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Friends,
Important! Take the time to watch this short Video, please. Your life might be at stake. However, those of us who are well studied in the KJV Bible know that there is a 'time for killing and a time for healing...' Read the entire Blog post for today to find out why. And pray for the Peace and Safety of Jerusalem. 'Those who don't know their History are condemned to repeat it.'
I started out getting into a scheduled program and the local VAMC getting back into PT ---Physical Training, again, and I can feel it working already but I am sore right now. Soft, retired living and physical disabilities have made my body so out of shape but lifting weights--starting back with the basics is always tough.
Friends, I wouldn't call it "fear," because all Bible savvy Christians already KNOW what will shortly happen in the USA and the world. Hebrews, Chapter 11, verse 1, says: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Perhaps we just need to ponder on that verse, brothers and sisters in the Faith. But as I have said so many times in my humble Blog posts, it's usually better to also read the surrounding text of a scripture or the entire book. The book of Hebrews is such a great, profound book! Invest the time now to prepare for the future. And when you read Hal Lindsey's article, everything will make more sense.
I don't care what the calendar says, U.P. here where I live, we are already in the Fall season, and the air temps are going down, and nighttime gets into the 40's! I intend to make from scratch 2 Winter type storm windows, ASAP.
Warm Regards,
Thomas G Schuckman
Email: tschuckman@aol.com
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September 7th, 2018
As we draw near the end of this Age of Grace, the Bible warns us that assaults on the people of God will increase dramatically. In fact, Jesus Himself warned all true believers that they can expect persecution simply for believing in Him and following Him. The New Living Translation (NLT) puts it in modern language. In Luke 21:22, Jesus said, "...there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will stand trial before kings and governors because you are my followers." The reference to being "dragged into synagogues" implies that not only will we be prosecuted by the secular authorities, but those who believe on and follow Him will be persecuted by the "religious" powers of the day. In the time when Jesus uttered those words, the rabbis, high priests, and Sanhedrin were the religious powers of the day. But to make sure that no one misunderstood, just a few sentences later in Luke 21:17, Jesus makes it crystal clear. He said, "And everyone will hate you because you are my followers." (NLT) So, just by those warnings alone, we know that things are going to get intense -- and uncomfortable -- for those who claim the name of Christ. But because Satan hates anything and everything of God, we know that these times will bring increasing attacks on anything and everything that represents God. And represents the truth of God's Word. That includes God's chosen people: the Jews. And the nation that God promised will arise at the end of this Age: Israel. It is especially important that evangelical Christians who support Israel are aware of the intense spiritual warfare going on there. We, of all people, should be able to understand the context in which these developments are happening. Satan's goal is to destroy Israel. If he cannot succeed from the outside, he will try to destroy it from within. The miracle nation of Israel is a glaring example of the veracity of God's Word. If He said it, we can believe it. God said that in the last days -- despite the seeming impossibility of it -- the nation of Israel would be reborn. And it was. That means we can believe everything else the Bible says. And Satan simply cannot tolerate that. So he must do everything in his power to destroy it and prove God to be a liar. There is a drama unfolding in Israel today that perfectly illustrates Satan's efforts to destabilize and destroy Israel by weakening it from within. Israel's safety is guarded and guaranteed by the vaunted -- and feared -- Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). In many ways, the IDF is the most critical institution in Israel. It literally protects Israel from annihilation by the hostile nations that surround it and the hostile enemies that lurk within its borders. It is almost impossible to overstate the IDF's importance to Israel's continued existence as a nation. In Israel's system of government, the Minister of Defense nominates the "Commander-in-Chief" of the IDF. The "Commander-in-Chief" is not the head of state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It is the ranking military officer who has direct command and control of all military forces and operations in Israel. Needless to say, it is a most critical position. The Israeli Minister of Defense, Avigdor Liberman, is preparing to name his choice. He has four candidates for the position and rumor has it that he has made that choice. But there's a rub. This is how Caroline Glick, the Senior Contributing Editor at The Jerusalem Post, describes it.: "Today, the IDF General Staff is in open rebellion against the government and the citizens of Israel." That sounds extreme, but here's the short of it. As Ms. Glick points out, of the four candidates for "Commander-in-Chief," two present glaring and dangerous problems. One has publicly stated that he sees parallels to Nazi Germany in Israel. The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) is an organization of 31 member nations, including the U.S. and 24 E.U. member states. One of the elements in the IHRA definition of "antisemitism" is, "Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis." So this candidate to lead the IDF technically qualifies as an "antisemite." It seems to me that could be a problem in Israel! A second candidate has previously shown disturbing tendencies to dismiss Palestinian atrocities and acts of terrorism. He has famously excused them as normal responses to extenuating circumstances. He has morally equivocated gruesome Palestinian acts of terrorism (the brutal murders of five members of a Jewish settler family) to petty incidents of vandalism by teenage Jewish hoodlums. In one case of Palestinian security forces gunning down an unarmed Jewish student leaving Joseph's Tomb, he claimed that the IDF would have done the same thing. Dani Dayan, currently the Israeli Consul in New York responded, "Slandering IDF soldiers to whitewash Palestinian crimes [is] a severe moral failing." This candidate has even criticized Israeli support among members of the U.S. Congress. It's disconcerting that Israel's top military leadership has been infected with such blatantly anti-Israel beliefs. If you publicly state that Israel is turning into a fascist state. Or if you imply that murderous acts of Palestinian terrorism are morally equivalent to acts of Jewish petty vandalism, you shouldn't even be in the IDF much less leading it! As believers, we have a scriptural imperative: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem...." (Psalms 122:6 KJV) That includes praying for protection against any force that comes against Jerusalem's, and Israel's, peace. Even if the threat comes from the IDF leadership! I don't know about you, but one thing that sickens me is blatant hypocrisy. And there was plenty of that on display recently in the mainstream media's coverage of the nation's farewell to Senator John McCain. As I watched, I wondered where all of this goodwill was when Senator McCain ran for President in 2008. Then, The New York Times accused him of "running a campaign on partisan division, class warfare and even hints of racism." (NYT, November 3, 2008). Now, the same newspaper says that "Mr. McCain was... driven by a code of honor." They even wrote that he "...gave hope for the future." (NYT August 25, 2018) From the man whom they said promoted "class warfare and... racism," he mysteriously became the man whose example gives "hope for the future." Oh, brother. The same media that could not say a nice word about Senator McCain (or Governor Palin) in 2008, were suddenly filled with gushing praise. But, sadly, I think the real reason for their fervor in honoring McCain was not their love for him, but their hatred for someone else. At the beginning of August, Business Insider reported on a poll showing John McCain as the third least popular member of the United States Senate. Yet the media covered his death and burial as if he had been a popular U.S. President. Not much honesty there. Despite my frustration with the breathless hyperbole of the week, I did appreciate some things about Mr. McCain's life story. On this week's program, I'm going to share a couple of those profound moments with you. Finally, sometimes we confuse "disciple" with "apostle." We think, "Yes, Jesus had a special relationship with Peter, James, John, and the other disciples." But the phrase, "the other disciples," encompasses all who have accepted and followed Him. I hope that includes you. The Bible, in both the Old and New Testaments, paints a beautiful picture of Jesus as our intercessor. He specifically told His disciples that He had prayed for them. And the wonderful thing is that, just as He interceded for Peter, Jesus intercedes for you and me. He is our high priest. Jesus is the only interface we need between God the Father and ourselves. And He continually intercedes for us. In fact, Hebrews 7:25 tells us that "He always lives to make intercession for [us]...." (NASB) Our redemption through His sacrifice allows us to communicate directly with God. But it also presents to us another exciting opportunity: we are priests, too. Revelation 1:6 tells us, "He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father." (NLT) In practical terms, that means we can go directly to God not just for our own needs, but on behalf of others, too. In 1 Timothy 2:1, Paul says, "I urge entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men." (NASB) A priest's job is to represent men before God and to speak to men on God's behalf. Every believer has this tremendous privilege. 1 Peter 2:9 says, "You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood... that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light." (NASB) Not only has Jesus redeemed us from sin and eternal damnation, but He has called us "friend" and brought us into a priestly fellowship with Himself. What grace! What mercy! What favor! Don't miss this week's Report on TBN, Daystar, CPM Network, various local stations, www.hallindsey.com or www.hischannel.com. Please check your local listings.
God Bless,
Hal Lindsey
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