The End of America?

American news today is full of such phrases as “Going of the Financial Cliff” but little is heard of the thousands that are murdered every day in American cities or the thousands of babies that are aborted every day in America. Modern America has accepted the psychological dogma taught in the public schools that mankind is just mind and body. Little or nothing is taught about man’s soul or spirit and yet most of the problems we face are issues of the soul and spirit.

There is such a thing as evil and wickedness. Few today want to admit this, rather explaining them as matters of morality, which they can define according to their own dictates. However, the final truth is that man is not the creator, God is. The sum of all man’s attempts to avoid this truth is that man will have to give an account to God for his actions. All creation teaches that man has an end and then he will be judged according to what he has done in life. And the standard will be was he righteous or unrighteous?

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. – 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10

God has an answer to the wickedness that so easily infects man and that answer is called His church –

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. – Matthew 16:18

But we need to understand that entry into this church is not subject to man’s standards but to God’s. Only those who are set apart (sanctified) by the Holy Spirit are allowed to join – 1 Corinthians 1:2[1], 12:13[2], Ephesians 2:4-10[3]. There is a false church that masquerades as Christ’s church and is described in Revelation as a Harlot but it is controlled by the world’s standards and not God’s.

The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication. And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. - Revelation 17:4, 5

At present there are true believers mixed with false believers in her but the time is coming when God will say “Come out of her my people, lest you share of her sins and lest receive of her plagues.” (Revelation 18:4).

A recent poll about Gay marriage illustrates this truth -

Poll: Gay Marriage Gains Support, Especially Among Catholics

Roman Catholic voters are more accepting of gay marriage than are other Americans, according to a poll released Wednesday.

While same-sex unions are approved by 48 percent to 46 percent overall, Catholics give them the thumbs-up by 49 percent to 43 percent, the survey from Quinnipiac University found.

“It seems pretty clear that attitudes toward same-sex marriage in American society are changing rapidly,” said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Connecticut University’s polling institute.

“While the country remains split on the issue, supporters have come pretty far in the last four years."

The poll found that men in particular have shifted their position. Four years ago they opposed gay marriage by 61 percent to 31 percent. That figure is now down to 50 percent opposition and 43 percent support. Women now back gay marriage by 52 percent to 42 percent.

The biggest opposition among any group is with white Protestants, who oppose it 63 percent to 32 percent.

© 2012 Newsmax. All rights reserved.

In America today the great worry is “Will the economy crash”?  But, unless we address the problem of unrighteousness, we are facing not only a financial cliff but also a societal cliff in which the American family will be destroyed. That means the end of America because every nation is built upon its families.

But, this does not have to spell the end of America. If true repentance would sweep the nation, beginning with the Church, we could yet see our greatest days of blessings. God would want a nation to stand for righteousness and for the tiny nation of Israel, and we could be that nation.

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[1] To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

[2] For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free--and have all been made to drink into  one Spirit.

[3] For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; [it is] the gift of God, - vs. 8

Obama's Actions Speak Louder Than His Words_2nd edition

The Book of Psalms declares, " Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the LORD our God." We now have a Commander in Chief who doesn't act as if he believes this. Following are the actions that prove this.

2. Acts of Hostility From The Obama-Led Military Toward People Of Biblical Faith: 

1. June 2011 – The Department of Veterans Affairs forbids references to God and Jesus during burial ceremonies at Houston National Cemetery...
2. August 2011 – The Air Force stops teaching the Just War theory to officers in California because the course is taught by chaplains and is based on a philosophy introduced by St. Augustine in the third century AD – a theory long taught by civilized nations across the world (except America).
3. September 2011 – Air Force Chief of Staff prohibits commanders from notifying airmen of programs and services available to them from chaplains.
4. September 2011 – The Army issues guidelines for Walter Reed Medical Center stipulating that “No religious items (i.e. Bibles, reading materials and/or facts) are allowed to be given away or used during a visit.”
5. November 2011 – The Air Force Academy rescinds support for Operation Christmas Child, a program to send holiday gifts to impoverished children across the world, because the program is run by a Christian charity.
6. November 2011 – The Air Force Academy pays $80,000 to add a Stonehenge-like worship center for pagans, druids, witches and Wiccans.
7. February 2012 – The U. S. Military Academy at West Point dis-invites three star Army general and decorated war hero Lieutenant General William G. (“Jerry”) Boykin (retired) from speaking at an event because he is an outspoken Christian.
8. February 2012 – The Air Force removes “God” from the patch of Rapid Capabilities Office (the word on the patch was in Latin: Dei).
9. February 2012 – The Army orders Catholic chaplains not to read a letter to parishioners that their archbishop asked them to read.

The world is a perilous place now and we cannot afford a leader who does not trust in the God of the Bible. Christians cannot afford another four years of one whose actions prove a disdain for the Christian worldview.

Any leader who thinks he or she doesn't need God's help in solving the complex issues that face our nation is not wise enough to lead us.

What You Believe Does Determine Your Actions

Many American Christians voted for Barak Hussein Obama in the last election but, they need to reconsider voting for him again this election. Obama is clearly against Biblical Christianity. You can't judge by what he says but, by what he does! Following is a partial list of his hostile actions against Christianity since 2008. 

1. Acts of Hostility Toward People Of Biblical Faith: 1. April 2008 – Obama speaks disrespectfully of Christians, saying they “cling to guns or religion” and have an “antipathy to people who aren’t like them.” 2. February 2009 – Obama announces plans to revoke conscience protection for health workers who refuse to participate in medical activities that go against their beliefs, and fully implements the plan in February 2011. 3. April 2009 – When speaking at Georgetown University, Obama orders that a monogram symbolizing Jesus’ name be covered when he is making his speech. 4. May 2009 – Obama declines to host services for the National Prayer Day (a day established by federal law) at the White House. (Instead, he honors a Muslim prayer day.) 5. April 2009 – In a deliberate act of disrespect, Obama nominated three pro-abortion ambassadors to the Vatican; of course, the pro-life Vatican rejected all three. 6. October 19, 2010 – Obama begins deliberately omitting the phrase about “the Creator” when quoting the Declaration of Independence – an omission he has made on no less than seven occasions. 7. November 2010 – Obama misquotes the National Motto, saying it is “E pluribus Unum” rather than “In God We Trust” as established by federal law. 8. January 2011 – After a federal law was passed to transfer a WWI Memorial in the Mojave Desert to private ownership, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that the cross in the memorial could continue to stand, but the Obama administration refused to allow the land to be transferred as required by law, and refused to allow the cross to be re-erected as ordered by the Court. 9. February 2011 – Although he filled posts in the State Department, for more than two years Obama did not fill the post of religious freedom ambassador, an official that works against religious persecution across the world; he filled it only after heavy pressure from the public and from Congress. 10. April 2011 – For the first time in American history, Obama urges passage of a non-discrimination law that does not contain hiring protections for religious groups, forcing religious organizations to hire according to federal mandates without regard to the dictates of their own faith, thus eliminating conscience protection in hiring. (Of course. Muslims are exempt from obeying the federal mandate known as Obama-Care.) 11. August 2011 – The Obama administration releases its new health care rules that override religious conscience protections for medical workers in the areas of abortion and contraception. 12. November 2011 – Obama opposes inclusion of President Franklin Roosevelt’s famous D-Day Prayer in the WWII Memorial. 13. November 2011 – Unlike previous presidents, Obama studiously avoids any religious references in his Thanksgiving speech. 14. December 2011 – The Obama administration denigrates other countries’ religious beliefs as an obstacle to radical homosexual rights. 15. January 2012 – The Obama administration argues that the First Amendment provides no protection for churches and synagogues in hiring their pastors and rabbis.

16. February 2012 – The Obama administration forgives student loans in exchange for public service, but announces it will no longer forgive student loans if the public service is related to religion.

As a recent article in the Russian main news-paper, Pravda, declares -

"First, the population was dumbed down through a politicized and substandard education system based on pop culture, rather than the classics. Americans know more about their favorite TV dramas than the drama in DC that directly affects their lives. They care more for their "right" to choke down a McDonalds burger or a Burger King burger than for their constitutional rights. Then they turn around and lecture us about our rights and about our "democracy". Pride blind the foolish.  

Then their faith in God was destroyed, until their churches, all tens of thousands of different "branches and denominations" were for the most part little more than Sunday circuses and their televangelists and top protestant mega preachers were more than happy to sell out their souls and flocks to be on the "winning" side of one pseudo Marxist politician or another. Their flocks may complain, but when explained that they would be on the "winning" side, their flocks were ever so quick to reject Christ in hopes for earthly power. Even our Holy Orthodox churches are scandalously liberalized in America." - Pravda, April 2009

The above 16 points were provided by Dr. David Barton of Wallbuilders.com and is only a partial listing of the attacks the Obama administration has perpetrated against Christians. These attack could only succeed because of the duplicity of main-line news outlets that have hidden these truths from the populace but, mostly because of the heresy of many Christians who seeing this truth will still choose to vote Democrat in this next election.

I sincerely hope this article helps you decide to chose Jesus and the faith He taught over Barak Hussein Obama.

Laodocia Today

These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:

"I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 

So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 

Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing - and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked - 

I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. Behold I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him and he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. 

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'"

Revelation 3:14-22

The last of Jesus' letters to the Churches makes it clear; He is the last word on God's creation. He not only began the 'Church age', but He alone will finish it and He is the true witness. In other words, if you want to understand how the Church is to function, look at the way it began. The Church of Laodocia then didn't listen and today it is just a ruin. Such will be the fate of all churches who do not listen to the true Head of the Church.

Jesus started the Church, and He hasn't changed. All the so-called 'hi-liturgical' forms, church growth programs, seeker friendly schemes, and new 'revelations' that are permeating the Church today are just man's attempt at running a supernatural organism in a natural organized way. Man’s wisdom will always end in fads, ideas and programs that don’t work, and worse than all – that compromise! That is why we now have the world in the church: homosexuals being ordained and married, divorce going through the roof, inviting Muslims into the church in an effort to understand their religion, etc. The Church is no longer ‘salt and light’ and its influence has dulled to the point where the name of Jesus Christ is not tolerated in public settings. The American government is saying “keep your religion inside your churches!” and the church accepts it! The Church began with a supernatural infusion of the Holy Spirit and that is the only way it can work according the divine plan.

What happens in much of the church-world today is like the tower of Babel. Man is trying to build a name for himself; his own way into the heavens. Men think the bigger it is, the better. But God is not interested in big men at the head of big organizations. He is interested in His body, over which He is the head! You can tell a lot about what is important to men by the size of the buildings they erect. We have big bank buildings, big shopping malls, and big church buildings. But, there is no record of Jesus ever erecting a big building for His Church. Instead, He declared, "My kingdom is not of this world." It is not marked by pomp and wealth. The Laodocians had fallen into this trap. They thought their wealth and worldly riches proved their spiritual success. In fact, it proved the opposite! As Jesus saw them, they were poor, blind, and naked.

Numbers are not the measure of success in the kingdom of God, redemption is.

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness.Isaiah 61:10

There are many in today's churches that are not in the Church of Jesus Christ. You don't get into His Church via membership classes, or giving of tithes, but only by having the garments of salvation and the robe of righteousness, which come from God Himself. Only the Holy Spirit can baptize us into the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13) and that only follows true repentance, for Jesus taught, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (Matthew 4:17).

John the Baptist warned that true repentance would bring forth fruit worthy of repentance. True repentance produces a changed life. In today's church, there is little repentance, little deliverance, little healing, and even less manifestation of the Holy Spirit. This is Laodocia. The people are as miserable as the world. They are looking for hope and peace, but few find it. The reason is simple. We can't solve our problems with psychology, humanistic platitudes or Christian rituals devoid of spiritual power. Paul warned these days would come –

"For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness by denying its power. And from such people turn away!" - 2 Timothy 3:2-5

While we may think, "I'm not that bad!" If we can be found anywhere on this list, we are on the downward slippery slope that Laodocia was on. Jesus' answer is 'to be zealous and repent.'


Because He loves us, Jesus warns us to buy from Him gold refined in the fire. Today, as the dollar is about to fail and America is about to lose it’s good credit standing, many are advising to buy gold and silver, but that is not the gold Jesus is talking about here. The only way to get this gold is to take up our cross and follow Jesus. It doesn't come cheaply! The only way to get white garments is to embrace righteousness by willfully choosing to live according to Christ's standards rather than the world's standards. This is what Jesus meant when He said to "take up your cross and follow Me" (Mark 8:34). We need our eyes anointed with the healing eye salve that only Jesus gives. Our eye must be 'single' - no double-mindedness! We can't confess one thing on Sunday and live a different way the rest of the week. That means our voting must also reflect who we are!

Like David of old, we must "set no wicked thing before our eyes!" (That means at least 90% of TV and Hollywood must go). That alone will send most modern Christians into cardiac arrest! But to have 'single eyes' we must be committed to ALL Jesus and the Apostles taught not just those truths that we are comfortable with. To those who vote, that means you cannot vote for those who support abortion and still claim to followers of Christ.


The great news is however, that if we take this advice of Jesus, He will come into our lives with revitalizing life! He will bring a new level of intimacy to us that will lift us into the heavens to be seated with God Himself.

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus: - Ephesians 2:4-6

Our Foundations Under Attack

“An appeal to arms and the God of hosts is all that is left us. But we shall not fight our battle alone. There is a just God that presides over the destinies of nations. The battle sir, is not of the strong alone. Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death.”

This quote was from Patrick Henry spoken in 1775. The following year he also said, 'It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religion, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For that reason alone, people of other faiths have been afforded freedom of worship here.'

 Did you know that 52 of the 55 signers of The Declaration of Independence were orthodox, deeply committed Christians? The other three all believed in the Bible as the divine truth, the God of scripture, and His personal intervention.

It is the same congress that formed the American Bible Society. Immediately after creating the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress voted to purchase and import 20,000 copies of scripture for the people of this nation.

King David wrote, “In the LORD I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain"? For look! The wicked bend their bow, They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” – Psalm 11:1-3. Now we are faced with the same problem as David faced. Since 1947 Christianity has been gradually removed from public life and influence.

In 1947 the Supreme Court banished the simple prayer, “'Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence on Thee. We beg Thy blessings upon us and our parents and our teachers and our country.
Amen.”

In 1963 they ruled that Bible reading in the public schools was unconstitutional saying “portions of the New Testament were read without explanation, they could and have been psychologically harmful to children.”

Although the Bible was quoted 94% of the time by those who wrote the Constitution, somehow in 1965 it was unconstitutional for a student to bow his head in audible prayer for his food!

And then in 1980 the Ten Commandments were outlawed in public schools and other public places. They ruled, “'If the posted copies of the Ten Commandments were to have any effect at all, it would be to induce school children to read them. And if they read them, meditated upon them, and perhaps venerated and observed them, this is not a permissible objective.” It would be terrible in their minds if students actually tried to follow the moral principles enumerated in the Ten Commandments! From their own words, it would appear that their objective is to raise a pagan generation devoid of moral guidelines.

In all this progression of evil, there are some who say, as they did to King David, "Flee as a bird to your mountain". In other words, “keep your faith inside the church walls!” Meanwhile, as the righteous are hidden from society, these ‘wicked’ continue enacting laws and regulations allowing lawlessness forces to destroy the nation God gave us. Moral abominations, such as homosexuality and abortion, are heralded by the media as enlightened growth. False religions such as Islam are allowed to substitute their laws for our national laws that originated from influence of the Bible. And their influence is allowed in the highest levels of our government further weakening our foundations. We need to remember what Patrick Henry, that fierce proponent of liberty, said; 'It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religion, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For that reason alone, people of other faiths have been afforded freedom of worship here.’  

The media speak in glowing terms of those who ‘come out of the closet’ and declare publically their homosexual deviant lifestyle. I think it is time for Christians to ‘come out of their closets’ and declare publically that they are Christians and that this nation was founded by Christians and for Christians!

Of course, that would mean we not only live our Christian morals but we also demand the same of our elected leaders! It is obvious that Democrats don’t want Christian morals in their party, so, no Christian should vote for a Democrat!

When Hillary Clinton defends her aid, Huma Abedin, for having strong ties to the terrorist group Muslim Brotherhood thus allowing them an inside view of sensitive government plans, even allowing her aid to influence them, she and the party she represents should be voted out of office. When, Sen. John McCain and Rep. Keith Ellison attack those who want to investigate the Muslim Brotherhood’s influence in our government, they should be replaced, no matter what party they are in.

Our elected officials and the appointees they make exercise real power over us. Therefore, we should demand that they hold to a high standard of morality; like telling the truth, not padding their pockets at our expense, and that they defend our Constitution. Certainly, they should not steal from some of us to aid others for the sake of their votes. Yet this is accepted practice in Washington D.C., partly because we have no news media to alert us to what is happening. Our President claims he is making ‘shovel-ready’ jobs in building bridges and roads in the U.S. yet the contracts are being given to Chinese firms which are hiring Chinese workers. (see http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/us-bridges-roads-built-chinese-firms-14594513?tab=9482930?ion=1206853&playlist=14594944 ).

We are in danger of our foundations being destroyed and we are certainly surrounded by the wicked. But, God is still on the Throne. James Madison, the primary author of the Constitution of the United States, said this: 'We have staked the whole future of our new nation, not upon the power of government; far from it. We have staked the future of all our political constitutions upon the capacity of each of ourselves to govern ourselves according to the moral principles of the Ten Commandments.' We can pray and then get involved electing officials that will honor the God of the Bible.

Let us remember as King David did, “The Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.” – Psalm 11:7.

I want to begin this message with a few quotes from sources we all should know but seldom remember.

Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.  "So God created man in His [own] image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth." – Genesis 1:26-28 

“America is the only nation in the world that is founded on a creed. That creed is set forth with dogmatic and even theological lucidity in the Declaration of Independence.” – G.K. Chesterton (English writer)

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” – Declaration of Independence (Not to be separated, given away, or taken away; inalienable: "All of them . . . claim unalienable dignity as individuals") 

“It is impossible to rightly govern without God and the Bible.” – George Washington as he retired from being President. 

“Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that their liberties are the gift of God?” – Thomas Jefferson

Our freedoms are the gift of God, not of government. It is not the state that grants us “unalienable rights”, it is God! This concept is opposed to Socialism of every kind, of Communism, of Islam (a political system). That is why these philosophies can never guarantee our freedoms!

If the life of an individual amounts to no more than a brief flicker in history, then the perpetuation of the state, society, or empire becomes the overriding political concern. This was Hitler’s philosophy, and it is the driving ideological force behind communism. Inherent in collectivist political systems is the idea that the interests of the individual must be subordinate to the supposed (and I stress the word ‘supposed’) interests of the whole. This is also the driving thought behind socialism as well. We begin to hear phrases like “national purpose”, “world government”, and “it takes a village” – ideas completely at odds with what America’s founders had in mind.

But if, on the other hand, the span of civilizations amounts to less than a blink of an eye in comparison to the eternal life of a person, then the protection of God’s most valued creation, the individual, becomes the primary function of government!

John Quincy Adams, our 6^th President stated “that from the beginning Americans connected in one indissoluble band the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.” It is what Supreme Court Justice John Marshall meant when he declared the United States to be a “government of laws and not men.” What ‘laws’ was he talking about? Was he talking about the laws that men make? No! He was referring to the so-called “Higher Law” which is only found in the Bible.

The great revolutionary organizer, Samuel Adams, defines it this way; “The right of freedom being a gift of God Almighty … the rights of the colonists as Christians … may be best understood by reading and carefully studying the institutes of the Great Law Giver … which are to be found clearly written and promulgated in the New Testament.”

Today, the Democrat political platform is full of socialistic philosophy which is opposed to what God created and what our founding fathers envisioned. So-called “liberalism” is not liberal at all. It is simply theft - taking from one to give to another, and all at the cost of slavery. Slavery because it steals wealth from those who have earned God’s blessings (it is God who gives the power to get wealth – Deuteronomy 8:18) and slavery because it removes self-reliance and responsibility from those who receive it.

Let us not be like Esau who sold his birthright for a pot of stew! When politicians promise you what only God can give – watch out!

I know my blog is basically one about spiritual applications but, Jesus said "The truth will set you free.", and I believe it is time to look at the facts of our current political situation. After all, our founding fathers felt that virtue was the underlying foundation of America's social life. And honesty is one of the principles of virtue.


The current Democrat administration and party is anything but, virtuous and it should be pointed out to all who care about this country. I received this article by email from a friend of mine and it deserves to be repeated.

Where are Jim, Tim and Franklin now? Here's a quick look into the three former Fannie Mae executives who brought down Wall Street. Franklin Raines - was a Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Fannie Mae. Raines was forced to retire from his position with Fannie Mae when auditing discovered severe irregularities in Fannie Mae's accounting activities. Raines left with a "golden parachute valued at $240 Million in benefits. The Government filed suit against Raines when the depth of the accounting scandal became clear. Tim Howard - was the Chief Financial Officer of Fannie Mae. Howard "was a strong internal proponent of using accounting strategies that would ensure a "stable pattern of earnings" at Fannie. Investigations by federal regulators and the company's board of directors since concluded that management did manipulate 1998 earnings to trigger bonuses. Raines and Howard resigned under pressure in late 2004. Howard's Golden Parachute was estimated at $20 Million! Jim Johnson - A former executive at Lehman Brothers and who was later forced from his position as Fannie Mae CEO. Investigators found that Fannie Mae had hidden a substantial amount of Johnson's 1998 compensation from the public, reporting that it was between $6 million and $7 million when it fact it was $21 million." Johnson is currently under investigation for taking illegal loans from Countrywide while serving as CEO of Fannie Mae. Johnson's Golden Parachute was estimated at $28 Million. *****************************************************************************************WHERE ARE THEY NOW? FRANKLIN RAINES?Raines works for the Obama Campaign as his Chief Economic Advisor. TIM HOWARD?Howard is a Chief Economic Advisor to Obama under Franklin Raines. JIM JOHNSON?Johnson was hired as a Senior Obama Finance Advisor and was selected to run Obama's Vice Presidential Search Committee. Kinda makes you sick to your stomach. Our government seems to be rotten to the core ! Are we stupid or what?

Stand and Declare

As Americans we have a rich heritage of victory. But if do not recognize the battle we face, we will lose. That is why I wrote this article.

“And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” – Revelation 12:17

The Apostle John was shown a great sign in the heavens and the last part of it describes the object of the dragon’s rage as being the nation of Israel and Christians in general. The dragon is of course Satan and this verse reveals his motives to destroy Israel and to eliminate Christians. The question is why?

“Here am I and the children whom the LORD has given me! We are for signs and wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, Who dwells in Mount Zion.”                 – Isaiah 8:18

This verse is quoted in Hebrews chapter 2 as being quoted by Jesus. We must remember that we Gentile Christians have been grafted into the Jewish root and are children of Abraham so both believing Israel and believing Gentiles are signs and wonders of the grace of God and evidence of the soon-coming kingdom of Jesus Christ. Satan hates God, hates Jesus and wants to stop the kingdom of God on earth at all costs. He can’t defeat Jesus therefore he goes after the Jews and true Christians.

I say true Christians because there are many who call themselves Christians that are not, just as there are many who call themselves Jews that are not. God said to the children of Israel, “Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked. – Deuteronomy 10:16”, in other words “obedience is greater than sacrifice”! Who you are is defined by what you do more than what you say.

I say all this to help us evaluate what is going on in our world. In 1973 when Israel was under attack by Syria and Egypt and desperately needed U.S. help, President Nixon’s chief advisor Henry Kissinger advised “Let Israel bleed a little!” Even though he called himself a Jew, it was the Gentile President that saved Israel by sending the largest military airlift of arms and equipment in history. Today, President Obama, who calls himself a Christian, regularly works against Israel by leaking their secrets and arming their enemies. At the same time, his administration gives millions of dollars to the Muslim Brotherhood and other Arab extremists who are using the aid to kill Christians and destroy Christian Churches in Egypt and Syria. All of this is aiding Satan’s plan and not God’s. So who is the true Christian, obviously not President Obama.  And what about all the so-called Christians who voted for him and intend to vote for him again?

Obama has hidden in ‘Obamacare’ the giving of every American a RFID chip implanted in their bodies and he has renewed George Bush’s push for a National ID card. He is constantly working to overthrow our national Constitution. As disturbing as this all is, the greatest problem is his and his liberal base’s attack on God and His plans. God’s plan for the family which is the foundation of our society, for moral law, for the return and restoration of Israel, and even for parental rights and obligation to raise their children are under constant attack. Public education is becoming a totalitarian tool of the state to take the right and obligation to raise their children away from parents. I recently read of a teacher who was reprimanded for having signs posted in his class room stating mottos such as In God We Trust, which is on all our money, and other Scripture etched into the marble of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, and even on the walls of Congress. If this were just an isolated incident it would not be so troubling, but it is not!

Satan’s attack on Israel and true followers of Jesus has begun in earnest and his followers are many and more than happy to help the devil out. The wicked system of Babylon, written about in Revelation 18, is alive and well but God is calling; "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.” – Revelation 18:4.

The United States is the last great restraint on Satan’s world domination plans and true Christians are what stand between him and his goal. We must stand up and be counted as those who stand for God and God’s plans in every arena of society.

The Constellation Virgo - A Revelation 12 Posting

Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.  -  Revelation 12:1

God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years." (Genesis 1:14). Ever since the beginning of time men have cataloged the heavens into signs, or constellations. The prophet Enok wrote of them and the Hebrews used them as a calendar and for forecasting prophetic events. The famed wise-men used them to predict the first coming of the Messiah and they also proclaim what will happen at his second coming. One in particular forecasts Messiah's second coming and it is Bethulah, or the virgin. The modern name is Virgo.


Throughout the years Virgo has differing positions in the sky and it's relationship to other constellations changes as well. In Revelation 12, the prophet John is given a great sign which involves Virgo. She is in conjunction with the Sun, the Moon, a garland of 12 stars, and the great dragon. This configuration actually occurred on September 12, 1999 over Jerusalem. It is shown in the picture above.


Virgo is laying on her back with her feet up and the moon is in her 'birth canal'. The moon is in its new phase and only a sliver is showing. This is the time of the beginning of the Feast of Trumpets. Remember that in the feast of trumpets, the moon represents the coming of Messiah. Above the virgin's head is Coma Berenices, which has 12 stars and the sun is just below the horizon, thus 'clothing' her with the sun. If it were not below the horizon, the constellation would not be visible because of its brightness. The constellation Draco, the dragon, is just above the woman's feet waiting to devour the child but it not shown in this picture because of size constrictions.


This configuration of constellations has never occurred before and will not occur ever again, unless you believe in the evolutionist's time scale in which case it will only occur every 26,000 years. Since I believe in Biblical creationism, I must ask what does it mean that it did occur September 12, 1999 ? 


In the Revelation 12 account, this event begins an intense time of trouble for Israel, the Jewish people, and for true believers in Jesus Christ. Because the Dragon, which is Satan, fails in his earlier attempt to destroy Jesus he will turn with great ferocity against Israel (all Jewish people) "and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." This means true Christians!


1999 to 2000 did mark a large increase in the number of Jews returning to Israel from around the world including a big increase from the United States. However, the Soviet Union had the largest increase of nearly 800,000 immigrating to Israel.


Two other events began in the late 1999 period; 1) world-wide increase in antisemitism and 2) the beginning of financial downturn in the western world, which is still going on. Either of these could spur an increase in Aliyah (the return).


Whatever the outcome of these signs in Revelation 12, I feel that something was set in motion in September of 1999 that will trigger the fulfillment of this prophesy. We all need to be in prayer for answers and preparation.