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Confirmation and Validation of the WORD of the LORD

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Submitted by M. Tovey (United States), Oct 30, 2012 at 19:35

Apparently, you took away from what was written by me only that which you wanted to see. While I do believe that the return of Jesus Christ is an event yet to happen, since I am not a date setter nor do I believe any true disciple should be, the inevitability of its occurrence does not stop the first prime directive or the second given by Jesus Christ Himself; that of loving Almighty God and loving fellow humanity. He demonstrated His love for humanity and I can do no less.

But let us be very clear; self protection and protection of my faith come under two different prerogatives.

Self protection is permitted so far as it is defined Biblically. Protection of the faith comes under the prerogative of the Holy Spirit and our response to His direction under His will.

The Scriptures are very plain: in the determination of His will, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO WAIT –see Psalm 27 and the other corroborating scriptures. The disciples were required to wait for the Holy Spirit prior to the Pentecostal appearance; are we greater than them?

The hawk/dove symbolism is humanly derived from a reading of Noah's retrieval of the olive leaf, which in and of itself does not necessarily fit a scriptural mandate of how disciples are to interact with the world. That being said; look at the world after the resurrection of Jesus Christ and compare the actions of believers before and after – what is the major distinction? We'll come back to that.

I presume you are familiar with the original 'handwriting on the wall;' "mene, mene, tekel, upharsin." It was true then and it has remained true until this day. Much of the world, on the other hand, is either ignoring or operating in complete indifference to its implications of a dual pronouncement of what is to follow. So you may or may not desire to seek its current application, but for a disciple of Jesus Christ, posturing like the prophet Daniel is the only recourse that seems appropriate. Daniel was not a warrior in the physical sense; his battles were spiritual.

Babylon was his battleground; as Babylon is a battleground today, both in the reality of the former Persian Empire desiring to rule the modern world and spiritually as it is recorded in the Revelation. In either theater, the circumstances are as compelling now as they were centuries ago.

There is a connection between the crusades of then and the crusades now, though you will not get too many 'amens' on that in the so-called 'mainstream Christian' community: and why is that? In Biblical parlance, it is the apostasy called for by Jesus Christ Himself and in other references. It speaks directly of these times.

The reason for the first 'Arab uprising' in ancient times of the crusades was that the so-called Christianity of that time was so mired in its failure to be true witnesses to the Gospel that Islam was inserted into the scenario to call out the unfaithfulness. Were the witness of the Christians at that time true, Islam would still be a sub-regional religion having no more that a local influence. Without a reliance upon the Holy Spirit to deliver those who were faithful, those who were faithful were killed for their faith while others renounced their belief and converted to Islam, just as many do today, even in America!

Now as for the current American Administrative Chief Executive, you have obviously not read anything I have written concerning Candidate Obama and any of his religious proclivities; but we'll not belabor that here. Let it be sufficient to say that his claim to Christianity has only the authentication of his 'former pastor' and that of his less than compelling witness during his visit to the church of Rick Warren with John McCain. Further, I do not support his candidacy, for he has demonstrated a different agenda that all too many still do not see.

But now comes your latest attempt to throw the Adversary's tactics in my way, as have so many others tried, not realizing that of my faith, it does not operate under my own strength, but by the power of His WORD and His guarantee of my salvation through Jesus Christ my LORD. So, you have lost the bet already.

The reality of the world is that it is in the very depths of deception, a situation compounded by the observation by others that wish Candidate Obama would be able to extend his power for four more years and complete what is obviously the overthrow of the American republic and dissolution of the United States Constitution, just as they are doing in Egypt to promote shari'a law.

Who of us still think that cannot happen here? And if the truth be known, only a true Christian revival has the promise of power that could stop it. Is that what the 'mainstream Christian' community prays for; or do they seek merely a republican in office to continue the muddling through the morass that both republicans and democrats have caused?

I have no intention to step aside in standing for what Jesus Christ calls for; a true witness to a nation that has forsaken her LORD as prescribed in the United States Constitution and declaring support for those who in true honor of their oath stand to protect and defend that United States that recalls the honor for the Divine Provenance of this nation's founding.

But that nation which once honored such is now foundering, who now denounces her LORD by declaring separation of church and state and allows that dishonor to undermine her legacy with humanism and death for unborn children, dishonoring that which is good about America and replacing it with secularist humanist logic that has no foundation to stand upon; and like the shores of New York, washes away because the foundation is no longer secure.

You remark, 'The time for peace is over…;' yet leaving out the observation of when has peace ever been fully enjoyed by the world. In actuality, the 'periods of peace' were more like the periods of 'hudna' for the Middle East, temporary cessations of hostility to negotiate for posturing for the next round of fighting.

You are correct; fighting by the fundamentalists is all they bring to identify their ideology: peace is antithetical to their way of thinking and yet the world never gets to truly know any real peace because it cannot be humanly obtained.

Earlier, we read of this: look at the world after the resurrection of Jesus Christ and compare the actions of believers before and after – what is the major distinction? So, now, we'll come back to that. Where has peace ever been truly achieved? For a brief period of time, it was written Israel was given a certain measure of peace during the reign of Solomon. We are told why: King Solomon honored the LORD and was granted peace and riches beyond valuation for His obedience to the WORD of the LORD.

The people of Israel broke ranks after that and have been in and out of the will of Almighty God ever since. But there is a distinction to be made here. We wrote earlier that the United States was given a certain measure of blessings while America maintained a certain status of being a 'Christian' nation. The difference between the two is that Israel has a Biblical promise for its eternal security; America does not.

In the Biblical scheme of things, America was given a season of blessing as long as it maintained its relationship with Almighty God, a relationship now in severe compromise and with limited possibilities of regaining that certain measure of blessing if things do not dramatically change. And Islam, just like it did to Christianity in the Middle Ages, became America's source of persecution, just as the Bible shows over and over to those nations that forsake their reliance upon the LORD.

And as for the inference of Who to follow in these treacherous times, there is only one to follow: Jesus Christ the LORD. For whether it is for battle or for searching out peace in the love of Almighty God through the redemption of Jesus Christ, it is His WORD that is coming to reap that which was sown; either for the eternity He promised to those who believed in faith for His faithfulness (His peace); or for the judgment (action) coming for the rebellion of not believing: those are actually the only choices to be made in this time of the coming Revelation.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
3ad hominem [129 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
ChristopherMar 1, 2013 07:27203944
3Waltz was and remains ahead of his time [116 words]Waltz fanAug 7, 2012 09:48197724
1What Mr. Waltz Misses - Whose Finger Would He Put at the Button [542 words]M. ToveyAug 8, 2012 11:21197724
TIME [22 words]PROPHET AAASep 9, 2012 14:21197724
You can't be serious! [70 words]VincentJul 26, 2012 14:40197457
2Stupidity, Iran, And Nukes [178 words]CliffordJul 16, 2012 02:59197257
Iran [32 words]helenJul 12, 2012 20:12197201
8Waltz is a blithering Idiot!! [92 words]BamagujeJun 30, 2012 17:19196854
Deterring a non-state actor [100 words]apvMar 23, 2014 07:34196854
3Idiot [26 words]KerryJun 28, 2012 09:32196787
4I agree with Mr. Waltz [67 words]KarimJun 27, 2012 02:50196741
Hazards of Empathizing with Mr. Waltz's Assertions of a 'Peaceful Nuclear Iran.' [505 words]M. ToveyJun 28, 2012 15:36196741
1Dear Mr. Tovey [75 words]Debanjan BanerjeeJul 5, 2012 11:22196741
Saddam and The Bomb [79 words]DavodJul 7, 2012 07:16196741
Nuclear Weapons are NOT Tools of Peace - Nuclear Iran Does NOT Offer Peace [540 words]M. ToveyJul 9, 2012 11:52196741
Dear Mr. Tovey [221 words]Debanjan BanerjeeJul 12, 2012 10:25196741
Choice of Destiny Requires Knowledge of Whom One will Serve [262 words]M. ToveyJul 12, 2012 19:07196741
Dear Mr. Tovey [167 words]Debanjan BanerjeeJul 18, 2012 23:22196741
Personal Choices - Choosing the Love of Jesus Christ over the Control of the Caliphate [877 words]M. ToveyJul 19, 2012 19:06196741
3Our dear Deb and the Stockholm syndrome [537 words]dhimmi no moreJul 20, 2012 06:42196741
Dear Mr. Tovey [341 words]Debanjan BanerjeeJul 23, 2012 23:18196741
2Islamic hypocrisy [606 words]dhimmi no moreJul 25, 2012 06:42196741
1I have a few questions for our dear Deb al-tablighee [395 words]dhimmi no moreJul 25, 2012 10:18196741
Personal Choices Continued- Choosing the Love of Jesus Christ over the Control of the Caliphate [731 words]M. ToveyJul 25, 2012 18:02196741
2Muslims and reality [186 words]dhimmi no moreJul 27, 2012 06:48196741
peaceful muslims [172 words]trippsSep 30, 2012 20:02196741
peaceful muslims continued [172 words]trippsSep 30, 2012 20:18196741
The Time for Being 'Peaceful' Without the Prince of Peace is Closing [409 words]M. ToveyOct 1, 2012 19:25196741
mr tovey [172 words]trippsOct 21, 2012 08:03196741
Waiting Upon the LORD for His Will [1238 words]M. ToveyOct 23, 2012 16:59196741
confirmatiom [377 words]MRTrippsOct 25, 2012 15:10196741
Confirmation and Validation of the WORD of the LORD [1435 words]M. ToveyOct 30, 2012 19:35196741
2Kenneth N. Waltz - The Stupidist Strategist? [66 words]JudithJun 26, 2012 20:57196733
Academia??? [34 words]Jon C.Jul 15, 2012 16:55196733
3so much for intellectual observations of Islamic concepts [77 words]rodney allsworthJun 25, 2012 20:20196684
1Saudis desire tanks [63 words]mythJun 25, 2012 12:36196670
1The Inevitability of an Iranian Nuclear Situation [338 words]M. ToveyJun 25, 2012 11:07196669
Foreign Affairs Magazine [13 words]samsonJun 25, 2012 02:14196657
4This is the troubling trend [141 words]saraJun 25, 2012 18:08196657
1Incredibly theoretical [74 words]StasJun 25, 2012 01:01196656
1It's actually a reasonable article, once you understand the underlying logic [179 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
JohnboyJun 24, 2012 21:15196652
1Ignoring Iran's Real Intentions are Proximal to the Apoplexy Shown in the Middle East [439 words]M. ToveyJun 26, 2012 14:55196652
No doubt it does [90 words]JohnboyJun 28, 2012 01:19196652
That's a whole lotta words when only a single sentence is needed [132 words]JohnboyJun 29, 2012 19:55196652
And Yet Words Sometimes Fail to Explain the Insanity of the World Peace Process [1304 words]M. ToveyJul 2, 2012 12:13196652
4Kenneth N. Waltz's motives [180 words]PrashantJun 24, 2012 14:05196641
3Stupidity at its absolute best! [46 words]Nelson D'SilvaJun 24, 2012 08:08196628
1Regarding Mr. Waltz [24 words]Prof. Paul EidelbergJun 24, 2012 07:33196626
1Stylish Chapeau [39 words]J. MeschJun 28, 2012 11:06196626
2this might surprise you, too [168 words]Nora A.Jun 24, 2012 01:26196620
1This is what happens when we ignore [85 words]steveNJun 23, 2012 21:46196618
2Ridiculously naive [58 words]stanley bJun 23, 2012 21:35196613
8Waltz-ing Matil-Dupe ( Mearsheimer & Walt's endorsement is like a "Seal of Approval" from Hitler and Muhammed) [476 words]RonJun 23, 2012 17:20196601
2K Waltz! [13 words]Steven LJun 23, 2012 16:59196599
4The reason for publishing is clear [46 words]JP GolbertJun 23, 2012 16:20196595
2Brilliantly Stupid [125 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Richard B.Jun 23, 2012 15:10196590
Waltz article [170 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Gil BindelglasJun 23, 2012 14:51196587
3If you don't know what you are talking about, keep your mouth shut [96 words]alanJun 23, 2012 14:46196585
2Truth is a very difficult commodity to protect [260 words]PrashantJun 23, 2012 14:37196583
1Prashant, you are optimistic [61 words]steveNJun 23, 2012 21:39196583
In support of insanity [76 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
EthanPJun 23, 2012 14:01196578
kenneth Waltz in Foriegn Affairs [17 words]ronnie PleetJun 23, 2012 13:36196577
1Kenneth N. Waltz - The stupidest Strategist! [169 words]Nenette GrunbergJun 23, 2012 12:45196576
Why not? [58 words]stanley bJun 23, 2012 21:42196576
Bad Calls [60 words]jay1Jun 23, 2012 12:21196575
I can agree with the author on only one point [145 words]Abu NudnikJun 23, 2012 11:52196573
Islam is a political philosophy as well. [96 words]PrashantJun 24, 2012 14:15196573
2Threats to wipe Israel off the map. [162 words]David GoshenJun 23, 2012 11:22196572
Iran gets the bomb the world become a bum [as bad – poor] [214 words]NuritGJun 23, 2012 11:18196571
Earth to Waltz, please come in! [24 words]Arnold ServaisJun 23, 2012 10:44196570
1Foreign Affairs Magazine is the problem here [183 words]Richard H. ShulmanJun 23, 2012 10:12196568
2Waltz Doesn't Dance Alone! [30 words]Barry BlackJun 23, 2012 09:52196566
there a many dopes in the US [11 words]alanJun 23, 2012 20:24196566
Stupid [131 words]Dean WestridgeJun 23, 2012 08:13196565
1Stupid, perhaps , but [212 words]JudithJun 24, 2012 13:13196565
Kenneth Waltz [17 words]Lou VanDelmanJun 23, 2012 07:39196564
Kenneth N Waltz- The Stupidest Strategist? [80 words]AnneJun 23, 2012 07:37196563
2The article [46 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
NickJun 23, 2012 06:31196560
If Israel has nukes, they maintained peace in the middle east for as long as they may have had them [51 words]alanJun 23, 2012 20:22196560
1many factors are lacking-by choice? [107 words]Michael Hanni MorcosJun 23, 2012 05:08196558
1When Iran gets the bomb (nevermind Alabama, Tom Lehrer.) [64 words]JohnBJun 23, 2012 04:15196557
1Altering the balance of power in the Middle East [208 words]Ralph DavisJun 23, 2012 03:47196556
The key problem here [102 words]Dvar DeaJun 23, 2012 03:27196555
1Ill thought out and assinine comment [93 words]ChaimJun 23, 2012 02:24196553
1it is true then.Humanity is unable to learn anything from History [18 words]Constantinos KalotarisJun 23, 2012 01:26196549
1Mr. Waltz must be joking [135 words]JosephJun 23, 2012 01:17196548
1Iranian Nuclear Lobby Shows Its Face [223 words]CanaanJun 23, 2012 01:09196547
I expect more mainstream articles like this. [213 words]Pinchas BaramJun 23, 2012 00:47196545
2Kennedy was wrong to object Cuba's Nuclear aspirations. [72 words]IamJosephJun 23, 2012 00:18196543

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