The Russian Beast

Many folks believe that the coming world government will either feature a global caliphate ruled by an Islamic Antichrist or it will be a secular government ruled by a powerful atheist who will outlaw all religious expression on earth.

While both views have become popular in recent years, neither one is correct. The Bible clearly reveals that the coming world government is going to be a partnership of politics and religion.

However, the religious half of this partnership won't be Islamic--it will feature a perverted form of Christianity. This form of Christianity will be based upon supernatural events rather than biblical truth. And the leader of this world religion will be the Antichrist himself who will be a grand counterfeit of Jesus Christ.

How do we know this? The apostle John, who recorded the Bible's final book the Revelation, in about 90 A.D., witnessed an incredible vision of a garishly dressed prostitute riding high atop a scarlet beast that featured seven heads and 10 horns.

Here's what John saw and recorded: "Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and 10 horns. The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet and was glittering with precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hands, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries. The name written on her forehead was a mystery: Mystery Babylon The Great, The Mother of Prostitutes and of The Abominations of The Earth." (Revelation 17:3-5)

What does the scarlet beast represent? It represents the coming world government that will feature 10 nation groups that will be ruled by seven kings.

But what is the identity of the harlot? She represents the world religion that will become partners with this one-world government. What religion is this? This will be a counterfeit form of Christianity that will be ruled by the Roman Catholic Church. But how can we be sure of that?

According to John's vision, the city that this religion is located in is surrounded by seven hills.(Revelation 17:9) Only two cities on earth are surrounded by seven hills: Rio de Janeiro that's located in Brazil and Rome that's located in Italy. The Vatican is located in Rome and is the world headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. When John recorded the Revelation, the Catholic Church didn't exist and wouldn't come into existence until the 4th Century A.D.

And here's where things get interesting. Biblical prophecy reveals that the coming dreaded Antichrist will be both a political and religious figure and he will eventually come from Russia. But isn't the Catholic Church virtually nonexistent in Russia? Yes. Then how can the Antichrist come from Russia?

In order for the Antichrist to rise in Russia, one key event needs to happen; the reunification of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches that separated about 1,000 years ago when the eastern churches rejected the Roman papacy and chose the Bishop of Constantinople as their spiritual leader.

Since that time, the two churches have had a strained relationship. But that's changing. The two churches are getting close to reestablishing a common communion.

Last year (November, 2014) Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met in Istanbul, Turkey to discuss that reunification. Speaking from the Church of St. George, the Pope said this: "I want to assure each one of you here that, to reach the desired goal of full unity, the Catholic Church does not intend to impose any conditions except that of the shared profession of faith...The one thing that the Catholic Church desires, and I seek as Bishop of Rome, the church which presides in charity is communion with the Orthodox churches." Francis and Bartholomew issue resounding, historic calls for church reunification | National Catholic Reporter

Bartholomew emphatically stated that the reunion is inevitable and is going to take place. He also stated that once it takes place it will be irreversible: "We no longer have the luxury of isolated action. The modern persecutors of Christians do not ask which church their victims belong to. The unity that concerns us is regrettably occurring in certain regions of the world through the blood of martyrdom."

Then Francis revealed the ultimate goal of this coming reunion: "As Christians we are called together to eliminate the globalization of indifference which seems to reign supreme, while building a new civilization of love and solidarity."

When the two churches finally reunite, then the prophetic bridge will be built between Rome and Moscow, and the door will be opened for the eventual appearance of the Antichrist.

But how do we know that the Antichrist is going to come from Russia? Biblical prophecy reveals that a powerful nation will rise in the end times that the Bible describes as a northern kingdom. (Daniel 11) That nation will be ruled by a leader who will eventually assume control of a global government. How can we determine that this kingdom is Russia?

Because the Bible always places Israel at the center of its geographical map. Therefore, a northern kingdom would be located directly north of the Jewish nation. And Russia is located directly north of Israel.

Furthermore, the prophet Ezekiel, who lived during the 6th Century B.C., revealed that this kingdom he named as Gog, would invade Israel at some point in the very last days. (Ezekiel 38-39) Gog was a name for the ancient tribe of Rosh that many modern Russians are descended from.

Though Russia was officially an atheist nation for 70 years under the old Soviet Union, she is now heavily influenced by the Orthodox Church. In fact, Russian President Vladimir Putin is an Orthodox Christian who believes that he has a responsibility to establish a new Russian empire and impose Orthodox Christianity upon the world.

But how will the Catholic Church factor into this equation? When the Catholic-Orthodox reunion takes place, the Orthodox Church will spread its brand of Christianity throughout Eastern Europe while the Catholic Church will spread it throughout Western Europe. And this revival will spread via counterfeit signs, wonders and miracles.

The apostle Paul revealed this: "The coming of the lawless one (Antichrist) will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10)

Ironically, Russia will lead this counterfeit global revival that will unveil the Antichrist at some point in the future. The former head of world atheism is now a "Christian" nation, thanks to the influence of the Orthodox Church. And ironically, Western Europe, once considered a bastion of Christianity, has traded places with Russia.

Putin said this last year during a speech to the Russian Duma: "Many Euro-Atlantic countries have moved away from their roots, including Christian values. Policies are being pursued that place on the same level a multi-child family and same-sex partnership, a faith in God and a belief in Satan. This is the path to degradation." http://www.washingtontimes.com

Putin added that "social and religious conservatism is the only way to prevent the world from slipping into chaotic darkness." And Patriarch Kirill I, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, who's been a harsh critic of the West's declining moral values, said this: "The general direction of the Western political elite bears, without a doubt, an anti-Christian and anti-religious character. We have been though an epoch of atheism, and we know what it is to live without God."

However, the "God" that the coming counterfeit Christian world religion will present to the world will not be the true God of the Bible. Rather, he will be a counterfeit who will be Satan. And his "messiah" who will appear and convince the world that he's Jesus Christ will be the Antichrist.

And this is how John described him: "The dragon (Satan) gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority." (Revelation 13:2) John continued: "And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast--all whose names have not been written in the Lamb's (Jesus Christ) Book of Life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world." (Revelation 13:7-8)

When will the Antichrist appear? He will appear several years after a one-world government has been established. Evidently, even a world government will not solve the sectarian violence that has plagued the world since the beginning of time. And so, the Antichrist will appear as a man of peace who will perform powerful miracles to indeed deceive even the elect, or true Christians.

And after he appears in Russia, he will establish his throne in Rome. The world will believe that Christ has returned and peace has finally been achieved. However, the opposite will occur. The apostle Paul warned: "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." (1 Thessalonians 5:3)

The Antichrist isn't some mythical character. He's real and he's coming. And he won't be Islamic or an American president. He'll come from Russia. But will anyone be paying attention?

As the Insanity Increases

From faith in God to faith in psychology

Mental illness is a very serious problem that affects hundreds of millions of folks throughout the world. For many centuries, those who possessed a Judeo-Christian worldview trusted God to help them overcome their emotional problems brought on by mental illness.

But since the 19th century, more and more people have been turning to other sources to help them cope and ultimately deliver them from emotional afflictions and stresses. Not coincidentally, the Christian church began to lose its influence in the world about the same time because it abandoned the Bible in favor of empty, humanistic ideologies.

One of those ideologies was humanistic psychology that grew from the ashes of the decaying church. With God's word deemed archaic and irrelevant, the world needed a new source of spiritual nourishment to define the human existence and deliver folks from the misery of emotional anguish.

While the Bible clearly identified sin as the root cause of all our emotional problems, psychology denied that and placed the blame for mankind's emotional woes on neuroses and psychoses caused by painful memories that were suppressed and stored in the so-called unconscious section of the mind.

According to the worldview of humanistic psychology, you are today what you experienced earlier in life, going all the way back to your mother's womb. And so, those who grow up to become violent adults must have been beaten by a violent parent or parents in their childhood who destroyed their self-esteem. Those who become pedophiles in adulthood must have been sexually abused as children by adults. And so it goes.

Certainly, there's a correlation between dysfunctional families and people who come from those families. However, many people overcome bad parents or childhood bullying and lead successful lives. While mass-murderer John Gacy's evil was attributed to his father who was a violent drunk, Gacy had a sister who didn't become a sadistic murderer when she became an adult.

Though Ted Bundy was a sadistic mass-murderer, he refused to blame his parents for his behavior and took full responsibility for his actions. Jeffrey Dahmer was yet another sadistic murderer who had siblings who didn't turn out like him. Thus, evil is the choice of the individual rather than the consequence of a bad childhood. If psychology's theories are correct, then everyone who comes from a dysfunctional family should have serious emotional problems. But many folks overcome.

However, it's becoming harder to overcome emotional problems these days when many people are told to place their hope and trust in psychotropic drugs rather than in God through His Son Jesus Christ who overcame the world 2,000 years ago on the cross. Andreas Lubitz, the pilot who purposely crashed a Germanwings jetliner into the French Alps, killing himself and 150 people on the plane, was reportedly taking psychotropics for depression and a psychosomatic illness.

Lubitz was obviously a brilliant but troubled young man who either didn't believe in God or didn't believe that God had the power to deliver him from his problems. And so, he turned to a psychiatrist who in turn placed him on mood-altering drugs.

The problems with psychotropics have been well-documented. While they provide relief to some people, they not only don't help others, but they can cause dangerous mood swings that can lead to erratic, violent behavior including murder and suicide.

According to his associates, Lubitz complained of vision problems that he feared could end his flying career. It's not known what type of psychotropics Lubitz was taking, but drugs such as Tricyclic antidepressants can cause vision problems. Ironically, Lubitz's associates claim the young pilot was depressed about his vision. If so, then the pilot's vision problem and resulting depression may have been caused by the very medication that was supposed to make him feel better.

Psychology has become a counterfeit faith for millions of people that's replaced true faith in God. Like all false religions, psychology ultimately fails to deliver on its lofty promises to make people emotionally healthy and happy. The true antidote for depression and mental anguish is repentance from sin and a relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ.

That comes by faith in God rather than by faith in the failed theories of humanistic psychology, psychiatric therapy or psychotropic drugs. As the apostle Peter stated 2,000 years ago: "Cast all your anxiety on him (Jesus Christ) because he cares for you." (1 Peter 5:7) Amen.

A Passover Lamb named Jesus

Most people believe the Passover is a Jewish holiday that's celebrated annually in the early springtime. For many Jews, Passover is merely an historical event they celebrate to remember their ancestors who God miraculously freed from slavery in ancient Egypt.

While the Lord indeed liberated the Jews from the heavy hand of Pharoah who was the tyrannical ruler of Egypt, the Passover was meant to be remembered for much more than just an historical event. It was meant to convey God's free gift of salvation to the world through His Son Jesus Christ.

First of all, what is the Passover? The Passover literally means what it says: To pass-over. The ancient Jews were commanded by God to sacrifice one-year-old male lambs without defect, and to sprinkle some of the blood from the animals above and along the sides of their door-frames. Thus, when the angel of Lord came into Egypt at night during this event, he passed-over the homes that had the blood on the doors.

However, he entered the homes without the blood on the doors and he struck down the firstborn in those households. And so, the ancient Jews who obeyed the Lord by sprinkling the blood of the lambs on their door-frames were spared the death of their firstborn.

Does that sound familiar? It should. That was a foreshadow of the Lamb of God Jesus Christ, who shed His blood on the cross to cleanse us from our sins and bless us with eternal life. As John the Baptist said: "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world." (John 1:29)

All those who confess Christ as their Lord and Savior are protected by His blood and they will not suffer the damnation of eternal death in hell when they die.

There's more to the Passover story. The Jews were commanded to eat unleavened bread for seven days after the Passover. This is known as the Feast of Unleavened Bread. What's the significance of the unleavened bread?

The unleavened bread resembles a large cracker that's made without yeast. Yeast makes bread rise and the symbolism here can't be ignored. The unleavened bread symbolizes God's pure law. When man adds to that law, it causes it to expand into something it was never intended to be.

For example, throughout the centuries the rabbis have added 600 of their own laws into God's Law, making it so enormous that no one could possibly remember all those laws, much less keep them. By adding to God's Law, the rabbis violated God's edict not to add or subtract to the law. (Deuteronomy 4:2, Deuteronomy 12:32)

When Christ warned his disciples: "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees", (Matthew 16:6) He was speaking of their manufactured laws and false doctrines that they frequently injected into God's Law to pervert it and expand it well beyond its intended meaning.

Christ blasted Israel's corrupt religious leaders with this: "The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them." (Matthew 23:2-4)

There's certainly more to the Passover story than the paschal lamb and unleavened bread. The Jews were commanded to roast the lamb over fire and to eat it before the dawn of the following day. They also ate bitter herbs and were told to be ready to leave Egypt by dawn.

The roasted lamb represents Christ's body sacrificed on the cross for the sins of the world. That symbolizes those who receive God's Holy Spirit in them as the guarantee of eternal life through their genuine confession of Christ as Lord and Savior. The bitter herbs represent the pain of persecution that everyone who belongs to Christ will experience in this world.

And the Jews were commanded by God not to leave any leftovers for the following day after the Passover. This teaches us that when Christ returns to judge the world and establish His kingdom on earth, there will be no more chances to get right with God. The old order of things will have passed away forever. 

That's why it's important for everyone to accept God's Passover Lamb Jesus Christ right now before He returns. If you die outside of Christ, you will never get another chance. You'll be doomed forever. If you're around when He returns, it'll be too late. 

As the apostle Paul stated: "Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed." (1 Corinthians 5:7)

Con Men, Clowns and Deceivers

William Branham

No, the accompanying picture hasn't been photoshopped. That halo of fire above William Branham's head actually appeared while the celebrity evangelist delivered a sermon in the Houston Coliseum during the 1950s. While many people interpreted Branham's ring of fire to be a sign from above--indeed it was--but it came from an unlikely source.

What source was that? That source came from a fluorescent floodlight that shone from a ceiling high above the evangelists's head. Nevertheless, Branham's devotees believed the halo to be a miraculous sign from above and they've promoted the heavenly halo myth for many years. 

However, there are supernatural signs that come from the heavens that don't have a fluorescent source. But not all of them are good. Let the apostle Paul explain: "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians 6:12)

Branham's been dead for 50 years, and considering some of the bizarre teachings he delivered from the pulpit during his lifetime, he's probably gotten used to a different ring of fire since he departed the land of the living. 

Whoa! That's no way to talk about a brother in Christ, is it? Well, consider the source that in this case was Branham who wasn't exactly a bible-thumper in the historical sense that dogmatic preachers have sometimes been described. Branham was anything but a bible-scholar, but that didn't hinder his immense popularity with his legion of followers who believed him to be a genuine prophet. 

Chad Creamer is a man who followed Branham closely throughout his life, so let him explain what he learned about the popular evangelist: "Branham claimed to have an angel present with him throughout his life. I have always asked people what the name of this entity was, and to this day, nobody can give an answer. The reason for this is because Branham never disclosed the name of this angel. The angel apparently tutored him on numerous things, explained his visions to him, and on some occasions, told him certain things were THUS SAITH THE LORD. He even received THREE HIGH WORDS from this entity. Branham claimed these words were unknown to any living man but himself. He would use these words to cast out evil spirits and cure diseases." apostasywatch.com

Branham rejected the Trinity and called it a doctrine of the devil. He also claimed that he was visited by the seven angels mentioned in the Book of Revelation who possess the seal judgments. (Revelation 6-8) And he claimed that the Rapture was to occur in 1977. Why do so many people continue to embrace him as an anointed servant of God? Because they follow an experiential form of Christianity that's based upon sensual experience rather than biblical truth.

And that's extremely dangerous because without the Bible, people have no way to determine whether something's from God or from the demonic. Do miracles occur in the modern church? Yes they do. But not all of them come from God. Rather, some of them are demonic.

But how can we tell? By testing them according to the scriptures. If a miracle gives glory to anyone other than God or Christ--for example, to Mary or a Roman Catholic saint--then its source is demonic no matter how powerful the event is. And counterfeit miracles often accompany unbiblical teachings.

Paul issued a prophetic caveat that in the end times, demonic doctrines would invade the church under the guise of Christian teaching. Here's what he said: "The (Holy) Spirit clearly says that in later times, some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons." (1 Timothy 4:1) 

But why is this happening? Paul gave us the answer in his second letter to fellow apostle Timothy: "For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths." (2 Timothy 4:3-4)

William Branham was one of those false teachers that many folks gathered around. He tickled their ears with false prophecies and the doctrines of devils. He was a con artist who told people what they wanted to hear rather than what they needed to hear. In exchange for his heretical whoppers, his followers rewarded Branham by feeding his enormous ego with their adulation. That sounds like idolatry, doesn't it?

Certainly, Branham wasn't the only one. There's an army of false teachers and phony prophets out there who make their living by deceiving gullible people who are desperate for hope and meaning in their lives.

For example, there's Morris Cerullo who travels around the world in his private Gulfstream jet. He's worth about $100 million. What's wrong with that? He's gained his fortune by vacuuming the wallets of his deluded followers who believe he's an anointed prophet. Some folks may still remember the healing crusade Cerullo held in Africa several years ago when he brought a desperately ill girl on stage before thousands of people and declared her healed. The girl died a few days later.

That's what's wrong with that. If you're a true prophet anointed by God, you teach sound biblical doctrine, and when you declare someone healed by God, they don't die a few days after you've packed your gear and flown off in your private jet to the next stop to fleece the gullible sheep.

Oh well. Phony halos and phony healings. They come from con men and clowns who'll discover there's nothing phony about hell, because that's the place where they'll be preaching when the Gulfstream finally burns its last drop of jet fuel, paid for by your generous donations.

America's Antichrist

In his first of three letters, the apostle John wrote this: "Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us." (1 John 2:18-19)

Though many folks correctly define the Antichrist as an extremely wicked man, they fail to realize that he'll be a master deceiver who will fool the world through his craftiness and cunning. He'll appear to the world as a man of peace who'll solve complex problems and settle disputes between nations.

He'll say all the right things and even perform miracles that will convince many that he's divine. But the facade will eventually come off and the world will find out who this man really is. However, by then it will be too late. If you have the misfortune to be around when he appears, you'll either be forced to obey him or you'll be gone. And when I say gone, I think you know what I mean.

Barack Obama isn't the Antichrist, although a lot of people believe that he is. Rather he's an antichrist who's one of many who've plagued the world throughout history. What is an antichrist? He's a con artist and a dangerous phony who passes himself off as someone he isn't. Though con artists aren't difficult to spot, they are if you ignore their resumes and allow yourself to be seduced by their charm.

Remember Adolf Hitler? He laid out his virulent anti-Semitism and bizarre worldview in Mein Kampf that was published in 1925. That was eight years before he was elected as the Chancellor of Germany in 1933. The German people had eight years to find out what a dangerous man Hitler was, and yet they ignored his past while succumbing to his hypnotic, messianic rhetoric.

Obama's sordid past was well known long before he ran for the presidency in 2007. He was a committed Marxist who was the protege of a communist named Frank Marshall Davis; he associated with terrorists such as Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn; his political career was boosted by a corrupt political-fixer named Tony Rezko; he embraced the racist ideology of Harvard professor Derek Bell and he was a member of Chicago's Trinity United Church that was pastored by the arch-racist Jeremiah Wright.  

Certainly, a lot of people have made mistakes in their lives and have associated with bad characters. If you do the research, you're likely to find bad people in the lives of many great world leaders throughout history. In that sense, Obama's no different.

But the difference with Obama is that he not only refused to change his worldview and disassociate himself from bad people, he concealed all that behind a phony facade that was created by his handlers to promote him as someone he isn't and never was. For example, he refers to himself as a Christian and yet Christians are often the targets of his insults and wrath.

Remember the famous crack he uttered in San Francisco during a campaign stop in 2007? He implied that conservative Christians are morons who cling to their guns and bibles during difficult times. That was the real Obama speaking rather than the phony one who delights in conning the socks off of his ignorant followers.

Who were targeted for abuse by the IRS? Conservatives. Who does the FBI now list as potential domestic terrorists? Conservatives. And what nation has been increasingly mocked, maligned and verbally threatened in recent years by the Obama administration and its media lackeys? Israel. Indeed, Barack Obama acts as though he's guided by the spirit of the Antichrist.

Biblical prophecy warns us that the real Antichrist will persecute Christians and Jews and put many of them to death. (Daniel 8:24, Revelation 13:7) Many of the previous antichrists throughout history have persecuted Christians and Jews, from emperors to kings to popes and ruthless dictators. You don't have to be a brain surgeon to figure out who's the spiritual inspiration behind those who persecute Christians and Jews. The apostle Paul identified him as "the god of this age". (2 Corinthians 4:4) He's also known as Satan.

Like the antichrists that John referred to in his first letter who never belonged to the early church, Barack Obama has never belonged to America. Remember when he initially balked at raising his right hand while being sworn in during his first inauguration in 2009? That said what a thousand words couldn't say concerning Obama's contempt for America.

Why did America get Obama as her 44th president? Because of God's divine judgment upon a wicked and adulterous generation. Wicked people get wicked leaders after their own evil hearts. The only way to change that is through repentance. Otherwise, who comes after Obama could even be worse, if you can believe that.

New Foes and New Friends

Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu

The growing hostility between the United States and Israel is tragic and prophetic. Once Israel's most trusted ally, the U.S. has become a treacherous enemy of the Jewish state under the Obama administration.

Why? Because Barack Obama doesn't like to take no for an answer. When he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2011 that he wanted the Jewish nation to return to its pre-1967 borders, he expected yes for an answer. Instead, Netanyahu rejected his demand and he's harbored an immense hatred for the Israeli PM ever since.

In response to Obama's ridiculous demand, Likud Party member Danny Dannon spoke for Netanyahu, Israelis and millions of Jews around the world when he said this: "Barack Hussein Obama adopted the staged plan for Israel's destruction of Yasser Arafat, and he is trying to force it on our prime minister. All that was new in the speech was that he called for Israel to return to 1967 borders without solving the crisis. Netanyahu has only one option: To tell Obama forget about it." 

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-wants-israel-cede

Having failed to convince the Israeli PM to change his nation's borders, the Obama administration then tried and failed to oust Netanyahu in the recent Israeli election by backing the Zionist Party's Isaac Herzog through leftist groups such as One Voice and J Street. After Netanyahu was reelected, the Obama administration then threatened to take action against Israel through the corrupt United Nations Security Council.

Why? Because as a last minute campaign promise, Netanyahu pledged that there would be no Palestinian state if he was reelected. That enraged Obama who wants history to recognize him as the man who solved the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

From presstv.ir: The White House said Wednesday the US may not use its veto power in the United Nations Security Council to shield Israel from unfavorable resolutions, a dramatic shift in a decades-old US policy. The US would reevaluate its approach based on Netanyahu's "change in his position," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters. "The United States and this administration are deeply concerned by divisive rhetoric that seeks to marginalize Arab-Israeli citizens," Earnest said. "It undermines the values and democratic ideals that have been important to our democracy and an important part of what binds the United States and Israel together."

Why does Obama's grow large stones when he deals with Israel, but then lose them when he deals with just about everyone else such as Russia, Syria and Iran? Two reasons: (1) He's a committed leftist who's truly convinced that much of the Islamic terror in the world is the result of Israel's existence and (2) his hatred of Jews and Christians.

Oh sure, Obama claims to be a Christian. But the Jesus Christ he follows isn't the biblical Christ but rather a different Christ who's a champion of social justice. Why does Obama despise Jews? Because he sees them as the Islamic world sees them; greedy money-changers and capitalists who seek to control the world's financial system.

America's growing hostility against Israel is likely to continue with the next administration after Obama mercifully leaves office. That will prompt the Jewish nation to seek a new friend in the world that will protect her from her hostile neighbors.

Who's likely to be Israel's new ally? That ally will likely be Russia. Buy why? Because Israel has a large population of Russian Jews who Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to protect. And Putin recognizes Israel as the birthplace of Jesus Christ. Since he's an Orthodox Christian, Putin realizes that there are several holy sites in Israel that are sacred to Orthodox Christians, and those sites would likely be destroyed if they fall into the hands of Islamists.

Is Putin fond of Israel? Not really. However, unlike Obama, he realizes that Israel's existence is vital to the stability of the Middle East. Without a strong Israel, the Middle East would become utterly chaotic which could affect Russia because the Bear sits directly north of the Middle East.

Then why does Russia supply Syria and Iran with weapons and military technology? Because the Bear doesn't want violent Islamic terror groups taking over the governments of those nations as they did in Libya and Yemen. And Russia strongly suspects that the Obama administration has fomented much of the unrest that's plagued the Middle East since the dawn of the Arab Spring in late 2010.

Will there be a relationship between Israel and Russia? Indeed, there will be. Though it will begin well, it will end badly. A powerful world leader is coming who will negotiate a peace treaty with Israel. That treaty will allow the Jews to rebuild their coveted Temple in Jerusalem in exchange for Israel's sovereignty.

Who will this leader be? He will be the dreaded Antichrist. And he will come from Russia. http://www.prophecyreviewonline.org/apps/articles  He won't be Putin. Rather, he'll be a miracle-working man who'll captivate the world with his hypnotic speeches.

And he'll have an ulterior motive for allowing Israel to rebuild her Temple--so he can enter that temple and declare himself God to the world. The apostle Paul wrote this: "Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God." (2 Thessalonians 2:1-4)

Thus, Israel isn't going anywhere. The Jewish nation is destined to find a new Big Brother in the world. And that Big Brother is going to be the Russian Bear.

Real Jews and Phony Jews

Saul Alinsky: A phony Jew

Just what is the definition of a Jew? According to the Random House Dictionary, a Jew is "a person whose religion is Judaism...one of a scattered group of people that traces its descent from the Biblical Hebrews or from postexilian adherents of Judaism; Israelite."

Most people would agree with that explanation, although many in the Islamic world are convinced that the Jews are descended from rather vile and unclean animals.

But how does the Bible define a Jew? Much differently than the world does. For example, the apostle Paul who was a Pharisee which was the ancient equivalent of a modern Orthodox Jew, defined a Jew this way: "A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the (Holy) Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man's praise is not from men, but from God." (Romans 2:28-29)

Paul explained that a person who is truly recognized as a Jew by God is a person who has been born again by faith in Jesus Christ's death on the cross for their sins and His resurrection from the dead. At the moment a person confesses Christ as Lord, they are born again and their hearts are circumcised. 

Lest anyone believe that Paul made that up, consider that Moses said the same thing many centuries earlier when he spoke to the ancient Jews: "Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer. For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes. He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing." (Deuteronomy 10:16-18)

The outward circumcision therefore is symbolic for the true spiritual circumcision that happens when a person opens up their sinful, hardened heart by faith in Christ to allow the Holy Spirit to enter. This is how a person is born again and that's the only way a person gains eternal life in Christ. It doesn't happen any other way.

And according to the biblical definition, God recognizes everyone equally who've been born again in Christ. To that amazing fact, Paul wrote this: "You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." (Galatians 3:26-29)

And so, a person may be considered a Jew by the world, but not by God. And that's what Christ meant when he declared the Jews who rejected Him as members of the synagogue of Satan. (Revelation 2:9, Revelation 3:9) Though the rabbis claim that Christ condemned all the Jews with those statements, He didn't, and only a complete fool would believe otherwise.

Just as Satan has his synagogue, he also has his church. Not everyone who professes to be a Christian is recognized by God as a Christian, but only those who have truly been born again in Christ. Christ Himself said this: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do 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 drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!" (Matthew 7:21-23)

There are a lot of phony Jews and a lot of phony Christians. A true Jew is a true Christian, and a true Christian is a true Jew. They are one and the same. The very term Jew comes from the word Judean that identified a person who belonged to the tribe of Judah, one of the 12 tribes of Israel. 

Jesus Christ came from that tribe. And a Judean was a person who praised and worshiped the true God of the universe. 

Certainly, many folks claim to worship God. However, unless they worship the one true God who sent His Son Jesus Christ into the world to die for the sins of mankind, then they're worshiping a false god. And they have no right to be called the children of the true God. 

The New Money

Show me the new money

Though few people--including many professing Christians--take the Bible literally these days, there are those who do and they realize that we're living in the period of time that the Bible describes as the last days.

In what way? In the way of money that biblical prophecy clearly reveals will become quite different in the days preceding the return of Jesus Christ. How will it be different? It will be fully electronic, meaning that cash, coins, checks, debit and credit cards will go the way of the dinosaur.

Nearly 1,900 years ago, the apostle John, who was an elderly man confined by Rome to the desolate island of Patmos for refusing to renounce Christ, received an incredible vision from God concerning the end times. That vision included a one-world government and its wicked leader who will institute a global cashless monetary system.

Though that sounds beneficial, the vision revealed that the ultimate motive for this new, global monetary system will be surveillance and control. Here's what John recorded: "He (Antichrist) also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name." (Revelation 13:16-17)

John's vision didn't make much sense in 90 A.D when he received it. It didn't make much sense for several centuries, prompting some biblical scholars to question whether the Revelation was a myth that should've been stricken from the Bible. Certainly, some ancient kingdoms instituted marking systems to identify their subjects. But on a global scale?

That was practically impossible to comprehend until the advent of the 20th century that saw an explosion of technology with inventions such as the automobile, airplanes, computers, television, satellites and smart-phones. Many folks forget that a lot of the things they depend on these days didn't exist 100 years ago. That's how quickly technology has advanced the world since the dawn of the previous century.

And the technology now exists to implement a cashless monetary system. Those who are promoting this system claim that it will do away with violent drug cartels and street gangs that accumulate most of their income from narcotics. They also claim that it will eliminate robberies and reduce financial scams that target the elderly.

Though smart-phones now transact a lot of the financial business that used to be transacted by paper money and credit cards, they can be lost, stolen or hacked by cyber-thieves. The ultimate system will feature an embedded computer chip or skin-patch containing a barcode that will be synced with a person's DNA to prevent the device from being used by someone else if it's stolen or removed from its host. Does the technology exist to implement such a system? Not yet, but it's not far away.

In the meantime, the world is preparing for this new economic system by making plans to discard the old system. And the first nation that could become fully cashless is Sweden. From cbsnews.com: Sweden was the first European country to introduce bank notes in 1661. Now it's come farther than most on the path toward getting rid of them. "I can't see why we should be printing bank notes at all anymore," says Bjoern Ulvaeus, former member of 1970's pop group ABBA, and a vocal proponent for a world without cash. The contours of such a society are starting to take shape in this high-tech nation, frustrating those who prefer coins and bills over digital money.  
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sweden-moving-towards-cashless-economy

Since cash has become increasingly scarce in Sweden, crime has dropped. According to the AP: The number of bank robberies in Sweden plunged from 110 in 2008 to 16 in 2011 — the lowest level since it started keeping records 30 years ago. It says robberies of security transports are also down. "Less cash in circulation makes things safer, both for the staff that handle cash, but also of course for the public," says Par Karlsson, a security expert at the organization."

Indeed, that sounds like great news. But as they say: The road to hell is paved with good intentions. And the good intentions of a global cashless monetary system will ultimately become the yellow brick road that leads to the gates of hell.

Truth or Consequences

Dr. Ben Carson

Dr. Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who possesses more intelligence in his ring finger than Barack Obama possesses in his entire cranium, has learned what he'll be up against if he decides to run for president.

Carson believes that homosexuality is a lifestyle of choice rather than genetic determination. During a recent interview with CNN, Carson stated that "a lot of people who go into prison, go into prison straight, and when they come out they're gay, so did something happen while they were in there? Ask yourself that question." www.msn.com

Carson speaks from experience. He's familiar with a lot of men who were introduced to the homosexual lifestyle while incarcerated, and then chose to remain in that lifestyle once they got out of prison. Though he made an observation that's been known for decades, Carson was excoriated by the leftist media for daring to suggest that homosexuality is a lifestyle of choice.

Typical of the reaction to Carson's comments was an MSN article that insinuated Carson was an ignorant man because science has long since "proven" that homosexuality is predetermined genetically. 

Here's what the article said: "Most scientists would disagree (with Carson). Years of research suggest that people can't change their sexual orientation because they want to, and that trying can cause mental anguish. What's more, some studies suggest that being gay may have a genetic or biological basis."

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/being-gay-not-a-choice-science-contradicts-ben-carson 

Now, consider that. The article claims that "most scientists" believe that homosexuality is biologically determined. Who are some of these scientists? We aren't given any names. Secondly, the article states that "years of research suggest that people can't change their sexual orientation." What body of research says that? Who conducted the studies? When were they done? How long did they last? How many people were involved in this research? Again, the article makes several claims without citing any evidence or documentation to back up those claims.

Homosexuality is a third-rail topic that most political candidates--especially those on the right--must tread carefully around lest they say something that could either destroy their political careers or ruin their ambitions as in the case of Carson.

You can tell that Carson isn't a politician because he gives straight answers to difficult questions. And that could damage his chances to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate, even by his own party.

I hope Carson doesn't run for president because I believe that he could do far greater good for the culture wars by staying out of politics. He's a smart man who'd find out quickly that many politicians--especially those at the national and international levels--are puppets who've been bought by powerful globalists and financial oligarchs that are seeking a one-world government.

Indeed, as Carson believes, homosexuality is a lifestyle of choice. Because if it's biologically determined as gay activists claim, then what about pedophilia, adultery and bestiality? Why can't the folks who practice those forms of sexuality claim that they were born that way?

Once you open the door for a group of people who practice an aberrant lifestyle, then you have to let everyone else in. You can't pick and choose whose lifestyle is acceptable and whose isn't. Because if you do, then everyone else will eventually force their way in. Without clear biblical parameters concerning sexuality, anarchy will prevail and the civilization will implode.

Certainly, the Bible condemns the homosexual lifestyle. But it doesn't condemn those who practice it. Rather, it encourages those in that lifestyle and in other aberrant lifestyles to repent and get out of them.

Here's what the apostle Paul wrote to the early church in Corinth that was plagued by sexual sin: "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." (1 Corinthians 6:9-11)

If Ben Carson decides to run for president, he'll be allowed to criticize many things and even many folks. But if he criticizes the gay lifestyle, he'll be toast. And he knows it. The Big Gay Enforcers will shut him down and the leftist media will paint him as an Uncle Tom who wandered off the Liberal Plantation to do the bidding of angry, bigoted rednecks.

Ben Carson certainly isn't a sellout. He's his own man and he's very intelligent. Unlike Obama who's a complete phony with a mythical resume, Carson's a genuine success story who beat the odds to become a successful doctor. He's a true role model for African-Americans because he succeeded in life without the aid of the federal government.

And I'd hate to see him tarnished by the sewer of American politics. He can do the nation much better by staying out of politics. Because if he decides to run for the presidency, he'll find out who the real racists and bigots are. Because they'll be coming for him.

Israel, the Jews and the World: Pt. III

The Bible and the Qu'ran

Why does the Islamic world despise Israel and the Jews? Because Muslims believe that the Jews perverted the Bible. In what way? By elevating Abraham's son Isaac over his firstborn son Ishmael.

Ishmael was the son born to an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar while Isaac was the son born to Abraham's wife Sarah that God had promised the couple in their advanced age. Through Isaac came the 12 tribes of Israel and the Jewish Messiah Jesus Christ.

Muslims believe that when God promised Abraham that He would provide a special land for Abraham's descendants, (Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 15:18-21, Genesis 17) He was referring to Ishmael's descendants rather than Isaac's. Therefore, for nearly 1,300 years, the Islamic world has believed that the land known today as Israel was promised to Ishmael's descendants and not to Isaac's.

Thus, according to that reasoning, Israel has no right to exist and the Jews have no right to live in that land or in any land controlled by Muslims. It is that ageless belief--that the Jews perverted the Bible by replacing Ishmael with Isaac--that foments the venomous hatred of the Jews and Israel today.

And so, do Muslims have a legitimate argument? No, they do not. But why not? Because no genealogy exists beyond the Bible's Book of Genesis that can adequately trace Ishmael's descendants. Those who claim to be Ishmael's descendants have no way to prove that. And remember that many modern Muslims are the descendants of ancient tribes that existed during and before the time of Abraham. 

However, Isaac's descendants can be traced all the way to Jesus Christ, and those who find that incredulous are encouraged to read the very first chapter of Matthew's gospel that lists the genealogy from Abraham to Christ.

Remember that the Jews rejected Christ as their Messiah 2,000 years ago, so if they acknowledge the genealogy in order to disprove the Islamic world's claims concerning Ishmael, then they're forced to either acknowledge Christ as the Messiah or they're forced to admit that they rejected Christ because they ignored God's prophets. 

If they refuse to recognize the genealogy because it leads to Christ, then they have no rational argument against Islam's claims. The genealogy recorded in Matthew's gospel settles the argument once and for all and it also proves Islam a false religion because God indeed blessed all the nations of the world through Christ who was descended from Isaac rather than from Ishmael.

Certainly, the Islamic world will claim that the genealogy listed in Matthew's gospel has been fabricated. But why would the Jews fabricate a genealogy that would lead to a messiah that they rejected? That makes no sense. If Christ isn't the Jewish Messiah, then Muslims have a legitimate argument because the world hasn't been blessed through Christ.  

But the world has indeed been blessed through Christ's death on the cross for the sins of mankind and His resurrection from the dead. And whether they admit it or not--and most Jews today still don't--Jesus Christ provides the ultimate proof that the world has been blessed through Isaac's descendants.

Thus, the land of Israel belongs to the Jews and to no one else. Still, the much of the world refuses to accept that. Those who reject the truth are under the power and influence of Satan who seeks to destroy Israel and annihilate the Jews. 

Why? Because without Israel, Jesus Christ cannot return and establish His eternal kingdom on earth. Satan knows that. And he knows that if he can destroy Israel, he can prevent his eternal doom. Satan knows that God's integrity is tied to Israel's existence.

And Satan also knows that God has promised to preserve and protect Israel. To the ancient prophet Amos (2,700 B.C.), God said this: "I will bring back my exiled people Israel; they will rebuild ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them." (Amos 9:14-15)

The Lord fulfilled his promise in 1948 when Israel became a sovereign nation once again after 1,800 years. But Satan seeks Israel's destruction so he can prove God a liar. 

However, Israel isn't going to be destroyed. Rather, the day is coming when those nations that seek Israel's destruction will be destroyed. (Zechariah 14) And in spectacular fashion. 

Israel, the Jews and the World: Pt. II

What the world desires

It was Joseph Goebbels, the minister of propaganda for Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party who said it best: "The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly - it must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over." goodreads.com

Goebbels understood that a lie will never be embraced unless it's kept simple and repeated often. It's unclear whether Yasser Arafat studied Goebbels. But what is clear is that the master terrorist and founder of the PLO certainly practiced what Goebbels preached. And so effectively that the majority of the world today embraces the lie that Israel unlawfully occupies land that it stole from the Palestinians in 1948.

For the record, Arafat was an Egyptian who was born in the city of Cairo in 1929. He founded the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) on June 2, 1964 for the specific purpose of destroying Israel and removing all the Jews from their homeland. While he was a gruff and crude man, Arafat knew how to charm those who he sought to deceive. And like Goebbels, he was a master liar who knew how to sell his lies to ignorant people.

Arafat's lie only works because there are too many ignorant people in the world who know nothing about history and possess their own latent anti-Semitism. Thus, when they're told that the evil Jews collaborated with the United Nations in 1948 to seize Palestine and rename it Israel, they willingly embrace that lie. 

But Palestine was created by the ancient Roman Empire in 130 A.D. when Emperor Hadrian renamed the land Syria Palaestina after he crushed the Bar Kochba rebellion that sought to win Israel's independence from Rome. That land continued to be known as Palestine until 1948 when the United Nations voted to declare Israel a sovereign world nation once again.

Prior to 1948, only the Jews were recognized as Palestinians because they and their ancestors had lived in that land for over 3,000 years. In fact, the 1939 Larousse French Dictionary contains an image of the Palestinian flag and it features a yellow--gasp!!--Jewish star over the name Palestine. How quickly the world forgets. http://www.factualisrael.com/1939-palestinian-flag

For Muslims, the mere presence of the Jews and Israel in the midst of the Islamic world represents a supreme insult to Allah. The Qu'ran clearly states that once Muslims acquire land from "infidels," that land belongs to Allah forever and can never be given back. This is what drives the Islamic world to seek Israel's destruction.

Concerning the land of Israel, the Qu'ran says this: "He made you heirs to their [Jewish] land and their dwellings and their property, and (to) a land which you have not yet trodden." (Surah 33:27) While Palestine actually didn't become property of the Islamic world until about 1451 under Ottoman ruler Mehmed the Conqueror, it became the property of Great Britain in about 1922 with the fall of the Ottoman Empire. 

The land of Israel belongs to the Jews and to no one else. It was given to them by God, fulfilling a promise He made to Abraham centuries before the Jews took possession of the land. (Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 15:16-20, Genesis 17)

Why does Israel even matter to the world? Most people would like to see Israel go away because they believe that if the Jewish nation can be eliminated once and for all, peace will come to the world and terrorism will cease. Thus, those who call themselves Palestinians today have actually become human pawns in a desperate battle that traces to the dawn of history and transcends the physical realm.

The real battle for the land of Israel is about good and evil; heaven and hell. The mere existence of Israel signals the end of the road for a rogue archangel named Lucifer who's more popularly known as Satan. If Israel remains, he's doomed. He knows what his fate is. But he still believes that he can prevent it. And the only way he can do that is to destroy Israel.

In Part III, the ancient roots of the modern battle between good and evil. 

Israel, the Jews and the World: Pt. I

The New Anti-Semitism

Nearly 2,500 years ago, the Lord spoke these words to the prophet Zechariah: "I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples 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 the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves." (Zechariah 12:2-3)

While the prophecy describes the future event called Armageddon when the armies of the world will gather together and attempt to annihilate Israel, it also reveals the world's increasing hostility toward the Jewish nation in the last days preceding the return of Jesus Christ.

The world has indeed grown so hostile toward Israel these days that "Never Again", the promise the world made to the Jews at the end of World War II that it would never again remain silent and allow them to be persecuted by evil tyrants such as Adolf Hitler, is indeed happening again.

Why have the Jews been maligned and persecuted throughout the world for centuries? Because they're under a powerful curse that traces back to the time of the prophet Jeremiah who lived during the 6th century B.C.

These are the words the Lord spoke to Jeremiah: "I will make them abhorrent and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a reproach and a byword, a curse and an object of ridicule, wherever I banish them. I will send the sword, famine and plague against them until they are destroyed from the land I gave to them and their ancestors." (Jeremiah 24:9-10)

But why? What did the ancient Jews do that so angered the Lord that He pronounced judgment upon them? They continually broke His laws and violated His covenant He established with them through Moses. And the Lord sent numerous prophets to warn the Jews to repent or face the consequences. Those warnings occurred over a span of several centuries, so it wasn't as though the curse came as a surprise. 

Some folks claim that the Jews came under a curse after they rejected Christ as their Messiah. But the Jews had already rejected God centuries before Christ came into the world. 

During the time of the ancient prophet Samuel, the Jews asked for a human king to rule over them, prompting the Lord to tell Samuel this: "Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you. Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights." (1 Samuel 8:7-9)

Thus, the Jews have lived in rebellion against God for over 3,000 years. And yet, despite their chronic rebellion, the Lord has preserved a remnant of them throughout history. Just as the world's ageless persecution of the Jews defies logic, so does the fact that the Jews continue to exist today despite the numerous attempts to destroy them throughout the ages.

In fact, the Jews are currently celebrating Purim, a festival dedicated to their triumph over the evil Haman the Agagite who sought to annihilate them about 2,500 years ago while they were living in captivity under the Persians.

Concerning the remnant of the Jews, the apostle Paul wrote this: "I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel: 'Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me.' And what was God’s answer to him? 'I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.' So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace." (Romans 11:1-5)

That remnant has been preserved by God throughout the centuries. The existence of the Jews today isn't a coincidence, despite the incredible hostility they've endured wherever they've gone in the world throughout history. They've been preserved by the hand of God. 

And the return of Israel as a sovereign world nation in 1948 after 1,800 years also fulfilled God's promises He made to His ancient prophets. However, the world--including a significant portion of the Christian church--refuses to believe that Israel's reestablishment 67 years ago had anything to do with God.

To the contrary, much of the world and part of the church are determined to eliminate Israel. They'll fail, but they'll keep trying. In Part II, why the Islamic world is determined to destroy Israel and eliminate the Jews.

The Road to Fascism

Another freedom gone

Many folks believe that the FCC's recent decision to regulate the internet was just about creating another revenue stream for the U.S. government. Certainly, that's true. But money wasn't the government's only objective.

The U.S. government wants to regulate the internet the way it regulates public utility companies. And it wants to establish policies that will make it practically impossible for conservative websites and bloggers to expose its agendas.

Though the FCC vehemently denies this, that was the proverbial Trojan Horse in its 3-2 decision. How can we be sure that restricting free speech was one of the main goals in the FCC's decision? Because the decision was praised by Barack Obama who's become the ultimate enemy of conservatives in America. And if Obama praises something, then you know it's bad for those who embrace freedom and limited government.

Here's what he said: "Earlier today (Thursday, Feb. 26), the FCC voted to protect a free and open Internet -- the kind of Internet that allows entrepreneurs to thrive and debates over duck-sized horses and horse-sized ducks to persist. This would not have happened without the activism and engagement of millions of Americans like you. And that was a direct result of communities like reddit. (Reddit.com) So to all the redditors who participated in this movement, I have a simple message: Thank you."  

http://www.latinpost.com/articles/40114/20150227/net-neutrality-vote-fcc-results

Entrepreneurs certainly won't thrive under government regulations. They'll be stifled while small startup companies with marginal capital will be crushed. The internet will be controlled by giant monoliths such as Comcast, Time Warner and Cox. And these companies will be subordinate to the authority of the U.S. government.

The government will decide what folks can publish and what they can't. For example, a Christian website that attempts to publish scripture verses that are considered offensive to Muslims or gays will either be blocked from publishing the material; fined or even removed from the internet. 

And certainly, anyone who attempts to expose government corruption will be thwarted and condemned. For now, the government, i.e. Obama administration, has had to rely on its media lackeys to protect it from scrutiny. But in the future, that won't be necessary if the government succeeds in regulating the internet.

It will probably take several years for that to happen. There will be the inevitable court battles that will challenge the legality of a government-regulated internet. Given the tortoise-like pace of the U.S. judicial system, these challenges could take years. But eventually, the government will win out because it always does. Unlike its challengers, it has the time and it has the money. 

Though the internet has a lot of garbage, it also has a lot of serious investigative journalists who've been able to expose the type of political and financial corruption that the big white elephant newspapers and TV networks no longer cover because they've gotten too cozy with the White House and Wall Street. 

Anyone who's been around long enough remembers how a small website at the time named the Drudge Report revealed the sordid sexual affair President Bill Clinton had with an intern named Monica Lewinsky during the 1990s. Though Clinton's philandering was legendary, no traditional media outlet wanted to write about it. Only Drudge did and the rest is history. 

Lewinsky said this: "Thanks to the internet and a website that at the time was scarcely known outside of Washington D.C. but a website we all know today: the Drudge Report, within 24 hours I became a public figure, not just in the United States but around the entire globe. As far as major news stories were concerned this was the very first time that the traditional media was usurped by the internet."

http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/monica-lewinsky-drudge-ruined-my-life 

Had the internet been under the control of the federal government in the 1990s, it's possible that the Lewinsky affair would have gone unreported and Bill Clinton would've avoided an embarrassing scandal that led to his impeachment. But that was then and this is now.

And the future promises to be even dimmer because a world government is coming that will possess the power to regulate and control everything from the internet to speech to freedom of movement to who lives and who doesn't on planet earth. The apostle John revealed this concerning the coming dreaded Antichrist and his world government: "And he was given power to make war against the saints (Christians) and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation." (Revelation 13:7)

Thus, the road to fascism--like hell--is usually paved with good intentions. A government controlled internet? That's a very bad idea.

Bibi and Bobo

Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is scheduled to deliver a critical speech this week (March 3) before a joint session of Congress. He'll use his speech to outline the threat that a nuclear Iran poses not only to his nation, but to the entire world.

It's no secret that the Obama Administration doesn't want Bibi to deliver that speech. The administration has been sharply critical of Netanyahu ever since he had the audacity to accept an invitation from House Speaker John Boehner to speak to Congress without first getting Obama's approval.

Of course, Obama would never have approved Bibi's appearance. He doesn't want the leader of the only democratic nation in the Middle East to tell the Congress and the world that the Iranian mullahs have absolutely no intention of honoring a recent agreement they made with the P5+1 nations (The U.S., China, France, the United Kingdom, Russia and Germany) concerning their nuclear program.

The agreement is a terrible one that requires the Islamic nation to limit its nuclear centrifuges (6,500) for a period of 10 years before it can go full throttle and produce as many as it wants. According to the agreement, the limitations placed upon Iran's nuclear program will supposedly prevent the nation from building nuclear weapons.

Netanyahu doesn't believe the Iranians have any intention of honoring the agreement. And neither does anyone else with a functioning brain. The Iranians practice something called "al Taqiyya" that's often used in the Islamic world to deceive non-Muslims. What's al Taqiyya? It's means the lie and Muslims believe that Allah encourages them to use it against their enemies to deceive and defeat them. 

The Israeli PM is very familiar with al Taqiyya, and after he read the terms of the recent agreement, he said this: "The leader (Ayatollah Ali Khamenei)  of this country that is depicted by some as moderate, the Islamic State of Iran, has said in the last 48 hours: 1) that he calls for the annihilation of Israel — his words, not mine; 2) he gives nine ways and reasons of how and why Israel should be annihilated — his words, not mine...He's publicly calling for the annihilation of Israel as he is negotiating a nuclear deal with the P5+1 countries, This terrorist regime in Iran must not be allowed to become a nuclear threshold power.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-warns-p51

Netanyahu certainly isn't the only one who recognizes the extreme danger that a nuclear Iran poses to the world. Saudi Arabia also recognizes it and the Saudis, who've given up on Obama, are making plans to purchase nukes from Pakistan in anticipation of a nuclear Iran. 

Does Obama truly understand what he's dealing with concerning Iran? He surely does. But he doesn't care. He's all about himself and expanding his phony legacy. He wants his legacy to portray him as a great man of peace who ended wars and brought the world together as one. Remember that he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 even though he did absolutely nothing to deserve it.

This may sound harsh, but so be it. Barack Obama is a clown who's undeserving of the dignity of the most powerful office in the world. He's the poster-boy for a narcissistic culture that gorges on self-accolades like a starving man consumes food. And his true legacy will define him as absolutely the worst president in the history of the republic. I can't even begin to imagine anyone worse than him.

The leader of the world's greatest superpower has a responsibility to protect Israel and all the nations on earth from murderous regimes rather than to imperil their safety for the sake of his own delusional fantasies. 

In his own mind, Barack Obama thinks he's a great man. And he has an army of throne sniffers to feed his ravenous ego. But he's just another puffed up politician who's setting himself up for a big fall. As Jesus Christ once said: "For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted." (Matthew 23:12)

God will protect Israel, even if Obama refuses to. And woe to those who imperil Israel's safety. As the Lord said to Abraham a long time ago concerning his offspring: "I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." (Genesis 12:3)