Spiritual Warfare - Aug 9

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (Ephesians 6:12) KJV

In my previous post, I referred to CAIR as using 'brownshirt'-like tactics to intimidate Andrew Whitehead of anti-CAIR. My comparison to the Nazis is not an exaggeration. For the politically immature, the term 'Nazi' is bandied about with such reckless abandon to describe anybody they don't like. However, the meeting between the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Adolf Hitler on November, 28, 1941 is documented proof of Islam's connection with the Holocaust.



For many Christians, the words 'spirituality' and 'warfare' are at complete opposite ends of the spectrum. I can assure you that nothing could be further from the truth. The most dangerous enemies of liberty and freedom are spiritual in nature. Most of us have little problem with the idea of a material enemy. Slightly fewer understand that we are not merely up against a material enemy, but an ideological one as well. But how many of us truly believe that evil has a supernatural source? How many have come to the conclusion that our enemies are not just material and ideological in nature but spiritual as well? When I look at Stephen Harper, the man knows that our troops are facing a material enemy. He may even have a clue about the ideology that drives the Taliban (that would be Islam). But Mr. Harper has no clue about the spiritual struggle that our troops face daily in Afghanistan, a critical point I've made before.

Speaking of unholy alliances, Muslims of a jihadi persuasion are now teaming up with Mexican drug cartels. The two are after all natural allies. Both seek power. Both share a virulent anti-American ideology. Both share a common enemy in U.S. law enforcement and the FBI. Both are enemies of freedom. My point? The chaos that is enveloping the U.S.-Mexican border do not magically stop at the Canada-U.S. border. Both the drug cartels and the jihadis are also enemies of the Canadian people. It can't happen here? You'd better believe it can.

Please understand me. I do not wish to unduly frighten anyone. However, we must face some hard facts. Spiritual bondage is real. It's not something that exists in rural India, it's in our very own backyard. You don't have to live in bondage or fear. You don't have to be afraid of the headlines we read every day. You don't have to be intimidated by Satan's devices. Freedom from fear can be had in Jesus Christ. That's why we study prophetic scripture. Those who scoff and mock Bible prophecy stand on shifting sands. They have no foundation and they have no hope. But we who live in the light DO have a foundation and a hope. It's my desire for everyone who reads this blog that they truly have this hope that only the God of Israel can bring.

Johnny Cash

I Got Chills Multiplyin' - Aug 7

It's been an interesting day personally. I just got dumped by three ladies on eHarmony. Nice to see my perfect record of futility is still intact. Truly pathetic I am. Erin led the charge along with two others. Saw a picture of Erin and as it turns out I really wasn't missing much. Hell, it's not like I was expecting a model or anything like that! Oh well, so be it. Fall down ten times and pick yourself up eleven. The end result? You're still standing. Perfect.

So onto my post. Got some air-conditioning going this past week so now I can sleep better without all that horrible humidity that you get in August in lovely Brampton. That however is not the reason for all the chills going up and down my spine. Don't seem to have any theme here so in lieu of an actual thought process I'm just going to lob them at you as I see fit.

Would you be worried if 190,000 AK-47's went missing in Iraq? Isn't that generous of America to accidently arm both al-Qaida and Hamas? What's the bet that some of these weapons end up in Afghanistan to be used against Canadian soldiers? It's foolish and it's reckless. Lose a retaining pin as a CF soldier and you get charged. Lose a 190,000 automatic assault rifles and no-one blinks. There's no oversight needed here! Why bother when you don't have to?

Mark Of The Beast Dep't: Got another article on that whole RFID thingy. This year, RFID was worth $4.96bn. In ten years (2017) that will multiply to $26.88bn. From tagging merchandise to tagging humans is not as big a leap as you might think. The technology for the mark of the beast is already here. All it requires is a huge political shift for that to happen. Once the church is evacuated out of harm's way, there will be no stopping this process.

This Jihad Is Killing Us Dep't: I read this story about some dolt trying to flush a Koran down the toilet. Oh the horror! For the toilet that is. Seriously, if this dude tried to desecrate a Bible (or at least a New Testament) he would've been feted by the Left and pro bono defended by the ACLU (Anti-Christ Legion of Unbelievers). Muslims really do love their state-sanctioned victim status, much to our detriment. And can we ban the burqa and niqab too? Not only do the women look completely daft, it's a known security risk and health issue. Besides, only Johnny Cash was effective in pulling off the 'Man in Black' look.

This Jihad Is Killing Us, Part II: Not just figuratively but quite literally as well. Chauncey Bailey was the editor of the Oakland Post before he was gunned down by an employee of Your Black Muslim Bakery, a jihadi front in the Oakland, CA area. Muslims baking fresh bread is one thing. The trashing of other business and the open display of automatic weapons is another. Should it surprise you that these criminals were aided and abetted by effete leftists? The arrogance and contempt they display towards local law enforcement is galling.

So what does all this entail? Citizens are NOT going to report criminal activity out of fear of reprisal. These Nazi-like brownshirt tactics are having a chilling effect on free speech. We are fortunate that some brave souls such as Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch (watch the HotAir video here!) is not so frightened by the litigation and intimidation tactics of CAIR. God bless him. May there be a thousand more like him.

How would you like to be detained by Hezbollah? No? CSM reporter Nicholas Blanford found out the hard way and lived to tell a rather harrowing tale. Hey, better him than me!

Finally a story about how God used a motorcycle accident to open the door for the Gospel for a GFA missionary in Maharashta, India. Hallelujah! God is great!

Johnny Cash

Subdivisions - Aug 6

This is perhaps my favorite Rush song. While YYZ and 2112 are also fantastic, I think this song means the most to me personally. I can definitely empathize with the geek in the video. I see a lot of him in me as I was growing up in Brampton. The footage is in and around Toronto. I did notice the 404/DVP with a TTC train passing by. That maze of roads is where the 401 and the 404 meet. The street shots appear to be Yonge St.. Subdivisions is off the 'Show of Hands' (1988) album and the video was made the same year. The boat/car and the wide lapels look so cheesy now. Lyrics provided by lyricsfreak.com.



Sprawling on the fringes of the city
In geometric order
An insulated border
In between the bright lights
And the far unlit unknown

Growing up it all seems so one-sided
Opinions all provided
The future pre-decided
Detached and subdivided
In the mass production zone

Nowhere is the dreamer
Or the misfit so alone

Subdivisions ---
In the high school halls
In the shopping malls
Conform or be cast out
Subdivisions ---
In the basement bars
In the backs of cars
Be cool or be cast out
Any escape might help to smooth
The unattractive truth
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe
The restless dreams of youth

Drawn like moths we drift into the city
The timeless old attraction
Cruising for the action
Lit up like a firefly
Just to feel the living night

Some will sell their dreams for small desires
Or lose the race to rats
Get caught in ticking traps
And start to dream of somewhere
To relax their restless flight

Somewhere out of a memory
Of lighted streets on quiet nights...

A Letter To Erin - Aug 3

Who's Erin you ask? Actually, that's a darn good question. I don't have a last name or even a picture! Of course, even if I did have a picture I wouldn't post it here. Erin is a woman I met on eHarmony. Yes, yes, insert groan here if you wish. I typed out a lovely response on the eHarmony website but the stupid bloody thing timed out on me, leaving my response forever lost in cyberspace. So I came up with the brilliant idea of posting to my blog and forwarding the link to her for her perusal. Naturally, any comments made by Erin to me are for personal and private viewing only. But I will post my letter to her in the public domain. I'm a sucker for punishment, what can I say? Here goes:

Dear Erin,

Thank you for your response. I do stand by what I say when I talked about taking the Bible at face value. There is a problem in the church today in teaching end-time theology. This goes for Protestantism as well as Roman Catholicism. It's also true of every denomination under the sun. We have Christians who are politically unaware as well as prophetically unaware. And that's just the pastors! In the congregation the problem is worse! This is something that grieves me greatly. Who will give proper guidance to our young people? That is why I think many of the traditional churches are losing parishioners. The charismatics are attempting to fill the void because the 'respectable' churches won't or can't (Take your pick).

So who will lead us from the darkness? Who has the Biblical knowledge and the financial wherewithall to engage the world about Christ's Second Coming? Not too many! Pastors like Dr. Adrian Rogers and J. Vernon McGee have passed on. Those still with us like Hal Lindsey, Tim LaHaye, David Jeremiah and Charles F. Stanley are now senior citizens. I reckon we have maybe 10-15 years or so before the Lord calls each one of these loyal soldiers home. Who will step forward and take their place? Me? You? Anybody? Do you sense the urgency here? You see Erin, it's not the War on Terror that worries me, it's the War on Error. That's why we study scripture lest we fall into disfavor with God. There's just so much misinformation out there that many good Christians simply don't know where (or who) to turn to. Those who allegorize and deconstruct end-time prophecy risk becoming a lightning rod for God's wrath. Yikes! The physical, visible and yes, LITERAL return of Jesus Christ must be the 'Blessed Hope' for every Christian who longs for Him.

What does the Bible teach then about end times? Again understand this: God's word is infallible. He cannot lie and He cannot fail. God means what He says and He says what He means. Off the top of my rather large head, I would say the following are clear end time teachings:

1) The re-birth of Israel. (Eze 37)
2) The war of Gog and Magog. (Eze 38-39).
3) Deception (Mt 24:4)
4) Wars and unrest. (Mt 24:6,7)
5) The persecution of Christians. (Mt 24:9)
6) Tribulation that will kill many. (Mt 24:21-22)
7) The Anti-Christ who will exalt himself. (Dan 11:36-45)
8) Not to mention his sycophant, the False Prophet (Rev 13:11-17). Please note that these are real people we are going to be dealing with. They will have a name and a face. Adolf Hitler was a real person. So too was Joseph Stalin. The Anti-Christ and False Prophet will make those two look like amateurs.
9) The Battle of Armaggedon. (Rev 16:16)
10) The physical, literal and visible return of Jesus Christ at the end of the tribulation era. (Rev 19:11-21)

Erin, let no-one deceive you that these somehow are not literal events. We can be confident that those future events prophecied will come to pass in their proper time exactly as foretold. I would distrust any Christian who distorts, deconstructs, allegorizes or trivializes the Bible, especially concerning end time activity.

Finally, I would love to keep up our communication. I think you're a good person who deserves happiness in all its glory. We can discuss the fine details later but if we cannot agree on the basics then we must be honest with each other and close communication. I look forward to your next letter. Do explore my humble little blog. You may be surprised!

With Love,
Johnny Cash
(Not my real name. But you already knew that.)

(Insert weepy music here.) Will Johnny find his June? Will the lovely Erin find Johnny to be a stud or a dud? Will this post ever come to an end? Stay tuned!