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THE APPOINTED TIME written by: Chuck-JOHNEL

Sometimes the simple approach is best. Today, among most Christians, the common view is that GOD THE FATHER has set the "Appointed Times" for JESUS' RETURN. In the 1980's, the HOLY SPIRIT gave me to know and understand that the key ingredient in JESUS' RETURN had everything to do with what God's people wanted, their decision to want and see JESUS RETURN. Think of it for a moment: When you go to see a doctor, who makes the "appointment", you or the doctor? Of course YOU make the appointment with the doctor as to when you want to see him or her.

I've known by the SPIRIT OF GOD all along that there have been two witnesses (Revelation 11: 3) in each generation of Christians from Peter and Paul in the first century church to this present time. From generation to generation of Christians the opportunity and time to decide for JESUS' RETURN has been there and either because of ignorance, indifference, rejection or rebellion, that opportunity has passed onto the next generation. Likewise, there have been two witnesses in each generation and an Beast of antiChrist type as well. The missing ingredient has been the church's willingness and desire to pray and prepare for JESUS' RETURN in their time, in their season.

In the 1970's, when at work (du Pont Company), two women talked about not wanting to have babies in a world that would blow itself up in a nuclear war. Moved by the SPIRIT OF GOD, I stood up and said, "Can you avoid pain by avoiding your joy!?" After saying that I recognized this was something very deep and a revelation of God. In the 1980's I heard a report from a pastor of a church in Florida of highly committed Christians (about 300 in number) who were asked if any would pray for JESUS' RETURN.

Of the 300+ present, only three hands went up. The pastor was stunned and asked some why they did not raise their hands. These said that they did not want to go through the tribulation which is why they did not want to pray -in JESUS' RETURN. When I heard this I remembered what the SPIRIT OF GOD moved me to say in the early 1970's: 'Can you avoid pain by avoiding your joy!?" This is how it applied, the SPIRIT OF GOD was revealing what the church has been doing all along,

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Sp ecial Note and acknowledgment : Our thanks to Leith Lopez who did the artwork on the cover (the clock) and to Roger Augustin who drew the sketch of JESUS `Return.

A LITTLE FOUNDATION WORK The Lord our God is both Omnipresent and Omniscient, which means: Omnipresent

= present in all places at the same time (that is past, present

and future).

Omniscient = knowing all things.

Then there are three forms of God 's mill, these hein^:

Sovereign Will - God does this without man; He is sovereign in all things and can do anything He wills. GOD sovereignly created the universe and all that is within it.

Perfect Will: God gives us that which He wants us to do, observe, conform to. GOD's Ten Conu-nandments are His Perfect Will for man.

Man may or may not obey God's Perfect Will, if men do they are in God's Perfect Will.

Permissive Will - God allows man their free will to do what they will, to do that which He has not called them to do, to not do His Perfect Will.

When men disobey God they fall into God's Permissive Will. This is to say that God permits men to sin, disobey, go any way they of their free will elect to go. This is not a good place to be, to be in His Permissive Will.

SOME PRIMARY SCRIPTURES ON JESUS' RETURN: "BUT OF THAT (EXACT) DAY AND HOUR NO ONE KNOWS, NOT EVEN THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN, NOR THE SON, BUT ONLY THE FATHER." (JESUS in Matthew 24; 36)

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SOME PRIMARY SCRIPTURES ON JESUS' RETURN (Continued: "...AND THEY WILL SEE THE SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN WITH POWER AND GREAT GLORY." (JESUS in Matthew 24: 30 selections) "...BE ON YOUR GUARD AND WATCH AND PRAY FOR YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE TIME WILL COME." (JESUS in Mark 13: 33 selections) In taking a closer look at some scriptures that we all tend to "assume" a meaning to, or do not think or ponder about them much, whereby something stands out as peculiar. Here JESUS is saying, "BUT OF THAT DAY AND HOUR NO ONE KNOWS...NOR THE SON, BUT ONLY THE FATHER..."

JESUS CHRIST and THE FATHER are ONE, He did only what the Father showed Him. What is peculiar is this: Knowing the deep intimacy between JESUS CHRIST and the FATHER GOD (as well as the HOLY SPIRIT), I cannot imagine why THE FATHER would keep His Return/Second Coming a secret, unknown, hidden or how He could hide it from JESUS for that matter.

However, I notice that JESUS refers to Himself as "THE SON OF MAN" but when He talks to His disciples/apostles (all SONS of GOD through JESUS CHRIST) He plainly tells them, "FOR YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE TIME WILL COME." (Mark 13: 33) This, I believe, may well be the answer - the "SON" referred to in Matthew 24: 36 may speak of the SONS of God through JESUS CHRIST - us. Again, we see that in Mark 13: 33, here JESUS is directing His attention to His disciples/apostles when He says, " YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE TIME WILL COME." Nancy-TONI had some fun discussing the possibilities on this matter, but it is a side track to the main subject which is "THE APPOINTED TIME."

TIE APPOINTED TIME As I stated initially, many believe that God's Appointed Time for JESUS' RETURN is something hidden. It is like GOD _lotted down the date, put it in a chest and then buried it in a huge field. Lots of brethren have been digging around that field trying to locate that "chest" and to date, it's been a big zero - nothing at all, zippo, el busto!

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HUNTING DOWN THE TIMING OF JUDGMENT In 1979 JESUS Commissioned me to work to understand the timing of judgment. I approached it not unlike brethren looking for the time of JESUS' RETURN by digging around "that field containing His chest with the date."

Being persistent (I don't give up) I pursued the issue of timing with great enthusiasm

and "assumed" it was like a God Chest buried that contained all the dates of judgment. Needless to say, after some years that "field" looked like some kind of mad gopher was there, as there were holes all over the place. If the timing of judgment could be found, it would have been found by then - but it had not been found. Instead, I learned something unexpected and this was that the timing of judgment was wholly contingent on what God's people decided and whether or not they received His Word and acted on it (repentance and prayer) or did not act upon it (rebellion, rejection, sin).

THE DECISION OF THE CHURCH WAS THE KEY TO JUDGMENT'S TIMING!!!

It was through revelation by the HOLY SPIRIT and through observance over the years from 1979 that we saw just how precise one could be in knowing the outcome when one knew what the church decision was concerning JESUS' Word and call to

pray and/or repent and pray. Without going into all the details this is what we knew in 1985: In 1985 Church Decision had loosed judgment by rejecting JESUS' Word and the call to pray. One Church of twenty Churches responded to JESUS' WORD and prayed (5% of the whole church in America), all the rest rejected/resisted JESUS' Word. The Lord JESUS revealed that a Hurricane would come and it came. Then JESUS revealed that Lucifer aimed to destroy 85,000 living souls in a volcanic eruption in America on November 14, 1985. Because of the prayers of the Net of Prayer and prayers of the one pastor (of the 20 pastors called to pray), we had

authority to prophetically prevent Lucifer from taking 70% of the 85,000 he aimed to murder. The Church Decision was such that the 30% remained in Lucifer's power or 25,000 living souls. On November 14, 1985 a volcano in Columbia, South America exploded, hot mud flooded over the city of Armento, Columbia killing 25,000. Two other cities around the volcano were untouched with a total population of 60,000.

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I've shared this history time and time again and do so again because it shows just how much power the church exercises in human affairs. Knowing what the church decision was, knowing what Lucifer aimed to do in America and having the timing in view, we were ab]e with pin point accuracy to know when , where, what and how man eo le would die and then it happened just as we knew it would based on ``church decision."

Let's consider some scriptures (Passages from The Amplified Bible:) Genesis. 18:14 "Is anything too hard or too wonderful for the Lord? At the appointed ti me, when the season [for her delivery] comes around, I will return to you and Sarah shall have borne a son."

What we see here is what I'd understand to be God 's SOVEREIGN WILL at work.

Numbers 9:13 "But the man who is clean and is not on a journey, yet does not keep the Passover, that person shall be cut off from among his people because he did not bring the Lord's offering at its appointed time; that man shall bear [the penalty of] his sin."

What we have here is where the Lord has revealed what is His PERFECT WILL, but this person falls in the category of being in His PERMISSIVE WILL. This man knew what he was supposed to do at a given time but did not do it.

II Samuel 20:5 "So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah, but he tarried longer than the set time which had been appointed him."

Again we are seeing here a man who is . falling into the PERMISSIVE WILL category although he knew what was the PERFECT WILL of God but did not do it.

Ezekiel 9:5 "And to the others He said in my hearing, Follow [the man with the ink bottle]] through the city and smite, let not your eye spare, neither have any pity."

Here the work of the rnan with the inkhorn has p r ecedence over the destroyers who must wait on the completion of his work before they can destroy. In this judgment the destroyers must wait on man" before doing judgment.

Clearly man has a unique position in all of this, man is a key factor in God 's Plans.

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Daniel 12:9 "And he [the angel] said, Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed till the time of the end."

JESUS' Second Coming initiates the THOUSAND YEAR REIGN OF CHRIST on earth. The "time of the end " speaks ofa time when the f nal . judgment comes and this after the end of the thousand year reign. It is not directly connected to JESUS RETURN. Matthew 27:10: 28:16 "And they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord

directed (appointed in K7V) me." "Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed and made appointment with them."

Here we see JESUS making an appointment to meet with his disciples. This is God 's SOVEREIGN WILL, He is making the appointment. As they obey and go they are found in God 's PERFECT WILL. Here scripture is clear, JESUS is making the appointment.

Galatians 4:2 "But he is under guardians and administrators or trustees until the date fixed by his father."

Here we see the SOVEREIGN WILL of GOD at work, GOD determining at what time a person is matured.

I Thessalonians 5:9 " For God has not appointed us to [incur His] wrath [He did not select us to condemn us], but [that we might] obtain [His] salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah)."

Here we see another application and use of the word "appoint. " I Peter 2:8 "And, A Stone that will cause stumbling and a Rock that will give [mcn] offense; they stumble because they disobey and disbelieve [God's] Word, as those [who reject Him] were destined (appointed) to do."

In this scripture it might seem that God has appointed some to stumble and he offended, however, a closer look reveals that these "disobeyed and disbelieved " and that tells us it was a free will choice on their- part to do so, thus they are appointed to stumble and be offended -the consequences of sin.

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Hosea I : II "Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together and appoint themselves one head, and they shall go up out of the land, for great shall be the day of Jezreel [for the spiritually reborn Israel, a divine offspring, the people whom the Lord has blessed.]"

Clearly we see the children of Judah appointing a head, an action in and out of being spiritually reborn. This shows the interaction between GOD and man is spiritual growth, being reborn, becoming a divine offspring.

Luke 22:29 "And as My Father has appointed a kingdom and conferred it on Me, so do I confer on you [the privilege and decree]."

More, here we see JESUS conferring on His disciples a kingdom. This means that we all have a unique position in Christ, nzitch more than any dreamed of Exodus 9:5 "And the Lord set a time, saying, Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land."

This is the SOVEREIGN WILL of GOD revealed.

Jeremiah 8:7 "[Even the migratory birds are punctual to their seasons.] Yes, the stork [excelling in the great height of her flight] in the heavens knows her appointed times [of migration], and the turtledove, the swallow, and the crane observe the time of their return. But My people do not know the law of the Lord [which the lower animals instinctively recognize in so far as it applies to them]."

Here the Lord JESUS makes it plain that His people simply do not recognize their "appointed time " and that even the lowest animal form observes their time but mean is oblivious, or in contemporary terms, "clueless. " JESUS in Matthew 24: 32 "FROM THE FIG TREE LEARN THIS LESSON, AS SOON AS ITS YOUNG SHOOTS BECOME SOFT AND TENDER AND IT PUTS OUT ITS LEAVES..."

In Genesis 18: 14 (see Page 6) we see roan interacting with God's Sovereign Will.

Don '(think that Sarah conceived on her own, Abraham was in the picture - man 's part. We begin to see how man is a key factor in bringing forth the child (JESUS in His people and JESUS' RETURN). Next we see how GOD refers to the natural

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(Jeremiah S: 7 and Matthew 24: 32) these being indirect references to JESUS' RETURN, which begins with the manifestation of the Sons of God through JESUS CHRIST. Jeremiah 8; 7 refers to an "appointed time" which is an "opportunity" available to each generation of believers to embrace, to be ready and to welcome JESUS' RETURN. Since Peter and Paul, the two witnesses of their time, each generation has missed their appointed time and so JESUS' RETURN was deferred by that church decision. Most brethren do not know that they have such an opportunity to determine

the appointed time of JESUS' RETURN.

Plainly stated, it is the Church that makes the appointment with God for JESUS' RETURN. Once the Church makes that appointment with FATHER GOD it is up to HIM to make the final determination as to "when"; but at this point in time the clock is ticking that leads to JESUS' RETURN. When JESUS Commissioned me to work on the timing of judgment I learned after years of prayer, discernment and difficulty that the church was the arbitrator of judgment and determined what would happen or not happen.

I do not say that the church decides when JESUS' RETURNS, although to some degree that is accurate; however, GOD THE FATHER is the final arbitrator in this process in which the church is a key factor. The church is so central to JESUS' RETURN that without their interaction with GOD's PURPOSES, nothing happens.

The past two thousands years bears mute testimony to that fact.

GOD THE FATHER Commissioned me in 1979 to, "LAY DOWN FOUNDATION STONES FOR HIS SON'S RETURN." I have known and understood since 1979 that His people, Christians, the Church are those FOUNDATION STONES HE spoke ofthe key ingredient, the missing piece.

The key ingredients in JESUS' RETURN are: (1) JESUS HIMSELF. (2) GOD THE FATHER. (3) THE CHURCH = HIS PEOPLE = CHRISTIANS.

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SOCIAL SECURITY IS IN DEEP TROUBLE - WHY???

It is commonly stated by economists, government officials and others that the Social Security system is in serious trouble because there are more people going on social security than people working to support it. More, the federal government itself has been double dipping into the social security fund. leaving "IOU'S" aplenty, leaving the fund itself bankrupt. The politicians like to call socia] security an "entitlement"; however, truth is, all the funds were taken from the people to form that fund. It is not

an entitlement rather it is "our money" and it's been stolen.

THE ABORTION GENOCIDE One of every three African American babies that are conceived are aborted. That is nothing short of an ongoing genocide of African Americans. Do the black leaders take notice of this? Apparently the systematic murder of their children is okay with their leaders, so is it okay to swallow the bulk of African Americans in a welfare system that becomes more Iike a plantation slavery system than anything else.

It is well to remember that during the Civil War it was the Democrats who fought to keep African Americans as slaves and the Republicans who fought to free them. Yet today African Americans vote almost exclusively for the Democratic Party. Does that make any sense?

Although the figures keep climbing, at this point some 50 Millions babies have been aborted or murdered in America. Why are there so few people supporting those on

social security? Well, for one thing there are 50 Million Americans missing.

Think about that! How many of those 50 Million dead babies were sent by GOD with special talents that could have given our nation new energy sources, and blessed us with a host of wonderful inventions and medical treatments that would have put American in good standing world wide to say nothing of a financial blessing of

magnitude. As a nation we have been murdering our children and destroying ourselves in the process.

FOX NEWS, THE O'REILLY FACTOR ofJanuary 5, 2012: Ms Laura Ingraham gave some details concerning PLANNED PARENTHOOD. Although it is illegal that federal funds be used for abortion, the federal government gives Planned Parenthood

$500,000,000 a year of our tax money that in turn is used to finance abortion.

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It is not like Planned Parenthood is broke as they have $1 Billion in assets.

Planned Parenthood does 900 abortions a day, that is 329,000 babies murdered every year. That is the population of the city of Anaheim, California.

391 babies are aborted by Planned Parenthood for every adoption referral. The referral rate has dropped by 47% over the previous year. What is sad is that couples are now unable to find children to adopt here and so they travel to Asia, Russia, China and Africa looking for orphans to adopt. Doesn't make any sense, does it!?

NEW BOOK: 'WALKING WITH ANGELS" Some weeks ago JESUS asked me to write a book about my experiences with His Angels and to give it the title: " WALKING WITH ANGELS. " Right now I'm in

the `note making phase' jotting down those past experiences with His Angels, some serious, some funny, some instructive and edifying. Brother Prophet/Reverend Daniel E. Bohler sent me a copy listing all scriptures on Angels over a year ago which will prove very handy and helpful in the assembly of this little book.

"JESUS, HIS ANGEL AND ME" Volume 2 is presently being worked on, it may take months to get close to having it published, so this little book may fill that gap.

COMMENTARY ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Some brethren have written or asked me what I think about the Presidential Election coming this November, 2012. Let me be succinct (I like that word).

That an antiChrist spirit is in control in the U.S. is a plain fact, so no matter who wins the election, its agenda (destroy America) will go ahead at full steam.

The record of the beastman in the GAP in 1987 (Obama) indicates that he will remain in power through 2012 and into 2013 and beyond. That strongly suggests that Obama will be President in 2013 and beyond, that he will win re-election.

Unbelievable as it sounds, various polls show that beastinan Obama continues to hold upwards of 50% of the voters in his pocket. Whoever runs against him best be one

fire-breather who can face down this beastman and those demonic hordes that back him.

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COMMENTARY ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION (continued) That is a major problem in this election cycle - any candidate running against bcastman Obama is entering a spiritual battle where demonic power will favor the beastman and work against his opponent.

Example: Herman Cain came up with the 9-9-9 plan for tax reform, he obviously had good ideas in how to cope with the economic slump. When Herman Cain suddenly became a real contender, out of no where a bevy of women accused him of sexual harassment; the pounding by the press and these women was such that he dropped out.

When Newt Gingrich made headway in Iowa Mitt Romney's people launched a vicious attack that about destroyed him. But Newt is not a quitter, and he makes this stunning comeback in South Carolina. As he gained ground his ex-wife came forth to accuse him and the press and media attacked him viciously. The ex-wife's story is an old one well known years ago, being resurrected to the end of destroying Newt's political chances, favoring Mitt Romney.

The Republican elite clearly favor Mitt Romney and it seems the Democrats do too.

In an open debate Newt Gingrich would make mincemeat out of beastman Obama.

That is probably why the beastman's demonic forces aim to eliminate Newt as he represents a real threat to their man.

Listening to Newt and then Mitt in the debates I noted that Newt was interesting to listen to, but Mitt tended to put me to sleep. I tend to see Mitt Romney as another John McCain, a nice guy who would be very respectful of the president and that would be a big mistake. He lacks what is called the "fire in the belly" and I perceive that his campaign against the beastman would be lack-luster, weak and hopeless just as John McCain's was when he ran against beastman Obama..

Beastman Obama is both clever, charming and charismatic and he is also a skillful liar and a gross deceiver who has no hint of scruples.

Who do I think would make a better candidate? Well, Michelle Bachman is one, Texas Governor Perry is another, then there is Herman Cain and lastly Rick

Santonim.

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COMMENTARY ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION (continued) Understand that these are my thoughts, my opinions, my observations of what is going on - it is NOT a thus saith the Lord, it is no JESUS' Word - it is what 1 believe. In that, I could be right or wrong.

However, what was seen in the GAP in 1987 is pretty clear. The evidence in the GAP in 1987 is that this beastman is still around in a position of power well after 2012, and that tells me one thing, he will be re-elected. Even if, somehow, by some miracle Obama is defeated, anyone walking into the office of the president is going to be one of the other beastmen in the GAP, the antiChrist spirit is firmly in power. That is the sad truth.

Stephen Hanson 's Revelation/Word of Januar y 2, 2012 .

Note by Chuck-JOHNEL : Stephen Hanson is a_fellow P r ophet of JESUS CHRIST and f obtained his permission to quote this revelation/Word he received this month.

It is very relevant to us in thaf we are praying to be seperate fi-om those who are in rebellion against God, coming out of them lest we partake in their judgments.

(Quote) ", ..I have had several messages/visions lately now that pin-point an upcoming quake over the Mississippi River in the next one to two years. Here is the one [Lord's Word] from today: On December 29, 201 1. "THE GREAT SEPARATION HAS BEGUN" —(IS SEEN IN THE SPIRIT FIRST AND THEN IN THE NATURAL). ...2 Tim. 2:19 "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness." ...I Cor. 3:11-13, and Matt. 7:24-26.

(This Word began with a scene of a rock bridge that looks intact, with some people on horses starting to walk across it. However, then the bridge began to cave-in and the entire structure fell into the river below).

"THE NEW YEAR WILL BRING MANY TROUBLES TO MY PEOPLE. THOSE THINGS THAT HAVE SEEMED TO BE VERY STRONG AND STURDY, WILL FALL, BECAUSE YOU HAVE DEPENDED UPON THE THINGS OF MAN RATHER THAN ME. BUT I AM THE ROCK OF AGES. IF YOU ARE FIRMLY ROOTED AND GROUNDED IN ME THEN YOU WON'T FALL. MY PEOPLE, MANY THINGS WILL FALL APART THIS COMING YEAR. MANY THINGS IN THE NATURAL WILL FALL. THERE

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Stephen Hanso,z's Word o 'January 2, 2012 (Continued) ARE SOME OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FIRMLY ROOTED IN ME. THE STONES OF A BUILDING ARE HELD SECURE BY ITS FOUNDATION. HAVE YOU INSPECTED YOUR FOUNDATION LATELY? BEHOLD. . .I TELL YOU THAT THE FOUNDATIONS OF THIS EARTH WILL BE SHAKEN. FOR THE EARTH WILL "CRACK-OPEN" IN PLACES THAT YOU THINK NOT. WATCH AS IT SEPARATES ONE SECTION OF THE UNITED STATES FROM ANOTHER. (HERE I SAW THE MAP OF THE UNITED STATES WHERE I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE WITH THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SHOWN). DO YOU THINK THAT THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH ARE SECURE? I TELL YOU THAT THEY ARE HELD IN THE BALANCE ONLY BY MY HAND. FOR THIS RIFT WILL BE SEEN AND IT WILL DEVELOP. IT WILL OPEN UP AND SWALLOW THE EARTH AROUND IT. THOSE LIVING IN THIS AREA WILL BE IN DANGER. YOU WHO ARE SECURE IN YOUR OWN MAKING MUST ASSESS YOUR FOUNDATION. PLEASE CONSIDER MY WARNINGS AS FINAL. FOR THE GREAT SEPARATION HAS BEGUN. THESE THINGS ARE SEPARATED IN THE SPIRITUAL FIRST AND THEN IN THE NATURAL. THAT IS ALL FOR NOW". " (Unquote) Stephen Hanson 3280 South Academy Blvd #183 Colorado Springs, CO. 80916 Comment by Chuck-JOIINEL : Brother Dan Bohlen • had an nearly identical vision years

ago of the U.S. being split in two by a massive earthquake in the Mi&•est/A'Iississippi River.

Richard-DANIEL on November 18, 2011 Richard-DANIEL sent inc an email entitled, "35 Facts About The Gutting, o{ America Industrial Might... "Author is unknown but I've read a number of'other reports like it, this is factual. So here it is:

( Quote) "[35 facts about the gutting of America's industrial might that should make you very angry] Did you know that an average of 23 manufacturing facilities were shut down every single day in the United States last year" As Wor]d War II ended, the United States emerged as the greatest industrial power that the world has ever seen. But now America's industrial might it being gutted like a fish and both political

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parties seem totally unconcerned. Yes, we will always need trading relationships that are fair and balanced with other countries that have economic systems that are similar to our own. However, the truth is that most of our trading relationships are neither "fair" nor balanced. For example, China manipulates currency rates so that Chinese products are much cheaper than they should be, they brazenly steal our technology and we let them get away with it, they deeply subsidize their most important industries and they exploit their citizens by allowing them to be paid slave labor wages. How in the world does that resemble the "free market" at work? Predatory nations such as China do everything that they can to distort the free market. So why in the world would any rational economist ever recommend that we should keep trading with other countries that are cheating us blind? After you read the facts in this article about the gutting of America's industrial might, hopefully you will get very angry. We need the American people to start getting very upset about these very i mportant issues.

Both major political parties promised us that globalization would be wonderful for the U.S. economy. Well, in the first decade of this century, less net jobs were created than in any other decade since the Great Depression.

The "free trade" policies of the globalists have been an abysmal failure. Tens of thousands of factories, millions of jobs, and hundreds of billions of dollars of our national wealth have gone to countries that engage in predatory trade practices and that exploit slave labor pools.

How in the world are American workers supposed to compete against workers that make less than a dollar an hour (with no benefits) on the other side of the globe?

If you support the version of "free trade" that most of our politicians are promoting, then you are supporting the one world economic system that the global elite are trying to establish. In this one world economic system, American workers will increasingly be forced to compete for jobs with the cheapest labor on the planet.

This will continue to force the standard of living of American workers way, way down and it will continue to absolutely destroy the middle class. ...#1 According to U.S. Representative Betty Sutton, America has lost an average of 15 manufacturing facilities a day over the last 10 years. #2 Sadly, it looks like this trend is picking up momentum. During 2010, an average of 23 manufacturing facilities a day were shut down in the United States. #3 Since 2011, the U.S. has lost a total of more than 56,000 manufacturing facilities. #4 According to the Economic Policy Institute, the U.S. economy loses

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"35 Facts About The Gutting of America Industrial Mi g ht... " Continued approximately 9,000 jobs for every S 1 billion of goods that are imported from overseas. ...#6 Back in 1979, there were 19.5 million manufacturing jobs in the United States. Today, there are 11.6 million. That represents a decline of 40 percent during a time period when our overall population experienced tremendous growth. #7 Between December 2000 and December 2010, 38% of the manufacturing jobs in Ohio were lost, 42% of the manufacturing jobs in North Carolina were lost, and 48% of the manufacturing jobs in Michigan were Iost. #8 Back in 1970, 25% of all jobs in the United States were manufacturing jobs. Today, only 9% of all jobs in the United States are manufacturing jobs. #9 The United States has lost an average of 50,000 manufacturing jobs per month since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001. #10 The Economic Policy Institute says that since 2001 America has lost approximately 2.8 million jobs due to our trade deficit with China alone. #11 All over the United States, road and bridge prof ects are being outsourced to Chinese firms. Just check out the following excerpt from a recent ABC News article. ..In New York there is a $400 million renovation project on the Alexander Hamilton Bridge. In California, there is a $7.2 billion project to rebuild the Bay Bridge connecting San Francisco and Oakland. In Alaska, there is a proposal for a $190 million bridge project. These projects sound like steps in the right direction, but much of the work is going to Chinese government-owned firms. "When we subsidize jobs in China, we're not creating any wealth in the United States," said Scott Paul, executive director for the Alliance for American Manufacturing. .#1 5 The new World Trade Center tower is going to be made with imported glass from China and imported steel from Germany. #16 The new MLK memorial on the National Mall was made in China. #23 In 2008, 1.2 billion cell phones were sold worldwide. So how many of them were manufactured inside the United States? Zero. #24 The United States now has 10% fewer "middle class jobs" than it did just 10 years ago. • •#33 Jeffrey Immelt, the head of Barack Obama's highly touted "Jobs Council", has shipped tens of thousands of good jobs out of the United States. #34 According to Professor Alan Blinder of Princeton University, 40 million more U.S. jobs could be sent offshore over the next two decades." (Unquote) Comment b y C-J. All the more reason . for drawing closer to JESUS our true Help.

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INTIMACY WITH GOD IS A KINGDOM BLESSING IF YOU WANT IT .

by Dr. Daniel E. Bohler (Quote) "God created man for intimacy with Himself. The cultivation of our relationship with Him must be our first priority.

God walked and fellowshipped with Adam in the cool of the day. He walked with Enoch and had such communion with him that He took him. He communed with Abraham and discussed the state of Sodom and Gomor r ah. In James 2:23, James tells

us that Abraham was a friend of God. Do we want to be a friend of God? Something to think about!

Throughout the Bible, it is evident that God's desire has always been to fellowship with man. We have been created to be in close communion with Him; but Adam's sin resulted in a gulf between man and his creator. Yet the determination in the heart of God was the reconciliation of man to Himself.

After the destruction of Pharaoh and the armies of Egypt in the Red Sea, God brought Israel into the wilderness. There He said to Moses "Let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them." It was God who reached out to man, desiring to come and abide in their midst! You see, God longs for His people to come to Him. He is reaching out now in the USA and across the World but man has another agenda. We like Israel had a great victory in World War II; but ever since then, we have run after another God: the god of the flesh.

Israel rejected the presence of God after God defeated their enemies. Pharaoh was brought down. But Israel wanted someone else to do their praying and hearing from God for them. In other words, we have another matter at hand that's more i mportant. God desired to reveal Himself to His peop]e. but they were not willing and withdrew from His Presence. Read this for yourself. Deut. 5:24-3 1. The New King James Bible makes it very clear for us.

I hold about 50% of my meetings in hotels across the Nation. I now know why.

I'll talk about this in another newsletter. God has revealed something to me about the

general spiritual condition of the Church. I know now why more than 350 church buildings were foreclosed by the banks in Atlanta, Georgia, and many thousands more across the country.

Now, let's get back to the fact that God wants to be intimate with all of us. He loves us and He wants us to love Him. While alone with the Lord a few weeks ago, a knowing came to me that without millions of people coming to the place of repentance and the Church crying out to God that He would bring our Government back to the way it was founded, there would be no election n ext t i m e in 2 012. The

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INTIMACY WITH GOD IS A KINGDOM BLESSING IF YOU WANT IT. by Dr. Daniel E. Bohler (Continued) devil himself is devising a plan for this to happen. Will we wake up?? I am praying daily. Please join me. Join with me to pray that God's born again believers will pray for the church body of America to come to grip with their sin and repent and press into the God Who saved them! Cease to be closet Christians; that is not the way God is. Become a part of a strong praying people. Stay informed! Seek the Lord and His Kingdom constantly.

Back to intimacy. In the New covenant, Jesus came in the flesh as a man and "tabernacled" among us in full identification with man. His name is Immanuel-God with us!" (Unquote) Dr. Daniel E. Bohler, Pastor Agape Harvest Church Ministries P. 0. Box 1415 Blue Springs, MO 64013 Tele 816- 228-8355

HOW GOD CHANGES YOUR BRAIN A Ballantine Book by Andrew Newberg, M.D. and Mark Robert Waldman Note by Chuck. JOHNEL : Nancy-TON] gave me this book as part of my Christmas gift. At first I was a bit skeptical as the primary author was a neuroscientist (Dr. Newberg) and his co-author (Waldinan 1) a therapist, not exactly a spiritual combo.

But in reading it I found it fascinating as they are writing about "breakthrough discoveries "concerning our brain. The Doctor himself is not a genuine believer but he does not question God 's existence at the same time an odd combination. Here are some quotes we hope you find of interest. ( Quote)".. .lf you contemplate God ]ong enough, something surprising happens in the brain. Neural functioning begins to change. Different circuits become activated, while others become deactivated. New dendrites are formed, new synaptic connections are made, and the brain becomes more sensitive to subtle realms of experience. Perceptions alter, beliefs begin to chancre, and if God has meaning for you, then God becomes neurologically real. For some, God may remain a primitive concept, Iimited to the way a young child interprets the world. But for most people, God is transformed into a symbol or metaphor representing a wide range of personal, ethical, social, and universal values. And, if you happen to be a neuroscientist, God can be one of the most fascinating of human experiences to explore. (Pages 3-4) ...Our research team at the University of Pennsylvania has consistently

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HOW GOD CHANGES YOUR BRAIN (Quote continued) demonstrated that God is part of our consciousness and that the more you think about God, the more you will alter the neural circuitry in specific parts of your brain. That is why I say, with the utmost confidence, that God can change your brain. And it doesn't matter if you're a Christian or a Jew, a Muslim or a Hindu, or an agnostic or an atheist. (Page 4) .. .4. Intense, long-term contemplation of God and other spiritual values appears to permanently change the structure of those parts of the brain that control our moods, give rise to our conscious notions of self, and shape our sensory

perceptions of the world.

5. Contemplative practices strengthen a specific neurological circuit that generates peacefulness, social awareness, and compassion for others. (Page 7) ...The recent spate of antireiigious ``scholarship" that has landed on the bestseller lists should also be viewed with skepticism. Mark and I are particularly disappointed with the lack of empirical evidence that these writers have cited that even mildly suggests that religion is hazardous to your health. The psychological, sociological, and neuroscientific data simply disagree. The problem isn't religion.

The problem is authoritarianism, coupled with the desire to angrily impose one's

idealistic beliefs on others.

One should also remember that during the twentieth century, tens of millions ofpeople were killed by nonreligious and antireligious regimes, while far fewer have been killed in the name of an authoritarian God. Even when it comes to suicide bombings, half of the people involved have been found to be nonreligious. (6) Instead, their acts of violence were carried out for purely political or socially motivated reasons. As we documented in our previous book, human beings have a neurological and biological propensity to act in profoundly hostile ways. On the other hand, our research shows that the majority of spiritual practices suppress the brain's ability to react with anger or fear. (Page 11) ... Contemplating God will change your brain, but I want to point out that meditating on other grand themes will also change your brain. If you contemplate the Big bang, or immerse yourself in the study of evolution—or choose to play a musical instrument, for that matter—you'll change the neural circuitry in ways that enhance your cognitive health. But religious and spiritual contemplation changes your brain in a profoundly different way because it strengthens a unique neural circuit that specifically enhances social awareness and empathy while subduing destructive feelings and emotions. This is precisely the kind of neural change we need to make if we want to solve the conflicts that currently afflict our world. And the underlying mechanism that allows th ese changes to occur relates to a unique quality known as

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HOW GOD CHANGES YOUR BRAIN (Quote continued) neuroplastieity: the ability of the human brain to structurally rearrange itself in events.* response to a wide variety of positive and negative (Page 14) ... Of all the emotions we are born with, anger is the most primal and difficult to control. No matter how discreet, anger generates anxiety, defensiveness, and aggression in the other person—the famous fight-or-flight reaction that every living organism contains. And if you respond to someone else's anger with irritability—which is the way most brains are designed to react—the prob]em only gets worse.

Anger interrupts the functioning of your frontal lobes. Not only do you lose the ability to be rational, you lose the awareness that you're acting in an irrational way.

When your frontal lobes shut down, it's impossible to listen to the other person, let alone feel empathy or compassion. Instead, you are likely to feel self-justified and self-righteous, and when that happens the communication process falls apart. Anger also releases a cascade of neurochemicals that actually destroy those parts of the brain that control emotional reactivity. (Page 19-20) ...It takes a lot of perseverance and training to respond to anger with kindness, but this is exactly what spiritual teachers have been trying to teach for centuries.

When you intensely and consistently focus on your spiritual values and goals, you increase the blood flow to your f r ontal lobes and anterior cingulate, which causes the activity in emotional centers of the brain to decrease. Conscious intention is the key, and the more you focus on your inner values, the more you can take charge of your life. Thus, meditation—be it religious or secular—enables you to more easily accomplish your goals, which is why we've devoted three chapters to teaching you how to exercise your brain in loving and compassionate ways. (Page 20) ... Throughout this book Mark and I have attempted to speak to you with a united voice, liberally substituting I and we as a literary device. Some of the personal anecdotes were mine, and some were Mark's, but we chose ones that reflected our

research and mutual beliefs. In closing, however, I wanted to spend a few pages sharing with you my persona] journey and the ways that God has changed my brain.

God, for me, is a very personal concept, one that has preoccupied my thoughts since childhood, and I often just sit back and watch where my mind wants to go. One day, I was thinking about God, and I had the startling revelation that the relationship was strangely analogous to my relationship with my dog. I played with this idea for a while, contemplating the enormous differences between species. Our lives are thousands of times more complex than that of a dog. We have

,This article is continued in the enclosed ADDENDUM, Page A2.