Friday, November 20, 2015

Those Pesky Refugees

We are at war, like it or not, we are at war. We did not declare the war. They, the Islamic State of Iran and Syria, declared war on the entire Western civilization way of life.

We, the United States of America, have been taking in refugees, immigrants, and visitors (tourists) since 1776.

Are we seeing a terrorist under every rock? Maybe. Maybe there are terrorists under every rock. We don't know. It is our fear of the unknown that has us jittery.

The notorious Hillary Clinton is right about one thing. Probably several but I will only give her one thing. What we are about is being a caring and compassionate country, as a whole. We are known for helping our enemies rebuild. To see that, you only have to look at World War 2. We helped our conquered enemies rebuild their structures and their countries. Most of them never repaid but a portion of what was “loaned' to them to assist in the reconstruction of their infrastructure.  Please note that they were first conquered.

All of that is just wonderful to know, but when we were that magnanimous nation, we had leadership. We had someone at the helm who told us we could do it. “We the People” were, for the most part, law-abiding, noble people, who wanted to do right; who wanted to take care of the less fortunate. The Ten Commandments were hanging in the schools. Schools began each day with prayer and with the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America. We were taught to behave both at home and at school. We were taught to respect authority. We were taught to think. We were taught to get married, then have sex and children would be the result. We were taught to read, to write, to think. Again, with the thinking. Maybe I have touched upon something.  You would normally find us at church on Sunday morning.

We the People” are no longer noble people, who want to do right; who want to take care of the less fortunate. We have the government programs to do that. We do not even have to think about being noble.

The Ten Commandments were removed from the schools for the following reason, “..If the posted copies of the Ten Commandments are to have any effect at all, it will be to induce the schoolchildren to read, meditate upon, perhaps to venerate and obey, the Commandments. However desirable this might be as a matter of private devotion, it is not a permissible state objective under the Establishment Clause. Obeying the Ten Commandments or just obeying one of them is not an objective of the government schools. The simple statement, “Do not murder.” was removed from the schools. The simple statement, “Honor your father and mother” was deemed inappropriate. That horrible commandment. “Do not lie” was offensive to someone. Our mirror for sin was shattered and the floodgates were opened.

Schools no longer begin each day with prayer and few even with the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America, lest we offend anyone. We no longer have to behave neither at home nor at school. We are no longer taught to respect authority. We are no longer taught to think. We are no longer taught to get married, then have sex and children would be the result. We are taught that sex, no matter how disturbed or perverted it may be is okay due to our right to be happy. We are taught that indiscriminate sex with anyone or anything is a right and any hindrance to that pursuit is met with shouting, vitriol and accusations of one sort of phobia or another. Any child that may be produced from any union of a man or woman or test tube is something disposable like toilet paper or commodity to be sold and experimented upon with impunity. We are no longer taught to read, to write, to think, but we are taught that political correctness rules over everything and it that doesn't cover it, then global warming will. The idiocy of the 1960's has permeated every aspect of our lives and our government. If it feels good, do it” is the mantra of the day. Coupled with “you can't judge me!” closes the door to every attempt to even open a conversation regarding the hot topics.

Even Scripture gives the government (the ruler) certain responsibilities for the protection of the people. 
Romans 13:4 “For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.” NKJV

Be a responsible citizen and you’ll get on just fine, the government working to your advantage. But if you’re breaking the rules right and left, watch out. The police aren’t there just to be admired in their uniforms. God also has an interest in keeping order, and he uses them to do it.” The Message Bible

For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor you.” The New Living Translation

And the likes of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, President Barack Hussein Obama, and the rest of the liberal progressives are shocked and dismayed beyond belief that we have lost our compassion for refugees. Why are we suddenly supposed to be so compassionate for grown people, people outside of the womb when we are able to murder indiscriminately the most fragile of us, that tiny human being in the womb?

We are suddenly asked to awaken the great compassionate beast within our collective masses and allow people within our borders that even the government cannot say for certain that the vetting process actually works, but we should allow it anyway because we are so compassionate. We have such great wonderful hearts for the oppressed. Really? And how compassionate was Ferguson? How compassionate was Baltimore? How compassionate was Fort Hood?

We cannot even muster compassion for the ones who work to protect us. The love of many has grown cold. We have been convinced we are still the Crusaders. The Inquisitors, those fanatical Christians. Suddenly they want us to be wonderfully kind again and are shocked and dismayed when it appears that we are not.

It kind of looks like “We the People” are not what we used to be. Do tell. The government has banned GOD, Christianity, and all that comes with us from our public life. They got it. Now they do not like it.



Thursday, November 19, 2015

Slow and Pause are NOT Synonyms for Stop

I said I wasn't going on Facebook again until Monday, but I saw this in The Washington Post and had to comment. 

France says it will take 30,000 Syrian refugees, while U.S. Republicans would turn them away

1. The majority United States citizens, contrary to what President Obama says, are NOT saying reject them forever. They are saying that we should pause and take a look at the vetting process to make certain the citizens will be assured a measure of safety. With all the mixed messages that are coming from the President's own people, it is only reasonable for people to be concerned. To chastise us like we are ignorant children only escalates that feeling they do not know what they (the leaders) are doing.

2. President Obama has been leading us to this point. It is his public ridicule of his own citizens, his international and public show of disdain for the democratic processes, as well as his petulant handling of opposition to his policies that has brought the public to their current concerns regarding the refugees.

I applaud the leader of France for his decisive action in striking back. His leadership has been quite the example. And the people of France are showing a remarkable resilience. They have a strong national pride that we, in the United States, have been told for years is wrong.

To be a proud American has been ridiculed as an outdated belief. Our Constitution and all we hold dear has been trashed and leadership has promoted a hatred between law enforcement and citizens. And yet people seem surprised that the logical conclusion is a growing isolationist attitude.

And who has arisen as the world's leader?  Putin.  The French looked for leadership and has found it in Russia, not the United States.

We let terrorists go and repatriate them so they can attack again. France hunts them down and eliminates them. We cannot even use the word "kill."

Yes, we are concerned. We are scared. I say to President Obama, "What do you expect?"

We have people arrested in Texas, Syrians detained in Honduras happily making their way to the United States with phony Greek passports, airline flights disrupted, an unknown person trying to board a Jet Blue flight in Los Angeles bound for New York, and who only knows what else.  And leadership is vacuous in their answers, blaming the citizens for their lack of confidence in the feckless leadership that is intent upon leaving a legacy instead of protecting the people he supposedly wanted to govern.  The Tsarnov brothers were refugees.  The 9/11/2001 terrorists learned to fly at United States schools.  There are too many examples of how we have reached out, educated, fed, and clothed people who turned out to simply be using the system to find out how to best destroy us.  

The author of the article is a prime example of those who come from outside of the United States and actually fail to understand that we are a democratic republic and not a pure democracy which in essence is simply, mob rule.

The following was a quote from time.com/author/ishaan-tharoor/
Ishaan Tharoor. Ishaan is a Senior Editor at TIME magazine and Editor of TIME World, based in New York City. A New Yorker (by upbringing) and an Indian (by passport), he joined TIME's Asia headquarters in Hong Kong after graduating from Yale in 2006.  
The following is a quote from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shashi_Tharoor
Tharoor's father, Sashi Tharoor, was an important man in India. In April 2010, he resigned from the position, following allegations that he had misused his office to get shares in the IPL cricket franchise. Tharoor denied the charges and, during his resignation speech in Parliament, called for a full inquiry. In a 2014 rejoinder he defended his position: "I was never involved in a scam of any sort in the IPL- I was brought down because...[I had] antagonised some powerful political cricketing interests" and added that he had "cooperated extensively with the detailed investigation conducted by the Enforcement Directorate into the entire issue", and no wrongdoing had been found.[citation needed]

I, for one, wish the President had gone golfing instead of attending the G20 conference, or maybe just taken a nap instead of vilifying his own people.

One more thing.  French President Hollande, if you have a better way to vet these refugees, please share that with us. 

Monday, November 16, 2015

9/11

What if the date, September 11 has nothing to do with the United States of America?

Some of the most stunning defeats of the Muslim armies which slaughter wherever they go have been at the hands of Christian armies defending themselves against the jihadist invaders. The other astounding fact is that they happened on September 11.

Jean Parisot de Vallette, the seventy-year-old leader of the Knights of Malta, defeated the Islamic invaders on the Isle of Malta on September 11, 1565 after a siege that had gone on since May 18, 1565. The terrorists fell all over themselves in humiliating defeat by a handful of weary soldiers that failed to understand the idea of defeat. The fought and tired and fought some more, with the knowledge they would probably be killed. They persevered and won!

During the battle for Vienna, the Ottoman Empire, lead by Sultan Memed IV, the Polish Hussar Winged Riders perched upon their dragoons, caused the Muslim terrorists to drop their weapons and run in another humiliating defeat. They left behind their kafir beans from Ethiopia, Pope Clement upon tasting the Devil's brew, said that the brew should be baptized and thereby humiliate the Devil. The date of the humiliating defeat of the terrorists at the Battle of Vienna is September 11, 1683.

There are many, many other examples of Muslim terrorists being defeated on September 11.

I may not have spelled all the names correctly and, in my enthusiasm to write this left out other pertinent facts, but the gist of this is: regardless of the numbers, they can be and will be defeated. All of these battles were with Christians and/or Christian countries.

They don't care if they murder 150 or 15,000. Their intent is to cause as much confusion and terror as possible. Their god is the god of confusion and terror and the father of lies. The Christian's GOD is the GOD of order, THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE and THE ONE to WHOM every knee, every knee will bow, the GOD of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and THE LORD JESUS CHRIST !!



SHALOM! Pray for the PEACE of Jerusalem!

What do we do now?

I am not a preacher. I do not profess to know all about Scripture. This is purely a commentary about what is happening and how I view it. I could always be wrong. I often am. Feel free to post your opinion as well.

As in the days of Noah, so will it be in the last days. All that means is, in the eyes if the general population. things will be continuing as usual and only those who are Christian and are paying attention to the signs of the times (just as Noah did) will be aware of the fact that it really is the last days.


2 Timothy 3:1-7 (KJV)

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

To hear preachers these days, you wonder if they have even heard of “the last days'” prophecy, and the books of Daniel, Ezekiel or Revelation. Preaching “the love of GOD” without acknowledging there is a side of GOD that demands justice is to give only a very skewed view of WHO GOD truly is. Yes HE is love, but the extent of HIS love is unimaginable. HE is also a just GOD. HE cannot look upon sin of any sort which is why JESUS cried out from the cross, “My GOD, my GOD! Why have you forsaken me?” HE was covered, immersed with our sin and GOD the FATHER could not look upon HIM, HIS only begotten SON.

We know GOD created everything. We know about how sin entered and GOD'S promise of Salvation. We know JESUS died to save us from our sins. We know HE rose again and conquered death, Hell and the grave. We know we are to live as JESUS would. We know we are to spread the Gospel. We know, despite the prosperity teachers, that we will suffer for our faith; that we may even be called upon to become martyrs for HIM.

But. And this is a big one. But what do we do when Satan comes knocking at our door with a Kalashnikov in one hand and a Qua-ran in the other? That decision may be taken out of our hands and we meet GOD immediately. If that decision is not made immediately, what are we supposed to do?

Government was given the task of protecting the people and enforcing the law; primarily the laws of nature and of nature's GOD. The problem with our current administration is they have dropped GOD out of the equation and upheld nature at the cost of humanity. What do you do, Biblically speaking, when government has abandoned GOD and it appears that everyone is doing what is right in his own eyes?

The quick answer is obey GOD. But that still begs the question, “HOW? What are we supposed to do?”

Since there are no quick, easy answers, even from Scripture, I can only relate what I would do.

In the meantime, pray and study. In order to know what GOD would have me do, I must first and foremost keep listening to HIM and study to really know HIM.

At that moment of confrontation, it will depend. If I am killed immediately, the matter is removed from me completely. But what if I survive?
  1. My instinct will be to eliminate the enemy. But maybe my calling in that moment is to disable and tell him that he is going into eternity and has 3 seconds to make his peace with the ONE TRUE GOD and then kill him.
  2. If he is in the process of killing others and I can stop him, I will do whatever I can to eliminate his sorry behind and send him straight to Hell with the rest of them.
  3. What if they move in next door? I'm going to use that dreaded answer, “It depends.” Do they pose an immediate threat? Call the law and eliminate them if necessary. And what if they do not pose an immediate threat? It again depends. Are they open to the Gospel? Has GOD lead them there because HE is drawing them to HIM? Only the HOLY SPIRIT can tell you that.
  4. If it is 2 or more single men between the ages of 10 and 35, they bear watching, closely, with closed circuit cameras. If it is a family, they still bear close surveillance as it can be just a ploy to gain your compassion and confidence. Regardless. You must remain vigilant.
  5. Do you shoot to kill the unsaved without giving them the Gospel? Yes. If they have put themselves in a position to get shot at, yes, you shoot to kill.

But before all of this happens, pray. Pray for everyone. Pray for the Salvation of the lost. Prat for the refugees and their Salvation. Pray for safety for yourself, for law enforcement, for your county, for your city, for your state, and for the Federal government that they would allow GOD to guide them and do what is right in HIS eyes, not their own. Pray that the LORD would give you the strength to do what HE wills. Pray that if called upon to give the ultimate sacrifice, you do so for HIS Glory alone. Pray that the last words from your lips could be those of Stephen and JESUS, “Forgive them, Father. They don't know what they are doing.”

If I am caught without a weapon in a store that has canned goods, there are a bunch of canned goods that are going to get thrown at someone if only to distract them. And I will be praying that my aim is good and that can of corn hits him between the eyes.

What we do will depend upon the circumstance and what GOD has planned for us. Most of all, daily we should put on the full armor of GOD, even in times of peace, in order to be prepared for that time we are called upon by GOD to do HIS will whatever it may be.

Ephesians 6: KJV

13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

The Message Bible says it this way:

13-18 Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You’ll need them throughout your life. God’s Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other’s spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out.



The Amplified Bible says it this way:

13 Therefore put on God's complete armor, that you may be able to resist and stand your ground on the evil day [of danger], and, having done all [the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your place].14 Stand therefore [hold your ground], having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God,15 And having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace. [Isa. 52:7.]16 Lift up over all the [covering] shield of saving faith, upon which you can quench all the flaming missiles of the wicked [one].17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword that the Spirit wields, which is the Word of God.18 Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God's consecrated people).



Understand that GOD will not always remove us from the fire, but will be there with us in the fire.

Daniel 3:16-26 KJV

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego.

23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.

25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, came forth of the midst of the fire.





Daniel 3:16-26 The message Bible

16-18 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered King Nebuchadnezzar, “Your threat means nothing to us. If you throw us in the fire, the God we serve can rescue us from your roaring furnace and anything else you might cook up, O king. But even if he doesn’t, it wouldn’t make a bit of difference, O king. We still wouldn’t serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.”

19-23 Nebuchadnezzar, his face purple with anger, cut off Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He ordered the furnace fired up seven times hotter than usual. He ordered some strong men from the army to tie them up, hands and feet, and throw them into the roaring furnace. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, bound hand and foot, fully dressed from head to toe, were pitched into the roaring fire. Because the king was in such a hurry and the furnace was so hot, flames from the furnace killed the men who carried Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to it, while the fire raged around Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

24 Suddenly King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in alarm and said, “Didn’t we throw three men, bound hand and foot, into the fire?”

That’s right, O king,” they said.

25 “But look!” he said. “I see four men, walking around freely in the fire, completely unharmed! And the fourth man looks like a son of the gods!”

26 Nebuchadnezzar went to the door of the roaring furnace and called in, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the High God, come out here!”

Regarding Stephen, the first martyr:

Acts 7:54-60

54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.

55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.





The Message Bible

54-56 At that point they went wild, a rioting mob of catcalls and whistles and invective. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, hardly noticed—he only had eyes for God, whom he saw in all his glory with Jesus standing at his side. He said, “Oh! I see heaven wide open and the Son of Man standing at God’s side!”

57-58 Yelling and hissing, the mob drowned him out. Now in full stampede, they dragged him out of town and pelted him with rocks. The ringleaders took off their coats and asked a young man named Saul to watch them.

59-60 As the rocks rained down, Stephen prayed, “Master Jesus, take my life.” Then he knelt down, praying loud enough for everyone to hear, “Master, don’t blame them for this sin”—his last words. Then he died.


What effect could the death of a Christian have upon the unsaved? The young man holding the coats or cloaks of those committing the murder of Stephen, was Saul of Tarsus who later became the Apostle Paul, the chief of sinners.


SHALOM!  Pray for the PEACE of Jerusalem!