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Gay coach hired, fired, then offered his job back…at a Christian school

Posted on by elizabethprata

A Christian school in New Zealand fired a man whom they discovered was a homosexual. He was their netball coach and had been working for the school for a short time. The news today shows that the school was sanctioned, and as a result had to pay the homosexual coach an undisclosed sum, apologize, and take diversity classes. Here is one link/headline and the article’s first paragraph:

New Zealand school sanctioned after firing sports coach for being gay
A New Zealand Christian school has been ordered to pay undisclosed compensation and apologize to a sports coach it fired because he was gay. Board members of Middleton Grange School in Christchurch — on New Zealand’s South Island — will also attend courses on human rights awareness, school principal Richard Vanderpyl said Thursday.

This is a shame. Not only do organizations have the right to hire and fire, they have the right to fire people who do not meet their employment standards. Homosexuals do not meet the standards at a Christian School because Christian schools adhere to biblical standards. The bible’s standard for same-sex unions are that they are an abomination to the Lord. You don’t tell the children to maintain purity in opposite sex relations after marriage, and then set those standards aside and hire a homosexual who actively violates them. That is nonsensical.

The headmaster said, “We’re thinking of the impact on him,” Vanderpyl said. “We care for him and respect him.”

The school was required to take a diversity class despite already having respected his “human rights” by hiring him, and they respected his human rights again by proclaiming to the world that he is a nice person and respected by the school. The school simply had an opinion on his chosen lifestyle, and was penalized for it, while the coach had an opinion on the school’s culture, and was rewarded for it. This is a double standard.

And why does diversity only go one way? If gays are allowed to express their opinion in the workplace as to the appropriateness of their lifestyle, why was the homosexual man not required to take diversity training in order to better understand the Christian lifestyle? And … why, knowing that the school was Christian and that it held to certain moral precepts, did the homosexual coach even apply for a job there in the first place? It’s like a man applying to a women-only gym, and then suing for discrimination that he was denied entry. Or attending a vegetarian restaurant, ordering tofu fry, and then suing because hamburger isn’t on the menu.

Other questions: Did the coach tell the hiring committee at the interview initially that he was gay? Or did that information come to the attention of the Administration later? If the coach hid the information from the hiring committee, then the coach is a liar.

The coach is quoted as saying, “It’s hard enough to go through finding yourself and accepting yourself and being ‘out’ in the first place. Having to go through discrimination doesn’t help,” he said.

If it’s so normal to be gay then why do the gays themselves have such a hard time with their orientation? Why does it take a lifetime to “accept one’s self” if same sex sexual conduct is perfectly moral? And failing to meet Christian standards or morality is a perfectly legitimate basis for firing, otherwise, so many municipal charters, constitutions, oaths, and contracts would not state grounds for separability on moral turpitude. Many places, such as Michigan University, have for conditions of employment moral conduct and state as a matter of policy grounds for dismissal based on immoral conduct. Many contractual morals clauses can prohibit, for example, “actions violating societal norms,” among other statements. Ask Tiger Woods.

“It is understood that the school board made the decision that he could not remain based on Christian teaching that homosexuality is a sin.” He was pleased the people behind the decision had attended a human rights session “so they are aware what they did was wrong and don’t do it again”.

What they did was not wrong. Homosexuality IS a sin. In the legal world, morals clauses are written into employment contracts all the time. In the Employment world, you do not want someone who is morally decrepit to continue in employ. If the school had hired a teacher on the basis of having attained a Master’s degree and it was discovered later that the information was presented falsely, that person would be fired. They lied. If an organization had hired a teacher on the basis of having attained a high GPA in college but it was discovered they had earned all A’s from cheating on tests, they would be known to be a cheater and summarily fired. Willful and unrepentant sin of any kind should not be allowed to run rampant anywhere, but never in a Christian school of all places.

As for homosexuality, the demographics show that in Australia 2-3% identified themselves as homosexual in a survey conducted in 2006. In Canada in 2003, 1% identified themselves as homosexual. In the US, only 4% claimed homosexuality as their chosen sexual orientation. This article states the demographics problem well in discussing homosexual marriage: “Given that mentality, it is easy to understand the driving force behind this demand for gay marriage: the idea that people have some moral (and should therefore have some legal) right to state recognition for their personal identity. This is the heart of the matter because of its implications for democracy. Every democracy, by definition, consists of both a majority and one or more minorities. To argue that life is intolerable merely by virtue of being in the minority, in this case expressed by the exclusion of gay people from marriage, is to undermine the very foundation of democracy, especially in countries that supposedly celebrate their many minorities and promote cultural “diversity.”

In America, 80% claim Christianity. Yet why are Christian voices increasingly dismissed in “diversity” discussions and human rights classes? Because Christians are increasingly censored. Anti-Christians want Christians silenced in the workplace. Christians who voice their opinion about the sinful practices are increasingly penalized, and that includes even within Christian workplaces and organizations!

Remember, Jesus said that believers will be mistreated, all the way from unfairness to persecution to martyrdom. We also know that the Christian standards will be increasingly trod upon as deception becomes the way of the world in the end time. (Mt 24:10-12). Christian, be prepared with an answer if you are asked in the workplace about any of the bible’s standards for behavior, including homosexuality. Stand up for Jesus in decrying sin, but do so lovingly and with a spirit of humility and forgiveness. But be truthful, and be bold. His Word is true and we must live it, loving Him and hating sin. Don’t be afraid to say what you stand for if you are asked, without fear or favor! He is with us:  “But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.” (Proverbs 1:33)

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Leviathan: against him, who can stand?

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I recently reported on an amazing find in Peru: an animal that matches the biblical description of Leviathan in Job 41. The chapter of Job 41 is quite interesting in itself. God is describing an animal that seems to be familiar to people, Leviathan, with huge and sharp teeth, scales so tight air cannot pass through, (nor a spear), with power so great none dare attempt to catch it. He spends a page and a half describing all the amazing and powerful attributes of this animal, and ends the chapter saying this:

Nothing on earth is his equal—
a creature without fear.
He looks down on all that are haughty
he is king over all that are proud.

God is saying that if man dares not stand against Leviathan, how much less would he stand against a Mighty God? Click here for commentary on the chapter.

Above, the Leviathan well in the Eastern Med. 

I was re-reading Job 41 today and thinking about Israel … and their recent huge natural gas find less than 100 miles off their coast. They named the find “Leviathan.” Lebanon immediately claimed part of the find, and said that Israel was stealing it out from under them. This is typical behavior, but rather than chalk it up to Middle East tensions, here is a wonderful essay that brings the situation to another level, especially in light of prophecy. We know that a series of devastating battles occur at the end time just prior to the 7-year tribulation: Damascus is destroyed (Isaiah 17), a coalition attacks Israel (Psalm 83) and another coalition attacks Israel (Ezekiel 38-39). The result of all these battles and also unnamed others (Matthew 24:6) is that finally, a peace treaty is signed. It will be a false treaty though, confirmed by the then-unknown Antichrist, who will reveal himself 3.5 years later when He desecrates the newly re-built Third Temple.

In the run-up to these battles and wars, we assume the catalytic event will be on land. After all, Lebanon and Syria have thousands of missiles pointing at Israel now. Israel is rumored to be preparing a strike against Ian’s nuclear facilities. Air space for strike fly-overs has been cleared or denied. Iran has sworn to annihilate Israel. Materiel in the form of missiles and tanks has been constantly in the news in terms of swaps, sales, and technological expertise between and among the Gog-Magog players. However, this essay points out something obvious. Obvious that is, the moment after you read it. The catalyst could start by sea.

In this excellent analysis of the naval situation in the Eastern Med, it is reported,

“Speaking last month on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah focused for the first time on the maritime rather than the ground capabilities of his group, boasting that Hezbollah is ready to ‘wipe out Israel’s navy.’ Hezbollah’s growing interest in developing maritime capabilities should not be taken lightly. It would not be surprising if in the coming months Hezbollah would improve its tactical sophistication at sea through acquisition of new weapons and occasional encounters with Israel’s navy. Upcoming flotillas under the Free Gaza banner would enable Hezbollah fighters to closely observe the Israeli Navy at work and identify its weak spots. Later, as the eastern Mediterranean becomes home to drilling rigs, pipelines and other infrastructure related to Israel’s gas operation Hezbollah could find multiple soft targets to attack. Such attacks could easily escalate into a regional war involving neighboring countries like Syria, Turkey and Iran.

How about that. Makes sense, doesn’t it? As a matter of fact, when the BP well exploded then sank, the internet rumor on that day was that a North Korean sub had fired a missile at it. Oil rigs are soft targets…the pull of natural gas an incredible lure, and the analysis above immediately brings a new front into focus.

We know the end because God in His sovereignty showed us in His Word: there will be a series of wars in the Middle East started by Israel’s ancient enemies that cause the final countdown to this epoch on earth. These enemies have never taken God seriously nor have they taken how seriously He takes attacks on Israel. Hearkening back to Job 41:8-10,

Lay your hand on him;
Remember the battle; you will not do it again!
“Behold, your expectation is false;
Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?
“No one is so fierce that he dares to arouse him;
Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?
“No one is so fierce that he dares to arouse him;
Who then is he that can stand before Me?

These enemies’ expectations are false. They will dare lay a hand on Israel, and in doing so, they lay a hand on Leviathan. And before Leviathan, who can stand?

Scientists examine the skull of Leviathan, found in the high Peruvian desert.

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Karachi beaches swamped with dying mulloscs. Every night.

Posted on by elizabethprata

File this one under: weird. Millions of seashells are being deposited nightly on beaches in Pakistan, and there are a myriad of reasons given. One report said that it was a late-reaction to the stirred waters of Cyclone Phet … over a month ago … and though no other cyclone has ever caused this kind of massive tidal deposit before. This report said that it started occurring before Cyclone Phet, and speculated that a toxic chemical has been dumped offshore. This report says that in addition to millions of live seashells washed ashore, a giant sea turtle now numbers among the decaying corpses. Another report states that the situation is getting dire, the shells on the beach are causing an extremely malodorous situation, and are causing injuries to beachgoers. In addition, the trucked-away shells and sand is heavy and an environmental concern

That the shells are washing up is a fact. That no one knows why is also fact. Could be nothing. Could just another one of those unexplained things that are happening in an increasingly strange world.

Residents have repeatedly complained about the smell. “We have tried to keep our doors and windows open,” said Fahad, a neighbourhood resident. “But the smell simply made our lives miserable.”

Posted in end time, prophecy, temple

After 2000 years, FRESH SHOWBREAD is being baked in Israel Today

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Also, a major poll shows that more than half the public wants the temple rebuilt. Scroll down for that one

From the Temple Institute NEWS FLASH:
After 2000 years, FRESH SHOWBREAD is being baked in Israel Today

“And you shall take fine flour and bake it [into] twelve loaves. Each loaf shall be [made from] two tenths [of an ephah of flour]. And you place them in two stacks, six in each stack, upon the pure table, before the HaShem. And you shall place pure frankincense alongside each stack, and it shall be a reminder for the bread, a fire offering to the Lord. Each and every Sabbath day, he shall set it up before HaShem [to be there] continuously, from the children of Israel an eternal covenant. And it shall belong to Aharon and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place, for it is holy of holies for him, among the fire offerings of the HaShem, an eternal statute.” (Leviticus 24:5-9)

“Following intensive experimentation and in-depth research based on traditional Jewish texts, as well as other ancient sources, experts have succeeded in recreating the showbread that was placed by the priests on the golden showbread table inside the sanctuary of the Holy Temple, bringing Israel and the world one step closer to the renewal of the Divine service. For the first time since the Holy Temple was destroyed by the Romans 1,940 years ago, (in 70 CE), showbread, (lechem panim), has again been baked in the land of Israel. Following intensive experimentation and in-depth research based on traditional Jewish texts, as well as other ancient sources, experts have succeeded in recreating the showbread that was placed by the priests on the golden showbread table inside the sanctuary of the Holy Temple, bringing Israel and the world one step closer to the renewal of the Divine service.”

Much more at link.

The Jews have not clamored for their temple, nor have kept the Laws of sacrifice since the day the temple was destroyed in Jerusalem in 70AD. Jesus said He would not return until the Jewish people acknowledge Him as Savior. That is an event that will occur just after the Abomination of Desolation. Though initially thrilled that the peace treaty the Antichrist makes strong (Dan 9:24-27) included allowing for a Temple and sacrifices, they realize their mistake in thinking him the Messiah when he stands in the Holy Place (temple) and desecrates it by declaring himself God. Then the persecutions begin, and they make the WWII Holocaust look like a picnic. It is in the wilderness, the rose red city of Petra, that the Jews flee to and finally, blessedly, realize that Jesus is the One and praise and accept Him as their Long-Promised Redeemer and Deliverer.

Just as the LORD is lifting His hand of protection in preparation for the closing of one phase of the Age of Man, (Church Age Dispensation) He is also lifting the hardening from the Jews and they are beginning to stir and hunger and thirst for the privilege of worship under the old laws. In the last few years, the Levite priests have been gathered, a school for training has been established, a practice sacrifice has been conducted, and altar built and consecrated, priestly robes and Temple implements made, and now the showbread baked. All they need is a Temple, though the Old Testament states that if they have their altar they can sacrifice anywhere. These heartbeats of the Old Law have been gathering steam over the last two years, and for the first time in centuries now More than half the public wants to see the Temple rebuilt!

“Half the Israeli public wants the Holy Temple to be rebuilt. This is the main finding of a poll commissioned by the Knesset Television Channel and carried out by the Panels Institute. The poll was taken in advance of this Tuesday’s national day of mourning, known as Tisha B’Av, on which the two Holy Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed, 2,000 and 2,500 years ago, respectively.”

Lord is coming soon, it seems!

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Dengue fever outbreak

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Jesus said that in the end time there will be pestilences. (Luke 21:11). Now, just because a place here or there experiences the usual outbreak of seasonal whatever, it’s not a cause for alarm nor a sign confirmed.  However, when we read of widespread outbreak, spikes in cases, or epidemics, we pay attention.

Dengue fever, a painful fever associated with the tropics, is running rampant in the Caribbean and also cases are up in the Keys of Florida:

1000 exposed to dengue in FL
Five percent of the population of Key West, Florida — more than 1,000 people — have been infected at some point with the dengue virus, government researchers reported on Tuesday.

Puerto Rico:
Dengue fever turns epidemic in Caribbean
Mosquito-borne dengue fever is reaching epidemic stages across the Caribbean, with dozens of deaths reported and health authorities concerned it could get much worse as the rainy season advances.

Dominican Republic:
Dengue cases double over last y
Thousands of health workers and soldiers will destroy mosquito breeding areas across the country this weekend, worried dengue cases are on track to nearly doubled from last year, officials said Friday. At least 27 deaths have been reported, and health officials say more than 5,000 people have been diagnosed so far in 2010 with the virus that causes fever, headaches and extreme joint and muscle pain.

Trinidad & Tobago:
Dengue upsurge, failing health care system blamed
The failure of local health care systems is mostly to blame for the annual rise of dengue cases, Dr Colin Furlong, Head of the Medical Practitioners Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MPATT), said yesterday. With the advent of the rainy season, the country has again begun to see a flood of possible dengue cases, with one confirmed death two weeks ago, that of a 14-year-old boy.

Puerto Rico: Dengue running above epidemic threshold

CDC weekly update shows dengue fever on the severe rise.
Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are acute febrile diseases which occur in the tropics, can be life-threatening, and are caused by four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae. It is also known as breakbone fever. (Wikipedia) “Dengue fever is caused by Dengue virus (DENV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus. A flu-like illness, Dengue fever is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. There is no treatment for it and no way to prevent it from spreading. The Centers for Disease Control and the Florida Department of Health warned in a recent report, “dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness that has severe but rarely fatal symptoms, has shown up in Key West and could spread further up into Florida. About 5 percent of Key West residents or about 1,000 people were exposed to the dengue virus in 2009, and, so far this year, there have been 12 confirmed cases of dengue in the Key West area,” according to the report of CNN.”
Dengue fever cases are also up in Columbia, which put out a state of alert. Officials in Zamboanga City, Philippines also put out an alarm due to the high number of cases of dengue fever. “The City Health Office raised Saturday the alarm status of dengue hemorrhagic fever in this city to “very high alert level” due to the soaring cases.”
Another mosquito-borne disease is increasing, this time it’s West Nile Virus, and it’s hitting NYC: 
High levels of West Nile virus in NY
The Health Departments has detected high levels of the dangerous West Nile Virus in every borough except Manhattan.The number of mosquitoes testing positive for the virus is unusually high at this point in the season though there have been no human cases as of yet.

Today, July 18, 2010, the CDC put out an outbreak notice. On that page, if you click the link, are specifics as to where worldwide you’d be most at-risk, and tips for protecting yourself. Any spike in pestilences during this end time bears watching.

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De-baptism all the rage, complete with hair dryer

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U.S. Atheists Reportedly Using Hair Dryers to ‘De-Baptize’
“American atheists lined up to be “de-baptized” in a ritual using a hair dryer, according to a report Friday on U.S. late-night news program “Nightline.” Leading atheist Edwin Kagin blasted his fellow non-believers with the hair dryer to symbolically dry up the holy water sprinkled on their heads in days past. The styling tool was emblazoned with a label reading “Reason and Truth.” Kagin believes parents are wrong to baptize their children before they are able to make their own choices, even slamming some religious education as “child abuse.” He said the blast of hot air was a way for adults to undo what their parents had done.”

Well, this is just so rife with opportunities to share the truth and also to clear up some misconceptions. First, I agree with Mr Kagin that parents are wrong to baptize their children when they are too young to decide for themselves. Infant baptism, sprinkling, is a corruption of the ordinance of baptism. Baptism is what a person does after they have come to believe in Jesus as the Sacrifice for their sins, and after they have repented of their sins and asked Jesus to forgive them. Believing on Jesus is a free choice for all, but no one who is an infant can consciously and purposefully make that choice.

Baptism is an outward expression of the changed life in a person, a change that begins immediately after believing. That’s because the Holy Spirit is sent as a deposit of the guarantee of the eternal life to come, and the person is then sealed. From that moment on, no one can snatch them from God’s hand, they are His forever.

Infant sprinkling is more of a dedication, an outward expression of the parents to demonstrate their intent to live Godly lives for their children and to raise them in the faith. It has no direct bearing on the child as far as salvation goes. You are only saved when you are born again, (John 3:3).

Further, before we all get our backs up, some religious education IS child abuse. No one can say that what happened in Jonestown Guyana, the feeding of cyanide to children in a mass suicide, wasn’t child abuse. There are other cults that also force children into emotional, sexual, or psychological servitude. Islam comes to mind here, here, here, and so on. That last link was a report on Muslim child suicide bombers. Adults inculcate their children into hate, strap an explosive flak jacket on a 9-year-old, and blow him up, and American atheists are worried about some water sprinkled on them 20 years ago? I would hope that mature Americans would have a greater perspective on the world’s real problems.

Left, de-baptism ceremony in 2008.

This report from July 18, 2010 asks, “What if you were baptized when you were an infant and decided to leave the faith later? According to the laws of many Christian religions, your baptism can never be reversed. That doesn’t sit well with many who have left Christianity.” Here’s a newsflash: most people who are baptised were never saved to begin with, including every baby that was ever baptised. If you aren’t saved, you can’t get UN-saved. Why? There is no such thing as an ex-Christian.

This gentleman who runs a blog called “Goosing The Antithesis”, attended a “Freethought Convention: in 2008, and got de-baptised there. He wrote:

“I predict that my “de-baptism” (walking under a hair-dryer) will have precisely the same effect as my actual baptism.”

I predict he is absolutely right. See, the problem is what he wrote here, “I have debated the issue of god-belief for a long time but honestly it was mostly an intellectual exercise for me. … The best proof of that is that no one really believes in God. How could you? It’s impossible to even conceptualize the idea of God, and you can’t believe in what you can’t conceptualize.” He’s right. But you don’t come to faith by understanding God, he is beyond understanding. The mistake many make is denying God because they can’t understand Him.

But do we believe in aerodynamics even though we don’t understand it? That the lumbering, heavier than air jet, will lift off prior to the end of the runway? Yes. Gravity? Yes. Space-time, fourth dimensions? Yes. We can’t conceptualize hyperdimensions but we still believe in them. Therefore this attitude of ‘God is unknowable therefore he doesn’t exist” is backward and tragic.

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1) And besides, His attributes do exist and can be conceptualized, “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities–his eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” (Rom 1:20)

You cannot intellectualize God. But you can conceptualize sin. Sin is what keeps us from heaven and is exactly the thing that we need to recognize before coming to a saving relationship with Jesus and subsequent baptism. Sin is something that we see, hear, feel, smell, and touch. It is present, evident, and real. It not only can be conceptualized, it is personal and is the biggest problem in a person’s life. Until and unless a person recognizes his own sin as a rebellion against a Holy God, no amount of water will save them, and no amount of hair drying will either.

Do these people actually think that a hair dryer would reverse the promises of eternal life made by God upon submission to Him in baptism? Really? They must be out of their free thinking minds if they think one iota of an act they perform could or would neutralize anything God has done. But that’s exactly why they go for de-baptism, because to them, baptism is an act of man, it’s man telling God what to do with their gift to Him of being baptized. Instead, to a saved Christian, it is a sacred ordinance and a demonstration of obedient submission to a sovereign and powerful God. But to atheists, baptism centers around themselves, therefore de-baptism centers around themselves. Therefore both acts are null.

The tragedy is that their actions will have a devastating effect on their lives, and I am talking about their lives for all eternity. Life doesn’t end at death. Rejecting God in this outward fashion only pushes these misguided and deceived people further into the lying arms of satan. Satan loves to get people to believe that God does not exist. He loves to tell people that baptism is not anything important. He loves to let people think that when you die, your life ends. It doesn’t. God is real, and He loves each and every person on the earth and every person whoever lived. If you are not with God, you are against him, meaning, with satan. There is no middle ground. Every person going under the hair dryer is actually deluded by the greatest liar that ever lived. Fortunately, since the hair dryer is only a hair dryer, there is always a chance for every person to come out from under the lying influence of satan and walk in the Light with Jesus. As long as you draw breath there is a chance for you to be saved. Stop conceptualizing, and start believing! And if or when they get saved and become born again, the baptism pool will be filled for them, and joy at their submission to Jesus will be sung from one end of heaven to another.

Posted in covenant, end of the rainbow, end time, prophecy

Guy photographs end of the rainbow

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The UK Mirror published this one earlier in July, and made me laugh with delight:

There have been a lot of rainbows lately at the Arctic Circle. Spaceweather.com reports today, “For the past couple of months, sky watchers above the Arctic Circle say they’ve had trouble seeing the Northern Lights. What’s the problem? Apparently, rainbows are getting in the way:

“This bright and beautiful rainbow appeared last night around 00:15 am,” says photographer Therese van Nieuwenhoven of Laukvik, Norway. “It was caused by the midnight sun shining into a rain shower.” Normally, midnight is the time for the aurora borealis, but with the Arctic summer sun on one side of the sky and rainbows on the other, Northern Lights don’t stand a chance. This is how it will be until the sun sets in August.”

Beautiful, aren’t they!? The rainbow is a covenant and a promise from God to His people. In Genesis 9, God said to Noah after the Flood,

“God said, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all successive generations; I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth. “It shall come about, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow will be seen in the cloud, and I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.” (Genesis 9:12-15)

When you see beautiful things like these rainbows and other natural delights, remember that God created all the world and He will renew it for His people after the Tribulation. It will be beautiful beyond imagining. Also remember that His promises are true and perfect. He will return for us, that promise is also sure … He is sitting inside a rainbow right now: “And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a sardius in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance.” (Rev 4:3)

“For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.” (Romans 1:20) His wonders to behold!

Posted in end time, hopi prophecy, prophecy

We are NOT the ones we have been waiting for…

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Christians are waiting for the return of Jesus. The unsaved are waiting for … themselves?

You might remember a famous line in one of Obama’s thousands of speeches. This one was from February of 2008 in Chicago during the 2008 Presidential campaign.

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person…or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.”

Kind of takes on new meaning now doesn’t it? But did you know that the famous line he delivered was really a Hopi proverb?

This is the last few lines from a Hopi Prophecy and Message from ‘The Elders Oraibi Arizona Hopi Nation‘:
The time of the lone wolf is over. Gather yourselves!
Banish the word struggle from your attitude and your vocabulary.
All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.

Obama ripped the line off. So two years on, now that the waiting is over, are we all we’re cracked up to be? Was the wait worth it? No? Lol. Well, these New Age folks are still waiting. They are hoping that the arrival of themselves will occur at the Conscious Convergence beginning today:

“We are, like the Hopi have said, the ones we have been waiting for! We are it.”
Or this person:
“It is time to wake up to the realization that something outside of ourselves is not going to take care of or make something happen. We are the ones.”

Well they are wrong. Something (someONE, rather) is going to make something happen. And that something is judgment, punishment for refusing Him, His Word, His Son, His truth that He is supreme. Christians who are waiting for Him will receive a crown. Unbelievers who are waiting for themselves to arrive will discover that eternity of waiting is a very long time. It is written:

“But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.” (2 Timothy 3:1-5)
“Converge” away, but you do so in unconsciousness of what you are doing and allowing into our mind! And at risk of our soul, forever. Turn from the self to look upon the Holy One who forgives, Who is patient! Who loves with a depth that no man can understand! He is Holy and Just, and for the saved, He is Mercy and Grace! As long as you are alive and drawing breath you can still accept that Jesus is the One you have been waiting for!
Posted in building collapse, end time, hackensack, prophecy

Another sinkhole: apartment complex’s garage in NJ collapses

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The spate of sinkholes around the world continues pace. I reported on the one in Tampa, and previously, China, TN, and Canada, among others. As I said in the previous article about sinkholes, there is nothing more disconcerting than the very ground under your feel giving way. It is the one thing you’re supposed to be able to trust in, the ground, right? And maybe gravity as well, though we discover this week that gravity isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. The birth pangs that characterize the end time are God-induced events designed to grab our attention, and to convict us to repent, which means turn away from our sinful ways and turn TO Him. It also means understanding that Jesus is all you need to trust. Trust Him and Him alone. The ground may collapse under you, but He is the solid rock upon which you stand, all others will fall into sinking sand. You will not.

This morning, an apartment building’s garage in New Jersey collapsed, “The canopy over the front entrance, the driveway and even trees disappeared into what Baldo describes as a massive sinkhole. Chopper video captured some serious damage in the area.”

In this article about it, a witness said, “Usually you can see the roof when you walk down the block, now there’s nothing,” Pascual said, of the front of the structure. “There were firetrucks, ambulances, fire chiefs, helicopters, pretty much every Hackensack official you could name- they were there.” Reports from the scene shows the front metal and glass canopy that covered the driveway and entrance collapsed and pulled away from the 18-story structure, according to MyFoxNY.com

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Washington DC, God calling. It’s for you

Posted on by elizabethprata

If you have a friend who loves you dearly and frequently calls you, do you let them talk and stay silent the whole time? No, of course not, you reply. How rude it would be to ignore the caller!

Well, God is calling, and it’s for us. He spoke again in sending an earthquake to Washington DC this morning. It was the largest-ever recorded quake in that location, and in my mind, it is no coincidence that it occurred there, and at this time.

The US has been pressuring Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to give away land in Jerusalem and to allow a two-state solution, which involves dividing God’s city. God said not to do this, not to give away any part of the Beautiful Land, and He will judge those who do it. (Joel 3:2)

So it’s not enough to say, ‘well, there was an earthquake and that is God speaking.’ How does one reply? HOW do we repent?

Let’s say that there is someone in Washington DC who is listening to God, reading this, or other Christian pieces that call for immediate repentance. Perhaps that person wants to embark a proper course of action, respond appropriately. What should they do?

For that answer we turn to the bible. Jonah preached to the people in the city of Nineveh, saying that God had had enough and within 40 days the city would be overthrown. Now hang on, you might say, that was in the days when Prophets received Word directly from God, we don’t have that advantage now. Oh, yes we do. Jesus is the last prophet and He speaks to us in His book, the bible, and He speaks by the strength of the Holy Spirit through obedient Christians responding to who understand the Word and repeat His messages.

The first thing was that the people of Nineveh took immediate and demonstrable action. “Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them.” (Jonah 3:5). First they believed, then they fasted, which means denying yourself something that is necessary for you to live, because “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'” (Matthew 4:4) and third, they put on sackcloth.

If you want to make a response today to the DC quake, sackcloth is admittedly hard to find though a burlap sack will do. What it actually means is to humble yourself in dress. That’s what today’s version of putting on sackcloth is. Dress without regard to personal adornment, or in ways that draw attention to yourself, but dress in ways that draw attention away from yourself and are an expression of faith in God and not faith in worldly things.

Next, the king took action. “When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes.” (Jonah 3:6) He also humbled himself. He laid aside the things which marked him as exalted, and went low in humility before a mighty God. Power-brokers, today’s version in making a response in this conversation with God would be to leave aside the power tie. Forgo the Armani suit. Put down the Rolex watch, the makeup, and the heels. Humble yourselves in dress, and lay aside the kingly things that make you think it’s an equally shared conversation.

“When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their wicked way, then God relented concerning the calamity which He had declared He would bring upon them. And He did not do it.” (Jonah 3:10)

Next, acknowledge that God is God, and do it publicly. The King of Nineveh didn’t go to an interior room and privately disrobe and humble himself. He did it publicly. Mark 10:33 says “But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.”

Most important is prayer. Acts 8:22 says “Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.” And we are given direction in Leviticus 26:40 also: “‘But if they will confess their sins and the sins of their fathers—their treachery against me and their hostility toward me,which made me hostile toward them so that I sent them into the land of their enemies—then when their uncircumcised hearts are humbled and they pay for their sin, I will remember my covenant with Jacob and my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.” Pray publicly, too. Gather in groups, and pray sincerely and humbly. After the earthquake that devastated Haiti, the Haitians repented publicly and they prayed.

Be broken about your sins, and the sins of the US, and the sins of the world! Be broken-hearted about such rebellion against God. Do not think for a moment that US pressure on Israel to concede land and criticism for building condos inside her own borders, pressure for her to minimize her defenses does not reach the eye of God! He said in Zechariah 2:8, “For this is what the LORD Almighty says: “After he has honored me and has sent me against the nations that have plundered you–for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye” and we know that the apple of the eye is the pupil. If you touch the pupil of a person’s eye, they are going to take action! It’s a personal and hurtful jab.

When the Barbadans endured a series of demonic attacks in their village, they prayed. They understood that in allowing themselves to become lax in their relationship with God, it had allowed demons to step in. “[R]esidents and members of the church walking through the small district singing and praying for almost three hours. … We pray and ask God for deliverance. God sends warnings and then the destruction. This is a wake-up call” said a pastor in the attacked village. So they confessed, they repented, and they prayed.

When God speaks, take immediate and demonstrable action. These actions should first include repentance for sins, humility in dress, denial of self through fasting, prayers offered in sincerity, and appeals to God. THAT’S how to respond to the DC quake.

“Therefore I retract, And I repent in dust and ashes.” (Job 42:6) It is the only proper response.