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Dear Friends,
I am happy to finally have a good day without much pain and discomfort! I have always thought about taking a 'good day of fun and comfort and somehow putting it into a bottle to be opened some other day when I really need it !' Ha! A man who invested that neat trick would be RICH $$$ ! But perhaps I am just too sentimental in dwelling on my lost friendships... after losing loved ones in death. Good close, trusted friendships are just too hard to replace, IMHO. I lost a son and a wife, and too many close friends, many of them Combat Veterans. And the trouble is: We cannot just walk around and make close friends, but those relationships have to be earned and tested. Being house bound and somewhat disabled, with cane and power scooter presents more challenges, but I still drive my great Dodge Ram 4 by 4 truck.
My good wife, Lori, helps me all the time and also shops for me when I am too lazy to go... Smile. We both have "changed" to look out for each other and 'bend in the wind' and share most everything we have. Fact: We shall never find the "Perfect Soul Mate" in life that agrees with us on everything under the sun. In fact, we might not want such a person who is so perfect that they magnify all of OUR imperfections and sins. I still believe that two people bound by a commitment of common knowledge of the KJV Bible and trying to live by that Book. That's the game plan, anyway.
What we have in the world right now, including the USA, is a constant division of struggle and strife. I always knew that we had corruption in the big cities and Gov't but not to the extent that we see and hear of it today! Furthermore, people don't even bother to hide it anymore. Friends, the Bible predicts just such a time when the world will be spinning out of normal arraignment making most everyone worry and wonder.
Let me share a memory with you.... There was a time when a dear friend married to me, Sharon, had heart problems and I vividly remember a doctor telling my wife that she didn't have long to live because there was nothing more they could do to help her, even after they just performed heart surgery, etc ! Sharon took the bad news with a straight face and just accepted it, and it was a congenital condition... from birth. It hurt me so bad in my gut and heart when Sharon finally passed away, and then my only son, Andy was killed one month later, to tear my heart apart, again. I am a Veteran and know what I am talking about. Without my strong Faith and the promises of the Bible, I might have harmed myself, but the Holy Spirit saved me and brought me "through it."
So many people in the world continue to search for "HAPPINESS" and end up getting into drugs for a 'high', relationships, material things, houses, fast cars, etc. Been there--- done that. Again, Folks: Happiness is a 'bi-product' of serving God. And the best way to serve someone is to get to know that person well, one way or another. And it's never too late to get started, but why wait so long... just do it now. Pray for help, now, today.
I am enjoying some smoked fish for lunch, today. I am eating simple, small meals these days and nothing fancy.
Respectfully,
Tom Schuckman
Divide and Destroy
By Hal Lindsey
The possible impeachment of President Donald Trump is the big news in America and around the world. Could such proceedings carry end-times prophetic implications? You might be surprised.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on September 24th that the US House of Representatives would begin an impeachment investigation against the President. Significantly, the House did not follow precedent by voting to begin proceedings. Instead, the boss (Nancy Pelosi) just pronounced that it was being done. So here we go.
America is already splitting apart. Abraham Lincoln said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand." Lincoln borrowed that wording from Matthew 12:25 where Jesus said, "Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself shall not stand."
In the verse above, Jesus spoke of this principle in regard to Satan's kingdom, But the principle is universal. It applies to nations, cities, and even families. Lincoln said those words in 1858, not long before he became President. Shortly after he took office, America would divide, and Lincoln would spend his presidency trying to restore it.
So far, things are not nearly as bad as the Civil War. No states have seceded, and there has been no credible call to arms. But in one way, our situation is worse. Even though divided over slavery, Americans of 1861 held to a similar set of values. In his second inaugural address, President Lincoln said that northerners and southerners, "read the same Bible and pray to the same God."
Not anymore.
The Bible doesn't list the United States as a major player in world politics during the Tribulation. For that reason and others, I have been saying for a long time that the United States will be drastically weakened by the time of the Tribulation. Some prophecy teachers have predicted nuclear war, or that some other weapon of mass destruction will be used against America. Many of us have hoped that between now and the Rapture, so many Americans will come to Christ, that their disappearance at the Rapture will cause the problem.
But without the external forces of war, atomic bombs, or Christians being snatched away, America seems to already be tearing itself apart. Liberals and conservatives see the world in starkly different ways. How a person sees the President's July 25th conversation with the president of Ukraine, seems to depend primarily on how that person feels about President Trump.
It's not a matter of liking or disliking the President. That's too mild. It's more a matter of loving him or loathing him. There's real passion on both sides - and with that passion comes outrage, fear, and, too often, hate. American families will celebrate Thanksgiving in only a few weeks. Most of the families that don't agree on Trump will simply avoid the subject. Others will experience a verbal war over the turkey, and some will see fisticuffs before they reach dessert.
Because Democrats generally see President Trump as evil and Republicans see him as flawed but generally good, we can already get a sense of where impeachment will go. Constitutionally, impeachment begins in the House of Representatives - now run by Democrats. That means there is a strong probability that articles of impeachment will be voted on soon - probably by the end of November.
Assuming the House votes to impeach, a trial will be held in the Senate - now held by Republicans. That means unless new and compelling evidence is found against Mr. Trump, the Senate will acquit.
No matter which way it goes, the two sides will feel even greater rage than they do now. The seams that became cracks are fast widening into chasms. America is likely to be even more divided and more filled with anger in 2020 than it is today. And a house divided can't go on for long.
As I have explained at length on several occasions, Jesus listed what we now call identity politics as a major sign of the end times. In other words, He warned us about these end-times divisions 2,000 years ago. Once again, His word is proving to be true. The Bible has the stunning ability to tell us about the world we live in - almost two thousand years after the last word of it was written.
And since the Bible is true in the area of prophecy, we can trust it in every area of our lives.
God's warnings are true, but so are His promises.
PROGRAMMING NOTE: This Sunday Hal Lindsey Presents is preempted on Daystar for their Heart of the World programing. Part 19 of my line by line examination of Revelation will return October 13th. If you missed any episodes in this study, this would be a great weekend to catch up by visiting www.hallindsey.com/videos/.
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