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We take a moment today and this month to commemorate these loyal Americans who died, through no fault of their own; they were just mercilessly slaughtered at the hands of evil minded men who hijacked American passenger planes and flew them into the buildings to murder them We cannot, and we will not let the month go by without giving them honor and praying for their families who were left behind. We caution you to do the same thing; please remember them in your prayers I remember that morning vividly as my wife and I sat in our living room and watched live on television the horrific attacks on our country. It was a terrible day, filled with pain and horror as we watched. It still hurts today, though it is 21 years later We pray that we honestly have learned some lessons from those terrible days which followed; and we know that America stood strong during those times and those days which followed. I pray that America will pause to remember these loyal and loving Americans during this entire month of September 2022. And I ask you to pray for America today as well
Every year on the anniversary of 9/11, the families of victims gather for a ceremony on the 9/11 Memorial plaza to read aloud the names of the 2,983 men, women, and children who were killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks and February 26, 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center Six moments of silence mark the times when each of the World Trade Center towers was struck, when each tower fell, and the times corresponding to the attack at the Pentagon, and the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania
CONTENTS SEP | ISSUE 63 CHRISTIANTIMESMAG@GMAIL COM CHRISTIAN TIMES MAGZINE CHRISTIAN TIMES MAGAZINE ISSUE 63 07 EXCLUSIVE! MyInterviewwithMyPharmacistFather! BY: DR GEORGETTE NICHOLS, PHARMD 15 AGAINST ALL ODDS! BYROBERTSUMMERS 18 WHAT CAN I DO TO SAVE AMERICA? BYSANDRASOMMERFRUCHT 23 WHERE WERE YOU SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 BYZERNALYNPALMARES 26 FINDING AMERICA BYJ.K.HARRILL 38 “ONCE UPON A TIME”.... BYMICKEYNICHOLS 33 ORWELL’S BARN AND BIDEN’S AMERICA: RING A FAMILIAR BELL? BYKATHERINEDAIGLE 40 THE PROPHECIES OF JOEL’ PART 2 BYCHARLESLINGERFELT
My Interview with My Pharmacist Father!
By: Dr. Georgette Nichols, PharmD
Georgette: Are you a Texan by birth? Where were you born and generally speaking, how long have you lived in Texas?
I was born in Hayesville, North Carolina in 1946 I moved to Texas in 1982 and worked as a pharmacist in Texas until 1988 Then I moved back to North Carolina for about 4 years following Revco Revco relocated me then to Ohio for 4 more years Finally, God brought me back to Texas permanently in 1995 I somewhat retired from pharmacy And chose to spend my days raising my daughter in the Lord I volunteered as Principal, Science teacher, and basketball coach at her Christian school for about 8 years In my free time I pretended to be a cowboy on my ranch
Georgette: What is your business/profession today? I am currently a pharmacist in a supermarket chain in my small town. I enjoy serving the community. I even worked to serve my community as a 75 year young pharmacist during COVID. I really like to say I am not a native Texan Georgette: Do you like to refer to yourself as a native Texan?
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Georgette: Do you care to share with us your political beliefs? And do you support fully The First Amendment? but I moved here as soon as I could. I love this great state! I have no problem sharing my political beliefs. I am a strong conservative and grew up in a
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Georgette: Do you classify yourself as a Christian believer? If so, how long have you been a Christian? Feel free to share with us anything about your Christian faith....
Georgette: In your specific capacity, you have served Texans for many years. Wouldn’t you say that your profession has been a service to the people of Texas? Would you like to speak more on how you have served Texans in your capacity? I have always been a Christian but Jesus notified me at the age of 10 years. I say notify but you know when you get the calling of the spirit from the Lord. I have been a Christian for 65 years. I grew up in a Southern Baptist Church with strong teachings. My father was a builder and I greatly enjoyed the projects where I was able to construct the Lord’s house albeit only the physical building. Over the years I have learned to rely on Jesus Christ and Scripture to get me through any situation. I am strict constitutional conservative. I am not ashamed to say that. I was born in a different generation but chose to bestow these values on my daughter. I am what I am. My service to Texas is through my service to Jesus through my work, my faith and love for God and love for my wife and daughter and the years as a principal at the Christian school. I spent many years with my family growing in the Lord. Even today my daughter calls me on the way to work and we have a daily devotion together. We daily pray for our work days both as pharmacists. And in the community I have daily served as a pharmacist but my work is unto the Lord. By working and serving unto the Lord I am better able to serve the community as a pharmacist. The Lord blesses those that do their daily work unto HIM.
Georgette: Would you characterize yourself as a conservative? Republican household. We were very active and involved in the politics in the community. I support the right to worship strongly. Although I am not an evangelist but I know my God’s word always prevails.
Georgette: Are you a believer in The Second Amendment? Do you believe in 'The Right to Carry?' I strongly believe in the Second Amendment. It is needed to protect our Constitution and our rights. We must protect this right at all costs to us personally. By all costs though we must protect this in a way that reflects God.
Georgette: If you had a message to get out now to all Texans, what would that message be?
I am a Pro Life Advocate I have never been Pro Roe nor will I be There is life inside the woman’s womb God made Eve from Adam’s bones not the dust God also made woman unique to bring life unto this earth
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2 Chronicles 7:14; “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
The Lord warned us we will not fight against flesh and blood but principalities and powers. It gives me the strength to withstand the tests of the secular world. I am to live a life that reflects my walk and my beliefs in Jesus. It helps guard me from temptations of the World. Although we all greatly fail in the eyes of the Lord and the eyes of others. But daily I get up and choose to serve God. We must Pray, Pray and Pray. Please pray and be aware of our evolving state and nation. Be aware of the changes and be knowledgeable of the changes occurring. We must fight to protect our great state and nation from the evil and the sin that overwhelms us. We must fight according to the law and use God’s wisdom to guide us.
Georgette: How does being a Christian help you in your current Profession?
Georgette: If you had a message you wanted to get to All Americans - What would it be? See above. Pray, Pray, Pray. And let’s get back to reading the Bible. This nation was founded as a Christian nation. Know what you believe.
Georgette: Are You a Pro Life Advocate? Have you ever been Pro Roe?
Georgette: You have been such an inspiration to me through the years and I want to praise you for that! Why, in your opinion, do you think it was so Take the time to spend with your children and family Get to know your family, their needs and their desires Try your best to meet those needs but realize only the Lord fulfills all our needs But the most important thing you can do is spend time in the
Georgette: Why has it been so important to you as a Christian father to be such an example to me through the years? important to inspire your daughter to follow you in this profession that we are in, pharmacy? I want to be an example of Christ because of my father. My father loved the Lord and loved his wife and family. Because of my father I had a good example on how to teach my daughter. But I wanted to show through my actions that I believed what I taught her. I think our children see through our example and how we behave in how they are supposed to live, especially in God. No, I have not. At 75 years old; I was of age and had a low draft number. But God had a different plan and I did not have to go to Vietnam. I do support the military and they have my greatest respect. When you decide what God wants you to be, you must do what is best until the Lord. I wanted you to choose something in life that gave you fulfillment, passion and challenged you. I always told my daughter to pursue a career that everyone needed. Everyone needs healthcare and you would have a good job. I just did not realize the profession continued to be more corrupt. But as our world falls away from God of course the professions become evil and more deceitful. I think regardless of what you choose to become do each task in front of you unto the Lord. Georgette: What advice can you give to other Christian fathers who want to be such a fine example to their children?
Georgette: Have you ever served in the U.S. Military? If so, what Branch? And do you support our troops wholeheartedly?
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Georgette: Has there ever been a difficult challenge for you to perform I would have done the same thing you did. I would have reported it. I would have proceeded to follow the chain of command and alerted the proper channels. I think that is the right and honorable thing to do. You must notify everyone so that we can prevent the theft from happening again. How can we prevent a problem if we never know about it or address it?
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Georgette: Regarding what happened to me with the hospital looking a blind eye to narcotic theft; what would you have done?
Georgette: Retrospectively looking back what would you have told me knowing the outcome-termination for reporting narcotic theft? I would say I am very proud of you. You did the right thing. You stood by your profession’s laws, beliefs and principles. I would not change anything.
Because of my father’s advice, the well respected profession and along with God’s guidance I chose to pursue pharmacy scripture and time in the Lord. I once created a Saturday getaway with my church called Mystery Saturday where dads would take the children on a fun adventure on Saturday with the church congregation. Do you spend your weekend golfing with the boys? Do you devote your time to raising your children? I see families now all glued to their phone screens and I wonder do the families spend their time teaching their children the Lord? Every day. Over the years there has been many challenges (especially with opiates) but because of my belief in God and prayer I have had peace with my profession.
Georgette: Why did you choose to become a pharmacist? successfully in your profession as a pharmacist? My father, a builder took me to the pharmacy often to buy some items for my chemistry experiments My father noted the pharmacist’s nice hands and my father pointed to his calloused hands My father recommended to get an education and have a better life Personally, I wanted to serve the community and the sick It was better working conditions than a builder
Georgette: What would you tell the pharmacy profession?
Over the years with my experience in many different capacities as a pharmacist and a manager of nearly 11,000 people, I have learned one thing, prayer. Prayer and the Lord is the only thing that will get your through the good times and the bad times. With the Lord on your side you will always be more successful. Draw closer to the Lord and rely on the Lord. By these actions you will find the true purpose the Lord has for your life. Do not be ashamed to be a Christian. We want to thank you for giving us the opportunity to interview you with these questions for our readers in the Magazine. Thank you so much!
Georgette: In closing, is there anything else you would like to Share with the readers of Christian Times Magazine?
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Georgette: What would you tell the pharmacists and medical professional friends who choose to ignore the situation? With your lack of courage and your lack of commitment you have betrayed your oath and the principles in healthcare. You will destroy the medical profession and you will eventually destroy the country. You are not training the next generation of healthcare workers to be honorable. What is a healer without honor? Do unto others as you would have done unto you.
Georgette: What would you tell the pharmacists and medical professional friends who choose to ignore the situation? With your lack of courage and your lack of commitment you have betrayed your oath and the principles in healthcare. You will destroy the medical profession and you will eventually destroy the country. You are not training the next generation of healthcare workers to be honorable. What is a healer without honor? Do unto others as you would have done unto you. You the pharmacy profession must stand by the oath and the principles. If you do not stand by the principles what good are you? We are the gate keeper of the drugs, if you do not stand for what is right what good are you?
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By Pastor Robert Summers
ODDS!
August 2022, Texas had endured the hottest five month period on record from April till August. But God had the last say. He worked an amazing miracle. Beginning last winter, a severe, exceptional drought was burning up Texas. The Dust Bowl was returning to West Texas. By the first of August, Dallas Fort Worth began to look like they were built in the Arizona desert. All creeks dried up. Stock tanks, water holes for cattle dried up. Major city reservoirs shrank.
LET’S START BELIEVING GOD FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE “….with God all things are possible.” Jesus in Matthew 19:26
AGAINST ALL
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Back on April 9th an urgent statewide prayer meeting was called to meet in the small town of Brady which is known as the geographical “Heart of Texas ” Thousands came to fill up the city park and pray. The creek which wound through the park had almost no water. But we prayed for rain and statewide spiritual revival. On Prayer Mountain we ended every prayer meeting by praying for rain. The weather mocked us. After our Tuesday night prayer meeting, the next Wednesday would set a new record for the hottest Wednesday on record. We kept praying. But our enthusiastic confidence waned. August is historically the hottest, driest month of the year for our region In fact, we
have a saying, “It’s right as rain in August!” to say something is amazingly, surprisingly, a blessing. Our weather service never predicted this “rain of the century.” No advance notice at all. People were saying it would require a Gulf hurricane to knock out this drought. I would never pray for that. I grew up on the Texas Gulf Coast. All hurricanes ever do is destroy. They devastate the fishing villages, Gulf shipping ports, marinas, seaside resorts. They bring down bridges. Then they turn eastward and flood Louisiana. They are never an answer for drought. But suddenly in Texas everything changed. There was no television news prediction of this massive low pressure system that
ChristianTimesMagazineissue63|MonthlyMagazine page16 quickly formed over North Texas. It sucked in land great amounts of Gulf moisture and then in one day dumped between 10 and 15 inches of rain all over northern and central Texas. We were swamped! The Dallas police lost 21 patrol cars in the floods. Friends of mine helped water rescue stranded motorists. In all, only one life was lost when a young Uber driver tried to drive through deep flowing water. There’s a lesson here. If you have been praying for a long time for something, even something that now seems impossible, keep praying! God still specializes in things thought impossible He will still send you something “suddenly from heaven ” Keep on praying. Never give up. He can do the impossible.
If He can send a flood in August over Dallas/Fort Worth, He can do anything.
God wants us to do something about this moral decline in America that is not what our Founding Fathers intended. Our Founders got their inspiration and the plan for our nation from the Lord. They prayed and did something to keep the gift that they knew came from Heaven, so they stood firm against an authoritative system that was trying to steal what they held dear. They even died for what they believed. And why did they hold those principles as treasures from Heaven because they knew they came as answers to their prayers and petitions. The Lord had shown them certain principles that they were not willing to give up. For example, John Adams said, “Our
By Sandra Sommerfrucht
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I earnestly believe the war cry of every Christian American should be “Lord, what can I do to save America?” I see the sexual curriculum being taught to our school children, and I am astounded at the moral depravity! I read an article about a major chain of stores including trans clothing in their inventory for toddlers, a church welcoming a drag queen show, a well known entertainment company and food chain selling the occult to American children, and I want to cry! You see God called me to be a prayer warrior and intercessor, and I love my country! But He also called me to act upon what I have learned from God’s Word. For example, in the New Testament we read these Words: “Faith without works is dead.” (James 2:17 amplified Bible). Faith is so full of power that it should cause us to get up off the pew and do something about what is happening. Once the Lord spoke to me through a prophetess, “You have prayed, prayed, prayed, prayed; now Go, Go, Go, Go!”
WHAT CAN I DO TO SAVE AMERICA?
Constitution was made for a moral and religious people.” He and the other Founders knew we could not keep our democratic republic unless we kept the Word of God alive in the hearts and minds of our children. Therefore, for the first two hundred years of our nation, the Word of God was taught to all children in our public school system. Our children, upon graduation, went out into the world as salt and light; they put into practice, for the most part, what they had learned in public school.
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These were children who came from both churched and unchurched families.
If they didn’t get saved because their families didn’t take them to church, they probably got saved from reading and studying God’s Word. Hebrews 4:12 (amplified Bible) says the Word is alive and full of power, and I have, in real time, experienced the Lord speaking to me by causing a verse of Scripture to rise up into the air. He doesn’t even need a person to speak out loud for Him He is the God of the impossible!
When I read David Barton’s book “America: To Pray? Or Not To Pray?”
God lit a fire inside of me to take the Gospel into public school, and He opened the door for me to teach it there in my public high school for eight years. His book showed me what happened to America when the Word of God and prayer were removed from school in the 1960’s. I saw Barton’s graphs which illustrated the dramatic rise in babies born out of wedlock, drug use among our young people, violence in our cities, decline in SAT scores, and divorce in America. You see, part of the prayer that our school children prayed every morning across our land was prayer for their parents Other parts were the school children themselves, the teachers, and America. This simple prayer, which God heard and honored was phrased the following way: “Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our Country.” We were truly “one nation under God,” and that is why America has been exceptional and the leader of the free world. After writing three books about what leads to God’s character, what makes a covenant marriage, and what shouts that God is so personal, my husband and I are now determined to pray, pray, pray but also to ACT, ACT, ACT! We are embarking upon what God has called us to do to SAVE OUR NATION.
Through a series of prophetic words tested by our hearts and spirits, God has been speaking to us for many years, but He told us last Sunday in church through a prophetess we didn’t know, “The time is now!” Our mission is to birth and grow God’s character in American youth, to spread righteousness into America and transform it into the exceptional nation birthed by our Founding Fathers. You may already have the understanding that the education mountain, upon which Christians are supposed to stand at the top, was a primary target for the enemy. Our adversary knew that indoctrination of our children with lies and myths and immoral concepts would be the avenue for ruining and causing the decline of our nation. It started decades ago with lies about our Founders, with the lie that America is not exceptional, and with immoral concepts that are shocking and disgusting I can add to that the Marxist ideology that is anti God and goes against everything that a constitutional republic like ours, dependent upon God, abhors. Despite all of this negativity, God has a rescue plan, and He started speaking this plan to me twenty one years ago. I was putting on my makeup in preparation for the day, getting ready to teach high schoolers whom I dearly love. For thirty four years, I got to enjoy these absolutely wonderful teenagers. I knew that God made me just for young people, and I was eager to get to school. Into my room came God’s audible voice, telling me the name of a School that I would one day lead. Actually, I didn’t know it yet, but my husband who has God’s character, is meant to be a co principal with me. He has said he would unfold it supernaturally, giving us divine appointments, even the finances, in order to accomplish the mission He wants to be done in America. Additionally, He has said it will multiply and run throughout the land. It will start in a place that He has prepared for us, and He has emphasized that there will be many miracles take place there. Why does He want someone to accomplish this work for Him? He knows the beginning and the end because He is the Beginning and the End, the Alpha and the Omega (Revelation 1:8), and He is the Master Problem Solver. Now I know why God
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During the twenty one year period that God has spoken to me, I began to feel that maybe the baby, the dream God had given to me, was no longer alive. I started crying out to Him, asking this question: “Lord, what can I do to help reform America?” The answer started in 2021 when my husband and I were leaving with two ministers going to sing and worship the Lord with senior citizens The man on the phone with our friends said he had a Word for me, and he spoke the following words: “Put on your seat belt. God is getting ready to perform signs and miracles …. ” At the last he added, “The baby is not dead.”
Recognizing that he did not know what the Lord had audibly said to me on December 14, 1999, “I am going to give you a brand new baby,” I celebrated my awesome God Who knows everything I think and everything I do. He also knew the question I was asking: “How can I help to restore America to the country with the values I so love?” What is the message I want to leave with you? Get ready for the great revival that is coming and find your place in it by seeking God and then getting ready to GO, GO, GO! It is going to look very dark, but at the same time, God’s glory will become more and more intense. I am now 80, and my husband is 84, but guess what? God does not care about our ages. Moses began his ministry at 80, and He has promised to give us supernatural strength and the people who will come along our sides with the same vision. He has already shared with us the structure, and now we are waiting for the “who” (three who get three more), the location which He says is a prepared place, the man with dark hair, a red sweater, and a large trunk
ChristianTimesMagazineissue63|MonthlyMagazine page21 has spoken to me so many times about the political arena, and He has made so very clear the vision that He has entrusted to us. It is again what John Adams said We cannot keep our Constitutional Republic without a moral and religious people, and it starts with infusing young people with truth and with the fruit of the Spirit which is God’s character. We cannot exist without reforming our public school systems, returning them to the original intent of our Founders. Oh, the devil hates that concept!
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ChristianTimesMagazineissue63|MonthlyMagazine page22 (the financial aspect), and other specifics that we know are His parts of the plan. God can and will send people to you that will speak for Him. Sunday, at church, we sat two seats down from a very pretty lady who was writing notes quite vigorously. My husband thought that she was taking notes regarding the pastor’s sermon, but, instead, she was writing for us what she heard the Lord say: With tears, she said, repeating what the Lord told her, “This is the beginning for you. It’s not too late. The dreams and desires you’ve been praying for decades is about to embark like a vast ship that has been anchored at the harbor there has been much preparation for years and years and years. You have not lost faith in the preparation nor in the launching…You have stood when it has been difficult. You trust Him no matter what Your time of reward and increase has come ” There were more exciting, inspiring words about what the Lord will cause to happen. Neither is it too late for you to get involved in the struggle to see America reformed to God’s standards, to His way of doing things, so that we see life and goodness and kindness and all the fruit of God’s Spirit. Immerse yourself in God’s Word, practice what He says, pray for what He would have you do, and get it done! Don’t be like the man who dug a hole and buried the talent that God entrusted to him. God called him wicked and lazy and idle (Matthew 25:24 26 amplified Bible). If we truly know Him, we will want Him to be proud of what He has commissioned us to do, causing His will to come to this Earth. We pray “thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.” (Matthew 6:10 amplified Bible). Now, let’s get busy doing what we have prayed, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand (Matthew 3:2 amplified Bible).
I was pounding my laptop furiously trying to hurry up and get notes done as I was meeting a deadline, you see this was my life I was a Social Worker hamster. You know one of those , I shall save the world and make it a better place idealistic and naïve Dorothy’s that land in Oz but in my case instead of finding the Tinman in search of his heart I was trying to help my clients find their sanity and sometimes bring them back to the land of the living .
By Zernalyn Palmares Where were you September 11, 2001
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I was already listening to Marilyn who recounted to my co worker how she was so hurt that Elvis chose Priscila over her that she was planning on shooting him while he was on the commode , to Kennie telling our nurse who was getting ready to give him his shot which he calls his booty juice, explaining to her that he was a bit confused as to who came first the Romans or the Egyptians ( I do think this is his version of who comes first the chicken or the egg ) . He asks because he claims he was abandoned and never recognized as the brother of Jesus. He was oblivious to the fact that the gnats that were flying on top of his head that has not been washed since the dawn of time and his malodorous person was making me lather my nose with Vicks mentholated rub more frequently than I usually do . As I pounded with frantic pace , an office peer thinking it funny was reading out a joke loudly…. “This is the latest transcript from the answering service that needs to be installed at our clinic. If you are obsessive compulsive press 1 repeatedly, if you are co dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you , if you have multiple personalities press 3,4,5 and 6, if you are paranoid we know who you are and what you want . Stay on the line so we can trace your call, if you are delusional press 7 and your call will be transferred to the mother ship . If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a small voice will tell you which number to press. If you are depressive , it does not matter If you are dyslexic press 969696969696, if you have a nervous disorder please fidget with the hash key until a representative can get to you , if you have amnesia please state your last name, mothers maiden name, fathers date of birth, your social security number and date of birth If you are bipolar leave a message after the beep, before the beep, or after both beeps . Please wait for the beep. If you have short term memory loss press 9 , if you have short term memory loss press 9, if you have short term memory loss press 9 If you have low self esteem , hang up. Operators are too busy to talk to you”. Then all of a sudden our receptionist turns on the television set and another client comes flying in to the room screaming “It’s war, it’s war. America has been attacked”. I stood up as I heard wailing, sniffles and moans. The tension in the room was evident as we all looked at each other,…” what is this ? what is happening?” Who would have the audacity to come into American soil and declare war. America was the strongest country in the world, some of the clients were asking for Superman to make it all go away. I reached out for the hand of my supervisor and asked her what to do , “are we safe, it’s in New York but what if planes come flying out to Texas… our clients”. I never
knew this yet but this was a turning moment in my life in my journey as a Christian ( but that’s another story for another day ) , you see Melanie Heard my Supervisor was a saved Christian . She looked at me smiled and said , we pray. That day in our small little office that was what we did. Hands clutched tight together we prayed the Lords Prayer , as Caseworkers and clients we came together in our helplessness to do what we knew to do , we reached out to God to keep us safe as we watched the developments of the day . We prayed for the rescue workers , those trapped, the people jumping out of buildings, those that fought the terrorists We prayed loudly, silently We had little left but our faith. A faith born out of desperation and uncertainty . A collective faith of a people looking for answers.
Days after the bombings when Americans came together in a sense of patriotism . At that moment America , home of the free, land of the brave became a nation under one God. A year later I was talking to a client and during the memorial service that we watched on the television as I was counting medications with him he said something that to this day I always remember. “ America and the founding fathers believed in God and that’s why when people say the pledge of allegiance he is mentioned, when people forget that then watch it . This may happen again”.
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As I write today, I am doing so inside the building on Ellis Island where between 1892 and 1954 as many as twelve million individuals from all over the World came to and thru on their journey to Find America. Most came with nothing except hope for a “Better Life” not necessarily a better place. We must not forget, these were individuals who left their home’s, left the land of their birth, the land of their ethnic and spiritual foundation to come here… thru Ellis Island, with the dream of Finding America.
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By J. K. Harrill
I will be sharing in this written work, hopefully worthy information that not only reflects on our past found here, it will also give cause to consider how a nation built by those who chose to legally come, is now being destroyed by those who find no value left in the United States of America except in what can be taxed, legally taken and even outright stolen from its citizens lining the pockets of politicians, being sold to outside interests and foreign countries at bargain basement prices
The first Monday of September in the United States is designated as Labor Day. A time to honor the workers, the laborers whose lives and times have been spent building up, not tearing down our nation. Women and men, husbands and wives, Mothers and Fathers, having children all whose strong backs, calloused hands and dedication to work have shared in building what others hands have drawn, plans from the dreams of those whose ideas and creations can only be found within their hearts, their minds providing a view into places never having been seen before. Laborers showing up to work, which is exactly what the majority of those having passed thru Ellis Island came here to do. Giving up, leaving behind the material things they had to come find America.
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This new home in which to live and work and be a part of a country where they could own their labor. Where Freedom afforded them the worth of their labor thru ownership of their own business, not a business owned by a government who controlled everything. A government that took what the government felt it was entitled to and gave only what was left to the supposed proprietor. Most of those passing thru Ellis Island left that life behind in Communist States, Socialist Government’s, Totalitarian and Dictatorships where there wasn’t then nor is there now, Hope for Better Ellis Island which opened in 1892 as the Federal Government’s Entrance of Immigration for those seeking to Find and Know America was the second such location of immigration into America. Next door to Ellis Island, between it and The Statue of Liberty is “The Battery” where New York City provided a doorway to America for those wanting to know Freedom, Know and Find Freedom in America. The Battery which was known as Castle Garden Island, served from 1855 until 1890 as the State of New York’s Emigrant Landing Depot During the next 35 years some 8 Million individuals would pass thru this established legal doorway to Finding America. A few of those you may still recognize their names even today, Joseph Pulitzer, Emma Goldman, Harry Houdini, and one of Elon Musk’s most inspirational figures, Nikola Tesla. Each arriving, being processed thru and entering this nation of defined laws, following the path afforded them and all the millions before and after, to become a part of this great country.
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The United States of American is the only country where an individual can come legally, following the path to citizenship, taking the oath and by doing so become an American An American just like every single one of the millions upon millions of other Americans, past and present, No other country offers such acceptance. One may choose to move to, live and gain citizenship in Russia, yet that person is never considered Russian. One may choose to relocate to France, by what ever means gain citizenship, yet they are never considered French, nor by relocating to Paris will that individual be afforded the distinction of being a Parisian. Africa, yet never African, United Kingdom, never British, Brazil, Brazilian? Not! Only one country in the World offers 100% ownership in that country to it’s citizens, The United States of America That’s why this Nation, The Constitution written and Followed, Honored and Protected is such a big deal, there isn’t anywhere, has there ever been or will there ever be a place like this again, if we fail to continue to exist.
These individuals coming together wanting this story of America our forefathers began, the one they wrote into existence, gave up everything to see have breath to breathe giving life to a Nation, these individuals collectively want this America to be nothing more than a Once Upon a Time Story to merely be talked about, not lived.
Those individuals who collectively are advocating for the destruction of Our Constitution, our form of government which has survived 246 years so far, these individuals don’t want this United Sates to continue to exist, not one more day. Their goal is for this America, these United States to become the greatest Once Upon A Time story to ever be told. Or should I say to disappear from knowing. We all have watched as these same individuals have collectively supported the Cancel Culture in their selectively erasing history to suit themselves. Rewriting the story of who we are to suit what they want future generations to know
There seem to be those among us, whose voices cry out for ending this “Greatest Story of Hope” this body of work called a nation, which is unlike the World has ever known.
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Now although each of those Once Upon A Time stories was different, in order to be a Once Upon A Time Story two words are required to be present. It can’t be a Once Upon A Time story until those two words are written on the last page of the book. Those two words, THE END!
Let me share with you the reader about Once Upon A Time Stories. I always loved reading stories, especially creative and exciting stories to my children and eventually taking those same stories shared with my children to school and reading them in class for their classmates and friends. I always began each story by sharing, “I am so excited to be reading this with you because this story must really be exciting. You want to know how I know that? Because I see it starts out ONCE UPON A TIME!!! Everything that starts with Once Upon a Time I have found to be so exciting and I just can’t wait to hear what happens next.” Then I would read the story to children with great expectations.
Nothing wrong with Once Upon A Time stories whose The End on the final page defines as Jesus said on the Cross just before he died for the sins of a lost and dying World, “It Is Finished!” You see the Bible, Gods written word is actually a Once Upon A Time story, the last two words on the last page of the book of Revelations are THE END The End for those who have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior
During this time spent here at Ellis Island I have been consumed by memories of those who came here, seeking and Finding America. Unlike what many may themselves want to believe and to change historical truths, this America, these United States were created upon Christianity, by those like us, not perfect, no not one, yet with Gods words and Gods place in their hearts, wrote the Constitution of The United States, giving Freedom to choose to and for generations to come. Now we have individuals who collectively want that right to choose to be used to destroy everything we as a nation have fought and died to protect The Labors of the many, destroyed by the desires of the few
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We shall be taken up, leaving this World for eternity with the God of our Salvation. Those left, those still present and accounted for after we go home, they will for the first time in their existence, Know For Sure Who Is In Charge. No more questions as to who the Leader Is, Whose decision is final, Who always was King of Kings. In First Corinthians 15:58 Paul writes, “Therefore my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm Let nothing move you Always give yourselves full to the work of the lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
The reason I have stated throughout this writing, “Individuals Who Collectively Come Together!” is this. We must all be held accountable for our actions. As most of us know from our raising, “We Are Judged By The Company We Keep!” Please remember to look around at the company kept by those asking for our support or vote. What is their Witness? What is the Fruits of their Labor. Don’t let their decisions get lost in the crowd. I end with this prayer, Dear God of all creation, forgive me for my sins of commission and especially God for my sins of omission. Dear God, if it is as I feel in my heart, if these are the Last Days, God Help Me to be a witness to others as one who Labors For The Master. One whose actions bare witness of a Man Of God in these times of trouble Right Up To The End In the Precious Name Of Jesus I Pray, Amen and Amen
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The World Economic Forum led the charge of the Biden regime’s talking points of electric vehicles, solar energy, global warming, and climate
George Orwell’s Animal Farm may have come out 77 years ago, but its relevance is unshaken even today. In a global world order that is murkier than ever and marked by constant trade wars, battles, and geographical claims of insane illegitimacy, the good willed men and women in power turn out to be the wolves dressing as naïve, protectors of public interests or to put it in Orwellian terms, they are more equal than others, the pigs who rose to promise an egalitarian world but have now reduced their talk of equity to mere words and no more. The animals of Manor Farm rise in revolution against the human owners, in a quest for a place where all animals can be equal. When some animals become more equal than others, the society they are trying to build falls apart. Orwell remarked in “Why I write” that this remarkable book of his was indeed the first in his attempts to create something political out of his art. Here, he was critiquing the dictatorship of Stalin, setting the cult stature that the leader had begun to reach as a major issue that plagued the world back then. A personality cult is indeed a marker of authoritarian rule be it dressing up as the ‘uber cool’ know it all of politics or pretending to be the liberal face of progress in America, there is a limit to which this cult can extend. When welfare dips and socio economic conditions are crumbling under their feet, it is the presumptive shot heard around the world.
Orwell’s Barn and Biden’s America: Ring a Familiar Bell?
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By Katherine Daigle
Marxists influences from world leaders’ arrogance boasts about "climate science" supplies their most powerful tool in their fight against free market capitalism. These climateers shrilly respond insisting man made global warming is serious and there is a "scientific consensus."
There is no consensus, there is no global warming, and there are only the political charlatans and swindlers scaring the populace with threats of famine, and depopulation by more than half. Now, what’s the next narrative? Are these the last things that would come to a nation’s rescue? No, the ruse of science on climate change, ended up leading the way on a Green Energy” platform, did this happen? Across the globe, there are frequent and destructive weather disasters that are overwhelming existing outdated infrastructure. Global political authoritarian politicians have devised plans to rake in billions of taxpayer dollars on Green Energy schemes. Using the deception of the world ending due to global instability and weather phenomenon. As crops are forced to die and sweltering heat crisps the earth farms across America in Democrat run states are being forced to cull their herds and decimate their fields to choke off the food supply and reduce resources and supply to increase demand and add to the government’s new extended mandates with farmers.
ChristianTimesMagazineissue63|MonthlyMagazine page34 change disconnect from the Orwellian seeking to awaken U.S. societies to the totalitarian dangers that threatened democracy Politicians engage in "doublespeak" to manipulate and deceive their citizens. With government propaganda, the sky is always falling and now acknowledged by political despots that the climate crisis poses an urgent threat to the existence of all societies and ecosystems around the world, except for the chosen ones, you know the liberal elitists the Napoleons. Here, the Biden administration uses military force (his attack dogs FBI) to intimidate the other animals (the citizens) to combine his power with FEAR of retribution.
Orwell's parallels to modern global warming hysteria are self evident.
"Lies are Truth," and "War is Peace." The government even manufactures an imaginary war as propaganda to justify misery inflicted upon their citizens.
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“The creepy cover of the Economist Magazine. A Rothschild owned publication that caters to the elite globalists. It pictured a field of wheat, with the kernels of wheat represented as skulls, with the title being “The Coming Food Catastrophe. “Conservative that the Rockefeller Foundation, another globalist club with ties to Bill Gates, Schwab, and the WEF, recently warned that a global food crisis of biblical proportions is scheduled to arrive at our doors within five to six months.
One need not look far to find examples of conveniences that have not been as cost conscious as they should, even with the proper oversight and without greedy politicians, lobbyists, and developers in the United States more prevalent in California looking to fill war chests for their November 2022 campaigns. Let us consider the event of climate change, which activists, and politicians believe should be battled with the same rigor and resources devoted to the plandemic “never let a good crisis go to waste.”
Winston Churchill
Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah described what is soon to unfold as a “massive, immediate food crisis that will strike the entire world, leaving no country untouched. War, extreme weather, and globalist export control all are contributing.
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Animal Farm is a lesson in post truth reality. In the book, Napoleon (the leader) named in befitting fashion brews lie out of thin air. He feeds these lies into public discourse thanks to his right hand or mouthpiece, Squealer. You have other characters like Snowball who is exiled because he is one of great wit and capability (therefore, a threat to Napoleon) and Benjamin, who knows what is best but keeps his rationality to himself aren’t these characters ones that resonate with all readers in today’s political and social climate? Even the best of intentions can be turned around to craft tyranny and authoritarian regimes in the world. An idea central to the book is how the ruling class casts a veil of ignorance over the public it is easy to be brainwashed and scammed into thinking the regime is a long, long fabric of steady, soaring progress Dissent is a no no in such regimes. Any critique that comes its way is easily subjected to the iron fist of the government but when the government or the party in power is one that parades along its own ‘liberal’ promises, how does one begin to trust the theories that attest to historical transformations heralded by the liberal masses? With a few powerholders beginning to distort the ideology and, in its place, transplant something that steers further away from political altruism, the evaluation of party rule itself turns awry. In the Marxist view, criminals are victims of an unjust society as is displayed today in America under Biden and Soros, the Attorney Generals across our nation. The small business owner, grocery store clerk and the citizens are under attack for the mere ordinary every day to day activity of living their lives working, traveling to and from, stopping by a grocery store or just picking up their children these everyday citizens are attacked and brutalised and even killed in broad daylight by thugs. As comrades in the revolutionary struggle, criminals are more willing to deprive others of life and property, and thus prove useful. Stalin/Biden is actual criminal, so the progression to the mass murderer was entirely natural. In America, Black Lives Matter and Antifa make these heroes. In the book, the “rats are comrades” equation was evident in massive arson, theft, and murder across America from 2020 thru 2023 Soros has funded and paid for and appointed not elected the nation’s Attorney Generals to not prosecute crime and those that
commit it. "The FBI, Justice Department and local authorities showed little interest in prosecuting them." (“From 1945 to 2022 › American Greatness”) Politicians seeking to defund the police tacitly agree that rats/criminals are comrades. They help demolish a free society to make way for the arrangements the Left really wants." (“From 1945 to 2022: News: The Independent Institute”) Contrast the addled Joe Biden with the outlook of Rip Van Winkle socialist Bernie Sanders and the AOC squad. Most days it’s hard to tell which is which In a society based on hatred and fear spurred by this administration, some people are much more equal than others, and only the Thought Police are efficient. It is high time that the public woke out of its Animal Farm like slumber and see the political manipulation for what it is these promises of a good future and liberal rights and claims are all but wisps in the wind.
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ChristianTimesMagazineissue63|MonthlyMagazine page38 These were magical words, weren’t they? I can still imagine myself at seven years of age, sitting on a creek bank in Alabama with my Aunt Nell, and listening to her tell tall tales about a fantasyland far, far away. She would let me lay my head on her lap and then she would spin a yarn about heroes and villains and she would always allow me to be the hero! With her limited vocabulary at the time (she was only four years older than I was, for goodness sake!) she would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I indicated the usual boyhood dreams of fireman, policeman, and baseball player but I didn’t ask her what she wanted to be when she was grown because I thought that she was already an adult, even though we still played “chase” and “jacks” in the yard. My fondest memory of that particular time was that she would end storytelling time by saying, “You can be ANYTHING you want to be.” And, you know what, that was the truth. As I grew and was educated for the most part by caring, God fearing teachers, I learned that America was the most opportunistic country in the world. You could be or do exactly what you wanted just as long as it was legal and moral. You want to be a success? Study and work hard, obey the rules, and be thankful along the way and you would become successful. You want to be a bum? Do nothing. Be lazy. Don’t try. Blame others for your lot in life. And you would be a bum. What changed in America? Nothing. But the desire and ambition to be and to do good things changed. Remember last month’s article? “Good times make weak people”. And that’s exactly what happened after the Fabulous Fifties. In 1964 our government , in order to pander to the laziest and least ambitious of us, foisted on our country one of the most hurtful types of programs by implementing welfare and giveaway programs and had the audacity to label it “The Great Society”
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These programs were designed and intended to produce a nation of indulged and entitled whiners who looked to Washington, D.C. to coddle and support them. Self reliance became passe’, industriousness and hard work were ridiculed, and the prevailing thought was that Uncle Sam will take care of you from cradle to grave, so why bother to work? Lou Holtz, the great college and pro football coach, was recently asked the difference between players of today and players of yesteryear. He replied, “Todays’ players are concerned about their rights and privileges while yesteryears’ players were concerned about their obligations and responsibilities.”
This month (September) we remember 9/11 as the largest loss of American lives on American soil due to an enemy attack. Although it was devastating to watch the tumbling down of two of our tallest symbols of American ingenuity and the crash directly into our military power structure, the Pentagon, it was heartwarming to see politicians of both parties linked together a few days later on the Capitol steps in a show of solidarity against the invaders. For a period of time afterwards, flags flew and banners waved as everyone united in the American spirit Speeches were given, pledges made, and each and every American seemed to turn into a red, white, and blue patriot. Oh, that that spirit would persist. Now, here we are twenty one years later. And the divide in belief systems is wider than it has ever been. The question today is whether the chasm can be bridged. Can the monumental gulf that exists between the two political parties be spanned and allow for a meeting in the middle?
Compromise has always been the unwritten rule of our Congress Taxes, the military, foreign policy, the budget, and other lesser subjects allow room for compromise. BUT, some things have absolutely NO wiggle room and these are the moral issues. Back in 1776 the delegates of our fledgling nation came together, formed a Constitution, and proclaimed that the USA was founded upon principles garnered from the Holy Bible. To this writer, it is as simple as this: there can be NO compromise when it comes to the Word of God. There is right, and there is wrong Those that recognize no difference between the two are today’s problem. There is a Heaven and there is a Hell. My personal opinion is that God will be showing us very soon.
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Then one morning recently I was awakened early by the Holy Spirit and He began to deal with me about some of the pieces and parts in this Part Two. So He, The Holy Spirit is The One who convinced me to take my time in writing this part, saying what I wanted to say and writing what I felt led of Him to write And that’s just what I’m going to do!
By Charles Lingerfelt
When I first began writing this 2 Part Series on ‘The Prophecies of Joel’ I actually thought that I could finish what I wanted to say/write in two parts. But as I was doing my research and making my notes, and writing during this Part Two, I began to realize that there was more I wanted to say in this particular part and that I just don’t need to keep it brief just for the benefit of space.
'The Prophecies of Joel’ - Part 2 And though I haven’t fully decided what to call this Part, I think I will just go ahead and entitle it: ‘Practical Application and Principles of Prophecy.’ Prophecies are predictions in Scripture about the future and the end-time; they are ‘special messages’ from God Himself and very often are uttered through human spokesmen. These messages indicate the divine will of God for mankind on earth and in heaven. The focus of all prophetic truth is (Yahweh) Jesus Christ. (Hebrews 1:2; Luke 24:25 27), Who was destined to be the greatest prophet (Deuteronomy 18:15 18). He declared God’s truth in this age (John 3:31 33) and the age to come (Isaiah 2:2-4). As the embodiment of truth(John 1:1), Jesus Christ fully radiated the brilliance of God which the earlier prophets reflected only partially. Earlier prophets anticipated Jesus Christ by reflecting His person and His message in their own life and ministry
The common problem of knowing the timeframe for the fulfillment of a prophecy is acknowledged by Peter (2 Peter 3:1 8). This problem is due to several factors. First, some prophecies appear together, as if they would be fulfilled simultaneously. For example, Isaiah 61:1 2 has already been fulfilled according to Luke 4:18 19; but Isaiah 61:2, which adjoins it awaits the
ChristianTimesMagazineissue63|MonthlyMagazine page41 (Exodus 34:29 35; 1 Kings 19:10; 2 Chronicles 24:20,21). Each contributed a portion of the truth, sharing in the Spirit that which would be completely expressed in Jesus Christ (John 6:68). Prophecy was technically the task of the Prophet. But all truth or revelation is prophetic, pointing to some future person, event, or thing. The full panorama of God’s will takes on many forms; it may be expressed through people, events and objects. Historical events such as the PASSOVER anticipated Jesus Christ (John 1:29), as did various objects in the tabernacle, including MANNA (John 6:31 35;) and the Inner Veil (Matthew 27:51; Hebrews 10:20). Prophecy may also be expressed in many different forms through the prophet himself, whether by his mouth or some bodily action. The prophets received God‘s messages from the voice of an angel (Genesis 23:15-19), The voice of God, a dream (Daniel 21), or a vision (Ezekiel 40:2). The prophetic speech might range from the somber reading of a father‘s last will (Genesis 49) to an exultant anthem to be sung in the temple (Psalm 96:1, 13). Sometimes a prophet acted out his message symbolically. Isaiah’s nakedness (Isaiah 24) told of the exile of the Egyptians and the Cushites Hosea’s marriage symbolized God‘s patience with an unfaithful wife, or the nation of Israel. Ahijah divided his garment to foretell the division of the monarchy (1 Kings 11:30, 31). Even the names of some of the prophets are symbolic, matching their message. Hosea means “salvation;“ Nahum means “comfort;“ Zephaniah, “Lord hides;“ and Zechariah, “the Lord remembers.“ Prophecy declared God’s word for all time, so the time of fulfillment of a prophecy is rarely indicated in the Bible. Exceptions to this rule include the timetable assigned to Daniel’sq 70 weeks prophecy (Daniel 9:24 27), the prophecy of Peter’s denial (Matthew 26:34), and predictions of someone’s death (Jeremiah 28:16 17).
ChristianTimesMagazineissue63|MonthlyMagazine page42 fulfillment. The same is true of Zechariah 9:9, 10. The prophets saw the mountain peaks of prophetic events but not the valleys of time in between Another factor that complicates the problem is the ambiguity of tenses in the Hebrew language, which distinguishes ‘type’ of action but not the ‘time’ of action. The prophets focused on the reality of their prophecies and not the time of their fulfillment. In their minds their prophecies were already accomplished, primarily because they knew God was in charge of history.
Finally, since the prophets’ messages had eternal force, it is often difficult to tell whether they applied their messages to their day or to the future. For example, Isaiah 7:14 promised a son who could be a contemporary of Isaiah, (perhaps the prophet’s son in 8:3, and 18 or the son of Hezekiah the king in Isaiah 36 through 39) or Jesus in Matthew 1:23, or both. Several questions come to my mind when I think of the fact that there could be a possible fulfillment for a particular prophecy. Does a primary fulfillment in one passage rule out a secondary application to another passage? Not necessarily. Did the author intend both fulfillments with one as an analogy or illustration for the other? Did the author intend a dual fulfillment for two different audiences at two different time frames? Joel 2:30 speaks of signs on the earth, and was applied by the apostle Peter to the “ tongues of fire“ at PENTECOST (Acts 2:3 4, 18 and 19). But Jesus seemed to apply this prophecy to His SECOND COMING (Mark 13:24; Luke 11:25). In the same way, the destruction of Gog and Magog in Ezekiel 38 and 39 may be fulfilled in Revelation 20:8 after the MILLENNIUM. But similarities of this prophecy to earlier invasions from the north before the millennium seem to allow for its multiple fulfillment The earlier parallels with Ezekiel 38 and 39 are two invasions from the north in Daniel 11:40, 44 and a third in Revelation 19:17 18, where the birds consume the carcasses as in Ezekiel 39:17 20. The problem of understanding when a prophecy is fulfilled Is compounded if the modern reader has a theological bias about who is to fulfill a prophecy. For example, premillennialists believe that a 1000 year reign by Christ (Revelation 20:2 7) will exalt the nation of Israel and the Jewish people in the future (Romans 11:24 26). But amillennialists believe the promises to Israel in the Old
Testament have been taken from Israel and transferred to the church (Galatians 6:16). Such a disagreement does not deny that Abraham’s descendants will inherit Palestine from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates river (Genesis 15:18). But the premillennialist looks for/expects a future revival of Israel as a nation (Ezekiel 37:11 28), while the amillennialist claims that the promise of the land was fulfilled in the past in the days of Joshua (Joshua 21:43 44) or Solomon (2 Chronicles 9:26). Prophecy presents volumes about the future kingdom of God, particularly information about the Messiah and his chosen people, Israel. Much of prophecy tells of the destination of nations and their relationship to the kingdom of God. The New Testament identifies Jesus as the King (John 1:49) who spends much of his ministry describing His kingdom and its establishment (Matthew 13:24 25). The battleground is the world; and the arch foe enemy of Christ is Satan, whose intrigue in the Garden of Eden gave him control of the nations (Matthew 4:9). Most prophecy is concerned with undoing Satan‘s work; it elaborates upon the initial promise of Genesis 3:15, which announced that Christ, the seed of the woman (Galatians 4:4) would “crush” the great Serpent, the Devil (Romans 16:20; Revelation 20:21). All prophecy testifies about/of Jesus (Revelation 19:10) And now, all that I have written herewith will lead me to the next part: Part 3 in my Topic, ‘The Prophecies of Joel.’ I am looking forward to sharing with you the third part in this series. Please join me next month as I deal specifically with, ‘The Prophecies of Joel.’
Sincerely, Charles Lingerfelt
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