The Great Flood and Sodom and Gomorrah :: By Jim Towers

Even as we speak, the Northeastern part of the US (the most corrupt) is being pummeled with unrelenting rain, as are other parts of the world. This may just be a reminder from God about the great flood found in the Bible. (“As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be at the coming of the Son of man” – who is Jesus. The great flood and Sodom and Gomorrah appear to be warnings of what happens when a society turns its back on the God of the Bible, our Creator.

With temperatures rising across the world, some people are even dying. But the Bible is saying it’s only going to get hotter as the end times approach.

These two historic events strike fear into the hearts of evil men and women – as well it should. Yet, these same people refuse to repent. In fact, they tend to double down and demand that the whole world embrace their sordid way of life and wishful thinking.

Instead, God-denying demoniacs have become emboldened to the point where they will tell you openly that they are after your children to turn them into one of them. These perverts are doing all they can to destroy our beloved country, taking on devil worship as well as taking on different methods of infiltration; they are relentless in this quest.

Others only pretend to be radical as a way to acquire recognition and/or their fifteen minutes of fame. Ergo, the more radical, loud, and/or dramatic, the better for recognition. Their motto is, “There is no such thing as bad publicity.” This, for them, is better than working or contributing to society in a positive way. Many of them are jobless, lazy, unwashed, and drug addicts. Others over the last decades have become college presidents, politicians, and even lawyers. In fact, they have permeated all facets of American society through lies, deceit, intimidation, and blatant scare tactics.

A while back, I wrote about how I was accosted by just such a person while shopping at the local grocery store. While reaching up to the higher shelves for an item I wanted to buy, I felt someone leaning over me, reaching out at the same level and purposefully rubbing up against me, which made me turn around only to look into the blackest eyes I’ve ever seen. In fact, the whites of this young man’s eyes had been tattooed black. He was smiling. The man was obviously demon-possessed.

If I wasn’t steeped in God’s Word, I would have panicked, but I instinctively knew he was demented, not in his right mind. How can anyone in their right mind do something so stupid? So, I just looked into his eyes and challenged him with a look as if to say, back off! And he backed off.

Last night, while perusing the internet, I saw something similar happening on an airliner. First was a young woman who made her way to the front of the cabin while pointing to a young man wearing a hoodie and saying, “That M/F isn’t real!” Some passengers videotaped her with their cell phones.

The panicked young lady may even have been in on the “joke,” but she was putting on a good display of fear while the stewards tried to calm her. Occasionally, one of the videographers would tape the culprit, who looked very common and subdued.

As if that wasn’t enough, on another occasion (or it might have been the same plane), another young man jumped up and began shouting, No, no, no! at the top of his lungs and demanding to be let off the plane. He had to be wrestled to the floor and restrained by two or three other men.

My take on all of this is that, like so many others in our society, they are people who are desperate for recognition. They want to shake other people up with their surgically forked tongues and fake lines painted on their eyes to make it seem that their eyes are blinking crosswise when they close them.

Today, some people’s fun is scaring people with their appearance. They seem to hate other more strait-laced people who only want to mind their own business, which is to their own detriment, not knowing what’s going on in the world and that society is on a downward spiral with evil people getting a kick out of scaring others out of their wits.

Can you imagine what panic looks like in a confined area like a plane? The other day, a man tried to disembark from a plane by trying to open the door while it was in flight. Many travelers are edgy as it is – and one day, there will be catastrophic results if this problem isn’t dealt with soon. People who do such dastardly and life-threatening things should be fined and/or given jail time.

It seems that more and more lost young people, rather than seeking God, are turning to drugs, witchcraft, and other abominations to wile away their time here on earth.

Even in ads on the internet for “Breaking News Pages,” the advertisers are heading up their ads with misleading things like, “She Died,” and, of course, you wonder who – it must be someone important. But come to find out, it was the sick turtle at the zoo. Almost all the ads read that way these days. People that do such things must delight in the ability to hoodwink the public. I know that is a trivial matter, but it’s hard to know what to believe. I, for one, am going to scrub the worst offenders or try to expose them for what they are.

Book Report

One of my favorite authors is David Horowitz, who writes about current world events in political and social structures. His latest book is titled Final Battle with the subtitle, “The next election could be our last.” He prefaces the book with this message, “To all my countrymen and women, dead and alive, who dedicated their lives to making America the free country for all races, ethnicities and creeds that it is, and that the left is determined to destroy.”

In the meantime, I have gone on to read about Russian President Vladimir Putin and his rise to power, his previous life, and his life as a KGB agent. I probably wouldn’t have read this book except that it is full of intrigue and shady characters – much like what we find here in government in the good old USA.

Pray for America and mankind.

YBIC

Jim Towers

You can write me at jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com or visit me at www.dropzonedelta.com for “Open Letters” to the movie stars I’ve worked with in the past – which is also on my newly restructured website www.propheticsignsandwonders.com. (I’m also on YouTube now and on Twitter.)

Hebrews Lesson 53: Conduct as God’s Children :: By Sean Gooding

Chapter 13: 7-17

7 “Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. 9 Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them. 10 We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. 11 For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp.

12 Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate. 13 Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach. 14 For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come. 15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. 17 Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.”

Over the past few weeks, we have talked about brotherly love and how important it is to live a moral life before the Lord. We have also looked at the wonder of a godly marriage; God designed marriage to be the backbone, the very foundation of a society. Without strong, godly marriage, a society will fall apart, and we see that today. The attacks on marriage, from the welfare system to the homosexual movement and other movements, have chipped away for 50+ years on marriage.

Over the past few weeks, we have looked at the moral conduct that a child of God should show as we live daily before the Lord’s churches and the world around us. These codes of conduct help us to live lives pleasing to the Lord and open the door for others to see how we live and want to know about the God we serve. But there is another side to how we live n Jesus; it is the side in the Lord’s churches. All too often, we make out the spiritual life to be all fluffy and, frankly, almost impossible to live. On the other hand, some of our churches are filled with division and competition. Some people make it sound like they own the local church and they are there to make sure it runs the way they want it to; this should not be the case.

  • Good Pastors offer good Leadership, verses 7, 17

If you are in a church with a good pastor — one who loves the Lord, puts in the work of studying and researching, one who teaches well, one who serves the people and is in love with them, you are blessed. There are many churches in the world without pastors and many more with lazy, undisciplined men who are in it for the money, the fame, and the prestige. Most of them are not truly called by God. They gave themselves the position or got it from dad.

If the Lord has blessed you with a good pastor, follow him as he follows Jesus. Pastors have a hard enough life living in a fish bowl, along with their kids and wives. They do not need to be in a combative situation every time they come to church. This is not to say that he, the pastor, is the head of a local church; Jesus is. This is not to say that he is always right; and when he is wrong, a good pastor will admit it and try to be better. This is not to say that his opinion is all that counts; rather, he should be given the benefit of the doubt. Your pastor spends more time thinking about and planning the things that he feels God is leading him into, along with the church he serves. Give him some leeway; trust him even if it is not something you’ve done before.

  • Good Pastors Watch out for you Souls, verse 17

A good pastor can see that you are heading into danger, and he prays for you, seeks the Lord for you, and under much duress, approaches you to tell you that you are doing something wrong. This is all having the pressure of worrying about if you leave because he has done what he was supposed to. Have you ever been in church and the pastor preaches about something you are doing, but you have never told anyone? God knows, but you get mad at the pastor and quit going to church. I have had this happen to me; the person asked me how I knew about something, and I did not even know as they were speaking to me, but God did, and He sent the message.

Good pastors get to know you. They have to let their guards down and let you in, making themselves vulnerable to attacks and opening their families to a lot of hurt. But if one wants to pastor like Jesus, people must be close — and close can be dangerous. If you have a pastor that preaches the truth, speaks lovingly about right and wrong, one who seeks your best even when it might cost him, thank God for him. Thank God for his wife and kids; they are under pressure as well.

  • Good Pastors are Judged Harshly, verse 7

Consider the outcome of their conduct; it is often a no-win situation. If you say nothing, you are wrong before God, and if you do speak out, people may hate you. A good pastor needs a thick skin, as do his kids and wife. In James 3:1, we are reminded of this,

“My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.”

Those of us who are pastors understand that we will be held to a much more harsh and stricter judgment than the people we pastor. We have to be more disciplined and careful than they are. Once we have spent time with and seen the hand of God as we do, it is imperative that we also be more obedient. In Luke 12:48, this is a dire warning to us who have received much from the Lord,

“But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.”

Thank God for a good pastor. Pray for him, love him, take good care of him, and protect him and his family. Help him, serve with him, be his friend and trustworthy co-worker. Always give him the benefit of the doubt; do not entertain gossip about him or his family. And when he fails – and he will – forgive, restore and be kind. His kids and wife are watching how you deal with their husband and dad. God is watching how you deal with one of his called leaders.

God bless you,

Dr. Sean Gooding

Pastor of Mississauga Missionary Baptist Church

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