Apr 13, 2009
The Road To Tyranny Is Not Dependent On Obama
Barak Obama has become one of the most polarizing presidents in our nation’s history. The vast majority of people either love the man or can’t stand him.
The liberal watchdog group Media Matters has established a "Red Scare Index" to track the pundits' descriptions of Obama. It shows that "since the inauguration, there have been over 3,000 references to socialism, fascism, [and] communism" in describing the president, says spokeswoman Erikka Knuti.
Here are some quotes from the leading voice on the right:
“Just as Mussolini did - in slightly different words - Obama repeatedly talks about using government to 'leverage' private investment for the greater good. ... Then you combine it with the Obamanation of a growing Il Duce-like cult of the leader. ... The comparison of today's situation to that of Italian fascism is no mere scare tactic, but a serious concern." - Quin Hillyer, American Spectator
"The government is a heroin pusher using smiley-faced fascism to grow the nanny state." - Glenn Beck, Fox News
"The White House is perfectly timed, perfectly monogrammed, perfectly educated to destroy capitalism ... and they're in the process of doing it."
- Rush Limbaugh, EIB
The general fear is that Obama is going to suddenly suspend the constitution and set up martial law. It is easy for the pundits to make dire predictions, but switching America from liberty to enslavement is a rather tall task. I think we are clearly headed for autocratic rule, but I don’t foresee a frontal assault on the constitution. Obama may be the leading actor, but ultimately, he is just a bit player in a very elaborate drama.
The drive toward greater government control is primarily an offshoot of the ongoing financial crisis. Within eight months’ time, a series of government bailouts has made Uncle Sam the controlling force in mortgage loans, banking, insurance, and the auto industry.
As the economy collapsed, Congress, the Treasury, and the Federal Reserve all made key decisions that guided us further away from a free-market system. One clear sign of how Washington has taken control of Wall Street came when Obama fired the CEO of General Motors. Our president also promised that he would back every GM warranty. Yes, the commander-in-chief of the free world is now Mr. Goodwrench.
The economic meltdown has certainly made Americans more open to socialism -- only 53 percent of Americans now believe capitalism is the better system, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. However, 70 percent of the population said they preferred a free-market economy to one managed by the government.
Some banks have already found out how dangerous it can be to take money from the government. A few banks that took bailout money have now realized that giving it back is harder than getting it. The Treasury has declined to accept $340 million in payments from banks in Louisiana , New York , Indiana, and California . The clear reason for the rejection of repayment is that once you take TARP (Troubled Assets Relief Program) money, you have to abide by a new set of rules, and the administration doesn’t want to give up control.
The framers of the Constitution never envisioned a president of the United States taking over and running a corporation. Whenever the government becomes involved in the task of running a business, the concern shifts from making money to propagating some form of ideology.
Our proximity to the end-times makes me doubt that we will ever see the restoration of the capitalism system that has worked so well for our nation.
The state of the current economy seems to have stabilized, but the future still looks very dark. We are building up a huge federal deficit that is becoming nearly impossible to fund. If the economy goes into another tailspin, you can kiss goodbye what remains of your liberties.
The Bible warns that the world is headed for an Orwellian future in which the government will have complete control of the lives of its citizens.
I hope the most drastic measures will come after the rapture, but there is no guarantee that this will be the case.
As the world becomes more in line with the type of despotism that will permeate the tribulation hour, my reaction is to become all the more dedicated to the will of God. I’m not distressed by what I’m seeing because I don’t have a horse in this race.
I don’t think Christians should just roll over and play dead. We should continue to lobby our representatives in Congress to stand up for moral truth. Unfortunately, there will come a point at which we can do nothing to stop the avalanche of evil sweeping over the land.
The only hope for this world is the arrival of a very special political leader. The Bible predicts he will completely clean house and have a very long rule:
“The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever” (Rev. 11:15).
“And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him” (Dan 7:27).
-- Todd
The Obama/Netanyahu End-Times Tipping Point
Tipping points for crucial historical decisions have occurred many times throughout history. Humanity-changing events resulted from each decision made. One such over-arching decision was Neville Chamberlain meeting face to face with Adolf Hitler, who assured Chamberlain that he agreed to the terms of “peace in our time.” The British prime minister naively took the fueher at his word, and the result was millions–including millions of Jews-- being killed by the most horrific war ever.
The upcoming face-to-face between U.S. President Barak Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dwarfs, by comparison, all previous tipping points in world history. This is because Israel’s eventual agreement to accept pressures for peace by the international community will lead to a time of horrors on Planet Earth that will make all of the wars of history past pale in comparison.
How Netanyahu deals with the pressures the American president and all other world leaders apply to arm-twisting in order to force acceptance of the division of God’s land will constitute the most critical decisions of history to this point. Israel’s decision to give or not give land for peace will determine whether the tipping point is caused to bring the world crashing down into the time of tribulation. If this is the time near the confirming of that seven-year covenant of Daniel 9:26-27, the plunge into earth’s darkest time prophesied by Jeremiah (30:7) and Jesus (Matt. 24: 21-22) could be upon this generation sooner rather than later.
The pressures are on the drawing board to ultimately force Israel into the sphere of Antichrist. One news item, which I’ve excerpted here, frames that reality:
“In an unprecedented move, the Obama administration is readying for a possible confrontation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by briefing Democratic congressmen on the peace process and the positions of the new government in Israel regarding a two-state solution.
The Obama administration is expecting a clash with Netanyahu over his refusal to support the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
In recent weeks, American officials have briefed senior Democratic congressmen and prepared the ground for the possibility of disagreements with Israel over the peace process, according to information recently received. The administration's efforts are focused on President Barack Obama's Democratic Party, which now holds a majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The preemptive briefing is meant to foil the possibility that Netanyahu may try to bypass the administration by rallying support in Congress...”
(“Obama team readying for confrontation with Netanyahu,” Aluf Benn, Haaretz - Israel News, 4/9/09).
When President Obama sits down with Prime Minister Netanyahu, I believe we will be witnessing a summit meeting like none other. The American government in its present makeup might consider Israel as just a stubborn minor nation-state to strong arm in order to achieve a broad Middle East peace. But the fate of America–indeed of the world—rests upon how Israel’s one-time greatest national friend deals with God’s chosen nation.
The groundwork has already been laid with amazing swiftness. The Obama administration, by its observable audacity, having made inroads into new friendships with the likes of Syria, Turkey, and Iran, is in a position–they likely believe—to exert hegemony over a cowed nation that fears for its continued existence. The mighty U.S. influence will, they believe, bring Netanyahu into line, thus putting an end to thousands of years of hatreds--hatreds the diplomats of the world more and more attribute to Israel’s illegitimate squatting on land belonging to the Palestinians.
A future Israeli leadership will–perhaps quite soon—compromise with the international community to agree to a peace covenant. Whether this bully tactic by the new American president will lead to that tipping point that then leads to Israel’s--and the world’s—tumble into the abyss of tribulation remains to be seen.
We will be watching this process carefully. The Christians of Planet Earth will not see the process come to fruition, however –at least not this side of Heaven.
The confirming of the covenant by “the prince that shall come” for a period of seven years will set in motion the time of God’s holy wrath. God considers this covenant one made with death and hell, as described in Isaiah 28: 15 and 18. Christians will not see this level of anger by the living God because Christ’s Church (all true believers in Jesus for salvation) are not appointed to God’s wrath (1 Thess. 5:9-11). Christians will have already been called into the presence of their Lord (see 1 Cor. 15:51-55; 1 Thess. 4: 13-18; and, as Jesus himself foretold, John 14:1-3).
Another most somber warning is warranted: Mr. Obama and Mr. Netanyahu, tread lightly upon the summit to which you’ve been summoned by the Lord God. The tipping point upon which you will stand is indeed precarious.
--Terry
