Worldwide Strange Sounds If you have been paying any attention at all you are aware that people all over the world have been reported hearing strange trumpet sounds that seem to come from the sky. Go ahead and Google "strange sounds" or go to www.youtube.com and do the same. Here is a good video from a Christian perspective...
Dead Fish And Bird Phenomenon Continues Worldwide I know that I have mentioned this several times but it continues to occur around the world. I want to encourage you to check out the videos of Pastor Paul Begley, he's a Baptist pastor in Indiana and he has much to say about the Hosea Prophecy and dead birds and fish. Here are some news related videos from mass deaths down in Peru. Ever escalating volcano totals and latest RFID chipping I just recently discovered originalpilgrim on www.youtube.com and he is doing an outstanding job of watching for the Lord's return. Check out his video... I am going to continue to report on the times we are living in as I sincerely believe we are living in the last of the last days. I will continue to exhort you to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior and the only way to be forgiven of sin. Watch the little video in the sidebar of this site. Time is short.
Today I want to talk about some things that disturb me. That should be easy enough, there are a lot of things that disturb me and at 56 I'm finding I have lost patience with a lot things that I used to endure. But when it comes to the Bible, the person and work of Jesus Christ and the state of the present day church these are things that are worth getting riled up about.
Today's disturbing subject is Mr. Rick Warren. There is no need to introduce this man, if you don't know who he is then it is time you crawled out from under that rock. He's the darling of the Southern Baptist Convention, the financial savior of publishing house Lifeway and he's been referred to as America's pastor. But I would submit to you that he has been involved in a long flirtation with heresy for most of his ministry career.
In my opinion, Rick Warren's, guidelines for church growth have fostered the seeker sensitive rock concert atmospheres that pass for "church" in most cities across our land. He has done more to undermine solemn, traditional, hymn singing worship than any man in the history of the church. He has closed down more little Bible preaching churches than Wal-Mart has closed Ma and Pa stores across America. But it could be argued that worship styles hardly constitute a battleground to determine heresy. I would argue with you on that point but I won't in this post today.
I am disturbed that Rick Warren has associated with new age influenced teachers who are part of the demonic "emergent" church movement. Again, you might think that I'm being too critical, too sensitive, maybe I'm just jealous of Warren's "success".
I'm disturbed that America's pastor is allegedly a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a partner with Tony Blair and together they are seeking ways for the church to bring change in the ever evolving "global society". I'm even more disturbed that no one seems to notice that we are fast approaching a global society, a global currency and a global identification system. This lack of awareness and watchfulness is especially apparent in our pulpits. When was the last time you heard an end times update from your pastor? I thought so.
On March 7, 2011, Roger Oakland, founder ofUnderstand the Times, International, and two other members from his ministry attended the Peace in a Globalized Society forum at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, which featured Rick Warren and special guest, former UK prime minister Tony Blair. Roger Oakland and his co-workers obtained eye-witness seats at the event that included well over 2000 people in attendance. Although cameras and recorders were not allowed in the main sanctuary where the interview took place, the UTT team took notes. What Oakland and his team heard caused them much concern – thus the reason for this special report. Warren and Blair spoke about Warren’s PEACE Plan and his “Three Legged Stool Plan.” Tony Blair spoke about his inter-faith Faith Foundation. Both speakers were noticeably excited about what they were doing for the world. According to a 2010 UK Observer report, “Tony Blair is preparing to launch a “faith offensive” across the United States over the next year, after building up relationships with a network of influential religious leaders and faith organisations.” Blair’s foundation is “develop[ing] a US arm that will pursue a host of faith-based projects.” Given the fact that Warren joined the advisory board of Blair’s foundation, it is safe to assume Saddleback will be part of Blair’s US interfaith arm. For the rest of the story Click Here.
I'm disturbed that America's pastor was called upon to give the inaugural prayer and in that prayer he referred to Jesus by His so called Muslim name, Isa. By the way, Jesus was never called Isa in the only book I call sacred, the Holy Bible, and that is the book for me...the B-I-B-L-E ( a little flashback from my VBS experiences).
And while all of these things disturb me about Warren the latest antics of America's pastor in regards to Islam, see Chrislam, disturb me the most. Warren has been leading a charge in his own church to educate the flock concerning the "similarities" that exist between Islam and Christianity. Below is a copy of one of the power points that made up a presentation called "The King's Way". You'll notice that there are references from the Holy Bible and the Quran "side by side". Now, I don't know about you but it is obvious from this panel of information that the intent of these verses is to point out that we are both worshiping the same God, they just have different names. I am not going to take the time in this post to show you that Allah and Jehovah are not the same. Do the research, it won't take long.
Now here is a list of outrageous claims that the Qur'an actually teaches about Jesus, who just happens to be my Lord and my God.
1. Jesus was not the Son of God.
2. Jesus did not die on the cross, He just fainted.
3. Jesus did not raise from the dead since He did not die.
4. Jesus will return with the Mahdi to make people convert to Islam.
5. Jesus will destroy Christianity. (For more on Islam/Christianity differences see Dr. Ergun Caner Here)
You see the truth is that the Qur'an actually debases, denies, defies, dilutes and disrespects the person and work of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. The very One who is above all, the High and Lofty One, and the very One who will one day rule the world! The Qur'an blasphemes the Beloved One and elevates a mere mortal in His place. It kind of reminds me of the choice people made the night Jesus was condemned...give us Barabbas. It makes me nauseous to see references in the Qur'an next to the Word of God. Sadly, I seem to be part of an ever shrinking crowd that feels that way. To try and instruct anyone from a book, the Quran, which is not inspired by Almighty God is heresy. Hey Rick, you are going to have to give account for this grievous error. Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Why do Christians feel they must leave the Bible and use other writings to persuade others?
Romans 1:16 For Iamnotashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
John 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast thewordsof eternal life.
We hear the terminology all the time that encourages us to show our love for Muslims by compromising with them and building a bridge to Mecca. Don't misunderstand me, we need to love Muslims. We have a command from our God to love them. The only way we can show our love for Muslims is to tell them they are drinking from a broken cistern and they need to come to the Water of Life. We need to tell them they will miss the experience of living in the New Jerusalem if they fail to believe upon Jesus Christ. We need to tell them that receiving the gift of forgiveness and eternal life is a simple process of trusting in what Jesus did on that cross 2000 years ago. Oh that Muslims will by the millions come to the point in their lives where they believe that what Jesus did in His death, burial and resurrection "is sufficient payment for their sins"!
Time is short, we are living in days of apostasy and heresy. Friend, I beg you to watch the little video in the right side bar entitled "How To Be Forgiven In 3 Minutes". Come to Christ today, don't wait.
Researchers and scientists around the world are feverishly working on a technology called "augmented reality", in fact Google is developing a type of glasses that could be worn to bring information to every second of our life. But what is "augmented reality" and how does it work? The word augmented means expanded or enhanced. We have access to many types of augmented reality already. For example, when you run your mouse cursor over certain images or text on a particular website you will see a small pop up window with additional information - this is a primitive type of enhanced or augmented reality. Many iphone owners can access software that capitalizes on the phones internet access, camera and gps system. One of these programs is called Layar. Layar can be downloaded on an iphone, the iphone can then be pointed at any building and information will stream onto the iphone screen. Imagine how helpful it would be to point your phone at a restaurant and immediately see the menu, customer comments, reviews and nightly specials! You could even point your phone at an office building and this technology can reveal if there are any companies in that building that are currently hiring! This is truly "enhanced" reality. Right now the Layar capabilities are limited by the restricted range of most gps systems but you can see that this is only going to get more advanced in the very near future.
Another augmented reality system is called Sixth Sense. Sixth Sense allows you to do some amazing things but one of the coolest features is that it will project a phone keypad image on the palm of your hand which you can punch in phone numbers and call your friends without removing your phone from your pocket. Google is reportedly working on a pair of glasses that will track the movement of your head and project data and images into your field of vision. Scientists reveal that the range of data will even include smells and tastes in the future! I read about a baseball card company that has developed a special card that can simply be held in front of your web cam and tons of information about the player will flash on your monitor. We have long been exposed to virtual reality in the gaming world but augmented reality will be not only be entertaining but practical too. Ironically, the prophet Daniel predicted centuries ago that in the last days there would be an explosion of knowsledge. Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledgeshall be increased. Just how fast is knowledge doubling?Around the mid 1950's knowledge was doubling ever 10 years. In 2004 knowledge was doubling ever 18 months. IBM predicts that within the next two years knowledge will double ever 11 hours! It is amazing just how accurate the Bible truly is! The attempts to enhance and improve reality remind me of the story of the tower of Babel (SEE Genesis chapter 11). The folks who built this tower were advanced technologically and God Himself made the observation that unless He intervened in their devlish plans there would be no limit to what they could accomplish. While I enjoy technology and it has made my life more comfortable I recognize that there is an enormous potential for evil when it rests in the wrong hands. The sad think about all of this augmented reality is that while humans amuse themselves with their gadgets they remain oblivious to a deeper reality and that is "spiritual reality". There are a host of spiritual realities as revealed in the Bible but let me point out some important ones that directly affect each one of us. First, even though we as a human race have become more intellegent we have also become more sinful and blind to our condition. 2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. Second, without God's intervention men will not be able to see the bankrupt state of their spiritual reality. 2 Timothy 3:7 Everlearning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Third, there is not one human being on the face of the earth that is righteous or sinless. Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is nonerighteous, no, not one: Fourth, we need a Saviour and that Saviour has been provided only in the person of Jesus Christ! Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none othername under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. You might have access to all of the technology your heart desires. You might have a list of degrees behind your name that is a mile long. But without Jesus you are broken and your destiny is bleak, in fact, your destiny will be horrific.Google glasses can't change your spiritual reality! Don't you think it is time to put your techno toys aside and focus on your need of a Saviour? The Bible says that you will profit nothing if you gain the whole world but lose your soul. Watch the little video in the sidebar and learn how to be forgiven in 3 minutes! Trust Christ today!
