Sunday, March 08, 2009

Confederacies: the church is only half awake to the situation


Confederacies will increase in number and power as we draw nearer to the end of time. These confederacies will create opposing influences to the truth, forming new parties of professed believers who will act out their own delusive theories. The apostasy will increase. "Some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils" (1 Tim. 4:1). Men and women have confederated to oppose the Lord God of heaven, and the church is only half awake to the situation. There needs to be much more of prayer, much more of earnest effort, among professed believers.


Satanic agencies in human form will take part in this last great conflict to oppose the building up of the kingdom of God. And heavenly angels in human guise will be on the field of action. The two opposing parties will continue to exist till the closing up of the last great chapter in this world's history. Satanic agencies are in every city. We cannot afford to be off our guard for one moment. The true, stanch believers will pray more and more, and will talk less of matters of little consequence. More and more decided testimonies will come from their lips to encourage the weak and the needy. This is no time for the people of God to be weaklings, neither one thing nor the other. Let all be diligent students of the Word. We must be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. We cannot live haphazard lives and be true Christians.


--The Review and Herald, Aug. 5, 1909.


Note: Italics and Bolds added.

Thus they prepare to meet their Lord;


Christ is a perfect revelation of God. "No man hath seen God at any time," He says; "the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him." Only by knowing Christ can we know God. And as we behold Him, we shall be changed into His image, prepared to meet Him at His coming. . . .

Now is the time to prepare for the coming of our Lord. Readiness to meet Him cannot be attained in a moment's time. Preparatory to that solemn scene there must be vigilant waiting and watching, combined with earnest work. So God's children glorify Him. Amid the busy scenes of life their voices will be heard speaking words of encouragement, hope, and faith. All they have and are is consecrated to the Master's service. Thus they prepare to meet their Lord; and when He comes, they will say, with joy, "This is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us. . . . We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation."

RH, 3-2-1903.

Note: Italics added for emphasis......Arsenio

Distress and Help


Isaiah 33


1Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

2O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

3At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.

4And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.

5The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

6And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.

7Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

8The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.

9The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

10Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.

11Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.

12And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.

13Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.

14The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

15He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

16He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

17Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.

18Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?

19Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.

20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

21But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

22For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.

23Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

24And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.

Saturday, March 07, 2009

But what the LORD saith, that will I speak?


Numbers 24


1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

2And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.

3And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

4He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

5How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!

6As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.

7He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

8God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

9He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

10And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.

11Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.

12And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,

13If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?

14And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

16He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

17I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

18And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

19Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

20And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

21And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

22Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

23And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

24And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

25And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.

Rome's Desire for World Domination by Tom Friess


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THE U.S. CONSTITUTION VS. CANON LAW....
FREEDOM VS BONDAGE
Tom filling in for Greg Szymanski on http://www.libertyradiolive.com/
Program Schedule - http://libertyarchives.com/schedule.html
Will the World give Rome total control? Tom presents the case for alarm as America slides into the clutches of the Vatican.

My first time as guest host on GSIJ. In the first half hour I tell how my investigation into the Catholic church began,
my amateur radio activities, the Jesuits and the Vatican's headship over the N.W.O., how the Vatican has usurped
our government, the Catholicization of America, Democracy vs Constitutional Republic, what is uniquely Protestant
about our Constitution, Roman Catholic Canon Law vs our Protestant Constitution, the Protestant Reformation and
how it inspired our Protestant Constitution, the Roman "Vicar of Christ" vs the REAL Vicar of Christ, President G.W. Bush's
close ties to the Pope, how our Protestant Constitution is being systematically destroyed and replaced with Roman Catholic
Canon Law, "as goes God's people, so goes the nation", the dire consequences for Protestant apostasy, the coming
Babylonian captivity, the coming American Inquisition, the Global Roman N.W.O. Empire.

In the second hour I talk about Revelation 17, giving a verse by verse explanation.

CONTACT Tom - tomfriess@rocketmail.com

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Friday, March 06, 2009

A Nation Transformed by Fear!

Volume XXVIII Issue III March 2009
Last Trumpet Ministries, PO Box 806, Beaver Dam, WI 53916
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A Nation Transformed by Fear!

"And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."

Revelation 21:6-8
"Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory."

Luke 21:26-27
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began."

II Timothy 1:7-9
In this issue of the Last Trumpet, we will look at an amazing dynamic that is at work in the lives of nearly all the people of the United States and the world. The dynamic I am referring to is a dark force that holds people everywhere in a willing bondage and servitude to the powerful elite who have seized upon, and now control, every enterprise and endeavor of humanity, We know there is a conspiracy of Luciferian elitists at work, and they are the ones who have turned that word conspiracy into one of ridicule. We know that things do not just happen to happen. Events happen because there are people who want them to happen, and they have risen to a position where they can make them happen. These illuminist hierarchs are allowed to continue and persist in their nefarious schemes primarily because the vast majority of people refuse to believe they exist. They do exist, however, in the highest places of government, religion, banking, education, industry, and other realms. They operate from within secret societies, and I have seen it. I have done extensive research in Masonic lodges all across America. I have been expelled from the Council on Foreign Relations building three times. This building is known as the Harold Pratt Building, and it is located at 58 East 68th Street in Manhattan, New York City. It does exist! I have also been threatened at the entrance of the Tomb of the Skull and Bones at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. These places and the people who function within them are real, and their god is Lucifer, also known as Satan.

The question that arises is one of control. How does this spiritual oligarchy (rule by a few) control so many people? What force would it take to do that job efficiently? That force is fear, and the Bible makes that exceedingly clear in the verses above. When conditions are manufactured that make life so uncertain financially and in every other way, peace and tranquility disappear. When we are constantly put on guard against the threat of terror and terrorist attacks and when we see morality, character, and reference points of stability crumbling all around us, then the dynamic of fear sets in. When they have made cowards of us all through debt, worry, and uncertainty, the powers of darkness then control the masses of humanity. These forces are now obviously at work, and conditions have never been exactly like this before! People everywhere, especially those of the United States, are falling into lock-step acceptance of every crazy and insane thing the government is putting upon them. People believe a lie through fear as they are being conditioned to receive Satan himself in the form of a man. Where are the people who can still think? Where are the fearless that will rise up and cry out against the outrageous evil that fills our land? Truly the end is near! If you are reading this and are not a true Christian, you are in a very sad position of hopelessness. That can all be changed right now if you will surrender your life to the Lord Jesus. He will accept you and give you a heart that is true. You can have peace in the time of trouble and shelter in the time of spiritual storm. Call upon the Saviour now while there is still time!

Transition Government in America!

Only a few weeks ago, a new administration came into power in the United States. The circumstances surrounding this January 20th inauguration were both occult and conspiratorial. I watched with amazement as Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office, and I found it hard to believe that America had gone so far down the road of deception as to allow this to happen. The new President took his oath of office facing the Egyptian obelisk known as the Washington Monument, and as people listened they thought that Chief Justice Roberts and Mr. Obama flubbed the sacred oath. The word order of the oath was inverted, which is routinely done in witchcraft oaths and vows. The one misplaced word was "faithfully." In order to satisfy potential critics, the oath was redone the next day, this time with no Bible. We must also note that it was done in the Map Room of the White House. (1) No news reporters or photographers were allowed in, but an official photo, taken by the White House photographer, revealed that the oath was administered with Obama standing in front of a large portrait known as the Great Architect. Here let it be noted that in Masonic doctrine, the "Great Architect" is none other than Lucifer or Satan. His official title is the Supreme Architect of the Universe.

Various other strange things happened during the inauguration and subsequent activities.s We must remember that before Obama came along, Ted Kennedy was known as the most liberal, left-wing senator of all time. Kennedy collapsed in a eizure and then revived later at a hospital. (2) In the world of the occult, this is a common occurrence when evil spirits leave one person and enter into another.

Spirits of Sodom and Gomorrah were also flooding into our nation's Capital that day. Obama handpicked Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson to lead a prayer at the inaugural events. Bishop Robinson is the man that left his wife and children and became an activist for homosexuality and openly flaunts his "gay" lifestyle. He now prefers to be called Vicki Gene Robinson. The benediction at the inaugural was given by Methodist Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, another flaming advocate of homosexuality. In addition to that, the inaugural parade featured the "Lesbian and Gay Band Association." (3) Another item that I must mention, with hesitation because of its very nature, is the wild homosexual orgy that was planned as a three day event leading up to Inauguration Day. A reservation was made by a sodomite organization known as "MAL Maneuvers" at the Doubletree Hotel on Rhode Island Avenue in Washington, D.C. The reservation was for three conference rooms where a mass orgy of unspeakable acts was scheduled to take place. The details of the report on this are far to sickening to include in this newsletter. All of this was being done in honor of the new "gay-friendly" President, Barack Obama. (4)

The invocation at the inauguration was given by the so-called conservative Rick Warren, who is not only a member of the CFR, but who also praised Obama for selecting the homosexual ministers for the sake of "finding common ground." When Rick Warren was praying, he said in conclusion, "I humbly ask this in the name of the one who changed my life, Yeshua, Isa, Jesus (Spanish pronunciation), Jesus….." That name "Isa", pronounced EEsah, is the false Jesus of the Moslem religion, who was a prophet whose mission was to destroy Christianity! In calling upon "Isa", Rick Warren was equating Allah with Almighty God. (5)

One thing is certain: with the rising of Barack Obama, we are witnessing the rapid rising of both homosexuality and immorality. We are also seeing a massive revival of the Moslem religion. Our U.S. State Department is now featuring a new 2009 wall calendar entitled "Mosques in America." Is there really a separation of church and state? The calendar was advertised by Global Publishing Solutions (GPS), which is a division of our U.S. State Department. The advertisement reads as follows: "In celebration of Ramadan, Global Publishing Solutions (GPS) is offering a limited edition of the 2009 Mosques in America Wall Calendar. This 12-month calendar is perfect for Muslim outreach efforts, as well as office and event giveaways." (6)

On January 27th, 2009, President Barack Obama signed an executive order allocating 20.3 million dollars to bring Palestinians related to the Hamas terrorist organization to the United States as refugees. These are the "victims" of the recent war at Gaza. It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of them will be brought to the United States. These refugees will be eligible for free food and housing. This executive order appeared in the Federal Register, volume 74, number 221.e 1615. (7) It appears that we have not yet seen the beginning of trouble. I was born in this country, but it is not now the same country I was born in!

There is no doubt in my mind the Barack Obama is a type of Antichrist. If the Lord allows it, Obama will completely destroy what is left of the United States of America. In Revelation 13:18 we are warned as follows: "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six." Much has been said and written about the number of the beast, but one important point about this verse is often forgotten. The word count is taken from the Greek word psephizo, which also carries the meaning of counting or deciding by vote. For those who think the Antichrist will barge his way in and take over by force need to realize that he will be chosen and elected first. In John 5:43, the Lord Jesus said, "I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive." Thus, he will be a man of vast popularity and received as an alternative to Jesus Christ.

Recently, Barack Obama and his wife Michelle made an appearance at Capital City Public Charter School. They read a book to second graders entitled The Moon Over Star, which is a story about the Apollo moon landing. (8) We must remember, however, that the crescent moon and star are also the symbols of the religion of Islam. Watch for the continual use of such clever associations with this religion.

We must also watch for the high profile ministers to sell out to Obama as modern-day Judas Iscariots. On January 3rd, 2009, Pat Robertson, founder of the giant Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), declared that God told him that Americans will embrace socialism in 2009, and the U.S. economy will rebound under the Obama Administration. (9) How can any man be so out-of-touch with the true God?

During the time of the inauguration in Washington, D.C., a parallel abomination was taking place in Des Moines, Iowa, where Obama had his first big win in his run for President. An artist made a realistic image of Obama, which was set on a donkey and led down the street to the capitol in Iowa. Secret Service type limousines with flags accompanied the antichrist Obama image, and people were given palm branches to lay before the donkey as it progressed slowly down Locust Street. The title of the news article was "Obama's Triumphal Entry: Gentle, Riding on Donkey." (10) Certainly you must remember the words of Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, who said, "When Obama talks, the Messiah is absolutely speaking." (10)

Now we are seeing Obama sacred medallions being worn around the neck on a chain. The medallion has Obama's image struck in it with the words "Save Us." (11) On January 17th, 2009, the London Daily Mail featured the headline which began with the words "Obama Can Save Us." (12) On January 18th, 2009, the Guardian Newspaper in London, England, featured a story with the headlines "President Has Four Years to Save the Earth." The story was based on studies done by NASA scientist Jim Hansen, telling how Obama will need to take immediate action to save the earth from ecological disaster. (13) Who is this man, Barack Obama, that Vanity Fair Magazine declared is "the most famous living person in the history of the world"? (14) Who is this man that women throughout the United States are having indecent dreams and fantasies about, as reported by the New York Times Newspaper? (15) Who is this man, Barack Obama, that we know so little about? Consider the following list: Occidental College records-Not released, Columbia University records-Not released, Columbia Thesis paper-Not available, Harvard College records-Not released, Selective Service Registration-Not released, Medical records-Not released, Illinois State Senate Schedule-Not available, Law Practice client list- Not released, Certified copy of original birth certificate-Not released, Embossed, signed paper Certification of Live Birth-Not released, Record of Baptism-Not available.

Is America becoming a Marxist-Socialist dictatorship? On February 12th, 2009, Senator Judd Gregg, a Republican that Obama selected as the Secretary of Commerce, withdrew from that position. Senator Gregg cited irresolvable differences between Obama and himself regarding the U.S. Census, which is under the authority of the Department of Commerce. (16) According to a newscast heard on WTMJ Radio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which was aired at 11:30 on February 10th, 2009, Obama told Senator Gregg that the Department of Commerce would not have the oversight of the U.S. Census. Obama made it clear that the White House would take over the job of managing the census for control of the population purposes!

Obama has also been filling key positions in government with pro-abortion radicals, such as Ellen Moran, who was executive director of the pro-abortion EMILY'S List organization and is now Obama's Communications Director. Dawn Johnsen of the radical pro-abortion organization NARAL is now on Obama's Department of Justice review team. Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, who made a special trip to the Denver headquarters of pro-abortion Planned Parenthood to show her support, is now the head of the powerful Department of Homeland Security. Melody Barnes, a director of both Planned Parenthood and EMILY'S List, is now the head of Obama's Domestic Policy Council. Tom Daschle, who is fanatically in favor of partial birth abortion and opposed to abstinence education, was chosen to be Obama's powerful Secretary of Health and Human Services. (17) The list goes on and on. How long will it be until the Lord says, "It is enough"?

Transition to Hell's Economy!

Every day it is becoming more obvious that the dark forces of conspiracy are hard at work to sabotage the economy of the United States in order to force a new and tightly controlled electronic economic system on the people of America and eventually the entire world. In January 2009, the first month of the New Year, another six hundred thousand jobs were lost in the United States. (18) On Inauguration Day, the stock market in America dropped more than any other Inauguration Day in its 112-year history. The Dow Jones Index dropped 332.13 points on January 20th, 2009. (19) On the 13th day of February, the International Herald Tribune reported that many of the largest banks in the United States are on the brink of insolvency. (20) This problem persists in spite of the so-called bailout. The bailout was never designed to solve the problem, and nearly three trillion dollars have already disappeared into thin air. I recently spoke with an official from a large Wisconsin-based bank that received 1.77 billion dollars in bailout money. This bank is extremely tight-fisted and charges plenty of interest while paying out almost no interest. The official told me that they didn't need the bailout but took the taxpayer money anyway because they qualified for it. They have made fools of the American people, and the Americans don't seem to mind.

On the 13th day of February, Friday the 13th, four more banks were seized by the Federal Government, bringing the total for the year to thirteen! (21) Are we seeing an occult pattern here? The banks were in Florida, Illinois, Nebraska, and Oregon.

The U.S. Postal Service is raising its rates again and still is in serious financial trouble. The Postmaster General has now announced that they will likely have to eliminate one day each week from mail delivery. (22) In spite of the deplorable financial condition of the Postal Service, the Postmaster General managed to get himself a bonus of $600,000.00 at the end of 2008. That amount is two and one-half times his yearly salary!

How bad is the economy of the United States? To answer that question, we must look beyond the national debt to the total current obligations of the United States. Those obligations total 65.5 trillion dollars, which is more than the gross domestic product of the entire world! This figure includes all of the Social Security and Medicare benefits to be paid out. (23)

Is our own government being honest with us? They never have been, so why should they start now? I recall a newscast that aired many years ago on the Huntley-Brinkley Report during the administration of President John Kennedy. In the report was a statement issued by then Pentagon Press Agent Arthur Sylvester, who said, "The government has the right to lie to the people." This obviously remains as policy with "Uncle Scam." In fact, one of the few courageous senators, Jim DeMint, a Republican from South Carolina, warned us, "The White House will create a crisis and panic to push the stimulus bill." (24) The stimulus bill is not about stimulating the economy, but it is rather a part of the sabotage plan. When so much more money that doesn't exist is thrown into a pool of already weak dollars, it will make the existing dollars weaker than ever before. On February 9th, 2009, the Financial Times reported that gold bullion sales hit a record high as investors get rid of doomed paper currency. (25) The recent sales of gold have increased four-fold!

On February 10th, 2009, the Senate passed Obama's economic recovery plan 61 to 37. (26) During this process, late night secret meetings were held that shut out Republicans, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid met with others at midnight (the witching hour) to turn the trick for Obama. (27) It was so bad that Representative Tom Price, a Republican from Georgia, made a speech outside of Nancy Pelosi's office. A secret meeting was going on and the door was closed and locked. In his speech, Price questioned the shady deals that were going on. His exact words were as follows: "What this means is there are more shady deals going on behind closed doors - without the public, without Republicans in attendance." (28) The Democrats in control also promised that the stimulus bill would be made available to every member of Congress and to the general public via the internet forty-eight hours before the vote. This promise was quickly broken! (29) The original bill was 424 pages long but quickly swelled to 999 pages. That number 999 is an inverted 666. The number 999 is also the number of finality in the computer language of Fortran. Everyone was expecting to vote on the package of 999 pages, but as of Thursday night, February 12th, it was still not made available. By 8:20 A.M., another 72 pages had been added. (30) On Friday the 13th, just two hours before the vote was to take place, every member of Congress was given a copy of the bill they had not yet seen. It now consisted of 1,071 pages and was eight inches thick. This is more than two reams of paper. It was then announced that the bill had to be urgently voted upon now because House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was leaving on an eight-day trip and was scheduled to meet with the Pope! (31) Everything was rushed, and it was obviously impossible to read that many pages in two hours. The bill passed the House 246 to 183 on Friday the 13th of February. Not one of those who voted had read the massive bill. It was passed in the fog of obscurity. (32)

The bill, which is now law, contains more pork than the 2,000 swine that were possessed with devils in Mark 5:13. The devils have now gone into the stimulus package. Included in the package is $300 million to purchase golf cart type vehicles called "green" cars, also known as "neighborhood electric vehicles" or NEV's. (33) Another $30 million will go to a personal project belonging to Nancy Pelosi. It will be used to protect the habitat of the San Francisco salt marsh harvest mouse. (34)

One of the most dangerous measures in the bill is a set of health rules that reflect the handiwork of the infamous Tom Daschle. The health bill, which is now law, will affect every person in the United States. Your medical treatments will be tracked by the Federal Government electronically. The bill calls for a new bureaucracy to be immediately set up. It will be called the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology. This agency will "monitor treatments to make sure your doctor is doing what the Federal Government deems appropriate and cost effective." The bill also refers to doctors who cooperate as "meaningful users," and those who do not cooperate will be fined and penalized! (35) I should not need to comment on the danger of legislation such as this. The Federal Big Brother has now taken a giant step toward the absolute control and management of your body.

Eye Contact With Big Brother!

Many people have wondered about the television switchover from analog to digital and the little converter boxes that the government is helping people to purchase. It is quite a scheme, and the "upgrade" is one that will facilitate high-tech mind control. Our U.S. Military has used such technology for over ten years, and it was used on the Iraqis to bring them to their knees quickly when invaded in 1990. The technology is called Silent Sound Spread Spectrum or SSSS. U.S. Patent number 4,858,612 was issued to Philip Stocklin on December 19th, 1983, for the invention. It is also known as sound of silence (remember the Simon and Garfunkel song), and it works by transmission of sound undetected by the ear but planted into the human auditory cortex of the brain. It is the ultimate in universal mind control. If this system were attempted to be used with the old analog television, it would show up only as static. That is why everything must be converted to digital, and the government will help you pay for it. Don't put it past big brother to try to put the will of the Antichrist directly into your brain as you make eye contact with your digital television. (36) You may find yourself thinking things you otherwise would never think and doing things you would otherwise never do! Incidentally, the first verse of the satanically prophetic song "The Sound of Silence" reads as follows: "Hello darkness my old friend, I've come to talk with you again, Because a vision softly creeping, Left its seeds while I was sleeping, And the vision that was planted in my brain still remains, Within the sound of silence."

Fearful Sights in the Heavens and on Earth!

These certainly are the days of fearful sights, just as they were prophesied by our Saviour. So much could be said about the ongoing earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, drought, and pestilences; and still people refuse to repent. The real problem is not global warming but rather global sinning.

The recent fires in Australia were far worse than the news media in the United States revealed. Entire towns were incinerated over a widespread area, and the death toll has now gone beyond 200. Authorities are still finding piles of ashes here and there that were once people. The fires were driven by winds in excess of 60 miles per hour, and the air temperature was as high as 117 degrees Fahrenheit. (37) In this troubled land of Victoria, millions of animals, including kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, and others, lay dead along the roadsides. These were spared the horror of survival as countless numbers of animals have their feet, ears, and other body parts burned and are greatly suffering. (38)

This tragic fire catastrophe hit me quite hard as I have very dear and beloved friends who live in that area. One dear friend is a medical doctor who now practices natural medicine. His house, property, and animals were in imminent danger as three large fires driven by high winds were close and moving toward him. We at Last Trumpet Ministries went into prayer, and I told my friend to expect a miracle. The next day I received an e-mail telling me that the miracle happened. The fires went around him and his property! His report of the fires, however, was sobering and shocking. He wrote the following words: "Imagine a basketball covered with petrol rolling down a street. Imagine that the basketball seems to have fingers that consume everything it touches. Imagine 120 degree heat. Imagine 160 mile per hour winds. Imagine watching people engulfed in flames before your eyes. Imagine that when the firestorm passes there is nothing left to remember them; they just vanished. Imagine a child shaking uncontrollably because the flesh hangs from his little body. Imagine people consumed in a flame that has a face…..I can imagine this, but I believe I have seen Satan. Satan is real; I have seen his face!" (39)

There is an amazing occult aspect to these fires. Reportedly, there were four hundred of them set and all at the same time! They were set on February 9th, 2009, during the time of the full moon. This date is the southern hemisphere's equivalent of the celebration of the ancient Roman god Vulcan, the fire god. On this day of Volcanalia, the ancient Romans sacrificed animals in fires during the August full moon of summer. In Australia it would be the February full moon. I have no doubt that dark and occult forces are at work!

Other strange things have been happening, such as the collision of two nuclear submarines; one was British and one was French. Each carried enough nuclear weapons to carry out 1,248 Hiroshima bombings. This was a near cataclysmic event! (40) Only days later, two satellites collided in space, 480 miles above Siberia. This was a first-ever collision of satellites. (41) Experts have classified this collision as catastrophic as many thousands of pieces of space junk are now orbiting our earth in the busiest orbital area. All other satellites are now threatened by the massive amounts of debris. (42) The collision was so dynamic that it could be seen with the naked eye. There are at least 600 major-sized pieces of the two satellites, and there are countless smaller pieces that are surrounding our earth. (43) In other words, our troubled planet is now surrounded by a vast belt of junk in space. It appears that at least two of these pieces have already streaked through the earth's atmosphere as giant fireballs! Truly there are signs in the heavens and on earth.

In closing, I want to thank all of you who support this end time prophetic ministry. I pray you will be blessed exceedingly. Your prayer requests are always welcomed, and they receive individual attention by our prayer teams. Millions of people have been logging on to read this newsletter, and many thousands of recorded sermons and messages are being mailed all over the world. Our new catalog is now complete and available. Grace and peace be unto you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

David J. Meyer

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Born-again Christians in ruckus

BLAINE FERGERSTROM / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-BULLETIN
Members of Bema Ministries, also known as Cry to God Ministries, proselytized yesterday to students at the University of Hawaii-Manoa Campus Center.

Born-again Christians in ruckus
By Leila Fujimori


POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 06, 2009

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A mainland group of born-again Christians shouted a message of hellfire for homosexuals and others for five hours yesterday as University of Hawaii students shouted back.

The group called it "preaching," but their finger-pointing, name-calling and condemnation angered even Christians at the open-air Campus Center steps on the UH-Manoa campus.

"They started making personal attacks on people's culture," said Ann Clarke, 18. One of the "preachers" told a Korean student that he is going to hell for his Buddhist beliefs and told Hawaiians they are going to hell because they worship false gods and believe in witchcraft, she said.

At its lunchtime peak, Bema Ministries (also known as Cry to God Ministries) drew a crowd of about 500 yesterday, said UH-Manoa Campus Security Chief Neal Sakamoto. The sharp words provoked one student to allegedly knock a video camera out of the hands of one of the preachers. Police arrested him on suspicion of second-degree criminal property damage.

The group drew a large crowd Wednesday but was asked to leave because it did not have a permit, Sakamoto said.

Ka Leo, the UH-Manoa student newspaper, reported that campus security was called after a confrontation occurred between a preacher and an elderly woman Wednesday.

The group returned yesterday with a permit and remained from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Bema Ministries is probably the most controversial group to get such a large crowd so heated up, as far as Sakamoto could recall.

One young woman stomped off after a preacher called her a whore.

Another student, Tioni Tam Sing, 21, who was modestly dressed, said, "He doesn't know that I'm a Christian, but just because I'm wearing a sweater and jeans, he called me a sinner."

"You can't be a Sodomite," one preacher shouted at the crowd. "You can't sin and go to heaven. ... You're going to hell."

One student yelled, "Why are you able to judge us? Only God can judge us," adding that it is a sin to judge. The crowd then began chanting, "Sinner, sinner!"

Some watched the exchanges in amusement, calling the preachers great actors.

Others, like Kari Gomes, 20, were appalled. "They're promoting hate," she said. "This is like the KKK."

Bema member Steve Koth, 46, called the shouting "preaching the gospel" in the manner of Jesus as he did before thousands.

He said homosexuals are just one of many types of sinners who will "end up in the lake of fire unless they repent."

A mainland group of born-again Christians shouted a message of hellfire for homosexuals and others for five hours yesterday as University of Hawaii students shouted back.

The group called it "preaching," but their finger-pointing, name-calling and condemnation angered even Christians at the open-air Campus Center steps on the UH-Manoa campus.

"They started making personal attacks on people's culture," said Ann Clarke, 18. One of the "preachers" told a Korean student that he is going to hell for his Buddhist beliefs and told Hawaiians they are going to hell because they worship false gods and believe in witchcraft, she said.

At its lunchtime peak, Bema Ministries (also known as Cry to God Ministries) drew a crowd of about 500 yesterday, said UH-Manoa Campus Security Chief Neal Sakamoto. The sharp words provoked one student to allegedly knock a video camera out of the hands of one of the preachers. Police arrested him on suspicion of second-degree criminal property damage.

The group drew a large crowd Wednesday but was asked to leave because it did not have a permit, Sakamoto said.

Ka Leo, the UH-Manoa student newspaper, reported that campus security was called after a confrontation occurred between a preacher and an elderly woman Wednesday.

The group returned yesterday with a permit and remained from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Bema Ministries is probably the most controversial group to get such a large crowd so heated up, as far as Sakamoto could recall.

One young woman stomped off after a preacher called her a whore.

Another student, Tioni Tam Sing, 21, who was modestly dressed, said, "He doesn't know that I'm a Christian, but just because I'm wearing a sweater and jeans, he called me a sinner."

"You can't be a Sodomite," one preacher shouted at the crowd. "You can't sin and go to heaven. ... You're going to hell."

One student yelled, "Why are you able to judge us? Only God can judge us," adding that it is a sin to judge. The crowd then began chanting, "Sinner, sinner!"

Some watched the exchanges in amusement, calling the preachers great actors.

Others, like Kari Gomes, 20, were appalled. "They're promoting hate," she said. "This is like the KKK."

Bema member Steve Koth, 46, called the shouting "preaching the gospel" in the manner of Jesus as he did before thousands.

He said homosexuals are just one of many types of sinners who will "end up in the lake of fire unless they repent."




Source: http://www.starbulletin.com/news/090306_Born-again_Christians_in_ruckus.html?page=all&c=y
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Vatican rejects atheism; also, fire is hot


Paul Fidalgo



Vatican rejects atheism; also, fire is hot
March 5, 4:59 PM

According to the AP, Cardinal William Levada, head of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said during a seminar at the Vatican commemorating the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species, that while the church did not reject evolution, it insisted that God was its progenitor.


"We believe that however creation has come about and evolved, ultimately God is the creator of all things," he said on the sidelines of the conference.

But while the Vatican did not exclude any area of science, it did reject as "absurd" the atheist notion of biologist and author Richard Dawkins and others that evolution proves there is no God, he said.

"Of course we think that's absurd and not at all proven," he said. "But other than that ... the Vatican has recognized that it doesn't stand in the way of scientific realities."


This is big news, folks, and it's a good thing it was picked up by the Associated Press (with almost all headlines used for this article being some form of, "Cardinal says atheist's theories 'absurd'"). Else, how would we ever know that the Catholic Church as an institution had not yet dismissed the existence of God? Here was me, just sitting here thinking that His Holiness was having pow-wows with Sam Harris and Penn Gillette, readying to dismantle the entire organization, when it is reported that in fact atheism was not a tenet of Catholic dogma. Amazing.

In related news, Republicans on the Hill think taxes are bad, a survey of American mothers finds that almost all of them love their children, and recent focus group studies show that people are wary of touching open flames because of an alleged "hotness" associated with fire.

Okay, I kid the AP. I kid 'cause I love. The whole conference sounds like it was a positive thing, with evolution being supported and intelligent design in science classes being rejected. All very good stuff, with no complaints here.

One side note to this same article, though, notice that "the atheist notion" is attributed almost exclusively to Richard Dawkins. I know he's one of, if not the most famous nonbeliever these days, and it was in the context of a kind of biology summit, but I still find it curious that right now our culture is equating atheism with Dawkins. It's not as though he just came up with atheism! We might as well call it "Dawkinsism" as far as a lot of folks are concerned.

I think that's a little hard to say, frankly. Just try it. Dawkins-ism. You see? It would never fly.


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Salvation a Union With Christ


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I want to speak to the ears of our people in America in every church. Awake from the dead, and Christ will give you life. Souls are perishing for the light of truth as it is in Jesus. We are standing upon the very borders of the eternal world. Fair-weather Christians will not be wanted for this work. The sentimental and tasteful religion is not needed for this time. There must be intensity brought into our faith and in the proclamation of truth. I tell you, a new life is proceeding from satanic agencies to work with a power we have not hitherto realized. And shall not a new power from above take possession of God's people? The truth, sanctifying in its influence, must be urged upon the people. There must be earnest supplications offered to God, agonizing prayer to Him, that our hopes as a people may not be founded on suppositions, but on eternal realities. We must know for ourselves, by the evidence of God's Word, whether we are in the faith, going to heaven or not. The moral standard of character is God's law. Do we meet its requirements? Are the Lord's people bringing their property, their time, their talents, and all their influence into the work for this time? Let us arouse. "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God" (Col. 3:1).--Letter 55, 1886.
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Selected Messages Book 2, E. G. W., pp. 382-383.
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Behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.


1After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.

2Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

3Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.

4Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
5And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

6And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.

7And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

8And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:

9And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

10But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,

11Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

12But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.

13Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

14But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.

15And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.

16He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.

17And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

18And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

19Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

21In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

22All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

23And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:

24For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Luke 10:1-24.

Thursday, March 05, 2009

Take Over The Fed & Create Our Own Money


Take Over The Fed & Create Our Own Money

- Andrew Gause 02.28.09

Written by Patrick Timpone
Sunday, 01 March 2009

How long would you be able to borrow your own money from yourself and pay interest on the money to someone else? A simple question. How long? That is exactly what we the people have been doing since the creation of the First Central Bank of the United States created by Alexander Hamilton that involved George Washington's blessings and personal profits.
Andrew Gause, our money man in residence at One Radio Network explains why the destruction of capital is in the best interests of those creating and profiting from fiat currency. And fiat currency is the only "capital" America has to "solve" this economic crisis. Listen and hear Mr. Gause's thoughts on a variety of topics, including: When is the best time to refinance the home? Why a down market benefit the big banks long term?

Also, towards the end of the show Andrew Gause explains "Special Drawing Rights" the Powers That Be gave themselvs after WWI, unknown to most, yet a power that The IMF and International Bank of Settlements have. And guess who owns the IMF and IBS? Right. The same people who own everything else, including The Federal Reserve Banks.

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Machiavelli: The end justifies the means



[OF MAINTAINING A PRINCEDOM - FROM THE PRINCE - MACHIAVELLI]

A PRINCE must defend his state with either his own subjects or mercenaries, or auxiliaries. Mercenaries are utterly untrustworthy; if their captain be not an able man the prince will probably be ruined, whereas if he be an able man he will be seeking a goal of his own. This has been perpetually exemplified among the cities and states of Italy which have sought to maintain themselves by taking foreigners into their pay.

But he who would deprive himself of every chance of success should have recourse to auxiliaries; that is, to the troops of a foreign potentate. For these are far more dangerous than mercenary arms, bringing ruin with them ready made. The better such troops are the more dangerous they are. From Hiero of Syracuse to Cesare Borgia, princes have become powerful in proportion as they could dispense with such aid and place their dependence upon national troops.

A prince, then, who would be powerful should have no care or thought but for war, lest he lose his dominions. If he be ignorant of military affairs he can neither be respected by the soldiers nor trust them. Therefore, he must both practise and study this art. For the practice, the chase in many respects provides an excellent training both in knowledge of the country and in vigour of the body. As to study, a prince should read histories, note the actions of great men and examine the causes of their victories and defeats, imitating those who have been renowned.

Anyone who would act up to a perfect standard of goodness in everything must be ruined among so many who are not good. It is essential therefore for a prince to have learnt how to be other than good and to use, or not to use, his goodness as necessity requires.

It may be a good thing to be reputed liberal, but liberality without the reputation of it is hurtful. Display necessitates the imposition of taxes, whereby the prince becomes hateful; whereas through parsimony his revenue will be sufficient. Hence we have seen no princes accomplish great results save those who have been accounted miserly by the world.

Every prince should desire to be accounted merciful, not cruel; but a new prince cannot escape a name for cruelty, for he who quells disorder by a few signal examples will, in the end, be the more merciful.

Men are less careful how they offend him who makes himself loved than him who makes himself feared; yet should a prince inspire fear in such a fashion that, if he do not win love, he may escape hate; remembering that men will sooner forget the slaying of their father than the loss of their patrimony.

Princes who set little store by their word but have known how to over-reach men by their cunning have accomplished great things, and in the end got the better of those who trusted to honest dealing. The prince must be a lion, but he must also know how to play the fox. He who wishes to deceive will never fail to find willing dupes. The prince, in short, ought not to quit good courses if he can help it, but should know how to follow evil courses if he must.

A PRINCE must avoid being despised as well as being hated; therefore courage, wisdom and strength must be apparent in all his actions. Against such a one conspiracy is difficult. That prince is wise who devolves on others those matters that entail responsibility, and may therefore make him odious either to the nobles or to the commons, but reserves to himself the matters that relate to grace and favour.

What I have said is not contradicted by the history of the Roman emperors; for they had to choose between satisfying the soldiers and satisfying the people. It was imperative that at any cost they should maintain control of the soldiery, which scarce any of them could do without injustice to the people. If we examine their histories we shall find that they fully bear out the principles I have laid down.

But in our time the standing armies of princes have not the same power as the armies of the Roman Empire, and except under the Turk and the Soldan it is more needful to satisfy the people than to satisfy the soldiery.

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A NEW prince will never disarm his subjects, but will rather arm them, at least in part. For thus they become his partisans, whereas without them he must depend on mercenaries.

But a prince who adds a new state to his old possessions should disarm its inhabitants, relying on the soldiers of his own ancient dominions. Some have fostered feuds among their new subjects in order to keep them weak, but such a policy rarely proves useful in the end. The prince who acquires a new state will gain more strength by winning over and trusting those who were at first opposed to him than by relying on those who were at first his friends.

The prince who is more afraid of his subjects than of strangers ought to build fortresses, while he who is more afraid of strangers than of his subjects should leave them alone. The best fortress you can have is in not being hated by your subjects.

Nothing makes a prince so well thought of as to undertake great enterprises and give striking proofs of his capacity. Ferdinand of Aragon, in our own time, has become the foremost king in Christendom. If you consider his achievements, you will find them all great and some extraordinary. First he made war on Granada, and this was the foundation of his power. Under the cloak of religion, with what may be called pious cruelty, he cleared his kingdom of the Moors, made war on Africa, invaded Italy and finally attacked France; while his subjects, occupied with these great actions, had neither time nor opportunity to oppose them.

TO retain a good minister the prince will bind him to himself by benefits. Above all, he will avoid being deceived by flatterers, and while he consults his counsellors should reflect and judge for himself. A prince who is not wise himself cannot be well advised by others.

The Italian princes who in our own times have lost their dominions have either been deficient in respect of arms, or have had the people against them, or have not known how to secure themselves against the nobles. As to the influence of fortune it may be the case that she is the mistress of one half of our actions, but leaves the control of the other half to ourselves. That prince will prosper most whose mode of acting best adapts itself to the character of the times; so that at one time a cautious temperament, and at another an impetuous temperament, will be the more successful.

Now, at this time the whole land of Italy is without a head, without order, beaten, spoiled, torn in pieces, overrun, and abandoned to destruction in every shape. She prays God to send someone to rescue her from these barbarous cruelties; she is eager to follow anyone who could undertake the part of a deliverer; nor does this seem too hard a task for you, the Magnificent Lorenzo of the illustrious house of Medici. The cause is just; we have before us unexampled proofs of Divine favour. Everything has concurred to promote your greatness. What remains to be done must be done by you, for God will not do everything Himself.
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The Pig and You!


THE PIG AND YOU!

By

Doro Stell, A.R.C.A.

A FEW years ago we lived in a Devon rnarket-town. Our farrner-landlord and his two sons were their own rnilk roundsmen, and one day the farmer told us of the following incident:

Just a little way down the road in which we lived there had stood an old toll-bar cottage and, before it was pulled down, the sole occupant had been an old country woman. She had been in the habit of putting her jug or her basin on the door-step in readiness for the early morning call of the milkman - this, of course, before bottled milk was the regular thing. One day this old woman hailed our landlord as he was passing her garden and told him that she had nearly lost the milk of the day before. It appeared that when she went to get it from the door-step, she found a large rat upside down in the milk. 'E was dead when I pulled 'im out' she said, 'and 'alf the milk 'ad spilled over. But I managed to save enough for me cups of tea.'

Presumably the reaction of readers will be similar to that of our own when this incident was related to us! -

'Ugh! how horrible! Fancy drinking milk which had had nearly the whole body of a rat in it! Makes one squirm to think of it!'

But why squirm? Why feel any repulsion? Why shouldn't the old lady have drunk the milk and eaten even the rat itself?

This article is addressed mainly to those who would be designated 'Christian' but we pray that it will come into the hands of non-Christians or those who are very lukewarm. The above true story, however, is related chiefly for the benefit of Christians who believe God's Word, (the Bible) and in particular for those Christians who say the Scriptural Food Laws are not meant for the present day as we are now under grace and not under law. These good people usually quote such portions of Scripture as these: - 'Unto the pure all things are pure:' (Titus 1:15), 'I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.' (Romans 14:14). 'For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.' (Romans 14:17) 'Eat such things as are set before you;' (Luke 10:8), and who cite the dream of St. Peter when he saw the sheet let down from heaven filled with all manner of animals, and was commanded by the Lord, 'Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.' (Acts 10:13) Therefore, to these Christians we repeat why should not the old lady have eaten even the rat itself? If all things are pure, then the rat must be pure. If nothing is unclean of itself, then the rat must be clean and eaten with thanksgiving. There is a flaw in the argument somewhere, is there not? Let us be honest! We know full well that the rat is not pure, that it is not clean rather it is a filthy flea-ridden scavenger, living in sewers and eating from cesspools. Was St. Paul wrong then? Was he mistaken in supposing all things to be pure? St Paul was not wrong, but there can be a very wrong meaning put upon his words if the circumstances attending their utterance are disregarded. We will be frank. The true story of the old woman and the rat has been related to 'scotch' at the outset, the idea that because St. Paul made the statements quoted, and our Lord told St Peter to rise and eat, that there is now no need to keep the Bible Food Laws. The God Who allowed the existence of the rat, allowed the existence of the pig also (and this article is essentially concerning the pig) and neither is ever referred to in His Word as human food.

Space will not allow a discourse concerning all of the creatures which are forbidden for food, nor those that are permitted. The sincere reader is asked to turn to Leviticus, chapter eleven, and also to Deuteronomy, chapter fourteen, and to study carefully, for himself, the whole question of the Divine dietary laws.



THE PIG

The writer is by no means alone in proclaiming the fact that pig or swine is unfit for human food. Thank God, there are many who, led by His guidance and His Word, have long since ceased to eat the forbidden thing themselves or to pass it on to others. We give some examples before dealing with medical and scientific aspects.

Another farmer friend, whose income was largely derived from pig farming, became so convinced of the necessity to keep the Food Laws of the Almighty and merciful God - the only Saviour of mankind - that he disposed of all his pig stock. His wife was distressed, to see him throw away this main source of income and Christian though she was, tried to persuade him to keep the animals. He was, nevertheless, persuaded rather by the Word of God. In a very short time, while still farming in the clean way, an entirely additional source of income presented itself and he was rewarded for his act of obedience. Would that all Christians would obey rather than argue, where the commandments of the Lord are concerned! Untold suffering over the years would have been avoided - pain, crying, anguish, mourning - but 'No'!

In another case, a dear Christian, a hospital sister, was guided by the Almighty, though not, at the time mindful of the Old Testament Laws. During her studies she saw so much of the uncleanness of the pig, that she knew that she could neither eat it again herself, nor willingly pass it on to others. Later, when the Lord led her into a deeper study of the Scriptures, she did not argue against the keeping of the Food Laws - she saw, at least dimly, that which the Creator knew so clearly, that pig, as food, in an abomination in every sense of the word.

In Isaiah 55:8 and 9 we see something of Divine, compared with human, knowledge:

'For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.'

In Leviticus, chapter eleven, and in other parts of the Bible, He reveals a little to us of His thoughts concerning pig-eating. It is forbidden in His dietary laws for Israel.

'And the swine ... he is unclean unto you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you'.

The eating of pig brought God's severe reprimand upon disobedient and idolatrous Israel '... which eat swine's flesh and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;' (Isaiah 65:4). The LORD shows that in His kingdom, he that offers an oblation will be as if he had offered swine's flesh. The implication here is this; that the Saviour, having paid the supreme sacrifice, once and for all, is despised by any who still offer an oblation as though His sacrifice had been ineffective. Though the oblation may have been right in pre-Calvary days, yet so heinous would it be in the kingdom age, that it would be on a par with offering the worst of all abominations - swine's blood. (Isaiah 66:3). According to Isaiah 66:17 the eating of swine's flesh is named with other idolatrous practices which will meet the full punishment of the Lord at His coming.

The New Testament story of the prodigal son tells of how, when the young man had spent all his money on riotous living and was destitute, he had to take on one of the meanest jobs a man could have - he was sent into the fields to feed swine.

Our Lord, Who would never waste human food, (John 6:12-13) nevertheless destroyed the swine. (Luke 8:26-39).

It is of interest to note that it was St Luke, the 'Beloved Physician', who, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, recorded these incidents concerning swine - NOT, let it be it noted, concerning an item of human food.

One more Scripture - Our Lord said:

'Neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.' (Matt. 7:6).

No sane person would cast pearls or any other precious thing in front of pigs, and there is a deeper meaning in our Lord's remark. Holiness and precious things are not compatible with swine, yet thousands cast their pearls of health - God-given health-before swine, by the eating of, and taking into their bodies, this abomination. Ill-health (of a great variety of types), and disease eventually rend so many of them. Sin is the transgression of the Law of God and that Law says that disobedience will bring 'every sickness and every plague.' Many people build themselves a refuge wall of excuse for disobedience: 'Thousands live long lives and never come to harm even though they eat pig!' We ourselves knew an old lady who was still doing the family baking when she was a hundred years old. She lived until one month short of her 102nd birthday, and never, to our knowledge, had any illness. She cooked with, and ate, the pig in all its 'tasty' components, being, we are certain, entirely ignorant of the Divine Law forbidding it. But had she been aware and fed her family accordingly, her daughter might not have died through internal disease at quite an early age. Reasons could be put forward as to why some pay the penalty and others appear not to do so. We, however, take the stand that obedience is the first and foremost essential, and when we know, then it is ours to obey.

Charles Kingsley said: 'Believe the whole Bible. Believe what you can by reason, and what you cannot believe by reason, believe by faith.' If we truly believe, then we accept that that which God calls an abomination, is an abomination.

Habits, especially concerning that which we enjoy eating, die hard, and those readers who still feel that they should eat pig (bacon for breakfast, lard for cooking, sausage for a quick savoury, etc.) would, we believe, do very well to consider facts now to be related.

CASE HISTORY

We have before us a copy of the Nursing Mirror for 3rd June, 1960 - in which is related the case history of a little girl suffering from epileptictype defective muscular control. As an introduction to the case there is a short description of the Taenia Solium (common tape worm) found in the intestines of human beings. The eggs of this worm develop inside the pig and the adults have been found alive four weeks after the pig has been killed. Cold storage does not kill these worms. The Nursing Mirror states, 'If there is brain involvement with cysticerci (larva stage of the tape worm) it may give rise to epileptic fits.'

The child whose case history is given, had shown various symptoms before being admitted to hospital. These had included attacks of pain, numbness in left arm and leg; vomiting; and twitching on left side of face. In hospital she was ataxic at times. (Ataxia, ataxy is defective muscular control, resulting in irregular and jerky movements). After thorough examination and various tests, it was decided to give operative treatment. A total of thirty tapeworms in larvae state were found lying over the cortex, that is, the grey 'matter' of the brain, and the majority of these were so embedded that it was impossible to remove them. A few were attached to the dura, that is the outer membrane of the meninges which surrounds the brain and spinal cord, and these were removed. After dealing with the treatment given over some weeks, this case history concludes with a forecast of the probable course of the disease. We quote from the article: '... the likelihood of recurrent attacks in the future is highly possible, and these will increase in both degree and frequency.' Commenting on this case, a Nursing Sister has volunteered her opinion that the cysticerci would enlarge and multiply, and the child would in time be beyond medical or surgical help.

MENINGITIS

We know personally a family who are very happy in all but one thing. The loss of a little boy at the age of four caused them great sorrow. He died from meningitis. In this case, unlike the one just related, we know nothing of the medical findings - if even the brain was laid bare and examined for instance - but we do know that because of the nature of the family business, this little lad was often given various parts of the pig for food. Having no light on the subject, ignorant of the Bible Food Laws, the mother would give the boy bacon, ham sandwiches, etc; and feel that he was being well fed. When the illness came it developed quickly-and killed him.

We were speaking at a meeting in the North of England to which the general public was admitted. In answering a question, we pointed out that - according to some sources - pig must be cooked almost black before there can be certainty that the pests within have been destroyed. A retired farmer in the audience, feeling very strongly on the matter, jumped to his feet and called 'Madam Speaker, you are not exaggerating. As far as the pig is concerned, and some fish that are without Fins and scales, "their worm dieth not".' He went on to say that if he had unwittingly eaten any of them, and had discovered it in time, he would wish to take something to cause him to vomit it up, rather than that it should enter his system. He repeated 'Their worm dieth not'.

TAPEWORM or CESTODA

This can develop into a worm of great length. We have seen a cat, whose entire life had been spent on a pig farm, discharge a white segmented tapeworm about a foot long. On occasions this little animal had shed live segments of the worm - some very small, some larger - and worm powders gave only short-lived relief. Each segment of a tapeworm can contain both a male and a female productive organ. Incidentally, on this particular farm, we have seen the farmer deworming every piglet born. 'All pigs must be dewormed', he told us. Unfortunately the pig is soon infected again.

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Vol. 3, page 245, speaking of the dangerous pork tapeworm (T. sollum) says this may grow to two to six yards long. 'These... plainly visible, and usually detected by the meat inspector; if not detected, these are killed by adequate cooking ...''The pig is a dirty feeder; if infected, it is usually heavily infected ...' Italics are ours.

We feel led to tell of a young man from a family well known to us, who, at one time enjoyed bacon, pork, etc., and was rather inclined to smile at the non-pig eaters. While doing a temporary maintenance job in a sausage factory he paused in his work and watched some girls who were busy handling pig carcases apparently throwing away certain parts. Suddenly he saw movement in these parts which were heaped on the floor, some portions detaching themselves and moving about. Fascinated, he asked the girls the meaning of this. He was told that the movement was caused by live and active worms in the raw flesh. Later, he was able to take home, in a screw-top jar some of these same pig worms. A member of the family told us, 'My brother actually saw the worms coming out of every pig!' This young man is now a rabid non-pig eater. The writer, incidentally, has seen an X-ray of a completed sausage in which a three inch worm was nestling. By the timely detection someone had been spared that one!

TRICHINOSIS

The effects of this disease are wide-spread and hard to diagnose, the symptoms varying from so-called rheumatism, muscular paralysis, anaemia, and internal bleeding - and even blindness. As recently as two months before the compiling of this article, the findings of a group of medical experts at New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Centre, concerning trichinosis, have revealed a really very shocking state. The Lord would surely look upon this as a great abomination, but even man - enlightened - can see that it is 'shocking'. Referring to the group's survey the Science Editor of the paper, the New York Herald Tribune, citing one of the scientists, describes the situation as a national disgrace. He points out that trichinosis strikes about one out of every four persons at some time in their life. The bug itself is transmitted to the human being as a worm. (We may add from other sources as a very minute worm, so please, reader, do not think that you could see it as you were about to partake!) He states that a single teaspoonful of inadequately cooked pork may contain thousands of these worms, both male and female. Once inside the digestive system, the worms develop into adults and mate. Each pregnant female gives birth to thousands of live young worms which gnaw through the small intestine and then travel via the bloodstream to the muscles where they form cysts. (This information is from the Prophetic News Herald, December, 1964, and is quoted in the magazine Kingdom Digest).

If any readers are suffering from any of the complaints mentioned so far, they may not be able to say that they have never eaten pig, but they CAN say that from this day forward they will not touch the unclean thing. Bacon, pig-cheek, pork, ham, etc. cooked in the usual way, may often be cooked inadequately.

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Vol. 14, page 742, under the general heading Worm Infestation in Man says, 'Trichinellia spiralis, the cause of trichinosis, is normally a parasite of the pig or the rat.'

There are many kinds of worms and parasites transmitted to man and the symptoms of their presence are almost as varied. There is only one answer to this - strict hygiene and strict obedience.

CANCER

We wonder what would be the result if cancer research workers turned their attention to the creatures forbidden as food by the Divine Physician? This scourge might at last begin to be arrested and perhaps it would then be felt that enormous amounts of money had been wasted in following clues of the lesser important or even wrong type. It has to be admitted, that in spite of all research to date, cancer is getting a stronger hold upon mankind. It is perhaps, true that cancers may be caused by more than one means. Lack of certain minerals in some of the victims may be one of them. There is proof enough that much lung cancer has been caused by smoking - though smokers themselves and those with vested interests may seek to deny this. Although it may not yet be fully established that there is a direct relationship between pig-eating and cancer or between shell-fish consumption and this disease, we suggest that the eating of forbidden things is likely to be the greatest factor of them all. We relate the following in support of this contention.

In a London Teashop:

After a meeting in South London, the writer and others decided to have 'a cuppa and a natter'. At another table sat a dear Christian who had been to the same meeting. He was a master grocer from Wales. He came over and joined the main group and soon the conversation turned to the Food Laws of the Bible. 'Nearly every pig has a cancer' said our friend, and he proceeded to tell us where it is generally located. 'I know' he said, 'that the Bible forbids the eating of pig, but I am so fond of it, and I am afraid that I give in and eat it frequently, in spite of the fact that I know that it has these diseases.' We all felt sad - a man so kind, so Christian, we just wished that he would be more concerned to keep the Law. Very shortly after this encounter we learned that he had died - and the cause of death was cancer.

Bible Study Class:

We attended a Bible Study group and one day we were asked to give a short talk on any subject connected with God's Word. The Food Laws were selected. After the meeting, a gentleman came up to the front and said very emphatically that he could not agree that these laws were meant for to-day. 'I eat anything I fancy,' he said. 'All I have to do is to ask God to bless it to my use. This He does and, therefore, it can do me no harm.' A few weeks later his wife called to see us. 'I have come to tell you that my husband is very ill in hospital. They thought he had a duodenal ulcer, but when they were about to operate they found cancer so malignant and of such long standing that it is too late to do anything for him.' This dear man passed away a few weeks later. He, too had felt so sure that now we are under grace and not under law, and may, therefore, eat anything we fancy. Alas! he did not see-and there are many other sincere Christians who do not see-that God never blesses for human food that which He has forbidden to be eaten.

FINAL THOUGHTS

The Word of God does not 'beat about the bush.' Unnecessary and meaningless phrases are never used. In Exodus 15:26, we read:

'... If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in His sight, and wilt give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.'

Again, in Deuteronomy 7:11 and 15:

'Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgements, which I command thee this day, to do them. And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.'

The warning concerning disobedience can be read in Deuteronomy 28:58-60:

'If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD; Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance. Moreover He will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee.'

What were these diseases of Egypt which would be the reward of disobedience to an all-wise and loving God? Information in Chambers's Encyclopaedia under the heading: 'Worm Infestation in Man' - to which reference has already been given, may enlighten us to some extent. '...and our knowledge of the existence and effects of such parasites goes back in the case of man, to Egyptian papyri of about 1500 B.C., which contain accounts of an anaemia-producing disease, so clearly described as to leave little doubt that its cause was ancylostomiasis. Today one of the great medical problems of Egypt is the control of the helminth infection, schistosomiasis. That this is no new problem is proved by the finding of schistosome eggs in the sections cut out from the tissues of the preserved pharaohs ...' Reference to a medical dictionary shows that 'ancylostomiasis' or 'ankylostoma' is hook-worm disease.'Helminth' is a worm infecting the intestines.

Howard B. Rand in his book Digest of the Divine Law makes the following comments: 'Wherever there is disease and sickness among His people ... they are refusing to keep and administer His laws. Multitudes continue to live in pain and suffering, while countless numbers have gone to untimely graves for national failure to keep and administer the law and observe the requirements for continued and uninterrupted health. Certain fundamental laws are given in the Bible, which, if kept, would give that health and vigour so characteristic of the life of Moses. Moses died at the age of one hundred and twenty years and the record states, 'His eye was not dim nor his natural force abated.' (Deut. 34:7)

A friend in the medical world has stated, 'If people would only realise that even if the worm dies or is removed, the damaged tissues probably remain inflamed and are certainly open to invasion by other organisrns or germs, producing further forms of disease, possibly malignant growths also.'

Reader, this article is written for your good and for the happiness of those you love. It is written pleadingly, but One greater than all pleads far more deeply, and with wisdom that is INFINITE:

'If ye love Me, keep My commandments.' .
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Walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;


Ezekiel 20


1And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD, and sat before me.

2Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,

3Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.

4Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:

5And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;

6In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:

7Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

8But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

9But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.

10Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.

11And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.

12Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.

13But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

14But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.

15Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;

16Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.

17Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.

18But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:

19I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;

20And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.

21Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

22Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.

23I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;

24Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.

25Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;

26And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD.

27Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.

28For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.

29Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name whereof is called Bamah unto this day.

30Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?

31For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.

32And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

33As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:

34And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.

35And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.

36Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD.

37And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:

38And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

39As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.

40For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.

41I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.

42And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers.

43And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.

44And ye shall know that I am the LORD when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

45Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

46Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

47And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

48And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

49Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?