Saturday, February 11, 2012

America’s Deborah - Sarah Palin at CPAC


Much like the days of Deborah, we here in America seem to have the same settings and lawless crisis sweeping throughout our land at an exponential rate. There truly has not been a great American conservative (socially and fiscally) leader in this land since Ronald Reagan, some 25 years ago till Sarah Palin. As Sarah does best, she brought this years CPAC convention to a rousing conclusion firing up TRUE American's and taking it to the socialists and their leader "Mr. Hope and Change". Video
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What America so desperately needs more than ever is one who has the same God fearing, moral compass and vision that our founding fathers had at the birth of this nation.

What America so desperately needs more then ever is one who has the same God fearing, moral compass and vision that our founding fathers had at the birth of this nation. How many individuals in this nation today who hold political office out right REJECT our founding father's Judeo/Christian values, vision and understanding of what has made America great these last 235 years? There are not many men with courage, who are fearless, who posses sound moral conviction, boldness, passion, understanding of our day and the leadership to bring us back to the place of blessing and to the sound health of American values, which were based NOT on lawlessness, but on the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God!

There is only one that I know of who possess all of these qualities and who is from the heartland of these great United States. This one is not from the "Ivy League" palaces of academia. This one rejects secularism, lawlessness, socialism, progressivism and elitism. Absolutes are NOT relative. Morality CANNOT be explained away for licentiousness. Lawlessness can NEVER bring harmony only anarchy. America has indeed apostatized from the original intent of the Declaration of Independence and our Constitution. Constitutional apostates have ruled the land these last 70 years and with them they bring social tyranny, injustice, violence, death, lawlessness, oppression, licentiousness, fiscal tyranny, anarchy and ruin (Isa. 1:9). It has finally taken the near social and fiscal collapses of this nation to stir up Americans and to see our desperate need to fight and to take back their country from those who fundamentally oppose all that our founders intended.
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It has finally taken the near social and fiscal collapses of this nation to stir up Americans and to see our desperate need to fight and to take back their country from those who fundamentally oppose all that our founders intended.

Out of the midst of our nation has risen many - but one in particular - whose love for God and country has placed her on the center stage of the 2012 Presidential election. One who the masses of common folk greatly respect and admire. One who has become a “mother” in these United States of America in an hour of crisis. One who has the vision and passion that our founders once possessed. And finally, one who has a fear of Almighty God to govern her and to do the right thing in these last days of America. Whether Sarah will ever run for president or not nobody knows, but just her presence these last few years has fired up the true American spirit and has rallied the masses to stand and take their country back!

One to whom the masses of common folk greatly respect and admire. One who has become a “mother” in these United States of America.

It is in times like these that the remnant – to whom possess the true spirit of America and its founding - of masses cry out to the God of George Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Rush – who all possessed a saving relationship to Almighty God – that Almighty God in His kindness may show this nation a little of His grace and mercy before the "Day of the Lord" arrives! We whose nation’s motto is, “In God Do We Trust”!

Sarah Palin is that leader in whom God has seemed to have risen up to stand for the vision that our founders once possessed. She (Sarah) possesses all of the founding father's American qualities and is the right leader for the right time.

She (Sarah) possesses all of the founding father's American qualities and is the right leader for the right time.

The sunset is going down fast on America and "the Day of the Lord" will soon be at hand. May it be that Almighty God will grant this nation a little more space so that His Word may continue to go out and that the masses of American people would repent and fully turn to Him (Rom. 2:4).

Whether Sarah will ever run or not nobody knows, but just her presence these last few years has fired up the true American spirit and has rallied the masses to stand and take their country back!.

The trumpet may blow at any time, but while we are here waiting the Lord’s soon return, may we all do our part to help slow the flood of lawlessness and lawlessness that has saturated or society and nation. May it be our sincere desire to pray for America and it awakening to the realities at hand. For in the end, whatever becomes of her, our hope is NOT in America and our Constitution, but our HOPE is in Almighty God and in His Son Jesus Christ (Col. 1:27, 1 Tim. 1:1 )! Always remember my dear friends in the light of these temporal settings the BIG picture, that the Kingdom of Heaven is TRULY at hand!
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DJP I.F.

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Friday, February 10, 2012

A Review of Mark Levin’s New Book Ameritopia from a Biblical Perspective

First of all let me tell you how much I like Mark Levin, who is known by many conservative media icons as “the Great One”. I personally was totally looking forward to Mark’s new book and knew that it would be an excellent read or listen if you have an IPod.

Mark starts out in his new book looking at the spectrum of philosophic views and utopian ideals of six men, their published works and ideologies, Plato, Thomas Moore, Thomas Hobbs, Vladimir Lenin, John Locke, Charles Secondat Baron de Montesquieu and the Founding Fathers. Each look gives great insight into how these men and their ideals have highly influenced people throughout mankind’s fallen history. It also reveals the utter bankruptcy of their delusional ideals and theories to manage fallen man in a fallen world. These authors and philosophers seek to answer the age old dilemma of fallen man from a subjective frail human point of view (Gen. 3, Rom. 1:18-21).

The “Utopians” – as Levin refers to these secular philosophers are - ever seeking to put humpy dumpty back together again by means of a strong despotic ruler or a elite ruling class.

The “Utopians” – as Levin refers to these secular philosophers are - ever seeking to put humpy dumpty back together again by means of a strong despotic ruler or a elite ruling class. They are ever seeking to control man’s yearning for freedom and their unbridled passions by shackling them to confining and oppressive laws, regulations and restrictions in which these despots seek to achieve their “utopian” delusion. How tragic it is to think of the countless millions who have been subjected to these godless delusions over the centuries only to find endless wars and oppression among the sons of Adam. These godless masses throughout the centuries have all had their God given freedoms removed from them and replaced with the shackles of tyranny and oppression. Communism, national socialism, socialistic secular democracies, oppressive monarchies’ all have been derived from the delusional utopian visions of godless men. From Nebuchadnezzar to the Caesars to Stalin, Mao, Hitler, Hirohito, Castro, Saddam Hussein and Barak Obama these godless men are all delusional utopians seeking to reach the pinnacle of perfection with a host of ideologies that cover the philosophical spectrum. Levin points out that Utopianism - in the end - is nothing more than despotism.

Levin then looks at others like Locke, Montesquieu and our Founding Fathers who sought to be more realistic and have chosen to follow the absolutes of the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God. Locke states that, “Natural Law rules over all so all are equal”. It is the adhering to the Laws of Nature and of Natures God’s that all men are created equal and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Though Levin does not state this in his book, the adherence to the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God is a good practice but at its heart is also a utopian philosophy. The ideal - that conservatism and the adherence to the Laws of Nature can establish a utopian state – is also very flawed in its theory, for we as fallen men live in a fallen and fractured world. This objective reality needs to be pointed out to Levin, Limbaugh and others that the “conservative utopia dream” is also a delusion. This conservative delusion is continually preached by the elite and heavy hitters in the conservative media to the masses. This delusional conservative utopian perspective is what give countless conservative American’s a false hope in light of the future establishment of the Almighty God’s Kingdom of Heaven.

“Natural Law rules over all so all are equal”

Levin does a great job pointing out the two camps of human reasoning (subjective and objective) and points out the contrasts between objective political reasoning and subjective political reasoning. To the Utopian, the Laws of Nature are tyrannical. To the adherer, the Laws of Nature, give great freedom and liberty. To the Utopian, human God given rights are to be sacrificed for the betterment of the state and its despotic leader. To the adherer to the Laws of Nature, the government is to be subject to the Laws of Nature and its people. To the Utopian, the state is to be served. To the Adherer of Natural Laws, government is to serve the people. In the end, tyranny and poverty are always the end result of the Utopian political state, while in a society that honors the Laws of Nature, prosperity, personal freedom and liberty with personal responsibility abound!

At the end of the book Levin looks at the regulating of America since the 30’s and a look at Obama gone wild. What is most tragic about this book and its author is that - in the end -Levin offers absolutely no hope for America, mankind and their future. Levin optimistically states, we can only hope that the American people will rise up before it is too late and reclaim America. Tragically, Levin himself offers up a “hail Mary” bomb into the end zone in which there are no receivers, no solutions and no answers for his readers in this fallen world. Like it or not Levin himself is a conservative utopian seeking to answer the dilemmas of this fallen world with conservatism, a relative faith in “a God” and ETERNAL optimism.

Tragically, Levin himself offers up a “hail Mary” bomb into the end zone in which there are no receivers, no solutions and no answers for his readers in this fallen world.
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Tragically, Levin is not alone in this camp and his conservative contemporary preachers optimistically preach to the masses the virtues of conservatism without any REALITY in their utopian vision. Judeo/ Christian relativism is the most damnable heresy in are world today. It looks so good and noble but in the end there is absolutely no RIGHTEOUS PERFECTION which is demanded by Almighty God and no Savior (Rom. 10:2-4). In this conservative utopian ideal there is absolutely NO REALITY to the realities of time, no ETERNAL comprehension of man’s future, no RIGHTEOUSNESS of Almighty God and mankind’s individual and personal accountability to their Creator in Spirit and ABSOLUTE TRUTH (Matt. 7:21-23, Rom. 3:23, 6:23, 10:2-4, Eph. 2:8-9). The conservative today DOES NOT truly want to acknowledge the REALITIES of Almighty God’s Word and His redemptive remedy for ALL mankind, which is ONLY found in the Person of Jesus Messiah (John 3:16-16,36, Acts 4:12, Rom. 10:2-4). They may acknowledge these truths, but they DO NOT possess them.

The REALITY of this hour is that since Adam’s fall and Babel, ALL political and spiritual ideologies (secular and conservative) and their utopian philosophies have FAILED miserably. All these utopian ideals which have dominated fallen mankind’s quest for peace IN A FALLEN WORLD will finally climax to the pinnacle of their failures during a time called the Day of the Lord. It will be under the LAWLESS despot called the Anti Christ that tyranny and oppression will reach its zenith. The final utopian’s ideal and vision for this fallen world will be horrific and EXPONENTIALLY lawless (2 Thess. 2:3-12, Rev. 13). It will be at the end of this seven year period called the Day of Wrath that Almighty God the Son, Creator and King will come out of Heaven’s glory and crush this global state rebellion and then the Messiah himself will establish His 1000 year reign on earth in RIGHTEOUSNESS and JUSTICE (Dan. 7:13-14, Rev. 19:11-21). It will be under this reign of the Creator that a fallen world will prosper as never before (Isa.11:1-10, 35). Jesus Messiah - the Designer and Creator - will enforce the adherence to the Laws of Nature and will rule with a rod of iron (Rev. 19:15).

It will be at the end of this seven year period called the Day of Wrath that Almighty God the Son, Creator and King will come out of Heaven’s glory and crush this global state rebellion and then the Messiah himself will establish His 1000 year reign on earth in RIGHTEOUSNESS and JUSTICE.

It will be during this 1000 year period - that those who survive the seven year tribulation and remain after Messiah’s judgment of nations - will thrive (they and their offspring) and enjoy Almighty God’s creation and freedom as NEVER before (Matt. 13:30,38-43, 49-50)! This is the TRUE utopian vision that all of Adam’s fallen race should embrace for this is Almighty God’s utopian REALITY which is to come upon the earth!

What is EXPONENTIALLY amazing is at the end of Messiah’s 1000 year reign, Almighty God will let out the Mastermind of delusion and lawlessness (i.e., Lucifer) to test the hearts of men. It will be at the end of this 1000 year reign of unimaginable prosperity, health, freedom and RIGHTEOUSNESS that unsaved men of this time will abandon REALITY and follow Lucifer in the world’s final rebellion (Rev. 20:7-10). These rebels - which are as the sand of the sea - who have experienced the Fruit of Righteousness will long to be free from it! These rebellious masses - in the end – will follow Satan in his perpetual delusion to live a godless existence without the ETERNAL Creator of Heaven and Earth (Rev. 20:7-10). This final rebellion will be crushed and Almighty God will then institute the ETERNAL estate (Rev. 20:10-15, 21-22:1-5). This ETERNAL estate will consist of a NEW Heavens and Earth (Isa. 65:17, Rev. 21, 22:1-5) and the ETERNAL prison called the Lake of Fire (Rev. 20:11-15). In the end the personal choices of an individual will cement their ETERNAL destinies. For one, the ETERNAL fellowship in PEACE and RIGHTEOUSNESS with their Creator and Savior (Rev. 21, 22:1-5) and for the other, an ETERNITY of suffering the RIGHTEOUS judgment of Almighty God in ETERNITY’S ETERNAL prison (Rev. 20:11-15).

The utopian dream my dear friend is ONLY to be found in the reality of Almighty God’s solution for fallen man. Almighty God has made provision in His dear Son for all to enjoy His ETERNAL utopia in RIGHTEOUSNESS and PEACE.

There are NO utopias here in this fallen world (conservative or secular). The utopian dream my dear friend is ONLY to be found in the reality of Almighty God’s solution for fallen man. Almighty God has made provision in His dear Son for all to enjoy His ETERNAL utopia in RIGHTEOUSNESS and PEACE but it is up to the individual to personally choose it or not.

What will you choose? Will you follow the voices and delusional theories of fallen men or will you believe your Creator and Redeemer and enter into to the joy that He has so prepared for all (1 Cor. 2:9, Rev. 22:1-5). It is Almighty God’s pure desire that all would come to the saving knowledge of His dear Son Jesus Christ for that is what this life is all about (John 3:16-17, 1 Tim 2:4, 2 Peter 3:9).

Mark, a most excellent read my dear friend... but you need to know the Savior (the Messiah of Israel) of the world to know what true utopianism is all about! May it be so!

The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!


DJP I.F.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

The Greece Financial Crisis and the E.U. – A Biblical Perspective

Following today's radio interview with Jimmy DeYoung's Prophecy Today, I thought I would send out a CNBC to expand on my comments on the Greek Crisis. This is not an in depth study, just quick thoughts to help you understand what is happening. Unlike most of my CNBC, this will only cover that subject. So if you are not interested in the coming global empire of Daniel 7, the EU, single world currency, and the Greek financial crisis, you may wish to skip this newsletter.

Many have enquired as to my thoughts about Greece and its financial difficulties in the European Union. I would begin by pointing out that the current financial problem of Greece is a result of massive past spending and social programs in the country. Greece's total debt as a percent of its Gross Domestic Product (ability to produce) is at 115.1%. That means that technically, Greece can never fully repay its debt without some adjustment of the amounts owed.

Added to this problem is the fact that its annual budget has a deficit of 13.6%. This far exceeds the Eurozone maximum of 3%. (The Eurozone consists of the 16 EU nations using the euro for its currency.) Again, this means simply that not only has Greece spent too much in the past, but just paying the interest, prevents them from ever getting ahead.

Normally a government tries to borrow money by selling bonds; to pay its current debts while reducing spending. Unfortunately for Greece, no one wants to buy the bonds unless Greece offers a very high rate of return to the investor. In other words, they want a big payback if they are going to risk investing in Greece. But various investment advisories now indicate that Greek bonds are junk and as a result has led to the fear that investors will lose money.

Both the European Union's Eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund have offered to help bailout Greece. The IMF is an international organization that oversees the global financial system. It is headquartered in Washington and consists of 186 countries, including the United States. It is a result of the Benton Woods Agreement of 1944 (see CMI Whitepaper 1 -Gearing up the Economy for the Tribulation?).

Were Greece the only country seeking a bailout, the problem would be handled relatively easily. But many more countries are following a similar financial road, including the United States. The result is a fear of a domino effect within the Eurozone; specifically Portugal, Italy, Ireland, and Spain. The true danger is if Spain defaults. Spain's economy is so large (5x that of Greece) that it failure could impact the financial world of the entire European Union and ultimately across the globe. Bailout appears prohibitive because of the size of Spain's potential failure.

The Current Situation

The EU (basically Germany and France) and the IMF are working on the final agreement to help Greece. In addition, the Greek government recently has initiated many cost reduction programs. As a result tens of thousands (mostly government workers and unions) have gathered in Athens to protest the government cutbacks. The tensions have made the government leery of further cost cutting reforms. Suggesting a possible domino effect, Portugal's credit rating has just been lowered, along with Spain's rating (lowered from AA+ to AA).

Possible Scenarios

1. Best case scenario: a $59.4 bn bailout for Greece that is united with Greek government cutbacks. The result - it would give Greece some "wiggleroom" to work on long-term solutions.

2. Debt restructuring: telling the creditors that they will get some of their money back. It is estimated that they could lose 20 to 50% on their investment. The result - the euro would loss some value, which would hurt all Eurozone countries; for fewer people would want the euro and less investment in EU countries using the euro.

3. Greece dropping the euro as its currency: A single Eurozone country cannot lower the value of their currency, so Greece can only do this by abandoning the euro as their currency and return to a devalued drachma. In all probability, this would be a "Eurozone holiday" with Greece eventually returning to the euro. The result - in the interim everything purchased from Greece would be cheaper and would boost the economy, united with higher taxes, debt would decline. But this would weaken the push for a single global currency and would suggest the euro is not the solution to the world's financial problems. The EU would avoid this at all costs.

4. Greece would default all debt: this would deeply affect the economies of Germany and France, holders of 70% of the debt. The result -this would cause a major recession throughout Europe and possibly the US.

5. Greece could cut their high labor costs and institute major tax reforms: their VAT (a form of national sales tax) could be raised to 25% on all purchases, including homes, cars, etc. Result - this would increase civil tensions in the country, particularly among civil government workers and union workers and would not solve the immediate debts owed in May.

All of these scenarios could have a severe impact upon the world economic situation. They would create much distrust of the euro and the European Union. Some of the scenarios could result in instability in the lands most affected; with strikes, domestic violence, shortages, and protests. Above all, it could result in the break-up of the EU, which the EU leaders cannot allow.

My GUESS!!!

My scenario is really a product of my studying both the EU and Biblical prophecy. It is a GUESS ONLY.

I feel the EU "fits" the characteristics of the final reformed Roman Empire of Daniel 2 and 7. It may not be the final empire, but it is certainly setting the stage. I have covered my financial scenario of the Tribulation paper in my CMI Whitepaper, so I will not repeat it here. Based upon these inputs I suggest:

1. The EU will not break-up if it is, in fact, the embryo of fulfilled prophecy.
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2. The founders of the EU has noted that the EU prospers best in crisis and particularly can use environmental and financial issues to gain ground in its goal of global governance. It has done this in the past and will in the future.

3. In order for the Tribulation finances to be achieved, a single currency is needed to bring about the Antichrist's control of buying and selling. The most logical choice is the euro or a descendant of the euro.

4. The concept of the single currency, the euro, cannot be allowed to fail by the leaders of the EU and those desiring global governance. Most teachers of global governance suggest that a single currency is an absolute necessity.

5. Since all major countries have far exceeded a position of easy debt removal, all are interdependent upon each other. Finances are now global and the economics of one country now affect economies of many countries, in other words, macro economics is global by nature. All countries in the EU and US are financially interconnected. When one declines, most others will follow to some degree.

6. The people of the US and Europe believe that a lack of governmental regulation of the financial industry has resulted in the global decline of the last two years (they ignore the fact that the governments set up conditions for the decline). Therefore, global regulation is a necessity and must be administered by a supranational organization.

7. The Eurozone countries depend upon the financial strength of Germany and France. Britain, while financially in debt has a proven track record of resolving debt problems through taxes and reforms. Thus, Britain is viewed as a positive, strong financial country. But Britain is not a Eurozone country. Its entry to the Eurozone could help other nations. Hence, the Eurozone needs to bring financially strong countries into the Eurozone. This means there are 11 potential countries (those part of the EU but not using the euro). This crisis could be the excuse for requiring the euro to be the currency of all EU nations.

8. For a supra-national government (the EU is the only one in history) to continue to develop, it must enlarge and ultimately, be the only government on the earth. Therefore, its inherent goal is global governance.

9. The EU's strength and ruling power comes through its regulatory powers. Financial control on a global scale would allow it to gain its global power without "firing a shot."

10. Strangely, the EU leaders have not been in the forefront of the efforts to help Greece. They have allowed Germany and France to lead. In fact, they have been strangely silent. They may be in fact, setting up both these countries to fail and allow the EU to come to the rescue. This would increase the EU's influence and power as a global problem solver.

When I consider all these factors, I believe the EU will wait for the right moment to suggest a strong, global, supranational regulatory power, primarily headed by itself. This will be a key to global governance. Interestingly, this is just what the President of the European Central Bank suggested in Forbes this week. He believes that only through global governance can the "resiliency of the global financial system can be assured." (Mia Saini. "Face to Face" Forbes http://blogs.forbes.com/face-to-face/2010/04/29/ecb-president-favors-globalgovernance.htm - 4/29/2010.)

Again these are just some observations and possible conclusions that may be drawn from them. They are presented strictly as an opinion in response to your emails.

In His service and yours, until He comes,

Dr. Rob Congdon



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