Sunday but early Sunday morning Jesus resurrected.}
The Gospel of Luke tells us that the newly purchased oils and spices were prepared in order to further anoint
the body of Jesus. "Luke 23:55-56 And the women also, which came with Him [Jesus] from Galilee, followed
after, and beheld the sepulchre (tomb), and how His body was laid. And they returned, and [Friday] prepared
[labored] spices and ointments; and rested the [Saturday] **Sabbath day according to the Commandment
[4th of the 10 Commandments - Exodus 20:9-10]." -- On Thursday [15th of Nisan] the Feast Day [Feast of
Unleavened Bread] the Jewish leaders stayed outside of the presence of the Romans in order to observe the
Feast day. "John 18:28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas [the Jewish High Priest] unto the [Roman] Hall of
Judgment: and it was early [Thursday]; and they [Jewish leaders] themselves went not into the [Roman]
Judgment Hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the [Unleavened Bread] Passover." while
on the next day [Friday] the day when the Jewish elders requested that the tomb of Jesus be sealed the Jewish
leaders did not remain outside of the presence of the Romans because Friday being a normal day the Jewish
leaders were able to enter into the presence of the Romans. "Matthew 27:62 Now [Friday] the next day, that
followed the [Thursday] day of the preparation [Feast of Unleavened Bread], the [Jewish] Chief Priests and
Pharisees *came together **unto Pilate," -- Noting again that the ancient events that took place over two days
[Thursday and Friday] are combined into the one Friday of the modern Holy Week timeline of events. Also
Note: "Luke 23:56 ? and rested the Sabbath day according to the [4th] Commandment" Luke now references
the Sabbath [the week] after the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem as the Sabbath of the
Commandments. Luke might be saying that the Sabbath of the Levitical Feasts was previously fulfilled and
completed on the previous week with the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem and that what was taking
place now was a Commandment Sabbath and not a Feast Sabbath. - The 4th of the Ten Commandments
(Exodus 20:1-17) and the first of the Eight Feasts of Leviticus chapter 23 are both the weekly Sabbath day.
Matthew 27 - After the Communion (Passover) Celebration Jesus and now eleven of His Apostles go to the
Mount of Olives while Judas had departed earlier to betray Jesus - Jesus suffers betrayal, arrests, rejection,
mockery and finally crucifixion and physical death
The Atonement Sacrifice of Jesus Christ: 'Matthew 27:33 And when they were come unto a place called
Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, They [Romans] gave Him (Jesus) vinegar to drink mingled with gall
[extreme bitterness]: and when He had tasted thereof, He would not drink [Jesus had said during Communion
that the next wine He would drink would be sweet wine in Heaven with His disciples, Jesus had no intention of
drinking the bitter cup from Rome and mankind (the myrrh also in the wine revealed it to be Roman wine as
adding myrrh to wine was a common Roman practice)] and they crucified Him ...' - 'Romans 5:11 And not only
so [we have eternal life], but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by Whom we have now
received the atonement.' - The death of Jesus Christ on the cross was the start a part of the fulfillment of the
Atonement sacrifice for the Day of Atonement Feast [Leviticus 16:1-34] a Feast that is actually a Fall Feast and
will have its complete fulfillment in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. - In corresponding with the Atonement
Sacrifice Barabbas is the Scapegoat who was set free while Jesus was the permanent sacrifice offering. In
Hebrew Barabbas (Bar = son and Abba = Father) literally means son of the father and is actually a duplicate
claim to the true status of Jesus Christ as Jesus is the Son of the Father. Barabbas in name is actually also
claiming to be the son of the father therefore claiming to be the replacement of Jesus and Barabbas is actually
a type of the Antichrist [anti in Greek is 'instead of' and means replacing] and it is possible even plausible that
Barabbas may actually be the Antichrist. - When the scapegoat was released as Barabbas was released the
scapegoat was to take with it all the sins of the Nation of Israel and if at any time the scapegoat returned all of
the sins of the Nation of Israel returned with it. Jesus Christ is Atonement offering for all the sins of the world
and therfore Barabbas as the scapegoat was departing with all the sins of the world. When the scapegoat
Barabbas as the Antichrist returns to mankind claiming to be the son of the father instead of Jesus the
Antichrist will bring with him all of the sins of the world all of the sins ever committed. Note: The custom of
the Roman Governor to release one condemned Jewish prisoner during the Passover was a custom of the
Roman Governor playing God saying to the Jews that they think their God will provide Passover life but
instead the Governor was showing the people that he believed Rome to be God as Rome could grant life and
pass over death so it was actually a mocking gesture from Rome towards the Jews and their customs as the
people of God. [article link]
2.) Examining the Dave Hunt Heresy [John 18:28] where Hunt incorrectly contends that Jesus intended to
celebrate the Passover but was unable to do so - Hunt's theory is only speculation and confusion on Dave
Hunt's part - Hunt confuses the later Feast of Unleavened Bread [15th of Nisan - Leviticus 23:6] for the earlier
Feast of the Lord's Passover [14th of Nisan - Leviticus 23:5]
It is easy enough to prove that Jesus and the 12 Apostles did observe the Lord's Passover Feast: Luke 22:7-16
Then came the day [14th of Nisan - Feast of the Lord's Passover] of unleavened bread, when the Passover
(lamb) must be killed. And He (Jesus) sent Peter and John, saying, **Go and prepare us the Passover, that we
may eat. And they said unto Him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And He said unto them, Behold, when ye
are entered into the city [Jerusalem], there shall a man [thought to be Mark] meet you, bearing a pitcher of
water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The
Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the Passover with my disciples? And he
shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. And they went, and found as he had said unto
them: and they made ready the Passover. **And when the [evening] hour was come, He sat down, and the
Twelve Apostles with Him. And He [Jesus] said unto them, ***With desire I have desired to eat [fulfill] this
Passover with you before I suffer: For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it [Feast Days] be
fulfilled in the Kingdom of God. - Dave Hunt's Heresy contends that based on [John 18:28] Jesus was unable to
fulfill the Passover. - "John 18:28 Then [the next day the 15th of Nisan (Thursday, crucifixion day) - the Feast of
Unleavened Bread] led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they [Jewish
leaders] themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the
[Unleavened Bread] Passover." -- {This verse proves that the crucifixion took place on the 15th of Nisan the
day after the Lord's Passover because the Lord's Passover [14th of Nisan] is not a Sabbath Rest Feast but the
next day [15th of Nisan] the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread is (at sundown) a Sabbath Rest.} "John
19:31-35 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the
cross on the [Unleavened Bread] Sabbath day, *for that Sabbath day was an high day [not the regular Saturday
Sabbath], besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Then came the
soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with Him. But when they came to
Jesus, and saw that He was dead already, they brake not His legs: But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced
his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. And he [Disciple John] that saw it bare record, and his
record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. - Note: The Feast of the Lord's
Passover [14th Nisan] is not a Sabbath (rest) feast [that is why Jesus and the 11 Apostles were able to go out
to the Garden of Gethsemane that night - had the Lord's Passover been a Sabbath (evening rest) Feast, by
Jewish (Torah) Law they would have had to remain inside resting] (the original Lord's Passover [Exodus 12:11]
was not a day of rest it was the [busy] day "in haste" when the children of God busily prepared to leave Egypt)
the accompanying Feast the Feast of Unleavened Bread [starting the 15th of Nisan] is a seven day feast and
the first day [15th Nisan] and the seventh day [21st of Nisan] are both (evening rest) Sabbath rest days.
Leviticus 23:6-8 And on the fifteenth day of the same month [Nisan] is the Feast of Unleavened Bread unto the
LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. In the first day [15th of Nisan] ye shall have an *holy
convocation [evening Sabbath]: ye shall do no servile work therein (after sunset). But ye shall offer an offering
made by fire unto the LORD [for] seven days: in the seventh day [21st of Nisan] is [also] an holy convocation:
ye shall do no servile work therein. -- The Dave Hunt Heresy is so easily wrong in so many ways and in so many
obvious aspects that it can almost be concluded that Dave Hunt is deliberately, intentionally and
systematically propagating disinformation within the Christian Church, regarding the life, ministry and
accomplishments of Jesus Christ.
3.) Continuing with the Hunt Heresy - Dave Hunt after deliberately offending Protestants by wrongly claiming
that Jesus did not observe the Passover Feast - Hunt then goes on to deliberately and to systematically offend
the Catholics by haphazardly pointing out that the crucifixion was on Thursday rather than on the common
Friday [Good Friday] of modern Catholic tradition - {Note: Roman Catholicism is a Christian sect [the main
Christian sect] it is also highly built upon traditions and as a part of their traditions they seemingly [a very long
time ago] shortened Holy Week by one day so that for convenience Holy Week [Palm Sunday - Easter Sunday]
would encompass two Sundays (for convenient Church attendance) instead of the Saturday [Triumphal Entry]
to Sunday of the Biblical events. The Catholic Church is not engaging in deceit because they have never said
that Jesus didn't fulfill His three days and three nights prophecy the way Dave Hunt is saying that Jesus never
observed Passover even though Jesus Himself had said [Luke 22:7-16] that He had highly "desired" to eat the
Passover with His 12 Apostles.}
The error in a Friday crucifixion is that clearly only two days and two nights are fulfilled in Jesus' own
prophecy. [Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas (Jonah) was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall
the Son of Man [Jesus Christ] be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.] Jesus prophesied that
He would spend three days and three nights in the center (heart) of the earth. With Dave Hunt previously
stating that Jesus did not observe the Passover and with the common teaching of the Friday crucifixion
opening the door to yet another 'seemingly' unfulfilled prophecy then it does clearly open the way for a
usurper an Antichrist to enter in and to pretend to fulfill prophesies, prophesies that are already fulfilled and
completed by Jesus Christ it is just that modern teachers (pastors), teachings and modern interpretations have
readily and systematically edited Jesus out of His own fulfillments and out of His own accomplishments. Dave
Hunt does offer Thursday as the crucifixion day however in his already greatly confused and highly truncated
timeline of events Hunt offers the Thursday crucifixion seemingly more as a momentary opportunity to deride
Catholicism than as a fundamental opportunity to express fulfillment of Messianic Prophecy. All the while
Dave Hunt continues to attempt to lead the Christian Church into confusion and with confusion into factions
[Protestant, Roman Catholicism] and with factions then comes unwanted strife and division within the
Christian Church.
#19 The 8 Levitical Feast Days (Leviticus Chapter 23) have their Prophetic
fulfillment only in Jesus Christ
The Three Fall Feasts: of Leviticus Chapter 23 seem to be the Transition Phase out of the approximately 2,000
years of individuals serving and fellowshipping with God in the Christian Church Age - Into the 1,000 year
Millennial Kingdom of Messiah the reign of Jesus Christ among the Nations on the Earth
redemption {Kingdom Age} of the purchased possession, unto the {Anointing} Praise of His Glory. [article link]
Introduction: The Book of Hebrews - The Book of Hebrews is probably the main content from the Apostle
Paul's Synagogue visiting ministry [Acts 17:2] - Acts 9:15 'for he [Paul] is a chosen vessel unto Me (Jesus), to
bear My Name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the [Jews] Children of Israel' - The Apostle Peter mentions
Paul's Book of Hebrews in 2 Peter 3:15-16 'our beloved brother [Apostle] Paul also according to the wisdom
given unto him hath written [Book of Hebrews] unto you; as also in all his [other] epistles' - The Book of
Hebrews is unsigned and undelivered most likely indicating that Paul wrote it himself while in Jerusalem and
that Paul personally gave it to the Church in Jerusalem
The Book of Hebrews from the earliest times of the Christian Church has been attributed to the Apostle Paul
without any previous controversy. It has only been in more recent times that scholars have attempted to
remove the Apostle Paul from his writing. The Apostle Peter had read Paul's Book of Hebrews and mentions it
along with his other epistles in one of Peter's writings. - '2 Peter 3:15-16 And account that the longsuffering of
our Lord is salvation [Hebrews 2:10]; even as our beloved brother [Apostle] Paul also according to the wisdom
given unto him hath written [Book of Hebrews] unto you; As also in all his [other] epistles ...' - The original
proclamation by God for the Apostle Paul is in Acts 9:15 'But the Lord said unto him [Ananias], Go thy way: for
he [Paul] is a chosen vessel unto Me, to bear My Name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the Children of
Israel' the Apostle Paul is to reach with his ministry; Gentiles, Kings, and Jews. Paul starts out his ministry
reasoning with Jews on every Sabbath (Saturday) in the Synagogues as was his custom [Acts 17:2]. - In short
on a visit to Jerusalem [Acts 21:17] the Apostle Paul was entangled in Christian Jewish customs and Temple
rituals and it was in attempting to appease the Christian Church leaders in Jerusalem that the Apostle Paul was
talked in to joining in on a Temple vow with some other Christians. The Apostle Paul went to the Temple in
Jerusalem with the other Jewish Christians and was spotted by some of the Jews who had been outside of
Jerusalem and were in opposition to his preaching. A riot ensued and the Apostle Paul was ultimately arrested
by the Roman guards and held in confinement in the Roman 'castle' dungeon probably the same place where
John the Baptist had early been confined by Herod. While in confinement it's most likely that the Apostle Paul
figured that his long intended letter to the Hebrews in Jerusalem was in order and Paul wrote down in a sense
the same message that he had been reasoning with all along with all the Jews in every synagogue he entered.
Probably the Book of Hebrews is the main content of the Apostle Paul's synagogue visits. Unlike the Book of
Romans the Book of Hebrews is undelivered and unlike the Book of Galatians the Book of Hebrews is unsigned
because likely the Book of Hebrews was written in Jerusalem [while confined in the castle] and was not
delivered by messenger but was given from the hand of Paul into the hands of Peter or possibly via the
nephew of Paul [Acts 23:16 'Paul's sister's son'] into the hands of Peter and to the rest of the Christian Church
in Jerusalem. [article link]
Hebrews 1 - The Apostle Paul's Trilogy of Systematic Theology to the Nations [Romans, Galatians, Hebrews] -
The Book of Hebrews is to give the Hebrew, Jewish Nation a perspective of their past, present and future glory
with God in Jesus Christ the risen Savior, Messiah - 'Hebrews 1:8-9 But unto the Son He (Father) saith, *Thy
throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a scepter of righteousness [the cross] is the sceptre of Thy Kingdom. Thou
hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even Thy [Father] God, hath anointed Thee with
the oil of gladness above Thy [human] fellows.'
Hebrews 1:1-4 God, who at sundry times [in history] and in divers manners spake in time past unto the
[Jewish] fathers by the Prophets, Hath in these *last days {after the cross it's the last days until the second
coming} spoken unto us by His Son (Jesus), whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by Whom also He made
the worlds [physical and spiritual realms]; Who being the brightness [equal in Glory] of His [Father God's]
Glory, and the express image [exact representation] of His [Father God's] person, and upholding all things by
the word of His power, when He had by Himself [carried His cross] purged our sins, [resurrected and] sat down
on the right hand of the Majesty on High; Being made so much better than the angels, as He hath by
inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.' - The Apostle Paul immediately sets out the Divinity
and the Superiority of Jesus Christ even over the angels. Paul notes that Jesus is both the creator and the
inheritor of all things. Then Paul presents a reminder that the present universe is going to vanish and
concluding that Jesus Christ as the creator, inheritor and redeemer of the Universe is not just an improved
version of Judaism but is the ultimate consummation of the plan of God given throughout the ages to all
mankind and to miss out on the plans of Jesus Christ is to miss out on the one and only plan available to
mankind. Note: It is important to know that Jesus is currently seated at the right hand of the Father in Majesty
on High. Any thought or notion of the previously rejected Jesus is an ancient aberration of human history as
Jesus is currently reigning and ruling in Authority, Splendor, Majesty and Glory while all heaven rejoices at the
presence of Jesus Christ. -- Also Note: A clarification technically Daniels' 70th Week [Last Days] began on the
day of the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem [Palm Saturday or Palm Sunday depending on how you
figure it] so about six days, Saturday Triumphal Entry through the Thursday crucifixion, of Daniel's 70th week
have happened. With the crucifixion the 70th week came to a temporary halt until the fullness of the Gentiles
[Acts 15:17] can be brought in. - 'Daniel 9:20-27 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people [Jews] and
upon thy Holy City [Jerusalem], to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make
reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision [Law] and
prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy (Jesus). Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of
the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah (Jesus) the Prince shall be seven weeks
[seven Jewish decades 49 years - these weeks were the Jewish decade of seven years the Levitical decade
seventh year of release], and threescore and two weeks [62 Jewish decades 434 years]: the street shall be
built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks [the 434 years] shall
Messiah be cut off [crucifixion], but not for Himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy
the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations
are determined. And He [Antichrist] shall confirm the covenant with many for one week [the 70th and final
week regarding Jerusalem]: and in the midst of the week at [3½ years] he [Antichrist] shall cause the sacrifice
and the oblation [in the rebuilt Temple] to cease, and for the overspreading [saturation] of abominations [evil]
he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation [end of the Book of Revelation], and that determined
shall be poured [vial (measured) judgments of Revelation 16:1] upon the desolate.' [article link]
Part 1 of 2: Authorship of the Bible - The Old Testament (via an Earthly Initiation) -- Written by Moses given
directly *earthly location from YHWH (Jesus) "Exodus 33:11 And the LORD [YHWH - Jesus] spake unto Moses
[the first five books (Pentateuch) of the Bible including the O.T. Law] face to face [on earth - in the
Tabernacle], as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he [Moses] turned [returned] again [after writing O.T
Bible for the day] into the camp [of the 12 Tribes of Israel]: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young
man, [stayed - guarded] departed not out of the Tabernacle."
The O.T. Law was completed via Moses: "Deuteronomy 31:24-26 And it came to pass, when Moses had made
an end of writing the words of this [O.T.] Law in a Book [Pentateuch - first five books of the Bible - Genesis,
Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy], until they [Laws] were finished [Joshua concluded the book of
Deuteronomy after the death of Moses], That Moses commanded the Levites [Priests], which bare the Ark of
the Covenant of the LORD, saying, Take this book of the Law, and put it in the side [inside] of the Ark of the
Covenant [as a Temple Scroll - not as the public Bible Scriptures that would come later - The Bible Scriptures of
today are the ancient Temple Scrolls complied [some genealogies reduced - some events changed from
historical odrer in the Bible to a Biblical, bad to worse O.T. teaching oder] during the captivity in Babylon
(Daniel 10:21, Matthew 21:42, Matthew 22:29, Matthew 26:54)] of the LORD your God, that it may be there
for a witness against thee. [article link]
Part 2 of 2: Authorship of the Bible - The New Testament (via a Heavenly Initiation) -- Written by the N.T.
Apostles given directly *Heavenly from YHWH (Holy Spirit) on behalf of Jesus Christ "John 1:17 For the [O.T.]
Law was given [earthly] by Moses, but Grace and Truth came [Heavenly] by Jesus Christ. No man [not even
Moses] hath seen God [YHWH - Father God] at any time; the only begotten Son [Jesus], which is in the bosom
[presence] of the Father, He [Jesus from Heaven] hath declared Him [God the Father]." -- "John 10:18 No man
taketh it [Life] from Me [Jesus], but I lay it down of Myself. *I [Jesus] have power to lay it down, and I [Jesus]
have [resurrection] power to take it again. **This commandment have I *received of My Father." - "John
16:12-16 I [Jesus] have yet many things to say unto you [12 Apostles], but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit
when He, the [Holy] Spirit of Truth, is come, He will guide you into all Truth: **for He [Holy Spirit] shall not
speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear [in Heaven from Jesus], that shall He [Holy Spirit] speak [to the
Apostles]: and He will shew you things to come. *He shall glorify Me [Jesus]: for He [Holy Spirit] shall receive of
Mine, and shall shew it unto you [Apostles and all Christians]. All things that the Father [God] hath are Mine:
therefore said I, that He [Holy Spirit] shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. A little while [cross], and ye
shall not see Me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see Me [resurrection], because I [Live and] go to the
Father [in Heaven]."
The N.T. Bible was completed via the N.T. Apostles: Hebrews 12:25-29 See that ye [people] refuse not Him
[Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God] that speaketh. For if they [Congregation of Moses] escaped not who refused
him [Moses] that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from Him [Jesus] that
speaketh from Heaven: (Jesus) Whose voice then [Mt. Sinai] shook the earth: but now He hath promised,
saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also Heaven. And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the
removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made [by man], that those things [of God]
which cannot be shaken may remain. Wherefore we receiving a [eternal Heavenly] Kingdom [from God] which
cannot be moved, let us have *grace [individuality in God's truth and righteousness], whereby we may serve
God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire [removing sin]." - "2 Timothy
3:16-17 All scripture [O.T. Prophets and N.T. Apostles] is given by inspiration (Lit. God's breath - G2315) of
God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man
[disciple] of God may be perfect [complete], throughly furnished unto all good works." [article link]
Apprising Ministries: The Emerging church - Three voices from the "emergent church" will explore this capacity
of postmodern Christianity *to embrace and redefine tradition, ... Who should attend: Any futurist who feels
that everything must change about [traditional Christian] religion and is curious about how progressive [New
Age] Christianity is a leading indicator of change - What you'll learn: Attendees will learn how to ground
[embed and saturate] their leadership and foresight in the concerns of tomorrow's [New World Order]
spiritualities and relate religious concepts to futures thinking through a theology of (false and deceptive) hope
- How can this *new knowledge be applied: Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how
postmodern spiritualities are **reshaping conservative theologies and communities
Back in November of 2005 the online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries warned you
about what is now a full blown cult of neo-liberalism operating within mainstream evangelicalism, the sinfully
ecumenical Emerging Church. These past few years this EC has been busy forging together its new form of
postmodern liberal theology, a Liberalism 2.0 many call Emergence Christianity, which Emergent Church guru
Brian McLaren begins laying out in his latest book A New Kind of Christianity. ... Three voices from the
"emergent church" will explore this capacity of postmodern Christianity to embrace and redefine tradition, ...
Who should attend: Any futurist who feels that everything must change about religion and is curious about
how progressive Christianity is a leading indicator of change. What you'll learn: Attendees will learn how to
ground their leadership and foresight in the concerns of tomorrow's spiritualities and relate religious concepts
to futures thinking through a theology of hope. How can this new knowledge be applied: Participants will
leave with a deeper understanding of how postmodern spiritualities are reshaping conservative theologies and
communities. [article link]
Apprising Ministries: MYSTICISM PART 5 - Pietism [personal rightiousness] & Subjective [my version of self-
rightiousness] Christianity - Where Did Pietism Go Wrong? Of course that is a loaded question and
presupposes that Pietism did go wrong - Given the fact that Pietism, to some degree, lives on in church related
groups as diverse as Amish, Methodist, Baptist, Pentecostal and the Amana Society it is hard to be precise -
But, wherever experience and subjectivity reigns supreme over Scripture in the lives and churches of twenty-
first century believers there is something wrong {Note: The Basic Christian ministry at its core is really a
remnant of the Anabaptist - Pietism movement. In about 2001 the Basic Christian: Statement of Faith was re-
written and expanded including the phrase "while to the *righteous He [Jesus Christ] will give of His life, His
gifts, and His glory" this was added with much consideration and what it means is that the purpose of the
Basic Christian ministry at its core is a Ministry of Righteousness in Jesus Christ. Righteousness is an extremely
loaded word and it should be but it is so loaded that after that one small phrase [and a few more words] were
added to the Basic Christian: Statement of Faith that article went from among the most popular articles on the
website to one of the least popular articles on the site yet Righteousness (our righteousness only in Jesus
Christ) is such an important Biblical concept that I decided to leave that phrase in the Statement of Faith just
to help us keep our goals and ambitions on track and in a proper order. - The coming Millennial 1,000 year
reign of Jesus Christ on earth is going to be His Kingdom of Righteousness [Isaiah 5:16, Isaiah 26:9, Isaiah 45:8,
19, Romans 1:17, 1 Corinthians 15:34, 2 Corinthians 3:9, 5:21, Galatians 5:5, Revelation 22:11] and in order for
us as individuals to be able to inhabit properly within the Kingdom of God we need to have a concept of the
Righteousness of Jesus Christ in our own lives. - Starting in about 2012 the Basic Christian Ministry is hoping to
transition into more Biblical exploration of just what is the Righteousness of Jesus Christ and how does it apply
to each Christian in our own personal life and really the Righteousness of Jesus Christ functions and is
displayed through the Holy Spirit and in the eternal Melchizedek, Righteous High Priesthood of Jesus Christ.}
Although Pietists adhered to the inspiration of the Bible, they advocated individual feeling as being of primary
importance. That may have been an adequate method for avoiding cold orthodoxy of "Protestant
scholasticism," it opened the door for the equally dangerous enemy of "subjective experientialism." The first
generation of Pietists could recall and reflect on its grounding in Scripture while validly advocating the need
for individual experience. A second generation would stress the need for individual experience, but often
without a proper Biblical or catechetical basis. This would leave a third generation that would question
individual experience with no Biblical or doctrinal "standard" to serve as an objective criterion. In turn, their
unanswered questions would tend to demand an authority. When Scriptures were neglected, human reason
or subjective experience would fill the need as the required "standard." Thus while not causing other
movements Pietism gave impetus to three other movements in the post-Reformation church: deism [reason
and logic used apart from the Bible to get to know God], skepticism [doubting Biblical passages that don't
seem to relate to the physical realm] and rationalism [placing personal human physical reasoning and
understanding as a higher authority than the scriptures of the Holy Bible]. ... The great-grandchildren of
Pietism live on in modern evangelicalism. On the positive side, much like original Pietists there is a great
hunger today for spirituality. People want a spirituality that works in the trenches of life. They want a faith
that is relevant, provides answers and draws them closer to God. There is little interest in "dead orthodoxy."
People want to feel something - experience something. George Gallup documents this spiritual hunger in his
book, The Next American Spirituality. Unfortunately much of the spirituality that he observes is without
biblical foundation leading him to warn, "Contemporary spirituality can resemble a grab bag of random
experiences that does little more than promise to make our eyes mist up or our heart warm. We need
perspective to separate the junk food from the wholesome, the faddish from the truly transforming." But
perspective is hard to come by due to the massive level of biblical illiteracy, not only in America but among
Christians as well. Half, he says, "Of those describing themselves as Christians are unable to name who
delivered the Sermon on the Mount. Many Americans cannot name the reason for celebrating Easter or what
the Ten Commandments are. People think the name of Noah's wife was Joan, as in Joan of Ark." Then there is
what some have called "the great disconnect." That is, there is a wide chasm between what Americans in
general, and self-proclaimed Christians in particular, claim to believe and how they live. While the general
populace claim to have a great interest in spirituality, and Christians claim to be followers of Christ, our
societies, homes and churches are inundated with corruption, violence, substance abuse, racism, divorce and
materialism. This "cluster of moral and theological shortcomings seemingly throws into question the
transforming power of religious beliefs," Gallup admits, leading him to state, "Just because Americans claim
they are more spiritual does not make them so." That leans into an excellent question, "Is the church really
rediscovering its spiritual moorings - or just engaging in retreat from seemingly insoluble problems?" ... Such
[emotional self-experience] "piety" is changing every facet of Christian and church life. Take worship for
example. Monte E. Wilson has noted, "For the modern evangelical, worship is defined exclusively in terms of
the individual's experience. Worship, then, is not about adoring God but about being nourished with religious
feelings, so much so that the worshiper has become the object of worship." The cause for this type of worship,
Wilson believes, is the loss of devotion to Scriptures. He writes in pejorative terms, "Others-probably the
majority in modern American evangelicalism-have utterly neglected any commitment to the content of the
Word and have ended with narcissistic 'worship' services where everyone drowns in a sea of subjectivism and
calls it 'being bathed in the presence of the Holy Spirit.' These people come to church exclusively to 'feel'
God." Pietistic leanings, of course, are not limited to worship and the gathered church. Where they are most
evident, and most concerning is in the area of "God's leading." How does God speak to and lead His people
according to Scripture? And how has Pietistic understanding of these things affected the way we interpret
both Scripture and our subject feelings? This will be the topic of our next paper. [article link]
[Modern] Pietism - Pietism was a movement within Lutheranism, lasting from the late 17th century to the
mid-18th century and later - It proved to be very influential throughout Protestantism and Anabaptism,
inspiring not only Anglican priest John Wesley to begin the Methodist movement, but also Alexander Mack to
begin the Brethren movement - The Pietist movement combined the Lutheranism of the time with the
Reformed, and especially Puritan, emphasis on individual piety, and a vigorous Christian life
History: Although pietism surely had roots prior to the Reformation and to some extent the cause of it, as a
distinct movement within Protestantism pietism became identifiable in the 17th century. The Lutheran Church
had continued Philipp Melanchthon's attempt to construct an intellectual backbone for the Evangelical
Lutheran faith. By the 17th century the denomination remained a confessional theological and sacramental
institution, influenced by orthodox Lutheran theologians such as Johann Gerhard of Jena (d. 1637), and
keeping with the liturgical traditions of the Roman Catholicism of which it saw itself as a reformed variation. In
the Reformed Church, on the other hand, John Calvin had not only influenced doctrine, but for a particular
formation of Christian life. The Presbyterian constitution gave the people a share in church life which the
Lutherans lacked, but it appeared to some to degenerate into a dogmatic legalism which, the Lutherans
believed, imperiled Christian freedom and fostered self-righteousness. However, in the pietist view, ritualistic
elements which Luther wanted to remove were captivating the mainstream of the Lutheran church, squeezing
the pietists into fellowships with which they were comfortable. ... In Pia desideria "Pious Desires" (1675),
Spener made six proposals as the best means of restoring the life of the Church: 1. The earnest and thorough
study of the Bible in private meetings, ecclesiolae in ecclesia ("little churches within the church"). 2. The
Christian priesthood being universal, the laity [people] should share in the spiritual government of the Church.
3. A knowledge of Christianity must be attended by the practice of it as its indispensable sign and supplement.
4. Instead of merely didactic, and often bitter, attacks on the heterodox [variant views] and unbelievers, a
sympathetic and kindly treatment of them. 5. A reorganization of the theological training of the universities,
giving more prominence to the devotional life. 6. A different style of preaching, namely, in the place of
pleasing rhetoric [examples directed from news, events and stories], the implanting of [Biblical] Christianity in
the inner or new man [spiritual man], the soul of which is faith, and its effects the fruits of life. - This work
produced a great impression throughout Germany, and although large numbers of the orthodox Lutheran
theologians and pastors were deeply offended by Spener's book, its complaints and its demands were both
too well justified to admit of their being point-blank denied. A large number of pastors immediately adopted
Spener's proposals. ... In modern societies where Pietism has had a profound impact its religious foundations
are no longer apparent. Atheistic pietism is a term used by Asgeir Helgason to describe a pietistic (moralistic)
approach to life without religion. "We have denied the existence of God but kept the pietistic rules". Atheistic
pietism has been suggested to be one of the characteristics (traits) of the modern day Swedish national spirit.
The term is first known to have been used by W.H. Mallock in 1879. [article link]
[Modern] Anabaptist - Anabaptists "re-baptizers" or "adult baptism" [believer's baptism - credobaptism

(reciting the well-known "Apostles' Creed" or a personal Bible verse or a Psalm at baptism)] are Christians of
the Radical Reformation - Puritans of England and their Baptist branch arose independently, but were
influenced by the Anabaptist movement - Where men believe in the freedom of religion, supported by a
guarantee of separation of church and state [government], they have entered into that [Anabaptist] heritage -
Where men have caught the Anabaptist vision of [N.T.] discipleship, they have become worthy of that heritage
- Where corporate discipleship submits itself to the New Testament pattern of the church, the heir has then
entered full possession of his [N.T. - Anabaptist] legacy
[Some] Anabaptists rejected *conventional [common and Biblically acceptable] Christian practices such as
wearing wedding rings, taking oaths, and participating in civil government. They adhered to a literal
interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount and Believer's baptism. The name Anabaptist is derived from this,
because credobaptism ('Believer's baptism' - adult baptism) was considered heresy by all other major Christian
denominations at the time of the reformation period (specifically, all major Christian denominations saw
[infant] baptism as necessary for salvation and necessary for infants, and held that it was wrong to delay
baptism until the child had reached a certain age; they did, however, require that those who converted later in
life should confess a baptismal creed [the Apostles' Creed] at baptism (credobaptism). Anabaptists required
that candidates be able to make their own confessions of faith and so refused baptism to infants). As a result,
Anabaptists were heavily persecuted during the 16th century and into the 17th by both Roman Catholics and
other Protestants. ... Somewhat related to this is the theory that the Anabaptists are of Waldensian origin.
Some hold the idea that the Waldenses are part of the apostolic succession, while others simply believe they
were an independent group out of whom the Anabaptists arose. Estep asserts "the Waldenses disappeared in
Switzerland a century before the rise of the Anabaptist movement." Ludwig Keller, Thomas M. Lindsay, H. C.
Vedder, Delbert Grätz, and Thieleman J. van Braght all held, in varying degrees, the position that the
Anabaptists were of Waldensian origin. ... The Anabaptists were early promoters of a free church and freedom
of religion (sometimes associated with separation of church and state). When it was introduced by the
Anabaptists in the 15th and 16th centuries, religious freedom independent of the state was unthinkable to
both clerical and governmental leaders. Religious liberty was equated with anarchy; Kropotkin traces the birth
of anarchist thought in Europe to these early Anabaptist communities. According to Estep: Where men believe
in the freedom of religion, supported by a guarantee of separation of church and state, they have entered into
that heritage. Where men have caught the Anabaptist vision of discipleship, they have become worthy of that
heritage. Where corporate discipleship submits itself to the New Testament pattern of the church, the heir has
then entered full possession of his legacy. [article link]
Part 1. Reconciling the general community (Corporate) [Kingdom on earth] Messiah Prophecy of Daniel
[Daniel's 70 Weeks (Daniel 9:25-26)] with the [Eternal Spiritual] individual (Remnant) Kingdom Revelation of
the thief on the cross (Luke 23:42-43)
Daniel a Prophet to the Nations: A summary of Daniels (Corporate) Messiah's Kingdom on earth "70 Weeks
(490 years) Prophecy" - Daniel 9:22-27 And he [the holy angel Gabriel] informed me [Daniel], and talked with
me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding [of the previous vision from
God]. At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for
thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the *vision. Seventy weeks [490 years
(involving all of the Global Kingdoms from Babylon until the Kingdom of the Messiah totaling 6 of the 8 Global
Kingdoms - Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, Antichrist and finally the Kingdom of the Messiah, Jesus Christ)]
are determined upon thy [Jewish] people and upon thy holy city [Jerusalem], to finish [make an end of] the
[world's] transgression {intentional sins}, and to make an end of [all] sins {intentional and unintentional}, and
to make [global] reconciliation for iniquity, and **to bring in Everlasting Righteousness [the 8th Kingdom - the
Kingdom of God], and to seal up [conclude] the vision and prophecy, ***and to anoint [Messiah - Jesus Christ]
the most Holy. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore
and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks [it would take 49 years to rebuild
Jerusalem], and threescore (60) and two weeks [434 years of a rebuilt Jerusalem]: the street shall be built
again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after [the] threescore and two weeks [after 483 years of the
490 years] shall Messiah be cut off [lit. executed - crucifixion], *but not for Himself [but for the sins of the
people]: and the people of the [Antichrist] prince that shall [future] come [7th Kingdom - Antichrist (Satan)]
shall destroy the city [70 A.D.] and the [Temple] sanctuary [also destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D.]; and the
end thereof shall be with a flood [overflowing of destruction], and unto the end of the war [with Satan]
desolations are determined. And he [Antichrist - 7th Kingdom] shall confirm the covenant with many for one
week [the 70th and final week - the final 7 year period - not yet started]: and in the midst of the week [3½
years] he [Antichrist] shall cause the [Temple - 3rd Temple in Jerusalem] sacrifice and the oblation to cease,
and for the overspreading [completeness] of abominations he [Antichrist] shall make it [the entire earth
unholy] desolate [empty], even until the consummation [end of human history - human separation from God],
and that determined [vial-bowl judgments of Revelation] shall be poured upon the desolate [sky and earth].
Part 1a. The anointing of the Messiah, Jesus Christ being anointed individually by His followers - The corporate
(group) anointing of the Messiah prophesied by Daniel the Prophet is alluded to but [temporarily] becomes
individualized as individuals are anointing Jesus the Messiah for His Kingdom in the same way that the thief on
the cross as an individual [not yet the Nations of the world] acknowledged and entered into the eternal
Kingdom of the Messiah - In short the two individuals [women] who anointed Jesus with oil and the thief on
the cross were all doing the very same thing, each individually anointing and acknowledging the Kingdom of
Messiah - Individuals (a remnant) acknowledging and entering into the Kingdom of Messiah [Kingdom of God]
long before the Prophesied Nations as a whole are to enter into the Kingdom of Jesus Christ
Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city [Jerusalem], to finish the
righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and **to anoint [Messiah] the most Holy. -- John 12:3
Then {Friday} took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and
wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. -- Matthew 26:6-7 Now
{Tuesday} when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman
[thought to be Mary Magdalene] having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on His
head, as He sat at meat [dinner]. -- Luke 23:42 And he [thief on the cross] said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me
when thou comest into Thy Kingdom. {Note: How the corporate (group) anointing (the head) of the Messiah
and the general acceptance of the Messiah as spoken of by Daniel the Prophet becomes an individual
anointing of the feet of the Messiah and later another anointing by another individual this time anointing the
head of Jesus. Both anointings and the acknowledging of the Kingdom of God [also divine revelation from the
thief on the cross] are in reference to the Prophecy of Daniel {the thief on the cross was probably directly
recalling Daniel 9:26} but are not yet a direct fulfillment of the anointing and general acceptance of the
Messiah as Prophesied by Daniel in his 70 Week prophecy.}
Part 1b. Daniel's 70 Weeks Prophecy is an explanation of an earlier Vision [Daniel chapter 7] regarding the
Kingdoms of the Earth [Daniel 7:17 the 4 remaining Kingdoms - Persia, Greece, Rome, Antichrist] - Keep in
mind that the 490 years of Daniel's 70 Weeks Prophecy are all years that occur only during one of the
Kingdoms of Earth - Currently we are not directly under one of the Kings of the Earth nor are we directly in one
of the Kingdoms of the Earth and therefore not yet using up one of the 490 years of the prophecy [but we are
in the period (Daniel 2:42) of the Revising of the Roman (iron) Empire without yet the direct global King] - 483
years [Persia, Greece, Rome] of the 490 years have been completed and only the final [Antichrist] Week '7
years' of the prophecy remains to be fulfilled
According to Daniel (Daniel 9:25) at end of the 69th Week the Messiah would reveal Himself [the Triumphal
Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem] and make available His Kingdom [*ending the reign of the Kings of the earth]
then "after" the 69th Week "shall Messiah be cut off" the crucifixion of Jesus Christ occurred 4 days after the
Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ. The Triumphal Entry did end the reign of the Global Kings of the Earth {as King
Herod (part of a Global Kingdom - Rome) feared it would in Matthew 2:2-3} the rejection of Jesus Christ by
both Rome and Jerusalem and the crucifixion of Jesus 4 days later then re-opened the (now postponed) 70th
Week and the Antichrist Kingdom. The 70th Week specifically belongs to the Antichrist and since the
Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem at the completion of the 69th Week the timeline of the
Prophecy of Daniel has stopped until the Kingdom of Antichrist claims its 1 Week (7 year period) that will be
given to it by God. The amount of time [2,000 years so far] between the 69th week of Daniel and the 70th and
final week of Daniel has been the Church Age. The Church Age where almost the entirety of the Book of Acts
was spent grappling with the issue that the Kingdom of God in Jesus Christ had momentarily become
completely individualized {the early (remnant - firstfruit) rain (Hosea 6:2-3)} [with the individuals entering into
the Kingdom of God primarily being the Gentiles] and that it will not be until the final events of the Book of
Revelation [the Millennial reign of Jesus Christ on earth] that the Kingdom of God becomes evident primarily
through the Nations of the earth {the later (community - harvest) rain (Hosea 6:2-3)} and not just primarily
through the individuals of the earth as it is now.
Part 2. The Anointing and Throne of a King: King David was anointed three times [first among his own family
(by Samuel on behalf of God), later by the Tribe of Judah (lit. Praise) and lastly by the Elders of the Nation of
Israel] -- Saul was anointed twice both times by the same person [Samuel] - Solomon was anointed King *twice
[first by a select committee (1 Kings 1:32-40) - then by the people (1 Chronicles 29:22)] - Jesus Christ is
anointed King three times, First by His family [God (Matthew 3:16-17, Acts 10:38)], Secondly [among His
Praise] the Church Age of individuals, Thirdly by each of the Nations as a whole [in the Kingdom Age]
beginning with the Nation of Israel at the 2nd Coming return of Jesus Christ
King Saul [a type of Satan] was chosen by God and anointed the first time privately by the Prophet Samuel [1
Samuel 10:1]. Saul was initiated [1 Samuel 10:17-24] as the 1st King of Israel [in Mizpeh of Gilead] without
anointing and while Saul was personally in hiding (i.e. hidden as Satan is in hiding now). Saul was anointed by
Samuel a second time though oil is not mentioned it might have been strictly a verbal anointing with the
Prophet Samuel speaking prophecy over King Saul and not anointing him with oil. -- King David [a type of Jesus
Christ] was anointed three times [1 Samuel 16:12-14 (Bethlehem), 2 Samuel 2:4 (Hebron), 2 Samuel 5:3
(Hebron) - the first (person) anointed in Jerusalem was the Temple (a direct representation of Jesus Christ), it
was dedicated (anointed) in Jerusalem (1 Kings 8:10-11) before Solomon or any of the later Kings, the
descendants of Solomon, were anointed in Jerusalem] and the moment David was anointed the first time the
anointing of God departed [1 Samuel 16:14] from the presence of then King Saul [a type of Satan] so only one
of them was anointed by God as King at any one time and when King Solomon [a type of the Antichrist] was
anointed there is no indication or recording of the anointing of God leaving King David the way it previously
had left King Saul. -- King Solomon [a type of the Antichrist] was anointed twice, first [1 Kings 1:32-40] by a
chosen and selected committee [the High Priest, the Prophet and the people gathered in Gihon who
happened to be in knowledge of the event] and later by all the people [1 Chronicles 29:22]. -- Jesus Christ the
Messiah has been anointed twice. First by His family of God [Matthew 3:16-17]. "Matthew 3:16-17, Luke 4:18-
19 The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me [Messiah, Jesus Christ], because He [God] hath anointed Me [Jesus] to
preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the
captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable
year of the Lord." - "Acts 4:26-28 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together
against the Lord, and against His Christ. For of a truth against thy Holy Child Jesus, whom Thou [God] hast
anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined [to kill Jesus] before to be done." - Jesus is
currently being anointed throughout His Christian Church Age. "1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great
is the mystery of godliness: God [Jesus] was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels,
preached unto the Gentiles, believed on [anointed] in the world, received up into glory." - "2 Corinthians 1:20-
22 For all the promises of God in Him are yea [yes], and in Him Amen [Truth], unto the glory of God by us. Now
He which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given
the earnest of the Spirit [Father, Son Jesus, Holy Spirit] in our hearts." {My perspective on the Church rapture
is just when is the Antichrist 'anointed' by God to receive his Kingdom on earth is it pre-tribulation [this
happens to be my position on End Time events]? or is it 3½ years later at pre-wrath [also a very possible
position for End Time events]? The anointed Church (2 Corinthians 1:20-22) and the future Kingdom of
Antichrist are not going to co-exist and when the anointed 'born again' Church is raptured only then will the
Antichrist be anointed for his Kingdom on earth. Then with the Christian Church gone the Antichrist will
preside over a Kingdom on earth that will go horribly wrong for everyone involved as the Antichrist attempts
to receive the anointing of the Nations starting in the Holy of Holies (Matthew 24:15) with the Nation of
Israel.} - There is yet a third and future anointing of the Messiah Jesus Christ the anointing among the Nations
starting with Jesus being anointed King by the elders of Israel in Jerusalem. "Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks [490
years] are determined upon thy people [the Jews] and upon thy holy city [Jerusalem], to finish the
righteousness [the Kingdom of God among the Nations], and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint
[Messiah] the most Holy." - "Zechariah 12:10-14 And I will pour [anoint] upon the House of David, and upon
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the [Holy] Spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon Me [Jesus
Christ] whom they have pierced (crucified), and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourneth for his only son,
and shall be in [agony] bitterness for Him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. In that day shall there
be a great mourning *in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. And the land
shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the House of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the
house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; The family of the House of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the
family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart; All the families that remain [after the Tribulation], every family
apart, and their wives apart." {Note: the coming Tribulation during the events of Revelation is primarily a
Gentile (Martyred Saints) Holocaust the Jews having already suffered their [WWII] Holocaust will primarily be
exempt from the Holocaust to come but still it will be dangerous and difficult times for everyone and not
every family will make it through the events. Presumably the Nation of Israel will emerge (anoint the Messiah
Jesus Christ) and enter into the Kingdom Age [1,000 year reign of the Messiah] far more intact than any of the
Gentile Nations.} - "Ezekiel 43:5-7 So the [Holy] Spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court
[Millennial Temple - 4th Temple in Jerusalem]; and, behold, the Glory of the LORD filled the House. And I
heard Him speaking unto me out of the House; and *the Man [Jesus Christ] stood by me. And He said unto me,
Son of man [Ezekiel], the place of My Throne, and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell [as
anointed King] in the midst of the children of Israel for ever ..." [article link]
Part 2a. The 7 anointed Gentile Global Kings of the Earth (anointed from God) and the anointed 8th Kingdom
the Eternal Kingdom of Jesus Christ -- The Kingdoms: beginning with Nimrod (Tower of Babel - Genesis 10:8-
10) --- Pharaoh Akhenaten (Egypt - Joseph's Pharaoh, the Dream Pharaoh - Genesis 41:1) --- Nebuchadnezzar
(Babylon - Jeremiah 27:4-7, Daniel 2:37) --- Cyrus (Persia - Isaiah 45:1-7, Ezra 1:1-4) --- Alexander the Great
(Greece - Daniel 8:21) --- Julius Caesar (Rome - Luke 2:1) --- The Revised [10 Kingdom] Roman Empire (Daniel
7:19) - Antichrist (Satan - Daniel 7:20) emerges from within the Revised Roman Empire --- The Messiah, Jesus
Christ's Kingdom (Heaven and Earth - Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:44-45)
Gentile global governments after (Nimrod, Egypt, Babylon) - Persia, Greece, Rome and Antichrist]. Now as he
was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me
upright. And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for *at the
time appointed the end shall be. The ram which thou sawest having two horns are *the kings of Media and
Persia [4th Kingdom]. And the rough goat is the King of Grecia [Greece - 5th Kingdom]: and the great horn that
is between his eyes is the first King [Alexander the Great]. Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for
it, four Kingdoms [Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt, the Seleucid Empire in the east, the kingdom of Pergamon in
Asia Minor, and Macedon - wiki.com] shall stand up out of the Nation, but not in his power. And in the latter
time of their [Roman] Kingdom {Rome annexed and acquired the Kingdom of Greece more by default (a
weakened Greece) and through political contracts than through direct military conquest}, when the
transgressors are come to the full, a King [Antichrist] of fierce countenance, and understanding dark [occult]
sentences, shall stand up. And his [Antichrist] power shall be mighty, but not by his own power [by Satan's]:
and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy
people. And through his policy also he shall cause craft [occult - Satanism] to prosper in his hand; and he shall
magnify himself in his heart, and *by [false] peace shall destroy many: he [Antichrist] shall also stand up
against the Prince of Princes [Jesus Christ]; but he [Antichrist] shall be broken [spiritually] without [physical]
hand. And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the
vision; for it shall be for many days. And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and
did the king's [Belshazzar - son of Nabonidus - grandson of Nebuchadnezzar] business; and I was astonished at
the vision, but none understood it. -- Daniel 2:35 Then was the iron (Rome), the clay (Revised Rome -
Antichrist), the brass (Greece), the silver (Persia), and the gold (Babylon), broken to pieces together, and
became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was
found for them [Kingdoms of the Earth]: and the Stone [Jesus Christ] that smote the image became a Great
Mountain [single government], and filled the whole earth. Daniel 2:44-45 And in the days of these Kings [Kings
of the Earth] shall *the God of Heaven set up a [eternal] Kingdom, **which shall never be destroyed: and the
[eternal] Kingdom shall not be left to other [unbelieving] people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all
these [7 earthly] Kingdoms, and it [the Kingdom of Jesus Christ] shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest
that the Stone was cut out of the Mountain [Divinely] without [physical] hands, and that it brake in pieces the
iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the Great God hath made known to the King
[Nebuchadnezzar] what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof
sure. [article link]
Part 3. The Three Fall [Harvest] Feats of Leviticus 23 - the Three [Second Coming] Fall Feasts of Leviticus 23 -
The Three [First Coming] Spring Feasts [month of Nisan] initiated the individual Church Age and it is thought
that in the same way the Three Fall Feasts of Leviticus 23 [month of Tishri] conclude the 8 Kingdom Feasts of
God and initiate the 8th Kingdom the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (Messiah) and His 1,000 year Kingdom of
Nations reign on earth
The 8 Holy Feasts of Leviticus 23: Three Feasts corresponding to the Second Coming and the Kingdom on Earth
of Jesus Christ. --Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Rashanah) "Leviticus 23:23-25 And the LORD spoke unto Moses,
saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye
have a Sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an Holy convocation. Ye shall do no servile work therein:
but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD." The offering of fire is likely the Baptism of Fire that
the Christian is undergoing since the Flames of Fire upon the heads of the believers occurring at the Feast of
Pentecost. The Trumpet is an announcement and in this case it is an announcement for God's people to gather
together into one place. For the Church this is very likely fulfilled in the Rapture, the calling by God of His
Church into Heaven to be with Him and to escape His coming judgment that is about to come upon the entire
world of non-believers. "Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the
voice which I heard was as it were of a Trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show
thee things which must be hereafter." -- Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) "Leviticus 23:27-32 Also on the Tenth
day of this Seventh month there shall be a Day of Atonement." This feast in a large part was completed at the
cross of Jesus as Jesus is the Atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world. Atonement is the repair the mending of
a broken relationship. For a relationship to be repaired there has to be a desire to repair the union and there
needs to be an acknowledgment of the wrong that severed the relationship in the first place. It is
corresponding to the second coming of Jesus because there is still much to be fulfilled with this particular
feast. For starters at the Atonement Feast Leviticus 16:1-34 there are two goats the first goat is sacrificed for
the atonement, the removal of sin, because the result of sin is death so only when death occurs is sin satisfied.
This sacrifice is a representation of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross for us. Meanwhile, the second goat called
the "scapegoat", the carrier of sins is released far away carrying with it the sins of the people and if that
scapegoat never returns then the sins never return and are completely removed and stay away. If the
scapegoat does return then all of the sins return with it. It is evident that at the cross of Jesus that a man
called Barabbas was the scapegoat, as Barabbas was set free and he was never heard from again. That is until
the Antichrist comes because the Antichrist will be carrying the name of "Son of the Father" which translated
into Hebrew is "Barabbas" Bar = son and Abba = Father. Unfortunately the scapegoat the carrier of sin "Satan"
will be returning one day as he will again be accepted by the people to be their friend and their king and when
he does come he will bring with him the sins of the world. Also the Jewish people as a nation have not yet
partially yet to be fulfilled. -- Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) "Leviticus 23:34-43 Speak unto the children of
Israel, saying, The Fifteenth day of this Seventh month shall be the feast of Tabernacles for seven days unto
the LORD. ... That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I
brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God." The Tabernacle is a Tent a temporary shelter
as opposed to a Temple which is a permanent building. The Jewish Temple originally was a Tabernacle a Tent
that the Hebrews carried with them and set up during their wilderness journey prior to their entry into the
Promise Land of Israel. Once in the Promise Land, the permanent living place the Tent was then replaced in
Jerusalem by the permanent Temple made of stone. This is the comparison of our earthy body to our future
Spiritual body. Currently we Tabernacle in a Tent body a temporary body made of flesh. Whenever anyone
dies their spirit and soul departs this tent and if you are a child of God, God then accepts you into Heaven our
Permanent home and we receive our new Temple body, a Spiritual body to match our spirit and our soul.
{Note: The 8 Holy Fests of Leviticus Chapter 23 have been separated primarily into two parts, the three Spring
Feasts of the 1st Coming [Firstfruits] of Jesus Christ and the three Fall Feasts and the2nd Coming of Jesus
Christ. Together the 8 Holy Feasts combine to usher in on earth the one Kingdom of God in Jesus Christ.}
Part 4 the Conclusion: The three Fall Feasts of Leviticus Chapter 23 seem to be the Transition Phase out of the
approximately 2,000 years of individuals serving and fellowshipping with God in the Christian Church Age -
Into the 1,000 year Millennial Kingdom of Messiah the reign of Jesus Christ among the Nations on the Earth
redemption {Kingdom Age} of the purchased possession, unto the {Anointing} Praise of His Glory.
The Jewish Feast Day Rosh HaShanah (Feast of Trumpets) Ends Today (Friday) at Sundown - Possibly meaning
that there is no Church rapture until at least the next year and the next Feast of Trumpets {I pray for God's
continued blessing upon the Jewish people throughout the New Year!}
The next Jewish Feast Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is on Saturday Sept. 18, 2010 also starting at sundown
the previous day [Friday the 17th of September 2010]. We will have a lot of material and also a lot of
speculation about End Time scenarios regarding the yet to be completed 'Day of Atonement'. The 'Day of
Atonement' was initiated and completed regarding sin on the cross of Jesus Christ however if the atonement
'scapegoat' (Leviticus 16:8, Leviticus 16:27-30) were to return to the people it would bring with it extra
difficulty (sin) and a prolonged atonement realization process. [article link]
Re: Rapture on the feast of trumpets - The 2 Witnesses are really the key to understanding the timing of [not]
the 1st Resurrection [but the] and Rapture! {Ok, so the Feast of Trumpets is a Two Day Feast, both in the days
of Jesus and also in our modern day. The two days are necessary to 1. Establish and confirm the New Moon
event by two witnesses (usually on a darkened hill in the country outside the lights and distractions of the city
of Jerusalem) 2. To relay the news of the New Moon and the start of a New Year to Jerusalem and also to
other cities throughout Israel. Though the primary focus is on the Two Witnesses and of an accurate and
reliable New Moon [Lunar Calendar] sighting. -- With the 8 Feasts of Leviticus 23 being fulfilled in order
[Sabbath - Triumphal Entry being the first fulfilled] and Pentecost [5th of the 8 Feasts] being the last initiated/
fulfilled Feast and the Feast of Trumpets [the 6th Feast] is the next Feast in order to be initiated/fulfilled. Since
all the Feasts are initiated in Jerusalem the question then becomes are the Two Witnesses of Revelation
(Revelation 11:3-12) the Two Witnesses that will Witness the lunar New Moon and bring in the Tribulation
Period? - The Two Witnesses of Revelation prophesy for 1,260 days or 3½ years but their 3½ years seems to
start prior to the revealing of the Antichrist and during the reign (or at the start) of the reign of Antichrist the
False Prophet (Revelation 11:7) is going to make war with and kill the Two Witnesses in Jerusalem.}
The 2 Witnesses are really the key to understanding the timing of [not] the 1st Resurrection and Rapture! Let
me explain... In Matt 24:36 & Mark 13:32 when Jesus' disciples asked him when will these things be fulfilled,
he answered them "On the day and the hour no one knows, not even the angels, but the Father in Heaven."
Jesus was actually pointing to the Feast of Trumpets by using the Jewish idiom describing this feast. Of the 7
Feasts of the Lord, it is the only one that begins on the 1st day of the month so no one knows the exact day or
hour... until the New Moon comes out. You see in the Hebrew lunar calendar a month can either be 29 or 30
days, so the custom is to wait for at least 2 witnesses to see the New Moon, then the start of the feast is
declared. In Rev 11:7-12 is the prophecy of the 2 Witnesses. At the end of their 3.5 yrs of testimony (end of
GT) they were killed by the Beast and their bodies left in the street of Jerusalem, 3.5 days later they came back
to life and a voice from heaven called them "COME UP HITHER!" and they rise up to the sky. Do you see the
parallel meaning of this event? Their resurrection marks the momentous fulfillment of the prophecy of The
Feast of Trumpets! The 2 Witnesses are actually declaring the start of the Feast in the tradition of Ancient
Israel when at least 2 witnesses must see the New Moon for "the day and the hour." The 2 Witnesses ARE
[NOT] the first of the First-Fruits leading the Resurrection of the saints and then the Rapture of the elect!
[article link]
The Blood Moon Scenario (Revelation 6:12) - tracking solar and lunar eclipses and comparing them with
Levitical Feasts
on Rosh Hashanna followed two weeks after that by another total lunar eclipse on the Feast of Tabernacles, all
in 2015. The last time anything like this happened was in 1967, when Jerusalem became an undivided Jewish
city again, and before that there were several occurrences during the years of 1948-50, as Israel was becoming
a nation. There were none at all in the 1800's, 1700's, or 1600's, and none in the 1500's that coincided with
Feast Days. ... If these earlier Blood Moons did in fact announce the re-birth of the nation and the reunification
of Jerusalem as it appears, then the next major step in Israels' journey toward the Kingdom is their national
reunion with their Creator. This is the way Ezekiel saw it happening, and in my view is important enough to
God to merit such a celestial announcement. After all He's been waiting to take them back for 2000 years.
[article link]
Revelation 11 - The 3rd Temple in Jerusalem is measured and described - At the time that the Disciple John
was writing this in about 95 A.D. the 2nd Temple in Jerusalem had already been destroyed in 70 A.D. by the
Legions of forces of Rome -- 'Revelation 11:1-2 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the Angel
stood, saying, Rise, and measure the Temple of God [3rd Temple], and the altar, and them that worship
therein. But the court which is without the Temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the
Gentiles: and the holy city [Jerusalem] shall they tread under foot forty and two months [3½ years].' - Note:
There are several 3½ year segments in the Tribulation time period however they are not all a part of the same
7 year period. This 42 month period could be well under way before the Rapture then the 3½ years of the Two
Witnesses could occur right after the Rapture and at the start of the 7 years of Tribulation. Just keep in mind
that there are multiple 3½ year periods with different starting times and different completion times.
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Revelation 11:3-13 And I [God] will give power unto my Two Witnesses [Two Prophets - possibly Moses and
Elijah], and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days [1,260 days, 3½ years - 360 days
in a Biblical prophetic year], clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks
standing before the God of the earth (Zechariah 4:3). And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of
their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them [the Two Witnesses], he must in this
manner be killed. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have
power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. And
when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make
war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the
great city [Jerusalem], which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. And they
of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations *shall see [via global television] their dead bodies three
days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. And they that dwell upon the earth
shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets
tormented them that dwelt on the earth. And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered
into them, and they stood [resurrection] upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And
they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a
cloud; and their enemies beheld them. And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of
the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: **and *the *remnant were affrighted,
and **gave glory to the God of heaven. The *second *woe [demonic infestation - demons from the
bottomless pit] is past; and, behold, the third woe [Satan himself - Antichrist] cometh quickly. And the seventh
angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the
kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign [the 8th Kingdom] for ever and ever. And the four
and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, We
give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee
thy great power, and hast reigned. And the Nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the
dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to
the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
And the Temple of God was opened in Heaven, and there was seen in His Temple the Ark of His Testament:
and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail. - Note: The 7th
global Kingdom of mankind gives way to the Kingdom of God, the 8th Kingdom, the eternal Righteous
Kingdom of Jesus Christ. [article link]
THE RAPTURE ON ROSH HASHANA [Feast of Trumpets] - In the Christian world, Rosh Hashanah is known as
The Feast of Trumpets - Many Christians observe this festival for its Christian prophetic application the
Rapture of the [Christian] Church - All the Spring Feasts were fulfilled at Christ's first coming - All the Fall
Feasts picture the Second Advent, and the Feast of Trumpets is the first of the fall feasts, picturing the Rapture
- Now there are more feasts to be fulfilled with the second coming -- Yom Teruah (Rosh HaShanah) / Feast of
Trumpets [possibly] The Church Rapture; the last trump; wedding of the Messiah [to the Church bride]; New
Moon; Open Door [Church goes into Heaven] -- Yom Kippur / Day of Atonement -- Sukkot / Feast of
Tabernacles (Booths - structures - dwelling places - homes for individuals)
In the Christian world, Rosh Hashanah is known as The Feast of Trumpets. Many Christians observe this
festival for its Christian prophetic application - the Rapture of the Church. "Behold, I shew you a mystery; We
shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for
the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this
corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality." (1 Corinthians 15:51-53) "For
this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord
shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with
the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which
are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so
shall we ever be with the Lord." (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17) All the Spring Feasts were fulfilled at Christ's first
coming. All the Fall Feasts picture the Second Advent, and the Feast of Trumpets is the first of the fall feasts,
picturing the Rapture. ... A special season known as 'Teshuvah' which in Hebrew means "to return or repent",
begins on the first day of the month of Elul and continues 40 days, ending with Yom Kippur. Thirty days into
Teshuvah, on Tishrei 1, comes Rosh HaShanah. This begins a final ten-day period beginning on Rosh HaShanah
and ending on Yom Kippur. These are known as the High Holy Days and as the Awesome Days. The sabbath
that falls within this ten-day period is called 'Shabbat Shuvah', the Sabbath of Return. Five days after Yom
Kippur is 'Sukkot', the Feast of Tabernacles. Teshuvah begins on Elul 1 and concludes on Tishrei 10, Yom
Kippur. Each morning during the 30 days of the month of Elul, the trumpet (shofar) or ram's horn is blown to
warn the people to repent and return to God. Rosh HaShanah is also referred to as 'Yom Teruah', the Day of
the Sounding of the Shofar, or the Day of the Awakening Blast. On Yom Teruah, the Day of the Sounding of the
Shofar, it is imperative for every person to hear the shofar. Yom Teruah is the only festival that no man knows
when exactly it will occur. This is due to the fact that it begins on the new moon. The new moon was sanctified
when two witnesses see the new moon and attest to it before the Sanhedrin in the Temple. This sanctification
could happen during either of two days, depending on when the witnesses come. Since no one knew when the
witnesses would come, no one knew when the Feast of Trumpets would start. On the 30th of each month, the
members of the High Court assembled in a courtyard in Jerusalem, where they waited to receive the
testimony of two reliable witnesses. They then sanctified the new moon. The new moon is very difficult to see
on the first day because it can be seen only about sunset, close to the sun, when the sun is traveling north. So,
looking for a very slim faint crescent moon, which is very close to the sun, is a very difficult thing to do. If the
moon's crescent was not seen on the 30th day, the new moon was automatically celebrated on the 31st day.
For this reason, Yom Teruah is always celebrated for two days. These two days are celebrated as though it is
just one long day of forty-eight hours. The reason that it is celebrated for two days is because if they waited to
start the celebration until after the new moon had been sanctified, they would have missed half the
celebration because the new moon can only be sanctified during daylight hours. The command seems to be
that we know the season, but not the day or the hour (Matthew 24:32-36). Yom Teruah, or the Feast of
Trumpets, is the only feast that we do not know the day in which to keep it. Therefore, we have to be on the
alert and watch for it. Teruah means "an awakening blast". A theme associated with Rosh. HaShanah is the
theme "to awake". Teruah is also translated as "shout". [article link]
Rapture! Pentecost or Feast of Trumpets? - The Feast of Trumpets [an 'observed' Feast Day only after the New
Moon event first appears and is apparent to the eye - not a calculated Feast Day i.e. Pentecost [always 50 days
after the Feast of Firstfruits] or The Lord's Passover always on the 14th of Nisan] is the best fit for the rapture
of the bride and is consistent with Jewish marriage customs
We see a pattern emerging in the Feasts that shadows [foreshadows - prophecy] the steps of the Messiah.
There is really no denying the accuracy of the life of Jesus Christ to that of these first three feasts. The gift of
the Holy Spirit was the fulfillment of Pentecost the 4th feast. What I've noticed is that many anticipate the
rapture to be on Pentecost because of the two loaves presented at Pentecost as a wave offering. But if we
kept with the pattern of the Feasts with the eyes of a bride prepared for her wedding we will keep the order of
the feast. ... The Feast of Trumpets is the best fit for the rapture of the bride and is consistent with Jewish
marriage customs. We need to look at the Feast with Jewish eyes. The Jews had several idioms for the Feast of
Trumpets that are significant in identifying the nature of this feast. The feast was referred as "No one knows
the day or hour". It was referred to this because it was celebrated by the first appearing of the moon. This
could be difficult if there was any overcast, therefore, the feast could be delayed. No one literally knew the
day or hour it would be celebrated. If after two days the new moon could not be detected then it was
celebrated. The two days were considered one. ... Here are the signs to look for. Just when the bride of Christ
is recognized she will be gone. The Feast was celebrated at the first appearing of the moon, which is not its on
reflection but that of the suns. When we see the bride emerge from all the others she will be reflecting the
glory of the Lord. As of now the true meaning of Jesus' bride has not been understood even by those who are
called by His name. The Shulammite in the Song of Songs is the epitome of the bride of Christ she says, "Before
I realized it, my desire set me over the royal chariots of my people (Song 6:12). She was caught up above her
people and her desire was that of intimacy. Desire here in this verse is the Hebrew word "yada". Her people,
i.e. Church says, "Come back, come back, O Shulammite; come back, come back, that we may gaze on you"
(Song 6:12)! Once the bride is taken out from among her people there will be a cry to know more about her
and to be with her as well. But Jesus reply's, "Why would you gaze on the Shulammite as on the dance of
Mahanaim" (Song 6:13). The dance of the Mahanaim was a dance where the young virgins would go out and
dance. As they danced, men would come and steal them to be their bride's. His reply to them is why do you
look for the bride she has been stolen by me! Number two the rapture can't be this year 2009! For one, the
day's in-between the Feast of Trumpets 2009 and the Feast of Yom Kippur 2016, the Day of Atonement is
2,580 days. This is 30 days more than what Daniel says the number of days for the 7year covenant will last and
60 days longer than what Revelation allows. So this year can not be the rapture scripturally. Look for the
rapture on the Feast of Trumpets in the month of September and October of each year where there is 86
moon duration like the year 2011 and you will be closer to what Scripture has revealed about the 7 year
covenant and rapture lengths. [article link]
Wikipedia: Prophecy of Seventy Weeks -- The Prophecy of Seventy Septets or literally 'seventy times seven'
appears in the angel Gabriel's reply to Daniel, beginning with verse 22 and ending with verse 27 in the ninth
chapter of the Book of Daniel, a work included in both the Jewish Tanakh and the Christian Bible; as well as the
Septuagint - The prophecy is part of both the Jewish account of history and Christian (last things - end times)
eschatology - There have been objections raised to some of Anderson's calculations [April 6, 32 A.D., which he
offered as the date of the (Palm Sunday) Triumphal Entry] - For instance, later calculations have confirmed
that Anderson was off by one day [originally making the Sabbath (Palm Saturday) the more correct date as
Anderson was thought to have added 1 too many correction i.e. leap year days - though now Monday (adding
even 1 more day) is considered a possibility by some] {Note: The Daniel 70 Weeks prophecy and several other
numerical prophecies [i.e. Ezekiel 4:4-6] are interesting and very helpful however the dating and timing of
each prophecy is extremely difficult, just in dealing with lunar calendars, leap years and the 0 year [B.C to A.D.]
for each prophecy. The important aspect for the Christian Church is that Jesus had a 3½ year earthly ministry
starting when He was 'about' thirty years old (Luke 3:23) - Jesus' events of Holy Week are generally considered
to be the events of Passover 32 A.D. [counting the zero year] putting Jesus at 33½ years old at the time -
though I'm not certain of these dates and I'm still looking for more information and conformation and posting
this material as a work in progress.}
Sir Robert Anderson used lunar data to fix the date of the first day of the first month of the twentieth year of
Artaxerxes (the day implied in Nehemiah) to March 14, 445 BC. He showed that, based on various apparent
references to the Great Tribulation both as three and a half years and also as 1260 days, 360 days could be
fixed as the length of what he called a "prophetic year". He fixed the end date to April 6, 32, which he offered
as the date of the Triumphal Entry. Alva McClain and others have since concurred with this viewpoint. There
have been objections raised to some of Anderson's calculations. For instance, later calculations have
confirmed that Anderson was off by one day, as the opening date was a Friday, but the closing date a Sunday,
something that could not happen in a whole number of seven-time periods (keeping in mind that in any given
whole seven-time period, the closing date will always be shifted by one day from the opening date [for
example, counting seven complete days from Noon on a Tuesday will end on Noon on a Wednesday]). Also,
Babylonian records appear to show a leap month in 445 BC (so Nisan 1, the date of the decree, should be one
month later on April 13). Moreover, Sunday, April 6 was almost certainly not Nisan 10, and more likely Nisan 6,
with Passover eight days later on Monday the 14th. Furthermore, even if we took Anderson's start and end
day to be correct, it has been proven that his calculations are incorrect by 3 days due to his lack of
understanding in regards to Julian and Gregorian dates. Harold Hoehner set forth revisions to Anderson and
gave an opening date of March 4, 444 BC (the one year shift being due to a different accession date of
Artaxerxes) with the end of the 69 weeks on March 30, 33. The same errors with Anderson's calculations also
plague Hoehner's, for he miscalculated the length of a year. The leap month means that Nisan 1 probably
occurred on April 3 or 4. Ron Bigalke Jr. set forth revisions to Anderson and Hoehner based on the year of
Artaxerxes succession as August 465 BC which Hoehner timed as December 465 BC. According to Bigalke, the
end of the 69 weeks may be March 26, 33. However, this event loses its significance as the Triumphal Entry,
for it does not occur on Sunday as church tradition dictates, nor on Monday as some new interpretations
report. Bigalke did indicate the problem of a 26 March date since it would be too soon before Jesus' arrival in
Bethany and the Passover. He stated that Hoehner did admit the possibility that Artaxerxes may have given
permission to Nehemiah later than 1 Nisan. Bigalke's conclusion was if the starting date was 5 Nisan (which
Hoehner left possible) then the number of days would be an exact 173,880 days. The 19th century theologian
Nathaniel West offered a completely different Christian solution and utilized internal biblical evidence to begin
the prophecy with the decree of Cyrus (see Isa. 44:28, 45:13) and end the 69th week with the birth of Jesus'
rather than with Jesus' Triumphal Entry. This solution has recently been further developed and defended by
T.T. Schlegel. [article link]
THE FIRST 69 WEEKS [Global Gentile Kingdoms] OF THE 70 WEEKS OF DANIEL - "Calculation of the 69 Weeks" -
PALM SUNDAY [actually Saturday], DAY 173,880 MARKS THE TERMINUS OF THE 69 WEEKS - This then, is that
all important number that Scotland Yard Inspector *Sir Robert Anderson (29 May 1841 - 15 November 1918)
arrived at for the 69 weeks - He did this work in the late 19th century [1800's] and wrote the book, "The
Coming Prince" outlining his discoveries - For a fuller outlining of the calculations involved for the first 69
weeks see article #8 in this series or click on the chart below - These are calculations you can verify yourself [I
have to confirm it but apparently Robert Anderson's 69th Week calculation ended on Saturday but he felt 1
day was missing from his (modern - Gregorian based calendar) timeline adjustments so he added 1 day to
conclude on Palm Sunday (in keeping with the modern tradition) instead of on the actual Saturday [Sabbath
Day] Triumphal Entry of the Bible.] {Note: The 69th Week of Daniel concluded on Saturday the Triumphal
Entry day of Jesus into Jerusalem fulfilling the 1st of the 8 Feast Days of Leviticus 23. While the [2,000 year]
gap exists between the 69th and 70th (Revelation - Tribulation Week - final 7 years) is waiting to be fulfilled
many of the 8 Feasts [at least 6 of the 8] are being fulfilled. Also Note: Apparently any way that the math is
done the 69th Week ends about Passover 32 A.D. within 25 or so days without taking into account any
necessary calendar adjustments that bring the calculation to the day of (Palm Saturday) or within a day of
traditional Palm Sunday. -- Jesus being 33½ years old at His death and resurrection. John the Baptist began his
Levitical ministry at the priestly age of 30 and then Jesus six months younger than John the Baptist began His
(reconciliation) Melchizedek Priesthood duties also at 'about' the age of 30 (Luke 3:23). Jesus' birth is marked
as the year 0 then at 29 A.D. or 30 A.D. began to minster on earth for 3½ years concluding in about 32 A.D.
[during Passover in Jerusalem 32 A.D. - counting the zero year for Daniels 70 Week Prophecy] in the 33rd year
of Jesus' physical life on earth. -- "Daniel 9:26 And *after (the 69th week - 483 years) threescore and two
weeks (60 + 2 + previous 7 = 69) shall Messiah (Christ) be cut off (lit. execution, crucifixion), but not for Himself
(for the sins of the people)"}
THE 70 WEEKS BEGINS WITH THE EDICT OF ARTAXERXES LONGINUS [King of Persia (Iran) - 4th Global Gentile
Kingdom]. THE AUTHORITY TO RESTORE THE POLITICAL SOVEREIGNTY OF JERUSALEM WAS GIVEN TO
NEHEMIAH. And how would the 70 weeks begin? On a certain special day in holy history a king would issue a
royal edict. The story is told in Nehemiah chapter 2. And as the new moon of Nisan came up that year
Nehemiah, his cup-bearer, laid out the burden of a scattered people to the supreme ruler of Persia. Nehemiah
had been sad as he had remembered Israel's former Passovers in happier times. Now the holy city was under
the sovereignty of the Medo-Persians, the superpower of that time. And in spite of a rebuilt temple and the
return of many from Judah the city was still in ruins. It was a day of high drama. In fear of his very life
Nehemiah had asked the king for something of a very sensitive nature. He was asking Artaxerxes for
permission to restore the city of Jerusalem, its walls and its gates. He was, in effect, asking for a royal edict
allowing the Jewish House of Judah to return with supplies, money, and royal authority to restore the
sovereignty of the Holy City as a self-governing city-state. This was a very tense moment. He could have been
executed for this.But Nehemiah found favor in the eyes of the king. And the Medo-Persian ruler Artaxerxes
Longimanus issued that all important decree. It was a stupendous day in holy history. The edict given by
Artaxerxes in his 20th year was highly significant. It gave permission for the political restoration of the city of
Jerusalem. -- Medo-Persia was the world superpower of the time. This edict would give authority for returning
Jews to do something they had not been able to do before. They were being given this edict in the peace,
security, and and superpower protection of Artaxerxes to rebuild the city of Jerusalem. The City of Shalom, the
city of the coming Prince of Peace was to be restored. Soon its walls and gates would be rebuilt. And it would
function as a sovereign city-state. The key to all this was the stipulating of restoration of "gates and walls". The
"city gates" were the entrance to the city. This was more than just a portal for entry. The city gate was an
enclosed structure, the place where the town elders sat and judged in all sorts of governmental matters. This
edict, would set in motion the restoration of the integrity and sovereignty of Jerusalem as a self-governing
city-state. King Cyrus is often mentioned in this context of the 70 weeks prophecy. But this earliest edict was
given nearly 90 years earlier in 537 B.C.. The edict of Cyrus is outlined in Ezra chapter 1. The edict given by
Cyrus was a proclamation of emancipation for the captives of Judah. It had its religious side to it as well. Cyrus
had given them a grant and every encouragement the returning Jews to rebuild the Temple. But the political
side to the equation was missing. Because in the Cyrus decree (and also the decree of Artaxerxes given to Ezra
80 years later in 457 B.C.), there was no mention of any permission being given to attend to the restoration of
gates and walls of the city of Jerusalem. Cyrus had not given this critical permission for restoration of political
sovereignty. That would come in the century to follow and only with the grant given to Nehemiah in 445 B.C..
This is an extremely important point overlooked by many Bible teachers. -- These earlier edicts allowed the
Jews to return to the land of Israel and to rebuild the Hebrew Temple in Jerusalem. And they did return,
initially experiencing some delays due to opposition in the land. Finally, in the time period 520 B.C. to 516 B.C.
and after the exhortations of Habakkuk the rebuilding program got under way under the able leadership of
Zerubbabel. The following century would see another significant event, the decree of Artaxerxes in his 7th
year in 457 B.C.. This came about by a revival among the Jews who remained in Persia. That revival began like
all revivals. The Word of God was shared with the people. The discovery of the scrolls was followed by a public
reading of the Torah by the scribe Ezra. This is what sparked the revival of interest by the Jewish exiles.
Suddenly, they remembered their destiny. Soon after the edict was issued large numbers of former captives
began returning back to Jerusalem. It was Ezra who prepared the hearts of the people, not only for another
Aliyah to the Land but also for the civic responsibilities that would come later on under Nehemiah. But it was
only after the later edict given to Nehemiah that the city of Jerusalem would be restored to political
sovereignty. We know for a certainty that neither Zerubbabel or Ezra had rebuilt the walls and gates. Because
when Nehemiah came along, (and this was eight years after Ezra in the spring of 445 B.C.), Nehemiah had
received sad news. We read (in Nehemiah 2) that he had been told that the walls of Jerusalem were still in
ruins. And the gates were burned with fire. There were some sad social consequences to this. The city walls
were a broken shell. and offered no had no civic protection. And so the people camped out within these
broken down walls were being oppressed by marauders. It was still a wild Persian territory without the law
and order that brings peace and security. This is what prompted Nehemiah to petition the king. As the king's
cup-bearer he was in a privileged position to take the bull by the horns and to pop the big question. As he did
so he was trembling. In this act he was actually taking his life in his hands. If the king did not give his scepter
and his favor Nehemiah was a dead man. His request would be regarded as a rebellious act against the Persian
realms. He could have been charges with treason and executed speedily. But Nehemiah, as the king's cup-
bearer was energized by the God of Israel. And so he asked the king to allow the Jewish returnees to rebuild
the city walls and gates. This was no light matter. This act of rebuilding and restoration was not just a
beautification program. This rebuilding of city infrastructure would restore the city of Jerusalem as an
independent sovereign city-state. -- And so it was, that in 445 B.C., in the month of Nisan, the Persian King
Artaxerxes Longimanus in his 20th year would receive a petition from his Jewish butler. And Artaxerxes would
issue a royal edict to allow the restoration of Jerusalem, God's holy city. (Neh.1-2) This was not an obscure
event. It was a highly significant event and it was recorded in the pages of holy history. This edict we see
showcased in Nehemiah 2 would set the clock ticking for the seventy weeks of Daniel. 173,880 days later, the
people of God, and the city of Jerusalem, would come to a pivotal and epic moment in holy history. In all of His
three and a half year earthly ministry this particular day would be a time like no other. On this specific and
momentous day, in the springtime of 32 A.D., in the month of Nisan, and on the 10th day of the moon, they
would see their coming Prince! On this special day He would enter into His holy city! [article link]
DebbieSchlussel.com: Happy New Year (Rosh Hashanah 2009) - Tonight, at sundown, Rosh HaShanah-the
Jewish New Year-begins - One of the two most important Jewish holidays the other is Yom Kippur, it marks the
beginning of the Jewish "Ten Days of Repentance" [10 Days of Awe] during which we repent for our sins and
pray for a good new year - On the holiday, we traditionally eat apples with honey (and other items with
honey) to signify that we seek a new year that is as sweet as that uber-sweet combination - Thanks to all of my
readers who sent me e-mails and i- and e-cards wishing me a Happy New Year - Right Back at Ya! [Note:
Regarding all 8 Jewish Feast Days of Leviticus 23 - a good summary is that - only Jesus fulfills each Feast in His
accomplishments alone [1 Corinthians 5:7] - while the Jews 'Proclaim' each Feast in its appointed season
(time) [Leviticus 23:4] - yet the Christians simply acknowledge each Feast [Acts 18:21, Acts 20:6], not observing
it as the Jews do, but receiving [i.e. Sabbath Rest (Hebrews 4:3)] from it the accomplished works of Jesus
Christ. -- "Acts 18:18-21 And [Apostle] Paul after this tarried there [at Corinth with Priscilla and Aquila] yet a
good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and
Aquila; [Paul] having shorn [shaved] his head in Cenchrea: for he had a [Nazarite] vow. And he came to
Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. When
they [Christians] desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not; But bade them farewell,
saying, **I must by all means {as a personal choice} keep [G4160 - to declare (commemorate), to do, do well,
to carry out, to celebrate] this Feast [Passover - Holy Week] that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again
unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus."]
Tonight, at sundown, Rosh HaShanah-the Jewish New Year-begins. One of the two most important Jewish
holidays (the other is Yom Kippur), it marks the beginning of the Jewish "Ten Days of Repentance," during
which we repent for our sins and pray for a good new year. We believe that on Rosh HaShanah, G-d inscribes
our fate for the year, and that at the end of Yom Kippur, that fate is sealed. ... On the holiday, we traditionally
eat apples with honey (and other items with honey) to signify that we seek a new year that is as sweet as that
uber-sweet combination. (My favorite apples, BTW, are McIntosh.) The holiday ends at nightfall on Sunday
Night. During two days of intense prayer at synagogue, we hear the blowing of a ram's horn (called a
"shofar"), which makes several different kinds of sounds we are required to hear. A little bit more about the
Jewish New Year excerpted from my post on this in a previous year. ... To all of my Jewish readers and friends,
Shanah Tovah u'Metukah KeTapuach B'Dvash-May You Have a Good New Year, As Sweet as an Apple with
Honey. Thanks to all of my readers who sent me e-mails and i- and e-cards wishing me a Happy New Year.
Right Back at Ya! I hope you have a happy and healthy new year. [article link]
Judaism 101: Rosh Hashanah - The Jewish New Year is a time to begin introspection, looking back at the
mistakes of the past year and planning the changes to make in the new year - More on this concept at Days of
Awe (The ten days starting with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement] are
commonly known [in Judiasm] as the Days of Awe) - No work is permitted on Rosh Hashanah - Much of the
day is spent in synagogue, where the regular daily liturgy is somewhat expanded - In fact, there is a special
prayerbook called the machzor used for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur because of the extensive liturgical
changes for these holidays - Religious services for the holiday focus on the concept of G-d's (God's)
sovereignty
Rosh Hashanah occurs on the first and second days of Tishri. In Hebrew, Rosh Hashanah means, literally, "head
of the year" or "first of the year." Rosh Hashanah is commonly known as the Jewish New Year. This name is
somewhat deceptive, because there is little similarity between Rosh Hashanah, one of the holiest days of the
year, and the American midnight drinking bash and daytime football game. There is, however, one important
similarity between the Jewish New Year and the American one: Many Americans use the New Year as a time
to plan a better life, making "resolutions." Likewise, the Jewish New Year is a time to begin introspection,
looking back at the mistakes of the past year and planning the changes to make in the new year. More on this
concept at Days of Awe. The name "Rosh Hashanah" is not used in the Bible to discuss this holiday. The Bible
refers to the holiday as Yom Ha-Zikkaron (the day of remembrance) or Yom Teruah (the day of the sounding of
the shofar). The holiday is instituted in Leviticus 23:24-25. The shofar is a ram's horn which is blown somewhat
like a trumpet. One of the most important observances of this holiday is hearing the sounding of the shofar in
the synagogue. A total of 100 notes are sounded each day. There are four different types of shofar notes:
tekiah, a 3 second sustained note; shevarim, three 1-second notes rising in tone, teruah, a series of short,
staccato notes extending over a period of about 3 seconds; and tekiah gedolah (literally, "big tekiah"), the final
blast in a set, which lasts (I think) 10 seconds minimum. Click the shofar above to hear an approximation of the
sound of Tekiah Shevarim-Teruah Tekiah. The Bible gives no specific reason for this practice. One that has
been suggested is that the shofar's sound is a call to repentance. The shofar is not blown if the holiday falls on
Shabbat. No work is permitted on Rosh Hashanah. Much of the day is spent in synagogue, where the regular
daily liturgy is somewhat expanded. In fact, there is a special prayerbook called the machzor used for Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur because of the extensive liturgical changes for these holidays. Another popular
observance during this holiday is eating apples dipped in honey, a symbol of our wish for a sweet new year.
This was the second Jewish religious practice I was ever exposed to (the first one: lighting Chanukkah candles),
and I highly recommend it. It's yummy. We also dip bread in honey (instead of the usual practice of sprinkling
salt on it) at this time of year for the same reason. Another popular practice of the holiday is Tashlikh ("casting
off"). We walk to flowing water, such as a creek or river, on the afternoon of the first day and empty our
pockets into the river, symbolically casting off our sins. Small pieces of bread are commonly put in the pocket
to cast off. This practice is not discussed in the Bible, but is a long-standing custom. Tashlikh is normally
observed on the afternoon of the first day, before afternoon services. When the first day occurs on Shabbat,
many synagogues observe Tashlikh on Sunday afternoon, to avoid carrying (the bread) on Shabbat. Religious
services for the holiday focus on the concept of G-d's sovereignty. The common greeting at this time is
L'shanah tovah ("for a good year"). This is a shortening of "L'shanah tovah tikatev v'taihatem" (or to women,
"L'shanah tovah tikatevi v'taihatemi"), which means "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year." More
on that concept at Days of Awe. [article link]
[The Three Fall Feasts of Israel (Second Coming of Jesus Christ) - Rosh Hashanna/Feast of Trumpets starting at
Sundown Sept. 8 - Sundown Sept. 9, 2010 (two days are Traditional in that it took time, two days for a
messenger from the Temple in Jerusalem to spread the news of the New Moon sighting to all the ancient
Nation of Israel i.e. the traditional Jewish celebration will be Sundown Sept. 8 - 10, 2010)] - Summary of
reasons why Christians expect to see the rapture happen on the Feast of Trumpets / Rosh Hashanna - Feast of
Trumpets "At the instant that the Jewish workers heard the trumpet sound, all would immediately stop
harvesting, even if they were not finished (think about that!) and go to the Temple for worship! [Christians at
the Rapture will go to the Temple in Heaven and Worship Jesus/God] - Rapture parallels with the Feast of
Trumpets (Rosh HaShana) - The New Moon is "born again" at the Feast of Trumpets while Believers are "born
again" at [belief/identity in Jesus] baptism - Since the Feast of Trumpets is the only Feast of the Lord that falls
on a new moon, we should take particular note
Summary of reasons why Christians expect to see the rapture happen on the Feast of Trumpets / Rosh
Hashanna: 1. All the Spring Feasts were fulfilled at Christ's first coming, and on the exact day of the feast. All
the Fall Feasts picture the second advent, and the Feast of Trumpets is the first of the fall feasts, picturing the
rapture. 2. The Feast of Trumpets is when the "last trump" of the rapture of 1 Cor 15 is blown. 3. The Feast of
Trumpets is known as the Wedding of the Messiah, and the Church is the Bride of Christ, and the rapture is
when the Church is caught up to heaven to be wed with Christ. 4. The Feast of Trumpets happens on the "new
moon", which is 29.5 days after the last one, meaning it might occur on the 29th or 30th day, nobody knows
for sure. "Of that day or hour no man knows" is an expression referring to this feast, and thus, the rapture. 5.
"Of that day or hour no man knows, but my Father only" is an expression used by a groom when asked when
his wedding will be. He says this because it is his Father that will tell him when his preparations on the bridal
chamber are completed and it is time. Again, the wedding pictures the rapture. 6. The "Open Door" of the
rapture in Matt 25, and Rev 3, & Rev 4:1 is a symbol of the Feast of Trumpets. [Ezek 46:1] "Thus says the Lord
GOD: The gate of the inner court that faces east shall be shut on the six working days; but on the sabbath day
it shall be opened and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened. 7. We are told that the new moon and
the Feasts of the Lord are a shadow of things to come in Col 2:16,17. *Since the Feast of Trumpets is the only
Feast of the Lord that falls on a new moon, we should take particular note. 8. There are seven days of awe in
between the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement. These picture the seven years of tribulation.
Atonement pictures Satan being defeated and cast away at the end of tribulaion. If you add the two day
Trumpets feast, and the day of atonement, the 7 days of awe are "ten days of tribulation" which might be
referred to in Rev. 2:10. 9. In the Jewish Wedding [For seven consecutive evenings following the wedding, it is
customary that friends or relatives host festive meals in their honor. The act of feasting recalls the "seven-day
celebration" after the marriage of Jacob to Leah -- 1) During the week before the wedding, it is customary for
the groom and bride not to see each other, even during the day. - Source: http://www.jewish-
history.com/minhag.htm], a marriage takes place over a period of time known as the "bridal week". During
the bridal week, the groom and bride have sex [Intimacy] in the bridal chamber. At the end {beginning} of the
week, there is a marriage supper [21) During the week of rejoicing following the wedding, the groom or bride
should try not to go alone, even in each other's company - They should always be escorted by another person
- Source: http://www.jewish-history.com/minhag.htm]. Compare Judges 14, Rev. 19, and Gen. Genesis 29:22-
28 This bridal week will be the tribulation week on earth, while the bride of Christ is in heaven. 10. In the
Jewish Wedding, the groom comes for his bride "like a thief in the night" [at an unannounced/unknown time]
to take (size / rapture) her away and into the bridal chamber for the bridal week at his father's house. 11. The
Feast of Trumpets is also known as the coronation of the Messiah, when he will start reigning as king, thus the
beginning of the "Day of the Lord", which includes the tribulation. 12. It is also time for the bema judgment, or
the judgement of the works of the righteous, and judgement must begin at the house of the Lord. -- [2Cor
11:2] For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may
present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. [article link]
Basic Christian: Jesus Walk 10 Day Timeline Devotion for Easter, Holy Week - The Eight Appointed Holy Feasts
of Leviticus Chapter 23 - Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
Feasts Observed on the Seventh month (Tishri) [approx. September - October] Corresponding to the Second
Coming of Jesus Christ: Trumpets - "Leviticus 23:23-25 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, Speak unto
the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a Sabbath, a
memorial of blowing of trumpets, an Holy convocation. Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer
an offering made by fire unto the LORD." The offering of fire is likely the Baptism of Fire that the Christian is
undergoing since the Flames of Fire upon the heads of the believers occurring at the Feast of Pentecost. The
Trumpet is an announcement and in this case it is an announcement for God's people to gather together into
one place. For the Church this is very likely fulfilled in the Rapture, the calling by God of His Church into
Heaven to be with Him and to escape His coming judgment that is about to come upon the entire world of
non-believers. "Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the voice
which I heard was as it were of a Trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee
things which must be hereafter." -- Atonement: "Leviticus 23:27-32 Also on the Tenth day of this Seventh
month there shall be a day of Atonement." This feast in a large part was completed at the cross of Jesus as
Jesus is the Atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world. Atonement is the repair the mending of a broken
relationship. For a relationship to be repaired there has to be a desire to repair the union and there needs to
be an acknowledgment of the wrong that severed the relationship in the first place. It is corresponding to the
second coming of Jesus because there is still much to be fulfilled with this particular feast.For starters at the
Atonement Feast Leviticus 16:1-34 there are two goats the first goat is sacrificed for the atonement, the
removal of sin, because the result of sin is death so only when death occurs is sin satisfied. This sacrifice is a
representation of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross for us. Meanwhile, the second goat called the
"scapegoat", the carrier of sins is released far away carrying with it the sins of the people and if that scapegoat
never returns then the sins never return and are completely removed and stay away. If the scapegoat does
return then all of the sins return with it. It is evident that at the cross of Jesus that a man called Barabbas was
the scapegoat, as Barabbas was set free and he was never heard from again. That is until the Antichrist comes
because the Antichrist will be carrying the name of "Son of the Father" which translated into Hebrew is
"Barabbas" Bar = son and Abba = Father. Unfortunately the scapegoat the carrier of sin "Satan" will be
returning one day as he will again be accepted by the people to be their friend and their king and when he
does come he will bring with him the sins of the world. Also the Jewish people as a nation have not yet
partially yet to be fulfilled. -- Tabernacles (tents) - Booths (temporary shelters): "Leviticus 23:34-43 Speak unto
the children of Israel, saying, The Fifteenth day of this Seventh month shall be the feast of Tabernacles for
seven days unto the LORD. ... That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in
booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God." The Tabernacle is a Tent a
temporary shelter as opposed to a Temple which is a permanent building. The Jewish Temple originally was a
Tabernacle a Tent that the Hebrews carried with them and set up during their wilderness journey prior to their
entry into the Promise Land of Israel. Once in the Promise Land, the permanent living place the Tent was then
replaced in Jerusalem by the permanent Temple made of stone. This is the comparison of our earthy body to
our future Spiritual body. Currently we Tabernacle in a Tent body a temporary body made of flesh. Whenever
anyone dies their spirit and soul departs this tent and if you are a child of God, God then accepts you into
Heaven our Permanent home and we receive our new Temple body, a Spiritual body to match our spirit and
our soul. "John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt (tabernacled, 4637)[physically, temporarily
stayed among us] among us." It is possible that the Birthday of Jesus occurred on the Feast day of Tabernacles
as John in the Gospel of John uses the word Tabernacle to describe Jesus manifesting into our physical earthly
realm. [article link]
Conclusion - Day of Atonement Scenario {Note: Dating a possible End Time scenario - a rapture occurring in
2012 would put the Blood Moon scenario on track at 3½ years later in the Mid-Tribulation [revealing of the
Antichrist] in 2015. Also Note: The original Basic Christian: Royal Priesthood article (about 2002) was intended
to include the concept that a 'voluntary' individual freewill offering (Leviticus 7:16-17) i.e. the cross of Jesus
Christ - a freewill offering could only be offered for two days and the unused portion was to be consumed in
fire the third day -- seemingly it would put an expiration date on the sacrifice of Jesus at 2033 - meaning all
Christian Church activity would be concluded by 2033 A.D. - Though it is pure speculation and I don't now
consider it as important as a concept as I once did I still intend to update the Royal Priesthood article [in about
2011] with the concept just to tie together some loose ends regarding Church theology. Remember: That 2012
is the 2,000 year anniversary of Jesus [revealing His ministry] entering the Temple (Luke 2:41-49) as a child and
teaching in the Temple in Jerusalem.}
A possible End Time scenario could look like this - The Christian Church is raptured on the Feast of Trumpets
then 10 days later [after political intrigue] on the Day of Atonement {Jesus has already atoned for the sins of
the world} steps are taken in a global kingdom as one man [the return of the scapegoat] is initiated in a global
governance position and signs a covenant of protection (Daniel 9:27) with the Nation of Israel - A position that
3½ years later will reveal the Antichrist and breaking the Covenant with Israel will user in the Great Tribulation
- The Time of Jacob's Distress -- "Jeremiah 30:7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the
time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it." [article link]
The Blessed Savior: Barabbas The Scapegoat And Jesus The Perfect Sacrifice - Pilate carried out a "lot" of sorts
in deciding between Jesus and Barabbas which one would be set free - Barabbas played the part of the
scapegoat and was set free [but did Barabbas the scapegoat return to Jerusalem? and will he [in DNA]
eventually return as the Antichrist?] - After the High Priest sent the scapegoat into the wilderness they were to
wash themselves - Pilate washed his hands after he let Barabbas go
The fact that Pilate offered the people a choice between Jesus and Barabbas has a much deeper meaning that
may not be obvious at first. In order to understand what was going on in verses 15-24 we must go back to the
Old Testament book of Leviticus. In Matthew 5:17 Jesus says he did not come to destroy the Law or the
prophets but rather he came to fulfill them. God was preparing his people in the Old Testament for the coming
of Jesus and as such the sacrificial system was getting his people into the mindset that the blood is what
makes atonement for sin. Leviticus chapter 16 is the key to understanding why it was necessary for Pilate to
offer both Jesus and Barabbas before the people. Jesus had to fulfill God's requirement for atonement. ...
Jewish tradition says that a red string was tied around the horns of the scapegoat and after the other goat was
killed the string on the scapegoat would turn white. The Talmud says this stopped happening around 30 A.D.
which was around the time Jesus was crucified. This was also 40 years before the Temple was destroyed in 70
A.D. [Talmud Bavli, Yoma 39b "Forty years before the destruction of the Temple the lot did not come up in the
right hand, nor did the crimson stripe become white, nor did the westernmost light burn; and the doors of the
heikhal (the Holy Place of the Temple) opened of their own accord, until Rabbi Yochanon ben Zakkai rebuked
them".] According to some sources Barabbas full name was Jesus bar-Abbas which means "Jesus son of the
Father". Jesus Christ was the Son of God (John 1:34). Even though Pilate thought Jesus was innocent the crowd
wanted Jesus crucified and Barabbas set free. Pilate then washes his hands in front of the crowd and declares
he is innocent of the blood of Jesus and for them to see to the crucifixion. Pilate's biggest sin is he condemned
Jesus even though he believed him to be innocent. Pilate carried out a "lot" of sorts in deciding between Jesus
and Barabbas which one would be set free. Barabbas played the part of the scapegoat and was set free. After
the High Priest sent the scapegoat into the wilderness they were to wash themselves. Pilate washed his hands
after he let Barabbas go. [article link]
Conclusion - Return of the Scapegoat: The return of the scapegoat brought with it the omen of great
destruction for the city of Jerusalem (Luke 23:28)
In reading the Bible most people are generally left with the impression that something is missing, something in
a deep dark burden is being left untold by the early Church Apostles and too often many people conclude that
the untold secret of the New Testament is that Christianity and the resurrection of Jesus is untrue however
the Resurrection of Jesus is true; it is as true as life, light, truth and liberty. Seemingly following on the Old
Testament tradition (Leviticus 16:9 - a possible return of the scapegoat is not mentioned - mentioning the
return of the scapegoat is too disastrous to contemplate) the 'deep dark secret' of the New Testament was
that the scapegoat (Barabbas) had returned to Jerusalem, foretelling of the coming 70 A.D. destruction of
Jerusalem. Barabbas was released from his sentence of crucifixion (Matthew 27:26) while Jesus and the other
two prisoners were then executed. Seemingly Barabbas [probably also of the Tribe of Judah and a direct
descendant of King Solomon - his followers felt Barabbas could overthrow Rome and reestablish the throne of
Solomon in Jerusalem (Mark 15:7, Luke 23:19)]. Barabbas probably not the wisest person on the streets of
Jerusalem thought his momentary pardon from Herod was good for the rest of his life and quickly returned
(days later) to Jerusalem where he would be quickly recognized now by nearly everyone and instantly arrested
by Roman soldiers. Rome having just crucified the innocent Jesus in the place of Barabbas then might have
crucified Barabbas in a similar (but not nearly as severe as Jesus) manner (crown of thorns, mocking, beating,
spear in the side) as Jesus had been recently crucified. The followers of Barabbas also having great hope in
Barabbas received his body and might have thought that he too would resurrect as it was being told that Jesus
had resurrected. Barabbas unable to resurrect could possibly be the image and the blood belonging to the
mysterious Shroud of Turin. The Apostles of the Early Church grappled with the knowledge and with the
burden of the knowledge that Barabbas (the scapegoat) had returned to Jerusalem and of the knowledge of
the then pending destruction of the city of Jerusalem. Underwritten in every N.T. epistle is the idea that yeah
the Church has various problems but there is this bigger mostly unmentionable [Hebrews 8:13 - Apostle Paul
mentioned that the Temple was about to pass away] pending destruction of Jerusalem problem that the early
Church didn't really know how to deal with until Paul was given evangelical insight and later (after the
destruction of Jerusalem) and the giving of Revelation to the Apostle John [Note: Mary the mother of Jesus
and the Disciple John were both present at the crucifixion events (John 19:25) and were probably both also
present in the crowd when Barabbas was released over Jesus]. -- "Revelation 11:13-14 And {because Antichrist
(scapegoat) policy is taking effect in Jerusalem} the same hour [after the two witnesses have been killed and
ascend up into heaven] was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city [Jerusalem] fell [is
destroyed], and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and
gave glory to the God of Heaven. The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly." [article
link]
Observing Yom Kippur By Debbie Schlussel - Tonight [Friday], the Jewish fast day of Yom Kippur begins (and
ends on Saturday Night) - It's a day of atonement for our sins and a day full of prayer to *G-d, asking for
forgiveness and a good year - *Religious Jews use dashes in the word "G-d" and do not write it out completely
out of respect for Him and the wish not to write the name in vain
Yom Kippur is one of the holiest Jewish holidays, at the end of which we believe our fate for the next year is
?sealed? by G-d. We believe that on Rosh HaShanah, that fate is written by Him, and on Yom Kippur, he issues
his final Judgment. This is Judgment Day. On Yom Kippur, we fast and pray for about 25 hours to ask G-d for a
good year. Before the fast, we eat a big, sumptuous meal, which expands the stomach and makes the fast
more difficult. During the holiday, there are strict prohibitions: no food, drink, shower, TV/radio, phone, etc.
the whole day, which is mostly spent at synagogue. The idea is that you are removing yourself from worldly
concerns and focusing on spiritual ones, most importantly repentance for your sins. We also don't wear
leather shoes, as back in the day, those were a luxury of the wealthy, and the holiday is not about ostentatious
displays, but about humble requests before G-d. It starts just before sundown, tonight, and ends after dark
tomorrow (Saturday) night, with one sound of the shofar (ram's horn-see explanation of shofar here). To my
Jewish friends and readers, have an easy fast and a great year. Gmar Chatimah Tovah [May you be finally
sealed for good.] [article link]
Yom Kippur 1945, in a camp for Holocaust survivors - The older generation was almost not there - They were
the first victims, since they lacked the physical strength to withstand the horrors of the camps - Few children
survived - They, too, succumbed quickly - The survivors prayed, remembered, wept and found a little comfort
in those tears
After morning prayers, I decided to visit other synagogues and spend some time with other groups. I left the
synagogue and walked across the half empty streets. There were many people who remained in the street and
refused to attend services. They were angry at G-d. Among them were formerly religious Jews who could not
accept the apparent indifference of G-d to the suffering; the torture, and the tragedy they had both witnessed
and experienced in their homes and in the camps. They could not reconcile their former beliefs and
convictions of an All-Merciful, Almighty Divine Being, with the catastrophe that had struck their communities.
They would not pray. When they heard the recitation of the Kaddish, the special prayer of mourners
expressing praise of the Lord, they reacted angrily that G-d did not deserve the Kaddish. They were broken in
spirit. They could not reconcile recent events to which they were witnesses with the contents of the Hebrew
prayers. These Jews roamed the streets. They wanted to express their anger, to show G-d that they defied
Him, as he seemed to have abandoned them. Some ate their food on the fast day publicly in the streets, as a
gesture of defiance - of revolt. In one of the streets, I saw a large group of people standing in a circle. I
approached nearer to find out what was going on. In the middle of the circle stood a seven-year-old girl,
embarrassed, perplexed. She could not understand why all these people stood around her. She, of course,
could not know that they were surprised to find a Jewish child. So they stood, silently, and just looked at this
miracle of a Jewish child in their midst. They could not tear themselves away from this one child who said
nothing and to whom nothing was said. They just stood and gaped. A special prayer is normally recited on Yom
Kippur for the departed members of one's family. It's called Yizkor, the memorial prayer. As those people
looked at the little girl, they remembered their own children, or their younger brothers and sisters, the
nephews and nieces who at one time were their pride and joy, and who were no more. Each one of them
looked and remembered, recalled the beloved children who were cruelly exterminated. As they remembered,
they recited without any words the Yizkor for all those who once were part of their lives and now were gone
forever. This was a silent, most moving Yizkor, without words, without prayer books, recited in that street in
Landsberg, by a group of Jewish survivors, watching a bewildered little Jewish girl. It was the most moving,
most eloquent, most heartfelt, most silent Yizkor I have ever heard. [article link]
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) [Saturday] September 18, 2010 - Jewish Year 5771: sunset September 17,
2010 - nightfall September 18, 2010 -- Sukkot (Feast of Booths - 7 days) - Starting the fifth day after Yom
Kippur - sunset [Wednesday] September 22, 2010 - nightfall [Wednesday] September 29, 2010
Yom Kippur is probably the most important holiday of the Jewish year. Many Jews who do not observe any
other Jewish custom will refrain from work, fast and/or attend synagogue services on this day. Yom Kippur
occurs on the 10th day of Tishri. The holiday is instituted at Leviticus 23:26 et seq. The name "Yom Kippur"
means "Day of Atonement," and that pretty much explains what the holiday is. It is a day set aside to "afflict
the soul," to atone for the sins of the past year. In Days of Awe, I mentioned the "books" in which G-d inscribes
all of our names. On Yom Kippur, the judgment entered in these books is sealed. This day is, essentially, your
last appeal, your last chance to change the judgment, to demonstrate your repentance and make amends. As I
noted in Days of Awe, Yom Kippur atones only for sins between man and G-d, not for sins against another
person. To atone for sins against another person, you must first seek reconciliation with that person, righting
the wrongs you committed against them if possible. That must all be done before Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur is a
complete Sabbath; no work can be performed on that day. It is well-known that you are supposed to refrain
from eating and drinking (even water) on Yom Kippur. It is a complete, 25-hour fast beginning before sunset
on the evening before Yom Kippur and ending after nightfall on the day of Yom Kippur. The Talmud also
specifies additional restrictions that are less well-known: washing and bathing, anointing one's body (with
cosmetics, deodorants, etc.), wearing leather shoes (Orthodox Jews routinely wear canvas sneakers under
their dress clothes on Yom Kippur), and engaging in sexual relations are all prohibited on Yom Kippur. [article
link]
CLONED ANTICHRIST BEAST REVEALED 8/12 - Cloned from blood removed [1978] from the Shroud of Turin
[possibly cloned/gene-spliced with Prince Charles sperm and] used to impregnate Princess Diana (married
1981 to Prince Charles 13 years her senior) for the 1982 timed birth [30 in 2012] of Prince William {Princess
Diana's son William turning 30 in 2012. The age of 30 is the biblical legal priestly age (before 30 a Levite could
only be an assistant priest), both John the Baptist (Levitical and Jesus [Melchizedek Priest]) began their
ministries at the legal age of 30 [John's mother and Mary were of the House of David/Judah but John's father
was a Levitical Priest (Luke 1:8) a descendant of Aaron from the house of Levi]. Also the London 2012 Olympics
the XXX Olympiad (unholy trinity Olympiad) is deliberately timed and placed to be in London in 2012 the birth
of the New Age, for a desired Satanic awakening in 2013 [Fox News uses the numer 13 in everything now]. It
will also probably come out that Prince Charles is unable to naturally have children as Henry, the younger
brother of Prince William is already considered by most not to be the son of Prince Charles but the son of
James Hewitt.}[Note: Its possible and probable that Satan quickly realized who his scapegoat was in Barabbas
and that Barabbas soon after his Passover release was recaptured by Roman soldiers and quickly crucified as
Jesus had just recently been crucified and that Satan would devise a way to keep some of the blood [life] of
Barabbas for future End Time use and that the image created on the Shroud of Turin and the blood on the
Shroud of Turin are that of Barabbas. The unique image and bloodstained shroud cloth could be of Barabbas
and having been kept and passed on by the followers of Barabbas until ultimately it came into the possession
of the Crusaders and Knights Templar in about 1300 A.D. The shroud of Turin possibly being a cloth and image
of Barnabas it's certainly not the image and blood of Jesus.] (YouTube)
[article link]
foxnews.com: Italian Scientists Reproduces Shroud of Turin - A professor of organic chemistry at the University
of Pavia - Garlaschelli made available to Reuters the paper he will deliver and the accompanying comparative
photographs - But scientists have thus far been at a loss to explain how the [origional Shroud of Turin] image
was left on the cloth
ROME - An Italian scientist says he has reproduced the Shroud of Turin, a feat that he says proves definitively
that the linen some Christians revere as Jesus Christ's burial cloth is a medieval fake. The shroud, measuring 14
feet, 4 inches by 3 feet, 7 inches bears the image, eerily reversed like a photographic negative, of a crucified
man some believers say is Christ. "We have shown that is possible to reproduce something which has the
same characteristics as the Shroud," Luigi Garlaschelli, who is due to illustrate the results at a conference on
the para-normal this weekend in northern Italy, said on Monday. A professor of organic chemistry at the
University of Pavia, Garlaschelli made available to Reuters the paper he will deliver and the accompanying
comparative photographs. The Shroud of Turin shows the back and front of a bearded man with long hair, his
arms crossed on his chest, while the entire cloth is marked by what appears to be rivulets of blood from
wounds in the wrists, feet and side. Carbon dating tests by laboratories in Oxford, Zurich and Tucson, Arizona
in 1988 caused a sensation by dating it from between 1260 and 1390. Sceptics said it was a hoax, possibly
made to attract the profitable medieval pilgrimage business. - But scientists have thus far been at a loss to
explain how the image was left on the cloth. Garlaschelli reproduced the full-sized shroud using materials and
techniques that were available in the middle ages. They placed a linen sheet flat over a volunteer and then
rubbed it with a pigment containing traces of acid. A mask was used for the face. PIGMENT, BLOODSTAINS
AND SCORCHES: The pigment was then artificially aged by heating the cloth in an oven and washing it, a
process which removed it from the surface but left a fuzzy, half-tone image similar to that on the Shroud. He
believes the pigment on the original Shroud faded naturally over the centuries. They then added blood stains,
burn holes, scorches and water stains to achieve the final effect. The Catholic Church does not claim the
Shroud is authentic nor that it is a matter of faith, but says it should be a powerful reminder of Christ's
passion. One of Christianity's most disputed relics, it is locked away at Turin Cathedral in Italy and rarely
exhibited. It was last on display in 2000 and is due to be shown again next year. Garlaschelli expects people to
contest his findings. [article link]
The Shroud Of Turin - The image on the Shroud is uniquely three-dimensional - The life-size image on the cloth
is NOT the result of pigment, stain, acid, dye, or any applied material - The image itself is confined to the top-
most fibrils of the cloth's fibers - Whatever made the image did not penetrate the fibers of the cloth as all
known artistic materials would - The exact way the man was crucified closely matches biblical accounts of
Jesus's crucifixion. Among other things, there are 120 lesions, the shape of dumbbells, distributed over the
back and running around the front of the body--probably caused by a Roman whip called a flagrum whose
thongs were tipped with bits of lead or bone. There is a deep wound on the right side of the body between the
ribs which bled profusely (which is what Biblical records indicate happened when a spear was thrust into
Christ's side). There are thorn-like marks on the victim's head (possibly from a crown of thorns). And the
victim's legs were not broken (which is significant both because Roman-style crucifixions ended with their
victim's legs being broken and because the New Testament account of Christ's death indicates that this was a
Roman custom which Jesus was spared from) - The beard and hair style of the crucified man were not
common anywhere in the Roman Empire except Palestine. The image has semitic features, including sidelocks
and a unplaited ponytail
The Shroud Of Turin by David Sunfellow: The Shroud of Turin is one of the most venerated, most remarkable,
most mysterious, most thoroughly studied artifacts in the world today. Believed by many to be the actual
burial cloth of Christ, the Shroud made its first recorded appearance in 14th century France. Housed in the
Italian city of Turin since 1578, renewed interest was generated in 1898 when the first photographs were
made of the relic and it was discovered that the image on the Shroud was a photographic negative! How was
such an image made? And how does one explain the incredibly life-like details which are remarkably
consistent with Biblical accounts of Christ's crucifixion? Historians, pathologists, linguists, biblical scholars,
textile experts, chemists, physicists, photographic specialists, artists, botanists, microbiologists and other
scientists from around the world have been trying to answer these important questions for decades. Over the
centuries, dozens of shrouds--some with images and some without--have surfaced claiming to be the burial
cloth of Jesus. In the case of the Shroud of Turin, it has been publicly declared a forgery by both Roman
Catholic Church officials and prominent scientists. In 1389 the local bishop of Troyes denounced the Shroud
claiming an artist had confessed to forging it. More recently, in 1988, after three different laboratories
Carbon-14 dated the Shroud and found it to be some 1200 years younger than it should have been, the Roman
Catholic Church announced to the world the results of the test. As word spread that the Shroud of Turin was,
after all, a medieval forgery, a firestorm was created in the Shroud community. While scores of Shroud
scientists hotly challenged the entire Carbon-14 testing procedure, as well as the test results, lay people
around the world had to wrestle with what appeared to be solid scientific proof that the Shroud was a fake. --
So where are things at now? Is the Shroud of Turin authentic, or not? Could a medieval artist, or for that
matter, any artist, have forged it? And if the Shroud is an authentic burial cloth from the first century, is the
man whose crucified image appears on the Shroud actually that of Jesus Christ? Combining ongoing
discoveries about ancient Palestine with cutting-edge scientific analysis, a growing number of scientists
(Christian, Jewish, agnostic and otherwise) are coming to the conclusion that the Shroud is indeed the actual
burial cloth of Jesus Christ. If this is true, then not only does the Shroud bear witness to the fact that a man
named Jesus actually lived and died in ancient Palestine, but it may also present physical proof that some kind
of miraculous event took place after his death which caused his image to be imprinted on the Shroud! What's
more, we may also be able to learn something about Jesus himself: What his physical characteristics were like,
what kind of Jewish traditions he adhered to and rejected, how he, and his body, faced a horribly violent
death. -- So what, exactly, do we know about the Shroud of Turin? Here are some of the astonishing findings
that modern day science has uncovered so far: The body that appears on the Shroud is naked. Under Roman
law, criminals were whipped and executed in the nude. (These are facts that most medieval artists would not
have known, or if they had known, would not have dared to publicly reproduce.) The man that appears on the
Shroud was crucified with nails driven through his wrists. Although artists throughout the centuries (and even
stigmatists) have traditionally thought that Christ was nailed to the cross through his palms, it is now known
that crucifixion victims were nailed to crosses through their wrists. This is supported both by archeological digs
that discovered crucifixion victims with spike marks on their wrists (not palms) and also by studies that were
conducted on corpses which proved that nails in palms will not support the weight of a body. The life-size
image on the cloth is NOT the result of pigment, stain, acid, dye, or any applied material. The image itself is
confined to the top-most fibrils of the cloth's fibers. Whatever made the image did not penetrate the fibers of
the cloth as all known artistic materials would. The image on the Shroud is uniquely three-dimensional.
Although most scientists believe that the image was made by the body emitting a burst of energy of some kind
(which caused the body's image to be lightly burned onto the Shroud), they have no idea how this could have
been done. Efforts to lightly burn images into shroud-like fabrics have all failed to reproduce the
extraordinarily delicate, detailed, three-dimensional effect found on the Shroud. The way the image was
burned onto the Shroud is also flawlessly accurate in terms of how a body emitting energy would imprint itself
on a cloth that was covering it. The image of the Shroud is absolutely accurate in both anatomical and
physiological details. The anatomical and physiological details of the Shroud accurately record what would
happen to a man who experienced a Roman-style crucifixion (see Robert Bucklin's pathological report at the
end of this summary). -- The Shroud is stained by human blood that has run out of the image's wounds. The
way the blood flowed, puddled and stained the Shroud are perfectly correct. Unlike the Shroud's image which
only appears on the topmost fibrils of fabric, the blood on the Shroud soaked deeply into the fabric.The exact
way the man was crucified closely matches biblical accounts of Jesus's crucifixion. Among other things, there
are 120 lesions, the shape of dumbbells, distributed over the back and running around the front of the body--
probably caused by a Roman whip called a flagrum whose thongs were tipped with bits of lead or bone. There
is a deep wound on the right side of the body between the ribs which bled profusely (which is what Biblical
records indicate happened when a spear was thrust into Christ's side). There are thorn-like marks on the
victim's head (possibly from a crown of thorns). And the victim's legs were not broken (which is significant
both because Roman-style crucifixions ended with their victim's legs being broken and because the New
Testament account of Christ's death indicates that this was a Roman custom which Jesus was spared from). --
The beard and hair style of the crucified man were not common anywhere in the Roman Empire except
Palestine. The image has semitic features, including sidelocks and a unplaited ponytail. The Shroud itself was
woven with techniques common to the first century. The Shroud's distinctive weave is so rare that researchers
seeking to find a control sample could not find one anywhere in the world. A dirt sample taken from near the
Shroud image's feet was identified as a relatively rare form of calcium carbonate. Samples of dirt taken from
Jerusalem revealed an unusually close match. This strongly suggests the man pictured on the Shroud was
crucified in Palestine. 58 varieties of pollen were discovered on the Shroud. 11 of the pollen samples were
from plants that do not exist in Europe, but which do exist in the Near East. The pollen samples also indicated
that the fabric of the Shroud had to have been made in Palestine before circulating in Europe. Pollen samples
also helped trace the Shroud's route from Palestine through Anatolia and Constantinople into Europe.
Furthermore, two of the pollen samples that were discovered on the Shroud coincided with highly distinctive
plants found in the region surrounding Jerusalem. The pollen study concluded that the Shroud itself was
probably made near Jerusalem and that it had been in the vicinity of the Holy City for some time before being
transported out of the area. Images of 28 different types of flowers, small bushes, and thorns have been
detected in bunches around the Shroud image. All 28 grow in Israel, either in Jerusalem or in the nearby
desert or Dead Sea area. Most of them are not found in Europe. 25 of the 28 flowers matched the pollen
samples found on the Shroud. 27 of the 28 plants bloom during March and April, which corresponds to the
time of the crucifixion. An image of a coin appears over the right eye of the Shroud image. This coin, a very
rare Pontius Pilate lepton struck in 29 to 32 A.D., was not found until 1977.Tests which were conducted in
1993 on a piece of first century fabric similar to the Shroud's now indicate that a fire the Shroud passed
through in 1532 corrupted the October 1988 Carbon-14 dates that concluded the Shroud was not authentic.
According to these recent tests, which were conducted by scientists at the University of Arizona and Russian
scientists in Moscow, the 1988 Carbon-14 dates were some 1200 years in error. This dates the Shroud back to
the first or second century. Some historians believe the Shroud of Turin may be The Mandylion, or Edessa
Portrait, a holy relic mentioned in some accounts as early as the first century. If this is so, then the Shroud can
be traced, through various legends and stories, all the way back to first century Jerusalem. [article link]
ANTICHRIST - PRINCE WILLIAM 2012 - Is Prince Williams the Face on the Shroud of Turin? Is the Image on the
Shroud the Antichrist - The Image of the Beast? (YouTube)
This video is intended to be just a "teaser" to the very real possibility that Prince William is the Beast of
Revelation. Comments: Of course, his name is Will-I-Am; a play on the words of what God Himself said, "I Am."
[article link]
How do you know that there is real blood (and not paint or a stain) on the Shroud of Turin? - 1980 They
(Gilbert and Gilbert) concluded that the blood flecks are real blood - Several claims have been made that the
blood has been found to be type AB - The blood appears to be so old that the DNA is badly fragmented
Alan Adler was an expert on porphyrins, the types of colored compounds seen in blood, chlorophyll, and many
other natural products. He and Dr. John Heller, MD, studied the blood flecks on the STURP sampling tapes
[Heller and Adler, Applied Optics 19, (16) 1980]. They converted the heme into its parent porphyrin, and they
interpreted the spectra taken of blood spots by Gilbert and Gilbert. They concluded that the blood flecks are
real blood. In addition to that, the x-ray-fluorescence spectra taken by STURP showed excess iron in blood
areas, as expected for blood. Microchemical tests for proteins were positive in blood areas but not in any
other parts of the Shroud. -- Several claims have been made that the blood has been found to be type AB, and
claims have been made about DNA testing. We sent blood flecks to the laboratory devoted to the study of
ancient blood at the State University of New York. None of these claims could be confirmed. The blood
appears to be so old that the DNA is badly fragmented. Dr. Andrew Merriwether at SUNY has said that "?
anyone can walk in off the street and amplify DNA from anything. The hard part is not to amplify what you
don't want and only amplify what you want (endogenous DNA vs contamination)." It is doubtful that good
DNA analyses can be obtained from the Shroud. It is almost certain that the blood spots are blood, but no
definitive statements can be made about its nature or provenience, i.e., whether it is male and from the Near
East. [article link]
July 08, 2009: British Scientists Claim to Create Human Sperm - British scientists claim they have created
human sperm from stem cells. But other experts have questioned their data
LONDON - British scientists claim they have created human sperm from stem cells. But other experts have
questioned their data. Researchers at Newcastle University and the NorthEast England Stem Cell Institute say
they used a new technique to derive what they described as sperm cells from embryonic stem cells. ... But
many other British experts say they are unconvinced by the research. They also say the sperm cells created in
the laboratory were clearly abnormal. [article link]
IUC World Exclusive: Prince Charles Not Harry's Real Father - the fact that Diana's ex lover James Hewitt is the
Harry's real father - Diana stopped having sex with Charles years before Harry was born - Just the way they
killed Diana they'll kill James {Prince Charles might not be able to have children and it's thought that neither
son, William or Harry, are direct natural descendants of Charles.}
A longtime employee of Harry's mother Princess Diana told IUC that the Royal Family was involved in a
massive coverup to hide the fact that Diana's ex lover James Hewitt is the Harry's real father. According to the
source Prince Philip threatened Hewitt's life if he didn't go along with the coverup. "They made him lie about
the timeline," the source told IUC. "Prince Philip told Hewitt he would destroy him if it ever leaked out. It's
impossible that Charles is Harry's real father. Hewitt was on the scene as Diana's lover two years before Harry
was born. Diana stopped having sex with Charles years before Harry was born. Harry looks exactly like Hewitt."
-- The massive coverup involved Hewitt lying to the world about when his dalliance actually began with Diana.
Originally he told the world he met Diana in 1986. Harry was born in 1984. Under hypnosis for a tv interview
Hewitt admitted he met Diana in 1981 or 1982, had sexual relations with her then - some two years before
Harry was born. A relative of Hewitt told IUC that privately Hewitt has always believed he's Harry's dad but has
denied it in public because he fears for his life. He also wants to protect his son from being dethroned. ... The
relative added that this is another example of why the Royal Family should be abolished. "They're the biggest
crooks and liars in the world," he said. "All the evidence clearly demonstrates that James is Harry's real father.
Just the way they killed Diana they'll kill James. You'll see, one day his body will be found mysteriously in a
hotel room and the Royals will try to convince the world that James committed suicide." [article link]
Diana: Charles wanted rid of Camilla - so that he could marry Tiggy! - Princess Diana feared she and Camilla
Parker Bowles were to be eliminated in a royal plot, paving the way for the Prince of Wales to marry another
woman - But Operation Paget's report also provides startling details of the princess's state of mind as her
marriage to Charles disintegrated - It read: 'This particular phase of my life is the most dangerous - my
husband is planning "an accident" in my car, brake failure & serious head injury in order to make the path
clear for him to marry' -- Comments: The image they created together made her of interest to the public and
the media were responding to the that appetite. Without them [press] she would have been nothing more
than a royal baby machine {Note: the concept is that a young Diana was used by Prince Charles to provide
male children for the throne. Then after their irreconcilable differences Princess Diana was used again to date
(seduce) eastern [Islam] men and help pave the way for a global (British) throne for William.}
The extraordinary allegation against the prince is at the heart of the report published yesterday by Lord
Stevens into the death of Diana and Dodi Fayed when their chauffeured Mercedes crashed in a Paris
underpass. The 832-page report stops short of naming the other woman, but the Daily Mail understands it is
Miss Legge-Bourke, who became a surrogate mother to Princes William and Harry after their parents' divorce.
The exhaustive £3.6million dossier systematically *demolishes conspiracy theories that Diana and Dodi were
murdered in an Establishment conspriacy. *It dismissed claims by Dodi's father, the Harrods tycoon Mohamed
Al Fayed, that Diana was pregnant and planning to marry his son. But Operation Paget's report also provides
startling details of the princess's state of mind as her marriage to Charles disintegrated. Diana was convinced
that he and Tiggy were having an affair and that Charles wanted to marry her. The 'plot' was revealed by the
highlyrespected royal lawyer and Labour peer Lord Mishcon. He took a confidential note of Diana's fears when
he met her two years before her death in August. A similar claim was made by Diana in a letter sent to her
former butler Paul Burrell. It read: 'This particular phase of my life is the most dangerous - my husband is
planning "an accident" in my car, brake failure & serious head injury in order to make the path clear for him to
marry.' Interviewed by Lord Stevens, Prince Charles said he had no knowledge of Diana's claims until the 'note'
was released by Mr Burrell in 2003. 'The Princess of Wales did not speak to him about it,' the report says. 'HRH
the Prince of Wales knew the woman named in the note as a family friend. There has never been any
possibility of marriage to her.' The Stevens report's main findings were that: there was no conspiracy to kill
Diana and Dodi -and no cover-up; Diana was not pregnant; the couple were not engaged; and the princess
might have survived the crash had she been wearing a seatbelt. Details of Lord Mishcon's note were given to
Lord Stevens three years ago after Mr Burrell published his letter. In it Diana's mention of another woman was
widely believed at the time to be a reference to Camilla.However, the Stevens report said: 'This is not so. The
Princess of Wales did name a woman in her note. It was not Camilla Parker Bowles.' [article link]
cuttingedge.org: 2012 - Is This The Year When (British) Antichrist Might Arise? - "All right, I have seen enough
calculations and discerning facts to convince me: Antichrist will arise from the House of Windsor (British
Royalty) - If the timing is soon, Prince Charles will be that man; if the timing is delayed, Prince William will be
Antichrist. However, Prince William must turns 30, which is the Jewish minimum age for a man to be a Rabbi.
Williams turns 30 on 2012. Since the Illuminati always has a "Plan A" and a "Plan B", this scenario could be
very probable
Suddenly, both Christian and New Age leaders are teaching that the year 2012 might be the year in which
Antichrist arises. Cutting Edge weighs in on this discussion, with our knowledge of the occult, to conclude that
2012 might, indeed, be the year when the Masonic Messiah comes to the world scene! ... What Is So Special
About 2012? This is the year in which the ancient, pagan Mayan Calendar changes to a New Age, an age in
which a Messiah is supposed to arise. Listen to the official write-up from a New Age website. ""It is my great
honor and privilege as Master Quetzalcoatl to return to Earth in this overt fashion to spearhead so to speak
and bring to your attention the I AM University End of the Mayan Calendar and Countdown Project! As you
might know, I Am Quetzalcoatl, Grand Master of the Mayan days ? You all know that the Mayan calendar as
has been channeled and introduced to the Earth in the Ancient Days from Higher Cosmic Sources, ends in the
year 2012 - on December 21st at 21:21:59 pm to be precise. This exact date and time marks the Official Ending
of the Kali Yuga or Dark Age and the Official Birth of the Age of the Christ / Buddha / Krishna / Mohammed /
Moses, and God! It is December 21st 2012 at 22:00 pm which marks the Official Return or Second Coming of
the Christ, Imam Mahdi, Buddha Maitreya, Kalki Avatar, Great Tao, and Messiah!" ... The House of Windsor:
The time in which a knowledgeable Christian will make a discerning decision regarding the identity of the man
who will be Antichrist will be before he is arisen; and, this knowledge beforehand will require Biblical
discernment, knowledge of Scripture, and a series of calculations! With this point made to me by a pastor, I
bought Antichrist And A Cup of Tea and began to read, albeit still with a high degree of skepticism. About
three-fourths of the way through this book, I set it down and said to myself, "All right, I have seen enough
calculations and discerning facts to convince me: Antichrist will arise from the House of Windsor. If the timing
is soon, Prince Charles will be that man; if the timing is delayed, Prince William will be Antichrist. However,
Prince William must turns 30, which is the Jewish minimum age for a man to be a Rabbi. Williams turns 30 on
2012. Since the Illuminati always has a "Plan A" and a "Plan B", this scenario could be very probable.
[article link]
Renaissance Radio #6: the New World Order's fake alien invasion set for the 2012 London Olympics (Mp3-
Secular)
Renaissance Radio #6: Renaissance Radio is back to talk about Project Blue Beam, Rik Clay's murder, and the
New World Order's fake alien invasion set for the 2012 London Olympics. [article link]
Rik Clay - London-Zion-2012 - London the New Jerusalem - The New World Order's fake alien invasion likely
being prepared for the 2012 London Olympics [iPaper Book - Right Click and Print] (Book-iPaper-Secular)
Thanks to infowarrior Andrew for compiling the entirety of Rik Clay's research on the New World Order's fake
alien invasion likely being prepared for the 2012 London Olympics. Why is it both the Beijing and London
Olympic logos can be arranged to form the word "Zion"? What is the plan for Project Bluebeam's top secret
holographic technology? Why was Rik Clay killed (quite probably) shortly after releasing all this information on
his blog? [article link]
Matthew 28 - The betrayal, rejection, crucifixion and death have all happened to Jesus as man has had his say
about the Son of God - Jesus in turn has forgiven mankind for all of our transgressions - Jesus then conquered
death as He resurrected from the grave the third day and began His Christian Church - The Old Testament has
come to a conclusion and the New Testament has now begun being instituted in the person, life, power and
resurrection authority of Jesus Christ -- 'Matthew 28:2-5 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the
angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: And for fear of him the keepers did shake,
and became as dead men. And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye
seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here [dead]: for He is [alive] risen, as He said'
Jesus reveals His eternal life Resurrection to His Disciples instructing them to go throughout the entire world
teaching others and baptizing others all in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Jesus confirms
that all power and authority in both heaven and earth are His and that therefore the Disciples are to go out
into all Nations proclaiming the good news of the eternal life giving Gospel of Jesus Christ! - 'Matthew 28:16-
20 Then the eleven disciples went away [from the upper room in Jerusalem] into Galilee, into a mountain
where Jesus had appointed them. And when they (Disciples) saw Him, they Worshipped Him: but some
doubted. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in Heaven and in earth. Go
ye therefore, and teach all Nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway,
even unto the end of the world. Amen.' [article link]
ChristiaNet Forum Discussion: Adventists believe that the scapegoat in Leviticus typifies Satan - The truth is
that Jesus became our scapegoat [actually not our scapegoat but our sacrifice] on the cross - He bore the
blame for sins he did not commit - Any comments? -- When animals are used as types along with the
sanctuary, to be a figure of Christ they must shed blood - There are other scriptures in the Bible which support
the scapegoat as satan [antichrist - scenario] - **What most poeple are missing is that before the scapegoat
[Antichrist] is addressed, the sin of Israel has already been cleaned and removed [i.e. New Testament
(Matthew 26:28, Romans 9:4)], or atoned for by God
When animals are used as types along with the sanctuary, to be a figure of Christ they must shed blood. There
are other scriptures in the bible which support the scapegoat as Satan. In Revelation for example: Satan, the
beat, false prophet are cast into the fire ALIVE. In genesis, there is the duality of the heel bring bruised, and
the head being crushed as Christ and Satan are contrasted. and there are other passages to support that this
scapegoat is Satan. What most people are missing is that before the scapegoat is addressed, the sin of Israel
has already been cleaned and removed, or atoned for by God.---francis on 4/24/10 ... Lev 16:8-26, R.V., "the
goat for Azazel" At a later period a modification of the law of Moses was introduced by the Jews. "The goat
was conducted to a mountain named Tzuk. Judean desert was supposed to commence, and the man in whose
charge the goat ..while setting him free, was instructed to push the unhappy beast down the slope of the
mountain side, which was to insure the death of the goat. The reason of this barbarous custom was that on
one occasion the scapegoat returned to Jerusalem after being set free, which was *considered such an evil
[end of the world] omen that its recurrence was prevented for the future by the death of the goat" Easton, M.
G. "Scapegoat," Easton's Bible Dictionary. Blue Letter Bible. 1897.---Samuel on 4/23/10. ... Story of Jesus and
Barabbas, Barabbas = Scapegoat- full of sin yet he was freed (just like the scapegoat in Leviticus) Jesus =
sacrifice for SIN - totally sinless and sacrificed for sin. See Matthew 27 where Pontius Pilate asks who they
choose to be killed and who they wanted set free.---miche3754 on 4/20/10. ... If this scapegoat is the
[supposed] future [co-redeemer] sacrificial lamb, why is not NEVER Sacrificed?---francis on 4/20/10. ... If
anyone thinks that the scapegoat is the TRUE LAMB OF GOD then he is mistaken. Without the shedding of
blood, there is no remission for sins. The text clearly says ONE goat for the Lord's and the other the scapegoat.
Both goats are not for the lord. Blood must be shed to take sins away. There is no other way. That is a
fundamental truth that cannot be changed. Our sins can only be atoned for by the shedding of blood. First the
atonement is made with THE LORD'S Goat for OUR SINS, then after the atonement is made, and all our sins are
wiped away, then and only then is the scapegoat dealt with.---francis on 4/20/10. [article link]
The Scapegoat Dilemma by John P. Pratt an astronomer and computer programmer, specializing in ancient
calendars - There are several problems with that interpretation, or at least many questions remain
unanswered - For starters, the goat usually represents evil - Christ compared his followers to sheep, but those
who did evil to goats (see Mat. 25:32-46) - The scriptures testify that Jesus was the "Lamb of God" (John 1:36;
Rev. 5:6, 12), which is consistent with that symbolism - But why would an (evil) goat be used to symbolize
Christ [John 3:14 - the brass serpent used by Moses (Numbers 21:9) is a symbol of Jesus only on the cross]?
Where does scripture even suggest that He was the "Goat of God" [2 Corinthians 5:21 - Jesus became our sin -
a goat]? -- "2 Corinthians 5:21 For He [Father God] hath made Him [temporarily - on the cross - because there
was no other way (Matthew 26:39)] to be sin for us, [Jesus] who knew no sin; that we [sinners - goats] might
be made [sheep] the righteousness of God in Him."
1.3 The Enigma: There are several problems with that interpretation, or at least many questions remain
unanswered. For starters, the goat usually represents evil. Christ compared his followers to sheep, but those
who did evil to goats (see Mat. 25:32-46). The scriptures testify that Jesus was the "Lamb of God" (John 1:36;
Rev. 5:6, 12), which is consistent with that symbolism. But why would an (evil) goat be used to symbolize
Christ? Where does scripture even suggest that He was the "Goat of God"?And even if He is a goat in this case,
the other goat (scapegoat) of this pair seems like a much better candidate. After all, he was the one chosen to
be "for Jehovah", and he was sacrificed to atone for the sins of mankind, as was Christ. If the scapegoat
represents Christ [**standard Christian interpretation is that Jesus is the sacrifice not the scapegoat] who bore
all of our sins, then what was the point of the other goat [two goats - two kingdoms in this world - sin that is
atoned for (God's Kingdom) and sin that remains (Satan - Antichrist Kingdom)] which was sacrificed to pay for
them? Most commentators conclude that both goats represent Christ, but have no compelling explanation for
the difference between them. Why were two goats necessary? Both of them were said to atone for or bear
mankind's sins. Have there been two people in history who have done that? If so, did the one who is not Christ
have any experience similar to that of the scapegoat? The standard answer is that only Christ suffered for our
sins, so they must both symbolize Him. But when was it that Christ was led into the uninhabited wilderness to
be banished forever? Why is it worth mentioning that the scapegoat was led by an "appointed" (translated
"fit" in the KJV) man? Does he represent someone in particular? And if it was Christ he was leading, why was
that man "unclean" afterward? Is the additional feature of sending the goat to its death off a cliff into jagged
stones a barbaric perversion which reverses the whole concept of freeing the goat, or does it capture the
intended symbolism of sending both goats to their death by different means? If the scapegoat was intended to
be freed, then why does it get off with no suffering, if it is bearing the sins of all mankind? That certainly
doesn't seem to be like Christ, who suffered more than is humanly possible. And if the cliff death is a correct
symbolism, or even being exiled, then what does it correspond to in the life of Christ? What is the point of the
elaborate ceremony where lots are chosen to determine the fate of each? If two animals are needed for some
reason, why not just sacrifice one and let the other one go as was done with birds in the cleansing of a leper
(Lev. 14:1-7)? Why have spectators witness the high priest determine which goat was which? Who cares which
goat is chosen? Surely the answer has something to do with the fact that one was "for Jehovah (God)" and the
other "for Azazel (Satan)", so another question is, what does Azazel really mean? Let us dig deeper to answer
all of these questions. ... 2. Barabbas: If this incident was indeed symbolized by the scapegoat ceremony,
several questions remain. If the scapegoat represents a false Christ [Antichrist], then what about bearing the
weight of the sins of all mankind? And what about being led by an appointed man into the wilderness? We
may be on the right track but we need some more answers. ... 4. Conclusion: The results of this investigation
suggest that the standard Christian interpretation of the scapegoat as representing Christ is probably in error
[**standard Christian interpretation is that Jesus is the sacrifice not the scapegoat]. The more straightforward
Hebrew interpretation that Azazel is Satan can be explained in terms of Christian doctrine by the Book of
Enoch. In particular, the goat "for Jehovah" is indeed Jesus Christ, who atoned and was sacrificed for all the
sins of mankind. But the other goat, the scapegoat "for Azazel," also bears the weight of the sins of all
mankind because Satan (Azazel) is ultimately responsible for them all. And he will be punished for them, first
by being cast into the bottomless pit, and later by being thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone at the last
day. This ceremony teaches these two truths simultaneously. One practical lesson to be learned is that it can
be very difficult to judge between the two nearly identical goats, representing Christ and a false Christ. Jesus
appeared to the Jews to be a false Christ. They believed He performed His miracles by Satan's power (Luke
11:15) and some may have thought they were doing Jehovah a service by crucifying Him (compare John 16:2).
Even though they were fulfilling scriptural prophecy, the Jews chose poorly between Barabbas and Christ.
Perhaps next time the choice will be between two lambs instead of two goats (Rev. 13:11). Satan is the great
deceiver and can do miracles (Rev. 13:13-15). He disguises himself in sheep's clothing (Mat. 7:15). The Savior
warned us not to be deceived by false Christs who will show great signs and wonders, who will, were it
possible, deceive the very elect (Mat. 24:24). If we had to choose between two candidates, both of whom
claimed to be Christ, to do miracles and to have the power to save us, would we vote for the One who is
indeed the true Savior? Would we go along with the screaming crowd and cast our vote against Christ, or
would we have the courage to stand against the throng and heed the still, small voice that testifies of the true
Son of God? [article link]
The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) - "For the life of the flesh is *in the blood [besides oxygen, nutrition, etc.
is this also a refrence to DNA?]; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls: for
it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life" Leviticus 17:11 NASB - Next, the High Priest
proceeds to the east side of the Alter, where there are two young goats waiting - He took two golden lots and
placed them inside a golden box, and shook them. He then pulled one from the box, and held one before each
goat's head - On one lot was engraved "For YHWH," and on the other lot was engraved "For azazel" - The one
which received the azazel lot was marked with a scarlet thread tied around one of its horns - There is much
speculation concerning the word azazel, since it is both the name of a fallen angel in Hebrew, and also implies
the concept of escape (PDF)
A week before this day, the High Priest would leave his home, and reside in the Temple itself, in special
quarters set apart for this purpose. This was to keep the High Priest away from any unintentional defilement,
so he could perform the duties he was required to perform. An alternate was appointed, in case the High
Priest were to suddenly become ill, or die, or become unclean. During this week, the High Priest himself
performed all the Temple services which were normally performed by the priests within the section assigned
to that week. -- On the morning of Yom Kippur, the High Priest would wash himself completely (on other days,
he would wash his hands and feet only), and dressed in his normal service linens (purple, with bells hung at
the bottom, and the gold breastplate with the twelve stones representing the twelve tribes of Israel). Once
this morning service was performed, the High Priest would return to the chambers within the Temple, and
being preparing for the afternoon service. He immersed his entire body again, and then put on a new set of
white linen garments, identical to the linens the normal priests wore during their performance of the Temple
services. The white linen garments he wore on this day were never worn again; they were disposed of at the
end of the day. -- The High Priest now returns to the Court of the Priests, where there is a young bull waiting
for him. He presses his hands on its head, and confesses his sins. During this confession, the name of God is
spoken three times; this name was forbidden to be spoken at any other time during the year. At this point, he
is confessing and atoning for his sins. -- Next, the High Priest proceeds to the east side of the Alter, where
there are two young goats waiting. He took two golden lots and placed them inside a golden box, and shook
them. He then pulled one from the box, and held one before each goat's head. On one lot was engraved "For
YHWH," and on the other lot was engraved "For azazel." The one which received the azazel lot was marked
with a scarlet thread tied around one of its horns. -- There is much speculation concerning the word azazel,
since it is both the name of a fallen angel in Hebrew, and also implies the concept of escape. Thus, the goat
which escapes becomes the scapegoat, but it escapes to a demon, where all the sin of Israel is carried. The
goat with the scarlet thread was turned to face the congregation, while the other was turned to face the alter.
-- The High Priest now returned to the young bullock, and places his hands upon its head a second time. This
time he confesses the sins of the priests onto the bullock. He then slaughtered the bullock, and placed some of
its blood in a golden bowl. This was given to an attending priest. He then walked up to the alter and took a
small scoop of live coals in a censor, and two handfuls of incense, placing them in a golden ladle. With these
two, he walked into the Temple, through Holy Place, and into the Holy of Holies. He poured the incense on the
censor, and waited until the smoke filled the air. -- Once this was done, he returned and took the golden bowl.
With this, he moved back into the Temple, through the Holy Place, and back into the Holy of Holies. He dipped
his fingers in the blood seven times, each time sprinkling the blood downward. Again, he dipped his fingers in
the blood seven times, sprinkling the blood upwards. He then moved from the Holy of Holies back outside the
Temple to the courtyard where the two goats were left standing. He now slaughtered the goat set aside for
the Lord, the one which was facing the Alter, and placed it on the Alter to burn, setting aside a golden bowl of
its blood. He took this bowl of blood into the Holy of Holies, and sprinkled it fourteen times as well. Now, he
moved back to the courtyard and mixed the two bowls of blood together. He sprinkled this mixture on the
four corners of the Alter which stood in the courtyard. Finally, the High Priest moved back to the Court of the
Priests, where the one goat remains standing. He placed his hands on its head, and confessed the sins of the
people onto the goat. The goat was then led out of the Eastern gate, to a distance about 10 miles from the city
(camp), where it was released. In the days of the second Temple, the scapegoat wasn't actually released, but
was rather pushed off a cliff, so that the goat, carrying the sins of the people, would not accidentally wander
into some inhabited place, and bring the sins of Israel with it. The High Priest now passes through the Temple
once again, and into the Holy of Holies. This time he removes the censor and ladle used to bring the coals and
incense into the Holy of Holies. He then bathes, and changes into his normal priestly clothes, and performs the
evening Temple service. -- An interesting aside: They tied a rope around the High Priest's ankle when he went
in to the Holy of Holies, in case something happened [in case the High Priest didn?t put enough smoke and
incense inside the Holy of Holies (Leviticus 16:2, ) before he entered and he accidently saw the glory of God -
to see the actual glory of God without Jesus as an atonement is to immediately die], and he couldn't make it
back out. In this way, they could pull the High Priest back out without breaking the sanctity of the Holy of
Holies. This is the only time during the year that the High Priest enters the Holy of Holies. [article link]
Brazen Serpent Sculpture (July 25, 2005) - [Note: The red iron T depicts the ancient wooden 'pole' it was a pole
(T or t shaped) that held a banner - originally the cloth banner was removed and the brass serpent was placed
on the pole by Moses. -- In the sculpture the serpent is the darker item that loops around the pole several
times near the top and then loops over the top of the T shaped pole (also stylistically forming an Ankh ancient
Egyptian cross [unChristian], known as key of life - Wiki.com).] (Photo)
Description: The Christological Symbol (Brazen Serpent Sculpture), created by Italian artist, Giovanni Fantoni,
stands atop Mount Nebo. It is symbolic of the bronze serpent created by Moses in the wilderness (Numbers
21:4-9) and the cross upon which Jesus was crucified (John 3:14). -- Date: 14:56, 25 July 2005. [article link]
Wikipedia: Mount Nebo located in Jordan - According to the final chapter of Deuteronomy, Mount Nebo is
where the Hebrew prophet Moses was given a view of the promised land that God was giving to the Israelites
- "And Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho"
(Deuteronomy 34:1) - The serpentine cross sculpture (the Brazen Serpent Monument) atop Mount Nebo was
created (25 July 2005) by Italian artist Giovanni Fantoni - It is symbolic of the bronze serpent created by Moses
in the wilderness (Numbers 21:4-9) and the cross upon which Jesus was crucified (John 3:14) (Photos - scroll
down)
Judaism and Christianity: According to the final chapter of Deuteronomy, Mount Nebo is where the Hebrew
prophet Moses was given a view of the promised land that God was giving to the Israelites. "And Moses went
up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho." (Deuteronomy 34:1).
According to Jewish and Christian tradition, Moses was buried on this mountain by God Himself, and his final
resting place is unknown. Scholars continue to dispute whether the mountain currently known as Nebo is the
same as the mountain referred to in the Torah. ... Ruins: On the highest point of the mountain, Syagha, the
remains of a church and monastery were discovered in 1933. The church was first constructed in the second
half of the 4th century to commemorate the place of Moses' death. The church design follows a typical basilica
pattern. It was enlarged in the late fifth century A.D. and rebuilt in A.D. 597. The church is first mentioned in
an account of a pilgrimage made by a lady Aetheria in A.D. 394. Six tombs have been found hollowed from the
natural rock beneath the mosaic-covered floor of the church. In the modern chapel presbytery, built to protect
the site and provide worship space, you can see remnants of mosaic floors from different periods. The earliest
of these is a panel with a braided cross presently placed on the east end of the south wall. ... Recent History:
On March 20, 2000, Pope John Paul II visited the site during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land (Mount Nebo
being one of the most important Christian sites in Jordan). During his visit he planted an olive tree beside the
Byzantine chapel as a symbol of peace. Pope Benedict XVI visited the site on May 9, 2009, gave a speech, and
looked out from the top of the mountain in the direction of Jerusalem. The serpentine cross sculpture (the
Brazen Serpent Monument) atop Mount Nebo was created by Italian artist Giovanni Fantoni. It is symbolic of
the bronze serpent created by Moses in the wilderness (Numbers 21:4-9) and the cross upon which Jesus was
crucified (John 3:14). [article link]
DebbieSchlussel.com: Happy New Year (Rosh HaShanah) - To all of my Jewish readers and friends, Shanah
Tovah u'Metukah KeTapuach B'Dvash-May You Have a Good New Year, As Sweet as an Apple with Honey -
Ktivah v'Chatimah Tovah-May You Be Inscribed and Sealed for a Good Year - Thanks to all of my readers-
Gentile and Jew-who sent me e-mails and i- and e-cards wishing me a Happy New Year - Right Back at Ya! I
hope you have a happy and healthy new year
Tonight, at sundown, Rosh HaShanah-the Jewish New Year-begins. One of the two most important Jewish
holidays (the other is Yom Kippur), it marks the beginning of the Jewish "Ten Days of Repentance," during
which we Jews repent for our sins and pray for a good new year. We believe that on Rosh HaShanah, G-d
inscribes our fate for the year, and that at the end of Yom Kippur, that fate is sealed. It is one of the holidays
that unites Jews around the world because most Jews-no matter how non-religious-celebrate at least part of
this holiday in some way. [article link]
Jews, Muslims approach holy celebrations; Rosh Hashana starts tonight; Eid-il-Fitr likely will begin Friday
By ELAINE ROSE - The appearance of the new moon tonight will mark the start of holiday celebrations for
southern New Jersey's Jews and Muslims. The Jewish New Year, or Rosh Hashana, starts at sunset tonight. It is
the beginning of the Ten Days of Repentance, which culminate with the fast of Yom Kippur. Area Muslims will
most likely celebrate Eid-il-Fitr beginning Friday morning, a three-day feast to mark the end of the month-long
fast of Ramadan. Both the Jewish and Islamic calendars are lunar, based on the cycles of the moon. But there
are two differences in the way the calendars work. The lunar year is 11 days shorter than the solar year. The
Jewish calendar adds a leap month seven times every 19 years to keep in sync with the solar year. So Rosh
Hashana always occurs in the early fall. But the Muslim calendar makes no such adjustment, and the holidays
fall back 11 days every year. ... The Jewish Rosh Hashana celebration is a bit more somber, as Jews spend a
large part of the day in synagogue as they begin repenting for their sins. The shofar, or ram's horn, is blown as
a *wake-up [Psalms 3:5] call to come back to the right path. In the afternoon, communities go to a body of
water - usually the beach in southern New Jersey - to symbolically cast their sins into the sea [Psalms 55:22,
Psalms 103:12]. At a festive meal, it is a custom to eat apples dipped in honey as a symbol for a sweet year.
[article link]
Rosh Hashanah 2010 [Jewish New Year 5711] - Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset on Wednesday, September 8,
2010 - It is celebrated on Thursday, September 9 and Friday, September 10 {Rosh Hashanah (Feast of
Trumpets) - the 6th of the 8 Levitical Feast Days begins tonight at Sundown it is the next Feast in order after
Pentecost to be prophetically initiated/fulfilled and is thought to signify the calling of the Church (rapture) into
Heaven and the assembling (uniting) of the Nation of Israel on earth.}
What is Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish new year. It takes place on the first and second
days of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Rosh Hashanah also marks the beginning of the Ten Days of Repentance,
which finish at the end of Yom Kippur. [article link]
Rosh Hashanah 2010 [Jewish New Year 5711] - Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset on Wednesday, September 8,
2010 - It is celebrated on Thursday, September 9 and Friday, September 10 {Rosh Hashanah (Feast of
Trumpets) - the 6th of the 8 Levitical Feast Days begins tonight at Sundown it is the next Feast in order after
Pentecost to be prophetically initiated/fulfilled and is thought to signify the calling of the Church (rapture) into
Heaven and the assembling (uniting) of the Nation of Israel on earth.}
What is Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish new year. It takes place on the first and second
days of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Rosh Hashanah also marks the beginning of the Ten Days of Repentance,
which finish at the end of Yom Kippur. [article link]
Update: Coming in the next weeks the study of the "Fall Feasts of Israel" - The first of three Feasts is Rosh
Hashanah [Feast of Trumpets] Thursday 9 September 2010 (not 9/11 as was previously posted in error) - It
also looks like in the coming study we might divert again into some more End Time scenarios
Also: There should be several postings to upcoming Audio and Mp3 postings from other various Ministries. --
Then there are a couple more topics that I want to suggest before we begin our actual 8 Kingdoms study that
is coming soon. It has been on my heart to go over some material regarding "original sin" and the error of
"infant salvation" two topics that generally seem to be getting further and further apart from standard Biblical
precepts. [Hint: Sin originated with Adam and Eve and is (physically) passed down through the human
bloodline to each generation - presumable each person inherits the sin background and potential from the
previous two or three generations.] -- Looking forward to the coming studies and material postings ~ God
bless everyone, David Anson Brown [article link]
[3 Fall Feasts 2010] Rosh Hashanah in 2010 is Sundown Wednesday, the 8th of September and will continue
for 2 days until Sundown Friday, the 10th of September 2010 - Then Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement] is on
Saturday, the 18th of September 2010 - Sukkot [Feast of Booths] in 2010 will start on Sunset Wednesday, the
22nd of September and will continue for 7 days [1 week] until Wednesday, the 29th of September 2010.
{Jerusalem time is +7 hours (later) than NY time and +10 hours (later) than West Coast time.}
Rosh Hashanah in 2011 will start on Thursday, the 29th of September and will continue for 2 days until Friday,
the 30th of September. *Note that in the Jewish calander, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day,
so observing Jews will celebrate Rosh HaShanah on the **Sunset of Wednesday, the 28th of September until
Friday, the 30th of September 2011. [article link]
Another remarkable mathematical Bible prophecy - The Return of Israel ... May 14, 1948
You are about to read one of the most fascinating and remarkable prophecies in the Bible. What makes it even
more remarkable is what it implies. For when we realize how precisely this prophecy has been fulfilled after
2,500 years, we must realize all the Bible prophecies concerning Israel and the world including the coming
'Apocalypse,' the Battle of Armageddon, Messiah's Return, and the many promises and warnings concerning
both Heaven and Hell will be fulfilled just as accurately and literally as the amazing prophecy presented here ...
The Prophecy ... Ezekiel 4:4-6 ... Israel Back in Her Land as a Nation . . . in 1948! Judah (Israel) was taken into
captivity by the Babylonians in 606 B.C. They were released from captivity 70 years later by the Persians in 536
A.D., exactly as the prophet Jeremiah had prophesied, but their land was still under the control of the
Persians. The Persians were later conquered by the Greeks, and the land of Israel remained under Greek
control. The Greeks were then conquered by Rome and the land of Israel remained under Roman control.
After failed rebellions against Rome around 70 A.D. and another around 100 years later, the Romans removed
the Jews from the land of Israel, dispersed them around the world and then renamed the land 'Palestine' after
the enemies of Israel. Then, after 2,500 years, and for the first time since the Babylonian captivity in 606 B.C.,
the world watched as Israel once again appeared on the world map as a sovereign nation, on May 14, 1948 ...
exactly when the Bible said it would! [article link]
#20 The Unified Church - Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox, Reformed Protestantism, Evangelical
Christianity, etc. comprise the entirety of the greater Christian Church - excluding the cults of
Seventh-day Adventist, Jehovah's Witnesses, LDS Mormons, etc.
The Article 10 Areas and Doctrines where we can all Agree to Agree! Has been updated and now covers 15
Areas and Doctrines - It is soon to be updated to 20 Areas and eventually to a total of about 25 Areas and
Doctrines that are central and relevant to the Christian faith
Note: one of the areas and doctrines that I want to address in the coming update is the universal nature of the
one true Christian Church [headed by Jesus Christ and facilitated by the Holy Spirit] especially regarding
Protestantism, Evangelicalism and the Roman Catholic Church. However I don't want to address it right now
because of two reasons. 1. Both Protestants and Evangelicals would probably be uncomfortable with that area
of agreement. 2. I would like to submit that the Roman Catholic Church in Rome is historically and futuristically
the leadership Church of Christianity - however the Vatican has to actually act substantially on behalf of true
Christian and Judeo/Christian causes. When Rome [the Vatican] can make a definitive statement and a
concerted effort towards real and beneficial support and assistance to the Jews [worldwide], Jerusalem and
Israel then I would certainly be willing to see Rome as the unchallenged authority and leadership of the one
true Christian Church. - Noticing that our alternatives within modern [infiltrated by cults i.e. Emergent
doctrines] Evangelicalism and the almost completely compromised Protestant denominations are in reality
almost non-existent when it comes to relevant meaningful Christian representation. [article link]
#21 Mt. Sinai is located outside of Egypt (Exodus 18:1,5) in Arabia (Galatians 4:25)
- In modern day Saudi Arabia
Exodus 18:1,5 When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses,
and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt; ... And Jethro, Moses' father in
law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:
Galatians 4:25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in [Saudi] Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem [Mt. Moriah - Grace,
cross and resurrection of Jesus] which now is, and [Mt. Sinai - the Laws of Moses] is in bondage with her
children.
Mountain Of Fire - The Search For Mount Sinai pt 2 of 5 - The boundary markers around Mt. Sinai (Video) -
Exodus 19:12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye
go not up into the mount [Mt. Sinai], or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely
put to death:' (YouTube)
Bob Cornuke from BASE Institute has been called a modern day Indiana Jones. This video is a clip from Bob's
video about The Search For Mount Sinai. -- {Note: The Apostle Paul is writing about Mt. Sinai from both
common knowledge of the day and his experiential knowledge having been to Mt. Sinai himself. After his
Damascus road experience and departing Damascus the Apostle Paul went to Saudi Arabia and stayed in Saudi
Arabia for about three years. Earlier the Prophet Elijah [1 Kings 19:8] had also gone to Arabia [Mt. Sinai also
called Mt. Horeb] and stayed for a short time in the cave on Mt. Sinai (video part 4 of 5).} 'Galatians 1:17
Neither went I [Apostle Paul] up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; *but I went into Arabia
[for about three years], and returned again unto Damascus.' - 'Galatians 4:25 mount Sinai in Arabia ...'
[article link]
ArkDiscovery.com: Biblical Archeology - Ron Wyatt's "Discovered Series" (5 DVD Set $22)
The entire DVD series of the late Ron Wyatt's discoveries. This amazing series will show such discoveries as:
The Red Sea Crossing site, Mt. Sinai, Noah's Ark, Sodom and Gomorrah, the Ark of the Covenant and dozens of
other faith building discoveries! 4 hour, 20 minute DVD covering the all the discoveries, plus Ron Wyatt
presentations. Select a larger quantity of 10 or 50 and receive a price reduction, perfect for you to resell or
give away while spreading the word about the discoveries. [article link]
(Part 1) Note: Before we begin to look at "The Fall Feasts of Israel" (Second Coming events of Jesus Christ)
study starting about Sept. 1, 2010 we need a little more background on the "Covenants of Israel" (1st Moses
[Mt. Sinai, in the desert] - 2nd Jesus [Mt. Zion, Jerusalem]) and of the "Promises of Israel" (Ephesians 2:12-13)
Israel began with a promise from God to Abraham (Genesis 12:3, Galatians 3:18) - Then [430 years later
(Galatians 3:17)] the 1st Covenant [Law - instruction] was enacted from God to the Nation of Israel through
Moses for the purpose of temporary instruction (Galatians 3:24) regarding the coming permanent [eternal -
salvation] Covenant of Jesus Christ - The Promises of God and the Laws (1st Covenat) of Moses provided an
unregenerated (Redemption) relationship between God and mankind. The Promises of God and the (2nd
Covenat) accomplished events (works) of Jesus Christ and the accompanying giving of the Holy Spirit provide a
regenerated (Salvation) 'born again' relationship between God and mankind. Where the Promises of God
[starting in Genesis 1:26] came before any of the Covenants [Noah, Abraham, Moses] and all the covenants
facilitate the promises of God, the "Feasts of Israel" [the individual Feasts (Leviticus 23:1-2) primarily being
observed as "a statute for ever (eternally)" Leviticus 23:41] arch between the two Covenants of Israel and
facilitate both the Promises of God and the Covenants of God by helping to reveal and provide the structure of
God's unfolding and ongoing reconciliation plan regarding mankind. [article link]
(Part 2 - Transition from Law to Grace) Jesus continued to transition the people from Law [Mt. Sinai] to Grace
[Mt. Zion] - First it is important to understand, as the early Jewish Christians did, that Jesus is the physical
manifestation of the voice that spoke from the burning bush (Exodus 3:2, Exodus 3:14 - John 8:24) and that
also spoke from the Mountain top at Mt. Sinai (Exodus 19:11-25) -- "Hebrews 12:26 (Jesus) Whose voice then
shook the earth [at Mt. Sinai]: but now He hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only,
but also heaven." {Note: The Levitical Priesthood was primarily an earthly Priesthood while Jesus' Melchizedek
Priesthood [encompasses] has authority both on the earth and also in heaven.}
"Exodus 19:11 And [followers of God] be ready against [on] the third day: for the third day the LORD will come
down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai." -- "Matthew 5:1-3 And seeing the multitudes, He (Jesus)
went up into a (Biblical, Government) Mountain [Jesus is starting His 2nd Covenant Ministry - where He left off
His previous 1st Covenant Ministry - on a Mountain]: and when He was set, His disciples {only - Peter,
Matthew, John, etc.} came unto Him: And He opened His mouth [naturally - no occult activity], and taught
them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." ... "Matthew 7:28-29 And it
came to pass, when Jesus had ended these [Sermon on the Mount] sayings, *the people [Jesus had
transitioned from Law to Grace and also from just disciples being the audience to everyone being the
audience] were astonished at His doctrine: For He [Jesus] taught them as one having authority, and not as the
scribes." [article link]
Rapture - The Old Covenant [Old Testament] is considered an earthly covenant while the New Covenant [New
Testament] is considered a Heavenly Covenant - causing the gathering of the Christian Congregation [the
Rapture] to occur in Heaven - {Note: It seems to be that this is why Jesus did not write documents while He
was on earth [as Moses did] because it would replicate the (O.T.) Old Covenant. Therefore Jesus speaks
(writes) from Heaven as the N.T. is based in Heaven "Heavenly Jerusalem" and no earthly documents were
from Jesus because that would have duplicated the O.T. Ministry of Moses. Also Note: The Book of Revelation
in parts i.e. (Revelation 1:17-3:22) is a direct transcript from Jesus "Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus
Christ, which God [the Father] gave unto Him [the Son], to shew unto His servants things which must shortly
come to pass; and He sent and signified it by His angel [mesenger] unto His servant [Disciple] John:"}
Hebrews 12:18-29 For ye [Christians] are not come unto the [unapproachable] mount [Mt. Sinai "out of Egypt"
(Exodus 18:1,5) in Saudi Arabia - where God came down] that might be [physically] touched [and the person
who touched it died], and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, And the
sound of a trumpet, and the voice of Words; which voice they [Congregation of Moses] that heard intreated
that the Word should not be spoken to them any more (Exodus 20:18): For they [Congregation/Church of
Moses] could not endure that which was commanded [by the voice of God], And if so much as a beast touch
the mountain [Mt. Sinai], it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: And so terrible was the sight, that
*Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake: But ye [Christians] are come unto [approachable] mount Sion [Mt.
Zion in Jerusalem - cross and resurrection of Jesus], *and unto the city of the living God, the *Heavenly
Jerusalem [Heaven - where God (Jesus) ascended up into], and to an innumerable company of angels, To the
general assembly [O.T. Saints] and [Christian] Church of the Firstborn [Jesus Christ], which are written in
Heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect [complete in Jesus Christ],
And to Jesus the mediator [for mankind to God] of the New Covenant, and to the [N.T.] blood of sprinkling
(O.T. Exodus 24:4-8), that speaketh better things than that of Abel (Genesis 4:10). **See that ye [Christian]
refuse not Him [Jesus] that speaketh [from Heaven]. For if they [Congregation of Moses] escaped not who
refused Him [God revealed] that spake [O.T. Covenant] on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn
away from ***Him [Jesus revealed] that speaketh from Heaven: [Jesus] Whose voice then shook the earth [at
Mt. Sinai]: but now He [Jesus] hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also
heaven. And this Word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things
that are made [man-made], that those things [of God] which cannot be shaken may remain. Wherefore we
receiving a [eternal] Kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God
acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire. [article link]
The Revised Roman Empire - Saint Helena - the mother of Emperor Constantine I - She is traditionally credited
with finding the relics of the True Cross, with which she is invariably represented in Christian iconography -
Constantine appointed his mother Helen as Augusta Imperatrix, and gave her unlimited access to the imperial
treasury in order to locate the relics of Judeo-Christian tradition - In 326-28 A.D. Helena undertook a trip to
the Holy Places in Palestine [Israel] - The chapel at St. Catherine's Monastery [in Sinai Egypt - including Helen's
Chapel of the Burning Bush] often referred to as the Chapel of Saint Helen-is dated to the year AD 330 {Note:
every 'discovery' of Helena the mother of Emperor Constantine I is considered to be discredited - especially
her [confirming] Mt. Sinai in Egypt [the Chapel of the Burning Bush - Source: SacredSites.com] when the Bible
proclaims that the real Mt. Sinai was 'outside' (Exodus 18:1,5) of Egypt (Galatians 4:25). Also Note: it is one of
the most blasphemous concepts to locate God in Egypt - God is not in Egypt, He is outside of Egypt [human
slavery and human bondage] - the whole concept of the Bible is to leave Egypt and for worshipers go outside
of Egypt (the world) to have a true relationship with God - pastors who preach that one corner of Egypt (St.
Catherine's Monastery) is acceptable to God have missed much of the entirety of the Bible - The Apostle Paul
tells us that Jesus was even crucified outside the city of Jerusalem so we would know to look outside the city
for a true relationship with Jesus (Hebrews 13:12-14).}
Family life: The bishop and historian Eusebius of Caesarea states that she was about 80 [years old] on her
return from Palestine (Israel). Since that journey has been dated to 326-28, Helena was probably born in 248
or 250. Little is known of her early life. Fourth-century sources, following Eutropius' "Breviarium," record that
she came from a low background. Saint Ambrose was the first to call her a stabularia, a term translated as
"stable-maid" or "inn-keeper". He makes this fact a virtue, calling Helena a bona stabularia, a "good stable-
maid". Other sources, especially those written after Constantine's proclamation as emperor, gloss over or
ignore her background. ... Relic discoveries: Constantine appointed his mother Helen as Augusta Imperatrix,
and gave her unlimited access to the imperial treasury in order to locate the relics of Judeo-Christian tradition.
In 326-28 Helena undertook a trip to the Holy Places in Palestine. According to Eusebius of Caesarea she was
responsible for the construction or beautification of two churches, the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, and
the Church on the Mount of Olives, sites of Christ's birth and ascension. Local founding legend attributes to
Helena's orders the construction of a church in Egypt to identify the Burning Bush of Sinai. The chapel at St.
Catherine's Monastery--often referred to as the Chapel of Saint Helen-is dated to the year AD 330. --
Jerusalem was still rebuilding from the destruction of Emperor Hadrian, who had built a temple dedicated,
according to conflicting accounts, to Venus or Jupiter over the site of Jesus's tomb near Calvary and renamed
the city Aelia Capitolina. According to tradition, Helena ordered the temple torn down and, according to the
legend that arose at the end of the fourth century, in Ambrose, On the Death of Theodosius (died 395) and at
length in Rufinus' chapters appended to his translation into Latin of Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History, which
does not mention the event, chose a site to begin excavating, which led to the recovery of three different
crosses. Then, Rufinus relates, refusing to be swayed by anything but solid proof, the empress (perhaps
through Bishop Macarius of Jerusalem) had a woman who was already at the point of death brought from
Jerusalem. When the woman touched the first and second crosses, her condition did not change, but when
she touched the third and final cross she suddenly recovered, and Helena declared the cross with which the
woman had been touched to be the True Cross. On the site of discovery, Constantine ordered built the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre as well as those on other sites detected by Helena. -- She also found the nails of the
crucifixion. To use their miraculous power to aid her son, Helena allegedly had one placed in Constantine's
helmet, and another in the bridle of his horse. Helena left Jerusalem and the eastern provinces in 327 to
return to Rome, bringing with her large parts of the True Cross and other relics, which were then stored in her
palace's private chapel, where they can be still seen today. Her palace was later converted into the Basilica of
the Holy Cross in Jerusalem. This has been maintained by Cistercian monks in the monastery which has been
attached to the church for centuries. Tradition says that the site of the Vatican Gardens was spread with earth
brought from Golgotha by Helena to symbolically unite the blood of Christ with that shed by thousands of
early Christians, who died in the persecutions of Nero. -- According to one tradition, Helena acquired the Holy
Tunic on her trip to Jerusalem and sent it to Trier. Several of Saint Helena's treasures are now in Cyprus, where
she spent some time. Some of them are a part of Jesus Christ's tunic, pieces of the holy cross and the world's
only pieces of the rope to which Jesus was tied with on the Cross. The latter has been held at the Stavrovouni
Monastery, which was also founded by Saint Helena. [article link]
#22 Melchizedek is an O.T. Epiphany of God
Did Abraham when he paid his onetime tithe to King Melchizedek pay his tithe to God or simply to
another man? The book of Hebrews tells us that the man that Abraham Tithed to is eternal.
Hebrews 7:8 And here men [Levitical Priests] that die (mortal) receive tithes; but there [with Abraham]
He [Melchizedek] receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed [by God to Abraham - by God to Moses
when Moses wrote the book of Genesis and also later by God to King David in Psalms 110:4] that He
[Melchizedek] liveth (immortal - eternal life).
Genesis 14:1-6 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king (of) Shinar, Arioch king (of) Ellasar,
Chedorlaomer king (of) Elam, and Tidal king (of) nations; That these made war withBera king (of)
Sodom, and with Birsha king (of) Gomorrah, Shinab king (of) Admah, and Shemeber king (of)
Zeboiim, and the king (of) Bela, which is Zoar. All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim,
which is the salt sea. Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the
Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, And the
Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness. ... Genesis 14:18 And
Melchizedek King [of] Salem brought forth bread and wine: and He was the Priest of the most high
God.
Note: in the Greek (O.T.) Septuagint "LXX" manuscript in v. 18 the word [of] is not present for Melchizedek as it is for all
the other kings of the world, it is simply "Melchizedek King Salem" and it is the "Melchizedek King Salem" that the Apostle
Paul references’ in Hebrews 7:2 "first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem,
which is, King of peace" the name "Melchizedek King Salem" is first to be interpreted [not having the 'of' that the other
kings have] as a title because there was and is no earthly city of "Salem" (Peace).
The name Jerusalem is derived from the [Hebrew] words 'Ir Shalom' which mean "city of peace" Source:
allexperts.com
King Salem and Jerusalem 'city of peace' are not the same thing at least not until the 1,000 year
Kingdom reign of Jesus Christ on earth - the 8th Kingdom.
Jerusalem 'the city of David' as a righteous city with a king did not exist in ancient times and did not
exist at all until King David conquered (2 Samuel 5:5-9) the pagan Jebusite (Genesis 10:16) city of
Jebus and renamed it Jerusalem. Previous to King David the ruling city in Israel was Gilgal (1 Samuel
11:14) where King Saul had his throne located. Had an ancient earthly city of Salem existed with an
earthly king Melchizedek then certainly king Chedorlaomer (Genesis 14:2) with his legions would have
attacked and attempted to conquer Salem along with the rest of their universal conquest.
Psalm 112 tells us about the attributes of a righteous man modeled after the righteousness of God
displayed to us in Melchizedek. Why did Melchizedek receive an earthly tithe from Abraham and what
did Melchizedek do with it? Melchizedek received a tithe [tribute] from Abraham because God is King
over mankind and then Melchizedek seemingly distributed the tithe among the poor as it is righteous
to do.
Psalms 112:9 He [Melchizedek] hath dispersed, He hath given to the poor; *His [Melchizedek King of
righteousness and King of peace] Righteousness endureth for ever; His horn shall be exalted with
honour.
ApostasyWatch.org: To Tithe or Not to Tithe mp3
2 Samuel 1-2 - Saul and three of his four sons including Jonathan are killed in battle - After hearing of the
death of Saul and of loss of his good friend Jonathan and knowing he was next in line to be the King of Israel
David inquired of God what he should do next - God instructed David to go live in Hebron -- '2 Samuel 2:1 And
it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?
And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.' {Hebron
is where Abraham lived for much of his time while he was in the Promise Land [Genesis 13:18]. It was while
living in Hebron that Abraham rescued his nephew Lot and after the battle met with Melchizedek.}
David is instituted as the King of Judah but not yet all of Israel: '2 Samuel 2:4 And the men of Judah came, and
there they anointed David king over the house of Judah.' - Abner the leader of Saul's army [it was probably
Abner that gave the account of the death of Saul, three of his three sons and of his armor bearer on Mt. Gilboa
at the end of 1 Samuel] set Saul's remaining son Ish-bosheth as a competing king over Israel. '2 Samuel 2:8-10
But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to
Mahanaim; 9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and
over Benjamin, and over all Israel. Ish-bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over
Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.' - A long drawn out war prevailed
between the House of Saul and the House of David. '2 Samuel 3:1 Now there was long war between the house
of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker
and weaker.' Later Abner would have a falling out with Ish-bosheth and leave that camp to join David's side.
Joab the general of David's army killed Abner and later Ish-bosheth was assassinated by two Captains of his
own army. King David is then installed to be the second King over all of Israel. - '2 Samuel 5:3 So all the elders
of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and
they anointed David king over Israel.' [article link]
2 Samuel 6 - The Ark of the Covent (Old Covenant) with the presence of God comes to its final destination, the
Holy City of Jerusalem -- '2 Samuel 6:2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from
Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the Ark of God, whose Name is called by the Name of the LORD of
hosts that *dwelleth between the cherubims.'
The Ark of the Covent with the presence of God comes to Jerusalem: '2 Samuel 6:6-22 And when they came to
Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the Ark of God, and took hold of it [to steady the Ark]; for
the oxen shook it [the Ark was to be carried by levites not carted on an ox cart as the Philistines had don]. And
the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error [the Kingdom of God
does not need steadying or the assistance from any person]; and there he died by the Ark of God. And David
was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach [gash] upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place
Perez-uzzah to this day. And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, *How shall the Ark of the LORD
come to me [the way God prescribed in the Bible not on an ox cart as the Philistines had done]? So David
would not remove the Ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the
house of Obed-edom the Gittite. And the Ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite
three months: and the LORD blessed Obed-edom, and all his household. And it was told king David, saying,
The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed- edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the Ark of God.
So David went and brought up the Ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with
gladness. And it was so, that when they [Levitical Preists] that bare the Ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he
sacrificed oxen and fatlings. And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a
linen ephod. *So David and all the house of Israel brought up the Ark of the LORD with shouting [rejoicing],
and with the sound of the trumpet. And as the Ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's
daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she
despised him in her heart. And they brought in the Ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the
tabernacle [the Tabernacle was relocated from Shiloh to Jerusalem, later the Temple would be built by
Solomon] that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the
LORD. And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings andpeace offerings, he blessed the
people in the name of the LORD of hosts. And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude
of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of
wine. So all the people departed every one to his house. Then David returned to bless his household. And
Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel today, *who
uncovered himself {David removed the restrictions of the Law [Levitical system] and entered a new dimension
[Melchizedek system where everyone is the same and equal before God] to worship God} to day in the eyes of
the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! And David said unto
Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me
ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD. And I will yet be more vile
than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them
shall I be had in honour.' - The Ark of the Covenant with the presence of God arriving in the Holy City of God at
Jerusalem is one of the greatest moments in human history and King David did not miss the significance of the
moment in having the presence of the Holy God now permanently in their midst. King David had removed his
royal apparel and worshiped God while wearing a linen ephod and finally David removed the ephod and
worshiped the True and Holy God of Israel as just one simple person unrestricted in his worship and rejoicing
in the presence of the Holy God. [article link]
2 Samuel 22-23 - Late in King david's life he recounts the Blessings from God in his life -- '2 Samuel 22:47-51
The LORD liveth; and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God of the Rock of my Salvation. It is God that
avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me, And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies:
thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the
violent man. Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto
Thy Name. He is the tower of Salvation for His King: and sheweth mercy to His anointed, unto David, and to his
seed [descendants] for evermore [eternity].'
King David reflects on his eternal salvation in God: '2 Samuel 22:31-37 31 As for God, *His way is perfect
[Melchizedek]; the word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler [personal shield] to all them that trust in Him. For
who is God, save the LORD? and who is a Rock, save our God? God is my strength and power: and *He maketh
my way perfect [Melchizedek]. He maketh my feet like hinds feet: and setteth me upon my high places. He
teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. Thou hast also given me the shield
of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great. Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my
feet did not slip.' - 'Psalms 110 A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at My right hand, until I
make thine enemies thy footstool. The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the
midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from
the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. *The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, *Thou
art a Priest for ever after *the order of Melchizedek. The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the
day of His wrath. He shall judge among the heathen, He shall fill the places with the dead bodies; He shall
wound the heads over many countries. He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall He lift up [be
alert] the head.' - King David was a psalmist, a prophet, a king, a warrior and an intimate participant in the
Levitical system of laws, ordinances, covenants and sacrifices yet King David having had it all and having seen it
all only desired an intimate one to one fellowship with God. A spiritual fellowship that cannot be attained by
any means of human status and is not found in any religious system but is only available in the intimate
fellowship provided by the mercy and grace of God and given one to one in a personal intimate relationship
with the Holy God. [article link]
#23 The Melchizedek Priesthood is in effect today

while the Levitical Priesthood has been accomplished
The Royal Priesthood - The High Calling of each Christian - The Alter - Then there is the Altar, made of Stone, to
place the offering on - The Church individual likewise builds each altar out of stone, our stones are not the
physical stones of this world but our stones are the Spiritual rock of Jesus Christ - We build our stone altar one
stone or experience with Jesus at a time
An altar needs to be built upon which the sacrifices are to be offered. God would name the location that the
stone altar was to be placed at. For the Levite, only an altar with a base of stones was acceptable to God. The
stones had to be natural stones, man could not chisel or shape the stones into man's desires, in fact for man,
any man, to modify what God has already done in shaping of each stone is to actually "profane it. Exodus
20:25 And if thou wilt make Me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn (carved) stone: for if thou lift
up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. -- The Church individual likewise builds each altar out of stone, our
stones are not the physical stones of this world but our stones are the Spiritual rock of Jesus Christ. We build
our stone altar one stone or experience with Jesus at a time. For instance as we know and perceive Jesus each
instance is a stone in our Priestly altar of worship to God. Example: I do know that Jesus loves me, that
knowledge or experience is the placing of a Spiritual stone into the altar of our sacrifice in this case a stone of
love is placed into our altar. - Likewise, I know that Jesus personally sacrificed His life for me on the cross, that
I can live and be reunite to Him, there is another altar stone. - I remember when Jesus took my hand and
comforted me through some circumstances and tragedy, again more personal altar stones. - I remember the
sunset and praying to God and Jesus seemed so near that I felt His presence, altar stone. - I remember reading
the Bible and a verse that made almost no sense to me then God showed me His wisdom and the meaning
became perfectly clear, altar stone. - I remember witnessing to a person who so desperately needed Jesus and
that person responded to Jesus, I know I had nothing to do with it and seeing the look of joy and relief on their
face as they accepted Jesus reminded me of God's love and grace in my own life, altar stone. -- As we go
through life we build an altar, made of stone, made from encounters with the living stone Himself Jesus, our
altar is an Eternal memorial built of everlasting stone from the Eternal Rock Himself forever memorializing our
interaction with the Holy Almighty God. -- Acts 10:2-4 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his
house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always. He saw in a vision evidently about the
ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. And when he looked on
him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy Prayers and thine Alms are come up
for a Memorial before God. [article link]
Leviticus 1-5 - The Laws for the offerings of the Levitical Priesthood - {There are multiple parts to the Old
Testament Levitical Atonement 'Kaphar' (3722) Covering Sin Offering: 1. The sacrifice has to have a cost to the
sinner, a precious useful animal was to be sacrificed. 2. The laying on of hands onto the animal's head then the
confession and transfer of sins from the sinner to the innocent sacrifice. 3. The sacrifice dies with your sins,
death of the sins. 4. The blood [life] of the animal is poured out providing a New Life opportunity (for a season,
often one year) from the blood of the sacrifice for the sinner.}
1. The Burnt Offering Sacrifice: Giving totally to God, the entire sacrifice is consumed in fire and given to God.
[Note: humans can and should concentrate themselves to God for a time, a season or even just an event.
Where the animal offering was burnt and given to God it is the human service, fellowship that is consecrate to
God. - The pagan practice is to burn a human in the fire but if a Christian person died in a fire that would end
their consecration not start it and there is no such alter of God that would ever accept a human offering, a
human is never ever to enter a physical fire as a sacrifice in Judaism/Christianity. The pagan practice of human
sacrifice is strictly forbidden and prohibited in worshiping the true God of Israel.] 2. The Grain Offering: A
sweat smelling (savor) freewill offer given to God. Bread flower covered with oil and sprinkled with
Frankincense aroma is burnt in the fire with the smell of baking bread ascending up into heaven. No human
induced ingredients are allowed no leaven [sin] and no honey [mans accomplishments] are allowed in the
offering. 3. The Peace (Fellowship) Offering: An animal to be roasted as a celebration meal. The animal had to
be without spot [inherited birth defect] or blemish [acquired defect]. The animal was to be roasted the fat
[worry] was to be removed and burned separately and given to God the people couldn't eat the fat [worry].
The blood [life] was also to be poured out as at no time could they eat any blood [life of the animal]. 4. Sin
Offering for Unintentional Sin (weaknesses): A young bull for the sins of individual people. A mature bull for
the sins of a Priest. A [goat] that the leader was to lay hands on it for the sins of the nation. 5. Trespass
Offering for Intentional Sin: A sin offering plus a grain (flour) offering withholding the oil and the Frankincense
aroma. -- Having sacrificed to God and their sins now covered for a year the O.T. Saints could then live in the
presence of God to commune and interact with God however the O.T. animal sacrifices did not provide the
individual direct access to God. The individual people did not live in the perceivable presence of God, did not
have direct access to God and did not experience God the way individual N.T. saints often do. [article link]
1 Kings 4-6 - King Solomon begins construction on a seven year project in the building of the 1st Jerusalem
Temple - King Hiram of Tyre sends his servants to help and provides timber from Lebanon for the Temple -- '1
Kings 6:1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year [480] after the children of Israel were
come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the
second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.' - 'John 2:18 Then answered the Jews and said
unto Him (Jesus), What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these [Messiah] things? Jesus
answered and said unto them, Destroy This Temple, and in three days I will [Resurrection] raise it up. Then
said the Jews, Forty and six years was this [stone] Temple [2nd Temple, Herod's Temple] in building [in
Jerusalem], and wilt thou rear it up in three days? *But He spake of the Temple of His body. When therefore
He was risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this unto them; and they believed the
scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, in the feast day,
many believed in His Name, when they saw the miracles which He did. But Jesus did not commit Himself unto
them, because he knew all men [mankind], And needed not that any should testify of man: for He knew what
[deceit] was in man.'
The Temple of God is built in Jerusalem: '1 Kings 6:7 And the House (Temple), when it was in building, was
built of stone *made ready before it was brought thither [to the Temple Mount]: so that there was neither
hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the House (Temple), while it was in building.' - Peter quotes this
well known fact that one of the requirements to building the Temple in Jerusalem required that the granite
stones had to be quarried away from the Temple site and that the stones had to be chiseled into their proper
dimensions before leaving the stone quarry because there was to be no hammering, chiseling or shaping of
the stones once at the actual Temple site. Peter [whose name means rock] refers to his fellow Christians as
'living stones' meaning that the true Temple is in Heaven and that while we are here on earth in this quarry
the shaping and molding process is taking place however when we get into heaven [the Temple Mount] there
are no sharp tools for the shaping of people in heaven so when we leave the earth we are already to have
been completely shaped to fit into the Kingdom of God in Heaven. - '1 Peter 2:1-6 Wherefore laying aside all
malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere
milk of the Word (Bible), that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom
coming, *as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, *Ye also, as lively
stones, are built up a spiritual house, an Holy Priesthood (Melchizedek), to offer up spiritual sacrifices,
acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture [Isaiah 28:16], Behold, I lay in
Sion (Zion) a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on Him shall not be confounded.'
[article link]
#24 Christianity is the Gospel of Peace and Forgiveness freely available from Jesus Christ
to all mankind
2 Corinthians 6 - Paul now focuses on the opertunity that life is the opportunity to enter into an eternal life
relationship with God -- '2 Corinthians 6:1-2 We then, as workers together with Him [God - Father, Son Jesus,
Holy Spirit], beseech you also that ye receive not the grace [personal individuality allowed by God] of God in
vain. For He saith, I [God] have heard thee [prayers] in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I
succoured [assisted, aided] thee: **behold, now [today] is the accepted time [to become a born into the
family of God - child of God]; behold, now is the day of salvation [eternal life].'
2 Corinthians 6:3-10 Giving no offence in any thing [offending not the Jews, Gentiles or the Church of god],
that the [Christian] Ministry be not blamed: But in all things approving [representing] ourselves as the
ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, In stripes [whippings], in
imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, *in watchings [looking for the 2nd Coming of Jesus], in fastings; By
pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy [Spirit] Ghost, by love unfeigned, By *the
Word of Truth [Holy Bible], by the power [lit. life creating, resurrection eternal life power - Dunamis, G1411] of
God, by the armour of [Jesus'] righteousness on the *right hand [in Christian fellowship] and on the *left
[outside of Christian fellowship], By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and
yet true; As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; As
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
- Note: Paul gives a list of precautions to take and he includes in his list of precautions to be equally cautious
and alert inside of the Church [right hand of fellowship] as with those who are outside the Church [the left
hand path]. Inside of a Church particularly a metropolis (city) [mega-Church] like Corinth was is no place to
remove our Christian armor and no place to set aside our individual discernment. There can be and are just as
many perils within Church fellowships as there are outside of Church fellowships and inside the Church there
is always the ever-present wolves seeking take advantage of people in the fellowship with their Christian
guard down and sometimes the wolves are behind the pulpits and in the Universities and in the classrooms
and write books and broadcast on the radio and other very public and prominent positions so always be
careful inside of Church as well as outside of Church. Also Note: Because we do have the discernment of God
we can interact more with people both inside and outside of Church. This is not an invitation to close up and
disassociate with others, just the opposite it is a calling to interact more in a fallen imperfect world but with
the admonishment to maintain at all times a prayerful, purposeful Christian demeanor and attitude at all
times and in all places. [article link]
#25 There is an Eternal state of the human spirit and soul - A New Heaven (sky) and a New earth
Revelation 21 - The earth and sky are going to pass away as humanity enters into a new earth and a new sky in
the eternal state with God -- 'Revelation 21:1-5 And I saw a new heaven (sky) and a new earth: for the first
heaven (sky) and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city,
new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of Heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her Husband. And I
heard a great voice out of Heaven saying, Behold, the Tabernacle [dwelling] of God [the Father] is with men,
and He [the Father] will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God [Jesus] Himself shall be with
them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: **for the former things are passed away. And
He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And He said unto me, Write: **for these
Words [being from God] are True and Faithful.'
The New Jerusalem, the new Holy City on the new earth is revealed and the gates of the Holy City are
permanently open inviting all the eternal Saints to freely enter into the eternal city to bring in their glory and
honor in worship and praise to God: Revelation 21:6-8 And He [God] said unto me [Disciple John], It is done. I
am Alpha and Omega, *the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the
water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, ***and he shall be My
[adopted] Son. *But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers,
and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and
brimstone: which is the second death. ... Revelation 21:22-27 And [in the New Jerusalem, the new Holy City on
earth] I saw no Temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the Temple of it. And the city had
no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the Glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the
light thereof. **And the Nations of *them *which *are *saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings
[mighty] of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day:
for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the Nations into it. And there
shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie:
but [only] they which are written in the Lamb's Book of Life. - Note: There appears to remain a societal
structure for mankind (Saints) complete with individual Nations, cities and towns even out into the eternal
state. [article link]
Revelation 22 - The Disciple John is shown the Eternal State of the Saints with the New Jerusalem containing
the Eternal Throne of God [Father, Son Jesus (Lamb), Holy Spirit] on earth - The beloved Disciple John closes
the great Revelation of the beloved Jesus Christ by sealing (the 8th Seal) it with a promise, this final Seal is an
unbreakable promise from Jesus Christ Himself to return quickly, when it is time (opened) and when the 8th
Seal is opened Jesus will return according to all of His promises - The Disciple John then prays in agreement
with Jesus Christ and requests the return of Jesus Christ - The Disciple John then finalizes all Holy Bible
Scripture with a blessing from Jesus Christ to all the beloved Saints in Jesus Christ -- 'Revelation 22:1-6 And he
[Angel] shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the Throne of God and of
the Lamb [in the New Jerusalem]. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there *the
Tree of Life (Genesis 2:9), which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and **the
leaves of the tree were for the healing [wellbeing] of the Nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the
Throne of God and of the Lamb [Jesus Christ] shall be in it; and His servants shall serve Him: And they shall see
His face; and His name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle,
neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. And he said
unto me, These sayings are Faithful and True: **and the Lord God of the holy prophets **sent His Angel
[messenger] **to shew unto His servants [Christians - Saints] the things which must shortly be done
[accomplished].'
The Bible's book of Revelation concludes completing the Holy Bible: Revelation 22:7-21 Behold, I [Jesus Christ]
come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. And I John saw these things,
and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which
shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy
brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. And he saith unto me,
Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust
still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that
is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I [Jesus Christ] come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every
man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Blessed are they that do His Commandments, that they may have right to the Tree of Life, and may enter in
through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and
idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. I Jesus have sent mine Angel [messenger] to testify unto
you these things in the Churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
And the [Holy] Spirit and the Bride [Christian Church] say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let
him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. For I testify unto every man
that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add
unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the Words of the book
of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the Book of Life, and out of the Holy City, and from the
things which are written in this book. He [Jesus Christ] which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come
quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
[article link]
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Testing to determine if someone is a true prophet - teacher

of God or a false prophet of man
People claim to have glorious information even Divine insight into how we should live and conduct
our lives. But is their information really good and useful? Even though some of it sounds good and
does have a certain worldly appeal, what standard should we use in determining if their directions are
legitimate and are going to have Everlasting Value for us or is it just a part of a fad of the moment that
sounds good but is really of little use in cultivating a lasting relationship with Jesus.
Here is a good start - does the information draw us closer to the Holy, Living, Loving, Caring, God,
then good, but if the information gives credit to mankind while neglecting to give Honor and Glory to
God then that information needs to be carefully considered and even rejected as harmful and
unhelpful in helping to direct and guide our lives.
Here is good test to determine if someone is a prophet of God or a false prophet
Jeremiah 23:21-23 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they
prophesied. But if they had stood in My counsel, and had caused My people to hear My words, then
they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. Am I a God at
hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?
Also God is reminding us that He is close to us and that when we need Him we should call on Him
ourselves and not always look to others to call on God for us or to prophesy for us.
Keep in mind that False - worldly teachings are often passed off as Christian
in nature yet are far from Christian/Biblical
2nd Peter 2:1-9 But there were False Prophets also among the people, even as there shall be False
Teachers among you, who privily (in secret) shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord
that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their
pernicious ways; by reason of whom the Way of Truth shall be evil spoken of .. (remember) The Lord
knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the Day of
Judgment to be punished:
An Exciting part of being a Christian is in thinking through our thoughts and our actions to determine
if it will have a good consequences towards God or a bad consequence for us and this includes
thinking through what others are trying to get us to say and do. Sometimes Saying "No" is necessary
and it is also powerful as saying no to the ways of this world is generally part of the first step of saying
"Yes" to God.
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
Did Jesus have a wife and child? Of course Not!
Recommended DVD: **Gnosticism: Hollywood's War on God - (DVD $19.95)
Jesus did not have a wife or a child -

Da Vinci Code (Jesus is only human) Cults Exposed!
Network TV, the movie "The Da Vinci Code" 'SEEK THE TRUTH' {Sony Pictures - Directed by: Ron
Howard, Starring: Tom Hanks, May 2006} and now The Da Vinci Code part two "Angels & Demons"
(2009) are programs that will insinuate that Jesus had a secret wife, Mary Magdalene and that the
two had a child while He was here on the earth.
Following is some material to consider regarding this very wrong and false topic.
This is a startling topic yet it is a good opportunity for us as Christians to define Christianity to others
and to point out the errors of the non-Biblical approach to defining Jesus.
"Any marriage prior to the Cross would mean that Jesus was marring a sinner and really teachings of
an earthly marriage of Jesus are yet another false set of teachings that are attempting to do away
with the need of mankind for the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross and of His Glorious Resurrection and it
is an attempt to deny the special relationship that Jesus has with His Bride - The Church."
Source: www.BasicChristian.org/theology.html
Bride of Christ
Bride: numphe (3565) to veil, cover, claim, promised union

Wife: gune (1135) to become, assembled, united, fulfilled, completed
Verses - Isaiah 61:10; Jeremiah 3:20; Matthew 25:1; John 3:29; Ephesians 5:23-33; Revelation 19:7
First Use: Genesis 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will
make him an help meet for him.
The faithful marriage union between one man and one woman is a representation of the ultimate
intimate Spiritual union relationship between God and His people.
Jeremiah 3:13,20 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: .. Surely as a
wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt with Me, O house of Israel, saith the
LORD.
Jesus is the bridegroom and one day as a groom He is going to take part in a marriage an arranged
marriage. The Glorious marriage arranged by His Father, God. The very special bride for Jesus is us!
the Church of Jesus.
2nd Corinthians 11:2 For I (Apostle Paul) am jealous over you (Church) with godly jealously: for I have
espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Some false teachers have tried to negate the special relationship that Jesus has with His true
Church/Bride and have put forth the false teaching that Jesus was married while He was here on the
earth. Often Mary Magdalene is suggested as a possible wife for Jesus. At times the wedding in Cana
of Galilee John chapter 2 is offered as Jesus' own wedding. Yet, it would be odd to have Jesus the
"invited guest" steal the bride and then get married himself an act that would likely create a riot and
would not be a legal wedding in lacking the Jewish one year of betrothal prior to marriage. The
wedding in Cana is not the wedding of Jesus. In a further attempt to patch together a wife for Jesus
the Mary who is the sister of Martha is at times passed off as the same person as Mary Magdalene
however the two Marys are distinctly two different women. Luke 8:2 Mary called Magdalene and
Luke 10:39 and she (Martha) had a sister called Mary confirm that the two Marys are separate
women.
The polygamist teaching of the Mormon (LDS) Cult teaches and speculates that Jesus had as many as
three wives while He was here on earth. It is Mormon teaching that every good Mormon is married
therefore the Mormons have attempted to manufacture wives for Jesus and then claim that Jesus is a
Mormon. Like all of the other false teachings regarding a wife and child for Jesus the Mormon
teachings are contrived, vague and completely unbiblical.
Rest assured that Jesus did not have an earthly marriage or any earthly wives but that according to
the Bible the final union between Jesus and His Bride the Church is yet to come in the grand and
Glorious celebration of the Wedding Feast Supper.
Revelation 19:7-9 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is
come, and His wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in
fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me,
Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me,
These are the true sayings of God.
The Prophecies of the Bible Reveal an Unmarried Savior (Messiah)
According to the Bible's prophetic enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Genesis Chapter 22, where
Abraham offers his, "only Son" {Isaac is the "only Son" of Abraham in that he was the only child of
Abraham to receive an inheritance in the Promise Land. A person is designated a child prior to
receiving the father's inheritance and becomes a Son when designated to receive an inheritance
without the inheritance the status as "child" remains. Abraham was the father of many children but in
Isaac was his "only Son," only inheritor.} and Isaac was an unmarried son, during the prophetic
enactment of the sacrifice on Mt. Moriah (Calvary) the same location where Jesus was later crucified.
It is then after the sacrifice and in Genesis chapter 24 that the Bible reveals the sending of the servant
Eliezer (God's Comforter) [Holy Spirit] to go and to gather the bride for the unmarried Isaac,
portraying an illustration of Jesus and His Church.
The Old Testament prophecies leave no room for any marriage of Jesus prior to His Cross and His
Resurrection but do portray the Glorious Wedding union to the Church yet to come. Jesus could not
marry the Church or any individual prior to the Cross as the remedy for sin did not yet exist.
Any marriage prior to the Cross would mean that Jesus was marring a sinner and really teachings of
an earthly marriage of Jesus are yet another false set of teachings that are attempting to do away
with the need of mankind for the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross and of His Glorious Resurrection and
it is an attempt to deny the special relationship that Jesus has with His Bride "The Church".
The Church-Bride of Jesus was foretold in Adam and Eve
God created the bride (Eve) of man from the flesh of man (Adam), this is very important, the woman
is not a new unique creation but is of the same flesh (substance) of man and this makes for the ability
for one united common bonded relationship. The animals of God's creation are not originally created
from each other and therefore do not have the close intimate relationship that humans do. The first
animals were created by God from the waters of the earth.
Genesis 1:20 "let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life." Later God
created the mate for the animals separately from the ground Genesis 2:19 "and out of the ground the
LORD formed every beast" but the "suitable" help mate for Adam was not found separately from
Adam therefore God created the woman from the material of the man Adam. Interestingly God first
created man from the ground and now we are created in the water of the womb demonstrating that
God is not limited in His materials or in His abilities for creating life.
Genesis 2:20-25 .. but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him. And the LORD God caused
a deep sleep {death i.e. the cross} to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and
closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a
woman {bride}, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and
flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a
man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And
they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
John 19:33 - 35 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that He was dead already, they brake not his
legs: But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced His side, and forthwith came there out blood and
water {cleansing for His bride}. And he (the Disciple John) that saw it bare record, and his record is
true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
Just as the bride of Adam is created from the physical body of Adam we the Church, the bride of
Jesus, are going to receive a Spiritual body of the same substance as the Spiritual Resurrection body
of Jesus, making us "one flesh with the Resurrected body of Jesus". This is made available to us and
illustrated to us in the "Last Supper" Communion service that all Christians still take part in during
each "Communion Service" where the "Bread (body) and Wine (blood) of Jesus are offered to all of
the Christian followers of Jesus so we can each individually partake in and receive of the new
Resurrection Spiritual body of Jesus.
The Communion is the "Last Supper" feast where Jesus offered His Holy body to His followers, this
was one of the last acts that Jesus preformed in presenting His Holy body to each of us just hours
before His crucifixion and death.
Matthew 26:26-28 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it
to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My body. And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave
it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is My blood of the new testament, which is shed for many
for the remission of sins.
1st Corinthians 10:16-17 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of
Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we being many
are one bread, and one body: for we (Christians) are all partakers of that one bread (Jesus).
As the bride of Jesus we will therefore be in a close intimate, rewarding and fulfilling, Spiritual
relationship with Jesus. The bride of Adam came from the opened (pierced) side of Adam and likewise
the bride of Jesus comes from the cleansing of the blood and water that flowed from the pierced side
of Jesus while He was on the Cross. The creation of the bride for Adam in Genesis is a prophecy
foretelling and fulfilled in the Cross of Jesus by the creation of the bride of Jesus His Church.
Ephesians 5:29 - 32 .. even as the Lord [nourisheth and cherisheth] the church: For we are members of
his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and
shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak
concerning Christ and the church.
The last invitation to Salvation in the Bible is a wonderful invitation given by both the Spirit and the
Bride (Church), given freely to everyone.
Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the Bride say come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let
him who is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
*In short it would not have been possible for the Christ - Messiah to have a physical wife or any type of sexual
relationship while He was here on the earth and then still be the Messiah. Jesus is the Sinless Messiah and had He had a
sexual interaction with a sinful Human it would have been "strange flesh" for Jesus because the sinful flesh of Humans is
Strange to the Divine and sinless Body of God.
1st Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam (Adam) was made a living soul; the last
Adam (Jesus) was made a quickening (life giving) Spirit.
1st Corinthians 15:47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second Man (Jesus) is the Lord from
heaven.
1st Corinthians 15:48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such
are they also that are heavenly.
1st Corinthians 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God;
neither doth corruption (Unholy) inherit incorruption (Holiness).
2nd Corinthians 5:21 For He hath made Him to be sin for us, Who knew no sin; that we might be made
1st John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we
have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
The Bible explains to us that each spirit being is to inhabit it’s own abode "body" and for example the
angels that disobeyed God to have a relationship with women that in doing so the fallen angels left
their own God given "abode" - angel spirit body, in that during intercourse the two would "become
one" therefore the women did not become angels but the angels became fallen angels.
Genesis 6:1-2 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and
daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God (Angels) saw the daughters of men that they
were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Jude 1:6-7 And the angels which kept not their first estate {body}, but left their own habitation, {when
they became one with humans (strange flesh to them)} He (God) hath reserved in everlasting chains
under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities
about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are
set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
In the same manner had Jesus the Messiah had a sexual relationship with a woman or anyone, as the
homosexuals say that Jesus had their type of intercourse, He would have Become "one" with one
person and ceased to be the Sinless Redeemer of All Mankind and that would negate the mission that
Jesus set out for Himself to accomplish. The mission of Jesus is to reunite All Mankind, those willing to
be reunited, back to Himself/God. Had Jesus taken one physical wife or been involved in any physical-
sexual relationship He would Not then be eligible to redeem All mankind and would have invalidated
the Church as His Bride in that Jesus would have already had His bride.
1st Corinthians 6:13 .. the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
1st Corinthians 6:14 And God hath both raised (Resurrected) up the Lord, and will also raise
(Resurrect) up us by His own power.
1st Corinthians 6:15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the
members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
1st Corinthians 6:16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith
He, shall be one flesh.
1st Corinthians 6:17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
1st Corinthians 6:18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that
committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
1st Thessalonians 4:3-5 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from
fornication: That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel (body) in sanctification and
honour; Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
Divine? Or Simply Just Not Fine?
We are living in days of increasing signs, miracles and wonders
Recently a fiberglass and gold laden Maroni statue atop the latest LDS Temple (Oquirrh Mountain
Temple in South Jordan, Utah) was struck by lightning. It's not an uncommon occurrence by itself, the
statue like all the other Maroni statues was grounded, however there are several particularities about
this unique lightning strike. The statue was severely charred and the charring of the statue was in
such a unique pattern blackening only the arm, face and trumpet that many at first thought the
damage was a deliberate act of vandalism done with black spray paint.
In Mormon folklore the blackening of a face, countenance or appearance is called the "Curse of Cain"
and is a symbol of rejection and unacceptability.
Now take into account that what has just been blackened, deemed unacceptable by some sort of
supernatural retribution (ruling out a natural occurrence of nature in the near precision modification)
is the Maroni statue the beacon to divinity of all that is sacred in LDS.
Normally a statue altered by lightening still wouldn't raise too many suspicions however this newest,
latest and greatest LDS Temple that was in the process of being dedicated (during the public showing
phase) happens to be simultaneously their 13th Temple in Utah and their 130th operational temple.
The aggressive LDS Temple building schedule was obviously intentionally juggled and the books were
obviously cooked [one or more LDS Temples have never been finished 'operational'] in order to derive
the 13 and 130 (13 X 10) figures and it was struck by lightning on the 13th of June 2009. That's all
weird enough.
Weird enough that we have to ask ourselves if this special 13th and 130th LDS Temple was in fact
actually a Temple already dedicated and set aside to the worship of Satan? Was the foundation of the
Temple set to Satan? If that is the case that the facility was indeed dedicated to Satan as the
numbering clearly indicates then it is most likely that Satan or a demonic entity chose to damage his
Temple and statue.
Was it of God, mankind, nature or perhaps the demonic realm that is the cause and effect of the
seemingly supernatural event or events? At a casual first glance it might appear that God struck the
statue however was it actually a Divine act from God or was it simply just another not so fine act of a
demonic entity? With the supernatural (demons, UFO's, Aliens, deception, etc.) revealing itself
around us with increasing frequency and intensity it is of utmost importance that we take into
account the events and consider what is happening asking ourselves [and God in prayer] just what is
going on and just what are we supposed to believe and what should be our reaction. These are
decisions that we do need to reach, sometimes quickly and oftentimes without a lot of info or without
a lot of good reliable info.
Supernatural events have been happening to mankind for a long time and they have also been
deceiving mankind for a long time. Considerer the very ancient and old Shroud of Turin from about
1350 A.D. and take into account that like the charred face of the LDS Maroni statue the Shroud of
Turin is also the charred image of a face, a face and body. The Shroud of Turin is a reverse image
charred into a piece of linen cloth. Neither the LDS Maroni nor the Shroud of Turin has any true
biblical significance yet both are revered and considered sacred.
The Shroud of Turin contradicts the Bible just as much as the Maroni legend and accompanying
Maroni statues do. The Bible clearly states that the body of Jesus at burial was wound with linen cloth
(John 19:40) not covered by a single piece of cloth as the shroud of Turin depicts.
As extraordinary as it may seem the demonic entity that created the Shroud of Turin so many
centuries ago could also possibly be the same demonic entity that just recently struck the LDS statue.
When faced with the extraordinary and the unexplainable keep in mind that God's extraordinary
word the Bible explains above all that God loves each of us and that He has an eternal plan of
salvation for each of our lives. It is the Divine Miracle throughout all of the ages that God's love and
fellowship is available to mankind if we would just seek after Him. Then when a relationship with
Jesus Christ is accomplished in our hearts and in our minds even mighty lightning strikes and signs and
wonders pale in comparison to the glory, majesty and justice of receiving the Holy Spirit inside of us.
Note: It's unjust not to have the Holy Spirit inside of us. On the cross Jesus said "It is finished" or literally "It is paid in
full." With full payment comes satisfaction the delivery the "Justice" the receiving of the Holy Spirit. The injustice of the
world is the withholding of the Holy Spirit. God is not withholding the Holy Spirit, man is withholding the Holy Spirit as
man seeks to deny God, by discounting the Virgin Birth, corrupting the Cross and counterfeiting the Resurrection of
Jesus Christ it is man that is withholding justice both from themselves and from others.
Also Note: After the rapture of the Christian Church there is going to be another delivery it is the delivery of the Kingdom
of this World into the hands and authority of Satan for a short time. During the Time of Satan (Antichrist) the Holy Spirit
will not be delivered to be inside of people like He is now in the present Christian Church age. The post rapture Martyred
Saints of Revelation receive the Holy Spirit in fellowship but not inside, not in the 'born again' regeneration manner that
the people of the Christian Church have received. During the Time of Satan - Time of Tribulation, Satan is going to deliver
his particular form of justice and government upon mankind and it won't go very well for mankind few will even live
through it. The Martyred Saints of Revelation do not receive the Holy Spirit inside of them because after the rapture it is
during the time of Satan's Kingdom when God's Eternal Justice for mankind is now in Heaven separate and away from
Satan's Kingdom on earth and also because their remaining lifetime on earth will be short, so short that they receive
their eternal Satisfaction and eternal Justice in heaven after their unjust martyrdom at the hands of Satan.
Update: Regarding the Utah LDS 13th Temple and the blackening rejecting of it, Satan knows Bible prophecy
and some of it he knows well. Satan is probably not about to be handed some fiberglass Temple in nowhere
(South Jordan) Utah. Most probably Satan is going to insist on the real deal a quarried stone Temple built in
Jerusalem, Israel.
Faith lives, faith gives … faith believes in God on High!
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
Basic Christian: The Fullness of God!

Redemption, first fruits, works, boundaries, self-righteousness, -- what is the fullness of God and how do we
experience it now! Hint: we experience God in His fullness in a first fruits (glimpse - foretaste) manner until the
fullness of our bodily redemption (Romans 8:23) takes place in heaven. -- "Romans 8:23 And not only they, but
ourselves also, which *have the firstfruits of the [Holy] Spirit, even we [Christians] ourselves groan within
ourselves, waiting for the adoption [in heaven], to wit, the redemption of our body." {Note: The future
"redemption of our body" is when we can enter bodily [body, soul and spirit] into the presence of God -
thought we are already able to enter Spiritually (*having the firstfruits of the Holy Spirit) into the presence of
God but not yet bodily into the presence of God. Also Note: we receive from God the 'firstfruits' or 'born again'
portion of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit then produces from within us our 'first fruits' of fellowship with God
and our individual service to God that we live out and display in our own lives. What is being displayed in and
through the many false prophets of today (Todd Bentley, Bob Jones, C. Peter Wagner, Rick Warren, Greg
Laurie 'Lost Boy' [Harvest Crusade], the late William Branham, etc.), is not the existence, working or
manifestation of the Holy Spirit but it is instead a counterfeit unholy spirit of deception, manipulation, harm
and deceit.} [article link]
Time and Judgment by Randy Maugans {Time - Eternity: "Romans 2:7 To them who by patient continuance in
well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:" -- "Romans 5:21 That as sin hath reigned
unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord." --
Judgment: "John 3:18 He [person] that believeth on Him [Jesus] is not condemned: but he that believeth not
*is condemned (judged) already, because he hath not believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God."
Note: The Judgment of God is occurring NOW it is not a future event but a future accumulation of our ongoing
events (as Randy is pointing out) in our own actions and through our own deeds. Also Note: The Apostle Paul
makes it clear that the Judgment of God is not to be feared by the Christian since we have already passed from
death to life and from condemnation into Righteousness in Jesus Christ. -- "Philippians 4:3 ... with other my
fellowlabourers [in the Gospel], whose names are in the Book of Life (eternal)."} (Mp3)
In the words of Solomon we gain some fascinating insights into salvation and the process of judgment, or the
rendering of one's existence into the eternal. In breaking off the chains of religion and dogma…moving into
the realm of pure spirit we become, in one sense, "law unto ourselves", or more correctly, Creator's law unto
ourselves. This is called freedom-the freedom obtained and sealed by Messiah. This leads into huge questions
about judgment, law, devotion and an ascendancy into power and dominion in this present life. Our choices in
the here and now are the fulcrum into the infinite. Understanding that religion is a closed system, but
devotion of Creator is the gateway to true liberty and self-determination. Segment two is a reading from the
"Archko Volume," and an historical perspective on religion, worship, and government from a completely God-
centric position. From the perspective of Rabbi Hillel III, we view the transitions of devotion toward Creator,
and the ebb and flow of the religious structures through time. [article link]
Excellent!! Commentary by James White - Another Attempt to Make Lemon Juice Out of Lemons.... (Video)
Is lying in the pulpit not a "moral" failure? How did we get here in the Evangelical Church? Some thoughts.
[article link]
Church Discipline: The Guest Teachers Series - DOES THE TRUTH MATTER ANYMORE? by John MacArthur
$64.95 (5 Parts DVD) - entire series $203.72 (CrossTv.com) {Note: Christianity involves two parts, the death of
Jesus and the resurrection of Jesus. We follow Jesus in our own death (dying - self discipline) to self, sin and
this world and in our own personal resurrection in living to God and His Holy Spiritual realm. Much of what the
Emergent (New Age) Church is trying to do is to live the spiritual resurrection (grace, peace, holiness,
wellbeing, sharing, joy) without first experiencing the death to self, sin and this world. Christianity is grounded
and based in both parts, both dying to self (discipline) and resurrection (joy) living to God - these videos are
more about the dying to self (self discipline) part but don't forget to also live the holy spiritual (grace, peace,
holiness, wellbeing, sharing, joy) resurrection part. (Philippians 1:20-21, 1 Corinthians 10:31)} (DVDs)
Everywhere is apathy. Nobody cares whether that which is preached is true or false. A sermon is a sermon
whatever the subject; only, the shorter it is the better." Those words were written by Charles Spurgeon MORE
THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO! Yet, he might have just as easily been describing the state of the church at
the beginning of the 21st Century. Well, in this "tell-it-like-it-is" indictment of the attitudes, methods and
approaches of much of the modern church, Pastor John MacArthur picks up where Charles Spurgeon left off.
This is 'MUST VIEWING" for the modern Christian. Presented by: John MacArthur [article link]
"Driven By Destiny" [Emergent Church book] is slated for release in October 2010 - The premise of Dr. Adams'
book is completely at odds with the biblical teaching on what "rights" we, as Christians, have to our lives -
With her new book "Driven by Destiny" Dr. LaVerne Adams reveals 12 secret keys that inspire readers to
overcome feelings of confusion and frustration while navigating their own unique destiny roadmap - Rick
Warren "America's Pastor" has written the foreword to the new book loaded with theological error and which
promises to be heavy on pragmatic, self-focused, "Word Faith-y" narcissism as if American Christians needed
any more encouragement for that - this [New Age] teaching has taken on Christian terminology and flooded
into today's churches
Dr. Adams is passionate about motivating people [to] live the life of their dreams. Sounds terrific….except for
that little problem of Christians having no "rights." You see, we are slaves, slaves to Christ (1 Peter 2:16), and
slaves do not have rights. Our lives are not our own, we have been bought for a price (1 Corinthians 6:20), and
only God can know and direct our destiny. If I plan out my life and God has a destiny in store for me other than
the one I have mapped out, I must bend the knee in humble submission before God's greater plan for my life.
Just ask Stephen [Acts 6:5-7:60], who was stoned to death after rebuking the Sanhedrin for their sinful
rejection of the prophets and Messiah himself. About Stephen [it doesn't get anymore 'outside the box' than
what Stephen displayed in completely trusting God with his life!], I wonder: did the "life of (his) dreams"
include death by stoning? Probably not, because in our flesh, we are all small, narcissistic, self-protective and
vain to the extreme. But when submitted to the Lord, as Stephen was, and as we all must strive to be by God's
grace, our lives have deeper meaning and serve eternal purposes that our finite minds cannot grasp. But not
according to Dr. Adams, whose assessment of Stephen would be that he was not successfully navigating his
"unique destiny roadmap." Poor Stephen, not to have the "12 Secret Keys" to unlocking his future…..he had
only the Lord to entrust his destiny to. In addition to being unbiblical, this kind of positive self-talk in Dr.
Adams' book also comes very close to being New Age/Integral Spirituality thought, which is not Christian at all.
When I was in the New Age back in the 90s, this thinking was dubbed "New Thought." Its theology? What
mind can conceive, man can achieve. This thoroughly New Age thinking really went mainstream and took off
in 2007 with the book "The Secret," which "explained" that the secret of success in anyone's life was based on
something called the "law of attraction." This "law of attraction" puts forth the concept that thoughts have
energy and power, and when you clear yourself of negative blocks, get focused and think your thoughts
purposefully, your thoughts will create what you desire by "attraction." The problem? This is not Christian
teaching...which teaches a crucified self, a life yielded to its Maker. Nevertheless, this teaching has taken on
Christian terminology and flooded into today's churches. [article link]
***Highly Recommended - #5 AN INSIDER'S WARNING - BOB JONES (no relation to Bob Jones of Bob Jones
University) - LAKELAND OUTPOURING - TODD BENTLEY - True or False? (YouTube)
Andrew Strom is author of the first book on the Lakeland outpouring. He spent 11 years in the same Prophetic
movement as Todd Bentley. Here he tells us why he questions the Lakeland outpouring, the teachings, drunk
behavior, strange signs and wonders, etc. What will it take to see real Revival? [article link]
Video)
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Part 7 - Yoga within the Christian Church - Download option 2 'Right Click' on the this Link and select "Save file
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Hilarious!! False Prophet Post of the Day! - Todd Bentley - Is Emma the Angel Branham's "Jesus" [what about
Maroni, does Emma know Maroni?] (YouTube)
"they took a picture of it in the science world..." ROFLMAO! [article link]
PTC Slams Fox [Network] for Skirting Broadcast Decency Law, Ignoring FCC Authority - The degree of arrogance
in Fox's [Rupert Murdoch] behavior is simply astounding - a January 3, 2010 episode of "American Dad" which
resulted in over 100,000 indecency complaints - It is preposterous for Fox executives to argue that since they
didn't see indecency complaints from specific DMAs, the complaints don't exist - We urge the FCC to get tough
with Fox and stand ready to revoke the licenses of any and all broadcasters who refuse to comply with the
terms of those licenses
LOS ANGELES (July 7, 2010) - The Parents Television Council™ called out Fox for its latest attempt to skirt the
broadcast decency law and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authority. According to Broadcasting &
Cable, Fox is arguing that it should not be forced to pay a $25,000 fine to the FCC after it refused to provide
vital information about a January 3, 2010 episode of "American Dad" which resulted in over 100,000
indecency complaints. "The degree of arrogance in Fox's behavior is simply astounding. The network has
refused to provide information about an explicit episode of 'American Dad' to the sole government agency
responsible for enforcing the broadcast decency law. While that is contemptible enough, now Fox has the
audacity to try to skirt a fine that was proposed simply because it didn't provide the information the FCC
requested," said PTC President Tim Winter. ... "The indecent 'American Dad' episode at issue generated more
than 100,000 FCC complaints from citizens around the United States. It is preposterous for Fox executives to
argue that since they didn't see indecency complaints from specific DMAs, the complaints don't exist. The
question is about which Fox affiliates aired the show, and the answer is simple and straightforward. ... "We
agree with Fox that the FCC must act in a more timely manner to adjudicate indecency complaints. But Fox's
decision to dismiss the investigative efforts of the very agency that grants broadcast licenses demonstrates
contempt for the law, not to mention parents and families. We urge the FCC to get tough with Fox and stand
ready to revoke the licenses of any and all broadcasters who refuse to comply with the terms of those
licenses," Winter concluded. [article link]
The False Prophet - William Marion Branham (1909-1965) - One thing which characterized his meetings was
his total dependence upon an angel - When his angel would show up then supernatural events and
manifestations would begin to occur - Once he was asked if it was the Holy Spirit that did these things in his
meetings - What was Branham's response? No, my angel does these things! - Branham died in 1965 after his
car was struck by a drunk driver - For many days after his death several well known Latter Rain ministers
prayed over his body in an attempt to raise Branham from the dead. . .obviously they failed
The False Prophet - William Marion Branham: William Branham was a minister I once greatly admired. I have
several of his books, many teaching tapes, and a video of his ministry in action. I would actually weep when
hearing him minister supernaturally and wonder why the Lord is not manifesting Himself in this way today.
Like most of the "giants" of Pentecostalism, if one can get past the hype and the emotion and do some solid
logical research one will discover the adage is true that states: "The best of men are men at best." I do not
doubt Branham's sincerity, nor His love for Jesus but it is indisputable that his teachings were heretical and
many of his prophecies failed to come to pass. Due to teaching false doctrine and giving out false prophecies,
William Branham must be labeled a false prophet. Some may ask "why Branham on the Rogue of the month,
he has been dead for over 20 years."? The answer is simple - many 1,000's of people, and almost all the
leaders of Pentecostalism and Charismania still revere this man as a true prophet. The web is filled with sites
dedicated to Branham in English, French, and Spanish. All of his sermons are still sent out world-wide, all of his
teachings now on cassette and video tape are being sold to yet another generation of "sign-seekers." So,
though he himself is dead, the poison of his false teachings are still affecting multitudes of people. For this
reason William Branham rightly deserves a place in the Rogues Gallery. ... My Critique of William Branham:
The above are just a couple of excerpts from some of Branham's meetings. One thing which characterized his
meetings was his total dependence upon an angel. When his angel would show up then supernatural events
and manifestations would begin to occur. Once he was asked if it was the Holy Spirit that did these things in
his meetings. What was Branham's response? No, my angel does these things! When ministering to people
William Branham would always ask them if they believed he was God's prophet. When they answered yes
then he would begin to tell them what was wrong with them and lay hands on them and send them on their
way. It seemed as if the people had to buy into his claim to be a prophet before the angel (spirit) would reveal
to Branham what was wrong with them. Now, unlike many outright frauds, like Peter Popoff, Branham did
reveal things to people and about them that he got supernaturally. He was not faking these things. What
happened in his meetings were without a doubt supernatural in nature. The issue is this - there are only 2
possibilities then, they were from God or they were from the devil. We have no Biblical record of Jesus doing
His mighty works by the assistance of any angel(s). He did them by virtue [ability] of being God the Son and by
the power of the Holy Spirit. The apostles in the book of Acts did what they did by the power of the Holy Spirit,
again no angel is mentioned. With this Biblical record, why then did Branham need an angel when no other
Biblical prophet or apostle needed one? At best his experience with this angel is extra-Biblical and thus very
suspect. It is now my opinion that this angel was an angel of light. "2 Cor. 11:13-15 For such men are false
apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan
disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as
servants of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their deeds." Because of the signs and wonders in
his meetings Branham demanded that the people accept his teaching. The "Word" he delivered was
"confirmed" by signs following (or preceding at times). What does the Scripture say regarding this? "Deut.
13:1-3 If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or
the wonder comes true, concerning which he spoke to you, saying, 'Let us go after other gods (whom you have
not known) and let us serve them,' you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of
dreams; for the Lord your God is testing you to find out if you love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul." This text has always proven troublesome to those in the prophetic movement. They
attempt to point out the signs and wonders proving what they are doing and teaching is approved of God. The
problem is what they are teaching is usually either diametrically opposed to orthodox Christian doctrine or
extra-Biblical in content. Branham arose, he did signs and wonders, much of what he revealed about people
was true . . .(but we cannot discount the reality of familiar spirits who also can reveal exactly the things
Branham did with the help of his angel). What of his doctrine? Did it lead God's people way from the true
knowledge of God? YES! William Branham's Beliefs: Branham started off as a Baptist and then changed over to
a Oneness Pentecostal. *He [Branham] vehemently denied the Trinity of God and took a strong "Jesus Only"
stance in regards to the godhead [probably following the LDS-Mormon heresy that we can become like Jesus].
This alone places him in the ranks of earlier heretics. The early church fathers fought long and hard battles
against those who denied the reality of One God in three distinct persons of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Thus,
his Jesus was not the true Jesus of the Bible. *Branham also believed he was Elijah the prophet, see the
picture above. This picture is available on the William Branham Homepage and many many other sites on the
web. What was more, other people believed him to be the prophet Elijah who was to come before the return
of Christ Jesus. Branham was not Elijah, thus we can easily see the depth of the deception working in him and
his followers. *Branham taught a works salvation, not uncommon for most Pentecostals, although his form
was rather extreme in regards to dress, make-up, etc. Thus, his doctrine of salvation was not sola gratia
(grace), sola fide (faith), sola scriptura (scripture) as the reformers correctly taught. *Branham held to the
belief in UFO's and somehow they figure into the end times (which is interesting when one considered the X-
Files and Heavens' Gate). *He also taught about the great pyramid and its Biblical meaning and significance to
his ministry. Branham died in 1965 after his car was struck by a drunk driver. For many days after his death
several well known Latter Rain ministers prayed over his body in an attempt to raise Branham from the dead. .
.obviously they failed. William Branham's Legacy: Apart from the fact that almost everything he said or taught
publicly is available in one form of another there is a more lasting and damaging legacy left behind. Branham
was responsible in a great part for the formation of what came to be known as the New Order of the Latter
Rain. Branham believed in the distributing of spiritual gifts by the laying on of hands, he believed in restored
prophets and apostles. He was the vanguard of many more to come who will operate in this end-time glory
and power. Branham had a great influence over Hawtin & Hunt who would formalize his concepts into more
of a doctrinal base at the Sharon compound in North Battleford. These errors, many propagated by Branham
are still infecting millions today. This is unfortunately his legacy, and that being one or heresy, aberrant
teachings, and deceiving signs. [article link]
Branham Vs Todd Bentley (YouTube)
Hear William Branham share his thoughts on the Trinity. {Hint! [Branham] thinks it's from the Devil so then he
thinks it is the Devil that is proclaiming Jesus to be God (Trinity view) while Branham then thinks the Holy Spirit
is busy demoting Jesus and then exalting man to equality with Jesus -- or is it that Satan the Devil is busy
exalting man while it is the Holy Spirit who is exalting the (Trinity) Truth of Jesus. I'm going to go with the Holy
Spirit (Trinity) view that Jesus is God along with the Father and the Holy Spirit and that man is a sinner along
with Satan and the other fallen angels.} [article link]
Kansas City Prophets (KCP) The Roots of the Revival - these will outline the history and sequence of events -
and even more importantly the entire 233-page report by Ernie Gruen that circulated to thousands of pastors
in an attempt to show them what was really going on at Grace ministries with the KCP - The above testimony
and open letter to the current eldership will bring us up to date with the situation and show how the errors
were never dealt with but only denied and swept under the carpet, while the doctrines and practises of the
KCP got out into the wild and infected the Church as a whole - 1983 Bob Jones arrives at KCP - 1991
(November) Bob Jones {after issuing many false, ridiculous and unBiblical prophecies is} exposed in a sexual
scandal and removed from public ministry by Vineyard/KCF
Some of us who dealt with the Kansas City Prophets (hereafter knows as KCP in this report) in the 80's and 90's
might think this report and the others associated with it are very much out of date and unnecessary now that
the "prophets" have moved on and the church where they began their work has changed into Metro Christian
Fellowship (formerly Grace Fellowship). Quite the contrary! While the KCP episode may be long gone in itself,
it's now necessary to bring their doctrines to light once more, because the doctrines that are so very
widespread and popular within the revival churches - indeed, central to the whole apostasy - were brought
into prominence at that time. They have since grown to massive proportions and account for many seemingly
inexplicable practises like impartation, the glory cloud, birthing, the inner room experience, spiritual levels, the
overcomers, Joshua generation, Joel's Army, Saul and David, Ishmael and Isaac, the Jezebel spirit, school of the
prophets, tabernacle of David, city church and much more. Prophets who were hosted by Mike Bickle such as
Paul Cain, Bob Jones, Rick Joyner, and John Paul Jackson have gone on to take a leading role in the formation
of the New Apostolic Church. I had already given a short summary of events in my separate article on IHOP -
International Houses of Prayer, or the Harp and Bowl prayer initiative, which started out with Metro
Fellowship. To that I have added several reports written at the time by such ministries as CRI and PFO - these
will outline the history and sequence of events - and even more importantly the entire 233-page report by
Ernie Gruen that circulated to thousands of pastors in an attempt to show them what was really going on at
Grace ministries with the KCP. More importantly, I have added an eye-witness testimony of events from a
former member of Grace Fellowship/Metro City Fellowship who spent eight years there during the era of the
KCP. Begin reading this testimony HERE; and follow the links within each article for the subsequent parts. The
above testimony and open letter to the current eldership will bring us up to date with the situation and show
how the errors were never dealt with but only denied and swept under the carpet, while the doctrines and
practises of the KCP got out into the wild and infected the Church as a whole. [article link]
Bob Jones Talks About "Fire" in Longview, WA - "Christians are going to get themselves clean (false works
gospel) so they can come before the Father" - Oh, his 'preaching' was so hot that fire trucks showed up to put
out the fire - Yeah, he's a credible one - NOT! {Note: This Bob Jones heretic [Kansas City false prophets] is no
relationship to any of the Bob Jones heretics of [BJU]. They are each their own heretical false teaching self,
espousing to the public their own personal flavor of false doctrine and false teachings and are not to be
confused with each other as I have just done even though I knew they were not the same person [KC Bob
Jones and BJU Bob Jones II], but they seem to have been under the same false spirit and I do issue my apology
for confusing the two people.} (YouTube)
Comment: bob seems very satisfied with himself. ... Worship God in the Spirit according to the Holy Spirit
inspired [in us - through the Bible], not the proven false prophet Bob Jones. ... He needs to repent of his false
prophesies and come clean. [article link]
Bob Jones (fake Kansas City prophet - no relation to Bob Jones of Bob Jones University): 3 ft angel [demonic -
Erma - Emma-O] encounter - [while in his own living room during a (self-induced?) New Age-NWO trance] -
Erma feeding her leavened bread to women of the Church - {Note: Bob Jones might have viewed women as
three feet tall figures but Jesus Christ and true Judeo-Christianity esteems, exalts and honors women and
motherhood far beyond any religion, institution or culture of the world.} (YouTube)
EMMA-O, The [Buddhist] god of the underworld. He lives in the Yellow Springs under the earth in a huge castle
all covered in silver and gold, rosy pearls and other jewels. Thus, he, (she) appears in these Charismatic
meetings, he brings gold dust, silver, rosy pearls and other jewels to steal the souls of the deluded Christians.
[article link]
WARNING! Monica Dennington [started her ministry while in Kansas City] of "Tic Toc Ministries" - She is a false
teacher who says the Holy Spirit is a woman! {Note: both Beth Moore and Nancy Leigh DeMoss (sister of Mark
DeMoss) have also gone down this same path where they started out apparently teaching sound doctrine but
are now also teaching more of a New Age Contemplative and cult (LDS) friendly message. Also Note: in 2007
the Nancy Leigh DeMoss Ministry (Revive Our Hearts - Women's Ministry) suddenly received a "matchable
donation" (of between $10,000-$25,000) from an "unnamable" [LDS?] source while at the same time her
brother Mark DeMoss was employed by the Mitt Romney campaign. Presumably the donation was payment
to Nancy so she would not speak out about or against the LDS cult - something that since 2007 Nancy has
rarely if ever done.} (YouTube Video)
I'm shocked also. Jesus always was. He was not created [by sex between Father God and a female Holy Spirit].
A body of flesh was created for him through God and Mary but Jesus always was. This is so basic. I'm really
surprized at Monica's twist on such a simple concept. This is bad news. Her previous teachings that I have
heard seemed to be spot on. [article link]
Why We Say Beth Moore is a Contemplative Advocate - In our recent article "Rick Warren Points Network
Followers to the Contemplative 'Sabbath'" we state that Beth Moore is a "contemplative advocate" - Some
people have a hard time with this statement - Why do we say she is advocating contemplative spirituality?
Below is our explanation
The Be Still DVD by Fox Home Entertainment was released in April 2007. Featured speakers included Richard
Foster, Dallas Willard, Max Lucado, Beth Moore and many others. There is no indication on the DVD that Beth
Moore is against contemplative prayer (the subject of the DVD), and in fact when we spoke with her assistant
shortly after the release of the DVD, she told us that Beth Moore did not have a problem with Richard Foster
or Dallas Willard's teachings. Furthermore, a statement was issued by Living Proof Ministries (see statement)
that clarified: "We believe that once you view the Be Still video you will agree that there is no problem with its
expression of Truth." Living Proof is offering to send a free copy of the DVD to anyone who receives their email
statement and wishes to view the DVD, saying that, "It would be our privilege to do this for you to assure you
that there is no problem with Beth's participation in the Be Still video." ... Moore builds her case for
contemplative in her frequent references to Brennan Manning in her book, suggesting that his contribution to
"our generation of believers may be a gift without parallel" (p. 72). This is indeed a troubling statement made
by a Christian leader who so many women look to for direction and instruction in their spiritual lives. Many of
those women, in reading Moore's comments about Manning and her quoting of him in the book may turn to
the writings of Manning for further insights. When they do, they will find that Manning is a devout admirer of
Beatrice Bruteau of The School for Contemplation. ... Lighthouse Trails has received a number of angry emails
and calls from women who want Lighthouse Trails to stop saying this about Beth Moore, but we are
presenting solid facts in a non-vitriolic, straight-forward manner, and we believe we are compelled by the Lord
to do so, as are all believers required to defend the faith. Postscript: The Be Still DVD is being widely promoted
and can be found even in your local video rental stores. Couple this DVD with the fast growing CCN (Church
Communication Network - hosts of the marriage seminar with Moore and Thomas) and we can safely say that
contemplative prayer is quickly becoming "normal" in Christianity. But before we are too swift to think "oh
well, maybe it isn't that bad," listen to these words by mystic Richard Kirby: "The meditation of advanced
occultists is identical with the prayer of advanced mystics." That statement is taken from Ray Yungen's book, A
Time of Departing. Ray saw this coming back in 1994 when he sat and listened to Richard Foster and soon
realized Foster was promoting the teachings of mystic Thomas Merton. [article link]
NTEB: Nazi's, Fox News (Rupert Murdoch), the Vatican and the NIV bible (YouTube)
Ask yourself, what does the Catholic church, Nazi Germany, Fox News [Owner: Rupert Murdoch friend of
Pastor Rick Warren - Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Marketwatch, SmartMoney, Zondervan
Publishers (NIV bible), HarperCollins Publishers(Satanic bible), etc.] and the NIV bible have in common? Watch
and find out...but be forewarned. This video will shatter your illusions with the facts of the history of the last
60 years. [article link]
Haven Ministries - *Niezsche, the Death of God and the Emerging Church - Friedrich Nietzsche a main Nazi
influencer (Audio PodCast)
Haven Ministries Purpose Statement: Haven Ministries exist to glorify the one true God, and to serve Him with
all our heart, soul, strength and mind. The specific intention and direction of the ministry are expressed in
three ways; - 1 Haven Ministries seeks to directly evangelize and disciple the lost, particularly those trapped
and deceived in non-Christian religions, the New Age Movement, cults and the occult. We seek out the lost,
going to their events, bookstores and seminars, sharing the Gospel and challenging the errors of the evil one. -
2 Haven Ministries is committed to helping other Christians reach out to their loved ones, neighbors, co-
workers and cultists who come to their door. We recognize that the Gospel is received more often when
shared by a friend or loved one and so seek to teach Christians how they can respond to the arguments and
question offered by non-believers. We send literature and offer personal counsel to anyone who asks, all
without any fee. - 3 Haven Ministries is also committed to educating the Church at large on these types of
issues as well as other Biblical and apologetic concerns. We offer seminars at numerous churches, schools and
other public forums. [article link]
Todd Bently, Deceiving angel began his [revival] ministry [in Florida] (YouTube)
Comments: Does this man know how to read?? Is he capable of reading the Bible? I never see him read or
quote the Bible. Strange, really strange. He is great at kicking, punching, closelining, and well assaulting
people. No wonder our planet is doomed! ... WOW. LOL This is a joke right? This guy is just another dood who
decided to become a false preacher cuz you can make a lot of money quick. Read the Bible people, dont listen
to idiots like Todd, he just wants your money. [article link]
Todd Bentley - Emma The Angel - [Todd Bentley is] "Lyin' to My Face" (YouTube)
Comments: I am so tired of all of the false prophets and garbage being preached to so many gullable people. It
is sickening. My own family has been affected by many of these false teachers and they call themselves
christians. Where is their discernment??? I do not understand WHY sooo many people fall for this stuff???
Incredible!! [article link]
Who is Emma-O? - as followed by Bob Jones and Todd Bentley (YouTube)

Comments: God Bless You for exposing the truth... we must all worship Jesus Christ... not some "angel" a false
prophet reveals to people... pray for the people who follow Todd Bently and Emma-O... [article link]
Wikipedia.org: Bob Jones Jr. (II) - Robert Reynolds Jones, Jr. (1911-1997), best-known as Bob Jones, Jr., was the
second president and chancellor of Bob Jones University - Jones was the son of Bob Jones, Sr., the university's
founder - He served as president from 1947 to 1971 and then as chancellor until his death - Jones enjoyed
playing villains in Shakespeare plays and religious films-he founded the BJU cinema department in 1950 - he
genuinely enjoyed a life of ideas and the fine arts
Education: ... Jones was often called "Dr. Bob, Jr." during his lifetime-he disliked the "Jr."-but his doctorates
were honorary, even though the first was conferred by Asbury College in 1934, when he was only twenty-
three. Early career: As a young man Jones became an accomplished Shakespearean actor and studied at
Stratford-upon-Avon. He considered turning professional and even received an offer from Hollywood-thereby
causing some anxious moments for his evangelist father. Jones, Jr. did create a one-man show he called
"Curtain Calls", in which he portrayed seven or eight Shakespearean characters accompanied by classical
music, scheduling performances four weeks a year from 1933 to 1945. Jones believed that his primary calling
was helping his father administer Bob Jones College. Administration per se seems to have held little interest
for him; at least his autobiography contains virtually no mention of his college presidency. Nevertheless, Jones
seems to have directed the school more autocratically after 1953, when the assistant of Bob Jones, Sr.,
Theodore Mercer, was fired, apparently for trying to lead a faculty rebellion against the Joneses.
Fundamentalist Leader: Both Jones's position and his intellectual gifts made him a natural leader of separatist
fundamentalism. Although he participated in the founding of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) in
1942 and was elected vice president in 1950, Jones left the organization in the following year because of its
interest in cultivating a more moderate-to Jones, "compromising"-stance with those who denied biblical
orthodoxy. By 1959, Jones had formally broken with Billy Graham, who had accepted the sponsorship of
liberal Protestants and Roman Catholics for his 1957 New York City crusade. Later Jones criticized other
fundamentalists who were insufficiently separatistic, such as evangelist John R. Rice and Jerry Falwell [Sr.],
whose Moral Majority had embraced Catholics and Mormons. ... Personal life: Jones could be a demanding
superior with strong, hyperbolically expressed, views about matters political and religious. But he also could
display a childlike humility, especially on his many visits to foreign missionaries. Intimates found him witty and
even impish. Although Jones enjoyed playing villains in Shakespeare plays and religious films-he founded the
BJU cinema department in 1950-he genuinely enjoyed a life of ideas and the fine arts. A curator at the North
Carolina Museum of Art was genuinely surprised when Jones failed to reflect his preconception as "a kind of
backwoods evangelical" who would "thump the Bible" at him. "There was a gentleness and a kinship there,"
he recalled. "And even if he knew you thought differently than he did, that was OK; you could still be his
friend." In 1938, he married Fannie May Holmes. They had three children, including Bob Jones III, who
succeeded him as president of BJU. Bob Jones, Jr. published two religious novels, several books of sermons,
and an autobiography. Jones died of cancer in 1997 at the age of 86; he is buried near his parents on the
campus of Bob Jones University. [article link]
{Flashback 2007} Bob Jones (III) Dances With The Devil - Bob Jones III, chancellor of the Christian
fundamentalist school [Bob Jones University] named for his family, is endorsing Republican [LDS Mormon]
Mitt Romney for president
In his endorsement of Mitt Romney, Dr. Bob Jones III also said, "This all about beating Hillary." Oh, really?
Since when does a preacher of the Gospel and Christian educator put electing charlatans (of any political
party) ahead of standing for truth and doing right? And this leads to another problem. Our Christian "leaders"
have forgotten what it means to stand on principle. They have gotten so bogged down in politics that they
have forsaken the divine call to be watchmen on the wall. If Bob Jones III would be as concerned about
standing for truth and principle as he is about "beating Hillary," many others might be encouraged to do the
same--and we preachers might actually be able to have a positive impact upon the direction of our country. As
it is, our Christian "leaders" are not only not helping to lead our nation out of its current mess, they are
actually contributing to the problem, as Dr. Jones' endorsement of Mitt Romney illustrates. Furthermore, what
is Dr. Bob going to say to the students and graduates of Bob Jones University? How can he justify all the years
of "separation" preaching that BJU is known for? Where is his consistency? How can he now turn around and
convince his students that all those Christian "standards" regarding the fellowship of light with darkness,
reproving evil, contending for the faith, etc., apply only to areas outside politics? Obviously, BJU students now
know that when it comes to politics, we can cast all those principles aside. It makes one wonder what other
areas of the Christian life are exempt from Biblical principles. Maybe our business life? But that's a subject for
another day. [article link]
Mormon Coffee blog: Researcher Helen Radkey has discovered what she believes to be [LDS] records for proxy
temple ordinances performed on behalf of Mary (Jesus' mother), Jesus Christ, and Mary Magdalene - While
Ms. Radkey found "Joseph" listed as Mary's spouse, the submission form indicated Mary's "Husband #1" was
"God the Father" - Ms. Radkey says her research also turned up recent proxy temple ordinances on behalf of
Jesus Christ, though he is identified in the records as "Jesus Christian" and "Jesus Cristian" Ms. Radkey explains
the records show that Jesus was [LDS] baptized by proxy on April 8, 2010, and after initiatiory and endowment
ordinances, was finally sealed to his "spouse" "Mary Magdelena" on April 9, 2010 - all at the [LDS] Salt Lake
City Temple
Everyone Needs LDS Temple Ordinances: July 5, 2010 By Sharon Lindbloom - Researcher Helen Radkey has
discovered what she believes to be records for proxy temple ordinances performed on behalf of Mary (Jesus'
mother), Jesus Christ, and Mary Magdalene. Ms. Radkey writes, "'Mary Mother of Jesus,' the spouse of
'Joseph' 'of the House of David…' was baptized and confirmed a member of the LDS Church by proxy on
December 9, 2009 in the Idaho Falls Idaho (LDS) Temple. She was subjected to initiatory temple ordinances on
December 16, 2009; an endowment ceremony on December 26, 2009; and a sealing to parents on January 7,
2010-all rites occurred in the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple." While Ms. Radkey found "Joseph" listed as Mary's
spouse, the submission form indicated Mary's "Husband #1" was "God the Father." Ms. Radkey says her
research also turned up recent proxy temple ordinances on behalf of Jesus Christ, though he is identified in
the records as "Jesus Christian" and "Jesus Cristian." Ms. Radkey explains the records show that Jesus was
baptized by proxy on April 8, 2010, and after initiatiory and endowment ordinances, was finally sealed to his
"spouse" "Mary Magdelena" on April 9, 2010 - all at the Salt Lake City Temple. The same proxy ordinances
were performed for "Mary Magdelena" on the same dates in the same LDS temple. Ms. Radkey found a record
for "Heavenly Father" as well: ... I would be surprised if the LDS Church approved (or would ever approve)
proxy temple ordinances for Heavenly Father or Jesus Christ, so please don't misunderstand me to be
suggesting that these records and ordinances had official sanction. However, doesn't this make you wonder? •
What led any Mormon to think and act on the notion that Jesus Christ needs proxy temple ordinances like
baptism by the "proper authority," endowments, and temple marriage? According to Mormonism, if Jesus is a
god he's already obtained those essential requirements for exaltation, hasn't he? • Why would Jesus' mother
need proxy ordinances performed on her behalf? If temple ordinances were part of the early Christian church
(as the LDS Church claims) wouldn't Mary have participated in her own ordinances while she was living? •
What would cause someone to identify Mary's "husband #1" as God the Father? Is this the logical conclusion
to which a Mormon has come based on the teachings of Brigham Young and other early LDS leaders? • As Ms.
Radkey asks, "Why was 'Heavenly Father' listed in New FamilySearch-not only as the spouse of Mary-but as a
living being who could possibly need LDS ordinances? Does LDS doctrine naturally lead to this kind of thinking
about God? [article link]
Mormon Coffee blog: In his (YouTube) critique, FlackerMan disputes the frequently asserted LDS claim that
[LDS founder] Joseph Smith knew he was going to die at Carthage [jail] - Comments: falcon on June 24th, 2010
- Man, the [LDS] Mormons are writing fast and furious today! Usually it only gets this hot when something
about the faux priesthood is posted - Let's not forget, Joseph Smith ended up in jail for ordering the
destruction of a printing press - Spin away Mormons but it was this lawless deed that sent him to jail and
eventually to his death - Yea, I know and [LDS President] Brigham Young wasn't complicit in the Mountain
Meadows Massacre [9-11-1857, in Utah the LDS ambush and murder of 120 American settlers on their way
from Missouri to California] either - Smith wasn't interested in buying the farm when he went to jail - He had
every reason to want to live - **He [Joseph Smith] had power, money and sex **the three things that corrupt
men and he was corrupt - We're not talking about a flawed prophet here - We're talking about [Joseph Smith]
a religious charlatan who armed himself [with 1 of 2 pistols smuggled into his jail cell by a fellow Mormon] in
order to shoot his way out of jail if necessary - I for one wished the guy had lived - The whole deal would have
eventually crumbled around him - He would have been the author of his own destruction which I guess he was
any way
I have edited and listed many of FlackerMan's questions here for your consideration. Joseph removed his
temple garments before going to Carthage and told others to do the same {It's likely that Joseph Smith had
everyone removed their LDS 'temple underwear garments' prior to getting to Carthage because once in town
and especially once in jail it could easily be discovered that Joseph Smith had stolen the Freemasonry concepts
from the Freemasons and was using them in his own LDS rituals [temple rituals] including using the two main
Freemason symbols [compass and square] markings on their own LDS underwear and certainly the local
Freemasons would not approve of it.} (D. Michael Quinn, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, 146). Why
would he do this if he were about to die a martyr's death for his testimony? Joseph, Hyrum and others drank
wine while singing songs in Carthage Jail (History of the Church, 7:101). Why would Joseph disobey the [LDS]
Word of Wisdom, a direct [LDS] revelation from God, if he knew he was very soon to stand before that God for
judgment and be required to give an account of his behavior? **Joseph sent an order to the [LDS-Mormon]
Nauvoo Legion instructing an [LDS] attack on Carthage Jail to free the prisoners. When the mob approached,
Joseph mistook them for his [Mormon Legion] liberators and told the frightened jailer, "Don't trouble yourself,
they have come to rescue me" (Quinn, 141). Why would Joseph have made plans for, and expected, his escape
if he knew he was going to die? Joseph had and used a gun defensively during the attack (History of the
Church, 7:101-103). Why would he bother to fend off his attackers if he was going "like a lamb to the
slaughter" and knew he was about to die? When Joseph's gun ran out of ammunition {jammed -
approximately 3 of six shots were fired by Joseph Smith from one of two smuggled pistols - by most accounts
hitting three people from the mob eventually killing two one who died from his wound in the arm and another
after being seriously wounded in the face while less seriously wounding a third person in the shoulder -
source: http://www.i4m.com/think/history/carthage-jail-smith.htm} he [Joseph Smith] ran to the [second
story] window [in back of the jail] and, using the Masonic distress code ["O Lord My God! Is there no help for
the widow's son?"], called for help from fellow Masons who might have been in the mob (see E. Cecil
McGavin, Mormonism and Masonry, 16-17). Why would he call for help if he knew his destiny was to die that
day? Indeed, if Joseph knew his death was imminent, why did he not just give himself up for the safety of his
friends who were with him? After the deaths of Joseph and Hyrum, the LDS Church was in crisis. No clear
direction for succession in leadership had been set in place. This lack of direction resulted in many schisms and
breakaway Mormon groups all claiming to be God's only true church. If Joseph knew he was never to return
from Carthage Jail, why didn't he definitively name a successor before his death? Did Joseph Smith know he
was going to Carthage to die? The circumstances and Joseph's behavior surrounding his death make that seem
highly unlikely. This is yet another faith-promoting Mormon myth employed to persuade people to pin their
eternal hopes to what is ultimately a lie. ... Comments: David on June 24th, 2010 - Sharon, Let me play a little
Devil's Advocate. I think it is fairly obvious that Joseph and company had a good idea that they might die if
they went to jail. Is anyone disputing this? This was possibly a reason, or even the reason, why they were
about to flee into the rocky mountains. Even if Joseph was interested in clearing his name at trial, he was not
obliged to turn himself in as his safety was far from guaranteed as the historical record demonstrates.
Granted, I think Joseph was engaged in at least one, and possibly multiple illegal activities (the destruction of
the printing press {extensive bank-money fraud (Joseph Smith's Kirtland Bank Failure - "An illegal bank created
by Joseph Smith")} being the foremost), but the state is supposed to better than mere criminals and on that
day it was not. ... Sharon on June 24th, 2010 - David, I'm on the road so this will be quick, but I'm gonna push
back a little on this. I do not believe Joseph and Hyrum thought they were going to die at Carthage. I think
there is plenty of evidence that suggests they thought they would either be liberated by the Nauvoo Legion,
or, by Habeas Corpus which had worked so well for Joseph many times before. As for the WoW, true it was
not yet a commandment, yet God did allegedly give specific directions regarding alcohol which Joseph
disregarded in that situation. And last quick point, I think the context of the frontier is important to keep in
mind, yet we need to be careful to not go too far. Yes, there was mob justice, but even so, history shows that
the people *generally* wanted to solve things within the law (demonstrated, perhaps, by your surprise that
the violence was not worse than it was). [article link]
Basic Christian - Memo: Traditionally on the News/Info RSS Feed the Friday postings have been a day for posting
Conspiracy material - However starting in late Summer 2009 Fridays are no longer going to be focused on Conspiracy
but on the Christian Faith with article series on the Fathers and Leaders of the Christian Faith!
Basic Christian has a series of minor conspiracy theory, hidden news and controversial news type of events that have
not yet been posted. Originally I was going to post them on each Friday starting in the Spring of 2009 but I thought it
would be too much of a distraction for people and would waste time and distract people from their true Bible studies.
However after posting all of the moon hoax, Shroud of Turin, 2012 Olympics and other material it's already too late to
not be a distraction so in the next few days and weeks I'm going to try to post many of the loose-ends of the conspiracy
material - don't get distracted by this series of postings just skim them and consider them for what they are info that
may or may not be proven and then this Fall the Basic Christian News/Info feed will switch the Friday focus from
Conspiracies and Hidden News to a focus of Christian leaders and Church History. - God bless everyone! David Anson
Brown. [article link]
#1 News-Blog item of 2009: The Threshing Floor (Part 1) "Flesh and Blood" by Randy Maugans - Introduction to the
Mystery - The MYSTERY of Christ is the deeper level…the higher octave - "But we speak the wisdom of God in a
mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory…" 1st Corinthians 2 (Mp3)
Time to talk frankly…religion, and religious mindsets are KILLING US! For too long we have been locked inside stagnant
containers with rotting manna. Our carnality…our immaturity…our flesh has kept us locked in a perpetual spiritual
childhood. The MYSTERY of Christ is the deeper level…the higher octave. GOD operates in a metaverse-an infinitude
within infinitudes. So why are we still engaging the “universe" as a finite construct? Why are we still trying to
comprehend infintudes with flat space spiritual tools? This audio is pretty raw-and a bit different from the usual…it is in
the spirit of opening up the MYSTERY…." "Are you still a meat puppet?" … flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom
of God! [article link]
The Threshing Floor (Part 2) "At the Threshold" by Randy Maugans - Introduction to the Mystery - Mystery #2: The
nearness of God in Christ, the ever presence of the House of God - "Then said He (Jesus) unto them (disciples),
Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which
bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old" Matthew 13:52 (Mp3)
Topics: temporal existence vs. infinite, spiritual authority, "the law onto ourselves", new revelation, spiritual power,
comparing spirit with spirit, faith as the 'interface' between spirit and matter, singularity of purpose, the valley of tears
which lead to the threshold, the threshold is the infinite, emissaries of the most high God, the need to MOVE into the
Spirit. -- There are BOTH new things-revelation, and old things: the hidden treasures of the kingdom. Are we really
separated from the world system?, the world’s language? The world’s ongoing conversations with death and evil? Are
we immersed in this world-or sojourners? Could we turn and understand that we stand at the THRESHOLD of the
infinite? In a place where tears, fears, and sorrows are translated in ecstasy-into incomparable beauty and peace…
[article link]
Dr. Scott A. Johnson: George Noory Interviews B. Creme Re: Maitreya's Emergence & the Star Sign - The Coming End
Time Lying Signs &False Wonders - Hear the recent 7/31/09 interview that caused George Noory [Coast to Coast AM -
New Age Radio] to become physically ill causing him to stop interviewing Benjamin Creme (Parts 1-3, Mp3s)
Brief Sermon Overview: Hear the recent 7/31/09 interview that caused George Noory to become physically ill causing
him to stop interviewing Benjamin Creme (Maitreya's wicked version of John the Baptist). This has never happened to
Mr. Noory in 5000+ interviews. You will also see that this happened to many of his listeners as well. Listen as Creme
discloses that the heralding in of Maitreya is not by a star (as he has proposed in the past) but rather this supposed star
will be (and are) 4 separate gigantic UFO's that will appear in 4 quadrants of the earth. We will also look at how
Hollywood movies like "District 9" and the upcoming mini-series remake "V" are preparing the masses for this very
scenario. -- Jesus said in Luke 21:8: "And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name,
saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them."From Share International (Maitreya's
UN promoted website): Who is Maitreya? He has been expected for generations by all of the major religions. Christians
know him as the Christ, and expect his imminent return. Jews await him as the Messiah; Hindus look for the coming of
Krishna; Buddhists expect him as Maitreya Buddha; and Muslims anticipate the Imam Mahdi or Messiah. [article link]
HeartForTheLost.com: New Church of Oprah Exposed {Yeah, don't get your religion from Oprah or any other modern
TV personality, get it from the Prophets of the Bible! - Note: Back in about 2005 I was blogging some news stories (and I
missed blogging some stories) where George Bush Jr. would say something about how mainstream Islam is and how
the Quran was the word of God and only days later Oprah would quote the exact same 'memo' word for word that Bush
Jr. had stated so you know Oprah and Bush Jr. are going to the same meetings, practicing the same religion and selling
the same agenda -- no thanks!} (YouTube)
One word -- AHHHHHHHH! [article link]
FutureQuake.com: 27-31 July 09 The Infiltration of New Age Influences In The Upper Eschelons Of The Evangelical
Community with Constance Cumbe (Mp3)
Guest: Constance Cumbey, Investigator and Author, "The Hidden Dangers of The Rainbow". [article link]
The True History of Atlantis [1960's dogma presented in a 1970's or early 80's film version] (Part 16 of 22) - Nazi,
Occultist, New Agers - Attempting to Ascend to the 5th Dimension [the demonic dimension] {Biblically it seems that
mankind (Adam, Eve) were originally created in the 6th dimension with the ability to visually see and interact with God,
with Angels and even with animals-other parts of God's creation. After sin and the fall mankind and all of creation to
some extent fell from a higher 6th dimension to the lower 4 dimensions [length, height, width, time]. The 6th
dimension is still the Angelic dimension encompassing both the Holy Angels and the fallen unholy now Satanic Angels.
The 5th dimension seems to be a dimension encompassing the demonic realm mostly comprised of demonic (demons)
offspring (Nephalem) from the result of interbreeding between 6th dimensional fallen unholy angels and 4th
dimensional (mostly female, [Genesis 6:2] daughters of men) humans. - After the cross and resurrection the restoration
of mankind by Jesus Christ, Jesus has restored 'born again' mankind with the highest possible dimension available to
created beings the 7th dimension (i.e. 7th day of Creation) the Day/Status of Rest and Salvation [correlating to the 7th
day of creation]. Jesus restored mankind to a higher [7th] dimension than what we were originally created in (the 6th
dimension) [the New Wine of Salvation being better than the Old Wine of the original Creation (John 2:10)].} (Video-
Download)
All of the Atlantean secret knowledge and it's teachings tell us that the legend of mankind, and the souls of them, must
go through cycles [violent, catastrophic] of transformation. When Atlantis fell in the horrifying catastrophe tha...
[article link]
JesusChristSalvation.ning.com: The True History of Atlantis (Online Videos)

Lord I Praise You ~ Lord, Jesus Christ you are almighty ~ You are the King of all kings ~ You are the Alpha and Omega ~ I
praise you deliberately ~ As I also seek perfection ~ With lots of desolation ~ I Repent and ask for forgiveness ~ My
Father I am sorry; I am not worthy ~ Halleluiah, I give you all the glory ~ Through you I will win all my battles ~ With your
mercy I will raise my cattle ~ Jesus, I say thank you ~ Thank you for my family and church ~ Thanks for our world and life
~ May generations to come elevate your name at all times ~ May I become wealthy from a harvest of a dime! ~ Oh Lord,
I extol you ~ I glorify your name for you are great ~ And I thank you for being my Father ~ Please bring unto me
meekness and wisdom ~ Raise me with all your will, for I am your son ~ You are the best of all priests ~ I praise you, I
worship you, and I love you ~ May our relationship grow through all that is good! -- Gregory Pierre-Jerome ~ Copyright
©2009 Gregory Pierre-Jerome. [article link]
Highly Recommended!!! Wise as Serpents: The Gaia-Sophia Mysteries Part II by Frank Lordi - A Video Companion to
Part I (Video Download)
What are the Gaia Sophia Mysteries? What role could they play in establishing the End Time One World Religion? How
are they tied into Gnosticism and ultimately into the worship of Lucifer? - Sophia or "wisdom" is a central term in
Hellenistic philosophy and religion, Platonism, Gnosticism, Orthodox Christianity, Esoteric Christianity, as well as
Christian mysticism. Sophiology is a philosophical concept regarding wisdom, as well as a theological concept
regarding the wisdom of God. [article link]
Highly Recommended!!! Wise as Serpents: The Gaia-Sophia Mysteries Part I by Frank Lordi (Mp3)
The Berean Chronicles with Kelly McGinley - Cultural, Political, and World Events Through a Biblical World View - The
end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 1st Peter 4:7 KJV (2009-2003 Mp3's)
Our mission here at The Berean Chronicles is to expose the Apostate Church, to equip the Saints with Truth,
Knowledge, and Wisdom to be the Salt and Light Christ Jesus has called us to be. With the TRUTH given out on this talk
show, we pray it will lead all who listen who do not know the Lord Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior to the Saving
knowledge. [article link]
Movie: The International - From Director Tom Tykwer and Sony Pictures, The International is available on DVD June
9th, 2009 - The International is an intense and suspenseful movie with a great duo of lead actors (DVD)
From Director Tom Tykwer and Sony Pictures, The International is available on DVD June 9th. The movie stars Clive
Owen and Naomi Watts and Interpol agents attempting to uncover the truth behind a high profile bank's involvement
in international arms dealings. ... The International is an intense and suspenseful movie with a great duo of lead actors.
Owens and Watts are definitely tops in their industry and bring a lot to any movie. Unfortunately, this story is a bit too
big for its britches. If you are going to watch, be sure that you have the time and the focus to commit to keeping up with
things. The concept behind the movie is intriguing and the message is poignant. However, there are so many characters
and directions involved, that it is quite difficult to always know what is going on. Still, you should be able to manage to
get the gyst of the story before all is said and done. [article link]
How This Can Be The Finest Hour For the American Church By Brannon Howse {On the whole this is a very good
message. America does need a "Finest Hour" from the Christian Church and these days could be it. -- The finest hour for
any Church comes only through prayer, it comes through worship, through faithfulness and it comes from the desire to
intimately serve God and fellowship with God by individuals who no longer are satisfied with what man and this fallen
world has to offer but instead have determined to seek the very face of God, the very presence of God in Jesus Christ in
a personal one to one relationship with the Almighty God the creator of the universe.} (Online Video)
By Brannon Howse, Posted: 07/21 20:07:31/2009, Video Length: 12:00. [article link]
The Christian Basics 132 Theology Topics - Easy to Use & Easy to Understand (PDF)
Studying Theology: Is just like piecing together a puzzle. Individual Theology pieces fit together and the picture begins
to emerge. The picture Theology displays is the image of Jesus! [article link]
Basic Christian: Truth & Knowledge vs. Lies & Deception (PDF)
Truth is that which exists and cannot change. The truth is the unchangeable fact. There are basic truths in existence.
We exist in physical human form on a planet called the earth. It is an undeniable unchangeable truth that we exist. It is
also an undeniable unchangeable truth that physical life exists temporally here on earth. The truth is that all who have
lived in the past have suffered physical death; they are no longer physically alive with us on earth. Since there are truths
in existence there is a truth that explains life and death here on earth. There can be many theories about how life
originated on earth, why and how we exist and why we die, but there is only one unchangeable truth. [article link]
Neil Armstrong's public comments during the 25th Anniversary of Apollo 11 at the White House, 20th of July 1994 {At
about 3:09 Neil Armstrong clearly gives the Illuminati hand signal for 'self sacrifice' he then goes on to basically reveal
that he never went anywhere near the moon. Armstrong often mentions the "space age" [starting with the Gemini
astronauts] however if he had landed on the moon it would now be the 'lunar age' [supposedly starting with the Apollo
astronauts] though he never mentions a lunar age and surprisingly not once does he even mention the moon by name.}
(YouTube)
Comments: The problem with the moon landing is none of us can check for ourselves if they really went we had to take
their word for it that they went. They shot video that has now been lost. They took photos that today only 8 photos
remain in their archives. We still have the video of Nixon leaving in disgrace. We have video of Kennedy and Nixon
debates and video of Kennedy dying but we lost the video for the moon landings -- One have to respect him. He tried
hard to tell us something and I'm affraid I know what it is :-(. -- yeh, maybe NASA had a conspiracy against the three
astronauts as well and made them believe they landed on the moon. They must have used super, secret, special drugs
or brainwashing techniques. [article link]
{Flashback} Eyes Wide Shut: Occult Symbolism - Figure 24 Here, Dr. Harford (Tom Cruise) displays an Illuminati hand-
neck (self sacrifice) sign - Figure 24a Here, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan makes the same hand
(self sacrifice) sign on the September 18, 2007 edition of THE DAILY SHOW {The actors for the movie EWS were chosen
not just as actors 'acting' out a movie but as actual occultists 'reenacting' their secret lives.} (Photos)
"A number of dictionaries of symbols state that the hand placed on the neck signifies sacrifice. Now, sacrifice can have
at least two meanings --- one, the continuing threat of the penalties to be applied to punish those adepts and initiates
who so impertinently reveal the secrets of the Order; and two, the willingness of the individual performing the sign to
sacrifice himself for the good of the Order, or for the good of the cause or Great Work of the Illuminati." Take a good
close look at the screenshot of Dr. Harford holding the palm of his hand to his cheek. Has the reader ever seen anything
like this in another film? ... As the dream story draws to a close, the viewer is left wondering just exactly has gone on in
this film. Fantasy has been juxtaposed with reality, and the blurring between both worlds remains uncertain. The viewer
is left wondering about the significance of the mask laying upon the pillow, as Alice lay sleeping beside it. Likewise, the
viewer is left wondering if the events truly happened, or if they were imagined. As filmmaker Richard Linklater, who
hails from Austin, Texas USA, asked in his 2001 film Waking Life: "Are we sleep-walking through our waking state, or
wake-walking through our dreams?" This appears to be a valid question to ask, especially given the Illuminati's
propensity to inject heavy doses of fantasy to keep as many people asleep as they can, sleeping as they do, with their
eyes wide shut. [article link]
P.I.D. Radio with Derek and Sharon Gilbert - Show 7/21/09 Eclipse and Armageddon {This is the second or third P.I.D.
Podcast that I have listened to and their shows are amazing as almost everyone else already knows (their show is very
popular) so if you haven't heard from the 'bunker' yet just go over there and click on some shows - Highly
Recommended!!!} (Mp3)
BY THE time you hear tonight's show, the longest eclipse of the century will have come and gone across India, Nepal,
and China. The eclipse lasted 6 minutes and 39 seconds, and is the second of three total eclipses in a row that fall on Av
1st on the Hebrew calendar, the beginning of nine days of mourning over the destruction of the Temple. Also: a major
impact on Jupiter exactly 15 years after Shoemaker-Levy; Iran's new missiles; Israel's long-range exercises; Russia's new
base in Syria; the threat of a nuclear Taliban; and more on dominionist heresy of The Family. Check out the new
website for The Laodicea Chronicles series of novels by Sharon and Derek, and if you haven't listened yet, subscribe to
the free podcast audio book edition of The God Conspiracy by clicking here. Come visit our Facebook page, and check
out the like-minded Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network. Click the arrow on the player below to
listen now, or right-click (control-click if you have a Mac) the “download” link to save the mp3 file to your hard drive.
[article link]
In the spring of 2015 Israel's religious year will begin with a total solar eclipse, followed two weeks later a total lunar
eclipse on Passover. And then six months later the sequence will repeat itself with a second solar eclipse on Rosh
Hashanna followed two weeks after that by another total lunar eclipse on the Feast of Tabernacles, all in 2015. The last
time anything like this happened was in 1967, when Jerusalem became an undivided Jewish city again, and before that
there were several occurrences during the years of 1948-50, as Israel was becoming a nation. There were none at all in
the 1800's, 1700's, or 1600's, and none in the 1500's that coincided with Feast Days. ... If these earlier Blood Moons did in
fact announce the re-birth of the nation and the reunification of Jerusalem as it appears, then the next major step in
Israels' journey toward the Kingdom is their national reunion with their Creator. This is the way Ezekiel saw it
happening, and in my view is important enough to God to merit such a celestial announcement. After all He's been
waiting to take them back for 2000 years. [article link]
"Peace and Safety" Setting the Stage for the [End Times] Apocalypse - The purpose of this article is to explain how
current events are being driven to set the stage for the "peace and safety" that precedes the Day of the Lord - The Day
of the Lord will begin when the world in general, and Israel in particular, is experiencing a period of relative calm and
stability - While people are saying, "Peace and safety" destruction will come on them suddenly, 1 Thess 5:3
The Day of the Lord will begin when the world in general, and Israel in particular, is experiencing a period of relative
calm and stability. This is predicted very clearly by the Apostle Paul, who was only reiterating the very words of Jesus.
Paul begins his predictions by describing the rapture and the resurrection of living and dead believers, and then he
connects it with the beginning of the Day of the Lord. This is the end-times Tribulation, and Paul states that it will begin
suddenly and catastrophically when the world least expects it, [According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we
who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For
the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the
trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore
encourage each other with these words. Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you
know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, "Peace and safety,"
destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you,
brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. You are all sons of the light and sons of the
day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be
alert and self-controlled. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we
belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a
helmet. For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1
Thessalonians 4:15-5:9 NIV] [article link]
July 20, 2009: Forty years ago today, (1969) American astronaut Neil Armstrong planted man's footprint on the surface
of the moon - My Lunar Journey: Then and Now - Fellow Apollo 11 voyager Buzz Aldrin describes the crew's historic
'leap for mankind' - The pictures we and our fellow lunar astronauts took of the moon and the Earth changed forever
our concept of our place in the universe - But four decades later, it's time we called the next generation to grander
missions in space, to Mars and beyond - In that way, we can continue our journey
Four decades ago this summer, I stood next to a colleague and helped set up some instruments on a distant place. I
walked slowly to deploy the devices, and together we worked to erect our flag atop a shiny silver pole with an extra
bounce in my step. Amidst our work, we stopped to take a phone call from home. My colleague was Neil Armstrong,
the instruments lunar science, and the place was Tranquility Base on the surface of the moon. The call was from the
president of the United States, and the whole world - literally - was listening in. Neil and I, along with Mike Collins still in
lunar orbit, had voyaged to the moon aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft, tiny when compared to today's Space Shuttle
and International Space Station. We had accomplished a challenge made eight years before by President Kennedy, who
made sending us to the moon a national goal to show the world what peaceful scientific discovery and exploration we
could do when the entire nation pulled together. The pictures we and our fellow lunar astronauts took of the moon and
the Earth changed forever our concept of our place in the universe. -- We saw the Earth as alone, fragile and in need of
protecting and preserving. Those images helped give birth to the environmental movement. -- But above all, voyaging
to the moon was a demonstration of national political will and of the ability of our industrial system to create new
technologies and capabilities, many of which are still being exploited today by commercial industry. It was a privilege
and an honor to be a part of that historic flight. But four decades later, it's time we called the next generation to
grander missions in space, to Mars and beyond. In that way, we can continue our journey. [article link]
Moon Truth, Was landing for real? "Live from the surface of the moon" (34 Seconds - Google Video)
Moon Truth, Was landing for real? [article link]
Neil Armstrong's public comments during the 25th Anniversary of Apollo 11 at the White House, 20th of July 1994
(YouTube)
NASA moon landing pictures (Dec. 1972) Analyzed - The photos of that moon landing [Apollo 17] that were released for
public viewing [and published in the book 'Full Moon'] are analyzed by Marcus Allen {Note: All of the Moon photos and
videos with NASA spacecraft and the moon in the same picture are probably faked and that especially goes for the last
video clip in this presentation the one of the NASA spacecraft module orbiting above the surface of the moon with the
alleged (bubble) UFO traveling below the Apollo spacecraft, completely fake [a fake moon orbit with a fake UFO
thrown in] and actually the NASA craft and the moon don't even look like they are filmed with the same camera at the
same time it defiantly looks like a Hollywood blue screen production.} (YouTube)
The moon landing has divided many people on if it was real or faked. The photos of that moon landing that were
released for public viewing are analyzed by Marcus Allen. And the reasons as to why they could be fake might surprise
some of you. [article link]
NASA Moon Landing Hoax: Stagehands in Apollo 17 Official NASA Moon Photo & Apollo 16 Official NASA Moon Video
Wear A White Sleeveless Hooded Jacket - [at about 35 seconds into the video there are two stagehands one on the far
right and one near the lunar lander module] {NASA, Apollo 16 and Apollo 17 official moon mission, lunar surface [Apollo
17] photo and [Apollo 16] video with staged scenes.}
Stagehands in Apollo Photo & Video Wear A White Sleeveless Hooded Jacket in The Fake Moon Bay. This video is in
much clearer focus than NASA file videos available for this time-frame in the Apollo 16 mission. It was filmed at a Top
Secret Fake Moon Bay at the Nevada Test Site [Area 57]. NASA Top Secret video taken of the two Stagehands seen in
the Fake Moon Bay with the Astronaut, was provided originally by a YouTube user called 'rudbrps' & loaded on
YouTube June 15, 2007. 'rudbrps' now reveals himself to be 'Svector', and that he created the video as a social
experiment in how people can be tricked. However unfortunately for 'Svector' this different TV camera angled NASA
video merges perfectly in conversation and action with the direct NASA file video, to reveal a hoax of a hoax. The irony
is strange, so who is playing a joke on whom, and who is 'Svector's handler. -- ALL NASA FOOTAGE USED IN THIS FILM
IS PUBLIC DOMAIN. THE USE OF ANY COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL IS USED UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF "FAIR USE"
IN TITLE 17 § 107 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE. SUCH MATERIAL REMAINS THE COPYRIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL
HOLDER AND IS USED HERE FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION, COMPARISON, AND CRITICISM ONLY. NO
INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT IS INTENDED. [article link]
NASA Moon Landing Hoax Apollo 16 Video - Clearer Version With Sound: [BTW there is a 2.56 second radio signal
distance delay (the speed of light waves and radio waves) between the moon and the earth and about a 3 minute
minimum to about 30 minute maximum distance delay in communications to Mars - the distance between Mars and the
Earth varies by a large amount - wiki.com] Two Stagehands Are Seen in The Fake Moon Bay Next To An Astronaut {The
fake astronaut playing (Commander John W. Young) sounds a lot like Bush Jr. he probably needed some extra money
back in the day.}
Two Stagehands Are Seen in The Fake Moon Bay, One Hands The Astronaut a List, Behind The Lunar Module. The
Other Picks up Something off The Ground in Preparation For The Lunar Module Props Hidden Wires Lift-off in The Fake
Moon Bay. After Picking up Something, The Stagehand Hides Again Behind An Area To The Right of The Lunar
Module. [article link]
****Proof of Fake Moonlanding Apollo 11 - Clip from the DVD "A funny thing happened on the way to the Moon" [This
is the NASA Film Reel and proof that the astronauts are being confronted with in the Google Video "Did we really land
Men on the Moon?" (asking the astronauts to swear on the Bible - that they had actually landed on the moon)] {Others
[most notably David Percy] have pointed out that each moon segment from each Apollo mission has some form of
obvious hoax data [inconsistent shadows, multiple lighting sources, lack of visible stars, facemask reflections, exposed
wires, 3rd party radio transmissions, excessive astronaut humor, etc.] embedded within it, too much obvious fake
material to be accidental. Someone wants to be able to inform a segment of society or eventually all of society that the
lunar landings were indeed faked.} (YouTube)
Comments: I remember when the reporter asked Neil Armstrong about the moon landing being a farce and
Mr.Armstrong started laying hands on the reporter with a balled fist which made me suspect after that...Plus the
Russians said they tried to get through the radiation barrier and lost men at the attempt.They said the it was
IMPOSSIBLE and the U.S. was lying. PEACE!! [article link]
!!!Highly Recommended - Did we really land Men on the Moon? [The unnecessarily aggressive actions of ALL the
astronauts virtually proves that they got nowhere near the moon let alone walked on it. If the astronauts had
successfully completed their lunar missions they wouldn't need to react in the irrational way that they all did. If they
actually went to the moon and a few people doubted it it's no biggie however if they never did go all the way to the
moon and their secret is creeping out then it's a big deal and the universal actions of the astronauts seems to reveal a
very big deal!] {It looks very possible that the astronauts, NASA and everyone involved including President Nixon
thought the launch was a go to the moon however it never was and immediately after Apollo 11 launched the
astronauts were secretly informed of the change (though Neil Armstrong probably knew before the mission stared that
it was going to be faked) known to only a select few at NASA the moon landing mission was actually a routine earth
orbit mission like those that had already been completed many times. The Apollo 11 astronauts didn't go to the moon
but routinely orbited the earth for eight days while one secret part of NASA fed the world audio and video of scripted
communications from Neil Armstrong along with pre-filmed studio footage from a staged studio lunar landing filmed in
MGM-British Studios near Borehamwood, England while the rest of NASA and the world thought they were actually
landing on the moon. After eight days the Apollo astronauts broke orbit and returned to earth and were told to play
along that they had landed on the moon and they were kept locked-up in quarantine aboard ship until NASA was
assured that they would play along. Buzz Aldrin and most of the other Apollo astronauts were never the same after
their Apollo missions.} (Google Video Download)
Greatest hoax yet, see astronauts refuse to swear on the Bible [that] they flew to the moon. [article link]
A funny thing happened on the way to the Moon - [Also Available in DVD] - Parts 1-5 (YouTube)
Were those Americans on the Moon or not? [article link]
TV France: Dark Side of The Moon (Google Video)

Dark Side of the Moon is a French documentary by director William Karel which ...originally aired on Arte in 2002 with
the title Opération Lune. The basic premise for the film is the theory that the television footage from the Apollo 11
Moon landing was faked and actually recorded in a studio by the CIA with help from director Stanley Kubrick. It features
some surprising guest appearances, most notably by Donald Rumsfeld, Dr. Henry Kissinger, Alexander Haig, Buzz
Aldrin and Stanley Kubrick's widow, Christiane Kubrick. The tone of the documentary begins with low key revelations of
NASA working closely with Hollywood [and Walt Disney] at the time of the Moon landings. Over the course of the tale,
Karel postulates that not only did Kubrick help the USA fake the moon landings but that he was eventually killed by the
CIA to cover up the truth. First hand testimony backing these claims come from Rumsfeld and Dr. Kissinger, which lend
credence to the story. [article link]
French TV: Dark Side of The Moon - Shows another Part Missing from the Google Segment 3 of 3 (YouTube)
NASA working closely with Hollywood at the time of the Moon landings. Over the course of the tale, Karel postulates
that not only did Kubrick help the USA fake the moon landings but that he was eventually killed by the CIA to cover up
the truth. First hand testimony backing these claims come from Rumsfeld and Dr. Kissinger, which lend credence to the
story. [article link]
Lunar Conspiracy - Part 1 of 5 - *Excellent Discussion (British TV, 1997), All 5 Parts are Highly Recommended!
(YouTube)
David Percy & Mary Bennett, makers of the documentary "What Happened On the Moon" discuss the Apollo claim with
Jon Ronson in 1997, in their first TV appearance. [article link]
CNN: Could moon landings have been faked? Some still think so - It captivated millions of people around the world for
eight days in the summer of 1969 - It brought glory to the embattled U.S. space program and inspired beliefs that
anything was possible - Moon landing hoax theorists point to the "rippling" flag as evidence the landings were faked -
It's arguably the greatest technological feat of the 20th century - And to some, it was all a lie - Conspiracy theories
about the Apollo missions began not long after the last astronaut returned from the moon in 1972 - Bill Kaysing, a
technical writer for Rocketdyne, which built rocket engines for NASA's Apollo program, published a 1974 book, "We
Never Went to the Moon: America's Thirty Billion Dollar Swindle" {We probably did send men to the moon however
most or all of the televised footage and info was scripted and pre-recorded down to the second all before the launch
ever took place. If it's on network TV it's not news it's their pre-conceived story of events and that includes the news
during the 1960's. A main purpose in going to the moon was to find alien life and anything that would validate
evolution. The astronauts were told not to pick up random moon rocks but to look for and pick up rocks that might have
a fossil or something promoting evolution in it if they could find something like that, but they didn't. The moon proved
to have very little cosmic dust and a small amount of cosmic dust equals a very young moon. The moon is not millions
of years old but clearly young, new and only thousands of years old. It is still unknown to man how the moon (to large in
size and too close to the earth to be there naturally) got into our earth's orbital system except of course for those who
have read the Bible. -- Genesis 1:16 And God made two great lights; the greater light (sun) to rule the day, and the
lesser light (moon) to rule the night: He made the stars also.}
Kaysing theorized NASA sent the Apollo 11 astronauts up in a rocket until it was out of sight, then transferred the lunar
capsule and its three passengers to a military cargo plane that dropped the capsule eight days later in the Pacific, where
it was recovered. In the meantime, he believed, NASA officials filmed the "moon landing" at Area 51, the high-security
military base in the Nevada desert, and brainwashed the astronauts to ensure their cooperation. Some believe
Kaysing's theories inspired the 1978 movie "Capricorn One," in which NASA fakes a Mars landing on a remote military
base, then goes to desperate lengths to cover it up. Others insist NASA recruited director Stanley Kubrick, hot off
"2001: A Space Odyssey," to film the "faked" moon landings. Oh, and those moon rocks? Lunar meteorites from
Antarctica. Decades later, Kaysing's beliefs formed the foundation for "Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?"
a sensational 2001 Fox TV documentary that spotted eerie "inconsistencies" in NASA's Apollo images and TV footage.
Among them: no blast craters are visible under the landing modules; shadows intersect instead of running parallel,
suggesting the presence of an unnatural light source; and a planted American flag appears to ripple in a breeze
although there's no wind on the moon. The hour-long special sparked such interest in the topic that NASA took the
unusual step of issuing a news release and posting a point-by-point rebuttal on its Web site. The press release began:
"Yes. Astronauts did land on the moon." In various documents, NASA has countered that the Apollo astronauts passed
through the Van Allen belts too quickly to be exposed to dangerous levels of radiation; that the module's descent
engines weren't powerful enough to leave a blast crater; that the shadows in photos were distorted by wide-angle
lenses and sloping lunar terrain; and that the Apollo flags had horizontal support bars that made the flags swing.
Kaysing died in 2005, but not before grabbing the attention of Sibrel, a Nashville, Tennessee, filmmaker who has since
become the most visible proponent of the Apollo hoax theories. With funding from an anonymous donor, Sibrel wrote
and directed a 47-minute documentary in 2001 that reiterated many of the now-familiar hoax arguments. Critics of
moon-landing hoax theorists, and there are many, say it would be impossible for tens of thousands of NASA employees
and Apollo contractors to keep such a whopping secret for almost four decades. But Sibrel believes the Apollo program
was so compartmentalized that only its astronauts and a handful of high-level NASA officials knew the entire story.
Sibrel spent years ambushing Apollo astronauts and insisting they swear on a Bible before his cameras that they walked
on the moon. "When someone has gotten away with a crime, in my opinion, they deserve to be ambushed," Sibrel said.
"I'm a journalist trying to get at the truth." In an episode made infamous on YouTube, Sibrel confronted Aldrin in 2002
and called him "a coward, a liar and a thief." Aldrin, then 72, socked the thirtysomething Sibrel in the face, knocking him
backwards. ... In its information campaign against Apollo's "debunkers," NASA may have a potent ace up its sleeve,
however. Its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is now circling the moon with powerful cameras, snapping crisp pictures
that could reveal Apollo 11's Eagle lander squatting on the moon's surface. Then again, conspiracy theorists may just
say NASA doctored the photos. [article link]
ANTICHRIST - PRINCE WILLIAM 2012 - Is Prince Williams the Face on the Shroud of Turin? Is the Image on the Shroud
the Antichrist - The Image of the Beast? (YouTube)
This video is intended to be just a "teaser" to the very real possibility that Prince William is the Beast of Revelation.
Comments: Of course, his name is Will-I-Am; a play on the words of what God Himself said, "I Am." [article link]
CLONED ANTICHRIST BEAST REVEALED 8/12 - Cloned from blood removed [1978] from the Shroud of Turin [possibly
cloned/gene-spliced with Prince Charles sperm and] used to impregnate Princess Diana (married 1981 to Prince Charles
13 years her senior) for the 1982 timed birth [30 in 2012] of Prince William {Princess Diana's son William turning 30 in
2012. The age of 30 is the biblical legal priestly age (before 30 a Levite could only be an assistant priest), both John the
Baptist (Levitical and Jesus [Melchizedek Priest]) began their ministries at the legal age of 30 [John's mother and Mary
were of the House of David/Judah but John's father was a Levitical Priest (Luke 1:8) a descendant of Aaron from the
house of Levi]. Also the London 2012 Olympics the XXX Olympiad (unholy trinity Olympiad) is deliberately timed and
placed to be in London in 2012 the birth of the New Age, for a desired Satanic awakening in 2013 [Fox News uses the
numer 13 in everything now]. It will also probably come out that Prince Charles is unable to naturally have children as
Henry, the younger brother of Prince William is already considered by most not to be the son of Prince Charles but the
son of James Hewitt.} (YouTube)
Dr. Joye shocks George Noory on Coast-to-Coast - February 9, 2009. [article link]
How do you know that there is real blood (and not paint or a stain) on the Shroud of Turin? - 1980 They (Gilbert and
Gilbert) concluded that the blood flecks are real blood - Several claims have been made that the blood has been found
to be type AB - The blood appears to be so old that the DNA is badly fragmented
Alan Adler was an expert on porphyrins, the types of colored compounds seen in blood, chlorophyll, and many other
natural products. He and Dr. John Heller, MD, studied the blood flecks on the STURP sampling tapes [Heller and Adler,
Applied Optics 19, (16) 1980]. They converted the heme into its parent porphyrin, and they interpreted the spectra
taken of blood spots by Gilbert and Gilbert. They concluded that the blood flecks are real blood. In addition to that, the
x-ray-fluorescence spectra taken by STURP showed excess iron in blood areas, as expected for blood. Microchemical
tests for proteins were positive in blood areas but not in any other parts of the Shroud. -- Several claims have been
made that the blood has been found to be type AB, and claims have been made about DNA testing. We sent blood
flecks to the laboratory devoted to the study of ancient blood at the State University of New York. None of these claims
could be confirmed. The blood appears to be so old that the DNA is badly fragmented. Dr. Andrew Merriwether at
SUNY has said that "… anyone can walk in off the street and amplify DNA from anything. The hard part is not to amplify
what you don't want and only amplify what you want (endogenous DNA vs contamination)." It is doubtful that good
DNA analyses can be obtained from the Shroud. It is almost certain that the blood spots are blood, but no definitive
statements can be made about its nature or provenience, i.e., whether it is male and from the Near East. [article link]
July 08, 2009: British Scientists Claim to Create Human Sperm - British scientists claim they have created human sperm
from stem cells. But other experts have questioned their data
LONDON - British scientists claim they have created human sperm from stem cells. But other experts have questioned
their data. Researchers at Newcastle University and the NorthEast England Stem Cell Institute say they used a new
technique to derive what they described as sperm cells from embryonic stem cells. ... But many other British experts
say they are unconvinced by the research. They also say the sperm cells created in the laboratory were clearly
abnormal. [article link]
Light: NWO SECRET PLAN THE TIMELINE - NWO 2054 - "2047 everyone has his identity in the world social network
created by Google - Google's earth Link: to be you must be in Google's earth link to not be in Google's earth link is to
not be, no more passports are needed" - In this NWO context 'Light' means 'Luciferian light' - Lucifer actually means
light bearer, before his fall Lucifer was an Angel of God's Light now however since his fall he is Satan the Devil and he is
only out to falsely accuse God and to harm mankind {This video is both information and disinformation. The human
NWO agenda is probably true however the given timeline is a hoax much of this is probably scheduled for as close to
2012 as possible not 2054. The very distant year 2054 would be more intended to put people to sleep while the NWO
agenda blazes on. The NWO is going to happen it's just that it will happen according to God's divine timeline not man's
not in 1776, 1984, 2001 or 2012 but when God according to His purpose allows it to happen.} (YouTube)
Comments: Judging by observations of general societal mindset, I can't help but think that the actual goals of the elite
are ultimately to end up with a better place for everyone to live and share, but it just needs to be carried out in a manner
in which these folks won't ruin the outcome, which would explain all the shadow actions and deceit. Of course, that's
just wishful thinking really. The pessimist in me pretty well knows it's game over unless you have a invitation. I'll go
check my mail box now. [article link]
AtlanteanConspiracy.com: The Atlantean Conspiracy Exposing the Illuminati from Atlantis to 2012 - Masonic (Satanic)
Hand Signs - of Global Leaders (Photos)
Buy The Atlantean Conspiracy - Purchase The Atlantean Conspiracy 318-page paperback with full-color cover and
hundreds of black-white photos now for USD $30 [article link]
SECRET SYMBOL OLYMPIC 2012 London - Warning: this is a screeching sounding and annoying video but it's short and
makes a few points among all the obvious heavy-handed anti-Israel bias {It's always interesting that the 'Zionist'
whatever that is (often redefined) gets all the blame for the world's ills yet the majority of the global leaders are actually
Satanists but no blame there.} (YouTube-Secular)
Comments: 2012 the Nibiru year. Dunno bout those aliens, but something will change, either in our minds, or in our
galaxy, it's all the same, but i feel there's something about to happen... in fact.. it's already happening, people becoming
aware! Awakening. Finally opening their eyes to the tyranny that is already going on for centuries, without a lot of
people even suspecting it. Thanks for the upload mate! [article link]
2012 London exposed by Rik Clay R I P - Banned and Reposted 1 - London 2012 the New Jerusalem [now in London]
{Apparently England - European Illuminati want to replace Jerusalem Israel with their own Antichrist Temple in London
England [and that would explain why they are always busy trying to wipe the true Israel and Jerusalem off of the map].
Built on the last plot of available land in London that just happens to have been set aside for centuries for just such a
purpose and there are tons of Ley Lines and Symbols as well regarding the Olympic 2012 - New Jerusalem land. Note:
as soon as 2012 comes and goes and London is Not the New Jerusalem then finally the world can move beyond British
Zionism, we can only hope so!} (YouTube)
Aged 25, I attended and completed both compulsory education (the national mind-control curriculum) and university,
whilst working on a musical endeavour in which I released 2 albums nationwide, shot music videos and toured the UK &
Europe religiously. My band 'FULC' received rave reviews and praise in the likes of Kerrang, Metal Hammer and Rock
Sound magazine. The band occupied a good 6 years of my life in which I was lead guitarist and backing vocalist. Due to
my musical passion, I developed skills in graphic design / web design / flash and all other things multimedia, as an aid for
promotion. ... Yet Rik's blog came down on the 13th June 2008. So if Rik suddenly became so ill that day, after posting
that he was going to reveal stuff, so ill that he didn't have the capacity to contemplate going on the web - then who
took down his blog? Rik Clay found dead in his bed, few days after his interview with Red Ice Creations on August of
2008. [article link]
Jah Jah Exposes the Crop Circle Hoax {Crop Circles are formed by somehow (some form of low level radiation) with a
slight charring, drying out and removing the moisture from each individual plant at a spot near the bottom of each
plant stalk about an inch or two above the ground then the plant having lost moisture in that lower part of its stalk
simply falls over and this is done in a pattern.} (YouTube)
Learn about Tesla read about H.A.A.R.P take a step back and see the bigger picture.. be careful who tries to lure you
into a new world order religion..... ! [article link]
June 29, 2009: Pictures of the day: Two Crop Circles - in a field at Alton Barnes, Wiltshire - at Martinsell Hill, Wiltshire -
the first ever circle to incorporate a pond {Crop Circles are basically charred vegetation that has been lightly charred at
the base near the roots and the plant then falls over onto the ground forming patterns among the plants left standing.
There are probably charred (scorched) earth designs and scorched designs on rocks as well and these [possibly]
supernatural events and also the many forged designs and events may become more common now as the hidden
demonic realm is manifesting and revealing itself to our physical human realm and as an overall level of deception
continues to rise.} (Photos)
A crop circle measuring some 500 feet long and 250 feet wide, that has appeared in a field at Alton Barnes near
Marlborough, Wiltshire (UK). -- A 500-foot-long crop circle at Martinsell Hill, Wiltshire (UK) - the first ever circle to
incorporate a pond. [article link]
[Secular] The History of Crop Circles 1990-1991 the Phenomenon Explodes - The season of 1990 began early with a
surprise at Bishops Cannings - Two celtic cross designs with three pencil-thin rings stood side-by-side in the wheat -
Amazingly, one developed a fourth ring that intercepted the other formation - This addition of elements also began
occurring in other formations
The next surprise signaled a major step in the design of crop circles. At Chilcomb Farm two circles were connected with
a straight line and flanked by four rectangular boxes- the pictogram was born. This set the standard for the next month
as one dumbell design came after another. Soon they developed haloes, many of which were recognized as variations
of ancient symbols of the Sun God in cultures throughout the world. The Circlemakers appeared to be calling all parts of
the human race. The connecting line feature, along with the boxes, allowed the phenomenon to develop an intense
diversity and progression almost overnight, not to mention size- some were now as long as 150 ft. But then came the
true sensation. On the night of July 10, 1990, the inhabitants of the village of Alton Barnes heard a peculiar buzzing
sound which caused all dogs in the village to bark incessantly throughout the night. As the dawn light bathed the Vale
of Pewsey, none of the farmers' cars would start. And as they approached their fields no one could believe their eyes- a
603 ft pictogram lay majestically in the wheat. It consisted of nine circles in a row- five single circles and two dumbells,
one flanked by two boxes and encompassing a three-fingered claw. Only a few miles away, an almost identical design
had also materialized. Photos of the Alton Barnes pictogram made the front pages of the world's press. Thousands of
visitors flocked to the area, almost in a sense of pilgrimage. Inside the formation people behaved as if they were on
drugs- there was a sense of giddiness about, as if a long lost family had suddenly reunited. Complete strangers talked
with one another, smiling, even skipping along the path of the formation. ... It was only ten days later, within view of a
much reduced media presence, that the researchers back at the surveillance unit secured a real event taking place at
night on camera. The film showed a whirl motion, some 15-seconds in duration, snaking through the crop forming a
question mark. The copy of the film was handed to the BBC but has since 'disappeared'. [article link]
UK 2009 Crop Circle Occurences - Reports and ground shots of the 2009 crop circles - we are particularly interested in
what crop circles are like at ground level, and in making the information accessible we hope to give you an idea of what
the experience is like as a whole - We try to remain objective but inevitably our experiences will be personal, and will
often differ from those of others, which adds to the 'bigger picture' (Photos)
About Us: Of course the aesthetic beauty of most crop circles is the most prominent aspect of this mysterious
phenomenon. Every year aerial photos of each crop circle show patterns and designs of often breathtaking
magnificence, many of which have never been conceived previously. To those of us who take an active interest in crop
circles, as well as those who see a picture for the first time, the images are instantly appealing. There are many great
websites and books providing us with selections of aerial photos, showing crop circles from above. In our opinion,
however, what is lacking is an archive of information about the finer details present within each crop circle. The lay of
the crop, the ‘ambience’ within the designs, the location they lay in and the experience of the range of visitors entering
the crop circles during their short life before the harvest. ... We hope that you will find our site interesting, informative
and that it will be valuable in helping to create the 'bigger picture' we talk of so often. We look forward to meeting
many of you out in the fields this summer. [article link]
[Secular] Audio interviews - David Wilcock [of Divine Cosmos] 9 September 2008 {Crop Circles, Gnosticism [God is evil,
Satan is good and the real god, Jesus is the Antichrist it's not 666 but actually 3160 (completely omitting the acceptable
sacrifice-resurrection of Jesus, if a sacrifice to God is unacceptable God will not receive it up into heaven i.e. Cain and
Able and their individual sacrifices "Genesis 4:5 But unto Cain and to his offering He (God) had not respect …" the
sacrifice of Jesus on the cross was completely acceptable to God as Jesus was received up into heaven and then as proof
of the acceptable sacrifice of Jesus the giving of the Holy Spirit to indwell mankind then occurs) oh and all Christians are
bad], WWIII sides are spiritual not physical plus so much ET future 2012 end of the world knowledge but still can't pick a
winning Lotto number along with much more speculation, disinformation and information then you will ever care to
hear but it is kind of interesting in a Soap Opera, made for TV kind of way!} (Mp3)
This is a blockbuster of a two hour phone conversation with David Wilcock, focusing on immediate current events but
spanning time travel, the Freemasons, the Anunnaki, the Nazis, WW II, advanced technology, the Roswell crash, the
Rockefellers, the Rothschilds, the Illuminati, the war in Georgia, the coming US election, Benjamin Fulford's testimony,
and what may or may not happen in the coming few weeks and months. [article link]
Renaissance Radio #6: the New World Order's fake alien invasion set for the 2012 London Olympics (Mp3-Secular)
Renaissance Radio #6: Renaissance Radio is back to talk about Project Blue Beam, Rik Clay's murder, and the New
World Order's fake alien invasion set for the 2012 London Olympics. [article link]
Rik Clay - London-Zion-2012 - London the New Jerusalem - The New World Order's fake alien invasion likely being
prepared for the 2012 London Olympics [iPaper Book - Right Click and Print] (Book-iPaper-Secular)
Thanks to infowarrior Andrew for compiling the entirety of Rik Clay's research on the New World Order's fake alien
invasion likely being prepared for the 2012 London Olympics. Why is it both the Beijing and London Olympic logos can
be arranged to form the word "Zion"? What is the plan for Project Bluebeam's top secret holographic technology? Why
was Rik Clay killed (quite probably) shortly after releasing all this information on his blog? [article link]
IUC World Exclusive: Prince Charles Not Harry's Real Father - the fact that Diana's ex lover James Hewitt is the Harry’s
real father - Diana stopped having sex with Charles years before Harry was born - Just the way they killed Diana they’ll
kill James
A longtime employee of Harry’s mother Princess Diana told IUC that the Royal Family was involved in a massive
coverup to hide the fact that Diana’s ex lover James Hewitt is the Harry’s real father. According to the source Prince
Philip threatened Hewitt’s life if he didn’t go along with the coverup. "They made him lie about the timeline,” the source
told IUC. "Prince Philip told Hewitt he would destroy him if it ever leaked out. It’s impossible that Charles is Harry’s real
father. Hewitt was on the scene as Diana’s lover two years before Harry was born. Diana stopped having sex with
Charles years before Harry was born. Harry looks exactly like Hewitt.” -- The massive coverup involved Hewitt lying to
the world about when his dalliance actually began with Diana. Originally he told the world he met Diana in 1986. Harry
was born in 1984. Under hypnosis for a tv interview Hewitt admitted he met Diana in 1981 or 1982, had sexual relations
with her then - some two years before Harry was born. A relative of Hewitt told IUC that privately Hewitt has always
believed he’s Harry’s dad but has denied it in public because he fears for his life. He also wants to protect his son from
being dethroned. ... The relative added that this is another example of why the Royal Family should be abolished.
"They’re the biggest crooks and liars in the world," he said. "All the evidence clearly demonstrates that James is Harry’s
real father. Just the way they killed Diana they'll kill James. You’ll see, one day his body will be found mysteriously in a
calculations and discerning facts to convince me: Antichrist will arise from the House of Windsor (British Royalty) - If the
timing is soon, Prince Charles will be that man; if the timing is delayed, Prince William will be Antichrist. However,
Prince William must turns 30, which is the Jewish minimum age for a man to be a Rabbi. Williams turns 30 on 2012.
Since the Illuminati always has a "Plan A" and a "Plan B", this scenario could be very probable
Suddenly, both Christian and New Age leaders are teaching that the year 2012 might be the year in which Antichrist
arises. Cutting Edge weighs in on this discussion, with our knowledge of the occult, to conclude that 2012 might,
indeed, be the year when the Masonic Messiah comes to the world scene! ... What Is So Special About 2012? This is the
year in which the ancient, pagan Mayan Calendar changes to a New Age, an age in which a Messiah is supposed to
arise. Listen to the official write-up from a New Age website. "“It is my great honor and privilege as Master Quetzalcoatl
to return to Earth in this overt fashion to spearhead so to speak and bring to your attention the I AM University End of
the Mayan Calendar and Countdown Project! As you might know, I Am Quetzalcoatl, Grand Master of the Mayan days
… You all know that the Mayan calendar as has been channeled and introduced to the Earth in the Ancient Days from
Higher Cosmic Sources, ends in the year 2012 - on December 21st at 21:21:59 pm to be precise. This exact date and
time marks the Official Ending of the Kali Yuga or Dark Age and the Official Birth of the Age of the Christ / Buddha /
Krishna / Mohammed / Moses, and God! It is December 21st 2012 at 22:00 pm which marks the Official Return or
Second Coming of the Christ, Imam Mahdi, Buddha Maitreya, Kalki Avatar, Great Tao, and Messiah!” ... The House of
Windsor: The time in which a knowledgeable Christian will make a discerning decision regarding the identity of the man
who will be Antichrist will be before he is arisen; and, this knowledge beforehand will require Biblical discernment,
knowledge of Scripture, and a series of calculations! With this point made to me by a pastor, I bought Antichrist And A
Cup of Tea and began to read, albeit still with a high degree of skepticism. About three-fourths of the way through this
book, I set it down and said to myself, "All right, I have seen enough calculations and discerning facts to convince me:
Antichrist will arise from the House of Windsor. If the timing is soon, Prince Charles will be that man; if the timing is
delayed, Prince William will be Antichrist. However, Prince William must turns 30, which is the Jewish minimum age for
a man to be a Rabbi. Williams turns 30 on 2012. Since the Illuminati always has a "Plan A" and a "Plan B", this scenario
could be very probable. [article link]
CuttingEdge.org: Prince William To Be Inducted Into The "Order of the Garter! - This "Order of the Garter" is a serious
Illuminati decoration - If Prince William is to one day become Antichrist, as "Antichrist and a Cup of Tea" demonstrates
he might, this honor is one of the prerequisite steps he must take
"Of all the medals, orders and honorary decorations he will receive in his lifetime (and there will be plenty), Prince
William will never be awarded anything quite like the extraordinary regalia he will wear on Monday. In fact, with a black
ostrich-plumed hat, a red hood, a blue velvet cloak lined with white satin, a silver star, a priceless miniature of St
George and the Dragon dangling from a chain of solid gold and a garter strapped just below his left knee, it will
probably be the biggest dressing-up exercise this side of his own coronation ... The Prince will become a knight. And he
will not be receiving any old knighthood, either. The second in line to the throne will be formally invested as a 'Royal
Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter'." This "Order of the Garter" is a serious Illuminati decoration.
If Prince William is to one day become Antichrist, as "Antichrist and a Cup of Tea" demonstrates he might, this honor is
one of the prerequisite steps he must take. Let us now go back to this featured story for more interesting detail. "It will
be exactly 40 years since the Prince of Wales was invested as a member of the oldest order of chivalry in the world.
Prince William will join a 660-year-old club which goes to the heart of the English national identity and owes its origins
to both King Arthur and St George. In addition, he will acquire a set of initials which will always take pride of place
immediately after his name: KG." Do not be deceived: When Prince William takes the "Order of the Garter", he is taking
a very large step toward becoming the Masonic Christ! [article link]
CNN: Prince William becomes 1,000th knight - The Order of the Garter was established in 1348; the monarch (Queen)
can give the honor to anyone she chooses without advice from government ministers
LONDON (AP) -- Prince William was made a Royal Knight of the Garter on Monday at a ceremony presided over by his
grandmother -- the British monarch -- and attended by his father, brother and girlfriend. Queen Elizabeth II made
William the 1,000th knight to join the order and formally presented him with the regalia, including a blue garter, sash
and star brooch. After the ceremony at Windsor Castle, the knights wore their traditional ostrich feather hats and velvet
robes as they walked to St. George's chapel in the castle grounds for a service. ... The Order of the Garter was
established in 1348; the monarch can give the honor to anyone she chooses without advice from government ministers.
It is meant to honor those who have held public office, who have contributed to national life or who have served the
queen personally. William, 25, is second in line to the throne after his father, Prince Charles. [article link]
Jun 16, 2008: William made Knight of the Garter - Prince William has been made a Royal Knight of the Garter, joining
the most senior British order of chivalry
He was officially appointed by the Queen at a service at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. The Order of the Garter -
established by Edward III in 1348 - honours those who have contributed to national life or served the Queen. William
becomes a Royal Knight Companion, which recognises his seniority within the Royal Family. ... Former prime ministers
are usually made members of the order soon after their retirement from office. The order already includes former
Prime Ministers Baroness Thatcher and Sir John Major. New members of the order are traditionally announced on St
George's Day but the ceremonies take place in June, on the Monday of Royal Ascot week, known as Garter Day. Prince
William, who will be the 1,000th Knight in the Register, wore a blue velvet cape and black velvet hat with white ostrich
plumes for a procession from the castle to the chapel. [article link]
Ethiopian church speaks out on Ark of the Covenant - won't be displayed - However, Grant Jeffrey, host of TBN's Bible
Prophecy Revealed and well-known author of "Armageddon: Appointment With Destiny" does not believe claims that
the Ark is in Ethiopia - He claims that after the Ethiopian civil war, Israel sent in a group of commandos [including] from
the tribe of Levi and they carried the Ark onto a plane and back to Israel in 1991 - "It is being held there secretly, waiting
in the eyes of the religious leaders of Israel, for a supernatural signal from God to rebuild the temple" he said {Grant
Jeffrey is a leading Bible scholar - Jerusalem expert and if he thinks the Ark is in Jewish possession that's a very good
indicator that the Ark of the Covenant is indeed in Israel. Note: In the mid 90's I was blessed to have a brief conversation
with a very devout Jewish person, while in the Los Angeles area, about the rebuilding of the 3rd Jewish Temple in
Jerusalem. The person was telling me how important the Temple is to the Jews and about all of the implements being
gathered and how exciting and meaningful it is for the Jews. I could tell that the person had a newfound excitement and
I said "you are excited and looking for all of these Temple implements but you didn't once mention the main implement
the Ark of the Covenant" and I said "I get the impression that Israel is not looking for the Ark, that Israel has the Ark."
Well that comment didn't go over very well at all, so then I wondered even more that Israel might already have their
Ark. I usually keep an eye out in the news for stories about Israel searching for the Ark and since the 90's there seldom
seems to be any news about Israel trying to locate and return to Israel their Ark of the Covenant. -- Also Note: In about
2004 I was attending a Men's Fellowship Bible Study, Chuck Missler was the guest speaker that morning and he had just
returned from a trip to Ethiopia to look for the Ark in fact he still had jetlag from his return flight from Ethiopia. To me
he seemed very disappointed (jetlag aside), apparently he had gone over there on an invitation and had high hopes but
now had hardly anything to say about his entire trip to Ethiopia other than that the people were great and that it was a
great place to visit but not much about the Ark. - My guess is that Israel does have the original Ark of the Covenant (1st
Covenant) [the body of Jesus Christ is the Ark (container) of the New Covenant] and that soon it will be revealed to the
world.}
There was considerable confusion last week when the leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church apparently told an
Italian news agency of an upcoming announcement about the possible public display of the Ark of the Covenant - the
box holding the Ten Commandments - and then the prescribed time passed with no word. However, there was no
equivocation today in an e-mail received by WND from the webmaster of a church website in response to an inquiry
about the truth of the matter. "It is not going to happen so the world has to live with curiosity," said the statement ...
Cornuke said he also met with the president of Ethiopia nearly nine years ago and had a one-on-one conversation with
him in his palace. He asked if Ethiopia had the Ark of the Covenant. According to Cornuke, the president responded:
"Yes, we do. I am the president, and I know. It's not a copy. It's the real thing." -- Well-known author Grant Jeffrey
However, Grant Jeffrey, host of TBN's Bible Prophecy Revealed and well-known author of "Armageddon: Appointment
With Destiny," does not believe claims that the Ark is in Ethiopia. He told WND he spoke extensively with Robert
Thompson, former adviser to former Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. Jeffrey said Thompson told him the Ark of the
Covenant had been taken to Ethiopia by Menelik, purported son of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon. When
Menelik became emperor, he claims royal priests entrusted him with the Ark of the Covenant because King Solomon
was slipping into apostasy. A replica was then left behind in Israel. "The Ethiopian royal chronicles suggest that for
3,000 years, they had been guarding the ark, knowing that it had to go back to Israel eventually," Jeffrey said. He claims
that after the Ethiopian civil war, Israel sent in a group of commandos from the tribe of Levi and the carried the Ark
onto a plane and back to Israel in 1991. "It is being held there secretly, waiting in the eyes of the religious leaders of
Israel, for a supernatural signal from God to rebuild the temple," he said. "They are not going to do it before that. When
that happens, they will bring the Ark into that temple." -- But author and Bible teacher Chuck Missler, founder of
Koinonia House, told WND the theory of Menelik obtaining the Ark is not biblical, though he believes there is a
possibility that the Ethiopians may have the real deal. "The fact that the Ethiopians may have been guarding the Ark of
the Bible is very possible," he said. "They cling to a belief that is clearly not biblical in terms of how the Ark got down
there. But that doesn't mean they don't have it." Missler said there is no biblical basis for the Menelik account, and he
believes there was a reason for that version of events. [article link]
June 28, 2009: Pope - Bone Fragments Found in Tomb Are [Apostle] Paul's - The first-ever scientific test on what are
believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seems to confirm" that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic
saint, Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday - "This seems to confirm the unanimous and uncontested tradition that they are
the mortal remains of the Apostle Paul," Benedict said - Paul and Peter are the two main figures known for spreading
the Christian faith after the death of Christ
ROME - The first-ever scientific test on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seems to confirm" that
they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint, Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday. It was the second major discovery
concerning St. Paul announced by the Vatican in as many days. On Saturday, the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore
Romano announced the June 19 discovery of a fresco inside another tomb depicting St. Paul, which Vatican officials
said represented the oldest known icon of the apostle. Benedict said archaeologists recently unearthed and opened the
white marble sarcophagus located under the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls in Rome, which for some 2,000
years has been believed by the faithful to be the tomb of St. Paul. Benedict said scientists had conducted carbon dating
tests on bone fragments found inside the sarcophagus and confirmed that they date from the first or second century.
"This seems to confirm the unanimous and uncontested tradition that they are the mortal remains of the Apostle Paul,"
Benedict said, announcing the findings at a service in the basilica to mark the end of the Vatican's Paoline year, in honor
of the apostle. Paul and Peter are the two main figures known for spreading the Christian faith after the death of Christ.
According to tradition, St. Paul, also known as the apostle of the Gentiles, was beheaded in Rome in the 1st century
during the persecution of early Christians by Roman emperors. ... The pope said that when archaeologists opened the
sarcophagus, they discovered alongside the bone fragments some grains of incense, a "precious" piece of purple linen
with gold sequins and a blue fabric with linen filaments. [article link]
June 29, 2009: 'Oldest' (late 300's A.D.) image of St. Paul discovered - Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,600 year old
image [idealized caricature - the Apostle Paul had already been deceased for generations] of St Paul, the oldest one
known of, in a Roman catacomb
A photograph of the icon shows the thin face of a bearded man with large eyes, sunken nose and face on a red
background surrounded with a yellow circle - the classic image of St Paul. The image was found in the Catacomb of St
Thekla, close to the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, which is said to be built on the site where he was
buried. St Thekla was a follower of St Paul who lived in Rome and who was put to death under the Emperor Diocletian
at the beginning of the 4th Century and who was subsequently made a saint but little else is known of her. Barbara
Mazzei, the director of the work at the Catacomb, said: "We had been working in the Catacomb for some time and it is
full of frescoes. ... "It is a sensational discovery and is of tremendous significance. This is then first time that a single
image of Saint Paul in such good condition has been found and it is the oldest one known of. "Traditionally in Christian
images of St Paul he is always alongside St Peter but in this icon he was on his own and what is also significant is the
fact that St Paul's Basilica is just a few minutes walk away. "It is my opinion that the fresco we have discovered was
based on the fact that St Paul's Basilica was close by, there was a shrine to him there at that site since the 3rd Century.
"This fresco is from the early part of the 4th Century while before the earliest were from the later part and examples
have been found in the Catacombs of Domitilla." Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, the Vatican's culture minister,
said:"This is a fascinating discovery and is testimony to the early Christian Church of nearly 2000 years ago. [article link]
Jerusalem, Israel - Jerusalem, by virtue of the number and diversity of people who have held it sacred, may be
considered the most holy city in the world - To the Jewish people it is Ir Ha-Kodesh (the Holy City), the Biblical Zion, the
City of David, the site of Solomon's Temple [1st Temple], and the eternal capital of the Israelite nation - To Christians it
is where the young Jesus impressed the sages at the Jewish Temple, where he spent the last days of his ministry [Holy
Week], and where the Last Supper, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection took place - Also greatly venerated by the
Muslims, it[?] is where the prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven - [Note: The Koran says a faraway place -
Jerusalem is not mentioned once in the Koran. The Koran does not mention Jerusalem as a holy city to Islam or even as
a place in existence.] {Jerusalem is Holy because God chose it as His Holy City. 1st Kings 11:36 And unto his son
(Solomon's son) will I give one tribe (Judah), that David My servant may have a light always before Me in Jerusalem, the
city which I have chosen Me to put My name there. -- Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people
(Jews) and upon thy Holy City (Jerusalem), to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make
reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to
anoint the most Holy (Jesus Christ).}
Jerusalem, by virtue of the number and diversity of people who have held it sacred, may be considered the most holy
city in the world. To the Jewish people it is Ir Ha-Kodesh (the Holy City), the Biblical Zion, the City of David, the site of
Solomon's Temple, and the eternal capital of the Israelite nation. To Christians it is where the young Jesus impressed
the sages at the Jewish Temple, where he spent the last days of his ministry, and where the Last Supper, the Crucifixion
and the Resurrection took place. Also greatly venerated by the Muslims, it is where the prophet Muhammad ascended
to heaven. While highly charged with intense religious devotion and visited by countless pilgrims and sages, Jerusalem
has also been ravaged by thirty centuries of warfare and strife. It is a place of beauty and divinity, mystery and paradox;
a sacred site which no modern spiritual seeker should fail to experience. ... The First Temple of the Jews was built during
the reign of David's son, Solomon. King David had planned to build the Temple at the exact place where he had
experienced a revelatory vision of angels ascending a golden ladder into the sky. This site, the threshing floor of Ornan
the Jebusite was originally sacred to the harvest deity known as Tammuz (another name for the deity Adonis). God,
through Nathan the prophet, rejected David's wish, evidently on the grounds that he had shed blood, and instead
informed him that the Temple would be erected by his son Solomon (II Sam.7:12-13). The Temple 's construction took
seven years and was completed in 957 BC. Soon after the Temple 's construction, Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon forced
the Jews into exile, removed their temple treasures in 604 BC and 597 BC, and finally completely destroyed the temple
in 586 BC. In 539 BC, Cyrus of Persia conquered Babylon and allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem. Reconstruction
began and the Second Temple was completed by 515 BC. This temple however, did not enshrine the Ark of the
Covenant as that sacred object had disappeared sometime before the plundering by Nebuchadrezzar. ... Over the next
five centuries Jerusalem was captured by Alexander the Great, controlled by Hellenistic, Egyptian, and Seleucid
empires as well as experiencing occasional periods of Jewish freedom. In 64 BC, the Roman general Pompey captured
Jerusalem, ushering in several centuries of Roman rule. During this period Herod the Great (ruled 37-4 BC) rebuilt and
enlarged the Second Temple and created the famous Western Wall (also called the Wailing Wall) as part of the
supporting structure for the enlarged Temple Mount. In 6AD the Romans turned the governance of Jerusalem over to a
series of administrators known as procurators, the fifth of whom, Pontius Pilate, ordered the execution of Jesus. During
the next two centuries the Jews twice revolted against their Roman oppressors, the city of Jerusalem suffered greatly
and the Second Temple was demolished in 70 AD. In the year 135 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian began construction
of a new city, called Aelia Capitolina, upon the ruins of old Jerusalem. Upon the site of the destroyed Jewish temple,
Hadrian built a temple to the god Jove (the Greek Jupiter), but this temple was itself demolished by the Byzantines after
the empire became Christian. -- The conversion to Christianity of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine (306-337) and the
pilgrimage of his mother, Empress Helena, to Jerusalem in 326 inaugurated one of the city's most peaceful and
prosperous epochs. According to Christian legends, Empress Helena discovered the relics of the 'True Cross of the
Crucifixion' at the place of the Resurrection upon Mt. Calvary. Scholars however, believe this so-called 'finding' of the
relics to be a story fabricated for political reasons by Constantine and his mother, and that the cross relics were most
probably manufactured, as were so many other relics during early and medieval Christian times. Whatever the case,
Helena's pilgrimage and Constantine's royal support made possible the building of many Christian shrines in the city.
Foremost among these Christian shrines was the Church of the Holy Sepulchre which marked the site of the
Resurrection and which soon became the supremely sacred place in all of Christendom. Finished in 335 AD, the great
basilica was apparently built upon the foundations of an earlier Roman shrine dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite.
[article link]
The Third Temple - According to 2nd Thessalonians 2:4 in the last days, the Antichrist will desecrate the Third Temple
which Paul calls, "the Temple of God" - "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except
there come a falling away first, (Gk apostasia) and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition" - So there is general
'falling away' or apostasy - We saw an example of that in Obama's Cairo speech where it was all about religion and God
and faith and peace and love - As he wound it up, Obama admitted that HIS real faith is in human beings, not in
Yahweh, Jesus or Mohammed, although he invoked all three names throughout his speech - and nobody blinked an eye
{Note: The Third Temple which Paul calls, "the Temple of God" is God's Temple because it will be built by the Jews
God's chosen people, it will be built in God's chosen city Jerusalem and it will have End Time Biblical implications, but
the Temple will not have actual Holy standing with God. The Temple's Levitical priestly duties will not be acceptable
(Isaiah 66:1-3) nor will any sacrifice offerings be acceptable to God (Jesus being the acceptable sacrifice once and for
all). Though built in Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount it will not be located on the outer court of the Gentiles where
the Dome of the Rock mosque has been built and set aside (Revelation 11:2) but God's third Temple will again be
located near or on the exact spot of the Holy of Holies where the first two Temples were built.}
Q. According to 2nd Thessalonians 2:4. in the last days, the Antichrist will desecrate the Third Temple which Paul calls,
"the Temple of God." Is the Third Temple legitimate? How does that square with Church Age doctrines of salvation by
grace through faith? A. The Thessalonians were in the grip of a heresy spreading through their church to the effect that
the Day of Christ [the Rapture] had come and gone and they had been left behind. Paul sought to reassure them by
giving them a series of signs that will precede the revelation of the Antichrist. Paul said that before the Antichrist would
be revealed, there would first come a great 'falling away' from the true faith. "Let no man deceive you by any means: for
that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, (Gk apostasia)and that man of sin be revealed, the son
of perdition." So there is general 'falling away' or apostasy. We saw an example of that in Obama's Cairo speech where
it was all about religion and God and faith and peace and love. As he wound it up, Obama admitted that HIS real faith is
in human beings, not in Yahweh, Jesus or Mohammed, although he invoked all three names throughout his speech -
and nobody blinked an eye. Obama has made much of his alleged Christianity, but the world-wide apostasia is so
pervasive I don't think anybody even noticed there's a difference between faith in Christ and faith in humanity. I've been
paying attention to the reaction to the Cairo speech, as I am sure most of you have been as well. Obama didn't catch it.
His speechwriters didn't catch it. His fact-checkers didn't catch it. He delivered it as written and nobody that heard his
speech caught it either. At least, nobody noticed it that I am aware of - a textbook example of the world-wide apostasy
of the last days. Paul says that this 'falling away' is so grievous that nobody will notice how wrong the Antichrist is until
he "as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God." Exasperated, Paul asks, "Remember ye not,
that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?" [article link]
Jun 24, 2009: Largest Underground Man-made Cave Discovered in Israel - Discovered in the Jordan Valley, Israel - When
entering, they found - a grand expansive underground structure supported by 22 pillars, each decorated with various
symbols - A wheel-shaped engraving, assumed to be a Zodiac symbol - There are plenty of crosses, little ones, big ones,
mostly late Roman, Byzantine, which mean something, but we have to go on with the research {Why find a quarry cave
and why now? 1. They need 'authentic' stone to build the third temple in Jerusalem. I doubt any of the graffiti carvings
are authentic it's really a "one world religion" smorgasbord of a cave. 2. If or when the NWO builds the third Temple in
Jerusalem they seem to want to dictate all world religions from a one HQ Temple center. Christians should not have any
ties to a Temple in Jerusalem or otherwise because 'born again' Christians are the Temple of the Holy Spirit built
without hands. 3. Jerusalem is the home of the Jews and it is for their religion.}
Discovered in the Jordan Valley, Israel, as part of an ongoing archaeological survey since 1978, excavators from the
University of Haifa have uncovered the largest artificial underground cave ever built in Israel. Prof. Adam Zertal, lead
excavator told The Epoch Times, "We came across an opening in the ground, then came two Bedouins, a father and
son, who warned us not to go down, saying there was some kind of curse on the cave and some predators [wolves and
hyenas] below. When entering, they found no wolves or hyenas but a grand expansive underground structure
supported by 22 pillars, each decorated with various symbols. "Anyway, we went down, it was about ten metres deep
below the surface and that was the beginning. First we saw the magnificent size of the place. ... “There are plenty of
crosses, little ones, big ones, mostly late Roman, Byzantine, which mean something, but we have to go on with the
research. Then we had some letters, some Roman, some Greek; we had a kind that looked like flags of Roman Legion
and then another thing like a zodiac or a sun, very odd, very strange. I can’t decipher exactly what it means but there
are other things as well." Prof. Zertal believes the three-metre high cave was originally a large quarry during the Roman
and Byzantine era and was unique for its times. It was originally four metres high, but earthquake damage since has
lowered the ceiling. The floor has been covered by fallen rocks and is yet to be excavated. [article link]
Bible verse: Ephesians 2:1-22 ... unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: And came and
preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. For through Him we both have access by one
Spirit unto the Father - Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and
of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the
chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an Holy Temple in the Lord: In whom ye
also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit {The complete Bible is available at
ChristianFaithDownloads.com}
Ephesians 2:1-22 And you hath He quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked
according to the course of this world, according to the prince [Satan] of the power of the air, the spirit that now
worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our
flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But
God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us
together with Christ, by grace ye are saved; And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places
in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come He might shew the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us
through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of
works, lest any man should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God
hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the
flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that
time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are
made nigh by the blood of Christ. For He is our peace, who hath made both [Jew and Christian] one, and hath broken
down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in His flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in Himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that He
might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: And came and preached
peace to you [Gentiles] which were afar off, and to them [Jews] that were nigh. For through Him we both have access
by one Spirit unto the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints
(Christian Jews), and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus
Christ Himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple
in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. -- Holy Bible [article link]
Movie - The Body (2001) - An Israeli widow [and archeologist] (Olivia Williams) uncovers a hidden tomb in Jerusalem,
and there is some suggestion that it might be that of Christ - This causes a considerable stir in the Vatican because,
after all, Christ's body shouldn't be there unless he was an ordinary man - So they send Father (Antonio Banderas) down
there to investigate, telling him ahead of time, so that he doesn't misunderstand his mission, that "the body is not that
of Christ" {This movie is really a must watch! It lays out many of the plots and intrigues that face Jerusalem and
Christianity today. The move also points out that Christianity stands on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ! No
resurrection, no Christian faith. Hint: For the record the bones are not the bones of Jesus Christ, He Resurrected.}
Well, an Israeli widow, Olivia Williams, uncovers a hidden tomb in Jerusalem, and there is some suggestion that it might
be that of Christ. This causes a considerable stir in the Vatican because, after all, Christ's body shouldn't be there unless
he was an ordinary man. So they send Father Antonio Banderas down there to investigate, telling him ahead of time, so
that he doesn't misunderstand his mission, that "the body is not that of Christ." ... Banderas and Williams form at first a
kind of mismatched cop/buddy team, he instense and inhibited, she breezily outgoing and scientific. But they soon run
into trouble that pulls them together in their goals. I admit I didn't understand all of the reasons why so many groups
wanted to interfere with the investigation or to exploit the find for political purposes. The first trouble they run into is
an orthodox Jewish sect whose members bombard them with rocks and steal an important artifact. Then there is the
leader of a Palestinian group, the PLO, I mean the FLP, or rather the PDQ. He wants his henchmen to get their hands on
the bones. I forget why but I'm sure the purpose is nefarious. You can tell because he's got a face on him like the
assassin in Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much." And you can identify his thugs when you see them because
they're all swarthier than everybody else. The head Israeli honcho in this business, Shrapnel, informs the Vatican that as
soon as Jerusalem is recognized as the sole capital of a united country, the bones will be released. (I understood that.)
This all leads to a final semi-violent confrontation between the PDQ leader and the priest, in which the latter is
wounded and the former is blown to smithereens. Oh, that reminds me, there is some comic relief from a sloppy young
Irish priest who is a computer hacker. The question of whose body it is, is resolved at the end, but nobody in the movie
finds out about it, only the viewer. Father Banderas resigns his commission and decides to follow God in his own way.
He writes a very nice letter to Williams, but the movie stops short of having them fall into each other's arms. Let's not
disturb anybody by raising REAL problems. This isn't a puzzle that I find particularly interesting, although I don't know
why. Religious belief leads so regularly to violence and intrigue. But I don't really think that if a body were positively
identified as Christ's it would change things very much. Cognitive dissonance theory suggests that, if anything, it would
strengthen our beliefs in some way. (Cf., "When Prophecy Fails.") The problem would at least be papered over
somehow. I'm happy that I watched it, I suppose, if only because of Olivia Williams and Antonio Banderas, both of
whom are worth watching, for somewhat different reasons, but in fact I did spend two hours following this complicated
story and may just be reducing post-decision dissonance. [article link]
Egyptian Born (1929-2004) Yasser Arafat's French Death Certificate Forged with Jerusalem Birthplace - While his
official biography claims he was born in Jerusalem, numerous biographers agree that he was born in Cairo [Egypt],
where his Gaza-born father owned a business - "I don't understand how when Arafat arrived in France he had been born
in Cairo and when he left France he had been born in Jerusalem" {Yasser Arafat and the NWO that put him in power,
financed him and kept him in power is the religion of the forged birth certificate. Even this very moment the New Age -
NWO practitioners are attempting to forge for themselves a birth certificate into heaven and eternal life. It's an idea
and effort that simply will not work. -- John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except
a man be Born Again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God. - Holy Bible.}
Israel's ambassador criticised the French government for issuing a death certificate for Yasser Arafat stating his place of
birth as Jerusalem. "I cannot understand how the French government agreed to issue a death certificate based on false
information," ambassador Nissim Zvili told a press conference in Montpellier. Municipal officials at Clamart, the suburb
of Paris where Arafat died on November 11, said they issued the document based of a family record book issued by the
French foreign ministry in 1996, after Suha Arafat became a naturalized citizen of the Third Republic. Arafat was born
Mohammed Abdel-Rawf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Hussaini, on August 4, 1929. While his official biography claims he was
born in Jerusalem, numerous biographers agree that he was born in Cairo, where his Gaza-born father owned a
business. -- Zvili said the affair was "very badly perceived in Israel", adding that those responsible for issuing the "false
document" could be subject to a legal process. "I don't understand how when Arafat arrived in France he had been born
in Cairo and when he left France he had been born in Jerusalem," he said. ... Last month, Zvili said that a growing
number of members of the Jewish community in France are questioning their whole future in the country amid a rise in
anti-Semitism. "The phenomenon of anti-Semitism in France has reached worrying proportions. There have been lots
of attacks against Jews, against people and their possessions, and fear is becoming deep-rooted in the Jewish
community," he said. Between 2,000-2,500 Jews are leaving France each year for Israel, according to the ambassador.
The Jewish community in France, at about 700,000, is the largest within the European Union. [article link]
Barbara Bush (2007) on Mitt Romney's [LDS] Religion {Barbara Bush former first lady and paid Mormon LDS
spokeswoman shill (if money isn't involved the Bushes don't participate) endorses the LDS to the American people.
About the same time Barbara Bush was touting her newfound love of Mormonism her son President Bush Jr. [3 years
earlier] was strapping the Medal of Freedom (the nation's highest civilian award) around LDS prophet Gordon B.
Hinckley's neck. Looks like the LDS purchased the two for one option from the Bushes. The Bushes are unabashed
Satanists, the LDS are well, Mormons, and now the LDS is openly building Satanic (13th) temples, something's weird in
South Jordan, Utah.} (YouTube)
Barbara Bush on Whether Mitt Romney's Religion Should Be Held Against Him - CNN, Larry King. [article link]
Bush praises Hinckley's 'friendship and wisdom' - In 2004, Bush presented Hinckley with the Medal of Freedom, the
nation's highest civil award, in recognition of his lifelong public service {What kind of 'public service' did LDS cult leader
Gordon B. Hinckley do? The bigger the fraud the bigger the Bush approval.}
"He was a tireless worker and a talented communicator who was respected in his community and beloved by his
congregation," Bush said. "Laura and I will miss Gordon's friendship and wisdom. ... In 2004, Bush presented Hinckley
with the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civil award, in recognition of his lifelong public service. GOP
presidential contender Mitt Romney, who is Mormon, said in Florida he would take time off from campaigning to
attend Hinckley's services. ... Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat and a Mormon, called Hinckley a
"phenomenal builder" for his focus on constructing new temples across the globe and new ward houses for worshipers.
[article link]
News sites swap Obama's birthplace like magic - UPI, Snopes change location within hours of WND report - [It's simply
Amazing how fast 'facts' information can change on the internet, what was true one minute becomes unheard of the
next minute] - To date, Obama has not revealed his original long-form, hospital-generated "Certificate of Live Birth"
that includes details such as the name of the medical facility and the doctor who delivered him {This article is posted in
regard to information on the internet being coordinated and allegedly validated via just a few websites i.e. API, UPI,
Wikipedia, Snopes. Where the 44th president of the United States was born should be easily verifiable historical fact
not conjured up internet speculation and propaganda from a few select, suspect websites. Obama was probably born in
Kenya; the Bush family knows it, Hillary knows it, McCain knows it yet they all remained silent to pull one over on the
American people [and open the door for Jeb Bush in 2012 by suddenly finding Obama ineligible to run again]. I think
even if Obama is shown to be born out of the US he should get a second term because the leaders of the White House,
Senate and Congress didn’t object the first time so why not have a second term.}
If you happened to read online news sites such as United Press International or the popular hoax-busting Snopes.com
anytime up until Tuesday night, you would have seen definitive statements that President Obama was born at the
Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. But checking back now, both sites are suddenly providing an entirely
different location, the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children, also in the capital of the Aloha State. Within
hours of a WND report revealing Obama's birth being reported at two different Hawaiian hospitals, both sites changed
their information to suddenly fall in line with the president's claim that he was born at Kapi'olani. ... In response to a
query from WND, Snopes sent WND a statement reading, "A number of readers have written to us to point out that
Wikipedia previously updated their Obama-related entries to resolve the same discrepancy, so we included a similar
clarification in our latest round of updates." ... The same phenomenon happened with UPI, as these before and after
screenshots from the same online address demonstrate: Here is the screen shot from Snopes on July 7, before WND's
report was posted: ... A cached version of the UPI site on Google also shows the news agency originally reporting
Obama's birth at Queen's Medical Center. WND had contacted UPI on Tuesday to find out specifics about why it had
published the birthplace as Queen's, which is contrary to the president's new assertion in a White House celebratory
letter to Kapi'olani. The news agency says that story was a background piece compiled from available sources, and it
did not believe there was any original reporting or interview that UPI conducted with Obama himself, but added it was
looking into the matter. ... To date, Obama has not revealed his original long-form, hospital-generated "Certificate of
Live Birth" that includes details such as the name of the medical facility and the doctor who delivered him. Here is an
actual Hawaiian birth certificate from 1963 (the same era as Obama's birth), which while redacted includes detailed
information documenting a birth, including the name of the birth hospital and the attending physician. Beneath it is the
short-form "Certification of Live Birth" offered by President Obama as proof of his Hawaiian birth. It is possible to have
been born outside of Hawaii and still obtain the latter form, but not the former: [article link]
NEW MORMON TEMPLE'S ANGEL STRUCK BY LIGHTNING - The Oquirrh (OH'-kur) Mountain Temple - is Utah's 13th
and the 130th [LDS] church temple worldwide {This LDS temple has to be set aside for Satan worship and [already]
dedicated to Satan there is no way that the LDS would juggle the books "13th in Utah" and "130th operational temple"
like that unless they were strictly dedicating it to Satan. Of course ALL LDS is a form of Satan Worship as they deny the
deity of Jesus Christ and elevate Satan to the status of 'spiritual' brother of Jesus [having the same physical father,
whatever that means in Mormon lingo]. - Ouch and lightning struck their special 13th & 130th temple, on June 13, 2009
giving the statue a dark completed makeover [signifying unacceptable in LDS traditions]. Happening on the 13th day
and during its public open showing but prior to its public dedication maybe Satan struck their temple with lightening, it
seems to be his temple. It weird's me out but then everything LDS is weird and creepy in a sinister and lecherous sort of
way.}
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (AP) - Lightning has struck a new Mormon temple in Utah, blackening the golden angel that sits
atop it. The Oquirrh (OH'-kur) Mountain Temple, which is to open in August, was hit Saturday during a storm. Church
spokeswoman Kim Farah says no structural damage resulted from the strike on the Angel Moroni (moh-ROHN'-eye).
She says a crew will re-gild the 10-and-a-half-foot statue soon. Most Mormon temples are topped with a statue of the
angel, who Mormons believe led church founder Joseph Smith to golden plates from which the Book of Mormon
originated. The Oquirrh Mountain Temple is Utah's 13th and the 130th church temple worldwide. [article link]
[LDS] Open houses begin for Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple - It is the Mormon church's 13th Utah temple and its 130th
operating temple [struck by lightning on the 13th of June 2009, just a coincidence] {Note: there can only be one Temple
- Throne of God [and it will be in Jerusalem]. The real Temple has to be made from quarried stone (no hammer or chisel
can be used at the Temple site, the stone has to fit the design before it leaves the query) and the Temple must be built
according to a specific diagram and can only contain certain furniture items and certain Temple implements in each
specified room. All of the new LDS temples are made with fiberglass fake stones and even the Maroni statue is
fiberglass covered with gold flake. If the LDS really did have any respect for God they would not build multiple
fiberglass temples but would call them something else like 'duty buildings' or something because really that is more in
line with how the LDS uses the buildings. The LDS has truly turned the sacred and holy attributes of God into a series of
religious gimmicks and marketing scams.}
The open houses for the newest temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have started. The Oquirrh
Mountain Utah Temple will hold the open houses for two months before it is dedicated. It is the Mormon church's 13th
Utah temple and its 130th operating temple. It will serve about 83,000 members. ... Temples are considered sacred to
Latter-day Saints and are used for religious rituals including proxy baptisms, marriage ceremonies known as sealings
and other ceremonies designed to strengthen church teachings. Dedication ceremonies are planned for Aug. 21-23.
Following the dedication the temple will be open only to worthy church members. [article link]
Lightning hits Oquirrh Mountain [LDS] Temple - Mother Nature(?) added another sight to see at the Oquirrh Mountain
Temple, Saturday - The statue's arm, instrument and face were charred (Photos)
Mother Nature added another sight to see at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple, Saturday. As weekend rain and lighting
storms moved across the Salt Lake Valley, one strike took a path through the Angel Moroni's golden horn en route to
the ground. Steve Allison, a resident of South Jordan who lives near the temple said lightning was dropping in the area
Saturday and Sunday it was obvious lightning had struck the temple's unofficial lightning rod. ... LDS Church
spokesman Scott Trotter said Sunday he was not able to confirm whether the temple had been struck. [article link]
[LDS] Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple Struck by Lightning - During an afternoon thunderstorm on Saturday, June 13,
the angel Moroni statue - sustained a direct hit by lighting-blackening Moroni's trumpet, arm, and face (Photo)
During an afternoon thunderstorm on Saturday, June 13, the angel Moroni statue atop the Oquirrh Mountain Utah
Temple sustained a direct hit by lighting-blackening Moroni's trumpet, arm, and face. Open house volunteers even say
the ground shook. The extent of damage is being assessed. -- [LDS] Temple Oquirrh Mountain Announcement: 1
October 2005, Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 16 December 2006 by Gordon B. Hinckley, Public Open House: 1
June-1 August 2009, Dedication: 21-23 August 2009 -- Source: www.ldschurchtemples.com. [article link]
Lightning Strikes [Newly Erected] Oquirrh Mountain (LDS) Temple - Is this the beginning of the end for LDS
Mormonism? - The Curse of Cain returns? {A statue of Maroni (one tops every LDS temple) was apparently struck by
lightning over the weekend turning from gold to black the face, an arm and the announcing trumpet of the Maroni
statue.} (Video)
Online Book: The Curse of Cain returns? - (LDS) Book of Mormon [BOM] " . . . wherefore, as they were white and
exceedingly fair and delightsome, that they might not be enticing unto my people the Lord God did cause a skin of
blackness to come upon them (2 Nephi 5:21)." (LDS) Book of Moses (Pearl of Great Price) " . . . there was a blackness
came upon all the children of Canaan, that they were despised among all people . . . (Moses 7:8)." "And . . . they were a
mixture of all the seed of Adam save it was the seed of Cain, for the seed of Cain were black, and had not place among
them (Moses 7:22)." [article link]
exMormon: Heart of the Matter a Live One Hour Call-in Show - 06/23/2009 Episode 171 Mountain Meadows Pt VII - at
about 27 minutes into the show during the call-in portion Danny from Georgia calls in and among other things
comments that "he is believing for the Lord to change millions of lives" [Danny is in a sense prophesying that millions of
people are about to come out of the LDS organization and into true Christianity. Is the LDS about to come crashing
down as a failed, bankrupt organization? I hope so and I certainly agree with Danny and Heart of the Matter on this
one!] {Though the Basic Christian ministry is not a part of the ministry to the LDS movement it does join in prayer and in
the hope that millions of people will be delivered from the LDS and into the glorious light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Note: Basic Christian is a Theology, Bible Study and Current Events ministry and sometimes the current events involve
LDS issues. Above all the Basic Christian ministry is a Servant Ministry serving people by providing Links, Information
and Resources to Christian material. - The Basic Christian ministry is not a Leadership ministry, not a Teaching ministry
and not a Counseling ministry. The Basic Christian ministry does seek to use the Spiritual gifts of Discernment, Word of
Knowledge and Word of Wisdom in its ministry capacity.} (Online Video)
About Heart of the Matter Started in early 2006, Heart of the Matter is a TV show produced in the Mecca of
Mormonism, Salt Lake City. It's where Mormonism meets Biblical Christianity face to face! Shawn McCraney, the host
of Heart of the Matter, provides great entertainment value and valuable knowledge of Mormonism and what it means
to be a Born-Again Christian. Shawn is the author of "I Was a Born-Again Mormon" and the pastor of Calvary Campus. --
Live One Hour Call-in Show - Airs Tuesdays 8pm MST - Rebroadcasts Tuesdays 11am MST - Salt Lake City Channel 20
KTMW - Boise, Idaho Channel 18 KCLP. [article link]
The History of the Shroud of Turin

The history of the Shroud of Turin can be best studied by dividing it into two specific categories. The general consensus
of even the most doubting researchers is to accept a "1350" date as the beginning of the "undisputed" or documented
history of the Shroud of Turin. This also happens to coincide with the approximate date determined by the 1988 carbon
dating of the cloth. Although there is a significant amount of evidence supporting the Shroud's existence prior to the
mid 1300's, much of it is, in fact, "circumstantial" and remains mostly unproven. [article link]
Jesus & the Shroud of Turin (DVD)

In 1898, Secondo Pia was the first man to photograph the Shroud of Turin, the burial cloth believed to have covered
Christ's body after the Crucifixion. This video examines skepticism over the shroud's authenticity, debunking scientists
who recently claimed that it could not be more than 600 years old. Yet, even now, as a new millennium dawns,
scientists have found there is still much we don't know about this, the most celebrated and controversial artifact in the
history of Christianity. If you are a cynic, this video will challenge your skepticism. If you already believe, it will
strengthen your faith. Approx. 60 minutes. [article link]
Info and Resources
Chicago Sun Times September 9, 2007: But, believe it or not, Barack Obama is related to both President Bush and Vice
President Dick Cheney - OK, distantly related: Obama and Bush are 11th cousins - That means Obama and former
President George Herbert Walker Bush Sr. are 10th cousins once removed - Obama is related to Cheney through
Mareen Duvall, a 17th century immigrant from France - That makes Obama and Cheney ninth cousins once removed -
Cheney and Bush are related to one another by a completely different common ancestor - We leave it to you to figure
out their relationship [maybe they think Muhammad is their mysterious, secret common ancestor] {The Bush family is
even more closely related to Sen. 'scary' John Kerry though they don't seem to want to publicize that family
relationship. It also gives new meaning to Bush Jr. calling Bill Clinton 'brother' the other day (May 29, 2009).}
That sure would be an awkward family reunion. But, believe it or not, Barack Obama is related to both President Bush
and Vice President Dick Cheney. OK, distantly related: Obama and Bush are 11th cousins. That's because they share the
same great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandparents -- Samuel Hinckley and Sarah Soole
Hinckley of 17th century Massachusetts. That means Obama and former President George Herbert Walker Bush are
10th cousins once removed. ... Obama is related to Cheney through Mareen Duvall, a 17th century immigrant from
France. That makes Obama and Cheney ninth cousins once removed. Cheney and Bush are related to one another by a
completely different common ancestor. We leave it to you to figure out their relationship [maybe they think
Muhammad is their mysterious, secret common ancestor]. [article link]
Does President Bush Jr. (and the entire Bush family) Secretly Believe they are (Shiite) Descendants of Mohammed?
{Note: The previous Vice President Dick Cheney and Obama are Cousins related in some way so probably both Cheney
and Obama also believe themselves to be descendants of Mohammad. Liz Cheney the Daughter of Dick Cheney has
been working in Iran as a super secret liaison between Iran and the west for almost a decade now so it's more than
obvious that some of the people in government have deep, personal emotional [albeit completely false and fabricated]
ties to Iran.}
The New [Completely False] Da Vinci Type Hoax - Royal roots found on every family tree - also some people have
actually tried to establish a documented line between Muhammad, who was born in the 6th century, and the medieval
English monarchs, and thus to most if not all people of European descent. The longer ago somebody lived, the more
descendants a person is likely to have today. Humphrys estimates that Muhammad, the founder of Islam, appears on
the family tree of every person in the Western world {Wrong!}. Some people have actually tried to establish a
documented line between Muhammad, who was born in the 6th century, and the medieval English monarchs, and thus
to most if not all people of European descent. Nobody has succeeded yet, but one proposed lineage comes close.
Though it runs through several strongly suspicious [nonexistent] individuals, the line illustrates how lines of descent can
wander down through the centuries, connecting famous figures of the past to most [a few] of the people living today.
...President George Bush might actually believe he is a (Shiite) descendant of Mohamed. It would explain allot of his
comments and his actions. Comments like he believes the Quran (Koran) "to be the word of God" and actions like his
complete and total worldwide proxy war on behalf of the Muslim Shiite sect. President Bush has removed all the Iraq oil
revenues from the Sunni people of Iraq and has given it to the Shiite sect. Bush has also helped place three radical
Iranian-Shiite Politicians in charge over Iraq meanwhile he privately finances and supports the radical Shiite groups of
Hamas and Hizb'allah. England's Tony Blair and Prince Charles are also strong Shiite supporters with Prince Charles all
but openly admitting that he is a convert to Islam. No wonder we live in days with so many strange events occurring
because our world leaders have such strange beliefs. [article link]
Dr. Scott A. Johnson: Is Obama the Antichrist? - The Antichrist & King Solomon - The Antichrist & The Merovingians
[Da Vinci Code] - The Antichrist, Tribe of Dan, Mount Hermon, Fallen Angels & The Giants (12 Part Teaching - Mp3's) -
'Lord Maitreya' [U.N. funded - Satanic Bush family asset-agent - i.e. Georgia Guidestones (Satanic NWO), Alex Jones
(Drug Legalization) of Info Wars] the Antichrist? (4 Part Teaching - Mp3's)
Brief Sermon Overview: Several obscure prophecies in the Bible point to the possibility that the Antichrist may (in part)
descend from the Tribe of Dan. The Merovingians claim to come from the tribe of Judah through Jesus Christ. However,
the weight of evidence indicates that they descended from the tribe of Dan. Although Scripture states that Samson was
“of the family of the Danites” [Judges 13:2], Yair Davidy of Brit-Am Israel claims that Sampson's lineage includes the
Messianic tribe of Judah: “Samson...came from the Tribe of Dan but his mother was from Judah. Samson, in some
respects, was considered a forerunner of the Messiah who will come from Judah but his mother will be of the Tribe of
Dan.” [Brit-Am Israel newsletter, 2/9/99] The Tribe of Dan also is missing from Rev. 7 regarding the 12 tribes (144,000)
sealed during the Tribulation and the half tribe of Manasses takes thier place: "And I heard the number of them which
were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. Of
the tribes of Juda... Reuben... Gad... Aser... Nepthalim... Manasses... Simeon... Levi... Issachar... Zabulon... Joseph...
Benjamin were sealed..." Revelation 7:4-8 According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, Hermon means "Forbidden Place."
Mount Hermon may of been the port of entry for the wicked angels, who corrupted the human race in the days of
Noah. Moses wrote: "The sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all
which they chose …. There were giants in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in
unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them... Gen. 6:1-3 [article link]
Zeitgeist The Movie EXPOSED (Mp3)

NiceneCouncil.com: December 25, 2008 - Zeitgeist The Movie EXPOSED - Podcast Guest Joel McDurmon. [article link]
Dr. Scott Johnson: Zeitgeist Movie Rebuttal to Its Attack on Jesus Christ - The first 37 minutes of the Zeitgeist movie is
one of the most ludicrous, damnable, unbiblical deceptions that Satan has ever concocted - takes some mostly
inaccurate, easily refutable pagan history and tries to apply it to Jesus Christ - [Parts 1-3] (Mp3's)
Brief Sermon Overview: The first 37 minutes of the Zeitgeist movie is one of the most ludicrous, damnable, unbiblical
deceptions that Satan has ever concocted. This movie takes some (mostly inaccurate, easily refutable) pagan history
and tries to apply it to Jesus Christ. Satan is the great counterfeiter and now he is attempting to portray Jesus as just
one more pagan deity that Catholicism repackaged into pseudo Christianity around 318 AD by the first Pope
Constantine. The purpose of this article is to address the first theory (out of four) put forth in the movie - that Jesus is a
mythological amalgamation of various pagan gods and deities that were invented by the Egyptians, Catholics and other
cultures. The allegations concerning Jesus Christ in the Zeitgeist movie can be summarized as follows: The Jesus
proclaimed in the Bible is not a historical person, and in fact He never even existed; unbelievably asserting that the
Jesus Christ found in the pages of the New Testament gospels is an invention of the Biblical authors who painstakingly
copied attributes of ancient pagan deities and created a new god to be worshipped. Further, the movie asserts that
astrology is the foundation behind much of the writing in Scripture. The end conclusion is that Christianity is a myth just
as all the pagan religions that came before it and therefore is untrue. All these blasphemous theories are thoroughly
refuted in this teaching. Please reference the free PDF on this webpage for the rebuttal documentation. [article link]
Bible Numbers their Meaning and Usage Explained - It is occult mathematics to add Jesus into the count with humans -
Jesus is Devine He is separate and distinct from humans - For instance occult numerologist would claim that 2/3rds
(.6667) of the three people crucified on that day received redemption - Jesus did not redeem Himself on the cross, Jesus
did not need redeeming, it is mankind that needs the redemption - Jesus since the begging of time has always been
Devine, Lord, God, King and Savior - Jesus did not bow down to Satan and Jesus did not receive anything from Satan
(John 14:30) not any knowledge, not any kingdom not anything - The use of Satanic (occult) numerology is completely
inaccurate and irrelevant in referencing Jesus Christ (PDF)
There are a handful of numbers that commonly reoccur throughout the entire Bible while other numbers generally do
not even occur at all. Their usage and grouping is far to ordered and to consistent throughout the entire Bible to be
considered irrelevant or incidental. Following is what is considered to be their common meaning. ... Note: It is occult
mathematics to add Jesus into the count with humans. Jesus is Devine He is separate and distinct from humans. For
instance - occult numerologist would claim that 2/3rds (.6667) of the three people crucified on that day received
redemption (Jesus and one of the two thieves) however Jesus offered and gave to mankind of His Redemption. Jesus
did not redeem Himself on the cross, Jesus did not need redeeming, it is mankind that needs the redemption
(righteousness) that Jesus is offering to all sinners. The correct Biblical numbers at the crucifixion are 50% - 50% [.50]
and not the occult 2/3 (.6667) there was (one) Jesus and (two) sinners. One sinner chose Jesus and repentance while the
other sinner continued to rejected Jesus. Two people representing two distinct directions and destinations [heaven]
salvation in Jesus or [hell] condemnation by rejecting Jesus. Jesus since the begging of time has always been Devine,
Lord, God, King and Savior. Jesus did not bow down to Satan and Jesus did not receive anything from Satan (John
14:30) not any knowledge, not any kingdom not anything. The use of Satanic (occult) numerology is completely
inaccurate and irrelevant in referencing Jesus Christ. [article link]
Hot Topic - Did Jesus have a wife and child? Of course Not! - Network TV, the movie "The Da Vinci Code" 'SEEK THE
TRUTH' {Sony Pictures - Directed by: Ron Howard, Starring: Tom Hanks, May 2006} and now The Da Vinci Code part
two "Angels & Demons" (2009) are programs that will insinuate that Jesus had a secret wife, Mary Magdalene and that
the two had a child while He was here on the earth. Following is some material to consider regarding this very wrong
and false topic. This is a startling topic yet it is a good opportunity for us as Christians to define Christianity to others
and to point out the errors of the non-Biblical approach to defining Jesus. {"Any marriage prior to the Cross would mean
that Jesus was marring a sinner and really teachings of an earthly marriage of Jesus are yet another false set of
teachings that are attempting to do away with the need of mankind for the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross and of His
Glorious Resurrection and it is an attempt to deny the special relationship that Jesus has with His Bride - The Church."}
(PDF)
The New Da Vinci Type Hoax - Royal roots found on every family tree - also some people have actually tried to establish
a documented line between Muhammad, who was born in the 6th century, and the medieval English monarchs, and
thus to most if not all people of European descent The longer ago somebody lived, the more descendants a person is
likely to have today. Humphrys estimates that Muhammad, the founder of Islam, appears on the family tree of every
person in the Western world {Wrong!}. Some people have actually tried to establish a documented line between
Muhammad, who was born in the 6th century, and the medieval English monarchs, and thus to most if not all people of
European descent. Nobody has succeeded yet, but one proposed lineage comes close. Though it runs through several
strongly suspicious individuals, the line illustrates how lines of descent can wander down through the centuries,
connecting famous figures of the past to most of the people living today. The proposed genealogy runs through
Muhammad's daughter Fatima. Her husband, Ali, also a cousin of Muhammad, is considered by Shiite Muslims the
legitimate heir to leadership of Islam. Ali and Fatima had a son, al-Hasan, who died in 670. About three centuries later,
his ninth great-grandson, Ismail, carried the line to Europe when he became Imam of Seville. Many genealogists
dispute the connection between al-Hasan and Ismail, claiming that it includes fictional characters specifically invented
by medieval genealogists trying to link the Abbadid dynasty, founded by Ismail's son, to Muhammad. The Abbadid
dynasty was celebrated for making Seville a great cultural center at a time when most of Europe was mired in the Dark
Ages. The last emir in that dynasty was supposed to have had a daughter named Zaida, who is said to have changed her
name to Isabel upon converting to Christianity and marrying Alfonso VI, king of Castile and Leon. Yet there is no good
evidence demonstrating that Isabel, who bore one son by Alfonso VI, is the same person as Zaida. So the line between
Muhammad and the English monarchs probably breaks again at this point. But if you give the Zaida/Isabel story the
benefit of the doubt too, the line eventually leads to Isabel's fifth great-granddaughter, Maria de Padilla (though it does
encounter yet another potentially fictional character in the process). Maria married another king of Castile and Leon,
Peter the Cruel. Their great-great-granddaughter was Queen Isabel, who funded the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
Her daughter Juana married a Hapsburg, and eventually gave rise to a Medici, a Bourbon and long line of Italian princes
and dukes, spreading the Mohammedan line of descent all over Europe. -- I think (former) President George Bush might
actually believe he is a descendant of Mohamed. It would explain a lot of his comments and his actions. Comments like
he believes the Quran (Koran) "to be the word of God" and actions like his complete and total worldwide proxy war on
behalf of the Muslim Shiite sect. President Bush has removed all the Iraq oil revenues from the Sunni people of Iraq and
has given it to the Shiite sect. Bush has also helped place three radical Iranian-Shiite Politicians in charge over Iraq
meanwhile he privately finances and supports the radical Shiite groups of Hamas and Hizb'allah. England's Tony Blair
and Prince Charles are also strong Shiite supporters with Prince Charles all but openly admitting that he is a convert to
Islam. No wonder we live in days with so many strange events occurring because our world leaders have such strange
beliefs. -- Since all European and British nobility can legitimately prove their lineage back through the Merovingians
{and apparently attempts to claim Mohammed as well}, they can "prove" to a public who has bought this lie that their
lineage goes back through Mary Magdalene to Jesus and they have "plugged into" Jesus, they are literally "home free"
to King David! The Jewish Talmud teaches this same lie. Thus, Antichrist can "prove" his lineage back to King David, an
absolute requirement if he is to convince the Jewish people he is their Messiah for whom they have been awaiting!
[article link]
The 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission [1970, April 11-17 - Wiki.com] {Apollo 13 movie (1995) -
directed by Ron Howard - starring Tom Hanks} - "The correlation between 'Marooned' [1964 novel, 1969
movie] and actual events threatening Apollo 13 is really uncanny" said NASA engineer Jerry Woodfill "People
may not agree, but in my mind this movie was actually a catalyst to the rescue of Apollo 13" - Woodfill
recounted how back in early 1970, he heard about the movie "Marooned" and that the flight directors at
NASA were invited to a special screening of the film, and later, the Apollo 13 crew came to a special release
and public viewing of the movie {So possibly the NASA Apollo 13 drama was a pre-scripted made for TV event
used to entice people into their outer space dramas (excessively budgeted NASA programs, modern UFOs) -
During the three-day conference [December 2008 at a Hilton hotel in Baltimore, Maryland], the 317 attendees
snacked on "light refreshments" of soda, coffee, fruit, bagels and cookies at a cost of $62,611, according to a
NASA Inspector General report. That's $66 a day per person. Source: tammybruce.com/2010/03/out-of-this-
world-snacks-for-nasa.html}
"Marooned" starred Gregory Peck as a Gene Kranz-like flight director, David Janssen as head of the astronaut
office (who looked strikingly like the real Chief Astronaut Deke Slayton), with Richard Crenna, James
Franciscus, and Gene Hackman as the astronauts. Like the movie "Apollo 13," "Marooned" dealt with three
astronauts stranded in space, but was an adaptation of a 1964 novel of the same name by author Martin
Caidin, and not a real-life portrayal. The novel told the story of a single astronaut in a Mercury-like capsule,
but the movie was adapted to reflect the current-day Apollo program. ... "Marooned" won an Oscar award for
Best Special Visual Effects, but when the movie "Apollo 13" received an Academy Award for Best Screen
Adaptation, Caidin joked that he should have received the award for scripting the movie in his novel a quarter
century before. ... Woodfill also listed several other similarities between "Marooned" and the real-life drama
of Apollo 13: • The use of simulators is almost identical to that which Apollo 13's ground team used in the
course of the rescue. • Gregory Peck's character announces, "Every resource of NASA and our industrial
contractors is being used to the fullest extent," similar to what was done during the real Apollo 13 drama. •
Press conferences in the movie were similar to those conducted by Chris Kraft for the Apollo 13 media
coverage. • The "Marooned" crew wrongly thinks they may have suffered a meteor strike as did the crew of
Apollo 13. • A hurricane threatens the rescue as was the case with Apollo 13. Even the weathermen wrongly
predict its course as did the Apollo 13 meteorologists. • Commanders of both "Marooned" and Apollo 13 are
named Jim. • The threat of consumables running out is dealt with in the same fashion as Apollo 13 with severe
conservation measures being utilized. • The medics in "Marooned" express concern for the crew's sleep
deprivation as did Apollo 13's doctors. • The "Marooned" crew is told to shut down fuel cells 2 and 3, using
only fuel cell 1. This is what the Apollo 13 flight controllers experienced as a result of the oxygen tank
explosion, two fuel cells shut down with only one sustaining power, until it, too, was lost. But perhaps, said
Woodfill, the most notable of "Maroon's" correlations with the Apollo 13 rescue had to do with those reentry
batteries discussed above, and this earlier article in the "13 Things That Saved Apollo 13" series. The batteries
were used during the time the ground team was confused about the source of Apollo 13's explosion. This
severely depleted them, and without enough power to the Command Module, reentry could be fatal. These
batteries normally were to be used only during the mission's final hours to power the reentry capsule.
[article link]
**Gnosticism: New Release! Hollywood's War on God - Learn how these movies are initiating the masses into a Gnostic
worldview that will culminate in a "strong delusion" as the world joins Satan & the final Antichrist in their war against
God (DVD - $19.95)
Hollywood's War on God is a mind-blowing, eye-popping documentary that reveals how satanic forces are using
Hollywood's most memorable movies and most popular actors to propagate an ancient lie in fulfillment of biblical
prophecy. Learn how these movies are initiating the masses into a Gnostic worldview that will culminate in a "strong
delusion" as the world joins Satan & the final Antichrist in their war on God. Such titles include Ron Howard & Tom
Hanks "The Da Vinci Code"; Keanu Reeves "The Matrix" and "Constantine"; Brad Pitt's "Fight Club"; Jim Carrey's
"Truman Show"; Toby McQuire's "Pleasantville"; Arnold Swarzenegger's "Total Recall"; Johnny Depp's "From Hell";
Shawn Connery's "League of Extraordinary Gentleman"; J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter"; Harrison Ford's "Bladerunner";
Tom Cruise's "Vanilla Sky," "Eyes Wide Shut" and "Minority Report" and many others. [article link]
The Gnostics Heresy - Excellent sermon and lecture! (Mp3)

"Absolutely Fantastic" This was the best sermon I have ever heard exposing the errors of the NIV and the gnostics
themselves - well done Alfred, you are such a great defender of the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. I
advise all NIV readers to hear this sermon by my brother in Christ Alfred Chompff. ... "Great Sermon!" Excellent sermon
and lecture! Thank you! This good message is a "must hear" sermon, and everyone should listen and learn about the
truth of the verbal inspiration of Scripture! You will be blessed to learn about how the KJV Bible is careful to preserve
the truth of the Holy Scriptures! [article link]
Gnosticism, New Age, and the Da Vinci Code - What do they Have in Common? - Heresies are a lot like the common
cold - They keep coming back around, but in a slightly changed form - But the change is just enough so that they sneak
by the defense of our immune system and pose a new threat to our spiritual health - Both the New Age movement and
the The Da Vinci Code seek spirituality without sacrifice (Jesus), without authority (Jesus), without the cross (Jesus) - A
Christianity with no cross is a Christianity with no power and a religion with no power doesn't last very long {The cross is
the victory of Jesus Christ over sin, death, and the power of Satan. The proof of the victory of the cross of Jesus is the
Resurrection of Jesus. Jesus is Alive! sin is dead and Satan is powerless, over our freewill.}
Heresies are a lot like the common cold. They keep coming back around, but in a slightly changed form. But the change
is just enough so that they sneak by the defense of our immune system and pose a new threat to our spiritual health.
Neither the New Age movement nor the The Da Vinci Code buys into to ancient Gnosticism lock, stock, and barrel. But
they both rely on key Gnostic ideas that have as much appeal now as they did in the second century. For who does not
eventually feel the emptiness and ennui of a life without the spiritual dimension, a life devoid of mystery? Our
contemporary Western society, like 2nd century Roman society, has lost its soul. We suffer from the desperation that
comes from a lack of meaning. -- The New Age has appeal because it restores a sense of mystery. It imitates the
syncretism of the Gnostics, blending together exotic ideas from the east with traditions native to the west to produce a
hodge-podge that may be incoherent but is nevertheless intriguing. The Da Vinci Code resurrects the claim of a secret
tradition that is earlier and more faithful than the New Testament Scriptures. It offers us a way to feel connected to
Jesus even while we scorn the leaders and laws of the Church said to be founded by him. -- But the appeal of these
currents also constitute their undoing. Both the New Age movement and the The Da Vinci Code seek spirituality
without sacrifice, without authority, without the cross. They follow ancient Gnosticism in preserving a veneer of
Christianity while emptying it of its heart and soul.. But the fate of Gnosticism ought to serve as a warning here. A
Christianity with no cross is a Christianity with no power. And a religion with no power doesn’t last very long. The Da
Vinci Code may have sold a few million copies in the first years of the third millennium. But here is my guess - in the
fourth millennium, it will take an archeologist digging in the arid sands of Egypt to find a copy. [article link]
The Da Vinci Code Exposed - The Gnostic Gospels - Notice, however, there is no mention of Mary being married to
Jesus - In fact, there is not one ancient text anywhere, Gnostic or otherwise, that suggests that Jesus was married to
Mary - None! The only famous text of Jesus being married is Dan’s Brown’s book itself - (Dan Brown) made it up
The Gnostic followers play an important role in Brown’s conspiracy. The word Gnostic means “secret knowledge.”
According to the novel there are 80 Gnostic gospels that were burned or buried by the Catholic Church. These gospels
give a different view of Jesus and His teachings. Many have asked me about these supposedly “lost books of the Bible”.
First of all, they are not lost books of the Bible. They do not belong to the Bible at all; therefore, they are not lost books
of the Bible. These books were known by the fourth century Bishops, and they excluded them from the Canon of
Scripture because they did not meet the strict criteria to be included. Actually in truth, there are 52 fragmented texts
that were discovered in a cave in Egypt on December of 1945 by an Arab peasant. These Gnostic writings are a
collection of poems and myths attributing to Jesus certain sayings and beliefs which are very different than the
canonical (accepted as correct-true) Bible. ... The Apostles were not unfamiliar with the teachings of the Gnostics. They
denounce their teachings in several New Testament passages. Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care.
Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, which some have professed
and in so doing have wandered from the faith (1 Tim 6:20-21). The Greek word for knowledge is gnosis. Notice Paul
warns against those who “falsely call” themselves knowledgeable ones. This is a clear reference to the Gnostics of the
first century. He even says that those who profess this false knowledge have wandered from the faith. [article link]
Gnosticism, the Soul-Only "Gospel" and the End Times - Gnosticism falsely concludes: There were two separate realms-
one spiritual, the other material (physical) - The spiritual realm, created by God [not by Father God but by Satan or
some other unknown god that Satan channeled, however more and more often Satan is being taught as the original
Father spirit god], was all good; the material realm, created by the demiurge [Father God, Son Jesus, Holy Spirit], all
evil - Man needed to be saved, not from Original Sin, but from enslavement to matter (physical body, physical world
and from God (Jesus) who created the physical world, though the cults sure do like sex, drugs, alcohol, money etc. so
maybe they don't want to be 'saved' from everything physical) [rejecting this (physical) world]-[rejecting the (moral
government) law] For this, he {occult initiate} had to learn the mystical arts - Thus Gnosticism became a source for the
occult (Satanic) tradition {Gnosticism – The Question: Is Jesus who loves us, gave His life and died for us on the cross
God or is Satan who lies to us and kills us God? That is the dilemma of the Gnostic and actually that is also the dilemma
for everyone. However even in this upside down world where wrong is right and lies are truth it is still easy to tell that
Jesus the God of Love is God!}
In addition, Gnostics engaged in speculative theology, even in the days of the apostles, based upon a higher form of
knowledge not available to "ordinary" Christians. This resulted in "speculations respecting angels and spirits" and a false
dualism "leading to asceticism on the one hand *[rejecting this world], and to an immoral libertinism on the other hand
*[rejecting the law]." Today, we have an eschatological system that purports to know we are living in the last days, not
by an appeal to the Bible but by having a special ability to read contemporary signs. ... Certain strange inferences were
derived from this bizarre worldview. Gnostic doctrine concluded that Jehovah of the Old Testament was actually Satan,
thus, Satan ruled the physical world. The body also belonged to Satan. It was the prison of the soul. “The Gnostic secret
is that the spirit is trapped in matter, and to free it, the world must be rejected.”5 Not only asceticism but escapism
became a major tenet of the Gnostic gospel. If the physical world is evil, then man must do anything and everything to
escape it. [article link]
Gnosticism: The Gnostic NIV Bible Exposed - A look At Gnosticism And The NIV - The Gnostics were a group of
individuals who considered themselves as "an elite group that knows it all" - Words Identifying Christ as God Are Stolen
Away
The word “Gnostic” comes from the Greek verb “ginosko”, which means “to know, or to be taking in knowledge”. Or
you can derive it from the noun “gnosis”, which means “knowledge, or a seeking to know”. The Gnostics were a group
of individuals who considered themselves as “an elite group that knows it all”. Their headquarters was in Alexandria,
Egypt, where they had collected an enormous library. ... They claimed to understand God and Salvation perfectly. They
believed that they themselves were spirit, while all other people were soul and body. They believed that all matter was
evil, and therefore the world produced from evil matter and possessed by evil demons cannot be a creation of a good
God. Therefore they were willing for Christ to be the creator as long as it was agreed that He was an inferior god.
Therefore they denied the reality and the necessity of the Atonement of Christ, and they claimed that Christ’s body was
an illusion. They did not believe that Christ really came in the flesh. They rejected the Old Testament and its God
Jehovah. -- They were obsessed with a cult of angels, from which they derived the concept of guardian angels. They
were obsessed with the concept of man, and of God, and of the world through religious experiences. They allegorized
all the teachings of Scripture in order to achieve a strange conformity between Gnosticism and Christianity. The
Gnostics worked hard on destroying the Person of Christ as coequal to God, and as having both a human nature and a
Divine nature. Therefore we recognize that the Apostles in their letters were warning the churches against the influence
of the Gnostics. We read that in 1 John 2:22, from which we can see their struggle against the Gnostics of the 1st
century. [article link]
CUTTING EDGE David Bay MINISTRIES DISCLOSES THEIR HIDDEN (anti KJV 1611) AGENDA - [Emails] Cutting Edge is
helping to bring to pass the agenda of the Antichrist, which is to discredit and eventually do away with the established
canon (66 books) of Scripture (Genesis - Revelation) and to substitute the [Fake] Gnostic scriptures in its place (Mp3's)
The following audio programs are presentations by Barbara Aho which were made shortly after the release of "The
Secret Mysteries of America's Beginnings" Video by Cutting Edge Ministries. The audios present much evidence
refuting the false claims made by David Bay of Cutting Edge that King James I of England conspired with Francis Bacon
and the Rosicrucians to transform the 1611 King James Version into “a Rosicrucian Bible which would reverberate with
Satanic power every second of every day, a sacred book which would gradually move the peoples of the world into
practicing that ‘Mystic Christianity’, Rosicrucianism.” Following the audio programs is evidence that David Bay and
Cutting Edge have planned all along to discredit, not only the KJV, but all English Bibles as Rosicrucian works. ...
Notwithstanding David Bay’s protestations to the contrary, Pastor Ron Riffe of Cutting Edge Ministries divulged last
January (2006) that they have been planning all along to use the "Secret Mysteries" video series to "expose the King
James Version as a Rosicrucian/Freemason masterpiece... edited by the Rosicrucian/Freemason Francis Bacon and his
band of intellectuals known as the 'Order of the Helmet'." [article link]
Info: FMH Children's Club International - An Open Letter To David Bay Of Cutting Edge Ministries {Note: Cutting Edge
is often asking for money besides selling their info on their website. This letter is from a Ministry that was unable to
obtain a gift subscription from Cutting Edge so Cutting Edge seems to be very much a take and not give ministry. Basic
Christian has links to the 'Cutting Edge' website and sort of recommends their 'America's Mysteries - Secret Beginnings'
DVD series. But in every case including the Basic Christian material please be careful about it, errors will happen and not
every ministry is trustworthy. Also there seems to be an indication that David Bay is anti KJV 1611 even though when
called on that issue by others he couches his responses. David Bay may not be a Christian it's hard to tell in this day and
age and just be careful of ministries that know too much about the cults, interview active cult leaders as their main
source of info and often ask for your money.}
An Open Letter To David Bay Of Cutting Edge Ministries - Dear “Brother” Bay, I’m sure you’ve heard of the proverbial
“snake in the woodpile”, right? Well, as the Lord God would have it, this, our third letter to you, is focused on
addressing yours. “This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be
established.” (2 Corinthians 13:1 KJV) In fact, just to refresh your memory, here’s a copy of our second letter to you,
which also made mention of our first: ... [Email] Cutting Edge Ministries is rather stalled right now, and we need your
help. Without warning, and almost overnight, our total income from subscriptions, donations, and bookstore sales have
fallen 75% {This 75% decrease is probably because their anti KJV info became public}. But, our daily readership remains
very steady at historically high levels, about 30,000 people per day…The harsh reality is that Cutting Edge has never
been able to retain a cash cushion of more than 7-10 days of average income for the entire 12 years we have been an
Internet ministry. [article link]
Movies for children - The Phenomenon Harry Potter - Resemblance to the occult activity - The entire series Harry Potter
is full of allusions to the occultism - The gravity of this fact is usually ignored by the writer Rowling' s fans - Harry's entire
magic activity in Rowlig's books has a correspondent in the real life - Rowling does not create new types of "imaginary"
witchcraft, but, on the contrary, she presents practices appeared in the ancient times which are still used in the
contemporary occultism - Madame H.P. Blavatsky [Harry Potter is derived from H.P. Blavatsky] - Blavatsky the founder
of the Theosophical Society whose aim was "to oppose the scientific materialism to any form of dogmatic theology,
especially the Christian one ... Blavatsky said about herself and had been described by her disciples as being possessed
by "somebody" ... she clearly stated [Gnosticism] that "Satan, the snake of the Genesis, is the real creator and
benefactor, the Father of the spiritual world"
The entire series Harry Potter is full of allusions to the occultism. The gravity of this fact is usually ignored. by the writer
Rowling' s fans. They pretend that they create an imagery world, the way J. R. R., Tolkein and C. S. Lewis created in
their books, and, accordingly, they cannot understand why such a commotion should be created and that it shouldn't
be given too much importance to the presence of the witches and of the other similar things. Unfortunately, the world
of the writer is far from being imaginary; it follows thoroughly the contemporary occult activity. -- Harry's entire magic
activity in Rowlig's books has a correspondent in the real life. Let's start by taking a look at the Hogwards School's
program. It is a seven years' program which resembles very much the teaching offered by Ordo Anno Mundi (OAM), an
occult group in London which venerates the snakes. Just like the Hogwarts School, the OAM offer a seven years'
program of instruction. The OAM' s program also includes a course on the "ancient runes". In the volume "Prisoner in
Azkaban" Harry Potter is initiated in the "study of the ancient runes" (Rowling, "Harry Potter, Prisoner in Azkaban"-New
York: Scholastic, 1999, pg. 13). The group OAM also offers courses on fortune telling, farsightedness and divination for
the students in the first year. In "Prisoner in Azkaban" Harry Potter is told in the classroom that : "This year we are going
to learn the basic methods of the divination". The OAM members also have a course on" the metamorphosis into beasts
and werewolves". At the Hogwarts School Harry Potter is also told: "the metamorphosis is one of the most complex and
dangerous witchcraft practices we are going to learn" ("Harry Potter and the Philosophical Stone"-Scholastic, 1997,
pg.134). And we could easily go on with other similar comparisons. Other occult activities mentioned by Rowling are:
astrology, spells, necromancy the science of plants, magic, familial ghosts (spiritism where are invoked relatives),
talismans, chiromancy and others. -- Rowling does not create new types of "imaginary" witchcraft, but, on the contrary,
she presents practices appeared in the ancient times which are still used in the contemporary occultism. She herself
admits having researched and studied occult practices in order to render her story credible (Abanes,pg. 23, quoting
Rowling in a radio interview in the broadcasting "The Diane Rheim Show", Wamu, National Public Radio, October 20,
1999. ... A character in Mrs. Rowling's books who should be attentively looked at by the Christian readers is Cassandra
Vlabatsky. Richard Abames constantly shows that this character is named after the famous Helena P. Blavatsky, whose
name is reformulated in order to hide the outspoken mentioning (Rowling used an identical anagram when one of
Voldemorteste's pseudonyms is introduced in the form of the anagram "Tom Marvolo Riddle". This pseudonym is
elucidated when the letters are rearanged under the form "I am Lord Voldemort"). H. P. Blavatsky lived in the 19th
century and she is the founder of the Theosophical Society whose aim was " to oppose the scientific materialism to any
form of dogmatic theology, especially the Christian one that is looked at by the leaders of the society as being
extremely dangerous" (taken from a booklet of the Theosophical Society quoted in the book The Hidden Dangers of the
Rainbow" by Constance Cumbey, Shreveport, Lousiana: Huntington House, 1983, pg. 45). Blavatsky said about herself
and had been described by her disciples as being possessed by "somebody" (M. K. Neff, "Helena P. Blavatsky's Personal
Memories",pg. 244) and moreover, she clearly stated that "Satan, the snake of the Genesis, is the real creator and
benefactor, the Father of the spiritual world" (Helena P. Blavatsky, "The Secret Doctrine - Los Angeles: The
Theosophcal Company, 1925. Third volume, Pg. 386). [article link]
Movie: Ron Howard Prepares to Unleash Angels & Demons (2009) - the follow-up to The Da Vinci Code [Angels &
Demons is part 1 - The Da Vinci Code was actually part 2] - Tom Hanks reprising his role as Robert Langdon from The Da
Vinci Code - Variety's report goes on to note that, although the Angels & Demons novel was written before and takes
place before The Da Vinci Code, the film will be a sequel {The next Ron Howard movie "Angels & Demons" is a
continuing part of the agenda to rise the evil fallen Nephilim [the occult considers Nephilim to be powerful, wise,
illuminated (enlightened) and call themselves the followers "Illuminati"] and submit mankind to these fallen evil spirits.
Note: Biblically fallen Angels and Demons are probably not the same thing though people often refer to them as being
the same thing. Fallen Angels are Angels [that generally do not attempt to possess (indwell) people] while Demons
[desire to possess and indwell people] may be offspring of the Nephilim (fallen Angels) & human intermixing that
occurred in Geneses chapter 6 and that were all killed in the flood [the reason for the flood] of Noah's time. So saying
Angels and Demons does not make one group good and the other bad both groups (angels and demons) would be bad
if the Angels are fallen and in rebellion against God.}
One of the many high-profile productions being affected by the looming writers' strike is Angels & Demons, the follow-
up to The Da Vinci Code -- but if director Ron Howard and his fellow filmmakers have anything to say about it, their
sequel's progress will be unimpeded. Variety reports on the last-minute preparations behind the scenes of Angels &
Demons, which will find Tom Hanks reprising his role as Robert Langdon from The Da Vinci Code, the $758 million-
grossing adaptation of Dan Brown's bestselling book. Angels is scheduled to start filming in Europe next February, but
with the writers' strike coming as early as November 1, Howard's team has to move quickly. ... Meanwhile, the "Angels"
team have begun casting around Tom Hanks, who will reprise his role as Robert Langdon. Hanks' character, a Harvard-
based expert on religious symbols, this time sleuths a mystery that involves a secret society and a conspiracy that leads
to Vatican City and threatens the future of the Catholic Church. Variety's report goes on to note that, although the
Angels & Demons novel was written before -- and takes place before -- The Da Vinci Code, the film will be a sequel.
[article link]
June 25, 2007: Kentroversy Tapes: Interview with Michael Tsarion - Kentroversy Tapes # 05 - Michael Tsarion (June 25,
2007) {This is a good representation of "secular", occult, Satanism teaching. Note: the interviewee considers it a crime
to believe that the earth is submitted to humans and any human who does not submit to "mother earth" is a criminal.
Also: the discussion late in the program that Bush invaded Iraq in part to plunder the antiques and relics of Iraq [like his
great-grandfather Prescott plundered and robbed the skull from the grave of Geronimo] because Iraq (Babylon) was a
main center where the dangerous Nephilim (Genesis 6:1-22) activity in the Bible occurred. Apparently Bush and his
Satanic NWO cronies want to invoke the more evil demonic Nephilim fallen spirits (chained in Hades by God (Jude 1:6)
because of their excessive evil towards mankind) or their modern counterparts and in order to practice their occult
activities they wanted the costumes and masks and objects of the ancient Babylonians "they need to look the part in
order to play the part" in their occult rituals. They also consider the Maya calendar prophecy 2012 end of the world
apocalypse to be a reality. -- You can tell by listening to the interview that they don't have any real solutions themselves
and that they only have any real ideas when they quote (and misquote) the Bible something they do often.} (Mp3)
In my ongoing commemoration and celebration of the life of esoteric researcher Kent Daniel Bentkowski ( Kentroversy
) who passed July 30, 2008 by posting some of his past podcasts with some of the big names in the field, none come
much bigger than Michael Tsarion. His research on ancient cultures, the Nephilim, UFOs, symbology, secret societies
and their use by the NWO is second to none, except maybe Jordan Maxwell. So enjoy this Kentroversy Tapes podcast
Kent made with Michael on March 2005. The podcast itself was posted by Kent on June 25th, 2007. [article link]
Sir Francis Bacon AKA William Shakespeare - More than twenty thousand books and articles have been written about
the "identity problem" regarding William Shakespeare - So lets start by looking at the actor from Stratford: All the
known autographs of the Stratford actor read "William Shakspere" not "William Shakespeare" - His parents were
illiterate - Shakspere's daughter Judith was an illiterate - No record exists of William Shakspere as having ever played a
leading role in the famous dramas he is supposed to have written - None of his heirs were involved in the printing of the
First Folio after his death, nor did they benefit financially from it - his will mentions no literary productions whatsoever
It does however mention his second-best bed and his "broad silver gilt bowl"
Let's look at Sir Francis Bacon: The content in the Shakespearian dramas are politically recognized viewpoints of Sir
Francis Bacon (His "enemies" are frequently caricatured in the plays.) The religious, philosophic, and educational
messages all reflect his personal opinions. Similarities in style and terminology exist in Bacon's writings and the
Shakespearian plays. Certain historical and philosophical inaccuracies are common to both (such as identical
misquotations from Aristotle.) Sir Francis Bacon possessed the range of general and philosophical knowledge necessary
to write the Shakespearian plays. Sir Francis Bacon was a linguist and a composer. (Necessary to write the sonnets.) He
was a lawyer, an able barrister and a polished courtier and possessed the intimate knowledge of parliamentary law and
the etiquette of the royal court revealed in the Shakespearian plays. Bacon furthermore visited many of the foreign
countries forming the background for the plays (Necessary to create the authentic local atmosphere. There is no record
of William Shakspere's ever having travelled outside of England). ... Why the secrecy? Manly Palmer Hall writes: "Sir
Francis Bacon knew the true secret of Masonic origin and there is reason to suspect that he concealed this knowledge in
cipher and cryptogram. Bacon is not to be regarded solely as a man but rather as the focal point between an invisible
institution and a world which was never able to distinguish between the messenger and the message which he
promulgated. This secret society, having rediscovered the lost wisdom of the ages and fearing that the knowledge
might be lost again, perpetuated it in two ways: (1) by an organization (Freemasonry) to the initiates of which it
revealed its wisdom in the form of symbols; (2) by embodying its arcana in the literature of the day by means of
cunningly contrived ciphers and enigmas." [article link]
Program to Chaos - in Hebrew V=6, therefore (vv) or W=66 in kabbalism (Jewish occultism) is the number of the fallen
angels or qlippoth - making a third v therefore equaling 666 the number of the beast {In the Bible 6 = incomplete and 6
equals man as man without God is incomplete. In short 6 = fallen man without God, 66 = fallen angels and 666 = the
most incomplete Antichrist. Occultist like Sir Francis Bacon (William Shakespeare) - William Shakespeare is the pen
name of Sir Francis Bacon he is the actual Shakespeare. Bacon used the W composed of two v's (VV) equating himself
as a fallen Angel (Nephilim) [William = conquer and Shakespeare = "Spear Shaker" one angry and at war with God
(Nimrod Genesis 10:9 - mighty spear shaker "hunter" against God). George W. Bush uses his W in the same way to
equate himself as a fallen evil Nephilim.}
I had recognized that, in Hebrew, V=6, therefore, W=66. 66 in kabbalism is the number of the fallen angels or qlippoth.
Hitler was a kabbalist, as well, and incorporated the VV(66) of the fallen angels into the Volks-Wagon symbol; two V's
interlaced, making a third, therefore equaling 666, the number of the beast. Can you spot the number of the beast in
this photo? The beast, "W", had arrived, and I knew they would wait no longer. I felt they needed 2 weeks for public
reaction, therefore something would need to happen in mid-September. I picked the date 9/11 because it was the date
that HW(H stands for the Emperor) stated, "there will be a New World Order." Had I known that both the Pentagon,
and the "Twin Towers" had begun construction on 9/11, I would have predicted the targets, as well. I did not feel
prophetic, I felt that everything was going according to plan. But, who's plan? [article link]
Memoirs of an Emergent Church Victim - Within weeks of his start date, sweeping changes took place in our church. I
liken it to a bull in a china shop. The music -- the one thing that is most readily noticed and a sensitive subject for any
church began to change, Two on the pastoral staff left fairly suddenly, The organist resigned - The church services
began to look different - Social programs absent a clear plan for presenting the gospel began to emerge - many of the
elders strongly urged the church to get on board with all that was happening - the contemplative prayer movement -
My trust level was tanking - I got the word that a friend of our new pastor, Terry Esau, would be speaking in my Sunday
school class - His subject? "Breathing Lessons [contemplative prayer] for Your Church" My heart sank {Real prayer is
communion with God in order for us to get to know God and to interact with God on a personal level. For us to get to
know what plans and designs God has for each of our lives so we can submit to God while He brings us into His plan for
eternity. The fake new contemplative prayer removes God the Bible and God's desires from us in order to open people
up more to the entire spirit realm particularly the demonic area of the spirit realm. Is Contemplative prayer a step in
receiving and being deceived by the coming Nephilim spirits that re-emerge in the End Times?}
Nonetheless, in due course, the congregation voted and the vote was just short of unanimous. We officially "called" our
new senior pastor. Within weeks of his start date, sweeping changes took place in our church. I liken it to a bull in a
china shop. The music -- the one thing that is most readily noticed and a sensitive subject for any church -- began to
change. Two on the pastoral staff left fairly suddenly. The organist resigned. The church services began to look
different. Social programs absent a clear plan for presenting the gospel began to emerge. I tried to set these peripheral
things aside and concentrate on his sermons. This was often difficult because the substance seemed elusive. I found
myself second-guessing everything he said. Sometimes what he said and the way he said it sounded disrespectful of
the Word of God. He spoke positively about New Age advocate Oprah Winfrey. He began to weave quotes and video
clips from Emergent leaders into his messages. He -- and many of the elders -- strongly urged the church to get on
board with all that was happening, and eagerly promoted a questionable book we should read to help us in the
transition. And one elder blatantly recommended a book -- two weeks in a row -- by prominent Catholic mystic Henry
Nouwen who is a father to the contemplative prayer movement. My trust level was tanking. ... Others in the church
were aware of the pro-Emergent direction in which the church was headed and tried to address it. Many of the older
members -- who were systematically being ousted by the change in service music and venue -- tried to talk to the new
pastor or an elder to no avail. Finally four of us had the opportunity to meet with the pastor and a couple of the elders.
At that meeting I heard firsthand what so many had reportedly been told: "If there are those who are uncomfortable
with the direction the church is headed, it may be wise for them to find another place to worship." It wasn't directed at
me, but I got the message. They wouldn't consider any pleas for caution, no matter how scripturally-based. By the time
that meeting was over, I'd had enough. It was time to move on. [article link]
WHO HAS GERONIMO'S SKULL? - In 1918, while stationed at the U.S. Army artillery training school at Ft. Sill, Prescott
Bush, grandfather of President George W. Bush, along with Ellery James and Neil Mallon, broke into Geronimo's grave
and removed his skull - Prescott Bush and his two friends were members of the Skull & Bones Society, a highly secret
order existing only at Yale University - Each year the new pledges are ordered to steal a skull and bring it to the "tomb"
the secret meeting room
Almost everyone knows about Geronimo, the most famous of Apache leaders. Born in 1829 in Mexican Territory,
Geronimo was a medicine man, spiritual leader and fierce warrior. He could see into the future, walk without creating
footprints and even hold back the dawn. Bullets could not harm him. ... In 1986, representatives of Skull and Bones-
among them George H.W. Bush's brother Jonathan-met with Ned Anderson, Apache tribal leader. They offered him a
skull, but Anderson refused to accept it because it didn't look like the skull he had seen in a photograph that purported
to be Geronimo's skull. Later documents noted that the skull was in fact that of a child! Anderson also refused to sign a
document which would have forbade anyone from discussing the incident. ... Membership rolls of Skull & Bones reads
like a Who's Who - Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, Secretaries of State, Diplomats, National Security advisers,
Senators, publishing magnates [Rupert Murdoch - Fox News], and C.I.A. recruits fill the list. [article link]
TruthNet.org: Who is the (LDS) Mormon Jesus - the Mormon Jesus was not only married, but he was married to three
women, two them being sisters - also had children he saw before he was crucified - "Whereby he could see his seed,
before he was crucified" (LDS) Apostle Orson Hyde, Journal of Discourses, 4:259; 2:82 (PDF)
Was Jesus married? According to the Bible, Jesus was never married, in fact the Bride of Christ is called the church in
Ephesians and elsewhere in scripture (See Matthew 25:1-10, Revelation 19:6-14, 2 Corinthians 11:2) Husbands, love your
wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; Ephesians 5:25. However, the Mormon Jesus was
not only married, but he was married to three women, two them being sisters. In addition to three wives, Jesus also had
children he saw before he was crucified. Jesus also married Mary and Martha and the other Mary at Cana of Galilee,
"Whereby he could see his seed, before he was crucified" (Apostle Orson Hyde, Journal of Discourses, 4:259; 2:82)
[article link]
Experts: (FLDS) Sect opens up to retrieve children, hasten heaven - If you haven't learned the lessons you needed to
learn on Earth, "you would have to learn these lessons in the spirit world" before entering heaven, he said {Notice per
the usual with cults that the blood of Jesus as the free gift God gave to us is not mentioned for one becoming 'sinless'
and going to heaven but the works, desires and imaginations of men are all front and center in cultic scenarios about
heaven and the afterlife. And Jesus was not married so according to the FLDS their members would be in a higher
heaven than Jesus. Of course the true Jesus Christ is seated on His throne at the right side of the Father and in a light
where no man can approach (1 Timothy 6:16), seems the FLDS & LDS forgot that part.}
CNN -- It took an extraordinary event -- the state's seizure of more than 400 children -- for the polygamist Mormon sect
to open its gates to outsiders after decades of seclusion. ... According to FLDS beliefs, you must be free from sin -- as
with most Christian religions -- to get to heaven. Those deemed "wicked" go to hell until they atone for their sins, said
Walsh, a mainstream Mormon doing post-doctorate studies at the University of St. Thomas-Houston in Texas. Those
who aren't deemed wicked go to the "spirit world" to await the final judgment that dictates in which of the three levels
of heaven they will reside for eternity. Everyone will eventually go to one level of heaven, Walsh explained, but to
ascend to the highest tier, you must first learn certain lessons -- how to be a good parent and spouse among them. ... If
you haven't learned the lessons you needed to learn on Earth, "you would have to learn these lessons in the spirit world"
before entering heaven, he said. If your children are taken away, you may have to learn how to be a good parent in the
spirit world, thereby postponing your passage to heaven, Walsh said. [article link]
'Basic Instinct' Director Paul Verhoeven: Jesus Was Son of Mary and a Roman Rapist {If Jesus had been the son of a
Roman or the son of anyone other than God, his mother Mary would not have let Jesus go to the cross. Jesus was
sentenced to the cross because He claimed to be "the Son of God." Pontius Pilate was looking for any reason not to
condemn Jesus and had Mary or anyone remarked about an earthly father of Jesus His crucifixion would not have taken
place. Mary was visited by angels and she knew the truth about Jesus and though it was a sword piercing her own soul
(Luke 2:35) she had to commit Jesus to His cross.}
In his upcoming biography of Jesus, "Basic Instinct" director Paul Verhoeven will make the shocking claim that Christ
probably was the son of Mary and a Roman soldier who raped her during the Jewish uprising in Galilee, according to the
Hollywood Reporter. Verhoeven also writes that Christ was not betrayed by Judas Iscariot, one of the 12 original
apostles of Jesus, as the New Testament states. ... Over the years, Verhoeven, who is Catholic and holds a doctorate in
mathematics and physics from the University of Leiden, was a regular attendee of seminars by religion scholar Robert
W. Funk, who died in 2005. Those seminars called into question miracles and statements attributed to Jesus.
[article link]
Luke 2:25-35 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just
and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto
him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came by the
Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the
law, Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in
peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face
of all people; A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. And Joseph and his mother
marvelled at those things which were spoken of him. And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his
mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be
spoken against; Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also, that the thoughts of many hearts may be
revealed.
Oprah labeled 'false prophet' and 'conduit ... to Hell' - the false teachings of "A Course in Miracles" should be obvious to
any Christian - This is the Bible upside-down
A Christian author who was saved out of the new age movement says media icon Oprah Winfrey has become a false
prophet for a false Jesus. ... But Smith, appearing on the March 11 edition of the AFA Report, said the false teachings of
A Course in Miracles should be obvious to any Christian. "Here are some of the lessons: Lesson 29, 'God is in everything
I see.' Lesson 186, 'The salvation of the world depends on me.' 253, 'My self is the ruler of the universe.' 337, 'My sinless-
ness protects me from all harm,'" Smith said, quoting from the lessons. "This is the Bible upside-down." ... Oprah -- by
now teaching this class with Eckhart Tolle -- is no longer a pointer to deception. She is a false prophet and part of it
herself." Christians have an obligation, Smith concluded, to point out the error of Oprah's new age "christianity," even if
doing so means risking public ridicule. [article link]
Oprah Winfrey (simulated) debate with Bill Keller of LivePrayer! (YouTube 9:53) {Oprah's gems of world religion
concept is naive and in reality it is more a demonic noose than a new age necklaces. Spiritual discipline is every bit as
important as physical discipline and Oprah shouldn't be advocating a self defined - undisciplined, anything goes,
spiritual life. President George Bush has expressed the exact same ideas as Oprah has saying that he thinks all religions
are the same. It seems George Jr. and Oprah have attended the same New Age meetings.}
***DEBATE WITH OPRAH!!! PLEASE HELP ME BY FORWARDING THIS LINK TO EVERYONEYOU KNOW!!! Since
Oprah didn't have the guts to accept my challenge todebate her in person on her New Age beliefs sending millions of
souls to hell, I confronted her in her own words! Please, watch this classic confrontation between the lies of satan and
the Truth of God's Word, and email this link to EVERYONE YOU KNOW, and post it EVERY PLACE you can. [article link]
*The New Da Vinci Type Hoax - Royal roots found on every family tree - also some people have actually tried to
establish a documented line between Muhammad, who was born in the 6th century, and the medieval English
monarchs, and thus to most if not all people of European descent
The longer ago somebody lived, the more descendants a person is likely to have today. Humphrys estimates that
Muhammad, the founder of Islam, appears on the family tree of every person in the Western world {Wrong!}. Some
people have actually tried to establish a documented line between Muhammad, who was born in the 6th century, and
the medieval English monarchs, and thus to most if not all people of European descent. Nobody has succeeded yet, but
one proposed lineage comes close. Though it runs through several strongly suspicious individuals, the line illustrates
how lines of descent can wander down through the centuries, connecting famous figures of the past to most of the
people living today. The proposed genealogy runs through Muhammad's daughter Fatima. Her husband, Ali, also a
cousin of Muhammad, is considered by Shiite Muslims the legitimate heir to leadership of Islam. Ali and Fatima had a
son, al-Hasan, who died in 670. About three centuries later, his ninth great-grandson, Ismail, carried the line to Europe
when he became Imam of Seville. Many genealogists dispute the connection between al-Hasan and Ismail, claiming
that it includes fictional characters specifically invented by medieval genealogists trying to link the Abbadid dynasty,
founded by Ismail's son, to Muhammad. The Abbadid dynasty was celebrated for making Seville a great cultural center
at a time when most of Europe was mired in the Dark Ages. The last emir in that dynasty was supposed to have had a
daughter named Zaida, who is said to have changed her name to Isabel upon converting to Christianity and marrying
Alfonso VI, king of Castile and Leon. Yet there is no good evidence demonstrating that Isabel, who bore one son by
Alfonso VI, is the same person as Zaida. So the line between Muhammad and the English monarchs probably breaks
again at this point. But if you give the Zaida/Isabel story the benefit of the doubt too, the line eventually leads to
Isabel's fifth great-granddaughter, Maria de Padilla (though it does encounter yet another potentially fictional character
in the process). Maria married another king of Castile and Leon, Peter the Cruel. Their great-great-granddaughter was
Queen Isabel, who funded the voyages of Christopher Columbus. Her daughter Juana married a Hapsburg, and
eventually gave rise to a Medici, a Bourbon and long line of Italian princes and dukes, spreading the Mohammedan line
of descent all over Europe. [article link]
I think President George Bush might actually believe he is a descendant of Mohamed. It would explain a lot of his
because our world leaders have such strange beliefs.
Since all European and British nobility can legitimately prove their lineage back through the Merovingians {and
apparently attempts to claim Mohammed as well}, they can "prove" to a public who has bought this lie that their
lineage goes back through Mary Magdalene to Jesus and they have "plugged into" Jesus, they are literally "home free"
to King David! The Jewish Talmud teaches this same lie. Thus, Antichrist can "prove" his lineage back to King David, an
absolute requirement if he is to convince the Jewish people he is their Messiah for whom they have been awaiting!
[article link]
Jury: Diana's death unlawful - through negligent driving of her car and the following paparazzi vehicles - Baker told the
jury to consider whether Diana and Fayed would have lived if they were wearing seat belts - there was "no evidence"
that the British secret service -- or any other government agency -- had anything to do with the crash, as Fayed's father
has alleged
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The jury in the Diana, Princess of Wales inquest Monday returned a verdict of unlawful
killing through negligent driving of her car and the following paparazzi vehicles. The coroner in the inquest into the
deaths of Princess Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, earlier Monday told the jury their verdict did not have to be
unanimous. The jury's first task, following six months of testimony, was to decide whether French investigators got it
right within days of Diana's death when they concluded that her speeding driver, Henri Paul, was drunk. ... The second
issue for the six women and five men was whether the paparazzi who chased the princess around Paris bore a heavy
responsibility for the deaths. Baker had previously asked for unanimous verdicts on both deaths, but said a majority
verdict could be accepted if the jury was deadlocked. ... Baker said there was "no evidence" that the British secret
service -- or any other government agency -- had anything to do with the crash, as Fayed's father has alleged.
[article link]
February 18, 2008: Father of Dodi al Fayed Blames Royals for Diana's Death at Inquest - Mohamed al Fayed calls Prince
Philip a 'racist Nazi,' says the royals wanted to 'get rid' of Diana
LONDON - Mohamed al Fayed gave a dramatic performance in the witness box at the inquests into the deaths of
Diana, Princess of Wales and his son Dodi, this morning, declaring that the couple were murdered by MI6 at the behest
of Prince Philip. The Harrods owner claimed that the pair were the victims of an establishment conspiracy, but that
most of the proof had disappeared in the ensuing cover-up. ... Mr Fayed has said in the past that he believes Diana’s
killing was ordered because the royal family did not want the mother of the future king having a child with a Muslim
businessman. [article link]
Jury retraces Diana's fatal path - Whether Diana and Fayed planned to announce their engagement the next day -- and
whether she was pregnant with Fayed's child -- are questions for the jury - Mohamed al Fayed alleges the couple was
murdered in a plot - to keep a Muslim out of the royal circle {By all accounts Prince Charles is a practicing Muslim who
believes he is a living descendant of both Jesus and Mohammad. Islam is very welcome in the British royal circle that is
why England and all of Europe are currently being stuffed with Islamic propaganda.}
PARIS, France (AP) -- Jurors in a British inquest have begun tracing Princess Diana's last moments before the Paris car
crash that killed her 10 years ago. Inquest jury members inspect the tunnel in Paris where the car carrying Princess
Diana and Dodi Fayed crashed. Two lengthy investigations on both sides of the Channel have left many questions
unanswered and raised suspicions about the deaths of Diana, her boyfriend Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul on August
31, 1997. ... Diana, 36, and Fayed, 42, were heading from the Ritz Hotel to Fayed's private Paris home near the Arc de
Triomphe when they were killed in the crash. Dodi Fayed's father, Egyptian-born billionaire Mohamed al Fayed, has
said it was their engagement night. Whether Diana and Fayed planned to announce their engagement the next day --
and whether she was pregnant with Fayed's child -- are questions for the jury. Mohamed al Fayed alleges the couple
was murdered in a plot directed by Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband, to keep a Muslim out of the royal circle.
A French investigation concluded that the car was traveling at an excessive speed and the driver had a blood alcohol
level more than three times the legal limit. Tests showed the presence of two prescription drugs, including the
antidepressant Prozac, in his system. [article link]
Is Prince Charles a 'Secret' Convert to Islam?

In a 1997 Middle East Quarterly article titled "Prince Charles of Arabia," Ronni L. Gordon and David M. Stillman looked
at evidence that Britain's Prince Charles might be a secret convert to Islam. They shifted through his public statements
(defending Islamic law, praising the status of Muslim women, seeing in Islam a solution for Britain's ailments) and
actions (setting up a panel of twelve "wise men" to advise him on Islamic religion and culture), then concluded that,
"should Charles persist in his admiration of Islam and defamation of his own culture," his accession to the throne will
indeed usher in a "different kind of monarchy." [article link]
Prince Charles Criticizes Muhammad Cartoons - prince awarded an honorary doctorate in recognition of his work to
promote the understanding of Islam in the West
They were hosted by the grand sheik of Al-Azhar, Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, the top Islamic cleric in Egypt, who
awarded the prince an honorary doctorate in recognition of his work to promote the understanding of Islam in the
West. Some Al-Azhar clerics had criticized the decision to bestow the degree on the prince, arguing he had not done
enough to deserve it. As if to answer these critics, Sheik Tantawi went out of his way to quote the prince's views of
Islam and Muslims, repeatedly citing a speech given in Oxford in 1993, and adding that the prince's ideas were the fruit
of "serious study." ... The prince {wrongly} harped on the fact that Islam, Christianity and Judaism share the same origin
in the Prophet Abraham. "There are differences, and we should celebrate them. But in the things that matter most, we
have a common root," he said. [article link]
'Multi-faith Coronation' Charles no longer "Defender of the Faith"

THE Prince of Wales could be crowned King in a multi-faith inauguration ceremony rather than the 1,000-year-old
(Christian) Coronation service, under proposals to tackle "religious discrimination" being considered by the
Government. [article link]
The Myth of Mecca (as the early center of Islam) - "Let's face it . . . Islam began in the year 666 AD."
In her book, Meccan Trade and the Rise of Islam, Dr. Crone demonstrates that Islam did not originate in Mecca. Mecca
is located in the Hejaz region of what is today Saudi Arabia. It is portrayed by traditional belief as a wealthy trading
center, full of merchants trading goods by caravan from Yemen in the south and Syria and the Byzantium empire in the
north. Crone shows that Mecca was in fact way off the incense route from Yemen to Syria, which bypassed where
Mecca is today by over 100 miles. Further, there is no mention whatever of Mecca in contemporary non-Moslem
sources: ... While there may well have been a historical individual named Ubu'l Kassim who was later entitled
Mohammed ("The Praised One"), who raised followers and participated in the initiation of the Arab Conquest, he likely
came from northeast Arabia in what is now southern Jordan. The deity that Ubu'l Kassim chose to follow was Allah, a
contraction of al-Lah, the ancient Arab God of the Moon [note: which is why the symbol of Islam to this day is the
crescent moon]. Ubu'l Kassim died, however, some years before the Arab Conquest was fully underway (the traditional
date is 632). Al-Rawandi summarizes what then happened: [article link]
Muslim - British financing of "Da Vinci Code" Movie questioned

Mohammed Yusef, the founder of Invicta Capital in Great Britain, is using a government tax-incentive program to fund
the movie version of the anti-Christian "Da Vinci Code" novel for Sony Pictures. According to the Times of London, the
London-based Invicta is taking advantage of British tax rules to provide Sony with 100 million pounds of the 114 million
pounds that the movie reportedly cost. The capital allows Sony to dramatically reduce its cost of borrowing money to
produce and market the movie. [article link]
First Box-Office Reports of Da Vinci Code Movie

It does appear that the global public is ready to hear and accept the one lie without which Antichrist cannot arise -- that
Jesus revived in the tomb, his disciples paid the elite Roman Guard to let him go, and that he went into the village
where he married Mary Magdalene and had a family. After persecution against Christians martyred Jesus, a pregnant
Mary Magdalene escaped to what is now Normandy, France. She gave birth to a girl and later that girl married a
Merovingian prince.
Then again apart from being related to someone famous everyone is also likely to have in their genealogy and
to be physically related to someone who is not that desirable for example:
Genealogists link Bush, Kerry to Count Dracula

SALT LAKE CITY -- No one ever accused President Bush and John Kerry of being kissing cousins, but watch out -- they
could bite. A Utah genealogical research company says both presidential candidates are loosely related through as
many as 34 generations to Count Dracula, who was born in 1431 as Prince Vlad III of Wallachia and ruled southern
Romania. MyFamily.com said Bush and Kerry are distant cousins who can be linked to the Transylvania dictator
through the British House of Windsor. [article link]
Evil Seed: Bush and Kerry are Related to Count Dracula (Vlad the Impaler)
All family trees take surprising twists and turns. But for sheer irony, nothing can match the paradox linking Dracula to
Bush and Kerry. As illustrated above, the common link is the Royal House of Windsor - an ancient line that descends
from princes and spawned generations of American elite. ... "Impalement was Vlad's preferred method of torture and
execution. [article link]
Titus 3:1-15 Put them (Christians) in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be
ready to every good work, to speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all
men. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures,
living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness
which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of
the Holy Ghost; Which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by His
grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is a faithful saying, and these things I
will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works.
These things are good and profitable unto men.
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are
unprofitable and vain (empty). A man that is an heretick (Unorthodox) after the first and second admonition
reject; Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have
determined there to winter. Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be
wanting unto them. And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not
unfruitful.
All that are with me salute thee.

Greet them that love us in the faith.
Grace be with you all.
Amen.
'Da Vinci Code' revives dispute over who Mary Magdalene was
But those looking for a salacious side to the Biblical figure will be disappointed: Serious religious scholars agree that
characterizations (of Mary Magdalene) that stray from faithful disciple and witness to the Resurrection are bogus. ...
Mr. Jenkins' "Hidden Gospels" argues that the faddish effort to revive Gnosticism and downgrade the New Testament
provides no new or reliable information about Jesus or Mary, and merely reflects hostility toward the church, especially
Roman Catholicism. [article link]
The Da Vinci Code Deception (DVD) {A must see - great for Church - group viewing, it reveals how distorted and wrong
The Da Vinci Code material is.}
Description: Dan Brown's bestseller ignited a worldwide controversy, but is it fact---or fiction? Was Jesus married to
Mary Magdalene? Did they have a child? This docudrama presents new evidence that reaffirms Scripture and exposes
the fallacies in Brown's book. Bonus features include expert interviews, tours of ancient monasteries and chapels, Bible
studies, and more. Approx. 120 minutes. [article link]
The Real Leonardo Da Vinci

The Da Vinci Code denies Leonardo da Vinci's identity as a Christian artist, working for Christian patrons and painting
Christian subjects. Ignoring the sacred nature of Leonardo's work, Brown twists the images, inserting them into a
tawdry tale of his own making. ... The simple fact is that Leonardo lived a Christian life, framed by his baptism in infancy
and the last rites at his death in France. He lived at courts where Christian rite and worship was deeply rooted in daily
life. At the end of his life Leonardo put aside his experiments and dedicated himself to a better understanding of the
doctrines of the Catholic faith. ... Jesus sits isolated at the table set apart by the rectangular window. His head and arms
form a triangle, a reminder that the man you see betrayed is also the second Person of the Trinity. Leonardo separated
the figure of Christ from the others so viewers could begin to understand the profound loneliness of Christ as He
prepares for His passion. {The three windows in the painting "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci depict the Trinity
(Triune) presence of God (Father, Son-Jesus, Holy Spirit) at the Last Supper. Jesus and Jesus alone is fully occupying the
middle Jesus window while the disciples on the left lean far out of the Father window, so as not to claim any part of
divinity for themselves being disciples. The two disciples in the right window fill the Holy Spirit widow foretelling of the
disciples soon to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Also the disciple in the painting that Dan Brown claims is Mary
Magdalene the painter Leonardo Da Vinci has in his own handwritten notes and pre-drawings noted that it is the
disciple John.} [article link]
Dan Brown and mystery of the well-thumbed paperback (that he claims not to have used)
Dan Brown's paperback copy of the 1982 book The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail, which he is alleged to have
plundered for the plot of The Da Vinci Code, was so well-thumbed that a judge was left wondering yesterday if the
author was certain that he only read it late in the writing of the blockbuster novel. The millionaire author sat in the
witness box of the High Court with the book, which has page after page of annotations in the margins. At issue in the £2
million lawsuit is the fact that Holy Blood appears to be the most heavily marked of all of Mr Brown's books used in his
research. Mr Justice Peter Smith watched patiently for some hours as the writer parried question after question about
his knowledge of Holy Blood, condemned by the Anglican Church for its suggestion that Christ married Mary
Magdalene and that their descendants became kings of ancient France. [article link]
'Da Vinci' lawyer casts 'suspicion' on author Writers' attorney questions why Dan Brown's wife didn't testify {Dan Brown
in court labeled a liar what a surprise}
LONDON - A lawyer whose client accuses author Dan Brown of stealing ideas for his mega-selling conspiracy thriller
"The Da Vinci Code" said Monday the novelist's testimony should be treated with "deep suspicion." Making his closing
submission at the end of a three-week trial, attorney Jonathan Rayner James also asked why Brown's wife, Blythe - who
did a large chunk of the research for the novel - was not called as a witness in the copyright-infringement case.
[article link]
The DaVinci Code Movie "Seek The Truth" Sony Pictures Movie Trailer {Oops No Truth in This Movie}
Full length movie trailer. [article link]
Sony Conglomerate Media Holdings - Boycott ALL Sony Media and products
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Tri-Star, Sony Picture Classics, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Studios (Culver
City), Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television (King of Queens, Rescue Me), GSN (part owned),
Electronics like Sony televisions, computers, walkmans, camcorders, discs, PlayStation, Everquest and many other
video games, 989 Sports. [article link]
THE BAD NEWS OF THE DA VINCI CODE MOVIE: Sony Pictures - Directed by: Ron Howard, Starring: Tom Hanks, May
2006
The New York Times called recently asking what's wrong with THE DA VINCI CODE. With regard to the book by that
name, there have been a large number of articles, some published in MovieGuide?, explaining its egregious historical,
theological, and moral problems. With regard to the movie scheduled to be distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures,
however, about which the Times was calling, we won't know until we see the final product.
The strange thing about the movie is that the two key people involved, Tom Hanks and Ron Howard, claim to be
Christians. Mr. Hanks has told reporters that he came to Christ many years ago and now attends a Greek Orthodox
church with his wife. A Campus Crusade minister worked as Ron Howard's assistant for many years and said that Mr.
Howard went to a Presbyterian church. Therefore, it is strange that these two men are making THE DA VINCI CODE,
unless they have either sold out and see it as a way of making a lot of money, or they plan to change it. [article link]
Filmmaker Ron Howard says that the upcoming movie based on Dan Brown's mega-hit novel "The Da Vinci Code" will
not soften the story's more controversial elements.
There will be "no placating," he tells Newsweek in its annual "Who's Next" double issue, which names the up-and-
comers in politics, business, science, sports and the arts that will make headlines in 2006. "It would be ludicrous to take
on this subject and then try to take the edges off. We're doing this movie because we like the book," he says. Since "The
Da Vinci Code" was published in 2003, the book has become a global industry, spawning everything from critical
documentaries to reverential bus tours. It has also been condemned by the Vatican for disseminating falsehoods about
the Roman Catholic Church. The cult of "The Da Vinci Code" will reach new heights with the release of Sony-Columbia
Pictures's $125 million film version, starring Tom Hanks and an international cast led by Jean Reno and Audrey Tautou.
[article link]
Opus Dei Asks for 'Da Vinci Code' (movie) Disclaimer

ROME - The conservative religious group Opus Dei has asked for a disclaimer on the upcoming film based on the best-
selling novel "The Da Vinci Code." Opus Dei, portrayed as a murderous, power-hungry sect in the novel by Dan Brown,
wrote in an April 6 letter to Sony Corp. ... A spokesman for Sony Pictures Entertainment declined to say whether the
film would bear a disclaimer. "We have no plans to reveal any details regarding what is or isn't in the film until the
release," the spokesman, Jim Kennedy, said in a statement. Kennedy's statement said the film was "a work of fiction,
and at its heart, it's a thriller, not a religious tract." [article link]
"The Da Vinci Code" - The Hoax Behind the Code
This article is a response to questions that people have asked us in regards to the novel, The Da Vinci Code, by Dan
Brown. The novel was published in 2003 and has sold millions of copies. The novel, which is fiction, claims that the New
Testament of the Bible is false and that Christianity, as we know it today, is radically different from the "original"
Christianity. This article seeks to explain that the theory behind The Da Vinci Code, is false. [article link]
The Da Vinci Code Debunked and Defunked - Get Ready To Learn The Facts!
This book is just another garden variety assault on the integrity of the Bible. And its old school at that.
It's simply a combination of old paganism and old Gnosticism (secret knowledge), brought to life by a master
storyteller. It's all quite amusing, if it's accepted for what it really is: not historical fiction, but pure fiction. And as
engaging as the book is, it can't compare to the thrill of discovering the historical truth about the events that have
shaped the very foundations of modern civilization.
On the contrary, there are verses that logically indicate that Jesus was not married. In his first letter to the Corinthian
church the apostle Paul wrote: "Don't we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles
and the Lord's brothers and Cephas?" 1 Corinthians 9:5-6. ... Paul is saying that he had the right to be married just like
the Lord's brothers and the other apostles. But logically if Jesus were married, why wouldn't Paul cite the Lord's
marriage as the ultimate authority for his own right to have a wife? Why didn't he say "Jesus was married, so I have the
right to marry"? Such a statement would have much greater weight. [article link]
The Da Vinci HOAX!

1. Fiction: Mary Magdalene was married to Jesus.
2. Fiction: The Gnostic gospels and the Dead Sea Scrolls are "the earliest Christian records."
3. Fiction: Christianity stole its ideas and concepts from paganism. ... [article link]
Dismantling The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code opens with the grisly murder of the Louvre's curator inside the museum. The crime enmeshes hero
Robert Langdon, a tweedy professor of symbolism from Harvard, and the victim's granddaughter, burgundy-haired
cryptologist Sophie Nevue. Together with crippled millionaire historian Leigh Teabing, they flee Paris for London one
step ahead of the police and a mad albino Opus Dei "monk" named Silas who will stop at nothing to prevent them from
finding the "Grail."
But despite the frenetic pacing, at no point is action allowed to interfere with a good lecture. Before the story comes full
circle back to the Louvre, readers face a barrage of codes, puzzles, mysteries, and conspiracies.
But his book is more than just the story of a quest for the Grail-he wholly reinterprets the Grail legend. In doing so,
Brown inverts the insight that a woman's body is symbolically a container and makes a container symbolically a
woman's body. And that container has a name every Christian will recognize, for Brown claims that the Holy Grail was
actually Mary Magdalene. She was the vessel that held the blood of Jesus Christ in her womb while bearing his children.
Over the centuries, the Grail-keepers have been guarding the true (and continuing) bloodline of Christ and the relics of
the Magdalen, not a material vessel. Therefore Brown claims that "the quest for the Holy Grail is the quest to kneel
before the bones of Mary Magdalene," a conclusion that would surely have surprised Sir Galahad and the other Grail
knights who thought they were searching for the Chalice of the Last Supper. [article link]
British Judge Decides Copyright Case in Favor of Da Vinci Code Publisher

A British judge has rejected a copyright infringement suit against the U.S. publisher of the international best selling
murder mystery, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Two authors filed the suit against Random House, claiming The Da
Vinci Code stole the central theme of their 1982 book, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail. {This judgment is actually
good news. Certain companies like Zondervan have for years and decades been purchasing Christian material in an all
out attempt to copyright and control all religious material. This does give religious - historical writers more freedom.
Although in Dan Brown's case his material has still been revealed as a complete fraud.} [article link]
Zondervan (NIV) Company Statistics - Parent company HarperCollins Publishers

Zondervan has a team of more than 360 employees, with offices in Grand Rapids, Miami, London, and Sao Paulo.
Parent company HarperCollins Publishers has offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, London,
Glasgow, Paris, Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland, Tokyo, and Singapore. Zondervan authors number more than 1,500
and range from homemakers, business people, politicians and celebrities, to theologians, scholars, philosophers, and
ministry professionals. [article link]
From HarperCollins Publishers the Satanic Bible by Anton La Vey (Called "The Black Pope")
Called "The Black Pope" by many of his followers, Anton La Vey began the road to High Priesthood of the (lurch of
Satan when he was only 16 years old and an organ player in a carnival: ... From that time early in his life his path was
clear. Finally, on the last night of April, 1966 -- Walpurgisnacht, the most important festival of the believers in
witchcraft -- LaVey shaved his head in the tradition of Ancient executioners and announced the formation of The
Church Of Satan. He had seen the need for a church that would recapture man's body and his carnal desires as objects
of celebration. [article link]
No bones about it: President Bush favours a very secret (non-Christian) society of Skull and Bones
President George Bush is alleged to have used its (Skull and Bones) connections to get his first job. Mr Bush and Mr
McCallum (Bush's Nominee as Ambassador to Australia) are members of Skull and Bones, the Yale society said to have
the skull of the Indian chief Geronimo, dug up by Mr Bush's grandfather, in a glass case. In 2004 both presidential
candidates, Mr Bush and John Kerry, were members. Mr Bush, in his autobiography, A Charge to Keep, wrote: "My
senior year I joined Skull and Bones, a secret society. So secret, I can't say anything." The Skull and Bones headquarters
is in a windowless stone building on the Yale campus known as the tomb. ... Alexandra Robbins, author of Secrets of the
Tomb, says it includes a devil, a Don Quixote figure and a (black-unholy) pope with one foot in a white monogrammed
slipper, resting on a stone skull. ..."What I find disturbing about Skull and Bones is that it's basically the most powerful
elite alumni network in the US," says Robbins. "It's essentially a form of nepotism that keeps the same people in power,
over and over and over again." ... Robbins said that before she stopped counting she knew of at least 11 Bonesmen
whom Mr Bush had appointed to government posts. {Actually they believe the bones are the bones of an un-
resurrected Jesus Christ and that the bones came to them from the "Knights Templars" of Da Vinci code fame and
celebrate what they believe to be Satan's triumph over God in the death of Jesus on the cross and of course deny and
neglect the true resurrection of Jesus. Secret societies, secretly worship Satan the Devil, that's the secret in secret
society.} [article link]
Secret Societies, Satanic Sects, The Prieure du Sion, The Knights Templars and Freemasons - What's Their Purpose and
Are They At Core of New World Order?
However, throughout my research which continues as time permits even today, one mysterious piece of symbolism
that has somehow survived for centuries is the notorious skull and crossbones. Mizrack also concurs about the
mysterious survival of the skull and crossbones symbolism, saying this about its origins and usage today: "The skull and
crossbones seems to have been used as an emblem first and foremost by esoteric and heretical groups as a symbol of
rebirth. It later became the battle flag of the Knights Templar (and a nasty rumor about the Templars claimed they
chose it because of a horrific necromantic ritual) and, in the 17th century, the "Jolly Roger" flag of British and French
pirates (Satanists). {Again from the beginning the skull and "crossbones" have been used and continue wrongly as a
faked Satanic victory of the devil over God at the "cross" of Jesus and as always this is their supposed secret in secret
societies that according to them Jesus did not resurrect from death and therefore Jesus is not divine and not God as
Jesus claimed to be. They pretend they have the bones (the “crossbones” the bones from the cross of Jesus) to prove it
and to discredit Christianity although they forget the true witness of God, the Holy Spirit, the Church, all nature and the
prophecies of scripture in the Holy Bible all confirm the resurrection of Jesus to life and declare the glory of God.
Therefore their act and fantasy mostly goes unnoticed although the day of their Satanic deception is likely about to be
unconcealed and their secret version of events presented to the world as fact.} [article link]
Driving Another Wedge Between Christians And Non-Christians - The director (James Cameron) of "Titanic" has
supposedly unearthed the burial site as well as coffin and bones of none other than Jesus himself! {How surprising,
another Easter holiday season and without fail another 'Jesus body found' article. It now happens every single year
although two years ago Jesus was found in Egypt in a Muslim's tomb. That was an interesting assertion because if you
doubted the authenticity of that story all you had to do was venture to Egypt then locate and dig up an ancient Muslim
grave, all at your own peril of course.}
James Cameron has found Jesus. But not quite the way you think. The director of "Titanic" has supposedly unearthed
the burial site as well as coffin and bones of none other than Jesus himself! Who would have thought after all this time,
we could have just gone over there and walked right into the greatest discovery of mankind. All of this fighting and
quarling, wars raged, the crusades even, could have been avoided if only we looked in the right place. This will have
repercussions throughout the world. Paul said "if Christ be not risen your faith is in vain and you are still in your sins" I
wonder how exactly they expect to prove that this is Jesus' bones? They won't have to. They'll simply say that it's so,
and dare you to prove them otherwise. The burden of proof quickly swings to those crazy Christians. ... This is an attack
designed to undermine the faith to it's core. What good could come out of this? Does Mr. Cameron expect the world of
Christians to suddenly slap themselves on the head in amazement? Should we throw down our bibles and suddenly
declare in one voice, "hey, sorry about that whole faith thing, my bad"? He has sorely underestimated his opponent if
that is the case. This will play out in the media. Those who already hate the faith will have more ammunition against it.
Those in the faith will not be swayed. This only serves to drive a wedge further between us. [article link]
Polycarp - A Father of the Christian Church (70 A.D. - 155 A.D.)

Polycarp is a celebrated figure in the history of Christianity. A direct pupil of the apostle John, Polycarp lived between
70 and 155 A.D., connecting him to both the biblical apostles and the age of the early church fathers. Several ancient
sources document the contributions of Polycarp to Christianity, including his letters written to the church at Philippi, in
which he encourages the members to remain strong in their faith and to flee from materialism. He also instructs the
members in the proper handling of financial dishonesty that was creeping into the church. ... Polycarp - A Martyr for
Truth: Polycarp's greatest contribution to Christianity may be his martyred death. His martyrdom stands as one of the
most well documented events of antiquity. The emperors of Rome had unleashed bitter attacks against the Christians
during this period, and members of the early church recorded many of the persecutions and deaths. [article link]
Irenaeus of Lyons - Early Church Father, Theologian & Historian (115 A.D. - 202 A.D)
Relatively little is known of the life of Irenaeus. As a boy he had, as he delighted to point out, listened to the sermons of
the great bishop and martyr, Polycarp (70 A.D. - 155 A.D.) of Smyrna, who was regarded as a disciple of the apostles
themselves. ... Regarding the New Testament canon (standard), one finds in "Adversus Haereses" (by Irenaeus written
in 180 A.D.) quotations from all the books of the New Testament with the exception of: Philemon, II Peter, III John, and
Jude. ... According to the lists in [Hoh], Irenaeus, in Adversus Haereses, quotes 626 times from all 4 Gospels. Irenaeus
was especially insistent that there are exactly 4 Gospels. [article link]
Expert doubts 'Gospel of Judas' revelation

NEW YORK - An expert on ancient Egyptian texts is predicting that the Gospel of Judas- a manuscript from early
Christian times that's nearing release amid widespread interest from scholars - will be a dud in terms of learning
anything new about Judas. ... James M. Robinson, America's leading expert on such ancient religious texts from Egypt,
predicts in a new book that the text won't offer any insights into the disciple who betrayed Jesus. His reason: While it's
old, it's not old enough. "Does it go back to Judas? No," Robinson told The Associated Press on Thursday. [article link]
Christianity and Mormonism (LDS) are Very Different
 Mormonism Research Ministry Introduction (Mp3), Free Speech in Utah (Mp3)

Witnessing to LDS (Mp3) - Some suggestions about speaking with your LDS friends and acquaintances
 Heart of the Matter with Shawn McCraney (Mp3 - Mp4) - It's where Mormonism meets Biblical Christianity face to
face! Started in early 2006, Heart of the Matter is a TV show produced in the Mecca of Mormonism, Salt Lake City.
 Testimony out of (LDS) Mormonism and into Christianity (Video)
 Joseph Smith dies in his own ill-fated jailbreak
Deuteronomy 4:39 Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD He is God in
heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
Mormonism (LDS) practices and engages in the longtime deceitful and illegal marketing practice of
"bait and switch" to offer - bait the customer with one product and then through excuses, deceit and
manipulations to steer the customer into a different inferior product. In this case Mormons
universally offer Jesus, the Bible and a "truer Christianity" and then in a dishonest way switching from
the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Bible to the teachings of Joseph Smith and others.
The Mormon Church is deliberately trying to avoid their true identity as a Mormon cult and is instead
representing themselves as something they are not, which is true Christian followers of Jesus.
Following are a few considerations as to why Mormonism is a cult and in no way resembles
Christianity.
Isaiah 11:10 And in that day there shall be a root (offspring) of Jesse (father of King David), which shall
stand for an ensign (signal-flag) of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and His rest shall be
glorious.
The prophet Isaiah instructs that the Gentiles will follow and find their rest in the Messiah, Jesus
Christ a descendant of Jesse - (the father of King David). Joseph Smith is not a root of Jesse and is
therefore not to be followed for he has no rest associated with his false teachings. Jesus is the
Messiah, He does provide rest and eternal life to both the Jews and to the Gentiles. Jesus is a
descendant of both Jesse and King David via Mary as she was also a descendant of King David.
Jeremiah 31:31-35 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of
Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that
I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which My covenant they brake, although I was
an husband unto them, saith the LORD: But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel;
After those days, saith the LORD, I will put My law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be
their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man
his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know Me, from the least of them unto the greatest of
them, saith the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Thus saith the
LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by
night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is His name:
The Old Testament prophet Jeremiah instructs us that there will indeed be a New
Covenant/Testament and the New Testament in the blood of Jesus will be the final Testament for all
time. The New Testament brought in a complete reconciliation of man to God and therefore complete
knowledge of God to each individual who seeks after a relationship with God.
Joseph Smith is completely wrong to present his new-new testament document as something
representing God. There is zero Biblical indication that an American Joseph Smith was to rewrite the
word and promises of God and it is just as unsettling that there is completely no factual base or
historical accuracy to the strange document that Joseph Smith and his fellow Mormon (LDS) members
claim offers divine insight.
*Get this…. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) will increase its efforts to discourage the use of
the term "Mormon Church" and instead emphasize the name Jesus Christ when referring to the church. In an
interview with the New York Times, Mormon Apostle Dallin H. Oaks said "The church will urge reporters to
initially identify it by its full name, and subsequently call it the church of Jesus Christ."
*Southern California Christian times Vol. 12 No. 4 April 2001.
That is deception! - Their own apostle is practicing deception!
2nd Corinthians 11:13-14 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into
The Mormon Church is deliberately trying to avoid their true identity as a cult and instead represent
themselves as something they are not, which is true Christian followers of Jesus.
The (LDS) Mormon Dilemma - trying to become gods by disobeying God
Following are a few considerations as to why Mormonism is a cult and in no way resembles
Christianity.
Mormons would have us believe that Mormonism is a Christian denomination, in fact according to the
Mormons they are the only denomination in favor with God and therefore the exclusive
denomination and the exclusive church of Jesus. Keep in mind that Mormons do not even follow Jesus
or the Bible. Mormons follow their writings and their Apostles like the "Apostle, Dallin H. Oaks."
1. The number one reason Mormons are not Christians is because the jesus that Mormons
acknowledge and follow they claim him to be the twin brother of Satan the Devil. The jesus that the
Mormons follow is a brother of Satan and is No resemblance to the actual Jesus of Nazareth the Only
begotten Son of God that the Christian Church acknowledges, follows and worships. The true Jesus of
Nazareth and the Devil are not brothers. Jesus is God in physical form. The Devil was created as an
angel and is now a fallen sinful angel responsible for much of the suffering mankind endures today.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave (Jesus) His only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in Him (Jesus) should not perish, but have everlasting life.
*Note regarding Mormon (LDS) doctrine since the Mormon jesus and Lucifer/Satan are brothers and virtually
equals and likewise Mormons consider themselves equal to and brothers of jesus they also consider
themselves equal to and brothers to Satan the Devil and Mormons thinking they are brothers of the Devil are
also defenders of the Devil. It has been pointed out by others that this Mormon-Satan support is really a not
so subtle form of Devil worship. Just be forewarned that when dealing with Mormons and when you get past
their outer show of public propaganda you are really dealing with a quagmire of deep dark ways.
2. Mormons believe that they will one day become gods and that the male Mormons will then rule
over their own distant planet and with their own harem of obedient female Mormons they will
populate their own planet. Doesn't sound like much of a heaven for the Mormon women. I have
never heard of changing dirty diapers as compared to heaven. Actually this is just about what the
Muslims believe that Allah will give them a harem in heaven. Jesus has stated that there will be no
marring-intercourse in heaven {Mark 12:25}, but then we know that Mormons are not Christians and
are not following Jesus.
3. The promise to become as a god is not unique to the Mormons, Satan also tempted and deceived
Eve with this first Satanic lie mentioned in the Bible. Satan tempted Eve saying she could become as
god if she disobeyed God or is that she could become a Mormon? Since Eve fell for the gimmick that
she could become a god by directly disobeying God wouldn't that make Eve the first Mormon and not
Joseph Smith? Since Satan is the instructor of the Mormon religion doesn't it make Satan the god of
the Mormon Church?
Genesis 2:16,17 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou
mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shall not eat of it: for in the
day that thou eatest thereof thou shall surely die.
Genesis 3:4,5 And the serpent said unto the woman [Eve], ye shall not surely die: for God doth know
that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good
and evil.
Genesis 3:13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the
woman said, The serpent has beguiled (tricked/lied) me, and I did eat.
2nd Corinthians 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so
your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
4. Mormons do NOT partake in the (unleavened) bread/body and wine/blood (grape)

communion of the New Testament that Jesus Himself instructed His Church to observe. Mormons
instead partake in a communion of leavened bread & "warm water", warm water only no grape-
blood! This is not the heavenly communion with God acknowledging God's life sustaining Body and
Blood for our eternal life but instead in a sense the Mormon (LDS) practice is really just an earthly
partaking of prison food (bread and water) likely to symbolize the spiritual prison that Mormons are
in by refusing to acknowledge the true Jesus and by rejecting the communion of the true Jesus.
Matthew 26:26 And as they were eating [the Last Supper], Jesus took bread and blessed it and broke
it and gave it to the disciples and He said, Take eat; this is My body. And he took the cup, and gave
thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is My blood of the New Testament, which
is shed for many for the remission of sins.
5. The Bible mainly consists of two covenants (agreements/arrangements) also called Testaments.
The Old Testament and The New Testament. Mankind sinned against the Holy God and is therefore
separated from the visible presence and fellowship of the Holy God. The Old Testament/Covenant of
the Bible states that God will reunite separated mankind to God here on earth. This covenant was
made permanent by the shedding of blood, in this case the blood of bulls, sheep, and goats. [shed
blood - death, makes an agreement permanent, once you have died you can no longer change your
mind, in this case the animals substitutionally died.] The New Testament states that all of our sins
which separate us from a relationship with Holy God will be permanently taken away, in this case by
the physical death of God. God became a physical person (Jesus) to physically die and to reunite us
with God in a permanent Spiritual relationship with God. In other words when we have a New
Covenant relationship with God [we acknowledge our sin and accept Jesus as our Savior] God does
not see our sins and our faults. When God looks at us He sees the Righteousness of Jesus and not the
sinfulness of us. Without sin [because Jesus cleansed us from sin by taking our death penalty of sin for
us] we can now have a relationship with Holy God.
In our taking and receiving the Holy Communion of Jesus, His body (bread) and His blood (wine/grape)
we are now identified with and placed in Jesus Christ, we become part of the "Church of God" and are
now associated in heaven with Jesus.
6. Therefore Two covenants, confirmed by the death and shedding of blood. The second Covenant
confirmed by the death and shed blood of Jesus on the cross. Joseph Smith finding fault with the
original two covenants between God and mankind has written a new-new covenant. If the Mormons
were to follow Jesus then Jesus would have to die again in order to make this new-new Mormon
covenant a true covenant between God and man. It is not possible for a second time for Jesus to
suffer and die again, therefore it is not possible to have yet another covenant between God and
mankind.
Romans 6:9-11 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more
dominion over Him. For in that He died, He died unto sin once: but in that He liveth, He liveth unto
God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
7. The second Covenant/New Testament was written by disciples of Jesus to Confirm the promises
made in the first Covenant/Old testament. In effect there is nothing New in the New Testament
except that the Gentiles can also come to God through the blood of Jesus. Gentiles can become
Christians because of the blood of Jesus, otherwise we would have to be circumcised and become
Jews to then have the covenant relationship with God. The Mormons having rejected the New
Testament in the blood of Jesus have made themselves to be the true Jews. Yes, the Mormons believe
that they are both the true Church and also the true Jews. I wonder if the True Jews [the physical
relatives of Jesus], living in Israel know that the Mormons think they are the Jews.
8. Mormons in considering themselves to now be the true and only Church and also to be the true
Jews/Hebrews as well have again placed themselves in another impossible position given that the
Bible signifies that the two groups are separate.
1st Corinthians 10:32 Give none offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of
God:
9. The Bible has much to say regarding groups of people who wrongfully claim to be Jews and are not
the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Revelation 3:9-10 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and
are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I
have loved thee. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour
of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
10. The Mormons also claim the authority of the Melchizedek Priesthood for their apostles, prophets,
priests and church leaders.
11. For people to go to God a High Priest is required to take us into the presence of God. Jesus is our
High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. The Levitical priesthood consists only of descendants of
Aaron [the brother of Moses]. If Jesus had a human priesthood He would have been born into the
tribe of Levi and become a human priest. Jesus has a Godly Divine Priesthood and is therefore in the
order of Melchizedek and not of the Aaronic Priesthood. The requirements to become a human priest
to God are to be born as a descendant in the family of Aaron. The requirements to become a
Melchizedek Priest are opposite of the Aaronic priesthood. To become a Melchizedek Priest one has
to be [Eternal] "without father and without mother" and "without beginning of days nor without end
of life" in other words to be a Melchizedek Priest one has to be God. Only God the Father, God the
Holy Spirit, and God the Son Jesus, are [Eternal] and therefore eligible to be Melchizedek Priests. True
to their intent the Mormons are trying to become gods by claiming the Divine Priesthood of
Melchizedek as their own. It is actually funny that Mormons the people with the most genealogy [any
genealogy immediately disqualifies you from being a Melchizedek Priest] are the people who claim
this priesthood. Some who want to research their own personal family genealogies go to the Mormon
records in Salt Lake City because the Mormons have the most extensive genealogy records on
themselves and others.
Hebrews 7:3 [Melchisedec] Without father, without mother, without descent (descendants), having
neither beginning of days, nor end of life [Eternal], but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a
priest continually.
Melchizedek is the Old Testament Hebrew spelling

Melchisedec is the New Testament Greek spelling
Hebrews 7:1-3 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem (Sholem - Peace), priest of the most high God, who
met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; To whom also Abraham
gave a tenth (tithe) part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also
King of Salem, which is, King of peace; Without father, without mother, without descent, having
neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest
continually.
12. Jesus is both God and man, Jesus has always existed as God, He became a man to become our
redeemer to die a physical death on the cross for us. Jesus is both man, born to the Virgin Mary, and
He is also [Eternal] God and Melchizedek Priest.
13. The Mormons have a new-new testament book. Did Jesus die again to confirm their new-new
testament? Unless Jesus died like He did on the Cross to confirm the real New Testament, Then you
do not have a Covenant between God and Man. Jesus is God and covenants between Him and man
are covenants between God and man. Death makes a covenant permanent/unchangeable. Joseph
Smith is a man, the new-new covenant that Mormons follow is a covenant from a (sinful) man Joseph
Smith to (sinful) men and is totally worthless in the eyes of the Holy God.
14. The Mormon church is a Cult With all of the Cult trappings including secret symbols, secret
handshakes, secret meanings, even including a required wearing of secret Underwear.
2nd Corinthians 4:2 But have renounced the hidden (secret) things of dishonesty, not walking in
craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending
ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
15. It is a Cult with hierarchy, each person considers themselves higher than the next person, until
eventually they consider themselves gods. This evolving into a god is actually a part of the false
religion of evolution, you cannot conjure up within yourself the ability of everlasting life.
16. The Mormon church, engages in spirit worship of the dead, and many similar very disturbing
practices.
As Mormons continue to refer to themselves as Christians, this is a huge ERROR. Only someone who
knows Jesus as God is a Christian, a follower of Christ Jesus. If you believe Jesus to be a man than you
are eligible to be a Muslim, a Jehovah's Whiteness, or a Mormon, but you are not eligible to be a
Christian. To be in the Church of Jesus you Must Believe that Jesus is God.
Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost
hath made you overseers, to feed the Church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood.
Revelation 1:5 Unto Him (Jesus) that loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood.
2nd Corinthians 4:2-7 But (we) have renounced the hidden (secret) things of dishonesty, not walking in
craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending
ourselves to every mans conscience in the sight of God. But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that
are lost: In whom the god (Satan) of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest
the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we
preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God
who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined 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 excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
My continued prayer and my continuing hope for Mormons, is that when you get tired of rules,
regulations, and rituals that you will turn to Jesus as almighty God, who loves you and gave His life for
you. Jesus died for you, so that you can live with Him, no more striving.
Romans 10:9-10 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy
heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth
unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
These are just a few of the many reasons Mormonism is a cult and is in no way Christian in origin.
There are many good books and web sites, by ex-Mormons who have left the despair of Mormonism
and have entered into a true relationship with God in Jesus.
It is the responsibility of the Christian Church to not allow the world to become confused by the
Mormon's deceptive claims to be Christianity or to represent Christianity.
2nd John 1:10,11 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine [Jesus is Divine God], receive
him not into your house, neither bid him Godspeed: For he that biddeth him Godspeed is partaker of
his evil deeds.
Summary
Deuteronomy 5:32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye
shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Mormonism is a false teaching that contends that humans can achieve godhead amazingly by
disobeying the one and true living God. Mormonism is the ultimate paradox teaching in that if you do
something the wrong, disobedient and disrespectful way, that the end result is to become a god. Yet
of course Mormonism in being a controlling and manipulating cult it is unacceptable for anyone to
criticize, disobey or even question any of the Mormon practices, interesting how Mormon
disobedience is only tolerated and encouraged when it is directed and practiced against God.
Here are some of the many Mormon practices that are directly disobedient to the word of God.
1. God commanded that the family marriage is to be between one man and one woman and that in doing
so the two would become one flesh. Mormons in rejecting God have made it their highest desired to
engage in polygamy a selfish desire to have multiple marriage partners and in doing so creating
confusion and societal disorder of the highest degree. It is not respectful to have multiple wives in fact
it is the most dishonoring and un-family oriented act a person can engage in.
2. Mormonism as a cult requires that the members give of their time, money and resources in order to be
in good standing with the Mormon teachings and only when in good standing with the Mormon
teachings can one achieve their desired godhead. Yet in fact humans cannot overcome our own
predicament of sin and death and therefore God came to us and died for us. In truth God came to us
and now Mormonism is again insulting God with the teachings that humans do not need God but can
overcome without God.
3. Mormons have likewise rejected the cross of Jesus as unnecessary for the redemption of mankind and
therefore do not display the cross of Jesus but instead ordain their temples with various symbols many
of them actually occult in nature.
4. Mormons deny and have rejected the Blood and Body covenant of Jesus and have dishonored it with
the substitution of their own bread and water communion.
5. God commanded His followers to go into all of the world and to baptize the (living) in His name, the
name of the Father the Son Jesus and the Holy Spirit. The Mormons go forth and baptize the dead in a
bizarre practice that involves attempts at deceased spirit contact something that is strictly forbidden
by the Bible.
God Bless you!

Your Brother in Jesus Christ,
David Anson Brown
Articles and Resources
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[LDS Founder] Joseph Smith's Death Not Inherently Significant? - As part of a discussion here at Mormon
Coffee about Joseph Smith's alleged "I am going like a lamb to the slaughter" comment, one of our [LDS]
Mormon commenters wrote, "Joseph Smith never claimed that his blood would atone for sins, and neither
have his followers,… Joseph never claimed to be giving his life and blood in a propitiatory way as Christ; rather,
he used the scripture to explain that he intended to face his likely and unlawful death in the same innocent,
calm terms that Jesus did" - "Again, you're trying to claim that Joseph's death should be understood as
inherently significant (like Jesus Christ's) - *This is not, and never has been, a Mormon position - In
Mormonism, Joseph Smith is Martyr, not Messiah" - **I respectfully disagree - There is no doubt whatsoever
that Mormons, individual and corporate, understand Joseph Smith's death as "inherently significant (like Jesus
Christ's)" - This [1994 LDS] article states that Joseph Smith provided for the new covenant to be "in full effect"
by the shedding of his blood
By Sharon Lindbloom - As part of a discussion here at Mormon Coffee about Joseph Smith's alleged "I am
going like a lamb to the slaughter" comment, one of our Mormon commenters wrote, "Joseph Smith never
claimed that his blood would atone for sins, and neither have his followers,… Joseph never claimed to be
giving his life and blood in a propitiatory way as Christ; rather, he used the scripture to explain that he
intended to face his likely and unlawful death in the same innocent, calm terms that Jesus did." (6/26/10)
"Again, you're trying to claim that Joseph's death should be understood as inherently significant (like Christ's).
This is not, and never has been, a Mormon position. In Mormonism, Joseph Smith is Martyr, not Messiah."
(6/27/10) If the author of these statements meant to address the sole idea of propitiation or atonement for
sin, I have no basis for disagreement. Mormons do not believe Joseph's shed blood atoned for their sins.
However, if the claim is understood in a broader sense, I respectfully disagree. There is no doubt whatsoever
that Mormons, individual and corporate, understand Joseph Smith's death as "inherently significant (like
Christ's)." Consider the following statement that appeared in the official LDS Ensign magazine in 1994: "As
suggested earlier, the life of Joseph Smith was in some degree patterned after that of his Master, Jesus Christ.
That pattern holds true even when extended to its tragic conclusion. Like his Master, Joseph Smith also shed
his blood in order that the final testament, the reestablishment of the new covenant, might be in full effect
(see Heb. 9:16)." (Robert L. Millet, "Joseph Smith among the Prophets," Ensign, June 1994, 19) This article
states that Joseph Smith provided for the new covenant to be "in full effect" by the shedding of his blood. To
support this claim Dr. Millet referenced Hebrews 9:16 which says, "For where a testament is, there must also
of necessity be the death of the testator" (KJV). Dr. Millet's article went on to include a quote wherein Joseph
Smith, just before his death, reportedly said, "I have to seal my testimony to this generation with my blood. I
have to do it, for this work will never progress until I am gone, for the testimony is of no force until the
testator is dead." Joseph Smith claimed his death was necessary in order to make his testimony valid. Consider
this BYU-Idaho Devotional from 2005: "Jesus was a lamb without spot or blemish. He was the sinless Son of
God. And he chose to die at the hands of evil men so that salvation could come to all who believe and obey.
"…Joseph submitted to death at the hands of evil men so that salvation could come to all who believe and
obey." (Jack H. Goasling, "Joseph Smith's Christlike Attributes," June 28, 2005) Mr. Goasling, of the First
Quorum of the Seventy, said that Joseph Smith, like Jesus, died so that salvation could come. Consider the
Weber Stake Ward Teachers' Lesson from June 1922: "Christ sealed his testimony with his blood on Calvary.
Joseph Smith sealed his testimony with his blood at Carthage, Ill. Who shall doubt the divine mission of these
Saviours of mankind?" This lesson taught that Joseph's death had great significance "(like Christ's)." Consider
this newspaper report from 1988: "The Old Carthage Jail, where Mormon founder Joseph Smith was murdered
in 1844, holds the same significance to his…followers as Calvary holds for Christians all over the world. That's
the comparison made by Ted Cannon, director of the Mormon Visitor Centers at Carthage and Nauvoo."
(Journal Star, Peoria, IL, Sunday, June 26, 1988, D3) Mormon Ted Cannon suggested an understanding among
Mormons that Calvary and Carthage [jail] have at least equal significance. Consider these words from an LDS
hymn: "The Saints, the Saints, his only pride! For them he lived, for them he died… "Unchanged in death with a
Saviors love, he pleads their cause in the courts above… "He died, he died, for those he loved. He reigns, he
reigns in the realms above…" (The Seer, Joseph, The Seer, Hymns, 1975, #296) This hymn claims that Joseph
died for his followers and now intercedes for them before the judgment seat of God. Finally, consider the
writings of Rodney Turner, Emeritus Professor of Ancient Scripture (BYU): "Jesus Christ and Joseph the
Prophet came to bring life, light, and salvation to mankind. In doing so, they sealed their testimonies with their
life's blood. Both died because of who they were and what they proclaimed. For had they not lived the lives
they lived and borne the witnesses they bore, they would not have died as they did. So Jesus died on the hill of
Calvary; Joseph in the shadows of Carthage. Each triumphed in his own way." (Rodney Turner, Jesus and
Joseph: Parallel Lives, 169) These statements all demonstrate that many Mormons do understand an "inherent
significance (like Christ's)" in Joseph Smith's death. While they don't believe Joseph died for their sins, his
death was nevertheless necessary and efficacious for them in securing the full effect of the [LDS] new
covenant [3rd heaven 'exaltation'], the validity of Joseph's testimony, and the coming of salvation. [article link]
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Monthly Memo: Summer 2009
Divine? Or Simply Just Not Fine?
We are living in days of increasing signs, miracles and wonders
Recently a fiberglass and gold laden Maroni statue atop the latest LDS Temple (Oquirrh Mountain
Temple in South Jordan, Utah) was struck by lightning. It's not an uncommon occurrence by itself, the
statue like all the other Maroni statues was grounded, however there are several particularities about
this unique lightning strike. The statue was severely charred and the charring of the statue was in such
a unique pattern blackening only the arm, face and trumpet that many at first thought the damage
was a deliberate act of vandalism done with black spray paint.
In Mormon folklore the blackening of a face, countenance or appearance is called the "Curse of Cain"
and is a symbol of rejection and unacceptability.
Now take into account that what has just been blackened, deemed unacceptable by some sort of
supernatural retribution (ruling out a natural occurrence of nature in the near precision modification)
is the Maroni statue the beacon to divinity of all that is sacred in LDS.
Normally a statue altered by lightening still wouldn't raise too many suspicions however this newest,
latest and greatest LDS Temple that was in the process of being dedicated (during the public showing
phase) happens to be simultaneously their 13th Temple in Utah and their 130th operational temple.
The aggressive LDS Temple building schedule was obviously intentionally juggled and the books were
obviously cooked [one or more LDS Temples have never been finished 'operational'] in order to derive
the 13 and 130 (13 X 10) figures and it was struck by lightning on the 13th of June 2009. That's all
weird enough.
Weird enough that we have to ask ourselves if this special 13th and 130th LDS Temple was in fact
actually a Temple already dedicated and set aside to the worship of Satan? Was the foundation of the
Temple set to Satan? If that is the case that the facility was indeed dedicated to Satan as the
numbering clearly indicates then it is most likely that Satan or a demonic entity chose to damage his
Temple and statue.
Was it of God, mankind, nature or perhaps the demonic realm that is the cause and effect of the
seemingly supernatural event or events? At a casual first glance it might appear that God struck the
statue however was it actually a Divine act from God or was it simply just another not so fine act of a
demonic entity? With the supernatural (demons, UFO's, Aliens, deception, etc.) revealing itself around
us with increasing frequency and intensity it is of utmost importance that we take into account the
events and consider what is happening asking ourselves [and God in prayer] just what is going on and
just what are we supposed to believe and what should be our reaction. These are decisions that we do
need to reach, sometimes quickly and oftentimes without a lot of info or without a lot of good
reliable info.
Supernatural events have been happening to mankind for a long time and they have also been
deceiving mankind for a long time. Considerer the very ancient and old Shroud of Turin from about
1350 A.D. and take into account that like the charred face of the LDS Maroni statue the Shroud of
Turin is also the charred image of a face, a face and body. The Shroud of Turin is a reverse image
charred into a piece of linen cloth. Neither the LDS Maroni nor the Shroud of Turin has any true
biblical significance yet both are revered and considered sacred.
The Shroud of Turin contradicts the Bible just as much as the Maroni legend and accompanying
Maroni statues do. The Bible clearly states that the body of Jesus at burial was wound with linen cloth
(John 19:40) not covered by a single piece of cloth as the shroud of Turin depicts.
As extraordinary as it may seem the demonic entity that created the Shroud of Turin so many
centuries ago could also possibly be the same demonic entity that just recently struck the LDS statue.
When faced with the extraordinary and the unexplainable keep in mind that God's extraordinary word
the Bible explains above all that God loves each of us and that He has an eternal plan of salvation for
each of our lives. It is the Divine Miracle throughout all of the ages that God's love and fellowship is
available to mankind if we would just seek after Him. Then when a relationship with Jesus Christ is
accomplished in our hearts and in our minds even mighty lightning strikes and signs and wonders
pale in comparison to the glory, majesty and justice of receiving the Holy Spirit inside of us.
Note: It's unjust not to have the Holy Spirit inside of us. On the cross Jesus said "It is finished" or literally "It is paid in full."
With full payment comes satisfaction the delivery the "Justice" the receiving of the Holy Spirit. The injustice of the world is
the withholding of the Holy Spirit. God is not withholding the Holy Spirit, man is withholding the Holy Spirit as man seeks
to deny God, by discounting the Virgin Birth, corrupting the Cross and counterfeiting the Resurrection of Jesus Christ it is
man that is withholding justice both from themselves and from others.
Also Note: After the rapture of the Christian Church there is going to be another delivery it is the delivery of the Kingdom
of this World into the hands and authority of Satan for a short time. During the Time of Satan (Antichrist) the Holy Spirit
will not be delivered to be inside of people like He is now in the present Christian Church age. The post rapture Martyred
Saints of Revelation receive the Holy Spirit in fellowship but not inside, not in the 'born again' regeneration manner that
the people of the Christian Church have received. During the Time of Satan - Time of Tribulation, Satan is going to deliver
his particular form of justice and government upon mankind and it won't go very well for mankind few will even live
through it. The Martyred Saints of Revelation do not receive the Holy Spirit inside of them because after the rapture it is
during the time of Satan's Kingdom when God's Eternal Justice for mankind is now in Heaven separate and away from
Satan's Kingdom on earth and also because their remaining lifetime on earth will be short, so short that they receive their
eternal Satisfaction and eternal Justice in heaven after their unjust martyrdom at the hands of Satan.
Update: Regarding the Utah LDS 13th Temple and the blackening rejecting of it, Satan knows Bible
prophecy and some of it he knows well. Satan is probably not about to be handed some fiberglass
Temple in nowhere (South Jordan) Utah. Most probably Satan is going to insist on the real deal a
quarried stone Temple built in Jerusalem, Israel.
Faith lives, faith gives … faith believes in God on High!
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
Ethiopian church speaks out on Ark of the Covenant - won't be displayed - However, Grant Jeffrey, host of
TBN's Bible Prophecy Revealed and well-known author of "Armageddon: Appointment With Destiny" does not
believe claims that the Ark is in Ethiopia - He claims that after the Ethiopian civil war, Israel sent in a group of
commandos from the tribe of Levi and they carried the Ark onto a plane and back to Israel in 1991 - "It is being
held there secretly, waiting in the eyes of the religious leaders of Israel, for a supernatural signal from God to
rebuild the temple" he said {Grant Jeffrey is a leading Bible scholar - Jerusalem expert and if he thinks the Ark
is in Jewish possession that's a very good indicator that the Ark of the Covenant is indeed in Israel. Note: In the
mid 90's I was blessed to have a brief conversation with a very devout Jewish person, while in the Los Angeles
area, about the rebuilding of the 3rd Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. The person was telling me how important
the Temple is to the Jews and about all of the implements being gathered and how exciting and meaningful it
is for the Jews. I could tell that the person had a newfound excitement and I said "you are excited and looking
for all of these Temple implements but you didn't once mention the main implement the Ark of the Covenant"
and I said "I get the impression that Israel is not looking for the Ark, that Israel has the Ark." Well that
comment didn't go over very well at all, so then I wondered even more that Israel might already have their
Ark. I usually keep an eye out in the news for stories about Israel searching for the Ark and since the 90's there
seldom seems to be any news about Israel trying to locate and return to Israel their Ark of the Covenant. --
Also Note: In about 2004 I was attending a Men's Fellowship Bible Study, Chuck Missler was the guest speaker
that morning and he had just returned from a trip to Ethiopia to look for the Ark in fact he still had jetlag from
his return flight from Ethiopia. To me he seemed very disappointed (jetlag aside), apparently he had gone over
there on an invitation and had high hopes but now had hardly anything to say about his entire trip to Ethiopia
other than that the people were great and that it was a great place to visit but not much about the Ark. - My
guess is that Israel does have the original Ark of the Covenant (1st Covenant) [the body of Jesus Christ is the
Ark (container) of the New Covenant] and that soon it will be revealed to the world.}
There was considerable confusion last week when the leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church apparently
told an Italian news agency of an upcoming announcement about the possible public display of the Ark of the
Covenant – the box holding the Ten Commandments – and then the prescribed time passed with no word.
However, there was no equivocation today in an e-mail received by WND from the webmaster of a church
website in response to an inquiry about the truth of the matter. "It is not going to happen so the world has to
live with curiosity," said the statement ... Cornuke said he also met with the president of Ethiopia nearly nine
years ago and had a one-on-one conversation with him in his palace. He asked if Ethiopia had the Ark of the
Covenant. According to Cornuke, the president responded: "Yes, we do. I am the president, and I know. It's
not a copy. It's the real thing." -- Well-known author Grant JeffreyHowever, Grant Jeffrey, host of TBN's Bible
Prophecy Revealed and well-known author of "Armageddon: Appointment With Destiny," does not believe
claims that the Ark is in Ethiopia. He told WND he spoke extensively with Robert Thompson, former adviser to
former Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. Jeffrey said Thompson told him the Ark of the Covenant had been
taken to Ethiopia by Menelik, purported son of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon. When Menelik became
emperor, he claims royal priests entrusted him with the Ark of the Covenant because King Solomon was
slipping into apostasy. A replica was then left behind in Israel. "The Ethiopian royal chronicles suggest that for
3,000 years, they had been guarding the ark, knowing that it had to go back to Israel eventually," Jeffrey said.
He claims that after the Ethiopian civil war, Israel sent in a group of commandos from the tribe of Levi and the
carried the Ark onto a plane and back to Israel in 1991. "It is being held there secretly, waiting in the eyes of
the religious leaders of Israel, for a supernatural signal from God to rebuild the temple," he said. "They are not
going to do it before that. When that happens, they will bring the Ark into that temple." -- But author and
Bible teacher Chuck Missler, founder of Koinonia House, told WND the theory of Menelik obtaining the Ark is
not biblical, though he believes there is a possibility that the Ethiopians may have the real deal. "The fact that
the Ethiopians may have been guarding the Ark of the Bible is very possible," he said. "They cling to a belief
that is clearly not biblical in terms of how the Ark got down there. But that doesn't mean they don't have it."
Missler said there is no biblical basis for the Menelik account, and he believes there was a reason for that
version of events. [article link]
June 28, 2009: Pope - Bone Fragments Found in Tomb Are [Apostle] Paul's - The first-ever scientific test on
what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seems to confirm" that they do indeed belong to the
Roman Catholic saint, Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday - "This seems to confirm the unanimous and
uncontested tradition that they are the mortal remains of the Apostle Paul," Benedict said - Paul and Peter are
the two main figures known for spreading the Christian faith after the death of Christ
ROME - The first-ever scientific test on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seems to
confirm" that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint, Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday. It was the
second major discovery concerning St. Paul announced by the Vatican in as many days. On Saturday, the
Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano announced the June 19 discovery of a fresco inside another tomb
depicting St. Paul, which Vatican officials said represented the oldest known icon of the apostle. Benedict said
archaeologists recently unearthed and opened the white marble sarcophagus located under the Basilica of St.
Paul's Outside the Walls in Rome, which for some 2,000 years has been believed by the faithful to be the tomb
of St. Paul. Benedict said scientists had conducted carbon dating tests on bone fragments found inside the
sarcophagus and confirmed that they date from the first or second century. "This seems to confirm the
unanimous and uncontested tradition that they are the mortal remains of the Apostle Paul," Benedict said,
announcing the findings at a service in the basilica to mark the end of the Vatican's Paoline year, in honor of
the apostle. Paul and Peter are the two main figures known for spreading the Christian faith after the death of
Christ. According to tradition, St. Paul, also known as the apostle of the Gentiles, was beheaded in Rome in the
1st century during the persecution of early Christians by Roman emperors. ... The pope said that when
archaeologists opened the sarcophagus, they discovered alongside the bone fragments some grains of
incense, a "precious" piece of purple linen with gold sequins and a blue fabric with linen filaments.
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June 29, 2009: 'Oldest' (late 300's A.D.) image of St. Paul discovered - Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,600
year old image [idealized caricature – the Apostle Paul had already been deceased generations ago] of St Paul,
the oldest one known of, in a Roman catacomb
background surrounded with a yellow circle – the classic image of St Paul. The image was found in the
Catacomb of St Thekla, close to the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, which is said to be built on
the site where he was buried.St Thekla was a follower of St Paul who lived in Rome and who was put to death
under the Emperor Diocletian at the beginning of the 4th Century and who was subsequently made a saint but
little else is known of her. Barbara Mazzei, the director of the work at the Catacomb, said: "We had been
working in the Catacomb for some time and it is full of frescoes. ... "It is a sensational discovery and is of
tremendous significance. This is then first time that a single image of Saint Paul in such good condition has
been found and it is the oldest one known of. "Traditionally in Christian images of St Paul he is always
alongside St Peter but in this icon he was on his own and what is also significant is the fact that St Paul's
Basilica is just a few minutes walk away. "It is my opinion that the fresco we have discovered was based on the
fact that St Paul's Basilica was close by, there was a shrine to him there at that site since the 3rd Century. "This
fresco is from the early part of the 4th Century while before the earliest were from the later part and
examples have been found in the Catacombs of Domitilla." Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, the Vatican's culture
minister, said:"This is a fascinating discovery and is testimony to the early Christian Church of nearly 2000
years ago. [article link]
June 29, 2009: Pictures of the day: Two Crop Circles - in a field at Alton Barnes, Wiltshire - at Martinsell Hill,
Wiltshire - the first ever circle to incorporate a pond {Crop Circles are basically charred vegetation that has
been lightly charred at the base near the roots and the plant then falls over onto the ground forming patterns
among the plants left standing. There are probably charred (scorched) earth designs and scorched designs on
rocks as well and these [possibly] supernatural events and also the many forged designs and events may
become more common now as the hidden demonic realm is manifesting and revealing itself to our physical
human realm and as an overall level of deception continues to rise.} (Photos)
A crop circle measuring some 500 feet long and 250 feet wide, that has appeared in a field at Alton Barnes
near Marlborough, Wiltshire (UK). -- A 500-foot-long crop circle at Martinsell Hill, Wiltshire (UK) - the first ever
circle to incorporate a pond. [article link]
considered the most holy city in the world - To the Jewish people it is Ir Ha-Kodesh (the Holy City), the Biblical
Zion, the City of David, the site of Solomon's Temple [1st Temple], and the eternal capital of the Israelite
nation - To Christians it is where the young Jesus impressed the sages at the Jewish Temple, where he spent
the last days of his ministry [Holy Week], and where the Last Supper, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection took
place - Also greatly venerated by the Muslims, it[?] is where the prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven -
[Note: The Koran says a faraway place - Jerusalem is not mentioned once in the Koran. The Koran does not
mention Jerusalem as a holy city to Islam or even as a place in existence.] {Jerusalem is Holy because God
chose it as His Holy City. 1st Kings 11:36 And unto his son (Solomon's son) will I give one tribe (Judah), that
David My servant may have a light always before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen Me to put My
name there. -- Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people (Jews) and upon thy Holy City
(Jerusalem), to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity,
and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy
(Jesus Christ).}
Jerusalem, by virtue of the number and diversity of people who have held it sacred, may be considered the
most holy city in the world. To the Jewish people it is Ir Ha-Kodesh (the Holy City), the Biblical Zion, the City of
David, the site of Solomon's Temple, and the eternal capital of the Israelite nation. To Christians it is where the
young Jesus impressed the sages at the Jewish Temple, where he spent the last days of his ministry, and
where the Last Supper, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection took place. Also greatly venerated by the
Muslims, it is where the prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven. While highly charged with intense religious
devotion and visited by countless pilgrims and sages, Jerusalem has also been ravaged by thirty centuries of
warfare and strife. It is a place of beauty and divinity, mystery and paradox; a sacred site which no modern
spiritual seeker should fail to experience. ... The First Temple of the Jews was built during the reign of David's
son, Solomon. King David had planned to build the Temple at the exact place where he had experienced a
revelatory vision of angels ascending a golden ladder into the sky. This site, the threshing floor of Ornan the
Jebusite was originally sacred to the harvest deity known as Tammuz (another name for the deity Adonis).
God, through Nathan the prophet, rejected David's wish, evidently on the grounds that he had shed blood,
and instead informed him that the Temple would be erected by his son Solomon (II Sam.7:12-13). The Temple
's construction took seven years and was completed in 957 BC. Soon after the Temple 's construction,
Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon forced the Jews into exile, removed their temple treasures in 604 BC and 597 BC,
and finally completely destroyed the temple in 586 BC. In 539 BC, Cyrus of Persia conquered Babylon and
allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem. Reconstruction began and the Second Temple was completed by 515
BC. This temple however, did not enshrine the Ark of the Covenant as that sacred object had disappeared
sometime before the plundering by Nebuchadrezzar. ... Over the next five centuries Jerusalem was captured
by Alexander the Great, controlled by Hellenistic, Egyptian, and Seleucid empires as well as experiencing
occasional periods of Jewish freedom. In 64 BC, the Roman general Pompey captured Jerusalem, ushering in
several centuries of Roman rule. During this period Herod the Great (ruled 37-4 BC) rebuilt and enlarged the
Second Temple and created the famous Western Wall (also called the Wailing Wall) as part of the supporting
structure for the enlarged Temple Mount. In 6AD the Romans turned the governance of Jerusalem over to a
series of administrators known as procurators, the fifth of whom, Pontius Pilate, ordered the execution of
Jesus. During the next two centuries the Jews twice revolted against their Roman oppressors, the city of
Jerusalem suffered greatly and the Second Temple was demolished in 70 AD. In the year 135 AD, the Roman
Emperor Hadrian began construction of a new city, called Aelia Capitolina, upon the ruins of old Jerusalem.
Upon the site of the destroyed Jewish temple, Hadrian built a temple to the god Jove (the Greek Jupiter), but
this temple was itself demolished by the Byzantines after the empire became Christian. -- The conversion to
Christianity of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine (306-337) and the pilgrimage of his mother, Empress
Helena, to Jerusalem in 326 inaugurated one of the city's most peaceful and prosperous epochs. According to
Christian legends, Empress Helena discovered the relics of the 'True Cross of the Crucifixion' at the place of the
Resurrection upon Mt. Calvary. Scholars however, believe this so-called 'finding' of the relics to be a story
fabricated for political reasons by Constantine and his mother, and that the cross relics were most probably
manufactured, as were so many other relics during early and medieval Christian times. Whatever the case,
Helena's pilgrimage and Constantine's royal support made possible the building of many Christian shrines in
the city. Foremost among these Christian shrines was the Church of the Holy Sepulchre which marked the site
of the Resurrection and which soon became the supremely sacred place in all of Christendom. Finished in 335
AD, the great basilica was apparently built upon the foundations of an earlier Roman shrine dedicated to the
goddess Aphrodite. [article link]
The Third Temple - According to 2nd Thessalonians 2:4 in the last days, the Antichrist will desecrate the Third
Temple which Paul calls, "the Temple of God" - "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not
come, except there come a falling away first, (Gk apostasia) and that man of sin be revealed, the son of
perdition" - So there is general 'falling away' or apostasy - We saw an example of that in Obama's Cairo speech
where it was all about religion and God and faith and peace and love - As he wound it up, Obama admitted
that HIS real faith is in human beings, not in Yahweh, Jesus or Mohammed, although he invoked all three
names throughout his speech - and nobody blinked an eye {Note: The Third Temple which Paul calls, "the
Temple of God" is God's Temple because it will be built by the Jews God's chosen people, it will be built in
God's chosen city Jerusalem and it will have End Time Biblical implications, but the Temple will not have actual
Holy standing with God. The Temple's Levitical priestly duties will not be acceptable (Isaiah 66:1-3) nor will any
sacrifice offerings be acceptable to God (Jesus being the acceptable sacrifice once and for all). Though built in
Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount it will not be located on the outer court of the Gentiles where the Dome
of the Rock mosque has been built and set aside (Revelation 11:2) but God's third Temple will again be located
near or on the exact spot of the Holy of Holies where the first two Temples were built.}
Q. According to 2nd Thessalonians 2:4. in the last days, the Antichrist will desecrate the Third Temple which
Paul calls, "the Temple of God." Is the Third Temple legitimate? How does that square with Church Age
doctrines of salvation by grace through faith? A. The Thessalonians were in the grip of a heresy spreading
through their church to the effect that the Day of Christ [the Rapture] had come and gone and they had been
left behind. Paul sought to reassure them by giving them a series of signs that will precede the revelation of
the Antichrist. Paul said that before the Antichrist would be revealed, there would first come a great 'falling
away' from the true faith. "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there
come a falling away first, (Gk apostasia)and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition." So there is
general 'falling away' or apostasy. We saw an example of that in Obama's Cairo speech where it was all about
religion and God and faith and peace and love. As he wound it up, Obama admitted that HIS real faith is in
human beings, not in Yahweh, Jesus or Mohammed, although he invoked all three names throughout his
speech - and nobody blinked an eye. Obama has made much of his alleged Christianity, but the world-wide
apostasia is so pervasive I don't think anybody even noticed there's a difference between faith in Christ and
faith in humanity. I've been paying attention to the reaction to the Cairo speech, as I am sure most of you have
been as well. Obama didn't catch it. His speechwriters didn't catch it. His fact-checkers didn't catch it. He
delivered it as written and nobody that heard his speech caught it either. At least, nobody noticed it that I am
aware of - a textbook example of the world-wide apostasy of the last days. Paul says that this 'falling away' is
so grievous that nobody will notice how wrong the Antichrist is until he "as God sitteth in the temple of God,
shewing himself that he is God." Exasperated, Paul asks, "Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I
told you these things?" [article link]
Jun 24, 2009: Largest Underground Man–made Cave Discovered in Israel - Discovered in the Jordan Valley,
Israel - When entering, they found - a grand expansive underground structure supported by 22 pillars, each
decorated with various symbols - A wheel-shaped engraving, assumed to be a Zodiac symbol - There are
plenty of crosses, little ones, big ones, mostly late Roman, Byzantine, which mean something, but we have to
go on with the research {Why find a quarry cave and why now? 1. They need 'authentic' stone to build the
third temple in Jerusalem. I doubt any of the graffiti carvings are authentic it's really a "one world religion"
smorgasbord of a cave. 2. If or when the NWO builds the third Temple in Jerusalem they seem to want to
dictate all world religions from a one HQ Temple center. Christians should not have any ties to a Temple in
Jerusalem or otherwise because 'born again' Christians are the Temple of the Holy Spirit built without hands.
3. Jerusalem is the home of the Jews and it is for their religion.}
Discovered in the Jordan Valley, Israel, as part of an ongoing archaeological survey since 1978, excavators
from the University of Haifa have uncovered the largest artificial underground cave ever built in Israel. Prof.
Adam Zertal, lead excavator told The Epoch Times, "We came across an opening in the ground, then came two
Bedouins, a father and son, who warned us not to go down, saying there was some kind of curse on the cave
and some predators [wolves and hyenas] below. When entering, they found no wolves or hyenas but a grand
expansive underground structure supported by 22 pillars, each decorated with various symbols. "Anyway, we
went down, it was about ten metres deep below the surface and that was the beginning. First we saw the
magnificent size of the place. ... “There are plenty of crosses, little ones, big ones, mostly late Roman,
Byzantine, which mean something, but we have to go on with the research. Then we had some letters, some
Roman, some Greek; we had a kind that looked like flags of Roman Legion and then another thing like a zodiac
or a sun, very odd, very strange. I can’t decipher exactly what it means but there are other things as well."
Prof. Zertal believes the three-metre high cave was originally a large quarry during the Roman and Byzantine
era and was unique for its times. It was originally four metres high, but earthquake damage since has lowered
the ceiling. The floor has been covered by fallen rocks and is yet to be excavated. [article link]
Movie - The Body (2001) - An Israeli widow [and archeologist] (Olivia Williams) uncovers a hidden tomb in
Jerusalem, and there is some suggestion that it might be that of Christ - This causes a considerable stir in the
Vatican because, after all, Christ's body shouldn't be there unless he was an ordinary man - So they send
Father (Antonio Banderas) down there to investigate, telling him ahead of time, so that he doesn't
misunderstand his mission, that "the body is not that of Christ" {This movie is really a must watch! It lays out
many of the plots and intrigues that face Jerusalem and Christianity today. The move also points out that
Christianity stands on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ! No resurrection, no Christian faith. Hint: For the record
the bones are not the bones of Jesus Christ, He Resurrected.}
Well, an Israeli widow, Olivia Williams, uncovers a hidden tomb in Jerusalem, and there is some suggestion
that it might be that of Christ. This causes a considerable stir in the Vatican because, after all, Christ's body
shouldn't be there unless he was an ordinary man. So they send Father Antonio Banderas down there to
investigate, telling him ahead of time, so that he doesn't misunderstand his mission, that "the body is not that
of Christ." ... Banderas and Williams form at first a kind of mismatched cop/buddy team, he instense and
inhibited, she breezily outgoing and scientific. But they soon run into trouble that pulls them together in their
goals. I admit I didn't understand all of the reasons why so many groups wanted to interfere with the
investigation or to exploit the find for political purposes. The first trouble they run into is an orthodox Jewish
sect whose members bombard them with rocks and steal an important artifact. Then there is the leader of a
Palestinian group, the PLO, I mean the FLP, or rather the PDQ. He wants his henchmen to get their hands on
the bones. I forget why but I'm sure the purpose is nefarious. You can tell because he's got a face on him like
the assassin in Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much." And you can identify his thugs when you see
them because they're all swarthier than everybody else. The head Israeli honcho in this business, Shrapnel,
informs the Vatican that as soon as Jerusalem is recognized as the sole capital of a united country, the bones
will be released. (I understood that.) This all leads to a final semi-violent confrontation between the PDQ
leader and the priest, in which the latter is wounded and the former is blown to smithereens. Oh, that reminds
me, there is some comic relief from a sloppy young Irish priest who is a computer hacker. The question of
whose body it is, is resolved at the end, but nobody in the movie finds out about it, only the viewer. Father
Banderas resigns his commission and decides to follow God in his own way. He writes a very nice letter to
Williams, but the movie stops short of having them fall into each other's arms. Let's not disturb anybody by
raising REAL problems. This isn't a puzzle that I find particularly interesting, although I don't know why.
Religious belief leads so regularly to violence and intrigue. But I don't really think that if a body were positively
identified as Christ's it would change things very much. Cognitive dissonance theory suggests that, if anything,
it would strengthen our beliefs in some way. (Cf., "When Prophecy Fails.") The problem would at least be
papered over somehow. I'm happy that I watched it, I suppose, if only because of Olivia Williams and Antonio
Banderas, both of whom are worth watching, for somewhat different reasons, but in fact I did spend two
hours following this complicated story and may just be reducing post-decision dissonance. [article link]
Egyptian Born (1929–2004) Yasser Arafat's French Death Certificate Forged with Jerusalem Birthplace - While
his official biography claims he was born in Jerusalem, numerous biographers agree that he was born in Cairo
[Egypt], where his Gaza-born father owned a business - "I don't understand how when Arafat arrived in France
he had been born in Cairo and when he left France he had been born in Jerusalem" {Yasser Arafat and the
NWO that put him in power, financed him and kept him in power is the religion of the forged birth certificate.
Even this very moment the New Age - NWO practitioners are attempting to forge for themselves a birth
certificate into heaven and eternal life. It's an idea and effort that simply will not work. -- John 3:3 Jesus
answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be Born Again, he cannot see the
Kingdom of God. - Holy Bible.}
Israel's ambassador criticised the French government for issuing a death certificate for Yasser Arafat stating his
place of birth as Jerusalem. "I cannot understand how the French government agreed to issue a death
certificate based on false information," ambassador Nissim Zvili told a press conference in Montpellier.
Municipal officials at Clamart, the suburb of Paris where Arafat died on November 11, said they issued the
document based of a family record book issued by the French foreign ministry in 1996, after Suha Arafat
became a naturalized citizen of the Third Republic. Arafat was born Mohammed Abdel-Rawf Arafat al-Qudwa
al-Hussaini, on August 4, 1929. While his official biography claims he was born in Jerusalem, numerous
biographers agree that he was born in Cairo, where his Gaza-born father owned a business. -- Zvili said the
affair was "very badly perceived in Israel", adding that those responsible for issuing the "false document"
could be subject to a legal process. "I don't understand how when Arafat arrived in France he had been born in
Cairo and when he left France he had been born in Jerusalem," he said. ... Last month, Zvili said that a growing
number of members of the Jewish community in France are questioning their whole future in the country
amid a rise in anti-Semitism. "The phenomenon of anti-Semitism in France has reached worrying proportions.
There have been lots of attacks against Jews, against people and their possessions, and fear is becoming deep-
rooted in the Jewish community," he said. Between 2,000-2,500 Jews are leaving France each year for Israel,
according to the ambassador. The Jewish community in France, at about 700,000, is the largest within the
European Union. [article link]
Barbara Bush (2007) on Mitt Romney's [LDS] Religion {Barbara Bush former first lady and paid Mormon LDS
spokeswoman shill (if money isn't involved the Bushes don't participate) endorses the LDS to the American
people. About the same time Barbara Bush was touting her newfound love of Mormonism her son President
Bush Jr. [3 years earlier] was strapping the Medal of Freedom (the nation's highest civilian award) around LDS
prophet Gordon B. Hinckley's neck. Looks like the LDS purchased the two for one option from the Bushes. The
Bushes are unabashed Satanists, the LDS are well, Mormons, and now the LDS is openly building Satanic (13th)
temples, something's weird in South Jordan, Utah.} (YouTube)
Barbara Bush on Whether Mitt Romney's Religion Should Be Held Against Him - CNN, Larry King. [article link]
Bush praises Hinckley's 'friendship and wisdom' - In 2004, Bush presented Hinckley with the Medal of
Freedom, the nation's highest civil award, in recognition of his lifelong public service {What kind of 'public
service' did LDS cult leader Gordon B. Hinckley do? The bigger the fraud the bigger the Bush approval.}
"He was a tireless worker and a talented communicator who was respected in his community and beloved by
his congregation," Bush said. "Laura and I will miss Gordon's friendship and wisdom. ... In 2004, Bush
presented Hinckley with the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civil award, in recognition of his lifelong
public service. GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney, who is Mormon, said in Florida he would take time
off from campaigning to attend Hinckley's services. ... Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat
and a Mormon, called Hinckley a "phenomenal builder" for his focus on constructing new temples across the
globe and new ward houses for worshipers. [article link]
NEW MORMON TEMPLE'S ANGEL STRUCK BY LIGHTNING - The Oquirrh (OH'-kur) Mountain Temple - is Utah's
13th and the 130th [LDS] church temple worldwide {This LDS temple has to be set aside for Satan worship and
[already] dedicated to Satan there is no way that the LDS would juggle the books "13th in Utah" and "130th
operational temple" like that unless they were strictly dedicating it to Satan. Of course ALL LDS is a form of
Satan Worship as they deny the deity of Jesus Christ and elevate Satan to the status of 'spiritual' brother of
Jesus [having the same physical father, whatever that means in Mormon lingo]. - Ouch and lightning struck
their special 13th & 130th temple, on June 13, 2009 giving the statue a dark completed makeover [signifying
unacceptable in LDS traditions]. Happening on the 13th day and during its public open showing but prior to its
public dedication maybe Satan struck their temple with lightening, it seems to be his temple. It weird's me out
but then everything LDS is weird and creepy in a sinister and lecherous sort of way.}
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (AP) - Lightning has struck a new Mormon temple in Utah, blackening the golden angel
that sits atop it.The Oquirrh (OH'-kur) Mountain Temple, which is to open in August, was hit Saturday during a
storm.Church spokeswoman Kim Farah says no structural damage resulted from the strike on the Angel
Moroni (moh-ROHN'-eye). She says a crew will re-gild the 10-and-a-half-foot statue soon.Most Mormon
temples are topped with a statue of the angel, who Mormons believe led church founder Joseph Smith to
golden plates from which the Book of Mormon originated.The Oquirrh Mountain Temple is Utah's 13th and
the 130th church temple worldwide. [article link]
[LDS] Open houses begin for Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple - It is the Mormon church's 13th Utah temple and
its 130th operating temple [struck by lightning on the 13th of June 2009, just a coincidence] {Note: there can
only be one Temple - Throne of God [and it will be in Jerusalem]. The real Temple has to be made from
quarried stone (no hammer or chisel can be used at the Temple site, the stone has to fit the design before it
leaves the query) and the Temple must be built according to a specific diagram and can only contain certain
furniture items and certain Temple implements in each specified room. All of the new LDS temples are made
with fiberglass fake stones and even the Maroni statue is fiberglass covered with gold flake. If the LDS really
did have any respect for God they would not build multiple fiberglass temples but would call them something
else like 'duty buildings' or something because really that is more in line with how the LDS uses the buildings.
The LDS has truly turned the sacred and holy attributes of God into a series of religious gimmicks and
marketing scams.}
The open houses for the newest temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have started. The
Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple will hold the open houses for two months before it is dedicated. It is the
Mormon church's 13th Utah temple and its 130th operating temple. It will serve about 83,000 members.
...Temples are considered sacred to Latter-day Saints and are used for religious rituals including proxy
baptisms, marriage ceremonies known as sealings and other ceremonies designed to strengthen church
teachings. Dedication ceremonies are planned for Aug. 21-23. Following the dedication the temple will be
open only to worthy church members. [article link]
Lightning hits Oquirrh Mountain [LDS] Temple - Mother Nature(?) added another sight to see at the Oquirrh
Mountain Temple, Saturday - The statue's arm, instrument and face were charred (Photos)
Mother Nature added another sight to see at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple, Saturday. As weekend rain and
lighting storms moved across the Salt Lake Valley, one strike took a path through the Angel Moroni's golden
horn en route to the ground. Steve Allison, a resident of South Jordan who lives near the temple said lightning
was dropping in the area Saturday and Sunday it was obvious lightning had struck the temple's unofficial
lightning rod. ... LDS Church spokesman Scott Trotter said Sunday he was not able to confirm whether the
temple had been struck. [article link]
[LDS] Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple Struck by Lightning - During an afternoon thunderstorm on Saturday,
June 13, the angel Moroni statue - sustained a direct hit by lighting-blackening Moroni's trumpet, arm, and
face (Photo)
During an afternoon thunderstorm on Saturday, June 13, the angel Moroni statue atop the Oquirrh Mountain
Utah Temple sustained a direct hit by lighting-blackening Moroni's trumpet, arm, and face. Open house
volunteers even say the ground shook. The extent of damage is being assessed. -- [LDS] Temple Oquirrh
Mountain Announcement: 1 October 2005, Groundbreaking and Site Dedication: 16 December 2006 by
Gordon B. Hinckley, Public Open House: 1 June–1 August 2009, Dedication: 21–23 August 2009 -- Source:
www.ldschurchtemples.com. [article link]
Lightning Strikes [Newly Erected] Oquirrh Mountain (LDS) Temple - Is this the beginning of the end for LDS
Mormonism? - The Curse of Cain returns? {A statue of Maroni (one tops every LDS temple) was apparently
struck by lightning over the weekend turning from gold to black the face, an arm and the announcing trumpet
of the Maroni statue.} (Video)
Online Book: The Curse of Cain returns? - (LDS) Book of Mormon [BOM] " . . . wherefore, as they were white
and exceedingly fair and delightsome, that they might not be enticing unto my people the Lord God did cause
a skin of blackness to come upon them (2 Nephi 5:21)." (LDS) Book of Moses (Pearl of Great Price) " . . . there
was a blackness came upon all the children of Canaan, that they were despised among all people . . . (Moses
7:8)." "And . . . they were a mixture of all the seed of Adam save it was the seed of Cain, for the seed of Cain
were black, and had not place among them (Moses 7:22)." [article link]
exMormon: Heart of the Matter a Live One Hour Call-in Show - 06/23/2009 Episode 171 Mountain Meadows
Pt VII - at about 27 minutes into the show during the call-in portion Danny from Georgia calls in and among
other things comments that "he is believing for the Lord to change millions of lives" [Danny is in a sense
prophesying that millions of people are about to come out of the LDS organization and into true Christianity. Is
the LDS about to come crashing down as a failed, bankrupt organization? I hope so and I certainly agree with
Danny and Heart of the Matter on this one!] {Though the Basic Christian ministry is not a part of the ministry
to the LDS movement it does join in prayer and in the hope that millions of people will be delivered from the
LDS and into the glorious light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Note: Basic Christian is a Theology, Bible Study and
Current Events ministry and sometimes the current events involve LDS issues. Above all the Basic Christian
ministry is a Servant Ministry serving people by providing Links, Information and Resources to Christian
material. – The Basic Christian ministry is not a Leadership ministry, not a Teaching ministry and not a
Counseling ministry. The Basic Christian ministry does seek to use the Spiritual gifts of Discernment, Word of
Mormonism, Salt Lake City. It's where Mormonism meets Biblical Christianity face to face! Shawn McCraney,
the host of Heart of the Matter, provides great entertainment value and valuable knowledge of Mormonism
and what it means to be a Born-Again Christian. Shawn is the author of "I Was a Born-Again Mormon" and the
pastor of Calvary Campus. -- Live One Hour Call-in Show - Airs Tuesdays 8pm MST - Rebroadcasts Tuesdays
11am MST -Salt Lake City Channel 20 KTMW - Boise, Idaho Channel 18 KCLP. [article link]
The History of the Shroud of Turin
The history of the Shroud of Turin can be best studied by dividing it into two specific categories. The general
consensus of even the most doubting researchers is to accept a "1350" date as the beginning of the
"undisputed" or documented history of the Shroud of Turin. This also happens to coincide with the
approximate date determined by the 1988 carbon dating of the cloth. Although there is a significant amount
of evidence supporting the Shroud's existence prior to the mid 1300's, much of it is, in fact, "circumstantial"
and remains mostly unproven. [article link]

In 1898, Secondo Pia was the first man to photograph the Shroud of Turin, the burial cloth believed to have
covered Christ's body after the Crucifixion. This video examines skepticism over the shroud's authenticity,
debunking scientists who recently claimed that it could not be more than 600 years old. Yet, even now, as a
new millennium dawns, scientists have found there is still much we don't know about this, the most
celebrated and controversial artifact in the history of Christianity. If you are a cynic, this video will challenge
your skepticism. If you already believe, it will strengthen your faith. Approx. 60 minutes. [article link]
Welcome to Heart of the Matter TV with Shawn McCraney (Mp3's, Mp4's)

Started in early 2006, Heart of the Matter is a TV show produced in the Mecca of Mormonism, Salt Lake City.
It's where Mormonism meets Biblical Christianity face to face! Shawn McCraney, the host of Heart of the
Matter, provides great entertainment value and valuable knowledge of Mormonism and what it means to be a
Born-Again Christian. Shawn is the author of "I Was a Born-Again Mormon" and the pastor of Calvary Campus.
[article link]
Introduction to [the Christian] Mormonism Research Ministry (Mp3)

Excellent! Thanks once more for a great ministry to mormons, showing them the love of Christ.Christian Mp3's
FREE [article link]
SermonAudio.com: Pursue Peace and Holiness (MP3)

Covenant Community Church - A Family Integrated Church where the Word of God is the only certain rule of
faith and obedience. We are a Reformed Baptist Church and adhere to the Second London Baptist Confession
of 1689.[article link]
TheEdgeAM.com: November 8th, 2008 (Guest) Guy Malone - Bible Physics & The Abilities of Fallen Angels - In
short, he feels people are dealing with fallen angels and global conspiricists, not true aliens from other planets
{Guy makes many good points in his presentation and I completely agree that there isn't an Alien realm,
because it doesn't make any sense. If Aliens were advanced enough to get here then they should be advanced
enough to help us out, to cure cancer or to offer insight or do something-anything useful and helpful for
mankind. However in every case the so called aliens are either abusive or become abusive and teach false
doctrines i.e. Mormonism and Islam were both started by "Angel Messengers." I agree there isn't an Alien
realm there is however a Spiritual realm and part of the Spiritual Realm is fallen and in rebellion against God.}
(Mp3)
Malone believes that the occult teachings and doctrines of modern (alleged) aliens, as well as intentional
disinformation, is best countered with sound, verifiable research, coupled with sound Biblical doctrine. While
affirming that UFOs are real (see his UFOs 101 lecture), and the fact that many people today are experiencing
contacts with non-human intelligences, Malone feels the "extra-terrestrial hypothesis" (aliens) is the least
provable and least likely explanation for the phenomena (and therefore an "article of faith" for it's adherents -
i.e., a religious viewpoint). His research has led him to instead favor a man-made view of suppressed
technology as the probable explanation behind most UFO reports, and the Genesis 6 paradigm, which teaches
that people are being brought into communication with deceiving angels intent on promoting an anti-christ
worldview of global government (aka "The New World Order"). In short, he feels people are dealing with fallen
angels and global conspiricists, not true aliens from other planets. Malone lives in Roswell New Mexico with
his wife, and together they continue the work of protecting the elect against the coming grand delusion.
[article link]
Pollster to Mormons: Inform [Deceive] with simple [vague] facts - There are many teachings of the (LDS)
church that are vital, according to Lawrence, but one teaching sets the (LDS) church apart, one teaching
focuses on the difference between the LDS Church and other churches - That teaching is that the gospel has
been restored - But nobody knows what Mormons mean when they say "restored gospel" {This is the true
message of the LDS Mormons because they have no clue of what the true Christian Gospel is let alone any
"restored Gospel" so they are just making things up as they go along. The only thing LDS "Salt Lake" knows for
certain is that every LDS Mormon is to hand over at least 10% of their income to them in order to be LDS
Temple pure, and that people are to be obedient to the LDS leadership whims all the while believing the LDS
fairytales told to them.}
Tired of feeling guilty about not doing enough missionary work? Worn down by negative press about
Mormons? Gary C. Lawrence, author of the new book, "How Americans View Mormonism," tells ordinary
members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to end the guilt, relax and just be who they are.
"We have been motivating too much by guilt," Lawrence said. And guilt doesn't work. ... Lawrence writes in his
book about how it might be difficult for somebody to come right out and say he or she is Mormon. He
recommends including a "parenthetical mention" of the church in conversations. For example, a person might
say, "I had to go to Salt Lake last week on business, so I scheduled an extra day and took my daughter, who
goes to BYU, skiing at Sundance. Great powder." A comment like this will allow the other person to choose
what direction to take the conversation -- the business trip, the skiing or maybe: "Your daughter goes to BYU?
Are you Mormon?" From there it is just ordinary conversation. The greatest danger is that an enthusiastic
member might try to tell everything about the church instead of simple, easy-to-remember points. ... There
are many teachings of the church that are vital, according to Lawrence, but one teaching sets the church
apart, one teaching focuses on the difference between the LDS Church and other churches. That teaching is
that the gospel has been restored. But nobody knows what Mormons mean when they say "restored gospel."
"The focus groups, when I've asked them about the word 'restored,' they say it's what you do to grandpa's '66
Mustang that's been in the shed for 20 years. It's what you do to grandma's dining-room table. In other words,
you sand it down, you re-stain it, you re-varnish it. Those objects never went away. And most people think of
restoring something that the object never went away, it just got some rust on it -- you just have to polish it
up," Lawrence said. The word "gospel" is also thought by most people to just mean Matthew, Mark, Luke and
John. "So we say, 'the gospel has been restored,' and people think, 'Matthew (has) a new coat of paint?'"
Lawrence said. To get the distinctive message of the (LDS-Mormon) church across, Lawrence recommends
three simple phrases: Christ [apparently the LDS wants Jesus omitted] organized a [the] church. Men changed
it. It has been brought back [supposedly by the LDS Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, Gordon B. Hinckley and
many other frauds, liars and deceivers]."There is not a religious word in there except the word 'church,'"
Lawrence said. "...anybody with any kind of upbringing can understand those twelve words." [article link]
Heartbreak of the Mormon Gospel - Christian friends, is this not heartbreaking? The "gospel" Orson Scott Card
(LDS Missionary) was sent to Brazil to preach was that "the repentance which merits forgiveness” is found in
one’s own work and worthiness - This is an impossible gospel - Furthermore, "The Miracle of (LDS)
Forgiveness" maligns the genuine Good News, the biblical Gospel of grace {"The biblical Gospel of grace" God-
Jesus Christ paid for our sins (death) for us because we cannot pay that high of a penalty for ourselves.
Therefore it is important to know that Christianity is a doctrine of "Promises" God's Promises (Forgiveness,
Eternal Life) to mankind and not a doctrine of works i.e. man's works to obtain God's righteousness or favor.
Besides what can people do that God can't do for Himself [God can send an Angel to Brazil or give someone in
Brazil a vision. God doesn't need a missionary to go do His work. God allows Christian Missionaries to
participate in His work of Salvation because that is the Relationship some people have with God.] so of course
works directed at God are meaningless. However a real personal RELATIONSHIP directed to God where people
interact (pray, fellowship, abide) with God is priceless.}
I, too, read “The Miracle of Forgiveness” when I began my mission to bring the Gospel to Latter-day Saints.
And like Mr. Card’s experience, it touched my heart, as well. But not in the same way. When I read “The
Miracle of Forgiveness” my heart broke for the LDS people. If Mr. Kimball’s teaching is believed, Latter-day
Saints live under a sin burden from which they can never escape. “The Miracle of Forgiveness” says that
gaining forgiveness for sins requires the successful completion of a six-step repentance process, which
includes a permanent abandonment of sin and keeping all the commandments of God. In other words, to be
forgiven one must reach a state of perfection ... Christian friends, is this not heartbreaking? The “gospel”
Orson Scott Card was sent to Brazil to preach was that “the repentance which merits forgiveness” is found in
one’s own work and worthiness. One must perfectly and completely abandon all sin, and then (as Moroni
10:32 in the Book of Mormon states) Christ’s grace is applied. This is an impossible gospel. Furthermore, “The
Miracle of Forgiveness” maligns the genuine Good News, the biblical Gospel of grace: [article link]
Living Waters: Oscar the Mormon {EXCELLENT! Street Witnessing video and explanation with Ray Comfort and
Kirk Cameron. Both Ray and Kirk are excellent at what they do in sharing the Gospel in Love and in Truth.
Oscar the Mormon is excellent as well as he is only living what he has learned from the LDS unfortunately the
LDS is in error.} (YouTube)
Ray Comfort witnesses to Oscar, whom happens to be a Mormon. Watch the dividing line be drawn when Ray
shares the fundamental difference between Mormonism and Christianity. [article link]
The Lorri MacGregor [formerly MacGregor Ministries now MM Outreach] Testimony - "I stepped from death
to life in 1975" Lorri was an active Jehovah's Witness for 15 years {This is one of the most AMAZING
TESTIMINIES the JW portion of her testimony is a part of this Amazing story however her life's struggles and
difficulties are the main story!} (Mp3's)
Her eyes were opened to the tactics of the Watchtower when she was threated with losing her children and
her home after she started a Bible study with a Christian. After accepting Jesus as her Lord and Savior, Lorri
married Keith MacGregor and together they minister to Jehovah's Witnesses and people from other cults
through MacGregor Ministries/MM Outreach. [article link]
January 9, 2008: Mitt Romney returns to business world, Marriott board - previously served on the Marriott
board from 1992 to 2002, when he resigned to run for governor [Massachusetts] {Mormonism (LDS) is
fostered in America by the U.S. Government because it is a bride taking people out of Christianity and into
cults like Islam [LDS-Mormonism is just an Americanized version of Islam complete with servitude to its
leaders on earth and the false premise that heaven is a place for fornication]. Once a person is gullible enough
to believe and accept the Mormon lies that the LDS cult is in any way "family friendly" then that person is
sufficiently deceived to probably believe that Islam is a "religion of peace".}
The hotel chain said in a statement Wednesday that the former Massachusetts governor and 2008 Republican
presidential contender would also lead the board's newly formed finance committee. Romney, 61, previously
served on the Marriott board from 1992 to 2002, when he resigned to run for governor. His father, George,
was a close friend of the company's founder, J. Willard Marriott. Romney's given first name, Willard, is also in
honor of Marriott, and the two families are prominent in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... The
former venture capitalist has eschewed rejoining his former employer, Bain Capital, and a spokesman said his
return to Marriott does not mean he is abandoning politics. A former Bain protege, one-time eBay Chairman
Meg Whitman, is considering a run for California governor with the assistance of several Romney aides.
[article link]
Romney Criticized for Hotel Pornography - during his near-decade on the Marriott board - their hotels offer 70
different types of hardcore pornography - "They have to assume some responsibility. It's their hotels, it's their
television sets" {The smallest honest examination of the (LDS) Mormon cult reveals that there is nothing family
friendly about them. Mormons simply are a Money and Sex cult it's the plain ugly truth about the LDS
(Mormons).}
Two anti-pornography crusaders, as well as two conservative activists of the type Romney is courting, say the
distribution of such graphic adult movies runs counter to the family image cultivated by Romney, the
Marriotts and their shared Mormon faith. "Marriott is a major pornographer. And even though he may have
fought it, everyone on that board is a hypocrite for presenting themselves as family values when their hotels
offer 70 different types of hardcore pornography," said Phil Burress, president of Citizens for Community
Values, an anti-pornography group based on Ohio. Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, a
leading conservative group in Washington, said: "They have to assume some responsibility. It's their hotels, it's
their television sets." During a recent Associated Press interview, Romney said he did not recall pornography
coming up for discussion while he was on the Marriott board from 1992 to 2001. Despite being chairman of
the board's audit committee, he also said he was unaware of how much revenue pornography may have
generated for the hotel chain. [article link]
June 07, 2008 [at the height of the Democrat primary election for the 2008 Presidential candidate]:
Speculation about Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton attending (secret) Bilderberger meeting - Dulles is just three
miles from the Westfields Marriott Hotel in Chantilly, where Henry Kissinger and David Rockefeller, among
other globalists, are gathered for the annual Bilderberg Group conference - Hillary Clinton is no stranger to
Bilderberg - Bill Clinton attended the 1991 meeting in Germany shortly before he was elected president -
Hillary herself may have attended the 2006 meeting in Ottawa, Canada
"Asked at the time about the Illinois senator's whereabouts, Gibbs smiled and declined to comment," the AP
report continued. Bilderberg is a highly-secretive meeting where the most influential men and women of
North America and Western Europe meet ostensibly to discuss policy. But the group has spent years
promoting a globalist agenda, according to reports from journalists who have penetrated the meeting. The
Bilderberg Group made a press release available explaining the agenda for the meeting. "The conference will
deal mainly with a nuclear free world, cyber terrorism, Africa, Russia, finance, protectionism, U.S.-European
Union relations, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Islam and Iran. Approximately 140 participants will attend, of
whom about two-thirds come from Europe and the balance from North America," the release stated. "About
one-third is from government and politics, and two-thirds are from finance, industry, labor, education and
communications. The meeting is private in order to encourage frank and open discussion." -- Additionally, a
list of the conference's attendees was released and included James A. Johnson, who was named this week to
the three-person team vetting possible running mates for Obama. Rampant speculation in the blogosphere
says the Obama-Clinton meeting last night was held to arrange the New York senator as Obama's vice-
presidential candidate. Attendees at the Bilderberg conference included Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice,
former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle and Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the board of governors for the
Federal Reserve. -- Hillary Clinton is no stranger to Bilderberg. Bill Clinton attended the 1991 meeting in
Germany shortly before he was elected president. According to reports, he attended again in 1999 when the
meeting was held in Sintra, Portugal, and Hillary herself may have attended the 2006 meeting in Ottawa,
Canada. "Why were we not told about this meeting until we were on the plane, the doors were shut and the
plane was about to taxi to take off?" one reporter asked Obama spokesman Gibbs in a heated exchange
caught on camera by CNN. "Senator Obama had a desire to do some meetings, others had a desire to meet
with him tonight in a private way, and that is what we are doing." Gibbs replied. "Is there more than one
meeting, is there more than one person with whom he is meeting?" asked another reporter. "I am not going
to get into all the details of the meeting." Gibbs replied. [article link]
littlegreenfootballs.com January 4, 2008: - anti-Creation artice & links: Ken Miller Dissects the Creationists'
Next Tactic - the DI's (Discovery Institute) latest attempts to rewrite the history of the (2005) Dover
creationism lawsuit -- Smoke and Mirrors, Whales and Lampreys: A Guest Post by Ken Miller - a lawsuit known
as Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District - The plaintiffs, a group of parents in Dover, Pennsylvania, objected
to “intelligent design” being required to be presented as an scientific alternative to evolution {Just like
Mormonism (LDS) is fostered in America by the U.S. Government because it is a bride taking people out of
Christianity and into cults like Islam the government is also fostering and promoting the teaching of Evolution.
Because evolution is a bridge in to Satanism by denying the very tenant of Christianity that Jesus Christ is God
and creator who created all life and all existence. The lies of evolution are a bridge in to Satanism in that when
a person is gullible enough to accept the notion of random evolution over God's creation of life then that
person is sufficiently deceived enough to possibly believe that Satan is good and God [AntiChrist], then
concluding that Jesus is not God who He claims to be. -- Bush policy isn't to educate children nor is it to
protect families. The Bush family NWO policy is to bring down Christianity.}
Biologist Ken Miller, the Discovery Institute’s worst enemy, has three terrific guest posts at science writer Carl
Zimmer’s blog, destroying the DI’s latest attempts to rewrite the history of the Dover creationism lawsuit:
[article link]
Judge's Unintelligent Rant Against Design - Judge John E. Jones III - Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District
[2005 Dover creationism lawsuit] could still be Chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board if millions
of evangelical Christians had not pulled the lever for George W. Bush in 2000 {Judge is a Bush appointee - a
thanks again W! way to come through for your voters}
Judge John E. Jones III could still be Chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board if millions of
evangelical Christians had not pulled the lever for George W. Bush in 2000. Yet this federal judge, who owes
his position entirely to those voters and the Bush who appointed him, stuck the knife in the backs of those
who brought him to the dance in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District. Judge Jones issued a 139-page rant
against anyone who objects to force-feeding public schoolchildren with the theory of evolution. He accused
parents and school board members of "breathtaking inanity" for wanting their children to learn that
"intelligent design is an explanation of the origin of life that differs from Darwin's view." [article link]
The New Da Vinci (Code) Type Hoax - Royal roots found on every family tree - also some people have actually
tried to establish a documented line between Muhammad, who was born in the 6th century, and the medieval
English monarchs, and thus to most if not all people of European descent - Does President Bush Jr. Secretly
Believe He is a (Shiite) Descendant of Mohammed?
President George Bush might actually believe he is a descendant of Mohamed. It would explain allot of his
comments and his actions. Comments like he believes the Quran (Koran) "to be the word of God" and actions
like his complete and total worldwide proxy war on behalf of the Muslim Shiite sect. President Bush has
removed all the Iraq oil revenues from the Sunni people of Iraq and has given it to the Shiite sect. Bush has
also helped place three radical Iranian-Shiite Politicians in charge over Iraq meanwhile he privately finances
and supports the radical Shiite groups of Hamas and Hizb'allah. England's Tony Blair and Prince Charles are
also strong Shiite supporters with Prince Charles all but openly admitting that he is a convert to Islam. No
wonder we live in days with so many strange events occurring because our world leaders have such strange
beliefs. ... Since all European and British nobility can legitimately prove their lineage back through the
Merovingians {and apparently attempts to claim Mohammed as well}, they can "prove" to a public who has
bought this lie that their lineage goes back through Mary Magdalene to Jesus and they have "plugged into"
Jesus, they are literally "home free" to King David! ... Thus, Antichrist (666) can "prove" his lineage back to King
David, an absolute requirement if he (Antichrist) is to convince the Jewish people he is their Messiah for whom
they have been awaiting! [article link]
BasicChristian.org: End Times Preview - WWI, WWII, WW3 - "The past is not dead - In fact, it's not even past"
William Faulkner -- This is most True concerning the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ
Revelation 17:10-11 And there are seven [world (middle-east, Jerusalem) rulers: King Nimrod - builder of the
tower of Babel, Egypt, Babylon (Iraq), Iran, Greece, Rome (Italy), Antichrist] kings: five are fallen, and one
(Rome) is, and the other [7th world King - Antichrist] is not yet come; and when he (Antichrist) cometh, he
must continue a short space [3 1/2 years]. And the beast [Antichrist] that was [7th ruler], and is not [because
Antichrist is assassinated], even he (Antichrist) is the eighth [false resurrection], and is of the seven [the 7th
ruler is killed or seems to be in an assassination, and resurrects himself [false eternal life] (demonic
possession) to also become the 8th ruler], and goeth into perdition [everlasting damnation-hell]. -- In a short
summary WWII (1939-1945) was Satan's practice run at taking over and ruling the world for his evil, demonic
agenda. The next world war the coming future WW3 will be the war that installs a NWO a new world leader
called the antichrist. The Bible is clear (Revelation 17:10-11) that after the previous Roman world leader there
would not be another world leader until the antichrist. History has proven the Bible to be true and there has
been no world leader since the time of Jesus Christ of Nazareth approximately 2,000 years ago. [article link]
January 9, 2008: The rift between Hamas [HAMAS - Gaza Strip] and Palestinian (PA) [Fatah - West Bank]
President Abbas flared to the surface yesterday, confirming our position that the real reason for this Israeli
attack on Hamas was to remove Hamas from power - the United States [and the UN] desperately wants Abbas
[Fatah] to stay in power [over both West Bank and Gaza Strip] because he is a Freemason and is, therefore,
totally compliant with the plans of Western Freemasonry to return control [part] of the Temple Mount to
Israel so she can build a temple based upon Solomon's old temple - Hamas realizes this fact, as does
Hezbollah, which explains their rock-solid resistance to Abbas - Hamas officials said that as of Friday they
would not recognize Abbas's status as president of the PA {According to the Bible the prophets of old
explained that Israel and the Jews are the time peace to human time, and particularly the Jewish Temple. If
you want to know what "time" it is in human history and human existence then look to Israel (Jerusalem) and
the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. Right now the 2nd Jewish Temple remains in ruins while the 3rd Jewish
Temple is about to be rebuilt [and the correlating time on the calendar of the human experience is far into the
plan's of God], something that could not happen before 1967 because Israel did not politically control
Jerusalem until then. The next Jewish Temple is significant because coming after the Times of Jesus Christ this
temple is for the "End Times" and it is where the Antichrist will eventually rule from. No Jewish Temple in
Jerusalem equals no throne for the Antichrist. A 3rd Jewish Temple in Israel equals a throne and a place for the
Antichrist.}
NEWS BRIEF: "Hamas: Abbas no longer heads Palestinian Authority", The Jerusalem Post, January 9, 2009 "The
IDF's anti-Hamas operation in the Gaza Strip has diverted attention from the row over Palestinian Authority
President Mahmoud Abbas's term in office, which expires on Friday. Abbas's aides said he has no plans to step
down in the near future, claiming that the PA's Basic Law allows him to stay in power for another year." Israel
and the United States desperately wants Abbas to stay in power because he is a Freemason and is, therefore,
totally compliant with the plans of Western Freemasonry to return control of the Temple Mount to Israel so
she can build a temple based upon Solomon's old temple. Hamas realizes this fact, as does Hezbollah, which
explains their rock-solid resistance to Abbas and to the Israeli leadership as they attempt to establish the
Palestinian State. "Hamas officials said that as of Friday they would not recognize Abbas's status as president
of the PA ... Hamas and some Palestinian legal experts have openly challenged Abbas's right to remain in
power after the expiration of his term. 'Thursday was Abbas's last day in office', said Osama Hamdan, the
Hamas representative in Lebanon. 'Our position on this issue is clear: Abbas's term in office has expired'."
"Mushir al-Masri, a spokesman for Hamas in the Gaza Strip, said Abbas would lose credibility because of his
refusal to step down. 'He doesn't have the right to speak on behalf of the people', he said. 'He's in power only
because the Israelis and the Americans want him to stay'." Exactly! Hamas and Hezbollah view Abbas as a
traitor to the Palestinian cause, and a stooge of the Israelis and the Americans. [article link]
BasicChristian.org: The Bush family War in Iraq Babylon - Keeping a Perspective - Is the Bush family America's
worst nightmare?
Is the Bush family America's worst nightmare? I personally don't think the group Al Qaeda is real other than it
is a fake terrorist concoction used as a convenient source for the Bush administration to expand a global
agenda i.e. "global war on terror." It seems that Bush is opposed to anything that is good for America and that
Bush supports everything that is against America particularly the global radical Iranian Shiite Islamic cause. Has
America been suffering under the ravages of a Bush family global Jihad (Islamic holy war) against the United
States and against the citizens of the USA? Of course with the economy wrecking high price of oil, the lack of
border security, the arming, training and funding of Islamic armies, and an unhindered Satanic crime and drug
epidemic taking place in America it would easily seem that the Bush family is America's own worst nightmare.
-- At least six months before 9-11-2001 groups of American troops started training to invade Iraq and within
moments of the 9/11 attack all of the military began committing to an Iraq invasion even though there was no
9/11-Iraq connection. The closest possible 9/11 connection was with Saudi Arabia. It seems that President
Bush knew that 9/11 was going to happen a full six months before it did happen. Did President Bush try to
stop 9/11? President Bush not only didn't intervene in the 9/11 events he used them as his original rational for
his invasion of Iraq. President Bush likely knew all along the 9/11 events were going to take place and he may
have even been involved in the planning of the 9/11 attacks with one of the indented results being the
invasion of Iraq and the many other indented results being the boosting of his sagging popularity and
enriching his family and associates with his new war economy and most important his boost of power and lack
of accountability with his new Presidential war powers. -- The additional 9/11 attack on the Pentagon shows
the massive scope and planning that was involved in the 9/11 attacks and made the attack a direct assault on
the American government. Larry Silverstein who had recently purchased the World Trade Center complex and
its many towers could not have possibly arranged such a wide scale attack involving the Pentagon as some
have said. Silverstein has been accused by some for the damage to get insurance money, particularly because
his WTC building #7 was demolished even though no plane hit it. The WTC building #7 was demolished but not
at his direction it was the direction of the NY port authority and others within the NY safety net that
demolished the #7 building. Larry Silverstein did everything he could to help and Larry Silverstein was among
the most remorseful, the most helpful and the most honest of people on that tragic 9-11-2001 day. Larry
Silverstein certainly could not have orchestrated the outcome of invading Iraq a decision that came straight
from George Bush. [article link]
Mormons' Uneasy (Proposition 8) Victory - in the face of post-election protests outside its temples, the (LDS)
church doesn't seem to want to take much credit - This is new and awkward territory for many Mormons
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is becoming a potent political force. Last year's story was that
Mormons had risen to some of the highest offices in America -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid belongs to
the (LDS) church, as does former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. This year's headline is that, with the
encouragement of their religious leaders, Mormons gave loads of money and man-hours to pass Proposition 8
in California, which banned same-sex marriage in the state. Indeed, they were probably the most organized
and consequential force behind the measure's passage. But in the face of post-election protests outside its
temples, the church doesn't seem to want to take much credit. ... There are Mormons who fought hard
against the measure, drawing attention to the extent of Mormon involvement by outing fellow members on
donor lists. There are Mormons so upset they're thinking of renouncing their church membership as well as
Mormons who wholeheartedly supported the initiative. And then there are those who gave money out of
obedience to their leaders, without much thought to the policy it was being used to support. Regardless of
where they fall on this spectrum, many probably feel a bit like Otterson: uneasy with all the attention. It's
unusual for an institution to shrink from responsibility for a victory at the ballot box. But being Mormon isn't
quite like being, say, Southern Baptist. The highly centralized LDS church makes a lot of Americans nervous,
and it has done so since Joseph Smith founded the movement, which was driven out of state after state before
settling in the Salt Lake Valley. Where some see an efficient religious organization that requires unusual
devotion from its members, others see conspiracy, even cult. [article link]
Testimony: Interview with Ex-Mormon Christian Band 'Adam's Road' - Thanks so much for posting this - I really
enjoyed listening to their testimonies - That was so much more real than the same testimony that every
Mormon has (YouTube)
What I thought was interesting was when the young men were asked what Bible verses had meaning to them
and the young man on the left said something like; previously, when he was LDS, he hadn’t trusted the Bible
because it didn’t align with Mormonism. That just jumped out at me……the aha moment. There i*t+ is: "The
LDS religion does not align with the Bible." The other thing was when they were talking about the five points
the MM are suppose to emphasize and they were led away from the first four into a personal relationship with
Jesus Christ……the Jesus of the Bible with which Mormonism does not align. ... This was very inspirational and
encouraging. I kept thinking about the Mormon missionaries that I have talked to over the years. I wonder
where they are today? I wonder if that Baptist minister knows what has taken place in the life of this ex-
Mormon who now knows the real Jesus of the Bible? I’m sure he has no idea what the impact of just that one-
time meeting where he gave a faithful witness has done in obviously so many lives. [article link]
Christian Band Adam's Road follows a new road for former (Mormon) LDS missionaries - The name refers to
the biblical Adam as representing the path all people must take to return to God through Jesus - They don't go
out of their way to offend believing Mormons, but do feel an obligation to share their conversion with
members of the LDS Church, Matt Wilder says. "As a band, we are not afraid to testify to what we believe" --
Holy Bible Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty where with Christ hath made us free, and be not
entangled again with the yoke (Mormon/Islam) of bondage.
Wilder's awakening began with an evangelical minister's challenge to read the Bible more closely, noting
discrepancies between the ancient text and Mormon beliefs. ... They don't go out of their way to offend
believing Mormons, but do feel an obligation to share their conversion with members of the LDS Church, Matt
Wilder says. "As a band, we are not afraid to testify to what we believe." That approach created a small
problem on Sunday Aug. 17 when organizers of Worship '08, a nondenominational Christian concert at
Gallivan Plaza in downtown Salt Lake City, suggested that they tone down or eliminate their rhetoric about
Mormonism. They refused to play without it and organizers relented. The Rev. Gregory Johnson of Standing
Together, a consortium of Utah's evangelical churches that sponsored the event, denied that that was his
instruction. "We talked about their Mormon background in our press release," Johnson insisted, adding, "but
this is not [just] an ex-Mormon gathering." ... After his conversion, Warren came to see God's love as
unconditional and all-encompassing. The lyrics resonate well with Wilder's father, Michael, and mother,
Lynne, who resigned from the LDS Church in response to their son's prompting after being active Mormons for
more [than] three decades. Lynne Wilder gave up a tenured position at (BYU) Brigham Young University. At his
son's insistence, Michael Wilder says, he re-read the New Testament and began delving into little-known
aspects of Mormon history. "It opened my eyes," he said. "Once I got into Mormon doctrines, I realized this is
not what Christ would teach. We are not anti-Mormon, just anti-Mormon doctrine." [article link]
Testimony: Band 'Adam's Road' on Heart of the Matter with Shawn McCraney - 08/19/2008 128 By Their Fruits
– Part 3 (TV Show)
Adam's Road, a Christian band of musicians four of which are LDS returned missionaries . . . who abandoned
(LDS) ship and embraced the Gospel according to Jesus Christ! [article link]
Bible Verses Relevant to Sharing the Gospel With Mormons
***The Marks of a Cult: Division from Historic Christianity - Online 10 min Video Clip
Excellent 10 min video clip exactly explains how and why cults like the LDS take the focus off of God
(Jesus) and place it on cult leaders. Removing salvation from God while pretending to place it in the
hands of the cult leaders. ... Excellent video. Add to it the notion to trust the leaders unquestionably
and once the prophet/leader speaks the thinking is done. According to the Mormon church, can a
member leave the church and still be saved? A big NO! Are the members controled by the leaders?
Totally! The elite leaders own the salvation of the little gerbil followers so they can keep these folks
busy on the little religion wheel running as fast they can. And the beauty of the gerbil wheel, to the
leaders, is that the little gerbil followers never get any where. So they keep trying. And if the gerbils try
to break out, they're reminded that outer darkness awaits anyone who leaves. Total control through
fear. This is flat out spiritual abuse with the abused blaming themselves and not the abusers. No
wonder the exMos carry anger with them for years.
 The Marks of a Cult: A Biblical Analysis - (DVD $12.95)

"Once again, The Apologetics Group has developed a scholarly presentation addressing a vital current
issue. This new production not only deals with how to identify The Marks of a Cult, but in its own right
is a type of "mini-systematic theology" that will greatly benefit any individual or church group. I highly
recommend it for a better understanding of cult beliefs and practice, as well as, developing your
understanding of historic Christian theology." Dr. Kenneth G. Talbot - President, Whitefield Theological
Seminary.
Photos of the 2008 Manti Pageant Evangelism - Joseph Smith did WHAT?
For those of you confused what what you’re seeing, watch the video on this *link+ blog post. ... More photos of
the 2008 Manti Pageant evangelism will continue to be posted here until the pageant ends. [article link]
Photos of the 2008 Manti Pageant Evangelism - Visually Illustrating Joseph Smith's (34) Wives to Provoke
Thought and Start Evangelistic Conversations at the Manti Miracle Pageant - It was an extraordinary success - I
fully support the women who had the evangelistic fervor and creativity to put this together {This is an
incredibly brilliant, amazing, bold, innovative and successful outreach. Congratulations and job well done to all
the participants!}
On Friday there were 34 women represented. On Saturday it looks like there were only 27 women
represented. For more pictures from evangelism at the 2008 “Manti Miracle Pageant”, scheduled to continue
from next Tuesday till Saturday, see here. For those of you new to the issue, I welcome you to check out the
list on (www.WivesOfJosephSmith.org). ... Remember, they’re dealing with normal, regular Mormons, many of
whom don’t even know Joseph Smith practiced polygamy. Some of them are reaching their friends, neighbors,
schoolmates, and coworkers. I didn’t personally hear of complaints of the display being called offensive
(although I’m sure I’ll hear them soon enough; it’s not fun for Mormons to have to explain to their fellow
members the history represented by this), but I heard stories of Mormons expressing disbelief. For them this
was the first time learning that Smith not only married over 30 women, but married over 9 who were
simultaneously married to living husbands. If one wanted to judge the event based off how effectively it
educated and started good conversations, it was an extraordinary success. I fully support the women who had
the evangelistic fervor and creativity to put this together. [article link]
Manti Pageant Evangelism - Christian Evangelists Banned from Using the Bathroom at Mormon Public Event -
they were met in the front of the restrooms by a wall of LDS security and public law enforcement officers -
"You can't use these" the officers told them - Mormons were allowed to pass, but apparently Christians were
exempt using the Mormon-owned facility {Mormons, they never fail to do the Mormon (Cult) thing and once
again the LDS leadership looks stupid as those blocked from the restrooms will just use alternate facilities i.e.
an RV.}
Manti Miracle Pageant, the annual [sanitized] story-telling of Joseph Smith's history where thousands of
Mormons gather together to remember the roots of their beginnings. Of course, the pageant that plays on the
side of the hill of the Mormon temple in this small town focuses on Smith, and so for more than two decades I
first came out in 1987 myself Christians have come out to the public streets in front of the temple for 3-4
hours before the pageant begins to engage Mormons in conversation. Typically, there are many discussions
and little trouble. This dynamic really gives the pageant a unique personality, something even faithful
Mormons have even told me is true. -- For those who don’t believe such evangelism works, perhaps you can
talk to a number of former Mormons who were introduced to the gospel at Manti. Or contact Chip Thompson,
who founded Ephraim Church of the Bible, a church with a building now too small to accommodate all they
bring in every Sunday, the vast majority who are former Mormons. What a good problem to have! -- But last
night, as the pageant was about to begin, some Christians went to the restrooms across the street to take care
of business. It’s just a part of nature after having been on the streets for four hours. However, they were met
in the front of the restrooms by a wall of LDS security and public law enforcement officers. “You can’t use
these,” the officers told them. Mormons were allowed to pass, but apparently Christians were exempt using
the Mormon-owned facility. What? Since when does a disagreement with philosophy mean that common
courtesy should be ignored? After all, when a Jehovah’s Witness or Mormon comes to my door, the first thing
my wife makes sure takes place is offering the missionaries a drink and “anything else” they might need. And
we have fed more than one missionary over the years. [article link]
 Manti Pageant Play - Mormons (LDS) mocking Christianity 1 of 2 (YouTube Video)

Wow, didn't realize that the LDS Church mocked other (real) Christians so badly at their Pageant. Know
about the other ways they mock but didn't know about this aspect of it. Also, good for you guys for
cheering the truth. Well timed and not done for too long. Just enough to make the point that salvation
is indeed by faith. Sometimes we need to be radical in the face of such error!
Highly Recommended - The Edge AM (Radio Shows) - Oct. 28th 2006, Daniel & Jamie Ott take your calls (3
Hours) - Taking live calls of Spooky Stories - Truth and Fear issues: discussed aprox. 2:14 - 2:23 (Mp3)
Something freaky happen to you? Seen a ghost, monster, alien or just had a scary nightmare? Now's your
chance to scare up your story with Daniel on the air. Share your true story with the Edge listening audience
and receive free Edge gear! ... Truth and Fear issues: Fear 2:14:00 (2 hours 14 min) -- When things (demons,
deceit) are unleashed do not let fear rule over you or let it overcome you -- "It's the Love of Christ that will
cast these things out." Truth 2:16:30 (2 hours 16 min 30 sec) Truth rules! Truth is found only in the Bible! Truth
has to be 100% not 99%. There are two ways to lie. 1. Change the truth. 2. Withhold and keep back some of
the truth. [article link]
Americans: My Faith Isn't the Only Way to Heaven - America remains a nation of believers, but a new survey
finds most Americans don't feel their religion is the only way to eternal life - even if their faith tradition
teaches otherwise {People have opinions, the Bible has FACTS! -- John 6:38-40 For I (Jesus) came down from
heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of Him that sent Me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent
Me, that of all which He hath given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And
this is the will of Him that sent Me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have
everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. -- John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the
truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.}
The findings, revealed Monday in a survey of 35,000 adults, can either be taken as a positive sign of growing
religious tolerance, or disturbing evidence that Americans dismiss or don't know fundamental teachings of
their own faiths. Among the more startling numbers in the survey, conducted last year by the Pew Forum on
Religion and Public Life: 57 percent of evangelical church attenders said they believe many religions can lead
to eternal life, in conflict with traditional evangelical teaching. In all, 70 percent of Americans with a religious
affiliation shared that view, and 68 percent said there is more than one true way to interpret the teachings of
their own religion. "The survey shows religion in America is, indeed, 3,000 miles wide and only three inches
deep," said D. Michael Lindsay, a Rice University sociologist of religion. "There's a growing pluralistic impulse
toward tolerance and that is having theological consequences," he said. [article link]
The Seductive and Subversive (book) "Shack" - William P. Young's ragingly popular book The Shack - Is this
work of fiction really Christian? It is called by some as one of Christianity's most influential books - He moves
through his very engaging and emotional story to eventually present this same 'New Age' teaching that God is
'in' everything" - The Shack opens in the context of tragedy {I have found that an "engaging and emotional
story" is the #1 tool of the CULTS used to get people's attention to garner their sympathy and then sucker
them into their cause. They always have a story, a drama, a wrong. They eventually imply that God has let
them down or has even wronged them and that it is up to me and others to come in and pick-up the pieces of
what God couldn't or wouldn’t do. I say NO WAY has God ever let anyone down! They need to PRAY to God
and truly find out what is happening. If there is a wrong, contact the authorities (something they never want
do) but don't solicit and contend with strangers about your woes and perceived mishaps.}
"I was drawn into the 'New Age Movement' years ago by books and lectures containing parabolic stories that
were not unlike The Shack. ... "I discovered that author William P. Young does exactly the same thing in The
Shack. He moves through his very engaging and emotional story to eventually present this same 'New Age'
teaching that God is 'in' everything." -- As writer and researcher Berit Kjos concludes, "Yet countless pastors
and church leaders are delighting in its message. By ignoring (or redefining) sin and guilt, they embrace an
inclusive but counterfeit 'Christianity' that draws crowds but distorts the Bible. Discounting Satan as well, they
weaken God's warnings about deception. No wonder His armor for today's spiritual war became an early
victim of this spreading assault on truth." -- So The Shack opens in the context of tragedy. Four years have
passed since the cruel murder of Missy, Mack's precious six-year-old daughter. Enveloped in grief, he receives
a strange invitation. "I've missed you," it says. "I'll be at the shack next weekend if you want to get together.
Papa." What could it mean? Doubtful, but drawn to the meeting, Mack heads for the Oregon wilderness and
finds the dilapidated old shack. "God" miraculously transforms it into a cozy cottage, and Mack meets his
supposed maker. -- No, it doesn't get any stranger but sadly, it doesn't get more popular with Christians who
miss the point that The Shack is intended to bring about a new definition of the Christian faith. As Albert
Mohler says, "This is totally seductive and subversive, but readers, even believers, don't seem to mind." You
can listen to all of his comments at this link. [article link]
Evangelist [family psychologist Dr. James Dobson] accuses Obama of 'distorting' Bible {1. Religion is likely to be
a big topic this 2008 election year with some vague secular buffet type of religion emerging via the liberal
biased media as the recommended, preferred religion of choice. As people of FAITH we simply need to stick to
our Bible teachings as we have no reason to get swept up in some secular agenda of the moment. 2. Dr.
Dobson supported the nitwit Republican Mitt Romney who's own Mormon cult teachings are among the most
twisted teachings in the world. It would be more helpful if the Christian leaders could be more consistent in
the standards they hold.}
(CNN) -- A top U.S. evangelical leader is accusing Sen. Barack Obama of deliberately distorting the Bible and
taking a "fruitcake interpretation" of the U.S. Constitution. ... In the comments to be aired Tuesday, Dobson
said Obama should not be referencing antiquated dietary codes and passages from the Old Testament that are
no longer relevant to the teachings of the New Testament. "I think he's deliberately distorting the traditional
understanding of the Bible to fit his own world view, his own confused theology," Dobson said, adding that
Obama is "dragging biblical understanding through the gutter." ... Dobson also takes aim at Obama for
suggesting in the speech that those motivated by religion should attempt to appeal to broader segments of
the population by not just framing their arguments around religious precepts. "Democracy demands that the
religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal rather than religion-specific values," Obama said.
"It requires their proposals be subject to argument and amenable to reason." Dobson said the suggestion is an
attempt to lead by the "lowest common denominator of morality." [article link]
December 27, 2008: Focus on the Family Pulls Interview with Mormon Author - "Mr. Beck is a member of the
Mormon church (cult), and … we did not make mention of this fact in our interview with him" - Beck’s
interview had been featured on CitizenLink [a Focus on the Family publication] and claimed that Beck "is
hoping to spread a more eternal sort of gospel through his new book" - Since the interview was published,
Christians throughout the blogosphere have raised flags and sounded alarms, concerned that Focus on the
Family was compromising central doctrinal truths to win the culture war {We really live in strange times; we
have politicians who are rich and have everything but are so obsessed with wanting more particularly more
money that they will sell their souls and thier country to the Muslims just to get their hands on a few more oil
dollars. In the same way leading Christian ministries like Focus on the Family, Regent College and many other
Christian ministries are so greedy for LDS money and Mormon affection that they are perfectly willing to
destroy their own firm foundation in Christ just to get attention from a few more people.}
Conservative ministry Focus on the Family has removed from its website an article about the latest book by
former CNN host Glenn Beck in response to complaints over his Mormon ties. “Mr. Beck is a member of the
Mormon church, and … we did not make mention of this fact in our interview with him,” reads a statement
prepared for the ministry’s receptionists, according to Joel Campbell, the Mormon media observer for the
MormonTimes. "We do recognize the deep theological difference between evangelical theology and Mormon
theology, and it would have been prudent for us at least to have pointed out these differences,” receptionists
are instructed to say to those who call in about the missing article on the ministry’s CitizenLink website.
“Because of the confusion, we have removed the interview from CitizenLink." ... They use Mr. Beck's story as a
way to show that hope can be found in God, which is true enough; the problem is that Mr. Beck's god is not
the Triune God of the Bible nor is his Jesus the Jesus of the Bible,” commented Dustin S. Seger, pastor of
Shepherd’s Fellowship of Greensboro, N.C. "I strongly discourage you from giving money to any religious
organization that is so committed to a social agenda that they are willing to ignore the vast difference
between biblical Christianity and the cult of Mormonism,” he wrote to readers of the co-authored blog “Grace
in the Triad” earlier this week. Though Beck’s social views are regarded as mostly compatible with many
Christian views, his beliefs in Mormonism have been distinguished as not. Aside from rejecting the Trinity and
their belief in many gods, Mormons believe their prophet, Joseph Smith, was “the only man that has ever
been able to keep a whole church together since the days of Adam,” according to the Mormons’ History of the
Church. "Every man and woman must have the certificate of Joseph Smith, Junior, as a passport to their
entrance into the mansion where God and Christ are," claimed Brigham Young, a 19th century president of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "Clearly, Mormonism is a cult," the ministry Underground
Apologetics expressed in a statement opposing Focus on the Family’s promotion of Beck. [article link]
December 22, 2008: Focus on the Family Promotes Mormon Glenn Beck at CitizenLink - However, to promote
a Mormon as a Christian is not helpful to the cause of Jesus Christ. For Christians to influence society,
Christians should be promoting the central issues of the faith properly without opening the door to false
religions {False religions including LDS Mormonism get their start from false spirit guides. Mormon founder
Joseph Smith interacted with the false spirit guide he called Maroni and today the LDS Temple rites are
designed to invoke spirit entities particularly those spirits with knowledge of the dead. For Dobson to embrace
the false anti-Christian teachings of Mormonism to the extent that he is could indicate that Dobson is listening
to false spirit guides and is not listening to the Bible.}
MADISON, Wisc., Dec. 22 /Christian Newswire/ - Focus on the Family has a story on Glenn Beck, a Mormon, on
their CitizenLink Website. Glenn Beck was a CNN host and will move to Fox News in January. Beck is currently
promoting his book, "The Christmas Sweater." The CitizenLink story focuses on Beck's faith and why he wrote
"The Christmas Sweater." ... Through the years, Focus on the Family has done great things to help the family
and has brought attention to the many social ills that are attacking the family. However, to promote a
Mormon as a Christian is not helpful to the cause of Jesus Christ. For Christians to influence society, Christians
should be promoting the central issues of the faith properly without opening the door to false religions. Some
of the false doctrines of Mormonism include polytheism, an attack on the trinity, that Jesus was the spirit-
brother of Lucifer, that God the Father is married to Mother God, temple baptisms for the dead, the Bible has
missing parts and many errors. Christians are to stand up against the social ills of society, however, we are to
put Christ first and His essential biblical truths. [article link]
Vatican Radio News, Report DECEMBER 25, 2008: Pope Benedict's special Christmas blessing 'to the city of
Rome and to the world' ,Strange times continued… Amazingly the very fundamentalist Evangelical Christian
leaders who deny even to acknowledge the Christian existence of the Roman Catholic Church and who
completely reject the Roman Catholic Church as an entity of Jesus Christ are the very people who now openly
embrace and champion the LDS Mormon deceit. Note: In a not so vague way Protestants who reject the
validity of the Catholic Church are in essence practicing a part of the religion of the Mormon Joseph Smith as
Joseph Smith in 1820 claimed that the Christian Church was in apostasy in his day and that Smith restored a
true gospel. Too many Protestants also declare the Catholic Church to be apostate and consider that Martin
Luther in 1517 was a restorer of the True Christian faith. For certain the blood of Jesus Christ, His glorious
resurrection and the giving of the Holy Spirit with eternal life to mankind has at no time become apostate. The
Christian Church is and will always remain the one true bride of Jesus Christ!} (Mp3)
DECEMBER 25, 2008 URBI ET ORBI: Hear Pope Benedict's special Christmas blessing 'to the city of Rome and to
the world'... (MP3) [article link]
The Patristic Period 100 A.D. - 450 A.D. The beginnings of the early church - The Donatists [error] argued that
the church was a body of saints where sinners had no place - The Donatists argued for their exclusion from the
church - Augustine, otherwise, stated that the church must remain a mixed body of individuals saints and
sinners - The validity of the churches' holiness did not depend upon the holiness of the members, but the
person of Jesus Christ {Donatist an ancient Church error by some Christians who at the time said that some
Priests did not perform the communion, baptism or marriage correctly and because the priest did it wrong or
the priest had sin in their own life the union was void. This error then led to the discussion of "are you really
saved" if the Priest did something wrong in the service or if the Priest who baptized and later left the Christian
faith then was the baptism valid? Of course Salvation is only from Jesus Christ and not from men, Priest or
otherwise. To reason that a ritual or the reputation of certain individuals Catholic or Protestant can make an
event more or less valid is to misrepresent Christianity. Note: Christianity is unique in that it is about God
(Jesus Christ) who came down to man to meet people where we are and in the condition we are in to give
mankind of His Righteousness so that a relationship can be formed. The cults, on the other hand are all
attempting to make mankind work and perform up to some level of acceptability to God but even then they
never actually meet God because it is not God's plan it is a failed cult system of man's making.}
The doctrine of the church (ecclesiology) also rose as an important subject, especially concerning its holiness.
The Donatists argued that the church was a body of saints where sinners had no place. This became
particularly important when persecution broke out in that the Donatists did not want to allow back into the
church defectors who recanted and then recanted of their recantation because of that persecution. The
Donatists argued for their exclusion from the church. Augustine, otherwise, stated that the church must
remain a mixed body of individuals – saints and sinners. The validity of the churches’ holiness did not depend
upon the holiness of the members, but the person of Jesus Christ. -- The doctrines of grace also came to the
forefront in the writings of Augustine over the heresy propagated by Pelagius, a British monk who believed
that Adam’s sin did not affect any of his progeny. So forceful was Augustine’s pen against Pelagius that he
became known as the "doctor of grace." Pelagius taught that the resources of salvation were within humanity,
where Augustine taught that they were in Christ Jesus alone. ... Augustine refuted them demonstrating that
the church is made up of sinners and saints, and that holiness is not something intrinsic in saints, but comes
from Christ. Christ, then, affects the holiness of the church, not the saints of the church. ... The ethos of
Pelagianism could be summed up as "salvation by merit," whereas Augustine taught "salvation by grace,"
following Ephesians 2:8-10. The Council of Carthage (c. 418) resolved to uphold the doctrines of grace and
condemned Pelagianism in uncompromising terms. [article link]
Mitt Romney - The (LDS) Mormon Conspiracy
The 2008 Presidential Primary had become the main news event of late 2007 through early 2008. Basic
Christian as a theological ministry would have preferred not to get so involved in political issues but
with the LDS Mormon religion falsely claiming to be a Christian denomination; an LDS candidate
forwarding the LDS agenda; and far too many Christian ministries supporting that LDS agenda Basic
Christian felt the need to rise to the challenge and provide an alternate voice to the mainstream, diluted,
religious culture of the day. The country soundly rejected a notion of LDS validity and surprisingly non-
Christians seemed more discerning and more weary of the LDS claims than some Christians who should
have known better. Love, truth, freedom and reality are always the greatest accomplishments of
mankind, none of which can be accomplished without a true and accurate knowledge of Jesus Christ
and of His divine ministry. The LDS fables have distorted and manipulated Jesus into an unrecognizable
figure and it is our Christian duty to always give a reasonable and accurate depiction of the hope and
eternal life that reside within the true and unique Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
September 26, 2008: Main Street turns against Wall Street - In one frenzied month Treasury Secretary Henry
Paulson and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke remade Wall Street - Along the way they may also have
recast American politics - financier and onetime GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney: "Unfortunately,
politicians have seized on the politics of envy" he told Fortune - Compared to this, Enron was a warm-up
exercise {The (Harvard-Yale) Hedge Fund managers like Mitt Romney are exactly who caused this crisis. The
Mitt Romney's stole from the workers, the small investors and the small businesses to create their Hedge Fund
empires and now the Bush government is stealing from the Hedge Fund empires to add to their already
sizeable financial kingdoms. In the last two months the Bush govt. has handed JPMorgan Chase Co. the Bear
Stern Co. at $2 a share when their stock was recently $140 a share and then Washington Mutual Bank a 310
billion dollar company was confiscated by the government (FDIC) and sold by the government to JPMorgan
Chase for 1.9 billion dollars. The Bush people have learned from the schooling that the Romney hedge fund
people have provided for them.}
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- In one frenzied month Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve
chairman Ben Bernanke remade Wall Street. Along the way they may also have recast American politics. A
month of historic government interventions shows signs of triggering a political version of climate change -
unleashing a new era of class fury that could hurt U.S. companies, business leaders, and wealthy investors for
years. ... Compared to this, Enron was a warm-up exercise. For all the public outrage over accounting scandals
seven years ago, the result in Washington was limited to a financial reporting rule that most Americans have
never heard of (though many in the business community still consider Sarbanes-Oxley a destructive
overreaction). By contrast, the implosion of Wall Street, followed by Paulson's escalating series of multibillion-
dollar rescues, has fired up populist sentiments that were already building in American politics, promising to
reshape legislative battles over everything from tax and trade policies to federal regulation. ... Washington
hath no fury like Middle America scorned - and there's reason to think it will only get uglier. The government's
massive new financial commitments will severely tie the next President's hands in addressing middle-class
concerns. "The next President will have to temper expectations a lot," says Middlebury College economist
David Colander, "far beyond what either of the candidates has been willing to talk about." ... The White House
was knocked off-balance by potent blowback over the plan - not from the expected (read: liberal) quarters but
from shopping-mall (middle-class) America. [article link]
September 23, 2008: Iran's Ahmadinejad Addresses United Nations, Declares 'American Empire' Reaching 'End
of Road' {I think this was no idle boast by Ahmadinejad he knows he has key people on his side helping to
destroy America from within. People like Bush Sr., Bush Jr., Jimmy (the Dhimmy – submitted to Islam) Carter,
Bill and Hillary Clinton, Joseph Bidden, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Charles Schumer, Diane Feinstein, Barbara
Boxer, Dana Rohrabacher, Mitt Romney, Rick Warren, Henry Kissinger, David Rockefeller, Zbigniew Brzezinski,
Bill Gates, Hector Ruiz, Rupert Murdoch (Fox news owner and distributor of the Satanic bible), Ted Turner
(CNN news owner) and many others.}
UNITED NATIONS - Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused "a few bullying powers" of trying to thwart the
country's nuclear programs ... With major world leaders watching, and just eight hours after President Bush's
final speech before the general assembly, Ahmadinejad used the U.N. platform to decry (Israel) a "Zionist
regime," ... And in a direct attack on the U.S., he declared that the "American empire in the world is reaching
the end of its road," and urged the next presidential administration to "limit their interference to their own
borders." [article link]
September 11, 2008: Ex-Sen. Chafee, Member of 'Republicans for Obama' Calls Palin a 'Cocky Wacko' - Former
Sen. Lincoln Chafee, R-RI, called Sen. John McCain's running mate a "cocky wacko" at an event in Washington,
DC, earlier today, the AP reports {Just what is the future of the Republican Party? Is it the Liberal RINO - Bush,
Craig, Romney politicians or is it the Sarah Palins that really represent the true Republican base.}
Former Sen. Lincoln Chafee, R-RI, called Sen. John McCain's running mate a "cocky wacko" at an event in
Washington, DC, earlier today, the AP reports. ... The audience at the New America Foundation reportedly
laughed. The only Republican senator to vote against the use of force in Iraq in 2002, Chafee said he didn't
vote for George W. Bush in 2004. He was defeated in his re-election bid two years ago by Sen. Sheldon
Whitehouse, D-RI, and left the GOP last year. Last month he and former Rep. Jim Leach, R-Iowa, announced he
was joining "Republicans for Obama." [article link]
Pressure to Donate to (Mitt) Romney Alleged in Complaint - A former executive who says his boss pressured
him to contribute to Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has filed an employment-bias complaint
that offers a rare glimpse behind the curtain of big-money corporate fund raising - Mr. Romney received at
least $92,000 in contributions from Huron executives, Federal Election Commission records show - Mr.
Holdren also said that Mr. Romney had personally called to ask his help in raising money
Richard Pimentel, a former executive of Huron Consulting Group Inc., contends he lost his job as a financial-
management consultant partly in retaliation for refusing the chief executive's repeated calls to contribute to
the former Massachusetts governor's bid for the Republican presidential nomination. The company denies
that charge. But officials confirm the authenticity of emails showing that the CEO of the Chicago-based
corporate consulting firm, Gary E. Holdren, repeatedly linked his requests for donations to Huron's business
prospects. The emails were provided to The Wall Street Journal by Mr. Pimentel. ... Other emails from Mr.
Holdren refer to conversations with Mr. Romney, deals Huron supposedly won from Romney supporters at
other firms and promises to reward Huron executives with "business for your contributions." ... In his emails
soliciting donations, Mr. Holdren mentioned the importance of gaining attention and business for the young
firm, writing in September that a Romney donation "is some of the best practice-development money Huron
could spend." ... In his Jan. 27 email, Mr. Holdren also said that Mr. Romney had personally called to ask his
help in raising money, and that "I soon received a third call from Muneer Satter at Goldman Sachs asking for
my help in raising more funds" for Mr. Romney. [article link]
Mitt Romney's Top 10 reasons for dropping out of the presidential race - 1. There was a miscalculation in our
theory: "As Utah goes, so goes the nation" - 7. There wasn't room for two Christian(?) leaders.
300 Comments: ... actually pretty funny, but obviously we should all be able to see that Mr. Mitt did the Dem's
a favor. he forcasted a preview into some of the Repub's attack points in the fall. But still, pretty funny. I
wonder if Mitt was ever living in one of those polygamist camps though, he kinda has that Warren Jeffs look
about him. ... You're not funny, Mitt. Stick with what your good at, being an empty void to be filled with lies
and political tactics. ... That's almost as hilarious as the amount of money you wasted on your campaign, Mit.
... Mormon trash. I'm glad he dropped out, we don't need something as vile as a Mormon in the White House.
... Very funny. I don't know what it is, though, that makes me uncomfortable about him and why I couldn't
vote for him. [article link]
Welcome to the American Taxpayer Party now known as the 'Constitution Party' {All other issues aside this
2008 Election year it is a must that people vote! Whatever you are thinking about doing don't let non-voting
become an option. Make it your Patriotic, Civic and Biblical duty to VOTE in every single election on every
single issue! Note: I had registered into the so called 'Constitution Party' that was a huge MISTAKE the 'CP' is
just an LDS front party for their Mormon bigotry, hint: they (CP-LDS) candidates don't even want women to
have a vote. I will defiantly vote this election though I still need a Political Party to affiliate with I'm not in CP
but I don't want to be an Independent Voter. [I un-registered Republican, then CP, then registered and voted
Democrat in the 2008 primary, now I'm not sure about any party].}
Welcome to the official website of the American Taxpayer party - a new grass roots movement for the 2008
presidential election! The American Taxpayer party movement is a working class response to what we all can
see happening in Washington, D.C. now days (in both parties). Whether you consider yourself a Democrat, a
Republican or an Independent you are probably looking for some real change in our federal government.
You've come to the right place. ... Have you noticed that the will of the American Taxpayer has been set aside
for the good of the "global community"? Do you like seeing your tax money wasted in a thousand ways? Is it
your opinion that our country is headed in the wrong direction? Do you find yourself becoming cynical and
losing hope for the future of our country? Want some real change? We thought so, and so do we. We think
you'll like the American Taxpayer party movement. [article link]
Mormon Poison - The LDS Mormon Danites
Texas Judge in polygamy case threatened - Police were provided dossiers and photos of 16 men and women
deemed a threat - warned of "enforcers" from the (FLDS) sect {Nothing friendlier than a bunch of irate
Mormons except maybe a den of rattlesnakes.}
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) -- The home of a judge in Texas who ordered the removal of 440 children from a
polygamist ranch is under guard after Utah and Arizona authorities warned of "enforcers" from the sect, a
newspaper reported Wednesday. ... Police assigned to Judge Walther's Texas, house were provided dossiers
and photos of 16 men and women deemed a threat, the Deseret News said. ... The newspaper reported that
law enforcement has been on alert since an FLDS-related Web site published Walther's home address and
telephone numbers. ... A Web site that talks of a threat to "pay Ms. Walther's home a visit" is not sanctioned
by the FLDS Church, Parker said. The site is run by Medvecky, a Florida., man who has donated to the fund for
captive FLDS children, Parker said. [article link]
LDS Mormon Danites (LDS took the name from the Jewish tribe of Dan) - Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr.
(1805 - 1844): "We have a company of Danites in these times, to put to right physically that which is not right,
and to cleanse the (LDS) Church of very great evils which hath hitherto existed among us inasmuch as they
cannot be put to right by teachings & persuasions" - That he should be sacrificed in the (LDS-Mormon)
endowment rooms; where human sacrifices are sometimes made in this way
[This "Danite Pledge" is classic LDS Mormon stupidity – using the name of Jesus to swear an oath, a blood oath
no less. Jesus forbid his followers from taking oaths - James 5:12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not,
neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath:] Danite Pledges: "In the name of Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, I do solemnly obligate myself ever to conceal, and never to reveal, the secret purposes
of this society called the Daughters of Zion. Should I ever do the same, I hold my life as the forfeiture." ... "I
married Jesse Hartly, knowing he was a 'Gentile' in fact, but he passed for a Mormon, but that made no
difference with me, although I was a Mormon, because he was a noble man, and sought only the right. By
being my husband, he was brought into closer contact with the members of the Church, and was thus soon
enabled to learn many things about us, and about the Heads of the Church, that he did not approve, and of
which I was ignorant, although I had been brought up among the Saints; and which, if known among the
Gentiles, would have greatly damaged us. I do not understand all he discovered, or all he did; but they found
he had written against the (LDS) Church, and he was cut off, and the Prophet required as an atonement for his
sins, that he should lay down his life. That he should be sacrificed in the endowment rooms; where human
sacrifices are sometimes made in this way. This I never knew until my husband told me, but it is true. They kill
those there who have committed sins too great to be atoned for in any other way. The Prophet says, if they
submit to this he can save them; otherwise they are lost. Oh! that is horrible. But my husband refused to be
sacrificed, and so set out alone for the United States [Utah was still a territory not yet a state]: thinking there
might be at least a hope of success. I told him when he left me, and left his child, that he would be killed, and
so he was. William Hickman and another Danite, shot him in the canyons; and I have often since been
obliged to cook for this man, when he passed this way, knowing all the while, he had killed my husband. My
child soon followed after its father, and I hope to die also; for why should I live? They have brought me here,
where I wish to remain, rather than to return to Salt Lake where the murderers of my husband curse the
earth, and roll in affluence unpunished." - Miss Bullock of Provo, Utah, quoted by Mary Ettie V. Smith, in
Nelson Winch Green, Mormonism: its rise, progress, and present condition…, 1858, 1870 ed., p. 273.
[article link]
Mary Ettie V. Smith -"FIFTEEN YEARS AMONG THE MORMONS:" Mormonism: its rise, progress, and present
condition…, 1870 ed. Online Book
How Mary Ettie V. Coray, Smith (1827–1867) Got Her Man - "ANALYSIS OF FIFTEEN YEARS AMONG THE
MORMONS:" PDF
Brigham Young, 2nd Mormon president, 2nd Mormon prophet, of the Mormon (LDS) church - 1801-1877; died
in Salt Lake City, 29 August, 1877 - Meanwhile much of his (Brigham Young) time was spent in Kirtland, where
he was occupied in working on the Temple and in studying Hebrew {The LDS Mormons think they are both the
true Christians and the true Jews even though the Bible always keeps both groups separate.}
The territory of Utah was established on 9 September, 1850, and on 3 February, 1851, Young took the oath of
office as its governor, commander-in-chief of the militia, and superintendent of Indian affairs, to which places
he had been appointed by President Fillmore. ... Meanwhile the Federal judges were forced by threats of
violence to leave Utah, and the laws of the United States were defied and subverted as early as 1850. Colonel
Edward Steptoe was sent in 1854 to Utah as governor, with a battalion of soldiers; but he did not deem it,
prudent to assume the office, and, after wintering in Salt Lake City, he formally resigned his post and went
with his command to California. Most of the civil officers that were commissioned about the same time with
Colonel Steptoe arrived in Utah a few months after he had departed, and were harassed and terrified like their
predecessors. In February, 1856, a mob of armed Mormons, instigated by sermons from the heads of the (LDS)
church, broke into the court-room of the United States district judge and compelled him to adjourn his court.
Soon afterward all the United States officers, with the exception of the Indian agent, were forced to flee from
the territory. These and other outrages determined President Buchanan to supersede Brigham Young in the
office of governor, and to send to Utah a military force to protect the Federal officers. (See CUMMING,
ALFRED, and JOHNSTON, ALBERT SIDNEY.) The affair terminated with the acceptance of a pardon by the
Mormons, who on their part promised to submit to the Federal authority. ... Besides his office of president of
the (LDS) church, Young was grand archer of the order of Danites, a secret organization within the church,
which was one of the chief sources of his absolute power, and whose members, it is claimed, committed many
murders and other outrages by his orders. By organizing and directing the trade and industry of the
community, he accumulated great wealth. His funeral was celebrated with impressive ceremonies, in which
more than 30,000 persons participated. [article link]
Man in ricin case recalled as down-on-his-luck loner - "Whatever he went to the hospital for, it was not
suicide" Erich Bergendorff said. "There might have been an accident" {A "down-on-his-luck loner" or is he a
Danite avenger? This LDS Mormon owned and operated newspaper (Deseret News) sure seems interested in
this story and even more interested in spinning this guy away from his Mormon LDS connections.}
LAS VEGAS - If only Roger Bergendorff could say why vials of deadly ricin, guns and a copy of the "The
Anarchist Cookbook" were found in his Las Vegas motel room. Instead, the struggling graphic artist remained
hospitalized Thursday, unconscious and on a ventilator, unable to describe how he and his beloved dog
became the focus of a toxic mystery still puzzling investigators. "At this stage of the investigation, he could be
a perpetrator. He could be a victim. He could be both," said FBI agent David Staretz. Bergendorff, 57, has been
hospitalized since Feb. 14, when he summoned an ambulance to the Extended Stay America motel several
blocks from the Las Vegas Strip, complaining of respiratory distress. Authorities suspect Bergendorff was
exposed to ricin, which is deadly even in minuscule amounts. But they cannot be sure because the poison
breaks down in the body within days. Bergendorff was hospitalized for two weeks before the ricin was
discovered in the motel room. Family members and former neighbors in Southern California, Reno and the
Salt Lake City area say they are mystified. [article link]
The 'why' of ricin cache is still a puzzle - As mysteries go, this one offers an intriguing trail of clues: A man who
suddenly falls ill. A deadly toxin. Guns. An "anarchist-type textbook" - After being evicted from a Utah
apartment a few years ago, he moved into his cousin Tom Tholen's basement - Von Bergendorff joined a
Mormon congregation and told neighbors he had overcome a drug addiction {Was this Mormon poison maker
an LDS "Avenging Danite" did he think he was one?}
FBI spokesman Juan Becerra said Sunday that the focus of the investigation was shifting to Utah. Authorities --
dressed in hazardous-material protection suits -- searched a home and garage-size storage units in the Salt
Lake City suburbs where Von Bergendorff lived. Von Bergendorff spent much of his adult life in Orange and
San Diego counties. Public records indicate that several tax liens were filed against Von Bergendorff in San
Diego County in the mid-1990s. He also filed for bankruptcy in 2000, records show. After being evicted from a
Utah apartment a few years ago, he moved into his cousin Tom Tholen's basement, said Brad Ewell, one of
Tholen's neighbors in Riverton, Utah. Von Bergendorff didn't pay rent, ran up the Tholens' phone bill using
dial-up Internet service and stayed longer than Tholen expected, according to Ewell. "The Good Samaritan got
bitten," he said. Neighbors called Von Bergendorff standoffish. A hulking man with wavy hair, he worked with
computers and delivered pizza. Much of his time was spent with his pets, including a German shepherd. But
Von Bergendorff "dressed normal; he wasn't a shaved-head supremacist guy or someone you'd think would
cause trouble," Ewell said. Von Bergendorff joined a Mormon congregation and told neighbors he had
overcome a drug addiction. [article link]
Ricin suspect denies poisoning plot - Suspect had vague plot to poison people who angered him, prosecutors
allege - "Bergendorff admitted that there have been people who have made him mad over the years and he
had thoughts about causing them harm to the point of making some plans"
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- A man who sparked a panic when ricin was allegedly found in his motel room has
been charged with possession of a deadly toxin -- part of what authorities said was a vague plot to poison his
enemies. Roger Bergendorff was arrested Wednesday upon his release from a hospital where he had been
treated since February 14 for respiratory ailments and failing kidneys. Authorities allege that he possessed the
ricin as part of a scheme to hurt unspecified enemies. They do not believe it had anything to do with
terrorism. [article link]
Note: THE HEAVENLY TEMPLE - The nation of Israel having 12 tribes or houses & there are twelve [matching]
zodiac signs or constellations in heaven - Subsequently, men from the tribes of Ephraim and Dan were
disobedient to God - Revelation (chapter) 9 omits the tribes of Dan and Ephraim from the list of the twelve
tribes of Israel
After Joseph's brothers sold him into Egypt, Ephraim and Manesseh (Joseph's two sons) replaced Joseph (as a
double portion reward to Joseph from God), so another tribe - a thirteenth tribal division was introduced into
the nation. Subsequently, men from the tribes of Ephraim and Dan were disobedient to God because of their
involvement with a person called Michah; they introduced idolatry into Israel. Michah had 1100 shekels of
silver with which to make a graven image to God. This was against one of the rulings of law of the Ten
Commandments given to Moses from God. The record of these events is given in the book of Chronicles,
Chapters 17 and 18. ... In Deuteronomy 29.18-20 God said that if any man, woman, family or tribe which
should introduce idolatry into Israel, He (God) would "blot out his name from under heaven". Is this why the
names of Ephraim and Dan do not appear in the list of tribes in the Book of Revelation? The name of the tribe
of Ephraim has become obscure amongst the tribe of Joseph. Whilst God has blotted out the "names" of
Ephraim and Dan, has He rejected the descendants of Ephraim and Dan as persons, as well as their names? By
including the tribe of Joseph in the New Testament Revelation record, it is implied that the tribe of Ephraim is
included because both Ephraim and Manasseh were the sons of Joseph who replaced Joseph as a tribe in the
Old Testament. But what about Dan's descendants? {The tribe of Dan being omitted by God from Revelation
Chapter 9 (the list of distribution for the Jewish homeland in Israel for the millennial 1,000 year reign of Jesus
Christ after His second coming) and other clues lead some Bible scholars to think that the eventual Antichrist
might be of Jewish origin and that he might be a descendant of the original tribe of Dan.}[article link]
FLDS - Warren Jeffs - Cult
The FLDS is a offshoot of the Mormon LDS. The LDS officially doesn't claim the FLDS however they
also officially do not oppose them. It seems that the LDS is secretly furthering the FLDS and does
approve of their polygamy as No or Few polygamist are investigated or brought up on any charges
even though polygamy is rampant in Utah and now is gaining a foothold in the neighboring states of
Arizona and Colorado and in other states like Texas. The LDS does want to return to the polygamist
ways of their founder Joseph Smith but the LDS does not want to lose their tax exemptions over it like
they almost did in the 1800's when they were forced by the government to end polygamy. The LDS is
trying to wear down the public to legally introduce their "Big Love" version of polygamy and the FLDS
is their main tool to accomplish a legalized polygamy.
Update: (FLDS) The Texas Supreme Court's Ruling Regarding the FLDS Mothers Is Significantly More Protective
of the Children Involved than the Media Painted It To Be - The Texas Supreme Court Did Not Clear the Adults
at the FLDS Compound of Abuse Claims, Nor Did It Vindicate Any "Rights" on Their Part
The Texas Supreme Court Did Not Clear the Adults at the FLDS Compound of Abuse Claims, Nor Did It
Vindicate Any "Rights" on Their Part: It is extremely important for people to understand this point: The Texas
Supreme Court did not say that there was no abuse and did not place its imprimatur on the notion that the
FLDS to could return to abuse as usual. The week before, FLDS members had turned investigators away from
the gates of the compound. The court made clear that should not happen again and, by implication, that if
investigators during this investigation uncover further evidence of abuse, the state will not be barred from
further actions taken to protect each child. Moreover, neither the Texas Supreme Court nor the lower
appellate court ruled on whether the parents have any "rights," constitutional or otherwise – a point the Texas
Supreme Court stated explicitly. To the contrary, both decisions were state law rulings on the sufficiency of
the evidence to date to take all of the children at once. An Admirable Dissent Penned By the Court's Only
Female Justice: A three-judge dissent to the Texas Supreme Court's opinion was written by Justice O'Neill. The
only woman on the court, Justice O'Neill made the compelling argument that at least the class of pubescent
girls should have remained in state custody. It is a sad commentary on the plight of children in our society that
her view did not obtain a majority. We have left behind the era when rape was deemed the woman's fault,
but we remain in the dark ages when the certain sexual abuse of girls is still insufficiently moving for courts to
take action in their favor. No one wants to think about the sex abuse of children, but this court had an
obligation to examine the facts without flinching and, if it had done so, the pubescent girls would have
remained in state custody. The majority's decision trivializes their plight, or the law of sexual assault, or both.
One can only wonder what the result would have been if one of the girls being abused had been one of their
own children. [article link]
TruthNet.org: Who is the (LDS) Mormon Jesus - the Mormon Jesus was not only married, but he was married
to three women, two of them being sisters - also had children he saw before he was crucified - "Whereby he
could see his seed, before he was crucified" (LDS) Apostle Orson Hyde, Journal of Discourses, 4:259; 2:82 (PDF)
Was Jesus married? According to the Bible, Jesus was never married, in fact the Bride of Christ is called the
church in Ephesians and elsewhere in scripture (See Matthew 25:1-10, Revelation 19:6-14, 2 Corinthians 11:2)
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; Ephesians 5:25.
However, the Mormon Jesus was not only married, but he was married to three women, two them being
sisters. In addition to three wives, Jesus also had children he saw before he was crucified. Jesus also married
Mary and Martha and the other Mary at Cana ofGalilee, "Whereby he could see his seed, before he was
crucified" (Apostle Orson Hyde, Journal of Discourses, 4:259; 2:82) [article link]
Experts: (FLDS) Sect opens up to retrieve children, hasten heaven - If you haven't learned the lessons you
needed to learn on Earth, "you would have to learn these lessons in the spirit world" before entering heaven,
he said {Notice per the usual with cults that the blood of Jesus as the free gift God gave to us is not mentioned
for one becoming 'sinless' and going to heaven but the works, desires and imaginations of men are all front
and center in cultic scenarios about heaven and the afterlife. And Jesus was not married so according to the
FLDS their members would be in a higher heaven than Jesus. Of course the true Jesus Christ is seated on His
throne at the right side of the Father and in a light where no man can approach (1 Timothy 6:16), seems the
FLDS & LDS forgot that part.}
(CNN) -- It took an extraordinary event -- the state's seizure of more than 400 children -- for the polygamist
Mormon sect to open its gates to outsiders after decades of seclusion. ... According to FLDS beliefs, you must
be free from sin -- as with most Christian religions -- to get to heaven. Those deemed "wicked" go to hell until
they atone for their sins, said Walsh, a mainstream Mormon doing post-doctorate studies at the University of
St. Thomas-Houston in Texas. Those who aren't deemed wicked go to the "spirit world" to await the final
judgment that dictates in which of the three levels of heaven they will reside for eternity. Everyone will
eventually go to one level of heaven, Walsh explained, but to ascend to the highest tier, you must first learn
certain lessons -- how to be a good parent and spouse among them. ... If you haven't learned the lessons you
needed to learn on Earth, "you would have to learn these lessons in the spirit world" before entering heaven,
he said. If your children are taken away, you may have to learn how to be a good parent in the spirit world,
thereby postponing your passage to heaven, Walsh said. [article link]
Officials: 31 of 53 (FLDS) Teen Girls Taken From Polygamist Sect Have Been Pregnant - between the ages of 14
and 17
SAN ANTONIO - Texas child welfare officials say more than half the teen girls swept into state custody from a
polygamist sect's ranch have been pregnant. Child Protective Services spokesman Darrell Azar says 53 girls
between the ages of 14 and 17 were living on the ranch in Eldorado. Of that group, 31 already have children or
are pregnant. ... Child welfare officials say there was a pattern of underage girls forced into "spiritual
marriages" with much older men at the ranch.[article link]
Children of Canadian women may be among those seized from Texas (FLDS) sect - five young women sent
from Bountiful, B.C. to marry American members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints - Jeffs, who is said to have more than 80 wives, is in jail in Arizona
At least five Canadian women live in the fundamentalist Mormon compound in Eldorado, Texas, and their
children may be among the 416 children now in protective custody. Teressa Wall Blackmore, who left the
reclusive sect nearly two years ago, can name five young women sent from Bountiful, B.C. to marry American
members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, who are now living in Eldorado. Of
the five, she says, two are married to FLDS prophet Warren Jeffs. Jeffs, who is said to have more than 80
wives, is in jail in Arizona, awaiting charges related to the forced marriage of under-aged girls. ... No one -- not
Blackmore, Canadian government officials, B.C. Attorney-General Wally Oppal or the Texas authorities -- can
say exactly how many underage Canadian mothers and children are in protective custody. Not only are Texas
authorities having trouble determining how many Canadians there are, they can't figure out who the
children's parents are. Many of the children don't know, won't say or are too young to answer the question,
while some of the mothers have refused to say who the children's fathers are. This is not surprising since
members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are taught to fear the government
and even lie to officials, since the principal tenet of their faith is the outlawed practice of polygamy.
[article link]
(FLDS) Sect's boys may have been abused too, agency says - Investigators are looking into the possible sexual
abuse of some of the boys taken from a polygamist sect's ranch in Texas and into how several children
apparently suffered broken bones while there
(CNN) -- Investigators are looking into the possible sexual abuse of some of the boys taken from a polygamist
sect's ranch in Texas and into how several children apparently suffered broken bones while there, officials said
Wednesday. Suspicions of sexual abuse are based on interviews with the children and journal entries found at
the Yearning For Zion ranch, the state's Child Protective Services agency said. The compound is owned by the
Fundamental Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Mormon offshoot that practices polygamy. ...
"Several of these fractures have been found in very young children, and several [children] have multiple
fractures," he said. [article link]
FLDS Prophet's Nephew Testifies Against Polygamists - Brent Jeffs was a victim of rape and molestation at the
hands, he says, of his uncle, Warren, who is currently imprisoned - In fact, it was Brent Jeffs who first filed
charges of sexual assault against Warren Jeffs - The entire cult, as I would put it, is run by complete fear
As the nephew of Warren Jeffs, the self-proclaimed prophet of the polygamist compound in El Dorado, Texas,
Brent Jeffs says that he knows all too well the misery and heartache of sexual abuse inside the Fundamentalist
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Brent Jeffs is nephew of "prophet" of fundamentalist sect in
Texas.Brent Jeffs was a victim of rape and molestation at the hands, he says, of his uncle, Warren, who is
currently imprisoned. In fact, it was Brent Jeffs who first filed charges of sexual assault against Warren Jeffs.
"The entire cult, as I would put it, is run by complete fear. Everything they do is run by fear. They control the
women and the children all by fear," Brent told ABC's John Quinones. [article link]
The Crime Library: Polygamist pedophile Warren Jeffs ruled with iron fist - Nevada Highway Trooper Eddie
Dutchover - While on patrol duty, he made a routine traffic stop on Interstate 15 just outside of Las Vegas at
around 9 p.m. after he noticed that the red 2007 Cadillac Escalade SUV he pulled over bore illegible temporary
Colorado license plates - (Jeffs' red Cadillac - Photo)
Upon questioning, Issac Jeffs claimed that they had stayed for the evening in Las Vegas, which struck the
officer by surprise considering the enormous amount of luggage in the car. However, what Dutchover found
even more interesting was the behavior of the man in the back seat dressed in a t-shirt and shorts, nervously
munching away at a salad. The man was so anxious that the vein in his neck was rapidly pulsating, prompting
Dutchover to say, "You're making me nervous, is everything Okay?" even though he knew that something was
terribly wrong, Ken Ritter reported for the Associated Press. ... Eventually, more troopers arrived at the scene
and a search of the vehicle commenced. To their surprise they found envelopes, among other objects of
interest, addressed to President Warren Jeffs, a notorious polygamist sect leader and fugitive listed on the
FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. It was then that they began to put two and two together. Was it possible that the
man in the back seat, who was at that point refusing to talk, was the infamous Warren Jeffs? The troopers
didn't want to take any chances and they decided to call in the FBI to assist in the investigation. [article link]
Caretakers Get Advice On Caring for Texas Polygamist Sect Children - caretakers are getting cultural pointers
on how to deal with them - such as no television, no movies, no radio and nothing red {The FLDS has been
controlling and manipulating these kids. They control and manipulate in the little things like no red so they can
later control and manipulate in the big things like forced sex, forced labor and forced tithing.}
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Children removed from a polygamist ranch in west Texas are settling into new
surroundings around the state, and caretakers are getting cultural pointers on how to deal with them - such as
no television, no movies, no radio and nothing red. "The color 'RED' is not acceptable for clothing," said a
memo that the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services sent to caretakers at shelters and group
homes for the 462 children seized this month from the Yearning for Zion ranch after a tip about possible
abuse. The ranch was established by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and sect
members believe red is reserved for Jesus Christ, according to officials in Utah. [article link]
FLDS became more restrictive, secretive and threatening - Warren also banned the color red - In those first
years, women could wear prints, plaids or any color they chose - But every ten or fifteen years it seemed
things got more restrictive
We were always told by Warren Jeffs when the dress and choices became more restrictive that is was a sign
that "God loves you so much he wants you to be more like him." (We believed Warren received direct
revelations from God.) What we were losing were rights and any sense of control over our lives and all
individuality. ... He had other complaints; he said she wouldn't turn over the money she made to him and she
wouldn't fix his dinner. She also had stopped having sex with him because they only had one bedroom and she
didn't want to have sex in the same room with their kids. The prophet (Uncle Rulan) said she could lose her
husband and her children if she didn't shape up. The threat to a woman is always that her kids will be taken
away from her if she doesn't behave. This woman's husband bought her new pots and pans to make him
dinner. She stayed for another six years before she finally found a way out of the FLDS. [article link]
Jessop says Warren Jeffs to blame for FLDS troubles - Both Jessop and Price still strongly believe Texas is doing
the right thing by placing more than 450 children into state custody and investigating allegations of abuse -
"There are very bad people in this community that have asked good people to do bad things and bad people
to do bad things" she said, adding that many women, children and men have been victimized
Price also feels conflicted. She has family members who belong to the FLDS Church and has personally known
some of its past leaders. "That fence is not a gated community. It's a fence to keep people in and others out,"
Price said. "There are very bad people in this community that have asked good people to do bad things and
bad people to do bad things," she said, adding that many women, children and men have been victimized.
"When I look at the long-term health of this community there's a lot of sorrow there. But I have to still have
hope." ... Jessop recalls being appalled at Jeffs' alleged actions involving alcohol, which she said is allowed by
many in the church but not in excess. She described some of his pregnant wives "self-medicating" with alcohol
at his encouragement. "They had happy little drunk babies very often," Jessop said. "In my opinion, that was
child abuse." ... Strict and unusual mandates involving the elimination of the color red and pets and historical
literature from the community were also extremely troubling for Jessop, and she lost all respect for him. ...
Price said that given the sheer numbers of children and the difficult behaviors of the parents, she's amazed
that Texas officials have stepped to the plate to protect the children. "This is a huge expense and undertaking
to them," she said. "But it's not unlike it was with Hurricane Katrina. You see the devastation, and you have to
go in and do something about it." [article link]
(FLDS) DNA testing to determine parents, sex abuse - "Rulan" said sect members are reconsidering whether
girls under 18 should have sex with adult men - "Many of us perhaps were not even aware of such a law," he
said. "And we do reconsider, yes - We teach our children to abide the law" {"Perhaps" they did know that sex
with children is both against all US laws and it is against all morality. 'Perhaps' it is all this Mormon, deceit, lies
and doublespeak that causes so many people to be so offended by Mormonism both FLDS and LDS.}
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) -- More than 400 children taken from a polygamous sect's ranch will undergo DNA
testing this week, an attempt to determine who their parents are and if any sexual abuse took place. ... Three
male members of the sect said in an interview aired on CBS's "Early Show" Monday that they would cooperate
in DNA testing if it would help them get the children back. "Whatever we need to do to get them back in their
peaceful homes," a man identified as "Rulan" said. State prosecutors have argued that the FLDS church
encourages underage marriages and births, subjecting children to sexual abuse or the imminent risk of abuse.
"Rulan" said sect members are reconsidering whether girls under 18 should have sex with adult men.
[article link]
2 FLDS mothers decide to leave their ranch home to be closer to their children - Child Protective Services
officials acknowledge that siblings have been separated, but blame their parents, saying repeated attempts to
deceive investigators have left caseworkers unsure of identities and family ties
Jessop denied any of the parents intentionally misled investigators. But her explanation of her own name
would confuse anybody. "I say my name is Gladys Lindsay. They say, 'It's Gladys Jessop.' My legal name is
Gladys Jessop but because I answer to Gladys Lindsay they say I am lying." For women who have shunned the
modern world, Sarah Steed and Gladys Jessop have become surprisingly adept at navigating it. Connected by
cell phone to the attorneys and CPS workers they speak with daily, they have become overnight experts on the
ins and outs of Texas family law. They wear out their phone batteries each day, using the phones to determine
their children's whereabouts and their legal rights. Gladys, the combative one who often speaks for Sarah,
says they've learned they can say no to investigators and reporters. "It's none of your business," she said,
when asked if she was in a polygamous marriage. ... To be entitled to the appeals courts' attention, the
mothers must name and claim their offspring, the CPS response stated. "The mothers cannot refuse to
cooperate with the department, attempt to thwart the trial court's proceedings by refusing to cooperate in
identifying or equivocating about the identity of the children ... and then claim to have standing to challenge
the proceedings and the orders of the trial court," it stated. [article link]
(FLDS) Letter asks Bush to help FLDS kids - The 10-page letter was written and delivered on Saturday by FLDS
member Willie Jessop to staff members at Bush's ranch {The FLDS delivered a 10 page rant to the Bush ranch
house during the day of their daughter Jenna's private wedding. That's so wrong does everything have to
revolve around the Mormon agenda.}
Reader comments: Interesting - For people who shun the outside world because we are all evil, they seem to
have no problem asking for help from the government when they think that they have been "done wrong". I
read somewhere where they have a saying "Bleed the Beast until You Need the Beast". These people have
such double standards in many ways of their lifestyles, such as "Lying for the Lord" or "Stealing for the Lord". I
guess that if you tack on some kind of reference to "The Lord" that they can justify why they do what they do.
To me, a con artist is a con artist. ... How dare these people draw attention to themselves and away from the
bride and groom and their parents. It is one thing to send a letter to the President asking for help to the
Whitehouse, which is where this should have gone, but it is completely another to go to the residence on a
very private occassion and "crash" it to make a point. Do they think that the letter got read by the President
last night as he was dancing with his daughter? No, it will more than likely be read when he returns to work on
Monday morning. I would hope that the staff who took the letter would not disturb the family. Also, the
custody case is not about "terrorism on the US soil" it is about child abuse ... Child abusers and statutory
rapists do not deserve sympathy. They should be in prison and their children hustled off to safety. [article link]
Ex-FLDS member exploring custody solutions - Fischer blamed the Texas raid and the problems of the FLDS
Church on its leader, Warren Jeffs - Comments: They can blame Warren Jeffs if they want to, but the real
culprit is delusional thinking
Fischer has devoted part of his life - and his dental-products manufacturing fortune - to helping teenagers
kicked out of the polygamous sect, and he is now trying to help mediate the massive custody battle between
Texas and the FLDS people. ... "We cannot accept the marriage of underage girls as a religious right," he said,
adding that the states have a duty to protect children from abuse. ... "I believe it's vitally important that these
people somehow come to grips with the goofiness of their leader," Fischer said. "There's many good people.
There's many innocent people there that are caught up as victims." ... Fischer declined to say what exactly he
agreed to do to help, but said he is working on a "long-term solution" that has some initial support of some
FLDS and some CPS. "There's not going to be any perfect solution," he said. "A perfect solution does not exist
here." [article link]
ACLU weighs in on Texas polygamist custody case - "As this situation continues to unfold, we are concerned
that the constitutional rights that all Americans rely upon and cherish -- that we are secure in our homes, that
we may worship as we please and hold our places of worship sacred, and that we may be with our children
absent evidence of imminent danger -- have been threatened" - The ACLU statement did not list any specific
instances of human rights or constitutional violations, and ACLU representatives did not immediately return
calls seeking comment {Where there are crimes, fraud, evil or deceit the ACLU will be there attempting to
defend it and perpetuate it.}
SAN ANGELO, Texas (CNN) -- The Texas branch of the American Civil Liberties Union said it was concerned that
the basic rights of the children and mothers connected to a Texas polygamist ranch were violated during a
recent raid and custody hearing. The ACLU said it had a representative at the court hearing and the
organization was concerned about human rights violations. [article link]
The Communist Takeover Of America - 45 Declared Goals - You are about to read a list of 45 goals that
found their way down the halls of our great Capitol back in 1963 - #27. Infiltrate the churches and
replace revealed religion with "social" religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for
intellectual maturity, which does not need a "religious crutch"
You are about to read a list of 45 goals that found their way down the halls of our great Capitol back in
1963. As you read this, 39 years later, you should be shocked by the events that have played
themselves out. ... Communist Goals (1963) Congressional Record--Appendix, pp. A34-A35 January 10,
ACLU fulfilling communist agenda - Every day, the headlines scream with some new threat from the
American Civil Liberties Union. I believe it's important to look behind the curtain and discover the
origins of groups and organizations to better understand their activities - list of 45 communist goals
#40 Discredit the family as an institution and Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce
Every day, the headlines scream with some new threat from the American Civil Liberties Union. I
believe it's important to look behind the curtain and discover the origins of groups and organizations to
better understand their activities. The ACLU was founded in the 1920s by Roger Baldwin and Crystal
Eastman, described as a "progressive" and "the perfect feminist." For the past few decades, the ACLU
has been on a major crusade to destroy Christianity in America, promote filth under "freedom of
speech and expression," and of course, vigorously defend the homosexual culture of death. On Jan. 10,
1963, Congressman Albert S. Herlong Jr., D-Fla., read a list of 45 communist goals into the
Congressional Record. Below are the communist goals being implemented by the ACLU in their quest
to destroy America's culture and traditions: Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage
promiscuity and easy divorce. [article link]
(FLDS) Polygamist Sect Kids To Undergo DNA Tests - Judge Rules FLDS Children Will Remain In State Custody
While Relationships Are Clarified - ordered that all children and parents be given genetic testing - Child welfare
officials have said they've had difficulty determining how the children and parents are related because of
evasive or changing answers
(CBS/AP) More than 400 children taken from a ranch run by a polygamous sect will stay in state custody and
be subject to genetic testing, a judge ruled Friday. State District Judge Barbara Walther heard 21 hours of
testimony over two days before ruling that the children be kept by the state. Individual hearings will be set for
the children over the next several weeks. She ordered that all children and parents be given genetic testing.
Child welfare officials have said they've had difficulty determining how the children and parents are related
because of evasive or changing answers. Earlier in the day experts for the state testified at the custody hearing
for the youngsters, saying girls in the west Texas polygamous sect enter into underage marriages without
resistance because they are ruthlessly indoctrinated from birth to believe disobedience will lead to their
damnation. [article link]
(FLDS) Witness: Teens at ranch said any age OK to marry - "It was the belief that no age was too young to be
married" - Voss said of her visit to the ranch "It was a scary and intimidating environment. I was afraid. I saw
men all over." - She said she saw men in a guard tower looking down on them as they entered the ranch
SAN ANGELO, Texas (CNN) -- A child protection supervisor testified Thursday that she encountered several
pregnant teen girls at a polygamist ranch who called each other "sister wives" and who believed it was
acceptable to be "spiritually united" with a man at any age. "It was the belief that no age was too young to be
married," said Angie Voss, a supervisor for investigation at Texas Child Protective Services. ... Boys were also
removed from the ranch, Voss testified, because "I believe that the boys are groomed to be perpetrators." "I
was concerned," Voss said of her visit to the ranch. "It was a scary and intimidating environment. I was afraid. I
saw men all over." She said she saw men in a guard tower looking down on them as they entered the ranch,
and men escorted the women to the schoolhouse for the interviews. [article link]
FLDS became more restrictive, secretive and threatening - after the disastrous Short Creek raid in 1953. That
raid is a focal point in FLDS history. Arizona officials raided the polygamist community and tried to break it up.
But they failed when wrenching pictures of mothers being separated from their children were published in
newspapers and there was a huge public outcry - The (FLDS) threat to a woman is always that her kids will be
taken away from her (by the cult) if she doesn't behave
That (1953) raid is a focal point in FLDS history. Arizona officials raided the polygamist community and tried to
break it up. But they failed when wrenching pictures of mothers being separated from their children were
published in newspapers and there was a huge public outcry. But the raid turned out to be a huge plus for the
FLDS because so much sympathy was generated. After the court case was tossed out, people came home and
continued the polygamist lifestyle but became even more secretive. That's when the clothing changed
drastically for women-but it wasn't the only thing. Women lost a lot of rights in 1953. They no longer had any
say in who they could marry nor could they choose how to dress. The way this was spun was that since the
community had come through the raid so successfully, it was now ready to practice a higher form of God's
law. God is always the explanation when things get more restrictive; change is presented as a prize for being
righteous and faithful. We were always told we were worthy of a higher law. ... We were always told by
Warren Jeffs when the dress and choices became more restrictive that is was a sign that "God loves you so
much he wants you to be more like him." We believed Warren received direct revelations from God. What we
were losing were rights and any sense of control over our lives and all individuality. [article link]
(FLDS) Polygamist Sect Mothers Deny Allegations of Abuse - The women, who would only give their first
names, told FOX News that the allegations have "no foundation" {All work, no pay and confined to sex farms
located in distant rural areas, that's not religion that's captivity, manipulation, molestation and abuse.}
Several women from the polygamist retreat raided more than a week ago defended their lifestyle Wednesday
in an exclusive interview with FOX News, calling it "a wonderful pure life," and saying government officials
deceived them when they raided the ranch where they live. ... Janet told FOX News that they strive to live
"pure, virtuous lives" at the ranch, though she admitted her husband has more wives than just her. ... The
search revealed that a soaring white limestone temple at the ranch held a bed where officials believe
underage girls were required to consummate their spiritual marriages to much older men. [article link]
Images Show Police Well Armed for Raid on Polygamist (FLDS) Retreat - More than 400 children all of whom
lived in the large, dormitory-style log homes were seized in the raid on suspicion they were being sexually and
physically abused
Meisner said child welfare officials still can't find birth certificates for many of the children, making parentage
and age determinations impossible. She said many of the children don't know who their parents are and many
have the same last name but may or may not be related. "It's a difficult process," she said. ... The renegade
Mormon sect is led by Warren Jeffs, who was sentenced to prison in Utah for forcing underage girls into
polygamous marriages and is awaiting trial in Arizona on similar charges. A company founded and run by
members of the church received more than $1.1 million in government contracts between 2003-2007, a
federal online database shows. Most of that money was spent by the Department of Defense on aircraft wheel
and brake parts. NewEra Manufacturing's president and CEO is John Wayman, a sect member who runs the
Las Vegas business. NewEra was previously known as Western Precision Inc. and based in Hildale, Utah, where
thousands of church members live. In a 2005 affidavit filed with a Utah lawsuit, former church member and
Western Precision worker John Nielsen said workers were underpaid or not paid at all for work they did
because they were told their time and earnings were being donated to the church. [article link]
Pentagon paid $1.7 million to firms of polygamy bosses - What might taxpayers think of it all? - "They're just
going to shake their head and say here's another example of our tax money going down the drain to support
this polygamist in Texas who abuses children and women," Maginnis said - "They'll be appalled and rightly so"
NEW YORK (CNN) -- The U.S. government paid more than $1.7 million in defense contracts over the last
decade to companies owned by leaders of Warren Jeffs' polygamous sect, with tens of thousands allegedly
winding its way back to Jeffs and his church. In fact, some of the deals were made after Jeffs was named to the
FBI's "Most-Wanted List" and remained in place while he was on the run. ... "It was my understanding that
Western Precision was paying roughly $50,000 a week into the coffers of the (FLDS) church," former sect
member Richard Holm said. "It would have been close to $200,000 a month." ... "During 2003, the amount
being sent to the storehouse and the FLDS was around $100,000 per month," John Nielsen said in the October
26, 2005, affidavit. "I have personal knowledge that checks sent to the FLDS Church/Warren Jeffs by [Western
Precision] are payable to the FLDS Church and/or Warren Jeffs." ... What might taxpayers think of it all?
"They're just going to shake their head and say here's another example of our tax money going down the drain
to support this polygamist in Texas who abuses children and women," Maginnis said. "They'll be appalled and
rightly so." [article link]
(FLDS) Ex-sect members escape polygamy, but not pain - Fearing (FLDS) church members would hunt her
down, she looked over her shoulder for five years, she said
CNN -- Long after she escaped a polygamist Colorado City, Arizona, community in 1986, Flora Jessop found
another way to escape -- cocaine. "It killed the pain. It killed the hurt," she said. "I didn't have to hurt so bad
because I missed everything I knew." Once she fled the fundamentalist Mormon sect, she was an apostate.
She believed God hated her. Her parents and siblings thought she was wicked. Worst of all, she knew she was
damned to hell, Jessop said. Jessop, then 17, began hitchhiking across the country, almost killed herself with
cocaine, worked as a topless dancer and eventually became pregnant, she said. Fearing church members
would hunt her down, she looked over her shoulder for five years, she said. She occasionally drank alcohol
during that time -- she liked tequila best -- but preferred to use cocaine because it kept her alert. "When
you're running for your life, you can't afford to get to the point you cannot run," she said. [article link]
Attorney for (FLDS) Polygamist Leader Says Tip That Led to Ranch Raid May Have Been Hoax - "I smelled a rat
from the beginning" attorney Michael Piccarreta told The Arizona Republic - She said she was not surprised by
Piccarreta's comments "That's what good attorneys do They try to discredit the victim to free the predators"
SAN ANGELO, Texas - An attorney for polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs says Texas authorities may have
been duped by a fake phone tip into raiding a West Texas ranch occupied by Jeffs followers. ... Piccarreta on
Friday questioned whether the call may have been a ploy by an FLDS enemy. He said his suspicions increased
upon learning that Child Protective Services in Arizona recently got a similar report about a teenager claiming
to be in Colorado City, Ariz. ... "I have been speaking to a little girl who has my guts in knots," Jessop said. "It is
a very credible, very believable, very abused little girl." She said she was not surprised by Piccarreta's
comments. "That's what good attorneys do. They try to discredit the victim to free the predators," Jessop
said.[article link]
FLDS Records point to 4 girls who could be sect's 'Sarah' - Authorities searching the compound of a polygamist
sect in West Texas found a "cyanide poisoning document" among the dozens of items it seized during a
weeklong search - and several copies of the Book of Mormon
ELDORADO, Texas (AP) -- Authorities searching the compound of a polygamist sect in West Texas found a
"cyanide poisoning document" among the dozens of items it seized during a weeklong search. Also seized
were school and medical records, including some that listed the name of a 16-year-old girl whose call to a
family violence shelter triggered the raid at the compound. But her name was identical to that of several girls
in the sect. The caller had said her 50-year-old husband had beaten and raped her. Other items taken from the
compound included computer equipment, family photo albums, a photo of a birthing room, foot and hand
prints taken at birth and several copies of the Book of Mormon. [article link]
[Note:] Man arrested in Las Vegas ricin case - Man had rented Las Vegas hotel room where ricin found - "FBI
searches of Salt Lake City storage units rented by Von Bergendorff resulted in the discovery of castor beans,
various chemicals used in the production of ricin
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A man at the center of a mysterious case of exposure to the deadly biological agent
ricin has been arrested, FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said Wednesday. Roger Bergendorff was taken into
custody Wednesday morning in Las Vegas, Nevada, Kolko said. Bergendorff, 57, was hospitalized with what
was later diagnosed as ricin exposure after the agent was discovered in his hotel room off the Las Vegas Strip.
He is charged with possession of a biological toxin and two counts of illegal firearms possession, Kolko said. ...
"FBI searches of Salt Lake City storage units rented by Von Bergendorff resulted in the discovery of castor
beans, various chemicals used in the production of ricin, a respirator, filters, painter's mask, laboratory
glassware, syringes and a notebook on ricin production," the Justice Department release said. ... Bergendorff's
cousin, Thomas Tholen of Riverton, Utah, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City, Utah, earlier
this month, accused of failing to report production and possession of ricin.[article link]
Cops: (FLDS - Mormon) Sect Used Temple for Sex - Authorities say they found bed(s) allegedly used by adult
men to have sex with underage brides in polygamist sect's temple
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Young teenage girls at a polygamist compound in West Texas were required to have sex
in a soaring temple after they were married in sect-recognized unions, according to newly unsealed court
documents. The temple "contains an area where there is a bed where males over the age of 17 engage in
sexual activity with female children under the age of 17," said an affidavit released Wednesday quoting a
confidential informant who left the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. ... The temple
also contained multiple locked safes, vaults and desk drawers that authorities sought access to as they
searched for records showing alleged marriages of underage girls as young as 12 or 13 to older men and births
among the teens. The affidavit unsealed Wednesday mentions a 16-year-old girl who has four children. Texas
law prohibits polygamy and the marriage of girls under 16. [article link]
Affidavit: Fearful 16-year-old (FLDS) bride made late-night call - She said she was being held against her will at
the YFZ Ranch near Eldorado, Texas - She said another of Barlow's "spiritual wives" would hold her infant child
while he beat her - the (Mormon) sect's activities, which included the use of a bed inside the group's temple
for men to have sex with underage girls immediately after wedding ceremonies
ELDORADO, Texas (CNN) -- Frightened and perhaps pregnant for the second time in a year, the 16-year-old
mother whispered into a borrowed cell phone, defying everything she'd been taught by making contact with
the outside world. ... The April 6 affidavit also alleges a former member of the (FLDS) polygamist church told
authorities details of the sect's activities, which included the use of a bed inside the group's temple for men to
have sex with underage girls immediately after wedding ceremonies. After authorities raided the ranch late
Thursday, Texas Ranger Leslie Brooks Long "observed the bed within the temple that had disturbed bed linens
and a strand of hair that appears to be from a female head." In all, 555 women and children have been taken
from the compound since Thursday; 416 children are in the temporary custody of the state, and 139 women,
almost all of them mothers, have left voluntarily. [article link]
Polygamist ranch raid climaxed with nonviolent protest at temple - One man "decided to attempt to resist our
entry" and was quickly arrested without incident - Another man was arrested during the days-long raid for
attempting to destroy evidence {FLDS cult members have the 'respect' and the 'civil rights' to rape teenage
girls nonstop for four years, do victims not have civil rights?}
ELDORADO, Texas (CNN) -- Nearly 60 men surrounding the temple of a polygamist sect in Texas dropped to
their knees, prayed and wept openly -- but never violently resisted -- as law enforcement officers raided the
building they hold sacred. ... "We knew that the temple was going to be the most sensitive issue and building
on the property," said Texas Rangers ... Caver said no one was found inside the temple. But a Texas Rangers
affidavit released Wednesday cited evidence that included unmade beds in the temple that an informant said
were used for grown men to have sex with their young "spiritual wives" after weddings. ... Also Thursday,
Doran defended not raiding the 4-year-old ranch sooner, despite suspicions that FLDS men took multiple wives
and had sex with teen girls. "We are aware this group is capable of it," Doran said. "But, there again, this is the
United States. We are going to respect them -- we are not going to violate their civil rights -- until we have an
outcry, a complaint, and I've said that from day one." [article link]
Texas Authorities Defend Handling of (FLDS) Polygamist Sect

SAN ANGELO, Texas - For four frustrating years, an informant fed Sheriff David Doran information about the
polygamist sect that built a compound in the West Texas desert not far from his office in Eldorado. But those
milling about the 1,700-acre compound would scatter whenever he and a Texas Ranger visited, leaving them
without the concrete evidence they needed to open a criminal investigation, Doran said Thursday as
authorities defended their decision to leave the sect alone after it moved in 2004.[article link]
The Mormon Temple - The Mormon Temple is the very heart of the system of Mormonism - It is here that
certain "worthy" Mormons perform secret ordinances that they believe will allow them to obtain the status of
"a God" in the hereafter - Secret rituals are also done in behalf of the DEAD - No worship services are held in
this building and non-Mormons are restricted from entering except for a brief period previous to its dedication
- No doubt, if knowledge of the temple ceremony would promote faith in the LDS Church, Mormons would be
eager to talk about it - But the Fact that it is kept secret from the world and even from the bulk of its
members, casts suspicion upon its godliness, especially since Jesus made His teachings open to the whole
world
Strange as it may seem, only about 20% of the Mormon population have been through the temple ceremony
and fewer than that attend regularly. Because the Mormon Church considers the temple ceremony as
"sacred," they have never published a dialog of the temple ritual or filmed the ceremony for benefit of the
public or even their own people. The devout LDS will almost never talk about the secret activity that goes on
behind temple doors. However, there are numerous eye-witness accounts by "Temple Mormons" who
became alienated from the church and have exposed all that goes on in the ceremony. Dozens of these
accounts have been published over the years. One such testimony comes from a former temple "Veil Worker"
who had performed over 1,000 temple ordinances! As recent as 1990 actual recordings have been made of
the temple ceremony. ... The late Mormon Apostle, Bruce R. McConkie, gave this information about the
"Temple Ordinances": "Certain gospel ordinances are of such a sacred and holy nature that the Lord
authorizes their performance only in holy sanctuaries prepared and dedicated for that purpose....They were
given in modern times to the Prophet Joseph Smith by revelation,..." (Mormon Doctrine,1979, p. 779) Even
though Mormons believe that God is the source of these so called "sacred" and "holy" ordinances, the
evidence that will be presented in this tract clearly shows that the Mormon Temple Ceremony is far from holy
or Biblical and certainly NOT from God. [article link]
Salt Lake City Mormon (LDS) Temple Square and Tabernacle - Unlike the other buildings on Temple Square, it
is closed to the general public because it is used by the LDS Church for sacred rites exclusive to those church
members deemed worthy to receive them - For this reason, it (temple), along with the other LDS temples, is
given prominence within Mormonism
Temple Square is the most visited site in the state of Utah. Its popularity can be attributed to its central
geographic location in the capital city, to the national popularity of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and to the
general interest in the historic tabernacle and Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints--the Mormons. Though it now enjoys a position of notoriety, it was never really the intent or hope of
the early Mormon settlers that it would become a state, national, or even internationally known site. Temple
Square began with a simple declaration by Brigham Young that it was the future site for the Salt Lake Temple.
It then gradually evolved into the present sanctuary that houses within its protective walls three significant
pioneer buildings, two visitor centers, and historic monuments--all within a beautifully manicured garden
setting. Temple Square began with Brigham Young's location of the temple building site four days after the
arrival of the main body of Saints into the Salt Lake Valley on 24 July 1847. Young originally called for the site
of the temple to be forty acres but later reduced it to ten acres to make it compatible with the ten-acre blocks
proposed for the city. The reduction in the lot size left the Salt Lake Temple on what is the northeast quadrant
of the present site rather than what would have been the middle of the originally proposed forty-acre site. ...
The focal point of Temple Square is the impressive Salt Lake LDS Temple. Unlike the other buildings on Temple
Square, it is closed to the general public because it is used by the LDS Church for sacred rites exclusive to those
church members deemed worthy to receive them. For this reason, it, along with the other LDS temples, is
given prominence within Mormonism. The temple sits on the northeast corner of square, which is also the
highest point within the square. Its overall size and vertical elevation give it a dominating position. [article link]
Traveling with the prophet (Gordon B. Hinckley) - the Nauvoo Temple dedication - a standing Angel Moroni
statue rather than a recumbent one as in the original temple - "I like it better" he said {So the LDS leaders-
prophets don't build their temples according to God's standards, and there is only one true Godly Temple - to
be built in Jerusalem, they (LDS) build them and furnish them according to their own worldly standards and
lusts. It is not a surprise that God is left out of even the LDS temple building decisions.}
Gordon B. Hinckley was a master of the moment. - Hinckley clearly enjoyed bantering with reporters. At the
Nauvoo Temple dedication, I asked why the church would spend millions to rebuild an exact replica of the
structure destroyed in the 19th century, yet have a standing Angel Moroni statue rather than a recumbent one
as in the original temple. "I like it better," he said without losing a beat. [article link]
Gordon B. Hinckley "I'm sooo Almost Excited about it" - Meaningless Gestures at the [yet another] Nauvoo LDS
Temple dedication (YouTube 1:21) {Gordon B. Hinckley the prophet-president of boredom "I'm sooo Almost
Excited about it"!!}
Someone's (Gordon B. Hinckley) bitterness and cynicism spills out at the Nauvoo Temple ground
breaking.[article link]
Can you guess where this is from? (Photo)

The first to correctly guess what this is and where exactly it is from gets a free DVD copy of The Gospel of
John. ... Okay, here's the only hint I'll give: It is found within Salt Lake City, but it represents something outside
of Salt Lake City. [article link]
Magic mormon underwear - John Safran, From the Aussie TV program John Safran v God talks about Mormon
[temple] Garments (YouTube 5:20)
Even though Mormon wards, stakes and temples are completely absent of crosses, it's chock full of occultic
and Masonic symbols.Most disturbing though, is Mormonism's blatant use of the inverted Satanic pentagram.
[article link]
service' did LDS cult leader Gordon B. Hinckley do? The bigger the fraud the bigger the Bush Jr. approval.}
Joseph Smith, Mormon founder, 1st Mormon president, 1st Mormon prophet, 1st, 2nd and later 3rd LDS
Mormon Temples {There can only be one Temple "throne of God" the Bible says the Temple of God is to be a
Jewish Temple built by the Jews in Jerusalem, Israel. The Mormons say it is in, Kirtland, Ohio, and
Independence, Missouri and Salt Lake City, Utah. I'm going with Jerusalem, Israel. ... Jeremiah 3:17 At that
time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the
name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.}
Under Smith's leadership & direction, the church's first temple was constructed in Kirtland. The work of
building the Kirtland Temple was begun in 1833, and was completed by 1836. Around the time of its
completion, many extraordinary events were reported: appearances by Jesus, Moses, Elijah, Elias, and
numerous angels, speaking and singing in tongues, prophesying, and other spiritual experiences. However, the
construction of the temple, in addition to other ventures of Smith's, left him and the (LDS) Church in deep
debt. To raise money, Smith planned a banking institution, which was called the Kirtland Safety Society. The
State of Ohio denied Smith a charter to legally operate a bank causing Smith to rename the company under
the advice of non-Mormon legal counsel as 'The Kirkland AntiBanking Safety Society' and he continued to
operate the bank and print notes. The bank collapsed after 21 days of operation in January. During this time,
Smith and his associates were accused of illegal and unethical actions. In the wake of this bank failure, many
Mormons, including prominent leaders who had backed the venture, became disaffected with Smith.
Eventually, lawsuits and indictments against Smith and his banking partners became so severe that, on
January 12, 1838, Smith and Rigdon left Kirtland by dark of night for the Far West settlement in Caldwell
County, Missouri. At the time, there were at least $6,100 in civil suits outstanding against him in Chardon,
Ohio courts, and an arrest warrant had been issued for Smith on a charge of bank fraud. Those who continued
to support Smith left Kirtland for Missouri shortly thereafter. Independence, Missouri was identified as "the
center place" and the spot for building a temple. Smith first visited Independence in the summer of 1831, and
a site was dedicated for the construction of the temple. Soon afterward, Mormon converts-most of them from
the New England area-began immigrating in large numbers to Independence and the surrounding area.
[article link]
The Mormon Plan for America and The Rise of Mitt Romney - Romney, a Mormon High Priest (PDF 26 pages)
When George Romney, Mitt's father, made his aborted run for President in 1968, there was a lot in internal
LDS {false - wrong} talk about the last days prophecies that the US constitution would hang by a thread to be
saved by the elders of the LDS church. Many felt that the day had finally arrived for the actual "Kingdom of
God" to be established. This pure form of theocratic, prophet led government would prepare the way for the
ushering in of the millennium, the time when Jesus would return to earth, sit in his temple in Missouri to reign
over the earth, with the center of His government operated as the "Kingdom of God" on earth. The actual
background for all these whispered conversations came from much of the historical documents of the church
and the speeches of many of the early church authorities.[article link]
Canada.com: Romney to Americans, evangelical Republicans: "I believe in Jesus Christ" {If Mitt Romney
believed in "Jesus Christ" Mitt Romney would stop his Mormon tithing and stop his Mormon works and walk
into the center of the Mormon Temple or Tabernacle apart from his Mormon works. What does reconcile us
to the Holy God, is it Mormon works and money or is it Jesus and His sacrifice on the cross? Of course it is only
Jesus and faith in Jesus that has reconciled sinful man back into a relationship with God!}
Today is a very big day for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the first [4th] Mormon to seek the
White House. [The (Mormon founder) Joseph Smith 1844, (Mexico born - ineligible) George Romney 1968,
Orin Hatch (Mormon Bishop) 2000, and Milton Romney (Mormon Bishop) 2008.] ... Criticized at times for
shifting his views on policies like abortion, immigration and gay rights, Romney left the impression he is very
firm in his own convictions about religious faith - and its place in the public square. Still, it's difficult to believe
such a speech would be required of, or offered by, a candidate for the prime minster's office in Canada. [There
are approximately 16 active Mormons in the Congress and the Senate, including Senate Majority Leader, Harry
Reid (Democrat - Nevada).] [article link]
Romney on Faith and History - Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, seeking to allay public
misgivings about his Mormon faith {Mormonism is not a faith but really it is a cult because Mormons have
replaced the 'faith' in the resurrection life of Jesus Christ with their own works and tithing. For instance you
cannot visit the (LDS) Mormon Temple or certain rooms inside the Mormon Tabernacle based on being sinless
through 'faith' in being cover by the atoning blood of Jesus from the cross. A person is only declared sinless
and therefore allowed to enter the Mormon Temple or secret Tabernacle rooms if they have paid in full their
money to the LDS front office as it is Mormon money and Mormon works that cover sin according to the LDS
doctrine and not 'faith' the blood (atoning death) and resurrection life of Jesus Christ.}
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 6 -- Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, seeking to allay public
misgivings about his Mormon faith, pledged here Thursday to serve the common good and no single religion if
he is elected president, while also making an impassioned plea for the importance of faith and religion in the
public arena. ... But he also explicitly declined to distance himself from his church. "I believe in my Mormon
faith and I endeavor to live by it," he said. Should he lose because of that, "so be it," he said, while adding that
he believed the American people prefer politicians who are true to their faith rather than "believers of
convenience." Romney praised the practices of many faiths and underscored repeatedly the religious heritage
that was at the heart of the Founding Father's vision of the new country. ... But he said the strength of the
nation is in its collective moral heritage, not a single strain of religion but, as he put it, "our nation's symphony
of faith." [article link]
Letter to Marriott Hotel: Purge porn from your rooms {Mitt Romney as a fellow Mormon was a board member
for about a decade with his Dad's Mormon Marriott palls and Mitt helped them to peddle their porn into
every room. Romney's Marriott porn peddling days did as much as anything to cost him his Presidential bid
and I hope his Marriott porn peddling costs Romney his V.P. bid as well. The public is not fooled, people who
wear ties and peddle porn are just as sleazy as the lowest street pimp and the Mormon Marriotts are that
sleazy!}
Nearly 50 pro-family leaders are asking the Marriott hotel chain to take pornographic movies out of guest
rooms. In an April 3 letter to CEO John Marriott III, 47 pro-family leaders requested a meeting to discuss the
issue. The letter goes on to say that pulling the pay-per-view movies would be in line with Marriott's public
statement of "promoting the well-being of children and families" and stand against "... such tragedies as
human trafficking and the exploitation of children."[article link]
Romney Criticized for Hotel Pornography - during his near-decade on the Marriott board - their hotels offer 70
different types of hardcore pornography - "They have to assume some responsibility. It's their hotels, it's their
television sets" {The smallest honest examination of the (LDS) Mormon cult reveals that there is nothing family
friendly about them. Mormons simply are a Money and Sex cult it's the plain ugly truth about the LDS.}
Family leaders call Romney 'disaster' - Letter criticizes 'deceptive rhetoric' around candidate - The letter cites
seven issues seen as problematic in the Romney campaign, including a "phony pro-life 'conversion'" - The
letter also criticized those in the conservative community who are supporting Romney, accusing them of
"gross malpractice, ruthless ambition and dishonesty"
The letter also criticized those in the conservative community who are supporting Romney, accusing them of
"gross malpractice, ruthless ambition and dishonesty." "Behind the empty gestures and deceptive rhetoric,
Romney was not pro-life or a defender of marriage by any stretch of the imagination. He was a disaster," said
O'Gorman, of the board for Massachusetts Citizens for Life. He said Romney "deceptively" claims to have been
awarded a pro-life award from the group. "The award Romney arranged for himself with the local Pioneer
Valley Chapter was the Mullins Award for Political Leadership, not a pro-life award and not approved by
MCFL's state board of directors," he said. "We're blowing the whistle to warn voters..." "For some bizarre
reason the mere fact that Romney's never been divorced and goes to a temple regularly is supposed to negate
the fact that he's extremely liberal," said Harvey. "He used his Republican and Mormon identity to push
through radical policies on gay marriage, abortion and pro-homosexual school programs that Ted Kennedy
always dreamed about." The Romney campaign repeatedly has declined to respond to WND requests for
comment on such issues, including a failure to respond to multiple requests for a one-on-one interview in
which the candidate would have been allowed to give his definitive perspective of the issues being raised.
[article link]
Feds Indict Pornography Distributor - Pornography distributor John Stagliano and two of his companies were
charged by a federal grand jury with multiple counts of selling and distributing obscene films to the public
Three out of four Americans support the vigorous enforcement of federal obscenity laws, according to a
recent survey by the Morality in Media. Robert Peters, president of Morality in Media, said Americans are not
accepting of pornography - despite what the mainstream media present. ... Pornography distributor John
Stagliano and two of his companies were charged by a federal grand jury with multiple counts of selling and
distributing obscene films to the public. If convicted, Stagliano faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison
on each obscenity count. The corporations face a maximum fine of $500,000 per count. [article link]
LDS apostles attend meeting with Pope in NYC - (Two) of the Mormon Church's Quorum Of The Twelve
Apostles attended a service where Pope Benedict XVI
For the first time ever, high-ranking members of the LDS Church have participated in a prayer service with the
Pope. ... Catholic leaders described the visit as coming out of a growing respect between Catholics and
Mormons. [article link]
Will Pope Benedict become a Mormon after he dies? - Pope Benedict was baptized at birth and will most likely
be baptized again one year after his death, not by his Roman Catholic Church but by a Mormon he never met
PARIS (Reuters) - Pope Benedict was baptized at birth and will most likely be baptized again one year after his
death, not by his Roman Catholic Church but by a Mormon he never met. The Mormons, a U.S.-based
denomination officially named the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), encourage members to
baptize the dead by proxy in the belief they are helping the deceased attain full access to heaven. ... This has
outraged Jews and baffled Christians who see it as usurping the memory of their departed relatives. The (LDS)
Church says it cannot stem the tide of dead baptized in its own temples. ... So Benedict looks set to join his
predecessor John Paul and a centuries-long list of popes Mormons have baptized -- despite the fact that he,
back when he was the Vatican's top doctrinal authority, ruled that Mormon baptisms were not even Christian.
[article link]
The Romney Report: An In-Depth Analysis of Mitt Romney's Legacy on Life and Family Continued - Part
II - Catholic Charities of Boston and Same-sex Adoptions - Romney's statement that homosexuals have
a "legitimate interest" in adoptions, however, was greeted in the Boston press with cynicism and
derision, because Romney had been campaigning among Republicans at the time stressing the right of
children to have "a mother and a father"
Catholic Charities of Boston and Same-sex Adoptions: ... Romney denied he had authority to grant a
unilateral exception as governor, although the Department of Early Education, which regulates
adoption agencies, announced in April 2006 the agency wouldn't take action against Catholic adoption
organizations in Worcester, Fall River and Springfield which refused to consider homosexuals on
religious grounds until the legislature decided on Romney's exception bill. Romney's statement that
homosexuals have a "legitimate interest" in adoptions, however, was greeted in the Boston press with
cynicism and derision, because Romney had been campaigning among Republicans at the time
stressing the right of children to have "a mother and a father." ... Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships,
All Counterfeit Marriage: "From day one I've opposed the move for same-sex marriage and its
equivalent, civil unions." Although Romney, has opposed same-sex "marriage", his repeated
statements about his support for civil unions is not entirely accurate. Romney did in fact previously
support the idea of civil unions under the name of domestic partnerships to protect "non-traditional
couples". Concerned Women for America's Matt Barber told LifeSiteNews.com that domestic
partnerships in fact are civil unions, just worded differently. "They provide all the rights and
responsibilities associated with marriage, just in order to appease people who would oppose
homosexual marriage, they have removed the word 'marriage' and have redefined it as domestic
partnerships, civil unions" Barber told LifeSiteNews.com. "They're all counterfeit marriage."
[article link]
March 10, 2006: Boston's Catholic Charities to stop adoption service over same-sex law - Romney said
that he is disturbed that the rights of adults are placed over the needs of children, according to the AP
The issue has been a hotly contested one for sometime here causing eight members of the agency's
board of directors to resign on Ash Wednesday, March 1, in protest over a decision by the
Massachusetts bishops to seek an exemption from state licensing requirements that Catholic agencies
must facilitate adoptions by same-sex couples. The bishops of the four Catholic dioceses in
Massachusetts said in a Feb. 28 statement that if Catholic agencies were required to help same-sex
couples adopt children in violation of church teaching prohibiting the practice it would present "a
serious pastoral problem" and threaten religious freedom. "We are asking the commonwealth to
respect the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom and allow the Catholic Church to continue
serving children in need of adoption without violating the tenets of our faith," the bishops said.
[article link]
Alan Keyes - Important campaign news - He is now looking to the Constitution Party {I'm not sure Alan Keyes
or any conservative can find a home in the Constitution party. The Constitution Party is deeply flawed and
already a broken party. 1. The Constitution Party is deeply (LDS) Mormon and infested with the worst kind.
Infused with a group of Mormon LDS'ers who think women should not even have the right to vote. Any group
i.e. (LDS) or anyone who uses the USA Constitution or the Bible to deny rights and freedoms to other
individuals is a severely flawed group and the Constitution Party is emerging as such a group.}
As most of you know by now, Alan Keyes has departed from the Republican Party, or, more properly, the
Republican Party has departed from him. He is now looking to the Constitution Party. The Constitution Party's
members have labored in the conservative vineyard for many years, selflessly devoting themselves to the
cause of restoring our republican form of self-government and defending our liberty, and at long last, the day
has arrived for the rest of the conservative movement - including us - to join them. [article link]
A Letter From Ben Powers Regarding His Resignation From The Minnesota Constitution Party - I am writing you
today to make you aware of the current status of the Constitution Party
Current estimates state that over 1/3 of Constitution Party national committee members are Mormons, and
most of the employees of the national Constitution Party are Mormons. This past election season, Mormon-
controlled Constitution Party affiliates in Colorado, Idaho, and Nevada ran pro-abortion candidates. Mr.
Hansen and his supporters contend that they cannot be held to the life plank or any other plank of the
Constitution Party platform if their Prophet decrees opposition. By the logic of Hansen, Inc., a Satanist should
be welcome in the Constitution Party and should be exempt from the party platform rather than be in
opposition to her religious beliefs. Since at least 1996, Constitution Party literature has been critical of the
Republican Party and its candidates that are in direct opposition to the Republican Party platform. The
Constitution Party has in principle now jettisoned its much flaunted motto, "Principle over Politics!," and made
itself no better than the Republican Party. [article link]
Obama Picks Up Support from Romney Backer - "No doubt some of my friends will see this as a matter of
party or intellectual treachery" Kmiec wrote {I don't know why in this particular election cycle so many leaders
are so quick to sell their soul, their reputation and everything they stood for just to make a low level political
endorsement for sub-par political candidates. Maybe it has always been that way in politics but it is just more
evident this time. Real leaders stick to their principals.}
It might seem unlikely that if Mitt Romney was your first choice for president, Barack Obama would be your
second. But that is the case for constitutional scholar Douglas W. Kmiec, who shocked the conservative legal
world on Sunday by endorsing Obama in a post on Slate.com. Besides serving as legal counsel to Presidents
Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, Kmiec was co-chairman of Romney's Committee for the Courts and the
Constitution, which was to advise him on constitutional questions and judicial appointments. "No doubt some
of my friends will see this as a matter of party or intellectual treachery," Kmiec wrote. "I regret that, and I
respect their disagreement." In fact, some of his friends on the right and at conservative legal blogs seemed
ready to come after the constitutional law professor at Pepperdine University with a net. [article link]
Analysis - Romney withdraws White House bid
 Excellent Analysis of Election Events - Topic: Romney drops out of race - February 7 (Mp3),
[alternate link]
Conservatives rally behind Huckabee.
*Survey Taken Prior to Romney Withdrawal - Born Again Christians Favor Democratic Candidates, Says Survey
(Note: the Democratic Party is out polling and out fundraising the Republican Party by a margin of about 2 to
1.) {The current Bush-Romney RINO Republican Party is void of any true principals and is completely lacking in
any genuine conservative concepts so there is no reason to support them.}
A surprising new survey out Monday found that more born again Christian voters said they would support a
Democratic candidate than a Republican candidate, breaking the long tradition of born-again support for the
GOP. The new Barna study shows that if the general election was held today, 40 percent of all born again
adults who are likely to vote in November would choose the Democratic candidate, and only 29 percent would
choose the Republican candidate. The remaining 28 percent are currently unsure whom they would support,
preferring to vote for a specific candidate rather than strictly along party lines. [article link]
McCain's biggest early victory was in New York, where Rudy Giuliani's allies had set up a winner-take-all rule
that gave all 101 delegates to McCain after Giuliani dropped out of the race last week {The Republican Primary
is a crooked – Winner take all RINO States while the Conservative States share the delegates. This is going to
be severely damaging and demoralizing to an already broken Republican Party. The 2006 Republican Party
ignored the conservative voter and lost both the House and Senate majority and now it has gotten even worse
not better. 2008 is going to be the Republicans biggest disaster right down to the State and local office level.}
Riding a wave of votes across four time zones on Super Tuesday, John McCain celebrated the biggest
presidential primary day in the nation's history by taking a commanding lead in the race for the Republican
nomination. ... The battle for Super Tuesday among Republicans revealed ideological fault lines as the party
moves toward picking a leader to succeed President Bush. McCain has tried to woo conservatives and
moderates, describing the GOP as "the party of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan."
[article link]
Feb 07, 2008 - Romney withdraws from White House race {Mitt Romney gave it his best and we all wish him
all the best! I think it's just a bad time for the Republican Party in general. The party leaders don't know what
they want to do or what direction they want to go.}
Romney made the announcement in front of an influential conservative political group in Washington, saying
that he was withdrawing because America was at war in Iraq and he would rather support McCain as nominee
rather than make it easier for the Democratic nominee to win. [article link]
Right wants Romney as standard-bearer - Some 50 stalwarts of the political right privately met with Mitt
Romney minutes after he dropped out of the Republican nominating race to discuss the former Massachusetts
governor becoming the face of conservatism, as Ronald Reagan became en route to his 1980 election win {The
secular conservative movement has now sunken so low that they have selected a non-electable, closet liberal
to be the face of their new movement.}
"If someone had suggested a year ago and a half ago that we would be welcoming Mitt Romney as a potential
leader of the conservative movement, no one would have believed it," Mr. Keene said to open the meeting.
"But over the last year and a half, he has convinced us he is one of us and walks with us." ... Jay Sekulow, a
Romney volunteer and chief counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice, told attendees that Mr.
Romney is the "turnaround specialist" the conservative movement needs. "The movement needs someone of
Ronald Reagan's stature and Romney could fill that role," Mr. Sekulow told The Washington Times yesterday.
Hanging over the extraordinary meeting, held immediately after Mr. Romney bowed out of the Republican
nomination race, was a mood that ranged from skepticism to cold hostility toward Mr. McCain. [article link]
How Mormons Saw Romney - In wooing evangelicals, he made some fellow LDS members uneasy
In his pursuit of the presidency, Mitt Romney held fast to his Mormon faith, though his religion remains
controversial with evangelicals and some other Christians. But his determined (and ultimately futile) wooing of
evangelicals led him to make some statements that didn't quite square with Mormon beliefs and culture. And
the effort itself may have deepened the impression of him as inauthentic--even to some fellow Mormons. ...
Romney's failed courtship of evangelicals was predictable, Oman says, given that for many evangelicals,
"Mormons are anathema--not only on theological grounds [but because to evangelicals] there is something
uniquely disreputable about being a Mormon. I really don't think there's anything you can say that is going to
convince these people to forgive you for being a Latter-day Saint. I didn't see there was any way he was going
to get those votes." So even while the attempts to sound mainstream failed to persuade evangelicals, they
also made some of Romney's fellow Mormons uneasy. "Rather than the individual little comments that may
have startled Mormons, I think what troubled [fellow LDS members] was a sense that he was pandering," says
Bushman. "To try to be something you're not just doesn't work," he says. "I think it was a moral error, as well
as a political error." [article link]
Mitt Romney - The Hope of the (LDS) Mormon People
"If Mitt Romney really has a calling or a destiny for his life it is not to be President of the USA but it
would be to lead his people out of the dangerous and manipulating Mormon LDS cult and into the
freedom of reality"
-- Mitt, set your people Free!
"Mitt - Set Our (LDS) People Free" ... A 7th Generation Mormon's Plea for Truth - Blows the Lid Off Romney's
"Soft Secrecy" Campaign {If Mitt Romney really has a calling or a destiny for his life it is not to be President of
the USA but it would be to lead his people out of the dangerous and manipulating Mormon LDS cult and into
the freedom of reality. -- Mitt, set your people Free!}
This book is nothing less than Mike Moody's open letter to college fraternity brother Mitt Romney, the final
chapter in a correspondence begun between the two former friends in 1999 ... There are many newsworthy
observations in the book - as well as some startling (but well-sourced in 10 pages of end-notes) allegations
about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS), better known to the world as the Mormon Church.
Below are a few of those insights, observations and well-documented allegations that collectively represent
Mitt Romney's "Swift Boat" moment - this is all based on well-documented facts - many of the documents
semi-secret documents from the LDS Church's own archives and libraries. [article link]
Romney faces long odds in bid to overtake a surging McCain {In 2009 Mitt Romney will still be calling himself
Governor and will still be running for the 08 Republican nomination. Romney is obsessed with politics and
anything he thinks is power.}
Mitt Romney, who prides himself on "wallowing in the data" before making tough decisions, now confronts an
unforgiving mathematical landscape of delegate counts, polls, and popular vote tallies that suggest the odds
are overwhelmingly against his presidential bid. John McCain's sweep on Super Tuesday of winner-take-all
states in the Northeast and big states such as California gave him a commanding lead in delegates - 703 of the
1,191 needed to clinch the nomination, compared with 293 for Romney and 190 for Mike Huckabee, according
to an Associated Press tally. ... McCain, meanwhile, is looking to cement his front-runner status, finish off his
rivals before the March 4 contests, and start uniting the fractured GOP behind him. National polls of
Republicans show McCain with a commanding lead, [article link]
Magic mormon underwear - John Safran, From the Aussie TV program John Safran v God talks about Mormon
Garments (YouTube 5:20) {Do you really know who you are supporting and voting for if you support Mormon
Mitt Romney?}
Even though Mormon wards, stakes and temples are completely absent of crosses, it's chock full of occultic
and Masonic symbols.Most disturbing though, is Mormonism's blatant use of the inverted Satanic pentagram.
[article link]
Can you guess where this is from? (Photo)

The first to correctly guess what this is and where exactly it is from gets a free DVD copy of The Gospel of
John. ... Okay, here's the only hint I'll give: It is found within Salt Lake City, but it represents something outside
of Salt Lake City. [article link]
"I was an independent during the time of Reagan-Bush, I'm not trying to return to Reagan-Bush"
Romney said during his unsuccessful 1994 Senate bid against Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ted
Kennedy [source]
 Romney "Yeah, I voted in the (1992) Democratic Primary"
Activists remember a different Romney - "You need someone like me in Washington" he said - Making
personal appeals on the state's liberal touchstones - gay rights, abortion rights and the environment - Romney
developed a persuasive style, convincing audiences that his passion matched theirs and that he was
committed to their causes {Don't believe Mitt Romney for one second. Just as quick as he has 'embraced'
conservative values is just exactly how quick he is going to reject them if ever elected. Romney's actions speak
louder than his words, much louder!}
Though Romney's policy shifts have become widely known, his meetings with activists for abortion rights and
other causes - which have received far less attention - show he put much work into winning support from
Massachusetts' liberal establishment only a few years ago. Making personal appeals on the state's liberal
touchstones - gay rights, abortion rights and the environment - Romney developed a persuasive style,
convincing audiences that his passion matched theirs and that he was committed to their causes. He
impressed environmentalists by using rhetoric sharper than theirs. He met gay-rights activists on their turf, in
a restaurant attached to a popular gay bar, and told skeptics he would be a "good voice" and a moderating
force within his party. And in many cases, he said his commitment had been cemented by watching the
suffering of someone dear to him: a grandchild whose asthma left him worried about air pollution; his wife's
multiple sclerosis, which had him placing hope in embryonic stem cell research; the death of a distant relative
{This now 'distant relative' has also been quoted as Romney's Aunt. I wonder if this tragic story is even true or
if it's just another made for politics drama.} in an illegal abortion, convincing him that the procedure needed
to remain legal. In discussing the need to combat global warming, he said he worried about his family's
favorite vacation spot. [article link]
Romney in last bid to derail McCain - Republicans were telling him, "We don't want Senator McCain; we want
a conservative" {The thought that the ultra-liberal, ultra-deceiving Mitt Romney is a conservative or any hopes
that Mitt Romney will in any way represent conservatives is a fairy tale of the tallest order. In fact there is a
better chance that the Tooth Fairy will leave the winning Lottery ticket under your pillow at night than the
possibility that Mitt Romney will represent conservative values in Washington D.C.}
Mitt Romney launched what could be his last bid to stop John McCain from seizing the Republican presidential
nomination. Meanwhile, Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton were locked in an increasingly
tight race and battled for support in delegate-rich northeastern states ahead of Super Tuesday. Romney
continued to hammer away at his assertion that McCain is weak on economic issues and is too much of a
maverick for the conservative party. The former Massachusetts governor told voters in a series of coast-to-
coast stops that hardcore Republicans were telling him, "We don't want Senator McCain; we want a
conservative." [article link]
Romney's Economic Claims Challenged - According to state unemployment numbers, the net number of jobs
added during the four years Romney was in office was 24,400 - a fraction of the total of about 200,000 lost
during the recession - most of the rest of the country rebounded much faster {Note: The math on this is that
Romney lost 10,000 private sector jobs during his term but Romney expanded the Government so govt. job
numbers increased.}
BOSTON (AP) - It's part of Mitt Romney's core narrative: Massachusetts, in the throes of a fiscal freefall, fell
back on his CEO skills and turnaround wizardry to spark - in his words - "a dramatic reversal of state fortunes
and a period of sustained economic expansion." It's a rosy opinion of Massachusetts' economy that few in the
state share. Instead, observers say, the state's recovery from a disastrous 2001 recession has been tepid at
best, and Romney gives himself more credit than deserved on job creation and balancing the state budget.
Romney says that by the time he left office, the unemployment rate in Massachusetts was lower and the state
had recovered nearly 80,000 jobs from the low point of the recession. A fuller look reveals a state still
struggling to recoup the jobs washed away in the recession, while much of the rest of the country has already
sailed past pre-recession highs. According to state unemployment numbers, the net number of jobs added
during the four years Romney was in office was 24,400 - a fraction of the total of about 200,000 lost during the
recession. Although the number of new jobs steadily climbed during Romney's four years in office - from a loss
of 54,700 in his first year to a gain of 34,700 in his final year - most of the rest of the country rebounded much
faster. [article link]
Romney Hangs His Hat on Credibility... No, Really! - Debate Romney Vs. Real Romney - ON THE ECONOMY:
Debate Romney: "During my term in office, we added jobs" [CNN GOP Debate, 1/30/08] - Romney Reality:
Massachusetts Lost 10,000 Jobs During Romney Administration [Boston Herald, 2/21/07]
WASHINGTON, Jan 31, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Last night's debate was yet another
reminder of why smooth talking Mitt Romney keeps wracking up the silver and bronze medals, but just can't
seem to make it across the finish line. After losses in almost every critical state heading up to next Tuesday,
Romney's campaign has apparently decided that his last hope is to try to re-brand himself yet again -- this time
as an "authentic conservative." After all the damage Romney's flip-flops have done to his credibility, hanging
his hat on authenticity might not be the best plan. Exit polls in every early state have shown that voters who
want a candidate who believes what he says are rejecting Romney: He was the top choice of just 7 percent of
those voters in South Carolina, 14 percent in Iowa, 15 percent in New Hampshire, and 19 percent in Florida.
Even in Michigan, a state where his home field advantage helped him win, Romney was the top choice of
fewer than one in four voters who wanted a candidate who says what he believes. [CNN Exit Polls, 1/29/08]
[article link]
LDS Mormonism is a fake-counterfeit version of true Christianity and it also appears that the Mormon
Mitt Romney is a fake-counterfeit conservative. This is a warning and a caution to people to be careful
when dealing with LDS members and LDS politicians as the truth is not likely to be a part of their
public appearance.
Strange Whisper Before Romney Answer Perplexes Debate Viewers - The Romney campaign has not yet
responded to a request for comment from FOX News
Right before Romney answered, somebody seemed to whisper: "He raised taxes." And then Romney
responded, as if taking the cue, "I'm not going to raise taxes." So where did the whisper come from? ... Web
site The Raw Story wrote in a brief article about the incident Friday that some are accusing Romney of
"shenanigans" - like waiting for a prompt before answering the question. The Romney campaign has not yet
responded to a request for comment from FOX News. Jeremy Gaines, a spokesman for debate sponsor
MSNBC, said in an e-mail to FOXNews.com, "We heard the same thing you heard. There was obviously an
open mike which picked up the whisper, but we have no way of knowing who did the whispering." The
whispers about the whisper are reminiscent of the Internet speculation in 2004 over whether George W. Bush
was wearing a wire during a debate, after photos showed what appeared to be an unusual bulge on his back.
Bush denied he was getting a feed from his aides, and laughed off the rumors. [article link]
The Romney Whisper Mystery - the whisper-assist to Romney in last night's debate - The fact that their is a
second whisper "support" heard in another question shows that he was indeed cheating
We're linking to this over on the Video Feed too, but I just couldn't pass up a chance to weigh in on the
whisper-assist to Romney in last night's debate. Tim Russert is asking Romney whether he'd do what Reagan
did to solidify Social Security. Romney looks a little non-plussed until there's an audible whisper from
somewhere "…raised taxes," after which Romney immediately starts in "I'm not going to raise taxes..." ... The
fact that their is a second whisper "support" heard in another question shows that he was indeed cheating so
sad that our great country is now under control of a corrupt few! [article link]
SCRIPTED MITT ROMNEY AT THE MSNBC FLORIDA DEBATE!!! - I have to conclude Romney is getting fed
answers - The media needs to be all over this (YouTube 10 sec)
stevizal-NBC has UPDATED since then and Brian Williams wrote in his blog, he heard the "whisper" and does
not know from where it came, but it wasn't from him whispering to Russert. Open mike was the first
propaganda - but people weren't believing it - so they changed to "do not know" another lie. [article link]
Romney, Like George W. Bush, Using a Wire - The sound of Romney's prompter (debate aide - audio prompt)
was in the original broadcast - MSNBC even blogged about it, but has since removed the post
The sound of Romney's prompter was in the original broadcast. MSNBC even blogged about it, but has since
removed the post. And to get busted on "Don't Raise Taxes" which is the answer regardless of the question!
Would be funny if it weren't so tragic that not even his opponents will mention it. Are they cheating too? The
media wouldn't mention Bush's cheating - can we force them to mention Romney's (which will, of course,
bring up Bush's cheating)? Please contact the media. If there's another explanation, MSNBC knows what it is.
There is the possibility that Tim Russert cheats. Could that be part of the explanation for the media's
resistance to calling out cheating candidates? [article link]
Update: Election 2008
Informed Vote 2008:

MassResistance - The Mitt Romney Deception Report 28 pages
MassResistance - Blog
 Patrick and James on Mormon Mitt Romney and US elections, 08 (YouTube 10:09)
Too many 'professional' Christians have taken their eye off of the ball and that is how Satan can
easily deceive us. The ball (main event) is not the Republican Party, Hillary Clinton or even
politics it is obedience to Jesus Christ our faith in God and by extension promotion and
protection of the Christian faith through each individual person therefore protecting the family
and ultimately promoting Church unity.
After watching the Romney campaign it is evident and clear that the Mormon people deserve
better than what the LDS has to offer. I now find that I have even more respect and
compassion for the Mormon people and it really is my hope that they can shake the Joseph
Smith cult and become free and alive in Jesus Christ. As it is with all cults the higher up you go
into the organization the less they can be trusted and Mitt Romney is very high up in the LDS
organization.
Lastly, none of the Republicans are interested in actually being President they are just playing a
game campaigning in a few select states just enough to have fun but not enough to get
elected president. They know that the Bush controlled Republican Party wants' 2008 to go to
the Democrats in hopes that Jeb Bush can then win in 2012. The Republican Party
establishment is intentionally backing John McCain knowing that McCain is unelectable against
any Democratic candidate. In Romney's case he seems only interested in the opportunity to
promote Mormonism and to pillage money from the highest profile office in the land.
Florida's Jeb Bush not involved in (Republican) presidential primary - As race travels to Florida, famous former
governor sits it out {Jeb Bush will not act in 2008 hoping a Democrat will win and then he won't act later on
until he has forced Americans to beg him to run for office. Jeb Bush like the rest of his deranged Bush family
likes to see America get on its knees and beg. It's also been that way with George Bush Jr. he will not act on
behalf of America or anyone w/o first making them pay in some way.}
TAMPA, Fla. – He's the most prominent Republican name in Florida, but he might as well be the invisible man
in the state's presidential primary. GOP hopefuls have been snapping up allies from former Gov. Jeb Bush's
vaunted political machine in advance of Tuesday's crucial contest. But a question remains. Where's Jeb? "Well
under the radar," said Kevin Wagner, a political science professor at Florida Atlantic University. ... Mr. Doster
said many Florida Republicans would still like to see him run for national office in the future. ... The second-
oldest of the four Bush brothers, Jeb was viewed as the one being groomed to follow father George Bush to
national office. [article link]
FAITH OF MY FATHERS - THE JOHN McCAIN STORY

This book report covers one of the greatest pieces of literature, and is a must read by every man of military
background. It is a serious, utterly gripping account of faith, fathers, and the military. John McCain, one of the
most admired leaders in the United States Government, tells a story that, in the words of NEWSWEEK, "makes
the other presidential candidates look like pygmies". John McCain learned about life and honor from his father
and grandfather, both four star admirals in the U.S. Navy. This story covers their lives, their heroism, and the
ways that sons are shaped and enriched by their fathers. John McCain's grandfather was one of the Navy's
greatest commanders, and led the strongest aircraft carrier force of the THIRD FLEET in key battles during
WWII. John's father followed a similar path, equally distinguished by heroic service in the Navy as a submarine
commander during WWII, rising to the rank of four star admiral. The McCains became the first family in
American History to achieve that distinction. John McCain Jr. became commander of all U.S. forces in the
Pacific during the Vietnam war. It was in the Vietnam war that John McCain III faced the most difficult
challenge of his life. As a naval aviator he was shot down over Hanoi in 1967. His story tells of torture beyond
belief, inhumane treatment by his Vietnamese captors during five and a half years of imprisonment.
[article link]
Romney Backpedals Over Bob Dole Comments - Mitt Romney backpedaled Tuesday after saying former Sen.
Bob Dole is "probably the last person I would have wanted to have write a letter for me"
McCain shot back, saying in a statement: "Gov. Romney's attack on Bob Dole is disgraceful, and Governor
Romney should apologize. Bob Dole is a war hero who has spent his life in service to this nation and nobody
has worked harder to build the Republican Party. Bob Dole deserves the respect of every American and
certainly every Republican." ... Romney and McCain have been tireless in accusing each other of being soft on
key GOP issues, and with McCain leading in most of the Super Tuesday states Romney has been fighting to
stay competitive. The former Massachusetts governor was logging more than 5,000 miles as he undertook a
37-hour coast-to-coast tour in the 21 states holding GOP contests Tuesday. [article link]
Quotations from Mormon Leaders on the Christian Faith - "I was answered that I must join none of them
(Christian Churches), for they were all wrong...that all their creeds were an abomination in His sight" (Joseph
Smith History 1:19)
"...orthodox Christian views of God are Pagan rather than Christian." (Mormon Doctrine of Deity by B.H.
Roberts, p.116) "...the God whom the 'Christians' worship is a being of their own creation..." (Apostle Charles
W. Penrose, JD 23:243) "The Christian world, so called, are heathens as to their knowledge of the salvation of
God." (Brigham Young, JD 8:171) "What! Are Christians ignorant? Yes, as ignorant of the things of God as the
brute best." (John Taylor, JD 13:225 "What does the Christian world know about God? Nothing...Why so far as
the things of God are concerned, they are the veriest fools; they know neither God nor the things of God."
(John Taylor, JI) 13:225) "Believers in the doctrines of modern Christendom will reap damnation to their souls
(Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, p.177) ... "...brother Joseph B. Nobles once told a Methodist priest,
after hearing him describe his god, that the god they worshiped was the "Mormon's" Devil-a being without a
body, whereas our God has a body, parts and passions." (Brigham Young, JD 5:331). [article link]
12 things satanists pray against us daily {This includes LDS Mormons and other Cults who also pray these
things against the Christian Church.}
The other day I received an interesting e-mail from a ministry online. It included a copy of an e-mail from a
Pastor in Berlin/Germany. He sent a list of the 12 things that Satanists are regularly praying for. I felt
impressed of the Lord to send this to y'all so that we could take what they pray for and reverse the curse - so
to speak. Read what they are praying for and then please take the time to cancel their prayers and speak
blessings on what they have selected for their curses. Let's keep a copy of this list on hand so that we can
zealously cancel their assignments through our effectual, fervent prayers. [article link]
 Crop Circles (demon circles) and (LDS), Occultic, Masonic & Illuminati Symbols (Video 7:00)
Note: the upside-down cross on the back of Pope John Paul II's chair is a reminder that Saint Peter was
crucified upside-down it is not a reference to the Roman crucifix cross of Jesus Christ.
Cutting Edge Weekly Newsletter - Now, carefully notice the new GOP elephant logo - The three stars are the
Goatshead of Mendez Pentagram - The change occurred in the year 2000 "The Party of Satan" {The new 2000
GOP Republican Party elephant logo is also no longer red, white and blue it is now a purple, white and blue
(Logo) with the three upside-down (Satanic) stars.}
Did you know that the Republicans changed the stars in their official elephant logo to two stars upward in the
year 2000, the very year in which Skull & Bones George Bush was "elected" President? This Republican logo is
the traditional elephant logo as this book front page cover demonstrates. The book is entitled, "The Pictorial
History of the Republican Party", by Beryl Frank, published in 1980. As you can see, the stars on this elephant
logo are the same as the traditional stars on an American flag, i.e., with one point upward. This style of
Pentagram is a "good", White Magic type of star, the same type of star as in the traditional American flag.
Now, carefully notice the new GOP elephant logo. The three stars are the Goatshead of Mendez Pentagram,
with two points upward. This style of Pentagram is the "evil", Black Magick type of star. The Illuminati program
for their Masonic Christ (Antichrist) is most definitely the Black Magick variety. The plans these Globalists have
for this country and this world is literally the "worst case" scenario, from the planned destruction of 66% of all
humanity, to the dissolution of every elected government on earth, to replacing those governments with the
most repressive dictatorship in world history. This dictatorship will be supported by unprecedented level of
modern technology, which will allow government authorities to monitor nearly everyone in the world at every
moment of the day. This Plan fulfills prophecies exactly, especially those in the Book of Revelation and Daniel.
When was this Republican elephant logo changed? The change occurred in the year 2000 ("The Party of
Satan", Radio Left, Mon 17 Dec 2007, quoting the Thom Hartmann Show, of December 17). This is the year
George W. Bush (Jr.) was elevated to the White House, following one of the closest elections in American
history, an election not decided until December 13, when the Supreme Court decided that Bush had beaten
Gore in Florida. Therefore, at the time the country was electing its second Skull & Bones President, the
Republican Party quietly changed the stars on its official Republican elephant logo to the Goatshead of
Mendez star. This reality means that America has been officially and deliberately set on a course of extreme
evil since that momentous year. Have we ever been so beset, from without and within, than in the last 6
years? This is just a partial listing of all the evils which have beset us since 2000: ... [article link]
Romney loses momentum as Huckabee regains ground - exit polls suggest many of Huckabee's voters in the
south would have picked McCain as a second choice - casting doubt on Romney's claim of stolen votes
Mitt Romney, the clearest loser from Super Tuesday, today gathered his advisers for an early-morning meeting
in Boston to review the future of his campaign although his team insisted the fight for the Republican
nomination will continue. With a disappointing haul of six victories, two of which were in his "home" states of
Massachusetts and Utah, the businessman-turned-politician fell victim to a southern resurgence by rival
conservative Mike Huckabee. ... "Last night was almost devastating, I would say, for Romney," said Johnson. ...
Although Romney is the wealthiest candidate in the race, he is likely to think carefully about committing more
personal funds to mass telephone canvassing and to television advertisements. The Washington Post reported
that his campaign's has spent $1.16m for each delegate it has secured - a rate which means it would cost
Romney some $1.3bn to win the nomination. Huckabee, in contrast, has won 20 delegates for every $1m of
outlay. [article link]
Romney Prepared to Keep On Going - said his son, Tagg, a senior campaign adviser, in an interview today -
advisers have been discussing the existence of three different categories of delegates - and then perhaps get
him to a point where he has enough momentum to wrest some of those promised but not officially bound
delegates into his column at a contested convention
In a measure of just how dire the situation is for the campaign, Mr. Romney's advisers have been discussing
the existence of three different categories of delegates: those that have been already been awarded and
bound to a candidate; those that have been promised to someone but are not technically bound; and those
that have not yet been allocated.They are mapping out a farfetched possibility premised on conservative fears
continuing to fester against Mr. McCain, which they hope fuels a series of wins for Mr. Romney and then
perhaps get him to a point where he has enough momentum to wrest some of those promised but not
officially bound delegates into his column at a contested convention.Mr. Romney appeared to even allude to
this potential route in his speech on Tuesday night, promising to take the contest "all the way to the
convention." [article link]
Romney's real problem with the Log Cabin letter - Romney's sold himself as a conservative to leaders of the
religious right, and now conservative leaders are concerned that he misled them - This is not the last time this
will happen {At best Mitt Romney is a conservative mirage, a cloud, a vapor, a smoke screen, the nearer one
get's to his actual policies the quicker they all vanish into the glare of liberalism.}
Romney's sold himself as a conservative to leaders of the religious right, and now conservative leaders are
concerned that he misled them. That is the importance of these quotes. Clearly what is happening is that
people are circling back with this letter and re-evaluating and asking him questions. This is not the last time
this will happen. There will be statements on abortion, more statements on homosexuality, etc. Each time
another letter or statement comes out and gets this level of scrutiny, it is going to lower the trust of the
leaders of these groups. Romney will lose credibility over time both as a conservative, but also as a leader.
Republicans like leaders that don't act on the direction of the wind. Romney will have trouble taking that
stance. These kinds of things give cover to people anxious about "the Mormon Question". They are
uncomfortable with that, but willing to tolerate it because he's a real conservative. But now that they are not
completely sure that they can trust what he says about where he is on the issues, their concerns about the
religious foundations for his positions can also become an issue. As one religious leader said - and Evangelicals
for Mitt quoted - "It's not whether I could vote for a Mormon, it's whether I could vote for this Mormon."
Indeed, the question goes from, "I have concerned about trusting this man," to "I have concerns about
trusting this Mormon." [article link]
 The Mitt Romney (gay agenda) Log Cabin letter Text, PDF
Well, to say the least it was bad timing for Mitt Romney to have the (LDS) Mormon "prophet, seer and
revelator" president Gordon B. Hinckley die in the very midst of the crucial election primary only days
before the Super Tuesday elections. Just in time to reveal to Americans more of the Mormon
weirdness and to remind voters that Mitt Romney is a tool of that very Mormon weirdness.
Mitt Romney's Mormon detour - There's never a good time for a funeral, but the one Mitt Romney went to
Saturday (Gordon B. Hinckley) may have been particularly inopportune - The service blended mellow
Tabernacle Choir songs with dry speeches sprinkled with soft humor - It was almost devoid of any actual
religious ritual
SALT LAKE CITY -- There's never a good time for a funeral, but the one Mitt Romney went to Saturday may
have been particularly inopportune. In the closing stage of a campaign where he has tried his hardest to
manage scrutiny of his faith, Mitt Romney, candidate for president, pulled himself off the campaign trail for
the morning and became Mitt Romney, grieving Mormon. ... But the way Romney's campaign handled his visit
betrayed a more complicated set of calculations. Attending the funeral was, in some ways, an even more
public declaration of his faith than Romney's heavily hyped speech on religion in December; there was no on-
message way for him to frame the service for a man Mormons called, in addition to president, "prophet, seer
and revelator." Barely 170 years after the religion burst into existence, it still apparently makes some
mainstream Christians squeamish enough that only Mormon bigwigs in national politics (Sen. Harry Reid of
Nevada; Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, attending on behalf of President Bush; Utah Sens.
Orrin Hatch and Robert Bennett) came to the service. Compare that to the scene three years ago, when
Catholic and Protestant elected officials alike made a big show of flocking to Rome to see Pope John Paul II
buried, and you can understand how the visit posed a dilemma for Romney. His campaign didn't exactly go out
of its way to play up his trip this week. ... The church-owned Deseret Morning News led Saturday's paper with
Romney's visit to the state -- giving it more attention than his own campaign did. [article link]
 Mormons Hope No One Is Watching - Gordon B. Hinckley mistakes Joseph Smith as "Jesus Smith" -
(YouTube :35)
Mormons could not wait to get the 2002 Olympics to call attention to themselves. The great moment
came and Pres. Hinckley took center stage..... well maybe it was not such a great idea. Is he a drunk?
He is slurring his speech. This is hilariously funny! No wonder all the official LDS stuff is staged.
CAUTION some bad Language. Note: The Joseph Smith "Book of Mormon" (B.O.M.) is not a 2nd
witness of the Holy Bible. The Old Testament the many New Testament eyewitnesses to the life and
resurrection of Jesus and the many true prophecies within the holy Bible are its own witness. The
B.O.M. (LDS) Church has many contradictions and goes against the Holy Bible in all of its teachings i.e.
the communion of water & leaven bread, baptism of the dead, being Jews, relocating Temples etc.. If
anything Joseph Smith is the one missing a second witness as he alone witnessed his visions and he
alone wrote his documents.
 Gordon B. Hinckley "I'm sooo Almost Excited about it" (YouTube 1:21)
Meaningless Gestures at the [yet another] Nauvoo LDS Temple dedication.
Gordon B. Hinckley the prophet-president of boredom "I'm sooo Almost Excited about it"!!
 Jan Mickelson Exposes A Romney Lie (YouTube - 9:32) [removed from YouTube]
Mitt first calls the radio host a TV host, obviously the cameras were not hidden if Mitt thought he was
on TV. Lot's of discrepancies in Romney's version and apparently Team Mitt then had their deceitful
account placed on Wikipedia.com where it was proven to be false and changed. Also the interview was
on the record, not in secret and Mitt was being asked about his flip-flops on abortion and not being
challenged about his Mormonism.
 MORmON Math by Gordon Hinckley (YouTube 1:56) [removed from YouTube]
Most people wouldn't buy a used car from this slick salesman let alone a religion.
 The Prophets Joseph Smith & Brigham Young (YouTube 1:21)
Brigham and Joseph show that the Glory of God is Intelligence - unfortunately the LDS Mormon cult is
lacking in glory of God.
Gordon B. Hinckley, 15th Mormon president, 15th Mormon prophet - Hinckley's funeral set for Saturday - The
funeral for LDS Church (prophet) President Gordon B. Hinckley is scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. in Salt Lake
City's LDS Conference Center - While funerals for every president from Brigham Young on have taken place in
the LDS Tabernacle, Hinckley's will be in the center to accommodate the expected crowds {Basic Christian is
going to do a series on Mormon Death to see how the LDS practice it differently from the Bible. The Mormons
treat death like a physical journey to a distant place very similar to the ancient Egyptians. In actuality now that
Gordon B. Hinckley is dead he is either (a.) Having sex like a rabid teenager as an (LDS) Mormon god on his
own distant planet. or (b.) Has been cast out of the presence of God and is burning in hell as an unsaved –
unrepentant heretic.}
The funeral for LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley is scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. in Salt Lake City's
LDS Conference Center. While funerals for every president from Brigham Young on have taken place in the LDS
Tabernacle, Hinckley's will be in the center to accommodate the expected crowds. The 97-year-old leader of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died at his Salt Lake City home on Sunday at 7 p.m., surrounded
by his children and other members of the governing First Presidency. Though many saw signs of decline in
recent weeks, Hinckley continued to work until Wednesday. On Thursday, he simply couldn't get out of bed,
family sources said, and by Saturday, loved ones had gathered to say goodbye. Republican presidential
candidate Mitt Romney has confirmed he will attend the funeral, as have Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
and Utah Sens. Bob Bennett and Orrin Hatch. Other expected dignitaries, and the schedule of speakers, has
yet to be determined, said Scott Trotter, LDS Church spokesman. People attending the funeral must be seated
no later than 10:30 a.m., and seating will be restricted to 21,000 individuals. Overflow seating, with large
screen viewing of the proceedings available, will be in the LDS Tabernacle, Assembly Hall and Conference
Center Theater. [article link]
(LDS) Latter-day Credo - Pre-existence and the afterlife {Seems the LDS Mormons are particularly vague about
what they actually believe and teach. This is the closest thing I could find to actual LDS afterlife doctrine.}
Pre-existence and the afterlife: Before their mortal birth, humans existed in pre-mortality and were born in
the spirit world to heavenly parents. Mormons also believe in the resurrection and teach that most people will
receive some measure of salvation and have a place in a three-level eternal kingdom. {The LDS Mormons also
have some very vague concept of hell, yes they say there is a Mormon hell but no one goes there and if they
do go there it is only for a short time not permanent like eternity.} [article link]
Hinckley's funeral set for Saturday - Hinckley's burial in Salt Lake Cemetery, beside his companion of 67 years,
wife Marjorie, will immediately follow the funeral, which will last at least 90 minutes {Already the (LDS)
Mormon weirdness begins! Is she his 'companion' first - into some afterlife? or is she his wife. The LDS
propaganda and double speak is already occurring and also note the desire not to have the public ceremony in
the LDS Temple. I guess it is considered bad public relations to go anywhere near the LDS Temple and make no
mistake the funeral of Gordon B. Hinckley is going to be used as yet another public relations ploy by the LDS.}
KUTV will broadcast live coverage, as will KSL TV and radio and Brigham Young University's television station.
The proceedings also will broadcast via satellite, and in 69 languages, to more than 6,000 LDS Church buildings
across the globe. Between the funeral proceedings and the grave-side service, "In His Own Words," a program
about the life and ministry of Hinckley, will be televised in the Conference Center, overflow venues, on BYU
television and via satellite. Hinckley's burial in Salt Lake Cemetery, beside his companion of 67 years, wife
Marjorie, will immediately follow the funeral, which will last at least 90 minutes. Public viewing of Hinckley's
body is set for Thursday and Friday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the LDS Church Administration Building, 47 E.
South Temple, Salt Lake City. There will be a tent on the west side of the building where people can wait
before walking indoors. Due to Hinckley's death, church officials announced that the dedication of the Rexburg
Temple in Idaho, which had been scheduled for Sunday, will now take place on Feb. 10. [article link]
Ten Examples Of Lies Told By Gordon B. Hinckley - In the Larry King Interveiw - Example 7: When asked about
the church and politics, Hinckley tells King, "The church does not become involved in politics" {10 plus Lies in
only one, one hour interview that's amazing.}
Example 1: When asked by King about the church's annual income being $5.9 billion, Hinckley responded,
"Well, I don't know about that figure, but we get along." As the senior officer of the LDS church, with its many
holdings, combined with tithing from thousands of members (or tens of thousands), it is unimaginable that
Hinckley would not know whether $5.9 billion was the figure for church annual income or not. ... Example 9:
When asked by King about the LDS church telling Catholics (for example) to leave their church and faith and
become a Mormon, Hinckley said, "I say this to other people: you develop all the good you can. We have no
animosity toward any other church. We do not oppose other churches. We never speak negatively of other
churches. [article link]
Romney to attend Mormon (puppet master) leader's funeral - Romney recalled that he met with Hinckley
three or four times to discuss planning for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and once before Romney
decided to run for president - He said he was not particularly close to Hinckley
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Mitt Romney, who rarely talks on the campaign trail about his Mormon faith, said
today that he plans to attend the funeral of Gordon B. Hinckley, the church president who died yesterday at
age 97 in Salt Lake City. At a news conference called in part to discuss Hinckley's death, Romney recalled that
he met with Hinckley three or four times to discuss planning for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and
once before Romney decided to run for president. ... Romney said he did know Hinckley personally until he
took over the leadership of the Winter Olympics and the two met to discuss the use of church assets, such as
property next to the ski jump facility. Some of his requests were approved, others were denied, Romney said.
... Romney did not mention meeting with Hinckley to discuss his run for the presidency until a reporter asked
him about it. ... He said he was not particularly close to Hinckley. [article link]
service' did LDS cult leader Gordon B. Hinckley do? The bigger the fraud the bigger the Bush Jr. approval.}
Thousands to attend viewing for LDS prophet (Gordon B. Hinckley) - Tickets for funeral will be handed out
Saturday - Church employees were to be given the first chance to pay respects at the viewing - Visitors will
have to pass through security checks, and cameras and other recording devices are not being allowed in the
"Hall of the Prophets" area where President Hinckley's casket is
The number of visitors expected at the viewing is drawn from the 1995 viewing for President Howard W.
Hunter, who preceded President Hinckley. "For President Hunter, we had 60,000 visitors in one day," said
church spokesman Mark Tuttle, ... Visitors will have to pass through security checks, and cameras and other
recording devices are not being allowed in the "Hall of the Prophets" area where President Hinckley's casket
is. ... Whether a significant number of visitors will travel long distances for the funeral or viewing is less
certain. Some of the major hotels downtown, the two Marriott locations and the Grand America, said they
have not seen any spike in the requests for rooms this weekend. Those who plan to attend either the viewing
or the funeral are reminded that downtown parking is extremely limited - especially during weekday hours -
with the recent demolition of both the ZCMI Center and Crossroads Plaza parking structures. [article link]
Joseph Smith, Mormon founder, 1st Mormon president, 1st Mormon prophet, 1st, 2nd and later 3rd LDS
Mormon Temples {There can only be one Temple "throne of God" the Bible says the Temple of God is in
Jerusalem, Israel. The Mormons say it is in, Kirtland, Ohio and Independence, Missouri and Nauvoo, Illinois and
Salt Lake City, Utah. I'm going with Jerusalem, Israel. ... Jeremiah 3:17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the
throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem:
neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.}
Under Smith's leadership & direction, the church's first temple was constructed in Kirtland. The work of
building the Kirtland Temple was begun in 1833, and was completed by 1836. Around the time of its
completion, many extraordinary events were reported: appearances by Jesus, Moses, Elijah, Elias, and
numerous angels, speaking and singing in tongues, prophesying, and other spiritual experiences. However, the
construction of the temple, in addition to other ventures of Smith's, left him and the (LDS) Church in deep
debt. To raise money, Smith planned a banking institution, which was called the Kirtland Safety Society. The
State of Ohio denied Smith a charter to legally operate a bank causing Smith to rename the company under
the advice of non-Mormon legal counsel as 'The Kirkland AntiBanking Safety Society' and he continued to
operate the bank and print notes. The bank collapsed after 21 days of operation in January. During this time,
Smith and his associates were accused of illegal and unethical actions. In the wake of this bank failure, many
Mormons, including prominent leaders who had backed the venture, became disaffected with Smith.
Eventually, lawsuits and indictments against Smith and his banking partners became so severe that, on
January 12, 1838, Smith and Rigdon left Kirtland by dark of night for the Far West settlement in Caldwell
County, Missouri. At the time, there were at least $6,100 in civil suits outstanding against him in Chardon,
Ohio courts, and an arrest warrant had been issued for Smith on a charge of bank fraud. Those who continued
to support Smith left Kirtland for Missouri shortly thereafter. Independence, Missouri was identified as "the
center place" and the spot for building a temple. Smith first visited Independence in the summer of 1831, and
a site was dedicated for the construction of the temple. Soon afterward, Mormon converts-most of them from
the New England area-began immigrating in large numbers to Independence and the surrounding area.
[article link]
Brigham Young, 2nd Mormon president, 2nd Mormon prophet, of the Mormon (LDS) church - 1801-1877; died
in Salt Lake City, 29 August, 1877 - Meanwhile much of his (Brigham Young) time was spent in Kirtland, where
he was occupied in working on the Temple and in studying Hebrew {The LDS Mormons think they are both the
true Christians and the true Jews even though the Bible always keeps both groups separate.}
The territory of Utah was established on 9 September, 1850, and on 3 February, 1851, Young took the oath of
office as its governor, commander-in-chief of the militia, and superintendent of Indian affairs, to which places
he had been appointed by President Fillmore. ... Meanwhile the Federal judges were forced by threats of
violence to leave Utah, and the laws of the United States were defied and subverted as early as 1850. Colonel
Edward Steptoe was sent in 1854 to Utah as governor, with a battalion of soldiers; but he did not deem it,
prudent to assume the office, and, after wintering in Salt Lake City, he formally resigned his post and went
with his command to California. Most of the civil officers that were commissioned about the same time with
Colonel Steptoe arrived in Utah a few months after he had departed, and were harassed and terrified like their
predecessors. In February, 1856, a mob of armed Mormons, instigated by sermons from the heads of the (LDS)
church, broke into the court-room of the United States district judge and compelled him to adjourn his court.
Soon afterward all the United States officers, with the exception of the Indian agent, were forced to flee from
the territory. These and other outrages determined President Buchanan to supersede Brigham Young in the
office of governor, and to send to Utah a military force to protect the Federal officers. (See CUMMING,
ALFRED, and JOHNSTON, ALBERT SIDNEY.) The affair terminated with the acceptance of a pardon by the
Mormons, who on their part promised to submit to the Federal authority. ... Besides his office of president of
the church, Young was grand archer of the order of Danites, a secret organization within the church, which
was one of the chief sources of his absolute power, and whose members, it is claimed, committed many
murders and other outrages by his orders. By organizing and directing the trade and industry of the
community, he accumulated great wealth. His funeral was celebrated with impressive ceremonies, in which
more than 30,000 persons participated. [article link]
Lorenzo Snow, 5th Mormon president, 5th Mormon prophet - Arguably the (LDS) Church's most unusual
teaching of all-the polytheistic doctrine that one day, righteous Mormons will become gods - the 5th prophet
of the (LDS) Church taught "As man now is, God once was. As God now is, man may become" {Mankind is in
the 'image of God' (like the operating system software is the image of a computer; Linux, Windows, Mac) in
order to interact and communicate with God if we did not have feelings, emotions, expression and language
we could not interact with God. Also the Biblical word 'perfect' is the modern word 'complete' be complete in
God. God does not call people to be perfect – sinless but to be righteous through Jesus.}
He also confirmed what is arguably the Church's most unusual teaching of all-the polytheistic doctrine that
one day, righteous Mormons will become gods and live with their families forever. As Boone explains, the fifth
prophet of the Church taught, "As man now is, God once was. As God now is, man may become." Boone
quotes chapter and verse from the Old and New Testaments to support the claim that Christianity was always
intended to be polytheistic, with righteous human beings eventually becoming gods. "In the creation account
in Genesis it says, 'Let us make man in our own image' ... and we believe that. I'm not sure about everybody
else. When Christ was giving the Sermon on the Mount, he directed them 'to be perfect, even as their Father
in heaven was perfect.' Well that's quite a charge. So most Christians would say and most Jews would say and
most Muslims would say that we ought to be more God-like in our activities. So where do you draw the line.
[article link]
Joseph Fielding, 10th Mormon president, 10th Mormon prophet, - No Hell in Mormon Theology? - LDS Apostle
John Widtsoe insisted there was no hell when he said, "In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS),
there is no hell. - only outer darkness - {And No Forgiveness of Sins in Mormonism only LDS WORKS, LDS
WORKS, LDS WORKS, LDS WORKS ... Also Satan (the Mormon 1/2 brother of their Mormon jesus) doesn't even
go to hell.}
LDS President Joseph Fielding Smith explained: "The Lord will judge each individual case and will assign
transgressor to that degree to which each is entitled according to his works. If a man only merits a place in the
telestial, that will be his reward; if it should be the terrestrial, then he shall be admitted to that kingdom. In
order to enter the celestial a man must be true and faithful to the end, observing all things which the Lord has
commanded, otherwise he shall be assigned to some other kingdom, or to outer darkness if his sins so merit"
(Doctrines of Salvation 3:310). ... Is there a concept of hell in Mormonism? Yes and no. LDS Apostle John
Widtsoe insisted there was no hell when he said, "In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, there is no
hell. All will find a measure of salvation; all must pay for any infringement of the law; but the payment will be
as the Lord may decide" (Joseph Smith, Seeker After Truth, p. 178). However, 10th LDS President Joseph
Fielding Smith wrote: "The Church does teach that there is a place called hell. Of course we do not believe that
all those who do not receive the gospel will eventually be cast into hell" (Answers to Gospel Questions 2:210).
[article link]
Gordon B. Hinckley, 15th Mormon president, 15th Mormon prophet - Traveling with the prophet (Gordon B.
Hinckley) - the Nauvoo Temple dedication - a standing Angel Moroni statue rather than a recumbent one as in
the original temple - "I like it better" he said {So the LDS leaders-prophets don't build their temples according
to God's standards, and there is only one true Godly Temple - to be built in Jerusalem, they (LDS) build them
and furnish them according to their own worldly standards and lusts. It is not a surprise that God is left out of
even the LDS temple building decisions.}
Gordon B. Hinckley was a master of the moment. - Hinckley clearly enjoyed bantering with reporters. At the
Nauvoo Temple dedication, I asked why the church would spend millions to rebuild an exact replica of the
structure destroyed in the 19th century, yet have a standing Angel Moroni statue rather than a recumbent one
as in the original temple. "I like it better," he said without losing a beat. [article link]
Thomas S. Monson, 16th Mormon president, 16th Mormon prophet - Challenges Await New Mormon
President - 80-Year-Old Leader Confronts Slowdown in (LDS) Church's Worldwide Growth {Ya funny, the
Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pentecostal churches and LDS Mormons are denominations of the same
organization. LDS is an outside cult and Mormons would no more meet - fellowship with Pentecostals than
they would give up their sacred Mormon underwear.}
The new leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Thomas S. Monson, is taking the reins of the
church at a time of unprecedented scrutiny and significant challenges. The selection of the tall, affable 80-
year-old Monson as president of the 13 million-member Mormon church was announced yesterday. He
replaces Gordon B. Hinckley, 97, who died last week after serving 12 years as president. The globe-trotting
Hinckley left behind a denomination that is better known than it used to be -- partly because of the
presidential candidacy of Republican Mitt Romney -- but also one whose growth rate has slowed and whose
dropout rate troubles its leaders. Worldwide Mormon church membership grew as fast as 8 percent a year in
the late 1980s, but the growth rate has decreased since 2000 {A decline due to the internet now exposing LDS
propaganda, mainly from the ex-Mormon websites, and the Christian video-DVD Ministries instructing people
in the differences between LDS and Christianity.} to less than 3 percent. The Seventh-day Adventist Church
and some Pentecostal churches are among the denominations now growing faster. [article link]
Missionary (LDS Church) - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is one of the most active
modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 50,000 full-time missionaries worldwide - As a measure of
missionary effectiveness, there is some concern within the LDS Church that the number of [tithing] convert
baptisms per missionary per year has fallen from a high of 8.03 in 1989 to just 4.67 in 2005 {LDS missions are
yet another attempt by the LDS to make even more money and it's no wonder people don't want to be sucked
up by the LDS Mormon money vacuum machine. If the LDS believed in what they taught they would spend
their LDS Billions on outreach instead the LDS keeps its money and uses everyone else's money in order to get
even more money. How much money does the non-profit LDS corporation need?}
Missionaries are expected to pay their own expenses while on the mission, often with assistance from family
and friends. In the past, each missionary paid his or her actual living expenses, but this approach created a
disproportionate burden on missionaries who were assigned to more expensive areas of the world. In 1990, a
new program was introduced to equalize the financial responsibility for each missionary and his or her family.
Now, all young missionaries pay a flat monthly rate which is then redistributed according to regional costs of
living. The cost of a mission as of January 2006 is USD$400 per month, which covers food, lodging,
transportation, and personal items. As families now contribute to a general fund for missionary expenses, the
sum is deductible under many nations' tax policies regarding charitable gifts. Young people in the church are
encouraged to save money throughout their childhood and teenage years to pay for as much of their mission
as they can, although nearly all receive assistance from parents, family, or friends.[citation needed]
Missionaries who cannot save the required funds may obtain assistance from their home congregation or from
a general missionary fund operated by the church and contributed to by Latter-day Saints around the world.
Married couple missionaries are expected to pay their own costs. In many areas, church members often invite
locally-assigned missionaries over for meals to help reduce the overall expenditures of the missionary
program. [article link]
Election - Primary Update
McCain's win keeps contest wide open - For Romney, who has invested more than $20 million of his own
money in his campaign, the second-place finish is devastating - And more voters said they thought Romney
had run the most unfair campaign
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Sen. John McCain of Arizona completed a stunning political resurrection Tuesday,
decisively winning New Hampshire's Republican presidential primary and embarrassing former Massachusetts
Gov. Mitt Romney in his own backyard. ... For Romney, who has invested more than $20 million of his own
money in his campaign, the second-place finish is devastating. His methodical campaign was built on the idea
that victories in Iowa and New Hampshire would propel him to the nomination. But accusations that he is a
flip-flopper dragged him down as he waged a multifront campaign against McCain and Huckabee. ... McCain's
victory was aided by Huckabee's defeat of Romney five days earlier in Iowa. Huckabee came in third in New
Hampshire behind Romney. Giuliani, who spent millions of dollars in the Granite State but never seemed
committed to the race, virtually disappeared, finishing fourth, while Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, the anti-war
conservative, finished fifth. Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson placed sixth. State officials estimated
Tuesday's record-breaking turnout exceeded a half-million voters. [article link]
Some question Romney Wyoming 'victory' - The results of Republican nonbinding straw polls in some
Wyoming counties Saturday don't jibe with the statewide delegate selection results in favor of former
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney - questioned why statewide straw poll results had not been publicized - Joe
A. "Your "Primary" will never have national relavence if it is not transparent." {They should have an honest re-
vote in Wyoming.}
CHEYENNE -- The results of Republican nonbinding straw polls in some Wyoming counties Saturday don't jibe
with the statewide delegate selection results in favor of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. In Johnson
County, for example, former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee came in first in the straw poll, while
Romney was in fourth place. ... Johnson County Republicans who contacted the Star-Tribune Monday,
including Ruth Osborn of Buffalo, questioned why statewide straw poll results had not been publicized.
Osborn, a state GOP committeewoman, said in a telephone interview Monday that people were asking why
the national news media were reporting Wyoming voted for Romney when her county's straw poll gave him
fourth place. ... In Park County's straw poll, Hunter outpolled Romney 26-20, according to the Cody
Enterprise's online edition. But the county delegates chose Marilyn Taylor, a Romney supporter, as an
alternate delegate to the national GOP convention. In Campbell County, Romney supporter Greg Schaefer won
the delegate slot although Paul won the straw poll, according to published accounts. [article link]
Unethical Campaign Tactic by Romney - Sleazy Mitt Romney is Posting message Lies on people's answering
machines "Hello this is Governor Mitt Romney ... it is now a two person race" (YouTube :52) {What is Mitt
Governor of? Last I knew he was out of office. Besides John McCain & Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul is still in the
race. Romney is a deceiver!}
Added: February 02, 2008 Romney is using unethical campaign tactics to trick supporters of Mike Huckabee
into thinking it is a 2 person race. ... And in his own voice. He basically called and told people Huckabee has
dropped. That is unethical! Oh ya, a dirty trick and he is trying buy the white house. I am so mad..... I just want
to break something! Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!! [article link]
Romney Supporters Remove McCain Signs {The janitor asked us to remove the McCain signs – and put up our
Romney signs, that's classic. You can always trust a cult to do the cult thing!}
Supporters of Mitt Romney removed McCain signs before a campaign event in New Hampshire before the
primary. ... Comments: Desperate signs... literally... shame on them!!! Wow, just shows what tactics the
Romney campaign will go through to win... You'd think that if Romney paid $250 per vote in Iowa, and still
can't win, then he probably isn't the best candidate. Of course, he has a couple hundred million more in the
bank, but hopefully NH voters aren't easily sold. ... Romney is a snake who was planted to take credit for the
winter olympics in Utah. He smiled pretty and got credit by doing nothing. His clone Mike Leavitt was in big
trouble up to his ears over the crooked shenanigans involved in obtaining the event for Utah. [article link]
Huckabee Supporters Get Warning Letters - warning them that getting involved in politics could endanger the
tax-exempt status of their churches - the letters, which have no return address {If these letters are in any way
tied to the Romney campaign then Romney needs to resign from the campaign. Why don't they just burn
crosses in people's yards if they are so intent on intimidating people and keeping them from participating in
the nation's elections.}
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa pastors who support Republican Mike Huckabee for president have received letters
warning them that getting involved in politics could endanger the tax-exempt status of their churches. Several
pastors who have publicly backed Huckabee, a Southern Baptist minister who has support from many
evangelicals, said they have received the letters, which have no return address. They have arrived in the weeks
leading to Thursday's precinct caucuses. Two letters were sent to the Rev. Brad Sherman, of Solid Rock
Christian Church in Coralville. The first arrived a couple weeks ago and warned that he could be prosecuted for
his support of Huckabee. "I just laughed. No one lands in jail for this," Sherman said. "Somebody is trying to
intimidate Christians from getting involved." ... "I just encourage people to get out and vote and use their
biblical principles," Hollinger said. "I don't tell people who to vote for." Hollinger said he doubted the letters
would intimidate anyone. The Rev. Rex Deckard has received nine letters, including three on Wednesday. ...
Jim Harris, a Huckabee spokesman in Little Rock, Ark., said the campaign was aware of the letters but did not
know how many pastors have received them or whether they were just being sent in Iowa. "We are gathering
more information even as we speak," Harris said. "I would not rule out that we would ask for a criminal
investigation, and people who would send such threatening letters to ministers for purely political purposes
are cowardly and reek of desperation." [article link]
Mormon (LDS) Baptism for the Dead
 Mitt Romney Doesn't Want To Discuss (his) "Baptizing DEAD People!" (YouTube 0:37)
How ridiculous is the Mormon concept of "baptism for the dead." God didn't just suddenly figure out
in the 1840's that mankind needed salvation. All of salvation was dealt with (Genesis 3:15
Messiah/Christ - Virgin Birth - seed of the woman) in the beginning in the garden of Eden,
immediately after the original sin, with both Adam and Eve and for all of their descendants. God has
had His program for mankind intact since the beginning, Joseph Smith and the Mormons are messing
up God's plan not making it better.
1. Everyone has the opportunity to repent before death so the whole concept of baptizing for
the dead is obsolete.
2. The Holy Spirit is the one leading people to God-Jesus therefore the universal opportunity to
repent and be saved is assured and always has been.
3. It is the Holy Spirit Who draws people to Jesus while the Bible, all of creation - the stars in
heaven, and the witness of individual people are all equally available to the Holy Spirit it is the
Holy Spirit Who does the actual work of witnessing.
4. Accepting God is a Spiritual encounter with the Holy Spirit and not just a physical encounter
with another person. John the Baptist accepted Jesus Christ while each was still in their own
mother's womb (Luke 1:41).
Faith 2 Action: Radio Broadcasts Radio Shows - *The Criminalization of Christianity - Part 2 (Free
Mp3 downloads)
by Janet L. Folger "The most important book of 2006" for Christians on how to get our country back before it's too late.
Buy a copy for yourself and one for your pastor!
* This MP3 has several examples of our great President Ronald Reagan where Reagan makes his principals and convictions
well known through his words and then his actions actually speak louder than his words. This is a stark contrast to the
Republicans of today especially like Mitt Romney who seeks others to speak for him and even then his actions fail to meet
or exceed even his smallest assertions.
Item #1 - Heaven and Hell

They had learned the joy of service on earth, and now they had eternity to enjoy it, only more so - Heaven is a
place God has created for all men, and he has created a way (the cross and resurrection life of Jesus) to be sure
your name is on the 'A' list. There is no 'B' list.
C. S. Lewis drew us a mental picture of Hell, everyone was seated at a banquet table filled with wonderful food.
The problem arose in that the food was several feet away, and they all had three foot long forks and knives. They
could just reach the food, but the utensil's were too long to get the food into their mouths. There was anger,
fighting, screaming and unpleasantness abounding. Think of the expansion of Moreso's law for eternity. Lewis also
drew us a picture of Heaven, same huge banquet table filled with wonderful foods. The banqueters in Heaven
were equipped with those same three foot long utensils. The difference was the joy, laughter, and excitement at
the table; they were feeding each other, and enjoying a great feast. They had learned the joy of service on earth,
and now they had eternity to enjoy it, only more so.
Item #2 - The Fountain - Teamwork (YouTube - Cartoon 4 min)

Nice, love it, people should make their kids watch things like this not the violent stupid stuff that's broadcasted
now everywhere that steals their innocence.
The gentleman in the cartoon is a nice person however he is not a very helpful person. This is much like today
where people in the cults are dying of thirst, a lack of the living water of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is not
enough to be just a nice person in a thirsty world. Christians who have the truth need to assist others to help them
to drink from the living water of the message of Jesus Christ.
John 7:37-38 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any
man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink. He that believeth on Me, as the scripture hath
said, out of His belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Mitt Romney the Mormon Mole
In the 2008 presidential election campaign of Mitt Romney one thing has become abundantly clear
and that is that Mitt Romney has had the single purpose of furthering the Mormon (LDS) agenda. The
main Mormon goal of the Romney campaign has been to silence -any- form of criticism of the LDS,
seemingly attempting to create a special protected status for the cult. In fact Mitt Romney has
deceitfully labeled simple questions about Mormonism to be attacks on his faith. It is entirely valid to
question a demanding cult like Mormonism and actually because Mormons refuses to be open,
honest and clear about their intentions their deception is a part of what makes the LDS a cult (the
false biblical doctrines are the main reason the LDS is a cult). Note that Mitt Romney did not need to
go to the extremes of presenting his father and in one interview also himself as marchers with MLK for
the benefit of his election, the Romney's race relations have never been called into question. But
Romney has needed to cover for the disastrous and extremely bigoted race relations of the LDS –
Mormon cult. It is also unlikely that Mitt the married family man is very interested in furthering the
homosexual agenda however that is exactly what he did as Governor of Massachusetts when he
abolished the traditional marriage laws in order to recreate marriage as in indefinable contract
between any number of parties; presuming any gender, any age and any number of participants i.e.
Mormon polygamy.
The LDS Tendency to Rewrite History
When A Claim Becomes Offensive - the Romney campaign -- it has been clear for some time that they know
perfectly well that the two men never marched together - Believe me, they know the two men never marched
together - This is an attempt to rewrite history. And even if it is a small rewriting, it is offensive {This history
'rewrite' like the many other Mormon history revisions is for the sole purpose of propping up the LDS cult.}
All of this evidence is important to present to the general public, but it is unnecessary for the Romney
campaign -- it has been clear for some time that they know perfectly well that the two men never marched
together. Bear in mind that the Romney team has a substantial research team (and vast resources for
outsourcing more). Bear in mind that the campaign has compiled vast documentation about the candidate's
father, particularly his civil-rights activities, long before the Phoenix posed the question earlier this week. Bear
in mind that the campaign has direct access to George Romney's materials and documents, his family
members, his friends, his former staff, etc. Believe me, they know the two men never marched together. This
is an attempt to rewrite history. And even if it is a small rewriting, it is offensive. It is offensive because of
people like Russell Peebles. ... Peebles, and many others like him, deserve to have the history of what they did
told honestly. Changing that history by mistake -- which is quite possibly how this began -- is unfortunate.
Changing that history intentionally -- which is what the campaign is doing now -- is offensive. {Taking into
account the initial Mormon misinformation in the Stephen Hess and David S. Broder 1967 book "The
Republican Establishment: The Present and Future of the G.O.P." this misinformation was no accident it was
clearly a plant in an attempt to hijack history for the benefit of LDS lies.} [article link]
Four Pinocchios for Romney on MLK - The obvious followup is to find out whether these "witnesses" have
been on Romney's payroll - This story is a prime example of the tenous relationship Romney and other
Mormon leaders have with truth
After news reports challenged Mitt Romney's repeated accounts of his father marching with Martin Luther
King, his campaign put a reporter from Politico in touch with eyewitnesses who claimed to have seen the
former Michigan governor "hand in hand" with the civil rights leader. But their memories are almost certainly
flawed as contemporaneous news reports show that King was addressing a meeting in New Jersey at the time
the eyewitnesses supposedly saw him in Grosse Pointe, MI. ... "I was fifteen feet away from them [Romney
and MLK]," said Robertson, 64, who attended Grosse Pointe high school. "You don't forget that kind of thing."
When I told Robertson that news reports placed Martin Luther King in New Jersey at the time, he replied:
"Well, it was somebody who certainly looked like him." The Romney campaign did not respond Sunday to
requests for comment. [article link]
Yup, it turns out that the two "eyewitnesses" were put up by the Romney campaign to tell lies - From the
Washington Post's fact checker - This smells just like those "anti-Mormon phone calls" that had Romney's
involvement all over them - A day or two later, it turned out that the people who had received the calls were
paid staff for Romney's campaign - Neither of them told the press who was paying them {I don't think it was
Mitt putting up these fake eyewitness and I don't think Mitt knew about the antiMormon push-poll calls. I
think it is Mitt's Mormon handlers and that the LDS is interfering with his campaign in attempting to further
their own Mormon agenda.}
A couple days ago, I wrote in this thread that Politico is a Republican house organ that wouldn't check the
facts even though they were easily checkable. I also wrote that someone else would do it. Oh, it's nice to be
right! And Politico, stop being such obvious conduits and shills for Republican dirty tricks. It's unseemly,
transparent, stupid, and laughable. It hurts your reputation, Politico, such as it is. p.s.: The Post gave Romney's
lie "four Pinocchios," its top distinction for campaign lies. Nice going, Mitt! What's next? That you actually ARE
Martin Luther King, reincarnated and rebaptized in your faith, complete with the long underwear? You are on
the verge of becoming a national punchline to every joke about a lying politician. [article link]
(LDS) Mormons and Polygamy
Update 01-01-2008: Pope says family key to peace - Pope Benedict ushered in the New Year on Tuesday by
criticizing policies that undermine the traditional family, saying they eroded one of the most important
foundations for peace in the world
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict ushered in the New Year on Tuesday by criticizing policies that
undermine the traditional family, saying they eroded one of the most important foundations for peace in the
world. The Pontiff, delivering a traditional New Year prayer for peace, appeared to take a swipe at efforts in
several countries to grant legal recognition to gay and unwed couples -- although he did not single out any
policies by name. He said the traditional family led by a husband and wife instilled values that promote peace,
and added it was an "irreplaceable" institution. "Those who are hostile, even unknowingly, to the institution of
the family ... make peace fragile for the entire national and international community," the Pope told crowds
gathered in a sunny St. Peter's Square. [article link]
Family leaders call Romney 'disaster' - Letter criticizes 'deceptive rhetoric' around candidate - The letter cites
seven issues seen as problematic in the Romney campaign, including a "phony pro-life 'conversion'" - The
letter also criticized those in the conservative community who are supporting Romney, accusing them of
"gross malpractice, ruthless ambition and dishonesty"
The letter also criticized those in the conservative community who are supporting Romney, accusing them of
"gross malpractice, ruthless ambition and dishonesty." "Behind the empty gestures and deceptive rhetoric,
Romney was not pro-life or a defender of marriage by any stretch of the imagination. He was a disaster," said
O'Gorman, of the board for Massachusetts Citizens for Life. He said Romney "deceptively" claims to have been
awarded a pro-life award from the group. "The award Romney arranged for himself with the local Pioneer
Valley Chapter was the Mullins Award for Political Leadership, not a pro-life award and not approved by
MCFL's state board of directors," he said. "We're blowing the whistle to warn voters..." "For some bizarre
reason the mere fact that Romney's never been divorced and goes to a temple regularly is supposed to negate
the fact that he's extremely liberal," said Harvey. "He used his Republican and Mormon identity to push
through radical policies on gay marriage, abortion and pro-homosexual school programs that Ted Kennedy
always dreamed about." The Romney campaign repeatedly has declined to respond to WND requests for
comment on such issues, including a failure to respond to multiple requests for a one-on-one interview in
which the candidate would have been allowed to give his definitive perspective of the issues being raised.
[article link]
Polygamy and Joseph Smith's Many Wives - after Joseph's declaration annulling all Gentile (Government)
marriages, the greatest promiscuity was practiced; and, indeed, all sense of morality seemed to have been lost
by a portion at least of the (LDS) church - "Some of these women have since said they did not know who was
the father of their children" - (Mormon) Apostle Parley P. Pratt defended polygamy as a holy ordinance
governed by strict boundaries
Ann Eliza Young, who had been married to Brigham Young, charged that Joseph Smith was guilty of adultery:
"Joseph not only paid his addresses to the young and unmarried women, but he sought 'spiritual alliance' with
many married ladies…He taught them that all former marriages were null and void, and that they were at
perfect liberty to make another choice of a husband. The marriage covenants were not binding, because they
were ratified only by Gentile laws...consequently all the women were free... "One woman said to me not very
long since, while giving me some of her experiences in polygamy: 'The greatest trial I ever endured in my life
was living with my husband and deceiving him, by receiving Joseph's attentions whenever he chose to come to
me.' "This woman, and others, whose experience has been very similar, are among the very best women in
the church; they are as pure-minded and virtuous women as any in the world. They were seduced under the
guise of religion... "Some of these women have since said they did not know who was the father of their
children; this is not to be wondered at, for after Joseph's declaration annulling all Gentile marriages, the
greatest promiscuity was practiced; and, indeed, all sense of morality seemed to have been lost by a portion at
least of the church." (Wife No. 19, 1876, pp. 70-71) [article link]
(Part 1) Parley P. Pratt - was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of Quorum of
the Twelve Apostles from 1835 until 1857 - Pratt's great great grandson is Mitt Romney, former
Massachusetts governor and current candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination
Pratt then returned to Fayette, New York in October 1830, where he met Joseph Smith and was asked to join a
missionary group assigned to preach to the Native American (Lamanite) tribes on the Missouri frontier. During
the trip west, he and his companions stopped to visit Sidney Rigdon, and were instrumental in converting
Rigdon and approximately 130 members of his congregation within two to three weeks. Pratt was later
assigned additional missions to the Eastern United States, the Southern United States, England, the Pacific
Islands, and to South America. He moved to Valparaiso, Chile to begin the missionary work there. They left
after not much success and the death of his child Omner in 1852. In addition to his brother, Orson Pratt and
Sidney Rigdon, he was instrumental in introducing the Mormon faith to a number of future LDS leaders,
including Frederick G. Williams, John Taylor and his wife Leonora, Isaac Morley and Joseph Fielding and his
sisters, Mary and Mercy Fielding. In addition to serving as an active missionary, Pratt entered the leadership of
the early Latter Day Saint movement acting as an original member of The Quorum of Twelve Apostles under
Joseph Smith. While on a mission to the British Isles in 1839, Pratt was editor of a newly created periodical,
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star. While presiding over the church's branches and interests in New England
and the mid-Atlantic states, Pratt published a periodical entitled The Prophet from his headquarters in New
York City. He was also a noted religious writer and poet. He produced an autobiography, as well as some
poems which have become staple LDS hymns, some of which are included in the current LDS Hymnal. After
the death of Joseph Smith, Pratt and his family were among the church members who emigrated to Utah
under the direction of President Brigham Young. Pratt was involved in establishing the refugee settlements
and fields at both Garden Grove and Mt. Pisgah, Iowa and personally led a pioneer company along the
Mormon Trail to the Salt Lake Valley. Sometime in the mid 1850's, working with George D. Watt, he helped
develop the Deseret alphabet. [article link]
(Part 2) Parley P. Pratt - was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of Quorum of
the Twelve Apostles from 1835 until his murder in 1857 - Pratt's great great grandson is Mitt Romney, former
Massachusetts governor and current candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination
He married Thankful Halsey in Canaan, New York on 9 September 1827. ... On a preaching mission in the
southern United States in 1857, Pratt was being tracked by Hector McLean, who was upset with Pratt for
marrying his legal wife Eleanor McLean. Pratt had met Eleanor a few years earlier in San Francisco, California,
and she later left Hector and moved to Utah where she married Pratt. Though for religious reasons she
considered herself "unmarried", Eleanor was not legally divorced from Hector at the time of her Celestial
marriage to Pratt. McLean pressed criminal charges, accusing Pratt of coming between him and the woman.
Pratt managed to evade him and the legal charges, but was finally arrested in Indian Territory (now
Oklahoma). He was tried before Judge John B Ogden, but was only charged with stealing children's clothes. He
had helped his wife Eleanor retrieve her children who had been taken from her by McLean. Judge Ogden
acquitted Pratt of the charges against him and released him. However, shortly afterward, on 13 May 1857, he
was killed by Hector McLean on a farm northeast of Van Buren, Arkansas. Pratt was buried near Alma,
Arkansas. Mormons viewed Pratt's death as a martyrdom, a view first expressed in Pratt's own dying words.
Brigham Young compared his death with those of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, and many Mormons blamed the
death on the state of Arkansas, or its people. Due to his personal popularity and his position in the Council of
the Twelve, Pratt's murder in Arkansas was a significant blow to the Latter-day Saint community in the Rocky
Mountains, when they began hearing about it in June 1857. The violent death may also have played a part in
events leading up to the Mountain Meadows massacre five months later. This massacre resulted in the deaths
of the majority of the Baker-Fancher Party travelling to Southern California along the Mormon Road (a portion
of the Old Spanish Trail). After the massacre, some Mormons claimed that rumors had circulated throughout
the southern Utah Territory that one or more members of the party had murdered Pratt, poisoned creek
water which subsequently sickened Paiute children, and allowed their cattle to graze on private property.
[article link]
Mormon (LDS) Labels for Outsiders
Romney's Strategy In Peril - Comments: For your information What a "Jack Mormon" is - A Jack Mormon is not
a Mormon who is less active or inactive in the Mormon Church - A Jack Mormon is a person who is not a
Mormon but is friendly towards the Mormons - it is the closest thing to being a Mormon without being one
... the fact of the matter is Willard Romney, descendant of Parley P. Pratt, the very architect of the plural
marriage tenet of the (LDS) cult, is done for - his candidacy finished. ... For your information. What a "Jack
Mormon" is. A Jack Mormon is not a Mormon who is less active or inactive in the Mormon Church. A Jack
Mormon is a person who is not a Mormon but is friendly towards the Mormons. "Your president has already
mentioned that Uncle George is not a Mormon. I hope you will forgive me-and I hope this is not a wrong
expression-but Uncle George insists that he is a Jack-Mormon. He says that if you do not know what a Jack-
Mormon is, to tell you that it is the closest thing to being a Mormon without being one." Assembly Honoring
George Luther Barrett, BYU Speeches, October 14, 1960, p.8 Get a load of that! you amateurs. [article link]
Mitt Romney's Not (Politically) Dead Yet - But his big asset is that, aside from anti-Mormon bigots, he's still in
the running {If you are not a Mormon and have any questions or concerns about the credibility of the LDS then
the Mormons quickly and emphatically label you a 'bigot' and apparently if you are not a Mormon and support
the LDS then you are labeled a 'Jack Mormon' so either way the Mormons will label you.}
But his big asset is that, aside from anti-Mormon bigots, he's still in the running -- he still draws second-choice
voters; he has plenty of money; he is a supporting player in the stories right now. In Iowa and New Hampshire;
he seems to be on the rise in some of the other early states. If he wins Iowa and New Hampshire -- not sure
things, but not unbelievable, either -- he's probably going to win the nomination. The Christmas break was
good for Romney, if only because it allowed him to get out of his own way. The MLK march gaffe was both
silly, from an empirical perspective, because Romney probably relied on hazy childhood memory and didn't
filter his thoughts -- and damaging, in that it occupied about 72 hours of campaign time. Now -- the
unprecedented personal attacks from two New Hampshire newspapers are kind of stunning and will serve to
focus on the attention on Romney for the next few days…. But the world is his candy corn, and more than
Huck or McCain, Romney determines Romney's fate. [article link]
An Encyclopaedia of Religious Cults - Mormonism: Non Christian group which has been doing everything in it's
power to make itself look and sound more Christian
Mormonism: Non Christian group which has been doing everything in it's power to make itself look and sound
more Christian. Will use Christian terminology and deliberately deceive by agreeing or being vague with
prospective converts or during media interviews. They believe God was once a sinful man who lived on
another planet but who earned his salvation and became a god (as will all good male Mormons). He lives on
an unnamed planet near the star Kolob with his many wives sexually procreating 'spirit babies' which will go
on to have a pre-existence on that same planet and then be born on earth to human parents. Their birth
circumstances will depend on how good they were on their birth planet. This god's first two sons were satan
and Jesus, so they believe satan and Jesus are brothers, and we are all somehow related to them through the
same spiritual parents!. [article link]
MORMON LYING - I will present here instances where Mormon leaders and the Mormon church can be easily
and clearly proven to have lied intentionally in order to deceive, in the service of their religion - This article
only scratches the surface of how deception and lies permeate Mormonism - After having read and heard
hundreds of former Mormons tell their reasons for leaving the church, I find that by far the most frequent
reason given, and often the only reason, is: "The (LDS) church lied to me!"
Lying, I will show, although piously condemned by Mormon scriptures and in sermons by Mormon leaders, has
been used by the church and its leaders from the very beginning to the present day. Such use of falsehood is
completely incongruous with its claims of being led by God in righteousness, as the source of truth. Would
God (or God's messengers) need to lie? Lying, "is not of God." ... What is true with these two subjects is, if
anything, doubly true in the field of religion. ... The Lord made it very clear that some things are to be taught
selectively and some things are to be given only to those who are worthy. It matters very much not only what
we are told but when we are told it. Be careful that you build faith rather than destroy it. [My Comment: In
other words, don't tell the "whole truth" if it would lead anyone to doubt the claims of Mormonism.] ... Paul
Richards, 57, who left BYU last year, ridiculed that notion.... 'I worked in public affairs for the (LDS) church for
13 years, and I had to lie all the time....' [article link]
Romney Attended Planned Parenthood Fundraiser in 1994 - in conjunction with a $150 donation his wife
made to the organization -- notwithstanding Romney's contention that he had "no recollection" of the
circumstances under which his wife gave money to the abortion-rights group - Romney and his wife, Ann, are
shown in a yellow-and-white tent chatting with local political activists, including Nicki Nichols Gamble, who
was then president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts {Of course Romney
remembers! There are lies, political lies, and now Mormon Mitt lies. That reminds me, (LDS) Mormons think it
is ok (not a sin) to lie to us infidels in order to further their Mormon cause, sort of like the Lucifer is not really
portrayed as a brother of Jesus lie that the (LDS) just did -- more on this Mormon lies doctrine to come.}
That event, Nichols Gamble said, was the occasion where Ann Romney wrote her $150 check -- drafted on a
joint checking account she had with her husband -- to Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts. "They were both
there, and I remember very well chatting with both of them, and talking about his support for the pro-choice
agenda," she said. "We talked about the fact that he was taking a pro-choice position on the issues, and we
were very pleased about that." When asked by reporters earlier this year whether the former governor had
ever donated money to Planned Parenthood, the Romney campaign said no. Aides subsequently conceded
that Romney's wife, Ann, wrote a $150 check to the group in 1994. Romney spokesman Kevin Madden told
ABC in May 2007 that Romney had "no recollection" of the circumstances under which the check was written,
and stressed the fact that the donation was made by Ann Romney. "The governor has not donated to Planned
Parenthood or abortion-rights groups," Madden said in May. Madden on Tuesday maintained that neither of
the Romneys recalls how and why Ann made her donation in 1994. "As Mrs. Romney has stated previously,
she is unfamiliar with the circumstances of a check she wrote close to 14 years ago," Madden said.
[article link]
msnbc.com: The Boston Globe has its fifth part in its Mitt Romney series: - despite Romney pledging to not
take severance pay for his work at the Olympic Games, public records indicate he did otherwise - Romney ...
accepted a $476,000 severance package from the Salt Lake Organizing Committee {Did Mitt Romney really
donate this money to charity or did he use it to pay his Mormon LDS tithe obligation and then claim it was a
donation to charity? With Mormon Mitt doublespeak we really don't know the true meaning of his words.}
The Globe also notes that despite Romney pledging to not take severance pay for his work at the Olympic
Games, "public records indicate he did otherwise. Romney not only accepted a $476,000 severance package
from the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, according to federal tax records, but he helped to lobby the
committee for similarly large pacts for his 25 senior managers, 17 of whom contributed to his 2002
Massachusetts gubernatorial campaign or the state Republican Party soon after the Winter Games." Romney's
campaign says he donated the money to charity. [article link]
M. L. King said George Romney didn't march - But Martin Luther King Jr. didn't fault (George) Romney for his
absence, which the governor ascribed to his policy against public appearances on the Sabbath {The Sabbath is
always Saturday it is a misrepresentation of the Bible to claim Sunday as the Sabbath. Sunday is not the
Sabbath but the 'day of worship' as the Church remembers and commerates the [Easter] Sunday resurrection
of Jesus Christ in His overcoming death and the grave and then making available His eternal Spirit life to
mankind.}
He didn't just use imprecise language, as his campaign is now spinning it. His language - in at least three
different nationally televised instances, including this past Sunday's Meet the Press with Tim Russert - was
precise enough: he had direct, personal first-hand knowledge that his father had marched with Dr. King. The
precision, in fact, is the problem: the sincerity with which he offered the memory, the emotion that led his
eyes to well up. This was not a man simply passing along something he had once come across in a David
Broder book. ... Then, as now, (Mitt) Romney tried to buttress his statement with weak documentation at
odds with the precision of the claim: in that case, Romney provided the Globe with a vaguely-worded
campaign document that could be read as supporting the pre-Roe v Wade status quo, in which abortion was a
felony in Michigan. "I support and recognize the need for more liberal abortion rights while reaffirming the
legal and medical measures needed to protect the unborn and pregnant woman [sic]," the document read.
Again, at that time, Romney did not just pass along falsehood as fact. He sold it as personal truth, speaking of
the painful memories of a close relative's death, from complications of an illegal abortion. Romney was telling
that tale, of course, when it was politically expedient to be pro-choice. Today, needing to be pro-life, he has a
new, highly personal and emotional tale of personal conversion after a doctor showed him how stem cells are
handled in research - another specific but uncorroborated story, about which even the doctor involved has
expressed skepticism. [article link]
Witnesses Say Mitt Romney's Father, Martin Luther King Marched Together - The Boston Phoenix and Detroit
Free Press earlier reported that the historical evidence does not place George Romney with King at any march
Witnesses have come forward to say they remember seeing Martin Luther King Jr. and presidential candidate
Mitt Romney's father marching together in 1963, Politico reported, after questions were raised about whether
such a march ever happened. The issue drew attention after Romney said during a major speech on faith in
College Station, Texas, earlier this month that "I saw my father march with Martin Luther King." ... Lisa Says:
Mitt has already backpedaled on this and admitted that he did not "see" see them. Who is to say that either of
these two witnesses are any more honest or reliable in their memories than Mitt is? The one thing we do
know is that Mitt says a lot of things that don't mean what most people assume that he means. Like when he
said that he wouldn't raised taxes in MA, but instead raised FEEs because "Fees aren't taxes or else they would
be called taxes and not fees". I think what is worth noticing is how MA doesn't support Mitt. The newspapers
are not endorsing him. Hmm, and outsiders thought he did such a great job as governor, wonder why MA
doesn't? ... Ken Says: I just talked to someone who saw Mitt and his Dad on the Mayflower... Amazing what
you can get people to say with a six pack of beer. ... Demetrius Says: My greatest concern about Mitt is the
fact of his "evolving social views" in light of his decision to run for President. For YEARS he had held the same
views, pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, pro-tax increase, but two years prior to running his views begin to
"evolve". If he's had this much evolution in such a short period of time then what can we expect to evolve
within his first 4 years in office? Honestly, Mitt Romney scares the bejesus out of me. If we thought Carter and
Clinton were bad, my god what have we got to look forward to? At least if Hillary got it we'd know what to
expect and be prepared. [article link]
Romney camp backpedals on MLK march claim - "He was speaking figuratively, not literally" Eric Fehrnstrom,
spokesman for the Romney campaign, said of the candidate - The campaign was responding to questions
raised by the Free Press and other media after a Boston publication challenged the accuracy of Mitt Romney's
account {If George Romney the Governor of Michigan or any Governor had marched with MLK it would have
been front page news. When Mormons tell you they are correct and the Bible – Christian Church is wrong just
remember they are clueless when it comes to actual Truth!}
In a major speech on faith and politics earlier this month in Texas, Mitt Romney said: "I saw my father march
with Martin Luther King." He made a similar statement Sunday during an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press.
He said, "You can see what I believed and what my family believed by looking at our lives. My dad marched
with Martin Luther King. My mom was a tireless crusader for civil rights." Romney's campaign cited various
historical articles, as well as a 1967 book written by Stephen Hess and Washington Post political columnist
David Broder, as confirmation that George Romney marched with King in Grosse Pointe in 1963. "He has
marched with Martin Luther King through the exclusive Grosse Pointe suburb," Hess and Broder wrote in "The
Republican Establishment: The Present and Future of the GOP." Free Press archives, however, showed no
record of King marching in Grosse Pointe in 1963 or of then-governor Romney taking part in King's historic
march down Woodward Avenue in June of that year. George Romney told the Free Press at the time that he
didn't take part because it was on a Sunday and he avoided public appearances on the Sabbath because of his
(LDS) religion. Romney did participate in a civil rights march protesting housing bias in Grosse Pointe just six
days after the King march. According to the Free Press account, however, King was not there. Broder could not
be reached for comment Wednesday night. [article link]
Romney's Claim That Father Marched With MLK Questioned - Nor did Mitt Romney ever previously claim that
this took place, until long after his father passed away in 1995 -- not even when defending accusations of the
Mormon church's discriminatory past during his 1994 Senate campaign
Asked about the specifics of George Romney's march with MLK, Mitt Romney's campaign told the Phoenix that
it took place in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. That jibes with the description proffered by David S. Broder in a
Washington Post column written days after Mitt's College Station speech. Broder, in that column, references a
1967 book he co-authored on the Republican Party, which included a chapter on George Romney. It includes a
one-line statement that the senior Romney "has marched with Martin Luther King through the exclusive
Grosse Pointe suburb of Detroit." But that account is incorrect. King never marched in Grosse Pointe,
according to the Grosse Pointe Historical Society, and had not appeared in the town at all at the time the
Broder book was published. "I'm quite certain of that," says Suzy Berschback, curator of the Grosse Pointe
Historical Society. (Border was not immediately available for comment.) Berschback also believes that George
Romney never appeared at a protest, march, or rally in Grosse Pointe. "We're a small town," she says.
"Governors don't come here very often, except for fundraisers." [article link]
Romney Learns That 'Facts Are Stubborn Things' - Mr. Romney's latest concession is that he only "figuratively"
saw his late father, George, march with Martin Luther King Jr. {A strong imagination is the essence of the LDS
Mormon cult from the outlandish exaggerations of the LDS founder Joseph Smith up to and including Mitt
Romney. The Mormons embrace their own pretend world where they are gods and facts are irrelevant.}
Mr. Romney's latest concession is that he only "figuratively" saw his late father, George, march with Martin
Luther King Jr., something he claimed in his highly publicized speech about his Mormon faith earlier this
month. Some publications have raised doubts that the event ever happened at all. ... On Thursday, for
instance, at a campaign stop in Indianola, he ran into trouble when talking about his record on illegal drugs
while governor of Massachusetts. ... But both the ad and Mr. Romney's claims on his record were misleading.
Mr. Romney's office proposed legislation that would have toughened penalties on those in possession of the
drug and chemicals to manufacture it, but the bill stalled in the state legislature. After The New York Times
pointed out Mr. Romney's misstatement in a posting on its politics blog, he made sure to correct himself
before taking questions from reporters at his next campaign stop here. "If I said this morning that we 'got
tough' on methamphetamines, I proposed we get tough on methamphetamine and I've corrected that right
here for all of you," he said. "You don't need to make any error of reporting that somehow Governor Romney
actually got it done." [article link]
Romney fields questions on King - On Wednesday, Romney's campaign said his recollections of watching his
father, an ardent civil rights supporter, march with King were meant to be figurative - Mitt Romney's campaign
planned today to further research George Romney's papers for evidence of his march with King {Proof will be
found along with the lost chapters of the Book of Mormon (B.O.M.). You know the B.O.M. that Joseph Smith
claimed was divine, correct and perfect and couldn't be altered or lost. Somehow the thousands of changes
and corrections to the B.O.M. haven't made it less divine.}
The Boston Phoenix reported Wednesday it could find no evidence that Romney and King ever marched
together. Mitt Romney's older brother, Detroit attorney Scott Romney, said he recalls his father telling him the
elder Romney marched with King, possibly in 1963, but he could not remember exactly when the event took
place. Fehrnstrom called the Romney brothers' recollection and the historical materials a "pretty convincing
case that George Romney did march with Dr. Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders in Michigan."
The governor's record was one of supporting civil rights. He helped create the state's first civil rights
commission and marched at the head of a protest parade in Detroit days after violence against civil rights
marchers in Selma, Ala., in 1965. Mitt Romney's campaign planned today to further research George Romney's
papers for evidence of his march with King. [article link]
Romney Won't Spill the Beans on His Mormon Faith - But Mormonism isn't as flexible - It's a hook, line and
sinker deal - You buy it all -- every word of the Book of Mormon and its supplement, the Book of Abraham -- or
you're not a Mormon - yes, they believe "Jesus and Lucifer were brothers, in the sense of both being spiritually
begotten by the Father - The (LDS) Church issued a deceptively worded statement that most reporters
incorrectly read as a denial of the brotherhood of Jesus and Satan
The more Mitt Romney evades speaking about his Mormon beliefs the more you want to ask him questions
about it. ... But Mormonism isn't as flexible as Catholicism. It's a hook, line and sinker deal. You buy it all --
every word of the Book of Mormon and its supplement, the Book of Abraham -- or you're not a Mormon. ...
But if Romney were to admit to such doubts and reservations, the (LDS) Church of Latter Day Saints would be
forced to say he is no longer a Mormon. And a candidate for president without a religion ... well, that could
only happen on The West Wing. ... Many evangelicals believe and have said publicly that Mormonism --
contrary to Romney's assertions -- is not a Christian religion but an abomination of Christianity. Here's a
sampling of why: Mormons believe that the Garden of Eden was in Missouri; that Jews were the first people in
America; that Indians descended from Jews and are a lost tribe of Israel; that Jesus came to America; that
after the next coming of Christ (which will be the second or third, depending on how you count his trip to
America), the world will be ruled for a thousand years from Jerusalem and Missouri; and to answer Mike
Huckabee's now famous question, yes, they believe "Jesus and Lucifer were brothers, in the sense of both
being spiritually begotten by the Father." When Matt Lauer asked Romney the Huckabee question about Jesus
and the devil being brothers, Romney refused to answer and handed the question off to the Church of Latter
Day Saints. The Church issued a deceptively worded statement that most reporters incorrectly read as a denial
of the brotherhood of Jesus and Satan. In fact, the Church could not and did not deny it. The Church did
correctly point out that attackers (meaning critics) of Mormonism often use the brother bit. Critics also use
the Church's 70 year delight in polygamy and sex with very young girls, which also happens to be true. Critics
of Mormonism have plenty to work with without inventing anything. ... [article link]
Huckabee apologizes for Mormon remark - for saying, "Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are
brothers?" {Indeed the (LDS) Mormons do teach a jesus and Satan are brothers doctrine – however during
election year cycles it seems they don't teach such doctrine so eagerly. It's not off limits to explore the beliefs
of a presidential candidate.}
An ordained Southern Baptist minister, Huckabee asked the question in an article to be published Sunday in
The New York Times, which released his quote Tuesday. Romney, a Mormon, retorted that "attacking
someone's religion is really going too far." Huckabee apologized Wednesday, saying he had asked an innocent
question during a lengthy conversation and was shocked to see it taken out of context. "I was horrified when I
read that, and I apologized to Mitt Romney, because first of all, I don't think that his being a Mormon or not
being a Mormon has a thing to do with his being president." Huckabee said Romney responded graciously to
his apology, which he offered after a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines. [article link]
The prophet [Joseph Smith] and the presidency: Mormonism and politics in Joseph Smith's 1844 Presidential
campaign - Smith made the formal announcement of his candidacy on January 29, 1844 - it was discovered
that Bennett (VP candidate) had been born in Ireland and was therefore ineligible for office {Joseph Smith the
convicted con-artist and founder of the (LDS) Mormon movement in his 1844 presidential bid tried to sneak an
ineligible candidate onto his own campaign ticket until the American people found out and Joseph Smith was
forced to remove Bennett from the ticket. The Mormons in running the ineligible George Romney for
President in 1968 were just following the morals of their founder Joseph Smith.}
Smith made the formal announcement of his candidacy on January 29, 1844. At first, James A. Bennett, a New
York businessman, was selected as Smith's Vice Presidential candidate. However, after it was discovered that
Bennett had been born in Ireland and was therefore ineligible for office, the number two position fell to
Sidney Rigdon, Smith's close friend and advisor. ... Indeed, the Mormon founder openly admitted that the
campaign was partially motivated by his desire to make the Saints' political clout felt on the state and national
level. Smith stated that: "I do not care so much about the Pres[idential] election as I do the office I have got.
We have as good a right to make political party to gain power to defend ourselves as for demagogues to make
use of our religion to get power to destroy ourselves. We will whip the mob by getting up a President. Smith
then quipped, "When I look into the eastern papers and see how popular I am, I am afraid I shall be
President." [article link]
Romney: My Dad (George Romney) Should've Been President - "He really should have been President of the
United States, I gotta tell you" Romney said {This is the most annoying thing about Mitt Romney and his (LDS)
Mormon cult. They just make everything up as they go along the TRUTH and history are 100% irrelevant to the
LDSers. This is 100% Mormon trash talk – George Romney was born in Mexico and as a non-native American
George was 100% ineligible to be President of the USA. Romney for the Mormons is trying to be on the sly and
avoid and change the laws, whether they are marriage laws, non-profit tax laws (the LDS is a corporation that
pays no taxes), or political eligibility laws the Mormons ignore them and follow their own rogue rules.}
George Romney was considered by some to be the frontrunner for the 1968 GOP nomination, but his
campaign was torpedoed after he made an ill-advised comment about being brainwashed during a visit to
Vietnam. "He really should have been President of the United States, I gotta tell you," Romney said.
[article link]
The reservations about Romney remain - his credibility has been the real problem - Despite outspending all
the other candidates, the Romney candidacy hasn't ignited - What dogs Romney is a sense that he is not being
honest about who he is - In an election such as this, where voters clearly are concerned about honesty and
transparency, candidates who do not score well in these areas are paying a price
Mitt Romney gave his long-anticipated speech about religion, which he called "Faith in America." The
purported purpose of the address was for the Republican presidential candidate to dispel festering doubts
about himself because of his Mormon faith. Unfortunately, I believe it was a failed performance. I think that
Romney and his team overestimated the extent to which his Mormonism has been what is troubling his
candidacy and underestimated the extent to which his credibility has been the real problem. Despite
outspending all the other candidates, the Romney candidacy hasn't ignited. By contrast, former New York
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has maintained his lead in national polls, despite a background of three marriages,
estranged children, pictures of himself in drag, support for gays, support for abortion, having endorsed a
Democratic candidate for governor of New York, and support for gun control. But Giuliani has not been
running as a traditional conservative candidate. Romney has. What dogs Romney is a sense that he is not
being honest about who he is. In an election such as this, where voters clearly are concerned about honesty
and transparency, candidates who do not score well in these areas are paying a price. In Romney's case, that
price reflects his credibility challenge in convincing religious conservatives that his changed positions are for
real. [article link]
Huckabee skyrockets among GOP voters in key Southern state - The survey suggested that Huckabee's
personality was among his strengths - In particular, he tops the list when likely GOP voters are asked to name
the candidate who is most believable
(CNN) -- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has shot to the top of a new poll in South Carolina, leading
Republican presidential candidates in the key Southern state. Huckabee garnered 24 percent in the
CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll, conducted by phone between Sunday and Wednesday. The survey was
released Friday. When the same poll was conducted in July, Huckabee was in the lower tier, with 3 percent of
support from registered GOP voters. The survey suggested that Huckabee's personality was among his
strengths. In particular, he tops the list when likely GOP voters are asked to name the candidate who is most
believable. The South Carolina poll showed Huckabee rocketing ahead of his GOP rivals, including the former
front-runner in the state, ex-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. [article link]
ROMNEY'S (ALMOST) DEAN SCREAM SPEECH - "I'm going to find you, track you down, make sure you vote in
the caucuses" - Toward the end of his remarks, he teetered on the line of closing the deal and -- begging
{Besides being borderline 'begging' it is also borderline cult manipulation, control and weirdness. I don't think
it is appropriate for a candidate to make demands of voters and insist they vote for his candidacy.}
If anything is certain about the GOP presidential primary, it's that Romney really, really wants to win Iowa.
Desperately. ... Funny enough, when Romney was wrapping up his remarks, he said the following: "You're
going to do something which people don't expect, which is give me a victory. And then I'm going to New
Hampshire, where I'm pretty solidly in the lead in New Hampshire, and then I'm going to be in Nevada, and I'm
going to win Nevada, and then I'm going to be in Wyoming, and I'll win that one, and then Michigan, and we're
going to end up doing real darn well. That's at least what I plan. Brian over here was afraid I was going to
scream as I was saying that -- the Howard Dean moment, but I'm not doing that. No predictions like that, no
screaming allowed…. I'm going to find you, track you down, make sure you vote in the caucuses." [article link]
Mitt Romney - The 'Mormon' Speech Dec. 06, 2007
Mitt Romney's 'Faith Speech' at the Bush library in College Station Texas is in the process of going
down in history as the worst political speech ever given.
The failure of the Mitt Romney speech is that he approached religion in America as something that is
easily compromised that faith is important but that the actual belief is not important and therefore
Mitt is asking people to be easily compromised and to believe in any faith but not to have any real
faith convictions. In Romney's denying the importance of belief in faith Romney has lowered the
standard of faith so low that his version of faith becomes almost meaningless and that
meaninglessness was reflected in the speech.
Romney's (faith) speech failed

Yes, he clarified, regarding his Mormon faith, that "no authorities of my church" would influence his
presidential decisions. But this tells us who he is not. We need to know who he is. And here Romney left us
with platitudes about religion in America with which few of any stripe would disagree. Despite his assurance
that his commitment to religious liberty does not mean that he sees no place for religion in public life, he
ducked the hard questions about what this means. The boldest he could get was to say we should continue to
acknowledge the Creator on "our currency, in our pledge, in the teaching of our history," and in public displays
during holidays. But despite noting family breakdown as one of the challenges of our generation, he never
mentioned the importance of the preservation of the traditional family, never mentioned abortion and never
mentioned his personal concern about either. It feeds the doubts about Romney in that, in my experience,
those who have had a change of heart about abortion are among the most passionate and committed. It
certainly is my personal experience, and what I have seen in the work I do with crisis pregnancy centers
around the country. But Romney didn't give a hint that this is something that keeps him up at night.
Comparisons have been made with John Kennedy's speech during his 1960 presidential campaign in which he
addressed concerns about his Roman Catholic religion. Romney could have clearly contrasted himself with
Kennedy, who made a point to say that religion did not belong in public life and decried the fact that questions
about religion were diverting attention from the "real issues" of the campaign. And he might have pointed out
that the Kennedy presidency marked the beginning of a great cultural decline in America. Just one point of
comparison: In the early 1960s, 3 percent of white babies were born to unwed mothers, compared with
almost 30 percent today, and 24 percent of black babies were born to unwed mothers, compared with 70
percent today. Romney's observation that "freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom" and
that "freedom and religion endure together or perish alone" was not something I would expect to hear from
someone of deep faith. Religion endures any circumstance. Faith exists independent of freedom. It survives
the darkest, dankest prison cell. But freedom allows it to flourish. I think Romney, with this speech, confirmed
rather than dispelled the doubts about his faith and conservatism that have troubled his campaign. If the point
was to fix his credentials as a bona fide conservative leader, he failed. [article link]
Analysis: Romney Mormon speech leap of faith - Romney's decision to speak on Thursday - a long-awaited
speech on Mormonism is a desperate attempt to regain his foothold in Iowa {Most of Romney's bid is just to
be a shill for his Mormon (LDS) mega-cult.}
Former Bay State Gov. Mitt Romney's decision to give a long-awaited speech on Mormonism is a desperate
attempt to regain his foothold in Iowa just as GOP rival and Baptist minister Mike Huckabee moves ahead,
some political watchers say. Romney's decision to speak on Thursday about his faith comes after months of
internal debate within his campaign over the wisdom of talking about the issue and just days after Huckabee
jumped ahead in the Iowa polls for the first time. Some political scientists believe the speech will be a make-
or-break moment for Romney's campaign. "There's real concern for the Romney campaign in Iowa," said
Dante Scala, an associate political science professor at the University of New Hampshire. "Mike Huckabee is
grabbing a lot of support from evangelical Christians and Romney has to find a way to make his peace with
that group and that's the dilemma. If Iowa unravels for him, then there's a good chance the whole campaign
unravels for him." [article link]
Timeline: Romney's MLK Confusion - 1978 - Mitt Romney, in an interview with the Boston Herald about the
Mormon Church and racial discrimination, puts himself into the narrative - "My father and I marched with
Martin Luther King Jr. through the streets of Detroit," he is quoted as saying {Mitt Romney did not need to
make this claim in order to become president – no one thinks the Romney's are racist. It is the LDS history that
Romney is trying to reinvent and cover for that got him into this mess.}
1967 - Stephen Hess and David Broder author the book "The Republican Establishment: The Present and
Future of the GOP," in which they write that George Romney, "has marched with Martin Luther King through
the exclusive Grosse Pointe suburb of Detroit." ... 1978 - Mitt Romney, in an interview with the Boston Herald
about the Mormon Church and racial discrimination, puts himself into the narrative. "My father and I marched
with Martin Luther King Jr. through the streets of Detroit," he is quoted as saying. ... December 21, 2007 -
Stephen Hess, author of "The Republican Establishment," tells the Boston Herald, "The point we were making
[in the book] was that the issue of Mormonism had to do with its civil rights record. Did he walk with Martin
Luther King? Today, I have no idea." [article link]
Mitt Romney, Martin Luther King, and the final word - Mitt Romney's bizarre exaggeration - Romney, hoping
to defend his civil rights record and his church's racist past {See Romney isn't just shilling in hopes of becoming
President he really intends to promote and cover the tracks of his LDS cult.}
At this point, far too much ink - digital and analog - has been spilled covering Mitt Romney's bizarre
exaggeration about his father marching with Martin Luther King, but let's just add one closing note. To briefly
recap, Romney, hoping to defend his civil rights and record and his church's racist past, has repeatedly claimed
that he saw his father march with Dr. King. An investigation indicated that George Romney, who was strong on
civil rights, never marched with MLK, prompting Romney and his campaign to start parsing the words "saw,"
"march," and "with." It looked like the embarrassing flap had just about ended, until the Romney campaign
directed reporters to two women who corroborated a story that Romney had already conceded wasn't
literally true. ... A ha, the Romney campaign said, the story that wasn't literally true may be accurate after all.
Except that's still wrong. Worse, it's part of a pattern. The Boston Phoenix, which helped get this story started
a few days ago, found that the witnesses must be remembering the decades-old event incorrectly. [article link]
Wikipedia: Shill - The intention of the shill is, using crowd psychology, to encourage others unaware of the set-
up to purchase said goods or services or support the political group's ideological claims {Mitt Romney a paid
'shill' for the Mormon LDS cult.}
A shill is an associate of a person selling goods or services or a political group, who pretends no association to
the seller/group and assumes the air of an enthusiastic customer. The intention of the shill is, using crowd
psychology, to encourage others unaware of the set-up to purchase said goods or services or support the
political group's ideological claims. Shills are often employed by confidence artists. In the UK the term plant is
used. Shilling is illegal in many circumstances and in many jurisdictions because of the frequently fraudulent
and damaging character of their actions. However, if a shill does not place uninformed parties at a risk of loss,
but merely generates "buzz," the shill's actions may be legal. For example, a person planted in an audience to
laugh and applaud when appropriate (see "claque") or to participate in on-stage activities as a "random
member of the audience", is a type of legal shill. 'Shill' can also be used pejoratively to describe a critic who
appears either all-too-eager to heap glowing praise upon mediocre offerings, or who acts as an apologist for
glaring flaws. In this sense, they would be an implicit 'shill' for the industry at large, as their income is tied to
its prosperity. [article link]
Canada.com: Romney to Americans, evangelical Republicans: "I believe in Jesus Christ" {If Mitt Romney
believed in "Jesus Christ" Mitt Romney would stop his Mormon tithing and stop his Mormon works and walk
into the center of the Mormon Temple or Tabernacle apart from his Mormon works. What does reconcile us
to the Holy God, is it Mormon works and money or is it Jesus and His sacrifice on the cross? Of course it is only
Jesus and faith in Jesus that has reconciled sinful man back into a relationship with God!}
Today is a very big day for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the first [4th] Mormon to seek the
White House. [The (Mormon founder) Joseph Smith 1844, (Mexico born - ineligible) George Romney 1968,
Orin Hatch (Mormon Bishop) 2000, and Milton Romney (Mormon Bishop) 2008.] ... Criticized at times for
shifting his views on policies like abortion, immigration and gay rights, Romney left the impression he is very
firm in his own convictions about religious faith - and its place in the public square. Still, it's difficult to believe
such a speech would be required of, or offered by, a candidate for the prime minster's office in Canada. [There
are approximately 16 active Mormons in the Congress and the Senate, including Senate Majority Leader, Harry
Reid (Democrat - Nevada).] [article link]
The prophet [Joseph Smith] and the presidency: Mormonism and politics in Joseph Smith's 1844 Presidential
campaign - Smith made the formal announcement of his candidacy on January 29, 1844 - Indeed, the Mormon
founder openly admitted that the campaign was partially motivated by his desire to make the (LDS) Saints'
political clout felt on the state and national level - We (Mormons) will whip the mob by getting up a President
{Reason enough why many Americans are still uneasy and don't want a Mormon president, because the intent
does seem to be an (LDS) agenda and not for the purpose of benefiting the American people.}
Smith made the formal announcement of his candidacy on January 29, 1844. At first, James A. Bennett, a New
York businessman, was selected as Smith's Vice Presidential candidate. However, after it was discovered that
Bennett had been born in Ireland and was therefore ineligible for office, the number two position fell to
Sidney Rigdon, Smith's close friend and advisor. ... Indeed, the Mormon founder openly admitted that the
campaign was partially motivated by his desire to make the Saints' political clout felt on the state and national
level. Smith stated that: "I do not care so much about the Pres[idential] election as I do the office I have got.
We have as good a right to make political party to gain power to defend ourselves as for demagogues to make
use of our religion to get power to destroy ourselves. We will whip the mob by getting up a President. Smith
then quipped, "When I look into the eastern papers and see how popular I am, I am afraid I shall be
President." [article link]
Romney addresses his Mormon faith - Page said he would advise Romney to give another speech in the future
that spoke more specifically about his personal faith {Romney to shill again, Romney and his Mormon (LDS)
campaign handlers won't give it a rest. They will stay at it and try to sell Mormonism to the American public
until the last person has placed them on ignore.}
Rev. Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, said he believed the speech provided a strong
statement on Romney's intent to be fair to all people. Page said he also appreciated Romney's honesty in
stating that the Mormon church's beliefs about Jesus Christ differ from mainline Christianity. But, Page said he
felt Romney didn't go far enough in explaining his Mormon faith. Page said he would advise Romney to give
another speech in the future that spoke more specifically about his personal faith. "Because of who he is, and
because Mormonism is not a mainline religion traditionally in our country, people still have questions and he
still has not dealt with some of the questions people have. So I think at some point, he will need to do that,"
Page said. [article link]
The (Mormon) Speech - I agree that the timing of this couldn't be worse - His speech will have to go something
like this: "My faith, which is very important to me and has made me who I am, should not be important to you,
but it is important that we have a person of faith leading this country, and that person happens to be me" - My
guess is that Romney gives the speech on Thursday and his campaign in Iowa begins to implode, as his shallow
support there evaporates
The impossible balancing act is stressing the political irrelevance of the theological differences Mormonism
really does have with Christianity while simultaneously claiming that this very same religion, whose distinctive
substance is supposed to be irrelevant, informs and shapes his "values" that he will rely on to make
judgements about policy. ... I agree that the timing of this couldn't be worse, but I wonder whether the timing
makes that much difference. The extensive opposition to a Mormon candidate wouldn't have disappeared had
he given the speech earlier. However, by giving the speech now he may be exacerbating what is already a bad
situation for himself. Had he done it three or four months ago and laid the issue to rest, at least as much as he
could, he could have reduced the publicity surrounding the speech and tried to contain the damage. Now that
there is just a month left until the caucuses, he is using valuable time and exposing himself to the backlash
that we knew was coming at a time when he cannot afford to shed any more support. In the end, Romney has
always been in an impossible position: a sizeable percentage of his own party will never vote for someone of
his religion, and these are the same people he needed to win over to become the unchallenged social
conservative consensus candidate, which is why Romney's campaign has always been a fool's errand as I've
said from the beginning. My guess is that Romney gives the speech on Thursday and his campaign in Iowa
begins to implode, as his shallow support there evaporates. [article link]
Romney's "Faith in America" Speech: What Worked and What Didn't - WHAT WORKED Optics: Romney's
campaign made sure the room was as friendly as possible for Romney; he was greeted with huge applause
when he was introduced - WHAT DIDN'T Mormon: A quick search through the text of Romney's speech --
2,540 words -- just once did Romney utter the word "Mormon" - If Romney is embracing rather than
diminishing his faith, it seems as though he would mention it a time or two more, no?
Romney spent very little time on the specifics of the Mormon faith (more on that below), focusing instead on
what he shared in common with other religious people rather than what was different about his faith. "It is
important to recognize that while differences in theology exist between the churches in America, we share a
common creed of moral convictions," he said at one point. Romney's goal in this sort of rhetoric is to take the
emphasis off of his personal faith and put it more broadly on his status as a person of faith in hopes that will
be enough to satisfy skeptical voters. [article link]
First Look at Romney's Speech - The former governor stresses that Americans are bound by moral convictions
that transcend any single denomination or faith {Really, what moral convictions? The convictions of Nazi party
Margaret Sanger the founding abortion provider in America or the convictions of the lying, Devil worshiping
Bush family or the convictions of the (LDS) Mormon fraud Joseph Smith. All of those convictions and many
others are directly opposed to the convictions of Jesus Christ. Romney's attempt to pretend that sinful people
have a moral conviction apart from Jesus Christ, the Holy Bible and the 10 Commandments; is just another of
the many Mormon LDS fantasies.}
The former governor stresses that Americans are bound by moral convictions that transcend any single
denomination or faith and says those beliefs are what should guide a president. "Whether it was the cause of
abolition, or civil rights, or the right to life itself, no movement of conscience can succeed in America that
cannot speak to the convictions of religious people," he says. ... Romney and his advisers have spent months
debating whether and when he should deliver it. A full team of advisers accompanied Romney to Texas for the
event and his campaign treated the preparations in the way White House or state house officials treat a major
presidential or gubernatorial address. [article link]
Mitt Romney, the Mormon (What's That?!) - for the most part, he pretended he wasn't Mormon, or that being
Mormon was so strange it is in his interest to keep it secret - He said, "What do I believe about Jesus Christ? I
believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the savior of mankind" - OK, Mitt - But do you really want to get
into what that means for you?
But, if today becomes the unraveling point of his candidacy, it will be because Mitt Romney did not have the
courage or wisdom to say what he, as a Mormon, actually believes - all of it, without pretending his creed is no
different than the Christian creed. Don't get me wrong. His speech would have been excellent had it been
given by any other candidate. It was deep, passionate and presidential. He even ended with, "God bless
America." The problem is that the much-hyped speech did nothing to achieve his goal of convincing doubting
Evangelicals and Catholics that his Mormon beliefs will not hinder him from being a good president. Instead,
for the most part, he pretended he wasn't Mormon, or that being Mormon was so strange it is in his interest
to keep it secret. In this speech about Mormonism, he uttered the word "Mormon" just once, while saying
"Jews" and "Muslims" two times each and "Catholic" three times. Still more abrasive to Christian sensibilities
was the attempt to pass off Mormon doctrine about Jesus Christ as equal to that of Christianity. He said,
"What do I believe about Jesus Christ? I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the savior of mankind."
OK, Mitt. But do you really want to get into what that means for you? [article link]
Romney on Faith and History - Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, seeking to allay public
misgivings about his Mormon faith {Mormonism is not a faith but really it is a cult because Mormons have
replaced the 'faith' in the resurrection life of Jesus Christ with their own works and tithing. For instance you
cannot visit the (LDS) Mormon Temple or certain rooms inside the Mormon Tabernacle based on being sinless
through 'faith' in being cover by the atoning blood of Jesus from the cross. A person is only declared sinless
and therefore allowed to enter the Mormon Temple or secret Tabernacle rooms if they have paid in full their
money to the LDS front office as it is Mormon money and Mormon works that cover sin according to the LDS
doctrine and not 'faith' the blood (atoning death) and resurrection life of Jesus Christ.}
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 6 -- Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, seeking to allay public
misgivings about his Mormon faith, pledged here Thursday to serve the common good and no single religion if
he is elected president, while also making an impassioned plea for the importance of faith and religion in the
public arena. ... But he also explicitly declined to distance himself from his church. "I believe in my Mormon
faith and I endeavor to live by it," he said. Should he lose because of that, "so be it," he said, while adding that
he believed the American people prefer politicians who are true to their faith rather than "believers of
convenience." Romney praised the practices of many faiths and underscored repeatedly the religious heritage
that was at the heart of the Founding Father's vision of the new country. ... But he said the strength of the
nation is in its collective moral heritage, not a single strain of religion but, as he put it, "our nation's symphony
of faith." [article link]
The Mormon Temple - The Mormon Temple is the very heart of the system of Mormonism - It is here that
certain "worthy" Mormons perform secret ordinances that they believe will allow them to obtain the status of
"a God" in the hereafter - Secret rituals are also done in behalf of the DEAD - No worship services are held in
this building and non-Mormons are restricted from entering except for a brief period previous to its dedication
- No doubt, if knowledge of the temple ceremony would promote faith in the LDS Church, Mormons would be
eager to talk about it - But the Fact that it is kept secret from the world and even from the bulk of its
members, casts suspicion upon its godliness, especially since Jesus made His teachings open to the whole
world
Strange as it may seem, only about 20% of the Mormon population have been through the temple ceremony
and fewer than that attend regularly. Because the Mormon Church considers the temple ceremony as
"sacred," they have never published a dialog of the temple ritual or filmed the ceremony for benefit of the
public or even their own people. The devout LDS will almost never talk about the secret activity that goes on
behind temple doors. However, there are numerous eye-witness accounts by "Temple Mormons" who
became alienated from the church and have exposed all that goes on in the ceremony. Dozens of these
accounts have been published over the years. One such testimony comes from a former temple "Veil Worker"
who had performed over 1,000 temple ordinances! As recent as 1990 actual recordings have been made of
the temple ceremony. ... The late Mormon Apostle, Bruce R. McConkie, gave this information about the
"Temple Ordinances": "Certain gospel ordinances are of such a sacred and holy nature that the Lord
authorizes their performance only in holy sanctuaries prepared and dedicated for that purpose....They were
given in modern times to the Prophet Joseph Smith by revelation,..." (Mormon Doctrine,1979, p. 779) Even
though Mormons believe that God is the source of these so called "sacred" and "holy" ordinances, the
evidence that will be presented in this tract clearly shows that the Mormon Temple Ceremony is far from holy
or Biblical and certainly NOT from God. [article link]
Salt Lake City Mormon (LDS) Temple Square and Tabernacle - Unlike the other buildings on Temple Square, it
is closed to the general public because it is used by the LDS Church for sacred rites exclusive to those church
members deemed worthy to receive them - For this reason, it (temple), along with the other LDS temples, is
given prominence within Mormonism
Temple Square is the most visited site in the state of Utah. Its popularity can be attributed to its central
geographic location in the capital city, to the national popularity of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and to the
general interest in the historic tabernacle and Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints--the Mormons. Though it now enjoys a position of notoriety, it was never really the intent or hope of
the early Mormon settlers that it would become a state, national, or even internationally known site. Temple
Square began with a simple declaration by Brigham Young that it was the future site for the Salt Lake Temple.
It then gradually evolved into the present sanctuary that houses within its protective walls three significant
pioneer buildings, two visitor centers, and historic monuments--all within a beautifully manicured garden
setting. Temple Square began with Brigham Young's location of the temple building site four days after the
arrival of the main body of Saints into the Salt Lake Valley on 24 July 1847. Young originally called for the site
of the temple to be forty acres but later reduced it to ten acres to make it compatible with the ten-acre blocks
proposed for the city. The reduction in the lot size left the Salt Lake Temple on what is the northeast quadrant
of the present site rather than what would have been the middle of the originally proposed forty-acre site. ...
The focal point of Temple Square is the impressive Salt Lake LDS Temple. Unlike the other buildings on Temple
Square, it is closed to the general public because it is used by the LDS Church for sacred rites exclusive to those
church members deemed worthy to receive them. For this reason, it, along with the other LDS temples, is
given prominence within Mormonism. The temple sits on the northeast corner of square, which is also the
highest point within the square. Its overall size and vertical elevation give it a dominating position. [article link]
Salon.com: This is not Romney's Kennedy moment - Mitt Romney is caught between Mormonism and a hard
place -- the fundamentalist Christian base of the modern GOP and it's partly his own fault - Romney is unlikely
to tell the Protestants and Catholics in his audience that their creeds are an abomination, or that they are
participants in a Great Apostasy that began shortly after Jesus ascended to heaven and continued, in all forms
of Christianity, till Smith founded the Mormon church on a new set of scriptures in 1830 - But he cannot quite
evade those beliefs either, for they are fundamental tenets of his (Mormon) faith
As the most prominent Mormon presidential candidate since his father, George, 40 years ago, or since
[Joseph] Smith himself ran on a platform of "Theodemocracy" in 1844, Romney must negotiate between two
opposing forces. The theology and tangled history of Mormonism is at odds with the quasi-theocratic nature
of the contemporary Republican Party ... [Joseph] Smith moved toward an intriguing mishmash of post-
Christian theology drawn in part from Swedenborgian mysticism, [Islam], Masonic ritual and Hinduism ... In
fairness, the Mormon church has tried to have it both ways on the question of whether it is or isn't Christian
for a long time, and Romney is simply inheriting many generations of waffling. Since at least the late 19th
century, Mormons have proclaimed that they belong to a larger Christian fellowship whenever it was socially
or politically expedient to do so, all while hewing to a set of prophetic teachings most Christians find
outrageous and following a visionary founder who insisted they were the only true Christians. [article link]
What's new: Romney to address religion issue; poll shakes up Iowa race - Romney plans to give the address
Thursday morning at the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas - Kennedy's 1960 campaign
speech, also delivered in Texas - Speech is a "huge gamble:" - attention to his Mormonism would only intensify
in potentially unflattering ways {Doesn't the Romney campaign have a clue about how unpopular anything
'Bush' is right now?}
Related story by The Politico -- Speech is a "huge gamble:" "Mitt Romney decided to deliver a major speech
about his religious faith after concluding attention to his Mormonism would only intensify in potentially
unflattering ways in the crucial weeks ahead. But even some of his top aides see the speech as a wildly
unpredictable gamble" because it also could lead him primarily being known as "the Mormon candidate in a
Republican race dominated by Christian voters." [article link]
RealClearPolitics.com: Mitt's Ham-Handed Campaign - He's only won one election (in a year that his party did
very well nationwide), and it shows - Romney's campaign is, I must say, the least authentic seeming of any on
the GOP side - I wonder if Republican voters -- who are quite worried about Hillary Clinton and her tactical
"brilliance" -- will punish Romney for this kind of obvious strategery
So, Mitt is going to give that Mormon speech. Is this a surprise? Of course not. His position in the Iowa polls
explains the decision entirely. He's trailing Huckabee in Iowa. A few weeks ago he was up by 14% - and he
wasn't going to give the speech. Now that he's down, the speech is back on. This is par for the course for the
Romney campaign, in my estimation. His candidacy has been the most transparently strategic this cycle.
McCain is up? Go after McCain. McCain is down? Leave McCain alone. Thompson enters the race and seems a
threat? Take a cheap shot about Law and Order. Thompson fades? Ignore him. Rudy is up? Go after Rudy.
Huckabee is up? Go after Huck. You need to win a Republican primary? Make yourself the most socially
conservative candidate in the race. And on and on and on. ... This kind of transparency is, to me, a sign of
political inexperience. He's only won one election, and it shows. ... There is little subtlety to the Romney
campaign. Too much of what it does is obviously strategic. The "flip-flopping" on the Mormon speech is just
another example of this general tendency. I wonder if Republican voters -- who are quite worried about Hillary
Clinton and her tactical "brilliance" -- will punish Romney for this kind of obvious strategery. Can a one-term
governor who makes such rookie mistakes be trusted to handle the Clinton "machine?" Imagine what the
Clinton campaign would do in response to such a clumsy maneuver in September, 2008! [article link]
That the Christian ministry be not blamed - by the word of truth, by the power of
God, by the armour of righteousness!
Part 1 - The Mormon (LDS) Conspiracy:
2 Corinthians 6:3-7 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: - by pureness, by
knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the word of truth,
by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness ...
Ephesians 5:8-14 For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth, proving what is well-pleasing
to the Lord. Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of. But all things, when
they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that is revealed is light. Therefore He says,
"Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
1 Thessalonians 1:6-10 - And you became followers of us (Apostles & Disciples) and of the Lord, having
received the word (Bible) in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit ... {The complete Bible is available at
BasicChristian.info}
And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the
Holy Spirit, so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe. For from you the word
of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place. Your faith toward
God has gone out, so that we do not need to say anything. For they themselves declare concerning us what
manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to
wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to
come. -- Bible [article link]
Lately some Christian leaders, ministries, and even educational institutions have been embracing
Mormonism (LDS) and even worse have been asking and instructing their Christian followers to do
the same. Here is a brief summary of the vast amount of Lies, Deceit and Fraud that LDS -
Mormonism has to offer. With absolute certainty every True Christian needs to reveal and expose the
LDS fraud and not embrace it!
1 Corinthians 4:1-2 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the
mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards (servants), that a man be found faithful (to
Jesus).
Huckabee tells GQ that some Christian leaders are 'out of step' - Pat Robertson (who has endorsed GOP
contender Rudy Giuliani) and others who he refers to as Christian leaders "of the past:" - He says those, like
Robertson, who have chosen to support candidates with different positions on abortion are "thinking in terms
of political expediency and not in terms of the principles that supposedly got them involved in the movement
to begin with"
In a Q&A posted online today by GQ magazine, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has this to
say about Pat Robertson (who has endorsed GOP contender Rudy Giuliani) and others who he refers to as
Christian leaders "of the past:" It seems that the leaders of the past, those who have been looked to as the
bell cows of the movement, are completely out of step with their own followers lately. But if you talk about
the people in the rank and file, there's not any confusion at all. The people haven't abandoned their principles.
In giving that answer, he's specifically referring to the willingness of Robertson to endorse Giuliani, even
though the former New York City mayor has said he does not think a woman's right to choose to have an
abortion should be outlawed. Huckabee believes otherwise. He says those, like Robertson, who have chosen
to support candidates with different positions on abortion are "thinking in terms of political expediency and
not in terms of the principles that supposedly got them involved in the movement to begin with." [article link]
Germany moves to ban Scientology - "From a number of sources, some of them not available to the
public, it has been determined that (the organization) seeks to limit or rescind basic and human rights,
such as the right to develop one's personality and the right to be treated equally" {The only thing cults
teach is superiority and not equality. Unfortunately you have to pay money and follow their rules and
regulations to become superior and eventually become a god. -- Christianity teaches equality,
relationships, individuality, freedom and being a servant. Christianity is completely different from the
cults. -- Cults like (LDS) Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses and Scientology should be moderated by the
government or banned because they are dangerous, lying, manipulating organizations that are
dangerous and harmful to people and to society. -- In fact legalized abortion i.e. allowing the murder of
another individual is among the highest forms of superiority. To deem another individual, in the womb,
unworthy of the right to life and then to kill it and walk away feeling superior is among the most cultic
of concepts.}
BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- Germany's top security officials said Friday they consider the goals of the
Church of Scientology to be in conflict with the principles of the nation's constitution and will seek to
ban the organization. ... "From a number of sources, some of them not available to the public, it has
been determined that (the organization) seeks to limit or rescind basic and human rights, such as the
right to develop one's personality and the right to be treated equally," the report said. ... The Los
Angeles-based Church of Scientology was founded in 1954 by the late science fiction writer L. Ron
Hubbard. It first set up in Germany in 1970 and officials estimate it counts some 6,000 members in the
country. [article link]
A look at the misunderstood (Mormon) LDS church - But Latter-day Saints (LDS) say they are badly
misunderstood {No misunderstanding about it, the (LDS) Mormon cult is a manipulating, controlling,
diabolical, treacherous cult and reasonable people should be offend by it and remain far from its grasp!}
The presidential candidacy of Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has brought new attention to The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because Romney would be the first Mormon president. ... Mormons are
required to tithe 10 percent of their income to the church each year. They are also expected to fast for two
meals a month and donate money saved by that, along with many volunteer hours, to the vast Mormon
program to help the needy inside and outside the church. The church also owns ranches, farms and canneries
and has extensive investments in businesses. ... But Mormons also believe that authentic Christianity vanished
a century after Christ and was restored only through [Joseph] Smith. Smith revised -- and in his view corrected -
- large sections of the Bible. Other sacred Mormon books contain Smith's revelations. And Mormons consider
their church presidents to be prophets. [article link]
Mitt the Mormon - Why Romney needs to talk about his faith - saying that it was "un-American" to bring up
his "faith" - What gives Romney an exemption? - So phooey, say I, to the false reticence of the press and to the
bogus sensitivities that underlie it - The Book of Mormon (B.O.M.), when it is not "chloroform in print" as Mark
Twain unkindly phrased it, is full of vicious ingenuity
According to Byron York, who has been riding around with Romney for National Review, it's working, as well.
Most journalists have tacitly agreed that it's off-limits to ask the former governor about the tenets of the
Mormon cult. Nor do they get much luck if they do ask: When Bob Schieffer of Face the Nation inquired
whether Mormons believe that the Garden of Eden is or was or will be in the great state of Missouri, he was
told by Romney to go ask the Mormons! ... It ought to be borne in mind that Romney is not a mere rank-and-
file Mormon. His family is, and has been for generations, part of the dynastic leadership of the mad cult
invented by the convicted fraud Joseph Smith. It is not just legitimate that he be asked about the beliefs that
he has not just held, but has caused to be spread and caused to be inculcated into children. It is essential. Here
is the most salient reason: Until 1978, the so-called Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was an officially
racist organization. Mitt Romney was an adult in 1978. We need to know how he justified this to himself, and
we need to hear his self-criticism, if he should chance to have one. ... So phooey, say I, to the false reticence of
the press and to the bogus sensitivities that underlie it. This extends even to the less important matters. ... and
Romney can be asked whether, as a true believer should, he wears Mormon underwear. What's un-American
about that?[article link]
Romney Shouldn't Equate Mormons, Christians, Evangelicals Say - Don't try to be one of us - "I told him, you
cannot equate Mormonism with Christianity; you cannot say, 'I am a Christian just like you'" - "The fact that
we (Mormons) are Christians is non-negotiable," said Kim Farah, a spokeswoman for the Salt Lake City-based
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints {The LDS sure does like to make "non-negotiable" demands of other
people. Mormonism (LDS) is a Fraud and a Cult and the Mormons-(LDS) need to honor our Christian Religion
and stop trying to hijack it for their own money based agenda!}
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- As Mitt Romney scours the South for endorsements from evangelical leaders, he is
getting some unusual advice on how to explain his Mormon faith: Don't try to be one of us. "I told him, you
cannot equate Mormonism with Christianity; you cannot say, 'I am a Christian just like you,'" said
Representative Bob Inglis of South Carolina, which is scheduled to hold the first primary among the Southern
states. "If he (Mitt) does that [claims to be a real Christian], every Baptist preacher in the South is going to
have to go to the pulpit on Sunday and explain the differences." This advice, which reflects the views of many
Southern Baptists and other evangelicals, makes Romney's co-religionists bristle. "The fact that we are
Christians is non-negotiable," said Kim Farah, a spokeswoman for the Salt Lake City-based Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints. [article link]
Bob Jones Dances With The Devil - Bob Jones III, chancellor of the Christian fundamentalist school named for
his family, is endorsing Republican Mitt Romney for president {I wonder why these leaders think it is worth it
to sow so much division into the Christian Church with their recreational politics and their endorsing of a
second rate candidate like Mitt Romney?}
another day.[article link]
Don Wilton's Turnaround: How It Plays Out - Don Wilton to retract his endorsement of Mitt Romney - Wilton's
decision to endorse Romney's policy record provoked an intense backlash among his fellow Southern Baptist
pastors - Comments: ... "I know Mormonism is weird but get over it" {The LDS-Mormons like to make demands
of others but I think it's about time the LDSers made an honest examination of their candidate Mitt Romney
and stopped being so quick to call us Christians "bigots" just because we don't accept all that they (LDS) are so
obviously selling.}
The decision by Pastor Don Wilton to retract his endorsement of Mitt Romney will probably have a chilling
effect on pastors across South Carolina who have always played right up to the line. Wilton's decision to
endorse Romney's policy record provoked an intense backlash among his fellow Southern Baptist pastors, and
word in South Carolina is that Wilton was sending signals as early as this weekend that he had not forseen
how controversial his endorsement would be. [article link]
BALANCE OF OPINION - Christian conservatives' threat could split GOP vote, many warn - "Ultimately,
Christian leaders (some of whom make off-the-record, supportive calls to Mr. Romney, I'm told) most likely
will back the Mormon" she writes {I don't think most people, Christian or not, will ever "get over it" if Christian
leaders somehow endorse a deceiving cult member like Mitt Romney for the office of President of the United
States. Americans want an Open and Honest Government. Mitt Romney is neither an open nor an honest
candidate!}
The commentarial continues to monitor Republicans' frustrations over trying to nurture a consensus
conservative candidate. The latest convulsion is a vow among a group of about 45 high-profile Christian
conservatives to consider a third-party candidate if neither party nominates an abortion opponent – a virtual
rejection of front-runner Rudy Giuliani, who supports abortion rights, albeit reluctantly. "To their credit, these
leaders are unwilling to sacrifice conviction for political expediency, but they may be creating their own worst
nightmare by dividing the party and making a Democratic victory more likely," Kathleen Parker writes. ... "The
only hitch: He's a cultist," she writes. "Or so some Christians think. Even though Mr. Romney shares their
belief in Jesus Christ as God, other doctrinal differences tied to his Mormon beliefs apparently cause deep
conflicts for evangelicals." The columnist tells them to get over it. "Ultimately, Christian leaders (some of
whom make off-the-record, supportive calls to Mr. Romney, I'm told) most likely will back the Mormon," she
writes. [article link]
Will secret clubs pick next prez (President)? - CFR, Bilderbergers, Trilateral Commission insiders usually run for,
win White House, shows new book - It started in 1952 {when they cemented their power} - Nearly every
person elected as president of the United States since then – *and nearly every opponent – has belonged to a
secretive, globalism-oriented organization known as the Council on Foreign Relations - According to a variety
of sources, the following presidential candidates are either members of one of the groups or have strong ties:
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, John McCain, John Edwards, Fred
Thompson, Joe Biden, Chris Dodd and Bill Richardson
WASHINGTON – It started in 1952. Nearly every person elected as president of the United States since then –
and nearly every opponent – has belonged to a secretive, globalism-oriented organization known as the
Council on Foreign Relations. Some presidents and their challengers have belonged to additional clubs of
internationalists – the Bilderberg Group and the Trilateral Commission. Running mates, too, more often than
not have had ties to the groups. That the groups exert enormous influence on public policy is indisputable.
What is disputed is whether such groups are, as adherents and members argue, just discussion forums for
movers and shakers, or, as critics have long alleged, secret societies shaping a new world order from behind
the scenes. On that last point at least, no one could challenge the critics: All these groups operate in
considerable secrecy, away from the scrutiny of the American public. Regardless of how one characterizes
them, the fact that virtually all presidents belong to the same secret clubs prompts the author of a new book
to wonder if the 2008 election will also be a contest between globalist insiders. Judging from the list of
frontrunners of each party, Daniel Estulin, author of "The True Story of the Bilderberg Group," may be on to
something. According to a variety of sources, the following presidential candidates are either members of one
of the groups or have strong ties: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, John
McCain, John Edwards, Fred Thompson, Joe Biden, Chris Dodd and Bill Richardson. Mike Huckabee, though not
a member, spoke to the CFR in September. Since then, his political star has risen to the point that he has
become a top-tier candidate. [article link]
 Modern Mormonism in a Nutshell - LDS members "want to infiltrate regular Christian religions
so they can bring those Christians into Mormonism" Article
 The Mormon Plan for America and The Rise of Mitt Romney Article (PDF)
Romney, is a practicing Mormon High Priest.
 *Practicing Hindu appointed to run Christian religion studies at St. Olaf College MN Article
His writings also have been featured on the website of the Hindu-American Foundation, which earlier launched a
diatribe against a variety of Christian organizations.
 The Mormon Conspiracy Google Video (48 min 37 sec)
 Jehovah's Witness cult - Another (LDS) Mormon-esque Cult Google Video (58 min 41 sec)
 I Admit It - I Left The Mormon (LDS) Church Because I Was Offended Article
 The Search for Truth - The video Jesus Christ or Joseph Smith (Online Video)
 Radio Debate - Christian vs. Mormon (LDS) - Mp3 Download (Audio - 51:37)
 An Introduction to Joseph Smith Jr. Article
 Joseph Smith at 14 years old in 1820 in upstate New York claimed to have had a "vision"
Article
 "State of New York v. Joseph Smith" arrested in 1826 for being a con artist Article
 Joseph Smith, authorizing himself to sell liquor: Article
 Joseph Smith destroys a Newspaper - the publishers claimed Joseph Smith and other
Mormons had seduced their wives
in the name of plural marriages Article
 The Nauvoo Expositor Newspaper Office which Joseph Smith destroyed - LDS Website
(Photo) Article
 Remembering the Wives of Joseph Smith - 37 wives, ages 14 - 58, while 11 wives had current
living husbands Article
 Joseph Smith enrolls in Freemasonry - An Introduction to Mormonism and Freemasonry Article
 Joseph Smith in jail attempting to escape shoots three people (killing 2) then dies in his own ill-
fated jailbreak Article
Joseph Smith dies in his own ill-fated jailbreak
June 27, 1844
Joseph Smith is in jail for ordering and overseeing the destruction of a newspaper office (critical of
new LDS policies, especially the newly introduced polygamy) "The Nauvoo Expositor" and for his
illegal assembling of a militant, militia mob.
News gets out that Joseph Smith (Smith was the 'General' of his Mormon militia) has sent for his
private militia to come break him out of his upper level, second story jail cell and that the militia was
on its way. Several townspeople gather around the jail to assess the situation. Included in the
gathering crowd are several of Smith's fellow Freemasons who are angry at him and had it in mind to
use the opportunity to hang Smith for seducing their wives and daughters and for his instructing
other Mormons to do the same.
It is apparent that Joseph Smith while a practicing Freemason brought many of the Freemason customs and rituals
into his (LDS) Mormon Temple services and Mormon ritual rights. Joseph Smith was also attempting to introduce
his Mormon beliefs and practices like polygamy into the Freemason organization. Smith was likely attempting to
combine both the groups into one group of course led by the ever deceitful Joseph Smith. Apparently the
Freemasons wanted nothing to do with Joseph Smith or his newly conjured up LDS religion and they sought a way
to rid themselves of the Smith presence.
Joseph Smith recognizing the angry Freemasons and presuming that his militia would not be in time
receives a handgun smuggled into his jail cell by a visiting Mormon accomplice. Angered, Joseph
Smith fires his pistol at people and stops shooting only when his pistol jams. Smith's deadly rampage
leaves two people dead and one person seriously wounded. Then in a panic and fleeing for his life
Joseph Smith while jumping from the 2nd story jailhouse window and loudly begging the crowd of
Freemasons gathered below not to harm him is himself shot, falls and dies sprawled out on the dirt
below, his latest con job had turned into his fatal error. Smith's escape from jail ends tragically for
many including his older brother Hyrum Smith who was also among the dead.
*The Joseph Smith murder weapon on display at the LDS Church Historical Museum Photo
Note: The Mormon (LDS) still wear the Freemason garments and still perform the Freemason rituals in their LDS
Temple services. Apparently the LDS leadership is unable to come up with their own Temple rituals or they just do
not want to get rid of the Freemason influence.
any way
Mary Ettie V. Smith (1827–1867) "FIFTEEN YEARS AMONG THE MORMONS:" - Chapter III Death of the
(playboy) prophet Joseph Smith (pages 33-37) - (Wife) Emma attempted, as a last resort, to poison the
Prophet (Joseph Smith), and though she failed in that - She afterwards married a Gentile, and disavowed
Mormonism
Eimma (Emma), who discovered by accident this document, and finding it contained new doctrines (polygamy)
which threatened to interfere with her domestic rights, attempted to destroy it; but the Mormons claim she
was miraculously prevented, and the oracle is still preserved. Emma attempted, as a last resort, to poison the
Prophet (Joseph Smith), and though she failed in that, she soon found sympathy and support among the
disaffected within the (LDS) Church. ... The Prophet (Joseph Smith) fled across the Mississippi, to Iowa, and
took refuge with the Indians. ... The Prophet's wife Emnma (Emma), stirred up the people by the story that the
Prophet was a coward, and had forsaken his people. ... Emma, who wished to destroy the Prophet, wrote to
him reproachfully, for his cowardice; and denouncing him as an impostor, and asked him to give a proof of his
mission, by facing the enemies of the (LDS) church. This had the effect she had expected and desired. The
Prophet returned to Nauvoo, and was arrested, with his brother Hiram, John Taylor, Willard Richards and
others, and all were lodged in Carthage jail. ... A [Freemason] mob gathered at Carthage, on the 27th of June,
1844, and took the matter into their own hands. ... She (Emma) afterwards married a Gentile, and disavowed
Mormonism. [article link]
(Mormon) Gunslinger Porter Rockwell Takes the Spotlight - Rockwell was one of the first people to be baptized
into the Mormon Church - He was baptized along with Joseph Smith's parents and Martin Harris - In addition
to being a bodyguard to the prophet Joseph Smith, Rockwell was also known for his gun-shooting skills and
accuracy - Rockwell was known to carry at least four guns on his person at all times - Anderson passed around
a single-shot pistol, a gun that Rockwell was accused of using in the murder of Missouri governor Lilbourn
Boggs
Rockwell was one of the first people to be baptized into the Mormon Church. He was baptized along with
Joseph Smith's parents and Martin Harris. Throughout his life, Rockwell earned many reputations. In addition
to being a bodyguard to the prophet Joseph Smith, Rockwell was also known for his gun-shooting skills and
accuracy. ... On Christmas 1843, Rockwell appeared at Joseph Smith's house after escaping from jail. Anderson
related that Rockwell was able to escape prison because he was so thin he was able to climb up through the
chimney. He was dirty and disheveled. It took a moment for Smith to recognize his friend Rockwell, but he
soon did. ... Rockwell was once in a tavern and encountered a man who didn't like him. The two got into an
argument. The man held a gun to Rockwell and shot, point blank. It is said the bullet came out of the barrel,
bounced off Rockwell's chest and fell to the ground. Rockwell moved west with the Saints (Mormons). He was
also a bodyguard of the Prophet Brigham Young. ... Young led a large group of people and animals down the
steep and treacherous cliffs of Hurricane. When he got to the bottom, he looked up and watched as Rockwell
descended. Rockwell was a bit drunk and barely made it safely down the steep cliffs. ... Rockwell died of a
heart attack at age 65. He was found in his bed with his boots still on his feet. [article link]
mrm.org: [king] Joseph Smith for President - [April 11, 1844] the [LDS] Council of Fifty performed an ordinance
"in which Joseph suffered himself to be ordained a king, to reign over the house of Israel forever" - Some have
been uncomfortable with the assertion that Smith became a king - They have claimed that Marks and other
critics either confused or misrepresented Smith's reception of the strictly religious ceremony of the second
anointing as "king and priest" … In fact a later revelation to the Council of Fifty affirmed that God called Smith
"to be a Prophet, Seer and Revelator to my Church and Kingdom; and to be a King and Ruler over Israel" (The
Mormon Hierarchy, Origins of Power, 124) {Note: I thought it might be [and probably is] confusing that we are
doing a study on the 8 Kingdoms of the world and suddenly LDS founder Joseph Smith Jr. is being blogged
about [only briefly]. In thinking about it I thought I bet Joseph Smith Jr. thought of himself as a king - so I
Goggled it and sure enough the Mormons made Joseph Smith Jr. a king, the king of Israel (how weird is that)
[note: the U.S. can't have a king]. But know for certain that Joseph the LDS pretend king will not be listed in
the study with the real Kings of the Bible or included in any list of the real Kings either now or of history. - Also
Note: We are going to have an interesting study about the coming 10 Kingdoms [Daniel 7:24], because
technically the U.S. cannot have a King [it's against our Constitution] so who will be the future King over the
North American region, I think it puts Canada in play "The Canadian Royal Family" as a possible family
(bloodline) and location for the region's coming [i.e. U.N. fronted] capital. - Article I: Section 9, Paragraph 8 of
the U.S. Constitution - No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States:}
This sounds like it will be an interesting film, as the history of Joseph Smith's politics is very intriguing. For
instance, many people don't know that Smith was secretly crowned king on April 11, 1844. His campaign for
president of the United States was much more complicated than most would imagine. About Smith's
ordination as king, former LDS historian D. Michael Quinn wrote: William Marks…stated that the *LDS+ Council
of Fifty performed an ordinance "in which Joseph suffered himself to be ordained a king, to reign over the
house of Israel forever."Some have been uncomfortable with the assertion that Smith became a king. They
have claimed that Marks and other critics either confused or misrepresented Smith's reception of the strictly
religious ceremony of the second anointing as "king and priest." … In fact a later revelation to the Council of
Fifty affirmed that God called Smith "to be a Prophet, Seer and Revelator to my Church and Kingdom; and to
be a King and Ruler over Israel." (The Mormon Hierarchy, Origins of Power, 124). Joseph Smith told the press
that he wanted to create a "Theo-democracy." Quinn wrote, The phrase was catchy, but what precisely did he
mean by "Theo-democracy"? In the spring of 1844 Smith gave the public only an indistinct foreshadowing of
the new world order (NWO) he was formulating in his secret meetings with the Council of Fifty. (125) I'm not
sure how a monarchy fits with a theocracy, a theo-democracy, or a republic. But the subject of the film A
Mormon President holds the promise of being fascinating indeed. [article link]
reference.com: Death of Joseph Smith, Jr.

Incidents leading to the event: Several of Smith's disaffected associates at Nauvoo and Hancock County,
Illinois, some of whom alleged that Smith had tried to marry their wives, joined together to publish a
newspaper called the Nauvoo Expositor. Its first and only issue was published 7 June 1844. ... Under the
council's new ordinance, Smith, as Nauvoo's mayor, in conjunction with the city council, ordered the city
marshal to destroy the paper and the press on June 10, 1844. ... Smith declared martial law on June 18 and
called out the Nauvoo Legion, an organized city militia of about 5,000 men, to protect Nauvoo from outside
violence. ... Incarceration at Carthage Jail: Illinois Governor Thomas Ford proposed a trial by a non-Mormon
jury in Carthage, the county seat, and guaranteed Smith's safety. Smith originally planned on leaving rather
than surrendering but when criticized by some followers is reported to have said "If my life is of no value to
my friends it is of none to myself." ... On 25 June 1844, Joseph and Hyrum Smith, along with the other fifteen
city council members and some friends, surrendered to Carthage constable William Bettisworth on the original
charge of riot. Almost immediately Joseph and Hyrum were charged with treason against the state of Illinois
for declaring martial law in Nauvoo, by a warrant founded upon the oaths of A. O. Norton and Augustine
Spencer. ... Attack by the mob: Before a trial could be held, a mob of about 200 armed men, their faces
painted black with wet gunpowder, stormed the jail in the late afternoon of 27 June 1844. As the mob was
approaching, the jailer became nervous, and informed Smith of the group. In a letter dated 10 July 1844, one
of the jailers wrote that Smith, expecting the Nauvoo Legion, said "Don't trouble yourself ... they've come to
rescue me." Smith was unaware that Jonathan Dunham, major general of the Nauvoo Legion, had not
dispatched the unit to Carthage to protect him. Allen Joseph Stout contended that by remaining inactive,
Dunham had violated an official order written by Smith after he had been jailed in Carthage. ... Taylor
statement concerning Joseph Smith's shots: He [Joseph Smith], however, instantly arose, and with a firm,
quick step, and a determined expression of countenance, approached the door, and pulling the six-shooter left
by Brother Wheelock from his pocket, opened the door slightly, and snapped the pistol six successive times;
only three of the barrels, however, were discharged. I afterwards understood that two or three were wounded
by these discharges, two of whom, I am informed died. ... There are varying accounts of what happened next.
Taylor and Richards' accounts state that Smith was dead when he landed after his fall. One eyewitness,
William Daniels, wrote in his 1845 account that Smith was alive when mob members propped his body against
a nearby well, assembled a makeshift firing squad, and shot him before fleeing. Daniels' account also states
that one man tried to decapitate Smith for a bounty, but was prevented by divine intervention. There were
additional reports that thunder and lightning frightened the mob off. Mob members fled, shouting, "The
Mormons are coming," although there was no such force nearby. [article link]
wikipedia.org: Death of [LDS Founder] Joseph Smith, Jr. - A public viewing was held on June 29, 1844, after
which empty coffins weighted with sandbags were used at the public burial - (This was done to prevent theft
or mutilation of the bodies) - The actual coffins bearing the bodies of the Smith brothers were initially buried
under the unfinished Nauvoo House, then disinterred and deeply reburied under an out-building on the Smith
homestead - The exact location of the [Smith] grave site was soon lost to memory - [1928] Hands conducted
extensive digging on the Smith homestead, and located the bodies - the [three] bodies were reinterred
Interment: Joseph and Hyrum Smith's bodies were returned to Nauvoo the next day [June 28, 1844]. The
bodies were cleaned and examined, and death masks were made, preserving their facial features and
structures. A public viewing was held on June 29, 1844, after which empty coffins weighted with sandbags
were used at the public burial. (This was done to prevent theft or mutilation of the bodies.) The actual coffins
bearing the bodies of the Smith brothers were initially buried under the unfinished Nauvoo House, then
disinterred and deeply reburied under an out-building on the Smith homestead. The exact location of the
grave site was soon lost to memory. In 1928 Frederick M. Smith, president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints and grandson of Joseph Smith, fearing that rising water from the Mississippi River
would destroy the grave site, authorized civil engineer William O. Hands to conduct an excavation to find
Joseph and Hyrum's bodies. Hands conducted extensive digging on the Smith homestead, and located the
bodies, as well as finding the remains of Joseph's wife, Emma, which had been buried in the same place. The
remains-which were badly decomposed-were examined and photographed, and the bodies were reinterred.
[article link]
Mormon Historical Studies - Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Illinois - However, research conducted in early
1990s by Ronald E. Romig, Henry Inouye, and Lachlan MacKay; and later by independent researcher Shannon
M. Tracy, indicates that after discovering the remains of Joseph and Hyrum in 1928, William O. Hands and his
research team misidentified Joseph's remains as being those of Hyrum's, and Hyrum's as being those of
Joseph's - Therefore, Joseph's remains are probably on the left, and Hyrum's remains are in the middle {Note:
Wow, that's messed up! - There must be some LDS prophecies that the bodies of Joseph and Hyrum Smith
would be lost for a time then found again and then be confused with each other, reburied and mixed up again
because this just couldn't happen otherwise.} (PDF)
Grave marker of Hyrum, Joseph, and Emma Hale Smith Bidamon, Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Illinois,
November 1999. The large foot-thick granite slab on the bottom is the marker placed over the 1928 grave site
by the RLDS Church in 1951. The "angled" three-section granite stone marker seen in this photo was placed on
top of the 1951 stone in August 1991. The inscriptions on the 1991 marker identify Hyrum's grave on the left,
Joseph's in the middle, and Emma's on the right. However, research conducted in early 1990s by Ronald E.
Romig, Henry Inouye, and Lachlan MacKay; and later by independent researcher Shannon M. Tracy, indicates
that after discovering the remains of Joseph and Hyrum in 1928, William O. Hands and his research team
misidentified Joseph's remains as being those of Hyrum's, and Hyrum's as being those of Joseph's. Therefore,
Joseph's remains are probably on the left, and Hyrum's remains are in the middle. Photograph by Alexander L.
Baugh. [article link]
mrm.org: Post-Mortal Appearances of Joseph Smith[?] - It is a fact that Joseph Smith, the founding prophet of
Mormonism, died in 1844, and his bones remain in the grave [in the cellar of Joseph's house - according to
Mrs. Mary Ettie V. Smith] - But some Latter-day Saints have claimed that they have seen and heard from the
prophet again
The February 1998 issue of Ensign magazine included a lengthy article about Brigham Young and how he lived
his life as a "Student of the Prophet." In this article several post-mortal "appearances" of Joseph Smith are
related. ... The Ensign article continued on to tell of a "vivid dream" in which the Prophet Joseph taught
Brigham Young about the "organization of God's family under the priesthood's sealing ordinances." Another
time, "after a good deal of praying," Brigham Young experienced a "significant dream" in which Joseph
delivered a "message" that "became an important guide in [Young's] conduct of Church affairs." At General
Conference in November 1998 an LDS apostle told of "an experience of [LDS] President Wilford Woodruff
when he told of a visitation he received from the Prophet Joseph Smith some time after the Prophet was
martyred. According to President Woodruff's own account: '[Joseph Smith] came to me and spoke to me.'"
During this "visitation," Joseph reportedly delivered "new doctrine" to President Woodruff (M. Russell Ballard,
"Are We Keeping Pace?" Ensign, 11/98, p. 6). All of these alleged post-mortal appearances of Joseph Smith
took place over 100 years ago but, according to Mormonism, that should not make us think we've seen the
last of the Prophet. During the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the death of Joseph Smith, by way
of consolation, LDS Church News said, "Lift up your heads and rejoice; for behold! it is well with my servants
Joseph and Hyrum. My servant Joseph still holds the keys of my kingdom in this dispensation, and he shall
stand in due time on the earth, in the flesh, and fulfill that to which he is appointed" (Church News, week
ending July 9, 1994, p. 5; quoting early LDS apostle Parley P. Pratt). So, according to the LDS Church, Joseph
Smith has given direction to subsequent leaders of the Mormon Church from beyond the grave, and he is
coming again to "preside over Zion" (D&C 93:32 as interpreted by Rodney Turner, emeritus Professor of
Ancient Scripture (BYU), Jesus & Joseph: Parallel Lives, p. 194). And Mormons wonder why Christians are
concerned about LDS teachings. [article link]
[ex-LDS] Mrs. Mary Ettie V. Smith (b. 1829), of her residence and experience of fifteen years with the
Mormons [published in 1870] - Page 37: The bodies of the Smiths [Joseph and his brother Hyrum] were
brought [from the Carthage jail in Illinois] to Nauvoo [Illinois] and buried in the cellar of Joseph's house [in an
occult ceremony], although the ceremony of burying their empty coffins was performed at the "grave" (Online
Book)
Mormonism: its rise, progress, and present condition. Embracing the narrative of Mrs. Mary Ettie V. Smith, of
her residence and experience of fifteen years with the Mormons ... together with the speech recently
delivered before the "elders" in Utah, by Vice President Schuyler Colfax, and the answer of John Taylor./ By
N.W. Green.Green, Nelson Winch. Hartford: Belknap & Bliss, 1870. [article link]
Joseph Smith dies in his own ill-fated jailbreak on June 27, 1844 - The Joseph Smith murder weapon on display
at the LDS Church Historical Museum [link to Photo] (PDF)
Joseph Smith is in jail for ordering and overseeing the destruction of a newspaper office (critical of new LDS
policies, especially the newly introduced polygamy) "The Nauvoo Expositor" and for his illegal assembling of a
militant, militia mob. News gets out that Joseph Smith (Smith was the 'General' of his Mormon militia) has
sent for his private militia to come break him out of his upper level, second story jail cell and that the militia
was on its way. Several townspeople gather around the jail to assess the situation. Included in the gathering
crowd are several of Smith's fellow Freemasons who are angry at him and had it in mind to use the
opportunity to hang Smith for seducing their wives and daughters and for his instructing other Mormons to do
the same. It is apparent that Joseph Smith while a practicing Freemason brought many of the Freemason
customs and rituals into his (LDS) Mormon Temple services and Mormon ritual rights. Joseph Smith was also
attempting to introduce his Mormon beliefs and practices like polygamy into the Freemason organization.
Smith was likely attempting to combine both the groups into one group of course led by the ever deceitful
Joseph Smith. Apparently the Freemasons wanted nothing to do with Joseph Smith or his newly conjured up
LDS religion and they sought a way to rid themselves of the Smith presence. Joseph Smith recognizing the
angry Freemasons and presuming that his militia would not be in time receives a handgun smuggled into his
jail cell by a visiting Mormon accomplice. Angered, Joseph Smith fires his pistol at people and stops shooting
only when his pistol jams. Smith's deadly rampage leaves two people dead and one person seriously wounded.
Then in a panic and fleeing for his life Joseph Smith while jumping from the 2nd story jailhouse window and
loudly begging the crowd of Freemasons gathered below not to harm him is himself shot, falls and dies
sprawled out on the dirt below, his latest con job had turned into his fatal error. Smith's escape from jail ends
tragically for many including his older brother Hyrum Smith who was also among the dead. [article link]
1 Samuel 1-2 - The Book of the Prophet Samuel - The establishment of God's Prophets and Kings in the Nation
of Israel - '1 Samuel 1:3 And this man [Elkanah and his wife Hannah] went up out of his city [Ramah] yearly to
worship and to sacrifice [at the Tabernacle] unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh [the Temple in Jerusalem had not
yet been built]. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the [Levitical] Priests of the LORD, were there.'
1 Samuel 1:26-2:11 And she [Hannah] said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord [Eli the High Preist], I am the
woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. For this child [Samuel] I prayed; and the LORD hath
given me my petition which I asked of Him: Therefore also I have lent him [Samuel] to the LORD; as long as he
liveth [consecration, burnt offering vow] he shall be lent to the LORD [the same consecration vow Jephthah
made with God Judges 11:31]. And he [Eli] worshipped the LORD there. And Hannah prayed, and said, My
heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies;
because I rejoice in thy salvation. There is none Holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is
there any rock like our God. Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for
the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed. The bows of the mighty men are broken,
and they that stumbled are girded with strength. They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and
they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed
feeble. The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to the grave, *and bringeth up. The LORD
maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and
lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of
glory: for the pillars [stabilization] of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world [stable] upon them.
He will keep the feet of His saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man
prevail. The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall He thunder upon them: the
LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and He shall give strength unto His King (Jesus), and exalt the horn of
His anointed. And Elkanah [and Hannah] went to Ramah to his house. And the child [Samuel] did minister unto
the LORD before Eli the priest. - Hanna vowed and consecrated her son Samuel to the service of God for his
entire life. Samuel is from the tribe of Ephraim not a Levite and is ineligible to serve God as a priest however
he does serve God as a Prophet. The three offices of God; Priest, Prophet and King are not allowed to be
combined into one human man because they are only combined into one office in Jesus Christ. In coming
verses we will see the distinctions of the three Godly offices and also the disastrous results when King Saul
who was already counted among the Prophets takes upon himself the office of Priest and performs a sacrifice.
[article link]
1 Samuel 3-5 - Hannah receives an answer to her prayer and gives birth to her first son Samuel whom she had
promised to dedicate to the service of God - As a small child Samuel is dedicated at the Tabernacle and
remains to help minister in the Tabernacle at Shiloh - While a child and ministering in the Tabernacle as he
took a nap one day God talked to the little Samuel - God made Samuel a Prophet for the Nation of Israel -- '1
Samuel 3:4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he [Samuel] answered, Here am I.' ... And the LORD came, and
stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.'
'1 Samuel 3:1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before [in the presence of] Eli [the High Priest].'
- A main lesson in the books of Samuel and Kings is the distribution of the three offices of God. The offices of
Priest, Prophet and King were to be divided among there Tribes [Priests - Tribe of Levi; Kings - Tribe of Judah]
and among the people. The offices of Prophet, Priest and King are only allowed to combine in the one person
Jesus Christ. - A Priest could be a prophet though it was unlikely and when God did communicate with the
High Priest it was often not as a Prophet but through the Thummim and Urim stones or the stones on His
breastplate but usually not speaking directly like to a prophet. Some of the of the Kings were both Prophets
and Kings but were not to take on the third office of Priest or particularly High Priest. When King David offered
sacrifices to God it was on behalf of the Nation of Israel not on behalf of himself as Saul did. King David was
also careful to wear a linen ephod not a gold ephod like the High Priest would wear and certainly King David
had the Priests do the actual sacrifices. When King David built an Alter on the site of the future Temple and
offered a sacrifice to God [2 Samuel 24:25] it is probable that David had the Priests offer the actual sacrifices
[as he had the Priests move the Ark in 2nd Samuel 6:1-18] though King David is a type of Jesus and as the type
of a King, Prophet and Priest for Jesus he might have been led by God to offer a sacrifice as well because it was
on the correct location of the new Temple Mount and not some random location chosen by David but a place
designated by God. - Samuel was ministering to God under Eli in that Samuel was probably not a Levite Priest
but he was a firstborn male that was not redeemed but was consecrated to God by his mother Hannah so he
was eligible to minister in some capacity with the Levitical Priesthood. [Samuel wore only a linen ephod like
King David would later wear.] - Note: Samuel was probably from the Tribe of Ephraim and not of the Priestly
Tribe of Levi. If Samuel was of the Tribe of Levi then his mother Hannah would not have had to dedicate him to
the service of the Lord because he would already have been dedicated to the service of God through a
Levitical heritage. Samuel's father's family is listed as worshipers not Priests. Samuel's father Elkanah has two
wives if he was a Levitical Priest he probably could only have one wife and possibly a concubine [Judges 19:1].
- There is an Elkanah and a Samuel listed in 1 Chronicles in the Levitical family line of Kohath the son of Levi
however it does not appear to be the same family as listed in 1 Samuel. '1 Samuel 1:1-3 Now there was a
certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah [Samuel's father], the son of
Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, *an Ephrathite [Tribe of Ephraim]: And he had
*two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had
children, but Hannah had no children. And this man went up out of his city yearly to *worship and to sacrifice
[as a citizen] unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh.' - '1 Chronicles 6:22-28 The sons of Kohath [Levitical Priestly
line, Kohath was a son of Levi]; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph
his son, and Assir his son, Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. And the sons of
Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth. As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai [Zuph?] his son, and Nahath
[Tohu?] his son, Eliab [Elihu?] his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn
Vashni [Joel?], and Abiah.' - Though some of the names are similar and some of the names are the same its
possibly not the same family. It seems more likely that these are two different families and that Samuel the
Prophet was of the Tribe of Ephraim and he did some ministry to the Lord as a firstborn unredeemed male and
that Samuel and two of his sons functioned as Judges in Israel though Samuel officiated in two offices of God
it's important to note that he did not serve in the third office or capacity as a King in Israel. It doesn't make a
big difference whether or not Samuel was from the Tribe of Levi or not because he was not a King but just
keep in mind that Israel had strict procedures and policies that they followed to the letter of the law and
Samuel does not match the Levitical Priesthood to the letter but his main office was that of a true Prophet and
he does fit that office and serve God to the letter of the law. [article link]
1 Samuel 9-11 - Saul a young man from the Tribe of Benjamin is selected to be the first anointed King over
Israel -- '1 Samuel 9:21 And Saul answered and said, Am not I a *Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of
Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? *wherefore [why] then speakest
thou so to me?' {Saul new that Israel had requested a King from Samuel but Saul also knew that he was from
the wrong Tribe in Israel. The Kings for Israel were supposed to come only from the Tribe of Judah [Genesis
49:10] just as the Levitical Priests of Israel are to come only from the Tribe of Levi and the family of Aaron
[Exodus 28:1] and Saul is from the Tribe of Benjamin.}
'1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon [Saul] his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it
not because *the LORD hath anointed thee *to be Captain [King] over his *inheritance?' [The inheritance of
God is both the Nation of Israel and the Gentiles, Jesus being the firstborn gets the double inheritance (Jews
and Gentiles) for His firstborn double portion inheritance.]- Saul has been anointed into one of the offices of
God as King and soon Saul will gain his second office of God as a Prophet. Later Saul will disobey God and he
will take upon himself a third office of God when Saul himself builds his own alter and offers a burnt offering
sacrifice to God, making himself a Priest to God and possibly in this case by building a sacrifice alter accidently
making himself a High Priest to God. Saul unknowingly or knowingly in taking on all three offices of God in
being a King, Prophet and Priest Saul has declared himself to be the coming Messiah (Christ). The results are
that Saul is immediacy rebuked by Samuel and Saul is stripped of his two offices of King and Prophet. - '1
Samuel 10:10-16 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him [Saul]; and
the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. And it came to pass, when all that knew
him beforetime saw that, behold, *he [Saul] prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to
another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? And one of the same
place answered and said, But who is their father? *Therefore it became a proverb [a well known saying], Is
Saul also among the prophets? And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. And
Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses [donkeys]: and
when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel. And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what
Samuel said unto you. And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. *But of the
matter of the Kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.' [article link]
1 Kings 1 - King David has become too old to sit on his royal throne - Adonijah attempts to set himself upon his
father David's throne - King David declares to Bath-sheba that he will pass along the Kingdom to their son
Solomon -- '1 Kings 1:29-30 And the King [David] sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my
soul out of all distress, Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son
shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.'
Solomon is anointed to be the 3rd and final King over a united Israel: '1 Kings 1:32-39 And King David said, Call
me Zadok the [High] Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before
the King. The King also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to
ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: And *let Zadok the Priest and Nathan the Prophet
anoint him there King over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save King Solomon. Then ye
shall come up after him, *that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be King in my stead: and *I
have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the
King, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the King say so too. As the LORD hath been with my lord the
King, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David. So
Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the
Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon King David's mule, and brought him to Gihon. And
Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the Tabernacle [the Temple has not yet been built], and anointed
Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save King Solomon.' - The three offices of
God; King, Priest and Prophet are all three still in existence and functioning separately in Israel during the reign
of King Solomon. [article link]
Book of 1 Chronicles - The Books of 1 & 2 Chronicles cover mostly the same information as 1 & 2 Samuel and 1
& 2 Kings - 1 & 2 Chronicles focus more on the *Priestly aspect of the time period - The Book of 1 Chronicles
was written [possibly compiled/written while in Babylon (by Ezra the scribe)] preparing for the return to
Jerusalem and Israel after the exile - To help those returning to Israel understand how to worship God - {Note:
The three offices of God each produced their own scrolls and combined the selected scrolls compose the Holy
Bible. The Kings (1st and 2nd Kings - [not selected] the book of Jasher and the book of the acts of Solomon,
etc.), the prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, etc.) and the Priests (1st and 2nd Samuel and 1st and 2nd
Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, etc.) - Once in Babylon and in captivity for the 70 years the Temple in Jerusalem
having been destroyed the Temple ceased to be the primary focus of Judaism and the Bible scrolls now
became the primary focus of Judaism and while in Babylon without a Temple to officiate and serve in the O.T.
Bible scrolls (up until that point) were compiled, edited and composed into the books [that we now have
today] and presented to the people (primarily in Synagogues) for their own congregational and personal use in
worship and in daily living. - So starting at this point in history we now have a shift away from the Temple
[Tabernacle, Temple worship - started by Moses at Mt. Sinai] and onto the Scriptures and the beginnings of
the Synagogue (Jewish Church). - Also Note: At this point in history the Word of God [having mostly been
written by that time] is already replacing and superseding (Leviticus 17:11, John 5:24, *John 6:63) the blood of
the animals as a cleansing offering and as a sacrifice for man (John 1:14, John 15:3) until the ultimate sacrifice
of Jesus Christ on the cross can sustain mankind for all eternity.}
Brief Summary: The first 9 chapters of 1 Chronicles are dedicated to lists and genealogies. Further lists and
genealogies are scattered throughout the rest of 1 Chronicles. In between, the Book of 1 Chronicles records
David's ascension to the throne and his actions thereafter. The book concludes with David's son Solomon
becoming King of Israel. Briefly outlined, the Book of 1 Chronicles is as follows: Chapters 1:1-9:23 - Selective
Genealogies; Chapters 9:24-12:40 - David's ascent; Chapters 13:1-20:30 -David's reign. - Foreshadowings: In
David's song of thanksgiving to God in 1 Chronicles 16:33, he refers to the time when God will come "to judge
the earth." This foreshadows Matthew 25, in which Jesus describes the time when He will come to judge the
earth. Through the parables of the ten virgins and the talents, He warns that those who are found without the
blood of Christ covering their sins will be cast into "outer darkness." He encourages His people to be ready
because when He comes, He will separate the sheep from the goats in judgment. - Part of the Davidic
Covenant which God reiterates in chapter 17 refers to the future Messiah who would be a descendant of
David. Verses 13-14 describe the Son who will be established in God's house and whose throne will be
established forever. This can only refer to Jesus Christ. - Practical Application: Genealogies such as the ones in
1 Chronicles may seem dry to us, but they remind us that God knows each of His children personally, even
down to the number of hairs on our heads (Matthew 10:30). We can take comfort in the fact that who we are
and what we do is written forever in God's mind. If we belong to Christ, our names are written forever in the
Lamb's book of Life (Revelation 13:8). [article link]
Ezra Background - The History of Israel and the Law, the Ark of the Covenant, the Day of Atonement and the
legitimacy of the Messiah [Jesus Christ] who was born under the Law (Galatians 4:4) and who fulfilled and
removed the Law -- '2 Chronicles 35:3 And said [King Josiah] unto the [Zadok] Levites that taught [Ministry of
Teaching the Word of God a higher Testimony Ministry than the Temple Testimony Ministry with the blood of
animals] all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, **put the Holy Ark [back] in the House [Temple] which
Solomon the son of David King of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders [it is hidden
close by, in one of several nearby caves, tunnels and cistern hiding locations]: serve now [also with the
Testimony of the blood and animal sacrifices] the LORD your God, and His people Israel' -- 'Matthew 3:15 And
Jesus answering said unto him [John the Baptist], Suffer it to be so now: for thus **it becometh us ***to fulfill
all righteousness [in order to do away with the Levitical-Aaronic Laws and Priesthood and to then replace it
with Jesus's Royal Laws and His Royal 'Righteous' eternal life Priesthood]. Then he suffered Him [and John
baptized Jesus].' - Also Note: "all righteousness" is also a direct reference to Jesus' Melchizedek Priesthood as
Melchizedek means "To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of
Righteousness" Hebrews: 7:2 - All of the Old Testament Promises, Covenants, Commandments, Offices (King,
High Priest, Prophet), Laws, Priesthoods (Aaronic, Eli, Zadok), Feast Days, Prophecies (Revelation 19:10) and
Messianic Biblical Types and Shadows are directly combined and fulfilled in the one person of Jesus Christ and
in the one New Testament Covenant and Ministry of Jesus Christ the True Messiah!
Note: Regarding the Tabernacle and the Temples and the Ark of the Covenant. In reading the Bible's history of
ancient Israel regarding the Ark of the Covenant it quickly becomes obvious, painfully obvious, that the Ark of
the Covenant is missing from the Holy of Holies more often than it is there. For instance from the time of King
Saul until the reign of King Solomon and the building of the 1st Temple the Ark of the Covenant is not in its
proper location within the Holy of Hollies. That means that throughout the entire Kingdom of King David the
Ark was not in the Holy of Holies and therefore a proper observance of the feast of "The Day of Atonement"
could not be observed and fulfilled. In other words it would probably not be possible for the Messiah to arrive
(or be born) w/o having had the Ark of the Covenant located inside the Holy of Holies. - If it was necessary in
"fulfilling all righteousness" and it probably was then the Ark of the Covenant was within the Holy of Hollies in
the 2nd Temple [Cyrus'/Herod's Temple] at the time of the birth of Jesus Christ. -- Having King David as a
Biblical example of the Messiah [Jesus Christ] and King Solomon as a Biblical example of the coming Antichrist.
-- King David was born in Bethlehem; King Solomon was born in Jerusalem [outside of Bethlehem]. King David
was born when the Ark of the Covenant was located within the Holy of Hollies in the Tabernacle at Shiloh. King
Solomon was born while the Ark of the Covenant was missing from within the Holy of Hollies, the Tabernacle
having been moved from Shiloh to Gibeon without the Ark. - According to the book of Daniel - 'Daniel 9:27
And he [Antichrist] shall confirm the covenant with many for one week [7 years]: and in the midst of the week
[at 3½ years] he shall cause the [3rd Temple] sacrifice [animal blood sacrifices] and the oblation [Temple
offerings] to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate [unholy], even until
the consummation [end of the Book of Revelation], and that determined [judgments of Revelation] shall be
poured upon the desolate [earth].' - Note: It's possible that what Daniel is prophesying about is a Theological
shift and not a Political shift {a point where Antichrist Politics (currently in progress in some form i.e. UN)
**completely merges with Antichrist Theology (currently in progress in some form i.e. purposely corrupted
Bible versions, NKJV, MESSAGE, NIV, and Wikipedia)}. The coming 3rd Temple in Jerusalem is briefly going to
reinstitute the animal sacrifices of the Eli Priesthood of the Old Testament then as the Antichrist claims to be
the true Messiah it seems he will declare himself to be legitimate over Jesus Christ because the Antichrist will
have the Ark of the Covenant within the Holy of Holies and of course could claim that Jesus did not - though
Jesus did fulfilled all righteousness and if it was necessary then the Ark of the Covent was within the Holy of
Holies during the "Day of Atonement" for the year of the birth of Jesus Christ, if it was necessary and it
probably was necessary as Jesus was born under the Law (Galatians 4:4) and came to fulfill the Law in order to
abolish once and for all the Law. - Therefore there is a possible event where the Antichrist stops the Temple
animal sacrifices because he is declaring himself to be the biblical fulfillment and then Theologically switches
from the life of the animal blood [Eli's Priesthood] to his counterfeit ministry of [spirit life] through his words
and his lies [imitating the Zadok Ministry], initiating the same Theological shift that the Bible initiates in
Ministry from the physical life of the blood to the Spiritual life of the Word and completely counterfeiting the
life and Ministry of the True Messiah, Jesus Christ. [article link]
The Book of Zechariah - The historical background of Zechariah's prophecy is the same as that of Haggai, both
seers [Prophets - 'seer' is a refrence to ancient Israel when God led them out of Egypt and into the Promise
Land the people could "see" God in their midst i.e the pillar of fire by day; after the people rejected God's
presence and wanted a King (Saul) the ministry switched from 'seer' to 'prophet' (1 Samuel 9:9)] ministering
during the same period and having similar missions - Zechariah's ministry was to encourage the Jewish
remnant by the promise of present success and future glory - His theme then was: In view of the future glories
of the times of the Messiah, the Nation should serve God faithfully through their present distress - Zechariah's
prophecies were concerned more with the coming of the Messiah to build a spiritual temple than with the
building of Zerubbabel's Temple, which was only a type of the future spiritual temple - The book begins with
an admonition and then continues with a series of nine visions symbolic of hope
THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH: Zechariah's prophecies were concerned more with the coming of the Messiah to
build a spiritual temple than with the building of Zerubbabel's Temple, which was only a type of the future
spiritual temple. The Apostle Peter has given us a splendid view of the inspiration and the ministry of the Old
Testament prophets: Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied
of the grace that should come unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which
was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now
reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from
heaven; which things the angels desire to look into (I Peter 1:10-12). -- THEME: The historical background of
Zechariah's prophecy is the same as that of Haggai, both seers ministering during the same period and having
similar missions. Zechariah's ministry was to encourage the Jewish remnant by the promise of present success
and future glory.His theme then was: In view of the future glories of the times of the Messiah, the nation
should serve God faithfully through their present distress. -- AUTHOR: Zechariah was probably born in
Babylon. He was Haggai's colleague and began prophesying a short time after him. -- CONTENTS: 1. Symbolic:
Visions of Hope (Chapters 1-6). The book begins with an admonition and then continues with a series of nine
visions symbolic of hope. The visions are: 1. The horses. 2. The four horns and carpenters. 3. The measuring
line. 4. *Joshua (lit. Jesus), the High Priest. 5. The golden candlestick and the olive trees.6. The flying roll. 7.
*The ephah [the 'End Time' return of the (demonic) spiritual realm back to Babylon]. 8. The four chariots. 9.
The symbolic crowning of Joshua (Jesus), the High Priest. **This was a symbolic merger of the two [previously
unmergable] offices of King and (High) Priest in the coming of the Messiah [Jesus Christ, including the third
office of Prophet - Jesus Christ being the King, the High Priest (Melchizedek) and the Prophet of God] ...
[article link]
Zechariah's Eight Visions for [the Glory and Honor of] Israel - {The 9th vision (Word from the Lord) was "The
symbolic crowning of Joshua, the High Priest. This was a symbolic merger of the two [three] offices of King and
High Priest [and Prophet the 'Branch' (Nazarene -Netzer the green living, alive, anointed branch capable of
growth, bearing fruit and of self reproduction)] in the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ} - Zechariah 6:11-15
Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the
High Priest; And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of Hosts, saying, Behold the man whose
name is The BRANCH [living, Christ]; and He shall grow up out of His place [Heaven], and **He shall build the
[eternal] Temple of the LORD: Even He shall build the Temple of the LORD; and He shall bear [have] the Glory,
and shall sit and rule upon His Throne [King]; and He shall be a *Priest upon His Throne: and the counsel of
peace shall be between them both [office of King and office of Priest]. And [for a prophecy remembrance] the
crowns [just made by Zechariah] shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of
Zephaniah, *for a memorial [remembrance] in the Temple of the LORD [intended to be there until the Messiah
comes - Jesus was instead crowned with thorns by Herod's troops (Matthew 27:29)]. And they [Gentiles] that
are far off shall come and build in the [eternal] Temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of Hosts
hath sent Me unto you. *And this [crowning the Messiah in Jerusalem] shall come to pass, if ye will diligently
obey the voice of the LORD your God. - {Note: This will still come to pass, not at the 1st coming of Jesus but at
the 2nd coming of Jesus.}
What Does This Mean to Us? - The rest of the book of Zechariah contains more promises of forgiveness for
Israel, blessings of restoration of the land and people from exile, and judgment on the nations who come
against God's eternal plans and promises.Of the people of Israel, God called them to "administer true justice;
show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the
poor. In your hearts do not think evil of each other" (Zech. 7:9-10). Of the land of Israel, God cries out: "I am
very jealous for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem I will save
My people from the countries of the east and the west. I will bring them back to live in Jerusalem; they will be
My people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God" (Zech. 8:2,3,8). Of the people of the
nations, God says, "In those days, ten men from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the
edge of his robe and say, 'Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you'" (Zech. 8:23). Of
the choice the nations must make: "I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding people
reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. On that day, when all the nations of the earth are
gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all nations. All who try to move it will injure
themselves On that day, I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem" (Zech. 12:2-3,9). Of the
Jewish people, He says: "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of
grace and supplication. They will look on Me, the one they have pierced, and mourn for Him as one mourns
for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son On that day, a fountain will be
opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity" (Zech.
12:10; 13:1). Of the Messiah, "On that day, His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and
the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain
moving north and half moving south. Then, the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will
go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles" (Zech.
14:4,16)."In that dayin that day." This book is a most prophetic book, which says much about Israel in a future
day when the Jewish people will return from exile and restore the land to its former glory. Messiah will come
and establish Himself in Jerusalem where He will rule and reign in justice over the whole world from
Jerusalem. This is that day, and we can be excited that we can be a part of prophecy, not only witnessing God's
plan unfolding, but participating in prophecy through the projects and programs of Bridges for Peace and
other Christian Zionist organizations. As we say at Bridges for Peace, "Don't just read about Bible prophecy
when you can be a part of it." Get involved. Pray. Give. And, participate. Psalm 102:13 says it all: "The time to
favor Zion [Israel] is now!" [article link]
Acts 7 - Stephen under arrest for blasphemy and on trial for his life in Jerusalem - Stephen uses as his defense
the known fact that nearly every single prophet of importance to Israel throughout the history of Israel the
people of Israel have first rejected the true Prophet before they ultimately accepted them and their ministry
as being of God - Stephen is saying that Jesus was obviously God in the flesh though many people refused to
believe it but then rejecting the true Prophets of God is the track record of mankind when it comes to
interactions between man and God - Mankind has a propensity to reject the true interaction with God while at
the same time embrace the false prophets of the world -- 'Acts 7:52-53 Which of the [true] Prophets have not
your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them [true Prophets] which shewed before [prophesied] of the
coming of the Just One [Jesus Christ]; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers [their Jewish
forefathers put to death the true prophets but they managed to go a step further and put to death the
Messiah, Jesus the one prophesied about]: Who have received the law [the image of Jesus] by the disposition
of angels, and have not kept it [because the law revealed the nature of Jesus].'
Acts 7:52-60 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which
shewed before of the coming of the Just One [Messiah]; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and
murderers: Who have received the law [Divinely] by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it. When they
heard these things, they were cut to the heart [enraged in their soul], and they gnashed on him with their
teeth. *But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, *looked up stedfastly *into heaven, *and saw the glory of God,
*and Jesus *standing [Jesus is standing as the Melchizedek High Priest ready to receive into Heaven the
acceptable offering of the sacrifice and life of Stephen] on the right hand of God, And said, **Behold, I see the
Heavens opened, and the Son of Man [Jesus] standing on the right hand of God [Father]. Then they cried out
with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, And cast him out of the city
[outside the city limits, probably at the dump], and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a
young man's feet, whose name was Saul [later the Apostle Paul] {Note: Saul (the Apostle Paul) although
perfectly within his rights did not throw a stone himself - Paul was not the violent aggressor that the secular
world wants to portray}. And they [not Saul] stoned Stephen, ***calling upon God, and **saying [as Jesus said
from His cross (Luke 23:46)], Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. *And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice,
Lord, lay not this sin to their charge [as Jesus had said from His cross (Luke 23:34)]. And when he had said this,
he fell asleep [to the Christian death is as harmless as sleep and often in the Bible death is referred to simply
as a [harmless] sleep for those who are saved and will awake in Heaven]. - Note: Normally in the Bible Jesus is
represented as seated [enthroned]at the right hand of the Father Matthew 26:64)however Stephen describes
Jesus as standing - standing is a part of the office of the High Priest - sitting is a part of the office of the King.
Jesus preforms all three offices of God as King of the Universe, High Priest [Melchizedek] and True Prophet.
The Christian Stephen lived his life with Jesus as his example, he preached his life with Jesus as his example
and in his death (sleep) he departed with Jesus as his example and as such Stephen saw Jesus standing in
Heaven and was received directly into Heaven receiving what the Apostle Paul would call the martyrs death
the "better resurrection" (Hebrews 11:35). [article link]
Pope [Benedict XVI] dedicates iconic church - Pope Benedict XVI today dedicated the Sagrada Familia ["holy
family" - Joseph, Mary and Jesus] church, an emblem of Barcelona, Spain - The Gothic-inspired structure with
18 spires is thought to be the largest church in the world - Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia were in
the full-to-overflowing church as the Pope poured oil on the altar and rubbed it in with his hand, then swung
incense over it
Barcelona, Spain (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI defended religion from critics Sunday as he dedicated the Sagrada
Familia church, a still-unfinished emblem of the Spanish city of Barcelona."This is the great task before us: to
show everyone that God is a God of peace not of violence, of freedom not of coercion, of harmony not of
discord," he said. And he pushed back against what he sees as increasing secularism in the world, saying, "I
consider that the dedication of this church of the Sagrada Familia is an event of great importance, at a time in
which man claims to be able to build his life without God, as if God had nothing to say to him." He also
defended the traditional family, after Spain's Socialist government legalized same-sex marriage. "The generous
and indissoluble love of a man and a woman is the effective context and foundation of human life in its
gestation, birth, growth and natural end," he said. Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia were in the full-to-
overflowing church as the pope poured oil on the altar and rubbed it in with his hand, then swung incense
over it. ... The Sagrada Familia, or "holy family," church, is still being built after more than 100 years. Gaudi, a
Catalan architect, only lived to see one tower and most of one facade finished by the time he died in 1926.
"The interior space of the church, the sacred space of the church, is finished, and for that, the pope comes
here to consecrate the church," said Jordi Fauli, the deputy architect. Gaudi planned the church to have 18
towers -- 12 for the apostles, four for the evangelists [the 4 Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John], one for
the Virgin Mary and the tallest for Jesus. Only eight are finished. Fauli said the privately-financed work may be
done by 2026, on the 100th anniversary of Gaudi's death. Asked once why it was taking so long to finish the
Sagrada Familia, Gaudi replied, according to his assistants, "My client -- meaning God -- is not in a hurry."
[article link]
BRIGHAM YOUNG'S INVOLVEMENT in THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE - He sent messages into the
south advising the local (LDS) church leaders on a plan to prepare each ward and the militia on the future
tactics involving immigrant trains - He also had meetings in Salt Lake City attended by (LDS) church leaders and
Indian Chiefs involving the division of bounty from future wagon trains
When the Baker/Fancher wagon train arrived in Early August George Smith had been down in southern Utah
as a messenger from Brigham Young advising the Mormon along the southern route on how to handle the
next wagon train south. No supplies were to be sold to the wagon train, and the ambush of the wagon train
had been set for Mountain Meadows. The Baker/Fancher train encamped outside of Salt Lake City while the
Captain's Fancher and Baker rode into Salt Lake City looking for supplies. They were met with hostility and
were unable to purchase necessary supplies, so they could continue their trip on the northern route crossing
seven-thousand-fort Donner Pass before late October. After the wagon train Captains returned to camp,
Apostle Charles C. Rich a member of the Council of Fifty arrived, with an order for them to leave the
subsequent day and talked them into taking the southern route coolly setting up the train for their eventual
fate. The emigrant company would be the first to take the southern route that summer. ... When the cold
blooded butchery had stopped the Mormons had killed everyone old enough to be a credible witness, which
left seventeen children survivors under the age of five to be taken to the nearby Hamblin Ranch. [article link]
How the Mormon (MMM) Killers got paid by the US Government for caring for the orphan children after they
had killed their parents - One of the most outrageous facts of the aftermath of this tragedy was the fact that
the US Government paid Mormon Jacob Hamblin $600.50 for the care of Sarah, Rebecca and Louisa Dunlap
from Sept. 10, 1857 - April 17, 1859 {In the Hamblin false claim, false dates were used the massacre was on
Sept. 11, 1857.}
One of the most outrageous facts of the aftermath of this tragedy was the fact that the US Government paid
Mormon Jacob Hamblin $600.50 for the care of Sarah, Rebecca and Louisa Dunlap from Sept. 10, 1857-April
17, 1859. ... It was Captain Lynch, U.S. Army who finally collected the children and took them to Ft.
Leavenworth, Kansas where they were met by Senator Mitchell and returned to relatives in Arkansas. Senator
Mitchell had lost three sons in the massacre. It was undoubtedly the senator who kept the heat on that led to
the rescue of the children and bringing to justice at least one of the guilty, John D. Lee. ... Lee was executed for
his part in the affair. Lee was definitely at the massacre and he is credited with killing Rachel and Ruth Dunlap.
[article link]
HOTM: Heart of the Matter a Live One Hour Call-in Show - 06/23/2009 Episode 171 Mountain Meadows Pt VII
- at about 27 minutes into the show during the call-in portion Danny from Georgia calls in and among other
things comments that "he is believing for the Lord to change millions of lives" [Danny is in a sense prophesying
that millions of people are about to come out of the LDS organization and into true Christianity. Is the LDS
about to come crashing down as a failed, bankrupt organization? I hope so and I certainly agree with Danny
and Heart of the Matter on this one!] {Though the Basic Christian ministry is not a part of the ministry to the
LDS movement it does join in prayer and in the hope that millions of people will be delivered from the LDS and
into the glorious light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Note: Basic Christian is a Theology, Bible Study and Current
Events ministry and sometimes the current events involve LDS issues. Above all the Basic Christian ministry is a
Servant Ministry serving people by providing Links, Information and Resources to Christian material. - The
Basic Christian ministry is not a Leadership ministry, not a Teaching ministry and not a Counseling ministry.
The Basic Christian ministry does seek to use the Spiritual gifts of Discernment, Word of Knowledge and Word
of Wisdom in its ministry capacity.} (Online Video - Mp4 and Mp3 Downloads)
About Heart of the Matter: Started in early 2006, Heart of the Matter is a TV show produced in the Mecca of
Mormonism, Salt Lake City. It's where Mormonism meets Biblical Christianity face to face! Shawn McCraney,
the host of Heart of the Matter, provides great entertainment value and valuable knowledge of Mormonism
and what it means to be a Born-Again Christian. Shawn is the author of "I Was a Born-Again Mormon" and the
pastor of Calvary Campus. -- Live One Hour Call-in Show - Airs Tuesdays 8pm MST - Rebroadcasts Tuesdays
11am MST -Salt Lake City Channel 20 KTMW - Boise, Idaho Channel 18 KCLP. [article link]
 The Mountain Meadows Massacre Was Not The Only Massacre That Mormons Did Articles
 A Pattern Of Mormons Disguised As Indians Attacking Wagon Trains Article
 Summary: Here Is What Every Mormon And Ex-Mormon Needs To Know About The Mountain
Meadows Massacre Article
 Mountain Meadow Massacre - In a few minutes, 120 human beings were massacred (Video -
5:40)
 Mountain Meadow Massacre 9/11 1857 - Movie 'September Dawn' June 22, 2007 - Trailer
(Online Video)
Hooray! This marks the official release of "The Bible vs Joseph Smith!" In a conversation between a Christian
and a Mormon, the prophets of both the Bible and the Book of Mormon are put head to head in a test to see
which prophets are truly speaking for God - If even one prophecy fails to come true, that prophet is a false
prophet, and must be put to death -- See Also: The Bible vs. The Book of Mormon - DVD Trailers (Online
Videos)
Hooray! This marks the official release of "The Bible vs Joseph Smith!" We have worked very hard on this full-
length documentary since the beginning of august last year, and it's now finally available. And now is when we
need your help more then ever! Here are some things you can do: 1. Order multiple copies to use in your
witness to Mormons, and to promote the film in your community.2. Host a local showing of the documentary
(not restricted to pastors). 3. Forward our release email to 10 or more of your friends (for those on our mailing
list). 4. Share this post on your facebook, twitter, myspace, etc., with the "share" icon at the bottom of this
post! 5. Embed the trailer on your own website or blog with the code below: You have blessed us so much!
Thank you for all your support, now lets spread this tool as far and wide as possible to uncover the falacy of
Mormonism, and reveal the glory of God in Jesus Christ! *If you are a Mormon, email us and we'll set you up
to watch The Bible vs Joseph Smith for free. [article link]
Josh McDowell: Can I Trust the Bible? - Parts 1-4 Video (wmv)
"The Bible stands alone among all other books. It is unique, 'different from all others,' in the following ways
plus a multitude more: *Continuity, *Circulation, *Translation, *Survival, *Teachings, *Influence on Literature,
and *Influence on Civilization." Evidence That Demands a Verdict, Pg. 4, 4-16. [article link]
Navigators: The Wheel - Illustration with Bible Verses (PDF)

Just as any wheel in balance must have the *hub directly in the *center (established), any life in balance must
be centered [established] on Christ. He is the power source for a dynamic Chrisian life just as the wheel is
driven forward by the power of the hub. The direction of any wheel also comes from the hub and so every
mature believer follows the Lordship of Christ. He sets the direction for their lives. ... • The *rim *surrounding
outer area - that holds everything together] on a wheel is where the rubber meets the road. This is living the
daily life of following Christ by being *obedient to His commands. • The *spokes represent the basics of
walking with Christ. Every believer must have these elements in their life in order to grow consistently and
fruitfully. The **vertical spokes depict our relationship with God. The foundational spoke is the *Word (Holy
Bible). In His Word God speaks to us and we get direction from Him. Through *Prayer we speak to God sharing
with Him our needs, we praise His greatness and confess our sins. • The **horizontal spokes depict our
relationships with people - *Fellowship (being served) is our relationship with believers [and also with non-
believers]. We share the love of Christ with one another. *Witnessing (Serving) is our relationship with those
who don't know Christ [and also with those who do know Jesus]. We share the reality of Christ and His gospel
by our words and our lifestyle. [article link]
Navigators.org: The Evolution of the Wheel Illustration - Throughout his ministry, Dawson Trotman, founder
and first president of The Navigators, liked to use illustrations or diagrams like this to help others remember
basic principles of the Christian life - So in the 1930s, when he was working with Sunday School classes and
boys' clubs, he used the best illustration he had heard describing the balanced Christian life--the three-legged
stool - But Trotman became dissatisfied with the [stool] illustration ... So in 1968 "Obedience" was moved to
the rim of the Wheel and "Fellowship" replaced it as a spoke - That leaves us with the Wheel as it is today -
And whether it remains in this form, or is eventually changed again, it is a useful way of understanding and
remembering the essentials for living the Christian life
The Wheel® - History: The Evolution of the Wheel Illustration by Ray King - "They say the Christian life is like a
three-legged stool," the young Sunday School teacher told his class. "You must be supported by three things--
the Word, prayer and witnessing--to be effective in your Christian lives." Throughout his ministry, Dawson
Trotman, founder and first president of The Navigators, liked to use illustrations or diagrams like this to help
others remember basic principles of the Christian life. So in the 1930s, when he was working with Sunday
School classes and boys' clubs, he used the best illustration he had heard describing the balanced Christian
life--the three-legged stool (illustration 1). But Trotman became dissatisfied with the illustration. It left the
Christian sitting down--certainly not a practical way to approach the dynamic Christian life he saw taught in
the Bible. After much thought and prayer, he designed what he called "The Wheel" illustration to solve this
problem. This wasn't the Wheel many of us know today, but a forerunner to it. The hub was Christ, the center
of the Christian's life; but there were only three spokes on this wheel, corresponding to the three legs of the
stool (illustration 2). Now he had the Christian moving, but he began to see another weakness in the
illustration. It showed that Christians should witness, know the Word and pray, but it left out the application
of the Bible to all areas of one's life demonstrating the power of Christian living. So Trotman added a fourth
spoke-- "Living the Life" --to the Wheel (illustration 3). The rim was called "The Christian Life" or "The Christian
in Action." This emphasis on living every area of life with and for the Lord came at an important time. Dr.
Arthur Glasser, dean of the School of Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary, says, "Dawson was one of the
pioneers in reacting against easy believism. Daws said 'You can't treat a command in the Bible as advice. A
command is a command!' He was a living protest against a form of Christianity that sought to understand the
Bible, but which wasn't serious about obeying it." Later the new fourth spoke, "Living the Life," was shortened
to "Obedience" and the rim was renamed "The Christian Living the Life" (illustration 4). Some people asked,
"Where is the Holy Spirit in the Wheel?" Trotman answered that the Holy Spirit was intrinsic throughout, being
necessary to the fulfillment of each component of the Wheel. After Trotman's death, in 1956, the Wheel
continued to change. Some thought "Obedience" shouldn't be a spoke, since it wasn't in the same category as
the other spokes. Rather, it was the theme of the entire Wheel. At the same time others realized that another
basic element of the Christian life was not included in the Wheel, even though it was being practiced
throughout the body of Christ and was found throughout the New Testament--fellowship. So in 1968
"Obedience" was moved to the rim of the Wheel and "Fellowship" replaced it as a spoke. That leaves us with
the Wheel as it is today (illustration 5). And whether it remains in this form, or is eventually changed again, it
is a useful way of understanding and remembering the essentials for living the Christian life, just as its
forerunners were. Original title: "The Wheel Was Once a Three-Legged Stool," by Ray King from the January
1975 issue of NavLog. [article link]
Warning: Amazon.com Recommends Henri Nouwen to Lighthouse Trails Readers - A Lighthouse Trails reader
who had purchased a copy of Castles in the Sand from Amazon - The customer received the notice below from
Amazon telling them that since they liked Castles in the Sand, they might also like Henri Nouwen's book,
Spiritual formation: Following the Movements of the Spirit - We want to issue this warning that Henri Nouwen
was a proponent of contemplative mysticism, the kind that Castles in the Sand so clearly warns against -
{**Note: I would at the least flip 2 and 3 of 'The five classical stages' - the illumination (light) of God (John 1:4-
5) first causes within us the desires and ability to purge our sinful behavior from our own lives. It's backward
for us to attempt to purge [work out of ourselves] the darkness in the often vain and false (Matthew 12:43-45)
hope that God's light will then suddenly enter into us having used our own works [methods] that are actually
counter to the Biblical principles of a personal, trusting, meaningful and intimate relationship with God in
Jesus Christ. Biblically we are to have God's light (Bible, Prayer, Fellowship, Service all surrounded
(encompassed) by obedience to God - i.e. the Navigators.org 'wheel' illustration) enter into us first and then
with the light of God in Jesus Christ in us, His life in us automatically removes the darkness from us and with it
our doubts and the fears of this world.}
Today, we received an email from a Lighthouse Trails reader who had purchased a copy of Castles in the Sand
from Amazon. The customer received the notice below from Amazon telling them that since they liked Castles
in the Sand, they might also like Henri Nouwen's book, Spiritual formation: Following the Movements of the
Spirit. We want to issue this warning that Henri Nouwen was a proponent of contemplative mysticism, the
kind that Castles in the Sand so clearly warns against. At the end of Nouwen's life, after years of following the
mystical path, in the last book he wrote, he said these words:"Today I personally believe that while Jesus came
to open the door to God's house, all human beings can walk through that door, whether they know about
Jesus or not. Today I see it as my call to help every person claim his or her own way to God." -From Sabbatical
Journey, page 51, 1998 Hardcover Edition. To understand Nouwen's Buddhist/Eastern spiritual outlook, read
Ray Yungen's article, "Henri Nouwen and Buddhism." You will then understand why we feel compelled to post
this warning regarding Amazon's recommendation to Lighthouse Trails readers. -- Dear Amazon.com
Customer, As someone who has purchased or rated Castles in the Sand by Carolyn A. Greene, you might like to
know that Spiritual Formation: Following the Movements of the Spirit will be released on June 29, 2010. From
Back Cover: Henri Nouwen, the world-renowned spiritual guide and counselor, understood the spiritual life as
a journey of faith and transformation that is deepened by accountability, community, and relationships.
Though he counseled many people during his lifetime, his principles of spiritual direction and formation were
never written down. Two of Nouwen's longtime students, Michael Christensen and Rebecca Laird, have taken
his famous course in spiritual direction and supplemented it with his unpublished writings to create the
definitive series on Nouwen's thoughts on the Christian life. The first book in the series, Spiritual Direction,
introduced readers to the core concepts of Nouwen's approach to the spiritual life. Book two, Spiritual
Formation, showcases Nouwen's life-long effort to re-construct the five classical stages of spiritual
development as movements in the journey of faith. The five classical stages are these: 1. Awakening (our
desire) 2. Purgation (purifying our passions) 3. Illumination (of God) 4. Dark Night (of the Soul) 5. Unification
(with God) Readings, stories, questions for personal reflection, and guided journal inquiry as articulated by
Nouwen will provide readers with an experience in spiritual formation with the well-known author, priest, and
guide. The third and final book in the series, Spiritual Discernment, is planned to release in 2012. - {**Note: I
would at the least flip 2 and 3 of 'The five classical stages' - the illumination (light) of God (John 1:4-5) first
causes within us the desires and ability to purge our sinful behavior from our own lives. It's backward for us to
attempt to purge [work out of ourselves] the darkness in the often vain and false (Matthew 12:43-45) hope
that God's light will then suddenly enter into us having used our own works [methods] that are actually
our doubts and the fears of this world.} [article link]
LHTR Discussion Topic: The Shack Author Says "The God of Evangelical Christianity is a Monster" - Comments:
Young's Jesus cannot save - Young is leading his readers straight to the Lake of Fire - He doesn't understand
God's love [or God's Holiness, His righteousness and His justice] -- Incredibly, this novel continues to cut a
swath through the Body of Christ - Will it make a difference when--and if--Christians learn the truth about the
author's rejection of the Biblical Christ? -- I am very distressed as my denomination [unknown] greatly pushes
this book as wonderful - has had lots of discussion groups, promotes its reading - When I said it was wrong, I
got into all kinds of trouble - It saddens me greatly that the Christian community now puts "modern novels
and wrong doctrine" above the Bible - Guess they only want to read things that "tickle the ears"
On Friday night, author and researcher Ray Yungen attended a lecture at Concordia University in Portland,
Oregon to hear The Shack author William Paul Young. The name of Young's talk was "Can God Really Be That
Good?" During the talk, Young told the audience that "the God of evangelical Christianity is a monster." He
was referring to the belief that God is a God of judgment and will judge the unbelieving. Young also rejects the
biblical view of atonement (wherein Jesus died as a substitute for us to pay the price of our sins). This view by
Young is evident in a radio interview he had one year ago where he rejected the biblical view of the
atonement. He echoes the sentiments of William Shannon and Brennan Manning, who both say that the God
who punishes His own son to pay for the sins of others does not exist: He is the God who exacts the last drop
of blood from His Son, so that His just anger, evoked by sin, may be appeased. This God whose moods
alternate between graciousness and fierce anger - a God who is still all too familiar to many Christians - is a
caricature of the true God. This God does not exist. (Shannon, Silence on Fire, p. 110, also see Manning who
stated the very same thing in Above All, pp. 58-59). Young told the audience that his book has now sold 14
million copies. He says that he believes his book has been a "god thing" to heal people's souls because so
many people have been tainted by this evangelical God. Young said his book is so effective because when you
put something in a story form it gets past mental defenses. Young's obvious distain for evangelical Christianity
(in a derogatory manner, he said there are "1.4 million" rules in the evangelical church) is shown in his book as
well when The Shack's "Jesus" states: "I have no desire to make them [people from all religious and political
backgrounds] Christian, but I do want to join them in their transformation into sons and daughters of my
Papa" (p. 184). Young asked "evangelicals," "Do you want to hold onto your darkness?" and answered for
them, "No, you want to get rid of it." [article link]
Bible verse: 1 Corinthians 2:12 Now we [Christians] have received, not the spirit of the world, but the [Holy]
Spirit which is of God; that we might know *the things that are freely given to us of God. {Note: As Christians if
we were to try to go the 'works' route in attempting to facilitate a relationship with God our own works would
continually keep us from experiencing the fullness of God, all that God has for us at any one moment. Works
imply receiving something later, a later payment that is missing but a personal relationship facilitates fullness
in God and with God at all times regardless of our own works or of our own abilities.}
'1 Corinthians 2:12 Now we [Christians] have received, not the spirit of the world, but the [Holy] Spirit which is
of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.' -- 'Romans 5:11 And not only so, but
we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.' -- 'Romans
5:17 For if by one man's [Adam's] offence death reigned by one; much more they [Saints - Christians] which
receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.' -- 'Romans
8:15-17 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the [born again]
Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, *that we are
the Children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer
with Him, that we may be also glorified together.' -- 'Philippians 1:11 Being filled with the fruits of
righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.' [article link]
The Threshing Floor Radio Show-June 27, 2010-Randy Maugans - The End of Religion (Mp3)
"The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous
forces in the world." Georgia Harkness -- We have got to deal with this: Many religious doctrines are of men,
not God. Religion is a tool of control that drives blind allegiances to falsehoods, stifles growth, and limits our
capacity to be both critical and embracing of new information. Religion substitutes rigid rules and narrow
interpretation for genuine seeking of TRUTH. Even worse, religion is conformity to a world-view that streams
into the goals of the elites…easily aroused to passions of fervor, the religious become unwitting pawns in a
game of social control, genocide, and war. This is about you…your quest…your battle for truth regardless of
cost…heedless of risk. Faith begins at the point of not knowing, it ends at the moment you think you "know."
[article link]
The Zeph Report - "Z Live" on WWCR - June 26, 2010 - Guest Randy Maugans - An extended transmission of
the live shortwave feed (Mp3)
"And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD
hath spoken it. Isaiah 40:5" - A word is spoken in the show: REJECT FEAR! Additionally, I would say embrace
love-AGAPE. The gulf oil spill is a shadow of the wounds that are in each of us…places that bleed, are broken,
and need healing. Empty out yourself from yourself and get real before the Lord. The off-air segment finds us
discussing music, along with summarizing the themes brought out in the broadcast. Nothing planned…no
agendas…the Spirit heals in the places of our wounds. [article link]
Ephesians 6:10-18 .. be Strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put on the whole Armor of God, that
ye may be able to stand against the wiles (2 Corinthians 11:14) of the devil (Revelation 20:10). For we wrestle
not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this
world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole Armor of God (2
Corinthians 10:5), that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand
therefore, having your loins girt about with Truth (John 14:6), and having on the Breastplate of Righteousness
(Isaiah 54:17); And your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace (Romans 12:21); Above all,
taking the Shield of Faith (Ephesians 2:8), wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
And take the Helmet of Salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2), and the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God (2
timothy 3:16): Praying Always (1 Thessalonians 5:17-18) with all prayer and Supplication in the Spirit (Romans
8:26), and Watching (2 Corinthians 2:11) thereunto with all Perseverance (Revelation 13:10) and Supplication
for All Saints.
There seems to be an impression among some Christians that Mormonism should not be questioned knowing
that Mormonism does not stand up to any scrutiny. Perhaps they are possibly wondering if Christianity can
stand up to a similar inspection itself. Rest assured that Christianity does stand up to scrutiny and in fact
Christianity thrives on investigation. Critics who have investigated Christianity and the Bible are the very
people who have become Christians while the Mormons who investigate their religious foundations soon
leave Mormonism behind.
With the enormous amount of Mormon fraud info now available and coming out on the internet and
elsewhere I personally don't think the Mormon (LDS) cult will stand at least not in any substantial form, there
are already signs of a Mormon (LDS) decline. I suspect the LDS will break up into three main groups. 1. True
godly seekers will migrate over to our true Christian church. 2. Others will just become totally secular. 3.
Distraught fanatic Mormons will embrace Islam as really Mormonism is a vaguely disguised, westernized form
of Islam.
Mormonism is not a pretty picture and Christians have no need to embrace it or promote it but Christians do
have every right to expose and reject the false claims of the Mormon (LDS) cult.
God Bless you,
David Anson Brown
Part 2 - Signs of a Mormon (LDS) Decline
Matthew 13:41-43 The Son of man (Jesus) shall send forth His angels, and they shall gather out of His
kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the
kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mormonism Research Ministry - a 15-minute interview with a Salt Lake City radio station - He also offers some
suggestions when speaking with your LDS friends and acquaintances (Available Excellent!! Mp3)
Mormonism Research Ministry is a missionary/apologetics organization that was organized to propagate the
Gospel of Jesus Christ and to critically evaluate the differences between Mormonism and biblical Christianity.
... Not Familiar with MRM? In a 15-minute interview with a Salt Lake City radio station, Bill McKeever,
Mormonism Research Ministry's founder and director, outlines the goals and purpose of MRM. He also offers
some suggestions when speaking with your LDS friends and acquaintances. To listen to the broadcast click
here (MP3). [article link]
The (Online) book "A Mormon Odyssey" was previously entitled "Journey to the Center of My Soul" - It is a
personal quest for truth as a 'True Believing Mormon' couple journey through the tangled web of Mormonism
- Eventually Tammy came to the same conclusion that I had: the Mormon Church was nothing more than a
man-made organization
Tammy started her own research. It wasn't anything I said that got her looking into Mormonism, it was a book
entitled 500 Nations. She discovered that although The Book of Mormon (B.O.M) referenced horses many
times throughout its history, there weren't any horses in the Americas during The Book of Mormon time-line.
Eventually Tammy came to the same conclusion that I had: the Mormon Church was nothing more than a
man-made organization. ... If we were in the true church, the only true church, why were there so many
concerns and unanswered questions? I was confused, with such things as polygamy, to me that was very
disrespectful to women... Why weren't the African Americans able to hold the priesthood? I felt that was very
strange and racist...Brigham Young's Journal of Discourses, and his life history.... The Mountain Meadows
Massacre.... The Akin Massacre.... The First Visions, with several different accounts.... The Blood Oaths and the
Law of Vengeance in the Temple ceremony, and the many changes in the endowment. I thought we had an
unchangeable God....Blood Atonement....Women not having equal rights....Why would an angel take the Gold
Plates away?....Why did so many of the early Church leaders, who were called of God, leave the Church, even
after they testified they saw, and touched the Gold Plates?....The Danites or Avenging Angels as they were
called. Why would God's church need an army of murderers and thieves?.... Why did the leaders want to
exterminate the gentiles from the earth if they would not join the Mormon Church?.... Why were the converts
that came from overseas to be a part of God's church lied to about polygamy?.... Why did ninety five percent
of Joseph Smith's revelations never come true? One example: "fifty-six years should do up the scene," which
meant Christ would come in the year 1892 or so.... In the Book of Mormon we get the story of Laban being
murdered by Nephi. He was commanded by the Lord to kill him.... To me that is so wrong. Nephi did not need
to kill Laban. He was drunk out of his mind, passed out on the ground. The Lord could have had Nephi acquire
the plates in another way. I recall one of the Ten Commandments where it states.... Thou...Shall...Not...Kill. I
can no longer believe in the Mormon God that would command one of his children to kill another.... There
have been a number of Church books written by Church leaders that have been gathered up and destroyed, or
the contents changed to fit the needs of the Church leaders, or information removed that is embarrassing
doctrine. Why?.... Joseph Smith committed adultery as early as 1831. What a disrespectful way for a supposed
Prophet of God to treat his sweet and dedicated wife, all in the name of God.... What kind of a God have we
been worshiping all these years? I could go on and on, there seems to be no end to the crimes and deceptions
of Mormonism. Please do not judge me, judge the Mormon History, Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. I
never created it I just researched it. [Section I] [article link]
See Also: The Book of Mormon (B.O.M.) in the Light of Science (PDF 68 Pages) - My major purpose of this book is to
reach out to my Mormon friends to present factual information to anyone that may be considering the Mormon faith.
Mormonism and politics in Joseph Smith's 1844 Presidential campaign - Ultimately, Brodie concluded that
Smith was a brilliant con artist who came to believe in the delusion that he himself had engineered, all the
while presiding over a growing community of faith motivated by values far different than his own
Most contemporary scholarship on Mormonism may be seen as falling roughly within one of two schools of
thought. The first was best expressed in Fawn M. Brodie's 1945 biography No Man Knows My History: The Life
of Joseph Smith the Mormon Prophet. Brodie's goal was first and foremost to understand Joseph Smith the
man through the social and psychological forces that shaped his life. As Brodie herself put it: "The source of his
power lay not in his doctrine but in his person, and the rare quality of his genius was due not to his reason but
his imagination. He was a myth-maker of prodigious talent. And after a hundred years the myths he created
are still an energizing force in the lives of a million followers. The moving power of Mormonism was a fable -
one that few converts stopped to question, for its meaning seemed profound and its inspiration was
contagious."3 As a historian, Brodie separated Smith's personal motives from his symbolic role within the
larger Mormon movement. Ultimately, Brodie concluded that Smith was a brilliant con artist who came to
believe in the delusion that he himself had engineered, all the while presiding over a growing community of
faith motivated by values far different than his own. [article link]
Mormon ousted as an apostate - his research into (LDS) church history gave him "thousands of reasons the
church can't be what it claims to be" - Lamborn has compiled his research into a lengthy testament called,
"Search for Truth 6/07" in which he states: "There comes a time in the life of many church members when the
desire to know the truth about the church becomes stronger than the desire to believe the church is true"
Lamborn, a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who said his research into
church history gave him "thousands of reasons the church can't be what it claims to be." ... Lamborn, a
member of the Thunder Mountain Ward, said his Mormon roots go back generations, with a great-grandfather
in the famed Mormon Battalion that trekked from Iowa to San Diego in 1846 and 1847. Lamborn served a two-
year Mormon mission in 1977-79 in Belgium, was elders quorum president four times and led a Mormon Boy
Scout troop. Most recently, he said he was assigned to teach older men in his ward and held other roles. But
everything changed in early 2005. Lamborn, an engineer employed at Boeing in Mesa for nearly 25 years, was
asked by a work colleague about the wives of church founder Joseph Smith. She had read "Under the Banner
of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith" by John Krakauer and asked Lamborn if what she had read was accurate.
Smith, the first LDS prophet and president, had at least 33 wives by many accounts. "Well, I had no knowledge
of multiple wives, so I did some research, including using the church's own genealogical Web site,
familysearch.org," Lamborn said. He found the information concurred with the book. "Nonmembers seemed
to know more about the personal life of Joseph Smith than me," he said. Lamborn conducted further research,
which led him to question many (LDS) church teachings. He said he went to Molina with his questions, but
received no definitive answers. Lamborn has been attending the three-hour ward meetings with his wife and
16-year-old son. His two daughters, 22 and 24, "are totally out of Mormonism." He said he learned that his
five brothers "were doing the same research and arriving at the same conclusions" and doubts, he said. The
same was true for his best friend since childhood. In a meeting earlier this summer with Molina, Lamborn
acknowledged that he wanted to give up his church membership. "I was planning to leave the church quietly,
but was denied that opportunity, presumably because I was speaking openly to other members about my
findings and (was) writing things down," Lamborn said. Lamborn has compiled his research into a lengthy
testament called, "Search for Truth 6/07," in which he states: "There comes a time in the life of many church
members when the desire to know the truth about the church becomes stronger than the desire to believe
the church is true." [article link]
A not so secret - secret among the Mormons is that their LDS cult is currently funneling vast amounts of
finances out of the Mormon 'church' and into hidden private equity funds that only a select few Mormon
leaders have any direct knowledge of or access to. Yes, the very same type of hedge funds as the Bain Capital
Fund that one Willard Mitt Romney was the co-founder and administrator of. Mitt Romney is now using his
reputation as the Bain Fund manager for one of his primary qualifications to be President of the USA. These
private equity funds like Bain are 'private' and are not 'corporations' and therefore have none of the public
disclosures or regulatory oversight of a corporation. The funds are in essence private kingdoms where finances
are sheltered and can be moved, used, hidden and transferred all away from the sight of the public and often
even out of sight of federal taxation.
The most notorious example of this fraudulent business practice is of course the Enron Corp. where a large,
healthy, legitimate business intentionally had its monetary assets systematically drained and funneled into
other accounts and funds by its corrupt corporate managers.
NYSE drops Enron; Andersen drops auditor - The New York Stock Exchange suspended trading of Enron
stock - accounting firm Andersen (Arthur Andersen LLP) said it has fired the lead auditor who worked
for Enron and placed three other partners on leave - Andersen said it is putting new management in
charge of its Houston office
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Enron's collapse has led the New York Stock Exchange to formally drop the
once high-flying energy firm from its trading list and accounting giant Andersen to fire the lead auditor
on its Enron account. The New York Stock Exchange suspended trading of Enron stock on Tuesday and
moved to formally de-list the firm, whose shares once were priced at $84 each but now trade for less
than $1. Officials at the stock exchange cited the company's bankruptcy, its uncertain future and the
deep decline in the value of the stock. Enron can appeal the decision to de-list its stock. "The exchange
has determined that the company securities are no longer suitable for trading on the NYSE," Ray
Pellecchia, a NYSE spokesman. Also on Tuesday, accounting firm Andersen said it has fired the lead
auditor who worked for Enron and placed three other partners on leave, based on a preliminary
investigation into the destruction of documents related to the energy giant's collapse. Andersen said it
is putting new management in charge of its Houston office. ... The energy company, with $62.8 billion
in assets, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection December 2, 2001 in the largest bankruptcy case
in U.S. history. Many Enron employees had invested most of their 401(k) savings in company stock and
lost their life savings when it went bust. William Lerach, an attorney for shareholders suing Enron, said
executives sold about $1.1 billion in stock during a time when "they have now admitted they were
overstating the reported profits of Enron by $600 million and the stockholder equity of the company by
$1.1 billion," he said. [article link]
*Note - while President Bush served on Harken Energy Corp.'s board of Directors - it engaged in complex
trades with Enron Corp.
Enron is not Bush's Whitewater - It will be worse
The Bush-Enron Lovefest Connections
President Bush has hired over 50 high ranking employees from the collapsed Enron Corp. into his
administration. Now the Government has reported that $9 Billion dollars of taxpayer money that was
intended to fund the Iraq war is now missing and is completely unaccounted for. Perhaps the private hedge
fund talents are being overused in the Bush administration and certainly the USA does not need another
hedge fund robber baron in the person of Willard Mitt Romney in the office of the President.
January 31, 2005 - Audit: U.S. lost track of $9 billion in Iraq funds
Forbes.com - Informer: Morton L. Topfer, one of FORBES ASAP's Tech's 100 Highest Rollers when he served as
Dell, vice chairman - The feds say that in 2002 and 2003 he put $105 million of cash and stock into trusts for
his children and grandchildren but valued the largesse at a mere $3.5 million - Among the dealings that the IRS
nixed on grounds of "no business purpose": option trades between Topfer and the various trusts
The Internal Revenue Service says that Morton L. Topfer, one of FORBES ASAP's Tech's 100 Highest Rollers
when he served as Dell (nasdaq: DELL) vice chairman, owes $65 million in gift taxes and penalties for
undervaluing asset transfers benefiting his heirs. Topfer, 71, is fighting the bill in U.S. Tax Court. The feds say
that in 2002 and 2003 he put $105 million of cash and stock into trusts for his children and grandchildren but
valued the largesse at a mere $3.5 million. Among the dealings that the IRS nixed on grounds of "no business
purpose": option trades between Topfer and the various trusts. Court filings for Topfer, who retired from Dell
and now sits on the board of chipmaker AMD while running a family investment firm in Austin, Tex., defend
the complicated dealings as "bona fide, arms-length transactions." -- Janet Novack[article link]
But unfortunately it only gets worse for the Mormon (LDS) members. That the LDS cult views members and
converts as a source of income is no secret to anyone and everyone knows that the very reason the LDS cult
floods the world with its Mormon missionaries is to ultimately gain money from these unsuspecting converts
so much so that the LDS has a new computer tracking system and software that now tracks every single
Mormon and every single Mormon prospect with detailed personal - financial information and logs the tithing
record of each individual. By tracking individual monetary giving the Mormons are not engaging in religious
freedom for individuals at all but instead are engaging in a cult manipulation that demands money from
people and then embezzles that money into secret private equity funds.
Update: Burglars hit Romney's headquarters - pried open a locked door, and robbed a highly secure office -
They stole seven laptop computers and their docking stations; six belonged to the candidate's finance
department, the seventh to a member of Romney's legal team who worked with the finance department - an
aide said he (Romney) was not available for comment
The burglars struck after midnight. They opened a window on the ground floor, crept up two flights, pried
open a locked door, and robbed a highly secure office: the headquarters of Mitt Romney's presidential
campaign in Boston's North End. They stole seven laptop computers and their docking stations; six belonged
to the candidate's finance department, the seventh to a member of Romney's legal team who worked with the
finance department, according to a Boston police report. They ripped from a wall a 37-inch plasma television,
the personal property of Spencer Zwick, the candidate's finance manager and close personal adviser. ...
Romney's headquarters on Commercial Street is monitored by private security 24 hours a day, but nothing
was reported to police during the burglary, which took place before 6:45 a.m. yesterday, according to the
police report. A Romney aide was the first to report the crime, calling 911 at 9:40 a.m. ... Romney was
scheduled to attend finance events [fundraisers] yesterday in Boston and New York. and an aide said he was
not available for comment. His aides were quick to point out that other campaign offices have been burgled
recently. [article link]
Campaigns feel the effects of Hsu case - In a campaign that has seen unprecedented sums raised, nearly every
candidate has received money from unsavory sources - Earlier this year, Romney returned $2,000 to Utah
donor Thomas E. Mower, after the Los Angeles Times found that the contribution was dated in January --
when Mower was in prison for tax evasion
On the Republican side, Mitt Romney's former national finance committee co-chairman, Alan B. Fabian of
Maryland, was indicted last month on 23 counts, including mail and bankruptcy fraud and obstruction of
justice. Romney returned $2,300 given by Fabian, but not the money that he raised or that was given by
Fabian's family. "The money he helped raise was donated by people who have not been accused of any
wrongdoing, and we saw no reason for returning it," Romney spokesman Matt Rhoades said. Earlier this year,
Romney returned $2,000 to Utah donor Thomas E. Mower, after the Los Angeles Times found that the
contribution was dated in January -- when Mower was in prison for tax evasion. The presidential candidate did
not return an additional $5,000 Mower gave to a Romney-controlled committee last year, after Mower was
convicted. Attorney Kirk Jowers, who oversees the committee, said Tuesday that he would review the Mower
donation. [article link]
Romney's Fortunes Tied to Business Riches - giants like Bain, Blackstone and the Carlyle Group - "Increasingly,
this world of private equity looks like a world of robber barons, and Romney comes out of that world."
But Mr. Romney's Bain career - a source of money and contacts that he has used to finance his Massachusetts
campaigns and to leap ahead of his presidential rivals in early fund-raising - also exposes him to criticism that
he enriched himself excessively, sometimes by cutting jobs to increase profits. He made his money mainly
through leveraged buyouts - essentially, mortgaging companies to take them over in the hope of reselling
them at big profits in just a few years. It is a bare-knuckle form of investing that is in the spotlight because of
the exploding profits of buyout giants like Bain, Blackstone and the Carlyle Group. In Washington, Congress is
considering ending a legal quirk that lets fund managers escape much of the income tax on their earnings. ...
Mr. Romney learned the perils of campaigning on his business career in his first run for office, when
accusations that Bain Capital had fired union workers at an Indiana company it controlled derailed his effort to
unseat Senator Edward M. Kennedy, a Democrat, in 1994. "Basically, he cut our throats," a laid-off worker said
in a commercial attacking Mr. Romney. (He has said he had nothing to do with the firings.) Mr. Romney, in an
interview, acknowledged that Bain Capital's acquisitions had sometimes led to layoffs but said that he could
explain them to voters. [article link]
SEC sees "rampant" insider trading on Wall Street - "I am disappointed in the number of cases we are
seeing by people who make an abundant livelihood in the market that they are sort of abusing by
insider trading" {The Bush-Republican legacy of Greed and Corruption rolls on!}
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Securities and Exchange Commission official said on Thursday
insider trading appeared to be "rampant" among Wall Street professionals and the agency has formed
a working group to focus on it. "I believe we're going to see more insider trading cases," Linda Chatman
Thomsen, the SEC's enforcement director, told reporters on the sidelines of a securities fraud
conference. "I am disappointed in the number of cases we are seeing by people who make an
abundant livelihood in the market that they are sort of abusing by insider trading," Thomsen said,
referring to cases already brought against professionals this year. Insider trading "appears to be
rampant" among Wall Street securities professionals, she added. ... Also, in March U.S. prosecutors
charged 13 people, including employees at top Wall Street banks UBS, Morgan Stanley and Bear
Stearns Cos Inc. in what they called one of the most pervasive trading rings since the 1980s. The SEC
also brought civil charges against 11 people, as well as against three hedge funds. [article link]
Jim Cramer on Market Manipulation - by Hedge Funds (YouTube 10:42)

Go CRAMER! I love this guy. He is telling it like it is, but these manipulations are great opportunities for
retail investors if you can recognize them. Just follow the schools of valuation and momentum. I am
just glad I dont play the game in the glory days of Cramer Berkowitz. [article link]
Romney in 1994: Blind trust argument an "age-old ruse" - Like (Ted) Kennedy, Romney's campaign has
responded to questions about those investments by saying that Romney was not aware of the blind trust's
contents until yesterday - including two foreign oil companies with connections to Iran {Mitt Romney
supposedly didn't know what investments he had in his 'blind trust' yet he knew he needed TWO extensions to
help sanitize his blind trust before he could disclose his holdings to the American voters. The only blindness
around the Romney campaign are the people blindly supporting Romney in his unethical election bid.}
It also showed that the trustee, Ropes & Gray's Brad Malt, got rid of some stocks that he thought clashed with
Romney's political views, including two foreign oil companies with connections to Iran. (At some point,
however, Malt was making money for Romney -- or trying to make money for him -- by investing in those
companies.) ... "The [ex]governor's trust is in fact a blind trust. There is an important distinction bewteen the
references you cite. The trustee in charge of executing the [ex]governor's assets made it very clear during his
explanation of the terms of the administration of the trust that he made transactions that, to the best of his
ability, (were) consistent with the [ex]governor's public positions and statements. [article link]
Romney's vast wealth portfolio, unsavory ties still - he still holds stock in an oil company that does business in
current genocide ground zero, Sudan, as his financial disclosure report filed Monday reveals - Philip Morris
U.S.A., is the world's largest cigarette manufacturer (sold) - The sale also included the dumping of a half a
dozen casino companies
The financial disclosure, which covers 2006 and the first half of 2007, shows that Malt sold stock in dozens of
companies in recent months. Some of the problematic companies dumped from his portfolio were the Italian
oil company Eni S.P.A. According to the report, Romney holds stock in China Petroleum and Chemical (also
known as SinoPec), an oil supply company that has dealings in Sudan, according to an organization dedicated
to ending the genocide in the African nation's Darfur region. Romney spokesman Kevin Madden, told Morain
that "all decisions were made by Malt and that Romney had no influence over how his investments were
handled." "Gov. Romney never gave the trustee instructions," Madden said. Other unsavory companies that
Malt sold stock for Romney included the Altria Group, whose subsidiary, Philip Morris U.S.A., is the world's
largest cigarette manufacturer. Romney still has some holdings in the company through at least one of his
many investment funds. The sale included the dumping of a half a dozen casino companies, "earning Romney
$155,000 to $1.18 million," according to Morain. [article link]
Mitt $$-raiser is indicted in complex $32M fraud scheme - A former big-fish fund-raiser who was working on
former Gov. Mitt Romney's presidential campaign was indicted for a scheme to defraud companies out of $32
million
A former big-fish fund-raiser who was working on former Gov. Mitt Romney's presidential campaign was
indicted for a scheme to defraud companies out of $32 million that he allegedly spent on real estate, a yacht
and private jet trips for himself and his pets. In the wake of the 23-count indictment Wednesday, Alan B.
Fabian, a Maryland financial adviser, resigned from his post as a co-chairman of Romney's national finance
committee, the unpaid position he'd worked at since January, campaign spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said.
Fabian was one of the national cash cows who fueled President George W. Bush's campaigns by roping
together several well-heeled donors, according to a Washington Post blog. He was courted by GOP
presidential hopefuls early in the primary and landed in Romney's camp. [article link]
Romney Fund-Raiser Resigns - Mr. Fabian, who had been one of 35 co-chairs on Mr. Romney's national finance
committee, allegedly ran up $32 million in fake purchases with his consulting company - previously served as a
major fundraiser for George W. Bush
AMES, Iowa–A top fund-raiser for Mitt Romney who was indicted this week in Maryland on a $32 million fraud
scheme has resigned from his position with the campaign as a national finance committee co-chair, a
spokesman for Mr. Romney said. A federal grand jury in Maryland unsealed its 23-count indictment of the
fund-raiser, Alan B. Fabian, 43, on Thursday for money laundering, mail fraud, bankruptcy fraud, perjury and
obstruction of justice. Mr. Fabian, who had been one of 35 co-chairs on Mr. Romney's national finance
committee, allegedly ran up $32 million in fake purchases with his consulting company, Maximus Inc., based in
northern Virginia, and pocketed the money for himself. He became a "bundler," one of those who commit to
bringing in large sums through their own networks of donors, for Mr. Romney's campaign back in January,
having previously served as a major fundraiser for George W. Bush. [article link]
(LDS) Mormon Church Finances, Etc - One is to remove these assets from the (Mormon) Church in case of
lawsuits - The other is to try to separate from 'tithing' funds so it can be used more flexibly and the (LDS)
Church can defensively say that (LDS) Church funds wasn't used to do this or that
I was the first to mention the 'Ensign Peak Advisors' on the board in the late 90's before any of this was public
knowledge. I got a lot of skeptical responses from some here so I backed away. Maybe some of you will listen
now. When I worked there, Ensign Peak Advisors was top secret. I heard my superiors mention it and
everyone just 'knew' this was something you never talked about. I knew it was very controversial based on the
secrecy even on the inside. Indeed many assets were transfered from the COP to this other 'company'. At that
time Clarke worked in a back office secretly putting this altogether for Hinckley. There are probably many
reasons for this new entity. One is to remove these assets from the Church in case of lawsuits. The other is to
try to separate from 'tithing' funds so it can be used more flexibly and the Church can defensively say that
Church funds wasn't used to do this or that. I do think Hinckley is involved in diversion of a lot of money to the
benefit of his ego, friends and relatives. This does not come solely from my experience on the 'inside' but from
following leads in newspapers, magazines, interviews, etc. I look forward to perhaps participating more on the
board than I have for the last few years. [article link]
What do we know about "Ensign Peak" the LDS shadow organization? - "The largest investment fund in Utah is
managed by Ensign Peak, a nonprofit corporation organized in 1997 to "benefit, perform the functions of, or
carry out the purposes of" the LDS Church, according to Ensign's articles of incorporation"
From the Salt Lake Tribune Article: "[The largest investment fund in Utah] is managed by Ensign Peak, a
nonprofit corporation organized in 1997 to "benefit, perform the functions of, or carry out the purposes of"
the LDS Church, according to Ensign's articles of incorporation." "Ensign Peak's board of trustees includes LDS
Church President Gordon B. Hinckley and two members of the LDS Church's Quorum of Twelve Apostles,
Robert D. Hales and Henry B. Eyring. Hales is a former general manager of Gillette, vice president of Max
Factor International and president of Hughes Broadcasting Corp." "Ensign Peak's president is Roger G. Clarke,
an investment and options scholar who concurrently serves as chairman of Analytic Investors Inc., a Los
Angeles firm with $3.1 billion in assets under management, as of Dec. 31, 2002." If I recall correctly, our Ex-
Mormon insider going by the name "Flew The Coop" posted about Ensign Peak. He said that top church
officials have been selling church assests off to this entity over the last few years. ... What a perfect shell
game. Bring the money in tax free, invest in for profit companies, place LDS leaders on the board but let LDS
business men run the companies so that if they need to do a less than ethical transaction, LDS is not
"responsible" since it is a private corporation while LDS controls the whole show. Another nice benefit is LDS
can hold vast amounts of tax free cash and dispense it to the company that would provide the best tax
benefits and returns for maximum return. GM, AT&T and other corporations should think about starting a
[Mormon] church to run their money through and reap even bigger profits. [article link]
Hedge Funds Banking on Social and Moral Issues - Hedge funds are a popular investment option for the
wealthy - And the (LDS) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a private investment fund -- Ensign Peak
Advisors -- to serve its Mormon constituents
A hedge fund is a type of private investment vehicle for wealthy investors who choose to pool their money
and invest in securities. Many hedge funds invest in unusual securities in unusual ways. They sometimes
assume substantial risks on speculative strategies. This sometimes includes "hedging," or leveraging
investments to get the most gain. Hedge funds are subject to few regulations. The Securities and Exchange
Commission requires only that the investors be accredited, meaning that they must earn more than $200,000
per year or have a net worth of more than $1 million. Hedge fund managers are not currently required to
register with the SEC. "We don't get into who's investing," said SEC spokesman John Heine. [article link]
Isaiah 10:12-14 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed His whole work
upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria [a
type, foreshadow of Antichrist], and the glory of his high looks. For he saith, By the strength of my
hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the
people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: And
my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I
[Antichrist] gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing [resisted], or opened the
mouth, or [complained] peeped.
Coming Next:
Part 3 - Mitt Romney's Top 10 Blunders and Mistakes
Part 4 - A Look at Christians and Ministries that Assist the Mormon (LDS) Scam
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
Part 3 - Mitt Romney's Top 10 Blunders and Mistakes
Matthew 12:33-36 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and
his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil,
speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of
the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure
bringeth forth evil things. But I (Jesus) say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they
shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
The reason for listing these Mitt Romney blunders is not to poke fun at Mitt but instead it is to reveal how
Mitt a man who thoroughly embraces and is totally indoctrinated in the Mormon (LDS) cult conducts his affairs
and his business interests.
Then in part #4 we will see how Christians and Ministries that 'partner' with Mormon Mitt are now actually
introducing Mormon cult deception practices and control tactics into the Christian Church, in short how
Mormon Mitt is corrupting the elements of the Christian Church that he comes into contact with.
Mitt Romney's Top Ten - Oops Top 20 Blunders - So Far
1. The Boston Globe has its fifth part in its Mitt Romney series: - despite Romney pledging to not take
severance pay for his work at the Olympic Games, public records indicate he did otherwise - Romney ...
accepted a $476,000 severance package from the Salt Lake Organizing Committee {I'm beginning to wonder
more of when and not if Mitt Romney's presidential bid is going to end in disgrace. How many lies and broken
promises can one guy engage in and still be considered honorable enough to be president?}
The Globe also notes that despite Romney pledging to not take severance pay for his work at the Olympic
Games, "public records indicate he did otherwise. Romney not only accepted a $476,000 severance package
from the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, according to federal tax records, but he helped to lobby the
committee for similarly large pacts for his 25 senior managers, 17 of whom contributed to his 2002
Massachusetts gubernatorial campaign or the state Republican Party soon after the Winter Games." Romney's
campaign says he donated the money to charity. [article link]
2. Romney's Fortunes Tied to Business Riches - Mr. Bain had been determined not to cede any control of the
investment fund, but over months of talks Mr. Romney persuaded him to do just that
But Mr. Romney's Bain career - a source of money and contacts that he has used to finance his Massachusetts
campaigns and to leap ahead of his presidential rivals in early fund-raising - also exposes him to criticism that
he enriched himself excessively, sometimes by cutting jobs to increase profits. He made his money mainly
through leveraged buyouts - essentially, mortgaging companies to take them over in the hope of reselling
them at big profits in just a few years. It is a bare-knuckle form of investing that is in the spotlight because of
the exploding profits of buyout giants like Bain, Blackstone and the Carlyle Group. In Washington, Congress is
considering ending a legal quirk that lets fund managers escape much of the income tax on their earnings. ...
Mr. Romney learned the perils of campaigning on his business career in his first run for office, when
accusations that Bain Capital had fired union workers at an Indiana company it controlled derailed his effort to
unseat Senator Edward M. Kennedy, a Democrat, in 1994. "Basically, he cut our throats," a laid-off worker said
in a commercial attacking Mr. Romney. (He has said he had nothing to do with the firings.) Mr. Romney, in an
interview, acknowledged that Bain Capital's acquisitions had sometimes led to layoffs but said that he could
explain them to voters. [article link]
3. Old tape shows Romney opposing farm subsidies - A nearly 13-year-old video of a younger, impassioned
Mitt Romney calling for reductions in federal farm subsidizes is now dogging his presidential campaign in Iowa
{Romney is a typical 'fat cat' his paycheck always has to be huge yet he cannot allow a perilous weather
related livelihood like farming to be subsidized and not to mention the extreme importance of a sustained
food supply for the US and for the world!}
DES MOINES -- A nearly 13-year-old video of a younger, impassioned Mitt Romney calling for reductions in
federal farm subsidizes is now dogging his presidential campaign in Iowa. The video, and a series of 1994 news
accounts of Romney calling for the "virtual elimination" of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, made their way
into Republicans' e-mail in-boxes across Iowa this week. The former Massachusetts governor has been riding
high in recent Iowa polls and is considered the GOP front-runner in the state. A 52-second video posted on the
Web site YouTube shows Romney during an October 1994 U.S. Senate debate against Sen. Ted Kennedy. The
footage shows Romney citing several ways he would seek to cut the federal budget, including slicing
congressional pensions and eliminating 250,000 federal jobs through attrition. "I also believe we're going to
have agriculture subsidies reduced," Romney said in the video. ... Romney's Iowa campaign spokesman Tim
Albrecht insisted that an archival video does not diminish the former governor's strong support for agriculture.
[article link]
4. Third claim against Gumshoe Garrity - Marcia Vickers of Fortune Magazine today said she also had a creepy
encounter with Garrity - Some of these times, Romney was in the same car when Garrity pulled the posse over
and got out of the car - The Romney people are beginning to make like they were clueless he was driving
people into ditches in roadside police-like inquisitions
How weird is that. Some of these times, Romney was in the same car when Garrity pulled the possey over and
got out of the car. The Romney people are beginning to make like they were clueless he was driving people
into ditches in roadside police-like inquistions: Romney spokesman Kevin Madden said Vickers's account
comes as "a total surprise" and that he hadn't heard any complaint from her. "We made every effort to
accommodate the reporter, even going so far as to have staff transport her rental car so that she could easily
get from event to event that day while interviewing the governor for her story," he said. "It was a day packed
with travel events and by all accounts the travel, campaign stops and interview went successfully." According
to Romney, they give Garrity "the benefit of the doubt" and he "hope other people do, too." Are we supposed
to have confidence that Romney would recognize jihadists? [article link]
5. Romney Criticized for Hotel Pornography - during his near-decade on the Marriott board - their hotels offer
70 different types of hardcore pornography - "They have to assume some responsibility. It's their hotels, it's
their television sets" {The smallest honest examination of the (LDS) Mormon cult reveals that there is nothing
family friendly about them. Mormons simply are a Money and Sex cult it's the plain ugly truth about the LDS.}
5 a. Romney's business record opens him to criticism - Romney told reporters that he "blew the
whistle" on the overbilling scheme while still on the Damon board - U.S. attorney at the time, said he
had no recollection of Romney alerting investigators or taking other action - Romney's aides now argue
that reporters misunderstood his claim back in 2002
From 1984 until 1999, Romney led Bain Capital, a Boston-based private equity group that earned jaw-
dropping profits through leveraged buyouts, debt hedge funds, offshore tax havens and other
strategies. In some cases, Romney's team closed U.S. factories, causing hundreds of layoffs, or
pocketed huge fees shortly before companies collapsed. ... But in 1996, Damon pleaded guilty to
massive overbilling of the Medicare system and paid $119 million in criminal and civil fines. No one at
Bain was implicated in the fraud. Asked about the case during his gubernatorial campaign, Romney told
reporters that he "blew the whistle" on the overbilling scheme while still on the Damon board, and had
taken "corrective action." Donald K. Stern, who was U.S. attorney at the time, said he had no
recollection of Romney alerting investigators or taking other action. Romney's aides now argue that
reporters misunderstood his claim back in 2002. [article link]
6. Utahn's charter to Romney event may have been a no-no - Kem Gardner, a close friend of Romney, told The
Salt Lake Tribune this week that he personally paid $150,000 to charter a Jet Blue plane to fly the Utahns to
Boston for Romney's second national call day - "It's hard to see how it would not be an illegal contribution,"
says Anthony Corrado, a professor of government at Colby College in Maine who specializes in campaign
finances
WASHINGTON - A Utah supporter of Mitt Romney's White House bid chartered a jet to fly 150 people to a
Boston campaign fundraiser - a possible illegal campaign contribution, experts say. Kem Gardner, a close
friend of Romney, told The Salt Lake Tribune this week that he personally paid $150,000 to charter a Jet Blue
plane to fly the Utahns to Boston for Romney's second national call day - an event where volunteers worked
the phones, called friends, family and business associates to build up donations for Romney's presidential bid.
... Campaign finance authorities say that federal law limits the amount a person can contribute to a
presidential campaign to $2,300 and Gardner has already contributed that amount to Romney's campaign.
While the volunteers could have paid their own way to get to Boston or the campaign could have footed the
bill, they say Gardner cannot simply pay the tab to shuttle volunteers across the country to a campaign event.
"It's hard to see how it would not be an illegal contribution," says Anthony Corrado, a professor of
government at Colby College in Maine who specializes in campaign finances. [article link]
7. Young Republicans Defend Their Straw Poll {Romney goes "Mountain Meadows" style at Young Republican
(YR) straw poll. Romney disguised not as an Indian but as a conservative suggested the YR's raise the 'white
flag' and trust Romney to lead them to safety meanwhile behind their backs Romney powwowed a voting
eligibility rules change and secretly brought in his band of ringers to secure an election victory. Romney's
fellow Mormons are claiming that it is a brilliant leadership strategy but unfortunately it was only a blatant
election massacre.}
Young Republican convention organizer Brian Graham defended the straw poll against the accusations it was
rigged for Mitt Romney. Graham, a Romney supporter, sent key Young Republican officials this e-mail, which
this column has obtained. Some folks have gone on to some blogs to try to make our convention look bad.
They are complaining about non-YRs voting in the Straw Poll. ... After asking a female member of the YRNC
Planning Committee specifically who had assisted with registration about this issue, she initially confirmed
that she thought only Delegates, Alts. and registered guests for the Convention could vote. She later changed
her mind to confirm that anyone could vote who paid to attend the dinner. ... Hence, the audible booing and
hissing by YR Delegates as the Straw Poll results were announced at the closing YRNC2007 Sunday meeting.
[article link]
8. Romney: Hezbollah role model for U.S. - Urges emulating welfare projects used by terror group against
Israel {Is Romney really that Clueless about Hezbollah that he doesn't know that it is a Terrorist structured
system and that if the civilians don't support the terror they don't get the welfare therefore perpetuating this
endless system of violence. I guess for Romney being in the heavily manipulative Mormon Cult this kind of
manipulation looks like a normal occurrence.}
Sections of Hezbollah's social welfare network, including schools and camps, are routinely used by the terror
group to indoctrinate students in anti-Israel propaganda, instruct in military tactics and promote Shiite Islamic
beliefs, including the waging of a final, apocalyptic world battle against "evil." ... Romney said he would and
then proceeded to explain the U.S. should aspire to implement the kind of social action network carried out in
recent years by Hezbollah. The Romney campaign has not responded to WND's request for comment. ...
Hezbollah the past few years has helped built a civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon – largely funded by
Iran – that includes schools, health clinics and even inexpensive apartment buildings. Israeli security officials
say Hezbollah's social infrastructure works to endear the group to the local population to help generate
domestic support since Hezbollah also functions as a Lebanese political party. The security officials state
Hezbollah's civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon, including hospitals and apartment buildings, is
routinely used by the terror group to store and utilize rockets, weapons and other munitions. Hezbollah has
built schools in southern Lebanon that reportedly are used to recruit youngsters to the group's guerrilla army.
Some of the schools reportedly train students in military tactics. Hezbollah's Mahdi Scouts hold plastic rifles in
parade on anniversary of outbreak of the second intifada (Center for Special Studies) WND reported
Hezbollah's Youth Scouts, part of the group's social welfare network cited by Romney, instructs tens of
thousands of children and teenagers in military tactics and indoctrinates them with radical Shiite Islam beliefs,
according to materials found by Israel during last month's war in Lebanon. [article link]
9. Romney Swimming in an "Ocean" of Contradiction - Mitt attacks pornography despite his role with Marriott,
which sold in-room smut - "For those who want a proven, consistent, pro-family leader in the White House,
Mitt Romney is an unacceptable choice" {The real hallmark of a Cultist is their contradicted "do as I say - not as
I do" lifestyle. Mitt in his (LDS) Mormon lifestyle is so contradicted and phony that I think there will be few
backers for his presidential bid and it shows in Romney's low 9%-11% national poll numbers.}
ALEXANDRIA, VA - In a move rich with irony, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign released a new television
advertisement decrying "the culture that surrounds our kids today," despite the fact that Romney served on
the board of Marriott International, which generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue through in-room
pornography services at its hotels. In stark contrast with Romney's role at Marriott, which brought him over
$100,000 per year, Senator Sam Brownback lead the fight against indecency and asked the hotel chain to stop
offering pornography in its rooms. ... "Mitt Romney apparently turned a blind-eye to the obscene, hard-core
pornography offered in Marriott hotels. Instead, Romney and Marriott International chose to earn millions of
dollars with such a morally objectionable business practice. For those who want a proven, consistent, pro-
family leader in the White House, Mitt Romney is an unacceptable choice." [article link]
10. $6m more OK'd for (Massachusetts Turnpike) Big Dig repairs - {No wonder Gov. Big Dig Mitt Romney only
wants to talk about the 02 Winter Olympics, not sure anyone would want this taxpayer fiasco on their
Presidential resume!}
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority yesterday approved an additional $6 million to pay for Big Dig repairs,
increasing the price tag from last summer's fatal tunnel ceiling collapse to $31 million -- with more potentially
to come. ... About a month after Del Valle's death, Big Dig officials sought and received $15 million for fixes,
but warned that the amount was a preliminary estimate. In December, the turnpike authority board approved
another $10 million at the request of Big Dig officials. The Turnpike Authority board's chairman, John Cogliano
, who presided over the aftermath of the tunnel collapse as transportation secretary under former governor
Mitt Romney , said any initial estimates made on repair costs were based on limited information. "If you go
back to July, we didn't know," he said. "We didn't know what the problems were. I would be hard pressed to
come up with an estimate back then." ... The money has come from the state government's bond account.
Attorney General Martha Coakley is contemplating a lawsuit against Big Dig contractors to recover the money.
[article link]
11. The program, which then Gov. Mitt Romney signed into law a year ago Thursday, - includes a requirement
that everyone in Massachusetts get some form of health insurance by July 1, 2007 - If they don't, they face a
series of increasing tax penalties - That mandate amounts to an "unprecedented expansion of government
power" - "In essence, you have Romney embracing 'Hillarycare,' and that doesn't play well on the right"
The program, which Romney signed into law a year ago Thursday, includes a requirement that everyone in
Massachusetts get some form of health insurance by July 1. If they don't, they face a series of increasing tax
penalties.That mandate amounts to an "unprecedented expansion of government power," says Michael
Tanner, a health policy expert at the Cato Institute, a libertarian Washington think-tank. The law also created
the "Connector," a program for providing low-cost policies aimed at attracting younger and healthier residents
who currently do not have insurance. Critics have questioned demands by the Connector's overseers for
prescription drug coverage, as well as policies with premiums capped at $200 per month. "There is a likening
of this central concept of his _ the Connector _ to managed competition, which was at the heart of the 1993
Clinton health care proposal," Tanner said. "In essence, you have Romney embracing 'Hillarycare,' and that
doesn't play well on the right."[article link]
12. DNC: In Wake of Tax Cut Flip Flops and Flubs, Romney Returns to Florida - In his latest attempt to smooth
talk his way out of his real record, Mitt Romney heads to Palm Beach tonight to address the right wing anti-tax
group Club for Growth - Despite the fact that as Massachusetts governor, Romney raised state and local taxes
to their highest level in 25 years and imposed an astounding $500 million in new fees on Bay State taxpayers
But Romney has already tried -- and failed -- to smooth talk the voters into ignoring his real record on taxes.
Despite signing a "no new tax"pledge he once mocked as "government by gimmickry," and despite bragging
about supporting President Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy despite opposingthem, Romney has failed to gain
any ground among Republican primary voters. Romney remains stuck in single digits in just about every poll --
includingthe latest USAToday/Gallup poll which has him stuck at three percent among Republican voters.
Romney now trails two people who aren't even running yet. [article link]
12 a. Michigan Tax Hike Could Sting Romney In Michigan - Among the very few Republicans who voted
for the largest tax increases in Michigan's history this week: two endorsers of ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney
- Michigan's 11.5% income tax hike and its sales tax extension will almost certainly be the subject of a
question or two
Among the very few Republicans who voted for the largest tax increases in Michigan's history this
week: two endorsers of ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney. They are: State Sen. Valde Garcia, a member of
Romney's mid-Michigan leadership team, and State Sen. Ron Jelinek, a member of Romney's West
Michigan leadership team. Presumably, these two state senators would have been called to campaign
for Gov. Romney in Michigan... but if the tax hikes prove unpopular with conservatives -- and, here's a
guess -- they will -- you may not see Jelinek or Garcia on the trail with Romney. Note, too, that the next
Republican debate will be held in Dearborn and will focus on economic issues. Michigan's 11.5 percent
income tax hike and its sales tax extention will almost certainly be the subject of a question or two.
[article link]
13. Mitt Romney created 'gay' marriage, family groups say - They had written to ask the governor to reject
'unconstitutional' court ruling - And they say he ignored them - "Of his own volition, Romney issued
"constitutionally fraudulent 'homosexual marriage' licenses'" and with no authorizing legislation, he ordered
marriage licenses to be changed from "husband" and "wife," to "Party A" and "Party B"
Nearly four dozen pro-family leaders and activists have made public their direct challenge to former
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who is considering a run for the presidency in 2008, to document his
opposition to homosexual marriages. And they say he ignored them. According to the organization
MassResistance.org, the leaders hand-delivered a letter to the former governor on Dec. 20, before he left
office, documenting why they believe he voluntarily instituted directives that created homosexual "marriages"
in that state, even though he did not have to. They asked him to act in response, and they say he didn't even
acknowledge the letter. ... The letter had called on Romney to reverse his "erroneous directives which began
homosexual 'marriages' through an executive order" but signers noted that Romney declined to act. "Under
the Massachusetts Constitution, only the Legislature may change the statutes," the group said. "Of his own
volition, Romney issued "constitutionally fraudulent 'homosexual marriage' licenses'" and with no authorizing
legislation, he ordered marriage licenses to be changed from "husband" and "wife," to "Party A" and "Party B."
[article link]
13 a. With Gay Marriage, Isn't Polygamy Next Mr. Romney? - You see? There is no argument for gay
marriage that does not also advance the cause of polygamy
But polygamy may again become legal in America, and if it does it will be on the back on gay marriage.
Let's revisit the arguments for gay marriage and apply them to polygamy. a) "Marriage is a choice and a
contract between consenting adults." Polygamy can be a choice and a contract between consenting
adults. b) "We love each other." Is there any reason a man cannot love two or more women at the
same time? c) "We cannot continue with the illusion that marriage is only for the providing husband,
the supportive wife, and 2.5 children." Exactly. Polygamy, like gay marriage, is based on the recognition
of diverse forms of human cohabitation. d) "Denying people the right to marry is a form of
oppression." This discrimination is equally if not more offensive when it applies to more than two
people. e) "Who is to say that Heather can't have two mommies?" And who is to say that Heather can't
have three mommies--and a dad? You see? There is no argument for gay marriage that does not also
advance the cause of polygamy. I know that Jonathan Rauch, Andrew Sullivan and others get very
indignant about this, insisting that they would limit gay marriage to two people. But why? Marriage
currently has several elements: it requires that only two people be involved, it requires that they be
adults and not closely related, and (except in Massachusetts) it insists that one of the parties be male
and one female. Rauch and Sullivan want to eliminate the heterosexual condition, but in that case why
keep the other requirements? Is it just because gays have more political power than Muslims and
Mormons? ... Yes, I know that on certain questions presidential candidates have to be prudent, which
is to say, evasive. But I'm not running for president, and I see it coming. Don't say I didn't warn you.
[article link]
14. Romney Misleads on Immigration Plans - he failed to mention that he had been caught using
undocumented workers to work on the grounds of his own home - "Mitt Romney needs to start being honest
with caucus-goers"
Why Can't He Tell the Whole Story? Winterset, IA – Today Mitt Romney sought to bolster his conservative
credentials by presenting a tough immigration stance to Iowa Republicans. However, Romney failed to tell the
audience the whole truth about his own opinions on illegal immigrants. The former Governor claimed that he
opposes the proposed pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the United States, but a little
over a year ago, he supported just such a program. In addition, Romney called for an employer verification
program that would sanction companies that hire illegal immigrants. Once again, he failed to mention that he
had been caught using undocumented workers to work on the grounds of his own home. "Mitt Romney needs
to start being honest with caucus-goers," said Carrie Giddins, Iowa Democratic Party Communications
Director. "Romney's hypocrisy reached new heights today as he not only contradicted his own immigration
position but also attacked himself for employing illegal immigrants." [article link]
15. Neither Mitt Romney or any of his 5 sons have served in the Military - Mitt Romney served as a Mormon
missionary, which enabled him to receive a draft deferment from the Vietnam War
All five of the Romney sons, who range in age from 26 to 37, served two years as church missionaries, a
practice within their Mormon faith. Mitt Romney served as a Mormon missionary, which enabled him to
receive a draft deferment from the Vietnam War. On the stump, Romney argues for a robust national defense.
He said he wants to add 100,000 troops to the U.S. military and commit 4 percent of the gross domestic
product to funding the armed forces. [article link]
16. While he refused all requests for pardons as governor, Romney has said that could change if he's elected
president - I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who was convicted of lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation,
Romney said: "It's worth looking at that - I will study it very closely if I'm lucky enough to be president - And I'd
keep that option open"
BOSTON - Decorated Iraq war veteran Anthony Circosta seemed like an ideal candidate for a pardon from
then-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for his boyhood conviction for a BB gun shooting. Romney said no -
twice - despite the recommendation of the state's Board of Pardons. ... Circosta worked his way through
college, joined the Army National Guard and led a platoon of 20 soldiers in Iraq's deadly Sunni triangle. In
2005, as he was serving in Iraq, he sought a pardon to fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer. "I've done
everything I can to give back to my state and my community and my country and to get brushed aside is very
frustrating," said Circosta, 29, of Agawam, Mass. "I'm not some shlub off the street." ... While he refused all
requests for pardons as governor, Romney has said that could change if he's elected president. Asked in last
week's debate if he would consider pardoning Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff I. Lewis
"Scooter" Libby, who was convicted of lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation, Romney said: "It's
worth looking at that. I will study it very closely if I'm lucky enough to be president. And I'd keep that option
open." ... For Circosta, who works as a project manager for disaster restoration company, Romney's refusal is
an ongoing source of frustration. "I understand the political side, but I don't see in any way how it could hurt
the campaign," Circosta said. "I'm decorated. I have a Bronze Star. I guess he just didn't want to sign it. It's
obviously politically motivated and I don't know why." [article link]
17. Making Mitt Romney Look Good - Tax dollars at work: Mitt's $350G Image Team - The 13-person staff - Led
by "director of operations" Jay Garrity - Romney aides steadfastly insist the operation is not political - despite
its resemblance to a campaign advance team {Romney Lie #1 billion, lying Mormon Mitt Romney isn't really
just a 'flip-flopper' of epic proportions Mitt is really just a practiced Liar and Deceiver of epic proportions!}
Massachusetts taxpayers are shelling out at least $350,000 a year for a cadre of aides whose chief duty is to
make Gov. - and possible presidential candidate - Mitt Romney look spiffy during public appearances. The 13-
person staff of the newly expanded Governor's Office of Operations has taken over a warren of rooms in the
State House basement previously occupied by the Legislature. [article link]
18. Romney Weighing Speech on Religion {Great, just what we need Romney the porn peddling, king of greed,
flip-flopping, blame shifting, election rigging scoundrel touting the merits of his (LDS) Mormon beliefs.}
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday he'll probably
deliver a speech explaining the role his Mormon faith plays in his political life, but he argued he's made strong
gains among evangelicals despite questions about his religion. "I have thought about that," Romney said in an
interview with The Associated Press. "I haven't made a final decision, but it's probably more likely than not." ...
In March, a Gallup poll found that 46 percent had a negative opinion of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints. The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's largest Protestant group, considers the LDS church a
cult and many [all] other Christian denominations also do not recognize Mormon baptism. [article link]
19. Romney's in the doghouse with some voters {The problem isn't just that no-brainer Mitt drove 12-hours up
to Canada with his fine family dog strapped to the hot sun baked roof of his car. The problem is that out of
touch Mormon Mitt Romney is probably more compassionate about the way he treats his dog than the way he
treats the average person.. i.e. the bizarre and overly aggressive Jay Garrity episodes do convey how Romney
treats other people and in those episodes it's professional people already known and cleared by Romney.}
Seamus was the Romneys' former mutt -- ah, actually, make that a distinguished canine gentleman of Irish
extraction -- who, we learned on Wednesday, found himself ignominiously placed in a carrier atop the family
station wagon back in 1983 as the Romneys embarked on a 12-hour drive to a vacation home Mitt's parents
had on Lake Huron. [article link]
19 a. Mitt "How many counties are in Massachusetts?" she asked - Oh, no, I think it's 13, Romney said -
the right number is 14 counties {Like Mitt cared anything for the tiny state he scammed into letting him
govern.}
WILTON, Iowa -- Mitt Romney spent this morning barnstorming the small farming communities of
Eastern Iowa, holding a series of "Ask Mitt Anything" events and urging his supporters to turn out
Saturday for the straw poll in Ames. ... "How many counties are in Massachusetts?" she asked.
"Thirteen," he said. A few feet away, an aide shook his head and said, "Ten." "Oh, no, I think it's 13,"
Romney said. "Not like your 99." He paused for a moment. "Yeah, if you count Dukes County ... " he
trailed off. "So, anyway, we have very, very few." "Ninety-nine counties," Romney said, apparently
hoping to change the subject, "Why didn't you get to 100?" ... A spokesman for Romney said he shortly
thereafter, "corrected the record" to the right number of 14. [article link]
19 b.Salt Lake Tribune - Mitt Romney is often his own worst enemy {Now the LDS kicks Romney to the
curb with their Monday moring quarterbacking.}
BOSTON - Several months ago, W. Mitt Romney said presciently that he had only himself to fear.
Despite his millions, the picture-perfect family and an overpowering campaign organization, Romney
becomes his own worst nightmare every time he dishes half-truths and exaggerations and dissembles
about his religious and political views, pointlessly trying to persuade the so-called Christian Right that
he is one of them. If it continues, he may not win his party's nomination. ... Romney's inability to
empathize with common folk is longstanding. As an LDS stake president, he was kind, though often
impatient and patronizing, with members who didn't measure up. Once, he joked that a church-
sponsored social group for older single adults he championed was a club for "quitters and losers." ...
One would expect that no son-of-George would ever allow one of the more guileless members of his
campaign team to take the fall for its misbegotten attempt to involve LDS Church leaders in its efforts
to secure support from BYU-affiliated business school groups. But Mitt did. One would think no heir-to-
George would pin blame on his eldest son for the illegal immigrants working in the family garden. But
Mitt did. No loyal husband would gracelessly roll his own wife under the bus ("Her contributions are for
her and not for me. Her positions are not terrible [sic] relevant to my campaign.") to dodge
accountability for his own previous support for Planned Parenthood.[article link]
20. Mitt Romney's Reviews Are In, and Critics Are... ...Rejecting His Smooth Talk
Romney's Reviews Are In, and Critics Are... ...Rejecting His Smooth Talk. Richard Cohen: Romney "Thoroughly
Counterfeit," "Making Himself Up As He Goes Along." "To watch Romney on the show was to see a thoroughly
counterfeit man. If he were a coin, a vending machine would spit him out." [Washington Post, 2/20/07] ...
Boston Globe: Romney Shops for Policies To Serve Ambitions. "Like the successful venture capitalist he is,
Romney shops around for opportunities, making strategic investments in the offices, policies, and states that
best serve his ambitions." [Editorial, Boston Globe, 2/14/07] ... Rebecca Walsh, Salt Lake Tribune: Utahns
Should Reject Romney's "Convenient Affection" for Utah. "But Romney's convenient affection for Utah and
the state's residents only extends as far as his bank account...I suggest we cut him off now." [Salt Lake Tribune,
2/22/07] [article link]
Coming Next:
Part 4 - A Look at Christians and Ministries that Assist the Mormon (LDS) Scam
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
That the Christian ministry be not blamed - by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the
armour of righteousness!
Part 4 - A Look at Christians and Ministries that assist the Mormon (LDS) Scam
Malachi 3:14-18 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept His
ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts? And now we call the proud
happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered. Then
they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a
book of remembrance was written before Him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon
His name. And they shall be Mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up My jewels; and
I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then shall ye return, and discern
between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth Him not.
When Christians no longer care about the truth or accuracy, even concerning our own religious practices why
should anyone else care?
The fact that some American Christians are allowing true Christianity to become uniformly identified with the
self righteous, corrupt Republican political party and worse blurred from its own distinctions and combined
into the dangerous (LDS) Mormon cult it is evident that modern institutional Christian leadership in America is
failing and failing miserably.
The Bible is a message clearly spoken by God to give His insight to mankind about His being. It is of
uncompromising necessity that those who claim to represent Christianity represent God's word (the Bible)
accurately and faithfully.
It is the Christian obligation to be clear, open and honest with the ideals that separate Christianity from the
rest of the world. After all the eternal salvation of life and death are at risk so a clear and accurate
representation of the Bible is a must!
America used to be a bright and shining example to the world in Christian faith, conduct and leadership,
previously England provided the spiritual leadership to a dark world but currently neither country is providing
the needed leadership. Fortunately we now have countries like China, India, South Korea and the Philippines
who are now the Christian faith and inspiration leaders providing the Christian light to a lost, lonely, suffering
world and glory to God for their leadership and their inspirational lives because we need them.
Six Arkansas nuns excommunicated for heresy - after refusing to give up membership in a Canadian sect
whose founder claims to be possessed by the Virgin Mary - and that God speaks directly through her {It's
unfortunate that it happens but the Church needs to take a clear Biblical stand and claiming to be possessed
with another person is unbiblical and likewise the Christian Church should start excommunicating false
teachers who believe that the (LDS) Mormon Cult possesses Christian virtues and that God spoke through
Joseph Smith.}
The Vatican has declared all members of the Army of Mary excommunicated. Hebert said the
excommunication was the first in the diocese's 165-year history. "It is a painfully historic moment for this
church," Hebert said. The six nuns are associated with the Good Shepherd Monastery of Our Lady of Charity
and Refuge in Hot Springs. Sister Mary Theresa Dionne, one of the nuns excommunicated, said the nuns will
still live at the convent property, which they own. "We are at peace and we know that for us we are doing the
right thing," the 82-year-old nun said. "We pray that the church will open their eyes before it is too late. This is
God's work through Mary, the blessed mother, and we're doing what we're asked to do." At a news
conference, Hebert said the nuns "became entranced and deluded with a doctrine that is heretical." He said
church officials removed the Eucharist -- which Catholics revere as the body of Christ -- from the monastery on
Tuesday night. Hebert said the sect's members believe that its 86-year-old founder, Marie Paule Giguere, is
the reincarnation of the Virgin Mary and that God speaks directly through her. [article link]
Update: Romney increases overtures to disenchanted evangelicals - Romney met privately in Salt Lake City
with approximately 200 members of a powerful group called the Council on National Policy, to which Dobson
belongs {The Bible instructs us to judge people by their actions and accomplishments (Matthew 7:20 ... by
their fruits ye shall know them) not by their words and promises, especially when the promises are from
politicians like Mitt Romney and are empty, cheap and deceiving. I would hope the professional Christians
would be wise to this but who knows.}
Dobson's statement is viewed as significant in the Romney campaign because Dobson has ruled out
supporting GOP candidates John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, and Fred Thompson, but has left open the possibility
of supporting Romney. "Dr. Dobson is keeping an open mind on Mitt Romney, and I think that is because they
do share in common so many values," Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said yesterday. ... Romney has
sought for more than a year to convince evangelicals that they should support him despite their concerns
about his Mormon faith, which many evan gelicals see as a non-Christian religion, and his past support for
abortion rights and some forms of gay rights. The leaders of major evangelical groups have been respectful
but noncommittal. Increasingly, however, Romney has benefited from the battering that his main opponents
have taken from evangelicals. [article link]
Romney has been very clever and calculating in perpetuating the lie that he is a "Christian" by attracting
mainline evangelical figures {Romney has no real support! I think Romney's other lie and deception is in
attempting to pretend that many people support him. In fact in all the polls (that Romney can't manipulate by
the busload) Romney only comes in around 9%-11%. Romney as a Mormon is actually practicing in the art of
Witchcraft and not only is he lying and attempting to deceive the voters but also is engaging in the witchcraft
art of 'conjure' Romney is attempting to conjure up an appearance of support particularly in the conservative-
Christian area. A close look at who actually supports Romney reveals that, including his purchased support, his
support really is thin soup - very thin soup. In reality Romney has little to no support of any kind and none of
us should get the impression that he does. Christians should Not become a part of or pawns to Romney's
Mormon scam.}
Romney has been very clever and calculating in perpetuating the lie that he is a "Christian" by attracting
mainline evangelical figures like Jay Sekulow and many others to support his candidacy. (My Note: Sekulow
works for the organization founded, controlled, and funded by Pat Robertson). Sekulow and any other
Christian leader that support Romney should be held accountable by the Christian community for backing a
member of a satanic cult that is leading the souls of men to hell. They have sold out the Truth of the Bible and
Jesus Christjust like Judas did for whatever short term political power they may receive if Romney is elected.
There is NO justification for their endorsement and support of a man whose influence will attract people to his
cult, knowing those who follow the lies of Mormonism will die and go to hell! ... Denmark's ambivalence on
matters of faith spurred a national debate in 2003 after a Danish Lutheran priest admitted publicly that he
didn't believe in God. Church officials suspended him for a month, but hundreds of sympathetic parishioners
rallied to his defense, saying that a priest didn't have to believe in God to promote Christian values. You
religious right Fox News fans of Mormon Mitt Romney, the representative of the humanist cult who wants to
fill you full of his demons and send you to the lake of fire for eternity, ought to love that one! [article link]
Romney Working The (Small) Crowd in S.C. - Mitt Romney ended his rally here Tuesday night - the crowd -
about three dozen people - In fact, the Republican candidates have been drawing no where near the crowds of
their Democratic rivals - The crowd sizes points out the stark difference in enthusiasm in the two parties
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Campaigning at the end of a long, frenetic day, former Massachusetts governor Mitt
Romney ended his rally here Tuesday night by telling the crowd how appreciative he was that they took the
time to attend. "I want to say hi to each of you, if I can," he said. And that's the problem. He could. In the
30,000-square-foot airplane hanger at the Myrtle Beach airport were about three dozen people, who listened
politely and then crowded around to shake Romney's hand after he finished the 10-minute talk. To be fair, it
was 7:30 p.m. on a chilly South Carolina night in an unheated airplane hangar. So perhaps it's not surprising
that there wasn't an overwhelming crowd. And Romney has been drawing somewhat bigger crowds in New
Hampshire and Iowa, sometimes facing as many as 100 or 200 people. [article link]
Romney's report showed that his campaign paid $25,919 to Regency Productions in Virginia Beach for "travel,"
presumably to rent an aircraft - Regency is run by Jay Sekulow, a close ally of Pat Robertson {I have emailed
some 'Christian' ministries - organizations that are mysteriously vigorously campaigning for Mormon Mitt
Romney, (though not yet Pat Robertson or Jay Sekulow) and have asked that in fairness, knowing that Mitt
Romney is attempting to purchase undue favor, that they provide a "Full Disclosure" to their audiences. I have
not received any answers or seen any disclosures so now I will post them myself as they become publically
available.}
Sen. Barack Obama raised more money than Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for their Democratic primary clash
during the first three months of the year, but Clinton heads into spring with more in her campaign account
than all Republican presidential candidates combined. ... "It's a telltale sign of what lies ahead," said Michael
Toner, former chairman of the election commission, who has predicted that the nominees will together chew
through more than $1 billion before one reaches the White House. ... The reports are valuable not just for
their totals but also for details about the campaigns that can be revealing. For instance, Romney's report
showed that his campaign paid $25,919 to Regency Productions in Virginia Beach for "travel," presumably to
rent an aircraft. Regency is run by Jay Sekulow, a close ally of Pat Robertson's, and the arrangement could be a
sign of support for Romney among Christian conservatives -- a key constituency for GOP primary hopefuls and
one that Romney, a Mormon, has been courting. ... A sizable segment of Romney's haul came from Utah,
suggesting that fellow Mormons were significant contributors. Four of the 10 Zip codes from which Romney
received the most money are in Utah, and the leading Zip code is home to Brigham Young University, which
Romney attended. He raised $2.8 million in the state, more than one-tenth of his total. [article link]
evangelicalsformitt.org: You may have already seen this, but Gov. Romney announced his National Faith And
Values Steering Committee today. There are some familiar names: {An unholy alliance marches on! These
deceivers sure like calling Romney "Governor" even thought he is rightly an 'ex-Governor'. Christians for Mitt
are fools - what's next after this unholy Cult alliance? Are these discerning Christians going to help Muslims
persecute and kill Christians and participate in Bible confiscation programs?}
Dr. Robert Andringa, President Emeritus, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, Arizona - James Bopp,
Jr., Romney For President Special Adviser on Life Issues, Indiana - Barbara Comstock, Former Department of
Justice Spokesperson and former Susan B. Anthony List Advisory Committee Member, Virginia - Mark DeMoss,
President, DeMoss Group Public Relations, Georgia - Jay Sekulow, Constitutional Attorney and Supreme Court
Advocate, District of Columbia - Lou Sheldon, President, Traditional Values Coalition, California - Nathan Burd,
Director of International Program & Public Policy, Heartbeat International, Ohio - David French, Senior
Counsel, Alliance Defense Fund, Tennessee - Nancy French, Author, Red State of Mind, Tennessee - Keith
Hunter, Board Member, Iowa Christian Alliance, Iowa - Don Hutchings, Senior Pastor, Evangel Temple,
Arkansas - M.F. Jackson, Pastor, South Carolina - *Organization names are listed for identification purposes
only and should not be construed as endorsements by such organizations. [article link]
TVC's Lou Sheldon backing Romney for president - Members of Romney's "Faith and Values Steering
Committee" include attorney Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice; David French, senior
counsel with Alliance Defense Fund; Pastor Don Hutchings with Evangel Temple Assembly of God (Fort Smith,
Arkansas); and DeMoss Group Public Relations president Mark DeMoss (brother of Nancy Leigh DeMoss)
{Amazing - Our so called Christian Leaders can't even wait for the "End Time Deception" to begin deceiving us
they are busy deceiving us right now. They sure can sell the truth of Christianity for the lies of Mormonism and
sell it cheep as most are getting onboard with Mormon Mitt for only a few thousand dollars. Proverbs 23:23
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. -- Holy Bible. If our own
Christian leaders have such little interest in Biblical truth and Christian well being than really they are
unqualified to be church leaders.}
Sheldon, the outspoken chairman of the Traditional Values Coalition, has agreed to serve as one of the co-
chairs of the "Romney for President Faith and Values Steering Committee." Sheldon says he has met with
Governor Romney on a number of occasions since October of last year, and has been impressed with the
governor's "intelligent" positions on the issues and his relationship with his wife Ann. According to Sheldon,
Romney's Mormon faith should not be a hindrance to Christian voters. "He reads the Bible regularly. He has
said -- and I asked him -- that he has received Jesus Christ as his personal Savior," the pastor declares. "He
believes that Jesus Christ is the divine Son of God, only Son of God divine, and was crucified, buried and raised
from the dead for our behalf. So, I think as he addresses those issues, that's certainly going to ignite good
feeling [among Christians]." [article link]
{** I have attempted to contact some Christian Ministries requesting "Full Disclosure" in their Presidential
campaign involvement i.e. financing, trips, rewards. David Brody 'The Brody File' of 'CBN' has been emailed a
second time. The first time I received no answer and the second time (this morning) I received an error
"Delivery to the following recipients failed." If anyone is interested please contact Mr. Brody and request a
disclosure - It may just be a bad email link on his website. If Mr. Brody is currently unwilling to disclose his
financial involvement with any Presidential Candidate it will only be a matter of time because I believe ALL
records would eventually become public or there are legal ways to obtain them.}
{Website} The Brody File - David Brody - CBN News Capitol Hill Correspondent. David Brody covers Capitol Hill
and other topics ranging from National Security to the social issues of the day. [article link]
The current behavior of the Republican Party is much like a cult. The Republican leadership is
manipulating and controlling people and issues in the same manner a dangerous cult like the Mormons
do. It's not surprising that the Mormons and Mitt Romney would now find themselves so comfortable
in Bush's new Republican Party. To stay in this Republican Party is to allow yourself to be controlled,
used and manipulated down the very wrong paths society has to offer.
ValuesVoterDebate.com: "HUCKABEE WINS VALUES VOTER STRAW POLL!" Delegates from America's Largest
Voting Block United - [No-Show] Mitt Romney was the only candidate to receive zero votes at the end of the
night - "Values Voter Guide DVD's" and video clips of last night's (debate) event will be available on the
website {The following no-show Republican candidates refused to participate in the Values Voter debate event
- John McCain - Rudy Giuliani - Mitt Romney - Fred Thompson. Looks like the Bush-RINOs unanimously stiffed
their own party base!}
"While many very good candidates attended the event, Governor Mike Huckabee was the clear winner," said
Janet Folger, President of Faith2Action (F2A.org) and member of the Values Voter Debate committee.
Huckabee received nearly five times the votes of the other candidates. "The big losers last night were the no-
show candidates Fred Thompson who placed at 4 percent, Rudy Giuliani and John McCain who each received 1
percent and Mitt Romney who was the only candidate to receive zero votes at the end of the night." ... While
Democrat candidates were invited to a similar forum, all declined. [article link]
Dobson: No way I'll vote for Rudy - I will either cast my ballot for an also-ran - or if worse comes to worst - not
vote for the first time in my adult life" - Dobson said, "My conscience and my moral convictions will allow me
to do nothing else" {Or, hopefully help to build and establish a viable 3rd Party like the Constitution Party.}
Family advocate James Dobson, widely considered an important GOP rainmaker, says he will not vote for
former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani under any circumstance in the upcoming presidential elections
because of his positions on abortion, domestic partnerships for homosexual couples and other moral issues.
Dobson says today in an exclusive WND column, speaking strictly as a private citizen, "I cannot, and will not,
vote for Rudy Giuliani in 2008." ... Dobson said, "My conscience and my moral convictions will allow me to do
nothing else." How could Giuliani say with a straight face that he 'hates abortion,' while also seeking public
funding for it?" Dobson asks in his commentary. "How can he hate abortion and contribute to Planned
Parenthood in 1993, 1994, 1998 and 1999? And how was he able for many years to defend the horrible
procedure [partial birth abortion] ...While Dobson does not endorse candidates in his role with Focus on the
Family, he told a talk radio host in January he would not back Arizona Sen. John McCain for the Republican
nomination. [article link]
Constitution Party: HAVE CHRISTIANS BECOME DUPES - It is time that Christian people begin seeing their
politicians, not as saints who can be blindly trusted, but as sinners whose works must be constantly analyzed
and scrutinized in the light of the U.S. Constitution
Come on folks, get real! A politician is not a pastor. The American people have a sacred duty to the principles
of freedom and their posterity to hold their civil magistrates accountable for their policies and actions.
Furthermore, if the civil leader is a true Christian, he would have it no other way. ... As Theodore Roosevelt
said, "Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other
public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support
him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by
inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell
the truth, whether about the president or anyone else." ... Pastors would not be able to get by with the lying,
deceit, and dishonesty that politicians routinely get by with. Many believers give politicians much more honor
than they give to their pastors. How foolish! ... It is time that Christian people begin seeing their politicians,
not as saints who can be blindly trusted, but as sinners whose works must be constantly analyzed and
scrutinized in the light of the U.S. Constitution. [article link]
McCain Campaign Apologizes to Romney - "we apologize for any comment made concerning Governor
Romney's religion. ... Such comments are inappropriate and unacceptable" {If Mormons think they have a
valid (true-honest) religion and that they are exempt from any form of examination or scrutiny they are very
seriously mistaken. Sure these corrupt, compromised McCain politicians will accept any lie but Americans on
whole still respect the Truth and we want Honesty from our politicians.}
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - John McCain's presidential campaign has apologized to Republican rival Mitt Romney
for comments about the Mormon church allegedly made by a volunteer earlier this year. The incident dates to
a meeting of Iowa Republican activists in April, where McCain's Warren County chairman, Chad Workman, is
alleged to have made negative comments about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the
Mormon faith. Romney is a Mormon. ... McCain spokesman Danny Diaz said, "we apologize for any comment
made concerning Governor Romney's religion. ... Such comments are inappropriate and unacceptable."
Romney's Iowa campaign manager Gentry Collins said the campaign has accepted the apology from McCain's
campaign, and "it's our expectation that he'll make sure that these kinds of things don't happen again."
[article link]
Update: Play of the Day: McCain's Mom on Mormons - said Friday that Mormons were to blame for the
scandal that rocked the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics - "As far as the Salt Lake City thing, he's a Mormon and
the Mormons of Salt Lake City had caused that scandal - And to clean that up, again, it's not a subject,"
Roberta McCain said
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) - John McCain's 95-year-old mother, in a swipe at her son's rival Mitt Romney, said
Friday that Mormons were to blame for the scandal that rocked the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. During an
appearance on MSNBC, Roberta McCain laid out why her son, John, deserves to win the Republican
presidential nomination. But in evaluating McCain's primary rivals, she criticized Romney's Mormon faith and
his time in Salt Lake City. "As far as the Salt Lake City thing, he's a Mormon and the Mormons of Salt Lake City
had caused that scandal. And to clean that up, again, it's not a subject," Roberta McCain said. John McCain
quickly stepped in: "The views of my mothers are not necessarily the views of mine." "Well, that's my view and
you asked me," Roberta answered. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee had enticed International Olympics
officials with lavish gifts and accusations of bribery mired the Games in scandal while resignations sullied the
region's reputation. Utah officials tapped Romney to lead the effort and as president and CEO of the
organizing committee he pared the budget, boosted revenues and worked to repair the committee's
reputation. A Romney campaign spokesman said the McCains made a mistake. ... Roberta McCain immediately
apologized to her son."I didn't mean to say it," she said as they stepped away from the cameras. McCain told
The Associated Press after the interview that his mother misspoke. "Mormons are great people and the fact
that Mitt Romney is a Mormon should play no role whatsoever in people's decision," McCain said. "What she
meant was the Olympics were screwed up by the people in Salt Lake when Romney came in and fixed the
problems there. But I know my 95-year-old mother is certainly in favor of Mormons." [article link]
The 2002 Olympic (Mormon-LDS) Scandal - The Justice Department and the FBI began a full investigation
yesterday of the Salt Lake City Olympics, the fourth and potentially most serious inquiry into allegations that
Utah bought (bribed) the 2002 Winter Games - It is reported that past and present Salt Lake Olympic
Committee officials have acknowledged they paid college tuition for relatives of some IOC members and gave
some members expensive gifts during visits before Salt Lake's selection as a Winter Olympics host - A
physician also said he was asked to perform cosmetic surgery for an IOC member, and two other members
received free medical care
"SALT LAKE CITY -- The Justice Department and the FBI began a full investigation yesterday of the Salt Lake City
Olympics, the fourth and potentially most serious inquiry into allegations that Utah bought the 2002 Winter
Games. Announcement of their investigation comes a week after federal authorities began reviewing
accusations that Mormon officials used scholarships and other gifts and favors to buy the votes of
International Olympic Committee members." It went on to report that federal investigators were flying in from
Washington to look into possible criminal wrongdoing by local Olympic officials. This is part of a wider
investigation into accusations of scandal and bribery brought by an IOC executive board member. It is widely
reported that the IOC has been rocked by assertions that criminal practices have formed a routine part of it's
business affairs for many years. What is especially startling, however, is the accusation that "the best people
on earth", members of God's one true church, the Mormon nation/state of Utah should be implicated. It is
reported that past and present Salt Lake Olympic Committee officials have acknowledged they paid college
tuition for relatives of some IOC members and gave some members expensive gifts during visits before Salt
Lake's selection as a Winter Olympics host. A physician also said he was asked to perform cosmetic surgery for
an IOC member, and two other members received free medical care. [article link]
Did Mormons use the Summer [Winter] Olympics for self-promotion? - Thousands of reporters received
promotional packages from the Mormon Church (LDS) before the 2002 Olympics - Other faiths were not
invited to the reception - and told us they (public affairs department of LDS) were there to tell us about the
Mormon church and answer questions we had - They made us uncomfortable."
Thousands of reporters received promotional packages from the Mormon Church (LDS) before the 2002
Olympics. A small suitcase embossed with the new LDS logo held a list of story ideas proposed by their public
relations office, with photos of the Salt Lake Temple, Mormon Tabernacle Choir and various Utah points of
interest. It also included a booklet, which offered LDS-guided tours and said, "No other place in America has a
story to tell like that of Salt Lake City -- a sanctuary founded by religious refugees from within the United
States' own borders. And none can tell that story better than The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
Some reporters joked about the promotional mailings and there were apparently follow-ups sent out. But
some were offended. Someone even suggested, maybe this will be the "Mormon Olympics." Many felt the
effort was thinly veiled proselytizing and/or religious self-promotion. University of Maine sports historian
William Baker, author of the book "If Christ Came to the Olympics" said, "Proselytizing has gone on at every
Olympics since 1964, but what the Mormons are doing is much more complex than merely people witnessing
and trying to win converts. It's so calculated, almost selling by providing information, trying to get reporters to
talk to bishops." At a reception, which was part of the 2002 media "familiarization" tour, reporters were
introduced to William and Sidney Price, "directors of media hosting" for the public affairs department of LDS.
Other faiths were not invited to the reception. Candus Thompson of the Baltimore Sun said, "They gave us all
those calendars, media guides, and told us they were there to tell us about the Mormon church and answer
questions we had. They made us uncomfortable." [article link]
A good thing will keep you from the best thing, although the Republican Party is no longer even a good
thing so this doesn't apply except to those who think they might want to try to rebuild the Party back
into a good thing. The Republican Party as a good thing never did do the best thing and that is to
protect and give life by ending abortions.
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: For of whom a man is
overcome, of the same is hebrought in bondage {For the 34 years since January 22, 1973 when Roe v. Wade
and legal abortion became the law of the land the Republican Party has held the White House for most of that
time. Unfortunately the evil that you don't overcome will overcome you and the Republican Party has become
overcome by evil, greed and corruption.}
2nd Peter 2:13-19 And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the
daytime. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with
you; Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have
exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray,
following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; But was rebuked for
his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet. These are wells
without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. For
when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much
wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. While they promise them liberty,
they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in
bondage. -- Bible {The complete Bible is available at BasicChristian.info} [article link]
The Republican Party is content to be in second place to the Democratic Party in fact they even seem
to prefer it. However in American politics second place is last place and therefore we need to put all of
our efforts into a new party that will not settle for last place.
Why I am not a Republican - I tried to explain ... arguing that the Republican Party should win our support, not
demand it - once Republicans like George W. Bush win office, they ignore the agenda of the conservatives and
moral Christians who elected them, to the point of ridiculing our goals and objectives {How true and the Bush
Republican politicians are fast becoming the biggest bunch of losers who will win nothing and continue on to
lose everything. I strongly recommend exiting the Titanic Republican Party and joining something new and
positive like the Constitution Party.}
I have reflected that Howard Phillips was probably right when he urged Ronald Reagan to form his own, new
political party. I'm not sure the moral Christians belong in the same party with the Rockefeller Republicans. At
any rate, George W. Bush in his second term seems determined to destroy the Reagan coalition once and for
all. Moral conservatives, including myself, are getting tired of being told we need to vote for Republican
candidates, even if the candidates have a history of supporting abortion, such as Rudy Giuliani or Mitt
Romney. Why is it that once Republicans like George W. Bush win office, they ignore the agenda of the
conservatives and moral Christians who elected them, to the point of ridiculing our goals and objectives? I
wrote in Human Events that if President Bush had campaigned openly in 2004 about his plans to create the
SPP, he might not have won a single red state. Now, apologists like Medved and Babbin tell us that a North
American Union could never happen because we would have to vote to amend the Constitution. The
argument is non-responsive. In Europe, the elite and multi-national corporations who favored creating
regional government did so incrementally, creating a fait accompli before anybody got to vote. That's the
point. We now have 10 percent of Mexico's population living in the United States as Mexican nationals. As a
result, we have already become a dual country, whether we like it or not, and I don't remember that anybody
was ever given the chance to vote on it. So, when President Bush signed in October 2006 a law requiring that a
fence be built on our border with Mexico, was the point only to achieve a public relations edge before the
November voting? Why does Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., have to write President Bush reminding him that
we have so far built fewer than 20 miles of that fence and are behind the congressionally mandated schedule
specified in the legislation? We voted to secure our borders, and look where that got us – nowhere. I was also
shocked when President Bush neglected to attend the recent funerals of the Reverends Jerry Falwell and D.
James Kennedy. Neither President Bush nor his father would most likely have been elected president had it
not been for the active support of ministers of national prestige such as Falwell and Kennedy. [article link]
Dick Scaife no longer leading 'Clinton hater' - Point man in 'vast right-wing conspiracy' puffs former president,
opposes Iraq war - It is nearly impossible to overstate the antagonism that existed between Scaife and Clinton
throughout the 1990s - But that was then-This is now - In a July 15 editorial in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
Scaife's editorial writers pushed for an immediate pullout from Iraq and called President Bush "delusional" {By
the time "delusional" George is finished there won't be a Republican Party. The problem is that "delusional"
George thinks that he is the system. Bush does not understand that the American people, the Constitution,
congress and the Supreme Court are the system. A system built on "delusional" George Bush is of course a
failed system.}
In the midst of a messy divorce from his wife, Ritchie, Dick Scaife stunned many in his own community of
Pittsburgh by joining hands with Clinton, George Soros, Rep. Jack Murtha, Sen. John Kerry and other former
political foes in anti-war activism. In a July 15 editorial in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Scaife's editorial
writers pushed for an immediate pullout from Iraq and called President Bush "delusional." "Perhaps Jack
Murtha put it best: The Pennsylvania congressman, among the first to make the cogent argument that staying
the course in Iraq was the exercise in futility that indeed the war has become, says President Bush is
delusional," they wrote. "Based on the president's recent performance, we could not agree more. 'Staying the
course' is not simply futile – it is a prescription for American suicide. We've urged for months to bring our
troops home. Now is the time." The editorial went on to question Bush's "mental stability." NewsMax
magazine Scaife's NewsMax, a popular and once enthusiastically pro-Republican news website co-owned with
Christopher Ruddy, who famously investigated the mysterious death of Clinton's deputy White House counsel
Vincent Foster and the strange death of Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, also began attacking the war in Iraq
following Scaife's personal metamorphosis. Whatever has caused the change in Scaife, it appears infectious. In
an interview with Bill Clinton published in NewsMax, Ruddy has nothing but kind words for the "new Bill
Clinton": [article link]
ConstitutionParty.com: Whither the Conservative Movement? - When that vehicle (political party) becomes
destructive of the movement's goals, it is time for a "Declaration of Independence" from that party - The time
is now
To make matters worse, they saw a president (Bush) who, while wearing his Christianity on his sleeve,
appointed more open homosexuals to high office than Clinton. They watched as their president bowed to a
Shinto shrine, declared Islam a religion of peace and declare that Muslims, Jews, Christians and – by a fair
interpretation of his remarks – all other religions, worship the same God and their various paths all lead to
salvation. It is not coincidental that many religious conservatives are now saying, "Fool me once, shame on
you; fool me twice, shame on me," and are no longer willing to follow lockstep with GOP leadership. All of this
presents an unparalleled opportunity for the Constitution Party. Can we rise to the challenge? Can we be the
bulwark in this political storm where the disenfranchised can find refuge? If we are successful in marshalling
those who have been betrayed by their party leadership into a "Third Force" as Richard Viguerie calls it, but
organized as the Constitution Party (which is not what Viguerie recommends), we can re-shape the political
landscape. [article link]
Mormonism in a Nutshell - Former Mormon warns fellow Christians not to support Romney - LDS members
"want to infiltrate regular Christian religions so they can bring those Christians into Mormonism
A one-time Mormon says anyone thinking about supporting presidential hopeful Mitt Romney -- a Mormon --
in his White House campaign needs to be aware of what distinguishes that religious group's beliefs from
Christianity. ... A woman whose father was a bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) and
who is a former Mormon herself says Christians considering Mormon candidate Mitt Romney's bid for the U.S.
presidency need to be reminded about the differences between Mormonism and biblical Christianity. Writer,
consultant, and business woman Tricia Erickson spent her childhood growing up in a Mormon home and
knows a great deal about that religion, which she considers a cult. Now a born-again Christian, she wants to
remind fellow believers that Mormons view Jesus differently than they do. ... Up until recently, Erickson
contends, Mormons would never even describe themselves as born-again Christians. She believes many do so
now because they want to gain access to mainstream Christianity, especially now that their church is facing
difficulties. "Their missionaries are not doing as well out in the field," the former Mormon woman notes, and
"their numbers are going down as far as new recruits." For that reason, she says, LDS members "want to
infiltrate regular Christian religions so they can bring those Christians into Mormonism under the [impression]
that they're Christian, too. They're anything but." Mitt Romney has said his Mormon faith will not be an issue
as he campaigns to become president of the United States. But Erickson believes the former Massachusetts
governor's presidential bid would help raise the profile of Mormonism and enhance its chances for winning
new converts, so she says there is no way she can support him. [article link]
Romney is tough sell for many U.S. Christians - Not only do many Southern Baptists regard the Mormon
church as a cult, they also regard it as a competitor that is winning -- or poaching -- converts from among the
evangelical flock - "There are now more Mormons that used to be Southern Baptist than any other
denomination," said Dr. Richard Land
DALLAS (Reuters) - When a pair of Mormon missionaries knocked at the door of Jerry Pierce's home in a north
Dallas suburb last month, he marshalled his arguments and stood his ground. "I look forward to encounters
like that. I like to talk to them about the nature of Christ and who Jesus is," said Pierce, a staunch Southern
Baptist, the biggest Protestant denomination in the United States. ... Not only do many Southern Baptists
regard the Mormon church as a cult, they also regard it as a competitor that is winning -- or poaching --
converts from among the evangelical flock. "There are now more Mormons that used to be Southern Baptist
than any other denomination," said Dr. Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
of the Southern Baptist Convention, a 16-million strong group. "As a consequence, Southern Baptists and
other evangelicals have taught their people what Mormons believe and why it's beyond the boundaries of the
Christian faith, to inoculate them against those Mormon missionaries," he told Reuters. [article link]
Justin Webb's America - Defending one's faith - I have no particular sympathy for religion - the Latter Day
Saints approached me more than a year ago through a Washington-based public relations company - He (Mitt
Romney) would, after all, be taking a cue from Mormon culture, where the missionary aspect of the faith is
hugely important
Supporters of the Mormon Republican presidential candidate say voters in New Hampshire have been cold-
called by "pollsters", who point out that the Mormon faith is odd. At a party here in Washington recently, I
conducted a scientific survey of my own. I asked all those I met what they thought of Mormonism. The
respondents (including a very senior member of a mainstream Christian denomination) all thought it was
weird, weird, weird. ... He (Mitt Romney) would, after all, be taking a cue from Mormon culture, where the
missionary aspect of the faith is hugely important. ... To continue my (un)scientific thought: the Latter Day
Saints approached me more than a year ago through a Washington-based public relations company. I have no
particular sympathy for religion (as some have noted!), or indeed for public relations companies, but the
experience was, well, transformative. I met many Mormons, and not one I didn't like. I do not care, and more
importantly I do not think Americans will care, about their belief that the Garden of Eden might be located in
Indiana. [article link]
Romney's candidacy stirs interest in Mormons - Speaking to the Tribune last month, Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., a
Mormon, said Romney's candidacy will provide non-Mormons an opportunity to become more familiar with
the faith {or lack thereof}
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is prompting a surge of interest - or at least curiosity - about the
Mormon faith, according to national church executives. The surge has been so strong, The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints has bolstered its public outreach efforts and established a 24-hour hot line for
political writers and commentators seeking the most basic information about the church. ... In response, the
(Mormon-LDS) church assembled a [propaganda] media guide outlining the church's core beliefs, history,
organizational structure, welfare programs and related topics. Furthermore, church executives have been
meeting with news reporters in Washington, D.C., and nationwide to provide background information about
the faith. "We just felt the need to get out and meet face-to-face with a number of the strong regional
newspapers and press individuals and just say, 'If you get to that point where you're going to write, please just
include us,'" Taylor said. [article link]
1st Corinthians 10:20-24 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles [including (LDS) Mormons]
sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with
devils. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's
table, and of the table of devils. Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? All
things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things
edify not. Let no man seek his own, but every man another's (wellbeing) wealth.
Coming Next:
Part 5 - A closer look at Christians and Ministries that Assist the Mormon (LDS) Scam
God Bless you,
David Anson Brown
Part 5 - Selling Mitt Romney
"Mitt Romney's pseudo-Christian promoters are constantly selling that Romney is pro-life, a tax
cutter, a conservative and a member of a reasonable cult. Mitt Romney needs to speak for himself and
Mitt Romney needs to back up his words with actions, something that is already too late for 2008."
1. Misrepresenting Mitt Romney

2. Gov. "Big Dig" - The Romney legacy as Governor of Massachusetts
3. Mitt Romney's - Talent Tree
4. Bad Associations Tend to Have Disastrous Results
5. Mitt & Ann Romney committed High School sweethearts?
Ephesians 5:6-20 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the
wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were
sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: For the fruit of the
Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth; Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And
have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame
even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. But all things that are reproved are
made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. Wherefore He saith, Awake
thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk
circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be
ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is
excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God
and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Why would otherwise legitimate Christian Ministers and Ministries be so quick to potentially disqualify
themselves from ministerial services by supporting Mitt Romney?
It's tough to tell what kind of Christian ministry is going to be provided by the Mitt Romney supporters after all
they are now busy comforting and strengthening the hand of the deceiving-manipulating cultist, the abortion
provider, the pornography distributor, the alternate family representative, and the alcohol, tobacco and
casino investor. It makes little sense that these ministries would now attempt to be understanding and
sympathetic to the problems and situations that people are facing daily in society and are struggling to
overcome. Strange how those publically claiming to want to help are actually privately supporting Mitt
Romney a person who has personally laid many of the traps that people now find themselves in and are
desperately attempting to free themselves from.
The Constitution Party - Your Party, Your Principles Pass This On!
QUOTE: "Impress upon your children the truth that (voting) is a... duty of as solemn a nature as man can... perform; that a
man may
not innocently trifle with his vote; that every elector is a trustee as well for others as himself." ~ Daniel Webster, 1840
2007 Values Voter Summit - Oct. 19-21 A Call to Action

Note: The FRC Organization "A Call to Action" is listing candidates Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee
as "Gov. Mitt Romney" and "Gov. Mike Huckabee" while Sen. John McCain and others are listed
correctly. The listing of Ex-Governors as "Gov." is both misleading and confusing giving the
false impression that Governors are candidates when in actuality they are Ex-Governors. In
Mitt Romney's case the listing as "Gov." is even more misleading because Mitt Romney was
so unpopular as Gov. of Massachusetts that he was unable to even seek a re-election bid. The
incorrect and misleading listings actually amount to a Voter Fraud and should be corrected
immediately.
Top Two Boston Newspapers Endorse McCain, not Mitt Romney
Presidential Favorite Will Emerge from 'Values' Summit, Conservative Predicts - the Oct. 19-21 (2007) values
voter summit in Washington, where eight Republican presidential hopefuls will address the largest gathering
of pro-family activists - Dobson also noted that the elections are still far away and are "very dynamic" and
"volatile"
WASHINGTON – Christian conservatives have thus far failed to rally behind a single candidate, but a prominent
conservative leader predicts at least one candidate will emerge from the upcoming Values Voter Summit with
major support from social conservatives. Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council, recently said he
was "very optimistic" with the field of candidates that will attend this week's Washington Briefing 2007:
Values Voter Summit. He believes there will be one to two contenders that will be revealed as the favorite
among social conservatives during the three-day gathering. But even if none of the candidates appeal to
values voters, it is not a good idea to sit out an election, Perkins said. "As citizens of this country we have the
ability and the right to participate and I believe as Christian citizens we have an obligation to be involved in our
community and our country," the FRC president expressed during a news conference Thursday. Over 2,000
social conservatives are expected to attend the Oct. 19-21 values voter summit in Washington, where eight
Republican presidential hopefuls will address the largest gathering of pro-family activists. The summit's
Republican guests include contenders Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Mike
Huckabee, Sam Brownback, and others. All Democratic candidates except for New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson
have declined the invitation to speak. [article link]
For Romney, the poll numbers aren't as encouraging - Romney is also in fourth in terms of voter enthusiasm -
22% (Republicans) said they would either vote for the Democrat or stay home
Interestingly, the poll's findings also rebut the thinking that Clinton, the former first lady, is the "default"
candidate and does not draw passionate support from Democrats. If she is the nominee, 64 percent of
Democrats said they would vote for her enthusiastically, 22 percent said they would support her mainly to
oppose the Republican nominee, and 10 percent said they would vote for the Republican or stay home. ... For
Romney, the poll numbers aren't as encouraging. While he is leading narrowly in New Hampshire and by a
wider margin in Iowa polls, he remains stuck in fourth nationally with 10 percent, trailing Rudy Giuliani with 32
percent, Fred Thompson with 18 percent, and John McCain with 14 percent. Romney is also in fourth in terms
of voter enthusiasm. Only one-fourth of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents said they would
enthusiastically for Romney if he were the nominee, while 38 percent said they would support him mostly to
oppose the Democratic nominee, and 22 percent said they would either vote for the Democrat or stay home.
[article link]
Romney outspends Giuliani on media in past quarter - 12 times as much as Giuliani expended on media
WASHINGTON - Seeking to catch national GOP presidential frontrunner Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney spent $6
million on radio and television advertising in the past three months, 12 times as much as Giuliani expended on
media, campaign finance reports filed yesterday show. Romney outspent all of his Republican rivals, sinking a
total of $21 million into his campaign, compared with Giuliani's $13.3 million in expenses and newcomer Fred
Thompson's $5.7 million, according to the reports to the Federal Election Commission. ... Romney ran 10,893
ads this year, including 10,199 local TV ads - nearly half of them in Iowa, the Nielsen Co. reported yesterday.
[article link]
Dallas minister urges vote for a Christian, not Romney - "Mormonism is not Christianity - Mormonism is a cult"
Some in the large crowd began to applaud as Dr. Jeffress continued with his remarks
Dr. Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, said that Mormonism is a false religion and that
Mr. Romney was not a Christian. "Mitt Romney is a Mormon, and don't let anybody tell you otherwise," Dr.
Jeffress said in a sermon Sept. 30. "Even though he talks about Jesus as his Lord and savior, he is not a
Christian. Mormonism is not Christianity. Mormonism is a cult." Some in the large crowd began to applaud as
Dr. Jeffress continued with his remarks. "What really distresses me is some of my ministerial friends and even
leaders in our convention are saying, 'Oh, well, he talks about Jesus, we talk about Jesus. What's the big deal?'
" he said. "It is a big deal if anybody names another way to be saved except through Jesus Christ." Mr.
Romney's campaign said Wednesday that despite such attitudes by Christian conservatives, the former
Massachusetts governor has won the support of many conservatives and that his religion is not a political
liability. [article link]
Bob Jones III Backs Romney - Bob Jones III, chancellor of the Christian fundamentalist school named for his
family, is endorsing Republican Mitt Romney for president - Jones didn't immediately respond to a message
left Tuesday evening by The Associated Press
Romney and Jones would appear to be a political odd couple, with the Southern fundamentalist Christian
throwing his support behind the Mormon who was governor of Massachusetts. But Jones said his
endorsement came after he decided Romney would do the most to represent the average conservative
American. "As a Christian I am completely opposed to the doctrines of Mormonism," Jones told the
newspaper. "But I'm not voting for a preacher. I'm voting for a president. It boils down to who can best
represent conservative American beliefs, not religious beliefs." [article link]
1. Misrepresenting Mitt Romney
Why Evangelicals May Turn to Romney - but, 'Could I (Demoss) vote for this Mormon?' After all, Mitt told me
there are Mormons he couldn't vote for I presume Harry Reid, for example; and there are Southern Baptists I
couldn't vote for Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, to name a few" {Why does Mark Demoss "presume Harry
Reid?" Mitt Romney NEVER actually says he will not vote for his fellow (LDS) Mormon Harry Reid, yet Demoss
attempts to sell that idea to his fellow Christian conservatives. Romney's pseudo-Christian promoters are
constantly selling that Romney is pro-life, a tax cutter, a conservative and a member of a reasonable cult. Mitt
Romney needs to speak for himself and Mitt Romney needs to back up his words with actions, something that
is already too late for 2008.}
The continuing search by evangelical leaders for a Republican presidential candidate they can believe in took
an intriguing turn this week when a handful of evangelical notables started to lean more publicly - and more
urgently - in the direction of former Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney ... The latest move came on
Thursday when Mark DeMoss, a well-known publicist for a variety of religious or conservative groups and
causes, sent a five-page letter to friends and colleagues explaining that he had decided to back Romney, a
Mormon. "As a Southern Baptist evangelical and political conservative, I am convinced I have more in common
with most Mormons than I do with a liberal Southern Baptist, Methodist, Roman Catholic or a liberal from any
other denomination or faith group. The question shouldn't be, 'Could I vote for a Mormon?' but, 'Could I vote
for this Mormon?' After all, Mitt told me there are Mormons he couldn't vote for (I presume Harry Reid, for
example); and there are Southern Baptists I couldn't vote for (Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, to name a
few)." DeMoss, an unpaid adviser to the Romney campaign who worked for years for the late Rev. Jerry
Falwell, and actually arranged a meeting between Romney, Falwell and other evangelical leaders last year,
added, "I fully recognize some evangelicals take issue with me for supporting a Mormon for the office of
President, and I respect their concerns. Indeed, I had to deal with the same concerns in my own heart before
offering to help Gov. Romney. But I concluded that I am more concerned that a candidate shares my values
than he shares my theology." [article link]
FRC's Perkins Suggests Romney Better Than Huckabee on Religious-Right Issues - I think he (Romney) has
staked out ground on these (conservative) issues so much so that he would have a very difficult time ever
backing away from them; he (Mitt) would lose all credibility {Mitt Romney has already lost ALL of his
credibility. Face it Mitt Romney is out for the money, some fame and to promote his (LDS) Mormon religion.
Romney is not out to lead America on the path to Conservatism he has already shown us that as Governor of
Massachusetts.}
And while some right-wing activists are hoping that the Religious Right will coalesce around one of their
second-tier favorites-such as Mike Huckabee-Perkins seemed to downplay that option, panning them as
unacceptable to economic- and foreign policy-oriented Republicans. In fact, Perkins spoke glowingly of Mitt
Romney, saying that "in my opinion, [he's] the strongest on these core social issues"-and not only that, but his
"conversion" on wedge issues has been "genuine." In fact, Perkins said Romney is stronger than Huckabee and
the others on such issues. During the campaign cycle, he has made these issues more front-and-center in his
message than I think other candidates who are social conservatives have, I mean that have a track record of
social conservatism. I think he has staked out ground on these issues so much so that he would have a very
difficult time ever backing away from them; he would lose all credibility. He has really brought emphasis to
these issues. And I do think, yes, more than Mike Huckabee and some of the others. [article link]
Letter Urges Conservative Christians to Support Romney - The writer, Mark DeMoss, a publicity agent {Don't
drink the (LDS) Mormon Kool-Aid. Mitt Romney is still the Ultra liberal ex-Governor of the Ultra liberal
Massachusetts. The massive amounts of Romney; money, lies and deceit cannot buy, alter or change the REAL
Mitt Romney record!}
A prominent evangelical supporter of Mitt Romney has written a memorandum to 150 conservative Christian
leaders, warning of the prospect of Rudolph W. Giuliani or Hillary Rodham Clinton in the White House and
making the case to rally around Mr. Romney. The writer, Mark DeMoss, a publicity agent whose clients include
the Rev. Franklin Graham, wrote the five-page letter, urging the recipients to "galvanize support around Mitt
Romney, so Mr. Giuliani isn't the unintended beneficiary of our divided support among several candidates."
Or, "worse yet," Mr. DeMoss added, "so we don't abdicate the presidency (and the future of the Supreme
Court) over to Hillary Clinton." [article link]
Nevada's Gambling Industry Raises Its Presidential Ante - "We've had more presidential candidates here in 30
days than we had in 30 years" said Sig Rogich, a veteran Republican consultant - But he (Romney) counts
casino magnate Steve Wynn among his supporters - "I would expect that I'm going to get support from
industry members"
Republican Romney is Mormon, and his church opposes gambling, though Mormon money helped build
modern Las Vegas. Most of Romney's $400,000 in Nevada came from developers, business owners and church
members. Only one check came from a donor who identified himself as a casino company employee. Romney
noted that as governor, he blocked an Indian tribe from opening Massachusetts' first casino, in part "because
of the concern about the additional social costs." But he counts casino magnate Steve Wynn among his
supporters. "I would expect that I'm going to get support from industry members ... although I don't really
have a position on gaming that affects a presidential run," Romney said in a recent interview.[article link]
Costs of Gambling - For $1 of casino gambling revenue gained by a state, there are at least $2-$4 in costs for
that state (families that become wards of the state after losing their homes, pensions, etc.; need for more
prisons and police).
For every dollar of casino gambling revenue gained by a state, there are at least two dollars, if not three or
four, in costs for that state (families that become wards of the state after losing their homes, pensions, etc.;
need for more prisons and police) • In a 50-mile radius of new casinos, there is a marked increase in the
amount of spousal abuse as indicated by those treated at hospitals in the area. The combination of alcohol
and gambling fueled by the casinos doubles the trouble. • proximately 51% of the revenue from a lottery
comes from just 5% of the state's population. State programs to help education or senior citizens are largely
being funded by people with serious gambling addiction. • More money is spent in the USA on gambling than
on groceries! [article link]
Romney, Carolina governor make wager on big game

Gov. Mitt Romney made a bet on the game this week with North Carolina Gov. Michael Easley. The loser must
wear the jersey of the winning team's quarterback at the National Governor's Association meeting this
February in Washington, D.C. The friendly wager was made during an interview on ESPN Radio's "Mike and
Mike in the Morning Show," according to a Romney press release. ... "I look forward to Governor Easley's
induction as a card-carrying member of Patriots nation," Romney said. "Maybe we can get Tom Brady to
autograph the shirt for him." The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority is also getting in the spirit of the game.
Signs that are usually filled with traffic reports and weather advisories will display encouraging messages for
the Patriots all along the Turnpike. "We did the same thing back when the Red Sox were in the playoffs, and
there definitely will be something there, whether it be 'congratulations,' or not," said MTA spokesman Doug
Hanchett. "I suppose if they lose, it will say something like, 'Thanks for a great season, good luck next year.'"
According to Hanchett, the main idea is to celebrate with the people and get into the spirit of the Super
Bowl.[article link]
Govs. Rendell, Romney finalize bet - Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and Massachusetts Governor Mitt
Romney have finally agreed on a Super Bowl wager
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney have finally agreed on a Super
Bowl wager. Rendell's initial food-focused idea fell flat. Now, Rendell said, the losing governor will travel to the
other team's state and, during a match between the cities' NBA teams, will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" in
the rival city's jersey. Well, at least Romney will sing if the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots.
If the Eagles lose, Rendell's wife will sing for Celtics fans. Midge Rendell, a federal judge, is a trained opera
singer. Romney turned down Rendell's initial offer of Philadelphia cheesesteaks, saying they were too high in
fat. [article link]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - George W. Romney (father of Willard Mitt Romney) - George Romney
was born in the Mormon colonies in Mexico, which raised the issue if he was eligible to be President - 1968
Elections {With George W. Romney's parents purposely and deliberately removing themselves from the
jurisdiction of the USA by fleeing into Mexico their then Mexico born son George Romney would in no way be
eligible to obtain the office of President of the USA but apparently the American rule of law is of no interest to
the LDS and Mormons need not follow it or be governed by it. John McCain's birth in the "Panama Canal
zone," where his USA military father was stationed, is a "natural born" American birth because unlike the
Romney's the parents of John McCain were in the service of the USA.}
The George W. Romney Institute of Public Management at Brigham Young University honors the legacy left by
Romney. ... Retirement:For much of the next two decades, he was out of the public eye. He was however
prominent within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holding the office of Regional representative
of the Twelve. He re-emerged to the general public in 1994 when he helped campaign for his son, Mitt
Romney, during the younger Romney's unsuccessful bid to unseat Senator Edward M. Kennedy in
Massachusetts. That same year, Ronna Romney, Romney's ex-daughter-in-law (formerly married to G. Scott
Romney), decided to seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate from Michigan while continuing to
use her married name. The former governor showed his displeasure by endorsing her opponent, Spencer
Abraham, who went on to win the primary and the general election. ... Romney served as a patriarch for The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints until his death. The building housing the Michigan governor's main
office in Lansing, Michigan is known as the George W. Romney Building. ... Romney was born in the Mormon
colonies in Mexico, which raised the issue if he was eligible to be President, which is constitutionally limited to
a "natural born citizen" of the United States, he also had in fact the Mexican nationality by virtue of birth on
Mexican soil. Both his parents were American citizens, and he returned to the U.S. before he turned 21. That
was sufficient for him to be a U.S. citizen, but not necessarily to pass the "natural born" test (which only
applies to presidents). The issue was never tested in court and contrasts with the cases of Barry Goldwater,
who was born in the Arizona Territory (Arizona was not yet a state), and John McCain, who was born to
American parents in the Panama Canal Zone at a time it was part of the U.S. and his father (a naval officer)
was assigned to duty there.[article link]
Romney's Mexican roots - Miles Park Romney moved his family south (Mexico) to avoid being tossed in the
state penitentiary (for Mormon polygamy) - Mitt's father, George Romney, was born in 1907 in Colonia
Dublan, Galeana, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua - it did raise some knotty constitutional questions during
his (George Romney's) run for the presidency in 1968 when critics questioned whether his Mexican (birth)
roots disqualified him as a "natural-born citizen" {Besides secrecy and weirdness the LDS dilemma is that
Mormons simply do not respect the USA or obey its laws. The Mormon life & saga of one Willard Mitt Romney
gets more bizarre as each day goes by.}
In the late 1800s, when the pressure was on Mormon polygamy, several families left for a place where they
could worship, and marry, according to their conscience. Mexico's laissez faire style of governing appealed to
these religious Pilgrims from el norte. Their Plymouth Plantation was nine farming communities that came to
be known as The Colonies. Unlike the modern polygamist havens along the Utah-Arizona border, these towns
maintained a strong connection to the mother church in Salt Lake City. Two of the nine towns still remain and
look like a little bit of La Verkin plopped down in Latin America. In 1884, Miles Park Romney moved his family
south to avoid being tossed in the state penitentiary in Sugar House. Gaskel Romney, born in St. George in
1871 to Miles' first wife (he would eventually have five) married Anna Amelia Pratt. Mitt's father, George
Romney, was born in 1907 in Colonia Dublan, Galeana, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The family came
north for good in 1912 to escape the troubles stirred up by the Mexican Revolution. [article link]
2. Gov. "Big Dig" - The Romney legacy as Governor of Massachusetts
The legacy Governor Romney put in place and now being perpetuated in Massachusetts is of increased
taxation, forced abortion, undefined marriage, evolution teaching and a host of other societal ills.
Republicans loss of governorships under Mitt Romney's tenure as chairman of the Republican Governors
Association - "He put his own presidential aspirations ahead of his own party"
Anderson said the three Republican governors considering a 2008 presidential campaign - Mitt Romney of
Massachusetts, Mike Huckabee of Arkansas and George Pataki of New York - had good records on controlling
spending and improving health care in their states, issues important to voters. ... Democrats dispute that and
noted the Republicans loss of governorships under Romney's tenure as chairman of the Republican Governors
Association, including in Romney's home state of Massachusetts, where his handpicked successor lost by more
than 20 points. Democratic National Committee spokesman Luis Miranda cited complaints from Republican
gubernatorial candidates that Romney had not done enough to aid their cause. "He put his own presidential
aspirations ahead of his own party," Miranda said in a telephone interview. [article link]
Uh...About Those Judges (Massachusetts Gov.) Mitt Romney Appointed - Of the 36 lawyers Romney
nominated, 23 were registered Democrats or independents who donated to Democratic candidates or voted
in Democratic primaries - Romney's clear affinity for liberal activist Democrats on the bench in Massachusetts
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney defended passing over GOP lawyers for judicial appointments
when he was governor of Massachusetts. Of the 36 lawyers Romney nominated, 23 were registered
Democrats or independents who donated to Democratic candidates or voted in Democratic primaries,
according to a Boston Globe analysis that was circulated by rival Fred Thompson. Two appointees supported
expanding gay rights. 'Romney's clear affinity for liberal activist Democrats on the bench in Massachusetts
doesn't match well with the Federalist Society's belief in judges who 'say what the law is, not what it should
be,' ... This revelation, however, did not stop Paul Weyrich, one of the pioneers of the conservative
movement, from giving his endorsement to Romney yesterday. Weyrich thus joined Bob Jones III (the son of
the founder of the Christian college in South Carolina that bears the family name), former House leader Rep.
Dennis Hastert, Mark DeMoss (a prominent evangelical activist from Atlanta), evangelical theologian Wayne
Grudem, and John Willke (founder of the National Right to Life Committee) in Romney's camp. [article link]
Dukakis spares Mitt his 'Willie Horton' moment - In his one and only stint as a tough-on-crime governor, Mitt
Romney appointed (Democrat) Kathe M. Tuttman to the bench - All Judge Tuttman did was set free a mad dog
by the name of Daniel Tavares Jr.
When George H.W. "Poppy" Bush used the tactic some 20 years ago against Michael Dukakis, it immediately
entered the political lexicon as an active verb: "To Willie Horton". ... To be fair, circumstances of the current
fandango shadowing Mitt are not quite the same as the situation that ensnared Dukakis. They're worse. In his
one and only stint as a tough-on-crime governor, Mitt Romney appointed Kathe M. Tuttman to the bench. All
Judge Tuttman did was set free a mad dog by the name of Daniel Tavares Jr. Even though he completed a 16-
year sentence for hacking up his mother with a carving knife, prosecutors in Worcester were fearful about
Tavares resuming his place in polite society. Something about the way he attacked a couple of prison guards
compelled prosecutors to seek a $50,000 cash bail on Tavares in the hopes of keeping him behind bars and
away from the rest of us for a few more years. ... Ah, but while Daniel Tavares Jr. may be a maniac, he is no
slouch. He knows his way around an appeal and struck gold when his case landed in the lap of Mitt's superior
court appointee, Kathe M. Tuttman. Last summer, Judge Tuttman freed Tavares on personal recognizance. The
rest, as they say, is history . . . gruesome history. Tavares crossed the country with his jailbird groupie/wife and
proceeded to kill a pair of newlyweds in a rural town in Washington. [article link]
Mitt: Killer's Release Was Mistake - Daniel Tavares Jr. was released from prison in July after Romney's judicial
nominee in Massachusetts overturned a bail decision of a lower court on charges he assaulted prison guards
to set him free - Tavares now faces two counts of aggravated murder in the killing of a newlywed couple
A man who used a carving knife to murder his mother also threatened to kill Republican presidential hopeful
Mitt Romney when he was released from prison, the Boston Herald reported Thursday. Daniel Tavares Jr. was
released from prison in July after Romney's judicial nominee in Massachusetts overturned a bail decision of a
lower court on charges he assaulted prison guards to set him free, the Herald reported. Romney said
Wednesday that the convicted killer should have never been released from prison. "This is a dangerous man
who killed his own mother. He should have been held on bail, given his violent record, attacks on correction
officers and a history of threats against public officials, ... Tavares now faces two counts of aggravated murder
in the killing of a newlywed couple in Washington state. Tavares moved to Washington state after his release
from prison to marry a pen pal. Court records show that in February 2006 Tavares threatened to kill the
governor, attorney general, Bristol sheriff and other officials when he was released from prison, according to
the Herald. In Washington state, the father of the newly-married bride who police say was murdered by
Tavares wants Romney held accountable for Superior Court Judge Kathe M. Tuttman, his judicial nominee
whose decision set Tavares free. "He was the governor - he picked this judge," said Beverly Mauck's father,
Darrel Slater, 51. "He should be answering for what happened."[article link]
Approving panelists seek judge's ouster - Judge Kathe Tuttman prosecutor in a botched case that freed a child
rapist - the case of child rapist Daniel Parra, who walked free after prosecutors headed by Tuttman missed
deadlines in their failed bid to have him committed as a sexually dangerous person in 2005 - Romney
nominated (Democrat) Tuttman as a judge just six months later
"This is ridiculous. The Romney people didn't do their investigation," Governor's Councilor Marilyn Pettito-
Devaney said. Romney has not responded to numerous requests for comment about the case of child rapist
Daniel Parra, who walked free after prosecutors headed by Tuttman missed deadlines in their failed bid to
have him committed as a sexually dangerous person in 2005. Romney nominated Tuttman as a judge just six
months later. Pettito-Devaney said she was "shocked and outraged" to learn in yesterday's Herald that
Tuttman was the head of a sex crimes prosecution unit in Essex County that flubbed the Parra case. ...
Information about the Parra case was not mentioned in Tuttman's nomination questionnaire reviewed by the
council just months later - a crucial omission the councilors say should have been included for consideration
during her confirmation hearings. Former Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey, who oversaw the council under Romney,
called the Parra case "very disturbing" and acknowledged that the connection to Tuttman was missed by the
administration in the nomination process. [article link]
Woman May Have Died From Botched Abortion at Massachusetts Facility - The unnamed woman apparently
died after suffering hemorrhaging caused by an abortion obtained at Women Health Center in the Cape Cod
town of Hyannis
Hyannis, MA (LifeNews.com) -- Two weeks ago, a Massachusetts woman may have died from an abortion at an
abortion business in this southeastern city. The unnamed woman apparently died after suffering
hemorrhaging caused by an abortion obtained at Women Health Center in the Cape Cod town of Hyannis. It
appears that abortion practitioner Rapin Osathanondh, did the abortion that may have caused her death. He
made headlines in 2001 when he threatened to kill staff members because of misplaced paperwork.
Massachusetts Citizens for Life first informed LifeNews.com of the possible abortion death and the pro-life
group Operation Rescue has looking into it as well. LifeNews.com contacted the Women Health Center and did
not receive a response to a request for comment on the story. Operation Rescue contacted the abortion
business as well and a receptionist was upset when asked about the incident and responded "I can't help you."
The pro-life group says it has learned the name of the victim and that she is a Christian who attended a Calvary
Chapel church in a nearby town. She has a space on the social networking site MySpace and is a cosmetologist
who was born in Honduras and was adopted by a family in the U.S. The organization says a complaint has been
filed against Osathanondh with the Massachusetts Board of Registration In Medicine regarding the abortion
death. "Our nation is facing a crisis of dangerous abortionists operating in unsafe abortion mills, killing
innocent babies -- sometimes illegally as we have seen in some states -- and injuring and killing unsuspecting
women" [article link]
Sex and marriage with robots? It could happen - Robots soon will become more human-like in appearance,
researcher says - "My forecast is that around 2050, the state of Massachusetts will be the first jurisdiction to
legalize marriages with robots" David Levy at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands told LiveScience
{To design and build a human like sex toy is and has been the main idea and goal behind all of the "fetal stem
cell research" and seems to be the reason infant stem cells are desired even though adult stem cells have
proven to hold more promise for medical purposes. It is just another part of the sad legacy that Massachusetts
porn king Mitt Romney has helped put into place.}
Humans could marry robots within the century. And consummate those vows. "My forecast is that around
2050, the state of Massachusetts will be the first jurisdiction to legalize marriages with robots," artificial
intelligence researcher David Levy at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands told LiveScience. Levy
recently completed his Ph.D. work on the subject of human-robot relationships, covering many of the
privileges and practices that generally come with marriage as well as outside of it. At first, sex with robots
might be considered geeky, "but once you have a story like 'I had sex with a robot, and it was great!' appear
someplace like Cosmo magazine, I'd expect many people to jump on the bandwagon," Levy said. The idea of
romance between humanity and our artistic and/or mechanical creations dates back to ancient times, with the
Greek myth of the sculptor Pygmalion falling in love with the ivory statue he made named Galatea, to which
the goddess Venus eventually granted life.[article link]
Web founder warns of short-termism - Internet companies are taking a dangerously short-term view and
ignoring big potential risks and opportunities as the online medium becomes a more central part of everyday
life - "the people who could be really rethinking a new form of web interaction, a new way of organising
society, something to replace the existing forms of democracy" - the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
where he teaches
According to Sir Tim, research on the future of the web needs to draw on experts from a mix of backgrounds,
including technologists, economists, psychologists and sociologists. What is lacking are "the people who could
be really rethinking a new form of web interaction, a new way of organising society, something to replace the
existing forms of democracy", he said. The analysis needed to back this long-term thinking also requires "a
very large amount of computing power and a very large amount of mathematics", he added. Sir Tim is himself
trying to raise up to $100m to back a joint research initiative launched a year ago by the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, where he teaches, and the University of Southampton. [article link]
3. Mitt Romney's - Talent Tree
Mormon (LDS) Businessman, Ron Lindorf

TargetPoint Consulting, Alex Gage
Idaho Republican Senator, Larry Craig
Vice Chairman of Blackwater Security, Cofer Black
New Hampshire Republican Senior Senator, Judd Gregg
Mitt Romney's Inner Circle
Mitt Romney claims to be a values person but what about the values of the people Romney has asked to join
his team?
Mormon (LDS) Businessman, Ron Lindorf

Professor at BYU's Marriot School of business - Romney contact
Founder of TargetPoint Consulting, Alex Gage - Romney inner circle

Mystery Deepens: Several Recipients Of Anti-Mormon (Push-Poll) Calls Are Romney Staffers {Since a "non-
political" agency purchased the survey it seems likely that the Mormon (LDS) cult purchased the survey for at
least three reasons 1. For spying on the people hired to promote Mitt Romney to see if they are faithful to
Mitt. Perhaps that is why so many key Romney campaign people were called. 2. To bring up Mitt's negatives
i.e. no military service and his Mormon beliefs in the hopes of getting past these topics. 3. Attempting to make
Mitt and Mormonism a victim to make it difficult for people to further criticize the LDS. It is also very strange
the lengths the company is going to in order to hide the identity and the actual calling script of whoever did
purchase the calling service.}
Yet another connection, albeit an indirect one, now ties Mitt Romney's presidential campaign to the recent
spat of anti-Mormon phone calls made in New Hampshire and Iowa. Several recipients of the calls, which
raised questions about Romney's Mormon faith and military deferments, are prominent supporters of the
former Massachusetts governor. Marshan Roth of Fairfield, Iowa, who is paid $500 a month as a GOTV (get
out the vote) consultant for the Romney campaign, received a call on this past Wednesday night. Rose Kramer
of Dubuque, Iowa, who co-chairs Romney's Iowa faith & values steering committee and is a $1,000-a-month
GOTV consultant, received a call either that same day or a day earlier, depending on conflicting reports. ... And
yet, during subsequent press interviews, neither Roth nor Kramer disclosed the positions they held on
Romney's team. In fact, as several other reporters have pointed out, both individuals drastically downplayed
their campaign associations. [article link]
Romney campaign tied to 'push poll' complainers - Staff referred reporters to them - without revealing
association - didn't disclose those voters were also on Romney's payroll - Madden had suggested The (Salt
Lake) Tribune contact Roth
When news broke about alleged push poll calls in Iowa and New Hampshire critical of Mitt Romney's Mormon
faith, the presidential candidate's campaign referred reporters to a few voters who had received the calls. But
the campaign didn't disclose those voters were also on Romney's payroll. Marshan Roth, a Fairfield, Iowa
voter, told The Salt Lake Tribune she received a pollster call that asked positive questions about Sen. John
McCain but negative slanted questions about Romney. When asked if she was a Romney supporter, Roth said
she was leaning toward backing him, but not sure. Roth didn't disclose, nor did the campaign, that she has
received $3,000 since April from the Romney camp as a grassroots field organizer. Romney spokesman Kevin
Madden said Wednesday there were several people who were supporters who received the calls and then
contacted the campaign to alert them to the poll. ... Madden had suggested The Tribune contact Roth when
asked who had received the calls. The revelation that the voters were on Romney's payroll has further fueled
critics' charges that the Romney campaign is actually behind the calls, hoping to cast McCain in a bad light
while making Romney the victim. [article link]
The Latest Clues in the Push-Poll Controversy - If Hart's source is accurate, what "not political" client would
want the information collected on Romney and the Mormon issue? {Looks like the LDS or an affiliate did the
Push-Poll, if a non-political entity purchased the service for the calls then it most likely was the LDS. Really the
Mormon LDS from day one has used Mitt Romney's campaign in an attempt to further their own agenda in
promoting Mormonism and also by attempting to deny others the ability to criticize or examine the LDS cult.}
Hart also emphasized that while he (Hart) doesn't know the person behind the calls, his source said that he
would be very surprised if it were connected to Romney & Co. Then he said: "our client is not political. At best
we're a third party vendor in this." As Hart notes, TargetPoint would fit the definition of being a third party,
but despite their corporate and consumer research work, I have a hard time believing anyone would contend
that they're "not political." If Hart's source is accurate, what "not political" client would want the information
collected on Romney and the Mormon issue? [article link]
State of play of Romney Poll Scandal - the calls appear to have hit people who are politically sophisticated
enough to push the story - Seems to me that Western Wats wanted this anti-Mormon phone call "scandal" to
be known - The likely objective: To paint Romney as the sympathetic victim of religious intolerance, and to
henceforth rule out anything other than positive mention of his Mormonism - Clever, but we'll see just how
clever
Well, we seem to be in day 3 of this scandal. The calls went out Wednesday or Thursday. The AP's Phil Elliott
and the Politico's Jonathan Martin reported on it on Thursday. Friday, all sorts of speculation abounded. The
solid facts appear to be that: First, Western Wats, an Orem, UT based phone vendor made the phone calls.
They have refused to deny these claims. The Lindorf family - Ron Lindorf is the Chairman and Founder of
Western Wats - refuses to answer questions about why they are placing anti-Mormon phone calls. Note that
the Lindorf family is Mormon. This suggests that, at least, Ron Lindorf, a Mormon, is complicit in anti-Mormon
phone calls. Second, Western Wats has worked for a number of people in the Romney political network. This
includes Romney state leadership in Florida, Michigan and Utah. Third, calls were placed into IA, NH, and SC. In
IA, the calls appear to have hit people who are politically sophisticated enough to push the story. It is unclear
that politically sophisticated people were hit in other states. Fourth, the calls were probably not push-polls.
Instead, as Mark Blumenthal explains, they were likely merely ethically-questionable, nasty polling: ... Lets
note some other facts too. It was the Romney campaign's slimey consultants who were behind the
PhonyFred.org site. Oddly, it was hosted by a company in Orem Utah, bluehost.com. The owner of that
business is also a Romney donor. Ron Lindorf is also a professor at BYU's Marriot School of business. The
Romney campaign was seeking support from that school's alumni, and had held meetings with the Dean and
with church leaders when they were exposed by the Boston Globe last year. (Both are tax exempt which made
such collusions illegal.) Its all a web that will soon be unwound. [article link]
Did Mitt Romney Push Poll Himself? - Caller: Target Point Consulting - A Western Wats-Target Point
connection sets off alarm bells since the Romney campaign has paid Target Point consulting $720,000
{"Microtargeting" is advertising to an individual – for instance if a company can find out your favorite sports
team they can then send you a catalog with that team on the cover and in the ads. The old way they sent out
one catalogue to all spots fans winning some sales and losing some based on what teams were highlighted. In
elections a 'say anything' politician like Mitt Romney would love to target each individual with their own
desired message. If you are Pro-life, Romney sends a Prolife message but if you are Pro-abortion Romney can
secretly target messages and make promises to individuals in that audience.}
A Western Wats-Target Point connection sets off alarm bells since the Romney campaign has paid Target Point
consulting $720,000 (see here and here). Target Point's president, Alex Gage, is a pioneer in the direct-
marketing data-mining technique known as microtargeting. The Bush campaign spent nearly $3 million on
Gage and Target Point's services in the 2004 election. In the 2008 election cycle, Gage has been working
closely with Romney. The Washington Post headlined an article about Gage "Romney's Data Cruncher" and
has elsewhere identified Gage as part of "Mitt Romney's Inner Circle." ... However, there's a growing chorus of
voices speculating Romney push polled himself. "I smell a dirty trick. I suspect a pro-Romney motive to
inoculate against future use of the religious issue and to breed sympathy for Romney … a 20-minute call is the
work of an amateur. The long call is designed to get ALL the negatives out, to put them off limits for future
attacks," Roger Stone - a master of Republican dirty tricks - told The Politico's Jonathan Martin. Stone pointed
out that Robert F. Kennedy was behind anti-Catholic campaign tricks - calls and literature - to help get the first
Catholic president elected. An anonymous website attacking Fred Thompson with ties to the Romney
consultants in South Carolina earlier this cycle suggests such earnestness may not be below Romney
campaigners. Asked if it's reasonable to think a campaign would do such a thing - push poll itself - one political
consultant familiar with phone banking and dirty tricks who asked not to be identified told NRO, "I've done it,"
he said. "But it's usually the kind of thing that you do in a close state-senate race, not a stunt you pull under
the scrutiny a presidential campaign is subjected to." [article link]
Iowa, New Hampshire voters recoil at anti-Romney polls - "We are looking at whether the calls qualify as push
polls," said Assistant Attorney General James Kennedy - New Hampshire has a nine-year-old law requiring
anyone who engages in push polling to tell the person being surveyed if the call is "being made on behalf of, in
support of or in opposition to" a candidate - They also must identify the candidate and give the phone number
where the call originated - Failing to could be a felony - No one has ever been prosecuted under the law - The
calls reportedly were placed by Western Wats, an Orem, Utah, survey firm
The calls reportedly were placed by Western Wats, an Orem, Utah, survey firm. A spokesman for the company
would not comment on whether it made the calls. However, its client services director, Robert Maccabee,
said, "Western Wats has never, currently does not, nor will it ever engage in push polling." ["Western Wats
has done push polls in the past. A quick google search uncovers a push poll for Lieberman against Lamont and
two in Florida"]. ... There was no clear evidence, however, that any opponent was behind the polls. [article
link]
Update: Details about Western Wats Negate [some of] the "Romney-Did-It" Theory - It still seems crazy that
this would be the firm chosen to make anti-Mormon calls - I am not even sure at this point that it should be
called "anti-mormon" because I have not read any negative comments about mormonism - Also, why doesn't
Western Wats just release the script for the calls? Its hard to call it confidential when it has been used
Yes, there are plenty of rumors and speculation swirling, and it would be helpful to have a copy of the script. I
am not even sure at this point that it should be called "anti-mormon" because I have not read any negative
comments about mormonism. But there are some actual facts: 1. Western Wats made the calls. 2. Western
Wats has done push polls in the past. A quick google search uncovers a push poll for Lieberman against
Lamont and two in Florida. 3. In this instance and one of the races in Florida, Western Wats claimed it could
not release the name of its client and that it did not write the questions. 4. Romney has both personal and
political connections (in the form of contributions) to Western Wats. ... Also, why doesn't Western Wats just
release the script for the calls? Its hard to call it confidential when it has been used. [article link]
Romney is friends with Western Wats (push-poll) family - Something didn't square - After all, it seemed likely
that the people running Western Wats were in the same social circles as the Romneys - I was right
If someone is trying to slime Mitt Romney with his religion, do they really go to a Utah-based call center run by
people in Romney's world? Wouldn't they know that it would get out? What does it tell us if it doesn't?
Something didn't square. After all, it seemed likely that the people running Western Wats were in the same
social circles as the Romneys. I was right. Check out this picture from the blog Elect Romney in 2008: The
caption says: Romney's last greeting with friend Teena Lindorf before entering car (sister-in-law of Ron
Lindorf, the Founder and Chairman of Western Wats). The author of the blog post is a friend of the Lindorf
family. He writes: Today I attended an "Ask Mitt Anything" townhall meeting at Chapman University in
Orange, CA (where Hugh Hewitt teaches law) with my daughter Bree and friends Paul & Teena Lindorf. So let's
get this straight. Mitt Romney is friends with the family of the Founder and Chairman of the company that is
placing anti-Mormon and anti-Romney phone calls? This morning Hugh Hewitt said: If the campaign that used
appeals to religious bigotry is identified, it will be over for that candidate. Let's hope someone inside Western
Wats tips the MSM. I wonder if Hugh still thinks that. ... UPDATE: David Freddoso and Allah Pundit want to
make it very clear that they did not suggest that the Romney campaign is behind it. I am not making that claim
either. Just that people in Romney's circle appear to be responsible for it. [article link]
Romney's Western Wats connections - And here is another, courtesy of a Utah reader: Neil Hahl - He's listed
by the state of Utah's Department of Commerce as a director of the company - He gave Romney the
maximum, $2,300 - This could spell the end of Romney 08 - those calls came from Orem, Utah
Soren Dayton, Liz Mair and David Fredosso all find Romney links to Western Wats. And here is another,
courtesy of a Utah reader: Neil Hahl. He's listed by the state of Utah's Department of Commerce as a director
of the company. He gave Romney the maximum, $2,300. On the FEC report and the state's business entity
listing, he's down as a Mesa, Ariz., resident. A voicemail left at the only listing of that name was not returned
today. When told of some of the speculation that they may be behind the calls, Romney spokesman Kevin
Madden replied, "That's preposterous" before flatly denying any involvement. Another Utahan who said he
did calls for the firm in both high school and college (and has evidence of doing such) e-mails to point out the
obvious: There are many Mormons nearby and thus many Romney supporters on the payroll. [article link]
'Push-poll' (Western Wats) scandal erupts - The calls were typical of a "push poll," which is not a survey but is
instead a political telemarketing call meant to pass along rumors and innuendo
The first "push-poll" scandal of the 2008 season has surfaced, forcing two leading campaigns to deny their
involvement and raising questions about the tenor of what could be a nasty final stretch in the race for the
Republican nomination. ... Voters in Iowa and New Hampshire on Thursday began receiving telephone calls
that at first appeared to be part of a poll but quickly moved into offering exceedingly negative views of former
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his Mormon religion. The calls were typical of a "push poll," which is not
a survey but is instead a political telemarketing call meant to pass along rumors and innuendo. ... Romney's
campaign spokesman Matt Rhoades said: "Whichever campaign is engaging in this type of awful religious
bigotry as a line of political attack, it is repulsive and, to put it bluntly, un-American." [article link]
Mormon smears turn Republican race sour - These "push-polling" calls drew attention to Romney -
Speculation was intensifying this weekend about who was behind the push-polling calls - The polling was
carried out by Western Wats, which is based in Utah, the center of the Mormon faith - It has declined to
discuss its clients - A spokesman for Romney was forced to deny "insinuation" that "we would support phone
calls attacking our own campaign" to engender sympathy after members of the company (Western Wats)
were revealed to be Romney donors {So far it looks like the Mormon's conjured up their own smear campaign
against their own candidate Mitt Romney in a rather bizarre attempt to get sympathy for Romney. A very
strange and weird occurrence and I wonder if this mystery will ever be resolved or if Romney would rather it
doesn't get solved.}
Speculation was intensifying this weekend about who was behind the push-polling calls. The calls praised
McCain's Vietnam record while knocking Romney's. But McCain was the first candidate to condemn them. "It
is disgraceful, it is outrageous and it is a violation, we believe, of New Hampshire law," he said. The New
Hampshire attorney-general is investigating the affair. ... Hewitt believes that, "if the campaign that used
appeals to religious bigotry is identified, it will be over for that candidate". The polling was carried out by
Western Wats, which is based in Utah, the centre of the Mormon faith. It has declined to discuss its clients. A
spokesman for Romney was forced to deny "insinuation" that "we would support phone calls attacking our
own campaign" to engender sympathy after members of the company were revealed to be Romney donors.
[article link]
Another Utah Based Scam

According to Washington Post television reporter Lisa de Moraes, the Federal Trade Commission has
announced that three Utah-based telemarketing firms have agreed to pay $40,000 to settle charges that they
scammed "American Idol" fans into paying for what they thought were free calls to vote for their favorite
performers during the first two editions of the Fox-TV hit show. The telemarketing companies "took advantage
of callers who inadvertently misdialed the 'American Idol' phone numbers by buying numbers that were very
close to--but not the same as--the correct numbers," said the FTC in a statement on Thursday.
This is what happened: When "American Idol" fans dialed the wrong number that was actually one of those
fake numbers set up by the bad-boy telemarketers, they were connected to a recording telling them to dial a
900 number that would connect them to a "voting line." If the fans followed those instructions and did that,
they were charged $1.99 per call during the first edition of "American Idol" and $2.97 per call during the
second edition of "Idol" to hear yet another recording that gave out the real toll-free number. [article link]
Republican Senator, Larry Craig
A Senate liaison for the Romney campaign
Lewd Conduct Charge puts GOP Sen. Larry Craig's Political Future in Doubt - Craig has been one of Romney's
top Senate supporters, serving as a Senate liaison for the campaign - Craig had handed the arresting officer a
business card that identified him as a member of the Senate "What do you think about that?" Craig is alleged
to have said
"There's a chance that he'll resign over this," LiCalzi said. "With the pressure on the Republican party, he could
be pressured to resign. If they think this is going to be something that's the same as Mark Foley - the sort of
'drip, drip, drip, there's more information that's going to come out' - they may try to push him out." On
Monday, Craig quit Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, shortly after the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call
revealed the plea and arrest details. ... Just last fall, Craig called allegations from a gay rights activist that he's
had homosexual relationships "completely ridiculous." Mike Rogers, who bills himself as a gay activist blogger,
published the allegations on his Web site in October 2006. [article link]
Sen. Craig says he'll appeal, lashes out at Romney - In another interview, Craig's wife, Suzanne, said the
senator didn't tell her about the arrest until the story was about to break in the media - "I was very proud of
my association with Mitt Romney" Craig told Lauer
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Sen. Larry Craig says he will file an appeal Monday over a judge's refusal to allow him to
withdraw his guilty plea stemming from his arrest in an airport bathroom sex sting. ... Sen. Larry Craig, R-
Idaho: "I am pursuing my constitutional rights." In an interview Sunday with KTVB-TV, Craig repeated he will
not resign his post in the Senate and said he will continue to work his legal options. ... The senator also
discussed his relationship with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Craig was Senate liaison for
Romney's campaign, a post he abandoned when the scandal came to light. "I was very proud of my association
with Mitt Romney," Craig told Lauer. "... And he not only threw me under his campaign bus, he backed up and
ran over me again." ... Craig pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in August after he was accused of soliciting
sex in a bathroom at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport in June. After the matter became public, Craig tried to
withdraw his plea. But a judge in Minnesota refused, saying Craig's plea "was accurate, voluntary and
intelligent, and ... supported by the evidence." [article link]
Larry Craig's pro-Romney video taken down UPDATE: The pulled video has been recovered: - BTW, rumors of
Craig's homosexuality didn't just pop up last year. Then-Rep. Larry Craig went on network news in 1982 to
deny rumors involving cocaine and sex with male pages - See the final 30 seconds of the below video: (Videos)
BTW, rumors of Craig's homosexuality didn't just pop up last year. Then-Rep. Larry Craig went on network
news in 1982 to deny rumors involving cocaine and sex with male pages. See the final 30 seconds of the below
video: ... I live in South East Idaho and am "represented" by Craig, I say that while puking because we live
under a dictatorship right here in good old Idaho. If your not a Republican and LDS then your aren't crap! ...
and I for one am so glad were finally getting so many people moving here from other States, hopefully, we can
overthrow our own State government soon. Just like in D.C. [article link]
** {Why would Larry Craig be so supportive of Mitt Romney? Craig likely knows and appreciates the REAL Mitt
Romney!} "Governor Mitt and Kerry" - "Pride Weekend" join forces at 2002 Boston Gay Pride Parade - Romney
is a Pinko! (Flyer - Photo)
And as if the color's not bad enough, Romney even had some pesky text printed up as well: "All citizens
deserve equal rights, regardless of their sexual preference." So next time you're at a Ree-publican fund-
squeezer and you see Willard Mitt working the room, sue-press the desire to bend over your plate of baby-
back ribs until Fraudo sidles his past your trough. Never know what's gonna fly out of his hand. And yes, we're
offering a free meat-pie to anyone who sends in a color picture of the 'Protect A Woman's Right To Choose'
pamphlets that Fraudo undoubtedly handed out at Pro-Choice Rallys across the Commonwealth ....
[article link]
Idaho Senator Larry Craig Resigns - Asked Friday at the White House if the senator should resign, President
Bush said nothing and walked off stage - President Bush called Craig after he heard the news of his resignation
- and wished him well, said Scott Stanzel, a White House spokesman {This is the Bush Party and it is a
disgusting, insane, mess. Until the Republican Party can Impeach Bush and move on from his failures there will
be no future for it as a National Party that represents America!}
While Republicans urged Craig to step down earlier in the week, GOP leaders were quick to wish Craig well
after his announcement. President Bush called Craig after he heard the news of his resignation. "Sen. Craig
made the right decision for himself, his family, his constituents, and the United States Senate. After the
president heard the news he called Sen. Craig and he said he knew it was a difficult decision and wished him
well," said Scott Stanzel, a White House spokesman. ... Asked Friday at the White House if the senator should
resign, President Bush said nothing and walked off stage. [article link]
Idaho Sen. Larry Craig Reconsiders Decision to Resign - A telephone call Craig received last week from Sen.
Arlen Specter, R-Pa., urging him to consider fighting for his seat is affecting Craig's decision to reconsider his
resignation {Tomorrow I'm switching parties, leaving the Republican Party and joining the Constitution Party.
**[Update] I did join the Constitution Party it was a disappointment to have to leave the Republican Party but
now I'm glad to be a part of something new, exciting and non-Republican.}
BOISE, Idaho - Sen. Larry Craig is reconsidering his decision to resign after his arrest in a Minnesota airport sex
sting and may still fight for his Senate seat, his spokesman said Tuesday evening. "It's not such a foregone
conclusion anymore, that the only thing he could do was resign," said Sidney Smith, Craig's spokesman in
Idaho's capital. "We're still preparing as if Senator Craig will resign Sept. 30, but the outcome of the legal case
in Minnesota and the ethics investigation will have an impact on whether we're able to stay in the fight - and
stay in the Senate." ... A telephone call Craig received last week from Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., urging him to
consider fighting for his seat is affecting Craig's decision to reconsider his resignation, Smith said. [article link]
Sen. Larry Craig chosen for Idaho Hall of Fame - But some Republicans said the honor is inappropriate now -
"Maybe in 10 or 15 years we can think of this hall of fame stuff - Now is not the time," he said "It's a sad day to
be a Republican"
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Sen. Larry Craig has been chosen for induction into the Idaho Hall of Fame, despite his
well-publicized arrest and guilty plea in an airport sex sting, officials said. ... Craig vowed Thursday to serve out
the last 15 months of his term, despite a court ruling that left intact his guilty plea in the sex sting operation. ...
About 100 people have been inducted into the hall since 1995, including the late Nez Perce Tribe leader Chief
Joseph, Coeur d'Alene writer and historian Louise Shadduck, World War II fighter ace Gregory "Pappy"
Boyington and newspaper and hospitality magnate Duane Hagadone. [article link]
Romney: Too many Republicans 'act like Democrats' {Really! Ya think so RINO Mitt!!}
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign just posted his latest TV ad online, and it's as much an attack
on his fellow Republicans as it is a shot at Democrats. Called "Change Begins With Us," Romney uses the ad to
criticize his GOP rivals on their immigration positions, to make a veiled reference to Republican Sen. Larry
Craig of Idaho and others in his party ("we can't have ethical standards that are a punch line for Jay Leno") and
tosses in this double-barreled shot: "When Republicans act like Democrats, America loses." The Associated
Press says the ad goes on the air today in New Hampshire: [article link]
Cofer Black, vice chairman of Blackwater
A Senior Adviser for counterterrorism and national security issues on the Romney campaign
Romney, Advised By Blackwater's Vice Chairman, Stays Silent On Blackwater Shootings - Cofer Black, vice
chairman of Blackwater, currently serves as a Senior Adviser for counterterrorism and national security issues
on the Romney campaign {Poor old wannabe Mitt Romney another day, another personnel leadership crisis.}
Several presidential candidates have spoken out in support of tighter regulations governing private security
contractors in Iraq after the recent shooting involving Blackwater USA. Former Republican Massachusetts
governor Mitt Romney has remained silent though. Not only has his campaign not issued a statement, but as
the Politico reports, it has refused to even answer any questions: ... Romney has a clear interest not
condemning Blackwater. Cofer Black, vice chairman of Blackwater, currently serves as a Senior Adviser for
counterterrorism and national security issues on the Romney campaign. From the April press release
announcing that Black would be joining the campaign: "I am pleased to welcome Cofer Black to our
campaign." [article link]
Romney, Advised By Blackwater's Vice Chairman, Stays Silent On Blackwater Shootings - Romney's campaign
has declined to answer specific questions posed by Politico about issues central to the debate - issues now
being hashed out by Congress, the State Department and the Iraqi government
Several presidential candidates have spoken out in support of tighter regulations governing private security
contractors in Iraq after the recent shooting involving Blackwater USA. Former Republican Massachusetts
governor Mitt Romney has remained silent though. Not only has his campaign not issued a statement, but as
the Politico reports, it has refused to even answer any questions: ... Romney has a clear interest not
condemning Blackwater. Cofer Black, vice chairman of Blackwater, currently serves as a Senior Adviser for
counterterrorism and national security issues on the Romney campaign. From the April press release
announcing that Black would be joining the campaign: "I am pleased to welcome Cofer Black to our campaign.
He has a long and impressive career dedicated to making America safer and more secure in the world," said
Governor Romney. "Our country faces a new generation of challenges and Black's experience at the forefront
of our nation's counterterrorism efforts will be a tremendous asset." The recent incident was not the first
violent episode that involved Blackwater in Iraq. Iraqi officials are now investigating "allegations about the
security firm's involvement in six other violent episodes this year that left at least 10 Iraqis dead." [article link]
Report: Blackwater 'impeded' probe into contractor deaths - One company document found a "complete lack
of support" for its Baghdad, Iraq, office from executives at the company's headquarters in North Carolina - In
addition, Blackwater made "multiple attempts" to get the Defense Department to declare company and
Coalition Provisional Authority reports on the incident classified, the report states - The Pentagon refused
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Private military contractor Blackwater USA "delayed and impeded" a congressional
probe into the 2004 killings of four of its employees in Falluja, Iraq, the House Oversight Committee said
Thursday in a report. ... "According to these documents, Blackwater took on the Falluja mission before its
contract officially began, and after being warned by its predecessor that it was too dangerous. It sent its team
on the mission without properly armored vehicles and machine guns. And it cut the standard mission team by
two members, thus depriving them of rear gunners," the report states. In a written response to the report,
Blackwater called it "a one-sided version of this tragic incident." ... The report notes that members of the now-
defunct Iraqi Civil Defense Corps "led the team into the ambush, facilitated blocking positions to prevent the
team's escape, and then disappeared." Blackwater did not discuss details of the report's findings, noting the
incident is still the subject of a lawsuit by the slain contractors' families. [article link]
Feds Probe Blackwater Weapons Smuggling - Federal prosecutors are investigating whether employees of the
private security firm Blackwater USA illegally smuggled into Iraq weapons that may have been sold on the
black market and ended up in the hands of a U.S.-designated terrorist organization
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors are investigating whether employees of the private security firm
Blackwater USA illegally smuggled into Iraq weapons that may have been sold on the black market and ended
up in the hands of a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, officials said Friday. The U.S. Attorney's Office in
Raleigh, N.C., is handling the investigation with help from Pentagon and State Department auditors, who have
concluded there is enough evidence to file charges, the officials told The Associated Press. Blackwater is based
in Moyock, N.C.. A spokeswoman for Blackwater did not return calls seeking comment Friday. The U.S.
attorney for the eastern district of North Carolina, George Holding, declined to comment, as did Pentagon and
State Department spokesmen. [article link]
Iraq: Blackwater staff face charges - The Iraqi government claims that as many as 20 civilians were killed by the
private contractors - The incident prompted the Iraqi government to call for Blackwater's expulsion from the
country and sparked anger among ordinary Iraqis
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The Iraqi government will file criminal charges against employees of U.S. security firm
Blackwater who are blamed for a gun battle in Baghdad in which civilians were killed, an Iraqi Interior Ministry
official said Sunday. ... It is unclear how Iraqi courts will attempt to bring the contractors to trial. A July report
from the Congressional Research Service said the Iraqi government has no authority over private security firms
contracted by the U.S. government. The Iraqi government claims that as many as 20 civilians were killed by the
private contractors, who were guarding a U.S. diplomatic convoy. Iraqi officials, who claim the shootings were
unprovoked, dispute the U.S. claim that the guards were responding to an attack and said on Saturday they
had a videotape that showed the Blackwater guards opened fire without provocation. The incident prompted
the Iraqi government to call for Blackwater's expulsion from the country and sparked anger among ordinary
Iraqis. [article link]
Iraqi official says video shows Blackwater guards firing on civilians - He said eight people were killed at the
scene and three of the 15 wounded died in hospitals - Security contractors are also not subject to U.S. military
law under which U.S. troops face prosecution for killing or abusing Iraqis
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Iraqi investigators have a videotape that shows Blackwater USA guards opened fire
against civilians without provocation in an incident last week in which 11 people died, a senior Iraqi official
said Saturday. He said the case had been referred to the Iraqi judiciary. Iraq's president, meanwhile,
demanded that the Americans release an Iranian arrested this week on suspicion of smuggling weapons to
Shiite militias. ... Al-Maliki is expected to raise the issue with Bush during a meeting Monday in New York. It is
doubtful that foreign security contractors could be prosecuted under Iraqi law. A directive issued by U.S.
occupation authorities in 2004 granted contractors, U.S. troops and many other foreign officials immunity
from prosecution under Iraqi law. Security contractors are also not subject to U.S. military law under which
U.S. troops face prosecution for killing or abusing Iraqis. Iraqi officials said after the Nisoor Square shooting
that they will press for amendments to the 2004 directive. A senior aide to al-Maliki said Friday that three of
the Blackwater guards were Iraqis and could be subject to prosecution. The aide spoke on condition of
anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case. [article link]
Blackwater security firm banned from Iraq - Iraq's Interior Ministry has revoked the license of Blackwater USA,
an American security firm whose contractors are blamed for a Sunday gunbattle in Baghdad that left eight
civilians dead
Blackwater is one of many security firms contracted by the U.S. government during the Iraq war. An estimated
25,000-plus employees of private security firms are working in Iraq, guarding diplomats, reconstruction
workers and government officials. As many as 200 are believed to have been killed on the job, according to
U.S. congressional reports. ... People close to the company estimate it has lost about 30 employees during the
war. ... Iraqi authorities have issued previous complaints about shootings by private military contractors, but
Iraqi courts do not have the authority to bring contractors to trial, according to a July report from the
Congressional Research Service. [article link]
Blackwater resuming operations in Iraq - All Blackwater USA operations in Iraq will be back to normal on
Saturday, a highly placed industry source told CNN on Friday {There was never any doubt that Bush's Iraq
puppet government has no authority over its own affairs.}
(CNN) -- The security firm Blackwater USA is starting to resume normal operations in Iraq after a hiatus
sparked by concerns among Iraqi and U.S. government officials over its actions. ... The U.S. State Department
announced Wednesday the creation of a joint commission to examine issues of security and safety in the
aftermath of the shooting incident. The commission, co-chaired by an American and an Iraqi with equal
representation from both countries, will receive the results of both the State Department investigation and
the separate Iraqi investigation, Casey said. He said the commission will look at both the Sunday incident and
the broader issue of "personal security details" and the use of private contractors to provide security in Iraq.
The commission "is not an investigative body doing field forensics on this particular matter," Casey said. "The
focus of this is to look not only at that incident but at the broader question ... and help us come up with joint
recommendations." [article link]
{Flashback} U.S. security contractors open fire in Baghdad - Blackwater employees were involved in 2 shooting
incidents in past week - anger at Blackwater spilling over to other Americans working in the building
WASHINGTON - Employees of Blackwater USA, a private security firm under contract to the State Department,
opened fire on the streets of Baghdad twice in two days last week, and one of the incidents provoked a
standoff between the security contractors and Iraqi forces, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. ... Degn said he was
concerned the incident "could undermine a lot of the cordial relationships that have been built up over the
past four years. There's a lot of angry people up here right now." Details about that incident remained sketchy.
The Blackwater guards said the victim drove too close to their convoy and drew fire, according to the three
American officials. [article link]
British 'Blackwater' type employees firing on Iraqi Civilians (scroll down - Video on the right) - THEY ARE
BUILDING CITIES IN IRAQ WITH BLOOD = HABAKKUK - Habbakuk 2:12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with
blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity! {Stay the course George W. Bush and his satanic dictatorship
leadership style of Lies and Deceit has brought his cancer into Iraq and only serious drastic changes of real
Freedom and Democracy can help the Iraqi people. So far Bush's reply to this problem has been to ban people
serving in Iraq from posting their material on the internet and pretend like it's not happening.} (Graphic Video)
WESLEY CLARK EXPOSED BUSH's 7 NATION WAR PLANNED IN 2001 BEFORE SEPT 11. For example, he says he
learned from military sources at the Pentagon in November 2001, just two months after the September 11
terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, that serious planning for the war on Iraq had already begun
and that, in addition to Iraq, the administration had drawn up a list of six other nations to be targeted over a
period of five years. [article link]
New Hampshire Republican Senior Senator, Judd Gregg - Romney supporter
Romney disagrees with (New Hampshire Senator) Gregg on Iowa - Gregg, a Romney supporter, told CNN - "I've
always, being from New Hampshire, viewed Iowa as being a place where they pick corn and New Hampshire
being a place where we pick presidents" {That's an unnecessary and un-American comment!}
WASHINGTON, Iowa - Republican Mitt Romney said he disagrees with New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg and
his assessment of Iowa's presidential caucuses. Gregg, a Romney supporter, told CNN that he wasn't worried
about Governor Mike Huckabee's standing in Iowa polls. He said Romney remained strong where it counts:
New Hampshire. "I've always, being from New Hampshire, viewed Iowa as being a place where they pick corn
and New Hampshire being a place where we pick presidents," Gregg said. When asked about the comment on
Wednesday, Romney said he disagreed and said he doesn't "subscribe to (Gregg's) comment." [article link]
4. Bad Associations Tend to Have Disastrous Results
Bad associations usually lead to worse, more corrupt and even more dangerous associations with disastrous
end results.
What kind of associations does Mormon Mitt Romney form?
Are these the kinds of associations that Christians should willingly be a part of?
Why Are Mormons Funding Islamic Terrorism? - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), the
Mormon Church, is the single largest donor to the U.S. branch of Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) - The Israeli
government says it is a HAMAS front group it is also under investigation by the American government
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Mormon Church, is the single largest donor to the U.S.
branch of Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), also known as Islamic Relief. In the past year, it donated $1.6 million
to the charity. But Islamic Relief is not just any charity. The Israeli government says it is a HAMAS front group.
It is also under investigation by the American government. IRW was founded in 1984 by Dr. Hany El Banna. He
is a relative of Hassan El Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group--from which HAMAS,
Yasser Arafat, and Al-Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman Al-Zawahiri emanated. [article link]
Romney: Hezbollah role model for U.S. - Urges emulating welfare projects used by terror group against Israel
{Is Romney really that Clueless about Hezbollah that he doesn't know that it is a Terrorist structured system
and that if the civilians don't support the terror they don't get the welfare therefore perpetuating this endless
system of violence. I guess for Romney being in the heavily manipulative Mormon Cult this kind of
manipulation looks like a normal occurrence.}
Sections of Hezbollah's social welfare network, including schools and camps, are routinely used by the terror
group to indoctrinate students in anti-Israel propaganda, instruct in military tactics and promote Shiite Islamic
beliefs, including the waging of a final, apocalyptic world battle against "evil." ... Romney said he would and
then proceeded to explain the U.S. should aspire to implement the kind of social action network carried out in
recent years by Hezbollah. The Romney campaign has not responded to WND's request for comment. ...
Hezbollah the past few years has helped built a civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon – largely funded by
Iran – that includes schools, health clinics and even inexpensive apartment buildings. Israeli security officials
say Hezbollah's social infrastructure works to endear the group to the local population to help generate
domestic support since Hezbollah also functions as a Lebanese political party. The security officials state
Hezbollah's civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon, including hospitals and apartment buildings, is
routinely used by the terror group to store and utilize rockets, weapons and other munitions. Hezbollah has
built schools in southern Lebanon that reportedly are used to recruit youngsters to the group's guerrilla army.
Some of the schools reportedly train students in military tactics. Hezbollah's Mahdi Scouts hold plastic rifles in
parade on anniversary of outbreak of the second intifada (Center for Special Studies) WND reported
Hezbollah's Youth Scouts, part of the group's social welfare network cited by Romney, instructs tens of
thousands of children and teenagers in military tactics and indoctrinates them with radical Shiite Islam beliefs,
according to materials found by Israel during last month's war in Lebanon. [article link]
Muslims Leaders Warn Pope 'Survival of World' at Stake {The survival of the world is not at stake. No one
person or any group has even close to the authority or ability to end the world. God holds the stability of His
creation in His hands! What about God's chosen people the Jews, when does Islam finally want to accept them
and bring in real world peace?}
The "survival of the world" is at stake if Muslims and Christians do not make peace with each other, leaders of
the Muslim world will warn the Pope and other Christian leaders today. In an unprecedented open letter
signed by 138 leading scholars from every sect of Islam, the Muslims plead with Christian leaders "to come
together with us on the common essentials of our two religions" and spell out the similarities between
passages of the Bible and the Koran. The scholars state: "As Muslims, we say to Christians that we are not
against them and that Islam is not against them - so long as they do not wage war against Muslims on account
of their religion, oppress them and drive them out of their homes." The phrasing has echoes of the New
Testament passage: "He that is not with me is against me" - a passage used by President George Bush when
addressing a joint session of Congress nine days after 9/11. The Muslims call instead for the emphasis to be on
the shared characteristics of world's two largest faiths. [article link]
What Exactly Was Romney Trying to Say? - for launching his presidential campaign at the Henry Ford Museum
- The implicit endorsement of the Ford Motor Company's present business practices is the real problem with
Romney's choice of venue for his announcement speech
Mitt Romney should not be accused of anti-Semitism for launching his presidential campaig' at the Henry Ford
Museum in Dearborn, Mich., says Zev Chafets, author of "A Match Made in Heaven: American Jews, Christian
Zionists and One Man's Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Judeo-Evangelical Alliance" ... The implicit
endorsement of the Ford Motor Company's present business practices is the real problem with Romney's
choice of venue for his announcement speech, says business journalist Daniel Gross. "If there was to be a ban
on candidates appearing at institutions that had a history of being less than philo-Semitic, or at institutions
and companies named for people hostile to Jews, there wouldn't be many campaign appearances at Harvard,
or Yale, or the Morgan Library"[article link]
BoycottFord.com: Take Action - Sign the Boycott Ford Pledge (Caution website has Ford adds that show
explicit homosexual material.)
Yes, I'm supporting the boycott of Ford Motor Company automobiles until Ford stops supporting homosexual
groups which are pushing homosexual marriage. ... Ford hired a D.C. marketing firm to target the gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgender market and developed a plan to involve Ford in the day-to-day business of selling
vehicles worldwide to gay and lesbian customers. Ford was an executive sponsor of the 2004 "Out & Equal
Workplace Summit Conference." The purpose of the event was to advance the homosexual agenda, including
homosexual marriage, in major corporations. ... Ford has been an "Emerald Sponsor" of Parents, Families &
Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG), a national organization promoting the homosexual lifestyle including
homosexual marriage. Ford has been an annual sponsor of the "Reaching Out MBA Conference" that
promotes the education, visibility, and networking capabilities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
business leaders in the United States and around the globe. [article link]
Christians need to maintain and foster our mandated Biblical relationships.

Relationships with other Christians (Catholics) and with God's chosen people the Jews (Hebrews).
All Christians Should Join the Catholic League's National Boycott of Miller Beer for its Sponsorship of Depraved
Anti-Christian Event - national boycott of Miller Brewing Company for its despicable anti-Christian ad
promoting the Folsom Street Fair, an open-air pagan sex orgy featuring homosexual depravity at its most base
in San Francisco {As a Christian, a new creation, you should naturally already be boycotting Miller Beer!}
ANN ARBOR, MI - The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor,
Michigan, asked all Christians today to join the Catholic League's national boycott of Miller Brewing Company
for its despicable anti-Christian ad promoting the Folsom Street Fair, an open-air pagan sex orgy featuring
homosexual depravity at its most base in San Francisco. The offending ad depicts a sadomasochistic poster
mocking DaVinci's "The Last Supper." The poster features the Miller logo, half-naked homosexuals in leathers
and chains seated around the table adorned with various sex toys. Internet photos of the Fair show naked
men publicly performing oral sex and all kinds of sadomasochistic acts on one another. For a collection of the
more mild photos, you may visit the Catholic League's website to judge for yourself. Bear in mind that these
are the more mild photos. Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Law Center,
commented, "The depraved sexual acts performed in public and in front of children were truly obscene. !
Where were the police? Where were the public officials? Clearly, lunatic liberals are controlling city
government. Moreover, I'm surprised by the adamant anti-Christian direction taken by Miller Brewing that has
placed it on a collision course with Christians." [article link]
Columnist Ann Coulter Shocks Cable TV Show, Declaring 'Jews Need to Be Perfected (Salvation) by Becoming
Christians' {Ann Coulter is a media personality, she is just doing what she does best and that is her getting
attention. The Bible is clear that there will ALWAYS be Jews and the Jewish nation of Israel will remain. God
has preserved for Himself a remnant of Hebrews and therefore Not all the Jews become Christians and not all
Jews need to as the Jews are God's Redeemed (Isaiah 43:1) and in the resurrection they receive Salvation. A
Christian is now both Redeemed and healed (Salvation). -- In studying the Bible it appears that the (Jewish)
Apostle Paul never questions the Redemption of his non-Christian "Jewish brethren" (Romans 10:1) The
Apostle Paul only offers Salvation to the Jews as they are already Redeemed (Acts 28:28).}
columnist Ann Coulter shocked a cable TV talk-show audience Monday when she declared that Jews need to
be "perfected" by becoming Christians, and that America would be better off if everyone were Christian.
Coulter made the remarkable statements during an often heated appearance to promote her new book on
advertising guru Donny Deutsch's CNBC show "The Big Idea." In response to a question from Deutsch asking
Coulter if "it would be better if we were all Christian," the controversial columnist responded: "Yes." "We
should all be Christian?" Deutsch repeated. "Yes," Coulter responded, asking Deutsch, who is Jewish, if he
would like to "come to church with me." Deutsch, pressing Coulter further, asked, "We should just throw
Judaism away and we should all be Christians?" She responded: "Yeah." Coulter deflected Deutsch's assertion
that her comments were anti-Semitic, matter-of-factly telling the show's obviously upset host, "That is what
Christians consider themselves: perfected Jews." [article link]
5. Mitt & Ann Romney committed High School sweethearts?
It is being represented or more likely misrepresented that the Romneys were High School sweethearts,
devoted and committed to each other when actually there are indications that Mitt Romney was only totally
devoted and committed to Mitt Romney. During Mitt Romney's teen years his father George W. Romney was
Governor of Michigan and already [unsubstantiated] stories are creeping onto the internet about Mitt's dating
prowess. Apparently Mitt was well known for chasing girls (Mitt preferred them blond and big busted) by
using his status as the Governor's son.
It is possible and perhaps even likely that Mormon Mitt Romney the man who is campaigning as a devoted
husband has in fact had many affairs and worse yet is even married multiple times to multiple women in
secret, sealed Mormon Temple ceremonies. Ceremonies that the alleged Mormon prophet Joseph Smith
instructed his LDS followers to practice. In truth no one in America that isn't a privileged LDS Mormon really
knows or has access to any of the secret records to Mitt Romney's life.
While Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney went to great pains to illegally re-write the marriage laws of
the state deliberately changing the definition of marriage from "husband and wife" to "party A and party B."
Does Mitt Romney also have in mind a re-write of the nations marriage laws to now include "party A and party
B and party C ...?"
ROMNEY FRIEND MAKING DOCUMENTARY - Documentary maker Greg Whiteley was among the crowd, and he
said he was gathering footage that may some day become a documentary about the former Massachusetts
governor and his campaign {A documentary about Mitt Romney speaking in French, telling old Mexico family
stories, and hugging as many girls as possible, and Mitt wonders why he is sagging in the polls.}
Whiteley is the director of One Potato Productions, and he obtained his undergraduate degree from Brigham
Young University, as Romney did. He explained that there was a Romney sighting at a showing of his recent
documentary, New York Doll, which is about a former musician who converts to Mormonism and has a job at
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint's Family History Center library but reunites with his band for a
concert. Whiteley said that he later spoke to Romney, who told him he saw it "not once, but twice" and was
complimentary of it, which spurred the moviemaker to ask the candidate if he could gather footage on him.
After the former governor hesitated, Whiteley tried the same trick that apparently worked in getting Romney
to head to Utah for the Olympics -- he went to Ann Romney, who, according to Whiteley, convinced her
husband to let him proceed. ... Romney thanked volunteers for the work they've done for his campaign in
Florida – everything from the calls they've made, to the signs they've put up, to the pins they circulate and the
bumper stickers they've handed out. He said he enjoyed meeting his volunteers and shaking their hands and
added, "I like the hugs, too. The girls in particular. I appreciate that." [article link]
Romney and Dodd, a Mormon connection - Although Dodd himself is Catholic, his wife, Utah native Jackie
Clegg Dodd, is Mormon - The story notes that they are raising their two daughters, ages 5 and 2, in both
religions
The potential impact of Mitt Romney's Mormon religion already looms as a key political question surrounding
both his bid for the Republican presidential nomination and, were he to win the nod, his prospects in the
general election. But the matter would take an intriguing twist should he end up next year facing Democrat
Chris Dodd (that part of the equation looks doubtful, we admit). Although Dodd himself is Catholic, his wife,
Utah native Jackie Clegg Dodd, is Mormon. With the senator from Connecticut addressing the Utah
Democratic Party convention this weekend --- and with his wife accompanying him --- the Norwich Bulletin in
his homestate took the occasion to write about their inter-faith marriage. The story notes that they are raising
their two daughters, ages 5 and 2, in both religions. Across the country, the Salt Lake City-based Deseret
Morning News used the same hook of the candidate's convention appearance to write a short feature on
Jackie (the couple met 20 years ago when she helped him down a ski run in Utah, according to the article).
[article link]
Dodd, In Sixth-Place Finish, Leaves Democratic Race - Sen. Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut ended his long-
shot presidential campaign
DES MOINES, Iowa - - Sen. Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut ended his long-shot presidential campaign
Thursday night after finishing sixth with less than 1 percent of the vote in the Iowa caucuses. Led by a surging
Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, the top three Democratic candidates gobbled 97 percent of the vote, leaving
crumbs for the second tier of Dodd, Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware and Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico. A
composed and upbeat Dodd congratulated the convincing first-place finisher, Obama, upon arriving with his
wife and children at a downtown ballroom at 10:51 p.m. Eastern time, where more than 200 supporters
greeted him with sustained applause. [article link]
Larry King - After all, he recently made a member of the (Mormon) LDS Church his sixth wife
Perhaps King felt it would be best to go soft with the Mormon prophet. After all, he recently made a member
of the LDS Church his sixth wife (not all at the same time). Perhaps he understood all too well that offending
your wife's prophet does not make for a very good marital relationship. After experiencing Mike Wallace's puff
piece with Gordon Hinckley back in April of 1996, I guess I wasn't expecting much more from Larry King. After
all, these men are not experts in Mormonism. Their lack of experience dealing with the semantical game many
Mormons play would make it difficult for them to ask tough rebuttal questions. Asking the Mormon prophet
questions about his retirement, the amount of countries Mormonism is in, the wealth of the LDS Church,
genealogy, Mark McGwyre's 62nd homerun (hit the same day), and the problems of President Clinton hardly
make for a hard-hitting interview. At times King appeared very ignorant of basic LDS positions. For instance,
King was apparently unaware Mormons claim to be Christians when he asked, "You don't call yourselves
Christian, right." Hinckley did make some interesting statements that are worthy of comment. When King
asked if people are "ever thrown out of your church," Hinckley responded affirmatively. When asked for what
reasons, he said, "Doing what they shouldn't do, preaching false doctrine, speaking out publicly. They can
carry all the opinion they wish within their heads, so to speak, but if they begin to try to persuade others, then
they may be called in to a disciplinary council." ... Good follow-up questions could have been: "What would
happen should someone openly question your teachings?" [article link]
Romney To The Rescue - When Mitt Romney was a senior in high school, he met Ann Davies - She was 15 and
he was 18 - While Romney was in France, (Ann) Davies, an Episcopalian, decided to convert to Mormonism -
They were married on March 21, 1969
When Mitt Romney was a senior in high school, he met Ann Davies, the attractive daughter of the mayor of
Bloomfield Hills. Davies attended Kingswood School, the sister school of Cranbrook. She and Romney came to
the party with dates but left together. Soon they were going steady. She was 15 and he was 18. Romney went
off to Stanford, where he and Davies continued to see each other. After his freshman year, Romney left for
France to begin a 30-month stint as a Mormon missionary, just as his father and Marriott had done. Romney
lived in a seedy hotel in Le Havre. ... While Romney was in France, Davies, an Episcopalian, decided to convert
to Mormonism. She began attending Brigham Young University, which is affiliated with the Mormon church.
Upon his return, Romney transferred to the school as a sophomore to be with her. They were married on
March 21, 1969. She was 19 and he was 22. [article link]
Ann Romney - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - the wife of 2008 United States presidential election
candidate Mitt Romney - From 2003 to 2007 she was First Lady of Massachusetts - she converted on her own
to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) during 1966, guided by Mitt's father George Romney,
the Governor of Michigan
Born Ann Lois Davies, she was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, to parents Edward[4] and Lois Davies. Her
father was a businessman and mayor of Bloomfield Hills, and opposed to all organized religion, although the
family was nominally Episcopalian. Ann Davies knew of Mitt Romney since elementary school. She went to the
private Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; it was the sister school to the all-boys Cranbrook
School that Mitt Romney attended. The two were re-introduced and began dating in March 1965; they
informally agreed to marriage after his senior prom in June 1965. While he was attending Stanford University
for a year and then was away starting two and a half years of Mormon missionary duty in France, she
converted on her own to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during 1966, guided by Mitt's father
George Romney, the Governor of Michigan.[4] She graduated from high school in 1967 and began attending
Brigham Young University. ... Ann Romney has been an active campaigner in her huband's 2008 presidential
campaign. One issue that arose involving her was her donation of $150 to Planned Parenthood in 1994 and
the Mitt Romney presidential campaign has confirmed that donation. [article link]
Romney's Mormon Question - Should Romney have to account for such church practices? When he married
Ann, a Mormon convert, in 1969 in the temple in Salt Lake City, her family could not attend the ceremony
since only Mormons are allowed inside - A separate ceremony was held for "gentiles" as non-Mormons are
called
Women cannot serve in priestly roles, nor could African Americans until a new revelation brought a change of
policy in 1978. Should Romney have to account for such church practices? When he married Ann, a Mormon
convert, in 1969 in the temple in Salt Lake City, her family could not attend the ceremony since only Mormons
are allowed inside. A separate ceremony was held for "gentiles," as non- Mormons are called. ... Conservative
Christians don't much like the idea that the Bible is corrupted or that its truths could be updated. The conflicts
run deep enough that in 2001 the Vatican ruled Mormon baptisms invalid, and even the more liberal
Presbyterians and United Methodists require that Mormons looking to convert be rebaptized. Southern
Baptists have called Utah "a stronghold of Satan," and there are many bookshelves' worth of anti-Mormon
literature in circulation. The church's aggressive missionary work is a particular challenge to other professing
churches, which believe that converts to Mormonism are not truly saved. [article link]
Mitt Romney, (wife Ann) and Ann Coulter CPAC 2007 Backstage right before she gave her speech (YouTube-
Video 2:51) {This is just plain Bizarre! ... try to listen to all of the comments.}
Mitt Romney and Ann Coulter CPAC 2007 Backstage right before she gave her speech. I apologize that I had to
delete msg'ing as comments were becoming equally offensive and I truly hope everyone understands.
[article link]
With the candidate Willard Milton Romney we will never know what the truth is or what to expect because
Mitt Romney makes certain that he does not present a clear, precise plan of what his actual intentions are.
Romney instead chooses to promote only the vaguest suggestions while cluttering his campaign with
innuendo making the Romney campaign as substantive as vapor and totally void of any realistic public agenda.
The facts are that Willard Milton Romney is a secret man, living a secret life and unfortunately Americans will
never accurately know in Mitt just who is representing us. Mitt Romney consistently says one thing and does
another therefore it is impossible to accept the word of Mitt Romney as a valid representation of Mitt
Romney.
Christians have an obligation to each other and to society to be open and honest, as a candidate the (LDS)
Mormon Mitt Romney fails to meet our Christian obligations.
Psalms 43 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the
deceitful and unjust man. For Thou art the God of my strength: why dostThou cast me off? why go I
mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? O send out Thy light and Thy truth: let them lead
me; let them bring me unto Thy holy hill, and to Thy tabernacles. Then will I go unto the altar of God,
unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. Why art thou cast
down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise Him, who
is the health of my countenance, and my God.
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
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Bible verse: 1 Timothy 6:11-16 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also
called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses ... {The complete Bible is available at
BasicChristian.info}
1 Timothy 6:11-16 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith,
love, patience, meekness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called,
and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. I give thee charge in the sight of God, who
quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; That
thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Which
in His times He shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who
only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor
can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. -- Bible [article link]
The WHOLE Story of Why I Left Mormonism - by Mike Norton - "I know that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior,
our Redeemer and our God and it is my prayer that we will all remember that year round. I testify these things
to you in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen." - They [LDS] can be disappointed as much as they
want...I don't know when I have felt closer to the Lord and nothing they say can change that
One of the things that I found most disturbing was the fact that Brigham Young and countless other early
Church leaders had obviously not been familiar with the "first vision" story as we know it now. ... I found out
that the church taught from 1835 until 1921 that God was a spirit and did not have a physical body. ... I found
out that the Church changed the identity of the angel (from Nephi to Moroni) that was alleged to have given
Joseph Smith the gold plates over 50 years after it supposedly happened ... The list of major problems with
church doctrine and teachings that I discovered just went on and on. ... Since leaving the LDS Church I have
helped numerous people see the truth and leave the false gospel of Mormonism for the real gospel of Jesus
Christ as it can be found in the Bible. I will continue to help those still trapped by the lies of Mormonism just as
I would never leave a burning house without desperately trying to save those still trapped inside. The false
gospel of Mormonism endangers those who follow it because they reject the free gift of salvation that Christ
offered us and believe that they can somehow earn salvation by their good works. Your good works should be
a result of your salvation, not an attempt to gain salvation. ... "They [LDS] can be disappointed as much as they
want...I don't know when I have felt closer to the Lord and nothing they say can change that. Thank you, Mike.
If it was not for you I would still be in the dark." ... [Mark's mother] [article link]
Cult Watch - "Family Radio" Harold Camping, Founder and President, Family Radio (Family Stations, Inc.) {Yet
another Mormon (LDS) Joseph Smith type who is certain that the Christian Church is wrong and he is
exclusively right. True Christians have never claimed to be "perfect" or without mistakes. To only look at the
mistakes of Christians is to neglect to look at the only True and Perfect one, the remedy from our sins - Jesus
our Savior.}
A false prophet. He first predicted the end of the world to take place in 1994, and now claims the church age
has come to an end. Phil Johnson notes: Harold Camping has finally gone completely off. Having proved
himself a false prophet by predicting that Christ would return to earth on September 6, 1994, Camping
continues to make false prophecies. His most recent one is the absurd claim that the Church age has come to
an end, and the Tribulation has begun. God is through with the church, Camping insists. He wants all Christians
to leave their churches and trust Family Radio to be the vehicle through which the gospel is preached to the
whole world. (You can guess where Camping thinks you should send all your money.) This once-fine ministry is
a tragic example of what can happen when one man is given too much control with no accountability.Source:
Family Radio entry, Phil Johnson's Bookmarks : Really Bad Theology ... Camping's aberrant and extra-biblical
teachings and behavior (including his lack of accountability) place him outside the boundaries of orthodox,
evangelical Christianity. [article link]
Miami (Cult) Church Brands Members With '666' Tattoos - {The media and the news will call anything a
'church', whether it's Mormon (LDS) - Joseph Smith followers or this self proclaimed 'Antichrist' leader and his
followers.}
DORAL, Fla. - Surrounded by a mob of news cameras, a group of smiling, well-dressed church members
crowded into a South Beach storefront parlor on a recent muggy evening and got matching tattoos of their
prophet's symbol: 666. Members of Growing in Grace, a controversial religious sect headquartered in Doral,
said they were following the example of their leader, Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda, who has claimed to be Jesus
and recently declared himself the Antichrist. Critics have called De Jesus a cult leader who manipulates
followers. Church members say he has brought them happiness and spiritual fulfillment. ... It's a sign most
Christians would shun, because for centuries the numbers have been associated with Satan. But for the 30 or
so church members who branded themselves with 666 and SSS - the initials of De Jesus' motto, "salvo siempre
salvo," or "saved always saved" - it's a mark of their absolute faith in De Jesus. {And just like the Mormons
these guys have the wrong concept of Christianity and a very wrong Jesus with No Hope of Salvation from the
True God/Jesus unless they turn from and escape these manipulating cults.} [article link]
Why Dr. Dobson's right - that he will not support any candidate for president who is pro-abortion - We will
never get better candidates if we accept lesser candidates - It's simple market politics
We will never get better candidates if we accept lesser candidates. It's simple market politics. If Rudy Giuliani
wins the Republican nomination, it will represent the first time in 30 years that an avowedly pro-abortion
candidate did so. Don't expect that pendulum to swing back for another 30 years. And, if Giuliani should, by
some twist of fate, win the presidency, it will mean the end of Reaganism. It will represent a turning point in
the history of the Republican Party and our nation. It will mean the continued deaths of tens of millions
unborn babies when we are closer than ever to defeating the abortion culture that Roe v. Wade initiated in
1973. Should Giuliani succeed, it will represent the end of any hope for the Republican Party to serve as an
alternative to the Democratic Party for millions of people like me and Dr. Dobson. That's bigger than two
terms of Hillary Rodham Clinton. That's worse even than four or eight more years in the wilderness. I'll go
even further than Dr. Dobson. Not only will I not support any candidate who is pro-abortion, I won't support
any candidate who is not doing his or her absolute best to uphold, support and defend the Constitution of the
United States. That shouldn't just be my prerequisite. It should be the prerequisite of every American. Yet, it is
very difficult to find among the front-runners candidates who respect and revere and understand the
Constitution. I also won't vote for any candidate who says he's against abortion and same-sex marriage and
higher taxes and Second Amendment restrictions but whose actions as an elected public official betray his
words. That means you, Mitt Romney. As voters, we should raise our standards. Otherwise, we will get
candidates whose standards reflect the lowest common denominator – not the ideals of life, liberty and
pursuit of happiness. Dr. Dobson is right. More of us should take that principled stand. More of us should let
the whole world know what that stand is. More of us should hold politicians accountable to higher standards.
If they want our votes, they should have to earn them. What is so hard to understand about that? [article link]
The former president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention (Pastor Don Wilton) has retracted his
endorsement of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney - Wilton said the endorsement - first
announced by the Romney campaign last Friday - was a "mistake"
The former president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention has retracted his endorsement of Republican
presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The Romney campaign has agreed to withdraw all references to Pastor
Don Wilton's endorsement of Romney, the Baptist Press reported on Tuesday. Wilton said the endorsement -
first announced by the Romney campaign last Friday - was a "mistake." "While I did give my consent to the
local campaign to use my affirmation of the governor's stance on family values in my capacity as an individual
citizen, I made the mistake of not realizing the extent to which it would be used on a national basis," Wilton
told the news agency. "It was my personal error to agree to support Romney's campaign. Until this incident I
had never endorsed any person running for any elected office, Democrat or Republican." [article link]
Mitt Romney's (FRC) ballot-box stuffing - By the way, when that announcement was made following fanfare,
including a drum roll, the audience (who were 5-to-1 Huckabee supporters) sat stunned
There are now two major polls that put Gov. Mike Huckabee in a 5-to-1 lead among values voters: the Values
Voter Presidential Debate and the Values Voter Summit. ... For those who missed the event, let me give you a
glimpse into what was said. I'll summarize Rudy Giuliani's speech with these words: "You'll always know where
I stand." Yeah, against us. That's why, Mayor Giuliani, you won't be getting our vote. Gov. Mitt Romney was
introduced by Jay Sekulow with the words: "I know his judicial philosophy." Yeah, so do I. ... Actions are what
you believe, and when Romney appointed judges as governor, he "passed over GOP lawyers for three-quarters
of the 36 judicial vacancies he has faced, instead tapping registered Democrats or independents – including
two gay lawyers who have supported expanded same-sex rights." Those are the kind of judges we can expect
from Romney. He said he'd be a pro-life president "just like I was a pro-life governor." This guy doesn't know
when to quit. Watch for yourself what kind of governor he was. Then he promoted his Massachusetts Health
Care as a model for the nation – that's the one that had abortion as a "health care benefit." Then Romney,
who sat on the Marriot board while they pumped the sewage of pornography into hotel rooms, said he had a
"one strike and you're out" policy on pornography – placing an "ankle bracelet for life" on those responsible.
I'm not sure if he applies that policy to himself; he didn't lift his pants leg. ... The clear winner was Gov. Mike
Huckabee who remarked that he comes "from us rather than to us." He told the group he sings from his heart,
and doesn't "just lip-sync the words." He spoke of the threat of Islamofascism, and he's right – it shouldn't be
easier to cross our border illegally than for us to get on an airplane in our own hometown. He said "no" to
amnesty and sanctuary cities. He said we must secure the border – and "do it now." Sounds like he's coming
along. Huckabee also talked against the outsourcing of jobs to China and being free of our dependence on oil
from Saudi Arabia within 10 years. He spoke against U.N. treaties like the "Rights of the Child," which would
mandate abortion, and the "Law of the Sea," which surrenders our ocean's riches to U.N. control. Almost as if
he'd been listening to Phyllis Schlafly speeches. He also held firm to what he called the "non-negotiables" of
life and marriage and encouraged attendees not to spell G-O-D as the G-O-P. [article link]
Gay (Log Cabin) Republicans Go After Mitt Romney's Flip-Flops - "For years, he's fought conservatives and
religious extremists" - "A record fighting the religious right, a pro-choice record, Massachusetts values: Mitt
Romney"
In 2004, in an ingenious move, Log Cabin ran a $1 million TV ad campaign against amending the U.S.
Constitution to ban gay marriage: Footage from the 2000 vice presidential debate showed Dick Cheney, loving
dad of a lesbian daughter, making their argument that the states -- not the federal government -- should
govern marriage. The Romney flip-flop ad is Log Cabin's most daring high-wire act: If Romney become
president, the group faces even further exile as the lavender sheep in the GOP family. But if early voters
decide Romney has a closet full of flip-flops and Log Cabin's ad gets remembered as helping to doom his
campaign, it'll have succeeded in turning itself into a gay version of the Republican Party's widely feared Club
for Growth, which bankrolls primary challengers if officeholders don't toe its anti-tax line. Plus, it also will have
helped nominate a Republican less intent on courting social conservatives by making anti-gay promises. "We
are a Republican organization that cares about the future of our party," [article link]
Mitt Romney's 1994 Letter to (Gay) Log Cabin Republicans - I am writing to thank the Log Cabin Club of
Massachusetts for the advice and support you have given to me during my campaign for the US Senate and to
seek the Club's formal endorsement of my election. …Your endorsement is important to me because it will
provide further confirmation that my campaign and approach to government is consistent with the values and
vision of government we share
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (Republican and Mormon) wrote this friendly letter to the pro-
homosexuality Log Cabin Republicans on Oct 6, 1994. Click HERE to read the letter in its entirety or peruse the
excerpts below. And as you're reading this, keep in mind that his opponent was none other than ultra-liberal
Senator Ted Kennedy ... "…As a result of our discussions and other interactions with gay and lesbian voters
across the state, I am more convinced than ever before that as we seek to establish full equality for America's
gay and lesbian citizens, I will provide more effective leadership than my opponent." I am not unaware of my
opponents *sic+ considerable record in the area of civil rights… For some voters it might be enough for me to
simply match my opponent's record in this area. But I believe we can and must do better. If we are to achieve
the goals we share, we must make equality for gays and lesbians a mainstream concern. My opponent cannot
do this. I can and will. "We have discussed a number of important issues such as the Federal Employment Non-
Discrimination Act (ENDA), which I have agreed to co-sponsor, and if possible broaden to include housing and
credit, and a bill to create a federal panel to find ways to reduce gay and lesbian youth suicide, which I also
support. One issue I want to clarify concerns [grammar in context] President Clinton's "don't ask, don't tell,
don't pursue" military policy. I believe that the Clinton compromise was a step in the right direction. I am also
convinced that it is the first of a number of steps that will ultimately lead to gays and lesbians being able to
serve openly and honestly in our nation's military. That goal will only be reached when preventing
discrimination against gays and lesbians is a mainstream concern, which is a goal we share..." [article link]
Christians who are supporting (Satanist) Bush and Bush's chosen replacement Presidential candidate
Willard Mitt Romney should reconsider and realize that they are entering into an association with
death and despair. Romney and his fellow (LDS) Mormons are a part of Satanism and the "Cult of
Death" i.e. their "baptism of the dead," communication-interaction and fascination with the dead and
their own Devil worship make Mormons every bit as much the Devil worshipers and just as devoted to
Satan as Bush and his "Skull and Bones" associates.
Bush family hedges bets - Baker said Romney "represents the fallback position of the Bush White House
without having the Washington Bush supporters withdraw their support of McCain"
Many prominent GOP operatives close to President Bush have joined Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) while a
majority of those close to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) are lining up behind former Massachusetts Gov.
Mitt Romney (R). ... Fifty-five of the president's biggest fundraisers - those who have reached "Ranger" and
"Pioneer" rank - are backing McCain. (Rangers raise $200,000 or more while pioneers raise half that.) Thirty-
one major Bush fundraisers are in Romney's camp. ... Baker said Romney "represents the fallback position of
the Bush White House without having the Washington Bush supporters withdraw their support of McCain."
"It's betting on two horses," said Baker of the Bush family's apparent hedging strategy. "It seems to me an
effort to diversify their portfolio." [article link]
Many Washington ties in Romney camp - stocked with Washington insiders, even as he proudly casts himself
as a political outsider on the campaign trail
BOSTON - Republican Mitt Romney is heading a presidential campaign stocked with Washington insiders, even
as he proudly casts himself as a political outsider on the campaign trail. ... Romney has ceded his polling,
advertising and large chunks of his communications and strategy to specialists from inside the Beltway. ... "I do
not believe Washington can be transformed from within by a lifelong politician," the former Massachusetts
governor declared Feb. 13 in his campaign announcement speech. "There have been too many deals, too
many favors, too many entanglements and too little real world experience managing, guiding, leading." ... the
former Massachusetts governor is being advised by a core group similar to that which served him in the
Statehouse, even as he imports Washington talent to his campaign headquarters overlooking Boston Harbor.
[article link]
The 'good guys' are evil, too - Why don't they do what they are trained and paid to do? Why do they sit back
and allow evil to run its course without fighting to stop it? Because they're evil {American society via our
President Bush is influenced and managed via Satan. Bush is a Satan/Devil worshiper he is Not a Christian.
George Bush is 100% a "Skull and Bones" Satanist and 0% a Christian. You cannot be a Satanist and be a
Christian. Bush has never renounced his "Skull and Bones" ties and is in fact promoting and providing influence
for his "Skull and Bones" associates. The current problems, neglect and the decay of American society are the
results of George Bush and his death oriented Devil worship.}
I have only one explanation for why everybody failed to act. Why they did what they did. Why they didn't do
what they should have done. Because they're evil. Because our laws, our culture, our attitudes, our ways are
all influenced by evil. This is Satan's world, and most are marching to the beat of his drum, whether they know
it or not. Those ''authorities,'' and anyone else who had any opportunity to thwart this slaughter, are complicit
in this horrible crime. They sat on their hands and stood by as dozens of innocents, completely unaware of the
evil about to be thrust upon them, were slaughtered. I can draw only one conclusion. They refused to act,
because they didn't want to act. If that's not evil, I don't know what is. ... Evil - It's out there. And it reared its
ugly head yet again today in a sleepy little town in Virginia. Sadly, the ''good guys'' stood around and watched
it happen. And that, my friend, is evil. [article link]
Constitution Party: HAVE CHRISTIANS BECOME DUPES - It is time that Christian people begin seeing their
politicians, not as saints who can be blindly trusted, but as sinners whose works must be constantly analyzed
and scrutinized in the light of the U.S. Constitution
Come on folks, get real! A politician is not a pastor. The American people have a sacred duty to the principles
of freedom and their posterity to hold their civil magistrates accountable for their policies and actions.
Furthermore, if the civil leader is a true Christian, he would have it no other way. ... As Theodore Roosevelt
said, "Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other
public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support
him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by
inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell
the truth, whether about the president or anyone else." ... Pastors would not be able to get by with the lying,
deceit, and dishonesty that politicians routinely get by with. Many believers give politicians much more honor
than they give to their pastors. How foolish! ... It is time that Christian people begin seeing their politicians,
not as saints who can be blindly trusted, but as sinners whose works must be constantly analyzed and
scrutinized in the light of the U.S. Constitution. [article link]
{Flashback} Last Trumpet Ministries - Newsletter - The Final Days of Satan's Last Empire! - Corrupt Leadership
for a Corrupt People! - U.S. Senator Harry Reid (LDS) Mormon of Searchlight, NV - Reid was being interviewed
in his home by reporters, he took them into his bathroom and pointed to his most prized possession - It was
an autographed poster of the Grateful Dead - The Grateful Dead is a notorious hard rock band noted for their
heavy drug cult following
The new Majority Leader for the United States Senate is now U.S. Senator Harry Reid {a loyal (LDS) Mormon}
of Searchlight, Nevada. When Reid was being interviewed in his home by reporters, he took them into his
bathroom and pointed to his most prized possession. It was an autographed poster of the Grateful Dead. (38)
The Grateful Dead is a notorious hard rock band noted for their heavy drug cult following. They are a satanic
group of the first magnitude, and their followers are referred to as deadheads. Their emblem is a skeleton
wearing a tuxedo and top hat with the skull wearing sunglasses. It is true, our Senate Majority leader is a
deadhead, and this may explain the residue of the two lines of white powder on the glass top of the table,
where he was seated with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, sometimes referred to as "Nasty Pelosi." I am
now looking at a number of pictures of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on the day she took office. As she
stood in front of all the dignitaries present, she held a black leather bull whip in front of her chest and proudly
proclaimed, "I am the most powerful woman in America." Pelosi then made two clenched fists and held them
in a tai kwon do karate position. In the next photograph, she is lifting a gavel high into the air with a look on
her face that would scare the devil himself if he had a mind to look at her. The next picture shows Pelosi lifting
her right fist above her head in the communist power salute that was so common during the riots and
demonstrations of the 1960's. She then brings her fist slightly downward and turns her knuckles forward to
the striking serpent salute used by Satanists. (39) The late high priest of the Church of Satan, also secretly
known as the Hotel California, was often seen using the striking serpent salute. Without a doubt, hell has been
raised, and hells children are now occupying the highest offices in our erstwhile great nation. [article link]
Bear Stearns' CEO James Cayne Embroiled In Sticky Icky Icky Situation - Cayne reportedly spent 10 of 21
workdays out of the office in July - Disappearing during August conference calls with investors - Mr. Cayne
invited a fellow (card) player and a woman to smoke pot with him, according to someone who was there
The Wall Street Journal this morning takes Bear Stearns CEO James Cayne to task for, among other things:
Playing golf and bridge during the summer even as two Bear Stearns hedge funds were losing money. Cayne
reportedly spent 10 of 21 workdays out of the office in July. Disappearing during August conference calls with
investors. Eh, so what. All CEOs do play golf and bridge. BUT, do they: "After a day of bridge at a Doubletree
hotel in Memphis, in 2004, Mr. Cayne invited a fellow player and a woman to smoke pot with him, according
to someone who was there, and led the two to a lobby men's room where he intended to light up. The other
player declined, says the person who was there, but the woman followed Mr. Cayne inside and shared a joint,
to the amusement of a passerby," the Journal reported. "Asked more generally whether he smoked pot during
bridge tournaments or on other occasions, Mr. Cayne said he would respond only "to a specific allegation,"
not to general questions. So that's what they mean by Cayne's "blunt style." [article link]
Today's Devotional - DAILY DEVOTIONAL FRIDAY MAY 11, 2007 (Galatians 1:6-12) - If you vote for Mitt
Romney, you are voting for satan!
This message today is not about Mitt Romney. Romney is an unashamed and proud member of the Mormon
cult founded by a murdering polygamist pedophile named Joseph Smith nearly 200 years ago. The teachings of
the Mormon cult are doctrinally and theologically in complete opposition to the Absolute Truth of God's
Word. There is no common ground. If Mormonism is true, then the Christian faith is a complete lie. There has
never been any question from the moment Smith's cult began that it was a work of satan and those who
follow their false teachings will die and spend eternity in hell. This message is about the top Christian leaders
in our nation who are supporting this cult members quest to become the next President of the United States.
... As I have told you often, despite what some polls say, the better percentage of two full generations living
right now have never even been to church. Everyone has a spiritual side to their life, and the cults and false
religions, the new Age movements, have been having a field day attracting people to their false beliefs
because of the overwhelming number of people who have no faith coupled with the fact Christians have quit
evangelizing and virtually removed themselves from the culture leaving these lost souls to satan. It is against
this backdrop that I tell you without any hesitation or equivocation that to support and vote for Mitt Romney
is to support and vote for satan! [article link]
Bill Keller LivePrayer.com: The Fallout from taking on Romney - I've received 12 death threats so far {So much
for the comments like "Mormons are just another form of Christianity." Mormonism is an extremely
dangerous Cult and if you don't believe the Mormon organization is dangerous in the same way that
"Organized Crime" is dangerous then just expose what (LDS) Mormonism is all about and see how that cult
does respond.}
For the nearly 8 years I have been writing the Daily Devotional and the over 4 years of doing the TV program,
some of the most viscous attacks on our technical infrastructure, on me personally, have come when I expose
the lies of the satanic Mormon cult. This time was no different, except it was at an unprecedented level of
ferociousness since I was taking on their greatest hope to capture the most powerful office in the world. We
had our website and servers attacked relentlessly all weekend. I've received 12 death threats so far in addition
to the scores of emails telling me that "someone will visit me when I least expect it." I refuse to live in fear and
having dealt with these types of threats for the past 8 years, have learned how to use the common sense the
Lord gave me and ultimately trust Him to watch over me as I serve Him each day.[article link]
Romney Elaborates on Evolution - "And I believe evolution is most likely the process he used to create the
human body" - Mr. Romney said his answer was satisfactory to faculty members "They teach evolution at
B.Y.U.," he said {Christians believe that humans are "created in the image of God" as it is written in the Bible
(Genesis 1:26-27) therefore we can talk, communicate - interact and share our feelings and emotions with God
and be understood because we are in the image with God. However Mormons believe that they are now
evolving into a god through the prescribed steps of Joseph Smith. Romney is just being consistent with his
Mormon-Evolution belief. However it would simply not be possible to even pray to God if you were not
originally created in the image of God and being in the image of God it then makes evolution unnecessary.}
Mr. Romney, a devout Mormon, surprised some observers when he was not among those Republican
candidates who raised their hands last week when asked at the Republican presidential debate if they did not
believe in evolution. (Senator Sam Brownback, former Gov. Mike Huckabee and Representative Tom Tancredo
said they did not.) "I believe that God designed the universe and created the universe," Mr. Romney said in an
interview this week. "And I believe evolution is most likely the process he used to create the human body." ...
The (Mormon) Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints has no definitive position on evolution, and church
leaders have disagreed on the issue over the years. Mr. Romney said his answer was satisfactory to faculty
members. "They teach evolution at B.Y.U.," he said. [article link]
Mitt Romney's Hidden Geek - What we can learn from Romney's favorite book (Battlefield Earth by L. Ron
Hubbard 1982) - You simply need a deep level of weird to like Battlefield Earth - The speed with which some of
his aides tried to distance the [ex]governor from his remarks suggests they think he now looks a little too
weird
For those of you who didn't study it in school, Battlefield Earth takes place in the year 3000, when the human
race is nearly extinct and the planet stripped of its natural resources. Mankind has been enslaved by evil aliens
with very bad breath that explodes when it comes into contact with radioactive material. A young slave
wielding lasers and draped in a tennis cardigan leads a rebellion and retakes Earth, only to be attacked again
by a series of foes including a race of interstellar bankers trying to collect on bad debts. ... The whole tumbling
horror of the Battlefield Earth experience is so profound it nearly comes out the other side and achieves a kind
of perfection of awfulness. ... voters may not want to vote in another administration that believes in
alternative realities-even if it's just in their nighttime reading-but these are minor concerns. [article link]
At Satanist Aleister Crowley's death, L. Ron Hubbard (Battlefield Earth) believed that he was the self appointed
Messiah to usher in the New Age under Antichrist
Hubbard's occult ties have as of late come under more frequent exposure. Biographer Bent Corydon explains
that the Satanist Aleister Crowley's Book of the Law was "perhaps the most important book in the life of L. Ron
Hubbard." Before starting Scientology, Hubbard was closely associated with occultist Jack Parsons, the head of
Aleister Crowley's Ordo Templi Orientis in California. Known as his "magick partner," Hubbard and Parsons
embarked on eclectic occult missions in pursuit of the demonic New Aeon spoken of by Crowley. At
Scientology's headquarters in New York, the group's historical records contain letters between Parsons and
Crowley that mention Hubbard several times. According to Parsons, Hubbard was ready and willing to bring
about the kingdom of the antichrist in accord with Crowley's Magick. Jack Parsons wrote to Crowley early in
1946: ... One of Crowley's teachings was that in order to effectively spread his philosophies one would need to
start a new religion. Hubbard's aptitude as a Crowleyian occultist applied this insight, thereby giving birth to
his Church of Scientology. Consequently, Scientology's teachings are fully base upon the whole of Crowley's
satanic dictums. In his book, Magick in Theory and Practice, Crowley wrote: "The whole and sole object of all
true magickal training is to become free from every kind of limitation." Adopting the same stated purpose for
Scientology, Hubbard said in a taped Scientology lecture: "Our whole activity tends to make an individual
completely independent of any type of limitation.... Old Aleister Crowley had some interesting things to say
about this. He wrote the Book of the Law." Crowley's diabolical plan for the New Age was to be renamed and
gift wrapped for the new generation under the guise of Scientology. Hubbard copied a distinctively marked
cross from the back of Crowley's Tarot-cards, which he used as the main cross and symbol for the Church.
Hubbard even boasted to a group of Scientologists of his friendship with Crowley. [article link]
Will ignoring film mean curtains for Romney? - Candidate won't comment on film that shows bad part of his
religion's history - On Sept. 11, 1857, in Utah Territory, Mormons slaughtered more than 120 California-bound
settlers from Arkansas - Nevertheless, the candidate has followed the [LDS] church's example in ignoring this
movie - Romney will not comment on "September Dawn" and indeed will not watch it
Opening in theaters Friday, a motion picture called "September Dawn" depicts a brutal American massacre
that has been forgotten. On Sept. 11, 1857, in Utah Territory, Mormons slaughtered more than 120 California-
bound settlers from Arkansas. Retelling at this time the 9/11 carnage of 150 years ago does not help Mormon
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.The basic facts about the Mountain Meadows Massacre are not in
dispute. Mormons mobilized Paiute Indians, accompanied by Mormons disguised as Indians, to attack a
peaceful wagon train. The settlers beat off the attack but were left short of food and ammunition. They
disarmed themselves at the request of Mormons who said they would lead them to safety but instead turned
on the settlers, murdering every man, woman and child above the age of 8. All that is in doubt historically is
whether this was ordered by Brigham Young, president of the Mormon Church. "September Dawn" says he
was responsible, and the church denies it. ... Indeed, Brigham Young -- played by the British actor Terence
Stamp -- is portrayed in the film as a 19th century Osama bin Laden. Calling himself a "second Muhammad,"
he insists on the "shedding of blood" by "gentiles." He is seen fighting the United States, which was sending
federal troops to Utah. [article link]
Stephanopoulos Catches Mitt Romney Lying for the (Mormon) Lord - {Apparently Mitt learned his Mormon lies
and deceptions well back in his (LDS) missions days and still confused Christians think Romney and the
Mormons are good honest people.} (YouTube :58)
Brief clip of Stephanopoulos correcting Romney on Mormon Doctrine. The video is from a third party source
not affiliated with the networks. ... Romney chose to evade the question and answer something else. Why is it
so hard for Mormons to understand that this is lying? He answered a question that was not asked and tried to
pass it off. He got caught. End of story. This wasn't the first time and I am sure it won't be the last. [article link]
Hat Tip - mormoninfo.org: Mitt Romney and Mormonism - Mitt would Love to answer your questions about
Mormonism, well not really! (YouTube 32:27)
Mitt can't think of any strange Mormon doctrines except for the flood story. Well, how about "Mormon
baptism for the dead" Yikes! "Polygamy" Yikes!! The Mormon belief that "Jesus and Satan the Devil are blood
brothers" Yikes!!! www.JesusNotJoseph.com [article link]
Romney says his (Mormon - LDS) faith's past is troubling - Calls practice of polygamy 'awful' {Yeah, Mitt
Romney is just as appalled about Mormonism and polygamy as President George W. Bush is appalled about
big government, corruption, lying, bribes, and oil company price gouging at the gas station!}
BOSTON -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said his Mormon religious faith's history of
polygamy could trouble American voters and that he, too, is bothered by it. [article link]
The Mitt Romney Challenge to Debate The Truth (YouTube 5:31) ,Bravo!! This is an Excellent Presentation …
this person gets it … issues matter, issues matter and issues matter. Let's start having some real candidate
access about real motives and the real intentions of America's 2008 Presidential candidates.}
Certainly all of you are tired of the back and forth truths being exposed and disclosed by my videos and the
Romney Camp. I too wish to have clarity in this area.. so here it is: Governor If you have nothing to HIde then
lets meet and show the youtube world the truth, full disclosure on your beliefs and mine and I am willing to
give in to you if you could possibly prove me wrong on your bizarre absolutely incredulous beliefs that are
racist and unfounded. I accept anytime anywhere. [article link]
Folger urges conservatives not to settle for GOP frontrunners - But Folger says she is especially troubled that
many conservative leaders are rushing to support former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney - Romney is
"extreme" as he "not only wants abortion -- he wants you to pay for it with your tax dollars" - "even after his
supposed (Pro-Life) conversion"
Conservative author and talk show host Janet Folger of the group Faith 2 Action (faith2action.org) believes
GOP presidential frontrunners -- Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney -- are Republicans in name only.
Meanwhile, she says GOP presidential candidates who actually agree with the party's platform are not even
being considered by the mainstream press and many conservative leaders. ... But Folger says she is especially
troubled that many conservative leaders are rushing to support former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
"This is the most concerning," she says, "because there's a lot of people who are running to him because he
suddenly and conveniently switched from being an ardent, hardcore pro-abort." In actuality, the pro-family
talk radio host says, Romney is "extreme," as he "not only wants abortion -- he wants you to pay for it with
your tax dollars." And that is exactly what the candidate's healthcare plan said, she points out, "even after his
supposed conversion." Romney also "mandated marriage licenses to homosexual couples," Folger adds, "even
after his supposed pro-marriage conversion." Instead of looking at name-only Republican presidential hopefuls
such as McCain and Romney, she argues, conservatives need to take a closer look at candidates like Duncan
Hunter, Tom Tancredo, Sam Brownback and Mike Huckabee, and others who more closely align with the
Republican Party's platform. [article link]
Mitt Romney Buys the Right - If Romney secures the Republican nomination, he will confirm Will Rogers'
words of wisdom, "A fool and his money are soon elected" {If Romney wins anything, it's not even winning, it's
not even winning ugly, it's just dirty backroom political bribes and tricks.}
As I reported in the Nation last November, Lopez was given a private reception by Romney last October. The
visit yielded a fawning blog post and a softball interview in which NR editors acknowledged that KLo "has
some pro-Romney tendencies." What the National Review failed to acknowledge was that Romney donated
$10,000 to its in-house think tank, the National Review Institute, right before declaring his presidential
candidacy. As David Kirpatrick of the Times reported yesterday, NR is not the only right-wing group awash in
Romney's riches. The Federalist Society, a right-wing legal cabal that hosted, Romney as a speaker at its 2005
convention, has been granted $35,000 by the ex-governor over the past two years. Romney's relationship with
the Massachusetts Family Institute is more telling. The Family Institute, a local affiliate of James Dobson's
Focus on the Family, was one of Romney's most aggressive critics during his term as governor. But in 2006,
after Romney donated $10,000 to the group, it changed its tune. ... Romney's fortunes have continued to
flood the conservative grassroots since he declared his candidacy. Many observers of the recent conservative
movement gathering, CPAC, were suprised that Romney defeated other, more conservative Republican
presidential contenders in the event's straw poll. Yet his victory was assured from the beginning: Romney paid
droves of student "volunteers" to attend CPAC, purchasing their plane tickets and hotel fare in exchange for
their votes. [article link]
Mormon base a mixed blessing for Romney - one in Las Vegas and another outside Phoenix - At both of those
events, Mormons made up at least half the crowd - they are laying the foundation for a potent grass-roots
network including a cadre of young church members experienced in door-to-door missions who say they are
looking forward to hitting the streets for him - "When Mormons get mobilized, they're like dry kindling - You
drop a match and get impressive results quickly," said University of Notre Dame political scientist David
Campbell, who is Mormon {Donating to Romney's campaign is like donating to Mormon missions who will
happily sign anyone up a Mormon as they go door-to-door for Romney.}
There was no great mystery why Romney was in town. The former Massachusetts governor is a Mormon, as
are about one-quarter of Idaho residents, including Ipsen and many others who turned out for the lunchtime
event. The fundraiser was bracketed by two others in the Mountain West: one in Las Vegas and another
outside Phoenix. At both of those events, Mormons made up at least half the crowd, organizers said.
Altogether, the two-day swing brought in well over $1 million for Romney. As he vies for a place in the top tier
of contenders for the Republican nomination, Romney is reaping enormous benefits from being part of a
growing religion that has traditionally emphasized civic engagement and mutual support. Mormons are fueling
his strong fundraising operation, which this week reported raising $21million, the most of any Republican
candidate. And they are laying the foundation for a potent grass-roots network - including a cadre of young
church members experienced in door-to-door missions who say they are looking forward to hitting the streets
for him. "When Mormons get mobilized, they're like dry kindling. You drop a match and get impressive results
quickly," said University of Notre Dame political scientist David Campbell, who is Mormon. "It's almost a
unique group in the way in which it's organized at the local level and the channels through which mobilization
can occur." But the intensity of this support has a potential downside as Romney tries to establish an identity
separate from a religion still regarded warily by many Americans - a quarter of whom, polls suggest, do not
want a Mormon president. [article link]
Regent students upset at Romney's choice as speaker - his Mormon faith clashes with the school's bedrock
evangelical Christianity - "What we're against is the fact that Mormonism is on the complete opposite end of
the spectrum from Christian values and what we believe" {A guest speaker is one thing and a commencement
speaker is another. A commencement speaker is who you want your students to emulate as an example. The
Mormon Mitt Romney like other Mormons likely believes that ALL contemporary Christians are eternally
damned (diminishing the blood of Jesus) and headed to hell, or to a third heaven or forever to be servants to
obedient Mormons or something similar. Pat Robertson needs to explain this decision!}
VIRGINIA BEACH - Selecting presidential candidate Mitt Romney as its May commencement speaker has riled
some of Regent University's students and alumni who say his Mormon faith clashes with the school's bedrock
evangelical Christianity. "What we're against is the fact that Mormonism is on the complete opposite end of
the spectrum from Christian values and what we believe," said Doug Dowdey, a Virginia Beach pastor who said
he graduated from Regent's divinity school last year. The controversy over Romney's visit has bubbled for two
weeks among students, spilling onto Regent's internal electronic bulletin board, "The Branch." Scores of e-
mails on both sides of the debate have been posted, a student said. Pat Robertson, the Christian broadcaster
who is Regent's founder and chancellor, invited Romney to be the keynote speaker, said Sherri Stocks, a
Regent vice president. Romney is the former Republican governor of Massachusetts. [article link]
White House hopeful Romney woos religious right - Romney, addressing graduates of evangelist Pat
Robertson's Regent University in Virginia - The Web site of Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network lists
Mormonism on a page entitled "How Do I Recognize a Cult?" - Still, the evangelist had praise for Romney,
including his balancing of the Massachusetts budget without hiking taxes
VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney wooed Christian
conservatives on Saturday but passed up a chance to address their concerns about his Mormon roots. ...
Analysts say Romney, a former Massachusetts governor and investment banker, has lagged in part because of
his Mormon faith. Some conservatives have questioned his dedication to their beliefs because he previously
supported abortion rights, before changing his public stance in recent years. ... Larry Sabato, a politics
professor at the University of Virginia, said Romney would have to address the issue of his faith eventually.
"Mormonism is hurting him," he said, adding that Romney's switch on abortion was a political move. "An adult
in his 40s and 50s having this overnight conversion -- nobody buys that." Romney previously was a bishop in
Massachusetts of the Mormon faith's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [article link]
A Rare Romney Post! - Posted by Dean {Romney 'Excessive Hype' artist} Barnett - {This is an interesting article
with many points and I think this is likely the tone and content of the 2008 election race. BTW, Mormon (LDS)
a "form of Christianity" no, not a chance!}
In response to my mini-post yesterday on Romney's fund-raising success, Instapunk wrote: Mormonism is the
most absurd form of Christianity by, say, a million parsecs, and I, personally, am getting tired of American
conservatives who believe the American people can be sold a bill of goods on the say-so of well connected
(Look at me being influential!) bloggers. I'll say what no one else will at this point: Mormons are untrustable
idiots…Mitt Romney will never be president. He's a Mormon. Therefore he's a loon, regardless of how
blazingly intelligent you have to be to make a half billion dollars in this country. The American people aren't
going to buy this particular pig in this particular poke. ... As Instapunk's remarks pertain to me, here they are,
mercifully condensed for your convenience: Barnett is an intelligent, well-meaning man. So is Hugh Hewitt.
But they've both been bitten by the power bug. They think they can play a role in who gets elected President
of the United States in 2008. In their infinite wisdom, they've decided that should be Mitt Romney and that we
will be taken in by their assurances based on the respect they earned for honesty before they became
campaign functionaries. The sad fact is, we can't trust them anymore. [article link]
Harry Reid firmly rooted in Mormon faith - No other Latter-day Saint has served in higher role in Congress than
the Nevada Democrat
It is widely known that Reid, 62, is the first Nevadan to ever ascend to a position in congressional leadership.
What is not so well known is that no other member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has ever
served in a higher leadership role in Congress. Reid was not born into a Mormon family and did not join the
church until he was a student at Utah State University in Logan ... Reid stirred his own controversy recently
when he suggested two Nevada Republican state candidates who are Mormons may have defaced their own
campaign signs. The signs for state Senate candidate Tom Christensen and Assembly candidate Garn Mabey
were defaced with stickers that read "Mormon bigots." [article link]
Some background on Kyle Sampson - Gonzales Staffer Was "Ready Replacement" for Karl Rove - Kyle is from
Utah - He also served a 2 year (Mormon) LDS mission to Minnesota Minneapolis around 1998-1991
Some background on Kyle Sampson, the now former chief of staff to Alberto Gonzales whom you'd never
heard of before today. ... From the NYT: "...He arrived in Washington in 1999, around his 30th birthday, with
impeccable credentials - at least for a man his age - among religious conservatives. A native of Utah and a
Mormon, he had completed his undergraduate studies at Brigham Young University. Mr. Sampson then
followed the lead of Dallin H. Oaks, the former president of Brigham Young, by attending the University of
Chicago for law school, another bastion of conservatism..." Kyle is from Utah... He was edged out of the US
Attorney job in Utah by Brett Tolman. Tolman was the guy that put the Patriot language in the conference
report. ... He also served a 2 year LDS mission to Minnesota Minneapolis around 1998-1991. [article link]
Administration officials say Gonzales should step down - Gonzales said more than 60 times that he "couldn't
recall" certain incidents - His former chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, used that explanation 122 times during his
testimony weeks ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Several administration officials and the House Republican Conference chairman said
Friday that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should step down, following the harsh response to his Senate
testimony on last year's firing of eight U.S. attorneys. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled
Gonzales for hours Thursday about the dismissals. The attorney general has been roundly criticized for his
handling of the shakeup and for the shifting explanations Justice Department officials have given for the
changes. Gonzales said more than 60 times that he "couldn't recall" certain incidents. His former chief of staff,
Kyle Sampson, used that explanation 122 times during his testimony weeks ago. ... During the hearings
Thursday, while Democratic senators criticized Gonzales' leadership, some of the sharpest criticism came from
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, including one who called for his resignation. [article link]
Romney's 'sixth son' handles campaign money - Mitt Romney has five sons, but if he had another, it would be
Spencer Zwick - Zwick grew up in Salt Lake City, but also lived abroad for almost 10 years of his childhood in
Chile and Brazil - He served a Mormon Church mission to Bangkok, Thailand
Zwick, 28, has been the presidential candidate's right-hand man for years, and now as Romney's national
finance director, he is heading up the most crucial part of Romney's White House bid. Zwick, a holdover from
Romney's days as the chief of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, is at the gut of Romney's campaign,
and recently oversaw one of the most impressive hauls of campaign cash for a Republican candidate this early
in the game: $21 million in less than three months.Romney and his wife, Ann, have called Zwick their "sixth
son," a far cry from when the Brigham Young University student volunteered to translate documents for the
Salt Lake Organizing Committee in advance of the Games. Zwick's first success in the campaign came a few
days after Romney announced his presidential exploratory committee. Zwick organized a large fund-raising
event and called it a National Call Day. Executives, friends, associates and supporters filled out a convention-
hall ballroom and raised $6.5 million in one day. ... I don't know exactly what I'll do, but at least in the next
several years I'm going to do everything I can to get Mitt Romney the resources he needs so he can be the
next president of the United States." [article link]
Romney can run, but he can't hide -- from the hacks - Mitt was a venture capitalist - He took over failing
corporations and turned them around by laying off extraneous layers of unneeded people
The former governor of Massachusetts found himself in Simi Valley, Calif., on a stage full of guys with ill-fitting
suits, bad hair, fractured syntax and tired eyes. Mitt quit the governorship, raised $25 million and traveled
three time zones for this? Mitt was a venture capitalist. He took over failing corporations and turned them
around by laying off extraneous layers of unneeded people. He had to be thinking last night how many of
these governmental middle-management types around him need a pink slip from the race, pronto. [article
link]
Mormonism in the Spotlight - [Mormons are attempting] what is being called a "public education" campaign
that could reach a budget in the tens of millions in media buys for TV, radio and print
The Salt Lake City-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is growing increasingly concerned about
the public-perception hit the presidential candidacy of Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney may have on the
Mormon Church. That's one reason the church is looking at what is being called a "public education" campaign
that could reach a budget in the tens of millions in media buys for TV, radio and print. "There is an expectation
that some of the church's more archaic traditions and obscure points of history will become more widely
publicized by Governor Romney's opponents in an effort to embarrass him and raise doubts about his faith in
the minds of the public," ... But this campaign may not be simply about educating the American people about
what many people consider an odd faith. ... "Remember, this isn't just about the church's image. This about
Governor Romney's image, too," says the political consultant. "I think increasingly the two are becoming
bound together." [article link]
LDS have sponsored Boy Scout troops since 1913; 23 percent of all Scout troops are LDS
Utah is first in: charitable giving, scientists, household computers, children with two parents, and birth rate. *
Noted LDS included five senators, the Osmonds, Gladys Knight, Steve Young, and the inventor of TV. * LDS
played a key role in the 2002 Winter Olympics; the chair is now the governor of Massachusetts. * Hawaii's #1
tourist site is the LDS Polynesian Cultural Center (Tonga and the Samoas are one-third LDS). * LDS have
sponsored Boy Scout troops since 1913; 23 percent of all Scout troops are LDS. * The BYU Women's Cross
Country were national champions or in second place each of the last seven years. DETROIT AREA * The Detroit
metro area has 30 congregations; the Dearborn chapel is on Rotunda by Ford's Building #5. * Detroit has a
temple, storehouse, cannery, employment and family service office, and family history libraries. * LDS include
former Governor Romney, three former Lions quarterbacks, and hundreds of Ford employees. [article link]
Boy Scout/Saints Of America - Monson also said that "Scouting should complement the Aaronic Priesthood at
all levels" (Ibid)
According to the Church News, a Mormon publication, 77 years ago the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints became a sponsoring institution of the Boy Scouts of America and has become the longest continually
chartered sponsoring organization. The LDS Church has the highest number of units among all chartered
organizations. The LDS newspaper also reported that General Authorities and other general board members of
the Mormon Church continue to serve on national Boy Scouts of America committees. Mormon Apostle and
second counselor to the President and Prophet of the LDS Church, Thomas S. Monson, bragged that, "The
Church has not had anyone who has done more for Scouting than President [Ezra Taft] Benson," (Church
News, Feb. 3, 1990, p. 11). The Boy Scouts of America recently hosted a National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P.,
at Hill Virginia, where young men of different faiths and different communities gathered. A large LDS
sacrament meeting was held at this Jamboree, where 48 LDS priests blessed the bread and water, and 150 LDS
deacons (LDS boys 12 years of age and up), passed it out. ... Monson also said that "Scouting should
complement the Aaronic Priesthood at all levels" (Ibid).Monson, speaking about Scouting, went on, "I like the
way the Church has coordinated and fully correlated the activities of the young men with the instruction we
provide in the Aaronic Priesthood. We don't have a Scoutmaster competing against a deacons quorum adviser,
or a priest quorum adviser competing against the Explorer post leader because we have blended them so that
it's one boy and one troop, one Church and one program. They serve together; they work together. Every
program I've seen from Scouting complements the objectives we are attempting to achieve in the lives of our
young men, primarily, helping them strive for exaltation," (Ibid). [article link]
Perens continues to fight the good fight - continuing his campaign against Novell which he began after the
company signed a deal with Microsoft last year - Every year, Novell holds its annual tradeshow, which it calls
Brainshare, in Salt Lake City, Utah
Every year, Novell holds its annual tradeshow, which it calls Brainshare, in Salt Lake City, Utah. This year, the
company has had a much smaller, but possibly more raucuous, companion, across the street. Free software
advocate Bruce Perens, one of the two people who founded the open source initiative to bridge the gap
between free software and the business community, was out there, continuing his campaign against Novell
which he began after the company signed a deal with Microsoft last year. [article link]
Novell apologizes for false free software funding claim - after it was pointed out that his claim that Novell is "a
significant financial contributor to the Free Software Foundation" was incorrect - "Novell last gave funds to the
FSF in October 2005, when they donated $5K as part of FSF Corporate Patron program
In his apology Steinman stated that he believed his original statement to be true at the time he made it, but
nevertheless apologized for misrepresenting the facts. "Further research inside Novell confirms that Peter
Brown is correct and I spoke in error. I want to make it clear that I had no intention of making false claims or
providing misinformation to the market," he wrote. "I want to apologize to the Free Software Foundation and
to the open source community for making this misrepresentation. I should have double-checked the accuracy
of my information before speaking, and for that, I offer no excuse." The apology comes at a time when
Novell's standing in the open source community is at best precarious. It has been openly criticized for entering
into a patent agreement with Microsoft Corp in November 2006 that Microsoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer, has used
to suggest that Linux infringes Microsoft's intellectual property. [article link]
BoycottNovell.com: The Novell/Microsoft Deal Dissected - a look at Novell's FAQ about the Microsoft deal -
Please note how often the word Linux and SuSE (Novell) are used interchangeably throughout this document -
This is the lock-out strategy
A regular reader of this site, MattD, has taken a look at Novell's FAQ about the Microsoft deal. His analysis is
worth extra attention. The FAQ is by no means new, but knowing what we know 9 months later, the intents
are transparent. I found the language of this FAQ quite revealing. Please note how often the word Linux and
SuSE are used interchangeably throughout this document. Below are a few quotes that I felt spoke volumes
about how they wished to penetrate the market at the cost of Free and Open Source Applications and OSes. ...
Above statement - section where OpenOffice is threatened if run on any environment outside of Novell or
Microsoft OSes. OpenOffice hits MS directly in their pockets and is considered among their biggest threats.
They go on to discuss their mutual strategy involving Virtualization, Web Services and Document Format
Compatibility. This is the lock-out strategy. When the five years are up, I guess it'll be Linux vs MS… two
proprietary OSes. Microsoft FTW. This protection racket scheme buys Microsoft Five whole years. In this time,
Linux can become more fragmented (if Novell is chosen as the distro of choice). Novell has the opportunity to
pull into a healthy lead (given MS resources in the press, government, etc) but it can be an Apple type of lead,
something Microsoft can battle more effectively especially given Novell's reliance on MS tech. Novell, with
their newfound reliance on .NET, Office Document "Standards", Virtualization of MS-OS will make their Linux
version an also-ran. Technologies like PHP and Apache are also threatened. [article link]
Quotes: "Most LDS converts come from nominal Protestant and Catholic backgrounds, which makes sense
given the way in which Mormon missionaries present their message. They offer a Restored Gospel, a term that
is easy to understand if one already has an idea of what "gospel" means.
LDS missionaries offer instruction to their prospective apostles, churches, beliefs, angels, God, Jesus, and
Scripture-none of which make any sense unless the listeners and their ecclesiastical predecessors are the
result of traditional Christian evangelism, catechism, and Bible study. The Bible used by LDS missionaries in
their quest for converts, the King James Version, is a translation produced by non-LDS Christian scholars.
Consequently, LDS success, according to Mosser, is parasitical on Catholic and Protestant missionary work,
education, and scholarship." - Francis Beckwith, "Sects In The City: Mormonism and the Philosophical Perils of
Being a Missionary faith". [article link]
Keeping members a challenge for LDS church - Mormon myth: The belief that the church is the fastest-growing
faith in the world doesn't hold up (The Salt Lake Tribune)
The claim that Mormonism is the fastest-growing faith in the world has been repeated so routinely by
sociologists, anthropologists, journalists and proud Latter-day Saints as to be perceived as unassailable fact.
The trouble is, it isn't true. ... But since 1990, other faiths - Seventh-day Adventists, Assemblies of God and
Pentecostal groups - have grown much faster and in more places around the globe. And most telling, the
number of Latter-day Saints who are considered active churchgoers is only about a third of the total, or 4
million in the pews every Sunday, researchers say. [article link]
Mormon (FLDS) Fugitive polygamist sect leader goes to court Thursday - he is the man who is wanted in Utah
and Arizona on a variety of charges including child rape that are linked to his allegedly arranging marriages
between girls and older men in his polygamist organization, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- Warren Jeffs may be the voice of God on Earth to his tight-knit band of devoted
followers, but Thursday, he will have to stand in a Las Vegas courtroom and answer to secular authority. ... A
Nevada state trooper became suspicious when questioning Jeffs and his brother, Isaac, after stopping their
luxury SUV on a freeway just north of Las Vegas. ... Jeffs, who was evasive and refused to make eye contact
with the trooper, began eating a salad in the back seat, "but his carotid artery was pumping," said Dutchover,
who called for backup and later summoned the FBI when he and his fellow troopers realized who they had
captured. ... Inside the Escalade -- a brand that carries a price tag of nearly $55,000 for a base model -- were
the trappings of Jeffs' life on the run, including 15 cell phones, walkie-talkies, a police scanner, laptop
computers, wigs, sunglasses, credit cards and at least $54,000 in cash, along with a duffel bag stuffed with
unopened envelopes that may contain even more money, according to the FBI. ... Jeffs himself later confirmed
he is the man who is wanted in Utah and Arizona on a variety of charges including child rape that are linked to
his allegedly arranging marriages between girls and older men in his polygamist organization, the
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. [article link]
Why Are Mormons Funding Islamic Terrorism? - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), the
Mormon Church, is the single largest donor to the U.S. branch of Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) - The Israeli
government says it is a HAMAS front group it is also under investigation by the American government
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Mormon Church, is the single largest donor to the U.S.
branch of Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), also known as Islamic Relief. In the past year, it donated $1.6 million
to the charity. But Islamic Relief is not just any charity. The Israeli government says it is a HAMAS front group.
It is also under investigation by the American government. IRW was founded in 1984 by Dr. Hany El Banna. He
is a relative of Hassan El Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group--from which HAMAS,
Yasser Arafat, and Al-Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman Al-Zawahiri emanated. [article link]
Salt Lake City Killer's Records Released - some of Sulejman Talovic's juvenile records have been leaked
{Unfortunately much of it is violent crime against women - girls. Even more unfortunate the Mormon (LDS)
based Utah system does not seem to be interested or even in the business of protecting woman of any age.}
Local Salt Lake City blogger Jonathan notified us that some of Sulejman Talovic's juvenile records have been
leaked. Excerpts: At age 12, Talovic was before a judge for allegedly holding a knife over the head of girl while
stating, "I'll kill you," according to a source who is familiar with the case. Two years earlier, Talovic was
referred to juvenile court for throwing rocks at a little girl. About the same time, he threatened his parents'
landlord with a knife. ... [article link]
Utah gunman, 18, was Muslim from Bosnia - Killed 5 in crowded shopping mall before being gunned down
The 18-year-old gunman who killed five people in a crowded Utah shopping mall was a Bosnian Muslim
refugee who was prepared to kill many more, say investigators. An off-duty police officer having an early
Valentine's Day dinner with his wife was credited today with cornering Sulejmen Talovic, exchanging fire with
him until other officers arrived to shoot and kill the gunman. The trench-coated teenager wanted to "to kill a
large number of people" and probably would have killed many more if not for the off-duty officer, Police Chief
Chris Burbank said. [article link]
Surprise! Terrorist in Utah Mall Shootings is a MUSLIM; - Five other victims are holding onto life--in critical or
serious condition--including a pregnant woman
More "Religion of Peace" peacefulness. Remember last night's shooting murder of at least six people at Salt
Lake City, Utah's "Trolley Square"? Five other victims are holding onto life--in critical or serious condition--
including a pregnant woman. Well--surprise! surprise!--the shooter/murderer is a Bosnian Muslim "refugee,"
Solejman Talovic. No word on his immigration status. And whenever the Mainstream Media calls someone a
"refugee," it's generally a euphemism for illegal alien. Although the Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that
authorities--predictably--have no motive for the shooting, let's face it. This guy is an Islamic terrorist.
Terrorism expert and private investigator Bill Warner--whose site I read often--believes this terrorist attack
was some sort of payback for Muslim executions in Bosnia.[article link]
April 14, 2006: Utah school books the wrong Jon Stewart - Thought it had 'Daily Show' host, but it was just
some motivational guy {Typical, Mormons have also booked the wrong Jesus}
OGDEN, Utah -- An embarrassed charter school has discovered it booked the wrong Jon Stewart for its annual
gala. The DaVinci Academy thought it had made a deal with comedian Jon Stewart, star of "The Daily Show"
and host of this year's Academy Awards, to appear next week. ... But last week, it learned that it had booked
Jon A. Stewart, a former motivational speaker, businessman and part-time professional wrestler from Chicago.
... the school canceled Jon A. Stewart this week, [article link]
US Probes Into Dodgy (Mormon "questionable" Medical) Donations to China

The LDS (Latter-day Saints) Foundation of the United States has agreed to investigate the "questionable"
medical donations made to China following a request to do so by the All-China Federation of Charity,
according to sources from the national charity organization. "Most importantly, we want to know why there
are problems with the donations," the official from the federation was quoted as saying by the Beijing News.
Three containers of medical equipment reportedly donated to China by the Mormon Church or The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City in November were found to have contained stained bedding,
used surgical clothes and expired medical equipment. [article link]
China Watch: Tarnished Philanthropy China Questions Recent (Mormon) Medical Supply Shipments from U.S.
Two U.S.-based philanthropic organizations faced considerable embarrassment this year when their donations
to China were found to contain large quantities of expired medical supplies and second-hand medical
equipment. While the details surrounding the cases have yet to be unraveled, the frequency of such events
should raise alarm bells.
The latest problematic donation was made by Salt Lake City, Utah-based LDS Philanthropies, a charitable arm
of the Mormon Church. The group's contribution of US $4 million worth of supplies was sent to mainland
China's largest non-governmental charity group, China Charity Federation, and arrived on November 7, 2005.
Two of the four containers were delivered to Wuhan City in Hubei Province, one to Hefei City in Anhui
Province, and one to Beijing. [article link]
Salt Lake City - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), Utah's largest religion and employer, has
cut hundreds of jobs from its Utah workforce {2003}
Faced with falling investment income, and perhaps feeling the effects of lower tithing, the church recently
offered voluntary early retirements, effective for nearly 1,000 employees this week, The Salt Lake Tribune
reported in a copyright story. About 600 employees opted to take advantage of the voluntary exit, and 40
percent of the vacated positions will not be filled.
The church refused to provide employment specifics. However, based on employment ranges from a Web site
operated by Utah's Workforce Services Department, The Tribune estimated the Mormon church tops the
state's next biggest employer - state government - by more than 10,000 employees, or 33,355 compared to
22,500. Figures show about 29,140 employees working directly for the church in Utah, as distinct from the
more than 4,215 working at its for-profit businesses.[article link]
Howard Hughes and the "Mormon Mafia"

During all his years as a recluse, there were only a handful of people who saw him personally each day. This
was the so-called "Mormon Mafia," which took orders from Bill Gay, chief of Hughes' Los Angeles office. Its
mission consisted of feeding Hughes occasionally and drugging him regularly.
On Nov. 5, 1970, Hughes was carried from the (Las Vegas casino) Desert Inn and put on a jet for the Bahamas.
It was, according to Maheu, a coup [a takeover]. "The reason I know, is that that they tried to get me to join
on two occasions," said Maheu. In April 1976, Hughes died at age 70 aboard a plane en route to Houston,
ostensibly of kidney failure.
However, his dehydration, malnutrition and the shards of broken hypodermic needles buried in his thin arms
suggested other factors. "If sheer neglect qualifies as a weapon," said Maheu, "they killed him." [article link]
This Case Involving Questioned (Forged) Documents and Howard Hughes was the "Mormon Will"
Another famous case involving questioned documents and Howard Hughes was the "Mormon Will" case which
arose when Hughes died in 1976 leaving an estate estimated to be between 2 and 3 billion dollars, and no
apparent will. While attorneys and executives of Hughes' corporations scrambled to find a will, speculation ran
rampant through the country. One possibility was that Hughes had written a "holographic" will, which is a will
written totally by hand - usually in the person's own words without benefit of the presence of an attorney.
One Hughes attorney stated that Hughes had asked him twice about the legalities of a proper holographic will.
Shortly after this information was published, an alleged holographic will of Howard Hughes was found left
anonymously on a desk in the office building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (the Mormon
Church). With the will was a note saying that the document had been found near the home of Joseph Smith
(founder of the Mormon Church) and that it should be delivered to the President of the Mormon Church. A
questioned document examiner gave the preliminary opinion that the will might have been written by Howard
Hughes, and the Mormon Church filed the will in the Las Vegas county court which is where jurisdiction of the
estate had settled. ...
This case was essentially a one issue case - whether the will was a forgery or not. At least 4 very prominent
American questioned document examiners concluded that the will was forged.[article link]
***Division from Historic Christianity (Salvation from God) is the Mark of a Cult {This Excellent 10 min video
exactly explains how and why cults like the LDS take the focus off of God (Jesus) and place it on cult leaders.
Removing salvation from God while pretending to place it in the hands of the cult leaders.} (Online Video)
falcon on June 18th, 2008: Excellent video. Add to it the notion to trust the leaders unquestionably and once
the prophet/leader speaks the thinking is done. According to the Mormon church, can a member leave the
church and still be saved? A big NO! Are the members controled by the leaders? Totally! The elite leaders own
the salvation of the little gerbil followers so they can keep these folks busy on the little religion wheel running
as fast they can. And the beauty of the gerbil wheel, to the leaders, is that the little gerbil followers never get
any where. So they keep trying. And if the gerbils try to break out, they're reminded that outer darkness
awaits anyone who leaves. Total control through fear. This is flat out spiritual abuse with the abused blaming
themselves and not the abusers. No wonder the exMos carry anger with them for years. [article link]
Watchdog Web Site (Wikileaks.org) Goes After the Mormon and Scientology (Cult) Churches - In mid-April,
Wikileaks took on the Mormon Church, releasing the secret version of the Handbook of Instructions for the
Church of Latter-Day Saints - In March, the site published a document detailing behind-the-scene workings of
the Church of Scientology: a 612-page manual commonly refered to as the secret "bible" of Scientology {Yep,
paying that old green stuff to some cult for their secret way to get into heaven will get you into heaven every
time, either that or it will simply dupe you out of your money every time, I'm thinking it's a duping.}
Wikileaks.org - a watchdog Web site that leaks corporate and government documents - hasn't officially
launched, yet it has already uncovered human rights violations in China, claimed to have swayed Kenya's
elections and exposed the inner workings of Guantanamo Bay. So many were surprised when it recently
turned its sights on two lawyer-heavy religious groups: the Mormons and the Scientologists ... In March, the
site published a document detailing behind-the-scene workings of the Church of Scientology: a 612-page
manual commonly refered to as the secret "bible" of Scientology, containing writings by L. Ron Hubbard on
the eight different Operating Thetan levels, a basic principal of the religion. The public had never seen the
entire document before it appeared on Wikileaks; the church views them as secret and had sued CNN and
Time for releasing small parts of them in the past. ... Church of Scientology International spokeswoman Karin
Pouw wrote in an e-mail to FOXNews.com: "I can only assume that religious bigotry and prejudice is driving
their activity, as there is no altruistic value in posting our copyrighted scriptures, despite Wikileaks' self-serving
statements to the contrary. ... In mid-April, Wikileaks took on the Mormon Church, releasing the secret version
of the Handbook of Instructions for the Church of Latter-Day Saints. The materials, not available even to most
Mormons, included information on how the church hierarchy deals with matters of discipline,
excommunication and apostasy. The church issued legal warnings demanding that the information be taken
down, and even sent threats to the Wikimedia Foundation - the not-for-profit that operates Wikinews and
Wikipedia - for linking to the material in a WikiNews article. LDS church spokesman Michael Purdy wrote in an
e-mail that there is nothing particularly newsworthy in the material and said it is used as "a reference guide to
assist local Church leaders in managing Church affairs. "However," he wrote, "the material is copyrighted.
Copyright infringement is a concern for many organizations." The Wikimedia Foundation - which has no
relation to the watchdog group - removed the documents. Wikileaks refused. [article link]
Mormon Church LDS legal notice to Wikileaks.org - [From] Intellectual Reserve, Inc. "Dear Sir of Madam:" {Is
this stuff real? Can't the Mormons afford Lawyers who can write and spell? Shouldn't it read "Dear Sir or
Madam:" - Looks like some Mormon Lawyers are in for some small planets to rule over if they can't properly
rule over this important task of keeping their followers in the dark. How could Mormons this sloppy not lose
some rewards from their eternal planet paradise if not lose their planet all together? Brigham Young the strict
disciplinarian must be turning over in his grave!} (PDF)
Formal notice of infringement filed by LDS with wikileaks, demanding removal of Church Handbook of
Instructions. Sent by Berne S. Broadbent of the Intellectual Property Division of The Church of Jesus Christ of
the Latter-day Saints. ... Register of Copyrights - Application Received NOV 16, 1998 - a. Name of Author
"Corporation of the President of the (LDS)" - b. Substantially new text. Selection, arrangement, condensation,
and revision of preexisting text. - Previous Registration "No". {How could you not trust a 1998 updated book
with all the rules that mankind needs to know in order to get your own far away sex-planet. After all it was
completely updated in 1998 to the point that it needed to be copyrighted for the first time. Too bad no one is
allowed to see such an important book of rules. IRI is the owner of the copyright of the "original" (LDS) work. I
wonder if the Mormons know they are owned by corporations? Corporations that won't even show them the
rules they are supposed to follow to be obedient enough to get their own Mormon planet. Too -- Weird!}
[article link]
The (LDS) Church's Website Contains A Bold Face Lie - Notice the chronology offered by the text: "widowed by
her first husband" and then "later marriage to Brigham Young" - In fact her first husband died 9 years after
Brigham Young died
This is the biography of Zina Diantha Huntington Young, the second president of the Relief Society:
http://www.lds.org/pa/display/0,17884... (downloaded June 7 2007). I have included the complete text here:
"Zina D. H. Young, a midwife and an educator, worked closely with Eliza R. Snow in the Relief Society. In 1870
Brigham Young called Sister Young to promote silk production among the women of the Church as part of the
Church's emphasis on home industry and self-sufficiency. During her presidency the Relief Society affiliated
with the United States National Council of Women and campaigned for women's suffrage. Sister Young
continued the Relief Society's emphasis on health care, grain storage, education, and compassionate service.
**Widowed by her first husband, she raised two sons from that marriage, one daughter from her later
marriage to Brigham Young, and four of Brigham Young's other children" ... Notice the chronology offered by
the text: "widowed by her first husband" and then "later marriage to Brigham Young". In fact her first husband
died 9 years after Brigham [article link]
Problems with the Book of Mormon

Joseph Smith claimed that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth (History of the
Church, 4:461). If that's true, why has it been subjected to thousands of corrections and alterations since it
was first published'
If you are led to witness to a Mormon, remember always to share the truth in love. The facts and truth will
shake the foundations of religious beliefs that are often strongly held in the life of a Mormon. Letting God's
love and compassion shine through you as you witness is extremely important. In John 14:6, Jesus said, "I am
the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Jesus is the way, and He is
the only way. Many have been deceived by Joseph Smith Jr., and need to come face to face with the fact that
their founding prophet was a false prophet who introduced a false gospel. Facing the truth can sometimes
have some difficult consequences on earth, but life on earth is temporary. Denying the truth can have eternal
consequences.
Muslim (Islam) and Mormonism (LDS) are very similar
FREE Mp3 Download - ConsideringIslamBiblically_DREdwardPanosian (1 Hr 15 Min)
Is it just me or does any one else Recognize the similarities between Muslim and Mormonism?
The concept of Heaven for both Islam and Mormonism (Latter Day Saints) are basically
the same. Both believe heaven to be some type of brothel where droves of women are
there for their various whims. To both of them the rewards of heaven are sexual and
physical; not Godly and not Spiritual.
Jesus taught:
Matthew 22:29,30 Jesus answered and said unto them, "Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the
power of God. For in the resurrection they (people) neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are
as the angels of God in heaven.
Both Islam and Mormonism each came basically from one man each. Islam - Mohammed and
Mormonism (LDS) - Joseph Smith.
Both are a product of the preferences and imagination of a single person. While the events that
brought Christianity into existence; the virgin incarnation, miracles, the death (cross) and resurrection
of Jesus, all have been explicitly foretold by the many Jewish Hebrew Holy Prophets who's prophecies
were written down in advance, publicly distributed and the actual events themselves have occurred
ushering in the Christian era.
Both came long after Jesus walked the earth. Muslim 700's A.D. - Mormonism 1800's A.D.
Both now claim to be the true representation of Jesus' teaching although neither acknowledges that
Jesus is God in the flesh as He claimed.
John 4:19-26 The (Arab) woman saith unto Him (Jesus), Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. Our
fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to
worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this
mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we
worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall
worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit:
and they that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. The woman saith unto Him, I
know that Messias (Messiah) cometh, which is called Christ: when He is come, He will tell us all things.
Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am He.
Both originated outside of Israel by anti-Jewish men. Islam in Saudi Arabia, Mormonism in New York,
USA.
Both are Strict Legalistic systems.
Both are Strict Political systems.
Both believe and follow Revenge, Lying and Killing as a way to further their cause.
Both deny that women posses the ability of eternal salvation. Muslims - that women do not live
eternally like men do and therefore treat women accordingly here on earth. The Muslim "Virgins" of
heaven are spirit beings and not earthly women. Mormons - that women can only receive their
highest salvation by being married and submitted to a Mormon man. The marriage must take place in
a Mormon Temple where the women is given a secret password that her husband if pleased by her
will use to grant her entrance into his paradise.
Yet the Bible says that God created both the man and the woman equally, that men and women are
of the same flesh and of the same spirit. The original woman Eve came from the man but now all
descendants whether male or female come from a woman therefore creating equality in life giving
among the genders. If women do not posses eternal salvation (a relationship with God) on their own
then neither do men.
Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and
female created He them.
Genesis 2:23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she {Eve} shall be
called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
1st Corinthians 11:12 For as the woman {Eve} is of the man, even so is the man also by {Childbirth}
{from} the woman; but all things of God.
Both deny the Deity of Jesus. Muslims - believe that Jesus is only a Prophet, and Mormons - believe
that Jesus is only a man just like Adam and every other man. Neither acknowledge Jesus as the
Manifestation of God that Jesus claimed to be.
The writings of both are plagued with Errors and inconsistencies.

"There is no other religion on earth that has lower moral expectations of itself,
yet higher expectations of others than Islam."
www.thereligionofpeace.com
Here is a Quote from Joseph Smith declaring Mormonism and not Christianity to be his greatest ideal
and defining Mormonism as a "worldly" religion.
"We should gather all the good and true principles in the world and treasure them up, or we shall not
come out true Mormons."
(Joseph Smith, TPJS, p. 316)
The Bible teaches:
Philippians 3:18-20 For many walk, of whom I (Apostle Paul) have told you often, and now tell you
even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God
is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things. For our conversation is in
heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
And much, much, more ...
Islam and Mormonism have Nothing to do with Christianity and much to do with each
other.
God Bless You,

David Anson Brown
Here is an additional resource further documenting the surprising similarities between the founder of
Mormonism, Joseph Smith and the founder of Islam, Mohammed. In fact the author's conclusions are
that the American Joseph Smith totally plagiarized the Muslim Koran for his own Mormon invention,
creating an "American" version of the Koran - Islam, religion.
http://www.bible.ca/islam/islamic-mormonism-similarities.htm
Islam Info, References and Resources
 When Evil (Islam) is Called Good

 France Riots and Jihad
 "Europe Died in Auschwitz" Europe Replaces Six million Peaceful Jews With 20 Million Muslims
 Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR's) Report Unreliable
 Paris Riots: Coming to an American Street Near You
 Islam: The Religion of Peace and White Knuckle Terror (Picture of the Week)
 Faith Freedom International
 Islam: Truth or Myth? - Start here for a quick introduction to Islam!
 The Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry: Info about ISLAM
 Muslim State (Qatar) to Build First Christian Church for 1,400 Years
 President Bush - The White House Ramadan Celebration
 Bush Extends Ramadan Greetings to Muslims Around the World
 {Islamic website} Welcome to (Islam) Submission - President George W. Bush's Statements about
Submission (Islam in Arabic)
 {Islamic website} Muslims call for Bush White House Ramadan Celebration Boycott
Articles & Resources
A devastating defeat for Iran's green [traditional Islam] revolution - After an election campaign of unprecedented hope
the result shattered those who longed for reform - Mousavi's slick, youth-driven "green" campaign - the colour is for
Islam and hope - galvanised demands for a stabler economy, more liberty at home and easier relations abroad {The
highly opposed Islam of Ahmadinejad is not traditional Islam but a NWO - New Age Islam that is the concoction of
modern think tanks, liberal Universities and media talk shows. No one [not even traditional Islam] is in any way ever
under any obligation to bow down to the newly minted NWO - New Age Islam. This new, more violent and more
oppressive Islam is derived from the imaginations of social engineering and is a figment of the Bush family and their CIA
propaganda. Islam in either the traditional or the modern New Age form will not get anyone into heaven. Everyone
knows by reason that there are not dozens of disembodied virgins awaiting in the afterlife for those who commit crime
here on earth it's just a simple fact that sex is physical and the afterlife is spiritual the two are mutually exclusive.}
June 14, 2009: The disillusionment on the streets of Tehran yesterday was extreme. Several hundred demonstrators,
many wearing the green colours of Mousavi's campaign, chanted "The government lied to the people," gathering near
the Interior Ministry as the final controversial count was announced. Elsewhere in Tehran, up to 300 young people
blocked the avenue by forming a human chain and chanted "Ahmadi, shame on you. Leave the government alone."
One news agency reported that a senior policeman told demonstrators: "The time of dancing and shouting is over." "It's
such a cheek, it's impossible for it to stand," argued a woman photographer from a north Tehran suburb. "If they don't
fix it, it will erode any legitimacy that is left for the Islamic Republic. " The drama came at the end of an extraordinary
week that seemed to promise a new politics for Iran and an end to the mass apathy that allowed the populist
Ahmadinejad to take power in 2005. The previous record turnout was in 1997, when reformist cleric Mohammad
Khatami - who is now backing Mousavi - was elected and ushered in a period of optimism and change. -- Mousavi's
slick, youth-driven "green" campaign - the colour is for Islam and hope - galvanised demands for a stabler economy,
more liberty at home and easier relations abroad. Night after night tens of thousands of his supporters rallied in a party
atmosphere without a single policeman or militiaman in sight as a river of green clothes, armbands and banners - as
well as cars and bikes - swept up Valiasr Avenue, Tehran's main north-south thoroughfare. Some young women even
cast off their hijab headscarves and danced with men - unthinkable public behaviour in normal times. It was inspiring to
see this show of peaceful, if raucous, people power, driven by youthful high spirits. But there was also a warning that
the authorities seem to have ignored. "If there's cheating," went one popular slogan, "there'll be rioting." The menacing
black-clad police deployed on Valiasr last night showed that it was being taken seriously. -- Hopes were high that
Mousavi, with his high-profile wife, Zahra Rahnavard, alongside him, would be a president who would emulate Khatami
and ease social restrictions, especially for women, as well as improve Iran's international standing. "I think there will be
more freedom," said a smiling Soraya Sohrabinejad, 21, draped in a fetching green tunic and the flimsiest of hijabs at
the challenger's final campaign rally. But excitement and wishful thinking may have combined with an underestimation
of the scale of possible electoral fraud, though there were warning signs there, too: a senior ayatollah was rumoured to
have issued a fatwa sanctioning moves to ensure victory for Ahmadinejad, and Mousavi supporters were advised to
vote in schools rather than mosques or Basij militia offices [to separate their vote out so it wouldn't count]. [article link]
Pope's Regensburg Address Wins 'Speech of the Year' - the Pope quoted a 14th century Byzantine emperor as saying
Islam had only brought evil to the world and that it was spread by the sword, a method that was unreasonable and
contrary to God's nature
Pope Benedict's controversial Regensburg speech, which angered the Muslim world for appearing to link Islam and
violence, won a "Speech of the Year" award from a university in his native Germany on Monday. ... In his speech, the
Pope quoted a 14th century Byzantine emperor as saying Islam had only brought evil to the world and that it was
spread by the sword, a method that was unreasonable and contrary to God's nature. ... The Tuebingen jury said the fact
that the obscure Byzantine quote the Pope chose to illustrate his argument about faith and reason could attract such
international attention "proves it is still relevant over 500 years later." [article link]
Christianity and Islam, (DVD)
Christianity and Islam, "Jihad," "fatwa," "Ramadan" . . . these terms are all a part of the language of Islam, but what do
they mean? What do Muslims believe about Jesus? Are "Allah" and "Yahweh" one and the same? In this balanced,
informative, and non-compromising presentation, Dr. Timothy George answers Christians' common questions about
Islamic faith and practice. The series avoids the angry condemnation of all Muslims on the one hand, or a compromising
of Christian truth-claims on the other. Four 25-minute programs: The Tenets of Islam, The Trinity, The Bible and the
Incarnation, and The Cross and Salvation. Includes a 32-page study guide. 100 minutes. [article link]
A Terrorist Who Turned To Love - a former PLO terrorist who has become an ardent Zionist and evangelical Christian
FrontPageMagazine's Interview guest today is Walid Shoebat, a former PLO terrorist who has become an ardent
Zionist and evangelical Christian. [article link]
Islam Was My Nightmare By Jutta 2005/04/26 (Testimony)

I was born to a very pious Catholic family in Berlin . Nothing presaged that I would become a Muslim one day. On the
contrary, everyone expected me to be a faithful Catholic throughout my life and pass down my faith to my children.
However, I had a very rebellious character and, like many adolescents, abominated everything my parents liked. I set a
goal for myself to find a liberating religion different from that of my parents. I was convinced that nothing could be
worse than Christianity with its oppressive teachings on women. The religious atmosphere in my family was getting on
my nerves. I was having heated arguments with my parents all the time because of my disagreement with some
Christian teachings. They pressed me to be a better Christian; I rebelled and did the opposite. Soon after my graduation
from university, I met a young Muslim man of Turkish origin. We fell in love and soon got married. He was not a
religious fanatic - he was absolutely secular, although he did observe some Islamic obligations (he fasted and prayed).
He didn't ask me to convert to his religion but he made it clear that he would like his children to be Muslims. I myself
took great interest in his religion and customs. I expressed willingness to learn more about Islam. ... [article link]
Princeton Censors Ex-PLO Speakers; But Likely to Hire PLO Spokesman as History Professor
Princeton U. Says Campus Event Against Terrorism is "Too Inflammatory" Princeton University has cancelled a
speaking event by three former Middle East terrorists because it says that the use of the word "terrorist" in the
promotion for the event is "too inflammatory." Two of the three self-described former terrorists were members of the
PLO. Each of them apparently converted to Christianity. Here is the must-read story of one of the group, Walid
Shoebat, who is now an ardent Zionist.
Meanwhile, another former PLO member is likely to be named a full professor: Khalidi is Sole Candidate for History
Position. Controversial professor appears to have wide support. As detailed in Campus Watch Rashid Khalidi is trying to
weasel out of having worked for the PLO: Mr. Khalidi dismisses the allegation that he served as a PLO spokesman,
saying, "I often spoke to journalists in Beirut, who usually cited me without attribution as a well-informed Palestinian
source. If some misidentified me at the time, I am not aware of it." Here is another corroborating quote about being a
PLO employee from the New York Times (February 19, 1978) that is not widely known because of an alternate spelling
of the last name: ... [article link]
Basic Christian: Bible Study
 Being A Disciple - Christian Growth - Maturity Steps (Mp3)
Bible - Scripture
Biblion (975) book, scroll, writing
Verses - Exodus 17:14 24:7 Joshua 1:8 2nd Chronicles 34:14 Matthew 22:29 John 5:39
2nd Timothy 3:16 2nd Peter 3:16
First Use: Genesis 5:1 this is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in
the likeness of God made He him;
1st Timothy 3:15-17 And that from a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to
make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is given by
inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect (complete) thoroughly furnished unto all good
works.
The Bible is how God has chosen to reveal Himself to the world and to have His words preserved
through the generations. The Bible is unique and unlike any other book ever written. The Bible is
tangible proof that God exists. Approximately 40 separate authors wrote the Bible during a several
thousand-year time frame. The Bible is one complete book it has a beginning in Genesis (Beginning) it
has continuity from Adam and Eve to Jesus and the Bible has an ending, the book of Revelation (make
known). There is no supplement or addition needed for the Bible. The Bible is complete; it covers the
creation of the universe and all time, up to and including the future and Jesus' eternal everlasting
kingdom. Most of the Bible at the time that each verse was written, it was written as prophesy. In the
Bible the events were described in the Bible before the event actually happened. This prophetic
writing of the Bible could only happen with knowledge of the future, knowledge man does not have,
knowledge God does have.
The Bible thoroughly reveals to man who God is, His nature and His plan for mankind. The Bible is
without self-controversy and without self-contradiction and the Bible is without error. Over the
thousands of years of the Bible's existence, the Bible has one clear message and one clear meaning;
the predicament of mankind in sin and death and the remedy of the love and forgiveness of God.
The Old Testament of the Bible was written by Jews in the Jewish language of Hebrew during the
years 2,600 B. C. To 400 B.C (approximately). The Old Testament tells of God, man and the coming
Messiah, Jesus. The New Testament was written by Jews in the international language of the day,
which was the Greek language. The New Testament was entirely written in the lifetime of the
disciples of Jesus, with writing being completed in the time frame of approximately 40 A.D. to 90 A.D..
The night that Mary gave birth to Jesus in the manger is the year 1 A.D. and Jesus lived on the earth as
a human for 33 1/2 years, being crucified at the age of 33, which would be around the year 34 A.D.
Then Matthew, who personally spent 3 1/2 years as a disciple of Jesus, wrote the Gospel of Matthew,
followed by the 26 additional writings by a total of eight different authors completing the New
Testament around the year 90 A.D. The Apostle Paul himself wrote 14 epistles (letters) comprising
half of the New Testament's 27 books. The First book is thought to be the Gospel of Matthew written
by the disciple Matthew around 40 A.D.. The last book written is thought to be the Book of
Revelation, written by the disciple John approximately 90 A.D..
Septuagint
Septuagint is the entire Old Testament of the Bible translated from the Jewish Hebrew language into
the Geek language approximately 200 B.C.. Many of our English book titles from the Old Testament
are from the Septuagint version. Genesis (Beginnings), Exodus (Out of Path), Psalms (Songs).
The entire Old Testament was completely written by the Jews in the Jewish Hebrew language about
400 B.C.. Then approximately 200 B.C. the Old Testament was entirely translated by a small group of
devout Jews from the Hebrew language into scrolls written in the Greek language. This is significant
because these events occurred 400 & 200 years before the birth of Jesus. Much of the Old Testament
was written as prophecy about the coming of Jesus. With two versions, the Hebrew and the Greek of
the Bible circulating around the world prior to the birth of Jesus, it is impossible to add text to the
Bible to portray the life of Jesus after the birth of Jesus. If text had been added to the Geek version of
the Bible, it would no longer match the Hebrew Bible. Likewise if text were added to the Hebrew Bible
about Jesus then there were still 2,500 years of Hebrew and 200 years of Greek Bibles circulating
around the world that would not substantiate the new versions.
In 1947-1956 in the Dead Sea region of Israel, Hebrew Bibles called the "Dead Sea Scrolls" were found
sealed in clay jars that were hidden in various caves. The Dead Sea scrolls date back to the times
before, during and shortly after Jesus walked on earth. Almost the entire Old Testament was found.
When our modern Old Testament Bibles were compared to the Dead Sea Scrolls, "Old Testament
Bibles" the Bibles were virtually identical, except for a very few spelling differences they were
identical. This is stunning proof that the Bible has remained unedited since it was originally written
and that the prophecies about Jesus existed in the Bible years before the birth of Jesus, proving that
the Bible is written with knowledge of events before they happen. This also proves the Bible to have
been written with more knowledge than man possesses, knowledge that can only come from God.
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
Articles
Prophecies in the Bible - Out of 66 Books in the Bible • 17 are devoted to prophecy • Sixteen of them are in the Old
Testament • Revelation is the one New Testament book devoted to prophecy - However, there are verses of prophecy
given throughout the entire Bible - Prophecy links mankind's past, present, and future giving us a balance of the Lord's
whole and eternal purpose
The prophecies in the Bible are numerous and address many events. God's Word is an exciting book that is filled with
His promises and purposes. "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God. . ." (2 Timothy 3:16). He has given us prophetic
Scriptures so that we might understand what is happening and going to happen -- proving our hopes are in Him alone.
God does not operate in a linear time frame, as we do. He is all seeing, all-powerful, and knows what was, what is, and
what is to come, all at the same time! This is difficult for the human mind to comprehend. Yet, to help us, the Lord has
given us prophecy to encourage us and enable us to get a vision of His plan, judgments and blessings. He says in
Revelation 1:3: "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which
are written therein: for the time is at hand" (KJV). Out of 66 Books in the Bible • 17 are devoted to prophecy • Sixteen of
them are in the Old Testament • Revelation is the one New Testament book devoted to prophecy. However, there are
verses of prophecy given throughout the entire Bible. God's first prophetic statement begins in Genesis 3:15 as He
speaks to Satan concerning the act of deception performed on Eve. Some were foretelling the rise and fall of kingdoms.
Many of the Old Testament prophecies are called Messianic prophecies and were in regard to the coming Messiah.
These Scriptures are a powerful confirmation of the accuracy of prophecies in the Bible. Here are just a few of the
hundreds: ... To understand what prophecy is all about and its relevance to us, we must see the true scope of it and
God's intent. It links mankind's past, present, and future giving us a balance of the Lord's whole and eternal purpose.
[article link]
Bible verse: Matthew 5:1-12 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God - Blessed are the peacemakers: for they
shall be called the children of God ... {The complete Bible is available at ChristianFaithDownloads.com}
Matthew 5:1-12 And seeing the multitudes, He (Jesus) went up into a mountain: and when He was set, His disciples
came unto Him: And He opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
Blessed are the poor [needy of God] in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek [dying to self]: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure [Holy Spirit cleansed] in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all
manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were
before you. -- Holy Bible [article link]
Bible verse: Judges 13:11-22 And Manoah (Samson's father) said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have
seen God. (Note: The problem with modern Christianity is that we think we can look upon the Holy God of Israel and
not die. To see God is to die, it is to die to self and to die to this world because we have been with God and will have
received a new desire to live with and for God in heaven. Another way to put it is that a personal encounter with the
living Holy God will change a person it will change our attitude and our life for the better. It's simply not possible to
meet God and not change that is why when we pray we press in to meet with God so that we will encounter God and we
will be changed all the more into His likeness. It's the same way when we read the Bible, fellowship, attend Church or
serve God we are changed and changed for the better when we have been in the presence and in the service of the Holy
God.)
And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the Man (Jesus), and said unto Him, Art thou the man that
spakest unto the woman? And He said, I Am. And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order
the child (Samson), and how shall we do unto him? And the Angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto
the woman let her beware. She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong
drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe. And Manoah said unto the Angel of the
LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid (small goat) for thee. And the Angel of the
LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain Me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou
must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that He was an Angel of the LORD. And Manoah said unto the
Angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? And the Angel of
the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after My name [Jesus], seeing it is secret? [the physical incarnation of
Jesus was not yet revealed to mankind (Isaiah 9:6-7), the Jewish Prophets came after Samson's period of Jewish Judges
-- later the angel Gabriel would announced the birth and name of Jesus (Luke 1:26-35)] So Manoah took a kid with a
meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wonderously; and Manoah and his wife
looked on. For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD
ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground. But the
angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that He was an Angel of the
LORD. And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. -- Holy Bible [article link]
DebbieSchlussel.com: Leonard Nimoy (Spock) Talks about Judiasm in Star Treck - explains how he ripped off the holy
greeting of the Jewish priests--the Cohens or "Cohanim"--for his Spock greeting [Nimoy and William Shatner are both
Jewish] {Very interesting video.} (YouTube)
The second one (video), not so much. It puts forth the BS liberal Leonard Nimoy has been spouting for years. He pimps
on some Jewish audience the baloney that Judaism is a liberal religion. It isn't. In fact, religiously observant Jews are
very conservative and usually vote that way. It's the lapsed ones who are libs. ... FYI, "shul" is synagogue, the "bima" is a
synagogue podium, and "talit" is the Jewish prayer shawl he puts on. For the record, I never look during the prayer of
the Cohens--one of Judaism's coolest and most moving ceremonies. It's a very important prayer, and it's sad Nimoy
mocked it and used it for "Star Trek." [article link]
Bible verse: James 1:19-27 ... For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God ... {The complete Bible is
available at ChristianFaithDownloads.com}
James 1:19-27 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the
wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness,
and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not
hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man
beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what
manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a
forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. If any man among you seem to be
religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure religion and
undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself
unspotted from the world. -- Holy Bible. [article link]
Animated Jack Chick Tract - This Was Your Life (Flash) {Note in the Chick Tract how when the person is brought by the
angel and meets God face to face, Jesus is seated (on His great white throne judgment seat Revelation 20:11) and
compare this to Acts 7:55-56 where Jesus is standing to receive Stephen into His everlasting presence. We all have a
choice in how we get to meet God either at His standing (as a Priest to accept us as an acceptable offering through His
cross unto Himself) or as a Judge without His cross to condemn us out of His presence. The Chick Tracts are very Biblical
even in the minor details.}
A pastor who recently called us summed up the life and ministry of Jack Chick quite well. He said, "The thing I
appreciate most about Jack Chick is that thirty years ago when I read my first Chick tract, it was a pure soul winning
tract, presenting the gospel in a simple format that anyone could understand. Today, thirty years later, he hasn’t
changed a bit. While many other Christian leaders have left soul winning far behind, Jack Chick is still faithfully
producing easy-to-understand soul winning gospel tracts with a salvation message that anyone can understand. He has
never swerved or strayed from his calling to share the gospel with the lost multitudes around the world." [article link]
Altar Calls and the Emerging Church - A discussion between Tony Jones and Sean McDowell - The first thing (the
Apostle) Paul often did when he came to town was to preach to crowds [Acts 13] - Paul did not call crowds to respond,
but the individual people in the crowds - While he addressed the group, he was still able to minister to the individuals
Sean says: Tony, I also have some concerns about the way altar calls are often done. Excessive emotional appeal often
leads merely to a commitment of the heart when it should be both the heart and mind. Metanoia means a “change of
mind.” If an emotional appeal distracts from the true cost of following Jesus it is call for concern. This is why, if I do an
altar call, I request for music not to be played until after the commitment period. Trained counselors must be on hand
help students understand that it is all about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. If young people don’t understand
how to enter into relationship with Jesus, they will likely fall away. It bothers me when people give an altar call and
think their work is done. In reality, the work has just begun! An altar call is often the first step in the spiritual journey of
our students that can open the door for us to become deeply involved in their lives. There may not be examples of Jesus
leading mass conversions, as you mentioned, but Paul gave mass evangelistic messages many times. He addressed
entire crowds with a tailored gospel message. The first thing Paul often did when he came to town was to preach to
crowds. In Acts 13 Paul preaches in Antioch of Pisidia to groups of Jews during Sabbath. In his Athenian speech to Jews
and Gentiles, Paul once again addressed crowds with the message of the resurrection of Jesus. There were even many
converts, as a result of his call to repentance (Acts 17:34). Paul did not call crowds to respond, but the individual people
in the crowds. While he addressed the group, he was still able to minister to the individuals. Many times our kids are
ministered to best in the midst of their peers. [article link]
Description of [20] Spiritual Gifts - These are supernatural enablements so that we (Christians) may serve God more
effectively in the world and in the church. Every Christian has at least one spiritual gift, many are given more than one
gift. All Christians are called to the work of the ministry and distinctions between "clergy" [professional] and "laity"
[amateur] are foreign to the New Testament {As a reference point the "Basic Christian" ministry does not function as a
Teaching or a Preaching ministry. The "Basic Christian" ministry does try to function under the following three Spiritual
giftings #1 Gift of Service, #2 Gift of Faith-Vision, #3 Gift of Discernment. The result is Basic Christian is serving others
by providing readily available Christian resources, information and links. Basic Christian is not providing any type of
authority or oversight to the people who visit the website but is simply trying to make Christian information more easily
available and accessible in order to serve the (Church) body of Christ and others.}
Natural talents and personality traits are natural human resources which all of us have. These are not the same as
spiritual gifts which are given by sovereign choice, by the Holy Spirit, at the time we become Christians [the gifts
actually come later in one's Christian life walk, at our own personal Pentecost-Empowerment given to us by the Holy
Spirit]. These are supernatural enablements so that we may serve God more effectively in the world and in the church.
Every Christian has at least one spiritual gift, many are given more than one gift. All Christians are called to the work of
the ministry and distinctions between "clergy" and "laity" are foreign to the New Testament. Both spiritual gifts and
natural talents must be employed in the power of the Holy Spirit and not in the self-energy of the flesh in order to
please God and bring positive results. The various spiritual gifts are listed in Romans 12, Ephesians 4, I Corinthians 13-
15, and elsewhere. Commentators differ as to whether the list totals 22, or fewer, gifts. The gifts are divided into (1)
teaching/leadership gifts, (2) service gifts, and (3) sign gifts given to authenticate the work of apostles and prophets,
particularly at the beginning of a new age (dispensation) when God does something new and different in the world.
Here is a rather complete list: ... "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service,
but the same Lord (Jesus Christ); and there are varieties of working, but it is the same God (the Father) who inspires
them all in every one. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. (1 Cor. 12:5-7).
{Empowered - Pentecost: The Holy Spirit gifting-empowerment is not in the initial "born again" condition because
being 'born again' is Not an Experience. We are each "born again" by the FAITH in the Living Resurrection of Jesus
Christ. The Pentecost experience "Empowerment" gifting comes later in the life of the individual (faithful, desirous,
obedient) Christian. For example at the original Pentecost the Christians "spoke in tongues" speaking in tongues is a
gifting of God and it is not a requirement to become a Christian. Many Christians do not have the Gift of speaking in
tongues but every Christian has to be [Upper Room John 20:22] "born again" by faith in the Resurrection of Jesus to first
be a Christian then later at the discretion of the Holy Spirit be given the empowerment [Pentecost] gifting by the Holy
Spirit.} [article link]
Christian Testimony Ministry - Subjects - Advance Christian studies for the mature and growing Christian {If you want to
find out what Mature Christianity is these are some of the *Best studies on the internet.} (Mp3's)
CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY MINISTRY MISSION: "THAT THE WORD OF THE LORD MAY RUN AND BE GLORIFIED" This
one phrase from 2 Thessalonians 3:1 expresses both the mission of Christian Testimony Ministry. As the verse begins,
the Apostle Paul requested, "For the rest, brethren, pray for us", and he followed with that phrase that is stated above.
This was to be the substance of the prayers of the saints for the ministry of Paul. Likewise, we request the same from
the Lord's people as we endeavor to bring the Lord's Word to them. We believe the times we live in are like the days of
Samuel, as stated in 1 Samuel 3:1, "and the word of Jehovah was rare in those days: a vision was not frequent". In the
Christian realm there is much spoken, but in many ways the word of the Lord is rare. What is spoken doesn't produce
real vsion of the Lord and His purpose. Our burden is that the rare word of the Lord would be given in all its glory and
our desire is that the word given will result in increased vision of the Lord and His great purpose. -- THE LORD JESUS
CHRIST HIMSELF: From Hebrews 1:1 we read, "God having spoken in many parts and in many ways formerly to the
fathers in the prophets, at the end of these days has spoken to us in the person of the Son". God's final speaking and the
emphasis of the ministry is the beloved son. He is the message and all the ministries we share are to focus first and
foremost upon the Lord Himself. Our burden is as stated in Colossians 1:18, "that in all things He might have the
preeminence". [article link]
Christian Testimony Ministry - Testimonies {More can be learned about God from one repentant sinner than from a
group of professional preachers. Also note it is "The Goodness of God" that ultimately draws people to Jesus. God is
good and kind and merciful and faithful and to encounter God is ultimately encountering the goodness that only God
has to offer.} (Many Excellent Mp3's - Various Topics)
About Christian Tape Ministry - CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY MINISTRY MISSION - GOD'S ETERNAL PURPOSE: God is a
God of purpose and all He does is with that purpose in view. In Ephesians 1:9-10 we read that the end of God' purpose,
"which He purposed in Himself”, is to "head up (sum up) all things in Christ". Christ Himself is to be the sum of all
spiritual things. This is the purpose of God and the purpose of the ministry. We also read in Ephesians 3:10-11 that it is
through the church that "might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose
which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord". This great purpose includes Christ and His Church. It is our mission that all
the messages we make available are to further the eternal purpose of God by giving our Lord Jesus that central place
and build up His Church. This present focus will be our aim to the end until according to Ephesians 5:27, "that He might
present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and
without blemish". -- PERFECTING AND EDIFYING: Included in our mission is this emphasis according as God has given
gifts to His church as we read in Ephesians 4:12, "For the perfecting of the saints; with a view to the work of the
ministry, with a view to the edifying of the body of Christ". All our labor is with this in view. We offer all these messages
and books from His gifts to His church for this work, "until we all arrive at the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of
the Son of God, at the full-grown man, at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ". If this ministry can in any
way focus upon these things, our mission will be accomplished and our labor will not be in vain. [article link]
The Online Library of T. Austin-Sparks (Mp3's)

Theodore Austin-Sparks was born in London, England in 1888 and was educated in both England and Scotland. At the
age of 25 he was ordained as a pastor, however, a few years later his "career" took a decidedly different direction when
a crisis brought him to a place of brokenness and he left the denomination with which he was involved and dropped the
title of "Reverend". -- "From his early years he had believed in the power and significance of the spoken Word of God,
and that all developments of its exposition and application should be vitally related to the actual and growing needs of
the spiritual life of representative bodies of God's people. Through His Word God would meet His own, but His way of
giving to His servants was not merely through bookish, cloistered or studied matter. Rather it was made necessary,
drawn out and given meaning by the call and answer of living conditions. Its value - if it was to be anything more than
words - lay in its being able to touch the Lord's people at the point of experience and need which had been the occasion
of its original calling forth. Such was the special calling of T. Austin-Sparks, a man ploughing a furrow perhaps a little
apart from his contemporaries, but always true to Christ Jesus his Saviour and Lord, and committed to a vision of
spiritually fruitful harvests throughout the whole field that is God's world." (by Angus Kinnear, author of "Against the
Tide" and son-in-law of T. Austin-Sparks). [article link]
Revival in the Hebrides (1949) by Duncan Campbell - Note: The following is a transcript of a taped message on the
Hebrides Revival - The report was given in 1968 by Duncan Campbell, a preacher in the Revival
Now I am sure that you will be interested to know how, in November 1949, this gracious movement began on the island
of Lewis. Two old women, one of them 84 years of age and the other 82 - one of them stone blind, were greatly
burdened because of the appalling state of their own parish. It was true that not a single young person attended public
worship. Not a single young man or young woman went to the church. And those two women were greatly concerned
and they made it a special matter of prayer. ... Well that continued for some weeks--indeed, I believe almost a month
and a half. Until one night-- now this is what I am anxious for you to get ahold of - one night they were kneeling there in
the barn, pleading this promise, "I will pour water on him that is thirsty, floods upon the dry ground" when one young
man, a deacon in the church, got up and read Psalm 24. "Who shall ascend the hill of God? Who shall stand in His holy
place? He that has clean hands and a pure heart who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity or sworn deceitfully. He shall
receive the blessing (not a blessing, but THE blessing) of the Lord." And then that young man closed his Bible. -- And
looking down at the minister and the other office bearers, he said this - maybe crude words, but perhaps not so crude in
our Gaelic language - he said, "It seems to me to be so much humbug to be praying as we are praying, to be waiting as
we are waiting, if we ourselves are not rightly related to God." And then he lifted his two hands - and I'm telling you just
as the minister told me it happened - he lifted his two hands and prayed, "God, are my hands clean? Is my heart pure?"
But he got no further. That young man fell to his knees and then fell into a trance. -- Now don't ask me to explain this
because I can't. He fell into a trance and is now lying on the floor of the barn. And in the words of the minister, at that
moment, he and his other office bearers were gripped by the conviction that a God-sent revival must ever be related to
holiness, must ever be related to Godliness. Are my hands clean? Is my heart pure? The man that God will trust with
revival - that was the conviction. -- When that happened in the barn, the power of God swept into the parish. And an
awareness of God gripped the community such as hadn't been known for over 100 years. An awareness of God - that's
revival, that's revival. And on the following day, the looms were silent, little work was done on the farms as men and
women gave themselves to thinking on eternal things, gripped by eternal realities. [article link]
**Revival Hymn a Call to Action (Video & Mp3 Downloads)

Have We No Tears for Revival? "They that sow in tears shall reap in joy." (Ps. 126:5). This is the divine edict. This is more
than preaching with zeal. This is more than scholarly exposition. This is more than delivering sermons of exegetical
exactitude and homiletic perfection. Such a man, whether preacher or pew dweller, is appalled at the shrinking
authority of the Church in the present drama of cruelty in the world. And he cringes with sorrow that men turn a deaf
ear to the Gospel and willingly risk eternal hell in the process. Under this complex burden, his heart is crushed to tears.
The true man of God is heartsick, grieved at the worldliness of the Church, grieved at the blindness of the Church,
grieved at the corruption in the Church, grieved at the toleration of sin in the Church, grieved at the prayerlessness in
the Church. He is disturbed that the corporate prayer of the Church no longer pulls down the strongholds of the devil.
He is embarrassed that the Church folks no longer cry in their despair before a devil-ridden, sin-mad society, "Why
could we not cast him out?" (Matt. 17:19). [article link]
Few taking advantage of brief mission trips - A new survey finds that few churchgoers in America have taken a short-
term mission trip - The most active group of people in terms of short-term trips was evangelical Christians, 23% of
whom had taken a short-term mission trip - According to the study, residents of the Northeast, Catholics, and political
liberals were among the least likely to go on service trips
A new survey finds that few churchgoers in America have taken a short-term mission trip. ... "When you've got so many
people who are going through the motions of attending church, or reading the Bible, or praying, these kinds of short-
term mission trips seem to open up people's eyes and ears and hearts to the world around them...," he explains. Three-
quarters of trip-goers, according to the survey, report the experience changed their life in some way. "They become
more aware of how other people are struggling; they learn more about poverty or justice issues; they become more
compassionate; they tell us that it actually enriches their faith; they become more generous as people," says Kinnaman.
-- The Barna president urges church leaders to tap into those positive aspects of short-term missions. "Many pastors,
parents, and teachers are searching for ways to transform hearts and minds," he says in the survey report. "One
promising way to go about changing people's perspectives is to go on a service adventure together." [article link]
Missions - Calvary Chapel Bible College Extension Campus 8:43 AM 10/18/2008(Mp3's)
CDs can be obtained from the Bible College Office. MP3s can be downloaded by clicking on classes with MP3 media. If
you want to listen to the MP3s and do not want to download the files first try these instructions. [article link]
The Living Waters Store - Classic Comfort Mp3 Set - More than 60 Messages by Ray Comfort in mp3 format (Mp3's
$30.00)
"Anyone who is serious about engaging in the battle for souls MUST do whatever he or she can to get this audio series
and listen to it over and over and over again. Put it in your car or walkman and keep it there. Many times I have felt
beaten up by the world, feeling like I was out there all alone sharing the Gospel; and then I pop in this audio series and
the Lord uses it to re-energize me and put that spring back in my step. The combination of Scripture, humor, logic and
on-the-street encounters will keep you focused and ready to engage in this all-important battle for the souls of
men...and women!" ~Larry Lee (GA). [article link]
Movie Focuses on Billy Graham's Early Years - Graham's story is told through the eyes of Charles Templeton, a former
evangelist turned nonbeliever who was Graham's lifelong friend - On his deathbed, Templeton tells how Graham held
on to his faith in the face of the horrors such as the Holocaust, while Templeton walked away from God - The
independent movie was made without the blessing of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, the Charlotte-based
ministry now run by Graham's eldest son, Franklin Graham - the movie "lacks my father's greatest passion: to preach
the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to the world and point men, women and children to the (eternal-life) saving power"
{I agree with Franklin Graham if the movie is only about a good person and not about Jesus Christ then the movie is an
empty movie. To be "good" whatever that is in the eyes of society is to come up very short of the Eternal Life we have in
Jesus Christ. Being "good" and being Eternally Alive by the Holy Spirit are two completely different things not to
mention that the Bible says that no one is actually good (Matthew 19:17 … there is none good but one, that is, God).}
RALEIGH, N.C. - Robby Benson knows how it sounds. But his reason for making a movie about the life of a young Billy
Graham, the director says, is simple: "I wanted to make a movie about goodness." "Billy: The Early Years" focuses on
Graham's life as a teenager growing up on a dairy farm in Charlotte through his years as a young man, when he became
a super-evangelist, drawing hundreds of thousands of people to his preaching tour "crusades." The film premieres in
theaters Friday in more than a dozen Southern states. ... The independent movie was made without the blessing of Billy
Graham Evangelistic Association, the Charlotte-based ministry now run by Graham's eldest son, Franklin. But at some
of those early screenings, a few pastors incorrectly said the movie was backed by the association. Gigi Graham believes
that mistake led to the tension between the filmmakers and her brother, who has said the movie "lacks my father's
greatest passion: to preach the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to the world and point men, women and children to the
saving power." Benson said he's perplexed about Franklin Graham's concerns ... "I think all of us are very confused as to
why he would have problems with the movie and why anyone who sees the movie would come away saying anything
other than, 'What a great man,"' Benson said. [article link]
Building a Distinctive Ethical Life (Part 2) Eph 4:25-32 Tom Dixon {If you can get this ONE Christian concept it will open
up your Christian faith, life-walk. God interacts with us not based on what we deserve but based on a relationship. Not
what we have or have not done, not what we deserve or don't deserve but on a simple one to one friendship,
relationship basis.} (Mp3's)
Xenos.org - Ephesians Series by Gary DeLashmutt (2008). [article link]
Mini Bible College - Getting People into God's Word and God's Word into His People - Pastor and teacher Dick
Woodward has a unique approach to making the scriptures come alive - This teaching provides a devotional approach
to the scriptures and is easily understood by those with little education and those who are very educated (FREE Mp3's)
The Mini Bible College serves as the core curriculum for nurturing believers and assisting the spiritual growth of the
Church worldwide. Pastor and teacher Dick Woodward has a unique approach to making the scriptures come alive,
cutting through denominational and cultural boundaries. This teaching provides a devotional approach to the scriptures
and is easily understood by those with little education and those who are very educated. -- MBC is delivered through
radio broadcasts, satellite, the Internet, audio tapes, CDs, as well as a full curriculum of booklets, leadership material
and study guides. This provides a targeted approach to best reach ICM-built churches and ensures maximum leveraging
of resources. ICM-built churches use this material for evangelism, teaching and nurturing believers in their
congregations and Bible study groups. [article link]
The Teaching Ministry of Dr. Ravi Zacharias - Let My People Think (Mp3's)
Download archive in mp3 and real audio for the teaching ministry of Dr. Ravi Zacharias. Reaching the thinker and
opinion makers with solid Christian apologetics. [article link]
Is Christianity Intolerant? A must-hear message! - Dr. Phil Fernandes - Dr. Fernandes looks at this topic and shows how
Christianity is in fact, the moral conscience of a nation and that the apostasy from Christianity has led to that which
Christians are blamed for. He shows how the "new tolerance" of political correctness and the neo-pagan movement has
set up a "straw man" to attack genuine Christianity (Mp3)
Brief Sermon Overview: Much has been made in recent years about the bigotry and intolerance of Christianity in
modern culture and the media. Christianity is routinely blamed for causing the Holocaust, slavery and a host of other
ills. Is this really an accurate characterization of the Christian faith though? Dr. Fernandes looks at this topic and shows
how Christianity is in fact, the moral conscience of a nation and that the apostasy from Christianity has led to that
which Christians are blamed for. He shows how the "new tolerance" of political correctness and the neo-pagan
movement has set up a "straw man" to attack genuine Christianity. ... Comments: "A much needed message..." This
lecture addresses many important issues. It answers many of the modern liberal criticisms against Christianity, and the
information presented on that topic alone is worth hearing. What makes this especially worth a listen are the probing
questions that we, as Christians, should be asking ourselves. The Church--the TRUE Church--is a wonderful, God-
ordained institution, but we must always guard ourselves against letting the world's systems infiltrate the Church. And
we must not make the Church just another political tool for the Republicans, Democrats, or anyone else. ... Go to it Phil!
Pulpits across the globe need to be graced with more men of your calibre! ... "Great Sermon!" I was blown away! Wow!
Fernandes is an ardent speaker who tells it like it is. For today's post-Christian milieu, we need more courageous voices
to speak the truth; we need more pastors like Dr.Fernandes. ... "Great Sermon!" The title does not indicate the essential
nature of this lecture nor does it hint at the powerful insight into our crumbling culture. A must-hear message!
[article link]
Campus Crusade for Christ - New Testament Survey (Summary Introduction) Downloads *Limited Availability (20 Free
Lessons - Mp3's)
Below are links to MP3 files for the "New Testament Survey" class. Right click on a link and choose "save target as" to
save a file to your computer so you can listen to it. Be sure to save it to a location where you can find it, like your
desktop. (Macintosh: press "control" as you click on the link, then select "Download Link to Disk".) You will need an
audio player, for example WinAmp, to listen to the files. WinAmp has a free version if you do not have an audio player
already on your computer. These lessons are large in size so depending on your connection speed they might take a few
minutes to download - all 20 files add up to 500 megs. [article link]
Dare to be Christian - Popularity that Matters (Mp3)

Brief Sermon Overview:LESSON: To be popular with everyone brings a warning; to be popular with Christ brings
heaven's blessing. OUTLINE: I. Popularity with everyone brings Christ's warning. II. Popularity with Christ brings Christ's
blessing. III. To side-step criticism for Christ links you with the false prophets. IV. To risk criticism for Christ links you
with God's true prophets. CONCLUSION: Dare to be Christian -- through and through. Even if your peers curse you,
Christ will bless you when you risk being criticized for Him. [article link]
Lectures - Current Semesters Class Recordings - Calvary Chapel Bible College Extension Campus (Mp3's)
CDs can be obtained from the Bible College Office. MP3s can be downloaded by clicking on classes with MP3 media. If
you want to listen to the MP3s and do not want to download the files first try these instructions. [article link]
Right Before our Very Eyes - I remember, back when I was a young believer, when it seemed every Christian was
passionate for God's Word (Bible), when evangelism was a normal activity, and when false teaching was something that
happened out there, hidden in the shadowy world of the New Agers and cults - Now things are different - Today, ever
increasing numbers of Evangelicals are now joining in with the skepticism, doubt and denial of the Word of God - They
are speaking the same words as those in the New [Age] Spirituality - They have joined the New Faith - They have joined
the One World Religion
I remember, back when I was a young believer, when it seemed every Christian was passionate for God's Word, when
evangelism was a normal activity, and when false teaching was something that happened out there, hidden in the
shadowy world of the New Agers and cults. Now things are different. The New Agers have gone mainstream;
popularizing their occult religion in every venue of our culture, from education to entertainment and the marketplace.
What used to be found only in a crystal and incense filled Berkeley bookstore is now openly promoted throughout
society. Even the main textbook for the foundation of my college major existed to mainstream the New Age. The world
religions, the New Agers, secular humanists and the occult have come out from the underground and have normalized
their worldview. -- Now things are really different. Now we have many from within Christianity, joining in with what is
now called the "New Spirituality". I remember ten years ago when I walked into a bookstore, and saw a prominent
display of John Shelby Spong's book, Why Christianity Must Change or Die. Yes this was a liberal mainline skeptic's
manifesto. But something was up. Then a few years later he gave us A New Christianity for a New World: Why
Traditional Faith is Dying and How a New Faith is Being Born. At that point, I realized that Protestant Christianity had
joined with the New Age. Today, ever increasing numbers of Evangelicals are now joining in with the skepticism, doubt
and denial of the Word of God. They are speaking the same words as those in the New Spirituality. They have joined the
New Faith. They have joined the One World Religion. -- Just like God said would happen, thousands of years ago. We
are seeing it unfold now, right before our very eyes. Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the
apostacy comes first, and the man of lawlesness is revealed, the son of destruction…2Thes.2:3. [article link]
Part 1: Ditching Discipleship for the Doctrines of Demons - "My goal is to destroy Christianity" - Erwin McManus
(Emerging Church leader) - Erwin goes on to say, "The church isn't here for us - We are the church and we're here for the
world" - But is it biblical? Well, it is, partially - And that pretty much sums up the entire [Fale Teaching] Emergent
movement
Erwin goes on to say, "The church isn't here for us. We are the church and we're here for the world.” [6] Yes, that is a
very well-known mantra at Mosaic, one I'm sure Erwin is very proud of. It's so altruistic. But is it biblical? Well, it is,
partially. And that pretty much sums up the entire Emergent movement - biblical, partially. Yes, we are the Church and
we are here for the world. But the Church is also here for us, or rather, we the Church are here for one other. The early
believers "devoted themselves to the Apostles teachings and to fellowship , to the breaking of bread and prayer" (Acts
2:42) Galatians 6:10 says, "Let us do good to everyone, especially to those who are of the household of faith." Paul did
command acts of kindness toward unbelievers here, but he placed special emphasis on doing good to other believers.
Jesus Himself said that it is by our mutual Christian love for one another that the world will know we belong to Him
(John 13:35). ... Discipleship calls for loving one another in the body of Christ. I already addressed this previously in this
article, but here are a few more references: Romans 12:10 says, “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one
another in showing honor.” 1 Th 3:12 says, "May the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for
all, as we do for you.” Heb 13:1 says, “Let brotherly love continue.” 1 Pet 3:8 says, “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind,
sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.” 1 Pet 4:8 says, "Above all, keep loving one another
earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.” And 1 John 2:10 says, "Whoever loves his brother abides in the light,
and in him there is no cause for stumbling." And there are many, many more. -- Discipleship calls for preserving and
defending the faith, i.e. doctrinal truth. Paul reminds Timothy that the Church of Jesus Christ has the utmost
responsibility and privilege to be the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 3:15), and Jude likewise warns Christians in his
epistle to “contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). Being Christ's disciple is
a high call to preserve and fight (contend) for that truth. Discipleship calls for "intelligent evangelism." Again, the Great
Commission commands us to make “teach the nations.” Teach them what? Truth! As I said earlier, worshiping God
requires knowing the truth He has revealed from His word. That is why evangelism is so crucial. Romans 10:17 says,
“Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” Faith comes through hearing the word of Christ
being proclaimed because Christ's word brings knowledge of the truth which leads to pure worship of God. God's
ultimate end in all He does is the glorification of His great name, and only intelligent evangelism, proclamation based
on knowledge of the truth He has revealed, can lead people into God-exalting worship. [article link]
The Danger of Robert Schuller's Rethink Conference - ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WE HAVE IN THE CHURCH
TODAY ARE MEN AND WOMEN WHO GOD HAS CALLED TO LEAD THE PEOPLE, WHO HAVE SOLD OUT GOD AND
HIS TRUTH FOR THIS WORLD!!! - This is even a greater issue for those God has called to lead His people since they will
be judged more harshly
ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WE HAVE IN THE CHURCH TODAY ARE MEN AND WOMEN WHO GOD HAS
CALLED TO LEAD THE PEOPLE, WHO HAVE SOLD OUT GOD AND HIS TRUTH FOR THIS WORLD!!! NOW MORE
THAN EVER, AS WE ARE IN THE LAST DAYS, GOD NEEDS MEN AND WOMEN OF GOD WHO WILL NOT
COMPROMISE HIS TRUTH, NOT WATER DOWN THE GOSPEL, NOT WAVER UNDER THE TEMPTATIONS OF THIS
JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE, BUT HOLD FIRM AND DECLARE TO THIS LOST AND DYING GENERATION THAT GOD'S
TRUTH IS THE ONLY TRUTH AND JESUS IS THE ONLY HOPE FOR MEN NOW AND FOR ALL ETERNITY!!! -- The
danger of Robert Schuller's "Rethink Conference." Before you do anything today, you need to get out your Bible and
read each of the anchor verses: Romans 16:17,! Corinthians 5:6-8, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18, Ephesians 5:11. I am constantly
amazed at Christian leaders who align themselves with men and women who do NOT know Christ as their Savior, reject
the Bible as the only Truth there is, and embrace the false gods and lies of this world. The Bible has much to say about
our relationships and those people we align ourselves with. We can never forget that as a man or woman of God, we are
His ambassadors and the ones who have been called to carry His light and Truth to this dark and fallen world we live in.
-- This is even a greater issue for those God has called to lead His people since they will be judged more harshly. Why do
these men of God insist on being part of unholy alliances that require the absolutes of His Word to be compromised and
the Gospel to be watered down? I hear all the time the excuse that this is what it takes to get things done in a world that
rejects Biblical Truth and Jesus Christ, but I call that a lie from the pits of hell itself. Paul dealt with the kings and princes
of his day. He spoke to the business leaders and people in the cities he traveled to. PAUL NEVER COMPROMISED
GOD'S TRUTH OR WATERED DOWN THE GOSPEL! PAUL NEVER FAILED TO TELL MEN THERE IS ONLY ONE NAME
BY WHICH MEN ARE SAVED, THE NAME OF JESUS! But then again, Paul wasn't looking for earthly fame or fortune,
only to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and see men saved!!! [article link]
The Danger of Robert Schuller's Rethink Conference - Rethink Conference - A giant step toward the convergence of the
three-legged stool - WARNING: A large number of the speakers scheduled for Rethink are meditation proponents -
Speaker List: Includes Dan Kimball, John Ortberg, Kay Warren (wife of Rick Warren), George Bush, Sr. (Satanist), Larry
King (married LDS Mormon), Lee Strobel (False Doctrine - Deceiver), Gary Smalley, Rupert Murdoch (Fox News,
HarperCollins - owner/distributer of Satanic bible), Jon Gordon, Erwin McManus (Emergent Church), Jay Sekulow (False
Flag Operator), and others
Quotes by Robert Schuller: "I met once more with the Grand Mufti [a Muslim], truly one of the great Christ-honoring
leaders of faith.... I'm dreaming a bold impossible dream: that positive-thinking believers in God will rise above the
illusions that our sectarian religions have imposed on the world, and that leaders of the major faiths will rise above
doctrinal idiosyncrasies, choosing not to focus on disagreements, but rather to transcend divisive dogmas to work
together to bring peace and prosperity and hope to the world." p. 502 ... "Standing before a crowd of devout Muslims
with the Grand Mufti, I know that we're all doing God's work together. Standing on the edge of a new millennium, we're
laboring hand in hand to repair the breach." p. 501 ... What is Robert Schuller Doing These Days? Robert Schuller
interviewed New Ager Gerald Jampolsky on October 2004. Schuller's web site began promoting and advertising
Jampolsky's 1999 book, Forgiveness (with a foreword by Neal Donald Walsch). [article link]
The Danger of Robert Schuller's Rethink Conference - Erwin McManus Teams Up with Robert Schuller 2008 - Could
Have Far-Reaching Effects - What is really taking place at the Rethink Conference is the reality of Schuller's dream that
there be a global unity among all religions and beliefs and that all these paths lead to the same God (i.e., "we're all
doing God's work" and all these paths can "bring peace and prosperity and hope to the world") - The glue is mysticism
[Christian meditation], and this is what is being inculcated at the Rethink Conference - The effects of this could be far-
reaching as you can see by the earlier quotes.
In January 2008, the Rethink Conference will take place at Robert Schuller's Crystal Cathedral. According to Church
Communication Network (CCN), the event will be hosted by Robert Schuller and Erwin McManus. On the Rethink
Conference website, the event is described as: "Leading Thinkers and Influencers offer a perspective you may never
have imagined." These thinkers and influencers include a wide array of prominent personalities such as Kay Warren,
Chuck Colson, former president H.W. Bush, Larry King, John and Nancy Ortberg, Rupert Murdoch, Gary Smalley, and of
course hosts Robert Schuller and Erwin McManus. While at first glance there might appear to be little, if anything, in
common between these speakers. However, a number of them do have one thing in common, and that is a propensity
toward contemplative (i.e., mystical) spirituality. Those would include Kay Warren, the Ortbergs, Erwin McManus,
Robert Schuller, Dan Kimball, and H.B. London Jr. (Focus on the Family). -- According to the conference site, "If you
want to increase your influence as a leader in an ever-changing culture, then ... Rethink gives you the tools and
perspectives you need to lead today." The event is designed for pastors and leaders in particularly, and promises that
even theologically conservative pastors will feel comfortable. Ironically enough, many of the speakers whom Christian
pastors and leaders might be more willing to trust (those who are professing Christians) may be the very ones who will
pass on a mystical perspective. For instance, H.B. London Jr. is an avid promoter of Richard Foster's spiritual formation,
and Erwin McManus, who says it is his goal to destroy Christianity, claims that the core of his book, The Barbarian Way,
is mysticism.2 Kay Warren recommends Henri Nouwen's contemplative book, In the Name of Jesus, and her husband
Rick Warren has supported the contemplative (spiritual formation) movement for years (see ATOD, ch. 8) -- While
Robert Schuller will be representing Christianity as well, he too has a long history of mystical affinities. Listen to Ray
Yungen explain: ... The Rethink Conference is bringing together leaders from several different philosophical and
religious camps under the auspices of Robert Schuller. If one wonders what his purpose is, that answer might be found
in his book, My Journey, when he states: [article link]
Robert Schuller's Rethink Conference - February 5-7 2009 - *At the request of Crystal Cathedral, Rethink 2009 has been
postponed to 2010 {That’s unusual, usually the deceivers seldom take a day off from plying their dirty trade of fraud,
deceit and lies against unsuspecting mankind. Remember the deceiver must first deceive themselves! Usually the
deception substitutes Man in the place of God and that is never a good teaching, it is always a false teaching. Christian
teachings that separate man from needing the salvation of Jesus Christ and separate man from the Holy Bible and
imply that Jesus is not unique and not God are teachings that are using the model and blueprint of deception.}
At the request of Crystal Cathedral, Rethink 2009 has been postponed to 2010. If you have already registered for the
event, you will receive a full credit for your payment. We sincerely regret any inconvenience. If you have any questions
or concerns, please email us at: info@rethinkconference.com. [article link]
Willow Creek Hegelian Dialectic & The New World Order - "Consensus Process" is a 200 year-old, three-step process of
"thesis, antithesis and synthesis", developed in the late 1700's by a german named Georg William Friedreich Hegel that
results in what we now know as "group-think " - For the benefit of those who have not yet heard of the Hegelian
Dialectic, let me briefly run through it as taught by Authority Research Center - Here's how it works: A group gathers,
and has agreed beforehand that each in attendance will ultimately surrender his or her own personal position on any
given issue to the will or "consensus" of the group after *processing to consensus* through dialog
With ministers from around the country attending Willow Creek's Leadership Conference, Bill Hybels, acting as
"facilitator", brings everyone into the "Consensus Process" to hear Bill Clinton's confession-less appeal for forgiveness
to try and gain the approval and acceptance of the evangelical community just in time for the Democratic Convention.
For the benefit of those who have not yet heard of the Hegelian Dialectic, let me briefly run through it as taught by
Authority Research Center president, Dean Gotcher. The Hegelian Dialectic or "Consensus Process" is a 200 year-old,
three-step process of "thesis, antithesis and synthesis", developed in the late 1700's by a german named Georg William
Friedreich Hegel that results in what we now know as "group-think ". It is a system Dean calls "Praxis" that Socialists
have used for centuries to seduce, seize and control mass populations without warfare. It is also in full operation here in
the United States under such names as: "Outcome Based Education", "Goals 2000", "Sustainable Development",
"School To Work", "DARE" and many more. It's all about embracing "tolerance, diversity and unity" for The New World
Order. To put it in layman's terms, it's brainwashing. -- Here's how it works: A group gathers, and has agreed
beforehand that each in attendance will ultimately surrender his or her own personal position on any given issue to the
will or "consensus" of the group after *processing to consensus* through dialog. In a Christian setting, the
presupposition is that the group's will determines "the will of God". The group's "facilitator", whoever that may be,
mediates between sides, be they "good and evil", "for and against", "republican and democrat", "liberal and
conservative", etc., whatever the case may be, often instigating heated confrontations between the opposing sides for
the purpose of suggesting compromise as the perfect solution to restore and maintain the peace and the relationships
of everyone involved. The resulting outcome or *consensus* is then re-introduced if necessary, at the next meeting for
more "Praxis", more dialog and more compromise until another "consensus" is reached. Then the "process" repeats all
over again...and again...and again until the facilitator's desired outcome is achieved. Over time, the convictions and
concerns anyone may have had originally are processed away beyond recognition or relevance leaving one and all to
accept the facilitator's pre-determined outcome as the consensus of the group. It's no longer a question of what is right
or wrong, good or bad, lawful or unlawful, but rather HOW WE ALL FEEL ABOUT IT...no absolutes, no conscience, no
convictions, no laws, no Constitution, no Bible and NO GOD!!!...only consensus....and a contrived consensus at that.
Pretty slick huh? That's the Hegelian Dialectic. -- That's exactly what "facilitator" Bill Hybels accomplished the other day
between church leaders attending the Willow Creek Conference and his friend Bill Clinton on ABC's Nightline.
Protesting evangelicals (thesis), demanded socialist Bill Clinton (antitheses), answer for his lies and sexual indiscretions
at the meeting. Hybels, as the "facilitator" voices their protests and then injects that Clinton HAD confessed to them by
saying he publicly admitted: "I have sinned". Yeah, well...we ALL have sinned Bill. The Bible says it in Romans 3:23.
That's not news. That's not a confession either. Nor is a politically expedient appearance in front of a church full of
evangelical Christians before the Democratic Convention a demonstration of repentance. The fact is, Clinton has done
everything he possibly could to save his political neck leaving a bloody trail of "Arkancides" strung out from Little Rock,
to Washington D.C., to Waco, to Ft. Worth, to Ruby Ridge, to Kosovo, to Croatia, to China and beyond. While Hybels
brings everyone together under socialism's religious umbrella of "tolerance, diversity and unity", Clinton's REAL crimes
continue to be covered up, whitewashed, blackmailed, threatened, bribed and snafued away. -- But that's OK. The
good reverend just wants us to forgive his pal Clinton so we can all be one big happy family. Thesis + Antitheses =
Synthesis...the Hegelian Dialectic. Sounds like the perfect formula for an Apostate Church to me. I wonder if Hybels has
sent everyone personal invitations to "The Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders",
meeting at the United Nations later this month as well? I hear they're all getting together to create a great big One
World Religion for us here on planet Earth. Won't that be wonderful?...A WORLD CHURCH! Socializing The Church "For
the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves
teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." (II
Timothy 4:3-4). [article link]
Reba Says She's a Reincarnated Man - "I believe in reincarnation" she told the Pittsburgh Post Gazette - "I will get flak
from Christians who will say I can't be a Christian if I believe this - That's true, and I'm sorry, but this is how I live my life,
this is what I believe" she told the paper
"I believe in reincarnation," she told the Pittsburgh Post Gazette in advance of her Friday concert at the Mellon Arena. "I
believe I've gone both ways - that I have been here before as a man." McEntire, who has sold 55 million records and
enjoyed success on the stage and big and small screens, knows her beliefs may irk some of her fans. "I will get flak from
Christians who will say I can't be a Christian if I believe this. That's true, and I'm sorry, but this is how I live my life, this is
what I believe," she told the paper. "I believe I have spent time with my son Shelby before. I believe I have spent time
with other people in my life before. Who knows? Maybe I'm part Buddhist." Who know? Maybe President George W.
Bush! Reba and the president keep in touch by texting. "We e-mail each other on our Treos all the time - nothing
political, just passing jokes back and forth," she explained. [article link]
The Shack is NOT a Christian Novel, but Simply More New Age Heresy - "The Shack" is an allegorical fictional novel - It
conveys postmodern spiritual ideas and teachings that challenge Biblical Christianity - a very engaging and emotional
story - This "God in everything" immanence is why The Shack is such a deceptive book {Note: "a very engaging and
emotional story" is pure poison it is the #1 way that Cults try to pull people into their cult. Avoid the poison of dramas
and Soap Operas in other peoples' lives. Everyone has options in life to fix life's wrongs, like getting a lawyer or calling
the police and making a report (something the drama people Never seem to want to do is fix their problems) so do not
live out the melodrama lifestyle of another person. Calling out to God is the #1 option that all people have to fix their
problems. -- The book "The Shack" is sold [targeting our youth and teen audience] in many Christian bookstores and
through online distributers. Please comment to every Christian retailer that it is an un-Christian product!}
William P. Young, the author of "The Shack," is the son of missionaries whose dad also pastored churches in Canada. He
went to Bible College and later graduated with an undergraduate degree in Religion from Warner Pacific College in
Portland, Oregon. However, there is absolutely no information available on his theology. "The Shack" is an allegorical
fictional novel. It conveys postmodern spiritual ideas and teachings that challenge Biblical Christianity, all in the name
of God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit. -- Much like New Age author James Redfield's book "The Celestine Prophecy,"
"The Shack" is a fictional vehicle for upending certain Biblical concepts and presenting contrary spiritual scenarios.
Young's book moves through a very engaging and emotional story to eventually present the New Age teaching that
God is "in" everything. God is not "in" everyone and everything. The Bible makes it clear that man is not divine and that
man is not God! "The Shack" presents many of the same New Age concepts and ideas that plague the controversial
Bible paraphrase The Message, written by Eugene Peterson who enthusiastically endorsed "The Shack," as well as
Rhonda Byrne's "The Secret" that I warned you about years ago and was heavily promoted by the queen of the New
Age gurus Oprah, New Age leader Benjamin Crème's, "The Reappearance of the Christ and the Masters of Wisdom,"
and New Age matriarch Alice Bailey, in her book "The Reappearance of the Christ." This "God in everything"
immanence is why The Shack is such a deceptive book. [article link]
New Age Teachings Passed of as "The Message" Bible (NavPress.com) - 'Oh! May the God of green hope fill you up with
joy' [Romans 15:13]
King James Version: Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Ghost. Romans 15:13. - The Message: Oh! May the God of green hope fill you up with joy,
fill you up with peace, so that your believing lives, filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit, will brim over with
hope! - Romans 15:13 [article link]
What kind of message is The Message'(NavPress.com) - Written in 1993 in response to several requests
The Message DELETES the reference to God's holy name, ADDS requests not voiced by Jesus, and changes the
meaning of other verses. Follow the link and learn more about the phrase, "As above, so below." [article link]
The Message (NavPress.com) by Eugene Peterson: - Eugene Peterson's (New Age) Opinion of The Bible - several
correspondences with NavPress proves that Eugene Peterson has no doctorate
The research article referring to Dr. Eugene Peterson addresses the assumption many have that Eugene Peterson has a
doctorate in languages, which in many minds, would qualify his translating a Bible. However, several correspondences
with NavPress proves that Eugene Peterson has no doctorate, with the definitive statement, "He doesn't have a PhD
but he has 3 honorary doctorates from Seattle Pacific University, Messiah and Northwestern." ... The honorary
doctorates Eugene Peterson has received are discussed as well as the teaching positions he has held, including, for
example, the ecumenical Regent University, his return to the ecumenical New York Theological Seminary, the
ecumenical St. Mary's Seminary, the first Catholic seminary in the U.S. It is owned and operated by the Sulpician
Fathers, who are diocesan priests dedicated to the continued formation of priests for the Catholic church. These
teaching positions are discussed in relation to his time spent at each and the theological positions of the various
universities or seminaries. Research is also presented concerning Eugene Peterson's Pentecostal background and his
ordination in the United Presbyterian Church, the relations that denomination has with the National Council of
Churches, the World Council of Churches and the ecumenical movement in general. It should be noted that his
Pentecostal bias concerning tongues and "private prayer language" is implanted into The Message. [article link]
The "Days of Noah" Are Here - The Bible tells us that we are to live "holy and righteous" in this age - We are to be
actively sharing the gospel in order for others to be redeemed - precisely because "the days are evil"
That describes today quite accurately. Those who have normalized homosexual behavior have done so to the point of
thinking anyone who opposes it are "crazy," "homophobic," "intolerant," and "bigots." -- For Bible believing, Christ
following born-again Christians, such derogatory views and labels are only perpetuating deception about this
dangerous behavior. Furthermore, homosexual activism both secular as well as in the church distracts people from
what is truly most important in this life - that is - confessing and repenting of sin and knowing Jesus Christ as Lord and
Savior. The Bible tells us that we are to live "holy and righteous" in this age. We are to be actively sharing the gospel in
order for other to be redeemed - precisely because "the days are evil." ... This world is filled with lust, murder, theft,
adultery, fornication, lying, idol worship and the list could go on and on. Yet, most sane people do not advocate for
churches to accept such concepts as "sanctified." However, this is exactly what is being done in liberal "Christian"
churches throughout America! Claiming that a particular sin should be allowed to be "sanctified" within Christ's church
body meaning, all believers is an abomination to God! It is a form of idol worship. It is, in fact, as the Scriptures inform
us, "exchanging the truth for a lie!" [article link]
Americans: My Faith Isn't the Only Way to Heaven - America remains a nation of believers, but a new survey finds most
Americans don't feel their religion is the only way to eternal life - even if their faith tradition teaches otherwise {People
have opinions, the Bible has FACTS! -- John 6:38-40 For I (Jesus) came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but
the will of Him that sent Me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent Me, that of all which He hath given Me I should
lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of Him that sent Me, that every one which
seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. -- John 14:6 Jesus
saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.}
The findings, revealed Monday in a survey of 35,000 adults, can either be taken as a positive sign of growing religious
tolerance, or disturbing evidence that Americans dismiss or don't know fundamental teachings of their own faiths.
Among the more startling numbers in the survey, conducted last year by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life: 57
percent of evangelical church attenders said they believe many religions can lead to eternal life, in conflict with
traditional evangelical teaching. In all, 70 percent of Americans with a religious affiliation shared that view, and 68
percent said there is more than one true way to interpret the teachings of their own religion. "The survey shows religion
in America is, indeed, 3,000 miles wide and only three inches deep," said D. Michael Lindsay, a Rice University
sociologist of religion. "There's a growing pluralistic impulse toward tolerance and that is having theological
consequences," he said. [article link]
The Three Stages of Discipleship - Christians are designed to grow - Whenever a Christian is stagnant, something is
drastically wrong
The Advanced Stage of Discipleship is where the mature Christian is refined over a longer period of time. John
compares them to the father. The father is mature. He is a leader and works with other younger ones so that they can
be protected, guided and properly cared for. These spiritual fathers have a constant need for growth. Except one will
not see much of it from the outward. Their spiritual roots are growing very deep as they come to know God more. The
father is the one who bears children. The mature Christian should bear fruit. This fruit will show itself in several areas of
life: more Christlikeness, serving others to help them grow, use of their spiritual gifts to equip the body of Christ and
general overseer tasks of protection from cults, leadership decisions and help to those needing comfort. The fathers
have been there. They have experienced trials and are best at comforting others. BFF has a lot of training material for
those in the Advanced Stage of Discipleship. Because of lack of clarity and challenge, many men and women drift at
this stage when they should be bearing much fruit. [article link]
Christians Hungry for Sermon Podcasts - Overall, 23% of all adults said they downloaded a church podcast in the past
week - Yet, nothing matches the potency of life-on-life discipleship
Nearly half of large churches that have more than 250 adults have adopted podcasting, an earlier Barna study found.
Overall, one out of every six Protestant churches has taken up podcasting. David Kinnaman, the lead researcher of the
latest Barna study, praises the use of podcasts to reach the masses. But he cautioned church leaders to balance the
spiritual and cultural potential of the technology. "Having the means of reaching the masses - for instance, through
podcasting - is a good thing. Yet, nothing matches the potency of life-on-life discipleship," he said. "In this respect,
social networking and blogs can be effective tools to intimately connect with a small, natural network of relationships.
The key is using the technology in a way that is consistent with your calling and purpose, not just an addictive self-
indulgence. "In this respect, social networking and blogs can be effective tools to intimately connect with a small,
natural network of relationships. [article link]
Possibly the World's Oldest Christian Church Unearthed in Northern Jordan - dating from AD 33 to AD 70 - the Rihab
area of Jordan has been "rich in unique archaeological sites" with some 30 churches uncovered there so far {A wonderful
ancient Church discovery! The original and oldest Christian Church was in Jerusalem. The "Upper Room" where the
disciples received the "Born Again" Spirit from Jesus (John 20:22) then Christianity spread out from Jerusalem.}
(Jordan)-In what is being hailed as an "important milestone for Christians all around the world," an ancient cave was
discovered recently, beneath St. Georgeous Church in Jordan. Archaeologist Abdul Qader Hussan, head of the Rihab
Center for Archaeological Studies, said the find was "amazing," stating that they "uncovered what we believe to be the
first church in the world, dating from AD 33 to AD 70." According to the report, the Rihab area of Jordan has been "rich
in unique archaeological sites" with some 30 churches uncovered there so far. ... "We have evidence to believe this
church sheltered the early Christians: the 70 disciples of Jesus Christ," explained Hussan, citing a mosaic inscription on
the floor of St. Georgeous Church that reads: "the 70 beloved by God and Divine." [article link]
Southern Baptists worried by decline in baptisms - Baptisms in the Southern Baptist Convention have fallen to a 20-
year low - growth, fell in 2007 for the third year in a row - We are commanded to go and preach the gospel (eternal life
in Jesus) to every person - Several delegates interviewed by Reuters expressed their concern in such terms: fewer
baptisms meant fewer saved souls
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Baptisms in the Southern Baptist Convention have fallen to a 20-year low, a trend that is
setting off alarm bells in America's largest evangelical denomination. The number of people baptized in Southern
Baptist churches and ceremonies, an important indicator of conversions and denominational growth, fell in 2007 for the
third year in a row by 5 percent to 345,941. That was the lowest number since 1987, a trend on the minds of many of the
7,000 delegates known as "messengers" attending the SBC's annual meeting in Indianapolis. This year's theme is called
"Fulfilling the Mission" and the logo pointedly depicts a picture of a baptism in progress. For Southern Baptists, a
decline in baptisms is a worry because a major tenet of their faith is to spread it. Many believe the "unchurched" are
doomed to an eternity in hell. "We should always be concerned when baptisms dip. It's about salvation. ... We are
commanded to go and preach the gospel to every person," said Tommy French, a 77-year-old pastor from Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. Several delegates interviewed by Reuters expressed their concern in such terms: fewer baptisms meant
fewer saved souls. [article link]
Pastoral malpractice - I would consider pastoral malpractice among the greatest treasons a minister can commit
against the Gospel of Jesus Christ - Unfortunately, it is practiced weekly without inhibition - Regrettably, too many
evangelical churches have become centers for motivational speaking
The reality is that fewer people are showing up in our churches to get even a watered-down Gospel because the age of
attractional evangelism is rapidly dying, as recent research shows. It is not enough to throw the doors open and shout
at the culture, "Come in." Gospel malpractice goes beyond the pulpit and is a trait of a complacent church that limits
the mandate of the Great Commission to an invitation to come when we are clearly told to "Go!" ... I believe with every
fiber of my being that the transformation of the church lies within the pages of the Bible. If individuals and churches are
going to become effective incarnational witnesses in the culture, we must dig in. Paul, again to Timothy, says: "You
have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture
is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the
man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work" (2 Timothy 3:15-17). How my heart pleads with God to
transform our churches to being training and equipping centers that send people out into culture to be Jesus'
ambassadors. I'm not talking pious moralists who point people to their sins, but servants who through humility and
loving relationships point people to an all-sufficient Savior. We must meet people in their context, but we must share
the Gospel. Morality does not reconcile people to God; it comes through the Gospel of Christ. [article link]
Changing Good (Job Skills) Programmers (Church Staff) into Great (Life Skills) Programmers (Church Staff) - But the
vast majority of the programmers fell somewhere in the middle, They were good, Not amazing, but definitely not bad
either - How can you transform the good programmers into fantastic, amazing, awesome programmers? - Thus, at a
minimum the programmers must be aware of what can go wrong, and must know how to write code that handles those
situations correctly - The moral here, then, is to make sure your programmers are familiar with the information
resources (i.e The Holy Bible) {This Excellent job skills information article applies to all jobs and to living life itself. There
is a low road and there is a high road, Jesus Christ is the high road. Even in tough times Jesus is the high road.} -- Holy
Bible Matthew 4:1 Then was Jesus led "up" of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
During the past two decades, I've worked with some really great programmers and software developers. And,
unfortunately, I've worked with more than a few who probably should have chosen a different field. But the vast
majority of the programmers fell somewhere in the middle. They were good. Not amazing, but definitely not bad
either. For managers and executives who have programmers and software developers reporting to them, the variation
in skill can present quite a problem when you're trying to build a great product. How can you transform the good
programmers into fantastic, amazing, awesome programmers? Believe it or not, you can. Let's see how to do it. First,
you need to make sure your programmers have the essential skills, the fundamentals. Some do; some don't. Just
because they survived an undergrad program in computer science doesn't meant they do. Now this is going to sound
obvious, but at the very least, every software developer must be a master of writing good lines of code. You've seen
those who aren't, the programmers who sit there for hours, staring at 10 lines of code, trying to figure out what's wrong
and can't. This kind of thing can happen to all of us programmers occasionally. But the problem is the programmer who
does that on a regular basis. ... Also, programmers have a tendency (myself included) to want to add all sorts of extra
features to really make something cool. For example, a file locking mechanism would be even more useful if it included
built-in file caching and a queue to manage the locks, and went far and beyond the little one in the library. But that's
overkill. And the last thing you want is for your programmers to spend two weeks, a week or two days writing code
when all they need to do is write the one or two lines to make use of the class Microsoft gave us (or whoever built the
library you're using for your particular platform). Besides, remember that even though the programmer might be able
to roll out his or her own version in a day, your testers will have to now test that code in addition, and what was a day of
work could turn into a week or two weeks. Compare that with using one or two lines of code that call a pre-existing,
tested class. Which, then, I ask is better? Which is the right way to do it? Conclusion: The moral here, then, is to make
sure your programmers are familiar with the information resources, especially the online documents, as well as any
existing libraries and frameworks they might have access to that have been tested many times over. Then you need to
make sure that they're not rolling their own classes and components when one already exists that does the job. Finally,
they need to be aware of the real issues that come up in a multiuser, high-performance system such as a Web server
handling thousands or even millions of sessions a day. [article link]
Baptism Testimonies Videos - BecauseWeCare.com

The following video clips are the testimonies of those that have taken part in baptism. To watch the video, please click
the appropriate link below. [article link]
poll: Americans believe in God -- and hell, UFOs, witches, astrology - The survey by Harris Online showed that 82
percent of adult Americans believe in God
An overwhelming majority of Americans believe in God and signicant numbers also think that UFOs, the devil and
ghosts exist, a poll showed Tuesday. The survey by Harris Online showed that 82 percent of adult Americans believe in
God and a slightly smaller percentage -- 79 percent -- believe in miracles. More than 70 percent of the 2,455 adults
surveyed between November 7 and 13 said they believe in heaven and angels, while more than six in 10 said they
believed in hell and the devil. Almost equal numbers said they believe in Darwin's theory of evolution (42 percent) -- the
belief that populations evolve over time through natural selection -- and creationism (39 percent) -- the theory that God
created mankind. Seventy percent of Americans said they were very (21 percent) or somewhat (49 percent) religious,
while around one-third of those polled also said they believe in UFOs, witches and astrology. [article link]
GLAD TO BE CHRISTIAN - Streaming Video - An introduction to the Jesus Army UK

Glad to be Christian! An introduction to the Jesus Army UK. (Video) [article link]
CHURCH - STEEPLE OR PEOPLE? A look at Christian community - Streaming Video - Jesus Army UK
Does the Christian church have a future? With yet another church closing its doors every week in the UK, its hard to
think so. Life is changing. Fast. Half of us don't even know the person living next door. A third of all UK households
consist of just one person living alone. This video takes a look at the other extreme: what happens when a group of
Christians choose to live together and asks the question: Is 'Church' a building or people? [article link]
Now Try God - Click the "Now Try God" button to start (Interactive Flash)
For the rest of us, the story goes a little different. Life doesn't live up to the advertisement. We thought we did the right
things. But somehow it just didn't happen. [article link]
Travel The Road - Missionary Journeys (12 episodes DVD)

Current Episode: The guys feel the heat as they continue across Ethiopia. Heavy persecution, close encounters with
dangerous wildlife, and a major change will test their moxie. But let's face it, they didn't choose life on the road for the
souvenir mugs. [article link]
View clips of ByFaith (Mission Journeys) TV - DVD (Europe Only) {Scroll down screen - select Trailer buttons}
This series is a thoroughly entertaining experience, with a challenging message of complete surrender to the call of
Christian discipleship. This fast paced and engaging programme has a bold Christian worldview, and a clear biblical
message. Discover how the mission journeys are the setting where Paul and Mathew explore fifteen biblical subjects
through the life-lessons that God prepares for them in each nation. [article link]
Don't stifle Christianity by political correctness, says England's Carey

The public expression of the Christian faith and other religions is being undermined by political correctness, the former
Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey of Clifton, says. "I think there is a view around that practicing Christianity and all
the symbols that go with it embarrasses people of other faiths and of course that's nonsense," he told GMTV's Sunday
Programme.
"There's certainly nothing wrong with wearing a cross or crucifix or having those symbols in our classrooms. It's proper
that you should have a discussion of that nature."
Lord Carey, who retired as head of the Anglican Church in 2002, said that Christians should be more explicit about their
faith and proud of the Cross. "We must avoid the kind of political correctness that is creeping in and undermining the
public expression of the Christian faith. [article link]
'The Sweet Life' Former Avalon Singer Offers Her Testimony

"I had a 10-year relationship that had gone really sour," says Christian singer Cherie Adams, formerly of the group
Avalon. "We were like high school sweethearts, and I went from seeing him every day to never seeing each other
again." "I was physically sick. I thought about killing myself. Then one day my mother was bugging me to go to church
and I said, 'I don't know why I'm going to bother because God doesn't love me anymore. He doesn't know me."
But Adams went and says her life was forever altered by this single service. Today, Adams travels the country, singing
songs, talking about her experiences as a platinum-selling artist in the music business and her life as a Christian, and
giving support to other women who have been through similar hardships. [article link]
St Paul's Cathedral - London, England

A Cathedral dedicated to St Paul has overlooked the City of London since 604 AD, a constant reminder to this great
commercial centre of the importance of the spiritual side of life. The current Cathedral - the fourth to occupy this site -
was designed by the court architect Sir Christopher Wren and built between 1675 and 1710 after its predecessor was
destroyed in the Great Fire of London. Its architectural and artistic importance reflect the determination of the five
monarchs who oversaw its building that London's leading church should be as beautiful and imposing as their private
palaces. As the Cathedral of the capital city, St Paul's is the spiritual focus for the Nation. This is where people and
events of overwhelming importance to the country have been celebrated, mourned and commemorated since the first
Service took place in 1697. [article link]
Explore St Paul's Cathedral - Virtual Tours - "Virtual Tours like yours are inspirational" (click the Explore Here link)
Our online virtual tour enables visitors to interactively explore St Paul's Cathedral, London. Visitors may view 23
different areas of the cathedral through 360° panoramas, maps, narrated mini-movies, music and text. A small 360°
panorama above a clickable map allows a quick view of any area. Having spotted something of interest, visitors can
then click to open a window with a much larger and higher quality 360° panorama, and then zoom in and pan around
for a detailed inspection. For example: To view Sir Christopher Wren's original design for St Paul's - The Great Model. At
any point, visitors can view narrated mini-movies about the people, architecture, politics and history of the site (also
includes full Text for the hearing-impaired). [article link]
"The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times." Psalm 12:6 - The
(Latin) Bible was still forbidden in the (English) vernacular - In accordance with Cromwell's injunction, copies of the
Great (English) Bible were placed in every church
Although there were some attempts during the Old and Middle English period to translate portions of the Bible into
English, the first complete Bible or New Testament in English did not appear until the fourteenth century. John Wycliffe
(c.1320-1384) is credited with being the first to translate the entire Bible into English. It is to be remembered that no
Greek or Hebrew texts, versions, or editions were yet fabricated. Wycliffe did his translating primarily from the only
Bible then in use: the Latin Vulgate. He is often called the "Morning Star of the Reformation" for his opposition to
ecclesiastical abuses and the Papacy. Wycliffe's New Testament translation was completed in 1380, and the entire Bible
in 1382. William Tyndale (c. 1494-1536) has the distinction of being the first to translate the New Testament from Greek
into English. He early distinguished himself as a scholar both at Cambridge and Oxford, and was fluent in several
languages. Tyndale soon advanced both his desire and his demise, as seen in his reply to a critic: "I defy the pope and all
his laws; if God spare my life, ere many years I will cause the boy that driveth the plough in England to know more of the
Scriptures than thou doest." The Bible was still forbidden in the vernacular, so after settling in London for several
months while attempting to gain approval for his translation efforts, Tyndale concluded: "Not only that there was no
room in my lord of Londons palace to translate the New Testament, but also that there was no place to do it in all
England, as experience doth now openly declare." Accordingly, Tyndale left England in 1524 and completed his
translation of the New Testament in Germany. ... Although the Coverdale and Matthew Bibles were “set forth with the
King's most gracious license,” the Great Bible was the first “authorized” Bible. Cromwell delegated to Myles Coverdale
the work of revising the Matthew Bible and its controversial notes. In 1538, an injunction by Cromwell directed the
clergy to provide “one book of the bible of the largest volume in English, and the same set up in some convenient place
within the said church that ye have care of, whereas your parishioners may most commodiously resort to the same and
read it." The completed Bible appeared in April of 1539. Although called the Great Bible because of its large size, it was
referred to by several other designations as well. It was called the Cromwell Bible, since he did the most to prepare for
its publication. It was also termed the Cranmer Bible, after the often reprinted preface by Cranmer beginning with the
1540 second edition. Several editions were printed by Whitechurch, and hence it was also labeled the Whitechurch
Bible. In accordance with Cromwell’s injunction, copies of the Great Bible were placed in every church. This led to it
being called the Chained Bible, since it was chained in "some convenient place within the said church." [article link]
The (Welsh) Christmas Story: Queen, Elizabeth 1 decreed that a copy of the Bible in Welsh should be deposited in every
church in Wales by Christmas 1588
The Christmas Story: Queen, Elizabeth 1 decreed that a copy of the Bible in Welsh should be deposited in every church
in Wales by Christmas 1588. The Bible, the Old Testament and the New Testament, was translated by William Morgan,
vicar of Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant in Clwyd at the age of 43. Morgan later became Bishop of Llandaf. [article link]
Spiritual Warfare Resources
o Highly Recommended OCTOBER 1st, 2005 9:00 PM CST 2nd Hour RUSS DIZDAR - REAL LIFE
NIGHT STALKER (Mp3's)
Russ Dizdar has been tracking Satanic activities for 18 years. He is the Director of the agency SHATTER THE DARKNESS. He
has personally held over 300+ deliverance sessions from demon possession. Russ has spent thousands of hours dealing
with, interviewing, counseling, researching, tracking, investigating satanic crime, cult multiples, covens, rouge military, and
underground dark occultism. He is currently writing a book entitled 'THE BLACK AWAKENING' on the satanic underground
agenda.
Note: The attacks of the Devil including the hardships, oppression and the troubles as difficult as they
are they are not the main demonic attack. The main attack comes from the Devil when he lets up on
the trials in our life and then comes in with a counter attack and destroys us in our newfound leisure.
The Devil destroys us and others with our new pride and our new subtle willingness to now cut
corners and be more tolerant towards sin.
This is why we see so many people throughout the Bible and even now that make it through the times
of severe hardship and persecution only to be tripped up and taken captive by the Devil when things
seem to be going rather smoothly.
The Apostles Paul and Barnabas experienced this (Acts 14:1-23) when the Devil was first attacking
them with persecution and ridicule in cities like Iconium but the real attack came later in Lystra where
the people wanted to worshiped them. This acceptance and hero worship for healing a crippled
person was the attack that was intended to devastate their ministry and mission and would have
prevented the true gospel from spreading as now Paul and Barnabas would have become the focus of
the people and not Jesus. After successfully keeping themselves as servants and Jesus Christ as Lord
and Master then Satan set out to kill Paul however the Devil is not the final authority in life and death,
Jesus is, so Satan failed even in the attempt on Paul's life.
Acts 14:19-23 ... and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day
he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had
taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch, Confirming the souls of the
disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation
enter into the kingdom of God. And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had
prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
"SATAN HINDERED US" 1st Thessalonians 2:18 - Since the first hour in which goodness came into conflict with evil, it
has never ceased to be true in spiritual experience that Satan hinders us - in order that, if possible, we may miss the
blessing - What then? We are not alarmed because Satan hinders us, for it is a proof that we are on the Lord's side and
are doing the Lord's work, and in (Jesus) His strength we will win the victory
From all points of the compass, all along the line of battle, in the advance party or in the rear, at the dawn of day and in
the midnight hour, Satan hinders us. If we work in the field, he seeks to break our implements; if we build a wall, he tries
to cast down the stones; if we are serving God in suffering or in conflict-everywhere Satan hinders us. He hinders us
when we are first coming to Jesus Christ. We had fierce conflicts with Satan when we first looked to the cross and lived.
Now that we are saved, he tries to prevent our growth in Christian character. You may be congratulating yourself: "So
far I have walked consistently; no one can challenge my integrity." Beware of boasting, for your virtue will soon be
tested; Satan will direct his engines against the very virtue for which you are most famous. If you have to this point
been a firm believer, your faith will soon be attacked; if you have been meek like Moses, expect to be tempted to speak
unadvisedly with your lips. The birds will peck at your ripest fruit, and the wild boar will dash his tusks at your choicest
vines. Satan is sure to hinder us when we are faithful in prayer. He hinders our persistence and weakens our faith in
order that, if possible, we may miss the blessing. Satan is equally vigilant in obstructing Christian effort. There was
never a revival of religion without a revival of his opposition. As soon as Ezra and Nehemiah began to work, Sanballat
and Tobiah were stirred up to hinder them. What then? We are not alarmed because Satan hinders us, for it is a proof
that we are on the Lord's side and are doing the Lord's work, and in His strength we will win the victory and triumph
over our adversary. [article link]
Christian (Spiritual) Warfare : Christ-centered, Team-oriented, & Battle-focused

In Christian teaching, spiritual warfare should not be separated from the Christ-given mission to make disciples of all
nations. We are in a spiritual battle for the eternal souls of all humanity. Not simply securing a place in heaven after
death, but redeeming this lifetime by yielding our lives to the work of our Lord Jesus Christ continued in us and through
us. Our enemy, the devil, fights against us every moment. [article link]
spiritual warfare : soul struggles against evil - WHAT IS SPIRITUAL WARFARE?

'Spiritual warfare' is the struggle to have life in this material world reflect as much as possible God's loving governance.
It is a 'war' because there are forces working vigorously to thwart God's work. God is in charge, but there is an enemy
that is in full-scale revolt, and it has powerful influence all around. As with the unseen God, the forces behind the revolt
are unseen, non-physical, and supernatural. They lust after power in the world of visible, material beings. Just because
the battle is unseen doesn't mean it isn't going on. It is. In every nook and cranny of our earthly existence. In deciding to
follow Christ, the believer accepts the rulership of Christ in his/her life (that's what's meant when Jesus is called 'Lord' --
His authority and rule). This New You yields the throne of the self to Jesus, but the Old You doesn't like it one bit. The
struggle against the Devil and all his empty promises is at its heart a 'second Person' matter, a work of Christ Himself.
The Holy Spirit leads us in our part of the struggle. [article link]
Your Adversary The Devil (Mp3)

I Peter 5:8-14 - Your Adversary The Devil 50-23017.mp3 (free download) [article link]
SpiritWatch.org: What Is "Countercult Ministry"? - Countercult ministry is a militant response to the challenges of Satan
Countercult ministry is a militant response to this challenge of Satan. Dr. Gordon Lewis' remarks on this are sobering
and to the point as he sought to highlight the high stakes involved: " .. we are led to specialize in delivering people from
counterfeit religions. .. we seek to expose (1) deceptive teachings, (2) immoral ways of life, and (3) oppressive
ministerial, missiological tactics, like heavy-handed shepherding of every detail of life in religions, cults and the occult.
But these are two-edged swords that have a way of cutting against aberrant Christians as well as cultists. Our battle is
not only against the religious oppressors of this dark world, but also against 'the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly
realms' (Eph. 6:12) .. Among the evils we deplore in the cults are abuses of human rights, destructive violence,
institutionalized violence, and the undermining of the family and the inhuman exploitation of people in the cults. We
must deplore those evils even more if they occur among missionaries to the cults or aberrant Christian groups." "Lone
Ranger" heroes will not survive long in this atmosphere, and the high turnover of countercult workers and ministry is
proof of this. Only within the context of the Christian community of faith can such a ministry be conducted, and only
among Christians united together can countercult workers "be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." It is nothing
less than warfare in the spirit, a conflict that is invisible to all but discerning believers. It is a contention for the truth of
the Gospel in the face of false prophets and teachers, to both evangelize and restore the deceived and to edify and
defend the Body. We contend there are few more demanding ministries and disciplines required than for the
countercult ministry. And it goes way beyond simple argumentation with cult missionaries: the countercult ministry
requires an integrative approach that can easily demand of the countercult worker a dear price: the patience of the
pastor, the aptitude of the teacher, the zeal of the evangelist, the discernment of the prophet, and the mission
mindedness of the apostle. [article link]
Strategy For Spiritual Warfare: Know What Spiritual Tactics To Use & When To Use Them {The four basic components
to overcoming Satan's spiritual warfare are 1. Prayer 2. Bible devotions - Bible study, 3. Christian Fellowship & Church
attendance 4. Serving-giving and volunteering of time, money and gifts to the Church and to those in need.}
We have been studying the Biblical strategy for spiritual victory. Let’s review what we have covered so far. If you will be
victorious in the Christian life, you must... Realize that you are in a spiritual battle; Recognize that you cannot be
neutral; Become acquainted with the character and strategy of the enemy; Know and use your weapons. Our weapons
are... The (Bible) Word of God; Heavenly Wisdom; Prayer; The Power of God, Not The Arm of The Flesh; Our Christian
Testimony Backed Up By A Godly Life; Putting Our Life In The Hands of God. [article link]
Cleaning her mountains one bottle at a time - "The parks surrounding the school were littered with plastic bottles and
beer bottles," recalls Salva - So Salva began Esperanza de Vida in 1997 to organize and lead young participants in
"making our streets and our environment cleaner" {This is an incredible Church outreach opportunity to clean up
graffiti, fix vandalism and pick up trash (use gloves and a trash tongs if you can). Graffiti, vandalism and trash are very
demonic elements and are used by the occult as invitations to commit crime and to decay-destroy society.}
TILCARA, Argentina (CNN) -- Carmen Salva's mission may be ambitious, but her belief is simple: "It's never too early to
start caring for the land you live in and grow up in." That's why on Saturdays, Salva and a group of 60 to 100 students,
parents and teachers can be found venturing into the high altitude of their northern Argentina mountains, trash bags in
hand and llamas in tow. They're part of Esperanza de Vida (Hope for Life), Salva's youth environmental group that is out
to clean up the surroundings, one plastic bottle at a time. ... "We have a lot of issues to work on -- the problem of water
contamination; there's so much trash," Salva says. "We can't just think that it will take care of itself." ... "The parks
surrounding the school were littered with plastic bottles and beer bottles," recalls Salva. They began volunteering with
a government program, collecting and bagging waste in the area. But the program waned after a year, and students
and teachers could no longer continue their environmental efforts. "Our city had no formal recycling program or even
knowledge of why it was important to learn about fresh water, forestation, and the importance of recycling," says
Salva. So Salva began Esperanza de Vida in 1997 to organize and lead young participants in "making our streets and our
environment cleaner." [article link]
Christian Creationism vs. Secular Evolution
What is the significance and meaning of God’s creation plan?
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven (sky) and the earth.
It is only through creation and not by means of evolution that people can be “created in the image of
God” therefore creation is the very heart of the plan of God.
Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image ...
Either people are created and are therefore in the image of God making us capable of fellowship and
able to have a relationship with God or we are involved in some random evolution process in a
random universe that is without meaning and ultimately is totally useless.
Revelation 14:6-7 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to
preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
saying with a loud voice, "Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and
worship Him that made (created) heaven, and earth ...
Anthropic Principal - Intelligent Design - Creation - Young Earth
Genesis 2:1-3 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the
seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His
work which He had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it He
had rested from all His work which God created and made.
Commandment #3: Exodus 20:8-11 Remember the sabbath (rest) day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt
thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor
thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath
day, and hallowed it.
Anthropic principal is a scientific principal that the universe exists in a well thought out and precisely
created plan, specifically to sustain human life. For instance, the fact that if the earth were 1% closer
to the sun the earth would heat up, bubble and boil and would not sustain human life. Likewise if the
earth were 1% farther from the sun it would be too cold and would not sustain human life. There are
thousands of factors that are precision tuned in our universe to sustain human life here on earth.
Correct gravity ratio, oxygen content, mineral content, water to land ratio etc.. The fact that water,
when it freezes into ice expands and remains on top instead of contracting like most other materials,
therefore ice remains on top of water instead of collapsing down and killing the aquatic life. Water
freezing and expanding, becoming ice, is a design to facilitate aquatic and human life. It is a design
from God not a circumstance from chance or fate of evolution.
We do not have epidemics of germs and viruses that could easily wipe out all human life; instead we
have the opposite of a random system we exist in a designed system of controls, checks and balances.
The smaller food for larger animals reproduces more frequently and more abundantly keeping a
constant food supply available for the larger animals. This Anthropic design is evident in every
element of existence, completely eliminating chance or random evolution.
How could a male and female evolve separately and still be compatible to create offspring? How can
the more complicated eye and brain develop prior to wings, beaks and claws? Instead it all had to
come together at the same time, this is creation.
Some people say, well the universe could be random, it could be chance, it could be evolution, but it
is not! So to deal with the environment that we currently exist in, we have to deal with reality. Reality
is that we exist in a complex delicate environment, one that testifies of an intelligent creator, God,
and one that also testifies of sin and of man's disobedience to God.
Creation Science Resources
Britons Unconvinced on Evolution

Americans Weary of Darwinism
Answers In Genesis
Quotes from Famous Scientists
A Question of Origins (Online Movie or DVD)
AFTER EDEN 20 Most Popular Cartoons
2005 Creation Mega Conference MegaBlog Wrap Up - Memories, Quotes and Mp3's!
A Hollywood History of the Scopes Monkey Trial 80th Anniversary (Parts 1-4)
Creation Seminar Series Mp3 (Dr. Dino)
Defending Creation (8 Part Mp3 Set)
Creation Science
Dr. Dino Creation Science DVDs & Videos
Biblical Archeology: Ron Wyatt's "Discovered Series" (5 DVD Set)
Thousands not Billions - Errors in the Current Scientific Dating Methods (DVD)
Science Facts Confirm the Bible
Science and the Bible
The Creation Research Society
Institute for Creation Research
Creation Science Museum
The Grand Canyon a Different View
Center for Scientific Creation
The Origin of Comets
The Origin of Asteroids and Meteoroids
MOON DUST AND THE AGE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Polonium Halos: Unrefuted Evidence for Earth's Instant Creation!
DVDs various topics, Incredible Creatures That Defy Evolution
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark and the Biblical Flood
Paul Mirecki Kansas Atheist-Pro Darwin Professor Invents Crazy Attack Story [Maps Included]
Atheist University Professor Paul Mirecki's Amazing Inaccurately Reported Saga
Paul Mirecki "The Evil Dr. P" and the Not so 'Open-Minded' "Society of Open-Minded Atheists and
Agnostics"
Articles - Info
An atheist having an argument with God exclaimed that he believed creation is no great accomplishment and
that any random cause could have created life on earth. To demonstrate to God his point the atheist then told
God that he was going to create a ‘human’ in his own atheist vision. The atheist bent down scooped up some
dirt and began to shape it into some form. God then replied “Excuse Me ... Please use your own dirt to create
your own project!”
The Resume' of Jesus Christ - I will properly direct your paths, and lead you into everlasting life
Hello. My name is Jesus - The Christ. Many call me Lord! I've sent you my resume' because I'm seeking the top
management position in your heart. Please consider my accomplishments as set forth in my resume'. Qualifications: I
founded the earth and established the heavens, (See Proverbs 3:19). I formed man from the dust of the ground, (See
Genesis 2:7). I breathed into man the breath of life, (See Genesis 2:7). I redeemed man from the curse of the law, (See
Galatians 3:13). The blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant comes upon your life through me, (See Galatians 3:14).
[article link]
Atheism - evolution is not the 'end time' religion but it is an important step in formulating the end time religion
of Satanism - Devil worship. Once a person or a society has been 'dumbed-down' enough to allow the
impossible evolution scenario to have credence then they are on their way to believing other lies and eventually
the grand lie that Satan is man's creator (father) who is to be worshiped instead of the truth of worshiping
Jesus Christ. Evolution is a false information cult and is a part of the process of the end time deception along
with all the false religion cults. Those who reject the Bible and God's version of creation and life are then
susceptible to believe other cult lies like Mormonism (LDS) and then the falsehood that Islam is a 'a religion of
peace' and freedom while eventually accepting the deception of Satan as a deity and completely reversing the
truth of God’s creation and God's love for mankind.
AnswersInGenesis.org: Q: Did birds evolve from dinosaurs? - Unlike other walking creatures, a bird's femur does not
move significantly, and birds instead articulate the lower portion of their leg to walk or run - Quick's surprising discovery
is that this "knee running" anatomy, with nearly fixed femur bones and musculature, is crucial in preventing a bird's air-
sac lung from collapsing whenever the bird takes a breath - Dinosaurs lack this fixed femur, however, and that includes
the theropod dinosaurs from which birds supposedly evolved - Theropod dinosaurs had a moving femur and therefore
could not have had a lung that worked like that in birds
A: The notion that theropod dinosaurs evolved into birds has almost certainly become one of the most widely accepted
"facts" of evolution. The question for many evolutionary researchers had transitioned from "if" to "how." Even artists'
depictions of some dinosaurs (such as velociraptors) began to include feathers. Except for a few notable critics, such as
University of North Carolina paleobiologist Alan Feduccia, evolutionists seem to have all but agreed on birds'
dinosaurian origins. Now, a new paper in the Journal of Morphology presents the research of two Oregon State
University scientists who don't agree with the evolutionary dogma on bird origins. Doctoral student Devon Quick
conducted the investigation into bird breathing and its connection with dinosaur-to-bird evolution as part her
dissertation. The research hinges-almost literally-on the femur (upper leg bone) of birds. Unlike other walking
creatures, a bird's femur does not move significantly, and birds instead articulate the lower portion of their leg to walk
or run. Quick's surprising discovery is that this "knee running" anatomy, with nearly fixed femur bones and musculature,
is crucial in preventing a bird's air-sac lung from collapsing whenever the bird takes a breath. Quick explained, "This is
fundamental to bird physiology. It's really strange that no one realized this before. The position of the thigh bone and
muscles in birds is critical to their lung function, which in turn is what gives them enough lung capacity for flight."
Dinosaurs lack this fixed femur, however, and that includes the theropod dinosaurs from which birds supposedly
evolved. Oregon State zoologist John Ruben, a coauthor on the paper, commented, "Theropod dinosaurs had a moving
femur and therefore could not have had a lung that worked like that in birds. Their abdominal air sac, if they had one,
would have collapsed. That undercuts a critical piece of supporting evidence for the dinosaur-bird link." [article link]
AnswersInGenesis.org: Q: Are evolutionists attempting mind control? - The Darwin exhibit reminded me of one of
those bizarre science fiction movies where people line up to be placed in a special machine and emerge like robots;
these people now can’t think for themselves, and they end up being like those people who brainwashed them - In a
related way, I found the Darwin exhibit to be a very clever form of mind control
Q: Are evolutionists attempting mind control? A: As I lined up with hundreds of others to get inside London’s famed
Natural History Museum to visit its new Darwin exhibition - England is celebrating Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday this
year, I couldn’t help but wonder: was this going to be some kind of attempt at mind control? After I went through the
exhibition, there was no doubt! The Darwin exhibit reminded me of one of those bizarre science fiction movies where
people line up to be placed in a special machine and emerge like robots; these people now can’t think for themselves,
and they end up being like those people who brainwashed them. In a related way, I found the Darwin exhibit to be a
very clever form of mind control, basically consisting of: 1. Setting up straw-men arguments that totally misrepresent
what Bible-believing Christians accept. 2. Showing how wrong Christians are for believing the things they supposedly
believe which they don’t believe in the first place!. 3. Convincing visitors that Darwinian evolution is true, and that one is
a fool to believe otherwise and certainly foolish to believe the Bible. Actually, this kind of mind control is already being
used constantly on America’s children through the public education system, the secular media, and science museums
even in many Christian schools and colleges, sadly. [article link]
Student Wins Suit After Teacher Says Creationism 'Superstitious Nonsense' - Farnan sued in U.S. District Court in 2007,
alleging that Corbett violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment by making repeated comments in class
that were hostile to Christian beliefs
SANTA ANA, Calif. - A federal judge ruled that a public high school history teacher violated the First Amendment when
he called creationism "superstitious nonsense" during a classroom lecture. U.S. District Judge James Selna issued the
ruling Friday after a 16-month legal battle between student Chad Farnan and his former teacher, James Corbett. Farnan
sued in U.S. District Court in 2007, alleging that Corbett violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment by
making repeated comments in class that were hostile to Christian beliefs. The lawsuit cited more than 20 statements
made by Corbett during one day of class, all of which were recorded by Farnan, to support allegations of a broader
teaching method that "favors irreligion over religion" and made Christian students feel uncomfortable. During the
course of the litigation, the judge found that most of the statements cited in the court papers did not violate the First
Amendment because they did not refer directly to religion or were appropriate in the context of the classroom lecture.
But Selna ruled Friday that one comment, where Corbett referred to creationism as "religious, superstitious nonsense,"
did violate Farnan's constitutional rights. -- Farnan is not interested in monetary damages, said his attorney, Jennifer
Monk of the Murrieta-based Christian legal group Advocates for Faith & Freedom. Instead, he plans to ask the court to
prohibit Corbett from making similar comments in the future. Farnan's family would also like to see the school district
offer teacher training and monitor Corbett's classroom for future violations, Monk said. There are no plans to appeal
the judge's rulings on the other statements listed in the litigation, she said. "They lost, he violated the establishment
clause," she told The Associated Press in a phone interview. "From our perspective, whether he violated it with one
statement or with 19 statements is irrelevant." [article link]
littlegreenfootballs.com January 4, 2008: - anti-Creation article & links: Ken Miller Dissects the Creationists' Next Tactic
- the DI's (Discovery Institute) latest attempts to rewrite the history of the (2005) Dover creationism lawsuit -- Smoke
and Mirrors, Whales and Lampreys: A Guest Post by Ken Miller - a lawsuit known as Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School
District - The plaintiffs, a group of parents in Dover, Pennsylvania, objected to “intelligent design” being required to be
presented as an scientific alternative to evolution {Just like Mormonism (LDS) is fostered in America by the U.S.
Government because it is a bride taking people out of Christianity and into cults like Islam the government is also
fostering and promoting the teaching of Evolution. Because evolution is a bridge in to Satanism by denying the very
tenant of Christianity that Jesus Christ is God and creator who created all life and all existence. The lies of evolution are
a bridge in to Satanism in that when a person is gullible enough to accept the notion of random evolution over God's
creation of life then that person is sufficiently deceived enough to possibly believe that Satan is good and God
[AntiChrist], then concluding that Jesus is not God who He claims to be. -- Bush policy isn't to educate children nor is it
to protect families. The Bush family NWO policy is to bring down Christianity.}
Biologist Ken Miller, the Discovery Institute’s worst enemy, has three terrific guest posts at science writer Carl Zimmer’s
blog, destroying the DI’s latest attempts to rewrite the history of the Dover creationism lawsuit: [article link]
Judge's Unintelligent Rant Against Design - Judge John E. Jones III - Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District [2005 Dover
creationism lawsuit] could still be Chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board if millions of evangelical
Christians had not pulled the lever for George W. Bush in 2000 {Judge is a Bush appointee - a thanks again W! way to
come through for your voters}
Judge John E. Jones III could still be Chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board if millions of evangelical
Christians had not pulled the lever for George W. Bush in 2000. Yet this federal judge, who owes his position entirely to
those voters and the Bush who appointed him, stuck the knife in the backs of those who brought him to the dance in
Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District. Judge Jones issued a 139-page rant against anyone who objects to force-
feeding public schoolchildren with the theory of evolution. He accused parents and school board members of
"breathtaking inanity" for wanting their children to learn that "intelligent design is an explanation of the origin of life
that differs from Darwin's view." [article link]
The New Da Vinci (Code) Type Hoax - Royal roots found on every family tree - also some people have actually tried to
establish a documented line between Muhammad, who was born in the 6th century, and the medieval English
monarchs, and thus to most if not all people of European descent - Does President Bush Jr. Secretly Believe He is a
(Shiite) Descendant of Mohammed?
President George Bush might actually believe he is a descendant of Mohamed. It would explain allot of his comments
and his actions. Comments like he believes the Quran (Koran) "to be the word of God" and actions like his complete and
total worldwide proxy war on behalf of the Muslim Shiite sect. President Bush has removed all the Iraq oil revenues
from the Sunni people of Iraq and has given it to the Shiite sect. Bush has also helped place three radical Iranian-Shiite
Politicians in charge over Iraq meanwhile he privately finances and supports the radical Shiite groups of Hamas and
Hizb'allah. England's Tony Blair and Prince Charles are also strong Shiite supporters with Prince Charles all but openly
admitting that he is a convert to Islam. No wonder we live in days with so many strange events occurring because our
world leaders have such strange beliefs. ... Since all European and British nobility can legitimately prove their lineage
back through the Merovingians {and apparently attempts to claim Mohammed as well}, they can "prove" to a public
who has bought this lie that their lineage goes back through Mary Magdalene to Jesus and they have "plugged into"
Jesus, they are literally "home free" to King David! ... Thus, Antichrist (666) can "prove" his lineage back to King David,
an absolute requirement if he (Antichrist) is to convince the Jewish people he is their Messiah for whom they have been
awaiting! [article link]
January 9, 2008: Mitt Romney returns to business world, Marriott board - previously served on the Marriott board from
1992 to 2002, when he resigned to run for governor [Massachusetts] {Mormonism (LDS) is fostered in America by the
U.S. Government because it is a bride taking people out of Christianity and into cults like Islam [LDS-Mormonism is just
an Americanized version of Islam complete with servitude to its leaders on earth and the false premise that heaven is a
place for fornication]. Once a person is gullible enough to believe and accept the Mormon lies that the LDS cult is in any
way "family friendly" then that person is sufficiently deceived to probably believe that Islam is a "religion of peace".}
The hotel chain said in a statement Wednesday that the former Massachusetts governor and 2008 Republican
presidential contender would also lead the board's newly formed finance committee. Romney, 61, previously served on
the Marriott board from 1992 to 2002, when he resigned to run for governor. His father, George, was a close friend of
the company's founder, J. Willard Marriott. Romney's given first name, Willard, is also in honor of Marriott, and the two
families are prominent in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... The former venture capitalist has eschewed
rejoining his former employer, Bain Capital, and a spokesman said his return to Marriott does not mean he is
abandoning politics. A former Bain protege, one-time eBay Chairman Meg Whitman, is considering a run for California
governor with the assistance of several Romney aides. [article link]
Romney Criticized for Hotel Pornography - during his near-decade on the Marriott board - their hotels offer 70 different
types of hardcore pornography - "They have to assume some responsibility. It's their hotels, it's their television sets"
{The smallest honest examination of the (LDS) Mormon cult reveals that there is nothing family friendly about them.
Mormons simply are a Money and Sex cult it's the plain ugly truth about the LDS (Mormons).}
distribution of such graphic adult movies runs counter to the family image cultivated by Romney, the Marriotts and
their shared Mormon faith. "Marriott is a major pornographer. And even though he may have fought it, everyone on
that board is a hypocrite for presenting themselves as family values when their hotels offer 70 different types of
hardcore pornography," said Phil Burress, president of Citizens for Community Values, an anti-pornography group
based on Ohio. Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, a leading conservative group in Washington,
said: "They have to assume some responsibility. It's their hotels, it's their television sets." During a recent Associated
Press interview, Romney said he did not recall pornography coming up for discussion while he was on the Marriott
board from 1992 to 2001. Despite being chairman of the board's audit committee, he also said he was unaware of how
much revenue pornography may have generated for the hotel chain. [article link]
June 07, 2008 [at the height of the Democrat primary election for the 2008 Presidential candidate]: Speculation about
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton attending (secret) Bilderberger meeting - Dulles is just three miles from the Westfields
Marriott Hotel in Chantilly, where Henry Kissinger and David Rockefeller, among other globalists, are gathered for the
annual Bilderberg Group conference - Hillary Clinton is no stranger to Bilderberg - Bill Clinton attended the 1991
meeting in Germany shortly before he was elected president - Hillary herself may have attended the 2006 meeting in
Ottawa, Canada
"Asked at the time about the Illinois senator's whereabouts, Gibbs smiled and declined to comment," the AP report
continued. Bilderberg is a highly-secretive meeting where the most influential men and women of North America and
Western Europe meet ostensibly to discuss policy. But the group has spent years promoting a globalist agenda,
according to reports from journalists who have penetrated the meeting. The Bilderberg Group made a press release
available explaining the agenda for the meeting. "The conference will deal mainly with a nuclear free world, cyber
terrorism, Africa, Russia, finance, protectionism, U.S.-European Union relations, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Islam and
Iran. Approximately 140 participants will attend, of whom about two-thirds come from Europe and the balance from
North America," the release stated. "About one-third is from government and politics, and two-thirds are from finance,
industry, labor, education and communications. The meeting is private in order to encourage frank and open
discussion." -- Additionally, a list of the conference's attendees was released and included James A. Johnson, who was
named this week to the three-person team vetting possible running mates for Obama. Rampant speculation in the
blogosphere says the Obama-Clinton meeting last night was held to arrange the New York senator as Obama's vice-
presidential candidate. Attendees at the Bilderberg conference included Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former
Senate majority leader Tom Daschle and Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the board of governors for the Federal
Reserve. -- Hillary Clinton is no stranger to Bilderberg. Bill Clinton attended the 1991 meeting in Germany shortly
before he was elected president. According to reports, he attended again in 1999 when the meeting was held in Sintra,
Portugal, and Hillary herself may have attended the 2006 meeting in Ottawa, Canada. "Why were we not told about
this meeting until we were on the plane, the doors were shut and the plane was about to taxi to take off?" one reporter
asked Obama spokesman Gibbs in a heated exchange caught on camera by CNN. "Senator Obama had a desire to do
some meetings, others had a desire to meet with him tonight in a private way, and that is what we are doing." Gibbs
replied. "Is there more than one meeting, is there more than one person with whom he is meeting?" asked another
reporter. "I am not going to get into all the details of the meeting." Gibbs replied. [article link]
BasicChristian.org: End Times Preview - WWI, WWII, WW3 - "The past is not dead - In fact, it's not even past" William
Faulkner -- This is most True concerning the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ
Revelation 17:10-11 And there are seven [world (middle-east, Jerusalem) rulers: King Nimrod - builder of the tower of
Babel, Egypt, Babylon (Iraq), Iran, Greece, Rome (Italy), Antichrist] kings: five are fallen, and one (Rome) is, and the
other [7th world King - Antichrist] is not yet come; and when he (Antichrist) cometh, he must continue a short space [3
1/2 years]. And the beast [Antichrist] that was [7th ruler], and is not [because Antichrist is assassinated], even he
(Antichrist) is the eighth [false resurrection], and is of the seven [the 7th ruler is killed or seems to be in an assassination,
and resurrects himself [false eternal life] (demonic possession) to also become the 8th ruler], and goeth into perdition
[everlasting damnation-hell]. -- In a short summary WWII (1939-1945) was Satan's practice run at taking over and ruling
the world for his evil, demonic agenda. The next world war the coming future WW3 will be the war that installs a NWO a
new world leader called the antichrist. The Bible is clear (Revelation 17:10-11) that after the previous Roman world
leader there would not be another world leader until the antichrist. History has proven the Bible to be true and there
has been no world leader since the time of Jesus Christ of Nazareth approximately 2,000 years ago. [article link]
January 9, 2008: The rift between Hamas [HAMAS - Gaza Strip] and Palestinian (PA) [Fatah - West Bank] President
Abbas flared to the surface yesterday, confirming our position that the real reason for this Israeli attack on Hamas was
to remove Hamas from power - the United States [and the UN] desperately wants Abbas [Fatah] to stay in power [over
both West Bank and Gaza Strip] because he is a Freemason and is, therefore, totally compliant with the plans of
Western Freemasonry to return control [part] of the Temple Mount to Israel so she can build a temple based upon
Solomon's old temple - Hamas realizes this fact, as does Hezbollah, which explains their rock-solid resistance to Abbas -
Hamas officials said that as of Friday they would not recognize Abbas's status as president of the PA {According to the
Bible the prophets of old explained that Israel and the Jews are the time peace to human time, and particularly the
Jewish Temple. If you want to know what "time" it is in human history and human existence then look to Israel
(Jerusalem) and the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. Right now the 2nd Jewish Temple remains in ruins while the 3rd
Jewish Temple is about to be rebuilt [and the correlating time on the calendar of the human experience is far into the
plan's of God], something that could not happen before 1967 because Israel did not politically control Jerusalem until
then. The next Jewish Temple is significant because coming after the Times of Jesus Christ this temple is for the "End
Times" and it is where the Antichrist will eventually rule from. No Jewish Temple in Jerusalem equals no throne for the
Antichrist. A 3rd Jewish Temple in Israel equals a throne and a place for the Antichrist.}
NEWS BRIEF: "Hamas: Abbas no longer heads Palestinian Authority", The Jerusalem Post, January 9, 2009 "The IDF's
anti-Hamas operation in the Gaza Strip has diverted attention from the row over Palestinian Authority President
Mahmoud Abbas's term in office, which expires on Friday. Abbas's aides said he has no plans to step down in the near
future, claiming that the PA's Basic Law allows him to stay in power for another year." Israel and the United States
desperately wants Abbas to stay in power because he is a Freemason and is, therefore, totally compliant with the plans
of Western Freemasonry to return control of the Temple Mount to Israel so she can build a temple based upon
Solomon's old temple. Hamas realizes this fact, as does Hezbollah, which explains their rock-solid resistance to Abbas
and to the Israeli leadership as they attempt to establish the Palestinian State. "Hamas officials said that as of Friday
they would not recognize Abbas's status as president of the PA ... Hamas and some Palestinian legal experts have
openly challenged Abbas's right to remain in power after the expiration of his term. 'Thursday was Abbas's last day in
office', said Osama Hamdan, the Hamas representative in Lebanon. 'Our position on this issue is clear: Abbas's term in
office has expired'." "Mushir al-Masri, a spokesman for Hamas in the Gaza Strip, said Abbas would lose credibility
because of his refusal to step down. 'He doesn't have the right to speak on behalf of the people', he said. 'He's in power
only because the Israelis and the Americans want him to stay'." Exactly! Hamas and Hezbollah view Abbas as a traitor to
the Palestinian cause, and a stooge of the Israelis and the Americans. [article link]
BasicChristian.org: The Bush family War in Iraq Babylon - Keeping a Perspective - Is the Bush family America's worst
nightmare?
Is the Bush family America's worst nightmare? I personally don't think the group Al Qaeda is real other than it is a fake
terrorist concoction used as a convenient source for the Bush administration to expand a global agenda i.e. "global war
on terror." It seems that Bush is opposed to anything that is good for America and that Bush supports everything that is
against America particularly the global radical Iranian Shiite Islamic cause. Has America been suffering under the
ravages of a Bush family global Jihad (Islamic holy war) against the United States and against the citizens of the USA?
Of course with the economy wrecking high price of oil, the lack of border security, the arming, training and funding of
Islamic armies, and an unhindered Satanic crime and drug epidemic taking place in America it would easily seem that
the Bush family is America's own worst nightmare. -- At least six months before 9-11-2001 groups of American troops
started training to invade Iraq and within moments of the 9/11 attack all of the military began committing to an Iraq
invasion even though there was no 9/11-Iraq connection. The closest possible 9/11 connection was with Saudi Arabia. It
seems that President Bush knew that 9/11 was going to happen a full six months before it did happen. Did President
Bush try to stop 9/11? President Bush not only didn't intervene in the 9/11 events he used them as his original rational
for his invasion of Iraq. President Bush likely knew all along the 9/11 events were going to take place and he may have
even been involved in the planning of the 9/11 attacks with one of the indented results being the invasion of Iraq and
the many other indented results being the boosting of his sagging popularity and enriching his family and associates
with his new war economy and most important his boost of power and lack of accountability with his new Presidential
war powers. -- The additional 9/11 attack on the Pentagon shows the massive scope and planning that was involved in
the 9/11 attacks and made the attack a direct assault on the American government. Larry Silverstein who had recently
purchased the World Trade Center complex and its many towers could not have possibly arranged such a wide scale
attack involving the Pentagon as some have said. Silverstein has been accused by some for the damage to get
insurance money, particularly because his WTC building #7 was demolished even though no plane hit it. The WTC
building #7 was demolished but not at his direction it was the direction of the NY port authority and others within the
NY safety net that demolished the #7 building. Larry Silverstein did everything he could to help and Larry Silverstein
was among the most remorseful, the most helpful and the most honest of people on that tragic 9-11-2001 day. Larry
Silverstein certainly could not have orchestrated the outcome of invading Iraq a decision that came straight from
George Bush. [article link]
Darwin Taught Male Superiority - "males are more evolutionarily advanced than females" {Genesis 1:26-28 And God
said, Let us (Father, Son Jesus, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, after Our likeness: ... So God created man in His
own image, in the image of God created He him; *male and *female created He them. And God blessed them, -- Holy
Bible. Mankind, male and female are created in the "image" of God so we can communicate and interact with God. If we
did not have some of the emotions, understanding and feelings of God we would have nothing in common with God.
Note: Our human emotions and thoughts are now tainted by sin while God remains pure and Holy.}
According to Darwinian theory, women were less evolved than men, and because of their smaller brains, they were
“eternally primitive,” childlike, less spiritual, more materialistic, and "a real danger to contemporary civilization." The
supposed intelligence gap that many leading Darwinists believed existed between human males and females was so
large that some leading Darwinists classified them as two distinct species-males as Homo frontalis and females as
Homo parietalis. The differences were so great that Darwin was amazed “such different beings belong to the same
species." Reasons for male superiority included the conclusion that war and hunting pruned the weaker men, allowing
only the most fit to return home and reproduce. Women, in contrast, were not subject to these selection pressures but
were protected by men, allowing the weak to survive. ... Darwin’s writings and those of his disciples reveal that the
belief of women inferiority was central to early evolutionary theory. In The Descent of Man Darwin argued that adult
females of most species resembled the young of both sexes and that "males are more evolutionarily advanced than
females." [article link]
A majority of Republicans 68% do not believe in evolution, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday
From the poll taken between May 21-24 (2008), results showed that 68 percent of Republicans tended to favor the idea
that humans were created in their present form about 10,000 years ago, while only 30 percent believe in the theory that
humans originated from simple organisms. Independents and Democrats, on the other hand, were more likely to
believe in evolution - 61 and 57 percent, respectively. The results come after recent presidential primary debates
touched on the subject of evolution and whether Republican candidates believed in the theory. [article link]
'Quake lake' canal completed - Chinese soldiers and engineers dug a spillway from an earthquake-created lake that was
threatening to burst its banks - the magnitude-7.9 earthquake that struck on May 12, 2008 {Well done by the Chinese to
contain and take action on a major project. Amazing that the huge lake was formed in minutes during and as a result of
the earthquake. I wonder how many scientists already believe the lake is millions of years old even though right now
the lake is only two weeks old.}
BEICHUAN COUNTY, China (CNN) -- Chinese soldiers and engineers dug a spillway from an earthquake-created lake
that was threatening to burst its banks in the central county of Beichuan, state-run news agency Xinhua reported
Sunday. ... Tangjiashan Lake was created when a landslide caused by the earthquake dammed Jianjiang River. ... The
lake in Beichuan County is the largest of several "quake lakes" created by the earthquake nearly three weeks ago.
Authorities were concerned that the lake could burst its banks or that another aftershock or earthquake could rupture
the earthen dam and cause a sudden flood of water on the communities downstream. The project to divert the water
took nearly a week. It will be Wednesday or Thursday before authorities know whether their emergency operation is
successful, a commander said. Some of the mountains overlooking the region's rivers are now bare and brown where
landslides wiped them clean of their tree-covered sides. Rocks can still be heard falling from the mountains. Because
the region is so remote -- most of the roads were cut off by landslides -- the government has brought the equipment
and personnel in with Russian military helicopters. [article link]
Ancient Brass BELL Found Encased IN COAL supposed to be about 300 million years old! - the bell is an antediluvian
artifact made before the Genesis Flood (Noah's Ark) - For more detailed pictures of the bell and the [idol] demon-like
figure on top, click here (Photos)
In 1944, as a ten year old boy, Newton Anderson dropped a lump of coal in his basement and found that it contained
this bell inside. The bituminous coal that was mined near his house in Upshur County West Virginia is supposed to be
about 300 million years old! What is a brass bell with an iron clapper doing in coal ascribed to the Carboniferous Period?
According to Norm Sharbaugh’s book Ammunition (which includes several "coal anecdotes") the bell is an antediluvian
artifact (made before the Genesis Flood). The Institute for Creation Research had the bell submitted to the lab at the
University of Oklahoma. There a nuclear activation analysis revealed that the bell contains an unusual mix of metals,
different from any known modern alloy production (including copper, zinc, tin, arsenic, iodine, and selenium). --
Genesis 4:22 states that Tubal-Cain was "an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron..." Perhaps when his
civilization came to an end in the flood, this bell was buried with a mass of vegetation that became coal and ended up
thousands of years later in Newt Anderson’s coal bin. ... Later on, Newton Anderson spent a great deal of time
researching the demon atop the bell. He discovered similarities to the Babylonian Southwest Wind Demon and the
Hindu deity Garuda. Garuda is sometimes depicted on top of bells, as is the Egyptian Isis. [article link]
Photo of Fossil Footprints: shows how the dinosaur impression affecfted the human footprint when it (dinosaur)
stepped into it (human footprint) - the stone's impressions indicate that the human stepped first, the dinosaur second
(Photo)
A closer view of the 'Alvis Delk Cretaceous Footprint' gives a closer view of the two prints, and shows how the dinosaur
impression affecfted the human footprint when it stepped into it. Courtesy of David Lines / Creation Evidence Museum.
/ Mineral Wells Index. Order photo reprints. [article link]
Rock-solid proof? A discovery by a former Mineral Wells resident might hold proof man and dinosaur walked the Earth
together - Baugh said he believes both sets of prints (human and dinosaur) were made "within minutes, or no more
than hours of each other" about 4,500 years ago, around the time of Noah's Flood - He said the clay-like material that
the human and dinosaur stepped in soon hardened, becoming thick, dense limestone common in North Texas - the
stone's impressions indicate that the human stepped first, the dinosaur second (Photos)
A slab of North Texas limestone is on track to rock the world, with its two imbedded footprints poised to make a huge
impression in scientific and religious circles. The estimated 140-pound stone was recovered in July 2000 from the bank
of a creek that feeds the Paluxy River near Glen Rose, Texas, located about 53 miles south of Fort Worth. The find was
made just outside Dinosaur Valley State Park, a popular destination for tourists known for its well-preserved dinosaur
tracks and other fossils. The limestone contains two distinct prints - one of a human footprint and one belonging to a
dinosaur. The significance of the cement-hard fossil is that it shows the dinosaur print partially over and intersecting
the human print. In other words, the stone's impressions indicate that the human stepped first, the dinosaur second. If
proven genuine, the artifact would provide evidence that man and dinosaur roamed the Earth at the same time,
according to those associated with the find and with its safekeeping. It could potentially toss out the window many
commonly held scientific theories on evolution and the history of the world. ... Baugh said the scans prove that the
impressions are real and could not have been carved or etched into the stone. ... He also noted how the dinosaur’s
impression pushed up material from the human print and altered its shape in the area of the intrusion. [article link]
Fossil: Meister Sandal Track with Trilobite (beetle-bug) embedded - The oldest fossil (human) footprint yet found was
discovered in June 1968 by William J. Meister on an expedition to Antelope Spring, 43 miles west of Delta, Utah -
Amazingly the human was wearing a sandal! The sandal that seems to have crushed a living trilobite was 10 1/4 inches
long and 3 1/2 inches wide; the heel is indented slightly more than the sole, as a human shoe print would be - A trilobite
crushed within a human sandal print Found on June 1, 1968 (Photo)
Meister Sandal Track: The oldest fossil footprint yet found was discovered in June 1968 by William J. Meister on an
expedition to Antelope Spring, 43 miles west of Delta, Utah. He was accompanied by his wife and two daughters, and
by Mr. and Mrs. Francis Shape and their two daughters. The party had already discovered several fossils of trilobites
when Meister split open a two-inch-thick slab of rock with his hammer and discovered the print. The rock fell open "like
a book." revealing on one side the footprint of a human with trilobites right in the footprint itself. The other half of the
rock slab showed an almost perfect mold of the footprint and fossils. Amazingly the human was wearing a sandal! The
sandal that seems to have crushed a living trilobite was 10 1/4 inches long and 3 1/2 inches wide; the heel is indented
slightly more than the sole, as a human shoe print would be. The Meister Sandal Track is another strong piece of
evidence that the evolutionary theories promated in class rooms across the nation and world do not promote "Truth",
but instead promote theory that is bankrupt at its core. [article link]
OOPARTS (out of place artifacts) & ANCIENT HIGH TECHNOLOGY -- Evidence of Noah's Flood? - Do unexplained
technologies of the ancients provide possible proofs of Pre-flood civilizations? - If you believe that the flood of Noah
actually happened, what was the state of the technology of (antediluvian) pre-flooders? Could they have left physical
evidence of their existence? - We expect you to use your own knowledge filter (Christian discernment) on this site
Point of View:We have a Biblical viewpoint on the world. Ooparts are evidence, we think, that the Flood actually
happened. News items or magazine articles that report them may not have the same perspective that Christians do.
When we read for instance, a scientific article that puzzles over our lack of genetic variability, we think of the Flood of
Noah. We would include that article here, without editing, because we expect Christians to use their filters on such an
article. That does not mean that we agree with the evolutionary timeframe given in said article. -- We think it’s more
interesting when general newspaper articles or science articles observe data that they might see one way, but that
Christians might see another way given our own knowledge about God, creation and the flood. It’s more interesting to
quote Stephen Jay Gould saying that “the lack of transitional fossils is the trade secret of paleontology”, than it might
be to hear another Christian say it. So, no we don’t believe the universe is millions or billions of years old. We don’t
know how old it is-we just know who created it and how long it took Him. We do not believe in pre-Adamic races,
though we do believe that there were “civiilizations” prior to the Flood. We don’t believe in space aliens or cooties. We
expect you to use your own knowledge filter on this site. [article link]
National Geographic: Bigfoot Discovery Declared a [rubber suit] Hoax - If the group had instead sent in hair samples
from the body, it would have been relatively simple to confirm that it belonged to an unidentified primate species,
Linville said - Moneymaker called the press conference an elaborate "profiteering scam" engineered by Biscardi {I
wonder what their first clue it was a fake was, the fur that looked more like a rug or the plastic tongue? Update: CNN is
saying the first clue was the fake fur then during the defrosting when a (rubber) foot poked through an ice opening and
a scientist then determined the frozen freezer contents to be a rubber suit.}
Within the community of amateur and professional Bigfoot hunters, Biscardi has a "reputation of ill repute," Meldrum
said. Meldrum is also extremely skeptical about the authenticity of a photograph released in the days leading up to the
press conference showing what appears to be a hairy corpse in a refrigerator. "It looks like a heap of costume fur. It
doesn't look like natural hair," Meldrum said. "The gut pile looks like it was dumped on there just for effect." ... The DNA
sample was analyzed by Curt Nelson, a molecular biologist at the University of Minnesota, who described it as a mixture
of human and opossum. ... Matthew Moneymaker is the president of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, an
international network of Bigfoot investigators. Moneymaker called the press conference an elaborate "profiteering
scam" engineered by Biscardi. "They know there's tremendous interest in seeing photographs of [Bigfoot], and they're
trying to get people to pay to see hoaxed photos," he said. Moneymaker's organization tracks Bigfoot news in the
media, and he says Biscardi really scored with his latest exploit. "There's been at least a thousand stories in newspapers
across the world," Moneymaker said. "Before this, the highest record was about 200 articles in newspapers."
Moneymaker predicts that the mass exposure could actually hurt Biscardi in the long run. "Now he's really a famous con
man," Moneymaker said. "He was a con man known in Bigfoot circles for years, and now it won't be long before
everybody knows it." [article link]
Nasty Chemical in Martian (Mars) Soil Hurts Chances for Life - NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has detected the presence of
a chemically reactive salt in the Martian soil, a finding that if confirmed could make it less friendly to potential life than
once believed - "it is a reactive compound it's not usually considered an ingredient for life" Mustard said
LOS ANGELES - NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has detected the presence of a chemically reactive salt in the Martian soil,
a finding that if confirmed could make it less friendly to potential life than once believed. Scientists previously reported
that the soil near Mars' north pole was similar to backyard gardens on Earth where plants such as asparagus, green
beans and turnips could grow. But preliminary results from a second lab test found perchlorate, a highly oxidizing salt,
that would create a harsh environment. ... Brown University geologist John Mustard, who has no role in the mission,
said judgment about the soil's potential to support life should be reserved until all the data are in. But at first glance, "it
is a reactive compound. It's not usually considered an ingredient for life," Mustard said. [article link]
(NASA) Phoenix Lander Touches Down on Mars - to determine if the (Mars) polar environment has the ingredients
needed for life to emerge {The planet Mars is the new Galapagos Islands for the atheists and evolutionists where they
can spin their stories and tall tales of evolution and then if you doubt their findings you would have to go there and
check the evidence for yourself. The stories are forgeries that's why they need extreme distant destinations to
backdrop their theories so people cannot easily get there and check their speculations.}
Mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory celebrated after the Phoenix Mars Lander signaled back that it had
survived Sunday's fiery entry. Phoenix will be the first spacecraft to study the Martian arctic plains. Unlike NASA's
mobile twin rovers, the lander will stay in one spot. It will use its robotic arm to dig into the permafrost to determine if
the polar environment has the ingredients needed for life to emerge. [article link]
Tom Horn - Kelly (McGinley) interviews Tom Horn 126 MB (Mp3) - The 2nd Hour is about Mars and the Coming Mars
discoveries {Fallen angels (demons) have been deceiving mankind since the beginning, the fall of Adam and Eve. I agree
that fallen angels can make it appear as if there is life in outer space and on other planets. Any news events need to be
considered in context i.e. If there is advanced intelligent life why have they never come to us? Why are they not
friendly? Why are they distant? Of course, because they are demons trying to deceiving us and the government or news
agencies have no discernment in these matters of importance.}
knowledge. -- The end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 1 Peter 4:7 KJV.
[article link]
UFOs and the Christian Worldview - I don't believe God is just a super-alien who created us on his PC for a school
project - God is eternal, holy, and unchanging - I believe in the God of the Bible, the God who made man His crowning
creation
Argument #1 Aliens, however, seem to have no trouble identifying walk-the-walk Christians. This demographic, this
segment of the population, seems to be the only one immune to UFO activity. A walk-the-walk Christian will rarely, if
ever, even spot a UFO, much less undergo abduction attempts. (See the excellent discussion of this here.) Some
abductees claim to be Christian, such as Betty Andreasson, but their tales usually reveal their identity as talk-the-talkers
only. ... Argument #2 Calling on the name of Jesus stops abductions in progress: Only by calling on the name of Jesus
Christ in faith can abduction attempts be halted altogether. CE-4 (at: www.alienresistance.org/ce4.htm) tells the story
of a new Christian who found himself being the object of an abduction attempt. ... Argument #3 The link between UFO
activity and the occult: Just as there is a link between walk-the-walk Christians and the absence of UFO activity, so
there is a link between those who experiment in the occult and the presence of UFO activity. Even the secular UFO
literature comments that UFO abductees "tend to be unchurched" and often admit to occult practices. [article link]
UFO's - But What If ET Is Already Here, And He's the Devil? - manifestations of angels of darkness "My main reason for
thinking this is that UFO sightings have never, at least to my knowledge, led a person closer to God - Books by Christian
scholars on UFOs, alien intelligence {Links to the Books are at the bottom of the article}
Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) are historically connected to the idea of extraterrestrial life. In some cases, behavior
of these strange sightings have left witnesses feeling as if they had observed something alive, not mechanical. "I have
become thoroughly convinced that UFOs are real," popular Christian writer Hal Lindsey once wrote. "I believe these
beings are not only extraterrestrial but supernatural in origin. To be blunt, I think they are demons." In Angels Dark and
Light, Gary Kinnaman accepts UFO sightings as the manifestations of angels of darkness. "My main reason for thinking
this is that UFO sightings have never, at least to my knowledge, led a person closer to God. In fact, most UFO
experiences have just the opposite effect." Associate professor of psychology Elizabeth L. Hillstrom points out in her
book Testing the Spirits that a growing number of scholars support similar conclusions of UFOnauts being synonymous
with historical demons ... Books by Christian scholars on UFOs, alien intelligence -- Nephilim Imperatives: Dark
Sentences , by Terry James -- The Omega Conspiracy , by Dr. IDE Thomas -- Nephilim Stargates: The Year 2012 and the
Return of the Watchers , by Dr. Thomas Horn. [article link]
poll: Americans believe in God -- and hell, UFOs, witches, astrology - The survey by Harris Online showed that 82
percent of adult Americans believe in God
An overwhelming majority of Americans believe in God and signicant numbers also think that UFOs, the devil and
ghosts exist, a poll showed Tuesday. The survey by Harris Online showed that 82 percent of adult Americans believe in
God and a slightly smaller percentage -- 79 percent -- believe in miracles. More than 70 percent of the 2,455 adults
surveyed between November 7 and 13 said they believe in heaven and angels, while more than six in 10 said they
believed in hell and the devil. Almost equal numbers said they believe in Darwin's theory of evolution (42 percent) -- the
belief that populations evolve over time through natural selection -- and creationism (39 percent) -- the theory that God
created mankind. Seventy percent of Americans said they were very (21 percent) or somewhat (49 percent) religious,
while around one-third of those polled also said they believe in UFOs, witches and astrology. [article link]
Alien video: Puppet or real E.T.? - Rojas said the (b&w) video was taken on July 17, 2003, in Nebraska - The screening,
organized by Denver resident Jeff Peckman, was not open to the public {Mystery solved the reason the video is in b&w
is so you might not see the black sleeve of the arm that the alien mask is attached to. It almost works, except when the
alien head arcs away from the window you can tell it's on an arm. Also the way the alien head pops straight up as
though an unseen neck stretches 18 inches as it appears in the window that doesn't really work either so the video is
really pathetic. They should just use some computer-generated imagery (CGI) effects and really impress people.}
A few minutes of grainy, black and white video show a shadowy creature with big eyes peeping over a windowsill. But
does it show a puppet or an alien from outer space? The video, purportedly capturing proof of alien life, was released
this morning during a press conference at the Tivoli Student Union on the Auraria campus in downtown Denver. Over
the course of three minutes or so, the footage shows a white creature with a balloon-shaped head that keeps popping
up and down in a windowsill that was 8 feet above ground. The face was white, with large black eyes that seemed to
blink. "If it was a puppet, it would be a very elaborate and sophisticated puppet," said Alejandro Rojas, education
director of MUFON, the Mutual UFO Network, who spoke at the press conference. [article link]
Video Purportedly Showing Space Aliens Shown - A video purportedly showing aliens has been shown to the press, the
Denver Post reports - The approximately three-minute-long video, in grainy black and white {How can you tell if a video
is a hoax - well if the video is "grainy black and white" it's almost certainly a hoax. Usually only hoaxers submit blurry,
grainy, b&w material with vague explanations and outlandish conclusions.}
A video purportedly showing aliens has been shown to the press, the Denver Post reports. The approximately three-
minute-long video, in grainy black and white, appears to show a creature with big eyes looking through a window into a
house, the Post said. But it was unclear if it was a puppet or an alien. Jeff Peckman, who has proposed the city of
Denver create an 18-member extraterrestrial affairs commission, screened the video for the media Friday at
Metropolitan State College. "This one looked very gentle and very innocent and youthful," Peckman told FOX News on
Friday. [article link]
Loch Ness - Nessie Footage Questions Focus On Filmmaker - Who is Gordon T. Holmes? - As I've mentioned before in
print and in interviews, a videotape or photograph of a cryptid should never be analyzed without regard to looking into
the background of the person that took the image or images
What do we know about the man who took the Nessie footage in late May 2007? Does Gordon Holmes have visions of
becoming the next Sherlock Holmes, following in the footsteps of that character's creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? It is
with no disrespect that I compile for my readers the facts that Mr. Holmes has placed out there in cyberspace about
himself. He has freely admitted that he has filmed fairies, seen apparent alien black cats (ABCs, alien big cats, as they
are often called because they are "out of place" or alien - not from outer space), taken electrical spectrograms of what
he thinks are large electric eels in Lake Morar, and has a "sort of medical condition…for visualising a sort of frame from
a Dream whilst being conscious." Now he's getting publicity for filming Nessie. Whoa. [article link]
Einstein: Bible Is 'Primitive, Pretty Childish' - Albert Einstein: arch rationalist or scientist with a spiritual core? {In
studying the lives of past famous people, many of them including politicians like George Washington cover both sides
of the coin and say one thing to one group and another thing to another group so they all have conflicting statements
about religion. However in the case of people who are truly gifted and talented from God like Albert Einstein it seems
Satan takes special interest in getting them to deny God the glory of their accomplishments, the composer Beethoven
and the scientist Tesla being two more examples.}
LONDON - Albert Einstein: arch rationalist or scientist with a spiritual core? A letter being auctioned in London this
week adds more fuel to the long-simmering debate about the Nobel prize-winning physicist's religious views. In the
note, written the year before his death, Einstein dismissed the idea of God as the product of human weakness and the
Bible as "pretty childish." The letter, handwritten in German, is being sold by Bloomsbury Auctions on Thursday and is
expected to fetch between $12,000 and $16,000. Einstein, who helped unravel the mysteries of the universe with his
theory of relativity, expressed complex and arguably contradictory views on faith, perceiving a universe suffused with
spirituality while rejecting organized religion. [article link]
China quake shakes faith in school buildings - The first thing you notice about this small town in China's quake-
devastated Sichuan province is that every building is standing except one: the primary school {As the jobsite posters say
"Good planning is no accident."}
WUFU, China (CNN) -- The first thing you notice about this small town in China's quake-devastated Sichuan province is
that every building is standing except one: the primary school. ... A few miles away, a government building stands
virtually untouched by last Monday's massive temblor. Bi and his wife are among a group of parents who believe their
children were killed by a building made of cheap, shoddy materials that rendered the school a virtual death trap. ...
According to China's state-run media, government officials have promised to find out why nearly 7,000 school buildings
collapsed during last Monday's earthquake, which measured between 7.9 and 8.0 in magnitude. ... Unlike a 1999
earthquake in Turkey, where allegations of widespread corruption in the country's building industry followed an
earthquake that killed nearly 20,000 people, one British engineer said nothing he's seen of the Chinese disaster
suggests corruption. [article link]
Day #1 - Guide to PR on a dollar a day - Whoever coined this the Information Age was only half right - It's actually the
dis-information age {Exactly true that the 'information age' gave way to the 'dis-information age' and into the 'age of
lies and deceit' and now we have actually entered a whole new age the "Age of Conjure" i.e. witchcraft. Facts, truth and
info are now conjured up out of thin air and cast like a spell into any form (i.e. evolution theory) that fits the sorcerer's
(PR - journalist's) desire.}
"If I was down to my last dollar, I'd spend it on PR." - Bill Gates. WITH THIS IN mind, The INQ is launching the Dollar a
Day PR training course. Whoever coined this the Information Age was only half right. It’s actually the dis-information
age. Now that technology has made us all naked, we need spin to cover ourselves up again. Journalists rarely make the
news these days, it’s all PR driven, We all need to learn PR. But since UK firms charge you £600 a day, just to be serviced
by a bloke so fresh out of college he’s still hungover - we’ve gone for a more ‘cost effective’ version. We’ve signed up for
the Dollar a Day PR correspondence course. Each day, we'll share a dollar's worth of knowledge. [article link]
A blow to evolution theory? - Our findings show that humans originated in a single area in Sub-Saharan Africa." The
Garden of Eden perhaps?
IT SHOULD BE more difficult for evolutionists to hold to their already inadequate theory. A new study by British
researchers at the University of Cambridge (published in Nature, July 19) proves that all humans originated from a
single point in Africa. This is far removed from the primordial soup + time + chance theory that humans evolved from
different parts of the world. The origins of anatomically modern humans have been the focus of much heated debate.
Our genetic research shows that the further modern humans have migrated from Africa, the more genetic diversity has
been lost within a population. However, some have used skull data to argue that modern humans originated in multiple
spots around the world. "We have combined our genetic data with new measurements of a large sample of skulls to
show definitively that modern humans originated from a single area in sub-Saharan Africa," says Andrea Manica. Fellow
researcher Francois Balloux added: "To test the alternative theory for the origin of modern humans, we tried to find an
additional, non-African origin. We found this just did not work. Our findings show that humans originated in a single
area in Sub-Saharan Africa." The Garden of Eden perhaps? [article link]
Purpose of Human appendix believed found - It produces and protects good germs for your gut (digestive system) - The
idea "seems by far the most likely" explanation for the function of the appendix, said Brandeis University biochemistry
professor Douglas Theobald "It makes evolutionary sense" {The human appendix makes complete creation sense not
"evolutionary sense" another scientist groping to save his worn and torn evolution theory.}
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some scientists think they have figured out the real job of the troublesome and seemingly
useless appendix: It produces and protects good germs for your gut. That's the theory from surgeons and
immunologists at Duke University Medical School, published online in a scientific journal this week. For generations the
appendix has been dismissed as superfluous. Doctors figured it had no function. Surgeons removed them routinely.
People live fine without them. ... The function of the appendix seems related to the massive amount of bacteria
populating the human digestive system, according to the study in the Journal of Theoretical Biology. There are more
bacteria than human cells in the typical body. Most are good and help digest food. But sometimes the flora of bacteria
in the intestines die or are purged. Diseases such as cholera or amoebic dysentery would clear the gut of useful bacteria.
The appendix's job is to reboot the digestive system in that case. The appendix "acts as a good safe house for bacteria,"
said Duke surgery professor Bill Parker, a study co-author. Its location _ just below the normal one-way flow of food and
germs in the large intestine in a sort of gut cul-de-sac -- helps support the theory, he said. Also, the worm-shaped organ
outgrowth acts like a bacteria factory, cultivating the good germs, Parker said. [article link]
Event: The God Delusion Debate - Richard Dawkins will debate his Oxford University colleague Dr. John Lennox - CDs
and DVDs of this event will also be available for purchase in the coming weeks
Remaining true to our goal of engaging secular culture on critical issues in a thoughtful, respectful manner, Fixed Point
Foundation will sponsor a debate on what is arguably the most critical question of our time: the existence of God. The
decision one makes regarding this question has implications that reverberate throughout eternity to be sure, but it also
affects temporal existence from government policy to the individual. Historically, man’s belief in the transcendent has
served as a restraint on his conduct and provided hope for his future. Now, it is argued, “God is dead”, and man can do
very well without him. The debate will feature Professor Richard Dawkins, Fellow of the Royal Society and Charles
Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University and Dr. John Lennox (MA, MA, Ph.D.,
D.Phil., D.Sc.), Reader in Mathematics and Fellow in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science, Green College, University
of Oxford. Dawkins, voted by Europe’s Prospect Magazine as one of the world’s most important intellectuals, is
regarded by many as the spokesman for the "New Atheism." BBC has labeled him "Darwin’s Rottweiler." ... Lennox, a
popular Christian apologist and scientist, travels widely speaking on the interface between science and religion. Like
Dawkins, he has dedicated his career to science, but he has arrived at very different conclusions. "It is the very nature of
science that leads me to belief in God," he says. Lennox possesses doctorates from Oxford, Cambridge, and the
University of Wales. He has written a response to the notion that Science has exposed the Bible as obscurantist in a
book titled God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? The book will be published this fall. [article link]
Pope puts his faith in the Book of Genesis, not Darwin - the Pope suggested that the "cosmos" was an "intelligent
project" and criticised those who said that creation was without direction or order
Pope Benedict XVI has stepped into the debate over Darwinism with remarks that will be seen as an endorsement of
"intelligent design". The Pope did not explicitly back intelligent design or creationism. He praised scientific progress but
said that the Darwinian theory of evolution was “not finally provable” because: "We cannot haul 10,000 generations
into the laboratory." Intelligent design (ID) argues that life forms are too complex to have evolved randomly, and must
have been created by a higher power. Scientists denounce this as a thinly disguised form of creationism, the view that
God created the world literally as described in the Book of Genesis. US courts have ruled that neither should be taught
in school science because that would violate the separation of Church and State. ... Last November the Pope suggested
that the "cosmos" was an "intelligent project" and criticised those who said that creation was without direction or order.
[article link]
Creation Science Overview MP3, from July 2004, 60 minutes; (14 MB)
Given in a Silicon Valley corporate environment, to engineers and programmers by the editor of: www.creationism.org,
Paul Abramson. [article link]
Many Infallible Proofs - Packed with facts and proofs about Christianity, Christ, God, creation, science and more -
Includes 666 discussion (Book $9.99)
Henry Morris - the grandfather of Scientific Creationism - shows what impact God's Word can have on the world. At
once shining light on little known truths of the faith, strengthening believers through the Scripture, and providing
information for skeptics or unbelievers, Many Infallible Proofs can also be a valuable tool in evangelism by showing
where we can engage the individual we may be witnessing to. Henry Morris was on the forefront of the Christian anti-
evolution movement until his death in 2006, producing many books and contributing greatly to the Young Earth model
for creationism. This book, updated from his 1974 classic, is indicative of his committment to the glory of God through
biblical truths. [article link]
#1 News-Blog item of 2006 - Brian Rohrbough appears on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric - the featured
Columbine father speaks against school violence, evolution and abortion (Video - Online or Download)
ROHRBOUGH: I'm saddened and shaken by the shooting at an Amish school today and last week's school murders [in
Bailey, Colorado]. When my son Dan was murdered on the sidewalk at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, I
hoped that would be the last school shooting. Since that day, I tried to answer the question, "Why did this happen?"
This country is in a moral freefall. For over two generations, the public school system has taught in a moral vacuum,
expelling God from the school and from the government, replacing him with evolution, *where the strong kill the weak
without moral consequences*. And life has no inherent value. We teach there are no absolutes, no right or wrong, and I
assure you the murder of innocent children is always wrong, including by abortion. Abortion has diminished the value of
children. Suicide has become an acceptable action and has further emboldened these criminals. We're seeing an
epidemic increase in murder/suicide attacks on our children. Sadly, our schools are not safe. In fact, we now witness
that within our schools, our children have become a target of terrorists from within the United States. [article link]
Working Replica of Noah's Ark Opens (Photos) - Do you believe there was a real Noah's Ark as described in the Bible?
(Poll)
Members of the Bible Archaeology Search and Exploration Institute claimed they found the remnants of Noah's Ark in
2006 on Mount Suleiman in Iran. What the team found jutting out of the mountain was about the size of a small aircraft
carrier, similar to the Ark's dimensions as described in the Bible. [article link]
New Noah's Ark ready to sail - a replica of the biblical Ark, built by Dutch creationist Johan Huibers as a testament to his
faith in the literal truth of the Bible
SCHAGEN, Netherlands (AP) -- The massive central door in the side of Noah's Ark was thrown open Saturday -- you
could say it was the first time in 4,000 years -- drawing a crowd of curious pilgrims and townsfolk to behold the wonder.
Of course, it's only a replica of the biblical Ark, built by Dutch creationist Johan Huibers as a testament to his faith in the
literal truth of the Bible. Reckoning by the old biblical measurements, Johan's fully functional ark is 150 cubits long, 30
cubits high and 20 cubits wide. That's two-thirds the length of a football field and as high as a three-story house. Life-
size models of giraffes, elephants, lions, crocodiles, zebras, bison and other animals greet visitors as they arrive in the
main hold. ... Under sunny skies Saturday, Huibers said he wasn't worried about another biblical flood, since according
to Genesis, the rainbow is the sign of God's promise never to flood the world again. But he does worry that recent
events such as the flooding of New Orleans could be seen as a portent of the end of time. Huibers said he hopes the
project will renew interest in Christianity in the Netherlands, where churchgoing has fallen dramatically in the past 50
years. He also plans to visit major cities in Belgium and Germany. [article link]
As it was in the Days of Noah - The time leading up to the Great Flood was a lot like our time in that it was characterized
by a deliberate and increasing disregard for the ways of God
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man (Matt 24:37). The time leading up to the
Great Flood was a lot like our time in that it was characterized by a deliberate and increasing disregard for the ways of
God. Finally "the Lord saw how great man's wickedness on earth had become and that every inclination of the thoughts
of his heart was only evil all the time" (Gen. 6:5). ... the sequence of events suddenly became so obvious to me. Enoch
was taken alive from earth and the Holy Spirit was withdrawn. Then in Gen. 6:5 man's behavior is described as having
become unbearably wicked and in Gen. 7 the judgement came, in that order. Enoch's name means teaching and
according to Jude 14-15 he gave the first prophecy of the 2nd coming. ... If Enoch is indeed a model of the church and if
the Lord's prophecy of Matt 24:37 includes the sequence of events, as seems likely, then one day soon we will be taken
alive (raptured) from earth, the Holy Spirit withdrawn. Man's behavior will become unbearably wicked and the
judgement will come, all in that order. As it was in the days of Noah. Selah. [article link]
As The Days of Noah Were - Luke 17:26: "And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of
Man"
The Reason for the Flood: It was the infusion of these strange (demonic) beings into the human predicament that
brought on the Flood of Noah. The Flood was preceded by four generations of prophets/preachers warning of the
coming judgment: Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah. It seems that this was part of Satan's stratagem to corrupt
the line of Adam to prevent the fulfillment of the Messianic redemption. Noah was apparently unique in that his
genealogy was still uncorrupted. The strange events which led to the flood are also alluded to in ancient mythologies.
The legends of the Greek "titans"---partly terrestrial, partly celestial---embrace these same memories. (The Greek titan
is linguistically linked to the Chaldean sheitan, and the Hebrew satan.) [article link]
Colliding with nature's best-kept secrets - Visiting a particle accelerator is like a religious experience, at least for Nima
Arkani-Hamed - explaining how the world can operate - which describes the universe on a very large scale, and at the
same time follow quantum mechanics, laws that describe the universe on a scale smaller than the eye can see - Some of
the key mysteries that stem from these clashing theories {Exactly! "clashing theories" it is not possible to have random
evolution and quantum physics (mechanics) [quantum = quantity i.e. incremental increases or decreases as in electrons
rotating around an atom increase only a certain amount "quantum" or decrease a set amount to the lower orbital lever
with the other electrons. Electrons do not randomly orbit an atom the distance is fixed. Molecules and particles are not
random they are ordered (ordained) and fixed in their properties and productivity. Quantum and also spiral DNA nature
completely voids random evolution while completely establishing the intelligent, creation, design of God.}
Arkani-Hamed has had a hand in explaining how the world can operate according to Einstein's theory of general
relativity, which describes the universe on a very large scale, and at the same time follow quantum mechanics, laws that
describe the universe on a scale smaller than the eye can see. Some of the key mysteries that stem from these clashing
theories include why gravity is so weak, relative to the other fundamental physical forces such as electromagnetism,
and why the universe is so large. These issues come up because on an inconceivably small scale, the particles that make
up our world seem to behave completely differently than one might imagine. [article link]
A theory of everything has always eluded scientists - Now a fun-loving physicist tells Steve Farrar he thinks he’s cracked
it (The new Theory of everything actually solves nothing. It doesn't cure cancer, explain who we are or even why we
exist, for that knowledge mankind still needs to rely on the Bible - the words of God!)
Two weeks ago the 39-year-old surfer physicist astonished the scientific world when he announced that he might have
found an answer. Lisi describes it, with disarming frankness, as an “exceptionally simple theory of everything”. Of
course the theory isn’t at all simple. It is based around one of the most complicated symmetrical structures ever
studied, a 248-dimensional shape known as E8 secrets of this geometric entity were revealed only in March, leaving
mathematicians with 60 times as much information as was contained in the human genome. E8 has long intrigued
academics since it was devised in the 19th century and it has been suspected that its symmetrical properties might be
intimately linked to underlying patterns in creation in some way. ... The hunt for a single theory that underpins
everything has been the ultimate goal of physics for centuries. As they revealed the rules that dictated how the
different facets of the natural world functioned, many of the first true scientists came to believe that the cosmos
worked like clockwork. They insisted that science would ultimately reveal the entire mechanism and be able to account
precisely for everything within it. While that certainty foundered with the discovery of quantum mechanics and
relativity, the quest has gone on. Einstein, the discoverer of relativity, dedicated much of his later life to discovering
what became known as the Grand Unified Theory. But despite claiming four times to have made the crucial
breakthrough, his efforts came to nothing. [article link]
Evolution theory on last legs, says seminary teacher

LOUISVILLE - To William Dembski, all the debate in this country over evolution won't matter in a decade. By then, he
says, the theory of evolution put forth by Charles Darwin 150 years ago will be dead. ... Dembski, who holds a Ph.D. in
mathematics and philosophy, teaches a course on intelligent design at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in
Louisville. He calls Darwinian evolution "viscerally unacceptable" to most Americans. "It is a reasonable question to ask
if there are patterns in biological systems that point us to intelligence," he said in an interview. "It is a reasonable
question to ask what are the limits to evolutionary mechanisms." Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher called design by an
intelligent source a "self-evident truth" in his annual State of the Commonwealth address in January. Fletcher has said
he would encourage schools to teach the concept. [article link]
10 Ways Darwinists Help Intelligent Design - Biblical Creation (Part I)

Eighty years after the Scopes "Monkey" Trial, the public still refuses to accept the idea that Darwin's theory of natural
selection is a sufficient explanation for complex biological phenomena. In fact, opinion polls show that fewer people are
willing to accept the idea that human beings developed from earlier species than they were just ten years ago.
[article link]
10 Ways Darwinists Help Intelligent Design - Biblical Creation (Part II)

#6 By invoking design in (their) non-design explanations. ... 'Biologists have long speculated that the (DNA)
redundancy may have been designed' ... [article link]
10 Ways Darwinists Help Intelligent Design - Biblical Creation (Part III)

#10 By not being able to believe their own theory. ... Natural selection, which is a "universal generalization about all
terrestrial species at any time" can't just be true sometimes: "If the theory says something which is not true now of our
species or another, then it is not true-finished." Not only is this [evolution] not true of our species now, it could never
have been true. [article link]
Criticism Of Evolution Can't Be Silenced - Intelligent judges are beginning to reject the intolerant demands of the
evolutionists
The press is claiming that the pro-evolution victory in Kansas (where, incidentally, voter turnout was only 18 percent)
was the third strike for evolution critics. Last December a federal judge in Dover, Pennsylvania, prohibited the school
from even mentioning Intelligent Design, and in February, the Ohio board of education nixed a plan to allow a modicum
of critical analysis of evolution. But one strikeout does not a ball game win. Gallup Polls have repeatedly shown that
only about 10 percent of Americans believe the version of evolution commonly taught in public schools and, despite
massive public school indoctrination in Darwinism, that number has not changed much in decades. ... Coulter's book
charges that evolution is a cult religion, and described how its priests and practitioners regularly treat critics as religious
heretics. The Darwinists' answer to every challenge is to accuse their opponents of, horrors, a fundamentalist belief in
God. [article link]
Twenty Questions for Evolutionists (On-line Book)

7. Which came first, DNA or the proteins needed by DNA, which can only be produced by DNA? 16. Did you know that
most scientific dating techniques indicate that the earth, solar system, and universe are young? (See pages 31-37.) 17.
Why do so many ancient cultures have flood legends? (See page 45.) 18. Have you heard about the mitochondrial Eve
and the genetic Adam? Scientists know that the mitochondrial Eve was the common female ancestor of every living
person, and she appears to have lived only about 6,000-7,000 years ago. (See pages 261-263.) [article link]
U.S. Lags Behind Europe, Japan in Acceptance of Evolution - The percentage of U.S. adults who accept evolution
declined from 45 to 40 percent [Pro-Evolution Article]
"Both are saying that evolution is bad science, that evolution is weak and inadequate science, and that it can't do the
job, so therefore God did it," she said. ... Bruce Chapman, the president of the Discovery Institute in Seattle, the primary
backer of intelligent design, has a different view of the study. "In particular, the growing doubts about Darwinism
undoubtedly reflect growing doubts among scientists about Darwinian theory. Over 640 (scientists) have now signed a
public dissent and the number keeps growing." [article link]
What evidence for evolution do the world's leading science museums display? - Even a senior fossil expert at the British
Museum of Natural History in London once admitted that they didn't have any undisputed transitional forms showing
one kind of animal changing into another
We would expect to see abundant evidence in the science museums of Washington D.C., London and so on. However,
as we have visited these museums and looked in the glass cases at what scientists have actually found, we've never
seen any evidence for evolution. The interesting thing is that the so-called evidence is pasted on the glass case-it's the
printed text on the display! But this isn't evidence; it's a scientist's story about the past. For example, distinct kinds of
animals and plants are displayed inside these glass cases-not transitional forms. There's no real evidence for evolution
at all. [article link]
Congress slams Smithsonian's anti-religious attacks - Report documents 'invidious discrimination' in campaign against
Darwin dissenters {The Smithsonian is in a total Panic over how to continue to support Darwin's lost cause and to
combat the Christian 'Intelligent Design' - Biblical creation.}
A new report from the U.S. House of Representatives has condemned officials at the Smithsonian Institution for
imposing a religious test on scientists who work there. And it suggests their attacks on a scientist who just edited an
article on intelligent design are just the tip of the iceberg of an industry-wide fear of anything that suggests man might
not have come from a puddle of sludge. Dr. Richard Sternberg The report, which cited a "strong religious and political
component" in the dispute, was prompted by a complaint from Dr. Richard Sternberg, who holds biology doctorates
from Binghamton and Florida International universities and has served as a research associate at the Smithsonian's
National Museum of Natural History. ... The organization also grilled Sternberg on whether he "was religious," "was a
Republican," "was a fundamentalist," and "was a conservative." The report also reveals the federal officials conspired
with officials at the National Center for Science Education to "spy" on Sternberg. [article link]
Christian Educators! - PZ Myers "I'm a goddamned atheist" is a biologist and associate professor at the University of
Minnesota, Morris {If you ever had any doubt that the secular atheists are losing the Creation Battle and just plain
loosing it! This ranting loose cannon is actually a college professor and how true that a public education can't make an
adult of everyone.}
You know, I think Christianity is awfully foolish anyway, but I'm a goddamned atheist. You don't care what I think. But I
would think the concerted and largely successful effort in our culture to equate Christianity with the idiocy of belief in a
6000 year old world or a god who meddles in trivialities or denying the facts of a natural world would piss you off.
Unless it's true, that is, that you don't mind having your religious beliefs associated with flaming anti-scientific lunacy.
[article link]
Oregon Biology Teacher Fired Over Bible References - "Critical thinking is vital to scientific inquiry," said Helphinstine,
who has a master's degree in science from Oregon State "My whole purpose was to give accurate information and to
get them thinking" {So Oregon school officials trust that their teachers will not cause their students to think ... and
America wonders why it is having trouble competing for jobs in the scientific world.}
SISTERS, Ore. - During his eight days as a part-time high school biology teacher, Kris Helphinstine included Biblical
references in material he provided to students and gave a PowerPoint presentation that made links between evolution,
Nazi Germany and Planned Parenthood. That was enough for the Sisters School Board, which fired the teacher Monday
night for deviating from the curriculum on the theory of evolution. "I think his performance was not just a little bit over
the line," board member Jeff Smith said. "It was a severe contradiction of what we trust teachers to do in our
classrooms." Helphinstine, 27, said in a phone interview with The Bulletin newspaper of Bend that he included the
supplemental material to teach students about bias in sources, and his only agenda was to teach critical thinking.
[article link]
Just by the enormous - gigantic size of the plants and animals of early times we know that the early times did not involve
evolution, from small simple to large complex and did not last very long as a time period. It would be impossible for the
earth and the atmosphere to sustain dinosaur sized animals and plants for a long duration. Certainly the millions and
millions of years attributed by scientists are out of the question and a short duration - life of Adam time period alluded
to in the Bible is much more accurate and sustainable.
Arctic 'Sea Monster' Terrorized Prehistoric Oceans - The fiercest reptile ever to terrorize the oceans has been identified
from a fossil on a frozen Arctic island {Leviathan - Job, 41:1, Psalm 74:14, Psalm 104:26, Isaiah 27:1}
The huge pliosaur, dubbed "The Monster" by its discoverers, dated from 150 million(?) years ago and boasted 60
dagger-like teeth the size of cucumbers, which it used to rip chunks out of prey. The 50-foot animal was one of the
biggest marine predators to have ever swum and would have been able to take on "anything that moved" in the water.
It was built for speed and power, and with its armory of fangs would have been rivaled in ferocity only by an extinct
shark, the megalodon, which lived about 16 million(?) years ago. Fossilized remains of the pliosaur, which had 10-foot-
long jaws, were located on the island of Spitsbergen in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, inside the Arctic Circle.
{Psalm 104:24-28 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy
riches. So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. There go
the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give
them their meat in due season. That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.}
[article link]
What bird has a [bottom] beak that grows continually? - So, evolutionists have a real problem trying to explain how the
lower beak came to continually grow and the upper beak did not
Skimmers are birds that live along the coast, and they have a unique way of feeding. These birds fly just above the
water with their lower beak skimming the surface. Whenever that beak hits anything in the water, it scoops up its prey.
Over time, the friction of the water wears against the lower beak, so you would expect the beak to wear away. But the
lower beak of the skimmer continually grows at the same rate that it wears! Skimmers that are kept in zoos have to
have their lower beaks trimmed on a regular basis or the lower beak will grow out way past the upper beak. The upper
beak of the skimmer doesn't continually grow. But it doesn't touch the water and won't wear down. So, evolutionists
have a real problem trying to explain how the lower beak came to continually grow and the upper beak did not.
[article link]
Study: Dinosaur loss wasn't mammals' gain - "I was flabbergasted," said study co-author Ross MacPhee, curator of
vertebrate zoology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York {More proof the evolutionist are simply
groping their way through theories and making them up as they go along.}
NEW YORK (AP) -- The big dinosaur extinction of 65 million years ago didn't produce a flurry of new species in the
ancestry of modern mammals after all, says a huge study that challenges a long-standing theory. Scientists who
constructed a massive evolutionary family tree for mammals found no sign of such a burst of new species at that time
among the ancestors of present-day animals. ... Some experts praised the large scale of the new evolutionary tree,
which used a controversial "supertree" method to combine data covering the vast majority of mammal species. It
challenges paleontologists to find new fossils that can shed light on mammal history, said Greg Wilson, curator of
vertebrate paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. William J. Murphy of Texas A&M University, who
is working on a similar project, said no previous analysis had included so many mammal species. But, "I don't think this
is the final word," he said. The study's approach for assigning dates was relatively crude, he said, and some dates it
produced for particular lineages disagree with those obtained by more updated methods. So as for its interpretation of
what happened when the dinosaurs died off, "I'm not sure that conclusion is well-founded," Murphy said. [article link]
'Extinct' Rat-Squirrel Found Alive and Well {Obviously not extinct, or millions of years old, or even evolved. Why is
evolution science so consistently wrong in so many areas? When will science get it? Biblical creation is where the Truth
is at!}
WASHINGTON - It has the face of a rat and the tail of a skinny squirrel - and scientists say this creature discovered living
in central Laos is pretty special: It's a species believed to have been extinct for 11 million years. ... The resemblance is
"absolutely striking," Dawson said. As soon as her team spotted reports about the rodent's discovery, "we thought, 'My
goodness, this is not a new family. We've known it from the fossil record.'" [article link]
Monkey madness - researchers from Plymouth University (UK) have put six of their monkeys to the test - find out what
happened
When arguing that life could have arisen by chance, evolutionists will often state that-given enough time-anything
could happen, regardless of how improbable it might seem. For example, prominent evolutionist Julian Huxley (1887-
1975) said that, given enough time, monkeys typing randomly could eventually type out the complete works of
Shakespeare. Since then, others too, such as Stephen Hawking and Richard Dawkins, have made similar
pronouncements about monkeys' random typing being able to produce one of Shakespeare's sonnets, or at least a
sentence from one of his plays. But when Plymouth University (UK) researchers installed a keyboard and computer
screen in the monkey enclosure at Paignton Zoo, home to six Sulawesi crested macaques, it didn't result in a nicely
typed set of the complete works of Shakespeare. Neither did they get a sonnet. Nor even a single word of Shakespeare.
[article link]
Judge's Unintelligent Rant Against Design {Judge is a Bush appointee - a thanks again W! way to come through for your
voters.}
Romney Elaborates on Evolution - "And I believe evolution is most likely the process he used to create the human body"
- Mr. Romney said his answer was satisfactory to faculty members "They teach evolution at B.Y.U.," he said {Christians
believe that humans are "created in the image of God" as it is written in the Bible (Genesis 1:26-27) therefore we can
talk, communicate - interact and share our feelings and emotions with God and be understood because we are in the
image with God. However Mormons believe that they are now evolving into a god through the prescribed steps of
Joseph Smith. Romney is just being consistent with his Mormon-Evolution belief. However it would simply not be
possible to even pray to God if you were not originally created in the image of God and being in the image of God it
then makes evolution unnecessary.}
Mr. Romney, a devout Mormon, surprised some observers when he was not among those Republican candidates who
raised their hands last week when asked at the Republican presidential debate if they did not believe in evolution.
(Senator Sam Brownback, former Gov. Mike Huckabee and Representative Tom Tancredo said they did not.) "I believe
that God designed the universe and created the universe," Mr. Romney said in an interview this week. "And I believe
evolution is most likely the process he used to create the human body." ... The (Mormon) Church of Jesus Christ Latter-
day Saints has no definitive position on evolution, and church leaders have disagreed on the issue over the years. Mr.
Romney said his answer was satisfactory to faculty members. “They teach evolution at B.Y.U.,” he said. [article link]
Mitt Romney Responds on Intelligent Design - In 2005, Romney said that ID should 'not' be taught in public school
science classes - Today's answer confirms that he still feels that way {Mitt Romney is not a Christian and the Mormon
(LDS) Cult has nothing in common with Christianity so of course Mormon Mitt does not want TRUE Christian concepts
taught in schools or anywhere. Mitt is out to promote Mormonism not Christianity.}
In 2005, Romney said that ID should not be taught in public school science classes. Today's answer confirms that he still
feels that way. You can read more about the 2005 comments here but below is his statement that I just received:
"[Ex]Governor Romney believes that school curriculum is a decision for local school boards, first and foremost. He
welcomes decisions by local school districts interested in teaching intelligent design as part of a religion or philosophy
course. He does not think it should be required as part of science curriculum." ... I'm sure the Romney campaign thinks
there's little risk here. But let's remember that Romney needs a bunch of Evangelicals to vote for him if he's going to
win. Let's also remember that a good portion of them probably believe that if schools are going to teach Evolution as
science, then Intelligent Design should be taught side by side. And if you're going to throw Intelligent Design into a
religion class, then these same folks think you better do that with Evolution too. [article link]
Truth & Knowledge vs. Lies & Deception
Updated: - LOU DOBBS U.S (Bush Government) HELPING FUND IRAN NUKES
Via the Russian Nuclear Program that is also funded by the USA - YouTube
Truth see also Deceived, Knowledge
Greek Aletheia (225) Truth, true that which exists and cannot change
First Use: Genesis 24:27 And he (Abraham's servant) said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master
Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of His mercy and His truth: I being in the way, the
LORD led me to the house of my masters brethren.
Malachi 3:6 For I am the LORD, I change not;
John 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words {truth} of
eternal life.
Truth is that which exists and cannot change. The truth is the unchangeable fact. There are basic
truths in existence. We exist in physical human form on a planet called the earth. It is an undeniable
unchangeable truth that we exist. It is also an undeniable unchangeable truth that physical life exists
temporally here on earth. The truth is that all who have lived in the past have suffered physical death;
they are no longer physically alive with us on earth. Since there are truths in existence there is a truth
that explains life and death here on earth. There can be many theories about how life originated on
earth, why and how we exist and why we die, but there is only one unchangeable truth.
John 8:31-32 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him, If ye continue in My word (Bible),
then are ye My disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.
Evolution is a fantasy about how life came into existence. Evolution claims that everything that exists
now came from nothing. But the truth is if you have nothing, you have nothing and nothing will come
from nothing. Evolution claims that change in circumstances makes for changes in life. Oops, First
they say that life came from non-life; the truth is if you have no life then there is no life and no life will
come from it. They then say that life once it sprang into existence can now change and adapt. First it
took millions of years for life to adapt and for humans to figure out to grow thumbs. Now evolutionist
say it actually took billions and billions of years for life to spring and for our thumbs to grow. Oops,
now evolutionists say that it might have taken millions or billions of years they don't know but they
think they are sure that we got our thumbs from space aliens. Space aliens who themselves sprang
into existence from nothing. As long as the explanations and stories change they are not the truth.
The truth is we are here and we do exist and only one truth will explain the truth of our existence.
The Bible is the truth. The Bible hasn't changed. The Bible explains creation, life, death, past, present,
future. The Bible is complete and unchangeable. The Bible is the truth that matches with the truth of
human existence and human death.
Universalism is a term used for a school of thought that unchangeable truth does not exist so we can
just make up our own truth and that is truth. Someone says I think we evolved from monkeys and
that is their truth, another says I think we evolved from space aliens and that also becomes truth and
neither is wrong they are entitled to their own set of truths. The only unacceptable truth to the
Universalist is that God exists because if God exists then He is the one unchangeable truth, so man
has rejected God in order to accept their own version of truth. Man's version of truth cannot solve the
mystery of existence nor can it solve the problem of death, yet God's truth does.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,
but by Me.
Knowledge see also Deceived, Truth
Ginosko (1097) experience, knowledge through experience.

Eido (1492) perception, see, perceive, consider, understand; knowledge through
perception.
Epiginosko (1921) Epi - upon, above; Ginosko - knowledge; knowledge from above,
Godly knowledge; thorough knowledge, discernment, familiarity.
Verses - Exodus 31:3; Proverbs 1:4; Isaiah 5:13; Daniel 1:17; Colossians 1:9; Hebrews 10:26;
2nd Peter 1:5,6
First Use: Genesis 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant
to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden and the tree of
knowledge (Hebrew, cunning; Greek, experience) of good (moral) and evil.
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is
understanding.
Colossians 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you and to
desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge (epiginosko) of His will in all wisdom and Spiritual
understanding.
Knowledge is understanding and insight into the world in which we exist. Since we exist in a world
created and dominated by God, knowledge is the understanding of God. The Bible has many different
words that are translated into the one English word knowledge. The words for knowledge have a wide
range of meaning including morals, insight, understanding, thought, reason, experience etc..
1st Corinthians 2:8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known (ginosko,
experienced) it (the peace of God), they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
1st Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are
foolishness unto him: neither can he know (ginosko, experience) them because they are Spiritually
discerned (lacking).
Ginosko is the most common Greek word for knowledge and it usually means knowledge gained
through experience or participation. For instance, there is knowledge to be gained in reading about
how to drive a car. There is also "ginosko" knowledge to be gained by actually getting in the driver's
seat and driving a car. Then we could also experience a host of driving conditions like freeway traffic,
storms, scenic roads etc.
1st Corinthians 3:16 Know (eido, perceive) ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the Spirit of
God dwelleth in you?
Acts 26:27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know (eido, perceive) that thou believest.
Eido is the Greek word for perception to perceive or have intuition, including God given discernment.
We do not want to have to experience everything in life, especially since the fruit of both good
(moral) and evil experiences are present. We can perceive many things that would be harmful and
dangerous to us and we can also perceive many things that would be good for us. Eido is perception
and discernment knowledge. We might meet someone and through perception realize that this is a
beneficial encounter or perhaps we perceive warning signs and do not allow the relationship to
continue.
Mark 5:30 And Jesus, immediately knowing (epiginosko, above knowledge) in Himself that virtue
(dunamis, power) had gone out of Him, turned Him about in the press (crowd) and said, Who touched
My clothes?
Romans 3:20 ..for by the law is the knowledge (epiginosko, above knowledge) of sin.
Colossians 3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge (epiginosko, above
knowledge) after the image of Him (Jesus) that created him (new man, Christian):
Epiginosko is the Greek word for strong knowledge, knowledge from above. Sometimes we just know,
strongly that certain Verses in the Bible apply in our lives at a particular time. We also might strongly
know the person we are to marry, a job we are to perform, or a project we are to complete for God.
This strong knowledge should be knowledge from God. Before we strongly commit to anything, we
should take all the necessary precautions and steps of prayer, fellowship, discernment and Bible study
necessary to confirm Gods' desires.
One thing about strong knowledge is that it is usually strong for a reason. Often where there is strong
knowledge it is because God knows that there is also going to be strong resistance from people and or
circumstances. When we have a strong knowledge of what we should do, we should thoroughly
consider it and we should thoroughly write it down and write down the Bible Verses and the insight
we have into our thoughts and decisions. Then if the strong opposition comes into what we are doing
and attempting to do we can look back and re-read what the clear goal is and this will help us to stay
focused. The Apostle Paul had strong knowledge that he was to go to Rome and witness of Jesus
before Cesar. But Paul at First had no idea that he would go there as a prisoner in chains and of all the
hardships and loss of personal freedom that he would suffer. Though many tried to dissuade Paul, he
knew what God desired of him and Paul accomplished what God had for him to do.
These are only some of the Greek words used for knowledge. The Hebrew Old Testament words for
knowledge also have varied meanings other than the one English word for knowledge.
Deceived see also Knowledge, Truth
Periastrapto (4015) Peri - around, about; Astratpo - light, shine, lighten;

to envelope in light, shine around
Verses - Matthew 24:4,5,11,24; 1st Corinthians 6:9; Galatians 6:7; 1st Timothy 2:14; 2nd
Timothy 3:13; Revelation 12:9
First Use: Genesis 31:7 And your father (Laban) hath deceived me (Jacob) and changed my wages ten
times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
Deceived is to think that a lie is actually the truth and to embrace and hold a lie instead of the truth.
People will go a long way for what they think is the truth. If someone has accepted as truth and
believes that space aliens exist, they will process all thought information to continue their belief of
space aliens. They will also preach their truth, which is actually a lie, to other people attempting to
persuade others of their position. The deceived will embrace any hardship or disagreement, as
persecution. Feeling persecuted they will then remain even more steadfast in their position while
reason, facts or circumstances will have little bearing on their position. Since people will fight harder
for what they think is the truth, Satan has done a big job of convincing many people to believe lies
and then gotten them to fight vigorously to defend what is simply a lie.
The battle for the truth begins and ends in the mind. Deception can only occur First in the thought
process and then our actions are carried out by what we believe from our thoughts. The battle for the
mind is revealed in the Bible as the battle for a walled and gated city. The gates of the city are where
the legal decisions (cities thought process) were made. If during an attack the enemy could gain
possession and control the gates of a city then the city would be helpless and would be in the hands
of the enemy as the enemy controlled all access into and out of the city.
Genesis 25:60 And they blessed Rebekah and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of
thousands of millions and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
We possess our own gates or faculties but we are susceptible to lies and deception. The correct thing
for us to do is to entrust our gates (faculties) to God. We need daily to be refreshed from God by
meeting Him in prayer and Bible devotions. In modern times we are bombarded with information
from every variety of media. Most of the information is just simply deceit. The only truth we will ever
find in this world is written in the pages of the Bible. God leads those who want to be led by Him. God
will lead us in paths of righteousness. Let's look to God and not to information that comes from
people who deny the very existence of God.
Psalms 16:11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand
there are pleasures forevermore.
John 3:19 And this is condemnation, that light is come into the world and men loved darkness rather
than light, because their deeds were evil.
How Good is Good Enough? (YouTube)

This is the Christian message of how sinful man is graciously and mercifully reconciled to God. How well does
this line up with the messages presented last weekend at the LDS General Conference? -- "From now on,
therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ [in person]
according to the flesh, we regard Him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to
Himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to Himself,
not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we
are ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be
reconciled to God. For our sake He made Him to be [our] sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might
become the righteousness of God." 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 [article link]
[via aomin.org] With All Due Respect, The Vatican's Latest, Painful Pronouncement On Israel is Wrong by Joel
Rosenberg - As such, it is the duty of all true followers of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to bless Israel and
reaffirm her fundamental legitimacy and right to the Land - Yes, we should bless and love the Palestinians, as
well, because our Lord Jesus said as a Jew living in Israel, "Love your neighbor" and, "Love your enemies" But
we should never accept the false teaching that God has rejected the Jewish people or rescinded His promises
to the nation of Israel - That simply is not Biblical {Note: I agree with this article and it is a major position of the
Basic Christian Ministry that Christians are called by Jesus Christ to support the Jewish people in all locations
and especially in their right to live peaceably in the land of Israel. The Vatican is in a position to be a
substantial blessing to Israel and to the Jewish people and I think they will be. Also Note: I have been looking
for pro-Israel charities to financially support but I don't think that these are the charities to financially support
(ECFA membership is actually not a good sign), when I do locate an effective (Christian and Jewish
recommended) pro-Israel charity I'll pass it along.}
A new headline in the Jerusalem Post reads: "Vatican synod calls for end to Israel's 'occupation': At conference
on Christians in the Middle East, US Melkite archbishop says: 'There is no longer a chosen people.'" With all
due respect, the Vatican is wrong on this issue. The entire Bible - from Genesis to Revelation - makes crystal
clear again and again the Lord's love for the Jewish people, His decision to choose Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
and their descendants for His very own, and His eternal promise to give the Holy Land to the Jewish people. As
such, it is the duty of all true followers of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to bless Israel and reaffirm her
fundamental legitimacy and right to the Land. Yes, we should bless and love the Palestinians, as well, because
our Lord Jesus said as a Jew living in Israel, "Love your neighbor," and, "Love your enemies." But we should
never accept the false teaching that God has rejected the Jewish people or rescinded His promises to the
nation of Israel. That simply is not Biblical. [article link]
Pope [Benedict XVI] dedicates iconic church - Pope Benedict XVI today dedicated the Sagrada Familia ["holy
family" - Joseph, Mary and Jesus] church, an emblem of Barcelona, Spain - The Gothic-inspired structure with
18 spires is thought to be the largest church in the world - Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia were in
the full-to-overflowing church as the Pope poured oil on the altar and rubbed it in with his hand, then swung
incense over it {Note: We are going to have an interesting study about the coming 10 Kingdoms [Daniel 7:24],
because technically the U.S. cannot have a King [it's against our Constitution] so who will be the future King
over the North American region, I think it puts Canada in play "The Canadian Royal Family" as a possible family
Barcelona, Spain (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI defended religion from critics Sunday as he dedicated the Sagrada
Familia church, a still-unfinished emblem of the Spanish city of Barcelona."This is the great task before us: to
show everyone that God is a God of peace not of violence, of freedom not of coercion, of harmony not of
discord," he said. And he pushed back against what he sees as increasing secularism in the world, saying, "I
consider that the dedication of this church of the Sagrada Familia is an event of great importance, at a time in
which man claims to be able to build his life without God, as if God had nothing to say to him." He also
defended the traditional family, after Spain's Socialist government legalized same-sex marriage. "The generous
and indissoluble love of a man and a woman is the effective context and foundation of human life in its
gestation, birth, growth and natural end," he said. Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia were in the full-to-
overflowing church as the pope poured oil on the altar and rubbed it in with his hand, then swung incense
over it. ... The Sagrada Familia, or "holy family," church, is still being built after more than 100 years. Gaudi, a
Catalan architect, only lived to see one tower and most of one facade finished by the time he died in 1926.
"The interior space of the church, the sacred space of the church, is finished, and for that, the pope comes
here to consecrate the church," said Jordi Fauli, the deputy architect. Gaudi planned the church to have 18
towers -- 12 for the apostles, four for the evangelists [the 4 Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John], one for
the Virgin Mary and the tallest for Jesus. Only eight are finished. Fauli said the privately-financed work may be
done by 2026, on the 100th anniversary of Gaudi's death. Asked once why it was taking so long to finish the
Sagrada Familia, Gaudi replied, according to his assistants, "My client -- meaning God -- is not in a hurry."
[article link]
Update: Predatory Preaching - Why So Much Angst About Anonymous Critics? {Note: I was listening to this
[terrible outburst] again this morning [and again I'm very disheartened to have to listen to it - such an obvious
wolf in sheep's clothing speaking from behind the pulpit]. I was left wondering why does this pastor only rail
against anonymous criticism, if he were to be consistent wouldn't he be equally offended by anonymous
donors as well. If the modern church leadership [and I use that term lightly] is going to take such a self-
imposed righteous stand against anonymous criticism then equally they need to reject all anonymous
donations as being equally "pathetic" and from "narcissistic zeros" and for the record, whoever made that
anonymous comment, he or she was very smart to make it anonymously. It seems that some leaders-pastors
want info in order to use it [seriously] in [Satanic] curse rituals against the person that is trying to help the
Church move forward in a godly way. So yes, be very careful about letting your name, as a helpful person or as
a critic get in the hands of some of these pastors where once they have an identity they can go to work behind
the scenes [demonically casting spells and socially casting dispersions] making life very difficult for anyone
they desire to do harm to.} (Audio)
{Flashback} ChristianPost.com: Rick Warren Prepares Saddleback [in Twitter postings referred to as 'the
church'] for Decade of Blessings - "I want the next ten years of your life to be the best 10 years of your life"
Pastor Rick Warren told church attendees {Note: is Pastor Rick Warren acting as a deliberate agent of
disinformation (Judges 4:19-21) regarding his purposed 'Decade of Blessing' - At the very, most perilous [post
9/11/2001] time in modern history Rick Warren want's Christians to be self-centered on [warm milk] fanciful
blessings and not engaged in the End Time reality [abundant deception] that is all around us and is threating
to engulf us.}
Saddleback Church in Southern California is kicking off its "Decade of Destiny" this weekend in an effort to
prepare the mega-congregation to receive showers of God's blessings. "I want the next ten years of your life to
be the best 10 years of your life," Pastor Rick Warren told church attendees. "I want you to be more blessed
and less stressed. I want God's blessing ... on every area of your life." The Decade of Destiny is a two-month
spiritual growth campaign that is aimed at moving Christians forward in their faith walk. Warren
acknowledged that as their pastor, the Bible holds him accountable for the congregants' spiritual growth. "I
don't take that lightly," the well-known megachurch pastor said. Along with helping believers come to a
position of being "blessable," the campaign will also lead the church to be a blessing to the community. "God
blesses you so you can be a blessing to others, not just so you can be some fat cat and self-centered," Warren
highlighted. The Decade of Destiny campaign was first announced during Saddleback Church's 30th
anniversary celebration in April. Over the next ten years, the church of some 22,000 weekly attendees will
enhance its programs and operations and expand its campuses and small groups. By the end of this year, the
megachurch plans to have 10 different Saddleback locations in Southern California. In preparation for the
campaign, Warren studied every verse in the Bible that speaks of God's blessing. [article link]
More Iraqi Christians Consider Leaving Iraq After Attack on Baghdad Cathedral - Christians carry coffins of their
slain relatives during a funeral service at a Church in Baghdad on November 2, 2010 for victims of the attack at
the Assyrian Catholic Church of Our Lady of Salvation on the evening of October 31, 2010 {Thanks, Rick Warren
and George W. Bush because both of you are real distinguished men of PEACE and understanding and the
world thanks you for it. You two in your leadership positions have made the world a much better place and
deserve all of the praise and adoration you so greedily demand and seek after!}
BAGHDAD -- Vian Jabburi, a 22-year-old Roman Catholic, was celebrating Mass in Baghdad with her father on
October 31 when Al-Qaeda militants stormed the church. Shot through her shoulder during the ensuing siege,
Jabburi survived. Her father was also shot and slowly bled to death, while she lay helpless at his side in a pool
of her own blood. "Nothing resembles this experience. Nothing," Jabburi tells RFE/RL as she breaks down in
tears at her father's funeral. "The situation was very, very difficult. I still don't know whether it was reality or
just a nightmare. I do not know. I really don't know. "We were bleeding for four or five hours without receiving
any help," she adds. "I will leave it to God. He is the only one who can take our revenge [or be our refuge]."
Jabburi is among thousands of Iraqi Christians who suffered through [recent] years of sectarian violence in Iraq
but is now considering whether to stay any longer. [article link]
President Bush [Jr.] to chat with Saddleback's Rick Warren - Former President George W. Bush will have a
conversation on leadership with Pastor Rick Warren during Saddleback Church's 6th Civil Forum, [Monday]
Nov. 29, 2010 - On Dec. 1, 2008 Warren presented the first International Medal of PEACE to Bush when he
moved his annual Civil Forum on Global Health from Orange County to Washington, D.C on this 20th
anniversary of World AIDS Day {So, Pastor Rick Warren thought that Bush Jr. [the man who never lifted a
finger or even attempted to peacefully end any of the bloody conflicts he started] was the embodiment of the
best man to bestow his first PEACE medal upon - it says a lot about Rick Warren both as a religious man and as
an outwardly ambitious person filled with inner hidden agendas and it isn't good.}
LAKE FOREST - Former President George W. Bush will have a conversation on leadership with Pastor Rick
Warren during Saddleback Church's 6th Civil Forum. The forum planned for Nov. 29 will focus on Bush's
leadership and is expected to include excerpts from the former president's recently released memoirs, David
Chrzan, Warren's chief-of-staff said Tuesday. "The forum will include a personal conversation between Pastor
Rick and President Bush," Chrzan said. "The goal is to create a forum where the community around Saddleback
Church can hear from speakers who are great leaders and those who have positively impacted humanity." ...
On Dec. 1, 2008 Warren presented the first International Medal of PEACE to Bush when he moved his annual
Civil Forum on Global Health from Orange County to Washington, D.C on this 20th anniversary of World AIDS
Day. Saddleback has hosted other Civil Forums on topics of global interest including the plight of orphans
worldwide, The Holocaust Survivors, *The Persecuted Church, The Presidency with Senators John McCain and
then Senator Barack Obama, and Reconciliation with President Kagame of Rwanda. [article link]
Video Interview: Saddleback Civil Forum on Global Health - Rev. [b_hag] Rick Warren talks with President
[there's a PANdemiK] George W. Bush at the Saddleback Civil Forum on Global Health in Washington, DC, on
December 1, 2008 [Online Video]
Back in 1988, the World Health Organization and U.N. General Assembly first declared December 1 "World
AIDS Day." This year marks the 20th anniversary of the annual event dedicated to remembering those we've
lost to the virus and to recommitting with vigor to the fight against AIDS. Rev. Rick Warren talks with President
George W. Bush at the Saddleback Civil Forum on Global Health in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2008.
[article link]
Heartlight.org: The Authority of Reality "Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you" (James 4:8) - from
My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers
It is essential to give people a chance of acting on the truth of God. The responsibility must be left with the
individual, you cannot act for him, it must be his own deliberate act, but the evangelical message ought always
to lead a man to act. The paralysis of refusing to act leaves a man exactly where he was before; when once he
acts, he is never the same. It is the foolishness of it that stands in the way of hundreds who have been
convicted by the Spirit of God. Immediately I precipitate myself over into an act, that second I live; all the rest
is existence. The moments when I truly live are the moments when I act with my whole will. Never allow a
truth of God that is brought home to your soul to pass without acting on it, not necessarily physically, but in
will. ... We have to go clean over on some word of our redeeming Lord and transact business with Him. His
word "come" means "transact." "Come unto Me." The last thing we do is to come; but everyone who does
come knows that that second the supernatural rush of the life of God invades him instantly. The dominating
power of the world, the flesh and the devil is paralysed, not by your act, but because your act has linked you
on to God and His redemptive power. [article link]
Pimppreacher via Apostasywatch: Minister or Sinister? How to know when your Church has become a cult -
Everything is about CONTROL - The main tools used to control members are INTIMIDATION and
MANIPULATION - *The intimidation and manipulation are very subtle and disguised with a false sense of love
and concern - It's all a strategic COURTSHIP
RUNNING GAME The Cult [suspect Church] will have a team of people (we will call them the GAMERS) who are
assigned to COURT you (THE PROSPECT) [for their gain - power, prestige, finances, etc]. The courtship begins
with COMMUNICATION. Good communication starts with paying attention to what is said. The Gamer will ask
strategic questions about the PROSPECT, their family and their life. Once they hear something they can
identify with the prospect (YOU) they will begin telling the prospect how wonderful the church is (disclaimer:
they will always say "we're not a perfect church, but we love God and our Pastor loves the people of God, we
are a loving church"). -- The Gamer will tell a story about how they were so lost, broke down, and hurt BUT
because of this ministry they were able to get their lives together and they don't know where they would be
without this ministry (*not GOD, but the ministry) this will of course include many examples of how the Cult
Pastor is very sincere and loving. This call will conclude with an invitation (FIRST DATE). This first date may be
an invitation to come to the midweek service, a fellowship, or next Sunday's service and the prospect is told to
ask for the Gamer as soon as they come through the door so the two of them can sit together. The members
are moved by what they HEAR they are compelled to say YES TO THE FIRST DATE. ... PROPHET OR PROFIT? In
treating the members as children they are taught to NEVER speak against the leader. If fact, any questioning of
the ministry teachings, any criticism, any independent thinking is considered a form of rebellion. "Touch not
my anointed and do my prophet no harm" I Chron. 16:22. There will be a strong emphasis on authority,
unquestioning obedience and submission. Members become afraid to say anything, even if they know
something is wrong because speaking against what they KNOW to be wrong is speaking against the "Pastor"
and it's a SIN. They are convinced that if the Pastor is wrong - God will get him and when the "wrong' is
continued they assume the Pastor was right. And if anyone is ever so bold to speak against the leader they are
ostracized by the entire church. Yes, this "loving" church will turn their back on you. -- SiGNS TO LOOK FOR: 1.
LOST OF IDIVIDUALITY. You are no longer a creative, independent thinking individual. Everyone must speak the
SAME thing.say what the leader says at all times.any other opinion is going against God. 2. LOST OF
RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS. Relationship with friends, relatives, and children - ANY NON-MEMBER is
severed. - RELATIONSHIP IS BASED ON MEMBERSHIP 3. EXCESSIVE GIVING. Extreme pressure to give all you
have. Several offerings, large sums, public announcement of your amount resulting in guilt and intimidation. 4.
ISOLATION. Isolation from anything and anyone not directly affiliated with the church. 5. CONTROL OF TIME.
6. LOSS OF FREE WILL. Members cannot make any independent decisions concerning personal life. Cannot
question leadership. [article link]
Predatory Tithing - Ed Young's Tithing Sermon: Show Me the Money! - The video of Ed Young posted here on
Sunday has gotten quite a bit of play around the blogosphere It has even moved over to YouTube - Christians
and non-Christians alike are flabbergasted that a pastor from the pulpit is trying to get people to commit to
give 10% of their income to his church through automatic withdrawal {Note: the Corporation Churches
[501(c)3] need to own up to their public accountability and financial obligations in reporting and accounting
for every single dime that they collect in offerings [so called tithes, offerings, gifts]. The Basic Christian
Ministry is going to designate 2011 as a year of Church accountability [actually starting now!!] - No public
disclosure of legal financial statements provided by the church and staff then no money provided by the
congregation it's that simple!! - Also Note: The people that are blindly donating to demanding and offensive
personalities are the very people that are enabling, perpetuating and furthering this very serious [*Predatory
Tithing] problem within the Church. It's important that everyone within the congregation accept responsibility
and withhold financial support from any Church or organization that is not 100% transparent with its
organizational structure, affiliations or income disbursements.} (YouTube)
He tells them they are cursed if they don't tithe. He wonders why they come to church if they don't bring the
tithe, tells them to stay home or play golf, to quit wasting Ed's and God's time. He says to watch your wallet if
you're sitting next to a non-tither. He brags that "blessings track him down" for his 29 years of faithfulness. He
even declares multiple times that the blessings of the Christian life are "all about the money". Ed even says
"Show me the money" - which I take to mean "show me your bank account and routing number". He says that
if you don't tithe, your marriage, your job, your kids, will all suffer because you're under God's curse. I hope
that someone in Ed's circle of friends - maybe John Cross, or maybe Ed's father - someone, will help Ed see
that he is abusing his congregation. Comments: Anonymous said... 80% of Ed young's church membership
need to leave the church now. Those people should choose a place to meet and have a great time in
fellowship. choose a God fearing man as a teacher while giving him some living standards. No jet. And learn
the truth of the [B]ible. [article link]
Predatory Preaching - Why So Much Angst About Anonymous Critics? (Audio)

and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.II. To be informed of the identity of
[article link]
donation
organizations.Evaluating Charities Get the cold, hard facts. A reputable organization will: Define its mission
Video)
[article link]
Update: After the Break - The Basic Christian Ministry is going to respond [with a 10 part investigation article]
into the wholesale manipulation and fraud that is taking place within the current greater Christian Church
movement - Regarding both the fraud and wholesale manipulation [a deliberate convergence of the Church,
Emerging Church and the New Age agenda] that just occurred during the 2010 Desiring God conference and
also of the related fraud that is about to take place in the coming Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa - 2010
Apologetics Conference [November 5-6, 2010] -- Coming Soon: Exposing Chuck Smith - The Calvary Chapel
Fraud - A 10 Part Investigation!!!
The Christian Church body as a whole after having just endured the unjust and unethical manipulations of the
Dr. John Piper (Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis) - Dr. Rick Warren (Saddleback Church, Lake Forest,
California - SBC Affiliated) 2010 Desiring God fiasco, now the greater Evangelical Church is expected to be
forced to endure yet another conference of fraud, lies and deceit - this time it is the 2010 Apologetics
Conference by Dr. Norman Geisler's Veritas Seminary (Murrieta, California) featuring the discredited (SBC
Affiliated) [Liberty University - professor] Ergun Caner and is being hosted at the Calvary Chapel of Costa
Mesa, Sr. Pastor Chuck Smith. [article link]
Update {Scroll Down for Updates}: Before I begin to post again - I just want to recap a few items and I feel the
need to reiterate the purpose and servant [service] oriented aspect of the Basic Christian Ministry - Because
sadly some people want to portray internet bloggers as frustrated, or 2nd class, or something else all because
they don't understand the value and intentions of internet [Christian fellowship] blogging
I spent most of the last week visiting [doing some upkeep] at my Mom's [my Dad passed away this past
spring]. My Mom and I wanted to go to Church [with a friend and neighbor of my Mom's] and by coincidence
her neighbor is now attending the old Church where my Mom used to attend [for a couple of years] and took
me and my sisters to while we were really young [I was about 2 years - 4 years old]. I have few memories of
that old Church [I certainly wasn't saved there and probably few people are] but I have a few memories and
while I was sitting in the service this last week I had several thoughts but primarily I was just so grateful for the
personal relationship I have with Jesus Christ [something that as a small child I though was impossible to have]
and also how grateful I am for the opportunity of the Basic Christian ministry to post Christian material and
information on the internet for others to use and enjoy in their own relationship with God. -- In 1996-1998 I
attended a two year ministry school [under Chuck Smith at Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, CA] that was
primarily geared towards future pastors but I applied to [and graduated] the school in my then current
ministry capacity as a volunteer counselor [a volunteer counselor at a pro-life family clinic] and not as a pastor
or even as a future pastor. -- The Basic Christian Ministry this coming spring will celebrate 10 amazing years of
on-line internet ministry. The first two documents electronically published (posted) were the Jesus Walk 10
Day Easter Timeline Devotion [2001 version] and the 132 Topics of Basic Christian: Theology. Then the first
articles were 'Biblical Proof that Jesus is God' followed by the posting of the previously researched 'The 7
Miracles of Jesus in the Gospel of John'. With these early postings [2001-2003] I felt at the time that the
ministry had already reached [most] of its ministry goals and that any future ministry up until now has
primarily been a sort of a wonderful, beyond my expectations, bonus opportunity. -- This past Sunday I also
realized that I am completely dedicated to internet ministry and to providing internet resources and look
forward to the next decade of internet ministry service. A decade that will provide many more advances and
innovations in the Basic Christian ministry as the ministry begins [starting late next year] to transition away
from the text postings of today and into video postings drawn and refined from all of the current Basic
Christian material. [article link]
Part 1 - Introduction: Exposing the Modern Church
It's true that there is a hidden NWO agenda [now more visible and more widely known to the public] and it's
understandable that secular groups [i.e. UN, Think Tanks, Universities, CIA, Skull & Bones, etc.] would seek to
impose a secular [ultimately Satanic] rule of order among all people and all Nations - But what is completely
unacceptable is that so many in the Church movement [i.e. Chuck Smith, Dave Hunt, Norman Geisler, Jerry
Falwell Jr., Rick Warren, John Piper, John MacArthur, Lee Strobel, R.C. Sproul, Brian Broderson, Ergun and Emir
Caner, etc. ] would so actively participate and join in an emergent Antichristian/Antichrist movement [of
deliberate lies and deceit formed against the true Christian Church] to the extent that it is now completely
reasonable to question whether (since 9-11-2001) they are any longer or [in some cases] ever were Christians?
[article link]
Part 2 - Occult Signatures: The [NWO] occult communicates in a separate hidden but open manner that
attempts [often successfully] to reveal their true intentions and identities to other occult groups but is
generally masked to the general public
Occult (Satanic) signatures that are now commonly and widely used within the Christian Church -- the number
13 [or the reverse 31] as conference dates, numbers of topics or speakers, etc. Using Latin (Roman Catholic)
names in Protestant ministries i.e. Norman Geislers 'Veritas' (Latin for truth) Seminary [V - a Hebrew 6 - is also
considered occult - the number of fallen man] and Chuck Smith's 'Calvary' (Latin for skull) Chapel i.e. Skull
(Satan's) Chapel [Pastor Chuck Smith might have been purposefully looking for a Satanic Signature in his 1965
move from his Riverside, CA ministry to the existing Calvary Chapel - Costa Mesa, CA fellowship]. - Other occult
signatures include using a B&W bio photo as in the movie 'The Wizard of Oz' where reality, real life was
portrayed in dull B&W while color was reserved only for the alternate Oz occult realm. Use of highly occult
influenced bible translations notably the occult bible version NKJV. [article link]
Welcome to *Veritas Evangelical Seminary [use of a horned (Satanic) *V] Online (VESO) where students may
enroll and complete their external study courses online or check your residential course pages from anywhere
in the world
Welcome to Veritas Evangelical Seminary Online (VESO) where students may enroll and complete their
external study courses online or check your residential course pages from anywhere in the world. VESO also
offers those enrolled in specific courses the opportunity to interact with others in the course, including your
professor. This is accomplished by clicking on the specific course title on the left of your browser screen. In
addition, faculty and students may discuss, interact, and build each other up in the Lord! Feel free to explore
the VESO Forum where your written posts and questions may be read and replied to by others in the VES
family. There is also a chat option where you can engage in real time communication with others that happen
to be on line. [article link]
Codex Magica: V - Victory for the Devil - Sign of the Horned God, Pan (Satan) - The Complete Book of
Witchcraft3 explains further the occult meaning - When the [V] sign is given to produce a shadow behind, a
diabolical image appears that seems to be the face of the devil - Witches and Magicians -and some Catholic
Popes -used this image to effect emotional response
[V] A Symbol of Wrath and Destruction: The "V" sign as displayed by the hand is also used by Illuminists in the
form of the letter V with two straight lines angled to meet at a point facing downward. It becomes a V device,
or chevron, and has been adopted for the uniforms of military troops of some countries. Resembling a
downward pointing triangle with the top line open or omitted symbolizes fiery destruction and wrath on the
object at which it is pointed. About 12 years ago, a few Satan worshippers arrived secretly in the darkness at
my ministry building and evidently carried out a ritual. For many months we had received anonymous
telephone threats, so were not surprised. On the concrete porch near our front door, the vandals had
scratched a "V" pointing to the entrance, and there were signs of candle use and the burning of objects. Here
we see the fantastic beliefs by occultists that their rituals create reality. -- Triple 6 or 666: As we have
previously seen, the Jewish cabala is at the root of most wicked systems of magic. The cabala (or Kabbalah) is
the fount of doctrine for Freemasonry and for many other secret societies. We can expect, therefore, that the
"V" sign is also emphasized by the rabbinical priests of cabalism. And in fact, we find that the rabbis teach that
the meaning of the Hebrew letter for V (Vau) is "Nail," and nail is a secret title for Satan. (Its corrupt meaning
comes from the nails driven into the hands of Jesus crucified.) Vau, or V, is the sixth letter in the Hebrew
alphabet [6 the number of man - fallen mankind], and, of course, the Book of Revelation reveals that the name
of the beast, or AntiChrist, is coded with the number of triple 6, or 666. [article link]
calvarycic.org: Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa [B&W bio photo] - Gayle Erwin The Man, The Myth
[in cartoon caricature]
Calvary Chapel Iowa City Church Vision: The emphasis of our church is to make mature disciples of Jesus
Christ. The Great Commission commands in Matthew 28:20 that we are to be "teaching them to observe all
things that I have commanded you." We are doing the very same things that have been done for nearly 2000
years. In Acts 2:42, Luke tells us that the early church was continuing steadfastly in the teaching of God's
Word, in fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Acts 2:46 tells us that they were praising God and
verse 47 it tells us that "the Lord added to His church daily those who were being saved." Our hope and prayer
is to win the lost to Christ, disciple and grow them into mature Christians. We desire believers that God can
and will use as His vessels of honor, His workmanship created for good works and for His pleasure. [article link]
John Macarthur [B&W bio photo]

John Macarthur is my favorite preacher for a few reasons. First, it is his unwavering defense of Truth; Second,
his consistent life; and Third, his consistent theology to let the text of scripture speak for itself. The message I
used in this sermon jam ("rekindling your love for Christ") I have probably listened to 20 times.and yes it is still
one of my favorite messages out there. If any of you would like access to all of Macarthur's preaching
messages for free visit http://www.gty.org/. [article link]
Ergun Caner [B&W bio photo]

The Southern Baptist minister who leads Liberty University's seminary made a career as a go-to authority on
Islam for the evangelical world, selling thousands of books and touring the country as a former Muslim who
discovered Jesus Christ. Now Ergun Caner is being investigated by the Lynchburg, Va., university - founded by
the Rev. Jerry Falwell - over allegations that he fabricated or embellished his past. [article link]
Rick Warren on the cover of Time Magazine [B&W color tones, bio photo] - Rick Warren makes use of multiple
B&W photos as well as multiple [cartoon caricature] depictions of himself and his ministry
The Internet is abuzz about author and pastor Rick Warren being temporarily blinded by firestick plant sap.
Rick was pruning a firestick plant in his yard when he got some of the sap on his hands. According to publicist
A. Larry Ross, "He went to wipe his brow and immediately experienced excruciating pain in both eyes." The
sap of the Firestick plant, or Euphorbia tirucalli, is corrosive and extremely toxic. [article link]
PASTOR BRIAN BRODERSON [B&W color tones, bio photo] Associate Pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa
"Anything that will help Christian people get more into the word and more out of the word is bound to be a
great blessing. This book will do just that. Andy has done a fantastic job of laying out numerous options for
Bible Study. I'm sure there's a method here that will be helpful for most everyone who is serious about
growing in the Lord through his word." [article link]
Part 3 - Replacing the True (Free) Christian Church with a False (Bondage) NWO Church: Churches like Chrystal
Cathedral (Robert H. Schuller), Calvary Chapel (Chuck Smith, Brian Broderson), First Baptist Church of
Woodstock, GA (Johnny Hunt), Liberty University (Jerry Falwell Jr.) have gone through extensive employee
layoffs and shifts in recent times
These Church 'disorder' replacements of pastors and staff employees, whether through leadership changes
(i.e. Brian Broderson) or financial crisis or crises, either perceived (Church of Woodstock) or real (Chrystal
Cathedral) are having the very real and intended results of rapidly removing a once solid Christian base and
replacing it with a new and now solid Emergent Church [i.e. Ergun Caner] - NWO - New Age, or even a Satanic
base of church staff members, instructors and pastors. With the very real and intended result of stripping the
True Christian Church of its [Gospel] identity and of any safety net that might have been in place for any
Christians in need of actual ministry, counseling or any of a variety of support, assistance and aid programs.
[article link]
{Highly Recommended!!} Pirate Christian Radio: . [Pastor] Mac Brunson Says America is Being Judged Because
Christians Aren't Tithing {Note: Christians aren't under the law - or at least we are not supposed to be - unless
some unscrupulous person is trying to put us [under their own law] and in bondage for their own personal
agenda and own personal financial gain! - It's also very interesting that the [Pastors] demanding Tithes are the
same Pastors who repeatedly refuse their obligation to openly disclose their Church's financial statements. -
Also Note: It's completely irresponsible on our part to donate [money, time, resources, etc.] to some man's
private ministry without our having complete access to ALL financial records. So in this case and others,
Bankruptcy isn't a bad thing as these Mega Churches are already Morally Bankrupt and probably shouldn't
even try to be in the Business of Preaching the free Gospel of Jesus Christ!} (Mp3 - Download link is on the
Main page)
[Saul] The Rebel King -- . Mac Brunson Says America is Being Judged Because Christians Aren't Tithing . Is Perry
Noble Qualified to be a Pastor to Pastors? . Sermon Review: [Saul] The Rebel King by Pastor Gervaise Nicholas
Edward Charmley --- [article link]
Robert Schuller [Sr.] Pleads for Troubled (Bankrupt) Crystal Cathedral - Robert H. Schuller , who is trying to pull
his California megachurch from bankruptcy protection, pleaded with his congregation for help Sunday - "If you
are a tither, *become a double-tither [where is that in the Bible?]. If you are not a tither, become a tither. This
ministry has earned {but now with (too many scams) has lost} your trust. This ministry has earned your help" -
The Crystal Cathedral, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, will likely spend the coming weeks
trying to restructure its staggering debt {The teaching that Christians are supposed to Tithe to some man's
ministry is a modern myth and a completely false teaching at that! Tithing was of the Jewish Old Testament
Law and Jesus fulfilled the law, *freeing us from the law, yet many like the Schullers [Robert Sr. and daughter
Sheila] want to put Christians back under the law and specifically the excessive 'bondage' of Tithing simply for
their own personal [primarily financial] gain. -- "Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith
[Jesus] Christ hath made us free [from the O.T. law and into a N.T. relationship with God], and be not
entangled again with [i.e. tithing] the yoke of bondage."}
"Budgets could not be cut fast enough to keep up with the unprecedented rapid decline in revenue due to the
recession," Senior Pastor Sheila Schuller Coleman said in a statement. Services and programs at the landmark
church will continue, including the "Hour of Power" TV program, she said. The beleaguered glass cathedral
canceled its "Glory of Easter" for the first time this year and could be forced to cancel its popular Christmas
spectacular next month. The pageants, which charged up to $45 admission, drew thousands of people. "It was
a very big production," said Juliet Noriega, the wardrobe manager for the pageants, who claims she is owed
more than $11,000. In a statement , Schuller Coleman said the bankruptcy filing was necessary because a
small number of creditors chose to file lawsuits and obtained court-ordered writs to attach the church's bank
accounts and assets in an attempt to get paid immediately. ... The church's money troubles have forced it to
lay off 140 people in the past year, halve its "Hour of Power" air time and even dismiss its orchestra and
professional choir singers, church officials have said. The church choir is now made entirely up of volunteers.
In May, the church sold land donated by a San Juan Capistrano couple for $22.5 million. ... The cathedral
decided to file for Chapter 11 only after some of its creditors sued for payment, according to church officials.
Hundreds of creditors could be owed between $50 million and $100 million, according to documents filed in
U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Its largest creditors include several television stations. The iconic church was founded
by the Rev. Robert H. Schuller in a rented drive-in movie theater in 1955 and came to prominence through the
"Hour of Power" television show, which reaches millions of viewers. ... At a news conference, Schuller recalled
her father's popular proverb, "Tough times never last, but tough people do." She stressed that the church's
"message of hope will continue." Schuller did not return phone calls seeking comment. [article link]
WSJ: [Mega Church] Crystal Cathedral's Cracks Show in Bankruptcy Filing [after - The younger Schuller [Robert
A. Schuller] (preaching an Excellent Gospel Message) was removed as (Crystal Cathedral) President in
November 2008 when the division between (NWO) father and (Christian) son became significant enough to
adversely affect the corporation [a.k.a. Crystal Cathedral] the elder Dr. Schuller [Robert H. Schuller] built -
Answers.com] - The Crystal Cathedral church in Garden Grove, Calif., filed for bankruptcy protection [October
18, 2010] amid $48 million in debt - The church's filing lists 550 (unpaid) creditors
How the 55-year-old church will survive is another matter. The ministry, founded by Mr. Schuller in 1955 in
rented space at a drive-in theater, now owes $12 million to creditors and holds a $36 million mortgage with
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach, Calif. The church was roiled by leadership changes after the abrupt
departure in 2008 of Mr. Schuller's son as head pastor. Mr. Schuller's daughter, Sheila Schuller Coleman, now
presides as pastor. Mr. Schuller, 84, preaches occasionally. "The period of unsettled leadership caused
some...to leave the ministry, resulting in reduced revenue for an organization that exists primarily on
donations," court documents say. [article link]
Religious workers denied jobless benefits - Earlier this year, a survey by the National Association of Church
Business Administration showed that 32 percent of responding U.S. churches were having economy-related
difficulties, up from 14% in August - 20% said they had laid off staff - Benefits are available only to people
whose employers paid the unemployment tax - It was a hard way to learn that under Virginia law, as in many
states, including Georgia, tax exemptions for religious organizations include freedom from paying
unemployment taxes - "If they leave the church, they won't be covered, and that is a shock for many
churches" he said {Note: The Churches not paying an individual's unemployment tax and therefore denying
unemployment benefits to people is a real bondage the Church has over its employees - no wonder so many
employees and Churches are so quickly and so easily going along with a co-opted NWO agenda, because they
have too, the church owns them and that's the way the modern protestant church wants it.}
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - God may provide, but the state may not when it comes to unemployment benefits for
employees laid off by churches and other religious groups. Carol Bronson discovered that a few months ago
after she lost her secretarial job at Temple Emanuel synagogue in Virginia Beach. Bronson assumed she could
draw unemployment benefits, but when she filed a claim, she was denied. It was a hard way to learn that
under Virginia law, as in many states, including Georgia, tax exemptions for religious organizations include
freedom from paying unemployment taxes, though the IRS requires they pay Social Security and withholding
taxes. "I had no idea that there would not be any benefits for me after leaving my job," said Bronson, who
worked at the synagogue for two years. She's since found a job with a wholesale flower market. Budget cuts,
including layoffs, are one way religious groups are coping with slashed income from investments or
contributions. Earlier this year, a survey by the National Association of Church Business Administration
showed that 32 percent of responding U.S. churches were having economy-related difficulties, up from 14
percent in August. Twenty percent said they had laid off staff. For workers who are left jobless, unemployment
benefits are a big piece of the social safety net. In Virginia, payments range from $54 to $378 weekly. Benefits
are available only to people whose employers paid the unemployment tax. Not every state bars
unemployment compensation to employees of religious groups. In New York, employees whose work is not
religious in nature, such as a cook or a secretary, are entitled to benefits, and their employer must pay the
state unemployment tax, said Karen Williamson of the New York Department of Labor. [article link]
{Flashback} SBC [2010] must build its Great Commission legacy [through humble individual service to Jesus
Christ and not by donations or money tithed or given to SBC principals especially in the form of thinly veiled
pleas and slightly disguised threats (i.e. pastors will be laid off -- and the True faithful Christian Pastors are
being laid off in multitudes while fake NWO pastors are then being brought in to replace them [this is
happening in every profession i.e. teaching, religion, politics, law, business, banking, government] in
requesting additional finances 'In difficult economic times' as Pastor David Uth seems to be doing], Uth says
{Note: Money, pride and paid (professional) Charity work seldom mix very well and Christianity in the image of
Jesus Christ is the essence of Humble Servant Charity Work. We need to be humble and be about the true
reconciliation work of Jesus Christ and often that means being only in charge of ourselves and having authority
only over ourselves and not having a staff, an expense account and not even having status within society all
while we individually and collectively labor lovingly in God's Kingdom the True and Eternal Kingdom of Jesus
Christ.}
ORLANDO (FBW)-The Southern Baptist Convention sits at a crucial point in history when it must recommit to
building a legacy of obedience to the Great Commission, David Uth, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in
Orlando, said *June 13 [Satanic signature] at the SBC Pastor's Conference. "There comes a point where we say,
'This is where we want to go. This is what we want life to look like. This is what we want our legacy to be,'" Uth
said. "And I really believe this convention is the defining moment for us that will determine that legacy."
Preaching from Acts 20, Uth said a godly denominational legacy must include living out the Great Commission
rather than merely discussing it. "As Southern Baptists, we have been saying a lot about the Great Commission
all of our history," he said. "We have been saying a lot about this kind of a legacy. But at some point, saying is
not enough." Uth listed three steps Southern Baptists must take in order to build a legacy that glorifies God.
First, they must walk with humility. "Southern Baptists, we're not all that. We need to honor and glorify the
One from whom all blessings flow. We are not all that," Uth said. "One of the things that has broken my heart
is to hear people talk about their ministry and people talk about their church. People talk about this and that,
'We did this. We did that. We did this.' Let me tell you, if you've done anything worthwhile of eternal value,
you didn't do it. Your Father granted it from heaven. Give Him glory." Second, they must shed tears over the
lostness in the world. While Southern Baptists cry over votes that don't go their way and derailed personal
ambitions, many have stopped crying over non-Christians who are on the path to hell, Uth said. Yet the
multitudes who do not know Jesus should be among the greatest causes of tears, he said. ... Third, Southern
Baptists must fulfill their ministry despite trials. In difficult economic times, churches and denominational
entities are being forced to cut budgets, he said. In fact, First Baptist Orlando recently cut six pastoral staff
members. But fulfilling the Great Commission is worth the pain of budget cuts, he said. "The church does not
exist to employ people. It exists to reach the nations for God's glory. And if I could just be so bold to say, the
Southern Baptist Convention does not exist to employ people. It exists to reach the nations for the glory of
God. And it just might be we have to do hard things," he said. Through any trial, Jesus is enough to sustain
those who are following Him, Uth said. [article link]
{Flashback} ABP Opinion: 1st reaction to Great Commission Resurgence, 2nd verse - My strategy to encourage
churches to higher CP (Cooperative Program) giving is this: Demonstrated commitment to CP from those who
lead the Southern Baptist Convention - SBC president Johnny Hunt [after just laying off several Pastors and
staff members at his church], who has pledged to double his church's CP (Cooperative Program) giving this
year to about $900,000 {Note: This is a deliberate plan to take money away from the local Church authority
[and local Church work] by donating it upstream [instead of downstream to needier Churches and causes] to
some vague, vapid [non-Christian] national-international (secular) and fraudulent causes i.e. Rick Warren's
purpose driven agendas and the New Apostolic Reformation and their upstream donations to their main
church offices and to a select few (possibly non-Christian, infiltrated) directors, presidents and staff members.}
If the SBC is to adopt a new mission statement -- and such adoption should be considered a huge undertaking -
- what is the statement it replaces? The SBC was formed in 1845, according to our founding documents, for
the "purpose of carrying into effect the benevolent intention of our constituents by organizing a plan for
eliciting, combining, and directing the energies of the denomination for the propagation of the gospel." The
purpose of our convention, according to Article II of our bylaws, is "to provide a general organization for
Baptists in the United States and its territories for the promotion of Christian missions at home and abroad
and any other objects such as Christian education, benevolent enterprises, and social services which it may
deem proper and advisable for the furtherance of the Kingdom of God." Are a "purpose" and a "mission
statement" the same thing? If the proposed mission statement is an add-on, it can be enthusiastically
endorsed. If it is to change the purpose statement of the convention, it needs far more serious consideration
than to be the first of seven recommendations from a task force formed for a different purpose entirely. The
task force still wants to dilute the Cooperative Program by making it the "first and primary component" of
something they would call Great Commission Giving. The progress report in February basically would have
taken any responsibility for Cooperative Program promotion and "returned" it to the state conventions. The
new version still doesn't recognize that the states have always had primary responsibility for CP promotion
and it urges the SBC Executive Committee to work with state conventions to form a "unified strategy with
clearly established goals" by 2013. My strategy to encourage churches to higher CP giving is this:
Demonstrated commitment to CP from those who lead the Southern Baptist Convention. SBC president
Johnny Hunt, who has pledged to double his church's CP giving this year to about $900,000, rightly reminded
the editors that no one responds positively to criticism. You can't get someone to do more of something by
emphasizing how little of it they currently do. He reminded us that "thousands" of churches that claim SBC
affiliation give nothing to CP -- and the six-percent average church CP commitment would be much smaller if
not for the large dollar amounts churches like his provide. [article link]
Gimme That OC Religion - Crystal Cathedral Declares Bankruptcy - Why Robert Schuller Had it Coming -
Schuller ultimately influenced American Christianity [but not in a lasting, positive way] the most of any pastor
in OC - at the expense of his own flock and for personal benefit
Because, when all of OC's titans of Christianity eventually meet Charles E. Fuller in the afterlife, the world will
see that Schuller [Robert H. Schuller (Sr.)] ultimately influenced American Christianity the most of any pastor
in OC--at the expense of his own flock and for personal benefit. While Chuck Smith revitalized American
evangelicism [according to Chuck Smith - because everyone knows that it was Billy Graham not Chuck Smith
that 'revitalized American evangelicism'] via Calvary Chapel, the [TBN] Crouches [Paul and Jan Crouch - Trinity
Broadcasting Network] revolutionized broadcasting the words of Christ (including Schuller's own Hour of
Power) and Rick Warren built a global megachurch without peer, Schuller put too much of his church's focus
on himself--the best-selling books, the television program, the many lectures. **His message of possibility
thinking [i.e. Chuck Smith "made room in his heart ... generating a movement of the Holy Spirit"] and seminars
for pastors made Warren possible, created the megachurch movement, and brought in millions to build his
Crystal Cathedral--but while Schuller mugged for the cameras, he never did set a course of succession for his
flock [Robert H. Schuller (Sr.) had a clear succession in his son Robert A. Schuller - but Robert A. Schuller
turned out to be an actual Christian and that was unacceptable to NWO instigator Robert H. Schuller]. If I was
more up-to-date on my Scripture, this is the part where I'd quote Jesus or some prophet about vanity--oh,
Ecclesiastes!--and say Schuller didn't [want to] learn. I've brought this point up before, but it demands
repeating: maybe if Schuller had ditched the endless tours and paid more attention to his church [Christianity],
the Crystal Cathedral wouldn't be in this situation today. Or maybe he understood that it's Christ's message
that's more important, not so much paying bills on time. But what do I know? I'm just a pissed-off Papist
[Catholic]. [article link]
Yahoo: Schuller pleads for dollars for Crystal Cathedral - Church officials have said that for the time being,
"Hour of Power" will remain on the air though the number of stations airing it has been cut - Chapter 11
bankruptcy allows a *business to keep operating while it tries to put its finances in order under court
supervision {Note: Legal - financial documents are already being filed and it will be interesting if we get to see
a detailed 'court supervision' financial history of Robert H. Schuller's travel/expenses/perks and of the Crystal
Cathedral's general spending habits.}
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. - Crystal Cathedral founder the Rev. Robert H. Schuller on Sunday tearfully asked his
parishioners for help in overcoming the megachurch's bankruptcy and tens of millions in debt. Schuller, 84,
made the plea from the pulpit as he spoke publicly for the first time since the church filed for Chapter 11
bankruptcy protection Oct. 18. "I need more help from you," Schuller said, according to the Orange County
Register. "If you are a tither, become a double-tither. If you are not a tither, become a tither. This ministry has
earned your trust. This ministry has earned your help." -- (596) Comments: Steve| Maybe he can book the
Beck & Palin Travelin' Salvation Show! Their little gig seems to bleeding the ignorant of tons of money! ...
People's Political Co| ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!! F-U Schuller and your phony religion. "Give me more
money so I can live like an Oriental Potentate". ... Lep| Maybe they should have tried "Biblical money
management" from the get-go. I'm not sure exactly what that is, but I'm sure it doesn't include multi-million
dollar mortgages and tens of thousands of dollars renting livestock for Christmas pageants. ... Lee| If they
REALLY want to save their "church" they should work for a dollar a year until this "crisis" is over. Will they do
that?? No, they would have to dip into their personal fortunes to continue living in the lifestyle they have
become accustomed to. They would rather have someone, their followers, bail them out. ... WadeS| Anybody
who sends these frauds money is brain dead and a fool. [article link]
Part 4 - Chuck Smith's Fabricated Background - The "common" story behind the Calvary Chapel story is that
Chuck Smith saved [an already saved] hippie named Lonnie Frisbee and single handedly instituted the Jesus
Freak movement making Chuck Smith the father of [the already existing] Jesus Freak movement
Surprisingly the Chuck Smith Sr. ministry story from childhood until even now [Calvary Chapel (miles from any
beach) is now claiming to have been a mecca church to both hippies and surfers] is almost as fabricated and
fictitious as the well-known fictitious Ergun Caner [my life as a Muslim terrorist] ministry story. - Supposedly
Chuck Smith led a hippie Lonnie Frisbee to the Lord creating the Jesus Freak movement however apparently
Lonnie Frisbee was already a 'born again' Christian when he first met Chuck Smith - so what really happened?
In 1965 Chuck Smith made his switch from his longstanding Foursquare Church denomination to the unknown
Calvary Chapel fellowship. The question remains was this 'late season' denomination move on Chuck's part an
attempt on Chuck Smith's part to enter the coming 1966-1969 Satanic Revolution that would soon be
sweeping America? On cue in 1968 Chuck Smith had finally scrounged around enough and found the defanged
hippie that he had been looking for as his entrance into the hippie movement in order to play "Papa Chuck" in
his diabolical, controlling and manipulating role as father of the hippies all the while undermining the
foundations of the true Christian Church. [article link]
There are at least three versions of the Calvary Chapel story regarding how Chuck Smith first met the hippie
Lonnie Frisbee - The least credible of the stories is the story that Pastor Chuck Smith tells regarding his
daughter Cheryl (wife of Pastor Brian Broderson) according to Chuck Smith she had a boyfriend at the time
who introduced Lonnie to Chuck Smith
Another person altogether has claimed [and insists] to have first introduced Lonnie Frisbee to Pastor Chuck
Smith. [article link]
Calvary Chapel Chuck Smith - With a sincere concern for the lost, Pastor Chuck made room in his heart and his
home for a generation of *hippies and *surfers {Note: The Chuck Smith Calvary Chapel myth has grown to now
suddenly include both hippies and surfers. Hint: Calvary Chapel is located in Santa Anna, CA and is miles from
the beach but can't let a little reality get in the way of a good "grab it (from somewhere else) and blab it"
Calvary Chapel story.}
Chuck Smith Senior Pastor: In 1965, Pastor Chuck Smith began his ministry at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. Only
twenty-five people attended. What began as a small chapel has now grown into a church that seats over 2000
and is filled almost nightly. From the beginning, Pastor Chuck welcomed all, young and old, without judgment,
placing his emphasis on the teaching of the Word of God. His simple, yet sound, biblical approach draws
25,000 people weekly. With a sincere concern for the lost, Pastor Chuck made room in his heart and his home
for a generation of hippies and surfers; **generating a movement of the Holy Spirit that spread from the West
Coast to the East Coast, bringing thousands of young people to Jesus Christ. Included among this generation of
new believers were Greg Laurie, Mike MacIntosh, Raul Ries, and Skip Heitzig, as well as hundreds of others
who now have ministries of their own. {Note: Chuck Smith thinks that whatever he personally does becomes
approved by God [regardless of what the fruit develops into] and has a type of Biblical [equal to the Bible]
human divinity associated with it "generating a movement of the Holy Spirit" the guy just isn't all there!! Also
Note: True Christianity is the exact opposite of what Chuck Smith, Dave Hunt, Norman Geisler, Jerry Falwell Jr.,
Rick Warren, John Piper, John MacArthur, Lee Strobel, Greg Laurie and many others are subtly preaching and
directly practicing. True Christianity is NOT 'generating' an alleged move of God one that happens to
immensely and directly benefit (preferably financially) the person or persons involved but True Christianity is
to participate [in a personal relationship way] in what God is already involved in. -- "Jeremiah 33:2-3 Thus saith
the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is His Name; *Call unto Me,
and **I will answer thee, ***and shew thee great and mighty things, ****which thou knowest not."} [article
link]
Wikipedia: Lonnie Frisbee - Contemporary accounts attributed his accomplishments to his incredible anointing
of the Holy Spirit - Frisbee was a key figure in the Jesus Movement and eyewitness accounts of his ministry
documented in the 2007 Emmy-nominated film Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher explain how
Lonnie became the charismatic spark igniting the rise of two worldwide denominations Chuck Smith's Calvary
Chapel and John Wimber's Vineyard Movement
Lonnie Frisbee (June 6, 1949 - March 12, 1993) was an American Pentecostal evangelist and self-described
"seeing prophet" and mystic in the late 1960s and 1970s. Despite (or because of) his hippie appearance and
being a man who struggled with homosexuality, Frisbee had notable success as a minister and evangelist.
Contemporary accounts attributed his accomplishments to his incredible anointing of the Holy Spirit. Frisbee
was a key figure in the Jesus Movement and eyewitness accounts of his ministry documented in the 2007
Emmy-nominated film Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher explain how Lonnie became the
charismatic spark igniting the rise of two worldwide denominations (Chuck Smith's Calvary Chapel and the
Vineyard Movement). It was said that he was not one of the hippie preachers, "there was one." ... Jesus
movement, Calvary Chapel: Frisbee and his wife had left the [Christian] commune of the House of Acts [near
San Francisco] to go to Southern California. Chuck Smith, meanwhile, had been making plans to build a chapel
out of a surplus school building in the City of Santa Ana, near Costa Mesa when he met Lonnie Frisbee. Lonnie
and his wife Connie joined the fledgling Calvary Chapel congregation and Smith was struck by Lonnie's
charisma, "I was not at all prepared for the love that this young man would radiate." Frisbee's attachment to
the charismatic Pentecostal style caused some disagreement within the church since he seemed focused more
on gaining converts and experiencing the presence of the Holy Spirit than on teaching newer converts Biblical
doctrine. Chuck Smith, however, took up that job and welcomed Frisbee into his church. Frisbee's appearance
helped appeal to hippies and those interested in youth culture, and he believed that the youth culture would
play a prominent role in the Christian movement in the United States. He cited Joel the prophet and remained
upbeat despite what the young couple saw as unbalanced treatment as Frisbee was never paid for his work
yet another person was hired full-time as Smith's assistant. Under Frisbee's ministry his most visible convert
was evangelist Greg Laurie whom he mentored and has since gone on to establish Harvest Christian
Fellowship, the eighth largest church in America with over 15,000 members. Frisbee became one of the most
important ministers in the church when on 17 May 1968 Smith put the young couple in charge of the Costa
Mesa rehab house called "The House of Miracles" with John Higgins and his wife Jackie, within a week it had
35 new converts. Lonnie led the Wednesday night Bible study which soon became the central night for the
church attracting thousands. The House of Miracles grew into a series of nineteen communal houses that later
migrated to Oregon to form Shiloh Youth Revival Centers, the largest and one of the longest lasting of the
Jesus People communal groups which had 100,000 members and 175 communal houses spread across North
America. This may have been the largest Christian communal group in US history. [article link]
Lonnie Frisbee and Chuck Smith [1968-1971] - from the DVD The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher
(YouTube)
Lonnie Frisbee meets Chuck Smith and together the two men shepherd Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa into a new
spiritual revival. -- DVD available at www.lonniefrisbee.com [article link]
DVD The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher [Lonnie Frisbee] - TRAILER 1 (YouTube)
Frisbee recounts the life of a radical hippie turned Christian evangelist whose call into the ministry came while
involved in the Laguna Beach homosexual scene. Even though he was the spark who propelled two of the
largest evangelical denominations in the last thirty years into existence, he was treated with contempt
throughout his career because of his sexuality. What do you do when the Jesus freak who starts your church
dies from AIDS? Simple. Erase him from history. [article link]
Part 5 - A Fraudulent and Deceptive System - A system that entraps, entangles and ensnares unsuspecting
people [for generations] within a fraudulent , misrepresented system - A system that then seeks to exchange
people within the system [a mock freedom of choice - but only within the supervised system of control and
manipulation] from one fraudulent ministry into another i.e Calvary Chapel youth being vigorously marketed
to attend the Norman Geisler/Ergun Caner VES school
A fraudulent and deceptive system has been systematically put in place attempting to give the effect that
these men [their families] and ministries are more influential and more powerful than they really are and of
course with the appearance of more power and influence comes more prestige and with it much more money.
This is actually a very diabolical system because it is a false system, a system that only pretends [i.e. Rev.
Robert H. Schuller] to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is a system that only pretends [i.e. Dr. James
Dobson - Jerry Falwell Jr.] to uphold family values and causes. It is a system that only pretends [i.e. Chuck
Colson] to represent conservative voter values. Note: many supposed Christian, conservative, family values
ministries have been doggedly determined in their referring of occult [i.e. Harry Potter] material [and other
resources i.e. occult movies 'The Matrix' and 'V for Vendetta'] into the greater Christian Church body. Both
Chuck Colson's [Prison Fellowship] ministry and Dr. Dobson's [Focus on the Family] ministry have
recommended the Harry Potter books to their Christian audiences. This is the very disastrous effect of having
wolves guard the sheep [and worse pretending to minister and protect the sheep] and the sheep (Christians)
are being discouraged, disheartened and devoured both spiritually and physically (financially) because of this
deliberate, diabolical system enacted and entrenched by diabolical men. [article link]
Veritas Evangelical Seminary: UPCOMING ANNUAL VES APOLOGETICS CONFERENCE!! 11/05/10 - 11/06/10 -
VES Annual Apologetics Conference (Calvary Chapel - Costa Mesa, CA) {Note: Previously the VES Apologetics
Conferences had an admission fee (about $40) but now in some cases the fee seems to have been dropped,
because it must be very difficult to lure young potential students into a diabolical Veritas Seminary system by
both lying to them and charging them money for the introduction the (VES) sales pitch [aka VES Apologetics
Conference] so apparently something had to be dropped and it was the fee that was dropped while the phony
Apologetics show remains in yet more attempts to attract young unsuspecting students to Norman Geisler's
fraudulent VES school.}
11/05/10 - 11/06/10 Speakers: Joel Rosenberg (Israel, Middle East, and the Last Days), Lee Strobel (The Case
for Christ), *Norman Geisler (Responding to the New Atheism & If God, Why Evil?), Ron Rhodes (Answering
Brian McLaren and the 'The New Kind of Christian') William Dembski (The Theological Case for Intelligent
Design & The Scientific Case for Intelligent Design), Stephen Meyer (Signature in the Cell: DNA Evidence for
Design), *Ergun Caner (The Secret of Islam), Steven Collins (Archaeology Confirms the Bible). ... 05/06/11 -
05/07/11 - VES Apologetics Conference (Mt. Airy, MD) (Calvary Chapel) [Note: all or almost all of the VES
Conference are hosted exclusively at various Calvary Chapel affiliated Churches - even though the Calvary
Chapel name is not always used by VES in order for VES to give an appearance of a wider scale of acceptance
of their agenda.] Speakers: *Norman Geisler (2 Lectures - From Evangelical to Agnostic: The Error's of Bart
Ehrman & Pluralism: Is Jesus the Only Way to God), Ron Rhodes (2 Lectures - Responding to Brian McLaren
and the 'New Kind of Christian' & 10 Keys to Answering Cultists at Your Door), Ed Hindson (2 Lectures), *Ergun
Caner (2 Lectures - Why I Am Not a Muslim & The Secret of Islam), Joseph Holden (1 Lecture - Archaeology and
the Bible: What the Stones Tell Us About the Reliability of Scripture). [article link]
{Flashback} It Takes a Long Time to Clean Up [Internet] Falsehoods - The Internet is such a huge "place" - It
takes forever to clean up evidences of your past---if you are trying to do that, anyway - I was just referred to
this (2005) press release on Ergun Caner's own website (better click fast, it will be gone before long!) - Note
this further example of the mysterious "misstatement" that Ergun Caner seemed to be making over and over
and over again for years on end {Note: ***Ergun Caner is going around preaching a 100% Emergent Church
doctrine, principles and theology i.e. "God = Love" actually "God = God" and love, patience, faithfulness,
justice, longsuffering, faithfulness, etc. are all Attributes of God. - Also Note: It is Dr. Norman Geisler (Veritas
Evangelical Seminary) [one of Ergun Caner's biggest supporters and a mentor] that is going around from
Church to Church doing "Apologetics Conferences" with Ergun Caner (also one of Geisler's Veritas Seminary
instructors) as Geisler pretends to be informing Christians and preaching against the Gnostic Emergent Church
Movement that is currently infiltrating Evangelical Christianity on a massive scale all the while Dr. Norman
Geisler is forwarding, promoting and covering for Emergent Church prompter Ergun Caner. -- July 31, 2010
Calvary Chapel Downey - Apologetics Conference Speakers: Norman Geisler, "Understanding and Answering
the Emergent Church" - Ergun Caner, "5 Reasons Why I am not a Muslim" Source: www.cccsdowney.org/high-
school/monthly-letter/}
Ex-Muslim to lead at Liberty U. By Bob Lowry ASSOCIATED PRESS LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The new dean of the Rev.
Jerry Falwell's Liberty University theological seminary is a former Sunni Muslim who plans to turn out a hipper
generation of graduates by relating to them with lyrics from rapper 50 Cent, TV's "Queer Eye for the Straight
Guy" and the latest movies and film stars. Ergun Mehmet Caner cracks one-liners as easily as he quotes a Bible
verse. Lecturing to a packed auditorium of 450 students, Mr. Caner mixed religion with jokes to keep his
students on their toes in a late afternoon theology class. He asked his students which popular actors they
would marry "if she or he was a Christian." Their answers brought howls of laughter from the classroom. "In a
given lecture, I'll talk about 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,' C.S. Lewis, 'Plato's Cave' and some lyrics by 50
Cent," Mr. Caner said of some subjects one normally wouldn't associate with Mr. Falwell's university. Mr.
Caner sees it as a way to connect with his young audiences. "Most college students lose attention every seven
minutes and with that, it's important to have that humor to bring us back in and teach us more," said Travis
Bush, a junior from Rocky Mount, N.C., in Mr. Caner's class. "He's the best professor here. With the humor, it
keeps us interested." Mr. Caner, 39, said he wants a different approach for a new generation of Liberty
students, whom he dubs "tecumenicals." "I call them techies because, on one hand, they were raised with e-
mail" he says. "And yet they are so ecumenical. This generation is different. They've been there, seen it and
done it. They're looking for some *authentic passion that's got a pulse and that sweats. "The point is I'll use
anything at my disposal. I'm not hiding from culture and I don't boycott culture. If I'm turning out students
who say 'What's that dot on your head for?' That's ignorance. Or, 'Why'd you wear your laundry on the top of
your head?' That's ignorance." Mr. Caner takes over as dean of the seminary in July after only two years at the
8,000-student school. The shaven-headed, goateed Mr. Caner [Proven False], whose family emigrated from
Turkey [Sweeden] to Toledo, Ohio, when he was a teenager [two years old] ... Boyd Rist, Liberty's vice
president for academic affairs, said Mr. Caner was the clear choice for the job after the former dean left for
the presidency of another school. As for Mr. Caner's Muslim background, Mr. Rist said Mr. Falwell [Sr.] doesn't
mind doing the unexpected at the school he founded in his hometown in 1971. Copyright 2005 News World
Communications, Inc. Source: www.erguncaner.com/home/press/documents/ap_04152005.pdf [article link]
{Flashback} APOLOGETICS CONFERENCE - SATURDAY, JULY 31, 8:00AM - 5:00PM - You won't want to miss this
all day conference featuring some of the best Apologists in Christianity [Dr. Norman Geisler, Ergun Caner] who
will be responding to some critical issues confronting the church today - See bullentin insert {Note: It will be
interesting to see if Calvary Chapel will withdraw Dr. Norman Geisler and Ergun Caner from participation in
this Church event and begin to put an end to this obvious charade, hoax and falsehood that is taking place or if
Calvary Chapel will continue on in its business as usual manner and continue to be a part of the Caner [Ergun
and Emir] cover-up, deceit and lies that are now openly taking place within Christianity.}
Apologetics Conference: Calvary Chapel Downey is hosting an Apologetics Conference on Sat., July 31. Come
out and glean from some excellent speakers: *Norman Geisler, "Understanding and Answering the Emergent
Church"; Paul Copan, "Responding to Relativism with Absolutes"; Ron Rhodes, "The Reliability of the New
Testament"; *Ergun Caner, "5 Reasons Why I am not a Muslim"; Doug Geivett, "If God, Why Evil?"; William
Dembski, "The Scientific Case for Intelligent Design"; and Patty Tunnicliffe, "Oprah Winfrey". For cost and
detailed information, contact CC Downey's Church office [Source: www.cccsdowney.org/high-school/monthly-
letter/]. -- Dr. Norman Geisler's Speaking Schedule - July 31, [2010] Calvary Chapel (Downey, CA), Apologetics
Conference [Source: www.normangeisler.net/schedule2.html] [article link]
{Flashback} New Southern California Seminary Founded by Norman Geisler and Joseph Holden in MURRIETA,
California - Veritas Seminary is planning their first annual apologetics conference for November 6-7 [2009],
featuring lectures by distinguished pastors and apologists including Ravi Zacharias, *Norman Geisler, *Chuck
Smith [Sr.], *Ergun Caner [LU], Lee Strobell, Ron Rhodes, Greg Koukl and others
MURRIETA, Calif., April 9 [2009]/Christian Newswire/ -- Former Dean and President of Southern Evangelical
Seminary (SES), Norman Geisler, has founded Veritas Evangelical Seminary in Murrieta, California, with co-
founder and former SES student, Joseph Holden, who now serves as the seminary's first president. The
founding of the institution has added a classically oriented apologetic curriculum with a strong emphasis on
biblical inerrancy to the southern California area that hosts other larger universities such as Biola University,
Fuller Seminary, and Azusa Pacific University. The Veritas faculty consists of well-known evangelical scholars
and authors such as Randall Price, H. Wayne House, *Ergun Caner, Gary Habermas, Thomas Ice, Ron Rhodes,
Arnold Fruchtenbaum and others. -- When asked of the need for such a unique seminary President Holden
said, 'I see Veritas Seminary as an answer to the rapid slide away from the classical doctrines of Christianity
such as the inerrancy of Scripture, the immutable and timelessly eternal nature of God, and the need to
proclaim the gospel to a lost and searching world. In large part this is due to the influence of postmodernism
on the thinking on some faculty and students. No longer can we take it for granted that one's church or school
will hold fast to these cherished beliefs. Thus, our focus is not on the academic degree or credential one will
earn, the stakes are much higher today, it is on the equipping of the Body of Christ and personal
transformation by the Holy Spirit. What is needed today is an academic reformation and spiritual revival.'
Since it's founding in March 2009, Veritas Seminary has experienced unprecedented support and enrollment
by students and faculty seeking a safe learning environment. Holden said, 'The seminary's first course,
Introduction to Apologetics, was taught by Dr. Geisler to a nearly full classroom of students from diverse
backgrounds, all seeking a safe haven from the ideologies that are driving the shift away from sound doctrine.'
Veritas Seminary is planning their first annual apologetics conference for November 6-7, featuring lectures by
distinguished pastors and apologists including Ravi Zacharias, Norman Geisler, Chuck Smith, Ergun Caner, Lee
Strobell, Ron Rhodes, Greg Koukl and others. For more information concerning Veritas Evangelical Seminary
visit www.VeritasSeminary.com [article link]
{Flashback} Calvary Chapel Bible College located in Murrieta California [since about 1996] - Calvary Chapel
Bible College is affiliated with Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa where Chuck Smith [Sr.] is the pastor - All
members of the Bible College staff are employees and ministers of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, under the
direction of Pastor Chuck Smith and Associate Pastor Brian Brodersen [Note: associate pastor Brian Brodersen
is just Chuck Smith's son in law.]
Affiliation: Calvary Chapel Bible College is affiliated with Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa where Chuck Smith is
the pastor. All members of the Bible College staff are employees and ministers of Calvary Chapel of Costa
Mesa, under the direction of Pastor Chuck Smith and Associate Pastor Brian Brodersen. -- Letter From The
President: God is moving mightily by His Holy Spirit in this generation and we praise Him for His mighty works.
As a part of what God is doing by His Spirit worldwide, He has raised up the Calvary Chapel ministries to help
feed His people with His Word. At Calvary Chapel Bible College, men and women from all over the world
gather together in the beautiful Murrieta Hot Springs oasis of Southern California to study the Word of God
with Calvary Chapel pastors. May God bless you richly with His abundant love. Pastor Chuck Smith, President --
As the Vice President of the Bible College, Pastor Brian Brodersen works closely with Pastor Chuck and the
Bible College Director, Pastor David Shirley to shape the vision of CCBC. Brian has been involved in pastoral
ministry for over 20 years. He has served as Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Vista in Southern California, and
also as Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Westminster in London, England. Brian has been extensively involved in
missionary work throughout various parts of Europe. Brian is the featured speaker on the Bible teaching
program 'Back to Basics' as well as the co-host of the live call-in program 'Pastor's Perspective.' Pastor Brian
Brodersen, Vice President. [article link]
{Flashback} Greg Laurie [Harvest Crusade] Connects Purpose Driven [Rick Warren] to a Move of God - Gives
Financial Support - In addition to Greg Laurie's letter to pastors regarding Rick Warren and Bill Hybels,
Lighthouse Trails has also learned that Laurie is also helping to finance Warren's September [2008] event in
New York - Lighthouse Trails contacted the New York City Leadership group this past week after we learned
that Laurie's name was on their website showing him to be a sponsor - The New York City office said that this
sponsorship is in the way of financial support and is for Rick Warren's September conference - This coming
November [2008] Greg Laurie will present "Preach the Word" a conference for Pastors and Leaders - Those
joining him will include Alistair Begg, Chuck Smith, and John MacArthur - Perhaps these three men can help
Greg Laurie remember the simple and true faith he found so many years ago {Note: The hidden danger in
donating to marginal ministries like Greg Laurie's Harvest Crusade is that some of the finances are then
directly used [as a result of compromise and consensus building techniques] in some of the very ministries
[purpose driven and emergent church events] that reject sound Biblical doctrine.}
On May 6th, [2008] Greg Laurie, pastor of mega-church Harvest Christian Fellowship wrote a letter to pastors
and church leaders in the New York region, announcing his Harvest Crusade 2008 in New York City on October
19th. This letter to pastors and leaders is causing confusion among some because of its content, and this
Lighthouse Trails report will examine this issue. Greg Laurie is best known as a Calvary Chapel pastor. His
church is listed on the Calvary Chapel website, and Laurie often speaks at Calvary Chapel functions. And it is
Laurie's connection with Calvary Chapel that presents a great dilemma. Two years ago, in May of 2006, Calvary
Chapel issued a "Parson to Parson" letter, in which a statement was made against the emerging church and
contemplative spirituality. The following month, at the 2006 Senior Pastor's Conference, Calvary Chapel
founder and pastor, Chuck Smith, told the senior pastors that Calvary Chapel as a whole was rejecting various
movements and practices that have been taking place within the Christian church at large as well as in some
Calvary Chapel churches. According to a number of pastors in attendance, who afterwards spoke with
Lighthouse Trails, Smith asked that those Calvary Chapel pastors who were going in the direction of the
emerging church would no longer call themselves Calvary Chapel churches. One week later, Calvary Chapel
instructed its distribution center to immediately remove all of Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life books from
its center. The statement read: "The teaching and positions of Rick Warren have come into conflict with us at
Calvary Chapel. Pastor Chuck has directed us to discontinue this product effective immediately." ... And now
this brings us to the unpleasant task of reporting that Greg Laurie is giving a strong promotion of Rick Warren
and Bill Hybels, which means he is indirectly promoting contemplative and emerging (which we will explain
later in this article), and directly promoting Purpose Driven. And unfortunately, there is a twist to this story. In
Laurie's May 2008 letter to pastors and leaders, Laurie talks about his upcoming crusade in New York City,
saying, in reference to it, "God is on the move." He then states that "[t]his move is also seen in the formation
of the New York City Leadership group. Under their direction, a community-wide 40 Days of Purpose campaign
with Pastor Rick Warren has been launched, and the significant services of Bill Hybels' Leadership Summit
conferences are also being organized to strengthen the local church." ... This report will obviously be
disheartening to many Calvary Chapel pastors and church goers who have believed that their movement was
going to press forward into the future without these un-biblical movements. Laurie's current promotion and
financial backing of Rick Warren will cause many to wonder just which direction the Calvary Chapel movement
will really end up going. ... This coming November Greg Laurie will present "Preach the Word," a conference
for Pastors and Leaders. Those joining him will include Alistair Begg, Chuck Smith, and John MacArthur.
Perhaps these three men can help Greg Laurie remember the simple and true faith he found so many years
ago. [article link]
{Flashback} JIM WALLIS ADMITS TO SOROS FUNDING - George Soros, one of the leading billionaire leftists - he
has financed groups promoting abortion, atheism, same-sex marriage, and gargantuan government -
bankrolled Sojourners with a $200,000 grant in 2004 - Since then Sojourners has received at least two more
grants from Soros organizations - In a Patheos interview, Wallis suggested that Olasky was lying "No, we don't
receive money from Soros" - And now it seems Wallis has done an about face - Wallis released a statement
through a spokesperson to Patheos - I should have declined to comment until I was able to review the blog
post in question and consulted with our staff on the details of our funding over the past several years [The
Reverend Jim Wallis is an evangelical Christian writer and political activist, best known as the founder and
editor of Sojourners magazine, and of the Washington, D.C. based Christian community of the same name -
Wallis actively eschews political labels, but his advocacy tends to focus on issues of peace and social justice,
earning him his primary support from the religious left - Wiki.com]
George Soros, one of the leading billionaire leftists - he has financed groups promoting abortion, atheism,
same-sex marriage, and gargantuan government - bankrolled Sojourners with a $200,000 grant in 2004. A year
later, here's how Jim rebutted a criticism of "religious progressives" for being allied with Soros and
MoveOn.org: "I know of no connections to those liberal funds and groups that are as direct as the Religious
Right's ties to right-wing funders." Since then Sojourners has received at least two more grants from Soros
organizations. Sojourners revenues have more than tripled-from $1,601,171 in 2001-2002 to $5,283,650 in
2008-2009-as secular leftists have learned to use the religious left to elect Obama and others. However,
apparently Jim Wallis took exception to this: In a Patheos interview, Wallis suggested that Olasky was lying.
"It's not hyperbole or overstatement to say that Glenn Beck lies for a living. I'm sad to see Marvin Olasky doing
the same thing. No, we don't receive money from Soros. Given the financial crisis of nonprofits, maybe Marvin
should call Soros and ask him to send us money. Then it gets worse for Wallis: Jay Richards of National Review
and Olasky responded to Wallis. Here's Olasky again: Want to see for yourself what someone apparently did
not want you to see? Click here to download the PDF, go to page 225, and you'll see the grant to Sojourners.
And now it seems Wallis has done an about face: Wallis released a statement through a spokesperson to
Patheos. I should have declined to comment until I was able to review the blog post in question and consulted
with our staff on the details of our funding over the past several years. Instead, I answered in the spirit of the
accusation and did not recall the details of our funding. You can read this CT piece by Sarah Pulliam Bailey
right here. [article link]
Part 6 - 9/11/2001 - A Pact with the Devil

What is generaly being taught [Tithing, Dominion Now, New Apostolic Reformation, Inner Sanctuary, The
Secret, New Age - Emergent Church, etc.] in Churches throughout America since the fateful day of 9-11-2001 is
radically different from the [Bible Study, Devotions, Prayer, Fellowship, Holiness, Righteousness, Truth,
Eternity, Reality, Life in Jesus Christ] that was generally being preached before 9-11-2001. The events of 9-11-
2001 are highly debatable yet one diabolical aspect of 9-11-2001 remains and that is that the events of that
day were a deliberate Occult [Chaos] offering to Satan. Not surprisingly it now seems that many leaders in the
Christian Church have joined in [or had previous knowledge of a pending, disastrous event that was to befall
America] - joined in on the secret plan to disable the Christian Church and deliver America over to a united
[occult] NWO world government. [article link]
{Flashback} Wikipedia.org: Mike MacIntosh "a Ground Zero Chaplain" - the senior pastor of Horizon Christian
Fellowship in San Diego, California a Calvary Chapel affiliate - [Book] (2002) When Your World Falls Apart: Life
Lessons from a Ground Zero Chaplain by Mike MacIntosh, Foreward by Anne Graham Lotz {Wow! 9-11 books
and bracelets - some Calvary Chapel pastors seemed to see 9-11 as an opportunity to make some quick
money. No wonder Calvary Chapel Pastors don't investigate [or even publically talk about] the possible NYC 9-
11-2001 events because it seems in their best interest (best income opportunities) to go along with the official
9-11 version of events.}
Mike MacIntosh (born 1944) is the senior pastor of Horizon Christian Fellowship in San Diego, California, and is
a Christian leader in the United States. MacIntosh left the hippie scene of the 1960s and got involved with
Calvary Chapel. He then went on to pastor Horizon Christian Fellowship, a Calvary Chapel affiliate, beginning in
1974. He is also the organizer of Festival of Life, an international evangelical outreach program. MacIntosh has
also served as a chaplain for the San Diego Police Department, and has been involved in post-9/11 rescue
efforts in New York City, as documented in his book When Your World Falls Apart. [When Your World Falls
Apart (2002): Life Lessons from a Ground Zero Chaplain by Mike MacIntosh, Foreward by Anne Graham Lotz -
Amazon.com] -- An Unofficial Associate Pastor: An example of this is Calvary of Albuquerque [pastor Skip
Hietzig] where Skip's wife, Lenya, functioned almost as a pastor for women. Her "9-11 bracelet" idea [was it
her idea alone or was it a 'think tank' religion idea being passed along through Lenya Hietzig?] ended up
costing the church hundreds of thousands of dollars in inventory write-offs. - Source:
http://calvarychapel.pbworks.com/pastors-wife [article link]
Part 7 - Perilous Days

The days are perilous and becoming more so not because mankind is becoming more and more wicked but
because mankind is becoming more and more neglectful and forgetful of the plans, personality and reality of
who God really is. The worst of the problem is that it is within the Church that God is being the most neglected
and the most misrepresented. [article link]
{Flashback} As it was in the Days of Noah - The time leading up to the Great Flood was a lot like our time in
that it was characterized by a deliberate and increasing disregard for the ways of God -- "Matthew 24:37-39
But as the days of Noe (Noah) were, so shall also the coming of the Son of Man [Jesus] be. For as in the days
that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that
Noe (Noah) entered into the ark, And [they] knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall
also the coming of the Son of Man be."
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man (Matt 24:37). The time leading up
to the Great Flood was a lot like our time in that it was characterized by a deliberate and increasing disregard
for the ways of God. Finally "the Lord saw how great man's wickedness on earth had become and that every
inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time" (Gen. 6:5). ... the sequence of events
suddenly became so obvious to me. Enoch was taken alive from earth and the Holy Spirit was withdrawn.
Then in Gen. 6:5 man's behavior is described as having become unbearably wicked and in Gen. 7 the
judgement came, in that order. Enoch's name means teaching and according to Jude 14-15 he gave the first
prophecy of the 2nd coming. ... If Enoch is indeed a model of the church and if the Lord's prophecy of Matt
24:37 includes the sequence of events, as seems likely, then one day soon we will be taken alive (raptured)
from earth, the Holy Spirit withdrawn. Man's behavior will become unbearably wicked and the judgement will
come, all in that order. As it was in the days of Noah. Selah. [article link]
Part 8 - Hidden Agendas

The perilous days [neglect of the plans of God] are being brought to us directly from the pulpits of America as
the preachers in America are conforming to and confirming the preaching of the hidden messages and hidden
agendas of the world. Messages and agendas that are secretly intended to disassociate mankind from a true
relationship with God and once disassociated to then falsely unite mankind within any of the many false
religions of today. [article link]
{Flashback} Holiness.mp3 the #1 Download from Basic Christian for 2010 (Mp3)
Christian music with message compilations. [article link]
Part 9 - A False Hope

Along with the false religions both ancient and new, comes a false hope. It is a false hope to think that
financing the lifestyle of an individual is actually furthering the Kingdom of God on earth. It is a false hope to
think that to exalt one man or woman above another is to further the Kingdom of God on earth. It is a false
hope to think that anything apart from Jesus Christ Himself is furthering the Kingdom of God on earth.
[article link]
Jesus came to seek the lost Hallelujah! - Pace, be Still [Jesus calms the storms] - Know that Jesus is God - [he-
came.mp3] (Mp3)
Christian music with message compilations. [article link]
Part 10 - Conclusion: The Real Hope - Jesus Christ

On November 5-6, 2010 Dr. Norman Geisler, Ergun Caner and several others will enter the Church sanctuary of
Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa (located in Santa Anna) CA, not to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ but to
continue the lies; to deceive, manipulate and control the assembled people into a prearranged pseudo
religion. A pseudo man-made, man-exalting religion that seeks to serve God less and man more. The host,
Pastor Chuck Smith likes to play the role of a mature Christian yet he never seems to actually do anything that
is emotionally Christian mature and instead compromises in the immature nature of prestige and adoration all
the while neglecting a true Christian commitment to real Christian values and real Christian integrity. - The
choice is clear and is becoming clearer each day and that is that Christians can continue to go down this path
of lies and deceit being led by one of the many willing participants like Pastor Chuck Smith or Christians can
seek God in our own devotions to God and find God on our own or in small fellowships born of everlasting
truth, righteousness and accountability. -- "Isaiah 5:13-25 Therefore My people are gone into captivity,
because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with
thirst. Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their
multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth [in the mishaps of others], shall descend into it. And the
mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be
humbled: **But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is Holy shall be sanctified in
righteousness. Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall
strangers eat. Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: *That
[mockers] say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy
One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! 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! Woe unto them
that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine,
and men of strength to mingle strong drink: *Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the
righteousness of the righteous from him! Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame
consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they
have cast away the Law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the Word of the Holy One of Israel. Therefore is
the anger of the LORD kindled against His people, and He hath stretched forth His hand against them, and
hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. [Though]
For all this His anger [God] is not turned away, but His Hand is stretched out [in a relationship with mankind]
still." [article link]
ChristianPost.com: Rick Warren Prepares Saddleback [in Twitter postings referred to as 'the church'] for
Decade of Blessings - "I want the next ten years of your life to be the best 10 years of your life," Pastor Rick
Warren told church attendees {Note: is Pastor Rick Warren acting as a deliberate agent of disinformation
(Judges 4:19-21) regarding his purposed 'Decade of Blessing'. At the very, most perilous [post 9/11/2001] time
in modern history Rick Warren want's Christians to be self-centered on [warm milk] fanciful blessings and not
engaged in the End Time reality [abundant deception] that is all around us and is threating to engulf us.}
Saddleback Church in Southern California is kicking off its "Decade of Destiny" this weekend in an effort to
prepare the mega-congregation to receive showers of God's blessings. "I want the next ten years of your life to
be the best 10 years of your life," Pastor Rick Warren told church attendees. "I want you to be more blessed
and less stressed. I want God's blessing ... on every area of your life." The Decade of Destiny is a two-month
spiritual growth campaign that is aimed at moving Christians forward in their faith walk. Warren
acknowledged that as their pastor, the Bible holds him accountable for the congregants' spiritual growth. "I
don't take that lightly," the well-known megachurch pastor said. Along with helping believers come to a
position of being "blessable," the campaign will also lead the church to be a blessing to the community. "God
blesses you so you can be a blessing to others, not just so you can be some fat cat and self-centered," Warren
highlighted. The Decade of Destiny campaign was first announced during Saddleback Church's 30th
anniversary celebration in April. Over the next ten years, the church of some 22,000 weekly attendees will
enhance its programs and operations and expand its campuses and small groups. By the end of this year, the
megachurch plans to have 10 different Saddleback locations in Southern California. In preparation for the
campaign, Warren studied every verse in the Bible that speaks of God's blessing. [article link]
APPRISING MINISTRIES, RICK WARREN, & TWITTER - And by looking here at this Google cache link I was sent,
the retweet look as if it shows up without any prior tweet from which to repost - This same [Twitter] quote is
on Rick Warren's Facebook page as well {Note: apparently Pastor Rick Warren authored a despicable, mean
spirited Twitter tweet intending to harass and intimidate three Christian bloggers who have called into
question Rick Warrens intentions within the Christian Church. Rick Warren then fraudulently wrote a Twitter
Tweet as though he was receiving a retweet (RT) from another person attempting to mask himself as the
original source of the offending tweet. However, Warren apparently forgot that his tweets are set up to also
post to his Facebook page and as the originator of the deceptive tweet it displayed on Rick Warrens Facebook
page as one of his numerous regular Twitter postings. -- In light of this deliberate act of fraud, deceit and
intimidation this is a DIRECT REQUEST that Saddleback Church launch an investigation into conduct and
actions of their abusive lead Pastor Rick Warren. -- It is certainly viable that at this time Pastor Rick Warren
should take a leave of absence from all Pastor duties and should even resign as Pastor of Saddleback Church.}
It's no secret that the online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries is a leading critic of Rick
Warren of the highly influential Saddleback Church who, like me, is a pastor within the Southern Baptist
Convention. One of my writers over at Christian Research Network made me aware today of the following
tweet, which would appear to be from Rick Warren: It struck me rather odd. However, initially my attention
was also drawn to something called ApprisingMin, which apparently tried to pass itself off as being the Twitter
account for this labor in the Lord. While perusing it, I would hope that people would be able to tell this is not
me; say what you will about my style, this quite obviously is not it. The fact is, though there are those who
have suggested it, at this time Apprising Ministries is not on Twitter at all; and certainly not as something else
called DespisingMin. ... Well, since Rick Warren exhorts me, then I guess I'd best keep right on speaking, as I
certainly don't want to "be bluffed into silence" by [Rick Warren or] any [other] "religious bullies." After-all, he
is America's favorite Mega-pastor.[article link]
Rick Warren: Quarreling is for Fools! You want to see a prime example of [Rick Warren] hypocrisy? Keep
reading. Now notice something here - At first blush it looks like this is a retweet of someone else's tweet - But,
with the question mark in front of the "RT," it becomes clear that this wasn't a retweet, but a direct tweet
from Warren himself - It looks like Warren wanted this to appear like a retweet, but as of now, this tweet has
been found to have originated on Rick Warren's Twitter page - He also posted it on his Facebook page
As you may already know, Rick Warren was the keynote at John Piper's recent Desiring God Conference. This
caused a major backlash on Piper. Many people called Piper out for inviting Warren, and for also saying that
Warren is Biblically and theologically sound. Many questioned this decision, and rightly so! It would take too
long to go into now, but Warren's Purpose Driven theology has done great and substantial damage to the
church. ... Well, apparently Rick Warren didn't like that too much, so he struck out at Rosebrough, Ken Silva (of
Apprising Ministries), and Ingrid Schlueter (of Crosstalk America and Crosstalk Blog). So, like a true, mature
adult, the Purpose Driven Pope took to his Twitter account and tweeted: ... I love it! Rick Warren is letting his
true colors show. He can't stand criticism and lashes out at those who would dare take him to task for
teaching false doctrine. Warren's own words indict him, wouldn't you say? Comments: Warren has proven
himself again to be a wolf. ... Rick Warren. The finest example of an angel of light lurking in the church today.
John Piper was cut from the same filthy rag. Jude and Peter speak of such men "to whom is reserved the
blackness of darkness forever". Follow such men at the peril of your soul and it's eternal destiny. Acts 4:12
[article link]
Sola Sisters: *Chris Rosebrough's very excellent sermon deconstruction of Rick Warren's [video] keynote
address at Dr. John Piper's 2010 Desiring God Conference - "John Piper's & Rick Warren's theology train wreck
- it was seriously off" (Mp3)
See Also: Rick Warren: Piper Approved! - Comments: I agree - it's very disturbing. People keep saying, "But
Piper is solid! Piper is solid!" Well, at some point, these questionable choices become something we can't
ignore....even a pattern. The question is, are we there yet? ... Ken Silva said "If you look at the twitter stream
you'll see Warren clearly won the day. In my mind, he purposely avoided going there in person. Bob DeWaay
has Warren pegged correctly: File card orthodoxy. You question him and out comes the file card [staged -
Church approved, acceptable explanation]; but he puts it back in file after you go away. His methodology and
associations simply do not match the words he professes to believe. Again, in my opinion, people don't see
this because they don't want to." This is the sad state of this visible church:
http://apprising.org/2010/10/02/enemy-troops-steadily-advancing-in-church/ ... After reading the first few
comments, I thought, "Isn't it weirdly convenient that Rick Warren could get his message out to this audience
via a video, and at the same time not have to incur any challenges to his ministry?". Then I read Ken Silva's
comment, and I completely agree. This has either been cleverly orchestrated [by Rick Warren - John Piper].
(Don't kid yourself, Rick Warren is as slick as they come. I firmly believe he is VERY strategic and says whatever
it takes to further his agenda.), or their is a [secret - NWO] power at work causing these [heritical - unbiblical]
things to happen. Obviously, this is all under God's providentially, ordained will. Interesting... [article link]
Purpose Drivel [Pastor Rick Warren - Unhinged]: Rick Warren takes public [Twitter] swipe at his critics and
NAMES NAMES - Rick Warren has shown his true colors this morning [Friday 10/08/2010], taking a swipe at
Ken Silva, Ingrid Schlueter, and *Chris Rosebrough all in one fell tweet
Rick Warren has shown his true colors this morning, taking a swipe at Ken Silva, Ingrid Schlueter, and Chris
Rosebrough all in one fell tweet (retweeted supposedly from one of his supporters, who uses the fake
"ApprisingMin") Apprising Min is a moniker that is used to try and mock and discredit Ken Silva. This is much
like when Richard Abanes, former music ministry member at Saddleback, and un-official ankle biter for Rick,
created a parody site for Ingrid's Slice of Laodicea blog, calling it Slice of Laodicea Church. He even made it
look almost exactly like hers. Don't any of these people have an original idea? ... Rick has protected his tweets
but if you go to his main page you can scroll back and find it, at least until he becomes embarrassed enough to
delete it. The time stamp is approximately 10-7-2010 about 3:30pm give or take. (estimating from the '19
hours ago' that currently shows on the twitter feed as I write this). Even I must admit, attacking those who
would call you to repentance in 140 characters or less takes some talent and creativity and innovation. But
Rick tops them all by managing to attack THREE of his critics at once within the Twitter parameters! I think
that must deserve a trophy of some sort to put in his umpty thousand book library. Since he is so keen on
mentioning all his good works in every public appearance (his tithing is now up to 91 percent, I'll have you
know!), ...Hmm... that reminds me also of this tweet: But I digress. ... At the very least, I pray something of the
truth is finally getting through to him and cracking that self righteous facade. [article link]
RE: Twitter -- Rick Warren Responds to Crosstalk (host - Ingrid Schlueter) and Friends [TWEET: ? RT
@ApprisingMin @DespisingMin KenS&Ingred saw Veggie Tale movie "Pirates who don't Do anything"
expecting a bio of Chris (Rosebrough)] (YouTube - Song: "Pirates who don't Do anything") {Note: Apparently
this very mean spirited and nasty Tweet by Pastor Rick Warren is in reference to a previous comment by mean
spirited [LU - Liberty University] flunky Ergun Caner who recently referred to 'discernment' Apologetics
Ministry bloggers as people who live in their basements and don't do anything. Also it is in reference to the
recent Rick Warren [video] monologue and his excruciatingly unbearable [be like Rick W.] diatribe at this
years' Desiring God Conference about how Rick Warren is single handedly saving the world [along with a few
of the folks that are in the know at Saddleback], something not even Jesus could do according to Rick W. and
according to Rick W. everyone should strive to be like Rick W. and well that wimpy Jesus forget about Him,
says Rick Warren because Rick has read more books and tithed more money and authored more books and
sold more books and been invited to speak at more places than Jesus could ever have hoped to have
accomplished [not mentioning the Holy Spirit or the Apostles of course].}
Rick Warren apparently was made aware of our recent Crosstalk program on his speech to the Islamic Society
of North American Conference back in 2009. Joe Kaufman, author of the Frontpage Magazine story, Rick
Warren: A Shill for Terror, was the guest that day on the program and reported on the terror connections of at
least three of the speakers who shared the platform at the same conference. Given the gravity of the issues
addressed on the program: Rick Warren's name and photo being allowed to stay at the ISNA website as a
speaker and the Jesus-free, gospel-free presentation he gave to the Muslims in attendance, it would be hoped
that a leader of Mr. Warren's stature would give an equally serious response or rebuttal to what was said. You
can see Mr. Warren's response here on Twitter. No commentary is needed. (Warren refers to me (Ingrid), Ken
Silva of Apprising Ministries and Chris Rosebrough of Fighting for the Faith. The Veggie Tale clip can be seen
here.) [article link]
[LU's] Ergun Caner Retaliates: Bloggers are "Frustrated People in their Basement" and "It Takes More than
Edited Videos to Bring me Down" - Yesterday, Ergun Caner apparently decided to do what he told his church a
few weeks ago that he would not do: he has decided to "take the bait and retaliate"
The Lynchburg News and Advance reported this morning that yesterday at a Bristol, VA prayer breakfast Caner
addressed the Liberty University investigation, downplayed the seriousness of the allegations, took a swipe at
his blogger critics, and basically said "any pastor in America" would be in trouble for lying if they listend to 200
hours of their sermons. This sickens me. If you ever thought Caner was repentant for his 8 1/2 years of
perpetual exaggerations to congregations all over the United States about his past, you were wrong. I will
admit, I was wrong. At least Jimmy Swaggart and Jim Bakker had the sense to appear as though they were
repentant. Swaggart at least shed a few public tears and looked to the heavens and declared he had sinned.
Not Caner. He is full steam ahead, attack the critics, mischaracterize the allegations that led to his dismissal as
seminary president, and to top it all off, he feels compelled to brush all pastors to be just like him. Shameless,
shameless, shameless. Thank you Liberty University and Jonathan Falwell - you have created this monster by
mishandling this entire fiasco. You waited to investigate until the main stream media got involved. You pooh-
poohed the bloggers' claims until the press realized we were telling the truth. Then and only then did you do
an investigation, but then refused to release any the investigative committee report findings, and simply
slapped him on the wrist and kept him at your university. He now will use his position as "Professor at Liberty
University" to continue his speaking circuit - and while he may tone down his rhetoric of being "raised in
Europe" and learning of America from Turkish television - it seems he is content to use his engagements to
mischaracterize what has happened in 2010 that led to his dismissal to rehabilitate his image and keep the
gravy train rolling. ... It is too bad that Caner is going this route. I don't know why he did not just come out
after his month-long haitus following his dismissal as seminary president and make a blanket confession of
exaggerations and ask for people to forgive him, and then move on. Instead it seems the approach is to take
pot shots here and there at his critics, paint himself as a victim of frustrated bloggers out to "take him down",
to continue to use congregations and speaking engagements to defend himself, and mischaracterize what
happend this year. Perhaps he has every intention of still telling his stories - after all, yesterday at Bristol he
rolled out the 'ole "Jesus died on a cross so I didn't have to strap a bomb on myself" routine. ... All I had to do
was go through 0.75 hours, Ergun, when you came to First Baptist Jacksonville in November 2001, and lied to
us about your past to convince us that you were a trained terrorist who was in Islamic Jihad, trained in Europe.
That has nothing to do with your kids' names or dates. It has to do with you misleading us about your past,
and who you were, which helped to create a caricature of yourself as a former terrorist trained in Europe in
Islamic Jihad. And you still haven't apologized to the people of First Baptist Jacksonville for your lies in our
pulpit in 2001 that helped launch you to SBC-stardom. I hope you have at least privately apologized to Jerry
Vines, who sat behind you nodding and amening as you lied to our congregation that morning. And Ergun,
you're wrong about other pastors. None of my pastors - none of them - have ever lied to me about where they
were raised, or born, or when they learned English, etc. None, not one, ever. Pastors, I hope you appreciate
Caner trying to lump you all into one category as being liars just waiting for disgruntled bloggers to dig up your
lies. Sad that to defend himself, he is content in dragging his cohorts down to his level. Shame on you, Ergun.
[article link]
No Compromise Radio Appearance - Rick Warren's presentation at the DG Conference - Very painful - Here's
the program (Mp3)
10/07/2010 - James White - I was forced at gunpoint to join Mike Abendroth (one of the nefarious and widely
feared Abendroth Brothers Gang) on his No Compromise Radio Program today. What was worse, he forced me
to listen to Rick Warren's presentation at the DG Conference. Very painful. 350 pithy platitudes strung
together on citations of the Message and the Living Bible interspersed with psychology and repeated
references to how uber cool Saddleback is. But, I listened, because I was forced to! And then Mike made me
go on the air and give a report! It was a traumatic experience, but I got through it. Someday I will return the
favor and force Mike to race me up South Mountain. Here's the program. [article link]
mrm.org: [king] Joseph Smith for President - [April 11, 1844] the [LDS] Council of Fifty performed an ordinance
"in which Joseph suffered himself to be ordained a king, to reign over the house of Israel forever" - Some have
been uncomfortable with the assertion that Smith became a king - They have claimed that Marks and other
critics either confused or misrepresented Smith's reception of the strictly religious ceremony of the second
anointing as "king and priest" ? In fact a later revelation to the Council of Fifty affirmed that God called Smith
"to be a Prophet, Seer and Revelator to my Church and Kingdom; and to be a King and Ruler over Israel" (The
Mormon Hierarchy, Origins of Power, 124) {Note: I thought it might be [and probably is] confusing that we are
doing a study on the 8 Kingdoms of the world and suddenly LDS founder Joseph Smith Jr. is being blogged
about [only briefly]. In thinking about it I thought I bet Joseph Smith Jr. thought of himself as a king - so I
Goggled it and sure enough the Mormons made Joseph Smith Jr. a king, the king of Israel (how weird is that)
[note: the U.S. can't have a king]. But know for certain that Joseph the LDS pretend king will not be listed in
the study with the real Kings of the Bible or included in any list of the real Kings either now or of history. - Also
Note: We are going to have an interesting study about the coming 10 Kingdoms [Daniel 7:24], because
technically the U.S. cannot have a King [it's against our Constitution] so who will be the future King over the
North American region, I think it puts Canada in play "The Canadian Royal Family" as a possible family
This sounds like it will be an interesting film, as the history of Joseph Smith's politics is very intriguing. For
instance, many people don't know that Smith was secretly crowned king on April 11, 1844. His campaign for
president of the United States was much more complicated than most would imagine. About Smith's
ordination as king, former LDS historian D. Michael Quinn wrote: William Marks?stated that the [LDS] Council
of Fifty performed an ordinance "in which Joseph suffered himself to be ordained a king, to reign over the
house of Israel forever."Some have been uncomfortable with the assertion that Smith became a king. They
have claimed that Marks and other critics either confused or misrepresented Smith's reception of the strictly
religious ceremony of the second anointing as "king and priest." ? In fact a later revelation to the Council of
Fifty affirmed that God called Smith "to be a Prophet, Seer and Revelator to my Church and Kingdom; and to
be a King and Ruler over Israel." (The Mormon Hierarchy, Origins of Power, 124). Joseph Smith told the press
that he wanted to create a "Theo-democracy." Quinn wrote, The phrase was catchy, but what precisely did he
mean by "Theo-democracy"? In the spring of 1844 Smith gave the public only an indistinct foreshadowing of
the new world order (NWO) he was formulating in his secret meetings with the Council of Fifty. (125) I'm not
sure how a monarchy fits with a theocracy, a theo-democracy, or a republic. But the subject of the film A
Mormon President holds the promise of being fascinating indeed. [article link]
1 Samuel 1-2 - The Book of the Prophet Samuel - The establishment of God's Prophets and Kings in the Nation
of Israel - '1 Samuel 1:3 And this man [Elkanah and his wife Hannah] went up out of his city [Ramah] yearly to
worship and to sacrifice [at the Tabernacle] unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh [the Temple in Jerusalem had not
yet been built]. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the [Levitical] Priests of the LORD, were there.'
1 Samuel 1:26-2:11 And she [Hannah] said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord [Eli the High Preist], I am the
woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. For this child [Samuel] I prayed; and the LORD hath
given me my petition which I asked of Him: Therefore also I have lent him [Samuel] to the LORD; as long as he
liveth [consecration, burnt offering vow] he shall be lent to the LORD [the same consecration vow Jephthah
made with God Judges 11:31]. And he [Eli] worshipped the LORD there. And Hannah prayed, and said, My
heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies;
because I rejoice in thy salvation. There is none Holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is
there any rock like our God. Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for
the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed. The bows of the mighty men are broken,
and they that stumbled are girded with strength. They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and
they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed
feeble. The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to the grave, *and bringeth up. The LORD
maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and
lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of
glory: for the pillars [stabilization] of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world [stable] upon them.
He will keep the feet of His saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man
prevail. The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall He thunder upon them: the
LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and He shall give strength unto His King (Jesus), and exalt the horn of
His anointed. And Elkanah [and Hannah] went to Ramah to his house. And the child [Samuel] did minister unto
the LORD before Eli the priest. - Hanna vowed and consecrated her son Samuel to the service of God for his
entire life. Samuel is from the tribe of Ephraim not a Levite and is ineligible to serve God as a priest however
he does serve God as a Prophet. The three offices of God; Priest, Prophet and King are not allowed to be
combined into one human man because they are only combined into one office in Jesus Christ. In coming
verses we will see the distinctions of the three Godly offices and also the disastrous results when King Saul
who was already counted among the Prophets takes upon himself the office of Priest and performs a sacrifice.
[article link]
1 Samuel 3-5 - Hannah receives an answer to her prayer and gives birth to her first son Samuel whom she had
promised to dedicate to the service of God - As a small child Samuel is dedicated at the Tabernacle and
remains to help minister in the Tabernacle at Shiloh - While a child and ministering in the Tabernacle as he
took a nap one day God talked to the little Samuel - God made Samuel a Prophet for the Nation of Israel -- '1
Samuel 3:4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he [Samuel] answered, Here am I.' ... And the LORD came, and
stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.'
'1 Samuel 3:1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before [in the presence of] Eli [the High Priest].'
- A main lesson in the books of Samuel and Kings is the distribution of the three offices of God. The offices of
Priest, Prophet and King were to be divided among there Tribes [Priests - Tribe of Levi; Kings - Tribe of Judah]
and among the people. The offices of Prophet, Priest and King are only allowed to combine in the one person
Jesus Christ. - A Priest could be a prophet though it was unlikely and when God did communicate with the
High Priest it was often not as a Prophet but through the Thummim and Urim stones or the stones on His
breastplate but usually not speaking directly like to a prophet. Some of the of the Kings were both Prophets
and Kings but were not to take on the third office of Priest or particularly High Priest. When King David offered
sacrifices to God it was on behalf of the Nation of Israel not on behalf of himself as Saul did. King David was
also careful to wear a linen ephod not a gold ephod like the High Priest would wear and certainly King David
had the Priests do the actual sacrifices. When King David built an Alter on the site of the future Temple and
offered a sacrifice to God [2 Samuel 24:25] it is probable that David had the Priests offer the actual sacrifices
[as he had the Priests move the Ark in 2nd Samuel 6:1-18] though King David is a type of Jesus and as the type
of a King, Prophet and Priest for Jesus he might have been led by God to offer a sacrifice as well because it was
on the correct location of the new Temple Mount and not some random location chosen by David but a place
designated by God. - Samuel was ministering to God under Eli in that Samuel was probably not a Levite Priest
but he was a firstborn male that was not redeemed but was consecrated to God by his mother Hannah so he
was eligible to minister in some capacity with the Levitical Priesthood. [Samuel wore only a linen ephod like
King David would later wear.] - Note: Samuel was probably from the Tribe of Ephraim and not of the Priestly
Tribe of Levi. If Samuel was of the Tribe of Levi then his mother Hannah would not have had to dedicate him to
the service of the Lord because he would already have been dedicated to the service of God through a
Levitical heritage. Samuel's father's family is listed as worshipers not Priests. Samuel's father Elkanah has two
wives if he was a Levitical Priest he probably could only have one wife and possibly a concubine [Judges 19:1].
- There is an Elkanah and a Samuel listed in 1 Chronicles in the Levitical family line of Kohath the son of Levi
however it does not appear to be the same family as listed in 1 Samuel. '1 Samuel 1:1-3 Now there was a
certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah [Samuel's father], the son of
Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, *an Ephrathite [Tribe of Ephraim]: And he had
*two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had
children, but Hannah had no children. And this man went up out of his city yearly to *worship and to sacrifice
[as a citizen] unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh.' - '1 Chronicles 6:22-28 The sons of Kohath [Levitical Priestly
line, Kohath was a son of Levi]; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph
his son, and Assir his son, Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. And the sons of
Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth. As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai [Zuph?] his son, and Nahath
[Tohu?] his son, Eliab [Elihu?] his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn
Vashni [Joel?], and Abiah.' - Though some of the names are similar and some of the names are the same its
possibly not the same family. It seems more likely that these are two different families and that Samuel the
Prophet was of the Tribe of Ephraim and he did some ministry to the Lord as a firstborn unredeemed male and
that Samuel and two of his sons functioned as Judges in Israel though Samuel officiated in two offices of God
it's important to note that he did not serve in the third office or capacity as a King in Israel. It doesn't make a
big difference whether or not Samuel was from the Tribe of Levi or not because he was not a King but just
keep in mind that Israel had strict procedures and policies that they followed to the letter of the law and
Samuel does not match the Levitical Priesthood to the letter but his main office was that of a true Prophet and
he does fit that office and serve God to the letter of the law. [article link]
1 Samuel 9-11 - Saul a young man from the Tribe of Benjamin is selected to be the first anointed King over
Israel -- '1 Samuel 9:21 And Saul answered and said, Am not I a *Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of
Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? *wherefore [why] then speakest
thou so to me?' {Saul new that Israel had requested a King from Samuel but Saul also knew that he was from
the wrong Tribe in Israel. The Kings for Israel were supposed to come only from the Tribe of Judah [Genesis
49:10] just as the Levitical Priests of Israel are to come only from the Tribe of Levi and the family of Aaron
[Exodus 28:1] and Saul is from the Tribe of Benjamin.}
'1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon [Saul] his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it
not because *the LORD hath anointed thee *to be Captain [King] over his *inheritance?' [The inheritance of
God is both the Nation of Israel and the Gentiles, Jesus being the firstborn gets the double inheritance (Jews
and Gentiles) for His firstborn double portion inheritance.]- Saul has been anointed into one of the offices of
God as King and soon Saul will gain his second office of God as a Prophet. Later Saul will disobey God and he
will take upon himself a third office of God when Saul himself builds his own alter and offers a burnt offering
sacrifice to God, making himself a Priest to God and possibly in this case by building a sacrifice alter accidently
making himself a High Priest to God. Saul unknowingly or knowingly in taking on all three offices of God in
being a King, Prophet and Priest Saul has declared himself to be the coming Messiah (Christ). The results are
that Saul is immediacy rebuked by Samuel and Saul is stripped of his two offices of King and Prophet. - '1
Samuel 10:10-16 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him [Saul]; and
the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. And it came to pass, when all that knew
him beforetime saw that, behold, *he [Saul] prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to
another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? And one of the same
place answered and said, But who is their father? *Therefore it became a proverb [a well known saying], Is
Saul also among the prophets? And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. And
Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses [donkeys]: and
when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel. And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what
Samuel said unto you. And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. *But of the
matter of the Kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.' [article link]
1 Kings 1 - King David has become too old to sit on his royal throne - Adonijah attempts to set himself upon his
father David's throne - King David declares to Bath-sheba that he will pass along the Kingdom to their son
Solomon -- '1 Kings 1:29-30 And the King [David] sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my
soul out of all distress, Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son
shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.'
Solomon is anointed to be the 3rd and final King over a united Israel: '1 Kings 1:32-39 And King David said, Call
me Zadok the [High] Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before
the King. The King also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to
ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: And *let Zadok the Priest and Nathan the Prophet
anoint him there King over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save King Solomon. Then ye
shall come up after him, *that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be King in my stead: and *I
have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the
King, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the King say so too. As the LORD hath been with my lord the
King, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David. So
Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the
Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon King David's mule, and brought him to Gihon. And
Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the Tabernacle [the Temple has not yet been built], and anointed
Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save King Solomon.' - The three offices of
God; King, Priest and Prophet are all three still in existence and functioning separately in Israel during the reign
of King Solomon. [article link]
Book of 1 Chronicles - The Books of 1 & 2 Chronicles cover mostly the same information as 1 & 2 Samuel and 1
& 2 Kings - 1 & 2 Chronicles focus more on the *Priestly aspect of the time period - The Book of 1 Chronicles
was written [possibly compiled/written while in Babylon (by Ezra the scribe)] preparing for the return to
Jerusalem and Israel after the exile - To help those returning to Israel understand how to worship God - {Note:
The three offices of God each produced their own scrolls and combined the selected scrolls compose the Holy
Bible. The Kings (1st and 2nd Kings - [not selected] the book of Jasher and the book of the acts of Solomon,
etc.), the prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, etc.) and the Priests (1st and 2nd Samuel and 1st and 2nd
Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, etc.) - Once in Babylon and in captivity for the 70 years the Temple in Jerusalem
having been destroyed the Temple ceased to be the primary focus of Judaism and the Bible scrolls now
became the primary focus of Judaism and while in Babylon without a Temple to officiate and serve in the O.T.
Bible scrolls (up until that point) were compiled, edited and composed into the books [that we now have
today] and presented to the people (primarily in Synagogues) for their own congregational and personal use in
worship and in daily living. - So starting at this point in history we now have a shift away from the Temple
[Tabernacle, Temple worship - started by Moses at Mt. Sinai] and onto the Scriptures and the beginnings of
the Synagogue (Jewish Church). - Also Note: At this point in history the Word of God [having mostly been
written by that time] is already replacing and superseding (Leviticus 17:11, John 5:24, *John 6:63) the blood of
the animals as a cleansing offering and as a sacrifice for man (John 1:14, John 15:3) until the ultimate sacrifice
of Jesus Christ on the cross can sustain mankind for all eternity.}
Brief Summary: The first 9 chapters of 1 Chronicles are dedicated to lists and genealogies. Further lists and
genealogies are scattered throughout the rest of 1 Chronicles. In between, the Book of 1 Chronicles records
David's ascension to the throne and his actions thereafter. The book concludes with David's son Solomon
becoming King of Israel. Briefly outlined, the Book of 1 Chronicles is as follows: Chapters 1:1-9:23 - Selective
Genealogies; Chapters 9:24-12:40 - David's ascent; Chapters 13:1-20:30 -David's reign. - Foreshadowings: In
David's song of thanksgiving to God in 1 Chronicles 16:33, he refers to the time when God will come "to judge
the earth." This foreshadows Matthew 25, in which Jesus describes the time when He will come to judge the
earth. Through the parables of the ten virgins and the talents, He warns that those who are found without the
blood of Christ covering their sins will be cast into "outer darkness." He encourages His people to be ready
because when He comes, He will separate the sheep from the goats in judgment. - Part of the Davidic
Covenant which God reiterates in chapter 17 refers to the future Messiah who would be a descendant of
David. Verses 13-14 describe the Son who will be established in God's house and whose throne will be
established forever. This can only refer to Jesus Christ. - Practical Application: Genealogies such as the ones in
1 Chronicles may seem dry to us, but they remind us that God knows each of His children personally, even
down to the number of hairs on our heads (Matthew 10:30). We can take comfort in the fact that who we are
and what we do is written forever in God's mind. If we belong to Christ, our names are written forever in the
Lamb's book of Life (Revelation 13:8). [article link]
Ezra Background - The History of Israel and the Law, the Ark of the Covenant, the Day of Atonement and the
legitimacy of the Messiah [Jesus Christ] who was born under the Law (Galatians 4:4) and who fulfilled and
removed the Law -- '2 Chronicles 35:3 And said [King Josiah] unto the [Zadok] Levites that taught [Ministry of
Teaching the Word of God a higher Testimony Ministry than the Temple Testimony Ministry with the blood of
animals] all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, **put the Holy Ark [back] in the House [Temple] which
Solomon the son of David King of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders [it is hidden
close by, in one of several nearby caves, tunnels and cistern hiding locations]: serve now [also with the
Testimony of the blood and animal sacrifices] the LORD your God, and His people Israel' -- 'Matthew 3:15 And
Jesus answering said unto him [John the Baptist], Suffer it to be so now: for thus **it becometh us ***to fulfill
all righteousness [in order to do away with the Levitical-Aaronic Laws and Priesthood and to then replace it
with Jesus's Royal Laws and His Royal 'Righteous' eternal life Priesthood]. Then he suffered Him [and John
baptized Jesus].' - Also Note: "all righteousness" is also a direct reference to Jesus' Melchizedek Priesthood as
Melchizedek means "To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of
Righteousness" Hebrews: 7:2 - All of the Old Testament Promises, Covenants, Commandments, Offices (King,
High Priest, Prophet), Laws, Priesthoods (Aaronic, Eli, Zadok), Feast Days, Prophecies (Revelation 19:10) and
Messianic Biblical Types and Shadows are directly combined and fulfilled in the one person of Jesus Christ and
in the one New Testament Covenant and Ministry of Jesus Christ the True Messiah!
Note: Regarding the Tabernacle and the Temples and the Ark of the Covenant. In reading the Bible's history of
ancient Israel regarding the Ark of the Covenant it quickly becomes obvious, painfully obvious, that the Ark of
the Covenant is missing from the Holy of Holies more often than it is there. For instance from the time of King
Saul until the reign of King Solomon and the building of the 1st Temple the Ark of the Covenant is not in its
proper location within the Holy of Hollies. That means that throughout the entire Kingdom of King David the
Ark was not in the Holy of Holies and therefore a proper observance of the feast of "The Day of Atonement"
could not be observed and fulfilled. In other words it would probably not be possible for the Messiah to arrive
(or be born) w/o having had the Ark of the Covenant located inside the Holy of Holies. - If it was necessary in
"fulfilling all righteousness" and it probably was then the Ark of the Covenant was within the Holy of Hollies in
the 2nd Temple [Cyrus'/Herod's Temple] at the time of the birth of Jesus Christ. -- Having King David as a
Biblical example of the Messiah [Jesus Christ] and King Solomon as a Biblical example of the coming Antichrist.
-- King David was born in Bethlehem; King Solomon was born in Jerusalem [outside of Bethlehem]. King David
was born when the Ark of the Covenant was located within the Holy of Hollies in the Tabernacle at Shiloh. King
Solomon was born while the Ark of the Covenant was missing from within the Holy of Hollies, the Tabernacle
having been moved from Shiloh to Gibeon without the Ark. - According to the book of Daniel - 'Daniel 9:27
And he [Antichrist] shall confirm the covenant with many for one week [7 years]: and in the midst of the week
[at 3½ years] he shall cause the [3rd Temple] sacrifice [animal blood sacrifices] and the oblation [Temple
offerings] to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate [unholy], even until
the consummation [end of the Book of Revelation], and that determined [judgments of Revelation] shall be
poured upon the desolate [earth].' - Note: It's possible that what Daniel is prophesying about is a Theological
shift and not a Political shift {a point where Antichrist Politics (currently in progress in some form i.e. UN)
**completely merges with Antichrist Theology (currently in progress in some form i.e. purposely corrupted
Bible versions, NKJV, MESSAGE, NIV, and Wikipedia)}. The coming 3rd Temple in Jerusalem is briefly going to
reinstitute the animal sacrifices of the Eli Priesthood of the Old Testament then as the Antichrist claims to be
the true Messiah it seems he will declare himself to be legitimate over Jesus Christ because the Antichrist will
have the Ark of the Covenant within the Holy of Holies and of course could claim that Jesus did not - though
Jesus did fulfilled all righteousness and if it was necessary then the Ark of the Covent was within the Holy of
Holies during the "Day of Atonement" for the year of the birth of Jesus Christ, if it was necessary and it
probably was necessary as Jesus was born under the Law (Galatians 4:4) and came to fulfill the Law in order to
abolish once and for all the Law. - Therefore there is a possible event where the Antichrist stops the Temple
animal sacrifices because he is declaring himself to be the biblical fulfillment and then Theologically switches
from the life of the animal blood [Eli's Priesthood] to his counterfeit ministry of [spirit life] through his words
and his lies [imitating the Zadok Ministry], initiating the same Theological shift that the Bible initiates in
Ministry from the physical life of the blood to the Spiritual life of the Word and completely counterfeiting the
life and Ministry of the True Messiah, Jesus Christ. [article link]
The Book of Zechariah - The historical background of Zechariah's prophecy is the same as that of Haggai, both
seers [Prophets - 'seer' is a refrence to ancient Israel when God led them out of Egypt and into the Promise
Land the people could "see" God in their midst i.e the pillar of fire by day; after the people rejected God's
presence and wanted a King (Saul) the ministry switched from 'seer' to 'prophet' (1 Samuel 9:9)] ministering
during the same period and having similar missions - Zechariah's ministry was to encourage the Jewish
remnant by the promise of present success and future glory - His theme then was: In view of the future glories
of the times of the Messiah, the Nation should serve God faithfully through their present distress - Zechariah's
prophecies were concerned more with the coming of the Messiah to build a spiritual temple than with the
building of Zerubbabel's Temple, which was only a type of the future spiritual temple - The book begins with
an admonition and then continues with a series of nine visions symbolic of hope
THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH: Zechariah's prophecies were concerned more with the coming of the Messiah to
build a spiritual temple than with the building of Zerubbabel's Temple, which was only a type of the future
spiritual temple. The Apostle Peter has given us a splendid view of the inspiration and the ministry of the Old
Testament prophets: Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied
of the grace that should come unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which
was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now
reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from
heaven; which things the angels desire to look into (I Peter 1:10-12). -- THEME: The historical background of
Zechariah's prophecy is the same as that of Haggai, both seers ministering during the same period and having
similar missions. Zechariah's ministry was to encourage the Jewish remnant by the promise of present success
and future glory.His theme then was: In view of the future glories of the times of the Messiah, the nation
should serve God faithfully through their present distress. -- AUTHOR: Zechariah was probably born in
Babylon. He was Haggai's colleague and began prophesying a short time after him. -- CONTENTS: 1. Symbolic:
Visions of Hope (Chapters 1-6). The book begins with an admonition and then continues with a series of nine
visions symbolic of hope. The visions are: 1. The horses. 2. The four horns and carpenters. 3. The measuring
line. 4. *Joshua (lit. Jesus), the High Priest. 5. The golden candlestick and the olive trees.6. The flying roll. 7.
*The ephah [the 'End Time' return of the (demonic) spiritual realm back to Babylon]. 8. The four chariots. 9.
The symbolic crowning of Joshua (Jesus), the High Priest. **This was a symbolic merger of the two [previously
unmergable] offices of King and (High) Priest in the coming of the Messiah [Jesus Christ, including the third
office of Prophet - Jesus Christ being the King, the High Priest (Melchizedek) and the Prophet of God] ...
[article link]
Zechariah's Eight Visions for [the Glory and Honor of] Israel - {The 9th vision (Word from the Lord) was "The
symbolic crowning of Joshua, the High Priest. This was a symbolic merger of the two [three] offices of King and
High Priest [and Prophet the 'Branch' (Nazarene -Netzer the green living, alive, anointed branch capable of
growth, bearing fruit and of self reproduction)] in the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ} - Zechariah 6:11-15
Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the
High Priest; And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of Hosts, saying, Behold the man whose
name is The BRANCH [living, Christ]; and He shall grow up out of His place [Heaven], and **He shall build the
[eternal] Temple of the LORD: Even He shall build the Temple of the LORD; and He shall bear [have] the Glory,
and shall sit and rule upon His Throne [King]; and He shall be a *Priest upon His Throne: and the counsel of
peace shall be between them both [office of King and office of Priest]. And [for a prophecy remembrance] the
crowns [just made by Zechariah] shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of
Zephaniah, *for a memorial [remembrance] in the Temple of the LORD [intended to be there until the Messiah
comes - Jesus was instead crowned with thorns by Herod's troops (Matthew 27:29)]. And they [Gentiles] that
are far off shall come and build in the [eternal] Temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of Hosts
hath sent Me unto you. *And this [crowning the Messiah in Jerusalem] shall come to pass, if ye will diligently
obey the voice of the LORD your God. - {Note: This will still come to pass, not at the 1st coming of Jesus but at
the 2nd coming of Jesus.}
What Does This Mean to Us? - The rest of the book of Zechariah contains more promises of forgiveness for
Israel, blessings of restoration of the land and people from exile, and judgment on the nations who come
against God's eternal plans and promises.Of the people of Israel, God called them to "administer true justice;
show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the
poor. In your hearts do not think evil of each other" (Zech. 7:9-10). Of the land of Israel, God cries out: "I am
very jealous for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem I will save
My people from the countries of the east and the west. I will bring them back to live in Jerusalem; they will be
My people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God" (Zech. 8:2,3,8). Of the people of the
nations, God says, "In those days, ten men from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the
edge of his robe and say, 'Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you'" (Zech. 8:23). Of
the choice the nations must make: "I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding people
reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. On that day, when all the nations of the earth are
gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all nations. All who try to move it will injure
themselves On that day, I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem" (Zech. 12:2-3,9). Of the
Jewish people, He says: "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of
grace and supplication. They will look on Me, the one they have pierced, and mourn for Him as one mourns
for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son On that day, a fountain will be
opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity" (Zech.
12:10; 13:1). Of the Messiah, "On that day, His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and
the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain
moving north and half moving south. Then, the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will
go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles" (Zech.
14:4,16)."In that dayin that day." This book is a most prophetic book, which says much about Israel in a future
day when the Jewish people will return from exile and restore the land to its former glory. Messiah will come
and establish Himself in Jerusalem where He will rule and reign in justice over the whole world from
Jerusalem. This is that day, and we can be excited that we can be a part of prophecy, not only witnessing God's
plan unfolding, but participating in prophecy through the projects and programs of Bridges for Peace and
other Christian Zionist organizations. As we say at Bridges for Peace, "Don't just read about Bible prophecy
when you can be a part of it." Get involved. Pray. Give. And, participate. Psalm 102:13 says it all: "The time to
favor Zion [Israel] is now!" [article link]
Acts 7 - Stephen under arrest for blasphemy and on trial for his life in Jerusalem - Stephen uses as his defense
the known fact that nearly every single prophet of importance to Israel throughout the history of Israel the
people of Israel have first rejected the true Prophet before they ultimately accepted them and their ministry
as being of God - Stephen is saying that Jesus was obviously God in the flesh though many people refused to
believe it but then rejecting the true Prophets of God is the track record of mankind when it comes to
interactions between man and God - Mankind has a propensity to reject the true interaction with God while at
the same time embrace the false prophets of the world -- 'Acts 7:52-53 Which of the [true] Prophets have not
your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them [true Prophets] which shewed before [prophesied] of the
coming of the Just One [Jesus Christ]; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers [their Jewish
forefathers put to death the true prophets but they managed to go a step further and put to death the
Messiah, Jesus the one prophesied about]: Who have received the law [the image of Jesus] by the disposition
of angels, and have not kept it [because the law revealed the nature of Jesus].'
Acts 7:52-60 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which
shewed before of the coming of the Just One [Messiah]; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and
murderers: Who have received the law [Divinely] by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it. When they
heard these things, they were cut to the heart [enraged in their soul], and they gnashed on him with their
teeth. *But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, *looked up stedfastly *into heaven, *and saw the glory of God,
*and Jesus *standing [Jesus is standing as the Melchizedek High Priest ready to receive into Heaven the
acceptable offering of the sacrifice and life of Stephen] on the right hand of God, And said, **Behold, I see the
Heavens opened, and the Son of Man [Jesus] standing on the right hand of God [Father]. Then they cried out
with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, And cast him out of the city
[outside the city limits, probably at the dump], and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a
young man's feet, whose name was Saul [later the Apostle Paul] {Note: Saul (the Apostle Paul) although
perfectly within his rights did not throw a stone himself - Paul was not the violent aggressor that the secular
world wants to portray}. And they [not Saul] stoned Stephen, ***calling upon God, and **saying [as Jesus said
from His cross (Luke 23:46)], Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. *And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice,
Lord, lay not this sin to their charge [as Jesus had said from His cross (Luke 23:34)]. And when he had said this,
he fell asleep [to the Christian death is as harmless as sleep and often in the Bible death is referred to simply
as a [harmless] sleep for those who are saved and will awake in Heaven]. - Note: Normally in the Bible Jesus is
represented as seated [enthroned]at the right hand of the Father Matthew 26:64)however Stephen describes
Jesus as standing - standing is a part of the office of the High Priest - sitting is a part of the office of the King.
Jesus preforms all three offices of God as King of the Universe, High Priest [Melchizedek] and True Prophet.
The Christian Stephen lived his life with Jesus as his example, he preached his life with Jesus as his example
and in his death (sleep) he departed with Jesus as his example and as such Stephen saw Jesus standing in
Heaven and was received directly into Heaven receiving what the Apostle Paul would call the martyrs death
the "better resurrection" (Hebrews 11:35). [article link]
reference.com: Death of Joseph Smith, Jr.

Incidents leading to the event: Several of Smith's disaffected associates at Nauvoo and Hancock County,
Illinois, some of whom alleged that Smith had tried to marry their wives, joined together to publish a
newspaper called the Nauvoo Expositor. Its first and only issue was published 7 June 1844. ... Under the
council's new ordinance, Smith, as Nauvoo's mayor, in conjunction with the city council, ordered the city
marshal to destroy the paper and the press on June 10, 1844. ... Smith declared martial law on June 18 and
called out the Nauvoo Legion, an organized city militia of about 5,000 men, to protect Nauvoo from outside
violence. ... Incarceration at Carthage Jail: Illinois Governor Thomas Ford proposed a trial by a non-Mormon
jury in Carthage, the county seat, and guaranteed Smith's safety. Smith originally planned on leaving rather
than surrendering but when criticized by some followers is reported to have said "If my life is of no value to
my friends it is of none to myself." ... On 25 June 1844, Joseph and Hyrum Smith, along with the other fifteen
city council members and some friends, surrendered to Carthage constable William Bettisworth on the original
charge of riot. Almost immediately Joseph and Hyrum were charged with treason against the state of Illinois
for declaring martial law in Nauvoo, by a warrant founded upon the oaths of A. O. Norton and Augustine
Spencer. ... Attack by the mob: Before a trial could be held, a mob of about 200 armed men, their faces
painted black with wet gunpowder, stormed the jail in the late afternoon of 27 June 1844. As the mob was
approaching, the jailer became nervous, and informed Smith of the group. In a letter dated 10 July 1844, one
of the jailers wrote that Smith, expecting the Nauvoo Legion, said "Don't trouble yourself ... they've come to
rescue me." Smith was unaware that Jonathan Dunham, major general of the Nauvoo Legion, had not
dispatched the unit to Carthage to protect him. Allen Joseph Stout contended that by remaining inactive,
Dunham had violated an official order written by Smith after he had been jailed in Carthage. ... Taylor
statement concerning Joseph Smith's shots: He [Joseph Smith], however, instantly arose, and with a firm,
quick step, and a determined expression of countenance, approached the door, and pulling the six-shooter left
by Brother Wheelock from his pocket, opened the door slightly, and snapped the pistol six successive times;
only three of the barrels, however, were discharged. I afterwards understood that two or three were wounded
by these discharges, two of whom, I am informed died. ... There are varying accounts of what happened next.
Taylor and Richards' accounts state that Smith was dead when he landed after his fall. One eyewitness,
William Daniels, wrote in his 1845 account that Smith was alive when mob members propped his body against
a nearby well, assembled a makeshift firing squad, and shot him before fleeing. Daniels' account also states
that one man tried to decapitate Smith for a bounty, but was prevented by divine intervention. There were
additional reports that thunder and lightning frightened the mob off. Mob members fled, shouting, "The
Mormons are coming," although there was no such force nearby. [article link]
wikipedia.org: Death of [LDS Founder] Joseph Smith, Jr. - A public viewing was held on June 29, 1844, after
which empty coffins weighted with sandbags were used at the public burial - (This was done to prevent theft
or mutilation of the bodies) - The actual coffins bearing the bodies of the Smith brothers were initially buried
under the unfinished Nauvoo House, then disinterred and deeply reburied under an out-building on the Smith
homestead - The exact location of the [Smith] grave site was soon lost to memory - [1928] Hands conducted
extensive digging on the Smith homestead, and located the bodies - the [three] bodies were reinterred
Interment: Joseph and Hyrum Smith's bodies were returned to Nauvoo the next day [June 28, 1844]. The
bodies were cleaned and examined, and death masks were made, preserving their facial features and
structures. A public viewing was held on June 29, 1844, after which empty coffins weighted with sandbags
were used at the public burial. (This was done to prevent theft or mutilation of the bodies.) The actual coffins
bearing the bodies of the Smith brothers were initially buried under the unfinished Nauvoo House, then
disinterred and deeply reburied under an out-building on the Smith homestead. The exact location of the
grave site was soon lost to memory. In 1928 Frederick M. Smith, president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints and grandson of Joseph Smith, fearing that rising water from the Mississippi River
would destroy the grave site, authorized civil engineer William O. Hands to conduct an excavation to find
Joseph and Hyrum's bodies. Hands conducted extensive digging on the Smith homestead, and located the
bodies, as well as finding the remains of Joseph's wife, Emma, which had been buried in the same place. The
remains-which were badly decomposed-were examined and photographed, and the bodies were reinterred.
[article link]
Mormon Historical Studies - Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Illinois - However, research conducted in early
1990s by Ronald E. Romig, Henry Inouye, and Lachlan MacKay; and later by independent researcher Shannon
M. Tracy, indicates that after discovering the remains of Joseph and Hyrum in 1928, William O. Hands and his
research team misidentified Joseph's remains as being those of Hyrum's, and Hyrum's as being those of
Joseph's - Therefore, Joseph's remains are probably on the left, and Hyrum's remains are in the middle {Note:
Wow, that's messed up! - There must be some LDS prophecies that the bodies of Joseph and Hyrum Smith
would be lost for a time then found again and then be confused with each other, reburied and mixed up again
because this just couldn't happen otherwise.} (PDF)
Grave marker of Hyrum, Joseph, and Emma Hale Smith Bidamon, Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Illinois,
November 1999. The large foot-thick granite slab on the bottom is the marker placed over the 1928 grave site
by the RLDS Church in 1951. The "angled" three-section granite stone marker seen in this photo was placed on
top of the 1951 stone in August 1991. The inscriptions on the 1991 marker identify Hyrum's grave on the left,
Joseph's in the middle, and Emma's on the right. However, research conducted in early 1990s by Ronald E.
Romig, Henry Inouye, and Lachlan MacKay; and later by independent researcher Shannon M. Tracy, indicates
that after discovering the remains of Joseph and Hyrum in 1928, William O. Hands and his research team
misidentified Joseph's remains as being those of Hyrum's, and Hyrum's as being those of Joseph's. Therefore,
Joseph's remains are probably on the left, and Hyrum's remains are in the middle. Photograph by Alexander L.
Baugh. [article link]
mrm.org: Post-Mortal Appearances of Joseph Smith[?] - It is a fact that Joseph Smith, the founding prophet of
Mormonism, died in 1844, and his bones remain in the grave [in the cellar of Joseph's house - according to
Mrs. Mary Ettie V. Smith] - But some Latter-day Saints have claimed that they have seen and heard from the
prophet again
The February 1998 issue of Ensign magazine included a lengthy article about Brigham Young and how he lived
his life as a "Student of the Prophet." In this article several post-mortal "appearances" of Joseph Smith are
related. ... The Ensign article continued on to tell of a "vivid dream" in which the Prophet Joseph taught
Brigham Young about the "organization of God's family under the priesthood's sealing ordinances." Another
time, "after a good deal of praying," Brigham Young experienced a "significant dream" in which Joseph
delivered a "message" that "became an important guide in [Young's] conduct of Church affairs." At General
Conference in November 1998 an LDS apostle told of "an experience of [LDS] President Wilford Woodruff
when he told of a visitation he received from the Prophet Joseph Smith some time after the Prophet was
martyred. According to President Woodruff's own account: '[Joseph Smith] came to me and spoke to me.'"
During this "visitation," Joseph reportedly delivered "new doctrine" to President Woodruff (M. Russell Ballard,
"Are We Keeping Pace?" Ensign, 11/98, p. 6). All of these alleged post-mortal appearances of Joseph Smith
took place over 100 years ago but, according to Mormonism, that should not make us think we've seen the
last of the Prophet. During the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the death of Joseph Smith, by way
of consolation, LDS Church News said, "Lift up your heads and rejoice; for behold! it is well with my servants
Joseph and Hyrum. My servant Joseph still holds the keys of my kingdom in this dispensation, and he shall
stand in due time on the earth, in the flesh, and fulfill that to which he is appointed" (Church News, week
ending July 9, 1994, p. 5; quoting early LDS apostle Parley P. Pratt). So, according to the LDS Church, Joseph
Smith has given direction to subsequent leaders of the Mormon Church from beyond the grave, and he is
coming again to "preside over Zion" (D&C 93:32 as interpreted by Rodney Turner, emeritus Professor of
Ancient Scripture (BYU), Jesus & Joseph: Parallel Lives, p. 194). And Mormons wonder why Christians are
concerned about LDS teachings. [article link]
[ex-LDS] Mrs. Mary Ettie V. Smith (b. 1829), of her residence and experience of fifteen years with the
Mormons [published in 1870] - Page 37: The bodies of the Smiths [Joseph and his brother Hyrum] were
brought [from the Carthage jail in Illinois] to Nauvoo [Illinois] and buried in the cellar of Joseph's house [in an
occult ceremony], although the ceremony of burying their empty coffins was performed at the "grave" (Online
Book)
Mormonism: its rise, progress, and present condition. Embracing the narrative of Mrs. Mary Ettie V. Smith, of
her residence and experience of fifteen years with the Mormons ... together with the speech recently
delivered before the "elders" in Utah, by Vice President Schuyler Colfax, and the answer of John Taylor./ By
N.W. Green.Green, Nelson Winch. Hartford: Belknap & Bliss, 1870. [article link]
Joseph Smith dies in his own ill-fated jailbreak on June 27, 1844 - The Joseph Smith murder weapon on display
at the LDS Church Historical Museum [link to Photo] (PDF)
Joseph Smith is in jail for ordering and overseeing the destruction of a newspaper office (critical of new LDS
policies, especially the newly introduced polygamy) "The Nauvoo Expositor" and for his illegal assembling of a
militant, militia mob. News gets out that Joseph Smith (Smith was the 'General' of his Mormon militia) has
sent for his private militia to come break him out of his upper level, second story jail cell and that the militia
was on its way. Several townspeople gather around the jail to assess the situation. Included in the gathering
crowd are several of Smith's fellow Freemasons who are angry at him and had it in mind to use the
opportunity to hang Smith for seducing their wives and daughters and for his instructing other Mormons to do
the same. It is apparent that Joseph Smith while a practicing Freemason brought many of the Freemason
customs and rituals into his (LDS) Mormon Temple services and Mormon ritual rights. Joseph Smith was also
attempting to introduce his Mormon beliefs and practices like polygamy into the Freemason organization.
Smith was likely attempting to combine both the groups into one group of course led by the ever deceitful
Joseph Smith. Apparently the Freemasons wanted nothing to do with Joseph Smith or his newly conjured up
LDS religion and they sought a way to rid themselves of the Smith presence. Joseph Smith recognizing the
angry Freemasons and presuming that his militia would not be in time receives a handgun smuggled into his
jail cell by a visiting Mormon accomplice. Angered, Joseph Smith fires his pistol at people and stops shooting
only when his pistol jams. Smith's deadly rampage leaves two people dead and one person seriously wounded.
Then in a panic and fleeing for his life Joseph Smith while jumping from the 2nd story jailhouse window and
loudly begging the crowd of Freemasons gathered below not to harm him is himself shot, falls and dies
sprawled out on the dirt below, his latest con job had turned into his fatal error. Smith's escape from jail ends
tragically for many including his older brother Hyrum Smith who was also among the dead. [article link]
Update: The postings, Information and Resources regarding the 8 Kingdoms Study - The study will continue
until about the Christmas Holiday Season
introduction material will be grouped and categorized [like the blog Bible Study] into an easy to access list of
Topics. [article link]
Overview: The cross of Jesus and the Triune witness of Jesus' Spirit, blood and water each released from the
physical body of Jesus while He was on the cross -- "Colossians 1:19-23 For it pleased the Father [God] that in
Him [Jesus] should all fulness dwell [manifest to mankind]; And, **having made peace through the blood of
His cross, by Him [Jesus] **to reconcile all things unto Himself [God - Father, Son Jesus, Holy Spirit]; by Him
[Jesus], I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in Heaven. **And you [Gentiles, sinners], that were
sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, *yet now hath He [Jesus] reconciled in the
body of His flesh [Spirit, blood, water] through death, to present you Holy and unblameable and
unreproveable in His sight: If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the
hope of the Gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature [by the Holy Spirit, since
Pentecost] which is under heaven; whereof I [Apostle] Paul am made a Minister;"
"John 19:26-30 When Jesus therefore saw His mother [Mary], and the disciple [John] standing by [the cross],
whom He loved [G25 (Agape) - highest love, Spiritual, non-sexual], He saith unto His mother, Woman, behold
thy son [in Christian fellowship]! Then saith He to the disciple [John], Behold thy mother [in Christian
fellowship]! And from that hour that disciple took her [in Christian fellowship] unto his own home. After this,
**Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and
put it to his mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the [bitter drink] vinegar, He said, It is finished: and He
bowed His head, and ***gave up the ghost [G4151(Pneuma) - Spirit, Holy Ghost, Spirit of God - source: Srong's
Concordance]." -- "John 19:34-35 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced His [Jesus'] side, and forthwith
And there are three that bear *witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood [from the cross of
Jesus]: and these three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, *the witness [Spirit, water, blood - from
the cross of Jesus] of God is greater: for this is the witness of God [from the cross] which He hath testified of
His Son [Jesus Christ]." [article link]
{Flashback} Genesis 12-14 - Abraham comes back from Egypt and Returns to Bethel (House of God) in the
Promise land (Israel) - Abraham and his Nephew Lot come to an amenable parting of the ways - Lot seeing
with his eyes chooses to dwell near Sodom while Abraham choosing to dwell with God moves to Hebron [near
modern Jerusalem] - Abraham was to arise and walk through the land 'Genesis 13:17 Arise, walk through the
land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee' - to take possession and appropriate
the promises of God into his life - Later Abraham meets **Melchizedek King of Righteousness and Peace the
**Priest of the Most High God "Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek [Spirit of God] King of Salem (Peace) brought
forth [Communion] bread (body of Jesus) and wine (mingled grape (blood) and water): and He was the Priest
of the most high God." - Abraham [Father of the Jewish Nation] gives a tithe a tenth of all he owns to
Melchizedek - Melchizedek blesses Abraham - 'Genesis 14:22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift
up mine hand [in praise and worship] unto the LORD, The Most High God, The Possessor Of Heaven And Earth'
Melchizedek the name means King of Righteousness and Peace, He is the Priest of the Most High God. This is
the first mention of a Priest in the Bible. The idea of a priest comes from the conciseness of the Holiness of
God and of the sinfulness of man, in order for a man to touch God to go into the presence of the Holy God
man will need a mediator a go between, a priest. The ministry of the priest was twofold the priest was to go
before God for the people and then the priest [or a prophet] would return and tell the people a message from
God if there was one. - Melchizedek's birth is not recorded and his death is not yet recorded because
Melchizedek is eternal, without genealogy and without death He lives on forever 'Hebrews 7:3 [Melchizedek]
Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made
like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest Continually.' ... 'Psalms 110:4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not
repent, Thou (Jesus Christ) art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.' Jesus is our [Christian,
heavenly] High Priest after the order of Melchizedek not after the earthly Levitical/Aaronic priesthood. The
episode of Melchizedek was enacted into the Bible's history of the Old testament to reveal to mankind even
before the establishing of the Levitical/Aaronic priesthood that mankind would know that there is indeed a
better priesthood a holy, eternal, established priesthood of Melchizedek. As Jesus reigns He is Melchizedek
"The LORD, The Most High God, The Possessor Of Heaven And Earth." [article link]
{Flashback} Genesis 40-41 - The King's butler (cup bearer) and the Kings baker were suspected in a plot to kill
the King of Egypt and were imprisoned with Joseph until the details of the plot could be sorted out - The butler
and the baker each had a dream - Joseph was able to correctly interpret each of their dreams -- 'Genesis 40:8
And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it - And Joseph said unto
them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you' -- Later Joseph is brought from the
prison to interpret a dream for Pharaoh after correctly interpreting the dream Joseph is installed by the
Pharaoh to be the second ruler over all of Egypt in order to carry out the interpretation of the dream - An
Egyptian wife is chosen for Joseph and she [Asenath] bares him two sons Manasseh and Ephraim both of
which will receive inheritances in Israel as Jacob awards Joseph a double portion of land in Israel with his
double portion of blessings
Note: Melchizedec the Priest of the Most High God introduced bread and wine (communion) into the Bible. In
keeping with Biblical consistency we now again have the bread [cross] and the wine [resurrection] in the
illustration of the king's baker [bread] - and the king's butler/cup bearer [wine]. The baker as was according to
his dream from God was broken, he was executed. The butler as was according to his dream, also given to him
by God, was restored the third day being freed from prison he is sent into the presence of the Kingdom's King
handing a cup of wine (vine) to the King. - The communion bread and the communion wine of Jesus Christ: The
bread represents the body of Jesus 'broken for us' and the wine represents the life blood of Jesus in the New
Eternal covenant between God and mankind. 'Matthew 26:26-28 And as they (disciples) were eating
[Passover], Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this
is My Body. And He took the cup (grape of the vine), and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all
of it [be connected to Jesus Christ the true Vine]; For this is My Blood [eternal Life, the eternal living covenant]
of the New Testament (Covenant), which is shed for many for the remission of sins.' - Also Note: Once
Benjamin [Christian Church] comes into the Kingdom presence of Joseph and meets Him face to face Joseph
[Jesus] calls Benjamin 'My Son'. 'Genesis 43:29 And he [Joseph] lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother
Benjamin [Christian Church], his mother's (Rachael's) son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye
spake unto Me? And He said, God be gracious unto thee, My Son. [article link]
Creation Earth 1.0 (Adam - Noah) -- Earth 2.0 (Noah - Revelation) -- Earth 3.0 (Millennial Kingdom reign of
Jesus Christ) -- Earth 4.0 (unjudged, eternal earth)
Earth 1.0 the original creation earth was a water vapor based environment and had the dual [water below the
earth, vapor - water canopy above the earth, firmament] witness of water witnessing of God's creation. Water
[life giving water - womb (John 3:5)] was then the witnessing element that then judged the original earth. -
Earth 2.0 our present earth is under the [prophesied and enacted] Life givng (Matthew 26:28) and Judgment
blood (Revelation 6:12, Revelation 8:7-8, Revelation 11:6) of Jesus Christ. - Earth 3.0 the restored Millennial
earth [final judged earth] having the [spirit (life) and fire (judgment)] presence of Jesus during the Kingdom,
Millennial reign of Jesus Christ, the earth (3.0) will be judged by fire [spirit]. Resulting in the final, eternal
[earth 4.0] the final earth not being judged is the eternal earth. -- "2 Peter 3:5-7 For this [unbelief of Word of
God - Biblical prophecy] they willingly are ignorant of, that by the Word of God the heavens were of old, and
the [1.0] earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the [1.0] world that then was, being
[judged] overflowed with water [Noah's flood], perished: But the [2.0] heavens and the earth, which are now,
by the same Word [of God - prophecies] are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of [3.0] judgment
and perdition of ungodly men." -- "2 Peter 3:11-14 Seeing then that all these things [earth 2.0] shall be
dissolved [judgment 3.0], what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be
dissolved, and the elements [earth 3.0] shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His
Promise, look for New Heavens [skies] and a New Earth [eternal - earth 4.0], **wherein dwelleth
righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of
Him (Jesus Christ) in peace, without spot, and blameless." [article link]
Preview: The Biblical triune (3 in 1) nature [testimony, salvation, judgment] of the water, blood and Spirit (also
represented in breath, wind, fire) that are each freely offered and given from God to all of mankind globally as
a witness of sin (and eventually as a judgment against sin), a testimony of the once physical presence of Jesus
Christ and as an eternal remedy for our own individual Salvation
flood of Noah, the Aaronic Priesthood, the Last Supper Communion, the atoning cross of Jesus Christ, the
Resurrection of Jesus and birth (Alpha) of the Christian Church, the Pentecost global Spirit empowerment and
witness, the calling home into heaven by Jesus the rapture (Omega) of the Christian Church, Revelation-
Tribulation]. -- "John 19:34-35 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced His [Jesus'] side, and forthwith
And there are three that bear *witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three
agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, *the witness [Spirit, water, blood] of God is greater: for this is
the witness of God which He hath testified of His Son [Jesus Christ]." [article link]
The 8 Global Kingdoms of the Earth -- "Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven [sky] and the
earth." - Christian Creationism vs. Secular Evolution
The 8 Global Kingdoms of the Earth -- "Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven [sky] and the
earth." - Christian Creationism vs. Secular Evolution
{Flashback} The 8 Global Kingdoms of the Earth -- Antediluvian [Pre-flood] Civilizations - {The pre-flood
civilization up until the days of Noah encompassed about 2,000 years of human history and probably involved
several billion people. - Note: In the pre-flood earth it doesn't appear that there were any Kings or
Governments and that the long lives [experience and expertise] of each individual precluded them from being
reigned and ruled over by others. Instead of a governmental structure of Kings and Politicians the earth
seemed to have been Governed strictly by each family patriarch (head) according to God's governance and
that after the flood in the new, young and now naive post-flood civilization the inexperienced human
civilization now required [and allowed strangers - nonfamily members] rulers and Kings and that Nimrod was
possibly the first King though human history had existed for some 2,000 years before Nimrod. - Also Note:
Jesus is not a stranger but He is family with everyone and as family He has our own individual best interest at
His heart. Jesus is the kinsman (relative - related) redeemer to everyone [we are created in God's image -
relationship] and His (Fatherly, creation - Brotherly, redemption and salvation) relationship to all humans is
maintained via His Virgin (Divine) birth.}
Introduction: "'Antediluvian civilizations'" are civilizations believed to have existed before the Great flood of
Noah. If the fossil record is indeed the result of the Biblical flood as described in the Bible, then it is somewhat
expected for evidence of antediluvian (pre-flood) civilizations to exist. It is assumed by many that humans
reached advanced stages of technological development before the flood. Such presuppositions are usually
based on the Biblical genealogy, which states that ancient people lived to approximately 10 times our current
life span. Also it is frequently mentioned that Adam and Eve would likely possess higher than normal
intelligence since they were created as adults, with knowledge that subsequent humans obtain from their
parents. Another theory states that the antediluvian race called the Nephilim was superior to other humans in
this respect. All accounts of the Great flood from civilizations around the world indicate that there were
civilizations before the flood. However, as a result of the destruction during the flood and the passage of time,
the remaining evidence is scanty. As a result of the flood, the earth was covered in hundreds of feet of
sediment, and very little of the antediluvian horizon has been exposed. It is also problematic that the scientific
community is quick to dismiss any artifacts that dispute their presupposed interpretation of the fossil record.
Nevertheless, any truly advanced civilization would have left durable traces or constructions that would likely
surface during excavations or by erosion. Relatively insightful accounts can be drawn from the Bible,
apocrypha, and ancient Babylonian and Greek accounts of antediluvian civilization. ... Implications of the
Tower of Babel: We can not dispute the existence of atypical knowledge possessed by Adam and Eve,
however, we should also consider the tower of Babel curse as it relates to human accomplishments to that
date. Monumental constructions are a great source of pride for humans. It was most likely this type of
technological development that God attempted to retard by creating the language barriers at the tower of
Babel. The Babel event suggests that the tower was the first major monument that mankind had ever built. It
was the first construction that had no purpose but to be a monument [temple] to human achievement [based
on Satanic interaction]. The tower was not a particularly important technological development [Babel was a
major object of Satanic interaction between humans and Satan - harming humans to the extent of possibly
permanently altering our human (DNA) making us more susceptible to disease, illness and further shortening
our lifespan and also harming our psyche (soul) by lessening our confidence and our decision making
capabilities making us even more susceptible to Satanic deceptions]. It was built out of bricks, and was
therefore incomparable to even the limestone pyramids. In comparison to our modern building it was hardly
more than a mud mound. Many better monuments would be built afterwards, but given God's reaction, it is
logical to propose that nothing like it had been built prior to the flood. [article link]
{Flashback} THE TOWER OF BABEL AND THE CONFUSION OF LANGUAGES by Lambert Dolphin - Nimrod's name
is from the verb "let us revolt" - He is said to be a mighty hunter (gibbor tsayidh) in the sight of the Lord, but
the language has a dark meaning - He becomes a tyrant or despot leading an organized rebellion against the
rule of Yahweh (God) - He hunts not animals, but rather the souls of men - Cain, a condemned murderer had
started the first cities before the Flood - Nimrod builds the first post-Flood cities - The region he settles in is
now mostly modern Iraq {Note: Actually Nimrod probably settled an area of modern Turkey - The ancient O.T.
'land of Shinar' [Noah's Ark, Tower of Babel, birthplace of Abraham in Ur (in northern Iraq)] "Genesis 11:2 And
it came to pass, as they [Nimrod and the people] journeyed [going west from Noah's Ark - towards Iraq though
still in Turkey] from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there." The ancient
O.T. land of Shinar seems to have been the region of modern Turkey over to the Iraq area. The N.T. 'region of
Galatia' [Seven Churches of Revelation] (modern Turkey) seems to have been the region of modern Turkey
going the other direction towards Greece.}
Notes by James Montgomery Boice on *Nimrod and Babel THE FIRST WORLD EMPIRE There is an interesting
feature of Moses' treatments of these descendants of Ham that is at once recognizable to one who reads this
chapter. It is the parenthesis that fills verses 8-12. It comes in the middle of the table of nations and, in a
sense, interrupts it. These verses deal, not with the general movements of peoples and nations, but with one
particular descendant of Cush, Nimrod, who is said to have been the founder of the first world empire. **Here
is the first place in the Bible where the word "kingdom" occurs. Significantly, it is used, not of God's kingdom
(as it is later), but of this first rival kingdom of Nimrod. This matter was obviously of great importance to
Moses, for a related parenthesis occurs in the first nine verses of chapter 11, in the story of the tower of
Babel. What is so significant about Nimrod? The fact that he established cities and built a kingdom is
important, of course. But there is much more that can be said. Nimrod was the first person to become a
"mighty" man. Our text calls attention to this by using the adjective "mighty" three times in describing him:
"Nimrod ... grew to be a mighty warrior on the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is
said, 'Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD'" (vv. 8, 9). The adjective also occurs in a similar way in 1
Chronicles 1:10. Why is this emphasized? Is it good or bad? A little thought will show that it is bad. The empire
of Babylon under Nimrod was an affront both to God and man, an affront to God in that it sought to do
without God (Gen. 11:1-9) and an affront to man in that it sought to rule over other people tyrannically.
Martin Luther was on the right track when he suggested that this is the way the word "hunter" should be
interpreted. This is not talking about Nimrod's ability to hunt wild game. He was not a hunter of animals. He
was a hunter of men--a warrior. It was through his ability to fight and kill and rule ruthlessly that his kingdom
of Euphrates valley city states was consolidated. -- The Tower of Babel by Ray C. Stedman - The fact that this
was a religious tower-and yet built to make a name for man-reveals the master motive behind religion. It is a
means by which man attempts to share the glory of God. We must understand this, otherwise we will never
understand the power of religion as it has pervaded the earth and permeated our culture ever since. It is a
way by which man seeks to share what is rightfully God's alone. This tower was a grandiose structure, and
undoubtedly it was intended to be a means by which man would glorify God. Unquestionably there was a
plaque somewhere attached to it that carried the pious words, "Erected in the year ___, to the greater glory of
God." But it was not really for the glory of God; it was a way of controlling God, a way of channeling God by
using him for man's glory. That is what man's religion has always sought to do. It is a way of making God
available to us. Man does not really want to eliminate God. It is only sporadically and then only for a relatively
brief time, that men cry out for the elimination of God. Atheism is too barren, too pessimistic and too morally
bankrupt to live with very long. The communists are finding this out. No, we need "dear old God," but let's
keep him under control. Do not let him get out of his place. "Don't call us, God; we'll call you." This is the
fundamental philosophy of society. It is the tower of Babel all over again. (from The Beginnings, by Ray C.
Stedman, Waco Books, 1978.) [article link]
{Flashback} As The Days of Noah Were - Luke 17:26: "And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in
the days of the Son of Man"
The Reason for the Flood: It was the infusion of these strange (demonic) beings into the human predicament
that brought on the Flood of Noah. The Flood was preceded by four generations of prophets/preachers
warning of the coming judgment: Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah. It seems that this was part of
Satan's stratagem to corrupt the line of Adam to prevent the fulfillment of the Messianic redemption. Noah
was apparently unique in that his genealogy was still uncorrupted. The strange events which led to the flood
are also alluded to in ancient mythologies. The legends of the Greek "titans"---partly terrestrial, partly
celestial---embrace these same memories. (The Greek titan is linguistically linked to the Chaldean sheitan, and
the Hebrew satan.) [article link]
The Descendants of Shem [Noah's oldest son]; Gen. 10:22-32; 11:10 - That shows that we have descendants of
Ham as well as of Shem that form the foundation for Arabic tribes (Syria, Jordan, Iraq, down to Saudi Arabia
today)
We now want to merge together the genealogy given in Genesis 10:21-32, the descendants of Shem given
there, and the descendants that are specifically delineated in 11:10-26 which ends with the father of Abram
(Abraham), Terah. That ends this book. Verses 10-26 is one toledot. From verse 27 we have the toledot of
Terah (Abraham's father - Lot's uncle) which goes all the way down to Isaac. ... [Noah's son] Shem dies just ten
years before Abraham does, so everybody else was outlived by Shem. Notice with Peleg, and from that point
on, life-spans began to drastically shrink. Each generation gets shorter and shorter. Almost all of the
antediluvian patriarchs lived over 900 years. A couple of them lived just a little less, but afterward there is this
immediate decline. Noah lives to be 900+ [Noah died only two years before Abraham was born], but Shem
only lives 600 years, a drastic drop. Something changed in the environment after the flood and people just
couldn't live as long. That brings us down to the sons of Joktan in Genesis 10:26-29, "And Joktan begat
Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, and Obal, and
Abimael, and Sheba, and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan." They all move into
the area of modern Saudi Arabia. These are the thirteen original Arabian tribes. Many of these names have
cognates of places, wells, oases, etc., in Saudi Arabia. They can indicate the historicity of these names. That
shows that we have descendants of Ham as well as of Shem that form the foundation for Arabic tribes. Later
on other groups comne out of Abraham, but these are more distant cousins of Abraham who come through
Joktan. When we come over to Shem's genealogy (a closed genealogy) it is a straight line of descent all the
way down to Nahor in Genesis 11:22-24, "And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: and Serug lived after
he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. And Nahor lived nine and twenty years,
and begat Terah." Genesis 11:26, "And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran." Notice
the parallelism here. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. There is a parallel showing consistency of
the author-one author of Genesis, not three or four. But we see now that when Abram is born Terah is still
alive, Nahor is still alive, Serug is still alive, Peleg is still alive, but Eber, Salah, Arphaxad and Shem are also still
alive. So there is a tremendous population explosion simply because the generations aren't dying off yet. The
first four generations off the ark are still alive and live throughout most of Abraham's life. [article link]
Genesis 11 - Nimrod the mighty Hunter of Sin and the Tower of Babel 'Genesis 11:3 they had brick for stone,
and slime [apparently the word slime in Hebrew denotes a tar (petroleum) product and led John D. Rockefeller
to take his Standard Oil Co. over to Iraq to drill for oil] had they for morter [to build the tower of babel]' - The
confounding of the languages of people and the diversifying and spreading out of all people groups among the
earth - The book of Job likely comes into history at this point just prior to Abraham being called by God -
Abraham was probably not the oldest son of Terah but one of the younger sons, possibly the youngest son -
Noah's son Shem was still alive at this time and lived until Abraham was about 58 years old [possibly even
living until after Abraham passed]
Note: It's doubtful that Abraham met Shem personally because Abraham is designated as the Father of the
Faith 'Romans 4:11 that he (Abraham) might be the father of all them that believe' in other words Abraham is
the first in the lineage to believe in the faith like we are all to believe today. We don't even have the faith of
the Apostles, they saw the resurrected Jesus we still basically have the faith of Abraham the faith of
hearing/reading the words of God and then obeying them. Before Abraham the world had Noah to tell of the
flood and before that Adam to tell of creation. With the witness of Adam and creation and also the later
witness of Noah with the Ark and the flood and then much later in the Upper Room after the Resurrection of
Jesus Christ with the witness of the Apostles then faith is witnessed and is based in part on the witness and
interpretation of the person who witnesses the event or events. -- 'John:20-24-29 But Thomas, one of the
twelve (Apostles), called Didymus [twin], was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore
said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the
nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. And after
eight days again His disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and
stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then saith He to Thomas, reach hither thy finger, and behold
My hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into My side: and be not faithless, but believing. And
Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and My God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast
seen Me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. 'Romans 10:17 So
then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.' -- Faith is to be based completely on the
Words and promises of God and not in human works or accomplishments, not in the seeing of the eyes or
even by the experiencing with emotions or intellect but only by hearing in our heart the Words of God and
believing in our heart in the Words as God has promised them to us. [article link]
Romans 4 - The Apostle Paul continues and now uses examples in the lives of Abraham and Kind David to
illustrate how consistent the word of God is - how reliable the word of God is - and also how long ago it was
that the promises of God were given [the original promise of the redeemer was given to Adam and Eve] and
are still in use by God today [in the book of Hebrews Moses will be contrasted to Jesus] - 'Romans 4:3 For what
saith the scripture? Abraham believed God [that God has the power and authority of life over death], and it
was counted unto him for righteousness.' -- 'Romans 4:6-8 Even as [King] David also describeth the
blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they
whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not
impute sin [because of a faith like Abraham].'
'Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him (Jesus) that justifieth the *ungodly, his faith is
counted for righteousness.' Romans 4:17- As it is written, I (God) have made thee (Abraham) a father of many
nations, before Him whom he believed, even God, *who quickeneth [makes alive] the dead, and calleth those
things which be not as though they were. Who against hope [against all odds] believed in hope, that he might
become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. And being not
weak in faith [the life giving power of God], he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an
hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb: He staggered not at the promise of God [to be
the father of many] through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded
that, what He had promised, He was able also to perform. And therefore it [faith - that God 'quickeneth the
dead'] was imputed to him for righteousness. Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it [justification -
righteousness] was imputed to him; But for us also, to whom it [faith] shall be imputed, *if we believe on Him
that raised up [eternal life] Jesus our Lord from the dead; Who was delivered [to the cross] for our offences,
and was raised again [resurrection] for our justification. - The faith of Abraham, the faith of King David and the
faith of the Christian is that God is the giver of life and as the giver of life God has the power and authority of
life over death. In Abraham God demonstrated His ability to give life in the two bodies that were completely
beyond the capability of childbirth and yet Isaac was born when Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah was 75
years old. -- King David had grievously sinned with Bathsheba and then later had her husband Uriah killed in a
battle. When the prophet Nathan came to King David [2 Samuel 12] and told of a sin in the land King David
said that person who sinned shall be put to death. It turned out that King David was that person who was to
be put to death however "2 Samuel 12:13 And [King] David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD
and Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die" because King David had
a righteousness imputed by God not of works but by faith, the same faith that his forefather Abraham had in
the faith that God will make right our wrongs and that God will give life even when death is required.
[article link]
Galatians 3 - The Apostle Paul explains that works have never been a part of a relationship with God - There
has always only been one program with God and it is a program based on faith and trust in God and not in the
works of man - Even Abraham's great relationship with God was based on faith and trust as Abraham had faith
in God before he exhibited his works to God -- 'Galatians 3:2-3 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the
[Holy] Spirit by the works of the law {no}, or by the hearing [free gift] of faith {yes}? Are ye so foolish? having
begun in the [Holy] Spirit, are ye now made perfect [complete] by the [human] flesh? {no}'
'Galatians 3:6-7 Even as Abraham believed God, and it [his circumcision] was accounted to him for
righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of [Christian] faith, the *same are the children of
Abraham.' - Note: Traditionally after Abraham the children (descendants of Abraham) are circumcised as an
infant on the eight day after their birth. The infant circumcision is not a seal of the faith of the child but it is a
seal of the faith of the parent [it is a generational faith]. Abraham was not circumcised as an infant Abraham
was circumcised as an adult, he made his own decision and therefore Abraham's circumcision is the faith of an
adult and his adult decision for faith is why our Christian faith is compared to Abraham but not necessarily to
circumcision. Circumcision after Abraham is more like a child dedication for us as it is more of an exhibit of the
faith of the parent than of the child. Abraham circumcised himself as an adult but then he also circumcised his
infant son Isaac with his adult faith then later Isaac circumcised his infant son Jacob with his adult faith and on
and on until the present time. -- 'Galatians 3:12-14 And the law [self ability] is not of faith: but, The man that
doeth them shall live in them [self ability]. Christ hath redeemed us from the [self ability] curse of the law,
being made a curse for us: for it is written [Deuteronomy 21:23], Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
That the [Spiritual] blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might
receive the promise of the [Holy] Spirit through faith.' - The Apostle Paul is again declaring the finality of the
death of Jesus on the cross and then with the finality of death on the cross then the giving of the Holy Spirit
and a new life. Yes, Jesus in the eyes of man was made a curse [for our benefit] but keep in mind that Jesus
died on the cross and with Jesus all sin and every curse also died [though Jesus resurrected the sins and curses
of mankind remained dead and nailed to the cross]. The cross of Jesus Christ removed both the curse of our
own human restrictions and constraints and also any curse or restraints from the Satanic, Demonic realm that
might be placed on us in attempting to hinder and restrict us. 'Colossians 2:14-15 Blotting out the handwriting
of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary [against] to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to
His (Jesus) cross; And having spoiled principalities [fallen satanic angels] and powers [demonic powers], He
(Jesus) made a shew [show] of them openly, triumphing [Victory] over them in it.' [article link]
King Hammurabi (Saudi Arabia) - Introduction: Who is Melchizedek? #7: Coming Soon the Basic Christian
Article: Who is Melchizedek? - Genesis 14:1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar
(Babylon) ... Is "Amraphel king of Shinar" actually Hammurabi a *Babylonian (Saudi Arabia) king who set down
some of the first written codes of law - Hammurabi "Ham the Great" a descendant of Ham the 2nd son of
Noah - Hammurabi was a king of the Babylonian empire 1795-1750 B.C. [after Nimrod and the Tower of Babel
in the Babylonian (Shinar) region of Turkey - the actual Tower of Babel was probably in the region of Turkey -
Nimrod (Tower of Babel in Turkey) {Nimrod was a grandsom of Noah's (2nd) son Ham via Cush}, Hammurabi
{Hammurabi "Ham the Great" also a descendant of Ham} (Saudi Arabia - the people of modern Saudi Arabia)
and the Kingdom of Babylon (Iraq) are probably three separate and distinct Kingdoms - Abraham (Israel) is a
descendant of Noah's oldest son Shem - Abraham (1812 BC - 1637 BC) was also born in the region of (Shinar)
in the city of Ur of the Chaldees] -- [Hammurabi *born about 1795 BC then at three years old in 1792 he
inhareted the throne from his father - Wiki.com] - With his death in 1750 BC Hammurabi died at the young age
of 45 years old {Abraham was about 62 years old when Hammurabi died} - The cause of death does not seem
to be known in modern times but did Hammurabi die in the battle along with Chedorlaomer when Abraham
rescued Lot at Hobah? -- Genesis 14:17 And the [new] king of Sodom went out to meet him (Abraham) after
his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings [including Hammurabi?] that were with him,
at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale - One of the major differences, however, between
Melchizedek's law {supposedly from Abraham to Moses however Melchizedek's law (the Holy Spirit) is evident
from Adam, Eve, Able, Enoch, Noah, Job and everyone even Cain, Lamech and Nimrod knew about God's
instructions, up until the days of Abraham most people were aware of God's laws regarding the sacrifices and
of the clean and unclean ordinances then way after Adam, Hammurabi later wrote down a partial corruption
of God's previously given verbal laws and instructions. God's laws and instructions were finally written in stone
[10 commandments] by the finger of God and then in ink [first five books of the Bible] by Moses soon after the
Jews became free from their captivity in Egypt} and the Code of Hammurabi is that Hammurabi based his on
human wisdom and perhaps a demon's influence: note his reference to Marduk [i.e. Moloch, Beliel,
Beelzebub, variant names of Satan] in the introduction of his code of law while Melchizedek [Abraham-Moses,
but actually Adam-Moses] based his law on love and the worship and honor of God
Genesis 14:14-15 And when Abram heard that his brother [nephew, in the Bible a younger person of a believer
is a brother and an older person of a believer is a father] was taken captive, he armed his trained servants,
born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. And he divided himself
against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the
left hand of Damascus. -- Genesis 15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision,
saying, Fear not [Abraham seems to have been very stressed after his victory], Abram: I am thy shield [God
would not let the kings and armies of the North come and retaliate against Abraham], and thy exceeding great
reward [Abraham did not take any reward for saving Lot and the people] -- Genesis 14:17 And the [new] king
of Sodom went out to meet him (Abraham) after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the
kings [including ] that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. ... Hammurabi -
Babylonian king who set down first written code of laws: Although opinions vary on exactly when Hammurabi
lived and the important dates of his reign, most scholars believe Hammurabi began his rule of Babylon in 1792
B.C. and died in 1750 B.C. Hammurabi was the sixth king over the city of Babylon, but once he defeated
Sumer, Akkad, and other city-states to the south of Babylon around 1760 B.C., he claimed the title of the first
king of the Babylonian empire. Eventually, his empire covered most parts of Mesopotamia. His main claim to
fame, the Code of Hammurabi, was written in about 1786 B.C. Besides this, Hammurabi also did other things
to improve his empire, namely, he improved the irrigation process. He also strongly encouraged astronomy,
mathematics, and literature. Sadly, once Hammurabi died, the Babylonian empire that he worked so hard to
build and improve collapsed due to military pressure from the Hittites under the rule of Mursilis I. Eventually,
the Kassites, under the command of Agumkakrine, came to rule Babylon and some of the former, gargantuan
empire for 400 years. Interestingly enough, they obeyed and respected the Code of Hammurabi. Much later,
God used the Babylonians to correct and discipline the people of Judah when they were taken captive into
Babylon in 586 B.C. ... One of the major differences, however, between Melchizedek's law {supposedly from
Abraham to Moses however Melchizedek's law (the Holy Spirit) is evident from Adam, Eve, Able, Enoch, Noah,
Job and everyone even Cain, Lamech and Nimrod knew about God's instructions, up until the days of Abraham
most people were aware of God's laws regarding the sacrifices and of the clean and unclean ordinances then
way after Adam, Hammurabi later wrote down a partial corruption of God's previously given verbal laws and
instructions. God's laws and instructions were finally written in stone [10 commandments] by the finger of
God and then in ink [first five books of the Bible] by Moses soon after the Jews became free from their
captivity in Egypt} and the Code of Hammurabi is that Hammurabi based his on human wisdom and perhaps a
demon's influence: note his reference to Marduk [i.e. Moloch, Beliel, Beelzebub, variant names of Satan] in
the introduction of his code of law while Melchizedek [Abraham-Moses, but actually Adam-Moses] based his
law on love and the worship and honor of God. Although each of these is only a speculation, they do help set
the stage for Hammurabi's life and reign and draw some conclusions worth digging deeper for more positive
answers to further prove the historical accuracy and truth in the Bible. [article link]
King Hammurabi (Saudi Arabia) - Introduction: Who is Melchizedek? #8: Coming Soon the Basic Christian
Article: Who is Melchizedek? - Abraham: by tradition Abraham was born in 1812 BC and died about 1637 BC,
we know from the Bible that Abraham lived 175 years - In 1750 at the death of Hammurabi [possibly king
Amraphel] occurring when Abraham rescued Lot, Abraham would have been about 62 years old, Abraham was
100 years old when Isaac was born -- Note: Abraham lived in a tent in the area of Hebron about 19 miles south
of the Jerusalem area and about 99 miles south of Sodom and the Salt Sea (Dead Sea) area that was under
tribute to the Northern kings (Babylon is about 900 miles via camel trail north of Sodom). This means that
Abraham did not fall under the jurisdiction of the Northern Kings neither Hammurabi, Chedorlaomer or any of
the kings. Had Abraham fallen under their jurisdiction and paid taxes and tributes to them they would have
been one of the 7 Kings of the Globe. Since Abraham (Jews) did not fall under their rule they were great kings
but not Global Kings. -- Revelation 17:10-11 And there are seven kings [Global Kings, known world]: five are
fallen, and one (Rome) is, and the other [7th - Antichrist] is not yet come; and when he (Antichrist) cometh, he
must continue a short space [3 1/2 years] -- Matthew 4:8-10 Again, the devil taketh Him (Jesus) up into an
exceeding high mountain, and sheweth Him all the [7] kingdoms of the world [5 are past, 6th one is (Rome),
7th is Antichrist], and the glory of them; And saith unto Him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall
down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan [liar, because it was a false promise,
only the 7th kingdom of this world is left and that is Satan's Antichrist kingdom, Satan isn't giving that up to
anybody not even God]: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve. -
- Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth
(humans) and of the sea (demons)! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he
knoweth that he hath but a short time.
2 Kings 23:33 And [Egyptian] Pharaoh-nechoh (Necho) [King of Egypt part of the 2nd world Kingdom] put him
[Jewish King Jehoahaz] in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put
the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. -- 2 Kings 24:1 In his days
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon [King of Babylon, 3rd world kingdom] came up, and Jehoiakim became his
servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him. -- Ezra 3:11-13 This is the copy of the [slander]
letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king [king of Persia-Iran, 4th world kingdom]; Thy
servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time. Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which
came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, [re]building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set
up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations. Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded,
and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the
revenue of the kings. -- [Greece during the Jewish Maccabee revolt is the 5th world kingdom] -- Luke 2:1-5 And
it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus [Roman 6th world kingdom,
"and one (currently) is"], that all the world should be taxed. And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was
governor of Syria. And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee,
out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; because he was of
the house and lineage of David: To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with (Jesus) child. --
[The 7th and final world kingdom is the Antichrist] -- Revelation 17:10-11 And there are seven [Global (middle-
east, Jerusalem) rulers: King Nimrod - builder of the tower of Babel, Egypt, Babylon (Iraq), Persia (Iran),
Greece, Rome (Italy), Antichrist] kings: five are fallen, and one (Rome) is, and the other [7th world King -
Antichrist] is not yet come; and when he (Antichrist) cometh, he must continue a short space [3 1/2 years].
And the beast [Antichrist] that was [7th ruler], and is not [because Antichrist is assassinated], even he
(Antichrist) is the eighth [false resurrection], and is of the seven [the 7th ruler is killed or seems to be in an
assassination, and resurrects himself [false eternal life] (demonic possession) to also become the 8th ruler],
and goeth into perdition [everlasting damnation-hell]. -- Matthew 4:8-10 Again, the devil taketh Him (Jesus)
up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth Him all the [7] kingdoms of the world [5 are past, 6th one is
(Rome), 7th is Antichrist], and the glory of them; And saith unto Him, All these things will I give thee, if thou
wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan [liar, because it was a false
promise, only the 7th kingdom of this world is left and that is Satan's Antichrist kingdom, Satan isn't giving that
up to anybody not even God]: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou
serve. -- Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of
the earth (humans) and of the sea (demons)! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath,
because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. [article link]

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Truth vs. Deception: Videos
 Rant to the Truth Movement - (Online-Video)

 John 14:28 "The Father is Greater Than I?" - (Online-Video)
Greater in what (context) sense?
 The Alchemical Humpty Dumpty - (Mp3s)
A New World Order Reassembled From Nimrod's Babel
 The New Age Infiltration of the Truth Movement part 1 of 9 (2009) - (Online-Video)
 Who killed John O'Neil? - (Online-Video)
A Composite History of Modern Government - Corporate Crime in America
 NWO-911: The Greatest Lie Ever Sold - By Anthony J. Hilder - (Online-Video)
 Jesus 2020 Salvation Video - (Online-Video)
 Jesus Mighty to save by Hillsong - (Online-Video)
How Can I Download (Youtube) Videos? - Download online videos with SaveVid.com [Enter Video URL:] (Utility)
Savevid.com is a tool which gives you the ability to download videos from streaming video sites. You can download
videos from Youtube, Google Videos, Metacafe, Spike and more in FLV, AVI, MOV, MPG or WMV formats. [article link]
Basic Christian: Downloadable - Recommended Resources (Video Downloads)

Each Mp3 or Video offers important information, encouragement or teaches an important Biblical concept. [article link]
Basic Christian: Downloadable - Recommended Resources (Mp3 Downloads)

Each Mp3 or Video offers important information, encouragement or teaches an important Biblical concept. [article link]
AVOIDING DISINFORMATION (YouTube)

The video displays useful information on how to protect yourself and others by avoiding disinformation and its agents.
[article link]
Zeitgeist Supporters - [Zeitgeist = NWO = CIA] (YouTube)

Comments: Zeitgeist people friends with satanists: FAIL! One example out of many that exposes the Zeitgeist agenda
for what it really is. [article link]
Zeitgeist Refuted Final Cut - Zeitgeist Refuted Final Cut 1 - 12 (YouTube)

The views and/or opinions posted on all the blog posts and in the comment sections are of the respective authors, not
necessarily those of Dandelion Salad. [article link]
Zeitgeist Refuted OLD VERSION (Google Video - Download)

www.holybibleprophecy.org -- Even secular scholars have rejected the idea of Christianity borrowing from the ancient
mysteries. The well-respected Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard writes in Theories of Primitive Religion that "The evidence
for this theory… is negligible." “The first real parallel of a dying and rising god does not appear until A.D. 150, more than
a hundred years after the origin of Christianity. So if there was any influence of one on the other, it was the influence of
the historical event of the New Testament [resurrection] on mythology, not the reverse. The only known account of a
god surviving death that predates Christianity is the Egyptian cult god Osiris. In this myth, Osiris is cut into fourteen
pieces, scattered around Egypt, then reassembled and brought back to life by the goddess Isis. However, Osiris does
not actually come back to physical life but becomes a member of a shadowy underworld...This is far different than
Jesus’ resurrection account where he was the gloriously risen Prince of life who was seen by others on earth before his
ascension into heaven." --Dr. Norman Geisler "Not one clear case of any alleged resurrection teaching appears in any
pagan text before the late second century A.D., almost one hundred years after the New Testament was written." -- Dr.
Gary Habermas This film refutes the following claims made in the film Zeitgeist: - Christianity was borrowed from
pagan myths? - The Bible was plagiarized? - Jesus wasn't a historical figure? - Christianity was created for social control?
- The Bible is based on astrology? [article link]
***Excellent Video - Apologist Keith Thompson - John 14:28 "The Father is Greater Than I?" - Greater in what (context)
sense? (Online-Video)
This is the official Christian apologetics website of Keith Thompson. Here we confront and expose Islam,
Theosophy/Zeitgeist, the new age movement and the new world order facts. I also write for www.Answering-Islam.org,
a great apologetics website aimed at interfaith dialogue between Christians and Muslims. I believe in one God. Father,
Son, Spirit. I believe the Lord Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world and that through him we might be saved.
[article link]
WAS Podcast 5/25/2009 - Wise as Serpents: The Alchemical Humpty Dumpty: A New World Order - What is alchemy? Is
it a metaphor for the creation of a New World Order based upon the mysteries of old? Could it be that the New World
Order is simply the reassembly of ancient occult knowledge broken up and sent forth to different parts of the world
when God destroyed Nimrod's kingdom and tower at Babel? {Excellent Show -- Highly Recommended!} (Mp3s)
What is alchemy? Is it a metaphor for the creation of a New World Order based upon the mysteries of old? Could it be
that the New World Order is simply the reassembly of ancient occult knowledge broken up and sent forth to different
parts of the world when God destroyed Nimrod's kingdom and tower at Babel? ... Alchemy is both a philosophy and a
practice with an aim of achieving ultimate wisdom as well as immortality, involving the improvement of the alchemist
as well as the making of several substances described as possessing unusual properties. The practical aspect of alchemy
generated the basics of modern inorganic chemistry, namely concerning procedures, equipment and the identification
and use of many current substances. -- The Net: in alchemy, is an alloy of copper and antimony, whose crystal structure
induces a network pattern on its surface. It was described in the 17th century by the Harvard-educated alchemist
George Starkey. Starkey produced the substance by following what he regarded as a recipe, encoded in classical
mythology, for part of the process of achieving the philosopher’s stone. The relevant. "The Net" as in Internet: It is a
"network of networks" that consists of millions of private and public, academic, business, and government networks of
local to global scope that are linked by copper wires, fiber-optic cables, wireless connections, and other technologies.
[article link]
EndGameNow.com: Chris White - Rant - Chris White's rant regarding his ten years of research and participation in the
truth movement (Video)
Chris White's rant regarding his ten years of research and participation in the truth movement and how all of the
following topics and groups are served to us on a silver platter, manipulating us to fulfill the global elite's (luciferians)
desired paradigm: new world order, new age movement, 2012, galactic alignment, global elite, Illuminati, freemasons,
one world religion, one world government, aliens, UFOs, zeitgeist, end days, religion, satanic rituals, and so on.
[article link]
EndGameNow.com: They [Satanic New Age, NWO] are Misleading You - Why the direct attack on Christianity in
Zeitgeist The Movie Part 1 - Dr. Norman Geisler writes, "The first real parallel of a dying and rising god does not appear
until A.D. 150, more than a hundred years after the origin of Christianity" - Dr. Gary Habermas and Dr. J.P. Moreland
write, "Not one clear case of any alleged resurrection teaching appears in any pagan text before the late second century
A.D., almost one hundred years after the New Testament was written" (Online Video)
Why the direct attack on Christianity in Zeitgeist The Movie Part 1 (part one on religion)? It insinuates that the story of
Jesus is merely a drop in the bucket of many saviors with the same story. That they were all born on Dec 25th, crucified,
resurrected etc… I found it SHOCKING! Sooooo shocking that I spent a month and a half of my life researching the
validity and sources of the claims and this is what I found. ... Dr. Norman Geisler writes, "The first real parallel of a dying
and rising god does not appear until A.D. 150, more than a hundred years after the origin of Christianity." Dr. Gary
Habermas and Dr. J.P. Moreland write, "Not one clear case of any alleged resurrection teaching appears in any pagan
text before the late second century A.D., almost one hundred years after the New Testament was written." Charlie
Campbell says, "To insist that Jesus Christ is a myth-that He never existed-as the Zeitgeist movie does, is foolish. Beside
the twenty seven New Testament documents that verify He lived, there are thirty nine sources outside of the Bible,
written within 150 years of Jesus life that mention Him. These sources include the Jewish Talmud, the Roman historian
Tacitus, the Didache, Flavius Josephus, Pliny the Younger, Suetonius, the Gnostic gospels (e.g., the gospel of Thomas),
etc. These extra-biblical sources reveal to us more than 100 facts about His life, teaching, death and even resurrection."
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***Must See - Nowhere To Run with Chris White: May 06, 2009 - A highly significant presentation from Chris Pinto
called "The Atlantis Connection" This is one of the most important presentations you can hear if you are trying to
understand the "mysteries" and make sense of all the disinformation in the "truth movement" - This will play all eight
videos in the series (Online 1-8 Videos)
Nowhere to Run is a Revere Radio Network based conspiracy theory related talk show, hosted by Chris White of
www.conspiracyclothes.com. New shows air every Wendsday night at 5pm central on revereradio.net. This episode I
will introduce you to my new project "Neo-apologetics" and I will also play a highly significant presentation from Chris
Pinto called "The Atlantis Connection" This is one of the most important presentations you can hear if you are trying to
understand the "mysteries" and make sense of all the disinformation in the "truth movement" [article link]
***Must See - Official Website of Keith Truth: April 30, 2009 - "New Age Infiltration of the Truth Movement Final Cut"
by Keith Thompson (Video-Online-Download)
Official Website of Keith Truth: I am Keith Thompson. This is a Christian apologetics website aimed at defending
Christianity from heretical and secular attack. We also confront and expose Islam, Theosophy/Zeitgeist, the new age
movement and the new world order facts. I believe in one God. Father, Son, Spirit. I believe the Lord Jesus Christ died
for the sins of the world and that through him we might be saved. [article link]
Who killed John O'Neil? - A Composite History of Modern Government - Corporate Crime in America - well done, this is
a superb film (Video-Download) {We live in a time full of allegations but what is the meaning of all of this and what is
our response to the current events unfolding throughout the world? The meaning of events and our response to them is
to protect our soul. Although our body may perish our soul-spirit will live on forever and therefore it is essential that we
must seek God and His righteous kingdom the kingdom of Jesus Christ. We should no longer allow ourselves to be
misled by the tactics of man or by the strategies of devils.}
Exposes links to the corporatocracy that hindered an investigation by John O'Neil which may have very well prevented
the 9-11 attacks ... exposed the reall roots of the problem which lie far farther from Bin Laden and closer to home than
we'd like to believe. ... well done, this is a superb film, it not only points out the mountains of evidence on all sorts of
issues but it explains to people who haven't looked at anything how you feel when you do. To all you people who
commented that it was too long, i'm very sure it could have been double the length and still only scratched the surface
with all the evidence available. heres a link related: http://www.jonesreport.com/articles/160907_buried_interview.html
thanks for this film it is superb. [video link]
TruthForLife.org: Forget not all His benefits - Psalm 103:2 It is a delightful and profitable occupation to mark the hand
of God in the lives of ancient saints and to observe His goodness in delivering them -- Surely the goodness of God has
been the same to us as to the saints of old - Let us, then, weave His mercies into a song - Let us take the pure gold of
thankfulness and the jewels of praise and make them into another crown for the head of Jesus - Let our souls produce
music as sweet and as exhilarating as came from David's harp while we praise the Lord whose mercy endures forever
It is a delightful and profitable occupation to mark the hand of God in the lives of ancient saints and to observe His
goodness in delivering them, His mercy in pardoning them, and His faithfulness in keeping His covenant with them. But
would it not be even more interesting and profitable for us to observe the hand of God in our own lives? Should we not
look upon our own history as being at least as full of God, as full of His goodness and of His truth, as much a proof of His
faithfulness and veracity as the lives of any of the saints who have gone before? -- We do our Lord an injustice when we
suppose that He performed all His mighty acts and showed Himself strong for those in the early time but does not
perform wonders or lay bare His arm for the saints who are now upon the earth. Let us review our own lives. Surely in
these we may discover some happy incidents, refreshing to ourselves and glorifying to our God. Have you had no
deliverances? Have you passed through no rivers, supported by the divine presence? Have you walked through no fires
unharmed? Have you had no manifestations? Have you had no choice favors? The God who gave Solomon the desire of
his heart, has He never listened to you and answered your requests? That God of lavish bounty of whom David sang,
"who satisfies you with good," has He never filled you up to overflowing? Have you never been made to lie down in
green pastures? Have you never been led by the still waters? -- Surely the goodness of God has been the same to us as
to the saints of old. Let us, then, weave His mercies into a song. Let us take the pure gold of thankfulness and the jewels
of praise and make them into another crown for the head of Jesus. Let our souls produce music as sweet and as
exhilarating as came from David's harp while we praise the Lord whose mercy endures forever. [article link]
The Tabernacle: Boondock Saints with John Vermilya (Mp3's)

The Tabernacle's purpose is to change lives! We do this by loving God, loving people and by teaching people how to
follow Jesus and how to labor for His Kingdom. [article link]
Steve Hill gives his Testimony - "World Says Imagine, Jesus says Remember" world-says-imagine-jesus-says-
remember.mp3 - Originally posted at LostSeed.com (Mp3's)
Speaker: Steve Hill Size: 5.36 MB. [article link]
***Pastor Steve Hill Presents - A Prodigals Only Website - Jesus wants them back! - So it is our job as Endtime Laborers
to go out and seek after them (Online Presentation)
Pastor - Steve Hill - was given the vision from the Lord to reach the Prodigals around the world. As we all know,
Prodigals are a group of people who once walked with the Lord but have since walked away from Him and have totally
hardened themselves to the things of God. You will not likely find them at a Christian gathering seeking after a "word
from the Lord" or seeking to get their lives right with Him. In other words, you will not find them in church. So it is our
job as Endtime Laborers to go out and seek after them. Be assured of this one thing - Jesus wants them back! This is the
vision that the Lord Jesus gave to Pastor Steve. Out of this vision was birthed this awesome tool of evangelism. You
have got to visit this site to see for yourself. It is packed with rich materials and resources. [article link]
Moore's Chapel - Christian Videos - The Prodical Son - A Short Video Drama (Video Downloads)
We thought that we would gather together some Christian videos that have been "hiding" on the net. We have
"massaged" some of them into various video formats for a decent video presentation. We will be adding more Christian
videos as time permits.... For viewing these Christian videos you may need the Macromedia Flash plug-in, the
Realmedia Player, QuickTime Player, and/or the latest Windows Media Player. We encourage you to visit the websites
listed for the Christian videos and explore their many evangelism resources. OR... Visit the Moore's Chapel Christian
Video channel on YouTube or MySpace !! [article link]
The [Mid-Tribulation] Rapture Truth {Note: The Basic Christian ministry strongly recommends that Christians study
Bible prophecy and the End Time developments. The Bible is clear and accurate and through the Bible we can get ideas
and glimpses of these coming future events however our understanding is clouded and incomplete simply because the
events are in the future. The Basic Christian ministry holds the Pre-Tribulation Rapture view but recommends
considering all End Time views. [The Pre-Tribulation Rapture view is that the Christian Church group is raptured into
heaven prior to the End Time events of Revelation. In heaven the Church then participates in the Marriage Supper event
while the End Time events of Revelation on earth pertain to two different groups known as the Martyred Saints of
Revelation and the Jews.] } (Google Video - Download)
www.holybibleprophecy.org -- This film presents a biblical understanding of the Rapture of the church. In sum, this
study will present and establish the following points of interest: 1. The angels will be sent to gather the elect (the
Rapture) after the tribulation (Matthew 24:29; Mark 13:24-27). 2. The Rapture will occur on the Day of the Lord
(Matthew 24:27-33; Mark 13:24-27; Luke 21:25-28; Joel 2:1-2,9-11; 3:13-16; Zephaniah 1:15-18). 3. The Rapture will be at
His second coming, not before and not after (1 Corinthians 15:23). 4. The Rapture will occur at the last trumpet (1
Corinthians 15:52). 5. The last trumpet (the Rapture) will be on the Day of the Lord (Revelation 14:15-20). 6. The
Christians alive and remaining on the Day of the Lord are those that will be caught up in the clouds (1 Thessalonians
4:13-17). 7. The Day of the Lord (the Rapture) cannot occur until after the man of sin is revealed (2 Thessalonians 2:1-3).
8. Antichrist is then given power to overcome the saints (Revelation 13:7). 9. The Rapture will occur at the resurrection
(1 Thessalonians 4:16,17). 10. The resurrection (and the Rapture) will occur on the last day (John 6:54, 11:24). 11. The
Rapture will not occur until the end of the harvest or the end of the world (Matthew 13:30-41). [article link]
The Derry Brownfield Show - "Derry Brownfield -- The Voice of the Heartland" - Mon, Jun 22, 2009 Show Highly
Recommended (Mp3's)
For over 20 years Derry Brownfield’s not-so-gentle talk show, “The Common Sense Coalition,” has offered politically
incorrect opinions intertwined with country humor. Derry’s show has challenged and taken on big government,
corporate agriculture, the stock market, global government, the United Nations, and anything else his listeners were
riled up about. His advocacy for rural America and one-of-a-kind Midwestern country-boy style adds unique and special
elements to the show. Derry's amusing yet endearing character has won over the hearts of countless listeners, friends,
and neighbors, and as one of his friends says, "He can charm a possum right out of a tree." Raised in the heartland of
America in rural Missouri, Derry was only 2 when his father died. As an only child raised by his widowed mother and
grandparents, he grew up during hard times but says his family did not suffer during the depression due to his
grandfather’s perseverance in the harness business. ... Daily as he signs off his show with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
singing “Happy Trails” in the background, Derry closes with this prayer: "May the good Lord bless and keep you
whether near or far away. May the good you wish for others shine on you today. May your heart stay tuned to the music
that will cheer the hearts of men. May the good Lord bless and keep you until we meet again." [article link]
Watch and share a Free Inspirational Movie - A Journey Home - (Online-Video)

AFA and Franklin Springs Family Media have teamed up to bring you online and free the full length movie “A Journey
Home”. Please share this link with everyone you know on your email list. This movie brings such a heartwarming
message of courage and boldness. After viewing please consider purchasing the DVD to put in your church library so
this story can be used to transform the life of the family. Winner of the Jubilee Award for Best Documentary at the San
Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival, A Journey Home tells the story of the extraordinary path traveled by
Tommy Waller, his wife Sherri, and their 11 children. "The story of Tommy’s magnificent family captured my heart and
demanded that we make this film," said Ken Carpenter, producer/director of A Journey Home. [article link]
Truth vs. Deception: Current Events
*Deception Audio Seminar (Mp3)

Another Staged News Event Caught on Live NBC TV (Video)
President Bush, Laura, Jenna and Other Well Known People Showing Off the Hand Signal Which Represents Satan
(Photos)
Reasons Why it is Very Doubtful that President Bush is a Christian
Bush "flipped the finger" to the TV camera as he prepared to go live after winning the Texas Governorship (Video - Click
the Play Button)
Newly Elected Texas Gov. Bush Flips the Bird (Quicktime)
Bush's indispensable toy: First iPod President's player features eclectic list of downloaded tunes {No Christian Selections
Though}
Trials and Triumphs of Faith by Mary Cole, born 1853 {Old Flu-Typhoid Outbreaks} (Text - Download)
Avian Bird Flu is it a Return of the 1918 Spanish Flu? and if so "Vaccine -- Not Virus -- Responsible for 1918 Spanish flu"
Avian Flu - Precautions, Preparation, Treatment & Lifestyle
USA Today gives Condi 'demon eyes,' (later) pulls the photo
Supreme Court Nominee Harriet Miers Provided Misleading Information to Judiciary Committee
Staged sex crime just tip of iceberg in (Supreme Court Decisions)
Trumped-up cases behind other huge Supreme Court decisions, including Roe v. Wade
Al Qaeda; Letter is a U.S. Fake - US cannot explain suspicious Zawahri letter passage
NYC Subway "Plot": Just Another Fake Terror Alert
Bush Teleconference with Soldiers Staged
The sixty-first minute: The CBS 60 Min. Faked Bush National Guard Memos
Faked Again The Downing Street Memos Fake?
Dan Rather Agent of Disinformation Starting with the JFK Assination
Friday, November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas - Who killed JFK?
JFK Assassination Discussion: JFK Open Forum

JFK Secret Service (CIA) ordered back before Kennedy assassination - (Video-Download 2:56 Min)
Did the Bushes (Prescott & George Bush Sr.) help to kill JFK? - (Photo) {page 2 of 5}
George Bush Sr. Link to Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy - (Video-Download 1 hr 30 min)
Did you know that the Mayor of Dallas, Texas on 11/22/63 was Earle Cabell, and that his brother, (Dallas born)
Gen. Charles Cabell (CIA deputy director connected to the anti-Castro Cubans) along with the CIA Director
Allen Dulles had recently been fired from the CIA by JFK for their unauthorized 'Bay of Pigs' invasion attempt
on the nation of Cuba. The CIA & the Dallas police department then re-routed the Kennedy motorcade by
sending the cars off of the originally intended straight path of Main Street and onto Elm Street, slowing the car
and driving JFK past the Texas School Book Depository building and in front of the grassy knoll located on Elm
Street. It would later be claimed by the CIA and Dallas police, that the President was shot by a sniper at a
window on the 6th floor of the School Book Depository building although no wittiness's, photos or film have
supported that accusation and people in the building at the time said no shots were fired from that location
but that multiple shots were fired from behind the fence on the grassy knoll.
Did you know that Bush Sr. called the FBI just 75 minutes after JFK's assassination amazingly Bush called to
suggest a man who he thought might have killed the President. Was Bush calling because during that 75
minutes his real JFK patsy (Lee Harvey Oswald) was missing and Bush suddenly thought he needed an
alternative patsy to take the fall for the assassination plot that he was involved in as both a planner and a
leader. The Mayor of Dallas, Texas on 11/22/63 was Earle Cabell, and that his brother, (Dallas native born)
Gen. Charles Cabell (CIA deputy director) (connected to the anti-Castro Cubans) along with the CIA Director
Allen Dulles had recently been fired from the CIA by JFK for their unauthorized 'Bay of Pigs' invasion attempt
on the nation of Cuba. Also note that former president George H. W. Bush Sr. was a part of the CIA Bay of Pigs
operation. Bush Sr. was a planner, organizer and senior CIA administrator of the illegal Bay of Pigs invasion
attempt on Cuba. Bush Sr. named both of the two CIA supply boats that were used in the Bay of Pigs invasion.
The two supply boats were named "Barbara" after his wife Barbara and after his two WWII airplanes the
Barbra I and Barbara II and the other supply boat was named "Zapata" for the 1953 Bush created Zapata
(offshore oil) Petroleum Corporation.
The CIA & the Dallas police department then re-routed the Kennedy motorcade by sending the cars off of the
originally intended straight path of Main Street and onto Houston Street then making the sharp left turn onto
Elm Street, slowing the cars and driving JFK past the Texas School Book Depository building and in front of the
grassy knoll located on Elm Street.
It would later be claimed by the CIA and Dallas police that the President was shot by a sniper at a window on
the 6th floor of the School Book Depository building although no direct eyewitnesses (who were not a part of
the Dallas police dept.), photos or film have supported that accusation. The people working in the building and
the people standing in front of the building watching the Presidential motorcade at the time said no shots
were fired from that location but that multiple shots were fired from behind the fence and around the grassy
knoll.
#1 JFK: Did the Bushes Prescott & George Bush Sr. help to kill JFK? - A photograph exists of the Texas School Book
Depository while the Dallas Police is sealing off the building - Among the bystanders is a civilian [who is coordinating
events, and gathering info] that could be a twin brother of George H.W. Bush Sr. (Photos)
A photograph exists of the Texas School Book Depository while the Dallas Police is sealing off the building. Among the
bystanders is a civilian that could be a twin brother of George H.W. Bush. George H.W. Bush is provably lying about his
CIA career. He claims that his CIA directorship in 1976 was his first job for the CIA. Difficult to believe? ... "The great
enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive
and unrealistic." John F. Kennedy. [article link]
#2 JFK: Bush Sr. Recalls the JFK Assassination at Ford's funeral {The hairline and profile are exactly the same as the
person in the Photo at the Dallas Texas, School Book Depository, someone should find a picture to see if Bush Sr. does
consistently tie his tie above his belt about two inches (ties usually touch the belt).} (YouTube)
Daddy Bush Attacks JFK "Conspiracy Theorists" Former President triumphs Warren Commission [JFK Cover-up] at
Ford's funeral; Are the Bush's breaking down? [article link]
#3 JFK: Dallas Deputy Sheriff Roger Craig Interview - Two Men [JFK and Deputy Roger Craig] In Dallas, (a 1976 Film)
Part #2 - Among the evidence that day a fired and bloody .45 Cal. Pistol bullet was found and photographed [.45 cal.
pistols were once Military and government standard issue now it's 9mm pistols] (YouTube)
Released 1976, produced by attorney Mark Lane, author of Rush To Judgment (1966). Lane tells the story of Deputy
Sheriff Roger Craig. Craig was on duty on November 22nd, and made crucial observations. Unlike others, he saw
nothing wrong in telling people the truth of what he observed. After his name appeared in books, articles etc., his life
changed, not for the better. Attempts were made on his life; his car blew up, he was shot at, and he was practically
forced off the road and barely survived the accident. Amongst his many crucial observations at the Plaza, is Oswald
running down the Grassy Knoll, being picked up by a slow driving station wagon, heading west in Elm St. After being
signaled to. Also the rifle with the clear stamp on the barrel reading "7.65 Mauser" found in the depository. That is only
some of the crucial observations he made. [article link]
#4 JFK: Some Facts have always been there "J.F. Kennedy" - Roger Craig Dallas County sheriff's office "Man of the
Year" in 1960 - [on the 6th floor there were two rifles found slightly hidden however the second rifle (Oswald's?)
[outlined in red] does not appear to have a scope on it, the first rifle found a 7.65 Mouser is missing to this day and it
appears the scope from the Mouser was then put on the scope-less Italian 6.5 Carcano rife (the three staged "lined up"
cartridges were all 6.5 mm no 7.65 mm Mouser cartridges were found)] {Roger Craig was there and he is the best of the
best an honest officer a decorated Korean War soldier and a loving family man, Craig later "committed suicide" - Note:
Roger Craig was certain that Oswald was guilty (because he saw Oswald run from the grassy knoll area and get in a car,
though Oswald was probably checking the knoll himself and leaving because he suspected he was the fall guy) Craig's
concern was that he was also certain that Oswald did not act alone. - Also Note: in other film interview footage when
the shots were fired officer Craig ran from a block away to the grassy knoll and went behind the fence thinking the
shots came from there, because the motercade motorcycle cop went there but once behind the fence on the grassy
knoll another police officer told him to go look in the school book depository building for evidence, something that had
not occurred to him but he immediately left the fence area to search the building, looking for evidence on his way.}
(YouTube)
Comments: I believe Roger Craig's testimony over any of the bozos in the Warren Commission. Roger Craig was there.
He saw the Mauser. He saw the casings. The only thing worse than this is Dr. Humes burning his original autopsy notes
or the Warren commission's decision to ignore the doctor's at Parkland who testified to the massive wound in the back
of the head that is not present in the autopsy photos. This whole piece of vomit is just disgusting. If you don't think
there was a conspiracy your are gone. ... NO prints found on the 7.65 Mauser rifle. The parafin test on Oswald was
NEGATIVE which means Oswald did NOT fire any weapon that day. Tippit was shot with an automatic, Oswald had a
revolver. Deputy Chief of police George Lumpkin was a member of The 488th Military Intelligence Unit along with Lt
Col George Whitmeyer and Jack Crichton. Research those names and see the connections you find. [article link]
JFK: The 1962 CIA Debriefing of Lee Harvey Oswald [Agents are debriefed from a deliberate mission - Civilians are
questioned about events they happen into] - (YouTube)
Despite the CIA's denial that it ever had any contact with Oswald, witnesses and documentation proves that they had.
[article link]
JFK: Marina Oswald - Lee Harvey Oswald's Wife Speaks - Her final statement is "Brutally Truthful" (YouTube)
Here is a clip of Lee Harvey Oswald's wife stating what she believes. I have to ask you, why would she "still defend" her
husband, years and years later? Why, because she knew him the best, and quite frankly cares more about our Country,
then most citizens. Her final statement is "Brutally Truthful". [article link]
JFK: ***Highly Recommended Video - JFK SECRET SERVICE - Slightly Extended Version - JFK was clearly shot at very
close range from in the front by the grassy knoll fenced area not from behind at the far away school book depository
building - Amazing film of old Ike (President Dwight D. Eisenhower) in shock over JFK's death (YouTube - Graphic)
Comments: Ask why the secret service agents that normally flank the presidential limousine were ordered to stand
down, much to one of the agents obvious disgust. intrestingly the agent who would have blocked line of sight from the
alleged shooting position of the assassin to kennedy. There's video shows the driver is complicit [hitting the breaks at
the most crucial point during the assassination slowing the Presidential limousine to an almost a complete stop exactly
in front of the grassy knoll] in the attack he turns to his right to see kennedy shot in the throat it's not until the headshot
that he finally speeds away. ... I never seen Eisenhoward say what he said here, he was a man who knew about the CIA
& military complex which he warned Kennedy about. The look on his face is priceless, he knew it was a coup. He must
have been to scared to really speak out then or did he tell anyone in his family! An amazing film! of old Ike in shock over
JFK's death. ... Of the four expended cartridge cases found at the scene of the Tippit murder, two were of Western
Cartridge Co. manufacture, two of Remington-Peters. The autopsy of Tippit, however, revealed three bullets of
Western Cartridge Co. Manufacture and one of Remington-Peters. A fact that a many people don't know. ... There is so
much more you people need to learn about the assassination, the cover-up by the press and media, by the government
agencies and by that I mean the likes of LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Hoover all of these and many more high up officials within the
US government had blood on their hands. Not because they pulled the trigger but because of the willingness to do
nothing what so ever in bringing the killers to justice. And that continues to this day. [article link]
JFK: Oswald's Midnight Press Conference {It's in a very noisy, loud and boisterous room it sounds like tables and chairs
are being moved and banged around on purpose trying to create a distraction and an opportunity for Jack Ruby to
make his move and assassinate Oswald, Ruby failing to act and Oswald talking way too much (revealing that the death
of JFK hadn't even been discussed with him by the police, because if they knew he was innocent and that he was the fall
guy then they had nothing to ask him they only had the intention of getting him killed) Oswald was immediately taken
out of the press conference, all in all an extremely noisy and short midnight special press conference.} (YouTube)
The midnight press conference of Oswald held on the evening of November 22, 1963. The video shows Jack Ruby at the
back of the room and proves that Ruby was stalking Oswald and his murder of him [36 hours later in that exact same
basement location] was not spontaneous. [article link]
JFK: Bill Newman "The third shot came from the Knoll" (YouTube)
Bill and Gayle Newman were standing at the curb on the north side of Elm St and were almost alongside the limo when
the head shots rang out. They describe what they saw and heard. Because Mr. Newman told the FBI that he believed
that the last shot came from the knoll, he was never called to testify before the Warren Commission. [article link]
JFK: Did the limo slow down? (YouTube)

segment of the Nix film showing the JFK limo. Did it slow down? {The car behind JFK nearly rams JFK's car and the
motorcycle police have to come-up alongside the limousine to keep from running into the back of it - it's very obvious
that the JFK car slowed and almost stopped for one split second. Note: there is other film that and photographs that
show the brake lights coming on as the driver hits the breaks at the crucial moment so it's no controversy that the car
was slowed down.} [article link]
Was CE 399 (the magic bullet) found on Connally's Stretcher? [No, the bullet was on a different stretcher and was
already in the hospital before Connelly was wheeled in on his stretcher] (YouTube)
Darrell Tomlinson, the Parkland employee who found the bullet, tells us that it was NOT found on Connally's stretcher.
[article link]
JFK: A Tale of Two Caskets (YouTube)

Author David Lifton interviews witnesses Aubrey Rike, an ambulance driver in Dallas who claimed to have put JFK's
body in a bronze casket, and Bethesda workers Paul O Connor and Dennis David who claimed that JFK's body arrived in
a gray metal shipping casket. Why was the body removed from one casket and placed in another? Comments: David
Lifton's book "Best Evidence" is one of the most thorough and comprehensive ever written on the subject. I simply
could not put it down. [article link]
Interview - Jean Hill & Mary Moorman 11/22/63 - Jean Hill "Two shots rang out - [JFK] grabbed his chest - after an
interval 3 or four more shots rang out" {Note: this group of JFK related postings will conclude the JFK series of postings.}
(YouTube)
Interview of assassination witnesses Jean Hill and Mary Moorman made on November 22, 1963. They describe what
they saw. [article link]
Marie Muchmore film {An extremely important film - it shows three men standing on the steps on the grassy knoll the
guy on the bottom and a little to the left is nearly shot and reacts to at least on bullet passing close by him. Note: the
crowd of people in front of the School Book Deposit Building didn't react at all and many in that area didn't even know
the President had been shot.}
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy as filmed by Marie Muchmore in Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963.
[article link]
Bell film of John F. Kennedy assassination - U.S. mail carrier Mark Bell shot this film of the JFK's motorcade and the rush
to the knoll after the shooting (YouTube)
U.S. mail carrier Mark Bell shot this film of the JFK's motorcade and the rush to the knoll after the shooting. The music
and narration, obviously, was added later, and not by me. [article link]
Interview - Phil Willis & Family (YouTube)

The Willis family describe what they saw in Dealey Plaza. Comments: I love how all the witnesses? stick by their story
with such conviction. These people are not lying about what they seen and heard something fishy definitely happen on
that day that wasn't Oswald. I bet Oswald never killed anybody in his life. [article link]
J. Darnell Film (B&W) - Dealey Plaza Behind the fence - Taken moments after the shooting behind the picket fence
(YouTube)
8 seconds. Edit: Thank you G.Mack. The footage is taken by WBAP-TV photographer Jimmy Darnell. [article link]
Bullet holes in the limousine and extra bullets in Dealey Plaza - The FBI investigation of the Limousine and the bullet
holes in the front window (YouTube)
Comments: That bullet through the windshield is the shot that hit JFK in the throat from the FRONT. All the ER doctors
agreed the throat wound and the wound in the right temple both came from the front. Notice how the Dallas police
stand gaurd & watch the SS clean up the blood in the limo. Why would LBJ order the SS to destroy evidence Seems
suspicious. ... I think these two pieces of evidence; the bulletholes in the windshield and convertible roof frame is more
than enough evidence to suggest that Lee Harvey Oswald didn't shoot JFK. Not to mention, Malcolm Wallace's prints
were on a box in the TSBD in the sniper nest of the 6th floor. Yet they say that the guy who ID'd it is not certified.
Obviously if he was certified at one point, he knows what he's talking about. It would be more than enough to convict
someone in any court. [article link]
The (3) railroad workers on the Triple Overpass (YouTube)

Several workers from the Union Terminal in Dallas were standing on the Triple Overpass watching the shooting. They
heard more than 3 shots and saw smoke coming out from the trees at the picket fence on the grassy hill. [article link]
A Secret Service Agent on the Knoll? - Freeze frame at 1 minute 2 seconds - 1 minute 5 seconds.....The man in the
middle (no hat) resembles George Herbert Walker Bush Sr. {I agree on this one it probably is Bush Sr. [Update: it's not
Bush Sr. it's members of the Warren Commission - same thing though (Bush people and the Warren Commission) so it's
easy to confuse the two] and it even looks like his face was blurred on purpose, these are the guys who were walking
around picking up bullets that others had found and now the bullets are missing, or just rolling around in Bush Sr.'s sock
drawer as a memento of that fine day for the Bush family. After all since then two Bushes have been in the White House
and a third (Jeb) is on the way. Isn't that what the JFK assassination was truly all about to ultimately and permanently
put the Bush family and their agents in the White House? -- Now we know why Gary Mack (the guy in the video) turned
from being a conspiracy theorist to supporting the Warren Commission because Gary Mack probably knows Bush Sr. is
in some of the films and he has probably seen [and handed over] footage of Bush Sr. in Dallas on that day. Gary Mack is
now the curator of the 6th floor Museum in Dallas and pubically supports the Warren Commission version of events and
we all know how much Bush Sr. likes that Warren Commission version. -- Keep in mind that the JFK assassination is now
a generation ago. Past researchers like Gary Mack were much closer in time and location and much more able to
discover the truth and some probably did however they have not yet chosen to reveal their findings therefore we are
left to also examine the researches, the newsmen, the media, the politicians and the reporters themselves in order to
have any hope of eventually finding out the truth about what actually happened that fateful day in America.}
Gary Mack tells of the "Secret Service Agent" on the knoll and the Warren Commission's failure to pursue it. Comments:
Freeze frame at 1 minute 2 seconds- 1 minute 5 seconds.....The man in the middle resembles George Herbert Walker
Bush....It looks like a cover up to me... [article link]
Photo & 1st hand witness of grassy knoll JFK assassin 1 of 2 - {The Gordon Arnold Interview is Extremely Important but
it is not tied in with "Badgeman" - The first woman Beverly Oliver her claim is not substantiated and she was probably
not there that day. Badgeman (badgeman is only grainy film not a person) a blowup from the Mary Moorman
photograph - "I don't really think the badgeman theory is correct" "The badgeman's angle is all wrong" exactly, clearly
the shots came from further down the fence away from "badgeman" about exactly where the 3 railroad workers
claimed the shots came from and where many eyewitnesses said they saw smoke and one photo shows smoke.}
Comments: I don't really think the badgeman theory is correct. Everyone who says they saw a shot or a shooter says it
was farther down behind the picket fence, which makes perfect sense according to the angle of JFK movement and the
wounds. The badgeman's angle is all wrong. It would've gone through his head and hit Jackie. So the badgeman is
either an innocent policeman, a trick of the light, or an accomplice, but it probably wasn't the shooter. Hey, remember
what photographic disintegration means? [article link]
"Badgeman" - Did the Dallas Police murder JFK? - the Mary Moorman "Badgeman" photograph - I also don't believe this
photo has enough resolution to allow anyone to determine what is on that tiny spot of film {The guy giving his account
is very accurate. The Mary Moorman photo blowup is in the wrong location for the final shots. A .45 cal pistol bullet was
found and if a Badgeman (police office) did fire a shot that day it was probably a pistol and not a rifle as depicted in the
Oliver Stone movie JFK.} (YouTube)
Gary Mack and Jack White examine the Mary Moorman photograph and discover the figure they call "badgeman". Also,
a re-enactment video compiled by Gil Jesus depicting a "badgeman" shot from behind the picket fence using scenes
from the Oliver Stone movie "JFK". Comments: I don't believe the Warren Commission report at all, but I also? don't
believe this photo has enough resolution to allow anyone to determine what is on that tiny spot of film - it's just too
grainy, too random or 'noisy' when you blow it up. You can see what you want to see in it. I see a doctor with one of
those mirrors on his forehead, shining a flashlight at the camera. Could be anything. [article link]
The Mauser 7.65 rifle - Walter Cronkite of CBS News {"The Mauser 7.65 rifle which was used to kill the president" -
Walter Cronkite lying non-stop to the American people.} (YouTube)
Various newsagencies reported the rifle to be a Mauser, until the correction was made, one - one and a half day later.
Amongst the reporters are Walter Cronkite-CBS News, Don Goddard-ABC News, and Charles Collingwood also CBS
news. From 'Evidence of Revision' - Conspiratus Ubiquitus. [article link]
One Mannlicher-Carcano Rifle or Two? (YouTube)
Gil Jesus examines the controversy surrounding the different sling mounts on the "backyard" rifle and the depository
rifle. Did the Depository rifle REALLY belong to Oswald? [Answer = No, the rifle Oswald ordered is similar to rifle in the
backyard photo [bottom sling mount] but is not the same rifle [side sling mount] found in the School Book Depository.]
[article link]
JFK - RARE 8mm Footage from 11-22-63 Dorman - Bell - Hughes

EXTREMELY RARE 8mm Footage from 11-22-63 Dorman - Bell - Hughes film clips. [article link]
JFK: BUSH SR. LINKED TO JFK MURDER! (YouTube)

Comments: Margie schoedinger and Bertha Champagne, google them. -- Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapata_Corporation - http://www.tarpley.net/bush8b.htm -
http://www.the7thfire.com/bush8b.htm - http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2006/04/337455.shtml?discuss [article link]
Book: Bush Jr. was arrested for cocaine in 1972 - But Hatfield quotes "a high-ranking advisor to Bush" [Karl Rove is the
known informant] who confirmed that Bush was arrested for cocaine possession in Houston in 1972, and had the record
expunged by a judge who was "a fellow Republican and elected official" who helped Bush get off "with a little
community service at a minority youth center - Bush's campaign denied Hatfield's allegation Monday - By contrast,
Dallas Morning News reporter Bill Minutaglio, says George Bush Sr. referred his son to Project P.U.L.L. [community
service] after an incident in which George W. drove drunk with his younger brother Marvin in the car
Oct. 18, 1999 | A new book by Texas author J.H. Hatfield claims that George W. Bush was arrested for cocaine
possession in 1972, but had his record expunged with help from his family's political connections. ... Bush's campaign
denied Hatfield's allegation Monday. By contrast, "First Son: George W. Bush and the Family Dynasty," by Dallas
Morning News reporter Bill Minutaglio, says George Bush Sr. referred his son to Project P.U.L.L. after an incident in
which George W. drove drunk with his younger brother Marvin in the car. But Hatfield quotes "a high-ranking advisor to
Bush" who confirmed that Bush was arrested for cocaine possession in Houston in 1972, and had the record expunged
by a judge who was "a fellow Republican and elected official" who helped Bush get off "with a little community service
at a minority youth center instead of having to pick cotton on a Texas prison farm." Hatfield quotes a former Yale
classmate who told him: "George W. was arrested for possession of cocaine in 1972, but due to his father's connections,
the entire record was expunged by a state judge whom the older Bush helped get elected. It was one of those 'behind
closed doors in the judges' chambers' kind of thing between the old man and one of his Texas cronies who owed him a
favor ... There's only a handful of us that know the truth." [article link]
JFK: The Bushy Knoll - The following is a partial list of deaths of persons connected to the family of Ex-President George
W. Bush and his father, George Herbert Walker Bush Sr. - James Hatfield, Mr. Hatfield was the author of Fortunate Son,
an unauthorized biography of George W. Bush - The book detailed Bush's cocaine use and cover up of a cocaine arrest -
He was found dead, in a motel room - Margie Schoedinger, Killed in December of 2003 by a gunshot wound to the head
- Accused George W. Bush of raping her - Bertha Champagne, Household servant for Marvin Bush, brother of the
President, was found crushed to death by her own vehicle in a driveway in front of the Bush family home in the
Alexandria section of Fairfax County on September 29, 2003 - There is a rumor that Champagne may have had
incriminating knowledge of connections between the 9-11 hijackings and Marvin Bush's companies
Margie Schoedinger Killed in December of 2003 by a gunshot wound to the head. Accused George W. Bush of raping
her. ... William Casey was CIA Director during the Reagan/Bush Administration. He died 2 days before he was to testify
about his and others' involvement in the Iran/Contra scandal. ... And finally, Ronald Wilson Reagan. He survived an
assassiantion attempt at the hand of John Hinckley, who is the son of a close friend of George H. W. Bush. Reagan is
said to have ordered the military to guard him instead of the Secret Service in the aftermath of the assassination
attempt. Hinckley has never been tried for the attempted murder of the President, and it is this crime which originated
the phrase "The Bushy Knoll". [article link]
JFK: The Orville Nix Story - The Warren Report (YouTube)
Mr. Nix originally said that he believed that the fatal shot had come from "behind the picket fence", until he was
approached during a taping of a CBS special by a "man" who told him what "they" wanted him to say. As a result, Mr.
Nix publicly supported the Warren Report, but privately did not. [article link]
Interview - Richard Randolph Carr - Carr was Not Interviewed by the Warren Commission - Richard Randolph Carr was
born in Dallas. During the Second World War Carr was a member of the Fifth Ranger Battalion. He served in North
Africa and took part in the fighting at Anzio where his battalion was annihilated only 13 men survived - Richard Randolf
Carr was cross-examined by Jim Garrison on 19th February, 1969 - I heard three rifle shots in succession, they seemed
to be fired from an automatic rifle - there was a picket fence along in this area here, it does not show it in here, and it
seems the shots came from this direction
Richard Randolph Carr was born in Dallas. During the Second World War Carr was a member of the Fifth Ranger
Battalion. He served in North Africa and took part in the fighting at Anzio where his battalion was annihilated (only 13
men survived). After the war Carr worked as a steel construction worker in Dallas. On 22nd November, 1963, Carr was
working on the seventh floor of the new courthouse building on the corner of Houston Street in Dealey Plaza. Just
before President John F. Kennedy was shot Carr saw a heavy-set man with horn-rimmed glasses and a tan sport jacket
on the sixth floor of the Texas Book Depository. After the shooting Carr saw the man emerge from the building. Carr
followed the man and later told the FBI: "This man, walking very fast, proceeded on Houston Street south to Commerce
Street to Record Street. The man got into a 1961 or 1962 gray Rambler station wagon which was parked just north of
Commerce Street on Record Street." This evidence corroborated those claims made by Roger Craig. Both Carr and
Craig described the driver of the car as being dark-skinned. Carr's story was not believed by the authorities. The Warren
Commission did not call him as a witness nor was he mentioned in any of their published evidence. [article link]
Interview - Lee H. Bowers, Jr. - The Warren Report - [Bowers died mysteriously (shellfish poison toxin? a CIA invention)
in August, 1966] (YouTube)
Mark Lane interviews Lee H. Bowers Jr., who was in a 14ft tower in the parking lot of the railroad yard. Bowers claimed
to see two men and "a flash of light or smoke" in the area of the picket fence on top of the grassy knoll. He was never
asked about this by the Warren Commission. [article link]
JFK: Radios and Railwaymen (Lee H. Bowers, Jr.) - Did a key JFK assassination witness unwittingly overhear
conspirators' radio transmissions during those crucial minutes before and after the murder? - There are indications that
Lee Bowers' recorded (Warren Report) testimony is incomplete - Furthermore, there is tantalizing evidence that Bowers
might have picked something up on his railroad communications equipment that made him stop the train running
through the Union Terminal railroad yards--a train that may have figured into the conspirators' plans {Lee H. Bowers, Jr.
stated that he observed suspicious behavior in the railroad yard moments before and after the JFK assassination. Soon
after the assassination Bowers stopped all trains from entering or leaving the railroad yard he was overseeing. The
stopped trains stranded most of the "tramps" that were pulling security and perimeter duty designed to keep all public
people away from the railroad yard and as many people as possible away from the grassy knoll area (there is almost no
one on the grassy knoll a prime motorcade viewing location). Many of the "tramps" were "arrested" (and then quickly
released) because their getaway train was stopped by Bowers. Note: Lee H. Bowers, Jr. was among the first
assassination witnesses to mysteriously die.}
Did a key JFK assassination witness unwittingly overhear conspirators' radio transmissions during those crucial minutes
before and after the murder? Was this interception of radio transmission the catalyst behind why the infamous Dealey
Plaza "Tramps" were apprehended? Was this information suppressed from the Commission's records? There are
indications that Lee Bowers' recorded testimony is incomplete. Furthermore, there is tantalizing evidence that Bowers
might have picked something up on his railroad communications equipment that made him stop the train running
through the Union Terminal railroad yards--a train that may have figured into the conspirators' plans. ... Bowers goes
on to say that after the shooting, a mob of policemen converged on the spot where he saw two strange characters
milling about before the assassination. At this point, he decided to "[hold] off the trains until they could be examined,
and there was (sic) some transients taken on at least one train." At this point in the testimony, Ball seems to cut off
Bowers' elucidation of the so-called "Tramps" by implying that this material was covered in a previous deposition: ...
Here the reader is confused as to whether the "anything" being alluded to here is in the previous recorded testimony or
the mysterious "deposition" of which there appears to be no record. Could this deposition contain allusions to more
detailed events that Bowers--the eagle-eyed observer--may have described? Allusions about which the Warren
Commission lawyers would have rather "forgotten"? Allusions to radio transmissions or interference? ... And what of
Lee H. Bowers the keenly-observant switching supervisor? Bowers died mysteriously in August, 1966--some six months
before the deaths of Ferrie and del Valle--in a one-car accident that took place in Midlothian, Texas. Bowers physician
told independent researcher Penn Jones that he "never saw a case like this--that man was in some sort of strange shock
(shellfish toxin)." Bowers was dead in three hours and cremated the next day. No autopsy was performed. [article link]
Gerald R. Ford told FBI about panel's doubts on JFK murder - two of his fellow members on the Warren Commission
doubted the FBI's conclusion that John F. Kennedy was shot from the sixth floor of the Texas Book Depository in Dallas
- Warren Commission records released in 1997 revealed that in the final report Ford changed the staff's original
description of one of Kennedy's wounds - Ford's wording falsely made the wound seem higher on the body to make the
panel's conclusion that one bullet hit both Kennedy and Texas Gov. John Connally more plausible
WASHINGTON - Former President Ford secretly advised the FBI that two of his fellow members on the Warren
Commission doubted the FBI's conclusion that John F. Kennedy was shot from the sixth floor of the Texas Book
Depository in Dallas, according to newly released records from Ford's FBI files. ... That Ford served as the FBI's eyes and
ears inside the commission has been known for years. Long ago, the government released a 1963 FBI memo that said
Ford, then a Republican congressman from Michigan, had volunteered to keep the FBI informed about the panel's
private deliberations, but only if that relationship remained confidential. The bureau agreed. ... "Two members of the
commission brought up the fact that they still were not convinced that the President had been shot from the sixth floor
window of the Texas Book Depository," DeLoach wrote. "These members failed to understand the trajectory of the
slugs that killed the President. He stated he felt this point would be discussed further but, of course, would represent no
problem." There was no explanation of what Ford meant by "no problem." -- Warren Commission records released in
1997 revealed that in the final report Ford changed the staff's original description of one of Kennedy's wounds. Ford
said then he only made the description more precise. Skeptics said Ford's wording falsely made the wound seem higher
on the body to make the panel's conclusion that one bullet hit both Kennedy and Texas Gov. John Connally more
plausible. [article link]
Specter's switch self-serving, not principled - President Bush and then Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum chose to
back Specter in his primary run against Toomey in 2004, and just a few weeks ago Republican Senatorial Committee
Chairman John Cornyn (R-Texas) also spurned Toomey by endorsing Specter - Lowman Henry, chairman and CEO of
the Pennsylvania-based Lincoln Institute, says with decisions like that being made by GOP leaders, it is no wonder the
Republican Party is in the minority in both Houses of Congress {This Senator Arlen Specter fiasco is going to become a
huge can of worms because in essence what you have is a known Bush family operative becoming a Democrat plant.
Once this shakes out and the Democrats finally realize that they just welcomed with open arms Arlen Specter (single
bullet theory cover-up) a Bush conspirator in the JFK Assassination I think Arlen's welcome to the Democratic Party is
going to soon fade. Look for Arlen Specter to not seek re-election and possibly even to resign. --- Much more to come
about the JFK Assassination including Bush Sr., Arlen Specter, secret Bush agent and gate keeper New Orleans District
Attorney Jim Garrison (hint: everyone who came to Garrison with real JFK knowledge died) and Bush agent of
disinformation director Oliver Stone (hint: in his movie JFK Oliver Stone blames everyone and everything but never,
ever comes anywhere close to the CIA Bush family) - what was Stone's last movie oh yeah more thinly veiled Bush
family propaganda in "W."}
Specter, now planning to run as a Democrat in 2010, would have faced strong backlash from Pennsylvania Republicans
after voting in favor of President Obama's "stimulus" package. He also was trailing conservative Republican candidate
Pat Toomey in polls of GOP primary voters. President Bush and then Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum chose to
Chairman John Cornyn (R-Texas) also spurned Toomey by endorsing Specter. Lowman Henry, chairman and CEO of the
Pennsylvania-based Lincoln Institute, says with decisions like that being made by GOP leaders, it is no wonder the
Republican Party is in the minority in both Houses of Congress. "I think all three of them [Bush, Santorum, and Cornyn]
should be hanging their heads in shame for having backed Senator Specter against Pat Toomey, who is the type of
center-right candidate who espouses the core principles of the party -- the principles that Ronald Reagan won on, the
principles that Newt Gingrich won on with the 'Contract with America,' and the type of principles that if we can get back
to we can win again," says Henry. The Lincoln Institute chairman says it is not that the Republican Party in Pennsylvania
has become more conservative, but that Specter "has grown more liberal." Henry writes in a column on his group's
website: "Arlen Specter never was, is not today, and never will be an ideological conservative. He will be more at home
in the Democratic Party." [article link]
Foreknowledge of 9/11 WTC 7's Collapse - The BBC unequivocally announced the collapse about 23 minutes before the
fact, and even featured a New York correspondent speaking of the collapse in past tense with the still-erect skyscraper
standing behind her {World Trade Center Building #7 (WTC7) is to the 9/11 attack what the Grassy Knoll and the Picket
Fence were to the JFK Assassination. WTC7 (Mayor Rudy Giuliani's emergence office) is probably the location where the
actual crime was carried out where the actual detonation of WTC1 & WTC2 were observed and executed. WTC7 was
then itself demolished to cover up all the remaining evidence in the emergency office and for many other reasons,
WTC7 was full of documents and evidence from criminal and financial investigations currently underway.}
Witness Accounts of Foreknowledge: This overview of witness accounts shows that the evacuation of the area
surrounding WTC 7 started sometime around 4 PM, and was completed only a few minutes before the 5:20 collapse.
The warnings of the collapse, which are recalled in dozens of accounts by emergency responders, show a striking
consistency of conviction that the collapse would occur. -- Premature Announcements on Television Broadcasts: At
least two television networks made premature announcements of the collapse of WTC 7. The BBC unequivocally
announced the collapse about 23 minutes before the fact, and even featured a New York correspondent speaking of the
collapse in past tense with the still-erect skyscraper standing behind her. CNN anchor Aaron Brown announced that the
building "has either collapsed or is collapsing" about an hour before the event. Unlike the BBC correspondent, Brown
seemed to be able to read the skyline and see that Building 7 was still standing -- perhaps accounting for the muddled
announcement. [article link]
George Herbert Walker Bush Sr.

[To examine a photo taken just after the JFK assassination at the door of the Texas Book Depository in Dealey Plaza] Click here
{Note: The following summary martial is posted here because the public UK-England wiki source displays very graphic
advertisements.} Source: http://www.cdo.co.uk/jfk/wiki/index.php?title=George_H.W._Bush
George H W Bush: The 41st President of the United States of America (1989-1993). The son of Prescott Sheldon Bush and Dorothy
Walker Bush. He was born in Milton, Massachusetts, and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. Prior to his presidency, Bush had been
the 43rd Vice President of the United States under President Ronald Reagan. He was also a U.S. Congressman from Texas (1967-
1971), United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1971-1973), Republican National Committee Chairman (1973-1974), Chief
of the U.S. Liaison Office in the People's Republic of China (1974-1976), and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (1976-1977).
Bush is the father of the 43rd and current President, George Walker Bush (Jr.), and the current Governor of Florida, (Jeb) John Ellis
Bush.
In 1953, Bush created Zapata Petroleum Corporation, an oil exploration company, along with his business partners John Overbey,
and brothers Hugh and Bill Liedtke. Zapata was also the operational name of the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Through his work with Zapata Off-Shore, Bush is alleged to have come into contact with Felix Rodriguez, Barry Seal, Porter Goss and
E Howard Hunt around the time of the Bay of Pigs operation. John Loftus writes: "Zapata [Off-Shore] provided commercial supplies
for one of Allen Dulles’ most notorious operations: the Bay of Pigs invasion."
CIA liaison officer Col. L. (Leroy) Fletcher Prouty alleges in his book, The Secret Team, that Zapata Off-Shore provided or was used as
cover for two of the ships used in the Bay of Pigs invasion: the Barbara J and Houston. Prouty claims he delivered two ships to an
inactive Naval Base near Elizabeth City, North Carolina, for a CIA contact named George Bush, who re-named the boats. As a World
War II Navy pilot, Bush had named his first Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo-bomber plane the Barbara after his wife, a second plane
the Barbara II, and a third plane the Barbara III.
The Bay of Pigs operation was directed out of the "Miami Station" (aka JM/WAVE), which was the CIA's largest station worldwide. It
housed 200 agents who handled approximately 2,000 Cubans. Robert Reynolds was the CIA's Miami station chief from September
1960 to October 1961. He was replaced by career-CIA officer Theodore Shackley, who oversaw Operation Mongoose. When Bush
became CIA Director in 1976 he appointed Ted Shackley as Deputy Director of Covert Operations.
CIA operative Felix Rodriguez had extensive contact with George Bush during the Iran-Contra affair. In September 1986 General John
K. Singlaub wrote Oliver North expressing concern about Felix Rodriguez's daily contact with the Bush office and warned of damage
to President Reagan and the Republican Party. Their degree of interaction and Bush's familiarity with Rodriguez suggests a long term
history.
Michael Mahony alleges that Zapata Off-Shore was used as part of a CIA drug-smuggling ring to pay for arming Nicaraguan Contras in
1986-1988, including Rodriguez, Eugene Hasenfus and others. Mahony claims Zapata's oil rigs were used as staging bases for drug
shipments, allegedly named "Operation Whale Watch." Mahony allegedly worked for Naval Intelligence, US State Department and
CIA for two decades.
Many details of the Bay of Pigs emerged during the Church and Pike Committee hearings. William Colby, CIA Director since 1973,
believed in making public previous misdeeds. President Ford, on Henry Kissinger's advice, replaced Colby in late 1975 with George H.
W. Bush.
Officially, with no prior experience in the intelligence community, although then serving as US Ambassador to China, Bush was
appointed Director of the CIA by Ford and served 355 days, from January 30 1976-January 20, 1977. Twenty-one years later, after
Bush's 8 years as Vice President and 4 years as President, the CIA Headquarters was re-named the "George Bush Center for
Intelligence" in October 1998.
*Some direct evidence supporting the connection between Zapata Co and the CIA may come from two FBI memos regarding George
Bush, in November 1963. The first memo names Zapata Off-Shore and was written by FBI Special Agent Graham Kitchel on 22
November 1963, regarding the assassination of JFK that day. It begins: "At 1:45 p.m. Mr. GEORGE H. W. BUSH, President of the
Zapata Off-Shore Drilling Company, Houston, Texas, residence 5525 Briar, Houston, telephonically furnished the following
information to writer... BUSH stated that he wanted to be kept confidential... was proceeding to Dallas, Texas, would remain in the
Sheraton-Dallas Hotel." This would say that Bush called the FBI just 75 minutes after JFK's assassination.
[To examine the Memo of the Bush telephone call to the FBI just 75 minutes after JFK's assassination] Click here
A second FBI memo, written by J. Edgar Hoover himself, identifies "George Bush" with the CIA. It is dated 29 November 1963 and
refers to a briefing given Bush on 23 November (the day after the assignation). The FBI Director describes a briefing about JFK's
murder "orally furnished to Mr. George Bush of the Central Intelligence Agency... [by] this Bureau" on "November 23, 1963." So
"George Bush of the CIA" was briefed by the FBI the day after "George H. W. Bush, President of the Zapata Off-Shore Drilling
Company" called the FBI. This "George Bush of the CIA" was important enough, and enough involved with sentiments of the anti-
Castro Cubans, that the FBI had him briefed that there were "no plans for unauthorized action against Cuba." It is not clear whether
the briefing took place in Dallas or Washington, DC. Furthermore, Hoover felt this briefing was important enough to reassure the
State Department's Intelligence unit of it, in writing.
[To examine Hoover FBI memo proving that George H.W. Bush was a CIA member at the time of the JFK assassination.] Click here
When this second memo surfaced during the 1988 presidential campaign, Bush spokespersons said Hoover's memo referred to
another George Bush who worked for the CIA. CIA spokeswoman Sharron Basso suggested it was referring to a George William Bush.
However, others described this G. William Bush as a "lowly researcher" and "coast and beach analyst" who worked only with
documents and photos at the CIA in Virginia from September 1963 to February 1964, with a low rank of GS-5. G. William Bush swore
an affadavit in federal court denying that Hoover's memo referred to him.
This raises questions as to why the CIA took the unusual step of mis-identifying a former officer. In his book The Immaculate
Deception: The Bush Crime Family Exposed, US Army Brigadier General Russell Bowen wrote there was a cover-up of Zapata's CIA
connections.
The Election Box 13 Scandal {Vote rigging is as old as voting!} (Youtube)
How LBJ stole the 1948 Senate Race in Texas. [article link]
June 21, 2009: An Untold Story - The Attack on the USS Liberty {For those who intend to use the USS Liberty tragedy as
a rallying cry against Israel don't bother because for starters it was LBJ that had more to do with the tragedy than
anyone else [i.e. LBJ and the August 2, 1964 Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin episode]. Israel acted on info they thought was
valid because it was info from the LBJ administration. The Israelis' were told 100% proof positive that no American
vessels were in the area. Further the Israelis' were under the impression that the vessel was actually an Egyptian vessel
posing as an American vessel. This is just another of the way too common Fox News distortions. Fox News doesn't
report the news Fox News distorts the news!} (Online Video)
Father-son team investigate the deadly attack the USS Liberty. "At the time it was the deadliest attack on American
ship since World War II...." [article link]
Video: TerrorStorm By Alex Jones - Governmental False-Flag Operations [USS Liberty] Explained (Google Video -
Download)
TerrorStorm delivers a powerful sucker punch to the architects of global terrorism and how they stage false-flag events
to achieve political and sociological ends. Alex journeys from the depths of history from the Gulf of Tonkin, the USS
Liberty and Gladio through to the Madrid and 7/7 London bombings and robustly catalogues the real story behind the
government induced fable. [article link]
February 8, 2004 - *Warning this story is highly fabricated: LBJ, Israel & the USS Liberty Massacre - However, according
to Peter Hounam, the author of the expose' "Operation Cyanide" the murderous Israeli attack was a set up to blame the
Egyptians and bring the U.S. into the 1967 war on their side - On first hearing of the Liberty attack by allegedly
"unidentified aircraft" the U.S. launched planes from the Sixth Fleet carriers, then located in the Mediterranean, off
Crete, armed with nuclear weapons - They were headed for Cairo to retaliate - Only minutes before reaching their
target, they were recalled - Why? [Why, because no such event ever happened, carrier jets on standby armed and
equipped with nuclear bombs probably didn't existed in that context, they should have claimed a nuclear sub was sent
to launch on Cairo Egypt it would be at least slightly plausible, well not at all plausible -- Until the early 1980's and
Ronald Reagan the U.S. did not have a Nuclear First Strike Doctrine only a Retaliation Doctrine option, meaning that
the US would only use nuclear weapons as a response to and in retaliation against the nation that first initiated a
nuclear attack on a US city] - LBJ told Rear-Admiral Lawrence Geis of the Sixth Fleet, "I WILL NOT EMBARRASS [Israel]
OUR ALLY" [the actual LBJ quote is "I want that God Damn Ship (Liberty) going to the bottom"] {LBJ probably did
intend to attack a nation that day not Egypt but Israel. If this was a legit US surveillance operation in a Middle East war
theater instead of a 'false-flag' setup the Liberty should have had additional escort screening and protection from other
Navy vessels accompanying it instead of being sent in completely alone. Then once the tragic attack was underway
"Two groups of US fighter aircraft were sent to defend the Liberty but unbelievably they were [both] recalled by the
White House"}
On June 8, 1967, the Israelis attacked the USS Liberty, in international waters, 13 miles off the coast of the Sinai
Peninsula, and tried to sink it, and kill all 294 American on board the spy ship (“Assault on the Liberty,” James M. Ennes,
Jr. and James Bamford’s “Body of Secrets.”) The Israelis then falsely claimed it was just a case of “mistaken identity.”
However, according to Peter Hounam, the author of the expose’, “Operation Cyanide,” the murderous Israeli attack
was a set up to blame the Egyptians and bring the U.S. into the 1967 war on their side. The Liberty was a “sitting duck”
for the Israeli jet planes’ missiles and rockets and their torpedo boats. The attack lasted at least 75 minutes, killing 34
brave Americans and wounding 172 others. Liberty survivor, Petty Officer Ernie Gallo, said, “I mean for a group of
people, who are suppose to be the children of God, (the Israelis), they didn’t show any mercy for us.” Both Captain
Ward Boston, an ex-Navy attorney, who participated in a Court of Inquiry, with respect to the Liberty, and Admiral
Thomas Moorer, a former Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chief of Staff, (who recently died), believe that President Lyndon
Baynes Johnson ordered a massive "cover-up" after the attack by the Israelis (10/23/03, CBSNews.com.) -- On first
hearing of the Liberty attack by allegedly “unidentified aircraft,” the U.S. launched planes from the Sixth Fleet carriers,
then located in the Mediterranean, off Crete, armed with nuclear weapons. They were headed for Cairo to retaliate.
Only minutes before reaching their target, they were recalled. Why? The Israelis had failed to sink the Liberty! The
Zionist predators had mistakenly believed U.S. planes were also on their way to rescue the Liberty, so they were forced
to stop their assault. Only then, did they admit to the U.S., that they were the culprits. According to Hounam’s
research, the White House knew within minutes of the Liberty attack, that the perpetrator was really Israel (p. 94). On
two separate occasions, the White House recalled aircraft rescue missions for the Liberty. On the last attempt, LBJ told
Rear-Admiral Lawrence Geis of the Sixth Fleet, “I WILL NOT EMBARRASS OUR ALLY.” The Liberty was then left “dead
in the water,” without any assistance for over 16 hours. (See also, an excellent documentary of the same title by the
BBC and affidavits and statements found at USSLiberty.org.) At pp. 267-268, Hounam said, “Sinking the Liberty and
blaming Egypt and the Soviets would have freed Johnson’s hand to do almost anything [not true] - even to drop an
atomic bomb on Cairo. Trouble only arose when the Israel operation(?) [US flase flag operation] failed - and the
damned ship stayed afloat." [article link]
Discussion Board: Democrat LBJ Forced Israelis To Sink USS Liberty - The issue of the Liberty has deeply poisoned the
American relationship with Israel - It is a far greater thorn than Israelis understand because, in fact, Israel did try to [sink
the ship] kill every sailor on board The Liberty {Israel attacked in proportion to sinking the ship, not in proportion to
killing everyone onboard. Ships have life boats and in theory once sunk or sinking the sailors can enter the life boats
however even the life boats are usually fired on and in the attack on the Liberty at least one life boat was fired on by a
torpedo plane.}
June 8, 1967 during the 6 day war between Israel and the Arab Nations President Lyndon B. Johnson sends the U.S.S
liberty to collect electronic intelligence in the eastern Mediterranean. The clearly marked U.S. ship was 14 miles off the
coast of Israel in international waters. Israel's aircraft identified the ship as an American vessel and an ally. At 2:00 PM
that afternoon the U.S.S. Liberty was attacked by two unmarked Mirage 3 fighter bombers The U.S.S. Liberty was then
attacked by three Israeli torpedo boats bearing Israeli flags. The torpedo boats opened fire with high caliber machine
guns and launched torpedos. The torpedo boats then began strafing life-rafts in the water, an international war crime.
During the attack the U.S.S. Liberty continually called the 6th fleet which was nearby begging for air support. Two
groups of fighter aircraft were sent to defend the Liberty but unbelievably they were recalled by the White House. The
Admiral in Command of the sixth fleet called Washington to confirm the recall order. Secretary of Defence MacNamara
came on the line followed by the president himself who told the Admiral, "I want that G D Ship going to the bottom"
Finally after 3 hours into the attack a Russian spy ship appeared so the Israelis withdrew because there were witnesses
allowing the Liberty to limp home to safety. Here is what really took place. President Johnson had personal control over
the ship, made a backroom deal with Israel to attack it with an order to kill everyone on board. Then the attack was to
be blamed on Egypt and U.S. would enter the war and take over the entire Middle East. -- So I spoke with the author
and broadcaster Dr. Stan Monteith, (Radio Liberty Home Page) who has long researched the Liberty attack and boasts
a 4 CD set of interviews, including with the seamen and officers of the ship. He was direct: "Of course Johnson gave the
order. But he received his orders from higher up [NWO]." "So the attack on The Liberty wasn't an Israeli decision?" I
asked. "It was an American [NWO] action forced on Israel," he answered. -- More research was necessary and this led to
such an obvious scenario! The Americans sink ships to start wars. The Maine was sunk to get the Spanish American War
rolling. The Lusitania and the attacks on the shipyard at Pearl Harbor were caused by provocation and deliberate
military neglect, but they got the Americans to stumble awkwardly and reluctantly into two world wars. But Johnson
himself was an active proponent of the sink a ship and go to war philosophy: 1964 The Gulf of Tonkin In the summer of
1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson needed a pretext to commit the American people to the expanding covert war in
south East Asia. So the Gulf of Tonkin incident was staged claiming that Vietnamese patrol boats had attacked a U.S.
destroyer off the coast of Vietnam. This staged incident paved the way for 58,000 American deaths and over 1.500.000
Vietnamese. The reason to sacrifice over 200 American sailors was the American, and actually [not] accurate
perception, that Egyptian President, Gamal Abdul Nasser had drifted into the Soviet camp and threatened to make
much of the Middle East, Russian clients. As Johnson saw it, Nasser had to go and fast. A pretext for war was all that
was necessary. But Israel just couldn't sink The Liberty and screwed up the best laid plans of the whole operation.
[article link]
Toronto Star: Lyndon Johnson [LBJ] Ordered USS Liberty Cover-up - Israel has long maintained that the attack was a
case of mistaken identity - Moorer, who has long held that the [June 8, 1967] attack was a deliberate act, wants
Congress to investigate
WASHINGTON - A former navy lawyer who helped lead the military investigation of the 1967 Israeli attack on the USS
Liberty that killed 34 American servicemen says former president Lyndon Johnson and his defence secretary, Robert
McNamara, ordered that the inquiry conclude the incident was an accident. In a signed affidavit released at a Capitol
Hill news conference, retired captain Ward Boston said Johnson and McNamara told those heading the navy's inquiry to
"conclude that the attack was a case of 'mistaken identity' despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary." Boston was
senior legal counsel to the navy's original 1967 review of the attack. He said in the sworn statement that he stayed silent
for years because he's a military man, and "when orders come, I follow them." He said he felt compelled to "share the
truth" following the publication of a recent book, The Liberty Incident, which concluded the attack was unintentional.
The USS Liberty was an electronic intelligence-gathering ship that was cruising international waters off the Egyptian
coast June 8, 1967. Israeli planes and torpedo boats opened fire on the Liberty at what became known as the outbreak
of the Israeli-Arab Six-Day War. In addition to the 34 Americans killed, more than 170 were wounded. Israel has long
maintained that the attack was a case of mistaken identity, an explanation that the Johnson administration did not
formally challenge. Israel claimed its forces thought the ship was an Egyptian vessel and apologized to the United
States. [article link]
June 18, 2008: SAN DIEGO - Ward Boston, a former Navy attorney who helped investigate the 1967 Israeli attack on the
USS Liberty that killed 34 crewmen [more than 170 were wounded] and years later said President Lyndon Johnson
ordered that the assault be ruled an accident, has died - He was 84
Boston, a retired Navy captain from Coronado, Calif., died June 12 of complications from pneumonia at a San Diego-
area hospital, his wife, Emma Boston, said Wednesday. Boston was assigned as a legal adviser to a military board of
inquiry investigating the attack on the Liberty, an electronic-intelligence-gathering ship that was cruising international
waters off the Egyptian coast on June 8, 1967. Israeli planes and torpedo boats opened fire on the Liberty in the midst
of the Israeli-Arab Six-Day War. In addition to the 34 Americans killed, more than 170 were wounded. Israel has long
maintained that the attack was a case of mistaken identity, an explanation that the Johnson administration did not
formally challenge. Israel claimed its forces thought the ship was an Egyptian vessel and apologized to the United
States. After the attack, a Navy court of inquiry concluded there was insufficient information to make a judgment about
why Israel attacked the ship, stopping short of assigning blame or determining that it was an accident. ... Boston said in
a legal declaration that he was certain the Israel pilots knew the Liberty, which clearly displayed American flags and had
markings in English instead of Arabic, was a U.S. Navy ship. Ret. Adm. Thomas Moorer, a former Joint Chiefs of Staff
chairman who investigated the attack as part of an independent panel he formed with other former military officials,
wrote in 1997 that he believed Israel intentionally attacked the Liberty to conceal that it was preparing to seize the
Golan Heights from Syria. A. Jay Cristol, a U.S. bankruptcy court judge who wrote "The Liberty Incident," said in the
book that 10 U.S. and three Israeli investigations have found no evidence of any Israeli intent to attack an American
ship. [article link]
USS Stark (FFG-31) - The USS Stark was deployed to the Middle East Force in 1984 and 1987 - The ship was struck on
May 17, 1987, by two Exocet antiship missiles fired from an Iraqi Mirage F1 fighter during the Iran-Iraq War - The
question of whether or not Iraqi leadership authorized the attack is still unanswered - Initial claims by the Iraqi
government (that Stark was inside the Iran-Iraq War zone) were shown to be false, so the motives and orders of the
pilot remain unanswered - Though American officials claimed he had been executed, an ex-Iraqi Air Force commander
since stated that the pilot who attacked Stark was not punished, and was still alive at the time
The USS Stark was deployed to the Middle East Force in 1984 and 1987. Captain Glenn R. Brindel was the commanding
officer during the 1987 deployment. The ship was struck on May 17, 1987, by two Exocet antiship missiles fired from an
Iraqi Mirage F1 fighter during the Iran-Iraq War. The fighter had taken off from Shaibah at 20:00 and had flown south
into the Persian Gulf. The fighter fired the first Exocet missile from a range of 22.5 nautical miles, and the second from
15.5 nautical miles, at about the time the fighter was given a routine radio warning by the Stark. The frigate did not
detect the missiles with radar and warning was given by the lookout only moments before the missiles struck. The first
penetrated the port-side hull; it failed to detonate, but spewed flaming rocket fuel in its path. The second entered at
almost the same point, and left a 3-by-4-meter gash-then exploded in crew quarters. Thirty-seven sailors were killed
and twenty-one were injured. No weapons were fired in defense of Stark. The Phalanx CIWS remained in standby
mode, Mark 36 SRBOC countermeasures were not armed, and the attacking Exocet missiles and Mirage aircraft were in
a blindspot of the defensive STIR (Separate Target Illumination Radar) fire control system, preventing use of the ship's
Standard missile defenses. The ship failed to maneuver to bring its weapons batteries to bear prior to the first missile
impact. On fire and listing, the frigate was brought under control by its crew during the night. The ship made its way to
Bahrain where, after temporary repairs by the tender USS Acadia (AD-42) to make her seaworthy, she returned to her
home port of Mayport, Florida, under her own power. The ship was eventually repaired at Ingalls Shipbuilding in
Mississippi for $142 million. The question of whether or not Iraqi leadership authorized the attack is still unanswered.
Initial claims by the Iraqi government (that Stark was inside the Iran-Iraq War zone) were shown to be false, so the
motives and orders of the pilot remain unanswered. Though American officials claimed he had been executed, an ex-
Iraqi Air Force commander since stated that the pilot who attacked Stark was not punished, and was still alive at the
time. [article link]
Neil Armstrong's public comments during the 25th Anniversary of Apollo 11 at the White House, 20th of July 1994 {At
about 3:09 Neil Armstrong clearly gives the Illuminati hand signal for 'self sacrifice' he then goes on to basically reveal
that he never went anywhere near the moon. Armstrong often mentions the "space age" [starting with the Gemini
astronauts] however if he had landed on the moon it would now be the 'lunar age' [supposedly starting with the Apollo
astronauts] though he never mentions a lunar age and surprisingly not once does he even mention the moon by name.}
(YouTube)
{Flashback} Eyes Wide Shut: Occult Symbolism - Figure 24 Here, Dr. Harford (Tom Cruise) displays an Illuminati hand-
neck (self sacrifice) sign - Figure 24a Here, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan makes the same hand
(self sacrifice) sign on the September 18, 2007 edition of THE DAILY SHOW {The actors for the movie EWS were chosen
not just as actors 'acting' out a movie but as actual occultists 'reenacting' their secret lives.} (Photos)
"A number of dictionaries of symbols state that the hand placed on the neck signifies sacrifice. Now, sacrifice can have
at least two meanings --- one, the continuing threat of the penalties to be applied to punish those adepts and initiates
who so impertinently reveal the secrets of the Order; and two, the willingness of the individual performing the sign to
sacrifice himself for the good of the Order, or for the good of the cause or Great Work of the Illuminati." Take a good
close look at the screenshot of Dr. Harford holding the palm of his hand to his cheek. Has the reader ever seen anything
like this in another film? ... As the dream story draws to a close, the viewer is left wondering just exactly has gone on in
this film. Fantasy has been juxtaposed with reality, and the blurring between both worlds remains uncertain. The viewer
is left wondering about the significance of the mask laying upon the pillow, as Alice lay sleeping beside it. Likewise, the
viewer is left wondering if the events truly happened, or if they were imagined. As filmmaker Richard Linklater, who
hails from Austin, Texas USA, asked in his 2001 film Waking Life: "Are we sleep-walking through our waking state, or
wake-walking through our dreams?" This appears to be a valid question to ask, especially given the Illuminati's
propensity to inject heavy doses of fantasy to keep as many people asleep as they can, sleeping as they do, with their
eyes wide shut. [article link]
(YouTube)
NASA moon landing pictures (Dec. 1972) Analyzed - The photos of that moon landing [Apollo 17] that were released for
public viewing [and published in the book 'Full Moon'] are analyzed by Marcus Allen {Note: All of the Moon photos and
videos with NASA spacecraft and the moon in the same picture are probably faked and that especially goes for the last
video clip in this presentation the one of the NASA spacecraft module orbiting above the surface of the moon with the
alleged (bubble) UFO traveling below the Apollo spacecraft, completely fake [a fake moon orbit with a fake UFO
thrown in] and actually the NASA craft and the moon don't even look like they are filmed with the same camera at the
same time it defiantly looks like a Hollywood blue screen production.} (YouTube)
The moon landing has divided many people on if it was real or faked. The photos of that moon landing that were
released for public viewing are analyzed by Marcus Allen. And the reasons as to why they could be fake might surprise
some of you. [article link]
NASA Moon Landing Hoax: Stagehands in Apollo 17 Official NASA Moon Photo & Apollo 16 Official NASA Moon Video
Wear A White Sleeveless Hooded Jacket - [at about 35 seconds into the video there are two stagehands one on the far
right and one near the lunar lander module] {NASA, Apollo 16 and Apollo 17 official moon mission, lunar surface [Apollo
17] photo and [Apollo 16] video with staged scenes.}
Stagehands in Apollo Photo & Video Wear A White Sleeveless Hooded Jacket in The Fake Moon Bay. This video is in
much clearer focus than NASA file videos available for this time-frame in the Apollo 16 mission. It was filmed at a Top
Secret Fake Moon Bay at the Nevada Test Site [Area 57]. NASA Top Secret video taken of the two Stagehands seen in
the Fake Moon Bay with the Astronaut, was provided originally by a YouTube user called 'rudbrps' & loaded on
YouTube June 15, 2007. 'rudbrps' now reveals himself to be 'Svector', and that he created the video as a social
experiment in how people can be tricked. However unfortunately for 'Svector' this different TV camera angled NASA
video merges perfectly in conversation and action with the direct NASA file video, to reveal a hoax of a hoax. The irony
is strange, so who is playing a joke on whom, and who is 'Svector's handler. -- ALL NASA FOOTAGE USED IN THIS FILM
IS PUBLIC DOMAIN. THE USE OF ANY COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL IS USED UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF "FAIR USE"
IN TITLE 17 § 107 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE. SUCH MATERIAL REMAINS THE COPYRIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL
HOLDER AND IS USED HERE FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION, COMPARISON, AND CRITICISM ONLY. NO
INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT IS INTENDED. [article link]
NASA Moon Landing Hoax Apollo 16 Video - Clearer Version With Sound: [BTW there is a 2.56 second radio signal
distance delay (the speed of light waves and radio waves) between the moon and the earth and about a 3 minute
minimum to about 30 minute maximum distance delay in communications to Mars - the distance between Mars and the
Earth varies by a large amount - wiki.com] Two Stagehands Are Seen in The Fake Moon Bay Next To An Astronaut {The
fake astronaut playing (Commander John W. Young) sounds a lot like Bush Jr. he probably needed some extra money
back in the day.}
Two Stagehands Are Seen in The Fake Moon Bay, One Hands The Astronaut a List, Behind The Lunar Module. The
Other Picks up Something off The Ground in Preparation For The Lunar Module Props Hidden Wires Lift-off in The Fake
Moon Bay. After Picking up Something, The Stagehand Hides Again Behind An Area To The Right of The Lunar
Module. [article link]

French TV: Dark Side of The Moon - Shows another Part Missing from the Google Segment 3 of 3 (YouTube)
NASA working closely with Hollywood at the time of the Moon landings. Over the course of the tale, Karel postulates
that not only did Kubrick help the USA fake the moon landings but that he was eventually killed by the CIA to cover up
the truth. First hand testimony backing these claims come from Rumsfeld and Dr. Kissinger, which lend credence to the
story. [article link]
Lunar Conspiracy - Part 1 of 5 - *Excellent Discussion (British TV, 1997), All 5 Parts are Highly Recommended!
(YouTube)
David Percy & Mary Bennett, makers of the documentary "What Happened On the Moon" discuss the Apollo claim with
Jon Ronson in 1997, in their first TV appearance. [article link]
CNN: Could moon landings have been faked? Some still think so - It captivated millions of people around the world for
eight days in the summer of 1969 - It brought glory to the embattled U.S. space program and inspired beliefs that
anything was possible - Moon landing hoax theorists point to the "rippling" flag as evidence the landings were faked -
It's arguably the greatest technological feat of the 20th century - And to some, it was all a lie - Conspiracy theories
about the Apollo missions began not long after the last astronaut returned from the moon in 1972 - Bill Kaysing, a
technical writer for Rocketdyne, which built rocket engines for NASA's Apollo program, published a 1974 book, "We
Never Went to the Moon: America's Thirty Billion Dollar Swindle" {We probably did send men to the moon however
most or all of the televised footage and info was scripted and pre-recorded down to the second all before the launch
ever took place. If it's on network TV it's not news it's their pre-conceived story of events and that includes the news
during the 1960's. A main purpose in going to the moon was to find alien life and anything that would validate
evolution. The astronauts were told not to pick up random moon rocks but to look for and pick up rocks that might have
a fossil or something promoting evolution in it if they could find something like that, but they didn't. The moon proved
to have very little cosmic dust and a small amount of cosmic dust equals a very young moon. The moon is not millions
of years old but clearly young, new and only thousands of years old. It is still unknown to man how the moon (to large in
size and too close to the earth to be there naturally) got into our earth's orbital system except of course for those who
have read the Bible. -- Genesis 1:16 And God made two great lights; the greater light (sun) to rule the day, and the
lesser light (moon) to rule the night: He made the stars also.}
Kaysing theorized NASA sent the Apollo 11 astronauts up in a rocket until it was out of sight, then transferred the lunar
capsule and its three passengers to a military cargo plane that dropped the capsule eight days later in the Pacific, where
it was recovered. In the meantime, he believed, NASA officials filmed the "moon landing" at Area 51, the high-security
military base in the Nevada desert, and brainwashed the astronauts to ensure their cooperation. Some believe
Kaysing's theories inspired the 1978 movie "Capricorn One," in which NASA fakes a Mars landing on a remote military
base, then goes to desperate lengths to cover it up. Others insist NASA recruited director Stanley Kubrick, hot off
"2001: A Space Odyssey," to film the "faked" moon landings. Oh, and those moon rocks? Lunar meteorites from
Antarctica. Decades later, Kaysing's beliefs formed the foundation for "Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?"
a sensational 2001 Fox TV documentary that spotted eerie "inconsistencies" in NASA's Apollo images and TV footage.
Among them: no blast craters are visible under the landing modules; shadows intersect instead of running parallel,
suggesting the presence of an unnatural light source; and a planted American flag appears to ripple in a breeze
although there's no wind on the moon. The hour-long special sparked such interest in the topic that NASA took the
unusual step of issuing a news release and posting a point-by-point rebuttal on its Web site. The press release began:
"Yes. Astronauts did land on the moon." In various documents, NASA has countered that the Apollo astronauts passed
through the Van Allen belts too quickly to be exposed to dangerous levels of radiation; that the module's descent
engines weren't powerful enough to leave a blast crater; that the shadows in photos were distorted by wide-angle
lenses and sloping lunar terrain; and that the Apollo flags had horizontal support bars that made the flags swing.
Kaysing died in 2005, but not before grabbing the attention of Sibrel, a Nashville, Tennessee, filmmaker who has since
become the most visible proponent of the Apollo hoax theories. With funding from an anonymous donor, Sibrel wrote
and directed a 47-minute documentary in 2001 that reiterated many of the now-familiar hoax arguments. Critics of
moon-landing hoax theorists, and there are many, say it would be impossible for tens of thousands of NASA employees
and Apollo contractors to keep such a whopping secret for almost four decades. But Sibrel believes the Apollo program
was so compartmentalized that only its astronauts and a handful of high-level NASA officials knew the entire story.
Sibrel spent years ambushing Apollo astronauts and insisting they swear on a Bible before his cameras that they walked
on the moon. "When someone has gotten away with a crime, in my opinion, they deserve to be ambushed," Sibrel said.
"I'm a journalist trying to get at the truth." In an episode made infamous on YouTube, Sibrel confronted Aldrin in 2002
and called him "a coward, a liar and a thief." Aldrin, then 72, socked the thirtysomething Sibrel in the face, knocking him
backwards. ... In its information campaign against Apollo's "debunkers," NASA may have a potent ace up its sleeve,
however. Its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is now circling the moon with powerful cameras, snapping crisp pictures
that could reveal Apollo 11's Eagle lander squatting on the moon's surface. Then again, conspiracy theorists may just
say NASA doctored the photos. [article link]
The 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission [1970, April 11-17 - Wiki.com] {Apollo 13 movie (1995) - directed by Ron
Howard - starring Tom Hanks} - "The correlation between 'Marooned' [1964 novel, 1969 movie] and actual events
threatening Apollo 13 is really uncanny" said NASA engineer Jerry Woodfill "People may not agree, but in my mind this
movie was actually a catalyst to the rescue of Apollo 13" - Woodfill recounted how back in early 1970, he heard about
the movie "Marooned" and that the flight directors at NASA were invited to a special screening of the film, and later, the
Apollo 13 crew came to a special release and public viewing of the movie {So possibly the NASA Apollo 13 drama was a
pre-scripted made for TV event used to entice people into their outer space dramas (excessively budgeted NASA
programs, modern UFOs) - During the three-day conference [December 2008 at a Hilton hotel in Baltimore, Maryland],
the 317 attendees snacked on "light refreshments" of soda, coffee, fruit, bagels and cookies at a cost of $62,611,
according to a NASA Inspector General report. That's $66 a day per person. Source: tammybruce.com/2010/03/out-of-
this-world-snacks-for-nasa.html}
"Marooned" starred Gregory Peck as a Gene Kranz-like flight director, David Janssen as head of the astronaut office
(who looked strikingly like the real Chief Astronaut Deke Slayton), with Richard Crenna, James Franciscus, and Gene
Hackman as the astronauts. Like the movie "Apollo 13," "Marooned" dealt with three astronauts stranded in space, but
was an adaptation of a 1964 novel of the same name by author Martin Caidin, and not a real-life portrayal. The novel
told the story of a single astronaut in a Mercury-like capsule, but the movie was adapted to reflect the current-day
Apollo program. ... "Marooned" won an Oscar award for Best Special Visual Effects, but when the movie "Apollo 13"
received an Academy Award for Best Screen Adaptation, Caidin joked that he should have received the award for
scripting the movie in his novel a quarter century before. ... Woodfill also listed several other similarities between
"Marooned" and the real-life drama of Apollo 13: • The use of simulators is almost identical to that which Apollo 13's
ground team used in the course of the rescue. • Gregory Peck's character announces, "Every resource of NASA and our
industrial contractors is being used to the fullest extent," similar to what was done during the real Apollo 13 drama. •
Press conferences in the movie were similar to those conducted by Chris Kraft for the Apollo 13 media coverage. • The
"Marooned" crew wrongly thinks they may have suffered a meteor strike as did the crew of Apollo 13. • A hurricane
threatens the rescue as was the case with Apollo 13. Even the weathermen wrongly predict its course as did the Apollo
13 meteorologists. • Commanders of both "Marooned" and Apollo 13 are named Jim. • The threat of consumables
running out is dealt with in the same fashion as Apollo 13 with severe conservation measures being utilized. • The
medics in "Marooned" express concern for the crew's sleep deprivation as did Apollo 13's doctors. • The "Marooned"
crew is told to shut down fuel cells 2 and 3, using only fuel cell 1. This is what the Apollo 13 flight controllers experienced
as a result of the oxygen tank explosion, two fuel cells shut down with only one sustaining power, until it, too, was lost.
But perhaps, said Woodfill, the most notable of "Maroon's" correlations with the Apollo 13 rescue had to do with those
reentry batteries discussed above, and this earlier article in the "13 Things That Saved Apollo 13" series. The batteries
were used during the time the ground team was confused about the source of Apollo 13's explosion. This severely
depleted them, and without enough power to the Command Module, reentry could be fatal. These batteries normally
were to be used only during the mission's final hours to power the reentry capsule.
[article link]
Jesus did not have a wife or a child - Da Vinci Code (Jesus is only human) Cults Exposed! - Network TV, the movie "The Da
Vinci Code" 'SEEK THE TRUTH' {Sony Pictures - Directed by: Ron Howard, Starring: Tom Hanks, May 2006} and now The
Da Vinci Code part two "Angels & Demons" (2009) are programs that will insinuate that Jesus had a secret wife, Mary
Magdalene and that the two had a child while He was here on the earth
Network TV, the movie "The Da Vinci Code" 'SEEK THE TRUTH' {Sony Pictures - Directed by: Ron Howard, Starring: Tom
Hanks, May 2006} and now The Da Vinci Code part two "Angels & Demons" (2009) are programs that will insinuate that
Jesus had a secret wife, Mary Magdalene and that the two had a child while He was here on the earth. Following is some
material to consider regarding this very wrong and false topic. This is a startling topic yet it is a good opportunity for us
as Christians to define Christianity to others and to point out the errors of the non-Biblical approach to defining Jesus.
"Any marriage prior to the Cross would mean that Jesus was marring a sinner and really teachings of an earthly marriage
of Jesus are yet another false set of teachings that are attempting to do away with the need of mankind for the sacrifice
of Jesus on the Cross and of His Glorious Resurrection and it is an attempt to deny the special relationship that Jesus has
with His Bride - The Church." [article link]
May 20, 1927 Charles Lindbergh Solo Flies the Atlantic - At 7:52 A.M., May 20, 1927 Charles Lindbergh gunned the
engine of the "Spirit of St Louis" and aimed her down the dirt runway of Roosevelt Field, Long Island - Heavily laden
with fuel, the plane bounced down the muddy field, gradually became airborne and barely cleared the telephone wires
at the field's edge - The crowd of 500 thought they had witnessed a miracle - Midway through the flight "There was no
moon and it was very dark" ... I debated whether I should keep on or go back I decided I must not think any more about
going back - I flew low over the (Paris) field once, then circled around into the wind and landed" - But suddenly, a
hysterical, ecstatic crowd broke through the restraining ropes and stampeded toward him, cheering and shouting - The
President of France pinned the Legion of Honor upon the lapel of his borrowed suit and thousands of messages poured
in upon him - When he came home to America aboard the USS Memphis, a majestic convoy of warships and aircraft
escorted him up the Chesapeake and Potomac to Washington - President Coolidge welcomed him home and bestowed
the Distinguished Flying Cross upon him - His New York reception was the wildest in the city's history as 4 million
people lined the parade route and Mayor Jimmy Walker pinned New York's Medal of Valor upon him -- His epic flight
would become the one singular event which electrified the world and changed the whole course of history {A few years
ago I read a Charles Lindbergh biography and some other material about his life and his flight. It seems that Lindbergh
was so determined to make the historic flight and that he met with so many delays, obstacles and later during the
actual flight [extreme-extreme fatigue, loneliness, disorder, despair, confusion and uncertainty] difficulties that it was
almost a certainty that he would never succeed and become "Lucky Lindy" it seems that Lindbergh considered three
options; quit, die trying or sell his soul to the Devil for success (he didn't consider God an option) and that Lindbergh did
make a pact (knowingly) with Satan (or unknowingly via some higher divine light pact) on his flight and that during a
huge internal struggle to continue the flight or turn back he suddenly became energized and possessed more than
human abilities keeping him awake, alert and much to his surprise on course during the rest of his arduous flight. All of
his future characteristics and circumstances would dictate a demonic infested life. The man that landed in Paris after
the grueling 33 1/2 hour solo, Transatlantic, open ocean flight was simply not the same man that took off from New
York.}
At 7:52 A.M., May 20, 1927 Charles Lindbergh gunned the engine of the "Spirit of St Louis" and aimed her down the dirt
runway of Roosevelt Field, Long Island. Heavily laden with fuel, the plane bounced down the muddy field, gradually
became airborne and barely cleared the telephone wires at the field's edge. The crowd of 500 thought they had
witnessed a miracle. Thirty-three and one half-hours and 3,500 miles later he landed in Paris, the first to fly the Atlantic
alone. Working as a mail pilot a year earlier he heard of the $25,000 prize for the first flight between New York and
Paris. Backed by a group of St. Louis businessmen, Lindbergh supervised the building of his special plane and set out
after the prize. Other teams were attempting the feat - some had met disaster. ... Bad weather and the prospect that
his transatlantic flight would be delayed for a number of days greeted Lindbergh upon his arrival in New York. However,
on May 19th, a favorable weather report predicted a break in the rain prompting Lindbergh to make his attempt the
next day. He arrived at the airfield before dawn the next morning, prepared his plane for flight and began his historic
journey: ... Lindbergh continued his flight over Cape Cod and Nova Scotia and headed for the open Atlantic as darkness
fell: "Darkness set in about 8:15 and a thin, low fog formed over the sea through which the white bergs showed up with
surprising clearness. This fog became thicker and increased in height until within two hours I was just skimming the top
of storm clouds at about ten thousand feet. Even at this altitude there was a thick haze through which only the stars
directly overhead could be seen. There was no moon and it was very dark. The tops of some of the storm clouds were
several thousand feet above me and at one time, when I attempted to fly through one of the larger clouds, sleet started
to collect on the plane and I was forced to turn around and get back into clear air immediately and then fly around any
clouds which I could not get over." ... When he came home to America aboard the USS Memphis, a majestic convoy of
warships and aircraft escorted him up the Chesapeake and Potomac to Washington. President Coolidge welcomed him
home and bestowed the Distinguished Flying Cross upon him. His New York reception was the wildest in the city's
history as 4 million people lined the parade route and Mayor Jimmy Walker pinned New York's Medal of Valor upon
him. Finally, when it was all over, he turned and flew to St. Louis for a rest and to contemplate. His epic flight would
become the one singular event which electrified the world and changed the whole course of history. ... The certification
of Charles Lindbergh's flight required several documents to prove the performance. A sealed barograph, an instrument
working with atmospheric pressure, was loaded on the aircraft; its six-hour cylinder recorded the altitudes flown and
proved that the flight was uninterrupted. The start of the flight was attested by the US National Aeronautic Association
and the Procès-verbal established by the Aéro-Club de France on Lindbergh's arrival attested that the barograph was
found sealed and reported that 322 litres of gas (85 gallons) remained in the sealed tanks. This Procès-verbal was signed
by no less than 13 French officials, the US Ambassador Myron Herrick, the Belgian Air Attaché Willy Coppens and, of
course Charles Lindbergh himself. Finally, the FAI General Secretary Paul Tissandier informed the National Aeronautic
Association on August 31st, 1927, that Lindbergh's flight was certified as the Class-C World Record for non-stop flight
over a distance of 5809 kilometres". [article link]
Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974) - an American aviator, author, inventor and explorer - emerged from virtual obscurity to
almost instantaneous world fame as the result of his solo non-stop flight from Roosevelt Field on Long Island to Le
Bourget Field in Paris
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 - August 26, 1974) (nicknamed "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle") was
an American aviator, author, inventor and explorer. On May 20-21, 1927, Lindbergh, then a 25-year old U.S. Air Mail
pilot, emerged from virtual obscurity to almost instantaneous world fame as the result of his Orteig Prize-winning solo
non-stop flight from Roosevelt Field on Long Island to Le Bourget Field in Paris in the single-seat, single-engine
monoplane Spirit of St. Louis. Lindbergh, an Army reserve officer, was also awarded the nation's highest military
decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his historic exploit. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Lindbergh used his fame to
relentlessly help promote the rapid development of U.S. commercial aviation. In March, 1932, however, his infant son,
Charles, Jr., was kidnapped and murdered in what was soon dubbed the "Crime of the Century" which eventually led to
the Lindbergh family fleeing the United States in December 1935 to live in Europe where they remained up until the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Before the United States entered WWII in December, 1941, Lindbergh had been an
outspoken advocate of keeping the U.S. out of the world conflict (as was his Congressman father during World War I)
and became a leader of the anti-war America First movement. Nonetheless, he supported the war effort after Pearl
Harbor and flew many combat missions in the Pacific Theater of World War II as a civilian consultant, even though
President Roosevelt had refused to reinstate his Army Air Corps colonel's commission that he had resigned earlier in
1939. In his later years, Lindbergh became a prolific prize-winning author, international explorer, inventor, and active
environmentalist. [article link]
Charles Lindbergh: "The Crime of the Century" - In what came to be referred to sensationally by the press of the time as
"The Crime of the Century", on the evening of March 1, 1932, 20-month old Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., was
abducted by an intruder from his crib in the second story nursery of his family's rural home in East Amwell, New Jersey -
The search finally ended on May 12 when the remains of an infant were serendipitously discovered by truck driver
William Allen about two miles (3 km) from the Lindberghs' home in woods near a road just north of the small village of
Mount Rose, NJ. The child's body was soon identified by Lindbergh as being that of his kidnapped son
In what came to be referred to sensationally by the press of the time as "The Crime of the Century", on the evening of
March 1, 1932, 20-month old Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., was abducted by an intruder from his crib in the second
story nursery of his family's rural home in East Amwell, New Jersey near the town of Hopewell. While a 10-week
nationwide search for the child was being undertaken, ransom negotiations were also conducted simultaneously with a
self-identified kidnapper by a volunteer intermediary, Dr. John F. Condon (aka "Jafsie"). These resulted in the payment
on April 2 of $50,000 in cash, part of which was made in soon-to-be withdrawn (and thus more easily traceable) Gold
certificates, in exchange for information-which proved to be false-about the child's whereabouts. The search finally
ended on May 12 when the remains of an infant were serendipitously discovered by truck driver William Allen about
two miles (3 km) from the Lindberghs' home in woods near a road just north of the small village of Mount Rose, NJ. The
child's body was soon identified by Lindbergh as being that of his kidnapped son. A month later the Congress passed
the so-called "Lindbergh Law" (18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(1)) on June 13, 1932, which made kidnapping a federal offense if the
victim is taken across state lines or "uses the mail or any means, facility, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign
commerce in committing or in furtherance of the commission of the offense" including as a means to demand a
ransom. -- Assiduous tracing of many $10 and $20 Gold certificates passed in the New York City area over the next
year-and-a-half eventually led police to Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a 34-year old German immigrant carpenter, who
was arrested near his home in the Bronx, NY, on September 19, 1934. A stash containing $13,760 of the ransom money
was subsequently found hidden in his garage. Charged with kidnapping, extortion, and first degree murder, Hauptmann
went on trial in a circus-like atmosphere in Flemington, New Jersey on January 2, 1935. Six weeks later he was convicted
on all counts when, following just eleven hours of deliberation, the jury delivered its verdict late on the night of
February 13 after which trial judge Thomas Trenchard immediately sentenced Hauptmann to death. Although he
continued to adamantly maintain his innocence after his conviction, all of Hauptmann's appeals and petitions for
clemency were rejected by early December 1935. Despite a last minute attempt by New Jersey Governor Harold
Hoffman (who believed Hauptmann was guilty but also had always expressed doubts that he could have acted alone) to
convince him to confess to the crimes in exchange for getting his sentence commuted to life imprisonment, the by then
36-year old Hauptmann refused and was electrocuted at Trenton State Prison on April 3, 1936. -- The Lindberghs
eventually grew tired of the never-ending spotlight on the family and came to fear for the safety of their then three-
year old second son, Jon. Deciding, therefore, to seek seclusion in Europe, the family sailed from New York under a veil
of secrecy on board the SS American Importer in the pre-dawn hours of December 22, 1935. The family rented "Long
Barn" in the village of Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England. One newspaper wrote that Lindbergh "won immediate
popularity by announcing he intended to purchase his supplies 'right in the village, from local tradesmen.' The reserve
of the villagers, most of whom had decided in advance he would be a blustering, boastful young American, is melting."
At the time of Hauptmann's execution, local police almost sealed off the area surrounding Long Barn with "orders to
regard as suspects anyone except residents who approached within a mile of the home." Lindbergh later described his
three years in the Kent village as "among the happiest days of my life." In 1938 the family moved to Iliec, a small (four-
acre) island Lindbergh purchased off the Brittany coast of France. [article link]
Lindbergh kidnapping - The kidnapping of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. (March 1, 1932) - For thirty months New
York Police Detective James J. Finn and FBI Agent Thomas Sisk had been working on the Lindbergh case - Hauptmann
was arrested by Finn and interrogated as well as beaten at least once through out the day and night that followed - The
money, Hauptmann stated, along with other items, had been left with him by friend and former business partner Isidor
Fisch - Hauptmann consistently denied any connection to the crime or knowledge that the money in his house was from
the ransom - Hauptmann was indicted in the Bronx on September 24, 1934 for extorting the $50,000 ransom from
Charles Lindbergh - Two weeks later, on October 8, 1934, Hauptmann was indicted in New Jersey for the murder of
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. - [Hauptmann went on trial in a circus-like atmosphere in Flemington, New Jersey on
January 2, 1935 - Six weeks later he was convicted on all counts when, following just eleven hours of deliberation, the
jury delivered its verdict late on the night of February 13 after which trial judge Thomas Trenchard immediately
sentenced Hauptmann to death - wiki.com] {The two events the $50,000 extortion from the Lindbergh's (probably by
the mafia) and the tragic death of the infant Charles Lindbergh, Jr. are considered two separate and unrelated
occurrences though Bruno Richard Hauptmann who unknowingly ended up with some of the $50,000 ransom from his
business partner Isidor Fisch was convicted of both crimes and was executed on April 3, 1936 "about four years after the
kidnapping".}
Re-examination of the evidence: Erastus Mead Hudson was a fingerprint expert who knew the then-rare silver nitrate
process of collecting fingerprints off wood and other surfaces on which the previous powder method could not detect
fingerprints. He found that Hauptmann's fingerprints were not on the wood, even in places that the man who made the
ladder would have to have touched. Upon reporting this to a police officer and stating that they must look further, the
officer said "Good God, don't tell us that, Doctor!". The ladder was then washed of all fingerprints, and Schwarzkopt
refused to make it public that Hauptmann's prints were not on the ladder. -- Several books have been written
proclaiming Hauptmann's innocence. These books variously criticize the police for allowing the crime scenes to become
contaminated, Lindbergh and his associates for interfering with the investigation, Hauptmann's trial lawyers for
ineffectively representing him, the reliability of the witnesses and the physical evidence presented at the trial. Ludovic
Kennedy in particular questioned much of the evidence, such as the origin of the ladder, and the testimony of many of
the witnesses. The most recent book on the case - "A Talent to Deceive" by British investigative writer William Norris -
not only affirms Hauptmann's innocence but accuses Lindbergh of a cover-up of the killer's true identity. The book
points the finger of blame at Dwight Morrow Jr., Lindbergh's brother-in-law. In 2005, the truTV television program
Forensic Files conducted a re-examination of the physical evidence in the kidnapping using more modern scientific
techniques. The program concluded that Hauptmann had indeed been guilty, but it noted that there remained many
questions, such as how he could have known that the Lindberghs would be remaining in Hopewell during the week.
[article link]
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Hoax - The true Crime of the Century was not a kidnap/murder but rather, the execution of
an innocent man - the murder of Richard Hauptmann - Outrageously unfair news coverage presented what appeared to
be a public outcry for the electric chair but there were many who were not so sure
Ever since the publication of Anthony Scaduto's Scapegoat in 1976 there has been more than enough evidence to
warrant an official re-investigation of that tainted event known as the "Trial of The Century." Yet, the case remains
closed in spite of a mountain of evidence that clearly shows how an innocent man was framed, in 1935, by desperate
New Jersey cops and a politically ruthless prosecutor. For more than 60 years Anna Hauptmann fought for exoneration
of her husband. In the mid 1980s, based partly upon Scaduto's newly disclosed evidence, she made what would become
her final appeal, to NJ Gov. James Florio. His useless advice to the courageous and broken hearted widow was that
"history" would have to be the judge of whether her husband was framed by Attorney General David Wilentz and the
New Jersey State Police. History?! What a cheap excuse. There really is nothing cheaper than "history" when it comes to
answering for a frame-up. No one pays and no one apologizes. Smart politics. The True Crime: The true Crime of the
Century was not a kidnap/murder but rather, the execution of an innocent man - the murder of (Bruno) Richard
Hauptmann. ... On May 20, 1927, Charles Augustus Lindbergh became a world hero. He was the first aviator to fly
across the Atlantic Ocean in a solo flight. After 33 hours The Spirit of St. Louis touched down in Paris and the
handsome, 25-year-old pilot became a living god. His life, only five years later, would become known as a public
tragedy when, on a Tuesday evening, March 1, 1932, his twenty-month-old son, Charles, Jr., disappeared from his crib.
... On May 12, 1932 the child's decomposed body, lying in a shallow grave only two miles (walking distance) from his
home, was found by a truck driver. The baby had been dead since the night of his disappearance. Lindbergh, in
command of the entire investigation from its inception, ordered an immediate cremation. No legitimate autopsy was
ever performed. There is no corpse to exhume for forensic testing. Lindbergh scattered the ashes of his firstborn child
out of an airplane in August 1932 and a long line of "real Lindbergh babies" have staked their claim for a share in the
Lindbergh fortune ever since. ... Outrageously unfair news coverage presented what appeared to be a public outcry for
the electric chair - but there were many who were not so sure. ... After sixty nine years this case will not die. Frightening
discrepancies point to a prosecutorial frame-up. No one could ever say that Hauptmann's trial was fair. Even those who
believe he was guilty agree it was an unfair trial. Exculpatory evidence, available at the time of the trial, was
suppressed. The Defense was not advised of such evidence nor were they allowed to handle or view the supposedly
incriminating evidence. ... Contrary to public knowledge of this case there has never been an iota of hard evidence
linking Hauptmann to Hopewell, NJ on the night of March 1, 1932. ... In 1993, Stephen Monier, a Goffstown, NH Police
Chief and Gregory Ahlgren, a Manchester, NH defense attorney, presented their shocking, but plausible, research
pointing responsibility for the child's death, not to any stranger nor to any sort of a gang - but to the baby's father
himself. By re-investigating this case as if it happened today, rather than the hero-worshipping world of the 1930s,
Ahlgren and Monier have given spellbound readers a new understanding of how easy it was for an idolized celebrity to
take charge of the most sensational investigation the country had ever known. [article link]
Conspiracy Nation The Lindbergh Kidnapping Hoax - (Part 1) THE KIDNAPPING OF THE LINDBERGH BABY -
"...comparisons between Lindbergh and Hauptmann --that the two men were very similar in an unbelievable number of
ways, physically, through life and family history, etc. ...it was as though Hauptmann was the dark side of Lindbergh -
But, if the latest theories have any validity at all, it seems as though Lindbergh was the real dark side" - Lindbergh,
hailed as the great American hero after his historic New York to Paris flight in 1927, took charge of the investigation
himself - He refused to allow other members of the household to be questioned - The (ransom) envelope was opened in
the presence of the police - Anonymous, it bore an elaborate coded symbol as a signature
On March 1, 1932, Ollie Whateley, butler at the Charles Lindbergh home in Hopewell, New Jersey, called the local police
to report that the Lindbergh's infant son had been stolen. Within hours, local and state police, plus press and ordinary
sensation seekers were all over the grounds. While local police saw a crude ladder, built in sections, lying near the
window from which it appeared the baby had been taken, and two grooves where the ladder had rested, most other
footprints and possible clues were obliterated in the rush to investigate the rain-soaked grounds. Lindbergh, hailed as
the great American hero after his historic New York to Paris flight in 1927, took charge of the investigation himself. He
refused to allow other members of the household to be questioned. According to him, the child was discovered missing
when his nursemaid, Betty Gow, went in to check on him and found the crib empty. She reported this first to Anne
Morrow Lindbergh, the child's mother, then they went to Colonel Lindbergh's room. ... When the butler came to report,
he found Lindbergh sitting in his car. Lindbergh asked the butler to drive into town and buy a flashlight, so that he could
investigate. But before Whateley could do so, the police arrived. Lindbergh led them straight to the window under the
child's room, pointed out the discarded ladder, and led them to the prints which the ladder had left, and a footprint.
According to police reports, he was very calm and collected. He then led the police upstairs to the nursery, where he
pointed to an envelope resting against the window. He told police that he had ordered that it not be touched until a
fingerprint expert could be summoned. The envelope was opened in the presence of the police. Anonymous, it bore an
elaborate coded symbol as a signature, and claimed that the writer and associates were holding the child for ransom
and would communicate the particulars later. The letter appeared to have been written by someone foreign, probably
Germanic. The fingerprint expert found no prints on the envelope or letter. Nor did he find any on the window, or the
child's crib. He didn't even find Lindbergh's prints, or those of the nursemaid or Anne Lindbergh, who had searched the
room before police arrival (incidentally, failing to notice the ransom note .) -- Over the next several months, Lindbergh
continued to spearhead a most unusual investigation. He rejected the FBI's offer of assistance, but called in Morris
Rosner, a member of the underworld. Claiming that he was convinced that the kidnapping was the work of organized
crime leaders, he asked Rosner to circulate the ransom note and see if he could get any information from his
underworld connections. ... Many legal experts and researchers believed Hauptmann, but could not save him from the
electric chair. There were too many holes in the case, too many unanswered questions. But in the 60 years since then,
four major theories have emerged about what really happened in Hopewell New Jersey that day in 1931. The first is that
Hauptmann was guilty. A variation of that was that he was guilty, but had not acted alone. The last two theories are
more startling. In 1993, two books came out claiming that there never had been a kidnapping; that Lindbergh and his
family were actually covering up a killing. The premise that the kidnap was a coverup appears to answer many of the
questions that the arrest and execution of Hauptmann raised. Much of the evidence against Hauptmann was
unsatisfactory; much of it was plainly manufactured. And much of Lindbergh's conduct during the trial is, in hindsight,
very peculiar. A quick review of the basic questions answered and left open, will demonstrate this. [article link]
Conspiracy Nation The Lindbergh Kidnapping Hoax - (Part 2) THE KIDNAPPING OF THE LINDBERGH BABY - The latest
theories claim that there was no kidnapping at all; that the kidnap story was devised as a way to cover-up the guilt of a
member of the Lindbergh family - today it is almost certain that he or a family member would have led the list of
suspects - But, in 1931, Lindbergh symbolized all that Americans most claimed to value, so any thought of possible
conspiracy was dismissed as unthinkable - 3rd Conspiracy Theory: In the late 1930s, when Lindbergh openly associated
with Nazis, and made many public statements about the desirability of a Master Race here in America, there were some
fitful rumors that Lindbergh had killed his own child because it was genetically defective, retarded - There is no proof
that Lindbergh in fact killed his own child; however, the theory answers questions left open by Hauptmann's arrest and
execution -- If true, however, Lindbergh is guilty not only of the death of his (handicapped) son, but of the cold and
deliberate murder of Bruno Richard Hauptmann
1st Conspiracy Theory: is that the child was murdered by Anne's sister, Elizabeth Morrow. Charles Lindbergh originally
courted Elizabeth, and the press reported rumors of an engagement. However, Elizabeth flew to the aid of an ailing
brother, and when Lindbergh paid a return visit to the Morrow home, only Anne was there. They began to court, and
married. Elizabeth had a mild heart attack following this news, and there is some evidence of a nervous breakdown. ...
2nd Conspiracy Theory: The second theory, on its face, is even more incredible: Lindbergh himself killed the child in the
course of a practical joke. Lindbergh was known for cruel practical jokes. He often filled bunkmates beds with lizards
and other reptiles; on one occasion he put a snake in the bed of a man who was terrified of them. Asked if the snake had
been venomous, Lindbergh replied "Yes, but not fatally." He also filled a friend's canteen with kerosene and watched
him drink it; the man was hospitalized for severe internal burns. And, only two weeks prior to the reported kidnapping,
Lindbergh hid the child in a closet then ran to his wife's room, claiming the child had been stolen. He let the joke go on
for 20 terrifying minutes before confessing. In "Crime of the Century", Ahlgren and Monier theorize that Lindbergh tried
that joke one too many times. In their scenario, Lindbergh called home to say he would be late, but actually arrived at
the usual time. He climbed his makeshift ladder to his son's room, planning to spirit the child out and arrive at the front
door with him in hand, claiming something like "Look who I met in New York." Unfortunately, the ladder broke,
Lindbergh slipped, and the child's head was smashed against the side of the house. Lindbergh then hid the body, went
home, failed to check on his young son even though the child had been sick, and spent some time in his study alone
before Betty Gow reported the child's disappearance. Ahlgren and Monier speculate that Lindbergh wrote the original
ransom note during this time. Most experts agree that the wording of the note was typical of an English speaking
person trying to sound Germanic, rather than of a real German. -- To accept this (2nd) theory, as amazing as it may be,
is somewhat easier than to believe the (1st theory) charge against Elizabeth Morrow. The great American hero was
above suspicion. Police would never think to check his alibi, to see why he arrived home an hour later than usual that
night. Nor did they hesitate to follow his orders throughout the investigation, although they, not Lindbergh, were the
trained investigators. ... 3rd Conspiracy Theory: In the late 1930s, when Lindbergh openly associated with Nazis, and
made many public statements about the desirability of a Master Race here in America, there were some fitful rumors
that Lindbergh had killed his own child because it was genetically defective -- retarded. As war and memory faded,
these whispers died down. Baby boomers, if they knew much about the case at all, tended to hear it from the
perspective of Lindbergh, the vulnerable hero; his later politics forgotten. There is no proof that Lindbergh in fact killed
his own child; however, the theory answers questions left open by Hauptmann's arrest and execution. And in this
theory, only one person had to keep a dreadful secret and perjure himself. If true, however, Lindbergh is guilty not only
of the death of his son, but of the cold and deliberate murder of Bruno Richard Hauptmann. [article link]
33° The Scottish Rite Journal: Lindbergh Anniversaries Recall A Great American Mason by Philip Douglas A. Field, 32°,
K.C.C.H. - On this year's 100th birthday of pioneer aviator Bro. Charles A. Lindbergh and the 75th anniversary of his
historic 1927 flight, it is appropriate to remember and honor this outstanding American Mason - Perhaps from his five-
term Minnesota U.S. Congressman father or his schoolteacher mother, Bro. Lindbergh had learned to plan carefully -
Thus, he had every detail of his burial in place
On Sunday, May 26, 2002, at 4:00 pm at the Palapala Ho'omau Congregational Church (below left) at Kipahulu, Island
of Maui, Hawaiian Islands, 16 parishioners, friends, and Masonic Brothers gathered in the fading sunlight. In the dimly
lighted church built 145 years ago of coral, lava stone, and mortar, those attending were led by Kahu Richard Wylie in
singing "America the Beautiful." The event was a memorial service for our Masonic Brother, Charles Augustus
Lindbergh (1902-1974). -- Brother Lindbergh had bought five acres of coastal land on Maui and had built two rustic
dwellings. When he grew short of days due to terminal cancer, he was in New York, but wanted to die at his Maui home.
In the outer courtyard of the church's tiny cemetery, a gray Vermont granite stone lying flat on the ground marks his
grave. It bears the inscription "…If I take the wings of morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea…" a passage
from Psalms 139:9. Familiar to many, but not inscribed on the stone, is verse 10: "…even there shall thy hand lead me,
and thy right hand shall hold me." That afternoon, someone had placed six tiny American flags and one small Swedish
flag about the edges of the stone. Inside the faintly damp church, light faded as the pastor led those joining him at a
table where a single goblet held ceremonial grape juice. Those who wished dipped a tiny square of white bread into the
cup and ate. A shy local lady led the congregation in singing a cappella the haunting "Ka Haku Aloha E," "Break Thou
the Bread of Life." Kahu Wylie gave the benediction. ... Bro. Lindbergh took "the wings of morning" out of this world at
7:00 am on Monday, August 26, 1974. He was 72. Perhaps from his five-term Minnesota U.S. Congressman father or his
schoolteacher mother, Bro. Lindbergh had learned to plan carefully. Thus, he had every detail of his burial in place,
including a heavy eucalyptus wood coffin. With similarly precise planning, he had left his island A-frame cottage and
another building, along with the land surrounding these structures, to the U.S. National Park Service, had arranged to
have them included in Haleakala National Park, and had set up a fund to maintain these bequests. ... Further, William R.
Denslow, in his four-volume work titled 10,000 Famous Freemasons, records the following: "Lindbergh received his
degrees in Keystone Lodge No. 243, St. Louis, Mo., June 9, Oct. 20, and Dec. 15, 1926, and is a life member of that
lodge. He is also a member of St. Louis Chapter No. 33, National Sojourners, and the Sciots of San Diego, Calif."
(Transactions of the Missouri Lodge of Research, 1959, Vol. III, pp. 87-88). On his history-making flight, Lindbergh is
said to have worn a patch with a Square and Compasses on his flying jacket. In the year 2002, to celebrate the 75th
anniversary of Brother Lindbergh's famous flight, Erik Lindbergh, Lindbergh's grandson, flew alone nonstop over the
same route his grandfather took from New York to Paris. We salute Brother Charles Augustus Lindbergh as a great
American and Freemason. [article link]
(1941) 9-11 Speech by Charles Lindbergh - Charles Lindbergh's speech 9/11/41 Des Moines, Iowa - LISTEN CLOSELY TO
THIS RARE SPEECH BY CHARLES LINDBERG - A FACINATING AND PASSIONATE SPEECH {Charles Lindbergh was
passionate about the war though he wasn't opposed to war at all he was a Nazi; he was opposed to America entering
the war against his fellow Nazi's in Germany whom he collaborated with regarding his invaluable long-distance flight
experience and airplane expertise by actually helping to select the latest technology for Hitler in the building of the Nazi
air force and by soliciting donations and funds to assure that the first WWII Nazi combat planes were built. Lindbergh
participated in WWII in the Pacific against the Japanese but he would not participate in Europe against the Germans.}
(Youtube - Rare Audio)
"On a spring day in 1918 several government agents entered a printshop at Washington, D. C., where the original
edition of this book was being printed. "Destroy all the Lindbergh (Sr.) plates in your plant," they told the head of the
institution. He was forced to comply. The hysteria of war-time (WWI) brooked no delays. Not only were the plates of
this book "Why Is Your Country at War?" destroyed, but also the plates of Congressman Lindbergh's book “Banking and
Currency," written in 1913 and attacking the big bankers and Federal Reserve Law. So was the pat painstaking effort of
months wiped out. Only a few hundred copies of this book had been printed, and they were sent to Minnesota for use in
Congressman Lindbergh’s campaign for the governorship of that state. In 1923 Dorrance & Company issued
Congressman Lindbergh's "The Economic Pinch," long out of print, as are his other writings, so that the present volume
is the only one on Lindbergh’s books available to the American reading public today. Lindbergh transferred the
copyright to me late in 1923, when I was associated with him in the practice of law at Minneapolis. We intended to use
the book in his 1924 campaign for governor, but death took him on May 24, 1924, and the project was halted. As the
years have passed the book has become more and more amazing. In the light of things now happening it is a most
uncanny prediction of economic trends, twenty years ahead of its time." LISTEN CLOSELY TO THIS RARE SPEECH BY
CHARLES LINDBERG. A FACINATING AND PASSIONATE SPEECH. [article link]
{Conspiracy Wrap-up - 1944 WWII The Exercise Tiger Massacre} Normandy invasion June 6, 1944: D-Day German
[Newsreel] Footage - At 5:18 seconds into the June 6, 1944 German newsreel German victory footage not from
Normandy but from the ill-fated April 28, 1944 American Exercise Tiger shows up in the German film reel. How did the
German propaganda office receive the recent (Top Secret) American film disaster of Exercise Tiger? British Prime
Minister Winston Churchill wanted to deceive the German population into thinking that they were winning the war in
order to keep them from finding out the truth and seeking a surrender before his planned annihilation and destruction,
from both the east (Russia) and the west (Allies) could be unleashed on the unsuspecting German citizens. Churchill
created a (staged) German victory at Slapton Sands alerting German attack boats to the unarmed Americans and
allowing 749 unarmed American soldiers to be killed so the film footage could be given to the German propaganda
department and used as a German victory masking the planned onslaught to come. (Graphic War Footage - YouTube)
Combat footage. (Die Deutsche Wochenschau) 6th June 1944, Normandy invasion from German perspective. As late as
13:35 the German 352nd division was reporting that the assault had been hurled back into the sea. From their vantage
point at Pointe de la Percée overlooking the whole of the beach from the western end the German perception was that
the assault had been stopped at the beach. An officer there noted that troops were seeking cover behind obstacles and
counted ten tanks burning. However, as early as 07:35 the third battalion 726th Grenadier Regiment, defending Draw F-
1 on Fox Green beach, was reporting that 100--200 American troops had penetrated its front, with enemy inside the
wire at WN-62 and WN-61 under attack from the rear. Casualties amongst the defenders were mounting and at the
same time that the 916th regiment, defending the centre of the 352nd zone, was reporting that the landings had been
frustrated, it was also requesting reinforcement. The request could not be met because the situation elsewhere in
Normandy was becoming more urgent for the defenders. [article link]
Remembering Operation Tiger WWII: Six weeks before D-Day - The residents of Slapton and Torcross had been
evacuated from their homes since 1943 and live ammunition was going to be used [on this the 6th and last practice
exercise at this location] - USA's D-Day Disaster Operation Tiger (YouTube)
28 April 1944, landing craft set off from the coast of England carrying soldiers and their equipment, along with a convoy
of ships. The Royal Navy provided escorts with HMS Scimitar in the lead and HMS Azalea in the rear. Suddenly HMS
Scimitar in the front was rammed by another vessel and had received orders to stay in port but the Commander of the
operation was not told of this fact so the convoy started off with no escort in the front and HMS Azalea in the rear had
been told to stay behind. It is thought that a typing error was to blame for this miscommunication and the convoy had
no Navy escorts at all. The accounts of Operation Tiger are taken from the men that survived so some versions differ
about what happened. ... Eight landing ships were heading towards Slapton Sands with engineers and chemical and
quartermaster troops on board along with tanks and jeeps, when suddenly nine German torpedo boats appeared out of
the darkness and attacked the convoy of eight ships. ... A subsequent official investigation revealed two factors that
may have contributed to the tragedy -- a lack of escort vessels and an error in radio frequencies. ... Orders were issued
after Operation Tiger that no one who knew anything could talk about it as they didn't want the Germans to know how
many men they had lost or what they were trying to achieve with Operation Tiger. There was a press release issued of
the incident in July 1944 of the tragedy. [article link]
April 28th 1944 Army Exercise Tiger - Exercise Tiger, one of several rehearsals conducted in preparation for the
momentous [June 6, 1944 D-Day] invasion to come - As the convoy sailed into Start Bay, westernmost corner of Lyme
Bay, German E Boats found them and opened fire on a defenseless convoy [Two LST's (troop ships) sunk, a third lay
crippled] - There were accusations not only of a cover-up, but also of heavy casualties inflicted by U.S. soldiers [acting
as German soldiers in the exercise], who presumably did not know they had live ammunition in their weapons, firing on
other [American] soldiers - killing 749 soldiers
It was two hours after midnight on 28 April, 1944. Since the moon had just gone down, visibility was fair. The sea was
calm. A few hours earlier, in daylight, assault forces of the U S 4th Infantry Division had gone ashore on Slapton Sands,
a stretch of beach along the south coast of England that closely resembled a beach on the French coast of Normandy,
code-named Utah, where a few weeks later U.S. troops were to storm ashore as part of history's largest and most
portentous amphibious assault: D-Day. The assault at Slapton Sands was known as Exercise Tiger, one of several
rehearsals conducted in preparation for the momentous invasion to come. So vital was the exercise of accustoming the
troops to the combat conditions they were soon to face that commanders had ordered use of live naval and artillery
fire, which could be employed because British civilians had long ago been relocated from the region around Slapton
Sands. Individual soldiers also had live ammunition for their rifles and machine guns. -- In those early hours of 28 April
off the south coast in Start Bay, Lyme Bay, a flotilla of eight LSTs (landing ship, tank) was ploughing toward Slapton
Sands, transporting a follow-up force of engineers and chemical and quartermaster troops not scheduled for assault but
to be unloaded in orderly fashion along with trucks, amphibious trucks, jeeps and heavy engineering equipment. Out of
the darkness, nine swift German torpedo boats suddenly appeared. On routine patrol out of the French port of
Cherbourg, the commanders had learned of heavy radio traffic in Lyme Bay. Ordered to investigate, they were amazed
to see what they took to be a flotilla of eight destroyers. They hastened to attack. -- German torpedoes hit three of the
LSTs. One lost its stern but eventually limped into port. Another burst into flames, the fire fed by gasoline in the
vehicles aboard. A third keeled over and sank within six minutes. There was little time for launching lifeboats. Trapped
below decks, hundreds of soldiers and sailors went down with the ships. Others leapt into the sea, but many soon
drowned, weighted down by water-logged overcoats and in some cases pitched forward into the water because they
were wearing life belts around their waists rather than under their armpits. Others succumbed to hypothermia in the
cold water. When the waters of the English Channel at last ceased to wash bloated bodies ashore, the toll of the dead
and missing stood at 198 sailors and 551 soldiers, a total of 749, the most costly training incident involving U.S. forces
during World War II. Whilst all this was unfolding, MGB's of our Coastal Services could see flashes from the battle,
whilst on patrol, but were not ordered to intercept the E boats or investigate and knew nothing of the tragedy taking
place nearby. MGB's. Norman Hine's story - click the link. Allied commanders were not only concerned about the loss of
life and two LSTs -- which left not a single LST as a reserve for D-Day -- but also about the possibility that the Germans
had taken prisoners who might be forced to reveal secrets about the upcoming invasion. Ten officers aboard the LSTs
had been closely involved in the invasion planning and knew the assigned beaches in France; there was no rest until
those 10 could be accounted for: all of them drowned. A subsequent official investigation revealed two factors that may
have contributed to the tragedy -- a lack of escort vessels and an error in radio frequencies. Although there were a
number of British picket ships stationed off the south coast, including some facing Cherbourg, only two vessels were
assigned to accompany the convoy -- a corvette and a World War I era destroyer. Damaged in a collision, the destroyer
put into port, and a replacement vessel came to the scene too late. Because of a typographical error in orders, the U.S.
LSTs were on a radio frequency different from the corvette and the British naval headquarters ashore. When one of the
picket ships spotted German torpedo boats soon after midnight, a report quickly reached the British corvette but not
the LSTs. Assuming the U.S. vessels had received the same report, the commander of the corvette made no effort to
raise them. Whether an absence of either or both of those factors would have had any effect on the tragic events that
followed would be impossible to say, but probably not. The tragedy off Slapton Sands was simply one of those cruel
happenstances of war. I received an email in October 2008 from Lois Behrens Orjuela who tells me that (her) father
died here and that his body was never recovered. Lt. Cmdr. John W. Behrens was on LST 531. [article link]
Exercise Tiger - Actor Edward G. Robinson - Two American GI's talk to locals near Slapton - (Identities Unknown) Looks
like Edward G Robinson [Office of War Information department - Propaganda officer] in the front centre! {Edward G.
Robinson and other "U.S. Office of War Information" personnel were scouting filming locations at Slapton Sands (a
coastal village in Devon, England - wiki.com) to film what would become the "ill-fated Exercise Tiger" unknowingly the
(live ammo) exercise was a complete set up and footage of the April 28, 1944 massacre ended up in the June 6, 1944
Nazi Newsreel publications [and other German newsreels] presenting the Normandy landing as a defeat for Allied
forces and a victory for German forces falsely enabling German moral to remain dedicated to a war that was already
lost.}
What began as a top secret naval operation to prepare US Army and Naval forces for the June 6th D-Day Invasion,
would end with one of the highest losses ever suffered in combat by the US Army and Navy in WW II. -- At 0135 on the
morning of April 28th, 1944, eight Tank Landing Ships (LST's) and their lone escort, the British corvette HMS AZALEA,
were en route to the landing area. Slapton Sands was selected because its beach looked every bit like the beaches at
Normandy that would be code named Utah and Omaha by the allies. The eight LST's of LST Group 32, formed convoy
T-4. they were the support group for elements of the 4th & 29th Infantry, 82nd Airborne and 188th Field Artillery Group
already ashore at Slapton Sands. The LST's were carrying the 1st Engineer Special Brigade, the 3206th Quartermaster
Company from Missouri, the 3207th Company and 462nd and 478th combat truck support companies as well as other
elements of the US Army's engineer, signal, medical and chemical corps along with some infantry. Miles south in the
mouth of Lyme bay, lay the bulk of the Tiger naval force. Protected by the cruiser USS AGUSTA and the new British "O"
class destroyers HMS ONSLOW and HMS OBEDIENT as well as the Tribal Class destroyer HMS ASHANTI and a
covering force of motor torpedo boats. Anchored along with LST's 55 and 382 they would be of no help to the
ambushed LST force of T-4. Attacking in the pitch black night, 9 German Navy "E" boats (torpedo) struck quickly and
decisively. Without warning LST 507 was torpedoed first. Explosions and flame lit the night. At 0217 LST 531 is
torpedoed. It sinks in six minutes. Of the 496 soldiers and sailors on her, 424 of them died. It would be on this ship that
the state of Missouri would lose some 201 of its boys of the 3206th. LST 289 tried to evade the fast German "E" boats
but was hit in the stern. LST's 496, 515, and 511 all began firing at their attackers, LST 289 joined in returning fire while
lowering landing craft to pull it out of harms way. -- At 0225 the LST 499 radioed for help. Minutes later the lead ship,
LST 515 sent out an urgent and chilling message. " 'E' boat attack". Radio stations along the coast pick up the dramatic
calls for help, unaware of the top secret operation underway, the calls go unanswered. Only after an alert radio
operator heard the words "T-4", did the Naval Command realize the calls were from "Tiger" and send help. By 0240 the
horror was slowly realized. Two LST's sunk, a third lay crippled. Of the 4000 man force nearly a fourth were missing or
killed . Official Dept. of Defence records confirm 749 dead , 551 US Army and 198 US Navy. The death toll makes "Tiger"
the costliest battle to U.S. forces at that point in the war after Pearl Harbour. On April 28th, 1944, the LST's darkest yet
finest hour occurred. When, for one hour, the men and ships of Convoy T-4 fought the greatest naval battle ever faced
by an LST force in history. Against superior enemy warships, the Tiger amphibious force held its own. The German
attack did not stop Exercise Tiger. Landing operations resumed later on the 28th. It is a credit to the tenacity and
determination of the soldiers and sailors involved in Exercise Tiger, that the D-Day invasion at Normandy occurred as
planned. The events surrounding Exercise Tiger were officially declassified in early August 1944, two months after the
Normandy Invasion. On April 28th 1996 Secretary of The Navy John Dalton stated in his remarks “Tiger….was the LST’s
finest hour." -- In Peter Scott's book "The Battle of The Narrow Seas" published in 1945 he makes a vague reference to
the disaster at Slapton. As he was on the planning staff at Portsmouth "Plot" prior to D Day, he would have been ideally
placed to learn of this catastrophe. He refers to E boat successes prior and during D Day. He writes " Only once in that
time did the E Boats achieve anything of consequence. That was during an invasion exercise when they got in amongst
a convoy of landing craft in Lyme Bay and wrought serious devastation and heavy loss of life; it was their sole success
although they were at sea night after night". Even in this brief reference Scott gives the E Boats undue credit. The vast
majority of American losses were from alleged friendly fire from their own forces on the beach! At the time of writing
his book (1945) he must have known of the real reasons over 900 US servicemen met their deaths. [article link]
The 30th Infantry Division In World War II - Edward G. Robinson, who were entertaining the men of the 30th - When Mr.
Robinson requested to talk to a German P.O.W. (Mp_30.doc)
As the Division moved toward Paris, the Military Police Platoon had the happier job of providing an escort for actress
Dinah Shore and actor Edward G. Robinson, who were entertaining the men of the 30th. When Mr. Robinson requested
to talk to a German P.O.W., the men had to put an American officer in German uniform to play the role, as the P.O.W.
cages were empty at the time. Such an act was presented for the great actor that he was none the wiser! [article link]
Snopes.com: The Robinson Factor - Claim: (Actor) Edward G. Robinson funded the French Resistance in World War II -
there's no record - or even admission or hint on the actor's part - of his ever slipping cash into the hands of the
Resistance, let alone of doing it every month - He was also a man who cared about battling Nazism - His opportunities
to do so were limited, given that he was almost 50 at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor and thus well beyond the
age when he could enlist with the U.S. forces - Frank Capra's Signal Corps film group [Newsreels] in Washington had
nothing for him, nor did the OSS [CIA forerunner] or the Navy - Despite the obstacles, he found ways to aid the war
effort - In 1942, at the request of the Office of War Information [Propaganda], he traveled to England and from there
made "morale speeches to the British and broadcast in as many foreign languages as I could to the occupied areas of
Europe" - Although they were marked as secret [because Robinson actually was an OSS agent], reproductions of his
official orders from the Office of War Information were included in Robinson's 1973 autobiography
Origins: The revered actor Edward G. Robinson (1893-1973) began life as Emmanuel Goldenberg, the fifth of six children
born to Morris and Sarah Goldenberg in Romania. His family immigrated to New York City when he was nine years old.
Fed in large part by his role of Rico in the 1931 film Little Caesar, his public image was that of a tough-talking bad guy.
Yet such perception belied the truth about him. Robinson was a sensitive, quiet, cultured man who spoke seven
languages besides English fluently, including Yiddish, Romanian, and German. He collected great works of art, and at
the time of his death his collection was valued in the millions of dollars (and that after he'd disposed of almost all of it in
1956 as part of the divorce from his first wife.) -- He was also a man who cared about battling Nazism. His opportunities
to do so were limited, given that he was almost 50 at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor and thus well beyond the
age when he could enlist with the U.S. forces. (He served in the U.S. Navy in 1918, when he was 25 years old.) Frank
Capra's Signal Corps film group in Washington had nothing for him, nor did the OSS or the Navy. Despite the obstacles,
he found ways to aid the war effort, as he describes in his 1973 autobiography, All My Yesterdays: "This is a point in time
at which I went to no meetings but, on the set with a secretary, answered appeals for help from all over the country. I
refused to crawl or slither out of anything; any committee with a title that seemed to me to suggest help for England
and France against the Nazis and which contained on its letterhead the name of a recognized figure, I responded to -
usually with a check. Later I responded by making speeches." -- In 1942, at the request of the Office of War Information,
he traveled to England and from there made "morale speeches to the British and broadcast in as many foreign
languages as I could to the occupied areas of Europe." He entertained troops in the U.K. and on the radio made patriotic
and propaganda broadcasts. Some of those broadcasts were in German and were addressed to the underground in
Germany. (At the time he was making them, he wondered if they were getting through. After the war, he heard from a
number of Germans who praised his wartime broadcasts, telling him he'd given them hope.) -- Robinson did as much as
a 50-year-old movie star could in contributing to the war effort during World War II, both at the behest of the U.S.
government (making speeches to troops and broadcasting in foreign languages to occupied lands), and privately
(funding numerous organizations). In addition to putting monies into the hands of such groups as the Anti-Nazi League,
Bundles for Britain, Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies, and Fight for Freedom, he donated all of his
1942 earnings (less what he was obligated to pay in taxes on that income) to war funds, particularly the USO and war
bonds. As well as covering dozens of USO-related expenses that year, he also made donations to China War Relief, War
Service Inc., Hollywood Canteen, Medical Aid to Russia, and the American Flying Service Foundation. -- Although they
were marked as secret, reproductions of his official orders from the Office of War Information were included in
Robinson's 1973 autobiography. The actor was proud of the work he did on behalf of the Allies and wanted people to
know the precise details of it, even if that got him into trouble. (He believed he risked being prosecuted under the
Espionage Act. Granted, the risk would have been very small, given that by the time of publication there no longer was
an Office of War Information.) It therefore does not follow that even at the very end of his life he would have failed to
mention having successfully managed to spirit monies into the hands of the underground movement in France month
after month, especially in light of how difficult and complicated such a process would have been and how heroic the
Resistance's work was. [article link]
{Conspiracy Wrap-up - 1972 The Mitchell Brothers Porn Explosion} Wikipedia.com: The Mitchell brothers - James "Jim"
Lloyd Mitchell, November 30, 1943-July 12, 2007 and Artie Jay Mitchell, December 17, 1945-February 27, 1991 - were
pioneers in the pornography and striptease club business in San Francisco and other parts of California from 1969 until
1991, when Jim was convicted of killing Artie - In 1991, Jim, in response to friends' and associates' demands to "do
something" about alcoholic, cocaine-addled Artie, drove to Artie's house one rainy evening in late February with a .22
rifle and fatally shot him - After having served three years in San Quentin Jim was released in 1997 - Jim Mitchell died at
his ranch in western Sonoma County on July 12, 2007 from an apparent heart attack - The funeral in Jim's boyhood
town of Antioch, California on July 19 was attended by 300 people, including (San Francisco) Mayor Willie Brown
In 1969, with the help of Artie's Ivy League-educated wife Meredith Bradford, they fulfilled their ambitions by leasing
and renovating a dilapidated two-story building at 895 O'Farrell Street, which they converted into the O'Farrell Theatre,
a movie theater with a makeshift film studio upstairs. They also rented a larger facility at 991 Tennessee Street in which
to shoot some of their films; nevertheless, even their fans conceded that Mitchell movies ranged in quality from
mediocre to atrocious. Jim Mitchell once quipped, "The only Art in [porn] is my brother." The Mitchells opened the
O'Farrell Theatre on the Fourth of July, 1969, and were confronted almost immediately by the authorities. They would
open other X-rated movie houses in California over the years, spending much time in court and money on lawyers to
stay open as indignant locals and officials tried to shut them down. They became incorporated as Cinema 7
(headquartered in the managers' offices at the O'Farrell Theatre) and in 1972 produced one of the world's first famous
feature-length pornographic movies, Behind the Green Door, starring then-Ivory Snow girl Marilyn Chambers in her
porn debut. The movie, produced for $60,000, grossed over $25 million.The Mitchells rode the porno chic wave,
producing numerous hardcore movies including Resurrection of Eve in 1973 and Sodom & Gomorrah in 1975. One of
their last big-budget movies was The Grafenberg Spot (1985), featuring the underaged Traci Lords, who had entered
the adult-video industry with fraudulent identification. The Mitchell brothers were the first to transfer film titles to
videotape and market them via ads in national sex magazines. The brothers were inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
... In 1991, Jim, in response to friends' and associates' demands to "do something" about alcoholic, cocaine-addled
Artie, drove to Artie's house one rainy evening in late February with a .22 rifle and fatally shot him. O'Farrell stripper
Julie Bajo (Artie's lover at the time) immediately called 911 and the police arrested Jim minutes later. Marilyn Chambers
spoke at Artie's funeral; he was buried in Lodi Memorial Cemetery. After a highly publicized trial in which Jim was
represented by his old friend and lawyer Michael Kennedy (by then a prominent Park Avenue attorney), the jury
rejected a murder charge and found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Before Jim's sentencing, numerous people
spoke on his behalf (presumably appealing for clemency), including former Mayor Frank Jordan, Sheriff Michael
Hennessey, and former Police Chief Richard Hongisto. Mitchell was sentenced to six years in prison. ... After having
served three years in San Quentin Jim was released in 1997 and he returned to run the O'Farrell Theatre. Jim
established the "Artie Fund" to collect money for a local drug rehabilitation center and for the Surf Rescue Squad of the
San Francisco Fire Department. ... Jim Mitchell died at his ranch in western Sonoma County on July 12, 2007 from an
apparent heart attack. The funeral in Jim's boyhood town of Antioch, California on July 19 was attended by 300 people,
including Mayor Willie Brown, ex-District Attorney Terence Hallinan and many O'Farrell strippers. He was buried next to
his brother. [article link]
{Conspiracy Wrap-up - 1972 The Mitchell Brothers Porn Explosion} FoxNews: July 15, 2009: (Jim Mitchell) Son's Arrest
the Latest Chapter in Porn Family Saga - The days before he was arrested for allegedly beating his ex-girlfriend to death
and kidnapping their daughter brought a string of bad news to James "Rafe" Mitchell, the son of late San Francisco
pornography mogul Jim Mitchell - Stevens said neighbors have told her they saw James Rafe Mitchell bludgeoning her
daughter with a baseball bat Sunday while holding Samantha in his arms
Police in the Marin County city of Novato allege that by weekend's end, the 27-year-old Mitchell's problems only got
worse. Keller's body was found on Sunday evening in the yard where she had just held a first birthday party for her
daughter. The toddler, Samantha Rae Mitchell, was missing, prompting a statewide Amber Alert. Just before midnight,
Mitchell's car was tracked to a Sacramento suburb where police arrested him on suspicion of murder, stealing a child
and violating a restraining order. ... Huggins said that James Rafe Mitchell never held a job because he had inherited
money from his father and had a methamphetamine addiction. Keller left him because of his drug problem, but over
the years struggled with staying away from Mitchell, Huggins said. In her request for a restraining order, Keller painted
a frightening picture of repeated abuse and horror she endured during her relationship. "I live in constant fear of James
and fear that he will take Samantha. James just bailed out of jail and I am worried about what he might do to us," she
wrote. She wrote that Mitchell first hit her in the mouth in September 2007 and that the abuse escalated from there.
"One time he dragged me naked by my hair across the floor because I would not have sex with him. He dragged me
from the bedroom down the hallway and threatened to throw me out the front door of the apartment, naked." Keller
said Mitchell's brother and two sisters have a 5-year restraining order against him for an incident involving threats with
a gun. Court documents state that Mitchell brought his gun in November 2007 to a family meeting at the Mitchell
Brothers O'Farrell Theatre in San Francisco, waving the firearm in a threatening manner. Keller said the gun was used to
threaten her that same month. "James took his gun out as if he was going to shoot me and I saw him pull the trigger as I
ran away but discovered there were no bullets when I hear nothing," she wrote in her declaration. Mitchell first was
arrested for domestic violence when Keller was four-months pregnant with their daughter, Huggins said, in February
2008. He was arrested again in March for violating his probation from the previous case. Keller's mother, Claudia
Stevens, showed up for Mitchell's arraignment with a picture of her daughter pinned to her shirt. Stevens said
neighbors have told her they saw Mitchell bludgeoning her daughter with a baseball bat Sunday while holding
Samantha in his arms. [article link]
{Conspiracy Wrap-up - 1972 The Mitchell Brothers Porn Explosion} FoxNews: April 13, 2009: X-rated star Marilyn
Chambers dies at 56 - For the first time, films like "Behind the Green Door" and "Deep Throat" also released in 1972 and
starring Lovelace had decent acting and legitimate if fairly thin plots - As the audiences for them grew to include
couples, they also began to take on higher production values and to be seen in places other than sleazy theaters - But
"Behind the Green Door" brought something more in Chambers, an attractive young woman who had begun her career
as a legitimate actress and model - She got her start in adult films after answering an ad placed in a San Francisco
newspaper by pioneering adult filmmakers Jim and Artie Mitchell
The cause of death was not immediately known. A family friend, Peggy McGinn, said Chambers' 17-year-old daughter
found the actress' body Sunday night at her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Canyon Country. Chambers was
pronounced dead at the scene, the county coroner's office said Monday. Chambers and fellow actresses Linda Lovelace
and Georgina Spelvin shot to fame at a time in the early 1970s when both American social mores and the quality of
hard-core sex films were changing. For the first time, films like "Behind the Green Door" and "Deep Throat" (also
released in 1972 and starring Lovelace) had decent acting and legitimate if fairly thin plots. As the audiences for them
grew to include couples, they also began to take on higher production values and to be seen in places other than sleazy
theaters. But "Behind the Green Door" brought something more in Chambers, an attractive young woman who had
begun her career as a legitimate actress and model. ... "She was the first crossover adult star. She was the Ivory Snow
girl and when she decided to make an adult movie that was big news," Steven Hirsch, co-CEO of adult filmmaker Vivid
Entertainment Group, told The Associated Press on Monday. "It was the first adult movie that was more than just a
bunch of sex scenes," Hirsch said of her breakthrough film. "She was an actress and she brought that ability to the set of
'Behind the Green Door.' That's part of what made that movie so successful." ... "Back then in my naive brain I was
thinking that something like 'Behind the Green Door' had never been done before and the way our sexual revolution
was traveling I really thought it was going to be a stepping stone which would further my acting career," she said. She
learned afterward, she said, that wasn't the case. ... Chambers, born Marilyn Ann Briggs, on April 22, 1952, grew up in
Westport, Conn. She got her start in adult films after answering an ad placed in a San Francisco newspaper by
pioneering adult filmmakers Jim and Artie Mitchell. Married and divorced three times, she is survived by her daughter,
McKenna Marie Taylor; her brother, Bill Briggs; and her sister, Jann Smith. [article link]
{Conspiracy Wrap-up - 1903 Old West Outlaw Tom Horn} Tom Horn: Misunderstood Misfit - At 6:30 on the foggy
morning of July 18, 1901, 14-year-old Willie Nickell was brutally killed - shot in the back from ambush as he rode his
father’s horse near the family homestead 40 miles northwest of Cheyenne, Wyoming - The subsequent investigation
and the arrest, trial and execution of the suspected murderer touched off controversy that has persisted for more than
100 years - The central figure in that controversy is Tom Horn
At 6:30 on the foggy morning of July 18, 1901, 14-year-old Willie Nickell was brutally killed - shot in the back from
ambush as he rode his father’s horse near the family homestead 40 miles northwest of Cheyenne, Wyoming. The
subsequent investigation and the arrest, trial and execution of the suspected murderer touched off controversy that has
persisted for more than 100 years. The central figure in that controversy is Tom Horn, a well-known stock detective who
previously had been implicated in the murders of four rustlers in Wyoming and Colorado before being hanged for a
crime that many historians believe he did not commit - even though Horn had claimed, ‘Killing men is my specialty. I
look at it as a business proposition, and I think I have a corner on the market. ... After a lengthy investigation, which
included the extraction of an alleged confession from Horn by use of a concealed stenographer, the suspect was
arrested on January 24, 1902, and was subsequently tried, convicted and, on November 20, 1903, hanged for the crime.
But the question of his guilt or innocence and the enigma of the man’s personality remain. [article link]
Tom Horn took the stand in his own defense - In the final analysis it was Horn's own testimony that hanged him - While
awaiting the outcome of an appeal, Horn spent his time braiding a rope and writing an autobiography - His appeal was
denied - He was hanged using his own rope on November 20, 1903, while two friends, Charles B. Irwin and Frank Irwin,
sang the hymn "Life is Like a Mountain Railroad"
Motion pictures have attempted to make it appear that there was considerable doubt as to Horn's guilt. The films
focused on the question of whether Joe LeFors got Horn drunk and whether Horn had really confessed or if the
shorthand stenographer Charles Ohnhaus had misheard or mistranscribed Horn's statement. The defense was three-
fold: (1.) Horn was under the influence of liquor, tended to make things up, and became talkative when drunk.
Witnesses were produced that Horn had been drinking. (2.) Horn had an alibi and could not have been in the area at the
time of the killing. He was in Laramie City, as proven by the fact that Horn's horse, Pacer, was lodged at a Livery in
Laramie City for a ten-day period at the time of the killing. Witnesses testified that Horn was nowhere near the Nickell
Ranch at the time of the slaying. (3.) The killing could not have occurred as he described to LeFors in the following
regards: (a.) Dr. Barber testified, based on learned texts, that the wounds could not have been inflicted with a 30-30
similar to Horn's. (b.) A witness was produced who had slept with Horn several days later and had observed no injury to
Horn's feet such as would have been produced had Horn gone barefoot. (c.) Horn, in his statement to LeFors, described
the shooting as coming from one direction. The fatal shot came from another. ... Horn took the stand in his own
defense. In the final analysis it was Horn's own testimony that hanged him. Horn admitted making the various
statements testified to by LeFors, Snow and Ohnhaus with the exception of one statement which Horn did not
remember but conceded he might have made. However, Horn contended that his confession was a "josh;" it was merely
an exchange of wild tales. The witnesses admitted that although Horn had been drinking, Horn was in control of
himself. Dr. Barber admitted he could not say that the wounds were not inflicted with a 30-30. ... A jury of 11 whites and
one black, Charles Tolson, found Horn guilty on October 23, 1902, on the sixth ballot. At the end of the fifth ballot, two
jurors voted for acquittal. The jury then examined all of the testimony. After re-examination, the two hold-out jurors
voted guilty. Each later made statements to the effect that although they liked Horn, they had no choice but to find him
guilty. ... In the final analysis, it must be said the jury was there, they heard the witnesses, and, upon consideration of all
the evidence, they found they had no other choice but to find Horn guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Thus, the
mystery of Tom Horn, the one he took to his grave, is not if he killed Willie Nickell. Unanswered questions remain after
100 years: Who paid Horn the $2,100; who paid Horn to kill Isom Dart, Matt Rash, William Lewis, and Fred Powell; and
who actually wrote Tom Horn's autobiography. [article link]
The invitations to the hanging were duly issued - [November 20, 1903] Roman Catholic and Episcopal priests visited
with Horn, but Horn denied to Charlie Irwin that he had gotten religion {Why even at the last minute would Tom Horn
feel the need to make public a denial that he had gotten religion? Because he was a practicing Satanists and wanted his
friends to know that though condemned to hang he was still a Satanist.}
Horn's body was claimed by his brother Charles. In a later letter to Coble, Charles Horn noted that he had failed to write
his brother prior to the execution. Horn was buried in Boulder, Colo. The funeral expenses were paid for by Coble. A
guard was posted at the grave. As a result of an altercation between Coble and Nickell at the railway station over
Nickell's sheep, the suspicion has always been that Coble paid Horn to do in Nickell. This has never been proven and it
may well be speculated that Horn was merely performing an unsolicited favor of ridding the neighborhood of a
sheepman. In 1903, Coble sold his interest in the Iron Mountain Ranch to his partner Henry Bosler. Later each accused
the other of fraud. After Bosler refused to pay Coble what he was due, Coble successfully sued Bosler in a bitter action
which went all the way to the Wyoming Supreme Court. Coble nevertheless lost his fortune and went to work as a
foreman for a ranch in Nevada. In 1914, he was let go. On December 4, 1914, shortly after midnight, Coble entered the
coffee shop of the Commercial Hotel in Elko through the 4th Street entrance, proceeded to the lobby and asked the
night clerk for some stationery. He wrote out a note to his wife, and committed suicide in an unoccupied ladies'
restroom using a .32 Smith and Wesson. Duncan Clark was killed in a hunting accident in April 1906 near Horse Creek
where he was then residing. His death has been used as the basis for various conspiracy theories. Such theories include:
(a) Willie Nickell was killed by Victor Miller using a gun similar to Horn's Winchester so as to blame Horn; (b) Willie was
killed by Jose "Joe Good" Bueno, an outlaw from Brown's Hole, Colorado; and (c) the Wyoming Stock Growers
Association conspired to "blow" the defense and see Horn hanged rather than have him reveal their being involved in
the killings. A review of Justice Potter's opinion, Horn v. State, 12 Wyo. 80, 73 Pac. 705 (1903), reflects that every
argument in Horn's favor was raised and carefully considered by the Wyoming Supreme Court. The Horn case is still
cited as precedent in Wyoming courts. It is extremely doubtful that a lawyer of John Lacey's reputation would join a
conspiracy to lose the case. Extraordinary efforts were made to save Horn including, as above indicated, appeals to the
governor for clemency. [article link]
There was an air of finality in [Tom] Horn’s letter to [Satanist] [John C.] Coble on November 17, 1903 - You know they
can't hurt a Christian[?], and as I am prepared, it is all right {Tom Horn uses the word 'Christian' [as in a Satanist
considering himself to be a true Christian] but clearly he was not a real Christian and at the same time admitted he had
not gotten [real] religion. Why did Tom Horn and his friends fight so vigorously for an acquittal? Because in all likeliness
Tom Horn was not a Christian but was actually a practicing Satanist using all the tricks, trades, manipulations, lies,
threats and distortions in order to further his agenda, his agenda of going free from murders he admitted to
committing and had stated to investigators intimate knowledge of the crime scenes that only the killer would know.}
There was an air of finality in Horn’s letter to Coble on November 17, 1903. Dear Johnnie: Proctor told me that it was all
over with me except the applause part of the game. You know they can’t hurt a Christian, and as I am prepared, it is all
right. I thoroughly appreciate all you have done for me. No one could have done more. Kindly accept my thanks, for if
ever a man had a trued friend, you have proven yourself one to me. Remember me kindly to all my friends, if I have any
besides yourself. Burke and Lacey have not shown up. I want you to always understand that the stenographic notes
taken in the United States Marshal’s office were all changed to suit the occasion. The notes read at the trial were not
the original notes at all. Everything of an incriminating nature read in those notes was manufactured and put in. It won’t
do any good to kick at that now, so let ’er go. If any one profits by my being hung, I would be sorry to see them
disappointed. It would, perhaps, be somewhat of a trying meeting for you to come to see me now. Do as you like. It
might cause you a good deal of pain. I am just the same as ever, and will remain so. The governor’s decision was no
surprise to me, for I was tried, convicted and hung before I left the ranch. My famous confession was also made days
before I came to town. I told Burke to give you some writing I did; be sure and get it. You will not need anything to
remember me by, but you will have that anyway. Anything else I may have around the ranch is yours. I won’t need
anything where I am going. I have an appointment with some Christian[?] [Satanist] ladies tomorrow, and will write you
of their visit tomorrow night. I will drop you a line every day now, till the Reaper comes along. Kindest to all. Yours truly,
Tom Horn. [article link]
The Verdict and Appeal, Postscript - In 1903, {Satanist} John C. Coble [had hired Horn to kill settlers near his ranch] sold
his interest in the Iron Mountain Ranch to his partner Henry Bosler - Later each accused the other of fraud - On
December 4, 1914, shortly after midnight, Coble entered the coffee shop of the Commercial Hotel in Elko - He wrote
out a note to his wife, and committed suicide in an unoccupied ladies' restroom - {Satanist} Duncan Clark [provided
false alibis for Coble and Horn under oath in court] was killed in a hunting accident in April 1906 near Horse Creek where
he was then residing
As preparations for the [Horn] execution neared, fears arose that friends would attempt to break Horn out of jail. Thus,
extraordinary precautions were taken to prevent another escape. The Courthouse was surrounded by two units of the
Wyoming National Guard. Deputy sheriffs were at every window. As a result of the turmoil, after the Horn case was
over, all future executions were moved to the State Penitentiary. At the same time there began a flurry of legal efforts
to convince Governor Chatterton to spare Horn from the gallows. At the end of October, affidavits were presented to
the governor intended to indicate that there was new evidence, including allegations that the murder was committed
by a double. Other affidavits were presented that witnesses had admitted that they had perjured themselves or had
been offered bribes for perjured testimony. The Laramie Boomerang reported on November 4, quoting the Denver
Post, that the legal efforts were weakening Horn's case: Gradually the inside facts relating to the affidavits presented to
Gov. Chatterton Saturday in behalf of Tom Horn, the condemned murderer, and the methods employed to secure them
are becoming known. The Frank Muloch Affidavit is regarded as being absolutely worthless and if it has had any bearing
on the case at all it has had a tendency to weaken Horn's plea. It is so plainly evident that there never was a double of
Horn, except the one manufactured in this case, that the affidavit is regarded as a sort of boomerang. Affidavits in
support of executive clemency were presented to Governor Chatterton that the person in the Scandinavian Saloon was
a double for Horn, a case of mistaken identity. Mulock contended that it was only a "fellow claiming to be Horn" who
made the confession in the Saloon (emphasis in Mulock letter to J. W. Lacey, Oct. 5, 1903). Governor Chatterton
dismissed the affidavits noting that the affidavits were inconsistent with other affidavits presented by the defense
relating to the conversations. -- As the date set for [Horn's] execution drew near, the appeals to the governor became
more impassioned. Governor Chatterton received a letter wrtten from Denver's Albany Hotel threatening death if he
did not commute the sentence. On the afternoon and evening of November 19, Governor Chatterton turned down no
fewer than twelve appeals to delay the execution. Before 6:00 a.m. of the day set for the execution, the governor was
aroused from his bed with yet another appeal. He responded, "There is no use, gentlemen. This execution will take
place at the time set by the law. I will not interfere in the case. This is final." ... In 1903, Coble sold his interest in the Iron
Mountain Ranch to his partner Henry Bosler. Later each accused the other of fraud. After Bosler refused to pay Coble
what he was due, Coble successfully sued Bosler in a bitter action which went all the way to the Wyoming Supreme
Court. Coble nevertheless lost his fortune and went to work as a foreman for a ranch in Nevada. In 1914, he was let go.
On December 4, 1914, shortly after midnight, Coble entered the coffee shop of the Commercial Hotel in Elko through
the 4th Street entrance, proceeded to the lobby and asked the night clerk for some stationery. He wrote out a note to
his wife, and committed suicide in an unoccupied ladies' restroom using a .32 Smith and Wesson. -- Duncan Clark was
killed in a hunting accident in April 1906 near Horse Creek where he was then residing. [article link]
{Conspiracy Wrap-up - 1903 Old West Outlaw Tom Horn - Modern Influences} The Unfilmable Book: Blood Meridian -
Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian: or, the Evening Redness in the West - It's a Western - It has one of the bleakest
tones and most depressing endings in American literature - It's graphically, incorrigibly violent - Tommy Lee Jones
supposedly bought the rights to Blood Meridian back in 1999, with the intent to direct and star - The dark tone and
darker ending [homosexual rage rape-killing] of this book are more problematic
In any case, there are plenty of Westerns -- even bleak ones -- still getting made these days, so that's less of a problem
than it might have been. The dark tone and darker ending of this book are more problematic. We're talking the kind of
storyline that makes Mystic River look like Finding Nemo. That runaway kid [typecast i.e. Tom Horn] is no struggling
saint; he participates enthusiastically in many atrocities (though McCarthy's technique is to blur the gang into a sort of
anonymous mob during the worst scenes). Making the kid or anyone more reluctant or less culpable by way of their
twitching conscience would lessen the impact of the whole theme. ... Tommy Lee Jones supposedly bought the rights
to Blood Meridian back in 1999, with the intent to direct and star. Not sure if that's going to happen. His 2003 turkey,
The Missing, almost looked like a very tame, surface-level dry run for Blood Meridian. But as far as I can tell, the actual
filming of this book is in development hell at best. I'm not sure who Jones would play if he did star, as he's the wrong
physical type and age for the main characters ... perhaps he could play the debauched priest Tobin, or the earless killer
Toadvine. If a serious attempt was made to translate this book to the screen, it would have to be so very, unforgivably,
irredeemably violent that the backlash could sink a filmmaker's career. We're talking slaughter on the scale of Saving
Private Ryan using the cruder methods of The Passion of the Christ, without the slightest redeeming motives of either.
If the violence was played down, and the story transformed into a safe quest allegory, or spiritual journey, or if, worst of
all, the ending was hopeful-ized ... well, it would be pathetic. I don't often say this, because I always feel there's got to
be some worth in even failed book-movie translations, if not just the thrill you get from visually experiencing the story.
But this is one book I'd want to see done right, or not at all. I knew that the Glanton Gang (the group depicted in Blood
Meridian) actually existed, but I hadn't known until recently that Judge Holden was also a historical character ("a cooler
blooded villain never went unhung," reputedly). The general outlines of the story in Blood Meridian are described in
Samuel Chamberlain's memoir My Confession: The Recollections of a Rogue. [article link]
Tom Horn and the capture of Geronimo, Tom Horn and the Rough Riders, the murders of Matt Rash and Isom Dart - In
his (1903) post-humously published autobiography, [Tom] Horn took credit for the actions of [Lt.] Gatewood, indicating
that it was he, Horn, whom Geronimo trusted and it was he, Horn, who convinced Geronimo to surrender - The [Horn]
autobiography is the only evidence of Horn's responsibility {All the evidence indicates that Tom Horn had absolutely no
part in the capture of Geronimo. Horn is not pictured among the capturing party, he was never decorated or mentioned
by the army as even being associated with the army at the time and was also never mentioned by anyone who was
there as being a part of it and he never participated in any of the news accounts about the events.}
Following Geronimo's (1886) surrender to Gen. Crook, on the way back to Arizona, Geronimo changed his mind and
again escaped. As a result on April 1, Crook resigned his Command and was replaced on the 11th by Gen. Nelson Miles.
After three months of unsuccessful pursuit, Miles determined to send an officer who was personally known by
Geronimo to meet with the chief. This decision must have been particularly galling to Miles, as it meant a reversion to
the tactics of George Crook. The only officer who personally knew Geronimo and his men was Lt. Charles B. Gatewood,
known to the Indians as Bay-chen-daysen, "Long Nose." Gatewood would later serve at Fort McKinney, Wyo., at the
time of the Johnson County War and was injured in the bombing of the barracks by the so-called "Red Sash Gang."
Gatewood, tall, thin, and sickly, at first refused the assignment into Mexico because of his ill health, but he was finally
induced to undertake the mission by a promise of being appointed Miles' Aide de Camp. While on the mission into
Mexico, Gatewood's health continued to visibly deteriorate, but he was refused a requested medical discharge by
Leonard Wood. On August 25, after a month's search, Gatewood, with a contingent comprised of interpreters Martine
(a Nednihi Chiricahua), George Wratten, Jesus Yestes, and Tom Horn; a soldier; and four Apache Scouts, came into
contact with Geronimo's band at a bend of the Bavispe River. After anxious moments, Geronimo appeared armed with
a Winchester. Setting his weapon aside, Geronimo greeted Gatewood and inquired after Gatewood's obvious sickly
appearance. After a full day's negotiation, the next morning Geronimo agreed to surrender to Gen. Miles, based on
Gatewood's personal promise that Miles was honorable and his word was good; and on condition that Gatewood would
personally travel with Geronimo's band to the place of surrender. American troops were to travel separately. It was
agreed that the Chiricahuas would keep their weapons until they reached the place of surrender. Thus, the two bands
separately traveled to Skeleton Canyon on the American side of the border. On the course of the journey when the two
groups camped near each other, Lt. Abiel Smith in charge of the American unit, proposed to disarm the Apache in
violation of Gatewood's agreement. Word of the proposal reached Geronimo, who, fearful that the Americans planned
on murdering his band, again threatened to flee. Only intervention by Gatewood with Geronimo, and an angry
confrontation by Gatewood with Smith and Leonard Wood, saved the situation. With the surrender, Gatewood
became, to Miles' consternation, the man of the hour with the press. Miles' actions have became a source of continuing
controversy. Miles ordered Geronimo, his band, and the scouts who had loyally served the United States, exiled to Ft.
Pickens and Ft. Marion in Florida and later to a fort in Alabama. Geronimo technically remained a prisoner of war for the
remainder of his life and was never permitted to return to his native land. All who participated in the capture of
Geronimo, except Gatewood, were honored and received promotions. On November 8, 1887, a celebratory reception
was held at the San Xavier Hotel in Tucson to honor the officers who brought the Apache War to an end. Gatewood was
not invited. In his post-humously published autobiography, Horn took credit for the actions of Gatewood, indicating
that it was he, Horn, whom Geronimo trusted and it was he, Horn, who convinced Geronimo to surrender. The
autobiography is the only evidence of Horn's responsibility. Officially, Miles and Henry Lawton (later Major General)
were given credit. Gatewood never received another promotion. He was nominated for the Medal of Honor for his
actions in entering Geronimo's camp outnumbered, but the Medal was denied on the basis that Gatewood never came
under actual hostile fire. [article link]
{Conspiracy Wrap-up - 1795 The Oak Island Treasure Legend} CriticalEnquiry.org: The Top Ten Myths about the 'Oak
Island' Money Pit - Two Links From a Gold Chain - No one has seen this mythical artifact in over 150 years, if it ever
existed to begin with
1) The Discovery of the Pit in 1795 is Historical Fact: Wrong! While the story of "three boys on an adventure" finding the
site in this year has been passed down by generations of poor researchers, no contemporary source documenting these
events has ever been discovered. We do know that the men existed, but they were not boys. McInnis was in his mid 30s,
and the only historically documented "Anthony Vaughn" known to live in the area was of a similar age. Two of the men
owned land on the island prior to the alleged discovery, in fact. -- 7) Two Links From a Gold Chain and a Piece of
Parchment Were Found: Possibly. Various people say they've held the parchment (if parchment it is) in their hands, but
there's no way to confirm that (a) it's the original piece, and (b) that it wasn't planted in the Pit to provide a false lead.
The "gold links" have been changed over the years, however: when first mentioned, they were described as "several
links from a fine chain, as if forced from an epaulette." Later, the latter phrase was dropped and the legend changed to
"two links from a gold chain." No one has seen this mythical artifact in over 150 years, if it ever existed to begin with. --
8) Many Other Artifacts Have Been Recovered From The Pit: Various expeditions claimed to have located bits of chain,
worked wood, and other items when digging in the Pit. This is meaningless, however, since the area underlying the
"original" Pit is filled with a rabbit's warren of abandoned tunnels, shafts, and debris. Historically documented cases of
the Pit's "cribbing" (wooden supports, etc.) collapsing repeatedly over the years show us that this area is likely filled
with the trash of prior expeditions. Finding a piece of worked wood, chain, or even a bit of parchment, in the area of
devastation beneath the Pit is to be expected, since it's rather like an old mine that's been worked by multiple
companies, few of which ever documented the location of all their cuttings. [article link]
CriticalEnquiry.org: History, Hoax, and Hype - The (1795) Oak Island [Treasure] Legend - What most Oak Island
"believers" do not realize, or worse refuse to accept, is that the tale as known today is vastly different from the version
known during the 1950s, which itself barely resembled the version as described by writers between 1861 and 1863,
when the first written documentation appeared in the form of newspaper articles, allegedly dictated by members of
that era's treasure hunting company - Later chapters will discuss in detail the changes that have occurred and possible
reasons behind these modifications - The Money Pit is practically a religion to many of the people who have devoted
their lives and, sometimes, their fortunes to its resolution - Additionally, items such as the "oak platforms" and
"inscribed stone" that comprise the legend's core have long since vanished, if indeed they ever existed
The hunt for the vast treasure thought to lie concealed at the bottom of the legendary Oak Island "Money Pit" has
inspired generations of hopeful searchers. Each group has been convinced that they, and only they, possessed the
knowledge and technical ability required to solve the puzzle and recover the treasure. On several occasions, individuals
have been so convinced of the correctness of their solution and the efficiency of the available technology that they
predicted recovery of the elusive treasure within a few weeks. Well known figures such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
have participated or invested in various excavations, either in hope of recovering the treasure or simply in order to
satisfy a sense of adventure. Large sums of money have been invested over a documented period of roughly 150 years,
with each expedition sinking shaft after shaft to increasingly remote depths in the hope that they might succeed where
others failed. None have succeeded in recovering even a single gold coin from the depths, yet efforts continue to this
day. ... What most Oak Island "believers" do not realize, or (worse) refuse to accept, is that the tale as known today is
vastly different from the version known during the 1950s, which itself barely resembled the version as described by
writers between 1861 and 1863, when the first written documentation appeared in the form of newspaper articles,
allegedly dictated by members of that era's treasure hunting company. Later chapters will discuss in detail the changes
that have occurred and possible reasons behind these modifications. ... Additionally, items such as the "oak platforms"
and "inscribed stone" that comprise the legend's core have long since vanished, if indeed they ever existed. Although
the stone is said to have been seen as late as 1912 (1919 by some accounts), the reputation of certain figures involved in
documented excavations from roughly 1860 to the early 20th century suggests this stone was created much later than
the legend claims. Conclusive evidence has been found proving the inscription depicted in modern day books, which is
composed of a set of symbols commonly used in many cultures, appears in no documents dated earlier than the 1940s.
This well-known set of symbols was foisted upon Edward Rowe Snow, an author who briefly discussed the Money Pit
legend in his books on New England history, as the legitimate article even though Frederick Blair and other Oak Island
proponents of that era knew it was a phony. That such a fraudulent inscription was then adopted and uncritically reused
in subsequent publications is indicative of the minimal fact checking and research conducted by most authors who have
dealt with the Money Pit legend. -- Further exacerbating these errors, subsequent "discoveries" of various items in and
around the pit, as well as features such as the "artificial beach," have been thoughtlessly and wrongly associated with
the Money Pit legend, frequently with no supporting evidence whatsoever and no regard for their association with
previous treasure excavation attempts. Everything found on Oak Island is automatically thought to represent yet
another component in the "puzzle" of the original excavation, and this is simply not the case. Wishful thinking,
guesswork, and accumulated folklore have combined to transform the island from the site of an alleged pirate treasure
pit in the mid 19th century to a location now said to be riddled with complex flood tunnels, man-made passageways cut
in bedrock hundreds of feet below the surface, and linkage with tales ranging from the Captain Kidd legend to Francis
Bacon, the Knights Templar and, perhaps most comically, extraterrestrials. [article link]
Oak Island - The first half of the twentieth century saw many more attempts to retrieve the treasure, including an
expedition by [future US President] Franklin D. Roosevelt - Almost all of these focused on solving the problem by
digging in the immediate vicinity of the Money Pit - Every group failed, probably because by this time the original
location of the Money Pit had become confused {Note: The alleged Original (1795) dig hole location is unknown - there
is no known hole that three kids dug on Oak Island to look for a lost treasure - there is also no existing wood,
parchment, marking stone or gold chain item to help substantiate the Oak Island Treasure all that exists is the legend
itself. In actuality there is not one single existing shred of physical evidence to help prove that Oak Island has a unique
hole that might contain buried treasure - even the hole is missing.}
Oak Island, Nova Scotia is the site of one of the world's greatest archeological enigmas. For the past 200 years, its
deadly secret has lured adventurers and explorers, among them Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Wayne, and even Errol
Flynn. Long ago, someone came to this island and buried something. Exactly who they were and what they buried
remain unknown to this day. Yet over two million dollars have been spent and six lives lost in the search for an answer.
To those who have risked their lives exploring the underground tunnels and shafts beneath Oak Island, abundant
evidence points to a vast treasure, crown jewels, even an Incan horde. Others say it must be a hoax, and have cynically
named the diggings the Money Pit. ... The first half of the twentieth century saw many more attempts to retrieve the
treasure, including an expedition by Franklin Roosevelt. Almost all of these focused on solving the problem by digging
in the immediate vicinity of the Money Pit. Every group failed, probably because by this time the original location of the
Money Pit had become confused and because much of the ground beneath the eastern end of Oak Island was a
honeycomb of water-filled tunnels. In 1955 George Greene, representing a group of oil men from Texas, arrived on the
island. He planned to locate the treasure vault by drilling. He sank four holes into the area thought to be the Money Pit.
He encountered limestone at 140 feet, then the drill dropped through 40 feet of empty space before striking bedrock at
180 feet. This large empty space was a new discovery. Greene pumped 100,000 gallons of water into the cavern, but the
water quickly drained out and he never discovered where it went. [article link]
OutThereRadio.net: Episode 4: 13 Templars on a Dead Man's Chest [1795 Oak Island Money Pit] - (Mp3)
Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:45:00 EST: In this episode, we examine the historical mystery of the Oak Island Money Pit. We tell
the story of the discovery of this most fascinating "treasure site," which remains unopened to this day. Those crazy
crusaders that everyone is so obsessed with, the Templars, make their first appearance on Out There. I'm surprised it
didn't happen sooner. [article link]
What is Oak Island? - The popular (1795) legend of three young boys on a fishing trip certainly has romantic appeal, but
how does it stand up to scrutiny?
The Oak Island Money Pit is the site of the world's longest running hunt for lost treasure. For hundreds of years,
treasure hunters have ventured to Nova Scotia, Canada and tried to recover the treasure which is protected by a series
of ingeneous traps. As treasure hunters have attempted to recover the bounty from the Money Pit, cleverly engineered
flood tunnels flood the shaft with sea water. Strange man made artefacts have been recovered from the pit over the
years, but to this day, the treasure still remains buried. Pirates, the Knights Templar or Francis Bacon - no one is sure
exactly who created this mysterious Money Pit or why. With excavations now taking place, discover the World's
greatest treasure hunt for yourself. So. Where did this amazing story of lost treasure originate? This is a much
contested area and has been the subject of research for many people. The popular legend of three young boys on a
fishing trip certainly has romantic appeal, but how does it stand up to scrutiny? [article link]
What is Oak Island? The discovery of the Oak Island Money Pit In 1795 at age 16, Daniel McGinnis made his way across
to Oak Island on a fishing expedition {Note: Around the turn of the 1800's pirate, buccaneer and buried treasure stories
were all the rage in society including the later buried treasure story offered in 1823 by the 14 year old Joseph Smith Jr.
the founder of the LDS faith. (Joseph Smith Jr. said he discovered the [golden] plates on September 22, 1823 on
Cumorah hill, Manchester, New York, in a buried box. Smith said they had been protected there for centuries by the
angel Moroni, once a mortal prophet and the book's final author. According to Smith, the angel told him he could not
take possession of the plates until he obeyed certain commandments, which included making four annual visits to the
spot. wiki.com).}
In 1795 at age 16, Daniel McGinnis made his way across to Oak Island on a fishing expedition. Once on the island, he
found himself stood in a clearing in front of an old oak tree bearing the marks of unnatural scarring. This, he supposed
to be caused by a rope and tackle system used to lower material down into a shaft below, indicated by a depression
beneath the tree, about 4.8 meters in diameter. This completed the scene as one Daniel immediately recognised from
childhood tales of swashbuckling pirates. The very next day, Daniel McGinnis returned to Oak Island accompanied by
two friends, Anthony Vaughan and John Smith. Equipped with picks and shovels they began the task of recover the
treasure - but it was to take significantly more digging equipment than first anticipated. As the three boys began to dig,
they found the earth still bore pick marks on its smooth, clay sides. Their excitement rose when, at a depth of 1.2
metres they hit a layer of flagstones. These were removed only to reveal packed logs at 3 metre, 6 metre and 9 metre
intervals. On removing these layers of logs, the boys were quickly realised that they were going to need more
substantial tools if they were going to recover the treasure of Oak Island. They reluctantly returned to the mainland,
making a pledge to return and recover the treasure. ... Smith began to despair in the syndicate's misfortunes, believing
they had been beaten by nature. He gave up, accepting the treasure to be out of their grasp, a feeling many were to
experience in the future, even with the use of metal detectors and radar. [article link]
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Update Summer 2010: The Majesty and Glory of King Jesus Christ! "All Blessings, Honor, Glory, Majesty and
Praise to the King and Savior the Lord Jesus Christ" - The Basic Christian Ministry is currently undergoing the
series "The 8 Kingdoms of the World" regarding the Majesty and Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ
Basic Christian has recently completed the 'blog Bible Study' and is currently in the process of the 'blog History
Study' including the '8 Kingdoms of the World' study. The current plan is to study at a slower pace than the
fast paced blog Bible Study and also to insert a couple of Topical Studies before the 8 Kingdom Study really
gets back on track. Ideally the plan is to really get into the 8 Kingdom Study this Fall and then conclude the 8
Kingdoms (Kings) study just before we celebrate Christmas 2010 and the birth of the King the Lord Jesus Christ
(Isaiah 6:5, Matthew 2:2). Then to spend the time from Christmas to Resurrection Day Easter (2011) studying
Christian Church History as we prepare for Resurrection Day 2011 and the birth of the Christian Church - the
Christian Church having started on the Resurrection Day of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. [article link]
Westminster Seminary: Christ, Kingdom & Culture Conference [January 2010] - This conference addressed the
sovereignty of God as it relates to His Kingdom (7 Free Video Downloads)
What is the Christian's relationship to culture? This conference addressed the sovereignty of God as it relates
to his kingdom, to our role as Christians in God's world, in the state, at work, at school, and in the church.
[article link]
Heart of the Matter with Shawn McCraney - Show #211 David's Sin (Mp3, Video)
Started in early 2006, Heart of the Matter is a TV show produced in the Mecca of Mormonism, Salt Lake City.
It's where Mormonism meets Biblical Christianity face to face! Shawn McCraney, the host of Heart of the
Matter, provides great entertainment value and valuable knowledge of Mormonism and what it means to be a
Born-Again Christian. Shawn is the author of "I Was a Born-Again Mormon" and the pastor of Calvary Campus.
Live One Hour Call-in Show Airs Tuesdays 8pm MST, Rebroadcasts Tuesdays 11am MST, Salt Lake City Channel
20, KTMW Boise, Idaho Channel 18 KCLP. [article link]
Revelations Radio Network - The Frank & Chris Show: Episode 103 (Mp3)
The Revelations Radio Network is an online family of Christian Podcasts and Talk Shows. Together we cover a
wide range of topics including Bible Study, End Times Bible Prophecy, Spiritual Deception, Apostasy Within the
Church, The New World Order, and Conspiracy "Theory". If you've ever felt like world is spiraling out of control
and you're looking for Scripturally sound answers as to the how and the why, RRN is for you. The comment
section is restricted to members only. [article link]
The Threshing Floor with Randy Maugans - The Plummet is Laid (Mp3)
There is now a division in the Spirit. Those who live as predators, hunter-gathers, and merchandisers of
souls…have passed their "point of no return." Grace, which became the licence for lawlessness is disappeared
for such. This is the "quickening," it is the time of the plummet laid to the line of judgment. [article link]
Dr. Scott Johnson - End Time Current Events: 4-25-10 Parts 1 & 2 (Mp3s)
Dr. Scott Johnson, 04/25/2010 -- Part of the Current Events & Bible Study series, preached at a Sunday
Morning service Iceland's Volcano Simply Explodes! President Obama is pushing Israeli Prime Minister
Netanyahu to carve up Jerusalem Study Confirms Link Between Autism and Use of Cells From Abortions in
Vaccines Aborted Babies & Vaccines Deadly airborne fungus in Oregon set to spread--The new, rare strain has
killed 1 in 4 infected, researchers say The "Emergent" Church Movement Exposed Max Lucado Joins "Covenant
for Civility" Amazing Quotes From Heretics You Shouldn't Forget About Keeping it Under Wraps: Giants,
Mummies and Megalithic Mysteries More Lies from Old Splitfoot's "Pride and Joy": Devil Betraya [article link]
Impact Ministries - Free Audio - The Gospel of Peace - The 4 Most Important Messages (Mp3s)
I've got great news for you: God is madly in love with you! That's right! Sure you've got problems; maybe your
life isn't what you want it to be, but that doesn't matter... God is for you and never against you! He doesn't
find fault in you and He's not looking for fault in you! He just wants to give you the most incredible life you
could imagine... and more! God never meant for the world to be so messed up, corrupt and full of pain. But He
gave us the freedom to make our own choices... and it seems we've habitually made the wrong choices, you
know, the ones that end in pain and suffering! Religion has probably convinced you that God is angry at you
for all the bad choices and destructive things you've done! They've probably convinced you that all the pain in
your life is God's punishment for your shortcomings! But I assure you, nothing is farther from the truth! Years
ago, I became totally disgusted with religion. And, you'll be glad to know God hates religion too, so I
committed myself to helping people experience God without getting caught in all the religious traps. I started
this ministry called Impact Ministries. I believe that experiencing the love of God will make the most powerful
impact on your life that you could ever experience. We've been around since back in the seventies. It exists to
help people like you find wholeness through the love of God. You may be asking, "What do you mean by,
people like me?" Simple! People who are searching for the real God of the Bible, people who have been worn
out by religion, people who want God but don't want to spend their life jumping through religious hoops,
being controlled and playing games, people who want a real relationship with God without all the useless
religious stuff. You see, I found out a long time ago that religion has made the world afraid and angry! Religion
starts wars. Religion despises man. But God loves man. He makes peace. He is the giver of life not the giver of
death! He never wants you to be afraid of Him. He never wants you to suffer. If what you've heard about God
makes you afraid, you just haven't heard the truth! In fact, the Bible says it is what legalistic, controlling
leaders have said about God that causes His name to be hated and blasphemed. The same prophet goes on to
say that a day will come when people will see God as He is and in that day they will turn to Him. Maybe today
is your day to see God as He really is. Everything in this website is dedicated to just that: showing you who God
really is! As you read and listen to the information on this site I promise you this: I will never use fear - I will
never use manipulation - Everything I tell you will be based on the finished work of Jesus - Everything God
offers you is a free gift - Because of Jesus you are qualified for everything God offers - God will never hurt you!
[article link]
Ernie Harwell [May 04, 2010], Detroit Baseball Fans Say Farewell To Harwell - Fans lined the sidewalk outside
Comerica Park in downtown Detroit on Thursday to pay their final respects to cherished broadcaster Ernie
Harwell, who was considered by many Tigers fans to be the voice of summer - "In my almost 92 years on this
Earth, the good Lord has blessed me with a great journey," [devout Christian] Harwell [had previously] said at
a microphone behind home plate
Westland resident Tyler Amaro said he was focusing not on the sadness of Harwell's passing, but on the joy he
brought to people. "He was my hero not for necessarily what he did behind the microphone, but what he did
as a person when he wasn't behind the microphone," he said. "When he would meet somebody, he would
genuinely be appreciative that the person wanted to meet him. Dozens of postings also are being left on
Facebook fan pages, while several videos announcing Harwell's death Tuesday have been posted on YouTube.
There's even a Facebook campaign to change Comerica Park to "Harwell Field at Comerica Park." Across the
street, the marquee of the Fox Theatre read: "Thanks for the memories Ernie." Other venues also had similar
public messages. He said last September he had inoperable cancer, a month after surgery for an obstructed
bile duct. Shortly after Harwell's announcement, the Tigers honored him during the third inning of a game
against Kansas City on Sept. 16, showing a video tribute and giving him a chance to address the crowd at
Comerica Park. "In my almost 92 years on this Earth, the good Lord has blessed me with a great journey,"
Harwell said at a microphone behind home plate. "The blessed part of that journey is that it's going to end
here in the great state of Michigan." Harwell spent 42 of his 55 years in broadcasting with the Tigers. He was
their play-by-play radio voice from 1960-1991 and 1993-2002. [article link]
Max Palevsky, who died on Wednesday [May 05, 2010] aged 85, was one of the early pioneers of the
electronics industry in America's "Silicon Valley"; he helped to found Intel, the world's largest maker of
computer chips, and became one of the country's richest men - in 1971, [Intel] produced the first
microprocessor the "computer on a chip" that made possible hand-held calculators and personal computers -
The son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, Max Palevsky was born on July 24 1924 in Chicago - His father, a house
painter, spoke little English, owned no car and hauled his equipment around the city on trams
As a venture capitalist in his own right, Palevsky became a founder investor and director of the semi-
conductor giant Intel Corp, launched in 1968. It led the world in the development of memory chips and, in
1971, produced the first microprocessor - the "computer on a chip" that made possible hand-held calculators
and personal computers. Today more than 80 per cent of the world's PCs contain Intel microprocessors. ...
Although he played a key role in fostering the modern obsession with computers, Palevsky latterly became a
critic of the revolution he had helped to create, complaining that computers and the internet had become
"substitutes for interaction with the real world". "I haven't touched a computer, watched TV or used a credit
card in 15 years," he told a reporter in 2001. "I am a Luddite." The son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, Max
Palevsky was born on July 24 1924 in Chicago. His father, a house painter, spoke little English, owned no car
and hauled his equipment around the city on trams. Max graduated from a local high school and during the
Second World War served in the US Army Air Corps as a weatherman. Having studied Science and
Mathematics at the University of Chicago, and Electronics at Yale, he was posted to the USAF's main
electronics base in the South Pacific. After the war he returned to Chicago University, graduating in
Mathematics and Philosophy. It was while he was working as a teaching assistant at UCLA that Palevsky
attended a lecture about the arrival of computer technology. He realised the implications, and resigned to join
an aircraft company developing the last, and most sophisticated, of a postwar generation of differential
analysers which, in the early 1950s, were superseded by electronic computers. In 1957 he moved to Packard
Bell and persuaded the company to enter the computer business, working on the development of the first
silicon computer, the Packard Bell PB250. In 1961 - with an initial $60,000 investment of his own, and having
raised $1 million in venture capital - Palevsky set up SDS with a view to penetrating the market for small and
medium-sized computers. After some modest early successes, the company made the critical breakthrough in
1966 with the introduction of the Sigma 7, the machine that propelled the company into business data
processing. In little more than three years, he had sold SDS to the Xerox Corporation for $920 million. ... His
interests were eclectic: he rescued Rolling Stone magazine from bankruptcy in 1970 by buying a substantial
shareholding and becoming chairman of the board. He also moved into independent film production, in a joint
venture with the former vice-president of Paramount Pictures, Peter Bart. [article link]
The Bible study is dedicated in the name of Jesus, Christ, God, Son, and Savior
The Bible study is dedicated in the name of Jesus, Christ, God, Son, and Savior. May the Lord Jesus Christ be
honored by our devotions, our study and in our fellowship. May all the people be blessed and grow in the
grace and knowledge of the love and presence of God our creator and our savior. - Amen!
blog Bible Study - Complete

blog Bible Study - Old Testament
blog Bible Study - New Testament
The current plan for the 'blog Bible Study' is to complete the study in 10 segments:
01. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua
02. Matthew, James, Romans, Galatians, Hebrews
03. Judges, Ruth, 1st Samuel, 2nd Samuel, 1st Kings, 2nd Kings
04. Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Nahum {Early period Prophets - Assyrian activity, attack on Jerusalem thwarted}
05. Jeremiah, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Obadiah, Daniel, Ezekiel {Middle period Prophets - destruction of Jerusalem,
Solomon's Temple destroyed and the Babylonian captivity}
06. Luke, Acts, 1st Corinthians, 2nd Corinthians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1st Thessalonians, 2nd Thessalonians
07. Mark, 1st Timothy, 2nd Timothy, Titus, Philemon, 1st Peter, 2nd Peter
08. Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations
09. 1st Chronicles, 2nd Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, Joel, Malachi - {Later period Prophets - The
return from Babylon, awaiting the coming Messiah}
10. John, 1st John, 2nd John, 3rd John, Jude, Revelation
Note: There is going to be a slight shift in the emphasis of the blog Bible Study regarding the Church Epistles
(part of study segment #6) 1st Corinthians, 2nd Corinthians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1st
Thessalonians and 2nd Thessalonians - During the study of the Church Epistles the blog Bible Study is going to
study and emphasize the rampant Deception currently taking place within the modern Evangelical Christian
Church
Of the many problems and perils that face the current Christian Church the main problems and breakdowns
within Christianity itself are not from the outside forces such as the events of the day as portrayed on the
nightly news or by secular authorities or even by cults and groups that openly oppose Christianity the main
peril and problem in modern Christianity is a breakdown in the leadership, the pastors, the teachers and the
organizations of the current Christian Church. While studying the Bible's Church epistles the blog Bible Study is
going to explore and examine some of the aspects of modern Christian leadership and current Church
practices that are both unbiblical and unstable and that are now wreaking havoc and destruction on the
Church, the body of Christ, from within the Church. Pastors, men and ministries that even a few short years
ago seemed to be faithful and honest have now in a short time become so compromised and compromise is a
byproduct of corruption so we have to assume corrupt, that they are now openly and outwardly opposing the
work of God, the ministry of the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ. The blog Bible Study is going to actually look at
two aspects of deception. 1. How we ourselves as true worshipers of God can over time and usually through
hardships, bitterness, neglect or misconceptions can become deceived. 2. How outright wolves in sheep's
clothing are deceiving and taking advantage of the Christian Church. Note: As important as it is to be able to
discern and avoid the workings of the wolves and the false shepherds I think it is much more important that
we ourselves the individual Christian worshipers of God be able to present ourselves to God as holy and
undefiled (Romans 12:1-3) because ultimately our relationship and accountability with God is going to be the
final result of our actions and our intentions and not the actions and intentions of others or of organizations.
Note: There is going to be a slight shift in the emphasis of the blog Bible Study regarding the Church Epistles
(part of study segment #6) 1st Corinthians, 2nd Corinthians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1st
Thessalonians and 2nd Thessalonians - During the study of the Church Epistles the blog Bible Study is going to
study and emphasize the rampant Deception currently taking place within the modern Evangelical Christian
Church
Of the many problems and perils that face the current Christian Church the main problems and breakdowns
within Christianity itself are not from the outside forces such as the events of the day as portrayed on the
nightly news or by secular authorities or even by cults and groups that openly oppose Christianity the main
peril and problem in modern Christianity is a breakdown in the leadership, the pastors, the teachers and the
organizations of the current Christian Church. While studying the Bible's Church epistles the blog Bible Study is
going to explore and examine some of the aspects of modern Christian leadership and current Church
practices that are both unbiblical and unstable and that are now wreaking havoc and destruction on the
Church, the body of Christ, from within the Church. Pastors, men and ministries that even a few short years
ago seemed to be faithful and honest have now in a short time become so compromised and compromise is a
byproduct of corruption so we have to assume corrupt, that they are now openly and outwardly opposing the
work of God, the ministry of the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ. The blog Bible Study is going to actually look at
two aspects of deception. 1. How we ourselves as true worshipers of God can over time and usually through
hardships, bitterness, neglect or misconceptions can become deceived. 2. How outright wolves in sheep's
clothing are deceiving and taking advantage of the Christian Church. Note: As important as it is to be able to
discern and avoid the workings of the wolves and the false shepherds I think it is much more important that
we ourselves the individual Christian worshipers of God be able to present ourselves to God as holy and
undefiled (Romans 12:1-3) because ultimately our relationship and accountability with God is going to be the
final result of our actions and our intentions and not the actions and intentions of others or of organizations.
Note: There has been a change to the referencing for each of the Basic Christian blog Bible Study postings -
Each posting will now contain the Bible's book and chapter and will no longer provide a reference to an
alternate past study by Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa - The change is being made out of
necessity in that the teachings of the Basic Christian blog Bible Study are too divergent from the alternate
material of Calvary Chapel and therefore providing Chuck Smith or Calvary Chapel as an alternate reference in
the blog Bible Study has been causing too much confusion within the current blog Bible Study - The re-
referencing of each post will be completed as soon as possible - My sincere apologies for any inconvenience
that this has caused or might cause for anyone studying the Bible - God bless you, David Anson Brown
Originally the postings to the Basic Christian blog Bible Study were listed with an alternate past study of the
Calvary Chapel C3000 series by Chuck Smith however the teachings and material of Chuck Smith have become
to inconsistent and run to counter to the current [in progress] teachings given in the Basic Christian blog Bible
Study and therefore there is no reason to [continue to] provide a listing to an alternate Chuck Smith resource.
Sadly, it has also recently [in part through the faithful and diligent ministry of Randy Maugans at The Threshing
Floor] come to the attention of the Basic Christian ministry that there are now several serious allegations that
Chuck Smith does not have his own material but often plagiarizes much of his material from other sources
[including now New Age material i.e. his 2006 book "When Storms Come" by Chuck Smith with (later
removed) portions plagiarized from two New Age authors] and that Chuck Smith had then put his name on the
material of others as though it was his own material. In Short there was an attempt to provide a reference to
some past material as an alternate counterbalance to the Basic Christian material however it quickly became
evident that the material of the alternate teaching of Chuck Smith is filled with too many personal
antecedents has too many inconsistencies [biblical names, dates and locations] (probably from his use of too
many external sources i.e. other commentaries) and even outright biblical misrepresentations [i.e. Kingdom -
eternal rewards] to the point that the past study of Chuck Smith is incompatible with the current Basic
Christian blog Bible Study and therefore for clarity all references to any Calvary Chapel or Chuck Smith
material will be removed from all of the Basic Christian material. [article link]
Unexpected Storm for Nelson Author - Chuck Smith's latest book, 'When Storms Come' has generated a storm
of its own - Both Smith and Thomas Nelson agree that there was a rush to get the book out, but deny any
theological errors - Smith acknowledges that his son [Emergent Church (NWO) - New Age author] Chuck Jr.,
edited the book and added these elements - There was a haste to get it out, and some things slipped by
By Lori Smith -- Publishers Weekly, 6/28/2006 2:00:00 AM - Chuck Smith's latest book, When Storms Come
(Thomas Nelson/World, Jan.), has generated a storm of its own. The 79-year-old pastor of Calvary Chapel
Costa Mesa and leader of the Calvary Chapel fellowship of churches drew ire from online evangelical activists,
like Dave and Deborah Dombrowski of the Lighthouse Trails Research Project, who said the book "included
contemplative and Eastern meditation language" inconsistent with orthodox Christian theology. Both Smith
and Thomas Nelson agree that there was a rush to get the book out, but deny any theological errors. David
Moberg, v-p and publisher for W Publishing, who recently took over responsibility for World trade books, said,
"The Web site postings on Lighthouse Trails created the impression that Thomas Nelson tampered with the
book. This is simply not true. We simply did a quick copy edit. Nothing substantive was added or changed."
Ramona Richards, the in-house editor on the project, described the problem passages: "There was a three-
word quote from Anthony de Mello, a Jesuit priest from India whose other works have to do with
contemplative spirituality, and another passage about a deep breathing exercise to help you relax before
prayer." Moberg added, "These are totally minor issues in a book of sound Calvary doctrine, based on a series
of Chuck's sermons." Smith acknowledges that his son, Chuck Jr., edited the book and added these elements.
"There was a haste to get it out, and some things slipped by. We didn't really mean to create a storm, it was
supposed to be a book that would help a person through the storm. There are a lot of heresy hunters out
there that are just looking for anything to jump on." Thomas Nelson has agreed to put this edition of the book-
which has sold 12,000 copies to date-out of print and intends to work with Calvary Chapel to correct the
problems, likely with a new edition. Smith is eager to re-release the book with the problem elements
removed, along with some copy corrections. "We will work with them and accommodate what they want to
do," Moberg told RBL. Chuck Smith Jr. is pastor at Capo Beach Calvary, which recently removed itself from the
Calvary Chapel fellowship of churches-creating more online speculation about possible controversy. Smith Sr.
denied any rift. He said that Capo Beach's ministry is directed toward the postmodern generation, and that
style of ministry does not fit within the more conservative Calvary Chapel model. Smith Sr. recently wrote
cautionary guidelines about postmodern ministry, or the "emergent church," in a "Parson to Parson" letter to
the 1,400 churches in the Calvary Chapel fellowship. However, the letter has not been released to the public
and Smith avoided discussing specifics. Asked if he would work with his son again on another book, he replied,
"Oh, yes. He's an excellent writer; he's a very brilliant young man." Smith said his next book likely will be a
commentary on the book of Ephesians. [article link]
August 22, 2010
(Final Discernment Postings) Letter from a Victim of "Spiritual Formation" in His Church - I never realized
[Shock and awe - Doctrine of rapid dominance - Wiki.com] that any movement [Emergent Church] of this size
touching all areas of society [social justice] and more importantly the Church [New Age - Spiritual Formation]
could exist so under cover! - This is how naïve I was and to some extent still am - He [Pastor of the Church]
told me he would look into it once the Easter play was done - My hope was running high! - Sadly, another
meeting between us has never happened - It has been two years ...
My hope is that this might benefit someone, if not in the writing of it, but in the responses it might receive.
Telling myself always in all that I do, I try to do for the Glory of God. The need to unburden is great. I cry over
the lost joy I had in going to church, and I've stopped attending. I feel the pull to go back, if anything to be a
witness to what is transpiring since to my shame there seems to be little I can do to change the direction my
church is heading in. Yet I can't stop trying! It began three years ago when a lady who attends my church and
temporarily worked where I do, wanted to know if I had ever heard of the book called Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell.
She read it and was concerned with the contents. It was being taught in the youth group which her daughter
was a part of. She asked me to see what I could find out about the book and the author. I had never heard of
the book or the author, but figured that I should be able to Google it and find what I needed without actually
having to read the book. Little did I know what I was in for! I'm sure many of you if not all of you have been
equally surprised to find that there is an abundance of material in this arena. Sadly, most of it is positive on
the subject, and increasingly the norm in Christian circles. On one of my searches I came across Lighthouse
Trails! Boy were my eyes opened and of cause I will be forever grateful for those at Lighthouse Trails and those
who have stayed faithful to the Word of God. I can now include this blog [the LT Forum] in that blessing as
well. I never realized that any movement of this size touching all areas of society and more importantly the
church could exist so under cover! The words Emergent Church, Spiritual Formation, Centering Prayer,
Labyrinth, etc… They weren't even a part of my vocabulary at the time. I thought Labyrinth was a movie! Now I
can hear terms from unexpected places that brings my heart to my throat and my mind starts to scream,
please God no!!!!!! Even as I write this my eyes tear for this deception that is sinking its claws into not only my
church, but countless others. [article link]
One Simple Question for Benny Hinn and Paula White - [Why are they both continuing to deliberately and
aggressively lie to Christians instead of just suing the Enquirer if the Enquirer story is so completely false and
fabricated?] - During Benny Hinn's verbal statement, he took it one-step further and stated that the NATIONAL
ENQUIRER "simply came up with their own story - That's wicked - It's totally wicked!" - One would think that if
the photos were fabricated, both Hinn and White would have addressed the issue immediately - Sometimes,
it's not what people say, it's what they don't say
During Benny Hinn's verbal statement, he took it one-step further and stated that the NATIONAL ENQUIRER
"simply came up with their own story. That's wicked. It's totally wicked!" Further, the following paragraph
appeared on the Benny Hinn Ministries website This Is Your Day! Weekly Guide page, and served as an
introduction to Hinn's verbal statement on the NATIONAL ENQUIRER article: It's time to set the record
straight. As many people around the world are aware, a well-known publication recently released a dishonest
and misleading article. This publication has a reputation for its bias against religious figures, and the details
and photos were extremely misleading. On this revealing broadcast, Pastor Benny, with friends and family,
opens his heart to share what has happened in his life and ministry during recent months, then explains the
need for forcefully, categorically, and absolutely renouncing the lies that have been spread! Pastor Benny's
Special Message Regarding a False Media Report, Friday, August 13, 2010,
http://www.bennyhinn.org/television/default.cfm - Note the word "photos" in bold red print. But during the
telecast, Benny Hinn said nothing about the two photos. He did, however, complain about the small, circular
photo of the hotel bedroom on page 27 of the NATIONAL ENQUIRER article: And then they have a picture of a
bed, implying sex. That is terrible they've done that! [Ibid.] Real or fabricated? Again, Paula White's written
statement denounced the NATIONAL ENQUIRER article. Benny Hinn's written and verbal statements
denounced the NATIONAL ENQUIRER article. But as of this writing, Hinn and White have not denounced the
two photos ( http://tinyurl.com/27ufyhz ). The two photos are dated July 13, 2010. As of this writing, thirty-
seven (37) days have passed since the photos were published. One would think that if the photos were
fabricated, both Hinn and White would have addressed the issue immediately, provided proof of fabrication,
and put the issue to rest once and for all. Therefore, here is one simple question for Benny Hinn and Paula
White: What about the two photos? Sometimes, it's not what people say, it's what they don't say. [article link]
JIM WALLIS ADMITS TO SOROS FUNDING - George Soros, one of the leading billionaire leftists - he has
financed groups promoting abortion, atheism, same-sex marriage, and gargantuan government - bankrolled
Sojourners with a $200,000 grant in 2004 - Since then Sojourners has received at least two more grants from
Soros organizations - In a Patheos interview, Wallis suggested that Olasky was lying "No, we don't receive
money from Soros" - And now it seems Wallis has done an about face - Wallis released a statement through a
spokesperson to Patheos - I should have declined to comment until I was able to review the blog post in
question and consulted with our staff on the details of our funding over the past several years [The Reverend
Jim Wallis is an evangelical Christian writer and political activist, best known as the founder and editor of
Sojourners magazine, and of the Washington, D.C. based Christian community of the same name - Wallis
actively eschews political labels, but his advocacy tends to focus on issues of peace and social justice, earning
him his primary support from the religious left - Wiki.com]
George Soros, one of the leading billionaire leftists - he has financed groups promoting abortion, atheism,
same-sex marriage, and gargantuan government - bankrolled Sojourners with a $200,000 grant in 2004. A year
later, here's how Jim rebutted a criticism of "religious progressives" for being allied with Soros and
MoveOn.org: "I know of no connections to those liberal funds and groups that are as direct as the Religious
Right's ties to right-wing funders." Since then Sojourners has received at least two more grants from Soros
organizations. Sojourners revenues have more than tripled-from $1,601,171 in 2001-2002 to $5,283,650 in
2008-2009-as secular leftists have learned to use the religious left to elect Obama and others. However,
apparently Jim Wallis took exception to this: In a Patheos interview, Wallis suggested that Olasky was lying.
"It's not hyperbole or overstatement to say that Glenn Beck lies for a living. I'm sad to see Marvin Olasky doing
the same thing. No, we don't receive money from Soros. Given the financial crisis of nonprofits, maybe Marvin
should call Soros and ask him to send us money. Then it gets worse for Wallis: Jay Richards of National Review
and Olasky responded to Wallis. Here's Olasky again: Want to see for yourself what someone apparently did
not want you to see? Click here to download the PDF, go to page 225, and you'll see the grant to Sojourners.
And now it seems Wallis has done an about face: Wallis released a statement through a spokesperson to
Patheos. I should have declined to comment until I was able to review the blog post in question and consulted
with our staff on the details of our funding over the past several years. Instead, I answered in the spirit of the
accusation and did not recall the details of our funding. You can read this CT piece by Sarah Pulliam Bailey
right here. [article link]
Hmmm . . . "The Guy" (Saudi Prince AlWaleed Bin Talal) Funding the Ground Zero Mosque Owns [5.46% of]
FOX News, so FOX News Won't Mention Him . . . Rupert Murdoch, FOX News Parent Co Increases Ties w/
Extremist Saudi Prince, Seeking Arab Street Viewers - [Comments: The funder of the Mosque @ Ground Zero is
(Fox News - Rupert Murdoch) Saudi Prince AlWaleed Bin Talal - Source:
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_ground_zero_mosque_obama]
Several years ago, I told you about Saudi Prince AlWaleed Bin Talal's purchase of 5.46% of News Corp., the
parent company of FOX News (and now of the Wall Street Journal), through AlWaleed's Kingdom Holding Co. I
also told you about Prince AlWaleed's bragging that when FOX News reported on the perennial Muslim riots in
France, he called Rupert Murdoch, demanding the word "Muslim" be removed. A half hour later, FOX News
was calling these Muslim riots "civilian" riots, with the word Muslim nowhere to be found or heard. This is why
I routinely refer to FOX News by it's real name, PAWNN-the Prince Al-Waleed News Network. ... But that's not
the news here. The news is that AlWaleed Bin Talal's 5.7 percent share of News Corp. is about to jump even
higher because Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. are increasing their incestuous business holdings in Saudi
Arabia and Prince AlWaleed's media ventures there. Murdoch and New Corp. are looking to buy 20% of
Rotana, and apparently the deal will be for an exchange of News Corp. stock. Yes, not only will AlWaleed yield
even more control over what's shown on FOX News-the way he did with the Paris Muslim riots, but Murdoch
and News Corp. will likely take further steps to please their new Saudi patrons. The given reason for News
Corp.'s investment in Rotana is that it needs new markets, due to falling ad revenue in the U.S. and Europe. A
stake in Rotana could help expand News Corp.'s presence to the more than 300 million people in the Arab
world. And don't think this means that Murdoch will make News Corp.'s offerings to the Arab world more pro-
American or pro-West. The Arab street doesn't want that. It's consuming Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya, where the
great satans are America, Israel, the Jews, Christians, and the West. To compete with them, News Corp. will
have to do the same. And it's a sure bet that it will. Murdoch doesn't invest to lose money. Moreover, Rotana
owns the rights to more than 2,000 Arabic movies and a large Arabic music library. These are movies and
music mostly made and recorded by Muslims. And Murdoch/News Corp. will have to harvest the "value" of
these properties in order to reap a return on investment. That means giving these movies and this music
greater [Europe - US] distribution. I can only imagine the anti-Semitic, anti-Israel, and anti-Western themes
that are surely among a significant portion of them. That's a mainstay theme of contemporary Arabic "cinema"
and song. But with Murdoch and News Corp. now major investors in this company, I want have to imagine
much longer. This propaganda will get a bigger audience. [article link]
FBC Jax Watchdog - Update on the First Amendment Lawsuit Against City of Jacksonville - In my view, if the
defense prevails, this would have an incredibly chilling effect on free speech, especially critical, unpopular
speech, on the Internet - For now, I am committed to continuing writing my views on this blog [FBC Jax
Watchdog], regarding matters at FBC Jax [First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, FL - Pastor: Dr. Mac Brunson]
and evangelical Christianity, unabated and not intimidated, and with the aid of my lawyer I will continue the
fight in this lawsuit
Back in March 2009 when I first discovered the existence of the subpoenas into my blog [FBC Jax Watchdog], I
said back then that I was determined to find out what took place that led to issuance of subpoenas to identify
the name of the Watchdog, which led to my letter of 16 sins and trespass papers for me and my wife, courtesy
of FBC Jax. At about the same time the Watchdog story first broke in the newspapers, I submitted a request
for our sheriff's office to conduct an internal affairs investigation into the connection between the detective
and the church and what I felt was an obvious conflict of interest. What I received in short order was a letter
from a city attorney (the same one that now is defending the detective in this case), and no formal internal
affairs investigation done at JSO. That letter and its explanation to me of what happened is now an important
part of the evidence in this case that has been discussed in many of the depositions. Eventually I secured legal
counsel and several lawsuits were filed, one of which was a First Amendment lawsuit that made its way into
federal court against: the City of Jacksonville, the JSO detective that requested subpoenas into my blog and
several other blogs, as well as the state attorney's office including the assistant state attorney who signed
those subpoenas. The first amendment lawsuit has been going through the "discovery" process since about
March of this year, and discovery will be wrapping up over the next month or so. If this lawsuit ever makes it
past summary judgment, and past mediation, it would likely go to trial sometime in 2011. ... The Brunsons
have been deposed. Robert Hinson, the JSO Detective involved, and Steven Seigel the Assistant State Attorney
have been deposed. John Blount, the church administrator gave his deposition. Even under-sheriff Frank
Mackesy and Sheriff John Rutherford gave their depositions in this case. A few FBC Jax members and a former
FBC Jax minister were deposed as well. ... But what started out as me wanting answers, for me has progressed
to realizing the importance of this case to First Amendment rights of anonymous writers in general, and the
rights of bloggers in particular. I didn't really comprehend the importance of the case until depositions were
given by the defense witnesses, and as I have begun to understand the defense tactics of the city of
Jacksonville lawyers. It is an important case, a very unique case. In my view, if the defense prevails, this would
have an incredibly chilling effect on free speech, especially critical, unpopular speech, on the Internet. ... I'll do
my best to keep you posted as I can, although in the fall maybe some of the legal events that transpire in this
case and also the case against the church will be in the local media and I'll try to keep my readers outside of
Jacksonville updated. For now, I am committed to continuing writing my views on this blog, regarding matters
at FBC Jax and evangelical Christianity, unabated and not intimidated, and with the aid of my lawyer I will
continue the fight in this lawsuit. Yours Truly, The Watchdog [article link]
Rick Warren Defends Church Challenge [an unbiblical practice that is creating and seeding unnecessary
division, factions and strife within the Church body] - Rick Warren's "Now You See It; Now You Don't" [Twitter]
Teaching Style - within a couple of hours the [Rick Warren - my church is better than your church] above tweet
disappeared without explanation - but it's now grown quite worse with Rick Warren defending his pitting
Saddleback Church against others in his earlier "challenge" - Amazingly Warren compared himself to the
Apostle Paul when he tweeted just a bit ago - Rick Warren "doesn't have apostolic (or other) oversight of the
churches he wants to compare against *his own [as though Rick Warren has his own church - only Jesus Christ
has a Church]" - From where I stand, Neades is also right when he told me that, "St. Paul was interested in
provoking others to [Salvation first (2 Corinthians 8:5) then] good works, whereas RW's [Rick Warren's]
original tweet looked like it was interested in bringing [primarily] glory to RW"
Frankly, Warren having removed the offending tweet would have been the end of this. Since he didn't explain
why he took it down, I would have said nothing further; but it's now grown quite worse with Rick Warren
defending his pitting Saddleback Church against others in his earlier "challenge." Amazingly Warren compared
himself to the Apostle Paul when he tweeted just a bit ago: Maybe so; but as we discussed this today, my
friend Daniel Neades of Better Than Sacrifice correctly pointed out that Rick Warren "doesn't have apostolic
(or other) oversight of the churches he wants to compare against his own." From where I stand, Neades is also
right when he told me that, "St. Paul was interested in provoking others to good works, whereas RW's original
tweet looked like it was interested in bringing glory to RW." Consider the following tweets from Warren, which
came right on the heels of the one above: ... With the boast of "reverse tithing" Rick Warren has long been
making, it's well past time someone reminds him of the actual Biblical model. Or has pastor Warren really
never read what Jesus said: "Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen
by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. Thus, when you give to the
needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may
be praised by others." "Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy,
do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your
Father who sees in secret will reward you." (Matthew 6:1-4) The question then becomes: Why did Rick Warren
delete the tweet that he's now been vigorously defending? Well, as for me personally, I stand by my own
Biblical assessment of Rick Warren above. [article link]
Caner remains on faculty at LU

The former dean of Liberty University's seminary still is a member of the faculty, LU officials said Wednesday
as reports circulated that he had cleaned out his office this week. Ergun Caner "is now a faculty member at
LU," Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said Tuesday night in an e-mail to The News & Advance. Falwell's comment
reaffirmed the university's statement in June that Caner, whose contract as dean was not being renewed,
would continue as a faculty member. Johnnie Moore, spokesman for the university, said Wednesday that
Caner would teach online courses. Moore indicated no decision had been made about whether Caner would
teach in LU classrooms. "Dr. Caner will likely be teaching online courses this fall, but his course load hasn't yet
been determined," Moore said. "He will still have an office at LU," Moore said. [article link]
Aug 12, 2010 Liberty Student News: Caner will be teaching online courses instead {The widespread Caner
(Ergun and Emir) deception continues! Watching these events unfold it is apparent that Liberty University [LU]
and others [SBC, Norman Geisler, Calvary Chapel] really are deliberately practicing the Dark Arts of deception
and they are attempting to directly deceive the true body of Christ.}
News & Advance confirmed that Caner is still a member of the faculty after rumors circulated that he had
cleaned out his office this week. He'll be likely be teaching online courses and still have a office on-campus.
[article link]
Update: by Lucas - I walked by the [LU] apologetics department of the seminary earlier today and the whole
department is out of that section - It really is hard to tell what is going on - [Ergun] Caner cleans out office and
leaves school? {Note: Still waiting on an official statement from Jerry Falwell Jr., Liberty University [LU] or
Thomas Road Baptist Church regarding the status of Ergun Caner.}
Several sources are confirming that Ergun Caner cleaned out his office and is leaving the [LU] school for good.
Its not certain if he's moving to a smaller office or he's just leaving the school for good. But what my sources
understand is that he's leaving for good. DEVELOPING… [article link]
{Flashback} [Continued] Ergun Caner Whopper: - Comments: Anonymous said...This is truly getting worse and
worse - I would not in any way be surprised if there are more revelations to come - I have been suspicious
from the beginning that there's more to this story than meets the eye - I'll say it one more time...are we SURE
this guy is not still a Muslim? In infiltration? I don't care what anybody says, somebody needs to be asking this
question - Sorry, Caner, if I'm wrong - But man, you seriously brought this on yourself and you know it
One of the more recent Caner defenders to go public is Mac Brunson, pastor of FBC Jax, as his defense was
posted on Stormin' Norman Geisler's site last week. Brunson is Caner's close friend, and co-author. Comments:
Anonymous said..."So Mac Brunson was making money also by selling books he co-authored with Caner?"
Flashback from the good old days at FBCJ when the Brunson family arrived - they are experts on how to get
monies from the flock. Every Adult Sunday School class was asked to put in $1 for Trey & his fiance's wedding
gift . . .the deacons wives hosted a Bridal Shower . . .and then there was the formal reception Mac hosted in
the church dining room for their introduction. Very tacky tacky, but they did get a pocketful of money and a
trunk load of gifts and daddy gave him the best gift of all - put him on payroll at the church. Glad I'm gone!
Yes, Mac knows how to make his money! -- Anonymous said...These guys love their secrets but that is only
because the full truth is embarrassing. They think folks believe them because they carry titles of "pastor". --
Also James White discusses a little about speeches/sermons Ergun Caner made in May [2010] of this year,
where he [Caner] calls the people questioning him as "haters" and more on Dividing Line tomorrow on this
subject. -- It is no secret, and it is no rumor. It is fact. A blogger has the video tape of Caner's training or speech
he gave to a certain unit of our U.S. Marines on Jihad. He plans on making it available soon. And it will take
another round of defenses and attacks from Caner's defenders like Guthrie and Stormin Norman Geisler to
explain even more lies coming from Caner, and this time it's more serious: he delivered them to our troops. -- I
am deeply disturbed by this potential new revelation that caner addresses our military troops on jihad. If this
is true, then someone in the government did not do their job and vet this guy. To think that a liar had access to
the troops and fed them information that was not based in fact gives me pause. This may be a bigger story
than a lying Baptist seminary president. It is easy for me to imagine innocent people taking the word of their
pastor who invited Caner. It is very different to imagine our military doing the same. I predict this will be a
very big story if it is based in fact. -- Anonymous said...This is truly getting worse and worse. I would not in any
way be surprised if there are more revelations to come. I have been suspicious from the beginning that there's
more to this story than meets the eye. I'll say it one more time...are we SURE this guy is not still a Muslim? In
infiltration? I don't care what anybody says, somebody needs to be asking this question. Sorry, Caner, if I'm
wrong. But man, you seriously brought this on yourself and you know it. [article link]
{Flashback} 7/29/2010 - Dividing Line with James White "What kind of a person when they get caught lying,
instead of repenting just makes up another lie" {Note: Two recordings of Ergun Caner attempting to explain
the Trinity - Father, Son, Holy Spirit nature of God are played and Caner does an 'ok' job BUT unexplainably
mixes within his convoluted explanations New Age terms and concepts i.e. "eternal progression" saying that
Jesus' incarnation was "just a part of His eternal progression" (i.e. LDS Mormonism) and then that the Trinity is
embodied at the tip of our own finger (i.e. some New Age [Gnostic - Da Vinci Code] concept that we are all
little gods). The tip of our finger analogy is completely wrong in that three dimensions (length, height, and
width) always have with it the 4th dimension of time and for example the higher [5th and 6th] spiritual
dimensions including the ever present eternal, limitless dimension of God so using the tip of our own finger to
represent the Trinity of God is perhaps the worst of all possible examples and any Seminary Theology
professor should be able to give a more concise and coherent statement on the Trinity than Caner is able to
explain - as though he is publically explaining it for the first time.} (Mp3)
Discussed today: A May [2010 - San Diego, CA] recording of Ergun Caner talking about haters [and 'flamers' i.e.
Caner's version of Christians who simply question him]. Dr. White also took two calls. [article link]
Say Goodbye to the Untouchable Preachers - God is shaking His church and removing corruption - But we
share the blame for giving charlatans a platform - Our movement is eaten up with materialism, pride,
deception and sexual sin because we were afraid to call these Bozos what they really are-insecure, selfish,
egotistical and emotionally dysfunctional - If we had applied biblical discernment a long time ago we could
have avoided this mess - "There is no way we can know how many unbelievers rejected the gospel because
they saw the church supporting quacks who swaggered, bragged, lied, flattered, bribed, stole and tearfully
begged their way into our lives-while we applauded them and sent them money"
I hate to compare any minister of God to a gangster. But the sad truth is that today there are a handful (well,
maybe more) of unscrupulous preachers who share some of Capone's most disgusting traits. They are
notoriously greedy. They are masters of deception and manipulation. They have bought their way into the
charismatic religious subculture and used their uncanny hypnotic ability to control major Christian TV
networks. And, like Capone, their days are numbered. Justice will soon catch up with them. These false
prophets probably all started out with a genuine call from God, but success destroyed them. They were lured
away from true faith by fame and money, and when their ministries mushroomed they resorted to
compromise to keep their machines rolling. Now, in the midst of the Great Recession, God is closing in on
them. But before we rejoice that these imposters are being removed from their pulpits and yanked off the
airwaves, let's hit the pause button and reflect. How did these false preachers ever achieve such fame? It
couldn't have happened without help from us. We were the gullible ones. When they said, "The Lord promises
you untold wealth if you will simply give a thousand dollars right now," we went to the phones and put the
donations on our credit cards. God forgive us. We were the undiscerning ones. When they said, "I need your
sacrificial gift today so I can repair my private jet," we didn't ask why a servant of God wasn't humble enough
to fly coach class to a Third World nation. God forgive us. We were the foolish ones. When it was revealed that
they were living in immorality, mistreating their wives or populating cities with illegitimate children, we
listened to their spin doctors instead of demanding that ministry leaders act like Christians. God forgive us. We
were the naïve ones. When they begged for $2 million more in donations because of a budget shortfall, we
didn't feel comfortable asking why they needed that $10,000-a-night hotel suite. In fact, if we did question it,
another Christian was quick to say, "Don't criticize! The Bible says, 'Touch not the Lord's anointed!'" God
forgive us. We have treated these charlatans like Al Capone-as if they were untouchable-and as a result their
corruption has spread throughout charismatic churches like a plague. Our movement is eaten up with
materialism, pride, deception and sexual sin because we were afraid to call these Bozos what they really are-
insecure, selfish, egotistical and emotionally dysfunctional. If we had applied biblical discernment a long time
ago we could have avoided this mess. There is no way we can know how many unbelievers rejected the gospel
because they saw the church supporting quacks who swaggered, bragged, lied, flattered, bribed, stole and
tearfully begged their way into our lives-while we applauded them and sent them money. When well-meaning
Christians quote 1 Chronicles 16:22 ("Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm," NASB)
to cover up corruption or charlatanism, they do horrible injustice to Scripture. This passage does not require
us to stay quiet when a leader is abusing power or deceiving people. On the contrary, we are called to
confront sin in a spirit of love and honesty-and we certainly aren't showing love to the church if we allow the
charismatic Al Capones of our generation to corrupt it. ~ J. Lee Grady is contributing editor of Charisma and
author of the new book The Holy Spirit Is Not for Sale. Follow him on Twitter at leegrady. [article link]
Servants Will Abuse Finances [and people (Luke 12:42-48)] When There is No Transparency - The solution? It's
so easy - Public disclosure of ALL sources of income of people who are public servants - We do it in
Jacksonville, Florida - With about 3 mouse clicks the salary and overtime pay can be obtained for any
government employees - Any - From the mayor, to the sheriff, all the way down to the lowest- paid city
worker - The same should be for these "men of God" - If they trust God so much, trust God to let their *total
comp be known - If they fear their salaries being made public, then they are absolutely earning too much -
They are using their position to gain financially, wasting God's money that church members faithfully fork over
- If they don't do it willingly, I hope the day will come when the IRS demands it - And not just "salary" should
be known of these mega church pastors, but their entire compensation packages - One of the ways the Bell
[part time city] council members were able to earn $100k a year was their "salary" was broken up by parts, a
separate income from each board on the city they sat on - So we don't just want base salary of these mega
church rock stars, but how much is their salary, housing allowance, travel allowance, clothing allowance, etc.
etc. And please, disclose any large gifts you receive from your members, just like our Congressmen must
If you haven't heard of the scandal gripping the City of Bell, California, you should take a close look to see what
can happen when leaders who are supposed to be servants of the people operate with no transparency and
accountability to the very people who give them the money, and whom they are to serve. Those of you who
are members of mega churches where the total compensation packages of your pastor and family members,
and payments to former pastors are a closely guarded secret, take notice: there is a reason why they don't
want you to know their salaries. Because they know you would be absolutely disgusted to know the details of
their total compensation. ... But make no mistake about it: these mega church pastors view themselves as
talented rock stars, ordained by God himself, and think themselves deserving of the large incomes they draw
from their churches, their speaking engagements, books, and gifts given to them by their star-struck followers.
Ed Young, Jr, the jet-setting pastor of Fellowship Church views himself as the church's "franchise player",
responsible for "raising" the millions needed by the church. Who can forget the image of Jerry Vines and Mac
Brunson high-fiving and hugging on the platform during the 2007 FBC Jax Pastor's Conference when Vines was
preaching about people complaining about preacher's salaries - and Vines' comment of "you don't pay me
enough to be yo preacha, brutha" - easily one of the most uncomfortable sermon moments in FBC Jax history.
... I pray for the day when Senator Grassley or someone else in Congress will finally require these mega
churches to disclose detailed financial records including pastor compensation. The day will come, I'm
confident, the only question is how much money will be wasted in the mean time. Lastly, I became aware of
the Bell, California story over at SBC pastor William Thornton's blog, where he wrote the following blurb about
it: "Scenes of vein-popping outrage ensued when citizens of the obscure town of Bell, CA found out that its
manager was being paid over $800k, police chief about half-a-million, and part time councilmen $100k
annually. Rightly so. What would happen if Baptist Press published the total compensation package of all SBC
entity heads (and don't give me a 'salary' figure, most clergy are onto that game)? apoplexy? Raised
eyebrows? Ho hum? Let's do it and see. It's our money." I agree with William. It is our money. Let's see what
the total compensation package for these men who lead the SBC agencies, and the mega church pastors also.
Not just "salary" - total compensation. If they don't want to, let them go with Bell's Robert Rizzo into the
private sector searching for the $800,000 salary. The preachers will be shocked when they realize they have to
compete in a cut-throat employment market, where no one kisses their hineys and calls them "God's man".
[article link]
Greg Laurie [Harvest Crusade] Connects Purpose Driven [Rick Warren] to a Move of God - Gives Financial
Support - In addition to Greg Laurie's letter to pastors regarding Rick Warren and Bill Hybels, Lighthouse Trails
has also learned that Laurie is also helping to finance Warren's September [2008] event in New York -
Lighthouse Trails contacted the New York City Leadership group this past week after we learned that Laurie's
name was on their website showing him to be a sponsor - The New York City office said that this sponsorship is
in the way of financial support and is for Rick Warren's September conference - This coming November [2008]
Greg Laurie will present "Preach the Word" a conference for Pastors and Leaders - Those joining him will
include Alistair Begg, Chuck Smith, and John MacArthur - Perhaps these three men can help Greg Laurie
remember the simple and true faith he found so many years ago {Note: The hidden danger in donating to
marginal ministries like Greg Laurie's Harvest Crusade is that some of the finances are then directly used [as a
result of compromise and consensus building techniques] in some of the very ministries [purpose driven and
emergent church events] that reject sound Biblical doctrine.}
On May 6th, [2008] Greg Laurie, pastor of mega-church Harvest Christian Fellowship wrote a letter to pastors
and church leaders in the New York region, announcing his Harvest Crusade 2008 in New York City on October
19th. This letter to pastors and leaders is causing confusion among some because of its content, and this
Lighthouse Trails report will examine this issue. Greg Laurie is best known as a Calvary Chapel pastor. His
church is listed on the Calvary Chapel website, and Laurie often speaks at Calvary Chapel functions. And it is
Laurie's connection with Calvary Chapel that presents a great dilemma. Two years ago, in May of 2006, Calvary
Chapel issued a "Parson to Parson" letter, in which a statement was made against the emerging church and
contemplative spirituality. The following month, at the 2006 Senior Pastor's Conference, Calvary Chapel
founder and pastor, Chuck Smith, told the senior pastors that Calvary Chapel as a whole was rejecting various
movements and practices that have been taking place within the Christian church at large as well as in some
Calvary Chapel churches. According to a number of pastors in attendance, who afterwards spoke with
Lighthouse Trails, Smith asked that those Calvary Chapel pastors who were going in the direction of the
emerging church would no longer call themselves Calvary Chapel churches. One week later, Calvary Chapel
instructed its distribution center to immediately remove all of Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life books from
its center. The statement read: "The teaching and positions of Rick Warren have come into conflict with us at
Calvary Chapel. Pastor Chuck has directed us to discontinue this product effective immediately." ... And now
this brings us to the unpleasant task of reporting that Greg Laurie is giving a strong promotion of Rick Warren
and Bill Hybels, which means he is indirectly promoting contemplative and emerging (which we will explain
later in this article), and directly promoting Purpose Driven. And unfortunately, there is a twist to this story. In
Laurie's May 2008 letter to pastors and leaders, Laurie talks about his upcoming crusade in New York City,
saying, in reference to it, "God is on the move." He then states that "[t]his move is also seen in the formation
of the New York City Leadership group. Under their direction, a community-wide 40 Days of Purpose campaign
with Pastor Rick Warren has been launched, and the significant services of Bill Hybels' Leadership Summit
conferences are also being organized to strengthen the local church." ... This report will obviously be
disheartening to many Calvary Chapel pastors and church goers who have believed that their movement was
going to press forward into the future without these un-biblical movements. Laurie's current promotion and
financial backing of Rick Warren will cause many to wonder just which direction the Calvary Chapel movement
will really end up going. ... This coming November Greg Laurie will present "Preach the Word," a conference
for Pastors and Leaders. Those joining him will include Alistair Begg, Chuck Smith, and John MacArthur.
Perhaps these three men can help Greg Laurie remember the simple and true faith he found so many years
ago. [article link]
John Piper's Upcoming Leave - As you may have already heard in the sermon from March 27-28, the elders
graciously approved on March 22 a leave of absence that will take me away from Bethlehem from May 1
through December 31, 2010 - I asked the elders not to pay me for this leave - I don't feel it is owed to me - The
elders did not agree with my request {Is this 'much publicized' unpaid leave really an unpaid leave or is Pastor
John Pieper simply pretending to give up thousands of dollars of 'base salary' all the while he is still collecting
possibly millions of dollars in perks, publishing fees, gifts and various other compensations. Update: It isn't an
unpaid leave "The elders did not agree with my request" though many blog comments are posting remarks as
though it is. Note: If attending a Church or a congregation like John Piper's Bethlehem Baptist Church in
Minneapolis that suddenly begins to change and embrace different teachings like Rick Warren's purpose
driven commitment [as Bethlehem Baptist Church is now in the process of doing] or worse the unbiblical
Emergent Church [New Age Christianity] practices - stop donating and stop tithing to that church for at least
three months or until you can have enough time to make a sound non-financially motivated assessment about
where the direction of the Church is going and what the new direction entails and means for individual
Christian participation.}
In this leave, I intend to let go of all of it. No book-writing. No sermon preparation or preaching. No blogging.
No Twitter. No articles. No reports. No papers. *And no speaking engagements. There is *one [two] stateside
exception-the weekend devoted to the Desiring God National Conference combined with the inaugural
convocation of Bethlehem College and Seminary in October. Noël thought I should keep **three international
commitments. Our reasoning is that if she could go along, and if we plan it right {as a free trip? - the guy just
took over half a year off so time off isn't an issue}, these could be very special times of refreshment together.
The elders have appointed a group to stay in touch and keep me accountable for this leave. They are David
Mathis, Jon Bloom, Tom Steller, Sam Crabtree, Jon Grano, Tim Held, Tony Campagna, and Kurt Elting-Ballard.
Five of these have walked with Noël and me over the last two months, helping us discern the wisdom, scope,
and nature of this leave. They brought the final recommendation to the elders on March 22. I asked the elders
not to pay me for this leave. I don't feel it is owed to me. I know I am causing more work for others, and I
apologize to the staff for that. Not only that, others could use similar time away. Most working men and
women do not have the freedom to step back like this. The elders did not agree with my request. Noël and I
are profoundly grateful for this kind of affection. We will seek the Lord for how much of your financial support
to give back to the church, to perhaps bear some of the load. [article link]
Smoking Gun: Is [Pastor] Bob's [Grenier] inner-circle doing his dirty work? - The tactic has been extremely
successful over the decades - The second thing this tactic does is it intimidates others from speaking out -
Effective tactic - Wrong, but effective - That's partly how a [possible] bad guy like Bob "gets away" with abuse
and corruption for over 30 years…that and a lot of "help" from "friends" in the "community"
A major prediction I and my brother made many months ago is proving true. Smoking gun true. From our
experience as eyewitnesses over the years from "behind the scenes"…we postulated that Bob's inner-circle
would come out blasting with all sorts of lies and vicious attacks to smear those who attempted to confront
Pastor Bob Grenier of Calvary Chapel Visalia's abuse and corruption. We've seen the scenario play out MANY
times before. Someone blows the whistle on Bob's *alleged+ bad behavior…then they are systematically
ostracized, marginalized and then removed from Calvary Chapel Visalia…then the smear campaign goes into
full force in an attempt to discredit those who have been dispatched by Bob. The tactic has been extremely
successful over the decades. It does two things…it poisons the well with regards to those who have challenged
Bob…so others shun them and the people lose credibility in the community and doubt is cast on the veracity
of the people's allegations of abuse or corruption against Bob. The second thing this tactic does is it
intimidates others from speaking out. Others see how those who have come against Bob have been shunned
and smeared…and they don't want it to happen to them…so they stay silent. Effective tactic. Wrong, but
effective. That's partly how a bad guy like Bob "gets away" with abuse and corruption for over 30 years…that
and a lot of "help" from "friends" in the "community". [article link]
Is Calvary Chapel Head [Pastor] Chuck Smith Covering for a Child Beater? - One of these days, I'm going to get
around to investigate Calvary Chapel and the many allegations sent my way that it protects abusers within
their ranks - But Alex Grenier alleges [Chuck] Smith knows more about what happens in his church than the
popular image of the Hawaiian shirt-wearing, ever-grinning fogie has crafted - Alex writes "Since Big Calvary
[Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, CA] likes to be **a non-denomination denomination so Chuck Smith doesn't
have to pay for the misdeeds of corrupt jerks like another Calvary Chapel pastor...then there needs to be a
place where victims of other corrupt jerks like [Pastor] Bob Grenier can go to get help, blow the whistle on the
abuse and corruption, and spread the word to warn the church per 1 Timothy 5" {Note: This is an extremely
important point that apparently the only reason [or main reason] that the Chuck Smith Calvary Chapel
"movement" is structured as a non-denominational [in name only] church structure is because it is financially
beneficial to Chuck Smith to do it this way. If Calvary Chapel was structured as a regular run of the mill church
denomination it might [or might not] expose Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa to more financial risks but it goes
to show that Chuck Smith seems to think that there is enough smoke coming from some of his own Calvary
Chapel pastors [men whom Chuck Smith seems unable or unwilling to censor] that Chuck Smith does not want
to be officially denominationally linked to any of them presumably in case the smoke (rumors - or hidden
events) becomes an actual fire (an open and publicly known event) that then has to be dealt with. - Also Note:
To correct some of the comments - Calvary Chapel has a lot of problems mainly involving unaccountable
Pastors [the Chuck Smith model of ministry] but it is a misrepresentation of Calvary Chapel to insinuate that
they are "Talibanish" or treat women unfairly in any way. One of the strengths of Calvary Chapel has always
been their great commitment to women.}
One of these days, I'm going to get around to investigate Calvary Chapel and the many allegations sent my
way that it protects abusers within their ranks. It's one of American Christianity's great open secrets, and only
Christianity Today has truly tried to tackle the subject. But maybe others will get there before me--I hope not,
but if that means bringing people to justice or exposing Calvary Chapel's far-from-God leadership, so be it.
Consider a scandal brewing in Visalia. There, Calvary Chapel's pastor Bob Grenier has had to fend off
allegations from his own sons that he savagely beat them as children during the 1980s and 1990s. The
brothers have gone to police and even Calvary Chapel head Chuck Smith with their story--no dice. ... What
does Chuck Smith know? The founder of Calvary Chapel visited Visalia in early July, just a couple of weeks
before the Grenier matter hit the proverbial fan. Calvary Church leaders told the Bee that the Grenier brothers
came to them with the allegations, but they refuse to disclose whether they plan to investigate. But Alex
Grenier alleges Smith knows more about what happens in his church than the popular image of the Hawaiian
shirt-wearing, ever-grinning fogie has crafted. [article link]
Note: Jesus during His visitation went into the Synagogues in His area and into the Temple to teach and to
serve and that is what we are to do in our day is to enter into the Church and participate, to serve and to
fellowship with one another - "Matthew 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues,
and preaching the Gospel (good news) of the Kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of
disease among the people."
It's not always easy to attend Church and especially the more mature we become in Jesus the more difficult it
is to get nourished and built up by the simple and often repeated messages that now routinely flow from the
majority of pulpits [regardless of denomination] from most Christian Churches. However we do have our
Salvation and having the knowledge of our own eternal Salvation we have Peace with God and having Peace
with God we have Rest in ourselves [within our soul] and having Rest we can ultimately Trust in God. Trusting
in God we are to go into the Churches and enjoy the fellowship and presence of other Christians where we can
rejoice and serve and encourage one another in the love of Jesus all the while we work with one another to
facilitate fellowship in the building up of the Kingdom of God while we seek to eliminate strife, division (1
Corinthians 3:3) and the increasingly ever present factions that are mindlessly turning Christian against
Christian. The building up of the Christian Church universal is not an easy task but it is a necessary task, it is a
meaningful task and ultimately it is an eternal task making it one of the most important tasks we can
personally be involved in. Go to Church knowing that it is in fellowship with the Holy God that we gather
together and praise the name of Jesus Christ! [article link]
Note: Tips for Church Attendance

1. Go to a Church close to your home - attend a local neighborhood Church. 2. Start out by attending a non-
Sunday service. Attend a weeknight or early morning Bible study, event or retreat first before attending the
Sunday service. 3. Don't donate any money for the first three months, this will give you an opportunity to
access the fellowship based only on merit without the added difficulty of financial entanglement. Only
contribute when financial statements are publically available and then only contribute a portion of your giving
while also trying to give directly to Missionaries, Counseling Services, Support Groups, Internet Ministries, etc.
- don't just give to a Church thinking that they will adequately fund other Ministries with your donation. 4.
Attend more than one Church or fellowship at a time. Attend a small Church and also a larger Church and
likewise attend a Church close to home and also one further away from home. Rotate Church attendance
between Sunday services and weeknight Bible Studies and also be open to attending as a guest the Churches
and fellowships of other friends, co-workers and family members. [article link]
and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes. II. To be informed of the identity of
[article link]
donation
organizations. Evaluating Charities Get the cold, hard facts. A reputable organization will: Define its mission
House Church: Skip the sermon, worship at home {Note: Attending a local Church congregation where you can
have input and make a difference is a vital part of Christianity and really home Church (fellowships) should be
secondary [after Church or on a weeknight] to congregational attendance.}
DALLAS - To get to church on a recent Sunday morning, the Yeldell family walked no farther than their own
living room to greet fellow worshippers. The members of this "house church" are part of what experts say is a
fundamental shift in the way U.S. Christians think about church. Skip the sermons, costly church buildings and
large, faceless crowds, they say. House church is about relationships forged in small faith communities. In
general, house churches consist of 12 to 15 people who share what's going on in their lives, often turning to
Scriptures for guidance. They rely on the Holy Spirit or spontaneity to lead the direction of their weekly
gatherings. "I think part of the appeal for some in the house church movement is the desire to return to a
simpler expression of church," said Ed Stetzer, a seminary professor and president of Lifeway Research, which
is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. "For many, church has become too much (like a) business
while they just want to live like the Bible." House church proponents claim their small groups are sort of a
throwback to the early Christian church in that they have no clergy and everyone is expected to contribute to
the teaching, singing and praying. They are more commonly seen in countries where Christianity is not the
dominant religion. Organizers say they're just starting to take off in the U.S. A study by the Barna Group, a firm
specializing in data on religion and society, estimates that 6 million to 12 million Americans attend house
churches. A survey last year by the Pew Forum found that 9 percent of American Protestants only attended
home services. "The only consistent thing about house church is that each one is different," said Robin Yeldell,
who, in 2006, left a traditional church where he was a missions committee chairman. [article link]
Thomas Twitchell Blog: "Tim Guthrie Winning Truth? Surely You Jest" - If you've followed the Ergun Caner
story this year, you no doubt have heard about the SBC pastors like Tim Guthrie, Tim Rogers, and Peter
Lumpkins whose staunch defense of Ergun Caner rivals the Democratic spinsters who defended Clinton after
the Lewinski affair - Thomas Twitchell has written an excellent blog comparing the Caner defenders to those of
Clinton {Note: If we do step out of Church fellowship it should only be for a season while we continue to
evaluate and grow in our own personal walk with Jesus. Just remember that whether we attend a Church or
fellowship on our own God is always on the Throne and He is always accessible to each of us. The Kingdom of
God is established [including on earth] and it is in existence and in authority over all mankind, thankfully
regardless of our situation or status of fellowship.}
comments: Anonymous said...I am personally sick of this entire "Caner" story and situation. I know this is what
some are hoping for that many will just give up and accept whatever defense has been made on behalf of
Caner. But just the opposite seems to have happened. My reaction is, I am fed up with these self-promoting
preachers (all that qualify as self-promoting), the millionaire boys club. The autocratic authority guys. Do as I
say but not as I do. And don't question me as I am the preacher group... This is my opinion: I have no more
time for these celebrity preachers, country club churches, no more money, not one dime, no more "faith" in
any of them. I have "moved on" in life. I have actually drawn closer to the Lord. I have gotten my eyes off
these people. They no longer occupy my thoughts or time. I read and understand my own Bible. The Holy
Spirit leads my understanding. I don't need these self important authorities, that know less than I do, to tell
me anything. Just like in the early days of the church, they try to make one believe that you can't understand
your Bible and probably need them to be saved. You can't understand your Bible unless they tell you what it
says. Baloney! My answer is "Who needs them"? They fight amongst themselves to keep the club going. All
trying to be "big-shots". I don't need them, don't want them, not interested in them. God will take care of
them one day. I am interested in the furtherance of the Gospel (self study) witnessing, and in people coming
to Jesus by any means that is OF GOD. I also pray for Mr. Rich and family to prevail as they should never have
been treated they way they were. Thus, this is why I read this blog. ... Anonymous said...And as more and
more [people] read the blogs, they will move on [to the Bible] just like you to discovered the Holy Spirit is the
Best Teacher. And Free except for the cost of the Bible. A hearty AMEN to you, friend! Welcome to the Body of
Christ. Not the entertainment social club that expects you to pay dues so they can live well and build 'their'
earthly kingdoms. ... X P M C MEMBER said...I used to wonder why people never went to a church. I used to
wonder why there were NO traffic jams on Sunday mornings. Now I am one of them because of what religion
has taught us in today's time which is......."B E W A R E OF THE W O L V E S" I quit listening to these decievers
and am much happier with the "personal" relationship I now have with Christ. Now all you that follow these
men, I hope you enjoy their ride...NOW I KNOW THE REAL MEANING OF BEING A " WISEMAN" ... Thy Peace
said...An interesting sermon that relates to some of the comments that are disillusioned with church is from
Pastor Wade Burleson, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Enid, OK. The sermon is titled "1 John - The Anointing of the
Father", March 22, 2009 - Part 11 of series (1 Jn. 2:26-27). As their church is redoing their website, the audio
mp3 is not yet available on their new website, but you can watch the video here. The sermon starts around
28:00. [article link]
A Gnostic Gospel - Christless Christianity: 2010 West Coast Conference - A Conference by Various Teachers
(Online Video - Audio)
Message 5, A Gnostic Gospel: Americans are incurably "spiritual," but this spirituality expresses itself in ways
that are incompatible with biblical Christianity. It expresses itself in ways that are essentially Gnostic. The
American church has not been immune to the influence of this American Gnosticism. In this message, Dr.
Peter Jones compares this private, mystical, and inward religious mentality with the corporate, doctrinal, and
visible faith of orthodox Christianity. [article link]
7/29/2010 - Dividing Line with James White "What kind of a person when they get caught lying, instead of
repenting just makes up another lie" {Note: Two recordings of Ergun Caner attempting to explain the Trinity -
Father, Son, Holy Spirit nature of God are played and Caner does an 'ok' job BUT unexplainably mixes within
his convoluted explanations New Age terms and concepts i.e. "eternal progression" saying that Jesus'
incarnation was "just a part of His eternal progression" (i.e. LDS Mormonism) and then that the Trinity is
embodied at the tip of our own finger (i.e. some New Age [Gnostic - Da Vinci Code] concept that we are all
little gods). The tip of our finger analogy is completely wrong in that three dimensions (length, height, and
width) always have with it the 4th dimension of time and for example the higher [5th and 6th] spiritual
dimensions including the ever present eternal, limitless dimension of God so using the tip of our own finger to
represent the Trinity of God is perhaps the worst of all possible examples and any Seminary Theology
professor should be able to give a more concise and coherent statement on the Trinity than Caner is able to
explain - as though he is publically explaining it for the first time.} (Mp3)
Discussed today: A May [2010 - San Diego, CA] recording of Ergun Caner talking about haters [and 'flamers' i.e.
Caner's version of Christians who simply question him]. Dr. White also took two calls. [article link]
BasicChristian.org: Biblical Proof that Jesus is God - The Names used to refer to Jesus reveal that Jesus is God
in Substance, Authority, and Character - Luke 2:21 ... His name substance, authority, character was called
JESUS ((JE = God, Yahweh, Jehovah) + (SUS = Salvation, Healing)), which was so named of the angel before He
was conceived in the womb
A note about the Holy Bible, as a document the Bible was spoken by God and written down by prophets and
scribes. Today some people think of the Bible as a collection of ancient events and stories while in actuality
the Bible is a legal document containing both the Old & New Testaments, the covenant and contract between
God and mankind. The words, terms and phrases are legal in nature and binding in stature. When Jesus refers
to Himself as Christ, Lord, Savior, and God, He is saying it in a legal binding term, a legal binding term between
God and mankind. -- In the historical events of the life and crucifixion of Jesus Christ the reason for the guilty
verdict, the recorded "crime", by the leaders of His day in order to condemn Him at His multiple trials was that
Jesus repeatedly declared Himself to be God to many eyewitnesses. Declaring oneself to be God is a part of
the crime of blaspheming (misrepresenting God) unless of course as in the case of Jesus where God actually
was in human flesh visiting mankind to remove the sins of the world. In other words Jesus was sentenced to
death and crucified not for committing a crime like robbing a bank or kidnapping or something that we would
normally associate with a death penalty case. Jesus was convicted of the "crime" of blasphemy, declaring
Himself to be God. ... [article link]
BasicChristian.org: blog Bible Study Genesis - An Eight Part Article Introduction - The 7 physical and spiritual
Coming Soon the Basic Christian Article: Who is Melchizedek? Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18-20) is a higher
multidimensional being. Melchizedek exists outside of our own human time and space dimensions
(restrictions). Humans exist in and are limited to the first three physical dimensions (length, height, width) and
also the fourth dimension (restriction) of time. The spiritual realm of demons, angels and in part the coming
Antichrist exists in the less restricted 5th and 6th dimensions. In fact the coming Antichrist is going to bring
down or "contact" the 5th and 6th dimensions and infuse 4th dimensional human beings with 5th dimensional
demons [Nephilim spirits] and 6th dimensional fallen [Satanic] angelic spirit beings consequently orchestrating
5th and 6th dimensional miracles and signs and wonders in order to deceive mankind. So who is Melchizedek?
Melchizedek is the manifestation of the infinite dimensional (infinite dimensions - no restrictions -
unrestricted) God in Person. Melchizedek is God the Holy Spirit in Person. Melchizedek is the Order of the Holy
Spirit Priesthood. -- Note: In the Basic Christian article "Who is Melchizedek?" the 8 dimensions (restrictions)
are listed in conjunction with the original creation week (Genesis 1:1-2:4) and are categorized as follows: 1.
Length [Day one creation - light separated [Judgment] (length) from darkness] 2. Height [Day two creation -
divided the waters above from the waters below] 3. Width [Day three creation - dry land and plants] 4. Time
[Day four creation - sun, moon, stars for times and seasons] 5. Demonic - demons [Day five creation - fish from
the waters below, birds from the waters above] 6. Angelic - Holy Angels and also Satan with all of his fallen
angels [Day six creation - land animals and humans (pre-fall) - humans the highest part of creation created
separate and above the animals and equal to the angels but with sin mankind fell from the 6th dimension to
the 4th dimension, in fact with the sin of mankind all of creation also fell from its original creation status] 7.
Human Salvation redeemed by the blood, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ [Day seven creation - Rest] 8.
Unrestricted [outside of creation] - The only Unrestricted, Eternal, Wise, ∞ Infinite, Almighty God consisting of
God the Father, the Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. -- Genesis 2:4 These are the generations [dimensions]
of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and
the heavens ... [article link]
Gnosticism: New Release! Hollywood's War on God - Learn how these movies are initiating the masses into a
Gnostic worldview that will culminate in a "strong delusion" as the world joins Satan & the final Antichrist in
their war against God (DVD - $19.95)
Hollywood's War on God is a mind-blowing, eye-popping documentary that reveals how satanic forces are
using Hollywood's most memorable movies and most popular actors to propagate an ancient lie in fulfillment
of biblical prophecy. Learn how these movies are initiating the masses into a Gnostic worldview that will
culminate in a "strong delusion" as the world joins Satan & the final Antichrist in their war on God. Such titles
include Ron Howard & Tom Hanks "The Da Vinci Code"; Keanu Reeves "The Matrix" and "Constantine"; Brad
Pitt's "Fight Club"; Jim Carrey's "Truman Show"; Toby McQuire's "Pleasantville"; Arnold Swarzenegger's "Total
Recall"; Johnny Depp's "From Hell"; Shawn Connery's "League of Extraordinary Gentleman"; J.K. Rowling's
"Harry Potter"; Harrison Ford's "Bladerunner"; Tom Cruise's "Vanilla Sky," "Eyes Wide Shut" and "Minority
Report" and many others. [article link]
Gnosticism, New Age, and the Da Vinci Code – What do they Have in Common? - Heresies are a lot like the
common cold - They keep coming back around, but in a slightly changed form - But the change is just enough
so that they sneak by the defense of our immune system and pose a new threat to our spiritual health - Both
the New Age movement and the The Da Vinci Code seek spirituality without sacrifice (Jesus), without authority
(Jesus), without the cross (Jesus) - A Christianity with no cross is a Christianity with no power and a religion
with no power doesn't last very long {The cross is the victory of Jesus Christ over sin, death, and the power of
Satan. The proof of the victory of the cross of Jesus is the Resurrection of Jesus. Jesus is Alive! sin is dead and
Satan is powerless, over our freewill.}
Heresies are a lot like the common cold. They keep coming back around, but in a slightly changed form. But
the change is just enough so that they sneak by the defense of our immune system and pose a new threat to
our spiritual health. Neither the New Age movement nor the The Da Vinci Code buys into to ancient
Gnosticism lock, stock, and barrel. But they both rely on key Gnostic ideas that have as much appeal now as
they did in the second century. For who does not eventually feel the emptiness and ennui of a life without the
spiritual dimension, a life devoid of mystery? Our contemporary Western society, like 2nd century Roman
society, has lost its soul. We suffer from the desperation that comes from a lack of meaning. -- The New Age
has appeal because it restores a sense of mystery. It imitates the syncretism of the Gnostics, blending together
exotic ideas from the east with traditions native to the west to produce a hodge-podge that may be
incoherent but is nevertheless intriguing. The Da Vinci Code resurrects the claim of a secret tradition that is
earlier and more faithful than the New Testament Scriptures. It offers us a way to feel connected to Jesus even
while we scorn the leaders and laws of the Church said to be founded by him. -- But the appeal of these
currents also constitute their undoing. Both the New Age movement and the The Da Vinci Code seek
spirituality without sacrifice, without authority, without the cross. They follow ancient Gnosticism in
preserving a veneer of Christianity while emptying it of its heart and soul.. But the fate of Gnosticism ought to
serve as a warning here. A Christianity with no cross is a Christianity with no power. And a religion with no
power doesn’t last very long. The Da Vinci Code may have sold a few million copies in the first years of the
third millennium. But here is my guess – in the fourth millennium, it will take an archeologist digging in the
arid sands of Egypt to find a copy. [article link]
Gnosticism, the Soul-Only "Gospel" and the End Times - Gnosticism falsely concludes: There were two
separate realms-one spiritual, the other material (physical) - The spiritual realm, created by God [not by Father
God but by Satan or some other unknown god that Satan channeled, however more and more often Satan is
being taught as the original Father spirit god], was all good; the material realm, created by the demiurge
[Father God, Son Jesus, Holy Spirit], all evil - Man needed to be saved, not from Original Sin, but from
enslavement to matter (physical body, physical world and from God (Jesus) who created the physical world,
though the cults sure do like sex, drugs, alcohol, money etc. so maybe they don't want to be 'saved' from
everything physical) [rejecting this (physical) world]-[rejecting the (moral government) law] For this, he {occult
initiate} had to learn the mystical arts - Thus Gnosticism became a source for the occult (Satanic) tradition
{Gnosticism – The Question: Is Jesus who loves us, gave His life and died for us on the cross God or is Satan
who lies to us and kills us God? That is the dilemma of the Gnostic and actually that is also the dilemma for
everyone. However even in this upside down world where wrong is right and lies are truth it is still easy to tell
that Jesus the God of Love is God!}
In addition, Gnostics engaged in speculative theology, even in the days of the apostles, based upon a higher
form of knowledge not available to "ordinary" Christians. This resulted in "speculations respecting angels and
spirits" and a false dualism "leading to asceticism on the one hand *[rejecting this world], and to an immoral
libertinism on the other hand *[rejecting the law]." Today, we have an eschatological system that purports to
know we are living in the last days, not by an appeal to the Bible but by having a special ability to read
contemporary signs. ... Certain strange inferences were derived from this bizarre worldview. Gnostic doctrine
concluded that Jehovah of the Old Testament was actually Satan, thus, Satan ruled the physical world. The
body also belonged to Satan. It was the prison of the soul. “The Gnostic secret is that the spirit is trapped in
matter, and to free it, the world must be rejected.”5 Not only asceticism but escapism became a major tenet
of the Gnostic gospel. If the physical world is evil, then man must do anything and everything to escape it.
[article link]
Gnosticism: The Gnostic NIV Bible Exposed - A look At Gnosticism And The NIV - The Gnostics were a group of
individuals who considered themselves as "an elite group that knows it all" - Words Identifying Christ as God
Are Stolen Away
The word “Gnostic” comes from the Greek verb “ginosko”, which means “to know, or to be taking in
knowledge”. Or you can derive it from the noun “gnosis”, which means “knowledge, or a seeking to know”.
The Gnostics were a group of individuals who considered themselves as “an elite group that knows it all”.
Their headquarters was in Alexandria, Egypt, where they had collected an enormous library. ... They claimed
to understand God and Salvation perfectly. They believed that they themselves were spirit, while all other
people were soul and body. They believed that all matter was evil, and therefore the world produced from evil
matter and possessed by evil demons cannot be a creation of a good God. Therefore they were willing for
Christ to be the creator as long as it was agreed that He was an inferior god. Therefore they denied the reality
and the necessity of the Atonement of Christ, and they claimed that Christ’s body was an illusion. They did not
believe that Christ really came in the flesh. They rejected the Old Testament and its God Jehovah. -- They were
obsessed with a cult of angels, from which they derived the concept of guardian angels. They were obsessed
with the concept of man, and of God, and of the world through religious experiences. They allegorized all the
teachings of Scripture in order to achieve a strange conformity between Gnosticism and Christianity. The
Gnostics worked hard on destroying the Person of Christ as coequal to God, and as having both a human
nature and a Divine nature. Therefore we recognize that the Apostles in their letters were warning the
churches against the influence of the Gnostics. We read that in 1 John 2:22, from which we can see their
struggle against the Gnostics of the 1st century. [article link]
The Da Vinci Code Exposed - The Gnostic Gospels - Notice, however, there is no mention of Mary being
married to Jesus - In fact, there is not one ancient text anywhere, Gnostic or otherwise, that suggests that
Jesus was married to Mary - None! The only famous text of Jesus being married is Dan’s Brown’s book itself -
(Dan Brown) made it up
The Gnostic followers play an important role in Brown’s conspiracy. The word Gnostic means “secret
knowledge.” According to the novel there are 80 Gnostic gospels that were burned or buried by the Catholic
Church. These gospels give a different view of Jesus and His teachings. Many have asked me about these
supposedly “lost books of the Bible”. First of all, they are not lost books of the Bible. They do not belong to the
Bible at all; therefore, they are not lost books of the Bible. These books were known by the fourth century
Bishops, and they excluded them from the Canon of Scripture because they did not meet the strict criteria to
be included. Actually in truth, there are 52 fragmented texts that were discovered in a cave in Egypt on
December of 1945 by an Arab peasant. These Gnostic writings are a collection of poems and myths attributing
to Jesus certain sayings and beliefs which are very different than the canonical (accepted as correct-true)
Bible. ... The Apostles were not unfamiliar with the teachings of the Gnostics. They denounce their teachings in
several New Testament passages. Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from
godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, which some have professed and in
so doing have wandered from the faith (1 Tim 6:20-21). The Greek word for knowledge is gnosis. Notice Paul
warns against those who "falsely call" themselves knowledgeable ones. This is a clear reference to the
Gnostics of the first century. He even says that those who profess this false knowledge have wandered from
the faith. [article link]
Movie: Ron Howard Prepares to Unleash Angels & Demons (2009) - the follow-up to The (2006) Da Vinci Code
[Angels & Demons is part 1 - The Da Vinci Code was actually part 2] - Tom Hanks reprising his role as Robert
Langdon from The Da Vinci Code - Variety's report goes on to note that, although the Angels & Demons novel
was written before and takes place before The Da Vinci Code, the film will be a sequel {The next Ron Howard
movie "Angels & Demons" is a continuing part of the agenda to rise the evil fallen Nephilim [the occult
considers Nephilim to be powerful, wise, illuminated (enlightened) and call themselves the followers
"Illuminati"] and submit mankind to these fallen evil spirits. Note: Biblically fallen Angels and Demons are
probably not the same thing though people often refer to them as being the same thing. Fallen Angels are
Angels [that generally do not attempt to possess (indwell) people] while Demons [desire to possess and
indwell people] may be offspring of the Nephilim (fallen Angels) & human intermixing that occurred in
Geneses chapter 6 and that were all killed in the flood [the reason for the flood] of Noah's time. So saying
Angels and Demons does not make one group good and the other bad both groups (angels and demons)
would be bad if the Angels are fallen and in rebellion against God.}
One of the many high-profile productions being affected by the looming writers' strike is Angels & Demons,
the follow-up to The Da Vinci Code -- but if director Ron Howard and his fellow filmmakers have anything to
say about it, their sequel's progress will be unimpeded. Variety reports on the last-minute preparations behind
the scenes of Angels & Demons, which will find Tom Hanks reprising his role as Robert Langdon from The Da
Vinci Code, the $758 million-grossing adaptation of Dan Brown's bestselling book. Angels is scheduled to start
filming in Europe next February, but with the writers' strike coming as early as November 1, Howard's team
has to move quickly. ... Meanwhile, the "Angels" team have begun casting around Tom Hanks, who will reprise
his role as Robert Langdon. Hanks' character, a Harvard-based expert on religious symbols, this time sleuths a
mystery that involves a secret society and a conspiracy that leads to Vatican City and threatens the future of
the Catholic Church. Variety's report goes on to note that, although the Angels & Demons novel was written
before -- and takes place before -- The Da Vinci Code, the film will be a sequel. [article link]
THE BAD NEWS OF THE DA VINCI CODE MOVIE: Sony Pictures - Directed by: Ron Howard, Starring: Tom Hanks,
May 2006
The New York Times called recently asking what's wrong with THE DA VINCI CODE. With regard to the book by
that name, there have been a large number of articles, some published in MovieGuide', explaining its
egregious historical, theological, and moral problems. With regard to the movie scheduled to be distributed
worldwide by Sony Pictures, however, about which the Times was calling, we won't know until we see the final
product. The strange thing about the movie is that the two key people involved, Tom Hanks and Ron Howard,
claim to be Christians. Mr. Hanks has told reporters that he came to Christ many years ago and now attends a
Greek Orthodox church with his wife. A Campus Crusade minister worked as Ron Howard's assistant for many
years and said that Mr. Howard went to a Presbyterian church. Therefore, it is strange that these two men are
making THE DA VINCI CODE, unless they have either sold out and see it as a way of making a lot of money, or
they plan to change it. [article link]
Did Jesus have a wife and child, of course not! - Da Vinci Code (Jesus is only human) Cults Exposed
A new movie is set to air a program that will insinuate that Jesus had a secret wife, Mary Magdalene and that
the two had a child while He was here on the earth. Following is some material to consider regarding this very
wrong and false topic. ... Since all European and British nobility can legitimately prove their lineage back
through the Merovingians {and apparently attempts to claim Mohammed as well}, they can "prove" to a
public who has bought this lie that their lineage goes back through Mary Magdalene to Jesus and they have
"plugged into" Jesus, they are literally "home free" to King David! The Jewish Talmud teaches this same lie.
Thus, Antichrist can "prove" his lineage back to King David, an absolute requirement if he is to convince the
Jewish people he is their Messiah for whom they have been awaiting! [article link]
[Continued] Ergun Caner Whopper: - Comments: Anonymous said...This is truly getting worse and worse - I
would not in any way be surprised if there are more revelations to come - I have been suspicious from the
beginning that there's more to this story than meets the eye - I'll say it one more time...are we SURE this guy is
not still a Muslim? In infiltration? I don't care what anybody says, somebody needs to be asking this question -
Sorry, Caner, if I'm wrong - But man, you seriously brought this on yourself and you know it
One of the more recent Caner defenders to go public is Mac Brunson, pastor of FBC Jax, as his defense was
posted on Stormin' Norman Geisler's site last week. Brunson is Caner's close friend, and co-author. Comments:
Anonymous said..."So Mac Brunson was making money also by selling books he co-authored with Caner?"
Flashback from the good old days at FBCJ when the Brunson family arrived - they are experts on how to get
monies from the flock. Every Adult Sunday School class was asked to put in $1 for Trey & his fiance's wedding
gift . . .the deacons wives hosted a Bridal Shower . . .and then there was the formal reception Mac hosted in
the church dining room for their introduction. Very tacky tacky, but they did get a pocketful of money and a
trunk load of gifts and daddy gave him the best gift of all - put him on payroll at the church. Glad I'm gone!
Yes, Mac knows how to make his money! -- Anonymous said...These guys love their secrets but that is only
because the full truth is embarrassing. They think folks believe them because they carry titles of "pastor". --
Also James White discusses a little about speeches/sermons Ergun Caner made in May [2010] of this year,
where he [Caner] calls the people questioning him as "haters" and more on Dividing Line tomorrow on this
subject. -- It is no secret, and it is no rumor. It is fact. A blogger has the video tape of Caner's training or speech
he gave to a certain unit of our U.S. Marines on Jihad. He plans on making it available soon. And it will take
another round of defenses and attacks from Caner's defenders like Guthrie and Stormin Norman Geisler to
explain even more lies coming from Caner, and this time it's more serious: he delivered them to our troops. -- I
am deeply disturbed by this potential new revelation that caner addresses our military troops on jihad. If this
is true, then someone in the government did not do their job and vet this guy. To think that a liar had access to
the troops and fed them information that was not based in fact gives me pause. This may be a bigger story
than a lying Baptist seminary president. It is easy for me to imagine innocent people taking the word of their
pastor who invited Caner. It is very different to imagine our military doing the same. I predict this will be a
very big story if it is based in fact. -- Anonymous said...This is truly getting worse and worse. I would not in any
way be surprised if there are more revelations to come. I have been suspicious from the beginning that there's
more to this story than meets the eye. I'll say it one more time...are we SURE this guy is not still a Muslim? In
infiltration? I don't care what anybody says, somebody needs to be asking this question. Sorry, Caner, if I'm
wrong. But man, you seriously brought this on yourself and you know it. [article link]
Ergun Caner Whopper: My Madrassa Was in Beirut...By That Did He Mean the "Beirut Restaurant" in Toledo? -
As more of Caner's deceptions become known, the defenders of Caner appear more and more ridiculous - And
more is yet to come, maybe the worst yet, BUT we shall see - Taking a step back, I have some larger questions
in all of this, as this is growing into the Great Evangelical Cover-up - How did Caner's embellishments get
started and why did it go on for so long? - Why were these fibs not nipped in the bud by those in authority
over him at the time? - Why was the due diligence on Caner not done by the heavies in the SBC to confirm his
testimony? - I will ponder those questions in coming posts, so stay tuned - And now, here is the latest episode
of "Caner Gone Wild" (Video)
As more of Caner's deceptions become known, the defenders of Caner appear more and more ridiculous. And
more is yet to come, maybe the worst yet, BUT we shall see. One of the more recent Caner defenders to go
public is Mac Brunson, pastor of FBC Jax, as his defense was posted on Stormin' Norman Geisler's site last
week. Brunson is Caner's close friend, and co-author. At least Brunson doesn't blame Muslims and Calvinists,
and Brunson does mention Caner's "sorrow" and "grief". Below is another Caner video; some new footage not
seen until James White put it on his blog last week. It is Caner at Harbor Light Assembly of God, Freemont,
California, on September 22, 2006. It contains the standard Caner yarns and tall tales mixed with racial
stereotypes: came to America as he was getting ready for college, learned English from TV, he never drove a
taxi or worked at 7/11, came as a "missionary", prayed on a rug in the high school bathrooms - you know,
those typical "misstatements". But Caner tells a new one: his "madrassa, his training center" was in Beirut.
That is interesting. He led FBC Jax to believe he was "raised in Europe" and trained there in Islamic Youth Jihad
when he came to America...but now the training center has moved to Beirut. ... One more eye-popping claim
by Caner in the vid. It seems he took the liberty of throwing his deceased father under the bus, saying that his
father came to America with multiple wives, and that he lied to authorities saying they were his sisters!
Imagine that, saying that your dad committed the crime of polygamy, when nowhere in any divorce papers
was this mentioned. If his dad WAS a polygamist and lied about it, why on earth would he want to tell that
story to the public? I know, it was all for Jesus, right? Taking a step back, I have some larger questions in all of
this, as this is growing into the Great Evangelical Cover-up. - How did Caner's embellishments get started and
why did it go on for so long? Why were these fibs not nipped in the bud by those in authority over him at the
time? - Who was his pastor when he started spreading these tales after 9/11 who might have been able to
counsel him and discipline him about lying? - Where did Caner work, and who was his boss at the time, that
might have had opportunity to speak to Jerry Vines before and after Caner's FBC Jax sermon in November
2001? - Why was the due diligence on Caner not done by the heavies in the SBC to confirm his testimony? -
Who knew or suspected that Caner was fibbing after 9/11, and who did they tell? - Or did NO ONE have any
idea that he was lying about his past? Are we to believe that NO ONE that knew Caner pre 9/11 knew that he
was fibbing on the preaching circuit? - Did he preach at his home church after 9/11, and did he embellish his
story with those there that knew him pre 9/11? If not, why not? I will ponder those questions in coming posts,
so stay tuned. And now, here is the latest episode of "Caner Gone Wild": (Video) [article link]
[Warning!] Watchman Fellowship: Watchman Fellowship is an independent, nondenominational Christian

research and apologetics ministry focusing on new religious movements [i.e. fake ex-Muslim Jihadist], cults,
the occult and the New Age - Don't miss your opportunity to see [Secular (occult), New Age, Emergent Church
Apologist and fake ex-Muslim Jihadist] Dr. Ergun Caner speaking at our annual (2007) banquet as we
celebrated twenty-eight years of ministry - [Wolf in sheep's clothing] Dr. Caner was recently elected to
Watchman Fellowship's board of directors [and remains on the Watchman board of directors]
Ergun Caner is the President of Liberty Theological Seminary at Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA. When
named to the position in 2005, Caner became the first former Muslim to lead an evangelical seminary. Caner is
a leading voice for evangelicalism on the international stage. He has been a guest on such television networks
as Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, and the BBC. He has written 14 books, including When Worldviews Collide, on the
subject of global apologetics and defending the Christian faith. Dr. Caner was recently elected to Watchman
Fellowship's board of directors. - Staff & Board Members - Board Members: Ergun Caner. [article link]
It Takes a Long Time to Clean Up [Internet] Falsehoods - The Internet is such a huge "place" - It takes forever
to clean up evidences of your past---if you are trying to do that, anyway - I was just referred to this (2005)
press release on Ergun Caner's own website (better click fast, it will be gone before long!) - Note this further
example of the mysterious "misstatement" that Ergun Caner seemed to be making over and over and over
again for years on end {Note: Ergun Caner is going around preaching a 100% Emergent Church doctrine,
principles and theology i.e. "God = Love" actually "God = God" and love, patience, faithfulness, justice,
longsuffering, faithfulness, etc. are all Attributes of God. - Also Note: It is Dr. Norman Geisler (Veritas
Evangelical Seminary) [one of Ergun Caner's biggest supporters and a mentor] that is going around from
Church to Church doing "Apologetics Conferences" with Ergun Caner (also one of Geisler's Veritas Seminary
instructors) as Geisler pretends to be informing Christians and preaching against the Gnostic Emergent Church
Movement that is currently infiltrating Evangelical Christianity on a massive scale all the while Dr. Norman
Geisler is forwarding, promoting and covering for Emergent Church prompter and promoter Ergun Caner. --
**July 31, 2010 Calvary Chapel Downey - Apologetics Conference Speakers: Norman Geisler, "Understanding
and Answering the Emergent Church" - Ergun Caner, "5 Reasons Why I am not a Muslim" Source:
www.cccsdowney.org/high-school/monthly-letter/}
Ex-Muslim to lead at Liberty U. By Bob Lowry ASSOCIATED PRESS LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The new dean of the Rev.
Jerry Falwell's Liberty University theological seminary is a former Sunni Muslim who plans to turn out a hipper
generation of graduates by relating to them with lyrics from rapper 50 Cent, TV's "Queer Eye for the Straight
Guy" and the latest movies and film stars. Ergun Mehmet Caner cracks one-liners as easily as he quotes a Bible
verse. Lecturing to a packed auditorium of 450 students, Mr. Caner mixed religion with jokes to keep his
students on their toes in a late afternoon theology class. He asked his students which popular actors they
would marry "if she or he was a Christian." Their answers brought howls of laughter from the classroom. "In a
given lecture, I'll talk about 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,' C.S. Lewis, 'Plato's Cave' and some lyrics by 50
Cent," Mr. Caner said of some subjects one normally wouldn't associate with Mr. Falwell's university. Mr.
Caner sees it as a way to connect with his young audiences. "Most college students lose attention every seven
minutes and with that, it's important to have that humor to bring us back in and teach us more," said Travis
Bush, a junior from Rocky Mount, N.C., in Mr. Caner's class. "He's the best professor here. With the humor, it
keeps us interested." Mr. Caner, 39, said he wants a different approach for a new generation of Liberty
students, whom he dubs "tecumenicals." "I call them techies because, on one hand, they were raised with e-
mail" he says. "And yet they are so ecumenical. This generation is different. They've been there, seen it and
done it. They're looking for some *authentic passion that's got a pulse and that sweats. "The point is I'll use
anything at my disposal. I'm not hiding from culture and I don't boycott culture. If I'm turning out students
who say 'What's that dot on your head for?' That's ignorance. Or, 'Why'd you wear your laundry on the top of
your head?' That's ignorance." Mr. Caner takes over as dean of the seminary in July after only two years at the
8,000-student school. The shaven-headed, goateed Mr. Caner [Proven False], whose family emigrated from
Turkey [Sweeden] to Toledo, Ohio, when he was a teenager [two years old] ... Boyd Rist, Liberty's vice
president for academic affairs, said Mr. Caner was the clear choice for the job after the former dean left for
the presidency of another school. As for Mr. Caner's Muslim background, Mr. Rist said Mr. Falwell [Sr.] doesn't
mind doing the unexpected at the school he founded in his hometown in 1971. Copyright 2005 News World
Communications, Inc. Source: www.erguncaner.com/home/press/documents/ap_04152005.pdf [article link]
{Flashback} Calvary Chapel (Skip Heitzig) Albuquerque States: Leonard Sweet Will Not Be Speaking at
Conference - Lighthouse Trails Calls For Answers - Questions Arise: Is New Age Sympathizer Leonard Sweet
Speaking at Calvary Chapel Albuquerque or Not? - the National Worship Leader Conference website still
maintains that Leonard Sweet will indeed be speaking at Calvary Chapel Albuquerque {Note: Because of
deceptive and non-Christian practices emanating from various Calvary Chapel pastors the website links from
Basic Christan to Skip Heitzig and several other Calvary Chapel (Costa Mesa) resources, Churches and pastors
have recently been removed by the Basic Christian Ministry.}
This is an update regarding the Lighthouse Trails report that New Age sympathizer Leonard Sweet is scheduled
to speak at Calvary Chapel Albuquerque for the National Worship Leader Conference this June. Conflicting
reports are occurring as to whether Sweet's speaking engagement has been cancelled. Please refer to our
recent posting, Questions Arise: Is New Age Sympathizer Leonard Sweet Speaking at Calvary Chapel
Albuquerque or Not? where we write on some of these conflicting reports. A number of Lighthouse Trails'
readers contacted us over the last couple days sending us copies of an email they each received from an
undisclosed personnel at Calvary Chapel Albuquerque. **The form letter states: Thank you for contacting us
here at The Connection and thanks for writing to Pastor Skip. We always love to hear from you. The
conference is not a Calvary conference. The conference is being put on by Worship Leader Magazine using our
facility - just like CAPE, Home school graduation, funerals, etc. Therefore, Leonard Sweet is not speaking at
"Skip's Church". [LT: Heitzig is one of the speakers at this event.] He is part of a conference using Calvary's
facilities. Leonard Sweet will attend the conference but WILL NOT BE SPEAKING. It is our prayer that God will
continue to reveal Himself to you through His Word as you seek to know Him. Love in Christ, Connection
Communications -- Because the National Worship Leader Conference website still maintains that Leonard
Sweet will indeed be speaking at Calvary Chapel Albuquerque, an official public notice from CCA stating that
Leonard Sweet will not be speaking there could help clear up the present confusion. Just as important, a
statement explaining to the body of Christ why they have decided to remove him from the platform would be
important. In a day and age when so many Christian leaders are sending out mixed messages to the Church
regarding spiritual deception, those wanting to maintain biblical integrity need to be forthright and clear in
what they believe and stand for. And regardless of what denomination or movement this confusion is
occurring in, those particular leaders do have a biblical obligation to the entire body of Jesus Christ. This is not
Lighthouse Trails saying this - this is what the Bible requests of leaders and pastors. [article link]
Benny Hinn Swedish "European Conference Word of Faith conference" weekend host not too happy - While
hundreds lined up for hours to see Benny Hinn in Sweden this weekend, even as North America was reading
about Benny Hinn and Paula White behavior in Italy about 2 weeks ago his appearance at the European
Conference Word of Faith conference was not without controversy - I must say I was shocked by the content
of Benny Hinns teaching - We have known each other since 1986, although it was a while ago we last met -
There is no doubt that the Lord has used him as an evangelist all over the world for many years - I must say
that I have never in all the meetings I had with him, heard what he taught us yesterday - His preaching, in
which he certainly is not alone, seems to be more consistent and prepared [by others - i.e Think Tank, New
Age religion] than I have ever heard before, but went far beyond what I mean is classic Christian faith and
sound doctrine - It was not just some Gnostic elements, it was unfortunately too much of pure Gnosticism
[occult knowledge]
Benny Hinn Swedish weekend host not too happy - Posted on July 26, 2010 by Bene Diction - While hundreds
lined up for hours to see Benny Hinn in Sweden this weekend, (even as North America was reading about
Benny Hinn and Paula White behavior in Italy about 2 weeks ago) his appearance at the European Conference
Word of Faith conference was not without controversy. His theology, practises and pending divorce have been
discussed a fair bit online in Sweden in media, on blogs and twitter feeds leading up to the European
Conference in Uppusla. Ekman stood up after Hinn spoke and suggested people weigh what was said and read
their bible about what was preached. However Hinn was permitted to speak again. I’ve tried to tidy up the
Google translation, if I’ve lost meaning in the cleaning, please pipe up in the comment section. Ekman posted
about Benny Hinns visit: But it is my duty to comment Saturday evening’s remarkable proclamation. I must say
I was shocked by the content of Benny Hinns teaching. We have known each other since 1986, although it was
a while ago we last met. There is no doubt that the Lord has used him as an evangelist all over the world for
many years. Many over the years have told how their lives have been transformed by the Lord through
Benny’s service and how they have been healed. I have participated over the years in a number of conferences
around the world and have seen what the Lord has done. As a private person and I appreciate him a lot and
really like him as a healing evangelist. Having said this, and it is important that it must be said, I must say that I
have never in all the meetings I had with him, heard what he taught us yesterday. His preaching, in which he
certainly is not alone, seems to be more consistent and prepared than I have ever heard before, but went far
beyond what I mean is classic Christian faith and sound doctrine. It was not just some Gnostic elements, it was
unfortunately too much of pure Gnosticism. [article link]
Slaughter of the Sheep: Reports of Benny Hinn and Paula White Affair - The National Enquirer is currently
reporting that Benny Hinn and Paula White are having an affair - I know, I know, it's the Enquirer and they're
unreliable - There's one catch…. they've got pictures of Hinn/White going into and out of a hotel in Rome
holding hands [two weeks ago] - I bought an issue when a fellow researcher called and told me about this
story and I have seen the pictures - Is it true? I don't know - But, judging from the photographs, Hinn may have
some explaining to do!
Comments: Video 3: Benny asks Paula where she has this incredible teachings from… She says from God, from
revelation and experience. But I listened to her (this was a real trial!) but she just puts all the false teachings
together from Word Faith, Dominion, seven mountains, little gods and more. She throws the words out on her
listeners without time for them to think and uses methods (hands, snapping fingers, response). ... It appears
Paula is broad in her teachings. you are correct, she does appear to be hooked up with the
Dominionism/kingdom now - New Apostolic Reformation!!! Here she is with non-other that Chuck Pierce. ...
that video's says it all. And Paula is also into 'the glory'. So her story that God showed her all this and that she
got revelation is a lie. ... Chuck Pierce is into mysticism. There you see the mix in this false teachings with the
occult and Gnosticism. It's strange fire ["Vagabond Priesthood"]. But that is another topic. ... When I see all
this happen, and the articles here on the website and other discerning sites it reminds me of something I think
God showed me two years ago. I saw that all these false ministries that seemed to have no connection, are
going to connect. It made me think of a web from a spider. The line at the edge of the web are far from each
other, but when the spider makes the web he goes to the center and there the lines come together. It is
shocking to see it happen these days… Time is running out. ... I already knew that Benny Hinn was Latter Rain
and Manifest sons of God teaching. Well, I just found a video with Benny Hinn and Bill Hamon (Christian
International) I have been to one of bill Hamon conferences , He is crazy and dangerous. I went to a woman
pastors church who was under Bill Hamon and it was a crazy place. Thank God he brought me out of the mess.
... OMG! That's Oh my goodness! for us Christians. I just watched that video with Paula and Chuck. Are we
supposed to take these people seriously???? I hope not! Chuckle… They take themselves seriously…I think, but
at least we don't have to! Boy, am I glad I am not taken in by these swelling words of fanciful suggestions
anymore. Thank God! He set me free. I'm going to enjoy every minute of my freedom from these charlatans!
Love you all! God keep you in his love and sweetness! ... You made me laugh girl. We are smart to their
enticing words, but lots of people are deceived by these jokers. They are crazy and dangerous. Talk about the
Tower of Babel, babel, babel, one can't understand their language. Seducing spirits and doctrines of devils. ...
Dominionism, Word Faith, Latter Rain, Manifested Sons have the same roots as the New Age 'theology': the
Christ-consciousness. 'The Christ' will not bodily return, but in the mind, spirit of the people. Alice Bailey, the
'mother' of the New Age [Satanism version], already said years ago that New Age had to influence Christianity
so New Age would be the new world religion. This was written on a website about Christ Consciousness (they
even use the bible): 'It is our destiny to attain to the level of Christ consciousness and to be aware of the self
as God'. 'Speak as Christ would speak and Christ will speak through you… Think as Christ would think and
Christ will think through you and the mind of God will become congruent with your physical vessel…Practice
sweet thoughts, sweet feelings, sweet words and soon they will come naturally to you. Finally perform deeds
that you know Christ would perform and you will manifest the Christ consciousness in your daily life.' "Seek ye
first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you." -The Bible- This
means: Seek ye first the Consciousness of God, the consciousness of the Living Christ in you and the scientific
application of the Universal Law to the mastery of self in time and space and all these things in the world of
form shell be added unto you by the multiplicated alchemy of the Holy Ghost.' Sounds familiar to what Word
Faith teaches, 'little gods'. Scary how it fits in with those false teachings… [article link]
PASTOR PAULA RESPONDS TO FALSE AND MISLEADING ARTICLE - I want to speak with you frankly and from
my heart {Note: 1. Paula's response comes a day or two after Benny's response and what is striking is that the
same person seems to have written both responses or else Paula was heavily coached by someone else. 2.
Benny Hinn seemed to go to great lengths to separate Paula from his Vatican visit yet according to Paula she
seemed to have been there as a part of the same Vatican visit. 3. The internet rumor mill is that these two are
already engaged or are about to get engaged - so why all the deception, lies and deceit.}
To My Friends, Partners & Ministry Colleagues, I want to speak with you frankly and from my heart. Last
Friday, the National Enquirer released a dishonest and misleading article which falsely characterized my
friendship with Pastor Benny Hinn. The publication, which is known for its bias and slanting of the truth, tries
to mislead readers regarding the ministerial relationship and friendship I have had with Pastor Benny for over
20 years. Specifically, the National Enquirer released the misguided and untruthful article, which falsely
characterized my friendship with Pastor Benny as being something that is morally and spiritually
inappropriate. The article goes on to suggest that we were having an improper intimate relationship, which is
categorically false. In late May of this year, I went to tape a "This Is Your Day" broadcast with Pastor Hinn.
Although I had not seen him in years, the taping gave us the opportunity to catch up on what has transpired in
both of our lives. As someone who also endured a painful and public divorce, I was able to offer him insight
and spiritual encouragement. Since that time we have continued to talk and our friendship has grown stronger
but has remained morally and spiritually pure. I publicly profess and forcefully renounce assertions that the
recent trip to Italy to meet with Vatican officials suggests that the friendship is in any way improper or morally
impure. We traveled independently to the region for respective ministry duties and, while there, spent time
together along with others. We were never alone and were in the constant company of staff and other
associates. [article link]
[In an undated posting] Pastor Benny Responds to False and Misleading News Reports - As you may be aware,
the National Enquirer recently released a dishonest and misleading article which falsely characterized my
friendship with [Pastor] Paula White - The article also indicated that on a recent trip to Italy we met secretly
and stayed together - This could not be further from the truth and is absolutely false! The truth is that we
traveled independently to the region for respective ministry duties - and, although we spent time together,
*we were never alone and were in the constant company of staff and family members [as of right now photos
and eyewitness accounts seem to indicate that they were alone] - {Note: Originally I had no intention of
posting on the reported events of Benny Hinn and Paula White - two people who I actually have a deep desire
to see succeed in the ministry both of whom have large ministries and affect a lot of lives but that was until I
read the (disingenuous) reply posted by Benny Hinn on his own website. Clearly counter to what Benny claims
the two are unchaperoned and already several inconsistences have emerged from the Benny Hinn (false)
reply. - Also Note: I felt led to post on this topic because of the clear epidemic in Christian circles today of
Pastors and Leaders who are so willing to consistently engage in lying and deceitful practices directed
primarily at Christians from behind their own pulpits i.e. Pastors like Benny Hinn, Ergun Caner, Dr. Norman
Geisler, Chuck Smith Sr., Brian Brodersen, Greg Laurie, Skip Heitzig, Mike MacIntosh and Rick Warren just to
name a few. Certainly we are living in deceitful and dishonest times within the Christian (Mega-Church) system
and unless we as Christians begin to do something about it and take a stand for Biblical truth, financial
openness and personal honesty among Church Pastors and Leaders we will all be drowned in this deliberate
ocean of lies, dishonesty and deception that is taking place within and being forced upon a very unsuspecting
(and naive) modern-day Christian Church congregation.}
To my precious partner, As you may be aware, the National Enquirer recently released a dishonest and
misleading article which falsely characterized my friendship with Paula White. The publication, which is known
for its bias against religious figures, misleads readers regarding the ministerial friendship I have had with Paula
White for over 20 years. As you know, my wife, Suzanne, filed for divorce at the beginning of this year. If it
were not for the comfort of the precious Holy Spirit and the Word of God to give me encouragement
throughout this process, I cannot imagine how I could have survived the past five months. Throughout this
season, your love and prayers have helped strengthen me to continue ministering around the world. Were it
not for your faithfulness and the presence of my wonderful Lord Jesus, the loneliness of carrying this burden
by myself would have been unbearable. In late May of this year, Paula White came to tape a This Is Your Day
broadcast with me. Although I had not seen her for years, she was an encouragement to me and shared
helpful advice out of her own painful experience. As a result, I will not deny that the friendship has
strengthened, and, while it has remained morally pure at all times, I have enjoyed the company of someone
who has also gone through the trauma of a painful and public divorce. But most of you know me personally
and know that I have faithfully preached the Gospel for over 35 years. I have never failed my marriage vows
and would never dishonor the precious name of Jesus, whom I adore with all my being...and I never will! As I
have often said, I would rather die than bring dishonor to His name. And so I am writing to tell you today that I
forcefully, categorically, and absolutely renounce the lies that have been spread about me and want to set the
record straight with you. There is nothing inappropriate or morally improper about my friendship with Paula
White. -- There has been no immorality whatsoever! -- The article also indicated that on a recent trip to Italy
we met secretly and stayed together. This could not be further from the truth and is absolutely false! The
truth is that we traveled independently to the region for respective ministry duties. I was invited by Vatican
officials to visit the Vatican to discuss future ministry opportunities there. Paula was likewise invited to have
meetings in the region, and, although we spent time together, we were never alone and were in the constant
company of staff and family members. [article link]
Apprising.org: REPORTS OF BENNY HINN AND PAULA WHITE AFFAIR (PICTURES INCLUDED)
The National Enquirer is currently reporting that Benny Hinn and Paula White are having an affair. I know, I
know, it's the Enquirer and they're unreliable. There's one catch…. they've got pictures of Hinn/White going
into and out of a hotel in Rome holding hands. I bought an issue when a fellow researcher called and told me
about this story and I have seen the pictures. Is it true? I don't know. But, judging from the photographs, Hinn
may have some explaining to do! Sometimes The Enquirer has a nasty habit of not getting the facts straight,
but pictures speak a thousand words. I would never quote The National Enquirer as a reliable source for
anything, but having seen the pictures, I came to the conclusion that, barring a really good Photoshop job, this
warranted posting. As for now I'm going to proceed with much, MUCH, caution, considering the source.
However, looking at the photographs, I believe there is a little merit to this story… for now. I'll start this post
as a launching point, and will follow these developments as they occur. Should this all prove to be true, we'll
find out soon enough, won't we? [article link]
Unexpected Storm for Nelson Author - Chuck Smith's latest book, 'When Storms Come' has generated a storm
of its own - Both Smith and Thomas Nelson agree that there was a rush to get the book out, but deny any
theological errors - Smith acknowledges that his son [Emergent Church (NWO) - New Age author] Chuck Jr.,
edited the book and added these elements - There was a haste to get it out, and some things slipped by
By Lori Smith -- Publishers Weekly, 6/28/2006 2:00:00 AM - Chuck Smith's latest book, When Storms Come
(Thomas Nelson/World, Jan.), has generated a storm of its own. The 79-year-old pastor of Calvary Chapel
Costa Mesa and leader of the Calvary Chapel fellowship of churches drew ire from online evangelical activists,
like Dave and Deborah Dombrowski of the Lighthouse Trails Research Project, who said the book "included
contemplative and Eastern meditation language" inconsistent with orthodox Christian theology. Both Smith
and Thomas Nelson agree that there was a rush to get the book out, but deny any theological errors. David
Moberg, v-p and publisher for W Publishing, who recently took over responsibility for World trade books, said,
"The Web site postings on Lighthouse Trails created the impression that Thomas Nelson tampered with the
book. This is simply not true. We simply did a quick copy edit. Nothing substantive was added or changed."
Ramona Richards, the in-house editor on the project, described the problem passages: "There was a three-
word quote from Anthony de Mello, a Jesuit priest from India whose other works have to do with
contemplative spirituality, and another passage about a deep breathing exercise to help you relax before
prayer." Moberg added, "These are totally minor issues in a book of sound Calvary doctrine, based on a series
of Chuck's sermons." Smith acknowledges that his son, Chuck Jr., edited the book and added these elements.
"There was a haste to get it out, and some things slipped by. We didn't really mean to create a storm, it was
supposed to be a book that would help a person through the storm. There are a lot of heresy hunters out
there that are just looking for anything to jump on." Thomas Nelson has agreed to put this edition of the book-
which has sold 12,000 copies to date-out of print and intends to work with Calvary Chapel to correct the
problems, likely with a new edition. Smith is eager to re-release the book with the problem elements
removed, along with some copy corrections. "We will work with them and accommodate what they want to
do," Moberg told RBL. Chuck Smith Jr. is pastor at Capo Beach Calvary, which recently removed itself from the
Calvary Chapel fellowship of churches-creating more online speculation about possible controversy. Smith Sr.
denied any rift. He said that Capo Beach's ministry is directed toward the postmodern generation, and that
style of ministry does not fit within the more conservative Calvary Chapel model. Smith Sr. recently wrote
cautionary guidelines about postmodern ministry, or the "emergent church," in a "Parson to Parson" letter to
the 1,400 churches in the Calvary Chapel fellowship. However, the letter has not been released to the public
and Smith avoided discussing specifics. Asked if he would work with his son again on another book, he replied,
"Oh, yes. He's an excellent writer; he's a very brilliant young man." Smith said his next book likely will be a
commentary on the book of Ephesians. [article link]
Calvary Chapel Senior Pastor Chuck Smith now supports Rick Warren [Rick Warren's good friend (and
Saddleback Church attendee) Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News also owns and distributes the Satanic bible,
is a leading promoter of evolution and abortion and is also one of the leading distributors of pornographic
material throughout the world] - {Note: Chuck Smith seems to think that 'anything' he does is a move of the
Holy Spirit or is endorsed 'blessed' by the Holy Spirit simply because he does it and that is complete
blasphemy! Pastor Chuck Smith needs to continually submit himself to the Holy Spirit in the same way and
manner as everyone else. There are no special circumstances or special people, even in these End Times [or
especially in these End Times], everyone is to be submitted to God at all times and there are no exceptions.
Honestly, Pastor Chuck Smith and Pastor Rick Warren seem to think that they have some special anointed
'secret agent' End Time calling on their life and are to define and complete the Church and to personally above
everyone else 'deliver the Church personally to God' as some super servant at the 2nd Coming appearance and
return of Jesus and it is certainly not the case. - The Apostle Paul had the calling of Apostle on his life and the
Apostle Paul openly and publically declared to everyone his calling [1 Corinthians 1:1] and his intentions within
the Church. We now live in days where Church leaders and pseudo Church leaders like Smith and Warren
seem to be enacting out a secret fantasy of an End Time calling [that does not exist] with their secret
intentions and hidden agendas and it's not Biblically correct. Secrecy is a deception that is being imposed upon
the Christian Church by the leaders of the Church and the Church doesn't need it or want it. - Also Note: Chuck
Smith is always overselling his Calvary Chapel agenda and Rick Warren is always overly aggressive in
demanding his agenda and both approaches towards people and audiences are unbiblical.} (YouTube)
This video shows the many compromises that Chuck Smith has made, on this one I fear he has gone beyond
the pale. [article link]
The Dalai Lama is wrong - There is "one truth" behind the "many faiths" and that core truth, he argues, is
compassion [good works - i.e. Pastor Rick Warren's 'purpose driven' agenda] - Followers of the Dalai Lama
revere him as a reincarnation of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion - So it should not be
surprising that he sees compassion at the heart of all religions - Jesus came, according to most Christian
thinkers, to stamp out sin and pave the path to [eternal] salvation (humans reconciled back into a (family)
*relationship and *fellowship with Holy God) - religion is an immensely powerful force both personally and
politically
By Stephen Prothero, Special to CNN - I am a big fan of the Dalai Lama. I love his trademark smile and I hate
the fact that I missed his talks this week in New York City. But I cannot say either "Amen" or "Om" to the
shopworn clichés that he trots out in the New York Times in "Many Faiths, One Truth." Recalling the Apostle
Paul—"When I was a child, I spoke like a child"—the Dalai Lama begins by copping to youthful naivete. "When
I was a boy in Tibet, I felt that my own Buddhist religion must be the best," he writes, "and that other faiths
were somehow inferior." However, just as Paul, upon becoming a man, "put away childish things," the Dalai
Lama now sees his youthful exclusivism as both naïve and dangerous. There is "one truth" behind the "many
faiths," and that core truth, he argues, is compassion. Like the Dalai Lama, who writes of how he was
influenced by Thomas Merton, I believe we can learn greatly from other religions. I too hope for tolerance and
harmony in our interreligious interactions. I am convinced, however, that true tolerance and lasting harmony
must be built on reality, not fantasy. Religious exclusivism is dangerous and naïve. But so too is pretend
pluralism. The cause of religious harmony is not advanced in the least by the shibboleth that all religions are
different paths up the same mountain. If you ask religious universalists what lies at the top of the mountain,
the answers they will give you are not one but many ... As I argue in my new book, "God is Not One: The Eight
Rival Religions That Run the World—and Why Their Differences Matter," religion is an immensely powerful
force both personally and politically. So if we want to understand the world we must understand the world's
religions. This includes reckoning with both similarities and differences, and with the capacity of each of the
great religions to do both good and evil. I know that when it comes to the Dalai Lama we are all supposed to
bow and scrape. So I am happy to applaud his project to find "common ground" across the world's religions.
But I also know that the Buddha said to worship no man. And I cannot agree with the Dalai Lama's claim that
"the essential message of all religions is very much the same." The Dalai Lama was doubtless naïve when, as a
boy, and before learning about other religions, he arrived at the conclusion that only his religion was true. But
it is no advance out of innocence to make the equally fantastic claim that all the religions are at heart vehicles
for compassion. If we are to build a world of interreligious harmony, or even a world of interreligious détente,
it will have to be constructed on a foundation of adult experience rather than youthful naivete. [article link]
Oprah and Julia Roberts Make Push for New Age 'Eat, Pray, Love' Summer 2010 Movie - the message in
Gilbert's book 'Eat, Pray, Love' is a New Age one that encourages eastern meditation [contemplating that all is
one and all is well in this world without the cross and reconciliation of Jesus Christ (no sin) vs. fellowshipping
with God in a right relationship of sinful human and loving, Holy God (Isaiah 1:18)] as a way to find peace and
fulfillment in life - According to Time magazine, the following people are among the 2008 (100 most)
influential people in the world - The ones we have listed all have some connection to promoting the New Age
movement: #81 - Rupert Murdoch
On May 24th, on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Julia Roberts joined Oprah to promote the upcoming film, Eat,
Pray, Love, based on Elizabeth Gilbert's New York Times Best Selling book with the same name. The movie will
be released this summer and will most likely be a box office hit with Roberts starring in the film and Brad Pitt
producing. Sadly, the message in Gilbert's book is a New Age one that encourages eastern meditation as a way
to find peace and fulfillment in life. ... According to Time magazine, the following people are among the 2008
100 most influential people in the world. The ones we have listed all have some connection to promoting the
New Age movement: #1 - Dalai Lama, #3 - Barack Obama, #4 - Hilary Clinton, #22 - Oprah Winfrey, #67 -
Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love), #81 - Rupert Murdoch. [article link]
Calvary Chapel (Skip Heitzig) Albuquerque States: Leonard Sweet Will Not Be Speaking at Conference -
Lighthouse Trails Calls For Answers - Questions Arise: Is New Age Sympathizer Leonard Sweet Speaking at
Calvary Chapel Albuquerque or Not? - the National Worship Leader Conference website still maintains that
Leonard Sweet will indeed be speaking at Calvary Chapel Albuquerque {Note: Because of deceptive and non-
Christian practices emanating from various Calvary Chapel pastors the website links from Basic Christan to Skip
Heitzig and several other Calvary Chapel (Costa Mesa) resources, Churches and pastors have recently been
removed by the Basic Christian Ministry.}
CultHelp.info: (Calvary Chapel) Day of Reckoning - Chuck Smith and Calvary Chapel face an uncertain future -
Pastors, former board members, and attendees who spoke with CT [Christianity Today] say the wellspring of
Calvary Chapel's problems are in the Costa Mesa mother church - But those close to Chuck Smith would rather
wait until his tenure has closed before addressing any problems
Christianity Today, March, 2007 - Chuck Smith and Calvary Chapel face an uncertain future. Rob Moll | posted
2/16/2007 09:08AM - Talk to Calvary Chapel pastors about their vibrant network of 1,300 churches across the
U.S., however, and they'll offer two radically different views. Most will call Calvary Chapel a mighty and
ongoing work of a faithful God - and they will be right. But the other view expresses deep worry that lax moral
standards among some key leaders will sink Calvary's ship. As one pastor said to Christianity Today, "The
Titanic has hit the iceberg. But the music is still playing." Calvary Chapel continues to thrive, nationally and
internationally, as it has for five decades. But alongside the growth lie the network's deep-rooted problems,
which threaten to undo the association. The visible tip of the iceberg is contentious litigation. Chuck Smith, the
founder of the movement, and his son are battling in court with a former Calvary Chapel pastor for control of
the Calvary Satellite Network's extremely valuable 400 radio stations. The litigation involves competing
allegations of financial mismanagement of the ministry's assets, valued at hundreds of millions of dollars, as
well as the alleged personal use of ministry resources by insiders. Below the waterline, the iceberg looks even
more threatening. Leading pastors told CT that Calvary Chapel, and specifically Chuck Smith, are dangerously
lax in maintaining standards for sexual morality among leaders. "These men cannot call sin sin," says one 20-
year veteran pastor. Easy forgiveness, insiders say, has created an atmosphere of sexual license, where some
unethical pastors [i.e. Greg Laurie?, Skip Heitzig?, others? - just wondering] sense that there are few
consequences for sexual misconduct. Additionally, former members and some pastors say Calvary Chapel
fosters an authoritarian culture, where pastors believe they are accountable only to God. It has enticed some
leaders to become power hungry, avoid financial oversight [profiteering], and, at times, become spiritually
abusive, according to Calvary insiders. For nearly a year, CT has spoken with Calvary Chapel pastors, former
pastors, and others, some of whom sought out CT unsolicited to tell their stories. Many, fearing retribution,
asked to remain anonymous. Other leaders whose names are well known within the Calvary Chapel network
either declined to speak to CT or denied the existence of significant problems. Pastors, former board
members, and attendees who spoke with CT say the wellspring of Calvary Chapel's problems are in the Costa
Mesa mother church. But those close to Chuck Smith would rather wait until his tenure has closed before
addressing any problems. At 79, there is no telling how much longer Smith will remain in control. Some
leaders told CT that they worry the network can't wait for Smith to retire before addressing its problems and
that changes should be initiated now. [article link]
Calvary Chapel Visitor Comments - The Ross Institute Internet Archives for the Study of Destructive Cults,
Controversial Groups and Movements
"I also recently left Calvary Chapel...I discerned for two years that the place was not right but always thought it
was in my head. Until others from the church were leaving and I found your website...What complete
deception!...I would sit there in complete disbelief, but the Holy Spirit kept prompting me to leave, thank God
I left." -- "I attended a Calvary Chapel for a number of years in another state before marrying and moving to
my current location. The experience I am having now is completely different and most upsetting. The pastor
runs the church like a 'one man show.' Many precious Christians with various gifts are not being given the
opportunity to use them. The 'board' is in name only and the financial affairs are handled by the pastor's
buddy. Only the two of them ever see the books. Nor is there ever a meeting, discussion or vote on how funds
are spent. Actually no one has a clue what's going on. The pastor and associate pastor are also business
partners. I'm sick about all this, but what can you do when the pastor runs a church like a dictator except get
out?" -- "The personality of the senior pastor is the main driving force of the individual congregations.
Nepotism runs rampant. I guess the age-old adage of, 'it's not what you know, it's whom you know,' radiates
through the vast majority of Calvary Chapels." -- "I just read some of the material on your site about Calvary
Chapel and was surprised to suddenly realize that there are others out there who have come to the same
conclusions about it that we my husband and I have as former members. Although they preach grace, they
bring condemnation for everything--from soup to nuts. They are the Calvary Chapel denomination, as much a
denomination as the Presbyterians or the Baptists. We would not call Calvary Chapel a 'cult'--but perhaps
leaning that way in some respects". -- "I would like to thank you for including Calvary Chapel within your Web
site. Your doing so has become a major milestone in my recovery from our 12-year involvement with that
organization--half of those as leaders. I have been unable to describe our experience with anyone, because
Calvary has such a good surface reputation that I figured I would just be labeled as someone with a personal
axe to grind. Our former Calvary pastor has blacklisted us with other churches and spread malicious lies about
us among the congregation, which I have felt powerless to counter. For four years I have virtually hidden
myself in my house or escaped by doing the shopping out of town--alienated, distrustful, and full of the fear of
running into the pastor and members of the church. Now, through your Web site I have the beginning of an
explanation for others--who in our small town, ask me why we left. Our Calvary Chapel scored 90% on your
'Warning Signs' 'Unsafe Group/Leader' checklist and 90% on your 'People Involved with an Unsafe
Group/Leader' checklist. This month I have gotten the courage to seek professional counseling. Thanks again.
Don't let anyone ever talk you into taking Calvary Chapel off of your Web site." -- "I am presently a student at
an accredited school of theology. I was involved with the Calvary Chapel movement for a number of years. I
have grave concerns about Chuck Smith's teachings. He makes it sound as if Calvary Chapels are non divisive
and believe only the Scriptures, but then sets up the leaders of the Calvary movement as the sole judge of
truth. This is apparent from the last page of his pamphlet entitled 'Calvinism, Arminianism, and the Word of
God.' He makes it sound as if he can judge true doctrine based on his assessment of a person's attitude." --
"My wife and I are born again Christians and have not left the faith because of our experiences, but have
certainly modified our thinking in some ways so as to not fall prey to these so-called men of God again. I
cannot say enough about what an evil philosophy this so called church lives by. I think that you should actually
have more about what exactly their guru Chuck Smith actually teaches. You will find that it is a far cry from
orthodoxy where Christianity is concerned." -- "Thank you, for providing a site where people with questions
can seek answers. In my quest to resolve ongoing mental and emotional pain I have always suspected Calvary
Chapel. After three years of attendance, in the early 80s my life has never been the same. I've spent years
trying to put it back together. It's been a painful journey. On the surface Calvary appears OK, but it's what
happens behind the scenes that leads one into confusion, despair and fear. Calvary can systematically strip
one of self worth, family and friends and break down trust--leaving nowhere to turn. You loose the ability to
think for yourself. Your taught to distrust your thoughts, and feelings. Other institutions are discredited as
'cultic' or 'worldly.' It's difficult to leave, you are always bound--if only by thought. But some of us have
escaped and I would encourage those gripped by fear that there is a life beyond Calvary and God too." --
"Calvary Chapels started in California with the Jesus Movement. Since then they have spread across the U.S.
My wife and I experienced spiritual abuse from a Calvary pastor who questioned our motives and became
quite antagonistic all because of a simple suggestion we made. The pastors wield a lot of power and there is
no room for dissent or discussion. Basically, if you don't like what's going on, your only option is to head for
the exit. Since leaving Calvary, we have found a church in a denomination where discussion and 'back and
forth' is encouraged. There are safeguards, and the pastors have received a professional seminary education,
in contrast to Calvary where they study tapes at a Bible college. My advice to Calvary attendees who are
considering another church is to not be afraid. There are many better churches out there. We were afraid to
leave, but are very glad we have." [article link]
The following is a critique of the article, Smith and Calvary Chapel: Evangelicalism was started with the goal of
saving the world, but {by its various and many compromises, shortcomings and infiltrations by non-Christians}
it helped usher in the [very] apostasy that we are [now] living in
The following is a critique of the article, Smith and Calvary Chapel: Evangelicalism was started with the goal of
saving the world, but it helped usher in the apostasy that we are living in. The supposed (worldly) success of
big named evangelical preachers like Billy Sunday, Dwight Moody, R.A. Torrey, Charles Fuller, and Billy Graham
sucked thousands of bishops into their movement. They saw some success and thought their efforts would
bring world wide revival. This revival movement has been a major cause of the apostasy we are living in. Their
limited success led them to believe nothing could stop them. They rejected the clear teaching of the Scriptures
that just prior to the Second Advent of YAHSHUA there would be the apostasy (2 Thes. 2.3; 2 Tim. 4.3,4). They
propagated the idea that there would be a world wide revival prior to the Lord's return and ignored everything
except evangelism. Their arrogance ushered in a time of great ignorance of the Scriptures among believers.
The bishops (pastors) that joined the revival crusade neglected discipleship and left the people they saved in a
permanent state of infancy. Few bishops taught anything more than the basic doctrines and they preached
mostly salvation messages. The only ones who grew in knowledge and faith were men who sought to be
bishops. This situation has not changed since the first days of the revival movement and it never will. It is too
easy for bishops to preach boring {or worldly} sermons and do little else. It is much easier to do that than to
personally teach the Scriptures to every member of their flock (I Tim. 4:6,11,13-16; 5:17; 6:17-19), exhort
them (2 Tim. 4:2; Titos 1:9; 2:15), watch over them (Heb. 13.17; I Peter 5.1), enable them to exercise their gifts
for the common good (Rom. 12:6; I Cor. 12:7), train them to be able to "be prepared to give an answer to
everyone who asks" them "to give the reason for the hope that" they "have" (I Peter 3:15), teach them to
obey civil authorities, do good deeds and not slander anyone or be contentious (Titus 3:1,2,14), train young
men to be bishops (2 Tim. 2:2; 3:16,17), and to refute and correct those who contradict their teaching (2 Tim.
2:25; 3:16,17; 4:2; Titus 1:9,13; 2:15) or continue in sin (I Tim. 5:20). The founders of the
pentecostal/charismatic movement also thought they would save the world through the power of the HOLY
SPIRIT and they rejected the clear teaching that there would be a great apostasy among true believers in the
last days. They perverted the Gospel teaching people that unless they had a supernatural experience they
were not born from above or were second class believers. Virtually everyone in that movement is convinced
that their experiences prove they have been born from above. They focus on experience and neglect the study
of the Scriptures which is vital to spiritual growth (Acts 17.11). Their primary goal is to get high on the
"supernatural" and tell others they can have the same experience. In some of the most corrupt branches of
the pentecostal/charismatic movement, salvation through "Jesus Christ" is secondary. The churches
embracing the latest charismatic fads -- laughing, barking, growling, shaking -- spend most of their time
putting on carnival style shows and neglect Bible teaching altogether. Chuck Smith saw the aberrations
emanating out of the charismatic movement and backed away from the practice of exercising the sign gifts in
public services. He no longer allows any sign gift to be used in a worship/teaching service and he put an end to
the use of them in all church services. I applaud him for this, but he has a long way to go. He needs to
concentrate on teaching small groups and back away from preaching to large audiences. He knows this, but if
he were to do this he would lose most of his flock and his financial support. I don't think he or any bishop of a
mega-church has the courage to do what is right and forget about being famous and wealthy. Had he
concentrated on discipleship rather than evangelism he would have started a true world wide revival and his
disciples would have led millions to the Lord. Instead he went the way of the revivalists and raised up
hundreds of disciples who have led millions to believe they are saved when they are not. Unfortunately, the
love of fame and money motivates bishops of most assemblies no matter the size. They think bigger is better
and do not realize their top priority should be the spiritual welfare of their flock. Most of the Reformed
assemblies have stayed with teaching the Scriptures and have not been swept away with the revival
movement, yet some Reformed bishops have fallen prey to revivalism and the mega-church syndrome. The
charismatic/pentecostal movement is another major cause of the apostasy we are living in. The revivalists of
all persuasions are the primary cause of the apostasy of the last days and few of the people in those
movements are truly born from above. I do not say this lightly. It is based on my experience in both groups. I
have met only a handful of men and women among the thousands I have known that had any desire to study
the Scriptures and fewer still who actually knew more than the elementary teachings of the faith. Only a
handful have been able to share a testimony that showed that understood salvation and had trusted
YAHSHUA of Nazareth to save them. I must remind everyone who has been caught up in the
pentecostal/charismatic movement that YAHSHUA (Jesus Christ) prophesied about pentecostals and
charismatics: "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but he who does
the will of My Father who is in Heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in
Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles.' And I will declare
to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.'" (Matthew 7.21-23). There is no
way to reverse the apostasy, but every believer who is aware of this has the duty to warn others and
encourage them to study the Scriptures. Since few bishops will take the time to teach the flock it is up to those
who know the Word to disciple people one-on-one and the few who are qualified should start local
assemblies. {Note: Join a Church and also a separate fellowship (try to regularly attend two different Church
fellowships i.e. a larger Church and a smaller Church to help balance your Christian walk) also you can discuss
with each group what is going on at the other Church to help maintain your discernment, and provide both
edification and accountability for each Church - this will go a long way to providing you with a fuller Christian
environment with more diversity and more opportunity in places where you feel comfortable to do the best
you can to fellowship, contribute and mature personally in the love of Jesus Christ.} [article link]
The works of God are different from the works of man - The Good Works of God are embodied in the works of
the crucifixion of Jesus Christ (Holy Bible)
"Matthew 16:24-28 Then said Jesus unto His Disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself,
and **take up his cross, and follow Me. *For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose
his life [die to this world] for My sake shall find it [eternal life]. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the
whole [fallen] world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For [Jesus
Christ] the Son of Man shall come in the Glory of [God] His Father with His [holy] angels; and **then He shall
reward every man according to his [godly - Jesus centered] works [after taking up the cross]. Verily I say unto
you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of Man [glorified - Mt.
of Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-9)] coming in [displaying] His [righteous] Kingdom." -- "Hebrews 12:2-8
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our [Christian] faith; who for the joy that was set before Him
endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider
Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Ye
have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh
unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art
rebuked of Him: For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth. If ye
endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons." -- "Hebrews
12:12-17 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; And make straight paths for
your feet, lest that which is lame [human good works] be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed
[relationship with God]. Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Looking diligently [to God] lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up
trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for
one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the
blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears." --
"Hebrews 12:22-25 But ye [disciples] are come unto Mount Sion [Zion - the crucifixion and resurrection of
Jesus Christ], and unto the city of the living God, the Heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of
[holy] angels, To the general assembly and Church of the Firstborn [covered by the blood of Jesus], which are
written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect [complete], And to
Jesus the mediator of the New Covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that
of Abel. See that ye refuse not Him [Jesus] that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him [Moses]
that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from Him [Jesus] that speaketh from
heaven:" -- "Hebrews 12:28-29 Wherefore we [Christians] receiving a Kingdom which cannot be moved
[shaken down], let us have grace [individuality], whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and
godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire [removing unrighteousness]." [article link]
It is only by FAITH in Jesus Christ (His sinless life, His atoning cross, His eternal life resurrection) that a person
becomes a Christian - NOT by any kind of personal WORKS, good, bad or otherwise (Holy Bible)
"John 3:16-21 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son (Jesus Christ), that whosoever
believeth [faith] in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to
condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved. He that believeth on Him is not
condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the Name
[Person] of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light [Jesus Christ] is come into
the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their [works] deeds were evil [selfish]. For every
one that doeth evil hateth the light [God], neither cometh to the [True] light, lest his deeds should be
reproved. But he that doeth [Biblical] Truth cometh to the light [God], that his deeds may be made manifest,
that they are wrought [made - relationship] in God." -- "Ephesians 2:4-10 But God, who is rich in mercy, for His
great love wherewith He loved us, Even when we were dead in sins {the sins of Adam and Eve}, hath
quickened us together with [Jesus] Christ, by grace ye are saved; And hath raised us up together, and made us
sit together in Heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come He might shew the exceeding riches of
His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. **For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that
not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: *Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are His workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto [God's] good works, *which God hath before ordained that we should walk in
them." [article link]
LU officials to investigate Caner's background claims - Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary president [since
2005] (Dr.) Ergun Caner faces an inquiry by LU officials after bloggers and others expressed doubts about his
background - The controversy focuses on whether Caner was raised in Turkey and in the Muslim faith until age
17, as he has been recorded as saying in remarks to large church congregations in Florida [First Baptist Church
in Jacksonville, Florida] and Texas [First Baptist Church of Dallas, TX - Metropolitan Baptist Church of Houston,
TX - Castle Hills Baptist Church of San Antonio, TX - Green Acres Baptist Church of Tyler, TX - source:
erguncaner.com/home/schedule/events.php] in the months after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on New York -
Divorce documents cited by at least one blog, and obtained from a Columbus, Ohio courthouse by The News &
Advance, indicate Caner was born in Sweden and moved with his father and mother to the United States
about four years later {Note: Back in 2007 the Basic Christian Ministry (unaware of his Liberty University ties -
though it would not have mattered) linked to one of Dr. Ergun Caner's online (GodTube) Testimonies - he
seems like a great guy with a genuine concern for both Christians and Muslims however there is just no way
that Caner has the background and the education necessary to so quickly become President of Theology at
Liberty University and his direct placement in that position is suspicious [his brother, Dr. Emir Caner, is the
President of Truett-McConnell College, a Baptist college in Georgia - erguncaner.com/biography]. -- This
bizarre story [involving Christianity Today magazine as the major catalyst of events] just seems to have (NWO-
CIA) planted 'sleeper agent' written all over it!}
Liberty University will investigate whether Ergun Caner, president of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary,
actually has all of the Muslim background that he has described in some of his speaking engagements around
the country. Liberty University described Caner as a converted Sunni Muslim and immigrant from Turkey when
it named him head of the seminary in 2005, according to News & Advance files. For several weeks, bloggers
who claim either Baptist or Muslim connections have expressed doubts about Caner's testimony. ... The
controversy focuses on whether Caner was raised in Turkey and in the Muslim faith until age 17, as he has
been recorded as saying in remarks to large church congregations in Florida and Texas in the months after the
Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on New York. Divorce documents cited by at least one blog, and obtained from a
Columbus, Ohio courthouse by The News & Advance, indicate Caner was born in Sweden and moved with his
father and mother to the United States about four years later. Caner's parents separated a few years after
they moved to Ohio. His father, by mostly undisputed accounts, was a Muslim. However, courts awarded
custody of the three Caner children to their mother. Ergun Caner became a Christian in his late teens,
according to most accounts. Christianity Today last week became the first mainstream news outlet to report
the controversy about Caner's Muslim background. In that report, the magazine quoted Elmer Towns, dean of
LU's School of Religion, as saying the university's board of directors declined to take public action against
Caner after bloggers raised doubts about the seminary president's descriptions of his childhood as a Muslim. A
call to Towns was returned Monday by Moore, who said the investigative committee was being formed
because the mainstream media was starting to ask questions. "The provost is going to put together a
committee of people, internal and external," Moore said. "They are going to look at all of the accusations, one
by one, and make a determination of the legitimacy of the accusations. "The deadline is June 30," for the
committee's report, Moore said. "That is the end of the fiscal year, and that just seemed like a good target." ...
Moore also provided more details about the LU board's look at the controversy during its annual meeting in
March. "The board at Liberty had a passing discussion (about the Caner controversy) during its annual board
meeting; it wasn't an inquiry or anything like that," Moore said. He added that the discussion occurred within
the board's seminary subcommittee and not before the full board. "Before the Christianity Today article, it
was just a few blog accusations," Moore said. "This will be a formal investigation." [article link]
Liberty University's Caner is a Pathological Liar - A university's main objective should be to exalt, honor and
teach the truth - Dishonesty should have no place in the curriculum or faculty of a school of higher learning -
Liberty University, founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, has always represented itself as a citadel of truth -
But now it turns out that its seminary president, Ergun Caner, is a blatant and pathological liar - I would have
expected Liberty University to be humbled and apologetic about the disconcerting discovery of treachery in
their midst - How Liberty University handles this issue will speak volumes about the integrity of the school
"Liberty University will investigate reports that its seminary president has misled the public in his testimony
about converting from militant Islam to Christianity, officials of the school in Lynchburg, Va., announced May
10 [2010]. Liberty Provost Ron Godwin is reportedly forming a committee to conduct a formal inquiry into
questions surrounding Ergun Caner, president of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, that have circulated on
blogs and more recently in media outlets including Christianity Today and Associated Baptist Press." A
university's main objective should be to exalt, honor and teach the truth. Dishonesty should have no place in
the curriculum or faculty of a school of higher learning. Liberty University, founded by the late Rev. Jerry
Falwell, has always represented itself as a citadel of truth. But now it turns out that its seminary president,
Ergun Caner, is a blatant and pathological liar. I would have expected Liberty University to be humbled and
apologetic about the disconcerting discovery of treachery in their midst. However, Elmer Towns, the dean of
Liberty University's School of Religion told reporters that officials had investigated the discrepancies and were
satisfied it wasn not an "ethical or "moral" issue. Caner is a transparent liar, he claimed that he grew up as a
devout Muslim in Turkey, turns out he was raised in Ohio. "Caner issued a statement admitting to 'pulpit
mistakes' but insisting he never intentionally misled anyone. Liberty University revised Caner's online
biography to remove references that he was raised in Turkey and has debated leaders of various faiths." Caner
deliberately misled his students, his colleagues and everybody else. It's not enough for Liberty University to
remove his lies [from] their Web site, they need to kick Caner to the curb. Caner needs to apologize to the
Muslim community, to Liberty University, and to Christians in general. How Liberty University handles this
issue will speak volumes about the integrity of the school. Robert Paul Reyes is a NewsBlaze writer on Politics,
Pop Culture and Pointless Pontificating. Contact him by writing to NewsBlaze. [article link]
James White - A Lament for Discernment - So seeing the "cult of personality" [Modern Evangelicalism] in
action at Liberty and in the broader "Baptist" world has been startling to me, I must admit - The utter lack of
discernment or the application of fundamental principles of honesty and integrity has truly been
disappointing, at best - I cannot help but think, "Well, if this is what the world sees of those who call
themselves Christians on a regular basis, it is no wonder our witness is not taken seriously" - the sanctity of
the pulpit [is] a place where truth must be supreme in all things {**Note: I just visited the "Standin and prayin
for Dr. Ergun Caner" FaceBook page and though it is a good and admirable site and the site is listed as 'Privacy
Type: Open: All content is public' it looks like whoever is in charge of the page is deleting posts [1 for certain]
that are in any way asking for openness and accountability in the Caner situation. This is just not a good trend
that is emerging from Caner or LU. - **Update: There is a new post on the FB page that says the page is only
for Caner support and that is fine but the page description should probably be re-written from 'Description:
Ok, so if you are reading this you probably know about all the controversy …' to reflect that it is only a support
page instead of mentioning the controversy and then continuing to delete posts that also mention the
controversy.}
So seeing the "cult of personality" in action at Liberty and in the broader "Baptist" world has been startling to
me, I must admit. The utter lack of discernment or the application of fundamental principles of honesty and
integrity has truly been disappointing, at best. I cannot help but think, "Well, if this is what the world sees of
those who call themselves Christians on a regular basis, it is no wonder our witness is not taken seriously."
This morning I saw quotes scrolling through our chat channel in support of Ergun Caner. I finally jumped in and
asked where they had come from. I was directed to a Facebook page titled "Standin and prayin for Dr. Ergun
Caner." As I scanned down the entries the same themes kept coming up over and over again: "Hey, this
doesn't really matter, Dr. Caner is a great guy, he loves Jesus, he's a great preacher, I've had a spiritual
experience because of him, so all this other stuff doesn't matter, and the people attacking him are all jerks."
That was the basic gist of the commentary. There was nothing relevant to the real issues, and, in fact, it
seemed like most of those commenting are ignorant of the facts and have only heard second and third-hand
reports of what is going on. I did not read all the comments, but in what I did read I saw no one expressing the
slightest concern about the Christian witness to Muslims, the integrity of Liberty Seminary, or the university as
a whole, or the sanctity of the pulpit as a place where truth must be supreme in all things. It was a paean to
the cult of personality in glowing letters. [article link]
Liberty U. Announces Investigation of Caner Claims - Just last week, Liberty broke its months-long silence with
a dismissive waving away of the controversy - Christianity Today magazine reported that Elmer Towns, dean of
the school of religion, "says the Liberty board has held an inquiry and directors are satisfied that Caner has
done nothing theologically inappropriate" - Furthermore, Towns said, the questions raised about Caner were
neither moral nor ethical issues, a claim that had the opposite of its intended effect among Baptist bloggers
who had been calling for Caner and Liberty to come clean - But didn't Towns say that the university's board
had already looked into it? Well, it turns out that the board "inquiry" that Towns described to Christianity
Today was just a "passing discussion" at a March meeting of the board's seminary subcommittee - It "wasn't
an inquiry or anything like that" says Liberty spokesman Johnnie Moore {The shameful conduct, blatant lies
and purposeful deceptions surrounding the whole LU Caner scandal are just perplexing.}
Submitted by Peter on May 11, 2010 - 11:32am - We recently noted the energetic conversation on Muslim and
Christian blogs about documented discrepancies in the dramatic "Jihad to Jesus" life story told by Dr. Ergun
Caner, head of Liberty University's seminary. Just last week, Liberty broke its months-long silence with a
dismissive waving away of the controversy. Christianity Today magazine reported that Elmer Towns, dean of
done nothing theologically inappropriate." Furthermore, Towns said, the questions raised about Caner were
who had been calling for Caner and Liberty to come clean. How can publicly and repeatedly lying not be a
moral or ethical issue, they asked? Towns' response also generated a damaging story by the Associated Baptist
Press. Early this week, I wrote a piece for Alternet noting that Liberty University had dug in its heels and asking
why Caner wouldn't take advantage of the path from public repentance to redemption that has been well-
worn by misbehaving evangelical leaders. Yesterday, Liberty changed its tune and announced that Ron
Godwin, the university's provost, "is forming a committee to investigate a series of accusations against Ergun
Caner, president of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary." The brief official statement included a quote from
Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. dissing the very bloggers who have documented the holes in Caner's story. "Liberty
does not initiate personnel evaluations based upon accusations from Internet blogs," Falwell said. "However,
In light of the fact that several newspapers have raised questions, we felt it necessary to initiate a formal
inquiry." But didn't Towns say that the university's board had already looked into it? Well, it turns out that the
board "inquiry" that Towns described to Christianity Today was just a "passing discussion" at a March meeting
of the board's seminary subcommittee. It "wasn't an inquiry or anything like that," says Liberty spokesman
Johnnie Moore. Liberty says it will complete its investigation by June 30 [2010]. Stay tuned. [article link]
Huffington Post: Ergun Caner, Ex-Muslim Evangelical Leader, Exposed As Fake - Ergun Caner is one of the most
prominent figures in the evangelical movement he is also one of the most deceptive - Today, as president of
the Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and a professor of apologetics, he exhibits tremendous influence in
shaping the next generation of evangelical leaders {LU doesn't want to be accountable to the Christian
(bloggers) yet in pointing out the obvious it is the Secular Beast (Revelation 17:16) that will ultimately destroy
the Unfaithful Woman (false church) that tries to ride upon the Secular Beast. As LU tries to ride upon the
approval of the secular media it is itself being destroyed by those very media sources.}
Ergun Caner is one of the most prominent figures in the evangelical movement. He is also one of the most
deceptive. A self-professed Muslim convert to Christianity, Caner plays an important, and arguably dangerous,
role in the community. After the 9/11 attacks, when many Americans were searching for answers, Caner
stepped up with enthusiasm to present himself as an expert on Islam. He used his own "personal history"
(much of it since demonstrated as bogus) to confirm his audience's deeply-held suspicions about the faith that
many of them blamed for the attacks. Today, as president of the Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and a
professor of apologetics, he exhibits tremendous influence in shaping the next generation of evangelical
leaders. [article link]
James White - A Lament for Discernment - So seeing the "cult of personality" [Modern Evangelicalism] in
action at Liberty and in the broader "Baptist" world has been startling to me, I must admit - The utter lack of
discernment or the application of fundamental principles of honesty and integrity has truly been
disappointing, at best - I cannot help but think, "Well, if this is what the world sees of those who call
themselves Christians on a regular basis, it is no wonder our witness is not taken seriously" - the sanctity of
the pulpit [is] a place where truth must be supreme in all things {**Note: I just visited the "Standin and prayin
for Dr. Ergun Caner" FaceBook page and though it is a good and admirable site and the site is listed as 'Privacy
Type: Open: All content is public' it looks like whoever is in charge of the page is deleting posts [1 for certain]
that are in any way asking for openness and accountability in the Caner situation. This is just not a good trend
that is emerging from Caner or LU. - **Update: There is a new post on the FB page that says the page is only
for Caner support and that is fine but the page description should probably be re-written from 'Description:
Ok, so if you are reading this you probably know about all the controversy …' to reflect that it is only a support
page instead of mentioning the controversy and then continuing to delete posts that also mention the
controversy. **Update: After a flood of posts requesting openness and accountability from the LU faculty the
facebook page has now been removed.}
So seeing the "cult of personality" in action at Liberty and in the broader "Baptist" world has been startling to
me, I must admit. The utter lack of discernment or the application of fundamental principles of honesty and
integrity has truly been disappointing, at best. I cannot help but think, "Well, if this is what the world sees of
those who call themselves Christians on a regular basis, it is no wonder our witness is not taken seriously."
This morning I saw quotes scrolling through our chat channel in support of Ergun Caner. I finally jumped in and
asked where they had come from. I was directed to a Facebook page titled "Standin and prayin for Dr. Ergun
Caner." As I scanned down the entries the same themes kept coming up over and over again: "Hey, this
doesn't really matter, Dr. Caner is a great guy, he loves Jesus, he's a great preacher, I've had a spiritual
experience because of him, so all this other stuff doesn't matter, and the people attacking him are all jerks."
That was the basic gist of the commentary. There was nothing relevant to the real issues, and, in fact, it
seemed like most of those commenting are ignorant of the facts and have only heard second and third-hand
reports of what is going on. I did not read all the comments, but in what I did read I saw no one expressing the
slightest concern about the Christian witness to Muslims, the integrity of Liberty Seminary, or the university as
a whole, or the sanctity of the pulpit as a place where truth must be supreme in all things. It was a paean to
the cult of personality in glowing letters. [article link]
Liberty U. Announces Investigation of Caner Claims - Just last week, Liberty broke its months-long silence with
a dismissive waving away of the controversy - Christianity Today magazine reported that Elmer Towns, dean of
done nothing theologically inappropriate" - Furthermore, Towns said, the questions raised about Caner were
who had been calling for Caner and Liberty to come clean - But didn't Towns say that the university's board
had already looked into it? Well, it turns out that the board "inquiry" that Towns described to Christianity
Today was just a "passing discussion" at a March meeting of the board's seminary subcommittee - It "wasn't
an inquiry or anything like that" says Liberty spokesman Johnnie Moore {The shameful conduct, blatant lies
and purposeful deceptions surrounding the whole LU Caner scandal are just perplexing.}
Submitted by Peter on May 11, 2010 - 11:32am - We recently noted the energetic conversation on Muslim and
Christian blogs about documented discrepancies in the dramatic "Jihad to Jesus" life story told by Dr. Ergun
Caner, head of Liberty University's seminary. Just last week, Liberty broke its months-long silence with a
dismissive waving away of the controversy. Christianity Today magazine reported that Elmer Towns, dean of
done nothing theologically inappropriate." Furthermore, Towns said, the questions raised about Caner were
who had been calling for Caner and Liberty to come clean. How can publicly and repeatedly lying not be a
moral or ethical issue, they asked? Towns' response also generated a damaging story by the Associated Baptist
Press. Early this week, I wrote a piece for Alternet noting that Liberty University had dug in its heels and asking
why Caner wouldn't take advantage of the path from public repentance to redemption that has been well-
worn by misbehaving evangelical leaders. Yesterday, Liberty changed its tune and announced that Ron
Godwin, the university's provost, "is forming a committee to investigate a series of accusations against Ergun
Caner, president of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary." The brief official statement included a quote from
Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. dissing the very bloggers who have documented the holes in Caner's story. "Liberty
does not initiate personnel evaluations based upon accusations from Internet blogs," Falwell said. "However,
In light of the fact that several newspapers have raised questions, we felt it necessary to initiate a formal
inquiry." But didn't Towns say that the university's board had already looked into it? Well, it turns out that the
board "inquiry" that Towns described to Christianity Today was just a "passing discussion" at a March meeting
of the board's seminary subcommittee. It "wasn't an inquiry or anything like that," says Liberty spokesman
Johnnie Moore. Liberty says it will complete its investigation by June 30 [2010]. Stay tuned. [article link]
Huffington Post: Ergun Caner, Ex-Muslim Evangelical Leader, Exposed As Fake - Ergun Caner is one of the most
prominent figures in the evangelical movement he is also one of the most deceptive - Today, as president of
the Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and a professor of apologetics, he exhibits tremendous influence in
shaping the next generation of evangelical leaders {LU doesn't want to be accountable to the Christian
(bloggers) yet in pointing out the obvious it is the Secular Beast (Revelation 17:16) that will ultimately destroy
the Unfaithful Woman (false church) that tries to ride upon the Secular Beast. As LU tries to ride upon the
approval of the secular media it is itself being destroyed by those very media sources.}
Ergun Caner is one of the most prominent figures in the evangelical movement. He is also one of the most
deceptive. A self-professed Muslim convert to Christianity, Caner plays an important, and arguably dangerous,
role in the community. After the 9/11 attacks, when many Americans were searching for answers, Caner
stepped up with enthusiasm to present himself as an expert on Islam. He used his own "personal history"
(much of it since demonstrated as bogus) to confirm his audience's deeply-held suspicions about the faith that
many of them blamed for the attacks. Today, as president of the Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and a
professor of apologetics, he exhibits tremendous influence in shaping the next generation of evangelical
leaders. [article link]
Liberty U. [Baptist College] to investigate alleged untruths by seminary president - Liberty University will
investigate reports that its seminary president [Dr. Ergun Caner] has misled the public in his testimony about
converting from militant Islam to Christianity - James White then was contacted by Mohammad Khan, a 22-
year-old Muslim college student in London, who made a series of videos on his laptop computer accusing
Caner of misrepresenting Islam in order to make Muslims look bad - Some Baptist bloggers accused Caner of
giving Christianity a bad name by deliberately misrepresenting his testimony - Caner issued a statement
admitting to "pulpit mistakes" but insisting he never intentionally misled anyone
LYNCHBURG, Va. (ABP) -- Liberty University will investigate reports that its seminary president has misled the
public in his testimony about converting from militant Islam to Christianity, officials of the school in Lynchburg,
Va., announced May 10. Liberty Provost Ron Godwin is reportedly forming a committee to conduct a formal
inquiry into questions surrounding Ergun Caner, president of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, that have
circulated on blogs and more recently in media outlets including Christianity Today and Associated Baptist
Press. "Liberty does not initiate personnel evaluations based upon accusations from Internet blogs," said
Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr., breaking weeks of silence amid criticism from both Christian and Muslim bloggers.
"However, in light of the fact that several newspapers have raised questions, we felt it necessary to initiate a
formal inquiry." The author of books including Unveiling Islam: An Insider's Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs,
which he co-wrote in 2002 with his brother, Caner has been quoted in Baptist and secular media as an expert
on Islam. But discrepancies in biographical information he has provided in sermons -- many recorded --
preached over the years have caused some to question his credibility. Some are questioning even his basic
testimony of converting to Christianity from a devout Sunni Muslim background -- which has been held out by
many Southern Baptist and other evangelical leaders in recent years as an illustration of Christ's power to save
anyone. ... Caner issued a statement admitting to "pulpit mistakes" but insisting he never intentionally misled
anyone. Liberty University revised Caner's online biography to remove references that he was raised in Turkey
and has debated leaders of various faiths. Liberty officials initially sought to downplay the controversy. Elmer
Towns, co-founder -- along with the late Jerry Falwell -- of Liberty University and dean of its School of Religion,
told Christianity Today that officials had investigated the discrepancies and were satisfied it was not an
"ethical" or "moral" issue. [article link]
Point of View: Why Glenn Beck is wrong for [LU] Liberty University's [2010] commencement - For those who
may not be aware, Liberty University [Jerry Falwell - Jerry Falwell Jr.] in Lynchburg, Va., which has consistently
been known for its strong conservative and Christian values as a Baptist school, has invited political talk show
host Glenn Beck to give the commencement speech to its graduates this week - On the surface that may not
seem alarming to many since he is [a fake - Fox News - Rupert Murdoch] conservative - But given the fact he is
a [LDS] Mormon there ought to be red flags and sirens going off all across Christian circles
Article Date: May 14, 2010 For those who may not be aware, Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., which has
consistently been known for its strong conservative and Christian values as a Baptist school, has invited
political talk show host Glenn Beck to give the commencement speech to its graduates this week. On the
surface that may not seem alarming to many since he is conservative. But given the fact he is a Mormon there
ought to be red flags and sirens going off all across Christian circles. As a Florida Baptist pastor who is a part of
this graduating class, I felt compelled to speak out in regards to my disappointment because this is a huge deal
to me. I do want to say how much I enjoyed the excellent professors and the great education I received at the
seminary - a division of LU. I also want to say how kind Jerry Falwell Jr., chancellor of Liberty, was to me when I
met him. This is not a slap against the professors or against anyone's integrity, but a real concern about what
seems to me is a great lack of discernment from the school's leadership. It seems that the leadership's
decision in this matter gives the impression that it is more committed to conservatism than the Gospel. This
isn't the first time something like this has happened at Liberty and I am perplexed as to why it seems more are
not as equally alarmed. I have no beef with Glenn Beck as a person, but I certainly do with his religious beliefs.
Why does Liberty not invite a Christian? If they want a famous Christian, why not Coach Tony Dungy, Mike
Huckabee, or movie star Kirk Cameron. I am sure Franklin Graham or Tim Tebow would have loved to come. It
is unique how Liberty which was once seen as a bit legalistic in the eyes of many is now beginning to shift the
opposite way. Could you imagine a SBC seminary inviting a Mormon to speak at its commencement? I highly
doubt it. If you were under the impression Mormonism is a Christian group you are greatly mistaken.
Mormonism is a polytheistic religion which believes Mary had sex with one of their gods and became pregnant
with Jesus. They do not believe that salvation is by grace through faith alone or many other critical truths of
our faith. Christians sadly have more in common with Muslims if you really get down to it since at least they
are monotheistic - and we know how far from the truth Islam is. I must say how shocked and disappointed I
was when I arrived for the commencement ceremonies to discover that a man who is not committed to the
Gospel was speaking to a group of graduates who have committed verbally that they are. If I were a student at
BYU I would expect it, but not at Liberty. Let's not fall into the trap that conservatism is the greatest need in
America. I consider all the men I have met at Liberty as brothers, but am very concerned about the future of
the school. If Liberty is doing this because they are trying to build bridges to reach out to the lost community I
applaud their hearts, but this isn't the right avenue. It is time for Liberty to get on track and make sure they
send a clear message to the world that their commitment is first to the Gospel. ~ Ryan Begue is the founding
pastor of First Baptist Church in Esto, a congregation he planted in 2003. He is being awarded the Master of
Arts in Theological Studies from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary during commencement exercises on May
15 [2010]. [article link]
{Flashback 2007} Regent University [Pat Robertson] in Virginia Beach, Va. - students upset at Romney's choice
as [commencement] speaker - his Mormon faith clashes with the school's bedrock evangelical Christianity -
"What we're against is the fact that Mormonism is on the complete opposite end of the spectrum from
Christian values and what we believe" {A guest speaker is one thing and a commencement speaker is another.
A commencement speaker is who you want your students to emulate as an example. The Mormon Mitt
Romney like other Mormons likely believes that ALL contemporary Christians are eternally damned
(diminishing the blood of Jesus) and headed to hell, or to a third heaven or forever to be servants to obedient
Mormons or something similar. Pat Robertson needs to explain this decision!}
VIRGINIA BEACH - Selecting presidential candidate Mitt Romney as its May commencement speaker has riled
some of Regent University's students and alumni who say his Mormon faith clashes with the school's bedrock
evangelical Christianity. "What we're against is the fact that Mormonism is on the complete opposite end of
the spectrum from Christian values and what we believe," said Doug Dowdey, a Virginia Beach pastor who said
he graduated from Regent's divinity school last year. The controversy over Romney's visit has bubbled for two
weeks among students, spilling onto Regent's internal electronic bulletin board, "The Branch." Scores of e-
mails on both sides of the debate have been posted, a student said. Pat Robertson, the Christian broadcaster
who is Regent's founder and chancellor, invited Romney to be the keynote speaker, said Sherri Stocks, a
Regent vice president. Romney is the former Republican governor of Massachusetts. [article link]
{Flashback 2007} PAT ROBERTSON'S REGENT UNIVERSITY INVITES MORMON MITT ROMNEY! - they (Christians)
will start wondering whether supporting the religious right leaders who have been taking them down this path
for over 25 years was EVER the right thing to do - You know, whether it was EVER God's Will
See what people who are dancing with the mammon (money and power) demon are capable of. The Bush
presidency and the Iraq War has been really harmful for the GOP and ESPECIALLY the religious right, and they
know that if a Democrat gets into office (or worse, if a GOPer gets in without their at least PRETENDING to be
kingmaker), then they will be to the GOP what, well, we blacks are to the Democratic Party! They will be out of
power for good after having accomplished ABSOLUTELY NOTHING despite all those years of getting their
parishioners to contribute money and volunteer for campaigns. And you know what will happen then? All of
those parishioners who fill their suburban megachurches, send their kids to their colleges (LIKE REGENT
UNIVERSITY, WHERE MORMON MITT ROMNEY IS GOING TO SPEAK!), and support their political and TV
networks will start to wonder exactly why they spent all of their resources on trying to change laws through
politics and the ballot box rather than trying to change hearts with the gospel, and then they will start
wondering whether supporting the religious right leaders who have been taking them down this path for over
25 years was EVER the right thing to do. You know, whether it was EVER God's Will. [article link]
That's (Yale dropout) Dr. Glenn Beck-Thanks to Liberty University - Saturday morning [May 15, 2010] in
Lynchburg, Virginia, Liberty University [LU] conveyed an honorary doctorate in humanities and scientists on
[LDS] Mormon conservative media heavyweight Glenn Beck {Wow! - Liberty University has now gone the
ecumenical route in a big way! - What will really be interesting is when Glen Beck returns his free Doctorate
back to LU because of the taint of the Caner scandal.}
Breaking into his trademark tears, Beck told the stadium of 8,000 Liberty University grads and 20,000 friends
and family members, "as a man who was never able to go to college-I went for one semester but I couldn't
afford any more than that---I am humbled and honored." Beck immediately offered an apology of sorts for his
Mormonism, saying that it was an act of "courage" for the fundamentalist Baptist Liberty University to invite
him to speak and that he understood it was "not meant as an endorsement of my faith," offering instead his
own "endorsement of your faith," emphasizing his personal belief in Jesus Christ, and exhorting the audience
to "look to God and live," a reference to the story of Moses and the brazen serpent (Numbers 21: 7-9). Using
research and citation methods that would have earned him a failing grade in any respectable freshman
composition class, Beck took a swipe at Barack Obama's May 1 commencement address to the University of
Michigan, suggesting that Obama had discouraged the search for "truth" by describing the incredible
availability of information in the digital age as a source of confusion. Beck then described one semester at Yale
University, during which an unnamed professor discouraged him from reading an unnamed book and
instructed that he instead read another unnamed book, virtually bullying him from the classroom podium to
do so. Beck encouraged students to reject the Obama-Yale-information-elite and instead use their "God-given
right" on a "Holy Spirit"-led search for truth wherever it might lead…. [article link]
Slander of the Brethren and Refusal to Repent - In 2006, Dr. Caner said "Calvinists are worse than Muslims" {Is
LU's Dr. Caner purposely fomenting division and causing strife within the Christian Church?}
In 2006, Dr. Caner said "Calvinists are worse than Muslims." Realizing that Calvinists make up a great portion
of today's churches, including most Reformed and Presbyterian denominations, many have stood in shock and
given him an opportunity to repent, but Caner will not back down. In fact, this took place on an online Q&A
interview on Caner's own website. [article link]
{Very Interesting!} James White - Once Again, No, No, and Again, No - [LU's] Dr. Ergun Caner video clips {Dr.
Ergun Caner (at 27:00 min) gets Tasered by police - well sort of, it looks staged and phony (not the real
voltage-duration) - sort of a familiar Caner style.} (YouTube)
One other note (as I wait for the video of a portion of today's DL to finish rendering so I can start uploading it
and get the DL blogged at the same time). I was sent a "sermon" from January 17, 2010, called "Rip the Roof
Off." It was another "30 minutes of story telling, 5 minutes on the text" type sermon, but this time there was a
twist. This time Ergun said he was converted in a black church. Yes, you read that right, a black church. Now,
think for a moment on the description of the pastor of the Stelzer Road Baptist Church that he's given in other
contexts, and ask yourself, did it ever occur to you he was talking about a black church? Me either. Of course,
that was just a few days before Ergun appeared on the Calvary Chapel program [The Pastor's Perspective
Radio Show with Brian Broderson on 1/22/10] that led me to post this video, which was the immediate
precursor to my discovery of his Shabir Ally fable, and, well, the rest is now history, as they say. I doubt we will
be hearing too many more whopper-filled "sermons" like that in the future. Source:
aomin.org/aoblog/index.php?itemid=3917 [article link]
Mark Hughes gets tased (for real) - Mark is Matt Hughes' brother [Matt Hughes - is the Mixed Martial Arts
(MMA) fighter - 9-Time UFC Welterweight Champion] {I posted this (YouTube) link of Mark Huges because
bloggers are calling the Tase of Dr. Ergun Caner in the previous 'Ergun Caner video clips (YouTube)' post a fake
Tase. I agree that the Dr. Caner Tase at Liberty University looks staged "show pony" or maybe he isn't saying
it's staged (http://echothetruth.blogspot.com/2010/02/brian-brodersen-and-ergun-caner-showing.html). Also
some other bloggers that are spoofing Caner and LU are calling Liberty University 'Fibberty University' so big
problems ahead for the Falwells (Jerry Falwell Jr., Jonathan Falwell), Ergun Caner and the Directors of 'Fibberty
University' until LU can clean some house, get rid of the fibbers and get back to preaching the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. - Oh! Along with getting rid of the Falwells, Caner and some of the Directors, Liberty University will now
probably also have to change their name to something new and less tainted by scandal.} (YouTube)
As part of a demonstration for Hillsboro High School students, Mark Hughes agrees to be tazed by the
Hillsboro Police Department. [article link]
Dispute over theology, background led to Caner probe - Liberty University did not publicly respond to the
[Christian] bloggers' allegations for most of this year, regarding them as the outgrowth of "a theological
dispute" spokesman Johnnie Moore said {Note: Liberty University has placed themselves in the ridiculous
position of valuing secular media and opinions over that of the cares and concerns of Christians. The Caner
mess is so unsightly and so sticky that I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Jerry Falwell Jr. have to depart
Liberty University as well as Caner just to begin to rebuild trust and faith in Liberty University as a Christian
institution.}
When Liberty University begins the investigation it announced last week into the background of Ergun Caner,
president of its [theology] seminary, the panel doing the work could explore several questions. Where did
Caner grow up - in Ohio or in Turkey? When did he come to the United States - as a teenager as he has said, or
at age 4 as his parents' divorce documents indicate? Did Caner have a nominal Muslim upbringing, or was he
raised in Islamic jihad, "trained to do that which was done on 11 September" as he told an audience in
Jacksonville, Fla., in November 2001? Did he formally debate scholars of other faiths, including Islam, as his
online biography once claimed? ... Last Monday, the university posted this notice: "Liberty University Provost
Dr. Ron Godwin is forming a committee to investigate a series of accusations against Ergun Caner, president of
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. "The Internet allegations have questioned public statements Caner has
made regarding the details of his personal life story." Caner, who joined the seminary's faculty in 2003 and
became its president in 2005, posted this comment later in the week: "I am thrilled that Liberty University is
forming this committee, and I look forward to this entire process coming to a close." In February, Caner posted
on his website a response to blog comments, acknowledging the questions and saying, "every minister has
made pulpit mistakes." He also said, "I have never intentionally misled anyone." The earliest blog posts came
from advocates of Calvinism, a strict view of salvation that Caner openly opposed. ... Ergun Caner gave vivid
accounts of his Muslim upbringing to church audiences in Florida and Texas shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001
terrorist attacks. "I was raised as a Sunni Muslim" in Europe, Caner said at First Baptist Church in Jacksonville,
Fla., according to a recording of his talk there on Nov. 20, 2001. "I was the son of the muezzin, the one who
does the call to prayer at the top of the minaret," Caner said, describing himself as being similar to a
"preacher's kid." "May I submit to you, until I was 15 years old I was in the Islamic youth jihad. And so until I
came to America; until I found Jesus Christ as Lord, I was trained to do that which was done on 11 September.
As were thousands of [Shiite Islam - not Sunni Muslim] youth {Caner claiming to be Sunni and falsely claiming
to have been trained for jihad against the U.S. and against the West is probably a part of a FALSE FLAG OP
blaming Sunni Islam when it is Shiite Islam that is really being NWO trained, equipped and financed to commit
jihad. Caner [and his brother Emir] are probibaly planted and conducting FALSE FLAG OPS ultimatly (causing
friction and distrust) against Christians and Jews and the OP is based and operating (aided by the Falwell's)
from within Liberty Univeristy.}," Caner said on the recording. ... Caner's academic specialties include
apologetics, a branch of theology that seeks to defend or prove the divine nature of Christianity. That specialty
apparently led Caner into exchanges with theologians who argue in support of Calvinism, which takes a stern
view of how people are destined for salvation. Some participants in those discussions, including James White,
a Calvinist theologian, then challenged Caner's online biography. As of last July, the biography said Caner had
debated "Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus and other religious leaders in 13 countries and 35 states." Those
statements have since been removed from the online biography. In addition, in his February statement, Caner
admitted, after an accusation from White, that he had incorrectly named a Muslim scholar as someone he had
debated. Calling White's accusation "a legitimate complaint," Caner said in his statement, "Sin is sin, and if I
am dumb enough to say something like that, I should be man enough to deal with it and never make such a
grievous error again." [article link]
Listen America! by Jerry Falwell (book - 1981) - Falwell preaches a narrowly defined version of the Christian
faith - Throughout his career, *Falwell [Sr.] has tried to present himself as a sort of modern-day prophet -
[modern-day prophet, modern-day apostle or (NWO) False Flag ops specialist?] {Not Recommended!}
This review is from: Listen, America! (Hardcover) -- First published in 1980, "Listen, America!" by Jerry Falwell
is a political manifesto of the so-called "Christian Right." "Listen" is basically a diatribe against the various
groups whom Falwell despises: humanists, feminists, gay rights activists, much of the music and television
industries, etc. Through it all, Falwell preaches a narrowly defined version of the Christian faith. The only good
thing that can be said about "Listen, America!" is that it's a pretty clear and concise example of essential
Christian Right thought. Falwell praises or quotes other right wing figures like Phyllis Schlafly and Jesse Helms.
He reviews American history through a distorted, one-sided lens; in his efforts to depict the United States as a
Christian nation, he fails to acknowledge the full theological and philosophical diversity of the nation's
founders. He insists on a simplistically literalistic reading of biblical passages. Falwell found himself the object
of much scorn after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 -- attacks which brought devastation to New York
City and Washington, DC. After that horrible tragedy, Falwell publicly blamed pagans, feminists, civil
libertarians, gay activists, and others for allegedly bringing divine wrath on the U.S., and thus helping cause
the attack. This cruel and insensitive rant outraged an already hurting nation, and greatly discredited Falwell.
But his comments should not really have surprised anybody; he had made similar intolerant statements 20
years earlier in "Listen, America!" Throughout his career, Falwell has tried to present himself as a sort of
modern-day prophet. But "Listen, America" reveals him to be someone who is totally out of step with the true
Christian prophets of the 20th century: individuals such as Thomas Merton, John McNeill, and Martin Luther
King, Jr. While interesting as a historical document, "Listen, America!" is an ugly, mean-spirited book.
[article link]
[Modern] Apostles, Prophets & The {Legitimate} International Fellowship of Christians & Jews - David
Cannistraci wrote "Apostles and the Emerging Apostolic Movement" in 1996 - It is stated that it is, "A Biblical
look at Apostleship and how God is blessing His church today" - Bill Bright, David Yonggi Cho, Ted Haggard and
Cindy Jacobs are some of the many [modern apostolic movement] endorsers - Cannistraci's close friend and
mentor, C. Peter Wagner, has declared this book to be required reading for all his "Fuller" students - Wagner
wrote in the forward of the book of the Postdenominational Movement, that being a world-wide movement
that is recognizing the reinstatement of the new apostles as authoritative leadership
David Cannistraci wrote "Apostles and the Emerging Apostolic Movement" in 1996. It is stated that it is, "A
Biblical look at Apostleship and how God is blessing His church today." Bill Bright, David Yonggi Cho, Ted
Haggard and Cindy Jacobs are some of the many endorsers. Cannistraci's close friend and mentor, C. Peter
Wagner, has declared this book to be required reading for all his "Fuller" students. Wagner wrote in the
forward of the book of the Postdenominational Movement, that being a world-wide movement that is
recognizing the reinstatement of the new apostles as authoritative leadership. 'Inherent in today's
postdenominational churches...are "apostolic networks,' in which both the gift and office of apostle are
recognized and accepted." ... The definition of [modern] apostle within the book is "...one who is called and
sent by Christ to have the spiritual authority, character, gifts and abilities to successfully reach and establish
people in Kingdom truth and order, especially through founding and overseeing local churches...Apostolic
people are Christians who support and participate in apostolic ministry, but are not actual apostles...people
work with apostles to reach the lost through dynamic outreach, church planting and nurturing. Apostolic
churches...recognize and relate to modern-day apostles...The apostolic movement is the Holy Spirit's
worldwide activation of apostles and apostolic people to come together as a part of a great revival on
earth....a restored function of New Testament apostles is not only important it is critical...' Excusing the failure
of people like William Branham, "who appears to have become deluded near the end of his life..." Cannistraci
states "apostles are primary in the Body of Christ, they are only human and as such they will be imperfect and
fallible..." That is no different than Rick Joyner declaring God's prophets to have the normal acceptable error
in predictions anywhere from 10-90%. Not unlike the Catholic church and "fathers", the author presents the
concept of apostles taking on a fatherly role. ... Since people like Rick Joyner and others like him are
considered by many to be Apostles, are we now to call him our spiritual father? In 1986, the ever ecumenical
Oral Roberts, considered the apostle of healing, formed the International Charismatic Bible Ministries (ICBM.)
ICBM advertises last years Conference audio and videotape which shows speakers/video workshops to have
included "Bill Basansky & Rodney Howard-Browne" teaching, "Church Growth/Home Cell Ministries" and Oral
Roberts & Benny Hinn working together. Their new conference is slated for June 20-22, 2000. Their slogan has
been "Love and Unity through Signs and Wonders." The ICBM conducts "leadership conferences," and is a
"coalition of charismatic leaders," many of whom are dominionists. While noting that the names change
occasionally Al Dager cited an Ad for Charismatic Bible Ministries, in Charisma, May 1987 showing that the
original officers and trustees were: Oral Roberts* - Chairman; Ken Copeland* - Secretary; Jack Hayford* - Vice
Chariman; Billy Joe Dougherty* - Treasurer; Paul Yonggi Cho-International Honorary Chairman; Executive
Committee Members: Charles Green, Marilyn Hickey, Karl Strader. [article link]
A Basic Christian Study: The Christian Apostles {Note: To say that the Christian Church only started at
Pentecost [50 days after the resurrection of Jesus Christ] and not on the Resurrection Sunday of Jesus (Luke
24:45, John 20:22) is to say that the Apostles were not Christians [the entire 40 days that Jesus met with them
after His resurrection and before His ascension] it wipes out the [True] Christian Apostolic dispensation
[lasting only 40 days] and with it a great part of the foundation that the Christian Church is founded and based
upon.}
Matthew 10:2-4 Now the names of the Twelve Apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and
Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and
Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the
Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. -- Matthew 28:18-20 And [40 days after the
resurrection] Jesus came and spake unto them [Apostles], saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in
earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all Nations [the Christian Apostles' doctrine], baptizing them [converts to
Christianity] in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them [fellow
Christians] to observe all things whatsoever I [Jesus Christ] have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you
[Disciples] alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. -- Acts 2:42 And they [Pentecost converts to
Christianity] continued stedfastly in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in
prayers. -- 1 Corinthians 15:7-9 After that [first resurrection days of Jesus - being seen by Peter and the
{remaining} 12 Apostles {at that time only 11 Apostles} and then over 500 resurrection witnesses at one time],
He [resurrected Jesus] was seen of James [Gospel of James - son of Joseph and half-brother of Jesus]; then of
all the Apostles [who witnessed the resurrection of Jesus Christ]. **And last of all He [Jesus] was seen of me
[Apostle Paul - The 12th Apostle, Judas' replacement - chosen by God (Romans 1:1, 1 Corinthians 1:1, etc.) not
by the casting of lots (Acts 1:26)] also, *as of one born out of due time [missing the 40 days of the Apostle
dispensation]. For I [Apostle Paul/Saul] am the least of the Apostles, that am not meet to be called an Apostle,
because I persecuted the Church of God. -- Ephesians 2:19-22 Now therefore ye [Gentiles] are no more
strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the [Jewish] Saints, and of the Household of God; And are
built upon *the foundation of the [N.T.] Apostles and [O.T.] Prophets, **Jesus Christ Himself being the Chief
[foundation] Corner Stone; In [Jesus Christ] whom all the [Temple] building fitly framed together groweth unto
an Holy Temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation [living place] of God
through the [Holy] Spirit. [article link]
The Nicene Creed (325 A.D.): ... And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceedeth
from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spake
by the Prophets. And I believe in one holy catholic [universal] and **[A]postolic Church [based on the
foundation of the Apostles] - I acknowledge one Baptism [personal - individual identity (cross and
resurrection) with Jesus Christ] for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the
life of the world to come - Amen
The Three Ecumenical or Universal Creeds -- The Apostles' Creed [The title, Symbolum Apostolicum (Symbol or
Creed of the Apostles), appears for the first time in a letter from a Council in Milan (probably written by
Ambrose himself) to Pope Siricius in about 390 A.D. - Wiki.com]: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker
of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of
the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the
third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the
Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the
holy catholic [universal] Church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the
body; and the life everlasting. Amen. -- The Nicene Creed [adopted in the city of Nicaea by the first (second)
ecumenical council (Jerusalem Acts 15:6 was the first ecumenical Church council), which met there in 325 A.D.
- Wiki.com]: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and
invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father;
by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was
incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for us under
Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures; and
ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again with glory to judge
the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver
of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped
and glorified; who spake by the Prophets. And I believe in one holy catholic [universal] and apostolic Church. I
acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of
the world to come. Amen. -- The Athanasian Creed [The use of the Creed in a sermon by Caesarius of Arles, as
well as a theological resemblance to works by Vincent of Lérins, point to Southern Gaul as its origin. The most
likely time frame is in the late fifth or early sixth century A.D. (475-525 A.D.) at least 100 years after Athanasius
(293 A.D. - May 2, 373 A.D.) - Wiki.com]: Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold
the catholic [universal] faith. Which faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he
shall perish everlastingly. And the catholic [universal] faith is this, that we worship one God in Trinity, and
Trinity in Unity; Neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the Substance. For there is one Person of the
Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost is all one: the glory equal, the majesty coeternal. Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and
such is the Holy Ghost. The Father uncreate, the Son uncreate, and the Holy Ghost uncreate. The Father
incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible, and the Holy Ghost incomprehensible. The Father eternal, the
Son eternal, and the Holy Ghost eternal. And yet they are not three Eternals, but one Eternal. As there are not
three Uncreated nor three Incomprehensibles, but one Uncreated and one Incomprehensible. So likewise the
Father is almighty, the Son almighty, and the Holy Ghost almighty. And yet they are not three Almighties, but
one Almighty. So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God. And yet they are not three
Gods, but one God. So likewise the Father is Lord, the Son Lord, and the Holy Ghost Lord. And yet not three
Lords, but one Lord. For like as we are compelled by the Christian verity to acknowledge every Person by
Himself to be God and Lord, So are we forbidden by the catholic [universal] religion to say, There be three
Gods, or three Lords. The Father is made of none: neither created nor begotten. The Son is of the Father
alone; not made, nor created, but begotten. The Holy Ghost is of the Father and of the Son: neither made, nor
created, nor begotten, but proceeding. So there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one
Holy Ghost, not three Holy Ghosts. And in this Trinity none is before or after other; none is greater or less than
another; But the whole three Persons are coeternal together, and coequal: so that in all things, as is aforesaid,
the Unity in Trinity and the Trinity in Unity is to be worshiped. He, therefore, that will be saved must thus think
of the Trinity. Furthermore, it is necessary to everlasting salvation that he also believe faithfully the
incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. For the right faith is, that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man; God of the Substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds; and
Man of the substance of His mother, born in the world; Perfect God and perfect Man, of a reasonable soul and
human flesh subsisting. Equal to the Father as touching His Godhead, and inferior to the Father as touching His
manhood; Who, although He be God and Man, yet He is not two, but one Christ: One, not by conversion of the
Godhead into flesh, but by taking the manhood into God; One altogether; not by confusion of Substance, but
by unity of Person. For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man, so God and Man is one Christ; Who
suffered for our salvation; descended into hell, rose again the third day from the dead; He ascended into
heaven; He sitteth on the right hand of the Father, God Almighty; from whence He shall come to judge the
quick and the dead. At whose coming all men shall rise again with their bodies, and shall give an account of
their own works. And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting; and they that have done evil, into
everlasting fire. This is the catholic [universal] faith; which except a man believe faithfully and firmly, he
cannot be saved. [article link]
***Highly Recommended - (PID) VFTB 048: Sarah Leslie - False Christs and False Prophets - The *New
Apostolic Reformation is lifting up a generation of self-appointed, self-anointed apostles who believe they're
on a mission from God to take over the world {Note: Back in the day (mid-90's) I read several of the books and
bought a few [especially books on prayer by Cindy Jacobs] proposing a modern apostolic movement based on
'globally' impacting ministries. The modern definition of a modern apostle being a global ministry and at the
time this seemed reasonable to me however after more Bible study it's easy to see that the modern term for
apostle has been redefined. A Biblical Apostle is strictly one of the people [the Apostle Paul being the last
Apostle (1 Corinthians 15:8)] who personally witnessed the resurrection of Jesus Christ and who primarily
wrote the New Testament scriptures based on the teachings of Jesus from their personal time spent with
Jesus. Also Note: A Christian ministry was always intended to have a global impact and regular Christian
ministry is mentioned in the Bible apart from any reference to any local apostolic authority or mandate. -
Romans 1:8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your [regular Christian] faith is spoken
of throughout the whole world. -- *No global apostolic mandate is mentioned or referenced here by the
Apostle Paul.} (Mp3)
We're watching prophecy unfold before our very eyes. The New Apostolic Reformation is lifting up a
generation of self-appointed, self-anointed apostles who believe they're on a mission from God to take over
the world. Sarah Leslie of Discernment Ministries, publisher of the excellent Herescope blog, joined us to talk
about this movement-its history, its beliefs, and the links between these new apostles, mainstream
evangelicals, New Agers, and political power brokers. It doesn't take a prophecy scholar to see this leading to
the one-world church of the Apocalypse. [article link]
***Highly Recommended - (PID) VFTB 046: Jackie Alnor - The Fleecing of Christianity (Mp3)
FLEECING, in the sense we're using it tonight, means "skinned alive". Because that's what the Enemy is doing
to well-meaning brothers and sisters in Christ. Jackie Alnor, founder of Apostasy Alert and author of The
Fleecing of Christianity, discusses the false prophets, self-appointed apostles, and lying signs and wonders of
the New Apostolic Reformation, and how it's luring undiscerning believers into an anti-Christian plot to take
over the world. [article link]
***Highly Recommended - Future Quake 5/24/2010 - The Merging of the [Pseudo] Religious Right and the
New Apostolic Reformation (Mp3)
FutureQuake.com - [Guest] Derek Gilbert, Host of "Peering Into Darkness" and "A View From The Bunker"
Radio Shows (www.pidradio.com). [Discusses] "May Day", and the Merging of the Religious Right and the New
Apostolic Reformation - Signs of the Last Days. [article link]
Apprising Ministries: PID RADIO WITH SARAH LESLIE - FALSE CHRISTS AND FALSE PROPHETS - The New
Apostolic Reformation is lifting up a generation of self-appointed, self-anointed apostles who believe they're
on a mission from God to take over the world (Mp3 links)
Apprising Ministries is pleased to point you to this program where my friend Derek Gilbert interviews another
person I'm blessed to call a friend: Sarah Leslie of Discernment Ministries, publisher of the excellent
Herescope blog, joined us to talk about this movement-its history, its beliefs, and the links between these new
apostles, mainstream evangelicals, New Agers, and political power brokers. It doesn't take a prophecy scholar
to see this leading to the one-world church of the Apocalypse… We're watching prophecy unfold before our
very eyes. The New Apostolic Reformation is lifting up a generation of self-appointed, self-anointed apostles
who believe they're on a mission from God to take over the world. Recommended reading: Joel's Army by
Jewel Grewe - The Coalescing of the Christian Right with Apostolic Dominionism by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp - The
Tea Party's Strange Bedfellows and What They Believe by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp - May Day Prayers by the
Discernment Research Group - You can download and/or listen to this important program right here. In
addition, over at the fine website Slaughter of the Sheep Chrystal tells us in her post New Apostolic
Reformation: Jan Markell of Olive Tree Ministries did a one hour program on the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) with guest Mike Oppenheimer of Let Us Reason Ministries on Saturday, May 15, on her Understanding
the Times radio program which is one of my favorite radio programs. It covers pertinent information as it
relates to the New Apostolic Reformation and C. Peter Wagner's International Coalition of Apostles… Ingrid
Schlueter of the Crosstalk America radio program did a program on May 3rd with guest Sarah Leslie of
Discernment-Ministries, Inc., which covered the same topic… Both programs will inform and educate you on
the key players of the NAR, as well as the dangerous doctrines they teach. You will find the links to listen to
both of these programs right here. [article link]
{Not Recommended!} New Apostolic Reformation and the Faith and Work Movement - Dr. C. Peter Wagner
(*Global Harvest Ministries) is an experienced observer of the *global expansion of the 20th Century Church -
He speaks and writes mostly as an observer, giving language and logic to assist others in responding to God's
work in the world of *global evangelism - {Note: Previous to the widespread use of the internet (world wide
web) the modern definition of a modern apostle was a person with a world-wide (global) ministry or influence.
Now with the internet and everyone essentially a modern world-wide apostle [though prayer has always been
global because you can always pray for others in distant locations] the definition of a modern apostle seems to
have changed again and now it is [as it always was] those who demand, force and coerce others into accepting
them in their deceptions and delusions of grandeur.}
Dr. C. Peter Wagner is an experienced observer of the global expansion of the 20th Century Church. After 16
years as a missionary in South America (he served in Bolivia under two different agencies) before he joined the
faculty of Fuller School of World Mission (FSWM). He was an early disciple of Donald Mac Gavran and became
the heir apparent leader of the Church Growth Movement after his mentor's death. Dr. Wagner's career at
Fuller ended officially with his retirement after more than thirty years as a professor. He continues to teach
occasional courses at FSWM, is the founder of Global Harvest Ministries, The World Prayer Center, The
Wagner Leadership Institute, The *International Coalition of Apostles and The Apostolic Counsel of Prophetic
Elders. He has long been the recognized leader of AD 2000's United Prayer Track and the Spiritual Warfare
Track as well. His career has been rooted in the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference, an
decidedly non-Charismatic denomination. During his tenure at Fuller, he was a member of Lake Avenue
Congregational Church during the leadership of Ray Ortland and Paul Cedar. His openness to spiritual gifts and
spiritual warfare developed over a long period of time beginning with the influence of John Wimber. Wimber
had been a student at Fuller and later a colleague when Wagner recruited him to became director of the
Charles E. Fuller Institute of Church Growth and Evangelism. His convictions and his journey of faith are well
documented in over forty best selling books. ... I say all this to assert the obvious. In my humble opinion, Dr.
Wagner is a professional missiologist par excellence, a global church leader of long standing, an astute and
credible observer of church growth and now, as he moves into his 70's, an active and eager statesman for a
large part of the church worldwide. In this latter role, drawing on the skills of his varied career, he has become
the champion for a movement he has called, "The New Apostolic Reformation." Mind you, he is not creating
this movement, he is chronicaling it in keeping with his past role as a descriptive teacher of church growth
dynamics. But in a more directive way, Dr. Wagner is also cooperating aggressively with what he senses the
Lord is doing in the world as the 3rd Millennium begins. The incredible variety of leadership roles he plays
offers Dr. Wagner an unusual array of platforms from which to "beat the drum for apostolic reformation" for
all to hear. He's serious about his convictions. Let me summarize my understanding of some of them for those
who aren't yet "in the loop" and who aren't likely to read the rapidly expanding body of literature describing
this phenomenon. [article link]
APOLOGETICS CONFERENCE - SATURDAY, JULY 31, 8:00AM - 5:00PM - You won't want to miss this all day
conference featuring some of the best Apologists in Christianity [Dr. Norman Geisler, Ergun Caner] who will be
responding to some critical issues confronting the church today - See bullentin insert {Note: It will be
interesting to see if Calvary Chapel will withdraw Dr. Norman Geisler and Ergun Caner from participation in
this Church event and begin to put an end to this obvious charade, hoax and falsehood that is taking place or if
Calvary Chapel will continue on in its business as usual manner and continue to be a part of the Caner [Ergun
and Emir] cover-up, deceit and lies that are now openly taking place within Christianity.}
Apologetics Conference: Calvary Chapel Downey is hosting an Apologetics Conference on Sat., July 31. Come
out and glean from some excellent speakers: *Norman Geisler, "Understanding and Answering the Emergent
Church"; Paul Copan, "Responding to Relativism with Absolutes"; Ron Rhodes, "The Reliability of the New
Testament"; *Ergun Caner, "5 Reasons Why I am not a Muslim"; Doug Geivett, "If God, Why Evil?"; William
Dembski, "The Scientific Case for Intelligent Design"; and Patty Tunnicliffe, "Oprah Winfrey". For cost and
detailed information, contact CC Downey's Church office [Source: www.cccsdowney.org/high-school/monthly-
letter/]. -- Dr. Norman Geisler's Speaking Schedule - July 31, [2010] Calvary Chapel (Downey, CA), Apologetics
Conference [Source: www.normangeisler.net/schedule2.html] [article link]
No doubt there's rough spiritual sea dead ahead - Circa 1987 Dr. Walter Martin made the following dead on
target assessment: Anyone who does not know that today the church visible-world around-is in full-blown
apostasy does not know what is going on - And further, I say that anyone who thinks the visible church is in
better condition now seriously needs to have their spiritual head examined - Biblical truth is the only
framework by which we can evaluate the rightness or wrongness of ministry methods - Any end-justifies-the-
means philosophy of ministry inevitably will compromise doctrine, despite any proviso to the contrary -
Utterly missing from most of the [modern] church growth literature is any critical analysis of the faulty
doctrinal platform on which much contemporary church growth is built
No doubt there's rough spiritual sea dead ahead; and while I don't agree with everything he taught, Apprising
Ministries has told you before that Dr. Walter Martin (1928-1989), author of the classic textbook The Kingdom
of the Cults, was widely recognized as one of the foremost defenders of what he would so often call "the
historic orthodox Christian faith." Circa 1987 Dr. Martin made the following dead on target assessment:
Anyone who does not know that today the church visible-world around-is in full-blown apostasy does not
know what is going on. And further, I say that anyone who thinks the visible church is in better condition now
seriously needs to have their spiritual head examined. ... Biblical truth is the only framework by which we can
evaluate the rightness or wrongness of ministry methods. Any end-justifies-the-means philosophy of ministry
inevitably will compromise doctrine, despite any proviso to the contrary. If we make effectiveness the gauge
of right and wrong, how can that fail to color our doctrine? Ultimately the pragmatist's notion of truth is
shaped by what seems effective, not by the objective revelation of Scripture. A look at the methodology of the
church growth movement shows how this occurs. The movement studies all growing churches-even those
with false doctrine at the core of their teaching. Sometimes Mormon assemblies, Roman Catholic churches,
even Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Halls are held up to the specialist's scrutiny. The church growth expert looks
for characteristics common to all growing churches and advocates whatever methods seem to work. Are we to
believe that growth in non-Christian congregations is proof that God is at work? Why would we want to
duplicate the methodology of religious [control - cult] groups that deny the gospel? Isn't it fair to question
whether any growth resulting from such methods is illegitimate, engineered by fleshly means? After all, if a
method works as well for a cult as it does for the people of God, there's no reason to assume positive results
signify God's blessing. Utterly missing from most of the church growth literature is any critical analysis of the
faulty doctrinal platform on which much contemporary church growth is built. [article link]
Basic Christian Theology: Justice - A lack of justice is very difficult on people causing people to suffer mentally,
emotionally, spiritually and physically - Because injustice is so hard on people it is one of Satan's main tools to
discourage people - The worldly earthly system of governments, law {religion} and business are being
influenced by the ruler of this world (Satan) and with Satan's influence there is a lack of justice - Christians
should keep the focus on Jesus to look for true justice - Jesus knows the intentions of every person and is
therefore the one true administer of justice
First Use: Genesis 18:19 For I (God) know him (Abraham), that he will command his children and his household
after him and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon
Abraham that which He has spoken of him. - "Micah 6:8 He (God) hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and
what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God?"
Justice is making correct decisions. Since in the world both sin and righteousness exist, God judges with justice
(correctness). Justice involves judgment Since there is disobedience justice requires that disobedience not be
rewarded but that it will be correctly identified and punished. Justice is First Used in the Bible when the Lord
reveals to Abraham that the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are about to be judged by God. In justice, God is
judging two cities according to their conduct. - "Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous are in authority, the people
rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn." - Throughout the world people can deal with
poverty, hunger and a variety of hardships but a lack of Justice is difficult to endure. "Ezekiel 45:9 Thus saith
the Lord God; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil and execute judgment and
justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord God." A lack of justice is very difficult on
people causing people to suffer mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically. - Because injustice is so hard
on people it is one of Satan's main tools to discourage people. The worldly earthly system of governments, law
{religion} and business are being influenced by the ruler of this world (Satan) and with Satan's influence there
is a lack of real justice. Christians should keep the focus on Jesus to look for true justice. Jesus knows the
intentions of every person and is therefore the one true administer of justice. - "Isaiah 42:1-4 Behold My
servant (Jesus), whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom My soul delighteth; I have put My Spirit upon Him: He
shall bring forth judgment to the gentiles {Jesus will be ruler over the nations}. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor
cause His voice to be heard in the street {Jesus taught, He didn't shout in the streets}. A bruised reed shall He
not break and the smoking flax shall He not quench {Jesus will not kick people when they are down}: He shall
bring forth judgment unto truth. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till He has set judgment in the earth: and
the isles (far places) shall wait for His law." [article link]
{Not Recommended!} Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. appears on 'Glenn Beck' TV show [May 19,
2010] - to discuss social justice {Discussing individual social justice (their preferred justice) vs group justice
(claiming Obama supports it) but still advocating the falsehood of individual justice. - Note: It is the
Juxtaposition of two false premises both individual justice and group justice are false premises within the
realm of mankind but both individual justice and group justice are fulfilled eternally within the realm and
Kingdom of Jesus Christ (Revelation 21:4, Revelation 22:2). -- Man does not make things just or right, only God
does (eternally) through the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ!} (Video)
Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell appeared on the "Glenn Beck" TV show on FOX News on Tuesday to
discuss social justice and the role of religion in today's society. He is also scheduled to appear on Friday's show
about revisionist history. Joining Falwell on Tuesday's program was Peter Lillback, a professor at Westminster
Theological Seminary and author of "George Washington's Sacred Fire." [article link]
{Flashback} Walter Cronkite, NWO, WTF - Ocotober 19, 1999: Video clip where Walter Cronkite calls for world
government "global justice," ending National sovereignty, and [only half jokingly] "joining him to sit at the
right hand of Satan" as he says himself - Walter Cronkite speaks his mind and "by God he does!" {Cronkite calls
every Christian a criminal "that needs to be brought to justice" for desiring the Kingdom of Jesus Christ and
not embracing his global government concept.} (YouTube)
Comments: It absolutely amazes me that these seemingly educated people are so ignorant. Downright stupid.
They talk about ending all wars, when it's the globalists that cause the wars. They talk about saving the planet
when it's these same people that are the biggest polluters and rapists of natural resources. The same people
that hinder technology that would benefit mankind. I suppose that if you don't get involved in politics you are
doomed to be ruled by your inferiors. ... If you believe Hermit, giving the power to run the world to a small
group of people is a good thing Given the track record of globalists, military industrial complex of starting
wars, fixing prices, monopolies, reducing choice it makes no sense to give them ANY power. How do we vote
them out, if we disagree. YOU CANT How do you change the leaders YOU DON'T Consolidation of Power to the
cabal that financed Hitler, the Communists, C.American dictators ie Rockefeller, P Bush is INSANE. [article link]
Surrendering Your Rights by J. Oswald Sanders (Mp3)
Dr. John Oswald Sanders (17 October 1902 - 24 October 1992) was a general director of Overseas Missionary
Fellowship in the 50's and 60's while it was still China Inland Mission and authored more than forty books on
the Christian life. He became an elder statesman and worldwide conference speaker from his retirement at 65
until his death at 90. Sanders left a promising law practice in his native New Zealand to serve as an instructor
and administrator at the Bible College of New Zealand. He later became general director of the China Inland
Mission (now the Overseas Missionary Fellowship), and was instrumental in beginning many new missions
projects throughout East Asia. - Wiki.com [article link]
Dr. Norman Geisler On Ergun Caner by Peter Lumpkins [Apparently it's not a hoax and Dr. Norman Geisler did
author that incoherent rant.] {Note: We live in crucial times and as such it is now time that we REJECT the
current Christian pastors, teachers and leaders that are unable or unwilling to accurately evaluate and assess
the post 9-11-2001 era of danger, beguile and betrayal that we now exist in. Too many Pastors are still more
interested in their own personal agendas, comfort and finances than in spreading the gospel message of Jesus
Christ. -- Past pastors, teachers and leaders like Chuck Smith Sr. of Calvary Chapel, Rick Warren, John Hagee,
Greg Laurie, Skip Heitzig, James Dobson, Norman Geisler, Jerry Falwell Jr., John MacArthur, Rick Joyner, Mark
Demoss, Tony Perkins, David Brody, Lee Strobel, R.C. Sproul, Max Lucado and a host of others who consider
themselves to be apostles, prophets, teachers and leaders need no longer be taken seriously or even be
considered to be viable as a Christian Church authority by those within or without the true Christian Church. It
is time to call into question their motives, abilities, agendas and desires that make them unwilling to
accurately or faithfully proclaim the trusted Gospel of Jesus Christ!}
COMMENTS: Peter, With all due respect to Dr. Geisler's acomplishments of years past, I fear this is another of
a group of recent statements showing how out of touch he is with present [since 9-11-2001] reality. What
have we come to in the evangelical community when fabrications, exaggerations and lies are dismissed and
those who expose such things are called "libelous"? I'm sorry, but relying solely on the assessments of men
like Elmer Towns and Norm Geisler in a postmodern, digital age is not altogether sound. It would be safe to
say that these men spend little or no time on the internet, much less reading blogs, web sites, twitter feeds,
etc. The abundance of information today can be overwhelming for those of previous generations. This is not to
say that the present environment is better, just VERY different. Moreover, Dr. Geisler is not a completely
unbiased source in this matter. Caner is a regular speaker at apologetics conferences held at Southern
Evangelical Seminary, founded by Geisler. Futhermore, how is it possible that he able to render summary
judgement on this matter by only talking to "Dr. Caner and other principal parties at Liberty"? How can one
make a final judgement on a matter by only talking to one side of the matter? What if we applied this same
standard in our legal system? What if judges rendered judgement on a case after only speaking with the
defendent? This seems grossly biased to me. Lastly, I agree we all should "pray for and encourage our
brother". We should PRAY that DR. Caner will repent of his fabrications and falsehoods. We should
ENCOURAGE Dr. Caner to start telling his TRUE testimony: that of a child from a broken him divided between
Islamic and secularistic values whom God miraculously and graciously brought to salvation. {Amen!}
[article link]
Norman Geisler Comments on the [LU] Caner Saga - One is immediately struck by the incoherence of the
statement - First, we are told Ergun Caner is innocent; then we are told to wait for the findings of the inquiry -
We are told asking honest questions of Ergun Caner amounts to a "vicious attack" and that those who have
asked these questions are "extremists" guilty of slander and libel, yet, at the same time, we are told that
Christians have a bad habit of shooting their wounded - How can we make sense of such contradictory
material? {Norman Geisler's pseudo rant makes Evangelical Christianity look like it is folding and collapsing
upon itself like a house of cards stacked from a badly worn deck. - Quick Norman rant some more with your
uninformed, biased (see photo) opinions, maybe someone will believe you and support your ridiculous
fabrications. Note: if Norman Geisler really did write that statement he is pathetic!} (Photo - Geisler lovingly
admiring Caner's bald head)
My first thought upon reading the statement was, "If Dr. Geisler has talked to Ergun Caner, and can conclude
that directly contradictory statements such as "I was born in Istanbul" and "I was born in Stockholm" are
merely "ambiguous" statements, then **it is now morally incumbent upon Dr. Geisler, who did not need to
involve himself in the matter, to answer the questions that Ergun Caner has so far refused to answer." If he
possesses answers to all twenty two questions I posted earlier, then a moral obligation is upon him to provide
these answers to the rest of the world, in light of Dr. Caner's refusal to do so. He says he is "convinced" of his
conclusions. Wonderful! Now he needs to convince the rest of us. Of course, there is reason to be worried
about the depth of Dr. Geisler's knowledge of the situation. Note the inaccuracy of his first sentence.
Mohammad Khan is not a "Muslim group," nor have these "slanderous charges" been generated by anyone
other than Ergun Caner. When a speaker produces self-contradictory statements on matters of fact that bear
directly upon his self-claimed expertise and then refuses to answer honest questions about why he is
contradicting himself, then that person is the source of the problem, not those asking the questions. But we
are truly left wondering who these "other extremists" might be. The use of such language as this is highly
unwise, given that it only adds to the confusion; it in no way provides clarity. **Dr. Geisler uses two terms that
themselves are extremist: libel and slander. Given the nature of the evidence upon which the questions have
been based (video recordings, audio recordings, published works, and court documents), this kind of rhetoric
is simply reprehensible. This is language meant to inflame, not explain, obfuscate, not clarify. How can
questions based upon such clear evidence be identified by such terms? This only adds to the incoherence of
the statement. I am sure that if I were to take a few moments to scan through some of Norman Geisler's
works I could find all sorts of statements about the need to be truthful and accurate in our statements. So one
is left wondering how Dr. Caner's "I came here in 1979 from Turkey, trained in the youth jihad" can be made a
mere "misstatement" in light of his own confession in 2002 that he had been in Ohio since 1969? Is there
something "ambiguous" about claiming to debate Islamic scholars you have never even met, especially in light
of the fact that you have not actually debated anyone in that context at all? Of course, this might reflect Ergun
Caner's misleading of Norman Geisler: the leaked memo from Caner to the staff at Liberty partook of the same
deception, unfortunately. But Dr. Geisler has shown himself very unwise to make a public statement without
explaining the documentation that has been provided. ... Likewise the "illegal" question seems to miss the
point. Might students at Liberty have a basis for complaint that they came to the [LU] school on the basis of
fraudulent claims about Caner's expertise in apologetics especially those in the "Global Apologetics Program"?
Possibly so, but the controversy is over integrity and honesty in the Christian ministry and apologetics. Legal
issues [LU - Caner] I gladly leave to others to sort out. [article link]
[LDS Mormon] Church-owned Deseret Book stops publishing [late LDS Mormon Apostle] McConkie's Mormon
Doctrine, claiming "low sales" and gets caught lying by [2Utah.com] a local news organization - The paperback
version is (Amazon.com) ranked tonight at an incredible #5,657, although it is fluctuating - The book Mormon
Doctrine, written by Bruce R. McConkie, is one of the time-honored classics of Mormon literature - Few [LDS]
books can match it in endurance or number of copies sold - What's the REAL reason it was stopped? 1) Tighter
[LDS] correlative (committee) control 2) Because of the book's embarrassing clarity 3) Because of some
controversial assertions in the book - Low sales? What a cowardly lie -- (McConkie served in military
intelligence at Fort Douglas - held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel at his discharge on February 26, 1946, one of
the youngest in Army Intelligence to hold that rank - wiki.com) - {Note: modern Evangelical leaders and
modern LDS leaders get along so well and work so closely together because honestly they both have so much
in common [including lying]. - Seriously both leaders represent themselves at a higher standard of
spirituality/anointing than they actually do have and both believe themselves to be the inheritors of special
kingdoms. Evangelical leaders (some) believe that they will inherit a Nation State (based on the size of their
earthly ministry influence) to oversee during the Millennial Reign of Jesus Christ while it is common knowledge
that LDS leaders believe that they will inherit their own planet to oversee.}
By Aaron Shafovaloff - Church-owned Deseret Book stops publishing & shelving McConkie's Mormon Doctrine,
claiming "low sales", and gets caught lying by a local news organization (HT: Rob Sivulka of MormonInfo.org).
Let me breathe in deeply and exhale loudly on this: LIARS! Bill McKeever observes: Though hardly a scientific
analysis, it is curious to note that on Amazon.com Mormon Doctrine still enjoys a moderate sales ranking of
209,180. This is higher than other LDS books that are still in print, including: Faith Precedes the Miracle
(#244,876), Answers to Gospel Questions (#700,130), Scriptural Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith
(#590,328), Are Mormons Christian? (#659,996), and volume one of the Joseph Smith Papers (#412,561).
Update: Bill was looking at the hardcover version. The paperback version is ranked tonight at an incredible
#5,657, although it is fluctuating. Update 2: "The book Mormon Doctrine, written by Bruce R. McConkie, is one
of the time-honored classics of Mormon literature. Few [LDS] books can match it in endurance or number of
copies sold. Perhaps few books, except the scriptures, can match it in the frequency with which it has been
quoted in talks and lessons by those seeking to teach gospel principles." (Joseph Fielding McConkie, The Bruce
R. McConkie Story: Reflections of a Son, Deseret Book, 2003, p.182.) Having heard a rumor that this was going
to happen about a year ago (a Mormon with a connection to LDS curriculum development said there was a
new moratorium on quoting from the book), I personally asked Deseret Book employees in Fort Union (in the
SLC area) how well the book sold and they said it sold well. This was also foreshadowed by the removal in the
2009 Gospel Principles of any references of quotes from Mormon Doctrine. What's the REAL reason it was
stopped? 1) Tighter correlative control 2) Because of the book's embarrassing clarity 3) Because of some
controversial assertions in the book - Low sales? What a cowardly lie. As I have written elsewhere, Mormon
teaching can sometimes have a "shelf-life". When Mormon teaching dies, it normally does so though
distancing over time, not formal repudiation. Formal repudiation is usually avoided by Mormon leaders. It
would highlight the fallibility of church leaders and potentially bring a sensitive, embarrassing issue to light,
prompting many to investigate material from earlier [LDS] Church leaders which isn't faith-promoting. ... So
I'm not seeing a lot of cause for general [Christian] optimism short of God doing a supernatural work of revival,
where [LDS] people are cut to the heart, confessing their sins, spurning false teachers, and worshiping the true
God. [article link]
[LU's] Ergun Caner: Lynchburg paper gives backgrounder - Also listed beside Caner's name, in Liberty
University's online catalog of graduate courses and faculty, is a doctor of ministry degree - On his website,
Caner says the doctor of ministry was an honorary degree, one of two that he has been given - It's so honorary
that it's described this way in a 2003 Baptist Press article - "completed a D.Min. at Emmanuel Baptist
University and a D. Theol. at the University of South Africa" - You do not describe an honorary degree as
"completed" - "Completed" implies some sort of coursework was done - Ergun just needs to come clean, and
the sooner, the better - Preferably before the SBC (Southern Baptist Convention) meets in Orlando, FL. in a
month [June 13-16, 2010]
... and, more to the point of something I've been all over on this blog: Also listed beside Caner's name, in
Liberty University's online catalog of graduate courses and faculty, is a doctor of ministry degree [D.Min.]. On
his website, Caner says the doctor of ministry was an honorary degree, one of two that he has been given.
That's been Ergun's excuse every time he's been questioned about it. I brought this up last August 2 in a blog
post. Scroll down to "Is It Butter or Parkay? (Ergun's Allegedly Honorary Degree)" for the full scoop, but here's
the pertinent detail. Ergun claims that his D.Min from "Emmanuel Baptist University" is honorary. It's so
honorary that it's described this way in a 2003 Baptist Press article talking about his move from Criswell
College to Liberty University: After receiving a B.A. from Cumberland College, Caner received the M.A. from
The Criswell College, M.Div. and Th.M. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and completed a
D.Min. at Emmanuel Baptist University and a D. Theol. at the University of South Africa. Erm. No. You do not
describe an honorary degree as "completed." "Completed" implies some sort of coursework was done. It's the
same word used to describe his earned Th.D from the University of South Africa. Now, I don't know if Ergun
completed any coursework for the D.Min beyond writing a check, addressing an envelope, putting a stamp on
the envelope and walking it down to the post office. But it can't be an "honorary" degree if he purchased it.
Ergun just needs to come clean, and the sooner, the better. Preferably before the SBC meets in Orlando in a
month, maybe? -- COMMENTS: It's an odd comment to begin with, because a D.Min [Doctor of Ministry] is not
usually an honorary degree, but a completed one. As a professional degree it does not entitle one to the
honorific "Dr." Nevertheless *it is awarded upon completion of a course of study and ***the production of a
professional paper [In some United States doctoral programs, the term "dissertation" can refer to the major
part of the student's total time spent along with two or three years of classes, and may take years of full-time
work to complete. At most universities, *dissertation is the term for the **required submission [paper] for the
doctorate [degree], and thesis refers only to the master's degree requirement. - Wiki.com]. I've never heard of
an honorary one. This is extremely "hinky." ... The whole question of honorary degrees, whether they should
be awarded, whether they are something to be proud of, listed as accomplishments, etc. is kind of murky, and
I might gently suggest that on this particular issue there's smoke but not much fire. [Sr.] Jerry Falwell's only
doctorate was honorary [three honorary doctorates - Wiki.com], but people who thought highly of him often
referred to him as "Dr Falwell" rather than "Jerry." If you look at the "About the Authors" section at the end of
some of the Left Behind books you may see that Jerry Jenkins claims to "hold" two honorary degrees while
Tim LaHaye distinguishes between his earned degree and his honorary degrees. Jerry Falwell Jr. earned a JD
[Juris Doctor], but you will occasionally see him referred to as "Dr Falwell," even though that is not the typical
mode of address for a lawyer. Finally, some schools only address medical doctors (MDs, not dentists or PhDs in
community health) as "Doctor" and all other doctoral degree recipients as "Mister." That's how it was where I
got mine. Anyway, I'd suggest that there's smoke but no fire here; if he earned a doctorate in South Africa
then he's Dr Caner, regardless of whether he got another honorary doctorate. [article link]
SBC seminaries send forth [2010] graduates - The work of the six seminaries of the Southern Baptist
Convention is showcased with each spring's commencement - Reports from the seminaries' services follow -
Such faithfulness will ensure that the world knows "you are exactly what you claim to be" Paige Patterson,
Southwestern's president, said during his commissioning message **"And if you will be faithful to the
assignment you have [from SBC members?], then God will maintain your work, whatever His purpose for you"
{Note: This is a very strange, unbiblical and even highly blasphemous comment from Paige Patterson. Does
Paige Patterson wrongly believe that being loyal to and serving the SBC is the same thing as being loyal to and
serving God if so this is very mistaken and very unbiblical. - Also Note: God does not uphold our work, God
ONLY upholds His works (Joshua 5:13-15, Romans 8:4, Hebrews 1:1-3).}
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The work of the six seminaries of the Southern Baptist Convention is showcased with
each spring's commencement. Reports from the seminaries' services follow. ... SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY -- One hundred years after the institution moved from Waco to Fort Worth,
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduates were exhorted to continue to walk in integrity through
life and ministry regardless of the result during spring commencement May 8. Such faithfulness will ensure
that the world knows "you are exactly what you claim to be," Paige Patterson, Southwestern's president, said
during his commissioning message. "And if you will be faithful to the assignment you have, then God will
maintain your work, whatever His purpose for you." Preaching about the apostles' imprisonment in Acts 5,
Patterson cautioned the graduates that there is no guarantee life will continue as it has for them in the same
circumstances that they have enjoyed. "And many of you will not be serving in this country anyway,"
Patterson told the diverse group, which represented eight countries as well as those wishing to serve
overseas. "Many of you will go to places where your life will be in jeopardy." Regardless, Patterson used
Scripture to remind the students that the presence of God will be with them wherever they may serve --
something that enabled the early church to continue their ministry, "rejoicing that they were counted worthy
to suffer shame for the name" (Acts 5:41). "Rejoicing that they could suffer. Aren't those words in strange
proximity to one another?" Patterson said. "That is the key to the ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. You will
suffer, not only possibly physically, but you will certainly, every one of you, suffer misunderstanding,
misrepresentation, abuse and attack of various kinds in the ministry to which you go. "It will come," he
assured them. "You have a choice at that point. You may either become bitter and resent what has happened
to you, and that bitterness will permeate everything about you and everything around you to the point that
there will be no joy at all, or you can choose to rejoice that you, too, are counted worthy to suffer for the
name of the Lord Jesus Christ." Southwestern administrators conferred 214 degrees, including 21
undergraduate, 172 master's and 19 doctorates. [article link]
Wikipedia: Paige Patterson - Role in the [supposed] Southern Baptist Convention SBC Conservative Resurgence
Role in the SBC Conservative Resurgence: Patterson is best known for his prominent role in a conservative
resurgence within the SBC starting in 1979 with the election of Adrian Rogers as Convention President.
Believing SBC seminaries and other SBC institutions had drifted away from their conservative Biblical roots,
Patterson joined with Judge Paul Pressler of Houston, TX to carry out a plan that included exposing the liberal
theology taught and practiced by the leadership in SBC institutions. The most important issue was the nature
of scripture, particularly, whether or not it is inerrant. Patterson, Pressler, and a host of pastors and laymen
began to spread the word that the teaching of SBC leadership was not reflective of their constituents who
were paying their salaries. Patterson and the conservatives won the support of hundreds of like-minded
churches, and as many as 40,000 messengers (church members willing to travel to the annual Southern Baptist
Convention to vote). Patterson's influence has been felt at all levels of Southern Baptist life. The seminaries
have for the most part returned to their conservative moorings. Local churches are hiring pastors educated at
schools led by conservatives. Missionaries are being influenced by Patterson's leadership. By the time
Patterson was appointed president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, the
conservative leadership required that all faculty sign documents stating their allegiance to Southern Baptist
theology, most notably, the Baptist Faith and Message. [article link]
Ergun Caner and brother Emir Caner - visit with *longtime mentor and Southwestern Seminary President Paige
Patterson (Photo)
Ergun Caner, left, president of Liberty Theological Seminary and brother to Emir Caner, right, visit with
longtime mentor and Southwestern Seminary President Paige Patterson, center, before the ceremony.
[article link]

Criteria for Christian Baptism: 1. The person being baptized confesses a personal individual faith in Jesus Christ
[the Apostles' Creed, a Psalm or a Bible verse can be read or recited]. Acknowledging the sinless Divine life,
sacrificial atoning death on the cross and three days later the resurrection [eternal life] of Jesus Christ. 2. The
person administering the baptism is to baptize in the Name of God the Father, the Son Jesus and the Holy
Name of God the Father, the beloved Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit." 3. The water baptism event
[submerging into water] signifies our (dying) death and burial to this world (sin and death) while then
[emerging from the water] signifies our own personal resurrection with eternal life in Jesus Christ entering
into a new life in the eternal Kingdom of God. - Note: The water baptism [and accompanying confession of
faith] is the Biblical public confession of faith for each individual Christian and is not to be confused with an
alter call that although being a public stand it is not in its entirety the Biblical confession of faith. [article link]

Criteria for Christian Communion: 1. First the 'body' (of Jesus Christ) bread [wafer] is to be unleavened
(sinless), unsweetened (reality), salt (preserved), holes (pierced) and browned (bruised). 2. Second the 'blood'
(of Jesus Christ) cup [grape juice, wine] is to be mingled (combined) 1/3 water with 2/3 grape [fruit of the
vine]. Use three separate glasses or containers, 1 with water, 1 with grape, 1 empty. Then pour [mingle] at the
same time both the grape and the water into the empty cup creating the cup of 2/3 grape mingled with 1/3
water. 3. Reading a Bible verse or passage provides the 3rd element of Communion the element of the Word
of God being the Spirit of God. - Note: When the Communion bread is lifted up blessed, exalted and broken it
represents the physical body of Jesus Christ on the cross then when the bread is eaten (consumed,
eternalized) it represents the Spiritual [resurrection] body of Jesus Christ. Likewise when the Communion
blood is mingled [grape, water] it represents the physical blood and water of Jesus Christ that was shed on the
cross [after His death - by the spear wound (John 19:34-35)] for the remission of our sins and then when the
blood is drink (consumed, eternalized) it represents the resurrection eternal life Spiritual blood of Jesus Christ.
Both [the one body] the physical (earthly) body of Jesus Christ and His eternal Spiritual Resurrection [bodily
resurrection] of Jesus Christ [along with our new eternal spiritual body in Jesus Christ] are represented in the
one Communion of bread and wine (grape). [article link]
Christian Living - Can I take communion at home like the disciples did? YES! - Communion brings you closer to
the Lord as it is to be a proclamation of what Jesus did for you - your mind and heart become saturated with
the truth of who Jesus is and all that His blood purchased for you - We pay tribute and honor to Jesus when
we remember Him via administering communion to [ourselves and or] one another
"Can I take communion at home like the disciples did?" YES! I will give you the scriptures that support my
answer. I am familiar with the practices that surround the modern day observance of the Lord's
Supper...taking communion during special times of the year, taking communion to signify the beginning of
certain seasons & celebrations...and the administering of communion just before one passes from this world.
I'd like to start by telling you a few inportant things concerning communion..the Lord's Supper..the meal that
heals. Communion brings healing to your body..wholeness to your life. Communion brings you closer to the
Lord as it is to be a proclamation of what Jesus did for you..your mind and heart become saturated with the
truth of who Jesus is and all that His blood purchased for you. We pay tribute and honor to Jesus when we
remember Him via administering communion to [ourselves and or] one another..our family, our friends, our
brothers and sisters in the Lord. Quite often I have wondered (other Christian's have as well) why the modern
Church doesn't seem to have all that which the early Church had..the power of God on their lives, the stick-to-
it-ness or longevity when it comes to serving the Lord. I mean, we pray, we fast, we worship, we read the
Bible..and yet, something seems to be missing. The answer? Daily communion [or weekly, or occasional
comunion]. The New Testament believers (who were the Body of Christ..as we are today) met in one anothers
home daily and did what Paul (in 1 Cor. 11:26) instructed them to do: "For every time you eat this bread and
drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord's death until He comes again. While it is common practice to take
communion in a church (like you mentioned having done) we know that the Church is really the Body of Christ
Jesus...the New Testament believers gathered daily..ate together daily..observed the Lord's Supper daily.
Keeping Jesus (and everything Jesus did) in the forefront of their lives made them strong as a
family..communion, prayer, worship & the teaching of Jesus' words became the glue that held the early
Church together...and it is no different for us today. [article link]

Communion Bread Recipe Ingredients: 1/2 cup Water (cold), 1/2 teaspoon Salt, 6 tablespoons Olive Oil, 2 cups
Whole Wheat Bread Flour [unleavened - no yeast]. -- Directions: Blend first three ingredients (water, salt, oil)
in blender or beat vigorously in a bowl until white. Pour into flour and mix. Turn out onto floured board and
knead for 5 minutes. Roll out to 1/4-inch thick {or thinner}, mark {a cross and or squares} lightly with a pizza
cutter {or a knife}, cutting most squares almost through, but leaving some to be broken {off later - if necessary
for Church} by {Church} Elders {also make pierce marks or holes with a fork}. -- Bake at 275:F degrees until
nicely browned; (about 45 minutes to 1 hour). Note: Leftovers are traditionally burned or buried [it's not
necessary and some or all of the bread can also be eaten by itself apart from Communion as a regular
flatbread and also as a bread in a fellowship with God (break bread with God) meal/snack i.e. with cheese,
smoked fish, sausage, olives, artichokes or other items and snacks, possibly including (unwatered) regular
grape juice {juice can of course be watered down (and probably should) but not mingled like Communion wine
just watered down to taste} or wine (if preferred) to drink]. Source: Adapted from Eat for Strength - Agatha M.
Thrash, M.D. This recipe from CDKitchen for Communion Bread serves/makes 200. [article link]
Baking Stone - Do you have a stone oven? We don't - But we make "stone oven" pizzas, *flatbreads
[Communion Bread], and hearth breads with this pizza baking stone
For the absolutely crispiest-crusted pizza and bread. Do you have a stone oven? We don't. But we make "stone
oven" pizzas, flatbreads, and hearth breads with this pizza baking stone. Brick-oven baking stone absorbs the
oven's heat, then transfers it to bread. Moisture disperses out through the crust, making terrific, light-textured
breads and pizzas with an incredible crackly-crunchy crust. ... Cook's Illustrated Top Choice! "We tested 10
baking stones and came to prefer a fairly large one (16 by 14 inches is ideal) with smooth edges. The Baker's
Catalogue Baking Stone's moderate weight and ample size make it our favorite." [article link]
Bible verse: 1 John 5:1-21 ... For whatsoever is [Spiritually] born [again] of God overcometh the world: and
*this is the victory that overcometh the world, even **our faith ... {Note: it is 'our faith' in the completed and
accomplished works of Jesus Christ, His works, His sinless life, His cross and His everlasting resurrection life
that overcomes this fallen and sinful world. Our faith in Jesus overcomes the fallen world because Jesus
overcame the sin and death of the world and it is not our works (good, bad or otherwise) that overcome the
world but exclusively our faith in Jesus Christ and what He has accomplished for us to freely receive of from
His eternal life. - Also Note: some new teachings now insist that God as assigned evil works or necessary evil in
works of death and destruction for some [chosen or appointed] people to carry out i.e. 'messengers of
destruction and death' or 'death angels' and it's simply another deception (Romans 3:8) and lie from Satan as
the True God [the Holy God of Israel] is the God of everlasting life in Jesus Christ. The Holy God is not the god
of human schemes of murder and mayhem. God is the God of forgiveness of sins, reconciliation for mankind
and eternal life all in Jesus Christ.} The complete Bible is available at ChristianFaithDownloads.com
1 John 5:1-21 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ (having and giving eternal life) is [Spiritually] born
[again] of God: and every one that loveth Him [God the Father] that begat [sent Jesus into the world] loveth
Him [Jesus] also that is begotten [was physically manifested in the world] of [in the exact Spiritual image of]
Him [God the Father]. By this we know that we love the Children of God [Christians], when we love God, and
keep His commandments [Love God, love your neighbor (Matthew 22:37-39)]. For this is the love of God, that
we keep His Commandments: and His Commandments [of Love] are not grievous. For whatsoever is born of
God overcometh the world: and *this is the victory that overcometh the world, even **our faith [in love for
God]. Who is he [worshiper] that overcometh the world, but he [Christian] that believeth that Jesus is the Son
of God? This is He [Jesus] that came by water [womb] and blood [cross], even Jesus Christ; not by water [O.T.
judgment upon the entire earth (Genesis 6:7, Numbers 31:23)] only, but by water and {now also} blood [N.T.
judgment upon the entire earth (Matthew 26:28)]. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness [of the global
judgments of water (O.T.), blood of Jesus (N.T.), the judgment of fire (2 Peter 3:12) yet to come and of the only
Eternal Life through Jesus Christ], because the [Holy] Spirit is Truth. **For there are three that bear record in
heaven, the Father, the Word [Jesus Christ], and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. **And there are
three that bear [judgment and eternal life] witness in earth, the Spirit [of Jesus Christ (Luke 23:46)], and the
water [from the cross of Jesus Christ (John 19:34-35)], and the blood [from the cross of Jesus Christ (John
19:34-35)]: and these three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for
this is the witness of God which He hath testified of His Son [Jesus Christ]. He [person] that believeth on the
Son of God hath the [Holy Spirit] witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made Him [God] a liar;
because he believeth not the record that God gave of His Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us
eternal life, and this life is [only] in His Son [Jesus Christ]. He that hath the Son hath [eternal] life; and he that
hath not the Son of God hath not [reconciled to God] life. These things have I written unto you that believe
[faith] on the Name [Jesus] of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may
believe on the Name of the Son of God. And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any
thing according to His will, He heareth us: And if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that
we have the petitions that we desired of Him. If any man see his brother sin a sin [mistakes] which is not
[unbelief] unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin
[unbelief] unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. All [mistakes] unrighteousness is sin: and there is a
sin [of mistakes] not unto death. We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not [by not denying that
Jesus is God]; but he that is begotten of God (born again) keepeth himself, and that wicked [Satan] one
toucheth him not. And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. And we know
that the Son of God is come [personally], and hath given us an [Holy Spirit] understanding, that we may know
Him [God] that is True, and we are in Him that is True, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the True God, and
eternal life. Little children [Christians - not yet adopted as Sons of God], keep yourselves from idols [unholy
desires]. Amen. -- Holy Bible [article link]
Note: The Basic Christian Info Feed will be on a short pause and will continue in about a week continuing with
a brief Bible study (and hopefully at a later time a much more in-depth study) looking into the Biblical triune (3
in 1) nature [testimony, salvation, judgment] of the water, blood and Spirit (also represented in breath, wind,
fire) that are each freely offered and given from God to all of mankind globally as a witness of sin (and
eventually as a judgment against sin), a testimony of the once physical presence of Jesus Christ and as an
eternal remedy for our own individual Salvation
Aaronic Priesthood, the Last Supper Communion, the atoning cross of Jesus Christ, the Resurrection of Jesus
and birth (Alpha) of the Christian Church, the Pentecost global Spirit empowerment and witness, the calling
home into heaven by Jesus the rapture (Omega) of the Christian Church, Revelation-Tribulation]. -- "John
19:34-35 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced His [Jesus'] side, and forthwith came there out {the
global Judgment, global Testimony and global Salvation of} *blood and *water. And he (Disciple John) *that
saw it bare record [testimony], and his [testimony] record is true: **and he knoweth that he saith true,
***that ye [individuals] might believe [salvation]." -- "1 John 5:7-9 For there are *three (triune) that bear
record in heaven, the Father, the Word [Jesus Christ], and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there
are three that bear *witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. If
we receive the witness of men, *the witness [Spirit, water, blood] of God is greater: for this is the witness of
God which He hath testified of His Son [Jesus Christ]." [article link]
Holiness (Mp3)
A Christian music with message compilation. [article link]
***Highly Recommended - Bible versions Controversy EXPLAINED - find out the MAJOR differences (Mp3)
Can you trust the new versions? before you say yes, you need to hear this message. learn where they came
from, who is behind them, and HEAR ACTUAL AUDIO FROM CHUCK SWENDOL, DR. D.A.WAITE AND OTHERS...
Learn what you need to know before you use that new [deceptive] bible version. [article link]
Verse by Verse with Mike and Chris - Chris and Mike begin a new study in the book of Galatians (Mp3)
Verse by Verse Bible Teaching Podcast and Links. [article link]
The Berean Chronicles - Podcast Archive (Mp3's)

Knowledge, and Wisdom to be the Salt and Light Christ Jesus has called us to be. With the TRUTH given out on
this talk show, we pray it will lead all who listen who do not know the Lord Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior to
the Saving knowledge. [article link]
EPISODE 51 - Sword of the Spirit: Update from CJ (Mp3)

This is a show that I did to let everyone know what's been going on with me and why I haven't done a show in
a while. [article link]
The Amber May Show - End Times Part 1 &2 (Mp3s)

This show looks at the End Times. Many people believe we are in the last days now and that God in all his glory
will arrive on scene any day. May that is true but maybe it’s not. Check this program out. [article link]
PREEMPTION BROADCAST with Russ Dizdar - REVELATION THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE (Mp3s)
FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE...THE RED HORSE....CHAOS and human slaughter. [article link]
AnswersInGenesis.org: Counterfeit Reality with Bill Jack - Parts 1 & 2 (Online Video)
Shot live before 300 teens and embellished with cutting-edge comic book style animation, Demolishing
Strongholds features four highly engaging speakers: Ken Ham, Bill Jack, Charles Ware, and Carl Kerby. Each will
prepare your students to stand firm on the authority of God’s Word, and each will equip and challenge them
to activate their faith! [article link]
DR. JOHN PIPER AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS - Apprising Ministries now brings you a follow up to
Questions Concerning Dr. John Piper where I told you that when Dr. Piper made the ill-advised decision to
invite Leadership Network's propped-up Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren to DG 2010 [Desiring God National
Conference, October 1-3 in Minneapolis] as a keynote speaker it set off a rippling effect where people, and not
merely discernment ministries, have started to look a little closer at his theology, educational background, and
associations; e.g. his charismatic bent, Fuller Theological Seminary, and the late Ralph Winter - Unfortunately
it got even worse when Dr. Piper decided to defend his decision: At root I think [Rick Warren] is theological
and doctrinal and sound - There's also no doubt that Warren himself promotes CSM, e.g. Rick Warren,
Saddleback Church, And Spiritual Disciplines, which now seems to shed some light on the DG 2010 invitation -
This opposition to the Bible is SOP [Standard Operating Procedure] for mystics as I explained in Tony Campolo:
"Christian Mysticism (Emotions and Feelings)" Trumps (goes one better than) The Bible [and presumably
(Matthew 24:24, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4) the coming false signs, wonders and miracles will then trump the
individual mysticism]
As I've asked before, just how apostate do you have to be in order for apostates to consider you apostate? But
here's an important point building upon what Fisher just told us concerning the rebirth of interest in mysticism
during the 1960's and 70's; in Root Of This New Downgrade I told you that those of us who've studied
mysticism and liberal theology know that this rebirth of mysticism-precisely the same neo-Gnosticism taught
in Foster-Willardism-would spread into the ecumenical movement of mainline denominations, and then into
evangelicalism with the charismatic revival as it then traveled through the Jesus People/Movement circa early
1970's, and also into what became the Fuller Theological Seminary School of World Mission, which launched
the man-centered Church Growth Movement. Which brings us back around to unanswered questions
concerning Dr. John Piper and books by false prophet C. Peter Wagner, as well as books by the main purveyors
of spurious CSM Richard Foster and Dallas Willard in the library Online catalog of Bethlehem Baptist Church
(BBC) where Dr. John Piper is listed as "Vocational Elder; Pastor for Preaching & Vision; Chancellor, Bethlehem
College and Seminary." In the video below Dr. Piper is asked what he thinks about corrupt
Contemplative/Centering Prayer (CCP); CCP is the crowing jewel of spurious CSM and a type of meditation in
an altered state of consciousness, which itself is a form of neo-Gnosticism that flowered in the antibiblical
monastic traditions of apostate Roman Catholicism. Considering what Dr. Piper has to say about CCP, although
for me he seemed a bit evasive, the following books in the BBC library Online catalog would seem to sow some
confusion as to what Dr. Piper's position actually is. Remember my question concerning apostates considering
apostates apostate; well, here's Madame Guyon's ode to CCP, Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ: ... This
opposition to the Bible is SOP for mystics as I explained in Tony Campolo: "Christian Mysticism" Trumps The
Bible; and the leading online apologetics and discernment ministry Lighthouse Trails Research (LTR) points out
that Manning "says that Dr. Beatrice Bruteau is a 'trustworthy guide to contemplative consciousness.'" ...
Unfortunately, when Dr. Piper made his error of inviting Rick Warren to DG 2010, it has raised more
unanswered questions, could Dr. Piper possibly have been more influenced by C. Peter Wagner, of the New
Apostolic Reformation and formerly Fuller Theological Seminary, than we may have known? Perhaps all the
more likely when we consider that both Dr. John Piper and C. Peter Wagner were both quite taken with the
late "mission engineer" Ralph Winter; as was Rick Warren. There's also no doubt that Warren himself
promotes CSM, e.g. Rick Warren, Saddleback Church, And Spiritual Disciplines, which now seems to shed some
light on the DG 2010 invitation. As I said before, it's beginning to look like Dr. Piper has a lot more in common
with Rick Warren already than we even knew. Again I point you to what Dr. Piper said in his defense of the
Warren invitation, "I just think he could put me to shame with his aggressively, in-your-life, transformative
discipling of his church." From my ongoing research into all of this, I'll tell you that our key to seeing a deeper
connection with all of these men, and maybe even a motive as to why Dr. Piper made his invitation to invite
Rick Warren into the Reformed camp, just might lie in the little phrase "transformative discipling of his
church." [article link]
*UPDATE* [May 10, 2010] LIBERTY UNIVERSITY [LU] FORMS INQUIRY COMMITTEE ABOUT ERGUN CANER - "In
light of the fact that several newspapers [alerted by two bloggers one Christian blogger (Dr. James White -
Phoenix, AZ) and one Muslim blogger (Mohammad Khan - London, England)] have raised questions, we felt it
necessary to initiate a formal inquiry" Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. said - an official inquiry with a goal of issuing
its conclusions by the end of June [30, 2010]
This is a short follow up to Has Muslim Convert Dr. Ergun Caner Been Exposed As A Jihadi Fraud? here at
Apprising Ministries. It's beginning to appear that we may actually find the answer to that question after all.
*Update* Now here's the very latest from News & Events on Committee formed to investigate Caner
statements at Liberty University itself: Liberty University's Provost Dr. Ron Godwin is forming a committee to
investigate a series of accusations against Ergun Caner, president of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. The
allegations have questioned public statements Caner has made regarding the details of his personal life story.
Godwin is forming a committee to conduct an official inquiry with a goal of issuing its conclusions by the end
of June. Following inquiries from several members of the mainstream media, Liberty decided to initiate its
own investigation. "In light of the fact that several newspapers have raised questions, we felt it necessary to
initiate a formal inquiry," Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. said. [article link]
Bible verse: 1 Corinthians 2:12 Now we [Christians] have received, not the spirit of the world, but the [Holy]
Spirit which is of God; that we might know *the things that are freely given to us of God. {Note: As Christians if
we were to try to go the 'works' route in attempting to facilitate a relationship with God our own works would
continually keep us from experiencing the fullness of God, all that God has for us at any one moment. Works
imply receiving something later, a later payment that is missing but a personal relationship facilitates fullness
in God and with God at all times regardless of our own works or of our own abilities.}
'1 Corinthians 2:12 Now we [Christians] have received, not the spirit of the world, but the [Holy] Spirit which is
of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.' -- 'Romans 5:11 And not only so, but
we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.' -- 'Romans
5:17 For if by one man's [Adam's] offence death reigned by one; much more they [Saints - Christians] which
receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.' -- 'Romans
8:15-17 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the [born again]
Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, *that we are
the Children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer
with Him, that we may be also glorified together.' -- 'Philippians 1:11 Being filled with the fruits of
righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.' [article link]
Josh McDowell: Can I Trust the Bible? - Parts 1-4 Video (wmv)
"The Bible stands alone among all other books. It is unique, 'different from all others,' in the following ways
plus a multitude more: *Continuity, *Circulation, *Translation, *Survival, *Teachings, *Influence on Literature,
and *Influence on Civilization." Evidence That Demands a Verdict, Pg. 4, 4-16. [article link]
Navigators: The Wheel - Illustration with Bible Verses (PDF)

Just as any wheel in balance must have the *hub directly in the *center (established), any life in balance must
be centered [established] on Christ. He is the power source for a dynamic Chrisian life just as the wheel is
driven forward by the power of the hub. The direction of any wheel also comes from the hub and so every
mature believer follows the Lordship of Christ. He sets the direction for their lives. ... • The *rim *surrounding
outer area - that holds everything together] on a wheel is where the rubber meets the road. This is living the
daily life of following Christ by being *obedient to His commands. • The *spokes represent the basics of
walking with Christ. Every believer must have these elements in their life in order to grow consistently and
fruitfully. The **vertical spokes depict our relationship with God. The foundational spoke is the *Word (Holy
Bible). In His Word God speaks to us and we get direction from Him. Through *Prayer we speak to God sharing
with Him our needs, we praise His greatness and confess our sins. • The **horizontal spokes depict our
relationships with people - *Fellowship (being served) is our relationship with believers [and also with non-
believers]. We share the love of Christ with one another. *Witnessing (Serving) is our relationship with those
who don't know Christ [and also with those who do know Jesus]. We share the reality of Christ and His gospel
by our words and our lifestyle. [article link]
Navigators.org: The Evolution of the Wheel Illustration - Throughout his ministry, Dawson Trotman, founder
and first president of The Navigators, liked to use illustrations or diagrams like this to help others remember
basic principles of the Christian life - So in the 1930s, when he was working with Sunday School classes and
boys' clubs, he used the best illustration he had heard describing the balanced Christian life--the three-legged
stool - But Trotman became dissatisfied with the [stool] illustration ... So in 1968 "Obedience" was moved to
the rim of the Wheel and "Fellowship" replaced it as a spoke - That leaves us with the Wheel as it is today -
And whether it remains in this form, or is eventually changed again, it is a useful way of understanding and
remembering the essentials for living the Christian life
The Wheel® - History: The Evolution of the Wheel Illustration by Ray King - "They say the Christian life is like a
three-legged stool," the young Sunday School teacher told his class. "You must be supported by three things--
the Word, prayer and witnessing--to be effective in your Christian lives." Throughout his ministry, Dawson
Trotman, founder and first president of The Navigators, liked to use illustrations or diagrams like this to help
others remember basic principles of the Christian life. So in the 1930s, when he was working with Sunday
School classes and boys' clubs, he used the best illustration he had heard describing the balanced Christian
life--the three-legged stool (illustration 1). But Trotman became dissatisfied with the illustration. It left the
Christian sitting down--certainly not a practical way to approach the dynamic Christian life he saw taught in
the Bible. After much thought and prayer, he designed what he called "The Wheel" illustration to solve this
problem. This wasn't the Wheel many of us know today, but a forerunner to it. The hub was Christ, the center
of the Christian's life; but there were only three spokes on this wheel, corresponding to the three legs of the
stool (illustration 2). Now he had the Christian moving, but he began to see another weakness in the
illustration. It showed that Christians should witness, know the Word and pray, but it left out the application
of the Bible to all areas of one's life demonstrating the power of Christian living. So Trotman added a fourth
spoke-- "Living the Life" --to the Wheel (illustration 3). The rim was called "The Christian Life" or "The Christian
in Action." This emphasis on living every area of life with and for the Lord came at an important time. Dr.
Arthur Glasser, dean of the School of Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary, says, "Dawson was one of the
pioneers in reacting against easy believism. Daws said 'You can't treat a command in the Bible as advice. A
command is a command!' He was a living protest against a form of Christianity that sought to understand the
Bible, but which wasn't serious about obeying it." Later the new fourth spoke, "Living the Life," was shortened
to "Obedience" and the rim was renamed "The Christian Living the Life" (illustration 4). Some people asked,
"Where is the Holy Spirit in the Wheel?" Trotman answered that the Holy Spirit was intrinsic throughout, being
necessary to the fulfillment of each component of the Wheel. After Trotman's death, in 1956, the Wheel
continued to change. Some thought "Obedience" shouldn't be a spoke, since it wasn't in the same category as
the other spokes. Rather, it was the theme of the entire Wheel. At the same time others realized that another
basic element of the Christian life was not included in the Wheel, even though it was being practiced
throughout the body of Christ and was found throughout the New Testament--fellowship. So in 1968
"Obedience" was moved to the rim of the Wheel and "Fellowship" replaced it as a spoke. That leaves us with
the Wheel as it is today (illustration 5). And whether it remains in this form, or is eventually changed again, it
is a useful way of understanding and remembering the essentials for living the Christian life, just as its
forerunners were. Original title: "The Wheel Was Once a Three-Legged Stool," by Ray King from the January
1975 issue of NavLog. [article link]
Warning: Amazon.com Recommends Henri Nouwen to Lighthouse Trails Readers - A Lighthouse Trails reader
who had purchased a copy of Castles in the Sand from Amazon - The customer received the notice below from
Amazon telling them that since they liked Castles in the Sand, they might also like Henri Nouwen's book,
Spiritual formation: Following the Movements of the Spirit - We want to issue this warning that Henri Nouwen
was a proponent of contemplative mysticism, the kind that Castles in the Sand so clearly warns against -
{**Note: I would at the least flip 2 and 3 of 'The five classical stages' - the illumination (light) of God (John 1:4-
5) first causes within us the desires and ability to purge our sinful behavior from our own lives. It's backward
for us to attempt to purge [work out of ourselves] the darkness in the often vain and false (Matthew 12:43-45)
hope that God's light will then suddenly enter into us having used our own works [methods] that are actually
our doubts and the fears of this world.}
Today, we received an email from a Lighthouse Trails reader who had purchased a copy of Castles in the Sand
from Amazon. The customer received the notice below from Amazon telling them that since they liked Castles
in the Sand, they might also like Henri Nouwen's book, Spiritual formation: Following the Movements of the
Spirit. We want to issue this warning that Henri Nouwen was a proponent of contemplative mysticism, the
kind that Castles in the Sand so clearly warns against. At the end of Nouwen's life, after years of following the
mystical path, in the last book he wrote, he said these words: "Today I personally believe that while Jesus
came to open the door to God's house, all human beings can walk through that door, whether they know
about Jesus or not. Today I see it as my call to help every person claim his or her own way to God." -From
Sabbatical Journey, page 51, 1998 Hardcover Edition. To understand Nouwen's Buddhist/Eastern spiritual
outlook, read Ray Yungen's article, "Henri Nouwen and Buddhism." You will then understand why we feel
compelled to post this warning regarding Amazon's recommendation to Lighthouse Trails readers. -- Dear
Amazon.com Customer, As someone who has purchased or rated Castles in the Sand by Carolyn A. Greene,
you might like to know that Spiritual Formation: Following the Movements of the Spirit will be released on
June 29, 2010. From Back Cover: Henri Nouwen, the world-renowned spiritual guide and counselor,
understood the spiritual life as a journey of faith and transformation that is deepened by accountability,
community, and relationships. Though he counseled many people during his lifetime, his principles of spiritual
direction and formation were never written down. Two of Nouwen's longtime students, Michael Christensen
and Rebecca Laird, have taken his famous course in spiritual direction and supplemented it with his
unpublished writings to create the definitive series on Nouwen's thoughts on the Christian life. The first book
in the series, Spiritual Direction, introduced readers to the core concepts of Nouwen's approach to the
spiritual life. Book two, Spiritual Formation, showcases Nouwen's life-long effort to re-construct the five
classical stages of spiritual development as movements in the journey of faith. The five classical stages are
these: 1. Awakening (our desire) 2. Purgation (purifying our passions) 3. Illumination (of God) 4. Dark Night (of
the Soul) 5. Unification (with God) Readings, stories, questions for personal reflection, and guided journal
inquiry as articulated by Nouwen will provide readers with an experience in spiritual formation with the well-
known author, priest, and guide. The third and final book in the series, Spiritual Discernment, is planned to
release in 2012. - {**Note: I would at the least flip 2 and 3 of 'The five classical stages' - the illumination (light)
of God (John 1:4-5) first causes within us the desires and ability to purge our sinful behavior from our own
lives. It's backward for us to attempt to purge [work out of ourselves] the darkness in the often vain and false
(Matthew 12:43-45) hope that God's light will then suddenly enter into us having used our own works
[methods] that are actually counter to the Biblical principles of a personal, trusting, meaningful and intimate
relationship with God in Jesus Christ. Biblically we are to have God's light (Bible, Prayer, Fellowship, Service all
surrounded (encompassed) by obedience to God - i.e. the Navigators.org 'wheel' illustration) enter into us first
and then with the light of God in Jesus Christ in us, His life in us automatically removes the darkness from us
and with it our doubts and the fears of this world.} [article link]
LHTR Discussion Topic: The Shack Author Says "The God of Evangelical Christianity is a Monster" - Comments:
Young's Jesus cannot save - Young is leading his readers straight to the Lake of Fire - He doesn't understand
God's love [or God's Holiness, His righteousness and His justice] -- Incredibly, this novel continues to cut a
swath through the Body of Christ - Will it make a difference when--and if--Christians learn the truth about the
author's rejection of the Biblical Christ? -- I am very distressed as my denomination [unknown] greatly pushes
this book as wonderful - has had lots of discussion groups, promotes its reading - When I said it was wrong, I
got into all kinds of trouble - It saddens me greatly that the Christian community now puts "modern novels
and wrong doctrine" above the Bible - Guess they only want to read things that "tickle the ears"
On Friday night, author and researcher Ray Yungen attended a lecture at Concordia University in Portland,
Oregon to hear The Shack author William Paul Young. The name of Young's talk was "Can God Really Be That
Good?" During the talk, Young told the audience that "the God of evangelical Christianity is a monster." He
was referring to the belief that God is a God of judgment and will judge the unbelieving. Young also rejects the
biblical view of atonement (wherein Jesus died as a substitute for us to pay the price of our sins). This view by
Young is evident in a radio interview he had one year ago where he rejected the biblical view of the
atonement. He echoes the sentiments of William Shannon and Brennan Manning, who both say that the God
who punishes His own son to pay for the sins of others does not exist: He is the God who exacts the last drop
of blood from His Son, so that His just anger, evoked by sin, may be appeased. This God whose moods
alternate between graciousness and fierce anger - a God who is still all too familiar to many Christians - is a
caricature of the true God. This God does not exist. (Shannon, Silence on Fire, p. 110, also see Manning who
stated the very same thing in Above All, pp. 58-59). Young told the audience that his book has now sold 14
million copies. He says that he believes his book has been a "god thing" to heal people's souls because so
many people have been tainted by this evangelical God. Young said his book is so effective because when you
put something in a story form it gets past mental defenses. Young's obvious distain for evangelical Christianity
(in a derogatory manner, he said there are "1.4 million" rules in the evangelical church) is shown in his book as
well when The Shack's "Jesus" states: "I have no desire to make them [people from all religious and political
backgrounds] Christian, but I do want to join them in their transformation into sons and daughters of my
Papa" (p. 184). Young asked "evangelicals," "Do you want to hold onto your darkness?" and answered for
them, "No, you want to get rid of it." [article link]
SPIRITUALITY WITHOUT BOUNDARIES (A Reformed View Commentary on Individual Holiness) - We are saved
[individual salvation] by grace, through faith [in Jesus Christ] (Ephesians 2:8) - We are [also] sanctified [our
continuing individual holiness (Christian Maturity) in] the same way [by our faith in the completed and
accomplished works of Jesus Christ (Hebrews 10:10)] - *The people who really do love God and want to please
Him often feel that they do not [do enough,] give enough and likely do not love [Him] enough - [Rick Warren
and] Whitney's message [takes advantage of our natural guilt of not doing enough to please God but] is only
abusive to those that believe him-much as the (ancient practice of the) sale of indulgences only abused those
that believed indulgences were effective in sanctifying the dead [in a made-up pergatory] - Reformed
Theology [in theory] exists to resist the processes [of self guilt] that led Luther to despair as he tried every
practice the church had to offer for achieving [his own personal] holiness [until Luther found a personal trust
and relationship with Jesus Christ] - {Note: I find Reformed Theology to be excessively human focused, man
exalting and man centered i.e. John Calvin, [John MacArthur, R. C. Sproul and many others] and not as focused
on the presence, workings, gifting, reality, equality, leading and empowerment all freely given of God [the
Father, Son Jesus, Holy Spirit] that the Bible directs us to be.}
Before I begin my critique, I want to place before you the areas where Whitney and I agree. Whitney has the
gospel right and explains it (Whitney: 28). He is correct that it is the Holy Spirit who imparts a desire for
holiness and does so for all Christians. He is correct that the purpose of sanctification is to conform us to the
image of Christ. Some of the practices he endorses are valid means of grace (such as the Word of God and
prayer). He cites in valid ways many orthodox teachers from church history. He understands that evangelism
includes the call to repent and believe and that sharing the gospel constitutes "success" even if people refuse
to listen (Whitney: 103). I appreciated his emphasis on the need to study the Bible in a scholarly way in his
chapter about learning. And his thesis that we ought to make holiness a priority and take action to that end is
a valid implication of his theme verse: "Discipline yourself for the purpose of "godliness" (1 Timothy 4:7). But I
disagree with the manner in which Whitney uses Paul's athletic metaphor in his applications. Paul implies
neither asceticism nor sanctification by human effort. Had Whitney's book been written when I was in Bible
College, it would have proven toxic to me. I would have eaten up his ideas and embarked on a plan to put into
practice everything he teaches. In fact, taken as a whole, the errors I pursued as a young Christian would be
the most practical way to implement Whitney's approach to holiness: join a Christian commune or a
monastery. I am very concerned that Whitney will harm young Christians who wish to be the best Christians
they can be, just as I was. Because it contains the true gospel and begins with a respect for the scriptures, I
believe Whitney's book to be even more seductive than were the teachers I was reading-like Watchman Nee.
*Ordinary life [reality] does not lend itself to the [staged] high level practice of asceticism, pietism, and
mysticism [emotions and feelings]. The problems with Whitney's book are these: serious category errors, a
lack of boundaries, failure to understand the means of grace, pragmatism, the endorsement of false teachers
such as Richard Foster and Dallas Willard without caveat, and his own toned-down version of mysticism. I shall
proceed to show what I mean by interacting with his ideas. ... So Whitney is out of bounds to tell us we must
do certain things that are not in the Bible if we want to achieve godliness on no other grounds than he said so.
He provides arguments in order to justify some of his other practices, but shabby and weak arguments are not
valid and should not be heeded. For example, when he teaches us to practice journaling he says this: "Though
journaling is not commanded in Scripture, it is modeled" ... The writing of the Psalms and Lamentations was
not done because God had made a general promise that if people of faith were to write a journal about their
own feelings, experiences, and issues, that God would thereby sanctify them. David and Jeremiah were Holy
Spirit-inspired Biblical authors, not people who "modeled" the practice of journaling so that others would do
the same. The writers of Psalms and Lamentations wrote scripture that is binding and true. Despite Whitney's
claims, our own journaling is a product of our imaginations-and not of scripture. Scripture is a valid means of
sanctification and our own imaginative writings are not. ... We see the same problem in Whitney's claim that
stewardship is a spiritual discipline. Yes, we are required to be stewards of all we have, including time and
money, which Whitney discusses. True Christians are those who have died with Christ to the world and all its
claims on us. But do we make ourselves stewards by spending more time in spiritual activities and giving away
as much of our money as possible? Or do we put ourselves under God's means of grace, by faith, and as we
study and believe the Bible, become stewards by God's grace? I consider Whitney's teaching on giving to be
abusive. Paul refers to giving as a "gracious work" in 2 Corinthians 8 and 9. That means that when God
performs a work of grace, people become generous and eager to give. But Paul specifically says that giving is
voluntary. Whitney says, "The proportion of your income that you give back to God is one distinct indication of
how much you trust Him to provide for your needs. ... Donald Whitney is not teaching people to give
everything away and move into a commune. He is, however, teaching Christians to think like those who give
everything away and move into some equivalent of a monastery. As I read his book I thought about what
happened to me when I thought that way. We have no way of being sure of how much we love and trust God.
Only God knows. ... We are presumptuous when we create our own trials by asceticism supposedly to prove to
ourselves that we trust Him. We should give and serve by His grace and not think that how much we give is a
true indication that we trust God to provide for us. A person can give everything away and yet not trust God
on His terms at all. ... When I met with Rick Warren at the end of his 2008 Summit for his PEACE plan, Chris
Rosebrough was there as well. He had sat through every session for several days and told Warren that what he
heard day after day was "do more, sacrifice more, give more, etc.," but that he did not hear about the
forgiveness of sins. Chris told Warren that he admits that he fails, doesn't serve enough, lacks self-discipline in
some ways, and certainly has guilt. But, he said, Warren's program apparently offers nothing in the way of the
cleansing of sin and hope for those who know they fall short. When I followed up and specifically asked
Warren if he believed in the means of grace, he answered "Of course I do." If Whitney were asked, he likely
would give the same answer. Chris had raised an important, pastoral consideration. The truly converted are
constantly aware of their sinfulness. Ironically, the more sanctified a Christian becomes, the more he is aware
of his sinfulness, and the more it troubles him. What would happen if the troubled Christian, perhaps having
the "wretched man" thoughts that Paul expressed, picked up Whitney's book on spiritual disciplines looking
for hope and believed what he read there? I see only two reasonable outcomes: hopelessness or self-
righteousness. If he is totally honest, the outcome must be hopeless. Pastorally we must offer hope, not an
illegitimate method. The hope is found [only] through the [eternal life] blood of Christ. The means of grace
include the Lord's Supper because that reminds us of the reason for our hope. -- There are many similarities
between Whitney's book and many portions of The Purpose Driven Life. Unless you start with a theology of
innate human ability, neither book makes much sense. Whitney makes the analogy of a boy who wants to play
a guitar. *The boy is given a vision by an angel [vs. the reality of God the Holy Spirit (Luke 11:10-13)] of an
accomplished guitar player. The guitar playing dazzles the boy with amazement at its quality. Then the angel
tells him that the person playing is him in a few years, but he must practice (Whitney: 15, 16). The idea is that
if you have vision of what you will become, you will be motivated to put in all the effort. The analogy itself
smacks of works righteousness. Whitney claims that Romans 8:29 supports his analogy. This is patently false
because in context, **being conformed to the image of Christ is a certainty because of what God [Father, Son
Jesus, Holy Spirit] does in every believer and not contingent on various levels of effort between believers.
Furthermore, world-class guitar players begin with innate abilities that must be developed, and I agree that if
that person works hard and has great teaching and is given opportunities he will do well. ***But we begin
with no innate ability to be holy. ***Even as believers holiness does not come from innate ability plus practice,
but from God's work [Father, Son Jesus, Holy Spirit] of grace. The analogy inculcates an attitude of works
righteousness even if Whitney (like Rick Warren) denies believing such. [article link]
Bible verse: Matthew 13:43 Then shall the Righteous shine forth as the sun in the Kingdom of [God] their
Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. {The complete Bible is available at ChristianFaithDownloads.com}
Isaiah 10:27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his [the oppressor - ultimately Satan] burden shall be
taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of
the anointing [personal relationship with God in Jesus Christ]. - Isaiah 58:6-14 Is not this the fast that I [God]
have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free,
and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are
cast out to thy [prayers] house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not
thyself from thine own [shortcomings] flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health
shall spring forth speedily: and thy Righteousness shall go before thee; the Glory of the LORD [Jesus Christ]
shall be thy rereward. Then shalt thou call [in prayer], and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall
say, Here I Am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke [coercion of others], the putting forth of the
finger [manipulation of others], and speaking vanity [false and empty talk]; And if thou draw out thy soul [in
compassion] to the hungry, and satisfy [attend to] the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and
thy darkness be as the noonday: And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought,
and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail
not. And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of
many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. If
thou turn away thy foot [self ways] from [during] the Sabbath [rest and trust in God], from doing thy pleasure
on My Holy Day [every day for the Christian]; and call the Sabbath [trust and rest in God] a delight, the Holy of
the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour Him [Jesus Christ], not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own
pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to
ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob {Jacob (stumbler) was
renamed (Genesis 32:28) by God to Israel (submitted to God) - God knows that we are ALL stumblers just like
Jacob but those who look to God and have a personal relationship with God [and even strive with God] as
Jacob did we will be accepted by God and renamed by God (Revelation 2:17)} thy father: for the mouth of the
LORD hath spoken it. - Matthew 13:43 Then shall the Righteous shine forth as the sun in the Kingdom of [God]
their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. -- Holy Bible [article link]
ABP Opinion: 1st reaction to Great Commission Resurgence, 2nd verse - My strategy to encourage churches to
higher CP (Cooperative Program) giving is this: Demonstrated commitment to CP from those who lead the
Southern Baptist Convention - SBC president Johnny Hunt, who has pledged to double his church's CP
(Cooperative Program) giving this year to about $900,000 {Note: This is a deliberate plan to take money away
from the local Church authority [and local Church work] by donating it upstream [instead of downstream to
needier Churches and causes] to some vague, vapid [non-Christian] national-international (secular) and
fraudulent causes i.e. Rick Warren's purpose driven agendas and the New Apostolic Reformation and their
upstream donations to their main church offices and to a select few (possibly non-Christian, infiltrated)
directors, presidents and staff members.}
If the SBC is to adopt a new mission statement -- and such adoption should be considered a huge undertaking -
- what is the statement it replaces? The SBC was formed in 1845, according to our founding documents, for
the "purpose of carrying into effect the benevolent intention of our constituents by organizing a plan for
eliciting, combining, and directing the energies of the denomination for the propagation of the gospel." The
purpose of our convention, according to Article II of our bylaws, is "to provide a general organization for
Baptists in the United States and its territories for the promotion of Christian missions at home and abroad
and any other objects such as Christian education, benevolent enterprises, and social services which it may
deem proper and advisable for the furtherance of the Kingdom of God." Are a "purpose" and a "mission
statement" the same thing? If the proposed mission statement is an add-on, it can be enthusiastically
endorsed. If it is to change the purpose statement of the convention, it needs far more serious consideration
than to be the first of seven recommendations from a task force formed for a different purpose entirely. The
task force still wants to dilute the Cooperative Program by making it the "first and primary component" of
something they would call Great Commission Giving. The progress report in February basically would have
taken any responsibility for Cooperative Program promotion and "returned" it to the state conventions. The
new version still doesn't recognize that the states have always had primary responsibility for CP promotion
and it urges the SBC Executive Committee to work with state conventions to form a "unified strategy with
clearly established goals" by 2013. My strategy to encourage churches to higher CP giving is this:
Demonstrated commitment to CP from those who lead the Southern Baptist Convention. SBC president
Johnny Hunt, who has pledged to double his church's CP giving this year to about $900,000, rightly reminded
the editors that no one responds positively to criticism. You can't get someone to do more of something by
emphasizing how little of it they currently do. He reminded us that "thousands" of churches that claim SBC
affiliation give nothing to CP -- and the six-percent average church CP commitment would be much smaller if
not for the large dollar amounts churches like his provide. [article link]
The [Four] 2010 SBC presidential candidates share views - The annual meeting of the Southern Baptist
Convention will be held June 15-16 [2010] in Orlando, Fla. The following is a summary of each of the four
announced presidential candidates' views on issues, including the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force
(GTRF) report and the Cooperative Program (CP) {Note: It looks like plans for lots of manipulation, hiding,
transferring, switching and just plain funny business in general going on with SBC pooled and shared (CP)
finances and resources.}
Endel's strongest concern was that "the GCRTF may accelerate the crumbling of the CP funding system that
holds our mission work together." Endel expressed his concerns about "Great Commission Giving" using the
hypothetical that churches couldn't operate on a system that celebrated designated giving over unrestricted
tithing to the general budget. In such a system, he said, funding falls apart such that bake sales would be
needed to pay the bills, but there would be more than enough people wanting to contribute to the youth
pastor's salary. "Conflict and competition will soon kill a church funded like that," Endel said. Endel also took
issue with the final report recommendation that would result in the elimination of funding for Cooperative
Program promotion and stewardship education by the SBC Executive Committee. "It is my opinion that the
assistance of the Executive Committee has saved all Southern Baptists millions of dollars by helping us
collectively develop materials rather than forcing every state convention to separately develop these
materials," Endel said. "Videos and printed materials are much cheaper when developed together and
produced from one centralized source." Endel said the loss of this partnership "will be far more than the
money saved by cutting the work of the Executive Committee." ... Jackson also expressed this point in terms of
leadership representation. "While I applaud our megachurches and their very capable leadership, most of
whom are longtime friends and acquaintances of mine, I do believe that we need a more representative
balance of input and leadership from all of the churches in the convention." Jackson said his greatest concern
with the GCRTF report has to do with CP giving. "Although the GCRTF report calls for a renewed emphasis in
the giving to the CP," he said, "it also places it under the heading 'Great Commission Giving.' The CP becomes a
way to give, not 'the' way. Such a change is risky at best." ... Traylor said the most pressing need is for spiritual
awakening and leaders who are "deeply committed servants of Christ" as well as "resolute in their
commitment to the Baptist Faith & Message 2000." As a way to move Southern Baptists toward spiritual
awakening, Traylor said he would seek to call Southern Baptists to solemn assembly in January 2011 and
"explore the possibility of incorporating the solemn assembly model in our SBC annual meeting" and that he
would promote the use of NAMB's evangelism initiative, God's Plan for Sharing. He also indicated leadership is
important to this end in that "the SBC president sets a direction with appointments. ... Individuals within the
churches must return to Christ as their first love, Wright said in naming the most critical need in the Southern
Baptist Convention. The lack of tithing reveals the idolatries of materialism and hedonism among evangelicals,
he said, adding that the epidemic of sexual immorality has weakened the church. Wright proposes greater
direct missions involvement to galvanize individuals and churches, and advocates that state conventions "keep
less in the state and send more dollars to the IMB and to other areas of the country where lostness is so
prevalent." He supports the work of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force, but sees their efforts as a
first step. "As a former church planter here at Johnson Ferry," he wrote to Baptist Press, "I am encouraged
that the Task Force sees the importance of church planting in the areas of greatest need in the United States -
particularly our pioneer states and our large cities. Also, I agree with the Task Force that every church should
be a 'missional center.' " He would challenge local churches to participate on a mission trip as well as focusing
on the immediate community as their mission field. Wright also expressed his desire that leaders be appointed
who have a passion for Christ, commitment to the Word and a vision for seeing the Great Commission fulfilled.
"I would seek to nominate folks that represent a broad spectrum of SBC life: pastors, church staff, laypeople,
mainline states, pioneer states, larger churches, smaller churches, seasoned veterans and young leaders," he
said. [article link]
[Four] Pastors [Bryant Wright, Leo Endel, Jimmy Jackson, Ted Traylor] nominated for 2010 Southern Baptist
Convention presidency - The presidency will be decided by thousands of delegates - called "messengers" - who
will attend the annual conference, representing more than 45,000 Southern Baptist churches throughout the
country and their more than 16 million members - Unlike the top-down approach of Roman Catholicism, from
Pope to priest, Southern Baptist churches are [were once in theory] autonomous (self governing) - The
selection will be made at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday and
Wednesday [June 15 and 16, 2010] - current SBC President Johnny Hunt (two terms of one year each), pastor
of First Baptist Church in Woodstock, Ga., is ineligible for re-election
Bryant Wright, senior pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church and founder of Right From The Heart Ministries,
is one of four nominees for the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention when that organization meets
in Orlando on Tuesday. Wright's nomination was made by Dr. David Uth, senior pastor of First Baptist Church
in Orlando. "Bryant has been a consistent leader among Southern Baptists who acknowledges and appreciates
our traditional heritage while embracing some of the creative and innovative methods of reaching today's
generation for Christ," Uth said. The presidency will be decided by thousands of delegates - called
"messengers" - who will attend the annual conference, representing more than 45,000 Southern Baptist
churches throughout the country and their more than 16 million members, Wright said. Attendance is
expected to be between 12,000 to 18,000, with up to 14,000 being messengers. Unlike the top-down
approach of Roman Catholicism, from Pope to priest, Southern Baptist churches are autonomous. The term
Southern Baptist Convention refers to both the denomination and its annual meeting. Working through 1,200
local associations and 41 state conventions and fellowships, Southern Baptists share a common bond of basic
biblical beliefs and a commitment to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Convention attendees are called
messengers rather than delegates because they are not instructed how to vote. Churches have up to 10
messengers they get to send to the convention, depending on their size. Since all 10 messengers from any one
church may vote differently on the candidate of their choice, there's no way to predict who will be elected
president. [article link]
Baptists, combating malaise ["out of sorts" feeling], preoccupied by numbers - [Compromising (straying) from
Biblical standards] Churches in America are losing ground with each successive generation - "I think the hand-
wringing is driven by an angst of do we [SBC] want to join so many other [Protestant] denominations in
decline?" said Ed Stetzer, president of SBC-affiliated LifeWay Research, which compiles and analyzes statistics -
"In our history as Southern Baptists, we've never had the kind of malaise statistically we've had in the last five
years" said Alvin Reid, professor of evangelism at Southeastern
Ask a Southern Baptist about the state of the denomination, and you’ll probably get an answer with numbers
in it. Numbers of baptisms in particular. And recently, declining numbers of baptisms. As members of the
nation's largest Protestant denomination ready for their annual meeting next week in Orlando, Fla., statistics
loom large in their plans to chart a new direction after years of malaise. "In 2008 we baptized only 75,000
teenagers," reads a new Southern Baptist report, Penetrating the Lostness. "In 1970 we baptized 140,000.
Why? … Churches in America are losing ground with each successive generation." Why are Southern Baptists
so focused on statistics? Simply put, they view them as a tangible way of tracking how well they are reaching
those they call the "lost" - people without Jesus Christ. "I think the hand-wringing is driven by an angst of do
we want to join so many other denominations in decline?" said Ed Stetzer, president of SBC-affiliated LifeWay
Research, which compiles and analyzes statistics. Stetzer has issued blunt assessments of the denomination's
baptism rates and membership decline - a reversal of fortunes that some Baptists have had trouble
acknowledging. In a May commentary, he reviewed the ups and downs of baptism rates over the past six
decades and declared that membership has probably peaked at 16.1 million. "Blips, untended, become dips …
and dips, untended, become crypts," he warned in the commentary that appeared on Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary's Between the Times blog. Other observers look at the numbers with worry. "In our
history as Southern Baptists, we've never had the kind of malaise statistically we've had in the last five years,"
said Alvin Reid, professor of evangelism at Southeastern. [article link]
SBC must build its Great Commission legacy [through humble individual service to Jesus Christ and not by
donations or money tithed or given to SBC principals especially in the form of thinly veiled pleas and slightly
disguised threats (i.e. pastors will be laid off) in requesting additional finances 'In difficult economic times' as
Pastor David Uth seems to be doing], Uth says {Note: Money, pride and paid (professional) Charity work
seldom mix very well and Christianity in the image of Jesus Christ is the essence of Humble Servant Charity
Work. We need to be humble and be about the true reconciliation work of Jesus Christ and often that means
being only in charge of ourselves and having authority only over ourselves and not having a staff, an expense
account and not even having status within society all while we individually and collectively labor lovingly in
God's Kingdom the True and Eternal Kingdom of Jesus Christ.}
ORLANDO (FBW)-The Southern Baptist Convention sits at a crucial point in history when it must recommit to
building a legacy of obedience to the Great Commission, David Uth, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in
Orlando, said June 13 at the SBC Pastor's Conference. "There comes a point where we say, 'This is where we
want to go. This is what we want life to look like. This is what we want our legacy to be,'" Uth said. "And I
really believe this convention is the defining moment for us that will determine that legacy." Preaching from
Acts 20, Uth said a godly denominational legacy must include living out the Great Commission rather than
merely discussing it. "As Southern Baptists, we have been saying a lot about the Great Commission all of our
history," he said. "We have been saying a lot about this kind of a legacy. But at some point, saying is not
enough." Uth listed three steps Southern Baptists must take in order to build a legacy that glorifies God. First,
they must walk with humility. "Southern Baptists, we're not all that. We need to honor and glorify the One
from whom all blessings flow. We are not all that," Uth said. "One of the things that has broken my heart is to
hear people talk about their ministry and people talk about their church. People talk about this and that, 'We
did this. We did that. We did this.' Let me tell you, if you've done anything worthwhile of eternal value, you
didn't do it. Your Father granted it from heaven. Give Him glory." Second, they must shed tears over the
lostness in the world. While Southern Baptists cry over votes that don't go their way and derailed personal
ambitions, many have stopped crying over non-Christians who are on the path to hell, Uth said. Yet the
multitudes who do not know Jesus should be among the greatest causes of tears, he said. ... Third, Southern
Baptists must fulfill their ministry despite trials. In difficult economic times, churches and denominational
entities are being forced to cut budgets, he said. In fact, First Baptist Orlando recently cut six pastoral staff
members. But fulfilling the Great Commission is worth the pain of budget cuts, he said. "The church does not
exist to employ people. It exists to reach the nations for God's glory. And if I could just be so bold to say, the
Southern Baptist Convention does not exist to employ people. It exists to reach the nations for the glory of
God. And it just might be we have to do hard things," he said. Through any trial, Jesus is enough to sustain
those who are following Him, Uth said. [article link]
[SBC] Real change requires a 'different spirit' - Later during the meeting this week, [outgoing SBC President]
Hunt will present findings from the Great Commission Resurgence (GCR) Task force to messengers [delegates]
and will encourage them to adopt the recommendations, which call for more resources [leaving traditional
churches and] targeting [pseudo] evangelism around the nation and around the world {Note: There seems to
be no shortage of a 'different spirit' at the 2010 SBC - There is a spirit of deceptive closed door committee
elections along with a spirit of manipulation, coercion, public peer pressure and vague misrepresentations
bordering on outright deception.}
The [outgoing] president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) exhorted delegates [at] the denomination's
annual business meeting to step out in faith and not allow unbelief or manmade obstacles to squelch God-
sized dreams. Dr. Johnny Hunt delivered the annual president's address Tuesday morning to thousands of SBC
"messengers" (delegates) gathered in Orlando. He preached from the Old Testament book of Numbers and
used the characters Caleb and Joshua as examples of two people who stood against popular opinion and
encouraged Israel to take the Promised Land. "Isn't that amazing?" asked Hunt. "God placed in this leader a
different spirit. I'm telling you, in the name of Jesus, if things are going to change, it can't be the same.
Somebody's got to have a different spirit; somebody's got to say we can go, we can take, we can overcome."
Later during the meeting this week, Hunt will present findings from the Great Commission Resurgence Task
force to messengers and will encourage them to adopt the recommendations, which call for more resources
targeting evangelism around the nation and around the world. [article link]
The [SBC] Great Commission Resurgence Debate - Celebrating and Empowering Great Commission Giving
(GCR) - The Task Force also encourages Southern Baptists to celebrate the total dollar amount given to
Southern Baptist causes (such as the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for international missionaries and the
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American missionaries). Churches will report "Great Commission
Giving" by recording their gifts through the Cooperative Program as well as their gifts to other Southern
Baptist causes - Those who oppose this recommendation believe that the sum total of "Great Commission
Giving" will dilute the value of the Cooperative Program (CP) - churches will have less reason to support the
(CP) program, leading to the dismantling of the current structure and the rise of special interests {Note: even if
this kind of exploitive and coercive giving [and the accompanying bait and switch fundraising tactics] wasn't
unbiblical it would still be sickening by normal societal standards that prohibit exploiting vulnerable
(uninformed) and underprivileged people.}
It's easy to be confused about the recommendations of the Southern Baptist Convention's Great Commission
Task Force (GCR). Through state papers, blogs, and websites, the conversation about the future of the SBC has
been moving at a furious pace. Hype can eventually obscure reality, leading to misunderstandings and
miscommunication on the part of both camps. GCR supporters have sometimes spoken as if this resolution will
be the spark of a worldwide revival that will send renewal through the SBC. GCR detractors have sometimes
spoken as if these resolutions would end the SBC as we know it and destroy all our cooperative efforts. Today,
the Convention will consider the Task Force's recommendations. If the pastor's conference has been any
indication, it appears that there is widespread support for these recommendations. Final attendance numbers
are not in yet, but to anyone who has been to the Convention's annual meetings in recent years, it is clear that
the crowd is much bigger, much younger, and much more diverse. Most of the speakers at the pastor's
conference on Sunday and Monday called pastors and messengers to center their churches upon the gospel
and the Great Commission. Several young pastors, such as Matt Chandler (pastor of The Village in Dallas,
Texas) and David Platt (pastor of The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama), addressed Convention
attendees. Today, Southern Baptists will vote on the recommendations of the Great Commission Task Force.
Here is a summary of the report and the subsequent debate: ... 3. Celebrating and Empowering Great
Commission Giving Summary: The Task Force affirms the Cooperative Program (the churches' undesignated
gifts for supporting the various ministries and entities of the state and national conventions) as the central
means of mobilizing our churches and extending our reach. The Task Force also encourages Southern Baptists
to celebrate the total dollar amount given to Southern Baptist causes (such as the Lottie Moon Christmas
Offering for international missionaries and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American
missionaries). Churches will report "Great Commission Giving" by recording their gifts through the Cooperative
Program as well as their gifts to other Southern Baptist causes. Debate: • Those who oppose this
recommendation believe that the sum total of "Great Commission Giving" will dilute the value of the
Cooperative Program by elevating designated gifts for specific ministries. The result will be a return to societal
giving, in which various entities will be forced to go from church to church, asking for funds. By celebrating
designated giving, churches will have less reason to support the program, leading to the dismantling of the
current structure and the rise of special interests. • Those who support this recommendation believe that the
program is already weakened and needs to be strengthened, not by chastising churches for giving designated
gifts, but by celebrating all Great Commission giving. Once churches become convinced [deceived enough]
that the ministries funded by the program are worth their Great Commission dollars, they will rise to the
occasion and increase giving in all areas. ... Summary: The (GTRF) Task Force recommends that the
responsibility of promoting the Cooperative Program (CP) among local churches be transferred from the
executive committee to the state conventions. The Executive Committee would work with the state
conventions in developing a strategy for encouraging churches to increase participation and giving to the
program. [article link]
Floyd: [SBC] GCRTF has changed wording of component three heading - "Encouraging Cooperative Program
and Other Great Commission Giving" rather than its previous heading, "Celebrating and Empowering Great
Commission Giving"
ORLANDO (FBW) - On the eve of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force's report to the Southern Baptist
Convention, Chairman Ronnie Floyd announced to state Baptist newspaper editors a change in the heading of
component three to reflect the committee's support of the Cooperative Program. Floyd told the Association of
State Baptist Papers June 14 that component three will now carry the heading, "Encouraging Cooperative
Program and Other Great Commission Giving," rather than its previous heading, "Celebrating and Empowering
Great Commission Giving." ... Commenting on opposition to the report, Floyd said that some confusion
resulted from unclear communication by the task force while other confusion occurred because people
misunderstood the committee's intentions. Yet meetings with state convention leaders helped the task force
communicate its vision more clearly and end some of the strife, according to Floyd. He acknowledged that
opposition from the Executive Committee proved challenging but said all the discussion and dissent ultimately
contributed to refining the report. "This is not a perfect report," he said. "Nobody has ever stood up and said
it's a perfect report. We're going to find out tomorrow how imperfect it is in some ways, and that's OK. We've
been willing to change along the way. We have never dug our feet in the ground and said, 'No.' We have tried
our very best to be willing. And if the Lord so chooses to do something to change it tomorrow to be better,
then so be it." Floyd said the presentation of the report will last approximately 30 minutes with the remainder
of the task force's hour and forty-five minute time slot allotted for discussion. [article link]
[SBC] Amended GCR report passes easily - [significant amendment] 'We affirm that designated giving to
special causes is to be given *as a supplement to the Cooperative Program (CP) and *not as a substitute for
Cooperative Program giving'
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)--Southern Baptist Convention messengers overwhelmingly adopted the Great Commission
Resurgence Task Force report Monday afternoon after it was amended twice to strengthen the language
regarding the Cooperative Program. -- By an estimated 3-to-1 margin, the Great Commission Resurgence Task
Force report was adopted June 15 by messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in
Orlando, Fla. After the historic vote, task force chairman Ronnie Floyd recalled the statement issued by
northern and southern Baptists after the 1845 founding of the Southern Baptist Convention and told the
assembly: "Following the pattern of our leaders of old, we also would say to the watching world that the
differences between those who support the Great Commission Resurgence report and recommendations and
those who do not should not be exaggerated. "We are still brothers and sisters in Christ. We differ on no
article of faith. We are guided by our shared commitment to the Gospel itself and to the articles of faith
identified in the Baptist Faith and Message 2000. The Southern Baptist Convention is a convention of churches
that is committed to a missional vision of presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every person in the world
and to make disciples of all the nations. We are a Great Commission people." The seven recommendations of
the report were adopted on a show of ballots after about an hour and a half of debate, with one significant
amendment. ... "Not to divide the body of Southern Baptists but to find some common ground on which we
can stand for the sake of God's Kingdom, I would like to add this sentence that would state that 'We affirm
that designated giving to special causes is to be given as a supplement to the Cooperative Program and not as
a substitute for Cooperative Program giving.' "I would agree with this," Waters said, "and hope this could
provide a pathway forward to finding us as people who love missions and evangelism, for the sake of Jesus
Christ." Messengers adopted the proposed amendment with a show of ballots. [article link]
Open Letter to Southern Baptists about the GCRTF Recommendations by Dr. Morris H. Chapman June 4, 2010 -
The solution to our Convention's greatest need lies in multiple pockets [agendas] of personal repentance,
evangelistic recommitment at the personal and local church level, and willing obedience to the commands of
Christ - Real revival will not issue from a mere rewording of our mission statement
An open letter to Southern Baptists has been released by Morris H. Chapman, president of the SBC Executive
Committee, regarding issues to be decided at the convention's June 15-16 annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. The
full text of Chapman's letter follows assessing the recommendations of the Great Commission Resurgence
Task Force: ... I am concerned that if the Convention approves the task force recommendations, it will be
embarking upon a harmful course. I, like the task force, believe that the Convention can and should do better.
But unlike the task force, I do not believe the answer lies in the recommendations it proposes. The solution to
our Convention's greatest need lies in multiple pockets of personal repentance, evangelistic recommitment at
the personal and local church level, and willing obedience to the commands of Christ. Real revival will not
issue from a mere rewording of our mission statement. Our core values, already recorded in Scripture, are
God-breathed and sufficient. Our giving methods have proven their worth by providing for the largest mission
forces (overseas and domestic) in history and the most expansive seminary system in the world. In fact, in the
past our churches have produced twice the baptisms on half the revenue contributed to the SBC, so merely
reallocating a few resources at the SBC level will not solve our underlying problems. We must concentrate on
the only real solution. That solution is not structural, procedural, financial, or methodological. It is spiritual.
And if we approve the task force report, we will be saying, as a Convention, that we believe our future
performance lies in some realm other than the spiritual. ... It can be confusing when strongly expressed
positions exist among people who love the Lord Jesus Christ with their whole hearts. But while I fully agree
with the preamble of the task force's preliminary report, I cannot affirm their recommendations. I am firmly
convinced that none of the recommendations will move us forward for the kind of spiritual renewal that must
take place if we are to see an abundant harvest take place in our local churches. At most, they will merely
make us feel as if we have done something, when we haven't. ... As I leave my post, my continued prayer until
I go to see Jesus will be that God will blanket Southern Baptists with a spirit-empowered spiritual awakening
that shall spread from coast to coast and beyond. If spiritual awakening of this magnitude were to come
before I die, I will spend the rest of my years on earth praising God for answering the prayers of His people.
Please read "A Better Way Ahead." Consider its contents and determine for yourself whether any or all of
them seem better alternatives to those promoted by the task force. And if they do, as the Lord leads, feel free
to offer one or more of them as substitute recommendations at the appropriate time. ~ Your brother in Christ,
Morris H. Chapman [article link]
Pastor Bryant Wright elected SBC president - Wright wins runoff for SBC president {Congratulations to SBC
President Pastor Bryant Wright (Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, GA) [second term - first term in
2005] and Congratulations to Executive Committee President Frank Page. The SBC will have good leadership in
Pastor Bryant Wright and the SBC Executive Committee will have good oversight in Frank Page.}
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)--Southern Baptist Convention messengers Tuesday afternoon elected Atlanta-area pastor
Bryant Wright as their next president. Bryant Wright, senior pastor of the 7,600 member Johnson Ferry Baptist
Church in Marietta, Ga., won the run-off election for president of the Southern Baptist Convention with 55
percent of the vote. More than 7,660 messengers voted during the June 15 election at the 153rd annual
meeting of the SBC at the Orange Country Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. [article link]
INFLUENCES: RICK WARREN AND C. PETER WAGNER OF NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION - Simpson reminds us
that Warren [purpose driven Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church] "wrote his doctoral dissertation at
Fuller Seminary [1993] on his church growth ideas" And after informing us that he has Warren's "full
dissertation in my possession" Simpson then tells us: His mentor was [new apostle reformation heretic] C.
Peter Wagner! ... You can see this information compiled by Sandy Simpson right here - As far as I'm concerned
the ill-advised decision by Dr. John Piper to bring Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren into the Desiring God
Conference 2010 [October 1-3 in Minneapolis, MN] as the keynote speaker begins to look even more peculiar -
And Warrengate continues to simmer...
Apprising Ministries points you now to something Christian apologist and missionary Sandy Simpson of the
fine online apologetics and discernment ministry (Deception in the Church) was covering back in 2004. As I
have said before, Simpson was one of the first to assist me when I first came on the Net in late August of 2005,
when he helped draw attention to my early [Apprising Ministries] writings. In an addendum to "The New
Apostolic Reformation" [NAR] What is it and where it is going? Simpson tells us about facts "that were
obtained after the NAR video series was completed"; he then explains that, "This information is available in
the book version of the NAR series." First Simpson further documents C. Peter Wagner's Involvement In The
Latter Rain: Latter Rain heresy is likened to pioneers making "mistakes". Latter Rain heretics were only
pioneers in the sense of pioneering age old heresies in the 20th century. Heresy is not a mistake, it is a sin, and
one we are to reject ... Wagner claims God began speaking these Latter Rain things again. Does God [again]
speak heresy? ... Then in the Rick Warren/C. Peter Wagner Connections, Simpson reminds us that Warren
"wrote his doctoral dissertation at Fuller Seminary on his church growth ideas." And after informing us that he
has [Rick] Warren's "full dissertation in my possession" Simpson then tells us: His mentor was C. Peter
Wagner! Here is a copy of the FirstSearch Dissertations Abstracts listing: ... You can see this information
compiled by Sandy Simpson right here. As far as I'm concerned the ill-advised decision by Dr. John Piper to
bring Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren into the Desiring God Conference 2010 as the keynote speaker begins
to look even more peculiar. And Warrengate continues to simmer... [article link]
New Southern California Seminary Founded by Norman Geisler and Joseph Holden in MURRIETA, California -
Veritas Seminary is planning their first annual apologetics conference for November 6-7 [2009], featuring
lectures by distinguished pastors and apologists including Ravi Zacharias, *Norman Geisler, *Chuck Smith [Sr.],
*Ergun Caner [LU], Lee Strobell, Ron Rhodes, Greg Koukl and others
MURRIETA, Calif., April 9 [2009]/Christian Newswire/ -- Former Dean and President of Southern Evangelical
Seminary (SES), Norman Geisler, has founded Veritas Evangelical Seminary in Murrieta, California, with co-
founder and former SES student, Joseph Holden, who now serves as the seminary's first president. The
founding of the institution has added a classically oriented apologetic curriculum with a strong emphasis on
biblical inerrancy to the southern California area that hosts other larger universities such as Biola University,
Fuller Seminary, and Azusa Pacific University. The Veritas faculty consists of well-known evangelical scholars
and authors such as Randall Price, H. Wayne House, *Ergun Caner, Gary Habermas, Thomas Ice, Ron Rhodes,
Arnold Fruchtenbaum and others. -- When asked of the need for such a unique seminary President Holden
said, 'I see Veritas Seminary as an answer to the rapid slide away from the classical doctrines of Christianity
such as the inerrancy of Scripture, the immutable and timelessly eternal nature of God, and the need to
proclaim the gospel to a lost and searching world. In large part this is due to the influence of postmodernism
on the thinking on some faculty and students. No longer can we take it for granted that one's church or school
will hold fast to these cherished beliefs. Thus, our focus is not on the academic degree or credential one will
earn, the stakes are much higher today, it is on the equipping of the Body of Christ and personal
transformation by the Holy Spirit. What is needed today is an academic reformation and spiritual revival.'
Since it's founding in March 2009, Veritas Seminary has experienced unprecedented support and enrollment
by students and faculty seeking a safe learning environment. Holden said, 'The seminary's first course,
Introduction to Apologetics, was taught by Dr. Geisler to a nearly full classroom of students from diverse
backgrounds, all seeking a safe haven from the ideologies that are driving the shift away from sound doctrine.'
Veritas Seminary is planning their first annual apologetics conference for November 6-7, featuring lectures by
distinguished pastors and apologists including Ravi Zacharias, Norman Geisler, Chuck Smith, Ergun Caner, Lee
Strobell, Ron Rhodes, Greg Koukl and others. For more information concerning Veritas Evangelical Seminary
visit www.VeritasSeminary.com [article link]
Calvary Chapel Bible College located in Murrieta California [since about 1996] - Calvary Chapel Bible College is
affiliated with Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa where Chuck Smith [Sr.] is the pastor - All members of the Bible
College staff are employees and ministers of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, under the direction of Pastor
Chuck Smith and Associate Pastor Brian Brodersen [Note: associate pastor Brian Brodersen is just Chuck
Smith's son in law.]
Affiliation: Calvary Chapel Bible College is affiliated with Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa where Chuck Smith is
the pastor. All members of the Bible College staff are employees and ministers of Calvary Chapel of Costa
Mesa, under the direction of Pastor Chuck Smith and Associate Pastor Brian Brodersen. -- Letter From The
President: God is moving mightily by His Holy Spirit in this generation and we praise Him for His mighty works.
As a part of what God is doing by His Spirit worldwide, He has raised up the Calvary Chapel ministries to help
feed His people with His Word. At Calvary Chapel Bible College, men and women from all over the world
gather together in the beautiful Murrieta Hot Springs oasis of Southern California to study the Word of God
with Calvary Chapel pastors. May God bless you richly with His abundant love. Pastor Chuck Smith, President --
As the Vice President of the Bible College, Pastor Brian Brodersen works closely with Pastor Chuck and the
Bible College Director, Pastor David Shirley to shape the vision of CCBC. Brian has been involved in pastoral
ministry for over 20 years. He has served as Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Vista in Southern California, and
also as Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Westminster in London, England. Brian has been extensively involved in
missionary work throughout various parts of Europe. Brian is the featured speaker on the Bible teaching
program 'Back to Basics' as well as the co-host of the live call-in program 'Pastor's Perspective.' Pastor Brian
Brodersen, Vice President. [article link]
Declining donations force churches to adjust strategies - Nearly 40 percent of U.S. churches experienced
declines in church giving and offerings in 2009, the second consecutive year of significant funding drop {I think
a large part of this besides the economy is that people no longer want to just blanket donate [tithe] to modern
5013c Corporation Churches. People should be very cautious about how they donate to modern Corporation
Churches [look how many Christian organizations then used Christian donations to fundraise for Mitt Romney
- i.e. Regent University, Focus on the Family, etc.] Christians should primarily donate to a Church or a cause
only on a base by base continuance and then only if there is a specific justifiable cause to donate to. It's just
not a good enough cause to donate to overprice building projects and overpriced perks, functions and
agendas. - Note: Christian internet ministries are a great place to donate to and support (not at the complete
exclusion of the local Church) but it does help to establish needy ministries on the internet. - Also Note: Basic
Christian is contemplating doing a whole series [in 2011] on why many current Churches and organizations
simply need to fail and why it could be a work of God in His Church if they do fail. Don't be so quick to
financially come to the aid [even at their request] of a failing Church or organization and in so doing making
ourselves partakers of their plagues that they have brought upon themselves i.e. (Revelation 2:5) in their
disobedience and unfaithfulness towards God.}
Even as First Baptist Church of Dallas launches a $115 million capital campaign, the most ambitious ever for a
large Protestant church, congregations across the country struggle to pay everyday bills. Nearly 40 percent of
U.S. churches experienced declines in church giving and offerings in 2009, the second consecutive year of
significant funding drops, according to the 2010 State of the Plate surveys conducted by the Maximum
Generosity ministry and Christianity Today International. After the October 2008 stock market plunge, 29
percent of churches reported declines in giving. In 2009, 38 percent of churches responding to the survey had
experienced declines. "What normally happens is a downturn hits churches about six months after it hits
everyone else, and it takes about six months after the recovery starts for churches to see that," said Simeon
May, chief executive officer for the Richardson-based National Association of Church Business Administration.
"We aren't seeing much improvement yet." It's little wonder, then, that some churches have delayed or
postponed capital campaigns and focused instead on "operational giving," said Joel Mikell, president of RSI
Church Stewardship Group of Dallas, which guides 200 to 250 churches through capital campaigns each year.
[article link]
***Highly Recommended - Bible versions Controversy EXPLAINED - find out the MAJOR differences (Mp3)
Can you trust the new versions? before you say yes, you need to hear this message. learn where they came
from, who is behind them, and HEAR ACTUAL AUDIO FROM CHUCK SWENDOL, DR. D.A.WAITE AND OTHERS...
Learn what you need to know before you use that new [deceptive] bible version. [article link]
Creating Your Own Way To Worship God - Mark Driscoll [pastor of Mars Hill Fellowship in Seattle Washington]
and Neo-Reformed New-Calvinist [once saved always saved] Contemplative [New Age - altered state of
consciousness i.e. transcendental meditation] Spirituality - Dr. John Piper, who's seen as a "pioneer" of this
New Calvinism - back in February of this year [2010] Driscoll was a featured speaker, along with CSM teacher
Peter Scazzero, at the Radicalis conference put on by Purpose Driven Pope [exercising excessive authority] Rick
Warren at his Saddleback Church {Really as others have noted the contemplative meditative spirituality
movement is the new circumcision of modern Christianity. In the ancient Church early Christians attempted to
focus on circumcision in order to avoid the seemingly unpopular cross and teachings of Jesus Christ. Today
modern Christians are contemplating anything and everything in another attempt to distance themselves from
the cross (sin nature of mankind) and what they perceive to be unpopular teachings of Jesus Christ all the
while neglecting the true Majesty and Glory of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.}
Creating Your Own Way To Worship God - Apprising Ministries has shared some concern about this New
Calvinism as expressed e.g. by Matt Chandler and particularly Mark Driscoll, founder of Acts 29 Network, in
recent posts such as Acts 29 Network And Reformed Counter Reformation Spirituality? and Acts 29 Pastor
Matt Chandler On Being A Reformed Charismatic. In my assessment there's very good reason for concern as
these people are rapidly growing in popularity and influence within the younger sector of the Reformed Camp;
being blessed as they are by Dr. John Piper, who's seen as a "pioneer" of this New Calvinism. Then in Spiritual
Disciplines According To Martin Luther I connected some more of the dots for you concerning the Acts 29
Church Planting Network itself where you heard from Darren Patrick, its own Vice President, that they are a
"neo-Reformed" section of the Emerging Church. Let me be perfectly clear: Acts 29 is most certainly not
heretical in its basic theological beliefs. The concern here is the recommendation of a key component that was
hidden within the Trojan Horse of the sinfully ecumenical Emergent Church (EC) and its new "big tent"
progressive/liberal de-formation of the Christian faith they call Emergence Christianity. This EC-a neo-liberal
cult now firmly entrenched within the walls of mainstream evangelicalism-has long been busy now blurring
doctrinal lines through their core doctrine of Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) as taught by Living
Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic Richard Foster along with his spiritual twin and Southern Baptist minister
Dallas Willard. ... Although Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Fellowship in Seattle Washington, is said to have
denounced certain aspects of the emergent church, Driscoll is a proponent of the main element behind the
emerging church - contemplative prayer. ... I previously pointed out in Who Is John Main? this form of "mantra
meditation" encouraged by Thomas, and apparently also recommended by Driscoll, is traced to Dom (father)
John Main (1926-1982). Main was a Roman Catholic priest and monk of the Order of Saint Benedict (OSB); he's
also universally known by those in the so-called "contemplative tradition" as the man who rediscovered "the
practice of pure prayer, or Christian meditation," using a "holy phrase" also known as a mantra. In 1975 Main
"began the first meditation groups at his monastery in London and, later, in Montreal." ... In closing this out,
for now, you should understand that what this CSM ends up producing is a sappy, centered on the self,
psycho-babble form of Christianity as these mystics "go within" themselves in search of "an authentic self" aka
some supposed "true self." However, at its very core, it ends up a denial of the doctrine of original sin. I find it
rather odd that people, who would tell us they are Protestants in line with Reformation theology, would be so
quick to recommend this kind of Counter Reformation spirituality to their church planters and to the younger
section of evangelicals influenced by this New Calvinism. [article link]
The question remains: Is this phenomenon of former pastors becoming full-time conference speakers and
authors a good thing? Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove suggests it's not in his new book, 'The Wisdom of Stability:
Rooting Faith in a Mobile Culture' {Note: there is the added burden that today MUCH of what is passed off to
the Christian public as authored works by leading pastors, teachers and leaders is in fact 'ghost authored'
material and more and more the 'ghost authors' of modern Christian material are in actuality New Age authors
seeking alternate avenues and venues to saturate their material into. -- Also Note: When it comes to the very
serious business of adequately Pastoring a diverse congregation of people any 'one man show' is a complete
no-go! It has been conclusively proven time and again in modern-Christianity to be completely
UNNACCEPTABLE and even TOXIC to allow any one person to have the bulk of authority at any Church level.
Even the Catholic Pope presides within a careful system of checks and balances.}
What's going on? Is the local church becoming the "farm team" for full-time conference and book ministry?
Normal pastoral transition, pastoral stress, the personality of church planters, and American culture all
probably play a role in these type of transitions. ... Third, people who are good at church planting tend to have
creative and communication gifts that also make them good writers. Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird write in the
2007 State of Church Planting in the United States, "Aggressive and highly effective church planters tend to be
entrepreneurial and find creative means of funding the plant other than with direct assistance from
denominational or church-planting agencies." It is not surprising that the entrepreneurial and creative
energies of church planters will sometimes lead them to write books describing what they have learned along
the way. Belcher, Chan, Rollins, McLaren, and others were all church planters. So was *Eugene Peterson [scam
author of the 'ghost authored' and highly New Aged plagiarized 'The Message' bible], who left the church he
planted after 29 years to become a professor at Regent College in 1991. (Piper's church has been in existence
since the 19th century, but he led it to major growth.) Fourth, American culture expects authors to travel and
promote their books through speaking engagements. Outside speaking engagements and further writing often
take pastors away from the church they founded. Some pastors, such as Bill Hybels, Rick Warren, Max Lucado,
Tim Keller, and Rob Bell, have made arrangements to stay at the churches they founded with other pastors
taking on a significant portion of the preaching. ... Still, it is problematic for us to judge people from a distance
for their [self-serving] vocational decisions. "If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing
be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?" (1 Cor 12:17). We should be careful
not to assume that these moves are made out of pride. In Sunday's sermon, for example, Chan was particulary
eager to emphasize that he felt God is leading him to greater obscurity, not prominence. But even when
prominence does come with these moves, we can all be thankful for good writing and speaking. Maybe God is
setting aside some people for these [new apostle] tasks so that the body of Christ might be built up. {It's highly
doubtful that this unbiblical, extremely deceptive and very much a worldly compromised movement could
possibly be in any way a valid movement or work of God.} [article link]
John Piper - More Details About Our 2010 National Conference - The conference theme is Think: The Life of
the Mind & the Love of God - A number of people have asked about John Piper's decision to invite [purpose
driven] Rick Warren - Below is a 12 minute clip from last night's Ask Pastor John session where he addresses
that question and explains why he thinks it will be good for Rick [Warren] to come (Video)
The 2010 Desiring God National Conference will take place, Lord willing, October 1-3 in Minneapolis. The
conference theme is Think: The Life of the Mind & the Love of God, and the speakers and message titles are as
follows: Al Mohler - "The Way the World Thinks: Meeting the Natural Mind in the Mirror and in the Market
Place"; Rick Warren - "Thinking Purposefully for the Glory of Christ: The Life of the Mind and Global Reality"; R.
C. Sproul (via video) - "Thinking Deeply in the Ocean of Revelation: The Bible and the Life of the Mind"; Thabiti
Anyabwile - "Thinking for the Sake of Global Faithfulness: Confronting Islam with the Mind of Christ"; Francis
Chan - "Think Hard, Stay Humble: The Life of the Mind and the Peril of Pride"; John Piper - "Thinking for the
Sake of Joy: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God" -- John Piper's Upcoming Leave - By John Piper March
28, 2010 - As you may have already heard in the sermon from March 27-28, the elders graciously approved on
March 22 a leave of absence that will take me away from Bethlehem from May 1 through December 31, 2010.
We thought it might be helpful to put an explanation in a letter to go along with the sermon. I asked the elders
to consider this leave [without pay - but possibly with perks (Per diem - travel, living expences) that can far
exceed the regular salary] because of a growing sense that my soul, my marriage, my family, and my ministry-
pattern need a reality check from the Holy Spirit. On the one hand, I love my Lord, my wife, my five children
and their families first and foremost; and I love my work of preaching and writing and leading Bethlehem. I
hope the Lord gives me at least five more years as the pastor for preaching and vision at Bethlehem. But on
the other hand, I see several species of pride in my soul that, while they may not rise to the level of
disqualifying me for ministry, grieve me, and have taken a toll on my relationship with Noël and others who
are dear to me. How do I apologize to you, not for a specific deed, but for ongoing character flaws, and their
effects on everybody? I'll say it now, and no doubt will say it again, I'm sorry. Since I don't have just one deed
to point to, I simply ask for a spirit of forgiveness; and I give you as much assurance as I can that I am not
making peace, but war, with my own sins. ... Personally, I view these months as a kind of relaunch of what I
hope will be the most humble, happy, fruitful five years of our 35 years at Bethlehem and 46 years of
marriage. Would you pray with me to that end? And would you stand by your church with all your might? May
God make these eight months the best Bethlehem has ever known. It would be just like God to do the greatest
things when I am not there. "Neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the
growth" (1 Corinthians 3:7). I love you and promise to pray for you every day. Pastor John. [article link]
Verse by Verse with Mike and Chris - Chris and Mike begin a new study in the book of Galatians (Mp3)
Verse by Verse Bible Teaching Podcast and Links. [article link]
The End-Times Outpouring of Antichrist by Monica Dennington of TicTocMinistries (YouTube - Video Teaching)
Can we identify where the Holy Spirit is working by looking at where the miracles are "coming down"? When
we hear that God is moving in Toronto, Florida, Kansas City, or other places, should we run to see it? When we
see a "prophet" doing miracles, should we not flock to get one for ourselves? Join Monica Dennington as she
goes straight to Jesus words for the answer to the question, "Is this the End-Times Outpouring?" [article link]
Misty Edwards - As In the Days of Noah - A YouTube Music Video via Conservmom {We are living in times and
about to enter times too perilous to place our trust in man or in ministries but we need to simply place our
trust and cares in the capable hands of the living, loving, resurrected Son of God the Lord and Savior of all
mankind Jesus Christ.} (YouTube)
This is my interpretation of the Misty Edwards song, "As In the Days of Noah" [article link]
Alpha & Omega Ministries Apologetics Blog - Jerald Dirks, the Deen Show, and the Prologue of John (Video)
05/17/2010 - James White - Category: Islam. [article link]
Wikipedia.com: Jerald F. Dirks - Dr. Jerald F. Dirks (born 1950, Kansas) is a former ordained[citation needed]
Methodist minister, Muslim convert and popular author of several books on Islam and Christianity
Education: Dr. Dirks enrolled at Harvard College as a philosophy major in 1967. He was named a Hollis Scholar,
signifying that he was a top pre-theology student in the college. He worked as a youth minister at a fairly large
United Methodist Church during his freshman and sophomore years. He graduated in 1971 and was admitted
to the Harvard Divinity School thereafter, from where he graduated with a Master's degree in Divinity. During
his seminary education, he also completed a two-year externship program as a hospital chaplain at Peter Bent
Brigham Hospital in Boston. He also holds a Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Denver. ... He has
published several works on Islam and Christianity in recent years. [article link]
Jerald Dirks - A Christian Minister's Conversion to Islam - My preaching began to draw community-wide
attention, and before long I was occasionally filling pulpits at other churches, at a nursing home, and at various
church-affiliated youth and ladies groups, where I typically set attendance records [then] By age 17, when I
began my freshman year at Harvard College, my decision to enter the ministry had solidified - By virtue of my
[Harvard] seminary training and education, I knew how badly the Bible had been corrupted and often knew
exactly when, where, and why, I had no belief in any triune godhead, and I had no belief in anything more than
a metaphorical "sonship" of Jesus, peace be upon him - In short, while I certainly believed in God, I was as
strict a monotheist as my Muslim friends
It was at this juncture that I began to come into contact with the local Muslim community. For some years
before, my wife and I had been actively involved in doing research on the history of the Arabian horse.
Eventually, in order to secure translations of various Arabic documents, this research brought us into contact
with Arab Americans who happened to be Muslims. Our first such contact was with Jamal in the summer of
1991. ... By the last week of December of 1992, I was forced to admit to myself, that I could find no area of
substantial disagreement between my own religious beliefs and the general tenets of Islam. While I was ready
to acknowledge that Muhammad, peace be upon him, was a prophet of (one who spoke for or under the
inspiration of) God, and while I had absolutely no difficulty affirming that there was no god besides God/Allah,
glorified and exalted is He, I was still hesitating to make any decision. I could readily admit to myself that I had
far more in common with Islamic beliefs as I then understood them, than I did with the traditional Christianity
of the organized church. I knew only too well that I could easily confirm from my seminary training and
education most of what the Qur'an had to say about Christianity, the Bible, and Jesus, peace be upon him.
Nonetheless, I hesitated. Further, I rationalized my hesitation by maintaining to myself that I really didn't
know the nitty-gritty details of Islam, and that my areas of agreement were confined to general concepts. As
such, I continued to read, and then to re-read. ... Later, when Iman came with my check, I attempted a round-
about apology by saying: "I'm afraid I was a little abrupt in answering your question before. If you were asking
me whether I believe that there is only one God, then my answer is yes. If you were asking me whether I
believe that Muhammad was one of the prophets of that one God, then my answer is yes." She very nicely and
very supportively said: "That's okay; it takes some people a little longer than others." ... I was a Christian, or so
I said. After all, I had been born into a Christian family, had been given a Christian upbringing, had attended
church and Sunday school every Sunday as a child, had graduated from a prestigious seminary, and was an
ordained minister in a large Protestant denomination. However, I was also a Christian: who didn't believe in a
triune godhead or in the divinity of Jesus, peace be upon him; who knew quite well how the Bible had been
corrupted; who had said the Islamic testimony of faith in my own carefully parsed words; who had fasted
during Ramadan; who was saying Islamic prayers five times a day; and who was deeply impressed by the
behavioral examples I had witnessed in the Muslim community, both in America and in the Middle East. (Time
and space do not permit me the luxury of documenting in detail all of the examples of personal morality and
ethics I encountered in the Middle East.) If asked if I were a Muslim, I could and did do a five-minute
monologue detailing the above, and basically leaving the question unanswered. I was playing intellectual word
games, and succeeding at them quite nicely. ... Nonetheless, it is a Muslim's duty to be a good neighbor, and it
is a Muslim's duty to be willing to discuss Islam with others. As such, I accepted the invitation for the following
evening, and spent most of the waking part of the next 24 hours contemplating how best to approach this
gentleman in his requested topic of conversation. The appointed time came, and we drove over to our
neighbor's. After a few moments of small talk, he finally asked why I had decided to become a Muslim. I had
waited for this question, and had my answer carefully prepared. "As you know with your seminary education,
there were a lot of non-religious considerations which led up to and shaped the decisions of the Council of
Nicaea." He immediately cut me off with a simple statement: "You finally couldn't stomach the polytheism
anymore, could you?" He knew exactly why I was a Muslim, and he didn't disagree with my decision! For
himself, at his age and at his place in life, he was electing to be "an atypical Christian". Allah willing, he has by
now completed his journey from cross to crescent. ... For those contemplating the acceptance of Islam and the
surrendering of oneself to Allah-glorified and exalted is He, there may well be sacrifices along the way. Many
of these sacrifices are easily predicted, while others may be rather surprising and unexpected. There is no
denying the existence of these sacrifices, and I don't intend to sugar coat that pill for you. Nonetheless, don't
be overly troubled by these sacrifices. In the final analysis, these sacrifices are less important than you
presently think. Allah willing, you will find these sacrifices a very cheap coin to pay for the "goods" [72 virgins
in heaven] you are purchasing. © 2002 (Abu Yahya) Jerald F. Dirks, M. Div, Psy. D. Reproduced with the
author's permission. [article link]
December 2009: Threshing Floor Radio Show: Spirit Uprising! by Randy Maugans (Mp3)
A sharp shift in the Spirit is occurring-a mobilization of forces which will clash in the realm of powers and
principalities. The prophetic clarion call has to do with healing, deliverance, and restoration, to those who
follow the Living God. What follows the healing is an empowerment of authority to take back ground-even the
Holy ground which has been defiled and illegally appropriated. This is about YOUR healing, YOUR destiny…the
future of YOUR generations…and the consummation of an ancient battle. [article link]
Mega Church Pastor Chuck Smith Suffers Stroke

SANTA, CA-- California-based mega church pastor, Chuck Smith, was hospitalized on Saturday evening after
having what is being described as a "mini-stroke." Smith is the 82-year-old senior pastor of the Calvary Chapel
in Costa Mesa, California. It is one of the county's largest churches with a reported attendance in excess of
9,000 each Sunday. In December 1965, Chuck Smith became the pastor of a 25-person congregation and in
1968 broke away from the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel denomination in Santa Ana,
California. Pastor Smith is highly regarded as a radio show host, author, speaker and teacher. Smith has
mentored many other pastors and remains close with Pastors Greg Laurie, Mike MacIntosh, Raul Ries and Skip
Heitzig among the thousands he has coached. In a statement on his web site, Greg Laurie, wrote, "Pastor
Chuck Smith was taken to the hospital and had what was described by his doctor as a "mini-stroke." His doctor
expects him to make a full recovery. Let's remember this beloved man of God in prayer, that the Lord would
touch, bless, and heal him." [article link]
Popular OC pastor [Chuck Smith] hospitalized with stroke - SANTA ANA, Calif. - Chuck Smith, the senior pastor
of Orange County's Calvary Chapel, has been hospitalized with a mild stroke - Smith has been pastor of the
non-denominational church [Calvary Chapel] (now) in Santa Ana since it was founded in 1965 [Note: Chuck
Smith is not the founder of Calvary Chapel he is the 2nd pastor [a replacement pastor] of Calvary Chapel an
already existing fellowship.] - His doctor expects him to make a full recovery {Note: I hope and pray for a full
recovery for Pastor Chuck Smith and I hope and pray that he can begin to set some records straight so that
Christianity is not stuck with some preplanned, well placed in-grafted propaganda of a fantasized over
achieved career story along with a half-baked gospel and salvation message from a person of questionable
integrity.}
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Chuck Smith, the senior pastor of Orange County's Calvary Chapel, has been hospitalized
with a mild stroke. Church spokeswoman Laura Jackson said Monday that Smith was taken the hospital over
Christmas weekend. Smith has been pastor of the non-denominational church in Santa Ana since it was
founded in 1965. The church says its congregation has since grown from 25 people to more than 25,000. Smith
is also known for training other prominent ministers, such as Greg Laurie, founder of the annual Harvest
Crusade that fills Angels Stadium. [article link]
wikipedia.org: Chuck Smith (pastor) - Charles Ward "Chuck" Smith, born June 25, 1927 (age 82), is the senior
pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa - *He is widely credited as founding Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, though
**he was the second pastor {Note: Pastor Chuck Smith Sr. of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa continues to
perpetuate the myth and the fraud that he is a Christian pioneer and a Christian innovator. This is the point
that others have made before and that I have been making all day. Chuck Smith Sr. apparently is a person who
is willing to create a fictional scenario about his life at any cost and the truth is more likely that he is an
opportunist and a master manipulator both of people and of circumstances than that he is an actual true
honest dedicated Christian.}
Charles Ward "Chuck" Smith, born June 25, 1927 (age 82), is the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa.
He is widely credited as founding Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, though he was the second pastor. Smith was
born in Ventura, California to Charles and Maude Smith. His wife, Kay, directs Costa Mesa's women's ministry.
Smith's four children currently do or have worked in the ministry. ... There are some who criticize Calvary
Chapel churches for a perceived dogmatic approach and losing their connection to their founding principles of
the 1960s. Those defending Calvary Chapel would say that Calvary Chapel has not changed, but as culture has
become more egalitarian, it is more averse to this type of approach. Chuck Smith is the author and co-author
of several books. Titles of his books include Answers for Today; Calvary Chapel Distinctives; Calvinism,
Arminianism & The Word of God; Charisma vs. Charismania; Comfort for Those Who Mourn; Effective Prayer
Life; Harvest; Living Water; The Claims of Christ; The Gospel According to Grace; The Philosophy of Ministry of
Calvary Chapel; Why Grace Changes Everything; Love: The More Excellent Way; The Final Act; and others
[including the known plagiarized book "When Storms Come"]. [article link]
GregLaurie.com: Greg's Blog - we are taking this coming Thursday, New Years Eve [2010], off from our Orange
County Bible study {Wow, Greg Laurie quotes from the highly deceptive "Message" bible then informs his
congregation [correction: bible study] that he has no intention of rejoicing in the New Year with them in praise
and worship and thanks to Jesus Christ but that he is off to an undisclosed, secret, alternate event possibly
even a Satanic mass though it wouldn't be all that surprising to find out that Satan is Greg Laurie's master.}
We are off this Thursday night. For those of you in Southern California, we are taking this coming Thursday,
New Years Eve, off from our Orange County Bible study. But we will back in action on Thursday, January 7. We
will be joined for our 2010 kickoff (that sounds so futuristic, doesn't it?) by Phil Wickham, an outstanding
musical artist. See you then. {Note: It's possible [unless he changes his plans] but doubtful that Greg Laurie is
going to spend New Year's at his home Church in Riverside County. Because Greg Laurie is endlessly promoting
every event that he is ever a part of so for Greg Laurie to not publically promote where he is going to be on
New Year's Eve it is a huge red flag.} [article link]
What kind of message is The Message'(NavPress.com) - Written in 1993 in response to several requests
The Message DELETES the reference to God's holy name, ADDS requests not voiced by Jesus, and changes the
meaning of other verses. Follow the link and learn more about the phrase, "As above, so below." [article link]
New Age Teachings Passed of as "The Message" Bible (NavPress.com) - 'Oh! May the God of green hope fill
you up with joy' [Romans 15:13]
King James Version: Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in
hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. Romans 15:13. - The Message: Oh! May the God of green hope fill
you up with joy, fill you up with peace, so that your believing lives, filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy
Spirit, will brim over with hope! - Romans 15:13 [article link]
Country Keepers Blog received the following email from Discipleship Journal (navpress.com) - We note that
you have posted our Book-at-a-Time Bible Reading Plan on your website, this is a violation of copyright, and it
must be removed immediately - Who sells Bible reading plans?
We note that you have posted our Book-at-a-Time Bible Reading Plan on your website. This is a violation of
copyright, and it must be removed immediately. You may, however, provide a link on your site to the page on
our site where the Plans are sold. ... Please respond with a confirmation that you are removing the Plan from
your site. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. ... navpress.com/magazines. ... Who sells Bible
reading plans? I didn't know anyone did. Well, they certainly have the right to stand on their copyright. Praise
God that the King James Bible itself is in the public domain. [article link]
The Message by Eugene Peterson (NavPress.com): - Eugene Peterson's (New Age) Opinion of The Bible -
several correspondences with NavPress proves that Eugene Peterson has no Doctorate
The research article referring to Dr. Eugene Peterson addresses the assumption many have that Eugene
Peterson has a doctorate in languages, which in many minds, would qualify his translating a Bible. However,
several correspondences with NavPress proves that Eugene Peterson has no doctorate, with the definitive
statement, "He doesn't have a PhD but he has 3 honorary doctorates from Seattle Pacific University, Messiah
and Northwestern." ... The honorary doctorates Eugene Peterson has received are discussed as well as the
teaching positions he has held, including, for example, the ecumenical Regent University, his return to the
ecumenical New York Theological Seminary, the ecumenical St. Mary's Seminary, the first Catholic seminary in
the U.S. It is owned and operated by the Sulpician Fathers, who are diocesan priests dedicated to the
continued formation of priests for the Catholic church. These teaching positions are discussed in relation to his
time spent at each and the theological positions of the various universities or seminaries. Research is also
presented concerning Eugene Peterson's Pentecostal background and his ordination in the United
Presbyterian Church, the relations that denomination has with the National Council of Churches, the World
Council of Churches and the ecumenical movement in general. It should be noted that his Pentecostal bias
concerning tongues and "private prayer language" is implanted into The Message. [article link]
calvary chapel chuck smith - Chuck Smith knowingly took Illuminati [Satanic - Skull & Bones] money to help
establish [Maranatha! Music] and bring corrupt Christian rock music into the churches - Exposed by John Todd
(YouTube)
Continuation of what is the Illuminati? Who leads it? The Charismatic movement / Chuck Smith / Jesus Rock /
John Birch Society / Freemasons, purpose of Rock Music, etc! [article link]
February 28, 2007: Sex and Money Lead to Break-up of Christian Talk Network [Calvary Satellite Network] -
However, in a surprise move, the elder [Chuck] Smith dropped the legal proceedings claiming to make a
"Christian gesture" saying according to the former cheeleader, Lori Pollitt, that "it was time to turn Kestler
over to Satan" {I'm guessing that Chuck Smith Sr. of Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa [and probably also a few of his
staff members] have a lot of skill and experience in directing the demonic realm and demonic attacks against
people that Chuck doesn't exactly approve of - but then that wouldn't be very Christian of Chuck Smith and
Calvary Chapel.}
We generally cover political talk radio, usually liberal talk radio, but every once and while we run across a story
so engrossing that we expand our coverage area to include other forms of "spoken word" radio programming.
We came across such a story, this morning in Los Angeles Times. The Times ran a page one feature story that
had sex, money, deceit, and involved a talk radio network. Our kind of story! Naturally, we jumped right on it.
No it didn't relate to political talk radio - liberal or conservative. Instead it focused on the second largest
segment of the talk radio industry - Christian talk. It seems that a controversy has been raging for some time
now involving the owners of the Calvary Satellite Network. The network has about 400 low-power stations and
49 full-power stations in 45 states. Its coverage area has 22.5 million potential listeners. It estimates its worth
at $250 million, derived mostly from the value of its broadcasting licenses. The network, which was founded
by Chuck Smith, founder of the worldwide Calvary Chapel movement and his one time protégé Mike Kestler,
became the focus of costly legal battle, after charges of financial irregularities, poor management, and sexual
harrasment were directed at Kestler by Smith and his son Jeff. The two sides have hurled accusations of lust
and greed, betrayal and embezzlement. As part of the battle, Smith also funded a lawsuit against Kestler by a
former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader who said he had been fired from her from her radio job for rebuffing
Kestler's sexual advances. However, in a surprise move, the elder Smith dropped the legal proceedings
claiming to make a "Christian gesture" saying according to the former cheeleader, Lori Pollitt, that "it was time
to turn Kestler over to Satan." [article link]
crosswalk.com: RELIGIONS OF THE STARS [by Richard Abanes - (author 1996 book) American Militias:
Rebellion, Racism & Religion - Also in 1997, Abanes won the Evangelical Press Association's Higher Goals In
Journalism Award for his article on various religions in America - From 1998 to 2000, Abanes served on staff as
Creative Arts Director for Saddleback Church (Rick Warren) in Lake Forest, California - wiki.com] - Saturday,
March 14, 2009 Greg Laurie: New OC Bible Study {Richard Abanes has published over twenty books mostly on
the topics of Militias in America, Cults and Religion - and has CIA asset agent written all over himself.}
Well, I was so excited and spiritually pumped this morning, I had to get up pre-6AM to write this quick
announcement about a brand new Bible study kicked off last night (7PM) by Pastor Greg Laurie (Harvest
Christian Fellowship) in the OC. It was the biggest "Bible Study" I'd ever seen on a first night. The place was
packed with all seats filled and people sitting around on the floor and standing all along the back wall. LoL. It
was most excellent and had the vintage feel of a Calvary Chapel. ... After the service I was able to speak with
Greg for about 10 minutes as he hung around to chat with just about anyone who wanted to say hello. Yeah,
this guy's about as down-to-earth as anyone can get. Both he and I agreed that there is great need in the Body
of Christ during this day for clear/sound doctrine and a better understanding of how to effectively defend the
faith and appropriately use discernment and the noble calling of apologetics. W00t! And to my great surprise
and joy, also present at the study was a long-distance acquaintance of mine - Pastor James McDonald, senior
pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel in Illinois. For those of you who read my blog, you'll recall that I mentioned
James in my article Don't Believe Everything You Read...On the Internet, and referenced his outstanding piece
Great Damage: The Gift of Discernment Used in the Flesh. James gave the opening prayer! I couldn't believe it.
I had no idea he'd be in California (coincidence?.......naw). [article link]
The Bombshell Truth About Tal Brooke by Lisa De Witt: The Bombshell Truth About Tal Brooke and His
Connection to the U.S. Information Agency and CIA - Just two years earlier, in 1988, former CIA Director and
then U.S. Vice President, George H. W. Bush chose Harvest House Publishers to print and market his
autobiography, Man of Integrity - [previously publishing] a book titled "Harvest" [1987] co-written with Chuck
Smith Sr. [of Calvery Chapel Costa Mesa]
Just two years earlier, in 1988, former CIA Director and then U.S. Vice President, George H. W. Bush chose
Harvest House Publishers to print and market his autobiography, Man of Integrity. There was a photo of Bush
Sr. with the Harvest House owner, Bob Hawkins Sr. on the company website until this article was published
and that page has since been removed. The archived link is posted below in the reference section. You may
have to re-enter the link into the archive.org. wayback machine to see the page. ... Tal Brooke, who graduated
from the 1963 Class of George Mason High School in Falls Church, Virginia, has also used the alias Tai Brooke.
Brooke writes very little about his family in Avatar of Night, other than to say his father was an American
diplomat in London and an atheist. In the preface of a book titled Harvest co-written with Chuck Smith, Brooke
also wrote, "I grew up in an atheistic home." In a later interview with Dan Wooding on Brooke's Spiritual
Counterfeits website he revises his father's belief system to agnostic. In his mother's obituary on the
savannahnow.com website, Tal Brooke's father's name is listed as Edgar Duffield Brooke. According to a
National Security Files memorandum from the Kennedy Library, Edgar D. Brooke was appointed Director of
Media Content for the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) by Edward R. Murrow in 1961. This bombshell evidence,
which Tal Brooke has failed to reveal, shows Brooke's father was in charge of the worldwide distribution of
propaganda during one of the U.S.'s most racist periods in history. [article link]
Know Your Rights: H.264, patent licensing, and you - So what are the rates, and who has to pay? - the party
[Church - Ministry] selling or distributing the [H.264] video to the end user -- has to pay royalties for using the
H.264 encoder
In any event, MPEG-LA has said to us that only the parties at the top and bottom of the H.264 tool chain are
generally required to pay royalties; that is, the party who makes the encoder, and the party who distributes
the encoded file to the end users. You can think of that as the first and last transaction, if you like -- the person
who sells the encoder and the person who sells the content are the ones who have to pay. That ultimately
means products that come with an H.264 codec don't also come with a license to use the codec commercially -
- in order to distribute H.264 content in a way that makes money, the distributor has to pay for a separate
license. So products like Windows 7, Mac OS X, Final Cut Pro, Avid, and modern video cameras aren't licensed
to distribute video for commercial use -- they all have fine print somewhere that says they're for personal and
non-commercial use only. It's language that feels incredibly aggressive and broad, especially since it
apparently conflicts with the MPEG-LA's general position that only the final link in the chain -- the party selling
or distributing the video to the end user -- has to pay royalties for using the H.264 encoder. Ouch. So people
are mad because they have to pay to make and distribute videos for commercial use? Yes, but it's not as bad
as it seems. First off, we've directly asked MPEG-LA whether or not using an H.264 camera simply to shoot
video for a commercial purpose requires a license, and the answer is no. We've also asked whether an end
user watching H.264 videos would ever have to pay or be licensed, and the answer to that question is also no.
Yes, the license terms are worded poorly, but those are the answers straight from the patent horse's mouth.
Everyone can breathe again, 'kay? On top of that, there's a gigantic exception to the license rules that should
put any lingering fears to rest: using H.264 to distribute free internet video to end users doesn't cost a thing,
and won't cost anything until at least 2015. After that, it's up in the air, and that's a bridge we'll have to cross
when we come to it -- there's a chance the MPEG-LA could start charging a royalty for free video in five years.
But for right now MPEG-LA president Larry Horn says the group doesn't want to "plug a royalty into a business
model that's still unsettled." It's also important to note that the MPEG-LA can't just run off and do whatever it
wants; its decisions are made by the various patent holders it represents, many of whom are also still trying to
figure out the economics of video on the web themselves. [article link]
Microsoft Says Web Video in IE9 Is All About H.264 - It should be noted that both Microsoft and Apple - the
two main proponents of native H.264 playback in their browsers - hold patents in the H.264 patent pool
The argument over which web video playback technology to support has been a point of major tension among
browser makers ever since last year, when the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) bowed out of the debate,
declining to recommend any single video technology for HTML5. The result, so far, is a stalemate - Microsoft
and Apple are supporting H.264, Mozilla and Opera are supporting Ogg Theora and Google, for the time being,
is supporting both. As we've said before, H.264 is a dangerous path for web video to go down, mostly because
there are patents and licensing issues associated with it that keep it from being freely used. It should be noted
that both Microsoft and Apple - the two main proponents of native H.264 playback in their browsers - hold
patents in the H.264 patent pool. Other technologies, such as Ogg Theora and VP8, appear to be a much safer
alternative for video on the web to remain free and open, which is why the browser makers who have no
stake in H.264 (Mozilla and Opera) are pushing for Theora. [article link]
{Flashback - July 17, 2009} Why Amazon went Big Brother on some Kindle e-books - Amazon.com shocked
customers yesterday when it reached out to hundreds, if not thousands of Kindles [ebook readers] and simply
deleted texts that users had not only purchased, but had started to read - Amazon spoiled the readers'
descent into Orwellian masochism with nary a warning or apology - Perhaps the (Thought Police) Amazon
Customer Service team could cut off your ebooks whenever they wanted to {Note: can Microsoft and Apple do
this as well with H.264 Video?}
The story first popped up when customers began crying foul on the Amazon community, and several sites
covered it, including the NYTimes. What no one could determine for certain was "why" this was happening.
Amazon's email to customers gave the impression that the publisher had a change of heart: "Although a rarity,
publishers can decide to pull their content from the Kindle store." That didn't tell the whole story, however.
Ars Technica has learned that this was more serious than a publisher flippantly changing course. Accusations
that Amazon had caved to the powerful meanderings of a "major publisher" were far off the mark, although
the cause is still unsettling. As it turns out, the books in question were being sold by Amazon despite being
unauthorized copies. The works weren't legit. It was all copywrong. In other words, Amazon was selling bad
books. Hot letters. Pilfered paragraphs. MobileReference, the publisher in question, formats and sells public
domain books on Amazon. The only problem is that George Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984 are not yet in the
public domain, at least not in the US. According to Amazon's statement to Ars Technica, "These books were
added to our catalog using our self-service platform by a third-party who did not have the rights to the books."
When the publisher informed Amazon of this, Amazon moved to rectify the situation. The two books are no
longer listed on MobleReference's website, either. But does Amazon's Terms of Service even allow for this
kind of "rectification"? Peter Kafka examined the ToS and believes that there is no backing for this move. The
ToS makes it sound as if all sales are final: [article link]
More info on Windows Phone 7: Windows Live ID (i.e. Hotmail account) will be required {There is a ton of new
(and transitional) always on internet phone [Intel Moorestown] - type of technology and gadgets coming out
this fall and into 2011 finally providing for stable and highly useable mobile internet devices. Intel and Nokia
have the MeeGo operating system, Google has their Android system, Apple has their iPhone system and
Microsoft will have their own system in Phone 7 but so far Microsoft seems to be the one to avoid.}
Microsoft still has a lot of work to do until the first Windows Phone 7 devices are launched (sometime in the
fourth quarter of the year), and that's why we don't know all we'd want to know about the upcoming OS.
However, new details have been uncovered by Tweakers.net, **including the fact that, to use a Windows
Phone 7 handset [phone], you will need a Windows Live ID account (you automatically have one if you use
Hotmail or MSN Messenger). Apparently, Windows Live ID will also provide access to Windows Marketplace.
Furthermore, it looks like Windows Phone 7 will only support ARM7 processors (like the Qualcomm
Snapdragon). This leaves out Intel's Moorestown processors - but it's not like Intel cares too much, since it has
MeeGo and we'll soon see Moorestown-based MeeGo devices on the market. As previously mentioned, all
Windows Phone 7 devices will require capacitive touchscreen displays (apparently, non-touch devices won't
be able to run WP7), three buttons on the front (Back, Start and Search), a power button, a camera button,
and two volume buttons. Weird enough, it looks like Windows Phone 7 will support Bluetooth 2.1, but not
Bluetooth 3.0. Well, maybe support for the newer version of Bluetooth will be added after launch. [article link]
Nokia and Intel defensive on MeeGo Linux patents - Microsoft and Apple are finding new ways to rein in the
competition on phones: they're using patent threats - Ari Jaaksi, Nokia's vice president of MeeGo devices, told
The Reg Tuesday that Intel and Nokia could "guarantee and promise" that MeeGo is safe from any and all
patent claims because of the size and breadth of the companies' patent portfolios
Tech companies are playing hardball on smart phones, but Linux could gain the upper hand with Intel and
Nokia going on the defensive with MeeGo. To get you on Facebook while on the bus, play a tune, and - oh,
yeah - make a call, Microsoft and Apple are finding new ways to rein in the competition on phones: they're
using patent threats. ... MeeGo, YouGo, WeAllGo MeeGo, the latest mobile-Linux effort - this time from Intel
and Nokia - reckons it might have a chance with patents, too. Only instead of chasing people for royalties, they
will use patents to protect those who adopt MeeGo against opportunistic trolls and companies like Microsoft
that might decide one day that the best way to make some easy money or to hobble your business is by
claiming patent infringement in the MeeGo Linux you are busy using on your smart phones. Ari Jaaksi, Nokia's
vice president of MeeGo devices, told The Reg Tuesday that Intel and Nokia could "guarantee and promise"
that MeeGo is safe from any and all patent claims because of the size and breadth of the companies' patent
portfolios, and also because of the size of Intel and Nokia themselves. MeeGo is based on the Linux kernel and
uses common components such as X-Windows and Gstreamer. "Both Nokia and Intel have a huge patent
portfolio and we have put our investment into the standard Linux-based platform. That's a guarantee and
promise that it's safe for anyone to take this platform because we will look after your investment with our
patent platform," Jaaksi said. "With the big patent portfolios already backing up MeeGo as an operating
system, that should make some of the concerns go away... we'll defend that with our patent portfolio."
[article link]
After HP-Palm deal, Microsoft loses if it snoozes - reports have surfaced that HP has canceled the (Windows 7)
Slate because it is unsatisfied with Windows 7 as a tablet operating system {Note: Microsoft has lazily
attempted to shove its entire existing Desktop PC platform operating system (Windows 7) into newly created
portable [Tablet] devices. #1 Smartphones and Tablet devices use touchscreen devices as their main interface
- PCs use a Mouse Pointer as a main interface so Microsoft is attempting to emphasize the wrong operating
system features for portable devices - #2 Microsoft (Windows 7) requires 3 GB of Memory to comfortably
operate yet Tablet devices are currently equipped with only 1 GB of memory. #3 Microsoft is attempting to
put a huge, bloated, power hungry operating system into a handheld portable device that is not designed to
handle such a large operating system. -- Microsoft needs to offer a specialized operating system based on
Windows 7 but made specifically for portable Tablet and Smartphone devices.}
Remember that Hewlett-Packard slate computer Steve Ballmer showed off at (2009) CES? Ya know how the
Microsoft CEO was all excited that it runs Windows 7? Yeah, Windows 7 is Microsoft's first operating system to
come with [secondary] touch-screen support right out of the box [a mouse pointer is still the primary device -
Tablets don't generally use a mouse device]. So what? Tablet PCs, most of them running some form of
Windows, have been around for a decade. And until Apple's introduction of the iPad this year, the tablet
market had been "disastrous," said IDC analyst David Daoud. "I think what Apple has done is reset the agenda
of what the tablet should be," he told seattlepi.com. "I think now it creates an opportunity for the PC world.
For Microsoft to play the game in that market." But now that HP has acquired Palm, WebOS and the firm's
extensive patent portfolio, the tech giants - at least those interested in the tablet market - have some thinking
to do. HP, the world's biggest computer manufacturer, now has its own mobile operating system. ... There's no
doubt the tablet PC market, finally taking off, holds immense opportunity for Microsoft. Many tablets will run
Windows 7. The HP Slate already will - and HP probably will continue to produce Windows tablets, Daoud said,
even if it starts selling them with WebOS. Microsoft is, for the most part, being kept afloat by Windows sales.
So when it comes to the tablet market, the software juggernaut just can't fall asleep at the helm. "They have
to be competitive," Daoud said. "They have to understand there's Apple, there's Google, there's competition
out there." "Nobody," he added, "should look at Microsoft and say, 'Oh, that's it.'" [article link]
Why HP's Acquisition of Palm Will Upset Microsoft, Google, Apple, and RIM - Now Microsoft, RIM, Apple, and
Google must all deal with a new entry: webOS [an operating system - like MeeGo] backed by a firm [HP] with
the money, time, and management expertise to make competitive products - This must be particularly
worrying for Microsoft because, for the first time, a major customer will deliver [Netbook] computers without
needing its operating systems - In fact, HP has just made itself a competitor
Neither Apple nor RIM should rest easy. Bradley called the acquisition "a transformational deal in the
connected mobility market" and one that can help fuel growth. It sees the smartphone market as currently
over $100 billion in size [World Wide] and growing [Globally] 20 percent annually, and one that plays well with
another big interest: cloud computing. HP wants the money on the table; it expects to "invest heavily in
product development" and put forth the money and effort to sell effectively. Furthermore, HP plans to extend
webOS to "other" devices - read that as tablets, netbooks, and maybe even lightweight laptops, which is a real
problem for Microsoft, Apple, and Google. {Note: Google and Apple have few if any worries while Microsoft
on the other hand is making all the wrong moves. -- Where this is going is that in days past a person had a
Computer and possibly a Laptop [both running Microsoft Windows] but now enter Smartphones [with various
operating systems] that can also access the internet and do almost anything a laptop can do and now add to
the Smartphone revolution the emergence of Tablets, iPads, Televisions, Game Consoles, Smart Cars, Smart
Advertisements, Smart Billboards, Coupons, Restaurants, Shops, Sales, Special Events and everything else that
is electronic and information and they all have to talk to each other [via Cloud Computing] and communicate
and sync [OS, Apps, Hardware & Bios patches and upgrades] with each other [hopefully using at least the
same CPU architecture (Intel - i3, i5, i7 or Atom) and a similar operating system: i.e. Meego or webOS] but
Microsoft has now crossed up their operating systems [MS Windows, Phone 7] and the CPU architectures
[Intel, ARM] that the systems run on virtually removing themselves from the arena of device compatibility so
now it is up to the manufactures [Intel, Apple, HP, Google, etc.] to make their own devices compatible across
the coming broad spectrum and array of electronic consumer and business devices.} [article link]
The New Apple? HP's Palm Acquisition Makes It Possible - HP plans to use its acquisition of Palm as the
centerpiece of a mobile strategy across a full range of mobile devices including smartphones, slate or tablet
PCs, and netbooks
HP's planned $1.2 billion acquisition of smartphone developer Palm gives HP the technology and the app base
that could make it not only a mobile device and cloud computing powerhouse, but also a formidable
competitor with Apple. Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday tore a page from Apple's business playbook with plans
to use its acquisition of Palm as the centerpiece of a mobile strategy across a full range of mobile devices
including smartphones, slate or tablet PCs, and netbooks. [article link]
Hewlett Packard [HP] to buy Palm for $1.2bn {This is a very good move on HP's part they will now be a serious
contender in a market that they were getting left out of and they do have the resources and ability to turn
Palm products back into winning consumer and corporate products in a very short time.}
Hewlett Packard stepped in to buy troubled smartphone maker Palm on Wednesday, announcing a $1.2bn
deal, bringing an end to the rising doubts in recent weeks over the future of the iconic Silicon Valley personal
technology brand. HP said it would pay $5.70 a share in cash for the company, a 23 per cent premium over its
closing stock price on Wednesday. The deal will catapult HP, the world's largest tech company in terms of
revenue, into the middle of the rapidly growing smartphone business in direct competition with a handful of
other tech giants, including Apple, Google and Microsoft. [article link]
Intel confirms Moorestown MeeGo device for 2010 - The resulting platform is intended to be used as a base
for mobiles, MIDs, laptops, netbooks and even televisions
Pankaj Kedia, Director of Global Ecosystem Programs and Mobile Internet Devices at Intel, has let slip that the
first wave of Moorestown MeeGo devices will be here "by the end of 2010". The MeeGo platform is a joint
project comprised of the amalgamation of the Nokia Maemo and Intel Moblin operating systems. The
resulting platform is intended to be used as a base for mobiles, MIDs, laptops, netbooks and even televisions.
... In discussing the growth and momentum of the MeeGo project he remarked, "It's only been two months
since we announced MeeGo, and we're seeing the momentum every day. With the first MeeGo devices due to
market in the second half of this year, the project has no plans of slowing down anytime soon!" Whether that
will turn out to be a Nokia smartphone, or some other kind of device entirely remains to be seen, but
whichever it is, it shouldn't be too long before we find out. Stay tuned. [article link]
New Atom Z6 [CPU - Platform] Positions Intel for Phone, Tablet Push - the Atom Z6 uses up to 50 times less
power when idling, 20 times less when performing audio functions, and 2 to 3 times less during Web browsing
and video watching - Intel claims that these savings can result in more than 10 days of battery life in standby
[6 hours of phone calls], up to 2 days when playing back [Mp3] audio, and 4 to 5 hours of Web browsing and
video
The Z6 is designed for both smartphones and more traditional tablets, but Intel hopes that the phone is where
the platform, based on the traditional X86 architecture, eventually ends up. The new Lincroft chip (part of a
platform Intel calls "Moorestown") supports up to 1.5 GHz for high-end smartphones and up to 1.9 GHz for
tablets and other handheld designs. "Intel has delivered its first product that is opening the door for Intel
Architecture [IA] in the smartphone market segment," said Anand Chandrasekher, Intel senior vice president
and general manager of the Ultra Mobility Group, in a statement. "Through 'Moorestown,' Intel is scaling the
benefits of IA while significantly reducing the power, cost and footprint to better address handheld market
segments. As a result of our efforts, the Intel Atom processor is pushing the boundaries of higher performance
at significantly lower power to show what's possible as handheld devices become small, powerful mobile
computers." ... Intel also touts the family's improved compute performance (1.5 to 3 times higher), faster
JavaScript rendering (a fourfold speed increase), and 2 to 4 times better graphics, as well as support for 1080p
HD video decoding (see above) and 720p video recording; and Burst Performance Technology, which lets the
processor dynamically burst to higher performance for short periods of time without affecting the TDP. The
chip's MP20 Platform Controller Hub (code-named "Langwell") supports what Intel calls "a range of system-
level functions and I/O blocks." These include a NAND controller; a low-power, 24-bit audio engine called Intel
Smart Sound Technology (SST), which enables voice processing and supports audio codecs like MP3, AAC-LC,
HE-AAAC (v1 and v2), VMA9, and PCM; a high-resolution camera; USB and USB On-the-Go (OTG), the latter for
helping smartphones communicate with other devices such as cameras, printers, or portable hard drives;
security blocks, and wireless, as well as board-level functions and Intel's Smart & Secure security architecture.
A dedicated Mixed Signal IC (aka MSIC, and originally code-named "Briertown") integrates power delivery and
battery charging; and consolidates analog and digital components such as audio codecs, a touch screen
controller, sensors, LDOs, DC-DC, and GPIOs. The MSIC is one of the key ways the Atom Z6 family achieves
such a low-power status: It enables power gating through a series of voltage rails to the processor and PCH,
and by shutting down transistors that aren't in use can reduce power leakage and increase battery life. Per
press notes, it also "enables faster transitions in and out of power states, allow for more frequent and longer
residency in ultra-low-power saving states." The Atom Z6 family of chips is available today. The platform
supports scalable frequencies ranging up to 1.5 GHz for high-end smartphones and up to 1.9 GHz for tablets
and other handheld designs; and include support for Wi-Fi, 3G/HSPA, and WiMAX. [article link]
New Intel Atom (CPU) - 'Moorestown' SoC [computer - System on a Chip] unveiled - Intel has pulled the wraps
off its second generation Atom platform - Codenamed Moorestown, it's a speedy, yet ultra-low power system-
on-a-chip design, aimed at smartphones and tablets {Note: Intel has specifically designed and created a unique
CPU [50x more power efficient] designed to run portable devices while Microsoft is unsuccessfully attempting
to go the opposite route in attempting to reuse their already existing [too enormous] PC Desktop software for
operating small portable devices.}
Intel has pulled the wraps off its second generation Atom platform. Codenamed Moorestown, it's a speedy,
yet ultra-low power system-on-a-chip design, aimed at smartphones and tablets. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers get
dizzy at the pace of change. ... Intel is positioning Moorestown as a smartphone world-beater. ... Quoted
battery life in a typical smartphone form factor ... would be approximately 10 days of standby life, ... six hours
of 3G talk time. ... Idle power for the ... platform ... is "21-ish milliwatts". That's less than one fiftieth [of] the ...
power required by the previous-generation. ... [But] low power doesn't translate to low performance. ... The
Atom Z6XX Series - will be available in speeds of up to 1.5GHz for smartphones and 1.9GHz for tablets. ...
Globally, there will be one billion more new "connected" users by 2015 than there are today. ... There will be
10 billion connected devices in use. ... Intel might just sell more ultramobile processors in the next five years
than it has sold into the PC market over its entire history. ... This launch is roughly equivalent to the arrival of
Conroe and the Core 2 family ... [which] confirmed Intel's commitment to abandoning frequency as the central
... means of processor performance. It ... allowed Intel to keep up a pace of innovation that competitors have
been unable to match. ... The future of ultramobility and perhaps mainstream computing seems all but sure to
remain in Intel's corner. [article link]
Intel's Moorestown to Compete in 'Handheld Computers' Sector - In this article I want to talk about Intel's
Moorestown, a platform Intel has been public about for over 2 years - It's Intel's stab at a platform for the
mobile, always-on, always connected segment - That is, smart devices - From smartphones and smart tablets
all the way up to smart netbooks
I define a smart device as being mobile, always on, always connected, sensor-aware and having what I call a
dynamic operating system. That is, an OS that is interesting to use, stylish and that is 'point-of-sale capable' via
an active application and content ecosystem. The prime example of a dynamic operating system is Apple's
iPhone OS. In this article I want to talk about Intel's Moorestown, a platform Intel has been public about for
over 2 years. It's Intel's stab at a platform for the mobile, always-on, always connected segment. That is, smart
devices. From smartphones and smart tablets all the way up to smart netbooks. As ARM-based smartphones
get bigger and more powerful and already have ALL the smart features required, there's a huge risk to Intel so
clearly there's a serious business reason for doing this and getting it right. At IDF in Beijing today, Pankaj Kedia
presented the latest information on the Moorestown platform and in his slides, he gives a good overview of
where the device is targeted and what its key features are. Let me walk you through some of the slides. ... The
next public check-point for Intel will be Computex in Taiwan, June 2010 so unless Intel (or their customers)
release information before then, we'll have to wait a few months for more details. I'll be in Taiwan for
Computex so stay tuned for more coverage. [article link]
MeeGo gets wide support, features and UI shots show up - The features of MeeGo handheld devices should
include: 3G voice and data, Wi-Fi, VoIP, Instant Messaging, social networking integration, location based
services, data sync for cloud and device, feeds (stock, weather and news), Fennec browser with Flash support,
audio and video players, camera and so on
The Linux Foundation announced that MeeGo (the new platform resulted by merging Intel's Moblin with
Nokia's Maemo) has received support from many companies from a wide range of sectors. The companies are:
Acer, Asus, Asianux, Amino, BMW Group, CS2C, Collabora, Ltd., DeviceVM, EA Mobile, Gameloft, Linpus,
Hancom, Maemo Community Council, Mandriva, MontaVista Software, Metasys, Miracle, Novell, Red Flag,
PixArt, ST-Ericsson, TurboLinux, Tencent, VietSoftware, WTEC, Wind River and Xandros. In addition, feature
lists for MeeGo handhelds (smartphones) and netbooks have been made public during Intel's IDF conference
in Beijing. The features of MeeGo handheld devices should include: 3G voice and data, Wi-Fi, VoIP, Instant
Messaging, social networking integration, location based services, data sync for cloud and device, feeds (stock,
weather and news), Fennec browser with Flash support, audio and video players, camera and so on.
[article link]
Sony Said to Announce TVs With Intel [customized Atom] Chips, Google Tools in May 2010
April 29 (Bloomberg) -- Sony Corp., trying to reverse sales declines in its TV division, will announce home-
entertainment devices next month that use Intel Corp. chips and Google Inc. software, said two people
familiar with the matter. ... Sony, aiming to win back share lost to Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics
Inc., would use Intel and Google to help produce televisions and Blu-ray DVD players with Internet access.
Intel, whose processors run 80 percent of personal computers, wants to get its chips into new areas, including
mobile phones and consumer electronics. The three companies have been working with Logitech International
SA on ways to add more Internet content to televisions, two people involved with the discussions said in
March. Logitech is developing a keyboard that would work as a remote control, one of the people said.
[article link]
Intel/Nokia MeeGo 1.0 on Many Devices and Screen Sizes (Beijing, April 2010) - Netbook, TV, Mall Restaurant
Menu, Coupon and Smart Sign Demonstration (YouTube)
**A very important video to watch it shows the coming Smart Phone, Smart Device and accompanying (World
Wide - Global) Cloud Computing concept for consumers. [article link]
Facebook Aims to Complete Takeover of Internet - "The Web is at a really important turning point now"
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at a conference for Web and software developers in San Francisco -
"Most things aren't social and they don't use your real identity - This is really starting to change" {I have been
on Facebook for a while but didn't start using it until this last Winter - mostly to play FarmVille with a cousin -
but hopefully playing FV will end. I didn't plan on using Facebook but it is an incredible way to keep up with
people so like everyone else I'm using it more and more and someday [soon] I'll probably commit to it enough
to add a photo to my Facebook bio. - Note: The Basic Christian ministry has no intention of integrating any of
the new Facebook features into any of the Basic Christian websites. Someday the Jesus Walk Easter Timeline
Devotion might be slightly connected with Facebook or some other Social website because the Jesus Walk
Devotion was initiated as and has always been intended to be a Social Devotion but even that will be a while
before actually happening.}
Facebook is spreading its wings to the broader Web with new tools that will allow users to see personalized
versions of websites they visit elsewhere. The move could change the way people experience the online
world, though it could come with deeper privacy implications. By accessing Facebook's tools, websites will be
able to customize the experience based on the list of friends, favorite bands and other things users have
shared on their Facebook profiles. "The Web is at a really important turning point now," Facebook CEO Mark
Zuckerberg said at a conference for Web and software developers in San Francisco. "Most things aren't social
and they don't use your real identity. This is really starting to change." It already has, with Facebook among its
earliest pioneers. The world's largest online social network has long insisted, with varying success, that its
users go by their real identities when they sign up for the service, offering a contrast to the culture of
pseudonyms common elsewhere online. And Facebook has sometimes transported those identities beyond its
own service. -- The latest changes take this a step further. It means Facebook users will be able to see a Web
tailored to them based on their interests and social connections, as long as they are already logged in to
Facebook. So when visiting a news site for the first time, they could see which of their Facebook friends liwith
their online entourages. If users embrace it, Facebook could gain valuable insights that could help it sell more
advertising, potentially rivaling online ad leader Google Inc., which typically tailors ads based on keywords in
search terms and Web content. "If I were Google I would be really scared because Facebook might end up
with a lot more intelligence than them," said Alain Chuard, founder of social marketing firm Wildfire. "Google
is just an algorithm, but Facebook could rule the Web." [article link]
Apple Eliminates Passion From Its MacBook Pro - Should you skip this update and wait for Intel's next-
generation *Sandy Bridge processor architecture, which will arrive later this year? {The Sandy Bridge [32nm]
CPU family of technology from Intel Corp. available in 2011 is really the beginning of the end of silicone CPU's
for desktop computers - Sandy Bridge is so complete that future CPU technologies will offer little in
advancement for silicone desktop CPU's. When buying a desktop computer or even a laptop try to plan around
the Sandy Bridge family and then buy a computer that you really want because it will last a really long time -
no more 2-3 year upgrade cycles. The later 22nm and 16nm CPU technology advancements are going to be
more beneficial for portable and handheld devices while the desktops will have mostly maxed out in benefits
from the 32nm CPU [Sandy Bridge] designs.}
Opinion - Is it just me or is Apple's latest MacBook Pro Update a truly useless refresh? In all seriousness, how
much more boring can the MacBook Pro get? Is there value in this delayed update of Apple's top-of-the-line
portable computers, if PC rivals offer so much more? Should you skip this update and wait for Intel's next-
generation Sandy Bridge processor architecture, which will arrive later this year? The new MacBook Pro raises
some questions and I wonder if Apple's efforts in the notebook space get lost in the iPhone and iPad hype.
Judging Apple products purely on hardware components would be foolish. The value of any Apple product is
created by an entire system of characteristics, such as product design, features, software and integration with
other Apple products. But we are also used to predictable product refresh cycles that deliver upgrades to
more recent hardware, which was the case yesterday when Apple updated its MacBook Pro line. The press
release was wrapped into the glamorous vocabulary we are used to hear from Apple, promising an entirely
new world of performance. ... I am glad Apple got around offering Intel's 32nm i5 chips and one i7 processor
option. They have been around long enough (January 2010). There were rumors that Intel had some supply
problems especially as far as the i5 processor is concerned, but an introduction more than four months after
the initial announcement is not exactly what I would call quick. Previously, Apple has been among the first
companies to offer new processor generations and even jumped the gun on Intel's announcements by
disregarding non-disclosure agreements. ... In a way, it seems that the MacBook Pro and many other Apple
products got lost in the iPhone/iPad tsunami of announcements and I can't help but feel that the business
focus inside Apple is shifting - and there may be a justifiable reason. According to Apple's most recent earnings
release, Macs (desktops and portables) account for only 28.4% of Apple's revenue, while the iPhone is at
35.6% and the iPod at 29.04%. Compared to the iPod and the iPhone, the Mac business is growing not nearly
as fast and it is the business segment with the lowest margins. Apple's iPhone business has grown by 90% year
over year, the iPod business is torpedoed by the iPhone but is stable, while Apple's Mac business grew by 25%
year over year (the portable business grew by just 9%, according to Apple's Fiscal Q1 2010 earnings report.)
Did Apple shift its focus in favor of those segments that promise higher profit margins? What impact will the
iPad have on the MacBook? Your guess is as good as mine. But it does not take much to predict that product
updates such as yesterday's MacBook Pro refresh won't accelerate the growth of MacBook (Pro) sales. Apple's
Macs have become tremendously successful by sparking emotions the PC can't match. Those emotions have
been somewhat lost in the latest product generation. [article link]
Did Steve Jobs Steal The iPad? Genius Inventor Alan Kay Reveals All - The similarity to the iPad and previous
Webpads was amazing - What struck me was how the article noted that the device called Dynabook dates
back to 1968 - The Dynabook is still remembered as a vision of what computers could eventually become
(Photos)
Apple proclaims that the iPad is magical. Steve Jobs himself said that it would be one of the most important
works of his life. But is there a story to the iPad that the public doesn't know? We take you 38 years into the
past, when the iPad was invented. Did Steve Jobs Steal the iPad? The industry tends to get too consumed by
excitement for Apple's latest products. So much, in fact, that we forget to ask questions we usually would like
to ask. There is the general perception that Steve Jobs is one of the greatest inventors of our time. Be
prepared for the wrath of Apple's fan base if you criticize Apple and especially Jobs. Think about the iPhone
and what it has done for the status of Jobs. Or the iPad, which Jobs reportedly described as the most
important device he has ever launched. But is it possible that Steve Jobs is really the origin of all those
captivating ideas? ... Like the author of the Business Insider article, I had never heard of the Dynabook. Google
quickly revealed the source of the article, a 1972 research paper published by a Xerox PARC scientist. I have
been an IT writer for the entire span of my 15-year career, so PARC was no secret to me and you perhaps
know as well that this famed research center was the origin of many technologies we take for granted today,
such as the laser printer, the computer mouse, and the Ethernet. It turned out the Dynabook is at least as
significant as those technologies. ... As you read the paper entitled "A Personal Computer for Children of All
Ages," you get the impression that the author had a clear vision of a device like the iPad. Remember, this was
38 years ago in a time when the phrase "personal computer" did not exist, when there was no Microsoft and
computers were not popular enough to have convinced a publisher to design and create a magazine for it. I'll
spare you the details of the paper and you can read the text or download the PDF of the article to learn about
a part of computer history you don't hear about that often. It so happens that the author of this paper is Alan
Kay, one of the key people who have shaped the way we are using computers today. You may not have heard
of Kay, as he is part of the research community and does not stand on stages like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates does.
Kay is widely recognized and best known as the key scientist behind the graphical user interface and one of
the inventors of object-oriented programming. The Dynabook is still remembered as a vision of what
computers could eventually become. Kay described a plasma screen with a contrast ratio approaching that of
a book; a keyboard with no moving parts; a network connection with the ability to purchase, transfer, and
download "instantiate" files; global information connectivity, such as libraries; media connectivity; and a
target price of $500. After reading the paper, it was natural to ask the question: Did Steve Jobs read this paper
as well and did he just try to build the Dynabook? I was lucky enough to catch up with Alan Kay and ask him
what he thought. Needless to say, I also tried to contact Apple's PR department and Steve Jobs himself, but I
did not get a reply. After a week of exchanging delightful emails with Alan Kay, I have learned quite a bit about
the origins of personal computing and the Dynabook, but I have to admit that answering the question whether
the iPad was Jobs' idea or not is nearly impossible. Kay told me that back in 1972 he "wasn't trying to predict
the iPad" and that "the desiderata for the Dynabook should be judged on their own merits." In fact, the
Dynabook was not so much a prediction, but a vision for a personal computer and what it could be. That vision
not only included hardware, but software as well that would allow anyone, especially children, to use the
computer as a medium of expression, much like reading and writing are amplified by the printing press, as Kay
describes it. Kay believes that computers can be much more powerful than most people can imagine today. A
significant component of the Dynabook's usage model was that its users would be able to easily develop
simple applications. For example, even children could use simple yet effective graphics-based script languages
to understand and translate experiments as well as to modify and write their own scripts and eventually entire
programs such as games. There is a clear difference between the Dynabook concept and what the iPad is
today. If you look at the iPad and the Dynabook, the usage models could not be any different. You could even
claim that the iPad is geared for passive computing, while the Dynabook represented an idea of active
computing. The last thing you would want to do on an iPad is write your own software. You have the App
Store, so why would you program anything? However, there is a much deeper connection between Kay and
Apple. Kay agreed that Steve Jobs has known about the Dynabook idea and the interim-Dynabook (called the
PARC Alto) for several decades. The result of the research and Kay's colleagues at Apple were the Lisa and
Macintosh. After becoming an Apple Fellow in 1984, Kay intended to build a Dynabook and actually came very
close to completing it. "The Newton was one such project and it was a shame that the Apple marketing people
messed up the design of it," Kay said. Over time, there were more Dynabook hints in the IT industry. For
example, there was the Tablet PC, which was predicted to revolutionize the notebook market. However, Kay
believes that "the design of this machine was ruined by Bill Gates, who insisted that Windows be the software
on it." The Tablet PC, by the way, was first designed by Chuck Thacker, who also designed the PARC Alto. So,
did the Dynabook influence Steve Jobs and the iPad? "Hard to imagine that it didn't," Kay said. [article link]
CHRISTmas 2009 - 'Glory to God in the Highest' - Celebrating the Birth of Jesus Christ the Savior of Mankind
Luke 2:1-20 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world
should be taxed. And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. And all went to be taxed, every
one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of
David, which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and lineage of David: To be taxed with Mary his
espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she
should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a
manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the
field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord
shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you
good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which
is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a
manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to
God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from
them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is
come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and
the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them
concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But
Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God
for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. [article link]
The Berean Chronicles with Kelly McGinley - The Lord Jesus Christ's Birthday 2009 (Mp3)
The Grand Conspiracy Behind Changing the Lord Jesus Christ's Birthday - There is a conspiracy by the "religious" elite
who act like the birth of the Lord Jesus was a secret. Basically, to support their false doctrine that He will return
secretly. However, numerous scriptures show this teaching is false. Kelly goes through the recorded events in the
scriptures surrounding the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. [article link]
Humanists aim ad campaign at Christmas - The American Humanist Association hopes to take the Christ out of
Christmas with ads featuring people in Santa Hats preaching atheism - The association's message is "No God? No
problem"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The American Humanist Association hopes to take the Christ out of Christmas with ads
featuring people in Santa Hats preaching atheism. The campaign starts this weekend in Washington, where the group
has purchased space on the sides of 200 buses, USA Today reports. The ads are set to appear in four other cities this
month. The association's message is "No God? No problem." Roy Speckhardt said the ads are especially aimed at the
"nones," a growing group of people in the United States who do not claim allegiance to any religion. "Humanists have
always understood that striving to make the world a better place is one of humanity's most important responsibilities,"
Speckhardt said. "Religion does not have a monopoly on morality -- millions of people are good without believing in
God." [article link]
Police: Auschwitz sign stolen for 'mad collector' - Investigators believe the infamous "Work Sets You Free" sign could
have been destined for a private collector who was determined to own one the symbols of Nazi terror - Five people
were detained yesterday during raids in a village near the northern city of Torun [north-central Poland] in connection
with the robbery on Friday {Dang! George Bush Sr. how many times do you have to be told not to steal Nazi
memorabilia - Oh and please give Geronimo's skull back to his Indian tribe they keep asking for it to be returned, much
thanks in advance!!!}
Investigators believe the infamous "Work Sets You Free" sign could have been destined for a private collector who was
determined to own one the symbols of Nazi terror. Five people were detained yesterday during raids in a village near
the northern city of Torun in connection with the robbery on Friday. Police found the inscription, which had hung over
the entrance to the camp since 1940, hidden in woodland and covered with brushwood and snow. Dariusz Nowak, a
police spokesman, described the suspects as "common criminals" aged 20 to 39, and said they would face up to 10 years
in jail if convicted. Police have ruled out a link to the far-right and said the most likely motive for the robbery was for
financial gain. "Robbery and material gain are considered one of the main possible motives, but whether that was done
on someone's order will be determined in the process of the investigation," said deputy investigator Marek Wozniczka.
Authorities have also stressed that the case remains open, and that they may make further arrests. [article link]
Pope Describes Visit to Israel's Holocaust Memorial 'Upsetting' - Pope Benedict XVI on Monday described a visit [in May
2009] to Israel's Holocaust memorial as a disturbing encounter with [Satanic] hatred, days after his decision to move
the controversial World War II-era Pope [Pius XII] closer to sainthood angered Jewish groups - On Monday, he
recounted his May trip to the Holy Land in a speech at the Vatican
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI on Monday described a visit to Israel's Holocaust memorial as a disturbing
encounter with hatred, days after his decision to move the controversial World War II-era pope closer to sainthood
angered Jewish groups. The German-born Benedict signed a decree Saturday on the virtues of Pope Pius XII, who has
been criticized for not doing enough to stop the Holocaust. The decree means that Pius can be beatified - the first
major step toward possible sainthood - once a miracle attributed to his intercession has been recognized. The decision
sparked further outrage among Jewish groups still incensed over his rehabilitation earlier this year of a Holocaust-
denying bishop, Richard Williamson. Nevertheless, a planned visit by Benedict to Rome's main synagogue, scheduled
for Jan. 17, is still on, said Ester Mieli, spokeswoman for Rome chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni. She dismissed a report in a
Rome newspaper that the visit was in doubt following the Pius decision. Benedict, who was forced to join the Hitler
Youth and deserted from the Nazi Army, has repeatedly spoken out against the horrors of Nazism and anti-Semitism,
but his efforts to improve relations with Jews have not always been smooth. -- On Monday, he recounted his May trip to
the Holy Land in a speech at the Vatican. "The visit to the Yad Vashem has meant an upsetting encounter with the
cruelty of human fault, with the hatred of a blind ideology that, with no justification, sent millions of people to their
deaths," he said. Yad Vashem is "first of all a commemorative monument against hatred, a heartfelt call to purification
and forgiveness, to love," he said. Benedict's speech during his Yad Vashem visit drew criticism in Israel, with some
faulting the pope for failing to apologize for what they see as Catholic indifference during the Nazi genocide. Others
noted that he failed to specifically mention the words "murder" or "Nazis." Some Jews and historians have argued Pius,
who served as pontiff from 1939-1958, should have done more to prevent the deaths of 6 million Jews by the Nazis and
their collaborators. A caption of a photo of Pius at Yad Vashem's museum says he did not protest the Nazi genocide of
Jews and maintained a largely "neutral position." [article link]
Garrison Keillor of the [sickening] radio show "A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor | American Public
Media" - DebbieSchlussel.com: Anti-Semite of the Day: Garrison "the Definition of Schmuck" Keillor - {Note: Garrison
Keillor wrote a December 16, 2009 colum for The Baltimore Sun newspaper "Nonbelievers, please leave Christmas
alone" by Garrison Keillor. The article is a not so thinly disguised [unacceptable] attack on Judaism. Also Note: Garrison
Keillor is one of the most virulent spreaders of anti-Christian hate that exists on the planet. His award winning radio
show is filled with ugly potty language obscenities and anti-Christian hatred i.e. in Keillor's sick, bathroom humor of a
radio show someone is always barfing [or worse] on the Pastor. For Garrison Keillor to pretend to be a Christian and to
then suddenly attack Jews during the Christmas Holliday Season is unacceptable! Garrison Keillor is sick [for real] as in
really insane and not at all mentally there and the fact that he suddenly masquerades as a Christian just long enough to
scribble an incoherent hate rant is proof enough that Keillor is as sick mentally as he is foulmouthed physically.
Dear Garrison Keillor: Not only are you a far-left schmuck, you are also a raving Jew-hater. Please start packing a lot of
shorts and wife-beater tank tops. Where you will end up, it's very, very hot. And my dear Garrison, it's unfortunate you
don't like the Jews and decry the many Christmas songs they've given you. This, you let us all know in the Baltimore
Sun, a paper which would never allow a Jew or Christian or Hindu or anyone else say something similarly offensive
against, say, Muslims. ... Go back to the prairie home in which you never lived and your chintzy, fake "folksy" pretense.
Or better yet, take an early trip to your hot final destination. Actually, like you, I prefer not to mince words. Go to hell.
Take your stupid Lake Woebegone and Be Gone. There won't be any woes from me or much others. We won't notice.
Because until this little Hitler rant, we didn't even know you and your irrelevant brand of BS were still around. Regards,
A proud piece of Jewish "trash" and "dreck," Debbie Schlussel P.S. The world is a better place not because of a fake
"Prairie Home Companion" show put on by a liberal elitist snob from the snow, where he should have been buried.
Nope, it's a better place because of our "trash" and "dreck." **** UPDATE: As Janet Levy points out, this isn't a
Christan-on-Jew attack, but rather a Marxist-posing-as-a-Christian-on-Jew attack. She notes that Keillor has previously
said that born again and evangelical Christians shouldn't have the right to vote. [article link]
Updated: Did Jesus Lie? - "Look What's Missing" from modern [NIV] bibles {Note: I just emailed Chick Tracts for
verification on David Daniels' claim that an unidentified Christian host of an unidentified Christian call in show made the
comment "wiggle room" that Jesus might have lied. As soon as I can locate the specific name of the show and of the
host and possibly a date and time of the show to go along with the accusations I'll post them. It's completely
inappropriate to make an accusation like that without any substantiating material. ***Updated: Now that I'm forced to
speculate as to who the Christian radio call in show host was I'm going to go with the first name that popped into my
head and speculate that Don Stewart who has hosted and co-hosts many Calvary Chapel radio shows is the referred to
host and my second guess at this moment is Christian Research Institute Bible Answer Man, Hank Hanegraaff. So until
we have more details or until the next speculation, Cheers!!! - Also Note: The NKJV in John 7:8 has the word 'yet' but it is
footnoted that other manuscripts do not have that word implying that it should not be there. As deceptive as the NIV is
known to be the NKJV [New King James Version] is possibly the most deceptive of all modern bible versions. The
deceptive NKJV should be completely avoided by everyone seeking to fellowship with God through His holy word the
Bible. ~ God bless you, David Anson Brown} (YouTube)
Author David Daniels shares information from chapter 1 of his book, "Look What's Missing," and shows why it's so
important that your Bible is not missing anything! The book is available at www.chick.com or www.amazon.com.
[article link]
Basic Christian - Monthly Memo: Fall 2009: Bible Study, Prayer, Devotions and Fellowship
Monthly Memo: Fall 2009: Bible Study, Prayer, Devotions and Fellowship - 1. The Basic Christian info/news feed is
probably going to transition this fall from the conspiracy, headline news events of the day into a more Bible, Christian
doctrine and current Christian seminar-events centered info/news feed. 2. I'm thankful for the patience that everyone
had while we covered so many difficult topics in such a short period of time. I always try to maintain a focus that people
are looking at the material and I defiantly try to spread the material out not putting too much of a burden on people at
any one time. When Basic Christian started as a discussion forum it was basically all interaction all the time but now
without a forum the website has little or no interaction though I still keep in mind the interaction of the past forum and
do try not to overload everyone. 3. The Summer 2009 links to other websites and particularly to the Podcast Shows
have been some of the best links that the Basic Christian website has been able to provide and I'm very grateful to all of
the Podcast ministries for providing such a great and challenging time of Christian growth for everyone involved. 4.
There are more Mp3s and now Video downloads available via Basic Christian. Some of the material tends towards
conspiracy topics and some of it is a bit on the fire and brimstone side and it isn't necessarily what I would normally
provide however these are materials that are increasingly being removed from the internet and becoming harder to
locate so they are the files being provided in order to give others an additional chance to obtain them. In other words
Hill Song videos are not disappearing from the internet but the conspiracy, hidden news materials and mature
preaching topics are harder to locate and obtain so therefore those are the materials that are being provided. -- Thanks
again to everyone for sticking it out through so much material and through so much unplanned controversy. I
personally look forward to spending much more time in Bible study, in personal prayer time, in devotions and in
fellowship this fall and into next spring. I'm really looking forward to [Edit: Studying through the Bible in the past it has]
changed my life for the better so I'm very much looking forward to spending some daily [Edit: in Bible study, devotions,
prayer, fellowship and Christian service]. All the very best! God Bless you, David Anson Brown. [article link]
Basic Christian - Memo: Traditionally on the News/Info RSS Feed the Friday postings have been a day for posting
Conspiracy material - However starting in late Summer 2009 Fridays are no longer going to be focused on Conspiracy
but on the Christian Faith with article series on the Fathers and Leaders of the Christian Faith!
Basic Christian has a series of minor conspiracy theory, hidden news and controversial news type of events that have
not yet been posted. Originally I was going to post them on each Friday starting in the Spring of 2009 but I thought it
would be too much of a distraction for people and would waste time and distract people from their true Bible studies.
However after posting all of the moon hoax, Shroud of Turin, 2012 Olympics and other material it's already too late to
not be a distraction so in the next few days and weeks I'm going to try to post many of the loose-ends of the conspiracy
material - don't get distracted by this series of postings just skim them and consider them for what they are info that
may or may not be proven and then this Fall the Basic Christian News/Info feed will switch the Friday focus from
Conspiracies and Hidden News to a focus of Christian leaders and Church History. - God bless everyone! David Anson
Brown. [article link]
#1 News-Blog item of 2009: The Threshing Floor (Part 1) "Flesh and Blood" by Randy Maugans - Introduction to the
Mystery - The MYSTERY of Christ is the deeper level…the higher octave - "But we speak the wisdom of God in a
mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory…" 1st Corinthians 2 (Mp3)
Time to talk frankly…religion, and religious mindsets are KILLING US! For too long we have been locked inside stagnant
containers with rotting manna. Our carnality…our immaturity…our flesh has kept us locked in a perpetual spiritual
childhood. The MYSTERY of Christ is the deeper level…the higher octave. GOD operates in a metaverse-an infinitude
within infinitudes. So why are we still engaging the “universe" as a finite construct? Why are we still trying to
comprehend infintudes with flat space spiritual tools? This audio is pretty raw-and a bit different from the usual…it is in
the spirit of opening up the MYSTERY…." "Are you still a meat puppet?" … flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom
of God! [article link]
The Threshing Floor (Part 2) "At the Threshold" by Randy Maugans - Introduction to the Mystery - Mystery #2: The
nearness of God in Christ, the ever presence of the House of God - "Then said He (Jesus) unto them (disciples),
Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which
bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old" Matthew 13:52 (Mp3)
Topics: temporal existence vs. infinite, spiritual authority, "the law onto ourselves", new revelation, spiritual power,
comparing spirit with spirit, faith as the 'interface' between spirit and matter, singularity of purpose, the valley of tears
which lead to the threshold, the threshold is the infinite, emissaries of the most high God, the need to MOVE into the
Spirit. -- There are BOTH new things-revelation, and old things: the hidden treasures of the kingdom. Are we really
separated from the world system?, the world’s language? The world’s ongoing conversations with death and evil? Are
we immersed in this world-or sojourners? Could we turn and understand that we stand at the THRESHOLD of the
infinite? In a place where tears, fears, and sorrows are translated in ecstasy-into incomparable beauty and peace…
[article link]
Dr. Scott A. Johnson: George Noory Interviews B. Creme Re: Maitreya's Emergence & the Star Sign - The Coming End
Time Lying Signs &False Wonders - Hear the recent 7/31/09 interview that caused George Noory [Coast to Coast AM -
New Age Radio] to become physically ill causing him to stop interviewing Benjamin Creme (Parts 1-3, Mp3s)
Brief Sermon Overview: Hear the recent 7/31/09 interview that caused George Noory to become physically ill causing
him to stop interviewing Benjamin Creme (Maitreya's wicked version of John the Baptist). This has never happened to
Mr. Noory in 5000+ interviews. You will also see that this happened to many of his listeners as well. Listen as Creme
discloses that the heralding in of Maitreya is not by a star (as he has proposed in the past) but rather this supposed star
will be (and are) 4 separate gigantic UFO's that will appear in 4 quadrants of the earth. We will also look at how
Hollywood movies like "District 9" and the upcoming mini-series remake "V" are preparing the masses for this very
scenario. -- Jesus said in Luke 21:8: "And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name,
saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them."From Share International (Maitreya's
UN promoted website): Who is Maitreya? He has been expected for generations by all of the major religions. Christians
know him as the Christ, and expect his imminent return. Jews await him as the Messiah; Hindus look for the coming of
Krishna; Buddhists expect him as Maitreya Buddha; and Muslims anticipate the Imam Mahdi or Messiah. [article link]
HeartForTheLost.com: New Church of Oprah Exposed {Yeah, don't get your religion from Oprah or any other modern
TV personality, get it from the Prophets of the Bible! - Note: Back in about 2005 I was blogging some news stories (and I
missed blogging some stories) where George Bush Jr. would say something about how mainstream Islam is and how
the Quran was the word of God and only days later Oprah would quote the exact same 'memo' word for word that Bush
Jr. had stated so you know Oprah and Bush Jr. are going to the same meetings, practicing the same religion and selling
the same agenda -- no thanks!} (YouTube)
One word -- AHHHHHHHH! [article link]
FutureQuake.com: 27-31 July 09 The Infiltration of New Age Influences In The Upper Eschelons Of The Evangelical
Community with Constance Cumbe (Mp3)
Guest: Constance Cumbey, Investigator and Author, "The Hidden Dangers of The Rainbow". [article link]
The True History of Atlantis [1960's dogma presented in a 1970's or early 80's film version] (Part 16 of 22) - Nazi,
Occultist, New Agers - Attempting to Ascend to the 5th Dimension [the demonic dimension] {Biblically it seems that
mankind (Adam, Eve) were originally created in the 6th dimension with the ability to visually see and interact with God,
with Angels and even with animals-other parts of God's creation. After sin and the fall mankind and all of creation to
some extent fell from a higher 6th dimension to the lower 4 dimensions [length, height, width, time]. The 6th
dimension is still the Angelic dimension encompassing both the Holy Angels and the fallen unholy now Satanic Angels.
The 5th dimension seems to be a dimension encompassing the demonic realm mostly comprised of demonic (demons)
offspring (Nephalem) from the result of interbreeding between 6th dimensional fallen unholy angels and 4th
dimensional (mostly female, [Genesis 6:2] daughters of men) humans. - After the cross and resurrection the restoration
of mankind by Jesus Christ, Jesus has restored 'born again' mankind with the highest possible dimension available to
created beings the 7th dimension (i.e. 7th day of Creation) the Day/Status of Rest and Salvation [correlating to the 7th
day of creation]. Jesus restored mankind to a higher [7th] dimension than what we were originally created in (the 6th
dimension) [the New Wine of Salvation being better than the Old Wine of the original Creation (John 2:10)].} (Video-
Download)
All of the Atlantean secret knowledge and it's teachings tell us that the legend of mankind, and the souls of them, must
go through cycles [violent, catastrophic] of transformation. When Atlantis fell in the horrifying catastrophe tha...
[article link]
JesusChristSalvation.ning.com: The True History of Atlantis (Online Videos)

Lord I Praise You ~ Lord, Jesus Christ you are almighty ~ You are the King of all kings ~ You are the Alpha and Omega ~ I
praise you deliberately ~ As I also seek perfection ~ With lots of desolation ~ I Repent and ask for forgiveness ~ My
Father I am sorry; I am not worthy ~ Halleluiah, I give you all the glory ~ Through you I will win all my battles ~ With your
mercy I will raise my cattle ~ Jesus, I say thank you ~ Thank you for my family and church ~ Thanks for our world and life
~ May generations to come elevate your name at all times ~ May I become wealthy from a harvest of a dime! ~ Oh Lord,
I extol you ~ I glorify your name for you are great ~ And I thank you for being my Father ~ Please bring unto me
meekness and wisdom ~ Raise me with all your will, for I am your son ~ You are the best of all priests ~ I praise you, I
worship you, and I love you ~ May our relationship grow through all that is good! -- Gregory Pierre-Jerome ~ Copyright
©2009 Gregory Pierre-Jerome. [article link]
Highly Recommended!!! Wise as Serpents: The Gaia-Sophia Mysteries Part II by Frank Lordi - A Video Companion to
Part I (Video Download)
Highly Recommended!!! Wise as Serpents: The Gaia-Sophia Mysteries Part I by Frank Lordi (Mp3)
The Berean Chronicles with Kelly McGinley - Cultural, Political, and World Events Through a Biblical World View - The
end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 1st Peter 4:7 KJV (2009-2003 Mp3's)
knowledge. [article link]
Movie: The International - From Director Tom Tykwer and Sony Pictures, The International is available on DVD June
9th, 2009 - The International is an intense and suspenseful movie with a great duo of lead actors (DVD)
From Director Tom Tykwer and Sony Pictures, The International is available on DVD June 9th. The movie stars Clive
Owen and Naomi Watts and Interpol agents attempting to uncover the truth behind a high profile bank's involvement
in international arms dealings. ... The International is an intense and suspenseful movie with a great duo of lead actors.
Owens and Watts are definitely tops in their industry and bring a lot to any movie. Unfortunately, this story is a bit too
big for its britches. If you are going to watch, be sure that you have the time and the focus to commit to keeping up with
things. The concept behind the movie is intriguing and the message is poignant. However, there are so many characters
and directions involved, that it is quite difficult to always know what is going on. Still, you should be able to manage to
get the gyst of the story before all is said and done. [article link]
How This Can Be The Finest Hour For the American Church By Brannon Howse {On the whole this is a very good
message. America does need a "Finest Hour" from the Christian Church and these days could be it. -- The finest hour for
any Church comes only through prayer, it comes through worship, through faithfulness and it comes from the desire to
intimately serve God and fellowship with God by individuals who no longer are satisfied with what man and this fallen
world has to offer but instead have determined to seek the very face of God, the very presence of God in Jesus Christ in
a personal one to one relationship with the Almighty God the creator of the universe.} (Online Video)
By Brannon Howse, Posted: 07/21 20:07:31/2009, Video Length: 12:00. [article link]
The Christian Basics 132 Theology Topics - Easy to Use & Easy to Understand (PDF)
Studying Theology: Is just like piecing together a puzzle. Individual Theology pieces fit together and the picture begins
to emerge. The picture Theology displays is the image of Jesus! [article link]
***KJV 1611 Reader Edition PDF Bible - Formatted with no verse or chapter reference numbers {Did Sir. Francis Bacon
alter the KJV Bible? If Bacon was able to alter the KJV Translation it would be most altered in the chapter and verse
separations and numbering. The KJV 1611 is a translation from the original Hebrew and Greek into the English language
so anyone can look up the original words or phrases and therefore render any alterations void. However slightly
jumbling the KJV with too many chapter separations and verse references has been a problem that has not been so
easily overcome. Some of the Bible's chapter and verse markings are in very inappropriate locations particularly the
Holy of Holies in the Old Testament book of the Prophet Isaiah chapter 53. A Christian would not (or should not) have
divided Isaiah 52-53 where it is divided. Isaiah 52:13 - Isaiah 53:12 are one comment and should not have been divided.}
(PDF)
The Words of Jesus Formatted in Red. The Reader Edition of the KJV is a complete Bible with both the Old and the New
Testaments. In order to provide a consistent and enjoyable read the reader edition is formatted without the verse or
chapter references providing a continuous easy to read Bible. Note: The KJV 1611 Bible is in the Public Domain, anyone
can quote from the KJV 1611 and anyone can take any of the Basic Christian KJV 1611 Bible versions (Red Letter, Reader
Version, etc.) or types (PDF, HTML, DOC, etc.) and do anything they want with them. The formatting, packaging even
the meta-data info can be changed altered or removed. [article link]
wikipedia.org: Chapters and verses of the Bible - The original manuscripts did not contain the chapter and verse
divisions in the numbered form familiar to modern readers - By the time of the Council of Nicaea in AD 325, the New
Testament had been divided into paragraphs, although the divisions were different from the modern Bible - Churchmen
Archbishop Stephen Langton and Cardinal Hugo de Sancto Caro determined different schemas for systematic division
of the Bible between 1227 AD and 1248 AD - It is the system of Archbishop Langton on which the modern chapter
divisions are based
Chapters: The original manuscripts did not contain the chapter and verse divisions in the numbered form familiar to
modern readers. Some portions of the original texts were logically divided into parts following the Hebrew alphabet; for
instance, the earliest known copies of the book of Isaiah use Hebrew letters for paragraph divisions. (This was different
from the acrostic structure of certain texts following the Hebrew alphabet, such as Psalm 119 and the book of
Lamentations.) There are other divisions from various sources which are different from what we use today. The Old
Testament began to be put into sections before the Babylonian Captivity (586 BC) with the five books of Moses being
put into a 154-section reading program to be used in a three-year cycle. Later (before 536 BC) the Law was put into 54
sections and 669 sub-divisions for reading. By the time of the Council of Nicaea in AD 325, the New Testament had
been divided into paragraphs, although the divisions were different from the modern Bible. An important canon of the
New Testament was proclaimed by Pope Damasus I in the Roman synod of 374. Pope Damasus also induced Jerome, a
priest from Antioch, to undertake his famous translation of the entire Bible, both Old and New Testaments, from
Hebrew and Greek into Latin, the official language of the time. This translation is known as the Vulgate. The Church
continued to finance the very expensive process of copying and providing copies of the Bible to local churches and
communities from that point up to and beyond the invention of the printing press, which greatly reduced the cost of
producing copies of the Scriptures. Churchmen Archbishop Stephen Langton and Cardinal Hugo de Sancto Caro
determined different schemas for systematic division of the Bible between 1227 and 1248. It is the system of
Archbishop Langton on which the modern chapter divisions are based. [article link]
***SWRC: APRIL 2008 - How to Enjoy Jesus, (Part 1 & 2) with Larry Spargimino and Carroll Roberson - Part 2 Highly
Recommended (Online Audio)
Thank you for being a new listener to Southwest Radio Ministries! We hope our programs encourage and strengthen
you in the Christian faith as we present the soon coming of our Blessed Hope, the Lord Jesus Christ. Southwest Radio
Church was founded in 1933 by Dr. E. F. Webber and has continued under the direction of Rev. Noah Hutchings,
expanding into a worldwide Christian ministry. To find out more about Southwest Radio Ministries, please go to the
History and About SWRC sections of our website. [article link]
***Recast Now Available ~ THE COLLAPSE OF CHRISTIAN AMERICA-LIVE WEBCAST FROM THE CREATION
MUSEUM with Ken Ham, president of Answers in Genesis (Online - DVD Available)
Ken Ham, president of Answers in Genesis, will present powerful new research as part of our first-ever live video
webcast addressing the current spiritual state of our nation. Find out the reasons behind the collapse of Christianity in
the Western world, then participate in a live chat with Britt Beemer, founder of America's Research Group, and Ken
following the webcast. They are the co-authors of the new eye-opening book Already Gone. America has more
Christian resources and Bible colleges than ever in its history, yet the nation is on a spiritual downward spiral. What has
happened? Why is the church not reaching the culture today as it has in the past? Get the full report on June 25 at 8:00
p.m. as Ken, in his dynamic style, recounts the secularization of American culture and explains why we are losing
generations from the church-why, in fact, they are already gone! Don't miss this free webcast. Mark your calendar and
visit www.creationmuseum.org June 25 at 8:00 p.m. (EDT). [article link]
exMormon: Heart of the Matter a Live One Hour Call-in Show - 06/23/2009 Episode 171 Mountain Meadows Pt VII - at
about 27 minutes into the show during the call-in portion Danny from Georgia calls in and among other things
comments that "he is believing for the Lord to change millions of lives" [Danny is in a sense prophesying that millions of
people are about to come out of the LDS organization and into true Christianity. Is the LDS about to come crashing
down as a failed, bankrupt organization? I hope so and I certainly agree with Danny and Heart of the Matter on this
one!] {Though the Basic Christian ministry is not a part of the ministry to the LDS movement it does join in prayer and in
the hope that millions of people will be delivered from the LDS and into the glorious light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Note: Basic Christian is a Theology, Bible Study and Current Events ministry and sometimes the current events involve
LDS issues. Above all the Basic Christian ministry is a Servant Ministry serving people by providing Links, Information
and Resources to Christian material. - The Basic Christian ministry is not a Leadership ministry, not a Teaching ministry
and not a Counseling ministry. The Basic Christian ministry does seek to use the Spiritual gifts of Discernment, Word of
Mormonism, Salt Lake City. It's where Mormonism meets Biblical Christianity face to face! Shawn McCraney, the host
of Heart of the Matter, provides great entertainment value and valuable knowledge of Mormonism and what it means
to be a Born-Again Christian. Shawn is the author of "I Was a Born-Again Mormon" and the pastor of Calvary Campus. --
Live One Hour Call-in Show - Airs Tuesdays 8pm MST - Rebroadcasts Tuesdays 11am MST - Salt Lake City Channel 20
KTMW - Boise, Idaho Channel 18 KCLP. [article link]
June 29, 2009: Pictures of the day: Two Crop Circles - in a field at Alton Barnes, Wiltshire - at Martinsell Hill, Wiltshire -
the first ever circle to incorporate a pond {Crop Circles are basically charred vegetation that has been lightly charred at
the base near the roots and the plant then falls over onto the ground forming patterns among the plants left standing.
There are probably charred (scorched) earth designs and scorched designs on rocks as well and these [possibly]
supernatural events and also the many forged designs and events may become more common now as the hidden
demonic realm is manifesting and revealing itself to our physical human realm and as an overall level of deception
continues to rise.} (Photos)
A crop circle measuring some 500 feet long and 250 feet wide, that has appeared in a field at Alton Barnes near
Marlborough, Wiltshire (UK). -- A 500-foot-long crop circle at Martinsell Hill, Wiltshire (UK) - the first ever circle to
incorporate a pond. [article link]
[Secular] The History of Crop Circles 1990-1991 the Phenomenon Explodes - The season of 1990 began early with a
surprise at Bishops Cannings - Two celtic cross designs with three pencil-thin rings stood side-by-side in the wheat -
Amazingly, one developed a fourth ring that intercepted the other formation - This addition of elements also began
occurring in other formations
The next surprise signaled a major step in the design of crop circles. At Chilcomb Farm two circles were connected with
a straight line and flanked by four rectangular boxes- the pictogram was born. This set the standard for the next month
as one dumbell design came after another. Soon they developed haloes, many of which were recognized as variations
of ancient symbols of the Sun God in cultures throughout the world. The Circlemakers appeared to be calling all parts of
the human race. The connecting line feature, along with the boxes, allowed the phenomenon to develop an intense
diversity and progression almost overnight, not to mention size- some were now as long as 150 ft. But then came the
true sensation. On the night of July 10, 1990, the inhabitants of the village of Alton Barnes heard a peculiar buzzing
sound which caused all dogs in the village to bark incessantly throughout the night. As the dawn light bathed the Vale
of Pewsey, none of the farmers' cars would start. And as they approached their fields no one could believe their eyes- a
603 ft pictogram lay majestically in the wheat. It consisted of nine circles in a row- five single circles and two dumbells,
one flanked by two boxes and encompassing a three-fingered claw. Only a few miles away, an almost identical design
had also materialized. Photos of the Alton Barnes pictogram made the front pages of the world's press. Thousands of
visitors flocked to the area, almost in a sense of pilgrimage. Inside the formation people behaved as if they were on
drugs- there was a sense of giddiness about, as if a long lost family had suddenly reunited. Complete strangers talked
with one another, smiling, even skipping along the path of the formation. ... It was only ten days later, within view of a
much reduced media presence, that the researchers back at the surveillance unit secured a real event taking place at
night on camera. The film showed a whirl motion, some 15-seconds in duration, snaking through the crop forming a
question mark. The copy of the film was handed to the BBC but has since 'disappeared'. [article link]
UK 2009 Crop Circle Occurences - Reports and ground shots of the 2009 crop circles - we are particularly interested in
what crop circles are like at ground level, and in making the information accessible we hope to give you an idea of what
the experience is like as a whole - We try to remain objective but inevitably our experiences will be personal, and will
often differ from those of others, which adds to the 'bigger picture' (Photos)
About Us: Of course the aesthetic beauty of most crop circles is the most prominent aspect of this mysterious
phenomenon. Every year aerial photos of each crop circle show patterns and designs of often breathtaking
magnificence, many of which have never been conceived previously. To those of us who take an active interest in crop
circles, as well as those who see a picture for the first time, the images are instantly appealing. There are many great
websites and books providing us with selections of aerial photos, showing crop circles from above. In our opinion,
however, what is lacking is an archive of information about the finer details present within each crop circle. The lay of
the crop, the ‘ambience’ within the designs, the location they lay in and the experience of the range of visitors entering
the crop circles during their short life before the harvest. ... We hope that you will find our site interesting, informative
and that it will be valuable in helping to create the 'bigger picture' we talk of so often. We look forward to meeting
many of you out in the fields this summer. [article link]
[Secular] Audio interviews - David Wilcock [of Divine Cosmos] 9 September 2008 {Crop Circles, Gnosticism [God is evil,
Satan is good and the real god, Jesus is the Antichrist it's not 666 but actually 3160 (completely omitting the acceptable
sacrifice-resurrection of Jesus, if a sacrifice to God is unacceptable God will not receive it up into heaven i.e. Cain and
Able and their individual sacrifices "Genesis 4:5 But unto Cain and to his offering He (God) had not respect …" the
sacrifice of Jesus on the cross was completely acceptable to God as Jesus was received up into heaven and then as proof
of the acceptable sacrifice of Jesus the giving of the Holy Spirit to indwell mankind then occurs) oh and all Christians are
bad], WWIII sides are spiritual not physical plus so much ET future 2012 end of the world knowledge but still can't pick a
winning Lotto number along with much more speculation, disinformation and information then you will ever care to
hear but it is kind of interesting in a Soap Opera, made for TV kind of way!} (Mp3)
This is a blockbuster of a two hour phone conversation with David Wilcock, focusing on immediate current events but
spanning time travel, the Freemasons, the Anunnaki, the Nazis, WW II, advanced technology, the Roswell crash, the
Rockefellers, the Rothschilds, the Illuminati, the war in Georgia, the coming US election, Benjamin Fulford's testimony,
and what may or may not happen in the coming few weeks and months. [article link]
Jah Jah Exposes the Crop Circle Hoax {Crop Circles are formed by somehow (some form of low level radiation) with a
slight charring, drying out and removing the moisture from each individual plant at a spot near the bottom of each
plant stalk about an inch or two above the ground then the plant having lost moisture in that lower part of its stalk
simply falls over and this is done in a pattern.} (YouTube)
Learn about Tesla read about H.A.A.R.P take a step back and see the bigger picture.. be careful who tries to lure you
into a new world order religion..... ! [article link]
Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - Examining a photo of the Iranian president holding aloft his identity card during the
nation's [June] 2008 elections, the newspaper discovered Ahmadinejad's original family name - prior to their conversion
to Islam - was Sabourjian, a Jewish name meaning "cloth weaver" - According to a London Telegraph report, his ferocity
may be overcompensation ... for his own Jewish roots {Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is probably a CIA, Illuminati,
Freemason, Satanic, UN-NWO plant however they only plant people particularly in 3rd World governments that they
can also take down relatively easily. Ahmadinejad probably has several self-destruct mechanisms one of them being
Jewish that the NWO can activate at their convince to eventually bring in another more advance NWO mole into that
position. Ahmadinejad's anger is probably real unlike an Alex Jones type of NWO plant [Alex Jones is extremely likely a
Bohemian Grove member and probably one of the red robed (human sacrificing) priests] who is actually a part of the
system and is working to bring in the very system that he is pretending to oppose where Ahmadinejad is trying to be a
part of a system that ultimatly (doubly) opposes him [the NWO system opposes all the people affiliated with Abraham
including Jews, Muslims and Christians].}
Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has exasperated the world with incensed condemnations of Israel and his
insistence that the Holocaust is a hoax, but could there be another reason behind his seeming hatred for the Jews?
According to a London Telegraph report, his ferocity may be overcompensation … for his own Jewish roots. Examining
a photo of the Iranian president holding aloft his identity card during the nation's 2008 elections, the newspaper
discovered Ahmadinejad's original family name - prior to their conversion to Islam - was Sabourjian, a Jewish name
meaning "cloth weaver." Ahmadinejad has not denied that his name was changed when his family moved to Tehran in
the 1950s, but he has also never confirmed what that original name was. A note on his identification papers, when
magnified from the photo, however, suggests the man from Aradan, Iran, carried a common Jewish name from the
region of his birth. "Sabourjian," the Telegraph reports, is even on the list of reserved names for Iranian Jews compiled
by Iran's Ministry of the Interior. ... Ahmadinejad, the fourth of seven children to a man who worked as an ironworker,
grocer, barber and blacksmith, moved with his family to Tehran was he was a small child. Reportedly, the family moved
to seek better economic fortunes, but also took on the new, Islamic name. A 2007 Congressional Research Service
report lists the Iranian president's original family name as "Saborjhian," linking the name to the Farsi "sabor," meaning
"thread painter." Some biographers, including Joel C. Rosenberg, list Ahmadinejad's original family name as
"Sabaghian," meaning "dye-master" in Persian. But the Telegraph reports the name on his papers is "Sabourjian" and
cites a London-based expert on Iranian Jewry, who says the "jian" ending is specifically Jewish. "He has changed his
name for religious reasons, or at least his parents had," said the newspaper's source. "Sabourjian is well known Jewish
name in Iran." If Ahmadinejad is of Jewish ancestry, he has done much to distance himself from his heritage. In a 2006
speech aired on the Iranian News Channel, Ahmadinejad listed alleged crimes by Israel against Palestinians while the
crowd chanted, "Death to Israel! Death to Israel!" [article link]
October 05, 2009: France May Put Warning Labels on Airbrushed Photos - President Nicolas Sarkozy on holiday in an
image that the French magazine Paris Match retouched to render him slimmer (Photo)
The drive against airbrushed photos is being headed by conservative parliamentarian Valérie Boyer, who says the
widespread use of digital technology to alter images is feeding the public a steady visual diet of falsified people, places
and products. This artificial reality leads people to expect perfection from themselves and the world in an impossible
way, she says. "When writers take a news item or real event and considerably embellish it, they are required to alert
readers by calling the work fiction, a novel or a story based on dramatized facts. Why should it be any different for
photographs?" Boyer asks. "Rules on food labeling let consumers know the origins of the contents and the presence of
things like additives and preservatives. What's wrong with ... informing them when photographs have also been
modified from their original form?" [article link]
Time.com: Top 10 Doctored Photos (Photos)

Photographers have been manipulating imagery since the medium was invented [in 1825]. [article link]
Wikipedia.org: History of photography - The first permanent photograph was an image produced in 1825 by the French
inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce - Long before the first photographs were made, Chinese philosopher Mo Ti and
Greek philosophers such as Aristotle and Euclid described a pinhole camera in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. - For years
images have been projected onto surfaces - These early cameras did not record an image, but only projected images
from an opening in the wall of a darkened room onto a surface, turning the room into a large pinhole camera
The word photography derives from the Greek words 'photos' - meaning light and 'graphein' - to draw. The word was
popularised by Sir John Herschel in 1839. Modern photography began in the 1820s with the first permanent
photographs. A camera obscura box used for drawing images. Photography is the result of combining several technical
discoveries. Long before the first photographs were made, Chinese philosopher Mo Ti and Greek philosophers such as
Aristotle and Euclid described a pinhole camera in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C.E, Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) (965-1040)
studied the camera obscura and pinhole camera, Albertus Magnus (1193/1206-1280) discovered silver nitrate, and
Georges Fabricius (1516-1571) discovered silver chloride. Daniel Barbaro described a diaphragm in 1568. Wilhelm
Homberg described how light darkened some chemicals (photochemical effect) in 1694. The novel Giphantie (by the
French Tiphaigne de la Roche, 1729-1774) described what can be interpreted as photography. For years images have
been projected onto surfaces. According to the Hockney-Falco thesis as argued by artist David Hockney, some artists
used the camera obscura and camera lucida to trace scenes as early as the 16th century. However, this theory is heavily
disputed by today's contemporary realist artists who are able to create high levels of realism without optical aids. These
early cameras did not record an image, but only projected images from an opening in the wall of a darkened room onto
a surface, turning the room into a large pinhole camera. The phrase camera obscura literally means dark chamber.
While this early prototype of today's modern camera may have had modest usage in its time, it was an important step
in the evolution of the invention. ... The first permanent photograph was an image produced in 1825 by the French
inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. His photographs were produced on a polished pewter plate covered with a
petroleum derivative called bitumen of Judea. Bitumen hardens with exposure to light. The unhardened material may
then be washed away and the metal plate polished, rendering a negative image which then may be coated with ink and
impressed upon paper, producing a print. Niépce then began experimenting with silver compounds based on a Johann
Heinrich Schultz discovery in 1724 that a silver and chalk mixture darkens when exposed to light. In partnership, Niépce
(in Chalon-sur-Saône) and Louis Daguerre (in Paris) refined the existing silver process. In 1833 Niépce died of a stroke,
leaving his notes to Daguerre. While he had no scientific background, Daguerre made two pivotal contributions to the
process. He discovered that exposing the silver first to iodine vapour before exposure to light, and then to mercury
fumes after the photograph was taken, could form a latent image. Bathing the plate in a salt bath then fixes the image.
On January 7, 1839 Daguerre announced that he had invented a process using silver on a copper plate called the
daguerreotype. The French government bought the patent and immediately made it public domain. In 1832, French-
Brazilian painter and inventor Hercules Florence had already created a very similar process, naming it Photographie.
[article link]
*FreeCDTracts.com: Sermon Jams Vol. 1 #9 Freedom - Multi Realm Freedom Living - Breaking away from the Grid of
this world to Living in God's Spiritual Realm (Mp3)
We encourage you to not only listen, but to download and to duplicate as many CD/DVDs and other material as you like
as well as to distribute them to the maximum extent possible. Others can share by posting many of these links
throughout the internet. [article link]
Cowboys and Angels (2000) - Written and Directed by Gregory C. Haynes - [warning - skip the DVD previews] (Movie -
DVD)
User Comments: What a nice surprise to see Mia Kirshner in a movie where she doesn't take off her clothes or kiss other
girls or look anorexic... I think Mia is an amazing actress, and I was surprised by this movie. It's one of those that you see
in the video store and say, "I've never heard of that - wonder if it would be worth my time." It's certainly not the best
movie I've ever seen, but it was refreshing to watch a love story where the characters didn't have to have sex on their
first date to know they were compatible. I liked the story. The angel bit was a little strange, but who hasn't wondered if
there are angels among us? This was my introduction to Adam Trese, and I found his character likable and believable. I
was annoyed with Radha Mitchell. She kept getting in the way. I suppose she was included so that the movie would be
called more than just "Cowboys." Because that might be lame. Anyway, a refreshing change from what Hollywood
believes love is all about. Three cheers for Greg Haynes for tackling this project. [article link]
The Watchmen On the Wall Episode #5 "Sate of Shock" - The Watchmen On the Wall Live-September 25, 2009 -
Gordon Comstock, Bob Eccleston, Ev Haliford, & Randy Maugans - Parts 1 and 2 (Mp3s)
Hour 1: "Dark Times Coming" The Watchmen convene for their monthly summit. The events of the world change…the
message is unaltered. ... Hour 2: The topic turns to revival and death. The American Evangelical churches believe for
"revival" - but in a prophetic word, the Watchmen decree: "No collective revival." Revival now is the act of purposeful
separation from the Satanic Beast System which includes corporate churches, attachment to the financial structures,
and the “short cuts” of a substitute eternity through science and medicine. Death to self…is ETERNAL (continuous)
life…everyone else is ALREADY dead, and will die again. [article link]
The International (2009) - They control your money They control your government They control your life And
everybody pays (Movie - DVD)
Trivia: The film was inspired by the BCCI, or Bank of Credit & Commerce International, banking scandal, which took
place throughout the 80s and into the early 90s. After badly received previews, the film was pushed back from its
August 2008 release date to February 2009 to allow re-shoots to turn it into more of an action film - only for the film to
be released in the middle of the worst banking crisis in U.S. history. [article link]
October 05, 2009: Deceiving America? - Credibility of TARP program damaged after IG report finds Treasury, Fed
falsely stated that banks receiving a whopping $125B in support were sound - The nine institutions, including JPMorgan
Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co., held about 75 percent of the assets of the U.S. banking system at the time
WASHINGTON -- The credibility of the government's $700 billion financial rescue program was damaged by claims a
year ago that all of the initial banks receiving support were healthy, a new report contends. Special Inspector General
Neil Barofsky generally found that the government had acted properly in October 2008 as it scrambled to implement
the Troubled Asset Relief Program to avert the collapse of the U.S. financial system. But the report said that then-
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and other officials were wrong to contend at an Oct. 14 press conference that all nine
institutions receiving the first round of support -- $125 billion -- were sound. "These are healthy institutions, and they
have taken this step for the good of the economy," Paulson had declared at the time. Barofsky said that the fact that
Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. soon required billions in additional assistance highlighted the inaccuracy of
that claim and raised questions about the whole effort. In addition, Merrill Lynch, which was also in the original nine,
was in the process of being acquired by Bank of America because of its weakening financial position. "Statements that
are less than careful or forthright -- like those made in this case -- may ultimately undermine the public's understanding
and support," the report said. "This loss of public support could damage the government's credibility and have long-
term unintended consequences that actually hamper the government's ability to respond to crises." In announcing the
$125 billion in support to the nine institutions, Paulson had said that by building up the capital reserves of these healthy
institutions, it would allow them to resume normal lending to businesses and consumers and help stabilize the financial
system. The nine institutions, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co., held about 75 percent of the
assets of the U.S. banking system at the time. [article link]
Bank of Credit & Commerce (BCCI) - 'Frauds-R-Us' The Bush Family Saga - "BCCI defrauded depositors of $10 billion in
the '80s in what has been called the "largest bank fraud in world financial history" - BCCI a criminal enterprise since
dissolved, that existed primarily as a mechanism for obtaining political influence using Middle Eastern oil money - Bush
Sr. CIA connection as head of it in the 1970s and the links to BCCI - Othman made at least three separate visits to the
White House to discuss Middle East affairs with then President George Bush Sr. - At about the same time, and just prior
to the Gulf War, Harken Energy [Bush Jr. a member of the board of directors], with no previous international or offshore
drilling experience, was awarded a 35-year petroleum exploration contract with the emirate of Bahrain {Since the Bush
Sr., Bill Clinton, Bush Jr. White House era BCCI is no longer needed. The fraud that was committed through BCCI is now
conducted straight through the Federal Reserve and the SEC.}
The BCCI-Bush connection is, it could be argued an ‘accidental’ one, but it’s highly unlikely even if it is difficult to track,
But the seeds are all there, including GW Snr’s CIA connection (as head of it) in the 1970s and the links to BCCI (see
below) as well as his long time association with James R. Bath an investor in Arbusto. Bath, was a Houston businessman
and old friend was also an investor in BCCI. Essentially, BCCI was a convenient ‘channel’ for moving money through to
fund the various illegal enterprises being undertaken at the time including, Iran-Contra, the Iranian arms sales, CIA
money laundering operations, connections to powerful Middle Eastern businessmen, the Vatican and its right-wing
connections through BNL. Perhaps this extract from "Texas Connections"
(http://www.thedubyareport.com/txconnect.html) gives you an idea of the reach: "… Sheikh Abdullah Bahksh of Saudi
Arabia, a 16% shareholder in Harken Energy at the time, was represented by a Palestinian-born Chicago investor
named Talat Othman, who served with George W. Bush on the board of Harken Energy. Othman made at least three
separate visits to the White House to discuss Middle East affairs with then President George Bush. At about the same
time, and just prior to the Gulf War, Harken Energy, with no previous international or offshore drilling experience, was
awarded a 35-year petroleum exploration contract with the emirate of Bahrain. Sheikh Bahksh emerged as a co-
investor in the Bank of Commerce and Credit International (BCCI), a criminal enterprise since dissolved, that existed
primarily as a mechanism for obtaining political influence using Middle Eastern oil money. Bahrain's prime minister,
Sheik Khalifah bin-Sulman al-Khalifah, was a major investor in BCCI's parent company, BCCI Holdings, of Luxembourg.
Through its commodities affiliate, Capcom, BCCI was used as a money laundering service by drug traffickers, arms
dealers, etc. BCCI's front man in the U.S., and the person chiefly responsible for its takeover of First American Bank in
the U.S., was Kamal Adham. Adham is referred to in the Kerry Committee report on BCCI as having been "the CIA's
principal liaison for the entire Middle East from the mid-1960's through 1979." He was also the head of intelligence for
Saudi Arabia during the time George Bush Sr. was Director of the CIA." [article link]
George W. Bush Jr. And Harken Oil - Recovered History - 1986 George W. Bush and partners receive more than $2
million of Harken Energy stock in exchange for a failing oil well operation, which had lost $400,000 in the prior six
months - 1990 George W. Bush sells two-thirds of his Harken Energy stock at the top of the market for $850,000, a
200% profit, but makes no report to the SEC until March 1991 - Bush Jr. says later the SEC misplaced the report - An
SEC representative responds: "nobody ever found the 'lost' filing" - One week after Bush's sale, Harken reports an
earnings plunge - Harken stock falls more than 60%. Bush uses most of the proceeds to pay off the bank loan he had
taken a year earlier to finance his portion of the Texas Rangers deal
1986 - George W. Bush and partners receive more than $2 million of Harken Energy stock in exchange for a failing oil
well operation, which had lost $400,000 in the prior six months. After Bush joined Harken, the largest stock position
and a seat on its board were acquired by Harvard Management Company. The Harken board gave Bush $600,000 worth
of the company's publicly traded stock, plus a seat on the board plus a consultancy that paid him up to $120,000 a year.
When Harken runs short of cash it hooks up with investment banker Jackson Stephens of Little Rock, Arkansas, who
arranges a $25 million stock purchase by Union Bank of Switzerland. Sheik Abdullah Bakhsh, who joins the board as a
part of the deal, is connected to the infamous BCCI. - 1988 Bahrain officials suddenly break off offshore drilling
negotiations with Amoco and decide to deal with Harken Energy, George Bush Jr.'s firm. Harken has had a series of
failed ventures and no cash, so the Bass brothers are brought in to finance Harken's efforts at a cost of $50 million. -
1990 January: Bahrain awards exclusive offshore drilling rights to Harken Oil. This is a surprise as Harken is in very shaky
financial condition, has never drilled outside of Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma and had never drilled undersea at all.
The Bass brothers are brought in by Harken for sufficient equity to proceed with the effort. Harken's stock price
increases from $4.50 to $5.50. George W. Bush sells two-thirds of his Harken Energy stock at the top of the market for
$850,000, a 200% profit, but makes no report to the SEC until March 1991. Bush Jr. says later the SEC misplaced the
report. An SEC representative responds: "nobody ever found the 'lost' filing." One week after Bush's sale, Harken
reports an earnings plunge. Harken stock falls more than 60%. Bush uses most of the proceeds to pay off the bank loan
he had taken a year earlier to finance his portion of the Texas Rangers deal. - 1992 First of Harken Energy's wells off
Bahrain comes up dry. George W. Bush takes a leave of absence from the firm to work in his father's campaign, saying "I
don't want to involve this company in any kind of allegations of conflicts or whatever may arise." [article link]
{Flashback} January 10, 2002: Enron is not Bush's Whitewater It will be worse - While President Bush Jr. served on
Harken Energy Corp.'s board of Directors it engaged in complex [illegal] trades with Enron Corp.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The Enron debacle won't be President Bush's Whitewater. It will be much worse. Unlike
the financial sideshow over a 20-year-old failed land deal that dogged the Clinton administration, the collapse of the
nation's largest energy trader into the nation's largest bankruptcy last month is set to go straight to the heart of
exposing what is wrong with the way the Bush administration is conducting itself these days. Once a buyer for Enron's
energy-trading business is announced Thursday in New York, this story is going to shift in dramatic fashion to
Washington, D.C., where there are already eight separate congressional probes into the collapse, one Justice
Department investigation and scores of unanswered questions. Many of them concern the White House. ... Enron
cultivated Bush from the time he first decided to run for governor of Texas, with executives donating a total of
$623,000 to his two gubernatorial campaigns and presidential campaign, according to the Center for Public Integrity.
The company played a major role in Bush's decision to deregulate the Texas energy markets in 1999. Enron executives
played a major role in Cheney's energy task force last year, meeting with the vice president's staff right up until a week
before the company's stunning October announcement that it was slashing shareholder equity by $1.2 billion to cover
losses in its off-balance-sheet partnerships. And Lay, who donated $100,000 to the Bush inaugural, remains mired in a
controversy about whether a curious phone conversation he had with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission head
Curtis Hebert last May had anything to do with Hebert's replacement by Bush last summer with the head of the Texas
Public Utility Commission. This is just the beginning of what is going to come out once investigators do a little more
digging, and once Lay and his minions are required to testify before Congress. Expect a steady diet of revelations about
the extent of the energy giant's influence -- at the state, federal and even international levels. [article link]
{Flashback} The Bush-Enron Lovefest Connections - President Bush Jr. has hired over 50 high ranking employees from
the collapsed Enron Corp. into his administration
President Bush has hired over 50 high ranking employees from the collapsed Enron Corp. into his administration. Now
the Government has reported that $9 Billion dollars of taxpayer money that was intended to fund the Iraq war is now
missing and is completely unaccounted for. [article link]
{Flashback} ENRON-BUSH-HARVARD-WTC-OIL-CONNECTION - Harvard could face inquiry into Enron links - the
timely selling of (Enron) stock which netted (Harvard) an estimated $50m as the company's shares declined - Mr. "Pug"
Winokur, who chairs Enron's finance committee - alumni [want] the suspension of Herbert "Pug" Winokur from the
seven-member Harvard university's $18Bn endowment corporation (articles - links)
A group of Harvard students and alumni have called for an investigation into possible links between an Enron director
on the university's governing corporation and the timely selling of stock which netted an estimated $50m as the
company's shares declined. HarvardWatch, which campaigns for more open governance of the university, admits it has
no evidence of insider trading but is urging the suspension of Herbert "Pug" Winokur from the seven-member
corporation pending the outcome of a "credible investigation into alleged financial improprieties regarding the
management of the university's endowment". The university said Mr Winokur, who chairs Enron's finance committee,
was a "valued member" of the Harvard Corporation. A Harvard alumnus, he has, since 1995, been on the board of the
Harvard Management Company which oversees the university's $18bn endowment. [article link]
{Flashback} NYSE drops Enron; Andersen drops auditor - The New York Stock Exchange suspended trading of Enron
stock - accounting firm Andersen (Arthur Andersen LLP) said it has fired the lead auditor who worked for Enron and
placed three other partners on leave based on a preliminary investigation into the destruction of documents related to
the energy giant's collapse - Andersen said it is putting new management in charge of its Houston, Texas office
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Enron's collapse has led the New York Stock Exchange to formally drop the once high-flying
energy firm from its trading list and accounting giant Andersen to fire the lead auditor on its Enron account. The New
York Stock Exchange suspended trading of Enron stock on Tuesday and moved to formally de-list the firm, whose
shares once were priced at $84 each but now trade for less than $1. Officials at the stock exchange cited the company's
bankruptcy, its uncertain future and the deep decline in the value of the stock. Enron can appeal the decision to de-list
its stock. "The exchange has determined that the company securities are no longer suitable for trading on the NYSE,"
Ray Pellecchia, a NYSE spokesman. Also on Tuesday, accounting firm Andersen said it has fired the lead auditor who
worked for Enron and placed three other partners on leave, based on a preliminary investigation into the destruction of
documents related to the energy giant's collapse. Andersen said it is putting new management in charge of its Houston
office. ... The energy company, with $62.8 billion in assets, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection December 2, 2001
in the largest bankruptcy case in U.S. history. Many Enron employees had invested most of their 401(k) savings in
company stock and lost their life savings when it went bust. William Lerach, an attorney for shareholders suing Enron,
said executives sold about $1.1 billion in stock during a time when "they have now admitted they were overstating the
reported profits of Enron by $600 million and the stockholder equity of the company by $1.1 billion," he said.
[article link]
wkjo.com: Who killed John O'Neil? - A Composite History of Modern Government - Corporate Crime in America - well
done, this is a superb film {We live in a time full of allegations but what is the meaning of all of this and what is our
response to the current events unfolding throughout the world? The meaning of events and our response to them is to
protect our soul. Although our body may perish our soul-spirit will live on forever and therefore it is essential that we
misled by the tactics of man or by the strategies of devils.} (Video-Download)
thanks for this film it is superb. [article link]
The Soloist (2009) - Life has a mind of its own - No one changes anything by playing it safe (Movie - DVD)
The film is based on a true story involving a top columnist at the LA Times, Steve Lopez, played with grace by Robert
Downey Jr., who becomes invested in one of his more colourful subjects, Nathaniel Ayers, an accomplished musician
overcome by mental illness, now living on the streets of LA portrayed by Jamie Foxx, who rambles his way to a
convincing performance. The film is a satisfying adult drama that doesn't lose it's direction. It doesn't pander to it's
audience. There is no random violence, no guns, but indeed simply good story telling with great characterizations. It's a
decent film that deserves better treatment in the press. It has a noble heart that succeeds in telling a great human
story. It resonates and strikes a chord. [article link]
Ethiopian church speaks out on Ark of the Covenant - won't be displayed - However, Grant Jeffrey, host of TBN's Bible
Prophecy Revealed and well-known author of "Armageddon: Appointment With Destiny" does not believe claims that
the Ark is in Ethiopia - He claims that after the Ethiopian civil war, Israel sent in a group of commandos [including] from
the tribe of Levi and they carried the Ark onto a plane and back to Israel in 1991 - "It is being held there secretly, waiting
in the eyes of the religious leaders of Israel, for a supernatural signal from God to rebuild the temple" he said {Grant
Jeffrey is a leading Bible scholar - Jerusalem expert and if he thinks the Ark is in Jewish possession that's a very good
indicator that the Ark of the Covenant is indeed in Israel. Note: In the mid 90's I was blessed to have a brief conversation
with a very devout Jewish person, while in the Los Angeles area, about the rebuilding of the 3rd Jewish Temple in
Jerusalem. The person was telling me how important the Temple is to the Jews and about all of the implements being
gathered and how exciting and meaningful it is for the Jews. I could tell that the person had a newfound excitement and
I said "you are excited and looking for all of these Temple implements but you didn't once mention the main implement
the Ark of the Covenant" and I said "I get the impression that Israel is not looking for the Ark, that Israel has the Ark."
Well that comment didn't go over very well at all, so then I wondered even more that Israel might already have their
Ark. I usually keep an eye out in the news for stories about Israel searching for the Ark and since the 90's there seldom
seems to be any news about Israel trying to locate and return to Israel their Ark of the Covenant. -- Also Note: In about
2004 I was attending a Men's Fellowship Bible Study, Chuck Missler was the guest speaker that morning and he had just
returned from a trip to Ethiopia to look for the Ark in fact he still had jetlag from his return flight from Ethiopia. To me
he seemed very disappointed (jetlag aside), apparently he had gone over there on an invitation and had high hopes but
now had hardly anything to say about his entire trip to Ethiopia other than that the people were great and that it was a
great place to visit but not much about the Ark. - My guess is that Israel does have the original Ark of the Covenant (1st
Covenant) [the body of Jesus Christ is the Ark (container) of the New Covenant] and that soon it will be revealed to the
world.}
There was considerable confusion last week when the leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church apparently told an
Italian news agency of an upcoming announcement about the possible public display of the Ark of the Covenant - the
box holding the Ten Commandments - and then the prescribed time passed with no word. However, there was no
equivocation today in an e-mail received by WND from the webmaster of a church website in response to an inquiry
about the truth of the matter. "It is not going to happen so the world has to live with curiosity," said the statement ...
Cornuke said he also met with the president of Ethiopia nearly nine years ago and had a one-on-one conversation with
him in his palace. He asked if Ethiopia had the Ark of the Covenant. According to Cornuke, the president responded:
"Yes, we do. I am the president, and I know. It's not a copy. It's the real thing." -- Well-known author Grant Jeffrey
However, Grant Jeffrey, host of TBN's Bible Prophecy Revealed and well-known author of "Armageddon: Appointment
With Destiny," does not believe claims that the Ark is in Ethiopia. He told WND he spoke extensively with Robert
Thompson, former adviser to former Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. Jeffrey said Thompson told him the Ark of the
Covenant had been taken to Ethiopia by Menelik, purported son of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon. When
Menelik became emperor, he claims royal priests entrusted him with the Ark of the Covenant because King Solomon
was slipping into apostasy. A replica was then left behind in Israel. "The Ethiopian royal chronicles suggest that for
3,000 years, they had been guarding the ark, knowing that it had to go back to Israel eventually," Jeffrey said. He claims
that after the Ethiopian civil war, Israel sent in a group of commandos from the tribe of Levi and the carried the Ark
onto a plane and back to Israel in 1991. "It is being held there secretly, waiting in the eyes of the religious leaders of
Israel, for a supernatural signal from God to rebuild the temple," he said. "They are not going to do it before that. When
that happens, they will bring the Ark into that temple." -- But author and Bible teacher Chuck Missler, founder of
Koinonia House, told WND the theory of Menelik obtaining the Ark is not biblical, though he believes there is a
possibility that the Ethiopians may have the real deal. "The fact that the Ethiopians may have been guarding the Ark of
the Bible is very possible," he said. "They cling to a belief that is clearly not biblical in terms of how the Ark got down
there. But that doesn't mean they don't have it." Missler said there is no biblical basis for the Menelik account, and he
believes there was a reason for that version of events. [article link]
June 28, 2009: Pope - Bone Fragments Found in Tomb Are [Apostle] Paul's - The first-ever scientific test on what are
believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seems to confirm" that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic
saint, Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday - "This seems to confirm the unanimous and uncontested tradition that they are
the mortal remains of the Apostle Paul," Benedict said - Paul and Peter are the two main figures known for spreading
the Christian faith after the death of Christ
ROME - The first-ever scientific test on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seems to confirm" that
they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint, Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday. It was the second major discovery
concerning St. Paul announced by the Vatican in as many days. On Saturday, the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore
Romano announced the June 19 discovery of a fresco inside another tomb depicting St. Paul, which Vatican officials
said represented the oldest known icon of the apostle. Benedict said archaeologists recently unearthed and opened the
white marble sarcophagus located under the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls in Rome, which for some 2,000
years has been believed by the faithful to be the tomb of St. Paul. Benedict said scientists had conducted carbon dating
tests on bone fragments found inside the sarcophagus and confirmed that they date from the first or second century.
"This seems to confirm the unanimous and uncontested tradition that they are the mortal remains of the Apostle Paul,"
Benedict said, announcing the findings at a service in the basilica to mark the end of the Vatican's Paoline year, in honor
of the apostle. Paul and Peter are the two main figures known for spreading the Christian faith after the death of Christ.
According to tradition, St. Paul, also known as the apostle of the Gentiles, was beheaded in Rome in the 1st century
during the persecution of early Christians by Roman emperors. ... The pope said that when archaeologists opened the
sarcophagus, they discovered alongside the bone fragments some grains of incense, a "precious" piece of purple linen
with gold sequins and a blue fabric with linen filaments. [article link]
June 29, 2009: 'Oldest' (late 300's A.D.) image of St. Paul discovered - Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,600 year old
image [idealized caricature - the Apostle Paul had already been deceased generations ago] of St Paul, the oldest one
known of, in a Roman catacomb
background surrounded with a yellow circle - the classic image of St Paul. The image was found in the Catacomb of St
Thekla, close to the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, which is said to be built on the site where he was
buried. St Thekla was a follower of St Paul who lived in Rome and who was put to death under the Emperor Diocletian
at the beginning of the 4th Century and who was subsequently made a saint but little else is known of her. Barbara
Mazzei, the director of the work at the Catacomb, said: "We had been working in the Catacomb for some time and it is
full of frescoes. ... "It is a sensational discovery and is of tremendous significance. This is then first time that a single
image of Saint Paul in such good condition has been found and it is the oldest one known of. "Traditionally in Christian
images of St Paul he is always alongside St Peter but in this icon he was on his own and what is also significant is the
fact that St Paul's Basilica is just a few minutes walk away. "It is my opinion that the fresco we have discovered was
based on the fact that St Paul's Basilica was close by, there was a shrine to him there at that site since the 3rd Century.
"This fresco is from the early part of the 4th Century while before the earliest were from the later part and examples
have been found in the Catacombs of Domitilla." Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, the Vatican's culture minister,
said:"This is a fascinating discovery and is testimony to the early Christian Church of nearly 2000 years ago. [article link]
considered the most holy city in the world - To the Jewish people it is Ir Ha-Kodesh (the Holy City), the Biblical Zion, the
City of David, the site of Solomon's Temple [1st Temple], and the eternal capital of the Israelite nation - To Christians it
is where the young Jesus impressed the sages at the Jewish Temple, where he spent the last days of his ministry [Holy
Week], and where the Last Supper, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection took place - Also greatly venerated by the
Muslims, it[?] is where the prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven - [Note: The Koran says a faraway place -
Jerusalem is not mentioned once in the Koran. The Koran does not mention Jerusalem as a holy city to Islam or even as
a place in existence.] {Jerusalem is Holy because God chose it as His Holy City. 1st Kings 11:36 And unto his son
(Solomon's son) will I give one tribe (Judah), that David My servant may have a light always before Me in Jerusalem, the
city which I have chosen Me to put My name there. -- Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people
(Jews) and upon thy Holy City (Jerusalem), to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make
reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to
anoint the most Holy (Jesus Christ).}
Jerusalem, by virtue of the number and diversity of people who have held it sacred, may be considered the most holy
city in the world. To the Jewish people it is Ir Ha-Kodesh (the Holy City), the Biblical Zion, the City of David, the site of
Solomon's Temple, and the eternal capital of the Israelite nation. To Christians it is where the young Jesus impressed
the sages at the Jewish Temple, where he spent the last days of his ministry, and where the Last Supper, the Crucifixion
and the Resurrection took place. Also greatly venerated by the Muslims, it is where the prophet Muhammad ascended
to heaven. While highly charged with intense religious devotion and visited by countless pilgrims and sages, Jerusalem
has also been ravaged by thirty centuries of warfare and strife. It is a place of beauty and divinity, mystery and paradox;
a sacred site which no modern spiritual seeker should fail to experience. ... The First Temple of the Jews was built during
the reign of David's son, Solomon. King David had planned to build the Temple at the exact place where he had
experienced a revelatory vision of angels ascending a golden ladder into the sky. This site, the threshing floor of Ornan
the Jebusite was originally sacred to the harvest deity known as Tammuz (another name for the deity Adonis). God,
through Nathan the prophet, rejected David's wish, evidently on the grounds that he had shed blood, and instead
informed him that the Temple would be erected by his son Solomon (II Sam.7:12-13). The Temple 's construction took
seven years and was completed in 957 BC. Soon after the Temple 's construction, Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon forced
the Jews into exile, removed their temple treasures in 604 BC and 597 BC, and finally completely destroyed the temple
in 586 BC. In 539 BC, Cyrus of Persia conquered Babylon and allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem. Reconstruction
began and the Second Temple was completed by 515 BC. This temple however, did not enshrine the Ark of the
Covenant as that sacred object had disappeared sometime before the plundering by Nebuchadrezzar. ... Over the next
five centuries Jerusalem was captured by Alexander the Great, controlled by Hellenistic, Egyptian, and Seleucid
empires as well as experiencing occasional periods of Jewish freedom. In 64 BC, the Roman general Pompey captured
Jerusalem, ushering in several centuries of Roman rule. During this period Herod the Great (ruled 37-4 BC) rebuilt and
enlarged the Second Temple and created the famous Western Wall (also called the Wailing Wall) as part of the
supporting structure for the enlarged Temple Mount. In 6AD the Romans turned the governance of Jerusalem over to a
series of administrators known as procurators, the fifth of whom, Pontius Pilate, ordered the execution of Jesus. During
the next two centuries the Jews twice revolted against their Roman oppressors, the city of Jerusalem suffered greatly
and the Second Temple was demolished in 70 AD. In the year 135 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian began construction
of a new city, called Aelia Capitolina, upon the ruins of old Jerusalem. Upon the site of the destroyed Jewish temple,
Hadrian built a temple to the god Jove (the Greek Jupiter), but this temple was itself demolished by the Byzantines after
the empire became Christian. -- The conversion to Christianity of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine (306-337) and the
pilgrimage of his mother, Empress Helena, to Jerusalem in 326 inaugurated one of the city's most peaceful and
prosperous epochs. According to Christian legends, Empress Helena discovered the relics of the 'True Cross of the
Crucifixion' at the place of the Resurrection upon Mt. Calvary. Scholars however, believe this so-called 'finding' of the
relics to be a story fabricated for political reasons by Constantine and his mother, and that the cross relics were most
probably manufactured, as were so many other relics during early and medieval Christian times. Whatever the case,
Helena's pilgrimage and Constantine's royal support made possible the building of many Christian shrines in the city.
Foremost among these Christian shrines was the Church of the Holy Sepulchre which marked the site of the
Resurrection and which soon became the supremely sacred place in all of Christendom. Finished in 335 AD, the great
basilica was apparently built upon the foundations of an earlier Roman shrine dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite.
[article link]
The Third Temple - According to 2nd Thessalonians 2:4 in the last days, the Antichrist will desecrate the Third Temple
which Paul calls, "the Temple of God" - "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except
there come a falling away first, (Gk apostasia) and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition" - So there is general
'falling away' or apostasy - We saw an example of that in Obama's Cairo speech where it was all about religion and God
and faith and peace and love - As he wound it up, Obama admitted that HIS real faith is in human beings, not in
Yahweh, Jesus or Mohammed, although he invoked all three names throughout his speech - and nobody blinked an eye
{Note: The Third Temple which Paul calls, "the Temple of God" is God's Temple because it will be built by the Jews
God's chosen people, it will be built in God's chosen city Jerusalem and it will have End Time Biblical implications, but
the Temple will not have actual Holy standing with God. The Temple's Levitical priestly duties will not be acceptable
(Isaiah 66:1-3) nor will any sacrifice offerings be acceptable to God (Jesus being the acceptable sacrifice once and for
all). Though built in Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount it will not be located on the outer court of the Gentiles where
the Dome of the Rock mosque has been built and set aside (Revelation 11:2) but God's third Temple will again be
located near or on the exact spot of the Holy of Holies where the first two Temples were built.}
Q. According to 2nd Thessalonians 2:4. in the last days, the Antichrist will desecrate the Third Temple which Paul calls,
"the Temple of God." Is the Third Temple legitimate? How does that square with Church Age doctrines of salvation by
grace through faith? A. The Thessalonians were in the grip of a heresy spreading through their church to the effect that
the Day of Christ [the Rapture] had come and gone and they had been left behind. Paul sought to reassure them by
giving them a series of signs that will precede the revelation of the Antichrist. Paul said that before the Antichrist would
be revealed, there would first come a great 'falling away' from the true faith. "Let no man deceive you by any means: for
that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, (Gk apostasia)and that man of sin be revealed, the son
of perdition." So there is general 'falling away' or apostasy. We saw an example of that in Obama's Cairo speech where
it was all about religion and God and faith and peace and love. As he wound it up, Obama admitted that HIS real faith is
in human beings, not in Yahweh, Jesus or Mohammed, although he invoked all three names throughout his speech -
and nobody blinked an eye. Obama has made much of his alleged Christianity, but the world-wide apostasia is so
pervasive I don't think anybody even noticed there's a difference between faith in Christ and faith in humanity. I've been
paying attention to the reaction to the Cairo speech, as I am sure most of you have been as well. Obama didn't catch it.
His speechwriters didn't catch it. His fact-checkers didn't catch it. He delivered it as written and nobody that heard his
speech caught it either. At least, nobody noticed it that I am aware of - a textbook example of the world-wide apostasy
of the last days. Paul says that this 'falling away' is so grievous that nobody will notice how wrong the Antichrist is until
he "as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God." Exasperated, Paul asks, "Remember ye not,
that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?" [article link]
Jun 24, 2009: Largest Underground Man-made Cave Discovered in Israel - Discovered in the Jordan Valley, Israel - When
entering, they found - a grand expansive underground structure supported by 22 pillars, each decorated with various
symbols - A wheel-shaped engraving, assumed to be a Zodiac symbol - There are plenty of crosses, little ones, big ones,
mostly late Roman, Byzantine, which mean something, but we have to go on with the research {Why find a quarry cave
and why now? 1. They need 'authentic' stone to build the third temple in Jerusalem. I doubt any of the graffiti carvings
are authentic it's really a "one world religion" smorgasbord of a cave. 2. If or when the NWO builds the third Temple in
Jerusalem they seem to want to dictate all world religions from a one HQ Temple center. Christians should not have any
ties to a Temple in Jerusalem or otherwise because 'born again' Christians are the Temple of the Holy Spirit built
without hands. 3. Jerusalem is the home of the Jews and it is for their religion.}
Discovered in the Jordan Valley, Israel, as part of an ongoing archaeological survey since 1978, excavators from the
University of Haifa have uncovered the largest artificial underground cave ever built in Israel. Prof. Adam Zertal, lead
excavator told The Epoch Times, "We came across an opening in the ground, then came two Bedouins, a father and
son, who warned us not to go down, saying there was some kind of curse on the cave and some predators [wolves and
hyenas] below. When entering, they found no wolves or hyenas but a grand expansive underground structure
supported by 22 pillars, each decorated with various symbols. "Anyway, we went down, it was about ten metres deep
below the surface and that was the beginning. First we saw the magnificent size of the place. ... “There are plenty of
crosses, little ones, big ones, mostly late Roman, Byzantine, which mean something, but we have to go on with the
research. Then we had some letters, some Roman, some Greek; we had a kind that looked like flags of Roman Legion
and then another thing like a zodiac or a sun, very odd, very strange. I can’t decipher exactly what it means but there
are other things as well." Prof. Zertal believes the three-metre high cave was originally a large quarry during the Roman
and Byzantine era and was unique for its times. It was originally four metres high, but earthquake damage since has
lowered the ceiling. The floor has been covered by fallen rocks and is yet to be excavated. [article link]
Movie - The Body (2001) - An Israeli widow [and archeologist] (Olivia Williams) uncovers a hidden tomb in Jerusalem,
and there is some suggestion that it might be that of Christ - This causes a considerable stir in the Vatican because,
after all, Christ's body shouldn't be there unless he was an ordinary man - So they send Father (Antonio Banderas) down
there to investigate, telling him ahead of time, so that he doesn't misunderstand his mission, that "the body is not that
of Christ" {This movie is really a must watch! It lays out many of the plots and intrigues that face Jerusalem and
Christianity today. The move also points out that Christianity stands on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ! No
resurrection, no Christian faith. Hint: For the record the bones are not the bones of Jesus Christ, He Resurrected.}
Well, an Israeli widow, Olivia Williams, uncovers a hidden tomb in Jerusalem, and there is some suggestion that it might
be that of Christ. This causes a considerable stir in the Vatican because, after all, Christ's body shouldn't be there unless
he was an ordinary man. So they send Father Antonio Banderas down there to investigate, telling him ahead of time, so
that he doesn't misunderstand his mission, that "the body is not that of Christ." ... Banderas and Williams form at first a
kind of mismatched cop/buddy team, he instense and inhibited, she breezily outgoing and scientific. But they soon run
into trouble that pulls them together in their goals. I admit I didn't understand all of the reasons why so many groups
wanted to interfere with the investigation or to exploit the find for political purposes. The first trouble they run into is
an orthodox Jewish sect whose members bombard them with rocks and steal an important artifact. Then there is the
leader of a Palestinian group, the PLO, I mean the FLP, or rather the PDQ. He wants his henchmen to get their hands on
the bones. I forget why but I'm sure the purpose is nefarious. You can tell because he's got a face on him like the
assassin in Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much." And you can identify his thugs when you see them because
they're all swarthier than everybody else. The head Israeli honcho in this business, Shrapnel, informs the Vatican that as
soon as Jerusalem is recognized as the sole capital of a united country, the bones will be released. (I understood that.)
This all leads to a final semi-violent confrontation between the PDQ leader and the priest, in which the latter is
wounded and the former is blown to smithereens. Oh, that reminds me, there is some comic relief from a sloppy young
Irish priest who is a computer hacker. The question of whose body it is, is resolved at the end, but nobody in the movie
finds out about it, only the viewer. Father Banderas resigns his commission and decides to follow God in his own way.
He writes a very nice letter to Williams, but the movie stops short of having them fall into each other's arms. Let's not
disturb anybody by raising REAL problems. This isn't a puzzle that I find particularly interesting, although I don't know
why. Religious belief leads so regularly to violence and intrigue. But I don't really think that if a body were positively
identified as Christ's it would change things very much. Cognitive dissonance theory suggests that, if anything, it would
strengthen our beliefs in some way. (Cf., "When Prophecy Fails.") The problem would at least be papered over
somehow. I'm happy that I watched it, I suppose, if only because of Olivia Williams and Antonio Banderas, both of
whom are worth watching, for somewhat different reasons, but in fact I did spend two hours following this complicated
story and may just be reducing post-decision dissonance. [article link]
Egyptian Born (1929-2004) Yasser Arafat's French Death Certificate Forged with Jerusalem Birthplace - While his
official biography claims he was born in Jerusalem, numerous biographers agree that he was born in Cairo [Egypt],
where his Gaza-born father owned a business - "I don't understand how when Arafat arrived in France he had been born
in Cairo and when he left France he had been born in Jerusalem" {Yasser Arafat and the NWO that put him in power,
financed him and kept him in power is the religion of the forged birth certificate. Even this very moment the New Age -
NWO practitioners are attempting to forge for themselves a birth certificate into heaven and eternal life. It's an idea
and effort that simply will not work. -- John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except
a man be Born Again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God. - Holy Bible.}
Israel's ambassador criticised the French government for issuing a death certificate for Yasser Arafat stating his place of
birth as Jerusalem. "I cannot understand how the French government agreed to issue a death certificate based on false
information," ambassador Nissim Zvili told a press conference in Montpellier. Municipal officials at Clamart, the suburb
of Paris where Arafat died on November 11, said they issued the document based of a family record book issued by the
French foreign ministry in 1996, after Suha Arafat became a naturalized citizen of the Third Republic. Arafat was born
Mohammed Abdel-Rawf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Hussaini, on August 4, 1929. While his official biography claims he was
born in Jerusalem, numerous biographers agree that he was born in Cairo, where his Gaza-born father owned a
business. -- Zvili said the affair was "very badly perceived in Israel", adding that those responsible for issuing the "false
document" could be subject to a legal process. "I don't understand how when Arafat arrived in France he had been born
in Cairo and when he left France he had been born in Jerusalem," he said. ... Last month, Zvili said that a growing
number of members of the Jewish community in France are questioning their whole future in the country amid a rise in
anti-Semitism. "The phenomenon of anti-Semitism in France has reached worrying proportions. There have been lots
of attacks against Jews, against people and their possessions, and fear is becoming deep-rooted in the Jewish
community," he said. Between 2,000-2,500 Jews are leaving France each year for Israel, according to the ambassador.
The Jewish community in France, at about 700,000, is the largest within the European Union. [article link]
Basic Christian: Memo Summer of 2009 "Divine? Or Simply Just Not Fine?" - Recently a fiberglass and gold laden
Maroni statue atop the latest LDS Temple was struck by lightning - Was it of God, mankind, nature or perhaps the
demonic realm that is the cause and effect of the seemingly supernatural event or events?
Was it of God, mankind, nature or perhaps the demonic realm that is the cause and effect of the seemingly supernatural
event or events? At a casual first glance it might appear that God struck the statue however was it actually a Divine act
from God or was it simply just another not so fine act of a demonic entity? With the supernatural (demons, UFO's,
Aliens, deception etc.) revealing itself around us with increasing frequency and intensity it is of utmost importance that
we take into account the events and consider what is happening asking ourselves (and God in prayer) just what is going
on and just what are we supposed to believe and what should be our reaction. These are decisions that we do need to
reach, sometimes quickly and oftentimes without a lot of info or without a lot of good reliable info. ... When faced with
the extraordinary and the unexplainable keep in mind that God's extraordinary word the Bible explains above all that
God loves each us and that He has an eternal plan of salvation for each of our lives. It is the Divine Miracle throughout
all of the ages that God's love and fellowship is available to mankind if we would just seek after Him. Then when a
relationship with Jesus Christ is accomplished in our hearts and in our minds even mighty lightning strikes and signs and
wonders pale in comparison to the glory, majesty and justice of receiving the Holy Spirit inside of us. -- Note: It's unjust
not to have the Holy Spirit inside of us. On the cross Jesus said "It is finished" or literally "It is paid in full." With full
payment comes satisfaction the delivery the "Justice" the receiving of the Holy Spirit. The injustice of the world is the
withholding of the Holy Spirit. God is not withholding the Holy Spirit, man is withholding the Holy Spirit as man seeks
to deny God, by discounting the Virgin Birth, corrupting the Cross and counterfeiting the Resurrection of Jesus Christ it
is man that is withholding justice both from themselves and from others. -- Also Note: After the rapture of the Christian
Church there is going to be another delivery it is the delivery of the Kingdom of this World into the hands and authority
of Satan for a short time. During the Time of Satan (Antichrist) the Holy Spirit will not be delivered to be inside of
people like He is now in the present Christian Church age. The post rapture Martyred Saints of Revelation receive the
Holy Spirit in fellowship but not inside, not in the 'born again' regeneration manner that the people of the Christian
Church have received. During the Time of Satan - Time of Tribulation, Satan is going to deliver his particular form of
justice and government upon mankind and it won't go very well for mankind few will even live through it. The Martyred
Saints of Revelation do not receive the Holy Spirit inside of them because after the rapture it is during the time of
Satan's Kingdom when God's Eternal Justice for mankind is now in Heaven separate and away from Satan's Kingdom
on earth and also because their remaining lifetime on earth will be short, so short that they receive their eternal
Satisfaction and eternal Justice in heaven after their unjust martyrdom at the hands of Satan. [article link]

In 1898, Secondo Pia was the first man to photograph the Shroud of Turin, the burial cloth believed to have covered
Christ's body after the Crucifixion. This video examines skepticism over the shroud's authenticity, debunking scientists
who recently claimed that it could not be more than 600 years old. Yet, even now, as a new millennium dawns,
scientists have found there is still much we don't know about this, the most celebrated and controversial artifact in the
history of Christianity. If you are a cynic, this video will challenge your skepticism. If you already believe, it will
strengthen your faith. Approx. 60 minutes. [article link]
Coming Soon the Basic Christian Article: Who is Melchizedek?
Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18-20) is a higher multidimensional being. Melchizedek exists outside of our own human time
and space dimensions (restrictions). Humans exist in and are limited to the first three physical dimensions (length,
height, width) and also the fourth dimension (restriction) of time. The spiritual realm of demons, angels and in part the
coming Antichrist exists in the less restricted 5th and 6th dimensions. In fact the coming Antichrist is going to bring
down or "contact" the 5th and 6th dimensions and infuse 4th dimensional human beings with 5th dimensional demons
[Nephilim spirits] and 6th dimensional fallen [Satanic] angelic spirit beings consequently orchestrating 5th and 6th
dimensional miracles and signs and wonders in order to deceive mankind. So who is Melchizedek? Melchizedek is the
manifestation of the infinite dimensional (infinite dimensions - no restrictions - unrestricted) God in Person.
Melchizedek is God the Holy Spirit in Person. Melchizedek is the Order of the Holy Spirit Priesthood. -- Note: In the
Basic Christian article "Who is Melchizedek?" the 8 dimensions (restrictions) are listed in conjunction with the original
creation week (Genesis 1:1-2:4) and are categorized as follows: 1. Length [Day one creation - light separated
[Judgment] (length) from darkness] 2. Height [Day two creation - divided the waters above from the waters below] 3.
Width [Day three creation - dry land and plants] 4. Time [Day four creation - sun, moon, stars for times and seasons] 5.
Demonic - demons [Day five creation - fish from the waters below, birds from the waters above] 6. Angelic - Holy
Angels and also Satan with all of his fallen angels [Day six creation - land animals and humans (pre-fall) - humans the
highest part of creation created separate and above the animals and equal to the angels but with sin mankind fell from
the 6th dimension to the 4th dimension, in fact with the sin of mankind all of creation also fell from its original creation
status] 7. Human Salvation redeemed by the blood, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ [Day seven creation - Rest] 8.
Unrestricted [outside of creation] - The only Unrestricted, Eternal, Wise, ∞ Infinite, Almighty God consisting of God the
Father, the Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. -- Genesis 2:4 These are the generations [dimensions] of the heavens
and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens ... [article link]
Update #1: Coming Soon the Basic Christian Article: Who is Melchizedek? - Genesis 14:18-20 And Melchizedek King of
Salem (Peace) brought forth (Communion) bread and wine: and He was the Priest [Holy Spirit] of the Most High God.
And He (Melchizedek King of Peace) blessed him (Abraham), and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most High God,
possessor of heaven and earth: And blessed be the Most High God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand -
And he (Abraham) gave Him (Melchizedek King of Peace) tithes of all
The Holy Spirit manifested as a man (Melchizedek) in order for a man Abraham the father of the faithful (Romans 4:11)
to receive face to face a blessing from God and for Abraham the father of the faithful to then give to God face to face an
offering of tithes. The Holy Spirit manifested as a man, Jesus then manifested and became by birth a human in order to
offer on behalf of sinful humans an offering [eternal death of sin] acceptible to God [both sin and Jesus died on the
cross, Jesus resurrected, sin did not]. If Jesus did not become a human then Jesus would be an offering from God to God
and that is completely unnecessary because God is not at odds with Himself. God has not offended Himself, it is
mankind that has offended God and mankind that is at odds with God so it is mankind that needs to offer to God to
amend (atone) for and remove the offences, mistakes and misdeeds that mankind has offended God with. The problem
is that mankind is both sinful [unacceptable to God] and mankind is also finite [human] so the eternal, sinless God Jesus
Christ needed to come to us and offer on behalf of us Himself to God [Himself] for the one acceptable, eternal sacrifice.
-- Hebrews 10:7-10 Then said I (Jesus), Lo, I come in the volume of the book it is written of Me, to do thy will, O God.
Above when He said, [animal] Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin Thou wouldest not, neither
hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the [Levitical] law; Then said He (Jesus), Lo, I come to do thy will, O God.
He taketh away the first (Covenant), that He may establish the second (Covenant). By the which will we (sinners) are
sanctified through the offering of the [*human] body of Jesus Christ once for all. -- Hebrews 7:1-8 For this Melchisedec
(Melchizedek), King of Salem (Peace), Priest [access] of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the
slaughter of the kings, and Blessed him; To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation
King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; (Melchizedek) Without father, without
mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life [eternal]; but made like [Epiphany - Divine
Appearance] unto the Son of God; abideth a Priest continually [eternally]. Now consider how great this [manifested]
man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. And verily they that are of the sons of
Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law,
that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham: But He (Melchizedek) whose descent is not
counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and Blessed him (Abraham) that had the promises [of God while
Abraham was still uncircumcised - Romans 4:11]. And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better. And
here men that die receive tithes; but there He (Melchizedek) receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that He liveth
[eternally]. -- Hebrews 10:14-18 For by one offering [cross] He (Jesus) hath perfected for ever them (sinners) that are
sanctified. Whereof the Holy Ghost (Melchizedek) also is a witness to us: for after that He had said before, This is the
(2nd) covenant that I will make with them [mankind] after those days, saith the Lord, I will put My laws into their hearts,
and in their minds will I write them; And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission of
these (sins) is, there is no more offering for sin [the cross of Jesus is the only offering to God for human sin]. [article link]
Update #2: Coming Soon the Basic Christian Article: Who is Melchizedek? - Jesus became a Human in a body prepared
by (Melchizedek) the Holy Spirit - Hebrews 10:5 Wherefore when He (Jesus) cometh into the world, He saith, Sacrifice
and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast Thou (Holy Spirit) prepared Me:
Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before
they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. -- Luke 1:30-35 And the angel said unto her, Fear not,
Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and
shalt call His name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto
Him the throne of his father David: And He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of His Kingdom there shall
be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said
unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also
that Holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. -- Hebrews 5:1-6 For every High Priest taken
from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: ...
And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. And no man taketh this honour
unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron [Levitical Priesthood]. So also Christ glorified not Himself to be
made an High Priest; but He that said unto Him, Thou art my Son, to day [Virgin Birth and Resurrection Birth] have I
begotten thee. As He saith also in another place, Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec
(Melchizedek). -- Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. -- 1st Peter 2:3-5 If so be ye (Christians)
have tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of
God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual
sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. -- Romans 15:16 That I (Apostle Paul) should be the minister of Jesus
Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being
sanctified by the Holy Ghost. -- Romans 14:17-19 For the Kingdom (realm) of God is not meat and drink; but
righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and
approved of men. Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify
another. [article link]
Update #3: Coming Soon the Basic Christian Article: Who is Melchizedek? - The Promises of God are the Eternal Laws
of God - Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me [a Christian] free from the law of sin
and death - Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the Eternal Spirit [Melchizedek]
offered Himself [as a human] without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Some of the laws of God in existence: - 1. God's laws of creation, [gravity, thermodynamics (heat-dynamis power),
molecular biology] in nature, 2. God's laws of the fall of mankind [sin, death, entropy (decay)] - 3. God's laws of
salvation - restoration [eternal life, dynamis (empowered) life, spiritual life] -- Ephesians 5:1 Be ye therefore followers of
God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a
sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. -- Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the
Eternal Spirit [Melchizedek] offered Himself [as a human] without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works
to serve the living God? -- Hebrews 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many [all that call upon the name
of Jesus]; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin [removing sin is not the mission
of the second coming, sin was dealt with on the cross in the first coming, the second coming is to complete salvation]
unto salvation. -- 1st Peter 1:3-16 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His
abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an
inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the
power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now
for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more
precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at
the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye
rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. Of which
salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand
the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Unto whom it was revealed [Old Testament prophets], that
not unto themselves, but unto us [New Testament Christians] they did minister [serve, present, reveal] the things,
which are now reported unto you by them [Apostles] that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent
down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into. Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and
hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the Revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not
fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as He [God and Father, our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven] which hath called you is Holy, so be ye Holy in all manner of conversation;
Because it is written, Be ye Holy; for I [God] Am Holy. [article link]
Update #4: Coming Soon the Basic Christian Article: Who is Melchizedek? - Matthew 13:47-51 Again, the Kingdom of
Heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea [water realm], and gathered of every kind [clean and unclean]: ... So
shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth [into the human realm], and sever the wicked from
among the just, ... Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto Him, Yea, Lord -- Within
the 8 spatial dimensions that living beings inhabit there are also "realms" or environments - The all encompassing realm
is the "Kingdom of God" also called the "Kingdom of Heaven" [the Gospel of Matthew is written to the Jews and they do
not write God's full names, out of respect they write G-d, likewise Matthew writes the Kingdom of Heaven instead of
writing the Kingdom of God] - There are realms within realms as there is the Physical Realm and there is the Spiritual
Realm coexisting within some of the same dimensions - Since humans cannot readily see the multi-dimensional (5th
dimension - demonic, 6th dimension - angelic [holy, unholy]) spiritual realms and since the spiritual realm is divided into
two parts a holy part and an unholy Satanic part the Bible often uses the examples of our physical realm - the water
realm [an example of the 5th dimension] and the air realm [an example of the 6th dimension] - in order to illustrate the
two dimensions and the two sides of the spiritual realm
Matthew 8:31-32 So the devils besought Him (Jesus), saying, If thou cast us out [of the human realm], suffer us to go
away into the herd of swine [animal realm]. And He said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into
the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea [water realm], and
perished in the waters. -- Matthew 12:43-45 When the unclean [demonic] spirit is gone out of a man [human realm], he
walketh through dry places [air realm], seeking rest [wet realm], and findeth none. Then he saith, I will return into my
[human] house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it [human] empty, swept, and garnished
[swept and slightly decorated with some good works but empty-void of the Holy Spirt]. Then goeth he [demon], and
taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state
of that man [without the Holy Spirit] is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. --
Matthew 13:3 - And He (Jesus) spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
And when he sowed, some seeds [the word of God] fell by the way side, and the fowls [birds of the air, the wicked one
Satan] came and devoured them up: -- Matthew 13:47-51 Again [another Kingdom Parable], the Kingdom of Heaven is
like unto a net, that was cast into the sea [water realm], and gathered of every kind (of fish): Which, when it was full,
they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good [clean fish, according to the Levitical Laws, Leviticus Chapter
11] into [saved] vessels, but cast the bad [unclean fish, according to the Levitical Laws, Leviticus Chapter 11] away. So
shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth [into the human realm], and sever [separate, cut away -
circumcise] the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them [unsaved, uncleansed by the blood of Jesus] into the
furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things?
They say unto Him, Yea, Lord. -- Revelation 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the
sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. --
Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and
there was no more sea. [article link]
Update #5: Coming Soon the Basic Christian Article: Who is Melchizedek? - Melchizedek the King of Peace [the person
of the Holy Spirit] met Abraham and served him Communion from the Tree of Life, Jesus the Lamb that was "slain from
the foundation of the world" - Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem (Peace) brought forth (Communion) bread
and wine [Jesus - Tree of Life]: and He was the Priest of the most High God. -- Abraham, "the father of all them that
believe" (Romans 4:11), was possibly the first person to eat from the Tree of Life, the eternal body and eternal blood
Communion of Jesus Christ -- Revelation 2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the (Holy) Spirit saith unto the
churches; To him that overcometh will I (Holy Spirit) give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise
of God
Genesis 14:18-20 And Melchizedek king of Salem (Peace) brought forth (Communion) bread and wine [Jesus - Tree of
Life]: and He was the Priest [access] of the most High God. And He blessed him (Abraham), and said, Blessed be Abram
of the Most High God, possessor of heaven and earth: And blessed be the Most High God, which hath delivered thine
enemies into thy hand. -- Genesis 3:22-24 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know
good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore
the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So He drove out
the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim [multiple, strong, capable, high ranking angels i.e.
Satan was a Cherub], and a flaming sword which turned every way [to keep Satan away from the tree of life], to keep
[open for mankind] the way of the tree of life. -- Ezekiel 28:14-16 Thou (Satan) art the anointed cherub that covereth;
and I (Jesus) 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 (complete) 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 [ultimately on the cross], O
covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. -- Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he
that winneth souls is wise. -- Acts 5:30 The God of our fathers raised up (Resurrected) Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged
on a tree. -- Acts 13:28-29 And though they found no cause of death in Him, yet desired they Pilate that He should be
slain. And when they had fulfilled all [prophecy] that was written of Him, they took Him down from the tree [cross the
tree of life], and laid Him in a sepulchre. But God raised Him from the dead: -- Ephesians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as
He (Father) hath chosen us in Him (Jesus) before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame
before Him (God) in love: -- Revelation 13: 8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him (Antichrist), whose
names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb (Jesus) slain from the foundation [initial thought] of the world.--
Revelation 2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the (Holy) Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh
will I (Holy Spirit) give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. -- Revelation 22:1-4 And he
(Angel) shewed me (Disciple John) a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and
of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve
manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And
there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and His servants shall serve Him: And
they shall see His face; and His name shall be in their foreheads. -- Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do His
commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
[article link]
Update #6: Coming Soon the Basic Christian Article: Who is Melchizedek? - A correct translation of the Septuagint
would be Melchisedec king Salem ... priest of the most high God. In the Septuagint the [of] "Melchisedec king [of]
Salem" is not present - parts of Genesis chapter 14 would read -- And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king -of-
Shinar, Arioch king -of- Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king -of- Elam, and Tidal king -of- nations; ... And the king -of- Sodom
went out to meet him (Abraham) ... And Melchisedec king Salem (Peace) brought forth loaves and wine, and he was the
priest -of- the most high God. -- The entire purpose of Genesis chapter 14 is to demonstrate that Melchizedek is not an
earthly King. During the 14 year reign of the kings of the north and at the time of the visit of Melchizedek "King ... of the
most high God" there is no indication that a town of Jerusalem even existed let alone a city of Jerusalem with a king. At
best nomadic herdsmen dwelling in tents lived in the Jerusalem area called Jebus by the Jebusite people whom King
David later conquered and having taken the city of Jebus, King David named the area Jerusalem, even today Jerusalem
is known as the city of David not the city of Melchizedek.
At the time of Abraham Jerusalem was not a city, the cities were near the sea (Dead Sea) with Sodom being the capital
city. The area of Hebron where Abraham was living in at the time was a nomadic area where a few tent dwellers lived.
Jerusalem as a city is first refrenced in the Bible as inhabited by the Jebusites a people who came under the judgment of
God in Joshua 3:10 and later in Joshua 18:28 "Jebusi, which is Jerusalem". Judges 19:10 "Jebus, which is Jerusalem". --
Joshua 3:10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive
out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the
Amorites, and the Jebusites. -- Joshua 18:28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath;
fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families. --
Judges 19:10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which
is [modern] Jerusalem; -- 2 Samuel 5:1-14 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying,
Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and
broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed My people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over
Israel. So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before
the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned
forty years. ... And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: ...
Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David. And David said on that day, Whosoever
getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, ... he shall be chief and captain. ... So David dwelt in the fort, and
called it the city of David. ... And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him. And Hiram
king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his
people Israel's sake. And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron:
and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. And these be the names of those that were born unto him in
Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan [Mary the Virgin mother of Jesus is a descendant of Nathan], and
Solomon (King Solomon's father is the famous King David and his mother is the notorious Bath-sheba) [Joseph the
step-father of Jesus is a descendant of King Solomon], ... [article link]
Update #7: Coming Soon the Basic Christian Article: Who is Melchizedek? - Genesis 14:1 And it came to pass in the days
of Amraphel king of Shinar (Babylon) ... Is "Amraphel king of Shinar" actually Hammurabi a Babylonian king who set
down some of the first written codes of law - Hammurabi "Ham the Great" a descendant of Ham the 2nd son of Noah -
Hammurabi was a king of the [restored] Babylonian empire [after Nimrod and the Tower of Babel in the Babylonian
region] 1795-1750 B.C. [*born about 1795 BC then at three years old in 1792 he inhareted the throne from his father -
Wiki.com] - With his death in 1750 BC Hammurabi died at the young age of 45 years old - The cause of death does not
seem to be known in modern times but did Hammurabi die in the battle along with Chedorlaomer when Abraham
rescued Lot at Hobah? -- Genesis 14:17 And the [new] king of Sodom went out to meet him (Abraham) after his return
from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings [including Hammurabi?] that were with him, at the valley of
Shaveh, which is the king's dale - One of the major differences, however, between Melchizedek's law {supposedly from
Abraham to Moses however Melchizedek's law (the Holy Spirit) is evident from Adam, Eve, Able, Enoch, Noah, Job and
everyone even Cain, Lamech and Nimrod knew about God's instructions, up until the days of Abraham most people
were aware of God's laws regarding the sacrifices and of the clean and unclean ordinances then way after Adam,
Hammurabi later wrote down a partial corruption of God's previously given verbal laws and instructions. God's laws and
instructions were finally written in stone [10 commandments] by the finger of God and then in ink [first five books of
the Bible] by Moses soon after the Jews became free from their captivity in Egypt} and the Code of Hammurabi is that
Hammurabi based his on human wisdom and perhaps a demon's influence: note his reference to Marduk [i.e. Moloch,
Beliel, Beelzebub, variant names of Satan] in the introduction of his code of law while Melchizedek [Abraham-Moses,
but actually Adam-Moses] based his law on love and the worship and honor of God
Genesis 14:14-15 And when Abram heard that his brother [nephew, in the Bible a younger person of a believer is a
brother and an older person of a believer is a father] was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own
house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. And he divided himself against them, he and his
servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. -- Genesis
15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not [Abraham seems to have
been very stressed after his victory], Abram: I am thy shield [God would not let the kings and armies of the North come
and retaliate against Abraham], and thy exceeding great reward [Abraham did not take any reward for saving Lot and
the people] -- Genesis 14:17 And the [new] king of Sodom went out to meet him (Abraham) after his return from the
slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings [including ] that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's
dale. ... Hammurabi - Babylonian king who set down first written code of laws: Although opinions vary on exactly when
Hammurabi lived and the important dates of his reign, most scholars believe Hammurabi began his rule of Babylon in
1792 B.C. and died in 1750 B.C. Hammurabi was the sixth king over the city of Babylon, but once he defeated Sumer,
Akkad, and other city-states to the south of Babylon around 1760 B.C., he claimed the title of the first king of the
Babylonian empire. Eventually, his empire covered most parts of Mesopotamia. His main claim to fame, the Code of
Hammurabi, was written in about 1786 B.C. Besides this, Hammurabi also did other things to improve his empire,
namely, he improved the irrigation process. He also strongly encouraged astronomy, mathematics, and literature.
Sadly, once Hammurabi died, the Babylonian empire that he worked so hard to build and improve collapsed due to
military pressure from the Hittites under the rule of Mursilis I. Eventually, the Kassites, under the command of
Agumkakrine, came to rule Babylon and some of the former, gargantuan empire for 400 years. Interestingly enough,
they obeyed and respected the Code of Hammurabi. Much later, God used the Babylonians to correct and discipline the
people of Judah when they were taken captive into Babylon in 586 B.C. ... One of the major differences, however,
between Melchizedek's law {supposedly from Abraham to Moses however Melchizedek's law (the Holy Spirit) is evident
from Adam, Eve, Able, Enoch, Noah, Job and everyone even Cain, Lamech and Nimrod knew about God's instructions,
up until the days of Abraham most people were aware of God's laws regarding the sacrifices and of the clean and
unclean ordinances then way after Adam, Hammurabi later wrote down a partial corruption of God's previously given
verbal laws and instructions. God's laws and instructions were finally written in stone [10 commandments] by the finger
of God and then in ink [first five books of the Bible] by Moses soon after the Jews became free from their captivity in
Egypt} and the Code of Hammurabi is that Hammurabi based his on human wisdom and perhaps a demon's influence:
note his reference to Marduk [i.e. Moloch, Beliel, Beelzebub, variant names of Satan] in the introduction of his code of
law while Melchizedek [Abraham-Moses, but actually Adam-Moses] based his law on love and the worship and honor of
God. Although each of these is only a speculation, they do help set the stage for Hammurabi's life and reign and draw
some conclusions worth digging deeper for more positive answers to further prove the historical accuracy and truth in
the Bible. Source: http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b1hammurabi.htm [article link]
Final Update #8: Coming Soon the Basic Christian Article: Who is Melchizedek? - Abraham: by tradition Abraham was
born in 1812 BC and died about 1637 BC, we know from the Bible that Abraham lived 175 years - In 1750 at the death of
Hammurabi [possibly king Amraphel] occurring when Abraham rescued Lot, Abraham would have been about 62 years
old, Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born -- Note: Abraham lived in a tent in the area of Hebron about 19
miles south of the Jerusalem area and about 99 miles south of Sodom and the Salt Sea (Dead Sea) area that was under
tribute to the Northern kings (Babylon is about 900 miles via camel trail north of Sodom). This means that Abraham did
not fall under the jurisdiction of the Northern Kings neither Hammurabi, Chedorlaomer or any of the kings. Had
Abraham fallen under their jurisdiction and paid taxes and tributes to them they would have been one of the 7 Kings of
the Globe. Since Abraham (Jews) did not fall under their rule they were great kings but not Global Kings. -- Revelation
17:10-11 And there are seven kings [Global Kings, known world]: five are fallen, and one (Rome) is, and the other [7th -
Antichrist] is not yet come; and when he (Antichrist) cometh, he must continue a short space [3 1/2 years] -- Matthew
4:8-10 Again, the devil taketh Him (Jesus) up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth Him all the [7] kingdoms of
the world [5 are past, 6th one is (Rome), 7th is Antichrist], and the glory of them; And saith unto Him, All these things
will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan [liar, because it
was a false promise, only the 7th kingdom of this world is left and that is Satan's Antichrist kingdom, Satan isn't giving
that up to anybody not even God]: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.
-- Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth
(humans) and of the sea (demons)! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that
he hath but a short time.
2 Kings 23:33 And [Egyptian] Pharaoh-nechoh (Necho) [King of Egypt part of the 2nd world Kingdom] put him [Jewish
King Jehoahaz] in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a
tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. -- 2 Kings 24:1 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
[King of Babylon, 3rd world kingdom] came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and
rebelled against him. -- Ezra 3:11-13 This is the copy of the [slander] letter that they sent unto him, even unto
Artaxerxes the king [king of Persia-Iran, 4th world kingdom]; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a
time. Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, [re]building the
rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations. Be it known now unto the
king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou
shalt endamage the revenue of the kings. -- [Greece during the Jewish Maccabee revolt is the 5th world kingdom] --
Luke 2:1-5 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus [Roman 6th world
kingdom, "and one (currently) is"], that all the world should be taxed. And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was
governor of Syria. And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of
the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and
lineage of David: To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with (Jesus) child. -- [The 7th and final world
kingdom is the Antichrist] -- Revelation 17:10-11 And there are seven [Global (middle-east, Jerusalem) rulers: King
Nimrod - builder of the tower of Babel, Egypt, Babylon (Iraq), Persia (Iran), Greece, Rome (Italy), Antichrist] kings: five
are fallen, and one (Rome) is, and the other [7th world King - Antichrist] is not yet come; and when he (Antichrist)
cometh, he must continue a short space [3 1/2 years]. And the beast [Antichrist] that was [7th ruler], and is not [because
Antichrist is assassinated], even he (Antichrist) is the eighth [false resurrection], and is of the seven [the 7th ruler is
killed or seems to be in an assassination, and resurrects himself [false eternal life] (demonic possession) to also become
the 8th ruler], and goeth into perdition [everlasting damnation-hell]. -- Matthew 4:8-10 Again, the devil taketh Him
(Jesus) up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth Him all the [7] kingdoms of the world [5 are past, 6th one is
(Rome), 7th is Antichrist], and the glory of them; And saith unto Him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall
down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan [liar, because it was a false promise, only the
7th kingdom of this world is left and that is Satan's Antichrist kingdom, Satan isn't giving that up to anybody not even
God]: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve. -- Revelation 12:12 Therefore
rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth (humans) and of the sea (demons)! for
the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. [article link]
Bible verse: Psalms 24 - A Psalm of King David - This is the generation of them that seek Him, that seek Thy face, ...
Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of Glory ... {The complete Bible is available at
Psalms 24 - A Psalm of (King) David - The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell
therein. For He hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Who shall ascend into the hill of the
LORD? or who shall stand in His Holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul
unto vanity (emptiness), nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from
the God of his salvation. This is the generation of them that seek Him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. Lift up your
heads [look up], O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors [open the way]; and the King of Glory shall come in.
Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates;
even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in. Who is this King of Glory? The LORD of
hosts, He is the King of Glory. Selah [meditate, pause and reflect - think on these things]. -- Holy Bible [article link]
The Four Spiritual Laws: These two circles represent two kinds of lives 1. The Self-directed life, Self is on the throne - 2.
The Christ-directed life, Jesus Christ is on the throne - Which circle best describes your life? (Flash)
Just as there are physical laws that govern the physical universe, so are there spiritual laws which govern your
relationship with God. 1. God LOVES you and offers a wonderful PLAN for your life. God's Love - "God so loved the
world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life" (John 3:16
NIV). God's Plan - [Christ speaking] "I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly" that it might be full
and meaningful (John 10:10). ... Which circle best describes your life? Which circle would you like to have represent your
life? The following explains how you can receive Christ: You can receive Christ right now by faith through prayer: Prayer
is talking to God; God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your
heart. The following is a suggested prayer: "Lord Jesus, I need You. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open
the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life.
Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be." Does this prayer express the
desire of your heart? If it does, I invite you to pray this prayer right now and Christ will come into your life, as He
promised. [article link]
Creationist Kent Hovind (Dr. Dino) Reveals The Truth About The Garden of Eden and Creation! - Creation Days - the
waters above from the waters below (Google Video-Online)
The Garden of Eden: Creation Scientist Kent Hovind Reveals The Truth About The Garden of Eden, Creation, and
Evolution! [article link]
Wikipedia: Dimension - A diagram showing the first four spatial dimensions [Length, Height, Width, Time via
Movement]
From left to right, the square, the cube, and the tesseract. The square is bounded by 1-dimensional lines, the cube by 2-
dimensional areas, and the tesseract by 3-dimensional volumes. ... Time: Time is often referred to as the "fourth
dimension". It is one way to measure physical change. It is perceived differently from the three spatial dimensions in
that there is only one of it, and that we cannot move freely in time but subjectively move in one direction. The
equations used in physics to model reality do not treat time in the same way that humans perceive it. The equations of
classical mechanics are symmetric with respect to time, and equations of quantum mechanics are typically symmetric if
both time and other quantities (such as charge and parity) are reversed. In these models, the perception of time flowing
in one direction is an artifact of the laws of thermodynamics (we perceive time as flowing in the direction of increasing
entropy). The best-known treatment of time as a dimension is Poincaré and Einstein's special relativity and extended to
general relativity, which treats perceived space and time as components of a four-dimensional manifold, known as
spacetime, and in the special, flat case as Minkowski space. -- Additional dimensions: Theories such as string theory and
M-theory predict that physical space in general has in fact 10 and 11 dimensions, respectively. The extra dimensions are
spacelike. We perceive only three spatial dimensions, and no physical experiments have confirmed the reality of
additional dimensions. A possible explanation that has been suggested is that space acts as if it were "curled up" in the
extra dimensions on a subatomic scale, possibly at the quark/string level of scale or below. Another less-held fringe
view asserts that dimensions beyond the fourth progressively condense timelines and universes into single spatial
points in the above dimension, until the tenth, where a 0-dimensional point equates to all possible timelines in all
possible universes. [article link]
Chuck Missler: Beyond Time and Space [Dimensions] #1, #2 (Mp3's)

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to enrich your study of God's word. We pray that you are blessed by this site and that you use the materials offered here
to grow in your faith in Jesus Christ and to witness to others about what God has done for us all. [article link]
Chuck Missler: Beyond Beyond Perception [Dimensions] #1, #2 (Mp3's)

Welcome to the Firefighters for Christ MP3 Download Site! This is where you can download all kinds of audio messages
to enrich your study of God's word. We pray that you are blessed by this site and that you use the materials offered here
to grow in your faith in Jesus Christ and to witness to others about what God has done for us all. [article link]
**Koinonia House with Chuck Missler: Beyond Perception - Hyperspaces (Dimensions) [Listen to Part 3] (Online Audio)
Space-Time: Hebrew Cabalists theorized 800 years ago that God established the universe with 10 dimensions. Why do
scientists now also believe we live in a 10-dimensional universe? Has physics finally reached the very boundaries of
reality? [article link]
Koinonia House 66/40 with Chuck Missler: **Technical** Space-Time (Online Audio)
Space-Time: Examine in-depth the scientific basis for our Biblical faith. Discoveries in physics about the nature of time,
matter, and space [dimensions] are shown time and again to support rather than disprove the identity of the God of the
Bible. [article link]
Chuck Missler: The Fall of Satan PART 1 of 4 (YouTube)

Chuck Missler talks about the fall of Satan. [article link]
AVOIDING DISINFORMATION (YouTube)
The video displays useful information on how to protect yourself and others by avoiding disinformation and its agents.
[article link]
Zeitgeist Supporters - [Zeitgeist = NWO = CIA] (YouTube)

Comments: Zeitgeist people friends with satanists: FAIL! One example out of many that exposes the Zeitgeist agenda
for what it really is. [article link]
Family Radio (Family Stations Inc.) - [Oakland based Family Radio = CIA = NWO] - Harold Camping the president of
Family Stations, Inc. - which asserts that churches are no longer the vehicle of God for salvation - includes the ideas that
Christian churches are currently ruled by Satan and that believers should leave the churches - an [Oakland] California-
based ministry with worldwide broadcast facilities - Family Stations, Inc. began obtaining FM licenses on commercial
frequencies - radio markets which are on prime commercial frequencies {Oakland California based Family Stations Inc.
with director Harold Camping is a CIA front.}
Harold Egbert Camping (born July 19, 1921) is an American radio and television broadcast host teaching an
interpretation of Biblical and Christian doctrines. He is also the president of Family Stations, Inc., a California-based
ministry with worldwide broadcast facilities, including more than 150 outlets in the United States, as well a Web site. He
is known especially for his teachings of the Bible as the sole and authoritative word of God; of the imminent end of the
world[1] (his most recent prediction has the world ending in the year 2011); of the "end of the church age" (which
asserts that churches are no longer the vehicle of God for salvation); and of predestination, according to which God
determined before the beginning of the world which individuals are to be saved. A number of his doctrines are
considered erroneous by various Christian denominations, especially since his doctrine of the "end of the church age"
includes the ideas that Christian churches are currently ruled by Satan and that believers should leave the churches and
pursue a Christian life through study of the Bible and conducting their lives in accordance with it. Camping does not
consider his own movement a church and does not claim ordained or hierarchical authority within a church or
institution.Harold Camping came from a Dutch Reformed Church background and owned a construction company
before founding Family Stations, Inc. (also informally known as "Family Radio") in 1958. KEAR, San Francisco, was the
first Family Station. Richard "Dick" Palmquist met with Camping in April 1958, persuading Camping to help support
fundraising efforts to raise the $20,000 down payment on that station. Family Stations, Inc. began obtaining FM
licenses on commercial frequencies before many Americans owned FM radios and now has affiliates in the New York
City, Philadelphia, Baltimore/Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco radio markets which are on prime
commercial frequencies. [article link]
Cult Watch - "Family Radio" [CIA radio] Harold Camping, Founder and President, Family Radio (Family Stations, Inc.)
{Be careful what you listen too. This "Family Radio" is crackpot radio extraordinaire. I listened to the call in show for
about an hour and had a good laugh as the guy, squirmed his way around caller's good questions and into his FACTS, it
was very funny. Except that his facts are that Christians are not Saved (only him and his exact followers go to heaven -
go figure!) True Christians have never claimed to be "perfect" or without mistakes. To look at the mistakes of Christians
is to neglect to look at the only True and Perfect one - Jesus our Savior.}
A false prophet. He first predicted the end of the world to take place in 1994, and now claims the church age has come
to an end. Phil Johnson notes: Harold Camping has finally gone completely off. Having proved himself a false prophet
by predicting that Christ would return to earth on September 6, 1994, Camping continues to make false prophecies. His
most recent one is the absurd claim that the Church age has come to an end, and the Tribulation has begun. God is
through with the church, Camping insists. He wants all Christians to leave their churches and trust Family Radio to be
the vehicle through which the gospel is preached to the whole world. (You can guess where Camping thinks you should
send all your money.) This once-fine ministry is a tragic example of what can happen when one man is given too much
control with no accountability. Source: Family Radio entry, Phil Johnson's Bookmarks : Really Bad Theology ...
Camping's aberrant and extra-biblical teachings and behavior (including his lack of accountability) place him outside
the boundaries of orthodox, evangelical Christianity. [article link]
Zeitgeist Refuted Final Cut - Zeitgeist Refuted Final Cut 1 - 12 (YouTube)

The views and/or opinions posted on all the blog posts and in the comment sections are of the respective authors, not
necessarily those of Dandelion Salad. [article link]
Zeitgeist Refuted OLD VERSION (Google Video - Download)
www.holybibleprophecy.org -- Even secular scholars have rejected the idea of Christianity borrowing from the ancient
mysteries. The well-respected Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard writes in Theories of Primitive Religion that "The evidence
for this theory… is negligible." “The first real parallel of a dying and rising god does not appear until A.D. 150, more than
a hundred years after the origin of Christianity. So if there was any influence of one on the other, it was the influence of
the historical event of the New Testament [resurrection] on mythology, not the reverse. The only known account of a
god surviving death that predates Christianity is the Egyptian cult god Osiris. In this myth, Osiris is cut into fourteen
pieces, scattered around Egypt, then reassembled and brought back to life by the goddess Isis. However, Osiris does
not actually come back to physical life but becomes a member of a shadowy underworld...This is far different than
Jesus’ resurrection account where he was the gloriously risen Prince of life who was seen by others on earth before his
ascension into heaven." --Dr. Norman Geisler "Not one clear case of any alleged resurrection teaching appears in any
pagan text before the late second century A.D., almost one hundred years after the New Testament was written." -- Dr.
Gary Habermas This film refutes the following claims made in the film Zeitgeist: - Christianity was borrowed from
pagan myths? - The Bible was plagiarized? - Jesus wasn't a historical figure? - Christianity was created for social control?
- The Bible is based on astrology? [article link]
The [Mid-Tribulation] Rapture Truth {Note: The Basic Christian ministry strongly recommends that Christians study
Bible prophecy and the End Time developments. The Bible is clear and accurate and through the Bible we can get ideas
and glimpses of these coming future events however our understanding is clouded and incomplete simply because the
events are in the future. The Basic Christian ministry holds the Pre-Tribulation Rapture view but recommends
considering all End Time views. [The Pre-Tribulation Rapture view is that the Christian Church group is raptured into
heaven prior to the End Time events of Revelation. In heaven the Church then participates in the Marriage Supper event
while the End Time events of Revelation on earth pertain to two different groups known as the Martyred Saints of
Revelation and the Jews.] } (Google Video - Download)
www.holybibleprophecy.org -- This film presents a biblical understanding of the Rapture of the church. In sum, this
study will present and establish the following points of interest: 1. The angels will be sent to gather the elect (the
Rapture) after the tribulation (Matthew 24:29; Mark 13:24-27). 2. The Rapture will occur on the Day of the Lord
(Matthew 24:27-33; Mark 13:24-27; Luke 21:25-28; Joel 2:1-2,9-11; 3:13-16; Zephaniah 1:15-18). 3. The Rapture will be at
His second coming, not before and not after (1 Corinthians 15:23). 4. The Rapture will occur at the last trumpet (1
Corinthians 15:52). 5. The last trumpet (the Rapture) will be on the Day of the Lord (Revelation 14:15-20). 6. The
Christians alive and remaining on the Day of the Lord are those that will be caught up in the clouds (1 Thessalonians
4:13-17). 7. The Day of the Lord (the Rapture) cannot occur until after the man of sin is revealed (2 Thessalonians 2:1-3).
8. Antichrist is then given power to overcome the saints (Revelation 13:7). 9. The Rapture will occur at the resurrection
(1 Thessalonians 4:16,17). 10. The resurrection (and the Rapture) will occur on the last day (John 6:54, 11:24). 11. The
Rapture will not occur until the end of the harvest or the end of the world (Matthew 13:30-41). [article link]
The Derry Brownfield Show - "Derry Brownfield -- The Voice of the Heartland" - Mon, Jun 22, 2009 Show Highly
Recommended (Mp3's)
For over 20 years Derry Brownfield’s not-so-gentle talk show, “The Common Sense Coalition,” has offered politically
incorrect opinions intertwined with country humor. Derry’s show has challenged and taken on big government,
corporate agriculture, the stock market, global government, the United Nations, and anything else his listeners were
riled up about. His advocacy for rural America and one-of-a-kind Midwestern country-boy style adds unique and special
elements to the show. Derry's amusing yet endearing character has won over the hearts of countless listeners, friends,
and neighbors, and as one of his friends says, "He can charm a possum right out of a tree." Raised in the heartland of
America in rural Missouri, Derry was only 2 when his father died. As an only child raised by his widowed mother and
grandparents, he grew up during hard times but says his family did not suffer during the depression due to his
grandfather’s perseverance in the harness business. ... Daily as he signs off his show with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
singing “Happy Trails” in the background, Derry closes with this prayer: "May the good Lord bless and keep you
whether near or far away. May the good you wish for others shine on you today. May your heart stay tuned to the music
that will cheer the hearts of men. May the good Lord bless and keep you until we meet again." [article link]
Watch and share a Free Inspirational Movie - A Journey Home - (Online-Video)

AFA and Franklin Springs Family Media have teamed up to bring you online and free the full length movie “A Journey
Home”. Please share this link with everyone you know on your email list. This movie brings such a heartwarming
message of courage and boldness. After viewing please consider purchasing the DVD to put in your church library so
this story can be used to transform the life of the family. Winner of the Jubilee Award for Best Documentary at the San
Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival, A Journey Home tells the story of the extraordinary path traveled by
Tommy Waller, his wife Sherri, and their 11 children. "The story of Tommy’s magnificent family captured my heart and
demanded that we make this film," said Ken Carpenter, producer/director of A Journey Home. [article link]
***Excellent Video - Apologist Keith Thompson - John 14:28 "The Father is Greater Than I?" - Greater in what (context)
sense? (Online-Video)
This is the official Christian apologetics website of Keith Thompson. Here we confront and expose Islam,
Theosophy/Zeitgeist, the new age movement and the new world order facts. I also write for www.Answering-Islam.org,
a great apologetics website aimed at interfaith dialogue between Christians and Muslims. I believe in one God. Father,
Son, Spirit. I believe the Lord Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world and that through him we might be saved.
[article link]
GoodFight.org: You can earn a 10% discount on your next purchase simply by referring a friend to our resources area no
purchase necessary - When you use our Tell-A-Friend form feature which is available on every Product Description page
- i.e. ROCK N ROLL SORCERERS OF THE NEW AGE REVOLUTION (DVD)
You can earn a 10% discount on your next purchase simply by referring a friend to our resources area (no purchase
necessary). When you use our Tell-A-Friend form feature (which is available on every Product Description page), you
will be given a special code for 10% off of your next purchase! It's our way of saying Thank You for letting others know
about what God is doing through this ministry and partnering with us for His kingdom! But remember, you must use the
Tell-A-Friend form, available only through our site, in order to obtain the special 10% Off code. [article link]
WAS Podcast 5/25/2009 - Wise as Serpents: The Alchemical Humpty Dumpty: A New World Order - What is alchemy? Is
it a metaphor for the creation of a New World Order based upon the mysteries of old? Could it be that the New World
Order is simply the reassembly of ancient occult knowledge broken up and sent forth to different parts of the world
when God destroyed Nimrod's kingdom and tower at Babel? {Excellent Show -- Highly Recommended!} (Mp3s)
What is alchemy? Is it a metaphor for the creation of a New World Order based upon the mysteries of old? Could it be
that the New World Order is simply the reassembly of ancient occult knowledge broken up and sent forth to different
parts of the world when God destroyed Nimrod's kingdom and tower at Babel? ... Alchemy is both a philosophy and a
practice with an aim of achieving ultimate wisdom as well as immortality, involving the improvement of the alchemist
as well as the making of several substances described as possessing unusual properties. The practical aspect of alchemy
generated the basics of modern inorganic chemistry, namely concerning procedures, equipment and the identification
and use of many current substances. -- The Net: in alchemy, is an alloy of copper and antimony, whose crystal structure
induces a network pattern on its surface. It was described in the 17th century by the Harvard-educated alchemist
George Starkey. Starkey produced the substance by following what he regarded as a recipe, encoded in classical
mythology, for part of the process of achieving the philosopher’s stone. The relevant. "The Net" as in Internet: It is a
"network of networks" that consists of millions of private and public, academic, business, and government networks of
local to global scope that are linked by copper wires, fiber-optic cables, wireless connections, and other technologies.
[article link]
EndGameNow.com: Chris White - Rant - Chris White's rant regarding his ten years of research and participation in the
truth movement (Video)
Chris White's rant regarding his ten years of research and participation in the truth movement and how all of the
following topics and groups are served to us on a silver platter, manipulating us to fulfill the global elite's (luciferians)
desired paradigm: new world order, new age movement, 2012, galactic alignment, global elite, Illuminati, freemasons,
one world religion, one world government, aliens, UFOs, zeitgeist, end days, religion, satanic rituals, and so on.
[article link]
EndGameNow.com: They [Satanic New Age, NWO] are Misleading You - Why the direct attack on Christianity in
Zeitgeist The Movie Part 1 - Dr. Norman Geisler writes, "The first real parallel of a dying and rising god does not appear
until A.D. 150, more than a hundred years after the origin of Christianity" - Dr. Gary Habermas and Dr. J.P. Moreland
write, "Not one clear case of any alleged resurrection teaching appears in any pagan text before the late second century
A.D., almost one hundred years after the New Testament was written" (Online Video)
Why the direct attack on Christianity in Zeitgeist The Movie Part 1 (part one on religion)? It insinuates that the story of
Jesus is merely a drop in the bucket of many saviors with the same story. That they were all born on Dec 25th, crucified,
resurrected etc… I found it SHOCKING! Sooooo shocking that I spent a month and a half of my life researching the
validity and sources of the claims and this is what I found. ... Dr. Norman Geisler writes, "The first real parallel of a dying
and rising god does not appear until A.D. 150, more than a hundred years after the origin of Christianity." Dr. Gary
Habermas and Dr. J.P. Moreland write, "Not one clear case of any alleged resurrection teaching appears in any pagan
text before the late second century A.D., almost one hundred years after the New Testament was written." Charlie
Campbell says, "To insist that Jesus Christ is a myth-that He never existed-as the Zeitgeist movie does, is foolish. Beside
the twenty seven New Testament documents that verify He lived, there are thirty nine sources outside of the Bible,
written within 150 years of Jesus life that mention Him. These sources include the Jewish Talmud, the Roman historian
Tacitus, the Didache, Flavius Josephus, Pliny the Younger, Suetonius, the Gnostic gospels (e.g., the gospel of Thomas),
etc. These extra-biblical sources reveal to us more than 100 facts about His life, teaching, death and even resurrection."
[article link]
SermonIndex.net: From Babylon to Jerusalem by Zac Poone - 28 Parts - This series is of utmost importance in these last
days (Mp3s)
The following verse-by-verse studies by are a study in that order of the movement of God's people from Babylon
symbolizing the counterfeit church to Jerusalem symbolizing the true church. This series is of utmost importance in
these last days. [article link]
SermonAudio.com: Classic Sermon by Vance Havner - Jesus Never Comes Next - In His Lordship, Jesus demands first
place or no place at all! (Mp3)
Brief Sermon Overview: In His Lordship, Jesus demands first place or no place at all! There is no salvation for the rebel,
but for that sinner who humbly seeks to follow the Lord Jesus Christ "all the way." WE DO NOT THINK that Vance
Havner and Evangelist Rolfe Barnard ever preached together. WE DO KNOW that they were admirers of each other.
And with his emphasis on full surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ, we know that Brother Barnard would heartily endorse
this message by Brother Havner. [article link]
***Must See - Nowhere To Run with Chris White: May 06, 2009 - A highly significant presentation from Chris Pinto
called "The Atlantis Connection" This is one of the most important presentations you can hear if you are trying to
understand the "mysteries" and make sense of all the disinformation in the "truth movement" - This will play all eight
videos in the series (Online 1-8 Videos)
Nowhere to Run is a Revere Radio Network based conspiracy theory related talk show, hosted by Chris White of
www.conspiracyclothes.com. New shows air every Wendsday night at 5pm central on revereradio.net. This episode I
will introduce you to my new project "Neo-apologetics" and I will also play a highly significant presentation from Chris
Pinto called "The Atlantis Connection" This is one of the most important presentations you can hear if you are trying to
understand the "mysteries" and make sense of all the disinformation in the "truth movement" [article link]
***Must See - Official Website of Keith Truth: April 30, 2009 - "New Age Infiltration of the Truth Movement Final Cut"
by Keith Thompson (Video-Online-Download)
Official Website of Keith Truth: I am Keith Thompson. This is a Christian apologetics website aimed at defending
Christianity from heretical and secular attack. We also confront and expose Islam, Theosophy/Zeitgeist, the new age
movement and the new world order facts. I believe in one God. Father, Son, Spirit. I believe the Lord Jesus Christ died
for the sins of the world and that through him we might be saved. [article link]
Are evolutionists attempting mind control? - The Darwin exhibit reminded me of one of those bizarre science fiction
movies where people line up to be placed in a special machine and emerge like robots; these people now can’t think for
themselves, and they end up being like those people who brainwashed them - In a related way, I found the Darwin
exhibit to be a very clever form of mind control
Q: Are evolutionists attempting mind control? A: As I lined up with hundreds of others to get inside London’s famed
Natural History Museum to visit its new Darwin exhibition - England is celebrating Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday this
year, I couldn’t help but wonder: was this going to be some kind of attempt at mind control? After I went through the
exhibition, there was no doubt! The Darwin exhibit reminded me of one of those bizarre science fiction movies where
people line up to be placed in a special machine and emerge like robots; these people now can’t think for themselves,
and they end up being like those people who brainwashed them. In a related way, I found the Darwin exhibit to be a
very clever form of mind control, basically consisting of: 1. Setting up straw-men arguments that totally misrepresent
what Bible-believing Christians accept. 2. Showing how wrong Christians are for believing the things they supposedly
believe which they don’t believe in the first place!. 3. Convincing visitors that Darwinian evolution is true, and that one is
a fool to believe otherwise and certainly foolish to believe the Bible. Actually, this kind of mind control is already being
used constantly on America’s children through the public education system, the secular media, and science museums
even in many Christian schools and colleges, sadly. [article link]
Only One Way to God (Mp3)

The Bible reveals two ways which people are following to get into heaven. One way, the true way, is God's way. God's
way into heaven is the way of peace and truth and righteousness. It is the only way approved of God. This way centers
in the Lord Jesus Christ who said: "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me"
(John 14:6). The Bible declares that there is another way. "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end
thereof are the ways of death" (Prov. 14:12). There are so many popular ways today filled with lost multitudes all over
the land, such as the way of morality, the way of respectability, the way of religion, the way of churchianity, the way of
baptism, the way of christening, the way of confirmation, the way of penance, the way of confession, the way of "doing
the best I can", the way of self, the way of education, the way of philosophy, the way of false isms and cults that crowd
the street. Little wonder then when we speak to people about the way of salvation, that so many have asked, "How can
I know which is the true way? There are so many different ideas and so many religions." But there is ONE difference
between God's way of salvation and man's way, and that difference is found in a Person, the Lord Jesus Christ. You will
notice that man leaves Christ out of the center of his way. You will discover that the modern false cults and isms
demote Christ to a mere man and add something to what He has already done for your salvation and mine. We become
children of God through a supernatural birth. Jesus said to Nicodemus: "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the
kingdom of God" (John 3:3). Jesus also said, "Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again" (John 3:7). ...
[article link]
Bible verse: Acts 13:1-5 ... As they (Christians) ministered to the Lord (Jesus), and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate
Me Barnabas and Saul (Paul) for the work whereunto I have called them ... {The complete Bible is available at
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was
called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. As they
ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate Me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have
called them. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. So they, being
sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. And when they were at
Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John (John whose surname
was Mark, Acts 15:37) to their minister. -- Holy Bible. [After John-Mark left the Apostle Paul and Barnabas and departed
from their first missionary trip he joined up with the Apostle Peter back in Jerusalem and then most likely they traveled
together to Rome where Mark recorded on parchment word for word many of the sermons and teachings that Peter
spoke to audiences in what would become the Bible's second Gospel the Book of Mark.] [article link]
Bible verse: Jeremiah 5:19-31 ... they (people) overpass the deeds of the wicked: they (rulers) judge not the cause, the
cause of the fatherless, yet they (wicked rulers) prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. Shall I not visit for
these things? saith the LORD: shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this? {The complete Bible is available at
Jeremiah 5:19-31 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these [disastrous]
things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken Me, and served strange gods in your land, so
shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours. Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear
not: Fear ye not Me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at My presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of
the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not
prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are
revolted and gone. Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former
and the latter, in His season: He reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. Your iniquities have turned away
these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you. For among My people are found wicked men: they
lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of
deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds
of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they
not judge. Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this? A
wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their
means; and My people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? -- Holy Bible [article link]
Excerpt: Revelation 12:7-13 Woe to the inhabiters of the earth (humans) and of the sea (demons)! for the devil is come
down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. And when the dragon saw that
he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman (Jews) which brought forth the man child (Jesus Christ). --
Jeremiah 31:22 ... for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman (Virgin Mary) shall compass a man [not
an infant in status at birth but a man the Son of God in status at birth]. {That the Virgin Mary would give birth to Jesus
who is the Christ already the Son of God (before birth), being the Son of God Jesus does not get adopted by God to
become a "sons of God" like humans do. Humans start out unsaved, then once 'born again' humans become 'children of
God' then after death and once in heaven children of God are 'adopted as sons of God' by God and receive from God an
inheritance, a new Spirit body and a new home including a new occupation (projects and responsibilities) in heaven.} --
Isaiah 7:14 ... Behold, a virgin (Mary) shall conceive, and bear a son -- Isaiah 9:6 unto us a son (Jesus) is given ... [Excerpt
from Basic Christian: 10 Areas and Doctrines where we can all Agree to Agree!] (PDF)
Revelation 12:7-13 And there was war in heaven: Michael (the Archangel) and his angels fought against the dragon; and
the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great
dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out
into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation,
and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down,
which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb, and by
the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that
dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great
wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he
persecuted the woman (Jews) which brought forth the man (Christ) child. -- Jeremiah 31:22 How long wilt thou go
about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman (Virgin Mary) shall
compass a man. {That the Virgin Mary would give birth to Jesus who is the Christ already the Son of God (before birth),
being the Son of God Jesus does not get adopted by God to become a "sons of God" like humans do. Humans start out
unsaved, then once 'born again' humans become 'children of God' then after death and once in heaven children of God
are 'adopted as sons of God' by God and receive from God an inheritance, a new Spirit body and a new home including a
new occupation (projects and responsibilities) in heaven.} -- Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign;
Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel (God with-among us). -- Isaiah 9:6-7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be
called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His
government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to
establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform
this. -- Holy Bible [article link]
William Cooper - Behold a Pale Horse (1991) the #1 underground [Conspiracy] bestseller of all time (PDF-Mp3s)
The ideas and conclusions expressed in this work are mine alone. It is possible that one or more conclusions may be
wrong. The purpose of this book is to convince you (the reader) that something is terribly wrong. It is my hope that this
work will inspire you to begin an earnest search for the truth. Your conclusions may be different but together maybe we
can build a better world ~ William Cooper. -- One basic truth can be used as a foundation for a mountain of lies, and if
we dig down deep enough in the mountain of lies, and bring out that truth, to set it on top of the mountain of lies; the
entire mountain of lies will crumble under the weight of that one truth, and there is nothing more devastating to a
structure of lies than the revelation of the truth upon which the structure of lies was built, because the shock waves of
the revelation of the truth reverberate, and continue to reverberate throughout the Earth for generations to follow,
awakening even those people who had no desire to be awakened to the truth ~ Delamer Duverus. [article link]
Fritz Springmeier And His Work - The Illuminati and Mind Control Slavery - 13 Bloodlines of The Illuminati - Books &
Treaties - Jesus told his disciples "BE WISE AS SERPENTS & HARMLESS AS DOVES" - Be Wise As Serpents by Fritz
Springmeier (PDF 1-3)
BE Wise as Serpents is the history of the systematic destruction of Christianity and the building of a 1-world-religion. As
you read this research based on a. confidential interviews with participants within in the conspiracy, b. interviews of
unwitting participants within the conspiracy, c. and historical documentation you will discover that there is great
evidence for a history we have not been told, and a great struggle before mankind as the one-world-power/religion
comes into focus. [article link]
The John Todd Tapes, Revealing Satanism and the Illuminati in American Government (Mp3s)
His name was John Todd, a former member of the illuminati. He warned us against their plans for world domination
before he was framed and effectively discredited by the illuminati. The words that he left on his audio tapes are still
coming to fruition, which puts lots of credibility on his claim that he was an insider. These audio tape speak about the
evil plans of the illuminati for world control. This is just another piece of the puzzle that explains what’s going on today’s
world. Few people have any clue as to the deliberate Satanic subversion of America by the Illuminati. ... The Satanic
roots of Rock-n-Roll is verifiable history. In 1967, the Rolling Stones produced an album titled, Their Satanic Majesties
Request. How much clearer could it be that Rock-n-roll music is of the Devil? Thank God for believers like John Todd,
who when delivered from a life of Satanic bondage and sin, expose Satan's works of darkness. Please keep in mind that
Brother Todd came out of a life of horrible sin, drugs, and occult brainwashing, and he was still a young believer at the
time of these sermons... so a few of the things you'll hear are incorrect... such as dating the earth at 8,000 years old;
biblically, the earth is approximately 6,000 years old. Howbeit, the preponderance of information is shocking, accurate,
and revealing concerning the occult powers which control this world, and are committed to the destruction of
Christianity, freedom, and America's sovereignty! [article link]
John Lennon made pact with Satan, says new book - In "The Lennon Prophecy," author Joseph Niezgoda reveals that
Lennon himself, obsessed with the occult, magic, numerology and being bigger than Elvis Presley, confided in his friend
Tony Sheridan that he made such a deal - Written by a lifelong Beatles fan and musician, the book hypothesizes the
pact was made just before the band experienced its first major successes and ended 20 years later with Lennon's
assassination in New York by Mark David Chapman, who later claimed to have demons exorcized from him while
serving his sentence for murder in Attica State Prison
WASHINGTON - The Beatles meteoric rise, unprecedented in popular culture and unrivaled nearly four decades after
the band broke up, is at least partly explained, says a new book, by a pact John Lennon made with the Devil. In "The
Lennon Prophecy," author Joseph Niezgoda reveals that Lennon himself, obsessed with the occult, magic, numerology
and being bigger than Elvis Presley, confided in his friend Tony Sheridan that he made such a deal. The book also
makes the case that the "death clues" long associated with Paul McCartney were actually subliminal messages hinting
at Lennon's fate. Written by a lifelong Beatles fan and musician, the book hypothesizes the pact was made just before
the band experienced its first major successes and ended 20 years later with Lennon's assassination in New York by
Mark David Chapman, who later claimed to have demons exorcized from him while serving his sentence for murder in
Attica State Prison. "Chapman said that as the last demon left his body he was given the reason for his possession,"
Niezgoda told WND. "It was to make a show of Satan's great power in the world using John Lennon's murder as the
vehicle. I've always held an intuitive belief … that the true author of this story is Satan and that I am only the
messenger." ... "If John had entered into a 20-year pact with the Devil for wealth and world fame, that contract ended
on December 8, 1980, with his violent death," said Niezgoda. "Counting back 20 years, did anything unusual in Beatles
history occur in December 1960?" In fact, it did, Niezgoda recalls. On Dec. 27, 1960, the Beatles played the Town Hall
Ball Room in Litherland, England. "It was said that following this single night's performance, the Beatles never looked
back," recalls Niezgoda. "Each of the Beatles remembers this night as the turning point in their careers." That gig also
marked the beginning of Lennon's avowedly anti-Christian behavior. In the book "The Love You Make" by Peter Brown,
he recounts how Lennon donned a dog collar made of paper, cut out a paper cross and began preaching to the
Hamburg audience - drawing a mocking picture of Jesus hanging on the cross wearing a pair of bedroom slippers. Later,
also in Germany, on Good Friday, Lennon targeted a group of nuns with a life-size effigy of Jesus on the cross hanging
from his balcony. "As the sisters gazed in astonishment at this sacrilegious display, John started pelting them with
Durex condoms filled with water," wrote biographer Albert Goldman. Pete Best, the original drummer with the group,
also witnessed such behavior and wrote about it in his own book describing how Lennon urinated on another group of
nuns from his balcony while proclaiming, "Raindrops from heaven!" These were just some of the ways Lennon
confronted and antagonized Christian worshippers - for seemingly no reason other than his own amusement.
[article link]
EndGameNow.com: They Sold Their Souls for Rock-n-Roll - the most powerful rockumentary ever produced - reveals
just how Satan has been effectively using popular music to undermine God's plan for family and ultimately heralding
the coming of the Antichrist and his kingdom on earth (Online-Video)
This internationally televised expose is the most powerful rockumentary ever produced, bar none! Fasten your seat
belts as you go on an eye popping ride upon the roller coaster of Rock, and find out how Rock's most popular artists
have "Sold Their Souls for Rock and Roll". In this mind blowing expose Pastor Joe Schimmel reveals just how Satan has
been effectively using popular music to undermine God's plan for family and ultimately heralding the coming of the
Antichrist and his kingdom on earth. ... This has to be one of the most important documentaries ever produced. You
will never see anything like it on TV. It will change your view of Hollywood and TV for ever. Joe Schimmel, the producer,
used to be heavily involved in the occult and has spent many years exposing various deceptions of Satan, especially in
the fields of music and movies. [article link]
Rock and Roll Sorcerers of the New Age Revolution - The one that started it all with Pastor Joe Schimmel - the original
1992 video expose - A four-hour live seminar given at Hermosa Beach California - Because of the live format - this DVD
remains a favorite (DVD)
This video seminar is the most comprehensive music documentary exposing the Satanic influence behind yesterday
and today's secular music. It contains irrefutable evidence that demonic beings are leading the world to destruction in
fulfillment of biblical prophecy. Don't miss out on the opportunity to own your own copy of this eye opening exposé
which is sure to convince even the hardest of skeptics! [article link]
August 4, 2009
Republican Tennessee State Senator has Affair with Intern, Resigns - The Tennessee state senator said he was opposed
to sex outside marriage, but his private life told a different story: He was having an affair with his 22-year-old intern - As
news of the affair broke last month, the 47-year-old Stanley dodged reporters and issued a statement calling himself a
victim - The suburban Memphis lawmaker, a married father of two who taught Sunday school {Every day the world
realizes more and more that there is no need for a useless Republican Party - R.I.P. Republican Party, 2010 is going to
be a rough one!}
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee state senator said he was opposed to sex outside marriage, but his private life told
a different story: He was having an affair with his 22-year-old intern. When an extortion plot exposed married
Republican Sen. Paul Stanley's illicit relationship, he said he would be "clearing up" misimpressions later. He's now
clearing out his office, the latest politician caught in a sex scandal, this one made worse by not coming clean. "If you
can't explain what you've done to your constituents in 30 seconds or less in a way they would accept, then don't do it,"
said Bruce Oppenheimer, a political science professor at Vanderbilt University. "It's amazing how many elected officials
violate that very important conventional wisdom." As news of the affair broke last month, the 47-year-old Stanley
dodged reporters and issued a statement calling himself a victim. The suburban Memphis lawmaker, a married father of
two who taught Sunday school, said he wanted to set the record straight. But, he insisted, prosecutors had told him not
to talk. The details that emerged, however, did nothing to vindicate him. Court documents showed he had admitted
the affair to investigators and acknowledged taking explicit photos of intern McKensie Morrison in his Nashville
apartment. Prosecutors issued a statement saying he was not restricted from discussing the case. After a week of
mounting pressure, he reluctantly resigned. Even as he quit, he tried to blame Morrison, suggesting in a radio interview
that the intern might face charges in the extortion case. Her boyfriend, Joel Watts, is the only person charged in the
matter, accused of trying to extort $10,000 from Stanley in April. Authorities have said they do not plan to file more
charges. Investigators say Watts demanded the money in exchange for not selling Stanley's explicit photos of Morrison
to the media. Morrison and Watts have said Stanley was the first to offer to pay. Stanley kept constituents and
colleagues - even the Republican speaker of the Senate - in the dark until the first court hearing in the case on July 20.
Tennessee Democratic operative Mark Brown, who blasted Republicans' handling of the incident on his blog, said
Stanley's biggest mistake was appearing dishonest. [article link]
Updated: July 31, 2009
Ten Minutes That Mattered: Bob Metcalfe - The story behind how Ethernet (computer networking technologies for
(LANs) local area networks - Wiki.com) became an open standard - But it was that February conversation where we
said, "Wait a minute - Instead of trying to pursue this proprietary thing, let's make Ethernet open" One of its primary
advantages in the world, aside from the fact that Ethernet was brilliantly designed, was that it was going to be an open
standard
Bob Metcalfe is one of technology's biggest luminaries. He invented Ethernet at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center and
founded 3Com. In 1979, a conversation with Gordon Bell of Digital Equipment Corp. lead to the creation of an open
standard for Ethernet--one of the first open standards in technology. Gordon Bell told me that he was a big admirer of
Ethernet, my invention. And I knew that, because he had been a reviewer of the Ethernet paper in 1976. So he says,
"Bob, I'd like you to engineer a new kind of local area network that has all the cool features of Ethernet but doesn't run
afoul of the patents that Xerox has, and we'd like you to do that for DEC." ... And then the magic moment occurred. And
neither one of us can remember who spoke first, but between us, we had this idea: Instead of engineering around the
Xerox patents, why don't we propose to work with Xerox to make a standard network based on the Ethernet patents?
Xerox said, "Sure. Let's do that." Because at that time, DEC was using Xerox copiers as printers. And Xerox was using
DEC computers as controllers for the printers. So there was already a relationship there. Later we got Intel involved. But
it was that February conversation where we said, "Wait a minute. Instead of trying to pursue this proprietary thing, let's
make Ethernet open." One of its primary advantages in the world, aside from the fact that Ethernet was brilliantly
designed, was that it was going to be an open standard. [article link]
Well-Preserved Ancient (1st century B.C. - 4th century A.D.) Roman Shipwrecks Found in Mediterranean -
Archaeologists have found five well-preserved Roman shipwrecks deep under the sea off a small Mediterranean island,
with their cargo of vases, pots and other objects largely intact, officials said Friday (Photos)
ROME - Archaeologists have found five well-preserved Roman shipwrecks deep under the sea off a small
Mediterranean island, with their cargo of vases, pots and other objects largely intact, officials said Friday. ... The ships,
which date from between the 1st century B.C. and the 4th century, carried amphorae - vases used for holding wine,
olive oil and other products - as well as kitchen tools and metal and glass objects that have yet to be identified, Italy's
Culture Ministry said. The spot was highly trafficked, and hit by frequent storms and dangerous sea currents. The
discovery is part of a new drive by archaeological officials to scan deeper levels of the sea and prevent looting of
submerged treasures. Because the ships sank at a deeper lever than most known wrecks, they were not exposed to
destructive underwater currents, she said. The ships also sank without capsizing, allowing researchers to observe their
cargo largely as it had been loaded, Zarattini said. "It is like an underwater museum," Zarattini said. The finding also
sheds light on the trade routes of ancient Rome, marking the area as a major commercial crossroads, she said. ... The
oldest of the ships has a cargo of wine amphorae from southern Italy, some stacked in their original position, AURORA
said. Another one was carrying moratoria, large bowls used to grind grains. Another was loaded with African amphorae
carrying garum, a fish sauce that was a delicacy in ancient Rome. The largest wreck measures more than 20 meters (65
feet). A handful of objects were taken out to be studied and will be put on display in Ventotene. [article link]

Why does the Christian Church specifically gather for Worship on Sundays? - How and why did this practice begin? --
John 20:19-23 Then the same day (Resurrection Sunday) ... He (Jesus) breathed on them (His Disciples), and saith unto
them, "Receive ye the Holy Ghost: (Become a Christian) Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and
whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained -- this clearly demonstrates that the removal of sin had occurred at the
cross and that the knowledge of sin, the removal or the presence of sin in the life of an individual can be discerned by a
Christian with the Baptism indwelling of the Holy Spirit since the day of the Resurrection of Jesus and of the giving of
the Holy Spirit - a person does not need another external event, not a Pentecost or any event, not a certain moon phase
or any celestial - comet occurrence and certainly not a ritual, a feast or a festival to become a Christian but with just a
simple faith in the living Savior Jesus and a desire to be united to God a person will become a new creation a 'born
again' Christian
The verses and Biblical content of John 20:19-23 are dealing with a person becoming a Christian, with Salvation and
with Regeneration via the Holy Spirit. Forgiveness of sins (via the cross of Jesus) and the imparting Baptism of Jesus (via
His Resurrection) and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit into a person are direct functions of the cross and the
resurrection of Jesus Christ. The knowledge of the removal of sin in the life of an individual person is referenced here in
the Bible on the day of the resurrection of Jesus not on the day of Pentecost. Pentecost is referenced in the Bible in
context with empowerment and of a person being a witness of Jesus but not in context of salvation as the Resurrection
Day is associated with salvation. - Regarding the phrase "Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and
whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained" this clearly demonstrates that the removal of sin had occurred at the
cross and that the knowledge of sin, the removal or the presence of sin in the life of an individual can be discerned by a
Christian with the Baptism indwelling of the Holy Spirit since the day of the Resurrection of Jesus and of the giving of
the Holy Spirit. - There are several examples in the Bible of people discerning the presence or removal of sin from the
lives of individuals. All Christians even today can at times discern the spiritual state of another individual, how often has
someone said that they are a Christian then deny Jesus and every tenant of Christianity and live a life completely
opposed to the Biblical Christian precepts, we can often discern that the person though outwardly professing
Christianity their sins remain. On occasion some people are in deep despair fearing that they can no longer be
reconciled to God because they have offended God too much or have blasphemed the Holy Spirit and now conclude
that they are eternally damned yet a Christian can often discern that God has not given up on them and that actually
their sins are remitted and that they should seek after God because they will find God. -- Acts 8:20-23 But Peter said
unto him (Simon the sorcerer), Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be
purchased with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. For I
perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity ... -- Acts 17:22 Then Paul stood in the midst of
Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. -- Acts 26:27-28 King
Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know (perceive) that thou believest. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou
persuadest me to be a Christian. -- The Biblical reference also demonstrates that Christian Salvation the forgiveness of
sins and entering into a relationship with the Holy God by becoming a child of God through receiving His Spirit
indwelling in us is an actual event and it is an event predicated on an individual's faith and confession. Christianity is
unique in that an individual can become a Christian at any moment and in any place regardless of time or
circumstances. Since the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ a person does not need another external event, not a
Pentecost or any event, not a certain moon phase or any celestial - comet occurrence and certainly not a ritual, a feast
or a festival to become a Christian but with just a simple faith in the living Savior Jesus and a desire to be united to God
a person will become a new creation a 'born again' Christian. [article link]
P.I.D. Radio with Derek and Sharon Gilbert - Show 7/21/09 Eclipse and Armageddon {This is the second or third P.I.D.
Podcast that I have listened to and their shows are amazing as almost everyone else already knows (their show is very
popular) so if you haven't heard from the 'bunker' yet just go over there and click on some shows - Highly
Recommended!!!} (Mp3)
BY THE time you hear tonight's show, the longest eclipse of the century will have come and gone across India, Nepal,
and China. The eclipse lasted 6 minutes and 39 seconds, and is the second of three total eclipses in a row that fall on Av
1st on the Hebrew calendar, the beginning of nine days of mourning over the destruction of the Temple. Also: a major
impact on Jupiter exactly 15 years after Shoemaker-Levy; Iran's new missiles; Israel's long-range exercises; Russia's new
base in Syria; the threat of a nuclear Taliban; and more on dominionist heresy of The Family. Check out the new
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In the spring of 2015 Israel's religious year will begin with a total solar eclipse, followed two weeks later a total lunar
eclipse on Passover. And then six months later the sequence will repeat itself with a second solar eclipse on Rosh
Hashanna followed two weeks after that by another total lunar eclipse on the Feast of Tabernacles, all in 2015. The last
time anything like this happened was in 1967, when Jerusalem became an undivided Jewish city again, and before that
there were several occurrences during the years of 1948-50, as Israel was becoming a nation. There were none at all in
the 1800's, 1700's, or 1600's, and none in the 1500's that coincided with Feast Days. ... If these earlier Blood Moons did in
fact announce the re-birth of the nation and the reunification of Jerusalem as it appears, then the next major step in
Israels' journey toward the Kingdom is their national reunion with their Creator. This is the way Ezekiel saw it
happening, and in my view is important enough to God to merit such a celestial announcement. After all He's been
waiting to take them back for 2000 years. [article link]
"Peace and Safety" Setting the Stage for the [End Times] Apocalypse - The purpose of this article is to explain how
current events are being driven to set the stage for the "peace and safety" that precedes the Day of the Lord - The Day
of the Lord will begin when the world in general, and Israel in particular, is experiencing a period of relative calm and
stability - While people are saying, "Peace and safety" destruction will come on them suddenly, 1 Thess 5:3
The Day of the Lord will begin when the world in general, and Israel in particular, is experiencing a period of relative
calm and stability. This is predicted very clearly by the Apostle Paul, who was only reiterating the very words of Jesus.
Paul begins his predictions by describing the rapture and the resurrection of living and dead believers, and then he
connects it with the beginning of the Day of the Lord. This is the end-times Tribulation, and Paul states that it will begin
suddenly and catastrophically when the world least expects it, [According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we
who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For
the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the
trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore
encourage each other with these words. Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you
know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, "Peace and safety,"
destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you,
brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. You are all sons of the light and sons of the
day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be
alert and self-controlled. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we
belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a
helmet. For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1
Thessalonians 4:15-5:9 NIV] [article link]
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July 18, 2009: World's oldest man, British WWI vet, dies aged 113 - Allingham was the last known survivor of the Battle
of Jutland, considered the greatest battle of World War I. He was serving aboard the armed trawler HMT Kingfisher,
which was sent to meet up with the British fleet as it fought the Germans off what is now mainland Denmark -
Allingham remained a reservist, and during World War II he was called on to find a solution to the German magnetic
mines that were bottling up the English harbor of Harwich, on the Essex coast - Allingham and his team devised an
effective system (a copper degaussing coil - wiki.com) to neutralize the mines, after which every ship was fitted with a
neutralizing device using the system
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man and the oldest surviving British veteran from
World War I, has died at the age of 113, his care home said Saturday. Allingham died in his sleep at St. Dunstan's care
home in Ovingdean, England, the home said in a statement. Born on June 6, 1896, Allingham was active until his final
days, having celebrated his 113th birthday last month on the HMS President with his family, the care home said. The
Guinness Book of World Records Certified Allingham as the world's oldest man last month, St. Dunstan's said. Born in
the East End of London during the reign of Queen Victoria, Allingham was brought up by his mother and grandparents.
His father died when he was a baby. ... "Everybody at St. Dunstan's is saddened by Henry's loss and our sympathy goes
out to his family," said Robert Leader, chief executive at the care home. "As well as possessing a great spirit of fun, he
represented the last of a generation who gave a very great deal for us. Henry made many friends among the residents
and staff at St Dunstan's. He was a great character and will be missed." [article link]
July 17, 2009: Former CBS anchor 'Uncle Walter' Cronkite dead at 92 - Cronkite's coverage of that event, including a rare
display of emotion on camera as he broadcast the news of Kennedy's death from the CBS newsroom helped cement his
status - Another rare example of Cronkite showing emotion on air was the joy he expressed at Apollo 11's 1969 moon
landing: "Man on the moon!" he exulted, rubbing his hands in delight - 'Most trusted man in America' In 1973, a poll
named him "the most trusted man in America"
(CNN) -- Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman known as "Uncle Walter" for his easygoing, measured delivery and "the
most trusted man in America" for his rectitude and gravitas, died Friday night in his New York home, CBS reported.
Cronkite was 92. "Walter was always more than just an anchor. He was someone we could trust to guide us through the
most important issues of the day; a voice of certainty in an uncertain world," President Obama said in a statement
Friday. "He was family. He invited us to believe in him, and he never let us down. This country has lost an icon and a
dear friend, and he will be truly missed." His career spanned much of the 20th century, as well as the first decade of the
21st. ... "He was the consummate television newsman," Don Hewitt, the onetime executive producer of the "CBS
Evening News," told CNN. "He had all the credentials to be a writer, an editor, a broadcaster. There was only one Walter
Cronkite, and there may never be another one." ... In 1962, Cronkite took over as anchor of CBS' "Evening News" from
Edwards. Television news was still in its infancy; the broadcast Cronkite delivered was 15 minutes long, dependent on
sometimes day-old film, and in black and white. But with the Cold War, civil rights movement and the increasing
rapidity of communications, the news business was changing. On September 2, 1963 Labor Day Cronkite's broadcast
became a half-hour; the centerpiece was an extended interview with President John F. Kennedy. A little less than three
months later, Kennedy was assassinated. Cronkite's coverage of that event, including a rare display of emotion on
camera as he broadcast the news of Kennedy's death from the CBS newsroom helped cement his status. However, for
the first half of the 1960s, Cronkite's broadcast was No. 2 to NBC's "Huntley-Brinkley Report," hosted by Chet Huntley
and David Brinkley. It wasn't until later in the decade that Cronkite and CBS overtook the NBC team for the No. 1
position, a mark it would hold for the rest of Cronkite's 19-year tenure. "Uncle Walter" increasingly became the most-
admired figure in the news media. His sign-off, "And that's the way it is," became a national catch-phrase. His coverage
of moon missions was legendary, with his ability to anchor, unperturbed, for hour upon hour, earning him the
affectionate nickname "Old Iron Pants." Another rare example of Cronkite showing emotion on air was the joy he
expressed at Apollo 11's 1969 moon landing: "Man on the moon!" he exulted, rubbing his hands in delight. 'Most trusted
man in America' In 1973, a poll named him "the most trusted man in America." [article link]
JFK: The Mauser 7.65 rifle - Walter Cronkite of CBS News {"The Mauser 7.65 rifle which was used to kill the president" -
Walter Cronkite lying non-stop to the American people.} (YouTube)
Various newsagencies reported the rifle to be a Mauser, until the correction was made, one - one and a half day later.
Amongst the reporters are Walter Cronkite-CBS News, Don Goddard-ABC News, and Charles Collingwood also CBS
news. From 'Evidence of Revision' - Conspiratus Ubiquitus. [article link]
Walter Cronkite, NWO, WTF - Ocotober 19, 1999: Video clip where Walter Cronkite calls for world government, ending
sovereignty, and [only half jokingly] "joining him to sit at the right hand of Satan" as he says himself - Walter Cronkite
speaks his mind and "by God he does!" {Cronkite calls every Christian a criminal "that needs to be brought to justice" for
desiring the Kingdom of Jesus Christ and not embracing his global government concept.} (YouTube)
Comments: It absolutely amazes me that these seemingly educated people are so ignorant. Downright stupid. They
talk about ending all wars, when it's the globalists that cause the wars. They talk about saving the planet when it's these
same people that are the biggest polluters and rapists of natural resources. The same people that hinder technology
that would benefit mankind. I suppose that if you don't get involved in politics you are doomed to be ruled by your
inferiors. ... If you believe Hermit, giving the power to run the world to a small group of people is a good thing Given the
track record of globalists, military industrial complex of starting wars, fixing prices, monopolies, reducing choice it
makes no sense to give them ANY power. How do we vote them out, if we disagree. YOU CANT How do you change
the leaders YOU DON'T Consolidation of Power to the cabal that financed Hitler, the Communists, C.American
dictators ie Rockefeller, P Bush is INSANE. [article link]
DebbieSchlussel.com: Yes, Anti-Semitism No Longer Exists "Tweet" of the Day - On Twitter, I frequently get vile, anti-
Semitic Tweets sent my way - Yup, I should stop "whining" about the rise in anti-Semitism because, clearly, the
problem has been eradicated - Sadly, some very prominent conservative commentators and organizations are
embracing and/or looking the other way on anti-Semitism like this, and far worse {The vile, Satanic Bush family is still
trying to sow their seeds of hate, discord, death and disobedience especially against the children of God (Jews and
Christians). Every night on the news (Fox News) there are stories crafted and slanted with the intention not to inform
but to incite violence and to pit one group or race of people against another. The murderous home invasion robbery in
Florida and the bombings of American hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia are recent examples of the evil legacy that the Bush
family has advanced in America and that is permeating throughout the world. Don't buy into the lies of Fox News and
don't be a partaker of their sins because all who disobey God and commit acts of evil against other human beings will
receive (Romans 1:18) of the wrath of God.}
On Twitter, I frequently get vile, anti-Semitic Tweets sent my way, but usually they come from Muslims, Black Muslims,
and (in my e-mail inbox) Sarah Palin supporters. (You can follow me on Twitter here.) Today, an apparently Japanese
man who goes by the names "Fatmanippo" and "Samuraifat," weighed in: Fatmanippo@DebbieSchlussel you wicked f-
cking bagel fiending, bloodsucking, golden chocolate coin eating whore of a jew - about 9 hours ago from web (By the
way, he didn't use a dash in the f-word. I put that in to try to minimize this site being blocked by certain software
programs at the workplaces of my readers.) ... For those inclined to send future anti-Semitic Tweets like this and in the
interest of accuracy, please note the other foods stereotypically associated with the Jews, which I don't like and don't
consume: lox, cream cheese, herring, smoked salmon, gefilte fish, {Norwegian} lutefisk (oh, wait, wrong ethnic group
for that one). I think that covers it. Yup, I should stop "whining" about the rise in anti-Semitism because, clearly, the
problem has been eradicated. **** UPDATE: Sadly, some very prominent conservative commentators and
organizations are embracing and/or looking the other way on anti-Semitism like this, and far worse. I'll be writing about
this in the near future, but here are some names: Thomas More Law Center, Sam Adams Alliance, Hot Air/Ed Morrissey,
Michelle Malkin, Hanan Tudor (who goes by the porn name, "Brigitte Gabriel"), ACT for America, American Congress
for Truth. All of them chose to look the other way on Holocaust-denying Muslim death, rape, and torture threats on my
life and that of my family members, and to continue to promote individuals and organizations which praised and/or
condoned it. [article link]
Pope Benedict XVI has an operation after breaking his wrist in a fall - The Pope set off alarm bells early Friday when he
was seen entering the emergency wing of the Aosta hospital accompanied by his personal secretary Monsignor Georg
Gaenswein - The Vatican communique said an X-ray had determined that the German pope had a "slight fracture" to
the wrist - The pope celebrated mass and had breakfast before going to hospital, the Vatican said {I pray that the Pope
will have comfort, rest and a speedy recovery from his wrist injury and that he will be refreshed and renewed while he
continues in his duties as Pontiff.}
AOSTA, Italy : Pope Benedict XVI underwent an operation in hospital on Friday after falling and breaking his right wrist
while on holiday in northern Italy, the Vatican said. It was the first health scare for the 82-year-old pope since he
became head of the Roman Catholic Church in April 2005. But Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told AFP there
was "no cause for concern". The pontiff fell during the night at a chalet where he is staying in the mountain resort of Val
d'Aosta, the Vatican said in a communique. Doctors used local anaesthetic on the pope to operate on the wrist, Italian
media reported. The pope, who is right-handed and an avid pianist in his leisure time, began a two-week holiday in the
hamlet of Les Combes d'Introd on Monday. The pope had a piano sent to the chalet, media reports said. Vatican
sources told ANSA news agency the pope slipped and fell but was not ill and had not fainted. ... The pope set off alarm
bells early Friday when he was seen entering the emergency wing of the Aosta hospital accompanied by his personal
secretary Monsignor Georg Gaenswein. The Vatican communique said an X-ray had determined that the German pope
had a "slight fracture" to the wrist. The pope celebrated mass and had breakfast before going to hospital, the Vatican
said. He entered the hospital at 9:45 am (0745 GMT) and the operation began shortly after noon. ANSA, citing "semi-
official" hospital sources, said the pope also underwent an overall checkup that revealed no serious problems. The Holy
See does not issue regular bulletins on the pope's state of health. Journalists have observed signs of fatigue in the
pontiff following some of his overseas trips. When he travelled to Australia last year, the pope took several days off in
the country before beginning his official appearances at World Youth Day celebrations in Sydney. - AFP/ms [article link]
Bible verse: Mark 4:30-32 And He (Jesus) said, Whereunto shall we liken the Kingdom of God [Christian Church -
especially the Catholic Church]? or with what comparison shall we compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which,
when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: But when it is sown, it groweth up, and
becometh greater ... the fowls [unclean] of the air may lodge under the shadow [darkness] of it ... {The task at hand for
Christians isn't to cut down our overgrown Church structure but to expose the branches of darkness within the Church
structure to the light of the Word of God. Once exposed to light the unclean will have to reconsider their position and
either accept the Word of God or move on [darkness might temporarily try to stay within the Church and even try to
overcome the True light of the Christian Church but eventually God will again separate the light from the darkness
(Genesis 1:4)]. Every part of the earthly Kingdom Plant, the Christian Church, has branches and shadows within it
whether it is the Roman Catholic Church, the smallest most stringent Protestant denomination, the ordinary home
Bible study and even every internet ministry. We all need more light and more knowledge into the Gospel of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ in order to expose and expel the shadows of darkness from around us and to thrust us further
into the light of the Eternal righteous Kingdom of Jesus Christ.} - The complete Bible is available at
ChristianFaithDownloads.com
Mark 4:30-32 And He (Jesus) said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we
compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the
earth: But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so
that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. -- John 3:19-21 And this is the condemnation, that light
(Jesus) is come into the world, and men loved darkness [shadow] rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For
every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that
doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. -- Ephesians 5:1-
21 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given
Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God [the Father and the Holy Spirit] for a sweetsmelling savour. ... Let no
man deceive you with vain (empty) words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of
disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the
Lord: walk as children of light: For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth; Proving what is
acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it
is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. But all things that are reproved are made
manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. Wherefore He saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and
arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the
Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms
and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things
unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
-- Holy Bible [article link]
ChurchLeaderInsights.com: FREE E-BOOK Church Systems 2.0 by Nelson Searcy Revised and expanded! Maximize
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Nelson Searcy's brand new Church Systems 2.0 E-Book has been completely revised and updated to include diagnostic
questions for you to determine the current health of your church's systems and to give you even more practical help to
lead your church to greater health and effectiveness. God designed all the parts of the body - both the church body and
the physical body - to work together, allowing us to fulfill God's purposes and plans on this earth. And both of those
respective bodies function best through well-developed systems. And best of all, this brand new nuts-and-bolts report
is our FREE gift to you! [article link]
Reasonable Faith with Dr. William Lane Craig: The Doctrine of Salvation Part 7 {Note: Our original Salvation is only by
faith [faith in the atonement cross and resurrection life of Jesus Christ] therefore no-one is going to experience
Salvation because it is not an experience it is by faith only. It is by faith that we know we are 'born again' and that is why
we never actually know the exact moment in time when Jesus breathed His 'born again' Spirit into us. It is after we are
'born again' that we begin to experience the Fruits of being born again and also the Empowerment of the Holy Spirit.
The empowerment (dunamis) by the Holy Spirit is often experiential in nature [and often confused as a moment of
Salvation] but the original receiving of the Holy Spirit is by faith it is not experiential because it is not in experience that
we are saved only in faith that are we saved. This is so important because if people seek an experience for their
Salvation moment then that can completely open up a door for deception because the Bible mentions no experience
but if people are looking for one then the (demonic) spirits can easily provide a counterfeit experience moment creating
a deceptive and fragile foundation of faith and salvation that from the start is already chipping away at the firm
foundation of Jesus Christ as the base, belief and foundation of sustainable Christianity.} (Mp3's)
Reasonable Faith aims to provide in the public arena an intelligent, articulate, and uncompromising yet gracious
Christian perspective on the most important issues concerning the truth of the Christian faith today, such as: the
existence of God, the meaning of life, the objectivity of truth, the foundation of moral values, the creation of the
universe, intelligent design [God's creation plan], the reliability of the Gospels, the uniqueness of Jesus, the historicity
of the resurrection, the challenge of religious pluralism. Reasonable Faith features the work of philosopher and
theologian Dr. William Lane Craig in order to carry out its three-fold mission:to provide an articulate, intelligent voice
for biblical Christianity in the public arena. To challenge unbelievers with the truth of biblical Christianity. To train
Christians to state and defend Christian truth claims with greater effectiveness. [article link]
Basic Christian Theology - Salvation (PDF)

Soteria (4991) Save, protect, heal, prevent harm, heal from past harms - Salvation means to be taken out of harms way,
"saved " from harm or danger, included in being saved is healing, emotional spiritual healing. Where there is danger
there is suffering and injury; where there is salvation there is healing. Our salvation does not stop with us being saved
from perishing in the fires of hell. We as Christians commonly ask others "are you saved?" as though salvation is a one
time finished work in our lives. Often what we are really asking is if the person has a personal relationship with God. A
relationship with God First involves redemption (renewed relationship) with God, then through our new Spiritual
relationship (sanctification) with God we are continually being saved (healed). -- Salvation is separate and unique from
redemption. Redemption means to be returned back into the possession of a separated owner. We have been
Redeemed on the cross of Jesus signified, at the crucifixion, when the veil in the temple was torn from top to bottom
revealing that the way into the presence of God was now open to mankind. Redemption is represented in the Bible by
the Old Testament night of Passover in Egypt when Israel was redeemed back to God from the slavery of Egypt.
Salvation means healing. We are healed from sin when we receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit from Jesus. The
salvation process continues on in our lives as God continues to protect and heal us. Salvation is represented in the Old
Testament as the event when God parted the Red Sea, saving the Hebrews and then destroying the pursuing enemy,
the Egyptian army. Redemption is a work of God on the cross of Jesus. Without the death of Jesus we wouldn't have
redemption. Salvation is a work of God in the resurrection of Jesus, without the resurrection of Jesus we wouldn't have
salvation. [article link]
Bible verse: Ephesians 2:1-22 ... unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: And came and
preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. For through Him we both have access by one
Spirit unto the Father - Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and
of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the
chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an Holy Temple in the Lord: In whom ye
also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit {The complete Bible is available at
Ephesians 2:1-22 And you hath He quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked
according to the course of this world, according to the prince [Satan] of the power of the air, the spirit that now
worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our
flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But
God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us
together with Christ, by grace ye are saved; And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places
in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come He might shew the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us
through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of
works, lest any man should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God
hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the
flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that
time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are
made nigh by the blood of Christ. For He is our peace, who hath made both [Jew and Christian] one, and hath broken
down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in His flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in Himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that He
might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: And came and preached
peace to you [Gentiles] which were afar off, and to them [Jews] that were nigh. For through Him we both have access
by one Spirit unto the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints
(Christian Jews), and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus
Christ Himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple
in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. -- Holy Bible [article link]
BasicChristian.org: The Royal Priesthood - The High Calling of each Christian - The Alter - Then there is the Altar, made
of Stone, to place the offering on - The Church individual likewise builds each altar out of stone, our stones are not the
physical stones of this world but our stones are the Spiritual rock of Jesus Christ - We build our stone altar one stone or
experience with Jesus at a time
An altar needs to be built upon which the sacrifices are to be offered. God would name the location that the stone altar
was to be placed at. For the Levite, only an altar with a base of stones was acceptable to God. The stones had to be
natural stones, man could not chisel or shape the stones into man's desires, in fact for man, any man, to modify what
God has already done in shaping of each stone is to actually "profane it. Exodus 20:25 And if thou wilt make Me an altar
of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn (carved) stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. -- The
Church individual likewise builds each altar out of stone, our stones are not the physical stones of this world but our
stones are the Spiritual rock of Jesus Christ. We build our stone altar one stone or experience with Jesus at a time. For
instance as we know and perceive Jesus each instance is a stone in our Priestly altar of worship to God. Example: I do
know that Jesus loves me, that knowledge or experience is the placing of a Spiritual stone into the altar of our sacrifice
in this case a stone of love is placed into our altar. - Likewise, I know that Jesus personally sacrificed His life for me on
the cross, that I can live and be reunite to Him, there is another altar stone. - I remember when Jesus took my hand and
comforted me through some circumstances and tragedy, again more personal altar stones. - I remember the sunset and
praying to God and Jesus seemed so near that I felt His presence, altar stone. - I remember reading the Bible and a verse
that made almost no sense to me then God showed me His wisdom and the meaning became perfectly clear, altar
stone. - I remember witnessing to a person who so desperately needed Jesus and that person responded to Jesus, I
know I had nothing to do with it and seeing the look of joy and relief on their face as they accepted Jesus reminded me
of God's love and grace in my own life, altar stone. -- As we go through life we build an altar, made of stone, made from
encounters with the living stone Himself Jesus, our altar is an Eternal memorial built of everlasting stone from the
Eternal Rock Himself forever memorializing our interaction with the Holy Almighty God. -- Acts 10:2-4 A devout man,
and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always. He saw in a
vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. And
when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy Prayers and thine Alms are
come up for a Memorial before God. [article link]
TruthForLife.org: If you wield your tool [influence, notions, concepts] on it (the alter stones) [the base-foundation
sacrifice platform between God and His worshipers in the Holy Kingdom of God] you profane it - God's 'altar' was to be
built of unhewn [natural - God shaped] stones, that no trace of human skill or labor might be seen upon it {The base of
the 'alter' upon which the sacrifices were burnt and offered to God was to be built from natural stones (Exodus 20:25).
The alter rocks were not to be chiseled or etched in any way with any type of design or alteration from man. The alter of
God is God's work alone it is for God's fellowship with His people alone. Any alterations would only detract from the
natural beauty that God has already accomplished and worse yet manmade markings would put an emphasis on man,
as though man had a part in the design of the alter of God and in the plans of God and certainly it would take some of
the focus of the worshipers [and their legitimate sacrifices that they have offered to God on the alter of God] away from
God and His alter placing it on man and man's markings on God's Holy Kingdom alter.}
God's altar was to be built of unhewn stones, that no trace of human skill or labor might be seen upon it. Human
wisdom delights to trim and arrange the doctrines of the cross into a system more artificial and more congenial to the
depraved tastes of fallen nature; instead, however, of improving the Gospel carnal wisdom pollutes it, until it becomes
another gospel and not the truth of God at all. -- All alterations and amendments of the Lord's own Word are
defilements and pollutions. The proud heart of man is very anxious to have a hand in the justification of the soul before
God; preparations for Christ are dreamed of, humblings and repentings are trusted in, good works are put forth, natural
ability is much vaunted, and by all means the attempt is made to lift up human tools upon the divine altar. -- It would be
best if sinners would remember that so far from perfecting the Savior's work, their carnal confidences only pollute and
dishonor it. The Lord alone must be exalted in the work of atonement, and not a single mark of man's chisel or hammer
will be endured. There is an inherent blasphemy in seeking to add to what Christ Jesus in His dying moments declared
to be finished or to improve that in which the Lord Jehovah finds perfect satisfaction. Trembling sinner, away with your
tools, and fall upon your knees in humble supplication; accept the Lord Jesus to be the altar of your atonement, and rest
in Him alone. -- Many professors may take warning from this morning's text as to the doctrines that they believe. There
is among Christians far too much inclination to square and reconcile the truths of revelation. This is a form of
irreverence and unbelief; let us strive against it and receive truth as we find it, rejoicing that the doctrines of the Word
are unhewn stones, and so are all the more fit to build an altar for the Lord. [article link]
Bible verse: Psalm 50:5-23 ... When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with
adulterers - Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit - Thou sittest and speakest against thy
brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son - These things hast thou done, and I (God) kept silence; thou
thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee ... {The complete Bible is available at
Psalm 50:5-23 Gather My saints together unto Me; those that have made a Covenant with Me by sacrifice [ultimately
the sacrifice of Jesus Christ]. And the heavens shall declare his [a sinner's] righteousness: for God is judge Himself.
Selah. Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel [those in a covenant relationship with God], and I will testify against
thee: I Am God, even thy God. I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually
before Me. I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds. For every beast of the forest is Mine,
and the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are Mine. If I
were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is Mine, and the fulness thereof. Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the
blood of goats? Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: And call upon Me in the day of
trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me. But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare My
statutes, or that thou shouldest take My covenant in thy mouth? Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest My words
behind thee. When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. Thou
givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest
thine own mother's son. These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an
one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes. Now consider this, ye that forget God,
lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. Whoso offereth praise glorifieth Me: and to him that ordereth his
conversation aright will I shew the salvation [healing - eternal life] of God. -- Holy Bible [article link]
Updated: SBC Repudiates Prayer for Obama's Death - The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's largest
denomination, has been embarrassed by the comments of the [dictator] Rev. Wiley Drake, a former officer in the
convention, who said he is praying for the death of the president {If Pastor Wiley Drake was Catholic he would probably
be gone having been dismissed and removed from his ministry authorities for preaching a form of (witchcraft) violence,
at least I hope he would be. The problem with Protestantism [besides removing the Holy Spirit] is that we have traded
one Pope for every pastor a pope. Almost every protestant pastor thinks they are king and pope (and Holy Spirit) of
their church, they lead, they counsel, they spend, they decide, they make themselves an easy target and put
themselves in unnecessary spiritual jeopardy by being a sole authority. But here is the news flash - it is God's Church not
the pastor's Church and until the Protestant denominations can wake-up and grasp that the people are there to worship
Jesus Christ, not to serve the pastors needs [the Pastor's needs will be met by the people from their abundant overflow
directed to Jesus] that the pastors are servants of Jesus Christ to serve the people's needs. Until the pastors and
denominational leadership of modern churhces realize that they are not dictators over men [and the modern liberal
pastors are the most dictatorial in trying to enforce their beliefs (unbiblical politically correctness) onto the
congregations] but are servants for Jesus' sake then the modern cult-like protestant denominations are going to
continue to see their relevance in society decline. -- Acts 20:28 Take heed (Pastors) therefore unto yourselves, and to all
the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed (nourish) the Church of God, which He
(God/Jesus) hath purchased with His own blood.}
The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's largest denomination, has been embarrassed by the comments of the
Rev. Wiley Drake, a former officer in the convention, who said he is praying for the death of the president. Drake, a
former SBC vice president who ran for president last year, said in a recent interview on Fox News Radio that he is
praying an "imprecatory prayer" against the president. Those are prayers that ask for evil or misfortune. Asked whether
he was seriously praying that the president of the United States would die, Drake said, "If he does not turn to God and
does not turn his life around, I am asking God to enforce imprecatory prayers that are throughout the Scripture that
would cause him death, that's correct." SBC officials have moved quickly to disavow the comments. SBC spokesman
Sing Oldham told the Associated Baptist Press that Drake is out of the denomination's mainstream. Oldham said he
believes that most Southern Baptists are committed to praying for the president's well-being, which he said is called for
in Scripture. [article link]
Light: NWO SECRET PLAN THE TIMELINE - NWO 2054 - "2047 everyone has his identity in the world social network
created by Google - Google's earth Link: to be you must be in Google's earth link to not be in Google's earth link is to
not be, no more passports are needed" - In this NWO context 'Light' means 'Luciferian light' - Lucifer actually means
light bearer, before his fall Lucifer was an Angel of God's Light now however since his fall he is Satan the Devil and he is
only out to falsely accuse God and to harm mankind {This video is both information and disinformation. The human
NWO agenda is probably true however the given timeline is a hoax much of this is probably scheduled for as close to
2012 as possible not 2054. The very distant year 2054 would be more intended to put people to sleep while the NWO
agenda blazes on. The NWO is going to happen it's just that it will happen according to God's divine timeline not man's
not in 1776, 1984, 2001 or 2012 but when God according to His purpose allows it to happen.} (YouTube)
Comments: Judging by observations of general societal mindset, I can't help but think that the actual goals of the elite
are ultimately to end up with a better place for everyone to live and share, but it just needs to be carried out in a manner
in which these folks won't ruin the outcome, which would explain all the shadow actions and deceit. Of course, that's
just wishful thinking really. The pessimist in me pretty well knows it's game over unless you have a invitation. I'll go
check my mail box now. [article link]
News sites swap Obama's birthplace like magic - UPI, Snopes change location within hours of WND report - [It's simply
Amazing how fast 'facts' information can change on the internet, what was true one minute becomes unheard of the
next minute] - To date, Obama has not revealed his original long-form, hospital-generated "Certificate of Live Birth"
that includes details such as the name of the medical facility and the doctor who delivered him {This article is posted in
regard to information on the internet being coordinated and allegedly validated via just a few websites i.e. API, UPI,
Wikipedia, Snopes. Where the 44th president of the United States was born should be easily verifiable historical fact
not conjured up internet speculation and propaganda from a few select, suspect websites. Obama was probably born in
Kenya; the Bush family knows it, Hillary knows it, McCain knows it yet they all remained silent to pull one over on the
American people [and open the door for Jeb Bush in 2012 by suddenly finding Obama ineligible to run again]. I think
even if Obama is shown to be born out of the US he should get a second term because the leaders of the White House,
Senate and Congress didn’t object the first time so why not have a second term.}
If you happened to read online news sites such as United Press International or the popular hoax-busting Snopes.com
anytime up until Tuesday night, you would have seen definitive statements that President Obama was born at the
Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. But checking back now, both sites are suddenly providing an entirely
different location, the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children, also in the capital of the Aloha State. Within
hours of a WND report revealing Obama's birth being reported at two different Hawaiian hospitals, both sites changed
their information to suddenly fall in line with the president's claim that he was born at Kapi'olani. ... In response to a
query from WND, Snopes sent WND a statement reading, "A number of readers have written to us to point out that
Wikipedia previously updated their Obama-related entries to resolve the same discrepancy, so we included a similar
clarification in our latest round of updates." ... The same phenomenon happened with UPI, as these before and after
screenshots from the same online address demonstrate: Here is the screen shot from Snopes on July 7, before WND's
report was posted: ... A cached version of the UPI site on Google also shows the news agency originally reporting
Obama's birth at Queen's Medical Center. WND had contacted UPI on Tuesday to find out specifics about why it had
published the birthplace as Queen's, which is contrary to the president's new assertion in a White House celebratory
letter to Kapi'olani. The news agency says that story was a background piece compiled from available sources, and it
did not believe there was any original reporting or interview that UPI conducted with Obama himself, but added it was
looking into the matter. ... To date, Obama has not revealed his original long-form, hospital-generated "Certificate of
Live Birth" that includes details such as the name of the medical facility and the doctor who delivered him. Here is an
actual Hawaiian birth certificate from 1963 (the same era as Obama's birth), which while redacted includes detailed
information documenting a birth, including the name of the birth hospital and the attending physician. Beneath it is the
short-form "Certification of Live Birth" offered by President Obama as proof of his Hawaiian birth. It is possible to have
been born outside of Hawaii and still obtain the latter form, but not the former: [article link]
AtlanteanConspiracy.com: The Atlantean Conspiracy Exposing the Illuminati from Atlantis to 2012 - Masonic (Satanic)
Hand Signs - of Global Leaders (Photos)
Buy The Atlantean Conspiracy - Purchase The Atlantean Conspiracy 318-page paperback with full-color cover and
hundreds of black-white photos now for USD $30 [article link]
SECRET SYMBOL OLYMPIC 2012 London - Warning: this is a screeching sounding and annoying video but it's short and
makes a few points among all the obvious heavy-handed anti-Israel bias {It's always interesting that the 'Zionist'
whatever that is (often redefined) gets all the blame for the world's ills yet the majority of the global leaders are actually
Satanists but no blame there.} (YouTube-Secular)
Comments: 2012 the Nibiru year. Dunno bout those aliens, but something will change, either in our minds, or in our
galaxy, it's all the same, but i feel there's something about to happen... in fact.. it's already happening, people becoming
aware! Awakening. Finally opening their eyes to the tyranny that is already going on for centuries, without a lot of
people even suspecting it. Thanks for the upload mate! [article link]
2012 London exposed by Rik Clay R I P - Banned and Reposted 1 - London 2012 the New Jerusalem [now in London]
{Apparently England - European Illuminati want to replace Jerusalem Israel with their own Antichrist Temple in London
England [and that would explain why they are always busy trying to wipe the true Israel and Jerusalem off of the map].
Built on the last plot of available land in London that just happens to have been set aside for centuries for just such a
purpose and there are tons of Ley Lines and Symbols as well regarding the Olympic 2012 - New Jerusalem land. Note:
as soon as 2012 comes and goes and London is Not the New Jerusalem then finally the world can move beyond British
Zionism, we can only hope so!} (YouTube)
Aged 25, I attended and completed both compulsory education (the national mind-control curriculum) and university,
whilst working on a musical endeavour in which I released 2 albums nationwide, shot music videos and toured the UK &
Europe religiously. My band 'FULC' received rave reviews and praise in the likes of Kerrang, Metal Hammer and Rock
Sound magazine. The band occupied a good 6 years of my life in which I was lead guitarist and backing vocalist. Due to
my musical passion, I developed skills in graphic design / web design / flash and all other things multimedia, as an aid for
promotion. ... Yet Rik's blog came down on the 13th June 2008. So if Rik suddenly became so ill that day, after posting
that he was going to reveal stuff, so ill that he didn't have the capacity to contemplate going on the web - then who
took down his blog? Rik Clay found dead in his bed, few days after his interview with Red Ice Creations on August of
ANTICHRIST - PRINCE WILLIAM 2012 - Is Prince Williams the Face on the Shroud of Turin? Is the Image on the Shroud
the Antichrist - The Image of the Beast? (YouTube)
This video is intended to be just a "teaser" to the very real possibility that Prince William is the Beast of Revelation.
Comments: Of course, his name is Will-I-Am; a play on the words of what God Himself said, "I Am." [article link]
CLONED ANTICHRIST BEAST REVEALED 8/12 - Cloned from blood removed [1978] from the Shroud of Turin [possibly
cloned/gene-spliced with Prince Charles sperm and] used to impregnate Princess Diana (married 1981 to Prince Charles
13 years her senior) for the 1982 timed birth [30 in 2012] of Prince William {Princess Diana's son William turning 30 in
2012. The age of 30 is the biblical legal priestly age (before 30 a Levite could only be an assistant priest), both John the
Baptist (Levitical and Jesus [Melchizedek Priest]) began their ministries at the legal age of 30 [John's mother and Mary
were of the House of David/Judah but John's father was a Levitical Priest (Luke 1:8) a descendant of Aaron from the
house of Levi]. Also the London 2012 Olympics the XXX Olympiad (unholy trinity Olympiad) is deliberately timed and
placed to be in London in 2012 the birth of the New Age, for a desired Satanic awakening in 2013 [Fox News uses the
numer 13 in everything now]. It will also probably come out that Prince Charles is unable to naturally have children as
Henry, the younger brother of Prince William is already considered by most not to be the son of Prince Charles but the
son of James Hewitt.} (YouTube)
Dr. Joye shocks George Noory on Coast-to-Coast - February 9, 2009. [article link]
How do you know that there is real blood (and not paint or a stain) on the Shroud of Turin? - 1980 They (Gilbert and
Gilbert) concluded that the blood flecks are real blood - Several claims have been made that the blood has been found
to be type AB - The blood appears to be so old that the DNA is badly fragmented
Alan Adler was an expert on porphyrins, the types of colored compounds seen in blood, chlorophyll, and many other
natural products. He and Dr. John Heller, MD, studied the blood flecks on the STURP sampling tapes [Heller and Adler,
Applied Optics 19, (16) 1980]. They converted the heme into its parent porphyrin, and they interpreted the spectra
taken of blood spots by Gilbert and Gilbert. They concluded that the blood flecks are real blood. In addition to that, the
x-ray-fluorescence spectra taken by STURP showed excess iron in blood areas, as expected for blood. Microchemical
tests for proteins were positive in blood areas but not in any other parts of the Shroud. -- Several claims have been
made that the blood has been found to be type AB, and claims have been made about DNA testing. We sent blood
flecks to the laboratory devoted to the study of ancient blood at the State University of New York. None of these claims
could be confirmed. The blood appears to be so old that the DNA is badly fragmented. Dr. Andrew Merriwether at
SUNY has said that "… anyone can walk in off the street and amplify DNA from anything. The hard part is not to amplify
what you don't want and only amplify what you want (endogenous DNA vs contamination)." It is doubtful that good
DNA analyses can be obtained from the Shroud. It is almost certain that the blood spots are blood, but no definitive
statements can be made about its nature or provenience, i.e., whether it is male and from the Near East. [article link]
Renaissance Radio #6: the New World Order's fake alien invasion set for the 2012 London Olympics (Mp3-Secular)
Renaissance Radio #6: Renaissance Radio is back to talk about Project Blue Beam, Rik Clay's murder, and the New
World Order's fake alien invasion set for the 2012 London Olympics. [article link]
Rik Clay - London-Zion-2012 - London the New Jerusalem - The New World Order's fake alien invasion likely being
prepared for the 2012 London Olympics [iPaper Book - Right Click and Print] (Book-iPaper-Secular)
Thanks to infowarrior Andrew for compiling the entirety of Rik Clay's research on the New World Order's fake alien
invasion likely being prepared for the 2012 London Olympics. Why is it both the Beijing and London Olympic logos can
be arranged to form the word "Zion"? What is the plan for Project Bluebeam's top secret holographic technology? Why
was Rik Clay killed (quite probably) shortly after releasing all this information on his blog? [article link]
IUC World Exclusive: Prince Charles Not Harry's Real Father - the fact that Diana’s ex lover James Hewitt is the Harry’s
real father - Diana stopped having sex with Charles years before Harry was born - Just the way they killed Diana they’ll
kill James
A longtime employee of Harry’s mother Princess Diana told IUC that the Royal Family was involved in a massive
coverup to hide the fact that Diana’s ex lover James Hewitt is the Harry’s real father. According to the source Prince
Philip threatened Hewitt’s life if he didn’t go along with the coverup. "They made him lie about the timeline,” the source
told IUC. "Prince Philip told Hewitt he would destroy him if it ever leaked out. It’s impossible that Charles is Harry’s real
father. Hewitt was on the scene as Diana’s lover two years before Harry was born. Diana stopped having sex with
Charles years before Harry was born. Harry looks exactly like Hewitt.” -- The massive coverup involved Hewitt lying to
the world about when his dalliance actually began with Diana. Originally he told the world he met Diana in 1986. Harry
was born in 1984. Under hypnosis for a tv interview Hewitt admitted he met Diana in 1981 or 1982, had sexual relations
with her then - some two years before Harry was born. A relative of Hewitt told IUC that privately Hewitt has always
believed he’s Harry’s dad but has denied it in public because he fears for his life. He also wants to protect his son from
being dethroned. ... The relative added that this is another example of why the Royal Family should be abolished.
"They’re the biggest crooks and liars in the world," he said. "All the evidence clearly demonstrates that James is Harry’s
real father. Just the way they killed Diana they'll kill James. You’ll see, one day his body will be found mysteriously in a
calculations and discerning facts to convince me: Antichrist will arise from the House of Windsor (British Royalty) - If the
timing is soon, Prince Charles will be that man; if the timing is delayed, Prince William will be Antichrist. However,
Prince William must turns 30, which is the Jewish minimum age for a man to be a Rabbi. Williams turns 30 on 2012.
Since the Illuminati always has a "Plan A" and a "Plan B", this scenario could be very probable
Suddenly, both Christian and New Age leaders are teaching that the year 2012 might be the year in which Antichrist
arises. Cutting Edge weighs in on this discussion, with our knowledge of the occult, to conclude that 2012 might,
indeed, be the year when the Masonic Messiah comes to the world scene! ... What Is So Special About 2012? This is the
year in which the ancient, pagan Mayan Calendar changes to a New Age, an age in which a Messiah is supposed to
arise. Listen to the official write-up from a New Age website. "“It is my great honor and privilege as Master Quetzalcoatl
to return to Earth in this overt fashion to spearhead so to speak and bring to your attention the I AM University End of
the Mayan Calendar and Countdown Project! As you might know, I Am Quetzalcoatl, Grand Master of the Mayan days
… You all know that the Mayan calendar as has been channeled and introduced to the Earth in the Ancient Days from
Higher Cosmic Sources, ends in the year 2012 - on December 21st at 21:21:59 pm to be precise. This exact date and
time marks the Official Ending of the Kali Yuga or Dark Age and the Official Birth of the Age of the Christ / Buddha /
Krishna / Mohammed / Moses, and God! It is December 21st 2012 at 22:00 pm which marks the Official Return or
Second Coming of the Christ, Imam Mahdi, Buddha Maitreya, Kalki Avatar, Great Tao, and Messiah!” ... The House of
Windsor: The time in which a knowledgeable Christian will make a discerning decision regarding the identity of the man
who will be Antichrist will be before he is arisen; and, this knowledge beforehand will require Biblical discernment,
knowledge of Scripture, and a series of calculations! With this point made to me by a pastor, I bought Antichrist And A
Cup of Tea and began to read, albeit still with a high degree of skepticism. About three-fourths of the way through this
book, I set it down and said to myself, "All right, I have seen enough calculations and discerning facts to convince me:
Antichrist will arise from the House of Windsor. If the timing is soon, Prince Charles will be that man; if the timing is
delayed, Prince William will be Antichrist. However, Prince William must turns 30, which is the Jewish minimum age for
a man to be a Rabbi. Williams turns 30 on 2012. Since the Illuminati always has a "Plan A" and a "Plan B", this scenario
could be very probable. [article link]
CuttingEdge.org: Prince William To Be Inducted Into The "Order of the Garter! - This "Order of the Garter" is a serious
Illuminati decoration - If Prince William is to one day become Antichrist, as "Antichrist and a Cup of Tea" demonstrates
he might, this honor is one of the prerequisite steps he must take
"Of all the medals, orders and honorary decorations he will receive in his lifetime (and there will be plenty), Prince
William will never be awarded anything quite like the extraordinary regalia he will wear on Monday. In fact, with a black
ostrich-plumed hat, a red hood, a blue velvet cloak lined with white satin, a silver star, a priceless miniature of St
George and the Dragon dangling from a chain of solid gold and a garter strapped just below his left knee, it will
probably be the biggest dressing-up exercise this side of his own coronation ... The Prince will become a knight. And he
will not be receiving any old knighthood, either. The second in line to the throne will be formally invested as a 'Royal
Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter'." This "Order of the Garter" is a serious Illuminati decoration.
If Prince William is to one day become Antichrist, as "Antichrist and a Cup of Tea" demonstrates he might, this honor is
one of the prerequisite steps he must take. Let us now go back to this featured story for more interesting detail. "It will
be exactly 40 years since the Prince of Wales was invested as a member of the oldest order of chivalry in the world.
Prince William will join a 660-year-old club which goes to the heart of the English national identity and owes its origins
to both King Arthur and St George. In addition, he will acquire a set of initials which will always take pride of place
immediately after his name: KG." Do not be deceived: When Prince William takes the "Order of the Garter", he is taking
a very large step toward becoming the Masonic Christ! [article link]
CNN: Prince William becomes 1,000th knight - The Order of the Garter was established in 1348; the monarch (Queen)
can give the honor to anyone she chooses without advice from government ministers
LONDON (AP) -- Prince William was made a Royal Knight of the Garter on Monday at a ceremony presided over by his
grandmother -- the British monarch -- and attended by his father, brother and girlfriend. Queen Elizabeth II made
William the 1,000th knight to join the order and formally presented him with the regalia, including a blue garter, sash
and star brooch. After the ceremony at Windsor Castle, the knights wore their traditional ostrich feather hats and velvet
robes as they walked to St. George's chapel in the castle grounds for a service. ... The Order of the Garter was
established in 1348; the monarch can give the honor to anyone she chooses without advice from government ministers.
It is meant to honor those who have held public office, who have contributed to national life or who have served the
queen personally. William, 25, is second in line to the throne after his father, Prince Charles. [article link]
Jun 16, 2008: William made Knight of the Garter - Prince William has been made a Royal Knight of the Garter, joining
the most senior British order of chivalry
He was officially appointed by the Queen at a service at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. The Order of the Garter -
established by Edward III in 1348 - honours those who have contributed to national life or served the Queen. William
becomes a Royal Knight Companion, which recognises his seniority within the Royal Family. ... Former prime ministers
are usually made members of the order soon after their retirement from office. The order already includes former
Prime Ministers Baroness Thatcher and Sir John Major. New members of the order are traditionally announced on St
George's Day but the ceremonies take place in June, on the Monday of Royal Ascot week, known as Garter Day. Prince
William, who will be the 1,000th Knight in the Register, wore a blue velvet cape and black velvet hat with white ostrich
plumes for a procession from the castle to the chapel. [article link]
Robert S. McNamara (1916-2009), ex-defense secretary, dies - a key architect of the U.S. war in Vietnam under
presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson - overseeing the U.S. military commitment there as it grew from
fewer than 1,000 advisers to more than half a million troops - he later said both administrations were "terribly wrong" to
have pursued military action beyond 1963 - "External military force cannot reconstruct a failed state, and Vietnam,
during much of that period, was a failed state politically" he told CNN in a 1996 interview - After leaving the Pentagon in
early 1968, McNamara spent 12 years leading the World Bank
(CNN) -- Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, a key architect of the U.S. war in Vietnam under presidents
John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, has died at age 93, according to his family. McNamara was a member of
Kennedy's inner circle during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, when the United States and the Soviet Union stood on
the brink of nuclear war. But he became a public lightning rod for his management of the war in Vietnam, overseeing
the U.S. military commitment there as it grew from fewer than 1,000 advisers to more than half a million troops.
Though the increasingly unpopular conflict was sometimes dubbed "McNamara's War," he later said both
administrations were "terribly wrong" to have pursued military action beyond 1963. "External military force cannot
reconstruct a failed state, and Vietnam, during much of that period, was a failed state politically," he told CNN in a 1996
interview for the "Cold War" documentary series. "We didn't recognize it as such." ... Casualties mounted, as did
domestic opposition to the war. In 1965, a Quaker anti-war protester, Norman Morrison, set himself on fire outside
McNamara's office window. In 1967, tens of thousands of demonstrators marched on the Pentagon, which was ringed
with troops. By November 1967, McNamara told Johnson that there was "no reasonable way" to end the war quickly,
and that the United States needed to reduce its forces in Vietnam and turn the fighting over to the American-backed
government in Saigon. By the end of that month, Johnson announced he was replacing McNamara at the Pentagon and
moving him to the World Bank. But by March 1968, Johnson had reached virtually the same conclusion as McNamara.
He issued a call for peace talks and announced he would not seek re-election. After leaving the Pentagon in early 1968,
McNamara spent 12 years leading the World Bank. He said little publicly about Vietnam until the publication of a 1995
memoir, "In Retrospect." [article link]
Ex-Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara Dies at 93 - He also enlarged the defense secretary's role, handling foreign
diplomacy and the dispatch of troops to enforce civil rights in the South [Southern United States] - The idea of the
United States losing a war seemed impossible when Mr. McNamara came to the Pentagon in January 1961 as the
nation's eighth defense secretary - As he had done at the Pentagon and Ford, Mr. McNamara sought to remake the
[world] bank - When he arrived on April 1, 1968, the [world] bank was lending about $1 billion a year - That figure grew
until it stood at $12 billion annually (Predatory Lending Practices) in loans, credits and grants when he left in 1981 - In
some cases corruption in the governments that the bank aimed to help undid its good intentions - Many of the poorest
nations, overwhelmed by their debts to the [world] bank, were not able to repay loans {Robert S. McNamara head of
the Department of Defense was not a military expert he was a Social Engineering expert. McNamara and the
institutions that he came from [Harvard, Ford - Ford Foundation] were intent on remaking America and the Globe into a
new world society the NWO that we know today.}
Robert S. McNamara, perhaps the most influential defense secretary of the 20th century, who helped lead the nation
into the maelstrom of Vietnam and spent the rest of his life wrestling with the war’s moral consequences, died early
Monday at his home in Washington, the Associated Press reported, citing his wife, Diana. He was 93, and according to
the news agency, had been in failing health for some time. Serving Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
from 1961 to 1968, Mr. McNamara oversaw hundreds of military missions, thousands of nuclear weapons and billions of
dollars in military spending and foreign arms sales. He also enlarged the defense secretary’s role, handling foreign
diplomacy and the dispatch of troops to enforce civil rights in the South. "He's like a jackhammer," President Johnson
said. "No human being can take what he takes. He drives too hard. He is too perfect." -- As early as April 1964, Senator
Wayne Morse, Democrat of Oregon, called Vietnam "McNamara's War." Mr. McNamara did not object. "I am pleased to
be identified with it," he said, "and do whatever I can to win it." ... The idea of the United States losing a war seemed
impossible when Mr. McNamara came to the Pentagon in January 1961 as the nation’s eighth defense secretary. He
was 44 and had been named president of the Ford Motor Company only 10 weeks before. He later said, half-seriously,
that he could barely tell a nuclear warhead from a station wagon when he arrived in Washington. "Mr. President, it's
absurd, I'm not qualified," he remembered protesting when asked to serve. He said that Kennedy had replied, "Look,
Bob, I don't think there's any school for presidents, either." -- Kennedy called him the smartest man he had ever met.
Mr. McNamara looked steely-eyed and supremely rational behind his wire-rimmed glasses, his brown hair slicked back
precisely and crisply parted on top. Mr. McNamara had risen by his mastery of systems analysis, the business of making
sense of large organizations - taking on a big problem, sorting it out, studying every facet, finding simplicity in the
complexity. ... The industrialized nations created the [world] bank at the end of World War II originally to help rebuild
Western Europe, but it later expanded its membership and shifted its focus to lending in the third world to increase
economic growth and forestall war. In 1973 Mr. McNamara dedicated himself to the reduction or abolition of what he
called “absolute poverty - utter degradation” in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. As he had done at the Pentagon and
Ford, Mr. McNamara sought to remake the bank. When he arrived on April 1, 1968, the bank was lending about $1
billion a year. That figure grew until it stood at $12 billion annually in loans, credits and grants when he left in 1981. By
that time the bank oversaw some 1,600 projects valued at $100 billion in 100 nations, including hydroelectric dams,
superhighways and steel factories. The ecological effects of these developments had not been taken into account,
however. In some cases corruption in the governments that the bank aimed to help undid its good intentions. Many of
the poorest nations, overwhelmed by their debts to the bank, were not able to repay loans. [article link]
The Socialization of the Police by Robert P. McNamara [Assistant Professor of Sociology at Furman University, in
Greenville, South Carolina] (Published in 1999) [no relation to Robert S. McNamara] - What is important about
socialization, then, is that people learn to behave according to the expectations of their culture and transmit that way
of life from one generation to the next - THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS IN OCCUPATIONS: Of the many roles that a
person is called on to perform, few surpass the importance of possessing the skills and attitudes necessary for one's
[employment] occupation - an individual's worldview, attitudes toward others, and general well-being are influenced
{Robert S. McNamara (Secretary of Defense 1961-1968) head of the Department of Defense was not a military expert
he was a Social Engineering expert coming from the social engineering centers of Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Ford (Ford
Foundation) etc. McNamara and the institutions that he came from were intent on remaking America and the Globe
into a new world society the NWO that we know today. Robert S. McNamara is quoted as saying that the long duration
of the Vietnam War was necessary not for Vietnam but as a mechanism for bringing about social change in America.
[Much like the long drawn-out ambiguous "War on Terror" is today.]} (Online Book)
The Socialization of the Police (by) Robert R. McNamara 1999. The concept of socialization has been subjected to
extensive analysis, with the definitions of the concept varying widely. Generally speaking, we can say the term
socialization is used to describe the ways in which people learn to conform to their society's norms, values, and roles.
Many sociologists contend that people develop their own unique personalities as a result of the learning they gain from
parents, siblings, relatives, teachers, and all the other people who influence them throughout their lives ( Elkin and
Handel 1989). What is important about socialization, then, is that people learn to behave according to the expectations
of their culture and transmit that way of life from one generation to the next. In this way, the culture of a society is
reproduced (see, for instance, Parsons and Bales 1955; Danziger 1971). It is also important to note that socialization
occurs throughout an individual's life as he or she learns the norms of new groups in new situations. Generally speaking,
there are three categories of socialization: primary, which involves the ways in which the child becomes a part of
society; secondary, where the influence of others outside the family become important; and adult socialization, when
the person learns the expectations of adult roles and statuses in society. This last type of socialization includes learning
the standards set by one's occupation. -- THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS IN OCCUPATIONS:Of the many roles that a
person is called on to perform, few surpass the importance of possessing the skills and attitudes necessary for one's
occupation. This is especially true in modern society, where occupation has a central place in the life of the vast
majority of adults. In fact, occupation is challenged only by the family and the peer group as the major determinant of
behavior and attitudes ( Moore 1969). To the degree that adequate socialization occurs to permit one to adequately
perform in an occupation, an individual's worldview, attitudes toward others, and general well-being are influenced.
[article link]
Missing, Presumed Dead [POW/MIA] - Documentary Trailer {Through extended American involvement in the Vietnam
War and the prolonged expense and distraction that detracted from building America up, there emerged the socially
engineered American counterculture, the hippie-drug, rebellious, alternate New Age religion culture that probably
could not have come about without the events of a long unpopular war.} (Youtube)
Trailer for the documentary "Missing, Presumed Dead the Search for America's POW's" [article link]
Missing, Presumed Dead: The Search for America's [more than eight thousand unreturned] POWs - Award-winning
documentary - MISSING, PRESUMED DEAD, unveils the mystery of why these POWs were abandoned, the likelihood
some are still alive in North Korea and Southeast Asia, and why our government doesn't want them back {A part of the
Vietnam War was about social change to change American society away from Patriotism and into a NWO worldview.
Part of that new world view is to reveal to the American public and condition the American people that the government
would entangle their sons in unwinnable (Corporation) wars and would leave their sons behind for any and all political
purposes. Conditioning people into a society where the State has supreme authority over the lives and activities of all
the individual people. [In short reconstituting and reinstating the slave societies of ancient biblical Rome (the revived
Roman Empire - the largest slave state to ever exist), Ancient Atlantis and the even more Ancient Mystery Babylon.]}
(DVD)
A POW/MIA of American POWs from the Korean War were abandoned in North Korea after hostilities ended in 1953.
When it became apparent that repatriating these men would not be feasible, the U.S. government declared them,
"missing, presumed dead." These missing servicemen were forgotten until POW/MIA activists forced the U.S. Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations to form a POW/MIA select committee to investigate recent reports that POWs are still
alive in Vietnam and North Korea and that the Pentagon has kept this secret from the public. MISSING, PRESUMED
DEAD, unveils the mystery of why these POWs were abandoned, the likelihood some are still alive in North Korea and
Southeast Asia, and why our government doesn't want them back. [article link]
Kiss the Boys Goodbye: How the United States Betrayed Its Own POWs in Vietnam - The bestselling expose of a major
political scandal - The story of a five-year investigation by two award-winning journalists, Kiss the Boys Goodbye
reveals heartbreaking evidence of POWs abandoned in Vietnam [Korea, WWII], of official obstruction and missing files,
censored testimony and thinly veiled threats from government sources (Book)
Product Description: The bestselling expose of a major political scandal--in the tradition of All the President's Men and
Spycatcher. The story of a five-year investigation by two award-winning journalists, Kiss the Boys Goodbye reveals
heartbreaking evidence of POWs abandoned in Vietnam, of official obstruction and missing files, censored testimony
and thinly veiled threats from government sources. -- Comments: This is a book that should make ordinary American
citizens exceedingly sad and angry. Although some may argue that its message is old news, and certainly very dated
information, the horror and outrage it should occasion is neither old nor dated. For what the authors contend, and go
on to impressively prove, is that our national government deliberately and maliciously betrayed its own soldiers
trapped as Prisoners Of War (POWs) in Vietnam, abandoning them in favor of a quick and otherwise painless exit from
the war in Southeast Asia. This, as the authors argue, is a truly devastating indictment of the Nixon administration, and
one for which they cannot be forgiven. However, it is more than that. It is also a bizarre story of men left behind for the
sake of political expedience and due to a number of highly classified clandestine operations, which were purposely kept
from the American people. The story line begins with the sad saga of a young ex-marine who escaped from Vietnam on
the late 1970s and claimed to have seen a large number of fellow American servicemen still being held by the
Vietnamese. However, he was quickly charged with desertion and collaboration with the enemy, in what seemed to be
a desperate effort on the part of governmental officials to bury both him and his story of American prisoners as deeply
as possible from public view. From here the plot takes a number of bizzare twists and turns. ... There are many of us
who have long believed that Nixon and Kissinger made a pact with the devil himself in order to to extricate the United
States fro the ongoing horror of Vietnam. What is truly mind-boggling is to discover just how right we were to suspect
that they, and many others in the government since that time, would take such drastic action as they have to conceal
these facts and to evade the truth. This is a worthwhile book, and one that demands to be read. I hope you can
approach it with an open mind. Its arguments and the evidence associated with it are, in my opinion, very convincing.
Enjoy! [article link]
Movie: The Fog of War - Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara - People who watch Errol Morris' Fog of
War will be left with a lot to think about - what was intended to be a 20 minute interview turned into a several hour
candid conversation - we see that McNamara still doesn't accept much responsibility for what he did during the
Vietnam War - He thinks of himself as just being an employee working for the president {This is an excellent interview
DVD, it covers many topics and ideas about government and leadership, it is highly recommended viewing.} (DVD)
People who watch Errol Morris' Fog of War will be left with a lot to think about. There are a number of parallels to be
drawn between what Americans faced during the Vietnam War era and what Americans face now with middle-east
conflicts. Morris has directed several controversial documentaries, but Fog of War is very different. He allows the
subject of the documentary, Robert McNamara, to remain the focus of the film from beginning to end. Fog of War is
very stylish but the artistic features don't take away from the social and political commentary. Instead, they add to it
and make the film more enjoyable. This is an important film and while McNamara deserves most the credit for its
success, Morris presented the content of this film in a way that made it both provocative and entertaining. -- When
Morris had an opportunity to interview Robert McNamara, he had no idea what was about to happen. Morris was
making a film about Vietnam, not McNamara specifically. However, what was intended to be a 20 minute interview
turned into a several hour candid conversation. This interview turned conversation became the backbone of Fog of War.
It is obvious that something like guilt has been bugging McNamara and for whatever reason, Morris brought it out. ...
Probably the most important moment of Fog of War is when McNamara talks about mankind and its inability to learn
from history. He seems very pessimistic but has moments where he seems to think people can learn from the past. It's
easy to think about Donald Rumsfeld and wonder what sort of conversations he might have with McNamara. Another
great moment in Fog of War is when McNamara gets to meet a general from the Vietnamese army, one of McNamara's
adversaries from 30 years ago. It's then where we see that McNamara still doesn't accept much responsibility for what
he did during the Vietnam War. He thinks of himself as just being an employee working for the president. Fog of War
makes people think about a lot, but that's because of Robert McNamara more than Errol Morris. This was McNamara's
film and Morris just happened to hold the camera in place when he probably felt like cringing or even laughing at times.
During his famous acceptance speech for Fog of War, which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary, Morris
reminded the worldwide audience to be careful, because the United States seems to be making the same mistakes it
made during the Vietnam War. That's up to the audience to decide, but Fog of War definitely makes everybody think
about that. [article link]
Bible verse: Psalms 122:1-9 ... Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee ... ['Pray for the peace
of Jerusalem' - not for the destruction of Jerusalem as some are praying.] {The complete Bible is available at
Psalms 122:1-9 A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: Whither the
tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. For there
are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that
love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will
now say, Peace be within thee. Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. -- Holy Bible [article
link]
jpost.com: 'Watch out, missionaries!' - He said he wasn't against Christians, just against missionaries who proselytize
Jews {World events seem to be moving really fast - it's almost as though the final stage is being set for the Tribulation
Period. The Jews have had a big part in human history in bringing in the Messiah (Christ) and in delivering through the
Jewish Prophets the Holy Scriptures of God to all mankind. The Jews will continue to have one of the bigger parts in the
coming End Time - Tribulation Period, with the Jews ultimately awaiting God's arrival. Just be aware that God already
has a plan for the Jews and a big part of God's plan for the Jews is that Christians and the World would have mercy,
patience and reverence towards the Jews. Romans 11:30-33 For as ye (Gentiles) in times past have not believed God, yet
have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: Even so have these also now not believed, that through your
(Christian) mercy they (Jews) also may obtain mercy. For God hath concluded them all [Gentiles and Jews] in unbelief,
that He might have mercy upon all. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How
unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out! -- 2 Corinthians 6:3-4 Giving no offence in anything,
that the (Christian) ministry be not blamed: But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much
patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, …}
Members of the Arad congregation, which numbers about 50, say they've had their tires slashed dozens of times.
They've been surrounded, threatened and cursed by Gur Hassidim in the market, on the streets or in their homes for
about five years. In all this time they can only recall one arrest of a suspect, and he was released immediately. I tried
three times, in person and by phone, to speak to Yuval Paz, Arad's police chief, and he was never available, nor did he
call me back. ... He said he wasn't against Christians, just against missionaries who proselytize Jews, insisting that this
was against the law. (In fact, it isn't. Israeli law only forbids proselytizing minors or "bribing" potential converts with
money or material favors.) "This is not their land, this is the land of the Jews," he said. "All these missionaries have to be
removed." From Arad? I asked. "From Israel," he replied. -- ISRAEL'S MESSIANIC Jewish congregations, which are
heavily mixed with born Christians like the Beckfords, have been hounded by the haredim in numerous cities over the
years. But no congregation has gotten it worse than the one in Arad. In nearby Beersheba, the main local Messianic
group also receives much more than its share of trouble from local haredim. Yoyakim Figueras, the Israeli-born leader
of the local congregation, says that when the demonstrations outside his family's Arad house began a few years back,
"they used to yell 'Nazi,' and 'Nazi dog.' Now they've become more sophisticated and they chant, 'Stop baptizing Jews
into Christianity.'" The congregation in Arad includes Christians, Arabs, African refugees, foreign students and workers
and Russian immigrants who weren't brought up Jewish, says Figueras. Asked if there were also "standard" Israeli Jews -
those raised Jewish by a Jewish mother and father - he replied, "Very few." [article link]
Gwinnett: No Money, No Fireworks - They canceled, months ago, the county's annual "Gwinnett Glows" July 4th
fireworks show at the Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville - Duluth: Fireworks Tonight
- But this event is so important - The celebration of our nation - At the same time, with so many people going through
so many difficult times, we're trying to step in, help with the can collections, and still bring everybody together in the
community"
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Gwinnett County government administrators are still trying to get the word out: They
canceled, months ago, the county's annual, "Gwinnett Glows" July 4th fireworks show at the Gwinnett County Justice
and Administration Center in Lawrenceville. "Our financial situation is serious, here in Gwinnett," said Joe Sorenson, the
Communications Director for Gwinnett County Government. "And this is one of our ways of, we think managing it
responsibly." The county was facing a budget shortfall of $40 million, was looking for places to cut, and eliminated the
July 4, 2009 fireworks show, which was expected to cost $200,000. "Sponsorships have dried up over the last couple of
years," Sorenson said -- corporate sponsorships that paid for close to half of the total cost. The popular "Gwinnett
Glows" celebration was a fixture in Lawrenceville every July 4th for 20 years, and attracted, Sorenson said, up to 50,000
people each year. "We knew that the community was going to miss the event. But the hope is that times will improve,
you know times will improve, so we might must see this event back here." Towns and counties across Georgia have
been struggling to pay for fireworks this year, wanting to celebrate and honor the nation on its birthday, but barely able
to balance their budgets. ... Also, for the first time, Duluth wants to take advantage of the crowds to help the
community's struggling families. "We're asking people to bring canned goods when they come," Mayor Harris said. A
non-profit will manage distribution to the families. "So we're going to be giving these canned goods to them that come
in tomorrow night. We're expecting around 40,000 people." "We're a very patriotic city," said Duluth City
Councilmember Greg Whitlock. "We're keeping with the personality and the character of our city and citizens. The city
is making [budget and services] sacrifices. We've cut back considerably. But this event is so important. The celebration
of our nation. At the same time, with so many people going through so many difficult times, we're trying to step in, help
with the can collections, and still bring everybody together in the community." [article link]
STUNNER: A Palin announcement: Resigning in weeks; "It hurts to make this choice. But I'm doing what's best for
Alaska" - Lt Gov. Sean Parnell says he receives announcement with a "heavy heart" Thanks Sarah for inspiring so many
Palin: "I love my job. I love Alaska. It hurts to make this choice. But I’m doing what’s best for Alaska." Tears in her eyes.
Says she will be able "to effect change from the outside." America needs protectors of individual rights now more than
ever. Promises to always be there for Alaska. Wants to work not just for Alaska, for the rest of the country. Taking a
fight for Alaska in a new direction. Quotes MacArthur: "We are not retreating, just advancing in a different direction." Lt
Gov. Sean Parnell says he receives announcement with a “heavy heart.” Thanks Sarah for inspiring so many. More from
press conference: After touting Alaska’s accomplishments, Palin laments “politics of personal destruction." Notes
attacks. $500,000 in legal bills. “Life is about choices. I choose a path of fruitfulness and productivity. Life is too short to
compromise time and resources…I will work very hard for others…I will support others…" -- Chuck Heath, Palin's
brother, on FNC talking about incessant attacks. Very emotional. "It's weighed on her a long time." Couldn't effectively
govern when having to defend herself against attacks. --- FNC's Chris Wallace take the announcement as a sign that
Palin is not interested in pursuing national politics. [article link]
College Republicans Banned at Two Religious Universities - Liberty University in Virginia, which banned its College
Democratic club in May for holding positions on abortion and gay marriage that were contrary to its conservative
Christian values, recently de-listed its College Republican club as well {That seems to be a step in the Right (pun
intended) direction! Nowadays in order to move to the right with conservative, moral values and views you have to be
separated from the Republican Party the Party of compromised ideals that is on its way to an early, self-serving
demise.}
It's hard enough to be a Republican on most campuses these days. Now you can't even be a member of the Republican
Club at two of America's most conservative colleges -- because the clubs have been banned. Liberty University in
Virginia, which banned its College Democratic club in May for holding positions on abortion and gay marriage that were
contrary to its conservative Christian values, recently de-listed its College Republican club as well. And in a similar
move, Brigham Young University at Idaho, a school run by the Mormon Church, demoted both its Republican and
Democratic clubs to informal status. While no one questions that a private university has the legal right to ban political
speech on campus, the moves have been subject to criticism -- particularly, in these cases, from conservatives who say
that campuses that espouse conservative social values should not be barring Republican clubs. -- Liberty's chancellor,
Jerry Falwell Jr., told FOXNews.com in an interview that he did not de-list the school's Republican club in response to
pressure he received from booting the Democrats from campus. Rather, he said, he was applying standards equally. He
said he decided that both clubs would become "unofficial" -- meaning they receive no student funding but can meet on
campus under approved circumstances. [article link]
July 01, 2009: Actor Karl Malden dead at 97 - Veteran actor Karl Malden, who won an Academy Award for his role in "A
Streetcar Named Desire" has died at age 97, his manager said Wednesday - His other well-known screen roles include
his performances in "Patton" in which he played World War II Gen. Omar Bradley alongside George C. Scott's title
character -- Malden's "Streetcar" Oscar had its own mini-drama - In 1985, he sent it to the manufacturer in Chicago for
replating - But he discovered the award sent back to him was a fake in 2006, when the original appeared for sale on
Ebay - The Academy sued the sellers, Randy and Matt Mariani, who eventually returned the award
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Veteran actor Karl Malden, who won an Academy Award for his role in "A Streetcar
Named Desire," has died at age 97, his manager said Wednesday. Born Mladen George Sekulovich in Gary, Indiana, the
bulb-nosed actor made his New York stage debut in 1938 and first appeared in films in the 1940 melodrama "They
Knew What They Wanted." After serving in the Army Air Corps in World War II, he made his mark in the New York
production of "Streetcar," by Tennessee Williams. ... A memorial service is expected to be held within the next three to
four weeks, Ross said. Malden was the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1989 to
1992. The Academy is best known for its annual awards, the Oscars. Malden's "Streetcar" Oscar had its own mini-
drama. In 1985, he sent it to the manufacturer in Chicago for replating. But he discovered the award sent back to him
was a fake in 2006, when the original appeared for sale on Ebay. The Academy sued the sellers, Randy and Matt
Mariani, who eventually returned the award. In 2004, he received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.
[article link]
Wiki: Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) - an American playwright who received many of the top theatrical awards for his
works of drama - He moved to New Orleans in 1939 and changed his name to "Tennessee" the state of his father's birth
- Williams died on February 24, 1983, after he choked on an eyedrop bottle cap in his room at the Hotel Elysee in New
York - He would routinely place the cap in his mouth, lean back, and place his eyedrops in each eye - The police report,
however, suggested his use of drugs and alcohol contributed to his death - Toxic drugs including barbiturates were
found in the room
Tennessee Williams (born Thomas Lanier Williams, March 26, 1911 - February 25, 1983) was an American playwright
who received many of the top theatrical awards for his works of drama. He moved to New Orleans in 1939 and changed
his name to "Tennessee", the state of his father's birth. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for A Streetcar Named
Desire in 1948 and for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1955. In addition, The Glass Menagerie (1945) and The Night of the
Iguana (1961) received New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards. His 1952 play The Rose Tattoo received the Tony Award
for best play. ... Death: Williams died on February 24, 1983, after he choked on an eyedrop bottle cap in his room at the
Hotel Elysee in New York. He would routinely place the cap in his mouth, lean back, and place his eyedrops in each eye.
The police report, however, suggested his use of drugs and alcohol contributed to his death. Toxic drugs including
barbiturates were found in the room, and Williams' gag response may have been diminished by the effects of drugs and
alcohol. Williams' funeral took place on March 3, 1983 at St. Malachy's Roman Catholic Church in New York City.
Williams' body was interred in the Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri. Williams had long told his friends he wanted to
be buried at sea at approximately the same place as the poet Hart Crane, as he considered Crane to be one of his most
significant influences. Williams left his literary rights to The University of the South in honor of his grandfather, Walter
Dakin, an alumnus of the university, which is located in Sewanee, Tennessee. The funds support a creative writing
program. When his sister Rose died after many years in a mental institution, she bequeathed $7 million dollars from her
part of the Williams estate to The University of the South as well. In 1989, the University City Loop (in a suburb of St.
Louis) inducted Tennessee Williams into its St. Louis Walk of Fame. [article link]
April 13-19, 2005: Tennessee Williams' tragicomic heroine in "A Streetcar Named Desire" Her name was and will always
be Blanche DuBois - "Deliberate cruelty is not forgivable. It is the one unforgivable thing in my opinion and it is the one
thing of which I have never, never been guilty" (written as a play - 1947) -- "Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956) was very
interested in 'Streetcar' (movie - 1951) and wanted to get case studies of every member of the cast!" {A Streetcar
Named Desire is a portrayal of traumatic sex crimes - where the traumatized victim gets a ruined life and the blame
'they wanted it' while the sex offender gets away and goes on to traumatize more innocent life.}
This whole gorgeous play, burnt into our minds and souls for 58 years now, revolves around one other line that
Tennessee Williams gives Blanche DuBois to say … to throw into the teeth of Stanley Kowalski: "Deliberate cruelty is
not forgivable. It is the one unforgivable thing in my opinion and it is the one thing of which I have never, never been
guilty." "Yes," said Natasha Richardson, the Blanche DuBois of the Roundabout production of “A Streetcar Named
Desire” at Studio 54 on Broadway, "it WAS cruel, of course, what she did, an act of cruelty, killing the person she loved.
But it was out of the moment. It wasn’t deliberate. She hadn’t thought about it before . . . ‘premeditated’ is the word I’m
looking for. "We can all understand one another or MISunderstand one another, but I agree that THAT" - deliberate
cruelty - "is not forgivable." ... Liam Neeson, by the way, is giving on current screens what this writer happens to feel is
one of Neeson’s best performances in years as Alfred Kinsey, the bow-tied sexual researcher whose entire lesson was:
Anything goes. -- "Interestingly enough," Mrs. Neeson said, "Liam yesterday showed me some correspondence
between Alfred Kinsey and Tennessee Williams. Kinsey was very interested in ‘Streetcar,’ and wanted to get case
studies of every member of the cast!" - Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy (and/or Vivien Leigh), Karl Malden, Kim Hunter.
Probably of Elia Kazan too. Our newest Blanche did see the Jessica Lange/Alec Baldwin "Streetcar" of some few
seasons ago, and has more than once in her life seen the 1951 film, "but it’s a little too vivid, so during my reading and
research for this job, I decided NOT to see it again." A new movie of her own is "Asylum," a thriller that at one time was
to be directed by Jonathan Demme (it ended up being directed by David Mackenzie). "When Jonathan was to do it, he
said to me: 'Why do you want to play women who go to such a dark place, over the edge?' I said: 'Because there but for
the grace of God … '" [article link]
GoodFight.org: The Kinsey Syndrome - Working secretly in his attic, Dr. Alfred Kinsey was one of America's original
pornographers - "The number of victims of childhood sexual abuse and molestation grows each year - This horrific
crime is directly tied to the growth of pornography on the Internet" - Among his workers was a Nazi pedophile whose
relationship to Kinsey was exposed in a German court (DVD)
This documentary shows how "The Kinsey Reports" have been used to change the laws concerning sex crimes in
America, resulting in the minimal sentences so often given to rapists and pedophiles. Further explained is that the
Kinsey data laid the foundation for sex education -- training teachers, psychologists and even Catholic priests in human
sexuality. What has been the consequence? And what was Kinsey's research really based upon? Working secretly in his
attic, Dr. Kinsey was one of America's original pornographers. His influence inspired Hugh Hefner to launch Playboy
Magazine - the "soft" approach to porn - which in time would escalate the widespread use of pornography through
magazines, cable TV and the Internet. In 2006 the California Child Molestation & Sexual Abuse Attorneys reported that:
"The number of victims of childhood sexual abuse and molestation grows each year. This horrific crime is directly tied to
the growth of pornography on the Internet." Perhaps most disturbing, Alfred Kinsey has been accused of training
pedophiles to work with stopwatches and record the responses of children being raped - all in the name of "science."
Among his workers was a Nazi pedophile whose relationship to Kinsey was exposed in a German court. The information
from these crimes was then recorded in "Table 34" of Kinsey's Sexual Behavior in the Human Male. How can lawmakers
use such a document to define the moral parameters of our society? Why has the truth about Kinsey been suppressed
for so long? And what can Americans do to make a difference? [article link]
Updated: June 30, 2009
FEMA.gov: Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) - The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
(IPAWS) is the nation’s next-generation infrastructure of alert and warning networks - FEMA established the IPAWS
Program Management Office (PMO) in April 2007 {Note: We just had the looongest blaaaast of a PA Public Warning
System Announcement ever. The annoying sound just resonated on and on, after a while I had to cover one ear and
then both ears and still my head is spinning. -- The FEMA warning system needs a warning system!}
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) - What is IPAWS?: During an emergency, the President, federal,
state, territorial, tribal, and local officials and emergency managers must provide the public with life-saving information
quickly. The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) is the nation’s next-generation infrastructure of alert
and warning networks expanding upon the traditional audio-only radio and television Emergency Alert System (EAS)
by providing one message over more media to more people before, during, and after a disaster. The vision of IPAWS
builds and maintains an effective, reliable, integrated, flexible and comprehensive system that enables the American
people to receive alert and warning information through as many means as possible. IPAWS ensures the President can
alert and warn the public under all conditions. IPAWS will provide federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local warning
authorities the capabilities to alert and warn their respective communities of all hazards impacting public safety and
well-being via multiple communications pathways. -- IPAWS Background: Since 2004, FEMA has served as the Federal
Executive Branch lead agency for developing IPAWS. In June 2006, the President signed the Public Alert and Warning
System Executive Order to drive the creation of a more “effective, reliable, integrated, flexible, and comprehensive
system that enables the American people to receive alert and warning information through as many means as
possible.” In response, FEMA established the IPAWS Program Management Office (PMO) in April 2007. -- IPAWS is
designed to improve public safety through the rapid dissemination of emergency messages to as many people as
possible over as many communications devices as possible. To do this, IPAWS is planning to expand the traditional EAS
to include more modern technologies. At the same time, FEMA is upgrading the alert and warning infrastructure so
that no matter what the crisis, the public will receive life-saving information. Why IPAWS in Today's Electronic Media
Environment?: The advent of new media has brought a dramatic shift in the way the public consumes information.
IPAWS, as the next generation emergency alert and warning system, capitalizes on multiple electronic media outlets to
ensure that the public receives life-saving information during a time of national emergency. [article link]
Part 2 of 3 in a special report on the Church of Scientology - in September 1995, Lisa McPherson was designated "clear"
meaning that through Scientology counseling, she had rid herself of all interference from troubling memories buried in
her subconscious - Two months later she had a nervous breakdown - After 17 days in Scientology’s care, she was dead -
She drew her last breaths in the back seat of a van as they drove her to a hospital in the next county - it was the leader
himself who determined that she had reached an enhanced mental state that Scientologists call "clear" {The Church of
Scientology was founded in 1955 by L. Ron Hubbard a follower of "British Intelligence occultist" Aleister Crowley.
Wiki.com}
McPherson, a 36-year-old parishioner in apparent good health, had spent 17 days in a guarded room at the church’s Fort
Harrison Hotel. Scientology staffers tried to nurse her out of a mental breakdown, but she became ill. She drew her last
breaths in the back seat of a van as they drove her to a hospital in the next county. Her death on Dec. 5, 1995, triggered
nine years of investigations, lawsuits and worldwide press coverage. Alive on the Internet, it stains Scientology’s
reputation still. ... Supervising was Janis Johnson, a doctor unlicensed in Florida, who was a (Scientology) church
medical officer. For more than two weeks, they tried to calm, feed and medicate McPherson. They gave her chloral
hydrate, a mild sedative. A staff dentist, unlicensed in Florida, mixed aspirin, Benadryl and orange juice in a syringe and
squirted it down her throat. The staffers kept logs of what they did. Trying to calm McPherson, a staffer tried to force
three Valerian root caplets down her throat, but McPherson spit them out. "My idea of closing her nose so she has to
swallow so she can breathe through her mouth is only marginally successful," the staffer wrote. McPherson slapped and
screamed at her caretakers. She babbled, she vomited her food. She destroyed the ceiling lamp and broke glass in the
bathroom. She jumped off the bed, fell on the floor, ran around the room. She pondered a light bulb, saying, "You have
to follow the light, as light is life." "She was like an ice cube," one caretaker wrote. "She refused to eat and spit out
everything she took. Her breath was foul … had a fever to my touch." By the evening of Dec. 5, McPherson had lost
about 12 pounds. Johnson, the church doctor, telephoned David Minkoff, a Scientologist and a doctor at Columbia New
Port Richey Hospital. Minkoff said to take McPherson to Morton Plant Hospital down the street. But Alain Kartuzinski, a
church counseling supervisor, told Minkoff he feared that McPherson would be exposed to psychiatric care at Morton
Plant, and Johnson assured Minkoff that McPherson’s condition was not life-threatening. What they didn’t tell Minkoff:
McPherson was limp and unable to walk. Her breathing was labored, her eyes fixed and unblinking. Her face was gaunt,
a sign of severe dehydration. Minkoff agreed to see her. With McPherson in the back seat of a van, her caretakers drove
45 minutes to the Pasco hospital, passing four other hospitals on the way. They rolled her into the ER splayed across a
wheelchair. She had no pulse, no heartbeat and was not breathing. Minkoff pronounced McPherson dead. [article link]
June 25, 2009 - Two Lost Icons: For Generation X, a Really Bad Day - The man-child named Michael Jackson and the
luminous girl known as Farrah Fawcett-Majors jumped into our consciousness at a plastic moment in American culture
a time when the celebrity juggernaut we know today was still in diapers - When they departed Thursday, just a few
hours and a few miles apart, they left an entire generation a very strange generation [not that strange] indeed without
two of its defining figures - lost between Boomers and Millennials and sandwiched between Vietnam and the War on
Terror, Gen X has always been an oddity [not that odd] - one that struggled to find its place [some of us have found our
place in Jesus Christ and with it meaning, satisfaction and life's fulfillment!] {Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson were
both extremely talented and gifted individuals and they certainly left their mark on society and on the world. Their lives
were their lives and they lived them however they chose and I hope and pray that in the end they both found peace with
God in Jesus Christ. I also pray that their friends, family and supporters will find comfort and peace in God during this
time of loss and mourning.}
A record-shattering vinyl album and its moonwalking maestro. A paper poster of a golden-haired beauty in a one-piece
swimsuit that was gossamer and clingy in all the right places. It all seems so quaint now, the fragmented dream
memories of a fleeting micro-era that began with words like "bicentennial" and "pet rock" and ended with MTV, Atari
and absurdly thin cans of super-hold mousse. The man-child named Michael Jackson and the luminous girl known as
Farrah Fawcett-Majors jumped into our consciousness at a plastic moment in American culture - a time when the
celebrity juggernaut we know today was still in diapers. When they departed Thursday, just a few hours and a few miles
apart, they left an entire generation - a very strange generation indeed - without two of its defining figures. ... It was a
long time coming. Cynical, disaffected, rife with ADD, lost between Boomers and millennials and sandwiched between
Vietnam and the war on terror, Gen X has always been an oddity. It was the product of a transitional age when we were
still putting people on celebrity pedestals but only starting to make an industry out of dragging them down. Its
memorable moments were diffuse and confusing - the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt, the dawn of AIDS, the
explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It had no protest movement, no opponent to unite it, none of the things that
typically shape the ill-defined beast we call an American generation. ... In the end, finally, they stand as the relics of a
generation - one that struggled to find its place and now, suddenly, while still young, one that must wonder if it is as
passe as the paper and vinyl that its icons' most memorable moments were etched upon. We don't need another hero?
After this week, are we sure? [article link]
Michael Jackson's Death Leaves Tour Promoter (AEG) In Tough Spot - Most fans of the deceased Michael Jackson who
bought tickets to his 50-date London tour will get their refunds. However, Jackson's death Thursday will bear a
potentially heavy burden on AEG Live, the promoter of the tour - Tickets for the much-anticipated shows ran from 50 to
75 pounds ($83 - $124), however, tickets showed up on eBay priced at 16,000 pounds - While ticket buyers will get a
refund, those who bought from unauthorized dealers may not be covered by the insurance - However, Jackson's cause
of death may play a factor in their coverage, reports Billboard
AEG Live fields concerns over ticket refunds and production costs - Most fans of the deceased Michael Jackson who
bought tickets to his 50-date London tour will get their refunds. However, Jackson's death Thursday will bear a
potentially heavy burden on AEG Live, the promoter of the tour. The summer run of concerts that was scheduled to
begin July 13 at the 02 Arena, which AEG Live owns and operates, sold 750,000 tickets. Tickets for the much-anticipated
shows ran from 50 to 75 pounds ($83 - $124), however, tickets showed up on eBay priced at 16,000 pounds. While ticket
buyers will get a refund, those who bought from unauthorized dealers may not be covered by the insurance AEG Live
took out on the concert tour, according to a British fan-to-fan ticket exchange website, Seatwave. It has been
confirmed that the promotion company, a subsidiary of Anschutz Entertainment Group, has placed some insurance on
the concerts in the world's leading insurance market Lloyd's, a spokesman for Lloyd's said. However, Jackson's cause of
death may play a factor in their coverage, reports Billboard. AEG Live chief executive Randy Phillips was quoted in
March as saying that he was prepared to insure amid concerns about Jackson's health heading into a rigorous summer
schedule. Despite passing a four-and-a-half hour physical exam, concerns persisted until Thursday when Jackson died
in his Los Angeles home. Ticket refunds are just the beginning for AEG Live, who apparently invested $20 to 30 million
on the production of Jackson's concerts. Additionally, the company will have to scramble to fill those 50 dates on short
notice. Overall, AEG Live could have up to 300 million pounds in liabilities. Jackson stood to make $400 million in a
long-term contract with AEG. [article link]
'Bruno' Cuts Scene Mocking Jacksons Hours Before Premiere - Also on Thursday, fans mourning Michael Jackson
poured on to Hollywood Boulevard to lay flowers on his walk-of-fame star - However, they were on the wrong Michael
Jackson - Because the singer's star is currently covered by the red carpet put down for the "Bruno" premiere, passersby
accidentally went to the star belonging to radio talk show host Michael Jackson, the Wall Street Journal reported
{"passersby accidentally went to the (Hollywood Boulevard) star belonging to radio talk show host Michael Jackson" --
Note: Going to the wrong 'star' happens to everyone and it often happens at the least opportune time because
amazingly the right star [the right info] is often covered or hidden from view either accidently or even intentionally.
This news item is just an example of how important it is to check and double check and triple check your info, actions
and intentions and even then don't be so sure that everything is in the proper status, however do trust in God that He
will sort it all out and that God is ultimately in control and above all, especially above our own limited decisions and
actions.}
Michael Jackson's death sent producers of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest comedy "Bruno" into a tailspin Thursday as they
scrambled to cut scenes in which the comedian takes more than a few shots at Jackson's sister, LaToya Jackson, hours
before the film's Los Angeles premiere, AFP reported. In "Bruno," Cohen convinces LaToya that he is an Austrian
fashion journalist while poking fun at her, but producers felt the joke was in bad taste after hearing of her brother
Michael's death. ... Also on Thursday, fans mourning Michael Jackson poured on to Hollywood Boulevard to lay flowers
on his walk-of-fame star. However, they were on the wrong Michael Jackson. Because the singer's star is currently
covered by the red carpet put down for the "Bruno" premiere, passersby accidentally went to the star belonging to
radio talk show host Michael Jackson, the Wall Street Journal reported. [article link]
Energy Bill Sticker Shock - GOP leadership calls climate bill passed in the House 'a bureaucratic nightmare' warns it will
hurt economy - Forty-four Democrats broke rank to oppose the bill - The "razor-thin vote in the House spells doom in
the Senate" said Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., the top Republican on the Senate's environment panel [let's hope so - with
legislation and voting like this there is no reason to even have a Republican Party] - Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., declaring it
"amounts to the largest tax increase in American history under the guise of climate change" {The energy tax bill only
passed because several Republicans crossed the isle and voted for it. The Republicans are the fraud of the New
Millennium!}
As President Obama urges senators to follow the House on a controversial climate change bill, Republican leadership
warns that the legislation will hurt the U.S. economy -- from big business down to the individual taxpayer -- with House
Minority leader John Boehner calling the bill "a bureaucratic nightmare." The House narrowly passed the sweeping
climate change bill during a late-night session Friday by a vote of 219-212. Forty-four Democrats broke rank to oppose
the bill. The legislation mandates reductions in greenhouse gases, puts emission limits on industry, and puts tighter
restrictions on coal. The Congressional Budget Office estimates it will cost $175 a year per household. "By imposing a
tax on every American who drives a car or flips on a light switch, this plan will drive up the prices for food, gasoline and
electricity," said Boehner, R-Ohio, in the Republicans' weekly radio and Internet address. Boehner calls the bill "a
bureaucratic nightmare. It will cost jobs, depress real estate prices, put the government in the part of the economy,
where it has no role." The sharply debated bill's fate is unclear in the Senate, and Obama used his weekly radio and
Internet address to ratchet up pressure on the 100-seat chamber. ... It will "make our nation the world leader on clean
energy jobs and technology," said Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., who negotiated deals with dozens of lawmakers in
recent weeks to broaden the bill's support. Republicans saw it differently, with Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., declaring it
"amounts to the largest tax increase in American history under the guise of climate change." [article link]
For Republicans, a Narrowing List of Presidential Prospects - Nevada Sen. John Ensign's and South Carolina Gov. Mark
Sanford's extramarital affairs are the latest blow to the GOP as the Republican presidential herd thins fast -- leaving
many to wonder who will lead the party in its attempt to reclaim the White House - "It's way too early to be playing the
name game" said Dana Perino, former White House press secretary for President George W. Bush {Not only is not "way
too early" for 2012 politics it's actually getting to be way too late. The Obama Express is leaving the station, if it hasn't
left already and it won't be able to be called back. Besides there is only one name on the Republican list for 2012 and it's
John Bush (Jeb) but still the Republicans play their games.}
The Grand Old Party's 2012 presidential pool isn't looking so grand these days. Add Nevada Sen. John Ensign's and
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's extramarital affairs to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's unconvincing TV speech and
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's family dramas, and the Republican presidential herd is thinning fast -- leaving many to
wonder who will lead the party in its attempt to reclaim the White House. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney,
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels
are the names now being whispered in Republican circles as potential winners -- although observers admit political
speculations can change overnight. "It's way too early to be playing the name game," said Dana Perino, former White
House press secretary for President George W. Bush. [article link]
Walter Cronkite's Family: "He Is Not Expected to Recuperate" - Television's most famous news anchor is seriously ill -
once considered the most trusted man in America
Television's most famous news anchor is seriously ill. Walter Cronkite, once considered the most trusted man in
America, is suffering from cerebrovascular disease "and is not expected to recuperate," his family said in a statement.
The family said it was forced to speak out "to dispel false rumors." Last week news reports stated the 92-year-old
former CBS News stalwart was in gave condition. Cerebrovascular disease affects the blood vessels in the brain,
according to WebMD, and is often caused by high blood pressure. "He is resting comfortably at home with family,
friends and a wonderful medical team. We thank you for your prayers and good wishes." [article link]
Walter Cronkite, NWO, WTF - Ocotober 19, 1999: Video clip where Walter Cronkite calls for world government, ending
sovereignty, and [only half jokingly] "joining him to sit at the right hand of Satan" as he says himself - Walter Cronkite
speaks his mind and "by God he does!" {Cronkite calls every Christian a criminal "that needs to be brought to justice" for
desiring the Kingdom of Jesus Christ and not embracing his global government concept.} (YouTube)
Comments: It absolutely amazes me that these seemingly educated people are so ignorant. Downright stupid. They
talk about ending all wars, when it's the globalists that cause the wars. They talk about saving the planet when it's these
same people that are the biggest polluters and rapists of natural resources. The same people that hinder technology
that would benefit mankind. I suppose that if you don't get involved in politics you are doomed to be ruled by your
inferiors. ... If you believe Hermit, giving the power to run the world to a small group of people is a good thing Given the
track record of globalists, military industrial complex of starting wars, fixing prices, monopolies, reducing choice it
makes no sense to give them ANY power. How do we vote them out, if we disagree. YOU CANT How do you change
the leaders YOU DON'T Consolidation of Power to the cabal that financed Hitler, the Communists, C.American
dictators ie Rockefeller, P Bush is INSANE. [article link]
Ahmadinejad Tells Obama Not to Interfere in Iran, Seeks Public Apology {This made for TV rift is completely scripted
not a single world leader would criticize Obama without expressed permission from the NWO Agenda. This prolonged
election event is being mightily used to institute various agendas. CNN is vigorously promoting the events in Iran as a
woman's world only revolution while Fox News is playing the dialectic that US Conservatives are the ones creating
change and supporting Islamic Iran. The reality is that the new Iran is very much the same as the old Iran. Any
leadership change is just a shuffling of the cards from the same old stacked deck. All three Iranian candidates needed
permission from Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei even to just run as a candidate in the knowingly rigged
election. How much less change can there be then fixed candidates appointed to run in a rigged election!}
Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on President Obama on Thursday not to interfere in Iranian affairs after
the U.S. president said he was "appalled and outraged" by post-election violence, a news agency reported. "Mr. Obama
made a mistake to say those things ... our question is why he fell into this trap and said things that previously (former
U.S. President George W.) Bush used to say," the semi-official Fars News Agency quoted Ahmadinejad as saying. "Do
you want to speak (with Iran) with this tone? If that is your stance then what is left to talk about," said Ahmadinejad. "I
hope you avoid interfering in Iran's affairs and express your regret in a way that the Iranian nation is informed of it."
[article link]
For the GOP the Hits keep coming South Carolina Gov. Sanford's admission of an affair adds to ever-growing list of
woes for the GOP as it looks to rebound against Obama and Democrats - The governor of South Carolina, a rumored
2012 presidential contender, tearfully confessed to having an affair with a woman in Argentina, dealing the latest blow
to a struggling Republican Party - Sanford did not answer directly whether the relationship with the woman was over -
Meanwhile, first lady Jenny Sanford at first told The Associated Press she did not know where her husband went for the
Father's Day weekend - The Republican Governors Association said Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour would assume the
duties as chairman {Having Gov. Haley Barbour return to lead the Republican Governors Association is huge sign that
the Republican Party is finished. Why doesn't the Republican Party cultivate any new leadership? Why did the Bush
family run the too old guard to win John McCain (America's demographics are far too young to have elected McCain)
because it's the Republican leadership that is intent on destroying its own party and turning the country over to a one
Party dictatorship via the Democrats.}
COLUMBIA, South Carolina -- The governor of South Carolina, a rumored 2012 presidential contender, tearfully
confessed to having an affair with a woman in Argentina, dealing the latest blow to a struggling Republican Party. Gov.
Mark Sanford, who caused a ruckus after he could not be located by staff, family and friends for several days,
apologized to his wife and four sons and said he will resign as head of the Republican Governors Association. ... "What I
did was wrong. Period," he said. He refused to say whether he will leave office. Sanford did not answer directly whether
the relationship with the woman was over. He did say, "I had, to the people of South Carolina, based on my boys, based
on my wife, based on where I was in life, based on where she was in life, a place I couldn't go and she couldn't go."
Critics said he neglected his gubernatorial authority and put the state at risk by leaving the country without formally
transferring power. It wasn't clear how his staff could reach him in an emergency. Sanford revealed Wednesday
morning that he had gone to Argentina for a seven-day trip. For two days after reporters starting asking questions, his
office had said he had gone hiking on the Appalachian Trial, a well-known hiking route along 2,178 miles (3,505
kilometers) of the eastern U.S. Sanford denied instructing his staff to cover up his affair, but acknowledged that he told
them he thought he would be hiking on the Appalachian Trail and never corrected that impression after leaving for
South America. "I let them down by creating a fiction with regard to where I was going," Sanford said. "I said that was
the original possibility. Again, this is my fault in ... shrouding this larger trip." Meanwhile, first lady Jenny Sanford at first
told The Associated Press she did not know where her husband went for the Father's Day weekend. [article link]

OliveTreeViews.org: Conservatism Will Not Save America - A change in America will not come about because there are
more red states than blue, America needs a heart change - At the root of the troubling issues in America is the clash of
worldviews and that goes well beyond conservatism and liberalism - Our nation's capitol is run by the worldview of
secular humanists and that comes with a lot of baggage! - A secular humanist believes he or she is a god and does not
need the true God - This is why we see our leaders reaching out to the most vile and corrupt regimes and abandoning
longtime friends - Installing more conservatives in government in 2010 or 2012 will not deal with today's rage against
God, the new atheism, and the issues of a post-Christian America - Where do we begin to cause a turnaround in
America? How about with our churches? A nation is only as strong as her churches are strong
Can we take our government back in 2010 or 2012 and in like manner then take America back? That is what the
majority of conservative talk show hosts keep proclaiming. I enjoy and learn a great deal from them but they are
missing the mark. Their interpretation of "saving America" is most often turning more blue states into red states! They
don't understand that changing America's political parties is not enough to turn the nasty tide. They are missing the
root of the problem. At the root of the troubling issues in America is the clash of worldviews and that goes well beyond
conservatism and liberalism. I have emphasized the worldview issue on air recently, from my conversation with Dr. Ron
Carlson on May 30 right through June 6 programming with Brannon Howse and Dr. David Noebel. Our nation's capitol
is run by the worldview of secular humanists and that comes with a lot of baggage! Secular humanists occupy both
sides of the aisle. There are also those in leadership with a biblical worldview, but we need many more because at
present they are drowned out by the noise of the humanists. A secular humanist believes he or she is a god and does
not need the true God. ... Installing more conservatives in government in 2010 or 2012 will not deal with today's rage
against God, the new atheism, and the issues of a post-Christian America. Many of the commentators keep repeating
that we must find a 21st century Ronald Reagan, but that will not turn this country around. Because God has been
ripped from nearly every fabric of American life, even if political conservatives won every election in 2010 and 2012,
without an American "heart change," our country will not recover. It is worldview and not politics that determine
everything, including our final destiny. God is looking for renewed hearts and not renewed ballot boxes. If every state
were a red state, our State Department would still never acknowledge that man is by nature sinful and needs a Savior. -
- Where do we begin to cause a turnaround in America? How about with our churches? A nation is only as strong as her
churches are strong. Most of our churches will not preach on God's wrath and judgment. They will tell you God is all
about love because that makes people come back the next week. Most of our churches -- thankfully not all -- are
preaching a weak gospel that will never save souls! Many of our pulpits are filled with unsaved preachers who focus on a
social gospel. When looking for pagans for whom to pray, don't forget some of our churches that have strayed and are
no longer recognizable. They have smooth-talking preachers who tell stories and share fill-in-the-blank sermons. That
is why they sound frustrated and perplexed. They do not yet understand that man's futile efforts at government won't
ever properly work. They do not comprehend Isaiah 9:6-7: "For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and
the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal
Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, on the throne of David, and
over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness from then on and forevermore." Then,
and only then, will government work. [article link]
South Carolina (Republican) Gov. Admits Being 'Unfaithful' to His Wife, After Argentina Trip - South Carolina Gov. Mark
Sanford admits he cheated on his wife, steps down as chair of the Republican Governors Association - In a stunning
confession, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday to being "unfaithful" to his wife during a press
conference meant to clear up his mysterious week-long absence - He said they first met eight years ago but the
romantic relationship began more recently [yeah, sure - she is probably a second family] - he said his wife Jenny had
known about the affair for five months and they were trying to work through it - He said he is resigning as chairman of
the Republican Governors Association - Sanford did not say whether he'll stay on as governor {Disgracing Republicans
and kicking them out of positions of leadership and authority is not even a challenge anymore for the NWO operatives.
The Republicans tumble and fall like pins in a bowling alley.}
In a stunning confession, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday to being "unfaithful" to his wife
during a press conference meant to clear up his mysterious week-long absence. The admission was the latest, and most
shocking, installment in the evolving story surrounding Sanford's disappearance. He left town Thursday and returned
Wednesday morning on a flight from Argentina, even though his staff had initially told reporters Sanford was hiking the
Appalachian Trail. Sanford on Wednesday afternoon admitted he was visiting his mistress in the South American
country. "I've let down a lot of people. That's the bottom line," Sanford said Wednesday. "I've been unfaithful to my
wife." Sanford explained that he had "developed a relationship with what started as a dear, dear friend" from Argentina.
He said they first met eight years ago but the romantic relationship began more recently. "It began very innocently as I
suspect many of these things do ... Over this last year it developed into something much more than that," he said. The
governor apologized profusely to his family, his staff and the people of South Carolina. He said he's let down his four
sons in a "profound way," though he said his wife Jenny had known about the affair for five months and they were
trying to work through it. ... The RGA announced shortly afterward that Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour would assume
Sanford's duties. Sanford did not say whether he'll stay on as governor. [article link]
Report: S.C. governor (R) Mark Sanford says he was in Argentina - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford did not spend the
last five days hiking the Appalachian Trail as his staff indicated but instead was in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he told The
State newspaper - Sanford's staff and family seemed to be in the dark about his whereabouts - the story of his
whereabouts was drawing widespread media attention {Yet another Republican officeholder has been Targeted for
Termination, it doesn't seem to be happening to the Democrats in office [Eliot Spitzer and Rod Blagojevich both
exposed the Bush banking/bailout scam]. Wonder if the Terminator himself Ca. governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has
been targeted to take a convenient fall from office [or if he will just switch party affiliation like his pal Arlen Spector did]
during this rush to NWO one party dictatorship. It's looking like coming American dictator won't have an (R) for party
affiliation.}
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford did not spend the last five days hiking the
Appalachian Trail -- as his staff indicated -- but instead was in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he told The State newspaper.
Spotted returning from the trip at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday
morning, the Republican governor told The State he had considered hiking the Appalachian Trail after his state's busy
legislative season ended but instead decided differently. "I wanted to do something exotic. It's a great city," Sanford
said, referring to Buenos Aires. The governor will speak with reporters Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET, his office announced.
Sanford's staff and family seemed to be in the dark about his whereabouts. Sanford also said no one else accompanied
him, the paper reported. The Republican governor and possible 2012 contender told the newspaper only that he took a
drive along the coastline on his trip. Sanford told The State the legislative session was difficult for him, particularly
losing the fight over whether he should accept $700 million in federal stimulus money he wanted lawmakers to spend
on debt instead of urgent budget needs. Sanford also said he hadn't planned to return until Thursday, but came back
earlier after his chief of staff told him the story of his whereabouts was drawing widespread media attention. Sanford
expressed surprise that the story was attracting such attention, saying it's not unusual for him to take such trips.
[article link]
Wiesenthal.com - News: SWC Calls for World Leaders to Convene Emergency UN Security Council Meeting on Iran -
Iranian and Interfaith Communities Join Together to Express Solidarity with People of Iran - An election, in the minds of
millions of people in Iran, has been stolen - And the question is, 'What is the world going to do about it?' - Hier pointed
out that the UN can put together a resolution condemning Israel in less than 12 hours, but so far [12 days] not one
member country of the UN Security Council has come forward to call an emergency session about the flawed election -
"What we have is total silence"
June 24, 2009 - A cross section of Los Angeles’ Iranian American activist community were joined at the Simon
Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance by Christian and Jewish leaders in a show of solidarity with the people of Iran.
The activists, academics and analysts discussed the current situation in Tehran and other Iranian cities and the ways in
which the international community should respond. The event, moderated by Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean
of the Wiesenthal Center, brought a wide range of opinions from “regime change” to careful, deliberative diplomacy.
Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder and dean of the Wiesenthal Center opened by asking, "Why are the lights out at the United
Nations?" "An election, in the minds of millions of people in Iran, has been stolen. And the question is, 'What is the
world going to do about it?' Is there an electricity strike at the United Nations that the lights went out and they can’t
act?" he added. Hier pointed out that the UN can put together a resolution condemning Israel in less than 12 hours, but
so far not one member country of the UN Security Council has come forward to call an emergency session about the
flawed election. To demonstrate to protesters throughout Iran that there is strong international commitment to punish
their government’s violence with swift sanctions, leaders have to offer more than careful statements. "What is required
is a meaningful response in terms of actions," said Hier. But instead, he concluded, "What we have is total silence."
[article link]
Simon Wiesenthal Center Calls on World Leaders to Convene Emergency UN Security Council Meeting on Iran - "The
UN cannot be open for business only to condemn Israel - It is unbelievable that to date, not a single country has called
for UN agencies to act - Now is the time for world leaders to call for an emergency session of the UN Security Council to
send the mullahs a clear message that any further violence against their own citizens will be met with swift sanctions"
the Wiesenthal Center statement concluded
Officials of the Simon Wiesenthal Center are urging world leaders including the United States, the European Union, the
Arab League and the Organization Islamic Conference to call for an immediate emergency session of the United
Nations Security Council on the brutal suppression of the Iranian people following the sham elections in Iran. "The brave
citizens of Iran, have against all odds, sent a clarion call to the world that they want freedom and democracy but so far
the world has turned their back as innocents have been killed on the streets of Tehran and other cities," Rabbi Marvin
Hier and Abraham Cooper, (founder and dean and associate dean respectively) of the Jewish Human Rights NGO said in
a statement from Los Angeles. "The UN cannot be open for business only to condemn Israel. It is unbelievable that to
date, not a single country has called for UN agencies to act. Now is the time for world leaders to call for an emergency
session of the UN Security Council to send the mullahs a clear message that any further violence against their own
citizens will be met with swift sanctions," the Wiesenthal Center statement concluded. Read Chatham House analysis of
the 2009 Iranian elections here ... [article link]
CuttingEdge.org June 24, 2009: As Western Powers continued to attempt to overthrow the Iranian hardline regime of
President Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Khamenei, that regime suddenly got some traction of its own - First, let us
examine the West's continued efforts to negate the election and install the key opposition leader {Suddenly "Western
Powers continued to attempt to overthrow the Iranian hardline regime" that clearly has not been the objective of
Western leaders. David Bay 'Director' [the CIA has directors, ministries have ministers] of Cutting Edge Ministries an
anti KJV 1611 proponent is one of the most suspect CIA disinformation agents [along with Joseph Farah of World Net
Daily] on the internet. -- The "Secret Mysteries of America's Beginnings" DVD series that David Bay is a front for does
have interesting info however it is not David Bay's exclusive project it is backed by people with deep Illuminati and
occult ties who are expressing and making public the knowledge of their occult agenda through the "Secret Mysteries"
DVD series. As others have pointed out the End Game of David Bay and the Secret Mysteries series is to discredit the
1611 KJV saying that Francis Bacon wrote that version. First "that version" is a Translation so no one wrote it second
Bacon [who was not a member of the translation team] might have fiddled with some of the placement of chapter and
verse numbers and possibly a word or two here and there but the KJV 1611 remains the superior English Bible
translation.}
First, let us examine the West's continued efforts to negate the election and install the key opposition leader. NEWS
BRIEF: "Obama Rips Iran in Tactical Shift", The Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2009 "WASHINGTON -- President Barack
Obama delivered his sharpest criticism of Iran's election and political crackdown ... After days of criticism from
Republicans, Mr. Obama opened a White House news conference saying he was "appalled and outraged" by the threats
and confrontations in the streets of the Iranian capital. He declined to confirm whether a U.S. offer of direct talks with
Iran will still stand, instead saying he would wait to see how the postelection crisis there 'plays itself out'." You know the
situation is serious when the most powerful man in the world -- the American President -- uses the power of his bully
pulpit to severely critize a foreign nation. This criticism should be viewed in its correct light, i.e., as outward evidence of
the Illuminati attempt to overthrow the Iranian regime, a threat made quite public a few days ago by Henry Kissinger! -
Secondly, let us examine Iran's counterattack. NEWS BRIEF: "Iran now cracks down on Mousavi as tensions with West
mount", MySinChew.org, June 24, 2009 "TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran intensified its crackdown on opposition leader Mir
Hossein Mousavi, with the arrest of staff at his newspaper and vitriolic attacks from the hardline press on Wednesday
after he vowed to press on with his campaign against the disputed presidential election." When Iran feels bold enough
to arrest the newspaper staff of Mr. Mousavi, you can take that as a sign that the hardline leadership feels secure
enough to start bullying the very man whom Western Intelligence has raised up to fight for regime change. Iran's
leadership felt so confident in their ultimate success that they actually set a date for Ahmadinejad to take his oath of
office. NEWS BRIEF: "Iran sets date for Ahmadinejad to take oath of office", Press TV, June 23, 2009 "After winning a
landslide victory in Iran's closely-contested and disputed 10th presidential election, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be
sworn in before parliament between July 26 and August 19. On Tuesday, parliament's board of directors set July 26 to
August 19 as the period for the president's swearing-in and the introduction of the new cabinet, IRNA reported." One of
the three candidates for President abruptly withdrew his complaint of election fraud, thereby weakening the case of
the opposition against the hardline regime. NEWS BRIEF: "Iranian Candidate Withdraws Election Complaints:
Weakening case of opposition", Gulf News, June 24, 2009 ... [article link]
Report: U.S. (Obama) Contacted Iran Supreme Leader (Ayatollah Ali Khamenei) Before Election - Prior to this month's
disputed presidential election in Iran, the Obama administration sent a letter [via the Swiss Embassy] to the country's
supreme [religious] leader
Prior to this month's disputed presidential election in Iran, the Obama administration sent a letter to the country's
supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling for an improvement in relations, according to interviews and the leader
himself, The Washington Times reported Wednesday. Ayatollah Khamenei confirmed the letter toward the end of a
lengthy sermon last week, in which he accused the United States of fomenting protests in his country in the aftermath
of the disputed June 12 presidential election. U.S. officials declined to discuss the letter on Tuesday, a day in which
President Obama gave his strongest condemnation yet of the Iranian crackdown against protesters. An Iranian with
knowledge of the overture, however, told The Washington Times that the letter was sent between May 4 and May 10
and laid out the prospect of "cooperation in regional and bilateral relations" and a resolution of the dispute over Iran's
nuclear program. The Iranian, who asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the topic, said the letter was
given to the Iranian Foreign Ministry by a representative of the Swiss Embassy, which represents U.S. interests in Iran in
the absence of U.S.-Iran diplomatic relations. The letter was then delivered to the office of Ayatollah Khamenei, he
ForeignPolicy.com - May 25, 2009: Israel pulls plug on Iran regime change shop - By late 2006, then Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice was announcing that U.S. policy toward Tehran was not regime change, but behavior change, and
the strategy for achieving it would be multilateral diplomacy - Barack Obama's election in 2008 further clarified the
direction of things - His New Year's message to Iran in March recognized the Islamic Republic as the government of Iran
one he has said repeatedly he is prepared to engage - U.S. officials have made clear they intend to try diplomacy with
Iran - "We are not in a regime change mode" Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee said at a hearing on Iran earlier this month - "Just as we abandon calls for regime change in Tehran and
recognize a legitimate Iranian role in the region, Iran's leaders must moderate their behavior and that of their proxies,
Hezbollah and Hamas" {Why is the Bush-Obama-Clinton administration intent on maintaining ties with Ahmadinejad's
Iran, Hugo Chavez's Venezuela, KIM Jong Il's North Korea and many other dangerous, oppressive dictator
governments? Countries with seemingly out of touch and out of control Governments that have absolutely no intention
of ever changing, in fact the US-UN-NWO would probably never allow them to change voluntarily.}
Israeli media are reporting that a small and unconventional Iran office in the Israeli Ministry of Defense will be shut
down. The 30-year-old office has been headed by 83-year-old Uri Lubrani, who was de facto Israeli ambassador to Iran
in the 1970s and famously predicted the fall of the shah. While the closure of the office may seem a minor bureaucratic
matter, it also speaks to the demise of an idea that gained currency in some Washington circles just a few years ago and
then faded: that the United States might support a plan of regime change in Iran. ... By late 2006, then Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice was announcing that U.S. policy toward Tehran was not regime change, but behavior change,
and the strategy for achieving it would be multilateral diplomacy. Barack Obama's election in 2008 further clarified the
direction of things. His New Year's message to Iran in March recognized the Islamic Republic as the government of Iran
-- one he has said repeatedly he is prepared to engage. U.S. officials have made clear they intend to try diplomacy with
Iran. ... Lubrani was informed two months ago that the contracts of staffers in his unit would not be renewed. But his
office's demise hardly means Israel has embraced Washington's commitment to negotiate with Iran. It is perhaps one
more signal that the West's path of trying to negotiate with Iran or ratchet up the pressure to change its behavior on the
nuclear and terrorism front is likely to be dominated by conventional coercive diplomacy, rather than efforts to
destabilize the regime. "We are not in a regime change mode," Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee said at a hearing on Iran earlier this month. "Just as we abandon calls for regime change in Tehran
and recognize a legitimate Iranian role in the region, Iran's leaders must moderate their behavior and that of their
proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas." [article link]
October 31, 2008: LOU DOBBS U.S HELPING FUND IRAN NUKES - Via the Russian Nuclear Program that is also funded
by the USA - (YouTube)
Comments: ... The department of State has a non-elected old-guard that works towards the same ends no matter
which party is in office. [article link]
U.S. Navy Hangs Back in Persian Gulf as Questions Mount About Defecting Iranian Revolutionary Guard - Meanwhile,
the former crown prince of Iran contended that members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard are showing "discontent" and
some are "contemplating the contingency" of defying the regime in the wake of the Islamic Republic's disputed
presidential election
The U.S. Department of Defense is "on edge" over the turmoil in Iran, and has directed U.S. naval assets in the Persian
Gulf to be, in layman's terms, in "non-incident mode," military officials told FOX News Monday. Meanwhile, the former
crown prince of Iran contended that members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard are showing "discontent" and some are
"contemplating the contingency" of defying the regime in the wake of the Islamic Republic's disputed presidential
election. U.S. military commanders are said to have been instructed to be alert to any possibility of a clash with Iranian
naval assets, and to position themselves in such a way as to diminish the ability of Iran to stage an incident, however
small, that could be used to rally the support of the Iranian people to the regime and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,
whose backers are accused of voter fraud in the national election 10 days ago. A Defense Department official told FOX
News that U.S. Central Command has sent a message to all Navy service members in the Persian Gulf region that they
are "expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and to avoid any unnecessary escalation or
confrontation" with Iranian ships or other military assets. "Given the heightened sensitivities in Tehran we don't want to
feed into what is already a very tense situation on their side," the official said. Currently the aircraft carrier USS
Eisenhower in in the Northern Arabian Sea supporting Operation Enduring Freedom F-18 flight missions along with its
battle group, which consists of multiple support ships. Roughly half a dozen Navy ships, including destroyers, are
located in the Persian Gulf. [article link]
Obama Stands Firm on Restrained Response to Iran Protests - Obama says he does not want to become a scapegoat for
Iran's leadership as post-election upheaval continues - while Republicans charge him with being too "timid" in his
response {The Republicans are doing the most to forward this dialectic method, pretending that Obama is not doing
enough for the Muslim world when in reality Obama is doing plenty for them. There was however little to no concern
from either the Republicans or the Democrats after the terrorist attack on the Arkansas recruiting station, maybe the
Republicans can begin to show some support for America sometime.}
President Obama is sticking with his call for a restrained U.S. response to Iran's post-election protests as pressure
mounts from the GOP for him to "lead" by declaring his support for the country's pro-reform demonstrations. "The last
thing that I want to do is to have the United States be a foil for those forces inside Iran who would love nothing better
than to make this an argument about the United States," Obama said in an interview broadcast Monday on CBS' "The
Early Show." "We shouldn't be playing into that," he said in the interview recorded Friday. "There should be no
distractions from the fact that the Iranian people are seeking to let their voices be heard." Obama told Pakistan's Dawn
newspaper, in an interview published Sunday, that the United States has no way of knowing whether the disputed
Iranian election 10 days ago was fair or not. Iranians should be able to peacefully protest the results in any case, Obama
Moussavi Web site: 'The country belongs to you' - Iran's election authority is rejecting claims of voting irregularities in
the presidential election, while acknowledging the number of ballots cast in some cities exceeded the number of
eligible voters
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's election authority has rejected claims of voting irregularities by a defeated presidential
candidate, while acknowledging that the number of ballots cast in dozens of cities exceeded the number of eligible
voters there, state-run TV reported Monday. Iran's Guardian Council -- which approves all candidates running for office
and verifies election results -- said candidate Mohsen Rezaie alleged irregularities in 170 cities, and that excessive
ballots were found in 50 cities, according to government-funded Press TV. Council spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei
said voting in those locations did not noticeably affect the outcome of the election, adding that the council will
continue to investigate complaints that are filed through "legal channels," Press TV said. The council declared President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner of the June 12 election. Rezaie had reported some irregularities and called for a
recount of some ballots, while opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi and candidate Mehdi Karrubi have rejected the
election as fraudulent and demanded a new one. Earlier Sunday, thousands of riot police and militia lined Tehran's
streets as the public rift among Iranian leaders appeared to be widening. The country's foreign minister disputed
allegations of ballot irregularities in Iran's disputed presidential election, and the parliamentary speaker implied the
nation's election authorities had sided with one candidate. [article link]
The Election Box 13 Scandal {Vote rigging is as old as voting!} (Youtube)

How LBJ stole the 1948 Senate Race in Texas. [article link]
March 24, 2009: Most electronic voting isn't secure, CIA expert says - Stigall told the Election Assistance Commission, a
tiny agency that Congress created in 2002 to modernize U.S. voting, that computerized electoral systems can be
manipulated at five stages, from altering voter registration lists to posting results
WASHINGTON - The CIA, which has been monitoring foreign countries' use of electronic voting systems, has reported
apparent vote-rigging schemes in Venezuela, Macedonia and Ukraine and a raft of concerns about the machines'
vulnerability to tampering. Appearing last month before a U.S. Election Assistance Commission field hearing in
Orlando, Fla., a CIA cybersecurity expert suggested that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his allies fixed a 2004
election recount, an assertion that could further roil U.S. relations with the Latin leader. In a presentation that could
provide disturbing lessons for the United States, where electronic voting is becoming universal, Steve Stigall
summarized what he described as attempts to use computers to undermine democratic elections in developing nations.
His remarks have received no news media attention until now. Stigall told the Election Assistance Commission, a tiny
agency that Congress created in 2002 to modernize U.S. voting, that computerized electoral systems can be
manipulated at five stages, from altering voter registration lists to posting results. [article link]
{Flashback} August 12, 2008: Ohio sues e-voting company (formerly known as Diebold-now Premier Election
Solutions), can't ditch faulty machines - The suit blames faulty software for losing votes in 11 of the 44 counties that use
Premier machines - Brunner has advocated reverting to a system of optically-scanned paper ballots, the solution
endorsed in the 2006 study
The name may have changed, but the artist formerly known as Diebold-now Premier Election Solutions-is still catching
heat over problems with its electronic voting machines. Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brenner is suing the firm,
seeking unspecified damages for breach of contract and fraud. The suit blames faulty software for losing votes in 11 of
the 44 counties that use Premier machines. The company was already embroiled in a legal battle with Ohio's Cuyahoga
county, one it filed preemptively in May after election officials there decided to mothball $22 million worth of Premier
touch-screen machines. Premier had hoped to forestall any claims against it by seeking a declaratory judgment that it
had met its obligations. ... Brunner has advocated reverting to a system of optically-scanned paper ballots, the solution
endorsed in the 2006 study, though it would not be feasible to make the switch before November's elections at this
point. Still, she says, Ohioans "should not be alarmed" as they head to the polls in the fall, pledging that officials will
work to catch and correct any problems that arise. Forgive us if we remain skeptical. [article link]
{Flashback} November 1, 2006: Diebold demands that HBO cancel "Hacking Democracy" documentary on voting
machines Film saying they can be manipulated 'inaccurate'
Diebold Inc. insisted that cable network HBO cancel a documentary that questions the integrity of its voting machines,
calling the program inaccurate and unfair. The program, "Hacking Democracy," is scheduled to debut Thursday, five
days before the 2006 U.S. midterm elections. The film claims that Diebold voting machines aren't tamper-proof and
can be manipulated to change voting results. ... The HBO documentary is based on the work of Bev Harris, the Renton
woman who founded BlackBoxVoting.org, which monitors election accuracy. In 2004 the attorney general of California
took up a whistle-blower claim filed by Harris against Diebold and settled with the company for $2.6 million in
December. [article link]
{Flashback} 2008 New Hampshire Primary: Unprecedented Vote Fraud About To Come - Huge Diebold Disparities
Uncovered In New Hampshire Recount
VOTE FRAUD EVIDENCE 122: Specifically, Bilderberg attendee and fixer-extraordinaire Hillary Clinton literally stole the
nation’s first primary from the forward surging favorite, Barack Obama. Behind by double digits in every conceivable
poll (including their own internal audits) while drawing significantly sparser crowds at her rallies, Hillary Clinton still
pulled what major television pundits on MSNBC called “one of the most stunning upsets in the history of politics.”
Others said the results “defied explanation,” while Keith Olbermann labeled it a “titanic upset victory” for Mrs. Clinton.
Once again, the culprit in this messy affair was the Diebold optical-scan voting system, which was responsible for
tallying (in secret) 81% of all votes cast in New Hampshire. This corrupt outfit-which has an exclusive programming
contract for New Hampshire (as well as three other states in New England)-is LHS Associates, run by a man named John
Silvestro. [article link]
{Flashback} 2008 New Hampshire Primary: Major allegations of vote fraud in New Hampshire - Major allegations of
vote fraud in New Hampshire are circulating after Hillary Clinton reversed a mammoth pre-polling deficit to defeat
Barack Obama with the aid of Diebold electronic voting machines
According to a voter in Sutton, New Hampshire, three of her family members voted for Ron Paul, yet when she checked
the voting map on the Politico website, the total votes for Ron Paul were zero. {Their votes probably slid over to
McCain.} ... Clinton would not have beat Obama without the aid of Diebold voting machines. In precincts where
electronic voting machines were used, Clinton got a 7% swing over Obama, having gained 5% in comparison to hand-
counted ballots and Obama losing 2%. {In summary the unverifiable electronic votes registered a 5% Hillary win while
the paper ballets actually registered a 4% Barack Obama win.} [article link]
{Flashback} October 28, 2006: Smartmatic Sequoia [Voting Systems] Alleged to Have Ties to Venezuela's [CIA Special
Agent] Chavez - "Federal officials are investigating whether Smartmatic, owner of Oakland, California-based Sequoia
Voting Systems, is secretly controlled by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, according to two people familiar with the
probe
"The federal government is investigating the takeover last year of a leading American manufacturer of electronic voting
systems by a small software company that has been linked to the leftist Venezuelan government of President Hugo
Chavez... The inquiry on the eve of the midterm election is being conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment
in the United States, or CFIUS, the same panel of 12 government agencies that reviewed the abortive attempt by a
company in Dubai to take over operations at six American ports earlier this year... Officials of both Smartmatic and the
Venezuelan government strongly denied yesterday that President Chavez's administration, which has been bitterly at
odds with Washington, has any role in Smartmatic. 'The government of Venezuela doesn't have anything to do with the
company aside from contracting it for our electoral process,' the Venezuelan ambassador in in Washington, Bernardo
Alvarez, said last night... Smartmatic was a little-known firm with no experience in voting technology before it was
chosen by the Venezuelan authorities to replace the country's elections machinery ahead of a contentious referendum
that confirmed Mr. Chavez as president in August 2004... Its registered address was the Boca Raton, Florida, home of
the father of one of the two you Venezuelan engineers who were its prinicipal officers, Antonio Mugica and Alfredo
Anzola... 'No foreign government or entity, including Venezuela, has ever held any stake in Smartmatic,' Smartmatic
spokesman Mr. Stoller said. 'Smartmatic has always been a privately held company, and despite that, we've been fully
transparent about the ownership of the corporation.' Mr. Stoller emphasized that Bizta was a separate company and
said the shares the Venezuelan government received in it were 'the guarantee for a loan.' Mr. Stoller also described
concerns about the security of Sequoia's electronic systems as unfounded, given their certification by federal and state
election agencies." [article link]
{Flashback} October 03, 2008: CRIMES AND CORRUPTIONS OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS (News Articles)
Judge Suppresses Report On Voting Systems - Irvu writes "A New Jersey Superior Court Judge has prohibited the
release of an analysis conducted on the Sequoia AVC Advantage voting system. This report arose out of a lawsuit
challenging on constitutional grounds the use of these systems. The study was conducted by Andrew Appel on behalf
of the plaintiffs, after the judge in the case ordered the company to permit it. That same judge has now withheld it
indefinitely from the public record on a verbal order." - Security Expert: Hackers Planning To Steal Election For McCain -
Voting Machines Routinely Failing Nationwide - Diebold Admits Software Glitch Causes Its Machines to Drop Votes.
[article link]
Government Wants to Dismiss Geronimo Family Lawsuit - The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal judge to dismiss
a lawsuit brought by descendants of Apache leader Geronimo, whose remains were purported to be stolen long ago by
members of a secret society at Yale University
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by
descendants of Apache leader Geronimo, whose remains were purported to be stolen long ago by members of a secret
society at Yale University. The government filed the motion June 10, 2009 to oppose a lawsuit filed in February by 20 of
Geronimo's descendants, who want to rebury the warrior near his birthplace in southern New Mexico's Gila Wilderness.
Geronimo died in 1909. The lawsuit alleges that Skull and Bones members took some of the remains in 1918 from a
burial plot in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to keep in its New Haven, Connecticut, clubhouse. Both Presidents Bush,
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry and many others in powerful government and industry positions are members of the
society, which is not affiliated with the university. [article link]
At least 19 dead in Iran unrest, hospital sources say - Thousands of defiant protesters clashed with police in the streets
of Tehran on Saturday in protest of last week's presidential elections, and opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi
reportedly said he was ready for "martyrdom" {Let's continue to keep everyone in Iran in prayer for safety, wellbeing
and for a quick resolution to this crisis. Note: even this violence is very likely scripted as the last thing the NWO does is
value any life. The NWO only value's their hidden agenda and will cause any amount of damage to initiate their cause
and to misdirect and mask their involvement. This does still have every appearance of being scripted because in this
turmoil Moussavi is now suddenly being elevated to potential "martyrdom" hero status. If the NWO really didn't want
Moussavi as a President in Iran he would probably already be a martyr.}
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Thousands of defiant protesters clashed with police in the streets of Tehran on Saturday in
protest of last week's presidential elections, and opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi reportedly said he was ready
for "martyrdom." The unrest left 19 people dead, hospital sources said. Unconfirmed reports put the death toll as high
as 150 on the seventh day of post-election demontrations. Police were using tear gas, clubs and water cannon as they
tried to disperse the demonstrators. A stream of videos posted on social networking Web sites appeared to show
demonstrators who had been shot. One video showed a woman trying to protect a man being beaten and kicked by
protesters. A motorcycle lies on its side nearby, and another is in flames. The protests were held in open defiance of
warnings issued Friday by Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the Islamic Republic Security Council.
They had said protest organizers -- specifically Moussavi -- would be held accountable if the protests led to bloodshed.
The message on Moussavi's page on Facebook urged Moussavi's supporters to "protest" and "not go to work." The
social networking Web site has proved to be a key source of information in a country whose government has banned
international journalists from newsgathering. [article link]
Gauging Whether Obama Is [is] Creating Openings in Iran - Could there be something to all the talk of an Obama effect
[new now modified NWO Iran script], after all? A stealth effect, perhaps? - On one side, a handful of supporters of
President Bush said Iranian protesters had taken to the streets because they were emboldened by President Bush's pro-
democracy stance, and the example of Shiite democracy he set up in Iraq. On the other side, some of President
Obama's backers countered that the mere election of Barack Obama in the United States had galvanized reformers in
Iran to demand change {After the election and for days there was zero talk by any of the world's leaders that
Ahmadinejad should be removed from office. In fact Ahmadinejad was scurried off to Russia to be involved in the NWO
road show [Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting] and prove to the world that he was the re-elected
President of Iran.}
WASHINGTON - Could there be something to all the talk of an Obama effect, after all? A stealth effect, perhaps? As the
silent protests in Tehran dominated television screens around the world last week, a peculiar debate in Washington
erupted. On one side, a handful of supporters of President Bush said Iranian protesters had taken to the streets because
they were emboldened by President Bush's pro-democracy stance, and the example of Shiite democracy he set up in
Iraq. On the other side, some of President Obama's backers countered that the mere election of Barack Obama in the
United States had galvanized reformers in Iran to demand change. Both of those arguments gave the United States an
outsize role at the epicenter of an unfolding story that most experts, and a great many Iranians who talked to pollsters,
said was actually not about America at all; it was about Iran and its own problems, notably a highly disputable vote
count and the performance of its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "We have to be a little humble about our
understanding about what's going on in Iran," said R. Nicholas Burns, who was a State Department under secretary for
President Bush. "There's been massive disappointment in Ahmadinejad's stewardship over the years." [article link]
June 16, 2009: Defiant Ahmadinejad blasts US at Russia summit - Ahmadinejad [following the NWO old script] made no
mention of the violence or his hotly disputed re-election victory in his address to the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) meeting - A broadly-smiling Ahmadinejad, wearing a dark suit and as usual no tie, earlier shook
hands with a [old NWO script] beaming Dmitry Medvedev (Russian President) before the leaders went into the second
day of the summit
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AFP) - Iran's under-fire President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday sat alongside world
leaders at a summit in Russia, defiantly proclaiming the age of empires was over and attacking the United States. In a
show of confidence after the worst riots in his country in a decade, Ahmadinejad made no mention of the violence or his
hotly disputed re-election victory in his address to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting. "The
international capitalist order is retreating," the hardline president told the leaders, including Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev and China's Hu Jintao, gathered in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. "It is absolutely obvious that the age of
empires has ended and its revival will not take place." A broadly-smiling Ahmadinejad, wearing a dark suit and as usual
no tie, earlier shook hands with a beaming Medvedev before the leaders went into the second day of the summit.
Whether Ahmadinejad -- who has a habit of stealing the limelight at such events -- would turn up had become a source
of intrigue after he postponed his planned arrival on Monday following unrest over his disputed win in Friday's
presidential election. Ahmadinejad later held a bilateral meeting with Medvedev and the two sides agreed to continue
contacts and develop economic cooperation, a brief Kremlin statement said. Later Tuesday, US President Barack
Obama raised "deep concerns" over the disputed Iranian election, but vowed not to meddle in internal Iranian politics.
His spokesman also said Obama wants direct diplomacy with Iran despite the violent protests there. [article link]
June 17, 2009: Venezuela's Chavez [CIA flunky] backs Ahmadinejad amid Iranian protests - Venezuelan President Hugo
Chavez [following the NWO old Iran script] is standing by his man in the Middle East, Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad {Chavez will be one of the last global flunkies to get the memo that Ahmadinejad is out and Moussavi is
now in, although Chavez is such an loony eccentric he might just be scripted by the NWO to 'say his course' with
Ahmadinejad.}
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is standing by his man in the Middle East, Iranian President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, even as hundreds of thousands of ordinary Iranians took to the streets Wednesday for the
fifth straight day to protest his claim to a landslide re-election. Chavez belongs to a small circle of political oddfellows
who support Ahmadinejad, including the King of Swaziland; Hamas, the militant Palestinian organization; and
Hezbollah, the radical Lebanese group. The Venezuelan government, "in the name of the people," hailed the
"extraordinary democratic development" that resulted in Ahmadinejad's victory Friday, according to a foreign ministry
statement. "The Bolivarian government of Venezuela expresses its firm rejection of the ferocious and unfounded
campaign to discredit, from abroad, that has been unleashed against Iran, with the objective of muddying the political
climate of this brother country," said the statement issued late Tuesday. "We demand the immediate end to maneuvers
to intimidate and destabilize the Islamic Revolution." Chavez's support for Iran's beleaguered leader is no surprise. The
two leaders have developed warm ties in recent years, based on their mutual antipathy for the U.S. Other than the fact
they're both major oil producers and oppose U.S. foreign policy, the countries have little in common. Iran now
manufactures cars, tractors and bicycles in Venezuela, and Chavez made his sixth trip to Iran in April. "Iran and
Venezuela ties have introduced a common revolutionary front ... in the world," Ahmadinejad said then. He vowed that
the two countries would "continue to stand by each other." [article link]
Britian's Sky News: 'Fire' At HQ Of Iran President's Supporters - In the latest rally, officers have apparently been using
tear gas and water cannon on opposition protesters - In his speech, Mr Khamenei also denounced Britain as the "most
treacherous" of Iran's enemies {It seems that Iran is now following the script as well. When Iran wasn't following the
script (or actually they were following the old script) they used, clubs, knives and guns on the crowds. Now with the new
script Iran is spraying tear gas and using water cannons on the crowds. Tear gas and water are much less dangerous and
usually make for good photo ops, clubs and knives are more dangerous and make much worse photo ops. It's
interesting that today in the news "death to the USA and death to Israel" is reported in US news and probably in Israel
yet in England they report "Britain as the "most treacherous" of Iran's enemies" a major psychological warfare
(PSYWAR) is defiantly taking place in the global media.}
Police have fired shots in the air to prevent clashes between those who favour pro-reformer Mr Mousavi and those who
support hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, witnesses say. Mr Ahmadinejad was the named the winner in the
June 12 vote, but opposition candidates claimed there had been vote rigging and this led to major protests. In the latest
rally, officers have apparently been using tear gas and water cannon on opposition protesters. Reports said thousands
of people have defied Government warnings that any protests would be suppressed. The head of the police warned Mr
Mousavi of "firm action" against any "illegal" demonstration. Eyewitnesses say some 3,000 protesters chanted "Death
to the dictator!" and "Death to dictatorship!" near Revolution Square in the city centre. Riot police were sent out on to
the streets following a demand by Iran's supreme leader for the demonstrations to end. ... Foreign media are banned
from reporting on non-official events but reports are still reaching the outside world of violence being used by the
authorities. Meanwhile, a suicide bomber has blown himself up in Tehran at the shrine of Iran's revolutionary founder
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, injuring one person, reports say. Mr Khamenei said the June 12 vote was won fairly by Mr
Ahmadinejad, who beat Mr Mousavi by a landslide. The result sparked fury among supporters of the losing candidates,
who accused the government of rigging the poll and took to the streets in their hundreds of thousands in the biggest
public protests since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Iran's electoral watchdog, the Guardian Council, says it is ready to
"randomly" recount up to 10% of the ballot boxes from the election, state TV said. In his speech, Mr Khamenei also
denounced Britain as the "most treacherous" of Iran's enemies. [article link]
WorldHum.com: June 19, 2009 - Travels in the 'Real Iran' - I attended Friday prayers, where the crowd chanted
repeatedly "Death To America" and sounded like they meant it - I dutifully recorded each chant for an NPR news report
- As the crowd was filtering out, I felt a tap on my shoulder - Where was I from, he asked in broken English - "I'm from
America" I said [while showing his liberal anti-US press credentials no doubt], staring at the ground and hoping he
would now go away - "Oh, you American!" he exclaimed "Welcome to Iran we happy you are here" And he sounded like
he meant it - So was the Death to America bit a charade? I don't think so - He did mean death to America but not death
to Americans [well supposedly some obedient Americans can live]
Watching the shaky YouTube videos and frantic Twitter feeds filtering out of Tehran, like messages from outer space,
I'm struck by how little we know about the Islamic Republic. For years now the media has dutifully reported every
incremental development in the country's nuclear program as well as the (often outrageous) statements of President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. We care about Iran, albeit in the way that a mouse cares about the neighborhood cat. You'd
think we'd know it better. Familiarity breeds contempt but not, it turns out, context. For all we hear about Iran and its
nuclear program, Iran remains a mystery, as dark and opaque as the head-to-toe chadors worn by some Iranian women.
Why? The easy answer is that the media fail to report on the country in a meaningful way. I'd caution against blaming
journalists, though. Visas are difficult to come by and, once in Iran, journalists are kept on a tight leash by the Ministry
of Culture and Islamic Guidance. ... On another trip, I attended Friday prayers, where the crowd chanted repeatedly
"Death To America," and sounded like they meant it. I dutifully recorded each chant for an NPR news report. As the
crowd was filtering out, I felt a tap on my shoulder. I spun around and found myself staring eye-to-eye (more like eye-
to-chest, actually) with a huge Iranian man. Where was I from, he asked in broken English. For a moment, a long
moment, I was tempted to say "Canada." But I screwed up my courage. "I'm from America," I said, staring at the ground
and hoping he would now go away. "Oh, you American!" he exclaimed. "Welcome to Iran. We happy you are here." And
he sounded like he meant it. So was the Death to America bit a charade? I don't think so. He did mean death to America
but not death to Americans, an often spurious distinction but one for which I was grateful at the time. [article link]
Newsweek - Eleanor Clift: Obama's Subtle Diplomacy - The president's Islamic ties have helped him make headway in
the Middle East - President Obama hasn't gotten enough credit for the small-d democratic stirrings he set in motion
when he became the first American president to speak directly to the Muslim world (actually every president since
Jimmy Carter has directly pandered endlessly to the Muslim world) - He was criticized for apologizing too much for past
U.S. actions - Obama's shared Islamic cultural roots gave him a platform whose reverberations we are just now
beginning to appreciate {Is this is the new script for America - Obama saves planet by being Muslim?}
President Obama hasn't gotten enough credit for the small-d democratic stirrings he set in motion when he became the
first American president to speak directly to the Muslim world. He was criticized for apologizing too much for past U.S.
actions, but religious teachings say you must first remove the plank from your own eye before commenting on the
sawdust in your brother's. Acknowledging actions broadly recognized as mistakes confers legitimacy, not weakness.
Heightened voter turnout first in Lebanon and then in Iran followed Obama's June 4 Cairo speech. There were other
reasons motivating people to the ballot box in these distant lands, but Obama's shared Islamic cultural roots gave him a
platform whose reverberations we are just now beginning to appreciate. It's tempting to say we're all Iranians now,
cheering for the protesters to triumph in Tehran. But it's best to follow Obama's lead and stay on the sidelines, keeping
open the lines of communication. -- It's no secret what side Obama is on, and to take a bolder position in favor of the
protesters would only feed into the Iranian government's claim that the unrest is a Western media-fueled conspiracy to
overturn the regime. I remember Zbigniew Brzezinski, the national-security adviser when I was a reporter covering the
Carter White House, talking about his frustration over the shah's inability to control the mounting unrest that led to his
downfall and installed an Islamic government in Iran. The brutality of the shah's secret police was well known, but in the
end he was unwilling to turn the full power of the state against his own people. The current Iranian leadership may not
be so reluctant. ... You reap what you sow-another biblical admonition that seems appropriate. Whatever the outcome
in Iran, Obama has a lot of ground to till in the battle for hearts and minds. [article link]
FOX News Did Not Tip Off Ensign - A senior aide to Sen. John Ensign confirmed late Friday that FOX News had no
[direct] contact with the senator's office prior to Tuesday's revelation that Ensign had an affair with a former campaign
worker - "Can't expand, but FOX didn't tip us off" said a senior Ensign aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity -
Ensign, has said he intends to remain in the Senate {"Can't expand, but FOX didn't tip us off" so Fox News didn't directly
inform Ensign's office but someone affiliated with Fox News did. -- Notice how Sen. Ensign is so adamant about
remaining a Senator. Why, Ensign doesn't represent America or even the Republican Party (except with the necessary
occasional head fake and small bone tossed to conservatives). Ensign is intent on remaining a Senator, and obviously
thinks he will be able to, so he can continue to represent his true clients, the Bush globalists and the Islam oil interests.}
A senior aide to Sen. John Ensign confirmed late Friday that FOX News had no contact with the senator's office prior to
Tuesday's revelation that Ensign had an affair with a former campaign worker. "Can't expand, but FOX didn't tip us off,"
said a senior Ensign aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity. On Monday, FOX was told by former Ensign
administrative assistant Doug Hampton that Hampton's wife, Cynthia, a former Ensign campaign worker, had an affair
with the Nevada Republican. But before FOX could vet the allegations or contact Ensign's office, the senator publicly
admitted the affair. Ensign spokesman Tory Mazzola later said an unnamed lawyer for Doug Hampton made
"exorbitant demands for cash and other financial benefits" before the affair was made public. Meanwhile, Ensign's
office learned that Doug Hampton had contacted FOX. "The outrageous demands, on top of the fact that they
approached the media, prompted us to go public," said the senior Ensign aide. Ensign, 51, has said he intends to remain
in the Senate, though he resigned as head of the Republican Policy Committee, the fourth-ranking spot in the
leadership, after acknowledging the nine-month affair. [article link]
Jun 20, 2009: The big question: Will Iran allow rallies today? - Iran's state-run media reports that two major rallies
planned for today have been canceled, but CNN could not confirm the reports. Many people on social networking Web
sites, such as Twitter, said rallies would go forward - Armed police were in two of the Tehran squares where major
demonstrations were to be held, a journalist there said - A Moussavi supporter who did not want to be named said the
"situation is really ambiguous" {The Iranian elections are likely now back on script. Whatever is happening in Iran
protests or no protests is probably completely scripted. Anytime the mainstream media gives extended coverage to an
event or cause it is because the event is scripted with a known outcome. For the first two days after the election in Iran
it hardly made the news because it was off script now all the news is becoming all Iran as a modified Iran plan and script
for the modified plan has been distributed.}
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- It was unclear Saturday whether two protest rallies in Tehran would go forward as scheduled.
Demonstrators had planned to continue their protests of a disputed presidential election despite stern warnings from
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He said Friday that protest organizers would be held responsible if the
demonstrations led to bloodshed. Iran's state-run media reported Saturday that the two major rallies had been
canceled, but CNN could not independently confirm those reports. Many people on social networking Web sites, such
as Twitter, said rallies would go forward as scheduled. A reformist group that had planned to join one of the rallies,
however, told CNN it would not participate. ... Hundreds of armed, uniformed police were also at Revolution Square,
and no demonstrators were there. The journalist said that it was "very dangerous to try to take pictures." An analyst
told CNN that the rallies could still go on even if leaders or the government called for them to stop. "Often these
protests can take on a life of their own, and if the leaders call off the protest, that does not mean the people will not
come out on the streets and their will not be a resulting crackdown," said Reva Bhalla, an analyst with Stratfor, a global
intelligence firm. Both camps have said they had no plans to cancel the marches. No permits had been issued for either
event, the Interior Ministry told Iran's FARS news agency. A Moussavi supporter who did not want to be named said the
"situation is really ambiguous." [article link]
EU leaders step up Iran election criticism - Steps up demand for election investigation - "The European Union is
observing the response to the protests across Iran with serious concern" the EU leaders said in a joint statement after a
summit in Brussels - The statement stressed the importance of Iran engaging with the international community {The
UN-EU and other global government agencies were clearly caught off guard by the events in Iran however they seem to
have quickly realized that a larger force (although they probably don't grasp that it could be Satan) is at work in the
global events at hand and with a little editing of their carefully followed global script they are now all getting on the
same page again and presenting a unified front.}
BRUSSELS, June 19 (Reuters) - European Union leaders condemned Iran's handling of protests against its disputed
election on Friday, urging Tehran to refrain from violence and to launch an investigation into the staging of the poll.
Iranian state media have reported seven or eight people killed in protests since results published on June 13 showed a
landslide victory for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Scores of reformists have been arrested and authorities have cracked
down on media. "The European Union is observing the response to the protests across Iran with serious concern," the
EU leaders said in a joint statement after a summit in Brussels. "It firmly condemns the use of violence against
protesters resulting in loss of lives...the authorities should refrain from the use of force against demonstrators." The
statement stressed the importance of Iran engaging with the international community, especially over its disputed
nuclear programme, which the West suspects is aimed at producing atomic weapons and Tehran says is entirely
peaceful. ... German Foreign Minster Frank-Walter Steinmeier said it was important to maintain dialogue with Iran and
Germany still wanted to see Iran take part in a meeting of G8 foreign ministers due to take place in Trieste next week.
[article link]
Obama 'Very Concerned' About Iran Leader's Threat to Crack Down on Protesters - White House Press Secretary
Robert Gibbs says the resolution is consistent with President Obama's message condemning the violence in Iran - The
resolution was initiated by Republicans as a veiled criticism of Obama, who has been reluctant to speak too strongly
about the disputed elections that left hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in charge of the Muslim nation {This
seems to be straight from the EU memo, mainly criticize the election crackdown but not the leaders of Iran. Here again
the Republicans are the tool being used to promote and further the Islam agenda "The resolution was initiated by
Republicans." It is the Republicans who are forcing Obama to take a stronger public stand with the Iranians. Note: make
no mistake the Bush family is one of the leading instigators in creating modern 1979 radical Islam. The Bush family is
using their paid employees (i.e. Sen. John Ensign, CIA, Fox News, Rick Warren, Alex Jones etc.) and a few supporters
and are attempting to make the Republican Party into their party incorporating and representing their modern radical
Islamic agenda.}
President Obama is "very concerned" about the events unfolding in Iran, as the Islamic Republic's supreme leader
warned Friday about a coming crackdown on peaceful protesters. "I'm very concerned based on some of the tenor --
and tone of the statements that have been made -- that the government of Iran recognize that the world is watching,"
the president told CBS News. "And how they approach and deal with people who are, through peaceful means, trying
to be heard will, I think, send a pretty clear signal to the international community about what Iran is and -- and is not."
Earlier, the White House welcomed a non-binding resolution in Congress supporting street protests in Iran as top
officials said the president will continue his low-key approach to the roiling internal debate over Iran's disputed
presidential election. "It's not about us, it's about them," a senior administration official. "They are the ones driving
this." Both houses of Congress have voted to condemn Iran's crackdown on anti-government demonstrators. The
resolution -- approved by the House and then the Senate -- condemns "the ongoing violence" by the government and
the Iranian government's suppression of the Internet and cell phones. It also expressed support for Iranian citizens who
embrace freedom. The resolution was initiated by Republicans as a veiled criticism of Obama, who has been reluctant
to speak too strongly about the disputed elections that left hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in charge of the
Muslim nation. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the resolution is consistent with Obama's message
condemning the violence in Iran. At the same time, he said the U.S. would not become a political football in a debate
happening in Iran. "This is a debate among Iranians about Iran," a senior official said. [article link]
{Flashback} President Bush Jr. - The White House and Ramadan - The State Dining Room, Washington, D.C. November
19, 2001
"According to Muslim teachings, God first revealed His word in the Holy Qur'an to the prophet, Muhammad, during the
month of Ramadan. That word has guided billions of believers across the centuries, and those believers built a culture
of learning and literature and science. All the world continues to benefit from this faith and its achievements." Remarks
by the President George W. Bush At Iftaar Dinner - The State Dining Room, Washington, D.C. November 19, 2001.
[article link]
{Flashback} November 2003: Bush Jr. All religions pray to 'same God' - 'That's what I believe - I believe Islam is a great
religion that preaches peace' - "Secondly, I want American citizens to see me hosting an Iftaar dinner" "That's a strong
message for the Americans" {It's a strong message that Bush hates America. Update: Bush Jr. with his deliberate
economy wrecking high price of oil, the endless 'stay the course' wars and his many other nightmare policies against
America defiantly prove beyond any doubt that Bush seriously hated America and wanted to destroy America or at
least radically alter and reshape America.} (Iftar, refers to the evening meal for breaking the daily fast during the Islamic
month of Ramadan)
President George Bush has repeated his belief all religions, "whether they be Muslim, Christian, or any other religion,
prays to the same God" - an assertion that caused outrage among evangelical leaders when he said it in November
2003. Bush made the statement Friday in an interview with Al Arabiya reporter Elie Nakouzi. Al Arabiya is Al Jazeerah's
top competitor in the Mideast. ... "We are having an Iftaar dinner tonight - I say, 'we' - it's my wife and I," Bush told
Nakouzi. "This is the seventh one in the seven years I've been the president. It gives me a chance to say 'Ramadan
Mubarak.' The reason I do this is I want people to understand about my country. In other words, I hope this message
gets out of America. I want people to understand that one of the great freedoms in America is the right for people to
worship any way they see fit. If you're a Muslim, an agnostic, a Christian, a Jew, a Hindu, you're equally American. "And
the value - the most valuable thing I think about America is that - particularly if you're a religious person - you can be
free to worship, and it's your choice to make. It's not the state's choice, and you shouldn't be intimidated after you've
made your choice. And that's a right that I jealously guard. "Secondly, I want American citizens to see me hosting an
Iftaar dinner." "That's a strong message for the Americans," said Nakouzi. [article link]
On the Ensign Affair, Fox News Dropped the Ball - Fox News passed up allegations that Sen. John Ensign had an
extramarital affair with his former campaign treasurer, even after receiving a letter from the woman's husband
detailing the relationship {Fox News is the source I trust the least. Fox News seems intent on deceiving America and
now with Glen Beck it's even worse. The Fox News website is the sewer of the internet and there is no other way to put
it, the Fox News website is all hate and soft porn it's sickening [I used to go 100% to Fox News now it's about 10% Fox
News and 60% CNN though lately CNN is following Fox into the gutter]. The Conservative movement will never
regroup as long as Fox News is the prime location and source for our information.}
Fox News passed up allegations that Sen. John Ensign had an extramarital affair with his former campaign treasurer,
even after receiving a letter from the woman's husband detailing the relationship. ... "The unethical behavior and
immoral choice of Senator Ensign has been confronted by me and others on a number of occasions over this past year,"
Hampton wrote. "In fact one of the confrontations took place in February 2008 at his home in Washington DC with a
group of his peers. One of the attendee's was Senator Tom Coburn from Oklahoma as well as several other men who
are close to the Senator. Senator Ensign's conduct and relentless pursuit of my wife led to our dismissal in April of 2008.
I would like to say he stopped his heinous conduct and pursuit upon our leaving, but that was not the case and his
actions did not subside until August of 2008." Coburn is among those living in a group house with Ensign on Capitol Hill.
Ensign's spokesman has said that his boss chose to reveal the affair after learning that Hampton had approached "a
major television news channel." Hampton wrote that he has "great respect and affection for Fox News. . . . I could have
sought the most liberal, Republican hating media to expose this story, but there are people's lives at stake and justice is
about proper process as well as outcome. Senator Ensign has no business serving in the US Senate anymore!" -- News
organizations often wrestle with whether to pursue allegations of sexual impropriety by politicians. When ABC reported
in 2006 that then-Rep. Mark Foley had sent sexually explicit messages to teenage House pages, several news
organizations later acknowledged they had received, and declined to investigate, one of the milder messages. -- But
Hampton's letter contains several newsworthy allegations, including that he had confronted Ensign about the affair last
year, that other senators might have known about it, and that Hampton and his wife had been fired. The letter also
captures the anger of Ensign's former aide and friend, who says the senator's actions "have ruined our lives and careers
and left my family in shambles." [article link]
'Conservative' and 'Republican' no longer synonymous - Expect to start hearing something like this very soon on the
campaign trail: "I'm a conservative Republican - emphasis on the 'conservative'!" - A Gallup poll this week found that the
number of Americans defining themselves as conservative is at its highest point in 20 years, at 40 percent - A
conservative resurgence? Possibly - A boon to the Republican Party? Hardly - It means there are plenty of conservatives
out there who are done with the GOP, and independents aren't replacing them - On top of all that, even those who still
identify with the party are unhappy with it
Expect to start hearing something like this very soon on the campaign trail: "I'm a conservative Republican - emphasis
on the 'conservative'!" While the label "Republican" is polling about as low as it's ever polled, its part-time synonym -
"conservative" - is the most popular ideological descriptor in politics. A Gallup poll this week found that the number of
Americans defining themselves as conservative is at its highest point in 20 years, at 40 percent. That compared to 35
percent saying they are moderate and 21 percent saying they are liberal. The results track closely with another Gallup
poll, from May, which found more Americans defining themselves as "pro-life" than "pro-choice" for the first time since
it began asking the question in 1995. And it wasn't even close - 51 percent to 42. A conservative resurgence? Possibly. A
boon to the Republican Party? Hardly. ... There's something wrong with that picture: 40 percent conservative, versus 39
percent linking themselves with Republicans. It means there are plenty of conservatives out there who are done with
the GOP, and independents aren't replacing them. On top of all that, even those who still identify with the party are
unhappy with it; Gallup found 38 percent of them having an unfavorable opinion of their own party. It seems a golden
opportunity for Republican candidates to start emphasizing the C-word and leaving behind the R-word. [article link]
Iran's supreme leader (Ayatollah Ali Khamenei) rejects vote fraud claims - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the vote
accurately reflected the will of the people and accused "enemies of Islam" of stoking anger - The "Islamic establishment
would never manipulate votes and commit treason - The legal structure in this country does not allow vote-rigging"
Khamenei said, in his first address since the elections - The Ayatollah's speech was likely to come under heavy scrutiny
in Iran, amid expectations that, despite conciliatory comments, his strong endorsement of Ahmadinejad will do little to
appease Moussavi's emboldened supporters {The Ayatollah might be trying to buy some more time to strengthen
Ahmadinejad's position though in the long run even that probably wouldn't work. It's possible [and more likely] that the
Ayatollah is being used [by the NWO that now supports Moussavi] to create an intense global movement in support of
Moussavi so that when he does take office in Iran he will have an immense global mandate behind him. Ahmadinejad
did emerge from the election with a stronger hand, strong enough for the human NWO-UN-CIA system that embedded
him however not nearly strong enough for Satan's emerging Satanic Antichrist system that will probably supplant much
of the current NWO system. Moussavi is much more in line with a leadership position in the End Time coming Antichrist
scenario. Moussavi is a smoother, more refined, probably more sinister and a much more worldly leader than the
uncouth Ahmadinejad could ever be. The End Time governments and global leaders are going to have huge
spontaneous cult like followings and Moussavi is fitting much more closely into this End Time scenario.}
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader on Friday rejected opposition claims that last week's presidential elections
were rigged, describing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's win as "definitive" and calling for an end to days of protest.
In his first speech since the June 12 election outcome sparked the country's worst unrest in 30 years, Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei said the vote accurately reflected the will of the people and accused "enemies of Islam" of stoking anger. The
"Islamic establishment would never manipulate votes and commit treason. The legal structure in this country does not
allow vote-rigging," Khamenei said, in his first address since the elections. He told a large crowd at Tehran University
that the "historic" 85 percent turnout of more than 40 million people meant the vote was too large to have been
manipulated. "There is a difference of 11 million votes [14 million printed ballots are unaccounted for]. How can vote-
rigging happen?" he added. Ahmadinejad claimed victory with more than 62 percent of the votes, surprising many
experts who had predicted a stronger showing from main opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi. The Ayatollah's
speech was likely to come under heavy scrutiny in Iran, amid expectations that, despite conciliatory comments, his
strong endorsement of Ahmadinejad will do little to appease Moussavi's emboldened supporters. Moussavi's
allegations of ballot fraud and calls for a fresh vote have rallied thousands on the streets of Tehran and other cities, in
scenes not witnesses in country since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 toppled its monarchy. [article link]
Iran's Top Leader Warns of Protest Crackdown as Crowd Chants 'Death to America' - Iran's supreme leader said Friday
that the country's disputed presidential vote had not been rigged - The speech created a stark choice for candidate Mir
Hossein Mousavi and his supporters: Drop their demands for a new vote or take to the streets again in blatant defiance
{This is probably a new paradigm shift in progress and it's out with the old menacing Ayatollahs and in with the new
friendly Moussavi, even though in actuality they are nearly identical and nothing new in substance will have emerged
except that the US and Europe will now have a more publically valid reason to much more closely embrace a new
(Moussavi) Iran as in 'New Best Friends Forever' close [the same CIA Bush-Cheney apparatus will remain intact and
operational in Iran including Dick Cheney's daughter Liz who has been a main US liaison to Iran]. The Ayatollahs of Iran
[and the Taliban of Afghanistan] were easily created in 1979 with the help of the CIA and now in 2009 they can be just
as easily re-created or even removed in order to help create a false impression of change.}
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader said Friday that the country's disputed presidential vote had not been rigged,
sternly warning protesters of a crackdown if they continue massive demonstrations demanding a new election.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sided with hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and offered no concessions to the
opposition. He effectively closed any chance for a new vote by calling the June 12 election an "absolute victory." The
speech created a stark choice for candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi and his supporters: Drop their demands for a new vote
or take to the streets again in blatant defiance of the man endowed with virtually limitless powers under Iran's
constitution. [article link]
{Flashback} May 30, 2009: Iran Hangs 3 [scapegoats] for Involvement in Deadly [Pre-Election, designed to bolster
Ahmadinejad] Mosque Bombing - The three men supplied explosives [probably unknowingly as uniformed mules] to
the perpetrators who carried out the Thursday bombing in Zahedan, 1,000 miles southeast of the capital Tehran, said a
statement issued by the judiciary - Iran has blamed the U.S. and Israel for trying to stoke sectarian tension with the
Sunni Muslim minority - In March 2006, gunmen dressed as security forces killed 21 people on a highway outside
Zahedan in an attack authorities blamed on "rebels" {Of course Israel is always going to get the blame but it's extremely
unlikely that Israel had any knowledge that such a plot was even underway and it often goes unreported but Israel is
constantly preventing terrorist attacks of all kinds including plots against Mosques. Apparently, Sunni 'Al Qaeda' is also
a mandatory blame suspect as well so no shortage of blame or suspects but who is really behind all of the global
terrorist attacks?}
TEHRAN, Iran - Three people convicted of involvement in a mosque bombing in southeastern Iran that killed 25 were
hanged Saturday, Iran's official news agency reported. The three men supplied explosives to the perpetrators who
carried out the Thursday bombing in Zahedan, 1,000 miles southeast of the capital Tehran, said a statement issued by
the judiciary. ... He added that the men, identified as Haji Nouti Zehi, Gholam Rasoul Shahoo Zehi and Zabihollah
Naroui, were also involved in several other bombings including a bus attack in 2006. Jundallah or God's Brigade, a Sunni
militant group believed to have links with Al Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attack. ... The Baluch minority can be
found in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Iran has blamed the U.S. and Israel for trying to stoke sectarian tension with
the Sunni Muslim minority. The U.S. condemned attack Friday. In March 2006, gunmen dressed as security forces killed
21 people on a highway outside Zahedan in an attack authorities blamed on "rebels," though Jundallah was never
specifically named. [article link]
{Flashback} December 27, 2007: Bush administration condemns attack on Bhutto - A U.S. official speaking on grounds
of anonymity confirmed that Bhutto was assassinated - No person or group has claimed responsibility for her death, the
official said {Bush lavishly funder her killers and he is as guilty as they are.}
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration scrambled Thursday with the implications of former Pakistani Prime
Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination after investing significant diplomatic capital in promoting reconciliation
between her and President Pervez Musharraf. ... Those concerns were compounded by the rising threat from al Qaeda
and Taliban extremists, particularly in Pakistan's largely ungoverned tribal areas bordering Afghanistan despite the fact
that Washington had pumped nearly $10 billion in aid into the country since Musharraf became an indispensable
counter-terrorism ally after September 11, 2001. Irritated by the situation, Congress last week imposed new restrictions
on U.S. assistance to Pakistan, including tying $50 million in military aid to State Department assurances that the
country is making "concerted efforts" to prevent terrorists from operating inside its borders. Under the law, which
provides a total of $300 million in aid to Pakistan and was signed by President Bush on Wednesday, Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice also must guarantee Pakistan is implementing democratic reforms, including releasing political
prisoners and restoring an independent judiciary. [article link]
{Flashback} ANALYSIS: Conspiracy theories abound over Benazir Bhutto slaying - The most astounding aspect of
Thursday's events is the negligence displayed by Bhutto's security detail
According to reports, the assassin managed to approach Bhutto and position himself within a short distance of her,
before proceeding to shoot her and detonate the explosives with which he was strapped. Not only did the assassin want
to cause maximum casualties, but he also hoped that authorities would later be unable to identify him and thus
ascertain which organization he was working for. What makes the security failure all the more startling is the fact that it
comes just weeks after the first assassination attempt following Bhutto's return to Pakistan from a lengthy political
exile. In the attempt, suicide bombers killed 150 people, although Bhutto escaped unharmed. Under these
circumstances, it was chiefly incumbent on her security guards to do all in their power to prevent direct access to her,
even during the course of an election campaign in which a candidate seeks to come into contact with the public.
[article link]
{Flashback} Bhutto photographer: 'She was clearly in her element' - Bhutto enjoyed being with her supporters - She was
clearly in her element," he said - "She just wanted to get close to the people, and obviously whoever was after her --
they saw that coming"
(CNN) -- The photographer who took the last known images of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto before
her assassination Thursday told CNN he was "surprised" to see her rise through the sunroof of her vehicle to wave to
supporters after delivering her speech. ... "I ran up, got as close as I got, made a few pictures of her waving to the
crowd," Getty Images senior staff photographer John Moore told CNN's online streaming news service, CNN.com Live,
in a phone interview Thursday from Islamabad, Pakistan. "And then suddenly, there were a few gunshots that rang out,
and she went down, she went down through the sunroof," he said. "And just at that moment I raised my camera up and
the blast happened. ... And then, of course, there was chaos." ... However, the Rawalpindi rally was announced
beforehand, he observed. "Whoever planned this attack -- they had time on their hands to plan everything properly,
and you saw the results today," he said. ... Moore said it was obvious that Bhutto enjoyed being with her supporters.
"She was clearly in her element," he said. "She just wanted to get close to the people, and obviously whoever was after
her -- they saw that coming." [article link]
{Flashback} Pakistan: What it all Means - It is not a good idea to have 70 nuclear weapons in the hands of a country that
is falling apart - "Decisive action is needed to prevent civil war in Pakistan, and a destabilized region only serves to fuel
the interests of radical Islam"
Joel Rosenberg asks, "Why does Bhutto's death matter? To be blunt: Pakistan and her nuclear weapons are in danger of
falling into the hands of Islamic radicals. Such radicals have attempted to assassinate Pakistani President Pervez
Musharraf multiple times in the last few years, hoping to seize control of the government and impose Sharia Law. The
attack is a sobering reminder that Pakistan is just one coup d'etat away from Osama bin Laden or one of his fanatical,
murderous allies suddenly gaining control. It is difficult to imagine a more nightmarish scenario than al-Qaeda in
possession of Pakistan's nuclear arsensal, but this is not an impossibility." Gary Bauer reminds us, "Bhutto survived a
previous assassination attempt in October involving coordinated bombings that killed more than 150 people and
wounded hundreds more. She did not falter from her cause; she pressed on. According to press reports, a baby was
turned into a human bomb in that failed attempt. The child was strapped with explosives and passed person-to-person
through the crowd in the hopes that Bhutto would hug the baby, which is what any decent person would do. But
Bhutto's enemies, our enemies, freedom's enemies, exploit our sensitivities and turn babies into bombs. "This is the evil
Bhutto was confronting. Her voice has been silenced. The rest of the civilized world must take up her cause. We cannot
ignore it. We cannot compromise with it. We must defeat it or it will defeat us." We are in perilous times (II Timothy 3)
so stay tuned. [article link]
Obama's reticence on Iran stirs stew of opinion - Obama has said he is troubled by violence against protesters in
Tehran, but insists it's up to Iranians to settle their election dispute themselves {It's Iran's election except for the minor
detail that the entire complex and precisely implemented election scam in Iran was very likely a CIA plot from top to
bottom and beginning to end but other than complete CIA involvement in the election the Iranians were allowed to
vote just not pick their own President.}
President Obama is taking heat for his measured comments about the post-election protests in Iran. Obama has said he
is troubled by violence against protesters in Tehran, but insists it's up to Iranians to settle their election dispute
themselves. For that, he's accused of meddling by the government of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Meanwhile, Republicans such as John McCain, Obama's rival in last year's U.S. election, accuse the president of not
doing enough to help democratic supporters in Iran. ... Obama made no comments about Iran on Thursday, and has
spoken only twice about the election and ensuing violence since protests began last weekend. "I stand strongly with the
universal principle that people's voices should be heard and not suppressed," he said earlier in the week. ... Daniel
Senor, a foreign policy adviser in the Bush administration, said Obama should speak more forcefully for democracy. He
noted that Iran already is accusing the U.S. of interference and would do so under any circumstances. Democratic
movements are best sustained through "international isolation" of repressive governments, Senor added, as happened
in the Ukraine after its elections in 2004. The best way to get other countries to speak out against Iran is presidential
leadership. "The international community," he added, "will not mobilize unless the United States president weighs in."
[article link]
Why Now, John Ensign? - Ensign "didn't explain why he had decided to disclose the affair - The Sun asked today, "Were
payments to the Hamptons, documented in Senate and federal election records, intended to ensure their silence about
the affair?"
The woman with whom Ensign had the affair, Cynthia Hampton, the former treasurer of Ensign's political committees,
came forward yesterday to acknowledge the affair. Her husband, Douglas Hampton, served as a senior aide to Ensign in
his Senate office. As the Washington Post story notes today, Cynthia Hampton's salary doubled in 2008 during the time
she had the affair with Ensign. Her husband got an additional two weeks of pay in April 2008 two months before the
affair ended and their son was put on the payroll until the affair ended in mid August 2008. The Sun asked today, "Were
payments to the Hamptons, documented in Senate and federal election records, intended to ensure their silence about
the affair?" [article link]
Ensign's Ex-Lover Suggests More Details to Emerge - The first public statement from the woman who had an affair with
Nevada Sen. John Ensign suggests more is brewing behind the Republican lawmaker's neat account - Ensign, in his
second term, has said he intends to remain in the Senate {I couldn't be more proud of the Republican Party they stand
for so much good, so much honesty, integrity, leadership, self sacrifice yep it's good to be an American and have those
fine Republicans in office building our nation and looking out for our interests. Maybe in the 2010 election we can vote
in even more Republicans into office, well on second thought maybe we shouldn't.}
Nevada Sen. John Ensign's ex-lover says she did "everything possible" to keep their affair private, but a spokesman for
the Republican lawmaker refuted the claim Thursday, saying the woman's husband approached a major television news
channel before Ensign's public confession. Ensign's spokesman, Tory Mazzola, told FOX News that Cindy Hampton's
husband, Doug, approached a TV news outlet with information on his wife's extramarital affair. This prompted Ensign
to go public with his confession, according to sources. But in her first public statement Wednesday, Hampton said she
and her family kept the affair private -- and suggested there may be more brewing behind Ensign's neat account.
Hampton and her husband, a couple Ensign has described as "close friends," issued sharp remarks through their
attorney. ... Ensign and his staff have refused to comment since he admitted the affair at a hastily arranged news
conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday. It remains unclear what prompted the unexpected announcement. The disclosure
resurrected questions about a two-week period in 2002 when Ensign abruptly dropped from public view. A person
familiar with that episode, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, said the senator
told a close associate the absence followed an earlier affair. Ensign, in his second term, has said he intends to remain in
the Senate. [article link]
***Webcast Event (Thursday) June 25 at 8:00 p.m. (EDT): THE COLLAPSE OF CHRISTIAN AMERICA-LIVE WEBCAST
FROM THE CREATION MUSEUM with Ken Ham, president of Answers in Genesis
Ken Ham, president of Answers in Genesis, will present powerful new research as part of our first-ever live video
webcast addressing the current spiritual state of our nation. Find out the reasons behind the collapse of Christianity in
the Western world, then participate in a live chat with Britt Beemer, founder of America’s Research Group, and Ken
following the webcast. They are the co-authors of the new eye-opening book Already Gone. America has more
Christian resources and Bible colleges than ever in its history, yet the nation is on a spiritual downward spiral. What has
happened? Why is the church not reaching the culture today as it has in the past? Get the full report on June 25 at 8:00
p.m. as Ken, in his dynamic style, recounts the secularization of American culture and explains why we are losing
generations from the church-why, in fact, they are already gone! Don't miss this free webcast. Mark your calendar and
visit www.creationmuseum.org June 25 at 8:00 p.m. (EDT). [article link]
Economist.com: Iran rises up - It looks increasingly as though the government will have to crack down or back down -
Yet something momentous has happened in a pivotal country in the most combustible part of the world - Having fatally
misread its own people, Iran's government must now decide whether to back down or to crack down
THE sight of a million-odd demonstrators on the streets of Tehran, the like of which has not been seen since the
revolution that unseated the shah in 1979, is bound to stir the hearts of freedom lovers the world over. That is especially
true when the chief butt of popular anger, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is a Holocaust-denying bully who seems
bent on getting his hands on a nuclear weapon. Yet outsiders tempted to shout their support for the protesters should
tread carefully for fear of achieving the opposite of what they intend. -- After holding the country in a tight grip for 30
years, Iran’s clerical rulers are in disarray. The presidential candidate who was supposed to have come second in last
week’s ballot, Mir Hosein Mousavi, seems likely, judging by all the chicanery, to have won (see article). The
establishment is divided, with some stalwarts of the revolution siding with the demonstrators. Even the supreme
leader, too spiritual to submit himself to popular ballot for the near-omnipotent post he has held for the past two
decades, has become embroiled in the squalid electoral fray. He may ultimately even face the question of his, and the
regime’s, survival. ... No one can see into the back rooms of the clerical establishment or into the bunkers of the
Revolutionary Guard. No one knows the real results of the vote. No one can predict how long the street protests will last
or how ready the regime is to use force and the price it would pay in its own people’s blood. Yet something momentous
has happened in a pivotal country in the most combustible part of the world. Having fatally misread its own people,
Iran’s government must now decide whether to back down or to crack down. [article link]
Iran protesters take to streets in 'mourning' march - [also] Press TV reported Thursday that Iran's Intelligence Ministry
said it has arrested a number of "main agents" [agent provocateurs] behind vandalism during the [peaceful] daily
protests - Intelligence Minister Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Eje'i said the ministry has a responsibility to "arrest and
prosecute members of 'some groups which enter public rallies and attempt to cause unrest and chaos'"
Daily protests have claimed at least eight lives, according to Iran's government-funded Press Counter-demonstrations
by Ahmadinejad backers also have drawn thousands, reflecting a fissure in the country. There have been several
incidents of violence, some of which Moussavi supporters blamed on backers of Ahmadinejad and some on the Basij, a
volunteer paramilitary force that takes orders from the government. Press TV reported Thursday that Iran's Intelligence
Ministry said it has arrested a number of "main agents" behind vandalism during the daily protests. Intelligence Minister
Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Eje'i said the ministry has a responsibility to "arrest and prosecute members of 'some groups
which enter public rallies and attempt to cause unrest and chaos.'" Iran said it was investigating reports of violence at a
Tehran University Dormitory. Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has blamed the Interior Ministry for the raid on the dorm
and attacks on civilians. Though the focus of demonstrations has been in Tehran, reports of protests and violence
emerged in all corners of Iran. Human rights group Amnesty International said people had protested in Tabriz and
Bobol in the north, Shiraz in the south, and Mashad and Zahedan in the east. It reported several deaths in Oroumiye in
the northwest and Shiraz, as well as beatings by police, use of tear gas and the detention of hundreds of protesters.
Authorities in Tehran have cracked down on the protests by hauling dozens of demonstrators to jail and blocking access
to social networking sites, such as Twitter and Facebook. ... A number of activists have been swept up in the arrests,
including a former Iranian deputy prime minister who headed a group supporting increased freedom and democracy.
Ibrahim Yazdi, who is about 76 years old and has prostate cancer, was pulled from his hospital bed and arrested
Wednesday in Tehran, his granddaughter told CNN. [article link]
Where Will the Power Lie in Iran? - A Middle-Class Uprising - This election and the post-election protests are by far the
greatest challenge the Islamic Republic of Iran has faced since its inception in 1979 - the rise of a new middle class
whose demands stand in contrast to the radicalism of the incumbent President Ahmadinejad and the core conservative
values of the clerical elite - This middle class has a different vision for the Iranian society and state - It is much larger in
size and younger in age, politically more engaged and less timid
This election and the post-election protests are by far the greatest challenge the Islamic Republic of Iran has faced since
its inception in 1979. Neither the downfall of President Banisadr in June 1981 nor the election of Mohammad Khatami
to presidency in June 1997 matches in size and intensity the events of the past few weeks. Even though the outcome is
uncertain, the ongoing protests reflect a remarkable phenomenon: the rise of a new middle class whose demands stand
in contrast to the radicalism of the incumbent President Ahmadinejad and the core conservative values of the clerical
elite, which no doubt has the backing of a religiously conservative sector of the population. ... This middle class has a
different vision for the Iranian society and state. It is much larger in size and younger in age, politically more engaged
and less timid. ... Like any other middle class it demands better living standards, more cultural and social freedoms,
greater gender balance and women’s rights, ethnic and religious inclusion and better access to the outside world. It
wants accountability from the government and it demands to be heard. It is sensitive to Iran’s image abroad and does
not wish to be portrayed as extremist and uncouth. It is more articulate, better educated, technologically savvy, and
more confident of its own place. If the conservative forces within the Iranian regime crush the peaceful protest
movement they stand to alienate the largest, the most productive sector of the population. This may severally
paralyze, even destroy, Iran’s chances to emerge as a prosperous and stable country pivotal to the stability of the whole
region. [article link]
Iranian-Americans protest in D.C. - marching from Iranian diplomatic offices to the Russian embassy, in protest of both
governments' actions - The demonstration came in the wake of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hosting Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Moscow on Tuesday, despite allegations of ballot fraud in Ahmadinejad's re-
election last week
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Iranian-Americans demonstrated on the streets of Washington on Wednesday evening,
marching from Iranian diplomatic offices to the Russian embassy, in protest of both governments' actions. The
demonstration came in the wake of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hosting Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad in Moscow on Tuesday, despite allegations of ballot fraud in Ahmadinejad's re-election last week. "We're
hoping that the world attention does not end from what the Iranians are doing right now, because this is not going to
end in the next few days, because this is a long haul, a long battle," said Washington protest and group organizer
Morteza Ahmady. "Iranians are very capable of deciding their own destiny." The group Whereismyvote.org organized
the demonstration of about 100 people and aims to build support for its "global protest" this Saturday. "I think it's a very
new thing from a historical point of view; it's a civic movement. People try to keep it as nonviolent and civil as possible,"
said group organizer Negar Mortarzavi. In Russia, Ahmadinejad was welcomed as the "newly re-elected president of
Iran," with Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov telling reporters, "the issue of elections in Iran is an internal affair of
the Iranian people." [article link]
Iran accuses US of meddling after disputed vote - Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of "intolerable"
meddling in its internal affairs, alleging for the first time that Washington has fueled a bitter postelection dispute {Bye,
bye, Ahmadinejad! This is very probably the end for Ahmadinejad's rigged presidency as the US is currently re-
positioning itself [in the media] to identify with the other side. The handwriting is on the wall. Soon the US will be
claiming responsibility for the election change even though the US delayed and seemingly did everything it could to
help keep Ahmadinejad in office. In all likelihood though Ahmadinejad will miraculously re-emerge in world politics
probably as some new UN love child i.e. Mikhail Gorbachev of the then supposedly defunct USSR.}
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of "intolerable" meddling in its internal affairs,
alleging for the first time that Washington has fueled a bitter postelection dispute. Opposition supporters marched in
Tehran's streets for a third straight day to protest the outcome of the balloting. The Iranian government summoned the
Swiss ambassador, who represents U.S. interests in Iran, to complain about American interference, state-run Press TV
reported. The English-language channel quoted the government as calling Western interference "intolerable."
President Barack Obama has reacted cautiously to developments in Iran, saying he shared the world's "deep concerns
about the election" but adding that it was "not productive, given the history of U.S.-Iranian relations, to be seen as
meddling." The two countries broke off diplomatic relations after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. [article link]
Witnesses describe violence in Iran as protesters stand firm {Good for the people of Iran this is Truly an Historic event!}
(Graphic Photos)
(CNN) -- Defying threats of arrest or worse, witnesses to protests in Iran are managing to leak reports of violence after
the country's disputed presidential elections. ... Many Iranians feel the June 12 election was "a sham," a Tehran man in
his 20s told CNN in an interview. "During the previous presidential election, we had a 50.9 percent turnout," he said.
"This time, we got 82 percent, because people wanted change and current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad out. We
know that many of Ahmadinejad voters from the last election voted for opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi this
time. "This is one of the reasons we were certain that Moussavi would win," he said. "On Saturday morning, when they
released the results that Ahmadinejad got 64 percent and Moussavi got 33 percent, we were absolutely shocked. If you
looked at the returns coming in, Ahmadinejad's returns never dipped -- but Moussavi's votes dropped from 630,000 to
570,000. How is that possible? It's just more proof that the elections were rigged ... people feel like their intelligence has
been insulted and that they've been lied to." ... Reports of violence came from outside Tehran as well. One video was
posted by a person who said he had received it anonymously from a Twitter feed. It showed several people wounded by
apparent gunshots, and people attempting to treat them, seemingly without medical supplies. The poster said the
video was shot in Esfahan, a city about 200 miles (320 kilometers) south of Tehran. [article link]
Iranian Opposition Leader Calls for Peaceful Rally Over Election Violence - {I pray for the safety and wellbeing for all the
people of Iran that their election has a peaceful outcome and that they have a real opportunity to move forward in a
peaceful way with their lives and in their society helping to set an example of peace and prosperity throughout the
Middle-East including a meaningful peace with Israel.}
Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi urged his supporters to hold peaceful protests Thursday to mourn those
killed in violence over the country's hotly-disputed election results, Reuters reported. He called for his followers to wear
or carry black in mourning for the alleged election fraud and the deaths of protesters, and said there should be "a new
presidential election that will not repeat the shameful fraud from the previous election." ... But Mousavi appears to have
no intention of backing down. His announcement came shortly after the country's most powerful military force said
that Iranian Web sites and bloggers must remove any materials that "create tension" or face legal action. The dispute
presents one of the gravest threats to Iran's cleric-led system since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. [article link]
Commentary: Could Iran crisis promote Mideast peace? [Not unless the UN acknowledges vote fraud and removes
Ahmadinejad from office, it seems that Iranian protests are going to eventually remove Ahmadinejad with or without
the UN though the UN would actually gain more credibility and get more millage with Ahmadinejad gone,
Ahmadinejad is very likely a CIA operative (since at least 1979 and the CIA inspired Iranian hostage crisis with
Ahmadinejad as the front man) so the US government will cling to their CIA planted agent until the bitter end] - We're
witnessing the mobilizing power of anti-incumbent forces, particularly youth, who are fed up, and the role of
technology in getting voters to the ballot boxes and out on the street - Both events, however, point to setbacks for
what many have perceived as a [premeditated Bush NWO plan] Shiite axis of Iran and Hezbollah to undermine
American interests throughout the Mideast - For this reason, Arab publics are fixated on the events in Tehran as much
as Americans are {It's interesting that every time Saddam Hussein of Iraq coughed or flew an airplane it was an
international crisis that required the overthrow of his leadership by force however Iran's nuclear nut Ahmadinejad is
hanging in the balance barely able to stay in power as he steals elections, kills his own people on the streets, and
threatens the globe with a nuclear crisis yet the Western UN powers are doing more to keep him illegally in office than
to remove him. Note: I pray every day that Israel does not take the bait and bomb a nuclear facility in Iran. It's painfully
obvious that the USA is supporting Ahmadinejad not deposing him and if Israel bombed Iran the US would back Iran it's
that sort of world we now exist in. Ahmadinejad is a random terrorist threat but he is also a poor leader and probably
not capable of taking his forces into an actual war against another nation.}
Editor's note: Parag Khanna is director of the Global Governance Initiative at the New America Foundation and author
of the best-seller "The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order" (Random House, 2008), which
has been translated into more than a dozen languages. During 2007 he was a senior geopolitical adviser to U.S. Special
Operations Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. A host of InnerView on MTV, he also served in the foreign policy advisory
group to the Barack Obama for President campaign. (CNN) -- With a [partial ballot] recount announced for the Iranian
election, and opposition candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi demanding a fresh election, the political situation in Iran
remains on a knife's edge. We're witnessing the mobilizing power of anti-incumbent forces, particularly youth, who are
fed up, and the role of technology in getting voters to the ballot boxes and out on the street. The Iranian drama has
upstaged the recent Lebanese elections in which the U.S.-backed, Sunni-led March 14 coalition won a resounding
victory over the increasingly politically active Hezbollah. Both events, however, point to setbacks for what many have
perceived as a Shiite axis of Iran and Hezbollah to undermine American interests throughout the Mideast. For this
reason, Arab publics are fixated on the events in Tehran as much as Americans are. [article link]
Ensign quits Senate GOP leadership post - Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada has stepped down from his
leadership post one day after admitting he carried on a [2nd] extra-marital affair [known affairs in 2002, and 2007-2008]
- Ensign was chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, the fourth-ranking spot in the leadership - "This really
doesn't help a Republican Party that has tried to run as a party of family values" said Chuck Muth, a self-described
conservative-libertarian activist - "It absolutely makes the party look hugely hypocritical" - Ensign's admission
complicates Republican Party efforts to unseat Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid, also from Nevada, in next
year's midterm congressional elections {So many of the Bush Republican office holders are just phony pretenders with
practically no real abilities to lead or govern so it's no surprise that the Bush Republican Party is in full meltdown and at
a crisis level. At this rate the Republican Party won't bounce back they have dug too deep of a hole for themselves. The
Bush Republican era is synonymous with scumbag politics and few would identify themselves as a Bush Republican (4%
in the last poll of who represents the Republican Party) and worse yet the Bush RINO Party has no intention of changing
back to its Conservative roots so I guess it's Audios Republican Amigos for the Republican Party!}
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada has stepped down from his leadership post one day after
admitting he carried on a extra-marital affair with a woman who was on his campaign staff. Ensign conveyed his
decision in a phone call with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who said he had accepted the resignation.
Ensign was chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, the fourth-ranking spot in the leadership. He remained away
from the Capitol during the day, and aides declined to answer additional questions about the affair. Ensign, a rising star
in conservative circles and Nevada's most popular Republican, disclosed the affair at a hastily arranged news
conference Tuesday, shattering his prospects for heading his party's ticket three years from now. ... "This really doesn't
help a Republican Party that has tried to run as a party of family values," said Chuck Muth, a self-described
conservative-libertarian activist. "It absolutely makes the party look hugely hypocritical." Ensign did not disclose what
prompted his decision to declare his infidelity. Ensign's spokesman, Tory Mazzola, said the affair took place between
December 2007 and August 2008 with a campaign staffer who was married to an employee in Ensign's Senate office. In
2002, Ensign missed several public appearances and dropped official business for about two weeks to deal with what
his aides then described as a family matter. A person familiar with that episode, speaking on condition of anonymity
because of the sensitivity of the matter, said Tuesday the absence followed an earlier affair. Ensign's admission
complicates Republican Party efforts to unseat Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid, also from Nevada, in next
year's midterm congressional elections. Associated Press reporter Kevin Freking reported from Washington and AP
reporters Brendan Riley and Kathleen Hennessey contributed to the story from Nevada. [article link]
{Flashback} October 20, 2006: Bush celebrates National Character Counts Week - During National Character Counts
Week, Bush Stumps for Philanderer - President Bush flew here to champion the reelection of a congressman who last
year settled a $5.5 million lawsuit alleging that he beat his mistress during a five-year affair - Update: Don Sherwood
was defeated for reelection by Chris Carney (D) in November 2006 - Carney defeated Sherwood in the election, 53% to
47% and became the first Democrat to represent Pennsylvania's 10th district since 1960 (Wiki.com)
"I'm pleased to be here with Don Sherwood," a smiling president told the congressman's loyal but dispirited supporters
at a luncheon fundraiser Thursday. "He has got a record of accomplishment." Quite a record. While representing the
good people of the 10th District, the married congressman shacked up in Washington with a Peruvian immigrant more
than three decades his junior. During one assignation in 2004, the woman, who says Sherwood was striking her and
trying to strangle her, locked herself in a bathroom and called 911; Sherwood told police he was giving her a back rub.
At a time when Republicans are struggling to motivate religious conservatives to go to the polls next month, it is not
clear what benefit the White House found in sending Bush to stump for Sherwood - smack dab in the middle of what
Bush, in an official proclamation, dubbed "National Character Counts Week." [article link]
Sources Say 'Extortion' Threat Was Behind GOP Senator's Admission of Affair With Staff Member - Republican Sen.
John Ensign of Nevada is admitting he had an extramarital affair with a member of his campaign staff - a decision that
FOX News sources say was prompted by a blackmail threat {No Duh! Politicians don't just suddenly gain a conscience
and get honest of course money, manipulation and the need for power resulted in the public announcement. I was
thinking either the Democrats or more likely the Bush family dished the dirt. If he started meddling and somehow got in
the way of Jeb's 2012 presidential bid then Bush Sr. might have donned his special Black Ops cap. Bush Sr. didn't just
fall out of a plane yesterday, well actually it was a few days ago but Memo to all Republicans the White House is for
Bush approved personnel only.}
An influential Republican senator went public Tuesday about an extramarital affair he had with a member of his
campaign staff -- a decision that FOX News sources say was prompted by a blackmail threat. Two Senate Republican
sources close to Sen. John Ensign of Nevada told FOX News that a former employee had asked Ensign for money in
what both sources described as a case of "extortion." ... Last month, Ensign traveled to Iowa for a speech organized by a
conservative advocacy group, sparking speculation that he had an interest in possibly running for president. Aides said
the visit was about staking out a leadership position within the GOP. Ensign has been a rising star among conservatives,
speaking out against President Barack Obama's stimulus package, statehood for the District of Columbia and union-
organizing legislation and in favor of gun owners' rights. Ensign has been a member of the men's ministry the Promise
Keepers, a Christian ministry. ... Ensign is the latest member of Congress who has acknowledged infidelity. Sen. David
Vitter, R-La., is rebounding from being linked with a prostitute. Over the years, Ensign and Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid, D-Nev., have worked closely on issues affecting Nevada and have an agreement not to criticize the other
publicly. [article link]
Senator Ensign (R) Nevada [chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee - wiki.com] to admit extramarital
affair - Ensign's considered a rising star within the GOP - Earlier this month Ensign spoke to a conservative group in
Iowa, stoking speculation that he might have interest in running for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012 {So the
guy lies to his wife and cheats on his wife and family but I'm sure he is open and honest enough and straight forward
with the voters and the public after all he wouldn't be a Republican if he couldn't be trusted.}
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Senator John Ensign is admitting he had an extramarital affair. In a statement released by his
office, the Republican from Nevada says "I take full responsibility for my actions. I know that I have deeply hurt and
disappointed my wife, my children, my family, my friends, my staff and the people of Nevada who believed in me not
just as a legislator but as a person. I deeply regret and am very sorry for my actions." The senator's office also released a
statement from Ensign's wife Darlene, saying "since we found out last year we have worked through the situation and
we have come to a reconciliation. This has been difficult on both families. With the help of our family and close friends
our marriage has become stronger. I love my husband." ... Ensign's considered a rising star within the GOP. He was first
elected to the Senate in 2000 and comfortably won re-election in the midterm elections of 2006, when the Democrats
won back Congress. He's not up for re-election until 2012. Earlier this month Ensign spoke to a conservative group in
Iowa, stoking speculation that he might have interest in running for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012.
[article link]
{Flashback} High Infidelity - What if three admitted adulterers (McCain, Giuliani, Newt Gingrich) run for president and
no one cares? - But the most notorious of them all is undoubtedly Newt Gingrich, who ran for Congress in 1978 on the
slogan, "Let Our Family Represent Your Family" - He was reportedly cheating on his first wife at the time - In 1999, he
(57 year old - Newt Gingrich) was disgraced again, having been caught in an affair with a 33-year-old congressional aide
while spearheading the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton
Lurking just over the horizon are liabilities for three Republicans who have topped several national, independent polls
for the GOP's favorite 2008 nominee: Sen. John McCain (affair, divorce), former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (affair,
divorce, affair, divorce), and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (divorce, affair, nasty divorce). Together, they form
the most maritally challenged crop of presidential hopefuls in American political history. ... McCain was still married and
living with his wife in 1979 while, according to The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof, "aggressively courting a 25-year-
old woman who was as beautiful as she was rich." McCain divorced his wife, who had raised their three children while he
was imprisoned in Vietnam, then launched his political career with his new wife's family money. In 2000, McCain
managed to deflect media questioning about his first marriage with a deft admission of responsibility for its failure. It's
possible that the age of the offense and McCain's charmed relationship with the press will pull him through again, but
Giuliani and Gingrich may face a more difficult challenge. Both conducted well-documented affairs in the last decade--
while still in public office. ... Giuliani informed his second wife, Donna Hanover, of his intention to seek a separation in a
2000 press conference. The announcement was precipitated by a tabloid frenzy after Giuliani marched with his then-
mistress, Judith Nathan, in New York's St. Patrick's Day parade, an acknowledgement of infidelity so audacious that
Daily News columnist Jim Dwyer compared it with "groping in the window at Macy's." In the acrid divorce proceedings
that followed, Hanover accused Giuliani of serial adultery, alleging that Nathan was just the latest in a string of
mistresses, following an affair the mayor had had with his former communications director. ... But the most notorious
of them all is undoubtedly Gingrich, who ran for Congress in 1978 on the slogan, "Let Our Family Represent Your
Family." He was reportedly cheating on his first wife at the time. In 1995, an alleged mistress from that period, Anne
Manning, told Vanity Fair's Gail Sheehy: "We had **** sex. He prefers that modus operandi because then he can say, 'I
never slept with her.'" Gingrich obtained his first divorce in 1981, after forcing his wife, who had helped put him through
graduate school, to haggle over the terms while in the hospital, as she recovered from uterine cancer surgery. In 1999,
he was disgraced again, having been caught in an affair with a 33-year-old congressional aide while spearheading the
impeachment proceedings against President Clinton (over his lies about his Monica Lewinsky affair in the White House
oval office). [article link]
Iran to recount disputed election votes - Ahmadinejad's main opponent, conservative reformist Mir Hossein Moussavi,
Tuesday rejected the vote recount, calling instead for a fresh election - The official, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, said a recount would provide another opportunity for the government to manipulate the results - He said
the council ordered the printing of 53 million ballots for the elections, but only 39 million were [publically] used -
Fourteen million ballots were missing [14 million missing official ballots could have been privately cast for Ahmadinejad
and the recount could be counting some or even a lot of the 'missing' ballots] {The original vote fraud of Ahmadinejad is
being continued by recounting only a few of the distorted votes taken from the Mosques and the military offices but
exclude the votes taken at the schools where the Moussavi supporters were told to go vote. The UN should call the
election a fraud and at the very least hold a new election but the UN doesn't want elections the UN a form of
dictatorship itself is very interested in implementing and inserting global dictators into every country in the world
planning that one day all the individual dictator power and authority positions will be absorbed into their UN system
and given to one UN dictator-leader.}
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian authorities Tuesday agreed to recount disputed presidential election votes as the
country faced intensifying unrest in the wake of opposition claims that incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory
was rigged. hmadinejad's main opponent, conservative reformist Mir Hossein Moussavi, Tuesday rejected the vote
recount, calling instead for a fresh election, an official close to the opposition leader's camp told CNN. Moussavi also
asked supporters not to attend a planned protest rally Tuesday to avoid clashes with a rival rally by Ahmadinejad's
supporters that had threatened to renew post-election violence, the official said. Iran's Guardian Council -- which is
made up of top clerics and judges -- said Tuesday it will recount votes that the opposition questioned in Friday's race. A
spokesman for the council told the official Islamic Republic News Agency that council members met with the three
opposition candidates -- Moussavi, Mehdi Karrubi and Mohsen Rezaie -- and asked them to specify the areas where
they wanted a recount. ... The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a recount would provide another
opportunity for the government to manipulate the results. He said the council ordered the printing of 53 million ballots
for the elections, but only 39 million were used. Fourteen million ballots were missing. [article link]
Breaking News: Gunfire Erupts at Iranian Pro-Reform Protests, At Least 1 Killed - Gunmen fired on Iranian protesters
during a massive demonstration over the country's hotly-disputed election, killing at least one person - The shooting
came from a compound for volunteer militia linked to Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard - "We want our president,
not the one who was forced on us" said 28-year-old Sara, who gave only her first name because of fears of reprisals
from authorities
Gunmen fired on Iranian protesters during a massive demonstration over the country's hotly-disputed election, killing
at least one person. An Associated Press photographer saw one person shot dead and several others who appear
seriously wounded in Tehran's Azadi Square. The shooting came from a compound for volunteer militia linked to Iran's
powerful Revolutionary Guard. ... Chanting crowds, some wearing green campaign colors, greeted Mir Hossein
Mousavi, the defeated candidate in Friday's election, as he slowly moved through the streets on the back of a car.
Scuffles broke out as Ahmadinejad supporters, riding motorbikes and armed with sticks, attacked the demonstrators
along the route. But Iranian television painted a more violent picture, saying that pro-government militia opened fire on
the crowd of Mousavi supporters, killing at least one, Reuters reported. "There has been sporadic shooting out there... I
can see people running here," a reporter from Iran's English-language Press TV told Reuters. "We want our president,
not the one who was forced on us," said 28-year-old Sara, who gave only her first name because of fears of reprisals
from authorities. [article link]
June 15, 2009: Iranian Pro-Reform Marchers Flood Tehran Streets - Chanting crowds, some wearing green campaign
colors, greeted Mir Hossein Mousavi, the defeated candidate in Friday's election, as he slowly moved through the
streets on the back of a car - They took up protest chants: "Where are the 63 percent who voted for Ahmadinejad? If
Ahmadinejad remains president, we will protest every day" - Some of the results - were announced before the ballot
boxes had even been opened
Tens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran Monday, defying a country-wide crackdown with protests
against the hotly-disputed results of last week's hotly-disputed presidential election. ... They took up protest chants:
"Where are the 63 percent who voted for Ahmadinejad? If Ahmadinejad remains president, we will protest every day."
Both Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, another defeated candidate who appeared alongside him Monday, have lodged
complaints that the vote was rigged. Some of the results - which awarded a record-breaking 25 million votes and 63
percent of the electorate to Ahmadinejad - were announced before the ballot boxes had even been opened. On
Monday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, ordered an investigation into allegations of election fraud,
marking a stunning turnaround by the country's most powerful figure and offering hope to opposition forces who have
waged street clashes to protest Ahmadinejad's re-election. ... Election results must be authorized by the council,
composed of clerics closely allied with the unelected supreme leader. All three of Ahmadinejad's challengers in the
election - Mousavi and two others - have made public allegations of fraud after results showed the president winning by
a 2-to-1 margin. [article link]
Hossein Moussavi was told yesterday (June 12, 2009) that he had won the Iranian elections, which perhaps served to
temporarily lull them into complacency - Hours later, the Ministry inexplicably reversed itself - announced a landslide
victory for Ahmadinejad - Until we know what happened, the international community should withhold recognition -
On the basis of what we know so far, here is the sequence of events starting on the afternoon of election day, Friday,
June 12 - Unlike previous elections, there was no breakdown of the vote by province - The voting patterns announced
by the government were identical in all parts of the country, an impossibility
Near closing time of the polls, mobile text messaging was turned off nationwide * Security forces poured out into the
streets in large numbers * The Ministry of Interior (election headquarters) was surrounded by concrete barriers and
armed men * National television began broadcasting pre-recorded messages calling for everyone to unite behind the
winner * The Mousavi campaign was informed officially that they had won the election, which perhaps served to
temporarily lull them into complacency * But then the Ministry of Interior announced a landslide victory for
Ahmadinejad * Unlike previous elections, there was no breakdown of the vote by province, which would have provided
a way of judging its credibility * The voting patterns announced by the government were identical in all parts of the
country, an impossibility also see the comments of Juan Cole at the title link * Less than 24 hours later, Supreme
Leader Ayatollah Khamene`i publicly announced his congratulations to the winner, apparently confirming that the
process was complete and irrevocable, contrary to constitutional requirements * Shortly thereafter, all mobile phones,
Facebook, and other social networks were blocked, as well as major foreign news sources. [article link]
A devastating defeat for Iran's green [traditional Islam] revolution - After an election campaign of unprecedented hope
the result shattered those who longed for reform - Mousavi's slick, youth-driven "green" campaign - the colour is for
Islam and hope - galvanised demands for a stabler economy, more liberty at home and easier relations abroad {The
highly opposed Islam of Ahmadinejad is not traditional Islam but a NWO - New Age Islam that is the concoction of
modern think tanks, liberal Universities and media talk shows. No one [not even traditional Islam] is in any way ever
under any obligation to bow down to the newly minted NWO - New Age Islam. This new, more violent and more
oppressive Islam is derived from the imaginations of social engineering and is a figment of the Bush family and their CIA
propaganda. Islam in either the traditional or the modern New Age form will not get anyone into heaven. Everyone
knows by reason that there are not dozens of disembodied virgins awaiting in the afterlife for those who commit crime
here on earth it's just a simple fact that sex is physical and the afterlife is spiritual the two are mutually exclusive.}
June 14, 2009: The disillusionment on the streets of Tehran yesterday was extreme. Several hundred demonstrators,
many wearing the green colours of Mousavi's campaign, chanted "The government lied to the people," gathering near
the Interior Ministry as the final controversial count was announced. Elsewhere in Tehran, up to 300 young people
blocked the avenue by forming a human chain and chanted "Ahmadi, shame on you. Leave the government alone."
One news agency reported that a senior policeman told demonstrators: "The time of dancing and shouting is over." "It's
such a cheek, it's impossible for it to stand," argued a woman photographer from a north Tehran suburb. "If they don't
fix it, it will erode any legitimacy that is left for the Islamic Republic. " The drama came at the end of an extraordinary
week that seemed to promise a new politics for Iran and an end to the mass apathy that allowed the populist
Ahmadinejad to take power in 2005. The previous record turnout was in 1997, when reformist cleric Mohammad
Khatami - who is now backing Mousavi - was elected and ushered in a period of optimism and change. -- Mousavi's
slick, youth-driven "green" campaign - the colour is for Islam and hope - galvanised demands for a stabler economy,
more liberty at home and easier relations abroad. Night after night tens of thousands of his supporters rallied in a party
atmosphere without a single policeman or militiaman in sight as a river of green clothes, armbands and banners - as
well as cars and bikes - swept up Valiasr Avenue, Tehran's main north-south thoroughfare. Some young women even
cast off their hijab headscarves and danced with men - unthinkable public behaviour in normal times. It was inspiring to
see this show of peaceful, if raucous, people power, driven by youthful high spirits. But there was also a warning that
the authorities seem to have ignored. "If there's cheating," went one popular slogan, "there'll be rioting." The menacing
black-clad police deployed on Valiasr last night showed that it was being taken seriously. -- Hopes were high that
Mousavi, with his high-profile wife, Zahra Rahnavard, alongside him, would be a president who would emulate Khatami
and ease social restrictions, especially for women, as well as improve Iran's international standing. "I think there will be
more freedom," said a smiling Soraya Sohrabinejad, 21, draped in a fetching green tunic and the flimsiest of hijabs at
the challenger's final campaign rally. But excitement and wishful thinking may have combined with an underestimation
of the scale of possible electoral fraud, though there were warning signs there, too: a senior ayatollah was rumoured to
have issued a fatwa sanctioning moves to ensure victory for Ahmadinejad, and Mousavi supporters were advised to
vote in schools rather than mosques or Basij militia offices [to separate their vote out so it wouldn't count]. [article link]
June 14, 2009: Iraqi President Congratulates Ahmadinejad on Re-Election - Iraq's president on Sunday congratulated his
Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his re-election, becoming the second head of state to offer support for
the hard-liner - Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim the head of one of the most influential Shiite parties, the Supreme Iraqi Islamic
Council, also sent a congratulatory telegram to Iran - Al-Hakim is suffering from lung cancer and has been hospitalized
in Iran - Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr also endorsed Ahmadinejad
BAGHDAD - Iraq's president on Sunday congratulated his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his re-
election, becoming the second head of state to offer support for the hard-liner. Iran has declared Ahmadinejad the
victor but the results are being challenged by opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's
office said he sent a congratulatory telegram to Ahmadinejad. The victory shows support for Ahmadinejad personally
as well as "the approach taken by the Islamic Republic" under Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Talabani
said, according to a statement posted on his Web site. Talabani, a Kurd, also expressed confidence "that the friendly
and neighborly relations" will improve in the coming years. ... Many Shiite leaders in Iraq have close ties with Iran, which
is also predominantly Shiite. The head of one of the most influential Shiite parties, the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council,
also sent a congratulatory telegram to Iran, but he praised Khamenei for successful elections instead of mentioning
Ahmadinejad. "We saw the gathering of millions who cast ballots to express their right to elect the president," Abdul-
Aziz al-Hakim said in the telegram, according to the TV station owned by his party, Al-Forat. Al-Hakim is suffering from
lung cancer and has been hospitalized in Iran. A spokesman for anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr also endorsed
Ahmadinejad. "The re-elected president has great success in Iranian society, especially among the poor," Sadrist
spokesman Salah al-Obeidi said. "He has more credibility than the reformists." [article link]
June 14, 2009: Bill Clinton - U.S. no longer dominated by Christians and Jews [The Bush NWO scheme begins to emerge
into the public 'Shock & Awe Phase 2' as high ranking once trusted elected officials reveal their anti-western global
submissive agenda.]
WASHINGTON - Former President Bill Clinton has told an Arab-American audience of 1,000 people that the U.S. is no
longer just a black-white country, nor a country that is dominated by Christians and a powerful Jewish minority. In a
speech to the group on Saturday, Clinton said that given the growing numbers of Muslims, Hindus and other religious
groups here, Americans should be mindful of the nation's changing demographics, which led to the election of Barack
Obama as president. Clinton said by 2050 the U.S. will no longer have a majority of people with European heritage and
that in an interdependent world "this is a very positive thing." Speaking in a hotel ballroom to the American-Arab Anti-
Discrimination Committee during its annual convention, Clinton also praised Obama's speech in Cairo, Egypt, that was
focused on the Arab world. Clinton told the audience that it's important that they push government leaders for a
resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ... As the U.S. continues to push for peace in the area, "I think it's really
important to give the Palestinian people something to look forward to," Clinton said to loud applause. Clinton, who
wasn't paid for his speech, spoke in a wide-ranging 35-minute address that focused on people's identity in an
interdependent world. He said the U.S. can't rely on its military might in global relations. "It has to begin by people
accepting the fact that they can be proud of who they are without despising who someone else is," he said. [article link]
Hatred, chaos and savage beatings in (Bush created - UN controlled) Tehran - Seconds earlier the man had dared to
stand up to the baton wielding men because they had shoved a 14-year-old girl - For his chivalry he got one of the most
savage beatings I have ever seen at the hands of four Iranian riot policemen and members of the Baseej, Iran's plain
clothed volunteer militia
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- He was surrounded and pleading for them to stop but six men with clubs, batons and metal rods
kept battering a young Iranian man with ruthless force. The swing that keeps replaying in my head was the black baton
that smashed the man in the skull behind his left ear. Seconds earlier the man had dared to stand up to the baton
wielding men because they had shoved a 14-year-old girl. For his chivalry he got one of the most savage beatings I have
ever seen at the hands of four Iranian riot policemen and members of the Baseej, Iran's plain clothed volunteer militia.
"To hell with Iran," he said as he sat beaten and battered along the sidewalk. "This is not my government. This is not my
country." A grown man who watched the beating burst into tears. This was a glimpse of the ugly aftermath of Iran's
presidential elections, which sparked outrage among supporters of candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi. Moussavi's
backers are calling President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide victory a sham. They're demanding the vote be
annulled. The government's response has been a ruthless and violent crackdown. [article link]
The Threshing Floor Radio Show - June 12, 2009 Randy Maugans - Babylon Invasion "The
Emergent/Contemplative/Purpose Driven One World Religion" - The collateral damage is already in view as we dissect
the schism at the top of Calvary Chapel's leadership over the promotion of meditative/contemplative/purpose
driven/seeker-friendly practices - The real victim is the Biblical TRUTH! {The legacy of Calvary Chapel is that God has
done Extraordinary things through Ordinary people. People like Chuck Smith Sr., Lonnie Frisbee and thousands of
others. The downfall of Calvary Chapel is that a few people like Chuck Smith Jr., Skip Heitzig and Greg Laurie now
forsake the Extraordinary and embrace the Ordinary. Embracing ordinary worldly ministries and the (modern think
tank) religion of the likes of Rick Warren, R. C. Sproul and John MacArthur.} (Mp3)
The global drive to a new, man-centered one world religious system, called “MYSTERY BABYLON”, gains significant
momentum. Rick Warren (”Purpose Driven Life”) and former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair are joining forces to
converge post-modernism, process theology, and Hindu Meditative practices into the model of a religious corporatism:
In Alan Jones’ book, Reimagining Christianity, he talks about a mystical spirituality in which not only all the world’s
religions will be united but all humanity will be united whether religious or not. The long held dreams of the Rockefeller-
funded World Council of Churches, the Vatican, and the rampant corporatization of religion are a war on the inerrancy
of the written Word of God. The invasion is in full operation. The collateral damage is already in view as we dissect the
schism at the top of Calvary Chapel’s leadership over the promotion of meditative/contemplative/purpose
driven/seeker-friendly practices. The real victim is the Biblical TRUTH! [article link]
SBC Repudiates Prayer for Obama's Death - The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's largest denomination, has
been embarrassed by the comments of the Rev. Wiley Drake, a former officer in the convention, who said he is praying
for the death of the president {If Pastor Wiley Drake was Catholic he would probably be gone having been dismissed
and removed from his ministry authorities for preaching a form of (witchcraft) violence, at least I hope he would be. The
problem with Protestantism [besides removing the Holy Spirit] is that we have traded one Pope for every pastor a pope
[too many pastors are behaving as a law unto themselves]. Almost every protestant pastor thinks they are king and
pope and law (and Holy Spirit) of their church, they lead, they counsel, they spend, they decide, but here is the news
flash - it is God's Church not the pastor's Church. Until the Protestant denominations can wake-up and grasp that the
people are there to worship Jesus Christ, not to serve the pastors needs but that the pastors are servants of Jesus Christ
to serve the people's needs. Until the pastors and denominational leadership of modern churhces realize that they are
not dictators over men but are servants for Jesus' sake then the modern cult-like protestant denominations are going to
continue to see their relevance in society decline. -- Acts 20:28 Take heed (Pastors) therefore unto yourselves, and to all
the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed (nourish) the Church of God, which He
(God/Jesus) hath purchased with His own blood.}
The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's largest denomination, has been embarrassed by the comments of the
Rev. Wiley Drake, a former officer in the convention, who said he is praying for the death of the president. Drake, a
former SBC vice president who ran for president last year, said in a recent interview on Fox News Radio that he is
praying an "imprecatory prayer" against the president. Those are prayers that ask for evil or misfortune. Asked whether
he was seriously praying that the president of the United States would die, Drake said, "If he does not turn to God and
does not turn his life around, I am asking God to enforce imprecatory prayers that are throughout the Scripture that
would cause him death, that's correct." SBC officials have moved quickly to disavow the comments. SBC spokesman
Sing Oldham told the Associated Baptist Press that Drake is out of the denomination's mainstream. Oldham said he
believes that most Southern Baptists are committed to praying for the president's well-being, which he said is called for
in Scripture. [article link]
Ahmadinejad dismisses street protests - In a news conference, Ahmadinejad portrayed his apparent win in Friday's
election as a victory over foreign powers - "The era of a few countries making decisions for the rest of the world has
come to an end" he said {Highly unlikely, Ahmadinejad is from the same mold as Bush Jr. and almost everything he says
is a complete lie and the opposite of the truth. Ahmadinejad and his administration were emplaced and are completely
propped up by the UN and the Bush administration. Everything the Bush administration did was for Iran and not for
America. The painfully high price of oil and gasoline at the pump, the Iraq war, Bush supporting Iranian terrorist groups
like Hezbollah has all been done on behalf of Ahmadinejad and for the Shiite radicalization of Iran and the world.
Supposedly Ahmadinejad is a nuclear nut and the most dangerous person to America since Osama Bin Laden but make
no mistake this election in Iran was rigged and a complete fraud and it was rigged with the help of the UN and the
leading nations of the world. Ahmadinejad didn't defeat the world in fact quite the opposite the NWO gave him his
victory. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and all the other UN governments of the world are barely mumbling a word
about his obliviously stolen presidency and actually they seem completely intent on keeping him in office or in some
form of power just like all the other UN puppets such as Mikhail Gorbachev.}
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday dismissed violent protests against his
election victory by comparing voters' anger to a "football match." ... In a news conference, Ahmadinejad portrayed his
apparent win in Friday's election as a victory over foreign powers. "The era of a few countries making decisions for the
rest of the world has come to an end," he said. "Those who want to hamper the progress of the Iranian nation, the
Iranian people will resist." Ahmadinejad, the hardline incumbent, defeated reformist rival Mir Hossein Moussavi, a
former prime minister, in Friday's election, according to official results. Opposition supporters claimed ballot fraud. Riot
police fired tear gas and brandished batons to disperse about 100 stone-throwing protesters in central Tehran. "There
was this cat-and-mouse game between the rioters and the police," said Samson Desta, a CNN producer, who was hit by
a police baton. "For the time being, it seems like police have things under control. But we spoke to a lot of students and
they're saying, 'This is not going to go away. They may stop us now but we will come back and make sure our voices will
be heard.'" It was the second day of protests in Tehran. On Saturday, thousands of demonstrators -- shouting "Death to
the dictatorship" and "We want freedom" -- burned police motorcycles, tossed rocks through store windows, and set
trash cans on fire. There were conflicting reports on whether his rival, Moussavi, had been placed under house arrest.
[article link]
Reformists Arrested Following Street Clashes in Iran - More than 100 reformists, including the brother of former Iranian
president Mohammad Khatami, were arrested Saturday night - "They were taken from their homes last night" former
vice president Abtahi said
TEHRAN, Iran - More than 100 reformists, including the brother of former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami, were
arrested Saturday night, leading reformist Mohammad Ali Abtahi told Reuters. "They were taken from their homes last
night," former vice president Abtahi said. Authorities released the former president's brother, Mohammad Reza
Khatami, on Sunday, his wife said. She said at least two other top leaders of Iran's largest reformist party, including the
party's secretary-general, were also released early Sunday, but that others remained in custody. Additional arrests were
expected. Iranian officials, however, disputed the claims and said the reformists were merely summoned and "warned
not to increase tension." Tehran deputy prosecutor, Mahmoud Slarkia, told the semi-official ISNA news agency that
less than 10 people were arrested on the charge of "disturbing public opinion" through their "false reports" on Web sites
after the election. ... Tehran was mostly calm Sunday after election fraud claims triggered violent street clashes, but the
government maintained fairly tight control of information flow and new details emerged of arrests of high-profile
reformists. The efforts seemed aimed at avoiding a repeat of the chaos that lasted past midnight Saturday. Opponents
of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad set buses and cars ablaze in the capital and threw rocks at police to protest what
they viewed as his illegitimate victory. [article link]

Clashes Erupt in Iran After Ahmadinejad Declared Winner of Presidential Election - By nightfall, cell phone service
appeared to have been cut in the capital Tehran - Several hundred demonstrators many wearing the trademark green
colors of pro-reform candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi's campaign chanted "the government lied to the people" - Mousavi
and key aides could not be reached by phone
TEHRAN, Iran - Supporters of the main election challenger to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with police and set up
barricades of burning tires Saturday as authorities claimed the hard-line president was re-elected in a landslide. The
rival candidate said the vote was tainted by widespread fraud and his followers responded with the most serious unrest
in the capital in a decade. By nightfall, cell phone service appeared to have been cut in the capital Tehran. And
Ahmadinejad, in a nationally televised victory speech, accused the foreign media of coverage that harms the Iranian
people. There was more rioting at night and fires continued to burn on the streets of Tehran. Several hundred
demonstrators - many wearing the trademark green colors of pro-reform candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi's campaign -
chanted "the government lied to the people" and gathered near the Interior Ministry as the final count from Friday's
presidential election was announced. ... Mousavi and key aides could not be reached by phone. U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. hopes the outcome of the election reflects the "genuine will and desire" of the
Iranian people. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the U.S. administration is paying close attention to
reports of alleged election irregularities. At a joint appearance with Clinton, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence
Cannon said his country was "deeply concerned" by reports of irregularities in the election. [article link]
Iranian Ahmadinejad hails election as protests grow - As street protests and voter skepticism rose over Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election victory, the incumbent hailed the vote, saying it was a "great ordeal" but
one that pointed "the way to the future" {The Bush NWO is attempting to build up a radical Iran as an End Time power
however Iran (Persia) as a Kingdom [King Cyrus - King Artaxerxes] has already had their power and kingdom. The Bush
family occult religion is always looking to the past (Islam and WWII Nazis) for their End Time inspiration however the
End Times probably will not be anything like the past and Iran may not amount to much. However if Iran combines with
Iraq and it is very likely that it will happen then Iran would be back in play as a part of the End Time Kingdom because
the Bible began in the grater Iraq-Babylon (Genesis) region and the Bible concludes (Revelation) in the greater Iraq-
Babylon region. Iran-Persia might be a part of the Last Kingdom (NWO) though Biblically Iraq-Babylon [politically],
Rome [religiously] and Israel [true remnant] are the main countries of focus for the last days.}
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- As street protests and voter skepticism rose over Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's
election victory, the incumbent leader hailed the vote, saying it was a "great ordeal" but one that pointed "the way to
the future." "The people of Iran inspired hope for all nations and created a source of pride in the nation and
disappointed all the ill wishers," Ahmadinejad said in a nationwide TV address Saturday night. "This election was held at
a juncture of history." The government said on Saturday that Ahmadinejad won Friday's presidential election with 62.63
percent of the vote and Mir Hossein Moussavi received 33.75 percent of the vote. But while he extolled the result and
the huge turnout, Moussavi and supporters in the Tehran streets are crying foul as street clashes have erupted in the
aftermath of the polls. Reaction emerged across the world, as countries such as the United States and Canada voiced
concern over claims of voter irregularities. ... Before the vote count ended, Moussavi issued a sharply worded letter
urging the counting to stop because of "blatant violations" and lashed out at what he indicated was an unfair process.
Moussavi said the results from "untrustworthy monitors" [i.e. Jimmy Carter, *Note: Jimmy the dhimmi (submitted to
NWO Islam) Carter was in Lebanon and is currently in Ramallah meddling in their elections - not sure if he was able to
personally corrupt the elections in Iran or not] reflects "the weakening of the pillars that constitute the sacred system"
of Iran and "the rule of authoritarianism and tyranny." Independent vote monitors were banned from polling places.
"The results announced for the 10th presidential elections are astonishing. People who stood in long lines and knew
well who they voted for were utterly surprised by the magicians working at the television and radio broadcasting,"
Moussavi said in his statement. Iran, he said, "belongs to the people and not cheaters." But Ahmadinejad said "it was
clear what a majority people wanted." [article link]
June 13, 2009: Official - Obama Administration Skeptical of Iran's Election Results - U.S. analysts find it "not credible"
that Mir Hossein Mousavi would have lost the balloting in his hometown, or that a third candidate, Mehdi Karoubi,
would have received less than 1% of the total vote, a senior U.S. official told FOX News
U.S. officials are casting doubt over the results of Iran's election, in which the government declared President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner Saturday. U.S. analysts find it "not credible" that challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi
would have lost the balloting in his hometown or that a third candidate, Mehdi Karoubi, would have received less than 1
percent of the total vote, a senior U.S. officials told FOX News. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khameini apparently has
released a statement calling the results "final" and hailing the election as a legitimization of the regime and its
elections. ... The dominant view among Obama administration officials is that the regime will look so bad as a result of
whipping up Iranian hopes for democracy and then squelching them that the regime may feel compelled to show some
conciliatory response to Obama's gestures of engagement. [article link]
The Crushing of False Hope in Iran - Young Iranians are forced to learn the hard fact that there is no "winning" an
election that is controlled by a religious [NWO-Muslim] Dictatorship - All eyes are on Iran as crushed false hopes lead to
difficult questions for America's new president { Note: This article is almost a complete fabrication intended to
misdirect and misinform the readers in order to buy more time for the continued empowerment and radicalization of
Iran. -- "False Hopes" is exactly right as there never was any intention of removing the radical Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
from office. It is NWO agent Jimmy Carter, the Bush CIA and the Obama administration that are all helping distort the
election in Iran to keep Iran under radical Islamic control. Iran is the NWO most favored nation. Iran is the End Game,
what is happening in Iran [the new version of radical NWO-Satanic-Islam, and the oppressive Sharia law dictatorship
government] is the UN-NWO model for the rest of the world. By UN-NWO design Iran is not going to change into a
democracy the opposite is going to happen the rest of the world is going to wake up one day in a radical Iranian Shiite
dictatorship, that is the 'Shock' in the Bush "Shock and Awe" NWO war that is being staged. The 'Awe' is going to be in
how 'Awed' everyone is by the Bush people and their complex plan of deceit and manipulation that quickly enslaved so
many people in the world.}
It is a moment of truth for Iran, and truth can oftentimes be painful for the young at heart. The question will quickly
transform from "who won?" to "what will Mr. Mousavi do?" The so-called reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein
Mousavi is now in a position to do what no other man has done in Iran since the Iranian revolution in 1979. He is now in a
position to directly challenge the government with a significant portion of the population ready to hang on his every
word. But immediately, Mr. Mousavi protested to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei about the election
results, as if to stab any true reform minded follower in the heart, as if to remind all Iranians and everyone else lest there
be any doubt that he is just another part - a pawn - of this particular religious government. Indeed, how can there be
hope for democratic change within a theocracy? The fact is that Iranians went to vote in mosques. They went to vote
for religious candidates who were hand-picked by their religious authority. Yet, persistent Iranian idealism prevails, as it
did when Iranians elected twice Mohammad Khatami as a powerless "reform" president. There is some hope, however.
Young Iranians are forced to learn the hard fact that there is no "winning" an election that is controlled by a religious
dictatorship. The only meaningful reform would involve an overthrow of government. -- Meanwhile, the United States
and Israeli governments are following closely and will come to realize the obvious - that there will be no more hope for
change in Iran without *force from the outside [*false premise]. And perhaps the rest of the *civilized world [*false
premise], whose governments are mostly separated with their religious segments, will come to realize that there is no
hope and, in fact, no place in the civilized world for religious governments. There is certainly no place in the civilized
world for a theocracy with access to nuclear weapons. [article link]
February 08, 2008: John McCain's Primary win in California questioned - Jason Hommel says: I don't believe the election
results, because the results are essentially the same in every district in the entire State of California - It is impossible
that every district voted the same, and that the candidates ranked the same in every district! - McCain [previously] got
only 13% in Iowa, and only 12% in Nevada - the election results [also] show no significant support for Ron Paul up here
[in Ron Paul country], no different than anywhere else in the State of California, which is clearly false {The Bush Jr.
Republican Party threw the 2008 election to Obama [by planting the unwinnable John McCain] in much the same way
that Bush Sr. stepped aside and gifted his 1992 re-election to Bill Clinton. Many prominent Republicans like Colin
Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan actually endorsed and voted for
Obama [Obama is an important part and element in the Bush family "Shock and Awe" NWO agenda]. Note: what are
the chances that sitting Republican President [backstabber George] Bush Jr. himself also voted for Obama? We know
that Bush and his Homeland Security did nothing to resolve the citizenship issues of candidate Obama. Are you
"Shocked" yet? The Bush family intends for you to be in both "Shock and Awe" when Americans realize that the Bush
"Shock and Awe War" was not against Saddam Hussein but in actuality it is against the West and the Free World.}
Some folks in California are watching closely and think the fix was in for McCain. Saved like Hilary in NH. Not unlike the
choreography of pro wrestling. ... I don't believe the election results, because the results are essentially the same in
every district in the entire State of California. It is impossible that every district voted the same, and that the candidates
ranked the same in every district! ... Just as the nation has red and blue States, with blue, Democratic, States in the
cities on the coast, and red States in the Heartland who lean more Republican, similarly, California has red leaning and
blue leaning districts. I mean, come on, how could McCain win California, in every district, so similarly? McCain got only
13% in Iowa, and only 12% in Nevada, the freedom-loving neighboring State next door! We, in California, should have at
least one district that went like Nevada, or Iowa. At least one! I'm from the 4th district, which is heavy Libertarian
leaning Republicans up here in the foothills, with lots of support for Ron Paul up here, but the election results show no
significant support for Ron Paul up here, no different than anywhere else in the State of California, which is clearly false.
[Note: It's got to be a lot easier to manipulate and steal an election in Iran then it is in California and the fact that
elections in the USA (Minnesota, Florida, Ohio, California, Alaska) are being routinely stolen shows just how easily the
same Jimmy Carter type of people can easily oversee the manipulation and steal elections, implementing radical
dictators, in third world countries like Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and India.] [article link]
June 11, 2009: The 2009 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Annual Meeting June 23-24, 2009 in Louisville KY {Will
there be a Boycott of the SBC until the SBC strips Wiley Drake of his Ordination and of any credentials and all
connections Wiley Drake has with the SBC? There certainly needs to be! -- I have emailed the SBC requesting
information and clarification on their position, stand and relationship with Wiley Drake. I'll post any info that I receive.}
2009 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION ANNUAL MEETING THEME: LoveLoud: Actions Speak Louder Than Words.
SCRIPTURE: "In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to
your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:16 (HCSB). [article link]
African-American pastor says SBC leaders should repudiate Wiley Drake [defrocking (removing the right to exercise the
functions of the priestly office, wiki.com) would actually be a more appropiate 'action' in this case] - his remarks should
not go unchallenged - "They need to be repudiated by Southern Baptist leaders" McKissic said {The SBC 2009 theme is
"Actions Speak Louder than Words" and yes actions do speak louder than words and that has almost always been the
one main flaw in the otherwise sound Baptist system. A top down system that all too often speaks a multitude of words
and says "do as I preach" but then the good ol' Baptist leadership seldom adheres to their own exhortations with any
sustained actions of their own. The multitude of words quickly fall away unheeded by those in attendance because in
actuality the actions did speak louder than the words.}
ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) -- A prominent African-American pastor says Southern Baptist leaders should publicly
repudiate comments by a former Southern Baptist Convention officer that he is praying for President Obama to die.
Dwight McKissic, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, said he had not heard an interview on Fox
News Radio in which former SBC second vice president Wiley Drake said he is praying "imprecatory prayer" against
Obama. McKissic, who is asking the SBC this year to adopt a resolution celebrating the election of the nation's first
African-American president, said if Drake was identified in the interview as a Southern Baptist, then his remarks should
not go unchallenged. McKissic, a former president of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention pastors conference
and speaker at the group's evangelism conference, personally denounced Drake's comments and said he would ask SBC
president Johnny Hunt to do the same. "They need to be repudiated by Southern Baptist leaders," McKissic said.
[article link]
'Nut Case' REV. WILEY DRAKE PRAYS FOR OBAMA'S DEATH (Radio Audio)
Somehow, we here at Weekly HQ missed that the Rev. Wiley Drake of First Southern Baptist Church in Buena Park not
only declared last week that the murder of Kansas abortion Dr. George Tiller had been the answer to his "imprecatory"
prayers, but that the so-called Man of God later announced he'd made a similar prayer of death for President Barack
Obama. Drake said on the June 2 Fox News Radio broadcast that he didn't understand why people were upset with his
comments, which were quoted from a webcast of his own daily radio talk show. "Imprecatory prayer is agreeing with
God, and if people don't like that, they need to talk to God," Drake told invisible host Alan Colmes. "God said it, I didn't.
I was just agreeing with God." Asked if there are others for whom Drake is praying "imprecatory prayer," Drake
hesitated before answering that there are several. "The usurper that is in the White House is one, B. Hussein Obama,"
he said. .. Colmes asked if he was concerned he might be placed on a Secret Service or FBI watch list. "I think it's
appropriate to pray the Word of God," Drake answered. "I'm not saying anything. What I am doing is repeating what
God is saying, and if that puts me on somebody's list, then I'll just have to be on their list." "You would like for the
president of the United States to die?" Colmes asked once more. "If he does not turn to God and does not turn his life
around, I am asking God to enforce imprecatory prayers that are throughout the Scripture that would cause him death,
that's correct." [article link]
'Imbecile' Wiley Drake Crosses the Line - Drake said he had been praying "imprecatory" prayers against Tiller [and
others] for some time - Imprecatory prayers basically are curses - They ask God to visit all sorts of bad things upon one's
enemies - 'You find them in the Psalms, which is where Drake found the justification for his prayers' {No! You do not
find "imprecatory" prayers in the Psalms or even in the Bible what you do find in the Psalms are people, most often King
David, going to God in an honest way with their built up hurts, pains and anger but by the end of the prayer/song
(Psalm) to God and in spending time with God in prayer and through meditating on God's words they have changed
both in their heart and their mind and are now trusting in God and looking to God for contentment in life, no longer
focused on the sinfulness and distractions of their fellow man i.e. Psalm 55. -- A Christian commanding God to kill
someone has no more bearing than an Atheist who drops an egg and commands God not to let the egg break, they
both are making absurd requests of God. God is life, it is sin that is death. Psalms 21:4-5 He (King David) asked life of
Thee (God), and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. His glory is great in Thy salvation: honour and
majesty hast Thou laid upon him. -- People's own sins will convict them, we do not need to advocate to God against
others. More to the point, to pray for people and to stay out of God's way is often when God does the most and moves
the quickest. If Wiley Drake or anyone else cannot preach life (this physical life and eternal spiritual life) the free gift
from God, then they cannot preach the Bible!}
Religion journalists who know the Rev. Wiley Drake used to have a bit of a soft spot for him. He would hang around the
press room at Southern Baptist Convention meetings -- he had wangled some sort of press credential -- and entertain
us with his schemes to catch the spotlight and fluster the leadership of the covnention by filing dozens of resolutions on
every issue imaginable. He was the definition of a gadfly. And he actually got himself elected second vice president of
the convention in 2006. But Drake, pastor of First Southern Baptist Church in Buena Park, Calif., has gone from being
outspoken to being dangerously outspoken, perhaps criminally so. It started after the murder of Dr. George Tiller, the
Kansas abortion provider. On his June 1 radio show, Drake said he had been praying "imprecatory" prayers against Tiller
for some time. (Imprecatory prayers basically are curses. They ask God to visit all sorts of bad things upon one's
enemies. You find them in the Psalms, which is where Drake found the justification for his prayers.) "I am glad George
Tiller is dead," Drake said on the radio. "I said to the Lord, 'Lord I pray back to you the Psalms, where it says that they
are to become widowers and their children are to become orphans and so forth.' And we began calling for those
imprecatory prayers, because he had obviously turned his back on God again and again and again." OK, you could call
this all sorts of things -- insensitive, hateful, even unchristian -- but the remarks were made about a dead man. But
"Brother Wiley," as his fellow Baptists call him, didn't stop at the dead. [Note: Actually curses are demonic and are
enacted by a person going to a demon 'summoning' and asking a demon to do something against others for
themselves. The opposite of a curse (changing others) is faith (changing ourselves). Faith is godly and it is enacted by
going to God and trusting God enough that we change ourselves, not waiting for others to change, we change. In
biblical faith we change for the better to be more like God immersed into the fruits of God's love and absorbed into the
life of God's existence. ... Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law {and also no curse}.] [article link]
Bible verse: Psalms 55:-23 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God;
and hide not thyself from my supplication. Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in
wrath they hate me. My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. ["Imprecatory
prayers" are not a part of Christianity, not a part of Judaism and not a part of the Bible either the Old or New
Testament. King David starts our very hurt and upset during his prayer and meditation to God (Psalm 55) but by the end
of his prayer King David has removed his focus from others and is refocused on God, trusting in God not seeking
revenge and not looking for others to fall but knowing full well that God is gracious to all mankind and also
remembering that those who do not repent do not see God. Note: As with the circumstances of King David to be
rejected by others (King Saul) it is usually because they are accepted by God.] {The complete Bible is available at
Psalms 55:1-23 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide
not thyself from my supplication. Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; Because of
the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate
me. My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. ... As for me, I will call upon God;
and the LORD shall save me. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice.
He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me. God shall hear,
and afflict them [*or maybe not, God does what God does not what man wants God to do], even he that abideth of old.
Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. He hath put forth his hands against such as be at
peace with him: he hath broken his covenant. The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his
heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. *Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall
sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of
destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days [this is a self examination, King David is thinking
to himself and exhorting himself not to become like the wicked but to trust in God]; but I will trust in thee. -- Holy Bible
[article link]
SBC spokesman disavows statements by former second VP (Wiley Drake) - A Southern Baptist Convention spokesman
said June 4 that a former official who is praying for the death of President Obama is out of the denomination's
mainstream - Oldham told Associated Baptist Press that Drake is not a spokesman for the Southern Baptist Convention
and his comments do not reflect the actions, resolutions or positions of the denomination {Wiley Drake needs to be out
of the Baptist denomination, his Baptist Ordination needs to be revoked. The Christian Church is not a haven for
violence! I'm actually shocked that Wiley Drake can pray against the President of the United States and remain
ordained besides it being unbiblical it is just stupid. Does Wiley Drake think VP Joseph Biden will do a better job than
Obama probably not and here is the folly of such prayers he prays against one person, then the next, and then the next
see how unbiblical and irrational it all really is besides Obama and Biden are doing a fine job just as fine as Bush or
anyone else has done in office.}
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- A Southern Baptist Convention spokesman said June 4 that a former official who is praying
for the death of President Obama is out of the denomination's mainstream. Roger "Sing" Oldham, vice president for
convention relations with the SBC Executive Committee, said he believes most Southern Baptists are committed to
praying for the well-being of the president and other governmental leaders, as instructed in Scripture. Oldham said the
January issue of SBC Life, a newspaper sent free of charge to all Southern Baptist ministers, carried an open letter from
Richard Land, president of the SBC Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, congratulating Barack Obama for being
elected America's first black president. "I hope you know that there are tens of millions of Americans who did not vote
for you who are still very, very pleased that an African American has been elected president of the United States," Land
wrote to the then president-elect. ... Land pledged to pray that Obama would apply biblical values while making policy
decisions. "We will also pray that God will bless you with safety, health and all spiritual blessings," he said. Land said
Southern Baptists would work with the president on issues on which they agree and try to persuade him to change his
approach on other issues, such as his support for abortion rights. ... Oldham told Associated Baptist Press that Drake is
not a spokesman for the Southern Baptist Convention and his comments do not reflect the actions, resolutions or
positions of the denomination. "I think it is a fair statement to say that the vast majority of Southern Baptists are
committed to praying for the well-being of the president in accordance with the specific instruction given in I Tim. 2:1-
3," Oldham said, quoting: "First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for
everyone, for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and
dignity. This is good, and it pleases God our Savior.'" [article link]
Bible verse: 1st Thessalonians 3:7-13 ... Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might
perfect that which is lacking in your faith? ... And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward
another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: To the end He may stablish your hearts unblameable in
holiness before God ... {The complete Bible is available at ChristianFaithDownloads.com}
1st Thessalonians 3:7-13 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy
wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and
might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our
way unto you. And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as
we do toward you: To the end He may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints. -- Holy Bible [article link]
Bible verse: Joshua 5:13-15 ... and Joshua went unto Him (Jesus), and said unto Him, Art thou for us, or for our
adversaries? And He (Jesus) said, Nay (Neither) [God is not on the side of man but on the side of God. It is up to man to
get with God and His program for mankind. God does not get with man's programs and agendas God has set His own
agenda]; but as Captain of the Host of the LORD am I now come and Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did
worship, and said unto Him, What saith My lord unto his servant? {The complete Bible is available at
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a Man
over against him with His sword drawn in His hand: and Joshua went unto Him, and said unto Him, Art thou for us, or
for our adversaries? And He (Jesus) said, Nay (Neither) [God is not on the side of man but on the side of God. It is up to
man to get with God and His program for mankind. God does not get with man's programs and agendas God has set His
own agenda]; but as Captain of the Host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did
worship, and said unto Him, What saith My lord unto His servant? And the Captain of the LORD'S Host said unto
Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot [open up your inner soul to God]; for the place whereon thou standest is Holy.
And Joshua did so. -- Holy Bible [article link]
Pastor's comments on Tiller 'unbiblical' - Wiley Drake, former second vice-president of the SBC, called last Sunday's
murder of Tiller "an answer to prayer" [Only a CIA plant, agent provocateur could be so deranged and reckless as to
openly and repeatedly make such inflammatory, baseless and unbiblical remarks] {I can't stress enough how completely
against any type of 'harmful prayer' I am. Christians are called to the Higher Road which is also often the Longer Road,
apparent quick "whack 'em now" attitudes are completely unbiblical. God has a plan and a hope for every single human
being. It's God's plan and not our plan, it's God's timing and not our timing. When Christians pray we pray for the
'highest good' the 'agape love' for another individual and that includes every individual, we have no enemies only Satan
is the enemy of our soul.}
The president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is repudiating statements made by a former convention official
regarding President Barack Obama and the recent murder of abortionist George Tiller. On a recent webcast of his daily
radio talk show, Wiley Drake, former second vice-president of the SBC, called last Sunday's murder of Tiller "an answer
to prayer." Then during an interview with Alan Colmes on Fox News Radio, Drake said he was praying the same type of
"imprecatory prayer" against the president of the United States. For years, Drake has encouraged the practice of
praying words of judgment found throughout the Book of Psalm, back to God, against enemies. But Dr. Johnny Hunt,
pastor of First Baptist Church of Woodstock, Georgia, and president of the SBC, says Drake's comments are out of line.
"[That's a] terrible statement, [a] very unbiblical statement," Hunt responds. "I'm still encouraged that the [Book of]
Proverbs teaches that God has the water in a channel -- and my prayer has always that God would turn hearts." Hunt
also referenced the Book of 1 Timothy, which encourages Christians to pray for those in authority. [article link]
June 07, 2009: Accused Abortion Doctor Killer (Scott Roeder) Claims More Violence Is Planned - Scott Roeder, being
held on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated assault in the killing of Dr. George Tiller one week ago, called
The Associated Press from the Sedgwick County jail - "I know there are many other similar events planned around the
country as long as abortion remains legal" Roeder said - He would not elaborate {What kind of person calls the
Associated Press (AP) from jail, but then won't speak with any specifics [the AP website gives an email but no phone #
probably only CIA contacts have phone numbers to the AP] This guy may or may not be a CIA plant [it's extremely likely
he is a CIA asset especially given the timing of the crime and how convenient it has been for the government to
stereotype certain groups and impose their preplanned, restrictions and solutions] but either way this guy is certainly
not all there he is being completely used to usher in more senseless violence on American soil.}
WICHITA, Kan. - The man charged with killing a prominent abortion provider claimed Sunday that more violence is
possible as long as the medical procedure is allowed to continue, giving his warning in calls that also focused on
complaints about his treatment in jail. Scott Roeder, being held on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated
assault in the killing of Dr. George Tiller one week ago, called The Associated Press from the Sedgwick County jail.
Tiller, whose Wichita clinic was among only a few in the U.S. performing third-trimester abortions, was shot while
serving as an usher at the Lutheran church he attended. "I know there are many other similar events planned around
the country as long as abortion remains legal," Roeder said. He would not elaborate. [article link]

Christians Follow the News They Don't Make the News - All of these other groups make the news while Christians
simply follow the news - The fact is, Christians, despite having the numbers, simply have NO VOICE in the mainstream
marketplace in which to influence the hearts and minds of the masses - Our message is rarely if ever heard - In the
meantime, the message of those who oppose God and the Truth of the Bible blast away 24/7/365!
Christians follow the news, they don't make the news!!! For the past year, I have struggled with the incredible spiritual
decay in our nation. I have watched the homosexual groups successfully force society to accept their perverted choice
of sex as normal and even desirable, while legally being able to adopt children and now marry each other. I have
watched the pro-death movement successfully insure that abortion on demand, even up to the moment of birth in
many states, would remain legal, while starting to work on the other end of the age spectrum by seeking the ability to
kill the elderly. -- The pornographers have succeeded in gaining mainstream acceptance. Gambling in some form is now
legal in all 50 states. Last November, the nation elected a man to the White House who may not even be eligible based
on where he was actually born, a man who got an incredible number of people claiming to be Christians to vote for him
despite the fact he opposes God on every spiritual issue there is, whose political ideology was shaped by socialists and
other radicals, who has never even run a lemonade stand or generated a dime of profit in his life and has done
irreparable damage to our economy in just his first 6 months.-- How has this all happened??? All of these other groups
make the news while Christians simply follow the news. Let me explain. The homosexual groups, the pro-death folks,
the pornographers, the gambling lobby, this current President, have all masterfully used the media to make their case
and influence public opinion. The fact is, Christians, despite having the numbers, simply have NO VOICE in the
mainstream marketplace in which to influence the hearts and minds of the masses. Our message is rarely if ever heard.
In the meantime, the message of those who oppose God and the Truth of the Bible blast away 24/7/365! [article link]
Sarah Palin Snubs Washington Insiders at Senate-House Dinner - Dissed by the McCain campaign last year and now by
the Republican establishment - it's not the Washington big shots she's wooing: It's her grass-roots backers outside the
Beltway - Her allies say to stay tuned because she is fast moving to take on the GOP establishment {Prediction: 2012
Republican Ticket: John Ellis Bush and Sarah Palin - FTW! (For The Win!) maybe. 3rd place again Mitt Romney - FTM!
(For The Money!). No place again Newt Gingrich - FTN! (Forget iT Newt!).}
Dissed by the McCain campaign last year and now by the Republican establishment, it's a wonder that Alaska Gov.
Sarah Palin , the 2008 vice presidential nominee, still has any national standing in the GOP. But as her East Coast tour
this week-capped by a controversial appearance at the House-Senate GOP fundraising dinner last night-showed, it's
not the Washington big shots she's wooing: It's her grass-roots backers outside the Beltway. Several Washington
Republicans contacted by Whispers said that Palin was quick to leave the Senate-House Dinner, apparently ignoring a
line of those who wanted to meet her. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, in contrast, stayed late to shake hands.
"She came, she stayed the entire event, then at the end, a buddy and I headed to her table-my buddy actually set eyes
on her-and then, poof, she was gone," said a GOP source with ties to House and Senate conservatives. "There were 40
people standing around her, just wanting to say hello and wish her well, and she just ran out the back door." ... "Here's
why she counts," adds a former conservative aide to the Bush White House: "The grass roots utterly love her. In the
world of Rush/Fox/National Review, etc., people really admire her genuineness and her conservative commitment.
She's very grass-roots, and they are loyal to her." And a former aide to Ronald Reagan tells me: "She had a gut
connection with the base at one point. It was instinctive. Almost tribal. She was outside D.C., normal, refreshing." Her
allies say to stay tuned because she is fast moving to take on the GOP establishment, especially Mitt Romney , who's
acting like it's his turn to be the nominee. [article link]
Palin center of attention at big GOP dinner - Newt Gingrich was the keynote speaker at Monday night's fundraising
dinner for the Senate and House Republican campaign committees, but it was Sarah Palin who stole the show - A late
attempt to have her speak at the dinner fell through when organizers feared she might upstage Gingrich, the onetime
House speaker
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Newt Gingrich was the keynote speaker at Monday night's fundraising dinner for the Senate
and House Republican campaign committees, but it was Sarah Palin who stole the show. The Alaska governor's last-
minute appearance at the GOP's biggest fundraiser of the year ended 24 hours of speculation that the she might skip
the event. A late attempt to have her speak at the dinner fell through when organizers feared she might upstage
Gingrich, the onetime House speaker. Hours before the event was slated to begin, an aide to Palin would not confirm
that she would be attending. But when Palin and her husband, Todd, sauntered across the stage with Gingrich and his
wife, Callista, shortly before the program commenced, their appearance was met with cheers from the audience of
2,000 party loyalists. Sen. John McCain, who shared last year's Republican presidential ticket with Palin, greeted his
former running mate as she made her way to her table. Soon after, the former GOP presidential nominee tweeted:
"Great to see Sarah and Todd at the dinner tonight -- nice reunion!" Palin did not speak at the event, but during a break
in the program for dinner, Republicans clustered around the former vice presidential nominee's table near the front of
the ballroom, eager to meet the governor and pose for pictures. It was the only table in the vast ballroom that had a
crowd gathered around it -- and despite their distance from Palin's table, multiple television cameras kept their lenses
trained on the governor for much of the night. [article link]
Palin to Attend GOP Dinner - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will attend but won't speak - Palin was originally asked to deliver
the keynote address at the dinner, a major event to bankroll Republican House and Senate campaigns - That delay led
the GOP Senatorial and congressional campaign committees to ditch Palin in favor of former House Speaker Newt
Gingrich - Palin was then asked if she would like to attend as NRSC Chairman Sen. John Cornyn's guest {The
Republicans burying their own again, yet another reason why the RINO's have trash-canned the once great Republican
Party. Hey, here's an idea dump Sarah Palin the most popular candidate since two term President Ronald Reagan, yes,
Ronald Reagan the man who brought the Republican Party back from extinction after the banished Nixon Presidency
and now they think Newt highly strange and insane Gingrich can bring the Party back to power after the toxic agendas
and venomous policies that became the idiot Bush years, Gooood Luuuck!!!}
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will attend a big GOP fundraising dinner Monday night in Washington, D.C., to raise money for
Republican congressional candidates, FOX News has learned. Palin will attend the event but will not speak. Palin was
originally asked to deliver the keynote address at the dinner, a major event to bankroll Republican House and Senate
campaigns. But after a press release earlier this spring, her office said she had not accepted the invitation and was still
mulling it over. That delay led the GOP Senatorial and congressional campaign committees to ditch Palin in favor of
former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. At the time, a senior GOP source familiar with the invitation described the 2008
Republican vice presidential candidate as a "disaster." A senior Republican source suggested that Palin was "miffed"
after it was clear she wouldn't be speaking. Palin was then asked if she would like to attend as NRSC Chairman Sen.
John Cornyn's guest. [article link]
June 7, 2009: Conservatives racing ahead in EU parliament voting - First projections by the European Union showed
center-right parties would have the most seats - Greece was a notable exception, where the governing conservatives
were headed for defeat in the wake of corruption scandals and economic woes
BRUSSELS - Conservatives raced toward victory in some of Europe's largest economies Sunday as initial results and exit
polls showed voters punishing left-leaning parties in European parliament elections in France, Germany and elsewhere.
Some right-leaning parties said the results vindicated their reluctance to spend more on company bailouts and fiscal
stimulus amid the global economic crisis. First projections by the European Union showed center-right parties would
have the most seats - between 263 and 273 - in the 736-member parliament. Center-left parties were expected to get
between 155 to 165 seats. Right-leaning governments were ahead of the opposition in Germany, France, Italy and
Belgium, while conservative opposition parties were leading in Britain and Spain. Greece was a notable exception,
where the governing conservatives were headed for defeat in the wake of corruption scandals and economic woes.
[article link]
June 7, 2009: A Pleasant Surprise - Pro-Western Coalition Wins Lebanese Election, [Bush funded and backed] Hezbollah
Loses - I'd rate this as very, very good news…
Lost amid today’s clutter, here’s some good news. The pro-Western coalition has won an upset victory in the Lebanese
parliamentary elections, defeating a Hezbollah-led alliance: Lebanese election: Hizbollah fails to win majority as pro-
Western coalition wins narrow margin. Hizbollah suffered a rebuff in its efforts to gain an overall majority in Lebanon’s
parliament on Sunday after a high turnout upset predictions in a peaceful general election. The television station
owned by Saad Hariri, the majority leader, said his camp expected to win 70 seats in the parliament against 58 for the
Hizbollah alliance. I'd rate this as very, very good news…. [article link]
{Flashback} Wednesday, August 23, 2006: Bush $230 Million for Hezbollah, $0 for Israel
Today, President Bush announced $230 million for rebuilding South Lebanon, which Debbie Schussel persuasively
argues will be funnelled to Hezbollah because of the lack of accountability on the funds for the Hezbollah-controlled
area. Meanwhile, the administration has indicated that Israel won't receive any war-related financial help at all, despite
extensive damage as a result of the civilian-targeted attacks which are war crimes. [article link]
{Flashback} Bush Wants Terrorists To Get Haven In U.S. - The president is secretly working to change immigration rules
to allow foreign terrorists-including members of al-Qaida, Hamas and Hezbollah-to use the United States as a haven
The president is secretly working to change immigration rules to allow foreign terrorists-including members of al-
Qaida, Hamas and Hezbollah-to use the United States as a haven. The Immigration and Naturalization Act specifically
bars the United States from accepting members of all armed nongovernmental groups as refugees because they are
considered terrorists. These include members of political or social organizations that endorse or espouse terrorist
activity as well as the spouses or children of those inadmissible under that category. Now the White House is pushing
for an amendment to the law that would give the president authority to wave those longtime restrictions. [article link]
{Flashback} Has the Bush administration lost the plot? - It's almost as if Kerry, not Bush, won the 2004 election
According to this piece in the Jerusalem Post senior members of the Israeli Defense Force are "fuming" over being
denied the opportunity to achieve a military victory over Hezbollah. I find it particularly disturbing that the Bush
administration appears to have played a key role in denying the IDF that opportunity. Indeed, Tony Snow reportedly
stated at a press conference today that an Israeli move deeper into Lebanon did not correspond with American policy.
Does this mean that American policy is now to protect Hezbollah from the Israelis? [article link]
{Flashback} Iraqi Officials: Hezbollah, Iran Training Shiites in Art of Terrorism - Hezbollah instructors trained Shiite
militiamen at remote camps in southern Iraq until three months ago when they slipped across the border to Iran {Bush
is funding the terrorists. That is the Bush doctrine, record and probably the actual intended Bush plan. You know
Hezbollah the Terrorist group that Bush donates 100's of millions of US taxpayer aid dollars to. You know the money
Bush won't donate to the American farmer or use to build bridges, roads, levees, or to drill for more oil. But Hezbollah
uses their Bush money to equip and travel to Iraq to train and kill Americans. Is there a problem with President Bush's
leadership? Yes, an enormous problem!}
BAGHDAD - Hezbollah instructors trained Shiite militiamen at remote camps in southern Iraq until three months ago
when they slipped across the border to Iran - presumably to continue instruction on Iranian soil, according to two Shiite
lawmakers and a top army officer. The three Iraqis claim the Lebanese Shiites were also involved in planning some of
the most brazen attacks against U.S.-led forces, including the January 2007 raid on a provincial government compound
in Karbala in which five Americans died. The allegations, made in separate interviews with The Associated Press, point
not only to an Iranian hand in the Iraq war, but also to Hezbollah's willingness to expand beyond its Lebanese base and
assume a broader role in the struggle against U.S. influence in the Middle East. [article link]
{Flashback} Iran Suspected of Attempts to Rearm Hezbollah Since Cease-Fire

A U.S. arms control official said it appears that Iran is using Syrian channels in its effort to give Hezbollah weapons it has
used in the past, including Chinese-built C-802 radar-guided anti-ship missiles. Military observers said a C-802 was used
successfully on an Israeli naval vessel off the coast of Tyre on July 14. The arms control officer and a senior American
counterterrorism officer both said the U.S. government is "very concerned" about the "ongoing" effort. [article link]
{Flashback} Shiite Iraqis to Rally in Support of Hezbollah

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Hundreds of followers of a radical Shiite cleric left a southern Iraqi city on Thursday to join a rally in
the capital condemning Israeli attacks on Lebanon, while at least 13 people were killed or found dead in the latest
sectarian violence. Muqtada al-Sadr, a firebrand anti-U.S. cleric who commands a large militia, has called on his
followers from around the country to congregate in Baghdad on Friday after the weekly prayers. The rally, scheduled to
be held in the Shiite slum of Sadr City in eastern Baghdad, will show support for the Shiite Lebanese guerrilla group
Hezbollah in its fight against Israel. [article link]
{Flashback} Analysis: U.N. Resolution 1701 - The resolution represents a near-total victory for Hezbollah and its
sponsors, Syria and Iran, and a defeat for both Israel and America - At this point, the return of captured Israeli soldiers is
undetermined
It makes it impossible for Israel to defend itself against aggression without being exposed to international
condemnation on a scale never seen before. The responsibility for determining compliance is placed in the hands of
Kofi Annan who has distinguished himself as a man capable only of condemning Israel for its acts of self-defense. By
empowering Annan to evaluate compliance, the resolution all but ensures that Hezbollah will not be forced to disarm
and that Israel will be forced to give up the right to defend itself. A catastrophic precedent has been set for the future.
Because Lebanon is receiving international support for legally unsupportable territorial demands on Israel (Shaba
Farms on the Golan Heights), in the future, the Palestinians, Syrians, Egyptians, and even Jordanians will feel
empowered to employ aggression to gain territorial concessions. It places the power to oversee an arms embargo
against Hezbollah in the hands of the Lebanese government, of which Hezbollah is a member. ... [article link]
{Flashback} Romney: Hezbollah role model for U.S. - Urges emulating welfare projects used by terror group against
Israel {Is Romney really that Clueless about Hezbollah that he doesn’t know that it is a Terrorist structured system and
that if the civilians don't support the terror they don't get the welfare therefore perpetuating this endless system of
violence. I guess for Romney being in the heavily manipulative Mormon (LDS) Cult this kind of manipulation looks like a
normal occurrence.}
Sections of Hezbollah's social welfare network, including schools and camps, are routinely used by the terror group to
indoctrinate students in anti-Israel propaganda, instruct in military tactics and promote Shiite Islamic beliefs, including
the waging of a final, apocalyptic world battle against "evil." ... Romney said he would and then proceeded to explain
the U.S. should aspire to implement the kind of social action network carried out in recent years by Hezbollah. The
Romney campaign has not responded to WND's request for comment. ... Hezbollah the past few years has helped built
a civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon - largely funded by Iran - that includes schools, health clinics and even
inexpensive apartment buildings. Israeli security officials say Hezbollah's social infrastructure works to endear the
group to the local population to help generate domestic support since Hezbollah also functions as a Lebanese political
party. The security officials state Hezbollah's civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon, including hospitals and
apartment buildings, is routinely used by the terror group to store and utilize rockets, weapons and other munitions.
Hezbollah has built schools in southern Lebanon that reportedly are used to recruit youngsters to the group's guerrilla
army. Some of the schools reportedly train students in military tactics. Hezbollah's Mahdi Scouts hold plastic rifles in
parade on anniversary of outbreak of the second intifada (Center for Special Studies) WND reported Hezbollah's Youth
Scouts, part of the group's social welfare network cited by Romney, instructs tens of thousands of children and
teenagers in military tactics and indoctrinates them with radical Shiite Islam beliefs, according to materials found by
Israel during last month's war in Lebanon. [article link]
{Flashback} DebbieSchlussel.com: Prominent Hezbollah Supporter/Funder Backs Romney - Hezbollah's key funder in
Congress, Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-Michigan), is a key Romney guy and has been hangin' with Romney all over
Michigan for the last week - There he is, denoted by a circle, in the picture below, from a Romney rally in the Detroit
area yesterday {The truth is out (LDS) Mormons & Mitt Romney are more Islam than Christian. Read the Mormon
doctrines the multiple wives on earth and in heaven. Joseph Smith didn't translate 'golden plates' or any plates he
simply plagiarized the Koran (Quran), other travel-story books of the time and the KJV Bible.}
When I heard Mitt Romney, a week ago Saturday Night, in the ABC debate, claim that he's the only candidate who
"understands radical jihad," I scratched my head. He refuses to ask his church to stop funnelling $20 million plus to a
HAMAS charity, or even to say he disagrees with it. Plus, he made anit-American statements when he headed the 2002
Salt Lake Games that jihadists would love. And then, there was his statement at the ABC debate that he will take the
Muslim world into "modernity and moderation." But, does he really believe "modernity" equals moderation? Um, I
guess he's never seen a jihadist website or been to Dubai. They are more modern than we are. It's just their ideology
that's back in the 7th Century and good luck to Mitt in bringing it up to date. Oh, and don't forget Romney's previous
statement at a town hall meeting that he "admires Hezbollah." [article link]
In 1981 [Student] Barack Obama visited Pakistan - For some reason Barack Obama has never mentioned his three week
stay in Pakistan in any of his writings - On the infamous San Francisco trip in which Obama called small town Americans
"bitter" he also bragged that he had more foreign policy credentials than Hillary Clinton and John McCain - One of the
things he listed on his resume was his extensive foreign travel including a 1981 trip to Pakistan - However since this
admission, slip of the tongue, or however you would characterize it, Obama has never mentioned this trip again {Note:
in 2007 did Tennessee State University Student Abdulhakim Muhammad (Carlos Bledsoe) enroll in the same 'student
program' that Barack Obama enrolled in 1981 and that student Bill Clinton enrolled in 1969 and that Lee Harvey Oswald
had been in during his 1959 trip to Moscow where Oswald betrayed American secrets to the Russians that then enabled
the Russians on May 1, 1960 to shoot down the top secret U-2 mission flight of Francis Gary Powers?}
For some reason Barack Obama has never mentioned his three week stay in Pakistan in any of his writings. On the
infamous San Francisco trip in which Obama called small town Americans "bitter" he also bragged that he had more
foreign policy credentials than Hillary Clinton and John McCain. One of the things he listed on his resume was his
extensive foreign travel including a 1981 trip to Pakistan. However since this admission, slip of the tongue, or however
you would characterize it, Obama has never mentioned this trip again. ... As a freshman, he quickly became friends with
Mohammed Hasan Chandoo and Wahid Hamid, two wealthy Pakistanis. In 1981, Obama transferred from Occidental to
Columbia. In between, he traveled to Pakistan - a trip that enhanced his foreign policy qualifications, he maintained in a
private speech at a San Francisco fundraiser last month. Obama spent "about three weeks" in Pakistan, traveling with
Hamid and staying in Karachi with Chandoo's family, said Bill Burton, Obama's press secretary. ... The NY Times have
invaded Wasilla, Alaska talking with any person they can find who knows Sarah Palin. Why have the NY Times not
interviewed the Chandoo Brothers? Why have they not asked Barack Obama what he was doing in Pakistan. Who are
these brothers? UPDATE: The NY Times is aware of the Chandoo Brothers, they wrote about them here: During the
speech, Mr. Obama also spoke about having traveled to Pakistan in the early 1980s. Because of that trip, which he did
not mention in either of his autobiographical books, "I knew what Sunni and Shia (Shiite) was before I joined the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee," he said. ... According to his campaign staff, Mr. Obama visited Pakistan in 1981, on the
way back from Indonesia, where his mother and half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, were living. He spent "about three
weeks" there, Mr. Obama’s press secretary, Bill Burton, said, staying in Karachi with the family of a college friend,
Mohammed Hasan Chandoo, but also traveling to Hyderabad, in India. [article link]
Obama's CIA connections - Obama and mother both employed by the CIA? - Obama rising without trace - Colony Net,
2008 - tells its readers that Obama spent time in Pakistan "No young American would have a reason to or be able to
visit Pakistan in 1981, unless he was on official government business of which the State Department was aware" - At
Undernews, 3 January 2009, we read that Barack Obama took a job at some point after graduating from Columbia
University in 1983 - Obama also was one of eight students selected to study sovietology by Columbia professor
Zbigniew Brzezinski who, if he wasn't a CIA official, was as close as you can otherwise get - Brzesinski is now a member
of Obama's inner circle
Colony Net, 2008 - tells its readers that Obama spent time in Pakistan. "No young American would have a reason to or
be able to visit Pakistan in 1981, unless he was on official government business of which the State Department was
aware. . ." Ann Dunham, Obama's mother, worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Ford
Foundation, Women's World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. USAID and the Ford Foundation have (allegedly)
been used as covers for CIA agents. . . . Obama also was one of eight students selected to study sovietology by
Columbia professor Zbigniew Brzezinski who, if he wasn't a CIA official, was as close as you can otherwise get.
Brzesinski is now a member of Obama's inner circle. The Review reported one of Bill Clinton's similarly interesting trips:
"1960s: Bill Clinton, according to several agency sources interviewed by biographer Roger Morris, works as a CIA
informer while briefly and erratically a Rhodes Scholar in England. Although without visible means of support, he
travels around Europe and the Soviet Union, staying at the ritziest hotel in Moscow. During this period the US
government is using well educated assets such as Clinton as part of Operation Chaos, a major attempt to break student
resistance to the war and the draft. According to former White House FBI agent Gary Aldrich Clinton is told by Oxford
officials that he is no longer welcome there." ... Obama's mother worked for the Ford Foundation and USAID, both of
which are said to be CIA fronts. With American money, Barack Hussein Obama Sr. (1936-1982) was brought to the USA
to study. He studied at Harvard and later became a senior governmental economist in the government of Kenya. How
close was Obama Sr. to the US government? It was in 1961 that Obama Sr. married a fellow student, Ann Dunham in
Hawaii. They divorced in 1963. "No evidence has yet been discovered to show they were ever married." The Truth
Seeker - Obama's Mother! [article link]
1969 Road to Moscow - Bill Clinton's Early Activism from Fulbright to Moscow - During the 1992 campaign, Bill Clinton’s
student protests and (1969) Moscow trip generated much controversy, but few answers - that Clinton visited "friends at
Moscow University".. Maraniss stated that he met many of the same contacts previously made by Talbott and other
Oxford Rhodes Scholars - Roberts and Cooper reported that he spent most of his time visiting with members of an
American delegation which was there to discuss an exchange of American prisoners of war with Soviet and North
Vietnamese officials - This delegation also made contact with other nation' embassies in Moscow - One of the
delegates, Charlie Daniels, stayed at the same hotel as Clinton - He remembered that Clinton always seemed to be out
of money and hungry, and was often fed by the delegation
Clinton remained relatively quiet about his war views during his first year as a grad student at Oxford from fall 1968 to
spring 1969. He took an activist turn in summer 1969 while seeking to avoid being drafted. During summer vacation, he
worked with the Vietnam Moratorium Committee (VMC), a US antiwar group which was helping a Communist-
dominated coalition called the New Mobe organize fall protests. Upon Clinton's return to Oxford that fall, he and his
friend Richard Stearns helped a British VMC counterpart called Group 68 organize Americans in England for
Moratorium protest events. A supplementary background profile of Group 68 follows the body of the article, exploring
the group’s links to a British antiwar network centered around Bertrand Russell and Russell’s associate Tariq Ali.
Russell’s network helped the North Vietnamese and Soviets disseminate anti-US propaganda through channels such as
the International War Crimes Tribunal, sponsored by the Soviet front the Stockholm Conference on Vietnam. Over
winter vacation of 1969-1970, Clinton toured Moscow, where he had been preceded by his roommate Strobe Talbott.
Talbott was then translating the memoirs of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, which had been leaked to him
by Victor Louis, a KGB disinformation agent and talent spotter. Clinton and Talbott’s other roommate Frank Aller was
doing similar work on the unpublished notes of Edgar Snow, an academic associate of Lattimore. The conclusion
suggests possible directions for further research, considering where additional information on Clinton's early activity
might be found in government files and other sources. ... Late 1969: Clinton’s Roommates, the KGB, and the Road to
Moscow: That December McSorley would again encounter Clinton in Oslo, Norway. Clinton, who had recently spent
Thanksgiving vacation in Ireland with his fellow Moratorium protestor Tom Williamson, was now on his way to the
Soviet Union, following in the footsteps of his new roommate Strobe Talbott. Talbott was a Russian affairs scholar and
intern journalist for TIME. He had begun visiting Moscow in 1968 and had developed contacts in the USSR. In summer
1969 he was in Moscow acting as a replacement for vacationing TIME Moscow bureau chief Jerrold Schecter. At this
time he met Victor Louis (Vitali Yevgenyevich Lui), a KGB disinformation agent and talent spotter who specialized in
influencing journalists and planting stories in the Western media. ... Winter 1969-1970: Back in the USSR: Leaving
Norway, Clinton went on by train to Stockholm, Sweden for a couple days, then took an overnight ferry to Helsinki,
Finland. There he spent about two days over Christmas with Georgetown classmate Richard Shullaw, whose father J.
Harold Shullaw was deputy chief of mission of the US embassy in Finland. Clinton then continued by train through
Leningrad to Moscow. In Moscow, where he arrived on New Year’s Eve, he had booked through the Soviet travel
agency Intourist to spend a week at the expensive Hotel National. His autobiography says the only person he knew in
Moscow was Tom Williamson’s girlfriend Anik "Nikki" Alexis, a daughter of a French diplomat who was now studying at
the Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University, a KGB training ground famed for turning out alumni such as the
terrorist Carlos the Jackal. Clinton recalls, "One night I took a bus out to Lumumba University to have dinner with Nikki
and some of her friends. One of them was a Haitian woman named Helene whose husband was studying in Paris." On
the bus back home Clinton says there was only one other passenger, Oleg Rakito, who "spoke better English than I did"
and "asked me lots of questions and told me he worked for the government, virtually admitting he was assigned to
keep an eye on me". Perhaps referring to Alexis and her friends, Rufford and Leppard recorded that Clinton visited
"friends at Moscow University".. Maraniss stated that he met many of the same contacts previously made by Talbott
and other Oxford Rhodes Scholars. Roberts and Cooper reported that he spent most of his time visiting with members
of an American delegation which was there to discuss an exchange of American prisoners of war with Soviet and North
Vietnamese officials. This delegation also made contact with other nations’ embassies in Moscow. One of the
delegates, Charlie Daniels, stayed at the same hotel as Clinton. He remembered that Clinton always seemed to be out
of money and hungry, and was often fed by the delegation. [article link]
(1960s) Student Bill Clinton 'spied' on Americans abroad for CIA - A new book alleges that Bill Clinton spent his Oxford
days monitoring anti-Vietnam war activists for the CIA - When Bill Clinton ran for the US presidency four years ago,
Republicans tried to prove that, as a student, he burnt the Stars and Stripes in protest at the Vietnam War - Now Dr
Roger Morris, author of an astonishing new book called Partners in Power, claims that, in the late 1960s, Mr Clinton
worked as a source for the Central Intelligence Agency - Morris says that the young Clinton indulged in some low-level
spying in Norway in 1969, visiting the Oslo Peace Institute and submitting a CIA informant's report on American peace
activists who had taken refuge in Scandinavia to avoid the draft - "An officer in the CIA station in Stockholm confirmed
that" said Morris
WHEN Bill Clinton ran for the US presidency four years ago, Republicans tried to prove that, as a student, he burnt the
Stars and Stripes in protest at the Vietnam War. Now Dr Roger Morris, author of an astonishing new book called
Partners in Power, claims that, in the late 1960s, Mr Clinton worked as a source for the Central Intelligence Agency. So,
was the young Clinton a patriot or just an opportunist? He was certainly no dangerous radical. "No attack by his
reactionary opponents would be more undeserved than the charge that young Bill Clinton was 'radical'," concludes
Morris. According to the book, the bearded, dishevelled Rhodes scholar was recruited by the CIA while at Oxford -
along with several other young Americans with political aspirations - to keep tabs on fellow students involved in protest
activities against the Vietnam War. Morris says that the young Clinton indulged in some low-level spying in Norway in
1969, visiting the Oslo Peace Institute and submitting a CIA informant's report on American peace activists who had
taken refuge in Scandinavia to avoid the draft. "An officer in the CIA station in Stockholm confirmed that," said Morris.
The Washington Establishment would like to dismiss this troubling book as the work of a fevered conspiracy theorist.
But Morris is no lightweight. He worked at the White House in both the Johnson and Nixon administrations, resigning
from the National Security Council in 1970 in protest over the US invasion of Cambodia. He went on to become an
acclaimed biographer of Richard Nixon. Rhodes scholars such as Mr Clinton were favourite targets for recruitment: ... In
the mid-1970s the CIA shredded its archives on Operation Chaos. One of those involved in the purge of the records told
Morris that he had seen Bill Clinton listed as a former informant who went on to run for political office. "He was there in
the records, with a special designation," the official is quoted as saying in the book. Mr Clinton's alleged ties to the CIA
would explain some later episodes during his tenure as Governor of Arkansas, when his state became a staging-point
for President Ronald Reagan's secret effort to supply the Nicaraguan Contra rebels. An Arkansas State Trooper, L. D.
Brown, has testified in a deposition that he was inducted into the CIA on Mr Clinton's suggestion, and then went on two
clandestine flights to deliver weapons to Central America. Mr Clinton was even commended for his "patriotic" work by
the Reagan White House after he had sent the Arkansas National Guard to Honduras for manoeuvres. The deployment
was a ruse by the Pentagon, according to Morris. The Arkansas Guard left its "excess" inventory behind, providing a
cache of weapons that were slipped to the Contras. [article link]
Lee Harvey Oswald a.k.a. "Alek James Hidell" - Oswald was assigned first to Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in Irvine,
California in July 1957, then to Naval Air Facility Atsugi in Japan in September 1957 - Atsugi was a base for the top-
secret CIA U-2 spy planes that flew over the Soviet Union, there is no evidence Oswald was involved in that operation -
when Oswald defected to the USSR, he was working for U.S. intelligence - when he returned [from the USSR] to the
U.S. and joined the Fair Play for Cuba Commmittee he seems to have been working both for the CIA and the FBI - at the
time he was [framed for the JFK assassination and] murdered, "Lee Harvey Oswald was a questioning, dissenting CIA
operative [but loyal FBI operative], who had become a security risk [to the CIA]
In October 1959, Oswald emigrated to the Soviet Union. He was 19, and the trip was planned well in advance. Along
with having taught himself rudimentary Russian, he had saved $1,500 of his Marine Corps salary, got an early "hardship"
discharge by (falsely) claiming he needed to care for his injured mother, got a passport, and submitted several fictional
applications to foreign universities in order to obtain a student visa. After spending three days with his mother in Fort
Worth, Oswald departed by ship from New Orleans on September 20, 1959, to Le Havre, France. He left for England
that same day, and arrived on October 9. He told customs officials in Southampton that he had $700 and planned to
remain in the United Kingdom for one week before proceeding to a school in Switzerland. But on the same day, he flew
on a Finnair flight to Helsinki, Finland, where he stayed until October 15. Oswald probably applied for a visa at the
Soviet consulate on October 12. The visa was issued on October 14. He left Helsinki by train on the following day,
crossed the Finnish-Soviet border at Vainikkala, and arrived in Moscow on October 16. He almost immediately
announced to his Intourist guide his intention to become a citizen of the Soviet Union. But when he was informed on
October 21 that his application for citizenship had been refused, Oswald made a bloody but minor cut to his left wrist in
his hotel room bathtub. After bandaging his superficial injury, the cautious Soviets kept him under psychiatric
observation at a hospital. When Oswald showed up unexpectedly at the United States embassy in Moscow on October
31, he said he wanted to renounce his U.S. citizenship. He told Soviet officials "...that he had been a radar operator in
the Marine Corps and that he ... would make known to them such information concerning the Marine Corps and his
speciality as he possessed. He intimated that he might know something of special interest." When the Navy
Department learned of this, it changed Oswald's Marine Corps discharge from "hardship/honorable" to
"undesirable".John McVickar, one of the American consular officials at the Moscow embassy who was in contact with
Oswald, said he felt Oswald, "...was following a pattern of behavior in which he had been tutored by [a] person or
persons unknown ... seemed to be using words which he had learned but did not fully understand ... in short, it seemed
to me that there was a possibility that he had been in contact with others before or during his Marine Corps tour who
had guided him and encouraged him in his actions." ... James W. Douglass has recently argued that when Oswald
defected to the USSR, he was working for U.S. intelligence; when he returned to the U.S. and joined the Fair Play for
Cuba Commmittee he seems to have been working both for the CIA and the FBI. Oswald's connection to the CIA was
revealed by Jim and Elsie Wilcott. At the time of the assassination and before, there are problems with multiple Oswall
sightings, which the Warren Commission was obliged to cover up. Moreover, there is evidence that at the time he was
murdered, "Lee Harvey Oswald was a questioning, dissenting CIA operative, who had become a security risk."
[article link]
Part #2: Lee Harvey Oswald - Attempted assassination of General Walker - General Walker's brush with death was
reported nationwide - On April 1, 1963 [Dallas Texas], after six months of work, Oswald's supervisor terminated
Oswald's employment at Jaggars-Chiles-Stovall (he had also been seen reading a Russian publication) - The Warren
Commission concluded that on April 10, 1963, ten days after being fired, Oswald attempted to assassinate retired Major
General Edwin Walker - Oswald fired at him from less than one hundred feet (about 33 yards) away [and missed] - the
bullet struck the wooden frame of the window, which deflected its path, but was injured in the forearm by bullet
fragments - Oswald returned home and told Marina what he had just done [as a CIA agent] {Many JFK assassination
researchers conclude that Lee Harvey Oswald was a double FBI and CIA agent and that the CIA was attempting to set
Oswald up as the fall guy for the murder of President John F. Kennedy. As part of the CIA plot agent Oswald was told to
shoot a bullet through the window of General Walker only to scare him [even at a very close range Oswald missed the
whole window and hit the window frame] this gave Oswald a known history of shooting at high profile people … this
was an alleged set up to then get Oswald to fire a bullet but not hit JFK [allegedly because JFK was not taking enough
security precautions the CIA insisted that Oswald should scare Kennedy with a wide shot into taking more precautions]
of course wanting Oswald to get caught with a fired rife in his hands, while many other shooters actually shot Kennedy,
apparently Oswald figured out the real plan and never fired a rifle that day and quickly fled from the book building
causing an intense several hour man-hunt for Oswald before he was located and pressed into his role as patsy and fall-
guy for the real killers.}
Attempted assassination of General Walker: The Warren Commission concluded that on April 10, 1963, ten days after
being fired, Oswald attempted to assassinate retired Major General Edwin Walker, and that Oswald probably used the
rifle shown in his backyard pose photos of March 31. The House Select Committee on Assassinations stated that the
"evidence strongly suggested" that Oswald did the shooting. General Edwin Walker was an outspoken anti-communist,
segregationist and member of the John Birch Society who had been commanding officer of the Army's 24th Infantry
Division based in West Germany under NATO supreme command until he was relieved of his command in 1961 by JFK
for distributing right-wing literature to his troops. Walker resigned from the service and returned to his native Texas. He
became involved in the movement to resist the use of federal troops for securing racial integration at the University of
Mississippi, resistance that led to a riot on October 1, 1962 in which two people were killed. He was arrested for
insurrection, seditious conspiracy, and other charges, but a local federal grand jury refused to indict Walker. Oswald
considered Walker a "fascist" and the leader of a "fascist organization." In March 1963, Oswald purchased a 6.5 mm
caliber Carcano rifle (also commonly but improperly called Mannlicher-Carcano) by mail order, using the alias "A.
Hidell." He also purchased a revolver by the same method. The Warren Commission concluded that Oswald attempted
to shoot General Walker with his rifle, while Walker was sitting at a desk in his dining room. Oswald fired at him from
less than one hundred feet (30 m) away. Walker survived only because the bullet struck the wooden frame of the
window, which deflected its path, but was injured in the forearm by bullet fragments. Oswald returned home and told
Marina what he had just done. General Walker's brush with death was reported nationwide. The Dallas police had no
suspects in the shooting. Oswald's involvement in the attempt on Walker's life was suspected within hours of his arrest
on November 22, 1963, following the Kennedy assassination. But a note Oswald left for Marina on the night of the
attempt, telling her what to do if he did not return, was not found until early December 1963, after which Marina told
authorities about Oswald and Walker. The bullet was too badly damaged to run conclusive ballistics studies on it,
though neutron activation tests later showed that it was "extremely likely" that the Walker bullet was from the same
cartridge manufacturer and for the same rifle make as the two bullets which later struck Kennedy [Note: JFK had
wounds to his head, neck and back; Governor Connally who was in the front seat of the car with JFK was wounded three
times by two bullets, once under the armpit and once in the wrist and thigh; one bullet hit the curb of the street near
the limousine, one bullet lodged in the dashboard of the limousine and another bullet ricochet off the overpass
wounding spectator James Tague in the cheek]. [article link]
Lawyer: Arkansas shooting suspect 'brainwashed' - was brainwashed and tortured while imprisoned in Yemen [2008] - a
spokesman for the Yemeni Embassy, rejected Hensley's assertion "It is understood that the process of radicalization
can take a number of years, not a couple of weeks" - In September 2007, [while a *student] Muhammad left Tennessee
State University in Nashville, where he was studying business, and traveled to Yemen to teach English to children and
to learn Arabic - But things began to change [November 2008] when his client was detained for a minor visa violation in
Yemen and sent to prison, where he was housed with radical Islamic fundamentalists - During Muhammad's time in the
prison, an FBI agent [instigator] visited him not as an ally but as an interrogator, Hensley said - After he was released [in
cooperation with the U.S. Embassy] in January, Muhammad returned to Nashville, Tennessee - The same FBI agent
approached him and threatened to put him under surveillance, "to do everything we can to cause you trouble" Hensley
said {It's possible that many of the FBI agents are also CIA agents and the two terms especially internationally are now
used interchangeably, however when there is bad media publicity the agent always suddenly becomes an FBI agent
while the CIA is seldom criticized (unless the criticism leads to a plea for more money for the CIA) in the media.}
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (CNN) -- The Tennessee man suspected in Monday's attack on a recruitment center in Little
Rock, Arkansas, was brainwashed and tortured while imprisoned in Yemen, his lawyer said Thursday. "My client is a
young man, I think, brainwashed," attorney Jim Hensley told CNN. "What else could be explained for a young man
who's a true American, plays football, helps his grandmother and mows the lawns of his neighbors? Comes back and
then finds himself in this situation? That is not a normal situation in my book." Abdulhakim Muhammad, formerly
known as Carlos Bledsoe, is charged with killing Pvt. William Long, 23, of Conway, Arkansas, and wounding Pvt.
Quinton Ezeagwula, 18, of Jacksonville, Arkansas. The 23-year-old convert to Islam has pleaded not guilty. But,
according to court records, he told police that he had "political and religious" motives for the shooting. ... In September
2007, Muhammad left Tennessee State University in Nashville, where he was studying business, and traveled to Yemen
to teach English to children and to learn Arabic. There, "he felt at peace with these people," even marrying a Yemeni,
Hensley said. In November 2008, Muhammad was arrested in the port city of Aden for overstaying his visa and
deported two months later in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy, a Yemeni official said. But things began to change
when his client was detained for a minor visa violation in Yemen and sent to prison, where he was housed with radical
Islamic fundamentalists, Hensley said. There is disagreement about the time he was incarcerated. The lawyer said
Muhammad told him he had served four months in prison. Hensley said Muhammad told him that, during the last two
weeks he was held, he was deprived of sleep and food and "was slapped around a little bit," enduring beatings on the
backs of his legs. During Muhammad's time in the prison, an FBI agent visited him not as an ally but as an interrogator,
Hensley said. ... However, Mohammed AlBasha, a spokesman for the Yemeni Embassy, rejected Hensley's assertion. "It
is understood that the process of radicalization can take a number of years, not a couple of weeks," he said. "So, the
statement that his lawyer made, that he was brainwashed and tortured for weeks in Yemen, are baseless." ... After he
was released in January, Muhammad returned to Nashville, Tennessee, where his parents noticed their son was
"fidgety, frustrated, can't sit still," Hensley said. The same FBI agent approached him and threatened to put him under
surveillance, "to do everything we can to cause you trouble," Hensley said. A federal law enforcement source told CNN
that the FBI was investigating Muhammad, but FBI spokesmen would not confirm any contact they might have had.
Hensley added that Muhammad's parents told him that, once he returned to Nashville, "he was a different human," one
who blamed the United States for the war wounds suffered by some of the children whom he had taught, children
without arms or legs. He also blamed U.S. immigration policy for his inability to bring his bride back to the United
States with him, Hensley said. ... Hensley said he was speaking to the news media because Muhammad (Carlos
Bledsoe) had asked him to. "His agenda is different from mine; he wants to be a martyr," the lawyer said. [article link]
Accused Arkansas Military Center Shooter (Abdulhakim Muhammad - Carlos Bledsoe) Had Prior Weapons Arrest - A
Muslim [CIA] convert accused of fatally shooting an Army private and wounding another had previously been arrested
on a weapons charge in Tennessee, but that charge eventually was dropped {This guy has multiple names, multiple
passports has recently traveled to multiple off-destination countries in the middle-east, he probably has no money to
pay for all of his adventures, he gets off the hook for serious guns and drugs violations and was supposedly under
surveillance the whole time, this guy is CIA all the way and by the way practically ALL radical Islamists are CIA recruits
it's what the CIA does they go around the world stirring up problems trying to kill people attempting to start conflicts
and wars and what better way to do it then as a radical Muslim? So every time Islam is mentioned in America or an
American Islam Spokesperson speaks (CAIR) just remember the kind of Islam they are talking about and living is some
new bizarre Bush family CIA (new age - Satanic) Islam that until a few years ago didn't even exist.}
CONWAY, Ark. - A Muslim convert accused of fatally shooting an Army private and wounding another had previously
been arrested on a weapons charge in Tennessee, but that charge eventually was dropped. Police say Abdulhakim
Muhammad, then known as Carlos Bledsoe, was arrested in February 2004 after a traffic stop in Nashville. He was
found with an SKS rifle inside in the car, with five rounds in a clip and one round in the rifle's chamber. Officers also
found a sawed-off shotgun and another shotgun inside the car, as well as an ounce of marijuana, a switchblade knife
and two shotgun shells on Muhammad. ... President Barack Obama said in a statement Thursday that he was "deeply
saddened" by the shootings and that the two soldiers were working to "strengthen our armed forces and keep our
country safe." ... Darrell DeBusk said Thursday, Muhammad told officers he planned to sell the two shotguns for $100
apiece to another man who ran from the car during the traffic stop. The other man, later identified, faced no charges in
the incident, DeBusk said. Muhammad faced weapons and drug charges after the arrest, though court records show
prosecutors filed only a single misdemeanor charge against him. That charge was dismissed four months later. DeBusk
declined to say whether Muhammad worked with police after his arrest. "We charged him appropriately and all of the
case information was presented to the DA's office," DeBusk said. [article link]
{Flashback} September 20, 2005: U.K. forces break into Basra (Iraq) jail to free (2) British soldiers - The two undercover
soldiers [dressed in Muslim cloathing] were rescued after a day of rioting in Basra, sparked when they were said by
police and local officials to have fired on an Iraqi police patrol {Two British soldiers were arrested by Iraqi police. The
soldiers were not in uniform but were disguised as (Sunni) Muslims and were shooting at Iraqi police officers and Iraqi
civilians, allegedly killing two Shiite Muslim police officers when a crowd of people witnessing the attack on the police
apprehended the two attackers they turned out to be British soldiers dressed in Arab clothing. The start of much of the
sectarian violence (Shiite-Sunni) in Iraq was caused by European special operation forces dressing as civilians firing
weapons into crowds, exploding bombs in public market areas and planting bombs in mosques.}
BASRA, Iraq - Britain sent in troops to free two undercover [dressed as Arabs] soldiers in Basra in southern Iraq after
discovering they had been handed over by Iraqi police to local militia, the army said on Tuesday. The men were arrested
on charges of shooting two Iraqi policemen. ... The British commanding officer in Basra said his concern for the arrested
men increased after he received information they had been handed over to “militia elements". ... The two undercover
soldiers were rescued after a day of rioting in Basra, sparked when they were said by police and local officials to have
fired on an Iraqi police patrol. "What happened yesterday was that two of our service men were arrested by Iraqi police
and under the law as it stands they should have been handed back to the military authorities," said British Defense
Secretary John Reid. He said that is what the police were asked to do by their own Ministry of the Interior and by local
judges. "But in the course of the day we became increasingly worried that those people in there to negotiate with the
police seemed to be having no success in getting our men out." Reid said it was not clear whether the Iraqi police were
under threat themselves or colluding with local militia. Lorimer said troops had been sent on Monday to the area of
Basra near the police station where the two men had been detained to help ensure their safety. "As shown on
television, these troops were attacked with firebombs and rockets by a violent and determined crowd." Furious crowds
pelted British armored vehicles with rocks and petrol bombs after the incident in which the British undercover soldiers
were said to have fired on Iraqi police. ... The events raised questions about how much sovereignty Iraqi authorities
really were granted when the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority handed over power to an interim Iraqi
government in the summer of 2004. The arrests of the two Britons on Monday appeared to have been the first real and
public test of how far that sovereignty extends. There have been no known incidents of Iraqi authorities arresting U.S.
soldiers operating in the Iraqi heartland. Mohammed al-Waili, the governor of Basra province, condemned the British
for raiding the prison, an act he called "barbaric, savage and irresponsible." Aquil Jabbar, an Iraqi television cameraman
who lives across the street from the Basra jail, said about 150 Iraqi prisoners fled as British commandos stormed inside
and rescued their comrades. [article link]
June 2, 2009: Cheney admits that there was no 9/11, Iraq link - Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s been in the news a
lot lately, from his defense of the Bush Administration’s torture policy to his recent voice of approval for same-sex
marriage - This Politico story today again has him playing center stage, admitting there was no evidence of a link
between Al Qaeda and Iraq - The war was simply a good old-fashioned [NWO] military occupation; empire for empire's
sake - Come to think of it, Afghanistan and Pakistan had nothing to do with 9/11 either, yet Obama is ordering that both
of these countries be pummeled with even more U.S. air strikes anyway
Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s been in the news a lot lately, from his defense of the Bush Administration’s
torture policy to his recent voice of approval for same-sex marriage. This Politico story today again has him playing
center stage, admitting there was no evidence of a link between Al Qaeda and Iraq: ... So why did we invade Iraq again?
Oil? Well, not really. Nearly three million barrels of it a day is fed to the hummers and jets that are still patrolling the
streets and skies of Iraqi cities, and have been for over six years now oil for war, if you will. We are building an embassy
in Baghdad bigger than the Vatican and staying for at least ten more years if Obama's top generals get their way. The
war was simply a good old-fashioned [NWO] military occupation; empire for empire's sake. ... You don’t hear too much
about Iraq anymore since Obama get elected, and the news that the 5,000th U.S. soldier just died in Mesopotamia was
met with a collective media shrug. 5,000 dead American soldiers may not seem that many compared to other wars, but
in the first ten years of Vietnam, there were a little over 6,000 American deaths ... and now we trade extensively with
Vietnam. ... The invasion of Iraq was based on an admitted lie, and its being continued and expanded by the Democrats
on an admitted lie. Come to think of it, Afghanistan and Pakistan had nothing to do with 9/11 either, yet Obama is
ordering that both of these countries be pummeled with even more U.S. air strikes anyway. [article link]
June 04, 2009: Analysts Divided Over Obama's Carrot-Without-Stick Approach to Iran - He noted that the regime is
based on an ideology that includes destroying Israel and the United States - Iran and the U.S. have had not diplomatic
ties since [CIA] militant [Iranian] *students took over the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979 {It seems that the November
4, 1979 "student led takeover" of the US Embassy in Tehran, led by now Iranian President: [CIA agent] Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad was actually a CIA led event designed to completely humiliated and undermine the totally unequipped
and incapable first term President Jimmy Carter. Not surprisingly the 444 day Iranian hostage situation was a great
opportunity for 1980 Presidential candidate and ex-director of the CIA George H.W. Bush Sr. who after being rejected
by the voters would eventually coheres himself onto Ronald Reagan's ticket and administration.}
President Obama continues to extend an open hand to Iran in hopes that the Islamic nation will unclench its fist. On the
same day that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei turned his back to the president's diplomatic efforts,
Obama reasserted that Iran is entitled to nuclear power for peaceful purposes under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty. "That commitment is at the core of the treaty and it must be kept for all who fully abide by it," Obama said in a
speech at Cairo University in Egypt. "And I am hopeful that all countries in the region can share in this goal." Foreign
analysts who spoke with FOXNews.com were divided on whether Obama's carrot-without-stick approach can be
effective in dealing with Iran, which the international community fears is trying to develop nuclear weapons. Kenneth
Timmerman, executive director for the Foundation for Democracy in Iran, called Obama's statements "adolescent" and
"unrealistic." ... He noted that the regime is based on an ideology that includes destroying Israel and the United States.
Iran and the U.S. have had not diplomatic ties since militant students took over the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979.
"Really, the only thing the supreme leader of Iran wants to negotiate is the terms of our surrender," Timmerman said.
Obama acknowledged a "tumultuous" history between the two nations in his speech on Thursday but made an appeal
to move forward with a clean slate. ... Khamenei said before the president's speech that the United States is "deeply
hated" in the Middle East and the hatred could not be changed with "slogans," according to a Reuters report. "The
nations of this part of the world ... deeply hate America," the news agency quoted Khamenei as saying. "Even if they
give sweet and beautiful speeches to the Muslim nation ... that will not create change. Action [submission to Shiite
Islam and money] is needed." [article link]
Operation Eagle Claw - Operation Eagle Claw (or Operation Evening Light) was a United States military operation
which attempted to rescue the 52 hostages from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran during April 24, 1980 - The first
helicopter was grounded and abandoned in the desert with equipment indicating a cracked rotor blade - The second
helicopter abandoned the flight and returned to the Nimitz with reported erratic instrumentation blamed on the highly
elevated temperatures - The third helicopter arrived at Desert One with a malfunctioning primary hydraulics system -
The first and third helicopters, which were abandoned, now serve with the Iranian Navy - The Jimmy Carter White
House announced the failed rescue operation at 1 A.M. the following day - Iranian Army investigators found 9 bodies, 8
Americans and 1 Iranian civilian - As for the situation in Iran, the hostages were released after 444 days of captivity on
January 20, 1981, the day that Ronald Reagan [with VP George H.W. Bush Sr.] succeeded Jimmy Carter as president
{"Delta Force" mission commander Col. Charlie Beckwith has said repeatedly that he was never given enough
helicopters and desert type equipment to succeed in the mission. The mission was probably designed from the start to
fail in another attempt to humiliate President Carter [and that succeeded].}
Jimmy Carter was determined to ensure the release of the hostages during his presidency, particularly as the
Democratic nomination for the 1980 presidential election neared. However, it did not happen despite extensive, last
minute, diplomatic negotiations on Carter's last day in office, January 20, 1981. After 444 days of captivity, Iran released
the hostages immediately after Ronald Reagan [and VP George H.W. Bush] had taken the oath of office. ... Planned by
Joint Task Force (JTF) 1-79 as 'Operation Rice Bowl', the operation was designed as a complex two-night mission. The
first stage of the mission involved establishing a small initial staging site inside Iran itself, near Tabas in the Yazd
Province (formerly in the south of the Khorasan province) of Iran. The site, named Desert One, was to be used as a
temporary airstrip for the USAF special ops MC-130E Combat Talon I penetration/transport aircraft and C-130 Hercules
(later EC-130E) refueling aircraft, along with eight Navy RH-53D Sea Stallion minesweeper helicopters flown in by
Marine Corps aircrews from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz stationed in the nearby Indian Ocean. ... However, only the
delivery of the rescue force, equipment and fuel by the C-130 Hercules occurred according to plan. An unexpected low-
level intense sandstorm of the kind known as a haboob contributed to the reduction of the force by three of the eight
RH-53D helicopters by the time the helicopter formation reached Desert One, behind schedule. The first helicopter was
grounded and abandoned in the desert with equipment indicating a cracked rotor blade, and its crew picked up by
another helicopter that continued the flight. The second helicopter abandoned the flight and returned to the Nimitz
with reported erratic instrumentation blamed on the highly elevated temperatures inside the haboob. The third
helicopter arrived at Desert One with a malfunctioning primary hydraulics system and insufficient confidence in the
secondary (backup) hydraulics system to continue. The first and third helicopters, which were abandoned, now serve
with the Iranian Navy. The C-130s carried the remaining forces back to the intermediate airfield at Masirah Island where
two C-141 medical evacuation aircraft from the rear staging base at Wadi Abu Shihat, Egypt (referred to as Wadi Kena
by the US Forces due to its location near Qena) 26.555058°N 33.132877°E picked up the injured personnel, helicopter
crews, Rangers and Delta Force members and returned to Wadi Kena. The injured personnel were then transported to
Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The Tehran CIA team exfiltrated Iran, unaware that their presence had been
compromised. ... The White House announced the failed rescue operation at 1 A.M. the following day. The embassy
hostages were scattered across Iran to make a second rescue attempt impossible. Iranian Army investigators found 9
bodies, 8 Americans and 1 Iranian civilian which was used to criticize the White House's announcement that "…there
were no Iranian casualties…". The 44 Iranian civilians were interviewed and gave eye witness accounts of the operation.
The failure of the various services to work together with cohesion forced the establishment of a new multi-service
organization. The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) was established and became operational
on April 16, 1987. Each service now has its own Special Operations Forces under the overall control of USSOCOM.
[article link]
May 30, 2009: Iran Hangs 3 for Involvement in Deadly Mosque Bombing - The three men supplied explosives to the
perpetrators who carried out the Thursday bombing in Zahedan, 1,000 miles southeast of the capital Tehran, said a
statement issued by the judiciary - Iran has blamed the U.S. and Israel for trying to stoke sectarian tension with the
Sunni Muslim minority - In March 2006, gunmen dressed as security forces killed 21 people on a highway outside
Zahedan in an attack authorities blamed on "rebels" {Of course Israel is always going to get the blame but it's extremely
unlikely that Israel had any knowledge that such a plot was even underway and it often goes unreported but Israel is
constantly preventing terrorist attacks of all kinds including plots against Mosques. Apparently, Sunni 'Al Qaeda' is also
a mandatory blame suspect as well so no shortage of blame or suspects but who is really behind all of the global
terrorist attacks?}
TEHRAN, Iran - Three people convicted of involvement in a mosque bombing in southeastern Iran that killed 25 were
hanged Saturday, Iran's official news agency reported. The three men supplied explosives to the perpetrators who
carried out the Thursday bombing in Zahedan, 1,000 miles southeast of the capital Tehran, said a statement issued by
the judiciary. ... He added that the men, identified as Haji Nouti Zehi, Gholam Rasoul Shahoo Zehi and Zabihollah
Naroui, were also involved in several other bombings including a bus attack in 2006. Jundallah or God's Brigade, a Sunni
militant group believed to have links with Al Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attack. ... The Baluch minority can be
found in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Iran has blamed the U.S. and Israel for trying to stoke sectarian tension with
the Sunni Muslim minority. The U.S. condemned attack Friday. In March 2006, gunmen dressed as security forces killed
21 people on a highway outside Zahedan in an attack authorities blamed on "rebels," though Jundallah was never
specifically named. [article link]

Bible verse: Jeremiah 13:15-25 Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken. Give glory to the LORD
your God, before He cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for
light, He turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness. ... This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures
from Me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten Me, and trusted in falsehood. ... {The complete Bible is available
at ChristianFaithDownloads.com}
Jeremiah 13:15-25 Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken. Give glory to the LORD your God,
before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it
into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness. But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for
your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD'S flock is carried away captive.
Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the
crown of your glory. ... This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast
forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. -- Holy Bible [article link]
Chicago Sun Times September 9, 2007: But, believe it or not, Barack Obama is related to both President Bush and Vice
President Dick Cheney - OK, distantly related: Obama and Bush are 11th cousins - That means Obama and former
President George Herbert Walker Bush Sr. are 10th cousins once removed - Obama is related to Cheney through
Mareen Duvall, a 17th century immigrant from France - That makes Obama and Cheney ninth cousins once removed -
Cheney and Bush are related to one another by a completely different common ancestor - We leave it to you to figure
out their relationship [maybe they think Muhammad is their mysterious, secret common ancestor] {The Bush family is
even more closely related to Sen. 'scary' John Kerry though they don't seem to want to publicize that family
relationship. It also gives new meaning to Bush Jr. calling Bill Clinton 'brother' the other day (May 29, 2009).}
That sure would be an awkward family reunion. But, believe it or not, Barack Obama is related to both President Bush
and Vice President Dick Cheney. OK, distantly related: Obama and Bush are 11th cousins. That's because they share the
same great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandparents -- Samuel Hinckley and Sarah Soole
Hinckley of 17th century Massachusetts. That means Obama and former President George Herbert Walker Bush are
10th cousins once removed. ... Obama is related to Cheney through Mareen Duvall, a 17th century immigrant from
France. That makes Obama and Cheney ninth cousins once removed. Cheney and Bush are related to one another by a
completely different common ancestor. We leave it to you to figure out their relationship [maybe they think
Muhammad is their mysterious, secret common ancestor]. [article link]
Though Obama Bowed, Saudis Give Barack the Royal Islamic Diss - They deliberately aren't shaking his hand {The
Bush's so called War on Terror (now by proxy the Obama War) has systematically been fought against the Sunni
Muslims (Iraq, Saudi Arabia) on behalf of the Iranian (Shiite Muslims). Of course the Saudis do not want to shake hands
with a perpetrator of a global war and plot that has viciously murdered almost 1 million of their people. Once Iran and
the Bush funded global Shiite army has sufficiently been armed, equipped and trained on the current battlefields of
Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and throughout the world then the war will transition from Sunni Muslims to their real
target a war against Israel and against America where attacks in public at military recruiting stations, churches, schools,
Jewish centers, government installations and public facilities will commence full scale all because of the Bush family
desire to crumble Western America and openly institute their Satanic NWO system of fear and oppression. Note:
Modern re-created (Shiite) Islam is just being used by the Satanic Bush family in the hopes that religious wars
(Protestant vs. Catholic and Jewish - Evangelical Christians vs. Islam), race based violence and man-made plagues (Aids,
Bird flu, Swine flu) will exterminate and remove millions or even billions of people from their planet. It's time for people
(Christians) to stop being so gullible and to stop naively falling for the insane Bush family scams, lies and dangerous
frauds that are systematically being perpetrated against everyone.} (Videos)
Remember the video I posted, recently, showing Barack Hussein Obama bowing down so enthusiastically to Saudi King
Abdullah that his Presidential ass was in the air? Well, all that bending over predictably didn't merit anything but a diss
in return. Watch the first video--thanks for the tip from Ms. Underestimated (who taped and uploaded the vid, as she
does with many important videos) & The Vicious Babushka, both excellent, highly recommended blogs by chicks I like--
and compare and contrast with the second video I previously posted. Clearly, the Saudis pulled a Jimmy-Peanutman-
Carter-Disses-The-Clintons-at-Obama-Inauguration move. They deliberately aren't shaking his hand. Class acts, these
shmatta-covered, bloated Religion of Peacers: [article link]
{flashback} Does President Bush Jr. (and the entire Bush family) Secretly Believe they are (Shiite) Descendants of
Mohammed? {Note: The previous Vice President Dick Cheney and Obama are Cousins related in some way so probably
both Cheney and Obama also believe themselves to be descendants of Mohammad. Liz Cheney the Daughter of Dick
Cheney has been working in Iran as a super secret liaison between Iran and the west for almost a decade now so it's
more than obvious that some of the people in government have deep, personal emotional [albeit completely false and
fabricated] ties to Iran.}
The New [Completely False] Da Vinci Type Hoax - Royal roots found on every family tree - also some people have
actually tried to establish a documented line between Muhammad, who was born in the 6th century, and the medieval
English monarchs, and thus to most if not all people of European descent. The longer ago somebody lived, the more
descendants a person is likely to have today. Humphrys estimates that Muhammad, the founder of Islam, appears on
the family tree of every person in the Western world {Wrong!}. Some people have actually tried to establish a
documented line between Muhammad, who was born in the 6th century, and the medieval English monarchs, and thus
to most if not all people of European descent. Nobody has succeeded yet, but one proposed lineage comes close.
Though it runs through several strongly suspicious [nonexistent] individuals, the line illustrates how lines of descent can
wander down through the centuries, connecting famous figures of the past to most [a few] of the people living today.
...President George Bush might actually believe he is a (Shiite) descendant of Mohamed. It would explain allot of his
because our world leaders have such strange beliefs. [article link]
{Flashback} Part 1: LIZ Cheney runs Iran-Syria Op Group at State Dept.. [Publically] since 2005 [covertly previously],
Dick Cheney's daughter Elizabeth has held a powerful position guiding Middle East policy - By all accounts, it is an
enormously powerful post, and one for which she is uniquely unqualified {That Bush Cheney group they never bother to
put an actually qualified person into a position when a Harriet Miers crony or a family member exists.}
At the very heart of U.S. Middle East policy, from the war in Iraq to pressure for regime change in Iran and Syria to the
spread of free-market democracy in the region, sits the 39-year-old daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney. Elizabeth
"Liz" Cheney, appointed to her post in February 2005, has a tongue-twisting title: principal deputy assistant secretary of
state for Near Eastern Affairs and coordinator for broader Middle East and North Africa initiatives. By all accounts, it is
an enormously powerful post, and one for which she is uniquely unqualified. During the past 15 months, Elizabeth
Cheney has met with and bolstered a gaggle of Syrian exiles, often in tandem with John Hannah and David Wurmser,
top officials in the Office of the Vice President (OVP); has pressed hard for money to accelerate the administration's
ever more overt campaign for forced regime change in both Damascus and Teheran; and has overseen an increasingly
discredited push for American-inspired democratic reform from Morocco to Iran. ... Liz Cheney catapulted into her
current job after a rather undistinguished career that leapfrogged from public to private life and back again. In her early
20s, she did a stint at the State Department while her father was secretary of defense in the first Bush administration,
and then headed to law school at the University of Chicago and worked for Armitage Associates, a firm run by Richard
Armitage. As an attorney, she worked for the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank, and served briefly
as a U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) officer in Hungary and Poland. Her Middle East experience was,
well, limited. [article link]
{Flashback} Part 2: LIZ Cheney runs Iran-Syria Op Group at State Dept.. Her husband is Philip Perry, general counsel for
the Department of Homeland Security - she operates what is essentially a "shadow Middle East policy" - She has been
known to insist on seeing a head of state without inviting the American ambassador to accompany her, in violation of
protocol
Liz Cheney has not shied away from throwing her weight around. During her frequent trips to the Middle East, she
often operates independently of the department and of the U.S. ambassador in whatever country she is visiting. She
has been known to insist on seeing a head of state without inviting the American ambassador to accompany her, in
violation of protocol, often threatening the ambassador with the power of her contacts. -- On at least one occasion,
however, an ambassador called her bluff. "Liz Cheney comes out to this country, and she tells the ambassador - and she
doesn't outrank him - she tells the ambassador, 'You're not going in the meeting with me,'" recalls Larry Wilkerson, who
served as Colin Powell's assistant during his tenure as secretary of state. "And he says, 'I'm sorry, I'm going in the
meeting with you. You're not going into a meeting with the head of state without me.' And she says, 'Nope - would you
like a telephone call?'" -- In this case, says Wilkerson, the department's bosses backed up their ambassador, who
accompanied a chastened Cheney into the meeting. But that has not always been the case. "It's not just that she is
imperious in dealing with our ambassadors," notes a corporate lobbyist who is deeply involved in Middle East policy.
"She's got her own foreign policy, her own agenda, and so of course she wouldn't want the ambassador to know what
she is talking about when she meets a head of state." [article link]
{flashback} U.S.: Shiite 'Special Group' Behind Baghdad Bombing That Killed 63 - No group claimed responsibility for
the blast - "We believe he ordered the attack to incite Shiite violence against Sunnis" {I hope the Iraqi's can come to
some terms and govern that nation. The tragedies and scope of human suffering over there is appalling.}
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military blamed a renegade Shiite group Wednesday for a deadly car bombing in a Baghdad
Shiite neighborhood and said it was seeking to re-ignite the sort of sectarian violence that swept the area 18 months
ago. Iraqi officials said the death toll from the bombing rose to 63, including women and children. ... But U.S.
spokesman Lt. Col. Steven Stover said the command did not believe Al Qaeda in Iraq was behind the attack based on
the type of vehicle and explosives used. Instead, he said the command believed the attack was carried out by a Shiite
special group led by Haydar Mehdi Khadum al-Fawadi, whom Stover described as a "murderous thug" seeking to incite
violence "for his individual profit and gain." ... "We believe he ordered the attack to incite (Shiite) violence against
Sunnis; that his intent was to disrupt Sunni resettlement in Hurriyah in order to maintain extortion of real estate rental
income to support his nefarious activities," Stover said in an e-mail. Several Iraqi police officials said the casualty toll
stood at 63, with another 78 wounded. [article link]
{flashback} "Iraq Tribal Study - Al Anbar Governorate" - the Sunnis "are deathly afraid of being ruled by a Shia (Shiite)
government, which they believe will be little more than a puppet of the Shia religious extremists in Iran"
It also cautioned that the main themes of the U.S. message in Iraq -- "freedom and democracy" -- do not resonate well
with the population "because freedom is associated with chaos in Iraq." In addition, the Sunnis "are deathly afraid of
being ruled by a Shia government, which they believe will be little more than a puppet of the Shia religious extremists in
Iran." Pincus [article link]
Obama's limp statement on the jihadi attack in Arkansas - The White House finally got around to releasing a statement
on the jihadi attack against our troops at the Arkansas military recruitment center
Here is the entire statement: "I am deeply saddened by this senseless act of violence against two brave young soldiers
who were doing their part to strengthen our armed forces and keep our country safe. I would like to wish Quinton
Ezeagwula a speedy recovery, and to offer my condolences and prayers to William Long’s family as they mourn the loss
of their son." "Senseless?" It made perfectly good sense to a vengeful Muslim convert jihadi bent on "killing as many
people in the Army as he could." -- For contrast, here is Obama’s full statement on the Tiller murder, issued just hours
after the shooting: I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr. George Tiller as he attended church services this
morning. However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved
by heinous acts of violence. [article link]
[Days Later] Obama Comments On The Little Rock Arkansas Terrorist Attack - the first such attack on US sovereign
land since September 11th 2001 - "I am deeply saddened by this senseless act of violence against two brave young
soldiers who were doing their part to strengthen our armed forces and keep our country safe. I would like to wish
Quinton Ezeagwula a speedy recovery, and to offer my condolences and prayers to William Long’s family as they
mourn the loss of their son." {President Obama quickly and unequivocally praised the radical late-term abortionist Dr.
Tiller who has destroyed thousands and thousands of fragile, innocent American lives and as Commander and Chief
President Obama refuses to condemn the cold blooded murder of two of his uniformed troops on American soil. There
seems to be no appearance of unbiased-compassionate leadership in office.}
On Monday, 1 June 2009 at 10:15 am local time, The United States was once again the scene of an attack by what some
call ‘The Religion Of Peace’. It was the first such attack on US sovereign land since September 11th 2001. It took
approximately 4 hours after a fatal shooting at a Little Rock Arkansas US Army Recruiting Depot for confirmation to the
public that this indeed was a Muslim Terrorist attack on US sovereign soil. Not only has no action been taken against
those who have aided and abetted this act of terrorism, The President Of The United States did not, until
approximately 9am Wednesday 3 June 2009, offer any thoughts or words in public about the incident. Almost 48 hours
elapsed from incident to proof of source, to The Federal Bureau Of Investigaton acknowledging the "suspect" was
under surveillance, to what you are about to read. ... You, sir, are curently serving this country as The President Of The
United States….. a.k.a. The Commander In Chief Of The United States Of America’s Armed Forces. A terrorist attack
has taken place within the borders of the nation you serve in position and one of your charges has been murdered by a
sworn enemy of the nation, while another of your charges has been gravely wounded. ... I will comment on one other
thing…… “I am deeply saddened by this senseless act of violence against two brave young soldiers…….” Sir, this was
not a senseless act of violence. It was not even pre-meditated murder under our nation’s and State Of Arkansas laws.
With the proof of identity and previous known whereabouts of the person in question, this was international terrorism,
pure and simple…. an act of war against our nation and people. ... I am reserving additional comment, as I wish to
remain calm in the face of a real war that is coming to America’s cities, towns and villages, not by our choice or want.
You sir, are either blind to that fact, or are condoning the entire matter and wish it to occur. [article link]
Sen. John Cornyn doesn't rule out filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Sotomayo - Schumer predicted that Sotomayor
will emerge as "virtually filibuster-proof" -- Sotomayor was nominated on November 27, 1991, by [Republican]
President George H. W. Bush Sr. to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by
John M. Walker, Jr. ... She became the youngest judge in the Southern District and the first Hispanic federal judge
anywhere in New York State (Wiki) {If Sen. Cornyn and others don't want ultra-liberal judges like Sotomayor then they
shouldn't vote Republican. Sotomayor and almost 3/4ths of all the liberal judges on the Supreme Court bench and
throughout the Country have been placed there by Republican Presidents and Republican Governors.}
WASHINGTON - Texas Sen. John Cornyn declined Sunday to rule out a Republican filibuster of President Barack
Obama's first Supreme Court nominee, but he urged the Senate and public to "calm down" long enough to evaluate
whether Judge Sonia Sotomayor is capable of meting out colorblind justice. "We need to know ... whether she's going
to be a justice for all of us or a justice for a few of us," Cornyn said on ABC's This Week. "Let's review those 17 years of
federal judicial history, and let's ask the nominee some questions." Cornyn sparred on the show with fellow Judiciary
Committee member Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat who is guiding Sotomayor through the confirmation
process. ... Hutchison voted against Sotomayor's confirmation to the New York-based federal appeals court 11 years
ago and says she will "give her a fair shot" this time around. She said she doesn't think a filibuster will be necessary
"unless we have not had a chance to look at the record fully." [article link]
NRSC.org: Chairman John Cornyn on RedState - Chairman Cornyn has taken time to explain his endorsement of (RINO)
Florida Governor Charlie Crist in a guest post on RedState - Comments: Can someone please tell me if the Senator
intends to return to Red State any time soon to address the 300+ posts refuting his juvenile and embarrassing Straw
Man arguments or if we can expect him to continue to ignore anything except the purile and vapid advice given to the
Senator from the NYT, the Wash Post and Bob Beckle? {Pwned! -- That's got to be one of the best blog post comments
on the internet so far this year. AC is right, Republicans want results not more Straw Man, RINO lip service. -- I wonder
how long the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is going to leave that comment up on their website or
at least unanswered, it looks a little embarrassing for the NRSC at the moment.}
Chairman Cornyn has taken time to explain his endorsement of Florida Governor Charlie Crist in a guest post on
RedState. Comments: Can someone please tell me if the Senator intends to return to Red State (RedState.com) any
time soon to address the 300+ posts refuting his juvenile and embarrassing Straw Man arguments or if we can expect
him to continue to ignore anything except the purile and vapid advice given to the Senator from the NYT, the Wash
Post and Bob Beckle? AC (San Antonio, TX) Posted: 6/1/2009 2:13:58 AM. [article link]
RedState.com: (RINO) Sen. John Cornyn On the NRSC Endorsement of (RINO) Charlie Christ - My job as Chairman of
the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is to recruit candidates who have the best chance of winning
and holding seats and to do so in as many states as possible - Comments: But winning, just for the sake of getting
another R in the Senate won't mean a damn thing if Crist will turncoat on us on a variety of important issues, and here
I'm talking specifically around life, government growth, spending, and foreign policy ... The Cornyn [straw man]
response was predictable - It seems he'd rather support a shoe-in RINO than a true Conservative who may have to
battle to get elected - The GOP leadership should be weeding out RINO's, not helping them get elected - They just
don't get it!
... Comments: I want to know that getting Crist up there won't turn into another Senator that will criticize other
Republicans to get media attention, back away from our core principles for political expediency, and side with the
democrats out of purep political purposes - not because it actually is best for our country. ... So, if Crist is going to hold
strong to our core principles, great. But winning, just for the sake of getting another R in the Senate won’t mean a
damn thing if Crist will turncoat on us on a variety of important issues, and here I’m talking specifically around life,
government growth, spending, and foreign policy. ... As to polling, Republicans complain about Democrats continually
sticking their finger up in the wind to formulate their potiions, isn’t that what Cornyn is doing here? ... John Cornyn
"Some believe that we should be a monolithic Party; I disagree. While we all might wish for a Party comprised only of
people who agree with us 100 percent of the time, this is a pipedream. Each Party is fundamentally a coalition of
individuals rallying around core principles with some variations along the way." -- No one believes you’ll find any two
people who agree on 100% of anything and no one is making any such argument. What we expect is that we rally
around people who come closest to sharing a set of core principles else we can't say we have any. -- Who, Senator [John
Cornyn], wants a monolithic party, and please provide the link and quotes. You are being played by the leftist Drive-bys
and the Dems talking points. They rightly fear the conservative right because they know that when they lose, they lose
when the conservative base expands due to the failed policies of the left. Crist is in favor of most of those Obama
policies you fear. ... It is truly sad to see how poor your NRSC collective judgment has fallen and how scared you all are
of Obama and how little confidence you have in your conservative principles to carry us back to the majority. We lost
the majority due to people like Crist. That you don’t see that is quite sad. [article link]
The National Republican Senatorial Committee's Dishonest Endorsement - the NRSC is taking money from
conservative donors to fund a moderate/liberal candidate [Crist] running against a conservative [Marco Rubio] - if
you've visited the NRSC homepage recently, you're immediately presented with a solicitation to "Support the NRSC
and Stand Up Against Former Republican Arlen Specter" - Conversely, Crist's time as governor is marred by what Club
for Growth spokesman Andy Roth calls a "liberal record on fiscal issues" which is so bad the Club for Growth believes
Crist "could easily become the new Arlen Specter" But, the NRSC missed this bit of irony when endorsing Crist
If there ever was a paradigm for the GOP's post-Bush administration identity problem, the Florida Republican primary
for Senate is it. In the primary race to fill the seat being vacated by Republican Mel Martinez, moderate/liberal
Republican Governor Charlie Crist is running against young, politically successful Hispanic conservative Marco Rubio. ...
For an organization that supposedly champions curbing spending, lowering taxes and controlling debt, the
endorsement of Crist, who among many controversial moves hailed President Barack Obama's disastrous stimulus
plan, is hypocritical and dishonest. Rather than staying out of the race as it traditionally does in races without a
Republican incumbent, the NRSC is taking money from conservative donors to fund a moderate/liberal candidate
running against a conservative. -- Rubio's record as Florida Speaker of the House is one of a conservative working to
limit the size and influence of government. Conversely, Crist's time as governor is marred by what Club for Growth
spokesman Andy Roth calls a "liberal record on fiscal issues," which is so bad the Club for Growth believes Crist "could
easily become the new Specter." But, the NRSC missed this bit of irony when endorsing Crist. In fact, if you've visited
the NRSC homepage recently, you're immediately presented with a solicitation to "Support the NRSC and Stand Up
Against Former Republican Arlen Specter." Why would conservatives want to help an organization take down one
moderate/liberal while it seeks to replace him with another? I doubt many conservatives expected their donations to be
used to defeat a fellow conservative, yet that is exactly what is occurring. Instead of taking a step towards rebuilding
the shattered image of the GOP from years of unprincipled leadership, Cornyn's NRSC-with conservatives' donor
contributions-is helping a moderate/conservative defeat a proven conservative and an exciting candidate. As
conservatives, we have nothing to loose and everything to gain by working to change the Republican leaders and
replacing them with principled conservatives. And we can do this by withholding financial support from all national
GOP committees, and withholding financial support from most state committees. [article link]
NRSC.org: Chairman John Cornyn on RedState - Chairman Cornyn has taken time to explain his endorsement of (RINO)
Florida Governor Charlie Crist in a guest post on RedState - Comments: Can someone please tell me if the Senator
intends to return to Red State any time soon to address the 300+ posts refuting his juvenile and embarrassing Straw
Man arguments or if we can expect him to continue to ignore anything except the purile and vapid advice given to the
Senator from the NYT, the Wash Post and Bob Beckle? {Pwned! -- That's got to be one of the best blog post comments
on the internet so far this year. AC is right, Republicans want results not more Straw Man, RINO lip service. -- I wonder
how long the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is going to leave that comment up on their website or
at least unanswered, it looks a little embarrassing for the NRSC at the moment.}
Chairman Cornyn has taken time to explain his endorsement of Florida Governor Charlie Crist in a guest post on
RedState. Comments: Can someone please tell me if the Senator intends to return to Red State (RedState.com) any
time soon to address the 300+ posts refuting his juvenile and embarrassing Straw Man arguments or if we can expect
him to continue to ignore anything except the purile and vapid advice given to the Senator from the NYT, the Wash
Post and Bob Beckle? AC (San Antonio, TX) Posted: 6/1/2009 2:13:58 AM. [article link]
RedState.com: (RINO) Sen. John Cornyn On the NRSC Endorsement of (RINO) Charlie Christ - My job as Chairman of
the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is to recruit candidates who have the best chance of winning
and holding seats and to do so in as many states as possible - Comments: But winning, just for the sake of getting
another R in the Senate won't mean a damn thing if Crist will turncoat on us on a variety of important issues, and here
I'm talking specifically around life, government growth, spending, and foreign policy ... The Cornyn [straw man]
response was predictable - It seems he'd rather support a shoe-in RINO than a true Conservative who may have to
battle to get elected - The GOP leadership should be weeding out RINO's, not helping them get elected - They just
don't get it!
... Comments: I want to know that getting Crist up there won't turn into another Senator that will criticize other
Republicans to get media attention, back away from our core principles for political expediency, and side with the
democrats out of purep political purposes - not because it actually is best for our country. ... So, if Crist is going to hold
strong to our core principles, great. But winning, just for the sake of getting another R in the Senate won’t mean a
damn thing if Crist will turncoat on us on a variety of important issues, and here I’m talking specifically around life,
government growth, spending, and foreign policy. ... As to polling, Republicans complain about Democrats continually
sticking their finger up in the wind to formulate their potiions, isn’t that what Cornyn is doing here? ... John Cornyn
"Some believe that we should be a monolithic Party; I disagree. While we all might wish for a Party comprised only of
people who agree with us 100 percent of the time, this is a pipedream. Each Party is fundamentally a coalition of
individuals rallying around core principles with some variations along the way." -- No one believes you’ll find any two
people who agree on 100% of anything and no one is making any such argument. What we expect is that we rally
around people who come closest to sharing a set of core principles else we can't say we have any. -- Who, Senator [John
Cornyn], wants a monolithic party, and please provide the link and quotes. You are being played by the leftist Drive-bys
and the Dems talking points. They rightly fear the conservative right because they know that when they lose, they lose
when the conservative base expands due to the failed policies of the left. Crist is in favor of most of those Obama
policies you fear. ... It is truly sad to see how poor your NRSC collective judgment has fallen and how scared you all are
of Obama and how little confidence you have in your conservative principles to carry us back to the majority. We lost
the majority due to people like Crist. That you don’t see that is quite sad. [article link]
The National Republican Senatorial Committee's Dishonest Endorsement - the NRSC is taking money from
conservative donors to fund a moderate/liberal candidate [Crist] running against a conservative [Marco Rubio] - if
you've visited the NRSC homepage recently, you're immediately presented with a solicitation to "Support the NRSC
and Stand Up Against Former Republican Arlen Specter" - Conversely, Crist's time as governor is marred by what Club
for Growth spokesman Andy Roth calls a "liberal record on fiscal issues" which is so bad the Club for Growth believes
Crist "could easily become the new Arlen Specter" But, the NRSC missed this bit of irony when endorsing Crist
If there ever was a paradigm for the GOP's post-Bush administration identity problem, the Florida Republican primary
for Senate is it. In the primary race to fill the seat being vacated by Republican Mel Martinez, moderate/liberal
Republican Governor Charlie Crist is running against young, politically successful Hispanic conservative Marco Rubio. ...
For an organization that supposedly champions curbing spending, lowering taxes and controlling debt, the
endorsement of Crist, who among many controversial moves hailed President Barack Obama's disastrous stimulus
plan, is hypocritical and dishonest. Rather than staying out of the race as it traditionally does in races without a
Republican incumbent, the NRSC is taking money from conservative donors to fund a moderate/liberal candidate
running against a conservative. -- Rubio's record as Florida Speaker of the House is one of a conservative working to
limit the size and influence of government. Conversely, Crist's time as governor is marred by what Club for Growth
spokesman Andy Roth calls a "liberal record on fiscal issues," which is so bad the Club for Growth believes Crist "could
easily become the new Specter." But, the NRSC missed this bit of irony when endorsing Crist. In fact, if you've visited
the NRSC homepage recently, you're immediately presented with a solicitation to "Support the NRSC and Stand Up
Against Former Republican Arlen Specter." Why would conservatives want to help an organization take down one
moderate/liberal while it seeks to replace him with another? I doubt many conservatives expected their donations to be
used to defeat a fellow conservative, yet that is exactly what is occurring. Instead of taking a step towards rebuilding
the shattered image of the GOP from years of unprincipled leadership, Cornyn's NRSC-with conservatives' donor
contributions-is helping a moderate/conservative defeat a proven conservative and an exciting candidate. As
conservatives, we have nothing to loose and everything to gain by working to change the Republican leaders and
replacing them with principled conservatives. And we can do this by withholding financial support from all national
GOP committees, and withholding financial support from most state committees. [article link]
June 03, 2009: Pat Tillman's mother says general (Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Obama's choice to command US troops in
Afghanistan) lied again about his death - "I didn't see any activity by anyone to deceive" he said - She also criticized Sen.
John McCain of Arizona, the ranking Republican on the committee, who questioned McChrystal on Tuesday, for
"playing dumb" by not following up on McChrystal's explanation {Courageous Pat Tillman was shot dead at close range
(during verbal and visual communication with his troops) by at least two of his troops. Apparently after serving in Iraq
and while in Afghanistan Pat Tillman smelled a rat in the bogus Bush War on Terror and was about to exit the military
and go to the media with his concerns. Pat Tillman was shot multiple times at close range and immediately a prepared
false cover story was issued by the military to a willing media.}
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The latest explanation for why Pat Tillman's Silver Star citation failed to mention that friendly
fire killed the former NFL star in Afghanistan is another lie by the U.S. military, Tillman's mother said Tuesday. Mary
Tillman was responding to remarks made Tuesday by the general nominated to lead Allied forces in Afghanistan, who
apologized before a Senate committee for his role in the matter. Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal told the Senate Armed
Services Committee that he helped expedite the Silver Star award for Tillman before confirming that the Army corporal
was killed by friendly fire in 2004. Tillman's family has long complained that the memorial service, which included the
Silver Star presentation, deliberately avoided mention of fratricide. McChrystal acknowledged the problem Tuesday,
calling it a mistake. He said the Silver Star citation was "not well-written" but denied any intent to mislead. "I didn't see
any activity by anyone to deceive," he said. Mary Tillman said McChrystal knew at the memorial service that her son
died from friendly fire. "McChrystal was lying," she said of his comments Tuesday. "He said he didn't know for certain
Pat was killed by fratricide. That isn't true in and of itself, but the fact is, it doesn't matter whether he knew it for
certain." Army protocol at the time required families to be told of possible fratricide, whether or not it had been
confirmed, she said. She also criticized Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the ranking Republican on the committee, who
questioned McChrystal on Tuesday, for "playing dumb" by not following up on McChrystal's explanation. [article link]
April 25, 2007: Soldier - Army ordered me not to tell truth about Tillman - The last soldier to see Army Ranger Pat
Tillman alive, Spc. Bryan O'Neal, told lawmakers that he was warned by superiors not to divulge -- especially to the
Tillman family -- that a fellow soldier killed Tillman
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The last soldier to see Army Ranger Pat Tillman alive, Spc. Bryan O'Neal, told lawmakers that
he was warned by superiors not to divulge -- especially to the Tillman family -- that a fellow soldier killed Tillman.
O'Neal particularly wanted to tell fellow soldier Kevin Tillman, who was in the convoy traveling behind his brother at the
time of the 2004 incident in Afghanistan. "I wanted right off the bat to let the family know what had happened,
especially Kevin, because I worked with him in a platoon and I knew that he and the family all needed to know what had
happened," O'Neal testified. "I was quite appalled that when I was actually able to speak with Kevin, I was ordered not
to tell him." Asked who gave him the order, O'Neal replied that it came from his battalion commander, then-Lt. Col.
Jeff Bailey. ... The (Bush) military instead released a "manufactured narrative" detailing how Pat Tillman died leading a
courageous counterattack in an Afghan mountain pass, Kevin Tillman told the committee. ... Kevin Tillman bristled at
the military claim that the initial report was merely misleading. Clearly resentful, he told the panel that writing a field
report stating that his brother had been "transferred to an intensive care unit for continued CPR after most of his head
had been taken off by multiple 5.56 rounds (USA-NATO bullets) is not misleading." "These are deliberate and calculated
lies," he said. [article link]
July 31, 2007: THE PAT TILLMAN CONSPIRACY - Army medical examiners were suspicious about the close proximity of
the three bullet holes in Pat Tillman's forehead and tried without success to get authorities to investigate whether the
former NFL player's death amounted to a crime - Spc. Jade Lane lay in a hospital bed in Afghanistan, recovering from
gunshot wounds inflicted by the same fellow Rangers who had shot at Tillman - Amid his shock and grief, Lane noticed
guards were posted on him - "I thought it was strange" Lane recalled - Nearby on the same base, a staff sergeant was in
his tent when a captain walked in and told him to burn Tillman’s bloody clothing - Then he left the staff sergeant to his
work: placing Tillman's uniform, socks, gloves and body armor into a 55-gallon drum and burning them - But the truth
was quickly becoming evident to a small group of soldiers with direct access to the evidence - Two other sergeants who
examined Tillman's [body armor] vest noticed the bullet holes appeared to be from 5.56-caliber bullets - signature
American ammunition
What is one to make of last week's developments in the Pat Tillman story? ... Army medical examiners were suspicious
about the close proximity of the three bullet holes in Pat Tillman’s forehead and tried without success to get authorities
to investigate whether the former NFL player’s death amounted to a crime, according to documents obtained by The
Associated Press. "The medical evidence did not match up with the, with the scenario as described," a doctor who
examined Tillman’s body after he was killed on the battlefield in Afghanistan in 2004 told investigators. The doctors -
whose names were blacked out - said that the bullet holes were so close together that it appeared the Army Ranger was
cut down by an M-16 fired from a mere 10 yards or so away. ... The documents show that a doctor who autopsied
Tillman’s body was suspicious of the three gunshot wounds to the forehead. The doctor said he took the unusual step of
calling the Army's Human Resources Command and was rebuffed. He then asked an official at the Army’s Criminal
Investigation Division if the CID would consider opening a criminal case. "He said he talked to his higher headquarters
and they had said no," the doctor testified. ... Within hours of Pat Tillman’s death, the Army went into information-
lockdown mode, cutting off phone and Internet connections at a base in Afghanistan, posting guards on a wounded
platoon mate, and ordering a sergeant to burn Tillman's uniform. ... A couple of days later, at the the White House
Correspondents Association annual dinner, Bush refers to Tillman's death in his speech, and somehow makes no
mention whatsoever of the manner of Tillman's death. This is the master manipulator, the guy who never saw an Iraq
war or (GWOT) development with propaganda potential that he did not milk for all it was worth. ... At this point, how
many people are willing to believe that Bush did not receive and act on Gen. McChrystal's warning? How many people
are willing to believe that Bush was not the co-conspirator-in-chief in this conspiracy of lies that continued to unfold for
several weeks more, before the Tillman family and the nation were finally told Tillman had died in a friendly fire
accident? [article link]
{Flashback} POW Family Treatment - 1992 Senate Select Cmte. on POW/MIA Affairs - Sen. McCain walks out on
Delores Alfond - Delores Alfond's Brother USAF Captain Victor Apodaca is a Vietnam War POW/MIA - Video #2 has
incredible interviews (Online Video 2 Parts)
What Vietnam Veterans Think of John McCain - This is the "REAL" John McCain in living color seen belittling Delores
Alfond, head of the National Alliance of POW/MIA whose brother went missing in action in Vietnam . . . [article link]
Fox News Source: More Targets Found on Arkansas (Islamic Jihad) Shooting Suspect's (Abdulhakim Muhammad's)
Computer - A senior U.S. official tells FOX News that more targets were found on the computer of a man charged in the
fatal shooting at a military recruiting center in Arkansas - suggesting the accused gunman may have been part of a
larger plot to attack military targets and may not have been acting alone - Officers found maps to Jewish organizations,
a Baptist church, a child care center, a post office and military recruiting centers in the southeastern U.S., New York and
Philadelphia, according to a joint FBI-Homeland Security intelligence assessment obtained by The Associated Press
A senior U.S. official tells FOX News that more targets were found on the computer of a man charged in the fatal
shooting at a military recruiting center in Arkansas - suggesting the accused gunman may have been part of a larger
plot to attack military targets and may not have been acting alone. Officers found maps to Jewish organizations, a
Baptist church, a child care center, a post office and military recruiting centers in the southeastern U.S., New York and
Philadelphia, according to a joint FBI-Homeland Security intelligence assessment obtained by The Associated Press.
After Monday's attack outside the Army-Navy Career Center in Little Rock, detectives searched a computer linked to
suspect Abdulhakim Muhammad, and discovered research into multiple sites in different states, according to the
memo. Muhammad, 23, a Muslim convert who previously was known as Carlos Bledsoe, pleaded not guilty to capital
murder in the deadly suburban shopping complex shooting. ... An FBI joint terrorism task force based in the southern
U.S. reportedly had been tracking Muhammad after he traveled to Yemen and was arrested and jailed there for using a
Somali passport, an official told The Associated Press. The probe had been in its early stages and based on
Muhammad's trip to Yemen, ABC News reported. While there, Muhammad, who was born and raised in Tennessee,
studied jihad with an Islamic scholar, according to Jihadwatch.org. He moved to Little Rock in April. At Tuesday's court
hearing, Deputy Prosecutor Scott Duncan said Muhammad told investigators that "he would have killed more soldiers
had they been in the parking lot." Long and Ezeagwula were targeted as they stood outside the recruiting center
smoking cigarettes. [article link]
June 02, 2009: Obama condemns Muslim attack on Arkansas Army recruiters…Not! - President Obama announced his
choice for Army Secretary this afternoon - The news isn’t what he said in his statement about GOP Rep. John McHugh -
The news is what he left out - Not a word about the jihadi attack on the two Army recruiters in Arkansas
President Obama announced his choice for Army Secretary this afternoon. The news isn’t what he said in his statement
about GOP Rep. John McHugh: ... The news is what he left out. Not a word about the jihadi attack on the two Army
recruiters in Arkansas. No condemnation of the heinous attack and senseless violence. No condolences for the families
of the targeted men or praise for the military recruiters who have been under increasing attack on U.S. soil. No
statements from the DOJ or Pentagon, either. Nothing. [article link]
Is the Obama Administration More Concerned About Radical Anti-Abortionists Than Radical Islamists? - More
significant still was President Obama’s decision to release a statement condemning the killing of [abortionist] Dr.
George Tiller and calling for mutual respect in the abortion debate - Notice how in this case President Obama went to
the cause of the murder-disrespect for human life - But so far, the President has not seen fit to release a statement
rejecting the radical Islamist motivation of Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad (Muslim attack on Arkansas Army
recruiters)
... the Obama administration is giving the impression that they consider the threat of additional crazed anti-
abortionists, ready to kill abortion providers, to be greater than the threat of additional radical Islamists ready to strike
domestic targets. Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the federal government will begin to
provide increased security at abortion clinics and for abortion providers. But no announcement was made about
increased security of military recruitment centers. With all the intelligence we have about Islamists who want to kill our
soldiers, you would think that this recent murder at an Army recruitment center would have deserved at least the same
response from the Attorney General. More significant still was President Obama’s decision to release a statement
condemning the killing of Dr. George Tiller and calling for mutual respect in the abortion debate. Notice how in this
case President Obama went to the cause of the murder-disrespect for human life. But so far, the President has not seen
fit to release a statement rejecting the radical Islamist motivation of Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, even though he
is about to embark on a trip to the Muslim world this week, where the killer’s anti-American sentiment was cultivated.
Every murder is wrong and demands our condemnation. Also worthy of condemnation is the administration’s politically
correct obfuscation of these two murders. It’s a mistake to treat a handful of crazed anti-abortionists as a greater threat
to our national security than the countless faithful followers of a fanatical Islamist ideology that continues to threaten
our very existence. [article link]
June 03, 2009: Obama Administration Enables Saudi Princes to Escape Accountability for Material Support for 9/11
Terror Attacks, Families Charge - By urging the high court to not review lower court decisions dismissing these cases,
the Obama Administration took the side of the Saudi princes over thousands of family members and survivors of the
9/11 attacks seeking justice and accountability in U.S. courts - "This is a betrayal of our fundamentally American right to
have our day in court" said Mike Low of Batesville, Ark., father of Sara Low, an American Airlines flight attendant who
died on board Flight 11 {Probably Saudi Arabia had little to do with the 9/11 attacks and by keeping it out of the public
courtroom Obama is covering for the Bush administration the CIA and everyone else who was really involved in 9/11
while of course completely denying justice to the American people.}
WASHINGTON, June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the day that President Obama holds his first summit with
Saudi Arabian King Abdullah in Riyadh, the 9/11 Families United to Bankrupt Terrorism charged that recent actions by
his administration would enable five of the king's closest relatives to escape accountability for their role in financing and
materially supporting the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In response to the administration's action, the 9/11
families released allegations made in 2002 of the Saudi royal family's sponsorship and support of al Qaeda that the
families believe have been ignored by the Obama Administration. -- On May 29, the president's top lawyer before the
Supreme Court, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, filed a brief arguing that it would be "unwarranted" for the Supreme
Court to even hear cases brought by the 9/11 families charging that five Saudi princes knowingly and intentionally
provided financial support to al Qaeda waging war on America. By urging the high court to not review lower court
decisions dismissing these cases, the Obama Administration took the side of the Saudi princes over thousands of family
members and survivors of the 9/11 attacks seeking justice and accountability in U.S. courts. -- "This is a betrayal of our
fundamentally American right to have our day in court," said Mike Low of Batesville, Ark., father of Sara Low, an
American Airlines flight attendant who died on board Flight 11. "It sacrifices the principles of justice, transparency,
accountability and security, which our case embodies, in order to accommodate the political pleadings of a foreign
government on behalf of a handful of members of its monarchy." "With this filing, the Obama Administration has
constructed a convoluted legal rationale to justify a political decision to curry favor with the Saudi royal family," said
Ron Motley, counsel for the 9/11 families. "However, the legal straw house they built collapses with the faintest breeze
of logic, legal analysis, or common sense." "We trust that the Supreme Court, after it has reviewed the law, the facts
and the evidence, will reject the Obama Administration's wrongheaded opinion and agree to give the 9/11 family
members the day in court they deserve," Motley said. [article link]
May 29, 2009: Bush - The Information We Gained Saved (Thousands) of Lives - The speech Thursday was one of the
first made by the former president since leaving office in January - "I don't want to sound like a self-serving guy, but we
did try to rein them in" Bush said - He also said he believes he was right to depose Iraq president Saddam Hussein and
that it may lead to the spread of democracy throughout the Middle East - He talked about the economy, blaming "a
lack of responsible regulation" in the lending industry for the recession - About eight people protested Bush's
appearance outside the venue, carrying signs that called him a murderer and a traitor {Actually Bush didn't save
Thousands of Lives in truth Bush told Thousands of Lies and got Tens of Thousands or more accurately approximately 1
million people in the world killed. But then every mass murder is also a mass liar so why would Bush Jr. be any different
about trying to spin his many lies.}
Former President George W. Bush on Thursday defended his decision to allow harsh interrogations on the terror
mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, saying he did what was necessary to prevent what his advisers believed
was another imminent attack. ... Bush, the nation's 43rd president, spoke to 2,500 people about "the fog of war" that
followed the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the economic downturn and his return to life as a regular citizen. ... The
audience, which gave Bush a warm welcome at his arrival, cheered when he said he wanted to be remembered as a
president who "showed up in office with a set of principles and he was unwilling to sacrifice his soul for the sake of
popularity." Mark Brewer, chairman of the state Democratic Party, disagreed. "I think it takes a lot of gall for him to
come into Michigan without acknowledging the damage that his policies have done to the state," Brewer said. He did
not offer any specifics. About eight people protested Bush's appearance outside the venue, carrying signs that called
him a murderer and a traitor. The speech Thursday was one of the first made by the former president since leaving
office in January. [article link]
{Flashback} Navy: Iraqis Know (1991) Missing [Gulf War] Pilot's Whereabouts (CNN) {All the great Bush wartime
indoctrinations supposedly keeping everyone safe from further terrorist attacks yet Bush and his cronies couldn't even
locate one downed Navy Pilot. It's not what con-artists like George Bush Jr. say it what they do that actually reveals
their true intentions.}
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Navy pilot shot down over Iraq in January 1991 may have been captured by Iraqi forces, and
members of the former Iraqi government "know the whereabouts" of the officer, the Navy has concluded. A Navy board
of inquiry concluded that there is no credible evidence that Capt. Michael "Scott" Speicher is dead, and it reaffirmed his
official status as "missing/captured," according to the board's final report. The board also recommended that the
Pentagon work with the State Department, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and the Iraqi government to "increase the
level of attention and effort inside Iraq" to resolve the question of Speicher's fate. [article link]
May 29, 2009: Bush Defends "brother" Clinton's Record on Genocide in Rwanda - The comments came during a face-to-
face discussion with the former presidents on a range of issues in Toronto - Bush Jr. said his mother, Barbara Bush,
quips that "President Clinton and Father (Bush Sr.) share the stage so much, he's (Bill Clinton) like a son to her ... So,
brother, it's good to see you" - Among the other issues discussed were AIDS and border security {Is Bush Jr. even
qualified to talk about border security?}
President Bush, at one point calling President Clinton "brother," defended his predecessor's record on Rwanda during
the former U.S. leaders' face-to-face discussion Friday on a range of issues in Toronto. ... The event was moderated by
Frank McKenna, Canada's former ambassador to the United States. It was the two former presidents' first appearance
together on stage. Bush said he never liked it when previous administration officials criticized his government but says
Clinton was respectful(?) [or a paid insider] and never did [and would not comment on the Obama administration
except to say that Obama is doing a good job]. Bush said his mother, Barbara Bush, quips that "President Clinton and
Father share the stage so much, he's like a son to her. ... So, brother, it's good to see you." Among the other issues
discussed were AIDS and border security. [article link]
GM to Sell Hummer to Chinese Company - I'm confident that Hummer will thrive globally under its new ownership ...
Troy Clarke, president of GM North America, said in a statement
NEW YORK - General Motors Corp. has a tentative agreement to sell its Hummer brand to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy
Industrial Machinery Co. of China, the company confirmed today. GM announced Tuesday that it has a memorandum
of understanding to sell the brand of rugged SUVs to the Chinese corporation. Sichuan Tengzhong deals in road
construction, plastics, resins and other industrial products, but Hummer would be its first step into the consumer
automotive business. General Motors has not yet confirmed the the price being paid for it's SUV-only division, but said
the sale will likely save more than 3,000 U.S. jobs in manufacturing, engineering and at various Hummer dealerships. ...
"I'm confident that Hummer will thrive globally under its new ownership. And for GM, this sale continues to accelerate
the reinvention of GM into a leaner, more focused and more cost-competitive automaker," Troy Clarke, president of
GM North America, said in a statement. GM is also trying to sell its Saab and Saturn brands and will phase out its
Pontiac brand as it concentrates on its Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC nameplates. [article link]
First GM, Next America - It was said once that what was good for General Motors was good for America - I would
update that aphorism: what is happening to General Motors is happening to America - But the truth is that the
president is just doing with GM what we, the people elected him to do: manage American decline and do it gently,
painlessly, without seeming to abandon the old tropes (common theme used in storytelling - Wiki.com) of American
Greatness
It was said once that what was good for General Motors was good for America. I would update that aphorism: what is
happening to General Motors is happening to America. Some of this is a bitter necessity-but much of it will be very bad,
brought on by the voting public’s collective refusal to face the consequences of our nation’s (and our own) increasingly
reckless financial behavior over the past three decades. ... But much of the most damaging debt was simply
conspiratorial. Unions and management had few incentives to control the former’s spiraling wages, benefits and
pensions while the latter had to avoid strikes and keep the machine running in order to earn its rich salaries and
bonuses. ... And what is very bad about GM’s situation? The Obama administration, in the name of the public good but
in the fact of political payoff, has paid billions and pledged upwards of $50 billion dollars to a company that has failed to
raise one dime of private capital. And all this done without querying GM exactly what it will do differently to compete
with Mercedes, Toyota or even Ford. Do you know what will be different? Please comment if you do because despite
studying this GM for years, I don’t have a clue. -- Now here’s the surprise: I don’t blame Obama one bit. Sure, he broke
his campaign pledge against Washington “politics as usual” by giving us Chicago “politics as usual.” In this case
Alderman Obama delivered to his ward bosses at the UAW. But the truth is that the president is just doing with GM
what we, the people elected him to do: manage American decline and do it gently, painlessly, without seeming to
abandon the old tropes of American Greatness. [article link]
20 Largest Public Company Bankruptcy Filings - Largest All-Time Bankruptcies {17 of the 20 largest All-Time
bankruptcy filings happened during the Bush Jr. administration (2000-2008) and in the first few months of 2009.} (PDF)
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. 09/15/08 Investment Bank $691,063 -- Washington Mutual, Inc. 09/26/08 Savings &
Loan Holding Co. 327,913 -- WorldCom, Inc. 07/21/02 Telecommunications 103,914 -- *General Motors Corporation
06/01/09 Manufactures & Sells Cars 91,047 -- Enron Corp. 12/02/01 Energy Trading, Natural Gas 65,503. [article link]
End of the Road for 'Old' GM - General Motors files for bankruptcy protection as part of plan to shrink the automaker to
a sustainable size - GM's bankruptcy filing is the fourth-largest in U.S. history and the largest for an industrial company
General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday as part of a plan under which the government will
pump another $30 billion into the company with the aim of re-creating the troubled automaker. GM's bankruptcy filing
is the fourth-largest in U.S. history and the largest for an industrial company. The company said it has $172.81 billion in
debt and $82.29 billion in assets. ... Senior administration officials, who declined to speak for attribution, said the U.S.
government will be a "passive" investor but will oversee operations at the new GM because "the taxpayer will want us
to." [article link]
General Motors (GM) bankruptcy trade - the (new Fascist) US government (Capitalism is done) would own 60% of the
"new" General Motors once it emerges from bankruptcy, while the Canadian government would own 12% - The United
Auto Workers health trust fund for retirees will end up owning 17.5 percent of the new company - Shareholders would
most likely get wiped out, with their shares being worthless once GM emerges from bankruptcy {This has been the Bush
Sr. destruction and takeover of America plan all along and it now includes Obama. Destroy the average American
citizen and transfer their (Capitalistic) wealth to (Fascist) Government agencies, certain special (liberal) interest groups
and foreign (China, Iran) entities. Stay the course (destroy America) George Jr., stayed the course indeed!}
With General Motors expected to file for bankruptcy soon, GM stock price has been in a freefall. In fact shares have hit
the lowest levels since 1932, which was the year Dow Jones Industrials Average bottomed amidst the Great Depression.
The stock price is also below $1, making shorting the stock almost impossible. Bankruptcy was one of the options for
the major US automakers, when I analyzed the sector back in November. -- According to this Bloomberg article, once
the company files for bankruptcy , the US government would get $30 billion from the US federal government as well as
9.5 billion from the Canadian government. In return the US government would own 60% of the “new” General Motors
once it emerges from bankruptcy, while the Canadian government would own 12%. The United Auto Workers health
trust fund for retirees will end up owning 17.5 percent of the new company with warrants to purchase an additional 2.5
percent in exchange for forgiving GM the $20 billion it is owed by the Detroit automaker. Bondholders and other
creditors would get a 10 percent stake in the new GM, with warrants for an additional 15 percent, in exchange for $27.1
billion unsecured debt according to Bloomberg. If successful, GM will emerge as a leaner company with a smaller work
force, fewer plants and a trimmed dealership network. Shareholders would most likely get wiped out, with their shares
being worthless once GM emerges from bankruptcy. [article link]
{Flashback} January 10, 2002: Enron is not Bush's Whitewater It will be worse - While President Bush Jr. served on
Harken Energy Corp.'s board of Directors it engaged in complex [illegal] trades with Enron Corp.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The Enron debacle won't be President Bush's Whitewater. It will be much worse. Unlike
the financial sideshow over a 20-year-old failed land deal that dogged the Clinton administration, the collapse of the
nation's largest energy trader into the nation's largest bankruptcy last month is set to go straight to the heart of
exposing what is wrong with the way the Bush administration is conducting itself these days. Once a buyer for Enron's
energy-trading business is announced Thursday in New York, this story is going to shift in dramatic fashion to
Washington, D.C., where there are already eight separate congressional probes into the collapse, one Justice
Department investigation and scores of unanswered questions. Many of them concern the White House. ... Enron
cultivated Bush from the time he first decided to run for governor of Texas, with executives donating a total of
$623,000 to his two gubernatorial campaigns and presidential campaign, according to the Center for Public Integrity.
The company played a major role in Bush's decision to deregulate the Texas energy markets in 1999. Enron executives
played a major role in Cheney's energy task force last year, meeting with the vice president's staff right up until a week
before the company's stunning October announcement that it was slashing shareholder equity by $1.2 billion to cover
losses in its off-balance-sheet partnerships. And Lay, who donated $100,000 to the Bush inaugural, remains mired in a
controversy about whether a curious phone conversation he had with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission head
Curtis Hebert last May had anything to do with Hebert's replacement by Bush last summer with the head of the Texas
Public Utility Commission. This is just the beginning of what is going to come out once investigators do a little more
digging, and once Lay and his minions are required to testify before Congress. Expect a steady diet of revelations about
the extent of the energy giant's influence -- at the state, federal and even international levels. [article link]
The Bush-Enron Lovefest Connections - President Bush has hired over 50 high ranking employees from the collapsed
Enron Corp. into his administration
President Bush has hired over 50 high ranking employees from the collapsed Enron Corp. into his administration. Now
the Government has reported that $9 Billion dollars of taxpayer money that was intended to fund the Iraq war is now
missing and is completely unaccounted for. [article link]
{Flashback} ENRON-BUSH-HARVARD-WTC-OIL-CONNECTION - Harvard could face inquiry into Enron links - the
timely selling of (Enron) stock which netted (Harvard) an estimated $50m as the company's shares declined - Mr. "Pug"
Winokur, who chairs Enron's finance committee - alumni [want] the suspension of Herbert "Pug" Winokur from the
seven-member Harvard university's $18Bn endowment corporation (articles - links)
A group of Harvard students and alumni have called for an investigation into possible links between an Enron director
on the university's governing corporation and the timely selling of stock which netted an estimated $50m as the
company's shares declined. HarvardWatch, which campaigns for more open governance of the university, admits it has
no evidence of insider trading but is urging the suspension of Herbert "Pug" Winokur from the seven-member
corporation pending the outcome of a "credible investigation into alleged financial improprieties regarding the
management of the university's endowment". The university said Mr Winokur, who chairs Enron's finance committee,
was a "valued member" of the Harvard Corporation. A Harvard alumnus, he has, since 1995, been on the board of the
Harvard Management Company which oversees the university's $18bn endowment. [article link]
{Flashback} NYSE drops Enron; Andersen drops auditor - The New York Stock Exchange suspended trading of Enron
stock - accounting firm Andersen (Arthur Andersen LLP) said it has fired the lead auditor who worked for Enron and
placed three other partners on leave based on a preliminary investigation into the destruction of documents related to
the energy giant's collapse - Andersen said it is putting new management in charge of its Houston, Texas office
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Enron's collapse has led the New York Stock Exchange to formally drop the once high-flying
energy firm from its trading list and accounting giant Andersen to fire the lead auditor on its Enron account. The New
York Stock Exchange suspended trading of Enron stock on Tuesday and moved to formally de-list the firm, whose
shares once were priced at $84 each but now trade for less than $1. Officials at the stock exchange cited the company's
bankruptcy, its uncertain future and the deep decline in the value of the stock. Enron can appeal the decision to de-list
its stock. "The exchange has determined that the company securities are no longer suitable for trading on the NYSE,"
Ray Pellecchia, a NYSE spokesman. Also on Tuesday, accounting firm Andersen said it has fired the lead auditor who
worked for Enron and placed three other partners on leave, based on a preliminary investigation into the destruction of
documents related to the energy giant's collapse. Andersen said it is putting new management in charge of its Houston
office. ... The energy company, with $62.8 billion in assets, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection December 2, 2001
in the largest bankruptcy case in U.S. history. Many Enron employees had invested most of their 401(k) savings in
company stock and lost their life savings when it went bust. William Lerach, an attorney for shareholders suing Enron,
said executives sold about $1.1 billion in stock during a time when "they have now admitted they were overstating the
reported profits of Enron by $600 million and the stockholder equity of the company by $1.1 billion," he said.
[article link]
{Flashback} Who killed John O'Neil? - A Composite History of Modern Government - Corporate Crime in America - well
done, this is a superb film {We live in a time full of allegations but what is the meaning of all of this and what is our
response to the current events unfolding throughout the world? The meaning of events and our response to them is to
protect our soul. Although our body may perish our soul-spirit will live on forever and therefore it is essential that we
misled by the tactics of man or by the strategies of devils.} (Video-Download)
thanks for this film it is superb. [article link]
The New Age Agenda - All around us we are seeing an increase in New Age symbolism - It would seem we are being
slowly indoctrinated into its philosophies supported by an acceptance of its symbols - Consider the change from the
(NBA) "Washington D.C. Bullets" to "The Washington Wizards" with the symbols of a WIZARD (Warlock or male witch),
a (Islamic) Crescent Moon [and Star], and (Nazi-Fascist) Swastika - The New Age message is nothing new! It is the same
old rebellion against God! (Video)
The New Age Agenda: "This agenda is nothing less than the complete revolutionizing of the very foundations of not
only America but the entire world. Such a plan calls for the total restructuring of planetary civilization into an
enlightened One World Federation in which national boundaries and sovereignty are secondary, and 'planetary
citizenship' in the 'global village' is the order of the day. This (conspiracy) offers a world in desperate need a grand
solution to profound global problems. Apparent world peace and unprecedented opportunities ... are to be unveiled." ...
To prepare the world to receive the antichrist and to enter the Age of Aquarius, thus establishing the New World Order.
Popularized by the American mass media during the late 1980s, this alternative spiritual subculture is interested in such
things as spirituality, meditation, channeling, reincarnation, crystals, psychic experience, holistic health,
environmentalism, and various “unsolved mysteries” such as UFOs, Earth mysteries and Crop circles. ... The Battle Plan:
The Devil has mapped out a detailed Battle Plan and has passed it on to his demons and those elite men and women
whom they have chosen as leaders of the New Age. In his book, Mystery Mark of the New Age, Texe Marrs says this
Battle Plan includes the following broad goals: Christianity will be discredited and Christians will become accursed.
They are to be branded an ignorant and inferior human species. A planetary crisis will be precipitated by Satan's human
world leaders. Out of this crisis will come the opportunity for the New Age Kingdom to be realized. ... Those familiar
with the Bible will recognize that all of the Devil's Plan except the last will substantially succeed. There will be a one
world government under the direct authority of the Antichrist. There will be horrible persecution of Christians, and the
entire world will be forced to receive the mark of the Beast or be killed. The New Age message is nothing new! It is the
same old rebellion against God! [article link]
Disney Exposed! {The Disney façade is stripped away to reveal what Disney has always been an occultic conglomeration
intent on destroying families by displacing American values and morals.} (8 Parts - Mp3s)
Brief Sermon Overview: Disney is straight out of the pits of Hell-promoting horoscopes, lewdness, sensual dirty
dancing, Rock 'N' Roll, mini-skirts, immodest fashion shows, half-dressed girls, rebellion, disobedience to parents, New
Age, pedophilia, feminism, liberalism, Godlessness, a false gospel, heathendom, nightclub life, Rap House music,
nudity, lasciviousness, ingratitude, sinful pride, worldliness, arrogance, selfishness, sexual perversion, self-
righteousness, self-centeredness, witchcraft, demonism, evolution, imprudence, premarital sex (fornication), lewdness,
homosexuality, dirty-mindedness, and nearly every other form of evil imaginable. Walt Disney himself was a 33rd
degree Freemason. Since 1991, gay men and lesbians from around the world have converged in and around Walt
Disney World in Orlando, Florida for an entire weekend of exciting events centered around area theme parks and
attractions. Gay Day Orlando attendance has grown considerably, attracting more than 100,000 gay men, lesbians &
bisexuals. With the cheerful strains of classic Disney music playing in the background, mainstream families with little
children are subjected to seeing throngs of homosexuals wearing red T-shirts that proclaim: "A day of magic … a night
of pleasure." Throughout the day within Disney's Magic Kingdom, they can be seen fondling each other, groping each
other, engaged in open-mouth kissing, group urination in public restrooms - and worse. Within 15 minutes of the
opening scene, viewers of Walt Disney's movie interpetation of C.S. Lewis' NARNIA, are face to face with Pan, the
pagan fertility/sex god which Wiccan witches worship and adore worldwide. [article link]
The Franklin Coverup Scandal: The Child sex ring that reached Bush/Reagan Whitehouse - This was the biggest scandal
in the history of the U.S.A history - The story received some newspaper coverage but there was a TV News Media
blackout on the subject - For this reason, most Americans have never heard of it {After the March 30, 1981 attempted
Reagan assassination (after only 69 days in office) Ronald Reagan got the message and mostly just went along with
what Bush Sr. wanted him to do.}
Former republican Senator John Decamp was involved in the production a documentary called “Conspiracy of Silence”
it was to air May 3, 1994 on the Discovery Channel. This documentary exposed a network of religious leaders and
Washington politicians who flew children to Washington D.C. for sex orgies. At the last minute before airing, unknown
congressmen threatened the TV Cable industry with restrictive legislation if this documentary was aired. Almost
immediately, the rights to the documentary were purchased by unknown persons who had ordered all copies
destroyed. A copy of this videotape was furnished anonymously to former Nebraska state senator and attorney John
De Camp who made it available to retired F.B.I. chief, Ted L. Gunderson. While the video quality is not top grade, this
tape is a blockbuster in what is revealed by the participants involved. You can purchase a VHS copy at this link. Or you
can view an online copy at this page. Boy prostitutes 15 years old (and younger) were taking midnight tours of the
Whitehouse. There are 19 more Washington Times articles in full text about this case available here at this link. ... The
story was also covered in the New York Times and other major east coast newspapers, but because of the links to
Whitehouse and control from the top the story was killed. ... There are two main suspects in the child ring were Craig
Spence and Lawrence E. King Jr. here are some pictures of them. Both were involved in the republican party. King sang
the National athem at two republican national conventions during the 1980s. He served time in jail for bank fraud and is
now living somewhere on the east coast. Spence was an important republican lobbyist, he commited sucide. Several of
his partners went to jail for being involved in the adult part of the homosexual sex ring. Democrats were also involved in
this as well, so don’t expect them to expose the sex ring. [article link]
{Flashback} George Bush Sr. slips up on national TV! - Magog George boasts about all the sex he had while serving in
the White House [There is an interview on the History Channel were a Ronald Reagan White House staff member
(Alexander Haig?) said that Reagan lamented that his one and biggest regret was in having Bush Sr. as a part of his
ticket and his administration.] (Youtube)
Comments: Read Reagan's auto-bio. He and Nancy thought the Bush's were such creeps they wouldn't allow them on
the 2nd floor of the White House where the living quarters are. [article link]
{Flashback} conspiracyplanet.com: Bush Jr. White House Gay Sex Scandal - The Bush Jr. White House gay sex scandal
heats up, as new revelations show that fake reporter and male prostitute Jeff Gannon "slept over" on numerous (200+)
occasions at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue - could "Jeff Gannon" be President George Bush's Monica Lewinsky albeit in
gay apparel? - These records reveal that the White House is like a Gay Roach Motel -- they check in but they don't check
out {Warning Graphic Content!}
The Bush Jr. White House gay sex scandal heats up, as new revelations show that fake reporter and male prostitute Jeff
Gannon "slept over" on numerous occasions at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Gannon had previously advertised his
services on the internet as a male prostitute "top" at $1200 per weekend. White House overnight trysts were not
uncommon, according to Secret Service logs of Jeff Gannon's White House entries and exits, requested by Rep. Louise
Slaughter (D-NY) and Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) using the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act). Since "Jeff Gannon" has
given the term "media whore" a whole new definition, the question arises -- could "Jeff Gannon" be President George
Bush's Lewinsky albeit in gay apparel? White House logs furnished by the Secret Service show that fake reporter Jeff
Gannon (a.k.a James Guckert) stayed overnight at the White House on many occasions - even when press conferences
or briefings were not scheduled. These records reveal that the White House is like a Gay Roach Motel -- they check in
but they don't check out. [article link]
{Flashback} Did then Vice President Bush Sr. attempt to have President Reagan Assassinated? - Bush Son (Neil) Had
Dinner Plans With John Hinckley's Brother (Scott) Before [Reagan] Shooting - In Washington, an aide to Vice President
George Bush disputed a Houston Post report that the Hinckleys made large contributions to Bush's presidential
campaign - The friendship between the Hinckley and Bush families goes back more than a decade to their shared
conquest of the oilfields of Texas {Scroll down - several articles}
Hinckley's brother was scheduled to have supper with Bush's son the day after the assassination attempt, which struck
Blumberg as ''the most remarkable assassination coincidence in the history of this country." -- The friendship between
the Hinckley and Bush families goes back more than a decade to their shared conquest of the oilfields of Texas. -- The
Hinckley oil company was warned, just hours before the shooting, that it faced a $2-million fine for overpricing oil. The
possible charges were never mentioned after Hinckley's attempt. -- The widely accepted official story that Hinckley was
trying to get the attention of actress Jodie Foster was based entirely on a letter that Hinckley was said to have written,
but which the public and the media never saw. Blumberg's book attempts to documents those assertions and blasts the
nation's journalists for sloth and neglect. He said journalists were fed a barely believable story full of inconsistencies.
[article link]
{Flashback} Feds Say Reagan Shooter John Hinckley Is Womanizing Narcissist - Would-be presidential assassin John
Hinckley is a womanizing narcissist who juggles sexual relationships and "believes himself entitled to a life of leisure"
{Does John Hinckley think the Bush family owes him a life of leisure for his work in the Reagan assignation attempt?}
Hinckley, who shot and wounded President Reagan in 1981, has been committed to St. Elizabeth's Hospital since he
was found not guilty by reason of insanity. He said he shot Reagan to impress actress Jodie Foster. Hinckley has been
allowed visits to his family home in Virginia but wants to extend those visits, as well as get a driver's license and begin
volunteering or working in the community, all under the supervision of his doctors. But federal prosecutors argue he
needs to address "his issues" surrounding these relationships, "in order to preclude the danger that he might again try
to impress a woman through violence," The Smoking Gun reported. [article link]
Updated: May 31, 2009
May 31, 2009: Dr. George Tiller, one of the few U.S. doctors who performed late-term abortions, shot dead at his
Wichita, Kansas church - Attorney Dan Monnat said Tiller, 67, was shot as he served as an usher during morning services
at Reformation Lutheran Church - Monnat said Tiller's wife, Jeanne, was in the choir at the time of the shooting {It's
another needless tragedy as it seems everything to do with Tiller's life was a needless tragedy. It also shows what a
dysfunctional nation America has become "abortion Doctor" is that even a term? "Shot dead at his Wichita, Kansas
church" an extreme abortionist that pretends devoted church involvement, it's all very weird.}
WICHITA, Kan. - Late-term abortion doctor George Tiller, a prominent advocate for abortion rights wounded by a
protester more than a decade ago, was shot and killed Sunday at his church in Wichita, his attorney said. A Wichita city
official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk publicly about the case, said a
suspect was taken into custody later Sunday. The official would not provide additional details. Attorney Dan Monnat
said Tiller, 67, was shot as he served as an usher during morning services at Reformation Lutheran Church. Monnat said
Tiller's wife, Jeanne, was in the choir at the time of the shooting. ... Tiller's attorneys issued a statement on behalf of his
wife, four children and 10 grandchildren. "Today's event is an unspeakable tragedy for all of us and for George's friends
and patients. This is particularly heart-wrenching because George was shot down in his house of worship, a place of
peace," the statement said. [article link]
40 Days for Life - a nationwide organization dedicated to peaceful and prayerful solutions to the crisis of abortion -
denounces slaying of George Tiller
WASHINGTON, DC - David Bereit, national director of 40 Days for Life, issued the following statement about the
slaying of George Tiller at a Wichita, Kansas church: As a nationwide organization dedicated to peaceful and prayerful
solutions to the crisis of abortion, 40 Days for Life is shocked and dismayed by the shooting death of Kansas abortion
provider George Tiller. Such violence against a fellow human being is never justified, and 40 Days for Life condemns
this senseless act. We encourage people of faith to join in prayer for all those affected by this unconscionable action.
[article link]
Long-lost Lincoln letter back in federal hands - Federal officials, who have not ruled out its possible theft [60 years ago]
from a government collection, discovered it two years ago during routine monitoring of online auctions - They have
been negotiating for its return ever since - Initially, according to Cutler, an investigator reached him on his cell phone
and asked him to just send the document back by registered mail - "I don't work like that" Cutler said - He said, "it took
them quite a while to prove to me it was once theirs" {In short the government knows everything that happens
especially if it happens on the internet. So much government surveillance and knowledge yet crime is rampant
especially involving drugs and financial scams against the elderly and everyone else for that matter really the
government is unconcerned with protecting American citizens.}
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Few items are more highly prized among collectors of historical artifacts than a handwritten
letter from President Lincoln. Now, there's one fewer in circulation. An Arizona collector handed over to the federal
government Thursday a rare handwritten letter from Lincoln to Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase. The letter, dated
four days before Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863, had been missing for more than 60 years. Federal
officials, who have not ruled out its possible theft from a government collection, discovered it two years ago during
routine monitoring of online auctions. They have been negotiating for its return ever since. ... Cutler said his nature as a
prosecutor made him question government officials when they first sought to retrieve the letter, which had been in
private hands for decades. Initially, according to Cutler, an investigator reached him on his cell phone and asked him to
just send the document back by registered mail. "I don't work like that," Cutler said. He said, "it took them quite a while
to prove to me it was once theirs." Cutler asked them this month whether he "could see the volume that they claimed
held the other half of the letter." "They opened it up, and it didn't match," he said. "My half of the letter was not the
same size of the half they have." Cutler was later convinced, however, when investigators showed how an untrimmed
edge matched the torn remains in the volume, along with other evidence they felt established the source of Cutler's
document. [article link]
DebbieSchlussel.com: In Observance of Shavuot, the Jewish Festival of Weeks - To my friends and readers, tonight
[May 28, 2009] at sundown, the Jewish holiday of Shavuot ["Shah-Voo-Oat"] also called, Shavuos--in Yiddish, or the
"Festival of Weeks" begins - It is also referred to as "Pentecost" not to be confused with the Christian "Pentecost" - It is
one of the three Jewish harvest festivals {I pray that God tremendously blesses all the Jews as they obediently observe
and follow the Feast Days of the Bible prescribed by God their Father in Heaven. By obedience through faith God is well
pleased and certainly God is well pleased with His observant, devoted, faithful Jews. -- Luke 5:32 I (Jesus) came not to
call the righteous [observant Jews], but sinners [unobservant Jews and Gentiles] to repentance.}
To my Jewish friends and readers, Chag Shavuot Sameach [a Happy Shavuot Holiday]. To everyone else, the holiday is
basically, a celebration of G-d giving the Torah and the Ten Commandments to the Jewish people. On the holiday, men
traditionally stay up all night, the first night, in Bible (Torah) study, and we eat dairy foods. Women can stay up all
night, too, and some liberal Jewish women do. But since we're not obligated and I'm not a feminist, I take (and enjoy)
my non-obligations very seriously. -- To learn more about the holiday, go here and here. -- In the meantime, I still have
plenty of other stuff to put up today. Stay tuned and keep yourselves posted. Again, you won't notice I'm gone, as
tomorrow, new, unique stuff--on issues you and I care about and inane pop culture stuff we don't necessarily care so
much about--will be up. [article link]
Fox News: Obama Nominates Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice - Sotomayor was appointed a federal
district court judge in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush Sr. - Retiring Justice Souter (also appointed by President
George H.W. Bush Sr.) generally sided with the liberal wing of the high court so Obama's selection would not tilt the
ideological balance of the body - But Sotomayor was considered one of the most liberal of Obama's potential
nominees, and she could set off a fight from the right during confirmation {Fox News reporting is always distorted and
it's difficult to believe anything they spin "a fight from the right." Sonia Sotomayor is certainly not the most liberal
person President Obama could have found. It is interesting that Bush Sr. planted so many liberal Souter types of judges
[Souter was always a liberal at heart] into various legal jurisdictions throughout the land during his tenure as a
Republican President and that Bush Jr. would followed suite and also appointed the same liberal Souter types of judges
during his Republican Presidency. So why is it that Fox News is now saying that conservatives have to fight an Obama
appointee who is actually a Bush Sr. appointee, very weird indeed!}
President Obama nominated federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, citing
her "inspiring life story" and "distinguished career" in his decision. Sotomayor, 54, would be the first Hispanic on the
high court if confirmed. She would succeed Justice David Souter, who is retiring. ... Sotomayor was appointed a federal
district court judge in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush and then elevated to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals by
President Bill Clinton. At that time, Republicans held up her confirmation, but she eventually passed the Senate 68-28.
... Souter generally sided with the liberal wing of the high court, so Obama's selection would not tilt the ideological
balance of the body. But Sotomayor was considered one of the most liberal of Obama's potential nominees, and she
could set off a fight from the right during confirmation -- even though Republicans are far outnumbered on Capitol Hill.
"This is not a bipartisan, consensus pick," one senior GOP Senate leadership aide told FOX News. [article link]
10 Minutes That Mattered - Forbes is asking leaders in business and other fields about the disruptive "Ten Minutes That
Mattered" in their lives and will share those stories here - Sometimes technology matters less than you think - Probably
in 1986, I read this paper in the Harvard Business Review - I was an engineer at LSI Logic - It was a revelation to me,
because I'd only read technical papers before that - This was about strategy - I started reading more and more about the
interaction of engineering and strategy - It became fundamental to my interest - As I read those papers, I realized how
important it is that a company sees itself the right way - Technology hardly ever matters - It's necessary, but it's not
sufficient - Tech makes small differences - But it is how companies see the world that makes the big difference -
Reading that article triggered a passion I didn't even know I had about business and strategy - Real passion can
overcome a lot of dislikes
BURLINGAME, Calif. -- Business is often built or destroyed on disruption--some sudden innovation, insight or strategic
move that changes the game for everyone. The same is often true in our lives, when an important conversation, a made
or missed connection, even an intrusion of pure fate, redirects our thinking and actions for years afterward. While brief,
these moments are critically important for who we are. Forbes is asking leaders in business and other fields about the
disruptive "Ten Minutes That Mattered" in their lives and will share those stories here. Jen-Hsun Huang Co-Founder and
Chief Executive, Nvidia [maker of computer video cards]: "I'm introverted. I don't really like being with people. You can
tell an introvert versus an extrovert depending on how they relate to people: If go to a party, I'm not energized, I'm
exhausted. I can't wait to leave. I shouldn't be leading a business--I even hate traveling. "It was about semiconductor
architecture wars and [was wrong about] why Intel's x86 chip was doomed. It was a revelation to me, because I'd only
read technical papers before that. This was about strategy. That was strange for an engineer to read--that the
fundamental engineering advantages of Sun's Sparc chip and the x86 weren't fundamental at all. They were nuances.
"The paper was wrong. It said Intel's technology was obsolete. I thought that missed the point, and their problems were
something that the engineers could fix. That was really exciting too--what was fundamental for Intel was a trust in
Moore's Law [Moore's Law - the doubling of the number of transistors every two years on a computer chip enabled Intel
to win the CPU war with Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC) vs. the competitors and their Reduced Instruction
Set Computing (RISC) CPU chips.] "I started reading more and more about the interaction of engineering and strategy.
It became fundamental to my interest. As I read those papers, I realized how important it is that a company sees itself
the right way. Technology hardly ever matters. It's necessary, but it's not sufficient. Tech makes small differences. But
it is how companies see the world that makes the big difference. "When I started Nvidia, there were a lot of graphics
chip companies. The competition thought the game platform was stable. I thought we'd have to build a new product
every six months and make the demand for graphics insatiable. The idea was to give designers a way to create an
artistic level, make the games delightful, with their own personal stamp on it. That was a massive difference versus the
competition. "Passion matters more than anything. Reading that article triggered a passion I didn't even know I had
about business and strategy. Real passion can overcome a lot of dislikes." [article link]
May 19, 2009: Daily Devotional My Utmost for His Highest "Out Of The Wreck I Rise" - God does not keep a man
immune from trouble; He says "I will be with him in trouble" - some extraordinary thing happens to a man who holds on
to the love of God when the odds are all against God's character - Logic is silenced in the face of every one of these
things - Only one thing can account for it - the love of God in Christ Jesus - "Out of the wreck I rise" every time
God does not keep a man immune from trouble; He says - "I will be with him in trouble." It does not matter what actual
troubles in the most extreme form get hold of a man's life, not one of them can separate him from his relationship to
God. We are "more than conquerors in all these things." Paul is not talking of imaginary things, but of things that are
desperately actual; and he says we are super-victors in the midst of them, not by our ingenuity, or by our courage, or by
anything other than the fact that not one of them affects our relationship to God in Jesus Christ. Rightly or wrongly, we
are where we are, exactly in the condition we are in. I am sorry for the Christian who has not something in his
circumstances he wishes was not there. ... some extraordinary thing happens to a man who holds on to the love of God
when the odds are all against God's character. Logic is silenced in the face of every one of these things. Only one thing
can account for it - the love of God in Christ Jesus. "Out of the wreck I rise" every time. [article link]
California: (R) Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger - The poster child for dysfunction - Arnold Schwarzenegger was so
preoccupied with lecturing the national GOP about the need to "rebrand" itself and move left that he forgot to mind
California's own business - The intellectually and financially bankrupt state GOP is in full meltdown - So, where in the
world is the Taxinator now? - Arnie has fled to Washington, D.C. today for a pow-wow with Barack Obama to celebrate
- what else? - new eco-regulations on cars that will result in massive new costs imposed on drivers
Arnold Schwarzenegger was so preoccupied with lecturing the national GOP about the need to "rebrand" itself and
move left that he forgot to mind California's own business. Today, his desperate tax-and-spend ballot measures are
expected to all go down in flames at the polls. Tea Party activists of all political stripes have lambasted the deceptive
initiatives. The intellectually and financially bankrupt state GOP is in full meltdown, having poured $650,000 into
Schwarzenegger’s coffers to promote the phony spending cap measure before the state party waffled, then turned
around and voted to oppose it and the other tax hikes. So, where in the world is the Taxinator now? After making a last-
ditch pitch for his $16 billion in tax increases at black churches in L.A. (hello, church/state separation activists?) and
attempting to fear-monger voters into approving the measures, Arnie has fled to Washington, D.C. today for a pow-
wow with Barack Obama to celebrate - what else? - new eco-regulations on cars that will result in massive new costs
imposed on drivers: ... After years of binge spending, open-borders welfare expansionism, environmental extremism,
unchecked unionism (read: SEIU) and hostility to businesses, it's a little late to try to prevent California from becoming
"the poster child for dysfunction," isn't it? [article link]
Questions Raised Over (RNC Chairman) Steele's Hiring of Friends - he brought along a longtime personal assistant and
gave her a salary nearly three times what her predecessor made - Mr. Steele hired another family friend, to be the
party's outreach director at a salary of $180,000, more than double her predecessor's compensation - "These salaries we
hear about are way out of line for what staff should be paid for working for a political party, which most of us think of as
a cause" - "And if certain staff at the national committee are making that much, then the public understandably might
think they are examples of cronyism"
When Michael S. Steele took over as chairman of the Republican National Committee earlier this year, he brought
along longtime personal assistant Belinda Cook and gave her a salary nearly three times what her predecessor made.
Mrs. Cook's son, Lee, also landed an RNC job. ... Mr. Steele's early record and personnel decisions figure to be hot topics
at a special meeting of Republican state party chairmen Tuesday and Wednesday at National Harbor in Washington's
Maryland suburbs. His hiring of friends and the salaries he is paying them already helped to instigate a struggle over
who controls the party's purse strings, one that forced the new party chairman to relinquish some control to elected
RNC members. "These salaries we hear about are way out of line for what staff should be paid for working for a political
party, which most of us think of as a cause," said Hawaii Republican Party Chairman Willis Lee. "And if certain staff at
the national committee are making that much, then the public understandably might think they are examples of
cronyism." [article link]
Jack Cafferty Commentary: Prosecute sins of Bush-Cheney era - George W. Bush and his accomplices damaged this
country like it's never been damaged before - the shredding of the U.S. Constitution - If the Republicans were serious
about restoring their reputation, they would join the call for a special prosecutor to be appointed so that at long last
justice can be done - It's too late for George W. Bush to resign the presidency - But it's not too late to put the people
responsible for this national disgrace in prison
(CNN) -- The Bush presidency is thankfully over...but the damage he and Dick Cheney did continues to press on the
nerve of the American people like an impacted wisdom tooth. And until the questions surrounding arguably the most
arrogant and perhaps most corrupt administration in our history are addressed, the pain won't go away. From Nancy
("Impeachment is off the table") Pelosi to President Barack ("I want to look forward, not backward") Obama, the
country is being poorly served by their Democratic government. And on this subject President Obama is dead wrong.
George W. Bush and his accomplices damaged this country like it's never been damaged before. And it's not just the
phony war in Iraq or the torture memos that justified waterboarding. It's millions of missing emails and the constant use
of executive privilege and signing statements. It's the secretive meetings with Enron and other energy executives and
the wholesale firing of federal prosecutors. It's trying to get the president's personal attorney [Harriet Miers] seated on
the Supreme Court and that despicable Alberto Gonzales sitting in front of congressional investigators whining, "I don't
remember, I don't know, I...etc." ... It's the domestic eavesdropping in violation of the FISA Court, the rendition prisons,
and the lying. It's looking the other way while the City of New Orleans drowned and its people were left to fend for
themselves. It's the violations of the Geneva Conventions, the soiling of our international reputation and the shredding
of the U.S. Constitution. It's the handing over of $700 billion to the Wall Street fat cats last fall, no questions asked.
Where is that money? What was it used for? It's the no-bid contracts to firms like Halliburton and Blackwater and the
shoddy construction and lack of oversight of reconstruction in Iraq that cost American taxpayers untold billions. ... It's
too late for George W. Bush to resign the presidency. But it's not too late to put the people responsible for this national
disgrace in prison. [article link]

What's in a Name? Re-Branding Madness Consumes Washington - Global War on Terror is out "overseas contingency
operation" is in - "The premise there is they want to confuse the public" he said, noting that Obama is pursuing a
national security agenda not so far afield from Bush's - Doing so under the title of "overseas contingency operation"
might not draw the same backlash of Code Pinkers
Global War on Terror is out -- "overseas contingency operation" is in. Democratic Party is out -- "Democrat Socialist
Party" is in. Terrorist attack is out -- "man-caused disaster" is in. Since the new administration took office, Washington
has been consumed, on both sides of the aisle, by a kind of re-branding madness. This marathon in semantics has had a
variety of tactical purposes, depending on who's got his Sharpie on the dictionary. The Obama administration, through
a string of delicate shifts in terminology, has softened -- or at least obfuscated -- the essence of the war against Islamic
extremism. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, arguably the Washington equivalent to Madonna of re-
branding, delivered an entire set of testimony without using the word "terrorism." She says she prefers "man-caused
disasters." ... Republican marketing guru Pete Snyder, with New Media Strategies -- who called former President
George W. Bush a "horrible" brander -- guessed that these new names serve a common purpose. "The premise there is
they want to confuse the public," he said, noting that Obama is pursuing a national security agenda not so far afield
from Bush's. Doing so under the title of "overseas contingency operation" might not draw the same backlash of Code
Pinkers. But re-branding fever has taken hold in other areas, in other departments and in the other party. Marketing
wonks say this is leading to mixed results. "What's in a name, it's hugely important," Snyder said. "Billions of dollars are
spent by corporations every year to try to take a product or a concept that is complex and boil it down into something
that is very succinct and burn [it] into the brains of Americans." With public policy, Snyder said, branding is even more
important, since lawmakers are selling products that are far more complicated. Unfortunately, "politicians and
policymakers tend to be absolutely horrible marketers," he said. Bush drew criticism for the War on Terror title since it
was essentially a war against an intangible force. [article link]
Groups seek disbarment for Bush's top lawyers - A coalition of progressive groups sought Monday to have 12 Bush
administration lawyers disbarred for their roles in crafting the legal rationale for so-called enhanced interrogation
techniques that many view as torture {This seems to be a part of an orchestrated dismantling of the Republican Party
combined with two weeks ago when Senator Arlen Specter bolted to the Democrats while ex-Governors Jeb Bush and
Mitt Romney begin to openly campaign for a new and revised Liberal political system a system that would shut out any
and all Conservative agendas.}
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A coalition of progressive groups sought Monday to have 12 Bush administration lawyers
disbarred for their roles in crafting the legal rationale for so-called enhanced interrogation techniques that many view
as torture. ... "It is time to hold these lawyers accountable for violating their legal oath," Kevin Zeese, an attorney for
the coalition, said in a written statement. ... Zeese called disbarment "an important step toward the ultimate
accountability of criminal prosecution." The group registered formal complaints against David Addington, John
Ashcroft, Stephen Bradbury, Jay Bybee, Michael Chertoff, Douglas Feith, Alice Fisher, Timothy Flanigan, Alberto
Gonzales, William Haynes II, Michael Mukasey and John Yoo. Ashcroft, Gonzales and Mukasey served as attorney
general in former President George W. Bush's administration. Chertoff served as homeland security secretary. The
complaints, filed with the bars in California, the District of Columbia, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas, also seek
other forms of disciplinary action in addition to disbarment. [article link]
Complete investigation of Bush admin and Iraq war inevitable? - It’s been almost four months since former President
Bush left office, and many would like to leave his administration in the past - But that may not be possible since there's
a constant dripping of information about what really went on during those eight years - The magazine (GQ) suggests
the mixing of Crusades-like messages with war imagery might not have been Rumsfeld's style - but he likely saw it as a
way to connect with the deeply religious President Bush {Bush is more likely deeply a con artist than deeply religious.
Bush is NOT a Christian and Bush is NOT pro-Israel Bush is a Satanist from a family of Satanists that goes back at least
four generations i.e. Bush's current membership in the Satanic Skull and Bones Society.}
It's been almost four months since former President Bush left office, and many would like to leave his administration in
the past. But that may not be possible since there’s a constant dripping of information about what really went on during
those eight years. The latest comes by way of GQ Magazine, which has released a series of cover sheets for intelligence
reports written for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other top Pentagon brass during the early days of the Iraq
war. They featured "triumphant, color images" like soldiers praying or in action or a tank at sunset along with Biblical
passages. For example: "Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to
stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand." Besides the obvious question of appropriateness,
what if these covers had leaked out at the time? The Muslim world could have interpreted the war as a religiously-
driven battle against Islam. You think they were upset about Abu Ghraib? But the general who thought up the covers
told anyone that complained about them that his seniors, including Rumsfeld and President Bush, appreciated them. In
fact, GQ says Rumsfeld hand-delivered many of these reports to President Bush. The magazine suggests the mixing of
Crusades-like messages with war imagery might not have been Rumsfeld’s style - but he likely saw it as a way to
connect with the deeply religious President Bush. ... This is just another in a growing list of questions, and just like
torture and the reasons for invading Iraq, they don't seem to be going away. [article link]
MAY 2000 THE ATLANTIC: A rare look inside Skull and Bones, the Yale secret society and sometime haunt of the
presumptive Republican nominee for President - Within the tomb students run on Skull and Bones time, which is five
minutes ahead of the time in the rest of the world - At 7:55 barbarian time (8:00 S & B time) Uncle Toby [graduated
Bonesmen] rings a bell to summon the members to the session - Uncle Toby then draws debate topics and an order of
speakers from the Yorick, a skull divided into compartments - The ninety-minute period of debate can be frivolous or
grave - Bonesmen drink various refreshments from skull-shaped cups [nothing's more skull shaped than a real skull],
but never alcohol - The dry-society rule, fervently enforced, was designed to keep members level-headed for
discussions
Given the society's history as an incubator and meeting point for rising generational elites, it is not surprising that an
especially susceptible kind of "barbarian" (the Bones term for a nonmember) has long seen the society as a locus of
mystery, wealth, and conspiracy. One doesn't need to scratch deeply to uncover accusations of sinister ties with the
CIA, the Trilateral Commission, the Illuminati, the Council on Foreign Relations, even the Nazis. -- It turns out that the
Yale admissions committee that voted to admit George W. Bush Jr., despite his poor record at Andover, included three
members (out of seven) who were Bonesmen; those seeking evidence of malign [poisonous] influence will surely raise
an eyebrow. ... If the Skull & Bones society had a good [recruiting] year, this is what the "ideal" group will consist of: a
football captain; a Chairman of the Yale Daily News; a conspicuous radical; a Whiffenpoof (Yale cappella group founded
in 1909); a swimming captain; a notorious drunk with a 94 [A] average; a film-maker; a political columnist; a religious
group leader; a Chairman of the Lit; a foreigner; a ladies' man with two motorcycles; an ex-service man; a negro, if there
are enough to go around; a guy nobody else in the group had heard of, ever. .. Within the tomb students run on Skull
and Bones time, which is five minutes ahead of the time in the rest of the world. "It was to encourage you to think that
being in the building was so different from the outside world that you'd let your guard down," a Bonesman ('72)
explains. At 6:30 on Thursdays and Sundays the Bonesmen gather in the Firefly Room for supper. The room is dim and
intimate; light shines through the gaping eyeholes of fixtures shaped like skulls. Bonesmen drink various refreshments
from skull-shaped cups, but never alcohol. The dry-society rule, fervently enforced, was designed to keep members
level-headed for discussions-a change of pace for George W., who drank heavily during his college years. -- At 7:55
barbarian time Uncle Toby rings a bell to summon the members to the session. When the knights are seated, they sing
two sacred anthems before the Hearing of Excuses, during which members are assessed fines for errors, such as
arriving late or using a society name outside the tomb. Uncle Toby then draws debate topics and an order of speakers
from the Yorick, a skull divided into compartments. The ninety-minute period of debate can be frivolous or grave. ...
When U.S. News & World Report asked President Bush in 1989 why he had chosen to attend Yale, he replied, "My
family had a major Yale tradition." ... In his 1999 campaign autobiography, A Charge to Keep, George W. Bush Jr.
mentions his membership in Skull and Bones only in passing: "My senior year I joined Skull and Bones, a secret society,
so secret I can't say anything more." [article link]
{Flashback} Bush Grave Robbing: WHO HAS GERONIMO'S SKULL? - In 1918, while stationed at the U.S. Army artillery
training school at Ft. Sill, Prescott Bush, grandfather of President George W. Bush, along with Ellery James and Neil
Mallon, broke into Geronimo's grave and removed his skull - Prescott Bush and his two friends were members of the
Skull & Bones Society, a highly secret (Satanic) order existing only at Yale University - Each year the new pledges are
ordered to steal a skull and bring it to the "tomb" the secret meeting room {Why isn't it a shocking surprise to find out
that the Bush family actually has a documented history of robbing graves and stealing bones and the skulls from them?}
Almost everyone knows about Geronimo, the most famous of Apache leaders. Born in 1829 in Mexican Territory,
Geronimo was a medicine man, spiritual leader and fierce warrior. He could see into the future, walk without creating
footprints and even hold back the dawn. Bullets could not harm him. ... In 1986, representatives of Skull and Bones-
among them George H.W. Bush's brother Jonathan-met with Ned Anderson, Apache tribal leader. They offered him a
skull, but Anderson refused to accept it because it didn't look like the skull he had seen in a photograph that purported
to be Geronimo's skull. Later documents noted that the skull was in fact that of a child! Anderson also refused to sign a
document which would have forbade anyone from discussing the incident. ... Membership rolls of Skull & Bones reads
like a Who's Who - Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, Secretaries of State, Diplomats, National Security advisers,
Senators, publishing magnates [Rupert Murdoch - Fox News], and C.I.A. recruits fill the list. [article link]
{Flashback} George W. Bush Sr. - A Knight of Eulogia - Inside the temple [Tomb of the Skull & Bones] on 64 High Street
at Yale University hang paintings of some of Skull and Bones's more illustrious members; the painting of George Bush
Sr. the most recently installed, is five feet high - The name Magog (destroyer) is traditionally assigned to the incoming
Bonesman deemed to have had the most sexual experience - William Howard Taft and Robert Taft were Magogs - So,
interestingly, was George Bush Sr. - George W. Bush (Jr.) was not assigned a name but invited to choose one -
According to one report, nothing came to mind, so he was given the name Temporary - Temporary is how Bush's fellow
Bonesmen know him today {The code word 'Temporary' attached to Bush Jr. as a Skull & Bones member is considered a
sign that Bush Jr. is only temporary and that he is to be sacrificed to the Satanic NWO agenda. Look for Bush to be tried
for war crimes by a NWO court after he has left office. As a child Bush Jr. (firstborn) was offered as a sacrifice to Satan
by the Satanic Bush parents George and Barbara, only the timing of the sacrifice is yet to be determined.}
On High Street, in the middle of the Yale University campus, stands a cold-looking, nearly windowless Greco-Egyptian
building with padlocked iron doors. This is the home of Yale's most famous secret society, Skull and Bones, and it is
also, in a sense, one of the many homes of the family of George W. Bush, Yale '68. Bush men have been Yale men and
Bonesmen for generations. Prescott Bush, George W.'s grandfather, Yale '17, was a legendary Bonesman; he was a
member of the band that stole for the society what became one of its most treasured artifacts: a skull that was said to
be that of the Apache chief Geronimo. Prescott Bush, one of a great many Bonesmen who went on to lives of power
and renown, became a U.S. senator. George Herbert Walker Bush, George W.'s father, Yale '48, was also a Bonesman,
and he, too, made a conspicuous success of himself. Inside the temple on High Street hang paintings of some of Skull
and Bones's more illustrious members; the painting of George Bush, the most recently installed, is five feet high. There
were other Bush Bonesmen, a proud line of them stretching from great uncle George Herbert Walker Jr. to uncle
Jonathan Bush to cousins George Herbert Walker III and Ray Walker. So when George W. was "tapped" for Skull and
Bones, at the end of his junior year, he, too, naturally became a Bonesman ... New members of Skull and Bones are
assigned secret names, by which fellow Bonesmen will forever know them. The name Long Devil is assigned to the
tallest member; Boaz short for Beelzebub goes to any member who is a varsity football captain. Many of the chosen
names are drawn from literature (Hamlet, Uncle Remus), from religion, and from myth. ... The name Magog (destroyer)
is traditionally assigned to the incoming Bonesman deemed to have had the most sexual experience, and Gog goes to
the new member with the least sexual experience. William Howard Taft and Robert Taft were Magogs. So,
interestingly, was George Bush [Sr]. George W. was not assigned a name but invited to choose one. According to one
report, nothing came to mind, so he was given the name Temporary, which, it is said, he never bothered to replace;
Temporary is how Bush's fellow Bonesmen know him today. {The code word 'Temporary' attached to Bush Jr. as a Skull
& Bones member is considered a sign that Bush Jr. is only temporary and that he is to be sacrificed to the Satanic NWO
agenda. Look for Bush to be tried for war crimes by a NWO court after he has left office. As a child Bush Jr. (firstborn)
was offered as a sacrifice to Satan by the Satanic Bush parents George and Barbara, only the timing of the sacrifice is
yet to be determined.} [article link]
George Bush Sr. slips up on national TV! - Magog George boasts about all the sex he had while serving in the White
House [There is an interview on the History Channel were a Ronald Reagan White House staff member (Alexander
Haig?) said that Reagan lamented that his one and biggest regret was in having Bush Sr. as a part of his ticket and his
administration.] (Youtube)
Comments: Read Reagan's auto-bio. He and Nancy thought the Bush's were such creeps they wouldn't allow them on
the 2nd floor of the White House where the living quarters are. [article link]
conspiracyplanet.com: Bush Jr. White House Gay Sex Scandal - The Bush White House gay sex scandal heats up, as new
revelations show that fake reporter and male prostitute Jeff Gannon "slept over" on numerous (200+) occasions at 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue - could "Jeff Gannon" be President George Bush's Monica Lewinsky albeit in gay apparel? - These
records reveal that the White House is like a Gay Roach Motel -- they check in but they don't check out {Warning
Graphic Content!}
The Bush Jr. White House gay sex scandal heats up, as new revelations show that fake reporter and male prostitute Jeff
Gannon "slept over" on numerous occasions at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Gannon had previously advertised his
services on the internet as a male prostitute "top" at $1200 per weekend. White House overnight trysts were not
uncommon, according to Secret Service logs of Jeff Gannon's White House entries and exits, requested by Rep. Louise
Slaughter (D-NY) and Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) using the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act). Since "Jeff Gannon" has
given the term "media whore" a whole new definition, the question arises -- could "Jeff Gannon" be President George
Bush's Lewinsky albeit in gay apparel? White House logs furnished by the Secret Service show that fake reporter Jeff
Gannon (a.k.a James Guckert) stayed overnight at the White House on many occasions - even when press conferences
or briefings were not scheduled. These records reveal that the White House is like a Gay Roach Motel -- they check in
but they don't check out. [article link]
May 17, 2009: Bilderberg cabal Rich, powerful meet secretly in Athens Greece - Attendees this year reportedly included
U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner; Larry Summers, the director of the U.S. National Economic Council; Richard
Holbrooke, the Obama administration's special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan; World Bank President
Robert Zoellick; European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet and European Commission president Jose
Manuel Barroso - Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt - Henry Kissinger, a lynchpin of continuity with other
secretive internationalist groups including the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission, is a regular
attendee, as is Wall Street Journal Editor Paul Gigot
WASHINGTON - The latest meeting of the secretive, half-century-old Bilderberg Group concluded yesterday outside of
Athens with a few arrests, but little news. Demonstrators from the political left and right shouted outside the Astir
Palace hotel letting some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the world know they weren't entirely welcome.
A photographer for the London Guardian was briefly taken into custody while police insisted he delete pictures he took
outside the hotel, which was closed to the public during the three-day meeting. A police officer told the Associated
Press the resort was being protected by hundreds of police, navy commandos, coast guard speedboats and two F-16
fighter planes. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity, in keeping with his department's regulations. Attendees
this year reportedly included U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner; Larry Summers, the director of the U.S. National
Economic Council; Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration's special representative for Afghanistan and
Pakistan; World Bank President Robert Zoellick; European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet and European
Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso. ... Bilderberg attendance is by invitation only. And if you want an
invitation, you'd better be extremely rich or extremely powerful. ... New invitees reportedly include the nouveau riche
Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt. Henry Kissinger, a lynchpin of continuity with other secretive
internationalist groups including the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission, is a regular attendee,
as is Wall Street Journal Editor Paul Gigot. [article link]
National Security Decisions Suggest Shift in Obama's Priorities Since Campaign Trail - recent events show Obama is
revising campaign promise to overhaul Bush security policies {So far Obama seems to be all Bush all the time if you
were to close your eyes you wouldn't know if a Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Bush Sr., Clinton, Bush Jr. or Obama was
President they are carrying out the exact same controlled administration.}
Candidate Obama promised to bring change to Washington, campaigning early against President Bush's anti-terror
tactics. But critics and supporters suggest the events of the past week show Washington is changing President Obama,
as he revises -- but doesn't overhaul -- some of Bush's key national security policies. Obama restarted the military
tribunals established by his predecessor and blocked the release of photos that show U.S. troops abusing detainees, in
both cases riling liberals who are important campaign-year foot soldiers and fundraisers. The echoes of Bush would
have been inconceivable when Obama was on the campaign trail, declaring his intent to end the Iraq War within 16
months of taking office and closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. But Obama has slowed the pace of
withdrawal from Iraq and is sending more troops to Afghanistan. His decision to revive the military tribunals at
Guantanamo may prevent him from closing the prison in January as scheduled, because experts say it is unlikely the
process can be wrapped up by the deadline. Furthermore, the Obama administration announced this week that it would
not intervene in any prosecution of military soldiers or personnel who admit to being gay, despite Obama's pledge to
repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. "These recent decisions are disheartening," said Jameel Jaffer of the American
Civil Liberties Union. "He has shown backbone on some issues and not on others." ... Leibham said the difference
between the two is quite clear. "The break here is President (stay the course) Bush would have the same line of thinking
on Monday as he had on Wednesday irrespective of what the facts showed on Tuesday," he said. "President Obama
isn't such a rigid ideologue and the American public recognizes that and that's why he's so popular(?)." Heye had a
different interpretation: Because of Obama's high approval ratings(?), he's able to get away with the reversals, the GOP
consultant said. [article link]
In an unusual jump into the state politics fray, Obama sways a New York congressman to skip a run in the Senate
primary a move that has angered Democrats - It's rare for a president to inject himself into statewide politics and a host
of New York political insiders with ties to several House Democrats say they're angry that Obama even got involved -
"What? You can't have a primary? It's decided in backroom deals?" asked a source who spoke to FOX News on the
condition of anonymity - "What if someone told Obama he couldn't have a primary and Hillary Clinton would just be the
nominee? Where would he be? It's an outrage"
If President Obama didn't have enough on his plate already, he's now thrust himself into the middle of a statewide race
that has sparked growing resentment among some New York Democrats. Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Bob
Menendez (D-N.J.) asked Obama to implore Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) against challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-
N.Y.) in the Democratic primary next year, FOX News has learned. Israel was poised to announce his candidacy until the
president intervened with a Friday afternoon phone call in an effort to clear the field for Gillibrand, a source told FOX
News, calling the move "messy." ... "What? You can't have a primary? It's decided in backroom deals?" asked a source
who spoke to FOX News on the condition of anonymity. "What if someone told Obama he couldn't have a primary and
Hillary (Clinton) would just be the nominee? Where would he be? It's an outrage." Gillibrand's appointment to the
Senate has been controversial from the start. Many New York House Democrats were appalled that Gov. David
Paterson tapped such a junior lawmaker to succeed Clinton in the Senate when she became secretary of state. Upstate
New York voters first elected Gillibrand to the House in 2006 in an upset and Paterson appointed her to the Senate a
little more than two years later. Even New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy warned that she would challenge Gillibrand in
the Democratic contest before Paterson appointed her. Others have questioned whether the moderate Gillibrand
would be viable in a statewide race. [article link]
Obama to Name Utah Governor Envoy to China - Utah's Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman, seen by many as a potential
GOP presidential contender, to be ambassador to China - Huntsman, a two-term governor, is fluent in Mandarin
Chinese from his days as a Mormon missionary in Taiwan - Obama's 2008 campaign manager, David Plouffe, said
Huntsman is a Republican who "seems to understand the party has to adjust -- not stubbornly believe that everything is
OK and it is the country that has to change" {Office holders in America are no longer Republican or Democrat their new
affiliation is NWO.}
SALT LAKE CITY - President Barack Obama intends to name Utah's Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman, seen by many as a
potential GOP presidential contender, to be ambassador to China, a source close to the governor said Friday night. ...
Huntsman, a two-term governor, is fluent in Mandarin Chinese from his days as a Mormon missionary in Taiwan. One of
his seven children, Gracie Mei, was adopted from China in 1999 after she was abandoned in a vegetable market. He
made headlines recently for encouraging the Republican Party to swing in a more moderate direction if it wanted to
bounce back from the 2008 elections, angering some conservatives. Obama's 2008 campaign manager, David Plouffe,
said Huntsman is a Republican who "seems to understand the party has to adjust -- not stubbornly believe that
everything is OK and it is the country that has to change." Huntsman's positions on the environment and other issues
have led some to consider him a potential contender for president in 2012. He signed an initiative that would set a
regional cap-and-trade effort to reduce global warming. In a 2006 speech at Shanghai Normal University, Huntsman
spoke of the need for China and the U.S. to work together on environmental issues. "The United States and China must
be good examples and stewards of the Earth. We must match economic progress with environmental stewardship. The
effects of industrialization are felt worldwide," Huntsman said then. Throughout his tenure as governor, Huntsman's
background as a diplomat has been evident. He preferred to win over opponents in private meetings rather than using
his bully pulpit to give rousing speeches. One of his most significant achievements was loosening the state's restrictive
liquor laws over the objections of many in heavily Mormon Utah in an effort to make the state more appealing for
visitors. It was a feat many here didn't think would be possible in Huntsman's lifetime. However, Huntsman has drawn
the most attention for stating he favors civil unions for gay couples even though he backed a state constitutional
amendment passed in 2004 that prohibited same-sex marriage. [article link]
{Flashback} US Probes Into Dodgy (Mormon "questionable" Medical) Donations to China - The LDS Foundation of the
United States has agreed to investigate the "questionable" medical donations made to China following a request to do
so by the All-China Federation of Charity - (LDS Donations) were found to have contained stained bedding, used
surgical clothes and expired medical equipment
The LDS (Latter-day Saints) Foundation of the United States has agreed to investigate the "questionable" medical
donations made to China following a request to do so by the All-China Federation of Charity, according to sources from
the national charity organization. "Most importantly, we want to know why there are problems with the donations," the
official from the federation was quoted as saying by the Beijing News. Three containers of medical equipment
reportedly donated to China by the Mormon Church or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City
in November were found to have contained stained bedding, used surgical clothes and expired medical equipment.
Local quarantine inspectors discovered the contents after they were sent to charity organizations in Beijing, Hebei and
Anhui provinces. "We are taking these findings very seriously and have asked that the containers be returned to us so
we can investigate the matter," Kim Farah, a spokeswoman at the Mormon Church headquarters, was quoted by
Associated Press as saying. ... Poor quality medical donations involving expired equipment, used surgical gloves,
bandages and other items were also found in Wuhan, capital of Central China's Hubei Province. [article link]
Karl Rove Faces Questions From Prosecutor Over U.S Attorney Firings - Former White House aide Karl Rove met with a
prosecutor Friday who is weighing whether to bring criminal charges against Bush administration officials for the
politically charged firing of U.S. attorneys {From listening in the past to Talk Radio both Conservative and Liberal
commentators it just seems that the only plausible outcome for all of this is that MUCH of the BUSH administration is
going to end up behind bars. Liberals view Republicans as criminals and it's just hard not to imagine that having so
much control in Washington they wouldn't do anything other than prosecute the Republican Party to the fullest extent
of the law i.e. the (1974) President Nixon hearings and remember a 27 year old Hillary (Rodham) Clinton was deeply
involved in the Nixon hearings.}
Former White House aide Karl Rove faced questions Friday from a special prosecutor weighing whether to bring
criminal charges against Bush administration officials for the politically charged firing of U.S. attorneys. ... Rove has
said he will cooperate with the investigation, which is being conducted to determine whether Bush administration
officials or congressional Republicans should face criminal charges in the dismissal of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006. Rove
and other Republican officials refused to be interviewed in an earlier Justice Department inquiry, which concluded that
despite Bush administration denials, political considerations played a part in the firings of as many as four prosecutors.
U.S. attorneys are political appointees who serve at the pleasure of the president, but cannot be fired for improper
reasons. Bush administration officials at first claimed the attorneys were let go because of poor performance. The
internal Justice Department investigation recommended a criminal inquiry, saying the lack of cooperation by Rove and
other senior administration officials left gaps in their findings that should be investigated further. Then-Attorney
General Michael Mukasey responded by naming Dannehy, the acting U.S. attorney in Connecticut, as special
prosecutor in September. In July, U.S. District Judge John Bates rejected Bush's contention that senior White House
advisers were immune from the committee's subpoenas, siding with Congress' power to investigate the executive
branch. The Bush administration had appealed the decision. The agreement for Rove and Miers to testify ended the
lawsuit. [article link]
Did Hillary Clinton Try to Derail the Nixon Impeachment? [Probably Not!] {CIA handler and pretend Republican George
H. W. Bush Sr. is actually the person who told Nixon to resign.}
My own reaction was of regret that, when I terminated her (Hillary Clinton) employment on the Nixon impeachment
staff, I had not reported her unethical practices to the appropriate bar associations. Hillary as I knew her in 1974: At the
time of Watergate I had overall supervisory authority over the House Judiciary Committee's Impeachment Inquiry staff
that included Hillary Rodham-who was later to become First Lady in the Clinton White House. During that period I kept
a private diary of the behind the scenes congressional activities. My original tape recordings of the diary and other
materials related to the Nixon impeachment provided the basis for my prior book Without Honor and are now available
for inspection in the George Washington University Library. After President Nixon's resignation a young lawyer, who
shared an office with Hillary, confided in me that he was dismayed by her erroneous legal opinions and efforts to deny
Nixon representation by counsel-as well as an unwillingness to investigate Nixon. In my diary of August 12, 1974 I noted
the following: John Labovitz apologized to me for the fact that months ago he and Hillary had lied to me [to conceal
rules changes and dilatory tactics.] Labovitz said, "That came from Yale." I said, "You mean Burke Marshall [Senator
Ted Kennedy's chief political strategist, with whom Hillary regularly consulted in violation of House rules.] Labovitz
said, "Yes." His apology was significant to me, not because it was a revelation but because of his contrition. At that time
Hillary Rodham was 27 years old. She had obtained a position on our committee staff through the political patronage of
her former Yale law school professor Burke Marshall and Senator Ted Kennedy. Eventually, because of a number of her
unethical practices I decided that I could not recommend her for any subsequent position of public or private trust. ...
Hillary assured me that she had not drafted, and would not advocate, any such rules changes. However, as documented
in my personal diary, I soon learned that she had lied. She had already drafted changes, and continued to advocate
them. In one written legal memorandum, she advocated denying President Nixon representation by counsel. In so
doing she simply ignored the fact that in the committee's then-most-recent prior impeachment proceeding, the
committee had afforded the right to counsel to Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. I had also informed Hillary
that the Douglas impeachment files were available for public inspection in the committee offices. She later removed
the Douglas files without my permission and carried them to the offices of the impeachment inquiry staff-where they
were no longer accessible to the public. [article link]
Wikipedia.org: George H. W. Bush - As RNC chairman, Bush formally requested that Nixon eventually resign for the
good of the Republican party
Chairman of the Republican National Committee: Amidst the Watergate scandal, Nixon asked Bush Sr. to become
chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1973. Bush accepted, and held this position when the popularity of
both Nixon and the Republican Party plummeted. He defended Nixon steadfastly, but later as Nixon's complicity
became clear, Bush focused more on defending the Republican Party, while still maintaining loyalty to Nixon. As
chairman, Bush formally requested that Nixon eventually resign for the good of the Republican party. Nixon did this on
August 9, 1974; Bush noted in his diary that "There was an aura of sadness, like somebody died... The [resignation]
speech was vintage Nixon - a kick or two at the press - enormous strains. One couldn't help but look at the family and
the whole thing and think of his accomplishments and then think of the shame... Ford's swearing-in offered indeed a
new spirit, a new lift." ... Director of Central Intelligence: In 1976, Ford brought Bush back to Washington to become
Director of Central Intelligence. He served in this role for 357 days, from January 30, 1976 to January 20, 1977. The CIA
had been rocked by a series of revelations, including those based on investigations by Senator Frank Church's
Committee regarding illegal and unauthorized activities by the CIA, and Bush was credited with helping to restore the
agency's morale. In his capacity as DCI, Bush gave national security briefings to Jimmy Carter both as a Presidential
candidate and as President-elect, and discussed the possibility of remaining in that position in a Carter administration
but it was not to be. [article link]
The Coming Evangelical Collapse - {America is in the process of being reconfigured and redesigned by purpose probably
for the great end time dictatorship events. Along with most of the banking and financial institutions the mighty GM is
being forced into bankruptcy and will likely leave Detroit and possibly go to the South as many of the Northern Military
bases have relocated to southern states stripping the North and Midwest of protection, jobs and resources. In the same
way Evangelical Christianity is being stripped of all meaning by self-absorbed, self-serving, petty, unbiblical, unethical,
unqualified, nonsense leadership [the leaders not the pastors]. In the very End Times everything will likely be a
monopoly, one chosen car company (Ford?) one political party (Democrats?) one Christian Church (Catholics). Note:
Newt Gingrich, Jeb Bush and Bobby Jindal are just a few of the recent converts to Catholicism not necessarily because
they are Catholic but because they are in the know and know full well of the coming war against Evangelical,
Independent Christian Communities a war that is going to make the demise of GM look like a small event. Bottom line
don't trust men do trust in God, be in prayer be in fellowship with God. Know that you belong to Jesus Christ because no
man can take that away from you!} (Mp3)
Brief Sermon Overview: "The End of Christian America," headlines the front cover of Newsweek Magazine this week
(April 13, 2009). Christian leaders rush to explain the cause of the failure of Christianity in the west. Any and all
concerned are clawing for some substantial handhold, some piece of “relevant” Christianity, some kind of meaningful
Christian relationships, or some fragment of an historical faith whether catholic, protestant, or orthodox. -- We
interview Michael Spencer from internetmonk.com and author of an editorial piece recently published in the Christian
Science Monitor, wherein he forecasts a collapse of evangelicalism. No easy answers on this segment of Generations,
but some thoughtful remarks that may be the beginning of laying down a more deeply-rooted faith that will transcend
the generations. [article link]
Joni and Friends: Christian Exiles - "This is no time for self-righteousness" (Mp3)
Christian Exiles: Joni shares that rather than complaining about the state of the world, we should try and influence the
world for Christ. [article link]
The Light of the World - "Is Jesus the light of YOUR world?" - Illustrated Christian Movie - Using over 360 breathtaking
oil paintings (YouTube 1hr 19 min)
Here's the whole story...the Biblical account of the creation of man, the entrance of sin into the world and why Jesus
Christ came to earth. Using over 360 breathtaking oil paintings, this film will take you on an unforgettable journey.
Follow the life of Christ, from His miraculus birth and His sinless life, to His agonizing crucifixion and His glorious
resurrection. Soon you will know the answer to life's most important question, "Is Jesus the light of YOUR world?"
[article link]
Simply Share Jesus: The eCube-Classic - The eCube-Classic is made for everyone! (Video Download)
Description: The eCube-Classic is made for everyone! Parents, Kids, Pastors, Youth Leaders, Sunday School Teachers,
Missionaries, Lay Leaders and more can share this creative, easy-to-use puzzle to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to
life. [article link]
Audio Visual Dramatized Gospel - The Dramatized Gospel is Soul shaking! I immediatley made copies and left them at
my Church! (Mp3)
WOW!!! What an incredible message. It shook me from the top of my head to the souls of my feet. It WOKE ME UP
even more than I am WOKEN UP NOW!!! I definitely don't want to go to hell or the lake of fire, and will keep my hand to
the plow and my eyes on Jesus - WRW - Watching, Ready, and Waiting, JCICBVS - Jesus Christ is Coming Back Very
Soon, GROGL - Get Right or Get Left, TOB - Turn or Burn!!! When I get some money together, I want to send several of
these anonymously to my unsaved relatives. Thank you. -- Evangelical Outreach, this CD Dramatized Gospel shook me
from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet!! It made me cry but it stirred my heart to WAKE UP!! AND DONT
YOU DARE SLUMBER!!! OBEY THE HOLY BIBLE and CLING TIGHT TO MY SAVIOR!! God Bless You for opening my
eyes to see and my ears to hear! [article link]
May 13, 2009: Every Vote Doesn't Count, Study Finds - One in four ballots requested by U.S. military personnel
overseas in 2008 were 'lost', Senate report reveals - Among the states surveyed, California had 30,000 "lost" votes out
of 103,000 ballots mailed out - An additional 3,000 ballots were returned as undeliverable and 4,000 were rejected {The
majority of these 'lost' votes are Republican votes and this is just the tip of the tip of the iceberg look at all the other
voter irregularities taking place even in states like Alaska and Minnesota. The Republican voters are being
disenfranchised (votes not counted) even when and where there are Republicans in the White House and in State
offices. Note: The RNC Republican election committee went so far as to close many local voter registration offices in
key cities during the height of the 2007-2008 primary and election season.}
WASHINGTON - One out of every four ballots requested by military personnel and other Americans living overseas for
the 2008 election may have gone uncounted, according to findings being released at a Senate hearing Wednesday.
Sen. Charles Schumer, chairman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, said the study, while providing
only a snapshot of voting patterns, "is enough to show that the balloting process for service members is clearly in need
of an overhaul." The committee, working with the Congressional Research Service, surveyed election offices in seven
states with high numbers of military personnel: California, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington
and West Virginia. ... Rather, the New York Democrat said in a statement, there is a chronic problem of military voters
being sent a ballot without sufficient time to complete it and send it back. He cited estimates that a ballot can take up
to 13 days to reach an overseas voter. Among the states surveyed, California had 30,000 "lost" votes out of 103,000
ballots mailed out. An additional 3,000 ballots were returned as undeliverable and 4,000 were rejected. The hearing was
to take up possible problems in the Federal Voting Assistance Program, a Pentagon program that handles the election
process for military personnel and other overseas voters. [article link]
Report: Edwards Staff Planned to 'Blow Up' Campaign Over Affair - Members of former Sen. John Edwards' presidential
campaign reportedly devised a "doomsday" strategy over his then-rumored affair if he appeared headed to win the
Democratic nomination - a plan in which they would sabotage Edwards' campaign if it appeared he would secure the
Democratic nomination - The strategy was apparently put together in secret in December 2007 after months of denying
rumors that Edwards was having an affair {The 2007-2008 Election process was as rigged as a carnival game. Edwards
was a Democrat ringer [i.e (I) H. Ross Perot] to take votes away from Hillary while John McCain was a Republican Ringer
to make sure Obama had smooth sailing into the White House. Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, Ron Paul and finally
Mike Huckabee were Republican ringers to take votes away from Mitt Romney and assure that McCain could win the
primary and then do his job of losing the general election [i.e. Michael Dukakis, Bob Dole - Jack Kemp, John Kerry]. The
entire election process was rigged by the NWO society with Bush Jr. presiding over oil prices rising %800 and timely
sabotaging the economy to assure that Democrats would gain the Senate, Congress, White House and by extension the
Supreme Court.}
Members of former Sen. John Edwards' presidential campaign reportedly devised a "doomsday" strategy over his affair
with Rielle Hunter in which they would destroy his bid for office. Several unnamed former campaign officials said they
had prepared a plan in which they would sabotage Edwards' campaign if it appeared he would secure the Democratic
nomination, ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reported on Sunday. "They were Democrats first, and if it looked like
Edwards was going to become the nominee, they were going to bring down the campaign -- they were going to blow it
up," Stephanopoulos said. The strategy was apparently put together in secret in December 2007 after months of
denying rumors that Edwards was having an affair with a woman and had also fathered a child with her. ... On
Wednesday, one day after Oprah's production company released excerpts of the interview, The National Enquirer
reported that Rielle Hunter, John Edwards' former mistress, is working with a lawyer to seek a paternity test from him.
That's a reversal from last August, when Hunter's attorney Robert Gordon released a statement saying she "will not
participate in DNA testing or any other invasion of her or her daughter's privacy now or in the future." [article link]
Update: DebbieSchlussel.com: Roxana Saberi Worked for Iranian Ayatollahs - Well, now that Ms. Saberi has been
released from Iranian prison, we're learning even more about her - And that includes her stints as a translator for the
ruling extremist Iranian clerics - Saberi was charged with being a spy because she copied a classified document, when
serving as the translator, and took it home - she apparently took "four or five trips" to Israel, which is against Iran's rules
- It was probably to do anti-Israel reporting - CAIR wouldn't be cheering her release - CAIR only cheers the release of
pan-Islamist reporters {The interesting thing in all this is that when the CIA, USA Obama administration informed
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that they wanted her released from prison and free to return to the US that
Ahmadinejad jumped through every hoop imaginable and couldn't do it fast enough. I bet Ahmadinejad couldn't even
get one of his own family members released from an Iranian prison as fast as he got Roxana Saberi out of Iran.
Prooooving that Ahmadinejad is really just a tool of the US and that he will do whatever the US wants him to do when
the US wants him to do it.}
Well, now that Ms. Saberi has been released from Iranian prison, we're learning even more about her. And that includes
her stints as a translator for the ruling extremist Iranian clerics. Yup, sounds moderate to me. And very ethical for a
journalist. You know, in between Iran apologist stints for National Public Radio (a/k/a National Palestinian Radio) and
the Al-BBC, serve as a translator for extremists who run Iran. Hmmm . . . when does Charles Gibson start his gig as Bin
Laden's translator? You know, cover him in your "reporting" one day, serve as his translator the next day, then "report"
about him again, the next day. No conflict of interest there at all, right? ... Saberi was charged with being a spy because
she copied a classified document, when serving as the translator, and took it home. Interesting that we never heard
about this or her "noble" job working for the Ayatollahs in the pleas for her release by all the liberal media ... The
document was about U.S. involvement in Iraq and Iran's plans in response. Hmmm . . . who warned you that Iraq is now
an Iranian satellite state, or at least getting there very fast, now that it's completely controlled by Shi'ites? Oh, and yes,
she apparently took "four or five trips" to Israel, which is against Iran's rules. ... It was probably to do anti-Israel
reporting, which would jibe with her consistent support of Ahmadinejad and his predecessors and the Ayatollahs that
basically rule the country. It's possible she was, indeed, a spy. But you simply can't serve as an American-born translator
for the Grand Ayatollahs and travel to Israel four or five times without their knowledge, approval, and tacit involvement
to no good end, from our perspective. If she were any of these things, the Iranians--a spy for Israel or America--the
Iranians would never have released her. And CAIR--partially an arm of Iran in America--wouldn't be cheering her
release. CAIR only cheers the release of pan-Islamist reporters. Remember how they helped get Pan-Arabist Jill Carroll
released from captors in Iraq but didn't do so for any American contractors? [article link]
Report: U.S. Journalist Jailed in Iran Released {This appears to be a rigged CIA cover story and plant. A one day closed
trial a couple of months in jail then an alleged hunger strike followed by her immediate release to freedom and a
complete release (now two years suspended) from her eight year prison sentence. She is probably CIA and her ever
present father is probably her CIA handler. She will likely return to the US and [be planted in] national news where she
will be touted as a "trusted" source of Middle-East news, just as trustworthy as CIA agent Dan Rather was. Note: for the
past 50 years the CIA has owned Russia, China and Iran so don't think that any news that comes out of those countries is
anything other than CIA stories for CIA ops.}
An American reporter jailed in Iran [for buying a bottle of wine and later mysteriously trumped-up] on espionage
charges was freed Monday and can leave the country immediately, her lawyer said after an appeals court suspended
her eight-year prison sentence. Abdolsamad Khorramshahi, one of Roxana Saberi's attorney, said she is "now out of
jail." Iran's judiciary announced that the appeals court, which heard her case on Sunday, had reduced her jail term to a
suspended two-year sentence, Khorramshahi said. Saberi, a 32-year-old dual American-Iranian national who grew up in
Fargo, North Dakota, was convicted last month of spying for the U.S. and sentenced to eight years in prison. An appeals
court heard her case on Sunday. ... Saberi's father, who lives in Fargo, North Dakota, said he was waiting for his
daughter outside Evin prison, where she has been held since January. "In the next few days, we will make travel plans to
return home," Reza Saberi told the AP. Roxana Saberi, who grew up in Fargo, moved to Iran six years ago and had
worked as a freelance journalist for several organizations including National Public Radio and the British Broadcasting
Corp. She had gone on a hunger strike in prison to protest her jailing but ended it earlier this month after two weeks for
health reasons. [article link]
Pope Benedict XVI begins visit to Israel - Pope addresses Holocaust, Mideast conflict on Israel visit - The pope said anti-
Semitism is "totally unacceptable" reiterating remarks he made in February after a bishop disputed the death toll of
Jews killed in concentration camps during World War II {Anti-Semitism "hostility towards Jews" is totally unacceptable
Biblically. In the Bible and even now the Jewish (Hebrew) people and the Nation of Israel (Judea) are attacked many
times, hundreds of times and every attack against Israel occurs at the hands of the enemies of God. To attack the Jews
is to be an enemy of God it is an attack on God. God has declared the Jews to be a people unto Himself to be the light
(apple) of His eye. -- Zechariah 2:8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath He sent Me (avenger) unto the
nations which spoiled (disfigured) you: for he that toucheth you (Jews) toucheth the apple of His eye. - Holy Bible}
TEL AVIV, Israel (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI started his visit to Israel on Monday by acknowledging the millions killed in
the Holocaust and endorsing a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict. The pope also addressed the Holocaust, an
issue that sparked controversy for the Roman Catholic Church earlier this year. "It is right and fitting that during my
stay in Israel that I will have the opportunity to honor the memory of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Shoah," he said.
"And to pray that humanity will never again witness a crime of such magnitude." The pope said anti-Semitism is "totally
unacceptable," reiterating remarks he made in February after a bishop disputed the death toll of Jews killed in
concentration camps during World War II. The Catholic Church is "profoundly and irrevocably committed to reject all
anti-Semitism," he said at the time. Benedict, who is on an eight-day trip to the Middle East, returns to Rome on Friday.
[article link]
Pope Benedict XVI urges respect for women during (Mother's Day) Mass in Jordan - "By its public witness of respect for
women ... the Church in the Holy Land can make an important contribution to the advancement of a culture of true
humanity and the building of the civilization of love" the pontiff said - He also called on the faithful to oppose terrorism
through their good example - Living a good Christian life "means bearing witness to the love which inspires us to lay
own our lives in the service of others, and thus to counter ways of thinking which justify taking innocent lives" he said
AMMAN, Jordan (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI urged greater respect for women Sunday at a historic Mass in the Middle
East. "Sadly, this God-given role of the dignity of women has not always been understood and esteemed," the pontiff
said on his first visit to Jordan as pope. "By its public witness of respect for women ... the Church in the Holy Land can
make an important contribution to the advancement of a culture of true humanity and the building of the civilization of
love," the pontiff said. He also called on the faithful to oppose terrorism through their good example. Living a good
Christian life "means bearing witness to the love which inspires us to lay own our lives in the service of others, and thus
to counter ways of thinking which justify taking innocent lives," he said. The pontiff called on Christians in the Middle
East to persevere, an acknowledgment that the Christian population has declined sharply in the past 50 years in the
region where the religion was born. "May the courage of Christ our shepherd inspire and sustain you daily ... to maintain
the church's presence in the changing social fabric of these ancient lands," he said. The pontiff addressed young people
in particular, telling them: "Jesus needs you." He encouraged dialogue among Christians of different denominations and
people of other faiths and cultures. [article link]
The New World Order is Here! [Secular Video] {Note: Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and other US [equipped - not
necessarily occupied] military bases in the Middle-East are actually more likely staging bases for a future UN-US assault
on Israel and not against Iran. Any attack on Israel is mainly an attack against God that is why evil cults like the Nazi's
were so obsessed with Jews (God's chosen-redeemed people) and why the Satanic Bush family is just as obsessed with
attacking Israel (the second coming of Jesus) because their ultimate war is against God. Keep in mind that God has
already won with both His cross and His resurrection so the NWO Bush Satanists are not only fighting a lost cause but
they are fighting the wrong cause because sin and death are the real enemy and not people. Unfortunately in their
wayward quest against God they are harming and persecuting innocent lives the lives of Jews, Christians and many
others.} (YouTube)
If you're not worried about The New World Order, you will be. Everything that's needed for the rich and powerful to run
every aspect of your life is in place. Within a few years there will be a cashless one world government, run by the richest
people in the world. You will be "chipped" and tracked by the government, and if you protest, speak out, or otherwise
displease Big Brother, your chip will be turned off, preventing you from buying or selling anything. The plan has started
and the "North American Union" will effectively eliminate the borders between the US, Canada, and Mexico. DHS's
original plan initially included a requirement to have a national I.D. by May of 2008. This plan has been delayed because
of resistance from individual states, which has also delayed their plans for the completion of the NAU in 2008.
[article link]
**Must See - George Bush Sr. New World Order (NWO) - The evil George H.W. Bush talks yet again of a New World
Order [Bush Sr. is quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing the Georgia Guidestones especially rules #5 and #6.]
(YouTube)
The evil George H.W. Bush talks yet again of a New World Order. .. Comments: The world is in outcry, something must
be done! Some lone figure steps forward and offers a solution. A solution that suits the shadowy figures. They create
the problem, you demand a solution, they offer one. Very very simple. [article link]
George Bush Sr. talks about The New World Order (March 6, 1991) - "Out of these troubled times our fifth objective a
New World Order can emerge ... now we can see a new world coming into view" {At least five objectives that Bush Sr.
sure is objective oriented, what were his first four real objectives? Getting the ultra liberal David Souter firmly planted
on the Supreme Court? Stirring up the first Iraq War? Keeping the Middle-East destabilized? Selling America's
infrastructure to foreigners? Cornering the illegal drug trade? Throwing his second election to Bill Clinton so Bill could
follow him into office and continue his NWO policies?} (YouTube)
Bush Senior talks [to congress and the nation about his] new world order. "Out of these troubled times our fifth
objective a New World Order can emerge ... now we can see a new world coming into view" [article link]
{Flashback} Wanna Buy a Bridge?: Selling America's Infrastructure - Cities and states across the country are selling off
billions of dollars worth of strategic infrastructure and often they are peddling these vital American assets to foreigners
- The privatization wave goes back more than a decade (Bush Sr. 1992 - Executive Order 12803) - The U.S. government
first blessed this (previously illegal) sale of American infrastructure on April 30, 1992, when the senior President Bush
signed Executive Order 12803, called "Infrastructure Privatization" {Over 24 years of a Bush, Clinton or a Carter
continually in the White House and nothing has been done to protect America yet everything has been done to
dismantle America. Is it a coincidence, is it a quarter of a century of neglect, or is it a systematic plan?}
Cities and states across the country are selling off billions of dollars worth of strategic infrastructure and often they are
peddling these vital American assets to foreigners. ... The privatization wave goes back more than a decade. The U.S.
government first blessed this fire sale of American infrastructure on April 30, 1992, when the senior President Bush
signed Executive Order 12803, called "Infrastructure Privatization." ... Many of the critical infrastructure assets that
Americans rely on daily - from airports, seaports and highways to water systems - are managed by private foreign
companies, according to a 2006 report by the Reason Foundation. • Most of the U.S. domestic shipping industry,
including vessels, containers, handling equipment, and port facilities, and approximately 80 percent of U.S. port
terminals, are leased and operated by foreign companies. • Of the 517 domestic airports offering commercial passenger
service in the U.S., 13 have management contracts with private companies, and all of these companies have significant
foreign ownership or involvement. [article link]
{Flashback} Why do so many people say that Bill Clinton started NAFTA? It was Bush Sr. who signed [initiated] it in - Go
about a 1/4 of the way down the page (link-photos) and see the signing ceremony, it was Bush Sr. - These Bush
worshipers [Bushism is a religion an evil cult] will shift the blame to anyone that is convenient - This country, by the
hand of the (Bush) Republicans, supports communism more than Karl Marx and Stalin combined - {Working in tandem
to dismantle America Bush Sr. signed (1992) the 'initiating' NAFTA paperwork while Bill Clinton then signed (1993)
NAFTA into law.}
Not that I don't blame Clinton also, because Clinton could have stopped it and didn't, so I blame him just as much. It is
Bush Sr. who signed it into law. Go about a 1/4 of the way down the page and see the signing ceremony, it was Bush Sr.
... These Bush worshipers will shift the blame to anyone that is convenient. The elder Bush did sign in on NAFTA, and
the younger bush signed in on CAFTA. Both of these have destroyed the American economy, and sent our factories to
China, and Mexico and Brazil and Viet Nam, etc. This country, by the hand of the Republicans, supports communism
more than Karl Marx and Stalin combined. [article link]
{Flashback} Freudian slip: Bush Jr. Threatening the United States - Bush "never stops thinking of new ways to harm our
country and the people - we must always be forward thinking" (YouTube)
President George W. Bush admit to a White House audience that his administration never stops thinking about ways to
harm the United States. Referring to the country's enemies, Bush said in his characteristic third-grade manner, "Our
enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we, "They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country
and our people, and neither do we." The Associated Press reported that there appeared to be no reaction from the
audience which consisted mostly of military brass and Pentagon chiefs. Most of us in the real world know it to be true.
Bush never stops finding new ways to harm America and its people. [article link]
Jeb Bush epitomizes vegetative state of Republican Party - The newly minted (NWO) National Council for a New
America (NCNA) is intended to recover the party's political momentum by collecting and advancing ideas that are
"forward-looking and relevant" [See: the Georgia Guidestones] according to Bush - having watched Bush lead Florida
for eight years, I view the prospect of tapping him to bring the concerns of average Americans into the Republican Party
- it's an exercise so improbable that one isn't sure if it's farce or just delusion {Note: both Bush brothers intended to kill
Terri Schiavo from the start; neither Bush is conservative. The Bush plan from the beginning was to make the whole
Terri Schiavo rescue process as ugly as possible to discourage pro-life people and conservative groups from trying to
save lives in the future.}
Showing off their Average Joe side, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and unsuccessful 2008 GOP presidential candidate
Mitt Romney recently used a pizza parlor in Arlington, Va., to launch a group they hope will freshen up the Republican
Party. The newly minted National Council for a New America is intended to recover the party's political momentum by
collecting and advancing ideas that are "forward-looking and relevant," according to Bush. But having watched Bush
lead Florida for eight years, I view the prospect of tapping him to bring the concerns of average Americans into the
Republican Party as a little like asking the Real Housewives of New Jersey to live on a budget -- it's an exercise so
improbable that one isn't sure if it's farce or just delusion. As governor of Florida, Bush had plenty of ideas for
transforming government. But they all sounded eerily like every other Republican idea: cut taxes to disproportionately
benefit the wealthy, privatize government services, push for taxpayer money to fund private and parochial schools, and
interfere with highly personal end-of-life decisions and reproductive choice. Gov. Jeb Bush made his mark on the
national stage in two unappetizing episodes. First, the 2000 presidential election fiasco, which ultimately gave the
presidency to his brother in a process that reeked of partisanship. And second, in 2003, when Bush went off the deep
end in the Terri Schiavo matter. -- As Schiavo's husband sought court permission to remove her feeding tube after Terri
Schiavo had spent years in a persistent vegetative state, Bush used every means at his disposal to stop him. Bush
pushed for a law requiring that the severely brain-damaged woman have her feeding tube reinserted. Then, when the
courts found the law unconstitutional, he took the fight to Congress and his brother in the White House. The Schiavo
circus cemented Bush's reputation as a hard-core religious conservative [not true] willing [Note: both Bush brothers
intended to kill Terri Schiavo from the start; neither Bush is conservative. The Bush plan from the beginning was to
make the whole Terri Schiavo rescue process as ugly as possible to discourage pro-life people and conservative groups
from trying to save lives in the future.] to use the power of the state to impose his own morality on the wrenching
personal decisions of others. Are these really the "forward-looking" ideas that Republicans are seeking? [article link]
Excellent Sound Bite (a brief comment then Jeb Bush chimes in with his muddled, mumbo jumbo candidate speak) --
Rush Limbaugh on Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney (National Council for a New America (NCNA) - Council of Experts): They
"Hate" And "Despise" Palin - radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh said they are "embarrassed" by Sarah Palin (Audio)
Discussing the Republican listening tour conducted by Former Governors Jeb Bush (FL) and Mitt Romney (MA), radio
talk show host Rush Limbaugh said they are "embarrassed" by Sarah Palin. Limbaugh said the underlying issue of these
speaking engagements is that Bush and Romney "hate" and "despise" the Alaska Governor and former running-mate of
John McCain. Limbaugh added they have "presidential perspirations" and called their tour an "early campaign event."
Limbaugh defended Palin and heralded her as the "most prominent and articulate voice" for conservatism. Rush
concluded this "need [of Jeb Bush] to praise" President Obama leaves him "wanting." [article link]
The decrepit state of the California GOP - The state GOP is a basket case - The party establishment epitomizes
everything that is wrong with the Republican Party nationally: Cronyism, arrogance, waste, and leadership out of touch
with its base - Yeah, you read that right - They (RNC) forked over $650,000 in party money to help Schwarzengger pass
$16 billion in tax hikes
George Will’s latest column on the sagging economy of California and the upcoming slate of massive tax-hike initiatives
on the ballot only scratches the surface of what’s rotten in the formerly Golden State. The state GOP is a basket case.
The party establishment epitomizes everything that is wrong with the Republican Party nationally: Cronyism,
arrogance, waste, and leadership out of touch with its base. I reported on how grass-roots conservatives greeted
California GOP chairman Ron Nehring with boos and heckles of “Go Home!” and “Throw Them Out!” at the Sacramento
Tea Party on April 15. Tea Party organizer Mark Meckler publicly called out Nehring for the party’s waffling on the tax
propositions. Nehring attempted to coopt the Tea Party movement for the GOP’s purposes. The tax revolters were
having none of it. Here’s the vid: The party finally got a clue and voted to oppose the initiatives - but only after dumping
$650,000 into Gov. Arnold Schwarzengger’s coffers to crusade for the proposals, namely Prop. 1A - the $16 billion in
“temporary tax hikes” disguised as a spending cap measure. Yeah, you read that right. They forked over $650,000 in
party money to help Schwarzengger pass $16 billion in tax hikes. You know what that brand is? FAIL. -- Grass-roots
activists have watched state GOP chairman Ron Nehring drive the party into the ground - and spend their money doing
it. Nehring is a protege of open-borders, credibility-undermining Grover Norquist. It was under Nehring’s watch that
the California GOP hired Norquist’s friend, Michael Kamburowski, to serve as the California Republican Party’s chief
operating officer in charge of the multimillion-dollar budget of the nation’s largest state Republican Party - despite
being here illegally with no work visa or valid work permit. The episode became the butt of late-night jokes, but neither
Nehring nor Norquist suffered any consequences. How can the state GOP call for fiscal restraint when its chairman
cannot adopt it himself? [article link]
May 03, 2009: Conservative supermarket magnate Ricardo Martinelli Wins Panama Presidential Election - Former
President Guillermo Endara was a distant third in voting
PANAMA CITY - Conservative supermarket magnate Ricardo Martinelli won Panama's presidential elections in a
landslide Sunday, taking office as the Central American nation carries out an ambitious project to expand the Panama
Canal. Martinelli, of the opposition Alliance for Change, had 61% of the votes against 37% for ruling party candidate
Balbina Herrera, Panama's Electoral Tribunal reported with 63% of the votes counted. Tribunal President Erasmo Pinilla
called Martinelli, 57, the "indisputable winner" and said he had telephoned the candidate to inform him of his victory.
Martinelli, who owns Panama's largest supermarket chain, said he would work for a national unity government because
"that is what the country is counting on." "Tomorrow we will all be Panamamians and we will change this country so
that it has a good health system, good education, good transportation and good security," he said. Herrara, a 54-year-
old former housing minister, still hadn't comment on the election results. Former President Guillermo Endara was a
distant third in voting. [article link]
The GOP After Specter - Arlen Specter's decision to go Democrat has sent the GOP into a new round of infighting over
what the party is, and where it goes now {It's very odd that Arlen Specter would defect on his own from the Republican
Party the day before or the day after Jebbie Bush goes all in as a potential Republican candidate. Specter is a Bush tool
to the point that Specter wouldn't chew his food unless Bush Sr. told him it was ok. These two timed and orchestrated
events seem to be a part of a deliberate Bush plan to not only liberalize America but to actually go a step further and
Satanize America for the Bush family after all nothing good has come to America from the years of Bush service.}
Arlen Specter's decision to go Democrat has sent the GOP into a new round of infighting over what the party is, and
where it goes now. Mr. Specter is a very unhealthy basis on which to be having what might otherwise be a healthy
debate. Not that anything could stop the bitter winds now blowing through the Republican fields. Within hours of Mr.
Specter's bombshell, the sides were formed up. Team Good Riddance featured the Club for Growth's Andy Roth: "Arlen
Specter is the epitome of everything voters have come to hate about the Republican Party." "Arlen Specter makes case
for term limits," Tweeted Mike Huckabee. "Don't let the door hit you on the way out," sang pundit Michelle Malkin.
Team Now-Look-What-You've-Done featured writer David Frum: "For years, many in the conservative world have
wished for an ideologically purer GOP. Their wish has been granted. Happy?" Sen. Lindsey Graham unleashed on the
Club for Growth, sagely adding: "As Republicans, we've got a problem." Maine's Olympia Snowe lamented: "You
haven't certainly heard warm, encouraging words about how [the GOP] views moderates." Purely from a tactical
standpoint, Mr. Specter's move matters deeply. The Democrats are a gnat's breath away from a filibuster-proof
majority. ... The point here being that Mr. Specter isn't necessarily a good indicator of how open, or not, the GOP is to
"ideological" diversity. As it happens, the Pennsylvania Republican primary electorate that Mr. Specter is now so
unwilling to be "judged" by didn't suddenly turn against him because he was pro-choice (he always has been) or pro
trial-lawyer (ditto). He got in trouble after he voted for the blowout $787 billion stimulus bill. [article link]
Specter: Switch should be 'wake-up call' to GOP - Arlen Specter said Sunday that he hopes his recent switch to the
Democratic Party will serve as a "wake-up call" to an increasingly conservative GOP {There are two obvious flaws in
Arlen Specter's spew first is that the Bush Republicans are vastly more liberal than the Democrats and second is that
many Conservative ballot amendments passed. Clearly the biggest losers of 2006 and 2008 weren't the Democrats and
it wasn't the Conservative amendments it was the Bush RINO Candidates that lost and lost big.}
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Veteran Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter said Sunday that he hopes his recent switch to the
Democratic Party will serve as a "wake-up call" to an increasingly conservative GOP. He also once again assigned some
blame for the recent decline of the Republican Party to the political advocacy group Club for Growth, which targets
moderate GOP incumbents who do not adhere to the doctrine of supply-side economics. Club for Growth fought
Specter's GOP renomination in 2004 and was set to oppose him again in the 2010 primary. "It would be my hope ... that
this would be a wake-up call and the [GOP] would move for a broader big tent like we had under Reagan," Specter said
on CBS's "Face the Nation." "The party has changed so much since I was elected in 1980," he said. Specter argued the
GOP suffered repeated setbacks across the more progressive Northeast and Midwest because groups like Club for
Growth "defeated moderate Republicans in the primary, knowing that [the more conservative nominees] would lose in
the general election, because purity is more important than Republicans in office." The failure of conservatives to
compromise, Specter said, translates to a number of Republican policy setbacks that could have been avoided. ...
Specter said during a separate appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" that national Democratic leaders offered him no
incentives to switch parties. [article link]

Republican Leaders to Launch Outreach Initiative to Revive Party Image - The outreach initiative known as the National
Council for a New America (NCNA) -- is set to include a blue ribbon panel (Council of Experts) of well-known
Republicans like Arizona Sen. John McCain - former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush - "This forum will engage in a conversation
with America that seeks to remove ideological filters, addresses the realities we are confronting, and speaks to the
challenges our citizens are facing" {The new Republican NCNA its "Council of Experts" its objective statement and
mission statement are almost word for word and concept for concept from the evil Satanic Georgia Guidestones. The
Georgia Guidestones popped up in 1979 at about the exact moment Bush Sr. was declaring his bid to be President to
lead America and the world. There is every indication that the Bush family is behind the Georgia Guidestones especially
since the Jeb Bush Republican Party is now espousing the Guidestones platform.}
The outreach initiative -- known as the National Council for a New America (NCNA) -- is set to include a blue ribbon
panel of well-known Republicans like Arizona Sen. John McCain, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Mississippi Gov. Haley
Barbour, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. The first event will be held
Saturday at a town hall meeting in Northern Virginia, a suburban region that went for Obama in the presidential
election -- helping him become the first Democratic presidential candidate since 1964 to win the state. Topics will cover
the economy, education, energy, health care and national security. House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, one of the leading
architects of the effort, told FOX News Thursday that the program's objective is to "forge new solutions" and "engage
again and empower the people to become part of the process." "All the ideas shouldn't come from Washington," said
Cantor. Republicans behind the effort told FOX News that the initiative is also meant to counter President Obama's
portrayal of the Republicans as "the party of 'No.'" The forum, they say, will look to undo any public perceptions of the
party as intolerant to new ideas. "Our brand has been tarnished," House GOP leader John Boehner said Thursday. "We
need to stand up to the administration when they're moving questionable policies. ... It's important to have a dialogue
with the American people," Boehner said. But Cantor said the effort is "not meant to be exclusive." And a letter penned
by Republican congressional leaders on Wednesday says the outreach is "not a Republican-only forum." ... "The NCNA
will bring together citizens from across the country to begin a dialogue with the American people through a series of
forums, town halls, and an online effort that will engage people in a discussion to meet our common challenges and
build a stronger country through common-sense ideas. The NCNA will be a dynamic, forward-looking organization that
will amplify the common-sense and wisdom of our fellow citizens through a grassroots dialogue with Republican
leaders," the letter said. [article link]
The 1979 Georgia Guidestones {The Georgia Guidestones are evil and repulsive in every way it is simply a disgusting
petty monument pronouncing mass murder and hate crimes against humanity. Note: The Guidestones project a total
global human population of only 500 million however their true intent is probably closer to a population of 50 million or
even 5 million. Once they get started in their radical population reduction it's going to be hard for them to stop at any
time [a main purpose in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ is to protect the planet and to keep mankind from wiping
themselves out.]}
On one of the highest hilltops in Elbert County, Georgia stands a huge granite monument. Engraved in eight different
languages on the four giant stones that support the common capstone are 10 Guides, or commandments. That
monument is alternately referred to as The Georgia Guidestones, or the American Stonehenge. Though relatively
unknown to most people, it is an important link to the Occult Hierarchy that dominates the world in which we live. The
origin of that strange monument is shrouded in mystery because no one knows the true identity of the man, or men,
who commissioned its construction. All that is known for certain is that in June 1979 [While Bush Sr. ran for the first
time as a Presidential Candidate], a well-dressed, articulate stranger visited the office of the Elberton Granite Finishing
Company and announced that he wanted to build an edifice to transmit a message to mankind. He identified himself as
R. C. Christian [backwards it translates into (Christian) Religion (C.) See (R.) Ours (Satanism)], but it soon became
apparent that was not his real name. He said that he represented a group of men who wanted to offer direction to
humanity, but to date, almost two decades later, no one knows who R. C. Christian really was, or the names of those he
represented. Several things are apparent. The messages engraved on the Georgia Guidestones deal with four major
fields: (1) Governance and the establishment of a world government, (2) Population and reproduction control, (3) The
environment and man's relationship to nature, and (4) Spirituality. -- In the public library in Elberton, I found a book
written by the man who called himself R.C. Christian. I discovered that the monument he commissioned had been
erected in recognition of Thomas Paine and the occult philosophy he espoused. Indeed, the Georgia Guidestones are
used for occult ceremonies and mystic celebrations to this very day. Tragically, only one religious leader in the area had
the courage to speak out against the American Stonehenge, and he has recently relocated his ministry. -- THE
MESSAGE OF THE GEORGIA GUIDESTONES -- 1. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with
nature. 2. Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity. 3. Unite humanity with a living new language. 4.
Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason. 5. Protect people and nations with fair laws and
just courts. 6. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court. 7. Avoid petty laws and useless
officials. 8. Balance personal rights with social duties. 9. Prize truth - beauty - love - seeking harmony with the infinite.
10.Be not a cancer on the earth - Leave room for nature - Leave room for nature. -- Limiting the population of the earth
to 500 million will require the extermination of nine-tenths of the world's people. The American Stonehenge's reference
to establishing a world court foreshadows the current move to create an International Criminal Court and a world
government. The Guidestones' emphasis on preserving nature anticipates the environmental movement of the 1990s,
and the reference to "seeking harmony with the infinite" reflects the current effort to replace Judeo-Christian beliefs
with a new spirituality. -- The message of the American Stonehenge also foreshadowed the current drive for
Sustainable Development. Any time you hear the phrase "Sustainable Development" used, you should substitute the
term "socialism" to be able to understand what is intended. Later in this syllabus you will read the full text of the Earth
Charter which was compiled under the direction of Mikhail Gorbachev and Maurice Strong. In that document you will
find an emphasis on the same basic issues: control of reproduction, world governance, the importance of nature and
the environment, and a new spirituality. The similarity between the ideas engraved on the Georgia Guidestones and
those espoused in the Earth Charter reflect the common origins of both. -- Yoko Ono, the widow of John Lennon, was
recently quoted as referring to the American Stonehenge, saying: "I want people to know about the stones ... We're
headed toward a world where we might blow ourselves up and maybe the globe will not exist ... it's a nice time to
reaffirm ourselves, knowing all the beautiful things that are in this country and the Georgia Stones symbolize that."
[article link]
December 12, 2008: prisonplanet.com: Georgia Guidestones Vandalized {This supposed "vandalism" was intentionally
done by someone as artwork for a photo shoot probably so the photos could be widely distributed and finally the
pathetic message of the Georgia Guidestones can get out to the mass public [and Christians can take the blame for the
vandalism mess]. The two tones of paint used the dark background paint splashes and the red graffiti pre-formatted for
each surface and area size, all the alternative spellings, the many and various provoking messages all requiring planning
give away the vandalism as not a spontaneous event but a planned and scripted photo op event. Note: Alex Jones is a
Bush family agent. Alex only reports on issues that the Bush family pretends to disagree with and now Alex Jones is
heavily promoting the legalization of marijuana and all drugs. Drugs are a Bush family specialty in Afghanistan the
production of Opium has increased 400% since Bush invaded. Also Note: In 1979 Bush Sr. was a Republican Presidential
Candidate desperately wanting and expecting to usher in his "brave New World Order" it's likely that the Bush family
funded or had some part in the Georgia Guidestones placement.} (Photos)
On one of the highest hilltops in Elbert County, Georgia stands a huge granite monument. Engraved in eight different
languages on the four giant stones that support the common capstone are 10 Guides, or commandments. That
monument is alternately referred to as The Georgia Guidestones, or the American Stonehenge. Though relatively
unknown to most people, it is an important link to the Occult Hierarchy that dominates the world in which we live. The
origin of that strange monument is shrouded in mystery because no one knows the true identity of the man, or men,
who commissioned its construction. All that is known for certain is that in June 1979, a well-dressed, articulate stranger
visited the office of the Elberton Granite Finishing Company and announced that he wanted to build an edifice to
transmit a message to mankind. He identified himself as R. C. Christian [backwards = Religion See. Ours. (New Age) or
Christian See Ours], but it soon became apparent that was not his real name. He said that he represented a group of
men [Skull & Bones] who wanted to offer direction to humanity, but to date, almost two decades later, no one knows
who R. C. Christian really was [Bush Sr.], or the names of those he represented. Several things are apparent. The
messages engraved on the Georgia Guidestones deal with four major fields: (1) Governance and the establishment of a
world government, (2) Population and reproduction control, (3) The environment and man's relationship to nature, and
(4) Spirituality. ... THE MESSAGE OF THE GEORGIA GUIDESTONES: 1. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in
perpetual balance with nature. 2. Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity. 3. Unite humanity with a
living new language. 4. Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason. 5. Protect people and
nations with fair laws and just courts. 6. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court. 7.
Avoid petty laws and useless officials. 8. Balance personal rights with social duties. 9. Prize truth - beauty - love -
seeking harmony with the infinite. 10. Be not a cancer on the earth - Leave room for nature - Leave room for nature. --
Limiting the population of the earth to 500 million will require the extermination of nine-tenths of the world's people.
The American Stonehenge's reference to establishing a world court oreshadows the current move to create an
International Criminal Court and a world government. The Guidestones' emphasis on preserving nature anticipates the
environmental movement of the 1990s, and the reference to "seeking harmony with the infinite" reflects the current
effort to replace Judeo-Christian beliefs with a new spirituality. [article link]
Bobby Jindal [Jeb Bush blue ribbon panel - Council of Experts] on Swine Flu Preparedness - "It is possible that we'll see
that here in Louisiana" said Jindal
Governor Bobby Jindal says the state is prepared for Swine Flu, should the outbreak reach Louisiana. The Governor's
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) has activated their Crisis Action Team to monitor
any reported cases in Louisiana. The virus has killed 86 people in Mexico and so far 20 cases have been confirmed in the
United States. The closest case was reported in Texas, which is among the reasons for Jindal's aggressive actions. "It is
possible that we'll see that here in Louisiana," said Jindal. "Not only because of our proximity to Texas, but given the
large number of people that visit our state, that travel to our state." The Governor said there are currently 370,443
Tamiflu treatments and 94,360 Relenza treatments in the state stockpile. There are also 64,165 courses of pediatric
anti-viral doses available should the need arise. [article link]
Girl Talk - Moving In The Spirit - Sister Lucinda ~ Fear No Flu1.mp3 | Sister Lucinda ~ Fear No Flu2.mp3 {An excellent
wide ranging discussion!} (Mp3's)
As usual we plan nothing... everything is about letting the Holy Spirit lead. Talking about what is going on in the world
and in our lives and helpful practical information. There is prayer and healing, discussion and "moving forward" out of
bondage. The point here is to gather strength and insight... and punch holes in the walls that keep us from seeing the
Kingdom of God... and to develop the "spiritual muscles" we need. [article link]
Trials and Triumphs of Faith by Mary Cole, born 1853 - The 1918 Spanish Flu (Text - Download)
Sister Mary Cole, of whose life this book is a brief, authentic sketch, had a natural inheritance that seemed calculated to
shut her forever out of a place in the history of the world or of the church. Born with a body that from her earliest
childhood was racked with pain, deprived by ill health of education, she seemed naturally unfitted to fill any place in the
world and doomed to be only a burden to herself and her friends. How God took her, healed her, and fitted her for his
service, and how he used her as an instrument for his glory, is the story of her life. [article link]
Avian Bird Flu is it a Return of the 1918 Spanish Flu? and if so "Vaccine -- Not Virus -- Responsible for 1918 Spanish flu"
"The army doctors knew all these cases of disease and death were due to vaccination and were honest enough to admit
it in their medical reports. When army doctors tried to suppress the symptoms of typhoid with a stronger vaccine, it
caused a worse form of typhoid, paratyphoid. But when they concocted an even stronger vaccine to suppress that one,
they created an even worse disease - Spanish flu. After the war, this was one of the vaccines used to protect a panic-
stricken world from the soldiers returning from WWI battlefronts infected with dangerous diseases." "The rest is
history." Yes, history records that over 50 million people died worldwide -- from a disease they caught from a
"protective" vaccination! Now you know that the Spanish Flu of 1918 was deliberately created and then spread through
vaccinations! But, the "panic-stricken" public demanded a vaccination, not realizing that was the way in which the
diesase was spreading. Of course, many were also killed when the virus spread from person-to-person as viruses
normally do. Will we soon hear that Avian Bird Flu has started in this country in Georgia, within convenient distance of
Atlanta, where the CDC has genetically reconstructed the deadly 1918 Spanish Flu virus? People will line up to get this
worthless Avian Bird Flu, not realizing the vaccine is full of the 1918 Spanish Flu -- reconstructed. [article link]
Avian Flu (H5N1), Swine Flu (H1N1) - Precautions, Preparation, Treatment & Lifestyle - Be informed and be prepared
but don't ride upon the wave of hysteria (Mp3's)
NB This purpose of this web page is not to scare but to inform you, it is the gov'ts that are trying to cause hysteria in
order to push through their dialectic. This can be seen currently in America where Walker-Bush is using the threat of
Bird Flu to bring about Martial Law, despite their not being one single episode of this flu occurring in America. On a
world wide scene, the number of deaths remain below a hundred. There are nonetheless precautions that can be taken
which, considering the current climate - are well worth taking. The advice here is not just applicable to the flu but
widely applicable to a range of outbreaks, be they Biological or indeed even Chemical threats. It is therefore suggested
that people acquaint themselves with the advice presented here and ensure they are protected, once you have taken
the necessary and sensible precautions you have no need to panic or buy into the mass media (hegelian) propaganda. -
Be informed and be prepared but don't ride upon the wave of hysteria. [article link]
Never-Before-Seen Mixture of Bird, Swine, Human Flu Sickens 7 in Calif., Texas - the cases are a growing medical
mystery because it's unclear how they caught the virus - an intercontinental combination with more than one pig virus
in the mix
ATLANTA - Health officials are investigating a never-before-seen form of the flu that combines pig, bird and human
viruses and which has infected seven people in California and Texas. All the victims recovered, but the cases are a
growing medical mystery because it's unclear how they caught the virus. None of the seven people were in contact with
pigs, which is how people usually catch swine flu. And only a few were in contact with each other, according to the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ... CDC officials detected a virus with a unique combination of gene
segments that have not been seen in people or pigs before. The bug contains human virus, avian virus from North
America and pig viruses from North America, Europe and Asia. Health officials have seen mixes of bird, pig and human
virus before, but never such an intercontinental combination with more than one pig virus in the mix. [article link]
Updated: April 30, 2009
Senator Sam Brownback votes for Sebelius, 'betrays' Christians - The nomination of the Kansas governor which
Brownback has supported since it was announced almost two months ago was controversial because of her failure to
pay taxes and her lack of honesty regarding the large sum of campaign donations she received from notorious Kansas
abortionist George Tiller {It's unfortunate but this is Reality! Conservatives and Christians in particular are in the process
of getting our representation, our freedoms and also our rights stripped from us by the very (Bush) Republicans we
donated money to and voted into office. Just know that these are the End Times and that God is in control and not
man. During the End Times, mostly through deceit and trickery, much of the money, wealth, power and influence
coalesce into the hands of a few and then eventually everything ends up in the possession of the Antichrist. The Bible is
clear, deliberate and accurate about these End Time events and the Bible is also clear that each individual is responsible
for thier own soul and the actions that derive from their soul.}
A Kansas pastor says by endorsing Kathleen Sebelius for Health and Human Services secretary, Senator Sam
Brownback "violated the scriptures and his own church's teaching" and "betrayed" many conservative Christians who
had been his largest base of support. Senator Brownback (R-Kansas) joined home-state colleague Pat Roberts and
seven other Republicans Tuesday to help Kathleen Sebelius win approval (65-31) to serve as HHS secretary. The
nomination of the Kansas governor -- which Brownback has supported since it was announced almost two months ago -
- was controversial because of her failure to pay taxes and her lack of honesty regarding the large sum of campaign
donations she received from notorious Kansas abortionist George Tiller. Wichita pastor Terry Fox, a longtime friend and
supporter of Senator Brownback, says the word "disappointment" would not be strong enough to describe his reaction
to Brownback's actions. Pastor Fox says members of his Wichita church have made hundreds of phone calls to
Brownback's office, but the senator "doesn't care what conservative Christians think" on this matter. "The part of the
body of Christ that I'm a part of feels that we've been betrayed by Sam Brownback," says Fox. "Pat Roberts has
disappointed us before, and we know him some; but really, Sam Brownback has been a huge disappointment. And I
would say that we must, we must hold Sam Brownback accountable for this vote." [article link]
GOP's Big Names Try to Forge New Agenda - including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush - A letter announcing the group's
creation does not specifically say that it is separate from the Republican National Committee, but controversial RNC
chair Michael Steele is not involved in the effort {It looks like the latest Bush family scam is to destroy both the
Republican and Democratic Parties and then to scoop Jeb Bush into the White House with the remaining middle of the
road pieces. Every manipulation, terrorist attack, oil price, financial crisis, unemployment rate etc. is pointing towards a
planned Jeb Bush one Party political dictatorship in 2012. 1. President George Bush Jr. made a big show of not moving
out all of his family furniture from the White House as though Jeb would be moving in shortly. 2. The Bush family is
pandering to Muslims and Jeb's wife was born in Mexico so Hispanic and Muslim immigrants are being brought into the
country by the millions in order to appear that Jeb won 2012 on a new immigrant base. No conservative Americans are
needed or wanted!}
Looking to rebrand a struggling Republican Party, a group of party heavyweights including former Florida Gov. Jeb
Bush and Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) are launching a new group that will hold town halls around the country and look
to produce GOP ideas on issues like education and health care. Republicans will announce today the creation of the
"National Council for a New America," a group led by congressional party leaders that includes Bush, McCain, former
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal as its "national panel of experts." A letter
announcing the group's creation does not specifically say that it is separate from the Republican National Committee,
but controversial RNC chair Michael Steele is not involved in the effort. -- "The NCNA will bring together citizens from
across the country to begin a dialogue with the American people through a series of forums, town halls, and an online
effort that will engage people in a discussion to meet our common challenges and build a stronger country through
common-sense ideas," the letter says. "The NCNA will be a dynamic, forward-looking organization that will amplify the
common-sense and wisdom of our fellow citizens through a grassroots dialogue with Republican leaders." The letter
says the group is not "a Republican-only forum." ... The new group says it will focus on developing Republican ideas on
energy, education, health care, national security and the economy. Its first town hall session will be Saturday at a
restaurant in Northern Virginia. Cantor, Romney, Bush and other congressional leaders will attend. [article link]
GOP establishment steps in - CNN [not FOX] gets the first shot at news of an effort to revive the Republican brand
pulled together by Eric Cantor and featuring most of the party's best-respected leaders - Its most notable feature,
though, is its "Council of Experts" which includes virtually all of the leading figures who stand within the medium-sized
tent of establishment Republicanism: Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Haley Barbour, Bobby Jindal, and perhaps an exception
to that characterization John McCain - Notable absences: Michael Steele, Sarah Palin, and Newt Gingrich {Jeb Bush
could very likely be the next President of the United States. However: 1. Jeb does not act like a President or like he even
wants the job. 2. The Republican Party is already a train that has come off the tracks and it would only take one or two
minor slipups to overturn a 2012 Jeb Bush White House bid.}
CNN gets the first shot at news of an effort to revive the Republican brand pulled together by Eric Cantor and featuring
most of the party's best-respected leaders. Its most notable feature, though, is its "Council of Experts," which includes
virtually all of the leading figures who stand within the medium-sized tent of establishment Republicanism: Jeb Bush,
Mitt Romney, Haley Barbour, Bobby Jindal, and -- perhaps an exception to that characterization -- John McCain. The
party's congressional leaders will be the group's formal leadership. Notable absences: Michael Steele, Sarah Palin, and
Newt Gingrich. [article link]
Republicans to launch national charm offensive - a vast (taking questions from small audiences) national campaign to
revive and rally the party - an event for 60-70 people - Former president George W. Bush is not listed among those
involved in the effort - "this is not a Republican-only forum" - "You're not going to see just a group of Republicans on a
stage preaching to people - This is going to be an honest conversation with the American people, and not just to
entirely friendly, Republican audiences" said the source {It seems that the Republicans have unwittingly handed their
complete power and authority over to the Democratic Party and where we are now at in God's Timeline of End Time
events is that the two party representation charade is over. Now we and the world will be having one party (dictator)
Governments that will in turn form regional Governments and then the one party systems will one day quickly merge
and give all of their power and authority over to the one emergent Antichrist. If Jeb Bush were to be the next President
he couldn't possible do it from the Republican Party or it would be very difficult - not even one Republican seems to
lament the demise of the Republican Party. The Bush family CIA plan might be to create many 9/11, swine flu, financial,
oil, terrorist types of disasters and epidemics for America in the hopes that America will look to Jeb BUT any disasters
on America will be seen by people as more Bush family hanky-panky so terrorist attacks, disasters and financial ruin are
not the road to the White House for Jeb Bush. Likely the next President of the United States will come from a new
Hybrid Political Party [this seems to be the Jeb Bush plan to create some Hybrid Party "this is not a Republican-only
forum"], not Republican, not Democrat [in his first vote as a Democrat yesterday Arlen Specter voted against Obama so
maybe Specter is in play to now sabotage the Democratic Party], not Ron Paul and not already existing. A seemingly
newcomer from a new political movement is more likely to be the next President of the United States although
Obama/Biden/Clinton will have much to say about that.}
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Republicans, on their heels for much of President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office, are
launching a vast national campaign to revive and rally the party, sources familiar with the plan have said. The initiative,
dubbed the "National Council for a New America," will center on town hall-style meetings featuring high-profile party
members -- including 2008 White House hopeful Senator John McCain and former Florida governor Jeb Bush -- taking
questions from small audiences, sources said. The campaign, due to be unveiled on Thursday, is to launch this weekend
with an event for 60-70 people at a family restaurant in northern Virginia, an area that helped swing the once reliably
Republican state into Obama's column in 2008. Jeb Bush, 2008 White House hopeful Mitt Romney, Representative Eric
Cantor, the number two Republican in the House of Representative, and other senior party members will headline that
event, according to a source familiar with the effort. Former president George W. Bush, Jeb's brother, is not listed
among those involved in the effort, which comes amid alarm among top Republicans after losing the White House and
slumping further in the minority in the US Congress. ... "Now we must listen, learn and lead through an honest, open
conversation with the American people that will result in building policy proposals that will yield the best results for our
nation's long-term success," it said. The letter underlines that "this is not a Republican-only forum" and promises "this
forum will include a wide open policy debate that every American can feel free to participate in." One source familiar
with the campaign, who requested anonymity, stressed that it aimed to reach mixed audiences of Republican,
Democrats and independents on issues like national security, the economy, and energy. "You're not going to see just a
group of Republicans on a stage preaching to people. This is going to be an honest conversation with the American
people, and not just to entirely friendly, Republican audiences," said the source. [article link]
Republicans to launch national charm offensive - a vast (taking questions from small audiences) national campaign to
revive and rally the party - an event for 60-70 people - Former president George W. Bush is not listed among those
involved in the effort - "this is not a Republican-only forum" - "You're not going to see just a group of Republicans on a
stage preaching to people - This is going to be an honest conversation with the American people, and not just to
entirely friendly, Republican audiences" said the source
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Republicans, on their heels for much of President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office, are
launching a vast national campaign to revive and rally the party, sources familiar with the plan have said. The initiative,
dubbed the "National Council for a New America," will center on town hall-style meetings featuring high-profile party
members -- including 2008 White House hopeful Senator John McCain and former Florida governor Jeb Bush -- taking
questions from small audiences, sources said. The campaign, due to be unveiled on Thursday, is to launch this weekend
with an event for 60-70 people at a family restaurant in northern Virginia, an area that helped swing the once reliably
Republican state into Obama's column in 2008. Jeb Bush, 2008 White House hopeful Mitt Romney, Representative Eric
Cantor, the number two Republican in the House of Representative, and other senior party members will headline that
event, according to a source familiar with the effort. Former president George W. Bush, Jeb's brother, is not listed
among those involved in the effort, which comes amid alarm among top Republicans after losing the White House and
slumping further in the minority in the US Congress. ... "Now we must listen, learn and lead through an honest, open
conversation with the American people that will result in building policy proposals that will yield the best results for our
nation's long-term success," it said. The letter underlines that "this is not a Republican-only forum" and promises "this
forum will include a wide open policy debate that every American can feel free to participate in." One source familiar
with the campaign, who requested anonymity, stressed that it aimed to reach mixed audiences of Republican,
Democrats and independents on issues like national security, the economy, and energy. "You're not going to see just a
group of Republicans on a stage preaching to people. This is going to be an honest conversation with the American
people, and not just to entirely friendly, Republican audiences," said the source. [article link]
GOP set to launch rebranding effort - a new effort to revive the image of the Republican Party and to counter President
Obama's characterization of Republicans as "the party of 'no'" CNN has learned that the new initiative, called the
National Council for a New America, will be announced Thursday [today] - It will involve an outreach by an interesting
mix of GOP officials, ranging from 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain to Jeb Bush {John McCain and
Jeb Bush what a joke! Sarah Palin seems not to be invited to this new Republican Party. In summary all the
conservatives are being kicked out of the Republican Party and why be in a Party with no representation? I'll gladly
leave the Republican Party for the 3rd and final time.}
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Coming soon to a battleground state near you: a new effort to revive the image of the
Republican Party and to counter President Obama's characterization of Republicans as "the party of 'no.'" CNN has
learned that the new initiative, called the National Council for a New America, will be announced Thursday. It will
involve an outreach by an interesting mix of GOP officials, ranging from 2008 Republican presidential nominee John
McCain to Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor and the younger brother of the man many Republicans blame for the
party's battered brand: former President George W. Bush. In addition to Sen. McCain and Gov. Bush, GOP sources
familiar with the plans tell CNN others involved in the new group's "National Panel Of Experts" will include: *Mississippi
Gov. Haley Barbour, a former national GOP chairman *Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal *Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt
Romney. [article link]
DNC Razzes (RNC) Steele On NY-20 - to gloat over all the [non-]effort that Michael Steele and the Republicans put into
this race - "That's a seat that we should be able to go in and be competitive and win" Steele is shown saying "I'm gonna
put make it a focal point, right out of the box" -- Comments: I'd say we (Democrats) support Steele - Besides, he's great
for the Democrats - He's helping the ReThugs (Republicans) dig a nice, deep hole [to burry themselves in]
The Democratic National Committee is quickly seizing the opportunity presented by the party's victory in the NY-20
special election -- to gloat over all the effort that Michael Steele and the Republicans put into this race. The Dems have
released this new Web video, entitled "Broken Steele": ... "That's a seat that we should be able to go in and be
competitive and win," Steele is shown saying. "I'm gonna put -- make it a focal point, right out of the box." --
Comments: I'd say we support Steele. The longer he stays in there the longer he won't be busing homeless across
precinct lines to vote. Besides, he's great for the Democrats. Go Steele! Hang in there, man. ... I say we leave this guy
alone. We don't even have to give him rope. He brought his own. ... He's helping the ReThugs dig a nice, deep hole. I
say, let's not interfere. [article link]
April 29, 2009: GOP Goes Bust on NY-20 Election - the New York District 20 special election, which should have been a
gimme for the New York Republican Party - "At one point, Mr. Tedisco had a 20-point lead but squandered it by
waffling - Republicans lost because they fielded a poor candidate who ran a lousy campaign" the editorial concluded -
How seriously Republicans want to return to power will be displayed in the type of (Conservative) candidates they run
{Wow, the Republicans squandered and lost another sure thing election. It's almost like the Republican leadership is
deliberately throwing stronghold elections to the Democrats. Maybe, just maybe that is the real plan!}
Though some GOP leaders may be realizing that rank and file Republicans will not be happy until the party returns to its
conservative roots, it came a bit too late for the New York District 20 special election, which should have been a gimme
for the New York Republican Party. Instead of running a principled, conservative candidate who would have been a
natural fit in a district that carried George Bush in both 2000 and 2004, the New York Republican Party ran Jim Tedisco-
a career state politician. "At one point, Mr. Tedisco had a 20-point lead but squandered it by waffling on the Obama
stimulus plan, running anti-Wall Street ads that confused the Republican base, and waiting until the last few days to
criticize pro-union 'card check' legislation," the Wall Street Journal wrote in a staff editorial. "In other words, Mr.
Tedisco betrayed that he wasn't all that different than the other politicians who have made Albany the tax and spend
center of America." -- "Republicans lost because they fielded a poor candidate who ran a lousy campaign," the editorial
concluded. When will Republicans learn that simply being a Republican is not enough? After eight years of the Bush
administration, voters are wary about Republicans in name only. In order for the GOP to regain its political clout, it
must retake control by running candidates whose record shows their conservative credentials-not candidates who only
pay conservatism lip service. How seriously Republicans want to return to power will be displayed in the type of
candidates they run. If the Republican Party continues to run establishment politicians who fail to meet principled,
conservative standards, then the GOP can expect an extended stay in the political wilderness. [article link]
Analysts Dispute Charge by Specter of GOP Moving Rightward - Voices on the right object to Sen. Specter's
characterization of the party - GOP pollster Whit Ayers said, "It's hard to identify a lot of issues on which the GOP of
today is actually more conservative than it was in 2000, 2002 or 2004, when it won national elections" - Ayres says the
country as a whole is center-right and that the GOP actually has the support of a broad segment of voters - "The public
would rather have smaller government and lower taxes than larger government and higher taxes," Ayres said - "The
public is also center-right on national security issues"
Sen. Arlen Specter, in leaving the party that gave birth to his political rise and supported his career in the Senate for five
terms, fired a parting shot at the GOP on Tuesday that infuriated Republicans. "As the Republican Party has moved
farther and farther to the right, I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican philosophy and more in
line with the philosophy of the Democratic Party," he said at a news conference. ... Other voices on the right also
objected to Specter's characterization of the party. "I don't think there's evidence that the Republican Party has shifted
heavily to the right," said GOP analyst Michael Barone. GOP pollster Whit Ayers said, "It's hard to identify a lot of issues
on which the GOP of today is actually more conservative than it was in 2000, 2002 or 2004, when it won national
elections." And while economic issues dominate today's political debates, some Republicans don't even see a rightward
shift on social issues. "I don't really see any evidence that Republicans are for example coming forward and emphasizing
conservative positions on cultural issues," Barone said. ... And some note that John McCain, the Republican presidential
nominee last year, was hardly a die-hard conservative ideologue. Ayres says the country as a whole is center-right and
that the GOP actually has the support of a broad segment of voters. "The public would rather have smaller government
and lower taxes than larger government and higher taxes," Ayres said. "The public is also center-right on national
security issues." [article link]
Republican Party on brink of irrelevance? - Politico suggests the GOP’s meltdown is the worst of any party's in decades
and has left the Republican party on the brink of irrelevance with few obvious paths back to power - On a national level,
the GOP is near record levels for unpopularity - Even a lot of Republicans no longer like the party much {How can a
Republican like the Republican Party? The Party has been so hijacked and turned inside out that only a Democrat could
like the new Bush Republican Platforms.}
Senator Arlen Specter’s defection to the Democratic Party is just the latest bad news for the Republican Party. Politico
suggests the GOP’s meltdown is the worst of any party’s in decades and has left the Republican party on the brink of
irrelevance with few obvious paths back to power. Specter’s abandonment comes in the same month as a traditionally
Republican leaning district in upstate New York tipped for the Democrats. This means in the nine Northeastern states -
there are only 15 GOP House members out of 83 seats - and only three Republican senators out of 18. On a national
level, the GOP is near record levels for unpopularity. Only about one person in four identifies himself as a Republican;
and a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll shows only 39 percent of those surveyed have a favorable view of
the Republican party. Even a lot of Republicans no longer like the party much. [article link]
Arlen Specter to Switch Parties - His switch to the Democratic party has been rumored as a possibility for some time--
but clearly came as a surprise anyway - They lost it (Specter Senate seat) because the very conservative GOP base of
activists wouldn't even listen {The RINO mantra "blame the Conservatives" is just a thin façade. The Republican Party
outspent, out-taxed, out-socialized, out-liberalized and out-legislated the Liberal Democratic Party by every measure.
The RINOs are deliberately and decisively trying to destroy the Republican Party from within and of course they are not
going to reveal their treachery or blame themselves for their deliberate Republican Party failures.}
How did the Republicans lose the 60th vote (Franken is already #59, just not sworn in yet)? They lost it because the very
conservative GOP base of activists wouldn't even listen to Sen. John Cornyn, a dyed-in-the-wool Texas conservative
who heads up the National Republican Senatorial Committee. He tried to get Pat Toomey NOT to challenge Specter in
the 2010 GOP primary, because he knew Toomey was a November loser and only Specter could hold the seat for the
GOP. Did they listen? Is the Pope Samoan? And now yet another Senate seat is gone with the wind for the GOP.
Perhaps I should say the Republicans shot themselves in the foot--but they ran out of feet a long time ago. If this kind of
stupidity continues, the Republican party will be a rump instead of a party. That's bad news for all of us, even the
partisan Democrats (who won't agree). Neither party can be trusted with complete power over time. Arrogance and
corruption always develop when one party is guaranteed dominance. We need two strong, competitive parties. But the
GOP can't be that until it remembers a metaphor provided by nature: Neither a bird not a party can soar with just one
wing. ... Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele made the following statement about Specter's decision: "Some in
the Republican Party are happy about this. I am not. Let's be honest-Senator Specter didn't leave the GOP based on
principles of any kind. He left to further his personal political interests because he knew that he was going to lose a
Republican primary due to his left-wing voting record." [article link]
Limbaugh to Specter: Please take McCain with you {The Republican Party needs to decide if it is REAL or Fake. A liberal
Bush family, McCain, Specter, Romney RINO Party is completely redundant to the already liberal Democratic Party and
completely useless to the American people.}
(CNN) - Conservative host Rush Limbaugh said Tuesday he isn't sorry to see Arlen Specter leave the GOP - and that
many Republicans wish the Pennsylvania senator would take a few others with him when he goes. "A lot of people say,
'Well, Specter, take [Sen. John] McCain with you. And his daughter [Meghan]. Take McCain and his daughter with you if
you're gonna…" he told listeners, dissolving in laughter. "…..It's ultimately good. You're weeding out people who aren't
really Republicans," he said. ... UPDATE: Late Tuesday afternoon, Meghan McCain fired back on Twitter. "RED TIL I'M
DEAD BABY!!! I love the republican party enough to give it constructive criticism, I love my party and sure as hell not
leavin!" {Meghan McCain loves her "republican party" but probably not the real Republican Party!} [article link]
{Flashback} Voters distrust 'diluted' (liberal) GOP - A conservative non-profit organization has completed a study that
shows the liberal tsunami on Election Day 2008 was not because the country wanted to move radically to the left, but
because voters wanted to punish Republicans for abandoning conservative principles - the (Republican) party is
"diluted" to the point where the American people do not really know what the GOP stands for anymore {This is the
reason the Republicans lost their elections but the Conservative initiatives like the Marriage protection amendments
won.}
A conservative non-profit organization has completed a study that shows the liberal tsunami on Election Day 2008 was
not because the country wanted to move radically to the left, but because voters wanted to punish Republicans for
abandoning conservative principles. The American Issues Project (AIP) has released its report known as "Issue Autopsy
'08," which came from a survey of swing-state voters in Colorado, Florida, Ohio, and Virginia. AIP president Ed Martin
says the survey indicates that despite the disastrous showing by the GOP, the country is not really that liberal. He says
the "shellacking" delivered to the Republican Party last week reveals the party is "diluted" to the point where the
American people do not really know what the GOP stands for anymore. "The voters -- the people who talked about who
they were and what the principles and issues were for them in America -- are still sort of classically center-right people,"
Martin explains. "Their principles are smaller government, controlling spending, lower taxes, government competent
when it is acting." [article link]
{Flashback} November 10, 2008: Bush popularity rating (24%) is lowest in history - Bush leaving office more unpopular
than Nixon - "No other president's disapproval rating has gone higher than 70% - Bush 76% disapproval rating {Bush has
left America with no reason to support or approve of his time in office.}
WASHINGTON DC (CNN) -- On the day that President-elect Barack Obama is visiting the White House, a new national
poll suggests that the current occupant at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the most unpopular president since approval
ratings were first sought more than six decades ago. Seventy-six percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion
Research Corporation survey released Monday disapprove of how President Bush is handling his job. That's an all-time
high in CNN polling and in Gallup polling dating back to World War II. "No other president's disapproval rating has gone
higher than 70 percent. Bush has managed to do that three times so far this year," says CNN polling director Keating
Holland. "That means that Bush is now more unpopular than Richard Nixon was when he resigned from office during
Watergate with a 66 percent disapproval rating." Before Bush, the record holder for presidential disapproval was Harry
Truman, with a 67 percent disapproval rating in January of 1952, his last full year in office. [article link]
{Flashback} By Debbie Schlussel: Prez Bush: No "God Bless America"? - Bush simply said, "May God Bless ya" {It looks
like President Bush is no longer even attempting to keep up the facade that he is either religious or conservative. Bush's
closest advisors in Washington have been Teddy Kennedy and Hillary Clinton. The Bush legislation has consisted of
Teddy Kennedy's No Child Left Behind, Hillary's 2006 prescription drug plan, Bush's Illegal Alien Amnesty Plan, etc...
The Media is trying to spin the news that Bush was some unreasonable conservative unwilling and unable to work with
a single Democrat. The truth is Bush is unreasonable and unwilling to work with a single conservative Republican.}
Is President Bush, in his last days in office, losing it . . . or at least forgetting something? Are his speechwriters and
teleprompters forgetting? ... an ABC Radio broadcast of President Bush's address to the nation regarding the economic
and financial crisis. At the conclusion of his speech--unless ABC Radio cut him off and it didn't sound like it--President
Bush simply said, "May G-d Bless ya." There was none of the usual, "G-d Bless America." The omission--at least, to me--
was glaring. Why was that omitted? Hopefully just an oversight, but the President uses teleprompters for his addresses
to the nation, so whoever wrote that speech either deliberately didn't put it in, or forgot something important. And
President Bush has addressed the country plenty of times. He shouldn't have forgotten that. (Plus, I didn't learn
anything new from the speech. Did you?) First, they got rid of "The American Way" from Superman movies, and now
"G-d Bless America" is gone. What's next? Well, at least the President asked G-d to bless us ("ya"). Just not U.S.
[article link]
{Flashback} Republican Bill Frist (Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee from 1995 to 2007) - Good to have senators
(Obama/Biden) in charge - Now is the time for a new beginning - I call for change throughout our legislative and
executive branches - I encourage Democrats not to repeat the missteps made by Republicans by excluding thoughtful
debate {If the Republicans in office think the Democrats are going to give them the time of day, they really are living in
lala land. The Democrats consider being a Republican to be a criminal offense against society. The Democrats will
outlaw the Republican Party and imprison the Republican leadership long before they ever consider listening to
anything a Republican has to say. Note: The Republican leadership has always considered themselves to be the second
rate party, afraid to govern, afraid to lead and afraid to make decisions of any kind only content to survive off the
crumbs of the Democratic Party. Well, now the political crumbs are going to dry up and with it the Republican Party
might cease to exist.}
Editor's Note: William Frist, the former Republican majority leader of the U.S. Senate, is a physician. He was elected to
represent Tennessee in the Senate in 1994 and served two terms before deciding not to run for re-election in 2006.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) -- Now is the time for a new beginning. And how it is approached may well turn on the
often overlooked fact that both the president-elect and the vice president-elect are products of the U. S. Senate.
America shines at her best in times of challenge, and never in my adult life have we seen more challenge coming from
more dimensions. I encourage Republicans to rally behind this president-elect and openly express support for the call
for change throughout our legislative and executive branches. I encourage Democrats not to repeat the missteps made
by Republicans by excluding thoughtful debate. And I encourage the American people to stay involved with the
intensity manifested by heightened participation in the democratic process. [article link]
{Flashback} CuttingEdge.org: News Alert November 10, 2008 - "UK's Brown: Now is the time to build global society" -
The international financial crisis has given world leaders a unique opportunity to create a truly global society, Britain's
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will say in a keynote foreign policy speech on Monday. In his annual speech at the Lord
Mayor's Banquet, Brown ... will say "Britain, the United States and Europe are key to forging a [secular (one Party) -
New Age] new world order (NWO)"
LONDON (Reuters) - The international financial crisis has given world leaders a unique opportunity to create a truly
global society, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown will say in a keynote foreign policy speech on Monday. In his
annual speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet, Brown ... will say Britain, the United States and Europe are key to forging a
new world order." Based upon voluminous evidence, Cutting Edge has always maintained that the current financial
crisis was deliberately created in order to forge the government controlled economy called for in the plans for a New
World Order. There is no room for Capitalism in the New Global Order and Russia and China proved that the
Communist economy does not work, so the Illuminati tested the Fascist Economy in Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan
in the immediate aftermath of World War I, and continued the experiment in post-World War II Japan. These
experiments proved that the Fascist Economy works so when Deng Jia-ping replaced Mao Tse-tung in 1980, the
economy of China was changed from Communist to Fascist -- and the world today stands amazed at how economically
rich and powerful China has become. Now, British Prime Minister Brown is boldly stating that a new economic order will
arise out of this financial crisis! "'The alliance between Britain and the U.S. -- and more broadly between Europe and the
U.S. -- can and must provide leadership, not in order to make the rules ourselves, but to lead the global effort to build a
stronger and more just international order' ... Uniquely in this global age, it is now in our power to come together so
that 2008 is remembered not just for the failure of a financial crash that engulfed the world but for the resilience and
optimism with which we faced the storm, endured it and prevailed' ..." Notice that he used past tense verbs in
describing the financial crisis, even saying that the world's economies "endured it and prevailed". Indeed, we knew that
this was the plan all along, and we were confident in the statement by author Bill Cooper in "Behold A Pale Horse" in
which he said the Illuminati learned after World War II how to control the economies of the world as precisely as the Air
Force can control a missile in flight! -- Therefore, we now know that the current financial crisis is being tightly controlled
so that the nations of the world will endure it and "prevail", i.e., return to a condition of prosperity. But, it took a
financial crisis of global proportions to accomplish this goal. PM Brown concluded on this global note: "My message is
that we must be: internationalist not protectionist; interventionist not neutral; progressive not reactive; and forward
looking not frozen by events. We can seize the moment and in doing so build a truly global society." This last point
brings us to another quote from "Behold A Pale Horse" which shows that this global crisis originated in broad form as
far back as 1917! "... secret societies were planning as far back as 1917 to invent an artificial threat ... in order to bring
humanity together in a one-world government, which they call the New World Order." ["Behold A Pale Horse", by New
Age author, Bill Cooper, p. 27] [article link]
April 28, 2009: Republican Senator - Arlen Specter, sent to the Senate (a record breaking) five times by Pennsylvania
Republicans, is switching parties, putting Democrats within one vote of a filibuster-proof Senate majority {Note: There
is NO Republican Party the Republican officeholders themselves are carefully, deliberately, and systematically
destroying the Republican Party. Republican leaders are officially jumping ship to abandon the Conservatives who have
been thrown from office, striped of representation and tossed overboard from the Republican Party ship just as sure as
unworthy slaves were tossed into the sea from the cargo slave ships of old.}
GOP Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania intends to announce Tuesday he will switch political parties and run in the
Democratic primary in 2010. Republican voters had sent him to the Senate five times. But faced with the prospect of a
strong challenge from conservative Pat Toomey in the GOP primary and the state trending Democratic, Specter
jumped ship. "I deeply regret that I will be disappointing many friends and supporters," Specter said in prepared
remarks to be delivered at a news conference on Tuesday. "I can understand their disappointment," he continued. "I am
also disappointed that so many in the party I have worked for for more than four decades do not want me to be their
candidate. It is very painful on both sides." The switch puts Democrats within one vote of a filibuster-proof majority in
the Senate. Democrats currently hold 56 seats in the Senate, and two independents typically vote with the party.
Republicans have 41 seats, and there is one vacancy. Specter was facing a tough primary challenge from Pat Toomey,
head of the conservative Club for Growth, who almost defeated Specter in a 2004 GOP primary. Specter said he is
acting now because he needs to prepare for the state primary that is less than 13 months away. "Upon request, I will
return campaign contributions contributed during this cycle," he said in the prepared remarks. Despite the change in
political stripes, Specter vowed to remain an independent voice in the Senate. "My change in party affiliation does not
mean that I will be a party-line voter any more for the Democrats that I have been for the Republicans," he said in the
statement. [article link]
Longtime GOP Sen. Specter now a Democrat - Sen. Arlen Specter told colleagues Tuesday that he switched from the
Republican to the Democratic Party - "I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans"
{If it wasn’t Specter it would have been McCain or some other Republican to make sure that Obama has a filibuster
proof majority in the Senate. This is all a part of a carefully crafted and orchestrated Bush NWO plan to transition
America into a one party nation. The one remaining political party will have no allegiance and no concern for any
conservative values or ideals.}
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Veteran Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter told colleagues Tuesday that he switched from the
Republican to the Democratic Party, Sen. Harry Reid says. The Specter party switch would give Democrats a filibuster-
proof Senate majority of 60 seats if Al Franken holds his current lead in the disputed Minnesota Senate race. "Since my
election in 1980, as part of the Reagan Big Tent, the Republican Party has moved far to the right," Specter said in a
statement posted by his office on PoliticsPA.com. "Last year, more than 200,000 Republicans in Pennsylvania changed
their registration to become Democrats. I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than
Republicans." Specter, a five-term Senate veteran, was greeted by a loud, sustained round of applause by dozens of
constituents outside his Washington office shortly after the news broke. "I don't have to say anything to them," a
smiling Specter said. "They've said it to me." ... More than half of the Republicans polled in the Franklin & Marshall
survey said they would prefer to see someone new in the Senate. [article link]
Pennsylvania GOP chairman demands Specter apology - Arlen Specter owes Republican voters in the state an apology
for saying in the past he would not switch parties
WASHINGTON (CNN) - The chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman said Tuesday that Arlen
Specter owes Republican voters in the state an apology for saying in the past he would not switch parties. "I, like many
of my fellow Pennsylvania Republicans, took Senator Specter at his word when he said that he would not switch
parties, and I believe he owes every Republican who has supported him over the last three decades an apology," said
state GOP chairman Rob Gleason in a statement. Gleason also said Specter should "do the right thing and proactively
return any and all campaign contributions he has received in recent months to run as a Republican in the upcoming
election." ... Saying he is "deeply disappointed" in Specter, Gleason made a point of stressing that "the Republican Party
has room for conservatives and moderates because we are the party of ideas." [article link]
Arlen Specter makes it official; Flashback: Specter's denial - The Hill reminds us of the value of Specter's word:
Worthless - In a March 17th interview with The Hill, Specter said he absolutely would not switch parties
In a March 17th interview with The Hill, Specter said he absolutely would not switch parties: Democrats are trying very
hard for the 60th vote. Got to give them credit for trying. But the answer is no. I’m not going to discuss private talks I
had with other people who may or may not be considered influential. But since those three people are in the public
domain, I think it is appropriative to respond to those questions. I am staying a Republican because I think I have an
important role, a more important role, to play there. The United States very desperately needs a two-party system.
That's the basis of politics in America. I'm afraid we are becoming a one-party system, with Republicans becoming just
a regional party with so little representation of the northeast or in the middle atlantic. I think as a governmental matter,
it is very important to have a check and balance. That’s a very important principle in the operation of our government.
In the constitution on Separation of powers. [article link]
THE TRUTH ABOUT ARLEN SPECTER - ARLEN SPECTER AND THE JFK ASSASSINATION - Arlen Specter is the
inventor of the erroneous JFK Single Bullet Theory - While Specter managed to sell his "single bullet theory" to the
Warren Commission, he had trouble selling it to the American public - A recent New York Times/CBS poll found that
77% of Americans rejected the Warren Report's conclusions - For a list of Arlen Specter's other deceptions regarding the
JFK assassination click here:
In Dallas Texas on November 22, 1963, two women, Jean Hill and Mary Moorman, were standing on the south side of
Elm Street in Dealy Plaza, as Kennedy's motorcade passed. They were two of the closest eyewitnesses to President
Kennedy when he was struck with the fatal head shot. Jean Hill would later be questioned by Warren Commission
attorney Arlen Specter. Hill recalled her encounter with Specter -- "The FBI took me to Parkland Hospital. I had no idea
what I was doing there. They escorted me through a labyrinth of corridors and up to one of the top floors of Parkland. I
didn't know where we were. They took me into this little room where I met Arlen Specter. He talked to me for a few
minutes, trying to act real friendly, then this woman, a stenographer, came in and sat behind me. He had told me that
this interview would be confidential, then I looked around and this woman was taking notes. I reminded him that the
discussion was to be private and he told the woman to put down her notebook, which she did. But when I looked
around again she was writing. I got mad and told Specter, 'You lied to me. I want this over.' He asked me why I wouldn't
come to Washington, and I said, 'Because I want to stay alive.' He asked why I would think that I was in danger and I
replied, 'Well, if they can kill the President, they can certainly get me!' He replied that they already had the man that did
it and I told him, 'No, you don't!' He kept trying to get me to change my story, particularly regarding the number of
shots. He said I had been told how many shots there were and I figured he was talking about what the Secret Service
told me right after the assassination. His inflection and attitude was that I knew what I was supposed to be saying, why
wouldn't I just say it. I asked him, 'Look, do you want the truth or just what you want me to say?' He said he wanted the
truth, so I said, 'The truth is that I heard between four and six shots.' I told him, 'I'm not going to lie for you.' So he starts
talking off the record. He told me about my life, my family, and even mentioned that my marriage was in trouble. I said,
'What's the point of interviewing me if you already know everything about me?' He got angrier and finally told me,
'Look, we can even make you look as crazy as Marguerite Oswald and everybody knows how crazy she is. We could
have you put in a mental institution if you don't cooperate with us.' I knew he was trying to intimidate me.... He finally
gave me his word that the interview would not be published unless I approved what was written. But they never gave
me the chance to read it or approve it. When I finally read my testimony as published by the Warren Commission, I
knew it was a fabrication from the first line. After that ordeal at Parkland Hospital, they wrote that my deposition was
taken at the U.S. attorney's office in the Post Office Building." [article link]
Update: White House aide Louis Caldera loses job over Manhattan flyover fiasco involving Air Force One - Caldera's
office insisted the flyover was a "classified" mission
WASHINGTON - The White House aide who okayed the $328,835 Air Force One photo-op flight around the Statue of
Liberty last week was sacked Friday. President Obama accepted the resignation of Louis Caldera, director of his military
office, after an internal probe found Caldera disregarded recommendations the public be notified about the trip. ... The
low-flying aircraft scared some people on the ground and in buildings, fearing another 9/11 attack. An F-16 fighter jet,
which took the photo, trailed Air Force One in the skies above New York and New Jersey, adding to the drama. ... A
prominent Republican official who specializes in damage control said: "This is a message from [chief of staff] Rahm
Emanuel that you won't be fired for a mistake or a policy disagreement - but you will be fired for embarrassing the
President. That's a good, strong message that needed to be sent." Federal officials notified Mayor Bloomberg's office
and NYPD officials in advance, but Bloomberg was not informed, infuriating the mayor. [article link]
White House Declines to Release Photos of New York City Flyover - The White House is refusing to release the
controversial photos of Air Force One flying over the Manhattan skyline last week that triggered panic among New
Yorkers and an internal review in the Obama administration {It's possible that there are no photos that it was a military
exercise and not a photo op.}
WASHINGTON - The White House is refusing to release the controversial photos of Air Force One flying over the
Manhattan skyline last week that triggered panic among New Yorkers and an internal review in the Obama
administration. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Tuesday that there was no need to release them. ... He
added that he didn't know where to locate the photos taken from inside the plane. Last week, the Obama
administration sent an Air Force One backup plane to fly over lower Manhattan to capture the presidential plane with
the Statue of Liberty in the background. The public was not notified in advance that there was no cause for alarm. ...
Gibbs said he anticipates the internal review will be completed this week. [article link]
April 27, 2009: Govt. plane exercise causes scare in Manhattan - One of the president's official planes and a supersonic
fighter jet zoomed past the lower Manhattan skyline in a flash just as the work day was beginning Monday - Within
minutes, startled financial workers streamed out of their offices, fearing a nightmarish replay of Sept. 11, 2001 {This is
an Amazing even Brilliant Psychological Operation (PSYOP) carried out amongst the American people. Clearly the
Government does not want the people to forget 9/11 or get too comfortable. The brilliance of this PSYOP is that it was
done with a Presidential plane (with a blue logo, 9/11 eyewitness had said that one plane had a blue logo) further
embedding into the minds of people a connection between 9/11 and a Presidential administration i.e. the Bush
administration. Note: if somehow there was a new 9/11 investigation all the fingers would point to the Bush, Cheney,
Rumsfeld, Giuliani, Powell, Rice, Republicans. A new 9/11 investigation would reveal that the Republican Party had
attacked its own country for its own political gains [popularity] and purposes [Iraq takeover to give to Iran] and would
completely annihilate the Republican Party. The Republican Party would cease to be a Political Party but Bush already
knew this and cultivated no future Republican leadership and in fact during the height of the 2008 Presidential Primary
and Elections the Republican RNC leadership closed many of their local Republican campaign offices. -- The Bush
RINOs have always had the one goal of taking down, disabling and dismantling the true conservative Republican Party
all the while giving their RINO allegiance, power and authority to the liberal Democrats.}
NEW YORK - One of the president's official planes and a supersonic fighter jet zoomed past the lower Manhattan
skyline in a flash just as the work day was beginning Monday. Within minutes, startled financial workers streamed out
of their offices, fearing a nightmarish replay of Sept. 11. For a half-hour, the Boeing 747 and F-16 jet circled the Statue
of Liberty and the lower Manhattan skyline near the World Trade Center site. Offices evacuated. Dispatchers were
inundated with calls. Witnesses thought the planes were flying dangerously low. But the flyover was nothing but a
photo op, apparently one of a series of flights to get pictures of the president's airliner in front of national landmarks. It
was carried out by the Defense Department with little warning, infuriating New York officials and putting the White
House on the defense. Even Mayor Michael Bloomberg didn't know about it, and he later called it "insensitive" to fly so
near the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The director of the White House military office, Louis Caldera, took the
blame a few hours later. The airliner was a 747 that is called Air Force One when used by the president. "Last week, I
approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision," Caldera said. "While federal authorities took
the proper steps to notify state and local authorities in New York and New Jersey, it's clear that the mission created
confusion and disruption. I apologize and take responsibility for any distress that flight caused."
*Note: During WWI Samuel Prescott Bush was a secret British agent working for the Government as a weapons
(Remington Arms) distributor. (Samuel P. Bush, became chief of the Ordnance, Small Arms and Ammunition Section of
the War Industries Board ... Samuel Bush took national responsibility for government assistance to and relations with
Remington and other weapons companies) helping to get America involved with the British in the bloody unnecessary
WWI. During WWII Prescott Bush was a secret Nazi agent working in Banking and finance to finance the Hitler Nazi
regime. For WW3 Bush Sr. and the entire Bush clan are secret agents of Islam working in oil and politics manipulating
the price of oil, arming, equipping and institutionalizing Shiite-Shariah Islam.
**Hearings in 1934 by the committee of U.S. Senator Gerald Nye attacked the "Merchants of Death" -- war profiteers
such as Remington Arms and the British Vickers company --whose salesmen had manipulated many nations into wars,
and then supplied all sides with the weapons to fight them. [article link]
Real Cost of 'Stupid' New York Flyover Far More Than Air Force's Total - The cost of flying the presidential jet over
lower Manhattan for a photo-op that sent panicked New Yorkers running into the streets extended well beyond the
$328,835 spent by the Air Force - The lack of a public warning on the flyover prompted outrage from both Bloomberg
and President Obama, who both said they were unaware of the photo-op - "It was a mistake, as was stated {With all the
publicity and all the aftermath of this recent 9/11 type NY flyby it seems like the main message and purpose of the
irrational flyby was to instill in the minds of the American people that the Government did it once and that they are
perfectly capable and willing of doing it again. The whole flyby is a chilling scenario coming as it has timed with the
outbreak of the alleged swine flu epidemic. The swine flu is much like 9/11 in that we only have the word of the
Government to go on and in the case of 9/11 were un-hijacked (Delta 89) planes were wrongly informed of their status
there isn't much hope for a correct diagnosis in this outbreak either.}
Flying the presidential jet over lower Manhattan for a photo op, sending panicked New Yorkers running into the streets,
was as "stupid a thing to do as one could dream up," the White House said Wednesday. And it cost far more than the
$328,835 the Air Force says it spent. New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg's office said it doesn't have hard numbers yet on
how much the city had to spend to deal with the panic caused when a backup jet to Air Force One, accompanied by two
F-16 fighter jets, flew around for approximately 30 minutes for a photo shoot commissioned by the White House
Military Office. ... In lower Manhattan a number of companies ordered their employees to evacuate after seeing the Air
Force One backup plane fly past their high-rise windows. In the World Financial Center complex alone, at least two of
the four towers, representing some 20,000 office workers, were partially evacuated, said Melissa Copley, a
spokeswoman for Brookfield Properties, which manages the buildings. ... The lack of a public warning on the flyover
prompted outrage from both Bloomberg and President Obama, who both said they were unaware of the photo-op. "It
was a mistake, as was stated. It was something we found out about along with all of you. And it will not happen again,"
the president said. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs elaborated on the president's words on Wednesday, calling
the flyover as "stupid a thing to do as one could dream up." If President Obama had had "any knowledge of the stupid
idea to go take pictures of the plane in New York, I can assure you that wouldn't have happened," Gibbs said aboard Air
Force One. In an interview with MSNBC later in the day, Gibbs said, "This was a dumb idea on just about every level that
you want to analyze it on. I would certainly agree with that. The president would agree with that. "He was furious when
we told him about it and he's asked that the deputy chief of staff look into how a decision like this got made and to
ensure that it never happens again. And that's what we're doing right now." [article link]
Foreknowledge of 9/11 WTC 7's Collapse - The BBC unequivocally announced the collapse about 23 minutes before the
fact, and even featured a New York correspondent speaking of the collapse in past tense with the still-erect skyscraper
standing behind her {World Trade Center Building #7 (WTC7) is to the 9/11 attack what the Grassy Knoll and the Picket
Fence were to the JFK Assassination. WTC7 (Mayor Rudy Giuliani's emergence office) is probably the location where the
actual crime was carried out where the actual detonation of WTC1 & WTC2 were observed and executed. WTC7 was
then itself demolished to cover up all the remaining evidence in the emergency office and for many other reasons,
WTC7 was full of documents and evidence from criminal and financial investigations currently underway.}
Witness Accounts of Foreknowledge: This overview of witness accounts shows that the evacuation of the area
surrounding WTC 7 started sometime around 4 PM, and was completed only a few minutes before the 5:20 collapse.
The warnings of the collapse, which are recalled in dozens of accounts by emergency responders, show a striking
consistency of conviction that the collapse would occur. -- Premature Announcements on Television Broadcasts: At
least two television networks made premature announcements of the collapse of WTC 7. The BBC unequivocally
announced the collapse about 23 minutes before the fact, and even featured a New York correspondent speaking of the
collapse in past tense with the still-erect skyscraper standing behind her. CNN anchor Aaron Brown announced that the
building "has either collapsed or is collapsing" about an hour before the event. Unlike the BBC correspondent, Brown
seemed to be able to read the skyline and see that Building 7 was still standing -- perhaps accounting for the muddled
announcement. [article link]
Deliberate Coincidences - A support beam of a bridge being rigged for demolition - A support beam of the WTC after
the 9/11 attack (Photos)
Deliberate Coincidences: "A society whose citizens refuse to see and investigate the facts, who refuse to believe that
their government and their media will routinely lie to them and fabricate a reality contrary to verifiable facts, is a
society that chooses and deserves the Police State Dictatorship it's going to get." -- Ian Williams Goddard. [article link]
Evidence that George W. Bush had advanced knowledge of 9-11

Evidence George W. Bush's advanced knowledge of the attacks of September 11, 2001 *Clip from "911 in Plane Sight"
[article link]
Updated: !!! Breaking Info -- George Bush on September 11th (Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida)
- the book [prop] Bush is holding is upside down - OMG listen to the words the kids are spelling... steal, plane,
must....wow {This is the most Bizarre Video on YouTube! It seems like it's some kind of mind control for Bush Jr. to
strengthen Bush so that he does not have a complete nervous breakdown while taking part in the premeditated 9/11
mass murder events. The teacher repeats a mantra "get ready," "get ready," "get ready," as the school kids chant (their
reading words) "steal.. plane [the actual word is playing] .. must.." really fast then the next moment Bush is informed
about the second plane striking the WTC.} (Youtube)
US President George Bush on September 11, 2001 being told the second World Trade Center tower had been hit and
the five minutes that followed. [article link]
So what did the Commander in Chief do with the 9/11 knowledge that the United States was under attack? He did
nothing - in fact, even pro-Bush author Bill Sammon called Bush "the dawdler in chief" for taking so long to leave the
room
Bush did not say one word. He did not ask Card any questions. He did not give any orders. He did not know who (or
which country) was attacking, whether there would be more attacks, what military plans had been taken, what military
actions should be taken-indeed, he knew virtually nothing about what was going on outside the room. He just sat there.
Bush later recalled: "There was no time for discussion or anything." [Fighting Back: The War on Terrorism-From Inside
the Bush White House, by Bill Sammon, 10/02, pp. 83-84] Even stranger, as one newspaper put it, although the nation
was under terrorist attack, "for some reason, Secret Service agents [did] not bustle him away." [Globe and Mail,
9/12/01] ... Military pilots must have "permission from the White House because only the president has the authority to
order a civilian aircraft shot down." [CNN, 10/26/99] But if retaliatory strikes needed to the authorized, Bush was not
available. If one of the planes had to be shot down to save more lives on the ground, Bush was not available. Although
several fighters had been dispatched to defend New York City, the pilot of one of the planes flying to catch Flight 175
later noted that it wouldn’t have mattered if he caught up with it, because only Bush could order a shootdown, and
Bush could not be reached in the classroom. [Cape Cod Times, 8/21/02] ... When Did Bush Leave the Classroom? Nearly
every news account fails to mention when Bush left the classroom after being told America was under attack. Three
mention 9:12 a.m. [New York Times, 9/16/01 (B), Telegraph, 12/16/01, Daily Mail, 9/8/02] Remaining in the classroom
for approximately five to seven minutes is inexcusable, but the video of Bush in the classroom suggests he stayed
longer than that. The video contains several edits and ends before Bush leaves the room, so it also doesn’t tell us
exactly how long he stayed. One newspaper suggested he remained "for eight or nine minutes"-sometime between
9:13 and 9:16, since Card’s arrival is uncertain. [Tampa Tribune, 9/1/02] ... When Bush finally did leave, he didn’t act like
a man in a hurry. In fact, he was described as "openly stretching out the moment." [Fighting Back: The War on
Terrorism-From Inside the Bush White House, by Bill Sammon, 10/02, p. 89] ... … Bush lingered until the press was
gone." [Fighting Back: The War on Terrorism-From Inside the Bush White House, by Bill Sammon, 10/02, p. 90] ... in
fact, even pro-Bush author Bill Sammon called Bush "the dawdler in chief" for taking so long to leave the room.
[Fighting Back: The War on Terrorism-From Inside the Bush White House, by Bill Sammon, 10/02, p. 90] [article link]
9-11 R e s e a r c h - The Attack -The Mass Murder of September 11th, 2001 - September 11th, 2001, saw the most
deadly attack on American civilians in modern history - The attack consisted of a coordinated series of assaults {Note:
This website contains some good brief 9-11 info and overviews though it often attempts to blame 9-11 on Israel even
though all of their 9-11 leads point to the Bush family knowing that the Bush family is completely irrationally anti-
Israel.}
8:15 AM: Flight 11 was commandeered.
-- 8:30 AM: Bush departed the hotel --
8:46 AM: 1 World Trade Center was hit by a 767 jetliner.
~ 8:56 AM: Bush arrived at the school --
9:03 AM: 2 World Trade Center was hit by a 767 jetliner.
9:38 AM: The Pentagon was hit by a jetliner.
9:59 AM: 2 World Trade Center was leveled.
10:28 AM: 1 World Trade Center was leveled.
5:20 PM: 7 World Trade Center was leveled.
*Bush climbed into the Presidential limousine at precisely 8:30 AM however there was a nine minute adjustment to the schedule
and the Bush motorcade did not drive away from the hotel until 8:39 AM. A pace car must have traveled the cordoned off route to
the school and radioed an actual travel time back to the Bush motorcade. Bush waited an extra nine minutes before departing the
hotel driveway to assure that he would arrive exactly between the two tower attacks helping to give the illusion that Bush was out
of the loop and uniformed about the 9/11 events unfolding and assuring that Bush could view the first tower attack while in his CIA
equipped car. Then later after Bush slowly departed from the classroom he didn't leave the school but went into the school library
to linger some more and then lingered as long as possible on the school grounds outside the school "Bush lingered until the press
was gone" -- pro-Bush author Bill Sammon called Bush "the dawdler in chief" for taking so long to leave the room [Fighting Back:
The War on Terrorism-From Inside the Bush White House, by Bill Sammon, 10/02, p. 90]. [article link]
9/11 Flight Delta 89 mistaken as hijacked and diverted to Cleveland {This is more confusion of that day how the ATC
diverted and landed un-hijacked planes yet left the allegedly hijacked planes alone. -- Note: Eyewitnesses are allegedly
saying that ALL the Hijacked planes were diverted and landed that day and that United Flight 93 also landed in
Cleveland along with Delta Flight 89. They are saying that Delta 89 was never hijacked and neither were any of the
other 9/11 planes but that all the planes were diverted and grounded solely on commands given by Air Traffic Control
(ATC) acting on rumors and commands from other higher-ups.} (YouTube)
yeah they say its flight 93 and that its this Delta flight! they didnt say? ONLY ONE PLANE LANDED AND IT WAS 93..no
they say two planes landed...try harder to convince me next time! [article link]
Missing 9/11 Planes - The Allegedly Destroyed 9/11 Planes are Still in use by United Airlines - If this guy is right, if these
planes that supposedly took part in 911 are still existent, than something else (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)) did
(YouTube)
Comments: If this guy is right, if these planes that supposedly took part in 911 are still existent, than something else
(Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)) did. If he is right, this is one of the many fatal blows towards the government
theory. [article link]
Before a Bush Speech, this happens - March 20, 2003 - Bush informing the US that we are at war with Iraq (YouTube)
Comments: I am amazed to see what 8 years of the Buch dictatorship has done to the U.S. If I am not mistaken it has
done everything counter to American standards. Lets begin with 9/11. Who was in charge of National Security? For
every inaction or action it takes, the Government finds 10 excuses for not doing its job. Its amazing to see how pathetic
they have all become. A continuos barrage of "Get Smart" tactics to keep you guessing while at the same time they are
the perpetrators [dispensers of the only news and info we get] of truth. Ponzi schemers. [article link]

Excellent Interview! Anthony Cipriano 9/11 first Plane witness (YouTube)
Anthony Cipriano was working at Madison Square Garden on the morning of september 11th 2001. He witnessed the
first plane fly over his head and hit tower #1. several weeks later he worked clean up near ground zero. He recalls his
thoughts about the steam that was rising from the pile in mid October and the need for a new investigation into 9/11.
[article link]
Bush Caught Lying About September 11th {The Islamist are finally figuring out that Bush is a liar and a deceiver now if
more Christians and Jews can figure this out maybe the world won't be so easily manipulated by secret destructive
groups like the Bush family.} (YouTube)
A Blatant lie, caught on tape. Why is this not addressed? Peace be with you all, and Allah/God bless The World.
[article link]
Barbara Bush (1992 George Bush Sr. campaign ad) Subliminal Message ("the hidden [photo image] message is a man
sitting smiling") hypnotic (YouTube)
Barbara Bush Subliminal Message her eyes never blink. [article link]
Barbara Bush Hypnotizes US with Zombie Eyes (YouTube)

George Bush's mother, Barbara Bush tries to hypnotize US with her zombie eyes. [article link]
The Masonic Handshake - Bush Sr gives handshake to George Bush Jr on 911 - look how Laura Bush reacts, she KNOWS
what they are doing - She knows what their family is (YouTube)
There is a crazy, creepy world out there. It is so obvious this is a Masonic/Illuminati handshake I've studied it and what's
sad is that some will say it is nothing. Even look how Laura Bush reacts, she KNOWS what they are doing. She knows
what their family is. I find this small piece of evidence to be amazing, spread this video everywhere you can! --- Other
Video Comments: I wonder if this is a skull and bones handshake as well and I don't know if you know this or not, but
there are a lot of masonic handshakes, this is just one of them? [article link]
proof bush senior is a reptilien(?) shapeshifter - watch the eyes all in the eyes watch right eye at 34 secounds in to the
video {Bushie Sr. is begging for more coin from the US taxpayers and he can't manage to keep his demon possession to
himself.} (YouTube)
Comments: funny how the light reflects on his eyes. it really does looks like a cat eye !! [article link]
Laura Bush reptile eyes (YouTube)

A close up clip of Laura Bush at the Republican convention 2008. She looks completely insane and has slitty eyes too.
[article link]
Freudian slip: Bush Threatening the United States - Bush "never stops thinking of new ways to harm our country and
the people - we must always be forward thinking" (YouTube)
President George W. Bush admit to a White House audience that his administration never stops thinking about ways to
harm the United States. Referring to the country's enemies, Bush said in his characteristic third-grade manner, "Our
enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we, "They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country
and our people, and neither do we." The Associated Press reported that there appeared to be no reaction from the
audience which consisted mostly of military brass and Pentagon chiefs. Most of us in the real world know it to be true.
Bush never stops finding new ways to harm America and its people. [article link]
Bush gets so busted - Proves beyond a doubt that Bush Jr. is just a tool being used for the global elite (YouTube)
Bush is busted reading off his computer at press conference. [article link]

9/11: Total Proof That (Bush) Bombs Were Planted In The WTC Buildings! (YouTube)
Bombs, explosions, secondary explosions, explosive devices....how many more times do we need to hear these words
being said by 9/11 witnesses before we start asking questions about what really happened on that awful day? This video
shows that many actual 9/11 witnesses heard and saw explosions going off inside the towers, long before they actually
fell. These witnesses include police, firemen and mainstream media reporters. And what is even more shocking is the
fact that all of this has been ignored by the mainstream media. We really need to wake up to the facts and ask
questions. If we don't, what does that say about us? [article link]
Mystery 9/11 aircraft was military (Air Command and Control) 'doomsday plane' - 9/11 Six Years Later (2007) CNN with
Anderson Cooper {It is thought and it is highly likely that this technically sophisticated plane that just happened to be in
the sky immediately before during and after the 9/11 attacks was used to coordinate the air attacks and possibly even to
maneuver the drone planes into the WTC buildings. This would be the airborne counterpart to WTC building #7
(Ground Command and Control). WTC building #7 faced the two destroyed Twin Towers and it is thought that building
#7 (Mayor Rudy Giuliani's emergency office) was where the detonations of WTC buildings #1 and #2 were observed
and carried out from. WTC #7 was where the people were observing and pushing the controlled and timed detonation
buttons that destroyed WTC #1 and #2. That is why building #7 was also destroyed [Building #7 was never hit by any
aircraft] because it had all the wires and equipment used to demolish WTC buildings #1 and #2. WTC building #7 had 9-
11 NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani's emergency office where he was supposed to go in the event of an emergency however
Giuliani never went there that day instead Giuliani went to the Pier where FEMA had set up an Emergency area the
night before on 9/10/2001.} (Youtube)
Shortly before 10 am on the morning of September 11, 2001, amid rumors of a fourth hijacked plane headed for
Washington, DC, a mystery aircraft appeared in restricted airspace over the White House. There has never been an
official explanation for this incident, which has provided abundant fuel for 9/11 conspiracy theories. CNN has now
learned from two government sources that the mystery plane was a military aircraft and has determined that the blurry
image on video appears to match photos of the Air Force's E-4B (discussed here on Wikipedia), a specially modified
Boeing 747 with a communications pod behind the cockpit. "The E-4B is a state of the art flying command post," CNN
explained, "built and equipped for one reason -- to keep the government running no matter what, even in the event of a
nuclear war, the reason it was nicknamed the 'doomsday plane' during the Cold War." 9/11 Commission co-chair Lee
Hamilton told CNN he was aware of the incident and that it had simply never seemed important enough to make it into
the commission's report. He called conspiracy theories involving government complicity in 9/11 "ludicrous." [article link]
9/11 CONSPIRACY: WAS FLIGHT 175 A MILITARY PLANE? (YouTube)

When the footage of the second plane to hit the WTC is closely analyzed, there are several anomalies that are apparent.
The first is an asymmetrical missile-like object on the belly of the plane that should not be on a commercial airliner. The
second is the flash the emits from this "pod" a second before the impact with the building. Was this plane indeed a
Commercial airliner? Was the anomaly on the underside of the plane actually a high-tech weapon? See "In plane site"
for free of google video for more information. [article link]
WTC #2 - It was a Military Plane! {Very Graphic!} (YouTube)

This has various eyewitness accounts of 'flight 175,' the second plane to hit the World Trade Center, 9/11/01. Their
accounts contradict the official explanation. The following link has photographic evidence that flight 175 was not a
commercial flight, but something else: [article link]
Unseen 9/11 Footage of Second Plane Hitting Tower #2 (Graphic Video) {From other video angels a flash at the nose of
the aircraft can be seen just before it enters the WTC building. Some have said that the flash is a missile that is rigged to
the outside of the plane and fired into the building to help the plane gain entrance into the steel building. - From this
angle you can see what appears to be a missile part continuing out of the back of the building. At 24 seconds the
reflection of the explosion is seen on the third building. At 25 seconds a missile part trailing white smoke passes just
behind the third building and a possible second burning missile part is also seen below it.}
A man sets up a camera on his balcony outside his apartment just after the first plane hits. He leaves the room,
unknowingly that a second plane is about to hit. He captures the second plane slamming into the second tower.
[article link]
9/11 Video Clips Dan Rather Would Rather Not Show You {Amazing!} (YouTube)
A few excerpts of live television coverage of the events on September 11, 2001. It was clearly a hoax, as many people
around the world now believe. These clips are from a 2-hour dvd available at the website http://www.MaeBrussell.com
[article link]
9/11 Flight 77 Rare Footage - 911 No airplane hit the Pentagon! The truth about Flight 77 {From eyewitness accounts of a
helicopter in the air [there was a universal no fly rule in effect] at the time of the blast it seems most likely that a rocket
fired from a helicopter is what hit the Pentagon. The Pentagon blast occurred in a nearly empty, under renovation,
portion of the Pentagon. The blast occurred at the furthest point and on the exact opposite side of the complex away
from Donald Rumsfeld's office. The blast is very close to the Pentagon helicopter landing and takeoff pad.} (Youtube)
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today
that it has received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) a security camera recording taken from the
Doubletree Hotel in Arlington, Virginia that shows the (faked) 9/11 attack on the Pentagon. This new video evidence,
obtained in relation to a Judicial Watch lawsuit against the FBI, seemingly contradicts a sworn FBI affidavit in a related
case claiming that the Doubletree security recordings "did not show the impact of Flight 77 into the Pentagon on
September 11, 2001." [article link]
9/11: ATTACK ON THE PENTAGON - Where is the Plane, Flight 77? - A collection of high res photos of the Pentagon
Damage (Video - Photos - Analysis)
From the same point of view, the way materials of a 100 ton plane should move and what destruction they should cause
in a crash against a building like the pentagon reinforce this impossibility. Taking as references images of crashes
against buildings, in Holland, the Concorde of Air France, it seems evident that the scene of the Pentagon and
surroundings after the crash (the lawn intact, ...) is not the scene of a 757 crash. The approach of a 757 towards this
building leave a lot of questions unanswered, realism of the approach trajectory, position of the impact point, no track
of the landing gear (which gets down automatically near the ground) on the grass, ... And if it was not a 757? This would
explain why these frames have been "lost" : they are those on which one can recognize that it this not this airliner which
hit the pentagon. The first to claim for this thery was the french journalist Thierry Meyssan : according to him,
something a missile, a remotely piloted fighter was directed on the pentagon, in order to increase the gravity of the
attack of Bin Laden on 9/11, the pentagon being a military target. Four hypotheses can be formulated and argumented :
the "cruise missile theory", the "foo fighter" theory, the "remotely piloted fighter" theory and the "suicide pilot" theory.
-- The cruise missile theory What we could see in this hypotheses if the FBI and/or DOD released the complete video.
What could it be ? Hypotheses: it is an AGM 86 cruise missile. [article link]
9/11 Flight 93 Rare Footage - There is NO Plane only a small whole (15x10 feet) - "Nothing larger than a Phone Book" -
"No Somke, No Fire" {Clearly a staged scene! Poorly staged scene!} (YouTube)
Ultra-rare news footage from the crash site of United Flight 93 which has never been seen again since 9/11. [article link]
New videos highlight vivid contrast of Mandarin Oriental Hotel fire (Feb 09) to (9-11-2001) fires in WTC #7 before its
free fall collapse - Since the Beijing building was still under construction, sprinkler systems had not been installed,
providing another similarity to WTC #7, in which sprinkler systems malfunctioned before its collapse - The Mandarin
Oriental Hotel was also a steel-framed building with a concrete core and may even have included steel salvaged from
the debris of the twin towers and WTC #7 that was hastily shipped off to China shortly after 9/11 [The fire started at
8:27 p.m. Monday Feb 09, 2009 and was put out at around 2 a.m. Tuesday. It was caused by fireworks from a Lunar New
Year celebration (Year of the Ox) a rocketed firework landed on the roof of the under construction building and
exploded.] (Videos)
New videos of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel fire in Beijing highlight the vivid contrast between the damage it suffered as
it was completely consumed by roaring flames, yet remained standing, and the comparative sporadic fires across just 8
floors that led to the complete free fall collapse of WTC #7. 9/11 truth debunkers are in a bind as to how to respond to
the Beijing skyscraper fire because of the building’s similarity in size to Building 7 and the gargantuan fire damage it
suffered in comparison with the limited “office fires” witnessed in WTC 7. The Mandarin Oriental Hotel is over 500 feet
tall, just 100 feet short of the height of WTC 7. The fires that consumed the Beijing building were on a completely
different scale to those witnessed on 9/11, with the flames so violent and widespread that they masked almost the
entire view of the building. The best debunkers have come up with seems to be the false notion that the fires caused a
partial collapse by making the building “lean”. This is of course complete baloney because the facade of the building
was designed to appear as if it was leaning in the first place, as the image below highlights, with shots before and after
the fire. ... 9/11 truth debunking websites have so far been silent on the Mandarin Oriental Hotel fire and are likely to
remain so. Yesterday’s fire serves to reinforce facts and not the fairy tales that the official 9/11 story is based around -
namely that fire cannot weaken or melt steel to the point where a building collapses at free fall speed into its own
footprint, without the aid of explosives. [article link]
9/11 Flight Delta 89 mistaken as hijacked and diverted to Cleveland {This is more confusion of that day how the ATC
diverted and landed un-hijacked planes yet left the allegedly hijacked planes alone.} (YouTube)
yeah they say its flight 93 and that its this Delta flight! they didnt say? ONLY ONE PLANE LANDED AND IT WAS 93..no
they say two planes landed...try harder to convince me next time! [article link]
9/11 Truth: What Happened to Building #7 - Larry Silverstein owner of the WTC complex "they decided to pull it" [it was
not Larry Silverstein's decision to make in fact there weren't any decisions for Larry to make that day - Larry Silverstein
has made a decision the decision to rebuild] - wiki.com he (Larry Silverstein) signed the lease on July 24, 2001, only
weeks before the towers were destroyed in the September 11 attacks {Larry Silverstein is innocent he is as innocent as
any other victim. Larry had just signed the lease a few weeks before 9/11. A bigger question is why was the NY Port
Authority suddenly so interested in selling the previously never to be sold public WTC buildings #1 and #2. The WTC
building #1 was already the target of a previous terrorist bomb attack [February 26, 1993 Ryder truck bombing] that
damaged much of the WTC building of course he would want insurance as a routine business precaution and any lawyer
would counsel his client that two separate plane attacks on two separate buildings at two separate times, that on paper
and for insurance purposes it equals two separate incidents.} (YouTube)
Documentary explains what really happened to building #7. [article link]
Washington Post: Obama names Cook religious freedom ambassador - The White House just announced that
they're filling the long awaited position of ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom - The
appointee is Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook, whose experience includes pastoring a New York City church and
founding a group called Wisdom Worldwide Center She has also been a chaplain for NYPD
UPDATE: Cook's name had been out there for months (as we reported in January), so there has been plenty of
time for the self-described international religious freedom community to react. Reaction has been pretty
uniform -- respect for Cook's work in building a New York City-based mega-ministry and in her interest in
public service, but concern for the lack of any expertise in international religious freedom and human rights
work, or foreign policy work in general. And this at a time when President Obama has beefed up the staffing
and role of religion in embassies worldwide. International religious freedom advocates have also been upset
that the position remained empty for so long and that Cook -- unlike other ambassadors-at-large within the
State Department -- and her staff will have less access to the Secretary of State than they believe the law
creating her position envisioned. [article link]
LighthouseTrailsResearch.com: Obama Names Suzan Johnson Cook Ambassador For International Religious
Freedom - According to a Washington DC press release in 2009, Johnson Cook is "dubbed Billy Graham and
Oprah rolled into one" i.e., a new spirituality "Christian" - According to Johnson Cook's website, she is also a
member of Renaissance Weekend, an interfaith **think tank [NWO 'think tank' religion i.e. Rick Warren] that
"seeks to build bridges across traditional divides of professions and politics, geography and generations,
religions and philosophies"
According to a Washington DC press release in 2009, Johnson Cook is "dubbed Billy Graham and Oprah rolled
into one" (i.e., a new spirituality "Christian). Since aggressively stepping up to the "spiritual" plate during the
911 attacks in 2001 [Ergun and Emir Caner also arose out of the ashes of 9-11-2001], serving as the only NYPD
Chaplain's until now, Dr. Sujay has been called, "America's Chaplain". She firmly believes that, "We are mind,
body and spirit which means it's time to put the stress of the current economic decline aside and get back to
the basics of life - which is simply getting back in touch with your God, His wonderful promises and purpose
for our lives." According to Johnson Cook's website, she is also a member of Renaissance Weekend, an
interfaith think tank that "seeks to build bridges across traditional divides of professions and politics,
geography and generations, religions and philosophies." [article link]
Wikipedia.org: Mike MacIntosh "a Ground Zero Chaplain" - the senior pastor of Horizon Christian Fellowship in
San Diego, California a Calvary Chapel affiliate - [Book] (2002) When Your World Falls Apart: Life Lessons from
a Ground Zero Chaplain by Mike MacIntosh, Foreward by Anne Graham Lotz {Wow! 9-11 books and bracelets -
some Calvary Chapel pastors seemed to see 9-11 as an opportunity to make some quick money. No wonder
Calvary Chapel Pastors don't investigate [or even publically talk about] the possible NYC 9-11-2001 events
because it seems in their best interest (best income opportunities) to go along with the official 9-11 version of
events.}
Mike MacIntosh (born 1944) is the senior pastor of Horizon Christian Fellowship in San Diego, California, and is
a Christian leader in the United States. MacIntosh left the hippie scene of the 1960s and got involved with
Calvary Chapel. He then went on to pastor Horizon Christian Fellowship, a Calvary Chapel affiliate, beginning in
1974. He is also the organizer of Festival of Life, an international evangelical outreach program. MacIntosh has
also served as a chaplain for the San Diego Police Department, and has been involved in post-9/11 rescue
efforts in New York City, as documented in his book When Your World Falls Apart. [When Your World Falls
Apart (2002): Life Lessons from a Ground Zero Chaplain by Mike MacIntosh, Foreward by Anne Graham Lotz -
Amazon.com] -- An Unofficial Associate Pastor: An example of this is Calvary of Albuquerque [pastor Skip
Hietzig] where Skip's wife, Lenya, functioned almost as a pastor for women. Her "9-11 bracelet" idea [was it
her idea alone or was it a 'think tank' religion idea being passed along through Lenya Hietzig?] ended up
costing the church hundreds of thousands of dollars in inventory write-offs. - Source:
http://calvarychapel.pbworks.com/pastors-wife [article link]
{Flashback} Calvary Chapel (Skip Heitzig) Albuquerque States: Leonard Sweet Will Not Be Speaking at
Conference - Lighthouse Trails Calls For Answers - Questions Arise: Is New Age Sympathizer Leonard Sweet
Speaking at Calvary Chapel Albuquerque or Not? - the National Worship Leader Conference website still
maintains that Leonard Sweet will indeed be speaking at Calvary Chapel Albuquerque {Note: Because of
deceptive and non-Christian practices emanating from various Calvary Chapel pastors the website links from
Basic Christan to Skip Heitzig and several other Calvary Chapel (Costa Mesa) resources, Churches and pastors
have recently been removed by the Basic Christian Ministry.}
{Flashback} Note: There has been a change to the referencing for each of the Basic Christian blog Bible Study
postings - Each posting will now contain the Bible's book and chapter and will no longer provide a reference to
an alternate past study by Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa - The change is being made out of
necessity in that the teachings of the Basic Christian blog Bible Study are too divergent from the alternate
material of Calvary Chapel and therefore providing Chuck Smith or Calvary Chapel as an alternate reference in
the blog Bible Study has been causing too much confusion within the current blog Bible Study - The re-
referencing of each post will be completed as soon as possible - My sincere apologies for any inconvenience
that this has caused or might cause for anyone studying the Bible - God bless you, David Anson Brown
Originally the postings to the Basic Christian blog Bible Study were listed with an alternate past study of the
Calvary Chapel C3000 series by Chuck Smith however the teachings and material of Chuck Smith have become
to inconsistent and run to counter to the current [in progress] teachings given in the Basic Christian blog Bible
Study and therefore there is no reason to [continue to] provide a listing to an alternate Chuck Smith resource.
Sadly, it has also recently [in part through the faithful and diligent ministry of Randy Maugans at The Threshing
Floor] come to the attention of the Basic Christian ministry that there are now several serious allegations that
Chuck Smith does not have his own material but often plagiarizes much of his material from other sources
[including now New Age material i.e. his 2006 book "When Storms Come" by Chuck Smith with (later
removed) portions plagiarized from two New Age authors] and that Chuck Smith had then put his name on the
material of others as though it was his own material. In Short there was an attempt to provide a reference to
some past material as an alternate counterbalance to the Basic Christian material however it quickly became
evident that the material of the alternate teaching of Chuck Smith is filled with too many personal
antecedents has too many inconsistencies [biblical names, dates and locations] (probably from his use of too
many external sources i.e. other commentaries) and even outright biblical misrepresentations [i.e. Kingdom -
eternal rewards] to the point that the past study of Chuck Smith is incompatible with the current Basic
Christian blog Bible Study and therefore for clarity all references to any Calvary Chapel or Chuck Smith
material will be removed from all of the Basic Christian material. [article link]
{Flashback} Dr. Norman Geisler On Ergun Caner by Peter Lumpkins [Apparently it's not a hoax and Dr. Norman
Geisler did author that incoherent rant.] {Note: We live in crucial times and as such it is now time that we
REJECT the current Christian pastors, teachers and leaders that are unable or unwilling to accurately evaluate
and assess the post 9-11-2001 era of danger, beguile and betrayal that we now exist in. Too many Pastors are
still more interested in their own personal agendas, comfort and finances than in spreading the gospel
message of Jesus Christ. -- Past pastors, teachers and leaders like Chuck Smith Sr. of Calvary Chapel, Rick
Warren, John Hagee, Greg Laurie, Skip Heitzig, James Dobson, Norman Geisler, Jerry Falwell Jr., John
MacArthur, Rick Joyner, Mark Demoss, Tony Perkins, David Brody, Lee Strobel, R.C. Sproul, Max Lucado and a
host of others who consider themselves to be apostles, prophets, teachers and leaders need no longer be
taken seriously or even be considered to be viable as a Christian Church authority by those within or without
the true Christian Church. It is time to call into question their motives, abilities, agendas and desires that make
them unwilling to accurately or faithfully proclaim the trusted Gospel of Jesus Christ!}
COMMENTS: Peter, With all due respect to Dr. Geisler's acomplishments of years past, I fear this is another of
a group of recent statements showing how out of touch he is with present [since 9-11-2001] reality. What
have we come to in the evangelical community when fabrications, exaggerations and lies are dismissed and
those who expose such things are called "libelous"? I'm sorry, but relying solely on the assessments of men
like Elmer Towns and Norm Geisler in a postmodern, digital age is not altogether sound. It would be safe to
say that these men spend little or no time on the internet, much less reading blogs, web sites, twitter feeds,
etc. The abundance of information today can be overwhelming for those of previous generations. This is not to
say that the present environment is better, just VERY different. Moreover, Dr. Geisler is not a completely
unbiased source in this matter. Caner is a regular speaker at apologetics conferences held at Southern
Evangelical Seminary, founded by Geisler. Futhermore, how is it possible that he able to render summary
judgement on this matter by only talking to "Dr. Caner and other principal parties at Liberty"? How can one
make a final judgement on a matter by only talking to one side of the matter? What if we applied this same
standard in our legal system? What if judges rendered judgement on a case after only speaking with the
defendent? This seems grossly biased to me. Lastly, I agree we all should "pray for and encourage our
brother". We should PRAY that DR. Caner will repent of his fabrications and falsehoods. We should
ENCOURAGE Dr. Caner to start telling his TRUE testimony: that of a child from a broken him divided between
Islamic and secularistic values whom God miraculously and graciously brought to salvation. {Amen!}
[article link]
The Threshing Floor Radio Show-June 27, 2010-Randy Maugans - The End of Religion (Mp3)
"The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous
forces in the world." Georgia Harkness -- We have got to deal with this: Many religious doctrines are of men,
not God. Religion is a tool of control that drives blind allegiances to falsehoods, stifles growth, and limits our
capacity to be both critical and embracing of new information. Religion substitutes rigid rules and narrow
interpretation for genuine seeking of TRUTH. Even worse, religion is conformity to a world-view that streams
into the goals of the elites…easily aroused to passions of fervor, the religious become unwitting pawns in a
game of social control, genocide, and war. This is about you…your quest…your battle for truth regardless of
cost…heedless of risk. Faith begins at the point of not knowing, it ends at the moment you think you "know."
[article link]
The Zeph Report - "Z Live" on WWCR - June 26, 2010 - Guest Randy Maugans - An extended transmission of
the live shortwave feed (Mp3)
"And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD
hath spoken it. Isaiah 40:5" - A word is spoken in the show: REJECT FEAR! Additionally, I would say embrace
love-AGAPE. The gulf oil spill is a shadow of the wounds that are in each of us…places that bleed, are broken,
and need healing. Empty out yourself from yourself and get real before the Lord. The off-air segment finds us
discussing music, along with summarizing the themes brought out in the broadcast. Nothing planned…no
agendas…the Spirit heals in the places of our wounds. [article link]
PREEMPTION BROADCAST with Russ Dizdar - Prophecy Prayer, the Past Present and Future (Mp3s)
Prophecy Prayer, the Past Present and Future the Book of Daniel chapter 9. [article link]
LOU DOBBS U.S (Bush Government) HELPING FUND IRAN NUKES Via the Russian Nuclear Program that is also
funded by the USA (YouTube)
Comments: *Arm your enemy *Goad them into attacking you or at least, with all the technology available to you, make
everyone, including them, BELIEVE they attacked you *DESTROY them, their land, their resources with all the
technology available to you *REBUILD what you have destroyed with all the technology available to you 5. Repeat
process as needed to establish an (NWO) empire. During the 30s The USA sold iron ore to Japan, they built a navy with
it, went to war, were destroyed and rebuilt- by The USA. ... Why does he say it's incompetence when it's really a
cunning, premeditated agenda? This stuff is divide and conquer on a GLOBAL scale that is bigger than just our "national
security". That's why you see the hypocrisy in the Bush Agenda, yet that same hypocrisy exists within the coming
Obama Agenda. How long can this charade really go on for without people catching on? [article link]
Provoking WWIII:
At 1hr 14mn 10sec (1:14:10) into this amazing video documentary President Bush is on TV giving his account of where
he was when the first plane hit the first Twin Tower (WTC) building. President Bush admits he was in his staff car,
outside the school building, watching the live CIA surveillance of the first building being hit. Bush would only be
watching surveillance of the first hit if he was a part of the operation. Bush needed to know the attack was underway
before he proceeded into the school to continue with his cover story of reading a book to school children in Florida.
Bush needed to be far away from NY and far away from the White House so he would have an excuse for not
intervening in the events of the day. Clearly President Bush was visibly shaken as he slowly read from the book to the
school children even before Bush receives notice of the second WTC tower being struck. [article link]
President Bush admits he was in his staff car, outside the school building (Emma E. Booker Elementary School in
Sarasota, Florida), watching the live CIA surveillance of the first NYC WTC building being hit - Bush Jr. would only be
watching surveillance of the first WTC hit if he was a part of the operation - 911, NWO, Skull & Bones: The Greatest Lie
Ever Sold - By Anthony Hilder {Note: It is an undisputed fact that Bush Jr. was in his car on the way to the school and not
in the school when the first plane struck the first tower building [At 8:46 AM WTC 1 was hit then 17 minutes later at 9:03
AM WTC 2 was hit] [the first footage to be publically broadcast showing the first plane (Fligt 11) hitting the building was
the next day]. When Bush lies he often sticks two lies together to make one bigger lie i.e. Iraq was involved in 9/11 and
Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Likewise while spinning his 9/11 cover story Bush said he was in the school and
was watching their TV when he was in fact in his car and watching his TV. Also why was it so necessary for Bush Jr. to be
in Florida during the 9/11 event? Apparently the final meeting for the 9/11 attack was held on 9/07/2001 with two 9/11
hijackers Mohamed Atta and Marwan Alshehhi in Sarasota Florida.} (Google Video - Download)
At 1hr 14mn 10sec (1:14:10) into this amazing video documentary President Bush is on TV giving his account of where
he was when the first plane hit the first Twin Tower (WTC) building. President Bush admits he was in his staff car,
outside the school building, watching the live CIA surveillance of the first building being hit. Bush would only be
watching surveillance of the first hit if he was a part of the operation. Bush needed to know the attack was underway
before he proceeded into the school to continue with his cover story of reading a book to school children in Florida.
Bush needed to be far away from NY and far away from the White House so he would have an excuse for not
intervening in the events of the day. Clearly President Bush was visibly shaken as he slowly read from the book to the
school children even before Bush receives notice of the second WTC tower being struck. [article link]
An Interesting Day: President Bush's Movements and Actions on 9/11 - Later that same day [September 7], 9/11
hijackers Mohamed Atta [AA Flight 11 (Boeing 767-223ER) allegedly hit Tower #1 the WTC North Tower] and Marwan
Alshehhi [AA Flight 77 (Boeing 757-223) allegedly hit the the Pentagon] traveled to Sarasota (Florida) and enjoyed
drinks and dinner at a Holiday Inn only two miles down the sandy beach from where Bush was scheduled to stay during
his Sarasota (Florida) visit - "It was an interesting day" President Bush, recalling 9/11 [White House, 1/5/02]
Preparations: Bush’s appearance at the Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida, on September 11,
2001 had been in the planning stages since August [Booker web site], but was only publicly announced on the morning
of September 7. [White House, 9/7/01] Later that same day, 9/11 hijackers Mohamed Atta and Marwan Alshehhi
traveled to Sarasota and enjoyed drinks and dinner at a Holiday Inn only two miles down the sandy beach from where
Bush was scheduled to stay during his Sarasota visit. [Longboat Observer, 11/21/01, Washington Post, 1/27/02]
[article link]
Jeb Bush Florida Governor (1998-2006): 9-11-2001 hijacker Mohammad Atta the Florida-trained pilot who (allegedly)
rammed American Airlines (AA) Flight 11 into the north tower of the (WTC) World Trade Center on 9-11 - Florida
Governor Jeb Bush and Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris publicly endorsed Hilliard's "Huffman Aviation"
(Mena of Florida)
9-11-2001 hijacker Mohammad Atta [the Florida-trained pilot who rammed American Airlines Flight 11 into the north
tower of the World Trade Center], even though he received his flight training from Maxwell Air Force Base
[Montgomery, Alabama], was training "again" at Huffman Aviation [Venice, Florida at Venice Municipal Airport].
Huffman Aviation was owned by 2 individuals. One of them, Rudy Dekkers, was an Iran Contra figure. He had received
his flight training from Barry Seal, the notorious cocaine smuggler in Mena, Arkansas. Barry Seal, as fate would have it,
received his training from David Ferrie, one of the men suspected by the House Assassination Committee of being
involved in the Kennedy assassination. David Ferrie, it turned out, had actually been a CIA agent who was training anti-
Castro Cuban exiles for the Bay of Pigs invasion and a coming war with Cuba the "shadow government" was planning.
David Ferrie died of a suicide.There were over 142 other convenient deaths connected to the Kennedy assassination
and Bay of Pigs network. Lee Harvey Oswald trained at Ferrie's camp. ... Governor Jeb Bush honored Hilliard's
operation (called at various times Florida Air, Sunrise Airlines and Discover Air) with a personal visit, posing for photos
with the "Discover Air family." ... The juxtaposition of the discovery of a huge cache of heroin on a Lear jet belonging to
Wallace J. Hilliard, 70, of Naples, Fl, Huffman Aviation's owner, at the exact same time terrorist and Osama bin Laden
associate Mohamed Atta arrived to attend his flight school from Afghanistan, a country producing well more than half
of the world's heroin, would normally have had U.S. Attorneys looking up the sentencing guidelines appropriate to
major RICO narcotics trafficking cases, and getting ready to throw the book at him. In fact, they did nothing of the sort,
which strongly indicates that the Army's secret military intelligence unit Able Danger's inability to prod federal
authorities to move on Atta and other terrorists known to be in the U.S. encountered the same obstacles, and for the
same reason. [article link]
W. Averell Harriman - Using money from his father, in 1922 he established W.A. Harriman & Co, a banking business -
Notable employees included George Herbert Walker and his son-in-law Prescott Bush (father of Bush Sr.) - On October
20, 1942, the U.S. government ordered the seizure of Nazi German banking operations in New York City - The Harriman
business interests were seized under the act in 1942 - Yale where he joined the Skull and Bones society - He graduated
in 1913 - Harriman served President Franklin D. Roosevelt as special envoy to Europe and served as the U.S.
Ambassador to the Soviet Union (Russia) - Special Representative to the US President, Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 1963 -
Harriman was the chief US negotiator at the Paris peace talks on Vietnam - Member, American Academy of Diplomacy
Charter, Club of Rome, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), Knights of Pythias, Skull & Bones Society, Psi Upsilon
Fraternity and the Jupiter Island Club
William Averell Harriman was born in New York City, the son of railroad baron Edward Henry Harriman and Mary
Williamson Averell, and brother of E. Roland Harriman. Harriman was a close friend of Hall Roosevelt (brother of
Eleanor Roosevelt). He attended Groton School in Massachusetts before going on to Yale where he joined the Skull and
Bones society. He graduated in 1913. ... Using money from his father, in 1922 he established W.A. Harriman & Co, a
banking business. In 1927 his brother E. Roland Harriman joined the business and the name was changed to Harriman
Brothers & Company. In 1931 they merged with Brown Bros. & Co. to create the highly successful Brown Brothers
Harriman & Co.. Notable employees included George Herbert Walker and his son-in-law Prescott Bush. ...While Averell
Harriman served as Senior Partner of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., Harriman Bank was the main Wall Street
connection for German companies and the varied U.S. financial interests of Fritz Thyssen, who had been an early
financial backer of the Nazi party until 1938, but who by 1939 had fled Germany and was bitterly denouncing Adolf
Hitler. Business transactions for profit with Nazi Germany were not illegal when Hitler declared war on the US, but, six
days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Trading With the Enemy Act after it
had been made public that U.S. companies were doing business with the declared enemy of the United States. On
October 20, 1942, the U.S. government ordered the seizure of Nazi German banking operations in New York City. The
Harriman business interests seized under the act in October and November 1942 ... Harriman was the chief US
negotiator at the Paris peace talks on Vietnam. Harriman is noted for supporting, on behalf of the state department,
the coup against Vietnam president Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963. Johnson's confession in the assassination of Diem could
indicate some complicity on Harriman's part. Harriman received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 and West
Point's Sylvanus Thayer Award in 1975. Harriman gained the nickname of "Crocodile" within US State Department and
foreign affairs circles. [article link]
Skull & Bones The Bush's China Connection - An obscure secret society known as "Skull & Bones" may have more to do
with George Bush's (Sr.) obsessive support of Beijing's mass murderers than one may think - Except during the Carter
administration, every U.S. Ambassador to Beijing since Kissinger's deal with Mao Zedong was a member of the same
tiny Yale "Skull & Bones" cult - "MAO WAS A YALIE" - Back in 1903, Yale Divinity School established a number of
schools and hospitals throughout China - "The Maoists made China into the world's largest opium producer" - The
Anglo-American "Establishment" hated Sun, because he wanted to develop China - On the other hand, they loved the
Chinese communists because they intended to keep China backward, and were committed to growing dope (opium) -
"Nor should it be forgotten that Averell Harriman, the former Ambassador to Moscow who did so much to build up the
Soviet Union, was a member of Skull and Bones. Harriman was also a business partner of Prescott Bush, Sr., the father
of Maoist enthusiast George Bush"
The January 26, 1990 issue of THE NEW FEDERALIST revealed even more about the Bush - one world connection. In his
article, BUSH'S CHINA POLICY: SKULL AND BONES, Joseph Brewda writes: "Jan 19 (EIRNS)--An obscure secret society
known as "Skull and Bones" may have more to do with George Bush's obsessive support of Beijing's mass murderers
than one may think. ... "What has this to do with Bush policy towards China--or for that matter, Bush's "War on Drugs"?
(Note: the last television news reporter to ask Bush a critical question concerning the many narcotics agents who are
complaining about how bad the "drug war" was going, was promptly fired from his job shortly after the press
conference - Branton) ... "George Bush, the first U.S. diplomatic representative to the People's Republic of China back
in 1973, was a member of Skull and Bones. So were his father, brother, son, uncle, nephew, and several cousins.
Winston Lord, the Reagan-Bush administration Ambassador to China was a member; so were his father and several
other relatives. James Lilley, the current Ambassador to China, was a member of Skull and Bones, as was his brother.
Except during the Carter administration, every U.S. Ambassador to Beijing since Kissinger's deal with Mao Zedong was
a member of the same tiny Yale cult. A mere coincidence? ... "MAO WAS A YALIE - Back in 1903, Yale Divinity School
established a number of schools and hospitals throughout China that were collectively known as 'Yale in China.' It has
since been shown that 'Yale in China' was an intelligence network whose purpose was to destroy the republican
movement of Sun Yat-sen on behalf of the Anglo-American Establishment. The Anglo-American "Establishment" hated
Sun, because he wanted to develop China. On the other hand, they loved the Chinese communists because they
intended to keep China backward, and were committed to growing dope. One of 'Yale in China's' most important
students was Mao Zedong. -- "During World War II, 'Yale in China' was a primary instrument used by the U.S.
Establishment and its Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to install the Maoists into power. 'Yale in China' was run by
OSS operative Reuben Holden, the husband of Bush's cousin, and also a member of Skull and Bones. "The Maoists
made China into the world's largest opium producer. "'Yale in China' was also closely associated with the New York-
based Union Theological Seminary, which has been a center for U.S. subversion of Asia (literal wolves in sheep's
clothing - Branton). Every prominent radical leader operating in Korea today, for example, was trained at Union
Theological. Union Theological was dominated for twenty years by Henry Sloane Coffin, a U.S. intelligence executive
from the Sloane and Coffin families. He was a Skull and Bones member as were a dozen of his relatives. "Nor should it
be forgotten that Averell Harriman, the former Ambassador to Moscow who did so much to build up the Soviet Union,
was a member of Skull and Bones. Harriman was also a business partner of Prescott Bush, the father of Maoist
enthusiast George Bush Sr." [article link]
The Cuban [Nuclear] Missile Crisis, October 18-29, 1962 - Saturday, October 27: While one U-2 spy plane accidentally
flies into Russia, another is shot down over Cuba - considered several different strategies including Nuclear Weapons -
Use nuclear weapons against Cuba and/or the Soviet Union {It is thought that this "accidental" 1962 flyover of Russian
territory by a US CIA directed U-2 spy plane at the height of Cuban Missile Crisis was actually not an accident but a very
deliberate attempt by the CIA to provoke and push a desperate Soviet Union into firing a first nuclear missile creating a
global nuclear exchange, an exchange designed to radically reduce the population of the globe. Note: The CIA - NWO
was attempting to engage a nuclear WWIII with the soviet union - Communism (Russia & China) that having failed the
new WW3 seems to have been reconfigured with Iran - Shiite-Islam now intended by the NWO to be the main trigger
for massive civilian deaths in WW3.}
President Kennedy's first reaction to the information about the missiles in Cuba was to call a meeting to discuss what
should be done. Robert S McNamara, Secretary of State for Defence, suggested the formation of the Executive
Committee of the National Security Council. Fourteen men attended the meeting and included military leaders, experts
on Latin America, representatives of the CIA, cabinet ministers and personal friends whose advice Kennedy valued.
Over the next few days they were to meet several times. During their discussions they considered several different
strategies for dealing with the crisis. They included the following: ... (6) Nuclear Weapons. Use nuclear weapons against
Cuba and/or the Soviet Union. When discussing these strategies. President Kennedy and his advisers had to take into
consideration how the Soviet Union and Cuba would react to decisions made by the United States. ... [article link]
Does Ex-President Bush Secretly Believe He is a (Shiite) Descendant of Mohammed?

President George Bush might actually believe he is a descendant of Mohamed. It would explain a lot of his comments
and his actions. Comments like he believes the Quran (Koran) "to be the word of God" and actions like his complete and
total worldwide proxy war on behalf of the Muslim Shiite sect. President Bush has removed all the Iraq oil revenues
from the Sunni people of Iraq and has given it to the Shiite sect. Bush has also helped place three radical Iranian-Shiite
Politicians in charge over Iraq meanwhile he privately finances and supports the radical Shiite groups of Hamas and
Hizb'allah. England's Tony Blair and Prince Charles are also strong Shiite supporters with Prince Charles all but openly
admitting that he is a convert to Islam. No wonder we live in days with so many strange events occurring because our
world leaders have such strange beliefs. [article link]
The Funding of Islamic Shiite Sharia Law: August 3, 2008: Karen Hughes Gives State Dept. Funds to Islamic Radicals - A
longtime adviser and close confidant of President Bush funneled millions of dollars in U.S. government grants to radical
Islamist organizations, many of whose leaders have been convicted or indicted in terrorism cases in the United States
A longtime adviser and close confidant of President Bush funneled millions of dollars in U.S. government grants to
radical Islamist organizations, many of whose leaders have been convicted or indicted in terrorism cases in the United
States, respected terrorism expert Steven Emerson told Congress last week. ... In addition to the grants to known
Islamist organizations, Hughes brought Islamist leaders to Washington, D.C., and personally attended conferences held
by anti-American organizations, Emerson said. The outreach policy championed by Hughes “legitimizes Islamism to the
world and sends mixed messages to our allies,” while “sending a terrible message to moderate Muslims who are
thoroughly disenfranchised by the funding,” said Emerson. ... "The question is: Why should the State Department
spend U.S. taxpayer dollars to work with Islamists who actively oppose the foreign policy goals of the United States and
subscribe to a supremacist, oppressive ideology?" Emerson said. He recommended that "the State Department
discontinue its cooperation with Islamist groups." [article link]
Uses for $700B (TARP) Bailout Money Keep Changing - But reports surfaced that bankers might instead use the money
to buy other banks, pay dividends, give employees a raise and executives a bonus, or just sit on it - Lawmakers in both
parties are starting to gripe that the bailout is turning out to be far different from what the Bush administration sold to
Congress {I thought the Bushwhacker Jr. had a plan to fix the economy? Oh yeah, the Bush family plan is to stick it to
America, especially the working, middle-class family. From these numbers it looks like only $250 Billion of the Bush
plan is for US banks and $450 Billion is for China, Saudi Arabia, Europe, Russia and other foreign banks.}
WASHINGTON - First, the $700 billion rescue for the economy was about buying devalued mortgage-backed securities
from tottering banks to unclog frozen credit markets. Then it was about using $250 billion of it to buy stakes in banks.
The idea was that banks would use the money to start making loans again. But reports surfaced that bankers might
instead use the money to buy other banks, pay dividends, give employees a raise and executives a bonus, or just sit on
it. Insurance companies now want a piece; maybe automakers, too, even though Congress has approved $25 billion in
low-interest loans for them. Three weeks after becoming law, and with the first dollar of the $700 billion yet to go out,
officials are just beginning to talk about helping a few strapped homeowners keep the foreclosure wolf from the door.
As the crisis worsens, the government's reaction keeps changing. Lawmakers in both parties are starting to gripe that
the bailout is turning out to be far different from what the Bush administration sold to Congress. [article link]
November 6, 2008: U.S. Treasury teaches 'Islamic Finance 101' - Advisers, scholars to promote controversial Shariah
funding - The Treasury Department has announced it will teach "Islamic finance" to U.S. banking regulatory agencies,
Congress and other parts of the executive branch tomorrow in Washington, D.C. - but critics say it is opening a door to
American funding of Islamic extremism {Bush is busily spending his final months in office ushering in and implementing
Islamic law into the US legal and financial systems. It's completely obvious that Bush Sr., Bush Jr. and most of the Bush
family are acting as agents of Islam and that they have been agents of Islam for quite a while i.e. since at least the early
1970's.}
The Treasury Department has collaborated with Harvard University's Islamic Finance Project to coordinate the event.
The department says it expects about 100 people will attend the seminar. Some speakers include Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Neel Kashkari, senior adviser to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Jr.; Harvard Business School professor
Samuel Hayes; Mahmoud El-Gamal, chair of Islamic economics, finance and management at Rice University and Islamic
finance adviser to the Treasury Department; Sarah Bell of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Yusuf Talal
DeLorenzo, Shariah adviser and Islamic scholar; Michael McMillan, chair of the Islamic Legal Forum at the American Bar
Association and professor of Islamic finance; and Rushdi Siddiqui, global director for the Dow Jones Islamic Market
Indexes and vigorous advocate for Islamic finance. -- Islamic finance is a system of banking consistent with the
principles of Shariah, or Islamic law. It is becoming increasingly popular, having reached $800 billion by mid-2007 and
growing at more than 15 percent each year. Wall Street now features an Islamic mutual fund and an Islamic index.
However, critics claim anti-American terrorists are often financially supported through U.S. investments - creating a
system by which the (US) nation funds its own enemy. [article link]
December 15, 2008: Lawsuit Filed Against US Treasury Dept: Stop AIG Bailout Financing Terrorism - A federal lawsuit
was filed this morning against U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. and the Federal Reserve Board to stop all
bailout funds from going to American International Group, Inc. ("AIG") - According to the lawsuit, the U.S. government,
through its ownership of AIG, is not only violating the Constitution, but also promoting and financing the destruction of
America using American tax dollars - The basis of the lawsuit is that AIG intentionally promotes Shariah-compliant
businesses and insurance products, which by necessity must comply with the 1200 year old body of Islamic cannon law
based on the Quran
ANN ARBOR, MI - A federal lawsuit was filed this morning against U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. and
the Federal Reserve Board to stop all bailout funds from going to American International Group, Inc. ("AIG"). According
to the lawsuit, the U.S. government, through its ownership of AIG, is not only violating the Constitution, but also
promoting and financing the destruction of America using American tax dollars. The basis of the lawsuit is that AIG
intentionally promotes Shariah-compliant businesses and insurance products, which by necessity must comply with the
1200 year old body of Islamic cannon law based on the Quran, which demands the conversion, subjugation, or
destruction of the infidel West, including the United States. To help achieve these objectives and with the aid of federal
tax dollars, AIG employs a three-person Shariah Advisory Board, with members from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and
Pakistan. According to AIG, the role of its Shariah authority "is to review operations, supervise its development of
Islamic products, and determine Shariah compliance of these products and investments." Of particular significance is
the Pakistani Board member, Dr. Muhammed Imran Ashraf Usmani. Dr. Usmani is the son and devoted disciple of Sheik
Mufti Taqi Usmani, the leading authority on Shariah financing who, in 1999, authored a book dedicating an entire
chapter on why a Western Muslim must engage in violent jihad against his own country - even if Muslims are given
equality and freedom to practice their religion and to proselytize. [article link]
The Spread of Islamic Shiite Sharia Law: April 14, 2009: Pakistan imposes Sharia law in Swat - The White House voiced
disappointment(?), saying the decision went against US goals of promoting democracy and human rights(?) - After
inconclusive military offensives and a failed peace pact, authorities accepted an Islamist demand for sharia, or Islamic
law, in February 2009
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari today signed a regulation imposing Islamic law in the northwestern Swat valley as
part of a deal to end Taliban violence. Mr Zardari, under pressure from conservatives, signed the regulation late
yesterday after the National Assembly passed a resolution recommending he approve it. Many residents of the scenic
valley, 125km northwest of Islamabad, hoped the agreement would bring peace after 18 months of bloodshed. The
White House voiced disappointment, saying the decision went against US goals of promoting democracy and human
rights. Critics accuse Pakistan's government of demonstrating a lack of will to fight the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Surging
violence across Pakistan and the spread of Taliban influence through the northwest are reviving concerns about the
stability of nuclear-armed Pakistan, an important US ally vital to efforts to stabilise neighbouring Afghanistan. ... Swat
was one of Pakistan's main tourist destinations until 2007, when militants infiltrated into the valley from strongholds on
the Afghan border to the west in support of a radical cleric. After inconclusive military offensives and a failed peace
pact, authorities accepted an Islamist demand for sharia, or Islamic law, in February. [article link]
April 17, 2009: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai vows to change Afghan (Sharia) marital rape law - The measure
applies to the 20% of Afghans who are Shiite Muslims - It was part of a massive piece of legislation aimed at bolstering
the nation's Shiite minority
KABUL, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that the controversial law permitting men to rape their
wives will be changed. In an interview with CNN, Karzai said he was unaware of the provision in the legislation, which he
signed into law last month. ... The law has drawn international criticism, and Karzai's comments came a day after
several hundred protesters demonstrated against it. Critics say the law bars women from opting out of sex, effectively
legalizing marital rape. The measure applies to the 20% of Afghans who are Shiite Muslims. It was part of a massive
piece of legislation aimed at bolstering the nation's Shiite minority. [article link]
U.N. Resolution Helping to Spread Islamic Law? - U.N. Anti-Blasphemy Resolution Curtails Free Speech, Critics Say -
The non-binding resolution on "Combating the Defamation of Religion" is intended to curtail speech that offends
religion -- particularly Islam - it "notes with deep concern the intensification of the campaign of defamation of religions
and the ethnic and religious profiling of Muslim minorities in the aftermath of 11 September 2001" {Far from being
persecuted since 9/11/2001 Islam and in particular radical, terrorist Shiite (Iran) Islam has been embraced, financed and
sheltered by the governments of nearly every nation in the world. The 9-11-2001 Bush (NWO) plan has always been
designed to promote, protect (safe harbor), fund, equip, indoctrinate, train and advance radical Islam.}
Religious groups and free-speech advocates are banding together to fight a United Nations resolution they say is being
used to spread Sharia law to the Western world and to intimidate anyone who criticizes Islam. The non-binding
resolution on “Combating the Defamation of Religion” is intended to curtail speech that offends religion -- particularly
Islam. Pakistan and the Organization of the Islamic Conference introduced the measure to the U.N. Human Rights
Council in 1999. It was amended to include religions other than Islam, and it has passed every year since. In 2005,
Yemen successfully brought a similar resolution before the General Assembly. Now the 192-nation Assembly is set to
vote on it again. The non-binding Resolution 62/145, which was adopted in 2007, says it “notes with deep concern the
intensification of the campaign of defamation of religions and the ethnic and religious profiling of Muslim minorities in
the aftermath of 11 September 2001.” It “stresses the need to effectively combat defamation of all religions and
incitement to religious hatred, against Islam and Muslims in particular.” But some critics believe the resolution is a
dangerous threat to freedom of speech everywhere. ... “It's obviously intended to have an intimidating effect on people
expressing criticism of radical Islam, and the idea that you can have a defamation of a religion like this, I think, is a
concept fundamentally foreign to our system of free expression in the United States,” said former U.N. Ambassador
John Bolton. Passing the resolution year after year gives it clout, Bolton said. “In places where U.N. decisions are
viewed as more consequential than they are in the U.S., they're trying to build up brick-by-brick that disagreement with
this resolution is unacceptable.” Kevin “Shamus” Hasson, founder and president of the Becket Fund for Religious
Liberty, a public interest law firm in Washington that opposes the resolution, said it is a slap in the face of human rights
law. “The whole idea of the defamation of religion is a Trojan horse for something else," Hasson said. "When you talk
about defamation, you talk about people being defamed and people being libeled, but ideas can't be defamed. Ideas
don't have rights, people have rights.” He said the resolution is a shield for Islamic fundamentalists who retaliate
against perceived offenses and want to make Islamic Sharia law the law of the land. He said the resolution passes under
the guise of protecting religion, but it actually endangers religious minorities in Islamic countries. "Who could possibly
be in favor of defamation?" Hasson said. "God may well punish blasphemy in the hereafter, but it's not the
government's job to police in the here and now." Paula Schriefer, advocacy director for Freedom House, a member of
the Coalition to Defend Free Speech, agrees. [article link]
Iraqi Shoe-thrower's brother: He wanted to humiliate 'tyrant' (Bush) - The brother of the journalist now famous for
hurling his shoes at President Bush said his sibling's actions were "spontaneous" and represented millions of Iraqis who
want to "humiliate the tyrant" - described the reporter's hatred for the "material [Bush-Satanic] American occupation"
and the "moral Iranian [Shiite-Shariah law] occupation" {Along with the Bush takover of Iraq Iranian Shiite Sharia law
has now been institued in Iraq.}
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The brother of the journalist now famous for hurling his shoes at President Bush said his
sibling's actions were "spontaneous" and represented millions of Iraqis who want to "humiliate the tyrant." Dhirgham
al-Zaidi, who sometimes worked as his brother's cameraman, described the reporter's hatred for the "material
American occupation" and the "moral Iranian occupation." Muntadhar al-Zaidi's feelings were influenced by watching
the agony suffered by everyday Iraqis. Most of the reporter's stories focused on Iraqi widows, orphans, and children,
said the brother. Sometimes the 29-year-old journalist would cry. Moved by the tales he reported of poor families, he
sometimes asked his colleagues to give money to them. On most nights, he returned to his home in central Baghdad --
one of the country's most violent slums and the epicenter of several of the war's pitched battles. Muntadhar al-Zaidi's
reporting for Egypt-based independent television Al-Baghdadia was "against the occupation," his brother said. The
journalist would occasionally sign off his stories "from occupied Baghdad." ... Yet Dhirgham al-Zaidi said he was
"shocked" when he saw his brother hurling his shoes at President Bush at a Sunday news conference after a surprise
visit by Bush to Baghdad. [article link]
'I killed her with a machine gun' - Basra turned into a battleground between warring Shiite factions vying for control of
the country's oil-rich south after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 - Basra's streets teemed with Shiite militias armed
with weapons, mostly from Iran, according to the Iraqi forces and the U.S. - Women bore the brunt of the militias'
extremist ideologies military {Bush knew this was going to happen as both Bush and Rumsfeld used too few troops, let
the Shiites keep most of their weapons during the invasion and then encouraged the Shiites to riot and loot after the
takeover. This is the guilty Bush, Blair, NWO plan for the new Iraq to terrorize the people until they submit to anything,
mostly a new more radical Islam.}
CNN was shown what authorities say was his first confession. On it are the names of 15 girls whom he admitted
kidnapping, raping and killing. The youngest girl on the list was just 9 years old. Basra turned into a battleground
between warring Shiite factions vying for control of the country's oil-rich south after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in
2003. Basra's streets teemed with Shiite militias armed with weapons, mostly from Iran, according to the Iraqi forces
and the U.S. military. ... Women bore the brunt of the militias' extremist ideologies. The militants spray-painted threats
on walls across Basra, warning women to wear headscarves and not to wear make-up. Women were sometimes
executed for the vague charge of doing something "un-Islamic." In the wasteland on the outskirts of Basra, dotted with
rundown homes, the stench of death mixes with the sewage. Local residents told the Iraqi Army that executions often
take place in the area, particularly for women, sometimes killed for something as seemingly inocuous as wearing jeans.
Militias implemented their own laws with abandon, threatening stores for displaying mannequins with bare shoulders
or for selling Western music. Many store owners are still too frightened to speak publicly. [article link]
Violence Leaves Young Iraqis Doubting Clerics "I hate Islam and all the clerics because they limit our freedom every day
and their instruction became heavy over us" said Sara, a high school student in Basra {Note: Iraq was a moderate
(Sunni) Muslim country but now that Bush Jr. has helped institutionalize radical Iranian (Shiite) Islam in Iraq the Iraqi
people are in even more despair.}
BAGHDAD - After almost five years of war, many young people in Iraq, exhausted by constant firsthand exposure to the
violence of religious extremism, say they have grown disillusioned with religious leaders and skeptical of the faith that
they preach. In two months of interviews with 40 young people in five Iraqi cities, a pattern of disenchantment
emerged, in which young Iraqis, both poor and middle class, blamed clerics for the violence and the restrictions that
have narrowed their lives. "I hate Islam and all the clerics because they limit our freedom every day and their instruction
became heavy over us," said Sara, a high school student in Basra. "Most of the girls in my high school hate that Islamic
people control the authority because they don’t deserve to be rulers." Atheer, a 19-year-old from a poor, heavily Shiite
neighborhood in southern Baghdad, said: "The religion men are liars. Young people don’t believe them. Guys my age
are not interested in religion anymore." [article link]
Texas (school) children roped into Islamic training - Class by CAIR teaches: 'There is one god, Allah' - According to a
parent, whose name was withheld, the children were given the Islamic indoctrination during time that was supposed to
be used for a physical education class {Islam is a chosen NWO religion because it is a slavery religion in fact the word
Islam literally means slavery/submission. Christianity is the one true freedom religion and therefore opposed by the
NWO.}
Public school students at Friendswood Junior High in the Houston area have been roped into Islamic training by
representatives from the Council on American-Islamic Relations during class time, prompting religious leaders to
protest over Principal Robin Lowe's actions. Pastor Dave Welch, spokesman for the Houston Area Pastor Council,
confirmed the indoctrination had taken place and called it "unacceptable." "The failure of the principal of Friendswood
Junior High to respect simple procedures requiring parental notification for such a potentially controversial subject, to
not only approve but participate personally in a religious indoctrination session led by representatives of a group with
well-known links to terrorist organizations and her cavalier response when confronted, raises serious questions about
her fitness to serve in that role," the pastors' organization said. According to a parent, whose name was withheld, the
children were given the Islamic indoctrination during time that was supposed to be used for a physical education class.
"I am simply trying to get the word out to those whose kids may not have told them about an Islamic presentation that
all kids were required to attend," wrote the parent, who was working to assemble protests to the school board.
[article link]
Be one of God's watchman in these last days! - I will continue to tell those on the Net that God is real, He is alive, and it
is only through His son Jesus that we can enjoy a purposeful life here on earth and have everlasting life - Everyone that
knows Christ as their Savior has been called to be God's watchman - Just remember, God has given you the job of
sharing His love and message - That's it! {Proverbs 11:3-5 The integrity of the upright shall guide them (themselves): but
the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them (themselves). Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but
righteousness delivereth from death. The righteousness of the perfect (completed in Jesus Christ - directed by the Holy
Spirit) shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. -- Holy Bible}
The majority of the Old Testament prophets felt as spiritual watchmen to the people, their warnings were for the most
part ignored. They lamented the fact that the people never listened despite their prophetic insight and warnings from
God. I am sure that many of today's spiritual leaders feel like those Old Testament prophets, as they sound the warning
from God for people to turn from their sin and embrace God. That message of course is largely ignored. Early in my
ministry, after feeling that same frustration, God showed me that it was not my job to "make people change." -- It was
my job to share with them the fact that God loves them, that their is everlasting life through Jesus Christ, and that the
answers they are seeking are found in Him. Period. I was to sound the alarm, blow the trumpet...that was my job. Only
God can change a person's heart. That is a divine work we cannot accomplish. It has to be Him. Once I came to that
realization, it became easier for me to focus on what my job was and to do it to the best of my ability. God told me that I
was to be a loud, and bold watchmen in this new medium called the Internet that is able to reach more people, quicker,
than anything that has been known to man. -- My friend, I try my best each day to be a "watchmen" here on the
Internet. I will continue to tell those on the Net that God is real, He is alive, and it is only through His son Jesus that we
can enjoy a purposeful life here on earth and have everlasting life. I love you and care about you SOOOOO much!!!! Let
me encourage you today. -- Everyone that knows Christ as their Savior has been called to be God's watchman. Just
remember, God has given you the job of sharing His love and message. That's it. The changes, the miracles, those will
all come from God Himself. You are His instrument to touch a person, He is the one that actually does the work. Think
about that today and take the pressure off yourself if the person you have been praying for isn't getting healed, or
saved, or their marriage isn't restored. God is the one who will bring about the actual change. We are simply called to be
faithful to share the message of faith, hope, and love in Jesus Christ. Be one of God's watchman in these last days!
[article link]
ABA and Biden Join Feminists' War on Fathers - which was produced "for use in litigation" called the "Commission on
Domestic Violence" - "10 Myths" is designed to teach lawyers how to win money verdicts against fathers by using false
or misleading arguments masquerading as objective research {With the Bush Republican Party amounting to an empty
suit when it comes to legitimate conservative - family causes, we are deeply at risk of being disenfranchised and being
steamrolled by the out of touch, unrealistic, self serving, Joe Biden's of the world.}
The "Commission's" website notes this disclaimer: "The ABA Commission on Domestic Violence does not engage in
research, and cannot vouch for the quality or accuracy of any of the data excerpted here." Too bad the "10 Myths" flier
doesn't include this disclaimer, too, because most of it lacks both quality and accuracy. A non-profit research and
education organization called Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting (RADAR) has just published a detailed
analysis of "10 Myths." RADAR's report proves that "10 Myths" uses bogus statistics and is "profoundly and
systematically biased . . . unworthy to be used as a foundation for legal practice or public policy." ... Senator Joe Biden
(D-DE) has rushed to the aid of women who want free lawyers to help them make domestic violence accusations, and
of lawyers seeking income from those cases. He is the lead sponsor of an extravagant new boondoggle called the
National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act (S.1515). Biden's bill would give $2 million a year to the
ABA "Commission" that wrote "10 Myths" in order to create a National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network
Referral Project. Biden wants the taxpayers to pay the lawyers' student loans. Biden's bill will channel an estimated
$55.5 million of taxpayers' money to lawyers and the special-interest ABA "Commission" will be in the catbird seat. The
bill will authorize federal funding to create and maintain an electronic network, provide mentoring, training and other
assistance, and set up a legal coordinator's office in each state to match lawyers to victims. [article link]
The True Story - 1948, Israel, and the Palestinians - at a time when huge numbers of Palestinian Arabs were being
actively driven from their homes by their own leaders and/or by Arab military forces, whether out of military
considerations or in order to prevent them from becoming citizens of the prospective Jewish state
What makes these Jewish efforts all the more impressive is that they took place at a time when huge numbers of
Palestinian Arabs were being actively driven from their homes by their own leaders and/or by Arab military forces,
whether out of military considerations or in order to prevent them from becoming citizens of the prospective Jewish
state. In the largest and best-known example, tens of thousands of Arabs were ordered or bullied into leaving the city of
Haifa on the AHC's instructions, despite strenuous Jewish efforts to persuade them to stay. Only days earlier, Tiberias'
6,000-strong Arab community had been similarly forced out by its own leaders, against local Jewish wishes. In Jaffa,
Palestine's largest Arab city, the municipality organized the transfer of thousands of residents by land and sea; in
Jerusalem, the AHC ordered the transfer of women and children, and local gang leaders pushed out residents of several
neighborhoods. Tens of thousands of rural villagers were likewise forced out by order of the AHC, local Arab militias, or
the ALA. Within weeks of the latter's arrival in Palestine in January 1948, rumors were circulating of secret instructions
to Arabs in predominantly Jewish areas to vacate their villages so as to allow their use for military purposes and to
reduce the risk of becoming hostage to the Jews. By February, this phenomenon had expanded to most parts of the
country. It gained considerable momentum in April and May as ALA and AHC forces throughout Palestine were being
comprehensively routed. On April 18, the Hagana's intelligence branch in Jerusalem reported a fresh general order to
remove the women and children from all villages bordering Jewish localities. Twelve days later, its Haifa counterpart
reported an ALA command to evacuate all Arab villages between Tel Aviv and Haifa in anticipation of a new general
offensive. In early May, as fighting intensified in the eastern Galilee, local Arabs were ordered to transfer all women and
children from the Rosh Pina area, while in the Jerusalem sub-district, Transjordan's Arab Legion likewise ordered the
emptying of scores of villages. As for the Palestinian Arab leaders themselves, who had placed their reluctant
constituents on a collision course with Zionism in the 1920's and 1930's and had now dragged them helpless into a
mortal conflict, they hastened to get themselves out of Palestine and to stay out at the most critical moment. Taking a
cue from these higher-ups, local leaders similarly rushed en masse through the door. High Commissioner Cunningham
summarized what was happening with quintessential British understatement: You should know that the collapsing
Arab morale in Palestine is in some measure due to the increasing tendency of those who should be leading them to
leave the country. . . . [article link]
Bin Laden urges Muslims to liberate Palestine - In a message entitled "The Causes of Conflict on the 60th Anniversary of
the State of Israeli Occupation" bin Laden reiterated jihadist opposition to the existence of the Jewish state {That is
some extravagant message title, who titled and wrote that message Osama Bin Laden or a Harvard Lawyer? My money
is on the lawyer especially if the lawyer was a member of the Skull & Bones Society. There is little if any proof that
Osama Bin Laden, who was gravely ill before the 9-11 attacks is even alive, his name is just being used by Bush to stir up
strife and to continue and expand terrorism so Bush can continue and expand the global war of NWO oppression. ... The
photo CNN is displaying is clearly a photoshopped edited image with a thick cutout-outline-line of Bin Laden.}
(CNN) -- Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden -- in a blunt new message that coincides with Israel's 60th anniversary --
urged his followers to liberate Palestine, a terrorism analyst told CNN on Friday. In a message entitled "The Causes of
Conflict on the 60th Anniversary of the State of Israeli Occupation," bin Laden reiterated jihadist opposition to the
existence of the Jewish state and its policies. Bin Laden's audio message, released Thursday, told listeners that
"liberating" Palestine should be the aim of every Muslim, according to terrorism analyst Laura Mansfield. The message,
played over a still image on jihadist Web sites, runs 9 minutes and 40 seconds. [article link]
Welcome to the JAH "The Truth about..." Page - In speaking of the Truth, Henry David Thoreau once said: "Any Truth is
better than make-believe ... rather than love, than money, than fame, give me Truth" - The only true history is in the
Bible - All else is government propaganda
Winston Churchill is quoted as having once said: "Most people, sometime in their lives, stumble across truth. Most jump
up, brush themselves off, and hurry on about their business as if nothing had happened." Just as a bell that has been
rung cannot be "unrung", the annoying problem with the Truth is that, once you learn it, you can not "unlearn" it.
[article link]
Day #1 - Guide to PR on a dollar a day - Whoever coined this the Information Age was only half right - It's actually the
dis-information age {Exactly true that the 'information age' gave way to the 'dis-information age' and into the 'age of
lies and deceit' and now we have actually entered a whole new age the "Age of Conjure" i.e. witchcraft. Facts, truth and
info are now conjured up out of thin air and cast like a spell into any form that fits the sorcerer's (PR - journalist's)
desire.}
"If I was down to my last dollar, I'd spend it on PR." - Bill Gates. WITH THIS IN mind, The INQ is launching the Dollar a
Day PR training course. Whoever coined this the Information Age was only half right. It's actually the dis-information
age. Now that technology has made us all naked, we need spin to cover ourselves up again. Journalists rarely make the
news these days, it's all PR driven, We all need to learn PR. But since UK firms charge you £600 a day, just to be serviced
by a bloke so fresh out of college he's still hungover - we've gone for a more 'cost effective' version. We've signed up for
the Dollar a Day PR correspondence course. Each day, we'll share a dollar's worth of knowledge. [article link]
Bush Compares Obama To Nazi Appeasers - President Bush has said repeatedly that he would not insert himself into
the presidential race {Bush again stumps for Hillary for President. Bush spends more time trying to get Hillary elected
then he does McCain, hum… something is a little strange in Bush land.}
President Bush has said repeatedly that he would not insert himself into the presidential race, but that stance changed
dramatically today during his trip to Israel. After likening Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Osama bin Laden,
Bush compared Barack Obama to Nazi appeasers: ... Obama himself quickly responded to the comparison, calling it a
false attack and listing past presidents who didn't think that diplomacy was such a bad idea: [article link]
Bush Says Hillary Clinton Will Be Democratic Nominee - President Bush, breaking his rule not to talk about presidential
politics, says he believes Hillary Rodham Clinton will defeat Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential primaries
{Why is Bush campaigning for Hillary? The 2008 election is probably as rigged as an old WWF Title Match. Hillary is the
ringer and likely McCain, Rudy, Fred or some other Republican sacrifice is destined to lose. Looks like Bush Jr. is playing
the same "end game" his dad played when he gifted his 1992 re-election to Bill Clinton.}
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, breaking his rule not to talk about presidential politics, says he believes Hillary
Rodham Clinton will defeat Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential primaries. Bush also predicts that Clinton will
be defeated in the general election by the Republican nominee. "I believe our candidate can beat her but it's going to be
a tough race," the president said. It has been difficult for Bush to remain silent about the 2008 president race, despite
his promises not to be the "prognosticator in chief." He has been talking about the race and handicapping candidates
during off-the-record chats with visitors to the White House. He finally went public with his Clinton prediction in an
interview for a book by Bill Sammon, a reporter for The Washington Examiner. ... The White House did not challenge
Sammon's account. ... Bush said Giuliani's popularity was a sign of how important the terrorism issue is to Republican
voters, the newspaper said. It said Bush cautioned against ruling out Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., saying he had managed
to revive his campaign after an implosion earlier this year. [article link]
Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton - "Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton" he said, referring to how Bill Clinton had followed his
father, and Hillary Clinton could follow him - Bush said he checked in with Clinton occasionally {Bush Sr. -- Bill Clinton --
Bush Jr. next is Hillary Clinton, then comes Jeb Bush ... It's just a theory but are you getting the picture?}
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush says Bill Clinton has become so close to his father that the
Democratic former president is like a member of the family. Former President George Bush has worked with Clinton to
raise money for victims of the Asian tsunami and the hurricane disaster along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Asked about his
father and Clinton, Bush quipped, “Yes, he and my new brother." "That's a good relationship. It's a fun relationship to
watch,” Bush said in an interview with CBS News broadcast on Sunday. While attending Pope John Paul's funeral, Bush
said, “It was fun to see the interplay between dad and Clinton. One of these days, I'll be a member of the ex-president's
club. ... I'll be looking for something to do." ... Bush said he checked in with Clinton occasionally. "And you know, he
says things that makes it obvious - that makes it obvious to me that we're kind of, you know, on the same wavelength
about the job of the presidency. Makes sense, after all, there's this kind of commonality,” he said. Bush jokingly referred
to speculation that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former president's wife, will seek the Democratic nomination for
the presidency. He had earlier referred to the former first lady as “formidable." "Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton,” he said,
referring to how Bill Clinton had followed his father, and Hillary Clinton could follow him. [article link]
Exclusive: Dick Morris Says Hillary Will Be America's Next President - In the end, however, it's President Bush who may
have done more to make Hillary Clinton president than anyone else - by ignoring the scandals of the first two Clinton
terms and ordering his Justice Department to slow investigations
Barring a Clinton indictment, however, Hillary's White House path is clear for 2008. ... A Big Boost From ... Bush. In the
end, however, it's President Bush who may have done more to make Hillary Clinton president than anyone else - by
ignoring the scandals of the first two Clinton terms and ordering his Justice Department to slow investigations. "In
retrospect it will look like a mistake on his part," Morris told NewsMax. "He's treating the scandals as an inconvenience,
but that's because of one of the core convictions of the Bush family. They always oppose aggressive action against
former presidents." He argues that, though some of the accusations leveled against his ex-boss were "garbage," the
11th-hour pardons were a different matter. "That scandal was very real. And if there is no action on the pardon scandal,
Bush will ultimately regret that," Morris predicts. [article link]
THE BUSH-CLINTON DYNASTY - Face it folks: the Bushes and Clintons are political soul mates - the Bushes and
Clintons are as close as America has gotten to a crime family dynasty
To believe that the Bushes and Clintons are political and philosophical opponents is the height of absurdity. Both have
the support and do the bidding of the international elite. Both families are imbedded in secret societies and globalist
agendas. And mark my words, the Bushes will be working behind the scenes for a Hillary victory in 2008. I will even be
so bold as to say that the Bushes and Clintons are as close as America has gotten to a crime family dynasty. If you are
brave at heart, do a little personal research into the connection between these two families and the CIA's infamous
"extra curricular" C-130 flights to Central and South America originating in and out of Mena, Arkansas back in the '90's.
Barak Obama needs to pray he doesn't get too close to the Democratic nomination. And the American people need to
pray for a "Great Awakening," because another four or eight years of the Bush-Clinton dynasty might turn this once-
great constitutional republic into just another banana republic. [article link]
THE BUSH-CLINTON DYNASTY - John Mack is not the first Bush supporter to jump on the Hillary bandwagon - Neither
will he be the last - The Bushes and Clintons go way back - They have been fast friends for decades
That wealthy and influential supporters of G.W. Bush are now supporting Hillary Clinton only surprises those who have
not been paying attention. For the rest of us, this is merely par for the course. The Bushes and Clintons go way back.
They have been fast friends for decades. Only a closely guarded media cover up has hidden this fact from the general
public. As you will recall, George H.W. Bush was President of the United States while William Jefferson Clinton was
Governor of Arkansas. During this time, it was very common for the two families (along with G.W. Bush and Laura) to
vacation together. This is well-known to those who are familiar with the two families. Yet, the connection between the
Bushes and Clintons is much deeper than simple friendship. They share a deep socio-political alliance as well.
Remember that it was President Bill Clinton who first proposed what came to be called the USA Patriot Act. Of course,
he failed to convince a GOP Congress to approve the measure. However, G.W. Bush succeeded where Clinton failed.
Remember, too, that it was President Bill Clinton who gave us NAFTA, something G.W. Bush has not only supported
but expanded into the SPP and a burgeoning North American Community. Furthermore, both Bush and Clinton are
major players in the push for amnesty for illegal aliens. And the list just goes on and on. Face it folks: the Bushes and
Clintons are political soul mates. Therefore, why should it be surprising that many Bush supporters are now working for
the Hillary Clinton campaign? [article link]
The program, which then Gov. Mitt Romney signed into law a year ago Thursday, - includes a requirement that
everyone in Massachusetts get some form of health insurance by July 1, 2007 - If they don't, they face a series of
increasing tax penalties - That mandate amounts to an "unprecedented expansion of government power" - "In essence,
you have Romney embracing 'Hillarycare,' and that doesn't play well on the right" {Mormon Mitt's first move is to sic
the IRS and the law on every single person in Massachusetts. I doubt Romney has what it would take to be a good
President!}
The program, which Romney signed into law a year ago Thursday, includes a requirement that everyone in
Massachusetts get some form of health insurance by July 1. If they don't, they face a series of increasing tax
penalties.That mandate amounts to an "unprecedented expansion of government power," says Michael Tanner, a
health policy expert at the Cato Institute, a libertarian Washington think-tank. The law also created the "Connector," a
program for providing low-cost policies aimed at attracting younger and healthier residents who currently do not have
insurance. Critics have questioned demands by the Connector's overseers for prescription drug coverage, as well as
policies with premiums capped at $200 per month. "There is a likening of this central concept of his _ the Connector _
to managed competition, which was at the heart of the 1993 Clinton health care proposal," Tanner said. "In essence,
you have Romney embracing 'Hillarycare,' and that doesn't play well on the right." [article link]
Harriet Miers (helped) Contribute to Hillary's NY Senate Election in 2000

On May 17, 2000, while Harriet Miers was managing the law firm of Locke Liddell from the firm's Dallas office, she
contributed $415 to the law firm's political action committee. Federal Election Commission reports show that two days
later, Locke Liddell's PAC contributed $1,000 to Hillary Rodham Clinton's Senate Campaign Committee. For an
unexplained reason, Harriet Miers listed herself as a "self-employed attorney," according to the FEC Report on her 2000
contribution to the Locke Liddell PAC. [article link]
Poll: George Bush most unpopular president on record - More disapprove of Bush than any other president
WASHINGTON DC (CNN) -- A new poll suggests that President Bush is the most unpopular president in modern
American history. "No president has ever had a higher disapproval rating in any CNN or Gallup Poll; in fact, this is the
first time that any president's disapproval rating has cracked the 70 percent mark," said Keating Holland, CNN's polling
director. ... The record-low support for the war in a CNN poll could be one reason behind the president's unpopularity,
but it probably is not the only one. "Support for the war, the assessment of the economy and approval of Mr. Bush are
all about the same -- bad," Schneider said. [article link]
Poll: More Americans in sour mood about country - 70% of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation
survey say things are going badly in the United States - The last time the public gave the country's condition such a bad
rating was January 1992 in the last year in office of the last president named Bush Sr. {Clearly the devil worshiping (skull
& bones) Bush family has only brought ruin to America. The selfish and childish acts of the Bush family have been
nothing short of disgusting!}
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The vast majority of Americans think things are going badly in the country, according to a new
poll. Seven in 10 people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday say things are going
badly, with only 30 percent saying things are going well. "It's been 16 years since the public gave the country's condition
such a bad rating: January 1992, to be precise, in the last year in office of the last president named Bush," CNN pollster
Keating Holland said. "Seventy percent is a lot worse than two years ago, when 48 percent thought times were bad and
the Republicans lost control of Congress," CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider added. [article link]
National DNA database gets kickstart from feds - With virtually no fanfare, President Bush signed into law a plan
ordering the government to take no more than six months to set up a "national contingency plan" to screen newborns'
DNA in case of a "public health emergency" - "Soon, under this bill, the DNA of all citizens will be housed in government
genomic biobanks and considered governmental property for government research"
With virtually no fanfare, President Bush signed into law a plan ordering the government to take no more than six
months to set up a "national contingency plan" to screen newborns' DNA in case of a "public health emergency." The
new law requires that the results of the program - including "information … research, and data on newborn screening" -
shall be assembled by a "central clearinghouse" and made available on the Internet. According to congressional
records, S.1858, sponsored by Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., was approved in the Senate Dec. 13, in the House April 8 and
signed by Bush April 24. "Soon, under this bill, the DNA of all citizens will be housed in government genomic biobanks
and considered governmental property for government research," said Twila Brase, president of the Citizens' Council
on Health Care. "The DNA taken at birth from every citizen is essentially owned by the government, and every citizen
becomes a potential subject of government-sponsored genetic research." [article link]
Regulators zero in on credit card reform - Key bank regulator approves proposal to eliminate industry practices like
'double-cycle billing' - a practice that computes finance charges based on previous billing cycles
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Federal regulators are pushing ahead to stop abuses by credit card issuers at a time
when the $2 trillion industry has come under increasing scrutiny. On Thursday, the Office of Thrift Supervision,
responsible for overseeing the nation's savings and loans, endorsed a seven-point plan to tackle "unfair" and
"deceptive" practices by companies that issue credit cards. The plan would allow consumers more time to pay their
monthly bill. It would prevent companies from applying interest-rate increases retroactively to pre-existing balances.
And it would ban "double cycle billing," a practice that computes finance charges based on previous billing cycles.
"Today's proposal addresses practices that have raised concern about fairness and transparency," the office said.
[article link]
J. I. Packer Quits Anglican Church of Canada - J.I. Packer, one of the world's most renowned evangelical theologians,
left the Anglican Church of Canada, citing "poisonous liberalism" in the church body
J.I. Packer, one of the world's most renowned evangelical theologians, left the Anglican Church of Canada, citing
"poisonous liberalism" in the church body. Packer, 81, who was named one of the 25 most influential evangelicals in the
world by Time magazine in 2005, quit the Canadian arm of the global Anglican Communion with 10 other B.C. Anglican
clergy last week, he said, according to The Vancouver Sun. They joined the more conservative and orthodox Province of
the Southern Cone in South America. The Oxford-trained theologian said he can no longer serve under Vancouver-area
Bishop Michael Ingham, arguing that he "appears heretical." Ingham had sanctioned in 2002 same-sex blessings in the
British Columbia diocese of New Westminster, sparking international uproar. [article link]
David J. Meyer - Last Trumpet Newsletter: The Final Page of the Illuminati Blueprint!
Sir Winston Churchill, who was an Illuminist, Druid, Freemason, and a member of the League of Just Men, once said the
following words: “Most people, sometime in their lives, stumble across the truth. Most jump up, brush themselves off
and hurry about their business as if nothing had happened.” While Churchill was referring to the number one problem in
the world today - apathy toward truth, he also alluded to the fact that truth is surrounded by so much darkness that
people stumble over it and even hate it because it got in their way. How true it is that people who walk in darkness will
stumble over truth, but people who walk in the light will not stumble over anything. The Illuminists depend upon
apathy toward truth by the masses of people, because it allows them to continue with great measures of success as
they go about to enslave the people of the world in a global dictatorship of an antichrist and totalitarian one-world
government. [article link]
Behind the Big News (DVD)

Most Americans know the mainstream media manipulates stories, manufactures illusions, and exploits fears. But the
reason is more than just liberal bias or sloppy reporting. Behind the Big News exposes a revolutionary agenda -
originating outside the media - that defines today's headlines. This powerful and fast-paced video examines some of
the biggest news stories in recent decades to discover how this subversive agenda is promoted. Behind the Big News
also reveals an effective strategy to overcome this ongoing assault on American freedom. [article link]
Desperate Bush administration ends already blown Zarqawi deception - In a bizarre recent twist perhaps paving the
way for last week's finale, Zarqawi, the "great terrorist mastermind," was depicted [in a video] as an incompetent; an
object of ridicule lacking the knowledge to properly handle an automatic weapon
The purported execution of "Al-Qaeda mystery man" Musab al-Zarqawi ends what was exposed two months ago as a
Pentagon psychological operation in leaked military documents. The pursuit of Zarqawi is being sold as the "turning
point" of the Iraq war. It is nothing of the sort. This is another lie, heaped upon the multitude of lies that comprise the
"war on terrorism" itself. ... What is a well-established (and deliberately unaddressed) fact is that the United States
government and US-connected intelligence agencies created Islamic "terrorism." The US and its allies have continued
to use and guide terrorist cells, as well as fill worldwide media with "terrorism" propaganda. ...
Zarqawi, "Bush's man in Iraq" is not just a manipulated Anglo-American intelligence asset, but a clumsy Pentagon
psychological operation. The legend of the "shadowy terror mastermind" responsible for virtually every act of violence
in Iraq and beyond has morphed and changed over the years. In a bizarre recent twist (perhaps paving the way for last
week's finale), Zarqawi, the "great terrorist mastermind," was depicted as an incompetent [in a video]; an object of
ridicule lacking the knowledge to properly handle an automatic weapon (leading to questions about the competence of
US propaganda apparatus). Zarqawi has been reported dead more than once, and now he is dead again, deader than
ever. [article link]
IMPORTANT VIDEO LECTURE BY PROF. EUGENE NARRETT IN JERUSALEM (Includes Q & A)
On April 6th, 2006, Dr. Eugene Narrett, Professor & Coordinator of Multi-Disciplinary Studies at Cambridge College in
Massachusetts, spoke at the O-U Center in Jerusalem with regard to American foreign policy and the decline of
Western culture, the myth of Palestinian nationalism and the geo-political forces aligned against Israel under the guise
of pro-arab policies, and a variety of other topics and issues. We provide below a flash video box loaded with one hour
of the remarkable talk and responses to questions in four separate clips. We had first been exposed to Dr. Narrett on
The Tovia Singer Show webcast over the Internet. During his recent trip to Israel, we had a chance to sit down over
dinner with this unique renaissance man whose thorough and historic grasp of the global situation as it pertains to Israel
is only exceeded by his passionate defense of the Jewish People and their right to live in peace in the Land of Israel.
[article link]
The (American) School that Terrorism Built

In March of 2003, a domestic non-profit was incorporated within the state of Florida, using the name American Youth
Academy. The organization was set up as an Islamic elementary/secondary private school (just like IAF), and its
corporate address put it directly adjacent to IAF. Or is it inside IAF? Taking a drive down the back street that is E 130th
Ave, one is easily confused as to where one property ends and the other begins. If you listen to American Youth
Academy (AYA) officials, you'll be hard pressed to believe that AYA is a brand new school.
But in reality, only the name has changed. As reported in the Tampa Tribune, the school “uses the same buildings,
desks, books and equipment as the Islamic Academy. Nearly half the teachers and many students are the same.” The
phone number to the school is also the same. Even one of the AYA Directors, Ayman Barakat, was a long-time Director
of IAF. So why is the state of Florida treating this "new" school differently than it treated IAF? As stated previously, IAF
lost its funding due to its ties to terrorist activity. However, the same school that goes by the new name is currently
receiving more taxpayer funded vouchers than any other school in the Tampa Bay area. For this year alone, Florida's
citizens have shelled out $332,500 to AYA for its elementary/secondary program and $2500 per child for AYA's
Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) program, which it is actively soliciting for children on its website. Given this school's
history, how is this possible? [article link]
BREAKING SCHLUSSEL EXCLUSIVE: Bush to Nominate PORN ADDICT, TERROR SYMPATHIZER, RACIST to Court of
Appeals
If you liked the Harriet Miers nomination, you'll love the Stephen Murphy nomination. I have known for three weeks--on
the tip of a current Assistant U.S. Attorney--that FBI agents are conducting a background check on U.S. Attorney
Stephen Murphy III, in preparation for President Bush's impending nomination of Murphy to the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Sixth Circuit. But the Bush nomination of Stephen Murphy should shock all freedom-loving Americans, let alone
conservatives, because Murphy: ... [article link]
Judge's Unintelligent Rant Against Design (Creationism) {Judge is a Bush appointee}

Supreme Court Nominee Harriet Miers Provided Misleading Information to Judiciary Committee
Miers gives wrong dates in questionnaire; Firm was sued during period omitted. President Bush's nominee to the
Supreme Court, Harriet Miers, provided erroneous and incomplete information to the Senate Judiciary Committee
about her membership on a Board of Directors for a real estate investment company, RAW STORY has learned.
[article link]
Utah (Mormon/LDS) Polygamist Judge Fights to Keep Job
A judge with three wives is fighting to keep his job. The Utah Supreme Court is faced with a decision: can a practicing
polygamist sit on the bench in judgment of others? Judge Walter Steed has been on the bench for a quarter of a century
and for all that time he's also been a polygamist. The basic question is whether Judge Steed brings disrepute to the
judiciary by flouting the laws against polygamy. The Judicial Conduct Commission ruled that he does, and wants the
Supreme Court to boot Steed from his bench in Hildale. [article link]
America's war on the web - This is the age of information warfare - Firstly, the Pentagon says it will wage war against
the internet in order to dominate the realm of communications, prevent digital attacks on the US and its allies, and to
have the upper hand when launching cyber-attacks against enemies
IMAGINE a world where wars are fought over the internet; where TV broadcasts and newspaper reports are designed
by the military to confuse the population; and where a foreign armed power can shut down your computer, phone,
radio or TV at will. In 2006, we are just about to enter such a world. This is the age of information warfare, and details of
how this new military doctrine will affect everyone on the planet are contained in a report, entitled The Information
Operations Roadmap, commissioned and approved by US secretary of defence Donald Rumsfeld and seen by the
Sunday Herald. [article link]
Via HotAir.com: Vent Section - Staged News Events, to play select play button, to download Right Click "Download
Vent for iTunes" (Video)
Clips of staged news events including an Australian Katie Couric wannabe got busted by a Brigadier General who didn't
go along with her MSM stage managers. [article link]
Staged News - Photo Fraud - UK TIMES SMEARS OUR MARINES

Look very carefully at the photo featured in the UK Times's report from June 1, 2006 titled "Massacre Marines blinded
by hate:" ... It is clearly the same location. The same set of dead bodies. The second is a wider shot with three additional
bodies in the foreground. But guess what? The photo, according to this Newsweek caption of the scene, is not of the
Nov. 19 incident in Haditha involving our Marines, as the UK Times would have you believe. Read the caption:
"Insurgents in Haditha executed 19 Shiite fishermen and National Guardsmen in a sports stadium." Our Marines did not
kill these people. [article link]
China 'selling prisoners' organs' - Top British transplant surgeons have accused China of harvesting the organs of
thousands of executed prisoners every year to sell for transplants
In a statement, the British Transplantation Society condemned the practice as unacceptable and a breach of human
rights. The move comes less than a week after Chinese officials publicly denied the practice took place. ... Professor
Stephen Wigmore, who chairs the society's ethics committee, told the BBC that the speed of matching donors and
patients, sometimes as little as a week, implied prisoners were being selected before execution. ... Professor Wigmore
said: "The weight of evidence has accumulated to a point over the last few months where it's really incontrovertible in
our opinion. "We feel that it's the right time to take a stance against this practice." [article link]
Lone Chinese protester humiliates Bush

A FEMALE protester dramatically interrupted a speech by China's president on the White House lawn yesterday,
humiliating President George W. Bush. She yelled in Chinese at Hu Jintao, "You are a killer and a murderer," as Mr Bush
greeted his counterpart in public. ... He added that she "probably wanted to call attention" to the sect's claim that the
Chinese have engaged in human organ harvesting, an allegation the Government has denied. During her outburst, Dr
Wang shouted: "President Bush, stop him from killing." And addressing Hu she called out: "Your time is over. Evil
people will die early." [article link]
(Wang Wenyi) China heckler at White House charged in US court

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A heckler from the Falun Gong spiritual movement who disrupted a White House
appearance by Chinese President Hu Jintao was charged on Friday with harassing, intimidating and threatening a
foreign official. [article link]
Christian Defense Coalition Disappointed by President Bush's Apology to Chinese President after Demonstration at the
White House
President Bush apologized to Chinese President Hu Jintao after an activist for the group Falun Gong shouted for Mr.
Bush to help end Chinese religious persecution against their group at a White House news conference. The Coalition
believes the response of President Bush to the episode should have been focusing on the human rights violations and
the religious persecution by the Chinese government. Group also rips the double standard of the media for repeatedly
describing Wenyi Wang as a "heckler" while constantly referring to Cindy Sheehan as a "peace activist" and "anti-war
activist." At the very least, Wenyi Wang should have been addressed as a "religious rights activist" or "free speech
protester" rather than as a "heckler." Christian Defense Coalition also calls for the United States government to drop
criminal charges against Wenyi Wang. [article link]
Qaddafi Invites Bush to Hajj, Since US Will Be Islamic Country Soon

Gadhafi gave his assurance that Muslims don't need "the sword or the bomb to spread Islam," and expected Europe to
become Muslim with a few dozen years. He proved this by pointing to the presence of 50 million Muslims, 14,000
thousand mosques and Islamic centers, and 1,500 Islamic organizations and associations in Europe, in addition to
Turkey, Bosnia and Albania joining the European Union. He considered that "Europe and America face difficult times ..
as time passes they can either accept that they will become Muslim, or they must proclaim war on Muslims." It's
interesting how he shoots off those numbers for European mosques so easily. [article link]
President Bush - The White House and Ramadan Celebration

"According to Muslim teachings, God first revealed His word in the Holy Qur'an to the prophet, Muhammad, during the
month of Ramadan. That word has guided billions of believers across the centuries, and those believers built a culture
of learning and literature and science. All the world continues to benefit from this faith and its achievements." Remarks
by the President George W. Bush At Iftaar Dinner - The State Dining Room, Washington, D.C. November 19, 2001.
[article link]
Welcome to (Islam) Submission - President George W. Bush's Statements about Submission [Islam] (Islam means
Submission in Arabic)
December 10, 2002 - President Bush: Koran is God's word. [article link]
Is the FBI/CIA Infiltrated by Islamists?

It's time to worry when the Federal Bureau of Investigation, America's national police agency, consistently cannot
figure out who's friend and who's foe in the war on terror. The bureau's record of honoring the wrong American
Muslims captures this problem. In February 2001, it promoted Gamal Abdel-Hafiz, a special agent who rejected a
counterterror assignment on the grounds that "a Muslim does not record another Muslim." In September 2003, the FBI
nearly bestowed its Exceptional Public Service Award on Imad Hamad of Detroit, saved from this embarrassment by
columnist Debbie Schlussel, who exposed Hamad in the New York Post as someone who "supports terrorism and [who]
was himself a suspected terrorist." ... [article link]
Weapons are Being Stockpiled in Mosques

I doubt Iraq is the only place where weapons are being stored in mosques. Want to bet the same thing isn't being done
in France, Belgium etc... Britain, the US, Australia... [article link]
Princeton Censors Ex-PLO Speakers; But Likely to Hire PLO Spokesman as History Professor
Princeton U. Says Campus Event Against Terrorism is "Too Inflammatory" Princeton University has cancelled a
speaking event by three former Middle East terrorists because it says that the use of the word "terrorist" in the
promotion for the event is "too inflammatory." Two of the three self-described former terrorists were members of the
PLO. Each of them apparently converted to Christianity. Here is the must-read story of one of the group, Walid
Shoebat, who is now an ardent Zionist. Meanwhile, another former PLO member is likely to be named a full professor:
Khalidi is Sole Candidate for History Position. Controversial professor appears to have wide support. As detailed in
Campus Watch Rashid Khalidi is trying to weasel out of having worked for the PLO: Mr. Khalidi dismisses the allegation
that he served as a PLO spokesman, saying, "I often spoke to journalists in Beirut, who usually cited me without
attribution as a well-informed Palestinian source. If some misidentified me at the time, I am not aware of it." Here is
another corroborating quote about being a PLO employee from the New York Times (February 19, 1978) that is not
widely known because of an alternate spelling of the last name: ... [article link]
Germany Paroled (or traded) Hezbollah Terrorist TWA Hijacker Returns to Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon - A Lebanese man serving a life sentence in Germany for the 1985 hijacking of a TWA jetliner and
killing of a U.S. Navy diver has returned to Lebanon after being paroled in Germany, security and guerrilla officials said
Tuesday. Mohammed Ali Hamadi arrived in Beirut four days ago on a commercial flight from Germany, a Lebanese
security official and a Hezbollah guerrilla group said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to
speak to the media. ... TWA flight 847 from Athens, Greece, to Rome was hijacked in June 1985 to Beirut, where the
hijackers beat and shot U.S. Navy diver Robert Dean Stethem, 23, of Waldorf, Md., and dumped his body on the
tarmac. Stethem was the only casualty during the hijacking ordeal, in which 39 Americans were held hostage for 17
days. He received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart decorations, and a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer is named in
his honor. [article link]
Something's Rotten in the State Department - State Department's flirting with the Muslim Brotherhood
Over the last weeks there have been numerous signs of a new attitude at Foggy Bottom in relation to the international
movement of the Muslim Brotherhood. While scores of moderate Muslims and Islamic scholars, the 9/11 Commission,
and European security officials point to the Muslim Brothers as the forefathers of modern Islamist terrorism, the State
Department is, in fact, flirting with them. [article link]
Double Standard U.S. Policy on Hamas

The U.S. is funding a Hamas-controlled town in Gaza despite a ban against financing terrorist organizations.
Congressmen warned that funds to the PA might be cut if Hamas wins elections. The U.S. government's Agency for
International Development has given the Hamas-controlled village of Bani Suheila $392,000 for road projects,
according to Middle East Newsline. It quoted the mayor of the town, where Hamas won 12 out of 13 seats in recent local
elections, as saying he expects more projects for funding. [article link]
The Militant Terrorist Group Hamas Wins Key Elections in West Bank {Is President Bush Asleep at the Wheel -
Someone, Anyone Wakeup the President!}
NABLUS, West Bank - The Hamas militant group won local elections in the West Bank's largest cities, according to
preliminary results released Friday, dealing a harsh blow to the ruling Fatah party just six weeks ahead of a
parliamentary poll. Hamas swept more than 70 percent of the vote in the West Bank city of Nablus, highlighting the
fierce challenge posed by the group to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party, which suffered a split Thursday
when a group of young leaders broke away. Meanwhile, Palestinian militants fired on an Israeli vehicle near the West
Bank city of Hebron, seriously wounding a passenger, the army and rescue services said. The army sealed off the area
after the drive-by shooting. [article link]
Palestinian Security Branch to Be Comprised of Militants

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The new Palestinian interior minister named a well-known militant as his top aide on Thursday
and announced the formation of a new security branch to be composed of militants. The moves were part of an
ongoing power struggle between the new {psycho} Hamas-led Cabinet and {the not moderate} moderate Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas. [article link]
Problematic appointment: Top fugitive appointed as PA Interior Ministry director-general will oversee Palestinian
security forces
The number two man on Israel's most wanted list and commander of the Popular Resistance Committees, Jamal Abu
Samhadana, has been appointed Thursday as director-general of the Palestinian Interior and National Security
Ministry. Samhadana, whose group is behind countless rocket attacks on Israeli targets, survived an IDF assassination
attempt in the past and will now become the number two figure in the Palestinian Authority's most important ministry,
which oversees PA security forces. [article link]
Candidate to supporters: 'Islam won!' Party nominee says Muslim 'power extending into Canadian politics'
A Muslim who won the Liberal Party nomination for a parliamentary seat in Ontario, Canada, declared his success a
victory for Islam in a speech to supporters, according to a Coptic Christian who attended the event. "This is a victory for
Islam! Islam won! Islam won! ... Islamic power is extending into Canadian politics," Omar Alghabra, the Liberal
candidate for Mississauga-Erindale, reportedly declared to his audience of several hundred. [article link]
Ontario Canada Rejects Use of Islamic Law

TORONTO - The premier of Ontario said Sunday that he won't let his province become the first Western government to
allow the use of Islamic law to settle family disputes and that he would move to ban all religious arbitration. Ontario's
provincial government has been reviewing a report recommending that Shariah, or Islamic law, be allowed to settle
family disputes like divorce and had said it would soon make a decision. "There will be no Shariah law in Ontario. There
will be no religious arbitration in Ontario. There will be one law for all Ontarians," Premier Dalton McGuinty told The
Canadian Press. [article link]
An Explanation of Islamic Law, known as "Shariah"

The historical pattern of Islam shows us that when a nation gains a sufficiently large Muslim population, they will begin
to agitate for Shariah to be implemented. Shariah is the primary source of persecution for Christians in Muslim
dominated states. Shariah is the system of civil law that is based upon the Qur'an and the Ahadith and the work of
Muslim scholars in the first two centuries of Islam. Shariah extends beyond just civil law. Applied fully, the Shariah is a
code for living that all Muslims should adhere to, including prayers, fasting and donations to the poor. Shariah is the
totality of religious, political, social, domestic and private life. Shariah is primarily meant for all Muslims, but applies to a
certain extent also for people living inside a Muslim society. Muslims feel that Shariah has been misunderstood by
Christians, who have tended to concentrate on the demands for harsh punishments such as amputation of a hand or
foot for theft and public flogging for people caught drinking alcohol. Under the Shariah laws in Afghanistan, the
Taliban's religious police, formally known as the Department for Prevention of Vice and Promotion of Virtue, enforce
the Shariah laws. ... For example, a man's beard must be long enough to protrude from a fist clenched at the base of the
chin. If it is not, he is subject to punishment. Under Shariah in Afghanistan, women are not allowed to work in any field
except the medical sector. The Islamic law of Afghanistan does not allow the employment of women in government
departments or international agencies. Women should not go outside their residences with the exception of those
working in the medical sector. Shariah also places restrictions on what women can wear and whom they can see. It
forbids women from wearing jewelry and make-up and from making noise with their shoes when they walk. If a woman
does work outside the home, she is forbidden to sit beside the driver when traveling to and from work. Stylish dress and
decoration of women is forbidden. [article link]
Is Prince Charles a 'Secret' Convert to Islam?

In a 1997 Middle East Quarterly article titled "Prince Charles of Arabia," Ronni L. Gordon and David M. Stillman looked
at evidence that Britain's Prince Charles might be a secret convert to Islam. They shifted through his public statements
(defending Islamic law, praising the status of Muslim women, seeing in Islam a solution for Britain's ailments) and
actions (setting up a panel of twelve "wise men" to advise him on Islamic religion and culture), then concluded that,
"should Charles persist in his admiration of Islam and defamation of his own culture," his accession to the throne will
indeed usher in a "different kind of monarchy." [article link]
'Multi-faith Coronation' Prince Charles no longer "Defender of the Faith"

THE Prince of Wales could be crowned King in a multi-faith inauguration ceremony rather than the 1,000-year-old
(Christian) Coronation service, under proposals to tackle "religious discrimination" being considered by the
Government. [article link]
March 4, 2006 cuttingedge.org Newsletter - President Bush's planned political ruin seems on track, but needs more
time to develop
In our NEWS1929, posted almost two years ago, Cutting Edge reported that we could see the outlines of a deliberate
Illuminist plan to discredit President Bush so completely as to cause his utter ruin. Later in this newsletter, we shall
report that the "Impeach" word is getting clearer and louder all the time. You see, if President Bush slides to
impeachment, he will take down with him the only two enemies the Illuminati has ever admitted to having: 1) National
Sovereignty (Patriotism); 2) Fundamental Christianity. [article link]
USA Today Poll June 1, 2006: G.W. Bush 'worst' president since WWII; Reagan 'best'
Of the 11 presidents since World War II, President Bush is the "worst," said 34% of those surveyed in a Quinnipiac
University poll released today. That was double the percentage of the next "worst" president, Richard Nixon (17%) (Bill
Clinton was named "worst" president by 16%.). The "best" president, chosen by 28% of those surveyed, was Ronald
Reagan. President Clinton came in second in that category, at 25%. [article link]
Bush Dismays Party Base on Gay Marriage Ban: Margaret Carlson {Liberal Article}
There is always the underlying suspicion that Bush may revert to his family's default position on social issues, which is
not to really care. Barbara Bush didn't hide her respect for Planned Parenthood. Laura Bush said on the ''Today'' show in
2001 that she didn't think Roe v. Wade should be overturned. Just last month, the first lady said gay marriage was a
sensitive issue that shouldn't be used for political purposes. Before running for president, Bush surely didn't seem to
worry about gay couples. A good friend of mine who worked closely with Bush in Texas was invited by the then-
governor to spend the night at the mansion -- with his gay partner. Back then, Bush discussed the issue of gay marriage
as a solution to the problem of promiscuity. - Hollow Gesture - On Monday, the Traditional Values Coalition, which
claims to represent 43,000 churches, declined an invitation to the White House, calling the amendment a hollow
gesture that might actually encourage civil unions. To other conservatives, the issue just doesn't resonate as much as
runaway spending, huge deficits and growing government. [article link]
Bush's quest to be a great war president

Crowe clearly believed military intervention was likely in the interests of presidential prestige. "It takes two things to be
a great president,'' he told Powell. "First you have to have a war. All the great presidents have had their wars. Two, you
have to find a war where you are attacked.'' Six years into his presidency it is difficult to think of a single, substantial
foreign policy initiative that US President George W Bush has pursued that did not involve war, or the threat of it. ...
Bush fulfilled only half of Crowe's criteria for a great presidency. Despite efforts to convince the world otherwise, the
war for which he will be remembered -- Iraq -- had nothing to do with why the US was attacked on September 11. On its
own, that would be a moral issue of lying to the public. [article link]
Bush was set on path to war, memo by British adviser says

But behind closed doors, the president was certain that war was inevitable. During a private two-hour meeting in the
Oval Office on Jan. 31, 2003, he made clear to Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain that he was determined to invade
Iraq without the second resolution, or even if international arms inspectors failed to find unconventional weapons, said
a confidential memo about the meeting written by Blair's top foreign policy adviser and reviewed by The New York
Times. ... The memo also shows that the president and the prime minister acknowledged that no unconventional
weapons had been found inside Iraq. Faced with the possibility of not finding any before the planned invasion, Bush
talked about several ways to provoke a confrontation, including a proposal to paint a United States surveillance plane in
the colors of the United Nations in hopes of drawing fire, or assassinating Hussein. [article link]
Friday the 13th: Marks 2 Outrages in Bush's {faked} "War" on Terror

Since 9/11, President Bush has consistently marketed himself as the counter-terrorism President. But many events have
proven otherwise--that his "War" is really a lot of PR and very little in hard results. Two events tomorrow put the lie to
Bush's claim that he is really tough on terror: * Bush's welcoming White House meeting with German Chancellor Angie
Merkel; and * the sentencing of former INS/Customs and Border Patrol official Daphiney Caganap. ... Then there is
Daphiney Caganap. We wrote about Ms. Caganap's disgraceful career as both an INS intelligence official at a U.S. port
of entry and later promotion to port director (in locales in California and Michigan)--all while she was accepting
thousands in bribes in exchange for covering up the smuggling of humans and drugs into our country. And all while our
government knew about it as early as 2001, but let her stay on the job until this year. Tomorrow, is Ms. Caganap's
sentencing, originally scheduled for Halloween and now auspiciously scheduled for Friday the 13th. The problem is the
bad luck is on us, the U.S. citizens--not Caganap. She stood to do at least 36 years jailtime, but prosecutors will
recommend not a SINGLE day in jail! She will likely get just probation. If that is not a sign that Bush's Justice
Department is not serious on fighting the War on Terror and protecting us, what is? [article link]
Two U.S. Border Agents Accused of Taking Bribes

Two U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to prosecute more immigrant smugglers were arrested for allegedly releasing
border-crossers in exchange for cash bribes. Mario Alvarez, 44, and Samuel McClaren, 43, released the illegal
immigrants to a smuggling ring that operates in El Centro, about 120 miles east of San Diego, according to a federal
complaint filed in January and unsealed Thursday. The smugglers then allegedly took the migrants to Los Angeles. The
complaint said McClaren deposited $85,900 in personal bank accounts, while Alvarez deposited $82,000. [article link]
Bush is using a little-noticed strategy (by issuing a bill-signing statement) to alter the balance of power
WASHINGTON - President Bush agreed with great fanfare last month to accept a ban on torture, but he later quietly
reserved the right to ignore it, even as he signed it into law. Acting from the seclusion of his Texas ranch at the start of
New Year's weekend, Bush said he would interpret the new law in keeping with his expansive view of presidential
power. He did it by issuing a bill-signing statement - a little-noticed device that has become a favorite tool of
presidential power in the Bush White House. In fact, Bush has used signing statements to reject, revise or put his spin on
more than 500 legislative provisions. Experts say he has been far more aggressive than any previous president in using
the statements to claim sweeping executive power - and not just on national security issues. [article link]
President Bush: I am the law!

But the United States cannot win (and preserve the individual freedoms that made this a great nation) by relying on one
man or a few dozen. ... The times call for a robust debate by elected officials everywhere, particularly in the Senate and
House, on the checks and balances necessary to fight this war without giving up the freedoms we are trying to protect.
Otherwise, the United States will continue its drift toward becoming a lawless police state with regular elections.
[article link]
Bush's Press Conference Lie - it couldn't be more clear that Bush was being intentionally deceptive
It's not necessarily a huge deal in itself, but with credibility a paramount issue for the White House these days, it's worth
noting that when asked about Treasury Secretary John Snow's future last week, President Bush could easily have
ducked the question, or told the truth -- but instead, he chose to lie about it. ... Here's the transcript of last Thursday's
joint press conference with British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Bloomberg White House correspondent Richard Keil, who
Bush calls "Stretch," asked the president the following question: "Has Treasury Secretary Snow given you any indication
that he intends to leave his job any time soon?" ... Bush responded: ... "No, he has not talked to me about resignation. I
think he's doing a fine job." ... At Tuesday's press briefing, spokesman Tony Snow (no relation) confirmed that Bush had
offered John Snow's job to Goldman Sachs chairman Henry Paulson several days before the press conference, and the
spokesman didn't deny that Bush and his treasury secretary had talked about it. ... First of all, Bush's direct answer to
the question of whether John Snow had given him any indication that he intended to leave his job was, "No." Hard to
get around that. [article link]
Query renews debate on Bush, fundamentalism {Although there is little proof that Bush is even a Christian}
The exchange has touched off new arguments over an old subject: conservative Christian influence over Bush and the
Republican Party. ... "Half the people who voted for him in past elections are religious Christians who believe in
Armageddon and end times, and half the coalition would not be impressed if he said he agreed with it." ... Phillips said
the Bush administration has let the religious right hold sway on everything from abortion to stem-cell research to
economics {Not really on every item Bush has backtracked}. He said a Newsweek poll indicated that 70 percent of
fundamentalists and evangelical Christians believe the end of the world is approaching, and world events such as Jewish
resettlement of the Holy Land, tsunamis and plagues have bolstered their beliefs. [article link]
'Holiday' Cards Ring Hollow for Some on Bushes' List - Conservative Throws Away Bush Christmas Card
What's missing from the White House Christmas card? Christmas. This month, as in every December since he took
office, President Bush sent out cards with a generic end-of-the-year message, wishing 1.4 million of his close friends
and supporters a happy "holiday season." Many people are thrilled to get a White House Christmas card, no matter
what the greeting inside. But some conservative Christians are reacting as if Bush stuck coal in their stockings. "This
clearly demonstrates that the Bush administration has suffered a loss of will and that they have capitulated to the worst
elements in our culture," said William A. Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. Bush
"claims to be a born-again, evangelical Christian. But he sure doesn't act like one," said Joseph Farah, editor of the
conservative Web site WorldNetDaily.com. "I threw out my White House card as soon as I got it." [article link]
Bush's indispensable toy: First iPod President's player features eclectic list of downloaded tunes {No Christian
Selections Though}
With him, as usual, was his indispensable exercise toy: an iPod music player loaded with country and popular rock tunes
aimed at getting the presidential heart rate up to a chest-pounding 170 beats per minute. He has selections by Van
Morrison, whose "Brown Eyed Girl" is a Bush favorite. ... "My Sharona," the 1979 song by the Knack that Joe Levy, a
deputy managing editor at Rolling Stone in charge of music coverage, cheerfully branded "suggestive if not outright
filthy" in an interview last week. [article link]
Dick Cheney's iPod Irks Reporters {no Christian tunes for this VP}
And what's on the Veep's iPod? music on it "ranges from country to classical, according to an administration official,"
reports ABC news, and "he has a good amount of music from the 1940s and 1950s and apparently is fond of Johnny
Cash." [article link]
iPod Fovorites - The Ten Best Musical works - chosen by Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State
A little bit of everything {except for Christian music}. "Believe it or not, I loved acid rock in college - and I still do." ...
Condoleezza Rice. [article link]
Ex-Bush Aide Arrested on Theft Charges

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A former domestic policy adviser to President Bush has been charged with theft for allegedly
receiving phony refunds at department stores. Claude Alexander Allen, 45, was arrested Thursday by Montgomery
County police for allegedly claiming refunds for more than $5,000 worth of merchandise he did not buy, according to
county and federal authorities. ... Police believe Allen would buy items, take them to his car, then return to the store
with his receipt. He would select the same items, then take them to the store return desk and show the receipt from the
first purchase. Using that method, he would receive credit for the second items on his credit cards, Burnett said.
[article link]
No children left in science? - Math, English tests restrict classes {This is the Ted Kennedy (sponsored) - G. W. Bush "No
Child left behind" bill.}
SACRAMENTO - Thousands of schools across the nation are responding to the reading and math testing requirements
laid out in No Child Left Behind, President George W. Bush's signature education law, by reducing class time spent on
other subjects and, for some low proficiency students, eliminating it. Schools from Vermont to California are increasing
- in some cases tripling - the class time that low-proficiency students spend on reading and math, mainly because the
federal law, signed in 2002, requires annual exams only in those subjects and punishes schools that fall short of rising
benchmarks. ... The intense focus on the two basic skills is a sea change in American instructional practice, with many
schools that once offered rich curriculums now systematically trimming such courses as social studies, science and art.
A nationwide survey by a nonpartisan group that is to be made public March 28 indicates that the practice, known as
narrowing the curriculum, has become standard procedure in many communities. [article link]
Barbara Bush made donation - provided her son's firm got it

HOUSTON - Former first lady Barbara Bush contributed money to a hurricane-relief fund on the condition that it be
spent to buy educational software from her son Neil's company. Jean Becker, the chief of staff of former President
George H.W. Bush, would not disclose the amount earmarked for purchases from Ignite Learning. ... But Daniel
Borochoff, president of the American Institute of Philanthropy, a charity watchdog group, said donors who direct that
their money be used to buy products from a family business set a bad precedent. "If everybody started doing that, it
would ruin our whole system for tax-exempt organizations because people would be using them to benefit their
business rather than for the public benefit," he said. [article link]
March 11, 2006: THE GIRL WITH THE PATRIOTIC BEADS - the schoolgirl who was sent home for wearing red, white,
and blue jewelry she handcrafted as a tribute to her relatives in the military
Reader Maria L. C. sends an update on a case I blogged about last year--the schoolgirl who was sent home for wearing
red, white, and blue jewelry she handcrafted as a tribute to her relatives in the military. The student, Raven Furbert, is
suing the school district and the case has advanced: [article link]
May 29, 2009: Texas Woman Told to Remove 'Offensive' American Flag From Office - her daughter is currently
deployed to Iraq on her second tour of duty as a combat medic - she was stunned to be told that the Stars and Stripes
she had hung in her office in advance of Memorial Day were offensive, and that the flag had been removed
Debbie McLucas comes from a patriotic family - her husband and both of her sons served in the U.S. military, and her
daughter is currently deployed to Iraq on her second tour of duty as a combat medic. So when McLucas arrived at work
at a Texas hospital last Friday, she was stunned to be told that the Stars and Stripes she had hung in her office in
advance of Memorial Day were offensive, and that the flag had been removed. "I got into work, I was met by my
supervisor and told that there had been multiple complaints, that people found the flag very offensive and it had been
taken down," McLucas told FOXNews.com. "I went to the office to retrieve it and found the flag wrapped around the
pole, sitting in the corner on the ground. I was speechless." McLucas, a supervisor at Kindred Hospital in Mansfield,
Texas, had displayed the 3-by-5-foot flag in the office she shares with the hospital’s three other supervisors. McLucas
said one of her colleagues, a woman who immigrated to the United States from Africa 14 years ago, complained about
the flag to upper management, and the hospital decided to take down the flag. "I was told that as long as my flag
offended one person, it would be taken down," McLucas said. ... The statement went on to explain: "The disagreement
was over the size of the flag and not what it symbolized. We have invited the employee to put the flag back up." And it
will go back up and stay up, McLucas said. "I do think they're trying to do the right thing. I have no reason to believe the
flag won't remain there as long as I'm employed." [article link]
Friday, May 29, 2009: Charges Against 'New Black Panthers' Dropped by Obama Justice Dept. - Three men were
accused of trying to threaten voters and block poll and campaign workers by the threat of force one even brandishing
what prosecutors call a deadly weapon - it was the most blatant form of voter intimidation he had ever seen
Charges brought against three members of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense under the Bush
administration have been dropped by the Obama Justice Department, FOX News has learned. The charges stemmed
from an incident at a Philadelphia polling place on Election Day 2008 when three members of the party were accused of
trying to threaten voters and block poll and campaign workers by the threat of force -- one even brandishing what
prosecutors call a deadly weapon. ... Shabazz allegedly held a nightstick or baton that prosecutors said he pointed at
people and menacingly tapped it. Prosecutors also say he "supports racially motivated violence against non-blacks and
Jews." The Obama administration won the case last month, but moved to dismiss the charges on May 15. ... The
complaint says the men hurled racial slurs at both blacks and whites. A poll watcher who provided an affidavit to
prosecutors in the case noted that Bartle Bull, who worked as a civil rights lawyer in the south in the 1960's and is a
former campaign manager for Robert Kennedy, said it was the most blatant form of voter intimidation he had ever
seen. In his affidavit, obtained by FOX News, Bull wrote "I watched the two uniformed men confront voters and
attempt to intimidate voters. They were positioned in a location that forced every voter to pass in close proximity to
them. The weapon was openly displayed and brandished in plain sight of voters." He also said they tried to "interfere
with the work of other poll observers ... whom the uniformed men apparently believed did not share their preferences
politically" ... The department is committed to the vigorous prosecution of those who intimidate, threaten or coerce
anyone exercising his or her sacred right to vote. [article link]
May 28, 2009: Couple Ordered to Stop Holding Bible Study at Home Without Permit - "The government may not
prohibit the free exercise of religion" Broyles told FOX News - "The implications are great because it's not only us that"s
involved" Mary Jones said - "There are thousands and thousands of Bible studies that are held all across the country
Pastor David Jones and his wife Mary have been told that they cannot invite friends to their San Diego, Calif. home for a
Bible study - unless they are willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars to San Diego County. "On Good Friday we had
an employee from San Diego County come to our house, and inform us that the Bible study that we were having was a
religious assembly, and in violation of the code in the county." David Jones told FOX News. "We told them this is not
really a religious assembly - this is just a Bible study with friends. We have a meal, we pray, that was all," Jones said. A
few days later, the couple received a written warning that cited "unlawful use of land," ordering them to either "stop
religious assembly or apply for a major use permit," the couple's attorney Dean Broyles told San Diego news station 10
News. But the major use permit could cost the Jones' thousands of dollars just to have a few friends over. For David and
Mary Jones, it's about more than a question of money. "The government may not prohibit the free exercise of religion,"
Broyles told FOX News. "I believe that our Founding Fathers would roll over in their grave if they saw that here in the
year 2009, a pastor and his wife are being told that they cannot hold a simple Bible study in their own home." "The
implications are great because it’s not only us that’s involved," Mary Jones said. "There are thousands and thousands of
Bible studies that are held all across the country. What we're interested in is setting a precedent here - before it goes
any further - and that we have it settled for the future." The couple is planning to dispute the county's order this week. If
San Diego County refuses to allow the pastor and his wife to continue gathering without acquiring a permit, they will
consider a lawsuit in federal court. [article link]
Basic Christian: Mark of the Beast 666
Mark of the Beast (666) - See also Antichrist,

End Times, & Martyred Saints of Revelation
Charagma (5480) Mark, stamp, symbol, impression, etching, engraving i.e. statue
Eikon(1504) Icon, image, statue, representation, figure, commemoration
Number 666 - Representation of incompleteness, 6 6 6 trinity of incompleteness
Verses - Matthew 24:4-5; 2nd Thessalonians 2:11-12; 2nd Timothy 3:13; Revelation 13:16 15:2 19:20
First Use: Genesis 4:15 .. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain .. {This mark from the LORD was for
Cain's protection. Satan is out to Counterfeit the actions of God therefore Satan wants to put his evil
mark on people, marking people for his destruction.}
It is the plan of God to mark His people with His distinction and in marking them to set them apart,
apart form the world and gathered together unto God.
Ezekiel 9:3-6 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon He was, to
the threshold of the house. And He called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's
inkhorn by his side; And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst
of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the
abominations that be done in the midst thereof. And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye
after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: Slay utterly old and
young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the
mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house
(Temple).
Satan is not original in his plans he is simply out to imitate God by seeking the worship that belongs to
God and he is attempting to corrupt the true things of God. Therefore Satan has his own version of a
mark and his Satanic version is referred to as "The mark of the beast".
Revelation 13:14-18 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles
which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they
should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power
to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause
that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both
small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their
foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or
the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the
beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred (600) threescore (60) and six (6) -
[666].
There are at least three aspects to the mark of the Beast as explained in the book of Revelation it is an
actual mark or marking and it is also an Image (Icon) a representation of the Antichrist (Satan) himself
and it is represented in his personal name of, emptiness, which is referenced by the number 666.
It is important to note that as a Mark and an Icon it is a representation of an actual person and of an
actual event (the event of the fake resurrection of the Antichrist), meaning that the person and the
event must first come then the Icon follows to commemorate/represent what has already occurred.
This means that the mark is not available prior to the Antichrist therefore eliminating any existing
objects like, credit cards, social security numbers or computer chips from being the mark of the beast.
The event that Satan is commemorating by offering his mark is his own fake, arranged death and
resurrection. That's right, Satan in being the Antichrist is attempting to counterfeit and copy what
Jesus has already done for real in His Atoning death and His Sanctifying resurrection.
Revelation 13:3-4 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was
healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave
power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able
to make war with him?
Worship is to acknowledge where our life comes from. Jesus proved His claim to be the source of all
life by His Resurrection after His death on the cross. Satan is going to attempt to stage the death of a
person and will then possess this dead or near dead person enacting out a counterfeit resurrection. A
resurrection that will give Satan a claim that he is a creator of life and this is to be the cause of the
worship to Satan and it is Satan's resurrection and his false claim that he is the giver of eternal life
that his mark, icon, and name (666) are commemorating and representing. In fact the response from
God to the fake resurrection of the antichrist is to send an angel to proclaim that mankind is to
Worship God and God only as God is the Creator and sustainer of all life.
Revelation 14:6-11 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel
to preach (The Church has been Raptured into heaven therefore an angel is giving the message) unto
them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a
loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and worship Him
that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. And there followed another
angel, saying, Babylon (modern Iraq rebuilt) is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all
nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication (false religion). And the third angel followed
them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in
his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out
without mixture into the cup of his indignation (wrath); and he shall be tormented with fire and
brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of
their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the
beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
The mark of the beast is the Satanic counterfeit to the "Born Again" Spirit and condition of the
Christian. [Note at this future time the Christian Church will have been Raptured and will be in
heaven. This fake mark will only be an option to those who are still left on the earth and have not yet
become Martyred Saints.]
Deuteronomy 13:1-5 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a
sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let
us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken
unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to
know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after
the LORD your God, and fear Him, and keep His commandments, and obey His voice, and ye shall
serve Him, and cleave unto Him. And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death
(separation); because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you
out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the
way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the
midst of thee.
Just as the Christian Receives the Holy Spirit from God as a seal a mark of belonging to God, in the
future Satan will counterfeit the "Born Again" condition of the Christian with his own Satanic version.
Remember that the issue here is Eternal Life and who can provide it the God who Created Life or the
counterfeit and lies of Satan. Satan's counterfeit mark is the promise to offer eternal life yet Satan is
not God and does not have the ability to fulfill his promises and likewise Satan is not God and does
not have the Triune nature of God therefore Satan cannot give a holy spirit so continuing his
counterfeit Satan seals the initiate with a demonic spirit. It is this sad and permanent spiritual
marriage/matting between the human and the demonic spirit [Nirvana] that so alters the human that
the human is no longer in the image that God created the human to be in and is now therefore
incapable of ever receiving salvation from God. The human with the mark of Satan has forfeited any
opportunity to receive Salvation from God.
Revelation 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no
rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his
name.
This demonic infusion (mingling - Nirvana) into the human spirit and soul by the human receiving the
mark of the beast is best explained by the Old Testament Prophet Daniel.
Daniel 2:42-45 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the (Satanic) kingdom
shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereas thou sawest iron [demons] mixed with miry
(bad/useless) clay [people], they (demons) shall mingle themselves with the seed (soul) of men: but
they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. And in the days of these
kings shall the God of heaven {return and} set up a Kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the
Kingdom shall not be left to other (non-Christian) people, ..
God Bless you,

David Anson Brown
Articles
Bible verse: 1st Timothy 6:11-16 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and
hast professed a good profession before many witnesses ... {The complete Bible is available at BasicChristian.info}
1st
Timothy 6:11-16 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love,
patience, meekness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast
professed a good profession before many witnesses. I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things,
and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; That thou keep this commandment
without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Which in His times He shall shew, who is the
blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which
no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. --
Bible [article link]
Program to Chaos - in Hebrew V=6, therefore (vv) or W=66 in kabbalism (Jewish occultism) is the number of the fallen
angels or qlippoth - making a third v therefore equaling 666 the number of the beast {In the Bible 6 = incomplete and 6
equals man as man without God is incomplete. In short 6 = fallen man without God, 66 = fallen angels and 666 = the
most incomplete Antichrist. Occultist like Sir Francis Bacon (William Shakespeare) - William Shakespeare is the pen
name of Sir Francis Bacon he is the actual Shakespeare. Bacon used the W composed of two v's (VV) equating himself
as a fallen Angel (Nephilim) [William = conquer and Shakespeare = "Spear Shaker" one angry and at war with God
(Nimrod Genesis 10:9 - mighty spear shaker "hunter" against God). George W. Bush uses his W in the same way to
equate himself as a fallen evil Nephilim.}
I had recognized that, in Hebrew, V=6, therefore, W=66. 66 in kabbalism is the number of the fallen angels or qlippoth.
Hitler was a kabbalist, as well, and incorporated the VV(66) of the fallen angels into the Volks-Wagon symbol; two V's
interlaced, making a third, therefore equaling 666, the number of the beast. Can you spot the number of the beast in
this photo? The beast, "W", had arrived, and I knew they would wait no longer. I felt they needed 2 weeks for public
reaction, therefore something would need to happen in mid-September. I picked the date 9/11 because it was the date
that HW(H stands for the Emperor) stated, "there will be a New World Order." Had I known that both the Pentagon,
and the "Twin Towers" had begun construction on 9/11, I would have predicted the targets, as well. I did not feel
prophetic, I felt that everything was going according to plan. But, who's plan? [article link]
12 things satanists pray against us daily {This includes LDS Mormons and other Cults who also pray these things against
the Christian Church.}
The other day I received an interesting e-mail from a ministry online. It included a copy of an e-mail from a Pastor in
Berlin/Germany. He sent a list of the 12 things that Satanists are regularly praying for. I felt impressed of the Lord to
send this to y'all so that we could take what they pray for and reverse the curse - so to speak. Read what they are
praying for and then please take the time to cancel their prayers and speak blessings on what they have selected for
their curses. Let's keep a copy of this list on hand so that we can zealously cancel their assignments through our
effectual, fervent prayers. [article link]
Crop Circles (demon circles) and Occultic, Masonic & Illuminati Symbols (Video 7:00)
Description: Crop Circles and Occultic, Masonic & Illuminati Symbols. Note: the upside-down cross on the back of Pope
John Paul II's chair is a reminder that Saint Peter was crucified upside-down it is not a reference to the Roman crucifix
cross of Jesus Christ. [article link]
***NWO Alert*** Irish Finance Minister (FM) warns against EU 'no' vote - Ireland's finance minister said Wednesday
that a rejection of a new EU treaty in an Irish referendum next month would be a step backward for his country's
economy - creating a new post of EU president {EU getting bigger, bolder and taking more power, welcome to the New
World Order (NWO) whether you like it or not (Daniel 2:28). Somehow I don't think it will be better financially in the
long run but of course the people already have little or no choice thanks to their leaders stripping them of their voice.}
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- Ireland's finance minister said Wednesday that a rejection of a new EU treaty in an Irish
referendum next month would be a step backward for his country's economy. ... The new EU treaty would clear the way
for the European Union's executive office to pass more decisions by majority -- rather than unanimous -- vote, and
would raise the bloc's profile on the world stage by creating a new post of EU president. Finance Minister Brian Lenihan
said he believed Irish voters would see the advantages of approving the treaty, stressing that there was strong Irish
support for European projects such as the euro currency. "For me, a 'No' vote is a step into isolationism for Ireland," he
said. "When people reflect on the current position of the Irish economy, they see how important it is to deepen and
strengthen our international position. "A decision by the Irish people not to ratify the treaty ... would send a very clear
signal to those who have traded with us in Europe," he said. As part of the euro-zone, Ireland no longer controls its own
interest rates and its economy has not been helped by the European Central Bank's refusal to follow the U.S. Federal
Reserve and the Bank of England in slashing borrowing costs to stoke slowing growth. [article link]
Daniel interprets King Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream (Daniel 2:1-49) - "Now I will tell you what it means" said Daniel - "But
one day, God is going to put an end to all the kingdoms on earth - God will put His Holy Mountain in their place, and
from there God will rule, and His Kingdom will have no end" (PDF)
"That's it!" cried the king. "Now I will tell you what it means," said Daniel. "The statue with its head of gold, chest of
silver, waist of bronze, legs of iron, and feet of iron and clay - these are all the kingdoms of the people on earth. Your
kingdom is the head of gold. It is a great and glorious kingdom. But it won’t last forever. Another kingdom will come. It
won't be as great as yours. That is the statue’s chest of silver. After that will come the kingdom of bronze, after that, the
kingdom of iron, and finally, the kingdom of iron and clay. "But one day, God is going to put an end to all the kingdoms
on earth. God will put his Holy Mountain in their place, and from there God will rule, and his kingdom will have no end."
King Nebuchadnezzar fell to the ground. He knew that this was a message from God. He said to Daniel, "Now I know
that your God is the one, true God, the one who knows all mysteries, and the King who rules over all the kings of the
earth." [article link]
Kids Pages coloring and puzzles - Bible Story 156 NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM - DANIEL 2:1-49 (PDF)
"Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of
Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was
Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?"
DANIEL 2:25-26 ... Daniel was brought before the king and said, "There is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He
has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the _____ [latter, last] days." DANIEL 2:28 [article link]
'King of the City' (monopoly) Journalism Is All the Rage - What kind of impacts might such rapidly changing ownership
portend: - All roads may lead to Yahoo - AP may be a pivotal chip in the new game - AP has moved as smartly as a
cooperative can, embracing the ideas of web 2.0
Consider the new Big City American journalism and the emerging cast of characters owning it. It's a page right out of
the history books when a few well-heeled titans controlled the press, and its new incarnation could have all kinds of
implications for the Yahoo Newspaper Consortium, for AP and for journalism start-ups near and far. ... It's funny, isn't it,
that pundits hypothesized that the Internet and associated technologies would democratize media and here we are
back to the landscape of the early 1900s. Hearsts and Pulitzers and the rest changed journalism, started wars and
elected presidents. Now undoubtedly, our media is much more diverse, but arguably getting more concentrated at the
top end, where most of the ad revenue is and where the greatest bullhorns are heard. Yes, daily newspapers' businesses
are in a world of hurt, but those able to buy low, leverage the assets synergistically with emerging media or subsidize
them to meet other business and political goals are in a great position. The brand value associated with the the L.A.
Times, the San Jose Mercury News, the Chicago Tribune and Newsday, just to name a few, is still great, and can be
harnessed in any ways new owners see fit. [article link]
William F. Buckley dies at 82 {Satanic Skull & Bones - Bohemian Grove member and fake conservative William F.
Buckley today went on to bow his knee before the Lord Jesus Christ before entering into his eternal, lost, damnation.}
NEW YORK (AP) -- Author and conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. has died at age 82. His assistant Linda
Bridges says Buckley died Wednesday morning at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. Buckley became famous for his
intellectual political writings in his magazine, the National Review. [article link]
Dark Secrets Inside Bohemian Grove Reprise by Alex Jones (Video 1 hr 31 min)
In Dark Secrets: Inside Bohemian Grove, Jones and his assistant infiltrated the annual secret gathering of the Bohemian
Club. He was aided by a team of British filmmakers working for Channel 4. Footage was later shown in the U.K. as part
three in a four-part documentary, The Secret Rulers of the World. One of the filmmakers, Jon Ronson, subsequently
documented the experience in his book, Them: Adventures with Extremists. [article link]
** Freemasonry, Skull & Bones and the Bohemian Grove EXPOSED (Video 1 hr 31 min)
Beit Shalom Ministries and Voice in the Wilderness present a documentary compilation exposing the dark occult
practices of Freemasons, the Order of Skull and Bones, and the Bohemian Grove. See what the Bible says concerning
this elite's devil worship of pagan gods such as Molech and Baal. Is George Bush a genuine Christian? This film brings to
light the truth about the rulers of this world. [article link]
 Who killed John O'Neil? Video - A Composite History of Modern Government - Corporate Crime in America - well done,
this is a superb film (Video-Download).
Bill O'Reilly Spins Away From Bohemian Grove Questions - O'Reilly does talk about Skull & Bones (Video 3:01)
John Conner from TheResistanceManifesto.com calls Bill O'Reilly to enter the 'no spin zone' only to have Bill spin away
from Bohemian Grove questions and then insults him and almost everyone who lives in San Diego, CA. [article link]
FOX News Bill O'Reilly Lies To East Coast Voters - I'm convinced that FOX News, and I suppose that has to mean Rupert
Murdoch, is in bed with the Skull & Bones gang, of which G. Bush is a high level member
Bill O'Reilly is clucking on endlessly for Big Brother government, a veritible apologist for the Thought Police, and FOX
News misleads the public on the east coast (the most densly populated stretch of coastline in the world, I think) with an
image of Mark Foley the Pervert as a Democrat...We all know Foley is a Republican from Palm Beach County, Florida.
[article link]
A SATANIC CEREMONY AT BOHEMIAN GROVE - THE DARK SECRETS OF BOHEMIAN GROVE - This is not a resort
devoted to, for example, tennis or swimming - It is apparently devoted to blood sacrifices - Some past members
include, Gerald R. Ford, Henry Kissinger, William F. Buckley, Jr., Merv Griffin, George Bush ... and hundreds of other
prominent politicos and businessmen - Up until recently, our knowledge of Bohemian Grove was that it is the exclusive
elitist hideaway of supposedly adult wheeler dealers, a.k.a. Washington statesman and prominent personalities
An article in a local community newspaper, The Santa Rosa Sun, reported on the Cult of Canaan and the legend of
Moloch in place at Bohemian Grove. The Moloch Pagan Cult of Sacrifice is human sacrifice. About the mid 1980s there
were rumors of murders in remote parts of the property. A local police investigation went nowhere. State investigators
on related criminal acts went nowhere. An observer and near victim has described the Bohemian Grove inner
hideaways, the closed sanctum, even the decor at secret locations, places where no outsider goes (or servants
according to our sources). Apparently there is an UNDERGROUND lounge (sign spelled U.N.derground) a Dark Room, a
Leather Room and a Necrophilia Room. ... Also he reported: “Slaves of advancing age or with failed programming were
sacrificially murdered at random in the wooded grounds of Bohemian Grove and I felt it was only a matter of time until
it would be me.” This potential victim survived. Others reportedly did not. These cults were based on human sacrifice.
Why would such a resort reproduce cult ceremonies? At the minimum, it demonstrates an attraction to the ceremonial
practices of the occult, i.e. adoration of destruction, blood, barbarity and sacrifice of children. In brief, the charges are
consistent with the tenants of Bohemian Grove as played out in ceremony. This is not a resort devoted to, for example,
tennis or swimming. It is apparently devoted to blood sacrifices. -- There is a videotape put out by radio talk show host
Alex Jones,www.infowars.com, who shows on his Web site the bizarre, Luciferian ceremonies that occur there. It was
taken surreptitiously by Jones from as far as 200 yards from the owl idol during the grove's annual and highly secret
"Cremation of Care" ceremony. But Jones says he could make out the form of a wrapped infant, which he believed was
real and alive, being sacrificed. At their corporate-feudal Shangri-La, the New World Order people are bringing to birth
a new age in which ritual sacrificing of live humans shall be considered normal and healthy. -- These ruling class elitists
are certain that by convincing the Left and the Right that each other is the main enemy, they can orchestrate a
crescendo of conflict between both camps, knock both out, and eliminate substantial sectors of resistance to the New
World Order in the process. The denizens of the Grove are well aware of the critical juncture of time we now live in.
After inducing the various elements of the opposition to fall upon each other, perhaps they will be able to continue their
bizarre behavior, and human sacrifices, in a more open and accepting environment. Perhaps the behavior we see at the
Bohemian Grove is just a taste of the type of society they envision for all of us in the near future. [article link]
Skull And Bones - Secret Yale Society Includes America's Power Elite - "Skull and Bones narrowly endorsed admitting
women" says Robbins The day before these women were supposed to be initiated, a group of Bonesmen, including
William F. Buckley, obtained a court order to block the initiation
"I think Skull and Bones has had slightly more success than the mafia in the sense that the leaders of the five families
are all doing 100 years in jail, and the leaders of the Skull and Bones families are doing four and eight years in the White
House," says Rosenbaum. Bones is not restricted to the Republican Party. Yet another Bonesman has his eye on the
Oval Office: Senator John Kerry, Democrat, Skull & Bones 1966. "It is fascinating isn't it? I mean, again, all the people
say, 'Oh, these societies don't matter. The Eastern Establishment is in decline.’ And you could not find two more
quintessential Eastern establishment, privileged guys,” says Rosenbaum. “I remember when I was a nerdy scholarship
student in the reserve book room at, at the Yale Library, and John Kerry, who at that point styled himself 'John F. Kerry'
would walk in." "There was always a little buzz," adds Rosenbaum. "Because even then he was seen to be destined for
higher things. He was head of the Yale Political Union, and a tap for Skull and Bones was seen as the natural sequel to
that." David Brooks, a conservative commentator who has published a book on the social dynamics of the upwardly
mobile, says that while Skull & Bones may be elite and secret, it's anything but exciting. "My view of secret societies is
they're like the first class cabin in airplanes. They're really impressive until you get into them, and then once you're
there they're a little dull. So you hear all these conspiracy theories about Skull and Bones,” says Brooks. ... you have to
have an incredibly high tolerance for tedium 'cause you're sittin' around talking, talking, and talking. You're not running
the world, you're just gassing.” ... "Skull and Bones narrowly endorsed admitting women," says Robbins. “The day
before these women were supposed to be initiated, a group of Bonesmen, including William F. Buckley, obtained a
court order to block the initiation claiming that letting women into the tomb would lead to date rape. Again more legal
wrangling; finally it came down to another vote and women were admitted and initiated." But Skull & Bones now has
women, and it’s become more multicultural. [article link]
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg passes on White House run - "People have stopped working together,
government is dysfunctional, there's no collaborating and congeniality" he said "America is being held back"
(CNN) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has publicly flirted with the idea of a run for the White House as
an independent, says he will not run for president. ... Bloomberg, a former Democrat who won the mayor's office as a
Republican, would have been on a strict timetable to start collecting signatures to get on the ballot, a process that
varies from state to state. At a summit designed to bridge the divide between Democrats and Republicans, Bloomberg
said in January partisanship is limiting the nation's progress. "People have stopped working together, government is
dysfunctional, there's no collaborating and congeniality," he said. "America is being held back." In the opinion piece,
Bloomberg said he's hopeful that the current Democratic and Republican campaigns will address an independent
approach to governing. [article link]
Prince Charles - Antichrist "The Prince who is to come" Identified From 666 and Revelation 13 - To quote Prince Charles
directly, he says, "I have no power of my own, but I have influence - And you will have to see what I do with it" - Prince
Charles is a globalist - He is the leading proponent of the European model
The basic contrast between a Christ and antichrist or a Messiah and an antimessiah is like good and evil. Evil never
presents itself as black vs. white or as death vs. life. Evil always attempts to imitate good and offers itself as an
alternative. The results are in sharp contrast, but deception has its initial appeal ... Many prophecy students view the
image of the antimessiah as a great charismatic figure who sweeps the world off its feet with power, offering himself
first as a hero, then turning to evil. These are the vain imaginations of men. The Scripture presents the antimessiah as
the person with no power who usurps and influences others. Those with power give it to him. To quote Prince Charles
directly, he says, I have no power of my own, but I have influence. And you will have to see what I do with it." ... Prince
Charles is not an elected official as the rulers of the European Union; he is a monarch. Therefore, as the prophecy says,
he is different from them. Maybe you are wondering if Prince Charles has any interest in leading Europe? He does. He
tried to influence the original definition of the ECM in its formation in 1992. He argued that the monarchy was the most
stable form of government, but Europe was into democracy and they turned him down. But the prophecy says they will
consider his offer when they become a group of ten kings. [And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, who have
not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour. REV 17:12] There are two
competing models for the definition of world globalism. One is the UN model and the other European. The UN wants
one great big community of everyone helping everyone. The European model divides the world into three parts:
developed nations, developing nations, and undeveloped nations. The European model contends that there are not
enough resources in the world for all nations to be developed and, therefore, part of the world needs to be sacrificed to
meet the need of the other part. The European model also contends that there is not enough food to go around and the
world population should be significantly reduced. There are six billion people right now; they think two billion would be
a better number. The language of Zechariah suggests that the antimessiah will be the guy who leads the world while a
large number of people die from starvation and lack of resources. Prince Charles is a globalist. He is the leading
proponent of the European model. [article link]
Featuring a list of memberships in NWO organizations - NWO Government Office Holders - United States Congress:
Senator George J. Mitchell (D) ME C - THIS LIST IS VERY INCOMPLETE because it represents a moving target and
endless hours of research to keep up
In the beginning, there were many Satanic religions set apart from the Jewish worship of Jehovah, God of Abraham. It
may serve the reader to realize the God of Abraham is also the God of both the Christian and {not} Islamic faiths. All
contentions between these three great faiths, I believe, are the results of manipulative efforts by the Satanic churches
and, in our times, those of the NWO movement. The Masonic 'Bible,' Morals and Dogmas proclaims it clearly as a
means to establishing control. [article link]
Clemens denies steroid use - "Roger Clemens adamantly, vehemently, and whatever other adjectives can be used,
denies that he has ever used steroids or ... improper substances"
(CNN) -- A lawyer for Roger Clemens strongly denies the seven-time Cy Young Award winner used steroids to pump up
his body and his pitching statistics. Clemens, considered a shoo-in for the Baseball Hall of Fame someday, was
prominently featured in the report on performance-enhancing drugs that former Senate Majority Leader George
Mitchell released Thursday. "Roger Clemens adamantly, vehemently, and whatever other adjectives can be used,
denies that he has ever used steroids or ... improper substances," Clemens' attorney, Rusty Hardin, said Thursday. "He
is really, really concerned and upset that he has been named in this report. It's based on the allegations, apparently, of a
trainer that he's had in the past. ... That's not a standard someone should be held out in public to have done something
as serious as using steroids in baseball." [article link]
Baseball steroid report {This is strange news and almost like it is out only to intentionally hurt baseball "America’s
pastime". The New World Order (NWO) people are probably trying to discredit baseball in attempting to make soccer
the one and only NWO sport much like some religious debris (it won't be atheism, although it will eventually be
Satanism) will end up being the NWO's only sanctioned religion.}
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Illegal steroids have been in widespread use in Major League Baseball for more than a decade and
used by some of the game's top stars, former Sen. George Mitchell said in releasing a report Thursday. "This has not
been an isolated problem involving just a few players or a few clubs," Mitchell said. "Many players were involved. Each
of the 30 clubs has had players who have been involved with such substances at some time in their career." Mitchell said
while action should be taken against the most egregious abusers, it will be in baseball's best interest to put the past
behind it. "The commissioner should give the players and everyone else the chance to make a fresh start," Mitchell said.
"That's what baseball needs." ... "Hundreds of thousands of our children are using" performance enhancing drugs, he
said. "Every American, not just baseball fans, ought to be shocked into action by that disturbing truth." Mitchell
embarked on his multimillion-dollar task at the behest of Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, who felt an
inquiry was necessary after reading "Game of Shadows." ... Mitchell's investigation was a difficult one because he had
no subpoena power, meaning he had no way to force players or witnesses to cooperate with his investigation.
[article link]
Miami (Cult) Church Brands Members With '666' Tattoos - {The media and the news will call anything a 'church',
whether it's Mormon (LDS) - Joseph Smith followers or this self proclaimed 'Antichrist' leader and his followers.}
DORAL, Fla. - Surrounded by a mob of news cameras, a group of smiling, well-dressed church members crowded into a
South Beach storefront parlor on a recent muggy evening and got matching tattoos of their prophet's symbol: 666.
Members of Growing in Grace, a controversial religious sect headquartered in Doral, said they were following the
example of their leader, Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda, who has claimed to be Jesus and recently declared himself the
Antichrist. Critics have called De Jesus a cult leader who manipulates followers. Church members say he has brought
them happiness and spiritual fulfillment. ... It's a sign most Christians would shun, because for centuries the numbers
have been associated with Satan. But for the 30 or so church members who branded themselves with 666 and SSS - the
initials of De Jesus' motto, "salvo siempre salvo," or "saved always saved" - it's a mark of their absolute faith in De Jesus.
{And just like the Mormons these guys have the wrong concept of Christianity and a very wrong Jesus with No Hope of
Salvation from the True God/Jesus unless they turn from and escape these manipulating cults.} [article link]
666 Watch - Questions and Answers

Opinions on 666: The Mark of the Beast We've listed the opinions of some of the most popular Bible teachers
concerning 666: The Mark of the Beast. What happens if someone takes the Mark of the Beast - 666 What does the
Bible say will happen when someone receives 666: the mark of the Beast? What is 666 The Mark of the Beast? Does the
Bible say what is the Mark of the beast? Is it the number 666? It is a biochip implant? Can a Christian take the Mark of
the Beast - 666? Can a truly saved person receive the Mark of the Beast? What happens if they do? [article link]
Many Infallible Proofs - Packed with facts and proofs about Christianity, Christ, God, creation, science and more -
Includes 666 discussion (Book $9.99)
Henry Morris - the grandfather of Scientific Creationism - shows what impact God's Word can have on the world. At
once shining light on little known truths of the faith, strengthening believers through the Scripture, and providing
information for skeptics or unbelievers, Many Infallible Proofs can also be a valuable tool in evangelism by showing
where we can engage the individual we may be witnessing to. Henry Morris was on the forefront of the Christian anti-
evolution movement until his death in 2006, producing many books and contributing greatly to the Young Earth model
for creationism. This book, updated from his 1974 classic, is indicative of his commitment to the glory of God through
biblical truths. [article link]
THE SYMBOLISM ARCHIVE 666 - Hidden 666 Examples
There are some that will tell you that the number 666 is false, that it is not actually the number of the beast and that
any reference to the number of six-hundred and sixty-six is insignificant. Well would these same people making such a
statement allow a person who has the number tattooed on their hand to babysit their children or walk their dog.
Ponder that whilst reading on... The elites obsession with the number 666 is something that we shall be covering very
shortly in our 'Occult' section so we won't go into the details of the origin of the number just yet, however the number
itself is also relevant to the symbolism of the Illuminati, therefore here are a few examples of its placement in plain
view... [article link]
A FEW EXAMPLES - SUBLIMINAL 6, 66 and 666 CONDITIONING

There are some that will tell you that the number 666 is false, that it is not actually the number of the beast and that
any reference to the number of six-hundred and sixty-six is insignificant. Well would these same people making such a
statement allow a person who has the number tattooed on their hand to babysit their children or walk their dog.
Ponder that whilst reading on... The elites obsession with the number 666 is something that we shall be covering very
shortly in our 'Occult' section so we won't go into the details of the origin of the number just yet, however the number
itself is also relevant to the symbolism of the Illuminati, therefore here are a few examples of its placement in plain
view... [article link]
Brotherhood of the Bell: Black (secret) Arts & Black (secret) Sciences - They have mixed their ideas for an One World
Order
They honor these Ascended Masters {demons} or Gods with blood and sacrifice - as they always have through the
history of the Dark Nobility and Black Arts Occultism! They know the Lord of this earth is Lucifer and that he must be
appeased {or defeated by the cross of Jesus!}. ... The Black Sciences are the most secret of all secrets and are seriously
guarded by specially screened soldiers of Black Operations. It is their hope to merge the seen world with the unseen
world. It is their goal to make sure we have a "oneness-of mind" and are spiritually harmonized to a frequency that will
bring this about. The Ascended Masters have commanded them to eliminate the "Old World", with all of its old ideas
and all of its old people. A new generation with a "New World View" is the agenda of the day. [article link]
The Myth of Mecca (as the early center of Islam) - "Let's face it . . . Islam began in the year 666 AD."
In her book, Meccan Trade and the Rise of Islam, Dr. Crone demonstrates that Islam did not originate in Mecca. Mecca
is located in the Hejaz region of what is today Saudi Arabia. It is portrayed by traditional belief as a wealthy trading
center, full of merchants trading goods by caravan from Yemen in the south and Syria and the Byzantium empire in the
north. Crone shows that Mecca was in fact way off the incense route from Yemen to Syria, which bypassed where
Mecca is today by over 100 miles. Further, there is no mention whatever of Mecca in contemporary non-Moslem
sources: ... While there may well have been a historical individual named Ubu'l Kassim who was later entitled
Mohammed ("The Praised One"), who raised followers and participated in the initiation of the Arab Conquest, he likely
came from northeast Arabia in what is now southern Jordan. The deity that Ubu'l Kassim chose to follow was Allah, a
contraction of al-Lah, the ancient Arab God of the Moon [note: which is why the symbol of Islam to this day is the
crescent moon]. Ubu'l Kassim died, however, some years before the Arab Conquest was fully underway (the traditional
date is 632). Al-Rawandi summarizes what then happened: [article link]
U.S. won't cede control of the 13 Internet "root" servers WWW Net computers
Associated Press, by Anick Jesdanun 6/30/2005 NEW YORK - The U.S. government said Thursday it would indefinitely
retain oversight of the Internet's main traffic-controlling computers, ignoring calls by some countries to turn the
function over to an international body. The announcement marked a departure from previously stated U.S. policy...
Though the computers themselves - 13 in all, known as "root" servers - are in private hands, they contain government-
approved lists of the 260 or so Internet suffixes, such as ".com." [article link]
More ISBN-13 Information - ISBN-10 to convert to the ISBN-13

Publishers do NOT need to change their internal systems by January 1, 2005 to handle 13-digit ISBNs. What they DO
need to have in place by this date is the ability to communicate with trading partners that MAY now be using Bookland
EAN-13s as part of conforming to the EAN-13 "sunrise" date. It is to be noted that this need to support EAN-13
identifiers with trading partners by this date will exist independent of any decision made by the publishing community
on the overall 13-digit ISBN timetable. [article link]
Barcode - EAN-13 BACKGROUND INFORMATION - country code barcode

EAN-13, based upon the UPC-A standard, was implemented by the International Article Numbering Association (EAN)
in Europe. This standard was implemented mostly because the UPC-A standard was not well designed for international
use, but probably partly because no-one likes the U.S. to be in charge of anything-especially the Europeans. :) EAN-13 is
a superset of UPC-A. This means that any software or hardware capable of reading an EAN-13 symbol will automatically
be able to read an UPC-A symbol. The only difference between EAN-13 and UPC-A is that the number system code in
UPC-A is a single digit from 0 through 9 whereas an EAN-13 number system code consists of two digits ranging from 00
through 99, which is essentially a country code. Each country has a numbering authority which assigns manufacturer
codes to companies within its jurisdiction. The manufacturer code is still five digits long, as is the product code, and the
check digit is calculated in exactly the same way. [article link]
End Times Preview - WWI, WWII, WW3
"The past is not dead. In fact, it's not even past" William Faulkner
~ This is most True concerning the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ ~
Of more importance than being conscience of our physical makeup as the Nazi preoccupation was it is much more
important to be conscience of our spiritual composition and of our relationship with God. Our Spiritual condition is much
more important than our physical condition can ever be.
Famous Last Words "I'm bored with it all" Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
Winston S. Churchill deceptive English statesman, Illuminati member, leading NWO advocate, English
occultist Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) devotee, British Nazi-Imperialist Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902)
companion, mass murderer architect of WWI, WWII & WWIII "I'm bored with it all."
Albert Pike (1809-1891) [Confederate Civil War General] He said "three future world wars would
prepare the world for the New World Order. ... (NWO) will receive the true light through the
universal manifestation of the pure doctrine of Lucifer, brought finally out in the public view, a
manifestation which will result from the general reactionary movement which will follow the
destruction of Christianity and atheism, both conquered and exterminated at the same time"
The Satanic illuminati-NWO has been attempting for centuries to overthrow the Judeo-Christian
worldview and bring in their own non-Christian New World Order (NWO) worldview. Around the turn
of the 1900's the NWO decided that Three World Wars would be the quickest path to their so called
secular NWO. The first two World Wars have come and gone. A third world war has been in the
offering for a while. Originally it seems that the NWO's intention was to use Communism (Soviet
Union - China) as the main belligerents for their WWIII in the same manner that Germany and Japan
were the main belligerents for WWII. While Communism has been quick to exterminate their own
people on a massive scale it has on large failed to create the desired NWO WWIII. The NWO now
seems to have reconfigured their plans slightly by replacing WWIII communism with WW3 Islam
particularly the Iranian - radical Shiite-Islam. Shiite Islam now seems to be intended by the NWO to be
the main trigger for massive civilian deaths in a newly configured NWO WW3 scenario.
Where the main thrust of WWI, WWII, and WWIII was physical in nature and physical in the realm of
operations the different WW3 is more spiritual in nature and operates more in the spiritual realm,
attacking more of an individual's spiritual, emotional and mental faculties.
Really though WWII merged into WW3 in the Nazi concentration death camps particularly with the
addition of the electrified wire fencing surrounding the Auschwitz death camp. A double fence of
electrified wire surrounded Auschwitz I and a single fence of electrified wire proved to be effective
enough in surrounding the newer Auschwitz II the extermination camp Birkenau. The electric bare-
wire fences at both camps conducted excessive levels of amps and voltages that would instantly be
lethal to any human contact. Much more than being a detriment to escape the electrified fences were
an ever beckoning invitation from a heinous death camp administration to the destitute inmates
inviting them to touch the electrified fence at any moment and instantly give up their own life.
Forever surrendering their future and resigning all of their earthly hopes, ambitions and dreams as
death was the final and the only outcome to answering the call of touching the fence.
With the mentally torturous introduction of the electrified lethal wire fencing and the inmates ability
to touch the fence at nearly any time the WWII concentration camps of Auschwitz I & II became the
foundation of the persistent emotional, mental and spiritual conflict of WW3.
Auschwitz I the original camp, located in Poland was founded in 1940 by the invading Nazi Germany, from the
conversion of an old Polish brick army barracks. Auschwitz II "Birkenau" located nearby opened in 1942. [Wiki.com]
Topics
WW3 Summary
The American Civil War 1861-1865
Modern Concentration Camps - Jonestown, Guyana 1978; Guantánamo Bay, Cuba 2002;
FEMA Detention Camps, USA
The Cuban Missile Crisis - October 18-29, 1962
WWI - WW3 Pre-Planned
WWI Information
WWII Resources
Kristallnacht - Night of Broken Glass
WWII Preparation - Buildup
WWII Introduction
Reasons behind WWII - Spiritual
American and Jewish Relationships
Skull & Bones Nazi Connection
Neo-Nazi type Incidences
Current WWII News
Current Politics
WWII Statistics
Treblinka Death Camp
Western Government Complicity
Modern Holocaust Evidence
Adolf Hitler - Nazi Leadership
Nazi Islam Connection
Hitler's Final Days
NWO Quotes
"It was not my intention to doubt that the doctrines of the Illuminati had not spread in the United States. On
the contrary, no one is more fully satisfied of this fact than I am." ~ George Washington, 1782
"The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the
scenes." ~ Benjamin Disraeli, 1844
"Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men's views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in
the United States, in the Field of commerce and manufacture, are afraid of something. They know that there is
a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they
better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it." ~ Woodrow Wilson, 1913
"I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country. A great industrial nation is controlled by its
system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our
activities are in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most
completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world. No longer a government by free
opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion
and duress of a small group of dominant men." ~ Woodrow Wilson, 1916
"From the days of Spartacus-Weishaupt to those of Karl Marx, to those of Trotsky, Bela Kun, Rosa
Luxembourg, and Emma Goldman, this world wide conspiracy for the overthrow of civilization and for the
reconstitution of society on the basis of arrested development, of envious malevolence and impossible
equality, has been steadily growing. It played a definitely recognizable role in the tragedy of the French
Revolution. It has been the mainspring of every subversive movement during the nineteenth century, and now
at last this band of extraordinary personalities from the underworld of the great cities of Europe and America
have gripped the Russian people by the hair of their heads, and have become practically the undisputed
masters of that enormous empire." ~ Winston Churchill, 1920
"The real menace of our Republic is the invisible government which like a giant octopus sprawls its slimy legs
over our cities, states and nation. At the head is a small group of banking houses. This little coterie run our
government for their own selfish ends. It operates under cover of a self-created screen, seizes our executive
officers, legislative bodies, schools, courts, newspapers and every agency created for the public protection.” ~
N.Y. Mayor, John Hylan, 1922
"The real truth of the matter is that a financial element in the large centers has owned the government since
the days of Andrew Jackson" ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933
"... when the struggle seems to be drifting definitely towards a world social democracy, there may still be very
great delays and disappointments before it becomes an efficient and beneficent world system. Countless
people ... will hate the new world order ... and will die protesting against it. When we attempt to evaluate its
promise, we have to bear in mind the distress of a generation or so of malcontents, many of them quite
gallant and graceful-looking people." ~ H. G. Wells, in his book entitled "The New World Order" (1939)
"We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it. The only question is whether World
Government will be achieved by conquest or consent." ~ Statement made before the United States Senate on
Feb. 7, 1950 by James Paul Warburg
"Today the path to total dictatorship in the United States can be laid by strictly legal means, unseen and
unheard by the Congress, the President, or the people… outwardly we have a Constitutional government. We
have operating within our government and political system, another body representing another form of
government, a bureaucratic elite which believes our Constitution is outmoded and is sure that it is the winning
side. All the strange developments in the foreign policy agreements may be traced to this group who are going
to make us over to suit their pleasure. This political action group has its own local political support
organizations, its own pressure groups, its own vested interests, its foothold within our government, and its
own propaganda apparatus." ~ Senator William Jenner, 1954
"The invisible Money Power is working to control and enslave mankind. It financed Communism, Fascism,
Marxism, Zionism, Socialism. All of these are directed to making the United States a member of a World
Government." ~ American Mercury Magazine, 1957
"The most powerful clique in these (CFR) groups have one objective in common: they want to bring about the
surrender of the sovereignty and the national independence of the U.S. They want to end national boundaries
and racial and ethnic loyalties supposedly to increase business and ensure world peace. What they strive for
would inevitably lead to dictatorship and loss of freedoms by the people. The CFR was founded for "the
purpose of promoting disarmament and submergence of U.S. sovereignty and national independence into an
all-powerful one-world government." ~ Harpers, July l958
"The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society, and we are as a people, inherently and
historically, oppossed to secret societies, secret oaths, and secret proceedings. For we are oppossed around
the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its
sphere of influence. It depends on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on
intimidation instead of free choice. It is a system which has conscripted vast human and material resources
into the building of a tightly knit, highly effecient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence,
economic, scientific, and political operations. Its preparations are concealed, not published, its mistakes are
buried, not headlined, its dissenters are silenced, not praised, no expendature is questioned, no secret is
revealed... I am asking your help in the tremendous task of informing and alerting the American people. ~ JFK,
1961
"The Trilateral Commission is intended to be the vehicle for multinational consolidation of the commercial and
banking interests by seizing control of the political government of the United States. The Trilateral Commission
represents a skillful, coordinated effort to seize control and consolidate the four centers of power political,
monetary, intellectual and ecclesiastical. What the Trilateral Commission intends is to create a worldwide
economic power superior to the political governments of the nationstates involved. As managers and creators
of the system ,they will rule the future." ~ U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater, l964
"The powers of financial capitalism had another far reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of
financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of
the world as a whole. This system was to be controlled in a feudalist fashion by the central banks of the world
acting in concert, by secret agreements, arrived at in frequent private meetings and conferences. The apex of
the system was the Bank for International Settlements in Basle, Switzerland, a private bank owned and
controlled by the worlds' central banks which were themselves private corporations. The growth of financial
capitalism made possible a centralization of world economic control and use of this power for the direct
benefit of financiers and the indirect injury of all other economic groups." ~ Professor Carroll Quigley, 1966
"He [President Nixon] spoke of the talks as a beginning, saying nothing more about the prospects for future
contacts and merely reiterating the belief he brought to China that both nations share an interest in peace and
building 'a new world order.'" ~ excerpt from an article in the New York Times (February 1972)
"The existing order is breaking down at a very rapid rate, and the main uncertainty is whether mankind can
exert a positive role in shaping a new world order or is doomed to await collapse in a passive posture. We
believe a new order will be born no later than early in the next century and that the death throes of the old
and the birth pangs of the new will be a testing time for the human species." ~ Richard A. Falk, in an article
entitled "Toward a New World Order: Modest Methods and Drastic Visions," in the book "On the Creation of a
Just World Order" (1975)
"The drive of the Rockefellers and their allies is to create a one-world government combining supercapitalism
and Communism under the same tent, all under their control.... Do I mean conspiracy? Yes I do. I am
convinced there is such a plot, international in scope, generations old in planning, and incredibly evil in
intent." ~ Congressman Larry P. McDonald, 1976, killed in the Korean Airlines 747 that was shot down by the
Soviets
"We are grateful to The Washington Post, The New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications
whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost forty years.
It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subject to the bright
lights of publicity during those years. But, the work is now much more sophisticated and prepared to march
towards a world government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely
preferable to the national auto-determination practiced in past centuries." ~ David Rockefeller, 1991 Trilateral
Commission meeting
"George Bush Sr. has been surrounding himself with people who believe in one-world government. They
believe that the Soviet system and the American system are converging. The vehicle to bring this about, is the
United Nations, the majority of whose 166 member states are socialist, atheist, and anti-American." ~ U.S.
Ambassador David Funderburk, 1991
"But it became clear as time went on that in Mr. Bush's mind the New World Order was founded on a
convergence of goals and interests between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, so strong and permanent that they
would work as a team through the U.N. Security Council." ~ excerpt from A. M. Rosenthal, in the New York
Times (January 1991)
"It is the sacred principles enshrined in the United Nations charter to which the American people will
henceforth pledge their allegiance." ~ George Bush Sr., 1992
"[The New World Order] cannot happen without U.S. participation, as we are the most significant single
component. Yes, there will be a New World Order, and it will force the United States to change it's
perceptions." ~ Henry Kissinger, 1994
"The Final Act of the Uruguay Round, marking the conclusion of the most ambitious trade negotiation of our
century, will give birth - in Morocco - to the World Trade Organization, the third pillar of the New World Order,
along with the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund." ~ part of full-page advertisement by the
government of Morocco in the New York Times (April 1994)
"We are not going to achieve a new world order without paying for it in blood as well as in words and money."
~ Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., in Foreign Affairs (July/August 1995).
"Some even believe we (Rockefeller family) are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the
United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the
world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure---one world, if you will. If that's the
charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it." ~ David Rockefeller, 2002 Autobiography
Source: Atlantean Conspiracy
Articles
July 25, 2009: Last British Army WWI veteran dead at 111 - Harry Patch -- the last surviving British soldier from World
War I -- died Saturday at the age of 111, Britain's Ministry of Defence said - Patch was the last surviving soldier to have
witnessed the horrors of trench warfare in the first World War
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Harry Patch -- the last surviving British soldier from World War I -- died Saturday at the age
of 111, Britain's Ministry of Defence said. Patch died peacefully at his care home in the southwestern English city of
Wells, the ministry announced. His death came a week after fellow British World War I veteran Henry Allingham died at
the age of 113. Patch was the last surviving soldier to have witnessed the horrors of trench warfare in the first World
War. He fought and was seriously wounded in Ypres, Belgium, in 1917 at the Battle of Passchendaele, in which 70,000 of
his fellow soldiers died -- including three of his close friends. Born in 1898, Patch became a plumber before being
conscripted to the army in 1916. After training, Patch was recruited to The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry as a Lewis
gunner assistant. The unit was rushed to the front line trenches of Ypres, where soldiers were urgently needed to
replace those who were wounded and dying by the thousand. He fought in the trenches between June and September
of 1917 and was involved in some of the fiercest fighting of the war. In late September he was wounded when a light
shell exploded above his head, bringing an end to his military service. He received battlefield treatment without
anesthetic. After the war, Harry returned to his work as a plumber and later became a sanitary engineer. He married
Ada Billington, a young girl he met while convalescing after the battle. They married in 1919 and had two sons. In World
War II, Patch joined the Auxiliary Fire Service and helped tackle the fires caused by heavy German raids on the English
cities of Bath and Bristol. ... Patch returned to Belgium in 2002, something he had said he would never do, and laid a
wreath to his battalion, the Defence Ministry said. Two years later, he met and shook hands with a German artilleryman
from the Western Front, Charles Kuentz. Patch later laid a wreath at Langemark Cemetery for the German war dead. ...
Gen. Richard Dannatt, the chief of the general staff, issued a statement expressing his sadness about Patch's death.
"Self-effacing about his experiences in the trenches he was no less effective in describing the horror they represented
when invited to speak to schoolchildren about the realities of war." Dannatt said. "He was the last of a generation that
in youth was steadfast in its duty in the face of cruel sacrifice and we give thanks for his life -- as well as those of his
comrades -- for upholding the same values and freedom that we continue to cherish and fight for today." [article link]
The New Age Agenda - All around us we are seeing an increase in New Age symbolism - It would seem we are being
slowly indoctrinated into its philosophies supported by an acceptance of its symbols - Consider the change from the
(NBA) "Washington D.C. Bullets" to "The Washington Wizards" with the symbols of a WIZARD (Warlock or male witch),
a (Islamic) Crescent Moon [and Star], and (Nazi-Fascist) Swastika - The New Age message is nothing new! It is the same
old rebellion against God! (Video)
The New Age Agenda: "This agenda is nothing less than the complete revolutionizing of the very foundations of not
only America but the entire world. Such a plan calls for the total restructuring of planetary civilization into an
enlightened One World Federation in which national boundaries and sovereignty are secondary, and 'planetary
citizenship' in the 'global village' is the order of the day. This (conspiracy) offers a world in desperate need a grand
solution to profound global problems. Apparent world peace and unprecedented opportunities ... are to be unveiled." ...
To prepare the world to receive the antichrist and to enter the Age of Aquarius, thus establishing the New World Order.
Popularized by the American mass media during the late 1980s, this alternative spiritual subculture is interested in such
things as spirituality, meditation, channeling, reincarnation, crystals, psychic experience, holistic health,
environmentalism, and various “unsolved mysteries” such as UFOs, Earth mysteries and Crop circles. ... The Battle Plan:
The Devil has mapped out a detailed Battle Plan and has passed it on to his demons and those elite men and women
whom they have chosen as leaders of the New Age. In his book, Mystery Mark of the New Age, Texe Marrs says this
Battle Plan includes the following broad goals: Christianity will be discredited and Christians will become accursed.
They are to be branded an ignorant and inferior human species. A planetary crisis will be precipitated by Satan's human
world leaders. Out of this crisis will come the opportunity for the New Age Kingdom to be realized. ... Those familiar
with the Bible will recognize that all of the Devil's Plan except the last will substantially succeed. There will be a one
world government under the direct authority of the Antichrist. There will be horrible persecution of Christians, and the
entire world will be forced to receive the mark of the Beast or be killed. The New Age message is nothing new! It is the
same old rebellion against God! [article link]
Disney Exposed! {The Disney façade is stripped away to reveal what Disney has always been an occultic conglomeration
intent on destroying families by displacing American values and morals.} (8 Parts - Mp3s)
Brief Sermon Overview: Disney is straight out of the pits of Hell-promoting horoscopes, lewdness, sensual dirty
dancing, Rock 'N' Roll, mini-skirts, immodest fashion shows, half-dressed girls, rebellion, disobedience to parents, New
Age, pedophilia, feminism, liberalism, Godlessness, a false gospel, heathendom, nightclub life, Rap House music,
nudity, lasciviousness, ingratitude, sinful pride, worldliness, arrogance, selfishness, sexual perversion, self-
righteousness, self-centeredness, witchcraft, demonism, evolution, imprudence, premarital sex (fornication), lewdness,
homosexuality, dirty-mindedness, and nearly every other form of evil imaginable. Walt Disney himself was a 33rd
degree Freemason. Since 1991, gay men and lesbians from around the world have converged in and around Walt
Disney World in Orlando, Florida for an entire weekend of exciting events centered around area theme parks and
attractions. Gay Day Orlando attendance has grown considerably, attracting more than 100,000 gay men, lesbians &
bisexuals. With the cheerful strains of classic Disney music playing in the background, mainstream families with little
children are subjected to seeing throngs of homosexuals wearing red T-shirts that proclaim: "A day of magic … a night
of pleasure." Throughout the day within Disney's Magic Kingdom, they can be seen fondling each other, groping each
other, engaged in open-mouth kissing, group urination in public restrooms - and worse. Within 15 minutes of the
opening scene, viewers of Walt Disney's movie interpetation of C.S. Lewis' NARNIA, are face to face with Pan, the
pagan fertility/sex god which Wiccan witches worship and adore worldwide. [article link]
Pope Benedict Ends Mideast Tour With Visit to Holy Sepulcher - Pope Benedict XVI assured his followers in the Holy
Land that peace is possible - "No more bloodshed, No more fighting, No more terrorism, No more war" the pope said
before departing - "I think overall, from the point of view of the state of Israel and the Holy See, the Vatican, this was a
successful trip" {Jesus is the Savior the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6) and until His return there will always be war among
mankind. The existence of war, strife, hunger, poverty, sickness and death are visible proofs that Jesus has not yet
returned. The suffering of mankind should cause in us the reaction to daily seek the urgent return of Jesus Christ our
Lord and Savior.}
JERUSALEM - Pope Benedict XVI assured his followers in the Holy Land that peace is possible, as he ended his Mideast
visit Friday by putting aside the contentious issues he has confronted and coming as a pilgrim to the site of Jesus'
crucifixion. Before boarding an airplane for Rome at Israel's international airport later in the day, the pope appeared to
address some of the criticism leveled at him for a speech on the Holocaust that some Israelis felt was lukewarm. He also
called Israel's West Bank separation barrier "one of the saddest sights" of his visit. "No more bloodshed. No more
fighting. No more terrorism. No more war," the pope said before departing. ... During his visit, he led 50,000
worshippers in a jubilant Mass outside of Nazareth in an effort to rally his flock, whose numbers have been holding
steady inside Israel's borders but dropping steeply in the West Bank and elsewhere in the Middle East. The number of
Arab Christians in the Holy Land - an estimated 160,000 - has barely risen in six decades, even as the Muslim and Jewish
populations have skyrocketed. ... The pope eloquently spoke of the suffering of Holocaust victims but did not follow the
lead of his predecessor, John Paul II, in expressing remorse for the Church's historic persecution of Jews. ... Those
perceived omissions led officials at the Yad Vashem memorial to take the exceptional step of openly criticizing the
speech. They also noted he said Jews were "killed," rather than "murdered." The pope's final speech before his
departure might have been an attempt to address those concerns. ... Ron Kronish, an Israeli rabbi involved in interfaith
dialogue, said much of the criticism was unfair. "I think overall, from the point of view of the state of Israel and the Holy
See, the Vatican, this was a successful trip," he said. [article link]
DebbieSchlussel.com: My "Angels & Demons" Review . . . Or "101 Ways to Torture and Slay a Priest" *** SPOILER Alert
*** The movie slapped me with this message basically in the second to last scene of the movie - It was such a buzzkill
{Buzzkill that's an excellent description for this movie. I had some plans to post a lot of articles about this movie
however after hearing an interview with the painfully boring Ron Howard I don't want to even post about it. I'll probably
post a couple of article links in the days to come though I wonder why I should even bother with a movie that has been
as modified and manipulated from its original form as much as this movie has been.}
I thought, "WOW, this is a great movie, and very pro-Catholic, too." But, then, when the heroic Irish Catholic priest who
is the adopted son and personal assistant to the Pope suddenly becomes not the young moral superman and hero we
thought, but instead a crazed murdering, torturing monster, the movie lost me. The movie lost me, especially because
the reason the padre did this was because he was against science. Pure propaganda. Even though I'm no Catholic--I'm a
Jew--I am pro-life and against stem cell research, just like the Vatican. Does this mean I am "against science"? Does this
mean that my religious leaders would set off a chain reaction of torturous murders of top clerics and try to blow up an
entire major city . . . all just to fight science? Are those of us who are conservative on social issues and don't want the
"brave new world" scenario--are we all monsters? The movie slapped me with this message basically in the second to
last scene of the movie. It was such a buzzkill. Until then, my only reservation, other than the Muslim whitewash, was
the repeated scenes of priests being branded, tortured, and killed in disgusting ways. That was painful to watch, and I
hope it doesn't give nuts copycat ideas. "101 Ways to Torture and Kill a Priest" isn't a video manual we needed
especially when, in the original "Angels & Demons" book, it's more like, "101 Muslim Ways to Torture and Kill a Priest".
... Yes, overall, it is a positive portrayal of the Catholic Church, including the very end. But it is not a positive portrayal of
those of us who are morally conservative and have ethical dilemmas with brave new world technologies--a core
position of the Church. We are not against science. In fact, many of us, like me, embrace science, which has made our
lives easier and helped us to develop cures and better treatments for diseases, etc. But that doesn't mean we have to
embrace science's extremes. Nor that we have to except this otherwise great movie's portrayal of us as extremists.
[article link]
Wikipedia.org: Hitler's Werewolves - Werwolf (German for "werewolf", sometimes spelled "Wehrwolf") was the name
given to a last-ditch Nazi plan, developed during the closing months of the Second World War (WWII), to create a
German commando force which would operate behind enemy lines as the Allies (Americans) advanced through the
territory of Germany itself - Another popular myth [truth] about Werwolf is that it was intended to continue fighting
underground even after the surrender of the Nazi government and the German military - Despite the misperceptions
about Werwolf, there were genuine post-war guerrilla insurgencies in Europe against the Allies
After it became clear, by March 1945, that the remaining German forces had no chance of stopping the Allied advance,
Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels seized upon the idea of Werwolf, and began to foster the notion, primarily
through Nazi radio broadcasts, that Werwolf was a clandestine guerrilla organization comprising irregular German
partisans, similar to the many insurgency groups which the Germans had encountered in the nations they occupied
during the war. Despite such propaganda, however, this was never the actual nature of Werwolf, which in reality was
always intended to be a commando unit comprising uniformed troops. Another popular myth about Werwolf is that it
was intended to continue fighting underground even after the surrender of the Nazi government and the German
military. In fact, no effort was ever made by the Nazi leadership to develop an insurgency to continue fighting in the
event of defeat, in large measure because Adolf Hitler, as well as other Nazi leaders, refused to believe that a German
defeat was possible, and they regarded anyone who even discussed the possibility as defeatists and traitors. As a result,
no contingency plans to deal with defeat were ever authorized. However, as a result of Goebbels' efforts, Werwolf had,
and in many cases continues to have, a mythological reputation as having been an underground Nazi resistance
movement, with some even claiming that Werwolf attacks continued for months, or even years, after the end of the
war. Its perceived influence went far beyond its actual operations, especially after the dissolution of the Nazi regime.
Despite the misperceptions about Werwolf, there were genuine post-war guerrilla insurgencies in Europe against the
Allies. ... Plans: In late summer/early autumn 1944, Heinrich Himmler initiated Unternehmen Werwolf (Operation
Werwolf), ordering SS Obergruppenführer Hans-Adolf Prützmann to begin organising an elite troop of volunteer forces
to operate secretly behind enemy lines. As originally conceived, these Werwolf units were intended to be legitimate
uniformed military formations trained to engage in clandestine operations behind enemy lines in the same manner as
Allied Special Forces such as Commandos. Prützmann was named Generalinspekteur für Spezialabwehr (General
Inspector of Special Defence) and assigned the task of setting up the force's headquarters in Berlin and organising and
instructing the force. Prutzmann had studied the guerrilla tactics used by Russian partisans while stationed in the
occupied territories of the Ukraine and the idea was to teach these tactics to the members of Operation Werwolf. ...
Werwolf originally had about five thousand members recruited from the "SS" (Schutzstaffel) and the Hitler Youth
(Hitler-Jugend). These recruits were specially trained in guerrilla tactics. Operation Werwolf went so far as to establish
front companies to ensure continued funding in those areas of Germany which were occupied (all of the "front
companies" were discovered and shut down within eight months). However, as it became increasingly clear that the
reputedly impregnable Alpine Redoubt, from which their operations were to be directed by the Nazi leadership in the
event that the rest of Germany had been occupied, was yet another grandiose delusion, Werwolf was converted into a
terrorist organisation and in the last few weeks of the war, Operation Werwolf was largely dismantled by Heinrich
Himmler and Wilhelm Keitel. [article link]
German Literature Companion: Werwolf - Members of the secret National Socialist resistance movement of 1945 were
called Werwölfe - It may also be of relevance to the naming of the organisation that in 1942 OKW and OKH's field
headquarters at Vinnitsa in the Ukraine were christened "Werwolf" by Adolf Hitler - The partial dismantling of the
organised Werwolf, combined with the effects of the "Werwolf" speech, caused considerable confusion about which
subsequent attacks were actually carried out by Werwolf members, as opposed to solo acts by fanatical Nazis or small
groups of SS - Guerrilla fighting [against Russia] carried out by the Forest Brothers persisted into the late 1950s, with
covert backing by the American CIA - This fighting was not insignificant, with the number of deaths inflicted
throughout the campaign estimated to be as high as 50,000 - A number of instances of post-war violence have been
attributed to Werwolf activity, but none have been proven [they probaly had CIA cover from the start] - Biddiscombe
estimates the total death toll [in Germany] as a direct result of Werewolf actions and the resulting reprisals as 3,000-
5,000
On March 23, 1945, Joseph Goebbels gave a speech, known as the "Werwolf speech", in which he urged every German
to fight to the death. The partial dismantling of the organised Werwolf, combined with the effects of the "Werwolf"
speech, caused considerable confusion about which subsequent attacks were actually carried out by Werwolf members,
as opposed to solo acts by fanatical Nazis or small groups of SS. Antony Beevor and Earl F. Ziemke have argued that
Werwolf never amounted to a serious threat, in fact they are regarded by them as barely having existed. ... One often
overlooked aspect of Werwolf is that the Hitler Youth component was also responsible for developing a new political
youth movement which was intended to outlast the war, and which was called "neo-Nazism". Some current German
neo-Nazi groups refer to themselves as "Werwolf" or "Wehrwolf", some of which use the Wolfsangel symbol (German
for "wolf's hook") whose horizontal variant is known as "werewolf". ... A raid in March 1946 captured 80 former German
officers who were members, and who possessed a list of 400 persons to be liquidated, including Wilhelm Hoegner, the
prime minister of Bavaria. Further members of the group (Edelweiss Piraten) were seized with caches of ammunition
and even anti-tank rockets. In late 1946 reports of activities gradually died away. ... Also worth mentioning in this
regard are the so-called Forest Brothers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Although the vast majority of the Forest
Brothers were not Germans, many (but not all) of them had served in foreign Waffen SS units during the war, and
refused to surrender when their home countries were occupied by the Russians, continuing to wage a guerrilla
campaign after the end of the war. Guerrilla fighting carried out by the Forest Brothers persisted into the late 1950s,
with covert backing by the American CIA, as well as the British and Swedish intelligence services. This fighting was not
insignificant, with the number of deaths inflicted throughout the campaign estimated to be as high as 50,000. While
they ceased to be a threat to the Soviets after the 1950s, a small number of Forest Brothers evaded capture until the
1980s, and the Soviet occupation authorities continued to pursue them. Again, the actions of the Forest Brothers
should not be seen as an attempted continuation of Nazi policies, but rather as resistance to Soviet occupation. Most, in
fact, were hopeful of an eventual liberation of their homelands as a result of an anti-Soviet invasion by the United
States. However, it is nevertheless true that many Forest Brothers were originally trained and equipped by the
Germans, and that they had also served within the armed forces of the Third Reich. ... A number of instances of post-
war violence have been attributed to Werwolf activity, but none have been proven. ... Biddiscombe estimates the total
death toll as a direct result of Werewolf actions and the resulting reprisals as 3,000-5,000. ... The history of Werwolf has
been compared to Islamic insurgents by the Bush Administration and other Iraq war supporters. In speeches given on
August 25 2003 to the Veterans of Foreign Wars by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of
Defence Donald Rumsfeld parallels were drawn between the problems faced by allied occupation forces in Iraq to those
encountered by occupation forces in post-World War II Germany. [article link]
On this day in history: May 13, 1981 - Pope John Paul II was seriously wounded in St. Peter's Square by Turkish [Muslim]
gunman Mehmet Ali Agca {The money trail for the payments issued to Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca leads directly
to the doorstep of the USA-CIA. The most accurate description could be said that on May 13, 1981 while ex-CIA director
George H. W. Bush Sr. was VP of the USA the CIA carried out an assignation attempt on Pope John Paul II's life.}
May 13, 1981 - Pope John Paul II was seriously wounded in St. Peter's Square by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca ... On
May 13, 2002 President George W. Bush Jr. announced that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin would sign a treaty
to shrink their countries' nuclear arsenals by two-thirds. ... On May 13, 2004 Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited
the Abu Ghraib prison camp in Iraq, where he insisted the Pentagon did not try to cover up abuses there. [article link]
April 30, 2009: Mehmet Ali Agca says he is now a Catholic - Turkish prison, Mehmet Ali Agca, author [assassin - the CIA
was the author] of the failed attempt against Pope John Paul II in 1981, claims to have renounced Islam and embraced
the Catholic faith - his former lawyer Mustafa Demirbag, said he was "very skeptical" about the conversion
Turkish prison, Mehmet Ali Agca, author of the failed attempt against Pope John Paul II in 1981, claims to have
renounced Islam and embraced the Catholic faith. Italian weekly Diva e people donna published the letter, French
journal 7s7 reports. "I am looking for an Italian woman, who wants to correspond with me. Obviously (I hope) she is
Catholic because from May 13 2007, I decided to renounce the Muslim faith and becoming a member of the Roman
Catholic Church," Agca writes. "I have decided to return peacefully to the (St Peter's) square and to testify to the world
of my conversion to Catholicism," he says in the letter written in Italian. "Just for a day, I would wish to return to Rome
to pray at the tomb of John Paul II to express my filial appreciation for his forgiveness" ... Questioned by AFP in Turkey,
his former lawyer Mustafa Demirbag, said he was "very skeptical" about the conversion, given the steps required to
receive baptism. ... "For the Vatican, I may still be the man who tried to assassinate the Polish Pope, but now I have
changed, I am a different man," he says. [article link]
Wikipedia.org: Mehmet Ali Agca - Born January 9, 1958 is a Turkish assassin, who shot and wounded Pope John Paul II
on May 13, 1981 - Opinions differ on whether the ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves were being used by the CIA or the
Bulgarian Secret Service - According to Agca, the plan was for him and the back-up gunman Oral Çelik to open fire in
St. Peter's Square - alleged that the assassination attempt was organized by Abdullah Çatli "in exchange for the sum of
3 million (German) marks"
Born January 9, 1958 Mehmet Ali Agca is a Turkish assassin, who shot and wounded Pope John Paul II on May 13, 1981.
After serving 19 years of incarceration in Italy, he was deported to Turkey, where he is serving another life sentence for
the murder of Abdi Ipekçi, a left-wing journalist, in 1979. Agca has described himself as a mercenary with no political
orientation, although he is known to have been a member of the Turkish ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves organization. ...
Grey Wolves involvement: After this training he went to work for the far-right Turkish Grey Wolves, who were at the
time destabilizing Turkey, which led to a military coup in 1980. Opinions differ on whether the ultra-nationalist Grey
Wolves were being used by the CIA or the Bulgarian Secret Service. According to Kendal Nezan of the Kurdish Institute
of Paris, they were infiltrated and manipulated by Gladio "stay-behind" networks, a NATO clandestine structure. On
February 1, 1979 in Istanbul, under orders from the Grey Wolves, he murdered Abdi Ipekçi, editor of the moderate left-
wing newspaper Milliyet. He was caught due to an informant and was sentenced to life in prison. After serving six
months, he escaped with the help of Abdullah Çatli, second-in-command of the Grey Wolves and a prominent Gladio
operative, and fled to Bulgaria, which was a base of operation for the Turkish mafia. According to investigative
journalist Lucy Komisar, Mehmet Ali Agca had worked with Abdullah Çatli in this 1979 assassination, who "then
reportedly helped organize Agca's escape from an Istanbul military prison, and some have suggested Çatli was even
involved in the Pope's assassination attempt". According to Reuters, Agca had "escaped with suspected help from
sympathizers in the security services". Lucy Komisar added that at the scene of the Mercedes-Benz crash where Çatli
died, he was found with a passport under the name of "Mehmet Özbay" - an alias also used by Mehmet Ali Agca. ...
Beginning in August 1980 Agca began criss-crossing the Mediterranean region, changing passports and identities,
perhaps to hide his point of origin in Sofia, Bulgaria. He entered Rome on May 10, 1981, coming by train from Milan.
According to Agca's later testimony, he met with three accomplices in Rome, one a fellow Turk and two Bulgarians,
with operation being commanded by Zilo Vassilev, the Bulgarian military attaché in Italy. He said that he was assigned
this mission by Turkish mafioso Bechir Celenk in Bulgaria. Le Monde diplomatique, however, has alleged that the
assassination attempt was organized by Abdullah Çatli "in exchange for the sum of 3 million marks", paid by Bechir
Celenk to the Grey Wolves. According to Agca, the plan was for him and the back-up gunman Oral Çelik to open fire in
St. Peter's Square and escape to the Bulgarian embassy under the cover of the panic generated by a small explosion.
On May 13 they sat in the square, writing postcards waiting for the Pope to arrive. When the Pope passed, Agca fired
several shots and critically wounded him, but was grabbed by spectators and Vatican security chief Camillo Cibin and
prevented from finishing the assassination or escaping. Four bullets hit John Paul II, two of them lodging in his lower
intestine, the others hitting his left hand and right arm. Two bystanders were also hit. Çelik panicked and fled without
setting off his bomb or opening fire. [article link]
Wikipedia.org: Grey Wolves [Turkish: Bozkurtlar] or Idealist Youth - Founded in 1969 - Numerous sources show that the
MHP and the Grey Wolves had ties to the Turkish mafia, to the Turkish intelligence services as well as to the CIA and
other intelligence agencies - Former military public attorney and member of the Turkish Supreme Court, Emin Deger,
has established that the Grey Wolves collaborated with the counter-insurgency governmental forces, as well as the
close ties between these state security forces and the CIA - They were essentially pawns in the Cold War, harassing
leftists on behalf of the rightist establishment - They have also been known to support non-Turkic people whom they
consider to have [Muslim] kinship with Turkish people - It is for this reason that Grey Wolves have supported the
Chechen Independence Struggle, the KLA-led Albanian movement in Kosovo, and the Bosniaks' resistance in the
Bosnian War
Foundation and ideology: The Grey Wolves were founded as the youth organization of the Nationalist Movement Party
(MHP) created by Alparslan Türkes in 1969. A significant pillar of the MHP's ideology is the dream of creating the Turan,
the "Great Turkish Empire", including all Turkic peoples mainly in the successor Central Asian countries of the former
Soviet Union as well as the Caucasus and the Uygurs' homeland of East Turkestan in the Xinjiang province of
Northwestern China. ... Role in 1980 military coup: At the time of the military coup of September 12, 1980, led by
general Kenan Evren (who was also the leader of Counter-Guerrilla) there were some 1,700 Grey Wolves organizations,
with about 200,000 registered members and a million sympathisers. Grey Wolves, also known as Commandos
conducted assassinations against left-wing intellectuals and academics in Turkey. The torturing and killing of many left-
wing partisans and sympathisers are among their crimes. Grey Wolves, besides assassinations and bombings, also
participated in massacres of minority community members in Çorum and Maras. However, after being useful for Kenan
Evren's strategy of tension, the leader of the Counter-Guerrilla turned president outlawed the MHP and the Grey
Wolves. Colonel Türkes and other Grey Wolves were arrested. In its indictment of the MHP in May 1981, the Turkish
military government charged 220 members of the MHP and its affiliates for 694 murders. However, imprisoned Grey
Wolves members were offered amnesty if they accepted to fight the Kurdish separatism and the PKK, and ASALA
("Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia"). The Grey Wolves then lost many of its core cadres to the neo-
liberal Motherland Party or various vestiges of the Islamist movement. In 1983, the Nationalist Task Party ("Milliyetçi
Çalisma Partisi", MÇP) was founded as a successor to the MHP; as of 1992 it is again known as the MHP. ... Links to
Operation Gladio: Numerous sources show that the MHP and the Grey Wolves had ties to the Turkish mafia, to the
Turkish intelligence services as well as to the CIA and other intelligence agencies. Former military public attorney and
member of the Turkish Supreme Court, Emin Deger, has established that the Grey Wolves collaborated with the
counter-insurgency governmental forces, as well as the close ties between these state security forces and the CIA.
Indeed, Martin A. Lee also wrote that the para-military wing of the Grey Wolves were covertly supported by the CIA,
which worked with the Gladio network, while a December 5, 1990 article by the Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung stated that
the Counter-Guerrilla had their headquarters in the building of the US DIA military secret service. Le Monde
diplomatique wrote that "the CIA used proponents of the Greater Turkey to stir up anti-sovietic passions at the heart of
Turkish Muslim minorities in the Soviet Union". Thus, in 1992, colonel Türkes went to newly-independent Azerbaijan,
where he was acclaimed as a hero. He supported Grey Wolves sympathiser Abülfaz Elçibay's candidacy to the
presidency. Once elected, Elçibay chose as ministry of Interior Isgandar Hamidov, a member of the Grey Wolves who
plead for the creation of a Greater Turkey which would include northern Iran and extend itself to Siberia, India and
China. Hamidov resigned in April 1993 after having threatened Armenia with a nuclear strike. -- According to Daniele
Ganser, a researcher at the ETH Zürich University, the founder of the Grey Wolves, Alparslan Türkes was a member of
Counter-Guerrilla, the Turkish branch of Gladio, a stay-behind NATO anti-communist paramilitary organization which
was supposed to prepare networks for guerrilla warfare in case of a Soviet invasion. Le Monde diplomatique confirms
that the Grey Wolves were infiltrated and manipulated by Gladio, and that important Grey Wolves member Abdullah
Çatli had worked with Gladio. According to the same article, Abdullah Çatli met with Italian international terrorist
Stefano Delle Chiaie, who, apart of taking part in Italy' strategy of tension, also maintained links with Pinochet's DINA
and participated in the Argentinian dirty war. However, it is alleged that in Italy and Turkey, Gladio supported a
strategy of tension (Italian: strategia della tensione) which used false flag terrorist attacks in order to discredit the
communist movement. [article link]
Wikipedia.org: Abdullah Çatli (1956-1996) was a Turkish convicted drug trafficker, and contract killer for the Counter-
Guerrilla - He led the youth branch of the ultra-nationalist Nationalist Movement Party [Grey Wolves] - He died in the
Susurluk [car] crash, revealing the depth of the state's complicity in organized crime - The Susurluk scandal exposed the
"deep state" the underbelly of the government that some had dismissed as a paranoid conspiracy theory - Çatli was a
convicted fugitive, who had been wanted for drug trafficking and murder - The mafia chiefs of the Grey Wolves, and its
infamous hit man Mehmet Ali Agca, paid tribute at his funeral by presenting wreathes
Abdullah Çatli (1956-November 3, 1996) was a Turkish convicted drug trafficker, and contract killer for the Counter-
Guerrilla. He led the youth branch of the ultra-nationalist Nationalist Movement Party (Turkish: Milliyetçi Hareket
Partisi, MHP). He died in the Susurluk crash, revealing the depth of the state's complicity in organized crime. ... Career:
Growing up in Nevsehir, a small province in Central Anatolia, Çatli was familiar with the views of the far right MHP, and
Turkish ultra-nationalists. He was a hit man for the state, ordered to kill suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers
Party (PKK) and the ASALA. Çatli is claimed to be responsible, along with Haluk Kirci, of the 9 October 1978
Bahçelievler Massacre during which seven university students, members of the Turkish Workers' Party, were murdered.
He is further said to have helped Mehmet Ali Agca murder the left-wing newspaper editor Abdi Ipekçi on January 1,
1979, in Istanbul, and helped Agca escape from an Istanbul military prison, in 1979. According to investigate journalist
Lucy Komisar, Abdullah Çatli "reportedly helped organize Agca's escape from an Istanbul military prison, and some
have suggested Catli was even involved in the 1981 Pope's assassination attempt". In 1998 the magazine Monde
diplomatique alleged that Abdullah Çatli had organized the assassination attempt "in exchange for the sum of 3 million
German mark" for the Grey Wolves. In 1985 in Rome, Catli declared to a judge "that he had been contacted by the BND,
the German intelligence agency, promised him a nice sum of money if he implicated the Russian and Bulgarian services
in the assassination attempt against the Pope". Çatli was seen in the company of Stefano Delle Chiaie, an Italian
neofascist who worked for Gladio, a secret NATO stay-behind paramilitary organization, while "touring Latin America,
and on a visit to Miami in September 1982". He then went to France, where, under the alias of Hasan Kurtoglu, he
planned a series of attacks on Armenian interests and on the ASALA, including the blowing up of the Armenian
monument at Alfortville on May 3, 1984 and the attempted murder of activist Ara Toronian. According to founding
Counter-Guerrilla Alparslan Türkes, the founder of the Grey Wolves, "Çatli has co-operated in the frame of a secret
service working for the well-being of the state". ... Death: Çatli died in a car accident on November 3, 1996 in Susurluk, a
town in the province of Balikesir. With him in the car were Hüseyin Kocadag (a famous police officer), Sedat Bucak (a
Member of Parliament of the True Path Party for Sanliurfa province), and Gonca Us (Abdullah Çatli's girlfriend, a beauty
queen-turned-mafia hitwoman). Sedat Bucak, a Kurdish warlord and village guards leader, was the sole person to
survive the crash. His militia, funded by the Turkish state, was active against the PKK. The Susurluk scandal exposed the
"deep state"; the underbelly of the government that some had dismissed as a paranoid conspiracy theory. At the time
of his death, Çatli was a convicted fugitive, who had been wanted for drug trafficking and murder. The mafia chiefs of
the Grey Wolves, and its infamous hit man Mehmet Ali Agca, paid tribute at his funeral by presenting wreathes, as is
traditional in Turkey. Muhsin Yazicioglu of the far right Great Union Party was also present. [article link]
Wikipedia.org: Pope Benedict XVI - born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on 16 April 1927 is the 265th and reigning Pope - He
was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave - Pope Benedict XVI has both German and Vatican citizenship - He
succeeded Pope John Paul II -- In 1941, one of Ratzinger's cousins, a 14-year-old boy with Down syndrome, was killed by
the Nazi regime in its campaign of eugenics
born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th and reigning Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome,
the head of the Roman Catholic Church and, as such, Sovereign of the Vatican City State. He was elected on 19 April
2005 in a papal conclave, celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on 24 April 2005, and took possession of his cathedral,
the Basilica of St. John Lateran, on 7 May 2005. Pope Benedict XVI has both German and Vatican citizenship. He
succeeded Pope John Paul II. ... Early life: 1927-1951 of Pope Benedict XVI. Joseph Alois Ratzinger was born on 16 April,
Holy Saturday, 1927 at Schulstraße 11, at 8:30 in the morning in his parents' home in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany.
He was baptized the same day. He was the third and youngest child of Joseph Ratzinger, Sr., a police officer, and Maria
Ratzinger. His mother's family was originally from South Tyrol (now in Italy). Pope Benedict XVI's brother, Georg
Ratzinger, a priest and former director of the Regensburger Domspatzen choir, is still alive. His sister, Maria Ratzinger,
who never married, managed Cardinal Ratzinger's household until her death in 1991. Their great-uncle was the German
politician Georg Ratzinger. -- At the age of five, Ratzinger was in a group of children who welcomed the visiting
Cardinal Archbishop of Munich with flowers. Struck by the Cardinal's distinctive garb, he later announced the very same
day that he wanted to be a cardinal. -- Following his fourteenth birthday in 1941, Ratzinger was enrolled in the Hitler
Youth, as membership was required for all 14-year old German boys after December 1939, but was an unenthusiastic
member and refused to attend meetings. His father was a bitter enemy of Nazism, believing it conflicted with the
Catholic faith, according to biographer John L. Allen, Jr. In 1941, one of Ratzinger's cousins, a 14-year-old boy with
Down syndrome, was killed by the Nazi regime in its campaign of eugenics. In 1943 while still in seminary, he was
drafted at age 16 into the German anti-aircraft corps. Ratzinger then trained in the German infantry, but a subsequent
illness precluded him from the usual rigours of military duty. As the Allied front drew closer to his post in 1945, he
deserted back to his family's home in Traunstein after his unit had ceased to exist, just as American troops established
their headquarters in the Ratzinger household. As a German soldier, he was put in a POW camp but was released a few
months later at the end of the War in summer 1945. He reentered the seminary, along with his brother Georg, in
November of that year. -- Following repatriation in 1945, the two brothers entered Saint Michael Seminary in
Traunstein, later studying at the Ducal Georgianum (Herzogliches Georgianum) of the Ludwig-Maximilian University in
Munich. They were both ordained in Freising on 29 June 1951 by Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber of Munich. Joseph
Ratzinger's dissertation (1953) was on St. Augustine and was entitled "The People and the House of God in Augustine's
Doctrine of the Church". His Habilitation (which qualified him for a professorship) was on Bonaventure. It was
completed in 1957 and he became a professor of Freising College in 1958. [article link]
May 12, 2009: Vatican Defends Pope from Israeli Criticism Over Holocaust - from a growing chorus of Israeli critics who
accused the German-born Benedict XVI of failing to express enough remorse for the Holocaust - a controversy that
threatened to eclipse a papal pilgrimage aimed at building bridges between faiths {The Pope could have said more
however Pop Benedict XVI is a man of both words and actions. I think his coming actions will speak just as loud as his
words. I would really like to see the Pope assist Israel in gaining safe and secure access to their Holy Sites i.e. Rachel's
Tomb.}
JERUSALEM - The Vatican defended the pope Tuesday from a growing chorus of Israeli critics who accused the
German-born Benedict XVI of failing to express enough remorse for the Holocaust - a controversy that threatened to
eclipse a papal pilgrimage aimed at building bridges between faiths. The Holocaust is just one of the many minefields
Benedict is navigating as he makes his way through the Middle East. He has also moved to calm Muslim anger over past
comments, and been urged by the Palestinians to do more to advance their cause against Israel. On Tuesday, the pope
delivered messages of peace while visiting the holiest Muslim and Jewish sites in Jerusalem - the Dome of the Rock and
the Western Wall. But his speech Monday at Israel's national Holocaust memorial attracted the most attention in Israel,
with the parliament speaker accusing Benedict of glossing over the Nazi genocide. Newspapers lambasted him for
failing to apologize for what many in Israel see as Catholic indifference during World War II and the pope's own wartime
actions - he served in the Hitler Youth corps and Nazi army - have also cast a shadow. "The pope spoke like a historian,
as somebody observing from the sidelines, about things that shouldn't happen. But what can you do? He was part of
them," said parliament speaker Reuven Rivlin. [article link]
May 12, 2009: Suspected Nazi Camp Guard Demjanjuk Arrives in Munich (Update3) - he was taken into custody over
claims he assisted in the murder of 29,000 Jews during World War II - Thomas Blatt, a witness in the case, is being
interviewed by Munich prosecutors - Blatt is a Holocaust survivor who escaped from Sobibor and wrote a book about a
revolt at the camp {Demjanjuk, a native of Ukraine, has denied the allegations. Note: All the Nazi death camps in the
East (Poland) were staffed mainly with Ukrainian workers. The Germans comprised only a small skeleton staff at each
camp. Without the assistance of the local people the Ukrainians and others the Holocaust could never have happened
on the large expanded scale that it did.}
May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk arrived in Germany where he was taken into
custody over claims he assisted in the murder of 29,000 Jews during World War II. ... "He has been brought to the
Stadelheim prison and was put in the hospital unit," Noetzel said. The spokesman for the Munich prosecutor, Anton
Winkler, said a judge read the arrest warrant to Demjanjuk. .. The 21-page warrant, issued on March 10, says there is
strong evidence that Demjanjuk assisted in the killing of Jews as a guard at the Sobibor concentration camp in German-
occupied Poland, Noetzel said. Demjanjuk, a native of Ukraine, has denied the allegations. ... "With the extradition of
Demjanjuk, Munich prosecutors reached an important first success in holding probably one of the last alleged war
criminals accountable," said Charlotte Knobloch, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany. "This is not about
revenge, but about justice." Maull said earlier today that Thomas Blatt, a witness in the case, is being interviewed by
Munich prosecutors. Blatt is a Holocaust survivor who escaped from Sobibor and wrote a book about a revolt at the
camp. ... The deportation "is an historic moment in the federal government's efforts to bring Nazi war criminals to
justice," U.S. Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer said in an e-mailed statement. “Demjanjuk, a confirmed former
Nazi death camp guard, denied to thousands [of innocent men, women, children and even infants] the very freedoms
he enjoyed for far too long in the United States." U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens on May 7, 2009 denied
Demjanjuk's request for an order preventing deportation while the high court considered whether to take up his appeal.
[article link]
May 11, 2009: Accused Nazi Guard John Demjanjuk Removed From Home - Accused Nazi guard John Demjanjuk was
taken by ambulance from his Ohio home late Monday afternoon to a customs office in Cleveland and is expected to be
deported to Germany by Tuesday
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials went to Demjanjuk's home Friday to serve a government notice
asking that he surrender. The move came one day after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Demjanjuk's appeal to
stop his deportation. Demjanjuk rejects the German allegations. He maintains he was held by the Germans as a Soviet
prisoner of war and was never a camp guard. Once in Germany, Demjanjuk will be brought before a judge and formally
charged. He will also be given the opportunity to make a statement to the court, in keeping with normal justice
procedure, German Justice Ministry spokesman Ulrich Staudigl said. [article link]
Former Nazi guard John Demjanjuk is a frail 89-year-old, but can we really let a man who took part in 29,000 murders
cheat justice? - When you understand his involvement in the death camps, the question is not why should he be
prosecuted, but why should he be free? - Unfortunately for Demjanjuk, it was at Flossenburg where he was given a
tattoo of his blood type under his left arm, for ever marking him as a member of the SS - During investigations into
another camp guard, Demjanjuk had been identified (1977) by Holocaust survivors as a guard at Treblinka known as
'Ivan the Terrible' - The OSI worked with the Soviets and, in January 1980, they provided the breakthrough: they had
found Demjanjuk's SS identity card, issued at Trawniki - As well as carrying a photograph that matched that of
Demjanjuk's 1951 visa application, the document also revealed the same date and place of birth as that on the visa - In
addition, both Demjanjuks had a father called Nikolai and had scars on their backs - It was conclusive proof that
Demjanjuk had been a camp guard
Just after lunchtime on Tuesday, five U.S. immigration officials arrived at the suburban home of a frail 89-year-old man
ten miles south of Cleveland, Ohio. Their task was to deport John Demjanjuk to Munich, where he was due to be tried
for crimes he had committed more than 60 years ago in German occupied Poland. ... Demjanjuk has become the
personification of the struggle between those who say war criminals must face justice, regardless of the passage of
time, and those who believe there's no point in prosecuting ailing 89-year-olds for offences committed more than half a
century ago. - and there can be no doubt that Demjanjuk is one of the worst. He proves exactly why these people
should be hunted down and brought to justice. It's difficult today for us even to comprehend the enormity of the crimes
people like him committed. ... Demjanjuk would have the world believe that he is no more than a retired diesel engine
mechanic, who has lived peacefully in the U.S. since his arrival in 1952. With his white hair and spectacles, he does,
indeed, look like a kindly grandfather. However, his real nature is mired in the utmost brutality, for Demjanjuk was one
of the most savage guards employed by the Germans in their extermination camps. Born Ivan Demjanjuk in the Ukraine
on April 3, 1920, he was conscripted into the Soviet Army shortly after Hitler invaded the Soviet Union in 1941. ...
Around July 1942, Demjanjuk decided he didn't want to sit out the war as a prisoner of the Germans. Instead, he
enrolled at Trawniki camp in Poland, where the SS trained guards for Treblinka and Sobibor death camps. After six
months, Demjanjuk was posted to Majdanek concentration camp, where 79,000 people were to die. Though it is not
clear precisely what duties Demjanjuk performed at the camp, he was clearly considered able enough to be transferred
to the Sobibor extermination camp on March 26, 1943. Sobibor was one of the first camps at which the Nazis used gas
to kill their victims. There, Demjanjuk and his fellow guards unloaded Jews from cattle trucks and beat them into
chambers, which were pumped full of carbon monoxide from tank engines. One of Demjanjuk's other roles was to
guard the Jewish forced labourers who disposed of the corpses and their possessions. Before the camp was closed in
October 1943, 250,000 were killed. ... Like other war criminals, Demjanjuk was able to hide among the millions of
refugees marooned by six years of war. In October 1950, he sought to be officially declared a 'Displaced Person',
enabling him to gain entry to the U.S. On his application form, he said he had worked on a farm in Sobibor from 1936 to
1943, after which he had worked in Danzig, and then as a railway worker in Munich from May 1944 until the end of the
war. ... However, in 1977, that peace was shattered when the Justice Department sought to revoke the U.S. citizenship
he had gained in 1958. During investigations into another camp guard, Demjanjuk had been identified by Holocaust
survivors as a guard at Treblinka known as 'Ivan the Terrible'. As the identifications were not considered sufficient
evidence to denaturalise Demjanjuk, more proof was sought. The task of finding this evidence fell to the Office of
Special Investigations (OSI), formed in 1979 and the world's most effective Nazihunting unit. The OSI worked with the
Soviets and, in January 1980, they provided the breakthrough: they had found Demjanjuk's SS identity card, issued at
Trawniki. As well as carrying a photograph that matched that of Demjanjuk's 1951 visa application, the document also
revealed the same date and place of birth as that on the visa. In addition, both Demjanjuks had a father called Nikolai
and had scars on their backs. ... It was conclusive proof that Demjanjuk had been a (Nazi SS) camp guard, and the head
of the OSI, Allan A. Ryan Jr, declared: 'You son of a bitch - we've got you!' ... It is because of men like Demjanjuk - men
who volunteered to be murderers - that a genocide such as the Holocaust took place. It is better for the world to show
those tempted to mimic Demjanjuk that justice will catch up with them, regardless of time or ill health. It is morally
wrong that a man who helped to murder thousands should be allowed to live in peace. [article link]
Hollywood Be Thy Name: In the beginning Hollywood said, "Let there be light" and there was light and there were
cameras and the spirit of Hollywood moved across the face of the earth - In 1968 a serpent appeared in the garden -
Movies became filled with blasphemy, adultery, and violence - The bright light that once was became a gross darkness,
and Hollywood began to suffer the ultimate delusion of grandeur - It enthroned itself as God and began to spout
blasphemy against the heavens - It became a law to itself - Hollywood answered to no one - Not even God - So it
believed (Book)
In the beginning Hollywood said, "Let there be light," and there was light. And there were cameras. And the spirit of
Hollywood moved across the face of the earth. Hollywood created. It picked up unknowns from the soil of humanity
and breathed into them the life of celebrity -- a golden image [an ancient Spear-shaker (the original was Nimrod of
Genesis 10:9 and later adapted into Greek mythology in the Goddess Pallas Athena and later embodied in the flaming
bonfires of the Nazis) blinding the mind of the masses with glittering light, from the tip of the rattled-shaken-spear in
combination with other lights, images and sounds], whose sole purpose was to bring in big money at the box office. But
something went terribly wrong. In 1968 a serpent appeared in the garden. Movies became filled with blasphemy,
adultery, and violence. The bright light that once was became a gross darkness, and Hollywood began to suffer the
ultimate delusion of grandeur. It enthroned itself as God and began to spout blasphemy against the heavens. It became
a law to itself. Hollywood answered to no one. Not even God. So it believed. ... Why did the crime rate triple in the U.S.
in the late 1960s? What fueled the hatred of Christianity that led to the Columbine and Virginia Tech massacres? What
was it that Hollywood did in 1968 that changed everything? ... Chapter Twelve: Natural Made Killers - After the
Columbine school massacre of thirteen people, Leonardo DiCaprio solemnly vowed never to star in another violent
movie. ... Susan Sarandon warned, Movies are important; and they're dangerous because we're the keepers of the
dreams. You go into a little dark room and become incredibly vulnerable. On the one hand, all your perspectives can be
challenged. You can feel something you couldn't feel normally. They can encourage you to be the protagonist in your
own life. On the other hand, they can completely misshape you. ... After Columbine, Hollywood didn't change its
agenda of violence, even in the face of these massive law suits. It has the world's best lawyers and the money to defend
itself. It knows that we are vulnerable, but it also knows that we will pay up at the box office. Fans shape their bodies
and souls to be like those they love. They want to talk like them, dress like them, look like them, and some will even kill
like them. ... An actor can even have a mesmerizing influence over much of their adoring public. The fans have faith in
their idol--they believe what is said about God, Jesus Christ, and the Bible. If the actor says that he protects his kids
from the Bible or that he hates God, they don't separate the idol from the actor. [article link]
DebbieSchlussel.com: Hollywood Does It Again: "Angels & Demons" - the controversial second installment of Dan
Brown's already controversial "The Da Vinci Code" opens in theaters {The movie 'Angels and Demons' is another
installment in an altered reality that is based on lies, deceit and misrepresentations. This drama of lies, deceit and
misrepresentation at first would not seem to be so bad however a society based on an altered non-Judeo-Christian
reality is doomed to fail. It's why the Nazi's failed and failed miserably and it's why everything the Bush family touches
fails either immediately or eventually. Note: The ministry of the Holy Spirit is to uphold reality (1 Corinthians 2:4-5, 2
Thessalonians 2:13) that means that altered realities crumble and fall under their own defects. Life has enough
uncertainty so stay with reality, stay with the truth of life by staying in the Bible to help avoid the extra pain that these
false delusions have to offer.}
Hollywood Does It Again: "Angels & Demons" Flick Changes Muslim Villain to "Danish" Villain - This week, "Angels &
Demons"--the controversial second installment of Dan Brown's already controversial "The Da Vinci Code"--opens in
theaters. My review will be posted at Midnight/early Thursday Morning stay tuned. ... Well, Debbie, Hollywood has
chickened out again. I read the book last year, and the Hassassin was muslim. I just checked the cast list in IMDB, and
the Hassassin is now Danish. ... For readers who think Michelle typoed, using the word, "Hassassin," she actually didn't.
You see the word, "assassin," comes from the Arabic word, "Hashashin" [hashish user] because Muslim assassins
smoked hashish before they murdered. But don't worry. They won't use the word Muslim or "assassin" or "hashish" in
the same sentence because that would be wrong. Instead, Director Ron "Opie" "Richie Cunningham" Howard will vilify
the Catholics because that would be . . .oh so right. Right? Howard admitted he took "a lot more creative license" with
this adaptation of a Brown thriller, changing both the ending and an assassin, who is Muslim in the book. . . .One
theater trailer, however, claims the church "ordered a brutal massacre" to silence scientists, and another focuses on the
"war" between science and religion, a key theme explored in the book. [article link]
Quotes by [Worldly] Movers and Shakers to Make Us Think! - "The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional
takes a bit longer" Henry Kissinger - "No one will enter the New World Order [NWO] unless he or she will make a pledge
to worship Lucifer. No one will enter the New Age [Aquarius] unless he will take a Luciferian Initiation" David Spangler,
Director of Planetary Initiative, United Nations
"For a long time I felt that FDR had developed many thoughts and ideas that were his own to benefit this country, the
United States. But, he didn't. Most of his thoughts, his political ammunition, as it were, were carefully manufactured for
him in advanced by the Council on Foreign Relations-One World Money group. Brilliantly, with great gusto, like a fine
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Welcome To Basic Christian

Basic Christian: Full Content 2000 - 2011 PDF Version

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Basic Christian: Statement of Faith

God Bless you,

Article of Affirmation and Denial

Article I: The Living God

Article II: The Savior and His Work

Article III: The Holy Spirit and His Work

Article V: Sanctity of Human Life

Article VI: Marriage and the Family

Article VII: Divorce and Remarriage

Article VIII: Sexual Deviations

Article IX: The State Under God

Article X: Law and Justice

Article XI: War

Article XII: Discrimination and Human Rights

Article XIII: Economics

Article XIV: Work and Leisure

Article XV: Wealth and Poverty

Article XVI: Stewardship of the Environment

Source: Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Historic Baptist Documents - Confessions, Catechisms, Creeds

Basic Christian: What is a Christian / Christianity?

Christianity is a Relationship with God. Christianity is Not a Religion!

Basic Christian: Salvation Message

To desire to be a Christian is to desire to be a child of God, to be a person in a personal relationship

When should we acknowledge God and become a Christian?

You can start and talk to God in a prayer like this.

In the name of Jesus I pray.

God Bless you,

Basic Christian: Growth & Maturity

Congratulations on accepting Jesus as God and your Savior!

Love God and Love Mankind

Deuteronomy 6:5/Luke 10:27

READ THE BIBLE

The Bible is God's actual word.

1st THESSALONIANS 5:16-18

FELLOWSHIP / ATTEND CHURCH

ABIDE / STAY OBEDIENT IN CHRIST

PROCLAME YOUR FAITH in JESUS

I'LL worship God in my own unique way.

God Bless You!

Criteria for Christian Communion

Communion Bread Recipe

Basic Christian: The Resurrection of Jesus

Why is the resurrection of Jesus important to humanity?

Jesus Himself makes it perfectly clear that

God Bless You!

Basic Christian: Biblical Proof that Jesus is God

A note about the many miracles of the early Christian Church

John 10:30 I and My Father are one.

In many, many places the Bible references,

The Names used to refer to Jesus reveal that Jesus is God

John 10:30 I and My Father are one.

Jesus is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob;

Jesus is the Only Begotten Son of God

Jesus is submitted to the Father