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Friday, September 30, 2011
When leadership lacks God, wisdom and common sense
The man who occupies the Oval Office is now saying that Americans are "soft." He and a willing Congress incurred historically record debt on a nonsensical plan to spend the nation out of a recession; unemployment is over 9% with far more Americans now hopelessly unemployed; food and fuel prices have skyrocketed; a record number of people have lost their homes; the government will not defend our borders; American foreign policy is spending billions in support of terrorist organizations overthrowing governments--and because some 73% of the people believe the country is on the wrong track with over 40% saying the worst is yet to come--the president says we are soft. This is leadership? Hardly.
This Administration, and for the most part, this Congress--let's just say the Federal government--behaves insanely. It puts out reports that Christian Americans are a terrorist threat, yet refuses to deal with the real terrorist threat--Islam. In fact, when yet another Islamic is arrested for plotting terrorist acts, the Department of Justice--America's chief upholder of the law--has the nerve to say the Islamist Jihadist is "is not reflective of a particular culture, community or religion." The same Department of Justice recently sold weapons to Mexican drug cartel members in an effort to track their crimes. The result was an American border agent was killed, and even more crimes were committed using these weapons.
Its like there is no common sense whatsoever in the leadership of America. The president recently suggested that the European Union incur more debt to "recapitalize" their banks in avoiding a Euro-meltdown. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble said it was a "stupid idea," making "no sense." He went on to say that the president should mind his own business and solve his own problems before giving advice to others. The entire idea of creating debt to get out of debt is stupid. Link that with ignoring two of the greatest threats to freedom--Islam and big government--and we have a "stupid" crisis on our hands, which amounts to a leadership crisis.
Many of America's leadership are products of the liberal '60's. They fell prey to the secular humanist, Soviet-inspired plan to undermine America called "Ideological Subversion." Former KGB agent Yuri Bezmenov described it as brainwashing left-leaning people to change their perception of reality so "no one is able to come to sensible conclusions." As a result we have godless leadership lacking wisdom. We are like Isaiah 59:13-14 which says, "In transgressing and lying against the Lord and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. And judgment is turned away backward, and justice stands afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter."
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
DOJ: Islamic Terrorist not reflective of a particular culture or religion
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
DOJ: Islamic Terrorist not reflective of a particular culture or religion
The current Administration has issued warnings that the biggest terrorist threat to the nation is now home grown terrorists. The Administration has released a series of videos "See Something, Say Something" that encourage Americans to be suspicious of one another. Of course, the videos depict the terrorists as white and those reporting the terrorists as black. In April 2009, Homeland Security sent a report out to local law enforcement fingering "rightwing extremist radicalization" as the most dire threat. Included in that group were Christians who believed in the Bible's end time prophecies, returning Iraq and Afghanistan war vets, and conservative political groups. Now the FBI has arrested a home grown terrorist.
This terrorist, however, was not a rightwing, Christian, TEA Party, National Rifle Association card carrying veteran. He was representative of the real terrorist threat to America--Islam. The FBI foiled an attempt by Islamist Rezwan Ferdaus, a US citizen from Massachusetts, to blow up the Capital and the Pentagon. The FBI says Ferdaus planned to pack large model planes with C4 explosives and remotely fly them into the buildings in Washington, DC. Ferdaus, according to officials, told officials repeatedly that he wanted to conduct Jihad against Americans which he called "enemies of Allah." He thought he was buying 25 pounds of plastic explosives from al Qaeda operatives, who in reality were FBI agents.
According to the Justice Department, "Ferdaus, a Northeastern University graduate with a degree in physics, began planning to commit a violent "jihad" against the U.S. in early 2010. He obtained mobile phones, each of which he modified to act as an electrical switch for an IED. He then supplied the phones to FBI UCs, who he believed to be members of, or recruiters for, al Qaeda....Ferdaus believed that the devices would be used to kill American soldiers overseas. During a June 2011 meeting, he appeared gratified when he was told that his first phone detonation device had killed three U.S. soldiers and injured four or five others in Iraq. Ferdaus responded, "That was exactly what I wanted.""
The mainstream media is only reporting that Ferdaus is a "self-radicalized jihadist." Even U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz went out of the way to downplay that Ferdaus is Islamic saying, "I want the public to understand that Mr. Ferdaus' conduct, as alleged in the complaint, is not reflective of a particular culture, community or religion." Jeremiah 51:14 says, "Surely I will fill thee with men, as with locusts; and they shall lift up a battle cry against thee." Locust here means "devourer" and was sometimes a term that defined the nomadic Arab. So long as we ignore the root of these terrorists, we will be tormented by them. You can bet if it were a Christian who was caught, his religion would have been all over the media.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
The Daily Jot
Thursday, September 29, 2011
DOJ: Islamic Terrorist not reflective of a particular culture or religion
The current Administration has issued warnings that the biggest terrorist threat to the nation is now home grown terrorists. The Administration has released a series of videos "See Something, Say Something" that encourage Americans to be suspicious of one another. Of course, the videos depict the terrorists as white and those reporting the terrorists as black. In April 2009, Homeland Security sent a report out to local law enforcement fingering "rightwing extremist radicalization" as the most dire threat. Included in that group were Christians who believed in the Bible's end time prophecies, returning Iraq and Afghanistan war vets, and conservative political groups. Now the FBI has arrested a home grown terrorist.
This terrorist, however, was not a rightwing, Christian, TEA Party, National Rifle Association card carrying veteran. He was representative of the real terrorist threat to America--Islam. The FBI foiled an attempt by Islamist Rezwan Ferdaus, a US citizen from Massachusetts, to blow up the Capital and the Pentagon. The FBI says Ferdaus planned to pack large model planes with C4 explosives and remotely fly them into the buildings in Washington, DC. Ferdaus, according to officials, told officials repeatedly that he wanted to conduct Jihad against Americans which he called "enemies of Allah." He thought he was buying 25 pounds of plastic explosives from al Qaeda operatives, who in reality were FBI agents.
According to the Justice Department, "Ferdaus, a Northeastern University graduate with a degree in physics, began planning to commit a violent "jihad" against the U.S. in early 2010. He obtained mobile phones, each of which he modified to act as an electrical switch for an IED. He then supplied the phones to FBI UCs, who he believed to be members of, or recruiters for, al Qaeda....Ferdaus believed that the devices would be used to kill American soldiers overseas. During a June 2011 meeting, he appeared gratified when he was told that his first phone detonation device had killed three U.S. soldiers and injured four or five others in Iraq. Ferdaus responded, "That was exactly what I wanted.""
The mainstream media is only reporting that Ferdaus is a "self-radicalized jihadist." Even U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz went out of the way to downplay that Ferdaus is Islamic saying, "I want the public to understand that Mr. Ferdaus' conduct, as alleged in the complaint, is not reflective of a particular culture, community or religion." Jeremiah 51:14 says, "Surely I will fill thee with men, as with locusts; and they shall lift up a battle cry against thee." Locust here means "devourer" and was sometimes a term that defined the nomadic Arab. So long as we ignore the root of these terrorists, we will be tormented by them. You can bet if it were a Christian who was caught, his religion would have been all over the media.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
When suspending elections is no longer conspiracy theory
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
When suspending elections is no longer conspiracy theory
In the political circles there have been rumors and theories that the current regime in the White House may not recognize elections and try to remain in office without the people's consent. Often there are stories circulating the internet predicting the president will declare martial law and suspend the elections over some national emergency. Judy McLeod, an award winning journalist for the Canadian Free Press, reported September 28, " Seeing Obama golfing, holidaying and seeming not overly concerned about tanking in the polls, freedom lovers have been waiting almost three years now for the other shoe to drop. They know at heart that for a Marxist ideologue like Obama, the strategy of suspending elections fits."
The mere suggestion of such conjures visions of a third world banana republic having a dictator calling himself "president" for life--kind of like Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. The US Constitution would not allow such an act. But McLeod and others point out that the current occupier of the Oval Office has skirted the Constitution on many occasions. Certainly, ignoring the law has become a presidential precedent in this White House--refusing to issue permits for off shore drilling, selling assault weapons to Mexican drug cartel thugs, not enforcing the Defense of Marriage Act, giving taxpayer money to fund solar energy companies that contributed to the president's campaign--just to name a few.
But what gives McLeod's commentary legs is the proclamation by North Carolina Democratic Governor Bev Perdue speaking to the Cary Rotary Club: "You have to have more ability from Congress, I think, to work together and to get over the partisan bickering and focus on fixing things. I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover. I really hope that someone can agree with me on that...You want people who don't worry about the next election." Her office later issued a statement that she was "obviously using hyperbole", but witnesses say Perdue's tone was quite serious.
Beltway Confidential reports September 14, the president told a hispanic group, "There are times where--until Nancy Pelosi is speaker again--I'd like to work my way around Congress...we've got laws on the books that have to be upheld. You know as well as anyone that...how we enforce those laws is also important." You have a president saying that he wants to work around Congress, enforce the laws the way he sees fit, and a prominent Democratic governor floating the trial balloon that elections ought to be suspended. Jesus said in Matthew 12:34, "O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." As citizens, we ought to get to the heart of the matter.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
The Daily Jot
Daily reporting and analysis of current events from a biblical and prophetic perspective.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
When suspending elections is no longer conspiracy theory
In the political circles there have been rumors and theories that the current regime in the White House may not recognize elections and try to remain in office without the people's consent. Often there are stories circulating the internet predicting the president will declare martial law and suspend the elections over some national emergency. Judy McLeod, an award winning journalist for the Canadian Free Press, reported September 28, " Seeing Obama golfing, holidaying and seeming not overly concerned about tanking in the polls, freedom lovers have been waiting almost three years now for the other shoe to drop. They know at heart that for a Marxist ideologue like Obama, the strategy of suspending elections fits."
The mere suggestion of such conjures visions of a third world banana republic having a dictator calling himself "president" for life--kind of like Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. The US Constitution would not allow such an act. But McLeod and others point out that the current occupier of the Oval Office has skirted the Constitution on many occasions. Certainly, ignoring the law has become a presidential precedent in this White House--refusing to issue permits for off shore drilling, selling assault weapons to Mexican drug cartel thugs, not enforcing the Defense of Marriage Act, giving taxpayer money to fund solar energy companies that contributed to the president's campaign--just to name a few.
But what gives McLeod's commentary legs is the proclamation by North Carolina Democratic Governor Bev Perdue speaking to the Cary Rotary Club: "You have to have more ability from Congress, I think, to work together and to get over the partisan bickering and focus on fixing things. I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover. I really hope that someone can agree with me on that...You want people who don't worry about the next election." Her office later issued a statement that she was "obviously using hyperbole", but witnesses say Perdue's tone was quite serious.
Beltway Confidential reports September 14, the president told a hispanic group, "There are times where--until Nancy Pelosi is speaker again--I'd like to work my way around Congress...we've got laws on the books that have to be upheld. You know as well as anyone that...how we enforce those laws is also important." You have a president saying that he wants to work around Congress, enforce the laws the way he sees fit, and a prominent Democratic governor floating the trial balloon that elections ought to be suspended. Jesus said in Matthew 12:34, "O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." As citizens, we ought to get to the heart of the matter.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Palestinian state: not about peace, but rather war
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Palestinian state: not about peace, but rather war
The true colors of the "Palestinian" leadership were exposed moments before petitioning the United Nations for unilateral recognition as an official nation. The President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas told some 200 senior representatives of the US Palestinian community on Friday, September 23, "They talk to us about the Jewish state, but I respond to them with a final answer: We shall not recognize a Jewish state." Within hours, Abbas petitioned the United Nations to recognize as an official nation Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital. So we have the president of terrorist organizations demanding the UN recognize their state while at the same time refusing to recognize Israel.
Abbas also said that "Our people will continue their popular, peaceful resistance." This should leave anyone with any sense at all questioning Abbas' definition of "peaceful." Peaceful to Abbas and his terrorist supporters (Hamas is the main group within the PA political structure, Fatah another group--both are terrorist organizations) must mean something different than what is written in the dictionary. Rockets firing at Israeli households; brutal murder of Jewish families; suicide bombers; and destructive and violent riots. Egypt announced September 26 that it had seized eight anti-aircraft missiles and four shoulder launchers destined for Gaza. This is Abbas' "popular, peaceful resistance"?
The only conclusion that a sane person can draw from the action of these terrorist groups dressed as diplomats before the UN is that the Peace of Islam is a far cry from anybody else's definition of peace. The "peace" of the Palestinian Authority is the annihilation of Israel and bringing all peoples of that region under submission to Islam. The Americans and Europeans championing a Palestinian state are delusional that dividing Jerusalem and Israel into two pieces (Israel would be split from East to West by a ribbon of land from Gaza to Jordan and Samaria under the current plan) would bring about peace. It is a recipe for war and destruction.
There is a clear prophecy in Zechariah 12:3 saying, "And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it." This prophecy is specifically speaking of the Day of the Lord. We are not there yet. But as like birth pangs, where the pain comes stronger each time until the birth, prophecy can be witnessed in types and shadows the closer it comes to fulfillment. The nations gathered against Jerusalem wish to divide her into pieces shared by Jews, Christians and Islamists. The prophecy specifically says these nations will be cut in pieces. In this, there is no peace.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
The Daily Jot
Daily reporting and analysis of current events from a biblical and prophetic
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Palestinian state: not about peace, but rather war
The true colors of the "Palestinian" leadership were exposed moments before petitioning the United Nations for unilateral recognition as an official nation. The President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas told some 200 senior representatives of the US Palestinian community on Friday, September 23, "They talk to us about the Jewish state, but I respond to them with a final answer: We shall not recognize a Jewish state." Within hours, Abbas petitioned the United Nations to recognize as an official nation Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital. So we have the president of terrorist organizations demanding the UN recognize their state while at the same time refusing to recognize Israel.
Abbas also said that "Our people will continue their popular, peaceful resistance." This should leave anyone with any sense at all questioning Abbas' definition of "peaceful." Peaceful to Abbas and his terrorist supporters (Hamas is the main group within the PA political structure, Fatah another group--both are terrorist organizations) must mean something different than what is written in the dictionary. Rockets firing at Israeli households; brutal murder of Jewish families; suicide bombers; and destructive and violent riots. Egypt announced September 26 that it had seized eight anti-aircraft missiles and four shoulder launchers destined for Gaza. This is Abbas' "popular, peaceful resistance"?
The only conclusion that a sane person can draw from the action of these terrorist groups dressed as diplomats before the UN is that the Peace of Islam is a far cry from anybody else's definition of peace. The "peace" of the Palestinian Authority is the annihilation of Israel and bringing all peoples of that region under submission to Islam. The Americans and Europeans championing a Palestinian state are delusional that dividing Jerusalem and Israel into two pieces (Israel would be split from East to West by a ribbon of land from Gaza to Jordan and Samaria under the current plan) would bring about peace. It is a recipe for war and destruction.
There is a clear prophecy in Zechariah 12:3 saying, "And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it." This prophecy is specifically speaking of the Day of the Lord. We are not there yet. But as like birth pangs, where the pain comes stronger each time until the birth, prophecy can be witnessed in types and shadows the closer it comes to fulfillment. The nations gathered against Jerusalem wish to divide her into pieces shared by Jews, Christians and Islamists. The prophecy specifically says these nations will be cut in pieces. In this, there is no peace.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Monday, September 26, 2011
Isn't it just like satan?
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Monday, September 26, 2011
Isn't it just like satan?
The city of San Juan Capistrano, California was founded as a mission by Catholic priest Father Junipero Serra in 1776. According to the city's website: "The first chapel was built, completed, and is still in use today. It is believed to be the oldest church in California, and since it is one of only two still standing where Father Serra is known to have said Mass it is called "Father Serra's Church." But today, the city is embroiled in a fight over religious freedom, as it has fined Charles and Stephanie Fromm $300 for holding regular Bible study groups in their home. The Fromms' face additional $500 fines for each time they hold Bible studies in their home without a city permit.
The LA Times tried to interview city spokeswoman Cathy Salcedo, but she declined. The Times reports that she sent instead a brief email, emphatically denying that the city prohibits home Bible studies. She wrote the Times, "The Fromm case further involves regular meetings on Sunday mornings and Thursday afternoons with up to 50 persons, with impacts on the residential neighborhood on street access and parking." She claims that the fines are about when a residential area becomes a place where people regularly assemble, it is in violation of city ordinances. In order to continue holding the Bible studies, the Fromms' must have a conditional use permit because their meetings constitute a church.
The Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) has taken the case on behalf of the Fromms'. PJI says that "Fromm was told by a hearing officer that regular gatherings of more than three people require a conditional use permit. Officials also stated that further religious gatherings in the home would be subject to a $500 fine per meeting. The City eventually rejected the appeal and Pacific Justice Institute has taken the next step by appealing the decision to the California Superior Court in Orange County." Chuck Fromm maintains that "the Bible study group, which met on Sunday mornings, until the City threatened further fines, was perfectly suited for his home."
PJI says on its website, "There was no noise beyond normal conversation and quiet music on the home stereo system. They met inside their family room and patio area. Many neighbors have written letters of support, denying they were disturbed by the presence of the Bible study. The group is not affiliated with any particular church, nor is it seeking to establish a church in the home." PJI says that a conditional use permit could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. There are several Constitutional issues, including the right of religious freedom, the right to peacefully assemble, and the right of privacy. Jude 1:3 instructs us to "earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints." And so we should.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
The Daily Jot
Daily reporting and analysis of current events from a biblical and prophetic perspective.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Isn't it just like satan?
The city of San Juan Capistrano, California was founded as a mission by Catholic priest Father Junipero Serra in 1776. According to the city's website: "The first chapel was built, completed, and is still in use today. It is believed to be the oldest church in California, and since it is one of only two still standing where Father Serra is known to have said Mass it is called "Father Serra's Church." But today, the city is embroiled in a fight over religious freedom, as it has fined Charles and Stephanie Fromm $300 for holding regular Bible study groups in their home. The Fromms' face additional $500 fines for each time they hold Bible studies in their home without a city permit.
The LA Times tried to interview city spokeswoman Cathy Salcedo, but she declined. The Times reports that she sent instead a brief email, emphatically denying that the city prohibits home Bible studies. She wrote the Times, "The Fromm case further involves regular meetings on Sunday mornings and Thursday afternoons with up to 50 persons, with impacts on the residential neighborhood on street access and parking." She claims that the fines are about when a residential area becomes a place where people regularly assemble, it is in violation of city ordinances. In order to continue holding the Bible studies, the Fromms' must have a conditional use permit because their meetings constitute a church.
The Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) has taken the case on behalf of the Fromms'. PJI says that "Fromm was told by a hearing officer that regular gatherings of more than three people require a conditional use permit. Officials also stated that further religious gatherings in the home would be subject to a $500 fine per meeting. The City eventually rejected the appeal and Pacific Justice Institute has taken the next step by appealing the decision to the California Superior Court in Orange County." Chuck Fromm maintains that "the Bible study group, which met on Sunday mornings, until the City threatened further fines, was perfectly suited for his home."
PJI says on its website, "There was no noise beyond normal conversation and quiet music on the home stereo system. They met inside their family room and patio area. Many neighbors have written letters of support, denying they were disturbed by the presence of the Bible study. The group is not affiliated with any particular church, nor is it seeking to establish a church in the home." PJI says that a conditional use permit could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. There are several Constitutional issues, including the right of religious freedom, the right to peacefully assemble, and the right of privacy. Jude 1:3 instructs us to "earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints." And so we should.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Friday, September 23, 2011
Removing all doubt about the peace process
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Removing all doubt about the peace process
Mark Twain is credited with the quote: "It's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than open ones mouth and remove all doubt." This is good advice, especially for former President Bill Clinton, who along with Jimmy Carter, just can't seem to leave us alone without espousing their brand of wisdom, which is foolishness. We should know that the Clinton machine will become more visible the closer we get to the Democratic nomination process. Clinton is hoping that the current failure in the White House will drop out of the race, clearing the way for his wife. Meantime, he is breaking his silence and removing all doubt about his prowess as a Middle East analyst.
According to Clinton, as reported in Foreign Policy, it is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is to blame for not having a peace deal with the Palestinians. He said, "The most pro-peace Israelis are the Arabs; second the Sabras, the Jewish Israelis that were born there; third, the Ashkenazi of long-standing, the European Jews who came there around the time of Israel's founding. The most anti-peace are the ultra-religious, who believe they're supposed to keep Judea and Samaria, and the settler groups, and what you might call the territorialists, the people who just showed up lately and they're not encumbered by the historical record."
Clinton, of course, was promoting his own peace plan where East Jerusalem is given over to the terrorists as a capital. He said, "[Palestinian leaders] have explicitly said on more than one occasion that if [Netanyahu] put up the deal that was offered to them before -- my deal -- that they would take it." He was referring to the 2000 Camp David deal rejected by Yasser Arafat. Clinton said that the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the stroke of Ariel Sharon "make you wonder if God wants Middle East peace or not." It is obvious that even though Clinton carried a Bible to church each Sunday he went during his presidency that he is not up to speed with its content.
Here Clinton is saying that the most pro-peace Israelis are the Palestinian terrorists and the most anti-peace are the ultra-religious who believe they are supposed to keep Judea and Samaria. And this is the way that many world leaders think. Their logic is totally flawed. There will not be peace so long as the Palestinian representatives believe that Israel should be destroyed. Giving them an official country only guarantees more violence, as evidenced by the events coming from Gaza. Jeremiah 8:11 says, "For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace." Another translation says "They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious..."
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Removing all doubt about the peace process
Mark Twain is credited with the quote: "It's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than open ones mouth and remove all doubt." This is good advice, especially for former President Bill Clinton, who along with Jimmy Carter, just can't seem to leave us alone without espousing their brand of wisdom, which is foolishness. We should know that the Clinton machine will become more visible the closer we get to the Democratic nomination process. Clinton is hoping that the current failure in the White House will drop out of the race, clearing the way for his wife. Meantime, he is breaking his silence and removing all doubt about his prowess as a Middle East analyst.
According to Clinton, as reported in Foreign Policy, it is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is to blame for not having a peace deal with the Palestinians. He said, "The most pro-peace Israelis are the Arabs; second the Sabras, the Jewish Israelis that were born there; third, the Ashkenazi of long-standing, the European Jews who came there around the time of Israel's founding. The most anti-peace are the ultra-religious, who believe they're supposed to keep Judea and Samaria, and the settler groups, and what you might call the territorialists, the people who just showed up lately and they're not encumbered by the historical record."
Clinton, of course, was promoting his own peace plan where East Jerusalem is given over to the terrorists as a capital. He said, "[Palestinian leaders] have explicitly said on more than one occasion that if [Netanyahu] put up the deal that was offered to them before -- my deal -- that they would take it." He was referring to the 2000 Camp David deal rejected by Yasser Arafat. Clinton said that the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the stroke of Ariel Sharon "make you wonder if God wants Middle East peace or not." It is obvious that even though Clinton carried a Bible to church each Sunday he went during his presidency that he is not up to speed with its content.
Here Clinton is saying that the most pro-peace Israelis are the Palestinian terrorists and the most anti-peace are the ultra-religious who believe they are supposed to keep Judea and Samaria. And this is the way that many world leaders think. Their logic is totally flawed. There will not be peace so long as the Palestinian representatives believe that Israel should be destroyed. Giving them an official country only guarantees more violence, as evidenced by the events coming from Gaza. Jeremiah 8:11 says, "For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace." Another translation says "They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious..."
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Truth in Palestinian diplomacy hid to them that are lost
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Truth in Palestinian diplomacy hid to them that are lost
The mainstream media didn't catch it. The diplomats running to and fro didn't catch it either, but what is being reported as the Palestinian's peace offering is in actuality a threat. Haaretz is reporting that the senior negotiator for a Palestinian state, Nabil Shaath, said that "The UN is the only alternative to violence. It will be very costly to us and the Israelis. Our new heroes are Gandhi, Mandela and Martin Luther King." He went on to say that the Palestinian side would give the UN Security Council "some time" to consider its full membership to the UN, a large first step to the terrorist body's statehood bid, seeking to split Israel into two pieces with Jerusalem as its capital.
Shaath said, "We are not seeking to join the mafia or al-Qaeda, we seek membership of the UN. It will give us the right to promote our rights." There is so much said in these very few words. First and foremost, given the past performance of the terrorist groups Hamas, the al Aksa Brigades, Fatah and Hezbollah--all organizations that make up the Palestinian Authority, either publicly or privately--a discerning person must have understanding that Shaath was threatening violence. Shaath said that the UN was the only alternative to violence. From a terrorist perspective this could only mean that if they do not get their way at the UN, there will be more violence.
The threat of violence and violence delivered are the only keys to any Palestinian strategy. While the Palestinian Authority under its President Mahmoud Abbas has been dressed up and cleansed by American and European diplomats, the thugs running behind the scenes are akin to the mafia and al-Qaeda. In fact, it has been recently reported that al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood have taken stronger roles in the so-called Palestinian Territories. All these entities call for the total destruction of Israel. One only has to look at the map presented by the Palestinian Authority on its UN website to understand. It shows the PA's claim to a Palestine that stretches throughout Israel--Israel is eliminated on this map.
These are days in which the membership of the Palestinian Authority openly vow that Israel should be wiped off the map. Their rhetoric is the most hateful and vitriol of any generation since the Third Reich. Yet, diplomats and politicians seem to want to believe the image picture presented of non-violent leadership rather than the hard cold realities of terrorist destruction. The ramifications of these events are found in the Bible. But as the Apostle Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 4:3, 4, "But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them."
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Truth in Palestinian diplomacy hid to them that are lost
The mainstream media didn't catch it. The diplomats running to and fro didn't catch it either, but what is being reported as the Palestinian's peace offering is in actuality a threat. Haaretz is reporting that the senior negotiator for a Palestinian state, Nabil Shaath, said that "The UN is the only alternative to violence. It will be very costly to us and the Israelis. Our new heroes are Gandhi, Mandela and Martin Luther King." He went on to say that the Palestinian side would give the UN Security Council "some time" to consider its full membership to the UN, a large first step to the terrorist body's statehood bid, seeking to split Israel into two pieces with Jerusalem as its capital.
Shaath said, "We are not seeking to join the mafia or al-Qaeda, we seek membership of the UN. It will give us the right to promote our rights." There is so much said in these very few words. First and foremost, given the past performance of the terrorist groups Hamas, the al Aksa Brigades, Fatah and Hezbollah--all organizations that make up the Palestinian Authority, either publicly or privately--a discerning person must have understanding that Shaath was threatening violence. Shaath said that the UN was the only alternative to violence. From a terrorist perspective this could only mean that if they do not get their way at the UN, there will be more violence.
The threat of violence and violence delivered are the only keys to any Palestinian strategy. While the Palestinian Authority under its President Mahmoud Abbas has been dressed up and cleansed by American and European diplomats, the thugs running behind the scenes are akin to the mafia and al-Qaeda. In fact, it has been recently reported that al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood have taken stronger roles in the so-called Palestinian Territories. All these entities call for the total destruction of Israel. One only has to look at the map presented by the Palestinian Authority on its UN website to understand. It shows the PA's claim to a Palestine that stretches throughout Israel--Israel is eliminated on this map.
These are days in which the membership of the Palestinian Authority openly vow that Israel should be wiped off the map. Their rhetoric is the most hateful and vitriol of any generation since the Third Reich. Yet, diplomats and politicians seem to want to believe the image picture presented of non-violent leadership rather than the hard cold realities of terrorist destruction. The ramifications of these events are found in the Bible. But as the Apostle Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 4:3, 4, "But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them."
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
When covetousness abounds
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
When covetousness abounds
Exodus 20:17 is the 10th Commandment, which says, "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet they neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's." We see that we are not to desire what is not ours. Exodus 18:21 explains who is to govern, saying, "Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens." It is my opinion--stressing that this is my opinion--that covetousness is bad government, as well as sinful personal practice.
America has strayed far from the Founding Fathers' intent of limited government based on what the Constitution calls "enumerated powers." Enumerated powers, I believe, are very similar to the Ten Commandments in that they limit what is acceptable practice. I have had debates with other ministers of the gospel who take issue with my contention that if it is not expressly permitted in the Bible, it is not allowed. The liberal view is if it is not expressly forbidden in the Bible, it is allowed. This debate extends to Constitutional issues as well. A strict constructionist of the Constitution would say that government is limited by the authority given in the document. A liberal would say that if it is not forbidden, it is permissible.
From the position that coveting is bad government, this is one of the worst in history. The health care mandate is a tax increase. Increased government fees are tax increases. Confusing the public on taxing the rich (capital gains vs income tax) is a means of class warfare and promoting tax increases. Policies that cause home ownership foreclosures, higher food and fuel prices, the loss of jobs, record and insurmountable deficits and debt are all covetous practices that are detrimental to the general welfare of the governed. This particular White House has gone out of its way to replace a free market economy with a managed economy, which is coveting every citizen's ability of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
Likewise, this government is covetous toward your hard earned money in creating an environment that does not protect the national interest, provide for the common defense or for the general welfare of the people. By spending billions of taxpayer dollars in propping up the Muslim Brotherhood and offshoots of al Qaeda in their efforts to topple governments in Egypt, Libya, Yemen and elsewhere, the White House is undermining the national security of the United States and its allies. Now there are US ground troops in Libya--something the White House promised would not happen. Indeed, another front of war by America is opened. Covetousness abounds to every American citizen's peril.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
When covetousness abounds
Exodus 20:17 is the 10th Commandment, which says, "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet they neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's." We see that we are not to desire what is not ours. Exodus 18:21 explains who is to govern, saying, "Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens." It is my opinion--stressing that this is my opinion--that covetousness is bad government, as well as sinful personal practice.
America has strayed far from the Founding Fathers' intent of limited government based on what the Constitution calls "enumerated powers." Enumerated powers, I believe, are very similar to the Ten Commandments in that they limit what is acceptable practice. I have had debates with other ministers of the gospel who take issue with my contention that if it is not expressly permitted in the Bible, it is not allowed. The liberal view is if it is not expressly forbidden in the Bible, it is allowed. This debate extends to Constitutional issues as well. A strict constructionist of the Constitution would say that government is limited by the authority given in the document. A liberal would say that if it is not forbidden, it is permissible.
From the position that coveting is bad government, this is one of the worst in history. The health care mandate is a tax increase. Increased government fees are tax increases. Confusing the public on taxing the rich (capital gains vs income tax) is a means of class warfare and promoting tax increases. Policies that cause home ownership foreclosures, higher food and fuel prices, the loss of jobs, record and insurmountable deficits and debt are all covetous practices that are detrimental to the general welfare of the governed. This particular White House has gone out of its way to replace a free market economy with a managed economy, which is coveting every citizen's ability of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
Likewise, this government is covetous toward your hard earned money in creating an environment that does not protect the national interest, provide for the common defense or for the general welfare of the people. By spending billions of taxpayer dollars in propping up the Muslim Brotherhood and offshoots of al Qaeda in their efforts to topple governments in Egypt, Libya, Yemen and elsewhere, the White House is undermining the national security of the United States and its allies. Now there are US ground troops in Libya--something the White House promised would not happen. Indeed, another front of war by America is opened. Covetousness abounds to every American citizen's peril.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
When the darkness of deception overcomes the light of peace
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
When the darkness of deception overcomes the light of peace
In the days ahead of the United Nations meeting where the Palestinian Authority will independently seek official statehood for land in Israel, the Saudis are paying the Palestinians $200 million to make up a shortfall it needs to become a nation. This is an interesting development. The Saudis are ostensibly against the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah, which are prominently a part of the whole Palestinian movement in Israel. The news media likes to portray the wealthy Saudi Arabia as a moderate Arab state in the Middle East, an ally of the United States. In reality, it was terrorists from Saudi Arabia who hijacked the airplanes and ran them into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center towers on 9/11.
There is so much that defies common sense and logic with regard to carving a "Palestinian" state out of Israel. Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and all the other state actors surrounding Israel have enough useless land themselves that they could deed it over to the "Palestinians" if they were really concerned that their Arab brothers needed their own country. But, no, it has to be a state dividing Israel. If there were ever a perfect example that can be used of what will happen with Israel when a Palestinian state is created, Gaza is it. In August 2005, then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the eviction of some 8,500 Jewish settlers still remaining from 21 settlements in Gaza.
The peaceful Palestinians shot at the Israeli settlers as they were removed. Shortly afterwards, the Palestinians ransacked the productive greenhouses and buildings left by the Jews. Then they set up terrorist operations and began firing missiles into Israel--not at military installations, but at unwalled villages that heretofore had lived in peace. Five months later, Sharon suffered a stroke that has left him in a coma. Hamas has used Gaza as a staging ground for terrorist activities. Since the "liberation" of Egypt supported by the US government, Egypt has strengthened relations with Hamas and Hezbollah and there has been reports of increased weapons smuggling into the "Palestinian" held territories.
Whether it is Saudi Arabia or Egypt or Iran, who have differing views of Islam and in a vacuum would kill one another over it, they are united on one thing: hatred for Israel and Jews. This hate supersedes any relationship with any ally, and any intolerance for any political system or religious belief. Anyone with any sense at all can see it. Yet church leaders, leaders of nations, and even some Jews believe that splitting Israel into two pieces and sharing Jerusalem with terrorists whose mission is to destroy Israel will bring about peace. What folly! The Lord says in Jeremiah 8:11, "For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, "Peace, peace; when there is no peace." But there is plenty of deception.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
When the darkness of deception overcomes the light of peace
In the days ahead of the United Nations meeting where the Palestinian Authority will independently seek official statehood for land in Israel, the Saudis are paying the Palestinians $200 million to make up a shortfall it needs to become a nation. This is an interesting development. The Saudis are ostensibly against the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah, which are prominently a part of the whole Palestinian movement in Israel. The news media likes to portray the wealthy Saudi Arabia as a moderate Arab state in the Middle East, an ally of the United States. In reality, it was terrorists from Saudi Arabia who hijacked the airplanes and ran them into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center towers on 9/11.
There is so much that defies common sense and logic with regard to carving a "Palestinian" state out of Israel. Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and all the other state actors surrounding Israel have enough useless land themselves that they could deed it over to the "Palestinians" if they were really concerned that their Arab brothers needed their own country. But, no, it has to be a state dividing Israel. If there were ever a perfect example that can be used of what will happen with Israel when a Palestinian state is created, Gaza is it. In August 2005, then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the eviction of some 8,500 Jewish settlers still remaining from 21 settlements in Gaza.
The peaceful Palestinians shot at the Israeli settlers as they were removed. Shortly afterwards, the Palestinians ransacked the productive greenhouses and buildings left by the Jews. Then they set up terrorist operations and began firing missiles into Israel--not at military installations, but at unwalled villages that heretofore had lived in peace. Five months later, Sharon suffered a stroke that has left him in a coma. Hamas has used Gaza as a staging ground for terrorist activities. Since the "liberation" of Egypt supported by the US government, Egypt has strengthened relations with Hamas and Hezbollah and there has been reports of increased weapons smuggling into the "Palestinian" held territories.
Whether it is Saudi Arabia or Egypt or Iran, who have differing views of Islam and in a vacuum would kill one another over it, they are united on one thing: hatred for Israel and Jews. This hate supersedes any relationship with any ally, and any intolerance for any political system or religious belief. Anyone with any sense at all can see it. Yet church leaders, leaders of nations, and even some Jews believe that splitting Israel into two pieces and sharing Jerusalem with terrorists whose mission is to destroy Israel will bring about peace. What folly! The Lord says in Jeremiah 8:11, "For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, "Peace, peace; when there is no peace." But there is plenty of deception.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Monday, September 19, 2011
A serious prophetic warning to the Church
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Monday, September 19, 2011
A serious prophetic warning to the Church
Revelation 13:12 says of the second beast, the beast considered the false prophet of the antichrist, "And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed." This is generally considered the verse where the one world religion rises to power under the antichrist. There is a warning in verses 9 and 10: "If any man have an ear, let him hear. He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints." The call for Palestinian statehood is at the very least a type and shadow of these prophecies.
It is not so much the demand for a Palestinian state--one that to date does not recognize the right of Israel to exist; has adopted the terrorist group Hamas; holds to the doctrine of the destruction of Israel; and would cut Israel into two pieces--but that those who are demanding it are called Christian as well as Islamic. AFP reports: "A joint statement by Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Lutheran priests pledged their "support for the diplomatic efforts being deployed to win international recognition for the State of Palestine... on the June 1967 borders with Jerusalem as our capital."" As it currently stands, demands for a Palestinian state include the division of Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.
Islamic eschatology promotes the 12th Imam, known as the Mahdi, to return in the end days and establish the peace and justice of Islam over earth for a period of seven years. During this time, Islamic eschatology say the Islamic Caliphate will be established worldwide and Sharia will be the law of the land. Christians and Jews will be slaughtered or will convert to Islam. Islam believes that the Mahdi will have a prophet. His name is Jesus. The Islamic Jesus will deny Judaism and Christianity and proclaim Islam as the one world religion. This eschatology is strikingly similar to prophecies of the Bible that describe the antichrist and the false prophet.
Those in the Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Lutheran churches who are advocating the division of Jerusalem through a Palestinian state are assisting the designs of an Islamic Caliphate, a one world order under a satanic government disguised as a religion. In effect, they are leading into captivity. Revelation 14:2 defines the patience and the faith of the saints as "they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." Let him who has an ear, hear: Jesus said in Matthew 24:4, "Take heed that no man deceive you." Christian churches joining with Islam to divide Jerusalem will lead to captivity and death. Galatians 5:1 says, "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
The Daily Jot
Monday, September 19, 2011
A serious prophetic warning to the Church
Revelation 13:12 says of the second beast, the beast considered the false prophet of the antichrist, "And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed." This is generally considered the verse where the one world religion rises to power under the antichrist. There is a warning in verses 9 and 10: "If any man have an ear, let him hear. He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints." The call for Palestinian statehood is at the very least a type and shadow of these prophecies.
It is not so much the demand for a Palestinian state--one that to date does not recognize the right of Israel to exist; has adopted the terrorist group Hamas; holds to the doctrine of the destruction of Israel; and would cut Israel into two pieces--but that those who are demanding it are called Christian as well as Islamic. AFP reports: "A joint statement by Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Lutheran priests pledged their "support for the diplomatic efforts being deployed to win international recognition for the State of Palestine... on the June 1967 borders with Jerusalem as our capital."" As it currently stands, demands for a Palestinian state include the division of Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.
Islamic eschatology promotes the 12th Imam, known as the Mahdi, to return in the end days and establish the peace and justice of Islam over earth for a period of seven years. During this time, Islamic eschatology say the Islamic Caliphate will be established worldwide and Sharia will be the law of the land. Christians and Jews will be slaughtered or will convert to Islam. Islam believes that the Mahdi will have a prophet. His name is Jesus. The Islamic Jesus will deny Judaism and Christianity and proclaim Islam as the one world religion. This eschatology is strikingly similar to prophecies of the Bible that describe the antichrist and the false prophet.
Those in the Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Lutheran churches who are advocating the division of Jerusalem through a Palestinian state are assisting the designs of an Islamic Caliphate, a one world order under a satanic government disguised as a religion. In effect, they are leading into captivity. Revelation 14:2 defines the patience and the faith of the saints as "they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." Let him who has an ear, hear: Jesus said in Matthew 24:4, "Take heed that no man deceive you." Christian churches joining with Islam to divide Jerusalem will lead to captivity and death. Galatians 5:1 says, "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Friday, September 16, 2011
Look at what we have become; what shall become of us?
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Look at what we have become; what shall become of us?
The Federal Reserve has joined the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Swiss National Bank and the bank of Japan to flood money markets with dollars over the coming months to stimulate the European economy. US and world stock markets have been on the wane ostensibly because of the European debt crisis. The smart men and women running the American banking system have one answer--print more money, create more debt. In doing so, Americans should brace for runaway inflation, more debt related problems and an economy in America that will resemble a great recession, if not a depression.
My dad always used to say, "You get what you pay for." This is so true. Right now, the White House is encouraging the spending of dollars, the creating of debt, and the bail out of Europe's economy, while our own economy is in a tailspin. We did not hire our president to be the world's banker, but your hard earned tax money is being invested in bad business. If you pay for debt, you will get debt. My dad also used to say, "If you dance all night, you have to pay the fiddler in the morning." Here again, the American government is spending your money so fast and furious that there is none left to pay the debt. Then you will be enslaved by a government that is supposed to serve you.
Take an inventory of what all the debt is buying us. First and foremost, every man, woman and child in the United States (except illegal immigrants) owe the government over $46,000 for its debt. People continue losing their jobs. Unemployment claims rose another 11,000 last week, far greater than the government expected. And while people are losing their jobs, or can't find work, food prices made their biggest increase since March, and gas at the pumps went up 1.2 percent. Clothing prices also jump a percent. Home foreclosure notices increased 33% in August over July. Government management of the economy and its unbridled spending is causing all of this.
But what is the root cause? In my opinion, the root cause is the massive exodus of Americans from the ways of God. Deuteronomy 28:1 says, "And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth" Verse 15 says, however, that if God's people do not obey the Lord, "all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee." Even in many of our churches, the word of God is not being taught. How can we expect blessings when our actions as a nation bring curses? Look at what we have become. What shall become of us?
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
The Daily Jot
Daily reporting and analysis of current events from a biblical and prophetic perspective.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Look at what we have become; what shall become of us?
The Federal Reserve has joined the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Swiss National Bank and the bank of Japan to flood money markets with dollars over the coming months to stimulate the European economy. US and world stock markets have been on the wane ostensibly because of the European debt crisis. The smart men and women running the American banking system have one answer--print more money, create more debt. In doing so, Americans should brace for runaway inflation, more debt related problems and an economy in America that will resemble a great recession, if not a depression.
My dad always used to say, "You get what you pay for." This is so true. Right now, the White House is encouraging the spending of dollars, the creating of debt, and the bail out of Europe's economy, while our own economy is in a tailspin. We did not hire our president to be the world's banker, but your hard earned tax money is being invested in bad business. If you pay for debt, you will get debt. My dad also used to say, "If you dance all night, you have to pay the fiddler in the morning." Here again, the American government is spending your money so fast and furious that there is none left to pay the debt. Then you will be enslaved by a government that is supposed to serve you.
Take an inventory of what all the debt is buying us. First and foremost, every man, woman and child in the United States (except illegal immigrants) owe the government over $46,000 for its debt. People continue losing their jobs. Unemployment claims rose another 11,000 last week, far greater than the government expected. And while people are losing their jobs, or can't find work, food prices made their biggest increase since March, and gas at the pumps went up 1.2 percent. Clothing prices also jump a percent. Home foreclosure notices increased 33% in August over July. Government management of the economy and its unbridled spending is causing all of this.
But what is the root cause? In my opinion, the root cause is the massive exodus of Americans from the ways of God. Deuteronomy 28:1 says, "And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth" Verse 15 says, however, that if God's people do not obey the Lord, "all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee." Even in many of our churches, the word of God is not being taught. How can we expect blessings when our actions as a nation bring curses? Look at what we have become. What shall become of us?
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Thursday, September 15, 2011
US support of Sharia accelerates prophetic outlook
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
US support of Sharia accelerates prophetic outlook
After months of promoting the "Arab Spring" US-supported rebellions in Egypt and Libya as a call for self determination and democracy, the mainstream news media is finally catching up to what those of us in the "sane"-stream media have been saying all along--these rebellions replace dictatorships with a radical brand of Islamic Sharia. The US president has forced the American military and his diplomatic corps to support terrorist sponsoring- and terrorist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood and al Qaeda in overthrowing governments in the Middle East. As reality of the aftermath sets in, the star-crossed liberals who romanticize about grass roots revolutions are finding out the hard facts of their folly.
The darling of the leftist media, The Washington Post, revealed as if it were news on September 12 that Islamists are emerging in force in "new Libya." Still holding on to its romanticism over the thought of democracy in Islam, the Post maintained that The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), whose leadership won the day in the rebellion, is "not al Qaeda." Irrespective, on November 3, 2007, Al Jazeera reported, and the State Department confirmed, that LIFG became the Libyan wing of al Qaeda. It was big news at the time, swept under the rug when this Administration decided to spread Sharia in the name of democracy. The leader of the LIFG even hid behind a name change during the fighting in Libya.
The Post reports further: "Islamists led by the Libyan Muslim Brotherhood took advantage of secularists' absence from the eastern city of Benghazi to win passage of a revised provision that made Islamic law the principal law of the land, said a council member involved in the process." Al Jazeera, reported on September 13 that, "Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the chairman of the National Transitional Council, has a message for Libyans: Fear not, Sharia law is on the way." Jali said in a speech, "We are seeking to establish a state government by law and welfare--and Sharia, Islamic Law, should be the main source of law." Indeed, the current draft of Libya's new constitution sets forth that the nation will be ruled by Sharia.
Already in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood has tightened its grip to spread Sharia, and has created new relationships with Hamas and Hezbollah. The US president was instrumental in the overthrow of Egypt and it falling into the hands of the previously banned Muslim Brotherhood. These moves by the US have great prophetic significance. These new policies have long term impact, so much so, that many Biblical prophecies could be fulfilled with the turn of an event. Many have warned of the consequences of supporting evil. 2 Chronicles 36:16 says, "But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy."
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
The Daily Jot
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
US support of Sharia accelerates prophetic outlook
After months of promoting the "Arab Spring" US-supported rebellions in Egypt and Libya as a call for self determination and democracy, the mainstream news media is finally catching up to what those of us in the "sane"-stream media have been saying all along--these rebellions replace dictatorships with a radical brand of Islamic Sharia. The US president has forced the American military and his diplomatic corps to support terrorist sponsoring- and terrorist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood and al Qaeda in overthrowing governments in the Middle East. As reality of the aftermath sets in, the star-crossed liberals who romanticize about grass roots revolutions are finding out the hard facts of their folly.
The darling of the leftist media, The Washington Post, revealed as if it were news on September 12 that Islamists are emerging in force in "new Libya." Still holding on to its romanticism over the thought of democracy in Islam, the Post maintained that The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), whose leadership won the day in the rebellion, is "not al Qaeda." Irrespective, on November 3, 2007, Al Jazeera reported, and the State Department confirmed, that LIFG became the Libyan wing of al Qaeda. It was big news at the time, swept under the rug when this Administration decided to spread Sharia in the name of democracy. The leader of the LIFG even hid behind a name change during the fighting in Libya.
The Post reports further: "Islamists led by the Libyan Muslim Brotherhood took advantage of secularists' absence from the eastern city of Benghazi to win passage of a revised provision that made Islamic law the principal law of the land, said a council member involved in the process." Al Jazeera, reported on September 13 that, "Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the chairman of the National Transitional Council, has a message for Libyans: Fear not, Sharia law is on the way." Jali said in a speech, "We are seeking to establish a state government by law and welfare--and Sharia, Islamic Law, should be the main source of law." Indeed, the current draft of Libya's new constitution sets forth that the nation will be ruled by Sharia.
Already in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood has tightened its grip to spread Sharia, and has created new relationships with Hamas and Hezbollah. The US president was instrumental in the overthrow of Egypt and it falling into the hands of the previously banned Muslim Brotherhood. These moves by the US have great prophetic significance. These new policies have long term impact, so much so, that many Biblical prophecies could be fulfilled with the turn of an event. Many have warned of the consequences of supporting evil. 2 Chronicles 36:16 says, "But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy."
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Smoking Gun: Justice Department covering up selling guns to drug cartel members
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Smoking Gun: Justice Department covering up selling guns to drug cartel members
On September 7, Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters that reports were untrue linking his department and the White House with the decision to sell guns to Mexican drug runners through Operation Fast and Furious. He claimed they were politically motivated, saying, "The notion that somehow or other this thing reaches into the upper levels of the Justice Department is something that. ... I don't think is supported by the facts. It's kind of something I think certain members of Congress would like to see, the notion that somehow or other high-level people in the department were involved." This is an outright denial that he (Holder) or any other high official knew about the operation.
I am not going to mince words. Holder is lying. On April 2, 2009, Holder gave a speech to the Mexico/United States Arms Trafficking Conference in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Posted on the US Department of Justice's website (www.justice.gov/ag/speeches/2009/ag-speech-090402.html) are his remarks. He said, "Last week, our administration launched a major new effort to break the backs of the cartels. My department is committing 100 new ATF personnel to the Southwest border in the next 100 days to supplement our ongoing Project Gunrunner, DEA is adding 16 new positions on the border, as well as mobile enforcement teams, and the FBI is creating a new intelligence group focusing on kidnapping and extortion."
Project Gunrunner and Operation Fast and Furious are synonymous. CBS News, for example, reported on February 23, 2011 the death of border agent Brian Terry, who was murdered by a drug cartel thug using an assault rifle purchased at a US gun shop. The weapon was part of thousands of guns that were delivered into the hands of Mexican drug cartel criminals by the Justice Department's Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. CBS reported that ATF said "the idea was to gather intelligence to see where the guns ended up." The murder of Terry brought this insane program to the public forefront, where the Attorney General has denied any prior knowledge.
A search of the Justice Department website shows dozens of releases and statements on the subject, many by Holder himself. Holder's Justice Department authorized the sale of weapons to Mexican drug cartel members through US gun shops. The purpose was to track the weapons when crimes were committed. Americans have been killed because of it. Holder denies knowing of it. The President denies knowing of it. But there are references throughout the Justice Department website touting it. Jesus said in John 3:20, "For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved." Here is a place where the light of truth needs to shine.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Smoking Gun: Justice Department covering up selling guns to drug cartel members
On September 7, Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters that reports were untrue linking his department and the White House with the decision to sell guns to Mexican drug runners through Operation Fast and Furious. He claimed they were politically motivated, saying, "The notion that somehow or other this thing reaches into the upper levels of the Justice Department is something that. ... I don't think is supported by the facts. It's kind of something I think certain members of Congress would like to see, the notion that somehow or other high-level people in the department were involved." This is an outright denial that he (Holder) or any other high official knew about the operation.
I am not going to mince words. Holder is lying. On April 2, 2009, Holder gave a speech to the Mexico/United States Arms Trafficking Conference in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Posted on the US Department of Justice's website (www.justice.gov/ag/speeches/2009/ag-speech-090402.html) are his remarks. He said, "Last week, our administration launched a major new effort to break the backs of the cartels. My department is committing 100 new ATF personnel to the Southwest border in the next 100 days to supplement our ongoing Project Gunrunner, DEA is adding 16 new positions on the border, as well as mobile enforcement teams, and the FBI is creating a new intelligence group focusing on kidnapping and extortion."
Project Gunrunner and Operation Fast and Furious are synonymous. CBS News, for example, reported on February 23, 2011 the death of border agent Brian Terry, who was murdered by a drug cartel thug using an assault rifle purchased at a US gun shop. The weapon was part of thousands of guns that were delivered into the hands of Mexican drug cartel criminals by the Justice Department's Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. CBS reported that ATF said "the idea was to gather intelligence to see where the guns ended up." The murder of Terry brought this insane program to the public forefront, where the Attorney General has denied any prior knowledge.
A search of the Justice Department website shows dozens of releases and statements on the subject, many by Holder himself. Holder's Justice Department authorized the sale of weapons to Mexican drug cartel members through US gun shops. The purpose was to track the weapons when crimes were committed. Americans have been killed because of it. Holder denies knowing of it. The President denies knowing of it. But there are references throughout the Justice Department website touting it. Jesus said in John 3:20, "For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved." Here is a place where the light of truth needs to shine.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The Prophecy Clock: White House winds it tighter
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The Prophecy Clock: White House winds it tighter
The president of the United States has continued the nation-building policy of his predecessor by taking an art that should be lost to a whole new level--destabilizing the Middle East by supporting terrorist groups and terrorist sponsoring groups--namely al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood. Case in point is the overthrow of the Egyptian government by the Muslim Brotherhood and the support of al Qaeda in ousting the Libyan dictator. All the intellectuals that support the current president are hailing this so-called "Arab Spring" as a landmark step toward democracy and self determination. In reality, this policy has legitimized Islamic Sharia and has brought end times prophecy closer to fulfillment.
In Zechariah 12:3, the Lord says, "And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it." And in 14:2, 3, "For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle." While the intellectuals believe that Sharia is self determination, history shows us that Islam exists to do the bidding of satan.
Since the US has gotten behind the terrorists, even though they war against America, demands have increased for a Palestinian state that divides Israel into two pieces. Turkey has cut diplomatic ties with Israel and is threatening military escort of arms and goods in flotillas to Gaza. The US and the United Nations have failed to stop Iran's nuclear program as its nuclear plant stepped up operations this week. Islamic states say they will push for UN recognition of a Palestinian state next week. Russia says it will vote with the Islamists. Now NATO's Secretary General is warning about what observers knew before the Libyan operations--that Libya could fall into the hands of Islamic extremists.
Published in Israel News is an account of a conversation King Abdullah of Jordan had with an Israeli intellectual, who argued that the developments in the Middle East were good for Israel. Abdullah said he told the Israeli, "I replied and said that it was the opposite and that Israel's situation today is more difficult than ever before...Jordan and the future Palestine are stronger than Israel is today. It is the Israeli who is scared today." While the intellectuals and wise believe they can outsmart God, they are actually paving the way for the Tribulation and the antichrist. Trouble is, America is helping and there is a promise from God about that in Zechariah 12:9, "I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The Prophecy Clock: White House winds it tighter
The president of the United States has continued the nation-building policy of his predecessor by taking an art that should be lost to a whole new level--destabilizing the Middle East by supporting terrorist groups and terrorist sponsoring groups--namely al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood. Case in point is the overthrow of the Egyptian government by the Muslim Brotherhood and the support of al Qaeda in ousting the Libyan dictator. All the intellectuals that support the current president are hailing this so-called "Arab Spring" as a landmark step toward democracy and self determination. In reality, this policy has legitimized Islamic Sharia and has brought end times prophecy closer to fulfillment.
In Zechariah 12:3, the Lord says, "And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it." And in 14:2, 3, "For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle." While the intellectuals believe that Sharia is self determination, history shows us that Islam exists to do the bidding of satan.
Since the US has gotten behind the terrorists, even though they war against America, demands have increased for a Palestinian state that divides Israel into two pieces. Turkey has cut diplomatic ties with Israel and is threatening military escort of arms and goods in flotillas to Gaza. The US and the United Nations have failed to stop Iran's nuclear program as its nuclear plant stepped up operations this week. Islamic states say they will push for UN recognition of a Palestinian state next week. Russia says it will vote with the Islamists. Now NATO's Secretary General is warning about what observers knew before the Libyan operations--that Libya could fall into the hands of Islamic extremists.
Published in Israel News is an account of a conversation King Abdullah of Jordan had with an Israeli intellectual, who argued that the developments in the Middle East were good for Israel. Abdullah said he told the Israeli, "I replied and said that it was the opposite and that Israel's situation today is more difficult than ever before...Jordan and the future Palestine are stronger than Israel is today. It is the Israeli who is scared today." While the intellectuals and wise believe they can outsmart God, they are actually paving the way for the Tribulation and the antichrist. Trouble is, America is helping and there is a promise from God about that in Zechariah 12:9, "I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Monday, September 12, 2011
The Prophetic Truth and the Reality of 911
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Monday, September 12, 2011
The Prophetic Truth and the Reality of 911
As we remember the atrocities of 911, let us not forget the reason for 911. Islam. The man who occupies the Oval Office remarked that America will never be at war with Islam or any other religion. But who has America been fighting the past ten years? Who has perpetrated terror against innocent men, women, and children since the Barbary pirates in the late 1700's through early 1800's? Islam. Who justifies killing; who justifies that Israel is comprised of pigs and should be destroyed; who's "holy book" instructs its CULTure to either convert Christians and Jews into its system, or kill them? Islam.
This is prophesied in the Bible of the one true God in Genesis 16:11, 12, "And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren." This was the beginning of the star and crescent, where even Mohammed traced back the beginning of Islam. It is Ishmael who the Muslims believe was heir to Abraham, something cooked up thousands of years later.
It is a real stretch to point out in a speech commemorating the horrors of 911 to say that America's men and women have been at war for ten years, and then say it is not a war against Islam. Every one of our children who have been killed in Afghanistan, even in Iraq, by the enemy, where killed in the name of allah. It is even worse to adopt a foreign policy, as America's leadership has, to partner with our enemies--Islamic Sharia groups like the Muslim Brotherhood and al Qaeda--to overthrow governments and destabilize the Middle East in the name of spreading democracy. This is not only a sham, it is a shame.
As I remember 911, I remember how a militant fascist political system started another world war disguised as a "peaceful" religion. I remember the many prophecies in the Bible about the end times and how there will be a one world system and a one world religion under the antichrist, who will reign over tribulation for seven years. And I remember how Islam's eschatology speaks of the Mahdi who will return in the end times and establish the peace of Islam over all the earth for seven years with Jesus Christ as his prophet. And I see the spirit of delusion as it casts its net over the arrogant and unbelieving. Only in Christ is there truth.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Daily reporting and analysis of current events from a biblical and prophetic perspective.
Monday, September 12, 2011
The Prophetic Truth and the Reality of 911
As we remember the atrocities of 911, let us not forget the reason for 911. Islam. The man who occupies the Oval Office remarked that America will never be at war with Islam or any other religion. But who has America been fighting the past ten years? Who has perpetrated terror against innocent men, women, and children since the Barbary pirates in the late 1700's through early 1800's? Islam. Who justifies killing; who justifies that Israel is comprised of pigs and should be destroyed; who's "holy book" instructs its CULTure to either convert Christians and Jews into its system, or kill them? Islam.
This is prophesied in the Bible of the one true God in Genesis 16:11, 12, "And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren." This was the beginning of the star and crescent, where even Mohammed traced back the beginning of Islam. It is Ishmael who the Muslims believe was heir to Abraham, something cooked up thousands of years later.
It is a real stretch to point out in a speech commemorating the horrors of 911 to say that America's men and women have been at war for ten years, and then say it is not a war against Islam. Every one of our children who have been killed in Afghanistan, even in Iraq, by the enemy, where killed in the name of allah. It is even worse to adopt a foreign policy, as America's leadership has, to partner with our enemies--Islamic Sharia groups like the Muslim Brotherhood and al Qaeda--to overthrow governments and destabilize the Middle East in the name of spreading democracy. This is not only a sham, it is a shame.
As I remember 911, I remember how a militant fascist political system started another world war disguised as a "peaceful" religion. I remember the many prophecies in the Bible about the end times and how there will be a one world system and a one world religion under the antichrist, who will reign over tribulation for seven years. And I remember how Islam's eschatology speaks of the Mahdi who will return in the end times and establish the peace of Islam over all the earth for seven years with Jesus Christ as his prophet. And I see the spirit of delusion as it casts its net over the arrogant and unbelieving. Only in Christ is there truth.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Friday, September 9, 2011
When love waxes cold in the absence of God's law
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Friday, September 9, 2011
When love waxes cold in the absence of God's law
Jesus said in Matthew 24:12, "And because iniquity (lawlessness) shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold." This is what has happened to our great nation. The laws of God have become anathema to many, and their love for one another as Americans and as God's children has waxed cold. Case in point is the recent rhetoric by Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa, who on September 6 declared war on conservative Americans saying, "Let's take these son-of-a-b...out." House Black Caucus member Maxine Waters (D-Ca) said, "The Tea Party can go straight to hell, and I'll help them get there." Vice President Joe Biden has called TEA Party members "terrorists" and Republicans "barbarians."
From a president calling for more civility in politics...nothing. Silence. No condemnation. No words of reconciliation that would bring Americans together. What gives? Its deeper than politics. Its a way of life. Its the belief that a free market economy with moral people is despicable in comparison to a controlled economy with moral relativism. Those of the former are the enemy in the eyes of the latter. While both sides likely feel the same about one another, one side has at least the decency to refrain from such public characterizations. Notwithstanding, the "ilk" emanating from the White House through liberalism these days is wholeheartedly dark.
Another example is the foreign policy of America. Nation building started in the first Bush term, but now America is aiding al Qaeda directly in Libya and indirectly through the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Yemen, Syria, the Palestinian Authority and who knows where else. White House terrorist advisor John Brennan has admitted that members of al Qaeda's Libyan organization were being helped by the US in overthrowing the government there. Abu Abdallah al-Sadiq, a founder of the al Qaeda-linked Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) currently known as Abdel Hakim al-Khulidi Belhaj was trained by US Special Forces to (according to UPI) to take down the Libyan government. He is now calling for Islamic Sharia Law.
Certainly, early drafts of the new Libyan Constitution expressly state that the country will be governed by Sharia. The Daily Jot confirmed that US Special Forces indeed were on the ground in Tripoli. Sharia Law, Islam, Jihad, Socialism, racism, hatred--are all against God's law. Further, the United States aiding terrorists is directly against Israel, where the Bible is very specific about blessings and curses. We as a people are trekking down a very dangerous road. John Adams stated, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." We have strayed afar from the laws of God and love for one another. If we do not repent, the consequences are dire.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Friday, September 9, 2011
When love waxes cold in the absence of God's law
Jesus said in Matthew 24:12, "And because iniquity (lawlessness) shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold." This is what has happened to our great nation. The laws of God have become anathema to many, and their love for one another as Americans and as God's children has waxed cold. Case in point is the recent rhetoric by Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa, who on September 6 declared war on conservative Americans saying, "Let's take these son-of-a-b...out." House Black Caucus member Maxine Waters (D-Ca) said, "The Tea Party can go straight to hell, and I'll help them get there." Vice President Joe Biden has called TEA Party members "terrorists" and Republicans "barbarians."
From a president calling for more civility in politics...nothing. Silence. No condemnation. No words of reconciliation that would bring Americans together. What gives? Its deeper than politics. Its a way of life. Its the belief that a free market economy with moral people is despicable in comparison to a controlled economy with moral relativism. Those of the former are the enemy in the eyes of the latter. While both sides likely feel the same about one another, one side has at least the decency to refrain from such public characterizations. Notwithstanding, the "ilk" emanating from the White House through liberalism these days is wholeheartedly dark.
Another example is the foreign policy of America. Nation building started in the first Bush term, but now America is aiding al Qaeda directly in Libya and indirectly through the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Yemen, Syria, the Palestinian Authority and who knows where else. White House terrorist advisor John Brennan has admitted that members of al Qaeda's Libyan organization were being helped by the US in overthrowing the government there. Abu Abdallah al-Sadiq, a founder of the al Qaeda-linked Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) currently known as Abdel Hakim al-Khulidi Belhaj was trained by US Special Forces to (according to UPI) to take down the Libyan government. He is now calling for Islamic Sharia Law.
Certainly, early drafts of the new Libyan Constitution expressly state that the country will be governed by Sharia. The Daily Jot confirmed that US Special Forces indeed were on the ground in Tripoli. Sharia Law, Islam, Jihad, Socialism, racism, hatred--are all against God's law. Further, the United States aiding terrorists is directly against Israel, where the Bible is very specific about blessings and curses. We as a people are trekking down a very dangerous road. John Adams stated, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." We have strayed afar from the laws of God and love for one another. If we do not repent, the consequences are dire.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The Answer to the Islamic Challenge in Ghana
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Daily reporting and analysis of current events from a biblical and prophetic perspective.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The Answer to the Islamic Challenge in Ghana
There have been a lot of teachings about exactly what Jesus meant when he said in Matthew 5:39, "...but whosever smite thee on they right cheek, turn to him the other also." After seeing how some very dear Christian brothers and sisters witness to Muslims in Ghana, I believe one of the meanings could be that when people show you contempt and ill will, that you do not repay evil for evil, but rather kindness will touch their hearts more than any other thing. Let's face it, everything for which Islam stands is the antithesis of the Bible, and the Islamic theology is to do Jews and Christians harm, and they do it well.
After interviewing several Ghanians who have success witnessing to Muslims, and watching some of them in action, I conclude that showing Muslims love and creating one on one relationships results in Islamic conversions to Christ. Large evangelical "crusades" don't work. All say that it starts with a gift--some money, some food, some clothing--to show that you care. The next step is a discussion about who Jesus is. The Muslims know Jesus, but from a position of great disinformation. A frank, but loving, discussion of who Jesus is, how he died for our sins, and the salvation gift gets them thinking.
This is why our approach in Ghana attacks the Islamic Challenge in Ghana from a four pronged strategy. First, we are training up pastors to plant house churches in the rural areas. Through house churches, relationships can be created and grown over small group teachings, meals, and fellowships. Second, we want to focus on children. If we follow the Proverb that if you train up a child in the way he should go, when he is old he will not depart from it, then if we are able to school and educate children from a Christian worldview, we will will souls as well as make disciples for generations to come.
Third, our home churches cannot grow into large building-centered fortresses. They must utilize their resources to reach out to others through feeding and clothing programs, creating relationships. And fourth, we want to promote entrepreneurship that can eventually provide housing, jobs, food and essentials. Currently, we are in start up. Our needs include sponsorships of those ministers and evangelists in training, sponsorships of children for our mission schools in development, and donations that help us establish our infrastructure. Already, we have three such churches, and a fourth in the making. And we are conducting feeding programs. The love of Christ is a powerful tool!
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Daily reporting and analysis of current events from a biblical and prophetic perspective.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The Answer to the Islamic Challenge in Ghana
There have been a lot of teachings about exactly what Jesus meant when he said in Matthew 5:39, "...but whosever smite thee on they right cheek, turn to him the other also." After seeing how some very dear Christian brothers and sisters witness to Muslims in Ghana, I believe one of the meanings could be that when people show you contempt and ill will, that you do not repay evil for evil, but rather kindness will touch their hearts more than any other thing. Let's face it, everything for which Islam stands is the antithesis of the Bible, and the Islamic theology is to do Jews and Christians harm, and they do it well.
After interviewing several Ghanians who have success witnessing to Muslims, and watching some of them in action, I conclude that showing Muslims love and creating one on one relationships results in Islamic conversions to Christ. Large evangelical "crusades" don't work. All say that it starts with a gift--some money, some food, some clothing--to show that you care. The next step is a discussion about who Jesus is. The Muslims know Jesus, but from a position of great disinformation. A frank, but loving, discussion of who Jesus is, how he died for our sins, and the salvation gift gets them thinking.
This is why our approach in Ghana attacks the Islamic Challenge in Ghana from a four pronged strategy. First, we are training up pastors to plant house churches in the rural areas. Through house churches, relationships can be created and grown over small group teachings, meals, and fellowships. Second, we want to focus on children. If we follow the Proverb that if you train up a child in the way he should go, when he is old he will not depart from it, then if we are able to school and educate children from a Christian worldview, we will will souls as well as make disciples for generations to come.
Third, our home churches cannot grow into large building-centered fortresses. They must utilize their resources to reach out to others through feeding and clothing programs, creating relationships. And fourth, we want to promote entrepreneurship that can eventually provide housing, jobs, food and essentials. Currently, we are in start up. Our needs include sponsorships of those ministers and evangelists in training, sponsorships of children for our mission schools in development, and donations that help us establish our infrastructure. Already, we have three such churches, and a fourth in the making. And we are conducting feeding programs. The love of Christ is a powerful tool!
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Thursday, September 1, 2011
The Islamic Challenge in Ghana Part 1
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
The Islamic Challenge in Ghana Part 1
He is a Christian pastor in a small rural village. Its not an easy life. Ministering is difficult in of itself, but it is even more so when there are little resources, your flock is in need of food, clothing and shelter. Just traveling around to see them, pray with them, encourage them is a labor of love--walking miles, taking taxis and tro tros, braving the elements. We as Americans have little concept of just how difficult it is to travel even short distances, let alone eat and communicate. What would we do without our cell phones, computers, cars and support systems? Imagine not having the resources to even go to the store.
Also imagine that there is a new man who moved into the village. He has money, he is a businessman, he just might be the answer to a lot of the problems faced by this pastor. The man seeks out the pastor. Talks to him about his ministry. Encourages him, befriends him. Before long, the businessman gives the pastor a car. This is a great relief as he can now minister to his flock so much more effectively. A while later, the businessman offers the pastor a place to live, low rent, very nice. The pastor is then offered a part time job that allows him to provide better for his family and still minister. He believes he has been blessed.
Then one day the businessman calls in the pastor to speak to him. He tells the pastor that he wants him to become a Muslim. The pastor says that he is Christian and leads a flock. But thanks the businessman for caring about him. The businessman says, "I do not think you understand. I have provided you a car. I have provided you a house. I have provided for you a job. Now I require of you that you convert to Islam." The pastor pauses a moment to reflect. Then he replies, "I very much appreciate all you have done for me. You are asking me to deny my savior Jesus Christ. This is something I cannot do, will not do."
The businessman collected the car. Turned pastor and his family out in the street. And fired the pastor from his job. But this is the way it goes in West Africa. In generally settled areas, the Muslims try to buy their way into the Christian community and seek to make conversions out of the tremendous needs. The money comes from drugs, prostitution, sometimes from the oil rich nations. It can be used to meet every need except that of the soul. Jesus said in Matthew 6:33, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Only the Lord is our provider and our source of everlasting life.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
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