Avalanche

Avalanche

            One of the most frightening things to watch from a distance, one can only imagine experiencing its horror up close, an avalanche, a rapid movement of snow and ice. This writer witnessed avalanches in polar areas...much like the breaking off of tremendous areas of ice into flows from ice bergs. The word phobia means a morbid fear...photophobia-fear of light, arachnophobia, etc. Can one even imagine the claustrophobia of being engulfed by millions of pounds of ice in an avalanche? Since the Presidential election, I have felt the captivity-helplessness of the Patriots-Christians plight in the avalanche of last days of the American republic. 

            Edward Lytton's famous book Last Days of Pompeii, tells us what it was like in that city during the eruption of volcano Vesuvius, the helplessness. Walking the streets of Pompeii, this writer was very aware of what had happened and just how quick it happened. The liquidation of the American republic has not be as fast as an avalanche or a volcano eruption. We have all the warning signs, signals- alarms blasting. "Say yes to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]: for the reward of his hands shall be given him" (Isaiah 3:10-11).  No other empire-culture-society-voted for captivity and slavery. At this holiday season, the best "visual" I can show you, the carcass of the turkey, bones picked clean. The Christmas tree, all the ornaments (goodies), on just one side of the tree. So obvious to anyone but the dumbest, 1/2 the population of the United States working-many times several jobs, paying taxes, producing, providing for family (Their healthcare, housing, food, education...many times even at home). WHILE the other half of the population, ENTITLEMENTS, the side of the tree with all the gifts and goodies, at home in the 'Lazy Boy', watching trash on television, housed, fed, pampered by every possible government program, living off the taxation of others. The moochers even disguise themselves as the disenfranchised, plotting and profiting at every troth, pretending-simulating disability. In the years of the Obama regime, food stamps doubled. Now, Planned Parenthood an even bigger business, some clinics 75 abortions each day, collecting as much as 50,000$ a day.

            More important than anything else, what this slide into the chasm on immorality has done to the souls of men. Jamie Foxx, performing in Las Vegas, said from the stage, "It's like church over here. It's like church in here. First of all, give an honor to God and our lord and savior Barack Obama" (http://celebs.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981776985). I do believe there was a time, before God gave us over to a reprobate mind (Romans 1:28) that God would have melted him on the stage like the democrats laughing and clapping when God was removed from the democrat platform at their convention in Charlotte, NC. Perhaps God is amused just to see how far Satanic evil can go. We know that we are up against the powers of darkness. "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]" (Eph 6:12). The Christian must be satisfied to know that "Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world" (1 John 4:4).

            In another article, this writer, now a totally blind, 100% disabled, service connected medical officer veteran, describes his experience observing an abortion at an army hospital...those little hands, little feet, torn out of the mother. Many patients felt they could talk with me, a rare thing with doctors these days. I have never forgotten the 60 year old woman who told me about her abortion when she was 20. Her life had been a memorial nightmare to that child..."They told me it was just some tissue, later I learned the truth. I never married, that was the only child I would ever have and I have grieved everyday of my life."

            On one trip to the Holy Land, the manager so sensitive to my disability, in Tiberias, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, a room with a balcony just above the water. That night, a ferocious storm on this lake which is just 17 miles wide.

            After Jesus feeding more than 5,000 from a boys lunch, picking up 12 baskets of fragments, he told the disciples to get in the ship and go across the lake. In the darkest hour of the night they, on the boat, saw a figure walking towards them on the water through the wind and the waves. You must put flesh and blood on these people of The Bible. I do not believe his closest disciples ever really understood that they were walking and talking with God. The artist has been so clever at depicting this event. No canvas could ever really describe it. Anyway, conversations at some distance, Peter actually stepped out of the ship and WALKED ON WATER, the only human being to ever do so. BUT, as would we all, he took his eyes off Jesus and became aware of what was going on around him. The shortest prayer on record, "Save me" (Matthew 14:22-30). Then, now, always, that is all it takes.

            Five times in the New Testament Jesus said, "Be of good cheer." As he walked on the water towards them, he made this salutation. This is the only hope for us in this seeming-less, hopeless situation.  He has told us, those of us who are his, "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee" (Hebrews 13:5). The record is clear, after men and women of faith have hung their very lives on the faith of Jesus Christ, we are not talking about shades of darkness, a halfway house in Christianity, chosen, separated for his good will. The persecuted church has always been a growing church. 89% of churches in America are dying. Of the others, only 10% grow by membership transfer. 1% of all churches are growing by evangelizing and baptism. Real Christians are worshipping in store fronts in homes. This is where we will get the succulence to persist.

"Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will receive you" (2 Cor 6:17).