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Satan’s Subterfuge – What he Does Not Want Believers to Know
We can go through life as Satan wants us to, being defeated and miserable, always wondering why this, or why that, or we can go through life as God wants us to, armed with the knowledge that He is our King, we are adopted and there are divine riches associated with that position. We need to know them. We need to believe them. We need to live as God wants us to live, overcoming the enemy and glorifying our Lord at every turn.
President Obama Lied and Hillary Clinton Foams…
Buddies President Obama and Abbas
Clinton: Please Calm Down
Should it come as any type of surprise that the Healthcare Bill touted by President Obama includes what he said he would avoid for the American people? In a recent report, President Obama is quoted from the days of his campaign for president in which he stated, “‘I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increases,’ the Illinois senator told a crowd in Dover, N.H. on Sept. 12, 2008. ‘Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes‘.”[1]
His comments certainly seemed straightforward enough. I believe it is safe to assume that Barack Obama – at the time – meant no new taxes.
He repeated these sentiments later, saying, “‘As president,’ Obama repeated the pledge during his Feb. 24, 2009 address to a joint session of Congress.” It is difficult to confuse the message. Obama said he would not raise taxes. “‘If your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime. I repeat: not a single dime,’ the president said.”
Did you read that? He said “not a single dime.” As it turns out though, the new Healthcare bill includes numerous taxes. The article we refer to goes on to say, “The bulk of the $500 billion in tax increases in the new health care law targets households earning $250,000 and individuals earning $200,000 — for example, the increase in the Medicare payroll tax. But many of the taxes hit the general public at large.”[2]
In fact, by 2014, barring any legal delays and snafus, once this Healthcare plan goes into effect, it “will require all legal U.S. residents to purchase a government-approved health insurance plan beginning in 2014. Once the reconciliation bill is voted on in the Senate to amend the law signed by Obama this week, the individual mandate will require a single person to pay 2.5 percent of their income or $695 if they do not purchase health insurance.”[3] (emphasis added)
So, if you are a legal resident of the United States, you MUST purchase a government-approved insurance plan. But wait a minute, I thought the Healthcare bill was simply going to be given or extended to everyone. Now, not only are we being told that each person must purchase one, but we are being told that we will also be taxed to support the plan. Hmm, that’s interesting. Should that come as a shock? Of course not, considering the high taxes people in Canada and Great Britain pay for THEIR “free” healthcare. No mention is directly made regarding the requirements of all illegal residents of the United States. It can be assumed then, that there will be no additional financial impact on these individuals.
When Obama ran for president, it was on the “hope and change” platform. Maybe it should have been on the “take and take” platform, since this is what it is amounting to for the United States. All those folks who were tricked into voting for President Obama have now put this country on the fastrack toward Socialism. I hope they are proud of that fact. They were “dared” from numerous quarters and they took the bait. Oh come on, you’ve all heard the dares:
- “This country will never elect a black man to office”
- “Prove you’re not prejudice and vote black”
There were numerous other slogans that were touted as well. Like the O.J. Simpson trial, which was ultimately about race, not whether Simpson committed the murders or not. Of course we are not prejudice, so O.J. Simpson was absolutely not guilty. Really? It all comes out in the wash and God has the final say, because He is the only one who judges correctly. So, the liberal whites fell for the “dare” so they would not be seen as prejudiced. The blacks of course, had to vote for Obama or they would have been seen as an Uncle Tom. The media got behind Obama because they like to create problems, rather than simply report on news. In the end, we have another politician who is rather well skilled at the art of lying with a straight face. Who knows what President Obama will try next. Maybe he’ll attempt to turn the presidency into a monarchy. He seems to have taken on that persona already, considering his demagoguery with respect to Israel, so he is getting close to considering himself to be the king of the United States. So, that “hope and change,” it’s good for you? Excellent.
Oh and by the way, while it causes great concern that the American people are going to face more taxes to get this Healthcare bill up and running (some estimates running as high as 1 TRILLION dollars!), apparently President Obama is now demanding another 2.8 BILLION dollars for Haiti. It just keeps getting better and better. It makes one wonder whether or not President Obama even realizes that the American economy is not only in the toilet, but on the verge of being flushed down that same toilet.
It also seems that Hillary Clinton, appointed by the Obama Administration to Secretary (so that she would not hold a grudge against President Obama for winning the election and shoving her to the side), has ramped up her criticism of Israel and Netanyahu (taking her cue from President Obama, who remains blissfully in the background for the most part, while she does his dirty work).
The problem with this administration’s posturing with regards to Israel is that it is what the minority of people in this country want and approve. The rest of us believe that this type of demagoguery and chicanery is not only uncalled for, but deeply disturbing for our elected officials to treat leaders of Israel as they are doing.
In fact, with all the rhetoric that Clinton alone has used in the past, in which she promised unwavering and unswerving support of Israel, her new position against Israel has not gone unnoticed. Many within her former constituency of New York have demanded an apology for the fact that she – like President Obama – has outright lied.
The Zionist Organization of America wrote a letter to Clinton, which stated in part:
“Your shocking words about Israel building in east Jerusalem is especially perplexing in light of the fact that you have ignored Congress passing the ‘Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995′ by a margin of 93 to 5 in the U.S. Senate and 347 to 37 in the U.S. House of Representatives.
“The Act which is U.S. Law stated:
(1) Jerusalem should remain an undivided city.
(2) Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of the state of Israel.’
It also stated
(1) Each sovereign nation, under international law and custom, may designate its own capital.
(2) Since 1950, the city of Jerusalem has been the capital of the State of Israel.
(3) The city of Jerusalem is the seat of Israel’s President, Parliament, and Supreme Court, and the site of numerous government ministries and social and cultural institutions.
(4) The city of Jerusalem is the spiritual center of Judaism, and is also considered a holy city by the members of other religious faiths.
(5) From 1948-1967, Jerusalem was a divided city and Israeli citizens of all faiths as well as Jewish citizens of all states were denied access to holy sites in the area controlled by Jordan.
(6) In 1967, the city of Jerusalem was reunited during the conflict known as the Six Day War.
(7) Since 1967, Jerusalem has been a united city administered by Israel, and persons of all religious faiths have been guaranteed full access to holy sites within the city.
(8) This year marks the 28th consecutive year that Jerusalem has been administered as a unified city in which the rights of all faiths have been respected and protected.
(9) In 1990, the Congress unanimously adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 106, which declares that the Congress “strongly believes that Jerusalem must remain an undivided city.”
(10) In 1992, the United States Senate and House of Representatives unanimously adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 113 of the One Hundred Second Congress to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, and reaffirming congressional sentiment that Jerusalem must remain an undivided city.”[4]
The article continued by quoting ZOA National President Morton A. Klein, who stated, “It took only a few months to confirm that Secretary of State Clinton bears little resemblance to Senator Clinton on Israel issues and was apparently misrepresenting her true views and beliefs on Israel to her New York constituents. From having once loudly proclaimed support for an undivided Jerusalem, upon becoming Secretary of State, suddenly, parts of an “undivided Jerusalem” became places where Jews may not move or build, even though Jews were a majority in eastern Jerusalem from the mid-1800s until 1948, when Jordan forced Jewish residents to flee, and are now a majority once again.”[5]
Even the United States House of Representatives got involved, drafting and submitting a letter to Clinton regarding her negative views on Israel. “Signed by 327 Representatives, out of 435, the letter calls on Clinton and the Obama Administration to settle its disputes with Israel in a non-public and friendly fashion. The current tensions “will not advance the interests the U.S. and Israel share,” the letter states, as “above all, we must remain focused on the threat posed by the Iranian nuclear weapons program to Middle East peace and stability.“[6]
It appears that without the checks and balances, anti-Semitism easily comes to the fore. The naively liberal will continue to believe that both President Obama and Clinton really have everyone’s best interests at heart. The problem though is that both believe they can belittle, shun, and generally treat Netanyahu like garbage because they obviously favor Arabs over Jews. This is no surprise, since this is exactly what Satan has been doing for centuries. Why should godless politicians be any different? The fact that politicians have been telling people what they want to hear for as long as their have been politicians should not be shocking to anyone.
What makes it odd though is when no real “spin” can be placed on their own verbal twists and turns. In both cases – President Obama and Hillary Clinton – their lies are obvious, weighty, and severely damaging. Left unchecked, they will continue to do what seems right in their own eyes. Hopefully, the will of the House of Representatives and the letter from ZOA will have some effect in slowing down the growth of hostility within each of these two leaders, toward Israel and their right to build in their own capitol city. If not, we will see what happens…
[2] Ibid
[3] Ibid
[4] http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/136748#replies
[5] Ibid
From the Shroud to a 3-D Model of Christ!
Of course only God knows for sure whether the Shroud of Turin is not only the real deal, but whether it is the actual face of Christ if it is a relic from the 1st century. For those who do not see the possibility of the Shroud being real, it may have less to do with the facts of the situation, and more to do with an unwillingness to agree with something that more than suggests the possibility that Jesus actually lived on this planet and that the image may have come into being because of the power of the resurrection. If this is so (that the Shroud is of Jesus and the image was created because of the power of the resurrection), then all those who are unwilling to consider it will have another check against them when they stand before the Lord in judgment. In other words, if the Shroud is another testimony of Jesus Christ and this piece of testimony is known yet ignored, then the people who know and ignore it will not be able to say “I didn’t know.” In truth, instead of following the facts to a logical end in the reality of the Shroud, they will have been given another opportunity to address the issue and will have come out against the viability of the Shroud being real.
Quartet Urges Israeli Settlement Freeze
The truth remains that God is in control of the Middle East, but woe to those who believe – like this “quartet” – that they have the answers, and they have the power. They are nothing, yet they talk as if they are all-powerful. The world awaits delivery from this Middle East “problem.” When the Antichrist shows up, ready, willing, and able to provide a solution, their will be celebrations in the streets! It will be a no-brainer – everyone a winner!
The truth remains that God is in control of the Middle East, but woe to those who believe – like this “quartet” – that they have the answers, and they have the power. They are nothing, yet they talk as if they are all-powerful. The world awaits delivery from this Middle East “problem.” When the Antichrist shows up, ready, willing, and able to provide a solution, their will be celebrations in the streets! It will be a no-brainer – everyone a winner!
President Obama Anti-Semitic and PLO Agent??
Isn’t it amazing to anyone else that in spite of all odds, Israel remains Israel? In spite of the fact that I cannot think of one country in the world that is actually FOR Israel, Israel continues to exist. That is incredible and as Ezekiel states, it is not for Israel that God is doing what He is doing. It is for the sake of His holy Name that He is doing what He is doing. While I do not blindly support Israel with their decadence, their immorality, their lack of fear where God is concerned, I support their political right to exist and I support what I believe God is doing in that region of the world.
President Obama and the Middle East
We shall see what continues to develop in the Middle East. However, those of us who DO understand the Bible in literal terms (that’s LITERAL, NOT LITERALISTIC), already know the outcome of the story. It’s the people who view prophetic discourse in allegorical terms who have issues and problems. Of course, they don’t see that because they are too busy blaming Zionists and Christians Zionists for bringing about the upcoming Armageddon. Sure, and God is impotent too, completely unable to bring His plans and purposes to fruition. Don’t know about you, but I am certainly glad I do NOT worship that God. The God I worship is all-knowing, omnipotent, just, holy, loving, and patient and all the rest that coincides with His holy character. The idea that God is not in control of what takes place in this world is one of the most heinous doctrines ever born in hell. The people who believe that need to take a good look at themselves and understand that the god they have created is NOT the God of the Bible.
Speaking for God: Discerning His Truth
If no one discerns what is right and true today, then error abounds. The reason there is so much error today is because there is little discernment. When some step forward in an attempt to discern, they are quickly shouted down, called names, and heckled. This should not be, but unfortunately, it exists. “But there were also false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of,” (2 Peter 2:1-2).
Philip Gulley Says the Church Is Not Christian
God is loving, patient, and forgiving. He is also just, holy, and righteous. Beyond that, He is very jealous for the honor due His Name. People like Gulley (and even myself) will most certainly come under the greater condemnation because we teach people. It is for that reason alone that we need to be as sure as possible that what we say that God is saying is what He is actually saying, not what we would LIKE Him to be saying, or what we THINK He is saying.
Biblical Perspective on Illegal Immigration
One day, the world will be one, with a one-world ruler and the one-world religion he will be pushing. Eventually, that one-world religion will be the outright worship of him.
Brian McLaren: Assaulting Truth With a Vengeance
A New Kind of Christianity will serve as a lure for Bible-illiterate Christians. For believers who know the Word of God, McLaren’s heresy will sadden and astound. His book is aimed at the young, and at people who have perhaps grown up in households with little or no faith. It is aimed at the unsaved and the uncertain. It is for the disappointed and disenchanted, and for people who simply know no better. If you have a gripe against God or His people, this book will lick your wounds. But what this book will not do is provide any measure of godly hope and biblical virtue.
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