The list goes on; demolition experts are questioning why the buildings imploded into their original footprint – exposing beams of metal cut in diagonal patterns akin to normal demolition techniques. Normally if a building would collapse pan cake theory style, it would be normal to expect a pile of rubble resembling 10% of the buildings original height – resulting in rubble more then 10 stories high.  And yet, both buildings were virtually turned into dust.  In addition, a pancake theory collapse would take more than a minute to reach the bottom.  The building went down in 9 seconds – virtually in free fall – indicating there was no resisting pressure under each floor as the towers collapsed.

In regards to the Pentagon, they say the plane was vaporised due to the extreme heat – and yet TV footage showed wooden desks perched over the edge and in danger of falling into the gaping hole just created.  I think wood would have burned a lot quicker then a freaking plane.

I could go on – but I wont as there is a much more important question to be raised here.  The question is, “who benefited from 911?” Whose position was advanced as the result of the events of 911?

Was it Osama Bin Laden?  Who, 2 weeks before 911 was in a US controlled Saudi hospital hooked up to a dialysis machine due to kidney failure.  And then we’re asked to swallow the pill that he has alluded the most advanced military machine the world has ever known for almost a decade?  Add to mix it up a little, 2 weeks before she was assassinated, Benazir Bhutto stated that Osama Bin Laden was murdered.

Was it Saddam Hussein who benefited? As he swung on that hangman’s noose, the answer is no.  Was it  the people of Iraq or Afghanistan? Was it the thousands of Allied forces as they served in this War on Terror? No.

Some would say that it was American Oil companies who benefited as massive new oil reserves were suddenly made available to them. I believe there is some truth in that.  But the hole gets deeper.

As a result of 911, the world is ready to let go of individual freedoms in order for our governments to step in and protect us.  We are bombarded time and time again to the threat of terrorism on our soils that we are so willing to let go of our rights to freedom and privacy.

In the US, the Patriot Act was passed and the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security was finalised – giving the US Government unprecedented rights over the freedom of normal, law abiding US citizens.  The Oklahoma bombing and the first attack on the World Trade Centres were not enough to sway public opinion.  911 was.

I personally believe that terrorist events such as 911, London bombings and Madrid bombings are false flag operatives designed to weaken the peoples resolve against giving governments more control over us.  The end result of this is global governance by a select few.  The ultimate goal being global governance by a single man.  The man of lawlessness.

But in order to bring this plan into being, people’s rights and dignity need to be stripped away.  Enemies to this plan need to be identified and dealt with effectively and efficiently.  People would want for this to happen and those opposed to this happening would become easy targets. Divide and conquer.  Divide and conquer and repeat, time and time again…

The Police State will be the tool.

Want a sneak peak into how this is all playing out?  Check out the following documentaries…

Suspect Nation

Camp FEMA

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“All of my life. In every season.  You are still God. I have a reason to sing.  I have a reason to worship.”

I’ve come back to these lyrics through the good, the bad and the ugly.  Literally I found life in these words in all of those seasons.

Recently I came across a video about one of the performers on this song, Jill McCloghry.  Leading up to the recording of this album,, Jill went through an incredible heartache – the loss of a child.

Have a watch of the following video for her testimony and be moved by Jill’s story and how in every season, God is still God – and there is always a reason to worship.

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And what he shared stopped me dead in my tracks.  The above is his equation for carbon emissions and what contributes to it.  You can see that “people” is mentioned first – and that makes sense as the more people there are, the more emissions.

Because having people on this planet is a given, I thought Gates would spend most of his time on the other areas – and he did, but it’s what he said about people that shocked me.

“The world today has 6.8 billion people. That’s heading up to about nine billion. Now if we do a really great job on new vaccines, health care, reproductive health services, we could lower that by perhaps 10 or 15 percent”

Check out the video below…

That equates to up to a billion people less if they do a good job on “vaccines…reproductive health services….”  In other words, can this mean that they will create vaccines that will kill people and promote abortion that will lower the earths population by up to a billion people?

I don’t know, you tell me. What is true is that Bill Gates, David Rockefeller, Ted Turner, Oprah Winfrey Warren Buffet, George Soros, Michael Bloomberg met in early 2009 and on top of the agenda was population control.  This meeting come a few weeks after the Bilderberg Group met in Greece where population control was again on top of the agenda.

According to a former Bilderberg member, UK Economist Will Hutton, the ultimate goals of the Bilderbergers are plain and simple…

“The primary goals of the Bilderberg Group are a one-world government, a one-world monetary system and a vast reduction in world population. And to no one’s surprise, the Bilderbergers would like very much to be in charge of that government.”

For a long time, these discussions remained in the minds of pot smoking conspiracy theorists.  However, it’s actually the Bilderbergers and their henchmen who are now coming out of the closet and actually stating their goals in plain site.

And the mechanism that allows them to do so, and for their message to be accepted without question is the fear around climate change. Bill Gate’s presentation at TED’s is a classic example of their agenda marching forward and the scary thing is that the public swallows the pill without even batting an eyelid.

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Despite this, I am here to say that I am a Biblical Zionist.  I believe in the right for Israel to exist and I believe in the right for the nation to defend itself against an enemy hell bent to destroy it.

Sure, not all they do is right as they are governed by fallen people like you and me.  And I’ve also heard of the so called “conspiracy theories” about the Jewish nation.

But all this is nothing new.  Even at it’s conception, was a conspiracy to get rid of a favoured son…

“They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him. They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer. Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits.  Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams.” Gen Gen 37: 18-20

But later in the story, it is declared..

“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.” Gen 50:20

The Zionist movement is seen with contempt by many.  And like Joseph’s brothers, many have contributed to the birth of modern Israel with ulterior motives and continue to do so. 

But through it all, is my good and great God, working out his purpose through the actions of mankind and allowing the nation of Israel to be reborn and to grow in strength and number.

You see, God is the ultimate Zionist and it is the desire of His heart to see the nation of Israel reborn and to gather it’s people back to it.  There are numerable Scriptural references to this and an example of which is..

“As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. And I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country.” Eze 34:12-13

Make no mistake, God is the ultimate Zionist and for any Muslim or Westerner to point his finger against the nation of Israel, is for him to stand opposed to the will of the Creator – somewhere I never want to find myself in.

I celebrate in the fact that God has caused this non Jewish heart of mine to be a Zionist and I delight in what He is building into this country.  Below is a video which gives but a glimpse of the reality of Israel despite it’s opposition.

And to further set myself against the trend of the western world, I present to you a music video by UK Jewish rapper “Antithesis” – who has recently made the aliyah to Israel – further proof that God is at work gathering His own.

I celebrate at what I see God is doing with His people.  And I look forward to stage two of His plan – the day He introduces them to His Son.  This is what I am looking forward to seeing once the regathered eyes are opened..

“And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.” Zech 12":10

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As I watch mankind pursue new knowledge and achieve awesome things, I often wonder what would be the fruit of his labours if he wasn’t a fallen creature.

As I watch human behaviour on my day to day existence, I see so much anger, greed, and self exultation and I wonder where is that place in man’s heart to remember to be still and know that God is God.

As I watch the value of human beings being determined on how they contribute to a nation’s GDP or a return on shareholders investments, I wonder how we miss this reality that we are so cherished by our Creator that He stepped into our world to die for us.

As I watch the animal world devour itself based on the hierarchy of the food chain, I wonder if these things were meant to be.  So much violence.  Life is broken and yet needs to be this way to survive. 

If one was honest with ones self, one would come to a realisation that the norm actually sucks – and sucks quite bad.  It’s like what we experience today is but a shadow of what we were designed to experience.  The advances in technology gives us the false impression, a deceitful veneer, that all is well and progressing forward as planned on planet earth, populated with human.

And yet, scratch beneath the surface, beyond the number of Facebook friends you have, or Twitter followers, whether you like PC’s or Mac’s, iPhone’s, Toyota’s or BMW’s or some other brand in any industry and just about anything else and you will find it.

Tucked away in some “do not disturb” part of your existence, you will find a yearning, a groaning of a reality you were designed to experience and yet fail to realise.  And because it’s in that “no go” place that you have that “itch has not yet been scratched” and you have failed in this area of fulfilment at it’s most basic and primitive level, you, and the vast majority of mankind simply ignore it as we pop more antidepressants into our mouths to numb our failures.

No.  There is something fundamentally wrong with our existence and to turn a blind eye to it is a stupid thing to do.  It’s like this whole earth of ours is waiting for things to be restored – and man taking dominion over it once again.  But not just any man – mankind redeemed by God – son’s of God.  Us in our restored reality.

Next time you walk around nature, society and culture, keep this in mind…

“For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.” Rom 8:19-22

Freedom from bondage and corruption – sounds awesome. God’s heart is to restore all things.  He is a jealous God and I get the sneaking suspicion that His heart breaks in seeing things not where they should be on some many facets.  He will restore and He will redeem – in all of creation.

One of which is the natural world – and this is so beautifully captured in the following..

“The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.

The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.” Isa 11:6-9

Imagine a restored world where a wolf, lamb, leopard, young goat, calf, cow and bear all hang out together with a child in their midst as he plays with snakes with no risk to his, or any animals safety?  This world will be restored one day and the scenes described above are just part of this restoration.

And to give but a glimpse into this reality, you need to check out the following clip and just imagine if this was the norm for all the world.

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I’m not a Jew.  But I love the Jew.  I don’t live in Israel.  But I have been there.  And the pull on my heart the place has on me is something I just can’t explain.  I am simply a goy living in Australia, but I spend much of my day thinking about the significance of the Jewish state.

As a Christian, the rebirth of Israel is a huge event.  After the horrors of the Holocaust, this nation was reborn miraculously and spot on time according to the prophecies uttered about it millennia ago.

Ezekiel 37 is a well known passage of Scripture where God supernaturally transports Ezekiel to a valley of dry bones and makes him prophesy over them to come alive.  Many have connected this passage to the horror of the Holocaust and the rebirth of the nation of Israel.

The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry.

And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord GOD, you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones:

Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the LORD.”

So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them.

But there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”  Eze 37:1-9 ESV

This passage is especially important given that the proceeding chapter, Ezekiel 36, talks about the rebirth of Israel.  So when Ezekiel carries out his prophetic mission, look out for the result…

So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army. Eze 37:10 ESV

What I find astonishing is that a major reality of a reborn Israel is that it’s army will be “an exceedingly great army!”  Quite ironic given the fact that it was the Nazi war machine which almost destroyed it.  That, plus given the fact that Israel was to be surrounded by hostile nations wanting to “wipe them off the map.”

One could say that Israel was destined to have an “exceedingly great army” and in just over 60 years, Israel now ranks 11th in terms of simply weaponry.  But what it lacks in size, it makes up in expertise – shown time and time again in repelling the angry Arab nations surrounding it.

Dig a little deeper and you will find the real reason behind the strength of the IDF – God.  This is captured so beautifully in the following Scripture..

Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things?  Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be brought forth in one moment?

For as soon as Zion was in labor she brought forth her children. Shall I bring to the point of birth and not cause to bring forth?” says the LORD; “shall I, who cause to bring forth, shut the womb?” says your God.  Isa 66:8-9 ESV

To paraphrase, God is saying, “I’m going to birth the nation Of Israel very quickly.  And after I give it birth, I will protect it.”  The hate filled, surrounding Arab nations wanted to commit infanticide on Zion’s child – but the One who allowed Zion’s children to be reborn in Israel wasn’t about to let this happen.

In miraculously won wars over subsequent years, Zion’s children grew in strength and numbers.  But with wars and rumours of wars a very real reality in the land of Israel, one gets the impression that 11th ranked Israel is moving step by step closer to fulfilling it’s destiny of being an exceedingly great army.

Zion’s children are passionate about their land.  Zion’s children are a smart people.  Zion’s children have first class technology.  But most importantly, Zion’s children have a mandate from God to be in the land and have their God looking out for them for the sake of His name. 

And one day, when Zion’s children and their exceedingly great army will face an impossible in gathering of it’s enemies from many nations of the earth, Zion’s children will be rescued by God and Zion’s children will have their eyes open to the reality of Jesus.

Until that day, the IDF is growing.  And the following series of video’s captures this reality in an awesome way.

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On September 20, 2000, The world was shocked to view the footage of a 12 year old boy hiding behind his father while caught in cross fire between Israeli and Palestinian forces.

Tragically, the boy, Muhammed al-Durrah and his father, Jamal al-Durrah, were killed and the footage spread like wild fire through out the western world thanks to footage taken by France 2 camera man Talal Abu Rahma.

In typical fashion, the world crucified Israel for it’s abuse and heavy use of fire power over the innocent Palestinian population.  And Muhammed al-Durrah quickly became the Intifada Icon.

However, what most people don’t realize is that there are many holes in this story and subsequent investigations reveal that the whole event was staged and exploited against the Israeli’s.  This is aptly covered by the following video and covered in the Wikipedia article on the incident.

This incident sparked the interest of Pierre Rehov – the pseudonym of a French filmmaker who happens to be Jewish.  Since this incident, he has produced a number of films on the Arab-Israeli conflict.  His YouTube account states, “Those clips are not politically correct. But the truth is rarely politically correct.”

In an age which is more than ready to condemn Israel and it’s hardline stance to protect itself, these documentaries are a must view in order to educate yourself to the realities this nation faces.

Below are some of his documentaries I have found online.  Please check out his website for more information.

Suicide Killers - 2006 documentary film exploring the psychopathology of suicide bombers

The Road To Jenin

Hostages Of Hatred – the truth behind the refugee question.

First Comes Saturday Then Comes Sunday

Click here to view the video on how Islam’s first target is the Jews and how Christians are next on the radar.

Below are some trailers of other documentaries Pierre Rehov has produced.  Starting with “Path To Darkness” – his most recent documentary.

Path To Darkness

From The River To The Sea

Silent Exodus – the untold story of Jewish refugees

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Skillet has a “angry” style which does well to tap into my frustrated temperament.  Frustrated that I can’t connect with God on a deeper level – and frustrated that this stupid world of ours is so damn shallow that, to connect with it, would require me to ignore so much of what makes me, me.

And that’s the reason why I so like their song, “Awake & Alive” – some of my favourite lines are…

I’m at war with the world and they try to pull me into the dark. I struggle to find my faith as I’m slippin’ from your arms”

It’s getting harder to stay awake and my strength is fading fast.  You breathe into me at last”

I’m at war with the world cause I ain’t never gonna sell my soul. I’ve already made up my mind.  No matter what I can’t be bought or sold”

These lyrics remind me of what Pauls talks about in Romans 6:21-24

So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.  Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?

Living in this world makes me feel like a refugee as, in my inner being, I delight in God.  But because I live in this world, I am tarnished by it and yet, refuse to yield to it.  

And Skillet’s song Awake & Alive captures this reality nicely.  Lyrics below the video..

V1
I’m at war with the world and they
Try to pull me into the dark
I struggle to find my faith
As I’m slippin’ from your arms
It’s getting harder to stay awake
And my strength is fading fast
You breathe into me at last

Chorus
I’m awake I’m alive
Now I know what I believe inside
Now it’s my time
I’ll do what I want ’cause this is my life
here, right now
I’ll stand my ground and never back down
I know what I believe inside
I’m awake and I’m alive

V2
I’m at war with the world cause I
Ain’t never gonna sell my soul
I’ve already made up my mind
No matter what I can’t be bought or sold
When my faith is getting weak
And I feel like giving in
You breathe into me again

Bridge
Waking up waking up
In the dark
I can feel you in my sleep
In your arms I feel you breathe into me
Forever hold this heart that I will give to you
Forever I will live for you

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Fast forward to our day and discover how IBM has evolved this technology and is in collaboration with companies such as VeriChip – the manufacturers of implantable RFID chips, amongst others, and where this technology currently lies and the serious ramifications where this could lead us.

A lot of people have spoken out against the VeriChip being the “mark of the beast” in these “last times.”  I believe that the Anti Christ will use the latest in human technology to ensnare and make captive mankind in fulfilment of the well know following passage in Revelation..

Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666. Rev 13:16-18

The above is obviously talking about the Anti Christ establishing an economic system and, in doing so, hold mankind to ransom.  Is the VeriChip this technology?  No one really knows.  But I get a sneaking suspicion that the VeriChip as we know it, is not the pinnacle of this technology.  It’s been around for years and is, by today’s standards, quite old technology.

But what this video shows very clearly is the evolution of this technology from the days of the Nazis to today and the future plans for it.  What started off as a device to help Alzheimer’s is now being touted as a great tool to helping diabetics (read clearly: more people with implantable chips). 

Also being pushed is how good this technology is for epidemics and so called pandemics such as the swine flu.  Imagine implanting these chips into the population to help the authorities deal with pandemics?  (read clearly: forcing even more people to have implantable chips via fabricated global emergencies).

Learn how contracts are being dished out to establish a network of low orbiting satellites designed to read these implantable chips from space – thereby tracking every person on this planet with a chip.  In my mind, this rabbit hole gets a whole lot deeper when you begin to imagine how nanotechnology may have a part to play in this theatre also.

Combine all this and you get the sneaking suspicion that what we know about the VeriChip is only the tip of the iceberg and companies such as IBM are working on far more sophisticated models then what we would ever know.  But to get your primer on this whole area, I hope you enjoy the following playlist of video’s..

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So go the lyrics to the parody video that’s come out of Latma – the Hebrew media satire website in light of the Israeli “raid” on “a oh so very peaceful” activist ship choka block full of “aid” to Gaza – while publically admitting their main aim was to infiltrate the blockade.

At the time of writing this, the clip has been viewed just under 1,000,000 times in 4 days.  One would say this has gone viral.  It’s interesting to read all the comments – even I joined in.  Hope you enjoy the following clip…

Maybe, just maybe, a stupid and gullible world is finally starting to stir and wake up to the farce behind this story and realise that Israel has a right to defend itself.  After all, the gathering of Israel into the Promised land is step one of God’s plan.  The destruction of it’s enemies and the awakening of Israel to their Messiah is part 2.  Oh how the peace loving “christians” hate this talk and the liberals and left wingers (and some right wingers) hate this talk, but, at the end of days, this will happen.

Better choose a side sooner or later.  For me, as a lay guy, the choice is easy.  We live in a world where the “god” of this world – being Satan, has blinded people to the truth of Jesus and His glorious Gospel message.

At the same time, he has blinded the world to God’s redemptive work He will carry out through the people of Israel and has replaced this reality, in the Christian world, with “replacement theology”, and in the secular world, with anti Semitism. And trust me, even these boundaries are blurred.

And when events like this happen, to me, it exposes the work the enemy has achieved into the mindset of man – the hatred of the Jews as God’s chosen people.  The enemy has blinded mankind and is a master of media manipulation as journalists “chase down their careers” as they pursue the big stories and executives bow down to the sponsoring dollar knowing full well what they can and can’t discuss – thus the media becomes the ultimate PR tool. Just turn on your TV to witness the nations rage against God’s chosen.  And chosen they are…

“As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies on your account; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs” Rom 11:28

Christians – abandon your foolish anti Jewish mindset – as far as the Gospel is concerned, we don’t have much in common with the Jews.  But in terms of being loved by God, the people are loved and protected under an ancient covenant that allows God to act in any way He pleases.  The net result of this can be captured in the following verse..

Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.” Zech 8:23

I’m not putting the Jews on a pedestal and neither do I agree with all their actions.  But they are unique as a nation in that their journey is always chronicled – be it by God via the scriptures or by man via the media.  And I can tell you that if any nation was under the same scrutiny, well, let’s just say that they would also be hated.

But in the end, as God’s chosen people, and being enlightened by God about the reality of the Messiah, the Jew will be a truly unique human race…

“So I ask, did they stumble in order that they might fall? By no means! Rather through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean!” Rom 11:11

“For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?” Rom 11:15

Don’t be blind to what God is doing through the Jews.  It’s all part of the plan and the enemy knows it and is trying his hardest to blind you.  Take off your blindfold.

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By Leslie H. Gelb, a former New York Times columnist and senior government official, author and president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations

Israel had every right under international law to stop and board ships bound for the Gaza war zone late Sunday. Only knee-jerk left-wingers and the usual legion of poseurs around the world would dispute this. And it is pretty clear that this "humanitarian" flotilla headed for Gaza aimed to provoke a confrontation with Israel. Various representatives of the Free Gaza Movement, one of the main organizers of this deadly extravaganza, have let it slip throughout Monday that their intention was every bit as much "to break" Israel’s blockade of Gaza as to deliver the relief goods.

The Israeli commandos who stormed the ship, where fighting erupted, badly mishandled the situation. But theirs was a mistake in pursuit of a legal goal, not a war crime. And as for calls for international investigations, they represent the usual hypocritical nonsense that will go nowhere. Except for those who routinely fool themselves about the judiciousness and effectiveness of action by the United Nations or the European Union, everyone understands their "investigations" will amount to nothing. Only the United States might do something useful—if the White House would only seize quickly the practical solution staring it in the face.

Israel has every right to protect itself under international law, including by blockades in international waters.

Regarding international law, blockades are quite legal. The United States and Britain were at war with Germany and Japan and blockaded them. I can’t remember international lawyers saying those blockades were illegal—even though they took place on the high seas in international waters. There would be a general violation only if the hostile actions against the ships took place in waters under the jurisdiction of another sovereign state. Thus, for example, if the Israelis stopped the ships in Egyptian waters, that would have been a violation.

On a more tactical level, violations could occur if the force used to block and board were "disproportionate" to the circumstances. Those friendly to Gaza aboard the ship claim disproportionality, but this is not supported by the video available. In any event, and as a practical matter, no one is going to be able to prove exactly what happened on that ship Sunday night. Nonetheless, the overriding facts remain that Gazan leaders proclaim their goal is to destroy Israel, have tried for years to do so by missile attacks and terrorism, and that Israel has every right to protect itself under international law, including by blockades in international waters.

As for what the planners of this "humanitarian" flotilla had in mind, just listen to what the leaders of this enterprise have been saying. Greta Berlin, a leader of the pro-Palestinian Free Gaza Movement, told The New York Times that the Israeli claim that the people aboard the ship intended violence was preposterous. She argued that it was inconceivable that the civilian passengers on board would have been "waiting up to fire on the Israeli military, with all its might." By that keen logic, no Palestinian ever would have fired upon a militarily superior Israeli. We seem to know otherwise.

Or listen to Huwaida Arraf, one of the Free Gaza Movement leaders. She said on Sunday before the incident that the boats would steam forward to Gaza "until they either disable our boats or jump on board." How on earth did she expect that strategy would not lead to violence?

On what remains of the old Lehrer News Hour, Adam Shapiro, another Free Gaza guy, said Monday night that the flotilla aimed to break the blockade as well as deliver aid. Well, of course, no one asked him how he thought the blockade would be broken without violence. It couldn’t—unless the flotilla escaped detection. And with six ships in the flotilla, that was highly unlikely.

So, the Free guys and gals achieved their real purpose—to provoke the Israelis, hope they did stupid things (which they did by boarding the ship with commandos who weren’t prepared to do this job), and stirred international outrage.

Ah, the international outrage. Turks, French, all leaders large and small condemned Israel and called for international commissions. Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nations Secretary-General, said he was "shocked" by the attack. He condemned the violence, and added: "It is vital that there is a full investigation to determine exactly how this bloodshed took place. I believe Israel must urgently provide a full explanation."

Well, where was all that international outrage and demand for explanations and retribution when the North Koreans sunk a South Korean ship? Where was it when the Gazans attacked Israel? Where, when Afghan men flogged their women for not wearing veils? Where, when Saudi Arabia funds terrorists around the world? This international outrage is highly selective, isn’t it? The one consolation is that the international community, such as it has become, doesn’t get anything of value done.

Which puts matters in the American lap, as usual. There is a reasonable solution to this terrible dilemma: The Gazan people are in need of food and medicine, and Israel must protect itself against Gazan terrorists. President Obama should propose this simple arrangement: First, those wishing to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza agree to land aircraft, dock ships, and use land checkpoints all reasonably designated by Israel for inspection of contents. Second, Israel agrees to inspect cargoes within two to three days, and allow all humanitarian goods to proceed to Gaza immediately.

The United States surely has the power to accomplish this. It would prevent much needless killing and haggling—and phony posturing around the world. And if one or both sides rejected the deal, then that one, or the both of them, are on their own.

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By now, you have been bombarded by the media’s reports of Israeli aggression against the so called peace activists bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza.

By now, you probably have concluded that Israel are the aggressors and have bullied and murdered innocent people. 

By now, you have seen reports of world wide condemnation and mass protests on the streets – especially from Muslim countries – and have concluded that Israel has done something incredibly wrong.

If this is you.  Then stop.  And begin to think for yourself instead of being so damn gullible and allow the media to shape your worldview – a media controlled very much by petro dollars.

Here are the facts behind what happened to the “Gaza Flotilla”..

1. A state of armed conflict exists between Israel and the Hamas regime controlling Gaza. The Hamas terrorists have launched over 12,000 rockets against Israeli civilians, and are presently smuggling in Iranian arms and military supplies into Gaza, by land and sea, in order to fortify its positions and continue its attacks.

2. Under international law, Israel has the right to protect the lives of its civilians from Hamas attacks, and, consequently, has undertaken measures to defend itself, including the imposition of a maritime blockade to curb Hamas rearmament. Under international maritime law, when a maritime blockade is in effect, no vessels can enter the blockaded area.

3. In line with Israel’s obligations under international law, the ships participating in the protest flotilla were warned repeatedly that a maritime blockade is in effect off the coast of Gaza and were given due notice of its exact coordinates.

4. Israel repeatedly offered the flotilla organizers permission to land in the port of Ashdod, and to transfer their aid to Gaza through the existing overland crossings, in accordance with established procedures. Thousands of tons of humanitarian supplies are regularly allowed in by Israel through the land crossings. The flotilla organizers rejected this offer, stating clearly that "this mission is not about delivering humanitarian supplies, it’s about breaking Israel’s siege." (Greta Berlin, AFP, 27May10).

5. While the organizers claim to have humanitarian concern for the residents of Gaza they did not have similar concerns for the fate of the abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, and when asked, refused to even make a public call to allow him to be visited by the Red Cross. Shalit has languished in a Gazan dungeon for over three years.

6. When it became clear that the protest flotilla intended to violate the blockade despite repeated warnings, Israeli Naval personnel boarded the vessels of the flotilla, and redirected them to Ashdod.

7. Given the large number of vessels participating in the flotilla, there was an operational need to undertake measures to enforce the blockade a certain distance from the area of the blockade.

8. The intention of the flotilla participants to resist Israeli Naval personnel was made clear in numerous television interviews on 30 May given by the head of the IHH, Bulent Yildirim on board the Mavi Marmara (as he held a year-old infant in his arms, in what he called a "message" to any Israelis planning to act against the flotilla).

9. The Israeli Navy was met with violent opposition, two pistols were found in the hands of protesters, and over a dozen Israeli personnel were hospitalized, some in critical condition. One militant snatched a gun from an Israeli commando and opened fire. The Navy described being met by a “lynching” party.

10. In Ashdod, the flotilla’s cargo will be off-loaded and the humanitarian items will be transferred overland to Gaza in accordance with standard operating procedures. The participants of the flotilla will be subjected to immigration procedures applicable in cases of attempted illegal entry.

But of course, you don’t get this picture on your TV screen – you get an anti Jewish slant wherever you turn and the facts are never known.  For example, did you know that the Flotilla was financed by a known terror organisation? 

Below is a series of video’s I’ve included to shed some light on this situation…

Israel Navy commander instructs his soldiers before engagement

Israel Navy invites the Flotilla to enter Israel port for delivery of cargo

Israeli Military board the ship (unarmed – assuming this is a humanitarian ship) and get lynched.

Read here the bloody account on board the Mavi Marmara and how the IDF were finally given permission to engage only after all this had already happened.

After all this, the world still screams at Israel.  Incidents like this reveal the deep down hatred the world has to Israel.  We know who the god of this world is and how he opposes everything the God of the universe stands for.

God is calling His people home and will soon open their eyes to the fact that the Messiah has already come and His name is Jesus.  Unfortunately, before this happens, hostilities such as this will lead the whole world to hate Israel and declare war upon it.

And then, when all seems lost, God will step in and destroy the enemies of Israel and they will know Jesus.  We are in the times or “wars and rumours of wars” that Jesus spoke about.  While scary, it also shows that His testimony is true and He will be back…soon enough. 

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Sad. 

Really sad. 

I guess this is what you get when there is no accountability and you can do whatever you like.  To all you people honestly seeking God for who He is and not for what He can do for you, don’t take this crap as Gospel.  Jesus is way more then what these people make Him out to be.

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This is for those who wait

Another day another waiting game
A little different but it’s still the same
I am here but wheres the One I’m longing for
I’m having troubles feeling all alone
When my heart find a home
I want to hope but sometimes I just don’t know
I know I’m not the only one

(Chorus)
So you sing a lullaby
To the lonely hearts tonight
Let it set Your heart on fire
Let it set You free
When you’re fighting to believe in a love that you can’t see
Just know there is a purpose
For those who wait

I want to open up my eyes
I know that I’m in need is time
I’m growing stronger every single day
God, I’m gonna lead them to You now
Letting go all of my fear and doubt
I can’t do this on my own so I’ll give You control
I know I’m not the only one

(Chorus)
So you sing a lullaby
To the lonely hearts tonight
Let it set Your heart on fire
Let it set You free
When you’re fighting to believe in a love that you can’t see
Just know there is a purpose
For those who wait

The pressure makes us stronger
The struggle makes us hunger
The hard lessons make the difference
The pressure makes us stronger
The struggle makes us hunger
The hard lessons make the difference
And the difference makes it worth it

(Chrous)
So you sing a lullaby
To the lonely hearts tonight
Let it set Your heart on fire
Let it set You free
When you’re fighting to believe in a love that you can’t see
Just know there is a purpose
For those who wait
Set your heart on fire
This is for those who wait

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Mosab Hassan Yousef – the son of one of the 7 founders of Hamas, Sheikh Hassan Yousef.  Born in a world of violence in Israel and thrown into the middle of Islamic radicalisation, he now spends time surfing the shores of the west coast of the USA as a follower of Jesus.

But in the years between, Joseph, as he is now known in the West, was exposed to things no child should.  Imitating his father, he rose to become the President of the Islamic Youth Movement which eventually led to his arrest, beating and torture by Shin Bet – Israel’s Internal Security Service.

Whilst in custody, Joseph learned of the torture tactics Hamas carried out on their own people and this was the catalyst to him becoming a spy for Shin Bet – The Green Prince.

A chance encounter in Jerusalem with a British Missionary in 1999, saw Joseph meet Jesus Christ and was baptized in 2005.  He then moved to the US in 2007 and has just released his book, Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices in March 2010.  It’s become a New York Times best seller and I’m currently reading this fascinating book.

But I needed to know more about this fascinating character and have begun digging the web to find more.  What intrigues me is that he stated that he spied for Shin Bet not so much to help their cause, but to further his own.  Have a listen to his interview with the BBC to learn more..

And what is his cause?  Interview after interview, he sets out to expose the god of Islam as a liar and a sham.  Joseph has not turned his back on his people – he simply wants to expose the lie of Islam to his people.  Have a listen to the following interview for a typical example.

This has of course greatly angered those he has left behind.  Even his father, one of the seven founders of Hamas has now disowned his son – knowing full well that by doing so exposes his son to an assassins bullet.

“I, Sheikh Hassan Yussef… my wife, sons and daughters announce that we have completely disowned the man who was our oldest son and who is called Mosab”

This has now been confirmed to be the case in a statement by the al-Qaida-affiliated Global Islamic Media Front released a statement written by Abu al-Harith al-Ansari.  Read up on the story here for more information, but the crux of it is captured in the following quote:

“If he comes back to Islam great, but if he does not, his fate is as an infidel without honor. The prophet Muhammad said, “Whoever alters his religion, kill him [Ansari’s font changes].” He should not have proper burial rights and he should not be buried with Muslims.”

Joseph escaped the hatred of Hamas – even though he is the son of Hamas.  Fox News Channel ran an excellent expose on how the son of Hamas escaped hatred of the region…

Baptised in 2005, Joseph was drawn to Jesus by the words uttered by Him…

“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.”  Luke 6:27

These words must have been living water to a soul dying of thirst in a land that quenches anything good and nourishing.  Jesus, reached down and grabbed the attention of the son of Hamas by the words He uttered 2000 years ago and, in doing so, has completely reversed the life of an individual who has the ability to create shockwaves.

What follows is a couple of interviews Joseph has had with Christian groups – explaining his faith and, time and time again, attacking the god of Islam in light of what he is now contrasting to the God of the Bible.

Below is the audio from the official Son Of Hamas page – but considerably reduced in size for easier streaming or download (right click and save).  Compelling listening!

What I like is a post script Joseph put in his book.  It goes like this…

“So if you meet me on the street, please don’t ask for advice or what I think this or that scripture verse means, because you’re probably already way ahead of me. Instead of looking at me as a spiritual trophy, pray for me, that I will grow in my faith and that I won’t step on too many toes as I learn to dance with the bridegroom.”

Mosab Hassan Yousef – I for one, welcome you as a dancer to the bridegroom instead of a dancer to Hamas.  I welcome your simple steps with the bridegroom over any expertise in your dancing with Hamas.

Buy Son of Hamas from Amazon by clicking on the cover

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The catalyst for the change is an Arab/Israeli war sparked off by Tehran/Damascus backed aggression in the area.  It’s now been estimated that up to 60,000 rockets and missiles are in the hands of the Hezbollah in Lebanon – far more then when the Lebanon war erupted a few years ago and more than the entire missile arsenal of most countries.

Add to this reports of Scud missiles being slipped into Lebanon with a radius of 450 miles – meaning they can reach all of Israel. And the icing on the cake is reports of a Russian built submarine with an Iranian flag, docked in Beirut.  Sinister enough when you think about it – but when you add that the crew in charge of unloading its payload are all wearing gas marks, well..you put the pieces together.

We’re talking about a full blown Arab/Israeli war.  Damascus and Israel have been trading blows recently.  Iran wants Israel wiped off the map.  Turkey has severed it’s ties with Israel in no uncertain terms.  Jordan is banging on the war drum. 

Syria, thought to have the largest chemical weapon arsenal in the world, is provoking Israel.  Israel’s response is that they will retaliate brutally against any Syrian offensive – even citing that they will remove the government of Syria is attacked.

Damascus is Syria’s capital and is one of the oldest cities in the world.  Yet, check out what the Bible says against Damascus…

“Behold, Damascus will cease to be a city and will become a heap of ruins.” Isa 17:1

I don’t know if the leaders of Syria read their Bible, but I have a sneaking suspicion that some might.  Only recently has the Government ordered all government archives to be removed from Damascus and relocated elsewhere.

Many believe that Psalm 83 might be at play here.  It lists a group of people from 10 areas who conspire to wipe out Israel.  The text reads…

“They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against your treasured ones. They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more!” Psa 83:3-4

Almost reads like the news these days doesn’t it?  The interesting thing is that if you look at the peoples mentioned in Psalm 83, we are talking about Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and parts of Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

Step back for a minute and realise that this region is composed of Arab Muslims.  And then realise that if defeated, Israel will occupy their lands and then once again posses the land mass promised to Abraham – from the Nile to the Euphrates river.

There is a tonne of Scripture supporting this view and I’m not going to get into that right now.  But the gist is that Israel will be delivered by God and will eventually occupy the lands of her enemies and will live in security, safety and prosperity – recognised amongst the nations that she is a powerhouse worthy of respect.  So much so, that this will be the reason for the battle of Armageddon.

What excites me is that it’s through these battles that God opens the eyes and heart of the Jews and they recognise Jesus as their Messiah. I find it awesome that I live in a day and age where I may see Biblical prophecy played out right before my eyes.

But before this happens, war needs to happen.  And the war mongering leading up to this is described in detail in the following clip…

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Next time someone asks the question, “If Christ came today, are you ready?”  I’m gonna vomit.  Not because it’s a bad question.  But because it’s bad theology.

The question implies a religious reaction to the work of Jesus.  Because Jesus did this and that, what are you doing in return to make yourself  more holy?

Nope – I can never, ever subscribe to that mentality because, if I do, I set myself up to be a walking tampon – Isa 64:6.

Instead I aim to have my Sabbath in my Lord and His finished work.  He knew that I, on my own, can never, ever amount to anything.  And that’s why He paid my price for me.

If I thought I can “ready myself”, it’s akin to me walking up to the cross, tapping Jesus on the shoulder as He is suffocating, and choking to death and saying, “step aside padre – this one’s on me.”

“For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them.  But the righteousness based on faith says,

“Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) or “‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).

But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says..

“Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Rom 10:5-13

Am I ready? Nope.  But in my defence, I call upon the Name of Jesus.  Does that mean I live a dodgey life and let Him take all the blame.  Nope.  His love for me and His calling out to me should motivate me to live a life sold out to Him. 

But this has nothing to do with salvation – that’s His work.  When it comes to my salvation, I rest in Jesus.  When it comes to working out my salvation, I am troubled and in fear – my sanctification has a lot to do with me and I perplexed at how easily I am the prime stumbling block to this process.  The last thing I need is for religion to point its ugly finger at me and demand, “Are you ready?”

Nope.  But that’s how grace works.

Thank You Jesus.

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Every single one of us on this planet are on a journey.  This is not our final destination for any of us.  We fool ourselves on a daily basis that this is all there is.

But when you truly think about it, our beautiful earth is but a canvas on which our lives are played out.  This earth provides us the context and structure for our minds to grapple with the reality of existence.

And in this discovery, it’s God’s Will that all find Him – far above all the noise and clutter the world throws at us.  Far superior to the barren idols the world sticks in our faces unashamedly – be it money, possessions, accomplishment, greed, power or influence.

These are real idols – but they are also fleshly and carnal – and of the devil.  Our journey through life will teach us and train us to see things as things as they truly are – that in our pursuit of chasing after the “grass is greener on the other side”, we end up truly miserable and dead on the inside – and in desperate need of a Saviour

But to reach this conclusion on our journey, we will need wisdom. One of my favourite passages in Scripture has to do with this journey.  It’s found in Psalm 90:12..

“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom”

To me, this screams practicality. As I journey through life and have my head and heart messed up by all the rubbish life throws at me, it’s easy to lose track of the bigger picture – that I was put in this place to find God and to live a life in His will.  In doing so, He will be glorified, and my life will be full of joy.

Not the silly, short founded, tacky joy that the world gives.  I’m talking about a joy that obliterates the question, “What is the purpose of life?”

To be “taught to number my days in order to get a heart of wisdom” is another way of saying that I really need God’s perspective on my journey in life instead of relying  on my own.  The above verse is but 1 out of 17.  I give you the other 16…

Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

You return man to dust and say, “Return, O children of man!” For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night.

You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning: in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; in the evening it fades and withers.

For we are brought to an end by your anger; by your wrath we are dismayed. You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.

For all our days pass away under your wrath; we bring our years to an end like a sigh. The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away. Who considers the power of your anger, and your wrath according to the fear of you?

So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Return, O Lord! How long? Have pity on your servants! Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil. Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children. Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!

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Now that I have your attention with that headline, please read on.  I’m a Christian and I hate the theory of evolution.  I despise it like not much else on this planet.

But what drives this hatred is not my faith.  It’s the pathetic science behind the theory.  Please don’t get me wrong, I am not anti-science whatsoever.  In fact I love science.

But true science gathers facts and then applies logic to the facts to determine scientific reality.  Evolutionary biology, along with other “evolutionary” sciences is the total opposite.  It assumes a philosophical reality and then applies this mindset in twisting the facts to align them to it’s philosophy.

Say hello to the theory of evolution – one of the world’s newest religions.  Many have said that it takes more faith to believe in the theory of evolution then it does to believe in God.  Oh, and if you’re a scientist who questions evolution, well I’ve got bad news for you.

Get ready to be slammed by your community.  Get ready to be labelled a religious nut pursuing “bad science” in the pursuit of justifying your faith.  In other words, get ready to be accused of doing what mainstream evolutionary scientists already do.

Evolution fails to address the most basic questions raised of our reality in this universe.  While we all seem to agree in the Big Bang, that is, in the beginning, there was nothing and, all of a sudden, this nothing exploded and gave birth to our universe.  Up until this point, we are OK. 

But the laws of cause and effect scream that there must be a reason why “nothing suddenly became something” – and something so amazing and organised and “rule following” that it demands an answer to a question:

WHO SET THESE RULES IN THE FIRST PLACE?

For example, how would a simple explosion of nothing result in the force of gravity?  What caused all the elements to form?  Who or what is the architect of light, atoms, protons, neutrons and how they all interact with each other?

Surely random chaos is a brilliant mind to create such a reality!  I bow to the god of random chaos – you are a true genius!

This sounds so absurd doesn’t it?  And yet, it’s this mindset that needs to be explored if you believe in the theory of evolution.  If you follow through it’s logic, you arrive at random chaos.

So although I used the title of this post to draw you in, I do truly believe that evolution is dead – simply because of the science.  You throw in the theological perspective also and you will find evolution in such a bad place that even it’s most stern supporters wouldn’t even want to be associated with it with a 10 foot pole – that is if human pride didn’t get in the way. 

Watch this space:  In the years to come, the theory of evolution as we know it will be laughed upon as much the theory that the earth is flat.

And much of this will be due to the new science of intelligent design.  Birthed by the necessity to explain the gaping holes in evolution and the birth of the areas such as molecular biology and information sciences, intelligent design does one thing very well – it gathers fact and then applies logic to it to determine scientific reality.

But instead of approaching science in the way it should be approached, the evolution crowd is “oh so ready” to slap you as an idiot if you don’t adhere to their religion – I mean “science.”  To the point where you will be discredited, mocked and ridiculed and labelled a nut case.

The film, “Expelled – No Intelligence Allowed” – by Ben Stein addresses this mindset.  To be sure, he has already been crucified on the alter of the evolutionary religion – check out sites such as this and this – old clichéd forms of attack that mean…well nothing really.  The attack against Stein is thick and fast – kind of EXACTLY like Scientologists retaliating.  Anyone with half a brain would see that these critics have a lot to loose and go after Stein aggressively.

However, what I enjoyed watching was an interview Stein had with the highly respected, reformed Theologian, RC Sproul – of Ligoniers Ministries.  Sproul is no small fry in the intellectual world and has an engaging, in depth conversation with Stein about his movie.  At the end, Stein’s summation of RC is, “Holy Cow – you’re a smart guy!  Where did you learn about all this stuff?”

Maybe, just maybe, RC’s heart and mind have been renewed to reflect the mindset of the Person who is the “Intelligence” behind intelligent design!

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I am often called “a pig faced Zionist scumbag” due to my high regard to the Jewish people and the land they live in.

Contrary to world opinion, I believe Israel has every right in the world to exist when and where it does as this is their God given right to do so.

Many will hate this – obviously from Arab/Muslim circles.  And many Christians hate this too as they focus on the plight of the so called “Palestinian” instead of reading the text of the Book that defines their faith.  If they did, they would realise that the reality of Israel on our planet is a fulfilment of prophecy uttered thousands of years ago.

Sure, the circumstances around it’s existence isn’t exactly “kosher” to the pacifist observer.  But then again, you point me to a Utopian reality anywhere on this earth, and you will win the argument.

When God called Abram and built the Hebrew nation from his descendants, it was so that the Messiah , Jesus Christ, would be born through the lineage of the Jew.  And His violent murder was the catalyst for salvation to come to the Gentile.

The Jew was dispersed – and eventually hunted down, humiliated and murdered in Europe during WWII.  Christians conveniently adopted “replacement theology”and heaped on themselves the blessings given specifically to the Jew.  And all hope seemed lost.

When the Prophet Ezekiel uttered the following words, could it be that he was spiritually whisked ahead in time and observed the horror of the holocaust of WWII?

Mankind had a plan for the Jew – but this was in contradiction to God’s plan.  And in the aftermath of WWII, Ezekiel was watching and uttered the following..

The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones.

And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”

And I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” Then he said to me,  “Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and l cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”

So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them.

But there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”  So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.

Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off.

’Therefore  prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people.

And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord.” Eze 37:1-14

And so that is why I am so proud to be called a pig faced Zionist scumbag.  I’d rather be on God’s side then that of man any day – no matter what it makes me look like. 

I will always hold my Jewish brothers and sisters in high regard because God isn’t done with them yet. And once again, they face a enemy eager to wipe them off the face of the earth in the form of radical Islam.

I urge you to watch the following video and remember “The Forgotten People” – and pray.  Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

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But what makes it interesting is the comments and emails I don’t publish with it as I have disabled the comments.

I get the whole spectrum of comments with this video.  The amount of hate mail I get from some disgusting Arabs is ridiculous – the hate and the vulgarity would make Muhammad turn in his grave, sit up and take notice and ponder on how his religion has evolved.

I also get hate mail from some Jews thinking I’m having a go at them and, most surprisingly, the video has also been embedded into some pro Palestinian, anti Israeli websites.  Like a “hey check this out, this is what we can do to weaken our enemy.”

This all makes me laugh.  The reason I posted this is to show the advances mankind has made through our Israeli brothers and sisters – and to take a sarcastic swipe at some of the ridiculous accusations made against the people of Israel.

So I invite you to sit back and spend the next 8 minutes watching this and give me your verdict – the good, the bad, the ugly…fire away!

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I believe world empires are judged on a very peculiar litmus test – how they treat the nation of Israel. Echoing out of the pages of the Book of Genesis where it says…

“I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” Gen 12:3

..we see that these words hold true even to our day.

It was once said that the”the sun never sets on the British Empire” – in it’s peak in 1922, the Empire consisted of over 458 million people as it ruled a quarter of the earth.  And yet, after WWII, the empire collapsed through bankruptcy and a huge shift in power to the US and the USSR.

I believe the collapse of the British Empire had very little to do in reality with bankruptcy – although it was the main reason it folded according to the history books.  However I believe the main reason it collapsed because it turned its back on the newly established nation of Israel.

As Israel struggled to establish itself, it was the British Empire that showed great resistance – even firing on boatloads of Jewish immigrants leaving a war torn, Jewish hating Europe to a new life in the new state of Israel.

I believe that God, in His sovereignty, used the British Empire to bring to an end the Nazi war but then quickly discarded the Empire once it dishonoured the “apple of His eye”.

As the balance of power turned to the US and USSR, it was the US who flourished after the Cold War.  Is it too much of a stretch to believe that this was allowed to happen because the US was ALWAYS a strong supporter of Israel (even if it did so in the pursuit of it’s own agenda) – and the USSR was not?

In fact during the collapsing of the USSR, it was then that Jews were finally free to return to Israel.  God promised to bring His people back from all corners of the globe.  Communism was in the way in the USSR – and God broke it to allow His people to come home.

And so we have the US left – arguably the worlds most powerful country in all of history.  And the largest population of Jews in the world – including Israel itself.  I believe the words echoed in Genesis has allowed the US to become this as it has been a strong supporter of Israel.

But there are two power plays in the world today that will forever alter this and cause the collapse of the US. 

Firstly, when God says that He will gather all the Jews from all for corners of the earth back to Israel, I didn’t see a little clause saying “apart from the US”. No – He will bring home the vast majority of the 5.4 million Jews living in the US.

I often wondered how this would happen.  I mean it took WWII for the nation of Israel to be born and the collapse of the USSR to bring in vast numbers back.  And it made me think, “why do Jews like the US so much?” And the answer was always money.  So I concluded that a financial breakdown will occur in the US and bankrupt the “empire” in order to let the Jewish floodgates of emigration occur.

This was back in the late nineties – at the height of US superiority and way before any so called dodgey “war on terror”.  A complete financial breakdown seemed very unlikely then.  But now, in the light of the global financial crisis, I guess this isn’t such a far fetched idea anymore.

Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, and connected with the first point, is the fractures appearing in US and Israeli relations.  Obama has turned on it’s head decades of tradition and creating a very strange environment in the US.  This gave rise to a recent letter sent to Hillary Clinton by BOTH sides of the Senate asking a “please explain” for the recent events that took place after Israel announced a new building project in Jerusalem.

Obama seems more interested in pleasing the enemies of Israel, and the US for the matter, then in solidifying ties with one of it’s greatest allies.  One of the great controversies is the “bow” he took to the Saudi Arabian King – in effect saying, “Hey Buddy – I’m subservient to you”.

And in some of the latest developments, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

has been politically snubbed at the White House on his last 2 visits. On the last occasion, Obama left Netanyahu alone while he popped out to grab a bite to eat with his family! 

It seems Obama is keen to have his photo taken next to a whole array of world leaders – a lot of which are not allies to the US.  But when the leader of a strong supporter of the US comes to town, even the media is thrown out?  Check out this video fore more…

Obama has strong Muslim roots and is, after all, simply a puppet President of the real powers behind the New World Order.  It seems as if the “usefulness” of the US  has come to an end for the power brokers.  In doing so, they seem to have their target set on the nation of Israel again.

So here’s my prediction on all of this.  As the British Empire collapsed under the weight of bankruptcy after WWII as it turned it’s back on Israel, the US will also suffer a similar fate.  The further total collapse of the US economy (all reports of a recovery are a joke) will bankrupt the US and the balance of power will swing to the East. As a result, the “aliya” will explode in the US – mass emigration of Jews to the land of Israel and the once great USA will be no more.

Exciting, albeit scary, times are ahead!

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You see, religious people all feel, if you scratch hard enough under the surface, like failures – cause deep down they know they suck just as much as you and me.  And yet, while filled with this inner turmoil and doing something about it, they turn around and point their fingers at others and announce that “you are not as good as me cause I’m religious and you’re just a sinner.”

So they end up sucking on two fronts! Someone should invent a two sided lollipop – it’ll be a hit with religious people!

Jesus, on the other hand, was radically different.  In fact, if you read the Gospel closely enough, you would realise that the major scandal in His life was that he hated what religious people stood for and instead embraced and befriended those “pathetic sinners” so despised by the world.

See Jesus turned religion on its head and exposed its ugly and hypocritical nature. And a great example of this is found in Mark chapter 2 in the story of the calling of Levi (Matthew)..

“He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.

And as he reclined at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 2:13-17

Dig a little deeper with me for a second.  Here you have Jesus walking past Levi the tax collector.  Tax collectors were so despised by the people as they literally committed treason against the Jewish people by selling their souls to Rome for the pursuit of money.  As outcasts of society, they weren’t even allowed to vote!

As Jesus walked past Levi, He knew that this man was ripe for Kingdom of God to invade his life,  Maybe He just simply sensed the complete anguish, isolation, guilt and helplessness in Levi.  Others saw him as a tax collector – a mere sinner.

Trust me, Jesus had some stern words for tax collectors.  But Levi was different and Jesus, in His omniscience, would have known that this man was desperate for the Kingdom of God to invade his life and simply ordered, “follow me”.  And Levi got up immediately, left his business and followed Jesus.

In fact, that night Levi threw huge party for Jesus at his place where his fellow outcasts of society joined him – the bible says “many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus”.  So you have Jesus, 6 disciples at the time, Levi – so far 8 – and then add many others.  What we have here is a full on feast fest at Levi’s house.

Enter the religious freaks – the scribes of the Pharisee’s.  Picture these guys as the thinkers, the policy makers, the high and lofty intellectuals of the notorious Pharisee’s – a cut above your traditional Pharisee – in other words uber religious!

And all they could say is, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners”.  In other words, “what kind of so called messiah would want anything to do with this low life bunch of scumbags who don’t amount to anything”.

Religion – in all it’s glory!  And if you think this doesn’t happen in your church today, you’re a fool.  In fact, if you don’t think this happens in your life, you’re a fool.  I know that I am a fool.

Jesus simply answered their hypocritical rebellious slander with the words…

“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”

I pray that my heart is so broken by the sin in my life that I may never conclude that I am righteous on my own merits.  Because if I ever do, Jesus didn’t come for me.  Jesus is the most anti religious person that ever walked the face of this earth.  Richard Dawkins – eat your heart out!

To top it off, I think this is all captured rather succinctly in the following video…

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Read a moving summary of what when on here. 

And then take a mere 19 minutes out of your life to listen to Mark Driscoll belt out another, unashamedly, Jesus centred message.  Love this stuff!

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I remember walking out from the cinema’s and having a chat with my wife as to “how boring the real world seemed” compared to the reality portrayed in Avatar.

I even read how many people had committed suicide after watching Avatar as they couldn’t stand to live in the “evil real world”. 

And to top it off, it has become the most watched movie at the Cinema’s ever.  Period.

Quite an achievement!

However, while I watched, I was also really uncomfortable at the overt Pagan and New Age themes running rampant throughout the story line.  What was uncomfortable was that it really, REALLY appealed to my fallen sinful nature.

It painted a picture of utopia – and my flesh loved it.  And I knew it was wrong – for so many reasons.

And tonight I come across Mark Driscoll’s take on Avatar.  And in typical Driscoll style, he slams the movie for what it is – and advert, albeit an expensive one, for paganism…

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Mankind has excelled in so many ways.  But along every step of progress, sin has walked side by side.  And as mankind has increased its abilities, so to has the power and effect of sin.

Thousands of years ago, the Apostle Paul discussed the cunningness of sin in the following way…

For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Rom 7:15

So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me.

So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? Rom 7:17-24

It’s inside you.  It’s inside me.  It’s inside every human on this planet that has ever lived. It’s cunning and relentless.  It desires nothing else but to satisfy it’s own desires.  And the scary thing is that it’s me – and it’s you.

I Am Sin

Who will deliver me from this body of death?

Jesus.

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