tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202478122024-03-13T08:34:13.512-04:00Storming The GateA Christian approach to challenging the boundaries of the Mainstream Media.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-13869591361544483902012-04-28T15:10:00.003-04:002012-04-28T15:10:56.006-04:00Islam's "12th Imam"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FOeZsnHMMlE?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-38498799858582703372012-04-28T15:10:00.001-04:002012-04-28T15:18:27.511-04:00Isam's "12th Imam"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MawfO5zlOd8?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-12709651524383499862012-04-28T15:08:00.001-04:002012-04-28T15:08:48.864-04:00Islam's "12th Imam"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YpQvcJ_ZzzI?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-69564088367231331332012-04-28T09:33:00.001-04:002012-04-28T09:33:28.678-04:00Rumors of War III<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wbBWju8HPG4?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-20054575798931907912011-09-11T08:41:00.002-04:002011-09-11T10:16:25.928-04:00We should never forget<iframe width="420" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LhqLh_c0NL4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TgaaRX1-2jQ/TmzCDeUL-LI/AAAAAAAAAOs/pxGfUf3GZIM/s1600/911cross.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651104531942976450" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EPDuaQrEhQs/TmzBoYcPq8I/AAAAAAAAAN8/-lAojvJ8dew/s400/Stranded.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MKSgui4EdFI/TmzBi2DCrJI/AAAAAAAAAN0/KPTMyn48_LU/s1600/lost.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651104436811115666" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MKSgui4EdFI/TmzBi2DCrJI/AAAAAAAAAN0/KPTMyn48_LU/s400/lost.jpg" /></a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-88327047807682611052011-07-19T22:29:00.040-04:002011-09-10T09:33:22.824-04:00“...Watch out that no one deceives you."<div align="justify"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o6eqeD5gsSM/TjE-ba25aII/AAAAAAAAANM/KjP9BkgDHP4/s1600/UMCF.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 253px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634353249604167810" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o6eqeD5gsSM/TjE-ba25aII/AAAAAAAAANM/KjP9BkgDHP4/s400/UMCF.gif" /></a>Isn’t it amazing what passes for Christianity Today? In Matthew 24, Jesus warns us not to be deceived by doomsday peddlers. But if you spend any time monitoring the mainstream media, you would think that those very peddlers represent the entire Christian Church. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UlnE9XwPZ2k/Tirv-e1XOVI/AAAAAAAAAMk/Jyjqaaj2gpc/s1600/Decieved3.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hKgEF5qmQqk/Tir7WepdNLI/AAAAAAAAAMs/endbR_qkV8I/s1600/Decieved3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 138px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632590647582864562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hKgEF5qmQqk/Tir7WepdNLI/AAAAAAAAAMs/endbR_qkV8I/s400/Decieved3.jpg" /></a><br />Unfortunately, the media and the followers of these clearly self-serving false prophets, consistently miss the obvious truth. We, as believers, can’t count on the media or our peers to filter these or the next big tent watchmen of a false gospel. We have to personally, and prayerfully, compare their actions and rhetoric with the Bible. This isn't my opinion, or advise. Read for yourself!<br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"></div><span style="color:#000099;">"Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1 NIV) " </span><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><br /><div align="justify">While the media seems more than happy to paint all committed Christians as overly legalistic hate mongers that completely misrepresent Gods inspired text, they are also happy to under report Church activity that equally deceive and separate people from God.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5xd-4FFKztE/Tiwi-XrhZ2I/AAAAAAAAAM8/gX_u7iFSIzw/s1600/Leftnew.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 171px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 380px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632915688837441378" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5xd-4FFKztE/Tiwi-XrhZ2I/AAAAAAAAAM8/gX_u7iFSIzw/s400/Leftnew.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 158px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 142px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632925942410302722" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5AfiFpa6z60/TiwsTNNy1QI/AAAAAAAAANE/LGq5Do1I-II/s200/quran.jpg" /> <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">June 24, 2011 –</span></strong> WND reported Dozens of Christian churches, from Park Hill Congregational in Denver to Hillview United Methodist in Boise, Idaho, and First United Lutheran in San Francisco to St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Honolulu, are planning to send "a message both here at home and to the Arab and Muslim world about our respect for Islam" with a time to read the Quran during worship this Sunday.<a href="http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=314661">Read the Story here</a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>July 16, 2011 –</strong></span> OneNewsNow reported a group of Omaha pastors has issued a proclamation that states homosexuality is not a sin. More than 100 ordained Christian ministers have signed the proclamation, including leaders from Lutheran, Episcopalian, United Church of Christ, United Methodist, and Presbyterian churches. <a href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=1387802">Read the story here</a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>June 29, 2011 –</strong></span> OneNewsNow reported that the World Council of Churches, which had 348 Member Churches and claimed 592 million Christian members in 120 countries in 2005, is telling their people serving in the missionary field to accept what other religions consider to be true and holy. <a href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=1380544">Read the story here</a><br /><br />Warnings have many forms – Lights, signs, sights, sounds, smells, feelings, and written words. With varied focus, their purpose is the same – to advise alertness and caution because of imminent danger. In Matthew 24, Jesus warns us to avoid being deceived by doomsday peddlers. Second Peter is a letter of warning – from an authority none other than the courageous, experienced, and faithful apostle. Listen to Peter’s message and heed his warning.<br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">“But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.” (2 Peter 2 1-3 NIV)<br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Satan deceives people by offering a clever imitation of the real thing. All teachings and ideologies must be filtered through the bible. If the teachings contradict the Bible, the teacher and the message are false and cannot be trusted. The Apostle Paul writes of this,<br /><br /></span>“The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.” (1 Timothy 4:1-2 NIV)<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">The signs of the time; through the filter of Scripture<br /></span><br /></strong><span style="color:#000000;">Throughout the bible, we see clearly defined systems being established, adulterated and ultimately self-destructing. We know that God the father personally established these systems. Under the direction and deception of Satan, these systems have been adulterated. Because of our inability or unwillingness to turn from sin and make peace with God the father through Christ Jesus, these systems will self-destruct as prophesized in the Bible. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="color:#000000;">In Matthew 24, Jesus warns us not to be deceived and caught up with the Natural world events, Wars and rumors of wars; Ethnic or racial strife; World leaders posturing against world leaders; Famine and Natural disasters. Jesus tells us that these things are not the signs of His return, but rather the symptoms of an ever deteriorating relationship with our creator.<br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">What can we do?<br /></span><br /></strong>Daily re-commit our lives to the service of God. Jesus defines service this way, “Jesus replied, <span style="color:#ff0000;">This is the work (service) that God asks of you: that you believe in the One Whom He has sent [that you cleave to, trust, rely on, and have faith in His Messenger].</span>” (John 6:29 AMP)<br /><br />Read your own Bible. Many only open their Bible during Sunday service, and then only half-heartedly follow along with whatever the Pastor says. NO! In the words of Ronald Reagan, “Trust but Verify”… God the Father can speak to you directly through his Word. “Faith comes from hearing…” And it’s important to have an anointed spiritual leader to encourage and guide your growth. However, the enemy (Satan) can and will use anything to distract us from God, Yes even your well-intentioned Pastor. No spiritual leader is above having their words verified through scripture, and this isn’t new, read the book of Acts,<span style="color:#000099;"> “Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.” (Acts 17:11 NIV)<br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Pray and when you say Amen, Pray again. As Paul exhorts the Church of Ephesus,</span> “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” (Ephesians 6:18 NIV)<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p></div></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-92099463272926537632010-04-08T14:21:00.020-04:002010-04-15T12:06:36.170-04:00The end of a Heavenly marriage<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Update</span></strong></div><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">On Thursday New York Times MARK LANDLER and HELENE COOPER wrote, “Obama Speech Signals a U.S. Shift on Middle East”. According to their story, one phrase at the end of Obama’s speech on Tuesday represents a shift in how the Administration views the continued conflict between Israel and Palestinians. “Obama declared that resolving the long-running Middle East dispute was a “vital national security interest of the United States,”.<br /><br />According to their un-named source, Mr. Obama, frustrated by the inability of the Israelis and the Palestinians to come to terms, and will offer his own proposed parameters for an eventual Palestinian state.<br /><br />“Mr. Obama said conflicts like the one in the Middle East ended up “costing us significantly in terms of both blood and treasure” — drawing an explicit link between the Israeli-Palestinian strife and the safety of American soldiers as they battle Islamic extremism and terrorism in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. “<br /></span><br /></span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/world/middleeast/15mideast.html?src=mv"><span style="color:#000099;">Read The entire story here</span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> and compare to the posting below<br /></span><br /><br />The actual divorce proceedings are still some time off, and therefore, there is still hope of at least a temporary reconciliation. Prophecy believing Christians, however, know and understand that any reconciliation will only be temporary. The prophet Ezekiel wrote,<br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong><em><span style="color:#000000;">Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all her villages will say to you, "Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?</span></em></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">(Ezekiel 38:13 NIV) </span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br />Although many of us hope that the U.S. and Israel will be able to rekindle the political flame that God fanned throughout the history of our great nation. There has definitely been a political separation between Israel and the United States. And we, the citizens of these great nations (Like children of a broken marriage) will bear the scars of this broken union.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/S74lciVIpiI/AAAAAAAAAIE/gQpBF6Khihk/s1600/nehru-eisenhower.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 302px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457840970601637410" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/S74lciVIpiI/AAAAAAAAAIE/gQpBF6Khihk/s320/nehru-eisenhower.jpg" /></a><br />It’s not the first time the U.S. has played the wayward partner in this political marriage. In the first decades of Israel's modern existence, when it fought and defeated Egyptian armies, the Eisenhower and Nixon administration’s twice twisted arms in Tel Aviv to force Israeli forces to withdraw - first from the Sinai Peninsula (1956-57), then from territory west of the Suez Canal which it had occupied during the October War (1973).<br /></div><p align="justify"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 453px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458504170786563682" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/S8CAn3i4pmI/AAAAAAAAAIg/67z6xweM5Ns/s320/kissinger_nixon_533.jpg" /></p><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>The difference between then and now, you ask?</strong> </span><br /></div><div align="left"><div align="justify">America continued to provide Israel with strategic cover to counter Soviet threats of nuclear destruction and direct military intervention during the Eisenhower and Nixon years.<br /><br />Today, Israel faces a Jew-hating Islamist coalition, of Iran, Hizbollah, and Hamas, which may soon have nuclear weapons. Turkey, a former ally and supporter of Israel, has aligned itself with the Muslim world at Israel’s expense <span style="font-size:78%;">(</span><a href="http://http//www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1160980.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">Haaretz Story</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">)</span>. Key Arab nations like Syria and Libya have pressured Palestinian leaders to quit peace talks with Israel and return to violence <a href="http://http//www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/29/2858409.htm?section=world"><span style="font-size:78%;">(ABC News Story)</span></a>.<br /><br />Again, this isn’t the first time that the U.S. Government has forsaken their first love (Christ Jesus) and turn their back on our adoptive sister state Israel. But this time is different in many ways.<br /><br />Notice the tone of the scripture quoted above. Ezekiel doesn’t say that the so-called allies of Israel can’t help. He doesn’t write that Gog and the Islamic Coalition destroys the allies first and then makes their move on Israel. No, the battle spoke about by Ezekiel is given indifferent approval by the allies of Israel. Not the “We stand with Israel” of 1955-56. That message was clear; an enemy of Israel is an enemy of the United States. In the early morning hours leading up to the 6 day war, the Nixon Whitehouse received an urgent call for re-supply from the commanders on the ground in Israel. Although Nixon didn’t want direct involvement, the supply lines were eventually opened and the outnumbered, outgunned Israeli army took control of the conflict, and victory was secured. Once again, we (America) stood by Israel’s side and God delivered victory into their hands. And for our loyality and solidarity to that sliver state, smaller in area than the state of Rhode Island, God has richly blessed our country.<br /><br />This is not the case today, according to Ambassador Dore Gold in his presentation to the Institute for Contemporary Affairs in Jerusalem on March 25, 2010, “We are in a period in which the U.S.-Israel relationship appears to be in flux”, said Gold. "But it is hard for many observers to establish whether the policies of the Obama administration represent a sharp break in U.S. policy toward Israel or a continuation of past U.S. policies", he added.<br /><br />The policies of the Obama administration definitely represent a shift in U.S. policy towards Israel and Jerusalem because of the efforts to have Israel freeze all construction in the eastern parts of the city. The original Oslo Agreements in 1993 do not require a freeze of any kind on construction in Jerusalem. Furthermore, under the Oslo Agreements, Jerusalem was treated as having a completely different status than the West Bank and the city was kept under Israeli control, while seen as an issue for permanent status negotiations in the future. Israel kept building for its residents, just as Palestinian Arabs built for their needs in the areas under their control and elsewhere.<br /><br />The relationship between the United States and Israel is not confined to their governments. It involves the people of the United States, who overwhelmingly support the State of Israel, and it also involves the U.S. Congress which reflects the will of the people. While U.S. administrations have not formally recognized Israel's unification of Jerusalem, back in 1995 the U.S. Congress adopted the Jerusalem Embassy Act by a massive bipartisan majority. It called for the movement of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Equally important, it also acknowledged that Jerusalem must remain united under Israeli sovereignty. </div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Can this relationship be put back together?<br /></strong></span>There is one caveat to the idea that U.S.-Israel relations will get back on track in the near future. It is possible to discern a growing view, which has been reported in the Washington Post, that the Obama administration intends to put on the table its own plan for Middle East peace, based on a nearly full Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 lines, that most Israeli planners view as militarily indefensible. As the Palestinians see this scenario unfold, their incentive to re-enter negotiations will decline as they look forward to the prospect that an American peace plan will be imposed. An Obama plan for a complete Israeli retreat of this sort would not only deny the Jewish state "defensible borders," but would also divide Jerusalem, placing the Old City and its holy sites within Palestinian jurisdiction.<br /><br />If indeed there is such a plan being prepared, then the recent U.S.-Israel tensions over construction in east Jerusalem may only be Act I in a much longer drama that the two countries are about to face. Undoubtedly there are sober voices in the U.S. government today that would advise against the President taking such a course of action. But should he indeed advance a new division of Jerusalem, then in the months ahead the U.S. and Israel will be facing a serious crisis in their relationship, just as the military threats from Iran can be expected to worsen. </div><br /><p align="justify"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>What about the future? </strong></span><br />We may not know the details that the future holds, but as bible believing Christians, we know who holds the future. In order to truly know what’s coming, we have to put aside the political and social views that can be manipulated and adulterated, and view this relationship through what Joel C. Rosenberg (Author: Epicenter) calls the “Third Lens” of scripture. The fact is that this divinely inspired marriage will eventually come to an end. Not all the citizens, but the government of our country will become indifferent to the plight of Israel. Jerusalem will be divided in the future, and the nations that participate in this division will pay the ultimate price for their arrogance. The prophet Joel wrote: </p><p align="justify"><br /><strong><em>“I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there on behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; And they have divided up My land.” </em></strong></p></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">(Joel 3:2 NASB) </strong><br /><br />For those that will argue this passage was taken out of context for our current discussion, again, look through the “Third Lens” of scripture. If those in power succeed in a full Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 borders, placing the Old City and its holy sites within Palestinian jurisdiction, sometime in the future, the words of Revelation 11 will be fulfilled. The two witnesses seen by John will be killed and lie “in the street of the great city” that is, parts of Jerusalem or the Old City after its handed over to the Palestinian Authority. <p></p></div></span><p align="justify"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>How can we be sure?</strong></span><br />Recently, I had an opportunity to discuss this and other issues with a friend. The conversation began about the increased number of earthquakes and other natural disasters, and quickly zeroed in to the activities in the Holy land. He made a legitimate argument, “If you ask 10 different Christians from 10 different churches, you’ll get at least 10 different interpretations.” Within my rebuttal, lies the answer to How can we be sure? The bible must be interpreted by the bible; anything else is subject to the sinful nature of the person making the statement.<br /></p><br />Therefore, the fact that we know the love affair between the nation of Israel and the American Government will end in indifferent approval of an attack from an Islamic Coalition led by the still unidentified nation of Magog. (Ezekiel 38); we also know that never before in human history has all the nations listed in Ezekiel 38 (according to Rosenberg they are by identified by their current names below) been aligned politically and in ideology the way they are now under Islamic control.<br /><br />I. Meshech and Tubal = Turkey<br />II. Persia = Iran<br />III. Cush = Sudan<br />IV. Put= Libia (possibly Algeria,Tunisia as well)<br />V. Beth-Togarmah = Turkey, Armenia<br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><br />The breakdown of the political marriage between Israel and the west may just be the tipping point to the fulfillment of prophecy. The loss of Jerusalem as the unilateral capital of Israel would certainly be a foreshadow of Revelation 11:<br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong><em><span style="color:#000000;">“Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. For three and a half days men from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.”</span></em></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><em><span style="color:#000000;">(Revelation 11:7-10 NIV) </span></em></strong><br /><br />So using scripture to interpret scripture, Revelation 11 says, “in the street of the great city”, “where also their Lord was crucified” is “figuratively called Sodom and Egypt” therefore, before the two witnesses can prophesy against the Anti-Christ, the old city has to become wicked and vile (as Sodom) and at the same time deal harshly with Israel (as Egypt).</div></div><div align="justify"><br />You don’t need to be a student of ancient history to know that the last time Israel made a wholesale trade of land for peace, that land was converted into a launching point for attacks against Israel. In December 2005 under international pressure and a promise of peace, Israel began to evacuate settlements in Neve Dekalim, Bdolah, Morag, and Ganei Tal,Tel Katifa, Atzmona, Kerem Atzmona, Gan-Or, and Shalev. Today there are no homes, schools, or Islamic places of worship in Neve Dekalim. The land that the people of Israel gave up for peace has been converted into an explosives and rocket test site for Hamas. The Synagogues where hundreds gathered to pray have been transformed into military bases used by Palestinian groups to fire rockets at Israeli cities and train for attacks against the Jewish State. <a href="http://stormingthegate.blogspot.com/2007/04/world-war-iii-has-begun-whats-next.html">Click here for more information</a><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>What do we do?<br /></strong></span>Contrary to what some might think, this is not an End Days posting. The fact of who the Anti-Christ is and where he comes from is really irrelevant. Our response to the current trends and events should be the same in good times and bad;<br /><br /><strong>I. Prayer:<br /></strong><br />Pray for our leaders. Pray for the leaders and people in Israel. Our government needs our prayer to guide their decision making and prevent them from actively lobbying Israel to give up the Promised Land. Pray for the leaders of Palestine and the other nations listed in Ezekiel 38. God is the only one that can slow the momentum toward that irreversible conflict. That conflict will happen someday, but our petitions to God can make a difference.<br /><br /><strong>II. Support Israel: </strong></div><div align="justify"><br />There are many ways to support the Nation of Israel. Find out what your churches position is on Israel. Do they preach separation theology (Christians replaced Israel as the chosen people)? If so, run don’t walk, regardless how long you’ve been a member. These churches are teaching a false doctrine and harming their members.<br /><br />Join and support groups that support Israel:<br /><br /><a href="http://http//www.cufi.org/site/PageServer">Christians United for Israel</a><br /><a href="http://http//www.christiansforisrael.org/c4i/">Christians for Israel International</a><br /><a href="http://http//www.zionist.com/">Zionist.com</a><br /><br /><strong>III. Evangelize: </strong></div><div align="justify"><br />Share your faith. This is the single most important thing we, as committed Christians, can do to make a difference. Knowing that bad things are coming, supporting Israel financially and spiritually are good places to start. However, Jesus said:<br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong><em><span style="color:#000000;">“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."<br />(Matthew 28:19-20 NIV)</span></em></strong></div><br /><br />The statistics about the blossoming of the apostate church are overwhelming. At the same time, there are many righteous church’s teaching the true faith of Christ Jesus. Only by aligning ourselves with these churches and assisting in thier growth, can we make a difference. </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">God Bless</span></strong></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-42166710396142193972008-12-11T09:19:00.001-05:002008-12-11T09:21:41.119-05:00New Site New LookDear Readers,<br /><br />You may have noticed that this blog has not been updated in some time. Effective immediately I will no longer attempt to maintain this spot. I am in the process of developing a new site with my own domain name. It is active and I am posting regularly.<br /><br />Please visit my new site at <a href="http://Stormingthegate.com">Stormingthegate.com</a>. Feel free to let me know what you think at Comments@Stormingthegate.com.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />JimJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-79406365157782672332007-08-28T18:24:00.000-04:002007-10-16T18:31:09.453-04:00New Posting coming soon<p><br />Dear Readers,</p><br />It’s been many months since I updated the blog. Many changes have taken place not only in my personal and professional life, but more importantly within the world stage and the church.<br /></p><br />During my hiatus, I relocated my family from Detroit to Central Florida, returned to the After-market automotive repair industry, and I’m actively seeking a church in my new area.<br /><p></p><br />My small life changes pale in comparison to the near overwhelming events that continue to be under reported within the mainstream media.<br /><p></p><br />In the very near future, I will be posting again.<br /><p></p><br />New readers, look around and let me know what you think.<br /><p></p><br />Thanks for reading and may God bless you.<br /><p></p><br />Jim <p></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-14246370094250606922007-04-18T00:32:00.000-04:002008-12-09T22:44:10.212-05:00This, then, is how we should pray:<div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWjWWLurlI/AAAAAAAAADs/ZmzjfnGiQJw/s1600-h/VT+Bush+Prayer+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054625761100475986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWjWWLurlI/AAAAAAAAADs/ZmzjfnGiQJw/s400/VT+Bush+Prayer+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> "there's a power in these prayers." <span style="font-size:78%;">President George W. Bush 4/17/07</span><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;">"Our Father in Heaven</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWiW2LuriI/AAAAAAAAADU/omEiogcwuoo/s1600-h/VT+standing+prayer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054624670178782754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWiW2LuriI/AAAAAAAAADU/omEiogcwuoo/s400/VT+standing+prayer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;">hallowed be your name</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWjnGLurnI/AAAAAAAAAD8/sJKmjQ3AaD0/s1600-h/VT+midfield+prayer+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054626048863284850" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="216" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWjnGLurnI/AAAAAAAAAD8/sJKmjQ3AaD0/s400/VT+midfield+prayer+2.jpg" width="340" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;">Your kingdom come</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWjQWLurkI/AAAAAAAAADk/6z4U6l37eoM/s1600-h/Vt+service+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054625658021260866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWjQWLurkI/AAAAAAAAADk/6z4U6l37eoM/s400/Vt+service+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;">Your will be done</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWiBGLurhI/AAAAAAAAADM/VjaHQ9DYlx4/s1600-h/VT+Bush+Prayer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054624296516627986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWiBGLurhI/AAAAAAAAADM/VjaHQ9DYlx4/s400/VT+Bush+Prayer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;">On earth</span><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWkUWLursI/AAAAAAAAAEk/qUxv3p-qBDE/s1600-h/VT+midfield+prayer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054626826252365506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWkUWLursI/AAAAAAAAAEk/qUxv3p-qBDE/s400/VT+midfield+prayer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-size:180%;">as it is in heaven</span><br /></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWi0WLurjI/AAAAAAAAADc/lE8kRh6ASRs/s1600-h/Vt+prayer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054625176984923698" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWi0WLurjI/AAAAAAAAADc/lE8kRh6ASRs/s400/Vt+prayer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;">Give us today</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWjemLurmI/AAAAAAAAAD0/pRw7KfGTg8E/s1600-h/bible.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054625902834396770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWjemLurmI/AAAAAAAAAD0/pRw7KfGTg8E/s400/bible.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;">our daily bread</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWiBGLurhI/AAAAAAAAADM/VjaHQ9DYlx4/s1600-h/VT+Bush+Prayer.jpg"></a></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWkBWLurpI/AAAAAAAAAEM/W8ZqvNAb4Mg/s1600-h/Vt+Cross+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054626499834850962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWkBWLurpI/AAAAAAAAAEM/W8ZqvNAb4Mg/s400/Vt+Cross+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;">Forgive us our debts</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWpvWLurtI/AAAAAAAAAEs/WAYdUiPqlBs/s1600-h/VT+shooter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054632787666972370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWpvWLurtI/AAAAAAAAAEs/WAYdUiPqlBs/s400/VT+shooter.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-size:180%;">as we have also forgiven our debtors</span><br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWkOGLurrI/AAAAAAAAAEc/nHq2P8bQOmI/s1600-h/Vt+prayer+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054626718878183090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWkOGLurrI/AAAAAAAAAEc/nHq2P8bQOmI/s400/Vt+prayer+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;">And lead us not into temptation</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWj42LuroI/AAAAAAAAAEE/7iQMKEMW9YA/s1600-h/VT+Cross+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054626353805962882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWj42LuroI/AAAAAAAAAEE/7iQMKEMW9YA/s400/VT+Cross+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-size:180%;">but deliver us from the evil one.</span><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054635338877546210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWsD2LuruI/AAAAAAAAAE0/bsPvXbZLZ7M/s400/God+Bless+VT.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RiWkHGLurqI/AAAAAAAAAEU/sDDgEsf2RlM/s1600-h/God+Bless+VT.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/virginia" rel="tag"><img style="border:0;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:.4em" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=virginia" alt=" " />virginia</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="left"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-85809094193465073002007-04-13T13:40:00.000-04:002008-12-09T22:44:10.352-05:00Jeremiah – “COME ON DOWN!!”<div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/Rh_QIWLurgI/AAAAAAAAADE/uUHm-cdqr0Q/s1600-h/gameshow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052986148745293314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/Rh_QIWLurgI/AAAAAAAAADE/uUHm-cdqr0Q/s200/gameshow.jpg" border="0" /></a> The world stage is set and all the prizes are just waiting for the "lucky" contestant to play the game and take home the loot. Who does God chose? The biggest loser. Read the Bible, Jeremiah was a miserable failure. He spoke, nobody listened, and he was poor and ruined. He got thrown into prison, tossed in a well, ignored by his neighbors, his family, his audience, and the authorities. Yep to the world, Jeremiah was a failure. But to God, Jeremiah was one of the most successful men in all of history.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br />Times were different back then though, that’s Old Testament Law and we live under Grace now right? Society was different right? It was a chaotic time politically, morally, economically and spiritually. Three kingdoms were locked in battle for world supremacy. And the people of Judah were caught in the middle of the fight. </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br />The climate in Judah was one of economical, political, and spiritual deterioration. There were wars, and people were being taken hostage by evil regimes bent on world domination. The climate had gotten so bad in fact, that even the word of God (the Bible) was offensive to the leaders and the people of Judah. Yep, times have really changed haven’t they?</div><div align="justify"><br />"And it shall come to pass in the last days, God declares, that I will pour out of My Spirit upon all mankind, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy [telling forth the divine counsels] and your young men shall see visions (divinely granted appearances), and your old men shall dream [divinely suggested] dreams." (Acts 2:17 AMP)</div><div align="justify"><br />So again I say, Jeremiah – "COME ON DOWN!" Let the weeping begin.</div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-42559492083359128292007-04-03T21:28:00.000-04:002008-12-09T22:44:12.115-05:00World War III has begun – What’s next?<div align="justify">In 1857, the citizens and church in America would have never believed that in just over 3 years the country would be embroiled in Civil War. Over 625,000 fathers, sons, husbands and brothers would die in that war. Unthinkable, yes…. But it happened<br /></div><div align="justify"><br />The citizens and church of London in 1936 never dreamed that just over three years later over 40,000 of their friends, family and neighbors would be dead in the streets from Nazi bombs. Unfathomable, yes…. But it happened.</div><div align="justify"><br />American citizens and the church missed the mark again in early 1938 when they failed to recognize the threat of the Japanese. In December 1941, almost 3000 Americans died while Japanese diplomats sat in the offices of the Secretary of State. Offering peace while dropping bombs and killing Americans at Pearl Harbor. Unimaginable, yes…. But it happened.</div><div align="justify"><br />The loss of life continued through Korea, and Vietnam, war’s lost on far away soil. While security at home seemed in tact the anti-war machine exploited that security and the real enemy infiltrated the culture and lack of morality of the nation. Unavoidable, no… But it happened.</div><div align="justify"><br />The fact is that at any given time, our nation and the world are a mere 3 ½ years away from the war that will forever alter the landscape of life on earth. And if history repeats itself, the citizens and the church will never see it coming. </div><div align="justify"><br />Like the times of the Civil War, our nation remains split, not to the north or south, but to the right and left. At the end of World War I, a badly founded peace treaty was forced on the German people and resulted in the atrocities of World War II. A similar treaty is being forced on the people of Israel today. And just as the Germans under Hitler completely ignored the Treaty of Versailles, and sacked London. The radical Islamic nations will not honor any lasting peace agreement, and will ultimately attempt to destroy Israel.</div><div align="justify"><br />Just like the days leading up to Pearl Harbor. Countries like Syria, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia are welcoming discussions with well-intentioned politicians led by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca). At the same time these countries provide financial, spiritual, and technological support to the radical Islamic terrorist in Iraq.<br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RhMeCWAGn_I/AAAAAAAAAB0/BBYtJnszzvg/s1600-h/RepNancyPelosiD-Calif.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049412632827043826" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 84px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 119px" height="138" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RhMeCWAGn_I/AAAAAAAAAB0/BBYtJnszzvg/s400/RepNancyPelosiD-Calif.jpg" width="123" border="0" /></a><br />While Speaker Pelosi, and her bipartisan group trek through these countries on a "fact-finding" trip. Syria and Lebanon remain state sponsors of Terrorism, funded in large part by Iran. And have we forgotten that most of the hijackers on 911 were from Saudi Arabia. While both parties of congress cozy up for photo op's with the Islamic leaders. Radical Islamic insurgency, chlorine bombs, IED’s and kidnapping are ramped in Iraq. What message does this send to our enemies?</div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RhOmPWAGoAI/AAAAAAAAAB8/KCfoQU20ElE/s1600-h/pelosi-hamas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049562389746720770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 162px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 129px" height="144" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RhOmPWAGoAI/AAAAAAAAAB8/KCfoQU20ElE/s400/pelosi-hamas.jpg" width="208" border="0" /></a> According to Brigitte Gabriel, author of Because They Hate A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America (St. Martin's Press, 2006). "Already, radio talk-show hosts in the Middle East and Arabic are making fun of our government," Gabriel notes, "saying that even the speaker of the House of the American government thinks that George Bush is stupid, and [that] they are here to represent the half of America who does not agree with the American aggression and wrongdoing in the Middle East." <a href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/04/lebanese_christian_says_pelosi.php">Read all of Brigitte Gabriel</a><a href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/04/lebanese_christian_says_pelosi.php">'s comments here</a></div><div align="justify"></div><div><br /></div><p align="justify">While Speaker Pelosi and her bipartisan group meet and greet with the likes of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Syrian President Bashar Assad, Hamas has been sending hundreds of Gaza-based militants to Iran for prolonged periods of advanced training. In addition, smuggling of weaponry into Gaza from the neighboring Egyptian Sinai desert recently increased six-fold and Palestinian terror groups are taking advantage of the cease-fire to enhance rockets and create a complex system of underground bunkers. </p><p align="justify">In Lebanon, Christians are fleeing the country to avoid the rise of radical Islam. In a poll to be published next month, nearly half of all Maronites, the largest Christian denomination in the country said they were considering emigrating. Of these, more than 100,000 have submitted visa applications to foreign embassies, according to the poll. Their exodus could rob the country of an influential minority, which has acted as an important counterbalance to the forces of Islamic extremism. <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20070403-122004-5407r.htm">Click here to read the entire story</a></p><p align="justify">As the American congressional delegation rolls through out the Middle East, believing that there is an opportunity for dialogue and that somehow this dialogue will effect a change. They oppose the war in Iraq, preach peace and support of Israel as long as Israel continues on the path of the so-called "Roadmap for peace". Unfortunately, this is a roadmap to destruction.</p><div><br /></div><p align="justify"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RhPfqGAGoBI/AAAAAAAAACE/t2ds1wy_62k/s1600-h/Neve+Dekalim.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049625521471004690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RhPfqGAGoBI/AAAAAAAAACE/t2ds1wy_62k/s400/Neve+Dekalim.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div><p align="justify">In December 2005 under international pressure and a promise of peace, Israel began to evacuate settlements in Neve Dekalim, Bdolah, Morag, and Ganei Tal,Tel Katifa, Atzmona, Kerem Atzmona, Gan-Or, and Shalev. This was to be the first step in the so-called "Roadmap". The withdraw from Gaza was touted a great step forward in the peace process. Although the heart wrenching pictures from Neve Dekalim showed Israeli’s being evicted from the only homes they knew. </p><div><br /></div><p align="justify"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RhPiZ2AGoEI/AAAAAAAAACc/vR-pVWgDcaI/s1600-h/Army+Neve.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049628540833013826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RhPiZ2AGoEI/AAAAAAAAACc/vR-pVWgDcaI/s400/Army+Neve.jpg" border="0" /></a> Neve Dekalim: A convoy of security forces entered Neve Dekalim to prepare for the evacuation. IDF Central Command Head Dan Harel entered the home of Gaza Beach Regional Council Head Avner Shimoni, followed by troops who entered the community and began the evacuation.<br /></p><div><br /><br /></div><p align="justify">In the first house the soldiers entered, settlers began yelling at them in tears: "Why are you kicking us out of our home? How can you do this? Tell us why." Family members began breaking everything in the house in order not to leave anything intact. </p><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RhPivGAGoFI/AAAAAAAAACk/AMgq4hrG_P8/s1600-h/Prayer+Neve.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049628905905234002" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RhPivGAGoFI/AAAAAAAAACk/AMgq4hrG_P8/s400/Prayer+Neve.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><p align="justify">Heartbreaking scenes took place at the synagogue where hundreds of men, women, and youngsters prayed in tears while attempting to smile and sing. </p><div><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="justify"></p><p align="justify">I remember praying for these people, and for the Palestinian’s that we were told would be moving into these settlements. The Palestinian’s would get homes, schools, and mosques. And Israel would get peace. Think Again!</p><p align="justify">Today there are no homes, schools, or Islamic places of worship in Neve Dekalim. The land that the people of Israel gave up for peace has been converted into an explosives and rocket test site for Hamas. The Synagogues where hundreds gathered to pray have been transformed into military bases used by Palestinian groups to fire rockets at Israeli cities and train for attacks against the Jewish State. <a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54873">Click here for more information</a></p><div><br /></div><p align="justify"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RhPpYGAGoGI/AAAAAAAAACs/UvdstUCTIIg/s1600-h/gaza.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049636207349637218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RhPpYGAGoGI/AAAAAAAAACs/UvdstUCTIIg/s400/gaza.jpg" border="0" /></a>So now the land that Israel traded for peace is being used to test weapons targeted at Israel.<br /></p><p align="justify">What came of the cease-fire?<br /></p><p align="justify">In November 2006, Israel agreed to suspend anti-terror operations in Gaza, in exchange for quiet. In December, Gazan terror leaders explained that they would use the truce to smuggle in weapons, increase the range of their rockets, construct underground bunkers, and fortify military positions. Thus allowing them to build, and support larger guerrilla armies. Their stated objective: "We are turning Gaza into south Lebanon," Abu Ahmed, northern Gaza leader for the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terror group told WND. "We learned from Hezbollah's victory that Israel can be defeated if we know how to hit them and if we are well prepared," Abu Ahmed said. "We are importing rockets and the knowledge to launch them and we are also making many plans for battle." Abu Abdullah, a leader of Hamas' so-called "military wing" told WND his group is preparing for war against Israel. <a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53515">Read the story dated Dec 26, 2006</a></p><p align="justify"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><u><strong>Decision Time</strong></u></span></p><p align="justify"><br />If you do not believe in the truth of the bible, then the future events that effect the church and Israel may not mean much to you. If you have no interest in these truths then I will not be offended if you click away from this blog and enjoy your Easter holiday in what ever way brings you the most joy. It is not my intent to force my faith or opinion on you. At the same time, I will not attempt to compromise or alter the truth to retain a reader.</p><p align="justify"><br />For the apostate, lukewarm, or backsliden believers, <strong>WAKE UP!</strong> You cannot live like Hell Monday through Saturday and be Holy on Sunday. Open your bibles and read. The Prophet Hosea wrote, <em>"my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge, " (Hosea 4:6 NIV) </em>Accept the authority of Jesus over your life, James wrote, <em>"Submit yourselves, then to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (James 4:7 NIV)</em> There are sixty six books in the bible, <em>"All Scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16 NIV)</em> Get away from the feel good, cotton candy theology, and feed your spirit. <em>"He who has an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the churches." (Revelations 3:22 NIV) "From that time on Jesus began to preach, <span style="color:#ff0000;">"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."</span> (Matthew 4:17)</em></p><p align="justify"><br />This is Holy Week, and while some will simply look forward to the Easter celebration on Sunday, we as believers, should be remembering what Jesus told the disciples on the Mount of Olives, <em>"On reaching the place, he said to them, <span style="color:#ff0000;">"Pray that you will not fall into temptation." (Luke 22:40 NIV)</span></em> Overcome by exhaustion and sorrow, the disciples fell asleep. </p><p align="justify">Unfortunately many within the church today have done the same. Many have become insensitive to or unprepared for Christ’s work. Not I, but Jesus has this advise to you, <em><span style="color:#ff0000;">"Why are you sleeping?"</span> he asked them. <span style="color:#ff0000;">"Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation."</span> (Luke 22:46)</em></p><p align="justify"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><u><strong>What’s Next?</strong></u></span></p><p align="justify">If you haven’t noticed in this posting, clearly the past will repeat itself. The enemies of Christianity and Judaism will not honor their agreements with people of Judeo-Christian beliefs, but they will make every effort to deliver on their threats. Therefore, there is no reason to believe that any concessions made by Israel will render lasting results. And all threats and intelligence gathered relating to terror planning should be taken seriously, and preventative action should be taken. </p><p align="justify"><br /><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but only the Father."</span></em> (Matthew 24:36 NIV)</p><p align="justify"><br />It is impossible to predict what or when the next major event to shake the foundations of the world will be. But we are instructed to remain watchful. </p><p align="justify"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Happy Easter!</span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/World" rel="tag">[World War III]</a> <br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/world+war+III" rel="tag"><img style="border:0;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:.4em" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=world+war+III" alt=" " />world war III</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-28746894525150960562007-03-17T18:57:00.000-04:002008-12-09T22:44:14.276-05:00Who’s working the field of souls?<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RgAiH0U-KSI/AAAAAAAAABc/v90W1DgFRRc/s1600-h/unchurched.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044069100355987746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 344px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 168px" height="168" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RgAiH0U-KSI/AAAAAAAAABc/v90W1DgFRRc/s400/unchurched.jpg" width="348" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><div><div align="justify"><br /><blockquote></blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">"Do you not say, "Four months and then the harvest"? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest." (John 4:35 NIV)</span><br /><br />In the shadow of 911, it was "Breaking News". The mainstream reporting followed the same pattern. The descriptions were strikingly similar, with the difference being in the details. And the mainstream was more than willing to give us any details that they could get their hands on. They were loners, and losers. They started as ordinary high school kids; some became gang-members and petty thieves. But somehow they all were lured into a "Radical" form of a peaceful religion. Of course, the details were accessible and the actual threat was relatively slight. Today, political correctness and distorted religious rights have replaced the public, and the Christian Church’s, right to accurate information. This blockade of information flow places the public and the church in harms way. </span></div><br /><br /><p align="justify"><br /><strong>John Walker Lindh (The American Taliban)</strong> Described, as "A very spiritual young man" Lindh became interested in Islam at age 12 after seeing the movie Malcolm X. Four years later he was a converted Muslim and regularly attended a mosque in Mill Valley California. By November 2001 his interest in this peaceful religion took him from the open-minded community in California to an Al Qaeda training camp, and from that camp to fighting on the front lines against American and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan.<br /><br /><strong>Jose Padilla (The wanna-be Dirty Bomber)</strong> Exact details are sketchy at best but, according to reports, Padilla converted to Islam during or after being incarcerated in a Florida prison. Before converting to Islam Padilla lived in Chicago where he became involved in a street gang and was arrested several times. However, after his last jail sentence in Florida he converted to Islam and professed a "nonviolent philosophy". That "nonviolent Philosophy" took him from Florida to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq where he made a common cause with Al Qaeda. According to reports, he approached them with the idea of detonating a "Dirty Bomb" in a U.S. City and they obliged him with instruction in bomb making, and some cash.<br /><br /><strong>Richard Reid (The Shoe Bomber)</strong> Reid was not born into Islam either. However, it was Reid’s father that guided him into the Islamic faith. The elder Reid, having spent about 20 years in prison, gave his son a suggestion that seemed to make sense. Muslim’s he said, "treat you like a human being" plus he added, "they get better food in prison." Reid took his fathers advice and converted to Islam the next time he was incarcerated. Leaving prison in 1994, Reid didn’t immediately align himself with extremist groups. According to the Chairman of the mosque he attended after prison he (Reid) was soft-spoken and "very anxious to learn". However, he would end up with a fuse protruding from his shoe, on an American Airlines flight to Miami. According to the FBI, packed in sole, was enough high explosive to blow a hole in the side of the fuselage of the plane. </p><br /><br /><p align="justify"><span style="color:#000099;">I believe it’s necessary to point out that I do not believe that all Muslim’s subscribe to terrorism. It is my heartfelt belief that just like Christianity and Judaism, there is a majority of people within the Islamic faith that truly are peace loving and should be applauded for their exemplary courage. However, like Christianity and Judaism there are extreme elements of all religions that should be isolated and removed from society. </span></p><br /><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Why are the details of these cases so important?</span> </span><br /></p><p align="justify"><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Because, the truth, is in the details. And as the memory of 911 dwindles, many federal officials, politicians and members of the mainstream media have gone to absurd lengths to avoid disclosing the details and motivating factors in numerous murders, murderous sprees and other acts of violence and sabotage perpetrated by "lone individuals". </span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#3366ff;">This is not some grand conspiracy on the part of the U.S. Government or the media to cover up or conceal information. It is though, a symptom of Radical Islam’s plan for undermining the stability of the United States. (Covered below)</span> </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Nevertheless, because they view these as isolated instances. It is politically incorrect to conduct a reasonable examination of the facts if the crime was fixed in religious ideology. It appears that anyone that identifies a religious motivation or reports the fact that the responsible party is Muslim is immediately labeled "Islamophobic". </span><span style="color:#000000;"><br /><br /></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">Forget the double standard against Christianity and Judaism. By refusing to expose and communicate the ideological motivation behind these heinous acts they severely limit the ability of the church and the general public to protect themselves.</span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />On March 14, 2007 Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that "Home-grown" Islamist present a greater threat than white supremacists and other traditional extremists. Mr. Chertoff stated, "There are (Islamist) groups inside the country – self-generated – that could carry out acts of violence." Charles Allen, the chief homeland security intelligence officer told the same panel that extremists in the United States had been involved mainly in "aspirational plotting hatched largely by isolated actors who lack the will or the capability to carry out large scale attacks."<br /></span><a href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N14459211.htm"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Source</span></strong></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> </span></p><span style="color:#000000;"><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">The committee expanded its investigation into the radicalization of inmates in U.S. prisons to include Internet and other media recruitment and the threat of growing Islamic radicalism in the U.S. According to Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-CT), "The department’s own Homeland Security Advisory Council in a recent report called radical Islam the most significant terrorist threat to the homeland today, said that it is spreading, and predicted that the number and magnitude of attacks on the United States will increase,"<br /></span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070314-110450-2830r.htm"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Source</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><u>The Isolated Incidents</u>:<br />The following is a chronology of some of the so-called "Isolated incidents" since 911 that have been played down or under reported in the mainstream. Understand, these incidents are only classified as "Terrorist related" if Al Qaeda ties are exposed. However, they are clear examples of crimes by isolated actors who lack the will or the capability to carry out large scale attacks. Moreover, they all have a common denominator, a stated alliance to Radical Islamic Ideology. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p><p align="justify"><u>January 5, 2002</u> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RgAQ2EU-KNI/AAAAAAAAAA0/hvhYb3T8oo8/s1600-h/Bishop.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044050103715637458" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RgAQ2EU-KNI/AAAAAAAAAA0/hvhYb3T8oo8/s200/Bishop.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RgAQgEU-KMI/AAAAAAAAAAs/NORrLWw9Mx8/s1600-h/Bishop.jpg"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RgAP60U-KKI/AAAAAAAAAAc/hYPOCBfRVIc/s1600-h/Bishop.jpg"></a><br /><strong>Charles Bishop</strong> 15 years old stole a small engine plane and crashed it into the Bank of America building in Tampa Florida. Described as a loner with few friends. Authorities and his family say he was a confused, lonely boy.<br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Of course, the suicide note found in his pocket told another story. It stated that Osama Bin Laden was justified in the terror he caused on 911. "The U.S. will have to face the consequences for its horrific actions against the Palestinian people and Iraqis by its allegiance with the monstrous Israelis who want nothing short of world domination!"<br /></span><a href="http://www.sptimes.com/2002/02/07/TampaBay/Bin_Laden_was_his_her.shtml"><strong>Read the suicide Note here</strong></a><strong><br /></strong><br /></p><br /><br /><p align="justify"><u>July 4, 2002</u><br />An Egyptian Limousine driver named <strong>Hesham Mohamed Ali Hadayet</strong> opened fire at an El Al ticket counter in Los Angeles International Airport, killing two people before being shot and killed by a Security Guard.<br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Hadayet, was a Muslim who immigrated to the U.S. in 1992. The FBI originally reported that the shooting wasn’t terrorist related, and that there were no religious motives. However, they were forced to reclassify the incident as "terrorist related" when Hadayet’s ties to al Qaeda were exposed.<br /><a href="http://www.danielpipes.org/article/431"><strong>Click here for more details</strong></a></span></p><p align="justify"><u>October 2002</u><br />Dubbed "The Beltway Snipers" by the media, <strong>John Muhammad</strong> and <strong>Lee Malvo</strong> terrorized the Washington D.C. area with their apparently random shootings. Their spree claimed the lives of 10 people over 18 separate shooting incidents.<br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Blatantly ignored by the media however, was the fact that Muhammad and Malvo were Muslim converts. Malvo was caught with drawings of Osama Bin Laden among his belongings, made verbal rants about "jihad", and documentation has been found that linked the two to the terrorist organization Jamaat ul-Fugra, let by Pakistani terrorist Sheikh SyeSyed Mubarik Ali Gilani. </span><span style="color:#33cc00;"><a href="http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/000328.php"><strong>Click here for more details</strong></a></span></p><br /><p align="justify"><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span></p><p align="justify"><u>October 1 2005</u><br />University of Oklahoma in Norman College student <strong>Joel Henry Hinrichs III</strong> detonated a large bomb outside a football stadium packed with over 80,000 people. The FBI says that it has still no reason to believe Mr. Hinrichs was involved in a larger terrorist plot. Similarly, it has no information that suggests there is any additional threat to the OU-area.<br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">However, the truth may be in the details. For instance, at least one of the bomb components he used -- triacetone triperoxide -- was the same homemade substance used by Richard Reid, the so-called Shoe Bomber. Why would someone choose to kill himself with this stuff, nicknamed the "Mother of Satan" by Islamists, if suicide were his sole purpose? Norman itself is no stranger to Islamist activity. In 2000, Zacarias Moussaoui, the so-called 20th hijacker, took flying lessons at the city's flight school and attended a neighborhood mosque, which, according to NewsOK.com, is the same mosque that Mr. Hinrichs had been attending. There is some doubt about whether Mr. Hinrichs himself was a Muslim, though. </span></p><br /><p align="justify"><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span></p><p align="justify"><u>December 18 2005</u><br />Executing a carefully premeditated attack, <strong>Ali R. Warrayat</strong> crashed his car into a Home Depot in Chandler Arizona. Familiar with the layout of the building because he had previously worked there. He directed his car, and successfully hit the stores flammable paint section. Upon hitting his intended target, he got out of his SUV, started a fire with a lighter, and took merchandise from the shelves as he exited the store. When the police arrived, they found Warrayat setting on a curb, waiting for them. Among his statements, Warrayat claimed that he was angry with the U.S. for proposing a 700-mile fence along the Mexican border and wanted to make the country "More Free".<br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Inside the car, police found a Quran, and a Palestinian flag. During the attack, Warrayat blasted Arabic music on his car stereo, "To drown out the yells of the employees he might encounter." Police seized a computer from the house he shared with his parents. On it they found pictures of Palestinian men and other Middle Eastern terrorists engaged in different levels of violence. Arabic martyr prayers, in addition to, flag and symbols.<br /></span><a href="http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=56094"><strong>More on this</strong></a></p><br /><p align="justify"><u>March 3, 2006<br /></u>A 23 year old Muslim named <strong>Mohammed Reza Taheriazar</strong>, a native of Iran, rented the largest SUV he find (A Jeep SUV) with the intent to kill as many people as he could to avenge the treatment of Muslims around the world by the U.S. He injured six before being stopped and arrested.<br /><a href="http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/Taheriazar030306"><strong>More Here</strong></a><strong> </strong></p></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Mohammed_Reza_Taheri-Azar-_Letter_to_the_police_explaining_motive"><strong>Read his letter to police with his motive</strong></a><strong><br /></strong><br /><br /></div><p></p><div align="justify"><u>July 28, 2006<br /></u>"A Case of Sudden Jihad Syndrome" That’s how they explain what caused a Muslim named <strong>Naveed Afzal HAQ</strong> to force a 14-year-old girl to get him into the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle building by holding a gun to her back. Once inside, he shouted, "I hate Israel" as he shot and killed one woman and wounded several others, including a pregnant woman. David Gomez of the FBI's Seattle office told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "We believe ... it's a lone individual acting out his antagonism. There's nothing to indicate that it's terrorism-related." As in other cases, if the police cannot connect a terrorist to Al Qaeda or some other group, he is deemed not a terrorist.<br /><a href="http://www.nysun.com/article/37483"><strong>More Here</strong></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p align="justify"></p><div><u><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RgAbmUU-KOI/AAAAAAAAAA8/X-4q3gcDDfM/s1600-h/freemont.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044061927760603362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 116px" height="160" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RgAbmUU-KOI/AAAAAAAAAA8/X-4q3gcDDfM/s200/freemont.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a></u></div><div align="justify"><u>August 29, 2006<br /></u>Witnesses at the scene say they heard 29 year old <strong>Omeed Aziz POPAL</strong>, a Muslim from Afghanistan, say to no one in particular: "I'm a terrorist, I don't care." San Francisco police however, came to a quick determination that Popal’s 20-minute drive of carnage was not an act of terrorism. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Popal's "day of carnage" began in Fremont at about noon when he ran over and killed a 54-year-old man. Within minutes, the paper said, Popal sped into the nearby hills "ripping back and forth through a 15-square-block area like a ripsaw on four wheels, leaping curbs, cutting corners and tearing the wrong way through traffic. Throughout the chaos, the Chronicle said, "only one thing seemed clear: The driver was on a hunt. A hunt for humans." </div><div><br /></div><div align="justify"><u>December 8, 2006<br /></u>When a Muslim convert named <strong>Derrick Shareef</strong> was arrested, he had an alias and a plan. The alias was Talib Abu Salam Ibn Shareef, and the plan was to explode at least four and maybe more hand grenades and IED’s in shopping malls, courthouses and city hall. Officials said Shareef had been under investigation since September, when he told an acquaintance that "he wanted to commit acts of violent jihad against targets in the United States as well as commit other crimes." </div><div><br /></div><div align="justify"><u>January 25, 2007</u><br />Explosives and homemade bombs were found in the Kissimmee, Florida home of <strong>Juan Rafael DIAZ</strong>, 20, who threatened to blow up at least one Christian church and other locations throughout Kissimmee. According to the reports, Diaz placed notes on parked cars in the Moose Lodge parking lot and in the lot of First Christian Church. The notes said, "The City of Kissimmee is going to be bombed by al Qaeda, God willing."</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><u>February 14, 2007 <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RgAej0U-KPI/AAAAAAAAABE/PipKKCFteCw/s1600-h/utah.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044065183345813746" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RgAej0U-KPI/AAAAAAAAABE/PipKKCFteCw/s200/utah.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></u>"His expression stayed totally calm. He didn’t seem upset, or like he was on a rampage," the witness said. He looked like "an average Joe," This was the description of <strong>Sulejmen Talovic</strong>, an 18-year-old Muslim who opened fire on shoppers at a Salt Lake City mall had one thing in mind: "to kill a large number of people,"<br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Missing from most reports, however, was that he attended a mosque in Salt Lake and he was reported to have been shouting "Allah Akbar" at the end of the shootout when he was cornered, at least according to some witnesses. The New York Times dropped a hint when it mentioned Islamic burial rites. But notwithstanding that small mention, the mainstream, and the athorities completely avoided mentioning that he was a Muslim and never investigated to determine if maybe his religion was a motivating factor in his act of terror.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044068464700827906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RgAhi0U-KQI/AAAAAAAAABM/9vSAKv4BIsw/s400/flag.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="justify"><u><span style="font-size:130%;">Radical Islam’s 20 Point Plan</span></u></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">In August 2003, WorldNetDaily posted a Christian Arab-American authors analysis of an Islamic invasion of America, the agenda of Islam and visible methods to take over America. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">Below, I’ve listed some of the authors points. You can read the rest </span><a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33898"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">HERE</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:130%;">. Compare these points with the daily news, and proposed legislation, and you be the judge. </span></p><ol><br /><li>Terminate America's freedom of speech by replacing it with statewide and nationwide hate-crime bills. </li><br /><li><div align="justify">Wage a war of words using black leaders like Louis Farrakhan, Rev. Jesse Jackson and other visible religious personalities who promote Islam as the religion of African-Americans while insisting Christianity is for whites only. What they fail to tell African-Americans is that it was Arab Muslims who captured them and sold them as slaves. In fact, the Arabic word for black and slave is the same, ''Abed.''<br /></div></li><li><div align="justify">Engage the American public in dialogues, discussions, debates in colleges, universities, public libraries, radio, TV, churches and mosques on the virtues of Islam. Proclaim how it is historically another religion like Judaism and Christianity with the same monotheistic faith. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">Nominate Muslim sympathizers to political office to bring about favorable legislation toward Islam and support potential sympathizers by block voting.</div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">Yell ''foul, out-of-context, personal interpretation, hate crime, Zionist, un- American, inaccurate interpretation of the Quran'' anytime Islam is criticized or the Quran is analyzed in the public arena. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">Appeal to the historically compassionate and sensitive Americans for sympathy and tolerance towards Muslims in America who are portrayed as mainly immigrants from oppressed countries.<br /></div></li><li><div align="justify">Nullify America's sense of security by manipulating the intelligence community with misinformation. Periodically terrorize Americans with reports of impending attacks on bridges, tunnels, water supplies, airports, apartment buildings and malls<br /></div></li><li><div align="justify">Open numerous charities throughout the U.S., but use the funds to support Islamic terrorism with American dollars. </div></li></ol><br /><p align="justify"><u><span style="font-size:130%;">The Call to Action</span></u><span style="font-size:130%;"><u><br /></u>The post 911 terrorism chronology and the revelation of Islam’s plan to undermine the U.S. (listed above) are not provided to stimulate fear, or to encourage conversion to Christianity. In my opinion, fear based conversion, results in only temporary commitment. This opinion is supported by the statistics following 911. Over 50% of adult Americans reported that following the attack; they attended church services, and sought spiritual understanding. However, by November 2001, church attendance was back to normal. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">It is my opinion, however, that when reasonable people are faced with the truth and details about an impending threat. They take action to protect themselves and the ones they love. The remainder of this posting will focus on the actions that can be taken to protect our families, our churches and our community against this real and present danger.</span></p><br /><p align="justify"><u><span style="font-size:130%;">Why take action now?</span></u><span style="font-size:130%;"><u><br /></u>The United States, the Jewish and Christian churches, and our very culture of freedom and democracy are being threatened. The stated intentions and the public actions of Radical Islam are making the threat. And the clearly defined intent the jihadist leaders of al Queda, Iran, Hezboallah and Hamas is to destroy our civilization, convert us to Islam, and kill us if we don’t convert.</span></p><br /><p align="justify"><u><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RgCKL0U-KTI/AAAAAAAAABk/9CoW13bE5KI/s1600-h/flag+burning.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044183518284753202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 197px" height="113" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RgCKL0U-KTI/AAAAAAAAABk/9CoW13bE5KI/s400/flag+burning.jpg" width="182" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">What if we don’t act?<br /></span></u><span style="font-size:130%;">Countries around the world are feeling effects of their decision not take action against this threat. Prof. Bernard Lewis, the world-renowned Middle Eastern and Islamic scholar, declares the Muslims "seem to be about to take over Europe," Lewis reports: "Europeans are losing their own loyalties and their own self-confidence," and "They have no respect for their own culture." He added, Europeans had "surrendered" on every issue with regard to Islam in a mood of "self-abasement," "political correctness" and "multi-culturalism," </span><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1167467834546&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Read the Interview with JPost</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></p><br /><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">This culture attack is not limited to Europe. On March 16, 2007. Six imams, who are suing U.S. Airways and an airport for removing them from a flight have also aimed the lawsuit at passengers who the imams believe reported some of their activities. If the suit is allowed to continue, it could mean that the next time someone sees something, it may be safer to stay quiet and hope someone else reports it. Even if the charges get thrown out or dropped, this is an announcement that you could be caught up in litigation for years and spending your savings on lawyers.<strong> </strong></span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070316-123415-2121r.htm"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">More</span></strong></a></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Other Cases of culture challenge:</strong><br /></span><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=2827800&page=1"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Muslim Cab drivers refuse to transport Dogs / alcohol</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17665989/"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Target stores in Minn. reassign some Muslim cashiers over religious conflict</span></strong></a></p></span><span style="color:#000000;"></span><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><span style="color:#000000;"></span><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:100%;color:#000000;"></span></blockquote><blockquote><span style="font-size:180%;"><p align="left"></span><span style="font-size:100%;">''Will Americans continue to sleep through this<br />invasion as<br />they did when we were attacked on 9/11?'' </span></p></blockquote><p align="left"></span></span><blockquote></blockquote>Anis Shorrosh, author of ''Islam Revealed'' and ''The True Furqan<br /><br /><p></p><p align="justify"></p><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><u>Who needs to take Action?</u><br /><br />The frontline leaders are:<br /><br />Ordinary Citizens<br />Moderate Muslims<br />The Church<br />Elected officials<br />Educators<br /></span></span><br /><p align="justify"><br /><u><span style="font-size:130%;">What can we do? </span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RgE3YEU-KUI/AAAAAAAAABs/5t2j6Son9uQ/s1600-h/911.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044373944249755970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 235px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 153px" height="153" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CYu0ZCHUGXE/RgE3YEU-KUI/AAAAAAAAABs/5t2j6Son9uQ/s400/911.jpg" width="280" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></u><span style="font-size:130%;">First we have to understand that this is not a short-term issue. Therefore our reaction cannot be short term. The so-called "War on Terror" didn’t begin on September 11, 2001. It was rekindled. Study the history and you will find that the horrific events on 911 were in fact an avenging of the Muslim armies for a defeat four hundred years ago. When the Polish and German infantry turned back the Turks at Vienna. The date, September 11, 1683. Many within the Christian community track this battle for world dominance back to Genesis 21 with Abraham’s two sons Isaac (the Jewish patriarch) and Ishmael (the patriarch of Islam). At any rate, this struggle started long before we were born, and will continue for generations to come. In order to protect ourselves from the threat of having our culture, our country and our religious rights subverted by this threat, we must be ready to act. Below are some suggestions: </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><u>BE ALERT<br /></u>Our country is still acting as if the danger is minimal. Citizens and local leaders are doing much less than we can to protect and secure our own safety and liberty. We need to know are neighbors and be familiar with the businesses and places of worship in our community. When we are well acquainted with our community during routine times, we are more likely to recognize unusual behavior before a crisis strikes. Report any suspicious activities to the police. If necessary take accurate notes or photos. If your documented proof does not receive appropriate response, contact police chiefs or report the activities to the local news agencies.</span></p><p align="justify"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><u>BE INFORMED<br /></u>Read the paper, watch the local news, and talk to your neighbors. These are all valuable methods of getting information about what’s going on in your community. Request newsletters from local schools, churches, and local organizations. These are ways to find out what the hot topics are in your community, and will identify ways that you can get involved.</span></p><p align="justify"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><u>BE PREPARED<br /></u>When preparing for a possible emergency situation, it's best to think first about the basics of survival: fresh water, food, clean air and warmth.<br />Visit: </span><a href="http://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/index.html"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Ready.gov</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> for more advice on being prepared for emergencies, natural or man made.<br /><br /><br />At the beginning of this posting, I quoted <span style="color:#ff0000;">John 4:35. </span><span style="color:#000000;">T</span>o close, I want to give you the parallel verse, "He told them, <span style="color:#ff0000;">"The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." (Luke 10:2 NIV) </span></span></p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><p align="justify"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size:130%;">In Christian service, there is no UN-employment. God has enough work for everyone, if we choose to take the job. Don’t just set back living in fear or prejudice. BE PRAYERFUL</span> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p><p align="justify"></p></span><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Homegrown+Terrorism" rel="tag">[Homegrown Terrorism]</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-1137527262723517592006-01-17T14:44:00.000-05:002007-03-31T23:38:12.920-04:00Lukewarm Christianity"Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near." (Revelation 1:3 NIV)<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">"I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm – neither hot or cold – I am about to spit you out of my mouth." (Revelation 3:15-16 NIV)</span><br /><br />How committed to God are Americans? As <a href="http://www.barna.org/">The Barna Group</a> found out, that depends on whom you ask. According to their results, there is a hug gap between the perception of Pastors and the reality of their congregation’s devotion to God. Without getting to deeply into the mind-numbing statistics, on average, pastors contend that 70% of the adults in their church consider their personal faith in God to transcend all other priorities. However, a sample of adults asked to identify their top priority in life provided a different outcome. Only one out of every seven adults put their faith in God at the top of their priority list. George Barna, president of the Barna Group, believes the discrepancy between the pastors' beliefs about congregates' priorities and the church members' actual priorities can easily be explained.<br /><br />One problem, Barna says, is that too many pastors often use superficial measures such as church attendance to gauge commitment among their congregations. "Looking at attendance, it's good to fill up the church and to raise the money for the programs," he observes, "but the reality is, Jesus didn't die on the cross to fill church auditoriums."<br /><br />According to the study, the typical pastor measures the spiritual health of congregates by considering one or two numbers (e.g. church and Sunday school attendance) and a handful of vague impressions (what did exit comments suggest about peoples reaction to the sermon; how widespread was peoples participation in the singing; and were there enough people who were sufficiently trained to enable the services to operate smoothly).<br /><br />Disturbing, are the indicators not widely used by pastors to assess people’s spiritual health:<br /><ul><li>Intensity of the commitment to loving and serving God and people.<br /></li><li>Nature of each congregants personal ministry.<br /></li><li>Breadth of congregational involvement in community service.<br /></li><li>Extents to which believers have some form of accountability for their spiritual development and lifestyle.<br /></li><li>Manner in which believers use their resources to advance the kingdom of God.<br /></li><li>How often people worship God during the week and do they feel they have experienced the presence of God.<br /></li><li>If and how faith is integrated into the family experience of those who are connected to the church.<br /></li></ul><p>Recently, I spent several hours with a Pastor and Ministry leader from a local church. We discussed an array of topics concerning the church and they graciously shared their vision for the future of their congregation. I am pleased to report that we all agreed with Barna, "There has never been a time," the researcher continued, "when American society was in more dire need of the Christian Church to provide a pathway to a better future. Given the voluminous stream of moral challenges, and the rampant spiritual hunger that defines our culture today, this should be the heyday for biblical ministry. As things stand now, we have become content with placating sinners and filling auditoriums as the marks of spiritual health." </p><p>Before we closed our meeting in prayer, we agreed that if we are going to overcome the movement of lukewarm Christianity that seems so popular in the church today, we have to get back to the basics of our faith.</p><p><br />"Everyday they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, Praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved." (Acts 2:46-47 NIV)</p><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Apostate+Church" rel="tag">[Apostate Church]</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-1137382044321717032006-01-15T22:24:00.000-05:002007-03-31T23:38:11.837-04:00Iran's new threat - Nukes or Oil Prices!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6244/1813/1600/iranoil2.1.gif"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6244/1813/320/iranoil2.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Iran’s quest for nuclear technology took another turn today. Actually, some would argue that these latest rounds of threats were pre-meditated. On December 12, Iran – OPEC’s 2nd largest producer requested to cut its output ceiling in the first quarter of 2006, the Islamic republic's OPEC representative has said. <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060115/bs_afp/iranoilopecoutput">AFP</a> On December 28, Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh told the Shargh newspaper that he wanted to see the grouping decide on a quota cut of one million barrels per day (bpd) at the meeting.<br /><br />Today, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cautioned that any sanctions over its disputed nuclear program could cause an unexpected hike in oil prices. Both the EU and the United States are pushing for Iran to be referred to the Security Council over what they fear is a covert weapons drive, leaving Tehran exposed to the threat of eventual sanctions. Economy Minister Davoud Danesh-Jaafari said "any sanctions in the current situation would be more detrimental for the West than for Iran.<br /><br />"They confront us and deal with us in a very harsh and illegal language, but ultimately they need us more than we need them," Ahmadinejad said at only his second news conference since his election. Iranian Economy Minister Davoud Danesh-Jafari said any sanctions to punish Iran could hurt the sponsors. "Any possible sanctions on Iran ... could possibly, by disturbing Iran's political and economic situation, raise oil prices beyond levels the West expects," he told state radio. Iran is the world's fourth largest exporter of crude oil.<br /><br />On Jan 12, 2006 Ahmadinejad said that the Islamic Republic’s 1979 revolution was a great movement and a stepping stone to a final "great event" in the world. Ahmadinejad added "Islamic Republic is the continuation of the path of the prophets which came to begin a great movement and the final occurrence".<br /><br />Looking back to the crude oil prices during the Republic’s 1979 revolution it is easy to see that there may be something behind these threats. Events in Iran and Iraq led to a round of crude oil price increases in 1979 and 1980. The Iranian revolution resulted in the loss of 2 to 2.5 million barrels of oil per day between November, 1978 and June 1979. At one point production almost halted.<br /><br />Iraq invaded Iran in September 1980 by November the combined production of both countries was only a million barrels per day and 6.5 million barrels per day less than a year before. Worldwide crude oil production was 10 percent lower than in 1979. The combination of the Iranian revolution and the Iraq/Iran War resulted in crude oil prices more than doubling from $14 in 1978 to $35 per barrel in 1981. Twenty-five years later Iran's production is only two-thirds of the level reached under the government of Reza Pahlavi the former Shah of Iran.<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Iran+Islam" rel="tag">[Iran Islam]</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-1137301357996568592006-01-14T23:47:00.000-05:002007-03-31T23:39:00.430-04:00Iran - War's and rumors of wars<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6244/1813/1600/iranpres%20(2).jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6244/1813/320/iranpres%20%282%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#ff0000;">"You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed" (Matthew 24:6 NIV)</span></div><br />While Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iran’s nuclear programs have been dominating the Mainstream news lately, the religious zealotry of Iran and it’s President have received much less attention. On the weekly business shows today, some of the talking heads attempted to blow off the Iranian quest for nukes by claiming that the country is broke. According to one financial expert, all of the comments are meant to rally some kind of financial support stating that the country has no nuclear program at all, its all just a ruse.<br /><br /><u>The Real Ruse</u><br /><br />While the mainstream is reporting and debating the possible effects of a Nuclear Iran, they continually miss the mark concerning Iran’s religious goals with this dangerous technology. The fact of this disturbing story is that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made his and his country’s goals very clear, The ushering in of the Mahdi, the 12th Imam.<br /><br /><u>Chronology: Nuclear program vs. Religious Goals</u><br /><br />The following is a chronology of the main events since the nuclear program, which Iran says is peaceful, first came to light, the mainstream reported nuclear activity of Iran vs. the spiritual activities that got little or no mainstream coverage.<br /><div align="left"><br /><u>Aug 2002</u><br />An exiled opposition group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), says there is a massive uranium enrichment facility at Natanz and a heavy water plant in Arak.</div><div align="left"><br /><u>Dec 2002<br /></u>Using satellite photos, the United States accuses Iran of "across – the –board pursuit of weapons of mass destruction".</div><div align="left"><br /><u>June 2003<br /></u>The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issues first report after a February inspection of Natanz and Arak, saying Tehran has failed to comply with its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).</div><div align="left"><br /><u>Oct 2003<br /></u>Iran tells French, British, and German foreign ministers negotiating for the European Union (EU3) that it will suspend all enrichment-related activities.</div><div align="left"><br /><u>Dec 2003<br /></u>Iran signs protocol allowing snap inspections of its nuclear facilities.</div><div align="left"><br /><u>June 2004<br /></u>IAEA board says Iran’s cooperation with the agency was not full, timely and proactive. In retaliation, Iran says it will resume all enrichment activities.</div><div align="left"><br /><u>Nov 2004<br /></u>Iran promises EU3. it will suspend all nuclear fuel processing and reprocessing work.</div><div align="left"><br /><u>Feb 2005<br /></u>Iranian President Mohammed Khatami says no Iranian government, present or future will give up nuclear technology programs, including uranium enrichment. Iran signs a nuclear fuel supply deal with Russia, opposed by the United States, to start its first atomic plant by 2006.</div><div align="left"><br /><u>Sept 2 2005<br /></u>A report by IAEA chief ELBaradei confirms Iran has resumed uranium conversion at Isfahan.</div><div align="left"><br /><u>Sept 15, 2005<br /></u>Iran’s new President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says in New York that Tehran is ready to transfer nuclear know-how to other Islamic countries. Two days later Ahmadinejad tells the UN that Iran will never give up enrichment and invites countries to become Joint-venture partners in it’s enrichment program.</div><div align="left"><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Missed by some observers in Ahmadinejad’s speech at the UN was his call to the "mighty Lord" to hasten the emergence of "the promised one," the one who "will fill this world with justice and peace."</span></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Later, at a private meeting with a cleric that was caught on video, Ahmadinejad shared his views of the moment. "I felt that all of a sudden the atmosphere changed, and for 27 to 28 minutes the leaders did not blink," he said. "They were astonished…. it had opened their eyes and ears for the message of the Islamic Republic." He then recounts how he found himself bathed in light throughout the speech. But this wasn’t the light directed at the podium by the UN and television cameras. It was, he said, a light from the heaven. And according to some reports, a member of his delegation also claimed to have witnessed this unearthly aura during the Presidents speech.</span> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">However, none of the other delegates from the UN represented countries report witnessing this event.<br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><u>Oct 2005<br /></u>In a formal cabinet meeting chaired by Iran’s new president’s first deputy, the ministers printed and ratified an agreement with the Shiites’ 12th Imam, the Mahdi. The first deputy suggested that the ministers should sign an agreement with the 12th Imam, the same way they signed a pact with the new President. The minister collectively agreed and there is now an agreement between the two! Because "the Mahdi" believed to be hidden by God, this agreement was dropped in a well where Muslim religious groups believe that the 12th Imam is hidden.</span></div><span style="color:#009900;"><div align="left"><br /></span></div><u>Nov 6, 2005<br /></u>Iran confirms it has allowed UN Nuclear inspectors visit the parchin military complex, southeast of Tehran, just days after diplomats said that Iran would process a new batch of uranium at it’s Isfahan atomic plant.<div align="left"><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><u>Nov 16, 2005</u><br />During a speech in Tehran Ahmadinejad declared that his main mission is to "Pave the path for the glorious reappearance of Imam Mahdi," and "may Allah hasten his reappearance."</span></div><div align="left"><br /><u>Jan 1, 2006<br /></u>Iran says it has developed machinery to separate uranium from its ore, this is part of Iran’s ongoing drive to become self-sufficient in nuclear technology.</div><div align="left"><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><u>Jan 3, 2006<br /></u>Ahmadinejad told a meeting of students in Tehran that he was pursuing "a specific strategy" in his chain of anti-Israeli and Holocaust-denying statements. His stated strategy was to "Awaken the Muslims who are in a state of lethargy". "The wave has a lot of supporters among young people in the Muslim world and it will continue to move forward", Ahmadinejad said.<br /></span><br /><u>Jan 5, 2006<br /></u>Ahmadinejad says Iran will restart "research" work on nuclear fuel after a two-week break, despite western warnings that it would endanger efforts to find a diplomatic compromise over its nuclear plans.</div><div align="left"><br /><u>Jan 7,8, 2006<br /></u>Russia and Iran hold talks on a Russian proposal to enrich uranium for Iran, Talks end without progress and are due to resume on Feb 16.</div><div align="left"><br /><u>Jan 9, 2006<br /></u>Iran confirms it will resume "research" on nuclear fuel and will remove UN seals at nuclear sites put in place two years ago to freeze activities.<br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><u>Jan 12, 2006</u><br />Ahmadinejad says that the Islamic Republic’s 1979 revolution was a great movement and a stepping stone to a final "great event" in the world. Ahmadinejad added "Islamic Republic is the continuation of the path of the prophets which came to begin a great movement and the final occurrence</span>".</div><blockquote></blockquote><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Iran+Islam" rel="tag">[Iran Islam]</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-1136777386428741762006-01-08T22:26:00.000-05:002007-03-31T23:39:17.266-04:00Nuclear Iran - Looking forward to Armageddon<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6244/1813/1600/Iran%20(2).jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6244/1813/400/Iran%20%282%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><u>A Dangerous Theocracy</u></strong><br /><br />In September, Iran conducted a military parade to mark the anniversary of the start of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. The parade took place south of Tehran, near the tomb of Ayatollah Khomeini. As part of the parade The parade’s announcer repeatedly cried "God is Great!" when six Shahab-3 missiles went past the presidential viewing platform. Some of the missiles had banners saying, "Israel should be wiped off the map" and "We will trample America under our feet," "Death to America," and "Death to Israel." According <a href="http://www.missilethreat.com/missiles/shahab-3_iran.html">to MissileThreat.com</a> the Shaahab-3 missile has a range of 746 miles. This already puts Israel and U.S. forces in the region in striking range. However, there are reports that Iran has developed a longer-range ballistic missile called the Shahab-3A. This missile has an increased range of between 1,500 and 1,800 km (932 and 1,118 miles) with an improved guidance system that would probably increase the value of the Shahab-3A for use with military targets. Meaning that Iran may be trying to develop missiles capable of hitting Israel, Europe or the United States itself.<br /><br />According to some reports, Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad believes in, and is anxiously seeking an impending apocalypse. Instead of a Jewish First Coming of the Messiah or a Christian Second Coming of Christ Jesus, Shiite Islam believes in the Second Coming of the Twelfth Imam, AKA. The Mahdi (Rightly guided one) of course, his reappearance will accompany death and destruction.<br /><br />According to the belief , The Mahdi, who is to save humankind, disappeared at age 6 in 941, but has been hidden since then by God, an event known as the "occultation". His return is to bring horrible warfare and chaos, followed by absolute peace and justice throughout the world by establishing Islam as the global religion.<br /><br />On November 16, Ahmadinejad, in a speech to Iranian religious leaders, said "Our revolution’s main mission is to pave a way for the reappearance of the 12th Imam, the Mahdi". They believe that when he returns he will reign on earth for seven years, before bringing about a final judgement and the end of the world.<br /><br />Of course for Christians, only one figure fits the discription of their "Mahdi". Reading the following scriptures may help you make up your mind.<br /><br />Ezekiel 38, 39<br />Daniel 10 – 12<br />Revelation 13<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Iran+Islam" rel="tag">[Iran Islam]</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-1136464630015452532006-01-05T07:31:00.000-05:002006-01-12T07:41:09.993-05:00RFID "Spy-Chips" Paranoia or Prophesy<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6244/1813/1600/rfid%20(2).jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6244/1813/320/rfid%20%282%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><u>Paranoia</u><br />Before becoming a committed Christian, I had an opportunity to see the paranoia of RFID first hand. I was managing the Auto Center connected one of the retail stores near my home. My crew consisted of 5 seasoned mechanics, the oldest and most seasoned had worked at that store since it opened in the late 70’s. This was before on-board navigational systems, OnStar, or handheld GPS. The closest thing using radio frequency available was remote starters and keyless entry car alarms.<br /><br />Not long after taking over as store manager, I noticed that at the end of their shift each of my "Seasoned mechanics" would set on a stool next to their tool boxes, change their boots and leave their "work boots" next to their boxes and exit through the store. No paranoia here right, they didn’t want to drag grease into their car. That’s what I thought, until our new shoes arrived by UPS from Shoes for Crews.<br /><br />After closing one afternoon, I heard the familiar sound of a die grinder coming from around the corner, and smelled burning rubber. As I rounded the corner I saw my most seasoned mechanic with his old "work boots" in a vice. Using the die grinder he was cutting the security device out of his old boots, which had been molded into the sole of the right boot. Once the small plastic coated device was located, he threw it on the floor and crushed it with his heal like a secret agent debugging a hotel room in the movies.<br />After a short conversation, I learned that they (the entire crew) had purchased their work boots from the connected retail store. In each case, after desensitizing the boots at the register, from time to time when they crossed the security scanner at the door the theft alarm would sound. The general consensus was that because it was deep in the boot, it could not be desensitized and would enable the store to "track" their movement when wearing the boots. Paranoid? Maybe.<br /><br /><u>Prophesy</u><br />The Veri-chip or RFID is a totally different animal. Recently, I had an opportunity to listen to an interesting interview with Katherine Albrecht from <a href="http://www.spychips.com/about_us.html">CASPIAN</a>. On a Christian talk show during what I would call the book review section. There was the author explaining this scary, not so new, technology. Typically, this section of the talk show goes on for 30 min or so, then the Host graciously dismisses the author and moves on to the next topic. However, not this guest. Ms. Albrecht was asked on 2 maybe 3 different occasions to stay on the line between breaks after the initial segment ended to take questions and continue to share her expertise on the subject. Which, among other things, included the steps that Ms. Albrecht takes to avoid being publicly tracked.<br /><br />On the surface, this issue could be mistaken for pure paranoia, anti-big business, and maybe a little radical with proposed protests, boycott, and political lobbying. However, for some Christians it immediately strikes the cord of end of days prophecy. "He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark which is the name of the beast or the number of his name." (Revelation 13:16-17 NIV)<br /><br />Interestingly enough, during the interview Ms. Albrecht, she said that her book was originally pitched to secular publishing companies but it was her publisher that insisted that she write a Christian book concerning RFID.<br />RFID – Paranoia or Prophesy, You decide.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newswithviews.com/news_worthy/news_worthy67.htm">RFID IMPLANTS: FINE FOR THEE, BUT NOT FOR ME</a><br /><br /><a href="http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3068871/">Is RFID the mark of Satan, a tool for Big Brother, or just a technology that could someday connect a billion inanimate objects to the Web? </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2005Mar/bpd20050316029617.htm">The first RFID SD card</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.spy.org.uk/cgi-bin/rfid.pl">RFID tag privacy concerns</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.spychips.com/">SPY CHIPS.COM</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20247812.post-1135915739441176842005-12-29T21:53:00.000-05:002005-12-30T07:53:58.096-05:00"Under God" is deemed Un-Constitutional - But teaching Allah is OkYou won't find Public School teachers instructing a group of 12 year old's from the Bible. They won't be using materials that teach "Do not let this book of the law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful." (Joshua 1:8 NIV) They can't get name tags with their christian names and a cross. They can't be encouraged to grow spiritually by adding to their faith goodness; and to goodness knowledge; and to knowledge self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. (2 Peter 2:5 NIV) If the use of "Under God" in the Pledge of allegiance is so offensive that the 9th circuit deemed it un-constitutional, the use of these precepts to teach moral character to impressionalble 12 year olds would never make it past the school boards legal team.<br /><br />However islamic indoctrination of 12 year old's at Excelsior Elementary School in Byron, California is OK with the 9th Circuit. A curriculum focused on biblical history, Jesus, or the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob would never survive a constitutional challange at the 9th circuit. While a curriculum were among other things students are placed into Islamic city groups; took Islamic names; wore identification tags that displayed their new Islamic name and the star and crescent moon; and handed materials that instructed them to "Remember Allah always so that you may prosper" was given a green light by a three - judge panel of the 9th circuit. In addition, the students completed the Islamic Five Pillars of Faith, including fasting; memorizing and reciting the "Bismillah" or "In the name of God, the merciful, and compassionate. In the 22 page ruling the court said that this curriculum was just a matter of teaching them <em>about </em>the Muslim religion.<br /><br />Double Standard? You decide!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?Article_ID=36118">Source</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301467745667656654noreply@blogger.com4