The Jews and the Last Days

For centuries, the rabbis have accused Jesus Christ of fomenting anti-Semitism by pointing to three scriptures in the New Testament where Christ referred to the Jews as the children of the devil who worshiped in the synagogue of Satan.

Is there any validity to their argument? Absolutely not. If Christ condemned all the Jews as the children of the devil, then He condemned Himself; His disciples and all the Jews who belonged to the early church in Jerusalem. Who was Christ referring to then? He was referring to those Jews who not only rejected Him as God's Messiah revealed by Israel's ancient prophets, but those who rebelled against God throughout history by violating His laws and commandments.

Here's what Christ said to a group of rebellious Jews who mocked Him while claiming to believe in God: "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me. Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!" (John 8:42-45)

The Book of Revelation contains two quotes from Christ where He referred to certain Jews as members of the synagogue of Satan. To the church in Smyrna, He said this: "I know your afflictions and your poverty--yet you are rich! I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan." (Revelation 2:9)

And to the church in Philadelphia (Asia Minor), he said this: "I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars--I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you." (Revelation 3:9)

Why did Christ use such harsh language against His own people? Because they were phonies who had sold out God for things such as money, wealth, pleasure, power and the false gods of pagan religions. A genuine Jew, as defined by the Bible, is someone who worships God and is obedient to His laws and commandments.

The apostle Paul--himself a Pharisee--wrote this: "A man is not a Jew if he is 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)

According to Paul, a true Jew recognized by God is either a Jew or Gentile who has been born again through faith in Jesus Christ. Such a person is considered a "God-Praiser", which is what the Judeans, who belonged to the tribe of Judah were considered. In fact, the term Jew comes from Judean.

How then, can a person be considered a genuine Jew or a "God-Praiser" if he or she is either an atheist or rejects Christ as the Jewish Messiah? In fact, such a person isn't considered a Jew in God's eyes, and those are the phonies that Christ was referring to when he called them the children of the devil.

Certainly, most modern Jews reject Christ because of fear rather than unbelief. They realize that if they acknowledge Christ as the Messiah, they'll be persecuted and ostracized. Many Jews are convinced that Christ is the Jewish Messiah, but are too afraid to admit it. During the time of Christ, "many, even among the (religious) leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue. For they loved praise from men more than praise from God." (John 12:42-43)

Throughout history, two groups of Jews have existed; one group that remained loyal to God and the other group that rebelled against God by breaking His laws and violating His commandments. During the time of the ancient prophet Elijah, the Lord revealed that He had reserved a remnant of Jews that

He would protect throughout history. (1 Kings 19:18) Paul understood that, and revealed that contrary to the popular belief in his day, God would bring the Jews back to Him in the future through this remnant: "So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. And if by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace." (Romans 10:5-6)

Who are those today who belong to the synagogue of Satan? They are those false Jews who are atheists; those who consistently side with Israel's enemies in the Muslim world or on the godless left, or those who are devoted to the religion of the rabbis and absolutely refuse to consider the evidence for Christ.

One such person is Noam Chomsky, a pseudo-intellectual who despises Israel and sides with the enemies of the Jewish state. Chomsky calls Israel an oppressive state that abuses human rights and needs to be eliminated from the group of world nations. Chomsky claims that the Palestinians living in the "Occupied Territories" are experiencing similar conditions that blacks suffered under South Africa's apartheid regime many years ago.

Said Chomsky: "They (Israel) don't want them. They want them out, or at least in prison. And they're acting that way. That's a very striking difference, which means that the apartheid analogy, South African apartheid, to the Occupied Territories is just a gift to Israeli violence. It's much worse than that. If you look inside Israel, there's plenty of repression and discrimination. I've written about it extensively for decades." http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2014/8/8/noam_chomsky

For the record, the Palestinians are the ones who are occupying land that doesn't belong to them. http://prophecyreviewtoday.blogspot.com/2015/03/israel-jews-and-world Secondly, those Palestinians living in squalid conditions are suffering because the Palestinian Authority uses them as human pawns in its propaganda campaign against Israel.

The P.A. has received hundreds of millions of dollars in aid from world nations throughout the years to improve the lives of its people. But instead, much of the money has either been used to purchase weapons to kill Jews or has landed in offshore bank accounts. That's a well-known fact that Chomsky and his fellow Israel-hating Jews always fail to acknowledge.

Self-hating Jews, or members of the synagogue of Satan aren't a recent phenomenon. In the late 19th century, Theodore Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, was fiercely condemned by many Jews after he proposed the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine. Herzl disgustingly referred to those Jews as "disguised anti-Semites of Jewish origin."

More recently, Christian Jews, or Messianic Jews as they prefer to call themselves, have been threatened and harassed in Israel simply for embracing Christ and rejecting Rabbinic Judaism. From ynetnews.com: "Safety pins and screws are still lodged in 15-year-old Ami Ortiz's body three months after he opened a booby-trapped gift basket sent to his family. The explosion damaged his hearing and harmed a promising basketball career. Police say they are still searching for the assailants. But to the Ortiz family, the motive for the attack is clear: The Ortizes are Jews who believe that Jesus is the Messiah."

Though the Ortiz family believes that the bomb was sent by Ultra-Orthodox Jews who despise Christians and possess a murderous hatred for Jews who follow Christ, they're not confidant that the police will catch the perpetrators because the Orthodox and Ultra-Orthodox Jews frequently get a free pass when they target Christians and Messianics for abuse. Messianic churches have increasingly been vandalized and even fire-bombed in Israel, and Jews who openly profess their faith in Christ have been verbally harassed and even threatened with death.

That hatred goes back to the time of Christ when the early church, that consisted mostly of Jews, was routinely persecuted by the Pharisees and Sadducees. Ancient Israel's religious leaders had sold themselves to Rome and turned their backs on Christ to bow down to Caesar. When the Jews demanded that Pontius Pilate sentence Christ to death, the chief priests said this: "We have no king but Caesar." (John 19:15)

It was those rebellious Jews who scorned Christ and mocked God that have brought misery upon their descendants to this day. The ancient prophet Jeremiah, who lived about 500 years before Christ appeared in the world, recorded these words from the Lord concerning those Jews who chose to remain loyal to Him: "My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back to this land (Israel). I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them. I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart." (Jeremiah 24:6-7)

And then Jeremiah recorded these words from the Lord concerning those who continued in their rebellion against Him despite His warnings: "I will make them abhorrent and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a reproach and a byword, an object of ridicule and cursing, 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 fathers." (Jeremiah 24:9-10)

Indeed, the Lord has fulfilled His word to both groups--the genuine Jews and the false Jews who are a synagogue of Satan. To the genuine Jews, He has shielded them from disaster in the world despite the virulent hatred directed against them. They are the ones who are coming to Christ in the last days as the fulfillment of the ancient prophecies (Hosea 3:4-5, Romans 11:25-32) that foretold the return of the Jews to the Lord.

And the Lord has fulfilled His word by putting a curse on those false Jews who betrayed Him even long before Christ entered the world. Who are some of these wretches? They are Noam Chomsky, George Soros, Saul Alinsky, Jan Schakowsky and millions of others who are members of the synagogue of Satan. They may be called by many names, but they cannot be called genuine Jews.

The West at Twilight

Bruce Jenner

Why does the Islamic world so hate the western world, and particularly the United States of America? Certainly, because of America's historical support for Israel. But the Islamic world also views the west as a cesspool of depravity.

The Islamic world disdainfully defines the U.S. and the western world as "Christian." While Christianity was the dominant faith in the western world for many centuries, it no longer is, and anyone with eyes, ears and a functional brain understands that.

However, in the eastern world where Islam dominates, most folks don't know and don't care that the Judeo-Christian influence has declined rapidly in the west since the early 20th century. There are many reasons why that happened, but the greatest reason for the decline can be traced to the church's abdication of the Bible, beginning in the 18th century.

When the Bible was trashed, so went the 10 Commandments, God's transcendent laws and the gospel along with it. Jesus Christ went from "the way and the truth and the life" (John 14:6) to just another holy man on a par with Gandhi and Zoroaster. 

When Christ was dismissed, that created a huge spiritual vacuum in the west that was eventually filled by relativism, nihilism, debauchery, narcissism and existentialism. With the growing influence of Darwinism on science and education, many folks no longer believed in God and no longer believed that they were morally accountable to anyone but themselves. Even worse, they no longer believed that judgment awaited them at death.

You can see the tragic results of the decline of the Judeo-Christian worldview. Sins such as murder (abortion), sexual perversion (homosexuality, same-sex marriage, lesbianism, transgenderism etc.) and greed are not only tolerated, but are encouraged and glorified. Such moral depravity has become one of Islam's greatest recruiting tools. And the western world has unwittingly aided the growth of Islam all over the planet.

And so, how did the Islamic world view Bruce Jenner's recent decision to become a woman or a "trans-woman" as he put it? Jenner's "coming out" was televised throughout North America, and with satellite communications, it was undoubtedly seen all over the world.

Did the Islamic world praise the former Olympic gold medalist for his courage in revealing his new gender before the world? Did the Islamic world commend Jenner for his bravery in overcoming his fear of the bigoted stereotypes that have inevitably been applied in the past to those who've changed their sexual identities? 

I seriously doubt that. If Jenner ever sets foot in a nation such as Pakistan, Yemen or Saudi Arabia, he'll probably be beheaded or hanged. And he (or she) knows that. Fortunately for him (or her), those who do what he (or she) did aren't executed for making such moral (or immoral) decisions public in the western world.

But tragically, consider those whose minds will be perverted and those whose souls will ultimately be murdered by people such as Jenner. That's the real tragedy. Christ issued a stern caveat to those who would pervert the minds of young impressionable children with their lewd conduct: "If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to sin, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea." (Matthew 18:6)

Certainly, the exponential growth of moral depravity in the west is the fulfillment of end-time prophecy. The apostle Paul wrote this 2,000 years ago: "But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people." (2 Timothy 3:1-5)

Many folks in the western world are celebrating Bruce Jenner's bold declaration of his-her new identity. And sadly, many folks in the Islamic world are also celebrating Jenner's decision. But for a very different reason.

Heaven as a Real Place

An artist's rendition of Heaven

Though many folks claim to believe in heaven, not many of them understand what God's glorious kingdom is really like or who dwells there.

It's true that most of our knowledge of heaven comes from the Bible. The scriptures are extremely clear that heaven is a genuine place where God, His angels and the souls of His people dwell. And yet even those who call themselves Christians display a glaring ignorance when they're asked to describe heaven and the afterlife.

For example, the late Cardinal Francis George, who was the archbishop of Chicago for 17 years, revealed that he feared the afterlife because he really didn't know much about heaven or what life is like in the spiritual realm.

This is what he said during an interview he gave a few months before he passed away: "I fear the unknown, and what happens after death is unknown. I mean, in faith we believe that we will live forever, and that God calls us to live with him if we cooperate with his Grace. I believe that sincerely, profoundly, but I don’t know what that means."

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George didn't see heaven as a literal place. It's obvious from his statements that he possessed a Roman Catholic view of the afterlife but not a biblical one. This is what he stated: "Spirits don’t inhabit space and time. Bodies inhabit space and time. So it’s (heaven's) not a place, and we don’t know what that means either. For example, we talk about – in technical terms – a beatific vision; that is, to see God as the blessed see him. What does it mean to see without eyes? We don’t know what it means to live without a body." 

In fact, the Bible describes heaven as a real place that contains space. And the Bible reveals that the spirits of human beings not only dwell in heaven, but that they also can see and be seen and recognized by others.

For example, the Bible reveals that just as human beings have a physical body, they also possess a spiritual body. (1 Corinthians 15:40)  Furthermore, we get a glimpse of those spiritual bodies in the biblical account of the transfiguration of Christ as recorded in Matthew's gospel. (Matthew 17)

When Jesus took disciples Peter, James and John up on a mountain with Him one day, they not only saw Him transformed into his heavenly glory, but they also saw Moses and Elijah appear and begin talking with Christ. Though Moses and Elijah had been dead for many centuries, they appeared not as ghosts but rather as men who were very much alive. Christ's three disciples clearly saw these men in their spiritual bodies that resembled their physical bodies.

Christ also gave us the afterlife account of a destitute man named Lazarus and an unnamed wealthy man who scorned the poor man during his lifetime on earth: "The time came when the beggar (Lazarus) died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.'" (Luke 16:22-24)

The rich man's spirit certainly had eyes because he saw Abraham and Lazarus. He also had feelings because he experienced thirst from the intense heat of hell. And he also had his memories because he remembered his family and pleaded with Abraham to send someone to warn them to repent so they wouldn't suffer the same fate when they died: "Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment." (Luke 16:27) 

Abraham rejected the wealthy man's request and told him that his family members could find repentance by studying and obeying the writings of Moses and the Hebrew prophets. Clearly, the Bible describes hell as a literal place where the spirits of the dead can see and understand why they landed in such a terrible place.

But what about heaven? The Bible describes it as a beautiful place. The apostle Paul spoke of man in Christ who "was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know--God knows. And I know that this man--whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows--was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell. (2 Corinthians 12:2-4)

And in his famous vision, the apostle John was given a glimpse of heaven: "The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia in length, and as wide and high as it is long. The angel measured the wall using human measurement, and it was 144 cubits thick. The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass." (Revelation 21:16-21)

That's a real place. And it's where God and His people dwell. Who are God's people? All those who have been born again by faith in God's Son Jesus Christ. 

Then, there's that other place. It's where the rich man dwells and all the others who have rejected God's grace in Christ crucified for the sins of the world and His resurrection from the dead. Which place do you want to spend eternity in?

Apocalypse Now?

Did the prophet Daniel see this 2,600 years ago?

Many folks who don't believe in the Bible and thus reject its specific prophecies concerning the end times, do believe that the world is in very bad shape these days and is getting much worse.

But how, for example? Certainly, crime, violence and moral depravity have increased since the beginning of the 20th century. In fact, since the 1960s, crime and violence have exploded throughout the western world. What's caused that? Very simply, mankind's rejection of God, the Bible and the Judeo-Christian worldview.

While that sounds like an oversimplified explanation, it isn't. When human beings don't believe that they're held accountable by God for their actions, they become morally corrupt. 

The apostle Paul explained it perfectly: "Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them." (Romans 1:28-32)

Paul's description of what happens to human beings who reject God leads to a prophecy he revealed in his second of two letters to fellow apostle Timothy. Paul's prophecy concerns the end times, and it sounds much like the time we're now living in: "But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people." (2 Timothy 3:1-5)

When a civilization suffers moral decay, it implodes. While the collapse of western civilization can be attributed to the west's increasing rejection of the Judeo-Christian worldview for a godless, secular worldview, that collapse didn't happen overnight. It can be traced to two factors: (1) The church's abdication of the Bible as the inspired word of God that began as early as the 18th century, and (2) the advent of Darwinism (evolution) in the 19th century that dismissed God by attempting to provide a naturalistic explanation for the existence of life. 

While Charles Darwin's theory of evolution was just that; a theory and a terrible one, it went unchallenged by the Christian church. As a result, Darwin's theory is taught today as scientific truth in schools, colleges and universities throughout the world, despite the fact that it's never been proven or observed. Thus, the seeds of modern moral depravity were sown by an apostate church that turned away from God and refused to defend the faith against "godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge..." (1 Timothy 6:20) 

With the decline of the west comes the resurgence of the east. China, India and South Korea are becoming the new economic and industrial powerhouses in the world while Russia is determined to build a formidable military that will be second to none. 

And a major part of Russia's military will include nuclear weapons that can bring swift and massive destruction to any destination on the planet. With the United States determined to reduce its nuclear arsenal and emasculate its military, it's only a matter of time before the Russians begin threatening the U.S. and other nations with nuclear blackmail. 

Nearly 2,600 years ago, the ancient Hebrew prophet Daniel received a vision from God concerning the last days on earth. The vision so terrified Daniel that it made him physically ill. Certainly, Daniel was overwhelmed by what he saw. In the ancient time that lived, he had no comprehension of fighter jets, ICBMs or nuclear weapons that he witnessed in the vision. 

Concerning the dreaded Antichrist who will eventually become the leader of the coming end-time global government, Daniel wrote this: "He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does." (Daniel 8:24) Astounding devastation sounds like the destruction that occurs via nuclear weapons. 

An so, how close are we to the Apocalypse? Very close. We don't have a world government as yet. But it's coming. We don't have the Antichrist as yet. But he's coming. With all the trouble in the world, millions of people are looking for a messianic figure who will seemingly bring peace and order to a planet mired in chaos. 

In fact, if such a man appeared today who said all the right things and possessed a charismatic, hypnotic personality, millions of people would embrace him, even if he possessed a dark and troubling past. If you don't believe that such a person could fool that many people, then you've probably never heard of Barack Obama.

Certainly Barack Obama isn't the Antichrist. Rather, he's an antichrist. And he's a pretty good facsimile of the one who's yet to come.

When Eternity Beckons

Francis Cardinal George

Certainly, the late Francis Cardinal George will be remembered as a man of strong faith who defended his church against the forces of secular humanism that sought to damage and destroy what many people believe to be the only legitimate church of Jesus Christ on earth.

George died Friday (April 17) after a lengthy battle with renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer). Unlike other more aggressive types of the disease, kidney cancer is a relentless and painful form that slowly kills its victims. Though it was obvious for quite some time that cancer was destroying George's life, the former archbishop of Chicago never complained publicly about his fate.

In many ways, George spoke like a bible-believing Christian. Unlike many of his contemporaries in the Catholic Church, George quoted the bible--and frequently--when discussing matters of faith. However, for those who are not familiar with the Roman Catholic Church, the Bible usually takes a back seat to church tradition concerning spiritual matters. 

George spoke as though he believed in Jesus Christ the person rather than in Jesus Christ the ancient historical figure. That's an important distinction to make because those who view Christ merely as an ancient historical figure are far less likely to embrace His teachings than someone who sees Christ as an eternal being. 

If George embraced the Bible, did he believe its declaration of Sola Fide? That is, salvation strictly by faith alone in the crucified and resurrected Christ for the sins of the world? Or, did he defer to his church's teaching that salvation is a lifelong process of works? 

If he believed in the former, he kept that to himself because he understood what happens to clergy members who defy church doctrines. They get disciplined. And if they continue to defy the church's authority, they get excommunicated.  If he believed in the latter, then right now he undoubtedly wishes he'd believed in the former.

The Catholic Church not only teaches an unbiblical gospel of works, she condemns those who believe in the biblical gospel of salvation strictly by faith. In 1544, the Catholic Church declared and codified this statement of its teaching on salvation at the Council of Trent: "If any one saith, that by faith alone the impious is justified; in such wise as to mean, that nothing else is required to co-operate in order to the obtaining the grace of Justification, and that it is not in any way necessary, that he be prepared and disposed by the movement of his own will; let him be anathema." (Canon 9)

And the church reiterated that with this statement: "If any one saith, that man is truly absolved from his sins and justified, because that he assuredly believed himself absolved and justified; or, that no one is truly justified but he who believes himself justified; and that, by this faith alone, absolution and justification are effected; let him be anathema." (Canon 14)

Here's what the Bible declares concerning salvation: "That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the scripture says, 'Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.'" (Romans 10:9-11)

Concerning eternal life, Christ said this: "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." (John 3:16) Concerning works, the apostle Paul said this: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)

It's important to understand that the Bible was completed long before the advent of the Catholic Church. Therefore, the Catholic gospel is a manufactured gospel rather than the one that came from heaven and was revealed to men. Concerning man-made gospels, Paul issued this caveat: "But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!" (Galatians 1:8)

There are those who truly believe that Cardinal George was a born again Christian. That is; they're convinced that George accepted Christ on His terms rather than on the Catholic Church's terms. And maybe he did. 

But even if he did, there's still a problem. If George believed in Sola Fide, then why did he continue to promote a counterfeit gospel that saves no one and is condemned by scripture? That's a serious problem that can't be dismissed. Was God's grace sufficient only for him but not for others? 

Only God truly knew George's heart when he drew his final breaths. And only God knows where George is right now on the other side of life. That's not for us to decide. 

But remember Paul's words concerning false gospels: "As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than the one you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!" (Galatians 1:9)

Atheism and the Shoah

Jews in a Nazi concentration camp

Why do so many Jews identify themselves as atheists? Because they lost their faith in God after six million of their ancestors died in Hitler's death camps over 70 years ago.

These Jews claim that no loving God would've ever allowed such a travesty to take place on earth. They reason that if God exists, he wouldn't have allowed such mass murderers as Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin or Mao Zedong to be born. Therefore, according to their logic, because evil exists, God can't possibly exist.

But stop and think about this: If God doesn't exist, then who's to blame for tragedies such as the Holocaust? The answer is man. And if human beings are to blame, then that contradicts Darwin's theory of evolution that claims the human race is evolving toward moral perfection. Considering the explosion of crime, violence and war over the past 100 years, only a fool would choose to believe such nonsense.

Certainly, it's extremely difficult to convince those who've been scarred by evil that God exists. And it's understandable why they doubt God's existence. The Holocaust was a nightmare beyond human comprehension. The death count was horrible enough. But when you see pictures of mutilated corpses--many of them young children--it leaves deep emotional scars on your conscience.

Nevertheless, God does exist. And yes, He allowed the Holocaust to happen. But why? How could a loving God permit such naked evil to invade His creation? Surely, He could've prevented it. But why didn't He?

The answer to that difficult question can be found in the Book of Jeremiah that was written about 2,600 years ago. Jeremiah was known as the weeping prophet because he lived during a wicked time in ancient Israel when the Jews had turned their backs on God by breaking the covenant He established with them through Moses. The Jews not only broke the covenant, they worshiped the false gods of surrounding pagan nations.

Jeremiah wasn't the first prophet that God spoke to His people through. He wasn't the first prophet who warned the ancient Jews to either repent of their sins or face the consequences. The Lord spoke through a host of prophets including Isaiah, Joel, Micah, Habakkuk, Malachi, Zechariah and Zephaniah to warn His people that they were in danger of falling under His judgment if they persisted in their rebellion against Him. Those warnings spanned several centuries, so it wasn't as though God's punishment came as a surprise. Rather, it came as a last resort.

And tragically, it came. In 586 B.C., Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar invaded Jerusalem and severely damaged that city while taking thousands of Jews captive to Babylon. The Jews remained in captivity under the Persians until 445 B.C. when Darius II finally allowed them to return home. But the Jews continued to rebel against the Lord and were taken captive once again; this time by the Romans in 70 A.D. when Titus invaded that city and destroyed Herod's Temple.

What are some of the judgments the Lord revealed against the Jews, as recorded in the Book of Jeremiah? Here's an example: "Your wealth and your treasures I will give as plunder, without charge, because of all your sins throughout your country. I will enslave you to your enemies in a land you do not know, for my anger will kindle a fire that will burn against you." (Jeremiah 15:13-14)

And then there's this: "I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, at the hands of those who want to kill them, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds and the wild animals. I will devastate this city (Jerusalem) and make it an object of horror and scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds. I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh because their enemies will press the siege so hard against them to destroy them." (Jeremiah 19:7-9)

And here's another: "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)

Certainly, the Lord's word was fulfilled. The Jews were scattered throughout the world and have been mocked, maligned, scorned and persecuted wherever they've gone. But the Lord has taken no pleasure in the destruction of His people. Sadly, they've brought that on themselves.

There are those who ask why God still punishes the Jews today for the sins of their ancestors. Why? Because they continue in the sins of those ancestors. When the Lord looks at people, he sees an unbroken chain going back to the ancient times. 

In this case, that chain is a curse that can only be broken through repentance. And that repentance can only come through faith in the Jewish Messiah Jesus Christ. It can't come through the rabbis who perpetuate the curse. They're part of the problem because they promote a religion that is rooted in the rebellion of their ancient ancestors who rejected God.

I realize that the Holocaust is a difficult topic for many people. It demonstrated what becomes of those (Nazis) who deny God, and what becomes of those who rebel against God, despite His warnings. 

But the good news is that God isn't finished with the Jews. He's bringing them back to him: "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'Like these good figs, I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I sent away from this place to the land of the Babylonians. My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them. I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart." (Jeremiah 24:5-7) 

Wicked Leaders for a Wicked Nation

Hillary Rodham Clinton

A wise old philosopher once said that a righteous nation chooses righteous leaders while a wicked nation chooses wicked leaders. Whether that's true or not, you could definitely make a case for that with America's election of Barack Obama to the presidency in 2008.

There's no need to rehash Obama's sins which are legion. Certainly, the United States has had its share of imperfect leaders throughout history who were cheats, liars, fornicators, adulterers, perjurers, thieves etc. While that's tragic, at least some of those folks tried to keep their moral failings separate from their public service.

Some public servants were good men and women who allowed themselves to be corrupted by money and power. Others overcame blemishes in their personal lives to lead exemplary careers in public office. And still others imparted their moral failings into their professional careers and disgraced themselves.

Ironically, even though it was far more difficult to uncover the moral corruption of political candidates many years ago before the age of electronic media, many people managed to do it. Why? Because they didn't want bad leaders. They understood that wicked leaders not only seek to enrich themselves and their cronies at the public's expense, but that wicked leaders can do a lot of serious damage to ordinary people. 

Tragically, in an age where information is readily and easily obtainable, many political candidates with despicable backgrounds still manage to get themselves elected. Many people claim that they were unaware of Obama's dark past before they voted for him in 2008, and then again in 2012. 

But that's inexcusable given the fact that Obama's associations with black-separatists, communists, terrorists, Marxists and political-fixers were well-known long before 2008. Obama had no intention of changing his ways, but he certainly intended to change America to fit his godless, Marxist worldview. Thus, those who voted for him have gotten what they deserved.

And now, Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State and the opportunistic wife of America's 42nd President Bill Clinton, wants to become the next president of the United States. Like Obama, her sins are legion and well known, so there's no reason to rehash them here either.

Hillary's betting on the apathy and stupidity of American voters to elect her, and that's a good bet considering how easily Obama conned his way into the White House. She's a ruthless, cold-hearted person who seeks to annihilate those who either cross her or obstruct her.

If you want proof, then pick up a copy of Kathleen Willey's book, Target, that details how Hillary tried to ruin the former White House volunteer aide's life because she was subpoenaed to testify in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case against Bill. Had Bill Clinton been impeached and removed from office because of that scandal (one of many) then Hillary's dreams of becoming president would've been dashed. And so, Hillary had to protect Bill in order to protect herself.

Will Hillary get elected in 2016? That's anybody's guess. The latest email scandal, followed by the Benghazi scandal, followed by all of the other scandals that have dogged her for years make it questionable.

But what isn't questionable is the fact that Hillary Clinton, like Barack Obama, is a mirror reflection of modern America. Like a large segment of America, she's corrupt, mendacious, ruthless and unforgiving. She'll say and do anything to get what she wants. And right now, she wants the White House.

Nearly 3,000 years ago, King Solomon, the son of King David, wrote this: "He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray." (Proverbs 10:17) And he wrote this: "When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes disgrace." (Proverbs 18:3)

America's wicked leaders display nothing but contempt for truth and righteousness. And they don't believe that they'll be held morally accountable for their evil. But they will. And so will those who willingly enable them by supporting their wickedness.

And so Americans, before you complain about your leaders, go look in the mirror. You'll see the real reason why you've gotten these wretches. You can either repent, or you can watch your nation go down the toilet. 

The Long and Short of It

Einstein chose the intellectual to prolong life

Over the past several years, researchers have been boldly predicting that before the dawn of the next century, science will be able to lengthen the lifetimes of human beings by modifying the genes that control the aging process.

Certainly, genes not only determine how we age, but how quickly we age. There are some folks who age rapidly while others age more slowly. And of course, lifestyle plays a significant part in the aging process as well. Those who live healthy, low-stress lives are more likely to age slower and live longer than those who live recklessly and burn the proverbial candle at both ends.

For example, those who drink excessively; use narcotics, smoke or overeat, increase their odds of dying prematurely from a pathological cause or an accident. And often, those who live compulsively by consuming drugs and or alcohol are trying to manufacture happiness in their lives because they're miserable when they're sober.

For many folks, the greatest cause of unhappiness is their mortality. Death terrifies them. Why? It all has to do with judgment. Though many people have turned to atheism to deny the reality of eternal judgment after death, their consciences continue to remind them of the inevitable. The same holds true for religious people because even though most religions promise eternal life, they can't guarantee it. And if they can't guarantee it, they can't deliver on it.

What does the Bible say about the human lifespan? Psalm 90:10 says this: "Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away." 

Though 70 or 80 doesn't seem like a long life these days, keep in mind that most people didn't live that long when the Psalmist penned that phrase 3,000 years ago. And so, a person who made it to 70, 80 or beyond was considered blessed by God.

The Bible does guarantee long life to those who love God and are obedient to his laws and commandments: "My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones." (Proverbs 3:1-8)

That scripture either applies to everyone, or it applies to no one. Certainly, everyone probably knew someone who died at a young age. Was it because they sinned? That's a moot point because we're all sinners in God's eyes. (Romans 3:23) Sometimes, curses are involved. The Bible reveals that God punishes "the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments." (Exodus 20:5-6)

Although we can speculate why certain people died young--some as infants or adolescents--it's unwise to project reasons. Only God knows why they lived such short lives. And only God knows where they're dwelling in the spiritual realm until Judgment Day. That's not for us to know.

I'm also fully aware that some extremely wicked people live long lives. While that seems unfair, keep in mind that "the Lord is patient toward you, not wanting anyone to perish but for everyone to come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9) Even though some people appear to be complete reprobates on the outside, they may have contrite hearts that are open to God's grace. And God gives them the time to repent and turn from their wickedness.

However, they aren't granted unlimited time. Eventually, the window of opportunity closes and it's all over. That's why the time for repentance and confession of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is today, not tomorrow or next month. Because tomorrow or next month may never come for you.

And if you die in your sins outside of God's grace in Jesus Christ crucified for your sins on the cross and raised from the dead, you'll be doomed forever. Think about that. Forever never ends.

However, life here on earth does. And if that frightens you, then you don't have a relationship with God through faith in His Son Jesus Christ. You need to correct that right now while you're still around. Because if you leave this world without Christ, you'll never get another chance. And that will haunt you forever.

A Lying Son of a Barack

If there's anything that can truly be said about Barack Obama, it's this: He provides an endless supply of material for conservative bloggers and journalists.

America's Leftist Prince lectured Christians yet again at a recent Easter prayer breakfast when he said this: "On Easter, I do reflect on the fact that as a Christian, I am supposed to love. And I have to say that sometimes when I listen to less-than-loving expressions by Christians, I get concerned. But that’s a topic for another day."
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/obama-denounces-less-than-loving-christians-at-easter-prayer-breakfast

If Obama is truly the Christian that he claims to be, then he surely understands that if Christians are supposed to be all about love, they're also supposed to be all about the truth.

The Bible condemns lying in no uncertain terms. If Obama is unfamiliar with that, then here are some reminders: "Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight." (Proverbs 12:22) Here's another one: "A righteous man hates lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and comes to shame." (Proverbs 13:5) And here's yet another verse that condemns lying: "A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies." (Proverbs 14:5)

Certainly, the test of a true Christian is honesty and integrity. Obama fails that test so miserably that the truth is as alien to him as manners are to a wild beast. When Obama lies he speaks his native language because he's a natural and compulsive liar. Sadly, many Americans don't seem to care and refuse to hold him accountable for his mendacity.

Obama's lies are toxic and legion. They include his promise to conduct a transparent administration; his claim that his IRS didn't target conservative groups for abuse; his promise that Americans could keep their doctors and health insurance under his healthcare law, and his salute to Bowe Bergdahl as a military hero even when the government and military had voluminous evidence that Bergdahl was a deserter and a traitor.

Why does Obama lie so frequently? Well, because he's a liar, that's why. However, he lies because his followers are either too ignorant or apathetic--or both--to care. And he lies because that's what leftists do to pass their agendas. Since most people would never approve of their true intentions, leftists must cloak them in lies to implement them.

For example, Obamacare was never about providing healthcare to the poor and downtrodden. It was really about creating a government controlled single payer system that will decide who gets healthcare and who doesn't. Since most people would never support such a system, it had to be sold to them as something it was never intended to be.

Lying has been a human failing since the dawn of history. Jesus Christ called Satan "a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies." (John 8:44) Christ also called the devil the father of lies. If he's considered the father of lies, then all those who willfully and wantonly lie are his children. And that includes those who profess to be Christians.

God's law condemns lying in no uncertain terms: "Do not steal. Do not lie. Do not deceive one another." (Leviticus 19:11) The ninth of the 10 Commandments says this: "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor." (Exodus 20:16) And Psalm 63:11 states that "the mouths of liars will be silenced."

What does lying have to do with end time prophecy? It has to do with this: The apostle Paul warned that many people would turn away from God and His laws in the last days to worship created things and idols. (Romans 1:21-27) 

When people reject God, they convince themselves that they're accountable to no one but themselves. And when that happens, this happens: "Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them." (Romans 1:28-32)

That's what happens to people who convince themselves that they're nothing more than the end product of millions of years of random evolutionary forces. That describes Obama and his leftist comrades. And that's why they lie so frequently about anything and everything. They don't believe that they're accountable for it.

But they are. And unless they wake up from their godless delusions before they leave this world, they're in for a terrible surprise when they enter eternity. Concerning the eternal fate of liars, the Lord spoke these words to the prophet Isaiah: "From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me. And they will go out and look on the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; the worms that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind." (Isaiah 66:23-24)

Would Obama consider that a "less than loving expression?" So be it. If that bothers him, then he should go look in the mirror.

Adios and Good Riddance

Robert Schuller

It's extremely disrespectful to speak poorly of the deceased. So, I'll say this about the Rev. Robert Schuller who died recently after a long career as an evangelist: He was a popular preacher who commanded a large following.

Having said that, Schuller was one of the biggest heretics in the modern church. He was a positive confession preacher who masterfully mixed psychology and PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) with the Bible to create his own unique gospel. 

Actually, it really wasn't Schuller's gospel. It originated with a preacher named Norman Vincent Peale who began preaching the positive-possibility thinking gospel in the early 1930s as the pastor of the Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan, N.Y. Schuller became a disciple of Peale's after he graduated Western Theological Seminary in 1950.

Though WTS was modeled after the teachings of John Calvin, Schuller found those teachings inadequate and sought after a different theology that he believed could better explain human nature. When he was introduced to Peale's teachings, he found his theology.

Peale taught that people sinned because of poor self-esteem rather than rebellion. Build up their self-esteem and they would stop doing bad things. Though the Bible never taught such nonsense, Peale did and it caught on with his followers. 

Peale's heresies were inspired by Freud, Jung, Maslow etc. His teachings completely contradicted what the Bible reveals concerning self-esteem. Rather than too little self esteem, the Bible states that human beings have too much self-esteem. Christ acknowledged that human beings are lovers of themselves when He revealed the two greatest commandments: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second one is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:37-39)

Schuller not only taught Peale's heresies, he embraced them in his own life. Here's what he said after he published his book, Self Love in 1969: "After the Holy Bible, this book might be the greatest book you'll ever read, if it leads you to make life's most exciting and constructive discovery: your own latent self-worth, which is something greater than possibility thinking."

Though Peale, Schuller, et. al. didn't invent the ideology of positive self-esteem, they successfully mainstreamed it into the Christian church and opened the door to the dangerous heresy of "Christian Psychology" that offers a rival gospel to the biblical gospel. In some churches, Christian Psychology has replaced the biblical gospel.

Nearly 2,000 years ago, the apostle Paul warned that in the end times preceding the return of Christ, false doctrines would plague the church. This is what he wrote: "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)

The counterfeit positive-possibility thinking gospel is one such myth. It teaches that mankind's salvation is attained through high self esteem rather by faith in Christ's death on the cross for all sin and His resurrection from the dead. Schuller redefined sin as "Any human condition or act that robs God of glory by stripping one of his children of their right to divine dignity...I can offer still another answer: Sin is any act or thought that robs myself or another human being of his or her self esteem." http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Wolves/robert_schuller

Paul revealed another truth: That those who know the truth but reject it for a lie are given over by God to be destroyed by their own fantasies: "They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness." (2 Thessalonians 2:10-12)

I don't pretend to know where Schuller is spending eternity. However, if he didn't awaken from his delusion before he died, he's really feeling pretty lousy about himself these days.

Islam, Pew and Prophecy

According to a recent study conducted by Pew Research, Islam is destined to become the world's dominant faith by the year 2070. If that happens, then that spells trouble for the world because Islam is a totalitarian religion that persecutes its enemies and tolerates no other faiths.

Here are some of the key points of the study:

• The number of Muslims will nearly equal the number of Christians around the world (by 2050).
• Atheists, agnostics and other people who do not affiliate with any religion – though increasing in countries such as the United States and France – will make up a declining share of the world’s total population.
• In Europe, Muslims will make up 10 percent of the overall population.
• In the United States, Christians will decline from more than three-quarters of the population in 2010 to two-thirds in 2050, and Judaism will no longer be the largest non-Christian religion. Muslims will be more numerous in the U.S. than people who identify as Jewish on the basis of religion.
• Four out of every 10 Christians in the world will live in sub-Saharan Africa. pewforum.org

 Pew is a reputable organization that does excellent research. And it's understandable why many people agree with Pew's assessment of the future. Christianity's influence is declining across the world while Islam is growing rapidly in places where it once barely existed.

The eminent columnist Mark Steyn said this concerning the Pew study: "In a democratic age, demography is destiny. The more Muslim the world's population gets, the more Muslim its cultural, political and social character will be - which, absent any countervailing pressures, will be bad news for Christians, Jews, women, gays, artists, scientists, economic innovators and people with a quaint attachment to free speech. Or to put it another way: In 2070 the front-page story isn't going to be about a bakery that won't make a gay wedding cake." 

http://www.steynonline.com/6890/notes-on-good-friday

Islam's growth has a lot of folks concerned, and rightly so. Islam is a violent religion that has historically used the sword since its inception in the 7th century to maintain and perpetuate itself. Though its apologists claim that Islam is really a religion of peace that's been hijacked by a group of radicals and fanatics, the evidence betrays that claim. The Koran contains over 100 war verses that encourage Muslims to persecute and kill non-Muslims.  http://prophecyreviewtoday.blogspot.com/2015/01/islam-and-taqiyya

Indeed, the world is moving toward Islam. However, the real enemy of the western world isn't Islam, it's demographics, as Steyn noted. The Christian population in the western world is waning because of declining birthrates while it's declining in the eastern world because of genocide. While abortion, homosexuality and euthanasia are eradicating the white-euro tribes in the west, they're not being targeted at Muslims. And so, as the Muslim population expands, the rest of the world contracts.

Is Islam destined to dominate the world? Not according to biblical prophecy. While Pew analyzes the present, biblical prophecy reveals the future. And prophecy reveals that Islam is destined to disappear. Contrary to Pew, current trends and popular opinion, the future doesn't belong to Islam.

But how is Islam going to disappear when it seems poised to conquer the world? It will disappear because of political, economic and military power that's slowly shifting from the west to the eastern world. And the rising powers in Asia and the eastern world such as China, India, Russia and South Korea don't want Islam. 

And as their influence grows, the emerging eastern powers will expel Islam from their nations and the nations that they take control of. Islam will be forced to take refuge in the west until the strongmen of the east take control of the west. While that may take several years, it's coming. And when the east finally controls the west, there will be no more Islam.

Concerning Islam, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered this ominous message to the Russian Duma in 2013: "In Russia, we live as Russians. Any minority, from anywhere, if it wants to live in Russia, to work and eat in Russia, should speak Russian, and should respect the Russian laws. If they prefer Sharia Law, and live the life of Muslims, then we advise them to go to those places where that's the state law. Russia does not need Muslim minorities. Minorities need Russia, and we will not grant them special privileges, or try to change our laws to fit their desires, no matter how loud they yell discrimination."  http://www.prophecyreviewonline.org/apps/articles

If Islam isn't destined to control the world, then what will? Biblical prophecy reveals that a counterfeit form Christianity is coming that will be based upon supernatural events that are demonically inspired. These counterfeit miracles will captivate the world and eventually lead to the Antichrist. The apostle Paul wrote 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)

While the present may belong to Islam, the future belongs to "Christianity." When that happens, many will rejoice. They shouldn't because what comes after Islam will be worse than anything you can possibly imagine. 

The Agenda Behind the Agenda

Occasionally, I'm asked why I don't write more often about homosexuality and its increasing acceptance into society as a normal lifestyle. Criticizing the homosexual lifestyle is an act of futility because unless you're aware of what's really driving the LGBT Movement, you're just wasting your time.

Why is that? Doesn't the Bible condemn homosexuality? Yes it does. However, the Bible also condemns a host of other behaviors besides homosexuality, so merely focusing on the gay lifestyle is a zero-sum game.

The Bible also condemns idolatry, fornication, greed, witchcraft, murder etc. Let the apostle Paul explain it: "Do you not know that evildoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral (fornicators) 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)

Secondly, gay activists are fond of provoking Christians into condemning their lifestyle so they can portray them as ignorant bigots and raging racists. The solution to the provocation is to convey Christ's love for everyone and not allow yourself to be drawn into useless arguments. As Paul wrote, there are a litany of sins that will condemn you in eternity unless you repent of them in the name of Christ.

I alluded to a hidden agenda behind the LGBT Movement. What's that agenda? The LGBT Movement is one of the front agendas for the global environmental movement that seeks to radically lower the earth's population numbers. Radical environmentalists claim that the earth's population is producing an overabundance of carbon dioxide, resulting in global warming-climate change that threatens the planet.

But that doesn't make any sense. How could the gay rights-homosexual agenda possibly be related to the environmental movement? Because gays can't procreate unless they choose surrogates. Therefore, the more people who can be enticed into the gay lifestyle means less children being born into the world.

And in order to attract more people into the gay lifestyle, all opposition to that lifestyle must be eliminated. Who have historically been the most vociferous opponents of homosexuality? Fundamental Christians.

Therefore, gay activists have targeted fundamentalists for extreme abuse because the Bible condemns the homosexual lifestyle. Gay activists want to silence all opposition to their lifestyle by encouraging legislators to pass laws that would make it a hate crime to criticize the homosexual lifestyle.

Doesn't Islam condemn homosexuality? Yes it does. Aren't gays persecuted throughout the Muslim world? Yes they are. In fact, homosexuality can bring the death penalty in nations such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan and Yemen.

So why haven't the big gay enforcers gone after the Muslim world for its intolerance of homosexuality? Because Muslims tend to fight back against their adversaries. And with a vengeance.

Certainly, the gay agenda is just one of several means that globalists are using to discourage population growth. And make no mistake about it; promoting and expanding the gay agenda is critical to the globalist agenda of reducing the world's population numbers.

If you don't believe that, then look at the money that's being donated to LGBT organizations to promote the gay lifestyle. In 2013 LGBT groups received $129,112,119 in grant money from 331 corporations, compared to 2004 when these groups received $48,772,174.

The largest contributors to LGBT groups in 2013 included the Arcus Foundation ($16.8 million); Ford Foundation ($15.3 million) and the Gill Foundation ($8.2 million). Forty percent of that funding was allocated to promote gay civil rights and 24 percent was allocated to indoctrinate children and adolescents into the gay lifestyle. https://www.lgbtfunders.org

Several years ago, gay strategists decided to hitch their wagon to the Civil Rights Movement to portray homosexuals in the same light as blacks who suffered under Jim Crow. Though that was ludicrous and it angered many blacks who saw through that canard, it worked. Gay activists successfully convinced the world that gays were a victim class that needed to be protected by the law from marauding bible-believing goons.

If the Christian church in the western world wants to regain the influence over the culture that it lost many years ago because it stopped contending for the faith, then it needs to wake up and understand what's really going on. There's an old proverb that teaches that in order to kill the snake, you have to cut off its head.

The head of the snake isn't radical homosexuality; it's an international movement orchestrated and funded by powerful globalists that's utilizing many different means--including legitimizing the homosexual lifestyle--to move the world toward a global government that would possess the absolute power to decide who lives and who doesn't on planet earth.

The way to defeat that movement is to expose it. But how do you expose it? By following the money from organizations such as the UN, the Trilateral Commission, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Ford Foundation and the Club of Rome to the various LGBT groups for the purpose of promoting the gay lifestyle.

That's how you expose it. But getting into arguments and debates about the Bible's condemnation about homosexuality won't get it done. You have to kill the snake. And you have to understand who the snake is.