When citizens are under the oppression of a public authority which oversteps its competence, they should still not refuse to give or do what is objectively demanded of them by the common good; but it is legitimate for them to defend their own rights and those of their fellow citizens against the abuse of this authority within the limits of the natural law and the Law of the Gospel. (Matthew 22:21; Acts 5:29).
English Bill Of Rights Recognises Our Right To Bear Arms
The Magna Carta Bill Of 1297 ". . . here is a law which is above the King and which even he must not break. This reaffirmation of a supreme law and its expression in a general charter is the great work of Magna Carta; and this alone justifies the respect in which men have held it."
Self Defence & The British Constitution
Note - PITP Advocates & Utilizes The Following As Well As The Links Above - In Other Words - "Is Armed As Per My Rights"
When it comes to law, we must always remember, "Is man's law above God's Law, or is God's Law above man's law?" A fool would apply affirmation to the former. The indisputable hierarchy flow of power is as follows:
1. God (The Creator)
2. Man (created by God)
3. Government (administration created by man to serve man. An inert abstraction and transitory mental contrivance.)
God>Man>Government - In that order!
The English Bill of Rights, Magna Carta laws etc. do not "give" us the right to own and operate firearms, they simply "testify / acknowledge" our inalienable God given right to own and operate firearms / weapons and our right to defend ourself from harm.
Here is the real and absolute Authority and real Laws in relation to this matter, direct from our Creator Himself:
* "When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace..." Creator of the Universe, Luke 11:21,
* "...and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one." Creator of the Universe, Luke 22:36.
Be warned: signing a Firearm's Licence or Permit is signing a contract with the state, which means that you give your consent to and are bound by the conditions contained within that "contract," "licence" or "permit." Owning a Firearm's Licence can often abrogate your Bible based common-law rights to firearm ownership. If you don't like the contract - don't sign it!
Applying for a Firearm's Licence or Permit is just as absurd as trotting off to your local Police Station and applying for a licence each time you wished to copulate with your spouse - or to walk on the footpath - or breathe God's air - or drive a vehicle!
"...choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." Joshua 24:15
To Everything There Is A Season
Solomon wrote “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted; A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up; A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing; A time to gain, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to throw away; A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak; A time to love, And a time to hate; A time of war, And a time of peace.”
We in America and throughout the world are now in a time of WAR.
Does the Bible forbid or encourage us to defend ourselves, or to go to war against an enemy? This is one of the more controversial and difficult subjects to settle as Christians. I know that none of us will agree on all aspects of this subject but there is much to consider.
Are we allowed to defend ourselves and family against attackers or enemies? The Old Testament teaches that it is right to use force in order to restrain evil and wickedness in the world. It is also allowable to defend a nation and ones family. When we come to the New Testament it is not as clear. What is clear is that the Bible does not teach pacifism, we have numerous examples to defend ourselves against evil-- personally, and for others.
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IS ALLOWED
Romans 13:1-7 ““Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. For he is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience' sake. For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God's ministers attending continually to this very thing. Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.”
The government is to provide safety and security for the population of that country. As Christians we are to obey civil authority. Jesus told his followers to render to Caesar what is his due and God’s His due Mt.22:21, so they were to pay their taxes. In Titus 3:1 Christian’s are told to submit to their rulers. Peter writes we are to submit to every authority instituted among men, 1 Pt.2:13 both kings and lesser authorities v.17. However we are not to obey them if they want us to disobey God, especially when it involves killing with no justification. We have examples from the Scripture and history of the early Church of those being commanded to do evil but refused, but they did not exercise force to counter the command. Render to Caesar what is Caesar’s is not just limited to money but service. If you were as soldier you would need to obey they government. There were many Centurions that Jesus encountered, some he even commended them on their faith. none of them were told to leave the army. The New Testament does not ask for those who were soldiers to no longer continue to be soldiers. When a Roman soldier became a believer they were not asked to leave, it was left up to their own conscience. In Luke 3 when the soldiers asked John the Baptist what they should do for repentance he answered, “do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely and be content with your wages”, clearly giving his approval of their vocation. Jesus would often distinguish the evil in government and the government itself.
Daniel 3 and 6, Daniel and his three friends disobeyed Nebuchadnezzar’s command that everyone should bow and worship the pagan image on the plain of Dura. They refused and were thrown in the furnace for punishment, they trusted themselves to God and he delivered them.
We are not to have blind obedience to the government when it may supercede the Bible, God, and our own conscience. God has given civil Governments the power to establish a society to be rule justly, morally. Justified civil disobedience is allowed when the believer is commanded to do something contrary to the Word of God. The Bible permits Christians to disobey the law only when they are commanded to do evil or to turn from doing good (Acts 5:28-29).
We see this played out in the abortion issue where rescuers are prohibited by law to exercise Christ's command to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Mt. 22:39). Pro-lifers believe the unborn child is their neighbor who is innocent, unable to speak for themselves. To rescue that child from their death is a good act and obeying Christ, as God has given them life and we are to try and preserve life. However we are to use persuasion not force to accomplish this goal.
As for ourselves, the government is not persuading pro-life Christians to do evil, the state does not require pro-life Christians to abort their own unborn children, they are giving all people a choice. Whether we agree with this or not our reaction cannot be to do harm or take another's life. To be our sisters keeper our course of action requires a non- violent protest and the ability to give them the information so they can make a rational choice. (Please Click on "Read More" Below )
Examples of disobedience in the Bible to preserve life
A law may be superseded by another, under certain conditions. We cannot be obligated to tell the truth and risk innocent people dying as the result of our telling the truth. Lying is sometimes right. I know the Bible does tell us not to bear false witness and to not lie, but it comes down to the motive behind it.
The Bible does give examples of the spiritual law taking precedent over the law of the land, as it is the greater good. In Ex.1:15-22 The midwives disobeyed Pharaoh’s order to kill all the Hebrew baby boys (which was genocide) But the Hebrew midwives Shiprah and Puah “feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do and they let the boys live.” As a result “God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous. And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own” (vs. 20-21). If they had obeyed Pharaoh the deliverer of Israel would have been killed. Preserving life takes priority over indiscriminate murder, even if it is by the king of the land.
I Kings 18:4 wicked queen Jezebel “was killing off the LORD'S prophets.” In defiance of her orders the prophet Obadiah “had taken a hundred prophets and hid them in two caves ... and had supplied them with food and water” (v. 4). Although Scripture does not explicitly approve of Obadiah's act, the context and manner of the Bible's presentation implies that God condoned His act because it says he feared the Lord, in other words he obeyed God before he would obey man (vs. 13-15).The law of preservation of life admonishes us to do what is right, this overshadows any law of the land that would do harm.
In Joshua 2:1-14 we see the example of Rahab saving the lives of two Hebrew spies by hiding them from soldiers who were searching for them. She risked her life in lying to protect their lives and lying to the soldiers. The spies had no legal right to be in Jericho, the soldiers had every legal right to apprehend them. The preservation of innocent life always takes priority. God honored Rahab calling it faith, and God promised, “Now the city shall be doomed by the LORD to destruction, it and all who are in it. Only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.” (.Josh 6:17)And the spies went and rescued all her family and belongings from destruction. We later find her included in the line of the Messiah “Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse,and Jesse begot David the king” (Matt. 1:5-6).
This is attributed to faith, she trusted the spies sent by God and in so doing was trusting God. “By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe” (Heb 11:31) “Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?” (James 2:25)
We can see this same example in World War II when the Nazis did house searches for Jews. There were many Christians and non-believers who hid them to protect their lives. If you were someone who broke the law by hiding Jews from the Holocaust, you were doing the greater good-- you were obeying God’s law. We have a moral duty to preserve life whether its our own or someone else’ if directly confronted.
The principle taught in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:38-42 would seem to imply that Christians should not resist an evil person. If you are slapped on one cheek give them the other. But this means not retaliate when insulted or slandered (Romans 12:17-21). Insults do not threaten a Christian's personal safety. The idea of rendering insult for insult, is not the same as defending oneself against a mugger or a rapist, or someone that wants to kill you or a loved one. We are to preserve life, this is a principle carried over from the Old Testament. The use of physical force to protect or defend another is not an alternative but a command.
We protect our children from drug dealers and pedophiles and all other sort of lowlifes. We lock our doors of our homes. We are to be vigilant against evil and take precautions to prevent it. We will keep our car keys on our person, we do not leave them in the ignition switch saying I have trust. We do what we can so we do not become sick. We do preventative measures for our safety.
If we watch someone steal something and do not speak up or we know of a crime we could prevent, we are complicit to the crime. To watch an act of cruelty to children without trying to intervene is morally inexcusable. To permit a murder to take place when we could have done something to prevent it is ethically wrong. If we fail to use force to protect another whom is confronted with evil we are in fact failing to show love toward them. It would instead be sin to sit by idly and watch another harm physical harm perpetrated on them when it can be avoided or prevented by force. Not resisting evil is a sin of omission, and a sin of omission can bring the same result as one committing evil. Any man who refuses to protect his wife and children against a violent intruder fails in his moral obligation.
Is violence never a justified act? What of self-defense? Do we stand by and watch someone being abused or physically threatened with harm?
We are to pursue peace, but tolerance, finding compromise condoning criminal activity or withholding punishment does not lead to peace. It is the greatest act of love to sacrifice your life to protect the innocent, to defend their freedom against oppressors when they can’t. Self-sacrifice is part of the definition of agape? But what about sacrificing one self for the enemy? This is what Jesus did. We were all enemies before we became friends.
Jesus is known for His teaching on love, compassion, forgiveness, and “not to return evil for evil” But we find Jesus advising the disciples to buy a sword in Luke 22:36: “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.” Jesus told the disciples to buy a sword, and it is clear that Jesus advocated the use of a sword for self-defense purposes. Jesus tells the disciples to buy a sword if he has none vs.38 they showed they had two, he said this is enough. So he is not telling them to arm themselves, lest they trust in man and not God. The “sword” (Greek: maxairan) that is used is a dagger or short sword that was part of the Jews traveler's equipment for protection against robbers and wild animals. A plain reading of the passage indicates that Jesus approved of conditional self-defense. These were small daggers to protect someone from the criminals they would encounter as they traveled, they were used for close combat, for self defense, they were also to use against a wild animal.
When Jesus was being arrested Peter stepped forward to protect him and cut off the ear of the servant (Malchus) of the high priest. We have Jesus reacting, stating that “whoever lives by the sword will die by the sword.”
Some pacifists to prove Jesus rejected the use of weapons quote this verse. Here Jesus is addressing Peter who previously said he was willing to die with him and instead tried to prevent His being arrested. Peter used the sword to accomplish his goal- Jesus’ response -- We are not to live by force or violence, Your life is not to be ruled by a response of force, but by love. There was more to this than Peter could see; the will of God. Peter had pulled the sword out to prevent him from being arrested . Jesus healed the man’s ear and He had Peter put away his sword so he could be arrested, to fulfill God’s plan by his death (John 18:11).
This does not mean that one is forbidden to use force when confronted with another’s life being taken. If Jesus were a pacifist and opposed the use of weapons, He would not have instructed his disciples to own them. They were not to be heavily armed, but sufficiently armed. When Jesus was arrested, he told his disciples he could call on his Father, who would put legions of angels at his disposal to protect and deliver Him. Instead Jesus submitted to the process that would bring Him to His purpose in coming to earth. So it is important to see God’s purpose at the time.
If one believes killing is one and the same as murder, then no one would be allowed to us deadly force, even in defense to save lives. The Bible prohibits murder, but not in using killing against a hostile enemy; neither is the ownership and use of weapons are not prohibited. There were times when it became necessary for Israel to fight or go into captivity. The other exception is when God decided to punish Israel for their disobedience and told them to go into captivity so they would live.
In Gen.14 Abraham rescued lot by a battle when he was forcefully taken. Israel battled against her enemies in Deut.20:1, 29:7, Joshua 11:15 the battle of Jericho,vs.20, Joshua 12. In Numbers 35:17 it explains by having the intention to kill, murderers were to be put to death. In Deut. 16:18-19 they were commanded to cast out all their enemies. Killing is different than murder. Murder is senseless and for selfish reasons, while killing is to protect and preserve life.
The Israelites had to take possession of the Promised Land by conquest. They engaged themselves in continued bloody wars with the Canaanite tribes. Except in the case of Jericho and Ai, the war did not become aggressive until after the death of Joshua. Up until then the attack was always first made by the Canaanites. Israel was employed by God to sweep them away off the face of the earth. They were relentless enemies. Israel always had a regimented army, they had Compulsory service in1 Samuel 14:52, there were Captains of fifties 2 Kings 1:9; Isaiah 3:3, Captains of hundreds Numbers 31:14,48; 2 Kings 11:15; 1 Chronicles 28:1; 2 Chronicles 25:5, Commander-in-chief 1 Samuel 14:50; 2 Samuel 2:8; 8:16; 17:25; 19:13; 20:23. Generals of corps and divisions Numbers 2:3,31; 1 Chronicles 27:1-22; 2 Chronicles 17:12-19 Captains of thousands Numbers 31:14,48; 1 Samuel 17:18; 1 Chronicles 28:1; 2 Chronicles 25:5. It is for this reason they have survived as a people even to today.
Scripture describes God as merciful, filled with grace and God is love, but He is also a God of justice, and when necessary He was “The LORD is a man of war; the LORD is His name” (Exod. 15:3).
The difference between Killing and Murder
God said to Noah, “from each man, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of his fellow man. Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man” (Gen 9:5-6). So God created a system of capital punishment to be implemented by mankind; man was to take the life of another who needlessly sheds another man’s blood. Because God made man in His own image, murder becomes a crime against God and demands capital punishment. There is no provision in the Old Testament for Israel attempting to rehabilitate a murderer. Death was warranted for anyone who intentionally killed someone (Ex 21:12-14), God instructed capital punishment as necessary for a variety of offenses in the Mosaic Law.
God’s command not to murder is given to mankind before the law was given to Moses; it is a moral law that was to be obeyed since the beginning of time. The punishment that whoever sheds mans blood there blood will be shed. (Gen.9:6) it was held up under the law of Moses (Exod.20:13) and in the New Testament (Rom.13:9). Murder is to be considered wrong at all times and all places for all people. All men and women were created in the image of God (Gen.1:27, 9:6), which is a moral quality which comes from God’s nature (Col.3:10; Jm.3:9). In John 8:44 Jesus tells the religious leaders the Devil is their Father and that “He was a murderer from the beginning.” As the Devil introduced the first lie it began both spiritual physical death to all mankind. To do senseless killing, is from a searing of our conscience that is given as the image of God to all, and violates the life that God gave each person.
Self protection is found in Ex 22:2-3. If a thief was found to be breaking into a home at night, the homeowner had the right to kill the intruder to protect his family and property. The exception was if it occurred during the day, if the homeowner could see and judge the intruder's intentions, and the intruder could see the homeowner was present was going to defend his household; then homeowner could not kill in defense of his household.
Ex.21:12-21 God, who by his providence gives and maintains life, and by His law protects it. A willful murderer was to be taken even from God’s altar. But God provided cities of refuge as an escape to protect those who had this accident occur, as it was not their fault to cause the death of another. It is a different matter when someone kills another without intent of harm. A willful murder is always to be punished with death. To this law there is a reason added. God's image remains upon fallen man, so whoever unjustly kills a man, defaces the image of God. It is about the sanctity of life that we all share.
Jesus goes further into the matter than making one is guilty by committing the act, but by hating another in their heart, this is where it begins. The apostle John echoes Jesus’ sermon on the mount, “Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him” (I John 3:15).
The Bible teaches among many sins murder will keep one from heaven Rev. 21:8 “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
When questioned on how to receive eternal life Jesus responded by saying Luke 18:20 “You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,' 'Honor your father and your mother.”
In the Ten Commandments, God did not say, “You shall not kill” but, “You shall not murder” (Ex 20:13, Deut 5:17). This specifically refers to premeditated murder and is never used of executing a criminal or slaying an enemy in battle. God would then be contradicting himself when he told them to give just punishment.
The teachings about the use of force found in the Old and New Testaments are not in opposition but each focuses on when, and how. For example, both the Old and New Covenants teach that it is proper to use force in order to restrain evil and wickedness in the world, as well as for the defense of a nation. Christ’s love being sacrificial in nature asks us to sacrifice ourselves for the benefit of others, whether that involves working to meet their basic human needs, (Mt.25:34-40) or it may come to giving up your life to prolong theirs. So defending another person, especially a family member, is not only appropriate but required when confronted with evil. so if an intruder comes in your house to bring harm to a loved one, you do not sit by quietly and pray but protect them.
What is the motivation of the attacker? Is he attacking you because of your faith? If so, we are not use force to defend ourselves or retaliate forcibly. However, if he is attacking you or your family because he is an evildoer, then you have the right to use every means at your disposal to defend yourself and others against him. To use force for preserving life is appropriate when necessary, we see examples of this in the Bible. I realize that we can’t have a conversation with the person as this is happening so it becomes a judgment call for the individual at the time.
However, the one area in which deadly force is not permitted, it is for the defense of the faith. As far as our faith is concerned, we are to turn the other cheek and be willing to become martyrs if it is about Christ. Jesus told his disciples they would be killed for their faith and it is no different today. In regard to protecting ourselves from crime and our nation from foreign aggression, force is allowed by both the Old and New Testaments. In the Old Testament (Genesis 14), when Abraham's nephew Lot was kidnapped by Chedorlaomer, the king of Elam, Abraham gathered 318 trained men of his household to rescue Lot. Ex 17:9 And Moses said to Joshua, "Choose us some men and go out, fight with Amalek. 1 Samuel 17:45 Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
The Bible does not teach pacifism; pacifists often misuse verses that apply to the defending of the faith and ignore the context, which has nothing to do with defenses against evildoers and national aggression.
Stephen did not fight back when he was stoned for his testimony about Jesus Acts 6:8-7:60. Men from one of the synagogues seized Stephen and took him before the Sanhedrin, the religious court, for questioning. Stephen boldly rebuked the religious leaders, who became enraged and stoned him to death, he did not resist but became as Jesus praying that those who did it in ignorance would be forgiven. We are told by Luke, “there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem;” and that “they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.” About two thousand Christians, suffered martyrdom from the “persecution that arose about Stephen.”
This is why we do not fight for Jesus - John 18:36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight”
The New Testament does not address prosecution for those who commit murder; the focus is often upon ones personal behavior and the motivation of their heart. Jesus' Sermon on the Mount addressed an individuals heart and motivation that leads to sin.
There are numerous examples of disobedience to save lives in the New Testament. God protected Jesus a number of times by having him flee. The wise men that traveled from the east were asked by Herod to report back to him so he can know where He is and go to worship him also Mt.2:7-8,but his intentions were really to kill him. They disobeyed Herod because God warned them by a dream vs.12. In Mt.2:13 God warned Mary and Joseph to flee to preserve Jesus’ life.
When Jesus was alive he also did what was necessary to preserve his life so he could complete his mission. There was a time to lay His life down, Jesus knew that time was not yet. Matthew 12:14-15 The Pharisees plotted to kill Jesus, so he left the area. Jesus would remove himself from harms way. He taught to flee to save a life instead of fighting. John 7:1 Jesus avoided an area because the Jews there were waiting to take his life. Luke 4:4:28-30 A crowd tried to throw Jesus off a cliff, but he walked through the crowd to escape. He did not surrender to the mob and allow this to occur. John 7:30 The Jews tried to seize Jesus in the temple courts, but “no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.” In other words, they wanted to and tried, but were unable because He escaped.
The apostles followed his example, Paul was let down in a basket to escape those who were looking to kill him. Acts 9:23-25. In Acts 9:29-30 Saul (Paul) debated with the Grecian Jews, who then tried to kill him. When the other believers heard of this, they sent him to another area. Acts 14:5-7 there was a plot to mistreat and stone Paul and Barnabas, so they fled to another region and continued to preach the Gospel. 1 Corinthians 15:30-32 Paul says he was endangered “every hour” and he described this peril as He fought “wild beasts” in Ephesus, those who wanted to rip him apart.
2 Timothy 1:8 Paul urged Timothy to join him in suffering for the gospel… the fact is that Christians in many countries face these persecutions each day, many are unable to escape. Jesus said those who follow would be arrested and beaten for his namesake. He never told them to fight for his kingdom. John 16:2 Believers will be killed for their faith; those who kill them will believe they are justified in thinking they are doing God a favor by killing them. On the other hand we are told to deny our self and take up our cross; you can’t kill someone that is already considered dead!
Rom.13 tells us to obey the rule of the land unless they violate our commitment to God. But we cannot fall into what others have done by using force back to those who may challenge our faith, then we become like those we are being harmed by. Acts 5:29 Peter and John refused to cease preaching the Gospel, saying to the Jewish Sanhedrin it is better to obey God than man. I see that tolerance may soon limit our preaching, because of our trying to be at peace with all we may be hindered to give the Gospel. New laws may be instated for political correctness. God’s intention is to save peoples souls, this takes priority over any religious or political law of the land.
In Revelation 11:3-7 The two witnesses destroy anyone who tries to harm them as they minister, but there comes a time when their work is completed and they will be killed, and shortly resurrected.
In Revelation 13 we are told not to take the mark of the beast even though no one will be able to buy or sell without it. Here again we have civil disobedience with the ultimate price, for whoever takes the mark will lose their soul, they will have no second chance. Some may have to fight to get away from taking the mark.
The way I see it, there is no easy answer to this, it becomes and individual choice for a given situation. There is no clear mandate to use force and the only area we are not to use force in is in defense of our faith. Jesus said my kingdom is not of this world, if it were they would fight. He was not addressing about the matters of this world, Jesus was addressing his spiritual kingdom to come. In John 18:22-23 when an officer of the Sanhedrin struck Jesus and rebuked him, Jesus did not retaliate as he taught not to return evil for evil. But Christ did not literally turn the other cheek but spoke up (John 18:22-23), He said if he has spoken evil bear witness of the evil but if well, why do you strike me?
Christianity teaches not to return evil for evil nor to convert people by force, but by love, by discussion. If someone is attacking you or your family as an evil person, a criminal, you have every right to use whatever means is at ones disposal to defend oneself and preserve life. If on the other hand one is attacking you and going to do harm because of your faith you are not to defend yourself. If we are asked specifically to renounce our faith or die we have the example of the early Church. We are told to be willing to become martyrs, Rev.12:11 during the tribulation “they did not love their lives unto death.”
The New Testament does not make it absolutely clear in prohibiting all self-defense, or to protect others from harm. It appears to me that we are allowed to take different positions, depending on our conscience sake and the situation at the time.
Matthew 10:21-22. Jesus told his disciples, and other believers, they would be hated and killed because of the gospel, even by their own family. He didn’t specifically mention running away to protect themselves-- but he also didn't say not to. He instructed the disciples in Matthew 10:23 if you are persecuted in one place, his disciples were to flee to another. When Jesus said he did not come to bring peace but a sword, the rest of the verse reveals that it was not literal but meant a division for those who follow and those who do not.
Christians and non Christians should not disarm, allowing despots, totalitarian governments to take over and enslave millions. This becomes an issue of self defense, and not sitting by idly while others are slaughtered or enslaved, it is not an issue of faith. Certain individuals, religious groups, countries are intent on domination and abusing others. Maintaining peace is sometimes impossible without having a strong defense. A nation as a whole cannot turn the other cheek, as Romans 13 says the government does not bear the sword in vain to those who do evil. At least that is the way I see it.
Ultimately God will punish the evil done in our body here on earth in both our soul and body afterwards. Two of his parables refer to Christ destroying those who oppose him (Luke 19:11-27; 20:9-16). God is God of peace but he can be a God of war when necessary. It is Jesus Himself who comes back to destroy all the armies of the nations that oppose his return, this will happen in the valley Megiddo. Jesus will one day appear to slay all those who oppose him, it is then that evil will be eliminated, as it says “his robe was dipped in blood” Revelation 19:11-13.
Micah a contemporary of Isaiah says in 4:3 what Isaiah 2:4 also said about the Lords coming, “He shall judge between many peoples, and rebuke strong nations afar off; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” This will happen in the Millennium after Christ returns to set up his perfect kingdom, until then we will have wars between countries and inside countries.
God will be just and in the resurrection for the sinners (the unjust) there will be different increments of punishments. A Hitler will not be punished like a regular sinner would. No one will get away with anything; God who is perfectly just will judge our motives and our actions. At this time we need to pray that our country will do the right thing.
When citizens are under the oppression of a public authority which oversteps its competence, they should still not refuse to give or do what is objectively demanded of them by the common good; but it is legitimate for them to defend their own rights and those of their fellow citizens against the abuse of this authority within the limits of the natural law and the Law of the Gospel. (Matthew 22:21; Acts 5:29).
Saturday, 24 January 2009
Resisting Evil, Self Defense And War - For All Countries & Christians Especially!!
ARMY Unit to be used as an on-call federal response force In The USA - FERA = Federal Emergency Response Agency?
Is this the new FEMA? - FERA = (Federal Emergency Response Agency? - (PITP)
The Army Might be called upon to tackle civil unrest and crowd control!
Army Times
Brigade homeland tours start Oct. 1
3rd Infantrys 1st BCT trains for a new dwell-time mission. Helping people at home may become a permanent part of the active Army
By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Sep 8, 2008 6:15:06 EDT
The 3rd Infantry Divisions 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent 35 of the last 60 months in Iraq patrolling in full battle rattle, helping restore essential services and escorting supply convoys.
Now theyre training for the same mission — with a twist — at home.
Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months, the 1st BCT will be under the day-to-day control of U.S. Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command, as an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks.
It is not the first time an active-duty unit has been tapped to help at home. In August 2005, for example, when Hurricane Katrina unleashed hell in Mississippi and Louisiana, several active-duty units were pulled from various posts and mobilized to those areas.
But this new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to NorthCom, a joint command established in 2002 to provide command and control for federal homeland defense efforts and coordinate defense support of civil authorities.
After 1st BCT finishes its dwell-time mission, expectations are that another, as yet unnamed, active-duty brigade will take over and that the mission will be a permanent one.
Right now, the response force requirement will be an enduring mission. How the [Defense Department] chooses to source that and whether or not they continue to assign them to NorthCom, that could change in the future, said Army Col. Louis Vogler, chief of NorthCom future operations. Now, the plan is to assign a force every year.
The command is at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., but the soldiers with 1st BCT, who returned in April after 15 months in Iraq, will operate out of their home post at Fort Stewart, Ga., where theyll be able to go to school, spend time with their families and train for their new homeland mission as well as the counterinsurgency mission in the war zones.
Stop-loss will not be in effect, so soldiers will be able to leave the Army or move to new assignments during the mission, and the operational tempo will be variable.
Dont look for any extra time off, though. The at-home mission does not take the place of scheduled combat-zone deployments and will take place during the so-called dwell time a unit gets to reset and regenerate after a deployment.
The 1st of the 3rd is still scheduled to deploy to either Iraq or Afghanistan in early 2010, which means the soldiers will have been home a minimum of 20 months by the time they ship out.
In the meantime, theyll learn new skills, use some of the ones they acquired in the war zone and more than likely will not be shot at while doing any of it.
They may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control or to deal with potentially horrific scenarios such as massive poisoning and chaos in response to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive, or CBRNE, attack.
Training for homeland scenarios has already begun at Fort Stewart and includes specialty tasks such as knowing how to use the jaws of life to extract a person from a mangled vehicle; extra medical training for a CBRNE incident; and working with U.S. Forestry Service experts on how to go in with chainsaws and cut and clear trees to clear a road or area.
The 1st BCTs soldiers also will learn how to use the first ever nonlethal package that the Army has fielded, 1st BCT commander Col. Roger Cloutier said, referring to crowd and traffic control equipment and nonlethal weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals without killing them.....
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Posse Comitatus Act
For more than 100 years — since the end of the Civil War — deployment of the U.S. military inside the U.S. has been prohibited under The Posse Comitatus Act (the only exceptions being that the National Guard and Coast Guard are exempted, and use of the military on an emergency ad hoc basis is permitted, such as what happened after Hurricane Katrina). Though there have been some erosions of this prohibition over the last several decades (most perniciously to allow the use of the military to work with law enforcement agencies in the "War on Drugs"), the bright line ban on using the U.S. military as a standing law enforcement force inside the U.S. has been more or less honored — until now. And as the Army Times notes, once this particular brigade completes its one-year assignment, "expectations are that another, as yet unnamed, active-duty brigade will take over and that the mission will be a permanent one."
After Hurricane Katrina, the Bush administration began openly agitating for what would be, in essence, a complete elimination of the key prohibitions of the Posse Comitatus Act in order to allow the President to deploy U.S. military forces inside the U.S. basically at will — and, as usual, they were successful as a result of rapid bipartisan compliance with the Leader’s demand (the same kind of compliance that is about to foist a bailout package on the nation). This April, 2007 article by James Bovard in The American Conservative detailed the now-familiar mechanics that led to the destruction of this particular long-standing democratic safeguard:
Why is a U.S. Army brigade being assigned to the “Homeland”?
Several bloggers today have pointed to this obviously disturbing article from Army Times, which announces that "beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months, the [1st Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry Division] will be under the day-to-day control of U.S. Army North" — "the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to NorthCom, a joint command established in 2002 to provide command and control for federal homeland defense efforts and coordinate defense support of civil authorities." The article details:
They’ll learn new skills, use some of the ones they acquired in the war zone and more than likely will not be shot at while doing any of it.
They may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control or to deal with potentially horrific scenarios such as massive poisoning and chaos in response to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive, or CBRNE, attack. . . .
The 1st BCT’s soldiers also will learn how to use "the first ever nonlethal package that the Army has fielded," 1st BCT commander Col. Roger Cloutier said, referring to crowd and traffic control equipment and nonlethal weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals without killing them.
"It’s a new modular package of nonlethal capabilities that they’re fielding. They’ve been using pieces of it in Iraq, but this is the first time that these modules were consolidated and this package fielded, and because of this mission we’re undertaking we were the first to get it."
The package includes equipment to stand up a hasty road block; spike strips for slowing, stopping or controlling traffic; shields and batons; and, beanbag bullets.
"I was the first guy in the brigade to get Tasered," said Cloutier, describing the experience as "your worst muscle cramp ever — times 10 throughout your whole body". . . .
The brigade will not change its name, but the force will be known for the next year as a CBRNE Consequence Management Response Force, or CCMRF (pronounced "sea-smurf").
Thanks to Thomas Richards for this!
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Barack Hussain Obama's (Aka Barry Davis) White Papal Masters.
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In this section we will reveal, through our filters, the truth about this man who calls himself Barack Obama. That's not his real name. We will present you the facts and reveal the secrets he doesn't want you to know. You may be surprised to hear that he has every right to be the President of the United States. He is legally and Constitutionally qualified. You may also be surprised to hear that he is not only a muslim, but a Sunni Muslim. He is a liar having stated he's not sure if he is a member of The Council On Foreign Relations (CFR) or not, but he most certainly is a member. And, he is most definitely controlled by the Jesuits and the Vatican. In the most comprehensive explanation ever offered, we show you chain of command for Obama's controllers on our page titled: Obama's White Papal Masters. This is unmistakeable evidence of the vastly overwhelming
Barack Hussien Obama's real name is in fact Barry Davis. He was conceived when is mother was only 17 years old and having an affair with Communist activist Frank Marshall Davis of Chicago. His life was all about his father's identity and still is.
Obama Chronology
The following is a year-by-year chronology that tracks the relationship between Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.; his father, Barack Hussein Obama, Sr.; his mother, Stanley Ann Dunham; his mother's parents, Stanley and Madelyn Dunham; his mother's second husband, Lolo Soetoro; family friend Frank Marshall Davis - a known communist; Barack's wife, Michelle Robinson Obama; Barack's longtime associate, Weather Underground founder William Ayers; and others connected with the above individuals.
The Catholic Connection to Barack Obama
Do you wonder why 2008 election data show that the majority of Catholics voted for Barack Obama even though his record as Illinois State Senator proves him the most pro-abortion candidate who ever ran for President?
Perhaps one answer is that on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, millions of Catholics will again be putting in their church's collection plate their annual donation to what the pre-printed envelope calls "Campaign for Human Development: The Catholic Church working to end poverty and injustice in America; We'll turn your dollars into hope for the poor of our nation."
The generous Catholics who respond to that well-phrased appeal probably think they are making a Good Samaritan gift to provide necessaries to the down-and-out. Most would probably be shocked to learn that the money donated to the Campaign for Human Development (CHD) does not go for charity but for radical Obama-style community organizing.
Over the last ten years, CHD has given $7.3 million of Catholic-donated dollars to the Saul Alinsky-style group called ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now). When in 1998 some Catholics complained that CHD grants were not used for Catholic charity but were actually funding groups opposed to church teachings, CHD changed its name to Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). Full Article Here
32nd Degree Freemason & Related to Bush and Cheney
Jesuit/Vatican Connection -Catholic Advisors
Obama's White Papal Masters: Chain Of Command
Adolfo Nicolas 30th Superior General, Society of Jesus "The Black Pope"
Pope Benedict XVI Vicar of Christ/Vicar of Horus "The White Pope" 
James E. Grummer, S.J. American Assistant to General Nicolas Borgo di Santo Spirito #5, Rome
Master of US Jesuit Conference
Master of American Jesuit University Presidents
Master of 10 American Provincials
Master of New York Provincia
Thomas H. Smolich. S.J. President, US Jesuit Conference
Former California Provincial
Former Master of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Conspirator: Present Chinese-Mexican Invasion Conspirator: Future Sino-Soviet-Muslim Invasion
David S. Ciancimino, S.J. New York Provincial Overseer of Archbishop of New York City
Occult Overseer of New York City
Wall Street, Federal Reserve, NYSE
Joseph M. McShane, S.J. President, Jesuit Fordham University Bronx, New York
"Penholder for Cardinal Egan"
Notice: Equilateral Triangle Pendant
Masonic symbol for the Risen Horus
Pope Benedict the XVI
Roman Papal Caesar
Egyptian Osiris
Vicar of Christ/Vicar of Horus
Edward Cardinal Egan
"Prince of the Pope's Church"
Roman Papal Senator
Edward Cardinal Egan Archbishop of New York City
"Archbishop of the Capital of the World"
"The American Pope"
Head: American Branch of the Knights of Malta
Head: Knights of Columbus
Occult Master Of:
Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree
American Scottish-Rite Freemasonry
Council On Foreign Relations
B'nai B'rith/Anti-Defamation League
Central Intelligence Agency
National Security Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Office of Naval Intelligence
The Pentagon
Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J. President Emeritus, Jesuit Fordham University Bronx, New York
Member: Knights of Malta
Presider: Council on Foreign Relations
Advisor to Knight of Malta David Rockefeller, CFR
Advisor to Knight of Malta Henry Kissinger, CFR
Advisor to Michael Bloomberg
Mayor, New York City
Papal Knight of the Vatican's Revived
"Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem"---Israel
John J. DeGioia - President Jesuit Georgetown University
Member: Knights of Malta
Member: Council On Foreign Relations
Adminstrator: "Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem"---Israel
Richard N. Haass Chairman: Council on Foreign Relations New York City
Servant of Edward Cardinal Egan
Overseer of AIPAC:
American Israel Public Affairs Committee Freemasonic Jewish Labor Zionist
Court Jew for the Pope
Adminstrator: "Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem"---Israel
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Member: Knights of Malta
Member: Bilderberg Group
Member: Council On Foreign Relations
Member: Trilaterial Commission
Advisor: Jesuit Georgetown University
Polish Roman Catholic Socialist-Communist
Professor: Columbia University, New York
Recruiter of Barry Soetoro, 1981
Creator of "Barack Hussein Obama"
George Soros
Member: Council on Foreign Relations
Member: Carlyle Group
Multi-billionaire
Major Stockholder: Halliburton
Hungarian Jew: Socialist-Communist
Financial Backer of Barack Hussein Obama
Friend of Rupert Murdoch
Freemasonic Jewish Labor Zionist
"Court Jew for the Pope" 
Rupert Murdoch
Member: Council on Foreign Relations
Member: Knights of St. Gregory
International Media Mogul
Owner: Fox News Network
Friend of George Soros
Occult Protector of Barack Hussein Obama
Bill O'Reilly - The O'Reilly Factor
Sean Hannity - Hannity & Combes
Joseph R. Biden Papal Knight; Jesuit Temporal Coadjutor
Vice President: Rome's "Holy Roman"
14th Amendment American Empire
Alter Ego: Jesuit Advisor to President Barry Davis Obama
Promoter: Council on Foreign Relations
Honorary Degrees:
Jesuit University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
Jesuit St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA
Barry Davis Aka Barack Hussain Obama
"Barack Hussein Obama"
32nd Degree Prince Hall Freemason
President of Rome's "Holy Roman,"
14th Amendment American Empire
Sunni Moslem, Pretended Protestant Christian
Mulatto: Mulatto Father, White Mother
Father: Frank Marshall Davis, Jr.
Wife: Michelle, Member: Chicago CFR
Obama: CFR-Controlled and CFR Spokesperson
Obama: Promoted by the late William F. Buckley, Jr.
Buckley: Knight of Malta, Bonesman, Bilderberger, CFR Member
Buckley: Promoter of Reverse Discrimination against Whites
Buckley: Promoter of a Coming Black President
Obama: Trained in Romanism, Islam and Apostate Protestantism
Obama: "Nimrod"; Pretended Unifier of Whites and Blacks
Obama: Promoter of the Papal Crusade against Shia Islam
Obama: Promoter of Bush's Papal Inquisition
Against Protestant American Liberties
Obama: Jesuit Temporal Coadjutor
Promotor of the Black Pope's Counter-Reformation
Barry Davis: "Boy" of Pope Benedict XVI
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Pope John Paul II - Wolf In Sheep's Clothing - Another Black Magick Satanic Symbol
Shockingly, as the Pope is seated during a ceremony at the mount where Jesus supposedly gave His Sermon on the Mount, a stone behind the Pontiff's head depicts a Satanic inverted cross! This has always been one of the main Satanic symbols for Antichrist, even predating the Twisted Crucifix the Pope has always used.
"The Pope preached an updated Sermon on the Mount yesterday, urging the world's youth to become 'courageous apostles' of the teachings that Jesus pronounced on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. More than 80,000 people gathered for a Papal Mass on a site that looked at times like a religious rock festival. Young people came from 80 countries, clutching guitars, tambourines, and bongo drums. When the Mass was over, the site was alive with people dancing amid national flags and papal banners."
As you look closely at this picture, you simply cannot miss the blasphemous Satanic Inverted Cross behind the head of the seated Pontiff. In fact, this Inverted Cross is so jarring to my senses that I cannot look at it for more than a few moments before I have to look away. Of all the Satanic symbols, the Inverted Cross is the most cruel caricature of the true Cross of Calvary. I simply cannot stand the sight of the cross upon which my Savior died for my sins -- and yours -- turned upside down to depict Antichrist. Remember, the true definition of Antichrist is "he who comes in the guise of Christ".
Make no mistake about the fact that the Inverted Cross predates that other Vatican symbol for Antichrist, 
The Twisted Crucifix
the Twisted Crucifix, which this Pope has been using at every stop on this trip to the Middle East. Read NEWS1359 for full details and a picture of this Twisted Cross Crucifix]. Satanists created the Twisted Cross in 666 A.D. to caricature the Roman Catholic traditional Crucifix, but quickly adopted it as one of their many symbols for Antichrist. Faithful Catholics have been unknowingly bowing down to this symbol of Antichrist since 1963, when Pope Paul VI began using it for his public ceremonies. At that time, occult adepts of all secret societies realized this symbol suddenly being used by the Paul VI meant only one thing: the Illuminati now controlled the Vatican ! Finally, after over 200 years of struggle, the Black Magick forces of the Masters of the Illuminati controlled the Vatican, vanquishing the White Magic practitioners who had held power since Constantine.
Now, approximately 37 years later, this Pope feels it is time to introduce to the unknowing faithful the most dastardly symbols of Antichrist ever created, the Inverted Cross . The genuine Christian holds such reverence for the empty cross upon which Jesus died; think of the many songs we sing which extol the precious cross of Calvary.
* The Old Rugged Cross -- "On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, The emblem of suffering and shame; And I love that old cross where the dearest and best, For a world of lost sinners was slain. So I'll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross, And exchange it someday for a crown." Verse 2: "O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world ..."
* When I Survey the Wondrous Cross -- "When I survey the wondrous cross, On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride ... See, from His head, His hands, His feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down, Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so rich a crown?"
* Burdens Are Lifted At Calvary -- "Burdens are lifted at Calvary, Jesus is very near."
* Near The Cross -- "Jesus, keep me near the cross -- There a precious fountain, Free to all, a healing stream, Flows from Calvary's mountain. In the cross, in the cross, Be my glory ever, Till my raptured soul shall find Rest, beyond the river."
* Room at the Cross for You -- "The cross upon which Jesus died, Is a shelter in which we can hide; And its grace so free is sufficient for me, And deep is its fountain - as wide as the sea ... The hand of my Savior is strong, And the love of my Savior is long; Through sunshine or rain, through loss or in gain, The blood flows from Calvary to cleanse every stain. There's room at the cross for you, There's room at the cross for you; Tho millions have come, There's still room for one -- Yes, there's room at the cross for you."
These songs are just representative of the many we sing which extol the cruel cross upon which Jesus Christ bought our eternal freedom. The cross has become a precious symbol of that unbelievable love Jesus showed us, when He came to earth as a human, lived a Perfect Life, and then died tortuously to purchase our eternal life through His shed blood.
However, since our hearts fill with love of the Cross, Satan's mind is filled with inexpressible fury at it. He loses no opportunity to degrade its meaning and its impact upon our lives. The traditional White Magic practitioners of the Vatican have degraded the cross by symbolically daily placing Jesus back on it, even though the Bible is very clear that the Messiah is only to struck once. But, the Black Magick Illuminists now in charge at the Vatican have revived two of the deep,
dark Satanic symbols of Antichrist -- and both of them are crosses! 
Taken from the World Council of Churches 'Welcome' Website
This symbol is the Black Magick Illuminist representation as to the many organizations working together to achieve the Kingdom of Antichrist. All the red flowing from the lettering above this symbol represents human blood flowing in Satanic sacrifice. Satanists understand that the New World Order of Antichrist cannot be established until enormous amounts of human blood have flowed in sacrifice to him. Any human murder that has been planned counts as a sacrifice for this purpose: wars, abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, and eventually, martyrdom.
Notice that this symbol has the insidious six-figure hexagram in its middle, surrounded by two (2) circles; whenever, a hexagram is surrounded by a circle, it becomes a demon-trap, into which a shaman can actually call demons into this dimension to do his bidding.
Notice, also, that this symbol has an altar in the middle on which all these sacrifices will be symbolically placed for sacrifice to Lord Satan. At the extreme right end of this altar is the Inverted Cross! Therefore, the true impact of this Inverted Cross behind the Pontiff's head is that the world must be very close to the time when all enemies of Antichrist will be placed upon Satan's altar to be sacrificed above his cross. Indeed, this Pontiff has reestablished the Office of the Inquisition, now called the Office of the Defender of the Faith, with Cardinal Ratzinger as its head. The Bible does foretell the worst persecution of the Born Again Christian during the time of Antichrist.
The time must be very close for this persecution to begin, if Pope John Paul II is willing to be photographed with the Satanic Inverted Cross above his head. Look back to this symbol again. Notice the Satanist understands the important role of the Roman Catholic Church in this plan to produce Antichrist. The outer ring depicts the Catholic Church as one of the organizations endeavoring to produce Antichrist, while the more important -- and powerful -- inner ring depicts the "Black Pope", the head of the Jesuits.
Now, let us quickly and briefly return to our article for another insight.
"After the Mass the Pope met Ehud Barak, the Israeli Prime Minister. The meeting was arranged in Galilee because the Vatican does not recognize Israeli sovereignty over the whole of Jerusalem. Mr Barak said the Pope's visit to Israel was of 'immense historic importance' and marked a major step in the reconciliation between Christianity and the Jewish people.
As we have proved many times over, Roman Catholicism is NOT Biblical Christianity. Rather, it is Babylonian Secret Mysteries packaged in Christian doctrine, with names of Biblical figures, and with illustrations and allegories taken from the Bible. Traditional Roman Catholicism is counterfeit Christianity.
Therefore, I am highly offended that the prime minister of Israel, Ehud Barak, would refer to the Pope as a representative of "Christianity"! In fact, this current Pope is not even a Catholic; he is an Illuminist. Barak is an Illuminist, as have most of the leaders of Israel since 1948. Barak knows that this Pope is not even a traditional Catholic, and he knows he is not Christian; yet, he refers to him as such, thus solidifying this lie in the minds of the peoples of the world.
At best, the Pope is the Biblical "wolf in sheep's clothing". This picture is one slide we use in several seminars. It exactly illustrates the warning we are giving you today. This Pope may look like a Christian sheep, but he is a wolf inside a sheep's skin, undoubtedly from a Christian who did not "watch his back". Listen to Jesus' warning of such wolves in sheep's clothing:
"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." [Matthew 7:15] Notice the word, 'ravening' here. This word means extremely vicious and hungry. This word means that the wolf will kill just for the thrill of killing. Then, notice Jesus warning us that anyone who is a wolf in sheep's clothing is a false religious prophet, whose only true aim is to kill the spiritual and/or physical life of the genuine Christian.
But, Jesus goes on to tell us that we shall know the false prophet -- that ravenous wolf in sheep's clothing -- by his fruits. "Ye shall know them by their fruits ... Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit." [Matthew 7:16-18]
Just as the Traditional Catholic Church produced the horrible fruit of the Inquisition, so we can clearly see the fruit of this particular Pope. He "apologizes" for the terrible injustices perpetrated in history against various groups, but he does so in a way as to ask forgiveness only on behalf of the individuals who carried out such crimes, leaving the "Holy Mother Church" blameless and holy throughout. Furthermore, this Pope is holding forth the "fruits" at every Mass, that terrible Satanic Twisted Cross. Now, we see another piece of "evil fruit" in the Inverted Cross of Black Magick Satanism.
Finally, since we know that the New World Order Plan has officially named the Roman Catholic Pope to be the top religious leader of the Kingdom of Antichrist News 1052
we know he is THE False Prophet of Revelation 13:11-18, who will wield the same occult power as Antichrist, who will lead the peoples of the world into worship of Antichrist, and who will force the peoples of the world to take the infamous Mark of the Beast. Since this is the case, you can understand why Pope John Paul II reinstated the Office of the Defender of the Faith [Inquisition] with Cardinal Ratzinger as its head. This Pope is getting ready to deal with those genuine Christians of the Tribulation Period who will refuse to take the Mark of the Beast.
Since the Roman Pontiff is declared to be the False Prophet, let us turn to Revelation 13 to see how his depiction as a Christian leader uncannily fulfills a most important Tribulation prophecy. "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." [Revelation 13:11] THE prophesied False Religious Prophet is prophesied to have "two horns like a lamb"; in other words, he will present himself as a Christian leader, and the peoples of the world will accept him as a Christian leader. This is exactly what Pope John Paul II is doing, even as he is holding forth two terrible symbols of Antichrist -- the Twisted Cross and the Inverted Cross . And, sure enough, the peoples of the world are accepting him as a genuine Christian leader.
Since this is true, then we know that John Paul II's heart is truly the heart of "a dragon". The Book of Revelation further defines precisely who this dragon is: "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan ..." [Revelation 12:9] Thus, this Pope might look like a Christian, might talk enough like one to deceive the people, but his inward heart is controlled by Satan, that Devil, that old Serpent!
Then, this verse continues: "... which deceiveth the whole world:" The vast majority of the peoples of the world are truly being deceived. They are bowing down by the millions every year to the Symbol of Antichrist, the Twisted Cross . In this news story, after they have bowed down to the Twisted Cross, they danced and cavorted right in front of the Satanic Inverted Cross . The time before the Tribulation Period truly is becoming short.
In closing, I issue the strongest warning -- and challenge -- to all those Liberal Protestant leaders who are cooperating with this Pope and his Vatican. You have been deceived into thinking that this Pope and his Church are compatible with Biblical Christianity. You have led your Protestant flocks into the sacrificial holding pen of this False Prophet. But, now you can see the fruits of this Pope. The pictures of these two Satanic crosses have been in the news daily for the past several weeks. Surely, you can see the deception into which you have fallen.
I can think of certain names of Protestant leaders and their denominations who have cooperated closely with this Pope:
* Billy Graham and his Billy Graham Evangelistic Association [BGEA] -- Graham recently called this Pope one of the most important figures of this century. Graham has allowed Catholic priests and nuns to assist his efforts at his Crusades, calling upon the Catholics in his audience to come down to "renew your [Catholic] vows". Mr. Graham, it is high time you publicly repudiated your cooperation with Rome.
* All leaders of the Ecumenical Movement must now step up to the plate to recognize that the leader with whom they have been closely cooperating is a man of Satan. New World Order leaders have boldly stated, since the early 1900's, that the Kingdom of Antichrist was going to be mightily aided by the Ecumenical Movement. If you are a member of a church cooperating in the Ecumenical Movement, you must recognize the terrible danger you are in, and leave immediately, for a Fundamental church.
* All leaders of the Promise Keepers Movement must now realize that their close cooperation with Rome and with this Pope are leading them and their movement, straight into the waiting arms of Antichrist Read NEWS1171 ("Discerning Look At Promise Keepers"). Once you understand how you have been deceived by this extremely clever counterfeit "Christian" movement, you will run out the door of that movement and of that church which led you into it in the first place.
* Pat Robertson, Paul Crouch, and Oral Roberts all need to recognize these practical fruits of this Pope and his Vatican, and publicly disavow their past close association with him. They need to step to public podiums to condemn the Satanism of this Pope. If you are a member of any church or organization led by, or affiliated with, these men, you need to leave immediately.
* If you are a member of any church or religious group that advocates "unity", even if it means ignoring doctrinal differences, you need to get out immediately. Please re-read John 17:11-26, which is the basis for all this unity effort. In this passage, Jesus does pray to His Father, that His followers "may be one". However, Jesus then mightily qualifies this unity in verses 17-19, when He bases His unity on TRUTH! Three times in these two verses, Jesus states that the basis for this unity is adherence to doctrinal truth. It does matter a great deal if the person or organization with whom you are seeking unity adheres to the key doctrines of the Bible. You cannot unify with someone who does not believe in the Divinity of Jesus Christ, or in the inerrancy of Scripture, or in the Virgin Birth, or in the Death and Resurrection of our Lord, or in a literal Heaven and Hell. To ignore such doctrinal differences is simply to walk into the trap of Antichrist. Like it or not, this is fact. Like it or not, these images of the Twisted Cross and the Inverted Cross , are proofs positive that cooperation with Rome and with the Ecumenical Movement is leading straight into the arms of Antichrist.
It is time for these individuals and their organizations to hear from us. You need to write, call, or email these people listed above, and to anyone else you know who is cooperating with them; tell them to publicly disavow this Pope, his Church, and the Ecumenical Movement. Then, watch to see who does repudiate his past associations with these terrible organizations. These men are true Christian leaders who have just been misled.
But, you can boldly mark those leaders who do not repudiate this Pope, his Church and the Ecumenical Movement. These leaders are also counterfeit Christian; they are also wolves in sheep's clothing; they are also either Illuminists themselves masquerading as Christian, or they are allowing themselves to be used by the Illuminists.
Truly, the time is coming quickly when Antichrist himself will actually appear. This visit by Pope John Paul II has repaired the bridge between Judaism and the Vatican, thus allowing for the Roman Catholic Pontiff to one day travel to Jerusalem to convene that global religious conference, at which he will announce that all world's religions are now one, and he is their leader.
Can you hear the approaching hoofbeats of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
Are you spiritually ready? Is your family? Are you adequately protecting your loved ones? This is the reason for this ministry, to enable you to first understand the peril facing you, and then help you develop strategies to warn and protect your loved ones. Once you have been thoroughly trained, you can also use your knowledge as a means to open the door of discussion with an unsaved person. I have been able to use it many times, and have seen people come to Jesus Christ as a result. These perilous times are also a time when we can reach many souls for Jesus Christ, making an eternal difference.
If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, but have been very lukewarm in your spiritual walk with Him, you need to immediately ask Him for forgiveness and for renewal. He will instantly forgive you, and fill your heart with the joy of the Holy Spirit. Then, you need to begin a daily walk of prayer and personal Bible Study.
If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as Savior, but have come to realize His reality and the approaching End of the Age, and want to accept His FREE Gift of Eternal Life, you can also do so now, in the privacy of your home. Once you accept Him as Savior, you are spiritually Born Again, and are as assured of Heaven as if you were already there. Then, you can rest assured that the Kingdom of Antichrist will not touch you spiritually.
The One World Religion Controlled By Rome.
Please see my post on Who Rules? before proceeding.
Download The Council Of Trent PDF as it is an important piece of the puzzle.
Shocking footage of what the Church of Rome is all about. (See also A Woman Rides The Beast by The Berean Call)
Full 57 Min Video - The Woman Rides The Beast Dave Hunt
Are you missing half the story about the last days? Most of the discussion of the end times focuses on the coming Antichrist - but he is only half the story. Many are amazed to discover in Revelation 17 that there is also another mysterious character at the heart of prophecy -
A woman who rides the beast. Who is the woman? Tradition says she is connected with the church of Rome. But isn't such a view outdated? After all, today's Vatican is eager to join hands with evangelicals [unchanging Rome has changed again] and all religions worldwide. "The Catholic church has changed." is what we hear. Or has it? In "A Woman Rides the Beast", biblical truth and global events present a well - defined portrait of the woman and her powerful place in the Antichrist's future empire. At least ten remarkable clues in Revelation 17 and 18 prove the woman's identity beyond any reasonable doubt.
Thanks again to Craig Oxley for all his information on Rome and The Ruling Power & for his hard work, perseverance and time
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