As we come closer to the end, darkness is becoming darker. The devil and his minions are working overtime. THEY HATE GOD, and so THEY HATE HIS CHILDREN. ALL who follow Christ will suffer persecution on some level. Some more than others. But, if you are not feeling it…you should check yourself to see if you are truly on the right path.
THERE WILL BE A FAMINE FOR THE WORD. As the world prepares for the Anti-Christ, and when he comes, BIBLES WILL BE OUTLAWED. But, you should already be aware that the famine has begun. Try to find a church that truly teaches the WORD OF GOD, and follows HIS commandments. If you manage to do so, you are truly blessed.
Things will get worse. You can count on it. BUT, FEAR NOT! This is not the time to shrink back. For where sin doth abound, GRACE DOTH MUCH MORE ABOUND! The more the heathens RAGE, the more the demons attack, the more the darkness abounds, THE GREATER GOD’S POWER WILL BE KNOWN!
THIS is the time to get as close to GOD as you can! HE will bring you through.
AMOS 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
AMOS Chapter 8 in full:
This is what the Lord GOD showed me: I saw a basket of summer fruit.
“Amos, what do you see?” He asked.
A basket of summer fruit,” I replied.
So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer
spare them.”
“In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing.
Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”
Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land, asking,
“When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain?
When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat?
Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.
Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the
chaff with the wheat!”
The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.
Will not the land quake for this and all its dwellers mourn?
All of it will swell like the Nile; it will surge and then subside like the Nile in Egypt.”
“And in that day,” declares the Lord GOD,
“I will make the sun go down at noon; and I will darken the earth in the daytime.
I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation.
I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved.
I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter
day.
Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord GOD, “when I will send a famine
on the land —not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing
the words of the LORD.
People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word
of the LORD, but they will not find it.
In that day the lovely young women— the young men as well—will faint from thirst.
Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’
or, ‘As surely as the Wayf of Beersheba lives’—they will fall, never to rise again.”
Culture Watch
Bill Muehlenberg’s commentary on the issues of today…
It Is Time To Ban the Bible!
“The Bible is a book of hate speech. It is bigoted, racist, intolerant and reactionary. It brings about division, hatred and exclusion. In our modern progressive society, we simply cannot allow this hate speech to be freely available. In the interests of a loving, harmonious and peaceful society, it must be banned now.”
No one actually said that – I just wrote it now. But a lot of people are thinking exactly this way, including many of our bigwigs, opinion makers, and elites. They really do hate the Bible – because they really do hate the God of the Bible – and if some of them had their way, they certainly would have it banned.
As we now know, all around the West those who simply quote from the Bible are being persecuted. Some are losing their jobs, some are being fined, and some are even being jailed. Two of the most recent cases of this I have written on just recently. One involves the persecution of Israel Folau, and one involves Amazon pulling Christian books.
I discussed both of these cases just yesterday in a piece I wrote on book burning: billmuehlenberg.com/2019/07/08/book-burnings-statism-and-corporatism/
There I spoke of how books and magazines and films have all been censored and destroyed by totalitarian regimes. I could have added art as well. Recall that the Taliban destroyed Buddhist statues, and now Democrats in California are destroying works of art – murals of George Washington deemed to be politically incorrect.
www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/san-francisco-board-of-education-george-washington-murals/But let me follow up on the two cases I discussed in that piece. The Folau saga is of course still bubbling along. One of the most recent and most alarming developments was the release of a transcript involving a hearing with three judges and Rugby Australia chief Raelene Castle. Consider this actual portion of the transcript from the code of conduct hearing held last May:
Chairman John West, QC: Could I ask a question?
Mr Casselden: Certainly, Mr Chair.
Chairman: Ms Castle, what if Mr Folau had photocopied passages from the Bible and simply posted that on his social media pages, would that have caused a problem for you?
Ms Castle: I think it depends on which ones — which pages he photocopied.
Chairman: If he’d photocopied the passages that are referred to in the posts would that have caused a problem for you?
Ms Castle: Yes it would have.
Wow. Did you get that?! The head of Rugby Australia considers the Bible – or parts of it at least – to be so problematic that it cannot be quoted from, even by an employee on his own time. That is now a sackable offence. You can permanently lose your entire career for daring to cite the Word of God.
As Miranda Devine wrote about this alarming development, “Raelene Castle effectively damned the Bible as hate speech in astonishing unreported testimony at Israel Folau’s code of conduct hearing in May.” And NSW Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells put it this way: “Ordinary people of faith are now, understandably, asking the question: if I quote my Bible, will it get me into trouble?”
| TRUTH SOUNDS LIKE HATE TO THOSE WHO HATE THE TRUTH! |
Israel Folau is the sacrificial lamb for the secular humanists and the forces of political correctness. You WILL be made to pay a price for defying your secular left overlords. You WILL not dare to quote from that hateful Bible. If you do, there WILL be grave consequences for your transgressions.
The second item I mentioned in yesterday’s article was the shocking decision by Amazon to pull a number of books which offer hope for those struggling with unwanted same-sex attractions. Amazon has now become a censor of ideas it finds offensive.
And the big cheeses at Amazon are obviously greatly offended that someone with same-sex attraction may not be happy with it, and may seek help in changing. Hmm, I will bet you my house – and the large library it contains – that these same folks believe that if you are unhappy with your biological sex, you can and should get help in changing it!
This is just another ugly example of corporate fascism. A book seller has got into the business of book burning – or at least book banning. Thankfully not everyone is just going to let this go without a fight. The Voice of the Voiceless group in the US is taking this on. As they say about themselves on their homepage:
The mission of Voice of the Voiceless is to defend the rights of former homosexuals, individuals with unwanted same-sex attraction, and their families. We also support the faith-based community and work actively in the United States to defend the constitutional rights of all Americans to share their views of homosexuality in the public forum. We support similar international efforts and provide assistance, whenever possible, to individuals and organizations abroad who align with our mission and goals.
www.voiceofthevoiceless.info/Now they have launched a petition to get Amazon to stop this censorship. Let me share the entire text of it here:
Reverse Amazon’s decision to censor alternative views on Homosexuality.
Voice of the Voiceless started this petition to Amazon.com and 4 others
Last week Amazon abruptly removed several books which represented alternative views on homosexuality. This included a variety of personal testimonies (autobiographies), religious texts, Reparative Therapy, psychological research, and addiction recovery resources. This is tantamount to religious discrimination and discrimination based on sexual orientation.
We are outraged that a smear campaign by one individual (who stated here that he never read these books) could convince Amazon to censor all books, audiobooks, and Kindle material related to our experiences and viewpoints.
For every major issue there are two sides to each story. For one side to be bullied and censored on every platform is counter to the values we have long held in common with Amazon.
We demand an immediate reversal of this decision and the restoration of these and all other books that were removed on this topic:
Shame and Attachment Loss: The Practical Work of Reparative Therapy by Dr. Joseph Nicolosi
Restoring Sexual Identity: Hope for Women Who Struggle with Same-Sex Attraction by Anne Paulk
The Battle for Normality: A Guide for (Self-)Therapy for Homosexuality by Dr. Gerard J. M. Van Den Aardweg
Healing Homosexuality: Case Stories of Reparative Therapy by Lucy Freeman and Dr. Joseph Nicolosi
Coming Out Straight: Understanding Same-Sex Attraction by Richard Cohen
Growth into Manhood: Resuming the Journey by Alan Medinger
A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Homosexuality by Dr. Joseph Nicolosi and Linda Nicolosi
Reparative therapy of male homosexuality: A New Clinical Approach by Dr. Joseph Nicolosi
Straight Talk about Homosexuality: The Other Side of Tolerance by Richard Cohen
Desires in Conflict: Hope for Men Who Struggle with Sexual Identity by Joe Dallas
Orientation and Choice: One Man’s Sexual Journey by David Robinson
and all other books that were censored for this topic.
www.change.org/p/amazon-com-reverse-amazon-s-decision-to-censor-alternative-views-on-homosexualityHmm, I know a number of these people and I have a number of these books. I strongly urge you to sign the petition and share it far and wide. In yesterday’s article I concluded by quoting Heinrich Heine. I need to do the same today: “Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.”
Let me also run with the words of Benjamin Franklin: “Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.”
Yes things are that serious. It is time for all of us to stand up and say, ‘Enough is Enough!’
God’s word and those who following are being attacked from every possible angel. Educate yourself on what is happening. Stand and be counted. Speak the truth in boldness. It is not loving to let others die without GOD. They cannot recognize sin because they have been blinded to it. They are captives. If you are captive, bound hand and foot and blindfolded…you cannot save yourself. How will they hear, unless someone tells them?
Romans Chapter 10:14-15. “How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed and how are they to believe in Him, of whom they have never heard and how are they to hear without someone preaching and how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, how beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News.”
In these verses, we have a pretty clear picture of how the gospel spreads to all the peoples of the world. Jesus sends people who proclaim the gospel. People hear the gospel proclaimed. People believe that gospel when they hear it, they call on the name of the Lord, and they are saved. Source
Christianity is also under attack by Pharisees, the Sanhedrin and their Noahide Judaizers. The same sect of Jews who troubled Christ and then killed him are active today. Listen to this video. I know it is long, but well worth hearing.
Dr. Michael Brown and other Jesters to the Synagogue of Satan?
Overton County NEWS
California bill bans The Bible
Jun 12, 2018
A California bill is so broad that it bans books, printed materials, and advertisements that provide information that a person facing unwanted same-sex attractions or gender confusion can change, according to Liberty Counsel. AB 2943 declares “advertising, offering to engage in, or engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with an individual” is fraudulent business practice.
California State Assemblymember, Al Muratsuchi, said, “The First Amendment does not prohibit banning fraudulent conduct. The faith community, like anyone else, needs to evolve with the times.”
During his speech on the California bill at Google headquarters, LGBT activist Samuel Brinton reportedly said he wanted to “figure out a way to stop” pastors and churches from offering counsel to help people change unwanted same-sex attractions. He went on to say, “I may not be able to FIND every little camp…every pastor, but I can make it something that is culturally unacceptable.” He added, “Yes, it’s directly affecting mental health professionals, but by proxy, it’s affecting everyone else.”
Advertising this passage or quoting it in a brochure would be considered fraudulent business practices under this bill, according to Liberty Counsel. This bill is an infringement on First Amendment rights and is a classic viewpoint discrimination. It declares certain kinds of speech as consumer fraud.
A pastor, church or para-church ministry could be banned from holding a conference or selling books or videos about overcoming unwanted same-sex attractions or gender confusion.
Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, said, “California AB 2943 is a dangerous bill that would punish people for their biblical beliefs about marriage, gender and human sexuality” said. “This law is stunning in its breadth. The mask of those supporting this oppressive bill has been removed. Their goal is to crush Christianity and any viewpoint that does not align with the state.
“We stand ready to file suit to stop this assault on freedom if this bill is signed into law.”
Liberty Counsel is an international nonprofit, litigation, education, and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and the family since 1989, by providing pro bono assistance and representation on these and related topics.
Published on May 19, 2010