Friday, January 04, 2008

REVELATION 22

Revelation 22


1And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

3And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

4And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

6And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.

7Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

8And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.

9Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

10And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

11He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

12And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

14Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

18For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

19And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

20He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

21The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

THE ISSUE OF BEING CRITICAL...

The Issue of Being "Critical," and "The Christian Spirit!"

As we have told you before, the common response to an expose of conspiracy and treachery within the SDA Church is an appeal to love and Christian brotherhood in as much a way as this can cover up what is done AND WHAT MUST CONTINUALLY BE DONE on the road to redirecting this "heretical institution" called the Seventh-day Adventist Church back to the Pope.

For those of you who don't know, the Adventist organization is now least trusted by its membership than in any other time of its history. It was and even is to the point where we had to witness in our quarterlies verbal calls to trust the leadership and for us to realize that they are humans. Well we quite know that they are humans, but who has criticized and faulted them for not being superhumans? If that is what they are saying: that we expect them to be superhumans, why don't we suggest a proposition to them:

Let us ask them to be just as superhumans as are the leaders of the independent ministries! What do I mean by that?

See, there is no quarrel with these independent ministries. If any of the minutest portion of apostasy is found among their organizations, they would jump upon it and stamp it out. This is in marked contrast with the denomination, and you can tell this by common sense:

We have posted here even an official statement written by the denomination against Hope International. This came after they exerted efforts, brought in their Catholic lawyers and sued the Eternal Gospel Seventh-day Adventist Church. As the denominational leaders therefore tell us that we really expect them to be superhumans, we can see where they are directing their energies. We therefore give them a simple solution that would solve the problems:

USE THE PEOPLE'S RESOURCES TO REDIRECT EFFORTS TOWARD DESTROYING THE PROBLEMS, AND NOT DESTROYING THE PEOPLE WHO POINT THEM OUT!

That way, they will be not only like the superhuman independent ministry leaders, but they will be like all the saints who have ever lived. They will be like God's church and not like a cult. Instead of this, the denomination has embarked on a media campaign to somehow redirect the minds of the people to understand that they don't know what they are talking about when they mistrust the leadership. All this effort in terms of time, talents and money that could have been used to solve the problems is always used to do this! If they can deal with independent ministry leaders and term their actions "apostasy," can they redirect their efforts and use this against those who are committing treason within the denomination? Yet in this campaign they have willingly forgotten another very simple solution to the problem:

STOP DOING THE THINGS THAT ARE CAUSING PEOPLE TO BE DISAFFECTED FROM HER!

It is amazing that only "critical" and mentally deranged people can figure this out! Was it just a few among us who witnessed strange new pastors being sent to our churches and immediately started to tell us that we must have our worship styles changed? Did we not see these pastors first start with sermons against being critical of the church? We wondered whether or not they even understood that the denomination was crying out because of members disaffecting from them and diverting their tithe to other organizations that didn't play these deceptive roles! Why then did these activities which caused all the disaffection INCREASE since there was an uproar against them, instead of decreasing?

Before that time when God's true people were being expelled in droves by those demanding change, they all paraded the idea that no one must be critical of leadership. Even when reading the media accounts of the battles taking place between the denomination and the independent ministries, the leaders of the denomination would always state that we are not to criticize the leaders, and they always did this without giving mention to any condition.

They never mentioned what leadership may have been doing to earn that distrust. They were therefore teaching for unconditional trust and obedience to the leadership.

Why is the same thing happening in state issues? The FBI, the BATF and other government agencies are constantly coming under criticism for their marked disrespect for the Constitution and even common civil laws of this land. Isn't it odd that government agencies and the media are also telling us that we must be diverse and have all kinds of different thoughts and ideas? What has been their response to citizens that distrusted them? Why was it the same as the SDA Church? The FBI and other government agencies also have been accusing disaffected citizens of being judgmental, paranoid, wierd, conspiracy theorists, and all for all, mentally deranged and wacko! In both the examples of the government and the SDA Church organization, they deceive members into not knowing nor realizing what the Judgmental and Critical Spirit really is! In BOTH cases the activities that caused the disaffection have increased without any sign of stopping. It is clear that the problems will not be solved until we expel the problems. They are therefore now using all the media in our land to condition the people into believing that the problem is those who refuse to have their system revised and changed to the Dark Ages model.

While these government agencies are telling the citizens of the United States not to be paranoid, and even ridiculing them by saying, "OH! THE BIG BAD GOVERNMENT IS OUT TO GET YA!! WATCH OUT!!" They themselves are exhibiting the greatest paranoia. Even just recently, the FBI has installed an internet surveillance device called, "Carnivore." Reports tell us that this system is even right now installed directly into internet service providers of many internet users. This device gives the FBI the ability to read EVERY EMAIL that is sent!

Of course, the FBI tells us that she will not be reading every email, but only those that are suspicious. She has said, "Trust us! We're the government!" If that were so--if what she said was true of her intentions--she would have been content with other means where she could not read every email. She has already promised us that she will not read every email, but if this is consistent with the words and promises of what also has been happening in church and in the internet discussion forums, we have merely to understand that they are going to freely and boldly read any and every email that they want! Just the fact that they told us they will not is supposed to be proof that they will, based upon experience. Privacy is indeed a things of the past.

The Carnivore system is a new system--a system that has come to fruition

RIGHT IN THE MIDST OF THE GROWING CONCERN FOR INTERNET PRIVACY AS IT RELATES TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE GROWING DISRESPECT OF THE CONSTITUTION BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT! The government has adopted the General Conference philosophy that when the members distrust the leadership, they, as the leadership, must do what they can to make sure that the activities which caused the disaffection MUST INCREASE. They must re-educate the members and citizens to understand that their thinking needs to change and that they must accept what is happening: THE THINGS TAKING PLACE THAT CAUSED THE DISTRUST MUST CONTINUE AND GET WORSE!!

What is the critical spirit, and how can the influence of the truths presented be defeated without the people trying to defeat them becoming "critical" or "judgmental?" As you probably have already noticed, we have captured documents published by the Adventist Review where she freely criticizes and judges those who are exposing what she and the denomination at large are doing against the truth. When she places judgments against those who are exposing her, she leaves not one room for anyone to differ with what she has judged, and hypocritizes freely from every principle she has helped to teach the masses to adopt. How does she palm off the idea that she is not judgmental and critical while pointing directly with the criticizing finger at those who are exposing her?

The denomination as a whole always appears to affix to their judgmental documents the statement that they are not acting out of ill-will against her enemies, but is speaking out of warm Christian love. On the internet forums, we see this quite often. Strange people would emerge on discussion forums and newsgroups telling us terrible things about Ellen White, and would often both start and end their messages telling us that they are speaking out of "warm Christian love." And why must they mention this in words? It is because otherwise you would not know that's the spirit they were speaking out of. They have taught you plainly not to write documents or send posts in anywhere near the nature that they have posted: we must not write nor post anything negative or critical. But still yet, they cannot accomplish their mission if they do not condemn their enemies. Ultimately their goal is to destroy those who would expose them. They therefore can NEVER deal with their enemies by obeying their own rules against the critical and judgmental spirit.

You must remember that during the late 80s and all throughout the 90s and to this day, many have been disfellowhipped by the new leaders who are making quite a noise against the critical and judgmental spirit: a condition which is literally impossible.

How were all these people disfellowshipped without bad things being said against them? The reason is because they were not disfellowshipped without bad things being said against them: bad things WERE said against them by people who are naturally immune to every principle.

Therefore, as we and others have presented to you the dangers bearing down right upon us through Jesuit Infiltration, what has been your attitude? Do you say to yourselves, (as you have been taught):

"AW I'm not going to bother about all this Jesuit business! I am just going to concentrate on Jesus and worship the Lord! I don't have time to be worrying about Jesuits under every bush! Those who center on these things need to give it up and just realize that God is in control, and that the ship is going through!!"

What then should you think or do when you even receive sabbath school quarterlies that continue to tell you about the dangers of "unofficial publications" written by the same people who taught you how to give the same response as above? What should you do if you see ministers standing on your pulpits telling you what they do when they receive "unofficial publications" in the mail? What do you do when you even see them approaching the microphone or publishing their concerns that the apostasy just might be interrupted? We have both seen and heard from many quarters that ministers were telling congregations about "unofficial publications" and stating that when they receive such in the mail, they just throw it "into file 13" representing the garbage can. After all the sermons and periodicals telling you that you should be diverse and should think for yourselves, they weren't trying to convince you to follow their example and lose your individuality, were they?

Have you seen such ministers? If you have, have you told them that you would not be bothered about independent self-supporting ministries nor churches claiming to be Adventist, but that you will just concentrate on Christ and worship the Lord? Are you sure you have?

If you have, then you have demonstrated that you have not been thoroughly deceived by them, but that you can indeed think for yourselves and more realize what's going on and where we are headed, even though that no-care attitude is still wrong. The problem is that most people cannot realize the great independence and immunity shown by new Adventist leadership to their own principles. Most Americans cannot realize the same attributes shown by members of all branches of the government. This ignorance IS going to cost you!!

AND YES, THERE ARE GOOD LEADERS STILL IN THE ADVENTIST CHURCH. PROOF OF THIS IS THE FACT THAT IT HAS NOT FALLEN YET!! They do understand what is going on and are working to control the situation.

The Church Exercises the Judgmental and Critical Spirit Against Hope International

PART 2

As we have told you before, the common response to an expose of conspiracy and treachery within the SDA Church is an appeal to love and Christian brotherhood in as much a way as this can cover up what is done AND WHAT MUST CONTINUALLY BE DONE on the road to redirecting this "heretical institution" back to the Pope. We are therefore here endeavoring to open your eyes to the truth about the spirit of criticism and judgmentalism that the jesuits always use as a weapon to stop protest and to still yet advance their cause for the destruction of God's Church from the inside and outside:

This document was found in Adventist Review 8/13/00. It is the report dealing with the independent ministry called, "Hope International." Notice in this document that first they are going to express to you about their "concerns." I am supposed to imagine that many of you have automatic reproof for them entertaining concerns with Christ around. Beyond that, they are going to make critical judgments, and they are going to demonstrate that they don't care about diversity (as they never have really) nor what you think.

Before you proceed however, please pay careful note at the end to their calls for the independent ministries to unite with the denomination. This call is and will be the exact same call the Pope will make for the Adventist Church to unite with the global church professing Christianity in the very near future. To unite doesn't mean to just work together: IT MEANS TO SUBMIT TO THE POWER YOU ARE UNITING WITH AND TO RELINQUISH YOUR BELIEFS, CONSCIENCE AND EVEN PROPERTY AND LIVES:

Prophecy tells us about the false prophets who will league with the Beast in order to present deception the likes as had not been witnessed since time began. In our day we can understand that these false prophets will not appear all smelly with fire coming out of their noses. They will not appear as MEAN, contrary to the constant emphasis the denomination has been struggling to put to the forefront and to charge her enemies who expose her constant illegal methods and endeavors. Just to accuse Protestants of being mean is a judgmental attitude.

These false prophets will ultimately present and enforce Sunday observance to the world. When they present it, they will, as they are doing now even in the Adventist Church, present it with sweet words in adoration of Christ. After people are deceived and then dance and sing praising the Lord while keeping Sunday, the Lord is going to throw off His "Christian Spirit," and rain down hailstones upon their heads as just one of the plagues that He will send. At that time, all will know and understand that they will not dare be allowed to live throughout all of eternity with such a "MEAN" person as the Lord.

We remember well the sermons that showed the great concern against the independent ministries. Every week in our churches attacked by change we witnessed ministers quite willingly forgetting that Christ is in control. Often we heard them say from the pulpit how these "critical" independent ministries can actually destroy God's church through their criticism. Then when concerned members approached those in charge to tell them about all the apostasy that was being ignored, those same ministers told them that the church cannot be destroyed, for Christ promised that He was guiding this ship safely into port.

But yet why did they do this? Why do they always preach against criticism while making sure that they escalate the things that brought on the criticism? Was it because they knew and understood that they were doing something wrong and that they have to continue to do those wrong things in their mission? What is the sense of warning people against criticism while escalating the very things that caused the criticism?

What about the other scenario, that, while they are being encouraged to celebrate and just dance, sing, and continue their everyday business, these calamities are being orchestrated all about them, but they are being led to Christ? Their ministers teach them to just celebrate all day long, and when others, through their diversity, express the evidence demonstrating that a cataclysmic conspiracy is right upon them to betray them into the hands of Rome, these ministers come through and accuse those who are trying to open their eyes of being critical and "conspiracy theorists."

If we teach youth to just be happy and celebrate, what need they become Seventh-day Adventists and understand the prophecies? What need they know about any danger? There is no danger?!! How would knowing about the Beast and His Image lead youth to Christ? Why bring such "negative" messages upon the people? Why did the Lord Jesus Christ put such "negative" messages in the Bible that leads to people doubting their Christian experience? Why is Christ also so unchristlike and negative?

Again is the correlation to Noah's day. How can preaching about a boat, win a person to Christ? Why bring such a negative message to the people about the world being destroyed by a flood? That sounds like depressing news to me!! I hope you are able to see what is going on here. If there is danger, that danger needs to be pointed out. We are not to allow deceivers to tell us that our message is SAD. And what kind of a message do they normally bring? Are they bringing depressing news? Can they show us how to look on the bright side here? If you lived in 1929 and knew that the stock market was going to crash, what would you say to someone you revealed your findings to, who then told you that you had a negative message that was very sad and therefore must not be voiced???

Here now we see that Net NY 99 was orchestrated by Doug Batchelor. Why did he present that program when that could cause other Christians to doubt their past Christian experience? Why did Doug teach many Christians about the Beast and his Image, about the dangers of Sunday worship and all? Why did Noah preach his message and cause others to doubt their past Christian experience? Why did the Millerites do that to the Christian churches of their day?

It is so impossible to tell the truth about the conspiracy and yet not be negative, that these very fellows in board meetings and countless other situations warring against those who endeavor to warn the people demonstrate that they also are negative, critical and judgmental even when talking about good people. HOW CAN THEY DO ANYTHING ELSE? You cannot disfellowship or defeat those who disagree with you without saying bad things about and against them.

We saw pastors come into churches to quickly demand that the worship style of the church change. They then went immediately to the youth and encouraged them to dance, sing, to not worry about studying prophecy or doctrine, to have drama on the rostrum on Sabbaths, to yell out during the divine service in praise to Christ, and most notably TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO IT IN FRONT AND IN THE FACES OF THE OLD FOGY MEMBERS BOLDLY AND TELL THEM THAT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR OBJECTIONS. We were given a number of experiences where such veteran members went to these pastors and begged them to stop their illegal and Catholic activities. These ministers spurned them and went among the members and officers of the church, doing whatever they can to heap as much contempt as possible upon them. But, when they, the veteran members, use more effective means at exposing these as papists, then always comes the line that we are all in this together and are brothers in Christ.

In the very near future when calamities escalate, we are going to witness this terrible desire by our papists among us to be diplomatic. They will make a very public show at calling for us to talk with them about our disaffection to their decisions about the new order our society MUST SUBMIT TO. They will often not come out and tell us that we MUST obey them: they will cover this and tell us that we MUST UNITE!! It is the same thing.

By telling us to unite, they are telling us that we must obey them and relinquish our beliefs and even civil rights. True Adventists WILL REFUSE TO TALK WITH THEM except when before honest minds that might be affected or deceived upon the issues. We have learned that lesson from history revealed through the Great Controversy and other Protestant writings. We are not to talk to such an unchanging institution that has worked also so long in the Adventist Church where talking, warning, begging, pleading, disaffection, tithe diversion, and even videos exposing what they have been doing have not even been allowed to curtail their activities. Any such talk will only in the least result in a concession of Adventist truths.

When we refuse to talk with them, they will blow this up publicly as hate and belligerence as supposedly would anyone who hates the critical spirit. A number of them will even extend their hands of friendship to many honest Adventists who refuse to submit to their popery intentionally in front of large multitudes who have been long conditioned to understand that any sweet-talking person on the subject of Christ is a genuine Christian. They will do this in public for their plans to be fulfilled.

Adventists will refuse to shake their hands, for to do so will be to declare union and agreement with them. These papists will then publicly trump up the fact that you did not shake the hand of "another Christian brother," and will do as much as they can to impress upon the world that these loyal Adventists are hate personified. They will absorb as much of the critical spirit as they can, but they will mask this by verbalizing the idea that they are speaking out of warm Christian love.

Like God's church throughout all its history since the planet was formed, the independent ministries have no problem with knowing whether or not homosexuality is wrong. In the call to unite is the call to also cause these ministries to fall into the problems the conferences have now sworn to defend. THEY ALSO MUST NOT KNOW FOR SURE WHETHER OR NOT WOMEN'S ORDINATION IS WRONG, for this new found problem is sponsored by the decision of leadership, and this is part what is causing all the dissaffection.

In the call to unite is the call also to debate about the nature of Christ and not know what is the truth about this. In the call to unite is also the call to debate about the inspiration of Ellen White: whether or not she is a take-it-or-leave-it issue for the church. In the call to unite is the call to make sure no one debates about whether or not the leaders who are movers for change in the Adventist denomination are true. In the call to unite is the call to make sure that no one debates about whether or not independent ministry leaders are evil.

In the call to unite is also the call to make sure that we never debate about the "FACT" that the new leaders can never be a take-it-or-leave-it option in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. They therefore must have a higher place than even Ellen White!

Therefore the call to unite, is the same we have been warned about in the struggles of God's people with the Antichrist. It is the same call throughout the Protestant Reformation that imperiled the lives of the Reformers. It is the call to slavery, masked as freedom. Now we are told that to be separate from the denomination and all these defended problems is to become a cult. A cult is determined by the size of the group and/or its notariety, and not by the fact that it believes the truth. A cult is determined by any group's determination to refuse to join the conspiring coalition under their pope.

Don't ever therefore believe the lie about all this concern over people being critical or judgmental. These feelings were created by papists who naturally hate Protestantism and Protestants more than anything else in the world. All our free societies were therefore started by critical people. They know this well. . .

YOU NEED TO KNOW IT!!

CONCLUSION:

But in that same light, we can say that if only the strange ones among us trained us about Christ, without bringing all the drama, the forbidden music, the church boards and political shenanigans and other things, things would be alot better off! If only they made it their business to preach about Christ without always conspiring for change and telling us what we must accept! So many other ministers before them were able to preach about Christ without coming to tell us how we must transform the structure of the church even in violation of the wills of the majority of the members!

If only the church did not hire Catholic lawyers in order to sue people who came to their own conclusions about matters and endeavored to utilize their natural diversity and civil and religious rights. The Adventist Church taught and preached the principle of diversity of thought, and how it is good to question the doctrine. She had already been warned that to promote such a thing would bear natural fruit in the very questioning of her authority. She still moved on ahead. Now she is complaining before the courts of this land while teaching others to concentrate only on Christ when they seek to stop her apostasy.

If only she did not even have criticisms of Hope International (a private self-supporting ministry) on the Adventist Review home page, as she prepares to advance to legally destroy that organization also, maybe things would be better for her. Maybe if she considered redirecting all these efforts toward solving the problems she claim are too superhuman to solve, things would be different.

It was the denomination that came out with the revolutionary and false concept that her members must have many differing ideas about everything. It is strange that some people could not understand that their talents could have been better used instead of being used to conspire against the people to weaken their resolve and disunify them with differing thoughts, ideas, and a wind of human opinion.

Remember what we told you about the issue of having "sad" messages. Remember the many prophets we will have to condemn for bringing "sad" messages, including Jeremiah, Micah, Elijah, and a host of others. To mention that a message is sad is not a disproving of that message, but it sure beats trying to prove it incorrect!

Source: http://temcat.com/Remnant-Resource/critical.htm

Thursday, January 03, 2008

HUCKABEE: RICHARD HAAS POLICY ADVISER

Council On Foreign Relations Advises Huckabee

NEWS BRIEF: "Huckabee Names CFR President, Richard Haas, As One of His Chief Policy Advisers" - CNN Video, December 16, 2007

Wolf Blitzer interviewed Mike Huckabee on CNN and asked him who his advisers were on foreign policy. One of the men Huckabee named is the current President of the Council on Foreign Relations, Richard Haas!

Blitzer ensured that all viewers understood exactly who Richard Haas was, naming him as the President of the CFR. If you do not understand what the Council on Foreign Relations is, or how it is being used mightily to drive the nations of the world into the New World Order -- the Kingdom of Antichrist -- please take the few moments to read our expose' of the CFR, NEWS1191, "COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS A MAJOR KEY IN THE DRIVE TO THE NEW WORLD ORDER!", posted originally in August, 1998. This article is just as pertinent today as it was in 1998; only the names have changed.

The CFR has been the training ground for America's leaders since the early 1920's, to enable successive generations of leaders to keep this country on track to the New World Order. You will be shocked to learn of the pervasive hold the CFR has on the leadership of this country. Since the end of World War II, most of the Presidential campaigns have been carried out with both the Republican and Democrat candidates being members of the CFR.

What is the purpose of the CFR? With Americans going to the polls every two years, a leader that would be courageous enough to make some tough, unpopular decisions required by the Illuminati Plan could very well be voted out in the next election. Then, his successor might take action that would cancel out the decision of the previous leader and the impetus toward the New World Order would be lost.

How can this tremendous liability be overcome? The answer was deception. On July 29, 1921, a plan was put into action that would overcome the problem with democracy and its elections. An institution was established called the Council on Foreign Relations [CFR]. Supposedly, this new organization was designed to be kind of a post-graduate training school, a Graduate school if you will, for selected leaders who aspired to government "service". In reality, the CFR thoroughly trained these bright and energetic leaders, most of them young, in the ultimate goals of the New World Order. Then, these leaders were trained as to how they might work in their lives, in their chosen professions, to aid the United States move her people, and the nations of the world, into the New World Order.

Before they left the training of the CFR, these young leaders assumed labels that they would wear for the rest of their lives, and by which they would be known by the voting public. Some of them would be known as Liberals, and some Conservatives. Some would be known as Democrat and some as Republican. Some would be known as Liberal Democrat or Liberal Republican and some as Conservative Democrat or Conservative Republican. While they would agree to strongly fight each other on many issues, they would cooperate whenever the issue was critical to the success of the New World Order Plan.

Therefore, the CFR is shown to be thoroughly Illuminist. Whenever a candidate embraces the CFR, that is a sure sign that he is totally sold out to their globalist agenda. Most Mike Huckabee supporters will rebel at this thought, but they must not set this understanding aside, for this one fact tells us that Huckabee is not the man we all thought he was.

By 1988, my research had led me to believe that Christians should never be actively involved in a political campaign. By this time, my research had shown me several things regarding elections:

1) The election is always rigged -- the candidate whom the Illuminati wants to win, will win.

2) All candidates on the national stage are signed on to the Illuminati Plan, even if they publicly say they are not. Do you remember Ronald Reagan? During his initial campaign in 1980, he denied that he had any tie to the CFR and ridiculed all notions that his cabinet would be filled with CFR members. Sadly, Conservatives were greatly distressed with President-Elect Reagan began tapping CFR members for his Cabinet.

The Illuminati has been pursuing this global plan since 1776. Do you think they will allow anyone to become President who is not pursuing their plan? A person genuinely opposed to the globalist plan will not even be allowed on the stage!

Therefore, Cutting Edge has never supported anyone for President, because we know that the entire process is rigged so the Globalists will get the candidate they want. Period - end of paragraph. We believe that people should use their knowledge as to how events are fulfilling prophecy in order to win people to Jesus Christ. We find no Scripture which tells Christians to become active in politics, but we do find plenty which tell us to spread the precious Gospel seed.

To buttress the reality that Mike Huckabee is supportive of the CFR and is now supported by that organization, we need to briefly address the issue that Huckabee has an article in the February, 2008, edition of the Council on Foreign Relations magazine!

NEWS BRIEF: "America's Priorities in the War on Terror: Islamists, Iraq, Iran, and Pakistan", Foreign Affairs, published by the Council on Foreign Relations, February, 2008

"Summary: The Bush administration's arrogant bunker mentality has been counterproductive at home and abroad. American foreign policy needs to change its tone and attitude, open up, and reach out. In particular, it should focus on eliminating Islamist terrorists, stabilizing Iraq, containing Iran, and toughening its stance with Pakistan."

"MICHAEL D. HUCKABEE, former Governor of Arkansas, is a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination."

Again, no one whom the CFR does not support would be allowed to write an article in its flagship. Ignore the public rhetoric which would lead you to believe that Mike Huckabee supports your Christian viewpoint, for the facts are screaming very loudly that the contrary is true.


Source: http://cuttingedge.org/newsletters/

GLENDON NEW US AMBASSADOR TO VATICAN


Glendon Confirmed U.S. Ambassador to Holy See
12/22/2007

Zenit News Agency (www.zenit.org)

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Zenit) - The U.S. Senate confirmed President George Bush's nomination of Mary Ann Glendon as the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See.


The Wednesday approval means that Glendon will succeed Francis Rooney, who has represented the United States before the Holy See since 2005. A date for her succession has not been set.

Glendon is the president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and a law professor at Harvard University.

In 1994, Pope John Paul II appointed her to lead the Holy See delegation to the U.N. 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing.

VATICAN'S UN MISSION HAS DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY


Vatican's U.N. mission granted U.S. diplomatic immunity

3/9/2007

Catholic News Service (http://www.catholicnews.com/)


WASHINGTON (CNS) – In an executive order March 7 President George W. Bush granted diplomatic immunity and privileges to the members of the Holy See's Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations.




Diplomatic immunity ensures safe passage for diplomats outside their home country. They are not subject to lawsuits or prosecution under the laws of the host country.


As host country for U.N. general headquarters in New York, the United States has extended diplomatic immunity and privileges to members of all U.N. member nations' diplomatic missions in New York.


The Holy See is not a member of the United Nations, but its quasi-diplomatic permanent observer status, held since 1964, entitles it to participate in General Assembly debates, have its communications issued and circulated as official documents of the assembly, and co-sponsor draft resolutions and decisions that refer to the Holy See.


Last December, in its Department of State Authorities Act of 2006, Congress authorized the president to give the observer mission and its members "the privileges and immunities enjoyed by the diplomatic missions of member states to the United Nations, and their members." Bush signed that act into law Jan. 11, and his March 7 executive order simply carried out what the law authorized.


The Associated Press quoted an unnamed White House official as saying that the decision to grant full diplomatic privileges to the permanent observer mission and its personnel "has been in the works for a while."


"The Vatican has an interest, and we were glad to be able to accommodate as host country for the U.N.," the official said.



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Copyright (c) 2007 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops


WHEN JESUS WAS BORN

When Jesus was Born--

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem...there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? Matt. 2:1, 2.


The King of glory stooped low to take humanity; and angels, who had witnessed His splendor in the heavenly courts, as He was worshiped by all the heavenly hosts, were disappointed to find their divine Commander in a position of so great humiliation. {Mar 11.1}

The Jews had separated themselves so far from God by their wicked works, that angels could not communicate to them the tidings of the advent of the infant Redeemer. God chooses the wise men of the East to do His will.... {Mar 11.2}

These wise men had seen the heavens illuminated with light, which enshrouded the heavenly host who heralded the advent of Christ to the humble shepherds.... {Mar 11.3}

This light was a distant cluster of flaming angels, which appeared like a luminous star. The unusual appearance of the large bright star, which they had never seen before, hanging as a sign in the heavens, attracted their attention....The wise men directed their course where the star seemed to lead them. And as they drew nigh to the city of Jerusalem, the star was enshrouded in darkness, and no longer guided them. They reasoned that the Jews could not be ignorant of the great event of the advent of the Messiah, and they made inquiries in the vicinity of Jerusalem. {Mar 11.4}

The wise men are surprised to see no unusual interest upon the subject of the coming of the Messiah....They marvel that the Jews are not interested and joyful in prospect of this great event of the advent of Christ. {Mar 11.5}

The churches of our time are seeking worldly aggrandizement, and are as unwilling to see the light of the prophecies, and receive the evidences of their fulfillment which show that Christ is soon to come, as were the Jews in reference to His first appearing. They were looking for the temporal and triumphant reign of Messiah in Jerusalem. Professed Christians of our time are expecting the temporal prosperity of the church, in the conversion of the world, and the enjoyment of the temporal millennium. {Mar 11.6}

Maranatha, Ellen G. White, page 11.

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

THE TRUE STORY OF BENAZIR BHUTTO



THE TRUE STORY OF BENAZIR BHUTTO
December 31, 2007 at 11:13:47
The True Story of Benazir Bhutto
by Paul Sheldon Foote (Posted by Paul Sheldon Foote)
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The American mass media have failed to report important details of the life and of the tragic assassination of Benazir Bhutto, my Harvard university classmate. Her father\'s book, If I Am Assassinated, will help Americans to understand America\'s roles in the deaths of Benazir Bhutto and of her father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Benazir Bhutto’s assassination on December 27, 2007 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan represents a tragic continuation of assassination politics in feudal Pakistan, a country whose wealthy political families accumulated vast land holdings, wealth, or political power serving the British Raj (British colonial reign of the Indian Subcontinent from 1858 – 1947). The major American mass media have been generating stories filled with lies or misrepresentations. These stories omit important facts critical for understanding the true story of Benazir Bhutto. The following are examples of some of the topics future researchers and historians can further explore, to provide an honest and thorough treatment of my Harvard University classmate’s attempts to reconcile Islamic, democratic, and Western values.On December 28, 2007, “Democracy Now!” provided some honest analyses. Tariq Ali, a British-Pakistani historian and an editor of the New Left Review, noted: Now, when the United States decided they wanted to put her back in there, they told her, we are going to whitewash you so clean no one will even know. And this is what the global media and networks have been doing. Look, I knew her well. I’m very upset that she’s dead. But the piety being displayed on the global media networks is beyond belief. You know, it’s as if there’s no past, no history in this country or its politicians.The Charlie Wilson Connection On December 21, 2007, a film about Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Soviet Union, Charlie Wilson’s War appeared in theaters (and is reviewed here). This film is based upon a book by a “60 Minutes” television program producer, George Crile: Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History. On December 22, 2007, the History Channel then televised a documentary “The True Story of Charlie Wilson”. Prior to the airing of the History Channel’s documentary, Nancy deWolf Smith reviewed the documentary in “The Real Charlie Wilson” (The Wall Street Journal, December 21, 2007, page W10). Some of her major points were: (a) Even a two-hour documentary on such a complex subject will have many holes in the story (b) There will be unintended consequences. For example, the Afghans did not want Arabs coming to Afghanistan to join in the fight. Americans and others insisted upon sending Arabs to Afghanistan to leave the impression of a Muslim jihad against Soviet communism.Others have been writing their own details not covered in the book, the film, or in the documentary. This is as it should be. We need to know all relevant details to understand history.The following is a partial list of the characters and countries involved in true story of Charlie Wilson and the successful campaign to drive the Soviet Union out of Afghanistan:1. “Good Time” Charles Wilson, an anti-communist Texas Democrat who was passionate about whiskey and women. In June 1980, while sitting in a hot tub in Las Vegas with several women, Wilson watched Dan Rather on “60 Minutes” in Afghanistan explaining the plight of the Afghans. 2. Joanne Herring, anti-communist Texas socialite who encouraged Wilson to end the Cold War by causing the collapse of the Soviet Union.3. General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. In 1977, General Zia-ul-Haq overthrew Benazir Bhutto’s father, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Zia jailed and executed Benazir Bhutto’s father. In 1988, Zia, some of his generals, and the American ambassador died in a suspicious airplane crash.4. Carol Shannon, a Texas belly dancer who performed in Egypt for Field Marshal Mohammed Abu Ghazala. Afterwards, Egypt provided Soviet weapons to be used against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. 5. Israeli-modified Chinese weapons were smuggled into Afghanistan via Pakistan.6. President Ronald Reagan overruled military leaders to provide the Afghans with Stinger missiles.

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ETERNAL VIGILANCE

Eternal Vigilance

The Price of Sound Doctrine

By Ingrid Schlueter - August 31, 2005


There is an excellent book out by attorney Mat Staver with the title, Eternal Vigilance: Knowing and Protecting Your Religious Freedom. Mr. Staver works tirelessly to defend the civil liberties of Americans that are frequently under attack from the enemies of freedom in our country. He is correct when he warns that the price of liberty truly is eternal vigilance.

There is growing concern among Christians about the erosion of the American foundations of liberty and freedom. As Americans, we rightly grieve over this and do all we can to fight those who would destroy America. But there is a marked lack of such passion when it comes to guarding the most important foundation of all—that of our faith. This is another sphere that requires eternal vigilance. The Reformers had an expression for this—Sempre Reformanda. The church should be “always reforming.” Such vigilance is practiced by a small number of Christiansand churches now who are quickly earning the negative labels of “judgmental” and “divisive” in so doing. In the midst of error, this is the vigilance of the Berean heart; a desire above all else to see the Gospel preached in its power and purity and an opposition to false teachings when they arise.

It's no secret that doctrine is unpopular now. Once faithful seminaries that at one time required ministerial students to hunker down over the Word of God now have students hunkering down over postmodern drivel and church growth materials. The latest trend is the postmodern/emergent movement which has produced pastors and authors like Brian McLaren, Erwin McManus and Leonard Sweet who are destroying the confidence of young people in the authority of the Word of God and telling them that the Bible is merely a series of God's “stories” from which we can learn. These leaders don't like authority and they are doing their best to remove propositional scriptural truth from their churches. That's why Mars Hill Bible Church outside of Detroit has emergent Pastor Rob Bell citing Hindu teachings on breathing from his postmodern pulpit. Even a reporter from the Detroit Free Press noticed.

These men have no regard for the battles for biblical truth throughout history. That was modernity. We're past all that, they say. So they promote the embracing of mystery instead of knowing Christ through His Word. They like the journey better than the destination. In a quest to experience “authentic” spirituality, they borrow from eastern religious traditions. This was demonstrated when scores of pastors were doing yoga at the National Pastors' Convention in 2004—just before Rick Warren got up to speak. The old ways are out. Objective truth is out. Truth evolves, they say. The Word of God was Jesus, so the Bible is unimportant now. It's just a series of stories. Experiencing Jesus through altered states of consciousness is what they teach through meditation straight from the pagan religions of the East.

Where are the pastors of America who are seeing this come in through Youth Specialties, Zondervan as well as other Christian publishers, through Nooma videos, conferences and magazines? It is a veritable tsunami of error in the Christian publishing realm. There is a thin chorus of concerned voices but these voices routinely are drowned out. It's hard to compete with Rupert Murdoch and his big bucks Zondervan.

I have written extensively in other columns about the Lead Like Jesus Conference coming up in November that will have New Age sympathizer Ken Blanchard rubbing shoulders with some of the big names in Evangelicalism. The Catalyst Conference is coming up in Atlanta in October. Andy Stanley will be speaking along with Dave Fleming.

Dave Fleming, author of the New Spirituality book, The Seeker's Way, came right out on my radio show and told me that he believed that underneath the superficial differences of world religions, they were all the same. Imagine an interspiritualist speaking at the same conference with a nationally known Evangelical pastor and nobody cares. It's all about leadership and vision casting, they say.

In truth, it's all about selling out the Gospel for a postmodern pot of poison pottage. There is a blindness among Evangelicals leaders who no longer care about doctrine and faithfulness. They care only about growth and success and God will see that they have it. It's judgment, really, when God allows these leaders to eat of the fruit of their own way and enjoy temporal success. The multi-million dollar buildings, the recreation centers, the stadiums and arenas filled with happy, celebrating people are found nationwide. The Spirit has departed if He was ever present, but nobody has noticed. Things are good. For now.

There is a passage of Scripture in Isaiah 56 which aptly describes the bright, talented young pastors today who are filling their churches with people who are looking for a new Gospel that does away with the need for repentance and justification.

"His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant."

These pastors will enjoy the benefits of transformational psychology, the latest marketing strategies and technology and their churches will continue to grow very rich and very influential. But those who fear the Lord will see the danger, they will seek the Lord for discernment and they will turn from these kinds of ministries. In the midst of the frenzy for “big” in our churches, the words of Christ have been completely forgotten.

"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." Matthew 7:13-15

© 2005 Ingrid Schlueter

Ingrid Schlueter has been producer and co-host of the Crosstalk Radio Talk Show on the VCY America Radio Network for 18 years. She is author of numerous articles on current issues and is a regular columnist for Wisconsin Christian News. She has also authored, Parent Police: The UN Wants Your Children. Email: vcyproducer@aol.com Website: http://sliceoflaodicea.com

Other articles by Ingrid Schlueter: God Speaks in the Winds of a Hurricane

Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy is Destroying the Church

Source: http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/05/ingrid/eternal-vigilance.htm

THE LESSON OF BETHLEHEM

The Lesson of Bethlehem

Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. Heb. 9:28.


At the time of Christ's first advent the priests and scribes of the Holy City, to whom were entrusted the oracles of God, might have discerned the signs of the times and proclaimed the coming of the Promised One. The prophecy of Micah designated His birthplace; Daniel specified the time of His advent. God committed these prophecies to the Jewish leaders; they were without excuse if they did not know and declare to the people that the Messiah's coming was at hand. Their ignorance was the result of sinful neglect.... {Mar 10.1}

All the people should have been watching and waiting that they might be among the first to welcome the world's Redeemer. But, lo, at Bethlehem two weary travelers from the hills of Nazareth traverse the whole length of the narrow street to the eastern extremity of the town, vainly seeking a place of rest and shelter for the night. No doors are open to receive them. In a wretched hovel prepared for cattle, they at last find refuge, and there the Saviour of the world is born.... {Mar 10.2}

There is no evidence that Christ is expected, and no preparation for the Prince of life. In amazement the celestial messenger is about to return to heaven with the shameful tidings, when he discovers a group of shepherds who are watching their flocks by night, and as they gaze into the starry heavens, are contemplating the prophecy of a Messiah to come to earth, and longing for the advent of the world's Redeemer. Here is a company that is prepared to receive the heavenly message. And suddenly the angel of the Lord appears, declaring the good tidings of great joy.... {Mar 10.3}

Oh, what a lesson is this wonderful story of Bethlehem! How it rebukes our unbelief, our pride and self-sufficiency. How it warns us to beware, lest by our criminal indifference we also fail to discern the signs of the times, and therefore know not the day of our visitation. {Mar 10.4}

Maranatha, Ellen G. White, Page 10.

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

THANKGIVING IN JANUARY 2008



As a Christian, I do not observe pagan holidays, or place any importance in them. We are not to look to the world for traditions to keep. One such tradition is the New Year. However, since we'll all be using a new calendar starting today. I'd like to take time out to thank all the friends and brethren throughout cyberspace, and in the real world. Those who encourage and inform me of the sign of the times, and remind me of the need to prepare for the Lord's return.


Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.

But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. Galatians 4:8-10

As stated above these traditions of men are not necessary. Yet, time passes. And if there were a day to show the brethren my gratitude, it's today. Let me take the opportunity by thanking the readers of EndrTimes. I'd also want to show my gratitude to the following:

Pastor Rafael Perez, Elder Ron Spear, Andy and Julia Roman, and the Eternal Gospel Church Ministry.

Eternal Gospel Churches in Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach, and Hialeah, Florida.

Also:

  • Google Blogger,
  • Hal Mayer of Keep the Faith Ministry,
  • Dave Westbrook of Back to Enoch Ministry,
  • The Meisners of Mountain Media Ministries,
  • Hector Torres of Turning the Hearts Ministry,
  • Joe Olson of Hope International,
  • Colin Standish of Hartland Institute,
  • Greg Szymanski of Investigative Journal,
  • Dana Gabriel of newworldordermustbestopped,
  • Brother Stair of Overcomer Ministry,
  • Eric Jon Phelps of VaticanAssassins.org ,
  • Leo Zagami of Illuminati Confessions,
  • Pastors Bill Hughes, and Jan Marcussen.
  • And countless many others.

Thank you all for your support, insight, and hard work.

May God continue to bless and keep you all.

But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.---Matthew 10:6-7

Arsenio,

Maranatha.

THE GRAVITAS OF THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA

Bishop of Rome Benedict XVl with Grand Master Andrew Bertie.

Knights of Malta

The Knights of Malta is a world organization with its threads weaving through business, banking, politics, the CIA, other intelligence organizations, P2, religion, education, law, military, think tanks, foundations, the United States Information Agency, the United Nations, and numerous other organizations. They are not the oldest but are one of the oldest branches of the Order of the Quest in existence. The world head of the Knights of Malta is elected for a life term, with the approval of the Pope. The Knights of Malta have their own Constitution and are sworn to work toward the establishment of a New World Order with the Pope at its head. Knights of Malta members are also powerful members of the CFR and the Trilateral Commission. Secret Societies / New World Order by Milton William Cooper

Source: http://www.theforbiddenknowledge.com/hardtruth/secretsocietyindex.htm

KNIGHTSBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL

Knightsbridge International
Prepares to participate in Relief Efforts in Darfur

Knightsbridge International had been invited to participate in a series of relief efforts with will include the personal delivery of two Solar Power Water Purification Units, each capable of processing up to 30,000 gallons of water per day and a very large amount urgently medicines donated by Knightsbridge Intl and One Dollar 4 Darfur ( http://www.onedollar4darfur.com/ ) through our partner NGO, MedPharm, ( http://www.medpharm.net/ ) as well as coordinating the future delivery of at least four additional shipments of supplies into the region.




We will be personally delivering urgently needed lifesaving medicines and medical supplies which were either donated or purchased by us from our partner NGOs such as MedPharm, the REMEDY Program at Yale University,
(
http://www.mission-outreach.org/) and Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach, ( http://www.mission-outreach.org/ ) to name only a few.


We have partnered for these missions with individuals, local and other foreign NGOs already well established and operational on the ground in the region.


Our efforts to help those affected by this horrific situation will continue as long as possible and only be subject to available funding and donated materials.


Medicines


For instance, we can purchase a package of medicines especially assembled for us that will provide for the basic medical care for 10,000 people living in the conditions that exist in Darfur for up to one full year. For every $ 50,000.00 that we raise, we can purchase and physically deliver such a shipment of medicines, which have a wholesale value in excess of $ 1,800,000.00 per package. ( A list of these medicines is available upon request )


Needs


We need your financial support in order to do this. Donations specifically earmarked for the purchase of medicines for our future shipments to this area can be made to Knightsbridge International either online through Pay Pal:


Knightsbridge International
PO Box 4394
West Hills, CA 91308-4394


ALL donations by mail should be clearly marked:
Darfur Relief Missions


Respectfully, we remain


Knightsbridge International
www.kbi.org
West Hills, CA


Source: http://www.knightsbridge.org/

MODERN DAY "KNIGHTS" HELP NEEDY...

Modern Day "Knights" Help Needy Worldwide

Ed Artis, Jim Laws Circle Globe, Aiding Poor In Remote, Hostile Places Ed Artis, Jim Laws Circle Globe, Aiding Poor In Remote, Hostile Places — Just Because


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Modern-day knights "Sir" Dr. James Laws and "Sir" Edward Artis travel around the world to help people in need as part of the humanitarian organization they co-founded, Knightsbridge.org. Share

(CBS) Heroes come in all shapes, sizes and ages.

Ed Artis and Jim Laws prove that.

They've gone around the world eight or nine times, helping the poorest people in the most remote places on earth. Often, those places are hostile, and they put themselves in danger.

But Artis, 62, and Laws, 68, figure it sure beats playing golf to pass the time!

They've gone to war zones and storm zones, slept in palaces and potato cellars, met kings and spies, dealt with warlords and nuns, and faced it all with a unique sense of humor.

These two are not only adventurers, but amazing characters in their own right.

They are modern-day knights.

Harry Smith profiled them on The Early Show Tuesday.

Artis and Laws bring food, shelter, medicine and supplies to people who can't fend for themselves. They've been to Rwanda, Afghanistan and Bosnia. They've fed refugees of war, famine and natural disaster.

"We're a couple of old duffers," Artis says. "I mean, we're not buff, action hero kinda guys. We're shaped like pears. Can't hear, can't see. … But, on the day, we get the job done."

To the tune of more than $40 million worth of aid, begging, borrowing — even stealing and bribing when necessary — stumbling into minefields, rescuing nuns, and befriending the locals.

They've had things transported by the Italian army, and by rebel soldiers; they work with local warlords, and don't care about political fallout. All they care about is delivering the goods.

On one mission, Artis and Laws traveled for weeks, in cars and mules, and fought through jungles, just to take the rust off of a connecting cable to provide a village with power that had been off for several years. They also set up a hospital there.

Whenever they take any piece of technology to a village, whether it's a water pump, a solar oven or an X-ray machine, they don't leave until at least 10 people in the village can take it apart and put it back together again.

They've had more flat tires in a single journey than most people have in a lifetime.

Artis and Laws only do the missions they feel like doing, as long as they're "high adventure, as well as service to the community," says Laws.

They do it all through an organization they founded called Knightsbridge. They raise money like any charity but, says Smith, it's their ability to distribute large quantities of aid and medicine directly to the people at the end of the line that sets them apart.

All money donated to Knightsbridge goes directly to the mission. They have a laptop, satellite phones and no staff, so 100 percent of donated funds go to the cause.

For information on how you can help Artis and Laws on their next humanitarian mission, to Darfur, click here.

For information on the documentary "Beyond the Call," featuring Artis and Laws, click here.

Oh, and Artis really IS a knight. He and Laws met in 1993 in Moscos, where Artis became a Knight of Malta, a humanitarian order that dates back to the Crusades.

To see Smith's piece, and learn more about Artis and Laws, including how they got their start in the humanitarian arena and what they did before that, click here.


Monday, December 31, 2007

THE CITIES

Judgments Coming on the Cities

Terrible shocks will come upon the earth, and the lordly palaces erected at great expense will certainly become heaps of ruins.--3MR 312 (1891). {LDE 110.5}

When God's restraining hand is removed, the destroyer begins his work. Then in our cities the greatest calamities will come.--3MR 314 (1897). {LDE 111.1}

The Lord gives warnings to the inhabitants of the earth, as in the Chicago fire and the fires in Melbourne, London, and the city of New York.--Ms 127, 1897. {LDE 111.2}

The end is near and every city is to be turned upside down every way. There will be confusion in every city. Everything that can be shaken is to be shaken and we do not know what will come next. The judgments will be according to the wickedness of the people and the light of truth that they have had.--1MR 248 (1902). {LDE 111.3}

O that God's people had a sense of the impending destruction of thousands of cities, now almost given to idolatry.--Ev 29 (1903). {LDE 111.4}

The time is near when large cities will be swept away, and all should be warned of these coming judgments.--Ev 29 (1910). {LDE 111.5}

Catastrophe-proof
Buildings Will Become Ashes


I have seen the most costly structures in buildings erected and supposed to be fireproof, and just as Sodom perished in the flames of God's vengeance so will these proud structures become ashes. . . . The flattering monuments of men's greatness will be crumbled in the dust even before the last great destruction comes upon the world.--3SM 418 (1901). {LDE 111.6}

God is withdrawing His Spirit from the wicked cities, which have become as the cities of the antediluvian world and as Sodom and Gomorrah. . . . Costly mansions, marvels of architectural skill, will be destroyed without a moment's notice when the Lord sees that the owners have passed the boundaries of forgiveness. The destruction by fire of the stately buildings, supposed to be fireproof, is an illustration of how in a short time earth's architecture will lie in ruins.--TDG 152 (1902). {LDE 112.1}

Men will continue to erect expensive buildings, costing millions of money. Special attention will be called to their architectural beauty and the firmness and solidity with which they are constructed, but the Lord has instructed me that despite the unusual firmness and expensive display, these buildings will share the fate of the temple in Jerusalem.--5BC 1098 (1906). {LDE 112.2}


New York City

God has not executed His wrath without mercy. His hand is stretched out still. His message must be given in Greater New York. The people must be shown how it is possible for God, by a touch of His hand, to destroy the property they have gathered together against the last great day.--3MR 310, 311 (1902). {LDE 112.3}

I have no light in particular in regard to what is coming on New York, only that I know that one day the great buildings there will be thrown down by the turning and overturning of God's power. . . . Death
113
will come in all places. This is why I am so anxious for our cities to be warned.--RH July 5, 1906.
{LDE 112.4}

On one occasion, when in New York City, I was in the night season called upon to behold buildings rising story after story toward heaven. These buildings were warranted to be fireproof, and they were erected to glorify their owners and builders. . . . {LDE 113.1}

The scene that next passed before me was an alarm of fire. Men looked at the lofty and supposedly fireproof buildings and said: "They are perfectly safe." But these buildings were consumed as if made of pitch. The fire engines could do nothing to stay the destruction. The firemen were unable to operate the engines.--9T 12, 13 (1909). {LDE 113.2}

Chicago and Los Angeles

Scenes that would soon take place in Chicago and other large cities also passed before me. As wickedness increased and the protecting power of God was withdrawn there were destructive winds and tempests. Buildings were destroyed by fire and shaken down by earthquakes. . . . {LDE 113.3}

Some time after this I was shown that the vision of buildings in Chicago and the draft upon the means of our people to erect them, and their destruction, was an object lesson for our people, warning them not to invest largely of their means in property in Chicago, or any other city, unless the providence of God should positively open the way and plainly point out duty to build or buy as necessary in giving the note of warning.
114
A similar caution was given in regard to building in Los Angeles. Repeatedly I have been instructed that we must not invest means in the erection of expensive buildings in cities.--PC 50 (1906).
{LDE 113.4}

San Francisco and Oakland

San Francisco and Oakland are becoming as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the Lord will visit them. Not far hence they will suffer under His judgments.--Ms 30, 1903. {LDE 114.1}

The terrible earthquake that has visited San Francisco [THE SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE OF APRIL 18-19, 1906, LEFT 503 DEAD AND RESULTED IN AN ESTIMATED $350 MILLION IN PROPERTY DAMAGE.] will be followed by other manifestations of the power of God. His law has been transgressed. Cities have become polluted with sin. Study the history of Nineveh. God sent a special message by Jonah to that wicked city. . . . Many such messages as his would be given in our age, if the wicked cities would repent as did Nineveh.--Ms 61a, June 3, 1906. {LDE 114.2}

Even in the cities where the judgments of God have fallen in consequence of such transgression there is no sign of repentance. The saloons are still open, and many temptations are kept before the people.--Letter 268, Aug. 20, 1906. {LDE 114.3}

Other Wicked Cities

As we near the close of this earth's history, we shall have the scenes of the San Francisco calamity repeated
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in other places. . . . These things make me feel very solemn because I know that the judgment day is right upon us. The judgments that have already come are a warning, but not the finishing, of the punishment that will come on wicked cities. . . .
{LDE 114.4}

[Hab. 2:1-20; Zeph. 1:1-3:20; Zech. 1:1-4:14; Mal. 1:1-4, quoted.] These scenes will soon be witnessed, just as they are clearly described. I present these wonderful statements from the Scriptures for the consideration of everyone. The prophecies recorded in the Old Testament are the word of the Lord for the last days, and will be fulfilled as surely as we have seen the desolation of San Francisco.--Letter 154, May 26, 1906. {LDE 115.1}

I am bidden to declare the message that cities full of transgression, and sinful in the extreme, will be destroyed by earthquakes, by fire, by flood.--Ev 27 (April 27, 1906). {LDE 115.2}

All the warnings of Christ regarding the events that will occur near the close of this earth's history are now being fulfilled in our large cities. God is permitting these things to be brought to light that he who runs may read. The city of San Francisco is a sample of what the whole world is becoming. The wicked bribery, the misappropriation of means, the fraudulent transactions among men who have power to release the guilty and condemn the innocent--all this iniquity is filling other large cities of the earth and is making the world as it was in the days that were before the Flood.--Letter 230, 1907. {LDE 115.3}

The Signal for Flight From the Cities

The time is not far distant when, like the early disciples, we shall be forced to seek a refuge in desolate and solitary places. As the siege of Jerusalem by the Roman armies was the signal for flight to the Judean Christians, so the assumption of power on the part of our nation, in the decree enforcing the papal sabbath, will be a warning to us. It will then be time to leave the large cities, preparatory to leaving the smaller ones for retired homes in secluded places among the mountains.--5T 464, 465 (1885). {LDE 121.1}

Last Day Events, Ellen G. White, pp.110-115, 121.