Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Islamic uprisings, Occupy Wall Street; what do they have in common?

What do the Islamic uprisings in the Middle East, the Occupy Wall Street movement, the antisemitic ideology of European leaders as well as the Obama Administration have in common? They are all, along with others, being guided by the spirit of lawlessness spoken of in 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, "Now, dear brothers and sisters, let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet him. Don't be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don't believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision,  a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us. Don't be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of LAWLESSNESS( the Antichrist, the man who is a law unto himself--perhaps Sharia law)is revealed--the one who brings destruction. He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God( Jewish temple that will be rebuilt) claiming that he himself is God." The Antichrist spirit is the spirit of the beast in the book of the Revelation. Empowered by the Red Dragon, Satan, the Antichrist will despise and attack both Israel and the Church. You can already see the beginnings of this attack in the exponential rise of antisemitism and  anti christian bias. You would have to be blind spiritually not to see it. It is everywhere, including America, and it is growing!

One of the chief characteristics of the Antichrist spirit is lawlessness. Look at the Islamic uprisings in the Middle East as well as the Occupy Wall Street movement. Both are characterised by anarchy or lawlessness. No respect of authority or law. And both are antisemitic! And believe it or not, Barack Obama laid the ground work for both! Remember the apology tour in the Middle East? Remember his shameful behavior of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited the White House? Remember his saying that America was no longer a Christian nation? And what about his statement of Israel needing to return to pre-1967 borders? Add to that his praising of the uprisings in the Middle East as a movement toward democracy when it is now becoming clear that these uprisings are a move not toward democracy but toward an Islamic Caliphate and a Sharia-controlled government. And who could argue that Barack Obama's constant public speaking in pitting the rich against the poor has not been the foundational cause for the Occupy Wall Street movement? Again, what do you find in common with both the Islamic uprising and the Occupy Wall Street movement? Lawlessness, antisemitism, and anti Christian bias! How many Christian believers have been killed in Muslim countries since all of this began? Also, what is disturbing is the Russian support for Iran who is working diligently to develop nuclear weapons. This is an Iran whose leader has vowed to blow Israel off the map! And what of the French vote to give the  Palestinians Statehood at the expense of Israel--the one true democracy in the Middle East! I could go on, but I think that you see the point. The line between good and evil is being clearly drawn in the sand. And as we move closer to the time of the end, people will find themselves on one side or the other. Don't be deceived by the spirit of Antichrist! It can be a subtle spirit which is painted in a positive light by a liberal media that is itself, by a large degree, also controlled by this same spirit of Antichrist!

Church, we are living in the time of the end, the days spoken of in the Word of God as the end of the age. And the first thing that Jesus said in Matthew 24 when He spoke of these days is that we must be on our guard so that we are not deceived ( Matthew 24:4). The way that you stay on your guard is by staying in the Word of God, walking in obedience to the Holy Spirit, and by being in a Church that preaches and teaches the Now Word of God.

I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, "prepare the way of the Lord, for the Kingdom of God is at hand."

Jimmy Hammock

PS. Jesus also said that when you see these things look up for your redemption draws near!

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