Waiting in the Wings.

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I am very busy today with another 'doctor' appointment at the VA- Orthopedics, but not TOO busy to post this stuff!!  I like the bottom line where Heidi says that the 'Bride groom' has got to be near too, with all these 'events' coming to play.  You got to wonder HOW people can't 'SEE' these things happening in broad day light....' the new "U.S Dept of Peace", being set up in our country.... Ha!  OK, I know that most of us are not detectives-- but just connect the dots... lol!  Seems like the "World is a Chess game" and the king is cornered.  Bless all my friends today.

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Waiting in the Wings

by Heidi Swander

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March 31, 2011

"According to the New Age/New Gospel, Christ is not a person.  It is an office. This New Age Gospel teaches that while Jesus of Nazareth occupied the office during His active ministry, He no longer holds that same position.  Today, the office of 'Christ' is occupied by someone else.  And this 'someone else' is presently in the process of establishing contact with humanity.  This 'Christ' intimates that he is already in the world awaiting mankind's call."  So says former New Ager Warren Smith in his new book, False Christ Coming, Does Anybody Care? 

The alleged immanency of this so-called "Christ" is another sign of our [end] times -- one that not many Christians know much about because it's being announced in circles that we don't frequent.  Warren goes on:  "This 'Christ' explains that his New Age/New Spirituality will unify the world's major religions and bring peace to the world."  This grandiose statement sounds an awful lot like Daniel's description of the "king of fierce countenance" (aka, the antichrist) that he refers to in Dan. 8:25: ". . . he shall magnify himself in his heart and by peace shall destroy many. . . "

Warren continues, "This 'reinvented' Christ teaches that all humanity is the body of Christ.  He, as the 'Christ,' is the head.  This 'Christ' states humanity's dilemma is that we have forgotten who we are.  We are not 'sinners' separate from God.  We are all part of the one body of Christ and the one body of God.  Salvation does not come by grace from accepting Jesus Christ as the Son of God.  Rather it is achieved -- when we accept ourselves as Christ and when we accept ourselves as God."

Where is Warren getting this information?  From the writings of people like Helen Schucman who transcribed A Course in Miracles for a demonic entity calling himself "Jesus" (lauded by Oprah Winfrey and her frequent guest Marianne Williamson); from the book, Conversations with God, written by Neale Donald Walsch, who allegedly wrote down actual conversations with an entity calling himself "God," but who contradicted pretty much everything God has already written in His Word; and from The Revelation, dictated to Barbara Marx Hubbard by an "inner voice" that came to her in 1966.  For decades the message has been sent that a time of renewal is "at hand."  And the world-at-large -- and even many who call themselves Christians -- are being drawn into the net of a false message, as if from Jesus Christ.  I believe we were warned about this.

Now Williamson, Walsch, Hubbard and other New Age devotees have joined forces to create The Peace Alliance (formerly called The Global Renaissance Alliance), an organization that describes itself as "a citizen-based network of spiritual activists."  Warren explains that this "Alliance was spearheaded by a high-level group of New Age/New Gospel advocates who appeared to be operating from a general blueprint channeled from the spirit world years ago by esotericist and occultist, Alice Bailey.  It is this organization that is campaigning for a new chair on the president's cabinet: a U.S. Department of Peace.  Can you even imagine what such a chair on the cabinet would represent?  Very probably a liaison with the false prophet and the man of sin, himself!

Interestingly, it was after 9/11 that these New Age/New Spirituality representatives found a wide and public platform for their message.  Several key New Age leaders from the former Global Renaissance Alliance "suddenly appeared on network shows that were directly related to the tragic events . . . All of them gave their spiritual perspective on September 11^th and introduced their New Age/New Gospel ideas for creating peace" to the world.  The organization even created a handbook that included a guided meditation for world peace. 

 

In explaining how the New Age Peace Plan will be enacted, Warren explains that each person will be required to ". . . correct any 'misperception' that reinforces the idea that God, self, humanity, and the world are separate from one another.  All fear-based notions of separateness must be eliminated from their thoughts and actions.  No more separatist thoughts about sin, Satan, or Armageddon being real.  Only thoughts of God, love, and peace."

As I examined Warren's short and readable little book, I was overwhelmed with the fact that the enemy's plan is well-advanced.  Scripture verses on a one-world religion and the man who will believe he is God came rushing to mind.  As I said at the outset, this is a piece of the end-times puzzle that the average Bible-believing Christian knows little about.  But we really need to know.It encourages me -- really.  ^th week of Daniel so prevalent, then the appearance of our bridegroom must be near at hand!

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The Heart.

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The pure Audacity!  Such a small 'postage stamp' country  [Israel] the size of New Jersey that the Muslims, and the rest of the world just can't leave alone, and the world has all but abandoned the 'children of Abraham' -- the "apple of God's Eye", including America!! 

I just got my much desired book in the mail today:  AS AMERICA HAS DONE TO ISRAEL. [The result:  Massive National Disasters]  ~by John P. McTerman. About 300 pages, and I will start reading it soon.   I know it sounds like 'Indiana Jones', but I kind of liked that first movie too.  One thing for certain... you DON'T mess with the Father in Heaven.  He is very patient, long suffering and merciful, but He has His limits and Justice.  I fear Him as a young child fears to offend his beloved earthly father.  It's not a dreaded. morbid  fear, but one where you know your dad has sacrificed and loves you greatly-- and you don't want to fail/ break his loving trust or hurt him.   Of course in real life, my Dad was one to be dreaded and was very strict with me.  But I figured that at age 18-- if I didn't have the required amount of money for college tuition in 1967 [and I was accepted by 3 good Wisconsin colleges]-- I would get my education in the Army, which I did.  NOBODY FORCED ME TO JOIN THE ARMY, as my twisted brother tried to lie about.. and there was always some animosity at home...  I didn't 'run away' or try to 'hurt' anyone, but I was tired of being the 'whipping boy' for everything that wasn't done perfectly... lol., and I was just so hungry for excitement, adventure and wanted to serve my country and be part of something greater than myself.  Something as big as college needed to fill that void in my life.  I was going to get into ROTC anyway.

I suspect that my new book will have a lot of history in it, of course, and Bible prophesy, but that's the nature of the beast.  I already know the final outcome, but it's nice to have all the facts and figures in your mind so as to make a good discussion or argument, IMHO [In my humble opinion].  

So I enjoyed another good chess game with Sharon today, bought more dog food for Deuce, the Rotty-- paid $75 for two medium sized bags- Nutro-something.   And can't we expect dog food to shoot up in price too this Summer!   Lately I have not been giving him MY food, and so he eats his food better.  
Sharon almost had me on the ropes again today as I just had trouble concentrating on the chess game.  I like to teach her tricks and strategies of chess, and I know someday she will beat me, but that's OK.  I have a cold soda pop from the new small frig I bought her and we have a good time!  Nest door/ the next room some woman was screaming and pounding on the walls until some staff came to help her out.. and in that way, it's got to be hard for 'normal' folks/ patients to cope in that environment, and so my heart pains for my wife to have to live there.  But at this point, today, Sharon could barely walk 3 steps to get something for me, and after that I thought I'd better do things for HER!  She was sick last night and vomited, so her legs were 'rubbery' today.   After that we had a short study in the bible starting  from Jeremiah 17:9,  "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"  I explained that our brains [mind] KNOWS the real truth and 'commandments' of God, right and wrong, but the heart is treacherous and finds ways to circumvent and weave secret desires that are powerful enough to do one's selfish things, wants, desires.  We cannot allow our hearts to lead us the correct, right way-- but depend on our "Bible trained conscience!"  It's kind of like the faulty, worldly reasoning:  'Jack treated Jill bad-- so she decided to cheat on him....duh.'    You see, that is what TV and Hollywood portray, and therefore the so-called 'norm' in our everyday life of sin and corruption seems natural and normal.  If we train the mind with the best guide line in the universe, the Bible, ask Jesus to come into our heart --the Holy Spirit will prick our conscience [convict us] when our desires are in the wrong area.  I hope I am not mixing you up or saying this wrong....  We also looked up the first prophecy in the bible:  Genesis 3:15, which has not seen total fulfillment yet.   We Christians are NOT under the old Law Covenant, in any way, shape or form-- yet many churches demand that we ought to be!  But we still need to know and understand the OT [Old Testament].  And so on...  It's the husband's job to teach his wife and children the Bible, but now days you hardly see that anymore.  The churches help, but how do you know that what they are teaching is correct and biblical??  As church after church are failing, closing down, merging with the New Age baloney and ecumenical- ism, the ONLY thing we have left is the pure Bible, and we need to study, know and understand it!!  In the absence of real, Bible teaching churches [especially in these last days and in heathen countries- underground] a group of families [just as in the 1st Century of Christianity-- see book of Acts] would meet in someone private home, and the older brothers would conduct Bible studies.  that is being done now where there are not any churches.  It just may come to that when America pulls away from God, totally, and that time may be sooner than we ,th

Warm Regards,
Tom 

UN to Israel: Surrender!

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:36 AM PDT

By Ryan Jones Israel Today UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday reiterated that the world body expects Israel to immediately surrender to internationally-backed Arab demands that it relinquish all claims to the Jews’ biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria and half of their ancient capital of Jerusalem.The Jewish presence in the so-called “West Bank,” which includes the eastern half of

Covenants.

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More pure logic-- more sense-- in God's Covenants and Dispensations!  All the more reason why God will not let the world truly unite-- to work it's evil in this system.   If we can understand this thought-- we already know why those people, nations and orgs. are all on the wrong track with ecumenical- ism, one world religion and Gov't!  It's just anti-God. 

Again and too often I keep falling into the trap of getting political and satisfying my own selfish desires of 'tripping triggers,' irritating some folks, being a 'rabble rouser.'  That is the imperfect, sinful Tom, full of instant gratification and mischief, sorry.  I am talking about poking fun at politics and the man in the WH, etc.  Actually, all are guilty, sinful, selfish, controlled by the rich and powerful 'powers in the shadows' that pull and manipulate the strings, and remember, please, that Satan is running the whole show-- BOTH Parties, and all Governements.  Should we not learn from the long line of history where many Nations marched up and down in power, and why the so-called 'Golden Age' usually only lasted about 200 years??

Part of my weight gaining problem is due to some of the medications I must take now days, but I probably was raised to eat until full at home, as was my culture and reward for hard work, I guess.  Then we have the genetics and inherent genes and family line to think about.  And then emotional type of eating disorder, or what ever.  While MOST of the world is starving, Americans are getting larger.  I honestly like a good variety and veggies, but it hurts to stand up long enough to cook a balanced meal... so I end up eating the fast foods and baloney sandwiches that are fast and easy to make.  I can and have gone on fasts, but that's not the answer either.  Who knows if I will ever find the right "diet" before the Rapture, or death.  I was well built until the age of 40...and most of you have seen my pix.

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Covenants and Dispensations (Part 5)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:52 PM PDT

By Dr. Thomas Ice Pre-Trib Research Center Since I have identified the biblical covenants and classified them as conditional or unconditional, I want to now look at each one and see if they are still in force today and if they are, how they relate to the church age believer. These covenants provide a framework by which we can know how God wants us to behave in every area of life.The Edenic

Citizens of Heaven.

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I have a very busy day ahead of me, but I tripped over this important article that has brightened my spirits as it agrees with most I have been saying for the past few years up to now-- and might sound 'unpopular.'  Truth is that many 'Christian' churches are falling away from the true business of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Prophecy, pure Christian modest living, etc., and that was my opinion for some time now.  Fact is:  It's really hard to find a real Christian church that isn't mostly about  entertainment and MONEY!  You be the judge-- or maybe that is all most of us know or been raised to believe and experienced.

I feel reinforced right now, even as I endure all the things common to being an older man with personal hardships, pain and worries.  I ought to feel blessed for having a better standard of living than 3/4's of the world, and having Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior!  I AM GOING TO HEAVEN-- NOT BECAUSE I AM A 'GOOD' MAN...but because I am Saved by the blood of Jesus!  Those, especially my extended family, who continue to try to pull me down to the despair and and depravity of their own misery, as jealous malcontents who only want to control, who love to remain ignorant of the Holy things of the Bible-- will be the real losers.  And I know that I shouldn't get so involved in our country's politics-- although it's kind of fun to harass the 'opposition'- lol.  Philippians points out that we are 'citizens of HEAVEN', but the majority of Christians in America are still hoodwinked and misled about our country somehow managing to bring heaven on earth through social and political struggle.  Learn the truth from the BIBLE.

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Paul, Timothy, and the End Times

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 12:16 PM PDT

By Jack Kelley GraceThruFaith.com Paul’s letters to Timothy are the instructions from a mentor to a young pastor, one of the first ever, and contain advice on what to do and how to do it, as well as what not to do. It’s the kind of thing you’d expect given the relationship.But for no apparent reason Paul tucked several warnings about the end times into various places in his instructions. These

Day of the Lord.

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Above:  Tommy Schuckman, about 10 years ago [2001] with his Ram 4 by 4 down by Lake Michigan, in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  Had a small welding shop/ hobby on the side while I still worked at Chrysler Motors in the same town. I broke my neck [C1 and C2] shortly before buying this Dodge truck brand new.... Ouch!

I should have looked up a few terms, like 'paranoia.'  I suppose we all have fears, of the unknown, snakes [in the WH, etc... lol.. sorry], poverty, death and sickness, etc.  And after you've been misled, lied to, tricked, fooled-- by some false church, religion, Gov't, power [like Satan or his agents], you become "twice shy" and super cautious, IMO.  Anyway, that's the way I feel.  When you [I] have a near death experience or made a big mistake, you say to yourself that you don't ever want to try that again!!  Many combat Veterans are 'hyper vigilant', cautious and watchful because they have been specially trained and have experienced what to do-- and what NOT to do-- so as to survive.  Please have some respect for them, even if they appear to be a little 'strange.'  They are still paying the price for having served their countrymen and nation!  

Many folks worry needlessly about their salvation- not really knowing  the TRUTH of the bible because of false, ignorant, teaching by power hungry/ controlling clergy, false teachers, rich mega churches, ecumenicalism, New Age encroachments, etc. in these last days.   God's requirements for getting to heaven are NOT complicated, foggy or hidden from mankind!  The Bible was written at  the 5th grade level and that grand BOOK of God is available most everywhere [except some Muslim and repressive nations].  I buy and give away many Bibles and bible tracts all the time because I feel it is so important to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ!   See:  biblefortoday.org

Yet, it's so exciting to continue to learn more about God's will and His personality, IMO, that I just love to share these "new" things with my readers and friends, as I continue to learn "new things" too.  Just think:  If you have been a serious Bible student [and I mean an 'average' person with the desire to LEARN!] most of your life and love to dig deeper to find out answers to your questions-- you could become a near expert in that field and help others who have hidden fears, anxieties, worries, phobias,etc, that the devil wants to bedevil us with.   And I believe that is part of 'storing up your treasures in heaven.'

The humanist world might use the slogan:  'Don't sweat the small stuff-- because it's ALL small stuff.'   I would say, 'Cut your worries down to what is really necessary- and leave the rest on God's shoulders.'  But never forget the Christian's primary goal and objective... to magnify God, 'kiss the Son, Jesus Christ' and yield to His teachings and will.  Every person on earth will have had the chance to gain salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ [of course the Old Testament humans have different provisions, and promises/ covenants ..], as we are ALL free moral agents [according to the articles below]!  My eye is trained on the 'lynch pin'-- Middle East, especially Israel, the 'apple of God's eye.'  We ought to know and realize that things could change and happen overnight or in a heart beat, as Israels'  Muslim neighbors continue to launch ordinance into the land that God gave the Israeli people, and PLEASE remember Genesis 12:3, as it has a direct bearing on us today !  Our collective national 'goose' is already cooked, but we as individuals depend and expect God to rescue us, but even death may be a way out if we 'exit' before the Rapture-- and then 'no more worries mate' -- in HEAVEN!
I love your serious comments on this humble Blog/ Journal, and would just love to expand my circle of friendship.  And thank you, always for your prayers.  I will see Sharon in the morning after church... she seems to be doing a bit better lately.  PTL!
Tom   

How Long Is The Day Of The Lord?

Posted:

Q. In reading one of your Bible studies I noticed you refer to the Day of the Lord as 3 1/2 years. Does this mean the tribulation period is 3 1/2 years not 7? As McGee says you have to put the cookies on the bottom shelf for some of us. A. You won’t find [...]

A Question About Predestination

Posted:

Q. In Ephesians 1:5 Paul writes, “Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.” Now I understand that every time we see predestined in the scriptures, it is talking about foreknowing. So, this means God knew us before we were born and [...]

Rocketts and Missiles.

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How powerful is Satan's poison and false religion so that he blinds the eyes of perhaps 95% of mankind?!  On the other hand those who are blessed to have the Holy Spirit can see plain as day what is really happening according to God's prophetic Word.  But even many so-called 'Christian' churches are falling out of grace rapidly in the USA as they shy away from telling the truth of the Gospel, including the meaning of sin and lies.  Perhaps a few of them will see their failure of duty and 'return to the fold'-- to the Bible, but then the 'separating work' of the angels is in full swing right now, IMHO-- the sheep from the goats.

People who know me are familiar with my mode of explaining things so that both Believers and other interested folks can easily understand what I deem as VERY important in March of 2011 --> forward.  Here is the point:  If one disaster can put a lot of strain on a country or the world's closely tied economy- supply and demand, oil, food, water, electricity/ power grids, just think about 3 or 4 bad visits of various dire circumstances!!  I listen to WVCY Christian radio a lot, 107.7 FM- Milwaukee, which can be had over the InterNet, and read at least 3-4 hours per day, including intense Bible study/ research, and I am STILL learning!  I even take notes while listening to Brannon Howse, and Cross Talk, etc.  I will be looking into a new book by Bill Koenig:  AS AMERICA HAS DONE TO ISRAEL.... if I got that right.  Some folks have drawn a 24-48 hour time line from countries who try to hurt Israel-- to natural disasters lately.  I don't know if that is true... yet. 

Per last nights additional shelling of Israel by their close Islamic neighbors, Hamas, etc-- I have been on the receiving end of 122 mm Viet Cong rockets exploding in my company area on my 1st tour in Vietnam killing some men and wounding others: early 1968, and it is scary because you never know where the next one will land, and there is little you can do about it.  Combat Vets carry that emotional stuff with them for the rest of their lives and react differently than their 'civilian' counterparts, and many times they make sport and fun of us Vets.   It can and is very traumatic for Vets and others who have been near that kind of death and destruction, and that's why the Veterans have a close knit support group, because few others really care.  

And just like a chess game that makes you use your noodle [that gray matter between your ears], the idea is to 'capture' -check the movement of the other person's king-- and that's called checkmate.  I am not a real pro, but enjoy playing the game and teaching others.  The analogy is that IF you can 'surround' your opponent's king from 3 or 4 different directions with your rooks, knights, bishops or queen, so they have to capitulate because they run out of options or freedom where to move the king- out of danger, YOU WIN the game!  So as I said in the beginning of this blog post, one disaster is bad enough--[Check] but 3 or 4 would really work havoc on any nation, especially if they are already on the brink of collapse, USA included [Checkmate]!  All we need is another world wide famine or poor wheat harvest, or rice, or what ever, and millions will starve very soon.  Same with lack of oil and gas.  Same with devaluation of our currency and monetary system!  Some folks say that our American dollar will lose about 25% of it's value around the month of May!  You get the point? --- and if you don't-- you will, soon.  

Those of us who have their ears to the rail road tracks honestly believe that high officials in our own country and people like George Soros are INTENTIONALLY trying to collapse our economy to bring about the 'New World Order' which is also part of Satan's plan.  The Bible says the same thing-- yet people remain blind and stupid.  OUR job is to sanctify God's holy name, share the Gospel in these last days and set a good, clean, Christian example.  We ought often to look at ourselves and compare what the Bible says about everything, and KNOW the Bible well!  Brannon Howse says that we also ought to plan and prepare ahead by getting our 'houses in order', and have a bit more put away in case disaster strikes near us, food, water, perhaps a tent, a  "B Plan" --to 'get out of Dodge.'  I am willing to bet that America will have more than it's share of earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes this year of 2011.  I have a 4 by 4 truck with warm clothes in it, and a 'bug out bag,' radios, batteries, flashlights, etc, and DEUCE, the Wonder Dog.  Yes, we put our trust in God Almighty and do His will, but it also makes sense to be industrious and plan for emergencies.  That's my opinion.  But I am ready for the Rapture too!

Warm Regards,
Tom Schuckman      

Gaza Missiles Inch Closer to Tel Aviv

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:03 AM PDT

By Ryan Jones Israel Today Gaza-based Palestinian terrorists again escalated their confrontation with Israel on Thursday when they fired foreign-built missiles at towns just 10 miles south of the heavily-populated Tel Aviv metropolitan region.Eight missiles fired from Gaza landed in or near the port city of Ashdod and a number of central Israel towns, including Rishon Lezion and Yavne.Israeli

Salvation.

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The following article has REALLY helped me to understand Salvation so that I can now explain it logically to others!  I can't tell you how many times I had to re-read stuff like this and still be somewhat foggy.  In other words some things come easy for me and other things come hard for me.  That's a good reason for me to have patience with others.  At work, welding, carpentry, auto worker, etc., I learned the short cuts and devised a "system" for myself-- reason and rhyme, which I gladly passed on to others when I broke them in... and many will not do that.  Salvation is a BIG thing, and all important!

I saw Sharon again today, and prepared her with the news that I MIGHT end up going back to the hospital again because of my poor knee healing... and I would not be surprised if the VA messed me up, as they are both feeling worse than ever!  Trouble is, they have lied to me too many times so that I actually had to go to a 'civilian' hospital in Milwaukee-- St. Luke's [ better and better] to get the real truth...Ha!  I then brought that true info back to the VA where they said 'yes' to an operation, but the staff treated me like used toilet tissue, and then tried to make ME look like the bad guy!  Most of the Vets I talked to had a similar story.... sorry.  I sure hope that I am wrong about myself, and many tell me that the rainy season makes me worse-- humidity, etc.   But I can barely walk right now...  Sorry to complain, but if I help a few other Vets-- good!
    I have NO support group to help me if I have to have any surgery in the future, and that worries me.  I would love your prayers to help me make the right decision.

Tom 

The Three Tenses of Salvation

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 01:30 PM PDT

By Dr. Andy Woods Sugar Land Bible Church As believers, we use the word “salvation” so frequently, yet what does this word actually mean? Most think that salvation simply relates to how someone becomes a Christian. We probably think this way since we are living in the wake of the Protestant Reformation. The reformers spent most of their energy defending and explaining what one must do in order to

Brannon Howse- WVCY Radio.

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Today was the first time I commented on Brannon Howse--WVCY Christian Radio- Program from Milwaukee!  Wow!  He thanked me for my service in Vietnam and agreed with what I said about 'America shooting it's last bolt by abandoning the apple of God's eye- Israel.'   WE in the USA, generally speaking DESERVE some natural disasters for our 'community' sins, like abortion [Planned Parenthood], the Gay agenda, discrimmination against CHRISTIANS, a Besides prayer, voting for true Conservatives [lovers of God and Freedom] and writing/ calling our State Rep's, we should expect more hard times and calamity down the road [and I think, SOON].  He then elaborated on what he is doing to prepare for local disasters, and said that people are CRAZY if they don't prepare at least a little bit-- for natural disasters, and not to depend of the and poor treatment of Israel!  DON'T expect the Gov't to be there with help when these disasters/ what ever strike.  Look at Katrina!  

We are NOT Dooms Dayers, but doesn't it make sense to take SOME common sense steps to store up and prepare for anything that comes down the pike?  I just think that certain people who love the Lord and share the Gospel ought also prepare for unforeseen circumstances.  Brannon Howse comes from TN where they live on a fault line [earthquakes], and said that he just bought a tent, in case his house gets too damaged to live in.  What's wrong with that?  I figure that I have a roomy Ram 4 by 4 pick up truck I can sleep in and some camping equipment too-- but we always took our family camping, fishing, hurting when they were younger.   And that is why we have auto, health and house insurance too.  But when the Gov't is BROKE  $$$ and there just is not available services and assets, we must depend on ourselves!  I wish I could say that we can depend on our fellow Christian friends and churches, but frankly, from vast personal experiences, they won't be there for us when we are down.  Sad... most will NOT leave their "comfort zone."  And in the church I attend, most are like me-- old and disabled, and that's why I am just considering selling my old house and moving back to the larger city where I do have more reliable friends and assets, and maybe I can go fishing in Lake Michigan-- Kenosha, WI. Woo Woo! 

We know that most unbelievers love to spout off about: 'God helps those who help themselves' -- and then they go looting when there is civil and catastrophic discord/ disaster, like Katrina, etc.  And just look at how well mannered and civil the Japanese carry on even when their world is shattered!!  But then, they weren't raised with that "ghetto" gimme-gimme mentality.  I have never found that "scripture" .. lol, but Proverbs talks about the ant that works hard and stores up enough food for Winter, etc.  Bears eat a lot and put on extra weight right before Winter too, and some of us use that as an excuse to 'grow bigger.'   Ha!  I need to lose 100 pounds yesterday!  

Well, it's a nice sunny day, but my Mom says that it will grow colder tomorrow and maybe snow.  Too late to visit Sharon today, but she says that she is sick anyway and has trouble with her nervous, irritated stomach and vomiting almost everyday.  

Tom      

Lordship Salvation.

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I know that I have to 'handle' this subject with tact so as not to 'wound' certain folks, but I can rely on my own life experience so I don't appear to point fingers.  Born into Catholicism and attending a parochial school in Milwaukee, I was never really sure if I would ever get to heaven according to our beliefs.  That was kind of scary when a young guy is in danger and combat... as I could have easily got killed and gone to hell forever.  How I survived all that plus a few bad accidents in the next 35 years is a mystery to me.. but God had SOME reason to save me and 'get me Saved.'  It certainly wasn't because I was a "good man."  

Well, after we do finally learn the real truth of the Bible-- being so blessed, it's not too hard to get angry at FALSE RELIGION that has led so many millions of people to hell, mostly for their greed and lust for power over others and filthy gain $$.  In the same vein, we have to exercise patience and long suffering in our waiting for the Lord to come and Rapture us Believers, because we might very well have been headed to hell just a few short years ago when we were NOT  born-again Christians!  That is why my wishful thinking and desire to go to heaven now to relieve my pain must be tempered with love for all those who need to hear the Gospel and get Saved before God starts to put His 'hammer to work!'  Whether it's a cult like the JW's or Mormons, or some 'main line' religion that has been around for centuries, it's all the same.  Teaching stuff that is un- scriptural is pure apostasy and dangerous to one's spiritual health.  Yet most folks will continue to cling to their false religion until they are in hell.

Do you want to do something about this??  Learn how to hand out easy to understand Bible Tracts and share the Gospel.  Are not your friends worth it?

Tom 

What Is Wrong with Lordship Salvation?

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 07:27 AM PDT

By Dr. Andy Woods Sugar Land Bible Church Lordship Salvation is the idea that an unbeliever must commit all areas of his life to Christ as a condition for being saved. Another way of articulating Lordship Salvation is, “if Jesus is not Lord of all then He is not Lord at all.” Lordship Salvation began to significantly enter the American evangelical community in the 1980’s through the ministries of

Luke 21:25.

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I love it when special friends of mine are quick with scriptures that reinforce what all studied Christians know will happen in the future and RIGHT NOW!  FaceBook can be used for good or bad; spreading/ sharing the Gospel and bringing people to Christ-- or just laying down trash and ignorance, but remember that it is "Social Media" and open to the public...  Please remember that we could very well LOSE our freedoms and 'social media' in a heart beat.  Corrupt politicians say:  "Never waste a 'good' disaster."  That's the time they push something through, while the masses are either sleeping, or  scared and afraid, with a "herd" mentality, ready to bolt anywhere!

I would like to mention a fellow Christian and friend who served with me back in Vietnam with the same helicopter Army outfit, Jim Hood.  He has been helping me understand more about PTSD, our human failings,  but the Bible and God's grace can over come problems and challenges we have as individuals.  It's just good to know that I am not the ONLY person with like experiences-- so I don't feel so alone like a freak.  We have the same great love for the Bible, and he has given me permission to share some of his thoughts.

When we know that the Bible has accurately spelled out just what WILL / MUST come to pass regarding such current events like the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, we can take this as positive encouragement, and share it with others!
  I am still working on getting my last paperwork / documents together for taxes so my accountant can complete his work, and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel finally.  I saw Sharon yesterday and played a game of chess with her.  She has a new female room mate who seems very nice.  
I shared some of my roasted beef with my Rottweiler, Deuce, last night,  and today he is passing gas and driving me nuts!  Got to let him outside again so I can breathe.


Tom

Bible Prophecy now

Luk 21:25 ¶ And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Luk 21:26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

» Massive Japanese Storm Headed for U.S. West Coast Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your.

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Based on radar over the Pacific from The Weather Channel, a massive storm is headed directly for the U.S. and Canadian West Coast, which broke off from a larger formation (shown below) that was more than 2000 miles wide on March 17, 2011. The formation passed over Japan during its nuclear plant’s me

One World Order.

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Just what do people have against the TRUTH?  Those who commit crimes in the  dark night or when no one is looking, cover up the truth, and all men are liars according to the bible.  Whether we fear punishment, shame, retribution loss of respect among our peers and fellow countrymen-- it's all a concealment of the truth-- and who doesn't have something to hide, really?  Scripture says that Satan is the 'father of the lie', and the term, "devil" means slanderer [liar].  You know, friends, we can forgive a lot of personality flaws, traits, and shortcomings, but like my Dad used to tell me, 'Once a man lies to you-- you can never be sure if he is telling the truth after that.'  Lying was a serious sin/ offense in my family, and that liar would get a double dose of punishment [a good hard whipping with Dad's belt]  if he didn't tell the truth the first time.

I know I have been harping on the subject of truth the past few Blogs, but it's important for me to hammer that puppy home, because that should be how we 'see' other humans, including politicians.   From reading books of German national sociology of the past-- the typical German child was so instructed/ brought up to tell nothing but the truth that Nazi teachers, etc., at school could learn if that child's parents were loyal to Hitler or not-- even sending the parents to prison!  Sometimes I watch reality cop shows catching perps who will lie about everything trying to save their worthless, drugged up hide!  I am sure you know what I mean...

If the truth is ugly, revolting, opening a severe wound-- because you like that person, it sure does hurt you inside, right?  You become disillusioned and defensive almost to the point of ending a dear long time friendship-- if you refuse to learn the truth about something, or somebody!  I have ALWAYS said that if someone can prove something with the Bible-- 'I WILL ADMIT MY MISTAKE and take hold of the truth--even if it hurts or makes me look foolish!'  I hope all my friends will take the same stand.  I have had to "eat crow" many times in my life, so that now days I will only stick my neck out if I feel positive about something.  Just like passing on emails or jokes that seem correct, but when you check Snopes, you find that they are incorrect or false... lol.  

As for the 'New World Order' and ONE WORLD GOV'T, the Bible confirms that will be a done deal no matter how much we try to prevent it, work hard, get involved in patriotic organizations and movements!!  And many of my friends MEAN WELL, but 'why polish the brass on a sinking ship??'  Is that something that God wants us to do in these last days-- try to save or prolong a home country?  Christians may, and I believe, ought to VOTE for the person who will safe guard our sacred Rights and Freedoms so that we many practice our worship to the God of the Bible.  But God does have a main directive-- special work for us humans who "claim" to be followers of Christ?  See 1st Timothy, 2nd Chapter, 3 and 4th verses.  Hearing the truth about what will happen to our once great nation, for a multitude of reasons, including abortion, gay agenda, corruption, LIES, and turning against God's chosen people- Israel, hurts us-- hurts me, and God will ultimately call us on that.  NO ONE will escape God's perfect Justice!  Who's camp are you standing in, God's camp or some human Gov't or society?  No matter where you live on earth-- God can 'see' you, and the Holy Spirit either imbues you with that special Saving Grace, or lets you continue on your road to perdition/ destruction.  It doesn't matter if you are rich or poor-- you will be judged according to your  TOTAL allegiance to Jesus Christ, not some nation on earth!  If we led a hard, punishing, poor life on earth for 70-90 years-- why would we want to spend the rest of eternity in a much WORSE place?  If we are blessed to be wealthy, why would we choose to settle for just 100 years of the good life on earth, and then suffer in hell forever-- because we didn't choose Christ as our real Savior?  Ponder on this, please.

Tom 

The Prophetic One World Order Coming into Focus

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 10:46 AM PDT

By Bill Wilson Word of Life Ministry China, Russia, India, Brazil and many other countries have been calling for an international one world currency for quite some time. Throughout the world, it has been the United States dollar that served as the base currency in world trade. In fact, it has been the United States that has stood in the breech preventing a world government from forming since
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An entire crew of a B-29 (12 aviators) was rescued by a US submarine after their plane was shot down in 1944/570 miles off the coast of Japan. The entire rescue was filmed in color video but then sat in a guy's closet until now. This is a story from a Denver TV station of one of those rescued aviators to whom the video was delivered. It also shows their transfer to another submarine that is likely headed back to port before the one that accomplished the rescue.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid34762914001?bctid=672454611001

 

Renew my Mind.

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I feel that I have been blessed and forgiven many times, especially after I found the Lord  in 1995, but that was just the beginning of taking in more knowledge and then ACTING on it.  The subject:  "HOW DO I RENEW MY MIND" helped me understand just how ingrained our 'old personality' was, and some of us still fight courageously every day to turn away from temptations and thoughts that lead us to sin again.  For some folks, drinking abusively, drugging, smoking, obsessive eating disorders, chasing wild women, etc., are a real nightmare and major obstacle to peace of mind and harmony with Christ's teachings. 

It's my personal opinion, for what it's worth, that some folks eat to live-- and others live to eat... lol.  Some folks figure that after they 'gave up somethings that they really loved and enjoyed', like smoking and drinking wine to excess, they OUGHT TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE 'COMFORT GIVING VICE...'  I know that I have GOT TO GET A HANDLE on my eating habits and portion control.  Hey!  I fasted for 13 days after my knee surgery on Dec. 6th last year and lost 50 pounds, but that's not the answer either!  I think I gained it all back and now have trouble clipping my toes nails again!  I am so angry with myself.
When I worked hard every day on the assembly line at Chrysler Motors in Kenosha, WI., or on various welding jobs when I was laid off, I could manage my weight pretty well, and people knew me as a good power lifter [as I worked out with weights] with power and  strength/ muscles.  What a difference there is after a few accidents/ injuries, and radical surgery and retirement in 2002.  I was a very active guy, and I sorely miss all that now.  I love veggie gardening too.  I guess I am asking for some help and advice, but right now I am limited in what I can physically do.

I have even been contemplating selling my house and moving into a decent apartment in a good area back by Lake Michigan in WI... but the  house selling market is not so good right now, and I see the economy of the world getting worse.  On the other hand, I personally think that the world events and the Rapture might come at any time-- according to the " Heavenly Father's wishes and time table."  I strongly value and respect the wise council of my studied Christian friends, and will ask their opinions and thoughts on this matter.

Warm Christian Love and Regards,
Tom 

How Do I Renew My Mind?

Posted:

Q. I understand that it is God’s Will that I be sanctified. And I understand from Romans 12:1-2 that I am transformed by renewing my mind. How do I renew my mind so all the Spiritual Gifts in my spirit can be released ? I understand that until I do this, my mind remains with [...]

Holy Spirit--Restrainer.

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Hi Friends,
When I post-- it serves me for the most part-- to help me tamp info down and remember it, but I always feel that others might have the same questions and thoughts about the Bible, current affairs and prophecy, etc.  I need to take time and explain [again] that my blog is not a cheery, 'feel good', smiley faced, entertainment sort of Blog.  I am mainly interested in finding and sharing the TRUTH, and also draw other combat Veterans together to share important facts and warnings about the VA system, and corruption, lies of that entity and the Gov't-- as a protection by arming fellow Veterans with important info, if possible.  Sorry if I disappoint some folks who don't care for my style.  My blog is also a way to keep in touch with friends all over the world --especially biblical Christians, and share some personal feelings and thoughts.

For the most part [99%], I get some very positive feed back, help, encouragement and stimulating insight.  THANK ALL WHO HAVE THE COURAGE TO POST COMMENTS AND EMAIL!   Living alone with my wife permanently in a nursing home 20 miles from my house has been a struggle and handicap for me, plus my infirmities and super slow healing and contention with the pain of arthritis-- sorry to complain so much, guys...and now I understand why some folks enjoy a glass of wine with their spaghetti, lol.  I have relied on constant prayer to our heavenly Father, and support from many friends-- even though many struggle with their own challenges and stresses of every day life and survival and diseases.  

And this brings me to the part about our dear country, America, and I am a history buff/ student.  There is a common thread thru the ages where many nations go thru a series of stages, from enslavement, enlightenment, education, freedom, a "Golden Age" of excellence, and then they fall into selfishness, greed, laziness, debauchery/ immorality, and then obscurity.  The Bible has the greatest true story of Israel going up and down, being blessed by GOD, and then scattered and persecuted.  America is no different-- and the short article below only reinforces my thoughts on this subject.   Even the great, powerful Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, was forced to admit that the God of the Hebrews was the supreme POWER in the whole universe-- and a king maker-- and king breaker, if He so wishes!  

America WAS greatly blessed in the first hundred years and beyond by God Almighty of the Bible.  But when people or a nation turn their backs on God and get so high and mighty, God withdraws His blessings and support.  It's just that simple-- whether you want to believe it or not!  There is NO other country I would rather be in, live in, even pay taxes in, serve with honor in the U.S. Army,  but the Bible says that the entire WORLD is soon to be having major problems, even the USA, as all of us know.  So many 'well meaning' Americans THINK that they can some how steer America back to it's greatness, by prayer, good deeds/ works, political endeavors, etc., but they lack the foresight that only serious Bible study with the help of the Holy Spirit can deliver... sorry.  The last redeeming grace we had left-- support for Israel, has been cut by the 'man in the WH', and our goofy Congress that WE elected.  That was the final 'straw that broke the camel's back, in my humble opinion !!'
I welcome your serious comments on this Blog/ Journal.

So... what ought we to do now?  Stay where we are, in America, face the music, pray like never before, for OUR individual salvation and others sitting on the fence, and grow closer to Jesus Christ-- act on His words, NOW!  Check out:  biblefortoday.org   -- for a good, solid DEFINED King James translations that aids you in understanding.  Unfortunately, Satan the devil has most of the world chasing their tail, trying to survive, scared, afraid, ignorant 'UN-believers' who seem to be blinded, but unwilling to STUDY the "Book" and serve the Lord.  The ANSWER is NOT total, slavish support for any one nation or putting your Faith in mere, mortal men/ human Governements, but to KISS THE SON OF GOD, and follow Him, and share this Gospel with everyone you can!  I use email, FB, my lips, letters, example [and I can always improve on that!], and:  BIBLE TRACTS, INC. -- P.O. Box 188, Bloomington, IL., 61702-0188.  

Tom Schuckman
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Is America The Restrainer of 2 Thes. 2:7?

Posted:

Q. I just read your comments on II Thes. 2. You made mention of the “restrainer” being the church, and the Rapture would be what would remove the restrainer. I have a note in the margin of my KJV bible that some scholars believe the restrainer is the Holy Spirit, but most  believe it is [...]

The Camels Back.

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I hope I don't sound a bit nuts, but part of me is happy about these "signs" predicted in the Bible coming true now, and the other part of me understands that much suffering is rolling down our path.  I regress: we  well-studied Bible loving Christians knew and preached that this was going to happen for years now-- but we didn't know exactly how [and how could we?].  The occult is forbidden in God's Word.  We were hanging on by our toe nails [and old welder's expression] before Japan got clobbered, and now the 'other' calamities have all joined in to start the chaos that will shake the world to it's foundation, and cause more riots. Hey-- we're just getting warmed up!

Trust the 'media', Gov't and even the churches to pretend that nothing is amiss or out of place.  Talk about Lemmings...lol, or '3 blind mice.'  And now at the last hour the majority of people on earth are stuck, trapped, and honestly can't do a thing to prepare for the worst.  Frankly, our American culture and bad habits moved us to continue to borrow more money [and the Gov't even promoted risky lending to people who could not afford to buy houses/ things!] so we could keep up with the Jones' and 'live the American Dream' by insisting to live in "NICE" houses, and drive fashionable expensive cars, etc., so that the birds ARE coming home to roost!  And look at how much money we spend on illegal aliens, even as they insult us every day! 

Those of us who claim to be real Christians will be severely tested too, and most of us are not rich in material things.  I won't be pointing fingers or laughing at other's troubles because I have some debt too, and having studied and taught Finance and investments-- I ought to know better.  

It's just a matter of time now before the world implodes, America too.  If some of you have read past blog posts of mine-- I was predicting late Spring to late Summer THIS YEAR, 2011, that things would come undone.  Maybe we can hold on longer, but I am planning on things getting much worse.  We are going down-- it's just a matter of time.   My God, the Bible, and my Lord Jesus Christ mean all that much more to me now-- as He is the only answer and salvation.  Ha!  Here I have been talking about it all the time and waiting for the actual battle to come, thumping my chest with all my so-called "Where with all" and now I am kind of panic stricken--- shoot!  This is the time where complete and TOTAL dependence on God comes into play!  

This is kind [our fragile economy] of like a great game of chess when one player has the other man's  king all bottled up from 4 directions and there is NO WAY OUT-- CHECKMATE!  Read Ezekiel 7:27, and you will understand me better.

Tom Schuckman

The Straw that Broke the Camels Back Might Be Blowing in the Wind

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 01:31 PM PDT

By Don Koenig The Prophetic Years The earthquake and tsunami in Japan with about ten thousand people dead, hundreds of billions of dollars in damage and a possible nuclear meltdown was all over the news last weekend but I did not hear one peep about it in church. Nothing was said in Sunday school. Nothing was heard in any prayers said that I heard. Nothing came from the pulpit and nothing even

Wine.

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The tips of some of my fingers are split open because of Winter dryness... so shall I keep this post short.  In my life time there were many preachers and teachers who have twisted the scriptures for their own purposes and agendas, and the subject of wine always comes up.  I don't much care what the real answer is-- but please just give me the TRUTH!!  The truth is that many people on earth abuse certain things and have no self control, so they feel they have to make pigs and gluttons of themselves-- and there by harm others.  But that factor doesn't give license to some pastors who take it upon themselves to change the true meaning of the Bible!  I found some very good reasoning in the article about wine-- concerning so-called 'forbidden fruit' that makes the desire all the worse.  I tried to be balanced with my own 3 kids, though falling on my face a number of times, but my intentions were good.  

What EVER man creates, makes, discovers, some evil person [ perhaps with the aid of demons] always manage to corrupt that good thing... like dynamite which saves intensive labor of miners and workers, but instead being used to make bombs to kill many other people.  Some say that God made life very hard to survive for Adam and Eve after they were kicked out of the Garden of Eden, so they couldn't cook up more mischief and evil-- the flood in Noah's time too.  'You will eat your bread by the sweat of your brow.'  BTW, even Americans will soon feel the same way with so many woes visiting the earth in these 'Last Days.'  I laugh at those goofs who continue to 'sit on the fence,' those scoffers of God's Word...Ha!
Pray for our Christian brothers in Japan. 


PS:  I never post any comments by Anonymous people.  No cowards allowed.

Tom Schuckman    

Three Kinds of Wine?

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 02:57 PM PDT

By Dr. Tony Garland SpiritandTruth.org Q.First off I would like to thank you for your excellent teaching and useful website.My question stems from a Sunday school class where the topic of wine came up. I had always thought wine was wine and when the Bible spoke of wine that's what it meant. But I was informed there are three different kinds of wine and when Jesus turned the water to wine it was

Tax on Everything.

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Subject: Charley Reese's final column

Charley Reese is retiring. His last column is this one.

Charley Reese has been a journalist for 49 years.

Be sure to read the Tax List at the end.

This is about as clear and easy to understand as it can be . The

article below is completely neutral, not anti republican or democrat

Charlie Reese, a retired reporter for the Orlando Sentinal, has hit

the nail directly on the head, defining clearly who it is that in the

final analysis must assume responsibility for the judgments made that

impact each one of us every day. It's a short but good read. Worth

the time. Worth remembering!

545 vs. 300,000,000

545 PEOPLE --By Charlie Reese

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them..

Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?

Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes,WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?

You and I don't propose a federal budget. The President does.

You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.

You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.

You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.

You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does.

One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one President, and nine

Supreme Court justices equates to 545 human beings out of the 300

million are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible

for the domestic problems that plague this country.

I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that

problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its

Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally

chartered, but private, central bank.

I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound

reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a

senator, a congressman, or a President to do one cotton-picking thing.

I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash.

The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what

the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to

determine how he votes.

Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you

that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common

con regardless of party.

What separates a politician from a normal human being is an

excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall

of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating

deficits..... The President can only propose a budget. He cannot

force the Congress to accept it.

The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole

responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and

approving appropriations and taxes. The House members, not the

President, can approve any budget they want. If the President vetoes

it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.

It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot

replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts – of

incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic

problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you

fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the

federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they

want to exist.

If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair.

If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red ..

If the Army & Marines are in Iraq and Afghanistan it's because

they want them in Iraq and Afghanistan ...

If they do not receive social security but are on an elite

retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it

that way.

There are no insoluble government problems.

Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom

they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts

and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power

to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not

let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied

mystical forces like "the economy," "inflation," or "politics" that

prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.

Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible.

They, and they alone, have the power..

They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who

are their bosses.

Provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees...

We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!

 

Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper.

 

What you do with this article now that you have read it......... Is

up to you. This might be funny if it weren't so true.

Be sure to read all the way to the end:

 

Tax his land,

Tax his bed,

Tax the table,

At which he's fed.

 

Tax his tractor,

Tax his mule,

Teach him taxes

Are the rule.

 

Tax his work,

Tax his pay,

He works for

peanuts anyway!

 

Tax his cow,

Tax his goat,

Tax his pants,

Tax his coat.

 

Tax his ties,

Tax his shirt,

Tax his work,

Tax his dirt.

 

Tax his tobacco,

Tax his drink,

Tax him if he

Tries to think.

 

Tax his cigars,

Tax his beers,

If he cries

Tax his tears.

 

Tax his car,

Tax his gas,

Find other ways

To tax his ass.

 

Tax all he has

Then let him know

That you won't be done

Till he has no dough.

 

When he screams and hollers;

Then tax him some more,

Tax him till

He's good and sore.

 

Then tax his coffin,

Tax his grave,

Tax the sod in

Which he's laid...

 

Put these words

Upon his tomb,

'Taxes drove me

to my doom...'

 

When he's gone,

Do not relax,

Its time to apply

The inheritance tax..

 

Accounts Receivable Tax

Building Permit Tax

CDL license Tax

Cigarette Tax

Corporate Income Tax

Dog License Tax

Excise Taxes

Federal Income Tax

Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)

Fishing License Tax

Food License Tax

Fuel Permit Tax

Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)

Gross Receipts Tax

Hunting License Tax

Inheritance Tax

Inventory Tax IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)

Liquor Tax

Luxury Taxes

Marriage License Tax

Medicare Tax

Personal Property Tax

Property Tax

Real Estate Tax

Service Charge Tax

Social Security Tax

Road Usage Tax

Recreational Vehicle Tax

Sales Tax

School Tax

State Income Tax

State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)

Telephone Federal Excise Tax

Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax

Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes

Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax

Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax

Telephone State and Local Tax

Telephone Usage Charge Tax

Utility Taxes

Vehicle License Registration Tax

Vehicle Sales Tax

Watercraft Registration Tax

Well Permit Tax

Workers Compensation Tax

 

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 years

ago, & our nation was the most prosperous in the world.

We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in

the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

 

What in the hell happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'

 

I hope this goes around THE USA at least 545 times!!! YOU can help it get there!!!

 

GO AHEAD - - - BE AN AMERICAN!!!