August 30, 2005 Most people know that birth pangs intensify and become more
frequent as the baby is about to be born. Some translations call this "the
beginning of sorrows." And that is exactly what is happening around the
world. News' stories suggest Hurricane Katrina was "a once in a lifetime"
event. How many times in the last five years have we heard that something,
usually a disaster, was "of Biblical proportions? Check out my "Signs in
Nature" category to verify this, at the Web site.
Hurricane Katrina is America's tsunami though you might not know that unless
you're watching Fox News. What you won't hear anywhere is that this week New
Orleans was to observe "Southern Decadence Day with 100,000 homosexuals
gathering there to commit unspeakable acts in public. Previous events were
photographed and sent to the mayor and police officials but they did not
care. They had their own lust: The $100,000,000 the event brings in.
Gambling casinos took a hit on the coast as this is where the eye of the
storm hit.
And as America forced Israelis out of parts of their land, hurricane Katrina
was building in the Atlantic. A Fox reporter said, "It must be an emotional
experience (for Americans) to walk away from their homes and not ever live
in them again." Same with those forced out in Israel. Israeli homes are
being demolished as Gulf Coast homes are demolished.
This was America's greatest "evacuation." Now we have "refugees". Israelis
were evacuated and many are refugees living in tents and refugee centers,
thanks to America. The Israeli uprooting will affect their entire economy in
that some of their finest produce which was exported is now left behind.
America's economy could face a steep recession as oil processing refineries
were damaged. Plan to see price increases within days. Will this bring our
economy down? Major industries will be affected from food delivery, jet
fuel, travel, insurance, and so much more with the "ripple effect" of
skyrocketing gas prices.
Luke 21 talks about "the sea and the waves roaring" and "men's hearts
failing them for fear." We must not stop there. It goes on to say, "When
these things begin to happen, look up and know your redemption draws nigh.
As Hal Lindsey and I shared the same platform in 2004, we both said, "He is
at the door." The "birth pangs" can't get much more intense.
If you're in the area, please consider attending the conference with Hal
Lindsey, Sept. 30 - Oct. 1. All details are under "CONFERENCES" at
www.olivetreeviews.org <www.olivetreeviews.org> . We'll talk about how
prophecy signs have escalated in recent years. The Saturday afternoon
program considers current deception in the church with other guests.
Everyone has a mantra today. Mine is this: You cannot understand world
events without the proper interpretation of Bible prophecy. It's as simple
as that.
Let us continue to pray for the "homeless" both in America and Israel.
Millions have had their lives torn apart and our greatest contribution to
them, other than physical needs, is prayer.
RADIO: I will cover this topic hour one this weekend, Labor Day weekend,
with John McTernan, one of the most gifted "watchmen" I know. You can listen
live at
www.kkms.com <www.kkms.com> if we're not in your town. It will be
posted to "radio archives" 2-3 days later. We're live Saturdays 9 - 11 AM
with a rebroadcast from 12 - 2 PM Sunday. We are heard in several cities.
Check Web site for details. We headquarter out of AM980 KKMS,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN.
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Well well, I was waiting for this. And sure enough the fundies are cashing in and stirring the masses up. Yep. We "forced" the Israelis out of the Gaza Strip which was Palistinian to being with and so God was pissed and created this huge storm called Katrina and sent it in to punish big bad America and to stop the Southern Decadence Celebration. And then the prophecy stuff starts. Yes, the end of the world with all the horrible horrible things that are going to happen.
What did Jesus say about all of this? He said that no man including himself knew the date when he "Jesus" would return to earth. That is what it says in the Gospels. So if Jesus up in heaven doesn't have a clue when all this is going to happen, how did the funddies trying to cash in on this disaster get the information?
There is a God and nature is something he created. I don't think he goes about changing the weather. "Mother Nature" is set in motion and I don't believe that God changed it to destroy the city of New Orleans and lots of innocent people die. I know there are stories like that in the Old Testament, but those people didn't have the understanding of God that we have today. The Bible is a progressive revelation of God. God is still revealing and we keep getting "new" understandings about God.
These "prophets" have been around now for many generations. I know that this "prophecy theology" started in America in the early 1800's. I have been given the date for the return of Christ by these folks. They predicted it in the 60's from big bad Russia. Then each decade they have predicted to to happen. I was assured that Jesus would come back in the year 1998. Every calamity is used as an excuse to stir people up.
Jesus will come back all right. And he will let us know when he gets here. If you believe in Jesus, what are you afraid of? Going to heaven? Since when is meeting the Savior of the World supposed to be such a traumatic event?
This last paragraph was aimed at the Christians who professs to believe in Jesus, not at the non Christian world.
We need to be stirred up all right. Why were the poor, sick and black left to die and others saved in New Orleans? Do you really believe that thousands of upper middle class "any race" would have been left like that? Why have each of us done individually to help our neighbors, here and other places? These are the real questions that need to be answered and each person has to answer for himself or herself.
