Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Bloodshed coming to America

Dear friends and readers,

Normally I post articles of my own design but sometimes I do invite a guest writer when I feel that their message is sound and I could not write that particular subject matter any better myself. In other words why reinvent the wheel? I received permission to reprint this article but because I want to keep it in it's original form, we will not be adding art.

Todays article is from a ministry called WND BREAKING NEWS and if you are not already receiving articles from this ministry I recommend that you do so. I believe what you are about to read portrays exactly what is happening in a nation (the good ole USA) that was once proud, strong, Godly and the envy of multitudes through out the world who would give anything to have been born an American.

Sadly, it is becoming obvious that like nearly all great nations and societies of world history, I believe America is now past it's zenith of greatness and on a steep downhill slope toward oblivion.

Some of the disgusting "quotes" in this article are more than a bit on the rough side but that does not reflect either my ministry or WND. The travesty is that these quotes reflect the truth of what is happening around us.

I wish I was able to say enjoy but I do recommend you read this because it portrays an agenda to destroy something God created. The link for the original WND article is http://www.wnd.com/2017/06/bloodshed-is-coming-to-america/




Bloodshed is coming to America, and it won’t be a response to oppression but the result of aggression – against God and our constitutional form of government.

The increasingly violent acts in our streets, town-hall meetings and university campuses are simply birth pangs for a greater upheaval that’s brewing hot – and it’s not by accident.

Although the narrative is that street protests and student uprisings are simply a response to Trump as president or guest speakers with conservative values, the truth is they are coordinated attacks resulting from a subversive anti-God, anti-American ideology that has indoctrinated our universities for more than 50 years.

Let us explain.

In 1963, a book written by Cleon Skousen titled “The Naked Communist” was presented to Congress by Rep A.S. Herlong Jr. of Florida. In his remarks, he submitted the book’s list of goals, which revealed how revolutionaries intended to turn our nation from constitutionalism to communism without firing a single bullet. And the schoolroom provided the perfect staging ground. The full list of goals can be found in the Congressional Record – Appendix, Pages A34-A35, Jan. 10, 1963.

Here are just a few:

17) Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers’ associations. Put the party line in textbooks.

18) Gain control of all student newspapers.

19) Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations, which are under Communist attack.

20) Infiltrate the press. Get control of book-review assignments, editorial writing, policy-making positions.

21) Gain control of key positions in radio, TV and motion pictures.

24) Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them “censorship” and a violation of free speech and free press.

25) Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio and TV.

26) Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as “normal, natural, healthy.”

28) Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of “separation of church and state.”

29) Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old-fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis.

30) Discredit the American Founding Fathers. Present them as selfish aristocrats who had no concern for the “common man.”

31) Belittle all forms of American culture, and discourage the teaching of American history on the ground that it was only a minor part of the “big picture.”

32) Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture – education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.

40) Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.

42) Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition, that students and special-interest groups should rise up and use “united force” to solve economic, political or social problems.

Sound familiar? These goals aren’t simply being taught to our youth, they are being caught – and now carried out.

The problem is many of the cultural leaders in this movement are now calling for – and sometimes even demanding – bloodshed.

Listen to some of these horrifying statements:

“I wish they (Republicans) were all f—ing dead!” – Dan Savage

“If I had my way, I would see Katherine Harris and Ken Blackwell strapped down to electric chairs and lit up like Christmas trees. The better to light the way for American democracy and American freedom!” – Democratic talk radio’s Stephen Crockett

“Republicans, whose goal in life is to profit from disaster and who don’t give a hoot about human beings, either can’t or won’t. Which is why I personally think they should be exterminated before they cause any more harm.” – The Village Voice’s Michael Feingold

“Michele (Bachmann), slit your wrist. Go ahead. .. or, do us all a better thing [sic]. Move that knife up about two feet. Start right at the collarbone.” – Montel Williams

“I have zero doubt that if Dick Cheney was not in power, people wouldn’t be dying needlessly tomorrow. … I’m just saying if he did die, other people, more people would live. That’s a fact.” – Bill Maher

“F— God d-mned Joe the God D-mned Motherf—ing Plumber! I want Motherf—ing Joe the Plumber dead.” – Liberal talk-show host Charles Karel Bouley on the air.

“That Scott down there that’s running for governor of Florida. Instead of running for governor of Florida, they ought to have him and shoot him. Put him against the wall and shoot him.” – Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa.

“Are you angry? [Yeah!] Are you angry? [Yeah!] Are you angry? [Yeah!] Well, we’ve been watching intifada in Palestine, we’ve been watching an uprising in Iraq, and the question is that what are we doing? … It’s about time that we have an intifada in this country that change[s] fundamentally the political dynamics in here. And we know every – They’re gonna say some Palestinian being too radical – well, you haven’t seen radicalism yet.” – U.C. Berkeley lecturer Hatem Bazian

Click here for a full list of calls to violence.

This is serious stuff, folks. Calls for bloodshed are on the rise.

But we should know God warned of this long ago. When a nation devalues His precepts, distorts His principles, and denies His path bloodshed will follow bloodshed.

The prophet Hosea said, “Listen to the word of the LORD, O sons of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the inhabitants of the land, because there is no faithfulness or kindness or knowledge of God in the land. There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed. Therefore the land mourns, and everyone who lives in it languishes” (Hosea 4:1-3).

Today, we are beginning to languish as a nation – and it’s high time we turn back to God.

“Therefore, return to your God, observe kindness and justice, and wait for your God continually” (Hosea 12:6).

Just as bloodshed is the result of turning away from God, liberty and freedom are His response when we turn back to Him. Let’s pray for this today.



Pastor Rance back with some closing insight folks.

I realize that the above stated manifesto about communism was given to Congress way back in the 60's. So what does that have to do with us today? Sadly Russia is still a communist country with another name, It is no more a democratic nation than Iran, Cuba, North Korea or Syria. I have been there personally AFTER the Soviet Union fell and the Berlin Wall was destroyed. Russia is not a friend to the west and specifically not to America.

Do you wonder that there is such a hue and cry over the slightest possibility that America is being controlled by Russia?

A battle like this, for the soul of a once great nation can only be fought in prayer.

God bless,

Pastor Rance.

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Bible or numerology and mysticism? Take your pick but do it carefully.


Dear friends and readers,

Today I am going to tackle an issue that has bothered me for some time.  My concern is that there are so many folks who have gone to extremes, particularly where the “mystical” fringes of scriptural interpretation are concerned.  I lived through the 60’s and 70’s (actually a LOT further back than that), and remember well the fascination with the new age movement, the “age of aquarias”, mystical stone and crystal worship and fringe portions of Judaism such as Kabbalah.



While some of the terminology has changed today not much else has.  Everyday on the news we hear about pandemic drug problems all throughout Western nations and the world.  Of course drugs have been a major problem since time immemorial but to see so many people try and couple some kind of special Biblical experience with artificial enhancement is indeed troubling.  Get drunk out of your mind, toke up some "mary Jane", snarf a line or two of cocaine and boy oh boy will we get revelation.



I mentioned Kabbalah earlier but for those who do not know about this phenomena?  It is not new and is Jewish mysticism par ekselans.  A small percentage actually engage in this type of study which does not reflect pure Judaism itself coupled with the study of Torah, which is a fundamental Biblical concept upon which our own Christian Bible is built.

However what we do see happening is an increasing move toward mysticism in many forms with many  people trying to connect the spiritual dots between  Kabbalah, ancient American Indian worship, Middle Eastern religions and snippets  from both Catholicism and Hindu worship practises.  Oh and throw in some Buddhism and you have the whole tamale. In other words lets just invent our own spiritual reality. The next obvious step is to declare that man is God. Of course that started all the way back with King Nimrod of the tower of Babel fame. It didn't work then and it won't work now.



BTW, I fully realize that the word "INDIAN" is no longer politically correct.  But then my own family has some of that proud heritage and I am not in the least bit offended and frankly could care less about P.C.

A huge problem arises when people begin to follow the teachings of men rather than sticking to what is written by God in His Holy Word (the Bible).  Unfortunately that has happened in almost all religions including both Christianity and Judaism.  A couple of examples are the basic teachings of guys like John Calvin and James Arminius.  Calvin was a protestant reformer in the 1500’s.  He taught a theological system based upon predestination and salvation solely dependent upon the grace of God and emphasized a very stern moral code.  James (Jacobus) Arminius, also a theologian from the 15 and 1600’s opposed many of Calvin's doctrines and stressed man’s free will over predestination where salvation is concerned. 

To this day there are major divisions within the church over the issue of 5 point Calvinism opposed to 5 point Arminianism.  Relatively simple teachings by both men (regardless of which camp people of the day happened to be in) became vastly expanded by future adherents, far far beyond what either man actually taught.  I am certain if we could speak to either of these guys today they would each say something like, “say again?  5 point what?”  All of this kind of faldarol could be eliminated if people just stuck to what the Bible actually says.  My motto is “God said what He meant and meant what He said”.  PERIOD!



The issue before us is simple;  God told us what He wanted us to know.  Also the very first sentence of the Bible says it all, Genesis 1:1  “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth”.  In the heavens He magnanimously drew a  picture of creation and His plan for mankind's redemption through the configuration of the various stars.  Fascinating.  The problem is that mankind has a propensity to foul up everything God intended for good.  An example is the absolute ridiculous hype created in some folks minds over star charts, astrological signs and fortune telling via everything from reading tea leaves and palm prints to star positions on foggy nights. What God created to be something beautiful, mankind has taken to unhealthy extremes.

The same thing happens here on earth;  Another example of pure silliness is the worship of rocks and crystals.  Big business too (which should give us a clue) but still a total waste of time unless it is purely for the sake of appreciating what God has done.   Appreciating a beautiful rock or crystal that is part of God’s magnificent creation is something I enjoy myself in the same way I appreciate waves crashing upon the shore, a full moon or birds of breathtaking beauty soaring on the winds.



But, the fact is that a beautiful stone is a rock, nothing more. It has no mystical powers and neither do crystals.

Then there is numerology;  This is defined as “A system of occultism built around numbers, especially those surrounding birth dates, the numerical sum of letters in a persons name, etc.  LITERALLY DIVINATION BY NUMBERS.

DIVINATION is witch craft folks!  It is a an act of trying to foretell (divine) the future by occult means, (WEBSTERS).

This practice has become HUGE in some Biblical circles.  Well, you might say, what’s the problem if it is based upon Biblical study?  My answer—you can’t turn a pig into a duck no matter how many times the pig says “quack quack”.  Mysticism is mysticism, the Bible is the Bible.  The two do not mix and never will.

Now to be clear, the Bible does have some extremely interesting numerical sequences that I find fascinating.  And I am fully aware of them as an observer of what God has done.  But no where in the Bible does God tell us why He used such proliferation's of particular numerical sequences.   Being aware and extremely interested should never ever translate into occult practises of trying to fortune tell with occult techniques based upon ANYTHING THE BIBLE SAYS!



One example of extremism is the Biblical number 666 (Book of Revelation).  We know that 6 is the number of man because God created man on the 6th day (Genesis  1:26).  However every single time some new President or European leader steps onto the world stage, there is an absolute frenzy of activity trying to link that persons name to the anti-christ by using numerical combinations linked to  the letters of that persons name in the hopes of discovering the terrible number  666.  Therefore "the anti-christ" has arrived on planet earth.  Each and every attempt at doing this is like trying to choose a date for the rapture.  Not going to happen---choosing the date that is.

For goodness sakes stop already!   Chill out.  Cease and desist.  God will bring forth the anti-christ when he is good and ready, not before.  Not to paint this with too broad a brush but have you ever noticed that many people who are preoccupied with the timing of the rapture, seem more intent upon discovering the timing of the arrival of the anti-christ than they do THE Christ?

Speaking for myself, I am intensely interested in the coming of my King for whom I will serve for all of eternity.  I am not in the least interested in an anti-christ who's claim to fame will last for 7 years of horror coupled with an extended stay in the dreaded lake of fire (Revelation 19:20).



That’s my concern and my warning;  Choose the Bible and let all that other crud go by way of the dodo bird!


Having said that, let’s take a look at some truly fascinating Biblical evidence that God certainly does value certain numbers over others—even though we are not told why that is the case.

First you should understand that if I wrote an entire thesis on this subject it would be a multi volume set.  Since that is not my goal, I will discuss only a few numbers in the hopes that people will study their Bibles to gain a better understanding of God’s mind—without getting all weird about it through a gravitation into “mans” version of numerology.

First, all Hebrew letters have a numerical equivalence.  Having said that, some numbers stand out above others.  For example, 3 is a perfect number (Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit).  7 is the number of completion, God created the heavens and earth in 6 days and rested on the 7th.  However this goes far beyond a single digit.



The rainbow is a sign God gave to man and each one contains a spectrum of colors that total the number 7.   The template created by God using 7 days for creation is still used worldwide by every single culture worldwide as a unit of weekly measure.  Deuteronomy 5:12 sets the Holy day of Sabbath as the 7th day.   God directed Noah to bring 7 sets each of clean animals into the Ark (Genesis 7:2).  Exodus 22:30 sets a standard that all animals brought to the Holy Temple for sacrifice had to be a minimum of 7 days old.   The leprous Naaman in 2 Kings 5:10 was directed to bathe 7 times in the Jordan River to complete his healing.  Joshua was commanded to march around Jericho for 7 days and make 7 circuits on the 7th day.  Then 7 priests were commanded to blow 7 trumpets outside the city walls (Joshua 6:3-4).

The theme of 7 literally seems to permeate scripture.  Did you know it appears more than 700 times?  700 Hmmmm....
Exodus 25, the Temple lamp stand has 7 branches.  7 woes of Matthew 23.  7 things God hates Proverbs 6:16.  7 parables  contained in Matthew 13.  7 Spirits God in Isaiah 11.  7 signs in the book of John.  Also in John, the 7 "I Am" statements of Christ.  Forgive 7 times 70 times Matthew 18.

Book of Revelation, 7 letters to 7 churches.  the Lamb of God opens the 7 sealed scroll.  7 golden lamp stands.  7 stars in the Lord’s right hand.  the Lambs description--7 horns and 7 eyes.  The 7 Spirits of God sent out into the earth.  7 trumpet judgments. The 7th trumpet.  7 bowl judgments.  7 angels with 7 trumpets. and the list goes on and on.

Coincidence?



Lets look at just two other numbers out of many in scripture.  The number 40.  The Israelites 40 years in the wilderness, Exodus 8.  Moses on the Mountain meeting with God for 40 days Exodus 24.  Jonah and the events of Nineveh, 40 days, Jonah 3.   Jesus tempted by satan in the wilderness for 40 days, Matthew 4.  40 days between the Lord’s resurrection and ascension to heaven, Acts 1.  Did you know that Kings Saul, David and Solomon each ruled for precisely 40 years?

All simple coincidence?

OK, how about the number 17?  This number sometimes means to overcome an enemy or to achieve victory.  The flood of Noah began on the 17th of the second Hebrew month.  Noah’s ark finally rested atop the mountain of Ararat on the 17th day of the 7th month.  By the way that would have been during Tabernacles in the Fall of the year.   Jesus was resurrected on the 17th day of the Hebrew month of Nissan (April).   The beasts of Daniel chapter 7 have 7 heads and 10 horns =17.  Revelation chapter 13 reflects the same beast with 17 heads and horns.  Psalm 83 lists exactly 17 enemies of Israel.  In 1 Corinthians the 17th use of the word love is listed as the greatest gift of all.  King Rehoboam (Solomon's son) reigned for 17 years.   1 Corinthians has 17 quotations from the Old Testament,  the book of James reflects information from 17 Old Testament books.   Judges 3:8 lists a name with exactly 17 letters "Chushanrishathaim".  This was an ancient Mesopotamian name (NOTE--The original King James contains all 17 letters. Some other Biblical versions delete the first "H").  And once again there are more if we but look.

Lastly for today;   Is there any significance to 1/6 or 1/3 in the Bible?  Ezekiel 39:2 (KJV), all of Gog's armies are destroyed by God down to 1/6.  Book of Revelation 8:7 And a third part of the trees were burned up.  8:8 And a third part of the sea became blood.  8:9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea and had life died;  And the third part of the ships were destroyed.




Merely coincidence right?  No, there are no coincidences in God's word.

Specific numbers used by God in His Holy Word (Biblical Arithmology) have very deep meaning.  As is the case for much of what God has miraculously produced, mankind has made a mess of it.  The real travesty however is that the created beings have made a mess of what God intended as precious gifts FOR the created.



The only way we can assure ourselves that what we read, hear, are told, understand or think is in alignment with God is to study His Word and reject any and all strange methods of worship that are springing up daily by fringe elements even within the church.  Stick to the Bible and you will not go wrong.

God bless,
Pastor Rance.

P.S. Sorry, couldn't resist! Ever heard of the 9th of Av?  (TISH B'AV).  The Hebrew month of Av generally falls around the month of August on the Gregorian calendar. 

1312 B.C. the events of the 10 Hebrew spies---9th of Av

586 B.C. First Temple destroyed by Babylon---9th of Av.

70 A.D. Second Temple destroyed by Rome---9th of Av.

135 A.D. Bar Kochba rebellion against Rome---9th of Av.

1492 A.D. Spanish inquisition and expelling of Jews---9th of Av.

1914 A.D. WWI broke out---9th of Av.

1942 A.D. Mass deportation of Jews from Warsaw---9th of Av.

And there are more. Have a GREAT WEEK.