PLEASE Wake Up!!

I am including a link to a very important post on a blog I have been following for several months. Please read it! It covers what currently borrowing, the value of the US dollar, and your family's freedom and welfare.


CHINA TO DECIDE THE U.S. HEALTHCARE OUTCOME?


China is trying to put pressure on Obama in regards to the excessive spending required by his new policies, and the decision to simply print more dollars as a response to our economic crisis, but he is responding defiantly. Why is this a problem? If you aren't aware--most of our national debt is owned by China, followed by Japan.

Japan is a friend of the US and I have not heard one objection raised,or warning given in relation to the amount of our debt that they hold. China, however, is a communist country that does not share the same values as America. While China has not acted aggressively towards America, that does not mean they are 'safe'.


It is a peculiar American trait that we assume everyone to inherently have the same values, dreams and motivations that we have. They don't. We tend to have a naivete towards others, imputing a character of loyalty, altruism, and generosity to them, until experience proves otherwise. However, this assessment may not be accurate. We also assume that we are perceived, by others, to have those character traits, and that is often not true.

The result of this can be a very big difference in the perception of our relationship, by the US and whoever the other party may be. As anyone who speaks a second language knows, you cannot simply translate the words into the hearer's language and get the intended message across. It is important to have some understanding of the values, beliefs and taboos of the other party. It may also be good to have an idea of how they perceive you. Without taking these things into account, you blunder along like a bull in a china shop.

All that is to say, I don't believe we should automatically trust the Chinese government (which is both communist and oppressive towards its people). Especially not when the balance of power is not equal (such as us owing them HUGE amounts of money). Nor should we assume they are our friends because they 'were nice enough' to loan us money when we wanted it.

As soon as we borrowed from them, the balance of power shifted. They have leverage over us, proportional to the amount we are indebted to them, and compounded by our present inability to pay the balance in full. Does that make sense?

Just in case, I'll try to give an example. Let's pretend you have a guy you work with, that you get along fairly well with, but sometimes things are a little tense. He's quiet and a bit moody, and you have a feeling that you don't see eye to eye on everything, but he never really comes out and says when he disagrees. Let's say that the positions you hold make you competitors within the workplace--not an outright contest, but an awareness that your superiors are always evaluating you against one another. But, all in all, everything is on an even keel.

Now lets say you're short on lunch money one day, and he offers to loan it. You agree and pay him back the next day. From time to time occasions arise that you borrow a little bit and repay it, then, over time, you find yourself borrowing more money and more often. Eventually it becomes a habit, and you start borrowing in order to make investments, even gambling a bit.

Long story short, one day you borrow a lot of money from him and sink it into a VERY risky investment because the possible gain is incredible. He finds out and expresses concern, because he expects you to repay him in a couple of weeks--like you promised. An honest assessment shows that you are deeply indebted, to someone you don't know well, who has the ability to undercut you or sabotage you in your career. Hopefully you wake up and realize because, at this point, and difficult as it may be, you can restore the balance of power between you, and safeguard yourcareer.

There are a couple of ways you can do this. You can withdraw the money from the risky investment and repay him in full, or you can sell some of your company stock and use that money to repay him in full. Just having the ability to do so makes the balance of power equal.

However, if you don't have any stocks or other means to repay him immediately, and if you can't withdraw from the risky investment, you are on very shaky ground. EVERYTHING depends on the success of your risky investment.

That, obviously, creates a great deal of stress for you and between you, until you learn the outcome of your investment. The longer that drags out, the more uncomfortable he may become, and the more pressure he may put on you. Because you both know you presently have no means of getting out of the deal between you (the short-term loan), he has all the leverage and can change the terms as he chooses, threaten you, or pressure you to do other things. (Blackmail is another illustration of an imbalance of power).

Living with that level of stress, and worry over any number of unknown actions he can take, really can make your life unbearable. And God forbid that your investment not pay off as you had hoped. . .

That is what it can be like to live with an imbalance of power, in a relationship with someone you don't know you can trust. And that is where the United States currently is in her relationship with China--if an honest assessment is to be made.




CHINA TO DECIDE THE U.S. HEALTH CARE OUTCOME?


Selling Out Poland
Oh Yes He Does Get It!

Collapse of US States?

I keep hearing that different states are going broke. Ok, sounds scary, but my question is: what does that mean? What happens when a state goes broke?

I guess it could play out in a lot of different ways, depending on what the people in that state's government decide. I'm no expert on how government works, so I don't even want to speculate. However, apparently a decision maker in one of the states in peril (California), had actually checked the US Constitution to see if the state could go back to territorial status (CA never was a territory, although most states were). I don't know whether this is an option for these states or not.
 
Apparently there are four types of territories, depending on whether they are 'incorporated' or not, and 'organized' or not. The type that looks the most likely to me, if a state should yield its sovereignty, is the 'unincorporated organized territory'. Today, this type is represented by:

• Guam
• the Northern Mariana Islands
• Puerto Rico
• the US Virgin Islands 

That gives you an idea, if a state becomes a territory (if that is even an option), of the potential status of its citizens. If you click on the links above, you will find more info on the type of government each of these territories has.

Here's something to consider if you value the right to free speech, to peaceful assembly, practice of religion, right to bear arms, etc.:

'The Supreme Court ruled that territories /belonged/ to, but were not /part of/ the United States. Therefore, under the Territorial clause Congress had the power to determine which parts of the Constitution applied to the territories.'

What is common to all territories is that their citizens, while residents in that territory, cannot vote in presidential elections (but can vote in primaries), and they have one non-voting representative to the US House of Representatives. (That delegate can, however, vote on matters while they are 'in committee'.)

Otherwise, government of an organized territory roughly parallels the government of a US state. In general, an 'organized' territory has (or is permitted to have) its own constitution, (appointed or elected) governor, legislature, law enforcement and courts.
 
They say every cloud has a silver lining--although Nancy Pelosi would probably still hold her post in the House of Representatives, and could talk as much as she wanted, she wouldn't be able to vote on bills!
 
No, not really, unfortunately. The people in power don't play fair, nor do they ever cede their power. You can be sure they would make some kind of provision for each state-turned-territory to retain their privilege of having voting representatives.

 
One other thing I suspect, is that they would not let the opportunity go to waste to take federal ownership of the land and resources of any states that go this route (if that doesn't already, automatically happen). In fact, the federal government would pretty well have the leverage to force the state to comply with whatever terms they laid down for them, in exchange for granting their request.


 
Is The Transformation To Communism Already Well Underway?
Is The President AWOL?

 

Incidentally--I wonder if the huge number of illegal immigrants in California may have had anything to do with its financial collapse . . .

Warning to America: THE KORAN

As I opened the cover of THE KORAN, I was engulfed in a cold, damp, brown cloud of the most foul smell imaginable  The smell was so overpowering that it left me weak.  Though nauseating, at the same time, it was cloyingly sweet.  It burned inside my nostrils, leaving me coughing, choking, and retching until I vomited blood.  Then I lay heaving, on the ground, while my insides burned like fire.

I struggled to crawl back to the Koran, which was still seeping its vile mist.  As I grasped the cover to close it, it became as heavy as lead.  The words began to rise from the page and take the shape of a beast.  It orange belly was soaked in urine, and feces were matted to its behind, from where it slowly dripped a green, vile-smelling mucous.  As the drops hit the ground, each one turned into a tiny, vile little beast.  They scurried off in all directions.  Its male part, twisted and misshapen, hung limply, encrusted in feces.

I began heaving again.  I backed away, trembling from the exertion, and as I did I began to see the entirety of his form.  His feet were like those of a rat--bare flesh with strong rounded toes that gave forth long, curved, pointed claws.  He sat on his haunches, with his short arms hanging in front of him.  In his right hand was a black book, with 'The Word of God' emblazoned on the cover in gold letters.  Gripped in his other fist was a maiden, lying calmly, and wearing a thin cotton sleeping gown.  She was not struggling, and seemed to be unaware.

Then I looked at his face.  It had the appearance of a gargoyle--a round face with pointed ears set near the sides of the top; large, round, lidless eyes that gaped at me; a broad, flattened nose, that rattled with congestion when it breathed; and a grinning mouth, filled with widely spaced, pointed teeth,  that drooled partly congealed blood and saliva, deep red, nearly black.

He continued to sit there, gazing at me, with the same malevolent, mocking grin, as if taunting me, to see what I would do.  I glanced away and surveyed the ground around him.  Strewn at length, and piled everywhere, were bones.  The bones of men, and women, and children.  In a few places, the broken, jagged stumps of  dead trees stood above the bones.  The ground was dry, barren, and dusty.  Desolation.  I saw not another living thing.

As I looked back into his face, a boldness and resolve began to fill me.  His eyes probed me, questioningly.  He continued to grin and spoke not a word aloud, yet his raspy, squealing voice rang loudly in my head, causing it to ache as if it would explode into pieces.  'What are you doing here?' he calmly asked, 'why have you come?''  A loathing welled from my heart and filled me from head to toe.  Grinning before me was the pure, arrogant, mocking, embodiment of absolute evil and depravity.  I did not have an answer.

As I continued to size him up, a baby girl came round from behind him, toddling along, her blanket in tow.  As he sensed her presence, his male part swelled. He turned loose of the maiden and snatched up the baby.  I turned my head as he violated her.  When her screams had subsided, I looked back.  Her tiny,  limp, bloody body, split in two, lie in the palm of his hand.  His stiff, pointed tongue licked her caressingly, as he savored the blood.  Then he popped her into his mouth and gulped her down.

I had not known I would be transported here when I opened the cover of that blasphemous book.  Yet, here I was.  The loathing and anger inside me grew ever stronger, overcoming my pain.  I raced forward, lunging at him with all my strength, and battering him with my fists.  He chuckled, unfazed.  I drew back and raced forward again, and again, and again.  His chuckles gave way to a full-bellied roaring laugh, bringing tears of mirth to his eyes.  He wiped the slobber from his mouth with the back of his hand.  He was so caught up in glee that he had turned loose the Word of God.  I watched it fall from his hand.

As it lay there, in the dust and filth, I stared at it.  I thought to pick it up, but I was filthy and corrupt from being near the beast, and throwing myself upon him, and I couldn't bring myself to touch it.  I longed for the peace , beauty and love that I knew were contained inside The Word of God.

As I continued looking at it, desiring it with all my heart, it whispered to me.  'Eat me.'  I was taken aback.  'Eat me', it whispered again, 'and I will bring life and strength to your bones.'  'Eat me, and I will be your sword  I will bind myself to your heart and proceed out of your mouth.  Together, we shall destroy our enemies, and deliver the heavens and the earth to Him who sits on the throne.'




What I have written here was not a 'vision' or a dream.  Rather, it is my attempt to describe what I discerned in my spirit as I learned what is really contained in the Koran.  
I apologize for the offensiveness of the portions which are lewd and graphic.  I take no pleasure in using such descriptions, but they are necessary to fully portray the depth of blasphemy, evil and depravity that are embodied in Islam.


IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS OF ISLAMIC TERMS:

• koran (aka kuran, qu'ran): The 'holy' book of islam, inspired by satan ('Allah'), and written by mohammed.
• allah: ultimately, satan; the deceiving spirit that spoke to mohammed.
• mohammed: a warrior who 'channeled' allah and proclaimed himself to be a prophet. He was confused and deceived.  He refers to satan as 'Allah' and 'God'.  (This is not the same 'God' as the Creator God of Christians & Jews, nor is 'Allah' that God.)
• islam: the embodiment of the principles of mohammed, contained in the koran.  Followers call it a religion.
• muslim: a follower of islam, who (often unintentionally) worships satan by worshipping mohammed and allah.
• caliphate: basically an islamic 'pope'; he would be a present day successor of mohammed who would impose sharia law.
• sharia law: the laws contained in the koran.  (In some ways an immitation of Old Testament laws, but coming from, and teaching, a competely different set of values.)  The goal of islam is to have the whole world under sharia law.
• Three choices for the conquered:

1. conversion or
2. 'dhimmitude' (paying a tribute, every moment of one's life) or
3. death

• jizya: a monetary tribute; a poll tax required of non-Muslims
• DESOLATION: What happens in the land, the community, the family, and the individual where islam dominates.
• dhimma: a supposed 'treaty of protection' that establishes the terms of surrender (the daily tribute required) of those who have been conquered but choose not to convert to islam.      They shall 'pay the jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued'.      This is comprised of a number of humiliating and demeaning requirements, to keep the person in submission-- as well as a loss of all rights.

DO NOT BE DECEIVED!!  Regardless of not becoming a muslim, and not accepting the teachings of islam, surrender to the terms of the dhimma is a form of worship (by actions) of allah/satan (which is why he is willing to allow it)!!


Link to a short video: 'Fitna--A Documentary About Islam' 


Allah Is Not God!!

Abortion, Are You SURE You Have The Right?

Unborn Baby (5 months gestation)

Partial Birth Abortion

(anytime after 3 months gestation)

AMERICA

If This Is True, We'd Better Not Yield To The Temptation
Homosexuality, What's The Big Deal?
 

You Only Die Once--Make It Count!

"It is a terrible waste for a Christian to die a natural death."

Medhi Dibaj, Iranian Martyr

Here's The Deal . . . 
'The Mark Of The Beast': Characteristics

If This Is True, We'd Better Not Yield To The Temptation

I have heard that the National Health Care plan is to be set up in such a way that results in young people paying more than older people. The reasoning? Not sure about that, but I can see one benefit to those who are pushing the bill: many older, less healthy people may breathe a sigh of relief because they can't afford higher payments, and will be less likely to oppose the bill. We'd better look farther though, and not yield to that temptation.
Most young people enjoy good health but have low income. Why should they pay more? They should not inherit our problems. Ultimately, we failed to provide for our own old age, before these young adults were ever born!
The Bible tells us to discipline our children, but warns against provoking them to wrath! What provokes children to wrath? Injustice!
I will mince no words. If we approve of binding such an unjust burden upon the young people of America--we will ultimately reap what we sow: euthanasia.
Do any of you who wonder: Why would Obama turn on the young people who, overwhelmingly, voted for him?
Here is my opinion. He knows he has their unquestioning adoration, and they see him as a peer. The blame will not fall on him, it will fall on 'the opposition' (whoever opposes Obama and his agenda), and upon those who will benefit from this unjust system: the sick and the elderly.
This president and his cabinet, czars, etc. have caused more division in America than anything, or anyone, that I have seen in my lifetime, or can remember from history! He knows exactly how to play into the entitlement mentality of today's young people to win them over. Once their loyalty is won, he and his people add their own discontent and rebellion to the discontent, anger, and fear of the young. They provoke and magnifying the discontent of the young, to help accomplish their revolution.
I don't think it is an oversight that the National Health Care system was set up in this manner. The whole thing is a HUGE Trojan horse, full of provisions to ensure the complete overthrow of America as we have known it. This is why Obama is so adamant that it must be passed! This embodies his agenda. (See my prevous post: Will America's New Health Care ID Card Eventually Morph Into 'The Mark Of The Beast'?)
When this man took his seat in the White House, America began to crack and divide: Democrat against Republican, Liberal against Conservative, Black against White, Son against Father, Poor against Rich.
A nation divided against itself cannot stand! This administration is getting its inspiration and direction straight from Hell! We know that it is Satan's nature to steal, kill and destroy, so it is obvious he's behind this.
We need to be wise, strategic, and HONORABLE. Don't let fear and greed tempt you to betray the young in order to effect your own security! Yes, we need health care reform, but don't rob someone else to get it!!


Abortion, Are You SURE You Have The Right?
Homosexuality, What's The Big Deal?

What Does The Devil Look Like?

I recently praised a little girl for taking the time to thank God for her food.  I added that some people don't think about God very much.  Her response shocked me: 'Because they think they are Him?' she asked.  Kids can say some really profound things!


A child recently asked me 'What Does the Devil look like?'  I interpreted that to mean: 'How can I know it's the Devil if I see him?'  A very good question.


As I was explaining that nobody knows what he looks like, and mostly you know if it's the Devil by how you feel in your heart, I was asked if he was white.  I had to chuckle.  'Some people would say so',  I responded.   I added that others would say he was black and some would say he is red.   Then I explained that he might look like a shining star, or like a dragon, or a snake.


It's not something we can pin down.  The Scriptures say that he can 'even appear' as an angel of light, from which it can be inferred that isn't how he usually looks.


He is also referred to as a dragon, in Revelation, and a serpent, in Genesis, which seduced Eve to sin (and resulted in all serpents being cursed to crawl on their belly).   That would infer, prior to that curse he had legs.  A 'serpent' /snake with legs could be describing a dragon here too.  And, there are other places in Scripture that translate the word 'serpent' or 'dragon', depending on the version of translation.


Satan, the Dragon, was thrown down to Earth, from Heaven, when he rebelled against God.  He is referred to, in some places, as 'Leviathan' and is said to live in the sea'.  Chapter 41, in the book of Job, is completely devoted to the description of a dragon. I don't know if this is describing Satan, or just any generic dragon that lived on Earth at the time.


Children don't have any problem believing this, but most adults probably see it as pretty far-fetched.  We are used to seeing angels portrayed as little, naked toddlers with wings, or as women with blond hair, arrayed in white silk, with wings on their backs and halos on their heads. How in the world did we settle on these images? 


Unless I'm forgetting something, the angels that Scripture describes are mature, masculine beings--or 'living creatures' that look like amalgamations of different animal and human parts, with wings, and many eyes all over their bodies!


Jesus also, in Revelation, appears as a lamb that looked as if it had been slain.  Apparently 'shape shifting' is the norm in the spiritual realm.


Which brings me to the reason I took the time to write this post: some of the things that we see in the years ahead may seem to be straight from a science fiction novel!


I suspect this for several reasons:

1. In studying the book of Revelation, it is clear to me that the demon spirit that either is (or will possess the man who is) the Antichrist, is not Satan.  Rather, it is a spirit whose name is Apollyon.
2. Shape shifting is part of the tradition of sorcery.
3. I sense that Satan is using Hollywood to desensitize us to horrendous looking beasts and shape shifters.

So what does Apollyon have to do with it?  Maybe nothing.  But I have a hunch that he is a demon with a nonhuman appearance, and that he is included in ancient folklore. 


Apollyon is the 'Beast out of the Sea' in Revelation 13, and is the same beast we are speaking about when we say 'The Mark Of The Beast'.  We also refer to him as 'The Antichrist'.


Although his description is similar to the description of Satan/The Dragon in Rev. 12, they are not the same.  He is however, the same beast that is described in Rev. 17, upon which the Whore of Babylon rides. 


Here it is explained that he 'once was, now is not, and will come up out of the Abyss and go to his destruction.  The inhabitants of the earth . . . (who aren't Christians) . . . will be astonished when they see the beast, because he once was, now is not, and yet will come.' (emphasis mine)  'The beast who once was, and  now is not, is an eighth king.'  (This refers to a vision involving 7 kings that come before him.  He is the eighth, and final king to rise from that kingdom--the Antichrist.)


Anyhow, my interpretation of the verses above gives me the idea that he may have a nonhuman appearance and be found in the writings of ancient man.  I don't think my other two reasons need explanation.


Ultimately though, if we are walking with the Lord, we will recognize him by the response of our spirit.  Will Christians that aren't walking with the Lord recognize him?  I don't know.  I wouldn't want to be in their shoes.  Will nonChristians recognize him?  Definitely not.  (Although perhaps those that are involved in the occult will--but that's a whole different story.  They may know he is a demon, but who know what twisted beliefs they have regarding what that means.)


Here is how I know for sure than nonChristians won't recognize him:

• '. . . but the fatal wound had been healed.  The whole world was astonished and followed the beast.' (emphasis mine)
• 'All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast--all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world.'
• 'Because of the signs he (the second beast/false prophet) was given power to do on behalf of the first beast (Antichrist), he deceived the inhabitants of the earth.'
• 'For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible.'
• 'The coming of the lawless one (Antichrist) will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing.  They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.  For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.'

I don't like to devote a lot of my time to speculation, but I thought it worthwhile to post this--in the hope that you will keep an open mind, and be willing to 'think outside the box' when it comes to prophecies. Most of all, I'd hate to see you have your mind so firmly made up about how things will happen that you fail to realize when they do.


We don't know for sure how the fulfillment of prophecies will 'look', but I expect in a lot of cases it will be so mundane that it would be easy to miss--or so unbelievable and astonishing that we will be caught off guard!


Extraterrestrials . . .
Angels, Demons & Raising The Dead

Homosexuality: Why Is It Such A Big Deal?

It's too much to expect people, who haven't yielded themselves to the authority of Christ, to accept 'because God says so' as a reason.  But, ultimately that IS the reason.  I'll try to shed a bit of light on why God says that homosexuality is wrong. 

God made the world, and all that is in it, and it belongs to Him.  He gets to make the rules and set the boundaries.  Some of you aren't going to read any farther than this--and THAT is your problem.  You don't accept the authority of God.

Unlike the culture that we live in, that defines people's worth by their position, wealth and accomplishments, the kingdom of God is open to all.  God does not seek to hide His truth, revealing it to only a few chosen individuals with a title and capital letters following their name.  He has made it simple enough that a child, or a mentally challenged person can understand.  He has written His story all over creation.

When God speaks, there are layers of meaning in His words.  Beyond that, He speaks to us through the natural world, and through patterns and foreshadowings.  This universe is His creation, His work of art, and all of it is imbued with a message.  Over and over again, in harmony, His creation speaks of Him and His nature, so that everyone will have an awareness and an understanding of His presence, His character, and the unspoken rules of how to live in harmony with Him.

Satan was not pleased with the nature of God and thought himself better than his creator.  So, he set himself in rebellion against God, to try to remake God's creation in his image.  Wherever Satan has been, the wondrous masterpiece of God has been blurred, smeared, marred and painted over, in his attempt to silence God's communication with man, and make his own message preemminent.

Satan, unlike man, has no power of creation within him.  All he is able to do is pervert what God has created.  Everywhere he has influence, the creation and purposes of God have been perverted.


God's plan for our sexuality must be very sacred, and powerful, because it is an area that Satan targets most often, and that seems to yield him the most power through its perversion. So, we probably have to look beyond the message Satan has painted over the surface, and beneath the smudges and smears where he has tried to obliterate God's plan, to get a glimpse of what may lie beneath.  I believe his plan has been two-pronged: to downplay the power and sanctity of sexuality as God created it, and to play up the 'merits' of his version of perverted sexuality.

God's design was for sex to be between a man and his wife--only.  If that's all it is, for a lifetime, then we must not be experiencing the depth of what He intended for us.

Having grown up promiscuous, I can only guess at what the love life of a deeply committed, monogamous, married couple, who were virgins on their wedding night must be like. 

Marriage is a symbol of Jesus' relationship to Christians.  The relationship between a believer and Jesus is one of deep caring, sacrificial love, lifelong loyalty and fidelity, honesty, tenderhearted devotion, patience, protection, forgiveness, kindness, humility, respect, trust and complete acceptance. This kind of a relationship gives birth to a depth of intimacy that heals the soul, provides health, security, peace and joy.  Outside of this kind of love, no one will ever reach their full potential. 

Besides a person's relationship to Jesus, marriage is the only other environment where a relationship of such depth could exist.  This environment, with such a depth of love and commitment, is necessary for people to bring forth children and raise them in such a way that they can reach their full potential, and go on to create the same kind of relationship upon which they build their own family.  A community, built of families such as this, is what God had planned for mankind.

Into this framework, God wove his design for human sexuality.  I believe that sex between a man and wife was to be a kind of superglue that could permeate every space between them and bond them firmly together in unity--a means of complete connection, a deep form of communication, a continuous affirmation.  I think it was meant to provide a level of satisfaction that we can no longer come close to understanding.  We are so far from what God created for us, because of sin--in ourselves, our culture, and our world--that it must seem like a fairy tale to imagine it. 

When two wounded people come together, especially if there has been promiscuity on the part of one or the other, it is nearly impossible to attain the level of loyalty, fidelity, honesty, devotion, patience, forgiveness, kindness, humiliy, respect, trust and complete acceptance that form the sturdy structure in which such a profound intimacy can thrive.  I believe, without this depth of intimacy, that sex cannot completely
fulfill the purpose God intended.

You'd have to understand my history to know that I am in no way judging.  I am a broken, wounded person myself.  I was never able to sustain a successful marriage and my own children grew up in a 'broken home'. 

I also am not intending to add to anyone's despair, because when the intimacy and sexuality of a couple are not filling the spaces between them, as God intended, it can be DEVASTATINGLY painful. 

Nor am I saying that it is a lost cause, if this describes your relationship, because God can redeem all things.  Perhaps this will give you an understanding of how to pray, and help you to understand that it is not outside your marriage where you will find satisfaction.  Rather, it is through a supernatural work of God to renovate the structure of the relationship between you and your spouse, that the environment can be created where this kind of intimacy and sex can be birthed and grow to maturity. 


Another aspect that is important to understand, is that God didn't intended it to be about the sex itself.  Not about the sex act, the orgasm, or the measure of 'sexual satisfaction' achieved.  It IS about the depth of feeling, love, vulnerability and connection between you and your spouse.  It is like the difference between

• listening to the words someone is saying, taking into account their volume and tone, to understand the message they are trying to convey or
• only listening to the volume and tone, thereby completely missing the message

Please forgive me for being explicit, but it's not about focusing on the technique or position, but rather holding each other, looking into each others eyes and talking to each other about things that are deeply personal, as you make love. 

So much has blurred what God created our sexuality to be, and the context in which He intended it, that few of us find it.  Then it becomes easy to be dissatisfied with what we have and look elsewhere.


Here is something I observed, as homosexuality made its way into the mainstream.  It seemed to start first with the wounded souls who had been living a secret life of homosexuality.  Then, as time went on, a number of older men joined up.  I could be wrong, but I sense that these men were heterosexuals who had not been satisfied in their marriage, had sex outside of marriage and didn't find fulfillment there, and were seeking something new. 

This is the problem inherent with focusing on the sex act, outside of the full context that God intended--it doesn't fulfill us, and we grow bored.  First we try to spice things up with our spouse--new positions, toys, pornography.  Then we're tempted to look outside the marriage, then on to the next thing . . .  and we come to the conclusion that what we had is all that God intended, and that it just isn't enough.  (But we haven't really had what He intended!!) 

Not surprisingly, it's easy for Satan to paint his version over top of God's original design, and we're ready to try it--whatever the 'flavor of the day' is*--believing it will bring the satisfaction we crave.


Perhaps now you can see why homosexuality, or sex outside of marriage, isn't what God intended.  And you may be of the impression now that homosexuality isn't God's best, but is still acceptable as a consolation prize for those who are not blessed enough to have found the 'real thing'. To be honest, I probably haven't said enough to actually convince you that there is anything wrong with homosexuality.

Here's the thing, I'll lay it out for you, but it may very well not convince you.  Our culture is so perverse and depraved now, that purity seems ridiculous and old fashioned.  I'm not going to contrast homosexuality with heterosexuality, or even with a monogamous marriage.  I believe American heterosexuality is now so far from what God intended, that it is a mere 'skip and a jump' from there to homosexuality.  Instead, I will contrast homosexuality with what God created for mankind in the first place.


First of all, physically, homosexuality is a filthy practice.  The amount of disease causing organisms you are exposed to during the act, and the manner in which those organisms are transported around, leaves you vulnerable to every sort of disease and infection, throughout your entire body. 

While we don't adhere to the laws in the Biblical book of Leviticus, at the very least they should serve as good guidelines for sanitary living.   (To get an idea of what I'm talking about, you can read Leviticus 15.)  Leviticus was written in a period of time before modern medicine.  Good hygiene and sanitation were vital to keeping sickness at bay. What may now seem like extreme measures, were in fact necessary to ensure that a community of people, living in close contact, could remain healthy. 

• So, one of the reasons God declared it to be sin is that it affects your health, and that of your family and your community.

Leviticus also reveals to us that certain acts or events rendered a person unclean in a way that an atonement had to be made.  Because God actually lived among them, a person could literally drop dead when near Him, if they were unclean.

• Thus, another reason is for your own protection--that the physical presence of God wouldn't literally knock you dead.  Also, for your family and community, so that God wouldn't have to withdraw His presence from them because of your sin.

Beyond that were actions so displeasing to God, so dishonorable and/or perverse, that the person committing them was to be cut off from their community, by capital punishment.  Homosexuality is listed among those actions.  (If it doesn't seem like that big a deal, it's because we are already very corrupt sexually, and can no longer discern it.)

• This was to protect the community/society.  It is based on the understanding that corruption spreads, and that all things reproduce in their own image.  Left unchecked, sinful behaviors will be accepted and adopted by an entire community. 

From a purely logical point of view, and given the description above (of the kind of communities and families God intends), it is easy to see that homosexuality would displace male-female marriages and eat into the very foundation upon which society is based. 


There are two more reasons I'll cover, and they are the most important ones.  But, I've listed the reasons in reverse order, because most people who are held captive by sin are going to see their importance in reverse order.  When we are in bondage to sin, our first concern is ourself--and our last concern is the authority of God.


As I explained at the beginning of the post, God speaks to us through the natural world and through patterns and foreshadowings.  This universe is His creation, His work of art, and all of it is imbued with a message. In harmony, His creation speaks of Him and His nature, so that everyone will have an awareness and an understanding of His presence, His character, and the unspoken rules of how to live in harmony with Him.

Homosexuality is one of the things that perverts the picture.  It erases the message of how Jesus is related to the believer (husband and wife), and it replaces the message of cleanliness & holiness with one of filth & depravity.  It obscures the pattern God has laid out for the family and society. 

That God is concerned with the picture, the pattern and the unspoken message, is reflected in his condemnation of other behaviors too.  In and of itself, it does not seem like a big deal for a woman to dress as a man, or a man as a woman, but 'cross dressing' is forbidden.  So is planting a field with two kinds of seed, or wearing clothing woven of two kinds of material. (If someone can show me a logical reason for this, please do!)  These things reflect a pattern that God has conveyed, and wants to have repeated.  His desire is for everything in His creation to be cohesive and give forth a harmonious, consistent message.

And that sums up the most important reason--HE is the creator, and HE gets to make the rules!  That's the way He wants it, so that's the way it shall be! 

What great artist, upon finding his masterpiece painting vandalized and corrupted, would go ahead and exhibit it anyway?  Wouldn't he instead be furious that his message had been lost?  Would he honor the one who erased his message by displaying their message instead?

Satan is the author of all perversion.  God will not shrug and walk away, and let Satan obliterate His message and replace it with an unholy one that flows from his heart full of hatred and rebellion.  Not as long as there is still one living soul left on earth whose heart is open to knowing God and knowing the truth.


It isn't homosexuality, per se, that separates a person from God.  We were all born into sin and are destined to be separated from God, unless we accept the atoning death of Jesus Christ on our behalf. 

But, although I can understand WHY homosexuals indulge in this sin, I can't have an attitude of tolerance to it, and here's why:  When a person sins, it is like a rock being dropped into a still lake--ripples move outwards from the impact, in all directions, eventually  impacting distant shores.  Although it is the person who practices the sin that faces judgment for it, countless other people are affected, to varying degrees, by their actions.

To those of you who say 'that's not fair, God made me this way'--I have to disagree.  Very few of you are hermaphrodites.  God would not establish homosexuality as a sin, then create you to be homosexual. 

It is apparent to me that there are some sins that have a definite spiritual dimension to them.  When one engages in these sins they open the door to demonic oppression and/or possession.  Until one is 'delivered' from the demonic influences that accompany these sins, they will be continuously tempted and tormented.  Among these sins, I believe, are serial murder, homosexuality, pedophilia, incest, and bestiality, among others.

BUT, even if I am mistaken about demonic involvement, and mistaken about someone being 'born that way', consider this:  It is not unfair for God to require that a homosexual not engage in homosexuality anymore!
Adulterers are required not to commit adultery anymore!  We are all forbidden to have sex outside of marriage!  Thieves are required to stop stealing!  Murderers are required to stop murdering!  We are all commanded to stop lying!  The whole sum of the matter is that we are to yield ourselves to the authority of God and live by His rules.

When we accept Jesus' death on our behalf, we must REPENT of our sins (all of us, every form of sin).  We must renounce our sins and turn away from them, living as images of Him.  By His grace and mercy He did not crush us while we were in our sins, but instead He provided a way that we could be forgiven and made righteous.  But, we must die to our former way of life. 



There is a particular hardness of heart towards God, and an unwillingness to repent of the sin, among homosexuals.  This is because:

' . . . they neither glorified Him as God, nor gave thanks to Him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.' 

'They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator . . .
Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts.  Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.  In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another.  Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion. 

Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, He gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.'



* On the heels of homosexuality going mainstream, acceptance of pedophilia is in the works.  Then we have bestiality and incest trailing not far behind.  Hollywood is now in the process of beginning to desensitize us to both, as it did with homosexuality before it fully emerged.  I'm not yet ready to lay odds on which one will be accepted first.

This may sound extreme, but watch.  It is the natural progression when a culture turns its back on God and walks the other way.





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Allah Is NOT God! Return, Oh Children Of Abraham, Oh Children of Ishmael!!

There is only one God whose name begins with a capital 'G'.  There are many 'gods', Satan chief among them.  He is one god who goes by many names--today he's known as Allah. He stirs up false prophets to speak on his behalf--to exalt him as God.  They teach you to live by his laws, laws that put you in bondage and enslave you for all eternity. 

You who serve Allah have sold your souls to the devil--as did his prophet Mohammed!

Satan prowls about seeking men to influence.  A bitter spirit, an angry vengeful heart,  a jealous soul--these are all places that welcome him, and where his lies can take root.  There he makes his home.  He is the 'Father of Lies' and the originator of jealousy, vengeance, and bitterness.  He seeks to remake men in his image.

Ishmael was jealous from the day the 'Child of the Promise' was born--understandably so.  Satan saw that he could influence him, and stirred up his envy and bitterness.  Ishmael did not look, with thankfulness, to the blessing God had spoken over him.  Instead he let hatred grow in his heart, and it has been passed on, through the generations, ever since. 

It is hatred born of a lie, born of a belief that he wasn't good enough.  A belief that God, and his father, had chosen Isaac and rejected him.  Yes, Isaac was chosen--but Ishmael was not rejected, not until the bitterness in his heart had become manifest.  Satan's hatred, of all that is dear to God, has manifested itself in the hatred of the children of Isaac, by the children of Ishmael, ever since.

Children of Ishmael, shake off the anger!  You were born hating the Jew.  Look beyond the legacy of Ishmael, to your father Abraham--a righteous man!  You also have inherited a blessing, because of him!  You share in his blessing--AND he petitioned God to bless Ishmael as well!  You are doubly blessed!  Pattern your life after his.  Serve the true God, maker of heaven and earth.  Live an upright life, with faith in the goodness and faithfulness of God!

Renounce Satan/Allah!  Turn from his bitter, hateful doctrines.  Reject his false prophets.  Repent of your jealousy and rage!  Forgive, and accept the blessing that God has for you!  And let it be said that He is the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob AND Ishmael!!

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It's Time To 'Shake The Dust Off'

The day has arrived that we must 'shake the dust off our feet' in regards to some of the people in our lives that we have been trying to persuade to Christ.  When the time arrives to 'shake the dust off' in regards to a specific person, the Lord will speak to your heart.  It is important to  listen, because God knows the heart and He knows the point at which a person has decided that their 'final answer' is 'NO'.  Beyond that, you are wasting precious time. 

He may already be speaking this to your heart about some of the people in your life, and you may have found it very confusing--but He does not call us to devote our life to persuading anyone to turn to Him.  When He sent out the twelve disciples to different villages, two by two (as their first 'solo flight', as Christians ministering the gospel through the power of God) Jesus gave them specific instructions. Part of that instruction was:

'if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave, as a testimony against them.'

His desire is that we present the truth, live the truth, and minister in what ways we are able.  We are not to so heavily invest ourselves in someone that we bind ourselves to them and make their choice our responsibility.  The Lord wants people who truly desire to walk with Him--who choose Him out of their own free will,  not from constant badgering or guilt. 

He called us to be witnesses--to the truth and to what He has done in our lives--not salesmen.  It is the job of the Holy Spirit to persuade men of their sins and personal need for a Savior.  In fact, if we go beyond presenting and living the truth and ministering as we are able, we may very well have the opposite effect and actually get in the way of the Holy Spirit and cause a person to harden his heart!  People come to Jesus out of hunger!  Force feeding has the opposite effect.

And that brings us to the unfortunate situation of people who are 'unequally yoked'.  If you are married to an unbeliever, you need to prepare your heart.  The day is soon coming that you will be confronted with a choice: will you choose to join your unbelieving spouse and turn your back on God, or will you stand firm in your faith, and lose your spouse?

When the time to choose arrives, the Lord will speak to your heart:

'Let him who does wrong continue to do wrong; let him who is vile continue to be vile; let him who does right continue to do right; and let him who is holy continue to be holy.'

Will you heed His voice?

There comes a time when you have to let go of your hopes for someone and accept things for what they are.  I am not saying you should leave your spouse--that is a choice for the Lord to direct you in.  I am saying, don't be surprised if your spouse leaves you. 

Prepare your heart for the possibility that your spouse will leave you, in the not too distant future, if you continue to serve God.  Evil has greatly increased on the earth and people are now, consciously or not, making spiritual decisions.  As things get more difficult, they will act out of what is in their heart, and the spiritual decisions they have made.

Make up your mind now, what you will do when that time comes.  You will be very vulnerable to making a choice you will regret, when that horrible day arrives.  There are few things more agonizing than being left by the one you love.  But the Lord will sustain you through that time, if you choose to remain in Him.

The hour that Jesus spoke of has arrived:

'Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth.  I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn

'a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law--a man's enemies will be the members of his own household.'  

Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.  Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.'

There has recently been a shift in the spiritual realm. It seems that people are no longer restraining the evil that is within their hearts.  Evil wants nothing to do with good, and good wants nothing to do with evil.  Everyone seems to be choosing one side or the other.  The Lord is calling us again, to devote ourselves fully to Him, and to begin to emotionally distance ourselves from those who have rejected Him. 


[Here is a word to those of you who think that you can hide behind your  unbelieving spouse:
Do not listen to the lying whisper that tells you you can just keep quiet about being a Christian, find some way not to get 'The Mark' and be ok, (because you know your spouse will take it and will still be able to buy and sell, thus providing for your needs)!  The Lord knows your heart and is not pleased.  Repent and put your faith in Him.]

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