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Commandments need more church focus

Posted in Church Falling Away, Deception, End Times Prophecy, tagged , , , , , , on October 15, 2010|

We have all drifted or been led astray from the basics of God’s word.  Do you know the ten commandments?  List them off in you head right now?  I got quite a few but it took a while.  We all need to get back to the basics of founding our lives on God’s word.  Christ warned of the church falling away in the last days.  Satan is doing his best to quicken the fall.  Do we still teach the 10 commandments in Sunday school?  We must re-found ourselves on the rock…

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Commandments need more church focus

The Family Research Council (FRC) recently decided to make the Ten Commandment its focus in order to stress the necessity of God’s law in society. Kenyn Cureton, vice president for church ministries at the FRC, explains that a USA Today poll shows that 60 percent of Americans do not know five of the Ten Commandments.

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‘Flag of Islam’ Over the White House Vow

Posted in Christian Persecution, Church Falling Away, Deception, End Times Prophecy, One World Religion, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 7, 2010|

Amazing video and story, not only because of the bold statement but in how the Media host did not follow up or condemn such a bold statement.  She didn’t even pause…  The are becoming more and more open with their intentions, I believe this is part of the birth pains and the exponential growth we will see in certain areas until Christ returns…

More on the Exponential growth, check out this link:  Exponential Growth Marks the Times

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‘Flag of Islam’ Over the White House Vow

On last night’s “O’Reilly Factor,” host Bill O’Reilly lambasted ABC TV host Christiane Amanpour regarding her handling of recent comments by a British Muslim cleric that Islam will “conquer” America.

“The liberal media … is buying into the gentile Islam,” he told guest Charles Krauthammer. “The media in America is close to [becoming] the media in Europe, which as you know is a very significant factor in this kind of situation.”

On Sunday, Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary claimed that Sharia law will one day rule the East and West and “the flag of Islam will fly over the White House.” (See video below.)

“That is a provocative statement that Miss Amanpour certainly didn’t challenge the way she should have,” O’Reilly said. “That’s what gets me about ABC news. … They let this stuff go and I don’t think they should”:

(Editor’s note: The above section of the story is an update. The Blaze’s originally article appears below.)

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Rise of the Muslim global nation, influence surging…

Posted in Christian Persecution, Church Falling Away, Deception, End Times Prophecy, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 7, 2010|

Are we seeing a shift?  Could it be that Islam becomes the one world religion after the church is Raptured?

Did you know you can make a tax exempt donation to Hamas?  Influence?

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Report: Islamic numbers, influence surging

Situation really bad for Christians where Muslims are now in the majority in Europe

Muslims are taking over parts of the world into which they move simply by outnumbering the previous residents, concludes a new study by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.

Study coordinator Brian Grim says that of the estimated 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide, most are South Asian, largely in India and Indonesia. The second largest Muslim group comes from the Middle East.

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‘Christian’ media swings left

Posted in Church Falling Away, Deception, End Times Prophecy, tagged , , , , , , on October 7, 2010|

Deception is all around us.  A wolf in sheep’s clothes, we must remain watchful to make sure we and those we love are not misled…  Christ warned us that in the last days, deception would increase, the church would begin to fall away, and many would follow false christs.  Satan is working overtime to make these come to pass by infiltrating Christian organizations…be watchful.  Stand firm on the Truth, God’s Word, the Bible.

Matthew 24:4-5 (NIV) – “4Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.”

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‘Christian’ media swings left

David Neff is editor-in-chief for Christianity Today. The magazine is still considered to be mainstream and representative of evangelicals. It was founded when Ike was president, and it is amazing how many Christians consider CT to be their friend. In reality, it is center-left and fairly contemptuous of the issues conservative Christians hold dear.

Witness Neff’s recent Facebook post, in which he cites a Wall St. Journal piece about the Ground Zero mosque. Neff said that “all the negative attention” the mosque project has received has in fact helped amass a war chest for the building of the mosque. Again, Neff was citing the WSJ article, but one wonders why he seems to aim a weird web of blame at Americans who find the mosque both offensive and potentially dangerous.

Of course, the editorial staff at CT has a long history of center-left stances.

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Church Falling Away or led astray…

Posted in Church Falling Away, Deception, End Times Prophecy, tagged , , , , , on October 7, 2010|

A lot of articles over the last week on the church falling away or being led astray.  We must wake up our neighbors and get people to turn back to God…

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In Holy Land, Christians a community in decline

BEIT SAHOUR, West Bank (Reuters) – In the land where Jesus lived, Christians say their dwindling numbers are turning churches from places of worship into museums.

Tourists visit the site of the Baptism at the holy land of Jordan river May 6, 2009. (REUTERS/Jamal Saidi/Files)

And when Christian pilgrims come from all over the world to visit the places of Christ’s birth, death and resurrection, they find them divided by a concrete wall.

Members of the Abu al-Zulaf family, Palestinian Christians, have left the hills and olive groves of their village near Bethlehem for Sweden and the United States, seeking a better life than that on offer in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Ayman Abu al-Zulaf, 41, moved to France in 1998. But he returned to Beit Sahour, the village where he was born, a year later. “I needed to be here, not in France,” he said. “Without Christians, the Holy Land, the land of Jesus, has no value.”

That’s his message to Christian pilgrims he meets through his work as a tour guide. “Christians have a very major mission here in Palestine. We are the bridge to the West,” he said.

Today, Christians make up just 1 percent of the mainly Muslim population of the Palestinian territories, said Hanna Eissa, who is in charge of Christian affairs in the Palestinian Authority’s religious affairs ministry.

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Ground Zero mosque likened to Superman’s HQ

Posted in Christian Persecution, Church Falling Away, Deception, End Times Prophecy, tagged , , , , , , on October 4, 2010|

More information released on the Ground Zero mosque, unusual architecture to say the least…

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Ground Zero mosque likened to Superman’s HQ

Futuristic designs for an Islamic centre and mosque near the site of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York have been unveiled to widespread expert acclaim.

The sketches showed a 16-storey building wrapped in a honeycomb of abstract shapes.

The building was compared by some to the Fortress of Solitude, the crystalline headquarters of Superman depicted in comic books.

Others suggested that some of the shapes resembled the Jewish symbol of the Star of David. The company behind the development pointed out that the hexagram is also used in Islam, as the Seal of Solomon, as well as in Christianity and other religions.

Sharif El-Gamal, the developer, said: “We want to have a marriage between Islamic architecture and New York City. We want to do something that is green and cool.”

The proposed Islamic centre, two blocks from the site of the World Trade Centre attacks, has created widespread controversy in the United States.

The designs suggest it will have four floors taken up by a sports, fitness and swimming centre.

There will also be a child care centre, a restaurant, culinary school, art studios, exhibition space and auditorium.

The prayer space for Muslims will be on two levels in the basement, and the 12th floor will have a 9/11 memorial and sanctuary open to people of all faiths.

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Interfaith Group Urges U.S. To Press For Middle East Agreement

Posted in Church Falling Away, Deception, End Times Prophecy, tagged , , , , , , on October 3, 2010|

We must be very careful what we support these days, there is much deception and many ‘false christs'”, just as Jesus Christ predicted.  We need to anchor ourselves in His Word and make sure we are watchful of our church and its proclaimed beliefs.  Those that are not watchful, risk being led astray…

Matthew 24:4-8 (NIV) – “4Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,[a]‘ and will deceive many. 6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of birth pains.”

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Interfaith Group Urges U.S. To Press For Middle East Agreement

(RNS) A broad coalition of U.S. Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders has backed the Obama administration’s efforts to broker peace between Israel and Palestinians.

Members of the National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East met Wednesday (Sept. 29) with National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. The coalition called for “active, fair and firm U.S. leadership for Arab-Israeli-Palestinian peace.”

“We believe that concerted, sustained U.S. leadership for peace is essential,” the coalition said. “And we know that time is not on the side of peace, that delay is not an option.”

The group has expressed faith in a two-state solution since forming in 2003. Its latest statement was signed by 15 Christian leaders representing Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, evangelical and mainline Protestant denominations; six rabbis and a professor from Judaism’s Reform and Reconstructionist movements; and six Muslims representing the Islamic Society of North America and other groups.

“One of the biggest obstacles to peace in the Middle East is cynicism,” said Bishop Howard Hubbard, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace.

“As people of faith, we must remember that with God all things are possible. The human spirit can overcome even the longest and most violent of conflicts.”

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WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE CHURCH?

Posted in Church Falling Away, End Times Prophecy, tagged , , , , on October 3, 2010|

Good article on one man’s observations of our Church’s these days…

Really makes you think…

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WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE CHURCH?

By Grant Phillips

I noticed this morning in one of the local papers the following activities scheduled this week-end for some of the local churches:

One local church is offering an Internet safety program presentation. The Internet can be very helpful with education, purchasing, news and other ways, but it is also like walking through a mine field. One needs to be careful. Therefore, this is probably a good thing to do, even within the church scenario. There are many ways our children can be harmed via the Internet, and parents need to know what to do to protect their children and themselves.

Another local church will sponsor “Photography as a Prayer Workshop”, where they will “define prayer, basic photographic principles, and think together about the spiritual practices of photography”. Now I’m getting somewhat apprehensive. Understood, I don’t know where they are going with this, but I’m having to stretch my mind to comprehend any relationship between prayer and basic photographic principles. I also cannot seem to connect with the “spiritual practices of photography”, although I’m trying to keep an open mind.

Two churches are having a bean supper. All I will say here is that church folk sure do like to eat.

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Survey: Americans don’t know much about religion

Posted in Church Falling Away, End Times Prophecy, tagged , , , on September 29, 2010|

Interesting study, the numbers are closer than the title leads you to believe, and I was surprised how much weight they put on knowing details about other religions or history of the church verses Bible teachings.  I was also surprised on the results of the bread and wine question.  It would be interesting to see all of the questions, and if there is any past polls that would show you a trend line…even though we know how it is trending.  The Bible tells us.

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Survey: Americans don’t know much about religion

A new survey of Americans’ knowledge of religion found that atheists, agnostics, Jews and Mormons outperformed Protestants and Roman Catholics in answering questions about major religions, while many respondents could not correctly give the most basic tenets of their own faiths.

Forty-five percent of Roman Catholics who participated in the study didn’t know that, according to church teaching, the bread and wine used in Holy Communion is not just a symbol, but becomes the body and blood of Christ.

More than half of Protestants could not identify Martin Luther as the person who inspired the Protestant Reformation. And about four in 10 Jews did not know that Maimonides, one of the greatest rabbis and intellectuals in history, was Jewish.

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Great sermon on bible prophecy today…

Posted in Church Falling Away, Deception, Earthquakes, End Times Prophecy, Ezekiel 38 War, One World Religion, Pestilence, Psalm 83 War, Rapture, Rebuilding the temple, Salvation, Weather signs, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 28, 2010|

I don’t understand why more ministers and churches talk about prophecy.

It is so inspiring and reassuring that we believe in the One True God.

It affirms our faith and makes us stronger.

There is loads of information given as well as very good context.

I especially like the end of the 3rd and 4th segment.  When he talks about the fiery furnace from Daniel as a picture of end times prophecy and also what the true test of belief in True Christ is that Jesus is God.

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Aloha Bible Prophecy – 09-12-10

Posted in Antichrist, Christian Persecution, Church Falling Away, Deception, End Times Prophecy, One World Currency, One World Government, One World Religion, Rapture, Salvation, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on September 26, 2010|

Another good Prophecy Update from our Aloha brethren.

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Obama Asks Religious Leaders to Preach the Gospel of HC Reform

Posted in Church Falling Away, Deception, End Times Prophecy, One World Government, tagged , , , , , , , on September 23, 2010|

This is outrageous.  This is not of God, this is of the evil one.

How far have we, as the church, fallen that we would allow ourselves to be used for propaganda.

Check out these quotes from Obama and the full story below…

“Get out there and spread the word,” the president encouraged religious leaders on the call. Politico reports that Obama also advised those listening to treat the new law as settled fact and use their perches of power to convey that message to congregants and friends.

“The debate in Washington is over,” he said, and called on the leaders to be “important validators and trusted resources,” regarding the law.

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Obama Asks Religious Leaders to Preach the Gospel of HC Reform

President Obama called on religious leaders Tuesday to help him sell health care reform. (File Photo: AP)

With approval ratings plummeting and support for the new health care law waning, the president is scrambling for ways to sell his health care overhaul. Possibly looking for a miracle, he’s turning to church leaders who preach about such events to deliver one.

“Obama, alongside other top administration officials, beseeched thousands of faith-based and community organizations to preach the gospel on new insurance reforms, chiefly the Patients’ Bill of Rights.” That’s how Politico describes a conference call that featured the president on Tuesday.

“Get out there and spread the word,” the president encouraged religious leaders on the call. Politico reports that Obama (more…)

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Interfaith movement brings world closer to global religious system

Posted in Antichrist, Church Falling Away, Deception, End Times Prophecy, One World Religion, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on September 22, 2010|

Amazing article on where we are headed and some good links to all of the infrastructure being put into place.

You can see this all around us know, framing people as extremists or moderates.  We are beginning to see this done with Christianity.  Those that hold true to the Bible as the Truth, Jesus is the only way, are being labeled as intolerant.

Be watchful so you are not deceived!

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Interfaith movement brings world closer to global religious system

During the last days prior to the return of Jesus Christ, one of the many signs heralding His return will be a global apostasy (2 Thessalonians 2:3) coinciding with a global cry for peace.(1 Thessalonians 5:3) Globalized communications of our day facilitate the rise and speed of this falling away from the faith, and have also been prophesied since the Bible foretells the world will see certain events come to pass. (Revelation 11:9-10; 17:8)

With nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons technology, terrorist threats, combined with several nations increasingly more hungry for power and domination than for true peace, the capability of mankind destroying all life on earth today, is real. Over 2000 years ago, Jesus predicted this capability for world destruction at a time when only spears and swords were the weapons used. (Matthew 24:21-22)

All these factors and more, play into the role of fulfilling the prophecy found in Revelation chapter 13, the time coming when the Antichrist , or ‘false messiah’ forms his one world religion (Revelation 13:12)

To get to the point of global worship of the Antichrist who will rule the world temporarily during the tribulation prior to the return of Jesus Christ , the true Messiah, there must (logically) be a global ‘conditioning’ or preparation, and this begins with apostasy, or the ‘falling away’ from the true faith in Jesus Christ in much of the Christian world. This is happening right now and increasingly so, with the global cry for peace. Jesus Christ is denied as being the ‘only way, truth, and life’ (John 14:6) and in many churches, this truth is excluded (subtly in many cases with a weak gospel) in the name of ‘peace and tolerance.’ How can this happen? What is the motive or inspiration? This is an examination of only a few factors working together to bring about this change.

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Are we seeing a shift in how Christians are perceived?

Posted in Church Falling Away, End Times Prophecy, Rapture, tagged , , , , , , on September 19, 2010|

So for some reason this headline on fox caught my eye, something just drew me to read it.  And I am glad I did, the story is very different from the headline.  And I was taken back at how it is being treated.

This exact same story could have been told a lot different and not strayed from the stated facts.  Now, I am not supporting or condemning the actions of this group, just using it as an example of how things are starting to change/transition.

Those that believe in the inerrant word of the Bible, fundamentalists, those that believe in the end times, are going to be shifted to ‘cult’ or ‘cult-like’ in the not so distant future, in fact you could argue they already are by the existence of this story.

The two areas that struck me the most were first when the article’s author stated that:

“…they were awaiting the Rapture, which some Christians believe is an event during which they will be gathered together in the air and reunited with Christ.”

Some, not most, or almost all, or fundamentalists.  Only some Christians believe.  This article really drives home a glimpse of what it may be like after the “event” that evidently only “some” Christians believe will occur.

Second, was how they described the group.

Chicas apparently had formed her own religious group, Parker said. About 12 to 15 people would gather at her home in Palmdale, a high-desert city of 139,000, and one night about a week ago, they didn’t leave until 2 a.m., said neighbor Cheri Kofahl.

“We’ve got a group here that’s practicing some orthodox and some unorthodox Christianity,” Parker said. “Obviously this falls under the unorthodox.”

Others who knew Chicas said she was devout but hardly fanatic in her religious beliefs.

So let me get this right.  We have about 12 to 15 people gathering in a woman’s home to study the bible at night and staying late occasionally.  And that is considered practicing unorthodox Christianity?

Normally that would be called a bible study in the US, or in other countries that would be called the house church.  How many disciples did Jesus have?  Twelve, and where did they meet most of the time?  Oh, in people’s houses at night over a meal.

How far have we strayed as a world?  Can you feel the shift?

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Leader of ‘Cult-Like’ Religious Sect Hospitalized

PALMDALE, California — The leader of a breakaway religious sect was hospitalized Sunday for a mental evaluation after she and members of her group went missing and left behind evidence that they were awaiting the Rapture or some catastrophic event.

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