My Karma Just Ran Over Your Dogma: An Inside Look At the Concept of Karmic Justice

Most forms of Hinduism and many forms of Buddhism center on a concept known popularly as “karma.” The concept of karmic justice suggests that the way you live your life will affect your welfare both later on in this life, and in your many lives to come. Thus, this notion usually comes as a package deal with the ideas of reincarnation (you get a new body or form) and what students of religions call the “transmigration of the soul.”

Together these teachings mean that karma will punish or reward us based on our words and deeds. Thus, if you behave badly toward others, you may die only to be reborn in your next life as a lower life form, say maybe, a dragonfly or cockroach. Now, hundreds of millions of people believe this stuff, so don’t laugh — at least not yet. Let us move on instead to ask a few pointed questions about this worldview, assessing each of these teachings with a critical eye. Let us first list them singly to see how well they fit each other. Here are the propositions.

1. Karma will judge you.
2. Karma will meet out punishments and rewards.
3. Bad behavior will bring you an undesirable “next life.”
4. Karma may cause lower forms of life to advance, or vice-versa.

First, we want to know how “karma” — which is allegedly a natural process (like “melting” ice or “raining” water) and not a person — “judges” people. This seems nonsensical. How does an impersonal process make moral judgments? Sometimes ice melts, and melting is a process. What sense would it make for me to say that “melting” will judge you? Everything about our experience tells us only persons judge. The Christian response to this, of course, is that God is personal. He is a judge. But that option to resolve them problem does not avail itself to Hindus. Bit if a Hindu will concede that it is God who judges, then what need do we have of “karma”??

But even if we grant this very odd view — that a process could judge people — we should still want to know what standard of ethics this process uses to make such judgments. If there is no law code, there can be no violations (crimes). What is the law code? For justice requires that a person know what the rules are before a judge can punish sentence upon him for breaking them.

Since “karma” has not published the rules it expects us to follow in a book, or written them in the sky, it would seem that karma represents a law of INjustice, not of justice.

Next, you will notice that karma supposedly punishes and rewards people. This would require karma to have an intimate knowledge of each individual. The “new form” in your nest life — with which karma punishes or rewards you — will only be a reward if you personally like it, and a punishment if you find it sour. For instance, is it better to be born a poor wise man or a rich fool? Different people will answer this question variously, and even many who give the same answer will do so for different reasons.

How does ‘karma” — a process — know everyone so intimately as to know what they like and dislike?? Again, karma seems inadequate to the task assigned to it. Of course, these problems do not plague the Christian outlook at all, since God knows all things, and created both man and woman after his own image.

Karma would, of course, face the same problem with reincarnating you as a monkey or other animal, since this would require a process to decide just which animal form was “higher” or better than another. Are giraffes more advanced than elephants? What standard to use here? What kind of taxonomy does “karma” use? What does it even mean for a dragonfly to “behave itself” so it can become a monkey? And can Karma prove that monkies are better (or more “advanced”) than dragonflies? Okay, NOW you can laugh.

The bottom line here is this: you have no need to fear “bad karma.” This is just a man-made superstition. Jesus said, “I will tell you whom you shall fear. Do not fear men, who, after killing the body can do nothing more. But fear Him who, after killing the body, can cast both body and soul into hell…”

And again, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. And knowledge of the Holy One is understanding” (Proverbs 9:10).

Carson Day has written some 1.3 gazillion articles and essays with the goal of glorifying God and helping others live wisely and well. You can visit his websites at http://ophirgold.blogspot.com (The Omniblog) or http://extremeprofit.blogspot.com (Carson’s Day Trading Outpost).

What Of The Day?

“Oh Prophet, what of the Day?” screams the headlines today. Paul
wrote that in the latter days, which include us, “perilous
times” shall be the theme of the day.

This word describes a society that is totally removed from any
godliness. It is a time when wicked people do wickedly and
wickedness is upon the earth. Has there ever been a time as this.

Yes, Jesus said that “as in the days of Noah”, so shall it be
in the coming of the son of man. Those six words describe Paul’s
society of Perilous times. In fact the bible says it this way:

Genesis 6:13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is
come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through
them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

1Peter 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the
longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark
was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by
water.

2 Peter 2:5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the
eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the
flood upon the world of the ungodly; The word “violence”
according to strongs Hebrew #2555, transliterated into English
means violence, destruction, cruelty, wrong, injustice, hatred,
false, unrighteousness. It comes from a verb transliterated as
‘Hamas’ to do violently, to do violence, to do harm, to lay
waste, to think up, devise, and to be stripped of. This verb has
cognates in Aramaic, Akkadian, and Arabic, according to my
libronix research library. Does the Word ‘Hamas’ mean anything
to you today? It pictures such a society that God said “the end
of all flesh is come before me”. Peter said of this society it
was “ungodly” and that Noah was a “preacher of righteousness”.
Noah was not just building his ark 8 hours a day, going home
drinking latte’s, and then going to bed. In the spare time, and
while this man was building an ark, he was speaking to those
around him to repent. He did this so much, he was considered a
“preacher of righteousness”.

In this we see the mercy of God, in that he actually waited to
destroy the inhabitants of the earth until the ark of safety was
built. Today, Jesus [Iesos, in Hebrew Yeshua HaMassiach] is our
ARK of safety. If we repent and turn from our ways, we shall be
saved from the wrath of God. If we do not, then the wrath will
be upon those who follow this course.

In our society many do as they think is normal and good. They
work, keep some sort of morals, and follow the democratic law
for a society. Howbeit, some do not. For those law breakers, we
provide justice. Sometimes though, lately, the justice is
skewed. The money a man has can buy a lawyer who will defend
him. If he is good enough in the defense, the defendant gets off
the hook. We declare him innocent. How many of these guilty men
who were declared innocent got off scot free. Then there is
those who are really innocent and were declared guilty. This is
the law of man, imperfect. The law of God is perfect. He has
provided a way for you to be declared innocent through the blood
of Jesus Christ. If you believe, you can walk in the shadow of
Gods provisions and find safety.

As you live and work in today’s society, don’t look to man. Man
will not solve the problems of this world. Don’t look to
religion, it will kill you. Look to the Lord. A relationship
with Him is not a religion, but an experience with the risen
conquering Savior and ruler of all things.

Furthermore, as you look at the headlines see the turmoil which
relates to the ‘perilous times’ Paul talked about. Today, the
headlines of a certain major news magazine had 12 plus stories
related to sex. From molestation, gay issues, and more, our
society is steeped in this sex issue. As we follow the
headlines, you will read of Wars, rumors of wars, pestilence,
plagues, natural disasters, murders, and more.

Truly, the days of Noah are here. The world is filled with
violence; the end of all flesh has come before the Lord. He is
coming soon…

….The Watchman

Advance or Retreat?

The Christian Scriptures strongly imply the Age of man ends 6,000 years from Adam. In Genesis, man was created on the sixth day. The number of man is six; imperfect and incomplete. The number of divinity, perfection, and completion is seven as the days of our week. The number of the beast is six deified, 666 = me, myself and I, an unholy trinity. As mankind transitions from the Age of Man into the Kingdom Age, in his struggle to dominate, he cannot succeed. It is only a reflex action in a long history of struggle.

When we read of the end of the Age of Man in the Scriptures, we find a time comes when the prudent action is to run and hide. 11 September, 2001, servants of God destroyed the two chief symbols of Mystery Babylon the Great. The servants did not destroy the power of Mystery Babylon, only the symbols. The world is warned. The foolish ignore the warning. The wise retreat and prepare to survive the greatest upheaval since Noah’s flood.

End time Scripture points to a global population reduction of two thirds. This is good news for all who are sure we are too many today. They will not be required to decide who lives and who dies. Millions believe they will be removed a safe distance from these events because they have been deceived. Hence, there is no reason for them to prepare for Armageddon. I have long seen the story of the Three Little Pigs as the story of prophetic fulfillment. Except I do not believe for a moment, that many survivors will survive in comfort. Only the best prepared are likely to do so.

There is and never will be such a thing as national security. Men at war will say peace and safety and many will take comfort in their words even as they intuitively know the promise to be false. Scriptures are clear. There is only personal security. A man of personal wealth might provide survival security for a hundred or a thousand for a year or two and what then happens if provision is required for six or seven years as it was in Egypt? Where will you turn for security and comfort? This is not a time for risk taking. This is THE time for minimizing risks. What are we willing to do without over the next twenty two years?

The recent U.S. election is portrayed as a great polarization of the people and it is a distraction from the global polarization. The fundamentalists of every faith know truly that the world is divided between the servants of God or the servants of the oppressed and the servants of Mammon or Mystery Babylon the Great alternatively known as corporate power - global trade, etc. In spite of this truth, fundamentalists cannot decide which they serve, God or Mammon. As a result they fight one another, they kill their prophets, discount or ignore their prophecies. Believe whatever you like and you will pay the price of that belief. If most people cannot see this polarization, it is only because they had their choice made for them and they are content with it, come hell and high water. For the rest of us, time is short for choosing.

It does not require a great imagination to see how difficult life will be when trade ceases and money buys nothing. A farmer with no fuel for his tractors will not produce much food and would be a fool to plant crops for the market, forsaking the needs of his own family and neighbors, if he even has any seed to plant. No one will work in a factory producing toilet paper when no one can pay for it or transport it to a market that no longer exists. Shouldn’t we begin thinking like squirrels, storing supplies for an especially long and difficult winter? In spite of all we are facing in the years ahead, life is currently good for the one third of the people who will bear witness to the violent end of the Age of (violent) Man. This is the ideal time to stock up on things we do not wish to do without, one, five, twenty years from now. The Boy Scout motto is Be Prepared. Those who value this motto should suffer the least of survivors. Those who simply go with the flow or fight the shadows of evil will find themselves seeking Boy Scouts who learned their lessons.

My mother would tell me she has been hearing about the end of the world since she was a girl and now she is old and probably could not care less if it does end. My guess is that most folks feel the same way and will not concern their selves with the matter. They won’t be warning anyone that time is short or trade will stop.

If you are one who might want to survive the four horsemen of the apocalypse, you would do well to begin your exit from corporate Babylon. Such is not an act, but a process. The ready alternative is what used to be called the black market. Today it is known as the free market, the underground economy, or the cash economy. Though trade in this economy is also likely to grind to a halt, corporate trade will stop first. Familiarity with your local free market could buy you some time to stock up on supplies no longer available in the Babylonian markets. It could also provide you with funds to buy corporate supplies after your corporate job disappear. If you are like the wise pig who withstands the wolf by means of foresight, you might save the lives of many neighbors by carefully storing survival supplies. Basics like seed, clean water, water purification equipment, nuts and grains, fuel, electrical generators, lamps and the many things we take for granted until we go hunting or camping. Fact is, the near future will be like camping. The better your equipment, the more comfortable you will be. If we are not at this point on the divine timeline, we have lost nothing by caring and preparing. I’d like to close with a paraphrase of the Serenity Prayer: Lord grant us the courage to change what we should, to accept the things we should not change and the wisdom to know the difference.

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The Pride of Us All

The dictionary explains pride as being self-respect or satisfaction over one’s accomplishments. We must first understand that all things are done by the will of God. It is by his Grace he allow us to have self-respect or satisfaction over one’s accomplishments. Grace is unmerited favor, unearned benefits, undeserved kindness, God’s amazing gift of forgiveness of sins and power to live with dignity in the present and with hope for the future. Lets look at what the Bible says about this. In the book of Philippians 2:13 it says for it is God who works in you to will and act according to his good purpose. Now look at Revelation 4:11 it says Your are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.

John warns us about this world. Look at 1John 2:15 it says Do not Love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the worldthe cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and doescomes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.

Now look at 1Corinthians 3:21 it says So then, no more boasting about men! All things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the futureall are yours, and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.

Look at 1Corinthians 1:18 it says For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate. Paul tell us in 1Corinthians 1:10 it says I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.

Now look at 1Corinthians 4:6 it says Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, Do not go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over against another. For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! You have become kingsand that without us! How I wish that you really had become kings so that we might be kings with you! For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like men condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as to men. We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ!

We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored! To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless, when we are persecuted, we endure it; when we are slandered, we answer kindly. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world. I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you, as my dear children. Even though you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. Therefore I urge you to imitate me.

In closing look at Corinthians 10:23 it says Everything is permissiblebut not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissiblebut not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others. Just remember in this day of September 2005, Jesus is still alive. You are Bless to be a Blessing to others.

Love Always,
Your Sister in Christ,
Mellody Davis

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New Orleans is only the Beginning as Prophecy Unfolds

We are all very well aware of the tragedies occurring right now in the United States; particularly New Orleans. Yet, Bible Prophecy never leaves us to chance what is happening. In this issue I would like to bring your attention to two things the Bible states about America in Bible prophecy. First of all, is America identified in Bible Prophecy? Yes, indeed!

If you have a Bible, turn to Revelation 13:11. The Bible reads, “And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.” According to Daniel 7:23 beasts represent kingdoms. This kingdom is represented as coming out of the earth. In contrast, the first beast of Revelation 13 comes out of the water which represents a great multitude of people. For the Bible reads in Rev. 17:15: “The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues”. Thus, the second beast coming out of the earth represents the exact opposite. America had been sparsely populated by the Indians before the late 1700’s and by 1798 it was recognized as a world power with a new type of governments. According to Daniel 8:21 horns represent kings, kingdoms, or governments. Thus, the two horns is Rev 13:11 represent the two governing principles adopted by America: Civil & Religious Liberty. This is stated to be a government, “like a lamb”. Why, because Jesus is the lamb according to John 1:29. Jesus advocates the freedom to worship without government interference. Wait, just a minute! Will this government that espouses PROTESTANT AMERICA change its course? According to Rev. 13:11 it will. The Bible reads, “He had two horns like a lamb, AND HE SPAKE AS A DRAGON. Thus, we can conclude that not just America, but PROTESTANT AMERICAN will speak as a dragon. The dragon is none other than Satan (Read Revelation 12:9).

Do you belong to a protestant church? Are they giving life to the first beast of Revelation 13? (For more info on the first beast of Rev.13 see www.greatprophecy.com) By examining the scriptures on the great prophecy website, you will plainly see that the Papacy as an organization is CLEARLY the first beast of Revelation 13. By the time we get to Revelation 13:12 we see protestant America re-uniting with America, causing the MAJORITY to worship the first beast whose deadly wound (civil and religious separation) was healed (the papacy regaining civil power to enforce religious dogmas) Let me be clear, no matter what protestant church you belong to, your church as a SYSTEM (not necessarily every member) WILL SPEAK AS SATAN to encourage false worship. If you do not conform, civil penalties will be the result. Jesus had to tell his own disciples. “These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. This was fulfilled by the stoning of Stephen in Acts 7:52-60. Prior, Peter and many others had to rebaptize backslidden members of the church (Acts 2:5, 37, 38) before the gospel could go to the gentiles. What happened to the so called protestant churches that did not repent? They ended up stoning Stephen and rejecting the truth. Make no mistake, you will either be betrayed like Jesus or the betrayer like Judas. It was because of the 70 week prophecy that Jesus had full knowledge of his betrayal before it came to pass. “Rise up, let us go; lo he that betrayeth me is at hand.”-Mark 14:42 by this time I hope you have asked God for strength to endure the betrayal that will only come upon those who are faithful. How will this happen? How will THE PAPPACY and PROTESTANT AMERICA join hands to betray God and his faithful servants? Let us investigate.

I Thessalonians 5:1-3, “But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, PEACE and SAFETY; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. Notice how I bolded the words, PEACE and SAFETY. The word peace is self-explanatory. The word safety comes from the original Greek Word:”asphaleia” which means SECURITY. The United Nations and the papacy are the world ambassadors for peace. Now, America is the World ambassador for SECURITY: Homeland Security and every other type of SECURITY associated with the PATRIOT ACT. That act is so generalized you could pick your nose and be considered a terrorist. Nonetheless, when PEACE & SECURITY are paramount, “then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. While the Vatican seeks to establish false peace Protestant America is gaining such political clout it is remarkable. You may wonder, how does this relate to the prophecy of protestant America joining with the papacy? Take a look at the following report from November 17, 2004:

“The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to join a new alliance that would be the broadest Christian group ever formed in the United States, linking American evangelicals and Catholics in an ecumenical organization for the first time. The alliance, called Christian Churches Together in the U.S.A., is set to kick off next year. It would include mainline Protestants, Orthodox Christians, and black and other minority churches. With about 67 million U.S. members, the Catholic Church would be the largest denomination.”

I have showed this to many people and they wonder if their church leadership has joined the alliance. Let me give you an acid test. Take a good look at your church logo. Has it changed to anything resembling a flickering flame within the last 20 years? If so, do not be deceived by false shepherds. Every protestant church has some variation of this logo which came from Vatican II. This logo represents the uniting of all churches as one.

How does this relate to the recent tragedy in New Orleans? Well friends, natural calamities cost lots and lots and lots of money in damage. Thus, the economy takes another hit. Most God fearing people interpret this as God punishing the wicked world when in fact Satan who is the, “prince of this world” is adversely affecting the laboratories of nature. Thus, the people will reason that God is punishing them for not honoring the Sunday Sabbath. This has never been the Sabbath to begin with. Yet, people will do anything they think will restore them to temporal prosperity. Even if this means following a national Sunday Law which compels men by law to worship on a false Sabbath and violate their conscious. As we speak, the disaster in New Orleans has prompted our government to pass Marshall Law. I could write on and on, but if we are not studying for ourselves what’s the use. Soon you are going to have to stand for what you believe. Please study, because chances are your minister isn’t preaching anything to ground you in the truth. I know because of where we are in prophecy. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail us.

With much love,

Lance Ryan
www.greatprophecy.com

“When the leading churches of the United States, uniting upon such points of doctrine as are held by them in common, shall influence the state to enforce their decrees and to sustain their institutions, then PROTESTANT AMERICA will have formed an image of the Roman hierchy, and the infliction of civil penalties upon DISSENTERS will inevitably result.”

—-The Great Controversy pg. 445

Lance Ryan is a retired teacher who is passionate about teaching people the truths of Bible Prophecy. He writes a free newsletter monthly alerting those inside and outside of the church to the unfolding of prophecy and how they can be prepared.

The Rapture - What is it ? When will it happen ? Where is it in the Bible ?

Just about everyone has heard someone mention ‘ The Rapture ‘,
when they talk about the return of Jesus Christ. There probably
isn’t a word that causes as much conflict as the word rapture,
does. I here folks constantly saying: ‘ There is NO word rapture
in the Bible! ‘.

I have read the NIV version of the Bible from beginning to end,
and it is true the word ‘rapture’ was not found. I have also
read parts of and studied the King James Bible since I was a
child, and I have never seen the word, ‘ rapture ‘, in it. So is
the rapture made up ? NO. The Rapture is clearly mentioned in
the bible, let me explain.

“Rapture” is derived from the Latin verb: ‘rapere’, of 1 Thess.
4:17–”we will be caught up,” [’to carry off’ - or ‘catch up’]).

A Dictionary meaning for Rapture says: ‘ The transporting of a
person from one place to another, especially to heaven ‘.

So when we mention the Rapture, we are not saying the actual
word is in the bible, but what it means is, the removing or
taking away of the christian believers just before the seven
year tribulation begins.

Here are just a few of the many references of the Rapture in the
Bible (NIV Version):

Christ will bring raptured Church (his believers) to place he
prepared : John 14:1-3 - “Do not let your hearts be troubled.
Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many
rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going
there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a
place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that
you also may be where I am.”

The followers of Jesus will be removed to safety while those
still on the Earth will face the tribulation period: Revelation
3:10 - ” Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I
will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come
upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth. ”

In the verse above we are told that the ‘followers’ of Jesus,
those that have kept his commands (followed his commandments)
and accepted him as lord and saviour, will be kept from the time
of trouble (tribulation), so here we have the proof of a
pre-tribulation rapture. In 1 Thessalonians 4: 16-17 we are told
how this incredible event will take place: 1 Thessalonians 4:
16-17 - “For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a
loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the
trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught
up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
And so we will be with the Lord forever.”

There are even more references to the church being delivered
from the tribulation. Also, remember what happened back in the
days of Noah. In a sense there was a rapture that occured then
also. Noah and his family, the only true believers and followers
of God, were removed from the earth (raptured) by the safety of
God to the Ark, while the rest of the earths people suffered and
died.

If you would like to know a lot more about the ‘ End Times ‘ ,
and read some great Christian articles on such subjects as
‘Being Saved, Armageddon, The Rapture, and much more, visit the
website called: ‘ Signs Of The End Times ‘
http://www.rb59.com/end-times

By Robert W. Benjamin Copyright © 2006

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HITLER’S POSITIVE CHRISTIANITY…

HITLER’S POSITIVE CHRISTIANITY…
Unleashing the Patriotic Church
By
Douglas William Krieger

NEVER IN AMERICA?

This article was written by one of German ancestry whose forebears on his mother’s side can be traced to Martin Luther himself; thence, the incessant interest in the rise of Adolf Hitler and, in particular (through years of research) the under girding support he derived in his ascendancy from the Christian religion in the heart of Europe. How could this possibly happen? Alas! Could we in America be as deceitfully predisposed to such a malevolent cursedriven by the same demons? Do we today witness camouflaged strategies designed to accomplish a greater horror of unimaginable consequence and upon Christendom of like vulnerability?

The remotest thought of such an evil plot akin to what seduced the German people could somehow be foisted upon our beloved America boggles the senses . . . yet, each day, each month, the same cultural polarization eerily divides; the similitude of its military-industrial complex mirrors that of Rome’s expansions; its cries for greater and more restrictive security for its citizenry clamors; its tenuous economic factors now threatening the globalism it created as a result of the insatiable consumption of all things luxurious persistall this while within the walls of our crystal city, the party is oblivious to the multitude of the wretched outside who admire and distain its opulence. Are there comparisons? Be not quick in your rejection that alleged “systems” now in placewith histories of wide disparityinsure Americans absolute relief from the extremities of Nazi Germany . . . look again, look carefully, very carefully . . . history’s mercurial habit at repetition seeks to warn us all . . . “broad is the way that leadeth to destruction and many there be that go in thereat.”

THE INTOXICATING APPEAL

To understand the appeal, the absolute, mesmerizing, and intoxicating drive behind Hitler’s success, one must go beyond the inequities of the Versailles Treaty and delve into the mysterious association that Herr Hitler placed upon the Christian religion. Don’t think that Adolf was way off into some cultic, overtly demonic world of fantasy and influence. True, the occult most assuredly was deeply engaged in his thinking and outlookbut the use of legitimate Christian imagery was his forte. He both understood the need to mobilize the masses and the religion that alone could sway their fidelity to his cause.

Furthermore, throughout his declarations and apparent pontifications, is a unique ability to uplift and galvanize the German peopleto so highly esteem them, and to generate within them the self-esteem that would produce a people whose image reflected the one who had so unalterably changed and transformed them into the awesome enunciation of der Fuhrer himself. They became transfixed and transported into another state of mind and beingfrom despair and rejection, to an exhilarating euphoria and total acceptance. They could BE ALL THAT THEY COULD BE and then some. Here is no buffoon strutting upon the stage of German dejection cavalierly riveting the German mind and will upon himselfno, no, no!

Here is the uniqueness of Adolf Hitlerone who could so verbalize with utter clarity what the German soul could be in its fullness and creative genius. Neither did his spoken word proclaim his own commitment and geniusit climaxed within the Germany he envisioned in such a rapturous expression and discovery of who they were, and what they could become, with God Almighty vindicating every breath they would take! Hitler injected into nearly every German heart a DIVINE SPARK, which regrettably morphed into an inferno of destruction and death unforeseen in human historybut its initial dissension upon its benefactors was replete with a baptism of power and light utterly transcendent that it captured an entire nation in the heart of Christian Europe. Its pristine message created the IMAGE of DAS VOLK, a people who were destined by the very triumph of their corporate will to be the consummation and commencement of the Kingdom of GodDAS THOUSANDE JAHRE REICH! (The promised millennial reignone thousand year kingdom)!

But, firstly, the Weimar Republic’s failure was predictable. Its liberalism was far too watered down, far too immersed in its diversity and acceptance to galvanize the enthusiasm and concerted consecration of common folk, who longed for a winner, a leader, a “national champion.” Democracy, gone awry, alone can produce dictatorshipde facto, or elected! Ultimately, the Left (Weimar or Hollywood)again by its very naturesimply cannot SUSTAIN the caliber of commitment and vision that can be produced by absolutism and rigid conservatism to which we allude here.

Today a growing number of truly evangelical faithful observe the Christian Right in America, assisted by its current allies among the so-called neocons (i.e., neoconservativespragmatic politicos), forging a formidable alliance of convenience that wholly supports the rise of the New American World Order System. Its striking resemblance to Hitler’s appeals is frightful! Liberalism may rant and rave about societal freedoms and renounce governmental restrictionsbut their voices and challenges are hollow sounding and even adjudged fallacious, when the triumph of his armies have so prevailed upon the Plains of Shinar! Libertarians and Constitutionalistsyou do well to listen to this diatribe.

ADOLF HITLERTHE GERMAN SOLUTION IS A CHRISTIAN ONE

The tone and substance coming from the mouth of Herr Hitler, although the context is, of course, unique to European Christianity, is eerily compatible to what we are increasingly hearing today from certain political leaders within the American New World Order System. What you are about to read will shock many of youwill utterly cause you to have a spiritual seizure; a revulsion akin to a full-blown, stomach-bending, vomitbut you must come to terms with why this is happening and how religionthe Christian religionis the most powerful tool that can be utilized in order to capture the “believing” masses and to promote, through “moral covering” and political dedication, an agenda that resounds within the heart of the common man in the context of Western Civilization.

Hitler, like today’s champions of Americana, knew that the “believing masses” had been beaten down; had suffered their World War (Viet Nam), had their beloved Germany (America) battered about with moral decline and “radical secularism” that caused the “moral fiber” of the nation to collapsesomething had (has) to be donesomeone with guts and glory had (has) to arise to capture the imagination of the nation to arise from its depravity and crimes, from its vulnerability (be it from “them socialists” or “terrorists”), from its self-inflicted and debilitating social ills . . . someone is needed to alter our self-perceptions!

The problem was created by the Devil himselfThe Cabaret Society of the Weimar Republic (They never represented true Germany!). “We’d been maligned by every creeping thing imaginable upon our streets: Socialists, Communists, radical Unionists, Jews, Secularists, Liberal Theologians, Homosexuals, Raunchy Entertainment, ad nauseaand this upon our wretched economic woes and that ‘Paper from Hell’ (i.e., the Versailles Treaty).”

Nowthe Devil would provide the solution to the aforementioned problem. He would provide the solution through a man, a party, that would reach down to the common man and pull upon his heart stringsupon that which is made to respond to the highest ideals of man: His religious conscience would be the springboard to launch a fully consecrated and absolutely committed people, sold out to the one who could uplift and empower them. Thence, this resolution to Germany’s defeat must be ensconced within the language of power and persuasionit must carry the fervor of the EVANGELIST, the power of the PROPHET, the message of the APOSTLE! Yes, convolutedbut done with such passionate skill, that the unwitting and desperate would believe the LIE. Indeed, a true LIE is so close to reality that its frightening resemblance obscures all semblances to the truth!

Ultimately, a lie told long enough, and amplified to the uttermost, resounds with familiarityYE SHALL BE AS GODS, KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL! This original deceit confounded our original forebears. This is no ordinary lieit is THE LIE. Godhood, the ultimate UBERMENSCH, is the final destiny of the German raceof Hitler’s “Religion.” But first, the people must be prepared, until they realize their supreme destination and status as DAS VOLK!

HITLERI CAN’T BELIEVE HE SAID IT! (Hitler/Nazi Comments in quotes)

“We demand liberty for all religious denominations in the State, so far as they are not a danger to it and do not militate against the morality and moral sense of the German race. The Party, as such, stands for positive Christianity, but does not bind itself in the matter of creed to any particular confession.” (Item #24 of the German Worker’s Party “Program” cir. 1920s)

At the earliest formation of the Nazi Party, Hitler expressed his Christian support to the German people and soldiers. In the 1920s, Hitler’s German Workers’ Party (pre Nazi terminology) adopted a twenty-five-point program with the clear intent to persuade the German people that “positive Christianity” was in full conformity to the “moral” convictions of the Partyi.e., the Party fully embraced the morality of Christianity and that Christianity was viewed as “singular” in the minds of that PartyCatholic and Protestants were considered as the foundation of German Christianity in its fullness and jurisdiction (the Party embraced both as one).

“MY LORD AND SAVIOR . . . IN THE BOUNDLESS LOVE AS A CHRISTIAN . . . HE HAD TO SHED HIS BLOOD UPON THE CROSS. My feelings as a Christian point me to my Lord and Savior as a fighter. It points me to the man who once in loneliness, surrounded only by a few followers, recognized these Jews for what they were and summoned men to fight against them. This is God’s truth! He was greatest not as a sufferer but as a fighter. In boundless love as a Christian and as a man I read through the passage which tells us how the Lord at last rose in His might and seized the scourge to drive out of the Temple the brood of vipers and adders. How terrific was His fight for the world against the Jewish poison. Today, after two thousand years, with deepest emotion I recognize more profoundly than ever before in the fact that it was for this that He had to shed His blood upon the Cross. As a Christian I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice….

“And if there is anything which could demonstrate that we are acting rightly it is the distress that daily grows. For as a Christian I have also a duty to my own people.

“When I go out in the morning and see these men standing in their queues and look into their pinched faces, then I believe I would be no Christian, but a very devil, if I felt no pity for them, if I did not, as did our Lord two thousand years ago, turn against those by whom today this poor people is plundered and exploited.”

[Note, “Brood of vipers” appears in Matt. 3:7 & 12:34. John 2:15 depicts Jesus driving out the moneychangers (adders) from the temple.]
Adolf Hitler, in his speech on 12 April 1922

“We were convinced that the people needs and requires this faith. We have therefore undertaken the fight against the atheistic movement, and that not merely with a few theoretical declarations: we have stamped it out.” –Adolf Hitler, in a speech in Berlin on 24 October 1933

Indeed, Hitler’s speeches and proclamations, even more clearly, reveal his faith and feelings toward a Christianized Germany. Nazism presents an embarrassment to Christianity and demonstrates the danger of blending “faith with politics.” Do you find it “spiritually disconcerting” to discover the depth of Hitler’s hermeneutic? How about his exegesis of Matthew 3:7, 12:34 and John 2:15? Hitler’s depiction of Jesus as the FIGHTER, not as the sufferer, is a distortion of the Scriptural intent of this reading; however, without knowing the full contextual nature of the Word, one could (as Hitler did) surmise a MILITANT JESUS is in view, and not a suffering Jesus.

It has been said, “the Bible can be read to say anything!” Examples abound: “Judas hung himself . . . go thou and do likewise!” This classic piece of cut and paste, though stupid, is precisely what many so-called expositors do with the Word of GodHitler was no exception. But, the shedding of the blood of Jesus as the ultimate payment for “truth and justice and the German way” is frightening and turns true Christianity on its head! Note that Hitler claims to be a Christian and, as such, he has a duty to his own peoplehe too, like Jesus, must be a fighter for truth and justicehe must rid the Temple of the moneychangers, of the abominable Jews who harass his people, like Jesus did. The German people, according to Hitler, were being “plundered and exploited” and he would be NO CHRISTIAN if he didn’t do something about it…..

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Prayer Is The Best Thing!

Prayer definitely works and is still working today as it did
thousands of years ago. There are many that have experienced
it’s power.

Just when you wonder when are things going to get
better…prayer gets answered! And most of the time it will be
better results than what you imagined! A powerful true
experience of what prayer can do for those who have faith in it
and in God.

I was really getting to the point of utter frustration involving
the numerous business ventures I had invested in over the last
few years.

One of my ventures was my own business as a real estate
photographer and was just starting to market my service. Then
the realtor companies were stating that real estate is booming
and houses were selling without pictures and they were right, it
was the beginning of a real estate boom…not what I wanted to
hear!

After many attempts at trying to get this business going with
little success, I just broke down and prayed out loud to God
telling him that evidently this isn’t the work that he had
planned for me. And then I asked him to please show me what he
would like for me to do.

The next day, I was remembering that I had sold a certain
product line in retail quite a few years ago, and really enjoyed
it. So I thought what can I lose by just checking into it again?
Then I called a friend that I hadn’t talked to for quite awhile
and she was selling this line and was doing pretty well with it.

After calling her, she said that she was retiring soon, and
referred me to another lady in the business. I then spoke with
her, and we really hit it off over the phone. I had never met
her in my life, but she seemed very nice and helpful. All of a
sudden, in the middle of the phone conversation, she said that
sometime in the early part of next year, she will be retiring
and has quite a few representatives that she makes commissions
on, working for her. She then asked me if I would be interested
in taking them over at that point.

I wanted to shout out my answer, but managed to contain myself
and said I was very interested. After the call had ended…I was
dancing with joy! I thought this is so amazing, especially since
she really didn’t even know me.

Then that wasn’t all…this next part of my experience is even
more amazing! My Christian friend and her husband whom I had
originally called about this business, had put their house on
the market so they could retire and travel. They had it up for
less than two weeks and received a cash offer for the total
amount they were asking…wow! Then guess what happened
next…she called me and asked if I would take over her customer
base of over fifty regular customers … WOW! Anyway, I think
you know my answer.

Then I thanked God for his blessing with his answer to my prayer!

So in conclusion, if you are feeling like giving up, and have
been really discouraged with your work or personal life, just
ask God for his help. Then pray daily and give thanks to him
too, have faith, and your prayers will be answered in the way
that is best for you!

The Emmaus Journal ~ What Kingdom Are You Looking For?

The Emmaus Journal

What Kingdom Are You Looking For?

The awe inspiring chapters in Hebrews which we have fondly labeled the Hall of
Faith tells a wonderful tale of past history all for our encouragement and edification.

Hebrews 11: 13- 16, quotes …”These all died in faith, not
having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of
them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on
the earth. Verse 14 … for they that say such things declare plainly that they
seek a country. Verse 15 … And truly, if they had been mindful of that
country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have
returned. Verse 16 … But now they desire a better country, that is a
heavenly: wherefore YaHWeH (God) is not ashamed to be called their Elohim (God):
for he hath prepared for them a city.”

Here we have just touched upon the most awe inspiring subject that stirs the Spirit
to take a big leap of faith and look forward to our next dwelling place. These verses
in Hebrews point directly to the “new city” that we will soon occupy. It is called the
New Jerusalem. A very thought provoking and extended view of the New Jerusalem
can be found in the book of Revelations. I know Bible scholars and teachers have
made many great dissertations regarding this subject. But, if you will ponder this
one thought out of all of them. A very simple, yet profoundly earth shattering
thought that can have an explosive impact upon your Christian life right now.

WHAT KINGDOM ARE YOU LOOKING AT ? YES, YOU RIGHT
NOW ? YES, ME RIGHT NOW ?

It has seemed like the frantic pace of our technological ‘chip’ society has propelled
even the ‘Christian World’ into a frenzy of convoluted activities. How can our minds
be stayed upon YaHWeH (God)? How can we keep from not being swept along with
the currents of our own well organized Christian life with ALL these terrific
influences pulling us this way and that way. This earthly domain takes a toll upon
our souls and we suffer in some of its consequences. At times so burdensomely
caught up in keeping up, that our possessions and needs outweigh our spiritual
treasures being stored for us in heaven.

The only possible answer lies in seeking THE answer. This is not any quick solution,
yet once revealed it is just that quick! If you really, really, desire to catch a glimpse
of the New Jerusalem, our YaHWeH (God) is faithful. If you really, really, desire an
answer, He will answer in His own defined way just for you! Until we are secure (and
might I add ’secured’) in our ‘walk of faith’ we will continue to stumble blindly at
times. Until, we have poured out our soul’s ambitions and submitted to the ‘higher
calling’ we will continue to run as if to escape. But, the only place we will eventually
run to, is into YaHWeH’s arms once again. Our very breath will be undone, without
His Breath of Life flowing into us second by second.

Oh, the wonder of this New City! This City of Perpetual Light. The City of
our YaHWeH (God). The dwelling place of our Yahshua (Jesus). Our Home Sweet
Home. Oh, the shining beauty and majesty that emanates from His Throne. Our
emancipation awaits as our soul delight as it comes into view. Catch a glimpse and
allow your soul to dwell a moment in its glory. Catch a glimpse and allow your spirit
to soar to its new heights. Yes to the New City. The City of hope and pure
righteousness. The City of beautiful peace. The City where all tears and earthly toils
disappear. The City where all sickness and troubles flee away. The City created for
you and me! The City called the New Jerusalem.

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The Real Fear

The verses in this weeks Torah portion Bereishit 32:7-8
state: “The angels returned to Jacob saying, ‘We came to your
brother, to Esau, and he is also coming toward you, and four
hundred men are with him.’ Jacob became very frightened and was
distressed, so he divided the people who were with him and the
flocks and the cattle and the camels into two camps.”

Rav Yerucham Levovitz, the great pre-WWII Mirrer
mashgiach enlightens us to the fact that Jacob surely was
not afraid in the same terms that we would be afraid, but rather
he was afraid that maybe he sinned and this in turn would lead
to his downfall.

Rashi makes this clear in the following verse: “I have become
small from all the kindnesses and from all the truth that You
have rendered Your servant, for with my staff I crossed this
Jordan, and now I have become two camps.” (Bereishit -
Chapter 32:11) Rashi states: “Therefore, I fear lest I have
become sullied with sin from the time that You promised me, and
it will cause me to be delivered into Esau’s hand.”

The expression “and four hundred men are with him” tells us that
Jacob’s fear of sin was equal to the natural fear that a person
has of a thief or a dangerous animal. For Jacob, the fear of sin
was a reality and the only thing to fear.

The Talmud in Brachos 5b brings a story: Once four
hundred jars of wine belonging to R. Huna turned sour. The
scholars went in to visit him and said to him, “The master ought
to examine his actions.”

He said to them, “Am I suspect in your eyes?”

They replied, “Is the Holy One, blessed be He, suspect of
punishing without justice?”

He replied, “If somebody has heard of anything against me, let
him speak out.”

“We have heard that the master does not give his tenant his
lawful share in the vine twigs,” they replied.

“Does he leave me any? He steals them all!” he countered.

However they answered him, “That is exactly what the proverb
says, ‘If you steal from a thief you also have a taste of it!’ ”

He then pledged to give it to him in the future. Some report
that thereupon the vinegar became wine again; others that the
vinegar went up so high that it was sold for the same price as
wine.

The Lekach Tov asked, why didn’t the sages inquire into the
natural reason for the wine turning sour? Is it true that every
time someone’s wine goes bad that the reason is because of sin?

The answer is that there are no natural causes! Everything that
happens to use is because of our merits or because of our sins.

Our Rabbis taught: In a certain place there was once a lizard
which used to injure people. They came and told R. Hanina b.
Dosa. He said to them: Show me its hole. They showed him its
hole, and he put his heel over the hole, and the lizard came out
and bit him, and it died. He put it on his shoulder and brought
it to the Beth ha-Midrash and said to them: See, my sons, it is
not the lizard that kills, it is sin that kills! On that
occasion, they said: Woe to the man whom a lizard meets, but woe
to the lizard which R. Hanina b. Dosa meets! (Gemara
Brachos 33a)

R. Ammi said: There is no death without sin, and there is no
suffering without iniquity. (Gemara Shabbath 55a)

This awesome and frightening idea can help bring us to new
levels in our fear of G-d and our fear of sin.

A glossary of non-English words can be found at the Global Yeshiva’s
glossary.