You can read Dr. Andy Woods article entitled “There Arose Another Generation After Them Who Did Not Know the Lord”: A Post Election Analysis here.
I think Dr. Woods gives a good description of the state of America in 2012. It is not a rosy picture.
CR
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This is the latest story I could find out of the “new” Israeli conflict as I make this post.
The story reminds me of a Biblical prophecy. It is from the book of Ezekiel and goes like this:
“Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee.
“And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the lord; because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it.
“Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.
“No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.”
-Ezekiel 29: 8-11
Has there ever been a time in Egypt’s history when it was not inhabited? I don’t know of such a time. So, unless I am ignorant of a historical fact, the prophecy is futuristic. Will the current conflict lead to such an “event?” Only time will tell.
CR
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I found this statement by James White at Manny’s blog Cracked-Pot. I could not have said it better.
CR
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“Original dinosaur tissues in fossil bones are probably the most controversial finds in all of paleontology. Secular scientists have difficulty interpreting them. They debate whether the tissues are real, based on laboratory-measured tissue decay rates, or whether the tissue decay rates are real, based on plainly observed tissues.”
Read the rest of the article by Brian Thomas M.S. here.
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Jimmy DeYoung is a prophecy teacher whom I listen to once in a while. The man knows his Bible. I agree with much of his take on government here. I’m not so sure about his view of Daniel 7 and I am surely not certain that the “false church” will be headquartered in Rome, Italy.
It is clear there will be a “taking away” event. Many call it the rapture. The main reason I believe in this event comes from the words of Jesus in Matthew 24. I hope that Mr. DeYoung is right about the possibility of the rapture happening at any time. I agree with him that there will be a 7 year tribulation and a Millennial kingdom. I lean towards the pre-trib view of the rapture but don’t hold a solid position on the topic.
With the recent events in the Middle East, those of us who are interested in Bible Prophecy are watching the events surrounding Israel closely.
God has made a commitment to the people of Israel.
“The Lord Jesus is called ‘shomer Yisrael, the one who guards Israel’; this Keeper never slumbers and never sleeps, but is always on duty. Psalm 121:4.”
May God Bless the descendents of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
CR
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Reposted from the Cracked-Pot.
But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanders, without control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! 2 Timothy 3:1-5.
Perilous, chalepos; Strong’s #5467. Harsh, savage, difficult, dangerous, painful, fierce, grievous, hard to deal with. The word describes a culture that is barren of virtue but abounding with vices.
The Apostle Paul exhorts Timothy and us to continue our walk in Christ, standing fast in the face of increased evil. Now as then, people are characterized by all kinds of self-centered and unnatural perversions. Some will speak Christianize to maintain an outward pretense, but all the while refusing the reality of what the Christian faith expresses.
The power denied by them is the heart of Christianity—the fact of a risen Redeemer, the truth of the inspired (God breathed) Word of God and the indwelling and overflowing of the gift of the Father, the person of the Holy Spirit; who works within believers and transforms their lives to image of Christ.
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“…the trial of your faith, being more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried by fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ..” 1 Peter 1:7
Faith untried may be true faith, but it is sure to be little faith, and it is likely to remain dwarfish so long as it is without trials. Faith never prospers so well as when all things are against her: tempests are her trainers, and lightnings are her illuminators. When a calm reigns on the sea, spread the sails as you will, the ship moves not to its harbour; for on a slumbering ocean the keel sleeps too. Let the winds rush howling forth, and let the waters lift up themselves, then, though the vessel may rock, and her deck may be washed with waves, and her mast may creak under the pressure of the full and swelling sail, it is then that she makes headway towards her desired haven. No flowers wear so lovely a blue as those which grow at the foot of the frozen glacier; no stars gleam so brightly as those which glisten in the polar sky; no water tastes so sweet as that which springs amid the desert sand; and no faith is so precious as that which lives and triumphs in adversity. Tried faith brings experience. You could not have believed your own weakness had you not been compelled to pass through the rivers; and you would never have known God’s strength had you not been supported amid the water floods. Faith increases in solidity, assurance, and intensity, the more it is exercised with tribulation. Faith is precious, and its trial is precious too.
Let not this, however, discourage those who are young in faith. You will have trials enough without seeking them: the full portion will be measured out to you in due season. Meanwhile, if you cannot yet claim the result of long experience, thank God for what grace you have; praise him for that degree of holy confidence whereunto you have attained: walk according to that rule, and you shall yet have more and more of the blessing of God, till your faith shall remove mountains and conquer impossibilities.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-92)
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It’s rare that I put up two of Mr. Spurgeon’s works back to back. Only, when I read this yesterday, I felt it speaking to the church today. No one knows exactly what lies ahead. After this last U.S. election, there are some very gloomy stories out there. I’ve read more than one.
I would like to add a few of the verses that precede this one to close this post. – CR
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” (1 Peter 3:5)
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“The eternal God is thy refuge.” Deut. 33:27
The word refuge may be translated “mansion”, or “abiding place”, which gives the thought that God is our abode, our home. There is a fulness and sweetness in the metaphor, for dear to our hearts is our home, although it be the humblest cottage, or the scantiest garret; and dearer far is our blessed God, in whom we live, and move, and have our being. It is at home that we feel safe: we shut the world out and dwell in quiet security. So when we are with our God we “fear no evil.” He is our shelter and retreat, our abiding refuge. At home, we take our rest; it is there we find repose after the fatigue and toil of the day. And so our hearts find rest in God, when, wearied with life’s conflict, we turn to him, and our soul dwells at ease. At home, also, we let our hearts loose; we are not afraid of being misunderstood, nor of our words being misconstrued. So when we are with God we can commune freely with him, laying open all our hidden desires; for if the “secret of the Lord is with them that fear him”, the secrets of them that fear him ought to be, and must be, with their Lord. Home, too, is the place of our truest and purest happiness: and it is in God that our hearts find their deepest delight. We have joy in him which far surpasses all other joy. It is also for home that we work and labour. The thought of it gives strength to bear the daily burden, and quickens the fingers to perform the task; and in this sense we may also say that God is our home. Love to him strengthens us. We think of him in the person of his dear Son; and a glimpse of the suffering face of the Redeemer constrains us to labour in his cause. We feel that we must work, for we have brethren yet to be saved, and we have our Father’s heart to make glad by bringing home his wandering sons; we would fill with holy mirth the sacred family among whom we dwell. Happy are those who have thus the God of Jacob for their refuge!
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-92)
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By Rob
I am a Christian I’m just not obliged to acknowledge the founder
I love Jesus But not enough to obey his teachings
His ways are not my ways My ways are my ways
I believe in being salt of the earth as long as that means “making the world a better place”
I believe in the Bible but it isn’t factual
I believe God spoke to us in His Word but personal revelation can trump his Word at any time
The Bible speaks words of truth to me but those words can mean whatever I want
I believe in Heaven and Hell but what kind of God would condemn you to hell?
Jesus said I will be outcast, set apart and persecuted but I believe we should ignore our differences and unite by our similarities
I believe in equal rights for all people of all faiths, lifestyles and preferences Just not for Bible-believing Christians who are the ones keeping the church from growing
God’s Son Jesus was beat, tortured, starved, stabbed, whipped and abused but God has a wonderful plan for me to prosper and not harm me
I believe we have to be tolerant of everyone except those who don’t believe what I believe
What I believe is what the church has always believed at least that is what the emergents tell me
I’m Orthodox to the bone but lack the spine to support it
Posted by Pastor Ken Silva here.
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Wings of the Wind 
UC Irvine Student Government Approves Anti-Israel Boycott
November 16, 2012“Even as missiles launched from Gaza are killing innocent Israelis, there is no rest for the anti-Semitic, Israel-bashers at the University of California, Irvine. On Tuesday night, the student senate passed a non-binding resolution requesting that the school divest from eight companies currently doing business with the Jewish State.”
The anti-Semitism that was alive and well in America in the pre-WWII era is evidently re-emerging.
CR
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