In the Line of Fire of a Missile

I recently read Ultraguy's excellent post entitled "Line of Fire — From Mann Gulch to Mt. Carmel" showing "way beyond chance" connections between the Mount Carmel fire and the Mann Gulch fire. The Mt Carmel fire broke out in Israel on 12/2/2010--Hanukkah--the Mann Gulch fire broke out in America on 8/15/1949--Tisha B' Av. As you probably know Hanukkah regards the dedication of the temple and involves fire in the lighting of the Menorah, Tisha B' Av was the day both Temples were destroyed and fire was used in the destruction. I would recommend reading the post.

At the end of the post one of his readers posed the question regarding the significance of the connections? In pondering that question I was prompted to check the line. In recent months I have become convinced that there exist great circles on the earth that align locations and events that yield major prophetic implications such as the Capital lines, the Philadelphia lines and the Phoenix lines.

So I drew a line from Mt. Carmel, which is very near to where the many fires broke out and thus were named for, to the Mann Gulch fire location in Montana. As you can see the line comes very close--within 50 miles--of the believed location to where the infamous California missile was launched on 11/8/2010 while Netanyahu was in New Orleans. Let's not forget that the line between New Orleans and the Missile launch went through Phoenix, Arizona--linked above.

So we have a fire in Israel, a fire in the United States that are related beyond chance that align with a missile launched by an enemy just off our coast on the same day Netanyahu was in New Orleans being "dealt with" over settlements.

Why would these connected major fires that happened in Israel and the United States that occurred on Israeli holidays that both involve fire "aline" with the location of the missile launch that occurred on the same day Netanyahu was in New Orleans? Why would God allow these beyond chance connections to occur? Is He telling us something? What are the implications of these connections? Distilling the connections down to their essence we have: Fire--fire--missile--Netanyahu or judgment--judgment--pending judgment--land of Israel

Others may interpret the connections differently and this is not "Thus saith the Lord," but I believe the connections suggest that if the United States forces Israel to divide her land that we will receive judgment from God possibly involving a missile or missiles.

God tells us; "And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." the United States has been teetering on the brink of forcing Israel to divide her land--I believe the missile was another warning from God in regards to her land and is confirmed by the beyond chance connections.

America; support Israel's right to her land or we may be in the line of fire of a missile--need I say where? DO NOT DIVIDE HER LAND! Will anyone listen? Have we forgotten Katrina? Join with me in praying that the leaders of this country will take heed and we would not turn against Israel and thus bring judgment upon our heads.

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Rock Music and the antichrist--Part 3

3. Rock music’s effect.

Thus far we have examined the origin of rock music, and the purpose of rock music, we will now look at its effect on people’s lives. Rock music negatively affects people in many ways. For one, there is much evidence to show that rock music and its derivatives are addictive and can cause great harm to an individual. The medical definition of an addiction is a “physical or psychological, or both, dependence” on that which is not necessary for life. Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 16th Ed., F.A. Davis Co., 1989, p.36

An addict is one who “devotes or surrenders himself to something habitually or obsessively.’” Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1989, p.55

Millions of people especially teenagers display all the classic signs of an addiction in regards to rock music. Dr. Alan Bloom, in regards to rock music, said in his book, The Closing of the American Mind, “Nothing is more singular about this generation than its addiction to music.”



The characteristics of an addiction are the following;

1. Denial of the addiction.
2. Sacrifice of relationships for the addiction.
3. Compulsion to engage in the addiction at any time.
4. Secrecy about the addiction.
5. An appetite for the addiction that is never satisfied.
6. Unusual efforts to feed the addiction.
7. Readiness to defend the addiction.
8. Need to involve others in the addiction.
9. Condemning those who say the addiction is wrong. How to Conquer the Addiction of Rock Music, p.5.

These signs of an addiction are all characteristic of many who listen to rock music. A Psychiatrist wrote the following about the addictiveness of rock music;

“One of the most powerful releases of the fight-or-flight adrenaline high is music which is discordant in its beat or chords. Good music follows exact mathematical rules, which cause the mind to feel comforted, encouraged, and ‘safe.’ Musicians have found that when they go against these rules, the listener experiences an addicting high.

Like unscrupulous ‘diet’ doctors who addicted their clients to amphetamines to ensure their continued dependence, musicians know that discordant music sells and sells. As in all addictions, victims become tolerant. The same music that once created a pleasant tingle of excitement no longer satisfies. The music must become more jarring, louder, and more discordant. One starts with soft rock, then rock ‘n’roll, then on up to heavy metal music.” Verle L. Bell, M.D., Psychiatrist, printed in; How to Conquer the Addiction o Rock Music, pp. 81-85

Not only is rock music addictive it also does damage to one’s physical, emotional, and spiritual well being. This was the conclusion of an American Medical Association study where they linked rock music to destructive behaviors and influences. They said in their report entitled ’Adolescents and Their Music’ published by the Journal of the American Medical Association:

“Doctors should be alert to the listening habits of young patients as a clue to their emotional health, because fascination with rock ‘n roll, especially heavy metal music, may be associated with drug use, premarital sex and satanic rites... The committee cited ‘.... evidence linking involvement with rock culture with low school achievement, drugs, sexual activity and even satanic activities.’ At the very least, commitment to a rock subculture is symptomatic of adolescent alienation”

There is also a large body of scientific research that shows that rock music has a very negative effect upon ones’ physical body.

“To the question, 'Does music affect man's physical body?,' modern research applies in the clear affirmative. There is scarcely a single function of the body which cannot be affected by musical tones ... Investigation has shown that music affects digestion, internal secretions, circulation, nutrition and respiration. Even neural networks of the brain have been found to be sensitive to harmonic principles…Researchers have discovered that consonant and dissonant chords, different intervals, and other features of music all exert a profound effect upon man's pulse and respiration -- upon their rate and upon whether their rhythm is constant, or interrupted and jumpy. Blood pressure is lowered by sustained chords and raised by crisp, repeated ones. [It has also been found that the tension of the larynx is affected by melodies, that sound stimuli can have a negative effect upon the skeletal muscles, that rock rhythms cause the heart beat to lose its perfect rhythm, and that certain rhythms can even cause a rare malady known as "musicogenic epilepsy" (76 documented cases as of 1984), with which some of its victims have been tormented to the point of committing suicide or murder.] ... We can see, then, that music affects the body in two distinct ways: directly, as the effect of sound upon the cells and organs, and indirectly, by affecting the emotions, which then in turn influence numerous bodily processes" David Tame, The Secret Power of Music, 1984. p.136-7

Here is how one researcher explained the negative effect of rock music upon one’s physical well being.

…rock contains harmonic dissonance and melodic discord while it accents rhythm with a big beat. In fact, the anapestic beat [two short beats, a long beat, then a pause] used by many rock musicians actually is the exact opposite of our heart and arterial rhythms [thereby causing an immediate loss of body strength]." “Christian” Rock Music, Christian or Satanic? http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/rockm/satanic.htm

There is also scientific research to show that rock music is destructive to any life form.

“if music can be shown to affect plants, then such effects have to be due to the objective influence of the musical tones and rhythms directly upon the cells and processes of the life-form itself….not only did rock music stunt the growth of a wide variety of plants, but if played long enough, the plants actually died. And even more startling were the findings of Dr. T.C. Singh, head of the Botany Department at Annamalia University, India. His experiments demonstrated that not only did certain forms of music and certain musical instruments (specifically, classical music and the violin) cause plants to grow at twice their normal speed, but that later generations of the seeds of musically stimulated plants carried on the improved traits of greater size, more leaves, etc.! Tame. p141-5.

A research scientist doing work in the area of harmonic resonance had this to say about the negative effect of rock music;

In all of God's creation, elements exist in molecules which have very specific lattices, which can be seen under a microscope. The precise relationship of the angles within these lattices form mathematical constants such as pi, phi, etc... These exact same constants also form the mathematical ratios which define musical note harmony and resonance. The purest of harmonies, those which "uplift" us, are also those which "resonate" in our hearts and souls. Traditional Christian music affects us in just this way. We elevate our souls to Jesus, and in so doing, feel, literally experience, His love within us….Rock music, as you correctly noted, used heavy monotone drum beats, which contain NO harmonious content, combined with disharmonious chords, and negative lyrics, a 1-2-3 combination designed to force the listener into a lower, animalistic state. It effectively "pushes us down", away from God, weakens our spirit and makes our hearts dead to higher emotion.

Most of the so-called technological advances of recent history have been deceitfully designed to further alienate man from God. Digitized music, even recordings of harmonious chords, use data bit samples instead of the full, analog waveforms, and these data bits do not immerse the listener in the pure sounds which resonate within.

These devices are being made even smaller and more powerful, marketed to adolescents, so they will be constantly exposed to the inherent evils of rock music, made worse by the stacatto bitstreams which pulse it into their minds.

The Adversary is employing every tool imaginable to destroy our youth today. Music is so basically fundamental to our existence and being, that it is the front rank of the diabolical attack….Some styles of modern music, the "rap" or "hip-hop" versions, use monotone rhythmic chants in place of lyrics and harmonies.

The monotone chant, like the drums of rock music, drive down the spirit of the chanters, weakening them to the message, which is typically negative or nihilistic.

Chant can be used to "enchant", as is done by shamans. This is far from "modern", and is just as effective today, perhaps more so because today's technology affects entire societies. Personal correspondence from research scientist Joel McClain

So far we have seen that rock music was created by satan to influence and or gain control of individuals to induce them for evil. We have also established that rock music is addictive and does damage to one’s physical, emotional and spiritual well being. Thus we can conclude that rock music in any form, Christian or not, is a very destructive force. Not only have the medical, psychiatric, and academic professions attested to the destructiveness of rock music but also many individuals have given testimony in regards to its destructiveness upon their lives. Here a few of the many thousands of testimonies that brings this fact to light.

“One spring I had a job fixing up a house. The work required weeks of painting, wallpapering, and general repair. A well meaning friend wanted to help me ‘pass the time’ while I worked, so he gave me his favorite tape of contemporary Christian music.

I had never listened to this type of music before and was eager to be a part of whatever would strengthen my spiritual life. Most of the songs were familiar hymns that I had sung in church, but they had been ‘livened up’ to make them more exciting.

There was only one song on the tape that had a strong rock beat. The more I heard this song, the more I wanted to listen to it. After several weeks, instead of listening to the entire tape, I would just listen to this song with the beat.

As soon as the song was over, I would rewind the tape and listen to the same song again and again. Even when I was not playing this song, it seemed to keep playing in my mind. Each day as I put this tape on, I wanted to turn it up a little louder. Soon, I was playing it at full volume. It was as though I was addicted to this song.

The words to the song were ‘Shine down Your light on me....’ It would seem that with the encouragement of this message, I would have become a greater witness for Christ. In reality, the contrary became true. Looking back, my spiritual life was taking a rapid downward turn that was characterized by compromise, apathy, and sensuality.

The worst thing is that I did not even notice the growing darkness that was overtaking my life. The steady drone of the rock beat was a powerful anesthesia that deadened my spiritual senses and thus ushered in a host of tragic decisions. Like a patient that is being operated on, I had no sense of spiritual pain.

After I completed the house-repair job, I went on a trip to visit several friends. I was invited to do some things that I knew were wrong and of which my parents would not approve. Although most without thought, I chose to disobey my parents and the Lord. This was the first time in my life that I can remember ever willfully disobeying my parents. I am ashamed in the things in which I participated, and I only wish I could somehow remove the reproach that I brought to the name of Christ.

Years have passed since that time, and God has shown me the deadly poison of the rock beat in any type of music. It took months of daily time in God’s Word to regain the spiritual sensitivity that was lost during that season of my life. I grieve over the destruction that satan brought to me through the rock beat. Please don’t make the mistake I did by allowing this music into your life!” Testimony of Matthew Mears, age 24, printed in; ibid. pp. 8-9.

Another wrote of the destructiveness of rock and Christian rock music in his life,

“....I saw that rock music, rebellion and immorality were hooked together, and that only when you get rid of the wrong music can you get rid of the immoral desires and wrong feelings to which I was in bondage.” Testimony of David Hill, age 26, printed in; ibid. p. 21.

And yet another,

“.... Then I was introduced to ‘Christian rock’ music as a means of evangelizing my unsaved friends. I was so excited, because I could find contemporary Christian artists that sounded like my old secular favorites. At first, I started with a mild beat, for fear of getting involved with rock music again. However, I was told by many respected Christians that it was the lyrics that made secular music wrong, not the tune.

My old desire for the ‘beat’ was satisfied again, but the things that it required of me waged a war within my soul. It seemed as though there was always a conflict between my family and me. Thoughts of suicide came to me during this period of time. I had a deep desire to follow the Lord, yet I could not understand why I had no victory in my life.” Testimony of Kathy Voyer, age 23, printed in ibid. pp. 15-17

Rock music whether Christian or not is a very destructive force. It originated with satan, and satan has used it for thousands of years in his satanic religions, such as Voodooism, Buddhism, Shintoism, etc. He continues to use this music in these religions today, and this music is also used in actual satan worship services around the world. Satan uses this music to influence the listeners for evil, and in some cases it leads to possession. Rock music is very addictive and has caused the destruction of many lives and has negatively impacted the physical, emotional and spiritual well being of thousands of others. Thus we conclude that rock music in any form is evil and satanic. Even secular writers have attested to this fact.

More than any other form of the misuse of sound, it is rock with which we must deal today. ... It is a global phenomenon; a pounding, pounding destructive beat which is heard from America and Western Europe to Africa and Asia. Its effect upon the soul is to make nigh-impossible the true inner silence and peace necessary for the contemplation of eternal verities. ... How necessary is it in this age for some to have the courage to be the ones who are 'different', and to separate themselves out from the pack who long ago sold their lives and personalities to this sound. ... I adamantly believe that rock in all its forms is a critical problem which our civilization must get to grips. ... if it wishes long to survive" Tame. p 204

Some Christians disagree with the reasoning that says that rock music in any form is evil and they say that only secular rock is bad, but Christian rock is good. They come to this conclusion by reasoning that because Christian rock has good lyrics, the good lyrics make the music good also. This is an invalid argument based on false assumptions. That argument is based on the assumption that the music is neutral and it is the words that make a song good or bad. Music is not neutral or amoral, musical notes are amoral but not the music. This is also the case with words and pictures. Words and pictures are not amoral, that is they can either be good or bad. Letters, lines, and colors are amoral. So just like you can have evil words/stories and pictures you can also have evil music. So the assumption that music is neutral is a false assumption. Even secular writers acknowledge this fact

“In his famous work, Laws, Plato lamented the musical revolution of his time and its "unmusical anarchy": "Through foolishness they deceived themselves into thinking that there was no right or wrong in music -- that it was to be judged good or bad by the pleasure it gave. By their work and their theories they infected the masses with the presumption to think themselves adequate judges. ... As it was, the criterion was not music, but a reputation for promiscuous cleverness and a spirit of lawbreaking" Ibid. p 189.

By the many facts presented in these posts it has been clearly shown that rock music its self is evil, regardless of what the words say, the words may or may not be evil. To say that good words will make evil music good is like saying that a Bible verse written on a cigarette will make the cigarette good. That is nonsense and so is the argument that music is amoral and it is the words that determine if a song is good or bad.

Another fallacious argument is to say that Christian rock is good because it has been used to lead people to the Lord and helps others worship God. My reply “the ends never justify the means” Whenever God’s people use the world’s methods to attempt to accomplish God’s purposes it results in destruction. A classic example of this is the story of the Israelites bringing back the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem after it was captured by the Philistines. They began to transport the ark on a cart, which is the method that the Philistines used. Uzziah reached out to steady it, which God had strictly forbidden in His word for anyone to touch the ark, and he died. (II Sam 6:1-10) In summary they tried to accomplish God’s purpose with the world’s method and it resulted in death. God had already told them how to move the ark, with 2 poles, not a cart. Even though they sincerely wanted to do right they used the world’s method and it resulted in death. God has specifically told us in His word what type of music He wants us to listen to; melodious music, “singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.” Eph 5:19. The Lord’s Prayer also eludes to this when it says ”Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” I can guarantee that there will not be rock music in heaven. The only instrument ever listed as being in heaven is the harp. The harp is an instrument used primarily for melodious music. Attempting to use the world’s method of rock music to accomplish God’s purpose, will have the same end as those who wanted to move the ark by cart, it will result in destruction. Here is a quote which further elaborates on the foolishness of this logic.

"Christian rock [music] is the daughter of worldly rock. It tries to make the Christian message more appealing to the world by using a worldly medium. ... Charismatics and New Evangelicals have tried to Christianize demonic rock music, mixing holy with unholy, to reach today's young people. They said, 'To win them, we must speak their language.' But when they won them, what did they win them to? Whatever weak Gospel message [might be there] is lost in the process. May we similarly "Christianize" liquor by putting a Gospel message on the bottle label, and have Christians buy and promote it to reach drunks for Jesus? A good goal does not justify unscriptural methods" Calvary Contender 8/15/99.

Christian rock music is a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.” The Christian lyrics make it appear to be all right, but no matter what the words say the music itself is still destructive. No matter how well meaning those who promote, perform, or listen to Christian rock are; Christian rock is a very destructive force in the lives of many Christians, and has caused great harm to the church. It is a true “wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

Yet another fallacious argument used by many Christians to illogically defend Christian rock is that they say, “nowhere in the Bible does it say that it is wrong.” I admit that in the Bible nowhere does it mention the words “rock music”, but the Bible does not mention the word cigarette either. However by principle the Bible does condemn both rock music and cigarettes a thousand times over. The principles that Christian rock violates have already been expounded upon in this paper. Here is a list of some of those principles.

1. A Christian is to stay away from all aspects of satan and satanism. (James 4:7)
2. A Christian is to not harm his body, a temple of the Holy Spirit. (I Cor 6:19)
3. A Christian is not to be addicted to anything. (I Cor 6:12, Eph 5;18)
4. A Christian is to live on “earth as it is in Heaven.” (Mt 6:10)
5. A Christian is to listen to and sing melodious music. (Eph 5:19)

It is quite apparent from what has been discussed thus far that rock music violates all of these principles from the Bible and thus the Bible does speak concerning rock music.

Satan has made a deadly attack on the Church of God through secular and Christian rock music. He has already destroyed many with it, and will unfortunately destroy many in the future. Christian rock music is truly a “wolf in sheep’s clothing!” The evil in Christian rock has even become apparent to the secular world. Here is a quote from a Newsweek article on July 16, 2001 entitled “The Glorious Rise of Christian Pop” that brings this fact to light.

“’Are you ready to rip the face off this place?’ screams the lead singer of Pillar (a Christian rock band). A hyped-up crowd of teens—6,000 strong—goes nuts. The aggressive rap-rock band launches into a pummeling kickoff number, the surly singer pounding the stage with his steel toed boot, sweating right through his baggy army fatigues and black bandana. He gestures like a member of some vicious street gang as he screams and roars into the mike, his arm swinging low as if on the way to the requisite crotch grab. This crude move is as integral to rap-rock as the blown kiss is to a lounge act, and is usually accompanied by an explosion of expletives. The singer’s hand slaps down hard on his thigh-and stays there. Gripping his pant legs with conviction, he screams, ‘Jesus Christ!’ Pause. ‘Is He in your heart?’”

The actions described here are far from Christ-like, even the secular writer brought that out when she described their performance with words such as “surly,” and “gestures like some member of a vicious street gang.” As a result of watching this performance and others at a Christian rock festival she concludes,

“Fun and prayer aside, there’s no getting around the metaphoric elephant in the middle of this alt-rock fair: the values of Christianity and anti-values of rock seem morally incompatible.”

If secular people can recognize the moral incompatibility of rock music with Christianity why can’t Christians? This next quote from the same article clearly shows this incompatibility. This is what a veteran CCM artist said about Christian rock music, “’I think rebellion and Christianity go together,” says Mark Stuart, 33, lead singer of Audio Adrenaline, a veteran CCM group that recently started their own label.” My Bible says, “rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft” I Sam 15:23a. The rest of the article reveals more.

“IT’S TIME TO WREAK HAVOC and give praise at Festival Con Dios, the first Christian alternative-rock tour. This is the sanctified answer to hedonistic summer blowouts like Lollapalooza and Ozzfest. ……Contemporary Christian music is now the hottest genre in the entire music industry. If Christian pop used to connote sappy lyrics, lacquered hairdos and soft-focus videos, it now means the boy band Plus One, the Latin cross-over singer Jaci Velasquez and even the arty underground Danielson Family. ‘CCM’ has become an umbrella term for anything with faith-based lyrics, from Twila Paris’s inspirational hymns to Audio Adrenaline’s squealing feedback. ……. Occasionally, the music crosses over: CCM stars such as crooner Michael W. Smith and the roots-rock outfit Jars of Clay get play on VH1, and the metal bands P.O.D. and Lifehouse are embraced by MTV.

This excerpt brings out the fact that Christian rock is crossing over to secular rock and vice versa and the two are becoming indiscernible. The mere fact that it is being “embraced” by MTV should send up warning signals. As already discussed one of the justifications for Christian rock music is that it can be used for evangelism. Here is what the secular writer said about the “evangelism” she witnessed at the concert.

“As the sun goes down, special guest Anthony Walton hits the stage and preaches to the fresh-faced crowd about the inevitability of death, ….. The kids listen, but it’s hard to concentrate on pain and suffering when a motorcycle daredevil is getting ready to jump over a school bus right in front of you.”

Sounds like an effective way to preach the gospel, I wonder if anyone got saved? Maybe if they just focused on how some of the attendees were acting it would bring them to salvation. Here is what the author witnessed,

“But in the mosh pit, spiky haired boys do a fine job of knocking the bejesus out of one another, stopping midslam only to let a bunny-hopping conga line slip through.”

I do not know about you but this description sickens my stomach and is a sacrilege to the name of Christ. The worldliness in all of this is clearly evident. The Bible states that the Christian is to; “be not conformed to the world,” “have not the appearance of evil,” and “whatever is good…. Let your mind dwell on these things.” We have already shown how Christian rock violates several Biblical principles, the Newsweek article clearly shows how Christian rock violates several more Biblical principles.

The truth has been presented, I have not lied or presented any false information. Sound logic has been used to deduce the conclusions; the question is; are you willing to accept the truth that rock music in any form is satanic and destructive?

So far we have established the following;

1. Rock music originated with satanic cults and religions.
2. Rock music was created by satan to influence and or gain control of individuals for evil.
3. Rock music is addictive and does damage to one’s physical, emotional and spiritual well being.
4. Rock music in any form, Christian or not, is a very destructive force,
5. Good lyrics do not in themselves make a song good, but the music itself also determines whether a song is good or bad.
6. The intended results of Christian rock do not justify its use.
7. Christian rock music violates several Biblical principles which have been listed above.

It is my prayer that for your own good, the good of those in your family, the good of your brothers and sisters in Christ, and the glory of the Lord that you will abstain from listening to and or having in your possession rock music in any form. Furthermore I call on Bible believing Christians everywhere to take a stand against the assault that the devil has made through Christian rock music. Let us band together denounce it, and abhor it just as a group of pastors in Russia did. This is what they wrote to American Christians.

“For thirty years we have suffered intense persecution, and now freedom is bringing another great harm to our churches. This damage is coming from the Christians in America who are sending rock music and evangelists accompanied by rock bands.

Our young people do not attend these meetings because we have all committed not to participate in secular entertainment. This is a great burden on our hearts.

Many come with Bible in hand and rock music. We are embarrassed by this image of Christianity. We do not know what words to use in urging that this be stopped. We abhor all Christian rock music coming to our country.

Rock music has nothing in common with ministry or service to God. We are very, very against Christian Americans bringing to our country this false image of ‘ministry’ to God. We need spiritual bread-please give us true bread, not false cakes. It is true that rock music attracts people to church, but not to Godly living.

We were in prison for fifteen years and eleven years for Christ’s sake. We were not allowed to have Christian music, but rock music was used as a weapon against us day and night to destroy our souls. We could only resist with much prayer and fasting.

Now we have a time of more openness, and we are no longer taken to prison. However, now it is Christians from America who damage our souls. We do not allow this music in our church, but they rent big stadiums and infect teenagers and adults with their rock music.

We the leadership and congregations of the Unregistered Union of Churches, the former Persecuted Church, have made an agreement to not allow rock music in our churches. We urge you to join with us, and we advise you to remove rock music from America, and certainly do not bring it to our country.

Do not desecrate our teenagers with it. Even the unbelievers recognize it is unholy music and they cannot understand how American Christians can be so much like the world. We can give you the conclusion that after Russian unbelievers have attended these rock concerts where Christ’s Word was preached, the people were very disappointed and disillusioned with Christianity.

We call this music from hell. We urge all Americans to stop giving money for the organization of such concerts in Russia. We want only traditional Christian music in our churches. This is the unanimous decision of all our leaders.” How to Conquer the Addiction of Rock Music, pp.23-24.

O that American Christians would come to the same conclusion!

I am writing this paper because I am greatly concerned for the well being of Christians. I have seen too many people harmed by this music to let this practice continue without saying something about it. This next quote explains why many fall into this trap.

"The tragic truth is that most Christians judge the effectiveness of music based upon the yardstick of the flesh, rather than the yardstick of the Spirit. If a song thrills us, we like it. If it doesn't excite us, we don't like it. Too often our opinion of a song is not based on the musical, textual, or even biblical worth of it -- but rather on how it makes us feel. As in so many other areas of life, we take a sensual approach to music." Tim Fisher, The Battle for Christian Music, 1992. p 109

I am assuming that most Christians who listen to Christian rock music do it out of ignorance to the damage that it can do to them and their children. A former satanist put it this way;

“With my background, it’s very difficult for me to understand why any Christian would want to put Christian words to that kind of music. I have to believe that they are sincere, but I do not believe that they really understand what they’re opening themselves up to and the invitation they are giving to the enemy of their lives. When I hear rock music in church, to me it’s like taking a Ouija board to church and saying, ‘We’re going to play this and not summon the powers of darkness. We’re going to play this and try to get a message from God.’ It just doesn’t fit.” Testimony of twenty year old man, verified by Dr. Jim Logan, International Center for Biblical Counseling, printed in; How to Conquer the Addiction of Rock Music, pp.50-51.

For God’s glory and the furthering of His kingdom and for your sake and the sake of future generations let us stop listening to any form of rock music, remove it from our homes, and take a stand against it. I call on pastors and churches to stand up for what is right and denounce this evil practice. Many churches are bowing their knee to the god of rock music to gain numbers. Here is what Rick Warren’s purpose driven church says about music.

“The style of music you choose to use in your services will be one of the most critical (and controversial!) decisions you make in the life of your church. It may be THE most influential factor in determining who your church reaches for Christ and whether or not your church grows. You must match your music to the kind of people God wants your church to reach….We’ve often been referred to in the press as “The flock that likes to rock.” We use the style of music the majority of people in our church listen to.” Warren, Rick. Selecting Worship Music. July 29,2002 http://www.pastorport.com/ministrytoday.asp?mode=viewarchive&index=18

Woe to the church that brings in the worldly beat to its worship services and caters to the fleshly desires of people to get a bigger crowd. This does not glorify God and God will bring judgment upon those churches that have fallen into this “error of Balaam.”

Scripture admonishes us to flee evil things. “But thou, O man of God, flee these things: follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. Fight the good fight of faith.” I Tim 5:11-12a “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up.” James 4:7-10. Let us not only get rid of rock music but let us replace it with good. “That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” Eph 4:22-24. Let us put off the “old man” with its evil rock music, and put on the “new man” with its melodious good music. “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.” Eph 5:19

Rock music is evil, abhor it and flee from it before it destroys you and your loved ones.

The Guiding Spirits of Crowley made it quite clear to him that, soon after his death, the world was going to enter the final stage of preparing the hearts and minds of the people to accept the Black Magick attitudes and values of Antichrist. Crowley was told that a very special kind of music was to prepare the hearts and minds of the people for Antichrist. Rock-n-Roll was that music.” Cutting Edge News Article #1758. http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1758.cfm

Rock Music and the antichrist--Part 2

2. Rock music’s purpose.

In the last example the purpose of rock music was already alluded to, namely that rock music was designed by satan to “call up evil spirits” which in effect allows him to influence and or gain control of those who listen to it. The heavy beat of rock music not only “calls” on evil spirits but also causes emotional and physical responses, which are not righteous. Thus when people listen to rock music in reality, whether they realize it or not, they are inviting the forces of darkness to influence or control them and they are harming their mind and body. The next quote from a former Satanist supports these facts.

“When I was about seven, I became involved in a satanic coven.... I was involved quite heavily in satanic worship for seven years in three different covens.... Satanic worship services are designed to put the worshipers into a mood where spirits can be called to manifest themselves during the service. They always use live music, and the music always has a beat.

They start with a drummer. The rest of the instruments are geared to the drumming. These people practiced many, many hours for every service we had. It was rock music with a rock beat. We were told that the reason they used the rock beat was because it’s the same beat as your heart.

Subconsciously, while you listened to the music, it would open you up. People weren’t aware that they were opening up to spirits, because they were concentrating on the music. The music is a great part of the service because it opens you up to spirits without you being aware of it. This music prepared everyone to open themselves up to the forces of darkness.

As those forces respond to that invitation, people become inhabited by demons. There is no way to carry out the things done in those services without inviting spirits into your life to empower you to do them. During those services, I saw atrocities and vile acts. People turned against their friends with savagery, even becoming cannibalistic.” The testimony of a twenty year old man, verified by Dr. Jim Logan, International Center for Biblical Counseling, printed in; “How to Conquer the Addiction of Rock Music,” Institute in Basic Life Principles, 1993, pp. 49-51.

A Christian from Zimbabwe who had formerly been involved in demonic activities after visiting the U.S. also brings this fact to light.

“I am very sensitive to the beat in music, because when I was a boy, I played the drums in our village worship rituals. The beat that I played on the drum was to get the demon spirits into people. When I became a Christian, I rejected this kind of beat because I realized how damaging it was. When I turned on a Christian radio station in the United States, I was shocked. The beat that I used to play to call up the evil spirits is in the music I heard on the Christian station.” The testimony of Stephen Maphosah, Zimbabwe, Africa, printed in; “What the Bible has to say about... ‘Contemporary Christian Music,’ p.8.

A former satanist high priest stated the following;

“My background is not a good one, but I give thanks and praise to God for saving me from it. I was a satanist high priest for nine years... When I first became involved in the occult, music had a big influence on my life. It was not just the words but the music itself. The beat and style of the music used in the occult rituals is the same that I now hear in ‘Christian power tracts,’ Christian rock and roll,’ ‘Christian rap,’ and in much of what is called ‘Christian contemporary’ music today... How long will Christians allow themselves to be deceived and lied to by satan (the father of lies)?” ibid. p.7

These quotes establish the fact that rock music in any form, Christian or not, is used by satan for the purpose of influencing or gaining control of someone inducing them to do evil. Thus when people listen to rock music, in reality, whether they realize it or not, they are inviting the forces of darkness to influence and or control them for evil. Rock music is also being used by satan to prepare the world for the antichrist as brought to light by this next quote.

“The Guiding Spirits of Crowley made it quite clear to him that, soon after his death, the world was going to enter the final stage of preparing the hearts and minds of the people to accept the Black Magick attitudes and values of Antichrist. Crowley was told that a very special kind of music was to prepare the hearts and minds of the people for Antichrist. Rock-n-Roll was that music.” Cutting Edge News Article #1758. http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1758.cfm

In regards to Crowley and the picture above;

One of the Beatle's heroes included on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's was — the infamous Satanist, Aleister Crowley! Most people, especially in 1967, did not even know who Crowley was — but the Beatles certainly did. ". . . we were going to have photos on the wall of all our HEROES . . ." "Hero" Aleister Crowley is second from left on the top row: If ever there was a God-hating degenerate, it was Aleister Crowley ...

33° Mason, Aleister Crowley would definitely get some votes in the "most wicked man who ever lived contest" and is the clear cut favorite for the title of "The Father of Modern Satanism". Crowley's wicked life and his intimate association with Freemasonry are both well known.

Crowley himself was terribly decadent. A happily heroin-addicted, bisexual Satan worshiper, he asked people to call him "The Beast 666." Crowley believed that he was literally the antimessiah of the apocalypse.

During the first World War, Crowley transferred his activities to America. The press proclaimed him "the wickedest man in the world." He also spent time in Italy, but was expelled because Italian authorities accused his disciples of sacrificing human infants in occult rituals. http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20America/Rock-n-Roll/beatles.htm

In summary; rock music was designed by satan to “call up evil spirits” which in effect allows him to influence and or gain control of those who listen to it. The heavy beat of rock music not only “calls” on evil spirits but also causes emotional and physical responses, which are not righteous. Thus when people listen to rock music in reality, whether they realize it or not, they are inviting the forces of darkness to influence or control them and they are harming their mind and body.

Rock Music and the antichrist

“The Guiding Spirits of Crowley made it quite clear to him that, soon after his death, the world was going to enter the final stage of preparing the hearts and minds of the people to accept the Black Magick attitudes and values of Antichrist. Crowley was told that a very special kind of music was to prepare the hearts and minds of the people for Antichrist. Rock-n-Roll was that music.” Cutting Edge News Article #1758. http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1758.cfm BTW; Crowley was one of the most powerful satanist that ever lived, he died in 1947.

I have been in the ministry for over 20 years and unfortunately I have seen many disasters in the lives of many Christian families and individuals. In seeking the Lord and pondering the why of the happenings--whether it was a teenage daughter pregnant, alcohol abuse, adultery, etc.—I believe the Lord showed me that one of the underlying causes in all of these disasters was ROCK MUSIC!

I know the statement I just made may cause a strong emotional response in you. Before you shut me down I would ask that you at least listen to what I have to say, for I am trying to help you and your family. And what I have to tell you is vitally important, especially in the end times as the quote above made clear. After you hear what I have to say then make your decision, but at least hear the evidence that I am going to present before you arrive at your verdict.

I am going to put this information into 3 or 4 subsequent posts which are portions of a book I wrote a long time ago regarding this issue. So here we go…

Imagine for a moment that you are a sheep in a large flock and suddenly you hear a cry of WOLF! You would probably run to safety as quickly as possible. But what if after you ran away you turned around and saw what looked like a sheep coming toward you, and not a wolf. And then a controversy arose; some of the sheep in the flock said it was not a wolf but a sheep, yet others still maintained that it was a wolf. Some of the sheep even though they were still a little wary went over to the approaching animal and came back and said that it really was a sheep, and not a wolf. Yet others insisted it was a very cleverly disguised wolf, it was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. If you were one of those sheep what would you do? I do not know about you, but realizing the potential danger of a wolf to sheep, I would cautiously investigate the situation before risking possible destruction.

An “animal” has approached the flock of God and some claim it is a “sheep” while others are saying that it is a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.” The “animal” that has approached the church is Christian rock music. Some maintain that this “animal” is a “sheep” or that it is OK for a Christian to listen to Christian rock, but others maintain that it is a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” or that it is not OK for a Christian to listen to, and that it could destroy a Christian’s life. This article is designed to provide you with information whereby you can decide whether this “animal,” Christian rock music, is a “sheep” or a “wolf.”

In order to determine whether Christian rock and or any other form of rock music is a “wolf” or “sheep” we will examine Rock music’s origin, purpose, and effect, and then evaluate these aspects in light of God’s word. Before I present the information I would ask you to seriously and reverently evaluate the following discussion with an open mind and prayer. For your agreement or disagreement with this article will have eternal ramifications.

For purposes of our discussion in this paper we must first define what rock music is. In recent years rock music is the term given to a particular form of music with a heavy beat. It can be characterized by music where the rhythm or beat is a prominent and or dominating part of the music or where the music is discordant in its beat or chords. Therefore for purposes of discussion in this article we will refer to music in which the beat is the prominent or controlling part of the music, and or music which is discordant in its beat or chords, as rock music. Tim Fisher in his book entitled The Battle for Christian Music made this statement about the composition of rock music.

"Rock music elevates rhythm as the most stressed element, then harmony-melody is last. ... Rap is the logical extension of the direction in which rock music has been headed. Once you demote certain musical elements into relative unimportance, they will soon disappear altogether. Most of rock music did away with melodic interest a long time ago. Therefore, if melody is unimportant, why have it? This is exactly what rap 'music' has done. It has emphasized rhythm as the only important musical element, while de-emphasizing melody and harmony to the point where they are virtually non-existent. By every good definition of music, rap is not music! It is merely rhythmic entertainment" (pp. 77,78).

The term rock music would therefore include other genres of modern day music, which meet these criteria, such as Rap, R & B, Country, Reggae, Pop, etc. All these modern forms of music in this article will be referred to under the general term as rock music

1. Rock music’s origin.

Rock music was first used thousands of years ago in demonic cults and religions and continues to be used today. I am sure we have all seen scenes of natives dancing around fires doing some kind of spirit dance. These rituals have in many cases been performed for thousands of years. The music that accompanies this type of ritual is music with a heavy beat or music where the beat is the dominant part of the music. As we have already discussed music where the beat is the prominent or controlling part of the music has been defined as rock music. Thus the origin of rock music or original use of rock music was to accompany pagan and or demonic rituals for the purpose of invoking spirits. Following is a quote that illustrates the connection between rock music and these demonic cults and religions.

“The so called pagan religions share the conviction that religious worship is a bodily celebration. A dance of the entire community.”

“The metaphysical goal of the pagan way is to experience the intense meeting of the human world and the spirit world. Spurred by the holy drums, deep in the meditation of the dance, one is literally entered by a god or a goddess. The body literally becomes the crossroads, human and divine are united within it-and it can happen to anyone.”

In Abomey, Africa, these deities that speak through humans are called vodun. From their vodun comes our Voodoo, and it is Voodoo that we must look for the roots of our [rock] music.

“The Voodoo rite of possession by the god became the standard of American performance in rock ‘n’ roll. Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, James Brown, Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Jim Morrison, Johnny Rotten, Prince-they let themselves be possessed not by any god they could name but by the spirit they felt in the music. Their behavior in this possession was something Western society had never before tolerated. And the way a possessed devotee in a Voodoo ceremony often will transmit his state of possession to someone else is by merely by touching the hand; Western performers transmitted their possession through their voice and their dance to their audience, even through their records.

“Rock ‘n’ roll... does preserve qualities of that pagan metaphysic intact so strongly that it unconsciously generates the same dances, acts as a major antidote to the mind/body split, and uses a derivative of Voodoo’s technique of possession as a source for performers and audience alike, of tremendous personal energy.” Michael Ventura, “Hear That Long Snake Moan,” Whole Earth Review, Spring 1987, pp. 28 - 43.

The fact that rock ‘n’ roll originated with satanic cults and religions, and has been used for thousands of years by these satanic cults and religions, and is continued to be used today is a well documented fact. Even secular rock stars acknowledged this fact. Here are some comments made by rock star and icon Jimi Hendrix.

"He [Hendrix] had gotten a chance to see Rocki and some other African musicians on the London scene. He found it a pleasure to play rhythms against their polyrhythms. They would totally get outside, into another kind of space that he had seldom been in before. ... ROCKI’S FATHER WAS A VOODOO PRIEST AND THE CHIEF DRUMMER of a village in Ghana, West Africa. Rocki’s real name was Kwasi Dzidzornu. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS ROCKI ASKED JIMI WAS WHERE HE GOT THAT VOODOO RHYTHM FROM. When Jimi demurred, Rocki went on to explain in his halting English that many of the signature rhythms Jimi played on guitar were very often the same rhythms that his father played in voodoo ceremonies. The way Jimi danced to the rhythms of his playing reminded Rocki of the ceremonial dances to the rhythms his father played to Oxun, the god of thunder and lightning. The ceremony is called voodooshi. As a child in the village, Rocki would carve wooden representatives of the gods. They also represented his ancestors. These were the gods they worshiped. They would jam a lot in Jimi’s house. One time they were jamming and Jimi stopped and asked Rocki point-blank, ‘You communicate with God, do you?’ Rocki said, ‘Yes, I communicate with God’"David Henderson, ‘Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky, pp. 250,251

Look at what Little Richard said about rock music.

"My true belief about Rock ‘n’ Roll--and there have been a lot of phrases attributed to me over the years--is this: I believe this kind of music is demonic. ... A LOT OF THE BEATS IN MUSIC TODAY ARE TAKEN FROM VOODOO, FROM THE VOODOO DRUMS. If you study music in rhythms, like I have, you’ll see that is true ... I believe that kind of music is driving people from Christ. It is contagious" Little Richard, quoted by Charles White, The Life and Times of Little Richard, p. 197).

This next story supports that fact that rock music originated in voodoo and links Christian rock to that same origin.

“In 1981, I was driving down a jungle road in the Ivory Coast with several African pastors in the car with me. I had recently received a couple of cassette tapes from our denominational headquarters that were intended for our teenage daughter.

These were recordings of various ‘Christian rock’ artists. In listening to the tapes, I was very disturbed in my own spirit that such material was being sent to our missionary kids.

But not trusting my own reaction alone and realizing that these pastors with whom I was traveling were very sensitive to the spirit world (both good and evil), I decided to play the tapes for them. The reaction I got was immediate and verbally violent!

One of the pastors asked me this question, ‘Do you mean to tell us that this kind of music is played in your churches in America?’

I answered in the affirmative. His response was filled with disgust and anger as he replied with another question. ‘What are you doing allowing your church people in America to call up the evil spirits with their music?’” The testimony of Rev. Joe Meyers, Tacoma, Washington, printed in; “What the Bible has to say about... ‘Contemporary Christian’ Music,” Institute in Basic Life Principles, 1990, p. 8.

Even the origin of the name ‘rock and roll’ has its roots in evil.

“Rock 'n' roll was a kind of fusion between rhythm & blues and country & western music. Freed was one of the first white people to play this new rhythm & blues/country combination on his radio program, and was perplexed as to what to call it since it obviously needed a new name. Freed had been receiving bizarre reports concerning kids' reactions to this new music, so decided to name it after a ghetto term that black people used for pre-marital sex in the back seat of a car -- hence, the term "rock 'n' roll" was coined.” “Christian” Rock Music, Christian or Satanic? http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/rockm/satanic.htm

So undeniably we can see from many sources secular and Christian that the origin of rock music was with the various forms of satanic religious ceremonies. Even the history of its name speaks of its evil origins. Thus the origin of rock music can be traced back to voodoo ceremonies.

“Musicologists and historians are in no doubt that the drum rhythms of Africa were carried to America and were transmitted and translated into the style of music which became known as jazz. Since jazz and the blues were the parents of rock and roll, this also means that there exists a direct line of descent from the voodoo ceremonies of Africa, through jazz, to rock and roll and all the other forms of rock music today" David Tame, The Secret Power of Music, 1984. p.189,90.

Do You Love God?

Jesus said the greatest commandment is to love God with all your heart mind and soul. Do you love God? Jesus also said that if you love me you will keep my commandments. So in order to love God you must keep His commandments. It is that simple.

So the answer to the question; Do you love God? is answered by your keeping His commandments. Thus it stands to reason that the degree to which you keep the commandments is the degree to which you love God.

What commandments are Christians to keep? I could not list them all but let's start with a few.

1. The 10 commandments

2. Being baptized

3. Attending a Bible believing, Bible preaching church

4. Tithing

5. Witnessing, ministering to others

6. Abstaining from sexual immorality

7. Abstaing from worldy practices; smoking, drinking alcohol, rock music, unwholesome TV, movies, internet.

In my mind I can hear some people reacting to this calling me a legalist because I say it is wrong to do this or that as a Christian all under the guise that we are under "grace." Yes as Christians we are free, but not free to sin. As Christians we are responsible for all of our actions and if we sin there will be a consequence to pay.

Some Christians I have met feel that they are free to do whatever they want as long as scripture does not literally say no. For example they say it is OK to smoke because scripture does not say "thou shalt not smoke." I call these Christians "Outback" Christians--"no rules, just right." These Christians unfortunately are justifing licentiousness because they fail to realize that a Christian is responsible to obey all the commandments of scripture whether they are literal or are derived by principle.

For example; it is clearly wrong to smoke because it violates several principles of scripture--our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit thus we should not do anything to intentionally harm our body.

So what does this have to do with the end times? One of the things we need to do to get ready for the end times and the Lord's return is to remove sinful practices from our life. I have been in the ministry for over 20 years and I have seen a lot of destroyed families and children because the parents allowed harmful things into their home, like rock music, alcohol, evil books, movies and video games.

I have seen too many destroyed lives and families because of the "grace" movement. A Christian must obey all the commandments and principles of scripture. To escape this obligation stating that we are under grace is a grievous error.

If you love Me you will keep my commandments.

Are You a Prepper?

And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares Luke 21:34

What the great God and Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ is basically telling us is to be prepared for the end times. Are you a prepper? In other words are you preparing for the end times?

Of course the first and most important preparation for the end times is to make sure that you are saved. If you are not sure that you are saved then read God's Gift of Salvation. Assuming most people who are reading this are saved what other preparations should you make for the end times?

Let's consider some possibilities of what might transpire on the earth during the end times; Nuclear war, financial collapse, Pandemic, large earthquakes and storms, etc.

Let's face it, we are faced with some scenarios that are not too pleasant to think about. What are Christians doing about it? Most Christians I know have done nothing to prepare for the possibility of being faced with infrastructure crippling situations.

Why? Is their heart "overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life," or are they afraid that they might be labeled in an unpleasant way? Or maybe they naievely think that nothing bad will happen before the rapture?

Many have been warning bad times are very possible in the near future and things could go downhill very quickly--just watch the video to get an idea.

Wake up brother and sister, and take heed to yourselves so that day does not come upon you unawares! Be a prepper!

North Korea and the Antichrist

Just saw on the news where North Korea has attacked South Korea. I have always kept my eye on North Korea in regards to end times Bible prophecy because of what I learned about her from Cutting Edge Ministries as quoted below.

Now, let us return to our subject of North and South Korea. On page 222-3, of his book, Lemesurier makes a very cryptic statement about Korea. "But then war will seldom be absent from the world-scene during the last twenty years of the century. There will be numerous local conflicts in the Far East, the Middle East, and Africa. A hair-raising nuclear confrontation in Korea may, towards the end of the period, threaten man's very survival."
The book that he is referencing is The Armageddon Script by Peter Lemesurier which is suppose to be a blueprint for what the evil ones are going to bring upon the world to produce antichrist. The page number 222 caught my eye--that is the time on the clock on the back of the hundred dollar bill which when folded looks like the aftermath of a nuclear explosion. 222 is also ciphered on the dollar bill which I detail in The Dollar Code. I just remembered--God brought to mind--that I had an occurrence with 222 and North Korea which I wrote about in The Dollar Code.

(Note: One evening while I was in my car I was praying about what I had found on the dollar bill and what it might entail for the United States. As I was driving my car odometer reached 66622.2 at that exact moment I had the radio on and was listening to Dr. Savage and his guest was talking about the North Korean nuclear threat.)


Will the conflict that started today escalate into the "hair-raising nuclear confrontation" envisioned in the book? Will it escalate into WWIII? If this conflict escalates what might the eventual scenario be? Here is how David Bay of Cutting Edge envisions how it could develop.

In other words, the New World Order Plan envisions a staged nuclear confrontation in Korea. This statement places at least the North Korean Government inside the New World Order Plan, and probably South Korea, as well....

Thus, the outlines of this scenario are all to plain to see:

1) North and South Korea begin a short period of a 'war of words'

2) Both sides begin to move massive numbers of men and material up to the front

3) Led by the U.S. President, the Western world swings in solidly behind South Korea, and the U.S. begins to move additional military units to South Korea.

4) After proper posturing, North Korea attacks. After penetrating some short distance, North Korean troops begin to be destroyed as American troops, equipped with the same lopsided margin of capability as we had against Saddam Hussein, rapidly kill North Koreans by the tens of thousands.

5) In desperation, North Korea then launches a limited number of nuclear weapons or threatens to do so.

6) America rapidly comes to the aid of South Korea, rushing in nuclear capability

7) China, likewise, backs North Korea

8) Now, the confrontation is between China and America, both threatening each other with nuclear annihilation. The world panics -- At the same time, in the Middle East, Israel is annihilating her Arab protagonists, setting the stage for the planned appearance of Antichrist. The world panics -- At the same time, Arab terrorists strike American and European cities with wide-spread terrorism, and threatening to use nuclear devices. The world panics -- At the same time, riots erupt in American cities. America panics -- Maybe the Stock Market goes into a free fall, reacting badly to the out-of-control events. The world panics -- Possibly, we learn that unidentified craft from outer space are approaching the Earth. Possibly, UFO's and Aliens are seen all over the world. The world panics.

9) China suddenly invades Taiwan, now that U.S. forces are stretched to the breaking point between the conflict in the Middle East and the Korean Peninsula. Since America does not have adequate Naval carrier groups to adequately defend Taiwan now that we are fully committed between the Middle East and Korea, China is fully willing to "seize the moment" to attack Taiwan.

Now, this planned war is truly a "World War". The world is going through the final birth pangs to produce Antichrist. [Matthew 24:8 is being fully fulfilled]

Suddenly, amidst all this panic, we learn of a "Man of Peace" who has arisen East of Jerusalem, claiming to be the Jewish Messiah, Jesus Christ, Mohammed, Buddha, and other world avatars, all in one person. And, to back up his claim, he is dazzling the peoples of the world with displays of supernatural power.
http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1074.html

Is this the way it will happen? Will WW3 transpire as outlined above?

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Devotions

Just in case this may help someone else here is my devotional sheet that I use as an outline followed by scripture prayers that I usually pray every morning.

DEVOTIONAL TIME

I. Dedication

---- A. Give day to God
-------- 1. Surrender rights
-------- 2. Surrender will

---- B. Yield to Spirit
-------- 1. Confess sins
-------- 2. Ask to be filled with the Spirit
-------- 3. Believe I am filled
------------- a. Affirm oneness
------------- b. Realize power over sin
------------- c. Realize power to do God’s will

II. Prayer Requests – If we ask anything according to His will He hears us and if He hears us we have the requests that we have asked of Him.

---- A. Scripture Lord’s Prayer
-------- 1. My Father: Affirm Father/child relation.
-------- 2. Who is in heaven: Affirm God’s kingship.
-------- 3. Hallowed be Thy name: Praise Him.
-------- 4. Thy Kingdom come: God’s rule and reign in the hearts & lives of men.
------------- a. Believers to walk with God
------------- b. Send laborers into the harvest.
------------- c. People to be saved.
------------- d. Lord to return.
-------- 5. Thy will be done:
------------- a. Our life
------------- b. Others
-------- 6. Give us this day our daily bread:
------------- a. Spiritual
------------- b. Physical
------------- c. Mental
------------- d. Financial
------------- e. Guidance
------------- f. Wisdom
--------- 7. Forgive us our trepasses:
------------- a. Thank God for forgiveness
------------- b. Forgive others
--------- 8. Lead us not into temptation:

---- B. Miscelaneous
-------- 1. God’s glory our goal
-------- 2. Continually filled
-------- 3. Reflect Christ
-------- 4. Eternal perspective
-------- 5. Love God w all heart, mind, soul, neighbor as self
-------- 6. Obey commandments
-------- 7. Knowledge
-------- 8. Understanding
-------- 9. See as Christ saw
-------- 10. Compassion
-------- 11. Discernment
-------- 12. Faith
-------- 13. Hope
-------- 14. Pray & meditate
-------- 15. Fear God
-------- 16. Right desires
-------- 17. Rid of worldliness, covetousness
-------- 18. Revival
-------- 19. Opportunities to witness
-------- 20. Government


Scripture Prayers

1. I Chr 4:10; Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me!

2. Ps 23; The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup Runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

3. Ps 35:1-6; Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them. Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.

4. Ps 39:8-13; Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

5. Ps 43:1-5; Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

6. Ps 51; Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou Judgest. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

7. Ps 86; Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me. Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works. All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name. For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone. Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore. For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them. But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid. Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

8. Ps 119:36-44; Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good. Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord, even thy salvation, according to thy word. So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments. So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.

9. Ps 119:133-135; Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
10. Eph 1:17-23; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

11. Eph 3:16-21; That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

12. Phil 1:9-11: And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

13. Col 1:9-11; For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

14. I Thes 3:10-13; Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

15. II Thes 1:11,12; Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

16. II Thes 2:16,17; Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

17. Luke 21:36; Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Sixth Seal Rapture

Note: This was one of my first posts, I felt prompted to repost it. I would also like to ask you to pray for an unspoken need I have at this time. Thank you.

Did you know that the rapture will not occur until after the sixth seal is opened? This may be different from what you have been told all of your life, but it is a conclusion from scripture that I can easily show you is true.

In 1 Thes 4:15 – 5:2 we read; 15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18Wherefore comfort one another with these words. 1But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

In this passage God the Holy Spirit speaking through the apostle Paul is teaching the Thessalonians about the rapture and calls the event “the day of the Lord.”

Fact: The day of the Lord is when the rapture occurs.

In Acts 2:20 we read; The sun shall moon shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come.

Fact: The day of the Lord occurs after the moon is turned to blood.

The moon is turned to blood after the sixth seal is opened as described in Revelation 6:12.

And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood.

Fact: The moon is turned to blood after the sixth seal is opened.

Let’s put all the facts together in chronological order to see the conclusion.

Fact: The moon is turned to blood after the sixth seal is opened.
Fact: The day of the Lord occurs after the moon is turned to blood.
Fact: The day of the Lord is when the rapture occurs.
Conclusion: The rapture occurs after the sixth seal is opened.

This conclusion is confirmed in Rev 6:15,16 where we clearly see a description of the rapture;

And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

At this point in time the rapture has occurred and all the people of the world have seen the Lord in the air, that is why they say “hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne.”

This is also the time at which God’s wrath begins. It is that simple; the rapture occurs after the sixth seal is opened. Remember “the truth shall set you free.” By the way the sixth seal is opened during the persecution of the antichrist, which begins after the abomination of desolation at the midpoint of the last 7 years. That places the rapture at an unknown time between the midpoint and the end of the last 7 years. For an in depth study of the end times read the FREE prophecy book; The Coming Epiphany.

The Next Big Event--A Dream and a Missile

11/16; Breaking News Update about Ohio State University Bomb threat added below--It's on the line.

This is getting intense, I do not even know how to begin to write...

The Dream

I received the following correspondence on November 14. I never met or corresponded with this individual at any time in my life before this time. In the correspondence the following is referred to.

I have also been thinking about the 77755.5 that God showed me as discussed above. In thinking and praying about all that God has showed me over the last few weeks I believe that one day Phoenix, Arizona will be the target of an attack and will be involved in the destruction of this country so that the USA can become part of the New World Order--and I could be wrong and hope I am wrong and have been praying she would be spared. If the attack occurs when would it most likely occur? I am not certain but if the USA is to be integrated into the New World Order within the next few months—which is highly possible, especially with the collapsing economy and currency--then the attack will most likely be in the next few months. The Next Big Event--the Road to Jericho

Here is the correspondence I received posted with permission.

Hi,

I like to think of myself as a Christian and I like to go to church when I can. I am a single mom of two and I am still young, I have sinned a great deal and not a day goes by that I dont worry about my status with God. However, the point of this email is absolutely bizarre to me as I still can not believe what I am about to write.

Today is November 14,2010.. About two this morning I had a terrible dream that martial law had occurred. My family was taken to a concentration camp where if we mentioned God or tried to escape we would be killed. In my dream one of my kids was taken from me and in this dream i could feel the sadness, the gut wrenching pain, I cried and I cried and I wanted to die so bad but I was so afraid to die, I started to pray to God and kept asking for forgiveness and that I needed him, I seen a dove come into my heart... & God told me its okay that in Heaven I could kiss and rock my children for all eternity.. I asked him how long I had left and he said about 55 days...
Then I woke up, amazed that it was just a dream, i couldnt believe it bc everything was so real..

Anyways, I couldnt let this dream go, so about an hour ago i decided to count 55 days fom today which takes me to Jan 7 2011. I googled that date along with martial law beside it and I came across your page. At first I didnt see anything that came to me that would help me with this dream untill I seen the paragraph where you put 55.5 days. Then I really started to read. Then as soon as I seen you added on 55.5 days onto todays date considering you wrote that along time ago I started to freak out quite a bit. Im still in shock, i dont know what to think, or what to do, this means this really was a dream from God which scares me so bad. I cant just pass this off as some dream, this is not a coincidence, it cant be, the odds are way to great for that. I did not dream anything about arizona, the only thing i dreamed was martial law took effect, my family was in a camp, it was evil, horrible suffering, and the conversation with God and he told me I had ABOUT 55 days left. 55 days till an attack, 55 days till martial law, 55 days till i die, all I know is HE said about 55 days left.

I hope this makes sense to you and please write me back...

God Bless you

Here is my response

Hello *

Thank you for sharing your dream with me. I do believe that God is speaking to you. I have good news for you. You can become one of God's children and receive forgiveness for all your sins today.

We are all going to die someday and it is important to make sure that when we die that we will go to heaven. I would like to briefly explain to you what the Bible teaches about how one can know for sure that he or she will go to heaven when they die. There are 4 things we must know to be able to go to heaven when we die.

1. We are sinners. As the Bible says, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). Sin is falling short of God’s perfection. Everyone has sinned many times in life. We have all lied, or stolen, or cheated, or done something wrong at some time in our lives. “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one” (Rom. 3:10).

2. We deserve Hell. Realize that there is a punishment for being a sinner, and that punishment is death. “For the wages of sin is death” (Rom. 6:23). Not only a physical death, but also a spiritual death. The place of spiritual death is called Hell. “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death” (Rom. 21:8). There is probably no person alive who can say that they never told a lie. We all have sinned and we all deserve the punishment of Hell for our sin.

3. Jesus died for our sins. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8). Jesus willingly went to the cross, shed His blood, and died for our sins. He paid the price for our sins. He suffered the punishment that we deserve. When He was on the cross, Jesus suffered Hell for us. Hell is a place of total separation from God. When Jesus was on the cross, God the Father separated Himself from God the Son. That is why Jesus cried out “with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Jesus was experiencing separation from God the Father. He was suffering the Hell that we deserve. He was paying for our sins.

4. We must receive Christ by faith. In order to become a Christian, it is not enough to know that we are sinners, that we deserve Hell, and that Christ died for our sins, but we must receive Christ by faith. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Eph 2:8,9).

Notice that we cannot earn our way to heaven. We obtain salvation through faith, not by works. Faith basically boils down to placing your trust in something or someone. If you are sitting down while reading this, you are placing your faith or trust in the chair that you are sitting upon. Faith requires more than just an intellectual belief; it involves an action of your will. For example, if there were a pond covered with ice, and there were people standing around saying that the ice could hold them up, but they were not willing to walk on the ice, then they would only be demonstrating an intellectual belief and not faith. If they stepped out onto the ice, they would be demonstrating faith.

One can place their faith in Christ by simply calling out to Him in prayer, for the Bible says, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

I expressed faith in Christ by sincerely praying a prayer like this: “Dear Jesus, I am a sinner. I deserve Hell. Thank you for dying for my sins. Save me. Come into my life. Make me the kind of person that you want me to be. I thank you that you have and that you will take me to heaven when I die. Amen.”

If you sincerely pray that prayer with all your heart, then the Lord Jesus will come into your life and forgive your sins, and save you from an eternity of Hell. If you were to die tomorrow, you would go to heaven. Not because you are good enough to get there, but because you have received the payment of your sins. It is that simple.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (Jn 5:24)

Please respond and let me know if this made sense to you and if you trusted Christ as your Savior today.

Also could I post your email online? Of course I will keep it anonymous so no one knows who sent it to me, I think it could help a lot of people.

Sincerely in Him

Bill
Her response

Yes, I recieved your email and thank you for writing me back. This did make sense to me and yes I accepted Jesus as my savior. Yes, you can post my email online because I believe that it can help others as well and thats what I am hoping for.

The Missile

Apparently there was another missile launched but this one was just offshore of Far Rockaway New York. Some say it was a plane, ufo or comet. Whatever it was it was eminating light--if I had to pick I would say a missile.

I drew a line from a spot just offshore of Far Rockaway New York to Phoenix and it cut right through the Edison tower that fell in Ohio! (The red line is the tower--Phoenix line, the green line is the New York Missile -- Phoenix line) The line also continues past Phoenix to the middle of the Carnival Splendor voyage.

Why, why, why? Why does the New York missile -- Phoenix line go through the tower and the boat voyage course? Why does the California missile -- Phoenix line hit New Orleans where Netanyahu was on that day? Why does the main line in Washington, D.C. go through a statue of what looks to be burnt people and a phoenix bird from above and continues and goes through Phoenix? Why, why, why? All three lines intersect where? Why? I could go on with many other questions that all point to the fact that all of the things that have been outlined in this series of posts is way beyond coincidence. From there you can draw your own conclusions.

Note: What is my purpose in posting these things: For God the Lord Jesus Christ to be glorified, to awaken Christians to essential end times truths so that they are not caught unawares and to bring the unsaved to salvation. God called me to this ministry years ago after I was awakened to the fact that the rapture will not be until after the sixth seal is opened and that Christians will have to live through the first 5 seals, and they must prepare lest they are caught unawares. That is why I wrote The Coming Epiphany  Recently God is showing me things about what will shortly transpire in this country. As a faithful watchman I must show others what God has shown me, even if it is "doom and gloom." I am merely trying to help others escape as much as possible the evils that will be coming against us. I know the message is not pleasant, but it is better to know a hurricane is coming and prepare than to sit idly by and be wiped out.

Breaking News Update added 11/16:

Just saw on Fox News where there is a bomb threat at Ohio State University, I hope nothing happens. But I wanted you to be aware that parts of the University are on the green line in the pics above. That is the line that goes from the New York missile through the Ohio Edison tower through the Ohio Masonic Home through Phoenix and then to the middle of the ill fated Journey of the Carnival Splendor ship. It is too early to tell the significance of this. Just found out that one of the buildings evacuated was The William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library that is within 500 feet of the line.