Posted on 11/05/2008 2:38:05 AM PST by DarthVader
(1 Samuel 8:1-21)
But when they said, "Give us a king to lead us," this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD. And the LORD told him: "Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you. Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will do." 1 Samuel 8:6-9
The LORD answered, "Listen to them and give them a king." 1 Samuel 8:21
God removes His hand from the United States, it is now time to act! With the election of Barack Hussein Obama as the next President of the United States, yesterday marked a watershed day spiritually for this nation. For decades now, this country has been operating in rebellion to God and His Truth. We legally slaughter 4,000 babies every day. We have made a mockery of God's Holy Institution of Marriage. God's plan for the family has been decimated. We have totally given ourselves over to the lusts of the flesh and the pleasures of this temporal world. We have bowed down to and worshipped every false god and idol created in rebellion to the God of the Bible.
Out of our rebellion to God, the people have now elected a man to lead this nation who is a staunch supporter of legalized infanticide. Speaking to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund on July 17, 2007, Senator Obama said, "The first thing I'd do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That's the first thing that I'd do." President Obama will repay the support of those in the baby killing industry by insuring abortion on demand at any stage of the pregnancy, and through executive orders, he will wipe out any progress individual states have made in trying to ban abortions in their state. As President, he will elect judges to the US Supreme Court who will insure Roe vs. Wade is never overturned, as well as activist judges to the Federal Courts who will rule on the side of death in any abortion cases.
President Obama is also a great friend to the homosexual community and will be a champion of their radical agenda. President Obama will make it easy for gay couples to adopt children. I remember years ago warning people in my Daily Devotional that the homosexual community was targeting your children. People said I was over reacting. Today, an entire generation of children has grown up being brainwashed that being gay is normal and acceptable. They are being indoctrinated as young as kindergarten that there is nothing wrong with this choice of deviant sex. Again, through executive orders he will wipe out any gains made by various states to insure gay marriage will quickly spread across the nation, and the judges he appoints will help the radical gay agenda to move forward.
Today, the people of Israel should be very concerned. Over these past 60 years, they could always count on the full and total support from the United States government. No longer. It is bad enough we have had numerous Presidents now trying to make peace by giving away part of the land God gave to the children of Israel to those who want to see the Jewish people wiped off the face of the globe. Under President Obama, Israel will no longer have a friend in Washington that they can count on. Sadly for this nation, Genesis 12:3 that promises God will bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse Israel is still in effect.
The truly sick fact is this will all be done by a man who will professes to be a Christian. Despite supporting the killing of innocent babies, the agenda and special rights of those who choose to commit acts of homosexuality, and believing the universalistic lie that everyone will get to Heaven regardless what they believe, President Obama proclaims to be a Christian. I have told you for the past few years that the biggest problem in Christianity, is the ever growing group of people who make up the Christian left. These are people who call themselves Christians, yet don't hold the Bible to represent Absolute Truth.
This liberal group that President Obama is part of, focuses on a social Gospel, things like world hunger, AIDs in Africa, and climate issues to name a few. These are noble causes Christians need to be involved in, but you can't just ignore issues like abortion and marriage like they don't exist. Most in the Christian left are a byproduct of this seeker/purpose driven/emerging church/liberal mainline denomination generation that lays down the absolutes of the Bible to attract warm bodies. It has flourished due to the gutless pastors who refuse to lead and preach a watered down, feel good, ear tickling message void of hard Truth so nobody is offended.
The nation has had Presidents before who were no friend of God and we didn't crumble spiritually. That is because there was still a vibrant remnant of true followers of Christ. Today, we have the better percentage of two full generations who have never been to church. So many churches today do little or no evangelism. Over the past 40 years, that remnant of true followers has dwindled down considerably as older saints have gone to be with the Lord and haven't been replaced.
The effect of Obama's election is that it will empower those who oppose the work of God. Those who serve satan will be bolder and more aggressive than ever. They will be targeting like never before, true followers of Christ. Spiritual crack dealers like Oprah who peddle New Age garbage are ok. Those who promote cults like Mormonism, the JWs, Scientology, Kaballah, and others are ok. The false religions like Islam, Buddhists, and others are ok. Those in the Christian left with their social agenda are ok.
Their target will be zeroed in on those who believe, preach, and teach the Bible is God's inspired, inerrant Word, representing Absolute Truth and our final authority in all matters. They will be out to destroy true followers of Jesus Christ. This will come in many forms, such as laws to call the Bible hate speech as other countries have already done. For the first time, real and tangible persecution is going to be felt by those who refuse to compromise the Truth of the Bible and preach the Gospel.
The end result is that people are no longer going to be able to stand in the middle. The election of President Barack Hussein Obama is going to finally force people to take a stand. You are either a follower of Christ, which means you are also a follower of His Word, or you are not. Jesus said you can't serve two masters. Elijah told the people on Mt. Carmel to CHOOSE who you will serve. My friend, it is now time to choose. If you going to follow Jesus, it is time to act!
I love you and care about you so much. I realize that very few can "hear" what I am saying today. They woke up in their bed this morning and it seems like just another day. I can empathize with the frustration of the Old Testament prophets as they warned the people of God's coming wrath and most of the people simply ignored them or wrote them off as kooks. Yesterday, God's hand came off this nation. True followers of Jesus Christ no longer have the luxury of sitting back and doing nothing. Silence is not an option any more. We must take our stand now, or we will no longer have that opportunity. We have the only true answer for this nation and for the souls of men. It is time to boldly and without shame or compromise declare that answer!
As I was praying over all of this the other night, before going to sleep I was flipping through the stations and I stopped at TBN. On the eve of the election, with the spiritual course of our nation hanging in the balance, I expected to see true men of God preaching great messages of repentance and a turning back to God. Sadly, these people are as lost as the sons of Eli or Samuel. What were they doing? Having a telethon, raising money by promising people if they sent them money all of their financial problems would be solved. It was like watching the fiddler play while Rome burned !
For those who have been following Liveprayer, you know in the Spring God gave me a vision for this nation. In July, I launched the Jonah Project. The Lord gave me this vision and the Holy Spirit guided me to set up this vehicle for exactly where we are at today. The Jonah Project is the plan from God to bring together the true followers of Christ at this moment in human history, to call this nation to repentance, to turn back to God and Biblical Truth, and to help lead the lost to faith in Jesus Christ while taking a bold and visible stand on the social issues of our day.
Let me encourage you today to become part of the Jonah Project. You can go to the Jonah Project homepage at http://www.liveprayer.com/jonah/ , watch the vision video, and sign up to be part of this great last days move of God. My friend, this is the only hope for our nation and for each soul. There is only one answer, JESUS!!!
In His love and service, Your friend and brother in Christ, Bill Keller
He already did, some time back. This was our last chance, as a nation, to have His favor return to us. Christians in general have only themselves to blame, settling for treading water all these years in the Republican party, which is moving more and more to the left, even - though more slowly - away from pro-life causes, where support from the RNC has been little more than lip-service for years.
They’ve abandoned their base, and are putting forth very mediocre candidates like McCain, who have more support with some Democrats than true conservative Christians. And we’ve let them do it. Because we were more interested in merely putting in “anybody” who could at least mouth pro-life sentiments, just to avoid allowing pro-death Dems to simply walk in unopposed. We should have been more active within our own ranks maintaining - and increasing - an overall Christian worldview in this country, which would reap its own political rewards. This has never been done. A naive trust in the RNC was left to substitute, and it has yielded a very poor harvest.
I’ve been saying this for years, and have been called everything you can think of and more because of it. But I am no traitor! The Republicans have abandoned me and my own Christ-centered values; I have not abandoned them. On a national level, I will never even consider voting Republican again. I will work to help foster a viable new party that will maintain and (at least eventually) increase its voter support in as short a timspan as possible. I might still vote for some Republicans at more local levels, but, nationally, they cannot get it done. Fostering a new party cannot do any worse.
We are headed into Night. And, again, we Christians, of all types, have brought this on ourselves.
Revelation 18:4
I have wondered for well over a decade if Revelation 18 was speaking of the US. I wonder no more.
When we stripped His name from our public buildings, made it illegal to pray to Him in schools, legalized the killing of his little ones and started calling sodomy "marriage", we sent Him a message.
God is jealous but He's not one to force Himself on people. If you don't want God in your life, then that's what you'll get. Of course, the consequences may not immediately manifest themselves but eventually, they won't be pretty.
This isn't the beginning. It started several decades ago but recent events (9/11, the financial mess, Obama) indicate that the slope on which we're sliding is now a little steeper and we're probably approaching the end game.
Garbage. Any god that would take his protection away from the greatest country to ever exist because we elected a Marxist isn’t worth spitting on. If that’s the god you believe in you’re welcome to him.
Description; Barabbas means son of shame
Is Barry short for Barabbas?
You are absolutely right. I was just telling my whole family this morning; The Lord is sick of this. We will drop to our knees or else. This country has stood idly by while the kids are being indoctrinated in the schools. We have stood by (some not all) watching American Idol and Dancing with the Stars while Rome burns. Well here we are.
We need to regroup, turn back to God and bring back conservatism or this country will fall.
It is hard to understand God’s plan. In the 1930’s, he saw fit to allow the Fascists in Italy, the Nazis in Germany, the Commies in the USSR and the Japanese War party to come to power all at the same time. Millions died. Who knows what He’s got up His sleeve for us now?
We American Christians have lived in an artificial world for the past 200 years. The ancient Roman Christians who were thrown to lions and the persecuted true Christians of the middle ages who were burned at the stake for "heresy" of believing that the bible means what it says were the typical Christians that Jesus Christ talked about when He was here on earth. We were not called to be happy, wealthy, carefree Christians living in a world that loves God and His Son, we are called to be a hated minority living in a world that hates Jesus Christ, and we WILL be persecuted if we live as God has commanded us to live. I believe that the generation of Godless young Americans who elected Obama will be the generation that goes through the Great Tribulation, and the Christians of today will not be here on earth when that reign of terror begins.
The experiences of those Christians in America who went before us for the past 2 centuries was not typical of the Christian experience in most of the world for the past 2000 tears. But what is in store for us in the next few days, months, or years before God calls his true Church out of this dying, doomed, Jesus-hating world will be typical. I expect to see real, official, severe persecution of biblical Christians here in the US, beginning in the next four years and only growing more severe as the reign of AntiChrist approaches. But I take solace in the promise of our beloved Lord and Savior Jesus Christ whose word can not be broken,
Luke 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
FRiend, your fight is not with me, it's with God, but if I can help you in any way, let me know. But please, for your own soul's sake, don't blaspheme God Almighty. FReegards - OB1
Just on this thread alone, I think there are at least 10 believers still in America.:')
So many of us have been praying. God says he hears our prayers. The answer isn't always yes though. Sometimes it's no or not yet. Last night I had a lot of "why Lord?" questions too.
Is this the beginning of the end? I don't know. If it is, He will remove His believers from harm before things get too bad.
I'm wondering though....could the answer have been yes last night, after all? Maybe America is too spoilt and times will unfortunately have to get tougher before our nation really turns back toward him. JAT.
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Give me a break. My idea of Jesus isn’t of someone who plays games, is fickle or malicious. From the posts from other Christians on this thread half of them don’t see their God that way either.
You're partly right IMHO. As terrible as the Terri Schindler outrage was, it was the natural progression of the immoral state of America's rapidly declining culture that first gave us Roe v Wade and 50 million murdered babies. Don't be surprised when at some future point in time the courts rule that anyone who is adjudged to be a burden on society or his/her family will be legally euthanized.
Continue to pray for this nation....
Thank you and the same to you.
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