Mideast Nations Views USA as Paper Tiger and Soft

President Obama Snubs Israeli PM: Bless Those Who Bless Thee and Curse Those Who Curse Thee

Source Reuters

In a highly unusual rebuff to a close ally, the White House said on Tuesday that President Barack Obama would not meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a U.S. visit later this month, as tensions escalated over how to deal with Iran's nuclear program.

The apparent snub, coupled with Netanyahu's sharpened demands for a tougher U.S. line against Iran, threatened to plunge U.S.-Israeli relations into crisis and add pressure on Obama in the final stretch of a tight presidential election campaign.

An Israeli official, who declined to be identified, said the White House had refused Netanyahu's request to meet Obama when the Israeli leader visits the United States to attend the U.N. General Assembly, telling the Israelis, "The president's schedule will not permit that."

White House spokesman Tommy Vietor denied that Netanyahu's request had been spurned, insisting instead that the two leaders were attending the General Assembly on different days and would not be in New York at the same time.

Netanyahu has had a strained relationship with Obama, but they have met on all but one of his U.S. trips since 2009. The president was on a foreign visit when the prime minister came to the United States in November 2010.

Genesis 12:3

King James Version (KJV)

³ And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Disasters have hit America, when an American President has ruled against Israel. 

Pope Pushes for False Peace in the Middle East

Source Associated Press

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday characterized his trip to Beirut later this week as a pilgrimage for peace for the entire Middle East region and its anguished people.

Benedict told pilgrims at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo near Rome that while finding solutions for the Middle East's problems seems difficult, people "shouldn't resign themselves to violence or worsening tensions."

He noted that during his three-day visit to the Lebanese capital, which begins Friday, he would meet with Lebanese authorities as well as Christians from Lebanon and other nearby countries.

"I am not unaware of the often dramatic situation endured by the populations of this region which has been for too long torn by incessant conflict," Benedict said. "I understand the anguish of many Middle Easterners steeped daily in sufferings of every kind, which afflict sadly, and sometimes mortally, their personal and family life."

The pope urged the international community to support efforts at dialogue and reconciliation, as he stressed "the importance for the whole world of a stable and lasting peace in the entire region.

"My apostolic voyage in Lebanon, and by extension in the Middle East in its entirety, comes under the sign of peace," Benedict said.

In recent weeks there was concern that spillover in parts of Lebanon from the fighting in Syria might derail the trip by the 85-year-old pontiff. But the Vatican has assured the faithful that despite a climate of tensions in Lebanon the pilgrimage is going forward.

Benedict's visit is also aimed at encouraging his flock in the Middle East. Some Christian communities there have suffered for their faith, including terror attacks in Iraq.

His schedule also includes his celebrating Mass in Beirut and attending a gathering with youth.

This is what the Bible says when men start saying peace and safety:

1 Thessalonians 5:1-3

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5 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

² For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
³ For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

9/11 Message - America Is Too Young To Die

On this 9/11 Anniversary here are three questions the American Church needs to ask itself:

1. Will the Church in America and the nation of America repent?
2. Will revival hit America in the last days?
3. Will American die too young due to not repenting of its' sins?

Psalm 9:17

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¹⁷ The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

2 Chronicles 7:14

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¹⁴ If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Pastors and Adultery: Satan Last Day Weapon of Mass Destruction!

Is adultery Satan Last Day Weapon of Mass Destruction of Pastors?

Is their epidemic of pastors and church leaders committing adultery?

Should pastors be held more accountable of their actions?

It’s unfortunate when a pastor or church leader commits adultery.  It causes dysfunction both within his natural household and his church congregation. It causes division within the home as well as the church because the pastor’s credibility within his community is blown.  First, its blown by the spouse who was wronged by the act of adultery.  S/he may now be filled with extreme distrust and bitterness.  Additionally, the children and the congregation are also filled with distrust and bitterness.  Not only have the pastor’s actions brought a reproach upon the name of the Lord and upon his own ministry; it’s brought a reproach upon everything he was supposed to stand for as a man of God. The world takes its’ shots pointing the finger at the church, stating “…they’re supposed to be Christians!  Look at their pastor!  He can’t even keep his pants up, and he’s telling me that I’m in sin.” They paint a broad picture that all Christians are hypocrites who can’t follow the Word of God. Even gay activist who fight for the right of homosexuals to marry point the finger at the church’s divorce rate!  The adulterous pastors who indulge in extramarital affairs are a thing they ridicule.  They question as to why the pastors can’t stop sleeping around while ordering them not to marry.  They can’t even remain married themselves!  Pastors are supposed to be the leaders in morality and character in front of their church congregation and behind closed doors.  S/he’s supposed to be the prime example of holiness.  But when the pastor or church leader falls, the whole body takes hit.

How bad off are pastors and church leaders when it comes to adultery? Forty percent of pastors have had extra-martial affairs since entering the ministry. Why, you ask?  We can speculate that the first cause is simply the lack of spending time in the presence of the Lord in prayer.  Statistics show that 95% of pastors do not pray with their spouses and 80% spend under fifteen minutes per day praying.  There are just too many Martha’s and not enough Mary’s!

The second reason would be pride.  Instead of mimicking Jesus as a servant, some pastors believe that they are the ones that are to be served.  Some become celebrity pastors of the city and begin to develop arrogant attitudes.  They failed to remember that pride comes before a fall (Proverbs 16:18).

The third reason would be the lack of a true mentor that demands accountability.  Unfortunately,  seventy percent of pastors do not have a close friend, confidant, or mentor.

I speculate the fourth reason to be two fold: the lack of early character development in ministry as well as the lack of a spiritual mentor specifically designed to help nurture godly character in the embryo stages of ministry. Some pastors are very charismatic with talented skills.  They get by in church and everyone loves them.  But they have lust problems and are serial fornicators!  The churches’ leadership never deals with their issues because of their charisma and talent.  It is because of this charisma and talent that they continuously are pushed to higher positions in ministry.  Sadly, when the lust problems begin to manifest the church often believes that marriage is the cure.  Wrong!  All it creates for the future is a lustful serial adulterer who eventually gets exposed brings a reproach upon the ministry.

The fifth reason is simply the pastor’s lack of study of the Word and its application to his personal life within the kingdom of God.  The limited amount of study begins to reflect in his lifestyle.  Seventy percent of pastors only study the Word when it is time to prepare a message.

Regrettably, most churches in America don’t teach or have an understanding of the seriousness of adultery. In Judaism there are four cardinal sins or crimes a person should never commit:

1. Idolatry

2. Murder

3. Incest

4. Adultery

It is a crime against God because it is sin (Exodus 20:14).  It is also a sin against the spouse because covenant of marriage is broken (Job 31 9-12).  The person that commits the act of adultery has sinned against his/her own body.  The body is the temple of the Holy Ghost and when a man commits adultery he desecrates it.  It is a known medical fact that a man who has multiple sex partners runs the risk of giving his female partner pelvic or cervical cancer. Unrepentant adultery damages the spirit because sin separates a man from God.  The man exposes his body to potential diseases and damages his soul.Proverbs 6:32 says, “But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.”

Remember Israel’s oldest son Reuben?  He lost his birthright for sleeping with his father’s concubine Bilhah. This adulterous act cost Reuben not only his birthright, but his position in leadership of the family. In the Pseudepigrapha writings of Testament, Reuben 4:2-8 says,

“For until my father’s death I never had the courage to look him in the face or speak to any of my brothers because of my disgraceful act. Even until now my conscience harasses me because of my impious act. And yet my father consoled me greatly and prayed to the Lord in my behalf so that the Lord’s anger would pass me by – which is just how the Lord treated me. From that time until now I have kept a careful watch and have not sinned. So then, my children, observe all things that I command you and do not sin, for the sin of promiscuity is the pitfall of life, separating man from God and leading toward idolatry, because it is the deceiver of the mind and the perceptions, and leads youth down to hell before their time. For promiscuity has destroyed many. Whether a man is old, well born, rich, or poor, he brings himself disgrace among mankind and provides Satan with opportunity to cause him to stumble.”

Promiscuity brings dishonor and shame.  We must strive to be like Joseph and not sin against God.  We must present our bodies a living sacrifice holy and acceptable unto God.  If our minds our transformed by the Holy Spirit promiscuity or Satan can’t have dominion over the saints.

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New Kids Movie: "ParaNorman is Para-Demonic!"

ParaNorman is a kids' movie in 3-D that was just released on August 17, 2012. The movie is about an odd kid name Norman Babcock who is misunderstood by his parent and classmates.  However, Norman has paranormal psychic abilities.  He is able to see and speak to the dead. When Norman's New England town Blithe Hollow comes under siege by the undead,  Norman must use his psychic abilities to fight ghost, witches, and zombies (source).

ParaNorman Child's Education on Occultism 

Norman's psychic abilities to speak to the dead derive from what is called necromancy.  Necromancy is a form of magic that involves communicating with the dead to either summon a spirit as apparition or raise them bodily for the purpose of divination to foretell the future or gain hidden knowledge(source).  In the movie Norman practices the occult art of necromancy, which makes him a necromancer.   He is a medium  between the living and the dead (demon spirits).

Norman exercises his paranormal abilities of mediumship by using his sixth sense. Sixth sense is extrasensory perception (ESP).  It means that a person has psychic abilities such as telepathy, clairaudience, and clairvoyance (here).  The sixth sense can also be seen as the third eye, which is seen as higher consciousness beyond the natural realm.  It gives a person a "third eye" into the spiritual realm (here, here).  

Eventually through Norman's psychic abilities, this awkward outcast boys, overcomes clueless parents and adults, witches, ghost, and zombies to save his town, to become an hero.

Ironically Norman Babcock has somethings in common with Harry Potter and Aleister Crowley. Norman is eleven years old when he fully realizes he is an necromancer.  Harry Potter is eleven years old when realizes he is a wizard.  Aleister Crowley killed his first cat as a satanic ritual at the age of eleven. Crowley declared the number 11 as the number magick in itself... it is the sacred number of par excellence of the new aeon/new age (source).  In numerology the number of 11 stands for iconoclasm, transcendence, exception, difference, anticipation, prophecy, genius, misplaced, enhancing, magic, initiation (source).

Please protect your children from this type of entertainment!  These types of movies are being used to indoctrinate your children into the satanic occult arts and lead them astray from following Jesus Christ.

Bible Verses that Warn Against Occult Practice

 

Deuteronomy 18:9-12

King James Version (KJV)

⁹ When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
¹⁰ There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.
¹¹ Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
¹² For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

Leviticus 19:31

King James Version (KJV)

³¹ Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 20:6

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⁶ And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

Isaiah 8:19

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¹⁹ And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?