Is The Ezekiel Prophecy Right Around The Corner???

Possibly... The current events of the day seem to be pointing that way. Today we have reports that Russia launched their heavy bombers from Iran, to bomb the rebel forces in Syria. Iran is also prophecied to be a member of the Ezekiel-prophecied allied invasion force with Russia, that will be defeated upon the, "mountains of Israel". I have written before that I don't think Israel will be the main objective of Russia (more likely the Arab Gulf oil fields are what they are after), but they dare not leave a viable Israeli Air Force, and Army behind as they march on the Arab states. Nor would they feel comfortable with a loyal N.A.T.O. ally behind their northeastern Syrian air base, as Turkey was until their recent put-down of the supposed coup attempt (whether real, or a sham), which has resulted in a more fundamentalist Muslim Government. Erdogan's recent trip to meet with Putin in Russia served to let us know where they will stand, even if that were not clearly prophecied in Ezekiel (which it is). Plus they need a unified Muslim confederation to back them up, without fearing further invasion into there own oil fields, in order to "legitimize" their invasion of Saudi Arabia, and the other Gulf States. The one unifying condition for these Muslim States is their collective hatred of Israel, which they hate even more than they hate each other.

So, we have one more pawn in the Russian Chess Game set in place, pointing to the Prophecied "Gog/Magog" Middle-East invasion, in Ezekiel 38, &39. Now that Russia's heavy bombers are now stationed in Iran, they need only make a slight turn to the left, to approach "the mountains of Israel", instead of Syria. But, since the Ezekiel prophecy mentions nothing of Israeli casualties, which other prophecies do, it would seem that God has some very one-sided defense measures in store for Russia's invasion forces.

I am dumbfounded that Russia presumes to think they can pull this off! They can't be totally ignorant of the Ezekiel prophecies. First, no matter how atheistic the Russian government remains, after the presumptive rejection of the official atheism of their former Soviet Government, it is undeniable that many of the Russian people are still devout Christians (of the Russian Orthodox church), and I am sure the Ezekiel prophecies read almost identical in their Bibles, to what I read in my Bible.

Second, I have noted every time I write something about Russia in my Blog, my "Pageview" statistics take a triple digit spike upwards (listed by my Blog Server as originating from Russia), as distinct from other Posts that say nothing about Russia. Perhaps the Russian people are more interested when I write something about their country, or government. But, I suspect that there is some official interest in how I came to know about their plans for a Middle-East invasion. Duh!!! It's right there in print for them, too! The difference is that I believe it, and (like I said) I'm dumbfounded that they apparently do not!

If I planned something that was written 2500 years ago that would end in a miserable failure, even if I was prone to not believe it, I don't think I would have the temerity to try it, anyway. I am too cowardly to try something like that! My arms "are too short to box with God", thank you very much. But apparently Putin thinks his arms are longer than mine. But they're not long enough for this! Go ahead Putin, and see what happens! You'll be sorry, for a very, VERY long time!!!  It's called "Eternity"!!!

"Much Ado About Nothing..."

I might also title this Post with another Shakespearean quote, "Methinks thou dost protest too much...", which along with the above title adequately describes my reaction to the protests of the "Establishment" wing of the Republican Party and their anti-Trump complaints, this time to the Republican National Committee. I think I am beginning to understand what's going on here, and I am ashamed of my country, as it is.

It seems that Donald Trump is not just campaigning against Hillary Clinton, as the chosen candidate of the liberal Democratic Party. He is also campaigning against two other unofficial liberal parties: the leftist (majority) media, and the moderately leftist Establishment Republicans within his own party. Believe it, or not, I think I see the Lord's finger prints on Trump's campaign!

For decades we have had the two primary Parties that differed only slightly in their views of how government should be managed. The minority Republican party learned to survive by being only somewhat to the right of the leftist Democrats. Sure, their rhetoric was considerably more conservative than the Democrats, but when it came to action they didn't rock the "liberal boat" too much, lest they awaken the outrage of a sleeping liberal populace. That voting populace was stimulated by a very liberal media, which would only back off the Republicans so much, as long as they didn't try to push their more conservative values too hard. When they did, the press would gang up on them, to make them "toe the line", which the Republicans would do, if they wanted to keep getting elected.

Meanwhile, the Conservative wing of the Republicans would try to support a candidate, who would be scurrilously condemned by the media, as being the second coming of Adolph Hitler (even though Hitler was a Socialist), and the Establishment Republicans would pay lip-service to the Conservatives, to get their votes, and promptly ignore them once elected.

It's hard for me to say this, but Trump might actually be an "answer" to the prayers of many conservative Christians who couldn't stand to vote for the Democratic candidate, in past elections, so they would hold their noses and vote for the wishy-washy Republican candidate, or they would stay home, on election day. Perhaps God has given us someone to vote for, crude as he is, who will curry the conservative voters, because the Establishment Republicans won't help him.

Lately, the Establishment Republicans have tried to hurt the Trump campaign by asking the National Committee to withhold funds for Trump's campaign. Boy, that'll work!!! Yes sir!!! Withhold funds from Trump's campaign, and he'll simply buy the election himself. He is plenty rich enough to do so. Perhaps God realized He would need someone rich enough to do so, to force the Establishment Republicans to realize that their power over elections is limited, whereas God's is not! In other words He might be saying, "get on board, or get out of town". Perhaps they'll be happier in the Democratic Party, where they belong.

God's most powerful weapon has always been His two-edged sword, which he wields from his mouth, as His word. It may just be cutting the Republican Party in two, "between the quick, and the dead"!!! Stay tuned, this election is getting interesting!

I "Smell A [Conspiratorial] Rat"...

...And the "odor" is strongest near the White House!!!

Of course, I have no way of knowing for certain, but that never stopped me from being suspicious of the Obama Administration before, so why stop now? Especially as past "Lame-Duck" Administrations are well-known for doing some of the most dastardly acts of political "skullduggery" ever, just as they are about to leave office (such as when Vice President Gore's office was suspected of being responsible for cutting all the telephone lines in their office, before leaving). It is a most dangerous time for America as a whole, and Democratic Administrations are especially famous for trying to leave the country in as much chaos as they can, when a Republican Administration is about to take over. (Obama is already trying to shut down the prison at Guantanamo Bay, in Cuba. How many Felons will he release in America, as he leaves office???)

Is the Obama Administration preparing already for a Trump victory? Or are they merely using this "tradition" as an excuse to "stick it to..." all of us, and they don't much care who gets hurt by it!

The recent admission that the American Cent/Com., in the war against I.S.I.S., and Al Quaida, was "cooking the books" by releasing intentionally inaccurate statistical figures, intended to imply that the American effort was being significantly more successful against the enemy than the true facts would indicate, may have been directed from the White House, for purely political reasons. Could this be the lying basis for an Obama excuse to withdraw ALL the remaining troops in Iraq and Afghanistan? (After all, "If we've driven the enemy out of the country, there's no need to leave our troops there, is there?" I can imagine them arguing...) I certainly have no way of proving my suspicion, but the use of lying propaganda from the Obama Administration, for political purposes, is typical behavior, to say the least!

I am reminded of another Democratic President's over-ruling a field General's decision, when Truman stopped McArthur from using Nuclear bombs on the bridge over the river the Chinese troops were using to cross into North Korea, to offer military support to their ally, against American, and South Korean advancing forces. At the time, Truman was quoted as saying that, "War is too important to be left to the Generals." One can hardly argue that he was wrong, then, as this would have amounted to a serious escalation of the Korean war, even perhaps bringing Russian Nuclear weapons into the equation, as a counter effort. Truman realized this was not just a civil war between factions of the Korean people. It was also a "proxy war", between the western capitalist nations, versus the communist countries, led by China, and Russia, with North Korea as the puppet ally. It was as much a political war, as it was a military operation. It could very easily have exploded into a nuclear conflagration, and Truman was not about to let America be the direct cause of that.

Now we have a situation where the opposite is true: In this case, we might easily say that, "War is too important to be left to the politicians!" Whether Obama is soft on the enemy here, because he may actually be a "closet Muslim" (as I have stated that I suspect is true), or whether he is merely setting us up for a campaign-promised withdrawal of American forces from Iraq, and Afghanistan, before he leaves office, it hardly matters. The effect would be catastrophic, regardless of the motivation! This would be the single most cowardly act by the U.S. government, since Congress voted to de-fund the American troops fighting in Viet Nam, setting the stage for the shameful retreat of American forces, and their abandonment of South Viet Nam to the Communist North Viet Namese forces. And why do I suspect that Obama is thoroughly capable of such an act???

True, or not, I don't know. But as the title of this Post suggests I may, "smell a Rat", and if so, he's living in the White House! The effect of American abandonment of both Iraq, and Afghanistan would be to leave the territory open to either a Sunni Muslim "Caliphate", set up by I.S.I.S., or a Shiite Muslim "Caliphate" (since Iran borders both countries, this might be too tempting an opportunity for them to pass up). Either way, a retiring Obama may not much care which happens!

Obama supposedly will move to his new home in Northwest Washington, after the new President is sworn in, but I wouldn't be surprised if he eventually moves to his native land, Kenya!

Comparing The Attributes/Dificiences Of Trump Vs. Obama &Hillary

Just what constitutes "fitness" to be President of the United States? Trump says Hillary is not "fit". Obama and Hillary counter with...(Surprise!!!) Trump is not "fit". So, whose opinion is closest to what we need? As might be expected, I just happen to have a few opinion points on the subject, and I will be glad to share them with you, whether you want them, or not!

Most people feel that a brilliant mind is an attribute. It certainly can help, unless the "heart" (according to the Biblical meaning of the word [i.e., the inner-most being, or central condition of what makes a person "tick", or their "moral fiber"]) is so pathetically corrupt that it interferes with their intellectual judgement. Obama is a perfect case in point. His obviously immense intelligence is almost useless in his decision making, since his moral judgement is so corrupt that almost every decision he makes is tainted by it. That's probably why so many of his administration's policies have been condemned by outsiders as false, or based upon false premises. (The latest scandal is that his Central Command staff in Iraq has been "cooking the books" to make it seem like the war effort is going much better than it is.) Obama rode to electoral victory, and re-election as well, by using his intellect to sway the voters with his brilliant articulation, which is commendable. But when it comes to backing up his rhetoric with wise judgement, he was a complete failure. Then, he and his subordinates simply resorted to lies to cover up their short-comings in judgement, assuming that everyone else is stupid enough to believe them. And many are; we call them Democrats!!!

Bill Clinton was also a brilliant President. Unfortunately, he too often thought mostly with his genitals, which clearly limit one's ability to make wise decisions!

Hillary is not nearly as brilliant as either her husband, or Obama. And she likewise feels she can cover up her errors in judgement with blatant lies. Benghazi is an example of her irresponsibility, and her consequential attempts at lying her way out of any blame for her errors. Unfortunately, for her, and potentially for us, her lack of brilliance is greatly exceeded by her corrupt "heart". Her decisions seem to be based first, and foremost, upon what seems to be the most convenient way of doing things (hence the ludicrous E-mail scandal, that a first grader should have foreseen the legal consequences for). And she belligerently continues a campaign of apparent lies, to keep the scandal from scuttling her candidacy. Those lies are so glaringly obtuse that only a Democrat could possibly believe them!

And then we have Trump! No one is claiming that his brain is "brilliant"; his words plentifully belie that. But, in his defense, it must be difficult to speak with one foot, or the other constantly in his mouth! He seems to constantly be using one foot to try and extricate the other from his orifice, with the result being as bad as the original condition. His main problem seems to be his ego! He doesn't seem capable of being insulted, without retaliating, often in the most childish manner.

But, his "heart" is "head and shoulders" above any Democratic candidate, past, or present, or their advisors! And, frankly, I place more importance upon that then I do upon a brilliant mind. Most issues a president faces are common sense issues, anyway, and Trump has plenty of the common sense that past presidents have lacked, and that goes for most of their wives, as well!

If Trump will hire brilliant advisors (and there are many of them available, since most are out of work during a Democratic Administration) and will actually listen to them, he has enough common sense to recognize their brilliance. This was what carried George Washington through the Revolutionary war. He was not a brilliant strategist, but he could swallow his pride, and listen to his advisors when they came up with better plans. He did all right as a President, too.

Let's hope we get more common sense in the White House, come next January, because we've been sorely lacking in that for quite a while!!!

"Look Up! For Your Redemption Draweth Nigh!"

Regular readers of this Blog will note that I frequently mention something I've seen while watching the "700 CLUB" television show. Not only was I saved, by praying with Pat Robertson, the show's producer and main program host, but I tend to agree with most of what I hear on the show. Consequently, I try to watch the show daily, when I can.

Recently Pat has been warning viewers that the recent so-called "coup attempt" within the Turkish government, that was put down by forces loyal to the President, may have been a fraudulent attempt by President Erdogan to simply solidify a dictatorial stranglehold upon his nation. After arresting thousands of people within the military, and in civilian roles (including school teachers), who were supposedly suspected of being part of the attempt, he has certainly accomplished that. But, to what purpose, beyond his personal power grab?

When he was first elected, it was noted that he instituted policies that were considered more congenial toward I.S.I.S., and other radical Muslim factions, after decades of being considered a more secular government, even though the population was heavily Muslim-believing. This was considered a dangerous trend, as Turkey had been a secular, western-leaning government for something like almost 100 years. It was considered a political "buffer-zone" between the western nations and the Muslim world. In fact the Western Nations' allied themselves with Turkey, in what came to be known as the "N.A.T.O. alliance". This meant that various high-tech weapons systems, including advanced aircraft, and missile technology would be available for Turkey to purchase, that would not be available to non-allied nations.

This was hard for most of us to equate with the Prophecy of Ezekiel 38, &39, which spoke of a coming invasion of the Middle-East, and especially Israel, by a confederation of Russian, and Muslim-dominated nations' armies, of which "Gomer" was listed as one. "Gomer" has long been thought by biblical scholars to be the name of the ancient tribe that settled into the area we now refer to as Turkey. We all had trouble believing that a country that had been so dependable for western nations' interests, for so many years (since the end of World War I), could suddenly become a part of this invasion force. But, that seems to be what is happening, now.

Erdogan has recently flown to Russia to meet with Vladimir Putin, and I guess we can figure out what they are discussing! This on top of Russia's recent establishing of a forward air base, in northern Syria, just south of the border with Turkey. Russia could never leave an air base vulnerable to attack from a N.A,T.O. ally while it launched an attack on Israel, which is itself an ally (traditionally, at least) of ours. It appears that the recent talks with the "Rebel forces" fighting Russia's ally, Syria, may (illogically) bring about a temporary truce, between Russia, and the mostly Sunni Muslim factions they are fighting. I say "illogically", because the Russian forces are also allied with Iran's Shiite Muslim forces! Sunni Muslims hate Shiite Muslims passionately, and vice versa! An alliance between all these factions seems almost impossible to project!

But, we Christians know all about God working the impossible to bring about His purposes! This kind of alliance would rank right up there, almost, with crossing the Red Sea, and later the swollen Jordan River, on dry ground, with the water piled up as walls beside the Israelite tribes! But, the Ezekiel prophecy does begin with God saying that he would seem to put, "hooks in (the Russian leader's) jaws", to turn him toward the Middle-East invasion, as if he were a horse being turned about by a rider's bridle, and its bits (which are shaped like "hooks"), so He could destroy the Invasion force, upon the, "mountains of Israel" (or at least 83 1/3rd% of it), while saving Israel! If this much appears to be settling into place for this all to come to pass, how can we be surprised to see an alliance of nations that traditionally hate each other, being formed to invade a country (Israel) that they all traditionally hate much more than they hate each other! The very fragile nature of such an alliance could be the reason they eventually will turn against each other, which is the way God has prophecied that He will cause them to be destroyed!

All this means one thing for us in America. We, as Christian believers, should, "Look up...For your redemption draweth nigh!" It also means that friends, and loved ones, who may have seemed to be wavering in their faith need one final opportunity to be reached with the apparently unbelievable, yet soon to be absolutely true, prophecy that will glorify God, and point to His son, Jesus Christ as being the Messiah of Israel, and the Lord, and Savior of the world!!! Time may be growing very short (and it may not matter much who wins the Presidential election, after all)! "Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus, and count (us all) worthy to escape the wrath that is to come!"

(For further reasoning on my views about the Prophecies of this invasion, and what may follow [though, admittedly, it's just one person's opinion about something that God has only revealed somewhat about], please scroll down to my Post for December 28th of last year, and the further references that it contains.)

Crying "Fire" In A Theater!

Come on, people! What does it take for our Federal Judges to figure out basic common sense issues??? How many of our first grade students can figure out that if the so-called "Social Media" is continuing to allow people like I.S.I.S., and Al Quaida to recruit terrorists internationally, through their servers, they should be forced to stop allowing it. This constitutes "collusion" with the most dangerous element in any society, and we allow them to continue because our judges can't distinguish between legitimate protection of "freedom of speech" issues, and the protection of those elements who wish to destroy our freedoms, and our very lives. One wonders if these idiots would allow their toddlers to play with pet Rattlesnakes, instead of baby rattles???

I am reminded of the well-known Supreme Court ruling, concerning pornography (I think it was attributed to former Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes), when he wrote that he couldn't define "pornography", but he "knew it when he saw it"; and it may also have been Holmes who said the First Amendment protection of free speech didn't give someone the right to frivolously yell "fire!" in a theater. If concern for the risk of a stampede out of a theatre was enough for an exception to the First Amendment protection of free speech, then why can't our federal judges conclude that terrorist recruitment is even more dangerous???

If concern for a dangerous precedent of one nation's government ruling a restriction over the "free speech" of social media users, internationally, I'd say that concern has already been violated, by China, and probably other totalitarian countries. We hear stories in the news, periodically, of various countries (especially China) blocking the transmission of Internet communications that they feel is harmful propaganda against their regimes. If totalitarian interests are allowed to block such transmissions, why won't the social media companies allow the blocking of obviously terroristic transmissions (or perhaps self-editing would be more appropriate), within Democratic states? And if they continue to refuse this, why can't our judges find them in "Contempt", attaching heavier, and heavier fines upon them, until their dangerous obstinance (obviously fueled by terrorist bribes) becomes unprofitable to them.

What we have here ("...is a failure to communicate!", to quote the Paul Newman character in "Cool Hand Luke"), with federal judges who refuse to make common sense decisions (one has to wonder if bribes are fueling their decisions!). They need to be investigated (as if the Obama Administration's Department of Justice can actually investigate, righteously), and if there is sufficient evidence of bribery, those corrupt Judges need to be impeached, and thrown out of office. I recognize that Obama would then try to appoint another Judge, as corrupt as the first, or worse. But Congress could withhold their confirmation until after Obama leaves office. Let's hope that Hillary is not elected in his place!!!

As far as a perverse application of "censorship" goes, I have to wonder if I am not the victim of "reverse discrimination", or something along that line. Google, which owns my Blog server, somehow obtained the title of my original Blog, from another server with which I was dissatisfied. I tried to delete all of my previous Posts from that Blog, but somehow was not able to delete the Heading, which was called, "The End-Times News Review". Since I no longer could enter that Blog site, I could not correct my error. Somehow, (I don't know if there were legal threats exchanged, or not) that heading was obtained by Google, and the title was changed to this Blog's title. All this was done without my involvement in any way!

About a week ago, I wrote a Post that I thought was on this Blog. But since both titles are listed in the files of this server, I apparently clicked the wrong title, and my Post appeared on the old Blog, instead of this one. So, I started to copy the text, verbatim, onto this Blog, and then I went back to the old Blog and deleted the Post. I intended to retain the copy on this Blog, but found that it had been deleted, as well. The question I am left with, is this: Did the computer system delete both Posts, because the first few sentences were identical, even though I had begun to add new text to my "copy" (once I got on a roll), or am I the victim of some human editing of my Blog's text, which the social media is collectively unwilling to do for Muslim terrorist publications??? I guess we'll never know, because if it is the latter, the perpetrators would never admit it!

Will Trump's Fragile Ego Give Us Another Clinton Presidency???

I started my last Post by reiterating that I do not like Donald Trump. But I like him "light-years" better than Obama, or anyone who pledges to continue Obama's "legacy" (as Hillary Clinton has already promised to do), which would be an outright disaster for America. I might also say the same for the feelings of trust I have for Trump, with the same caveat for anyone who supports Obama's "legacy". So, in my opinion, Trump, would only make an acceptable president if he hires brilliant advisers, and can swallow his ego-maniacal pride long enough to actually listen to their advice, and do what they say. I agree with Speaker Ryan that Hillary's record, by itself, is thoroughly beatable. Throw in her promise to continue Obama's legacy, along with her apparent promises to Sanders to support some very liberal (even Socialistic) legislation in Congress, and you could reasonably expect a Republican victory for Trump, in November.

The only person who seems able to beat Trump, is himself, with his insufferable pride! He seems to have an almost "Hitlerian" need to be worshipped by an adoring crowd. But, I am one person who would rather face the piano-wire-hanging-on-the-hook, than have to say, "sieg heil" to the "fuerer", Trump! If he can't remember that he is running against Hillary, and not everyone who dares to criticize him, than I guess we'd better prepare for four, to eight, years of Democratic incompetence in the White House, and probably in Congress as well!!! Moreover, since the next President will appoint the successor to the Supreme Court vacancy, we'll have a liberal Court, that will support every unconstitutional law passed by a liberal Congress, and signed by our liberal, untrustworthy, pro-Muslim, lying President Hillary!

Yuk...!!! What a horrible prospect! If I didn't know that God is ultimately in control, and He does not need a Republican victory in November, to bring about His plan to save America, I would almost despair for our future. What He doesn't need, but has chosen to wait for, is America on it's collective knees, the only thing that will save us from our worst enemies. No, I don't mean I.S.I.S., and Al Quaida; I mean a "sweeping" Democratic victory in November, which will amount to a defacto victory for the international terrorist factions as well. Not that the Democrats would unite with the terrorists, but that they would continue Obama's disarmament policies, and confront the terrorists with a hand-wringing, "oh-me, oh-my" pathetically ineffective policy, in response. And they would increase the immigration of people fleeing the terrorism, who mostly support it, ideologically, and hide the future terrorists who intend to bring us the next phase of 911 plots, in America. We could expect the same kind of terrorism that is plaguing Germany, and France, now! Their governments are run by the same kind of misplaced-compassionate regimes in their countries that we can expect a Democratic victory to install here! May God deliver us from such a horrible prospect!!! He can, and He will, if enough of us pray for it! Yes, it's important that we all vote (not FOR Trump, but AGAINST Hillary!), but it's much more important that we all pray! For only God knows if Trump will listen to his advisors, and a "Hitlerian" Trump would be worse than an incompetent, lying Hillary!

What a choice we have for our next President! May God lead us to make the right choice!!!