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Many have stated that it is impossible to know whether or not we are living in the last days before the second coming of Jesus Christ. However, below you will find dramatic proof that these are the endtimes. The proofs below defy coincidence.
In Revelation 16:12, the Bible predicts that the Euphrates River will be dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the east to invade Israel. This will happen at the time of the battle of Armageddon according to verse 16 of the same chapter. The battle of Armageddon will be the final battle at which time Jesus will return and fight on the side of the nation of Israel. Immediately thereafter He will establish His kingdom and usher in His one thousand-year reign of peace. On January 13, 1990, the Indianapolis Star carried the headline Turkey Will Cut Off Flow of Euphrates for One Month. The article stated that a huge reservoir had been built by Turkey. While filling up the reservoir, the flow of the Euphrates would be stopped for one month and a concrete plug for a diversion channel built. These things have now been done. With this newly built dam, Turkey has the ability to stop the Euphrates River at will. The conditions for fulfilling this 1,900 year-old prophecy are now in place.
In Revelation 9:15-16, the Bible prophesies that an army of 200 million soldiers will launch a war which would kill the third part of men. Never in the history of the world until our present generation has there been a power on earth that could field 200 million soldiers. However, the late ruler of China, Mao Tse Tung boasted in his diary that he could field an army of 200 million. The CIA World Factbook reported that as of the end of 1999, China had 198 million men of military age, and this number is growing by 10 million per year.
In Revelation 13, the Bible prophesies that a world dictator will soon rule over a world government. He will cause all people in the earth to receive a number without which they will be unable to buy or sell. We are seeing this prophecy fulfilled before our eyes in a most astonishing way. Nearly every human being in the world now has been assigned a number. In America it is our Social Security number. In the past few years, we have seen this number extended to newborns. A child without a Social Security number cannot be declared as a dependent on an income tax return. We have seen the emergence of electronic money, shopping with credit cards, and many people urging the abolishment of cash. All of these things could not possibly have been fulfilled until this present time. Only after the invention of the computer could such a worldwide numbering system be administered.
Revelation 13:7 and Daniel 7:23 prophesy the establishment of a world government. The term New World Order has become a prevalent phrase in the worlds political culture. Mikhail Gorbachev made the term famous, and Pope John Paul II has referred to it repeatedly. In the September 12, 1990 issue of the Chicago Tribune, our former president George Bush said, Iraq is the first test for the New World Order. He emphatically stated that the Iraq War is Saddam Hussein against the world. The United Nations troops are continually referred to as the multi-national forces. The decision has been made to establish an interdependent community of nations that will rule the world under United Nations authority. The Bible says that this will lead us into a great world government. The formation of this government is at hand.
or Divine Providence?
Is it coincidental that all of these major prophecies pertaining to the last times are being fulfilled simultaneously?
Hardly.
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8 Cover Story
Final Seven YearHow Soon?
When will the countdown begin? Its time for us to understand the scriptures and how world events are playing into those scriptures. The speed with which current circumstances play out in the Middle East will determine when the final seven begins. It could be in next few months, or it might be within the next few years. Heres one thing we do know: that all of the factors affecting the beginning of the final seven years are now issues on the global scene.
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Feature Articles
12 St. Milosevic
Radmila Milentijevic was Slobodan Milosevics Information Minister from 1997-1998. The man, under whom she served, sits today as a prisoner of a World Court system. She calls the NATO action in Serbia and the extradition of Milosevic a lesson to world leaders in world government. If you dont submit, this is how youre going to be punished!
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31 Seek & Find and Answers Dont forget to check out our website for late-breaking developments. Updated several times daily! www.endtime.com
21 Presbyterians Approve Homosexual Clergy PCUSA Embraces Religion of the New World Order
Presbyterian Church USA approved the ordaining of homosexual clergy. They also voted 70-30% to appoint a committee to give further study to the question of whether or not Jesus is the only pathway to heaven. They are the latest major Christian denomination to embrace Interfaithismthe global religion of the New World Order.
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Editor-in-Chief Irvin Baxter Jr. Assistant Editor Eddie Sax Office Manager Jana Robbins Ministry Growth Kara McPeak Network Administrator Dave Northrop Webmaster, Layout Dan Barkley Radio Operations Jim Stigleman Accounting Debbie Barkley
he pace at Endtime Ministries and at our church had been so exciting, but very intense. It was time for a brief vacation. The motel with the balcony overlooking the rippling brook was just what the doctor ordered. However, after a day and a half of watching my wife Judy feed the ducks, I was getting bored. I pulled out my laptop, and the words began to flow. I typed as fast as I could for the next two hours. It was almost like my fingers had a mind of their own. When I came up for air, I had written the first chapter of my first prophecy fiction book, China War and the Third Temple. Over the next two years, I experienced in my imagination the nuclear destruction of one-third of the worlds population in the Chinese-American War. I lived through the rise of the Antichrist and his religious partner,
the False Prophet. And I watched with fascination as Israel built her Third Temple on the Temple Mount. When the False Prophet pulled down fire from heaven on international television, it was absolutely unbelievable! The worlds spiritual values changed forever. A couple of months ago, my imaginary journey, guided by the prophecies of the Bible, was finally finished. I had experienced the exhilarating events from now to the Second Coming of Jesus. Im happy to tell you that you can now share these experiences with me. The first copies of China War and the Third Temple are rolling off the presses even as you read this issue of Endtime. I hope you enjoy reading China War and the Third Temple as much as I enjoyed writing it. To get you started, we are including the first two chapters in this edition of Endtime.
Dr. Wrong
Im appalled that Maurice Strong could minimize the replacement of the United States with Sudan on the United Nations Human Rights Commission. I am puzzled, because he
sounds intelligent. But for him to downplay the significance of this decision and considering it only European countries voting for one of their own, is unbelievably insane. One only needs to research Sudan at a surface level to become aware of the terrible torture and death these people, especially Christians, face at the hands of their own government. While America does have its own issues with human rights and falls shamefully short in our fight against abortion, it is by far, more honest and active in and for human rights than Sudan has ever been, or ever will be. Shame on Dr. Strong. On this one, hes Dr. Wrong. S. Blasingame Reply: Maurice Strong is an avid advocate of the UN. He was attempting to rationalize blatantly wrong behavior. I am also sure that Mr. Strong disagrees with American reluctance to surrender sovereignty to the United Nations and to sign on to the Kyoto Treaty. He probably thinks we asked for some of what we got.
Notice that, in this passage, the seven crowns are on the seven heads of the dragon. Revelation 13 describes the world government, which is made in the image of Satan. The crowns on this beast are located on the ten horns, not on the seven heads. Since there are ten horns there are ten crowns. Crowns indicate kingship. Since crowns were found on both the heads and the horns, this teaches us that both the heads and the horns symbolize kings. However, the ten horns dont represent the same kings as the seven heads do. The horns symbolize the ten kings that will give their strength and power unto the Antichrist for a very short period of time (Revelation 17:12). The seven heads of the dragon symbolize something totally different. These seven heads symbolize the seven global empires that will exist from the beginning of mankind until now. We learn that the heads symbolize kings from Revelation 17:10.
Scared to be a Christian
Why concentrate on the endtime when we should be telling the world about Gods love for us? I would much rather witness to a non-Christian about how God loves us than to scare him into being a Christian. I was raised in a church that did these scare-tactics all the time. I only wanted to be a Christian because I was scared, not because of His love for me. What does prophecy matter, as long as you have a right relationship with Christ? I dont care about the future because I have an up-to-date relationship with Christ. I dont think people need try to predict (or guess) the endtime. The people of the world need to hear more about forgiveness from sin. J. Anderson Reply: Close to one-third of the Bible is devoted to prophecy, and close to 90% of those prophecies pertain to our times. Apparently, God thought prophecy was quite important. The principal function of prophecy is not fear. It is faith. Jesus said in John 14:29, And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. I certainly agree with you that Gods love is the most important aspect of our message. However, different people do respond to different motivations. In Jude 1:22-23 we are told that some people will only come to God through fear. And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Proverbs 9:10 states that, The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. I think every person should have a healthy fear of God. But we dont really know God until we begin to understand the marvelous depths of His mercy and love.
Endtime thanks you for your letters. The letters we use in Endtime do not necessarily reflect the views of Endtime and/or its staff. Endtime reserves the right to edit letters according to space and editorial style.
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Israeli border police wrestle a Palestinian demonstrator to the ground outside the Orient House in Jerusalem. The Orient House, which has served as the PLOs Jerusalem headquarters, was seized by Israel in response to the latest deadly suicide bombing at the Sbarro pizza shop, which killed 15 and injured over 100. The seizure was intended to be an assertion of Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem and was regarded as inflammatory by the Arab community. More suicide bombings have since followed.
he Bible prophesies a sevenyear period that will immediately precede the Battle of Armageddon. It is at Armageddon when Jesus returns to earth to establish His 1,000-
year reign of peace. There is evidence that the final seven years before the Second Coming of Jesus could begin in the very near futureperhaps within months.
What do we know?
The beginning of the final seven years will be triggered by an event called the
confirmation of the covenant. The oneworld leader known as the Antichrist is the one who will confirm the covenant, but most of the world will probably be unaware of this development when it happens. Within three and one-half years after the confirmation of the covenant, a
Jewish temple will be completed on the Temple Mount and animal sacrifices will be resumed there. Halfway through the final seven years, the Antichrist will be revealed. At the time of his revealing, he will stand on the Temple Mount claiming to be God. This event is called the abomination of desolation. The occurrence of the abomination of desolation will signal the beginning of the Great Tribulation and the reign of the Antichrist. His reign will last for three and one-half years, culminating in the Battle of Armageddon and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
Gershon Salomon, organizer the Temple Mount Faithful shouts, Open the Temple Mount and never give it away during a recent demonstration outside the walls of the Old City. On August 2nd, Tisha Beav, the Jewish holiday that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples, Salomon held a symbolic cornerstone laying that sparked clashes, resulting in 400 Israeli policemen storming the Temple Mount to restore calm. The event captured front page news headlines worldwide.
half. From this we know that a week in this prophecy refers to a week of years, or seven years.
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On May 19, 1993, the nation of Israel adopted a document called the Jerusalem Covenant. It is presently displayed in a beautiful glass case on the main floor of the Israeli Knesset. This Covenant states that Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the nation of Israel. It affirms that Jerusalem must never again be divided or surrendered. The Jerusalem Covenant concludes with the famous words of King David, If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy (Psalms 137:6). Three and one-half years after the covenant is confirmed, a Jewish temple will have been rebuilt and animal sacrifices will have been resumed. From this we can conclude that the covenant and its confirmation will affect the status of the city of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. This strengthens the probability that the covenant is Gods promise that placed Jerusalem under Israels control.
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has called for Israel to declare a unilateral separation from the Palestinians, and to draw the lines per Clintons Camp David proposal. This would include a sharing arrangement on the Temple Mount as prophesied in Revelation 11:1-2.
Israel and the Palestinians. However, it appears that this will not happen. We know this because the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues throughout the great tribulation. The center of the conflict is the West Bank, which is also known as Judea and Samaria. Jesus pinpointed Judea as the center of the great tribulation in Matthew 24:16.
The more likely scenario would be an understanding concerning the Temple Mount between Israel and the Antichrist. The seemingly unsolvable problem in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the status of the Temple Mount. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, in an attempt to solve this problem, suggested placing the Temple Mount under United Nations
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he calls for international intervention have become relentless. It emanates from Arafat and is echoed by the pope. The U.S. hasnt ruled it out. The EU wants it; the United Nations clamors for it. The Bible says it will happen. The call to equate Zionism with racism has once again echoed through the halls of the UN. Resolution 3379 was first adopted in 1975 and renewed annually until repealed just in time to begin the peace process in 1991. Now that the peace process is dead, the call to resurrect the resolution has shot straight back to the surface. If it was not evident before, it should be now the 1991 repeal was insincere. It was an act of convenience, not conscience. The UN has never stopped hating Israel. It doesnt take a Dr. Laura to analyze the UNs true colors. The situation in the Middle East has reached a boiling point. Arafat continues to incite terror against the Zionist entity with the promise of an early paradise for all martyrs. Israel continues its policy of assassinating suspected Palestinian terrorists without a fair trial. The following quotes are excerpts from early August broad-
casts on official Palestinian Authority television, translated by Palestinian Media Watch: All weapons must be aimed at the Jews, at the enemies of Allah, the cursed nation in the Koran, whom the Koran describes as monkeys and pigs, worshipers of the calf and idol worshipers. Allah shall make the Moslem rule over the Jew, we will blow them up in Hadera, we will blow them up in Tel-Aviv and in Netanya in the righteousness of Allah against this riffraff... We will enter Jerusalem as conquerors, and Jaffa as conquerors, and Haifa as conquerors and Ashkelon as conquerors ... we bless all those who educate their children to Jihad and to Martyrdom, blessings to he who shot a bullet into the head of a Jew... Did you say peace in the Middle East? On an impending war, Stratfor, a well respected global intelligence outfit, affirms that the threat is real. The quick deployment of international monitors, it says, is likely the only alternative to conflict. A man driving his car, which bore Israeli tags, was
control. He proposed that, under this arrangement, both Jews and Muslims would be able to worship there. If the World Community did end up controlling the Temple Mount, that would explain why the Antichrist, as the international leader of the world, will stand on the Temple Mount claiming to be in control thereeven claiming to be God. The Bible prophesies that he will do exactly that (II Thessalonians 2:3-4). So the confirmation of the covenant will apparently consist of the Antichrist and the World Community agreeing to Israels presence on the Temple Mount, even to the extent of allowing the building of Israels Third Temple.
Daniel 11:30-31 proves that it is the Antichrist who takes away the daily sacrifice and places the abomination of desolation. Notice what it says: And arms shall stand on his (the Antichrists) part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries So we know for certain that it is the Antichrist who will confirm the covenant.
permit the ceremony to be held just outside the walls of the Old City near the Temple Mount. The Muslims became very upset at even this symbolic gesture. They began to throw rocks down onto the Jewish worshipers praying at the Wailing Wall. Four hundred Israeli police knocked down the door of the Temple Mount. Fifteen Palestinians and fifteen Israelis were injured in the resulting melee. The smallest dispute over the Temple Mount inevitably throws Israel and the Palestinians into violence. When Yasser Arafat, Ehud Barak and Bill Clinton met at Camp David in July of 2000, the issue that reportedly kept the Palestinians and the Israelis apart was disagreement concerning the Temple Mount. Simply stated, the Temple Mount has become the center of the Middle East conflict. And the Temple Mount and the building of the Third Temple are the very issues that will trigger the final seven years to Armageddon. The final seven years could begin within the next few months, or it could be within the next few years. However, we do know that all of the factors affecting the beginning of the final seven years are now issues on the global scene.
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ambushed, his body riddled with bullets. It turned out to be an Israeli Arab. The Palestinians killed one of their own this time. Families mourn for their children who they raised to be martyrs, crying for their sons who they believe to now be in Allahs bosom. Israeli Defense Forces storm autonomous Palestinian areas with tanks and the occasional missile. Talks of cease-fires and other such fairy tales abound. The bodies of two Palestinians were found in a field one kilometer from a sports arena. They were preparing a bomb for the opening ceremony of a major event when it detonated prematurely. Israel assassinated a Hamas militant who they say was planning to bomb the closing ceremonies of the same event. Israel called it a preventive operation. Congressmen Mike Pence from Indiana and Virginias Eric Cantor have proposed the Temple Mount Preservation Act, a bill that may never reach the House floor. It calls for the termination of $168 million in annual aid to the Palestinian Authority if it does not stop its reckless destruction of Second Temple artifactsthe Muslims attempt to rewrite history by erasing all evidence of a Jewish presence on the Mount. In a July 30 New York Times op-ed piece, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak called for unilateral separation and a return to the peace framework that was proposed at last summers Camp David summit. This means he would give the Palestinians their state, and the borders would be those almost agreed upon at Camp David. Bill Clinton proposed that the Temple Mount be shared by the Israelis and the Palestinians. Had this been accepted, it would have paved the way for the rebuilding of the Temple. Maybe it will happen another way. But mark your Bible, because it will happen. One day, perhaps sooner than later, a world leader will confirm Israels right to the land. But this leaders true colors will be clear to anyone who has the guts to recall tidbits from History 101 and read the Arab press. The Antichrist will reverse his position on the covenant he confirms, because it will be politically convenient to do so. Political convenience is what led the UN to repeal its resolution equating Zionism with racism so it could send Israel to the negotiating table of death. The repeal was temporary. And so will be the confirmation of the covenant. Can you see the time coming? ENDTIME MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2001 11
Exclusive Interview
St. Milosevic
Slobodans Info Minister Speaks
nce upon a time there was a kingKing Milo. He was popular with his subjects, but not popular outside his country. For you see, the others had formed a union and wanted King Milo to join. But he was not interested. By joining he saw how his own riches could increase, but he also saw that it would be at the expense of his kingdoms independence. This was how it worked in the other kingdoms. He said no. This made the other kings mad at him. His cooperation was necessary for two reasons. The first reason was the strategic location of Milos kingdom. There were great riches in the eastern lands. To gain access to these riches, it would be necessary to cross his territory. But he would not let them. The second issue was greater. To tolerate dissention would send a dangerous signal to all other kings and subjects who might someday also entertain the idea of resistance to the will of the Union. Nothing short of total solidarity was acceptable. The Union, you see, served a greater purpose. Each kingdom by itself could carry only so much weight, but together, they reasoned, they could someday conquer the world. King Milo stood in their way. He had to go. So the Unions Media Control Team went to work. They made Milo out to be a bad king; a ruthless murderer; in fact, a demon. The stories were relentless, and all people roundabout in lands far off came to believe these things. With public opinion shaped, it was time to bring Milo and his kingdom into submission. A war was launched. Its end was quick and decisive. The kingdom was in ruins. But it wasnt enough. An example had to be made. King Milo must be put on trial
Radmila Milentijevic, now a Professor Emeritus at City College of New York, was Slobodan Milosevic's Information Minister from 1997-1998. She tells the other side of the story.
for all to see so all would give proper fear and respect to the Union. Everyone must understand the consequences of rebellion. The Union insisted that the new king should arrest Milo for all he had done. Much pressure was applied. Eventually the new king succumbed to the will of the powerful Union. Milo was arrested. The Union then insisted that Milo be turned over to them. Much money was offered money the kingdom desperately needed, for the Union had laid their land to waste. Under the cover of darkness was Milo whisked off. It is there, in a Union prison, that he sits even to this very day, awaiting a trial whose outcome has already been
determined. A lesson has been learned. From this point forward the image of Milo will pass through the minds of every king before making any decision. Submit to the will of the Union or your end will be as his. Many have begun asking, who is like unto the Union? Who is able to make war with him? The Bible prophesies of a time when a ten-nation Union will join forces with a world government body. The resulting power will devour the entire earth. Great Britain, Germany and Russia will be some of the components of this system of global governance.
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A fully empowered world court system is absolutely essential to the achievement of one-world government. The arrest, extradition and coming trial of Slobodan Milosevic is a major milestone for the proponents of the New World Order. I have been following the unfolding events in Yugoslavia for a long time. From the outset, I had some very grave suspicions. Huge facts were missing in the reports we were reading from the establishment media. When the media drums were beating to rally public opinion for the 1999 aggression against Yugoslavia, articles kept appearing accusing Milosevic of genocide. I was looking for numbers. How serious is this genocide? Is it 100? Is it 1,000? 100,000? No numbers! I read reports that some fresh dirt was seen, and it is suspected to be the site of a mass grave. I thought to myself, Were going to war on this kind of evidence? On the day NATOs bombs began to fall on Yugoslavia, I asked Kathy, our research assistant, to call the U.S. State Department to get the numbers. Milosevic is accused of genocide, and a war has been launched. How many has he killed? The response: We dont know. All we have are allegations. You mean you dont know whether hes killed 5 or 5,000? No. All we have are allegations. The United States of America was taking the lead in launching a war against Yugoslavia. Yet our own State Department did not even know if Milosevic was guilty of one act of genocide? Beepers went off in my brain. What is the hidden agenda here? Why did Bill Clinton and NATO so desperately want to go to war against Yugoslavia? The war did not last long. The firepower of NATO was overwhelming. Soon Yugoslavia was defeated and new elections demanded by the West. Milosevic was voted from office in the ensuing elections, but the internationalists werent yet satisfied. They insisted on the arrest of Mr. Milosevic. Though the new president, Vojislav Kostunica, seemed reluctant to arrest his countrys former president, the pressure from the international community was too great to resist. Charges of corruption were filed against the former
Radmila Milentijevic asserts that Milosevic, shown here being led into a courtroom at The Hague, was unjustly satanized because he dared to stand in the way of a unified Europe.
president, and soon Milosevic was behind bars. But still it was not enough. The global government activists wanted Milosevic tried before the World Court at The Hague. Kostunica insisted that Yugoslavia, as a sovereign nation, would conduct its own fair and impartial trial. He stated that sending Milosevic to the World Court was impossible since his country had no law allowing them to extradite its citizens. Because of the devastation wrought by the forces of NATO, Yugoslavia desperately needed loans from the International Monetary Fund and the foreign aid promised from the U.S. The United States mandated that no monies would be forthcoming until Milosevic was delivered to the World Court. Yugoslavias economic situation was so desperate that Kostunica attempted to pass a law allowing the extradition of Milosevic, but he couldnt get enough votes in the parliament to pass such a law. He then had his cabinet merely issue a decree. A court issued an injunction against the execution of the decree until its legality could be determined. Kostunica ignored the court injunction
and whisked Milosevic away to the World Court in the middle of the night. When President Bush was elected, some had hoped that he would pull the U.S. back from being a proponent of one-world government. He stated in his campaign that, if elected, he would not let U.S. soldiers serve under a UN commander. It looks like, however, that he put the full weight of his office behind the illegal, middle-of-the-night extradition of Milosevic. In so doing, he has greatly accelerated the worlds movement into the system of global governance featuring the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization, and now the World Court. Radmila Milentijevic was Milosevics Information Minister from 1997-1998. The man under whom she served sits today as a prisoner of the World Court system. Endtime recently interviewed Milentijevic (mil-lent-ee-YEH-vich). In our discussion she called the NATO action in Serbia and extradition of Milosevic an experiment. It was to teach the world a lesson, she said. If you dont
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submit, this is how youre going to be punished. Exclusive Interview with Radmila Milentijevic, Former Information Minister for the Republic of Serbia, by phone from Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Baxter: In March of 1999, NATO launched a war against Yugoslavia. The reason given was that Slobodan Milosevic had committed serious acts of genocide against the Kosovars. How many people did Milosevic kill? RM: The Albanians launched a war of secession and were killing civilians and our policemen. The policemen of Serbia were retaliating in return. The figures were talking about before the bombs started flying were approximately 2,000 dead in the province of two million people. Not all the dead people were Albanians. Some of them were Serbs killed by the Albanian terrorists. At the same time, not all the Albanians that were killed were killed by the Serbian police. The Albanian terrorists, the socalled KLA, were killing their own people who were loyal to Serbia and Yugoslavia. It was not genocide. It was a civil war fought on the issue of secession... secession of a province of Serbia where the Albanian population wanted to break away from the country. Baxter: So Kosovo wanted to break away from Serbia and Yugoslavia. RM: Yes. The Yugoslavian government was protecting its borders; defending the integrity of its frontiers; acting as a sovereign nation in the protection of its own territory, as every other nation in the world does...as the U.S. did in its civil war when the south seceded. The north plunged into the south and forced it back into the Union. Baxter: If that is the case, why did our President and NATO interfere? What was their agenda? RM: The agenda was a very simple one. President Milosevic was the president of a country that he maintained was a sovereign nation, which it was. Well, he thought it was. Heres what happened:
According to Milentijevic, President Clinton and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright led the charge against Milosevic. Sovereignty, she said, is only tolerated so long as it serves the interests of big powers.
The U.S. had won the Cold War against the Soviet Union. Capitalism and the democratic forces won against socialism and the socialist forces in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. As a result, the democratic governments and privatization of economies in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union took place immediately after that. President Milosevic was trying to maintain an economic system, which was the system of social ownership of the means of production for the time being. He was not against privatization, but he wanted to protect the workers from the experiences in Hungary, Poland and in parts of the Ukraine and Russia where privatization was accomplished overnight. Western corporations came in and bought their companies very cheaply, then closed them! The workers ended up on the streets. The foreign companies then were able to sell their products on the local markets. President Milosevic was trying not to allow repetition of this kind of experiment. Therefore, he was not a Yes man. He thought he could be the boss in his own house in the house of a sovereign
nation of Serbia and Yugoslavia. But the West would not allow for this little island to exist for any length of time. So NATO launched an aggression against us. It was a pure and simple aggression. It was not a declared warnot by NATO, not by the United States, not by any country. Yugoslavia did not do anything wrong to any country outside of its borders. It was an aggression to subdue a man who refused to be a Yes man and who tried to be the boss in his own house. Baxter: So Milosevic was resisting being sucked into the integration of Europe. Were actually watching a federalist state being born there. He was holding out for sovereignty, which is against the grand design for Europe and the rebirth of the Holy Roman Empire. RM: He basically became a casualty in the efforts to make Europe one. Baxter: This has been the agenda from way back. I remember a picture of Gorbachev and Pope John Paul II on the front page of USA Today on November Continued on page 19
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avid Freemans eyes steadily scanned the radar screens in front of him. The multiple monitors kept watch against any surprise attack that might be launched upon the West Coast of the United States.
He picked up his lukewarm coffee to take another sip, then blinked. An alarming blip appeared on the middle screen right in front of him. It looked to be about 1,200 miles from Los Angeles. Was it a malfunction? He quickly checked all critical controls. It wasnt. Sweat broke out on his forehead. He didnt have much time! Whatever was producing the alarming signal, was closing fast. In fact, its very speed indicated that it was an inbound missile. Without a second to
spare, David lunged for the large red button that would signal imminent attack to all defense facilities throughout the United States and around the world. Almost immediately, defensive missiles shot from their secret silos along the coastal line. With only ten minutes remaining until the incoming weapon released its payload on the United States, U.S. Defense Forces had only one shot at intercepting the intruding missile. David watched his radar screen with bated
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breath as the newly deployed Arrow Missiles sped toward the invader. If the incoming missile carried a nuclear payload, David knew what it meantWorld War III! The next two minutes were critical. Perspiration dripped from Davids face and soaked his shirt to the skin, even though the control center temperature was at its usual 72 degrees. Watching the path of the invader and the course of the defense missiles as they converged, he realized that he was holding his breath. Relax, stay calm, breathe, he ordered himself. David knew that, if he ever implemented the years of special training on how to function under the heat of intense pressure, he needed to do it now! His eyes tracked every blip on the radar. The defense missiles seemed to have a chance! David prayed for the first time in a long time. Please, God. If Youre up there at all, do something right now. At the moment the path of the defending missiles converged with the incoming route of the attacker, a confusing array of signals appeared on the radar screen. Then, out of the confusion, the blip moving toward Los Angeles emerged. It kept coming, growing stronger and stronger with every pulse on the screen. God help us! David cried. Even though the control center was built to withstand a direct nuclear hit, David still felt the shudder and heard the deep beastly rumble as the nuclear explosion unleashed all of its fury on the heart of downtown L.A. An urgent message went out to all U.S. defense facilities around the world. The United States has sustained a full nuclear attack on its western coast. Millions are undoubtedly dead in the Los Angeles area. Most likely origin of the attackChina. Over the next twenty minutes, beneath the pandemonium above, radar records of all areas of the Pacific were reviewed carefully. It was concluded that the attack must have originated from a Chinese submarine reported to have been in the area earlier that day. U.S. President Benton picked up the red hotline phone connecting him directly to Chinas president. On the other end he heard, Hello. Mr. President, what is going on? President Benton almost shouted. President Benton, we told you that, if you interfered with our rightful claims to the Island of Taiwan, there would be a terrible price to pay. Apparently you didnt believe us. You will suffer no more attacks if you withdraw your troops from the Straits of Taiwan. And stay out of Chinese business. Click. When members of the Chinese foreign ministry had delivered threats to the U.S. State Department of just this kind of action in 1996, Bill Clinton, who was President at the time, had thought surely that they were bluffing. Obviously, they werent. Momentarily stunned, President Benton knew there was no time to waste. Contingency plans had been created for just this scenario. It was obvious to all in the State department that a conventional war with 1.3 billion Chinese was out of the question. If Chinese aggression was not stopped here and now, they would soon rule the entire globe. The President, with set jaw, looked over at the ever-present military officer with the black box. With every eye in the underground room watching, he ordered, Open itquick! The officers hands shook with the understanding of the import of his actions. But he never hesitated. Within ten minutes of the devastation of L.A., a full nuclear attack was unleashed upon the Peoples Republic of China. As ghastly as this course of action was, the President knew it was his only recourse. Within thirty minutes, Red China, for all practical purposes, would cease to exist. The powers in China had known there might be retaliation, but they had not anticipated what they saw moving at mach-17 speed toward their beloved homeland. The radar screens that kept watch over Chinas skies were absolutely filled with the incoming retaliatory missiles of the United States. And there was nothing they could do to stop them! Chinese President Zhiang stared at Premier Cho. You said America would back down! he screamed accusingly. Look at what youve done! Cho shot back, Our sources have never misled us before. Something has gone terribly wrong! Mr. President, make those U.S. devils pay! You must immediately order a counter-strike. We owe it to the memory of the Chinese people! Zhiang picked up the military command phone. The ranking military officer answered immediately. Yes, Mr. President. Do we have time to launch every nuclear missile that we have before Americas weapons reach the motherland? Zhiang asked. China had redirected every nuclear weapon in her arsenal toward America when tensions over Taiwan had begun to heat up. The officer hesitated. Mr. President, Im not sure. It will be very close. Then do it now! Zhiang shouted. He heard the phone slam onto the receiver as the military officer ran to execute his leaders command.
tional incoming attacks. Once Americas 300 missiles had unleashed their destruction on China, he wouldnt have to worry anymore. But until then, it was critical that any enemy missiles be detected immediately. The sooner the missiles were spotted, the better chance the newly deployed defensive missile system had of bringing them down before they could reach their targets. The most disturbing thought of all now presented itself to his mind. What about Russia? Would Russia decide to defend China? Or would she think this was the optimum time to destroy the U.S.clearing the way for Russian domination of the 21st Century? He certainly hoped such a foolhardy thing would never occur. Surely Russia knew that the United States had a completely separate arsenal aimed at its principal nuclear rival on earth. Time passed slowly, inevitably. In ten minutes the destruction of China would be an accomplished fact. David found himself filled with exultation at the victory he knew was within his countrys grasp. But then his thoughts roamed to the human aspect of war. In his mind he could see little children running on the playgrounds and streets of China. He saw young fathers and nursing mothers. He saw grandparents proudly holding their grand-babies. All of a sudden, the absolute horror of what man was unleashing upon his fellowman hit him in the gut. Oh my God! he exclaimed. How could this ever have happened? Three minutes, two minutes, one minute David watched as the missiles swept downward toward their targets. First hit was Canton, then Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Guangzhouevery one of Chinas major citiesand finally Beijing. The live broadcast feed from China, shown at the other end of the control room, continued to report developments as the first few nuclear explosions unleashed their death-dealing fury on the Chinese populace. Little did these broadcasters suspect that they themselves would, within minutes, be swallowed up within a raging nuclear inferno. But as he listened, David understood it completely. Oh my God, David said to himself. Oh my God!
When the last missile struck its target, David sat back and sighed, This war is over! Still, he decided to scan the screens one more timejust in case. On his final pass, what he saw turned his blood to ice water in his veins. Oh no! My God, no! He counted five, no, seven, theres three more, twelve, thirteenthirteen nuclear warheads headed toward the United States! Those Chinese! They knew they were going down, so they decided to take the U.S. down with them! David rapidly typed into the computer. Almost instantly, his message appeared on every defense centers computer screen in America. URGENT! RED ALERT! Thirteen incoming nuclear missiles from China. All anti-missile weapons must be deployed immediately! I repeat. All antimissile weapons must be deployed immediately! URGENT! RED ALERT! David sat back again, knowing he had done his job. He had done all he could do for the time being. About that time, next to his screens the red phone reserved for top secret military communications rang. Officer David Freeman here, he answered. The voice on the other end stated crisply, Please hold for the President of the United States. David barely had time to catch his breath. The President moved straight to the point. Is this the L.A. Defense Center? It is, sir, David replied. Are you the officer who sent the initial warning of Chinas pending attack? President Benton asked. Affirmative, sir, David answered. The President continued, I have just received a report of thirteen nuclear missiles incoming from China. Is this report true? Yes, sir. That is true, David responded. Officer Freeman, are we sure these new missiles are not coming from Russia or another enemy nation? President Benton inquired. Its urgent that I know for sure immediately! Mr. President, I was watching the screens, monitoring the coast of China. I thought we had successfully caught the enemys missiles on the ground. But just as our missiles began to hit their targets, I decided I should take one more look as a precaution. Thats when I saw Chinas missiles rise from their silos. Im sorry,
sir. Thank you very much, officer. Good job. Remain at your post of duty and stay alert. This may not be over yet! The President hung up without saying goodbye. David had no time to reflect on the implications of what had just transpired. He had spoken directly to the President of the United States during an historic military conflict. There would be time later to contemplate the role into which he had been thrust on this momentous occasion. Right now there were millions of American lives to be saved. He focused his attention on the screens displaying the frightening array of missilesboth incoming and outgoing. David felt sure that the thirteen missiles fired by China would be her last. Even now he knew that China was no more. But those nuclear missiles were very real and deadly beyond imagination. They had to be stopped! What were their targets? New York? San Diego? Denver? Washington, D.C.? Houston? Chicago? No one knew for sure. But one thing was sure. Those nuclear missiles represented vengeance, the vengeance of the Red Chinese Dragon. Shudders ran up and down Davids spine at the thought. Events were happening one after another at incredible speed, but David felt like he was watching everything in slow motion. His eyes followed the Chinese missiles on the screen as they sped toward their predetermined targetstargets that remained a mystery to the intended victims. Most Americans were aware by now that L.A. had been hit and that war was on. However, few understood that millions of them could be incinerated into nothingness within the next thirty minutes. If only we had built that Star Wars missile defense system when President Reagan wanted to! David mused. We would have perfected it by now, and none of this would be happening. As David watched the first battery of anti-missile weapons converge upon the leading Chinese warheads, he found himself holding his breath again. As the U.S. signals and the enemy signals intersected, David again prayed. God, please help. The massive explosion he saw on the monitor indicated a direct hit. Yes! he cried. The U.S. missiles converged on
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Chinese warhead number two. Again, the explosion on the screen indicated success. All right! Davids optimism was growing. Maybe with enough notice, these Arrow Missiles could be effective. Just when David was starting to breathe easier about the situation, the third missile slipped through the defenses. Oh God, I wonder where that one is headed! he thought to himself. The fourth nuclear missile slipped through as well. Cmon, God, David cried. Youve got to help us! Two of the U.S. missiles converged at once on Chinese missile number five. The resulting explosion told David it was a direct hit. Missile number six continued past the missile shield, as did seven and eight. Five Chinese missiles had slipped through! Then number nine was hit. Ten kept coming, and number eleven slipped through as well. This isnt going very well, David thought to himself. The Chinese knew our defense system was not reliable yet. Thats probably the reason they decided to push the Taiwan issue now instead of later. Three anti-missile weapons blasted Chinese missile number twelve out of the sky, but number thirteen made it through. David countedone, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Eight missiles in all made it through. Eight of Americas cities would soon go up in flamesnuclear flames. David realized his job was not over yet. He needed to send warnings as soon as he figured out which cities were to be hit. He watched closely as missile number three began its deadly descent. It appeared to be headed for Denver. David sent an alert, but they had less than five minutes left. He turned away to track the next one. His eyes narrowed as missile number four continued on to the southern part of the United States. The trajectory told David that Houston was the likely target. He had friends in Houston. Four minutes later, his fears were confirmed. I wonder if Jim and Katie are home right now. Again, he turned his attention to the screen. Missile number six had begun its dive much more quickly. Three minutes later it became obvious that Chicago was about to become history. Things were happening so fast now that everything depended on instinct. Missile seven swept toward Phoenix. Missile number eight sped toward Charlotte, North Carolina. Then number ten dove downward into the heart of Boston. Two to go, David counted to himself. Missile number eleven headed south-east. Where is that going? David wondered aloud. He didnt have to wonder long. When it reached the border of Georgia, it swept downward like a deadly serpent into the center of Atlanta. The last Chinese missile sped toward its target. David feared that he knew its destination. He could only hope that Washington, D.C. had been targeted by one of the downed nuclear warheads. But it wasnt to be. Swiftly and surely, the long, sleek, powerful missile arched downward. David grimaced when the explosion ripped through the capital of the United States. The Senate was gone. The House of Representatives was gone. The White House was no more. The radar screens were empty now. What about President Benton? David knew that he should be somewhere in Air Force Onethe mobile command center of the United States. This President, who had wanted so badly to be known as the Peace President, would instead be linked eternally to the worst slaughter ever unleashed upon the human race. Its not time to relax yet, David reminded himself. Too many things could still spin out of control. Of course, the foremost concern was Russia with her massive and still lethal nuclear arsenal. His eyes continued to scan the radar screens that watched the Russian frontier. Every minute that passed, without sign of activity from that front, increased the likelihood that the war would not widen. David knew that the U.S. President was probably at this moment on the red hotline phone with the Russian President, delivering assurances that this catastrophe had occurred only because of Chinas nuclear attack on Los Angeles. He was sure that President Benton was already explaining that the United States had no desire to attack Russia or any other country.
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Continued from page 14 30, 1989 when the Berlin Wall came down. The article said that both want to strike a deal to unite Europe from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ural Mountains. So this has been the big design for many, many years now. Milosevic was apparently a block to that. RM: Exactly. And so they satanized him. They satanized the whole Serbian nation so the western world would accept the kind of aggression that was launched against Yugoslavia and force Milosevic out of power. Sax: At what point did you see the handwriting on the wall...when it became obvious that Milosevic was standing in the way of the European Union? When did it become obvious you were going down? RM: Not so much in the way of the European Union, but in the way of Madeleine Albright. It is really the United States policy of Clinton and Albright that forced the resolution of the so-called problem. I saw that when I joined the government in 1997, and I advised the president of this. I understood that the plan of the U.S., NATO and Western Europe was to make Europe one without exception. They would not tolerate this little exception, this little island, for very long. President Milosevic thought he was president of a sovereign nation, and there he was wrong. Sovereignty is only tolerated so long as it serves the interests of big powers. The same is true as with the issue of genocide. If the U.S. and Western Europe were really concerned about genocide, then they should have bombed Turkey, because Turkey is committing genocide against the Kurds. But no! Yugoslavia was more strategic. Its in the middle of the Balkans at a very important crossroad. Serbia is a crossroad between east and west, north and south. It controls the Danube, which connects Western Europe with the Middle East. Its very important strategically, as well as, economically. Deviation was not to be tolerated. They would invent or develop any rationale and any means to accomplish their end. The result was bombing Yugoslavia into submission and ultimately forcing President Milosevic out of power.
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Baxter: Who is the greater war criminal: Milosevic or Bill Clinton? RM: President Milosevic was caught in a civil war in Yugoslavia. Wars are destructive. Civil wars are particularly destructive of the civilian population. In such a war there are no angels. Shooting was taking place from both sides. As it turned out, only the Serbian nation was satanized in the West. The Serbian people were presented as the aggressors, because Milosevic was their presidenttheir president who said to the West, No, you cannot do in my sovereign nation whatever you want. He resisted, and as a result NATO hit us very, very hard. You have no idea how much of Yugoslavia was destroyedour infrastructure, water and environment. NATO was using weapons that are prohibited from being used, including the uranium depleted bombs. These are going to leave negative effects for a long time to come. The estimates are that $35 billion to $100 billion worth of damage was done by NATO bombs to Yugoslavia. Why?! And to make this tragedy worse, the Serbian people see this as aggression by Bill Clinton and Madeleine Albright. I remind you that the Serbian people were the allies of the American people in both world wars in the 20th Century. We fought side by side against tyranny for freedom and democracy. And this is how
weve been paid back for that kind of alliance and devotion to the same principles the United States adheres to. Baxter: And all of this happened because there is a grand design to bring about a unified Europe. Each year Europe awards the Charlemagne Prize to the individual that contributed the most that year to the unification of Europe. As you know, Charlemagne was the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Bill Clinton was given the Charlemagne Prize last year for his actions in Bosnia and Yugoslavia to unify Europe. The EU understood that this whole action was a very determined effort to bring together a large unified Europe. Clinton received the prize in Aachen, Germany, the place where Charlemagne was originally crowned by Pope Leo III in 800 AD. Were watching the unfolding of an incredible segment of history right now, and I personally think its going to be disastrous. You mentioned the devastation to Yugoslavias infrastructure. NATO destroys it. Then they come along and say, Do you need help? Well give you $4 billion...if you will surrender Milosevic to the World Court. RM: Exactly. Baxter: So they create the problem, then they offer a partial cure to the prob-
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lem, only if Yugoslavias leadership will bow its knee. Is that an accurate picture? RM: Yes. Remember that the people voted President Milosevic out. This is the will of the people. However, the new government was willing to accept a few billion to hand over the formerly elected president to The Hague. And to make things even worse, they did this by violating the constitution of Serbia and Yugoslavia. Both constitutions prohibit extradition of our citizens. They violated our own laws in the name of, I dont know, democracy? They were under financial pressure. Sax: One other thing was violated. The International Criminal Courts own rules state that as long as your country was willing to carry through with prosecution, then there was no need for him to be extradited. Was that ever discussed? RM: Thats right. This government arrested Milosevic three months ago. There was a court proceeding against him here. But The Hague did not want to wait. Theyre acting like an empire...like every other empire in humanity. In other words, they do not respect international law. Might is right. Whatever the empire says, thats what the law is. Baxter: When it came time for the election, Mr. Milosevic apparently thought he could win. When it took place, it is my understanding that America funneled millions and millions of dollars to influence it. Is that true? RM: Yes. Absolutely true. There are several sources of money that flew into Serbia. One was approved by the U.S. Congress for the so-called democratic forces within Serbia. It was somewhere between 15 and 30 million dollars. But in addition, theres the CIA money used to train people in how to seize power; how to handle the elections; to pay people off to vote in a certain way. Our estimates are that close to $280 million from the U.S. came into Serbia to support the so-called democratic forces in order to overthrow President Milosevic. In spite of the fact that he has been demonized as the worst dictator in the world, he conceded power to the opposition without one single life being lost. It
Oil rigs in the Caspian Sea off the coast of the former Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan. The discovery of immense oil reserves under the Caspian Sea sparked both the East and the West into scramble to build pipelines. The West needed to run their line through Serbia, but Milosevic refused. This is one reason he is now making world court history.
was a peaceful transition of power. Baxter: Lets talk about the arrest and extradition of Milosevic. The government violated a court order, and, in the middle of the night, put him on a helicopter bound for The Hague. RM: He was, in fact, kidnapped from the prison without any legal backing whatsoever. Baxter: So much for democracy. RM: What is important about this event is that the Serbian public opinion was in favor of trying him here for whatever wrong he had done that could be proven. But the international factor, the United States and Western Europe, did not want this to continue here. So there he is. Sax: There is a theory floating around that the West chose to demonize Milosevic because they wanted to run an oil pipeline from the Caspian Sea through his territory, and he said no. RM: Absolutely. This is one of the major economic reasons why the West needs to control this area completely. Sax: The story you are giving us today is what I would consider plausible. The stories we had been hearing in the past
through the mainstream media we considered to be implausible. Your story is not out there. Have you ever been invited onto Larry King Live, or Fox News or CNN or MSNBC as an expert panelist, to give another point of view? Or was it all stacked in the other direction. RM: It was stacked in the other direction 99.99%. All of the Western media was politically correct. That is, they were defending the policies of the Western governments. However, I was allowed quite a bit of space during the Kosovo crisis. I was not on Larry King, but on many other shows on CNN, BBC, Fox News, MSNBC, and CNBC. But it was like a little drop in the ocean. Baxter: From your perspective, how far are we into world government right now? RM: Quite a bit. If anything, what the West was trying to do with their experiment with Serbia and President Milosevic was to teach the world a lesson. If you dont submit, this is how youre going to be punished. Baxter: People will be arrested and marched before World Court if they dont play ball with the international community. Its a heavy lesson. Long live King Milo.
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oure new in town and looking for a good Biblebelieving church. You figure to start with Episcopalian. King James. Bishop Tutu. Should be safe. Nice service. Friendly people. You find out that the church is paying spousal benefits to the bishops homosexual lover. The bishops assistant, a female, used to be a man. Not your kind of church. Time to look elsewhere. Next week: Lutheran. Martin Luther. A godly heritage. Good sermon. Love abounds; people of all types embraced. You come to understand that this includes gays, lesbians and their lifestyles. Still looking for a church. Third week: Pentecostal. Youre the only straight guy in the building. You turn down several brunch offers. Week #4: Presbyterian. Charles Finney. Solid. Cant go wrong. The pastor is gay. Do these scenarios seem inconceivable to you? Downright fictitious? A nightmare? Let me remind you that this is the year 2001. Each of these scenarios is a realitytoday. Major Christian denominations have latched onto New World Order philosophies. The Bible has become a relic of the past. The latest denomination to fall is the Presbyterian Church USAthe PC(USA). At their 213th General Assembly in mid-June in Louisville, Kentucky, they approved the ordaining of homosexual clergy by a 60-40% margin. The assembly eliminated clause G6.0106b, which stated a homosexual could not fill the pulpits and positions of
Presbyterian Assembly Committee member Molly Douthett, of Ohio, right, cheers on the chief policy making body of the Presbyterian church to vote on measures to repeal a ban on ordaining homosexuals, Friday, June 15, in Louisville, Kentucky.
the PC(USA) movement. Advocates for the overturn opted to make their case in a single one-hour Power Point presentation. Jesus sometimes broke the law in order to fulfill it, said Rev. Susan Andrews of the New Brunswick Presbytery as an introduction. His ministry was gracious and flexible...a purity not based on a narrow legal code, but on love. Rev. Nancy Ramsey, a professor at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, argued that freedom of conscience is an essential in the PC(USA) and that standards of sexual conduct are not. She also contended that scripture is not clear on the matter. Others pleaded for middle ground, for a win/win position as a church. They wanted to put the church in a position that neither requires nor prohibits the
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Its not my nature to focus on problems, but my heart is heavy. The Bible is so clear on this issue! The very idea that I must print the scriptures that teach against homosexuality boggles my mind. The fact that I am compelled to state the blatantly obvious indicates how low society has sunk. To think that an unrepentant homosexual would be ordained to guide people in the ways of the Lord! For those of you who actually do not know what the Bible teaches concerning homosexuality, consider the following scriptures: Leviticus 18:22: Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind. It is an abomination.
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Leviticus 20:13: If a man also lie with mankind as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them. Romans 1:27-28: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient. 1 Corinthinans 6:9-11: Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. The leadership of one of the largest Christian denominations in America has decided that the Bible is archaic, obsolete and no longer the guide for life. This fallen body votes that homosexuals can now fill the pulpits of their movement! What are we going to do with all of these outdated books we call the Bible? If I didnt know it was true, there is a part of me that would have serious trouble believing this even happened. Many Presbyterians are weeping today. My heart goes out to you. One of my favorite books is the autobiography of Charles Finney, a great Presbyterian evangelist. His revivals shook America immediately preceding the Civil War. He asserted that great light rejected brings judgment. He felt the Civil War was the judgment of God. Charles Finney would turn over in his grave if he knew that, one century after his great revivals, his movement has decided that a good heir to Charles Finney in the Presbyterian pulpit is a homosexual. Reprobate. Abomination. These are the Bibles words for such spiritual bankruptcy. If a candidate in the political world
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Pro-gay demonstrator Karen Weldin, right, of Stigler, Oklahoma, prays during a protest, August 13, in Indianapolis over the decision by the Evangelical Lutheran Church to conduct a full-fledged study on whether to endorse the morality of homosexual relationships and allow gay and lesbian clergy.
wins an election by 55-45%, it is considered a landslide. The Presbyterian General Assembly voted for the ordaining of homosexuals to the ministry by 60% to 40%. It was by a landslide! When a movement becomes this rotten at the core, its time to put on your walking shoes and get out. I know these are shocking words. But can you imagine how shocked Jesus Christ would be to walk into a church called by His name and see a descendant of the City of Sodom standing behind the pulpit? How can anyone, let alone 60% of the leaders of a major American Christian denomination, contradict the eternal laws of God? The truth is that the PC(USA) did not start this trend. Pre-dating them were the Episcopalians and the United Church of Christ, among others.
dialog near Milwaukee. Chilstrom is the former presiding bishop of the national ELCA. In May 2000, the Milwaukee synod of this major denomination became the first to give its official blessing to same sex marriages. The measure passed by a vote of 141-103, nearly 60%. The resolution recognizes and affirms the blessings of such committed same-gender relationships by pastors of this synod after counseling of the couple seeking such a blessing. For a peek into the perverted reasoning used by these apostate church leaders, consider Chilstroms logic. He contends that people should go beyond the literal words in the Bible. He said that, while there is no dispute that the scripture is the living Word of God, the context and traditions surrounding the words must also be considered. Just as scriptures interpreted to suggest that all sassy children should be stoned to death, or that slaves should remain slaves, are no longer carried out, passages on homosexuality must also be interpreted in a way that makes sense in todays surroundings. Chilstrom points out that he has known many gay couples who demonstrate the same commitment and fidelity expected of heterosexuals. They are no more odd or abnormal than the rest of us.
Bible teaches that broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many will find this road. Many people believe that, as long as we are all-inclusive and broadminded, we are godly. The Bible says this is ungodly! Scripture states that straight is the way and narrow is the gate that leads to life everlasting, and few there be that find it. At what point did these people get off the bus? There is a great weariness in the church, said Nancy Maffett, an elder commissioner from Colorado in reaction to the Presbyterian vote. I feel this will be damaging to the body and its unity. The concept of unity here is being invoked out of context. Unity in the body of Christ must be based on truth. When the concept of unity is used as a club to whip people into line and to coerce them to compromise on the truths of the Bible, then unity has become a tool in the hands of Satan rather than in the hands of God. The Bible says that the Antichrist will exploit the message of peace to destroy many (Daniel 8:25). We all want peace, but not at the sake of
Does he love truth enough to affirm that there is no hope for salvation unless the child repents and forsakes that lifestyle? That is exactly what he must say, because that is exactly what the Bible says. So the issue of compromise oftentimes starts in the laity. While it is easy to bang away at the hierarchy of the churches who perpetuate these false teachings, the Bible says like people, like priest (Hosea 4:9). We like to say that it is the religious leaders fault, but the fact is, the problem lies in the grassroots of America. Fifty percent of all Americans are living together unmarried in a state of fornication. Then we wonder why we have corruption in our government. Whenever we condone corruption at the grassroots level, God will send us leaders like we deserve. True revivals do not start in the pulpits. They start in the homes. Altars must be reestablished there. We have to regain our convictions. We cannot blindly place the blame for spiritual reprobation on the professional clergy without taking a good look at ourselves. We can-
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not blame our spiritual lack on the pulpit, because each person must have his own relationship with God.
Presbyterian Church (USA) members Mark King, left, and his partner Chris Glaser pray togethe. The governing body of the Presbyterian Church (USA) approved a policy allowing the ordination of gays.
love. You have been bombarded with propaganda that you were born gay and that you will always be that way. Its not true. I know too many people personally who can testify to this fact. Satan would like for you to think that you cannot change, and that you cannot be born again. But you can be born again, and Jesus Christ will make you a new creature. (Send for our free brochure, What Do You MeanBorn Again?)
that Jesus Christ is the only pathway to heaven will not go to heaven. This is what the Bible teaches. Revelation 13:12 prophesies that, during the endtime, all people on earth, except those whose names are written in the Lambs book of life, will have a common form of worship. It will be a spiritual concept that will allow all to embrace, regardless of their culture, tradition or religion. This new global ethic will have to invalidate the Bibles exclusive claim to salvation through Jesus only. There is, in fact, on earth today a new ethical concept that has swept into the mainstream. It is called Interfaithism the belief that all religions are valid pathways to God. The PC(USA), ELCA, Episcopalians and others have embraced Interfaithism the one-world religion of the New World Order and have placed it above the Bible. And lest we forget, all roads point back to the Vatican. Item #841 of the New Catholic Catechism (1994) states, The plan of salvation includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankinds judge on the last day. Revelation 13:2 & 11 identify the spirit behind it all. Its the dragonSatan himself. He looks like a Lamb (Jesus), but speaks like a dragon. Interfaithism and its pro-homosexual agenda is a satanic movement, plain and simple.
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Three Native American Indians have been ordained as Catholic clergy, the result being a blend of their pagan culture with Roman Catholic doctrines. Enculturation, explained Fred Allison, spokesman for the Diocese of Tucson, Arizona, is the phrase the church uses,
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nonetheless shared by many scientists. The position, however, is rarely reported. Those who believe in a socialistic oneworld government, media included, rally around the issue of global warming. It lends justification to their claim that global governance is the only way to protect the planet for future generations. Bush doesnt have a clue, observed environmental activist and actor, Robert Redford. We are all living in a global village. On some issues, the U.S. president plays the role of globalist. On others, like this, he flies in their face. Who is George W. Bush? the doctor was fully satisfied that you knew how to care for it. Follow-up home inspections by a nurse would assess your environment to ensure it is adequate in accordance with the policies of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Such policies include no handguns in the home and the expectation of no corporal punishment as a recommended form of child discipline. This report is a courtesy of the Home School Legal Defense Association. Other child-rearing help offered by the U.S. government comes from Surgeon General David Satchers office. He is urging parents and teachers to provide children with thorough sex education. He promotes abstinence, recommends distribution of contraception in schools and makes sure children understand that homosexuality is an irreversible lifestyle choice which is an acceptable alternative to marriage. Chinese President Jiang Zemin was quoted in June as telling 100 military generals, If Taiwan President Chen Shuibian has the audacity to go in for Taiwan independence, then I will lead you to liberate Taiwan. It was his most direct remark to date on his promise to start a war. The statement was made to the generals during their ongoing war exercises across the strait from Taiwan. In his speech, covered by the official Chinese website, Qianlong, Jiang made it clear that the exercises were to show the entire nation and the entire world that, if Mr. Chen dared to go in for Taiwan independence, then China would pay any price to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Any military confrontation between Taiwan and Beijing would immediately draw in Washington, which has pledged to do whatever it takes to defend Taiwan. There has been growing unease in Beijing over Bushs unambiguous pledge. Chinese officials foresee an inevitable showdown. Taiwan has successfully test-fired its new American Patriot anti-missile system. Jiang had a sharp negative reaction to Chens meeting with Lee, understanding its implications as a plot towards Taiwan independence. Elsewhere in China, the Nanjing-based Business Morning Daily has been closed for three months for reorganization because they printed what has been called a sarcastic article about President Jiang. Propaganda officials from the State Press and Publication Administration ordered immediate suspension for the newspaper and have implemented re-education classes for its editorial team, which was informed it had committed a grave political error. Beijing was awarded the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Sports reporters beware.
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