Sunday, March 18, 2018

Putin "Emboldened" By Election Victory

Whoopee, what a surprise!!!  Putin wins his rigged election, against candidates that some analysts referred to as the "seven dwarfs", while the strongest candidate against him was not allowed to run.  Maybe that will be Hillary Clintons strategy, in 2020, while she runs for President, while serving time in Jail!!!  If she can't get Trump impeached, she might try Putin's tactic, and make it illegal for him to run!  I don't know how that would work, Constitutionally, but the Democrats have never cared much for Constitutionality, anyway.

I guess if Putin's "emboldened", and Russia's economy is still recovering from 16% inflation, that would be a strong temptation for his Middle-East invasion!  After he gets rid of those pesky Israelis, he can swoop down on the Gulf State oil fields, and embargo the oil needs of the entire free world!!!  Then he can charge exorbitant prices for oil, when he finally releases the spigots, and "voila!!!", Russia's economy is booming again (while everyone else's is in an emergency depression phase)!

Now , that's really "emboldened"!!!   Just a few problems with that logic, though,,,  First, what happens if those "pesky Israelis" don't feel like laying down. and rolling over quietly, while Putin's Muslim allies try to drive them into the Mediterranean Sea?  Suppose they drive their invading armies back into Putin's face, in a panicked retreat, and his forces end up fighting a losing battle with former allies, who are desperately trying to get home?  Suppose they end up destroying up to 83 and 1/3rd % of the original invasion force?  How "emboldened" will Putin feel then?  And what if Putin is himself killed in the fighting, as the 2500-year-old Ezekiel Prophecy seems to predict?  So much for his booming economic plans!  I don't know about Russia's economy, but it seems like a lot of "booming" is going to be going on, real soon!!!

Saturday, March 17, 2018

"(Putin's)...Running Out Of Money..."

...As heard on FOX NEWS' "Journal Editorial" this week, discussing the attempted murder of a former Russian double agent by weapons grade chemical weapons with his daughter also exposed to the attack, in Britain.   The expert was speculating that this attack had to be approved by Putin personally, and the reason for it's blatant brutality across international borders, he continued, was to send a message to all his military personnel, generals, spies, and bureaucrats, that even if they defected to an enemy state after betraying their country, Putin would hunt them down and kill them and their families, wherever they were!

As if this were not serious enough in itself, it also verifies my suspicion that the economy of Russia is really hurting, so much so that Putin feels he must go to this extreme to "threaten" his people because he cannot afford to buy their loyalty, which is customary, according to the expert.  This would seem to make my assumption that he is intending to invade the Middle-East soon, in order to, "take a great spoil", to further bankroll his former communist "utopia", (by taking over the Saudi, and other Gulf States' oil reserves, so he can blackmail the world into submission), certainly appears all the more plausible.  The only reason he will begin the invasion by attacking Israel is because Israel is the only country in the region capable of offering a serious resistance.  I suppose Putin has allied himself with Israel's Muslim enemies so that they can attempt to neutralize Israel, for their own anti-Semitic hatred, leaving him a clear road to the Gulf State oil fields.

As I've said repeatedly before, it seems to me that the only thing hindering the start of the invasion is the presence of America's remaining military presence.    I see nothing in the Ezekiel Prophecy to suggest that America (or anything that can be interpreted as America) will assist Israel in defeating this invasion, and I can't imagine our troops being in the region and not assisting our best ally in the Middle-East.   Therefore, I still expect some kind of agreement between Trump, and Putin, for our troops to be withdrawn from the region, for whatever reason, soon.  Then, you can expect "all Hell to break out!!!", literally!                            

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

A Re-statement of Assumptions...

At my weekly Bible study, we had a discussion of a Prophesy that I am somewhat familiar with.  I found it somewhat confusing, as there seemed to me to be a confusing of the prophecies for the "Gog/Magog" invasion of Israel, and the final battle of "Armageddon".

I have always maintained a bias for interpreting prophecy, given to Israel over 2000 years ago, through the eyes of modern society, though expressed by God to an ancient people who could not possibly understand the conditions of modern technology.  Therefore, I believe, God merely describes the appearances of the effects of modern weapons in terms that are relevant to ancient peoples, yet are clearly applicable to those technologies.

Thus, we have God describing, in Ezekiel: 38 that the beginning of the "Gog/Magog" invasion will seem as the invasion force comes against Israel, "...like a cloud". in verse 9, and again in verse 16.  This could obviously, simply be a description of the vastness of the size of the invasion force.  But, the readiness of the enemies of Israel, especially Syria, to rely upon chemical warfare to debilitate their enemies, makes me to feel that God is merely giving modern believers a hint, while also describing it in terms that the ancient believers could also understand.  The fact that Russia (referred to as "Magog", in the prophecy), and Iran (referred to as "Persia"), are massing their forces today in Syria makes me suspect that some form of chemical weaponry will be used to start the invasion of Israel.  And, the fact that so-called  "International Law" has "outlawed" the use of chemical warfare, relieves Israel of the condemnation for retaliating in kind, with another form of "banned weaponry", which I suspect will be "Tactical  Nuclear weapons", in the form of Neutron Nuclear bombs, and artillery.  This may be the basis for what God describes as,  "hail, and fire, and brimstone",  which brings about a poisonous condition, referred to as a pestilence (perhaps the radiation effect that kills large numbers of enemy, while leaving much of the surrounding infrastructure, (buildings, vehicles, etc.) intact.)

I have previously written that apparently the Israelis have come to the same conclusion as I have, about the possible use of chemical warfare, as they have been reputedly distributing gas masks to their citizens for decades, for just such an emergency.  Further corroboration of my belief may be found in Jesus' description of the Last Days, in Matthew: 24, when He cautions the people of this period to flee to the mountains, or, if they are in an upper story of a building to,  "...not come down", which is consistent with a caution for chemical weapons, whose gas is heavier than air, and sinks to the lowest point available.

The reference to an earthquake may be an aspect of the after effects of a massive bombardment upon the invaders, in an area of Israel that has long been known to be fairly, geologically unstable.  Perhaps God allows an earthquake to finish the job that Israel's weapons have started, and turning the invaders into an all-out panicked retreat, which is attempted to be stopped by some, which may be the basis for what God describes as, "every man's sword (or modern weapon) will be against his brother (or, comrade in arms)", as those who are retreating resist those who are tying to stop the retreat!

Thus, we have a plausible explanation of how a massive invasion force can be defeated, and nearly wiped out, to the point of 83 and 1/3rd %,  as God prophesied nearly 2500 years ago.  I don't think that the use of modern weapons technology detracts from the obvious miraculous protection by God of His "chosen people".  Perhaps He will cause most of the invasion force to be swallowed up in the earthquake, to make sure that the rest of the world realizes that He has brought this all to pass.  But, either way, I think that His fingerprints should be recognizable all over this miracle!!! 

Also, the seven-year period, afterwards, that is described as Israel burning the weapons of the enemy may coincide with the Antichrist's rise to power, in the European Commonwealth,  during which a "peace treaty" seems to be negotiated with Israel, which may include their voluntary disarmament of all Nuclear weapons, including the very Neutron Nuclear weapons the were necessary in defeating the "Gog/Magog" invasion force.   Perhaps this is how they set up the Armageddon invasion, for which Israel will appear to be largely defenseless,... except for the return of Jesus to finally destroy all the evil armies that go against His chosen people!!!

I admit that their is an awful lot of presumption in my interpreting of these "Last Days" prophecies, and I add the caveat that I do not claim to be a prophet, myself, therefore I recognize that I may be absolutely wrong in my interpretations!  Still I think the discussion of the Prophecies is healthy, and the conclusions will all bring about the ultimate victory for Jesus, and His believers, one way, or another!  Comments are welcome, within propriety, of course.  All one must do is to "click" the "No Comments" notice at the bottom of this page.  Please be aware that this is not a warning that comments will get you arrested by George Orwell's "Thought Police", whether Google wishes it, or not!  The "No Comments" merely indicates to me that none have been recorded, yet.



Monday, February 26, 2018

Russia's Lenin: "Promises Are Like Pie Crusts...

(Quote continued)..."they are made to be broken"!!!

So, we have a report of a Russian ally behaving as though their promised cease-fire was irrelevant...What a surprise!!!

Two days after a U.N.-negotiated cease fire between Syria, and their rebel opposition forces,  established to evacuate civilians, and wounded from the Damascus suburb of Ghouti, we have two reports of continued Syrian bombing, with 14 killed in the first attack, and 10 more in the second.  The U.N. Secretary General called for immediate honoring of the cease fire agreement, to which the logical expectation should be.."Yeah, riiiight!!!"  We're dealing with Lenin's modern proteges here, who are about to embark on the wide-spread invasion of the entire Middle-East region that was prophecied 2500 years ago, by the prophet Ezekiel.  At this point, I doubt very much if Russia cares very much what the U.N. has to say about any of their actions in Syria, and I don't think for a minute that Syria would send bombers out without Russian approval.  Nor would the Turkish send out their jets without clearing it with the Russians, when they attacked the Kurdish forces in northern Syria recently.  I expect they are using whatever tactics they can devise in order to mop up whatever resistance  remains in Syria, in preparation for the real invasion, which may shortly follow!  If the U.N. is stupid enough to think they can get Russia, and their allies to honor a cease fire, which will draw their enemies out into the open, that's just another opportunity to blast their enemies to you-know-where, as far as Russia is concerned.

So much for their "Pie-Crust Promises"!!!

So, when will the rest of the American troops be withdrawn from Iraq, and Syria, which I am convinced must happen before the actual invasion begins?  It seems to me to be the only thing left that needs to happen, to set the stage for the "Gog/Magog" invasion that the prophet Ezekiel described, in Ezekiel: 38, and 39, because there is no mention of anything that can remotely be ascribed to American aid to Israel, when  they are attacked by this invasion force.  I can't imagine America being in the region, and not coming to the aid of their best ally in the Middle-East!  

Again, I am not making any predictions about when this can be expected to begin, but it looks very imminent, to say the least!!!

UPDATE:  (3/4/2018)--

Having said, "...it looks very imminent..."  I find reports of Russia's Putin bragging to his fellow communists that Russia now has Nuclear missiles that are virtually impregnable to being shot down, once they are launched.  Gee...!  I wonder whom he is trying to scare with that kind of warning???

It would seem to me that he is trying to scare America away from coming to the aid of their allies, like Israel, if they were ever attacked by Russia, or it's allies!  Does that sound like he is planning something like that, and he wants to scare off any thoughts of retaliation???  I can't imagine what would motivate him to do that, unless he's planning something like an invasion of the Middle-East, in general, and Israel in particular; as per the Ezekiel: 38, and 39, "Gog/Magog" Prophecy!!!

His blustering claims, coupled with the belligerent Iranian aircraft violations of Israeli air space would seem to suggest that they are ready to try and start something, and they just want to scare America into staying out of whatever develops.  I don't think "scare tactics" will work, but it appears from the prophecy that something will keep America from coming to the aid of their best ally in the Middle-East.  Perhaps Israel will defeat the invasion so quickly that America doesn't have time to act, in coming to their aid!!!

Saturday, February 24, 2018

Shut Down The Department Of Education Now!!!

I don't mean to sound hysterical, though this is becoming a pet peeve of mine, among domestic issues.  The Department of Education is not doing their job, and if it were a private corporation  with as dismal a track record, their C.E.O. (are you listening, Donald Trump???) would clean house with multiple firings, and forced retirements.  I suspect that the problem has less to do with bureaucratic incompetence, and more to do with a "Deep State" conspiracy to "Dummy Down" our school systems, in order to make our work force less competitive with the other nations of the world.  Throw in the Government Employees' Contract, which has built-in restrictions that make it so time-consuming to try to fire an incompetent employee as to be virtually impossible.  Incompetence is rewarded with Union protection, so why should an employee strive for excellence in their job?

If my suspicions are correct, then the Department Of Education should be shut down immediately, and control of the pubic schools should be returned to the states, along with the taxpayers' money to fund them. And, the colleges should not be subsidized by easily obtained, government-backed student loans, which do not depend solely on a student's demonstrable excellence.  A college education should not be considered a right of passage, but a blessing that should be greatly desired, and competed for.

The statistics show that the average college graduate  has an unrealistic view of their readiness to perform on the job at a high level.  The FOX NEWS @ Night show, hosted by Shannon Bream recently had, as a guest interviewee, Rick Harrison, of the "Pawn Stars" television show, and they discussed some statistics (though I don't know the source) that showed some 90% of  seniors in colleges feel they are ready to perform their future jobs at a high level, while only 43% of future employers tend to agree!  Similar percentage variances were charted showing their differing opinions of readiness of their communication skills.  The point is the our youth are being fed an educational diet of Pablum, instead of the diet of Porter House Steak that their parents are paying for!!!

As far as actual skills needed on the job, such as reading ability, our graduates are ranked, pathetically, in the 20th, to 40th percentile, compared to students from other countries!  When I was growing up, my teachers made a big deal about how our local school system was rated #1 in the country!  I don't know if that was true, or not, but I wonder if those teachers would say the same thing today.

I remember reading a book, years ago, called "Why Johnny Can't Read", and it's main point was the intentional dummy-down effect of many public schools, in order to make the slower students feel better about themselves.  I suspect that attitude has fermented within the "Deep State" bureaucracy, until we now have a "One World Socialist" conspiracy to dummy-down American public schools, in order to make the excellence of foreign countries' students seem to be that much brighter, and therefore those students will be more sought after by interested employers.  This goes along with the fundamental Socialist ideal that in order to make a poor country wealthier, you must take money from the wealthier countries.  Similarly, in order to make poorer countries' students more in demand for employment, you make the education process for the wealthier countries (like us, as in "U.S.") less demanding, thereby graduating students who are less competitive on the job.  This is much easier than trying to raise the standards of education within the poorer countries.  Socialists don't care if the net result is less efficiency on the job, whomever is doing it.  The "One Worlders", and the "Deep Staters" only care about the statistical percentage of employment for each country, as a testament of their "success" at making the world "better" for all their good little Socialists.

And when the Antichrist eventually takes over the "One World" government system, I'm sure he will be pleased to reward all these pro-dummy-down bureaucrats, which will make his job easier, trying to make all the world's people get along with each other... except for those pesky Christians, who insist upon obeying God in all things!  They won't even receive a computerized Mark (of the Beast) on their hands in order to control all financial transactions, around the world!  So, let them starve to death, when they can't buy food...I guess that will teach them!!!

So, is this the goal of the Department of Education???  I don't know, but I strongly suspect so!

Friday, February 23, 2018

Hannity Slams "Deep State" At CPAC Convention

I wonder if God's fingerprints are becoming visible on the issue of Trump campaign collusion with Russia, in the 2016 election?  Throughout history, especially in the Old Testament era, God's people have routinely trusted in his protection from the attacks of their enemies.  Frequently their trust has not only resulted in His miraculous deliverance from those attacks, but also in a turn-about where the attackers end up destroyed by God, in precisely the same manner that they intended to destroy His people.

We now are experiencing a slanderous verbal attack against the entire Trump administration by the Leftist "Main Stream Media", and the Democratic Party, with the so-called Mueller investigation leading the way, apparently trying desperately to uncover evidence of Trump/Russian collusion, and apparently finding none, after almost eighteen months of investigating.  At the same time, there seems to be an unconscionable effort to ignore the Democratic (and Hillary Clinton campaign's) obvious collusion with an unregistered foreign agent (acting as an intermediator with Russian agents) to create a phony dossier of outright lies about the Trump campaign, in order to throw the election in Hillary's favor.  The evidence is almost overwhelming, yet the Mueller investigation does nothing about it!   When will they actually indict someone from the real conspiracy, and quit this obsessive quest to find impeachable evidence against Trump???

At some point, Attorney General Sessions should close their investigation down, and fire those investigators who can be proven to have ignored the facts, while trying to create a false collusion conspiracy scenario!   If he will do this, I will rescind my former call to fire him for his do-nothing performance, to date, but if he will not then it only adds fuel to the fire of my opinion.  It must not be Trump's firing of the Mueller Commission, because the Democrats would claim that Trump fired them because they were getting too close to the truth, which is exactly the opposite of reality!

In any case, some sense of reality must soon prevail over Washington, D.C., in spite of the "Deep State" efforts to obfuscate the issues!  We seem to be at a critical stage in a battle between those who want the truth to prevail, and those who believe (as the Russians have professed for over a century) the a propaganda lie, spoken often enough, with insufficient arguments to the contrary, will eventually become accepted as "truth".   It may take some form of Divine Intervention, to counter this propaganda effort, fomented by the Left, and especially the "Main Stream Media",  and that may well be coming soon!!!  Perhaps some of the "Deep Staters" will miraculously spend time in jail!!!

"How Do You Solve Evil In Society???"

The title was taken from a quote by Eric Trump during an interview on FOX's "Ingraham Angle", with host Laura Ingraham.  I realize the point was rhetorical, in a discussion of gun control, and the outlandish charges against the Trump administration, by the political Left.  But, it struck me that it broached a larger issue than was part of the discussion.  There is indeed one way to "staunch the bleeding" in a world that wants peace and safety, and seems to have a steady diet of violence, and bloodshed all around them, endlessly!

Holy Ghost revival can happen in America today, even as it happened before, both before the American Revolution, and the Civil War.  I don't remember all the details of these great revivals, and there may have been another preceding the first World War.  But what I do remember is the characteristic repentance of sin, and evil practices that framed all of these movements!  Each was followed shortly by some of the most violent days in our nation's history, and who's to say if we are not soon to be in another such desperate struggle for the safety of our nation, and our very lives, and those of our families!

I do remember stories about these Revivals, when prisons were uncharacteristically empty, and bars were closing for lack of business.  Extrapolate that into today's crises, and I think we could see an end to our schools being targeted by murderous, deranged shooters, and international terrorists would try their evil on other countries, but avoid America, because it was too hard to keep secret their intentions when so many people were so easily alerted by improper behavior (not to mention the warnings of an all-knowing God); which completely contradicts the callous indifference of the F.B.I., in there treatment of the many warnings of the deranged shooter in the Parkland, Florida episode, and the behavior of the sheriff's deputy who waited outside the school, while the shooting was going on, instead of entering the building, and trying to take the shooter down!  God can motivate normal people to do extraordinary things in critical situations, but He's not going to do it unless they first come to know Him.

So, before the readers simply brush this off as some "pie-in -the -sky, by-and-by", utopian pipe dream, I would argue that we have enough precedents in our history to know that it can happen today, on a larger scale, because of a much larger population.  But, it begins with one person...YOU!!!

And if enough of the "YOU"'s out there begin to "pester" God (otherwise known as prevailing prayer)  about the evil in our land, He will respond in a miraculous way!  And, if another greater evil follows, we will be better able to handle that, as our ancestors did before us!  But, I would not want to face that kind of evil without the Lord's help, and that may be where we are now!