ISRAEL UPDATEJanuary 11, 2004 - How does an Austrian-born corporal move into Germany, sweep the populace off their feet, demand an ethnically pure race, then plunge the entire world into war?
Throughout his early career, Hitler bungled and blundered many times, making mistakes that would cost most people their careers and possibly their lives. . . yet he became amazingly successful.
In modern times, we must ask how does an Egyptian-born engineer bungle and blunder most of his career, yet gain international attention, becoming a media darling. . . meet Mr. Yasser Arafat.
One looks at several escapes from near death, wrong political alliances, blatant defiance of human values and international law, but he is considered the leader of the Palestinian movement.
Both of these men have been incredibly effective in turning history and circumstances into a perverted pseudo-reality that has made it possible to seduce many. They have shown indescribable hatred for the Jews and brutal opposition to Christianity – and neither has ever been interested in the well-being of their people.
II Samuel 15:6b states, “…so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.” He literally deceived people through physical gestures, political shrewdness, causing people to feel they were transgressed upon, and that they should rectify it.
Hitler took his own life after the 1000 Year Reich lay in ruins. . . Absalom was caught by the hair in a tree and shot through with darts… and currently Arafat still alive, but his day of reckoning is coming.
G-d is not finished with Israel yet - and regardless of who is opposing Israel - the truth always prevails and the Seed of David is preserved.
January 11, 2004 - As we follow the patterns of erroneous teachings in these last days, we come to one of the most absurd concepts ever conceived… that being the “born-again Jesus.”
This concept says that Jesus needed to die physically and spiritually during His time in Hell, thereby enabling Him to atone for the sins of mankind.
First, we must look at the true intent of some of the final words of Jesus on the cross. . . “It is finished..” John 19:30.
In this passage, the word ‘finished’ means to make an end or accomplishment, not just to put an end to, but also to bring it to completion.
We are to believe Jesus meant what He said, “It is finished.” He emphatically told us that the floodgate of salvation was open and Satan's dominion over people's lives was broken… an action needed since Adam and Eve’s sin in the garden.
One of the largest gaps in this teaching is that Jesus told one of the thieves next to Him, “…Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43
If Jesus needed to descend into Hell to have His sins atoned, to make Him able to atone for the sins of others, how could He so boldly assert to a dying sinner that he would go directly into G-d's presence?
This is but just one more example of a false teaching that spreads like wildfire – yet can be so easily refuted by Scripture.
Teaching that Jesus was sinful in nature before descending to Hell makes Him no different from Mohammad, Buddha, Krishna, Joseph Smith, or any other religious leader. False teaching such as this only serves to bring Christianity down to the same level as all other religions - thank G-d that is simply not the truth of the matter.
To be continued. . .