Standards to Build On_Marriage

It is popular today to be against the God of the Bible. Many believe God’s rules of morality are old fashioned and they believe they know better than God what rules should and should not apply to society. An example of this is the subject of gay marriage. The Bible states clearly:

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, - 1 Corinthians 6:9

God is very clear on this subject and in Leviticus 18:22 He calls it an abomination. However, many today, from the President on down, think this standard is an impingement on human rights! And this group includes Democrats, Republicans, liberals and conservatives, and even Christians. You would think they created mankind rather God and they think their wisdom is greater than God’s.

Most of these same people would say they believe in god but, their problem is their god is not real. He is a figment of their imagination, made up to fit their evolutionary standards of how things are. They may go to church, occasionally, but church has never come to them! They are the lukewarm that Jesus declared He would spit out of His mouth.

“So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.” – Revelation 3:16

They would say “God is a God of love and He would not be opposed to actions based in love.” But, this kind of reasoning is based on a redefinition of love. They are defining sexual gratification as love but, the Bible defines it differently. Jesus said, “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” (John 14:15). But, they do not want to face this truth so, they move the Bible and Christian morals to the back room until it can be done away with.

The Apostle Paul long ago described this as “unrighteous deception”:

“and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.” – 2 Thessalonians 2:10

I have picked one standard to write about, biblical marriage. But, there are many I could have included, such as government leaders lying to and stealing from ‘we the people’, or government schools indoctrinating our children in socialism and communism, or Christian churches forsaking Biblical standards for the sake of money and power, or even our support of Hollywood’s propagating moral filth all over the world.

As a nation, we are rotting in our roots and the reason is we are forsaking the truth. We have even redefined what truth is. But, I would once again declare what our founding fathers believed was the truth on which to build a life, or a country – Jesus!

“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” – John 14:6

The Psalm 83 War

I write this article to those who claim to be Christians and are interested in the times we live in. There are presently those who are pressuring Israel to give up more land. Their real motive is to eliminate Israel altogether. They are written about in the Holy Scriptures by many prophets but, Psalm 83 explains them most clearly; their goals, actions, and the results of these actions. The graphic below shows their ancient names and their present locations in the Middle East.

Middle East Map of Psalm 83

The table below lists these people groups and their modern names. Their histories and movements are easily traced and have been done so in the book Psalm 83, The Missing Prophesy Revealed by Bill Salus.

Tents of Edom Ishmalites Moab Hagarenes Gebal Ammon Amalek Philistia Tyre Assyria

Palestinians/ & Southern Jordanians Saudis (Ishmael father of Arabs) Palestinians & Central Jordanians Egyptians (Hagar Egypt Matriarch) Hezbollah & Northern Lebanese Palestinians & Northern Jordanians Arabs of the Sinai Area Hamas of the Gaza Strip Hezbollah & Southern Lebanese Syrians and Northern Iraqi’s

To anyone who listens to current news events, the war described in Psalm 83 is rapidly approaching. And to those who can read the Bible, God’s reaction to it is equally clear – He will equip the Israeli IDF with the ability to defeat their enemies. As Psalm 83 predicts, these Arab confederates will be subjugated or destroyed all together and their ‘ancient hatred’ of Israel will be responsible for this defeat. They forgot God’s ancient covenant with the Jewish people through Abraham.

“I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”  Genesis 12:2, 3

God is doing a work in these days to restore the Jewish peoples to their ancient birthright. He first begins by bringing them back to their covenant land. He will then deal with them in ways designed to bring them back into covenant faith. Lastly He will open their hearts to receive Jesus as their Messiah. But, this is God’s work and His alone. As He works with them, we can either be blessed or cursed depending on our own actions towards them. Are the Jews perfect? Certainly not, but then, neither are we and we also depend upon God’s grace and mercy just as they do.

Isaiah prophesied that in the last days He would bring the people of Israel home and that it would be a ‘banner’ to the nations:

“He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth.” – Isaiah 11:12

God wants to get the attention of ‘the nations’, that is, the Gentiles peoples of the world – “I am doing this work, don’t interfere!” Christians, of all people, should rejoice in this because it means if God will honor His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, even after so many years, He will honor His covenant with us as well.

This Psalm 83 war, which I believe will soon happen, will be a ‘watershed’ moment for all peoples. The Church of Jesus Christ will be divided into sheep and goats largely over this issue. Islam will suffer a defeat from which it will never recover as a result of this war. The stage will be set for the next act which will be the Gog and Magog war of Ezekiel 38 and soon after that, Armageddon, during which the Lord will return. This is indeed a ‘watershed’ moment for all peoples!

I issue this warning because America’s current leaders seem to be clueless as to what is really happening in the Middle East and its consequences for us as a nation. 

The conclusion of the war of the heavens is about to begin, the result of which will be Satan and his fallen angels being cast out of heaven and down to earth in “great wrath because he knows his time is short”. It will be a time of GREAT upheaval but, those who know God and His plans will be prepared to be part of the great harvest that will also come during these times.