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12/9/08

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This weekly news update is being sent because the Bible tells us to know the prophecies and to "watch" for their fulfillment (which can only be done by learning and knowing what is going on around the world) ... yet, many churches and synagogues today ignore and deny Bible prophecy (which in itself is a major fulfillment of Bible prophecy) ...

 Now, a short Bible prophecy lesson to help show how close we are ...

  + Israel back in the Land as a nation   (this started the clock ticking ...)

  + Iran and allies threatening war against Israel

  + Russia rising ... and acting as a 'guard' for Iran

  + China armed with weapons capable of quickly destroying 1/3 of mankind

  + Nations of the ancient Roman Empire (Europe?) reuniting and rising in power

  + Teachings of false 'Prophets' leading many

  + A Generation 'morally corrupt' and 'filled with violence'  

     (The Bible uses the word 'corrupt' -  like smelly, rotting meat)

  + 'The falling away'... churches and synagogues no longer teaching or enduring sound doctrine

  + Israel and Jerusalem . . . trouble, troubles, and more trouble 

  + All nations turning against nation Israel . . .                 

  = The Generation of the ... Rapture ... the 'Apocalypse' ... Armageddon ... and Messiah's Return.

For the first time in history this prophetic 'equation' is nearly complete . . . and all in this generation!!! 

That Tiny Red 'Dot' is Israel ... God warns, 'Israel is His'...'Allah' and his vast armies (green) keep trying to prove Him wrong

The 'God of Israel' and the Bible . . .  or . . . 'Allah' and the Koran . . . The Bible Warns One Is True . . .  and One Is False

The coming Battle of Armageddon ('Hill of Megiddo')  . . .  Armageddon lies right in the center of that tiny Red 'Dot'

"I (God) will bless those who bless you (Israel) and will curse those who curse you". . .  (Genesis 12:3)

Top Stories . . .

(Click on the headline for the full news story ... Click on the blue link for the Bible prophecy)

Finding Hope and Comfort ... For Those Going Through Difficult Times

--Alpha News Daily     (Finding Hope and Comfort in Times of Trouble ...)      (God's Promise ...)   

How To Get Eternal Life In Heaven  (With Audio) ...

--Focal Point Radio/Compass Bible Church     (The most important Bible prophecies ... Heaven or Hell ... it's not too late!!!) 

What's The Deal With Saint Nicholas ... Truth About Christmas #1

--Focal Point Radio/Compass Bible Church/Mike Fabarez    (Includes the incredible history of the real Christian Saint ("Pastor") Nicholas ... )

The Disturbing Santa Claus ..."Kris Kringle"... Inference To The Bible

--WND     (Who IS Satan?)      (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)      Today's "Santa Claus" no longer reflects the Christian life and loving kindness of the 4th Century (saint) Nicholas of Myra (see above) ... the "spirit" of today's "Santa Claus" now distracts us and leads us away from the true message and meaning of Christmas ... and most people have never taken the time to consider the "Santa Claus" phenomenon and its potential spiritual impact upon children.  When considering today's "Santa Claus" I am reminded of that old tale many of you have heard about two little old American ladies who crossed the border to go shopping in Mexico, and while they were there they found, befriended, and carried home what they thought was a cute little Chihuahua puppy dog that was sick ... but later were terrified to discover it was really a rabid rat!

WHY?

1.  As with the "fruit" in the Garden, Satan uses very "appealing" things to lead us away from God and God's Word.  In Isaiah 14:12-15 we find one of Satan's great desires is to be "exalted" and "be like" God.  As with the "fruit" in the Garden, the "spirit" and "image" of Santa Claus has been presented to us and to our children in a very appealing (and seemingly harmless) package ... and in a very real way he is portrayed to be much "like" God.  We are told Santa (shift the letters around a little and see whose name pops up)  "always knows when you are naughty or nice," and "rewards you when you are good and punishes you (with burnt coal) when you are bad," and he will only appear "if you believe in him," and then every year ("coincidentally" on the exact same night and day Christians have set aside to remember and to celebrate the prophetic and miraculous birth of God's Son, the promised Messiah, who was sent forth to deliver us from Satan, the "Evil One"... Matthew 5:37 .... Matthew 6:13 ... Luke 11:4 ... John 17:15 ... 2 Thessalonians 3:3), and we are also told Santa has the power to supernaturally and "miraculously" visit all the children around the world at the same time to bring them gifts and goodies ...

2.  These characteristics are designed to imitate (and now mock) characteristics of God and Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew).

3.  How far does this very "lovable" and enticing deception go?   Well, we have been told one of Santa's other names (just watch "Miracle On 34th Street") is "Kris Kringle" ... Kris Kringle derives from the German term "Christkindl" ... which means "Christ child!" ...  (see WND link above.)

4.  Santa Claus has been molded into a cherubic, white-bearded, red-suited, lovable, and attractive character whose sole purpose now is to entertain us and feed our desires for earthly things ...  while powerfully taking our eyes and minds and the eyes and minds of our children OFF of Jesus Christ (God's loving gift to Mankind who was given to save us from all our sins, from Satan, and from Hell) ... (Prophecies of Messiah)  ... and Jesus Christ IS the SOLE purpose a believing Christian should have in thankfully celebrating and honoring Christmas ... (And, as a side note,  if you feel embarrassed or ashamed to celebrate the birth of the promised Messiah during this Christmas Season, it might be a good indication as to whether or not you will go to Heaven (and be "delivered from the Evil One" ... Satan) if you die today ...  and whether or not your name will be found written in the "Lamb's Book of Life" (Revelation 20:15 and Revelation 21:27) ... 

Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) is drawing and gathering out of this world a people for Himself who are not ashamed of Him ... those who like Him and love Him (as He loved us) and believe (trust) in Him (to save us from our sins and from Hell) ... and are thankful for what He has done (and is doing) for us  .... and who humbly and sincerely want to be with Him in His Kingdom of Heaven.)

5.  A believing Christian has to be honest and truthful with their children concerning "Santa"... yet many Christians unknowingly and good-naturedly still play along with the "Santa Claus" game and wait for their children to find out the real truth about Santa Claus from some stranger ... maybe at school or on TV. 

6.  What then is a child to think?   "Hmmm, mom and dad told me all these stories and had me believe all these things about Santa Claus, and now I find out that none of it is true.  This must mean mom and dad have been lying to me ... just making it up all this time.  Yet, all these characteristics they have lead me to believe about this jolly, old (yet ageless), lovable, fake character called Santa Claus sure seem to sound a lot like those things mom and dad have taught me to believe about God and Jesus ...and, if they have lied to me about Santa Claus, why should I believe anything they (or the Bible) says about God and Jesus ... or Heaven and Hell??!!"   (A couple of Satan's other titles include "the father of all lies" (John 8:44)  and "the lying spirit" (1 Kings 22:22).

7.  So, (like "the cute little sick Chihuahua" in the story above) if we take the time to study and consider and strip away the attractive and cutesy and lovable trappings of "Santa" what we find buried deep within is now simply the world's (or Satan's) version of a pseudo-Christ (or anti-Christ) and pseudo-God (or anti-God) ...

   "And no wonder!

     For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light    (Beware! )  

     Therefore it is no great thing if his (Satan's) ministers    

     also transform themselves into "ministers" of righteousness,   (we are warned some church leaders are not of God)

     whose end will be according to their works (Hell)."

     (2 Corinthians 11:14-15)

... for the "spirit" behind Santa likes to lead our hearts and minds (and the hearts and minds of our children) away from God and Jesus ... especially at the time we should be remembering and teaching our children about the awesome hope and promise we have been given through Jesus Christ, the promised Messiah of Israel ... yet ... how many children are now preoccupied with and breathlessly awaiting Santa Claus ... a cuddly and lovable character who was created to dangle the promises of mountains of colorfully wrapped gifts designed to feed "the lusts of the eyes and the lusts of the flesh" ... which  is exactly the opposite of what Jesus Christ and God teach us in the Bible ...

   "Do not love the world

     or the things in the world.

     If anyone loves the world,

     the love of the Father is NOT in him (or her).  

     For all that is in the world --

     the lust of the flesh,

     the lust of the eyes,

     and the pride of life --

     is NOT of the Father

      but IS of the world.  

     And the world is passing away,

     and the lust of it;

     but he who does the will of God abides forever (in Heaven).  

     Little children,

     it is the last hour;

     and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming,

     even now many antichrists have come,

     by which we know that it is the last hour."

     (1 John 2:15-18)

8.  Enjoy your time with family and friends and exchange gifts, or cards, or whatever you like to do, but do it while remembering and celebrating the sacrifice and the love it cost God to give us the most precious gift of His Son (who freely offers us the hope and promise of eternal life in Heaven) ... and as you enjoy all the colorful and festive lights think of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who is "the Light of the world" (John 8:12).

And remember (or learn) ... Jesus (God) teaches us to desire Spiritual gifts which are manifested in the gift of "Love"... and the Bible teaches love is NOT a "feeling"... it is "actions" ... it is not about us ... it is about others ... the Biblical love we are commanded to reflect in our lives is in how we act ... and how we treat others (including our wives ... our husbands ...  our families ... our friends ... and strangers ...  and enemies.) 

  "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?"  

     Jesus said to him,

  "'You shall LOVE the LORD your God

     with all your heart,

     with all your soul,

     and with all your mind.'  

   "This is the FIRST and Great Commandment.  

   "And the SECOND is like it:

    'You shall LOVE your neighbor (others) as yourself.'    (treating them just as you would want to be treated ...)

   "On these two commandments

     hang all the Law and the Prophets."

     (Matthew 22:36-40)       (The assurance of life in Heaven  ... it's NOT too late!!!)

Now, through your faith in God's love, "take captive" and "cast away" all your fear and anxieties  . . .

   "There is NO fear in love;

     but perfect love casts out fear,

     because fear involves torment.

     But he who fears      (fear is the opposite of faith ...)

     has not been made perfect in love." 

     (1 John 4:18)     (We are told only to have "fear of the Lord" which "is the beginning of Wisdom"... Psalm 111:10 ... Proverbs 9:10)

Here the Apostle Paul (Rabbi Shaul) teaches us what REAL Biblical love is . . .

   "But the fruit of the Spirit is LOVE:

     joy,

     peace,

     longsuffering (patience),

     kindness,

     goodness,

     faithfulness,  

     gentleness,

     self-control.

     Against such there is no law.  

     And those who are Christ's (Messiah's) have crucified the flesh

     with its passions and desires.  

     If we live in the Spirit,

     let us also walk in the Spirit.  

     Let us NOT become conceited,

     provoking one another,

     envying one another."

     (Galatians 5:22-26)

  "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels,

     but have not LOVE,

     I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.  

     And though I have the gift of prophecy,

     and understand all mysteries and all knowledge,

     and though I have all faith,

     so that I could remove mountains,

     but have not love,

     I am nothing.  

     And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,

     and though I give my body to be burned,

     but have not love,

     it profits me nothing.  

     Love suffers long  (is patient)

     and is kind;

     love does not envy;

     love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;  

     love does not behave rudely,

     does not seek its own,

     is not provoked,

     thinks no evil;  

     does not rejoice in sin (iniquity),

     but rejoices in the truth;  

     love bears all things,

     believes all things,  (found in God's Word ... the Bible)

     hopes all things,

     endures all things.  

     Love never fails.

     But whether there are prophecies, they will fail;

     whether there are tongues, they will cease;

     whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.  

     For we know in part and we prophesy in part.  

     But when that which is perfect has come,     (Prophecies of Messiah's Return)

     then that which is in part will be done away.  

     When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child;

     but when I became a man, I put away childish things.  

     For now we see in a mirror, dimly,

     but then (after these earthly bodies die) face to face.

     Now I know in part,

     but then I shall know just as I also am known.  

     And now abide faith, hope, love, these three;

     but the greatest of these is LOVE."

     (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)         (The assurance of life in Heaven  ... it's NOT too late!!!)

Atheists Want God Out of Kentucky Homeland Security ...

--Fox News        (Prophecies:  A generation of evil will rise .. The Generation of Armageddon)

This Week's News Headlines . . .

(What to do in times of trouble ... Trust in the Lord, draw near to Him, earnestly pray for His guidance and direction, and seek His Will in your life.) 

"And Now For A World Government"...

--Drudge/Financial Times  (UK)     (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)     (Prophecies ... 10 nations of the Roman Empire will reunite and rise in great power)

Obama's Own Cabinet Member Calls Him An "Immigrant"...

--WND/Janet Porter    (Prophecies ... "In the last days"... "evil men (and women) will wax worse and worse"... "deceiving (lying), and BEING deceived")

Supreme Court Denies Challenge To Obama's Legal Citizenship ... (Who Will Enforce Our Constitution?)

--WND       (Prophecies ... "In the last days"... "evil men (and women) will wax worse and worse"... "deceiving (lying), and BEING deceived")

Obama Would Seek Changes In Supreme Court ... Wants Justices To View Our Constitution Differently

--WND      (A White House and Congress full of Godless (and evil) Democrat Party (Marxist-Socialist) activists with a handful of judges can wrest away and destroy our Constitutional Republic and the freedoms it provides without ever firing a shot ...)

University of North Carolina Cancels Christmas ... No More Christmas Trees in Campus Libraries

--Drudge/Charlotte Observer   (Prophecies:  A generation of evil will rise .. The Generation of Armageddon)     (Prophecies ... Christians will be hated)

Illinois Governor (Democrat) Arrested On Corruptions Charges ... Conspired To Sell Obama's Senate Seat

--WND/Fox News     (Prophecies:  A generation of evil will rise ... the Generation of Armageddon ... morally "corrupt")

"The Breadth of Corruption Laid Out In These Charges (Against Illinois Democrat Governor) Is Staggering"...

--WND/Chicago Tribune     (Prophecies:  A generation of evil will rise ... the Generation of Armageddon ... morally "corrupt")

Why Did The Media and Democrat Party Change Red States To Blue?

--WND/Joseph Farah       (Prophecies ... "Evil men (and women) will wax worse and worse"... "deceiving (lying), and BEING deceived")

Minnesota ... Washington State ... More Blatant Democrat Party Election Fraud

--WND/Ann Coulter   (Prophecies ... "In the last days"... "evil men (and women) will wax worse and worse"... "deceiving (lying), and BEING deceived") 

Democrat Wins Central Ohio Congressional Race After Recount ...

--NewsMax        (Prophecies:  A generation of evil will rise ... the Generation of Armageddon ... morally "corrupt")       (The Democrat Party (now Socialists) are united in their hate towards believing Christians and God's Word ... coming "hate crimes" laws and legislation will place Bible teaching pastors and believing Christians in peril .... US Senate Majority Leader Reid, Speaker of the House Pelosi, and "President-Elect" Obama have all been closely tied to Marxist-Socialist groups.)

Nationalization:  US Government Could Acquire "Substantial Ownership" (Control) In U.S. Auto Companies ...

--Drudge/Wall Street Journal   (The Democrat Party is following the Soviet-Socialist "nationalize business" path of Russia's Putin ...)

Christian Evangelical Leader Now Supports Homosexual "Civil Unions"...

--WND     (Prophecies... Churches and church leaders would "depart from the faith" ..."no longer endure sound doctrine")      (Bible Warnings:  Homosexuality)

Mainstream News Media "Death Throes" Begin ... Hard Times Signal End of An Era

--WND/Jerome Corsi       (Maybe it would help if they told the truth, warned us against real rising dangers, and were unbiased.)

Prime-Minister Warns Canada's Democracy Under Fire ...

--AFP  (France)     (The "Use Democracy" to destroy democracy forces are now rising to power throughout the world ...)

Israeli "Expulsion Forces" Kick And Beat Jewish Men And Women ... Force Them To Leave Beit HaShalom

--Israel Nat'l News/Nadia Matar         (Prophecies ... Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation) 

US State Department Accuses Beit HaShalom Jews Of Being There Illegally ...

--Israel Nat'l News      (Prophecies:  The US will be "neutralized"...  then Russia, Iran, and allies will attack and invade Israel)     (The Democrat Party staffed US State Department (who President Bush left intact while adding Obama supporters Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice at the head) is now an enemy of Israel ... an enemy of America ... and an enemy of God.  Through them (and the Clintons) America has taken a stand against God's land of Israel (not a smart thing to do) ... and we are now just seeing the beginning of the consequences.)

In the Bible we find God will raise up evil nations to judge those who have turned against Him and His Word . . .

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Pakistan Scientist Warns Their Nuclear Missiles Are Ready ... Can Fire In 10 Minutes ..."Are On The Launchers"

--WND       (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)        (Prophecies: The coming 'Apocalypse' and Armageddon)

Russia Sending Warships To Mediterranean ... Offers Lebanon Tanks, Missiles, Helicopters, Possibly Warplanes

--NewsMax      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)     (Lebanon lies along Israel's northern border ... now study the prophecy in Ezekiel 38 ... RUSSIA is ALREADY heavily involved militarily with Iran and all of Iran's Islamic allies ... just read the many news headlines over the past few years ... Russia has not kept their close alliance with Iran a secret ... Russia is already "guarding" Iran by providing vast amounts of heavy weapons and training ... and Russia is not going to go away.  In fact, Iran would not even be a threat if it weren't for Russia's advanced weapons, training, nuclear technicians, and Russia's powerful diplomatic maneuvers blocking every attempt in the UN to stop Iran.)

Russian Warship To Cross Panama Canal ... Symbolic Gesture Of Their Rising Military Power.

--Drudge/AP     (Remember ... Democrat Jimmy Carter gave the strategic Panama Canal to Russia's ally China.)

Iran Military Rocket Arsenal Tripled In 2008 ...

--Jerusalem Post       (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) 

Israeli Defense Preparing Options For Strike Against Iran Without US Assent ...

--Jerusalem Post      (Prophecies:  The US will be "neutralized"...  then Russia, Iran, and allies will attack and invade Israel)

Christian Policeman In England Forced To Quit Because Of Bible's Stance On Homosexuality ...

--WND/Daily Mail  (UK)    (Bible Warnings:  Homosexuality and Abortion)     (Prophecies ... Believing Christians will be hated)   

Words Associated With Christianity and British History Removed From Children's Dictionary In England ...

--WND/London Telegraph       (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)     (Prophecies:  A generation of evil will rise ... the Generation of Armageddon)

5.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes California ...

--AFP  (France)       (Prophecies ... Earthquakes in diverse places)

Japan Hit by 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake ...

--Fox News       (Prophecies ... Earthquakes in diverse places)

More recent earthquakes over just the past few weeks and months . . .

Powerful 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Russia's Far East ...

--AFP  (France)        (Prophecies ... Earthquakes in diverse places)

Powerful 6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Off Sumatra ...

--BBC News         (Prophecies ... Earthquakes in diverse places)

6.2 Earthquake Strikes Panama and Costa Rica ...

--Fox News         (Prophecies ... Earthquakes in diverse places)

7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Japan ...

6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesia ...

"For I am God, and there is no other.
   I am God, and there is none like Me,
   Declaring the end from the beginning,
   and from ancient times
   things that are not yet done . . ."
   (Isaiah 46:9-10)

 "When you see these things happening,

   know that it (the 'Apocalypse') is near  --  at the door!

   Assuredly, I say to you,

   this generation will by no means pass away

   till all these things take place."

   (Mark 13:29)

 "Before the decree is issued,

   before the day passes like chaff,

   before the LORD'S fierce anger comes upon you,

   before the day of the LORD'S

   anger comes upon you!

   Seek the LORD,

   all you meek of the Earth,

   who have upheld His justice.

   Seek righteousness,

   seek humility.

   It may be that you

   will be hidden

   in the day of the LORD'S anger."

   (Zephaniah 2:2-3)

Jesus (Yeshua) commands us to watch and be ready .....

"Watch therefore,

   and pray always

   that you may be

   counted worthy to escape

   all these things

   that will come to pass . . ."  (The Bible promises all who wait in faith are not "appointed" to the coming time of "Tribulation")

   (Luke 21:36)

... for He promises to protect and shelter all those who are found waiting in faith from the coming 'time of trouble.'

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