Muslims becoming Christians

There is a revival happening in the Muslim community. There are more Muslims coming into a belief in Christ than in any other time in history. In the 1980's there were only 500 Christians in Iran. Today there are well over 1 million!! These are all Muslim converts. They are realizing that there is pain, fear and hate in their Muslim communities and beliefs. Please don't misread this. I AM NOT A MUSLIM HATER. I love these people and have spent time with them in parts of Asia. I pray for them daily as I know the hope that they need through Christ Jesus. He is the same today as he was 2000 years ago... please pray for the Muslims.

Israel is GOD's chosen country...

Against all odds, Israel has become an independent nation since 1948. What most people do not know is that the DAY after the signing of independence, Israel was attacked by every Arab nation in the middle east. Think about this for a moment. Israel has a population of 700,000. The Arab nations combined that attacked Israel on this day in history equals 50 MILLION muslims. They HATE Israel. Again, against all odds, Israel defeated these armies and defended their independence. Israel did not have any tanks. The Arab nations had nearly 5000. How did Israel win? Purely by a miracle of God on His chosen people. God protects those who he favors and who follow his laws.

Most people do not know that in 1973 the U.S. was very close to war with the Arab countries. Russia, who has always supported these Islamic countries, threatened the U.S. to remove their support of Israel during this time. Nixon responded by putting the nation on Defcon 3 alert and told Russia that such a notion is grounds for war (in so many words). Russia stepped down their support of the war after this.

One other thing most people don't realize is that a key Islamic leader was very good friends with Adolf Hitler during the world wars. The holocaust is one of the outcomes of this...

The reason I write these things is that we are involved in a Holy War. Whether you are "religious" or not, we are all in this together. THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT NORMAL! They are not like Americans, or anything that we know of. Do Americans forget about 9/11? This was a terrorist attack. It was a MINOR attack! It did not involve the military.

I am concerned that the people of our "western world" have become blind to how the Islamic world views us. DO NOT BE DECEIVED. This is serious! Go ahead and think I am crazy if you must, just look at the facts in our world today. Consider the old testament book of Ezekiel 38:1-6 (the War of Gog). This is prophecy to what will come.

Revival?

A touchy subject lately among evangelical and conservative churches and Christians in general is whether or not we are entering into a revival, much like the days of the Great Awakening of the 1700's. A revival is considered spiritual renewal in the life of the church. Are we entering into a revival? Many events throughout the world point to this. The 1960's through the 1980's was the official 4th revival in the history of the U.S. (called the Fourth Great Awakening). I think that the reason revivals occur is due to the extreme circumstances of our culture and where we are at, as a nation, spiritually, morally, and whether or not the Christian population is willing to step out in faith and believe that God can do anything.

The Bible says that in the last days, the Spirit of God will be poured out among the believers (Acts 2:14-21). Whether or not you believe this or not, the last days are NOW. Jesus' first coming, as God in human form, was the beginning of the last days. Jesus' second coming will be THE final day. So we are in the last days... why should we not expect that scripture is true and that the words in Acts (and many, many other passages) are for us NOW.

Let me rewind a little and enlighten... The U.S. is very much a blessed nation. And yes, it IS founded on biblical principles (whether you believe that or not is not an issue here - it is fact). Around the world are many other nations that have been suppressed by those who do not seek God and do not want him to rule over their land... and they have seen terror and calamity for ages. The Holy Spirit is very active in oppressed nations among the believers there. It has to be because of the power Satan has on other nations. I have seen things in third world countries (specifically India) that would scare people into belief in Jesus. Satan is real and his power is real. Just like the Holy Spirit, Satan can live IN us and I have seen this firsthand. Now why do I explain this? Because the U.S. is BLESSED. God has found favor with the leaders of our nation. He has found favor with our people. We are, in a sense, an extension of Israel. But this is slowly eroding away. As our culture embraces immorality (laws apart from God's laws), we drift further from God. Without belief in God (foundation for a moral truth), there is nothing to weigh morality against. As we take God's word away from our nation (removing scripture references, the 10 Commandments, prayer in public/government places, etc.), what we are doing is taking God away.

We either revive our nation or we perish. We are not invincible. God is. Do you want the power of the Holy Spirit? It will be poured out if only we ask. Believe in the power of God and share his saving grace through faith in Jesus Christ with people around you. He will give you gifts of the Spirit if you only believe that He can.

To sound like a drunkard (as the apostles were called in Acts), the end IS near.

Lord, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I'm not scared because your holding my breath, I only fear that I don't have enough time left, to tell the world that there's no time left...