Back in the old days, the days of David, king of Israel, this time of the year was the time kings go out to battle (1 Chronicles 20:1).  (But David stayed in Jerusalem that year, and got into trouble for it!) Thus comes the warning from Peter: “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8).

In these days the “Wannabes” are swarming, and it bears upon believers in Christ to be wary of those glorious plans we are told will be for the benefit of the American people. Most will agree that the beneficial results of the “swarming” of the last few years have not been to the benefit of anyone but the agendas of the “beekeepers.”

When I was a kid years ago, I was over at my grandparents’ farm one summer day when my Uncle Frank, who worked the farmland, showed up for lunch-time a bit earlier than normal. He was all disheveled, his straw hat in tatters. “What happened to you?” was the abrupt question. He said, “I was plowing and turned over a nest of bumblebees and had to fight them off!”

Those days were before any tractors were found on a small homestead, and he was plowing behind a team of horses. The plow was between him and the horses, so when it hit the bumblebee nest, they swarmed toward him and the horses, stinging them and him while the frightened horses pulled the plow and  him through the disturbed nest and very mad bumblebees!

Some of these “Wannabes” now coming out in this season may be like those bumblebees who did not like it when their agenda was interrupted and exposed.

There are at least three “Wannabes” on the left side of the political arena whose agendas may not be as beneficial to the American people as some would like the people to think:

·         Hillary Clinton – Wannabe president;

·         John Kerry – Wannabe Nobel Peace Prize winner;

·         Barack Obama – Wannabe dictator.

There may be others, now or later, and who knows what shadowy promotion and deal-making will shape up in those back rooms of the global elite who play both sides of the political field. We can review some of the potential agendas of these, however.Mrs. Clinton is gearing up, and has been for some time, to be the first woman president of the United States, and it does not appear that it makes a lot of difference how she gets there. Their track record—the Clinton one that is hand-in-glove with the tactics of the left—works on the premise that the end justifies the means.

With the question Jeremiah asked (Jeremiah 13:23) lingering in our minds, “Can a leopard change its spots?,” we can look at her roots of political philosophy and find some interesting revelations. Like Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton was steeped in the philosophies of one Saul Alinsky in the 1960s and 1970s. Alinsky, who died in 1972, came to America from Russia in the early 1930s and settled in Chicago. He wrote two books, Rules for Radicals and  Reveille for Radicals.

Alinsky’s dedication for the first one is worth noting for its subject and what it tells of his own roots of mindset, as well as what his teachings were all about:

Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history… the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.

Clinton—Hillary Rodham—wrote her Political Science class term paper in 1969 that she titled, “There Is Only the Fight….” (An analysis of the Alinsky Model). You can find links to much information on the Alinsky influence on both Clinton and Obama at this endnote: [1]

Clinton’s title seems to say that Alinsky has laid out the model for revolution (the modus operandi of radicals) and all that is left is to fight for its emplacement. Given the content of his book’s dedication, that model does not bode well for those who lean to righteousness and godliness. Or, maybe it does not bode well for those who will subscribe to her leadership when the sovereign God of the universe steps into the ring. It is still too early to assay her efforts, however.

In another arena, John Kerry, whom Rush Limbaugh often reminds us, “also served in Viet Nam,” still smarts from undesirable stories of that era of his life, of how he got his Purple Heart medal and other incidents. The urge to gain that Nobel Peace Prize, seemingly at any cost, may have a price tag that America cannot pay and survive. One fully committed cohort in the cause, though, is the president, Barack Obama.

The president seems to be fully committed, also, to the principle that the end justifies the means, as all radical leftists tend to embrace. He seems to be playing both ends toward the middle, however, in that he is to lead the United States into a New World Order for the purposes of the global elite, but on the other hand, he is a dedicated Muslim who would do all he can to establish an Islamic world order.

Of course, he doesn’t know this, but that cannot happen, according to God’s foretelling of end-time events. The beast of seven heads that John sees (Revelation 13) will, in the form of its seventh head, the restored Roman Empire, become the One World Government. Then, it will be a front for the Antichrist until the time when he is indwelt by Satan and steps forward to become the eighth head, the lone ruler of the world (Revelation 17).

But to continue on Obama’s divided loyalties, why did the president send Secretaries Hagel and Kerry to Egypt after the military coup there to try to get the coup leaders to allow the Muslim Brotherhood to have a part in the new government? The coup came about in order to rid the nation of that faction.

Why the subtle movement to get rid of those dictators of small Muslim countries such as Libya and Tunisia? For the same reason there cannot be any independently sovereign nations if there is to be a One World Government…or a One World Islamic State, in Obama’s dreams.

John Kerry may get his longed-for Nobel Peace Prize, but it is of a certainty if Obama gets his targeted goal—president of the world—Hillary Clinton will not get her desires fulfilled. No one wants to mention that semi-secret meeting she and Obama had at her place in New York in late summer of 2008.

She had seemed to be winning over him in her campaign for the Democratic nomination, yet they came out of that meeting with her shutting down in favor of his nomination and to her, a promise of Secretary of State in his administration. It was not her time, and I predict it will never be, for his puppeteers have their sights set for a New World Order that will spring out of the restored Roman Empire, and not of any Islamic heritage.

Endnotes

[1] http://www.crossroad.to/Quotes/communism/alinsky.htm

In Israeli history, in the days of Judges, the people came to Samuel, the prophet, complaining that they had no king like the other nations had, and demanding that he get one for them (1 Samuel 8:4-9):

“Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, and said to him, ‘Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.’

“But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, ‘Give us a king to judge us.’ So Samuel prayed to the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.’”

And here is what they got (1 Samuel 9:1-2):

“There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. And he had a choice and handsome son whose namewas Saul. There was not a more handsome person than he among the children of Israel. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.”

Saul’s father learned that his donkeys had gotten out and were lost, so he sent Saul and a servant to look for them. Their search led them to where Samuel lived, and there, as the story unfolds, Saul was anointed king of Israel by Samuel.

Some interesting background details are not mentioned in this account, the inference the Lord makes in His discussion with Samuel as He gives the latter advanced notice of Saul’s coming and His choice for Saul to be Israel’s first human king—the people did not want the Lord to reign over them. God tells Samuel to let the people know what this king will do to them:

“And he [Samuel] said, ‘This will be the behavior of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them for his own chariots and to be his horsemen, and some will run before his chariots.

“He will appoint captains over his thousands and captains over his fifties,will set some to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and some to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.

“He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. And he will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants.

“He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants. And he will take your male servants, your female servants, your finest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.

“He will take a tenth of your sheep, and you will be his servants. And you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you in that day’” (1 Samuel 8:11-18).

In short, he says, “You will be his slaves in every meaning of the word!” But the people had their minds made up; their fleshly wisdom was crying out for dominance, and they relented:

“Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, ‘No, but we will have a king over us, that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles’” (1 Samuel 8:19-20).

It brings to mind what Paul wrote to the Corinthians, years later:

“Therefore, ‘Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord.Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.
I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty’” (2 Corinthians 6:17-18).

That entire scenario shows a characteristic of the Lord toward those who have accepted His salvation, even, yet really do not want Him to have a part in their lives. The Lord does not intrude, noticeably, into the lives of such unresponsive believers. Look at how His attitude is expressed in this passage:

“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me” (Revelation 3:20).

Among all His godliness, Jesus Christ is a gentleman. If you don’t want Him, He does not force Himself upon you. (He lets the Holy Spirit keep after you in your conscience, convicting and calling you to repentance.)

Interesting Characteristics of That First King

According to Psalm 139, God knows all our thoughts before we think them and did so, even in Samuel’s day. He knew what kind of a man the people wanted and just how superficial he could be and still satisfy them. So, in review, here is what they got, and note carefully for later comparison:

·         A man from the tribe of Benjamin. Remember that when Jacob blessed his sons just before his death, saying to Judah, “The scepter shall not depart from Judah” (Genesis 49:10), thus stating that any king would come from the tribe of Judah, that tribe from which was Jesus, later; this one comes from obscure and questionable background.

·         His father was a “mighty man of power,” thus backing this man up was considerable authority among the Benjamites as well as all Israel, no doubt;

·         He was a man, but still in his father’s household, subjecting to a servant’s opinions, perhaps suggesting he had no experience in leadership or expression of authority;

·         “He had a choice and handsome son whose name was Saul. There was not a more handsome person than he among the children of Israel. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people” (1 Samuel 9:2).

According to this description, with God’s insight into their hearts, this is the kind of king the people wanted. It did not matter if he knew nothing about being a king and expressing leadership in moral righteousness as God would have liked. “Just show the neighbors that we are like them, then leave us alone to our own pleasures, but be sure to stand up for us and fight our battles for us.” Through Samuel, God told them what would be the result, but they were determined to have a king like their neighbors. Does all of this have a familiar ring to it?

One can read further in 1 Samuel how these disqualifying character traits became Saul’s downfall, while his soon-to-be-successor, David of the tribe of Judah, became “a man after God’s own heart,” as the Scriptures witness (1 Samuel 13:14 & Acts 13:22). But they got a handsome, stalwart individual for their king, giving no regard to what might be his underlying mindset and motives.

Does History Really Repeat Itself?

Centuries have come and gone since the days of Saul, king of Israel, and all of the circumstances of his selection as king and his performance in that role. Yet, people of the earth are all the same—as Paul wrote to the Romans, “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God: (Romans 3:23).

The same mindset and self-centered motives merely become worldwide in scope. The attitude of the unredeemed population of the world takes on what I have termed the “Tower of Babel Syndrome,” That is, “God is a non-entity, and not worthy of consideration, let alone one who is to be obeyed.” Let’s see how the continuity of that mindset works out in today’s world view.

When God gave the people what they wanted, He did not give them a man who had any resemblance to His future choice for them—the Messiah King, Jesus Christ. Saul was not even from the tribe which was to have the lineage of kings.

·          That 1954 call a UN spokesman made with an urgent plea like this: “Bring us a man who can lead us out of this economic mess, and be he god or devil, we will accept him,” indicates a longing desire for someone to take charge (i.e. we want a king).

·         He will come out of one of the ten kingdoms of the restored Roman Empire (Daniel 7:24).

·         He will subdue three kingdoms, leaving seven (Daniel 7:8, 24).

·         He is not like (is different) those other kings (Daniel 7:24).

·         He will rise from obscurity, as a “little horn” (Daniel 7:8).

·         He will speak boastfully (Daniel 7:8).

·         He will blaspheme God (Daniel 7:25, 11:36).

·         He will change laws (Daniel 7:25).

·          He will pretend he is a man of peace (Daniel 9:26-27).

·         He will have no regard for the religion of his fathers (Daniel 11:37—he will make himself as God?).

·         He will have no regard for women (Daniel 11:37). (In the manner of Muslim tradition, or other?) [1]

·         He will “do as he pleases” (Daniel 11:36) [2].

·         He will have no earthly successor (Daniel 7:26-27).

There are more in other books of the Bible, especially in the New Testament but these are some of Daniel’s look ahead warnings. Perhaps as my mom would have said, “That fellow has a nasty way about him.” Has  any such person shown up yet?

Endnotes

[1]   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y6XW7hgfq8

[2]   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiOmwayoSrw