Posted in byzantine art, end time, prophecy

Some art for you

I came across this while looking for art depicting Jesus opening the Lamb’s Book of Life (a visual representation that has been hard to find, surprisingly.) I do not agree with the supporting text from which the art was based, which was an ascetical treatise for monasticism in Eastern Christianity. However, I do think it is a perfect pictorial representation of the growing Christian’s walk toward Jesus and the demonic pitfalls and angelic encouragements along the way. I think in reality the supernatural world that is shielded from us doesn’t look too far different from this…

The Ladder of Divine Ascent or The Ladder of Paradise. A 12th-century icon described by John Climacus. Monastery of St Catherine, Mount Sinai. St John Climacus described the Christian life as a ladder with thirty rungs. The monks are tempted by demons and encouraged by angels, while Christ welcomes them at the summit.

The Ladder of Divine Ascent or The Ladder of Paradise. A 12th-century icon described by John Climacus. Monastery of St Catherine, Mount Sinai. St John Climacus described the Christian life as a ladder with thirty rungs. The monks are tempted by demons and encouraged by angels, while Christ welcomes them at the summit.

Posted in end time, end time. prophecy, sacrifices, temple mount faithful

Temple Mt Groups Ask Police to Allow Passover Sacrifice

The entire article, published in the Israeli newspaper Arutz Sheva Tuesday, follows:

“Jewish organizations that promote the reestablishment of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem wrote a letter to the Jerusalem District police commander Aharon Franco asking him to allow the offering of the Passover lamb sacrifice as is proscribed by the Torah (the Bible) Petitioners stated in their letter that “the Israeli police has the the responsibility to allow the Passover sacrifice as part of its role to allow freedom of worship to anyone on the Temple Mount.”

This request is made every year and every year the answer is always no. Temple Mount Faithful and the recently reconvened (2004) Sanhedrin are likely the organizations making the request, being the most actively concerned with the Temple Mount. Seven weeks ago, the Sanhedrin called for a Passover Sacrifice and called for the world to participate with them. They also announced that they had completed the altar of unhewn stones. This week they announced a first-ever International Temple Mount Awareness day. Jewish focus is definitely shifting to the Temple, Israel, and the right to worship G-d on that spot.

Opinion essays are urging more equitable division of the rights of the religious.  “Let us pray on Mount” is an opinion piece by Yitzchak Reuven slamming discriminatory anti-Jewish policy at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount published two hours ago in YNet News. He is the Director of Multimedia at the international department of The Temple Institute in Jerusalem. He writes that while “Enshrined in Israeli law are two cardinal principles of democracy: freedom of access to places of worship, and the freedom of worship to practitioners of all religions” At the same time, “Non-Muslims are simply not allowed to carry with them a Bible or prayer book and are not allowed to pray. Jews who ascend the Mount, in accordance with Jewish law (first immersing in a ritual bath, and only treading on areas that are permissible according to halacha), are singled out and discriminated against in an abusive, humiliating and derogatory fashion. They are detained at the security booth, their identification cards are inspected (not the case for non-Jews), they are given oral instructions on what they cannot do, (stop in any one spot for more than a few minutes, pray, silently move their lips or sway their bodies. Jews are even warned not to cry, sing or close their eyes).”

Just a few days ago, violence erupted again at Israel’s holiest site. More and more pressure is being applied to the world’s most contested piece of ground, and we know as bible readers that the pressure will only increase until hellish wars occur and then the Jews are allowed to construct the Temple. We also know that the prophetic clock will resume for the Jews and then ALL attention will be on Israel and its worship- first of the antichrist and then of the One True God. The pressure is getting unbearable, no? Bear it we must for the time is not yet.

Let us watch to see if there is spiritual softening in the hearts of those controlling the Temple Mount and allow this sacrifice. We won’t have long to wait for the police’s answer, Passover begins Tuesday, March 30. An answer ‘yes’ will undoubtedly bring violence and anguish, and a ‘no’ will undoubtedly bring violence and anguish. This is because, “And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it” (Zech 12:3).

O Jerusalem!

Posted in end time, prophecy, weather

Crazy weather and fearful events

The weather certainly has been crazy lately. Jesus said to watch for His signs of His coming. Some of those signs are earthquakes, roaring and tossing seas, storms and fearful events, famines, pestilences, and more. A freak hailstorm occurred in Melbourne yesterday that has definitely freaked people out. The storm was severe and caused much damage to the city. Worse than that, though, was its suddenness and unexpectedness. An eyewitness reports:

Melbourne: “I was there having coffee, the sky turned grey within seconds. Withinsecond, hail storm. Within 3 minutes, the street has gone chaos. It was a wave pool and flying branches and bins.”

Eyewitness reports: “I was caught in this freak hailstorm that came without any warning. The hail storm caused massive damage not only in the city but also across the state. Some people say they will never recover from the traumatic experience.”

Golf ball sized hail damaged many roofs and pedestrians huddled under awnings and in doorways to escape injury.
 

Newsweek magazine recently asked the question: “Are Earthquakes Getting Worse?” The same question was asked of a seismologist by a Fox news correspondent in the wake of the Chile earthquake. The Lord said that earthquakes would be a sign of His return, and for us to keep watch. Even the secular folk know that something is amiss and now are starting to ask questions. But are they asking the right questions? A search on Twitter for “Mother Nature” and “weather” yielded a trove of chats where people are commenting on the crazy doings of the weather:

Miami: “Yes. Mother Nature is going crazy. Another weird thing: March is beach time for Floridians. It’s chilly,here. We’re wearing sweaters”

Seattle: “Flowers are blooming everywhere and it’s crazy! This weather has put mother nature into a tizzy! (not that I’m complaining)”

Pacific Northwest: “Mother nature is seriously going CRAZY. Earthquakes in Haiti & Chile. Now, people are saying that there’s gonna be a huge earthquake in Washington & Oregon. WOW, SERIOUSLY?!”

Atlanta: “Yo Mother Nature been PMS lately with all this crazy weather”

Brooklyn: “Its crazy…everywhere has earthquakes….no escaping mother nature”

California: “Ahh! What’s up w/the sky?! it’s pouring, it’s sunny, it’s hailing w/thunder and lightning – so crazy! Mother nature is very capricious.”

But a similar search for the terms “God” and “Weather” yielded zero results. There are so many signs and fearful events and earthquakes that people are noticing, and people are talking and asking about them. Now that they have noticed that the freak weather is becoming the norm, it is making them very nervous, uncertain, and fearful.

“Strange phenomenon occurred in Argentina. The citizens of Guernica were surprised by a strange cone-shaped cloud that rose more than 12 kilometers above the rest of the clouds. From inside this strange formation could be seen large rays that frightened the spectators. Many witnesses say may be a harbinger of some new catastrophe in the region after the earthquake in Chile.”

 
In one sense, it is good that people are connecting strange weather and sky signs with harbingers of more, that is what the birth pangs are supposed to do. In Luke 21:25, Jesus said there will be “roaring and tossing seas”, and in Luke 21:11 “fearful events and great signs from heaven.” Fearful events such as massive waves unexpectedly slamming a cruise ship, killing two passengers? Or fearful events such as  the entire Pacific basin – a quarter of the earth’s population –  preparing for a tsunami? Or fearful events such as a massive wave that washes away a bus full of retirees?
The foundations upon which most of the world has laid their cornerstone are the wrong ones. The signs God is sending are designed to remind earth dwellers that He is in control of the foundations of the world. God is stripping away those false foundations of finance, economy, materialism, infrastructure, weather manipulation, and even shaking the seas and the earth. We are not in control, HE is. This dawning realization makes for fearful people, eyeing the sky askance, wondering what next it will bring. One can only pray that their fear will turn into realization that it is God speaking to us.
Posted in col. west, end time, fitna, geert wilders, islam, prophecy

The creeping danger of Islam

Here is how to secure and protect Western civilization: prevent Islam from becoming more than 5% dominant in your nation. We are at war, and the Christian knows that better than anyone. Satan rebels against God and pushes his soldiers (fallen angels) to overcome the unsaved individual. He deploys them to delay and sidetrack the Christian. He connives to infiltrate nations and the most effective way is through his religion: Islam. Here are three examples of people who feel this way about Islam, and are unafraid to speak the truth.

Colonel Allen West was part of a panel whose participants were asked what they think of US attitudes and approaches to the war on terror, and the various wars around the world that seem to be escalating and not concluding. The only clear answer given was by Col. Allen West, now a Florida senatorial candidate. We here in the West are being sold a bill of goods that “Islam is a peaceful religion.” It is not. Col. West explains why:

“The first thing you got to do is to study and to understand who you’re up against. And you must realize that this is not a religion you are fighting against, you are fighting against a theo-political belief system and construct. You’re fighting something that’s been doing this thing since 622 AD, the 7th century, 1388 years. You want to dig up Charles Martel and ask him why he was fighting the Muslim army at the Battle of Tours in 732? You want to ask the Venetian fleet at La Ponto, why they were fighting a Muslim fleet in 1571? You want to ask the Germanic and Austrian knights why they were fighting at the Gate of Vienna in 1683? You want to ask people what happened at Constantinople and why today it’s called Istanbul because they lost that fight in 1453? You need to get into the Koran, you need to understand their precepts, you need to read the Sura, you need to read the hadiths, and then you can really understand that it’s not a perversion, they are doing exactly what this book says. I want to close by saying this, and I think that we’ve said this all through this morning so far. Until you get principled leadership in the United States of America that is willing to say that, we will continue to chase our tail, because we will never clearly define who this enemy is, and define their goals and objectives, which is on any jihadist’s website, and then come up with the right and proper goals and objectives, to not only secure our republic, but to secure Western civilization. [Transcription courtesy of Tundra Tabloid. Bold mine]. Watch Col. West here.

Geert Wilders is a Dutch politician who produced the documentary Fitna. Wikipedia says “Approximately 17 minutes in length, the film shows selected excerpts from Suras of the Qur’an, interspersed with media clips and newspaper cuttings showing or describing acts of violence and/or hatred by Muslims. The film demonstrates that the Qur’an motivates its followers to hate all who violate Islamic teachings. Consequently, the film argues that Islam encourages – among other things – acts of terrorism, antisemitism, violence against women, violence and subjugation of infidels and against homosexuals and Islamic universalism. A large part of the film details the influence of Islam on the Netherlands.” Fitna can be viewed here.

At the Press Conference at the House of Lords in the UK, 5th March 2010, after the screening of his film Fitna, Wilders said:

“So I have a problem with Islam, Yes I do have a problem with Islam. I think it is a Fascist ideology. I think we should stop the Islamisation of our society but through Democracy with policies that get a majority in our Parliament.  I think it is a violent and dangerous religion and even a retarded culture. But I have nothing against Muslims. I want a full stop of Immigration from Muslim nations to the Netherlands, I believe it should be implemented through the whole of Europe by the way. Not that I have anything against the people but because I think they bring along a culture and a Fascist ideology that we should not let grow in our society.”

By now you may be thinking that the negativity toward Islam is untoward, hateful even. It is not. Peter Hammond is a front line missionary. He flies into nations that are hostile to the Gospel, and proclaims Jesus. He has written many books, among them, “Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: historical roots and contemporary threat.” In it, Hammond writes about the actions taken by Muslims who have immigrated to Western countries. Islam is not just a religion, it is a complete system: It controls the individual’s economic, religious, legal, social, political, facets of life. It is designed to control all aspects of a Muslim’s life.

The Muslim who immigrates feels cut off so they feel the need to Islamicise the host culture as quickly as possible. In other words, he must change the culture to fit the Koran, not himself to fit the culture.

When a sufficient number of Muslims are dwelling in that country they begin to agitate for their demands. When they agitate for their religion the other aspects creep in too. Here are Dr. Hammond’s hard numbers:

When less than 2% Muslims live in any given country, Islam is regarded as peace loving minority and not a threat to other citizens. Examples are 0.6% in US, Australia and Italy at 1.5% Muslim minority.

At 2-5% Muslim minority they begin to proselytize to disaffected, other ethnic groups, mainly to street gangs and prisoners etc. This is happening in Denmark, Germany and Spain now.

When at 5% of the minority is Muslim in any given country: they exercise an influence disproportionate to their numbers within the host culture. They want Hallal food: and bring increasing pressure to grocery stores to stock it. Failure to comply bring threats of violence. This is in comparison to Kosher food and other ethic specific foods that are available due to popular demand, not threats or legislation. They begin to persuade local government to allow them to rule themselves in their neighborhoods, through Sharia law. This is happening now in France, where 8% of the population is Muslim, Switzerland at 5% and the Netherlands at 5.5%.

At 10% they use violent demonstrations to secure their demands. Paris, France is an example with recent car burnings and other aggressive outbreaks. Any actions perceived as threatening to Islam bring violent uprisings, including threats to public figures, such as in Amsterdam. This is also happening now in India, Kenya, Russia, and Israel.

At 20% you get hairtrigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings, burnings of Christian churches and Jewish synagogues. This is happening now in Ethiopia

At 40% Muslim minority, you have widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks and ongoing warfare. Examples are Bosnia, Chad, Lebanon.

At 60% there occurs unfettered persecution to all non-believers including non-conforming Muslims, sporadic ethnic cleansing with use of Sharia law and Jizya (a tax forced on infidels). Examples are Malaysia, Albania and Sudan

80% means daily intimidation, jihad, state run ethnic cleansing as they move toward goal of 100% Muslim. Gaza, Egypt, Morocco, Pakistan, UAE, Turkey, Indonesia

At 100% Muslim this is supposed to usher in Dal Al Salaam (House of Peace)…but NOT! Radical Muslims rise and rule over their fellow Muslims and intimidate and even kill. Mudrassa are the only schools, Koran spells out the only acceptable way of life. Just look at the daily reality in reality in Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Saudi Arabia- these nations are 100% Muslim…but they are not at peace are they? The Taliban in Afghanistan with public beatings is another example. All this is from Dr. Hammond’s book.

We are at war. Can there be any doubt that satan is behind such a horrific religious and political system? Can one doubt that Islam aims to take over the world? We Christians know the rule: “Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7b). But we are not resisting, we are tolerating. We accept the creeping Islamisation of our nations, not realizing the danger until it is too late. At 5% Muslim minority it is almost too late. Col. West, Geert Wilders, and Dr Hammond- a military man, a politician, and a missionary have the same message: We must call Islam what it is: a threat. We must face this threat. We must resist en masse with whatever time we have left on earth before we are raptured. We must not be afraid to shout the name of Jesus as savior and proclaim Him above any and all false religions that claim other gods. Because after the rapture, the unsuspecting unsaved will probably not resist. Even if they want to resist, they will not know how. Let’s show them how! First, by speaking up in Jesus’ name!

Jesus is the shield and buckler – “He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.” (Psalm 91:4). Truth! Jesus is the only true God, Allah is a false devil who makes slaves of his people. Jesus liberates. Islam obliterates. Which couldn’t make satan happier.

Posted in drinking, end time, prophecy

Riotous living rules the day

The bible warns against riotous living and it shows what happens when engaging in riotous living. It also warns that the time of the end will be characterized almost totally by riotous living, partying so hard the people will be oblivious to the Lord’s clarion calls to repentance. “For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be. (Mt 24:37-39.) God sends storms and earthquakes and tossing seas and signs and perplexing things and fearful events. And still they party. Repent? No. Party? Yes.

Isaiah foretold, “The new wine fails, the vine languishes, All the merry-hearted sigh.” ( Is 24:7). Isaiah is speaking of vain merriment. When sinners place all their attention on the vain pleasures of this world, only destruction awaits. Yet, as the world spins faster as it winds down to the end of time, people are eating and drinking, making merry, oblivious to impending doom. (Above, partiers at Burning Man) In Italy, youth have discovered something that US college frat boys have known all along: binge-drinking: Pressures mount as binge-drinking hits Italy “Gone midnight on the last Saturday in summer and the young people in the square drinking cocktails and beer slur as they chant: “Happy birthday, son of a b—h…”An unremarkable sight in northern European countries like Britain, it’s becoming familiar in Milan as an Italian tradition of touching wine only at meals caves in to the power of binge-drinking.”

The issue of drinking and merriment in these end days is not solely a US or Italy problem. It is worldwide. So many people are bound with cords to the railroad tracks, never hearing the train bearing down on them. (Left, Lady Gaga) Never knowing that simple repentance will loosen the bonds keeping them in the track of destruction. Pray that those who are in the world now will see, feel, and respond to the Lord’s calls to repent. His signs are many, for He is long-sufferingly patient. But He will not send signs forever. The day will come, soon, I think, when God will end the signs and the Church Age saints will be gone. Tribulation will arrive…”and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.” Tribulation will arrive…and then the real trouble begins. I hear the train a-comin’!

Posted in chile, earthquake, end time, prophecy, revelation, security gate

Raw video of the Chile quake

I post this for a reason. It is a Chilean security camera focused on a gate. The shaking evident as the earthquake in Chile today ramps up, you see just how violent an 8.8 magnitude quake can be.

“And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty.” (Revelation 16:18) Revelation describes an earthquake to come that will be so strong that it will exceed every other earthquake that has ever happened. It will be so strong that it fells all the cities of the earth. It will be so strong that every island disappears, likely covered because of the resulting tsunami.

The earthquake that Revelation describes is bigger than the one that hapened today. The strongest earthquake ever recorded occurred in 1960. It was a 9.5 magnitude that struck Chile. It hit off the coast, causing tsunamis over 60 feet high, that traveled as far as Hawaii, Japan, and New Zealand, killing 4,000-5,000 and leaving over 2,000,000 people homeless. The earthquake that Revelation describes will be even BIGGER than the 9.5.

If you are not saved by grace and blood of Jesus, then you may well survive until the end of the Tribulation when this prophesied earthquake hits. I ask you to ponder the violent shaking seen in the video of the 8.8 that occurred last night in Chile, then ponder also if you want to be on the earth when an earthquake occurs that will make the violent shaking in that video seem like a placid pond in comparison. If you do not want to be around, and you have been feeling a little tug in your heart, then that it the Holy Spirit convicting you of your sins. Sins are things you do that are wrong and disrespect God, like lying, stealing, rotten thoughts, anger, and a host of other things. Anyone who has unforgiven sin in their heart cannot be near to God and will forever be banished from His presence upon death, to a place commonly referred to as hell.

But a remedy is available for you. No, you cannot stop sinning, it is in our nature, and only one man has ever lived who never sinned- Jesus. But you can ask Jesus the Spotless One to forgive you of your sins. If you genuinely feel guilt and sorrow over your past actions, and desire to live a more pleasing life to Loving God, then ask Him to forgive you. He will. Then He will send the Holy Spirit to help you resist sin in the future.

I hope the earthquake’s shaking has shaken your very soul and that you accept His offer of forgiveness before it is too late for you or too late in time. For there will be a moment in tine when God, who knows your heart, will see that it is too hardened to accept mercy and will give you over to sin’s consequences. (Rom 1:26; Zech 7:11-12)

Posted in birth pangs, chile, earthquake, end time, prophecy

Every day a new tragedy happens

It’s really excruciating to go to bed now. I know that my sweet slumber will refresh me, but upon awakening each day there seems to be a new and worse tragedy happening than had occurred on the day before. Friday there was a terrible snowstorm/rainstorm that affected over a million New Englanders. They soon were suffering in the cold and the dark with no power as hurricane force winds lashed their homes.

There was also a 7.0 earthquake in Japan near the Ryuku Islands. A tsunami warning was issued. As with any earthquake, there is always fear and panic, especially because of aftershocks. The tsunami warning also added to the fear and uncertainty because beaches were evacuated.

I went to bed and awoke to the news that an 8.8 earthquake had occurred in Chile and that tsunami warning again had been issued. All of the Pacific and all of Asia braced for impact. That’s an entire continent. There are reports of 71/2 foot tall tsunami waves hitting now. Tsunami alerts are out for the whole of the Pacific basin, which means about a quarter of the earth’s population is under risk. Nations cry in anguish at the roaring and the tossing of the seas.(Luke 21:25)

New tragedies are happening every day. Moreover, their scale is increasing. The frequency of record-breaking snowstorms hammering the eastern US has risen to once-in-a-while to one-a-week. Each one was bigger than the last. Each has a more colorful title than the last: such as “Snowmageddon”, and “Snowicane”… The earthquakes in Japan and Chile were massive but also, the aftershocks of the Chile quake were all each as big as massive quakes in themselves. One measured 6.9. And of course, there’s Haiti and the tragedy that recently occurred there.

Here is an interactive graph showing an increase in earthquakes over the last century. Its data ends in 2006 so I wonder what it would look like if information from 2006-now had been included! When the data is arrayed like it is on this graph it is quite startling to see the increase. (Source USGS) (Left, a girl sobs in anguish in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake)

A person queried me on one of my earthquake blog entries on exactly where does it say in the bible that there will be an increase in earthquakes as a sign of the end times. The scriptures do not specifically say there will be an increase in earthquakes in literal language but it does say so in a metaphor. Here is Jesus’ statement in Mark 13:8 – “For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.” Jesus never used a metaphor for no reason, and He was making a picture here for the disciples.

Birth pangs, or labor pains, are defined as “One of the repetitive pains occurring in childbirth. Often used in the plural. Also: Difficulty or turmoil associated with a development or transition.” Synonyms are: contraction, throes, struggle, sweat, travail. Birth pangs are an event that is unstoppable, increase in intensity and frequency, and result in a new creation. During the duration of the labor, the mother is in throes, sweats, and travails. When it is over there is peace, and rest.

What we have been witnessing is exactly the pangs that Jesus warned us would come and that He told us to watch for. He said so in Mark 13:37, “What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!'”” and if you have obeyed that command you have seen that the birth pangs are increasing.

God is fully in control and He has always sent weather to show His wrath, or to shake up the people, or to render judgment. He sends snow: Job 37:6 “For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth…” and indeed there was snow in the United States this week. He sends hail. Psalm 105:32: “He gave them hail for rain…”  and indeed there was hail in Egypt this week that caused chaos and killed 4 people. He sends earthquakes. Isaiah 29:6 “Thou shalt be visited of the Lord of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.”  And all the symptoms the Lord said would occur, including signs from heaven and fearful events, are occurring.

Emotionally, it’s so hard to watch, though. On the one hand, to see the LORD’S power is fearful and awesome. To watch His promises unfold is a blessing, hard as these particular promises are to endure. But also with the increase in intensity and frequency of birth pangs comes heartache and tragedy for people. People we know and love are travailing. People we do not know are weeping in grief. Children lose parents, parents lose children. The unsaved are at increased risk of their fate: eternal separation from God! The terrible times Paul said would come are indeed here. For me, it is a most terrible time knowing that as each end time event occurs, many more unsaved are sent to their eternal destiny. The loss of so many unsaved is a heartache beyond comprehension. I know that for the Lord it is even worse, for “God is not willing that any should perish, but all should come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3). Unfortunately we know that many still choose to go on the broad way, to their destruction.

Far from the secular view that many have of the Christian, that we are so secure in our eternal destiny (we are) that we feel morally superior to those who must endure the consequences of their choice to reject Jesus (we don’t). Quite the opposite. Claiming His promise of eternal security is so simple, and so available, it deepens our sadness and grief for the lost each time a tragedy like this occurs, because it is so unnecessary. Terrible times indeed.

Christian, please continue praying. Stay strong, appealing to the Holy Spirit to stand us upright. Now is not the time to quail, cower, or quit. “Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be <sup class="xref" value="(AF)”>blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,” The world needs the light of Jesus now more than ever. Be that light, in prayer and in love.

Peace.

Posted in end time, fire, jesus, picture, prophecy

Man’s house burns, Jesus picture doesn’t

A man’s house burned down, but his picture of Jesus didn’t. Miracle! Otherwise, forensic firefighters would have to explain why all the other combustible things in the room burned, including other pictures, but this paper remained intact inside of 1000 degrees. LOL, Jesus is amazing. “and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Mt 28:20

Jesus Picture Is The Only Wall Hanging To Survive Fire
Greensboro, NC — The day after Raymond Kennedy’s home burned down he says a firefighter pulled him inside what use to be his living room and told him to look around. Kennedy’s first response was, “I looked around and said, ‘Everything is destroyed.’ and he said, ‘Look at that picture of Jesus’.”

On an outside wall of the home, right next to the front door hung a paper picture of Jesus Christ. The frame was covered in soot, the glass covering the picture was covered in soot and broken away, but the picture remained intact. Kennedy was shocked when he finally noticed it, “It was extraordinary to me. I mean, I got cold chills on the back of my neck. I was just like, ‘I cannot believe that picture did not burn.’.” Kennedy said he was surprised because all the other photos burned behind the glass before it broke away, “Doesn’t make any sense. A piece of paper in over 1000 degree heat would just disentegrate. All the other ones did. All the other pictures in here, there is nothing left.”

He’s not the only one in awe. Once word spread through his neighborhood, people started stopping by to check it out. “There would be ten people walking around and I was like ‘What are they doing around the house?’. I come up and they were like, ‘You need to call someone about the picture of Jesus in the living room. We’ve walked through your house and everything is completely destroyed. For you to have a picture hanging right beside it that’s completely destroyed, but Jesus is not – that is really special. Jesus was looking over yall’.”

Kennedy is convinced it’s not a coincidence, “When we get another place we’re going to hang it just so we can look at it and know that we was taken care of.”
WFMY News 2

Video at link. Stills below

 
  
 
Posted in antichrist, damp rag, end time, farage, prophecy

The king of damp rag countenance

I listened to an interesting speech (harangue) from Nigel Farage, UK Independent Party. He was speaking at the European Union Parliament building in Brussels yesterday and he had quite a lot to say about the EU’s new President, Herman Van Rompuy, pictured left. Mr Farage is getting press because of the following statement in his minute-and-a-half long speech:

“I don’t want to be rude but, really, you have the charisma of a damp rag and the appearance of a low-grade bank clerk,” Mr Farage said to Mr Van Rompuy.” That sentence is getting all the quoting, and the personal insults by Mr Farage levered against Mr Van Rompuy are getting the attention. However that was not the most interesting part. I transcribed the part most pertinent to prophecy followers below:

Mr Farage said: “We were told that when we had a President we’d see a giant global political figure. The man would be the political leader for 500 million people. The man that would represent all of us on the world stage. The man whose job who was so important, that of course you’re paid more than President Obama. And I’m afraid all we got was you. … The question that I want to ask is who are you? I never heard of you. No one in Europe has ever heard of you. Who voted for you? I know that democracy isn’t popular with you. What mechanism do the peoples of Europe have to remove you? Is this European democracy? … I sense though that you’re competent, capable, and dangerous. I have no doubt that it is your intention to be the quiet assassin of European democracy and of the European nation states. You appear to have a loathing for the very concept of the existence of nation states.”

This is extremely pertinent to the Tribulation times when the antichrist will rise and rule the world. Now, the bible is clear, we will not know who the antichrist is until he is revealed as per Matthew 24:14-16 so there is no use speculating on who he is and whether Mr Van Rompuy is him or not. “Secondly, Mr Van Rompuy is likely not a candidate for antichrist because the scriptures say that the antichrist will have fierce countenance and emit amazing charisma, two things Mr Farage noted were lacking in Mr Rompuy.

However, ponder this. All insults aside, Mr Farage was bellowing against the installation of a man who is crafty, skilled at intrigue, hates democracy, and represents 500 million people. Farage was wondering how a man could be put over half a billion people whom no one really knows, who came out of nowhere, from undiscovered quarters and a nothing country. He was raging against the decision-making process that allowed a crafty unknown to take the world stage as supposed savior on the global political scene.

Nigel Farage’s tirade of insults against the President of the EU was not just immature vitriol you’re reading in the news today. Farage was railing against the installation of a man who represents half a billion people, hates democracy, is skilled and crafty at intrigue, came out of nowhere, whom no one really knows, and wasn’t voted in. This is exactly how the antichrist comes to power.

For all those people who mock the scriptures describing the antichrist, what the scriptures describe has happened. It will happen again. And the next time will be for real. Keep looking up! Our redemption draweth nigh.

Here’s the speech –

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"Snowcane" NY and "snowcane" Europe

Two storms are forming; one for northern US they are calling an “atmospheric monster” –

Northeast braces for superstorm Friday
“The same storm that brought a gentle snowfall across Texas on Tuesday will reach the Northeast in the form of an atmospheric monster with damaging winds, blinding snow, torrential rain, huge waves and flooding.”

And another for Western Europe they are calling a “meteorological bomb” –

Europe braces for destructive winter storm
A large but disorganized extratropical storm located over the middle-Atlantic Ocean is expected to move rapidly eastwards towards Spain over the next two days. As the storm approaches Spain on Friday, it is expected to tap into a cold polar airmass to its north and rapidly intensify into a meteorological “bomb”–a mighty winter cyclone with hurricane force winds. Though sea surface temperatures off the coast of Spain are about 1°C below average, the waters of 12 – 16°C will provide plenty of moisture and energy to the powerful storm, which may end up rivaling last year’s Winter Storm Klaus in intensity. … It is expected to “come ashore over Ireland Sunday morning with a pressure of 956 mb. This is a central pressure typically found in Category 2 hurricanes! … Even so, this weekend’s storm has the potential to be a multi-billion dollar weather disaster for Europe.”

Luke 21:10 – Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.”

Two superstorms at the same time that are not hurricanes but have the power of hurricanes. A potential of multi-billion dollar damage. Coming on the heels of “Snowmageddon 1” and “Snowmageddon 2“. Hmmm… Jesus Christ told us that natural disasters would be one of the signs announcing His return to this earth. Keep looking up! The birth pangs certainly are increasing!